UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

HAROLD L. ICKES, Secretary

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 

W. C. MBNDENHALL, Director

Water-Supply Paper 768

SURFACE WATER SUPPLY 

of the UNITED STATES

1934

PART 12

NORTH PACIFIC SLOPE

B. SNAKE RIVER BASIN ,

NATHAN C. GROVER, Chief Hydraulic~;Engineer ,

G. H. CANPIELD, LYNN CRANDALL, ROBERT FOLLA^JSBJEE

T. R. NEWELL, G. L. PARKER, and A. B. PURTO^N 

District Engineers .-.,»

Prepared in cooperation with the States of " 

IDAHO, OREGON, WASHINGTON, and WY0MIN§

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UNITED STATES

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 

WASHINGTON : 1936

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

Page

Authorization and scope of work____________________________________ 1

Definition of tenns________________________________________________ 2

Explanation of data______-____-____-_-__________________--___--___ 2

Accuracy of field data and computed results__________________________ 5

Publications ___ ___________________________________________________ 6

Cooperation ______________________________________________________ 10

Division of work__________________________________________________ 10

Gaging-station records____________________________________________ 11

Snake River proper__________________________________________ 11

Jackson Lake at Moran, Wyo______________________________ 11

Snake River near Moran, Wyo___________________________.__ 12

Snake River near Heise, Idaho.___________________________ 13

Diversions from Snake River between Heise and SheUey gaging

stations, Idaho____--_____--____-_-____--__-_________-___ 14

Snake River near Shelley, Idaho.___________________________ 15

Diversions from Snake River between Shelley and Clough ranch

gaging stations, Idaho___-_-_-______-__---_--____________ 16

Snake River at Clough ranch, near Blackfoot, Idaho.._________ 17

American Falls Reservoir at American Falls, Idaho__________ 18

Snake River at Neeley, Idaho._____________________________ 19

Lake Walcott near Minidoka, Idaho_______________________ 20

Snake River near Minidoka, Idaho_____-___-____-___________ 21

Snake River at Milner, Idaho_____________________________ 22

Snake River near Kimberly, Idaho__________________________ 23

Snake River near Twin Falls, Idaho.-___----__-_____________ 24

Snake River near Hagennan, Idaho.- _______________________ 25

Snake River at King Hill, Idaho___._-______________________ 26

Snake River near Murphy, Idaho.__________________________ 27

Snake River at Weiser, Idaho____-___-____-_________________ 28

Snake River at Oxbow, Oreg_______________________________ 29

Snake River at Riparia, Wash______________________________ 30

Flat Creek Basin_______--_-_---_--------__________________ 31

Flat Creek near Jackson, Wyo._____________________________ 31

Salt River Basin.___________________________________ 33

Salt River near Smoot, Wyo______________________________ 33

Salt River at Wyoming-Idaho line__________________________ 34

Cotton wood Creek near Smoot, Wyo ________________________ 35

Strawberry Creek near Bedford, Wyo________________________ 36

Henrys Fork Basin______--_____---__-__-_-__________-_________ 37

Henrys Lake near Lake, Idaho.___________________________ 37

Henrys Fork near Lake, Idaho.___________________________ 38

Henrys Fork near Island Park, Idaho_____-__________________ 39

Henrys Fork at Warm River, Idaho_________________________ 40

Henrys Fork near Ashton, Idaho____________________________ 41

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Gaging-station records Continued.

Henrys Fork Basin Continued. page 

Diversions from Henrys Fork between Ashton and St. Anthony

gaging stations, Idaho____________________________ 42

Henrys Fork at St. Anthony, Idaho___________________ 43

Diversions from Henrys Fork between St. Anthony and Rexburg

gaging stations, Idaho_____________________________ 44

Henrys Fork near Rexburg, Idaho________________ 45 

Diversions from Fall River above gaging station near Squirrel,

Idaho_._____________________________________ 46

Fall River near Squirrel, Idaho______________________ 47

Diversions from Fall River between Squirrel and Chester gaging

stations, Idaho_.________________________________ 48

Fall River near Chester, Idaho__________________ 49

Teton River near Tetonia, Idaho____________________ 50

Teton River near St. Anthony, Idaho_______________ 51

Diversions from Teton River between St. Anthony gaging station

and mouth, Idaho_____________________________________ 52

Blackfoot River Basin. _______________________________________ 53

Blackfoot River near Blackfoot, Idaho.______________________ 53

Mud Lake Basin______________________________________________ 54

Mud Lake near Terreton, Idaho_______-______________ 54

Camas Creek at Camas, Idaho__________________________ 55

Beaver Creek at Dubois, Idaho____________________________ 56

Beaver Creek at Camas, Idaho__-_____________ ___________ 56

Little Lost River Basin_____________________________ 57

Little Lost River near Howe, Idaho______________________ 57

Blaine County Investment Co.'s canal near Howe, Idaho_______ 58

Big Lost River Basin______________________________________ 59

Big Lost River at Howell ranch, near Chilly, Idaho. _______ 59 

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

Mackay, Idaho_______________________________________ 60

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

Mackay, Idaho_______________________________ 61

Mackay Reservoir near Mackay, Idaho_______________ 63

Big Lost River b*elow Mackay Reservoir, near Mackay, Idaho.- 64

Warm Spring Creek (east channel) near Mackay, Idaho_____ 65

Warm Spring Creek (west channel) near Mackay, Idaho__ _ __ 67

Sharp Ditch near Mackay, Idaho____________________.__-___ 67

Portneuf River Basin__% __--___________________________________ 68

Portneuf River at Topaz, Idaho_________________________ 68

Portneuf River at Pocatello, Idaho--______________________ 69

Tributaries between Portneuf River and Salmon Falls Creek______ 70

North Side Minidoka Canal near Minidoka, Idaho.___________ 70

South Side Minidoka Canal near Minidoka, Idaho___________ 71

Goose Creek above Trapper Creek, near Oakley, Idaho. _______ 72

Oakley Reservoir near Oakley, Idaho_______________________ 73

Trapper Creek near Oakley, Idaho._______________________ 74

P. A. Lateral near Milner, Idaho_________________________ 75

Milner Low Lift Canal near Milner, Idaho__________________ 76

Gooding Canal at Milner, Idaho______________-___________ 77

North Side Twin Falls Canal at Milner, Idaho____..._ 78

South Side Twin Falls Canal at Milner, Idaho____________ 79

Rock Creek near Twin Falls, Idaho______--__------------__- 80
CONTENTS V

Gaging-station records Continued. Page

Salmon Falls Creek Basin_____________-__-____-___-_---_---- 81

Salmon Falls Creek near San Jacinto, Nev___________________ 81

Salmon River Canal Co. Reservoir near Rogerson, Idaho__.____ 82

Big Wood River Basin_______-_________.___-__ 83

Big Wood River at Hailey, Idaho._.____________________ 83

Big Wood River near Bellevue, Idaho...__.______---__.-_-___ 85

Magic Reservoir near Richfield, Idaho_________-__-____-_--__ 86

Big Wood River below Magic Dam, near Richfield, Idaho____ 87

Big Wood River above North Gooding Canal, near Shoshone,

Idaho_______________________.-_________ 88 

Big Wood River below North Gooding Canal, near Shoshone,

Idaho_ ______._________-__--_-__________-_ 88

Big Wood River at Gooding, Idaho______________________ 89

Big Wood River near Gooding, Idaho. _._____________________ 90

Big Wood Slough at Hailey, Idaho__---_--___--_-_--___-__ 91

Camas Creek near Blaine, Idaho.___________________________ 92

Lincoln Canal near Richfield, Idaho._-_-________-_______--__ 93

Lincoln Canal near Shoshone, Idaho-___--______-_--__--____- 94

Thorn Creek spillway near Gooding, Idaho.._________________ 95

Little Wood River near Carey, Idaho______________________ 96

Little Wood River near Richfield, Idaho..-._______________ 97

Little Wood River at Shoshone, Idaho_____________________ 98

Fish Creek above dam near Carey, Idaho-___________________ 100

Fish Creek near Carey, Idaho___________-______-___________ 100

Silver Creek near Picabo, Idaho______________-_---_-__--__ 101

King Hill Canal near Hagerman, Idaho._____________________ 102

Canyon Creek Basin_________________________________________ 103

Mountain Home feeder canal near Mountain Home, Idaho_--_- 103

Mountain Home cooperative canal near Mountain Home, Idaho __ 104

Owyhee River Basin_________--_______-_-_-_________-______--__ 105

Owyhee River at Mountain City, Nev_______________________ 105

Owyhee River above Owyhee Reservoir, Oreg.______________ 106

Owyhee Reservoir at Owyhee Dam, near Nyssa, Oreg_________ 107

Owyhee River below Owyhee Dam, Oreg_______-____-_.______ 108

Boise River Basin___________________________________________ 109

Boise River near Twin Springs, Idaho.______________________ 109

Arrowrock Reservoir at Arrowrock, Idaho_____________.______ 110

Boise River at Dowling ranch, near Arrowrock, Idaho _________ 111

Boise River at Notus, Idaho______________________________ 112

Diversions from Boise River, Idaho_______________________ 113

South Fork of Boise River near Lenox, Idaho.______________ 114

Little Camas Reservoir near Bennett, Idaho________________ 115

Little Camas Canal at heading, near Bennett, Idaho._________ 116

Moore Creek near Arrowrock, Idaho.______________________ 117

Deer Flat Reservoir near Caldwell, Idaho_______________ 118

Malheur River Basin________________________________________ 119

Malheur River near Drewsey, Oreg________________________ 119

Warmsprings Reservoir near Riverside, Oreg_________________ 120

Malheur River below Warmsprings Reservoir, near Riverside,

Oreg_________________________________________________ 121

Malheur River near Hope, Oreg__________________________ 122

Malheur River below Nevada Dam, near Vale, Oreg_________ 123

North Fork of Malheur River near Beulah, Oreg._____________ 124
VI CONTENTS

Gaging-station records Continued. Page

Payette River Basin._________-____-_______-_-___.--_---_---_-- 125

South Fork of Payette River near Garden Valley, Idaho.______ 125

South Fork of Payette River near Banks, Idaho._____-_-_-____ 126

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_______-.___ 132

Lake Fork of Payette River above reservoir near McCall, Idaho. 133

Lake Fork Reservoir near McCall, Idaho___________________ 134

Lake Irrigation District Canal near McCall, Idaho______--____ 135

Weiser River Basin__.__________--_____-____-_____-_--------_-_ 136

Weiser River above Crane Creek, near Weiser, Idaho__________ 136

East Fork of Weiser River near Council, Idaho_______________ 137

Lost Valley Reservoir near Tamarack, Idaho___________----_- 138

Lost Creek near Tamarack, Idaho--_______-__----_---------- 139

Mesa Orchards Canal near Mesa, Idaho_________-___----___ 140

Crane Creek Reservoir near Mid vale, Idaho __________________ 141

Crane Creek near Midvale, Idaho_----_---_----------------- 142

Crane Creek at mouth, near Weiser, Idaho___________________ 143

Weiser Irrigation District Canal near Weiser, Idaho __--__-.__ 144

Burnt River Basin_____________________________________.___.._ 145

Burnt River near Hereford, Oreg__.--____- __________________ 145

Burnt River near Durkee, Oreg-__-----__--_-__---------_-__ 146

Powder River Basin____--__-_---_---_-__________--_---_- .__-__ 147

Powder River at Salisbury, Oreg-_-_--___--__________------- 147

Powder River near Robinette, Oreg-_-____-_____---___----___ 148

Imnaha River Basin-_-__-____----___-_--___---_-------_--_--__ 149

Imnaha River at Imnaha, Oreg____--____-_____--_-___--.-__ 149

Salmon River Basin_--.__-_______-__---__________-_--_-----___ 150

Salmon River below Valley Creek, at Stanley, Idaho__________ 150

Salmon River below Yankee Fork, near Clay ton, Idaho._ ______ 151

Salmon River near Chain's, Idaho___-__________--__-_-_--___ 152

Salmon River at Salmon, Idaho, _--_____-______---_-----___ 153

Salmon River at Whitebird, Idaho--__-__-___-__-----_---___ 154

Valley Creek at Stanley, Idaho-____________________________ 155

Yankee Fork of Salmon River near Clayton, Idaho.__________ 156

East Fork of Salmon River near Clayton, Idaho.__---_-______ 157

Pahsimeroi River near May, Idaho--___-________----_--__-__ 158

Lemhi River at Salmon, Idaho..____________________________ 159

North Fork of Salmon River at North Fork, Idaho.-____._____ 160

Middle Fork of Salmon River near Cape Horn, Idaho _________ 161

Middle Fork of Salmon River near Meyers Cove, Idaho________ 162

Bear Valley Creek near Cape Horn, Idaho_____.___.___--____ 166

South Fork of Salmon River near Knox, Idaho________________ 167

South Fork of Salmon River near Warren, Idaho____________ 168

East Fork of South Fork of Salmon River at Stibnite, Idaho. __ 169

East Fork of South Fork of Salmon River near Stibnite, Idaho __ 170 

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

Idaho.____ _____________________________________________ 171

Johnson Creek at Yellow Pine, Idaho._______________________ 172
CONTENTS VII

Gaging-station records Continued. Page

Grande Ronde River Basin..----------------------------------- 173

Grande Ronde River at La Grande, Oreg.__________________ 173

Grande Ronde River at Rondowa, Oreg---_-----_-_---------- 175

Meadow Creek near Starkey, Oreg-_________________________ 176

Catherine Creek near Union, Oreg__-______-______--___-_--_- 177

East Fork of Wallowa River near Joseph, Oreg-______________ 178

Wallowa Falls power plant tailrace near Joseph, Oreg-_,____-_- 179

Hurricane Creek near Joseph, Oreg._________________________ 180

Lostine River near Lostine, Oreg-____--__--_--_-___-__------ 181

Bear Creek near Wallowa, 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

Palouse River Basin________--_-_--_-_-__-___---_____-_______-- 191

South Fork of Palouse River above Paradise Creek, near Pullman,

Wash..___._._-.__-____-_--_-_--___-__--___--___._-_-__ 191

South Fork of Palouse River at Pullman, Wash.__-_____.____- 192

Paradise Creek near Pullman, Wash.....___.____.____._-_.._ 193

Missouri Flat Creek at Pullman, Wash._.__.________.__-__.-_ 194

Fourmile Creek at Shawnee, Wash. _________________________ 195

Miscellaneous discharge measurements.._____________________________ 196

Index__-____________.__._.__.______._._.___-_.__._.___._______- 199

ILLUSTRATIONS

Page

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

house for water-stage recorder and staff gages, cable, and 

car.__________________________________________________ 3

SUKFACE WATER SUPPLY OF SNAKE RIVER 

BASIN, 1934

AUTHORIZATION AND SCOPE OF WORK

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

measurements of flow made in streams in the United States during 

the year ending September 30, 1934.

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 the fiscal year ending June 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 method of utilizing the water resources.

Annual appropriations for the fiscal years ending June SO, 1895 1934

1895-_._-_ $12,500.00

1896--..--

1897-99...

24, 500. 00

50, 000. 00

70, 000. 00

100, 000. 00

200, 000. 00

1901-2..__ 

1903-6....

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--..._ » 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 10.

Measurements of stream flow have been made at about 6,900 points 

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

Hawaiian Islands. In July 1934, 2,940 gaging stations were being 

maintained by the Geological Survey and the cooperating organiza-

' Only $340,000 available for expenditure.
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tions. 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.

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 become 

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", "second-feet per square mile", "run-off in inches", and "acre-feet." 

They may be 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 average 

velocity 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 as 

regards time and area.

"Run-off in inches" is the depth to which an area we uld 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. The term is commonly used in connection with storage for irrigation.

The following terms not in common use are here defined:

"Stage-discharge relation", an abbreviation for the 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 beginning October 

1, 1933, and ending September 30, 1934. 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,
EXPLANATION OF DATA 3

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

passes off in the streams during the spring break-up. At the end of 

September, on the other hand, the only stored water 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.

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

and staff gages, cable, and car.

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 nonrecording gage or from a water-stage recorder that 

gives a continuous record of the fluctuations. Measurements of discharge are made with a current meter by the general methods outlined
4 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1934, PART 12-B

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 gage 

heights to these rating tables gives the- daily discharge from which the 

monthly and yearly mean discharge is computed.

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

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

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

and yearly discharge and run-off.

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. Under "Average discharge" is given the average discharge 

for the number of years indicated. It is given only for stations for 

which there are 10 or more complete years of record, information 

under "Extremes" gives the maximum discharge and gage height; the 

min mum discharge, if there is little or no regulation; the minimum 

daily discharge, if there is extensive regulation, and also the minimum 

discharge, if useful; and also the minimum gage height except when it is 

of no importance. Unless otherwise qualified, the maximum discharge 

corresponds to the crest stage obtained by use of a water-stage 

recorder or a nonrecording gage read at the time of the crest. Likewise the minimum represents the lowest discharge unless otherwise 

qualified.

The table of daily discharge gives, for stations equipped with nonrecording gages, the discharge in second-feet corresponding to oncedaily or the mean of twice-daily readings of the gage. For stations 

equipped with water-stage recorders the table gives the discharge corresponding to the mean daily gage height except for stations on streams 

subject to sudden or rapid fluctuation. For stations subject to such 

fluctuation the mean daily gage height may not indicate the true mean 

daily discharge, which must be obtained by averaging the discharge 

for intervals of the day or by using the discharge integrator, an instrument for obtaining the mean daily discharge from a continuous gageheight 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.
STJKFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1934, PART 12-B 5 

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.

The monthly means for any station may represent with high 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 to gross 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 

inches" 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.

Many gaging stations on streams in the irrigated areas of the 

United 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.

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

the station. The table of daily discharge allows more detailed studies 

of 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, and that greater degrees of 

refinement in computations and records may be warranted with 

increased data and use of unproved equipment.

In order to permit greater refinement in analysis and comparison 

of records for adjacent stations, the following changes have been 

made in the computation procedure: (a) Mean monthly discharge 

above 1,000 second-feet and monthly run-off above 10,000 acre-feet 

are expressed to four significant figures instead of three significant 

figures as formerly; (6) monthly run-off in acre-feet is computed from 

the total second-foot-days for the month and not from the mean 

discharge for the month; (c) drainage areas above 1,000 square miles, 

if measured on topographic maps or if otherwise warranted, are expressed to four significant figures instead of three as formerly. Some 

of the records in the series of reports for 1934 have been computed in 

accordance with the modified procedure.
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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 flow, but 

it has comprised also investigation of such closely allied subjects as 

irrigation, water storage, water power, underground waters, and 

quality of waters. Most of the results of these investigations have 

been 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 the natural drainage features as indicated below:

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

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

Mississippi River).

3. Ohio River Basin.

4. St. Lawrence River Basin.

5. Hudson Bay and upper Mississippi River Basins.

6. Missouri River Basin.

7. Lower Mississippi River Basin.

8. Western Gulf of Mexico basins.

9. Colorado River Basin.

10. The Great Basin.

11. Pacific slope basins in California.

12. 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 may be consulted in the libraries of the 

principal cities in the United States.

3. Sets are available for consultation in the local offices of the 

water-resources branch of the Geological Survey as follows:

Augusta, Maine, Statehouse. 

Boston, Mass., 945 Post Office Building. 

Hartford, Conn., 203 Federal Building. 

Albany, N. Y., 526 Federal Building. 

Trenton, N. J., 228 Federal Building. 

Harrisburg, Pa., 490 Education Building. 

 Charlottesville, V'a., University of Virginia.

South Charleston, W. Va., Naval Ordnance Plant.
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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., 808 New Post Office Building.

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

St. Louis, Mo., Customhouse, Eighth and Olive Streets.

Holla, Mo., Missouri Geological Survey Building, Missouri 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., 512 Eighth and Figueroa Building. 

Honolulu, Hawaii, 225 Federal Building.

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 6,900 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

12th A, pt. 2 

13th A, pt. 3_ 

14th A, pt. 2. .-

B 131- 

B140- 

Wll _ ..

18th A, pt. 4 

W15 __ .

W16.-. -- -

Character of data

 do .. .. . 

monthly discharge (also many data covering earlier years).

Descriptions, measurements, ratings, and monthly discharge 

(also similar data for some earlier years).

States, eastern Mississippi River, and Missouri River above 

junction with Kansas River.

sippi River below junction of Missouri and Platte Rivers, 

and western United States.

Year

1884 to Sept. 1890.

1884 to June 30, 1891.

1888 to Dec. 31, 1893.

1 CQ^-Q4

1895.

1QQA

1895-96. 

1897.

1897.
8 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1934, PART 12-B

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

Report

W27. --------

W 28

20th A, pt. 4 

W 35 to 39.- 

21st A, pt. 4._ 

W 47 to 52. 

22dA, pt. 4 

W65, 66 - -

W75.- 

W 82 to 85.- -

W 97 to 100 

W 124 to 135 

W 165 to 178 - -

W 201 to 214.. -

W 261 to 272- 

W 281 to 292 

W 301 to 312 

W 321 to 332 -

W 351 to 362.- - W 381 to 394. ..

W 401 to 414 __ .-

W 431 to 444 

W 451 to 464 

W 471 to 484.. 

W501 to 514 

W 521 to 534 -

W 541 to 554.. -

W561 to574_. 

W 581 to 594 ...

W 601 to 614 

W621 to 634 

W 641 to 654 .

W 661 to 674 -

W 681 to694._ -

W 696 to 709 

W 711 to 724 

W 726 to 739 __ -.

W 741 to 754 

W 756 to 769 

Character of data

talso some long-time records) .

States, eastern Mississippi River, and Missouri River.

western United States.

 do 

 do ~ 

 do. . 

 do -. .

 do - 

 . do 

 do-.---- . 

 do-..--- ..

 do 

 do...- 

 do-.. 

 do.-... 

 do--- ... -

 do 

- do.-.--- 

 do . 

 do 

 do-- - .

. do.. 

 - do - ..

 -do.. 

 .do... .... 

_--._do 

 -do - .

 do...--- 

 do---- .- 

---do-- 

-.-do---- - 

 -do... 

Year

1898.

1898.

1898.

IQOQ

1899.

toon

1900.

1901.

1901. ton*?

1903.

1905

1906.

1QO7 ft

1910.

1911.

1Q19

1913.

1914

1916.

1917

1918.

1919-20.

1921.

1922.

1923.

1924.

1926.

1927.

1929.

1930.

1Q01

1933.

1934.

The records at most of the stations discussed in these reports 

extend over a series of years. Miscellaneous measurements at many 

points other than regular gaging stations have been made each year 

and are published under "Miscellaneous discharge measurements" at 

the end of each report in the same relative order as the regular gaging 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 basins, the numbers of the papers on surface-water supply published from 1899 to 

1934. 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 the 

area 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 p. 6]

Year

18991 

1900'........

1901 

1902..........

1903- 

1904--.-.--..

1905 

1906 - 

1907-8 

1909 -- 

1910 

1912... .... 

1913 

1914 .

1915 

1916 

1917 

1918 

1919-20 -.-.

1921 

1922 

1923 

1924 

1925... ......

1927 . 

1929 

1930 .-.-.

1931 .

1932 

1933 

1934- .. -. .

1

35

47, 8 48

65,75

82

97

1*124,15125, 19126

H165,i«166,i«167

H201,15202, 16203

241

261

281

301

321

351

381

401

431

451

471

501

521

541

561

581

601

621

641

661

681

696

711

726

741

756

2

" 35, 36

48

65,75

' 82, 83

> 97, 98

i« 126, 127

i« 167, 168

i« 203, 204

242

262

282

302

322

352

382

402

432

452

472

502

522

642

562

582

302

622

642

662

682

697

712

727

742

757

3

36

48, 49

65,75

83

98

128

169

205

243

263

283

303

323

353

383

403

433

453

473

503

523

543

563

583

603

623

643

663

683 '698

713

728

743

758

4

36

49

65,75

u 82, 83

97

129

170

206

244

264

284

304

324

354

384

404

434

454

474

504

524

544

564

584

604

624

644

664

684

699

714

729

744

759

5

36

49

11 65, 66, 75

11 83, 85

11 98, 99, » 100

11 128, 130

171

207

245

265

285

305

325

355

385

405

435

455

475

505

525

545

565

585

605

625

645

665

685

700

715

730

745

760

6

» 36, 37

49, '° 50

66,75

84

99

130, 1? 131

172

208

246

266

286

306

326

356

386

406

436

456

476

506

526

546

566

586

606

626

646

666

686

701

716

731

746

761

7

37

50

11 65, 66, 75

11 83, 84

11 98, 99

11 128, 131

11 169,173

11 205, 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

762

8

66,

1

1

2

2

2

2

3

3

3

3

4

4

4

4

5

5

5

5

5

6

6

6

6

6

7

7

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

Paper 39. Monthly discharge for 1899 in 21st Annual Report, part 4. 

' James River only. 

» Gallatin River. 

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

 Mojave River only.

8 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. 

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

8 Wissahickon and Schuylkill Rivers to James River.

 Scioto River.

1° Loup, Platte, 

11 Tributaries of 

> J Lake Ontario 

i* Hudson Bay o

i< New England 

u Hudson River 

i* Susquehanna 

i 7 Platte and Ka

i j The Great Ba

i« Below junctio

 ° Rogue, Umpq
10 SURFACE WATEE SUPPLY, 1934, PART 12-B

COOPERATION

The work was done under cooperative agreements with the several 

States as follows: In Idaho with the Department of Reclamation, 

R. W. Faris, commissioner; in Washington with the State Department of Conservation and Development, E. F. Banker, director, and 

C. J. Bartholet, supervisor of hydraulics; in Oregon with the State 

engineer, Charles E. Stricklin; and in Wyoming with the State 

engineer, E. W. Burrit.

Acknowledgments are due also to the 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 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 Washington by the Washington Water 

Power Co.; and in Oregon by the Warmsprings Irrigation District, 

Malheur, Baker, Union, and Wallowa Counties, Eastern Oregon Light 

& Power Co., and Inland Power & Light Co.

Funds for the rehabilitation of gaging stations, repairs, replacement 

of equipment, and improvement of records were allocated by the 

Public Works Administration from funds made available by the National Industrial Recovery Act.

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 supervision of Lynn Crandall, district engineer. 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, the data were 

collected and prepared for publication under the supervision of T. R. 

Newell, district engineer.

For all other stations in the several States the data were collected 

and prepared for publication under the supervision of district engineers as follows: In Oregon, G. H. Canfield, the work being done in 

collaboration with Charles E. Stricklin, State engineer; in Washington, G. L. Parker; in Wyoming, Robert Follansbee; and in Nevada, 

A. B. Purton.
GAGING STATION RECORDS 11

SNAKE RIVER 

Jackson Lake at Moran, Wyo.

Location.- Staff gage In sec. 18, T. 45 N.. R. 114 f., a short distance above outlet

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

Records available.- June 1909 to September 1934. Records for 1909 and 1910 fragmentary.

Remarks.- Jackson Lake impounds mater for irrigation of lands in Snake River Valley,

 raaho. It has a capacity of 847,000 acre-feet between elevations 6,730 and 6,769 

feet, mean sea-level datum. Gage height record and capacity table furnished by 

U. S. Bureau of Reclamation.

Contents, in acre-feet, 1933-34

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

 16

IV

18

19

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

2V

28

29

30

30.

Oct.

204,940

205,7501

206,550

207,360

206,160

208,960

209,770

210,570

BIO, 770

210,770

210,570

210,570

210,570

210,570

210,370

810,370

210,170

210,170

209,970

209,970

809,770

209,670

809,770

210,170

210,570

210,770

210,980

211,380

812,180

213,190

214,190

Nov.

215,200

216,000

216,810

217,410

217,810

218,210

21&,410

218,820

219,220

219,620

220,020

220,630

221,230

222,230

223,250

224,070

225,090

226,900

226,510

227,350

287,940

228,550

229,170

229,570

230,190

230,690

231,000

231,410

231,820

232,220

Dec.

232,630

233,040

233,450

233,860

234,470

234,880

235,490

235,900

236,300

236,710

237,120

237,530

237,940

258,550

238,950

239,360

239,970

240,380

240,990

241,610

242,420

245,660

246,100

245,720

246,340

247,170

248,000

248,830

249,450

250,070

250,890

Jan.

251,930

253,170

254,200

255,650

266,890

258,130

258,750

259,370

260,200

260,620

261,440

262,060

262,680

263,600

264,550

265,600

266,650

267,480

268,630

269,680

270,420

271,460

272,300

275,140

274,190

275,230

276,280

276,700

277,330

277,750

276,170

Feb.

278,590

279,420

280,050

280,890

281,520

282,360

282,980

283,820

284,660

285,510

285,930

286,150

286,570

287,000

287,420

287,840

288,270

288,690

289,330

289,960

290,810

291,660

292,720

293,780

294,840

295,900

296,960

298,202

Mar.

299,300

300,360

301,630

502,480

305,110

303,540

303,960

304,390

304,810

305,240

306,660

306,300

306,730

307,580

307,810

306,460

308,880

309,310

309,950

510,600

312,100

315,170

314,240

315,320

315,750

516,180

316,820

319,390

321,110

322,610

324,970

Apr.

326,690

328,860

330,370

331,460

332,540

333,630

334,710

335,800

337,100

338,620

340,140

342,310

346,000

348,170

349,920

350,570

349,480

349,920

550,570

361,010

350,570

350,570

349,920

349,920

348,820

351,890

350,890

349,920

348,390

348,390

May

348,600

347,950

346,870

347,300

347,740

349,260

352,110

354,960

354,960

355,400

354,740

354,520

353,860

352,110

351,890

356,500

363,070

369,870

376,950

383,380

389,680

396,140

400,730

408,200

409,890

414,140

417,290

420,450

422,480

422,700

421,120

June

417,970

416,390

415,040

413,690

411,460

410,560

413,690

418,640

4Ee,700

425,640

428,340

431,500

434,430

436,460

438,500

436,040

436,780

430,820

424,730

420,670

417,520

414,590

410,340

405,640

401,400

396,920

392,010

386,700

380,500

374,290

July

367,460

360,000

351,230

343,610

338,190

332,540

326,050

319,180

311,450

303,110

293,990

285,090

275,650

265,600

256,680

248,410

240,790

233,650

226,110

219,820

213,690

207,760

801,340

195,600

191,040

186,490

181,360

176,480

171,220

165.180

158,240

Aug.

151,910

145,010

138,570

131,400

124,610

121,450

117,920

113,650

109,560

105,850

100,350

94,120

89,170

85,000

80,850

77,420

74,160

71,640

69,120

66,440

63,690

60,920

68,070

56,570

63,610

51,480

49,020

47,260

45,860

45,320

43,910

Sept.

48,150

40,040

36,700

34.760

33,540

32,500

32,320

31,980

33,760

29,370

27,280

24,500

21,890

20,150

18,410

16,850

15,300

13,760

12,560

11,180

9,630

8,430

9,630

9,970

9,290

6,600

7,740

6,880

6,020

5,500

Mote.- Cont«»«M pn S«pt. 30, 1»33, was 204,140 acre-feet.
12 SNAKE RIVER

Snake River near Uoran, lyo,

Location.- Tater^stage recorder In sec. 17, T. 45 N., R. 114- T., 1& miles east of Moran 

ana Jackson Lake Dam and 3& miles above Pacific Creek.

Drainage area.- 820 square miles.

Records available.- September 1903 to September 1934.

Average discharge.- 31 years, 1,460 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,760 second-feet July 14 (gage height, 5.92 

feet); minimum. 17 second-feet several days during January, February, and March 

(gage height, 0.09 foot).

1903-34: Maximum discharge, 15,100 second-feet June 12, 191S (gage height, 

10.41 feet); practically no flow during a few days In 1907 and 1909.

Remarks.- Records excellent. Gates at dam were closed Oct. 1-8, Oct. 23 to Apr. 12, 

May 17-22, June 7-13. Staff gage read once dally Oct. 1 to Apr. 12, several 

times dally Sept. 1-30; water-stage recorder used during remainder of year. Flow 

controlled by operation of outlet gates at Jackson Lake.

Discharge, In second-feet, 1993-34

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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

36

33

50

30

29

28

28

402

478

402

402

354

354

354

354

354

354

309

309

309

309

30

28

28

25

25

25

25

25

25

Nov.

28

28

28

25

25

25

25

25

25

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

26

25

25

25

24

24

24

22

20

20

20

19

19

Dec.

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

25

23

20

20

20

20

20

19

19

19

Jan.

19

19

19

19

19

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

17

17

17

17

17

17

18

18

16

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

Feb.

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

17

17

13

16

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

16

18

liar.

18

19

J.9

19

19

19

19

19

17

17

18

20

23

24

24

24

24

24

24

28

28

28

26

26

28

30

36

62

59

52

52

Month

October ... ......... ... ...........

November . . . .... . . ...........

December . .... . . . . . . ..........

January - . - ............

February .... .........

March . . . ... . ...... . . . . .......

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

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

June . ....... . . . . ... . ............. ...

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

August . . ...... ........ . . .... . ... .......

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

The yeiir ...

Apr.

38

26

25

24

28

29

36

44

40

41

46

40

394

1,090

1,460

1,760

1,580

1,400

1,690

2.27O

2,720

3,330

3,430

3,360

3,120

3,180

3,560

3,360

3,290

3,300

May

3,

3,

3,

3,

3,

3,

4,

4,

4.

4,

4,

4,

4,

3,

430

430

320

370

570

850

300

910

800

500

400

260

000

390

2,060

421

65

61

56

56

52

52

146

537

329

680

1,

2,

346

988

BIO

450

3,220

Maximum

* Jr*p t G

28

25

19

ieCQ 

Otf

3,430

4,910

4*480

5,760

4,O20

1,530

5,760

June

2,820

2,370

2,210

2,210

1,980

746

63

03

63

63

63

59

59

144

1,140

2,210

3,360

4,420

4,120

2,940

3,060

2,690

3,160

3,540

3,640

3,640

3,630

3,840

4,300

4,270

iHn<»mni

25

19

18

17

17

17

24

52

CQ 

Otf

2 640

1*130

234

17

July

4,450

4,910

4,930

4,560

4,210

3,940

4,060

4,590

4,960

5,460

5,320

5,390

5,750

5,760

5,120

4,690

4,540

4,640

4,400

4,590

3,790

3,880

3,610

3,110

2,640

3,140

3,050

3,020

3,510

3,780

3»860

Aug.

3,

3,

3,

4,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

570

9SO

820

020

720

070

560

500

440

2,780

3»

S,

2,

s,

150

390

430

370

2,410

2,

1,

1,

1,

140

700

460

600

1,750

1,720

1,

1,

1,

740

710

240

1,140

1,550

1,

1,

1,

1,

430

140

130

180

1,250

Mean

17S

23 9

18 8

18 0

17.9

26*9

1,480

2,220 

2, £30

4,310 

2,200

886

1,140

Sept.

1,170

1,530

1,460

943

804

588

564

653

918

1,020

1,500

1,390

1,300

1,190

1,100

1,020

954

888

832

778

718

680

699

699

680

662

625

607

578

234

Run-off In 

acre-feet

10,900 

1,420

1,160

1,110 

994

1,650

88,100

136*000

133,000

265,000 

135,000

52,700

827,000
SNAKE RIVER 

Snake River near Helse, Idaho

13

Location.- Water-stage recorder In sec. 5, T. 3 N., R. 41 E., 3 miles above Helse. 

Gage datum loitered 2 feet Oct. 1, 1933. Zero of gage Is 5,014.90 feet above 

mean sea level.

Records available.- September 1910 to September 1934.

Average discharge.- 15 years (1910-14, 1923-34), 6,740 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 13.6OO second-feat May 9 (gage height, 5.80 

feet); minimum, 1,920 second-feet Feb. 12 (gage height, 1.56 feet).

1910-34: Uaxlmum discharge, about 60,000 second-feet Hay 19, 1927 (gage 

height, about 16.00 feet); minimum, 1,500 second-feet Dec. 23, 1930 (gage height, 

1.00 foot).

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge estimated Dec. 1, 2, 13-17, Jan. 9-13, Mar. 11-16, 

Sept. 23, 25. 27. Station above all Irrigation diversions from main river except 

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

Some diversions from tributaries above station In both Wyoming and Idaho. Flow 

regulated by storage In Jackson Lake.

Discharge, In second-feet, 193S-S4

 

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

SI

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

SO

31

 

Oct.

3,070

2,940

2,800

2,850

2,830

2,810

2,790

2,780

2,740

2,830

3,070

3,090

3,090

3,090

3,070

3,030

3,030

3,010

3,010

2,990

2,960

2,940

2,920

2,370

2,700

2,650

2,620 2,eteo

2,620

2,600

2,620

Nov.

2,830

2,620

2,620

2,650

2,600

2,460

2,500

2,580

2,650

2,670

2,650

2,670

2,630

2,620

2,560

2,560

2,580

2,580

2,550

2,550

2,530

2,530

2,430

2,380

2,380

2,340

2,380

2,380

2,380

2,260

Dec.

2,220

2,180

2,140

2,170

2,170

2,040

2,170

2,190

2,160

2,190

2,210

2,210

2,150

2,070

2,120

2,190

2,220

2,240

2,280

2,280

2,290

2,290

2,310

2,240

2,160

2,170

2,280

Jan.

2,280

2,280

2,280

2,280

2,220

2,140

2,010

1,980

2,020

2,050

2,090

2,130

2,170

2,170

2,170

2,110

1,930

1,950

2,000

2,080

2,060

2,060

2,140

2,280

2,140

2,060

2,080

2,080

2,080

2,010

2,000

Feb.

2,030

2,040

2,040

2,040

2.040

2,030

2,030

2,030

2,040

2,040

1,950

1,920

1,950

1,960

1,960

1,960

2,010

1,960

1,960

1,980

2,010

2,010

2,050

2,010

2,050

2,050

2,000

1,980

Mar.

1,950

1,960

2,030

2,080

2,040

2,060

2,090

2,080

2,040

2,050

2,030

2,030

2,030

2,050

2,170

2,320

2,460

2,330

2,260

2,290

2,430

2,580

2,700

2,670

2,620

2,550

2,530

2,900

3,700

4,040

3,990

Month

October ...... .... . . . . ... .....

November . . .... ... . .........

December . . . ... ....... .....

January . . ... . . . .........

February - . - - - ... - March . ... . . ....... . . ......

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

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

June . . .... . ... .... ...............

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

August . . ... .... ........ ... ..........

September

The y*>ar .... . .......................

Apr.

3,830

3,570

3,260

3,030

2,940

2,850

2,850

3,010

3,340

3,590

3,830

4,200

4,450

4,, 620

6,090

5,510

5,670

5,800

5,590

6,100

6,370

7,800

9,580

9,070

9,230

9,320

8,610

9,550

3,640

8,320

May

8

9

e

8

9

10

11

12

13

13

11

11

11

10

9

9

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

8

Maxima

3.090

2,670

2,310

2,280

2.04O

4,040

9,320

13,400

8,760

6,100

6,020

3,460

13,400

,980

,010

,860

,820

,160

,100

,500

,600

,400

,000

,800

,500

,500

,600

850

,160

830

610

570

,600

630

420

220

190

310

220

340

480

280

660

370

June

8,760

8,460

7,570

7,160

6,960

6,850

6,400

5,860

5,460

5,040

4,540

4,350

4,380

4,380

4,320

4,520

5,860

6,760

7,980

8,160

6,790

6,870

6,150

6,510

7,020

7,220

7,080

6,930

6,670

7,280

Minimum

B,6OO

2,260

2,040

1,930

1,920

1,950

2,850

7,190

4,320

6,070

3,140

2,340

1,920

July

7,250

7,250

7,660

7,890

7,830

7,390

6,820

6,680

7,080

7,360

7,890

7,800

7,680

7,920

8,100

7,630

7,190

6,990

7,020

6,910

6,430

6,340

6,540

6,290

5,990

5,460

5,510

5,380

5,070

5,270

5,720

Aug.

5

5

5

5

6

5

4

4

4

4

4

4

5

4

4

4

4

3

3

3

,960

,560

,940

,610

,020

,430

,350

,490

,590

,540

,560

960

,380

720

250

590

380

970

550

440

3,610

3

3

3

3

610

590

,680

4«0

3,140

3

3

3

3

3

Mean

2,870

2,530

2,190

2,110

2,000

2,420

5,620

9,110

6,420

6,350

4,310

2,790

4,120

200

360

300

220

200

Sept.

3,200

3,100

3,070

3,460

3,100

2,810

2,700

2,510

2,340

2,510

2,620

2,900

3,050

2,990

2,920

2,850

2,790

2,720

2,550

2,580

2,530

2,480

2,740

2,990

2,880

2,760

2,700

2,620

2,600

2,560

Run-off In 

acre-feet

176,000

151,000

135,000

130,000

111,000

149,000

334,000

560,000

382,000

421,000

265,000

166,000

2,980,000
14 SNAKE RIVER

Diversions from Snake River between Helge and Shelley gaging stations, Idaho

Between Helse and Shelley gaging stations 50 separate canals divert water from 

Snake River for Irrigation. Of these canals, 40 divert above mouth of Henrys Fork 

and 10 below. Records showing combined discharge of all canals during a portion of 

each irrigation season from 1919 to 1934 are available. Most of these canals are 

equipped with staff gages read once dally; a few have water-stage recorders. Records

Discharge, in second-feet,1934

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar.

Month

October . . .....

November

December

January . .....

February

March ....

April . 9-30 . . ...

Bay . . . . . ...

June ... . . . .....

July

August .... . ....

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

The period . . . . .... .......

Apr.

2,390

2,460

2,720

2,370

3,270

3,680

3,620

4,290

4,480

4,740

5,040

5,060

5,380

5,690

5,880

6,290

6,730

6,700

6,410

6,130

6,200

6,120

May

«,

6

6

6

JSO

200

290

100

5,860

6

6

7

7

7,

7

7,

7

7,

7

7,

6

5

5,

5

5,

5

5,

5,

5,

4,

5,

5,

4,

4,

5,

Maximum

6,730

7,800

6,030

5,660

4,600

3,490

120

620

100

290

520

660

540

660

700

800

420

430

880

400

390

890

340

680

310

380

950

190

200

630

630

390

June

5,340

6,030

5,640

4,970

4,950

4,790

4,230

3,230

3,370

2,770

2,790

2,900

2,770

2,780

3,050

3,450

3,890

5,220

5,760

5,910

5,870

5,580

5,530

4,920

5,040

5,240

5,250

5,290

5,360

5,790

Minimum

8,390

4,630

2,770

3,960

2,700

2,130

July

5,570

5,560

5,660

5,550

5,350

5,420

5,350

4,920

5,420

5,470

5,390

5,350

5,280

5,570

5,420

4,810

4,500

4,260

4,980

5,370

4,930

4,610

4,490

4,300

4,710

4,020

4,290

4,280

3,960

4,670

4,660

Aug.

4

3

4

4

4

3

3

3,

3,

3,

3

3,

3,

3,

3,

3,

3

3,

3,

3

3

2,

3,

3,

3,

2,

2,

.3

2,

3,

3,

Mean

4,830

6,200

4,690

4,970

3,440

2,770

500

970

120

020

380

520

160

600

580

270

460

300

680

260

260

420

740

630

010

200

250

920

300

200

350

700

910

330

960

030

010

Sept.

3,490

2,390

3,180

3,340

3,320

2,440

2,300

2,250

2,130

2,500

2,560

2,570

2,680

3,140

3,120

3,070

2,940

2,860

2,870

2,150

2,250

2,630

2,620

2,850

2,850

2,880

2,860

2,830

2,790

2,780

Run-off in 

acre-feet

811,000

381,000

273,000

306,000

212,000

165,000

1,550,000

Note.- Discharge Includes that of Rlley Ditch, which diverts froa Snake Hirer 1 aile above gaging 

station near Heise.
SNAKE RIVER 

Snake River near Shelley, Idaho

15

Location.- Water-stage recorder in sec. 17, T. IN., R. 37 E., a quarter of a mile 

aoove Woodville highway bridge and 3 miles north of Shelley.

Records available.-March 1915 to September 1934.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 6,550 second-feet May 10 (gage height, 7.05 

feet); minimum, 494 second-feet Sept. 20 (gage height, 3.08 feet).

1915-34: Maximum discharge, 47,200 second-feet June 17, 1918 (gage height, 

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

Remarks.- Records excellent except those during ice period, Dec. 2-9, 17-19, and Jan. 

9-21, which are good. Discharge estimated Oct. 9, 10, Nov. 1-3, Dec. 2-9 by 

comparison with flow at Clough ranch station. Flow regulated by numerous canal 

diversions above station and by storage in Jackson Lake.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1933-34

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

2E

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

2,000

1,480

1,190

1,150

971

795

702

710

718

727

736

978

,080

,140

,160

,160

,090

,070

,020

,040

,130

,110

,260

,290

,200

,100

,030

896

840

971

825

Nov.

830

890

1,000

1,320

1,470

1,910

2,020

2,250

2,470

2,630

2,680

2,720

2,800

2,760

2,680

2,530

2,530

2,530

2,580

2,560

2,560

2,560

2,530

2.480

2,470

2.370

2,360

2,280

2,300

2,320

Dec.

2,310

2,350

2,400

2,450

2,500

2,b50

2,600

2,700

2,700

2,650

2,680

2,600

2,670

2,720

2,760

2,630

2,300

2,350

2,500

2,720

2,760

2,850

2,680

2,910

2,650

2,680

2,650

2,630

2,560

2,580

2,600

Jan.

2,780

2,780

2,780

2,780

2,780

2,650

2,360

1,990

1,990

2,140

1,870

2,430

2,370

2,110

2,300

2,800

2,830

2,630

2,560

2,220

2,800

2,480

2,500

2,550

2,800

2,510

2,400

2,390

2,370

2,340

2,310

Feb.

2,310

2,310

2,280

2,300

2,220

2,250

2.240

2,240

2,25C

2,190

2,160

2,080

1,980

1,900

1,870

1,880

1,810

1 700

1,700

1,680

1,620

1,570

1,520

1,540

1,500

1,500

1,450

1,400

Mar.

1,350

1,310

1,310

1,280

1,370

1,380

1,350

1,320

1,330

1,290

1.2OO

1,160

1,130

1,100

1,250

1,560

1.54C

1,45O

1,300

1,480

1,560

1,630

1,710

1,670

1,670

1,720

1,430

1,170

1,080

1,440

1,900

Month

October

November

December

January

February

March

April

May

June 

July

..-

August .

September

The year

Apr. May

,880

,850

,780

,440

,320

1,050

860

805

670

715

900

912

755

795

795

9SO

1,090

1,180

1,210

1,090

795

1,080

2,170

2,800

2,730

2,910

3,230

3,040

2,960

3,040

3

3

3

3

3

3

4

4

5

6

5

4

4

4

3

2

I

Z

2

S

1

2

2

2

 2

2

2

3

Maximum

S.OOO

2,800

2,910

2,830

2,310

1,900

3,230

6,310

3,550

2,800

2,230

1,440

6,310

190

570

350

,310

,440

660

140

830

640

310

,760

,860

,550

420

,640

850

700

440

400

640

660

330

200

940

050

230

360

750

710

750

090

June

3,290

3,550

3,090

2,850

2,760

2,640

2,830

3,170

3,110

3,460

3,040

2,680

2,390

2,630

2,660

2,030

1,580

1,670

1,500

2,120

2,500

1,970

1,730

1,400

1,730

2,240

2,510

2,470

2,240

2,020

Minimum

702

830

2,300

1,870

1,400

1,080

670

1,940

1,400

1,630

948

668

680

July Aug.

2, 050|

2,060

1,980

2,130

2,630

2,800

2,380

2,050

1,840

1,780

1,940

2,290

2,360

2,320

2,330

2.700

2,730

2,700

2,730

2,470

2,270

2,220

2,340

2,470

2,330

1,840

1,750

1,810

1,330

1,850

1,630

1

1

1

1

Mean

1,050

2,250

2,600

2,470

1,910

1,400

1,860

3,380

2,460

2,210

1,560

1,120

2,000

760

970

980

230

200

ISO

220

960

600

470

660

730

780

080

220

790

730

470

972

040

140

200

040

080

150

270

290

160

948

990

040

Sept.

1,000

948

906

712

688

,020

,390

,370

,430

,310

,060

,070

,160

,290

,010

882

900

954

790

720

954

,250

,180

,240

,370

,440

,450

,410

,380

,320

Run-off in 

acre-feet

64,600

134,000

160,000

152,000

106>000

86,100

92,800

208,000

146,000

136,000

95,900

66,600

1,450,000
16 SNAKE RIVER

Diversions from 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 dally. Records showing combined discharge of these canals for a part of each 

Irrigation season from 1919 to 1934 are available. Records good.

Discharge, in aecond-feet, 1934

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

,10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar.

Month

October ....... ....... . . ....

November ..... . . . ....

December ........

January ...... . . . . . .....

February ..... . . ....

March ..... . . . ...... . ......

April 8-30- . ...........

 ay ... . .

June ......... ....

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

August ................ . .....

September . . .

The yeKf ...... . ..... . ...

Apr.

402

353

442

581

651

491

47V

447

612

S99

886

879

810

495

1,080

1,950

2,430

2,390

2,440

2,68O

2,610

2,680

May

2,

2,

3,

3,

3,

3,

3,

3,

3,

3,

3,

3,

3,

3,

770

900

010

070

120

260

440

520

540

510

500

450

440

460

3,390

3,

2,

2,

1,

150

340

140

950

2,340

2,220

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

2,

2,

2,

2,

Maximum

2,680

3,540

2,740

1,860

1,650

1,100

880

980

820

640

780

960

090

260

400

530

June

2,740

2,340

,780

,630

,590

,610

,100

492

7SO

1,170

1,910

1,460

1,320

1,030

1,170

1,190

1,170

1,210

1,150

1,220

1,610

1,580

1,640

1,430

1,060

1,510

1,560

1,520

1,490

1,760

Minimum

353

1 640

492

1,050

452

313

July

1.6SO

1,690

1,550

1,570

1,830

1,660

1,640

1,600

1,510

1,460

1,460

1,510

1,830

1,860

1,780

1,800

1,S10

1,420

1,410

1,460

1,350

1,180

1,120

1,480

1,510

1,B70

1,420

1,050

1,120

1,130

1,220

Aug.

,210

,260

,220

,170

,300

,470

,650

,560

,140

,140

,040

,150

,220

,220

,520

,060

,120

,010

502

452

646

669

658

700

699

869

936

994

579

755

722

Sept.

688

506

495

629

336

313

909

948

89S

838

921

794

S95

960

845

675

554

563

610

449

563

635

917

894

986

1,050

1,100

1,090

1,070

1,010

,. Run-off in 

"ean acre-feet

1,210 52,900

2,710 167,000

1,440 85,700

1,510 92,800

1 f 020 62 f 700

771 45,900

507,000
SNAKE RIVER 17 

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 1934.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,920 second-feet Dec. 16 (gage height, 3.80 

TeeT)r minimum, 124 second-feet Apr. 19-23, July 11, 12; minimum gage height, 0.80 

foot Apr. 19-23.

1910-34: Maximum discharge, 46,200 second-feet June 18, 1918 (gage height, 

14.80 feet); minimum, 118 second-feet Aug. 25, 1919.

Remarks.- Records excellent. Discharge interpolated Oct. 8. Flow regulated by storage 

IrTJackson Lake and Blackfoot-Marsh Reservoirs. Numerous Irrigation diversions 

above station.

Discharge second-feet, 1933-34

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

89

30

31

Oct.

751

404

290

245

212

201

195

209

223

241

223

230

237

257

253

257

269

273

277

290

321

399

424

509

463

409

340

269

233

226

237

Nov.

237

237

286

359

582

912

1,280

1,450

1,640

1,780

1,800

1,820

1,840

1,840

1,940

1,800

1,750

1,750

1,790

1,860

1,830

1,910

1,930

1,870

1,900

1,820

1,790

1,730

1,730

1,760

Dec.

1,900

2,160

2,120

2,200

2,280

2,400

2,680

2,600

2,870

2,680

2,670

2,630

2,730

2,800

2,730

2,920

1,650

2,300

2,430

2,630

2,730

2,850

2,880

2,700

2,900

2,820

2,760

2,750

2,680

2,650

2,620

Jan.

2,710

2,760

2,710

2,730

2,730

2,630

2,470

2,030

1,700

1,730

1,330

1,740

2,160

2,24,0

2,460

2,490

2,700

2,550

2,510

2,540

2,290

2,630

2,600

2,540

2,470

2,730

2,490

2,400

2,380

2,340

2,290

Feb.

2,290

2,300

2,290

2,290

2,290

2,220

2,230

2,180

2,200

2,200

2,170

2,110

2,030

1,940

1,860

1,860

1,820

1,730

1,660

1,640

1,620

1,570

1,480

1,520

1,480

1,460

1,430

1,380

Mar.

1,340

1,330

1,260

1,260

1,260

1,330

1,300

1,250

1,230

1,230

1,210

1,140

1,100

1,080

1,050

1,180

1,280

1,250

1,120

1,130

1,210

1,220

1,270

1,240

1,250

1,280

1,260

996

872

832

1,180

Month

October . .

November

December

January

February

March

April

Hay

June

July

August

September - .

The year . . . .

Apr.

1,320

1,150

1,220

1,050

772

588

388

299

237

149

169

175

158

136

134

136

144

134

124

124

124

124

124

127

127

127

131

134

131

136

May

1,

2,

1,

1,

Maximum

751

1,940

2,920

2,760

2,300

1,340

1,320

2,080

1,900

563

424

172

2,920

147

161

179

161

149

144

147

179

824

640

080

380

000

832

634

273

161

161

152

155

158

163

158

155

144

147

147

152

158

161

155

June

163

203

786

730

702

653

864

1,480

1,900

1,580

1,360

772

756

316

1,080

808

399

201

182

158

230

399

179

144

139

139

172

430

436

241

Minimum

195

237

1,650

1,700

1,380

832

124

144

139

124

147

134

124

July

152

141

141

141

141

171

424

281

179

134

124

124

127

129

129

129

156

409

563

551

474

468

532

458

480

326

149

134

219

249

241

Aug.

Mean

302

1,510

2,570

2,410

1,900

1,190

330

395

603

261

222

147

983

157

147

261

295

424

330

241

191

179

172

147

172

219

219

233

363

317

269

317

215

230

253

249

195

155

152

155

155

158

158

158

Sept.

152

139

141

149

144

139

141

147

147

149

141

141

141

141

147

141

144

141

139

134

136

139

141

149

166

166

169

172

161

152

Run-off In 

acre-feet

16,600

89,800

158,000

148,000

106,000

73,200

19,600

24,300

35,900

16,000

13,600

8,750

712,000
American Falls Reservo

Location.- Water-stage recorder In sec. 30, T

American Falls.

Records available.- March 19"6 to September 

Remarks.- American Falls Reservoir Impounds w

various canals diverting from Snake Rive

of 1,700,000 acre-feet between elevation

Gage-height record and capacity table fu

Day

248,430

351,400

253,130

254,860

256.380

257,890

259,620

262,650

266,760

268,710

270,440

271,520

273,510

275.070

277.520

277,520

281,520

282,410

283,530

281,520

284,190

285,750

286,860

288,420

287,530

289,980

291,380

291,980

293,100

293,540

293,760

427,560

433,870

439,390

443,630

451,440

457,900

463.290

471.980

478,890

486,640

494,660

501,140

510,260

517,380

526,820

533,270

542,950

550,290

556,810

564,380

571,950

579,520

585,910

593,100

601,850

614,040

623,320

631,700

638,460

646,190

655,090

820,320

827,840

836,230

844,610

852,230

857,950

865,670

Not9.- Contents on Sept. 30, 1933, was 244,430 acre-
SNAKE RIVER l! 

Snake River at Neeley, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder In sec. 31, T. 73., R. 31 E., 1 mile below American 

Falls Dam. Discharge measurements are made In sec. 11, T. 8 S., R. 30 E., hair 

a mile north of Neeley and 3 miles downstream from recorder. Published discharge 

shows flow at latter point.

Records available.- March 1906 to September 1934.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 9,410 second-feet July 29-30 (gage height, 

5.37 feet); minimum dally discharge, 181 second-feet Oct. 8 (gage height, 0.93 

foot).

1906-34: Maximum discharge, 48,400 second-feet June £0, 1918 (gage height, 

13.5 feet on former gage at site 3 miles below present gage); minimum, 124 secondfeet several days during November and December 193£ (gage height, 0.50 foot).

Remarks.- Records excellent. Flow regulated by operation of gates at American Falls 

Dam. About 700,000 acres of land Irrigated from Snake River and its tributaries 

above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1933-34

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

2&

30

31

Oct.

2,010

2,190

2,320

2,320

2,320

2,320

2,330

181

2,330

2,330

2,350

2,350

1,610

1,600

1,630

1,690

2,650

2,700

2,700

2,750

2,700

2,700

2,700

2,700

2,720

2,7OO

2,720

2,720

2,880

2,560

2,480

Nov.

2,740

2,770

2,780

2,740

2,740

2,770

2,770

2,770

2,790

2,810

3,380

3,420

3,440

3,360

3,320

1,230

1,680

1,640

1,550

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,620

1,580

1,580

1,600

1,580

1,610

1,630

Dec.

,630

,630

,650

,650

,710

,740

,700

,700

,720

,720

,740

,570

,400

,370

,400

,380

,480

,400

,440

,560

,550

,570

,620

,620

,610

,600

,530

,540

,570

,550

1,560

Jan.

1,590

1,560

,570

,540

,740

,710

,680

,670

,680

,630

,630

,640

,610

,610

,610

,610

,620

,610

,620

.670

,680

,730

,700

,610

,480

,490

,500

,470

,480

,530

,470

Feb

1,470

1,460

1,470

1,470

1,470

1,490

1,450

1,480

1,480

1.460

1,480

1,550

1,580

1,580

1,550

1,550

1,550

1,560

1,490

1,400

1,350

1,350

1,340

1,340

1,350

1,370

1,370

1,370

Mar.

1,350

1,370

1,380

1,390

1,380

1,380

1,370

1,390

1,350

1,350

1,360

1,360

1,360

1,360

1,370

1,400

1,340

1,400

1,590

1,810

1,910

2,350

3,060

3,470

3,470

3,450

3,030

3,200

3,320

3,490

3,610

Month

October

November

December

January .

February

March

April

May

June . - . .

July - - - -

August - - ..-

September - . . - -

The year

Apr.

3,640

3,610

3,610

3,290

2,450

2,240

2,700

3,030

3,370

3,840

3,840

3,840

3,840

3,930

4,110

4,300

4,360

4,390

4,360

4,610

5,650

5,800

6,280

6,460

6,460

6.430

6,500

6,610

6,920

7,040

Ma

7

7

7

6

6

6

6

7

7

7

7

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

S

8

8

8

8

6

6,

6

6,

6

8

Maximum

2,750

3,440

1,740

1,740

1,580

3,610

7,040

8,460

8.670

9,370

8,630

3,950

9,370

y

 ^

June

040 1 7,960

000

000

960

840

920

880

230

470

670

960

290

420

420

4EO

460

420

460

330

250

210

210

210

250

040

880

240

240

200

200

8,500

8,670

8,040

7,150

6,130

5,690

5,540

5,160

5,020

4,780

4,680

4,680

4,680

4,680

4,680

4,610

4,610

4,610

4,550

4,550

5,440

7,110

7,830

7,960

7,960

7,880

6,770

6,060

5.870

730

Minimum

181

1,230

1,370

1,470

1,340

1,340

2,240

6,200

4,550

5,830

3,240

1,970

181

July

5,830

5,830

5,830

6,460

7,960

7,920

7,880

7,880

7,830

7,830

7,790

7,830

8,040

8,370

8,330

8,250

8,250

7,110

6,730

6,610

6,580

6,580

6,880

8,540

8,290

8,120

8,080

8,120

8,460

9,370

6,800

Aug.

5

4

4

5

5

7

8

8

7

5

4

4

4

5

5

6

6

6

6

5

5

4

5

5

5

4

4

4,

3

3

Mean

2,320

2,270

1,580

1,600

1,460

2,010

4,580

7,540

6,060

7,560

5,660

3,140

3,830

050

910

S80

330

830

880

630

290

960

430

Sept.

3,2SO

3,590

3,480

3,120

3,070

3,300

3,500

3,950

3,710

3,780

720 | 2,410

610

360

680

120

540

650

950

670

260

370

670

790

560

940

560

520

580

000

590

240

3,360

3,300

3,250

3,060

3,620

3,570

3,530

3,290

3,050

3,02O

3,040

3,040

2,840

2,530

2,490

2,480

1,970

2,580

2,000

Run-off in 

acre-feet

143,000

135,000

97,200

98,400

81 , 100

124,000

273,000

464,000

361,000

465,000

348,000

187,000

2,780,000
SNAKE RIVER

Lake Walcott near Minidoka, Idaho

Location.- Hook gage in sec. 1, T. 93., 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 1934.

Remarks.- Lake Walcott floods 12,250 acres at gage height of 46 feet and impounds 

107,240 acre-feet between gage heights 36 and 46 feet, for Irrigation of lands 

on Minidoka project of the U. S. Bureau of Reclamation. Considerable water is

cre-feet, 1933-34

Day

I

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

i:

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

82 , 190

80.950

78.690

77,000

74,860

72,720

69,850

67,650

61,500

58,480

55,470

52,890

50,520

47,250

43,550

39,960

36,230

34,880

34,360

31,870

31,660

32,700

32,290

32,490

31,870

32,490

32,700

34,980

37, 680

38,510

39,550

Nov.

39,750

41,760

42,600

46,510

48,830

51,280

53,750

55,900

58,270

60,630

63,040

65,230

67,980

70,510

72,630

74,180

73,5OO

73,840

73,500

72,940

72,940

72,600

72,940

73,280

72,940

73,050

73,170

72,050

73,170

72,940

Dec.

73,280

73,170

72,490

71,830

72,940

72,720

72,490

73,050

72,940

73,170

73,390

73,170

73,840

72,830

72,940

71,170

72,050

71,390

70,950

70,510

70,510

70,510

69,850

70,510

70,290

70,620

71,060

70,950

70,510

70,950

71,170

Jan.

70,950

70,730

70,510

70,290

68,860

70,400

70,730

70,730

70,950

70,950

69,850

70,510

70,510

70,510

70,750

71 , 170

71,060

71,170

71,390

70,510

70,510

71,170

71,610

71,610

72,050

71,830

71,830

71,830

71,830

70,950

71,390

Feb.

71,280

71,170

71,170

71,170

71,610

71,500

71,280

70,950

70,730

70,510

70,730

70,730

70,730

70,950

71,170

71,170

71,170

71,390

71,830

71,830

71,280

71 , 500

71,390

70 , 730

70,510

71,170

70,950

70,620

Mar.

69,850

69,850

70,400

69,190

69,410

69,520

70,510

70,510

71,170

71,610

72,050

72,490

72,940

72,720

73,500

71,720

74,970

75,420

76,100

75,870

76,100

75,870

76,550

77,230

77,790

78,350

80,610

81,740

82,190

84,700

84,700

Apr.

87,960

89,60O

92,620

94,720

97,110

97,590

97,110

95,070

93,9OO

94,250

94,720

94,490

94,490

94,950

94,490

95,070

95,430

95,670

95,670

95,180

94,490

93,900

93,550

93,550

94,490

94,720

95,550

94,720

94,720

94,840

May

94,720

94,840

94,370

95,670

95,430

94,720

94,140

91,810

91,610

91,460

90,290

91,110

91,460

92,160

92,860

93,200

94,250

94,490

94,950

94,020

94,950

95,180

95,430

95,670

95,910

95,550

95,180

94,840

94,250

92,740

93,090

June

92,620

94,250

94,950

95,350

97,960

96,630

93,320

91,920

9O,530

89,480

90,060

89,360

87,730

85,290

80,610

75,200

70,510

64,360

58,270

53,110

46,930

41,440

38,610

37,990

38,720

37,680

38,920

39,340

40,590

4O,590

July

40,380

40,380

39,960

39,030

39,650

39,550

36,430

36,230

36,020

34,880

33,740

31,870

30,630

30,830

30,730

31,150

31,040

31,150

31,770

31,770

31,460

30,940

31,460

31,250

32,290

32,290

31,870

30,420

29,900

30,940

31,870

Aug.

32,700

31,660

30,940

30,000

30,320

30,210

31,250

32,390

33,430

34,980

34,980

34,670

33,740

32,290

30,830

30,210

29,390

31,250

33,120

34,360

34,980

33,740

34,150

33,950

33,840

33,320

32,700

31,460

31,150

30,730

29,690

Sept.

27,760

27,360

26,750

26,140

25,120

24,110

22,490

21,67p

22,490

21,770

22,590

23,300

22,590

23,910

23,800

22,180

21,170

19,640

16,050

18,450

17,760

16,470

16,270

15,870

14,490

13,890

12,110

10,720

10,530

11,220

Note.- Contents on Sept. 30, 1933, was 83,54O acre-feet.
SNAKE RIVER 

Snake River near Ulnldoka, Idaho

21

Location.- Water-stage recorder In sec. 2, T. 9 S., R. 25 E., 1 mile below Mlnldoka 

Dam and 6 miles southeast of Ulnldoka.

Records available.- April 1910 to September 1934. 

Ferry, 6 miles downstream.

Records prior to 1910 at Montgomery

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 7,340 second-feet Aug. 7 (gage height, 8.34 

Teet); minimum, 604 second-feet Oct. 29 (gage height, 3.23 feet); minimum dally 

discharge, 1,050 second-feet Oct. 29.

1910-34: Maximum discharge, 45,900 seccnd-feet June 21, 1918 (gage height, 

16.02 feet); minimum, 351 second-feet Oct. 26, 1932 (gage height, 2.66 feet); 

minimum dally discharge, 770 second-feet Oct. 26, 1932.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for June, which are good. Flow regulated by 

storage at American Falls and Lake Walcott Reservoirs and by diversions 1 mile 

upstream for Irrigation In Mlnldoka Project.

Discharge, In second-feet, 1933-34

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

1,770

2,540

2,420

2,440

2,500

2,750

2,920

2,130

2,920

2,900

2,920

2,760

2,360

2,300

1,980

2,960

2,760

2,430

2,310

2,180

2,190

2,030

1,990

1,960

2,030

2,000

1,830

1,060

1,050

1,910

1,610

Nov.

1,660

1,460

1,240

1,180

1,160

1,220

1,200

1,220

1,210

1,210

1,420

1,620

1,620

1,600

1,610

1,400

1,380

1,440

1,490

1,360

1,360

1,350

1,330

1,340

1,310

1,320

1,310

1,380

1,390

1,350

Dec.

1,510

1,750

1,620

1,610

1,670

1,630

1,630

1,630

1,630

1,600

1,630

1,670

1,680

1,680

1.6SO

1,710

1,690

1,680

1,660

1,630

1,620

1,580

1,590

1,580

1,580

1,560

1,590

1,620

1,580

1,570

1,520

Jan.

1,540

1,550

1,580

1,610

1,6SO

1,630

1,590

1,630

1,660

1,630

1,690

1,640

1,630

1,5SO

1,610

1,610

1,610

1,600

1,610

1,640

1,610

1,630

1,640

1,640

1,660

1,630

1,600

1,590

1,630

1,640

1,600

Feb.

1,620

1,600

1,570

1,340

1,480

1,570

1,570

1,610

1,660

1,620

1,580

1,610

1,590

1,570

1,600

1,580

1,570

1,560

1,570

1,620

1,620

1,580

1,620

1,630

1,620

1,620

1,620

1,620

Mar.

1,600

1,590

1,590

1,590

1,560

1,330

1,360

1,340

1,350

1,330

1,280

1,270

1,2SO

1,270

1,170

1,290

1,200

1,150

1,280

1,680

1,870

2,110

2,650

2,900

2,920

2,990

2,750

2,430

2,430

2,430

2,540

Month

October

November

December

January

February

March

April . . May

June . .....

July

August . .

September ...

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

Apr2,360

2,160

1,940

1,710

1,570

1,830

2,660

3,160

3,030

2,920

2,920

3,050

2,780

3,050

3,230

3,48O

3,600

3,540

3,740

3,900

4,500

4,700

4,540

4,520

4,520

4,520

4,730

4,800

4,920

5,380

May

5,480

5,

5,

5,.

HO

360

510

5,690

5,820

5,

5,

6,

370

370

L10

6,190

6,140

6,

5 j

6,

270

220

L60

6,000

5,790

6,(

6,2

6,

)60

220

L90

6,220

6,160

6,C

6,C

6,

)30

)30

L60

6,220

5,210

4,

4,

4,

4,

130

ISO

130

130

4,590

Maximum

2,960

1,660

1,760

1,690

1,660

2,990

5,380

6,270

6,570

6,910

7,250

4,300

7,260

June

6,450

6,350

6,570

6,490

6,490

6,520

6,160

6,080

5,890

5,310

4,730

4,320

5,180

5,580

6,220

6,430

6,520

6,520

6,460

6,240

6,060

6,220

6,350

6,350

6,410

6,3SO

6,190

4,990

4,410

4,3SO

Kinl* 

1,050

1,160

1,510

1,540

1,340

1,150

1,570

4,430

4,380

4,410

3,460

1,900

1,050

July

4,410

4,450

4,660

5,040

6,680

6,910

6,910

6,600

6,140

6,330

6,540

6,740

6,600

6,490

3,430

6,430

6,430

5,020

4.SOO

4,940

5,140

5,110

5,540

6,600

6,430

6,600

6.6SO

6,520

6,490

6,350

5,380

Aug.

4,S20

4, 4,'

4,

510

?30

C50

4,90C

6,850

7,

7,

6,<

250

L40

390

6,680

5,380

4,

4,

4,

300

)60

>so

5,020

5,160

5,!

5,.

5,S

210 '40

210

5, ISO

5,060 *. c

 M

5,:

>70

320

240

6,030

5,710

4,

*,f 3,'

3,

>90

540

rao

>80

3,460

Mean

2,260

1,370

1,620

1,620

1,590

1,790

3,460

5,690

5,960

5,980

5,190

3,280

3,330

Sept.

3,560

3,480

3,380

3,130

3,030

3,160

3,290

3,44C

3,320

3,070

3,030

3,030

3,230

3,160

3,640

4,300

4,300

4,190

3,660

3,300

3,560

3,600

3,380

3,270

3,340

3,190

2,980

2,340

2,050

1,900

Run-off In 

acre-feet

139,000

81,500

99,600

99,600

88,300

110,000

206,000

350,000

355,000

368,000

319,000

195,000

2,410,000
22 SNAKE RIVER

Snake River at miner, Idaho

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

below Mllner Dam, at Mllner.

Records available.- May 1909 to September 1934.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,470 second-feet Oct. 17, 18 (gage height, 

5.80 feet); minimum, 6 second-feet Aug. 5, 6, 16, Sept. 13 (gage height, 1.32 

feet).

1909-34: Maximum discharge, 44,400 second-feet June 12, 1909 (gage height, 

20.10 feet on old gage); minimum, that of 1934..

Remarks. <- Records good. Flow regulated by operation of American Falls and Lake Walcott 

Reservoirs and by diversions for Irrigation at Mllner Dam, Just above station. 

Station is below all irrigation diversions from upper Snake River. Flow includes 

some stored water used downstream by Idaho Power Co.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1933-34

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

B

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IB

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

10

10

232

498

490

486

494

217

136

494

502

60S

514

510

195

66S

1,370

1,450

1,020

S75

1,020

1,310

1,220

1,200

911

797

797

386

252

148

39

Nov.

193

257

249

359

565

942

766

374

441

458

293

290

280

257

252

249

326

776

984

937

901

870

83S

448

249

275

277

293

301

301

Dec.

301

395

740

483

476

579

579

579

579

574

458

410

498

703

745

556

154

734

S23

612

632

698

401

758

441

556

570

603

556

766

627

Jan.

579

657

472

419

3SO

781

682

667

637

574

518

622

637

662

693

593

593

519

494

58S

593

5S4

442

588

766

70S

588

579

543

476

486

Feb.

502

608

612

526

419

383

530

522

526

642

S23

719

543

548

552

552

54S

54S

543

461

3S6

377

377

374

371

377

374

36S

Mar.

331

301

309

29S

301

296

296

131

16

16

16

17

18

15

10

9

12

8

7

7

7

7

14

33

34

37

39

40

39

24

8

Month

October

November

December

January

February

March

April - .

May

June

July

August . ...

September - ... ....

The year

Apr.

9

8

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

10

10

10

10

9

8

8

9

9

9

S

8

9

8

S

8

8

8

8

8

8

May

8

8

8

S

8

8

8

8

10

S

8

8

9

9

9

S

8

8

8

8

8

S

S

8

8

S

8

S

37

51

22

June

8

8

7

7

7

S

S

S

9

10

8

S

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

8

8

7

7

7

8

S

Maximum Minimum

1,450 10

984 193

823 154

781 380

823 368

331 7

10 8

61 8

10 7

9 7

8 6

348 6

1,450 6

July

S

8

7

7

S

S

S

8

8

8

S

S

S

S

S

S

7

7

7

7

7

7

S

8

9

9

8

9

S

8

S

Aug.

S

8

8

7

6

6

7

7

8

S

7

7

7

7

7

6

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

Sept.

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

6

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

240

348

342

320

320

320

320

317

320

309

.. . Run-off In 

*ean acre-feet

606 37,200

467 27,800

667 34,900

581 35,700

504 28,000

87.0 6,350

8.70 518

10.9 670

7.53 448

7.84 482

7.06 434

110 6,550

246 178,000
SNAKE RIVER 23 

Snake River near Klmberly, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder In SEi sec. 32, T. 9 S., R. 18 E., half a mile below

 Twin Falls, 2\ miles above Shoshone Falls, and 4 miles north of Klmberly.

Records available.- July 1923 to September 1934. 

Average discharge.- 11 years, 2,700 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,810 second-feet Oct. 18 (gage height, 5.35

 feet); minimum, 355 second-feet May 19; minimum gage height, 0.95 foot Apr. 9.

1923-34: Maximum discharge, 27,200 second-feet July 4, 1927 (gage height, 

14.76 feet); minimum, 355 second-feet Apr. 15, 1931, and May 19, 1934; minimum 

gage height, 0.72 foot Apr. 15, 1931.

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge estimated Oct. 2-14, Sept. 22, 23, 25-30. Practically 

entire flow during irrigation season is diverted at Mllner; no diversions between 

Mllner and Klmberly.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1933-34

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

3O

31

Oct.

515

86C

985

710

1,380

1,810

1,660

1,290

1,290

1,660

1,660

1,610

1,520

1,210

1,250

1,210

770

725

665

Nov.

545

602

725

710

S30

1,170

1,420

1,060

800

1,020

S45

755

7SS

740

725

725

710

S30

1,3SO

1,380

1,340

1,290

1,250

1,210

880

725

725

740

740

740

Dee.

755

755

950

1,170

880

985

1,060

1,020

1,020

1,020

985

915

880

950

1,130

1,130

950

652

1,340

1,090

1,060

1,090

1,090

985

1,090

915

9S5

985

1,060

1,020

1,130

Jan.

1,060

9S5

1,060

S45

9S5

950

1,090

1,060

1,060

1,020

9S5

950

1,020

1,090

1,020

985

985

985

950

950

985

985

985

830

985

1,210

985

985

985

950

915

Feb.

915

9S5

1,060

1,020

950

616

845

950

950

950

1,090

1,170

1,020

950

950

950

950

950

9S5

950

830

800

800

815

7S5

7S5

785

785

Mar.

770

785

695

695

695

695

680

680

565

445

430

430

430

455

475

475

415

378

392

392

392

392

3S5

392

415

430

430

438

445

445

445

Month

October

November

December

January

February

March

April

Hay

June

July

August

September . . . .

The y»»r

Apr.

430

415

40S

406

400

408

392

378

378

378

385

3S5

392

392

392

392

37S

385

3S5

365

385

378

378

378

385

378

378

378

378

385

Bay

Maximum

1,810

1,420

1,340

1,210

1,170

770

430

400

415

400

422

1,810

378

37S

378

370

370

370

378

370

370

370

370

370

378

378

370

378

37S

370

362

362

370

370

370

370

370

370

370

370

362

36S

400

June

415

400

37S

378

378

378

378

378

378

378

378

376

378

378

37S

370

370

378

378

378

376

378

385

385

385

378

378

378

370

378

Minimum

645

652

830

785

378

378

362

370

370

392

415

362

July

370

37S

37S

385

385

385

376

385

3S5

3S5

37S

3S5

385

3S5

392

385

385

392

392

392

392

392

392

392

400

400

392

392

400

392

392

Aug.

Mean

1,064

912

1,002

995

921

501

389

372

380

388

409

515

65S

392

400

400

400

400

400

392

400

406

400

408

408

408

40S

408

408

408

408

40S

40S

408

415

415

415

415

422

422

422

422

422

415

Sept.

422

415

415

422

422

422

422

482

422

430

430

430

422

482

422

422

422

422

482

422

415

600

600

725

775

Run-off In 

acre-feet

65,400

54,280

61,580

61,160

51,150

30,800

23,140

22,870

22,600

23,840

25,120

30,620

472,600
24 SNAKE RIVER

Snake River near Twin Falls, Idaho

Location.- Staff gage in sec. 33, T. 93., R. 17 E., at Perrine Bridge, 4 miles north 

or city of Twin Falls and 4 miles below shoshone Falls. Outlet of Blue Lakes 

enters Snake River 200 feet below gage.

Records available.- September 1911 to June 1917, Way 1919 to September 1934. 

Average discharge.- 20 years (1911-16, 1919-34), 4,450 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year not determined, probably occurred Oct. 18,

during estimated period; minimum, 390 second-feet Apr. 18 (gage height, 2.04 feet).

1911-17, 1919-34: Maximum discharge, 32,200 second-feet June 10, 1914 (gage 

height, 13.3 feet); minimum, 390 second-feet Apr. 1, 1932, and Apr. 18, 1934; 

minimum gage height, 1.94 feet Apr. 1, 1932.

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge estimated Oct. 3-31, Nov. 1-11, 22-25, Sept. 5-7, 29, 

30J Interpolated Sept. 9-17. No diversions, except by small ranch ditches, between 

this station and the one at Milner, where entire flow Is diverted during Irrigation 

season.

Discharge, In second-feet, 1933-34

Day

1

S

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

IS

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

26

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

720

668

1,060

1,660

.

[ 000

>

 or.

860

ireoo

952

910

910

910

910

962

910

1,280

1,620

1,660

1,360

910

910

910

910

962

Dee.

1,080

1,280

1,390

1,590

996

1,040

1,180 .

1,230

1,230

1,230

1,230

1,180

1,230

1,230

1,180

1,130

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,280

1,230

1,280

1,280

1,180

1,080

1,040

1,080

1,230

1,230

1,230

1,230

Jan.

1,280

1,280

1,280

1,130

1,130

1,130

1,180

1,180

1,230

1,230

1,230

1,180

1,180

1,130

1,180

1,230

1,180

1,180

1,130

1,130

1,080

1,130

996

962

1,130

1,940

1,130

1,130

1,130

1,130

1,130

Feb.

1,130

1,130

1,180

1,130

1,040

996

952

1,080

1,080

1,130

1,180

1,130

1,180

1,130

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,040

1,040

1,080

996

995

996

996

996

96E

962

962

Mar.

910

370

830

792

792

S30

792

792

792

686

590

532

532

532

560

560

660

606

480

532

532

660

606

480

480

480

606

660

620

620

662

Month

October . . . . . ............. . ... . ...

Xoramber . ........... . .....

December .......... .... ...

January - - ......

February - - - . . ....

March .... .... . ... - .

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

May ....

June . . . . . ..... ... . .

July - ..... ...

August . ............ ...

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

The j<sar . .

Apr.

4SO

4SO

455

480

460

460

460

465

455

455

455

455

455

466

432

480

480

465

456

455

465

466

466

466

465

455

480

466

466

466

May

455

4

4

4

55

SO

55

455

455

4

4

4

55

55

56

455

455

4

4

e

55

SO

05

480

4SO

4

4

4

180

55

80

455

480

4

4

4

180

180

55

480

480

4

4

4

4

66

180

ISO

80

455

jfaxlanTTn

1,820

1,390

1,340

1,180

910

480

606

632

606

590

910

June

430

505

430

505

430

430

480

505

430

460

430

430

480

480

605

606

480

60S

480

480

480

606

606

606

505

480

606

605

506

532

Minimum

996

962

952

480

432

455

480

480

480

465

432

July

505

505

505

505

505

505

430

430

505

505

430

480

480

605

480

480

480

605

480

605

480

480

480

480

430

605

480

605

480

606

480

Aug.

505

430

430

480

430

430

480

505

480

606

605

532

505

532

606

532

660

690

606

606

606

506

606

605

606

606

605

605

606

606

606

Sept.

532

532

532

455

520

590

590

590

532

532

605

690

632

632

632

632

632

660

632

720

686

830

910

910

910

910

910

910

 Run-off In 

**** acre-feet

1,244 76,610

1,079 64,180

1,184 72,820

1,164 71,660

1,061 68,910

628 38,600

462 27,480

468 28,770

493 29,310

491 30,210

606 31,140

633 37,660

783 667,200
SNAKE RIVER 25

Snake River near Hagerman, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder In NWi 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 or 

Hap-erman. Big Wood River enters 11 miles downstream. Zero or gage Is 2,873.46 

reet above mean sea level.

Records available^- August 1912 to June 1917, July 1919 to September 1934. 

Average discharge^- 18 years (1912-15, 1919-34), 8,530 second-reet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 7,500 second-reet Oct. 23 (gage height, 6.08 

reet}; minimum, 4,580 second-feet Apr. 23 (gage height, 5.06 reet).

1912-17, 1919-34: Maximum discharge, 35,100 second-feet June 10, 1914 (gage 

height, 7.75 reet); minimum, 4.030 second-reet July 15 to Aug. 2, 1915 (gage height, 

3.1 reet). Data Insufficient In 1916 and 1917 for determination of maximum and 

minimum discharge.

Remarks.- Records good. Practically entire flow at miner diverted during Irrigation 

season; only minor diversions below Mllner.

Discharge, in second-feet,1933-34

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

6,300

6,150

6,3OO

6,300

6,300

6,600

6,750

6,600

6,600

6,450

6,300

6,450

6,450

6,600

6,600

6,60O

6,450

7,050

7,350

7,200

7,050

7,050

7,350

7,350

7,350

7,200

6,900

6,750 

6,600

6,450

6,150

Nov.

6,150

6,150

6,300

6,300

6,450

6,300

6,450

6,600

6,300

6,150

6,450

6,300

6,150

6,300

6,300

6,300

6,3OO

6,150

6,3OO

6,750

6,750

6,750

6,750

6,750

6,600

6,3OO

6,15O

6,150 

6,15O

6,150

Dec.

6,150

6,150

6,300

6,450

6,600

6,450

6,600

6,600

6,600

6,600

6,6OO

6,600

6,450

6,450

6,600

6,600

6,300

6,15O

6,150

6,900

6,75O

6,600

6,600

6,600

6,460

6,450

6,450

6,45O 

6,45O

6,450

6,450

Jan.

6,6OO

6,450

6,450

6,450

6,300

6,300

6,150

6,300

6,300

6,300

6,300

6,160

6,150

6,450

6,450

6,3OO

6,300

6,300

6.3OO

6,300

6,300

6,300

6,450

6,300

6,160

6,30O

6,450

6,3OO 

6,3OO

6,300

6.15O

Feb.

6,150

6,150

6,150

6,300

6,150

6,150

6,000

6,000

6,150

6,000

6,OOO

6,150

6,160

6,OOO

5,850

6,OOO

6,000

6,000

6,000

6,OOO

6.0OO

5,850

5,850

5,850

5,850

5,850

5,850

5,700

Mar.

5,700

5,700

5,700

5,700

5,700

5,580

5,58O

5,580

5,580

5,450

5,320

5,200

5,200

5,200

5,080

5,080

5,080

5,080

4,950

5,200

5,200

5,080

5,080

4,950

5,080

5,080

5,2OO

5,200 

5,20O

5,080

5,200

Month

October . ... . . . ...

Hovember ...

December . . ...

January . ... ....

February . ...

March ......

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

Hay .... ........

June ... . . ... . .

July . . . .......

August . . . ..... . . . .

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

The y«>ar . . .......... . ..... . .

Apr.

5,32O

5,450

5,450

5,2OO

5,200

5,200

5,O8O

5,080

5,080

5,O8O

5,080

4,950

4,950

4,950

5,080

5,080

5,080

4,950

4,950

4,950

4,950

4,950

4,820

4,820

4,950

4,950

4,820

4,820 

4,950

4,820

May

4

4

4

4

4

950

950

95O

82O

82O

4,820

4

4,

4,

4,

4,

4,

4,

4,

4,

4,

4,

4,

4,

4,

4,

4,

4,

4,

4,

4,

4,

4, 

4,

4,

4,

Maximum

7,350

6,750

6,900

6,600

6,300

5,70O

5,460

4,950

5,200

4,950

5,200

5,7OO

7,350

820

820

820

7OO

700

82O

820

82O

820

820

820

820

820

820

820

820

820

820

820

62O

950

820 

950

950

950

June

4,950

5,080

5,080

5,080

5,080

5.08O

5,080

5,200

5,200

5,080

5,080

5,080

5,080

5,080

5,080

5,080

4,950

4,950

4,950

4,960

4,950

4,950

4,950

4,950

4,950

4,950

4,950

4,950 

4,950

4,950

Minimum

6,160

6,150

6,150

6,150

5,70O

4,950

4,820

4,700

4,950

4,820

5,080

5,080

4,700

July

4.960

4,950

4,820

4,950

4,820

4,950

4,950

4,950

4,950

4,950

4,950

4,950

4,950

4,950

4,950

4,950

4,950

4,950

4,950

4,950

4,950

4,950

4,950

4,950

4,950

4,950

4,950

4,950 

4,950

4,950

4,950

Aug.

5,O8O

5

5,

5,

5,

5,

5,

5,

5,

5,

5,

5,

5,

5,

5,

5,

5,

5,

5,

5,

5,

5,

5,

5,

5,

5,

5, 

5,

5,

5,

Mean

6,697

6,365

6,484

6,31!?

6,O05

5,291

5,034

4,842

5,023

4,942

5,111

5,289

5,616

O8O

080

O80

080

O8O

O8O

080

080

080

080

080

080

080

080

oeo

200

08O

200

080

080

080

080

080

080

200

200

200 

200

200

2OO

Sept.

5,20O

5,200

5,200

5,200

5,2OO

5,200

5,200

5.2OO

5,200

5,2OO

5,200

5,080

5,080

5,O80

5,080

5,200

5,200

5,200

5,200

5,200

5,200

5,320

5,450

5,450

5,580

5,58O

5,700

5,700 

5,580

5,580

Run-off in 

acre-feet

411,800

378,700

398,700

388, 6OO

333,500

325.300

299,500

297,700

298, 9OO

303,800

314, 3OO

314,700

4,066,000
26 SNAKE RIVER

Snake River at King Hill, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder In sec. 7, T. 5 S., R. 11 E., 300 feet east of rallro53 station at King Hill and 20 miles below Big wood River.

Records available*- May 1909 to September 1934. 

Average discharge.- 26 years, 11,200 second-feet.

Extremes.*- Maximum discharge during year, 9,600 second-feet Oct. 24 (gage height, 7.02 

 TeeT); minimum, 5,880 second-feet May 8 (gage height, 5.45 feet).

1909-34: Maximum discharge, 47,200 second-feet June 22, 1918 (gage height,

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

4.5 feet).

Remarks.- Records excellent. Discharge Interpolated Jan. 20. Practically entire flow 

1 aTTlllner diverted during Irrigation season, and flow at King Hill Is derived 

largely from springs and seepage water entering below miner.

Discharge, In second-feet. 1933-34

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.

8,230

7,980

7,980

7,980

8,230

8,230

8,740

8,740

8,740

8,740

8,480

8,480

8,480

8,740

8,740

8,740

8,740

8,740

9,630

9,630

9,260

9,280

9,630

9,800

9,630

9,630

9,260 

9,000

9,000

8,740

8,480

ROT.

8,480

8,480

8,480

8,480

8,740

8,480

8,740

8,740

8,480

8,480

8,480

8,740

8,480

8,480

8,480

8,740

8,740

8,480

8,480

9,000

9,000

9,000

9,000

8,740

8,740

8,740

8,480 

8,480

8,480

0,480

Dec.

8,480

8,480

8,480

6,740

9,000

8,740

9,OOO

9,000

9,000

9,000

9,000

9,000

8,740

8,740

8,740

9,000

8,740

8,480

8,230

8,740

9,000

9,000

9,000

8,740

8,740

8,740

8,740 

8,740

8,740

9,000

9,000

Jan.

9,000

9,000

9,000

9,000

8,740

8,480

8,480

8,480

8,480

8,480

8,480

8,480

8,480

8.480

8,740

8,740

8,480

8,480

8,480

8,480

8,480

8,480

8,740

8,740

8,480

8,480

8,740 

8,480

8,480

8,480

8,230

Fab

8,480

8,480

8,480

8,480

8,480

8,230

8,230

8,230

8,480

8,230

8,230

8,230

0,480

8,480

8,230

8,230

8,230

8,230

8,230

8,230

8,230

8,230

7,980

8,230

8,230

7,980

7,980 

7,980

Mar.

7,980

7,980

7,730

7,730

7,730

7,730

7,730

7,730

7,730

7,730

7,490

7,260

7,260

7,260

7,260

7,010

7,010

7,010

7,010

7,010

7,010

7,010

6,780

6,780

6,780

7,010

7,010 

7,010

7,010

7,010

7,010

Month

October . , . . ........ ......... ..............

HOTember

December ............. ................... ....

January

February .................. ..... . . . . « . .....

March ... .... ... ............... . ..........

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

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

June ..................... . . . . . . . .... ...

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

August . . - ............. ... ... . . . . .....

September - -

The y» »r ...

Apr.

7,010

7,260

7,260

7,010

7,010

7,010

6,780

6,780

6,660

6,780

6,660

9,660

6,660

6,660

6,660

6,660

6,660

6,820

6,320

6,320

6,320

6,320

6,320

6,320

6,320

6,320

6,320 

6,820

6,320

6,320

May

8,

6

6,

8,

6

6

6,

8,

6,

6,

320

660

560

660

320

320

320

320

320

320

6,320

6,

6,

6,

6

6,

6

6

6,

320

820

320

320

320

320

320

320

6,320

6,320

6,

«,

*,

6,

6

320

£20

320

320

320

6,320 

6,660

6,

6,

6,

Maximum

9,800

9,000

9,000

9,000

8,480

7,980

7,260

6,660

7,010

6,660

6,780

7,260

9,800

320

660

660

June

6,650

6,780

6,780

6,780

6,780

6,780

6,780

6,780

7,010

6,780

6,780

7,010

7,010

6,780

6,780

6,650

6,650

6,650

6,650

6,660

6,650

6,550

6,660

6,550

6,660

6,660

6,560 

6,660

6,660

6,660

Minimum

7,980

8,480

8,230

8,250

7,980

6,780

6,320

6,320

6,660

6,320

6,320

6,560

6,320

July

6,650

6,660

6,650

6,650

6,650

6,550

6,650

6,650

6,550

6,650

6,560

6,550

6,660

6,650

6,650

6,650

6,320

6,650

6,660

6,550

6,650

6,560

6,320

6,320

6,320

6,320

9,420 

6,320

6,320

6,320

6,320

Aug.

6,

6,

6,

6,

6,

6,

6,

6,

6,

6,

6,

6,

6,

6,

6,

6,

6,

6,

6,

320

320

320

320

320

320

320

320

320

320

320

320

320

320

320

320

320

320

660

6,780

8,

8,£

660

560

320

320 5)320

6, 660

6,660 

6,660

s,

6,

6,

Mean

8,812

8,627

8,799

8,589

8,266

7,283

6,581

6,365

6,680

6,476

6,416

6,828

7,474

660

780

780

Sept.

6,560

6,650

6,650

6,780

6,780

6,560

6,550

6,780

6,660

6,780

6,780

6,780

6,780

6,780

6,780

6,660

6,660

6,560

6,780

6,780

6,780

6,780

7,010

7,260

7,250

7,260

7,260 

7,260

7,250

7,250

Run-off In 

acre-feet

641,800

513,400

641,000

528,100

459,100

447,800

391,600

391,300

397,600

298,200

394,600

406,300

6,411,000
SNAKE RIVER 2 

Snake River near Murphy, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder In NWJ sec. 18, T. 2 S., R. IE., 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 1954.

Average discharge.- 21 years (1913-34), 11,200 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 12,000 second-feet Oct. 25 (gage height,

3.62 feet); minimum recorded, result of discharge measurement, 3,950 second-feet 

July 20, when stage was below Inlet pipe,

1912-34: Maximum discharge, 47,300 second-feet June 22, 1918 (gage height, 

13.95 feet); minimum recorded, that of July 20, 1934.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those estimated, which are good. Large diurnal 

fluctuations of short duration are caused by operation of gates and power plant 

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

Discharge, in second-feet, 1933-34

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

8,420

8,420

8,280

8,150

8,560

8,150

8,420

8,560

9,140

8,990

8,840

8,560

8,700

8,560

8,700

8,840

8,840

0,700

8,840

9,440

9,760

9,440

9,440

9,760

9,920

9,600

9,760

9,440

9,290

9,140

9,440

Nov.

8,560

8,560

8,560

8,840

8,990

8,700

8,840

8,700

8,990

8,840

8,700

8,840

8,700

8,840

8,700

8,840

8,840

8,840

8,700

8,840

9,140

9,290

9,290

9,140

9,140

8,990

8,990

8,560

8,560

8,560

Dee.

8,560

8,560

8,560

8,700

8,840

8,990

8,840

9,140

9,140

8,700

9,140

9,290

9,140

8,840

8,840

8,840

9,140

8,700

8,560

8,420

8,840

9,140

8,990

9,140

9,140

9,140

8,990

8,990

8,990

8,990

8,990

Jan.

9,290

9,140

9,290

9,140

8,990

8,840

8,700

8,700

8,700

8,S40

8,700

8,700

8,560

8,420

8,840

8,990

8,840

8,840

8,840

8,700

8,840

8,990

8,560

8,990

9,140

8,840

8,700

8,990

8,560

8,840

8,700

Feb.

8,700

8,560

8,560

8,560

8,700

8,560

8,560

8,560

8,280

8,700

8,420

8,560

8,420

8,560

8,560

8,420

8,480

8,280

8,420

8,420

8,420

8,420

8,290

8,280

8,150

8,280

8,280

8,020

Mar.

8,020

8,020

8,150

7,770

7,890

7,890

8,020

7,890

8,020

7,890

7,770

7,770

*7,500

7,310

7,420

7,530

7,100

*7,100

7,100

6,900

7,100

*7,100

7,200

7,420

7,310

*7,100

Month

October . . . .

November - ....

December .

January ...

February

March . ...

April . . . . . ...

May ......

June ....

July - ...

August .........

September ....

The y sar ..... . ...

Apr.

*7,200

7,530

7,770

7,650

7,530

7,770

7,000

7,420

6,710

6,900

6,710

6,900

6,710

6,710

*6,600

6,620

6,710

6,620

6,620

6,620

*6,400

*6,200

6,800

6,530

2-6,400

6,530

*6,500

6,620

*6,300

*6,400

May

6

6

6

6

6

6

*6

6

6

6

6

*6

*6

6

*6

6

*6,

6

*6

6

6,

*6

6

6

6

*6

=-6

*6

6

*6

*6

Maximum

9,920

9,290

9,290

9,290

8,700

8,020

7,770

6,800

7,100

6,900

6,900

7,650

9,920

440

620

440

530

530

710

400

710

620

620

710

500

600

710

600

620

500

710

400

530

530

400

440

440

440

500

400

500

800

400

500

June

6,620

6,710

6,710

6,800

6,800

*6,8QO

7,000

6,800

6,900

6,900

»6,900

7,100

7, ion

7,100

*6,800

6,800

*6,600

*6,400

*6,700

*6,500

*6,300

*6,400

*6,500

*6,400

*6,600

56 , 500

*6,500

*6,400

*6,400

*6,400

Minimum

8,150

8,560

8,420

8,420

8,020

6,900

6,200

6,400

6,300

6,000

8,300

6,300

6,000

July

*6,500

»6,400

*6,800

-*6,400

*6,400

*6,700

*6,600

#6,000

6,360

6,800

*6,400

»6,600

*6,500

*6,600

«6,300

*6,500

*6,500

»6 , 500

*6,400

*6,800

»6,600

'--6,500

*6,200

6,440

6,360

6,360

6,620

*6,400

6,900

*6,400

*6,300

Aug.

*6,300

6

6

6

6,

6

*6,

6

6,

6,

*6,

6,

6,

*6,

6,

6,

6,

6,

6,

6,

*6,

6,

6,

6,

6,

6,

6,

*6,

6,

6,

6,

Mean

8,971

8,836

8,912

8,845

8,441

7 r542

6,883

6,544

6,681

6,488

6,562

8,920

7,628

530

440

440

360

620

400

440

620

620

600

360

800

300

620

530

620

620

360

900

600

BOO

710

620

710

440

710

400

620

710

620

Sept.

7,100

6,360

6,530

7,100

*6,300

6,900

6,710

6,800

6,530

7,000

6,620

6,900

6,710

6,710

7,000

6,710

6,900

6,800

7,000

6,800

7,000

6,900

6,800

7,000

7,200

7,310

7,310

7,420

7,530

7,650

Run-off in 

acre-feet

551,600

525,800

548,000

543,900

468,800

463,700

406,600

402,300

397,600

399,000

403,500

411,800

5,523,000

 Estimated.
28 SNAKE RIVER 

Snake River at Welser, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder in sec. 31, T. 11 N. , R. 5 ff. , one-third of a mile 

above wagon bridge at Weiser, placed in operation Oct. 12 at location and datum 

of Inclined concrete gage foriosrly used. Zero of gage is 2,087.22 feet above 

sea level.

Records available.- October 1910 to September 1934. 

obtained by U. S. Weather Bureau since 1895.

Fragmentary gage-height record

Average discharge.- £3 years (1911-34), 18,100 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 20,500 second-feet Jan. 3 (gage height, 5.15 

feet); minimum, 6,380 second-feet July 9 (gage height, 1.78 feet).

1910-34: Hfeximum discharge, 83,100 second-feet May 23, 1921 (gage height, 

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

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

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

Flood of June 1894- was considerably higher than flood of 1910.

Remarks . - Records excellent except those for Oct. 1-11, which are good. Flow regulated 

T>y~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,1933-34

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

10,500

10,400

10,500

10,400

10,200

10,400

10,500

9,970

10,200

10 , 500

10,500

10,600

10,600

10,400

10 , 400

10,600

10,600

11,000

10,600

11,000

11,400

11,800

11,400

11,800

12,200

12,600

12,600

12,200

12,200

12,600

13,000

Nov.

13,400

12,600

12,200

12,200

12,200

12,200

12,200

12,200

12,200

12,200

12,200

11,800

11,800

12,200

12,200

11,800

11,800

11,800

11,800

11,800

11,800

11,800

12,200

12,200

12,200

11,800

11,800

11,800

11 , 400

11,400

Dec.

11,400

11,000

11,400

11,400

11 , 400

11,800

11,800

11,800

11,800

12,200

11,800

11,800

12,200

12,600

12,600

12,200

12,200

11,800

11,800

11,800

12,200

12,600

13,000

13,000

12,600

13,400

14,300

14,300

13,800

13,800

16,100

Jan.

15,600

16,100

18,000

18,900

16,500

15,200

13,800

13,000

12,600

12,600

12,600

12,200

12,200

12,200

12,200

12,600

12,600

12,200

12 , 200

12,600

12,600

13,000

14,700

17,000

17,000

16,500

14,700

13,800

13,400

13,000

13,000

Feb.

12,600

12,600

12,600

12,200

12,200

12,200

12,600

12,600

13,8OO

13,400

13,000

12,600

12,600

12,600

12,600

12,600

12,600

12,200

12,200

12,200

12,600

12,600

12,600

12,200

11,800

11,800

11,800

11,800

Mar.

11,800

11,800

11,800

11,800

11,400

11,800

12,200

12,600

11,800

12,200

11,800

11,400

12,200

12,200

12,200

12,600

12,600

12,600

12,200

12,200

12,200

12,200

12,200

11,800

11,800

11,800

11,400

12,200

16,100

19,400

18,000

Month

October

November

December

January

February

March

April

Bay

June - .

July

August

September

The year . ....

Apr.

16,500

16,100

15,200

14,700

14,300

13,400

13,400

13,000

13,000

13,000

13,000

13,000

14,300

14,700

14,700

14,300

14,300

13,800

13,400

13,400

13,400

13,400

14,300

14,300

15,200

15,200

15,200

14,300

14,300

13,800

May

13

13

12

12

11

11

11

11

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

10

10

10

9

9

9

9

8

8

8

8

8

Maximum

13,000

13,400

16,100

18,900

13,800

19,400

16,500

13,400

10,000

7,520

7,690

8,660

19,400

400

000

600

200

800

400

800

800

600

600

600

600

200

800

800

400

400

000

000

600

400

400

660

470

100

100

980

920

740

740

560

June

8,740

9,100

9,280

9,280

9,380

9,100

9,470

1O,OOO

10,000

9,660

9,470

9,100

8,740

8,660

8,380

7,860

7,860

7,520

7,350

7,350

7,350

6,860

7,020

7,020

7,020

7,180

7,690

7,690

7,690

7,520

Minimum

9,970

11,400

11,000

12,200

11,800

11,400

13,000

8,560

6,860

7,020

7,020

7,520

6,860

July

7,350

7,350

,350

,020

,350

,160

,350

,180

,020

,020

,350

,180

,020

,180

,180

,180

,020

,180

,180

,180

,180

,350

,350

,180

,350

,530

,160

,350

,520

,350

,350

Aug.

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

Mean

11,090

12,040

12,450

14,020

12,470

12,590

14,160

11,020

8,305

7,243

7,389

7,952

10,880

350

180

350

180

180

180

180

350

020

350

520

350

350

350

520

180

350

180

350

350

350

520

690

690

520

520

520

520

690

520

690

Sept.

,aso

,690

,030

,520

,690

,860

,520

,690

,690

,690

,690

,860

,860

.860

,860

8,030

8,030

8,030

8,030

8,030

8,030

8,030

8,200

8,200

9,030

8,200

8,200

8,300

8,380

8,560

Run-off In 

acre-fee b

681,700

716,400

765,400

862,000

692,600

774,100

842,800

677,600

494,200

445,300

454,300

473,200

7,880,000
SNAKE RIVER 

Snake River at Oxbow, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder In NWi sec. 16, T. 7 S., R. 48 E., at Oxbow, fiveeighths of a mile above Intake of diversion tunnel for Oxbow power plant.

Records available.- May 1923 to September 1934. 

Average discharge.- 11 years, 16,000 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 21,100 second-feet Mar. 30 (gage height, 

11.10 feet); minimum not determined.

1923-34: Maximum discharge, 70,600 second-feet Feb. 6, 1925; maximum 

gage height, 19.33 feet May 13, 1928: minimum discharge, 4,890 second-feet 

Aug. 6, 1924 (gage height, 6.30 feet).

Remarks.- Records good. Flow regulated by Irrigation and power operations above 

station.

Discharge, in second-feet,1933-34

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

a?

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

3O

31

Oct.

11,200

11,200

11,200

11,200

10,800

10,500

10,800

10,500

10,500

10,500

11,200

10,800

10,800

10,500

10,500

10,500

10,800

11,200

11,200

10,800

11,200

11,800

12,200

11,800

12,200

12,600

12,600

12,600

12,600

12,600

13,300

Nov.

13,700

13,700

12,900

12,600

12,200

12,600

12,900

12,600

12,600

12,200

12,600

12,600

12,200

12,300

12,200

12,200

12,200

11,800

12,200

12,200

11,800

11,800

11,800

12,200

12,200

12,200

12,200

11,800

11,800

11,500

Dec.

11.500

11,500

11,500

11,500

11,500

11,500

11,800

11,800

11,500

12,200

12,200

11,800

12,200

12,600

12,600

12,600

12,200

12,200

12,200

11,800

12,200

12,600

12,900

13,300

13,300

13,300

14,000

14,800

14,800

14,000

15,600

Jan.

16,400

16,400

17,200

19,800

18,500

16,400

15,200

14,000

13,300

12,900

12,900

12,900

12,900

12,900

12,600

12,600

12,900

12,900

12,600

12,900

12,900

13,300

14,400

16,400

17,700

17,700

16,400

14,800

14,000

14,000

13,300

Feb.

13,300

13,300

12,900

12,900

12,900

12,900

12,900

13,300

13,700

14,400

13,700

13,700

13,300

12,900

12,900

12,900

13,300

12,900

12,900

12,900

12,900

13,300

12,900

12,900

12,600

12,200

12,200

11,800

Mar.

12,200

12,200

12,600

12,200

12,200

12,200

12,200

12,900

12,900

12,600

12,600

12,600

12,200

12,900

12,900

13,300

13,300

13,700

12,900

12,900

12,900

12,900

13,300

12,900

12,600

12.600

12,600

12,900

14,000

19,800

20,200

Month

October .....

November . . . .....

December ... . . ....

January . . ......

February ....

March .....

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

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

June . ... . . ..........

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

August . . ... ......

September ...

The yes r ............

Apr.

16,900

17,200

16,800

16,400

15,600

15,200

14,400

14,400

13,700

14,400

14,000

14,400

14,800

15,600

16,000

16,000

15,200

15,200

14,800

14,400

14,400

14,800

14,800

15,200

16,000

16,000

16,400

16,000

15,200

15,200

May

14,

14,

13,

13,

12,

12,

12,

12,

12,

13,

13,

13,

13,

12,

12,

12,

12,

11,

11,

11,

11,

11.

10,

10,

9,

9,

9,

9,

9,

9,

9,

Maximum

13,300

13,700

15,600

19,800

14,400

20,200

18,900

14,400

10,500

7,960

7,710

8,740

20,200

400

000

700

300

900

600

600

900

900

700

700

300

300

900

600

200

200

800

500

500

200

200

800

200

880

580

580

580

290

290

290

June

9,010

9,290

9,580

9,880

9,580

9,880

9,880

10,200

10,500

10,500

10,200

9,880

9,290

9,010

8,740

8,470

8,210

7,960

7,710

7,710

7,710

7,710

7,230

7,230

7,230

7,710

7,960

8,210

8,210

7,960

Minimum

10,500

11,500

11,500

12,600

11,800

12,200

13,700

9,290

7,230

7,230

7,230

7,470

7,230

July

7,960

7,710

7,710

7,470

7,470

7,710

7,470

7,710

7,470

7,230

7,230

7,470

7,470

7,230

7,470

7,470

7,230

7,230

7,230

7,230

7,230

7,230

7,470

7,470

7,230

7,470

7,470

7,470

7,470

7,470

7,470

Aug.

7,

7,

7,

7,

7,

7,

7,

7,

7,

7,

7,

7,

7,

7,

7,

7,

7,

7,

7,

7,

7,

7,

7,

7,

7,

7,

7,

7,

7,

7,

7,

Mean

11,360

12,320

12,560

14,620

13,020

13,230

15,380

11,870

8,756

7,430

7,424

8,013

11,320

470

470

230

470

470

230

230

330

470

230

470

470

470

470

470

470

230

230

230

230

470

230

470

710

710

470

470

470

470

710

710

Sept.

7,710

7,710

7,960

7,960

7,470

7,710

7,710

7,470

7,710

7,710

7,710

7,710

7,960

7,960

7,960

7,960

8,210

8,210

8,210

7,960

8,210

8,210

8,210

8,210

8,210

8,210

8,470

8,470

8,470

8,740

Run-off in 

acre-feet

698,600

733,300

772,600

898,700

723,400

813,600

915,200

729,700

520,900

457,400

456,500

476,800

6,197,000
30 SNAKE RIVER

Snake River at Rlparia, Wash.

Location.- Chain gage in sec. 31, T. 13 N., R. 38 E., at Oregon-Washington Railroad 

& Navigation Co.'s bridge at Riparla.

Drainage area.- 102,000 square miles.

Records available.- October 1915 to September 1922, August 1928 to September 1934.

Average discharge.- 13 years, 48,170 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge recorded during year, 149,000 second-feet Dec. 23 (gage 

height, 12.44 feet); minimum dally discharge, 12,200 second-feet numerous days 

during August and September; minimum gage height, 0.38 foot Aug. 22.

1915-22, 1928-34: Maximum discharge, 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.

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

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge estimated June 20. Small diversions by pumping between 

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

for power on Clearwater River at Lewiston.

Discharge, In second-feet, 1955-54

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Oct.

19,800

19,800

19,200

19,200

18,700

18,700

18,700

18,200

17,700

17,700

17,200

17,200

17,200

16,700

17,200

17,700

17,700

17,700

17,700 

19,800

22,900

23,600 

26,000

26,700

27,100

27,800

27,800

27,100

29,400 

32,600

39,800

Nov.

38,900

37,100

42,600

46,400

48,500

39,800

34,400

33,600

32,600

30,200

30,200

30,200

30,200

27,800

27,100

26,700

25,700

25,700

24,300 

23,600

23,600

23,600 

24,300

24,300

26,000

26,700

26,400

26,400

26,400 

26,000

Dec.

24,300

23,600

22,900

22,200

22,200

23,600

22,900

25,700

28,600

36,200

61 , 200

54,000

51,800

48,600

45,400

39 ,800

37,100

38,000

38,000 

38,900

48,500

56,400 

149,000

144,000

97,600

72,500

63,600

62,900

61,800 

64,000

69,900

Jan.

62,400

56,400

60,000

73,900

79,600

73,900

62,400

57,600

48,500

44,400

40,700

38,900

38,000

38,000

37,100

37,100

34,400

37,100

38,000 

38,900

37,100

37,100 

64,000

96,000

76,300

78,100

69,900

62,900

48,600 

44,400

41,600

Feb.

40,700

39,800

38,000

38,900

38,900

38,900

38,000

38,900

33,000

41,600

40,700

39,800

40,700

38,900

58,000

37,100

36,200

36,200

36,300 

35,300

35,300

34,400 

34,400

34,400

33,500

33,500

33,500

33,600

Mar.

33,500

33,600

61,200

63,600

66,400

66,400

67,300

61,200

60 ,000

51,800

48,500

46,400

46,400

46,400

45,400

61,800

66,200

54,000

52,900 

61,800

50,700

61,800 

52,900

61,800

60,700

49,600

49,600

48,500

67,300 

102,000

109,000

Month

October . . ....... ..... ...

Hovember ... ... .... .....

December ........ ... .....

January ........ .........

February . . .......... ....

March . - ............. .......

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

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

June - .... .... ........ ................

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

August . .... ............ . . ...... ........

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

The jre ir ........ ............. ... .

Apr.

109,000

104,000

91,400

80,900

76,700

72,500

68,600

66,000

71,200

75,300

78,100

82,400

86,900

97,600

109,000

102,000

97,600

92,900

88,400 

86,400

88,400

97,600 

109,000

110,000

118,000

118,000

110,000

106,000

107,000 

101,000

May

94,

86,

79,

78,

75,

76,

83,

89,

96,

91,

82,

79,

78,

67,

67,

68,

69,

69,

67, 

67,

63,

400

900

600

100

300

700

900

900

000

400

400

500

100

300

300

600

900

900

300 

300

600

68,800 

66,200

62, 900__

62,900

66,

54,

52,

60, 

50,

47,

39,800

48,600

149,000

96,000

41,600

109 ,000

118,000

96,000

46,400

22,900

14,900

15,400

149,000

200

000

900

700 

700

400

June

46,400

42,500

41,600

40,700

41,600

39,800

38,000

40,700

46,400

36,300

34,400

39,800

38,000

35,300

34,400

33,600

31,000

28,600

27,800 

26,800

26,700

26,000 

23,600

22,900

21,600

21,600

22,200

26,000

28,700 

23,600

19,TOO

23,600

22,200

34,400

32,500

35,600

66,000

47,400

21,600

14,400

12,200

12,200

12,200

July

22,900

22,200

21,000

20,400

19,200

18,700

18,200

18,700

17,700

16,700

21,000

17,200

16,200

16,700

19,200

16,200

14,900

15,800

15,800 

16,400

16,400

14,900 

14,900

14,900

14,400

14,400

14,900

15,400

15,400 

16,400

14,900

Aug.

14,

14,

14,

14,

13,

13,

13,

13,

13,

13,

13,

12,

12,

13,

13,

400

000

400

900

600

100

600

100

100

100

100

600

600

100

100

13,100

12,

12,

600

600

12,200 

12,200

12, 6OO __

12,200 

12,600

12,

12,

12,

12,

12,

12, 

12,

12,

Mean

21,700

30,140

60,490

62,660

37,230

66,750

93,360

69,810

3(2,620

17,060

12,930

13,400

40,600

200

200

600

200

600

200 

600

200

Sept.

12,200

12,600

12,200

12,600

13,100

13,100

12,600

12,600

12,600

12,200

13,100

13,600

13,600

13,600

13,100

13,100

13,100

13,100

14,000 

14,000

14,000

13,600 

14,000

13,600

14,900

15,400

14,400

14,000

14,900 

14,900

Run-off In

acre-feet

1,334,000

1,795,000

5,104,000

3,257,000

2,038,000

5,427,000

5,56«,000

4,292,000

1,941,000

1,049,000

794,800

800,900

29,400,000
FLAT CREEK BASIN 31

Flat Creek near Jackson, Wyo.

Location.- Staff gage In SWi sec. 35, T. 42 N., R. Ufa W., 9 miles northeast of Jackson, 

Wyo., Just below power plant of Jackson Hole Light & Power Co.

Records available.- June 1933 to September 1934.

Extremes.- 1933-34: Maximum discharge recorded, 279 second-feet June 23, 1933 (gage 

height, 2.86 feet); minimum, 12 second-feet several days during April and September 1934 (gage height, 1.24 feet).

Remarks.- Records good except those for June to November 1933, which are fair. No

records Nov. 5, 1933, to Mar. 31, 1934. No regulation. Records not kept during 

winter months owing to extreme ice conditions.

Discharge", in second-feet, 1933

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

IV

la

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar.

Month

October . .

November . . .

December

January . . .....

February

March .....

April ....

Bay

June .... . .

July - ....

August ....

September . .......

The period. . ... ...... . . . . ... .

Apr. May

Maxijnvon

192

46

89

June

*279

Minimum

46

29

23

July

192

178

163

136

128

119

114

105

97

97

96

94

94

65

60

TV

76

66

65

63

63

59

56

55

51

51

61

51

48

48

46

Aug.

46

44

42

42

42

41

38

35

42

42

41

41

40

39

38

37

36

36

38

35

35

36

34

33

33

33

33

33

32

31

29

Sept.

29

29

28

28

28

28

28

28

26

25

25

25

25

24

25

26

27

26

24

24

24

24

24

24

25

25

24

24

23

23

 Run-off in 

"ean acre-feet

8V. 2 5,360

3V.3 2,290

26.6 1,520

9,170

'Result of discharge meaaurement.
FLAT CREEK BASIN

Flat Creek near Jackson, Wyo.

(Continued)

Discharge, in second-feet, 1933-34

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Oct.

23

23

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

21

21

21

21

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

Nov.

19

19

19

19

Dee. Jan. Feb. Mar.

Month

October .... . .

November 1-4

December

January - ...

February

March . .... ....

April . . ... ...

May. ...

June ......

July

August - - ......... . . .

September

Apr.

12

12

14

13

13

12

12

12

13

14

14

14

14

16

14

15

15

16

15

15

16

18

19

20

21

23

22

23

26

27

May

30

32

34

35

36

36

38

40

42

48

61

83

83

85

86

85

86

88

96

1O7

121

128

128

128

128

126

121

119

114

109

105

June

101

96

86

80

73

66

66

63

58

54

54

51

49

49

49

47

47

47

47

45

45

42

42

44

42

40

40

38

36

36

Maximum Minimum

23 19

19 19

27 12

128 30

101 36

35 22

22 16

19 12

July

35

33

33

34

33

32

32

30

30

26

27

27

26

26

26

26

26

26

24

24

28

26

25

24

24

24

24

22

22

22

22

Aug.

22

21

21

21

21

20

20

20

20

2O

20

19

19

19

19

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

16

16

16

Sept.

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

12

12

12

14

14

14

19

14

15

14

15

14

14

14

14

15

15

Run-off in 

Mean acre-feet

21.0 1,290

19 ,O 151

16.3 970

82.6 5,060

54.5 3,240

27.1 1,670

18.4 1.13O

14.4 857
SALT RIVER BASIN 

Salt River near Smoot, Wyo.

33

Location.- Water-stage recorder In sec. 7, T. 30 N., R. 118 W., 1^ miles south or 

Smoot. Prior to October 1933 chain gage at same location and datum was used.

Drainage area.- b9 square miles.

Records available.- June 1932 to September 1934.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period, 4o second-reet May 12 (gage height, O.b5 

root); minimum dally discharge, 2 second-feet Sept. 6-8.

1932-34: Maximum discharge, :535 second-feet June 3, 1933 (gage height, £.14 

reet); minimum dally discharge, that or Sept. 6-8, 1934.

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge estimated Apr. 10, May 26-30, Aug. 6-9, Sept. 25, 26. 

TTo~record Dec. 1 to Apr. 8. A few diversions above station for Irrigation.

Discharge second-feet, 1933-34

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

Oct.

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

12 6.8

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

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.S

6.8

6.8

6.8

Nov.

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

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar.

Month

October

November

December

January

February

March

April 9-30 

May 

June

July 

August 

September

Apr.

18

22

27

30

33

30

25

23

21

20

21

24

26

25

23

29

30

33

31

30

32

34

May

35

36

34

34

35

36

41

42

40

41

43

45

44

43

43

43

42

43

43

43

40

36

37

35

35

34

32

30

28

26

24

June

22

22

22

22

21

22

22

23

21

20

19

19

18

18

17

18

15

11

12

14

15

16

16

18

19

18

18

18

18

17

Maximum Minimum

6.8 6.8

6.8 6.8

34 18 

45 24 

23 11

21 3.6 

6.8 3.1 

4.2 2.0

July

16

16

16

16

19

21

21

21

21

16

12

6.8

4.7

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.2

3.9

3.6

3.6

4.4

5.2

6.3

4.7

6.3

6.8

7.4

6.8

6.8

6.3

5.8

Aug.

6.8

5.8

5.2

5.8

6.8

6.5

6.2

5.8

5.5

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

4.2

3.6

2.8

3.6

4.2

4.4

4.4

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

3.6

3.1

3.1

3.1

Sept.

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.5

2.3

2.0

2.0

?.o

2.3

2.3

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.8

3.1

3.1

3.4

3.7

4.0

4.2

4.2

3.6 4.2

3.6

3.1

3.6

Run-off in 

Mean acre-feet

6.80 418

6.80 405

26.7 1,160 

37.5 2,310 

18.4 1,090

9.74 599 

4.66 286 

2.84 169
34 SALT RIVER BASIN

Salt River at Wyoming-Idaho line

Location.- Water-stage recorder In sec. 16, T. 3 S., R. 46 E., Just below Trout Creek, 

half a mile above confluence with Snake River, and three-quarters of a mile west 

of Wyoming-Idaho line.

Drainage area.- 890 square miles.

Records available.- April to September 1934.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period, 534 second-feet Apr. 12 (gage height, 2.10 

TeeT); minimum, 216 second-feet May 17 (gage height, 1.30 feet).

Remarks.- Records good except those estimated Apr. 27 to May 14, which are fair. 

Diversions for Irrigation above station.

Discharge, In second-feet, 1934

Day

1

2

3

4

5

S

7

8

9

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

31

Oct. MOT. Dee. Jan. Feb. Mar.

Month

October .... ........ . . ...

November ....... . .

December ..... .....

January - . .... ......

February - .....

March - . ... ...... ...

April a-90 . - - .

 ay .-..-. .....

June ...... ...... . . . ......

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

August .............. .... . ....

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

The period ...... .......

Apr.

462

508

508

510

506

501

486

477

472

458

458

458

458

449

454

449

444

454

450

450

445

445

May

440

440

420

390

570

350

325

3OO

275

260

25O

240

235

235

231

224

220

224

227

231

231

227

224

227

227

227

227

227

246

250

258

June

266

274

2S2

286

286

294

302

307

298

298

294

290

290

294

298

307

294

290

282

278

286

282

282

294

294

294

290

290

290

290

Maximum Minimum

510 444

440 220

307 266

294 254

276 258

319 250

July

294

290

290

294

286

290

290

286

286

274

266

266

262

266

262

258

258

254

254

258

258

258

254

254

262

266

266

266

262

262

262

Aug.

266

266

262

258

258

258

258

258

262

266

270

270

270

274

274

274

27O

270

270

266

270

266

266

266

262

262

262

266

278

278

266

Sept.

266

262

262

266

266

262

262

262

262

262

258

254

254

254

254

250

254

258

258

262

266

282

296

302

298

298

307

319

315

319

Run-off In 

"ean acre-feet

469 20,470

273 16,780

290 17,260

269 16,570

267 16,590

273 16,250

103,700
SALT RIVER BASIN 35

Cottonwood Creek near Smoot, Wyo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder In sec. 4, T. 30 N., R. 118 W., 1$ miles southeast 

or smoot. Staff gage a quarter of a mile downstream used prior to April 1934.

Drainage area.- 26 square miles.

Records available.- liay 1933 to September 1934.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 71 second-feet May 23 (gage height, 1.60 feet); 

minimum, 13 second-feet Sept. 30 (gage height, 0.89 foot).

1933-34: Maximum discharge, 424 second-feet June 17, 18, 1933 (gage height, 

2.76 feet, former datum); minimum, that of Sept. 30, 1934.

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge estimated Apr. 1-8, 10. No record Dec. l to Mar. 31. 

Flow regulated by storage In Cottonwood Lakes. One small diversion above station.

Discharge, In second-feet, 1933-34

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

2O

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

22

28

21

21

21

21

21

19

19

19

19

19

23

28

22

22

21

21

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

18

18

18

18

17

17

Nov.

17

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

15

15

15ie

Dee. Jan. Feb. Mar.

Month

October ..........

November ..... . .

December . - ...

January .... ....

February ....

March ........

April - - . ...

Hay .......

June . - .....

July . - .....

August . ..... . . .....

September .

Apr.

18

19

21

23

24

25

25

25

24

23

23

19

19

21

26

29

30

31

SO

32

33

36

39

May

39

37

37

37

37

41

44

46

46

44

48

52

54

57

61

62

61

61

63

66

68

69

69

68

67

66

64

63

61

60

57

June

56

S3

50

4S

47

46

43

41

42

41

41

40

36

se

38

51

51

49

48

47

41

37

39

42

41

40

41

41

40

41

Maximum Minimum

23 17

17 16

59

69 37

56 37

43 25

25 17

17 13

July

41

43

42

42

41

39

37

37

36

34

34

37

35

33

33

33

33

33

33

32

33

33

31

32

29

27

26

25

25

26

25

Aug.

25

25

24

24

24

23

23

22

22

23

22

22

22

22

22

21

21

21

21

21

20

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

18

18

17

Sept.

17

17

17

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

15

15

16

16

15

15

16

16

16

16

16

16

15

14

14

14

14

13

u Run-off In 

Mean acre-feet

19 S 1 , 220

16.2 962

24.0 1,430

55.0 3,380

43.7 2,600

33.5 2,060

20.7 1,270

15.6 926
36 SALT RIVER BASIN

Strawberry Creek near Bedford, Wyo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder In sec. 27, T. 34 N., R. 118 W., 1£ miles east of 

Bedford. Staff gage 200 feet downstream used prior to April 1934.

Drainage area.- 21 square miles.

Records available.- June 1932 to September 1934.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 107 second-feet May 21 (gage height, 2.62 

feet); minimum probably occurred during winter.

1932-34: Maximum discharge, 675 second-feet (gage height, 3.00 feet, former 

datum); minimum not determined.

Remarks.- Records fair. Discharge estimated Apr. 1-9, 11-13, 15-17, 19, 20, 22-26, Apr. 

28~to May 13. May 23-25, 27, 28, June 17-19. No record Dec. 1 to Mar. 31. One 

small diversion above station.

Discharge, in second-feet,1933-34

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

44

43

43

43

43

43

45

45

45

44

44

44

44

44

43

43

43

43

48

48

48

48

48

48

48

48

48

48

48

48

48

Nov.

48

48

48

48

47

47

47

47

45

45

45

45

45

45

44

44

44

38

38

38

38

38

36

36

36

35

35

35

35

35

Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar.

Month

October

November

December

January

February

March

April 

May

June

July

August 

September, . . ...

Apr.

36

1 33

r Oo

J

39

40

42

44

45

46

48

49

61

51

50

48

48

50

52

58

64

70

72

72

72

May

72

73

74

76

80

82

83

84

84

64

85

87

89

91

90

92

97

100

97

102

103

106

105

104

102

97

95

93

91

91

86

June

87

83

80

79

80

79

80

79

79

79

80

79

76

76

74

73

72

71

70

69

69

68

68

69

70

68

68

66

65

66

Maximum Minimum

48 43

48 35

72 

106 72

87 65

65 50

50 39 

40 34

July

65

64

63

63

63

62

62

62

60

59

59

59

5S

57

56

55

54

55

55

54

54

52

51

51

51

50

50

50

51

50

50

Aug.

50

49

49

47

46

46

45

45

44

45

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

43

43

42

40

40

40

40

39

42

40

40

Sept.

40

40

39

39

39

39

38

39

39

39

38

38

38

38

37

36

34

34

34

34

34

34

37

38

37

38

37

37

37

37

 Run-off In 

Mean acre-feet

45.5 2,800

41.8 2,490

48.1 2,860 

90.2 5,550

74.1 4,410

56.3 3,460

43.7 2,690 

37.2 2,220
HENRYS FORK BASH.' 3 

Henrys Lake near Lake, Idaho

Location.- Staff gag:e In SWi sec. 26, T. 15 K., R. 43 E., at dam 4 miles south of 

Lake post office.

Records available.- July 1923 to September 1934.

Remarks.- Henrys Lake Reservoir Impounds water for supplemental Irrigation of lands

served by several canals diverting from Henrys Fork. It lias a capacity of 80,000 

acre-feet between elevations 6,620 and 6,635 feet, sea level datum. Dredging outlet channel during 1934 made about 4,000 acre-feet available for diversion that 

ivas considered dead storage In prior years. Gates In dam closed Oct. 1 to May 23. 

Gage-height record and capacity table furnished by North Fork Reservoir Co.

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar.

12,874

Apr. May

18,678

18,678

18,578

18,478

18,378

18,278

| 18,178

18,078

June

17,978

17,878

17,778

17,578

17,277

16,927

16,530

16,155

16,061

16,061

16,014

16,014

15,968

15,968

15,921

15,874

15,874

15,874

15,827

15,780

15,592

15,358

15,077

14,842

14,514

14,092

13,670

13,436

13,248

13,014

July

12,780

12,545

12,264

11,983

11,713

11,405

Aug.

2 ,279

2,170

2,098

2,062

1,989

1.917

11,097 1J880

10,745 i 1,808

10,305

9,733

9,187

8,643

8,183

7,890

7,439

6,888

6,336

5,863

5,352

4,918

4,524

4,209

3,932

3,657

3,367

3,113

2,932

2,787

2,642

2,533

2,388

1,771

1,699

1,662

1,626

1,554

1,518

1,481

1,445

1,409

1,372

1,300

1,264

1,228

1,191

1,155

1,119

1,082

1,046

1,046

1,010

1,010

1,010

974

Sept.

938

901

792

756

756

720

720

684

648

611

575

575

575

539

460

460

460

427

427

321

285

285

285

249

212

212

212

176

176

176

Note.- Readings discontinued during winter and for other periods for w 

Contents on Sept. 30, 1933, was 7,240 acre-feet.

fhich no record la given.
38 HENRYS FORK BASIN

Henrys Fork near Lake, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder In STfi sec. 26, 7. 15 N., R. 43 E., a quarter of a 

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

Records available.- May 1920 to September 1934. Prior to September 1922 at a point 3 

miles downstream and below the mouth of Dry Creek, whose floodwatere have been 

diverted Into Henrys Lake since 1923.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 308 second-feet July 11 (gage height, 3.24 

reet); minimum, about 4 second-feet leakage, when reservoir gates were closed. 

1920-34: Maximum discharge, 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. Flow controlled by operation of Henrys Lake gates, which were 

closed Oct. 1 to May 23.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1934

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

SO

31

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar.

Month

October . . -

November

December

January

February

March

April

Hay 23-31

June

July

August

September

The period . . ....

Apr. May

4

56

69

62

62

62

61

61

62

Maximum

69

217

288

59

60

June

63

61

116

179

175

214

188

59

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

103

135

130

131

186

217

212

121

97

114

135

Minimum

4

21

63

9

4

July

135

133

144

151

151

iee

169

838

279

288

2SB

233

152

229

283

272

250

245

232

200

168

145

129

154

125

94

82

76

73

63

63

Aug.

59

45

37

35

37

38

31

29

29

31

26

29

23

23

23

23

21

30

23

IS

30

26

20

21

12

12

11

9

11

18

15

Sept.

16

60

17

9

15

14

13

28

20

9

S

7

6

40

11

S

5

S

52

28

5

4

17

6

S

9

10

18

IS

12

 Run-off in 

Mean acre-feet

53.2 950

955 5,680

175 10,800

25.7 1,580

16 952

20,000
HENRYS FORK BASIN 39 

Henrys Fork near Island Park, Idaho

Location.'- 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 1933 to September 1934.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge recorded during year, 808 second-feet Apr. 9 (gage height, 

0.72 foot): minimum recorded, 323 second-feet Aug. 29 and several days during 

September (gage height, 0.16 foot).

1933-34: Maximum discharge, 1,220 second-feet May 17, 1933 (gage height, 1.08 

feet); minimum, that of 1934.

Remarks.- Records good except those estimated during periods of ice effect, Nov. 29 to 

Dec.20 &nd Jan. 3-26, which are fair. Flow regulated by storage In Henrys Lake. 

Gage read twice weekly Oct. 19 to Mar. 19, Sept. 1-30, and discharge Interpolated 

on Intervening days. Gage read daily during remainder of period.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1933-34

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

0

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

410

410

410

410

424

410

410

410

410

410

410

410

410

410

410

410

410

410

410

410

410

410

410

410

410

410 

410

410

410

410

410

Nov.

410

410

410

367

388

388

396

392

388

384

381

381

381

367

375

382

389

396

394

S91

368

588

388

388

388

391 

394

396

390

380

Dec.

370

360

350

347

350

360

367

367

367

367

367

367

367

367

367

367

367

367

367

367

367

367

367

370

375

381 

381

381

381

381

381

Jan.

381

381

370

367

370

375

381

381

Feb.

381

381

381

381

381

381

381

382

384

381

377

372

367

367

367

367

367

367

367

367

367

S67

36T

367

367

367 

387

367

Mar.

367

367

367

370

372

367

367

367

367

367

367

367

367

367

367

367

367

367

367

374

381

388

388

388

396

403 

417

481

607

646

570

Month

October ....

November

December

January

February

March

April

May -

June ....

July .

August .

September

The year . . . ...

Apr.

542

457

440

457

490

542

597

776

808

665

552

498

461

465

449

432

424

417

417

417

417

417

417

432

424

432 

417

403

403

403

May

403

103

403

388

388

388

588

388

588

388

388

588

588

581

374

374

,

4

567

567

567

367

367

,;

3

560

553

(63

347

396 

396

j

;

^

596

74

>81

374

Maximum

424

410

381

384

646

806

403

626

588

381

335

808

June

374

388

374

374

481

490

607

626

417

368

374

374

374

374

367

374

367

360

417

403

449

481

465

466

624

570 

552

465

432

449

Minimum

410

367

347

367

367

403

347

360

381

323

323

323

July

465

465

449

473

481

473

481

481

552

588

588

570

515

449

533

570

570

552

552

524

481

466

457

440

466

440 

410

396

388

388

381

Aug.

361

581

574

560

360

360

560

560

547

347

367

547

547

547

347

347

:

547

547

S47

347

347

I

;

&47

547

S35

336

335 

335

J.

!36

23

135

335 j

Mean

410

389

368

371

373

401

483

380

438

485

349

329

398

Sept.

323

325

327

329

330

332

334

335

333

331

3S9

329

3S9

329

329

327

325

323

323

323

323

323

325

327

329

330 

332

334

335

335

Run-off in 

acre-feet

25,200

23,100

22,600

22,800

20,700

24,700

28,700

23,400

26,100

89,800

21,500

19,600

288,000

,_
40 HENRYS FORK BASIN

Henrys Fork at Warm River, Idaho

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

or warm River and half a mile from Warm River railroad station.

Records available.- September 1910 to March 1915, April 1918 to September 1934. 

Average discharge.- 20 years (1910-14:, 1918-34), 1,030 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,080 second-feet Apr. 9 (gage height, 4.67 

feet); minimum, 607 second-feet Jan. 6-8 (gage height, 3.80 feet).

1910-15, 1918-34: Maximum discharge, 3,540 second-feet May 18, 1927 (gage 

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

Remarks.- Records good except those estimated during period of ice effect, Jan. 12-23, 

wnTch are fair. Recorder not operated Nov. 12 to Feb. 7 and June 2 to July 13; 

staff gage read once daily. No record Aug. 19-24; discharge interpolated. 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, 1933-34

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

759

753

759

753

753

747

747

747

747

747

747

747

747

747

747

747

753

753

759

759

753

753

759

759

753

759

759

759

776

770

782

Nov.

762

770

794

764

735

747

753

753

747

753

753

735

735

735

747

741

741

741

741

764

753

753

753

753

753

741

747

759

747

628

Dec.

689

634

634

724

623

764

764

645

735

735

735

764

764

724

706

667

678

678

667

689

6S9

735

7*5

735

735

747

735

724

672

764

753

Jan.

741

753

753

741

729

607

607

607

618

628

695

690

67S

656

735

753

735

712

712

712

Feb.

724

724

724

724

724

724

724

729

741

706

695

706

695

695

695

695

701

689

695

695

695

695

695

689

672

684

695

695

Mar.

678

6S9

6S4

672

6S4

678

667

667

667

672

672

672

678

678

684

695

684

684

6S9

695

706

718

724

712

712

729

759

861

964

1,010

964

Month

October

November

December

January

February

March

April

Bay

June - . . . .

July

August ... . .

September . .

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

Apr.

970

880

806

812

831

880

899

976

1,010

976

912

861

831

824

794

782

770

753

73f

729

729

729

735

747

7S3

776

735

718

712

712

May

712

7

7

7

24

12

06

695

6S9

7

6

7

01

95

01

6S9

6S4

7

6

6

01

95

84

684

672

6

6

6

72

72

72

667

667

6

6

6

62

67

67

662

706

7

7

7

*;

06

06

06

01

701

Maximum

782

794

764

753

741

1,010

1,010

724

1,020

861

701

695

1,020

June

701

741

718

716

800

912

1,020

812

899

800

776

753

729

718

701

695

689

6S9

718

764

735

794

776

794

831

861

843

853

831

776

Minimum

747

628

623

607

672

667

712

662

689

706

645

634

607

July

764

776

776

776

770

770

770

770

770

861

837

S18

855

782

782

7S2

818

843

855

831

812

788

776

794

78S

764

747

718

706

718

712

Aug.

701

695

695

684

678

678

672

672

672

678

684

667

062

656

656

650

650

650

660

660

660

650

650

650

650

66O

645

645

645

645

650

Sept.

645

640

640

645

646

645

660

656

645

640

645

640

634

634

640

645

645

640

640

640

662

662

689

695

684

6S4

678

678

684

672

 Run-off in 

Mean acre -feet

766 46,400

747 44,400

711 43,700

692 42,500

704 39,100

724 44,600

813 48,400

690 42,400

782 46,500

785 48,300

662 40,700

655 39,000

727 526,000
HENRYS FORK BASIN 41 

Henrys Fork near Ashton, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder in sec. 28, T. 9 N., R. 42 E., a quarter of a mile 

below power plant and 3 miles west of Ashton.

Records available.- August 1902 to June 1909, April 1920 to September 1934.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,740 second-feet Apr. 9 (gage height, 6.35 

feet); minimum, 215 second-feet Nov. 17 (gage height, 5.00 feet); minimum dally 

discharge, 732 second-feet Nov. 11.

1902-9, 1920-34: Maximum discharge, 6,220 second-feet May 7, 1925; minimum, 

that of Nov. 17, 1933; minimum dally discharge, 440 second-feet Dec. 5, 1931.

Remarks.- Records good. Flo?/ regulated at times by operation of gates at power dam

above station. No Irrigation diversions above station except for wild-hay meadows 

on headwaters.

Discharge, In second-feet,1933-34

Day

1

2

3

4

5

g

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

£4

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,010

1,040

1,050

1,030

1,110

1,010

1,000

1 , 030

1,090

1,090

1,010

962

962

988

1,070

1,050

988

1,000

1,000

1,040

975

1,OOO

962

988

988

988

988

968

1,000

1,080

1,150

Nov.

1,080

992

1,020

1,040

1,050

1,040

1,030

1,080

983

1,030

732

1,010

1,200

1,010

983

920

978

992

990

1,010

,010

,010

,010

,010

,000

,000

,OOO

,010

,OOO

992

Dec.

929

949

93P

1,030

942

983

1,040

958

1,000

l.OOO

1,000

1,010

1,000

1,050

1,040

949

929

940

1,000

1,040

844

988

988

988

988

1,010

988

962

975

1,010

1,030

Jan.

1,010

1,010

1,010

1,000

936

874

767

898

790

962

1,040

949

1,000

1,050

1,010

923

1,010

1,030

962

975

988

962

1,000

949

962

1,000

962

962

962

962

962

Feb.

962

949

949

962

96 2

949

949

936

975

949

936

962

936

949

949

949

949

949

949

962

949

962

962

962

962

949

962

962

Mar.

962

962

949

962

962

962

962

962

96E

962

975

975

975

1,000

1,000

1,010

1,000

975

988

988

1,030

1,030

1,030

1,010

1,030

1,030

1,090

1,310

1,500

1,500

1,460

Month

October

November

December ,

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September . ....

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

Apr.

1,430

1,350

1,220

1,180

1,190

1,260

1,310

1,340

1,530

1,510

1,400

1,340

1,350

1,320

1,220

1,180

1,160

1,160

1,060

1,110

1,110

1,090

1,090

1.O9O

1,O90

1,120

1,110

1,030

1,030

1,030

May

1,

|

,

.

f

,

,

1,

Maximum

1,150

1,200

1,050

1,050

975

1,500

1,530

1,040

1,670

1,090

923

886

1,670

030

040

O4O

000

000

000

000

000

000

975

975

975

000

936

936

962

949

936

949

949

910

936

923

923

923

949

962

949

949

949

936

June

949

962

962

962

1,0^0

1,050

1,200

1,670

1,230

1,OOO

988

962

962

975

949

936

923

936

923

1,040

9V5

1,010

,040

,040

,000

,12O

,110

,090

975

988

Minimum

962

732

844

V6V

936

949

1,050

910

923

898

874

76V

V32

July

l.OOO

1,000

1,000

B88

1,010

1,010

1,010 1,000

1,000

1,080

1,090

1,090

1,090

1,030

975

1,090

1,090

1,080

1,090

1,080

1,060

1,040

1,040

1,000

1,000

988

988

962

898

910

910

Aug.

Mean

1.02O

1,010

984

964

954

1,050

1,210

966

1,030

1,020

898

842

996

91O

910

910

886

886

923

874

874

874

886

910

910

898

886

886

886

886

910

910

910

910

910

898

898

898

898

898

898

898

898

898

Sept.

886

874

85O

862

862

850

850

874

874

850

850

838

886

838

826

814

826

838

838

838

826

860

874

874

838

838

838

826

778

767

Run-off in 

acre-feet

62,700

60,100

60,500

59,300

53,000

64,600

72,000

59,400

61,300

62,700

55,200

50,100

521,000
42 HENRYS FORK BASIN 

Diversions from Henrys Fork between Ashton and St. Antnony gaging 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 1934 are 

available.

Records of discharge of the various canals are computed from dally staff-gage 

readings and combined to show total flow. Records good.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1934

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

IS

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. BOV- Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar.

Month

October - - ..... .......

November ... .......

December ...... . . ... .

January . ..... ...

February - . ......

March. ... ... ..... . .

April .16-30

MA-7 M&J ..... ..... . . .... ... . ...

June ... - ........ . . .... ....

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

August ........... .... . . ...

September - .... ...

The period ...

Apr.

1,140

639

683

529

514

498

514

529

526

88O

902

914

889

862

887

990

May

996

961

925

888

891

894

955

1,010

1,020

1,020

945

876

823

763

S02

840

836

846

866

863

86O

S20

807

803

793

678

668

639

614

591

591

June

544

544

454

444

522

509

574

658

1,O90

1,040

422

440

741

703

543

623

587

597

426

431

436

437

669

574

573

592

662

636

643

643

MflTinmpi Minimum

1,140 4S8 

1,020 591

1,080 422

646 41

273 126

261 129

July

564

523

436

439

419

408

510

512

622

633

644

645

546

539

497

492

366

222

41

204

2OO

260

262

258

264

256

258

28O

285

3O3

314

Aug.

201

201

182

184

154

125

143

161

139

138

143

149

159

159

149

219

135

136

126

189

155

153

156

873

266

134

134

132

144

144

144

Sept.

189

167

140

140

141

142

142

143

146

158

171

171

261

261

171

168

166

174

173

170

168

165

163

161

162

1-61

162

162

208

208

 Run-off In 

Mean acre-feet

744 23,600 

834 51,300

589 35,OOO

393 24,200

162 9,960

168 10,000

154,000
HENRYS FORK BASIN 43 

Henrys Fork at St. Anthony, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder in sec. 1, T. 7 N., R. 40 E., hair a mile upstream 

from bridge on main street of St. Anthony.

Records available.- Itarch 1919 to September 1934.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,660 second-feet June 8 (gage height, 3.95 

feet); minimum, 405 second-feet June 10, 11 (gage height, 2.73 feet).

1919-34: Maximum discharge, 9,030 second-feet May 8, 1925 (gage height, 

6.70 feet); minimum, that of June 10, 11, 1934.

Remarks.- Records good. Diversions for irrigation above and below station. Flow regulate~cTat times by operations of gates at Utah Power & Light Co.'s dam, 17 miles upstream, and at Henrys Lake. Station operated during Irrigation season only.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1934

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar.

Month

October ... . .

November

December

January

February

March . . . .

April 11-30

May .....

June

July - .

August

September

The period. .

Apr.

1,000

1,120

1.110

1,070

1,170

1,110

1,170

1,110

1,070

1,110

1,130

1,190

1,100

972

1,030

1,060

962

820

801

810

May

1,

1,

1,

801

801

810

810

829

990

110

090

040

943

810

838

810

639

666

72S

765

747

702

666

639

614

566

550

582

574

582

566

566

550

529

Maxijnum

,190

,110

,540

,030

,080

,070

June

536

574

598

606

606

590

639

1,340

848

474

501

590

536

508

487

469

494

590

543

639

590

582

614

738

839

858

820

801

747

783

Minimum

801

529

456

522

858

801

July

756

711

756

783

792

747

622

558

566

582

574

574

606

558

522

606

801

952

1,010

1,030

962

972

90S

867

867

905

981

1,010

981

914

876

Aug.

1,

1,

1,

858

914

905

S96

010

070

040

886

896

896

896

876

914

914

952

9BS

914

934

924

934

972

1,

1,

1,

370

340

320

1,020

1,080

1,

1,

1,<

380

370

510

>90

981

Mean

1,050

7S9

661

785

966

967

Sept.

934

896

876

S96

924

990

1,030

1,060

1,070

1»040

1,020

1,020

981

972

914

981

972

952

934

924

886

924

1,010

1,030

972

962

952

943

848

801

Hun-off in 

acre-feet

41,600

45,400

38,700

48,300

59 ,300

56,800

290,000
44 HENRYS FORK BASIN 

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 Fort: for Irrigation. Records during a portion of each Irrigation season from 

1919 to 1934 are available,

Records of discharge of the canals are computed from dally staff gage readings and 

combined to show total flow. Records good.

discharge, in second-feet, 1934

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. Nov . Dec.

 

Jan. Feb. Mar.

Month

October

November

December

January

February

March

April 15-50 

May

June

July

August 

September

The period

Apr.

1,000

993

922

553

560

567

579

590

679

768

747

726

721

718

716

716

May

686

731

756

779

786

797

824

64 1

819

822

830

839

817

721

658

677

719

802

762

711

668

659

638

606

640

648

636

625

611

604

610

June

618

619

644

664

658

651

638

595

603

644

472

609

605

562

541

517

543

590

593

536

494

493

372

389

408

397

389

367

487

487

Maximum Minimum

1,000 553 

841 604

664 367

639 322

442 147 

214 127

July

535

531

362

406

450

455

458

452

448

465

600

616

627

639

459

483

388

392

361

467

428

427

426

322

336

336

336

385

382

449

446

Aug.

44E

345

347

349

352

356

35E

343

332

319

411

319

316

312

310

270

270

270

270

318

147

149

155

153

261

254

153

166

166

169

164

Sept.

207

162

1S7

141

isr

151

148

171

194

174

154

152

151

151

151

157

153

165

163

165

167

171

175

214

204

193

194

197

197

197

Run-off in 

Mean acre-feet

722 22,900 

720 44,300

540 32,100

447 27,500

276 17,000 

170 10,100

154,000
HENRYS FORK BASIN 45

Henrys Fork near Rextmrg, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder In sec. 30, T. 6 N., R. 39 E., dust below highway 

bridge 7 miles west of Rexburg and below all tributaries.

Records available.- April 1909 to September 1934,

l&tremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,790 second-feet Nov. 21 (gace height, 4.22 

TeeT); minimum, 183 second-feet Mar. 24-28 (gage height, 1.45 feet).

1909-34: Maximum discharge, 9,490 second-feet June 29, 1927 (gage height, 9,90 

feet); minimum, that of Mar. 24-28, 1934.

Remarks.- Records good except those during Ice period Dec. 2 to Feb. 16, which are poor. 

Discharge estimated Nov. 5, Dec. 2-28, Dec. 30 to Jan. 1, Jan. 3 to Feb. 16, Mar. 

20-23, 25-27. Flow regulated by operation of head gates of Irrigation canals ac,ove 

station. No diversions from Henrys Fork below station.

Discharge, in second-feet,1933-34

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

2S

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

3O

31

Oct.

907

846

802

705

620

615

562

516

503

670

780

808

836

786

797

735

735

770

792

824

858

896

946

934

958

976

982

964

964

976

1,140

Nov.

1,220

1,230

1,120

1,180

1,280

1,390

1,460

1,580

1,600

1,540

1,550

1,390

1,520

1,620

1,560

1,520

1,460

1,560

1,510

1,560

1,620

1,550

1,470

1,430

1,370

1,310

1,340

1,260

1,310

1,290

Dec.

1,260

1,280

1,310

1,340

1,370

1.3SO

1,390

.

1,420

1,420

1,440

1,470

Jan.

1,500

1,530

Feb.

1 , 450

1,150

S68

830

802

770

710

680

680

640

620

605

600

575

Mar.

534

516

458

431

422

431

449

458

444

413

391

375

351

395

485

367

303

275

264

247

231

215

199

183

183

183

1S3

183

291

371

295

Month

October

November

December

January 

February 

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

The year . .....

Apr. May June

254 : 367

219

202

200

200

200

200

S02

205

244

258

244

268

295

315

347

534

675

665

650

690

710

745

552

436

494

521

454

355

319

339

331

339

339

331

449

5VO

S85

570

476

418

436

422

383

375

371

371

359

367

363

367

371

367

359

351

343

339

335

335

335

347

355

355

355

351

355

375

521

970

521

408

383

375

371

363

363

351

343

347

355

449

4SO

467

512

600

675

715

680

640

512

Maximum Minimum

1,140 503

1,620 1,120

575 

534 183

745 200

590 331

970 343

863 250

1,040 578

976 735

1,620 183

July

516

467

Aug.

625

578

454 700

530 690

526

534

467

367

327

303

299

258

250

275

264

335

476

670

786

858

765

770

740

695

730

720

765

863

614

765

655

710

S19

874

802

730

765

720

680

735

780

786

868

797

802

775

755

775

907

1,030

1,040

970

912

970

1,030

1,040

982

976

Sept.

907

814

760

797

841

874

924

964

976

970

946

912

896

836

750

745

765

797

786

786

775

797

868

958

946

907

885

846

802

735

Run-off In 

Mean acre-feet

813 50 ,000

1,430 85,100

1,400 86,100

1,450 89,200 

1,060 58,900 

340 20,900

388 23,100

390 24,000

463 27,600

556 34,200

827 50,800

852 50,700

829 601,000
46 HENRYS FORK BASIN

Diversions from Fall River above gaging station near Squirrel, Idaho

Above Squirrel gaging station three canals divert water from Fall River for Irrigation. Records for a portion of each Irrigation season from 1919 to 1934 are available.

Records of discharge of each canal are computed from dally staff-gage readings 

and combined to show total flow. Records good.

Discharge, In second-feet,1934

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar.

Month

October . ...

November . ....

December . .

January . . ...

February

March .

April 15-30 . . ...

May ......

June ....

July - . .

August ...... . . . ... 

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

Th« period.

Apr.

76

76

76

76

76

76

76

76

76

76

0

0

0

0

0

0

May

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

82

108

126

157

172

192

194

68

68

68

68

68

68

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

June

0

0

0

0

0

82

82

103

103

103

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

73

73

73

73

73

73

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Kttyiirqin Minimum

76 0

194 0

103 0

70 0

109 0 

54 0

July

70

70

70

70

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

eo

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

0

0

0

0

Aug.

25

25

25

25

12

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

86

108

100

100

109

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

0

5

5

5

5

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

20

34

34

34

34

31

Run-off In 

"ean acre-feet

47.5 1,510

46.4 2,850

30.4 1,810

16.1 990

19.8 1,220 

11.6 690

9,070
HENRYS FORK BASIN 47

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 > llay 1918 to September 1934. August 

1902 to December 1903 at Wilson's sawmill 3 miles upstream.

Average discharge.- 16 years (1918-34), 732 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge recorded during year, 1,780 second-feet May 9 and June E 

(gage height, 3.34 feet); minimum, 255 second-feet Jan. 16 (gage height, 1.76 

feet).

1904-9, 1918-34: Maximum discharge, 6,440 second-feet June 27, 1927; minimum, 72 second-feet Feb. 9, 1930.

Remarks.- Records good. Diversions for Irrigation above and below station.

Discharge, In second-feet, 1933-34

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

421

407

394

394

394

394

394

394

394

394

382

382

382

382

383

38S

394

394

421

421

407

407

407

407

4O7

407

400

400

414

442

428

Nov.

414

414

442

414

376

376

368

388

388

386

388

388

388

376

376

376

376

383

376

382

382

382

388

382

388

382

382

382

376

376

Dec.

376

313

329

346

334

334

334

346

346

358

370

382

394

394

394

394

394

394

407

407

382

382

382

382

394

394

382

376

388

383

388

Jan.

388

400

400

388

376

364

364

329

275

235

275

275

275

275

265

255

275

307

340

340

340

364

388

376

370

370

364

364

364

364

364

Feb.

364

364

370

370

370

370

364

364

364

358

353

358

358

358

358

358

358

358

358

364

364

364

364

364

364

364

364

364

Mar.

370

37O

370

370

370

370

370

370

370

370

370

370

332

394

421

435

43S

43S

435

428

421

421

421

407

394

388

407

950

980

801

840

Month

October . . ......

November

December - . - ....

January . ...

February

March . . - . . ...

April . ... .....

May -

June . . . ........

July

August ...

September

The year . .

Apr.

747

622

574

542

526

606

711

880

950

930

1,130

1,230

1,310

1,170

1,030

930

910

910

930

1,010

1,050

1,170

1,310

1,340

1,310

1,200

1,120

1,170

1,260

1,170

May

1,170

1,

1,

1,

L20

L70

LOO

1,290

1,620 1,'

1,'

1,'

J20

roo

rso

1,670

1,490 i,:i

E

510

)70

570

1,100

1,140

1,] i.cl.t

LOO

)80

)10

1,050

910

I

*

'

!10

rs8

'56

774

792

£

'

«

e

)10 r92

>30

14

582

Maximum

442

442

407

400

370

980

1,540

1,780

1,780

486

435

421

1,780

June

614

59O

550

534

513

470

666

1,780

810

630

666

614

582

566

542

534

534

566

486

518

510

478

470

494

486

510

478

463

494

502

Minimum

382

376

318

255

358

370

626

582

465

376

285

340

255

July

435

414

4OO

486

470

456

449

442

470

456

442

442

428

414

407

407

400

400

4OO

428

435

428

421

414

428

421

400

400

400

4OO

376

Aug.

376

376

364

364

364

400

400

400

388

4OO

394

388

394

394

388

285

307

296

296

302

407

400

388

400

400

394

4OO

388

400

435

400

Sept.

370

376

370

370

370

370

370

376

376

376

376

364

364

364

364

364

364

364

358

340

340

364

421

421

388

352

340

352

340

340

M Run-off In 

*ean acre-feet

401 24,700

367 23,000

374 23,000

338 20,800

363 20,200

469 28,200

995 59,200

1,090 67,000

589 35,000

425 26,100

377 23,200

367 21,800

514 372,000
48 HENRYS FORK BASIN

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 

1934 are available.

Records of discharge of each canal are computed from dally staff-gage readings 

and combined to show total flow. Records good.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1933-34

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

-

Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar.

Month

October ...

November

December

January . . . ....

February

March

April 15^30

May

June ......

July . August 

September

The period ...... .....

Apr.

487

436

463

489

507

525

545

564

573

591

539

523

522

520

492

463

May

454

445

517

536

548

560

592

582

617

685

685

663

598

548

582

579

566

554

557

556

518

506

502

497

501

507

504

502

489

476

477

June

487

539

457

448

439

478

488

479

657

636

3S3

410

435

431

429

450

435

458

458

462

492

523

126

83

83

83

84

82

73

73

Maximum Minimum

591 436

685 445

657 73

415 33

248 20 

243 65

July

162

169

176

176

314

348

402

372

328

340

351

341

351

385

415

337

359

350

409

371

384

355

333

334

334

158

47

34

33

137

131

Aug.

150

214

217

219

155

150

216

248

236

227

227

143

143

143

30

55

52

52

44

37

37

45

45

20

21

25

26

62

136

148

148

Sept.

243

226

211

224

227

98

98

99

99

100

101

84

66

65

173

174

177

178

179

179

99

99

99

131

135

141

142

143

143

143

Run-off in 

Mean acre-feet

515 16,300

545 33,400

372 22,10O

282 17,30O

118 7,260 

143 8.51O

105,000
HENRYS FOBK BASIN t 

Fall River near Chester, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder In sec. 13, T. 8 N., R. 41 E., half a mile above 

mouth and 2 miles north of Chester.

Records available.- April 1920 to September 1934.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,310 second-feet June 8 (gage height, 3.25 

feet); minimum, 45 second-feet July 16 (gage height, 1.10 feet).

1920-34: Maximum discharge, 6,380 second-feet June 27, 1927 (gage height, 

6.60 feet); minimum, 9 second-feet Aug. 7, 1923.

Remarks.- Records excellent. Discharge Interpolated Sept. 23. No records Oct. 1 to 

 Tpr. 11. Station below all Irrigation diversions from Fall River.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1953-34

Day

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. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. MarMonth

October . . ..... . . . ....

November ..... . . . .

December - . .... ....

January . . ......

February

March . ........

April 12-30.

May

June . . ....

July - ....

August . ..... 

September . . .....

The period . . ....... . . .....

Apr.

930

980

892

864

694

564

550

557

585

630

694

745

781

854

844

720

645

711

745

Hay

711

660

652

630

720

960

1,110

1,100

1,150

1,000

790

763

622

444

522

622

652

652

600

550

529

463

374

340

362

340

297

270

238

212

163

June

140

157

151

166

140

104

185

980

529

215

169

266

212

192

172

148

142

104

87

113

95

87

215

384

414

420

426

396

414

438

Maximum Minimum

980 560

1,150 163

980 87

362 51

396 160 

321 154

July

292

245

230

222

219

151

93

91

118

142

134

148

142

82

51

68

95

93

58

93

132

169

148

140

129

192

311

362

362

297

249

Aug.

230

205

172

198

287

262

230

160

182

178

172

178

241

241

258

274

249

£66

266

270

311

346

330

368

396

384

330

330

262

266

212

Sept.

185

163

154

157

178

266

283

301

311

297

283

283

306

283

212

201

195

178

201

192

212

262

293

321

270

270

249

245

234

208

Mean Run-off In 

Metm acre-feet

7S6 27,700

597 36,700

255 16,20O

170 10,500

260 16,000 

240 14,500

120,000
50 HENRYS FORK BASIN

Teton River near Tetonla, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder In sec. 15, T. 6 N., R. 44 E., If miles below State 

highway bridge and 6 miles northwest of Tetonla.

Records available.- October 1929 to September 1932; May to September 1934.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 344 second-feet June 8 (gage height, 1.00 

foot); minimum, 100 second-feet Sept. 21 (gage height, 0.47 foot).

1929-34: Maximum discharge, 1,500 second-feet June 27, 1932 (gage height, 

2.48 feet); minimum, that of Sept. 21, 1934.

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge estimated June 21, Aug. 24, Sept. 29-30. No 

records Oct. 1 to Hay 13. Flow affected by diversions from tributaries above 

station.

Discharge, In second-feet, 1933-34

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. Nov. Dee. Jan. Feb. Mar.

Month

October .............. ... . . . . ...

November .... ............

December ......... . ... . ...

January - . ... .... ....

February . . ......

March . .................

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

May ... UrSl ....... ... ...

June - ...... ....... . . . .........

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

August . . . 

September -

The perlod ........ .......................

Apr. May

134

132

136

171

204

210

204

191

165

182

174

168

156

143

146

168

204

197

June

214

227

220

194

168

166

180

266

301

246

230

197

177

177

180

191

217

207

207

194

167

160

160

166

188

194

188

171

156

150

Maximum Minimum

210 132

301 150

207 123

128 110 

139 100

July

146

150

166

182

207

182

163

150

148

153

158

158

148

134

130

130

128

12S

123

130

136

139

136

134

132

130

130

128

128

125

128

Aug.

123

121

121

119

119

119

119

117

119

128

125

121

115

113

113

121

119

119

117

113

112

112

110

111

112

112

113

112

112

113

117

Sept.

117

115

113

113

115

115

112

113

115

112

110

110

108

106

106

106

108

104

104

102

100

110

123

139

134

128

121

117

114

112

 Run-off in 

w>an acre-feet

172 6,160

197 11,700

144 8,850

117 7,190 

113 6,720

40,000
HENRYS FORK BASIN 51

Teton River near St. Anthony, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder In sec. 15, T. 7 N., R. 41 E., half a mile above

 railroad bridge and 4 miles southeast of St, Anthony. Station.moved 600 feet 

upstream and datum lowered about 2 feet Nov. 6, 1933.

Records available.- April 1903 to June 1909, April 1920 to September 1934.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 862 second-feet May 7 (gage height, 3.12

 feet); minimum, 248 second-feet Aug. 26, 27, Sept. 8 (gage height, 1.72 feet). 

1903-9, 1920-34: Maximum discharge, 7,820 second-feet June 5, 1909 (gage 

height, about 9.0 feet, present datum;: minimum, 83 second-feet Mar. 12, 1906.

Remarks.- Records excellent. Flow affected by diversions In Teton Basin 20 miles

aBove station and by Fall River water discharged at times since 1931 Into Teton 

River through Enterprise Canal.

Discharge, In 3econd-feet, 1933-34

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

23

30

31

Oct.

475

475

490

494

480

475

475

471

461

457

448

443

443

443

434

429

429

420

420

420

416

411

411

416

416

485

438

425

416

420

425

Nov.

416

416

420

420

425

414

423

419

419

414

410

402

398

390

390

398

402

396

390

382

382

386

398

402

398

390

386

386

30 U

363

Dec.

378

374

394

394

378

359

355

351

359

367

359

363

378

414

378

371

355

374

435

394

374

390

402

382

374

371

374

374

371

382

423

Jan.

410

419

443

431

402

340

386

386

398

419

394

355

378

382

374

325

340

540

332

359

325

344

363

402

367

374

367

347

347

340

328

Feb.

351

351

374

382

398

382

378

378

374

355

344

336

340

344

344

347

363

367

363

363

367

363

351

351

359

359

347

347

Mar.

344

344

414

439

419

431

498

452

414

406

410

410

414

410

406

410

402

378

367

355

347

351

347

332

325

325

328

382

586

596

551

Month

October

November

December

January . .

February

March

April . . .

May .

June

July

August

September . ... ... .

The year . . .....

Apr.

542

516

481

423

390

374

363

378

406

382

398

443

486

520

516

486

460

443

464

546

600

646

650

669

693

664

614

591

614

627

May

627

614

623

627

655

740

B26

795

750

669

614

641

604

573

596

523

641

688

688

678

641

S09

509

573

586

582

533

516

49 B

560

537

Maximum

494

425

435

443

398

596

693

826

646

423

371

344

826

June

516

520

503

498

456

452

481

586

646

568

551

546

507

490

494

494

511

507

503

503

456

435

419

423

443

456

464

427

394

382

Minimum

411

363

351

325

336

325

363

498

382

291

248

248

248

July

355

347

351

367

414

406

351

336

247

398

406

414

419

423

410

386

351

344

363

382

386

351

325

313

313

310

306

295

291

295

367

Aug.

371

371

367

363

284

306

302

284

273

287

287

302

332

340

344

276

273

269

266

266

262

262

262

262

251

248

248

258

273

273

313

Sept.

344

295

266

262

262

262

266

248

251

255

255

258

258

258

298

356

336

321

276

266

262

258

295

313

317

313

306

302

298

295

 Run-off in 

Mean acre-feet

442 27,200

401 23,900

379 23,300

372 22,900

360 20,000

406 25,000

513 30,500

630 38,700

488 29,000

359 22,100

293 18,000

284 16,900

410 298,000
52 HENRYS FORK BASIN

Diversions from Teton River between St. Anthony gaging station and mouth, Idaho

Between St. Anthony gaging station and mouth of stream 15 separate canals divert 

water from Teton River for Irrigation. Records for a portion of each Irrigation 

season from 1919 to 1934 are available.

Records of discharge of each canal are computed from dally staff-gage readings 

and combined to show total flow. Records good.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1934

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar.

Month

October . . .

November

December - ...

January ...

February

March

April 15-30

May . ....

June .....

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

August .......

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

The por lod . . ... ...... . . ........

Apr.

459

432

407

390

402

441

459

513

568

590

612

623

587

577

568

575

May

587

596

600

587

575

644

714

701

671

644

614

570

559

517

501

535

542

560

608

584

548

548

523

541

498

501

484

479

476

488

507

June

501

495

484

467

42 4

393

445

476

494

545

518

498

471

450

433

418

427

437

422

411

403

399

383

371

382

392

393

371

352

241

Maximum Minimum

623 300

71.4 476

646 241

336 173

405 127

327 157

July

235

235

278

233

287

298

264

266

277

317

327

322

320

336

326

333

301

282

278

267

271

279

279

185

186

196

187

187

187

173

173

Aug.

212

235

142

307

265

405

204

189

170

190

176

208

270

270

192

160

165

163

181

182

165

185

165

127

169

170

158

159

168

213

266

Sept.

269

194

177

193

191

181

183

168

168

200

187

157

157

170

265

327

323

203

207

204

175

178

190

221

260

268

259

270

283

283

Run-off in 

Mean acre-feet

513 16,300

565 34,700

430 25,600

261 16,000

201 12,400

217 12,900

118,000
BLACKFOOT RIVER BASIN 

Blackfoot River near Blackfoot, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder in sec. 27, T. 33., R. 34 E., 2 miles above mouth 

and 8 miles southwest of Blackfoot.

Records available.- July 1913 to September 1934.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge recorded during year, 336 second-feet Jan. 2 (gage 

height, 6.73 feet); no flow on many days.

1913-34: Maximum discharge, 868 second-feet May 21, 1921; no flow on 

many days.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period Dec. 3 to Feb. 12, which are fair 

owing to gage being read twice weekly and discharge interpolated. Discharge 

estimated Nov. 10, 26. Flow regulated by storage at Blackfoot Dam, by diversions for irrigation, and by waste, especially during winter, from several 

Snake River canals which discharge into Blackfoot River above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1933-34

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

62

58

67

67

58

51

40

44

41

38

6

2

3

2

6

2

19

28

39

54

103

178

176

170

180

96

83

67

56

69

77

Nov.

86

80

95

148

237

257

285

£93

195

152

110

106

91

80

79

84

100

140

154

159

159

192

231

233

215

140

169

226

239

251

Dec.

251

239

243

247

251

255

260

264

262

259

256

253

255

257

268

264

260

246

242

269

276

293

299

305

310

316

316

316

314

319

325

Jan.

331

336

327

318

310

280

250

220

176

192

207

222

230

239

247

266

261

267

272

278

291

303

316

316

314

313

312

296

278

262

260

Feb.

257

253

261

269

277

285

284

282

281

280

277

274

271

271

271

269

276

276

275

276

271

275

267

264

262

260

262

265

Mar.

853

253

840

240

244

248

253

260

260

260

251

242

224

217

221

161

119

122

96

83

29

31

38

92

148

167

149

167

178

186

217

Month

October . .....

November ... .

December

January . . .

February

Marsh . . .

April .

May .....

Juno .......

July . ....

August

September . . ......

The year ....

Apr.

853

222

280

235

210

173

130

113

60

13

14

8

2

3

0

0

0

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

May

0

1

1

0

1

15

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

1

2

2

1

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

June

Maximum Minimum

178 2

293 79

336 176

285 263

260 29

280 0

15 0

0 0

0 0

0 0

0 0

3S6 0

July Aug. Sept.

 -.. Run-off in 

Mean acre-feet

60.6 3,730

166 9,880

273 16,800

273 16,800

271 15,100

182 11,200

67.3 3,410

0.77 47

0 0

0 0

o o

0 0

106 77,000
54 MUD LAKE BASIN

Mud Lake near Terreton, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder in SWJ sec. 1, T. 6 N., R. 34 E., about 2 miles 

north of Owsley Canal Co. pump house, 24 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.

Records available.- April 1921 to September 1934.

Extremes.- Maximum contents during year, 18,600 acre-feet Apr. 3 (gage height, 4.52 

feet); minimum, 988 acre-feet July 31 (gage height, -1.60 feet).

1921-34: Maximum contents, 61,660 acre-feet May 5, 1923 (gage height, 9.20 

feet); minimum, that of July 31, 1934.

Remarks.- Records good. High winds occasionally disturb recording of mean lake

stages. Water diverted from tributaries and from lake by pumping and gravity 

during irrigation season. Gage-height record furnished by court-appointed 

water commissioner of District No. 66 and Owsley Canal Co.

Contents. In acre-feet, 1933-34

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

4,830

»4,810

»4,800

»4,780

»4,770

»4,750

*4,740

*4,710

*4,710

*4,690

*4,680

4,660

4,620

4,480

4,600

4,390

4,250

3,890

3,820

3,860

3,880

3,720

3,690

3,620

3,390

3,360

3,200

3,230

2,910

3,230

2,920

Nov.

3,200

3,210

3,320

3,450

3,390

»3,370

*3,340

3,320

3,280

3,230

3,200

3,160

3,130

3,090

3,060

3,060

3,060

3,040

3,030

3,010

3,010

3,060

3,140

3,200

3,250

3,320

3,360

3,440

3,600

3,650

Dec.

3,630

3,700

3,780

3,890

3,960

*3,990

*4,030

4,070

*4, 160

*4,260

*4,350

»4, 450

4,540

*4,660

«4,780

*4,900

*5,010

*5,130

*5,250

5,370

»5,490

*5,610

*6,730

5,860

 6,000

6,160

 6,260

 6,380

 6,490

 6,610

6,720

Jan.

7,160

7,240

7,330

7,660

7,740

7,920

8,02O

8,080

8,330

8,430

8,560

8,690

8,760

8,76O

9,020

9,180

9,320

9,490

9,560

9,700

9,910

10,100

10,300

10,600

10,600

10,700

10,900

11,OOO

11,20O

11,400

11,500

Feb.

11,700

12,100

12,400

12,400

12,20O

12,400

12,500

12,600

12,800

13,000

13,2OO

13,400

13,600

13,600

13,600

13,800

13,800

14,200

14,500

14,600

14,800

15,000

16,000

15,200

16, 600

15,600

15,600

16,60O

Mar.

16,100

16,100

16,2OO

16,400

16,400

16,50O

16,6OO

16,700

16,900

17,000

17,10O

17,100

17,100

17,100

17,200

17,4OO

17,300

17,3OO

17,400

17,400

17,500

17, 600

17,700

17,600

17,700

17,8OO

17,7OO

17,60O

18,OOO

18,000

18,20O

Apr.

17,900

18,4OO

18,600

16,400

18,400

18,3OO

16,30O

18,200

18,200

18,300

18,300

18,400

18,300

18,400

18,4OO

16,400

16,300

18,400

18,400

18,500

18,800

16,200

18,100

18,OOO

17,9OO

18,OOO

17,900

17,7OO

17,700

17,5OO

May

17,5OO

17,400

17,100

16,700

16,300

16,600

15,500

14,900

14,600

14,200

13,600

13,60O

13,OOO

12,600

12.OOO

11,60O

11,200

10,800

10,300

9,880

9,420

6,96O

6,660

8,060

7,62O

7,5OO

6,910

6,690

6,160

6,760

5,530

June

6,O10

4,990

4,730

4,370

4,250

4,110

3,760

3,88O

3,650

3,460

3,370

3,230

3,140

3,090

3,010

2,920

2,79O

2,640

2,820

2,620

2,360

2,220

2,380

2,240

2,210

2,100

2,210

2,100

*2,060

*2,000

July

*1,960

*1,910

»1,S60

»1,810

»1,770

*1,720

*1,670

»1,620

*1,580

*1,530

1,480

*1,430

*1,370

»1,320

*1,260

1,210

1,010

1,180

1,120

1,05O

1,110

1,060

1,060

1,060

1,160

1,120

1,160

1,2OO

1,180

1,120

988

Aug.

,210

,120

,020

,090

,190

,090

,000

,100

,020

1,150

1,010

1,080

1,190

1,210

1,280

1,290

1,120

1,270

1,270

1,240

1,290

1,200

1,190

1,27O

1,240

1,250

1,290

1,160

1,280

1.3OO

1,330

Sept.

1,430

1,480

1,330

1,320

1,330

1,320

1,380

1,370

1,330

1,280

1,190

1,120

1,150

1,470

1,430

1,400

1,440

1,320

1,590

1,650

1,400

1,1SO

,640

,640

,640

,640

,660

1,690

1,720

1,760

 Interpolated.
MUD LAKE BASIN 

Camas Creek at Cams, Idaho

55

Location.- Water-stage recorder In E^SEi sec. 21, T. 8 N., R. 36 E., 350 feet above 

Oregon Short Line Railroad bridge at Camas and half a mile above mouth of 

Beaver Creek.

Records available.- April 1925 to September 1934.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 39 second-feet Mar. 30 (gage height, 0.64 

 foot); no flow Oct. 1 to Nov. 22, Dec. 5-20, Apr. 14 to Sept. 30.

1925-34: Maximum discharge, 335 second-feet Hay 16, 1932 (gage height, 

2.24 feet); no flow June 1-7, 1926, and numerous periods during 1930-34.

Remarks.- Records good except those estimated Nov. 23 to Dec. 20, Dec. 22 to Feb. 1, 

Feb. 3 to Mar. 24, which are poor. Result of discharge measurement showi for 

Dec. 21 and Feb. 2. Diversions for irrigation and stock mater above station. 

Water commissioner for Mud lake furnished three discharge measurements, numerous 

gage-height observations, and estimates of flow.

Discharge, In second-feet, 1933-34

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. Nov.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.0

1.0

1.0

Dec.

1

1

1 J

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.3

1.5

1.5

1.5

Jan.

1"

1.5

1.0

.5

.5

Feb.

1.0

3.6

2.0

1.0

1.0

1

J

Mar.

1.0

.5

.3

.5

.5

2.2

6.3

11

16

20

33

32

Month

October

November

December

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

The year .... ....

Apr.

20

16

12

9.S

7.1

7.1

4.5

4.5

4.2 

3.8

2.8

2.2

.5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

May

Maximum

0

33

20

0

0

0

0

0

33

June

Minimum

O

0

0

0

O

O

O

0

O

O

July Aug. Sept.

Run-off In 

*ean acre-feet

0 0

.27 16

.65 40

.77 48

J..38 77

4. 35 267

3.14 187

O O

0 O

0 0

0 0

0 0

.88 635

Note.- No flow during months left blank.
56 MUD LAKE BASIN

Beaver Creek at Dubols, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder In NWJ sec. 21, T. 10 N., R. 36 E., half a mile north 

or Dubols.

Drainage area.- 220 square miles.

Records available.- April 1921 to September 1934.

Extremes.- 1921-34: Maximum discharge, 858 second-feet Apr. 7, 1930; maximum gage 

height, about 6.5 feet Mar. 16, 1926; no flow for long periods.

Remarks.- Diversions for Irrigation above station. No flow reached station during 

year ending Sept. 30, 1934.

Beaver Creek at Camas, Idaho

Location.- Staff gage In NEi sec. 21, T. 8 N., R. 36 E., a quarter of a mile northwest 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 1934.

Extremes.- 1921-34: Maximum discharge, 163 second-feet Apr. 7, 1930. Flow past 

station Is generally limited to a short period during spring of each year.

Remarks.- Flow Is affected by Irrigation diversions above Dubols (about 14 miles

above gage) and by heavy channel losses below Dubols. No flow reached station 

during year ending Sept. 30, 1934.
LITTLE LOST RIVER BASIN 5r, 

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 Blalne County Investment Co., 6 miles northwest of Berenice, 

and 7 miles northwest of Howe.

Records available.- April 1921 to September 1934.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 68 second-feet May 9 (gage height, 0.69 

feet); minimum recorded, 23 second-feet July 29 (gage height, 0.20 foot).

1921-34: Maximum discharge, 176 second-feet June 14, 1923 (gage height, 

1.29 feet); minimum, 13 second-feet Apr. 15, 20, 1923 (gage height, -0.12 foot).

Remarks^- Records good. No records Nov. 1 to liar. 13. Discharge Interpolated July 9. 

Numerous Irrigation diversions above and below station. Water Is stored In small 

reservoir of Blalne 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 and result of one discharge measurement furnished by water master for Little Lost River.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1933-34

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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

35

34

35

33

31

34

34

40

42

43

44

44

44

45

42

43

46

45

45

45

52

47

46

45

45

44

44

44

47

47

Nov. Dee. Jan. Feb. Mar.

32

30

34

34

41

38

40

41

40

40

40

41

40

43

43

43

44

43

Month

October . - '

November

December

January

February

March 14-31

April

 ay

June

July

August

September

Tte period ......

Apr.

44

44

58

60

54

52

52

52

58

62

63

64

65

66

67

62

58

56

54

56

54

54

58

58

62

67

64

61

60

58

May

62

65

64

63

62

60

64

66

68

65

63

60

63

61

56

56

56

62

58

58

56

54

54

56

52

52

52

48

48

48

48

June

48

52

45

45

47

48

54

56

58

50

45

44

44

47

46

46

42

41

41

50

40

40

38

40

31

33

31

30

29

29

Hmcjgnwn Minimum

52 31

44 30

67 44

68 48

58 29

30 23

32 24

40 31

July

28

27

28

28

29

28

30

30

SO

30

30

28

29

29

23

28

28

28

27

28

28

26

28

29

30

30

30

25

23

25

26

Aug.

26

24

24

28

28

31

30

30

30

30

32

30

30

30

30

30

29

30

30

29

29

30

30

30

30

31

28

30

30

32

32

Sept.

32

31

32

32

32

32

32

33

35

34

34

34

34

34

35

36

36

34

34

36

36

36

38

38

39

40

40

38

39

36

Run-off in 

Mean acre-feet

42.1 2,590

39.3 1,400

58.1 3,460

58.1 3,570

43.0 2,560

28.1 1,730

29.5 1,810

35.1 8,090
58 LITTLE LOST RIVER BASIN

Blaine County Investment Co.'a canal near Howe, Idaho

Location.- Staff gage In NffjNWi sec. 11, T. 6 N., R. 28 E., 865 feet below head gates 

and 7 miles northwest of Howe.

Records available.- April 1924 to September 1934.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 21 second-feet Apr. 11, 12, 14, 15; maximum 

gage height, 2.15 feet Apr. 15; no flow June 26 to Sept. 1 and Sept. 15, 16.

1924-34: Maximum discharge, 87 second-feet May 24, 25, 1928; minimum that 

of June to September 1934.

Remarks.- Records good. No records Nov. 1 to Mar. 14. Discharge estimated Apr. 5,

Sept. 2, 17. Clppolettl type weir below gage was effective except Mar. 15-30 and 

Apr. 5. Canal diverts water from Little Lost River In sec. 2, T. 6 N., R. 28 E., 

for Irrigation on lands In project of Blaine County Investment Co. Gage-height 

record and six discharge measurements furnished by water master for Little Lost 

River.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1933-34

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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

.9

.7

.7

.7

7.7

7.7

8.8

8.8

4.1

4.3

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar.

8.8

6.8

5.9

4.4

4.1

4.1

3.3

3.3

5.4

5.4

5.9

3.9

4.1

3.9

3.9

3.9

2.8

Month

October - . .

November

December

January

February 

March - 15-31

April

May

June

July ..---.....

August ..... 

September ....

Apr.

E.8

8.4

18

13

12

8.4

7.7

7.3

13

20

21

21

20

21

21

10

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

May

s.o

19

19

19

18

8.0

8.0

8.8

8.8

10

10

11

11

11

11

11

9.1

9.1

15

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

Maximum

8.8

8.8

21

19

11

0

0 

8.0

June

7.3

7.3

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.7

4.6

4.6

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

5.3

10

9.9

11

9.9

9.1

8.0

8.0

2.0

0

0

0

0

0

Minimum

4.1

2.8

2.8

7.3

0

0

0

0

July Aug.

Mean

5.77

4.70

11.0

11.9

5.79

0

0 

4.87

Sept.

0

3.0

7.7

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

7.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

.4

.8

.3

.6

.e

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.1

3.8

3.8

Run-off in 

acre-feet

355

158

655

730

345

0

0 

290
BIG LOST RIVER BASIN 5£ 

Big 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 1934.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 639 second-feet May 8 (gage height, 2.52

 feet); minimum discharge recorded, 38 second<-reet, result of discharge measurement, Dec. 16. A lesser discharge may hare occurred on other dates during 

winter.

1904-14, 1920-34: Maximum discharge, 3,600 second-feet June 12, 1921 (gage 

height, 5.94 feet); minimum, 35 second-feet Apr. 2, 1909 (gage height, 1.9 feet, 

former datum).

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge estimated Apr. 1-5. No records during winter.

 RtTregulation. 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 two discharge 

measurements.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1933-54

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

ZZ

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

58

59

59

58

58

58

57

56

56

56

54

60

51

50

51

53

54

54

54

54

57

68

58

57

68

59

59

59

64

67

103

Nov.

118

88

80

72

75

Dec.

 58

Jan. Feb Mar.

103

Month

October .......

November . ...

December

January

February

March

April

Hay

June

July

August

September

Apr.

11

\ 100

'

97

103

110

120

122

140

177

210

223

218

215

202

194

207

249

302

336

397

402

392

348

306

306

302

309

May

288

271

265

268

306

432

532

673

448

374

S40

379

352

325

332

374

388

388

388

374

383

370

374

388

402

357

340

336

332

344

298

June

302

271

246

229

212

210

215

249

229

212

226

265

264

271

255

252

243

240

237

215

194

187

177

167

172

205

184

160

154

156

Maximum Minimum

103 50

402

573 265

302 154

154 63

70 42

57 42

July

154

151

149

147

135

124

114

110

107

101

99

97

91

90

88

82

78

77

74

70

69

66

66

66

74

77

75

70

64

63

69

Aug.

64

60

58

57

58

60

60

60

60

67

70

66

59

57

54

56

51

49

48

46

48

48

47

45

44

44

42

42

46

59

54

Sept.

52

50

48

48

47

45

50

53

49

46

45

44

43

44

44

44

44

44

42

43

44

43

47

50

50

50

54

56

57

54

 Run-off in 

Mean acre-feet

58.0 3,570

216 12,870

365 22,450

221 13,130

93.5 5,750

54.2 3,330

47.7 2,840

 Discharge measurement.
60 BIG LOST RIVER BASIN

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

Location.- Water-stage recorder In sec. 32, T. 8 N., R. 23 E., 3 miles above Mackay 

Cam, above flow line of reservoir, and <7| miles above Mackay.

Records available.- May 1919 to September 1934. 

Average discharge.- 15 years, 46.0 second-feet.

Extremes.- 1919-34: Maximum discharge, 1,000 second-feet June 25, 1932 (gage height, 

3735 feet); no flow for long periods during 1920 and 1923-34.

Remarks.- 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 and east and west channels of Warm Spring Creek, shows 

entire flow of Big Lost River at this point and practically entire surface flow 

Into Mackay Reservoir. No flow reached station during year ending Sept. 30, 

1934.
BIG LOST, RIVER BASIN £ 

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

Location.- Water-stage recorder In sec. 5, T. 7 N., R. 23 E., 3 miles above Mackay 

item, above flow line of reservoir, and 7i miles above Mackay.

Records available;- May 1919 to September 1934. 

Average discharge.- 15 years, 65.5 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 32 second-feet Oct. 1-8 (gage height, 1.24 

feet); minimum, 12 second-feet, May 8 (gage height, 1.03 feet).

1919-34: Maximum discharge (estimated), 1,200 second-feet during period 

June 5-16, 1921 (gage height, 4.45 feet); minimum, 12 second-feet Feb. 4, 18, 

1932, and May 8, 1934; minimum gage height, 0.98 foot Feb. 4 and 18, 1932.

Remarks.- Records good. Diversions for irrigation above station. This record

represents a portion of the natural flow of Big Lost River and, taken in conJunction with records for east channel of Big Lost River and east and west 

channels of Warm Spring Creek, shows entire surface flow of Big Lost River at 

this point and practically entire flow into Mackay Reservoir. Gage-height 

record and results of one discharge measurement furnished by water commissioner 

for Big Lost River.

Discharge, in second-feet,1933-34

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

1O

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

31

31

30

30

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

2S

28

28

30

30

30

31

32

Nov.

31

30

30

30

30

30

30

28

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30 ' 30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

28

27

Dec.

27

26

26

26

26

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

24

24

24

24

24

Jan.

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

23

23

23

22

22

22

22

22

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

Feb.

20

20

20

20

20

20

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

Mar.

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

18

18

17

17

17

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

IS

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

Month

October

November

December

January

February

March

April

Kay

Juno

July.

August

September . - .

The year ...

Apr.

18

IS

18

18

13

18

18

18

19

19

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

18

19

19

19

18

May

IS

17

16

14

16

16

16

14

13

13

14

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

14

14

14

14

14

16

16

17

18

18

18

18

June

19

18

19

19

19

20

20

20

20

19

IS

17

17

18

18

18

18

17

17

17

16

16

16

14

16

17

17

17

17

17

Maximum Minimum

32 28

31 27

27 24

24 20

20 19

19 17

20 18

18 13

20 14

22 17

23 18

27 19

32 13

July

17

17

17

17

IS

18

18

19

19

19

IS

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

19

19

19

19

22

20

20

22

22

20

19

19

Aug.

19

19

19

18

22

23

23

23

23

23

23

22

20

19

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

20

20

20

20

Sept.

20

19

19

19

20

20

22

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

24

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

27

27

27

27

 Run-off in 

Mean acre-feet

29.8 1,830

29.8 1,770

26.1 1,600

21.6 1,330

19.2 1,070

18.3 1,120

19.2 1,140

15.7 964

17.7 1,050

IS. 7 1,150

19.7 1,210

23.9 1,420

21.6 15,650
BIG LOST RIVER BASIN

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, 1933-34

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

128

127

126

121

121

120

119

119

118

119

117

116

114

114

113

113

113

114

114

114

114

114

115

116

116

118

121

123

123

128

129

Nov.

128

129

134

135

136

136

137

133

137

137

137

137

137

138

137

139

139

139

139

139

137

138

137

137

137

137

138

138

137

136

Dec.

136

135

135

137

137

139

139

139

139

139

139

139

139

137

139

139

137

137

137

135

137

137

137

135

135

134

132

131

131

131

131

Jan.

131

131

131

131

130

130

130

130

129

128

128

127

126

126

126

126

125

125

125

126

126

126

126

125

124

124

124

124

124

124

122

Feb.

122

122

122

122

122

122

121

121

121

121

121

121

121

119

119

119

119

119

119

119

119

119

119

120

120

120

119

119

Mar.

117

117

116

112

111

108

107

106

104

103

102

100

97

96

95

93

94

94

94

95

95

95

95

95

95

93

90

90

88

88

88

Month

October ......

November

December . . .

January . .

February

March . . .

April ....

May

June . .....

July

August . . ....

September .......

The year . . ... .

Apr.

89

99

105

102

99

98

95

93

92

91

92

91

92

92

92

93

93

95

93

91

90

90

90

91

91

89

90

89

89

88

Hay

Maximum

129

139

139

131

122

117

105

94

103

127

105

121

139

88

88

87

84

85

85

85

81

81

81

83

85

85

85

85

85

85

87

88

86

89

87

89

89

91

91

94

93

91

91

June

96

95

96

98

99

103

103

102

102

101

99

97

98

98

96

95

94

93

95

95

95

95

95

93

95

97

97

97

98

98

91

Minimum

113

128

131

122

119

88

88

81

93

97

94

100

81

July

98

98

98

99

99

97

97

98

98

98

98

98

97

97

97

97

97

97

97

98

98

98

99

102

100

103

110

127

117

105

103

Aug.

99

98

96

94

100

102

103

103

104

105

105

104

102

100

99

99

100

99

99

99

100

99

98

99

99

99

99

101

102

101

101

Sept.

101

100

100

100

103

103

106

108

108

109

109

109

109

109

110

112

112

111

111

112

114

114

115

117

119

119

121

121

121

121

Run-off In

Mean acre-feet

119 7,290

136 8,120

136 8,380

127 7,800

120 6,680

99.1 6,100

92.8 5,520

86.9 5,350

97.2 5,780

100 6,180

100 6,160

111 6,590

110 79,950
BIG LOST RIVER BASIN 63

Mackay Reservoir near Uackay, Idaho.

Location.- Staff gage on head-gate tower or dam In sec. 12, T. 7 N., R. 23 E., 4 

miles northwest of Mackay. Zero of gage Is 6,000 feet above mean sea level.

Records available.- January 1919 to September 1934.

Extremes.- Maximum contents during year, 17,600 acre-feet Apr. 19 (gage height, 

42.28 feet); no available storage Oct. 1 to Nov. 15 and July 27 to Sept. 30.

1919-34: Maximum contents, 40,500 acre-feet June 26, 1922 (gage height, 

63.62 feet); no available storage during periods In many years; minimum gage 

height, 6.3 feet Aug. 5, 1934.

Remarks.- Capacity of reservoir Is 38,400 acre-feet between gage heights 7.0 feet 

and 62.0 feet. During 1934 water was used for Irrigation of about 3.890 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 Uackay. Gage-height record 

furnished by Utah Construction Co. through water commissioner for Big Lost 

River.

Contents, in re-feet, 1933-34

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. Nov.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

108

529

914

1,198

1,404

1,604

1,806

2,018

2,231

2,449

2.664

2,865

3,057

3,268

3,457

Dec.

3,658

3,859

4,069

4,302

4,524

4,733

4,936

5,155

5,386

5,593

5,799

6,018

6,240

6,430

6,645

6,843

7,028

,239

,420

,604

,768

,945

8,148

8,319

8,564

8,770

8,922

9,034

9,208

9,389

9,548

Jan.

9,509

9,554

9,727

9,900

10,060

10,200

10,330

10,460

10,640

10,800

10,910

11,040

11,170

11,360

11,480

11,620

11,760

11,900

12,040

12,190

12,310

12,420

12,540

12,670

12,780

18,880

13,020

13,110

13,210

13,320

13,460

Feb.

13,580

13,690

13,800

13,920

14,030

14,140

14,230

14,330

14,390

14,480

14,600

14,710

14,820

14,920

15,020

15,130

15,820

15,890

15,400

15,520

15,610

15,690

15,760

15,840

15,900

15,970

16,050

16, 130

Mar.

16,210

16,280

16,360

16,400

16,480

16,530

16,550

16,570

16,610

16,690

16,740

16,810

16,830

16,830

16,860

16,670

16,870

16,870

16,900

16,940

16,980

17,020

17,040

17,060

17,080

17,080

17,100

17,120

17,120

17,140

17,160

Apr.

17,160

17,180

17,230

17,270

17,340

17,420

17, 470

17,490

17,490

17,510

17,530

17,530

17,530

17,530

17,530

17,530

17,560

17,570

17,600

17,560

17,530

17,510

17,460

17,390

17,360

17,310

17,260

17,220

17,180

17,140

Bay

17,090

17,060

17,000

16,980

16,910

16,440

15,700

14,940

14,180

13,470

12,780

12,150

11,570

11,130

10,790

10,810

10,84O

10,860

10,880

10,880

10,880

10,840

10,780

10,780

10,130

9,452

8,648

7,997

7,321

6,655

6,101

June

5,954

5,993

6,018

6,008

5,973

6,018

6,027

6,091

6,091

6,140

6,140

6,140

6,130

6,106

6,091

6,081

6,057

6,042

6,018

6,018

5,546

4,800

4,056

3,318

2,646

2,140

1,390

832

750

795

July

778

752

740

716

721

733

678

598

532

455

363

302

248

232

223

210

191

185

181

172

164

97

80

75

8

38

0

0

0

0

0

Aug. Sept.

Note.- No available storage during months left blank.
64 BIG LOST RIVER BASIN

Big Lost River below Mackay Reservoir, 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, li miles below 

Mackay Dam, and 2i miles above Mackay.

Records available.- December 1903 to August 1906, May 1912 to March 1915, January 

1919 to September 1934. From April 1913 to March 1915 at station 1 mile below 

present site.

Average discharge.- 18 years (1904-5, 1912-14, 1919-34), 261 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 539 second-feet June 21 (gage height, 2.68 

feel:); minimum, 50 second-feet Nov. 25, 26 (gage height, 1.45 feet).

1903-6, 1912-15, 1919i-34: Maximum discharge, 2,990 second-feet June 10, 

1921 (gage height, 5.79 feet); minimum, 25 second-feet Nov. 5-8, 1926 (gage 

height, 1.23 feet).

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge Interpolated Sept. 2-4, 9, 13, 16, 18-21, 23. 

Rumerous diversions above Mackay Reservoir but Sharp Ditch is only diversion 

between gage and reservoir. Flow regulated by storage in Uackay Reservoir. 

Gage-height record and three discharge measurements furnished by water commissioner for Big Lost River.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1933-34

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

P9

30

31

Oct.

155

155

155

151

151

151

151

151

148

141

141

141

141

134

138

144

165

125

109

144

151

148

144

162

184

158

158

158

151

155

158

Nov.

162

158

162

169

173

188

196

188

184

180

176

176

180

151

144

134

87

52

54

56

60

67

65

60

56

50

56

60

66

56

Dec.

56

60

67

67

65

58

52

52

52

52

52

54

54

54

54

56

66

56

62

62

62

62

62

62

62

62

65

65

65

70

70

Jan.

70

70

72

72

74

74

74

74

74

74

77

77

77

77

77

77

79

79

82

82

82

82

82

84

84

84

84

84

84

84

87

Feb.

37

67

87

87

87

90

90

92

92

92

92

92

92

92

92

92

95

95

95

95

95

95

95

95

95

95

95

95

liar.

95

95

95

95

95

95

98

98

98

98

98

98

98

95

92

98

98

98

98

98

95

95

96

95

92

95

101

101

101

101

98

Month

October . . ..... ...............

November . ......

December . . ..... . .....

January ...... . . . ......

February - ....

March .... - - - ........... .

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

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

June ... . . - . - . . . - - - . . . .......

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

August . ...... . ...... ..........

September .

The yi»ar . ...... .............. .......

Apr.

95

96

98

93

98

98

98

98

98

98

98

98

98

98

98

98

98

98

98

128

87

101

112

112

115

115

115

112

112

109

May

109

109

112

112

109

314

460

t75

460

455

450

440

590

518

305

95

98

92

92

95

101

L04

L04

L04

386

460

(45

135

135

140

425

Maximum

184

196

70

87

95

101

128

476

500

151

118

131

600

June

211

104

112

112

112

112

112

98

98

98

101

104

112

118

118

118

118

112

106

106

274

500

475

470

486

470

455

386

180

106

mnllmia

109

50

52

70

87

92

95

92

98

112

109

118

50

July

131

138

134

125

lie

112

118

151

144

144

148

141

131

115

112

112

115

112

112

115

112

122

125

118

118

125

134

144

144

131

125

Aug.

115

112

112

109

109

112

112

112

112

112

112

115

115

115

112

112

116

112

112

112

112

112

112

112

112

112

112

112

115

118

118

Sept.

113

118

118

118

118

118

118

118

118

118

118

118

118

118

125

125

125

125

125

125

125

125

128

131

131

131

131

131

131

131

Run-'off in 

Mean a«re-feet

149 9,140

119 7,060

59.6 3,670

78.5 4,83O

92.2 5,120

96.8 6,950

103 6,100

275 16,920

203 12,070

127 7,790

113 6,93O

123 7,330

128 92,900
BIG LOST RIVER BASIN 65

Warm Spring Creek (east channel) near Mackay, Idaho

Location.- Staff gage In NEi sec. 5, T. 7 N., R. 23 E., 500 feet above Junction with 

west channel of Warm Spring Creek and 7* miles northwest of Mackay.

Records available.- May 1919 to September 1934. . 

Average discharge.- 15 years, 29.1 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 35 second-feet Dec. 6-16; minimum, 15 

second-feet May 8-17.

1919-34: Maximum discharge, 225 second-feet June 15, 1922; minimum, 9 

second-feet ifey 8, 9, 13, and 14, 1919, and May 18-21, 1920.

Remarks.- Records fair. One or more gage readings each week; discharge estimated or 

Interpolated for days of no gage heights. Natural flow 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 and east 

and west channels of Big Lost River, shows practically entire flow of Big Lost 

River which enters Maekay Reservoir. Gage-height record and one discharge 

measurement furnished by water commissioner for Big Lost River,

Discharge, in second-feet, 1933-34

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

28

27

27

26

26

25

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

26

25

2B

2B

26

25

26

26

27

27

27

27

28

29

Nov.

29

30

31

31

31

31

32

32

33

33

33

33

33

33

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

34

34

Dec.

34

34

34

34

34

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

33

33

3£

32

32

32

Jan.

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

29

Feb.

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

2S

28

28

28

Mar.

28

28

28

27

26

25

25

24

23

22

21

21

20

20

19

18

18

18

18

18

19

19

19

19

19

19

18

IS

17

17

17

Month

October . . . . . ........ ... ... .

November . ........ ...

December ..... .... ............

January ..... . . . . .....

February - . ...

March ..... ..............

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

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

June . - - ... .... ........ .... ...

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

August ...... .... ........ . . . . . .

September ... - . .....

The y sar .... ... ........ . . . .

Apr.

17

17

18

18

19

19

19

19

19

18

18

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

May

17

17

17

17

17

17

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

16

16

16

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

June

18

18

18

19

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

19

19

19

ie

18

18

ie

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

19

19

19

20

20

Maximum Minimum

29 24

34 29

35 32

32 29

29 28

28 17

19 17

17 15

20 18

30 19

24 20

86 21

36 16

July

20

20

20

20

20

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

20

20

20

23

27

30

29

27

26

Aug.

24

23

21

20

20

20

21

21

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

Sept.

21

21

21

21

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

23

24

24

25

25

25

26

 Run-off in 

Mean acre-feet

25.5 1,570

32.3 1,920

34.0 2,090

31.0 1,910

28.5 1,580

20. 9 1,290

17.5 1,040

16.2 998

18.8 1,120

20.8 1,280

21.5 1,320

22.4 1,330

24.1 17,450
56 BIG LOST RIVER BASIN

Warm Spring Creek (west channel) near Mackay, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder In NEi sec. 5, T. 7 N., R. 23 E., 500 feet above 

junction with east channel of Warm Spring Creek and 7£ miles above Mackay.

Records available".- May 1919 to September 1934. 

Average discharge.- 15 years, 93.4 second-reet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 80 second-reet Dec. 15 (gage height, 0.84 

foot); minimum, 51 second-reet May 5 and 8 (gage height, 0.60 foot).

1919-34: Maximum discharge, 411 second-reet June 12, 1921 (gage height, 

3.38 feet); minimum, 50 second-feet Apr. 28, 1930; minimum gage height, 0.60 

foot May 5 and 8, 1934.

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 natural flow of Big Lost River and, taken In conjunction with records for east channel of Warm Spring Creek and east and west 

channels of Big Lost River, shows practically entire surface now of Big Lost 

River which enters Mackay Reservoir. Gage-height record and one discharge 

measurement furnished by water commissioner ror Big Lost River.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1933-34

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

2O

21

22

23

24

26

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

68

68

67

63

63

63

63

63

63

64

63

62

62

62

61

61

61

61

61

61

61

61

62

62

62

63

64

66

66

69

68

Nov.

68

69

73

74

75

75

75

73

74

74

74

74

74

75

76

77

77

77

77

77

76

76

74

74

74

74

76

76

76

75

Dec.

75

75

75

77

77

77

TV

77

77

77

77

77

77

75

77

77

77

77

77

76

77

77

77

75

75

75

76

76

75

75

75

Jan.

76

75

75

75

74

74

74

74

74

74

74

74

73

73

73

73

74

74

74

76

76

76

75

75

74

74

74

74

74

74

73

Feb.

73

73

73

73

73

73

73

73

73

73

73

73

73

72

72

72

72

72

72

72

72

72

72

73

73

73

72

72

Mar.

70

70

69

66

66

64

63

63

62

62

62

61

59

59

59

58

58

58

58

59

58

58

58

58

58

66

54

64

53

53

63

Month

October - . . . . . .......

November ....

December ... . ...

January - . .......

February .

March ... . . .... . ....

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

 ay--- ... ...

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

August . ....... . . . . ...

September - - -

The yBar .... ... .... .... - . - - . .....

Apr.

54

64

69

66

62

61

58

66

54

54

54

54

56

55

65

56

56

58

56

54

53

63

63

54

54

64

54

53

63

53

May

53

54

54

53

52

52

53

52

53

53

54

54

54

54

54

54

54

55

56

56

58

56

58

58

58

58

60

58

56

56

66

June

59

59

59

60

60

63

63

62

62

62

61

61

62

61

60

69

58

58

60

60

61

61

61

61

61

61

61

61

61

61

MAxlJnun Minimum

69 61

77 68

77 75

76 73

73 72

70 63

69 63

60 62

63 58

76 58

61 66

69 60

77 62

July

61

61

61

62

61

60

60

60

60

60

61

61

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

61

75

68

59

58

Aug.

56

56

56

66

58

59

59

59

59

60

60

60

60

59

59

59

60

59

59

59

60

60

59

60

60

60

60

60

61

60

60

Sept.

60

60

60

60

61

61

62

63

63

64

64

64

64

64

64

64

64

6?

63

64

66

66

67

68

69

69

69

69

69

69

Run-off in 

Mean acre-feet

63.4 3,900

74.4 4,430

76.2 4,680

74.1 4,660

72.6 4,030

60.0 3,690

56.2 3,340

65.0 3,380

60.9 3,610

60.9 3,760

59.1 3,630

64.4 3,830

64.7 46,830
BIG LOST RIVER BASIN 

Sharp Ditch near Mackay, Idaho

Location.- Staff gage In sec. 12, T. 7 N., R. 23 E. , 250 feet below head of ditch, 

half a mile below Mackay Reservoir, and 3t miles northwest of Mackay.

Records available.- June 1912 to October 1914, March 1919 to September 1934.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 18 second-feet June 27; minimum discharge 

estimated, 0.3 second-foot Mar. 27-30.

1912-14, 1919-34: Maximum discharge, 42 second-feet June 23, 1921; 

usually no flow during winter and other times when water Is shut off.

Remarks.- Records fair. Discharge estimated Oct. 1 to Apr. 20, May 20. 21, Sept. 

3-30. Sharp Ditch diverts from east side of Big Lost River In SEi 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 one discharge measurement furnished by water commissioner for 

Big Lost River.

Discharge, In second-feet, 1933-34

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

B

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

1Y

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Oct.

14

14

1-

12

12

13

Nov.

3

5

3

2

3

3

Dec.

] '

2

3

1 

2

Jan. Feb.

2

3

Mar.

4

3

1-

6

4

1 -

4

Month

October - .............. ...

November ... . . . December .... . .

January ..... . . ...

February ......

March . ... ....

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

Hay .........

June ..... . . . ..... ... .

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

August .... . . . . . .

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

The jre ar. . . . .......... .......

Apr.

6

1 '

1 

12

15

16

16

16

16

16

16

16 

16

16

May

17

17

16

16

16

16

16

16

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

14

14

15

15

15

16

15

16

16 

16

17

17

June

16

17

14

17

17

17

17

17

16

16

16

16

15

15

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

12

12

16

16

16

18

16 

16

16

Mfmd&um Minimum

17 13

18 12

16 14

14 11

18

July

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

16

15

14

14

14

Aug.

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

Sept.

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

Run-off in 

Mean acre-feet

13.0 799

3.2 188

2.4 149

2.0 123

2.1 119

3.68 227

9.3 553

15.0 924

16.2 904

15.5 950

12.7 781

12.2 728

8.90 6,446
68 PORTNEUF RIVER BASIN

Portneuf River at Topaz, Idaho

Location.- Staff gage In sec. 23, T. 9 S., R. 37 E., at Oregon Short Line Railroad

bridge a quarter of a mile west of Topaz, li miles above diversion dam of PortneufMarsh Valley Canal Co., and 6 miles southeast of McCammon.

Records available.- January 1913 to September 1915, July 1919 to September 1934. 

Average discharge.- 15 years (1913-14, 1919-22, 1923-34), 204 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge recorded during year, 240 second-feet May 10-16 (gage

Height, 1.72 feet); minimum, 69 second-feet Sept. 30 (gage height, 0.83 foot).

1913-15, 1919-34: texlmum discharge, 902 second-feet Apr. 3, 1913 (gage

height, 6.1 feet, referred to original gage); minimum, that of Sept. 30, 1934.

Remarks.- Records good. Flow regulated somewhat by storage In Portneuf-Marsh Valley

Canal Co.'s reservoir, near Chesterfield. Numerous ranch diversions above station.

Discharge, In second-feet, 1933-34

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

121

113

106

106

106

106

106

106

106

104

106

104

106

106

10B

102

102

102

102

104

102

102

102

104

104

102

102

102

104

109

121

Nov.

128

130

126

128

128

128

128

128

128

128

128

128

128

126

126

128

IBS

128

128

128

128

128

130

128

128

128

128

128

132

128

Dec.

124

124

126

126

126

128

132

128

128

130

130

130

132

132

136

134

132

130

132

132

132

134

136

136

136

142

142

142

142

143

145

Jan.

145

147

145

134

132

132

128

128

128

124

126

128

128

128

128

128

128

126

126

128

134

138

138

160

145

143

147

136

140

136

136

Feb.

132

132

134

136

138

140

138

136

134

134

132

132

134

132

132

132

132

130

132

136

134

136

140

142

140

142

136

136

Mar.

136

136

136

136

136

132

132

132

130

128

124

124

126

124

121

122

122

121

119

117

119

1B1

121

121

113

113

113

113

121

121

121

Month

October ........ .... .... ........

November . . ..... ..... ..... 

December . . . . . ......... . ....

January . .... . .......

February ..... .... .....

March - - . - . - ......... ... .... . . . . .

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

May - - . . ..................... .......

June ......... .............. . . . .

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

August .......................... .... . . . . .

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

The ye UP ...................... ..........

Apr.

121

126

121

121

108

111

106

93

93

87

87

97

99

100

109

111

111

113

104

102

102

111

108

109

111

108

102

104

104

104

May

113

111

L84

L90

186

186

206

208

226

240

240

'<

',;

240

240

240

240

240

2

'<

218

214

210

194

190

]

i

't

84 >oo

>00

204

208 f

:

£

£

>02

10

14

00

168

Maximum

1B1

132 

146

160

142

136

126

240

119

106

92

109

240

June

119

117

102

102

102

97

93

95

99

93

97

92

95

97

97

90

90

85

85

99

100

100

90

99

99

99

102

93

92

02

Minimum

102

126 

124

124

1 J.OU V\ 

113

8T 11186

82

78

69

69

July

93

90

106

92

87

95

99

100

99

93

93

93

93

90

92

92

97

90

90

92

92

92

87

90

90

89

86

85

84

82

84

Aug.

85

89

90

92

89

90

87

87

90

80

85

79

82

79

81

81

81

79

79

79

79

70

78

81

81

81

81

78

82

81

79

Sept.

79

79

79

79

84

81

81

81

79

78

84

86

82

79

81

81

81

81

81

79

82

85

109

102

87

76

76

75

75

69

Run-off In 

"ean acre-feet

106 6,400

128 7,620

1*« Q i or J.OO Of-LOxj

130 8 f 270

136 7,510

124 7,640

106 6,310

203 12,510

97.4 5,790

91.5 5,630

83.0 6,100

81.7 4,860

119 85,910
PORTNEUF RIVER BASIN 61 

Portneuf River at Pocatello, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder In sec. 27, T. 6 S., R. 34 E., at highway bridge at 

root of Carson Street, In west end of Pocatello.

Records available.- August 1S11 to September 1934, May 1897 to October 1899 at site 1 

mile upstream.

Average discharge.- 21 years (1912-16, 1917-34), 263 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 300 second-feet Jan. 24 (gage height, 3.79 

reet); minimum, 16 second-feet July 13 (gage height, 1.86 feet).

1897-99, 1911-34: Maximum discharge 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. Discharge Interpolated Nov. 2-4, 8, 9, 11, 12, 21-25, Sept. 1, 

3. Numerous diversions for Irrigation above station. Flow regulated by storage 

reservoir near Chesterfield.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1933-34

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

97

97

97

95

95

97

94

91

94

94

93

94

94

91

93

94

94

93

93

93

93

95

97

95

94

93

94

90

90

91

91

Nov.

95

120

146

172

197

201

204

803

803

202

202

201

201

SOI

204

203

210

203

206

8O8

208

207

207

207

206

206

202

204

203

202

Dec.

202

197

199

202

199

197

201

206

206

206

210

214

235

250

250

239

222

208

218

213

218

216

218

222

222

225

839

240

835

235

248

Jan.

260

250

26O

250

244

237

222

214

208

210

206

206

204

206

212

214

214

212

212

212

212

214

223

270

270

248

239

233

235

235

233

Feb.

231

231

233

237

239

237

235

235

239

237

229

223

223

223

222

222

227

223

218

227

237

237

225

287

244

244

239

235

Mar.

225

220

229

225

222

227

222

214

210

208

202

2O2

208

202

201

201

201

201

193

199

186

173

155

121

108

98

93

94

100

100

102

Month

October ....

November

December

January .

February

March . ....

April

Bay

June

July ...

August - ...

September . . .... . .

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

 

Apr.

95

94

93

91

88

85

32

79

74

63

61

59

54

52

63

50

54

55

54

49

47

46

43

46

44

48

54

58

53

54

May

49

54

53

53

53

56

59

54

53

44

43

44

41

40

42

45

48

45

40

32

30

31

29

29

26

23

23

24

26

26

25

June

31

32

37

45

49

57

56

70

71

73

71

67

62

62

61

59

58

55

44

39

37

36

31

29

28

29

27

26

25

23

Maximum Minimum

97 90

210 95

250 197

270 204

244 218

229 93

95 43

59 23

73 25

40 21

42 30

129 40

270 21

July

23

24

22

23

29

24

25

25

26

26

28

35

25

21

25

25

26

26

26

23

32

38

40

38

35

33

32

32

38

40

34

Aug.

31

33

35

38

32

32

31

30

37

36

35

38

39

35

42

38

38

36

35

36

36

35

35

33

33

33

34

34

38

38

42

Sept.

42

42

43

43

43

45

47

42

40

41

48

52

49

52

45

43

45

50

43

40

40

42

54

93

129

121

104

97

91

90

Run-off in 

*ean acre-feet

93.7 5,760

195 11,600

219 13,480

228 14,030

231 12,850

179 10,980

68.9 3,740

40.5 2,490

46.5 2,770

29.2 1,790

35.4 2,180

58.7 3,490

118 65,160
70 TRIBUTARIES BETWEEN PORTNEUF RIVER AND SALMON FALLS CREEK 

North Side lilnldoka Canal near Itinldoka, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder In sec. 1, T. 93,, R. 25 E., 600 feet below head 

gates at Mlnldoka Dam and 6 miles south of Mlnldoka.

Records available.^- May 1909 to September 1934.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,150 second-feet July 31 (gage height, 

7.98 feet); no flow on numerous days.

1909-34: Maximum discharge, 1,670 second-feet July 11, 1932 (gage height, 

9.90 feet); no flow during numerous periods.

Remarks.- Records excellent. Flow controlled by operation of head gates at Mlnldoka

Discharge, in second-feet, 1953-34

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

Oct.

494

487

481

476

523

571

563

554

548

584

601

594

592

584

576

578

578

519

483

474

474

474

474

423

371

371

371

403

451

454

31 j 456

Nov.

440

416

421

384

314

319

323

326

328

333

336

339

345

350

303

278

278

261

243

241

241

241

241

241

241

241

241

239

239

240

Dec.

90

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Jan. Feb. Mar.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

58

146

169

169

Month

November

October ....

December ...

January . , .

February

March

April

May ......

June ... ...

July - . -.-

August

September . ......

The year ..... ....

Apr.

171

174

177

189

260

292

333

362

404

440

471

523

586

586

492

492

519

573

634

704

780

809

805

847

903

849

748

746

746

746

May

722

6

6

£

47

68

94

720

772

£

£

£

16

75

10

923

958

£

£

£

£

90

94

97

99

1,000 I/

1,C

9

10

00

99

997

950

£

£

£

19

19

21

921

919

9

9

£

9

17

14

14

10

914

Maximum

601

440

90

0

0

169

903

1,010

983

1,140

0

0

1,140

June

897

780

718

666

578

573

548

342

0

0

38

403

658

708

803

917

974

967

963

961

954

956

967

978

983

976

877

744

797

799

Minimum

371

239

0

0

0

0

171

647

0

576

0

0

0

July

816

884

879

873

870

870

908

972

967

956

952

961

956

,000

,100

,110

,110

,120

,120

,130

,180

,010

934

936

988

,020

,030

,070

,130

,140

576

Aug. Sept.

Run-off in 

Mean acre-feet

503 30,900

299 17,800

2.9 178

0 0

0 0

17.6 1,080

545 32,400

897 55,200

718 42,700

983 60,400

0 0

0 0

333 241,000

Note.- No flow during months left blank.
TRIBUTARIES BETWEEN PORTNEUF RIVER AND SALMON FALLS CREEK 

South Side Minldoka Canal near Minldoka, Idatto

Location. -r- Water-stage recorder In sec. 12, T. 9 S., R. 25 E., 300 yards below head 

gates at Mlnldoka Dam and 6 miles south of Mlnldoka.

Records available.- April 1909 to September 1934.

Extremes.- Maximum dally discharge during year, 825 second-feet Aug. 8-9; no flow 

during winter months.

1909-34: Maximum discharge, 1,240 second-feet May 19, 20, June 25, 1932, 

July 20, 21, 1933. No flow during winter months.

Remarks.- Records excellent. Flow regulated by operation of gates at Mlnldoka Dam.

71

Discharge, in second-feet, 1933-34

Day

1

2

7>

4

5

6

7

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.

365

363

359

381

411

405

399

389

399

418

43S

432

428

415

401

432

471

469

469

467

441

387

304

285

312

325

123

0

0

0

0

Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar.

Month

October

November

December

January

February

March . . .

April

May

June

July

August

September - . .

The year . . - - ......

Apr.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

196

112

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

92

336

399

507

565

580

634

637

621

647

May

660

647

626

585

570

572

626

676

655

690

727

760

722

722

781

767

790

771

752

719

754

736

682

663

663

698

626

B58

642

S37

639

Maximum

471

0

0

0

0

0

64V

790

790

762

825

526

826

June

621

518

434

453

480

548

469

249

157

0

0

0

0

86

373

397

430

538

647

650

679

698

700

730

752

725

725

725

790

779

Minimum

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

570

0

521

422

0

0

July

711

665

545

521

658

676

719

682

695

711

725

708

744

762

634

714

711

703

703

7O6

673

608

580

528

585

565

575

590

598

647

658

Aug.

588

621

634

647

655

781

795

825

32 5

593

538

493

516

548

568

690

752

768

708

642

606

555

478

436

430

422

480

504

480

426

430

Sept.

420

420

453

462

484

504

526

516

502

367

55

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

45

279

373

424

420

* » "Le?

338 20,800

0 0

0 0

0 0

0 0

0 0

178 10,000

686 42,100

478 28,400

656 40, 30O

594 36,5OO

209 12,400

264 191,000
72 TRIBUTARIES BETWEEN PORTNEUF RIVER AND SALMON FALLS CREEK 

Goose Creek above Trapper Creek, near Oakley, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder In sec. 13, T. 15 S., R. 21 E., 5 miles above Trapper 

creek and 10 miles south of Oakley.

Records available.- April 1911 to September 1916, March 1919 to September 1934. 

Average discharge.- 11 years, 42.6 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 46 second-feet Apr. 1, 2 (gage height, 2.21 

reet;; no flow July 22 to August 10 and August 22-30.

1911-16. 1919-34-: Maximum discharge 670 second-feet May 18, 1921; maximum 

gage height (Ice affected), 5.6 feet Feb. 21, 1927; minimum, that of 1934.

Remarks.- Records good except those estimated. Estimates are fair except those lor Aug. 

TP16, which are poor. 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, 1933-34

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

10

10

10

9.7

9.7

10

 10

*10

no

10

11 *ii11 *ii *ii

11

12

12

*12

*12

*12

*12

*12

12

14

 14

*14

*14

*14

*14

»14

Hov.

*14

14

13 n4

»15

16

£17

*19

20

*30

It

19

19

18

19

20

19

19

18

19

19

21

20

20

20

20

21

*20

Dee. Jan.

*20

*25

27

25

27

29

29

20

26

1-

Feb.

26

26

26

26

26

27

27

27

26

*26

*26

*26

*27

»27

27

»27

*2S

28

28

29

29

29

29

29

28

27

Mar.

27

27

27

27

29

29

29

31

31

31

*32

*32

*33

*34

*35

*35

36

35

34

34

34

36

37

38

37

36

36

36

37

40

44

Month

October ......

November 

December

January - -

February 

March ....

April .

May

June - - . .... July .......

August .......... 

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

The ye ar . . . . ... ....... . . . . .

Apr.

45

46

45

45

43

41

40

40

39

39

36

37

37

37

31

26

25

21

13

12

9.5

7.5

6.3

6.0

6.0

6.3

6.3

6.6

S.7

16

May

21

21

22

22

21

20

16

17

16

16

15

14

14

13

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

10

9.5

9.1

9.1

*S.4

7.8

7.2

7.2

7.2

#7.4

Maximum

14

29

29 

44

46

22

12

3.4

5 

6.6

46

June

7.5

7.8

7.3

7.8

7.5

7.2

6.6

6.6

7.2

12

11

11

11

9.5

9.5

8.7

8.1

7.S

7.2

7.5

8.1

7.6

7.2

6.6

6.0

i

[ *5.5

I

4.8

4.8

Minimum

9.7

13

27

6.0

7.2

0

0 

.6

0

July

3.4

3.0

2.S

2.6

2.6

2.2

 1.5

.5

.5

*.3

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*5

*1 }"

.4

.4

-5

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.5

Mean

11.6

IS. 4

*20

23.3

27.1 

33.5

25.9

13.4

7.7

.91

.33

2.53

15.3

Sept.

0.7

.6

1.0

1.3

.9

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.6

1.8

1.3

1.3

I'.S

3.5

1.7

1.7

l.S

2.0

1.9

1.8

3.1

5.2

5.5

6.3

6.0

6.6

6.6

6.6

Run-off in 

acre-feet

713

1,090

1,230

1,430

1,510 

2,060

1,540

S21

458

56

20 

151

11,080

 Estimated.
TRIBUTARIES BETWEEN PORTNEUF RIVER AND SAIJION FALU3 CRBQC 73

Oakley Reservoir near Oakley, Idaho

Location.- Staff gage Immediately above right abutment of dam on Goose Creek, In sec. 

 I9T~T. 14 S., R. 22 E., 4 miles southwest of Oakley.

Records available.- October 1912 to September 1934.

Extremes.- Maximum contents during year, 11,600 acre-feet Apr. 12 (gage height, 54.25 

feet); no usable storage Oct. 1-5.

1913-34: 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 of bottom of diversion tunnel and zero 

capacity. Gage height 136.0 feet corresponds to elevation of 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 table of storage capacity

furnished by Oakley Canal Co.

Contents, in acre-feet, 1933-54

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

1

B

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

309

371

416

471

546

584

619

709

748

774

1,010

1,240

Nov.

1,250

1,450

1,740

1,800

2,160

2,530

Dec.

2,320

3,150

3,420

3,560

3,810

4,270

Jan.

4,420

4,760

5,060

5,150

5,490

5,940

Feb.

6,280

6,410

6,370

7,160

7,310

7,810

Mar.

8,260

8,380

3,790

9,160

9,330

9,680

9,900

10,500

Apr.

10,600

11,200

11,600

11,400

11,400

11,300

11,100

10,800

10,600

9,980

9,390

May

9,530

S.560

S,950

8,820

8,650

7,680

June

e,52o

6,310

6,570

6.180

6,000

6,150

5,950

5.69O

5,450

4,990

July

5,000

5,090

4,410

3,680

3,640

3,650

3,420

2,920

2.9OO

2,650

2,380

Aug.

2,420

2,190

1,930

2,020

1,830

1,650

1,640

1,690

Sept.

1,310

1,190

1,050

1,120

892

923

956

570

Note.- On Sept. 30, 1933, reservoir contained no usable storage.
74 TRIBUTARIES BETWEEN PORTNEUF RIVER AND SALMON FALLS CREEK

Trapper Creek near Oakley, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder In sec. 34, T. 14 3., R. 21 E., 4 miles above Oakley Dam 

ana 7 miles southwest of Oakley.

Records available.- May 1911 to September 1916, March 1919 to September 1934. 

Average discharge.- 10 years (1911-12, 1913-14, 1926-34), 13.5 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 16 second-feet Dec. 1 (gage height, 4.91 feet); 

maximum gage height, 5.05 feet Dec. 17; minimum discharge, 4.1 second-feet Jan. 12 

(gage height, 4.64 feet).

1911-16, 1919-34: Maximum discharge recorded, 98 second-feet May 28, June 8, 

1921; a higher flow may have occurred during cloudburst about midnight Aug. 15, 1931; 

minimum probably occurred during winter.

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge estimated Oct. 7 to Nov. 7, Nov. 9, 10. Dec. 17, 18, Jan. 

B7~9; Interpolated Jan. 23-26, Mar. II, sept. 22. Few small diversions above station. 

Practically entire flow passing gage Is stored In Oakley Reservoir. (Jage-helght record 

Is furnished by Oakley Canal Co.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1935-34

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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 5

8 8

e 5

8 8

8 8

8.8

9.0

»OV.

9.0

9.9

9 0

9.0

8.1

8.6

8.6

9.0

9.0

9.0

8.6

S.6

9.0

9.O

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.4

Dee.

9.9

9.4

9.4

9.9

10.0

10.0

10.0

10.0

10.0

9.9

9.9

9.9

11.0

9.9

9.4

9.0

} 9.0

10.0

1O.O

9.9

9.9

1O.O

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.9

10.0

1O.O

Jan.

1O.O

10.0

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.0

8.6

} 9.0

9.9

9.9

9.4

9.9

9.9

10.0

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.9

Feb.

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.4

10.0

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.0

Mar.

9.0

9.0

9.4

9.4

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.9

10.0

10.0

10.0

10.0

10.0

10.0

10.0

11.0

12.0

12.0

11.0

Month.

October ....... ...

November ... . . .

December - . - . ....

January ... ....

February

March. - ....

April .... ......

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

June ..... .... . ........

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

August ..... . . ...

September

The ye<ir .... . . ........ ... ... ....

Apr.

11.0

11.0

11.0

11.0

11.0

11.0

11.0

11.0

11.0

11.0

10.0

10.0

10.0

11.0

10.0

11.0

11.0

10.0

10.0

10.0

1O.O

10.0

10.0

1O.O

11.0

12.0

11.0

11.0

1O.O

1O.O

May

11.0

12.0

11.0

11.0

1O.O

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.O

9.O

9.O

9.0

9.0

8.6

9.0

8.6

8.1

7.7

8.1

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.7

8.1

8.6

June

9.0

9.0

6.6

8.6

6.6

S.6

9.4

9.4

9.0

8.1

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

6.9

6.9

6,9

6.9

6.9

6.9

7.3

6.9

6.5

6.9

Maximum Minimum

10 S.O

12 9.0

12 1O

12 7.7

9.4 6«S

*7**7 R*fi

8.1 6.5

8.6 6*9

12 6.0

July

6.9

6.9

7.7

7.7

7.3

6.9

6.9

7.3

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.5

6.0

6.0

6.5

7.3

6.9

6.9

6.9

7.3

7.3

6.9

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.9

6.9

Aug.

6.5

r

'

e

r.s

'.3

.9

8.1

7.7

r

-

'

'.3

'.3

r.3

7.3

e

e

e

e

.9

.5

.5

.5

6.5

6.9

e

e

e

.5

.5

.5

6.5

6.5

e

e

e._

.5

.5

.5

6.5

6

e

ei j

6

Mean

8.94 o'.is

9.83

9.76

9.75

9.96

1O.6

9. SO

7.73

6

ffn ow 

6.86

7.69

8.86

.5

.5

.9

,3

.3

.9

Sept.

6.9

6.9

7.3

6.9

6.9

6.9

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.7

8.1

8.1

8.4

8.6

8.6

6.6

8.6

6.6

8.1

8.1

8.1

Run-off In 

acre-feet

550

544

605

600

541

612

631

566

460

424

422

457

6,410
TRIBUTARIES BETWEEN PORTNEUF RIVER AND SALMON FALLS CREEK 

P. A. Lateral near Mllner, Idaho

Location.- Staff gage In sec. 22, T. 10 S., R. 21 E., 600 feet below pumping 

station and 21 miles northeast of Mllner.

Records available.- April 1919 to September 1934.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 62 second-feet on several days; no flow 

 0"cTT 1 to Apr. 22, Sept. 23-30.

1919-34: Maximum discharge, 64 second-feet May 11-13, 1920, and July 11, 

12, 19-29, 1932; no flow on numerous days.

Remarks.- Records good. 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, 1933-34

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

SO

31

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar.

Month

October . ... ...... ...

November . ....

December ....

January ......

February

March . ...

April ...

May ......

June ....

July - -.- .... -

August

September . . . ...

The year

Apr.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

25

33

51

57

58

55

57

58

May

58

58

58

55

58

58

58

58

58

58

52

58

59

60

60

60

60

61

60

60

46

46

46

45

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

June

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

59

59

59

60

60

59

59

59

60

60

60

60

60

Maximum Minimum

0 0

0 0

0 0

0 0

0 0

0 0

58 0

61 45

60 45

62 60

62 62

61 0

62 0

July

60

60

60

60

60

60

62

62

62

62

62

62

62

62

62

62

62

62

62

62

62

62

62

62

62

62

62

62

62

62

62

Aug.

62

62

62

62

62

62

62

62

62

62

62

62

62

62

62

62

62

62

62

62

62

62

62

62

62

62

62

62

62

62

62

Sept.

61

61

61

61

61

47

47

47

47

47

47

47

47

47

46

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Run-off in 

Mean acre-feet

0 0

0 0

0 0

0 0

o o

0 0

1S.1 780

53.9 3,310

51.6 3,070

61.6 3,790

62.0 3,810

36.1 2,150

23.4 16,900

Kote.- No flow during months left blank.
76 TRIBUTARIES BETWEEN PORTNEUF RIVER AND SALMON FALLS CREEK

Mllner Low Lift Canal near Mllner, Idafto

Location.-* Water-stage recorder In sec. 32, T. 10 S., R. 21 E., 600 feet below head 

of canal and li miles south of Mllner.

Records available.- June 1921 to September 1934.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 130 second-feet Hay 18^-21; no flow on 

numerous days.

1921-34: Maximum discharge, 173 second-feet June 29, 1933; no flow on 

numerous days.

Remarks.- Records excellent. Discharge Apr. 28-30 estimated from pumpage records. 

Flow controlled by operation of pumping plant which lifts water from Snake 

River above Mllner Dam for Irrigation of 8,000 acres of land In Mllner Low

Lift Irrigation district.

Discharge, In second-feet, 1933-34

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

ZZ

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

31

Oct.

0

0

0

0

2

57

71

S4

96

96

65

0

0

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb.

0

0

0

0

0

0

12

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

20

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Mar.

0

o

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

16

21

17

27

27

Month

October . . .... .......... ........

November . . ... .... . . ......

December .... . . .

January . . . .....

February . . .

March . . ... ...

April - .... ...

May . ....

June .... . . . . . ...

July .......

August ..... ...

September . . . . .....

The year . . . . - ... . . - ....

Apr.

28

10

0

0

0

0

0

0

24

27

26

26

26

26

27

27

21

0

0

0

0

0

0

18

26

28

28

42

55

55

May

105

109

128

128

128

126

128

L28

L28

129

129

L28

L2S

128

129

129

L28

L30

L30

130

130

L28

L28

L26

126

126

]

L26

L26

L26

L26

126

Maximum

96

0

0

0

20

27

55

130

128

128

105

119

130

June

126

126

126

126

126

126

128

124

116

0

0

5

26

20

20

0

0

0

42

70

76

86

107

107

115

118

112

110

116

121

Minimum

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

105

0

93

78

0

0

July

126

126

125

124

124

125

124

126

126

124

124

126

126

126

126

126

128

128

128

128

127

127

127

127

127

127

114

106

105

102

93

Aug.

100

104

104

105

105

105

105

105

105

105

101

99

99

99

93

96

96

100

102

10S

105

78

7S

80

80

79

79

79

78

78

80

Sept.

17

0

0

0

0

14

117

119

117

110

107

105

105

31

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

 - Run-off in 

Mean acre-feet

15.2 935

0 0

0 0

0 0

1.18 66

3.45 212

17.3 1,030

126 7,750

79.2 4,710

123 7,560

94.3 5,800

28.1 1,673

41.1 29,700

Note.- No flow during months left blank.
TRIBUTARIES BETWEEN PORTNEUF RIVER AND SALMON FALLS CREEK 

Gooding Canal at Mllner, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder on Milner-Goodlng Canal in SW-i sec. 7 and staff gages 

 on North Side Canal Co. diversion in sees. 18 and 19, T. 10 S. , R. 21 E., about 

3 miles below head gates.

Records available.- May 1930 to September 1934.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,610 second-feet May 30, June 1, 2. No 

flow on many days.

1930-34: Maximum discharge, 2,170 second-feet July 27, 1932; no flow on 

many days.

Remarks.- Records good. Gfoodlng Canal diverts water from Snake River for Mllnerflooding project of U. S. Bureau of Reclamation and in part for North Side Canal 

Co. project. The latter project also receives water through North Side Twin 

Falls Canal and P. A. Lateral. Records are computed by combining discharges of 

Milner-Goodlng diversion and North Side Canal Co. diversions below their 

division point and adding thereto from 15 to 20 second-feet for loss from head 

gates to division point.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1933-34

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

SO

21

22

23

24

25

26

2V

28

29

30

31

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

535

755

755

756

755

755

755

755

75B

755

715

657

657

657

657

390

0

0

0

Nov.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

90

345

509

566

535

500

498

187

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Dec.

Month

October

November

December.

January ... .

February .

March

April

Hay .

June 

July . 

August

September

The year

Jan. Feb. Mar.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

328

737

757

754

760

770

800

470

0

Apr.

o

0

0

0

o

0

0

ISO

378

542

564

569

567

566

562

562

602

670

704

750

788

803

870

861

857

859

864

861

864

864

May

864

(

(

366

359

359

861

877

(

<

399

)19

)38

941

954

£

£

£

>54

>63

>&Z

963

965

£

1»<

l.C

>79

)00

)20

1,020

1,020 i»c

1»C i»c

)20

)20

)20

1,020

1,020 i»c

1,C

1,<

1,6

10

)10

10

10

1,600

flooding Canal

Maximum Minimum

755 0

566 0

0 0

0 0

0 0

800 0

870 0

1,610 859 

1,610 919 

1,460 993 

1,390 773

1,350 0

1,610 0

Mean

357

108

0

0

0

173

523

1,010 

1,120 

1,290 

1,080

740

537

June

,610

,610

,590

,580

,570

,560

,560

,260

954

930

923

919

936

925

934

974

990

993

995

984

966

963

965

968

977

977

986

981

988

986

Acre-feet

22,000

6,430

0

0

0

10,600

31,100

62,400 

66,600 

79,400 

66,500

44,000

389,000

July

993

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,100

1,310

1,370

1,410

1,410

1,41U

1,410

1,430

1,430

1,440

1,440

1,440

1,440

1,300

1,090

1,080

1,090

1,100

1,1OO

1,350

1,460

1,450

1,440

1,440

1,440

1,440

1,300

Aug.

,070

,C

,(

,C

)40

J40

)30

997

,230

,;

,2

580

580

70

,360

1,190

£

£

£

42

40

33

927

936

£

£

£

38

40

42

942

944

£

S

c

44

44

38

1,260

1,390

1.3

1,2

1.1

S

80

80

10

40

773

Sept.

794

787

769

750

733

735

731

729

741

735

729

711

689

701

703

1,130

1,350

1,340

1,270

701

695

691

697

693

689

691

691

511

0

0

Distribution (acre-feet)

To HilnerSoodlng

project

0

6,430

0

0

0

0

31,100

59,200 

57,700 

64,600 

58,700

39,500

317,000

To North

Side Canal

Co. project

22,000

0

0

0

 o

10,600

0

3,160 

8,870 

14,800 

7,810

4,490

71,700

Hote.- No flow during months left blank.
78 TRIBUTARIES BETWEEN PORTNEUF RIVER AND SALMON FALLS CREEK 

North Side Twin Falls Canal at miner, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder In sec. 20, T. 10 S., R. 21 E., half a mile north 

of Milner and three-quarters of a mile below head gates at miner Dam.

Records available.- May 1909 to September 1934.

Extrernes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,350 second-feet June 18-20; no flow on 

various days.

1909-34: Maximum discharge, 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. Flow controlled by operation of head gates. Water

diverted by this canal, by the P. A. Lateral, and part of diversion by Goodlng 

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, 1933-34

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

31

Oct.

1,100

1,090

1,100

1,090

1,080

1,090

1,220

1,300

1,290

1,300

1,300

1,310

822

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

S57

884

873

848

866

Nov.

822

822

794

S37

707

472

412

487

607

687

711

714

711

711

711

704

704

704

701

711

707

748

724

718

724

731

731

721

738

738

Dec.

735

748

748

711

707

694

687

687

684

680

680

673

677

657

634

604

614

624

601

572

553

556

550

550

543

553

553

556

566

659

559

Jan.

553

559

559

562

559

566

559

559

556

556

553

562

566

566

569

569

569

575

578

572

582

578

578

582

585

578

582

582

578

578

585

Feb.

588

591

591

591

585

588

591

585

582

598

591

582

585

585

586

588

585

588

588

673

766

830

866

866

869

873

862

851

Mar.

851

840

848

826

837

746

704

711

714

724

748

776

801

815

837

670

650

637

663

644

640

644

326

0

0

0

0

0

0

538

794

Month

October ... ...... . . . ........

November . ......

December . - ... ...

January .....

February - . . - March . . .... ....

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

May...

June ..... .... . . . ......

July. .... . . ...

August . . ....... ... ...

September - - - - ... ....

The y »ar ........ ............ ... .... -

Apr.

815

815

850

819

815

801

804

1,010

969

625

421

409

569

334

318

321

329

345

415

591

1,070

1,440

1,500

1,540

1,260

1,240

1,290

1,400

1,470

1,680

May

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

2,

2,

. 2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

870

950

850

850

970

160

220 iao

200

230

220

170

200

180

2,150

2,080

2,

2,

2,

150

220

260

2,2OO

2,260

2,

2,

2,

350

300

190

2,190

1,680

Maxima

1,310

837

748

586

873

851

1,680

2,260

2,550

2,310

1,990

804

2,560

559

528

132

O

56

June

1,270

1,960

1,870

1,860

1,810

1,810

1,720

1,890

2,090

1,970

1,870

1,870

1,880

1,880

1,980

2,050

2,210

2,360

2,560

2,350

2,250

2,250

2,320

2,320

2,300

2,230

2,290

1,620

640

611

Minimum

0

412

543

553

582

0

318

0

611

614

518

306

0

July

617

630

624

620

1,680

2,220

2,250

2,310

2,270

2,190

2,200

2,190

2,210

2,170

2,140

2,130

2,130

1,670

614

617

627

627

627

1,660

2,130

2,130

2,130

2,150

2,100

2,030

1,440

Aug.

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

582

582

575

591

594

470

990

970

B80

720

180

534

524

524

528

528

528

528

528

528

524

524

528

521

876

1,010

1,

1,

300

BOO

716

524

518

Mean

610

700

629

569

665

574

862

1,820

1,930

1,650

827

441

941

Sept.

512

518

500

503

445

358

364

361

364

361

358

358

353

356

348

720

804

718

644

306

306

308

348

383

472

531

412

404

404

401

Run-off in 

acre-feet

37 500

41^700

58,700

35,000

56,900

35,300

51,300

112,000

115,000

101,000

50,800

26,200

681,000
TRIBUTARIES BETWEEN PORTNEUF RIVER AND SALMON FALLS CREEK ' 

South Side Twin Falls Canal at Mllner, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder In sec. 29, T. 10 s., R. 21 E., 700 feet below head 

gates at Ullner.

Records available.- May 1909 to September 1934.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,390 second-feet Aug. 9 (gage height, 9.97 

feet I ; minimum, 100 second-feet Mar. 10 (gage height, 1.76 feet).

1909-34: Maximum discharge, 4,600 second-feet Aug. 12, 1918; no flow Sept. 

20, 1920.

Remarks.- Records excellent. Flow controlled by operation of head gates. South Side 

Twin Falls Canal diverts water from Snake River at Mllner Dam for Irrigation or 

202,000 acres of land In Twin Falls County.

second-feet, 1933-34

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

S3

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,510

1,440

1,400

1,390

1,370

1,370

1,390

1,390

1,380

1,390

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,390

1,390

1,390

1,400

1,380

1,370

1,380

1,380

1,380

1,290

1,150

1,020

906

818

788

812

956

1,020

 

Nov.

1,010

1,000

745

128

130

132

398

730

917

769

740

720

661

633

624

633

633

627

630

639

627

627

627

630

636

642

645

645

704

756

Dec.

749

756

762

746

749

756

756

752

749

746

743

749

759

759

752

740

736

759

756

752

752

746

740

746

752

756

752

756

759

575

818

Jan.

782

526

756

759

782

782

746

749

749

756

765

759

759

752

752

752

752

752

756

756

756

752

756

762

759

752

749

749

749

730

720

Feb.

717

695

682

686

686

670

667

670

673

676

670

664

642

630

633

Mar.

618

615

621

618

615

615

606

606

609

461

103

105

110

111

110

633 122

633

633

633

636

636

639

627

624

624

624

624

621

691

1,190

1,150

1,230

1,220

1,230

1,310

1,510

1,500

1,630

1,680

1,710

1,690

1,790

1,760

Month

October .... . . . November

December

January

February ....

March . ...

April - - ......

May

June - . - - ...

July ....

August ....

September ......

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

Apr.

1,670

1,390

1,230

1,240

1,250

1,280

1,310

1,410

1,700

1,910

2,010

2,160

2,370

2,460

2,440

2,470

2,540

2,580

2,600

2,620

2,630

2,630

2,600

2,590

2,600

2,610

2,610

2,610

2,640

May

2,660

3,

2,

2,

570

540

540

2,640

2,670

2,

2,

2,

560

640

S50

2,740

2,710

2,

2,

2,

320

390

380

2,950

2,820

2,

2,

2,

720

390

700

2,660

2,710

2,

2,

2,

710

590

580

2,670

2,700

2,

2,

2,

2,640 2,

720

710

590

550

2,710

Maximum

1,510

1,010

818

782

717

1,790

2,640

2,990

2,710

3,100

3,390

2,230

3,390

June

2,710

2,710

2,660

2,690

2,610

2,580

2,520

2,460

2,400

2,380

2,390

2,440

2,520

2,590

2,650

2,620

2,610

2,620

2,600

2,610

2,570

2,550

2,600

2,620

2,600

2,610

2,680

2.65O

2,680

2,660

Minimum

788

128

575

526

621

103

1,230

2,640

2,380

2,660

2,200

1,680

103

July

2,660

2,680

2,740

2,740

2,790

E,790

2,780

2,830

2,810

2,790

2,840

2,870

2,890

2,860

2,840

2,840

2,860

2,860

2,870

2,870

2,890

2,870

2,880

2,880

2,840

2,870

2,940

2,980

2,980

3,030

3,100

Aug.

3,150

3.

2,

3,

090

990

000

3,020

3,070

3,

3,

3,

200

370

390

3,300

3,280

3,

3,

3,

310

300

500

3,310

3,370

3,

3,

3.

370

380

360

3,370

3,370

3,

3,

3,

520

500

290

3,340

3,350

2,

2,

2,

2,;

710

300

200

210

2,200

Mean

1,270

635

748

748

652

904

2,160

2,720

2,590

2,850

3,110

2,090

1,710

Sept.

2,200

2,210

2,190

2,170

2,230

2,210

2,200

2,180

2,190

2 , 160

2,130

2,150

2,150

2,180

2,180

2,170

2,170

2,170

2,140

2,120

2,110

2,110

2,120

2,060

1,960

1,900

1,850

1,730

1,700

1,680

Run-off In

acre-feet

78,100

37,800

46,000

46,000

36,200

55,600

129,000

167,000

154,000

175.000

191,000

124,000

1,, 240, 000
80 TRIBUTARIES BETWEEN PORTNEUF RIVER AND SALMON FALLS CREEK 

Rock Creek near Twin Falls, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder on south line of sec. 36, T. 93., R. 16 E., at hlghway bridge 3 miles above mouth and 3J miles northwest of Twin Falls.

Records available.- March 1922 to September 1934. 

Average discharge.- 12 years, 218 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 474 second-feet Oct. 21 (gage height, 2.32 

feet); minimum, 100 second-feet (estimated) Mar. 17.

1922-34: Maximum discharge, 984 second-feet Sept. 21, 1927 (gage height, 

4.5 feet, from high-water marks on bank); minimum, 95 second-feet Apr. 16, 1931, 

Apr. 10, 11, 1932.

Remarks.- Records good except those for discharges above 350 second-feet, estimate of 

Bar. 17, and Interpolations, which are fair; and other estimates, which are poor. 

Discharge estimated Nov. 3-8, Mar. 15-21, 28-31, Apr. 1, 2, 4-6, 8-12; Interpolated Dec. 1-3, 18, 19, Jan. 4, 5, May 27, 28, July 8. 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 Uurtaugh Irrigation 

District.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1933-34

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

2O

21

22

25

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

285

288

285

290

283

278

261

266

269

266

261

261

264

266

261

269

264

266

269

269

303

266

254

249

236

229

231

233

233

233

236

HOT.

233

233

200

184

211

245

238

211

213

215

215

206

206

206

2O9

206

206

204

204

200

196

200

2O4

196

190

Dec.

195

2OO

204

209

200

211

213

202

2O6

206

209

204

202

198

194

162

171

186

202

217

202

204

217

215

213

215

213

215

217

220

217

Jan.

215

213

213

207

200

194

190

190

192

196

202

2OO

200

206

220

249

254

249

247

249

247

245

247

236

233

236

236

236

233

242

236

Feb.

236

231

229

222

220

215

206

204

202

2OO

200

202

202

196

192

194

192

188

184

184

184

184

184

186

166

186

182

180

Mar.

178

180

196

196

196

194

188

186

164

186

190

204

192

168

110

100

110

115

119

112

126

139

133

250

Month

October ........ .............. ... ............

Bovenber . . .... ......... ........ ... .......

December ....... .................. . - ..... .

January ...... . .... ........ .... ... .......

February ....... ................ . . . .....

March .......... ............... . ........ .

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

May.-. .-. ..... .................. ...........

jane. ....................... .................

JuJ-w ... ....

Aug 

Sop

i 

 aet ............................

tember ...... .................. ...........

The year , .... . .......................

Apr.

i

j 280

281

220

156

160

162

162

162

171

169

156

150

145

153

153

151

146

153

153

154

153

153

156

May

162

L64

161

L59

154

L53

148

L3S

L33

134

138

L39

L44

L48

L45

L42

L39

L40

L33

132

133

L34

L3S

L42

144

142

]*L43

L45

L46

.53

156

Maximum

308

245

220

254

236

164

177

178

194 

222

June

161

162

166

169

168

168

175

177

177

168

168

173

171

168

169

168

164

162

164

164

164

162

161

164

161

15S

156

156

154

159

Minimum

229

171

190

180

132

154

158

166 

186

July

159

164

162

164

171

168

168

165

162

158

153

162

162

166

166

162

164

171

166

164

164

164

168

169

173

171

173

17V

173

178

178

Aug.

178

]

L75

77

L69

186

]

]

]

L66

69

73

L77

178

178

]

]

]

]

:

]

]

]

77

77

73

82

L 84

84

88

88

138

188

]

]

92

94

92

190

192

]

3

]

]

88

90

92

94

192

Mean

262

208

205

223

199

166

175

145

165

167

183 

199

191

Sept.

190

186

188

192

188

188

186

190

196

194

196

194

186

190

196

192

194

202

200

204

213

222

217

213

217

217

217

206

209

Run-off in 

acre-feet

16,100

12,360

12,610

13,720

11,050

10,200

10,430

8,390

9,830

10,250

11,230 

11,840

136,500
SALMON FALLS CREEK BASIN 81 

Salmon Falls Creek near San Jaclnto, Nev.

Location.- Water-stage recorder in sec. 23, T. 47 N., R. 64 E., In canyon 200 yards

5eTow county highway bridge, 250 yards below mouth of Shoshone Creek, and 5 miles 

north of San Jaclnto.

Records available.- September 1909 to September 1916, October 1918 to September 1934. 

Average discharge.- 20 years (1910-16, 1919-20, 1921-34), 123 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 98 second-feet Apr. 18 and Bay 2 (gage height, 

3.13 feet); minimum, 11 second-feet Sept. 7 (gage height, 2.2O feet).

1909-16, 1919-34: Maximum discharge, 1,280 second-feet Ifey 22, 1912 (gage 

height, 7.5 feet); minimum, 9.8 second-feet Aug. 4, 1931; minimum gage height, 2.20

feet Sept. 7, 1934.

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge Interpolated Nov. 16, Aug. 4, 5. 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 five measurements

by Federal Court Commissioner, L. K. Homer.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1933-34

Day

1

2

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

ZZ

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

42

42

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

45

45

45

45

46

46

46

46

47

47

48

46

49

50

50

49

49

49

49

49

49

50

Nov.

50

50

50

51

51

51

51

51

51

51

51

51

51

50

50

50

51

51

51

50

50

51

51

51

51

51

53

52

52

41

Dec.

41

48

54

54

41

53

58

50

53

52

55

54

59

61

59

48

34

53

59

59

58

58

56

56

55

55

55

55

55

55

56

Jan.

58

58

59

60

59

53

39

45

48

55

54

42

53

58

58

56

58

56

56

58

58

58

60

59

52

59

58

59

59

59

58

Fab.

58

58

58

58

59

59

59

60

61

59

59

58

58

58

58

59

60

61

62

64

64

64

64

66

65

64

62

62

Mar.

62

62

62

64

67

69

78

79

76

74

74

72

74

76

7S

79

79

79

78

78

80

83

85

82

79

78

76

76

76

SO

85

Month

October - - . . .........

November . ........

December

January .....

February ......

March . , - . ......

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

May ........

June .....

July - ....

August ...

September ... .....

The year

Apr.

87

89

89

87

87

S9

90

90

90

89

87

87

87

89

90

92

90

93

87

74

72

66

59

49

46

49

56

56

54

52

May

59

85

S2

86

80

79

76

78

80

80

79

72

64

58

55

53

48

44

42

34

31

28

24

25

25

23

25

25

24

26

27

June

29

30

27

26

27

26

30

32

32

31

31

30

30

28

26

25

24

25

25

25

28

16

16

16

16

15

15

15

18

20

mxljoum Minimum

50 42

53 41

61 34

60 39

66 58

85 62

93 46

86 23

32 15

25 12

23 15

27 12

93 12

July

21

22

21

2O

22

21

25

25

21

20

18

15

14

13

IS

12

12

12

12

13

13

13

13

13

16

21

18

17

16

18

19

Aug.

ie

is

18

19

22

23

17

16

16

18

18

17

16

16

16

17

16

16

15

15

16

16

16

16

16

18

20

19

20

20

18

Sept.

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

17

18

18

20

21

22

23

24

27

Run-off In 

*ean acre-feet

46.4 2,850

50.5 3.010

53.5 3,290

55.5 3,420

6O.6 3,370

75.5 4.650

77.4 4.610

52.0 3,200

24.1 1,430

17.1 1,050

17.5 1,080

16.2 964

45.4 32,920
82 SALMON FALLS CREEK BASIN

Salmon River Canal Co. Reservoir near Rogerson, Idaho

Location.- Staff gage attached to upstream face of concrete dam on Salmon Falls Creek 

fiTsec. 17, T. 14 S., R. 15 E., 10 miles west of Rogerson.

Records available.- January 1922 to September 1934. Regulation began Hay 1910.

Extremes.- Maximum contents during year, 16,500 acre-feet May 16, 17 (gage height, 

11.8 feet); minimum, 125 acre-feet Sept. 21-30 (gage height, 0.1 foot).

1922-34: Maximum contents, 123,700 acre-feet May 30, 31, 1922 (gage height, 

61.1 feet); minimum, that of Sept. 21-30, 1934.

Remarks.- Reservoir has a capacity of 182,650 acre-feet between gage height 0.0 and 

80TO feet (4,990.0 and 5,070.0 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, 1933-34

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

750

750

75O

875

938

1,000

1,062

1,062

1,125

1,125

1,188

1,188

1,250

1,250

1,250

1,250

1,375

1,438

1,500

1,500

1,562

1,562

1,625

1,688

1,750

1,750

1,812

1,875

1,875

1,938

2,000

Nov.

2,000

2,062

2,125

2,188

2,250

2, SIS

2,375

2,438

2,500

2,568

2,635

2,635

2,702

2,770

2,838

2,770

2,635

2,500

2,438

2,375

2,312

2,375

2,438

2,500

2,568

2,635

2,702

2,770

2,838

2,905

Dec.

2,972

3,040

3,040

3,108

3,108

3,175

3,242

3,310

3,378

3,445

3,512

3,580

3,648

3,850

3,918

3,985

3,985

3,985

4,052

4,120

4,188

4,255

4,390

4,525

4,502

4,660

4,728

4,728

4,795

4,862

4,998

Jan.

5,132

5,200

5,268

5,335

5,402

5,470

5,538

5,605

5,672

5,740

5,808

5,875

5,942

6,010

6,078

6,145

6,212

6,280

6,348

6,482

6,550

6,622

6,695

6,840

6,918

6,995

7,140

7,212

7,285

7,358

7,430

Feb.

7,502

7,575

7,648

7,720

7,792

7,938

8,010

8,082

8,155

8,228

8,300

8,372

8,445

8,518

8,590

8,662

8,735

8,808

8,880

9,025

9,098

9,170

9,242

9,388

9,460

9,532

9,678

9,750

Mar.

9,395

9,968

10,040

10,110

10,180

10,260

10,330

10,400

10,550

10,620

10,690

10,840

10,980

11,060

11 , 130

11,200

11,340

11,490

11 , 200

10,910

10,980

11,060

11,200

11,340

11,490

11,560

11,640

11,780

11,920

12,070

12,140

Apr.

12,220

12,360

12,500

12,640

12,710

12,860

13,000

13,080

13,220

13,290

13,440

13,580

13,730

13,800

13,880

13,950

14,100

14,250

14,400

14,480

14,550

14,620

14,700

14,780

14,850

14,920

15,000

15,080

15,080

15,150

May

15,150

15,300

15,450

15,600

15,680

15,750

15,820

15,900

15,980

16 ,050

16,120

16,200

16,280

16,350

16,420

16,500

16,500

15,520

14,480

13,220

12,140

11,920

11,920

11,920

11,850

11,850

11,850

11,780

11,780

11,780

11,780

June

11,780

11,780

11,780

11,780

11,780

11,060

10,480

9,968

9,460

8,880

8,445

8,010

7,430

7,285

7,285

7,285

7,285

7,285

7,285

7,285

7,285

7,285

7,212

7,212

7,212

6,550

6,010

5,538

5,132

4,795

July

4,390

4,188

4,188

4,188

4,120

4,120

4,120

4,120

4,052

4,052

3,985

3,985

3,918

3,850

3,850

3,782

3,715

3,648

3,648

3,580

3,580

3,310

2,972

2,635

2,500

2,375

2,188

2,000

2,000

2,000

2,000

Aug.

1,938

1,938

1,875

1,875

1,812

1,812

1,750

1,750

1,750

1,688

1,625

1,625

1,562

1,562

1,500

1,500

1,438

1,312

1,312

1,250

1,188

1,188

1,125

1,125

1,062

1,062

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

938

Sept.

93S

812

812

812

750

750

688

625

562

500

500

500

500

438

375

312

250

250

188

188

125

125

125

125

125

125

125

125

125

125

Note.- Contents Sept. 30, 1933, 750 acre-feet.
BIG WOOD RIVER BASIN 83 

Big Wood River at Halley, Idaho

Location.- Staff gage In SWi sec. 9, T. 2 N., R. 18 E., at steel highway bridge a quarter 

6T~a mile southwest of Halley. Datum lowered 1.00 foot on Aug. 13, 1954.

Drainage area.- 640 square miles.

Records available.-June 1915 to September 1934.

Average discharge.- 19 years, 287 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 545 second-feet May 8 (gage height, 2.5E. feet, 

former datum); minimum, 0.5 second-foot (estimated), Dec. 20.

1915-34: Maximum discharge, 3,560 second-feet June 12, 1921 (gage height, 

8.66 feet, present datum); practically no flow Sept. 15-23, Uov. 20, 22, £3, 1951.

Remarks.- Records good except those estimated Oct. 1 to Mar. 6, July 14 to Sept. 50, which 

are fair. Discharge Oct. 2, Nov. 9, Dec. 20, Aug. 25, Sept. 20, result of currentmeter measurement or estimate by Survey engineer. Water diverted around station by 

Halley power plant and returned to river through Big Wood Slouth. Total flow of river 

at Halley (combined flow of Big Wood River and Big Wood Slouth) Is given In table on 

the following page. Diversions for Irrigation above station. One dally gage readIng Apr. 1 to Sept. 30 and one discharge measurement furn 1shed by water master for 

Big Wood and Little Wood Rivers.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1933-34

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

2O

21

23

23

24

25

26

27

38

39

30

31

Oct.

) '

2

3

i

Nov.

]

. ,

S

2

Dec.

1

1

i

1

Jan. Feb. Mar.

1

28

27

28

37

38

38

44

187

211

238

234

211

238

156

166

166

176

176

238

224

238

269

3O3

303

321

Month

October . ... ...

November ...

December ...

January . . . ...

February

March .... ...

April - - . - . - . .

May . - . .....

June . . . ....

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

August . . . .---..

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

The year

Apr.

386

254

238

238

238

199

176

211

254

269

269

377

457

478

416

396

377

396

377

377

416

436

457

457

457

436

358

339

358

358

May

339

339

321

321

339

436

500

545

457

416

377

436

416

377

377

416

436

457

436

436

416

416

396

396

339

286

£86

303

269

254

254

June

254

238

224

211

211

199

238

286

254

254

254

269

269

269

254

176

166

138

129

104

96

86

68

52

45

53

50

44

39

32

Maximum Minimum

331

478 176

545 354

286 32

- 

545

July

32

27

18

14

9

7

5

5

5

4

4

4

4

3

2

Aug.

2

1

1

1

Sept.

1

1

1

Run-off in 

Mean acre-feet

2 123

2 119

1 61

*1 61

»1 56

137 8,450

345 20,540

380 23,390

165 9,840

5.8 355

1.2 73

1 60

87.3 63,130
84 BIG WOOD RIVER BASIN

Combined discharge. In second-feet, of Big Wood River and Big Wood Slough at Hailey, Idaho.

1933-34

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

84

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

113

113

109

109

109

109

107

101

118

107

118

111

105

101

109

109

113

113

118

109

122

188

188

122

126

184

126

186

113

195

204

Nov.

161

178

178

161

128

150

145

150

155

126

155

155

160

145

140

148

143

148

111

116

116

148

145

140

145

122

126

113

118

96

Dec.

115

119

119

123

119

127

186

125

181

121

138

144

154

132

123

115

110

102

98

115

106

108

106

132

137

138

137

138

137

142

137

Jan.

142

132

148

132

119

106

81

98

119

185

104

100

108

115

119

110

106

102

110

115

108

115

119

115

110

106

110

115

110

116

119

Feb.

132

127

137

138

123

119

115

115

183

119

115

119

123

127

131

131

131

131

131

131

131

131

131

131

131

LSI

131

131

Mar.

131

131

131

131

131

131

188

127

128

187

128

138

144

192

816

243

229

216

843

871

871

281

291

291

239

226

239

270

304

304

322

Month

October ......

November

December

January

February 

March

April

May

June .... .....

July

August .... . . . 

September .....

The year. . . - ...... . . ...

Apr.

386

291

274

275

276

266

888

381

364

368

371

440

485

603

438

418

397

411

396

396

437

459

482

483

481

460

380

364

388

382

May

Maximum

204

178

154

142

137 

322

503

675

334

165

88

87

676

357

360

342

339

359

465

530

675

475

437

398

456

437

397

397

437

458

479

459

459

434

433

413

415

393

378

374

400

361

349

340

June

334

381

305

290

283

267

878

291

858

857

858

272

278

878

858

239

231

881

229

204

200

187

177

170

161

176

176

160

147

167

Minimum

101

96

98

81

116 

127

266

539

147

81

63

63

63

July

165

153

146

160

153

137

137

140

133

148

139

134

119

112

116

104

100

96

93

87

91

88

88

85

92

92

91

84

83

81

88

Aug.

81

84

88

88

83

78

81

77

77

84

70

78

72

68

74

72

75

72

78

75

74

72

71

71

66

63

64

66

71

88

80

Sept.

78

72

70

73

Yl

65

66

70

73

78

78

70

64

67

66

68

66

71

63

71

71

70

76

77

79

87

78

74

71

71

Run-off in 

Mean acre-feet

119 7,340

140 8,320

124 7,610

114 6,980

127 7,060 

805 18,600

387 23,020

416 25,600

235 13,990

114 7,010

74.9 4,610 

71.2 4,230

177 128,400

Hote.- Discharge estimated at times for either Big Wood River or Big Wood Slough or both. 

p exact dates see records for Big Wood River at Hailey and Big Wood Slough at Hailey, Idaho.
BIG WOOD RIVER BASIN 85 

Big Wood River near Bellevue, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder in sec. 20, T. IS., R. 18 E., If 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 1934.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 119 second-feet May 19, 20 (gage height, 1.63 

feet); minimum recorded during period, 19 second-feet Sept. 19, 20.

1911-34: Maximum discharge, 3,660 second-feet June 16, 1921 (gage height, 6.07 

feet;; minimum, 7 second-feet Apr. 14, 1932 (gage height, 1.10 feet).

Remarks.- Records good except those for September, which are fair. Discharge interpolate3~0ct. 1-5, Mar. 25, 26, Apr. 19, Sept. 25-30. No records Oct. 13 to Mar. 19. 

Numerous diversions for irrigation above station. Gage-height record and one discharge measurement furnished by water master for Big Wood and Little Wood Rivers.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1933-34

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

B

9

Oct.

56

55

55

54

53

52

50

£0

50

10 48

11 ', 48

12

13

14

IE

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

£8

30

31

48

Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar.

32

34

36

34

34

36

37

39

43

43

44

52

Month

October 1-12

November

December

January

February

March 2n-31

April

May

June

July

August

September

Apr.

54

56

52

44

46

46

46

46

46

44

43

41

41

44

54

56

58

58

60

62

66

70

77

84

93

98

90

103

96

93

Bay

96

106

110

93

86

93

98

90

84

79

31

79

86

96

93

96

103

110

116

113

108

106

100

93

90

90

90

90

88

86

86

June

93

96

88

84

75

75

100

103

96

96

93

90

93

100

90

77

75

70

64

60

60

62

60

62

60

62

68

64

58

53

Maximum Minimum

56 48

52 32

103 41

116 79

103 52

48 38

29 22

31 21

July

48

48

46

44

44

43

44

44

43

41

39

39

39

36

36

36

34

34

34

32

31

31

39

29

32

31

31

29

28

38

29

Aug.

27

39

26

28

38

29

36

25

25

38

36

35

26

36

25

26

23

33

23

23

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

23

25

23

Sept.

23

23

23

23

23

22

22

31

26

25

22

21

21

21

22

22

22

21

21

21

21

21

22

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

Run-off in 

Mean acre-feet

51.6 1,330

38.7 930

62.2 3,700

94.7 5,830

77.5 4,610

36.5 2,350

24.7 1,520

23.7 1,350
BIG WOOD RIVER BASIN

Magic Reservoir near Richfield, Idaho

Location.- Tape gage In rrE^SEJ sec. 18, T. 23., R. 18 E. , 18 miles northwest of Rlchfield. Observations are referred to an assumed datum which Is about 137 feet lower 

than sea level.

Drainage area.- 1,500 square miles.

Records available.- February 1909 to September 1934. Prior to Apr. 4, 1909, gage-height 

record only Is available. Practically no storage prior to July 14, 1909.

Extremes.- Maximum contents during year, 121,070 acre-feet Apr. 16 (gage height, 4,913.48 

Teat); minimum, 3,060 acre-feet Sept. 30 (gage height, 4,838.30 feet).

1909-34: 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 

uMer Garey 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.

Content, In acre-feet. 1933-34

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

90 , 680

90 , 730

90,750

#90,800

90,840

89,990

90,910

90,950

91,000

91,070

91,120

91,160

91,180

91,230

91,300

91,340

91,370

91,410

91,480

»91,520

91,570

91,640

91,760

91,830

*91,880

91,920

91,990

93,100

92,170

92,260

92,400

Nov.

92,490

92,610

92,680

92,750

92 , 840

92,910

92,980

93,080

93,170

93,260

93,330

93 , 450

93 , 540

93,610

93,400

93,010

92,400

91,830

91,480

91 , 480

91,600

91,690

91,800

91,930

91.990

92,060

92,150

92,220

92,330

92,400

Dec.

92,470

92,560

92,660

92,700

92,750

92,820

92,890

92,980

93 , 080

93,170

93,290

93,450

93,570

93,680

93,890

94,030

94,130

94,240

94,380

94,550

94,640

94,330

94,970

95,090

95,280

95,510

95,630

95,770

65,870

96,030

96,270

Jan.

96.550

96,460

96,270

96,270

96 , 500

96,860

96,980

97,070

97,240

97,340

97,460

97,530

97,620

97 , 740

97,910

93,050

93,150

98,240

98,390

98,560

98,680

98,800

98,940

99,160

99,320

99,450

99,640

99,790

99,930

100,080

100,170

Feb.

100,340

100,470

100 , 590

100,730

100,900

101,070

101,240

101 , 370

101,680

101,900

102,070

102,250

102,420

102,590

102,790

102,980

103,230

103,400

103,650

103,650

103,650

103,530

103,720

104,020

104 , 220

104,470

104,770

104,970

Mar.

105,290

105,620

105,920

106,170

106,470

106,840

107,220

107,730

108,440

109,070

109,810

110,450

111,100

111,710

112,440

H 13, 000

113,560

114,020

114,490

114,840

115,150

115,490

115,840

116,070

116,310

116,150

115,990

116,310

116,630

116,920

117,320

Apr.

117,660

117,960

118,360

118,650

118,920

119,180

119, 45O

119,690

119,910

120,100

120,280

120,530

120,640

120,800

120,960

121,070

120,380

120,820

120,770

120,640

120,530

120,180

119,640

119,020

118,360

117,720

117,080

116,420

115,730

115,050

Hay

114,290

113,640

113,010

112,260

111,480

110,710

109,940

109,220

108,490

107,750

106,840

106,020

105,270

104,640

103,820

103,110

102,200

101,320

100,470

99,620

98,840

98,050

97,190

96,310

95,390

94,380

93,170

92,190

91,230

90,340

89,540

June

88,820

87,960

87,130

66,240

85,380

84,410

83,580

82,880

82,240

81,590

80,920

80,200

79,560

78,360

78,240

77,570

76,790

75,860

74,970

74,090

73,230

72,310

71,400

70,490

69,570

68,620

67,640

66,690

65,710

64,760

July

63,780

62,640

61,620

60,580

59 , 470

58,350

57,240

56,050

54,910

53,740

52,530

51,260

50,030

48,860

47,610

46,260

45,020

43,880

42,760

41,560

40,410

39,360

38,300

37,230

36,190

35,230

34,210

33,210

32,180

31,310

30,480

Aug.

29,500

28,620

27,710

26,840

26,050

25,260

24,480

23,690

22,920

22,200

21,460

20,690

19,840

19,130

18,270

17,460

16,670

15,900

15,040

14,120

13,280

12,670

12,180

11,630

11,150

11,190

11,260

11,340

11,400

11,360

11,130

Sept.

10,070

8,940

7,860

6,850

5,870

5,040

5,040

5,130

5,240

5,340

5,410

5,480

5,540

5,600

5,650

5,730

5,790

5,850

5,900

5,950

6,000

6,060

6,120

6,170

6,260

6,150

5,710

4,760

3,820

3,060

«Interpolated.

Mote.- Contents on Sept. 30, 1933, 90,630 acre-feet.
BIG WOOD RIVER BASIN 87 

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 1934. 

Average discharge.- 22 years (1912-34), 390 second-feet.

Extremes.- Ifexlmum discharge during year, 673 second-feet July 12 (gage height, 3.86 

feet); minimum, 4 second-feet Sept. 16-22; minimum gage height, 1.56 feet Sept. 

19-21.

1911-34: Maximum discharge, 5,070 second-feet llay 18, 1911 (gage height, 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 six discharge measurements 

furnished by water master for Big Wood and Little Wood Rivers.

Discharge, In second-feet, 1933-34

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

81

22

23

24

25

86

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

41

41

41

»41

41

41

»41

»40

40

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

IS

18

18

IS

19

*19

*19

*19

*19

19

*19

*19

*19

*19

*19

Nov.

19

»19

 19

*19

*19

19 *ie

 19

*19

*19

19

*19

*19

*S2

223

*316

353

*226

 106

*19

Dee.

*19

*20

20

Jan.

146

200

*106

*16

Feb.

*16

16

69

190

170

*63

 16

Mar.

»16

*16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

148

206

70

17

17

*17

17

Month

October ........... ......

November ... . .......

December ......

January ........ . .

February

March . ........

April ..... ...

Hay ........ . . ...

June - - .......... ...

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

August ............

September - ...

The ye ar .... ........

Apr.

17

17

17

*17

17

17

17

17

17

*17

*17

*17

*17

17

17

168

165

152

147

147

209

348

403

440

461

461

456

461

472

482

May

493

4

4

A

93

87

87

4S7

493

4

A

A

93

98

93

503

514

£

4

E

>09

66

14

514

568

5

£

5

41

58

53

558

552

S

I

G

47

47

58

563

568

6

G

S

S

68

74

74

74

563

Maximum

41

353

200

190

206

482

574

580

656

493

612

656

June

563

552

547

541

530

514

493

472

456

440

435

440

456

461

461

477

509

525

536

541

547

547

552

563

565

568

580

580

680

580

Minimum

18

16

17

466

455

498

6

4

4

July

596

602

60S

607

612

618

624

629

629

629

634

651

656

651

651

640

624

607

596

590

580

568

558

552

552

541

525

520

509

509

498

Aug.

487

477

461

456

450

440

435

435

435

435

435

435

450

472

477

477

477

4S2

487

495

383

320

330

286

101

8

7

6

6

124

479

Sept.

618

596

5SO

568

509

178

8

6

*6

*6

*6

*5

*5

*5

*5

*4

*4

*4

4

4

4

4

5

5

41

196

4S7

547

437

254

Run-off in 

Mean acre-feet

25.0 1,540

58.7 3,490

19.7 1,210

29.0 1,790

31.3 1,740

2S.5 1,750

174 10,370

530 32,560

520 50,960

592 36,420

363 22,310

171 10,190

213 154,300
88 BIG WOOD RIVER BASIN

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 llaglc Dam, and 14 miles northeast of Shoshone,

Records available.- April 1921 to Septentoer 1934.

Extremes.- 1921-34: Maximum discharge, 3,330 second-feet June 13, 1921 (gage height, 

12.79 feet, old datum); no flow for long periods.

Remarks.- No flow during year ending Sept. 30, 1934. Numerous diversions for Irrigation 

aBove station. Richfield and Lincoln Canals are main diversions between station 

and llaglc Dam. Lincoln Canal, completed In spring of 1925, diverts all flow, 

except during high water, to conserve channel losses In natural stream bed. Flow 

regulated by diversions above and by operation of head gates at Magic Dam.

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 1934.

Extremes.- 1911-34: Maximum discharge, 3,180 second-feet May 18, 1921 (gage height, 

I57U feet, former datum); no flow for long periods.

Remarks.- No flow during year ending Sept. 30, 1934. 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 river flow has been diverted above station.
BIG WOOD RIVER BASIN 89

Big Wood River at Goodlng, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder In NEiNEJ sec. 31, T. 5 S., R. 15 E., 30 feet below 

highway bridge and half a mile north of Goodlng.

Records available.- April 1921 to September 1934. From June 1896 to October 1899

records were collected at station at approximately same site but known as "Malade 

River at Toponls, Idaho."

Extremes.- Maximum discharge recorded during year, 172 second-feet Nov. 16 (gage height, 

2.40 feet); no flow for long periods.

1921-34: Maximum discharge, 2,340 second-feet May 7, 1922 (gage height, 5.80 

feet); no flow for long periods each year.

Remarks.- Records good except those for Nov. 16, 17, Sept. 1-30, which are fair.

Discharge estimated Oct. 2. No records Oct. 8 to Nov. 15, Nov. 18 to liar. 21. 

Numerous diversions for Irrigation above and below station. Flow regulated by 

operation of gates at Magic Dam. Gage-height record and seven discharge measurements furnished by water master for Big Wood and Little Wood Rivers.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1933-34

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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

1

0

0

0

0

0

Nov.

172

169

Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Month

October 1-7

November

December

January

February

March . 22-31

April .

May

June . . .

July ...

August ......

September . ...

Apr.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

16

11

14

14

13

18

13

19

22

24

34

41

44

50

50

44

40

May ! June

40 i 43

36

40

40

35

32

34

35

34

40

34

33

47

53

40

32

34

33

36

51

53

54

51

49

42

41

40

40

42

49

47

40

43

40

34

34

38

43

44

49

35

30

27

23

28

27

34

39

41

47

49

41

38

42

42

42

41

44

42

41

Maximum Minimum

14 0

0 0

50 0

54 32

49 27

46 28

43 11

20 7

July

36

39

35

34

33

33

34

36

39

38

36

35

34

34

34

32

33

31

28

32

34

35

39

41

46

41

40

40

4O

41

38

Aug.

38

43

40

36

32

26

21

22

23

23

22

23

22

21

20

14

11

11

16

16

16

21

21

22

23

25

24

22

13

18

21

Sept.

11

7

19

16

20

19

17

16

17

16

16

16

16

16

15

14

15

15

13

14

14

14

14

15

16

16

17

19

20

9

Mean Run-off in 

Mean acre-feet

2.1 30

0 0

15.7 936

40.9 2,510

38.9 2,310

36.2 2,22O

22.9 1,410

15.4 916
90 BIG WOOD RIVER BASIN

Big Wood River near Goodlng, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder In aec. 21, T. 63., R. 14 E., at Cleek ranch, 3£ miles 

aoove bridge on upper road between Bliss and Eager-man, 5 miles above diversion dam 

for King Hill project, and 6 miles southwest of Goodlng.

Records available.- March 1916 to September 1934.

Extremea.- Maximum discharge during year, 56 second-feet May 14 (gage height, 1.52 feet); 

no now Apr. 2-11.

1916-34: Maximum discharge, 3,680 second-feet Mar. 17, 1922 (gage height, 9.00 

feet); no flow for long periods each year.

Remarks.- Records good. No records Oct. 1-6, Oct. 8 to Mar. 22. Discharge estimated 

Mar. 27-31, Apr. 2. Diversions for Irrigation above station. Flow regulated by 

storage reservoir upstream. Gage-height record and five discharge measurements 

furnished by water master for Big Wood and Little Wood Rlvera.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1933-34

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

*26

Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar.

2.7

2.3

1.5

1.4

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.1

2.4

Month

October - - - . .... ..... ...

November ...... . . .... ......

December ..............

January ......

February ............... . ...

March 83-31. . ...............

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

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

June . .......... .... ... .......

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

August . - . ...... ...... . . . ...

September ... ...

The pe "iod

Apr.

3.9

1.7

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

19

24

18

19

12

14

15

12

14

12

9.1

17

11

37

45

40

30

21

12

May

16

14

12

15

16

12

14

16

16

22

20

15

16

24

19

17

13

12

13

19

28

23

25

19

15

14

13

17

19

29

33

June

41

36

35

33

20

16

18

24

27

26

16

9.4

10

7.3

11

14

14

23

15

22

26

17

17

19

20

15

17

23

28

22

Maximum Minimum

2.7 1.0

46 0

33 12

41 7.3

31 14

24 11

26 8.D

July

22

20

17

16

17

19

17

18

21

21

19

15

14

16

17

15

16

18

14

16

19

22

22

28

31

22

21

19

15

14

15

Aug.

19

20

24

20

19

20

18

17

19

18

18

16

19

19

19

18

15

13

12

11

12

16

20

19

20

20

20

16

16

12

11

Sept.

15

12

14

26

15

14

12

10

10

8.7

9.4

9.8

8.7

S.O

8.7

9.1

9.1

11

10

9.8

12

12

14

16

19

17

19

22

22

20

Run-off in 

Mean acre-feet

1.61 29

12.9 767

18.1 1,110

20.8 1,240

18.6 1,140

I1?. 3 1,060

13.4 800

6,150

*DIscharge
BIG WOOD RIVER BASIN 91

Big Wood Slough at Halley, Idaho

Location.- Vertical staff gage In sec. 9, T. 2 N., R. 18 E., at highway bridge oneeighth of a mile northeast of steel highway bridge across Big Wood River and oneeighth of a mile southwest of Hailey.

Records available.- June 1915 to September 1934. 

Average discharge.- 19 years, 107 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 218 second-feet Oct. 31; maximum gage height, 

2758 feet July 12; minimum discharge, 1 second-foot (estimated) Mar. 25-31; 

minimum gage height, 0.48 foot Mar. 28.

1915-34: Maximum discharge, 419 second-feet June 6, 1921 (gage height, 3.00 

feet); practically no flow May 8, 1931.

Remarks.- Records good except those for Feb. 15 to Mar. 31, which are fair; discharge 

estimated Jan. 10-13 and Feb. 15 to Mar. 31. Flow affected by load on power 

plant half a mile upstream. Big Wood Slough, a natural channel of Big Wood River, 

is utilised 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, when combined 

with record of Big Wood River at Hailey, Idaho, shows total flow of river at this 

point. One discharge measurement and one daily staff-gage reading Apr. 1 to Sept. 

30 furnished by water master for Big Wood and Little Wood Rivers.

Discharge, In second-feet, 1933-34

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

Ill

111

107

107

107

107

105

99

116

105

116

109

103

99

107

107

111

111

116

107

120

120

120

120

124

122

124

124

111

193

202

Nov.

159

170

170

159

120

148

143

148

153

124

153

153

148

143

138

146

141

146

109

114

114

146

143

138

143

120

124

111

116

94

Dec.

114

118

113

122

118

126

124

124

120

120

131

143

153

131

122

114

109

101

97

114

105

101

105

131

136

131

136

131

136

141

136

Jan.

141

131

141

131

118

105

80

97

118

124

103

99

107

114

118

109

105

101

109

114

101

114

113

114

109

105

109

114

109

114

118

Feb.

131

126

136

131

122

118

114

114

122

118

114

118

122

126

130

Mar.

130

100

5

115

1

Month

October

November

December ,

January

February

March

April . ....

May .... .

June

July

August

September

The year

Apr.

40

37

36

37

38

67

106

110

110

99

102

63

28

25

22

22

20

15

19

19

21

23

25

26

24

24

22

25

24

24

May

18

21

21

18

20

29

30

30

18

21

21

20

21

20

20

21

22

22

23

23

18

17

17

19

54

92

88

97

92

95

86

June

80

83

81

79

72

68

34

5

4

3

4

3

3

3

4

63

65

S3

100

100

104

101

109

118

116

123

126

116

108

135

Maximum Minimum

202 99

170 94

153 97

141 SO

114

110 15

97 17

135 3

146 79

37 62

86 62

202

July

133

126

123

146

144

130

132

135

128

144

135

130

115

109

113

101

97

93

91

85

39

86

86

83

90

90

B9

82

81

79

86

Aug.

79

82

80

80

81

76

80

76

76

83

69

71

71

67

73

71

74

71

77

74

73

71

70

70

65

62

63

64

70

87

79

Sept.

77

71

69

72

70

64

65

69

72

71

71

69

63

66

64

67

65

70

62

70

70

69

75

76

78

86

71

73

70

70

 Run-off in 

Mean acre-feet

117 7,220

138 3,200

123 7,550

113 6,920

126 7,010

67.5 4,150

41.8 2,490

35.9 2,210

69.8 4,150

108 6,660

73.7 4,530

70.2 4,180

90.1 65,270
92 BIG WOOD RIVER BASIN

Camas Creek near Blaine, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder in sec. 15, T. IS., R. 16 E., a quarter of a mile 

north of Macon siding on Hill City branch of Oregon Short Line Railroad, li 

miles below railroad bridge, 2i miles above backwater of Magic Reservoir, and 4 

miles southeast of Blaine.

Drainage area.- 618 square miles.

Records available.- May 1912 to September 1934. Discharge measurements only are available for 1922.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 292 second-feet Mar. 14 (gage height, 3.12 

reet); minimum discharge recorded during period, 1.6 second-feet Aug. 18-20 (gage 

height, 0.90 foot).

1911-34: Maximum discharge, 5,240 second-feet Apr. 12, 1916; maximum gage 

height, 12.35 feet Apr. 5, 1925; minimum discharge, 1.6 second-feet July 10, 11, 

13, Aug. 25-29, 31, 1931, and Aug. 18-20, 1934 (gage height, 0.90 foot).

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge interpolated Sept. 1-5, 15-17. No record Oct. 19 to 

Mar. 11. Many small diversions above station. No regulation. Water passing 

station is used for storage in Magic Reservoir. Gage-height record and two measurements furnished by water master for Big Wood and Little Wood Rivers.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1933-34

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.?

3.0

3.2

3.2

3.2

5.2

3.0

3.2

3.2

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.4

3.4

Dec. Feb. Mar.

271

284

287

261

235

198

163

155

146

140

136

12S

114

105

96

93

101

111

130

144

Month

October 1-19 . ....

November

December

January

February

March 12.-31

April

May

June

July

August

September

Apr.

134

130

124

118

105

93

86

82

79

76

72

70

58

67

70

70

65

59

54

43

43

37

32

27

28

28

27

30

29

28

May

26

30

29

26

24

22

18

16

15

15

17

16

14

13

11

10

7.2

6.2

5.3

5.3

4.8

5.1

5.3

.8

.2

.0

.O

.2

3.8

3.6

3.6

Maximum

3.4

2S7

134

30

4.2

2.3

2.1

3.0

June

3.8

3.S

3.6

3.5

3.5

3.6

3.8

4.2

4.2

3.8

3.2

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.7

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

Minimum

3.0

93

27

3 6

2 3

1 8

1 6

2 1

July

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.9

1.8

Aug.

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.3

.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

.6

.7

.8

.7

.0

.8

.O

.8

.8

.8

.O

.1

.1

Sept.

2.1

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.3

2.3

2.4

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.8

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

 Run-off in 

Mean acre-feet

3.21 121

165 6,540

65.6 3,910

12.0 741

2.99 178

1.99 123

1.80 111

2.44 145
BIG WOOD RIVER BASIN 93 

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 from Shoshone-Hailey highway, 5J miles below Magic Dam, and 12 miles 

northwest of Richfield.

Records available.- April 1925 to September 1934.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 269 second-feet May 12 (gage height, £.15 

feet); no flow for long periods.

1925-34: Maximum discharge, 706 second-feet May 28, 1927 (gaa;e height, 4.00 

feet); no flow for long periods each year.

Remarks.- Records good. No records Oct. 3 to Feb. 19 and Feb. 23 to Mar. 31. Discharge 

estimated Oct. 1, 2, Sept. 30; interpolated Apr. 18. 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. 43., 

R. 18 E., where water is returned to Big Wood River or diverted into North Goodlng 

Canal. Canal Is used for conserving large channel losses in natural bed of river. 

No diversions from canal above gage. Gage-height record and nine discharge measurements furnished by water master for Big Wood and Little Wood Rivers.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1933-34

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

6

6

Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb.

128

117

107

MarMonth

October . . ...

November

December

January

February

March

April

May

June

July ...

August 

September .

The period ... - -

Apr.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

56

130

114

99

96

97

104

114

114

113

118

117

114

113

114

May

118

118

118

113

111

113

115

117

122

121

118

139

133

121

111

106

84

120

122

124

124

124

120

118

117

117

117

118

118

120

122

Maximum

130

139

133

134

136 

145

June

122

122

124

121

120

118

113

108

104

103

100

101

104

106

106

106

106

103

107

113

115

115

117

118

122

127

127

130

133

133

Minimum

0

84

100

117

O 

O

July

126

124

127

127

126

124

126

124

1C£

124

126

132

133

134

133

132

126

124

121

117

117

118

118

122

122

122

122

121

122

121

124

Aug.

121

118

117

111

110

108

107

107

111

110

110

107

106

113

122

124

121

126

130

136

90

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

8

«ean

53.8

118

115

124

77.9 

41.3

Sept .

134

142

145

134

128

115

6

0

0

0

o

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

75

138

127

94

Run-off in 

acre-feet

3,200

7,260

6,830

7,650

4,790 

2,460

32,190
94 BIG WOOD RIVES BASIN

Lincoln Canal near Shoshone, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder in sec. 15, T. 4 S., R. 18 E., a quarter of a mile above 

mouth of canal, 7 miles west by north from Richfield, 11 miles north-northeast of 

Shoshone, and 12£ miles below Magic Dam.

Records available.- May 1925 to September 1934.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 123 second-feet Sept. 28 (gage height, 0.98 

foot); no flow during several periods.

1925-34: Maximum discharge, 667 second-feet May 29, 1927 (gage height, 2.48 

feet); no flow for long periods each year.

Remarks.- Records good. No record Oct. 3 to Nov. 14 and Nov. 19 to Mar. 31. Discharge 

estimated Oct. 2, May 17, Sept. 27, 30. 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 second-feet for Irrigation above this station. Gageheight record and four discharge measurements furnished by water master for Big 

Wood and Little Wood Rivers.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1933-34

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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

1

Nov.

49

116

118

108

Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar.

Month

October

November

December

January

February

March

April . 

May

June

July 

August

September

The period . .

Apr.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

89

82

72

70

72

75

86

87

87

93

89

87

87

91

May

95

93

91

87

84

82

87

91

95

9S

97

91

106

97

36

86

57

93

97

97

97

97

95

91

91

91

91

91

93

93

97

June

97

97

98

97

95

95

87

84

79

77

75

75

79

86

84

84

86

84

84

91

93

93

93

93

97

100

100

102

104

106

Maximum Minimum

93 0 

106 57

106 75

106 89 

102 0

112 0

July

98

97

97

100

98

97

97

97

97

97

95

102

104

106

106

104

102

98

97

93

91

93

89

93

100

98

100

100

100

100

102

Aug.

102

100

98

97

97

95

93

91

91

93

91

91

89

91

98

98

98

100

100

100

89

8

1

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

o

Mean

38.9 

91.5

90.5

98.3 

64.9

30.7

Sept.

60

98

106

110

112

93

5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

20

110

106

100

Run-off in 

acre-feet

2,310

5,630

5,390

6,050 

3,990

1,820

25,190
BIG WOOD RIVER BASIN 95

Thorn Creek Spillway near Gooding, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder In sec. 6, T. 5 S., R. 16 E., 600 feet below diversion 

from llorth Gooding Canal, 900 feet above Thorn Creek, and ?i miles northeast of

Gooding.

Records available.- April 1928 to September 1934.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 174 second-feet Apr. 11 (gage height, 1.91 

feet); no flow during non-Irrigation season.

1928-34: Maximum discharge, 250 second-feet May 1, 1933 (gage height, 2.26 

feet); no flow during non-irrigation season.

Remarks.- Records good. No records Oct. 3 to Mar. 23, Mar. 25, 28-31. Discharge 

 estimated Oct. Z, Mar. 24, 26, 27, Apr. 11, Sept. 30. Spillway diverts from

Korth Gooding Canal and discharges into Thorn Creek in sec. 6, T. 5 S., R. 16 E. 

It is utilised as part of plan to minimise losses from natural channel of Big 

Wood River. Gage-height record and results of five discharge measurements furnished by vrater master for Big Wood and Little Wood Rivers.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1933-34

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

2a

30

31

Oct.

15

1

;iov . Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar.

1.5

2

1.5

Month

October

November

December

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

The period

Apr.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

40

40

42

40

39

39

38

42

50

51

55

59

62

79

82

90

94

94

89

84

May

82

79

82

82

79

76

79

79

80

85

84

34

108

102

89

84

80

80

87

109

109

111

109

108

104

102

104

104

102

109

108

June

104

106

109

104

100

99

100

106

111

106

92

89

84

85

84

84

94

99

104

111

109

97

90

87

89

87

90

90

89

85

Maximum Minimum

94 0

111 76

111 84

113 84

109 72

64 8

July

84

84

85

85

84

85

89

90

92

92

92

89

92

92

92

92

92

89

89

95

97

100

106

109

113

111

109

108

108

106

106

Aug.

109

108

106

106

104

89

84

87

87

87

85

84

82

82

78

73

73

73

73

72

75

79

82

82

82

85

62

76

75

75

79

Sept.

52

61

64

62

54

52

50

52

50

51

51

49

49

47

48

51

48

45

45

46

46

46

47

47

48

52

53

51

8

.. Run-off in 

Mean acre-feet

40.3 2,400

92.9 5,710

96.1 5,720

95.4 5,870

84.3 5,180

49.6 2,950

27,930
96 BIG WOOD RIVER BASIN

Little Wood River near Carey, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder In Ef sec. 30, T. IN., 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 1934. February 

192O to September 1926 at station 6 miles upstream (records comparable except 

during spring run-off).

Average discharge.- 11 years (1920-24, 1925-27, 1929-34), 126 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 160 second-feet Mar. 16 (gage height, 1.79 

feet); maximum gage height occurred during Ice period in January; minimum discharge, 5.6 second-feet Aug. 21, 28 (gage height, 0.47 foot).

1904-5, 1926-34: Maximum discharge, 1,180 second-feet Apr. 27, 1927 (gage 

height, 4.73 feet); maximum gage height, 5.1 feet ifey 22, 1904; minimum discharge, 

that of Aug. 21, 28, 1934.

Remarks . - Records good except those for estimated periods, Nov. 5-8, 14-30, Dec. 1-21, 

Jan. 6-31, Feb. 1, which are fair. Discharge interpolated Uay 25. 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, 1933-34

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

82

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

26

26

26

25

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

25

27

28

28

29

29

29

30

30

32

32

34

33

34

34

34

34

35

42

50

Nov.

47

46

47

50

45

40

41

41

40

40

39

40

Dec.

40

46

47

44

45

46

45

43

45

48

50

Jan.

50

47

47

43

44

40

45

Feb.

50

55

52

52

55

56

58

62

64

56

52

58

63

60

6O

67

64

62

63

60

59

58

60

62

59

60

56

56

Mar.

60

63

64

64

65

74

68

62

67

73

79

89

100

117

131

143

119

1O4

100

102

102

102

98

95

91

86

34

97

104

100

98

Month

October

November

December

January ....

February . 

March

April . .

May

June

July ....

August .... 

September

The year - . - - ....

Apr.

93

91

82

81

78

73

73

88

91

83

81

88

97

102

100

98

93

82

82

86

91

98

108

112

110

106

95

89

84

84

May

81

88

82

June

55

53

51

79 48

78 44

97 42

113

119

108

95

86

88

39

31

76

81

81

81

84

74

73

71

68

67

65

63

59

56

54

58

54

46

53

5O

45

42

42

44

48

43

41

39

37

37

35

33

31

30

30

29

30

34

30

31

24

Maximum Minimum

50 24

50

67 50 

143 60

112 73

119 54

55 24

24 7.3

8.5 5.9 

16 7.1

143 5.9

July

24

22

22

21

23

24

22

22

21

17

16

15

14

14

12

12

12

a

i2

12

1111

10

10

12

12

12

10

8.5

7.8

8.5

Aug.

8

8

7

7

7

7

7

6

7

8

8

8

7

7

6

7

8

7

6

6

6

6

6

6

7

6

5

5

6

8

8

Mean

29.7

41.4

41.9

44.5

53.5 

90.4

90.8

79.0

39.9

14.9

7.17 

10.6

45.6

.2

.0

.8

.3

.2

.0

.0

.8

.0

.0

.5

.0

.2

.0

.8

.5

.0

.0

.5

.2

.0

.2

.2

.5

.7

.8

.9

.9

.8

.4

.4

Sept.

7 7

7 1

7 7

8 0

8 8

8 4

8 8

9 2

10

11

10

9.6

9.2

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.2

8.8

8.8

9.2

9.6

10

12

14

14

15

16

16

16

16

Run-off in 

acre-feet

1,820

2,460

2,580

2,740

3,250 

5,560

5,400

4,860

8,370

914

441 

633

33,030
BIG WOOD RIVER BASIN 9-; 

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 Dletrlch Canal and 1 mile east of railroad station 

at Richfield.

Records available.- January 1911 to September 1934.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 83 second-feet May 3; maximum gage height, 

1747 feet June 10; minimum discharge, 38 second-feet Sept. 5 (gage height, 1.17 

feet).

1911-34: Maximum recorded discharge, 722 second-feet May 17, 18, 1911 (gage 

height, 4.5 feet); minimum, 7.6 second-feet June 24, 25, 1920 (gage height, 0.52 

foot).

Remarks.- Records good. No records Oct. 1 to Mar. 31. Small ranch diversions above 

gage. Gage-height record and twelve discharge measurements furnished by water 

master for Big Wood and Little Wood Rivers.

Discharge, In second-feet, 1934

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar.

Month

October

November

December -

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August - -

September

The period ...

Apr.

63

67

62

70

72

72

71

70

68

67

62

60

65

62

65

67

65

62

62

62

67

64

64

67

67

6S

75

74

72

70

May

71

72

80

76

68

65

61

62

64

64

67

72

70

68

70

68

65

65

65

67

65

64

64

58

58

58

60

62

67

67

68

June

65

67

65

67

64

61

65

76

78

80

75

70

67

62

64

61

60

64

65

65

64

62

62

58

60

62

65

65

65

62

Maximum Minimum

75 60

80 58

80 58

61 46

52 47

60 40

July

61

61

61

60

59

55

55

54

51

51

50

52

52

52

52

51

51

50

48

48

49

50

51

50

50

49

47

47

46

48

47

Aug.

47

47

48

49

50

50

49

48

50

51

51

50

50

49

50

49

50

52

51

50

49

50

49

49

49

47

49

49

50

49

51

Sept.

49

47

46

42

40

42

40

41

42

41

42

44

43

48

50

50

49

50

48

42

42

44

52

58

60

60

58

56

56

56

Run-off in 

*" acre-feet

66.9 3,980

66.2 4,070

65.5 3,900

51.9 3,190

49.4 3,040

47.9 2,850

21,030
98 BIG WOOD RIVER BASIN

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 Shoahone-RlchTleld highway bridge 

In Shoshone.

Records available.- April 1922 to September 1934.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 366 second-feet Aug. 1; maximum gage height, 

1.89 feet May 15; minimum discharge, 4.7 second-feet Apr. 7 (gage height, 0.51 

foot).

1922-34: ifexlmum discharge, 664 second-feet June 18, 1922 (gage height, 2.26 

feet); practically no flow July 29, 1931.

Remarks.- Records good. No records Oct. 1-6, Oct. 8 to Feb. 6, Feb. 9 to Mar. 22, 

Mar, 24-29, 31. Discharge estimated Sept. 30. Numerous Irrigation diversions 

above and below station. Small ditch for Shoshone water supply diverts from 

left bank Immediately below gage. Gage-height record and eight discharge measurements furnished by water master for Big Wood and Little Wood Rivers.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1933-34

Day

1

S

3

4

5

6

7

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.

68

Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb.

62

58

Mar.

34

34

Month

October ............. ..........

November ....... . . . .

December ...... ....

January - - - ......

February ..... .

March . - - - .......

April .......... 

May

June - ...... ........

July ........ . .

August ......... 

September ... .... . . .

The period . .

Apr.

24

19

24

23

23

23

11

11

10

66

189

203

203

203

203

200

S03

210

230

250

262

295

303

331

327

331

327

323

311

295

May

295

307

307

303

307

286

303

303

307

319

323

335

348

355

355

342

340

342

348

352

345

350

348

342

340

342

342

338

340

348

350

June

348

355

350

342

340

335

338

340

348

323

303

290

277

282

272

282

295

303

315

323

315

311

303

299

299

299

315

331

327

323

Maximum Minimum

331 10

355 286

355 272

350 307

358 335

307 41

July

311

311

311

311

307

323

319

323

327

327

319

323

319

327

327

323

319

311

319

335

338

342

345

348

345

340

338

335

335

340

350

Aug.

358

350

348

345

340

340

342

348

350

348

345

342

342

345

342

342

340

338

335

340

342

345

350

348

350

352

345

340

340

348

335

Sept.

286

307

290

272

254

242

233

234

238

242

238

234

222

210

226

226

234

230

234

234

234

234

238

238

238

242

242

242

180

41

 Run-off in 

Mean acre-feet

182 10,820 

331 20,350

316 18,810

327 20,130

344 21,170 

234 13,920

105,200
BIG WOOD RIVER BASIN gc 

Fish Creek above dam near Carey, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder in sec. 2, T. 1 1!., R. 22 E., 1-J miles above entrance 

of West Fork of Fish Creek, 1J 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 1954.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 17 second-feet Mar. 28; maximum gage height, 

u.47 foot lifer. 20: minimum discharge recorded, 0.3 second-foot July 12, 13 (gage 

height, 0.04 foot).

1920-34: Maximum discharge, 158 second-feet Way 6, 1922 (gage height, 1.78 

feet at former site); no flow Sept. 9-12, Oct. 17-27, 1926.

Remarks.- Records good except those estimated Oct. 1-9, which are fair. Discharge

Interpolated Mar. 24, June 22, 25-28. 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.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1933-34

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

3.5

*3.6

Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb.

13

14

Mar.

14

14

13

12

12

12

12

15

15

16

15

14

14

Month

October 1-10 . ....... . . ...

November ....

December ........ ....

January - . - ..... .........

February . ...... 

March 19-31 ... .........

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

May ....

June . ...... ......

July 1--14 ...... ...... ...

August . . . ........ . . ...

September

Apr.

14

13

11

11

11

11

9.5

11

12

12

11

11

11

12

13

14

14

12

11

11

11

11

11

9.5

10

11

10

10

11

10

May

9.5

12

1J.

11

8.1

6.7

5.9

7.6

10

9.5

9.0

9.0

9.0

S.6

8.1

7.2

6.7

6.3

5.9

5.9

5.9

6.4

5.0

4.3

4.3

4.3

3.9

2.9

2.6

2.6

2.6

June

3.2

3.9

3.9

3.5

2.6

3.5

5.0

7.2

4.3

3.5

2.9

2.6

2.9

2.6

1.7

1.9

1.9

1.7

2.2

2.2

2.9

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.3

2.2

1.9

Maximum Minimum

16 12

14 9.5 

12 2.6

7.2 1.7

1.9 .5

July

1.7

.7

.7

.9

.7

.7

.4

.7

.7

.2

1.2

.9

.5

.5

Aug.

*0.7

Sept.

Run-off in 

Mean acre-feet

3.51 70

13.7 353

11.3 674 

6.80 418

2.93 174

1.39 39

 Discharge measurement.
100 BIG WOOD RIVER BASIN

Fish Creek near Carey, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder in sec. 13, T. 1 N., R. 22 E., 600 feet below Carey 

Valley Reservoir Co.'s dam and 11 miles northeast of Carey.

Records available.- April 1919 to September 1920, May 1923 to September 1934. Discharge 

measurement only in 1921 and 1922.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 57 second-feet May 18 (gage height, 0.96 foot); 

minimum recorded discharge, 1.4 second-feet Mar. 19 (gage height, 0.08 foot).

1919-20, 1923-34: Maximum discharge, 170 second-feet May 19, 1927 (gage height, 

1.91 feet of former site); reservoir gates usually closed during nonlrrigation season 

and flow past station consists only of leakage.

Remarks.- Records good Mar. 19 to Sept. 30; fair Oct. 1 to Nov. 19 and Feb. 14 to Mar. 18; 

poor Nov. 20 to Feb. 13. Flow regulated by storage in Fish Creek Reservoir. No 

diversions between station and dam. Gage-height record furnished by water master for 

Fish creek.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1933-34

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

5.0

»5.4

5.8

5.8

*5.S

5 3

4 6

4 6 

4 6

4 6

4 6

4 6

»3 3

*2.4

Nov.

!~

2.4

),.

2.4

2.4

*2.4

2.4

-12.0

Dec. Jan. Feb.

»2.0

1.7

*1.7

1.7

*1.5

Mar.

*1.5

3.6

12

12

12

12 

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

Month

October . . . - ... .... .....

November . . ....

December ....

January . ....... 

February . 

March ... ...

April ..... 

May ........

June - - . .....

July ..... 

August ..... ... 

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

The year

Apr.

12

12

12

12

12

12

10

9.0

10

10

10

10

10

10

12

15

15

14

12

12

22

27

27 

34

39

39

38

38

40

43

May

43

43

43

39

36

36

36

31

23

22

22

20

16

15

29

29

42

53

51

42

37

23

23 

28

28

24

21

IS

15

14

14

June

9.0

5.S

5.S

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

12.0

13.0

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2 

13.0

25.0

32.0

2S.O

»13.0

13.0

9.0

Maximum Minimum

12

43 9.0 

53 14

32 5.0

37 5.0 

5.0 4.3 

4.6 2.5

53

July

6 3

6 3

6 3

6 3

6 7

12

12

12

8.5

*6.3

*6.3

*6.3

27

37

37

*37

26

14

*12

*12

12

*12

7.7 

*5.0

*5.0

*5.0

*5.0

5.0

*5.0

»5.0

*5.0

Aug.

»5.O

»5.0

*5.0

4.6

*4.3

4.3

»4.4

Sept.

*4.4

4.6

2.5 

*2.5

*2.5

*2.5

*2.5

»2.5

2.5

*2.5

 Run-off in 

Mean acre-feet

5.01 508

2.25 134

*2.00 12S

*2.00 123 

1.81 101 

5.63 346

19.3 1,150 

29.9 1,840

9.54 56S

11.9 732 

4.43 272 

3.90 232

S.1S 5,930

^Estimated.
BIG WOOD RIVER BASIN 101

Silver Creek near Plcabo, Idaho

Location.- Water-stare recorder in sec. 1, T. 23., R. 20 E., li miles below mouth of 

drain ditch of Blalne County Drainage District No. 1 and 3 miles southeast of 

Picabo.

Records available.- May 1920 to September 1934.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period, 118 second-feet June 9 (gage height, 1.58 

feet); minimum, 61 second-feet Sept. 9 (gage height, 0.96 foot).

1920-34: Maximum discharge, 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. 1-8, Oct. 10 to Mar. 20, Mar. 20, Mar. 22-31. 

Discharge Interpolated May 17. 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 11 discharge measurements furnished by water master 

for Big Wood and Little Wood Rivers.

Discharge, In second-feet, 1933-34

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

S3

PA

25

26

27

88

29

30

31

Oct.

105

Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar.

96

Month

Octol>ep . . . ............

November . ...

December .

January . ......

February ....

March - .... ...

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

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

June ... ..... ...

July . ......

August . . . ..... . .

September ........

The period

Apr.

31

79

34

87

90

93

90

86

84

84

78

65

86

87

89

89

89

39

9O

94

93

92

92

91

93

102

103

103

1OO

100

May

1OO

110

109

97

98

95

95

94

90

93

102

99

97

98

96

95

96

96

94

93

90

90

89

88

88

88

91

95

96

97

93

June

94

96

94

94

92

94

100

106

112

109

100

96

91

91

90

88

89

94

93

92

92

93

85

88

90

92

93

92

91

90

MaTlmim Minimum

103 78

110 88

112 85

86 72

78 71

78 63

July

86

86

83

82

80

80

81

79

79

81

81

81

80

83

79

78

76

76

76

77

78

78

78

75

76

75

75

75

75

72

74

Aug.

72

72

72

72

71

72

75

76

77

78

76

75

74

74

74

73

75

76

75

74

72

72

73

75

78

78

77

76

74

72

72

Sept.

72

66

64

65

66

66

66

67

63

63

66

69

72

71

68

68

70

68

65

66

68

72

75

78

78

75

72

72

72

73

Run-off In 

Mean acre-feet

90.1 5,360

95.2 5,860

94.0 5,600

78.5 4,830

74.3 4,570

69.2 4,120

30,340

Note.- The flow In bypass channel which carries water around gage on right bank was estimated 

be 1.2 second-feet on Oct. 9; no flow was reported on Mar. 21, Hay 23, July 17.
102 BIG WOOD RIVER BASIN

King Hill Canal near Hagerman, Idaho

Location.- Staff gage In SWi sec. 27, T. 63., 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 syphon crossing Snake River, and 3£ miles north 

of Hagerman.

Records available.- March 1930 to September 1934.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 303 second-feet Way 20-23, June 1; maximum 

gage height, 3.62 feet June 1; practically no flow during nonlrrlgatlon season.

1930-34: Maximum discharge, 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 

nonlrrlgatlon season.

Remarks.- Records good. Result of discharge measurement shown for Oct. 18. Water is 

diverted from Big Wood River via Idaho Power Co.'s canal by King Hill Irrigation 

District for use on Its project. Gage-height record furnished by King Hill Irrigation District.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1933-34

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

240

237

231

234

234

234

153

80

67

31

.1

Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar.

5

64

114

114

114

114

114

114

114

129

137

137

137

Month

October 1-10 . . . .

November . . . .

December .

January

February

March 18-31

April

May

June

July 

August ...

September ....

Apr.

137

137

137

137

154

162

162

175

186

198

203

213

239

260

265

268

278

288

291

290

290

294

296

296

295

295

295

296

298

296

May

29 S

300

300

300

298

298

298

298

3O1

3OO

300

300

3OO

298

298

300

301

301

3O1

3O3

303

303

303

301

3O1

3O1

301

301

3OO

30O

300

June

300

252

279

279

279

279

279

279

279

279

213

54

54

173

246

273

278

278

278

279

281

281

281

283

284

288

288

288

291

291

Maximum Minimum

24O

137

298 137

303 298

300 54

293 283 

293 100

286 148

July

288

286

2S6

286

286

2S6

286

286

284

284

284

2S4

284

284

283

286

286

286

286

286

286

2S6

286

286

288

290

290

290

291

293

293

Aug.

293

293

293

293

293

290

290

293

291

290

290

290

233

288

286

288

233

286

232

100

120

230

272

231

284

286

236

284

286

233

283

Sept.

283

284

236

286

236

236

236

286

286

236

234

283

279

286

283

283

283

281

278

275

273

263

262

257

254

242

238

227

222

148

Run-off in 

Mean acre-feet

174 3,450

108 2,790

238 14,140

300 18,460

259 15,400

287 17,630 

273 16,760

269 15,980

Note.- Gates closed during nonirrigation season, when there waa no flow except 

occasional run to soak the flume.
CANYON CREEK BASIN 

Mountain Home Feeder Canal near Mountain Home, Idaho

103

Location.- Water-stage recorder above concrete control In sec. 26, 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 1934.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 81 second-feet Apr. 29 (gage height, 1.32 

feet); no flow reported during fall and winter months.

19S4-29, 1931-34: Maximum discharge, 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 estimated July 1-5, which are fair. 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 head gates of Mountain 

Home Cooperative Canal half a mile below. Flow regulated by head gate in Canyon 

Greek and by storage In Long Tom Reservoir. Gage-height record furnished by Mountain 

Home Irrigation District.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1934

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

2S

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar.

15

14

14

13

12

11

11

11

13

14

13

13

Month

October

November

December

January

February

March 20-31

April

May

June

July 1--15 . . . .

August - .....

September . .

The period . . ..... ... .....

Apr.

14

15

15

16

16

16

16

15

13

13

12

12

11

11

11

12

12

10

36

44

43

54

58

65

67

78

79

79

80

79

May

7S

75

73

72

69

6S

65

64

63

63

62

62

62

61

61

 Wl

 61

 »60

#60

60

61

61

59

 58

*58

57

5V

59

55

56

56

June

44

42

33

28

21

19

27

30

26

30

*33

*36

39

41

44

45

51

*53

*54

56

#55

»54

*53

52

*54

57

56

54

40

32

Maximum Minimum

15 11

80 10

78 55

57 19

20 2

July

20

10

2

2

2

Aug.

Mean

12 .8

33.4

62.5

42.0

7.2

Sept.

Run-off in 

acre-feet

305

1,990

3,840

2,500

71

8,710

^Interpolated.
104 CANYON CREEK BASIN

Mountain Home Cooperative Canal near Mountain Home, 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 44 miles north 

of Mountain Home.

Records available.- April 1924 to September 1929, April 1931 to September 1934.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 74 second-feet Apr. 29 (gage height, 1.22

feet); no water diverted Into canal during nonlrrlgatlon season, probably no flow 

prior to Apr. 20 and after July 2.

1924-29, 1931-34: Maximum discharge, 109 second-feet July 16, 1925 (gage 

height, 1.69 feet); no flow during nonlrrigatlon periods.

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge estimated Apr. 19. No diversions between gage ana

head of canal. Flow regulated by gates at head of canal and by operation of gates 

In Long Tom Reservoir. Canal is fed by Mountain Home Feeder Canal. Water is used 

for Irrigation of about 5,000 acres in the Mountain Home Irrigation district. 

Gage-height record furnished by Mountain Home Irrigation District.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1934

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. Nov. Dee. Jan. Feb. Mar.

Month

October ... ..... ... ....

November ..... . ...

December ..... ...... . .

January . ... . ........

February ......

March . ..........

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

Hay

June . ....... ... ............

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

August . ........... ... . ... . .

September ...

The period. . . .

Apr.

0

0

0

0

O

0

O

0

0

O

0

O

O

0

0

O

0

0

12

28

37

43

50

59

61

66

68

69

72

72

May

71

69

67

66

64

63

62

60

59

59

57

57

56

56

56

56

56

56

55

54

54

54

54

53

53

53

53

53

50

48

49

June

38

35

28

23

13

7

25

26

24

27

28

31

34

35

38

38

43

44

43

47

46

45

46

46

47

49

48

47

33

30

IfaxljmoD MinljmoD

72 0 

71 48

49 7

15 0

July

15

5

O

O

O

0

0

0

0

0

O

0

O

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

o

o

o

o

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

Aug.

He an

21.2 

57.2

35.5

.6

Sept.

Run-off in 

acre-feet

1,260 

3,520

2,110

40

6,930
OWYHEE RIVER BASIN ] 

Owyhee River at Mountain City, Nev.

Location.- Water-stage recorder in SEi sec. 36, T. 46 N., R. 53 E., at Mountain City, 

half a mile below California Creek.

Drainage area.- 350 square miles.

Records available.- May to December 1913, November 1926 to September 1934.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 106 second-feet Mar. 29 (gage height, 2.07 

feet); no flow July 21 to Sept. 18.

1913, 1927-34: Maximum discharge, 1,510 second-feet Mar. 26, 1928 (gage 

height, 7.0 feet); no flow July 29 to Sept. 15, 1931, and July 21 to Sept. 18, 

1934.

Discharge, In second-feet, 1933-34

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

SO

31

Oct.

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

7

7

6

6

5

»5

»5

*5

»5

*5

*5

*5

»5

5

6

6

5

6

6

6

7

8

9

Nov.

9

9

9

10

10

10

9

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

11

11

12

12

15

12

11

13

13

13

11

13

*13

*12

Dec. Jan. Feb.

»18

19

20

23

22

21

22

22

20

20

19

Mar.

IS

19

20

22

28

36

31

26

24

25

25

29

32

33

38

59

36

31

25

25

29

31

32

29

30

30

25

40

85

71

76

Month

October . - - - .....

November

December ....

January . . .

February

March

April - --. ....

May .......

June ... . . ...

July - ..... ...

August - - . . . . . . . -

September .....

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

Apr.

79

85

83

92

83

72

71

68

68

68

66

66

63

58

55

60

58

50

44

39

37

57

37

 38

»40

*42

44

42

37

33

May

45

55

»50

«46

*42

 38

*35

*32

*30

28

926

«24

»22

»20

*19

*18

17

 16

 14

»13

*12

 11

10

*10

«9

*8

«7

*7

*6

6

5

June

7

9

8

8

7

7

10

17

16

13

*11

9

 9

 8

*8

»7

*7

»7

«6

«6

6

6

5

4

4

5

5

3

3

3

Haxlj&UBl Minimum

9 5

15 9

23

85 18

92 33

55 5

17 3

5 0

0 0

3 0

92 0

July

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

2

2

2

2

2

2

1

1

2

2

2

2

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Aug. Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

1

2

2

3

3

5

2

2

1

1

 Run-off In 

Mean acre-feet

5.9 363

10.9 651

«14 861

 16 984

19.0 1,060

33.5 2,060

57.1 3,400

22.0 1,350

7.3 436

1.4 87

0 0

0.7 44

15.6 11,300

^Estimated.

14511/7 O 3.". 8
106 OWYHEE RIVER BASIN

Owyhee River above Owyhee Reservoir, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder In SE£ sec. 18, T. 27 S., R. 43 E., 3 miles above

now line of Owyhee Reservoir and 8 miles southwest of Watson. 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 1934.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,140 second-feet Feb. 27 (gage height, 5.85 

reet); minimum, 103 second-feet Aug. 19 (gage height, 3.57 feet).

1931-34: Maximum discharge, 15,000 second-feet Mar. 20, 1932 (gage height, 

12.95 feet); minimum, that of Aug. 19, 1934.

Remarks.- Records excellent. Diversions for Irrigation above station. Discharge 

slightly regulated by storage In 11 small reservoirs having total capacity of 

52,000 acre-feet. Records furnished by U. S. Bureau of Reclamation and State 

engineer.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1933-34

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Oct.

142

144

144

146

146

148

151

151

151

153

153

153

153

153

151

153

156

158

158

158

158

163

160

163

166

170

163

166

170

186

189

Nov.

163

181

186

194

189

1S6

192

192

181

192

192

189

186

183

181

183

1S1

181

1S1

181

181

181

183

163

183

183

183

186

183

189

Dec.

1S9

1S3

176

183

1S3

192

192

183

183

186

1S9

1S9

1S9

189

1S6

189

192

192

183

178

181

197

202

197

197

194

192

194

197

205

200

Jan.

205

205

220

220

220

226

229

226

235

223

205

205

226

226

217

211

214

211

211

214

208

208

211

211

220

232

226

279

279

273

263

Feb.

257

263

289

276

263

327

363

356

327

324

366

611

430

352

324

320

316

306

390

402

430

515

S40

905

769

655

1,000

840

Mar.

679

6O6

697

616

650

578

745

697

535

450

418

398

386

37S

366

359

352

348

341

341

330

320

310

310

306

306

302

313

299

320

426

Month

October ........ . ... ..........

November . . - - - ............

December ... .......

January - ........

February ......

March ....... ..........

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

Bay .............

June ........

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

August ........... . . ....

September

The yiear ... . ...... . . . ...........

Apr.

459

667

775

697

638

562

535

495

446

418

390

363

356

327

316

310

299

296

299

286

273

269

269

269

276

260

250

250

241

235

May

276

292

273

260

241

238

292

2S6

273

263

244

J29

220

211

208

200

; L86

186

186

181

181

L76

173

173

168

168

L68

168

L66

L66

160

Maximum

189

194

205

279

1,000

745

292

211

137

132

148

1,000

June

160

160

160

160

160

160

173

168

166

200

211

186

173

173

160

163

158

183

178

170

160

153

153

151

146

148

146

144

144

139

Minimum

142

181

176

205

257

299

235

160

139

1.13

113

126

113

July

137

137

137

135

132

132

128

128

135

130

130

130

128

128

126

124

126

126

124

122

122

120

122

124

122

122

120

117

113

113

113

Aug.

120

L17

113

113

113

113

113

113

115

115

115

115

115

115

117

120

117

LL7

120

120

120

L20

L20

120

120

122

122

122

L26

132

128

Mean

157

185

190

224

458

435

213

164

126

118

133

231

Sept.

128

126

128

128

130

132

132

130

128

132

130

132

130

130

132

135

135

135

135

128

139

137

135

132

135

139

139

137

142

148

Run-off in 

acre-feet

9,670

11,010

11,670

13,800

25,420

26,740

22,860

13,110

9,730

7,740

7,280

7,930

167,000
01YHEE RIVER BASIN 10' 

Owyhee Reservoir at Owyhee Dam, near Kyssa, Oreg.

Location.- Staff gage in sec. 20, T. 2£ S. , R. 45 E. , at Owyhee Darn, 21 niles southwest of Nyssa. Gage readings are elevations above mean sea level.

Records available.- October 1932 to September 1934.

Extremes.- Maximum contents during year, 150,450 acre-feet Apr. 13-2b (elevation, 

57553.75 feet): minimum, 49,960 acre-feet Oct. 1 (elevation, 2,4e7.:;£ feet). 

1932-34: Maximum contents, 150,600 acre-feet May Ib, 1953 (elevation, 

2,623.8 feet); no storage Oct. 1-16, 1932.

Remarks.- Owyhee Dam was completed in September 1932. Storage or water began Oct. 16, 

~T§52. Capacity of reservoir at elevation 2,670 feet is l,120,oOO 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,b&0.2 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 t'-jorgh dan to river 

for Owyhee Canal, which diverts about 18 miles downstream.

Although water stage in reservoir did not reach elevation of outlet tunrel 

during year, water was released down river through dam Oct. 1 to IIov. 14, llov. 24 

to Dec. 6, Apr. 7 to June 19, June 21 to Sept. 1, Sept. 6-11, 16-20, £7-30.

Monthly elevation and contents

Da

Sect

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

Jan.

Pet.

Mar.

Apr.

May

July

Aug.

Sept

Tn

te

.30

31

30

31

31

28

31

30

31

30

31

31

.30

e year

Elevation

Feet

2,467.12

2,469.80

2,477.15

2,484.55

2,492.77

2,505.85

2,518.95

2,523.40

2,522.15

2,521.00

2,517.12

2,513.45

2,514.07

Contents

Acre-feet

49,750

52,980

62,530

73,220

86,410

110,760

139,000

149,600

146,560

143,810

134,810

126,640

127,990

Change in

contents

during month

Acre-fset

+3,230

+9,550

+10,690

+13,190

+24,350

+28,240

+10,600

-3,040

-2,750

-9,000

-8,170

+1,350

+78,240
108 OWYHEE RIVER BASIN

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 1934.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 291 second-feet Apr. 25-28 (gage height, 

T7W feet); minimum recorded, 1.4 second-feet Dec. 7 (gage height, -0.41 foot).

1929-34: Maximum discharge, 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 closet.

Remarks.- Records good except those estimated Nov. 25-28, Jan. 18 to Apr. 3, which 

are fair. Diversions for irrigation above station. Flow controlled by operation of gates at Owyhee Dam. Records furnished by U. S. Bureau of Reclamation 

and State engineer.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1933-34

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

97

9S

98

97

97

97

97

97

97

97

97

102

124

126

124

124

126

124

124

104

90

89

89

89

89

89

90

90

90

89

93

Nov.

50

36

37

38

39

39

38

38

38

40

40

40

40

18

1.5

.7

.7

.7

.7

.9

.9

.7

1.5

12

27

27

27

27

27

27

Dec.

26

27

27

28

28

18

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.5

.5

.5

.7

.9

 1

.3

.5

.7

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

Jan.

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.7

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.5

1.5

1.7

1.7

1.9

1.9

1.7

1.7

3.0

Feb.

4.5

Mar.

Month

October 

November

December

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

The year ....

Apr.

4 5

4 5

4 5

4 5

4 5

4.5

43

156

174

180

186

210

271

276

278

278

281

289

289

289

289

289

289

289

291

291

289

286

286

276

May

258

360

358

233

231

231

231

331

231

229

229

331

231

329

229

231

238

238

238

238

238

j

£

241

241

241

241

241

j241

241

238

238

236

Maximum

126 

50

28

291

260

241

243

221

180

291

June

233

224

210

212

212

199

147

113

113

111

113

113

135

206

208

208

208

208

135

5

104

210

210

208

219

238

238

241

238

241

Minimum

83

1.5

1.4

1.5

4.5

229

5

186

191

3.1

1.4

July

238

238

236

238

238

238

238

238

238

238

238

241

241

241

241

241

241

241

241

243

243

243

241

241

241

215

186

212

212

215

217

Aug.

215

219

219

217

215

217

215

215

215

217

217

217

215

215

217

217

219

219

219

219

221

221

221

219

219

219

219

221

219

212

191

Sept.

152

6

6

6

6

78

178

176

176

176

110

6

6

6

6.

82

180

174

178

112

3 1

3 1

3 1

3 1

3 1

3.1

76

166

164

104

Me- ^-fee1?

101 6,200 

24.0 1,430

6.25 384

2.29 141

4.5 250

4.5 277

203 12,100

237 14,600

182 10,830

234 14,390

217 13,330

78.3 4,660

109 78,590
BOISE RIVER BASIN 109 

Boise River near Twin Springs, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder in sec. 27, T. 4 H., R. 6 E., a quarter of a mile above 

Birch Creek, 1-J- miles above flow line of Arrowrock Reservoir, 4 miles below Twin 

Springs, and 13 miles above Arrowrock.

Drainage area.- 830 square miles.

Records available.- Iferch 1911 to September 1934.

Average discharge.- 23 years, 1,120 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,680 second-feet Mar. 28 (gage height, 4.96 

feet); minimum, 159 second-feet Nov. 30 (gage height, 1.63 feet).

1911-34: Maximum discharge, 10,300 second-feet May 17, 1927 (gage height, 

8.30 feet); minimum, about 142 second-feet Nov. 13, 1916.

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge Interpolated May 13-15, 17, 18, 20-24. Results of 

four discharge measurements furnished by water master for Boise River and board 

of control for Boise project.

Discharge, In second-feet, 1933-34

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

300

296

296

287

287

287

287

282

282

287

287

287

287

287

287

287

287

292

292

296

200

300

305

305

300

296

300

305

320

519

639

Nov.

452

394

440

464

360

345

355

345

345

335

335

330

325

320

320

330

320

305

287

305

315

335

320

315

310

292

282

320

274

189

Dec.

200

248

300

345

269

305

335

296

325

340

335

360

404

394

350

315

» 278

3SO

410

404

382

388

416

428

434

526

519

464

440

484

578

Month

October . .

November

December,

January

February

March

April

May.

June

July

August

September

The year

Jan.

54O

533

570

570

512

422

325

320

340

434

498

394

404

428

410

345

355

372

360

377

372

399

763

960

695

623

548

484

477

458

428

Feb.

- 464

t

^

IS8

198

)33

540

570

e

(

t

15

47

39

570

548

L

,

)55

>85

>85

592

615

e

;

£

>08

>92

>85

592

578

i

I

E

55

40

40

533

519

:

1

Haxijntun

639

464

578

960

647

3,440

2,970

2,S20

1,210

452

2S2

264

3,440

)26

19

Mar.

505

578

746

695

671

679

655

623

639

655

720

789

897

,030

,200

,330

,200

,090

,070

,100

,150

,210

,240

,190

,170

,140

,170

,390

,440

,900

,460

Minimum

282

189

200

320

458

505

1,470

1,260

470

248

200

200

189

Apr.

2 , 110

1,920

1,660

1,550

1,470

1,470

1,580

1,780

1,920

1,920

2,040

2,530

2,820

2,820

2,600

3,320

2,110

1,980

1,980

2,180

2,460

2,600

2,740

2,970

2,820

2,390

2,110

2,040

2,040

1,980

May

,850

/

t

if

'80

j60

)60

,720

,250

,f

,£

,L

00

320

160

,110

,c

f C

.£

,£

,1

,£

,£

,£

,c

20

80

60

50

40

20

20

20

20

,860

,790

t r

,«

,(.

20

60

00

,530

,460

; ,^

- ,2

,4f rc

100

90

00

60

,280

Mean

312

332

374

475

561

1,172

2,164

1,829

799

330

224

223

733

June

1,210

1,140

1,080

1,040

933

906

924

1,010

951

915

906

933

924

888

888

807

746

704

712

695

655

623

592

570

533

562

623

548

491

470

Per square

mile

0.376

.400

.451

.572

.676

1.41

2.61

2.20

.963

.398

.270

.269

.833

July

452

440

434

416

410

404

394

404

377

366

345

340

330

325

315

305

296

292

282

282

278

278

278

269

282

292

287

269

256

C48

287

Aug.

282

'

^

260

352

248

240

240

27

27

23

227

223

<:

rc

>19

215

>12

215

215

i

<; i

15

208

12

215

212

£

i

^

08

08

04

204

200

rc

"i

^

^

>00

04

12

60

244

Run

Inches

0.43

.45

.52

.66

.70

1.63

2.91

2.54

1.07

.46

.31

.30

11. 9S

Sept.

223

208

208

204

204

204

200

219

223

223

219

215

212

212

215

215

212

212

212

208

212

215

231

260

264

260

256

256

252

248

-off

Acre-feet

19,180

19,760

23,010

29,190

31,140

72,060

128,700

112,400

47,560

20,300

13,750

13,290

530,300
110 BOISE RIVER BASIN 

Arrowrock Reservoir at Arrowrock, Idaho

Location.- In Ei sec. 13, T. 3 N., R. 4 E., at Arrowrock, 22 miles by road east of Boise. 

Gage reads sea level elevations.

Records available.- October 1917 to September 1934.

Extremes.- Maximum contents during year, 266,500 acre-feet May 10-12 (gage height, 

Ts,207.6 feet); natural flow passing through reservoir Oct. 16-30.

1917-34: Maximum contents, 286,100 acre-feet May 19, 20, 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

STSll.O feet. Stored water is used for irrigation of land in Boise Valley. Gageheight record and table of storage capacity furnished by U. S. Bureau of Reclamation. 

Sluice gates open and natural flow of river passing through dam Oct. 16-30.

acre-feet, 1933-34

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

51

Oct.

15,420

15,620

15,700

15,950

16,110

16,370

16,580

16,750

16,380

15,380

13,690

11,490

8,750

5,620

2,035

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3,585

Nov.

6,320

3,605

10,560

12,400

14,250

15', 780

17,100

18,320

19,520

20,630

21,780

22,990

24,120

25,250

26 , 440

27,560

28,570

28,500

28,360

27,890

27,100

26,190

24,710

23,270

21,780

20,270

18,800

16,970

15,740

14,060

Dec.

12,400

10,940

9,825

9,980

10,110

10,200

10,010

10,270

10,270

10,270

10,270

10,360

10,620

11,040

11,330

11,360

10,750

10,140

9,980

10,300

10,780

11.130

11,360

11,590

11,760

11,990

12,470

12,690

13,070

13,140

13,360

Jan.

13,760

15,060

17,360

19,670

21,950

23,340

25,560

26,700

27,820

29,050

30,320

31,910

33,260

34,810

36,410

37,780

39,180

40,530

41,880

43,320

44,800

46,400

48,100

51,250

54,600

57,120

59,040

60,910

62,600

63,900

65,070

Pet.

65,720

66,500

67,540

68,320

69,100

69,880

70,920

71,960

72,870

73,930

74,680

75,240

75,520

75,800

76,080

76,500

77,060

77,620

77,900

78,320

79 , 580

80,750

81,800

83 , 450

84,800

86,300

87,820

89 , 5SO

Mar.

90,860

92,460

94,060

96,350

98,560

100,600

102,600

104,500

106 , 400

108,200

110,800

113,600

116,600

120,200

124,200

128,700

133,600

138,000

142,000

146,000

150,000

153,500

156,900

160,200

163,200

166,100

169,500

174,200

183,700

194,000

203,100

Apr.

209,300

215,000

219,800

224,500

228,400

231,000

233,600

235,900

238,800

241,900

245,600

248,900

252,300

255,600

258,200

259,600

260,400

260,200

259,900

259,300

259,000

259,900

261,000

262,500

264,200

266,000

266,200

266,200

266,200

266,000

May

265,700

265,400

264,800

263,900

262,300

261,900

262,500

263,900

265,700

266,500

266,500

266,500

266,200

266,000

265,400

264,500

263,600

263,100

262,500

261,600

260,700

259,900

259,000

258,400

257,900

257,300

256,200

255,400

254,200

253,100

252,000

June

250,900

250,000

248,900

247,800

247,000

245,300

243,400

242,700

242,400

241,400

240,100

238,500

236,700

234,600

232,000

228,900

225,500

221,600

217,000

212,500

208,500

204,100

199,500

195,200

190,600

186,000

182,600

179,500

176,400

173,100

July

169,900

166,800

163,400

160,000

156,900

154,200

151,200

148,400

145,400

142,400

139,400

136,200

132,800

129,900

L26.300

124,000

12^,100

118,300

115,400

112,200

109,100

106,000

103,000

99,580

96,180

92,780

89,580

86,600

84,050

81,500

79,160

Aug.

76,920

74,820

72,610

70,270

67,930

65,070

62,080

59 , 160

56,040

53,120

50,260

47,600

44,900

42,420

42,790

41 , 250

40,710

40,170

39,450

38,840

38,270

37,700

37,220

35,850

33,640

31,040

28,570

26,320

23,840

21,520

21,150

Sept.

21,460

21,730

21,520

21,040

20,530

20,070

19,620

19,180

18,750

18,370

18,000

18,420

18,700

17,590

16,200

14,400

12,440

10,430

8,228

7,862

7,502

7,210

7,002

6,924

6,846

6,745

6,720

7,394

8,199

8,990

Mote.- These values do not allow for possible silt effect. 

Contents on Sept. SO, 1933, 15,340 acre-feet.
BOISE RIVER BASIN 

3olse River at Dowling ranch, near Arrowrock, Idaho

111

Location.- Water-stage recorder in sec. 15, T. 3 N., R. 4 E., at Bowling ranch, threequarters of a mile above Moore Creek and 4 miles below Arrowrock.

Drainage area.- 2,230 square miles.

Records available.- March 1911 to September 1934.

Average discharge.- 23 years,,2,240 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,950 second-feet Apr. 23, 24, May 18; maximum 

gage height, 5.16 feet May 18; minimum discharge recorded, 5.9 second-feet, result 

of discharge measurement, Jan. 8.

1911-34: Maximum discharge, 17,600 second-feet May 11, 1928 (gage 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. 9, Oct. 30 to Dec. 20, Jan. 5-8, 

Mar. 31, which are fair. Flow regulated by storage In Arrowrock Reservoir. No 

diversions above station. Gage-height record furnished by U. S. Bureau of Reclamation. Fourteen discharge measurements furnished by water master for Boise River 

and board of control for the Boise project.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1933-34

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IE

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

SB

S9

SO

SI

Oct.

540

488

499

482

466

460

460

455

1,020

1,250

,460

,580

.710

,710

,320

602

602

602

596

609

622

602

622

622

602

596

596

602

616

463

284

Nov.

161

138

133

81

55

87

115

141

147

158

161

83

120

112

128

150

500

700

800

950

,100

,350

,500

,520

,520

1,520

1,460

1,480

1,460

1,340

Dec.

1,210

1,120

712

649

656

642

656

677

677

677

670

684

7O5

735

750

742

712

677

663

691

735

765

772

780

796

820

836

860

869

869

878

Jan.

692

257

24

22

1"

173

147

85

51

17

33

81

81

81

69

38

18

30

79

50

19

16

84

167

167

266

339

435

Feb.

510

510

558

602

609

609

616

705

712

750

75O

844

941

941

941

941

941

941

941

753

6O2

602

450

339

339

339

344

344

Mar.

344

344

348

348

353

357

357

357

362

232

25

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

20

20

207

510

649

649

649

44O

153

31

25

21

349

Month

October . . ........

November1 . . . ...

December ... ....

January . .....

February - ...

March . - . . ....

April . .....

M

O-V **-J .........

June . ... ...

July - - ....

August . . ....

September - - - -

The year

Apr.

742

7O5

590

616

959

1,260

1,400

1,580

1,580

1,400

1,710

2,340

2,740

3,090

3,270

3,460

3,560

3,650

3,650

3,850

3,850

3,850

3,950

3,950

3,850

3,850

3,750

3,650

3,650

3,650

May

3

3

3

3

560

,460

460

.560

3,650

3

3

3

3

,750

750

,750

,75O

3,650

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

2

2

,560

,460

460

,360

460

560

650

,650

650

560

,460

360

180

180

180

090

090

000

910

910

2,820

Maximum

1,710

1,520

1,210

692

941

649

3.950

3,750

3,360

2.5OO

1,840

1,250

3,950

June

2,660

2,580

2,500

2,270

2,340

2,500

2,270

1,980

1,980

2,200

2,340

2,420

2,580

2,740

2,820

3,000

3,180

3,360

3,360

3,360

3,270

3,360

3,270

3,180

3,180

3,090

2,660

2,580

2,580

2,580

Minimum

284

55

642

339

20

590

2,820

1,980

1,580

268

199

July

2,500

2,500

2,420

2,340

2,120

2,120

2, ISO

2,120

2,200

2,200

2,200

2,200

2,050

2,050

1,980

1,910

1,910

2,050

2,050

2,050

1,980

2,050

2,120

2,120

2,120

2,120

2,050

1,710

1,710

1,640

1,580

Aug.

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

Mean

746

638

764

115

660

235

2,672

3,416

2,740

2,074

1,280

592

1,330

,520

520

580

580

780

840

780

,840

840

840

780

710

710

050

656

642

649

663

677

656

628

602

860

350

520

640

400

460

530

070

268

Sept.

276

317

622

609

602

609

602

590

583

590

344

245

598

,030

,180

,250

,250

,230

757

516

510

494

477

499

510

499

346

234

199

199

Run-off in 

acre-feet

45,890

37,980

46,980

7,060

36,650

14,470

159,000

210,000

163,000

127,500

78,730

35,240

962,600
112 BOISE RIVER BASIN

Boise River at Notus, Idaho

Location.- Staff gage In sec. 34, T. 5 N., R. 4 W., at steel highway bridge a quarter 

or a mile south of Notus and 7 miles northwest of Caldwell.

Records available.- April 1920 to September 1934.

Average discharge.- 12 years (1920-22, 1924-34), 1,130 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge recorded during year, 1,160 second-feet Oct. 31 (gage

height, 3.00 feet); minimum, 16 second-feet on several days In July, August, and 

September (gape height, 0.14 foot).

1920-34: Maximum discharge, 14,500 second-feet. May 19, 20, 1921; maximum 

gage height, 7.4 feet May 12, 1928; minimum discharge. 10 second-feet Aug. 18, 

1920.

Remarks.- Records good. 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, 1933-34

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

1O

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

31

Oct.

170

159

159

146

119

115

115

92

70

67

54

51

49

41

41

51

54

67

88

138

159

159

359

359

359

377

435

480

480

710

1,160

HOT.

1,050

860

7SO

780

780

780

860

860

860

860

860

860

860

820

820

860

780

780

645

645

645

760

780

645

645

710

678

860

860

820

Dec.

710

710

710

676

710

67S

67S

71O

745

645

615

645

710

710

710

710

678

645

676

678

676

710

645

678

678

645

58S

645

58S

58S

58S

Jan.

645

710

710

780

745

678

585

645

645

615

678

710

645

530

780

615

710

710

645

585

585

615

710

745

710

645

585

530

530

678

678

Feb.

710

5S5

615

505

4SO

645

645

710

5S5

530

505

530

645

645

645

678

530

505

530

678

645

645

678

530

415

415

435

415

Mar.

395

395

395

395

435

395

395

377

377

395

395

377

480

710

585

585

530

359

342

359

359

326

326

296

296

148

144

135

107

103

96

Month

October ...........

November . ...... . .

December

January .... . ...

February ......

March . . . .....

April - .....

MayJune ........

July

August ..........

September ........

Tbe year

Apr.

1O7

127

170

144

88

79

41

32

170

88

74

30

30

3S

32

33

34

44

41

39

20

28

39

54

127

435

217

144

107

88

May

70

62

30

28

20

25

26

39

39

67

107

39

39

37

41

41

32

34

36

70

67

67

39

44

49

67

67

64

67

67

64

June

64

51

74

70

67

54

49

17O

70

67

54

46

41

30

25

23

21

21

22

21

30

34

30

32

34

88

30

41

28

30

MBTJmTui Minimum

1,160 41

1,050 645

745 585

780 530

710 415

710 98

435 20

107 20

170 21

29 16

20 16

51 16

1,160 16

July

29

29

29

27

27

27

29

29

29

29

26

26

20

20

22

20

22

20

20

19

18

19

19

19

18

17

16

17

17

17

16

Aug.

18

16

17

18

19

19

18

19

19

19

16

19

18

16

16

16

16

17

16

16

17

16

16

16

17

18

18

17

18

18

20

Sept.

18

16

17

16

16

19

21

21

21

20

20

21

23

25

25

23

22

23

25

23

21

20

20

20

20

19

34

51

49

49

Run-off In 

*ean acre-feet

222 13,660

794 47,250

670 41,200

657 40 , 420

574 31,890

355 21 , 850

90.0 5,360

49.8 3,060

47.2 2,810

22.3 1,370

17,4 1,070

23.9 1,420

292 211,400
BOISE RIVER BASIN 113 

Diversions from Boise River, Idaho

Below mouth of Moore Creek and between gaging stations at Dowling ranch and Notus, 

27 principal canals and several small farm laterals divert water from Boise River for 

Irrigation. Records are available from 1919 to 1934. Records of dally diversions subsequent to 1915 on file in office of Idaho commissioner of reclamation.

Dally gage-height records were obtained, frequent discharge measurements made, and 

records summarized under direction of W. E. Welsh, water master for Boise River.

of 1934

Main canal of J. S. Bureau of Reclamation................ 384,900

Penitentiary............. ................................ 1,660

Ridenbaugh....... . ..................................... 125,5OO

Eubb..................................................... 4,000

Consumers (Cruzen)....................................... 7,930

Boise City, Ho. 1........................................ 10,440

Settlers................................................. 33,860

Thurmans Mill............................................ 10,61O

Farmers Union (Includes Boise Valley diverslon).......... 48,860

Hew Union (Little Dnlon)................................. 4,080

Hew Dry Creek (Dry Creek)................... ............ 13,680

Ballantine............................................... 3,730

7 Eagle Island canals.................................... 11.07O

Mlddleton Water Co....................................... 24,110

Middleton Mill Ditch..................................... 15,400

Phyllls.................................................. 84,440

Eureka So. 1.. .......................................... 7,560

Pioneer (Little Pioneer)................................. 3,690

Canyon City. .......,..'................................... 2O.3OO

Caldwell High Line...... ................................ 2O.19O

Riverside Ho. 2.... ...... . .. .......................... 48,660

Farmers Cooperative...................................... 59,760

Canyon (Campbell)........................................ 3.55O

Selbenberg............................................... 2,460

Pioneer Dixie........ .................................... 10,110

Eureka No. 2............................................. 12,540

Upper Center Point....................................... 2,270

Lower Center Point....................................... 3,930

Miscellaneous............................................ 7,490

Total................................................ 991,800

Combined monthly discharge of canals diverting from Boise River, Idaho, 1934

Month Maximum Minimum Mean ^re-feet

April................. 4,733 1,057 3,372 2OO.70O

May. ................. 4,509 3,721 4,190 257,600

June.................. 4,010 3.O7O 3,534 21O.30O

July.................. 3,176 2,077 2,592 159,400

August................ 2,303 683 1.673 102,800

September............. 1,715 645 1,025 61,020

The period-....................................... 991,800
114 BOISE RIVER BASIN

South Fork of Boise River near Lenox, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder In sec. 24, T. 2 N., R. 6 E., 'It 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.

Average discharge.- 23 years, 962 second-feet.

Records available.- March 1911 to September 1934.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,070 second-feet Mar. 29 (gage height, 5.11 

feet, from high-water mark); minimum, 111 second-feet Aug. 10 (gage height, 1.73 

feet).

1911-34: Maximum discharge, 9,200 second-feet May 15, 1917 (gage Height, 

9.53 feet); minimum, that of Aug. 10, 1934; minimum gage height, 1.68 feet Sept. 

5-7, 1931.

Remarks.- Records good except those estimated Dec. 27, 28, Jan. 9 to Feb. 22, and Mar. 

1357 which are fair. No diversions for Irrigation above station. Results of three 

measurements furnished by water master for Boise River and board of control for 

Boise project.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1933-34

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

255

249

242

242

242

242

242

242

242

239

233

236

242

242

246

246

249

249

252

258

268

268

268

275

275

275

271

275

275

413

664

Nov.

523

405

392

421

372

327

349

338

338

334

327

327

324

316

316

313

313

306

295

285

309

302

309

306

302

299

288

292

285

227

Dec.

209

221

255

285

258

271

334

292

275

292

299

327

346

349

320

302

295

221

306

384

372

346

342

338

331

349

) 400

346

380

426

Month

October . . .

November

December

January .

February

March

April

May

June . July

August

September

The year . .

Jan.

417

421

421

417

388

353

282

239

} 250

350

300

400

600

500

1

| 450

400

Feb.

i

400

J

450

5OO

461

466

466

461

457

452

Mar.

448

466

594

574

579

594

594

568

568

584

615

675

749

826

965

1,O6O

1,030

932

900

932

998

1,030

1,060

1,030

998

998

998

1,200

2,000

1,660

1,580

Maximum Minimum

664 233

523 227

426 209

6OO 239

2,OOO 448

1,930 1,030

1,700 869

838 302

288 148

158 113

189 124

2,000 115

Apr.

1,420

1,300

1,160

1,130

1,060

1,030

1,100

1,240

1,340

1,340

1,460

1,620

1,840

1,930

1,840

1,700

1,540

1,420

1,420

1,500

1,620

1,740

1,790

1,930

1,880

1,740

1,540

1,460

1,420

1,420

May

,380

,

,

9

540

270

200

,240

,380

,

,

580

700

}20

,460

,340

fl

,

,

540

500

200

,160

,200

,

f

1,

240

240

240

1,160

1,130

1,

1,

1,

LOO

D60

360

1,030

998

<

332

300

369

332

900

Mean

272

328

318

366

475

897

1,498

1,210

515

214

129

151

530

June

838

838

755

726

670

621

642

664

653

605

579

548

538

508

518

489

470

448

417

405

384

372

357

353

349

342

368

365

327

302

Per square

mile

0.250

.301

.292

.336

.436

.823

1.37

1.11

.472

.196

.118

.139

.486

July

288

282

275

262

262

262

246

239

239

230

224

221

221

215

206

200

200

194

192

186

186

183

183

177

203

200

189

177

172

161

148

Aug.

158

14S

138

133

131

128

128

124

118

113

116

118

122

131

131

122

118

122

122

122

124

122

131

138

138

138

136

126

120

133

150

Sept.

140

138

140

145

148

148

140

143

145

148

148

145

140

124

124

131

131

138

140

145

150

158

158

164

177

180

186

189

189

186

Run-off

Inches Acre-feet

0.29 16,690

.34 19,520

.34 19,580

.39 22,490

.45 26,410

.95 55,150

1.53 89,120

1.28 74,380

.53 30,650

.23 13,140

.14 7,930

.16 9,000

6.63 384,100
BOISE RIVER BASIN 115

Little Camas Reservoir near Bennett, Idaho

Location.- Staff gage near left end of dam In NEi sec. 9, T. 1 S., R. 9 E., 4 miles 

northeast of Bennett and 22 miles northeast of Mountain Home.

Drainage area.- 31.8 square miles.

Records available.- March 1924 to September 1934.

Extremes.- Maximum stage during year, 4,953.3 feet Apr. 11; minimum, 4,929.8 feet

1924-34: Maximum stage, 4,965.5 feet May 26, 19£8; practically no storage 

after Irrigation season of each year.

Remarks.- Records fair. Capacity of reservoir Is 22,300 acre-feet between gage

Heights of 4,931.0 feet and 4,965.0 feet. Water used for Irrigation of about 

5,000 acres of land In the vicinity of Mountain Home. Gage-height record 

furnished by Mountain Home Irrigation District.

Elevation, in feet, 193S-34

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

IS

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

SO

31

Oct.

4,949.0

Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar.

4,952.3

4,952.5

Apr.

4,953.3

4,953.2

4,953.0

4,952.8

4,952.6

4,952.4

4,952.1

4,951.8

May

4.961.5

4,950.9

4,950.3

4,949.4

4,948.3

4,947.8

4,946.9

4,945.8

4,944.9

June

4,943.7

4,942.5

4,940.6

4,939.4

4,936.2

4,932.3

July

4,929.8

Aug. Sept.

Kote.- Elevations refer to datum of the Mountain Home Irrigation District.
116 BOISE RIVER BASIN

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 Reservolr, 4 miles northeast of Bennett, and 22 miles northeast of Mountain Home.

Records available.- June to November 1917, April 1924 to September 1934.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 61 second-feet May 8 to June 6 (gage height, 

2T2S feet); canal dry except during Irrigation season.

1917, 1924-34: Maximum discharge, 77 second-feet Apr. 27-30, May 1, 3, 9, 

1924; no flow except during Irrigation seasons.

Remarks.- Records fair. Canal diverts water from Little Camas Reservoir in sec. 9, 

T7~l S., R. 9 E., which Is discharged Into Long Tom Basin and stored In Long Tom 

Reservoir for Irrigation of 5,000 acres of land near Mountain Home. No diversions above gage. Gage read about twice a week; discharges Interpolated between 

dates of observations. Flow regulated by head gates at Little Camas Reservoir. 

Gage-height record furnished by Mountain Home Irrigation District.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1933-34

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

31

Oct. NOV. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar.

Month

October

November

December

January

February

Xarch

April

May.

June

July

August

September

The year ........ .

Apr.

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

o

0

0

20

27

27

29

29

29

29

32

33

33

37

38

42

44

47

49

49

49

SO

SO

toy

52

53

53

53

56

68

58

60

61

61

61

61

61

61

61

61

61

61

61

61

61

61

61

61

61

61

61

61

61

61

61

June

61

61

61

61

61

61

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

59

59

54

48

43

20

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Maximum Minimum

0 0

0 0

0 0

0 0

0 0

0 0

50 0

61 52

61 0

0 0

0 0

0 0

61 0

July Aug. Sept.

 Run-off in 

Mean acre-feet

0 0

0 O

0 0

0 0

0 0

0 0

24.8 1,470

59.5 3,660

37.6 2,240

0 0

0 0

0 0

10.2 7,370

Note.- No flow during months left blank.
BOISE RIVER BASIN 11'. 

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 1934 (discharge measurements only prior 

to December 1915).

Average discharge.- 18 years (1916-34), 286 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge recorded during year, 1,040 second-feet Mar. 29 (gage 

KeTght, 2.86 feet); minimum, 9 second-feet Aug. 10-13, 15, 16, 18, 19; minimum 

gage height, -0.04 foot Aug. 16, 18, 19.

1915-34: Maximum discharge, 4,250 second-feet (estimated) Mar. 19, 1932; 

maximum gage height, 6.3 feet Apr. 11, 1916; minimum discharge, 7.9 second-feet 

Aug. 13-15, 17, 18, 1924; minimum gage height, that of Aug. 16, 18, 19, 1934.

Remarks.- Records fair. No Important diversions above station. Gage-height record

furnished by board of control for Boise project. Thirteen discharge measurements 

furnished by water master for Solse River and board of control.

Discharge, In second-feet, 1933-34

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

41

41

43

41

39

3S

40

40

34

35

37

37

38

38

42

47

46

45

46

46

45

42

45

45

45

42

41

43

45

87

131

Nov.

105

S5

S3

119

92

78

75

76

73

73

71

68

65

68

65

66

66

68

66

73

70

70

70

71

73

73

71

80

65

43

Dec.

38

37

64

80

56

6S

89

75

73

S7

101

99

107

123

99

82

64

56

70

98

103

107

96

127

125

222

254

20S

160

193

367

Month

October ....

November

December

January

February

March

April

Hay . 

June

July.

August

September

The year

Jan.

327

347

347

388

308

254

193

144

144

156

144

109

123

140

140

121

119

94

109

144

138

167

388

635

455

388

327

289

238

222

208

Feb.

193

193

193

193

193

193

208

222

289

272

254

254

238

238

238

238

254

238

238

254

254

238

222

222

208

193

Maximum

131

119

367

635

289

1,040

605

272

136

51

17

27

1,040

208

238

Mar.

222

222

308

289

308

327

327

289

272

254

272

254

289

289

30S

347

347

327

308

289

289

30S

306

289

289

272

272

525

1,040

BOO

698

Minimum

34

43

37

94

193

222

289

92

34

12

9

12

9

Apr.

605

605

550

500

478

455

432

432

410

410

432

432

478

500

478

432

see

388

367

347

367

367

347

367

347

367

327

308

2S9

289

May

272

272

254

238

23S

238

238

254

254

222

222

208

208

193

180

144

144

144

138

144

140

144

127

140

121

109

107

99

92

92

103

June

96

127

115

123

113

105

127

136

119

111

98

89

87

78

73

70

58

62

64

56

54

51

45

40

34

36

94

75

68

56

Per square

Mean mi$e

46.0 0.108

74.0 .174

114 .268

236 .554

228 .535

353 . 829

416 .977

177 . 415

82.0 .192

26.3 .062

10.6 .025

17.3 .041

148 .347

July

51

47

43

40

41

39

36

35

34

31

30

27

26

25

23

23

22

22

20

19

20

IS

18

16

18

19

17

14

12

12

16

Aug.

17

14

13

1O

11

10

10

10

10

9

9

9

9

10

9

9

10

9

9

10

10

11

10

12

11

11

11

11

11

12

13

Sept.

12

14

12

12

13

12

12

14

15

14

16

16

16

16

18

18

19

18

18

16

16

17

18

22

22

22

23

25

25

27

Run-off

0.12 2,830

.19 4,410

.31 7,040

.64 14,490

.56 12,650

.96 21,700

1.09 24,780

.48 10,870

.21 4,860

.07 1,610

.03 655

.05 1,030

4.71 106,900
118 BOISE RIVER BASIN

Deer Flat Reservoir near Caldwell, Idaho

Location.- Staff gage at each end of reservoir, attached to outlet structures. One

is at lower embankment In SEi sec. 19, T. 3 N., R. 3 W., 5 miles south and 2 miles 

west of Caldwell. The other Is at upper embankment In NWi sec. 36, T. 3 N., R. 3 W., 

1 mile south and 4 miles west of Nampa.

Records available.- October 1917 to September 1934.

Extremes.- Maximum contents during year, 149,000 acre-feet Apr. 10 (gage height, 26.97 

TeeT); minimum, 7,198 acre-feet Sept. 30.

1917-34: 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. 88, 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 Boise 

Project Board of Control.

Contents, in acre-feet, 1933-34

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

9,730

9,648

9,612

9,541

9,471

9,216

8,963

8,788

8,637

8,409

8,396

8,387

8,436

8,450

8,363

8,423

8,318

8,408

8,464

8,450

8,465

8,700

8,771

8,987

9,213

9,426

9,642

9,887

10,090

10,330

10,570

Nov.

10,840

11,010

11,150

11,200

11,520

11,710

11,880

12,020

12,350

12,500

12,640

12,830

12,990

13,120

13,330

13,500

13,640

13,790

14,240

15,490

17,010

18,380

20,840

22,890

24,920

26,940

29,020

30,960

33,040

34,910

Dec.

36,690

38,680

40,560

41,920

43,000

43,710

44,600

45,610

46,740

47,830

48,760

49,620

51,330

52,460

53,260

54,410

55,570

56,740

58,040

59,240

60,080

61,290

62,090

63,130

64,360

65,360

66,740

68,510

69,720

71,390

73,140

Jan.

75,110

76,960

78,170

78,440

78,770

78,840

78,700

78,700

78,500

78,440

78,300

78,170

78,100

78,030

78,100

78,030

78,030

77,900

77,760

77,630

77,630

77,630

77,500

77,360

77,360

77,360

77,360

77,630

78,100

78,440

78,900

Feb.

79,330

80,190

81,410

82,500

83,320

84,010

84,570

85,400

86,650

88,050

89,460

90,890

92,320

93,610

95,790

97,540

99,090

101,200

103,500

105,500

107,100

108,700

109,900

111,300

112,200

113,200

113,600

114,100

Mar.

114,900

115,700

116,500

117,800

118,700

119,300

120,300

121,300

122,300

123,300

124,100

124,600

124,500

124,200

124,000

123,900

124,000

124,400

124,800

125,100

125,500

125,500

125,700

126,800

128,200

129 , 700

131,300

132,400

132,800

134,100

135,400

Apr.

136,500

137,500

139,100

140,300

141,500

142,700

144,800

147,000

148,500

149,000

148,700

146,000

147,100

146,400

145,200

144,100

142,700

140,900

138,600

136,100

133,700

131,400

128,900

126,300

123,600

121,400

119,300

117,400

116,000

114,000

May

112,000

110,200

108,400

107,000

105,500

103,800

102,700

100,800

98,790

97,400

96,080

94,770

93,470

92,320

91,030

89,750

88,460

86,720

85,610

83,460

62,78O

81,540

80,120

78,770

77,830

76,960

75,970

74,980

74,060

72,950

71,970

June

70,620

69,850

68,890

68,060

67,370

66,490

65,920

66,170

66,490

66,860

67,240

67,560

67,240

66,360

65,360

63,990

62,510

61,110

59,240

57,810

56,270

54,290

52,600

51,670

49,980

48,430

47,340

46,150

45,290

44,550

July

43,760

43,180

42,320

41,700

41,050

40,260

39,500

38,930

38,510

37,720

37,130

36,400

35,740

35,050

34,220

33,670

32,920

32,180

31,470

30,860

29,840

28,750

27,890

27,000

26,210

25,560

24,780

24,010

23,190

22,440

21,390

Aug.

20,520

19,840

19,150

18,270

17,770

17,070

16 , 500

15,740

14,940

14,400

14,330

14,130

13,860

13,660

13,590

13,200

12,910

12,520

12,310

11,980

11,640

11,230

10,800

10,420

9,990

9,753

9,541

9,295

9,156

9,305

9,595

Sept.

9,631

9,667

9,606

9,526

9,341

9,219

9,118

8,921

8,869

8,660

8,494

8,422

8,262

8,067

7,961

,961

,864

,752

,615

,533

,578

,605

,630

,655

,543

,492

,464

,373

,262

7,198

Note.- Contents on Sept. 30, 1933, 9,919 acre-feet.
MALHEUR RIVER BASIN 119

Ualheur River near Drewsey, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder In SEi sec. 3, T. 22 S., R. 36 E., half a mile above 

now line of Warmsprlngs Reservoir and 10 miles southeast of Drewsey.

Drainage area.- 1,010 square miles.

Records available.- April to September 1923, June 1926 to September 1934. June to 

December 1920 and April to September 1921 at station 7 miles upstream.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 132 second-feet Jan. 12, 24 (gage height, 

2752 feetj; no flow July 27 to Sept. 30.

1920-21, 1923, 1926-34: Maximum discharge, 3,800 second-feet Mar. 19, 

1932 (gage height, 8.17 feet); no flow July 27 to Sept. 30, 1934.

Remarks.- Records good except those estimated because of ice, Nov. 29, 30, Dec. 8, 

97~16-18, which are poor. Several small diversions above station. Records 

furnished by Stage engineer.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1933-34

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

12

12

11

12

12

12

11

10

10

11

11

11

12

11

12

12

12

13

14

14

14

15

17

21

21

18

18

18

20

31

46

Nov.

53

53

49

51

51

47

45

46

46

47

46

49

47

48

47

47

46

46

47

42

46

49

49

51

53

49

49

47

32

30

Dec.

39

39

43

47

48

50

54

46

44

61

59

64

72

68

64

50

40

55

62

65

66

64

66

72

72

70

76

83

76

76

81

Jan.

88

83

86

99

94

84

68

65

66

62

57

60

64

58

72

70

68

67

67

69

73

74

78

126

105

86

88

83

80

76

79

Feb.

75

78

80

79

79

76

80

83

81

80

73

65

63

70

70

72

73

75

75

78

81

81

78

75

75

74

70

74

Mar.

74

72

79

97

91

97

99

84

76

74

74

73

74

74

70

70

65

59

59

55

46

46

48

48

49

47

46

37

55

87

84

Month

October

November

December

January . .

February

March

April

May

June

July . .

August

September

The year ... . -

Apr.

81

75

72

73

6O

54

SO

43

42

39

33

S2

51

31

31

36

40

38

56

32

32

31

29

31

44

59

55

43

36

34

May

35

36

36

33

32

28

24

22

22

22

24

26

23

17

17

16

14

14

13

12

11

9.2

8.2

7.5

6.9

6.3

5.7

5.1

6.1

5.4

5.4

Maximum

46

S3

83

126

83

99

81

36

25

55

0

o

126

June

5.4

5.4

6.9

6.3

6.9

12

18

14

14

25

20

15

12

10

8.6

6.9

5.7

4.8

3.9

4.1

3.9

3.0

2.6

2.4

2.O

3.7

4.3

3.9

3.7

4.3

MlnlJnuzn

10

30

39

57

65

37

29

5.1

2.0

O

0

O

O

July

5.1

5.7

5.1

4.8

4.3

4.8

3.7

3.E

3.0

3.2

3.2

2.4

2.1

1.9

1.4

1.1

.8

.5

.5

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

O

o

o

o

Aug. Sept.

Run-off in 

Mean acre-feet

15.3 940

46.9 2,790

60.4 3,710

77.3 4,750

75.6 4,200

68.0 4,180

44.1 2,620

17.5 1,070

7.96 473

1.87 115

0 0

0 0

34.3 24,850

Mote.- No flow during months left blank.
120 MALHEUR RIVER BASIN

Warmsprlngs Reservoir near Riverside, Oreg.

Location.- Tape gage In SEi sec. 8, T. 23 S., R. 37 E., on Malheur River 4 miles

 above Junction with South Fork of Malheur River and 4 miles northwest of 

Riverside. Zero of gage Is 3,327.00 feet above mean sea level.

Records available.- January 1920 to September 1934.

Extremes.- Maximum contents during year, 83.580 acre-feet Mar. 19 (gage height, 50.86

 feet); minimum, 11 acre-feet Sept. 30 (gage height, 0.37 foot).

1920-34: Maximum contents, 177,900 acre-feet May 19, 1922 (gage height, 

7b.75 feet); no storage Sept. 18 to Nov. 1, 1929.

Remarks.- Records good. In 1919, reservoir was completed by the Warmsprlngs Irrlga-

 TTon District for Irrigation of Its lands on either side of Malheur River, extending from mouth of canyon above Vale to Ontario. In 1926, a half Interest In 

reservoir was purchased by the Government for the U. S. Bureau of Reclamation 

Vale Project, which embraces lands, mainly on north side of Malheur River, between Namorf and mouth of Willow Creek Just below Vale. In 1930 capacity of 

reservoir Increased by flash boards from 175,000 to 190,000 acre-feet. Records 

furnished by State engineer.

Monthly gage height and contents, 1933-34

Date

Sept. 30

Oct. 31

HOT. 30

Dec. 31

Jan. 31

Feb. 28

Mar. 31

Apr. 30

May 31

June 3O

July 31

Aug. 31

Sept. 30

The year

Oage 

height

Feet

44.40

44.56

45.49

46.76

48.49

49.93

45.50

38.71

32.41

23.50

7.61

.37

Change In 

Contents contents 

during month

Acre

64

64

67

71

76

SO

*83

67

48

33

17

1

-feet Acre-feet

,200

,680

,470

,280

,470

,790

,500

,500

,730

,320

,700 -]

,544

11

+480

2,790

3,810

5,190

4,320

2,710

6,000

1.8, 720

L4,960

L6.120

L6,156

-1,533

-64,189
MALHEUR RIVER BASIN 

Malheur River below Warmsprlngs Reservoir, near Riverside, Oreg.

Location.- Hook gage In SWi sec. 17, T. 23 S., R. 37 E., 1 mile below Warmsprlngs 

Dam, 3 miles above South Fork of Malheur River, and 4 miles northwest of 

Riverside.

Drainage area.- 1,100 square miles.

Records available.- December 1914 to July 1917, March 1919 to September 1934 at 

present site. At Riverside, 4 miles downstream, January 1906 to March 1907, 

December 1908 to September 1910 In reports of U. S. Geological Survey; October 

1910 to November 1914 In reports of State engineer.

Average discharge.- 22 years (1909-16, 1919-34), 172 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 402 second-feet June 22, 23 (gage height, 

4.67 feet); practically no flow Oct. 1 to liar. 19.

1906-7, 1908-10, 1914-17, 1919-33: Maximum discharge, 5,490 second-feet 

Mar. 2, 1910; practically no flow at times.

Remarks.- Records good. Diversions for Irrigation above station. Flow completely 

regulated since November 1919 by operation of gates In Warmsprlngs Dam. 

Records furnished by State engineer.

Discharge, In second-feet,1933-34

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

13

13

14

15

16

IV

18

19

20

21

32

23

24

35

26

2V

38

29

30

31

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

o

0

0

11

51

51

51

37

1.5

13

43

42

42

39

39

51

Month

October ......

November . .

December

January

February

March - ...

April ....

May

June

July - -

August

September ...

The year

Apr.

102

103

114

128

134

156

180

194

205

227

266

391

334

379

402

402

402

402

402

402

402

402

402

402

379

334

291

254

305

205

Bay

194

190

227

227

227

227

235

270

312

334

334

334

334

334

334

334

334

334

334

356

356

334

312

312

275

2V5

275

275

275

375

262

June

223

190

190

176

146

146

131

102

94

78

78

78

114

216

242

312

313

334

379

379

379

402

403

3V9

379

258

99

99

128

205

Maximum Minimum

0 0

0 0

0 0

0 0

0 0

51 0

402 102

356 190

402 78

334 166

334 153

120 2.0

402 0

July

205

190

166

205

212

227

227

270

334

334

334

334

334

334

334

312

233

283

283

266

231

231

220

183

166

166

194

223

362

270

287

Aug.

287

275

262

254

235

250

291

312

312

312

312

312

312

312

334

334

334

312

270

227

153

153

153

153

156

166

173

183

183

173

153

Sept.

120

51

51

51

51

51

51

51

51

51

51

43

2V

17

11

8.5

7.5

6.0

5.5

4.0

4.0

3.5

3.0

2.5

2.5

3.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

Run-off in 

Mean acre-feet

0 0

0 0

0 0

0 0

0 0

15.2 933

283 16,860

291 17,910

222 13,190

255 15,670

247 15,170

26.2 1,560

112 81,290

Note.- No flow during months left blank.
122 UALHEUR RIVER BASIN 

Malheur River near Hope, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder In SWi sec. 5, T. 19 S., R. 43 E., half a mile above 

intake of Vines Canal and 6i miles west of Hope.

Drainage area.- 3,030 square miles.

Records available.- May 1919 to September 1934; Incomplete prior to May 1926.

Average discharge.- 11 years (1922-25, 1926-34), 224 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 266 second-feet Apr. 25 (gage height, 1.79 

feet); minimum, 19 second-feet Sept. 30; minimum gage height, 0.59 foot Mar. 29.

1919-34: Maximum discharge, 8,100 second-feet Feb. 5, 1925; minimum, 3.5 

second-feet Sept. 2, 1919 (gage height, 0.02 foot).

The maximum known floods were those In March 1894 and March 1910.

Remarks.- Records good except those estimated and those for September, which are fair. 

No large diversions upstream except at Namorf by the Vale-Oregon Canal, completed by the U. S. Bureau of Reclamation In 1930. Flow regulated to a large extent by storage In Warmsprlngs Reservoir. Records furnished by State engineer.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1953-34

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

IS

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

80

79

77

77

74

73

71

69

68

*67

66

66

68

71

84

90

Nov.

94

94

90

87

88

88

67

65

S5

84

85

64

64

85

84

84

84

84

82

82

74

70

61

61

61

60

60

*57

*50

*44

Dec.

46

64

60

65

65

71

74

74

74

70

93

94

90

92

90

87

 65

*76

82

87

90

90

87

88

92

88

87

92

96

96

96

Jan.

98

96

100

100

100

94

90

80

77

87

90

94

90

88

88

87

88

92

88

90

98

94

90

92

90

88

88

Feb.

87

86

85

85

65

87

85

88

94

94

90

85

84

84

85

85

87

88

88

90

90

92

90

88

87

88

88

88

Mar.

90

90

88

94

96

94

96

98

96

92

88

87

85

84

82

65

56

53

52

51

52

43

45

47

48

53

41

27

38

45

34

Month

October , ....................

November . . . ....

December . . ...

January ... . ......

February . . - .... 

March - .........

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

May .... ......

June . ..... ...

July . ......

August ... . . ... 

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

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

Apr.

29

2S

49

65

77

66

66

87

88

84

67

108

130

132

165

209

223

223

226

226

220

220

223

234

254

242

234

186

177

128

May

106

118

108

115

128

120

115

120

L28

159

206

209

206

209

216

216

212

209

206

202

202

209

209

189

189

159

153

L53

156

153

153

Maximum

90

94

96

100

94 

98

264

216

246

226

175 

87

264

June

162

150

128

118

120

106

128

128

104

94

84

71

56

49

82

100

162

189

195

209

212

216

226

246

230

234

238

120

73

56

Minimum

44

45

84 

27

28

106

49

50

80 

20

20

July

50

59

104

96

87

104

98

104

171

226

209

202

202

195

192

192

189

159

132

130

138

112

110

104

90

73

66

59

54

70

98

Aug.

108

122

122

110

104

96

S5

128

144

153

*153

»153

»153

*153

*158

»175

*168

*165

 162

*160

*120

*95

«85

»82

«80

«80

«84

«90

«86

«82

88

Mean

70.5

77.3

81.0

89 .3

87.6 

68.1

150

169

143

125

121 

30.6

101

Sept.

87

*55

47

41

34

31

31

29

29

27

27

34

37

36

32

28

26

24

24

24

22

21

21

22

22

22

22

22

21

20

Run-off in 

acre-feet

4,330

4,600

4,980

5,490

4,860 

4,190

8,900

10,380

8,510

7,690

7,430 

1,820

73,180
MALHEUR RIVER BASIN 123

Malheur River oelow Nevada Dam, near Yale, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder in Sti sec. 21, T. 18 S., R. 45 E., 300 feet below

 Nevada Dam and head gate of Nevada Canal and 14 miles below Vale.

Drainage area.- 3,880 square miles.

Records available.- May 1926 to September 1934. 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 14 miles upstream.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year not determined; minimum, less than 0.1 secondroot at times April to September.

1890-91, 1895-97, 1903-7, 1908-14, 1919, 1926-34: Maximum discharge, 22,800 

second-feet Mar. 2, 1910 (gage height, 19.5 feet); no flow Oct. 1 to Nov. 16, 

1931, June 1 to Nov. 24, 1932.

Remarks.- Records good except those estimated in January, February, and March, which 

are poor, and those estimated for all other periods, which are fair. Several 

diversions for Irrigation above gage. Flow regulated by storage in Warmaprings 

Reservoir. Records furnished by State engineer.

Discharge, In second-feet, 1933-34

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

17

18

11

12

12

12

*15

 18

21

17

15

14

14

15

14

12

9.8

7.6

8.7

9.8

8.7

8.7

11

20

20

25

28

32

35

44

65

Nov.

70

67

70

67

67

67

67

65

65

65

65

65

65

67

67

67

70

67

67

65

62

51

49

47

47

51

49

*45

»33

 31

Dee.

»32

*38

«40

42

51

53

55

56

60

62

60

*75

»79

78

80

65

53

65

72

67

70

72

 70

*71

*74

 72

»70

*74

 78

»76

»76

Jan. Feb.

 95

 95

 94

94

 95

Kar.

 100

 20

 5.0

2.1

.4

.3

.3

.4

.6

.3

.4

.4

1.3

1.3

.e

.8

.6

Month

October . . . . . . . ... ...

November

December -

January .... .....

February . . . .

March .......

April . . . ...

May ..........

June ... ...

July . - . ......

August . . ..... ... . ....

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

The year . .

Apr.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.3

.3

.8

.2

.3

.1

.4

.S

.1

1.0

4.7

2.1

.6

.8

1.0

.8

.6

.3

1.0

7.6

9.8

9.6

.4

.3

May

0.2

.2

.3

.3

.4

».

*.

*.

».

».4

*.4

 .4

».4

.4

*.7

1.0

*.7

Maximum

68

70

80

9.8

1.0

.3

June

 0.3

*.3

«.2

*.2

.2

*.2

Minimum

7.6

31

32

.3

.1

.2

July

 0.1

.1

*'

Aug. Sept.

 0.1

.1

 .1

Run-off in 

Mean acre-feet

18.4 1,130

60.0 3,570

64.2 3,950

»75.0 4,610

94.9 5,270

39.2 2,410

1.50 89

.56 34

.21 12

.10 6.1

 .1 6.1

.10 6.0

29.1 21,090

 Estimated.
124 MALHEUR RIVER BASIN

North Fork of Malheur River near 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.

Drainage area.- 420 square miles.

Records available.- June 1926 to September 1934. March 1909 to June 1912, November 

1913 to July 1914 at station 6 miles downstream.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 82 second-feet Har. 31 (gage height, 1.36 

reet); minimum, 11 second-feet within period Aug. 15 to Sept. 4 (gage height, 

0.47 foot).

1909-12, 1913-14, 1926-34: Maximum discharge, 5,910 second-feet Mar. 20, 

1910; minimum, 5 second-feet Dec. 28, 1910, Jan. 26, 27, 1911.

Remarks.- Records good except estimated dally discharges, which are fair, and

estimates for January and August, which are poor. Small diversions for Irrigation above station; practically entire sunnier flow Is diverted below station and 

above Juntura. Records furnished by State engineer.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1933-34

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

30

29

30

30

30

32

34

38

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

41

40

42

44

43

41

41

43

47

57

61

Nov.

57

54

56

59

56

52

52

51

52

52

52

51

51

50

51

51

51

53

57

56

53

55

55

55

55

53

51

52

34

32

Dec.

44

45

51

54

47

51

58

46

46

50

48

53

55

50

44

33

27

40

53

51

46

46

52

47

43

*54

Jan. Feb.

*63

64

65

67

58

55

58

60

59

58

61

63

61

60

62

62

60

58

60

60

58

61

63

Har.

61

62

76

72

71

77

77

73

72

71

69

69

69

50

42

44

45

45

43

43

48

52

48

46

48

45

49

66

71

69

74

Month

October

November

December . ...

January . .

February

March

April . .

May ....

July . . ....

August . ....

September

The year .

Apr.

73

72

66

63

62

59

56

48

50

50

54

55

»56

»57

»56

»53

»51

»49

»48

»47

«46

*48

*52

*67

«65

»58

»52

»51

*51

»52

May

*52

*49

»45

«42

»39

»37

»36

*37

»38

*40

»35

*30

»29

*28

»26

*25

»23

*21

#19

#18

»17

17

17

18

20

22

21

20

17

23

28

June

29

30

34

34

33

34

43

49

41

35

34

33

33

26

24

24

23

21

21

21

21

20

19

18

16

*16

#15

»16

4*19

#18

MqiHmimi Minimum

61 29

59 32

27

67 55

77 42

73 46

52 17

49 15

28 15

16

23 14

77

July

*19

*E2

#26

»28

#27

«25

*24

#23

*22

*21

21

23

23

23

23

21

21

19

18

17

18

21

21

19

18

17

15

15

15

15

15

Aug.

14

14

14

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

15

14

14

#14

Mean

39.8

52.0

48.5

60.0

61.1

59.6

55.5

28.7

26.7

20.5

14.5

18.9

40.3

Sept.

»14

*14

»14

»14

14

15

IS

21

21

22

21

20

20

21

23

23

23

23

22

21

20

19

18

19

20

ie

18

18

18

16

Run-off in 

acre-feet

2,450

3,090

2,980

3,690

3,390

3,660

3,300

1,760

1,590

1,260

893

1,130

29,190
PAYETTE RIVER BASIN 12E 

South Fork of Payette River near Garden Valley, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder In sec. 1, T. 8 N., R. 4 E., at Garden Valley ranger 

sTaTlon, 300 feet above mouth of Station Creek, 2i miles southeast of Garden 

Valley, and 6 miles above mouth of Middle Fork of Payette River. Prior to Dec. 6, 

1933, staff gage at same location and datum was used,

Drainage area.- 779 square miles.

Records available.- May 1921 to September 1934.

Average discharge.- 10 years (1924-34), 1,160 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,300 second-feet Mar. 29 (gage height, 4.23 

reet); minimum, 247 second-feet Dec. 15 (gage height, 1.28 feet).

1921-34: Maximum discharge, 10,600 second-feet May 26, 1928 (gage height, 

8.0 feet); minimum, 230 second-feet Nov. 22, 23, 1929.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those prior to Dec. 6, which are good. Practically 

no diversions above station. Since Nov. 2, 1930, flow has been regulated by 

operation of gates in Deadwood Dam, on Deadwood River. Gage-height record furnished by U. S. Forest Service.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1933-34

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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. j Nov.

*750

750

750

750

750

»750

750

<750

»750

»750

750

750

750

715

750

»750

750

*750

750

*800

*800

788

788

750

*750

»750

514

545

*600

*800

*840

680

*500

484

*540

484

*470

*460

455

484

426

426

 »430

398

426

426

426

398

398

371

371

371

398

371

371

371

371

361

426

351

320

Dec.

320

335

399

410

361

393

404

388

399

388

388

404

475

421

410

377

311

351

427

450

421

457

494

481

494

572

586

513

481

506

579

Jan.

552

558

593

600

552

469

356

346

382

438

475

404

416

463

450

393

404

410

404

427

410

432

879

887

691

614

552

520

494

494

481

Feb.

475

488

506

513

526

546

565

586

593

558

532

539

552

558

565

579

572

565

565

572

565

558

546

539

526

513

520

513

Mar.

500

558

691

62S

621

628

621

600

607

614

649

712

788

879

994

1.O90

1,020

969

960

1,000

1,040

1,090

1,100

1,050

1,040

1,020

1,090

2,190

3,080

2,510

2,120

Month

October

November

December

January

February

March -

April

MayJune

July

August

September - -

The year ....

Apr.

1,880

1,640

1,460

1,380

1,320

1,320

1,420

1,600

1,760

1,760

1,880

2,250

2,580

2,650

2,440

2,250

2,060

1,940

2,000

2,190

2,380

2,580

2,790

2,930

2,860

2,580

2,320

2,250

2,190

2,190

May

2,

1,

1,

1,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

1,

2,

2,

2,

2,

060

940

880

880

000

440

720

860

720

440

250

250

120

000

940

060

120

120

060

2,000

1,

1,

1,

1,

B80

320

820

820

1,380

1,820

1,

1,

1,

1,

700

520

580

640

1,530

Maximum

840

680

586

887

593

3,080

2,930

2,860

1,540

1,490

1,500

1,410

3,080

June

,540

,430

,300

,260

,150

,110

,140

,200

,130

,080

,070

,130

,120

,090

1,080

1,010

986

952

952

919

879

832

832

944

935

1,260

1,240

772

728

750

Minimum

514

320

311

346

475

500

1,320

1,530

728

840

1,330

335

311

July Aug.

,010 1 1,

,120 ! 1,

,130

,280

,450

,430

,410

,410

,420

,490

,440

,330

,350

,300

840

887

,190

,180

,140

,080

,070

,070

,060

,050

,140

,130

,190

,190

,260

,280

,490

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

450

440

430

420

410

400

S80

340

350

450

1,460

1,

1,

1,

450

440

450

1,450

1,460

1,

1,

1,

450

460

500

1,490

1,490

1,

1,

1,

490

480

480

1,390

1,330

1,

1,

1,

1,

330

340

340

360

1,350

Mean

740

425

432

501

544

1,047

2,095

2,031

1,061

1,220

1,421

1,092

1,054

Sept.

1,350

1,340

1,340

1,330

1,340

1,380

1,390

1,410

1,410

1,400

1,390

1,360

1,130

1,120

1,130

1,120

1,120

1,110

1,110

1,120

1,370

1,300

1,280

1,230

404

346

346

340

335

340

Run-off in

acre-feet

45,500

25,320

26,570

30,840

30,220

64,380

124,700

124,900

63,120

75,010

87,390

64,980

762,900

^Estimated.
126 PAYETTE RIVER BASIN

South Fork of Payette Rlyer 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 14 miles northeast of Banks. Zero of gage 

Is S,812.00 feet above mean sea level.

Drainage area.- 1,200 square miles.

Records available.- August 1921 to September 1934.

Average discharge.- 13 years, 1,530 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,460 second-feet Mar. 29 (gage height, 6.13 

reet); minimum, 326 second-feet Nov. 30 (gage height, 0.14 foot).

1921-34: Maximum discharge, 13,800 second-feet May 17, 1927 (gage height, 

10.6 feet, from high-water marks on staff); minimum, 282 second-feet Nov. 22, 

1931. Slightly lower discharge may have occurred following unusually cold 

periods during winters.

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge estimated Nov. 7-13, Mar. 31, Apr. 1 and 2. Small 

diversions 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, 1933-34

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

IV

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

350

seo

620

820

S20

820

S20

S20

320

380

820

320

S20

S20

S20

320

620

320

360

880

880

seo

360

360

350

360

645

645

702

1,040

1,070

Nov.

880

691

686

762

625

565

«550

650

550

540

540

550

550

540

520

525

625

610

485

490

516

520

510

505

500

495

476

530

4V6

353

Dec.

see

435

495

550

490

480

545

546

510

525

530

560

636

650

586

525

417

444

580

630

605

650

730

735

736

940

970

820

762

320

1,000

Jan.

910

940

1,070

1,070

910

790

595

555

585

650

702

695

605

675

6VO

605

590

605

600

655

635

675

1,680

1,340

1,230

1,100

970

330

350

790

762

Feb.

762

762

762

790

790

820

360

910

970

380

350

320

S50

350

350

850

850

320

850

350

350

350

820

790

790

762

762

790

Mar.

762

350

1,100

1,000

970

970

970

940

940

940

1,000

1,100

1,200

1,380

1,600

1,760

1,640

1,520

1,490

1,520

1,600

1,630

1,680

1,640

1,600

1,560

1,630

3,440

5,100

4,300

3,300

Month

October ... .....

November . .

December . - . .

January ....

February - ...

Harch . . ...

April . .......

May - ..........

June .... . . .

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

August . . . . . September . . .....

The year

Apr.

3,300

2,900

2,360

2,270

2,140

2,140

2,270

2,450

2,640

2,640

2,840

3,240

3,640

3,750

3,540

3,340

3,140

2,940

2,940

3,140

3,440

3,640

3,750

4,080

4,080

3,640

3,340

3,140

3,040

3,040

May

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

3,

3,

3,

3,

3,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

1,

1,

1,

1,

Maximum

1,070

880

1,000

1,840

970

5,100

4,030

3,640

1,330

1,560

1,660

1,450

5,100

340

740

540

540

640

140

440

640

540

140

940

940

740

540

540

640

740

640

540

450

360

270

220

270

270

220

090

960

920

960

880

June

1,830

1,330

1,630

1,640

1,520

1,420

1,490

1,560

1,450

1,380

1,340

1,380

1,330

1,340

1,310

1,240

1,200

1,140

1,140

1,100

1,040

1,000

970

1,040

1,070

1,340

1,520

1,040

330

350

Minimum

645

358

386

555

762

762

2,140

1,330

850

880

1,380

417

358

July

1,070

1,200

1,240

1,340

1,560

1,520

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,560

1,520

1,420

1,420

1,380

1,040

880

1,240

1,240

1,200

1,140

1,140

1,140

1,140

1,100

1,200

1,170

1,240

1,240

1,310

1,340

1,520

Aug.

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

520

490

490

490

450

450

450

380

380

520

520

520

490

520

520

520

520

520

560

560

560

520

520

520

1,450

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

380

380

380

580

420

1,420

Mean

332

551

624

834

327

1,669

3,094

2,591

1,307

1,290

1,477

1,147

1,356

Sept.

1,380

1,380

1,380

1,380

1,380

1,420

1,420

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,140

1,140

1,170

1,420

1,340

1,340

1,340

540

436

430

430

422

417

Run-off in 

acre-feet

51,140

32,760

38,350

51,250

45,920

102,600

184,100

159,300

77,790

79,300

90,340

68,240

981,600
PAYETTE RIVER BASIN 127

Payette River near Horseshoe Bend, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder in SWJSWJ sec. 14, T. 7 N., R. 2 E., 100 feet east of 

tracks of Idaho Northern Branch of Oregon Short Line Railroad and 14 miles northeast of Horseshoe Bend.

Drainage area.- 2,230 square miles.

Average discharge.- 23 years (1907-15, 1919-34), 3,030 second-feet.

Records available.- February 1906 to September 1916, July 1919 to September 1934. 

Prior to November 1912, at old site 2 miles upstream in sec. 2.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 8,830 second-feet Mar. 29 (gage height, 5.58 

feet); minimum, 518 second-feet Sept. 30 (gage height, 0.68 foot).

1906-16, 1919-34: Maximum discharge, 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. Discharge estimated Jan. 13, Mar. 16, 17, July 20. Flow 

regulated 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, 1933-34

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

1.050

1,040

1,030

1,030

1,030

1,030

1,020

1,020

1,010

1,010

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

995

1,000

1,000

1,040

1,070

1,070

1,060

1,050

1,050

1,050

1,050

871

828

888

1,310

1,490

Nov.

1.380

1,170

1,070

1,190

1,050

941

888

880

871

846

862

896

871

854

837

828

820

796

756

732

780

772

772

772

748

748

725

772

732

576

Dec.

556

609

740

804

710

695

695

725

756

804

820

846

995

1,070

941

695

569

637

788

888

905

1,010

1,220

1,540

1,490

1,700

2,000

1,810

1,640

1,730

2,070

Jan.

,000

,000

,280

,500

,140

,730

,270

,080

,080

,160

,250

,200

,100

,170

,170

,100

,090

,090

,120

,190

,230

,250

,800

,270

,800

,350

,000

,740

,640

,570

,510

Feb.

1,480

1,490

1,500

1,510

1,480

1,510

1,560

1,660

1,940

1,740

1,600

1,530

1,520

1,530

1,530

1,530

1,560

1,560

1,540

1,600

1,650

1,640

1.590

1,560

1,520

1,480

1,480

1,600

Mar.

1,590

1,680

2,280

2,200

2,070

2,070

2,140

2,070

1,940

1,940

1,940

2,070

2,200

2,420

2,570

2,900

2,900

2,720

2,640

2,720

2,800

2,960

3,040

2,960

2,880

2,880

2,960

6,050

8,310

7,800

6,820

Month

October - . . November

December

January

February

March

April . -

May ... ...

June

July ...

August . .

September . . .

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

Apr.

6,350

5,790

5,260

4,750

4,460

4,270

4,360

4,650

4,950

5,050

5,360

6,010

6,820

7,300

7,060

7,060

6,820

6,350

6,350

6,350

6,820

7,300

7,550

8,050

8,050

7,800

7,550

7,300

7,060

6,820

May

6,580

6,

5,

5,

120

790

580

5,050

5,050

5,

6,

6,

470

DID

550

6,350

6,350

6,

5,

5,

120

790

360

5,160

5,160

5,

4,

4,

160

550

350

4,650

4,360

4,

3>

3,

ISO

720

160

3,370

3,280

3f

3.

2,

2,

200

120

960

360

2,880

Maximum

1,490

1,380

2,070

4,270

1,940

8,310

8,050

6,580

2,880

1,870

1,870

1,570

6,310

June

2,880

2,880

2,800

2,720

2,570

2,500

2,EOO

2,640

2,570

2,350

2,280

2,200

2,140

1,940

1,940

1,740

1,700

1,640

1,660

1,720

1,700

1,620

1,580

1,650

1,670

2,000

2,280

1,810

1,610

1,560

Minimum

828

576

556

1,080

1,480

1,590

4,270

2,880

1,560

1,410

1,500

524

524

July

1,720

1,810

1,670

1,680

1,870

1,810

1,740

1,740

1,710

1,740

1,740

1,600

1,610

1,640

1,570

1,410

1,680

1,740

1,740

1,700

1,740

1,740

1,730

1,680

1,720

1,680

1,710

1,670

1,720

1,680

1,810

Aug.

1,870

1»«

1»«

,

310

310

740

,740

,720

,

,

,

700

540

510

1,720

1,730

1, 1,'

1,'

720

710

700

1,700

,680

,

,

>80

370

'700 700

1,680

1,

1»<

1,

580

570

560

1,600

1,520

1..

1,1

1,.

1,.

510

500

)10

>20

1,530

Mean

1,035

864

1,047

1,674

1,568

3,017

6,322

4,819

2,095

1,703

1,669

1,265

8,258

Sep.t .

1,510

1,510

1,510

1,510

1,500

1,530

1,530

1,540

1,570

1,570

1,560

1,560

1,340

1,270

1,280

1,270

1,270

1,260

1,260

1,270

1,470

1,470

1,420

1,490

820

530

536

536

536

524

Run-off in 

acre-feet

63,650

51,440

64,380

102,900

87,050

185,500

376,200

296,300

124,700

104,700

102,600

75,280

1,635,000
128 PAYETTE RIVER BASIN

Payette River near Eramett, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder In sec. 22, T. 7 N., R. 1 W., three-eighths of a mile 

below Black Canyon Dam and 5 miles northeast of Emmett.

Records available.- June 1925 to September 1934.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 9,620 second-feet Mar. 29 (gage height, 8.25 

feet); minimum, 40 second-feet Jan. 21 (gage height, 1.38 feet).

1925-34: Maximum discharge 22,000 second-feet May 27, 1928 (gage height, 

12.75 feet); minimum, 6.4 second-feet Feb. 21, 1932 (gage height, 1.01 feet).

Remarks.- Records excellent except those estimated, Aug. 12-14, 16-19, 21-23, which 

are good. 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, 1933-34

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

SO

31

Oct.

738

850

850

see

842

754

850

786

618

802

818

810

802

810

786

886

754

762

826

810

842

586

994

1,050

985

1,050

842

868

778

994

1,350

Nov.

1,500

1,400

1,250

1,300

1,250

1,450

1,090

1,250

1.130

1,060

1,180

1,090

1,150

1,170

1,120

1,020

1,080

1,050

1,080

958

746

786

810

818

868

842

794

868

770

886

Dec.

546

562

610

698

738

842

698

754

770

895

778

1,150

1,170

1,350

1,300

1,190

1,080

818

958

1,210

1,300

1,090

1,200

1,350

1,400

1,660

2,280

2,220

1,930

1,930

2,400

Jan.

,400

,400

,920

,060

,660

,220

,760

,500

,400

,350

,400

,400

,250

,170

,550

,350

,210

,140

,300

,350

,290

,660

,590

,400

,930

,990

,340

,040

,880

,760

,760

Feb.

1,710

,660

,710

,660

,660

,660

,760

,760

,220

,040

,820

,710

,660

,760

,710

,660

,710

,760

1,710

1,760

1,930

1,820

1,820

1,660

1,450

1,500

1,160

1,500

Mar.

1,710

1,600

1,550

1,140

1,660

3,100

2,460

2,400

2,280

2,160

2,040

2,100

2,340

2,400

2,920

3,130

3,340

2,990

2,920

2,860

2,920

3,060

3,130

3,130

3,060

2,990

2,990

4,080

8,520

8,100

7,080

Month

October .

November

December

January

February

March

April ...

MayJune

July -

August ...

September

The year . .....

Apr.

6,310

5,940

5,230

4,720

4,400

4,240

4,240

4,560

4,720

4,890

5,060

5,760

6,690

7,080

7,080

7,080

6,690

6,310

6,120

6,120

6,500

7,080

7,280

7,890

7,890

7,680

7,280

7,080

6,880

6,500

May

6,

5,

5,

5,

310

940

400

830

4,690

4,720

5,

5,

5,

060

580

940

5,940

5,940

5,

5,

4,

760

400

890

4,720

4,

4,

4,

4,

720

720

560

400

4,240

4,080

3,

3,

3»

780

480

130

3,060

3,

2»

2,

2,

2,

2,

Maximum

,350

,500

,400

,400

,220

,520

,890

,310

,720

,450

,350

,250

8,520

060

920

720

660

600

660

June

2,530

2,720

2,53O

2,460

2,400

2,220

2,340

2,460

2,400

2,160

1,980

1,880

1,820

1,710

1,660

1,660

1,550

1,400

1,350

1,350

1,350

1,350

1,350

1,350

1,350

1,190

1,350

1,550

1,350

1,300

Minimum

738

746

546

1,140

1,160

1,080

4,240

2,600

1,190

1,210

1,090

329

329

July

1,300

1,300

1,300

1,300

1,300

1,350

1,300

1,350

1,350

1,400

1,300

1,250

1,250

1,250

1,250

1,250

1,250

1,210

1,210

1,350

1,350

1,350

1,350

1,350

1,350

1,350

1,350

1,450

1,400

1,400

1,400

Aug.

1,350

1,

1,

1,

550

550

350

1,300

1,250

1,

1,

1,

350

300

550

1,210

1,350

1,

1,

1,

350

350

350

1,350

1,350

1,

1,

1,

350

550

550

1,350

1,300

1,

1,

1,

200

L50

090

1,160

1,190

1,

1,

1,

1,

210

200

310

310

1,210

Mean

857

1,059

1,190

1,982

1,712

3,070

6,177

4,468

1,802

1,320

1,280

994

2,159

Sept.

1,210

1,210

1,180

1,160

1,160

1,150

1,160

1,160

1,160

1,160

1,200

1,210

1,210

1,200

1,200

1,210

1,210

1,250

1,160

1,130

1,130

1,130

1,130

714

351

344

344

329

329

329

Run-off in 

acre-feet

52,680

63,010

73,140

121,800

95,090

188,700

367,500

274,700

107,200

81,160

73,720

59,150

1,563,000
PAYETTE RIVER BASIN 12! 

Deadwood River at Beaver Creek ranger station near Lowman, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder In NEi sec. 17, T. 11 N., R. 7 E., Immediately below 

Deadwood Dam, at lower end of Deadwood Basin, 900 feet above mouth of Wilson 

Creek, three-quarters of a mile below Beaver Creek ranger station, 18 miles (by 

river5 above mouth of Deadwood River, and 15 miles north of Lowman.

Drainage area.- 108 square miles.

Records available.- October 1926 to September 1934.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,250 second-feet Aug. 24 (gage height, 4.69 

feet); minimum (estimated), 0.5 second-foot Nov. 2 to Feb. 28 and Sept. 25-30, 

when gates in dam were closed.

1927-34: Maximum discharge, 2,150 second-feet May 26, 1928 (gage height, 

5.67 feet); minimum (estimated), 0.5 second-foot at times 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. Gage-height record furnished by U. S. Bureau of Reclamation.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1933-34

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

3O

31

Oct.

385

381

385

385

385

385

389

385

389

389

389

389

389

389

389

385

381

385

405

405

401

397

393

393

389

281

176

173

176

173

176

Nov.

81

*.5

Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar.

Month

October

November

December

January

February

March . . . .

April

May

June - - .

July

August

September - ...

The year ...

Apr. May

Maximum

405

472

1,060

1,210

1,140

1,210

June

»1

16

27

30

67

178

221

380

472

142

2

58

249

Minimum

173

S21

995

July

41S

482

555

Aug.

1,060

,060

,060

728 ,060

800 ,060

800

SOO

800

862

895

830

800

800

638

321

545

686

692

650

617

622

617

622

628

680

710

758

830

862

960

1,060

,060

,030

995

,030

,100

,140

,140

,140

,140

,140

,180

,180

,180

,210

,210

,210

,210

,210

,180

,060

,060

,060

,060

,060

,060

,060

Sept.

,060

,060

,O60

,O60

,100

,140

,100

,14O

,100

,100

1,100

928

BOO

SOO

800

770

770

758

770

862

1,030

928

928

392

*.5

Run-off in 

Mean acre-feet

351 21,600

3.18 189

».5 31

».5 31

».5 28

*1 61

*1 60

*1 61

62. O 3,690

712 43,770

1,110 68,240

752 44,750

262 182,500

 frEstlmated.
130 PAYETTE RIVER BASIN

Deadwood River near Lowman, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder In sec. 29, T. 9 N., R. 7 E., 700 feet above mouth of 

river and 2£ miles west of Lowman.

Drainage area.- 201 square miles.

Records available.- August 1921 to September 1934.

Average discharge.- 13 years, 353 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,270 second-feet Aug. 18 (gage height, 3.35 

feet); minimum, 45 second-feet (estimated) Sept. 26-30.

1921-34: Maximum discharge, 4,230 second-feet May 9, 1928 (gage height, 

5.17 feet); minimum, 31 second-feet Nov. 12, 1931.

Remarks.- Records good except those estimated Nov. 28 to Jan. 18, Jan. 20-28, Jan. 30 

 to Feb. 9, Feb. 11-17, Mar. 1-6, 9-17, Sept. 26-30, which are fair. Discharge

Interpolated Nov. 21, 22, Feb. 24. Result of discharge measurement Jan. 19.

Flow regulated by storage In Deadwood Reservoir.

Discharge, In second-feet, 1933-34

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

82

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

430

436

430

430

430

430

430

430

424

430

430

436

430

430

430

430

430

436

466

468

458

458

458

452

452

340

205

205

852

280

268

Nov.

199

77

100

82

61

64

64

59

58

57

57

55

55

55

57

61

58

54

47

57

57

58

59

59

59

59

57

55

Dec.

55

65

80

Jan.

SO

1"

55

54

70

65

} «

Feb.

85

98

95

8S

90

94

94

94

92

89

86

88

92

92

Mar.

100

104

102

150

805

218

222

833

848

860

248

240

840

289

780

973

722

571

Month

October . . ... . . ....

November . ...

December . ......

January . ...

February ...

March ... ....

April . - - .....

Bay - ...........

June . . - .......

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

August . .... ... 

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

The year .

Apr.

497

424

375

340

325

340

397

452

468

474

527

610

680

673

610

564

521

509

521

545

578

604

638

638

624

558

515

497

474

458

May

430

102

397

386

397

430

452

452

424

392

375

365

340

330

320

316

302

394

276

260

248

236

226

319

208

196

L84

L78

L70

L78

165

Maximum

468

199

973

680

452

558

1,090

1,250 

1,170

1,250

June

196

175

165

168

155

152

158

155

140

128

123

123

116

116

116

107

102

98

96

102

100

100

150

244

336

558

416

96

84

199

Minimum

205

325

165

84

355

1,010

July

452

533

571

736

876

868

859

850

884

964

919

842

850

772

355

511

722

782

673

638

638

638

631

638

673

701

758

802

868

946

1,090

Aug.

1,100

1,

i»c

1,

LOO

)90

)90

1,090

1,090

1,

1,

1,

350

310

D60

1,190

1,200 1,'

1>* 1,'

200

200

210

1,210

1,800

1,

1,

1,

210

230

250

1,250

1,250

1,

1,5

l,i

230

>20

J20

1,100

1,060

l»f

1,

IpC

i,c

)70

)70

)70

)80

1,080

Mean

404

65.0

68.7

67.2

90.2

245

515

308

166

741

1,145 

798

387

Sept.

1,090

1,090

1,090

1,030

1,100

1,140

1,140

1,160

1,170

1,160

1,160

1,030

834

825

81S

795

Y95

802

795

834

1,070

991

982

69S

59

45

Run-off In 

acre-feet

24,810

3,870

4,880

4,130

5,010

15,070

30,620

18,930

9,670

45,580

70,370 

47,470

280,000
PAYETTE RIVER BASIN 131 

Payette Lake at Lardo, Idaho

Location.- Staff gage In sec. 8, T. 18 N., R. 3 E., at outlet of lake at Lardo. Zero 

of gage la 4,982.24 feet above mean sea level.

Drainage area.- 131 square miles.

Records available.- August 1921 to September 1934 (fragmentary).

Extremes.- Maximum stage recorded during year, 8.05 feet June 16; minimum, 1.24 feet

1921-34: 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. Regulation of storage for use In lower Payette 

River Valley effected by flash boards on dam In outlet channel. Because of gage 

location In outlet channel, gage heights show slightly lower elevations at times 

than prevailed on main lake. Gage-height record furnished by U. S. Forest Service 

supplemented by reports from U. S. Bureau of Reclamation June 16 to July 1, July 

11 to Aug. 23.

ge tielght. In feet, 1933-34

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1.47

1.34

W..29

1.26

1.24

Nov.

1.44

Dec.

*1.97

2.24

2.42

Jan.

3.34

8.40

3.46

3.54

3.64

F»b.

3.60

3.68

3.64

3.66

liar.

3.72

3.76

03.86

3.90

4.04

Apr.

4.60

4.44

5.60

»S. 60

5.70

as.es

«6.00

»6.00

«6.00

 5.90

5.88

as. 80

as. 70

May

as. 38

«6.06

6.51

*7.55

*7.38

7.10

7.00

*7.10

«7.38

7.54

June

7.63

a7.e6

a7.87

*7.ee

7.94

6.04

e.oo

7.66

7.75

7.60

7.60

7.S5

7.20

7.00

6.64

6.70

6.60

6.50

6.35

6.22

July

6.20

6.16

a6.15

 6.15

6.20

6.04

5.60

5.53

5.40

5.16

4.90

4.68

4.45

4.20

3.90

3.70

3.52

3.40

3.25

3.15

3.00

2.88

2.65

2.68

2.60

Aug.

2.50

2.40

2.40

2.38

2.30

2.25

2.20

2.18

2.14

2.06

2.05

2.00

1.96

1.90

1.68

1.64

1.78

1.75

1.71

1.68

1.66

1.62

1.60

1.58

Sept.

aRead by-engineers of U. S. Geological Surrey.
132 PAYETTE RIVER BASIN 

North Fork of Payette River at Lardo, 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 1934.

Average discharge.- 23 years (1908-16; 1919-34), 349 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,000 second-feet Apr. 25 (gage height, 5.38 

Feel;); no flow Nov. 17-24.

1908-17, 1919-34: Maximum discharge, 4,260 second-feet June 10, 1933; maximum gage height, 7.5 feet June 5, 1909, and June 10, 1933; no flow Nov. 17-24, 

1933.

Remarks.- Records good except those estimated, which are fair. Flow partly regulated 

by storage In Payette Lake. No diversions above etatlon. Gage-height record furnished by U. S. Forest Service.

Discharge, In second-feet, 1933-34

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

42

40

40

39

37

35

35

34

31

30

28

27

26

25

24

22

22

22

20

20

19

18

18

18

17

17

17

16

19

24

29

Nov.

31

32

35

35

35

29

11

».5

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

1 *.E

j

15

27

15

Dec.

2

 1.5

4

7

4

5

6

7

8

10

13

14

14

14

13

13

Jan.

13

15

22

23

30

31

 33

 35

 37

 38

 40

 42

44

50

53

54

56

59

60

66

68

80

97

98

98

97

104

 102

 loo

 98

 97

Feb.

 95

 93

91

89

89

88

88

89

 96

104

102

100

10O

100

102

102

100

100

100

98

98

98

96

100

100

98

104

108

Mar.

110

118

129

133

137

144

149

149

*157

 164

 172

 180

 187

 195

 2O2

210

216

229

236

251

261

281

301

317

325

337

372

515

775

945

1,020

Month

October . . ....

November

December ...

January ... ....

February . . .

March . . ....

April . ....

May ... . ....

June . . ......

July

August - . . . ....

September ...... ...

The year

Apr.

9SO

910

340

762

704

674

662

710

788

327

910

1,060

1,290

1,460

1,460

1,420

1,380

1,330

1,330

1,460

1,540

1,680

1,820

1,950

2,000

1,900

1,620

1,720

1,680

1,590

May

1,500

1,

'

530

792

L41

183

470

1,

1,

375

500

320

1,680

1,540

1,

1,

1,

42O

290

210

1,210

1

350

500

261

563

426

475

485

185

465

590

521

325

Maximum

42

35

14

104

108

1,020

2,000

1,820

515

644

200

35

2,000

June

329

329

321

329

333

333

354

363

333

281

191

152

149

154

156

207

345

412

426

412

412

422

465

485

EDO

490

505

505

515

249

Minimum

16

0

13

88

110

662

141

149

20

37

3

0

July

131

58

57

54

35

29

25

24

20

 36

53

376

445

557

574

638

644

638

520

520

520

470

445

412

350

333

317

285

 266

247

219

Aug.

2OO

183

183

162

156

156

149

142

133

129

120

112

104

100

93

86

78

74

70

69

66

62

59

 54

48

 47

 45

 43

 41

 39

 37

Sept.

 35

 33

 31

 29

 27

 25

 23

22

20

18

 17

 15

 13

 11

1O

10

9

9

9

8

 6

5

5

5

5

4

4

3

3

3

 Run-off in 

Mean acre-feet

26.2 1,610

9.0 538

5.1 313

59.5 3,660

97.5 5,410

288 17,690

1,289 76,680

848 52,120

349 20,740

300 18,440

98.1 6,030

13.9 827

282 204,100

 Estimated,
PAYETTE RIVER BASIN 133

Lake Fork of Payette River above reservoir near McCall, Idaho

Location.- Staff gage In NWi 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 1934 (fragmentary).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge recorded during year, 1,120 second-feet Mar. 29 (gage

height, about 4.80 feet); minimum, 13 second-feet Sept. 16-30 (gage height, 0.22 

foot).

1926-34: Maximum discharge, 2,520 second-feet June 9, 1933 (gage height, 

about 7.7 feet, from high water mark); minimum, 7 second-feet Aug. 26-29 and 

Oct. 20, 1931.

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge Interpolated Mar. 16, 17. No record Oct.-1-18,

Oct. 20 to Nov. 11, Nov. 13 to Mar. 14. Some diurnal fluctuations at low stages 

by operation of power plant above station. No diversions for Irrigation above 

station. Gage-height record furnished by Lake Irrigation District.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1933-34

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

14

Nov.

32

Dec.

Month

October

November.

December

January

February

 arch. 15-31

April

May .

June

July .

August

September

The period

Jan. Feb.

Maximum

1,120

S80

806

236

53

17

16

Mar.

133

133

133

133

133

140

147

154

162

162

358

474

734

S80

1,120

B80

734

Minimum

133

196

206

55

18

16

13

Apr.

25S

206

196

196

216

2S2

474

414

386

414

700

770

8SO

734

666

474

444

414

474

536

600

632

666

632

600

600

568

474

474

474

May

386

358

35S

414

700

806

734

700

504

414

414

3S6

386

414

474

444

414

414

386

386

294

294

306

332

319

2S2

270

270

247

332

June

236

196

206

196

162

216

216

162

162

162

154

140

133

126

114

107

101

95

95

89

83

78

68

62

60

70

89

72

60

55

206

Per square

Mean ml je

July

53

50

48

47

45

43

40

38

36

34

32

31

29

28

28

27

26

24

23

22

22

21

20

19

19

19

19

18

18

18

18

Aug.

17

17

16

17

17

17

17

17

16

16

16

16

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

16

16

16

16

Sept.

16

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

14

15

14

14

15

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

16 1 13

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

13

13

13

13

13

13

Run -off

Inches Acre-feet

1

389 7.12

495 9.07

408 7.47

126 2.31

29 , 5 . 540

16.5 .302

13.9 .255

4.50 13,110

10.12 29,460

8.61 25,080

2.58 7,470

.62 1,810

.35 1,010

. 28 827

78,770
134 PAYETTE RIVER BASIN 

Lake Fork Reservoir near UcCall, Idaho

Location.- Staff gage in NWiNW^ sec. 13, T. 18 N., R. 3 E., 3 miles east of UcCall. 

Zero of gage Is at mean sea level.

Records available.- April 1926 to Septeml>er 1934.

Extremes.- italmum contents during year, 17,970 acre-feet May 9 (gage height, 5,117.65 

feet); probably no storage during winter.

1926-54: Maximum contents, that of May- 9, 1934; probably no storage during 

fall and winter.

Remarks.- Water stored In this reservoir Is used for Irrigation of 6,800 acres of land 

near Norwood. Elevation of 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, 1933-34

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

1,000

901

804

726

706

677

648

606

579

540

520

481

442

628

Nov.

677

834

901

Dee. Jan. Feb. Mar.

1,460

5,076

Apr.

10,820

13,230

13,540

14,000

15,080

16,630

17,490

17,570

17,730

17,630

17,570

17,570

May

17,250

17,100

16,940

16,940

17,100

17,420

17,810

17,890

17,970

17,570

17,490

17,420

17,100

16,940

16,940

17,100

17,170

IV, 170

17,100

16,940

16,700

16,780

16,940

16,940

17,170

17,250

17,330

17,490

17,570

17,490

17,420

June

17,490

17,490

17,330

17,250

16,910

16,940

16,940

16,940

16,940

16,940

16,940

16,940

16,940

16,700

16,630

16,560

16,520

16,160

16,010

15,620

15,390

15,310

15,080

14,920

14, 620

14,310

14,150

14,080

13,800

13,540

July

13,260

13,050

12,850

12,290

11,960

11,700

11,400

11,070

10,320

10,530

10,230

9,752

9,594

9,311

9,040

8,770

8,446

8,163

7,903

7,651

7,399

7,147

6,870

6,629

6,383

6,151

5,908

5,629

5,394

5,150

Aug.

4,896

4,652

4,397

4,220

4,034

3,782

3,607

3,412

3,178

2,967

2,S07

2,729

2,595

2,525

2,441

2,371

2,308

2,238

2,168

2,081

1,934

1,708

1,702

1,545

1,476

1,412

1,349

1,285

Sept.

1,221

1,158

1,100

1,047

990

911

872

834

785

721

648

506

365

355

226

Note.- Contents on Sept. 30, 1933, 1,031 acre-feet.
PAYETTE RIVER BASIN 135

Lake Irrigation District Canal near McCall, Idaho

Location.- Staff gage In SWi 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 1934, Irrigation seasons only.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 114 second-feet June 16-18 (gage height, 

4.75 feet); no flow during part of day May 6 and during nonirrlgation season.

1926-34: Maximum discharge, 126 second-feet May 27 to June 8, 1931 (gage 

height, 4.80 feet); no flow during nonirrlgation seasons.

Remarks.- Records good May 6 to Sept. 30; others fair. Flow is regulated at head

gate of canal. No diversions between head of canal and station. Canal diverts 

water from right bank of Lake Fork of Payette River In Slff-J- sec. 13, T. 18 N., 

R. 3 E., and Is used for Irrigation of 6,800 acres of land near McCall and Norwood, in project of La'-ce Irrigation. District. Gage-height record furnished by 

water master for Lake Irrigation District.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1933-34

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

11

10

10

10

4

Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar.

1

Month

October 1-28

November

December

January

February

March

April 16-30

May

June

July

August

September

Apr.

2

2

2

4

5

8

15

30

48

53

60

68

67

65

66

May

67

73

80

S9

97

57

84

98

98

96

9S

96

98

98

102

104

104

104

108

110

93

103

108

108

108

108

108

108

108

108

108

June

108

108

100

70

5S

63

93

104

104

104

104

104

104

104

104

110

114

108

104

104

104

104

104

104

99

90

104

104

104

105

Maximum Minimum

67 2

110 57

114 58

110 88

87 24

24 10

July

105

104

104

104

108

110

110

110

98

110

110

110

110

110

110

109

108

108

108

108

103

98

97

96

96

96

96

91

88

88

88

Aug.

87

85

85

85

82

88

86

SB

86

86

44

30

30

31

31

29

29

29

29

27

27

29

29

29

27

26

25

24

24

24

24

Sept.

24

24

24

20

13

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

1011

12

12

12

12

11

10

Run-off in 

Mean acre-feet

10.1 563

32.3 960

97.8 6,020

99.8 5,940

103 6,330

46.0 2,880

12.8 724
136 WEISER RIVER BASIN

Welser River above Crane Creek, near Weiser, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder in sec. 10, T. UN., R. 4 W., 1 mile above mouth of 

Crane Creek and 9 miles northeast of Welser.

Drainage area.- 1,160 square miles.

Records available.- July 1920 to September 1934.

Average discharge.- 13 years (1921-34J, 778 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year (estimated), 4,000 second-feet Jan. 3; minimum 

(estimated), 10 second-feet Aug. 1 to Sept. 10.

1920-34: Maximum discharge, 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, Oct. 16-21, Jan. 1-6, Apr. 9-14, June 16 

to Sept. 10, which are fair. Discharge Interpolated Oct. 9-14, Jan. 8-11, Apr. 20, 

21. Numerous diversions for Irrigation above station.

Discharge, In second-feet, 1953-54

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

3O

31

Oct.

47

49

47

47

45

43

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

1

60

76

78

81

85

85

85

85

88

103

168

Nov.

228

189

168

171

178

144

129

126

123

120

117

120

123

120

120

120

120

117

117

114

114

114

114

114

114

111

114

123

129

123

Dec.

129

197

151

144

581

1,040

533

854

415

182

141

158

220

315

266

306

1,380

1,240

400

371

646

702

818

695

548

1,070

1,360

926

718

1,250

2,550

Jan.

2,500

2,500

3,500

2,900

2,200

1,600

986

888

789

691

592

494

462

578

462

425

410

420

435

748

826

1,330

2,270

2,200

1,550

1,280

1,090

960

867

802

732

Feb.

681

653

612

592

580

573

586

822

1,490

1,080

952

858

794

748

702

681

588

660

646

710

770

718

695

667

646

625

625

702

Mar.

688

667

786

778

778

794

770

732

710

688

674

688

732

794

910

1,000

1,020

944

892

876

884

918

918

884

842

818

810

1,450

2,550

2,200

1,940

Month

October ......

November

December

January . . .

February

March - -

April ...

May ....

June ...

July

August

September

The year . .

Apr.

1,700

1,600

,410

,300

,200

,160

,210

,350

1,400

1,700

1,650

1,530

1,420

1,350

1,320

1,310

1,310

1,300

1,360

1,430

1,340

1,350

1,220

1,180

1,120

1,060

May

978

(

f

(

<

(

?01

350

302

310

335

392

384

378

350

762

702

553

>12

580

548

,518

178

150

415

371

%557

519

506

292

288

£

;

£

£

266

'45

>3£

!16

216

Maximum

168

228

2,550

3,500

1,490

2,550

978

445

£4

3,50O

June

241

297

335

347

357

333

376

445

410

347

306

270

236

193

132

100

90

80

70

60

-,

t 50

J

}

I

loo

150

100

50

Minimum

42

111

129

410

573

667

1,060

216

July

40

35

I-

]1 "

,

\ 20

j

15

Aug. Sept.

10

24

23

15

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

14

13

13

13

15

18

18

19

19

Run-off in 

Mean acre-feet

62.9 3,870

131 7,800

655 40,280

1,209 74,350

734 40,770

972 59,770

1,383 82,270

571 35,120

190 11,290

27.1 1,670

10.0 615

13.6 811

495 358,600
WEISER RIVER BASIN 137

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.

Drainage area.- 2.04 square miles.

Records available.- September 1932 to September 1934.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 43 second-feet May 7 (gage height, 3.01 feet); 

minimum, less than half a second-foot during winter.

1933-34: Maximum discharge, 75 second-feet June 9, 1933; maximum gage 

height, 4.11 feet June 9, 1933 (Ice affected); minimum discharge, less than half 

a seconds-foot during winters.

Remarks.- Records fair except those estimated* which are poor. Stream not regulated. 

No diversions above station.

Discharge, In second-feet, 1933-34

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

0.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

1.3

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

] -'

j *1.0

Nov.

I

f *1.0

J

».8

!

 *.6

J

Dec.

Month

October

November

December.

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

The Tear

Jan. Feb.

Maximum

1.3

26

33

2.5

.7

33

1

Mar.

«0.b

.5

*.5

j

} *2.0

*5.0

j

Minimum

0.6

14

2.5

.7

Apr.

»5

,

I *10

J

11

10

10

11

13

15

17

21

26

22

20

19

20

22

21

IS

May

16

18

19

22 

31

32

33

31

25

23

24

22

22

23

25

26

26

25

24

22

20

20

21

20

19

18

16

16

16

16

14

June

*12.0

 9.0

 5.0

3 3

3 1

2 8

2 9

3 7

3 7

3 2

2 9

2 5

Per square

ean ^^

0.70 0.343

.73 .358

.60 .245

.50 .245

.50 .245

.03 .505

1 .2 5.98

2 .1 10.8

.00 3.43

.34 .657

.84 .412

.63 .309

4.02 1.97

July

2.5

2.3

2.0

2.0 

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.4

*1.0

J

Aug.

*1.0

j

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

Sept.

0.7

.7

.7

.7 

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

1

*.6

.6

Run-off

Inches Acre-feet

0.40 43

.40 44

.28 31

.28 31

.26 28

.58 63

6.67 726

12.45 1,360

3.83 417

.76 82

.48 51

.34 37

26.73 2,910

I
138 WEISER RIVER BASIN

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 1934.

Extremes.- Maximum stage recorded during year, 25.0 feet Apr. 12, 16; minimum, 8.38 

feet Sept. 27.

1924, 1926-34: Maximum stage, 25.14 feet May 14, 1932 (previously published 

In error); gage not read when reservoir was nearly empty.

Remarks.- Stored water from this reservoir used for Irrigation In Welser Valley. Elevatlon 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 Welser River.

Oage height, In feet, 1933-34

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

23

29

30

31

Oct.

12. 60

Nov.

11.60

Dec.

12.38

Jan.

12.26

Feb.

12.26

14.30

Mar.

15.54

16.42

19.30

Apr.

23.44

23.48

- 24.38

25.00

25.00

24.90

24.65

24.70

May

24.72

24.73

24.68

24.60

24.60

24.90

June

24.46

24.38

23.88

23.30

23.30

July

23.23

22.60

22.21

22.02

21.90

20.25

19.05

13.44

Aug.

16.58

16.36

15.54

13. 6S

12.56

Sept.

11.54

10.60

9.18

8.38
WEISER RIVER BASIN 139

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 area.- 30 square miles.

Records available.- January 1910 to August 1914, May 1920 to September 1921, May 1924 

to September 1934.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 151 second-feet Apr. 14 (gage height, 2.44 

TeeT); no flow Nov. 3, 4, Nov. 26 to Dec. 28.

1910-14, 1920-21, 1924-34: Maximum discharge, 688 second-feet May 17, 18, 

1921 (gage height, 4.29 feet); practically no flow at times when gates In dam 

were closed.

Remarks.- Records good except those below 10 second-feet, which are fair. Discharge 

estimated Dec. 28, Jan. 10 to Feb. 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 record furnished In part byMesa Orchard Co. and water master for Welser River.

Discharge, In second-feet, 1933-34

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

18

16

18

18

17

17

17

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

17

IV

IV

17

17

17

17

IV

17

IV

17

17

16

16

16

Nov.

16

16

8

3

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

11

111111

10

5

0

0

0

0

Dec.

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

10

19

19

19

Jan.

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

Feb.

19

13

B

8

8

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

7

Mar.

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

5

5

5

6

Month

October ..... ......

November ...

December ... ... .....

January . . .......

February ....... . .

March - ...... ... . . . .

April - . .......

Hay.

June . . . . .....

July ....

August . .... . . . .

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

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

Apr.

16

44

45

46

49

62

75

83

92

101

108

115

125

139

14V

135

129

115

111

108

104

102

77

65

68

69

52

37

38

39

May

39

35

30

30

29

28

28

29

30

28

27

25

24

23

20

19

18

16

16

14

14

13

13

12

12

11

11

10

10

10

10

June

12

13

13

13

12

13

16

16

15

13

12

11

10

10

9

14

38.

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

20

13

Maximum Minimum

16 16

16 0

19 0

7

6 5

147 16

39 10

38 9

69 17

61 49

60 5

147 0

July

17

46

46

45

45

4V

54

53

52

54

62

69

68

66

64

62

62

62

62

66

66

65

65

65

64

60

57

56

57

62

61

Aug.

60

56

58

58

60

61

57

50

49

49

49

49

52

54

56

57

56

54

54

53

53

53

56

58

58

57

54

53

52

52

50

Sept.

54

60

58

58

38

27

27

27

2V

26

26

26

26

26

25

24

24

23

23

23

23

24

24

23

15

5

7

10

10

10

Run-off in 

Bean acre-feet

16.7 1,030

8.7 520

2.2 133

19.0 1,170

10.0 557

5.4 329

63.2 4,950

20.5 1,260

22.3 1,330

57.4 3,530

54.6 3,360

26.6 1,680

27.3 19,750
140 WEISER RIVER BASIN

Mesa Orchards Canal near ilesa, Idaho

Location.- Staff gage in sec. 14, T. 15 N., R. 1 W., 1,700 feet above end of flume, 

l£ miles northeast of ilesa, and 3 miles below head gates.

Records available.- 1924, 1928, 1930-34, Irrigation seasons only.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during-period, 35 second-feet June 19, 28; maximum gage 

Height, 2.66 feet June 28. No flow at times.

1924, 1928, 1930-34: Maximum discharge, 35 second-feet May 24, 25, 27, 28, 

1924, July 11, 1933, June 19, 28, 1934; no flow during nonlrrlgation season.

Remarks.- Records good except those estimated May 21, Aug.. 6-11, Sept. 12-29, which 

are fair. Discharge interpolated May 6, June 10, 17, 24. Canal diverts from 

Middle Fork of Welser River in SEiNWt sec. 9, T. 15 N., R. 1 E., for Irrigation 

on the Mesa Orchards and for domestic supply In 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 Welser 

River.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1933-34

 

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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

Nov.

*5

 

Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar.

Month

October . ...

November

December

January . - .

February

March

April 24-30

May

June

July . -

August 

September

The period . . . . . . ... . . ...

Apr.

0

0

15

18

18

19

17

28

23

May

19

24

25

22

23

21

19

25

25

24

24

23

27

30

50

29

29

30

33

35

20

33

34

33

33

53

33

32

34

33

33

June

32

51

29

29

25

26

26

20

19

20

20

19

23

23

28

29

29

29

35

33

31

34

33

34

34

52

30

35

33

32

Maximum Minimum

28 15

34

55 19

51 16

15

July

30

29

31

30

29

28

24

28

27

25

23

24

24

24

22

22

23

23

21

19

21

19

18

17

21

18

17

17

18

16

18

Aug.

14

15

14

14

14

5

9

11

12

13

12

12

12

13

12

13

12

12

11

11

11

12

10

11

12

12

Sept.

12

12

12

13

12

12

12

15

15

13

13

12

11

10

 Run-off in 

Mean acre-feet

19.7 274

27.9 1,710

28.4 1,690

22.8 1,400

10. S 662 

11.8 702

6,440

*Diacharge measurement.
WEISER RIVER BASIN 141

Crane Creek Reservoir near Mldvale, Idaho

Location.- Staff gage In SEi sec. 19, T. 12 N., R. 2 W., 10 miles southeast of Mldvale.

Drainage area.- 269 square miles.

Records available.- November 1923 to September 1934.

Extremes.- Maximum stage during year, 49.2 feet Mar. 29-31, Apr. 5, 6, 8-11; minimum, 

29.7 feet Sept. 30.

1924-34: Maximum stage, 56.3 feet Feb. 22, 1927; no usable storage Sept. 23, 

1928, to Feb. 28, 1929, and Sept. 25 to about Dec. I, 1929.

Remarks.- Capacity of reservoir Is about 60,000 acre-feet at gage-height of 55 feet. 

TTaTier Is used for Irrigation In the lower Welser Valley. Gage^height record furnished by Crane Creek Reservoir Administration Board.

Sage-height, In feet, 1933-34

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

40.70

40.70

40.65

40.60

40.60

40.60

40.60

40.55

40.55

40.55

40.50

40.50

40.50

40.40

40.55

40.35

40.35

40.20

40.20

40.20

40.20

40.20

40.20

40.20

40.20

40.25

40.50

Nov.

40.25

40.25

40.25

40.25

40.25

40.25

40.25

40.25

40.25

40.25

40.25

40.35

40.35

40.35

Dec.

40.35

40.35

40.35

40.35

40.35

40.45

40.45

40.60

40.70

40.70

40.85

40.95

41.10

Jan.

41.35

43.50

44.00

44.80

44.90

45.10

45.10

45.20

Feb.

47.20

47.30

47.90

48.10

45.55

45.60

46.40

46.90

47.00

47.10

48.30

48.50

48.60

Mar.

48.80

49.00

49.10

49.10

49.15

49.15

49.15

49.15

49.15

49.15

49.20

49.20

49.20

Apr.

49.20

49.20

49.20

49. SO

49.20

49.20

49.15

49.15

49.15

49.10

49.12

49.10

49.10

49.10

49.10

49.10

49.05

49.05

49.00

49.00

49.00

49.00

49.00

May

48.90

48.90

48.90

48.80

48.80

48.80

48.75

48.65

48.65

48.60

48.62

48.60

48.55

48.55

48.50

48.50

48.45

48.45

48.40

48.40

June

48.30

48.30

48.20

48.15

48.15

48.15

48.10

48.20

48.20

48.05

48.00

47.90

47.70

47.60

47.55

47.35

46.60

46.50

46.45

46.45

48.30

July

46.30

46.20

46.10

46.00

45.80

45.60

45.50

45.30

45.02

45.10

44.90

44.50

44.40

44.20

44.00

43.75

43.40

43.25

43.00

42.80

42.60

42.45

42.00

41.50

41.60

Aug.

41.40

41.20

40.90

40.40

40.20

39.95

39.40

39.00

38.70

38.50

38.25

38.00

37.80

37.60

36.80

36.65

36.45

36.15

36.00

35.55

35.45

35.10

34.85

34.70

Sept.

34.53

34.30

34.20

33.90

33.65

33.15

32.95

32.50

31.70

31.45

31.80

31.40

31.10

30.90

30.70

30.40

30.30

30.15

29.95

29.90

29.85

29.80

29.70
142 WEISER RIVER BASIN

Crane Creek near Mldvale, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder in SEi sec. 19, T. 12 N., R. 2 W., 400 feet below Crane 

Creek Dam and 10 miles southeast of Mldvale.

Drainage area.- 269 square miles.

Records available.- October 1910 to April 1918, May 1924 to September 1934.

Average discharge.- 13 years (1912-15, 1924-34), 64.6 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 215 second-feet Aug. 10, 11 (gage height, 1.97 

feet); no flow Oct. 25 to Mar. 22.

1910-16, 1924-34: Maximum discharge, 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 except those below 10 second-feet, which are fair. Discharge 

 estimated Oct. 18, 20-22, 24, Mar. 23, Apr. 15-22; interpolated Oct. 4. Flow

regulated by storage in Crane Creek Reservoir. No large diversions above station.

Gage-height record furnished by Crane Creek Reservoir Administration Board.

Discharge, In second-feet, 1935-54

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

IS

19

2O

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

23

29

30

31

Oct.

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

15

14

14

9

2

2

2

a

17

9

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

7

7

7

7

5

3

4

3

Month

October . . . . . . .

November

December . . . January . .

February

March .

April

May. ...

June . . .

JulyAugust ....

September . . . ...

The year .

Apr.

3

3

3

3

4

4

5

5

5

5

9

11

4

3

]

1

12

23

17

15

15

IS

15

IS

14

May

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

14

June

19

14

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

39

54

8O

97

131

156

199

199

193

156

154

112

42

22

21

Maximum Minimum

17 0

0 0

0 0

0 0

0 0

7 0

23 1

14 11

199 11

204 52

211 137

143 30

211 0

July

52

9O

111

137

164

131

12S

114

94

106

117

128

128

128

122

120

128

166

164

159

166

172

173

173

173

172

172

183

193

2O4

1S3

Aug.

164

154

145

156

166

166

173

1S9

193

199

211

202

195

181

173

157

151

153

1S3

1S1

1S1

172

156

154

154

153

153

148

142

142

137

Sept.

117

1O6

106

105

104

104

100

99

99

97

97

97

122

143

132

121

1O9

109

109

99

88

85

85

81

61

47

39

31

31

30

 Run-off In Mettn acre-feet

9.3 571

0 0

0 0

0 0

0 0

1.5 89

7.2 426

11.4 702

61.0 3,630

144 8,830

167 10,280

91.8 5,460

41.4 29,990

Hote.- Ho flow during months left blank.
WEISER RIVER BASIN 

Crane Creek at mouth, near Welser, Idaho

143

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 

Welser.

Drainage area.- 312 square miles.

Records available.- July 1920 to September 1934.

Average discharge.- 13 years (1921-34), 68.6 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year (estimated), 600 second-feet Jan. 3 (gage 

height, 5.1 feet); minimum, 1 second-foot Apr. 20-23; minimum gage height, 1.54 

feet Apr. 22, 23.

1920-34: Maximum discharge, about 2,350 second-Ieet about Feb. 7, 1925 

(gage height, 6.80 feet, from well-defined high-water marks on gage); minimum, 0.2 

second-foot May 26, 1931; minimum gage height, 1.30 feet Jan. 21, 1922.

Remarks.- Records good except those estimated Oct. 18-29, Dec. 18-23, Apr. 21, 22,

July 3-6, which are fair. Discharge Interpolated Jan. 20, Feb. 27, 28, Mar. 1-3, 

12, May 12, 20-26, July 13, Aug. 10. Flow is regulated by storage In Crane Creek 

Reservoir. Several small ditches divert water for Irrigation above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1933-34

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

1920

21

22

23

S4

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

17

17

17

14

IS

15

15

15

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

5

) -

5

5

7

Nov.

6

5

5

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

5

5

5

5

5

Dec.

5

4

5

5

5

5

5

5

4

4

4

4

6

5

4

4

4

10

j

7

6

21

20

10

8

84

30

Jan.

34

66

176

34

18

13

10

8

8

7

7

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

8

11

44

47

24

12

10

9

7

7

6

6

Feb.

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

30

38

14

10

8

8

8

7

6

6

6

6

13

24

14

11

9

8

7

7

8

Mar.

a

8

9

9

9

10

8

6

6

6

6

6

5

4

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

2

2

6

6

5

8

6

4

5

Month

October ..... ...

November

December

January

February

Karen . . - April . . ... ....

May- ....

June

July - . .

August

September -

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

Apr.

5

5

5

4

4

4

3

3

3

3

3

5

5

3

3

3

2

2

2

1

1

1

2

6

5

5

3

3

4

5

May

5

4

3

3

3

3

3

3

5

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

5

4

June

9

14

13

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

13

14

10

7

5

21

37

48

66

97

123

168

178

178

146

144

130

42

30

20

Maximum Minimum

6 4

84

176 6

38 6

10 2

6 1

5 3

178 5

173 23

174 120

127 30

178 1

July

23

70

90

120

107

101

81

86

92

96

101

106

106

103

103

139

148

144

144

148

150

150

150

151

150

152

160

173

166

Aug.

146

138

129

134

148

145

150

165

173

174

174

170

168

156

145

134

124

124

150

152

152

148

132

130

130

130

132

127

122

122

120

Sept.

110

93

91

90

89

SB

87

86

84

84

84

84

101

127

117

113

96

93

93

89

75

75

74

72

64

44

42

30

30

31

 Run-off in 

Mean acre-feet

11.7 720

4.3 256

10.5 643

20.0 1,230

10 . 4 575

5.4 333

3.4 204

3.9 240

53.1 3,160

121 7,440

143 8,810

81.2 4,830

39.3 28,440
144 WEISER RIVER BASIN

Kelser Irrigation District Canal near Welser, Idaho

Location.- Kater-stage recorder In sec. 32, T. 11 N. , R. 4 W. , 

of canal and 7 miles east of Welser.

Records available.- April 1920 to September 1934.

miles below headwords

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 219 second-feet Apr. 84 (gage height, .12

feet); practically no flow during winter.

1920-34: Maximum discharge, 221 second-feet July 15, 1932; maximum gage 

height, 3.43 feet May 5, 1926; usually no flow except during Irrigation season.

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge Jan. 12 result of engineer's estimate. One farm 

lateral diverts water a quarter of a mile above gage. Canal diverts from Welser 

River In sec. 3, T. 10 N. , R. 4 W. , 1J miles above gage, and furnisher water for 

Irrigation of about 7,000 acres Included In projects of Kelser and Welser Bench 

Irrigation Districts near Welser. Gage-height record furnished by Welser Irrigation District.

Discharge, In second-feet, 1933-34

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

V

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.

60

57

57

57

57

52

48

49

52

52

54

55

55

55

54

50

49

50

54

55

52

49

49

54

57

57

59

60

Nov.

62

61

60

59

60

59

1 55

1

50

52

52

55

50

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

Dec. Jan.

0.1

Feb. Mar.

120

122

112

115

136

142

143

152

158

176

188

188

192

192

190

1S9

190

192

189

188

Month

October . ... . . . ......

November 1-?1 . . . ....

December

January ... . .

February

Harch - 12-31 . ....

April - - - . .... . .

May .....

June ........... . ...

July .... ....

August .....

September 1-29

Apr.

1S6

184

1S4

180

179

178

177

180

182

182

184

1S5

181

184

185

189

190

192

197

203

206

209

011

213

211

209

209

205

201

192

May

184

183

18S

193

195

199

203

19S

185

185

185

1S4

185

185

1S4

190

206

207

209

208

207

204

203

197

190

196

196

195

1S1

173

163

June

180

198

189

176

177

180

179

186

185

183

183

177

171

145

107

86

91

96

115

131

145

179

184

180

163

152

153

158

102

81

Maximum Minimum

48

62 45

192 112

213 177

209 163

198 81

172 67

163 US

126 44

July

67

88

89

122

150

145

131

126

106

100

110

122

119

117

121

122

' 125

133

159

147

140

153

150

150

150

154

156

153

160

172

168

Aug.

149

134

126

128

144

139

140

155

163

156

159

154

155

150

138

133

123

118

133

144

148

151

133

131

127

122

128

126

121

122

121

Sept .

114

97

96

96

90

89

94

95

95

93

94

98

105

126

110

107

99

96

93

95

90

79

82

82

79

54

52

51

44

 Run-off In 

Kean acre-feet

54.5 3,350

52.5 2,190

164 6,490

192 11,440

192 11,820

155 9,230

132 8,140

158 8,470

89.5 5,150
BURNT RIVER BASIN 145

Burnt River near Hereford, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder In SEi sec. 21, T. 12 3., 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 1934.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 136 second-feet Mar. 3 (gage height, 2.95 

feet); minimum, 4 second-feet May 29 (gage height, 1.21 feet).

1915-16, 1928-34: Maximum discharge, 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.

Remarks.- Records good except those estimated Oct. 1-5, 17-31, Nov. 1-10, 12-23, 

which are fair. Many small diversions for Irrigation In basin above. Some 

regulation 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, 1933-34

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

17

18

IP

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1

i 9

9

8

g

9

10

11

10

9

7

8

10

1 "

12

Nov.

]

SO

26

29

J

32

29

29

29

30

25

24

Dec.

26

29

30

30

29

34

35

32

31

31

32

36

58

36

34

29

26

37

37

37

37

37

40

40

44

71

88

73

62

76

88

Jan.

73

68

81

92

74

50

45

44

38

42

42

38

40

43

43

40

41

42

42

47

44

50

90

95

82

77

73

65

68

63

56

Feb.

60

53

54

55

60

67

68

77

81

67

61

60

61

61

59

65

65

63

61

63

63

63

62

62

60

60

58

52

liar.

50

65

122

104

101

104

103

97

87

82

81

80

82

85

88

83

67

60

54

50

49

49

40

33

32

30

32

47

77

76

70

Month

October ....

November

December

January . .

February

March

April

May

June . ...

July ....

August

September . . . .

The year . . .....

Apr.

63

56

47

47

40

42

40

40

50

50

53

50

44

38

36

40

42

41

38

34

32

33

29

28

37

29

32

44

37

31

May

30

28

27

26

26

26

29

29

32

26

27

24

23

21

18

12

17

16

13

16

18

14

12

12

12

12

13

12

8

11

11

June

12

14

20

24

25

24

22

23

23

19

18

18

14

16

15

13

12

11

9

14

12

11

10

10

10

17

20

15

12

12

Maximum Minimum

7

32

88 26

95 38

81 52

122 30

63 28

3S 6

25 9

12 8

12 7

10 8

122 7

July

9

9

9

8

8

10

10

11

11

10

10

11

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

11

11

11

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

Aug.

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

12

11

11

11

11

12

12

12

10

7

12

10

10

9

9

10

9

10

10

10

11

10

10

10

Sept.

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

9

9

8

9

10

10

9

10

10

10

10

9

9

9

Mean R -off In 

Mean acre-feet

9.8 605

25.7 1,530

42.1 2,590

57.7 3,550

62. S 3,450

70.3 4,320

40.8 2,430

19.4 1,190

15.8 942

10. S 629

10.5 647

9.7 577

31.0 22,460
146 BURNT RIVER BASIN

Burnt River near Durkee, Oreg. 

Location.- Water-stage recorder In SWi sec. 25, T. 11 S., R. 42 E., 3 miles west of

Records available.- October 1931 to September 1934. September 1928 to September 1932 

at station 20 miles downstream, at Huntlngton.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 93 second-feet Jan. 5, 25 (gage height, 

2.90 feet); no flow for numerous days during year.

1931-34: Maximum discharge, 1,150 second-feet Apr. 14, 1932 (gage height, 

6.20 feet); no flow at times In 1933, 1934.

Remarks.- Records good except those estimated, which are fair, and those for March, 

wnich are poor. Diversions for Irrigation above station; no regulation. 

Records furnished by State engineer.

Discharge, In second-feet, 19SS-34

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

1O

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

0.3

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

Nov.

0.1

.1

0

0

0

0

.1

.6

.6

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.6

.9

2.4

1.8

1.3

1.3

1.3

2.2

3.9

3.9

4.3

5.0

5.2

5.0

*3.O

*2.0

Dee.

»7

IS

33

25

26

33

32

32

31

31

30

39

48

49

50

44

36

47

53

54

53

53

53

52

54

60

63

73

81

80

73

Jan.

32

86

82

79

85

88

78

57

*37

*40

35

55

57

57

54

59

58

56

57

60

60

62

62

65

81

87

85

81

78

74

73

Feb.

71

66

65

63

63

63

65

70

71

74

74

67

62

61

61

60

58

61

57

56

54

53

53

54

53

52

50

49

Mar.

48

45

45

50

73

73

73

73

65

55

50

49

49

45

37

35

38

48

49

33

19

13

6.0

1.8

1.3

3.9

2.9

1.2

1.0

.7

.6

Month

October ..... ....

November . . . . ....

December ... . .

January .

February

March

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

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

June . - ... ......

July ... ....

August ... ......

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

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

Apr.

O.6

.8

.8

.8

.6

.4

.4

.8

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

2.0

1.0

.6

.6

.4

.4

.6

.3

.4

.4

.9

3.3

5.2

4.3

2.7

1.2

1.4

May

1.4

.8

.8

.6

.5

1.9

.6

*.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.7

3.3

.5

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

0

.3

«.S

.3

.3

.2

1 »

I

June

 SO 2

.2

.1

.1

.1

 tt.l

Maximum Minimum

0.3 0

5.2 O

81 7

88 35

74 49

73 .6

5.2 .3

3.3 0

0 0

1.3 0

88 0

July Aug. Sept.

O

0

O

0

0

0

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*1.0

1.3

.9

.7

Run-off In 

Mean acre-feet

0.11 7

1.64 91

45.6 2,800

66.8 4,110

6O.9 3,380

35. 0 2,150

1.08 64

.52 32

.15 8

.1 6

0 O

.26 16

17.6 12,660

^Estimated.
POWDER RIVER BASIN 147

Powder River at Salisbury, Oreg.

Location.- Water-staee recorder In NE-J- sec. 36, T. 10 S., R. 39 E., 700 feet below

railroad siding of Salisbury and 81 miles south of Baker. Zero of gage Is 3,633.84 

feet above mean sea level. Prior to Oct. 17, 1933, staff gage at private bridge 

0.4 mile downstream.

Drainage area.- 230 square miles.

Records available.- December 1903 to August 1914, October 1928 to September 1934 In 

reports of U. S. Geological Survey; January 1904 to July 1914, June 1926 to 

September 1930 In reports of State engineer.

Average discharge.- 16 years (1904-13, 1926-28, 1929-34), 114 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 210 second-feet Mar. £9 (gage height, 2.38 

FeeT); minimum, 0.1 second-foot Sept. 4-9.

1903-14, 1928-34: Maximum discharge, 1,820 second-feet Mar. 20, 1910 (gage 

height, 7.05 feet at former gage); no flow Aug. 31, 1909, Sept. 7, 1931.

Remarks.- Records good except those for Nov. 18 to Mar. 31, May to September, which are 

fair, and those for April, which are poor. Discharge estimated Nov. 18, 19, Dec. 

3-8, Jan. 7-13, 15-19, 21. Diversions for Irrigation above station. Records 

furnished by State engineer.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1933-34

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

S3

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

6

8

8

7

8

8

9

8

9

8

8

8

8

8

9

10

11

12

Nov.

12

12

13

13

14

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

13

13

13

13

13

16

15

15

15

15

16

16

12

16

Dec.

17

15

16

16

16

21

22

20

18

18

18

22

24

22 22

15

15

20

27

26

26

30

40

33

43

97

97

72

67

76

79

Jan.

76

64

74

67

58

53

53

53

51

51

50

50

49

49

49

48

48

47

46

45

47

51

82

68

65

65

56

51

56

55

53

Feb.

54

54

55

56

58

62

62

75

74

59

54

53

51

54

53

56

60

56

56

60

55

54

56

54

50

49

51

50

Mar.

49

51

74

79

91

94

91

86

85

84

86

91

102

123

120

143

135

125

116

107

111

115

111

99

99

97

100

148

202

200

181

Month

October

November

December

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

The year

Apr.

162

148

130

120

105

103

107

110

113

122

135

150

166

156

150

141

132

123

110

110

113

116

116

130

156

135

116

118

107

99

May

102

94

90

84

76

71

78

75

86

7E

65

59

54

49

43

44

44

43

40

39

38

33

30

32

28

28

28

21

19

17

18

June

19

20

23

27

24

27

36

43

40

34

30

26

22

19

16

15

14

14

13

14

14

13

12

12

11

24

32

28

20

16

Maximum Minimum

12 6

16 12

97 15

82 45

75 49

202 49

166 99

102 17

43 11

14 3

3 ,2

.5 .1

202 .1

July

14

14

13

12

12

11

10

10

10

10

9

8

7

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

5

4

4

4

3

Aug.

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

3.0

2.0

2.0

2,0

2.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.8

.8

.7

.8

.6

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.2

Sept.

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.4

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

Run-Off in 

Mean acre-feet

7.6 482

13.3 791

33.9 2,080

55.8 3,430

56.5 3,140

110 6,730

127 7,540

51.6 3,170

21.9 1,310

7.7 472

1.05 64

.26 15

40.4 29,220
148 POWDER RIVER BASIN

Powder River near Rotlnette, Oreg.

Location.- Staff gage In NWi aec. 22, T. 93., R. 46 E., 3 miles northwest of 

Roblnette.

Records available.- September 1928 to September 1954.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 870 second-feet Mar. 28, Apr. 24, 25 (gag 

height, 3.14 feet); minimum, 22 second-feet Aug. 16 (gage height, 0.42 foot;.

1928-34: Maximum discharge, 4,180 second-feet June 15, 16, 1933 (gage 

height, 8.9 feat): minimum, 18 second-feet Sept. 2-10, 1930.

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge estimated July 19, 20. Numerous diversions for 

Irrigation above station, but only one small diversion below.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1933-34

Daj1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

1^

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

C4

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

102

104

99

95

90

92

87

90

90

88

87

88

88

88

90

88

90

92

85

90

90

101

110

106

104

99

02

08

Nov.

166

177

201

189

189

201

E01

201

C01

189

189

189

189

189

189

177

166

155

214

189

177

189

183

189

189

201

189

201

24 20 1

44 | 155

89

Dec.

134

155

227

227

227

201

201

201

201

201

201

214

201

201

201

189

155

189

177

214

227

Jan.

385

368

532

465

405

368

332

299

299

299

299

299

254

254

254

254

268

254

268

315

268

214 405

227 445

227 405

240 385

332 368

350 350

350 I 332

283 332

405

Feb.

227

227

214

214

214

227

227

268

283

268

254

240

227

240

240

240

240

240

240

254

254

254

240

240

240

240

240

C40

254 '

385 240

Mar.

227

254

283

283

283

283

283

283

268

283

283

283

332

385

425

488

445

405

405

405

405

425

405

405

405

405

385

BIO

810

755

650

Month

October

November

December

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

The year

Apr. May

578 ( 578

488

445

425

405

405

465

510

532

488

625

700

700

700

700

650

600

555

578

625

700

700

810

870

870

700

62E

578

600

600

488

445

425

555

650

700

700

578

600

555

555

488

510

488

555

510

488

465

425

405

405

405

465

488

445

445

425

445

465

385

Maximum

189

214

405

532

283

810

870

700

386

166

52

4C

870

June

350

315

315

283

268

283

350

385

350

332

332

299

268

227

201

177

166

134

124

108

97

88

92

95

101

283

385

240

214

189

Minitnum

85

155

134

240

214

227

405

385

88

37

26

26

 

26

July

166

134

Aug.

52

47

124 44

115 ' 40

124 38

113

85

78

78

66

7£

74

64

57

49

49

43

39

42

46

49

45

45

43

37

38

41

40

40

46

54

34

31

31

32

34

30

30

32

33

26

26

28

29

28

28

31

28

27

26

29

28

29

27

Sept.

26

34

31

30

32

30

29

27

32

30

30

30

32

33

31

32

30

29

29

30

31

32

34

36

38

39

40

40

32 38

31 1 40

28 1 

1

Run-off in 

Mean acre-feet

100 6,150

188 11,190

231 14,200

331 20,340

240 13,350

401 24,690

608 36,150

5O1 30,820

235 13,990

67.6 4,160

31.9 1,960

32.5 1,930

247 178,900
Imnaha River at Iranaha, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder In SW+ sec. 16, T. 1 U., R. 48 E., at Imnaha, threeeighths of a mile below mouth of Sheep Creek. Prior to Aug. 6, 1934, staff 

gage a quarter of a mile upstream.

Records available.- June 1923 to September 1934.

Remarks.- Records e;ood for September; fair, October to August. Discharge estimated 

Aug. 11, Ifj, 13, 19, C6. Diversion? for Irrigation above station.

ond-feet, 1333-34

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IE

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

23

30

31

Oct. ';ov.

113

113

111

109

109

Dec.

177 137

159

ig ri

ISO

11-2

107 172

105 159

105 154

105

105

105

101

105

1U9

115

117

122

1£2

126

151

132

131

131

131

126

126

126

126

175

son

200

164

154

152

149

149

149

14E

145

145

14E

140

14U

135

14U

140

140

142

140

149

164

145

135

140

13.

155

133

152

159

If9

154

154

149

177

214

214

20IJ

185

159

177

200

201)

Jan.

425

405

4U5

42 £

355

34E

305

285

268

234

217

202

186

202

202

186

176

175

169

234

200 1 234

£30 ! 250

350 345

313

296

278

278

26?

332

512

468

405

385

345

306

305

285

B86

Feb .

268

251

2 Si:

250

268

26

32

38

38

36

34

32

3C

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

2.9

268

208

268

250

250

285

Mar.

SET'

250

325

3U5

30 E

325

345

345

325

325

345

365

40E

468

535

585

535

490

490

490

512

512

512

512

490

490

468

750

960

922

885

Month

October

November

December

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

The year

Apr . ME

782

720

636

E85

610

662

750

750

750

815

922

92£

922

922

885

782

782

850

850

922

922

960

1,120

1,040

850

815

782

782

720

y

662

June

585

610 , 512

310

585

662

815

850

96U

782

690

690

690

635

635

635

690

S90

590

720

720

662

635

66E

720

720

690

72O

720

720

750

635

Maximum

200

18E

512

425

385

96O

1,120

960

750

250

110

100

1,120

49'J

445

405

405

655

750

635

610

585

560

535

490

468

425

405

385

385

345

325

3E5

285

268

268

405

405

305

E68

268

Minimum

101

135

133

169

250

250

585

585

268

125

80

82

60

 

July Aug.

250 110

234

234

217

217

217

217

217

234

217

217

202

186

163

183

178

161

158

153

150

150

150

145

140

135

132

125

125

130

12E

128

104

102

104

100

94

96

102

102

98

97

9E

94

94

94

91

80

88

87

86

89

87

86

84

84

B4

84

80

86

92

86

Sept .

84

84

64

82

82

82

64

87

89

86

B7

86

87

87

86

84

3B

82

8E

82

82

84

87

100

96

96

96

92

91

91

 Run-off In 

Mean acre-feet

124 7,620

152 9,040

221 13,590

286 17,570

298 16,540

478 29,400

813 48,380

699 42,950

439 26,140

178 10,930

92.5 5,690

86.8 5,16O

322 233,000
150 SALMON RIVER BASIN

Salmon River below Valley Creek, at Stanley, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder in SEtSEi sec. 34, T. 11 N., R. 13 E., three-quarters

 of a mile below mouth of valley Creek and li miles northeast of Stanley. Zero of 

gage 6,189.24 feet above mean sea level.

Drainage area.- 535 square miles.

Records available.- July 1925 to September 1934.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,660 second-feet May 8 (gage height, 2.40

 feet); minimum, 199 second-feet Aug. 27 (gage height, 0.76 foot).

1925-34: Maximum discharge, 5,020 second-feet June 27, 1927 (gage height, 

4.41 feet); minimum (estimated), 100 second-feet Nov. 20-30, 1929.

Remrics.- Records good. Discharge estimated Nov. 30 to Dec. 4, Jan. 6-8, 13-17, 26-31,

 FeT5. 1-28, June 6-10; Interpolated Oct. 15-17. Diversions for irrigation above 

station.

Discharge, In second-feet, 1933-34

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

277

277

277

267

272

277

272

272

262

267

277

272

272

272

273

274

276

277

277

267

272

282

262

287

287

267

287

297

364

517

581

Hov.

451

423

494

423

353

364

358

347

341

329

329

318

312

307

302

318

312

302

292

318

302

318

312

318

312

502

302

318

267

250

Dee.

270

267

292

292

287

302

302

302

312

312

324

307

302

267

292

312

318

312

335

356

335

341

347

347

329

335

335

335

Month

October . .

November

December

January

February

March

April.

May

June

July

August

September

The year

Jan.

341

341

335

324

312

1

[ 250

J

267

282

292

254

265

282

277

262

282

262

312

307

297

1

I 280

j

Feb.

280

,

t 290

'

280

Mar.

287

297

297

302

302

312

302

287

297

297

302

297

302

318

347

356

347

347

368

383

443

4B7

480

465

480

480

517

1,020

938

838

750

Maximum Minimum

581 262

494 250

358 267

341

1,020 287

1,480 549

1,600 1,060

1,210 487

465 267

277 202

254 213

1,600 202

Apr.

676

589

573

549

573

624

704

798

826

638

908

990

1,080

,140

,100

,060

,010

,010

,020

,080

,150

,220

,300

,410

,480

,430

,300

,240

,220

1,200

May

1,200

1.3

1.3

l.t

70

LOO

)60

1,100

1,230

!»'

lf£

HO

>00

00

1,470

1,360

 ^ | 1»£

SSO

soo

10

1,170

1,200 i.s

1.2

1.2

30

70

80

1,270

1,240

1,2

1,2

1.2

10

10

30

1,270

1,280

1,2

1,2

1,2

1,2

50

30

30

10

1,250

Mean

297

333

309

288

282

427

1,004

1,267

769

342

230

228

482

June

1,210

1,130

1,040

969

847

-. -

\ 810

>

798

616

838

838

836

608

779

760

760

741

704

659

624

598

673

573

565

541

517

487

Per square 

mile

0.555

.622

.578

.538

.527

.798

1,86

2.37

1.44

.639

.430

.426

.901

July

465

458

443

429

436

416

410

410

396

377

364

356

347

341

329

324

318

307

297

297

292

282

277

272

287

287

292

282

272

267

282

Aug.

277

£

£

£

72

.67

!62

258

254

£

£

£

,45

45

41

237

237

£

£

33

33

28

228

228

£

£

2

20

15

13

213

213

2

2

2

10

10

06

206

206

2

2

2

2

02

02

13

28

220

Sept.

220

216

216

216

216

213

216

220

220

216

216

216

213

213

213

213

220

228

228

228

228

241

245

249

249

254

254

254

254

254

Run-off

Inche s

0.64

.69

.67

.62

.55

.92

2.10

2.73

1.61

.74

.50

.48

12.25

Acre-feet

18,290

19,820

19,000

17,700

16,650

26,260

59,740

77,930

45,750

21,050

14,120

13,560

348,900
SALMON RIVER BASIN 151

Salmon River 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.

Drainage area.- 841 square miles.

Records available.- October 1921 to September 1934.

Average discharge.- 11 years (1922-24, 1925-34), 825 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,940 second-feet May 8 (gage height, 5.71 

 reet); minimum, 269 second-feet Aug. 28 (gage height, 1.55 feet).

1921-34: Maximum discharge (estimated), 8,000 second-feet June 27, 1927; 

minimum (estimated), 160 second-feet Nov. 25-30, 1929.

Remarks.- Records good. No diversions above station. Gage-height record furnished by 

T3aho Power & Mining Co.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1933-34

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

392

392

392

388

385

381

381

381

381

381

381

381

381

381

381

381

581

381

378

396

374

399

403

399

392

388

392

403

486

686

762

Nov.

592

548

615

570

447

486

506

486

474

470

459

451

440

428

432

459

455

417

392

428

414

406

488

426

425

392

403

436

346

325

Dec.

350

360

396

403

360

399

410

396

417

421

417

428

436

436

421

403

353

378

428

436

432

463

506

466

470

474

470

432

447

466

463

Month

October . November

December.

January

February

Uarch.

April

May.

June

July .

August

September

The year

Jan.

451

451

447

443

414

350

325

350

374

399

421

388

417

425

410

388

399

399

396

403

396

403

443

425

421

428

414

403

396

378

385

Feb.

410

106

406

403

410

414

410

t25

421

374

374

t

t

596

103

599

396

417

.

t

,

U7

103

U7

414

406

,

;

loe

S96

03

392

392

1

;

Maximum

762

615

506

461

425

1,360

2,720

2,830

1,740

662

406

356

2,638

96

88

Mar.

392

421

406

428

417

432

403

381

410

414

432

459

486

548

615

686

615

592

615

686

736

788

738

736

76S

762

815

1,190

1,360

1,290

1,130

Minimum

374

325

350

326

374

381

842

1,780

711

403

279

298

279

Apr.

1,040

870

842

842

842

925

1,040

1,220

1,320

1,390

1,560

1,780

1,980

2,080

1,940

1,860

1,700

1,660

1,740

1,900

2,120

2,260

2,410

2,610

2,720

2,510

2,210

2,120

2,080

2,030

Me y

1,980

1,

1,

1,

300

780

780

1,940

2,310

£»

2,

2,

510

330

720

2,510

2,310

2,

2,

2,

510

L60

330

1,980

2,080

2,

2,

2,

L20

L60

L20

2,080

1,980 lf ' 1»£

l»£

340

)40

40

1,980

1,980

1,S

1»£

1>6

1,6

00

20

20

00

1,780

Mean

412

452

424

405

403

651

1,720

2,087

1,118

492

331

318

735

June

1,740

1,630

1,490

1,390

1,290

1,220

1,220

1,260

1,220

1,160

1,160

1,190

1,190

1,220

1,190

1,160

1,130

1,100

1,100

1,040

980

952

398

870

842

815

842

788

736

711

Per square

mile

0.490

.537

.504

.482

.479

.774

2.05

2.48

1.33

.585

.394

.378

.874

July

662

615

615

615

638

592

592

570

548

527

527

506

486

478

474

463

447

436

428

421

414

410

410

414

443

436

428

414

403

414

436

Aug.

406

403

396

385

378

370

356

353

353

350

353

339

336

332

332

33S

319

308

305

302

298

292

285

282

282

279

279

279

305

342

319

Sept.

308

302

305

305

305

302

312

322

308

305

302

298

298

29S

298

298

308

308

305

308

308

353

342

356

353

342

353

353

350

350

Run-off

Inches Ac re -feet

0.56 25,310

.60 26,890

.58 26,060

.56 24,880

.50 22,400

.89 40,060

2.29 102,300

2.86 128,300

1.48 66,510

.67 30,270

.45 20,330

.42 18,950

11.86 532,300
152 SALMON RIVER BASIN

Salmon River near Challls, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder In sec. 7, T. 12 N., R. 19 E., 250 feet below mouth 

of Bayhorse Creek and 9 miles south of Challls.

Drainage area.- 1,740 square miles.

Records available.- October 1928 to September 1934.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,920 second-feet May 8 (gage height, 5.25 

feet); minimum, 319 second-feet Jan. 7 (gage height, 1.23 feet).

1929-34: Maximum discharge, 9,520 second-feet June 16, 1933 (gage height, 

7.68 feet); minimum, 238 second-feet Dec. 10, 1932 (gage height, 0.89 foot).

Remarks.- Records good. Diversions for Irrigation above station.

Discharge, In second-feet, 1933-34

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.

599

599

599

599

599

599

599

599

599

599

599

599

599

599

599

599

599

599

599

599

599

599

622

622

599

599

599

599

646

955

1,100

Kov.

923

802

S60

891

695

.670

746

720

695

695

670

670

646

646

646

670

67O

646

599

622

622

646

646

622

622

599

576

622

554

456

Dec.

474

513

554

599

513

576

622

576

599

622

622

622

622

622

599

576

474

576

622

646

622

646

695

670

670

670

646

622

622

646

646

Month

October . . . .

November

December.

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

The year

Jan.

646

622

622

622

599

513

406

456

493

533

576

513

576

622

599

533

576

576

576

576

554

576

622

599

576

599

576

554

554

513

576

Feb.

599

E

E

E

>99

>99

99

599

599

E

e

e

99

22

22

576

533

E

j

i

76

99

99

599

622

G

E

e

22

,99

,22

622

599

E:

E:

E

99

99

99

599

576

E

E

Maximum

1,100

923

695

646

622

1,660

3,340

3,820

2,440

955

599

554

3,820

76

76

Mar.

576

599

622

599

599

599

599

554

576

576

599

622

670

720

802

891

860

802

830

891

923

990

990

955

955

955

990

1,250

1,660

1,610

1,420

Minimum

599

456

474

406

533

554

1,060

2,320

990

599

422

439

406

Apr.

1,290

1,100

1,100

L.060

1,060

1,100

1,250

1,470

1,660

1,710

1,860

2,200

2,5OO

2,630

2,440

2,320

2,140

2,080

2,140

2,32O

2,630

2,830

3,040

3,260

3,340

3,19O

2,830

2,700

2,700

2,630

May

2,560

2,,

2,,

2,:

>60

580

520

2,440

2,970

3,'

3,J 3,'

120

i20

f40

3,340

3,O40

3,C

2,£

2/

)40

70

roo

2,630

2,760

2,£

2,£

2,J

130

00

oo

2,830

2,760 2,'

2,r

2,r

oo

oo

oo

2,760

2,760

2, 

2,E

2,£

2, 

>30

>00

>00

.30

2,500

Mean

630

672

606

566

597

848

2,153

2,816

1,584

733

494

479

1,016

June

2,440

2,320

2,080

1,980

1,810

1,760

1,810

1,310

1,710

1,660

1,660

1,760

1,710

1,710

1,710

1,660

1,560

1,560

1,560

1,470

1,380

1,290

1,250

1,210

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,100

1,060

99O

Per square 

Bile

0.362

.386

.348

.325

.343

.487

1.24

1.62

.910

.421

.284

.275

.584

July

955

955

923

923

923

891

860

860

830

802

773

773

746

720

720

695

670

646

646

622

622

599

599

599

646

646

622

622

599

599

622

Aug.

599

E

E

E

>99

>76

>54

554

533

5

i

E

>33

33

>33

533

533

E

4

4

13

93

93

493

493

4

A

4

74

56

56

456

456

4

4

4

56

39

39

439

439

4

4

4

4

22

22

39

74

474

 ,

Sept.

456

456

456

456

456

456

456

474

474

474

456

456

456

439

439

439

456

456

456

456

456

474

513

533

554

554

554

533

533

533

Run-off

Inches

O.42

.43

.40

.37

.36

.56

1.38

1.87

1.02

.49

.33

.31

7.94

Acre-feet

38,720

39,960

37,860

34,780

33,180

52,130

128,100

173,100

94,270

45,040

30,360

28,480

735,400
SALMON RIVER BASIN 153

Salmon River at Salmon, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder In sec. 6, T. 21 N., R. 22 E., near Rose ranch buildings, 

1,000 feet below Island, Just above Lemhl River, and three-reighths of a mile below 

highway bridge at Salmon.

Drainage area.- 3,600 square miles.

Records available.- April 1912 to September 1916, July 1919 to September 1934.

Average discharge.- 17 years (1913-16, 1920-34), 1,790 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,060 second-feet May 9 (gage height, 4.34 

feet); minimum, 523 second-feet Aug. 28, 29 (gage height, 1.99 feet).

1912-16, 1919-34: Maximum discharge, 16,400 second-feet June 12, 1921; minimum, 317 second-feet Dec. 9, 1932 (gage height, 1.76 feet).

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge estimated Dec. 10-14; interpolated Oct. 7-13, 

Diversions for Irrigation above station.

3C. 22.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1933-34

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

851

851

351

851

851

851

850

849

848

846

845

844

843

842

842

860

880

900

910

930

950

950

951

971

971

960

950

940

971

1,160

1,640

Nov.

1,630

1,440

1,350

1,390

1,380

1,230

1,240

1,280

1,250

1,230

1,200

1,190

1,180

1,160

1,140

1,140

1,160

1,180

1,090

1,060

1,070

1,100

1,110

1,120

1,100

1,10O

1,080

1,060

1,070

1,000

Dec.

900

920

950

993

1,030

940

993

1,020

1,020

1,030

1,040

1,030

971

920

993

1,060

,080

,090

,100

,120

,110

,100

,110

,110

,100

,070

,090

Jan.

1,060

1,080

1,070

1,070

1,050

1,020

900

779

779

842

900

950

851

940

1,030

1,000

950

950

1,020

1,000

1,000

982

1,040

1,070

1,040

993

1,020

993

950

940

920

Feb.

960

1,000

1,000

993

971

982

982

993

1,030

1,000

950

900

950

982

971

960

982

993

982

971

971

971

960

960

950

950

950

950

Mar.

960

971

1,020

1,000

982

993

982

960

910

950

950

960

1,000

1,050

1,000

1,180

1,250

1,240

1,170

1,170

1,200

1,250

1,300

1,330

1,280

1,280

1,280

1,300

1,630

1,920

1,830

Month

October

November

December

January

February

March

April

Hay

June

July

August

September

The year ......

Apr.

1,690

1,600

1,430

1,420

1,380

1,350

1,380

1,500

1,730

1,860

1,920

2,120

2,400

2,670

2,670

2,580

2,490

2,300

2,250

2,320

2,580

2,760

2,960

3,160

3,490

3,600

3,270

3,060

2,960

2,860

May

2,860

2»

2,

2,

760

670

49O

2,490

2,760

3,

3.

3,

270

710

540

3,820

3,490

3,

3,

3,

L60

270

360

2,860

2,860

2,

3,

3,

360

360

360

3,060

2,960

2,

2,

2,

2,

360

360

360

360

2,860

2,

2,

2,

2,

360

760

370

570

2,760

Maximu»

1,640

1,630

1,120

1,080

1,030

1,920

3,600

3,940

2,670

1,180

707

806

3,940

June

2,670

2,670

2,490

2,320

2,220

2,200

2,240

2,150

2,130

2,050

1,930

1,900

1,980

1,940

1,930

1,860

1,780

1,740

1,710

1,700

1,630

1,550

1,460

1,430

1,360

1,330

1,330

1,340

1,280

1,230

Mini, 

842

1,000

900

779

900

910

1,350

2,490

1,230

672

530

593

530

July

,130

,110

,100

,070

,060

,050

,040

,030

1,020

960

930

900

880

870

851

833

806

770

734

716

698

680

672

672

689

698

716

707

707

716

707

Aug.

707

S98

539

S72

656

648

532

324

324

616

616

508

500

593

586

572

565

558

50 5

565

558

558

558

558

544

537

530

530

537

565

593

Mean

923

1,191

1,033

974

972

1,171

2,325

2,990

1,852

857

596

677

1,297

Sept.

600

593

600

608

624

624

632

656

664

664

672

664

656

648

640

648

648

640

648

656

664

664

680

743

770

797

806

797

797

797

Run-off in 

acre-feet

56,750

70,870

63,490

59,920

53,980

72,000

138,400

183,800

110,200

52,700

36,620

40,260

939,000
154 SALMON RIVER BASIN

Salmon River at Whiteblrd, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder In sec. 22, T. 28 N. , R. IE., at highway bridge Just 

above Whiteblrd Creek and 1 mile southwest of Whltebird.

Drainage area.- 13,400 square miles.

Records available.- August 1910 to September 1917, October 1919 to September 1934.

Average discharge.- 22 years, 10,530 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 34,900 second-feet Apr. 25 (gage height, 

21.91 feet); minimum, 2,240 second-feet Aug. 29 (gage height, 11.12 feet).

1910-17, 1919-34: Maximum discharge, 88,800 second-feet June 9, 1921 (gage 

height, 31.2 feet); minimum, 1,580 second-feet Dec. 11, 1932 (gage height, 10.23 

feet).

Maximum stage known, about 37.5 feet June 1894 (discharge, 120,000 secondfeet).

Remarks.- Records excellent. Amount of water diverted for Irrigation above station 

negligible. '

Discharge, in second-feet, 1933-S4

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

3,750

3,670

3,670

3,590

3,590

3,590

3,510

3,510

3,510

3,510

3,440

3,440

3,440

3,440

3,440

3,440

3,440

3,590

3,670

3,920

3,920

3,750

3,670

3,750

3,750

3,750

3,670

3,670

3,920

4,700

5,630

Nov.

5,820

5,820

5,630

5,620

5,440

5,060

4,700

4,700

4,700

4,610

4,520

4,430

4,340

4,260

4,170

4,080

4,170

4,170

4,080

3,920

3,830

4,080

4,080

4,170

4,170

4,170

4,oeo

4,170

4,080

3,830

Dec.

3,440

3,070

3,070

3,510

3,920

3,830

3,830

4,080

4,000

4,000

4,080

4,170

4,430

4,520

4,430

4,170

3,920

3,670

3,440

3,920

4,170

4,430

5,060

5,630

5,440

5,250

5,060

5,060

4,880

4,970

5,250

Jan.

5,250

5,060

5,250

5,440

5,440

5,060

4,610

4,000

3,510

3,440

3,670

4,000

4,170

3,920

4,260

4,340

4,170

4,000

4,080

4,080

4,170

4,170

4,520

5,250

5,440

5,060

4,790

4,610

4,430

4,260

4,170

Feb.

4,260

4,430

4,520

4,520

4,610

4,610

4,700

4,880

5,250

5,060

4,970

4,700

4,520

4,610

4,700

4,790

4,790

4,880

4,880

4,680

4,880

4,790

4,790

4,700

4,700

4,520

4,430

4,520

Mar.

4,610

4,700

5,440

5,620

5,630

5,630

5,820

5^630

5,440

5,250

5,250

5,440

5,630

6,220

7,040

7,900

8,350

6,350

8,120

8,120

8,350

8,810

9,050

9,050

e,eio

8,eio

8,810

10,000

14,200

16,100

15,700

Month

October ....

November

December

January

February

March

April ...

Hay

June . ...

July

August ....

September ...

The year .... .....

Apr.

14,800

13,600

12,200

11,300

10,800

10,500

10,800

12,200

13,900

15,100

16,700

19,600

23,100

26,000

26,000

24,300

22,700

20,700

20,700

21,900

24,700

27,300

30,000

33,400

34,400

32,900

31,000

29,600

28,600

26,900

May

25,100

23,

22,

21,

22,

25,

28,

31,

31,

100

300

900

700

100

600

000

000

26,200

25,600

24,

23,

21,

300

100

900

21,500

21,

21,

21,

21,

300

900

500

100

20,000

18,900

18,

IV,

17,

100

400

100

17,100

16,700

15,

15,

14,

14.

700

LOO

300

500

June

13,900

13,900

13,600

13,000

12,400

1} , 600

13,000

14,200

13,600

12,400

11,600

11,100

10,800

IS, 500

19,000

9,780

9,290

8,610

8,350

8,350

8,120

7,680

7,250

7,040

6,830

6,830

7,040

7,040

6,620

6,420

14,500

Maximum

5,630

5,820

5,630

5,440

5,250

16,100

34,400

31,000

14,200

6,020

3,070

3,000

34, 400

Minimum

3,440

3,830

3,070

3,440

4,260

4,610

10,500

14,500

6,420

3,070

2,290

2,340

2,290

July

6,020

5,820

5,630

5,440

5,250

5,250

5,250

5,060

4,860

4,790

4,700

4,520

4,340

4,170

4,080

4,080

4,000

3,920

3,750

4,080

3,510

3,440

3,360

3,280

3,280

3,360

3,510

3,360

3,210

3,140

3,070

Aug.

3,070

3,

3,

3,

070

070

000

2,930

2,860

2,

2,

2,

800

740

680

2,660

2,620

2,

2,

2,

620

560

560

2,560

2,500

2,

2,

2,

500

450

450

2,400

2,400

2,

2,

2,

340

340

340

2,340

2,340

2,

2,

2,

2,

290

290

290

340

2,450

Mean

3,721

4,503

4,281

4,472

4,710

7,809

21,520

21,350

10,040

4,244

2,577

2,525

7,648

Sept.

2,560

2,500

2,450

2,400

2,400

2,400

2,340

2,340

2,450

2,560

2,500

2,500

2,450

2,450

2,400

2,400

2,400

2,400

2,400

2,400

2,400

2,450

2,500

2,560

2,620

2,740

2,860

2,930

3,000

3,000

Run-off in 

acre-feet

228,800

268,000

263,200

274,900

261,600

480,200

1,281,000

1,312,000

597,100

260,900

158,400

150,300

5,536,000
SALMON RIVER BASIN IE 

Valley Creek at Stanley, Idaho

Location.- Stagg gage in sec. 3, T. 10 N., R. 13 E., a quarter of a mile above confluence with Salmon River and three-quarters of a mile above old Stanley post office.

Drainage area.- 176 square miles.

Records available.- December 1910 to October 1913, May 1921 to September 1934.

Average discharge.- 14 years (1911-13, 1922-34), 178 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge recorded during year, 565 second-feet May 8 (gage height, 

2.46 feet); minimum, 43 second-feet Aug. 22-25 (gage height, 0.94 foot).

1910-13, 1921-34: Maximum discharge, 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. Diversions for irrigation above station.

Edscharge, in second-feet, 1933-34

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

2=)

30

31

Oct.

#75

75

#74

73

#73

72

#71

#71

70

#71

72

#7£

7£

#71

#69

68

#66

65

6C

#68

#70

72

73

#72

70

-"69

68

#90

#113

#135

158

Nov.

Ill

#146

182

--.'158

#135

111

#102

94

#92

#91

#89

#88

86

#83

#80

77

#79

81

#80

79

#79

79

#80

#80

81

#78

75

#68

60

#63

Dec.

#67

70

#70

70

#71

#71

72

#78

83

#S1

79

79

#SO

81

70

#72

#73

75

#77

79

#81

#82

84

#87

90

#89

#87

86

#87

#87

88

Month

October

November

December

January

February 

March

April 

May

Jane

July

August

September

The year

Jan.

#86

83

#82

#80

79

#75

#72

68

#81

94

#86

77

#77

#77

77

#77

#77

77

77

#84

#92

#100

107

#100

#93

86

#88

#90

92

#88

#85

Feb.

81

£88

94

s-86

79

fr84

90

79

83

#85

#86

9-88

90

*89

88

83

79

?77

75

'73

#72

 >

4

Maximum

158

182

90

107

94 

484

538 

565

336

134

76

70

565

70

*71

72

*72

73

>73

73

Mar.

#80

86

#84

#81

79

#82

#84

#87

90

#90

#90

#90

#9O

90

104

122

125

#121

117

161

182

232

197

182

163

161

252

457

484

358

271

Minimum

65

60

67

68

70 

79

214 

336

139

73

43

50

43

Apr. May June

232

232

252

214

232

232

232

#284

336

382

432

406

406

406

406

382

336

336

358

406

432

406

432

484

538

382

406

406

382

382

382 #336

358

336

336

382

457

510

565

538

#485

432

457

382

358

358

382

406

406

382

382

358

358

358

382

382

382

358

358

382

382

558

313

313

292

271

271

271

252

252

252

271

271

271

271

252

252

232

232

214

#2O6

197

182

182

166

166

182

166

158

150

139

Per aquare

Mean mile

77 . 5 0 . 440

92.9 .528

78.9 .448

84.1 .478

80.5 .457 

158 .898

358 2.03 

398 2.26

233 1.32

96.2 .547

53 . 4 . 303

59.0 .335

148 .841

July

#134

#130

125

#124

#123

122

#116

111

#108

#105

102

#99

#97

94

*91

88

#86

#85

83

#79

75

#79

#82

86

#84

83

#78

73

#78

83

#79

Aug.

#76

#72

68

#66

#65

63

#61

#60

58

#56

55

54

#54

54

#53

52

#51

#50

49

#47

#45

43

#43

#43

43

#44

44

#45

46

#47

48

Sept.

#50

52

#52

#52

52

#52

#52

52

#54

55

#55

#55

55

#56

58

#57

#56

55

#59

#62

#66

70

*70

#70

70

#69

68

#66

65

#65

Run-off

Inches Acre -feet

0.51 4,770

.59 5,530

.52 4,850

.55 5,170

.48 4,470 

1.04 9,700

2.26 21,330 

2.61 24,500

1.47 13,850

.63 5,91O

.35 3,28O

.37 3,510

11.38 106,900

-^Interpolated.
156 SALMON RIVER BASIN

Yankee Fork of Salmon River near Clayton, Idaho

Location.- Staff gage in sec. 20, T. 11 N., R. 15 E., 350 feet above confluence with 

Salmon River and IB miles west of Clayton.

Drainage area.- 195 square miles.

Records available.- May 1921 to September 1934.

Average discharge.- 11 years (1933-34), 173 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year (estimated), 920 second-feet May B; minimum 

TesTlmated), 40 second-feet Nov. 26-30, Aug. 21-25.

1921-34: Maximum discharge, 3,360 second-feet June 12, 1921 (gage height, 

6.79 feet, present datum); minimum (estimated), 10 second-feet Dec. 5, 6, 1927.

Remarks.- Records fair. Discharge estimated except Oct. 19, Apr. 6, May 10, June 26, 

and" Aug. 6, on which dates engineer's readings were available, and Dec. 12, for 

which result of discharge measurement was used. No diversions or regulation 

above station. Gage-height record furnished by Idaho Power & Mining Co.

.Discharge, In second-feet, 1933-34

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

60

 55

49

55

:

| 80

J

Nov.

65

1

I 55

>

50

40

Dec.

1-

50

52

50

1-

55

Month

October

November

December

January 

February 

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

The year

Jan.

] -

1

).

r.5

Feb.

60

50

Maximum

Mar.

55

95

150

160

[ 250

-1

Minimum

Apr.

180

180

290

530

:

\ 450

J

610

800

610

May

I

540

-1

| 720

J

900

920

840

790

670

630

500

410

June

320

26O

230

j

[ 200

'

170

144

140

Per square 

Mean nl?e

58.0 0.297

56.7 .291

50.2 .257

52.6 .270 

53.2 .273 

125 .641

467 2.39

603 3.O9

220 1.13

82.1 .421

51.5 .264

48.8 .250

156 .80

July

-j

\ 110

1 -

I

80

70

Aug.

65

56

55

1

[ 50

J

40

 45

Sept.

45

50

45

55

Run-off

Inches Acre-feet

0.34 3,570

.32 3,370

.30 3,090

.31 3,230 

.28 2,960 

.74 7,680

2.67 27,770

3.56 37,070

1.26 13,100

.49 5,050

.30 3,170

.28 2,910

10.85 113,000
SALMDN RIVER BASIN 15" 

East Fork of Salmon River near Clayton, Idaho

Location.- Staff gage In NWJ 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 1934.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge recorded during year, 490 second-feet May 7, 8, 10; maximum gage height, 2.15 feet Hay 7; minimum discharge, 49 second-feet Aug. 25, 26, 

Sept. 2 (gage height, 0.68 foot).

1928-34: Maximum discharge, 2,830 second-feet June 25, 1932 (gage height, 

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 periods of Ice effect, Nov. 19 to Dec. 

 9"7~Jan. 12-14, 17, which are fair. Several small Irrigation diversions above 

station.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1933-34

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

IV

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

81

78

77

84

87

95

87

87

84

81

84

81

87

87

90

81

81

90

84

81

73

78

81

87

81

84

95

99

103

111

115

Nov.

123

133

145

133

119

111

96

93

96

90

81

90

93

99

96

96

99

103

95

90

1 8S 

r °£

Dec.

85

90

90

81

93

87

90

84

76

87

96

96

90

93

90

90

93

99

93

81

87

81

81

81

Uonth

October .

November

December

January

February

March

April

 ay

June

July

August

September

The year.

Jan.

77

77

75

80

77

75

70

72

77

77

75

80

77

72

75

77

75

72

77

72

63

63

61

65

68

68

70

68

72

Feb.

68

70

72

68

70

68

72

75

72

65

68

63

68

65

68

65

68

70

68

70

68

68

65

65

68

70

68

72

Mar.

72

70

70

70

70

68

70

70

70

68

70

71

75

72

72

77

80

82

80

80

82

85

85

86

85

85

85

88

91

91

91

Maximum Minimum

115 73

143

99

61

75 63

91 68

252 85

490 202

380 153

148 76

73 49

91 49

490 49

Apr.

88

86

91

91

S5

85

91

91

91

91

98

98

109

126

140

164

148

148

153

167

175

175

187

164

202

218

235

235

252

252

May

252

235

202

218

218

332

490

490

432

490

310

310

310

290

310

332

380

380

380

380

355

332

332

310

380

460

460

432

432

432

380

June

380

355

332

310

290

252

235

252

235

235

218

218

218

270

290

270

290

290

270

270

252

218

218

218

252

193

187

175

164

153

Per square

Mean mile

86.8 0.175

99.6 .200

87.9 .177

73.1 .147

68.5 .138

77.8 .157

145 .292

356 .716

250 . 503

99.3 .200

60.2 .121

60.6 .122

122 .245

July

138

148

133

128

111

111

111

107

107

103

103

111

111

107

99

99

93

90

87

87

87

87

84

78

78

76

78

87

78

84

76

Aug.

72

70

70

68

73

72

70

70

72

72

68

72

68

53

57

55

53

53

53

53

51

53

53

53

49

49

51

51

51

55

55

Sept.

51

49

59

59

59

59

61

59

59

57

59

59

57

55

55

55

55

55

55

55

55

55

55

57

63

70

91

85

77

77

Run-off

Inches

0.20

.22

.20

.17

.14

.18

.33

.83

.56

.23

.14

.14

3.34

Acre-feet

5,340

5,930

5,400

4,500

3,800

4,790

8,600

21,910

14,900

6,100

3,700

3,600

88,570
158 SALMON RIVER BASIN

Pahslmeroi River near May, Idaho

Location.- Staff gage In Wi sec. 25, T. 16 N., R. 20 E., a quarter of a mile below

highway bridge on Chains-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 1934.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 282 second-feet Oct. 30 (gage height, 2.50 

feet); minimum, 75 second-feet Apr. 28 (gage height, 1.64 feet).

1930-34: Maximum discharge, 279 second-feet Dec. 10-14, 16, 17, 1929; 

minimum, that of Apr. 28, 1934.

Remarks.- Records good. Numeroue diversions above station for Irrigation.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1933-34

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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

177

177

177

177

177

177

177

188

188

188

188

200

212

212

212

212

212

212

212

212

212

212

223

282

270

Nov.

270

258

258

246

246

258

2 53

270

270

270

270

270

258

258

258

258

258

258

258

258

258

258

258

258

258

258

258

258

258

258

Dec.

246

246

246

246

246

246

246

246

246

246

258

258

258

258

258

258

258

246

246

246

246

258

258

258

258

258

258

258

258

258

258

Jan.

258

25S

258

258

258

246

246

246

234

223

223

223

223

223

223

223

223

223

223

234

234

234

246

246

246

234

234

234

234

234

234

Feb.

234

234

234

234

234

234

234

246

246

234

223

223

234

234

234

234

234

234

234

234

234

234

223

223

223

223

223

223

Mar.

223

223

212

212

212

212

212

212

212

212

212

212

200

200

188

188

188

188

188

177

177

177

166

166

166

166

155

155

155

155

144

Month

October ... ...

November

December - . . . .

January . . .

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September ...

The year . . ....

Apr.

144

155

144

144

144

144

144

144

144

144

144

134

134

134

134

134

134

124

115

108

99

92

92

81

83

81

81

75

78

80

May

Maximum

282

270

258

258

246

223

155

111

155

124

115

155

282

78

83

SI

84

87

86

91

92

92

94

94

97

94

97

99

101

104

102

102

110

110

106

108

108

108

108

108

108

108

110

111

June

111

111

113

111

113

155

144

134

134

134

124

124

134

134

124

124

124

134

134

134

124

124

124

124

124

134

124

124

124

124

Minimum

177

246

246

223

223

144

75

78

111

106

108

124

75

July

115

115

124

124

124

124

124

124

124

115

115

115

115

115

111

110

110

110

108

108

106

111

111

111

108

111

115

115

115

111

115

Aug.

115

111

115

115

115

115

115

115

115

115

115

113

113

113

111

110

110

108

110

111

111

113

115

113

115

115

115

115

115

115

115

sept.

124

124

124

124

124

124

134

124

124

124

124

124

124

124

124

124

124

134

134

134

134

134

134

144

144

144

155

155

155

155

Run-off in 

Mean acre-feet

198 12,190

260 15,450

253 15,530

237 14,550

232 12,870

189 11,630

120 7,120

98.7 6,070

127 7,540

115 7,060

113 6,980

132 7,880

172 124,900
SALMON RIVER BASIN 1 

Lemhi River at Salmon, Idaho

Location.- Staff gage In see. 10, T. 21 N., R. 22 E., 250 feet below highway bridge, 

700 feet above diversion gates for Salmon River Power & Light. Co., 1,000 feet 

above Klrtly Creek, and 1 mile southeast of Salmon.

Records available.- August 1926 to September 1954.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 508 second-feet Oct. 31 to Nov. 2 (gage

height, 2.27 feet,); minimum, 15 second-feet July 21, 22 (gage height, 0.90 foot).

1928-34: Maximum discharge (estimated), 1,400 second-feet June 16, 1929; 

minimum, 14 second-feet July 2£, 23, 1931.

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge interpolated Oct. 21, 24, Dec. 3, Apr. 19, June 19,

30, July 2, 8, 9, 23-25, 27, Aug. 1, 4, because of missing gage heights. 

Many diversions for irrigation above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1933-34

 i 

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

186

186

186

186

182

182

178

178

178

178

178

182

178

186

186

186

186

186

186

194

198

201

197

199

201

201

205

205

209

301

508

Nov.

508

508

390

367

301

301

301

301

301

291

291

291

291

286

291

282

282

282

282

272

262

262

272

272

272

253

235

235

226

226

Dec.

209

209

218

226

226

235

235

244

248

253

253

244

244

244

235

235

235

235

235

226

226

218

218

218

226

235

244

244

253

253

258

Jan.

253

253

258

258

231

222

186

182

182

182

182

190

197

197

190

194

205

205

214

214

214

218

239

235

214

214

222

222

222

222

222

Feb.

222

222

222

222

231

258

258

267

248

239

231

222

222

222

231

239

239

231

226

231

239

231

231

222

231

231

£31

£31

Mar.

226

235

333

291

258

258

244

244

235

235

244

253

262

253

244

244

235

235

235

235

253

253

244

235

235

235

239

244

244

244

239

Month

October

November

December

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

The year

Apr.

226

226

226

218

218

218

209

209

209

209

209

201

197

194

190

190

167

160

126

92

52

35

34

31

29

60

55

48

48

54

Me y

54

57

60

64

72

84

L09

131

L37

144

150

L50

L57

L37

131

120

L14

L14

L14

114

109

]L04

L04

LO4

104

]

]

99

99

L14

L20

04

104

Maximum

508

508

258

258

267

333

226

157

390

68

54

109

508

June

120

120

120

120

120

144

291

390

301

244

226

226

235

253

282

291

214

131

158

186

165

144

109

94

84

83

82

82

80

74

Minimum

178

226

209

182

222

226

29

54

74

15

35

35

15

July

68

62

55

48

42

41

41

39

36

34

34

34

34

28

28

28

28

20

18

17

15

15

17

20

22

24

26

28

32

38

39

Aug.

37

35

35

36

37

38

38

41

41

44

44

44

47

50

54

54

54

50

50

47

47

44

44

44

44

44

41

41

41

41

41

Sept.

44

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

41

47

47

SO

SO

54

57

57

60

64

64

66

76

80

80

82

89

99

104

109

Run-off In 

Mean acre-feet

203 12,480

298 17,720

235 14,440

214 13,170

233 12,950

247 15,200

145 8,610

109 6,700

172 10,250

32.6 2,010

43.5 2,670

57.8 3,440

165 119,600
160 SALMON RIVER BASIN

North Fork of Salmon River at North Fork, Idaho

Location.- Staff gage in NEJ sec. 17, T. 24 N., R. 21 E., a quarter of a mile above 

mouth, 750 feet above bridge on Salmon River highway, and 1,000 feet from North 

Fork.

Drainage area.- 214 square miles.

Records available.- October 1929 to September 1934. April to September 1912 at site 

6 miles upstream and above mouth of Spring Creek.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 484 second-feet Apr. 25 (gage height, 3.12 

feet); minimum, 22 second-feet Aug. 17-21, 23-25; minimum gage height, 0.07 foot 

Aug. 17, 20.

1929-34: Maximum discharge, 901 second-feet June 13, 1933 (gage height, 

4.40 feet); minimum, 11 second-feet Dec. 8, 1932 (gage height, 0.06 foot).

Remarks.- Records good except those estimated, Jan. 10-15, which are fair. Discharge 

Interpolated May 9, 10. No diversions.

Discharge, In second-feet, 1933-34

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

Oct.

41

40

41

39

36

39

39

39

37

38

38

37

39

41

42

45

SO

46

55

52

48

46

51

46

46

46

27 45

28 56

29

30

31

56

65

78

Nov.

60

62

74

59

48

56

52

50

50

50

50

49

47

45

46

47

48

44

40

46

46

46

47

46

46

45

46

46

40

32

Dec.

38

41

46

47

46

47

48

47

Jan.

49

48

52

54

52

43

29

39

46 | 50

58

50

48

50

46

45

39

27

62

51

48

52

54

64

53

51

50

55

55

53

51

47

46

44

46

Feb.

43

43

46

46

45

46

47

52

49

47

51

57

52

51

50

51

48

47

48

48

45

46

53 | 46

45

44

45

48 44

44

46

52

52

Month

October

November

December.

January

February

March

April

May.

June

July

August

September

The period

45

40

40

43

46

45

42

44

44

Mar.

43

63

59

54

53

64

53

53

52

55

58

61

62

74

89

110

102

95

93

102

110

109

108

106

106

105

112

120

161

172

160

Maximum Minimum

78 36

74 32

64 27

29

57 42

172 43

484 112

414 149

157 55

56 30

30 2E

34 25

484 22

Apr.

149

141

141

112

112

112

134

183

229

238

298

328

370

392

370

328

298

298

298

318

392

392

436

484

484

436

414

414

392

392

May

370

32S

303

298

328

370

414

414

385

357

328

32S

318

288

268

268

258

258

248

248

229

210

201

201

192

192

183

166

157

157

149

June

157

157

134

126

134

149

149

134

119

112

106

106

99

93

93

85

85

83

80

78

75

69

66

61

59

62

65

64

57

55

Per square 

Mean ^

45.7 0.214

48.8 .228

48.3 .226

48.0 .224

47.3 .221

89.2 .417

303 1.42

272 1.27

97.1 .454

40.0 .187

25.3 .118

28.4 .133

91.1 .426

July

54

53

51

51

56

51

51

49

49

46

46

43

40

40

40

37

36

34

34

32

32

31

32

31

34

32

32

32

30

30

32

Aug.

30

29

28

28

27

28

28

27

C7

26

27

27

27

25

23

23

22

22

22

22

22

23

22

22

22

23

23

24

27

30

29

Sept.

27

27

27

26

25

25

31

29

2S

28

27

27

26

26

26

26

26

25

27

27

27

29

30

3E

32

34

34

34

32

32

Run-off

Inches Acre-feet

0.25 2,810

.25 2,910

.26 2,970

.26 2,950

.23 2,630

.48 5,480

1.58 18,020

1.46 16,700

.51 5,780

.22 2,460

.14 1,560

.15 1,690

5.79 65,960
SALMON RIVER BASIN 161

Middle Fork of Salmon River near Cape Horn, IdahoLocation.- 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 1 

miles northwest of Cape Horn.

Drainage area.- 138 square miles.

Records available.- September 1928 to September 1934.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,110 second-feet Apr. 23 (gage height, 4.89 

feet); minimum (estimated), 60 second-feet Nov. 29, 30.

1928-34: Maximum discharge, 2,340 second-feet June 9, 1933 (gage height, 

6.26 feet); minimum (estimated), 35 second-feet Nov. 26-30, 1929.

Remarks.- Records good except those estimated, Nov. 29 to Mar. 14, which are poor. No 

diversions above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1933-34

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

85

83

83

82

82

82

82

80

80

79

79

79

79

79

79

79

79

79

79

82

75

78

79

78

76

76

78

80

111

117

115

Nov.

96

96

119

96

76

94

85

85

83

82

80

80

79

79

82

78

76

73

76

73

78

76

72

72

72

71

73

70

60

Dec.

70

80

Month

October

November

DecemberJanuary

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

The year

Jan.

80

75

Feb. Mar.

85

90

100

111

109

101

96

105

113

121

132

136

138

143

145

156

217

267

249

223

Maximum Minimum

117 75

119

267

98O 165

1,040 428

449 158

150 86

83 70

78 66

1,040

Apr.

204

176

176

165

168

164

223

277

329

373

463

568

695

722

695

645

595

620

695

778

860

890

950

980

950

860

805

778

750

722

May

695

670

670

670

778

920

980

1,040

920

832

805

778

722

695

695

722

722

695

670

645

595

577

572

564

554

532

496

466

466

479

428

June

449

406

377

365

333

361

365

369

322

299

307

303

285

292

285

253

239

226

220

210

198

190

184

176

170

192

190

173

162

158

Per square 

Me *n mile

83.0 0.601

79.7 .578

73.5 .533

75.8 .549

80.0 .580

122 .884

576 4.17

679 4.92

269 1.95

110 .797

76.5 .554

71.9 .521

192 1.39

July

150

145

143

141

141

132

132

130

121

119

117

113

109

109

107

103

100

96

96

94

94

91

91

94

96

94

93

88

86

89

88

Aug.

82

80

79

78

76

76

79

80

79

80

80

79

78

76

78

79

78

76

76

75

73

71

71

71

71

71

70

70

79

83

78

Sept.

75

73

73

72

72

72

75

76

73

73

72

70

68

70

70

68

67

66

66

66

5

3

3

8

6

75

76

76

75

73

Run-off

Inches Acre-feet

0.69 5,110

.64 4,740

.61 4,520

.63 4,660

.60 4,440

1.02 7,510

4.65 34,300

5.67 41,760

2.18 15,980

.92 6,750

.64 4,700

.58 4,280

18.83 138,800
162 SALMON RIVER BASIN

Middle Fork of Salmon River near Meyers Cove, Idaho

Location.- Staff gage in sec. 27, T. 19 N., R. 14 E., at the Geo. D. Crandall ranch

 500 feet below Brush Creek and 15 miles northwest of Meyers Cove.

Drainage area.- 2,020 square miles.

Records available.- July 1931 to September 1934.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge recorded during year ending Sept. 30, 1932, 12,900 second-

 feet May 14, 15, June 16; maximum gage height, 7.20 feet May 14; minimum discharge 

not determined.

Maximum discharge during year ending Sept. 30, 1933, 17,000 second-feet June 

10 (gage height, 8.10 feet); minimum not determined.

Maximum discharge during year ending Sept. 30, 1934, 7,430 second-feet Apr. 

24 (gage height, 5.76 feet); minimum, 555 second-feet Sept. 21 (gage height, 1.90 

feet).

1931-34: Maximum discharge, that of June 10, 1933; minimum not determined.

Remarks.- Records good except those estimated, which are fair.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1931

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. Nov. Dec.

Month

October .

November

December.

January

February

March

April

May

June

July .13-31

August

September

The period

Jan. Feb.

Maximum

Mar.

Minimum

Apr. May

Mean

759

632

612

June

Per square 

mile

0.376

.313

.303

July

1

| «825

.

\ -800

J

 750

»700

Aug.

*700

 650

 600

Sept.

»575

»600

 625

«650

Run-off

Inches Acre-feet

0.27 28,610

.36 38,880

.35 36,450

103,900
SALMON RIVER BASIN

Middle Fork of Salmon River near Meyers Cove, Idaho 

(Continued)

163

Discharge, in second-feet, 1931-32

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IB

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. Nov. Dec.

Month

October

November.

December

January

February

March

April

May.

June

July

August

September

The year

Jan. Feb.

Majcimun

12,900

12,900

4,610

12,900

Mar.

Minimum

5,120

1,400

Apr.

*800

.-1,000

1,700

52,300

*2,000

52,100

May

*3

1 ,

|*4

*8

10

12

12

11,

11

11,

11,

12,

12,

12,

12,

'*8,

5,

5,

5,

5,

5,

Mean

*625

*625

5600

»550

*575

*750

1,650

7,904

8,120

2,482

1,029

783

2,142

000

500

000

800

900

900

200

200

200

600

000

500

500

000

750

660

380

380

380

660

June

5,120

5,380

5,660

5,940

6,840

5,940

7,160

6,840

6,840

6,840

7,160

7,480

8,360

10,400

10,800

12,900

12,500

12,000

9,980

9,980

8,860

8,860

8,860

8,860

8,500

8,160

7,820

6,840

6,840

5,380

Per square 

mile

0.309

.309

.297

.272

.285

.371

.817

3.91

4.02

1.23

.509

.388

1.06

July

4,610

4,370

3,920

3,710

3,320

3,140

2,960

2,800

2,630

2,630

2,470

2,320

2,160

2,630

2,630

2,320

2,020

1,950

2,470

2,470

2,160

2,020

1,950

1,950

*1,850

51,740

51,680

51,620

1,550

1,490

51,400

Aug.

-H, 300

*1,150

*1,050

*950

 *S50

*900

Sept.

5850

*SOO

*750

Run-off

0.36 3fl,430

.34 37,190

.34 36,890

.31 33,820

.31 33,070

.43 46,120

.91 98,180

4.51 486,000

4.48 463,200

1.42 152,600

.59 63,270

.43 46,610

14.43 1,555,000

5Estlmated.
164 SALMON RIVER BASIN

Middle Fork of Salmon River near Heyers Cove, Idaho 

(Continued)

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. Nov. Dec.

Month

October

November

December

January

February 

March

April

June

July

August 

September

The year

Jan. Feb.

Maximum

3,710

11,200

17,000

3,510

900

17,00

Mar.

Minimum

1,490

3,920

750

Apr.

*900

»1,000

*900

*1,000

»1,500

2,160

2,800

3,510

3,710

3,710

Hay

3,710

2,

2,

2,

330

170

520

2,160

2,020

2,C

2,(

*!,{

)20

)20

380

*1,880

*1,620

*1,

*1, *i,e

190

190

>20

*1,740

*2,020

*2,4

*2,4

*2,:

*2,6

»2,£

2,9

3,3

3,2

170

170

520

30

00

60

40

20

3,920

5,660

7,4

7,1

7,4

9,2

SO

60

SO

20

11,200

Mean

*775

*800

«600

«625

«600 

»700

1,413

3,462

11,240

1,996

987 

811

1,995

June

12,900

13,300

14,200

14,200

12,900

12,500

12,000

12,900

13,800

17,000

16,600

15,600

15,600

15,600

14,700

14,700

14,700

12,900

11,200

11,200

9,980

8,160

6,540

5,940

5,940

5,120

4,610

4,370

4,140

3,920

Per square

mile

0.384

.396

.297

.309

.297 

.347

.700

1.71

5.56

.988

.489 

.401

.988

July

3,510

3,510

3,140

2,960

2,800

2,630

2,630

2,470

2,470

2,160

2,020

2,020

1,950

1,950

*1,880

1,740

1,740

1,620

1,620

1,620

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,430

1,430

»1,400

»1,300

Aug.

*1,200

*1,100

*1,000

«900

«850

Sept.

«822

«822

«822

*822

822

822

785

822

822

785

785

785

785

822

785

785

785

785

785

785

750

750

*785

«860

«860

«860

*900

*900

«860

*785

Run-off

Inches

0.44

.44

.34

.36

.31 

.40

.78

1.97

6.20

1.14

.56 

.45

13.39

Acre -feet

47,650

47,600

36,890

38,430

33,320 

43,040

84,080

212,900

668,900

122,700

60,690 

48,280

1,444,000
SALMON RIVER BASIN 165

Middle Fork of Salmon River near Ifeyers Cove, Idaho 

(Continued)

Discharge, in second-feet, 1933-34

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

*780

a-715

715

715

715

715

1,140

1,140

1,200

Mov.

1,040

860

1,040

1,090

750

785

785

785

785

750

750

750

750

715

715

685

655

655

655

655

685

715

715

715

715

685

655

715

685

655

Dec.

628

600

655

655

685

715

715

715

715

750

715

715

785

750

685

715

715

860

902

785

785

785

1,040

902

860

860

822

860

750

785

*785

Month

October

November.

December

January

February

March

April

May.

June

July

August

September

The year

Jan.

*785

*785

«660

*785

«622

*750

*700

*650

«700

715

715

685

785

785

785

750

715

685

685

715

715

Feb.

750

f

750

785

322

785

785

f

£

c

322

360

)02

785

715

r

'

T

85

85

85

785

822

£

r

£

J60

85

!60

822

822

£

r

r

60

85

50

785

750

r

r

Maximum

1,200

1,090

1,040

860

902

2,960

7,480

7,160

2,960

1,310

785

655

7,480

85

85

Mar.

750

750

860

785

750

860

750

785

785

785

785

860

945

1,090

1,140

1,490

1,550

1,370

1,370

1,490

1,490

1,620

1,620

1,620

1,550

1,620

1,620

2,020

2,470

2,960

2,800

Minimum

655

600

650

715

750

1,740

3,140

1,310

750

600

555

555

Apr.

2,470

2,090

2,020

1,950

1,740

1,740

1,950

2,320

2,800

2,960

3,320

4,140

5,120

5,660

5,940

4,610

4,370

4,370

4,610

4,610

5,660

6,240

7,160

7,480

6,840

6,540

6,240

5,940

5,660

5,660

May

5,120

4,

4,

4,

360

360

BIO

4,610

5,940

6,

7,

6,

540

L60

340

6,240

5,660

5,

5,

5,

580

LEO

L20

4,610

4,610

4,f

4,£

4,!

360

360

360

4,370

4,140

3, Vr

3, r

20

10

no

3,710

3,710

3,. 3,:

3,]

3,]

>10

20

40

40

3,140

Mean

783

753

764

728

799

1,334

4,407

4,690

2,091

959

658

622

1,551

June

2,960

2,960

2,800

2,800

2,470

2,470

2,630

2,800

2,630

2,320

2,470

2,320

2,320

2,160

1,950

2,090

1,950

1,880

1,880

1,810

1,680

1,680

1,620

1,490

1,430

1,370

1,550

1,490

1,430

1,310

Per square

mile

0.388

.373

.378

.360

.396

.660

2.18

2.32

1.04

.475

.326

.308

.768

July

,310

,260

,200

,200

,040

,090

,140

,090

,040

,040

1,040

992

992

945

945

945

902

945

860

822

822

785

785

822

945

860

822

785

785

750

785

Aug.

785

785

715

715

715

685

585

555

555

655

655

f

(

355

>55

)55

655

628

328

>28

328

628

682

(

t

e

28

28

,28

628

600

e

e

e

r

00

00

00

15

685

Sept.

655

655

655

628

600

600

600

628

62B

628

600

600

600

600

600

600

600

600

600

600

555

600

655

655

655

655

655

655

655

655

Run-off

Inches

0.45

.42

.44

.42

.41

.76

2.43

2.68

1.16

.55

.37

.34

10.44

Acre-feet

48,160

44,820

47,000

44,770

44,370

82,000

262,200

288,400

124,400

59,000

40,070

37,040

1,123,000

^Estimated.
166 SALMON RIVER BASIN

Bear Valley Creek near 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.

Drainage area.- 180 square miles.

Records available.- September 1921 to September 1934.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year (estimated), 1,400 second-feet Apr. 24; minimum (estimated), 70 second-feet Sept. 16-21. Less discharge may have occurred 

Nov. 30.

1921-34: Maximum discharge, 3,450 second-feet about June 9, 1933 (gage 

height, 5.49 feet, from recorder trace); minimum, 28 second-feet Nov. 11, 1931.

Remarks.- Records good except those estimated, Oct. 18 to Mar. 16, which are poor, and 

Tpr. 21 to May 7, June 14-23, and Sept. 12-30, which are fair. No regulation or 

diversions above station.

Discharge, In second-feet, 1933-34

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

101

98

96

96

94

94

94

92

92

92

92

92

92

92

92

92

94

95

150

Nov.

r 130 j !

Dec.

 100

1

90

J

85

i

j

', 80

J

80

i

95

Month

October

NovemberDecember.

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

The year

Jan.

95

j

. 90

Feb.

90

95

Maximum

577

1,400

496

160

92

1,400

Mar.

100

130

165

165

151

154

171

187

197

207

204

207

211

222

359

577

560

491

Minimum

298

421

165

92

73

Apr.

431

369

335

308

298

321

389

480

554

583

694

816

911

1,040

1,000

955

876

925

1,040

1,160

,250

,300

,350

,400

,300

,200

,150

1,100

1,050

1,000

May

950

1,000

1,100

1,120

1,040

911

855

862

777

744

744

751

744

706

675

632

595

566

548

542

519

491

463

442

421

453

431

June July

485 ; 160

496 154

421

431

374

369

447

431

350

312

303

326

298

300

300

280

260

240

230

220

210

200

190

177

174

190

222

197

177

165

Per square 

mean mile

99.7 0.554

92.7 .515

85.3 .474

90.8 .504

92.5 .514

190 1.06

853 4.74

738 4.10

292 1.62

120 . 667

78.2 .434

74.8 .416

234 1.30

151

148

148

142

140

137

135

129

127

124

122

119

117

114

112

108

105

105

98

96

96

101

122

110

105

98

94

92

96

Aug.

92

90

88

86

82

82

80

78

80

80

80

78

76

76

76

78

78

74

74

74

74

74

74

74

74

74

73

73

74

78

80

Sept.

76

74

74

74

73

73

73

74

76

76

74

I 72

'

-,

I 70

80

Run-off

Inches

0.64

.57

.55

.58

.54

1.22

5.29

4.73

1.81

.77

.50

.46

17.66

Acre-feet

6,130

5,510

5,250

5,580

5,140

11,670

50,750

45,390

17,400

7,350

4,810

4,450

169,400
SALMON RIVER BASIN '- 

South Fork of Salmon River near Knox, Idaho

Location.- Staff gage In N!f£ sec. 11, T. 15 N., R. 6 E., an eighth of a mile below

Curtls Creek, three-quarters of a mile above Warm Lake Creek, 1J miles southwest 

of Knox, and 21 miles northeast of Cascade.

Drainage area.- 92 square miles.

Records available.- September 1928 to September 1934.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge recorded during year, 593 second-feet May 8 (gage height, 

6. 14 feet); minimum discharge (estimated), 25 second-feet Nov. 29. 30, Dec. 1. 

1928-34: Maximum discharge, 1,560 second-feet June 9, 1933 (gage height, 

4.69 feet); minimum, 16 second-feet Feb. 17, Aug. 19, 20, 1931.

Remarks.- Records fair. Gage read about twice a week, discharge Interpolated or 

esTlmated other dates. No diversions above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1933-34

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

»37

35

»36

»36

37

#36

»34

33

 33

#33

»33 

»33

33

31

39

»39

»39 

»39

 39

39

#38

37

»37

39

 40

41

#41

 40

Nov.

»40

»39

39

*37

35

 j

\ #36

J

37

»36 

35

»35

#34

»34

»33

33

»33

T °s J f*O

Dec.

*25

*30

1

1

\ »35

j

Month

October

November.

December

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

The year

Jan.

»35

#30 sv

Feb.

#35

 #40

Mar.

 40

1 »50

i

 70

73 

73

-:

'

1 #80

(J

85

82

]. »95

 180

155

Maximum Minimum

41 31

40

593 190

226 80

73

39 26

32 26

593

Apr.

\ #]_go J

»100

} «120

i

#180

J

} »280

-j

 400

1

I »300

j

»400

 550

1

[ «470

J

May

423

1 I»*

1"

»,

580

160

>18

>93

>20

t46

} «435

'123

 420

378 

»365

 2

;

+2

£

£

£

51

38

18

98

98

90

*272

 254 

236

 2

2

 £

22

09

00

190

Mean

36.7

34.1

31.6

30.8

37.3

76.1

316

366

131

53.9

31.2

28.0

97.8

June

226

«205

184

»173

162

222

 204

»186

168

148

#139 

»130

121

»120

*118

117

»112

110

 104

 99

93

86

 84

83

} »85

83

#80

77

Per square

mile

0.399

.371

.343

.335

.405

.827

3.43

3.97

1.42

.586

.339

.304

1.06

July

72

73

68

 68

 68

68

 66

 65

 64

62

56 

56

 55

54

 52

 51

49 

49

42

42

} »40

49

 52

56

 49 

42

42

 41

40

 40

Aug.

4

i

4

i

4

4

i

39

f38

38

K57

*37

36

»35

34

(34

34

34 

»33

31

29

 28

4

4

4

4

41

26

27

28

30

29

28

28

27

27

27 

27

26

28

31

 30

Sept.

29

 28

28

 27

26

 26

27

27

27

 27

#27 

27

27

27

 28

28

 27 

26

 26

26

26

 29

32

 32

31

29 

 30

 30

31

29

Run-off

Inches

0.46

.41

.40

.39

.42

.95

3.83

4.58

1.58

.68

.39

.34

14.43

Acre-feet

2,260

2,030

1,940

1,890

2,070

4,680

18,800

22,440

7,770

3,310

1,920

1,670

70,780

 Estimated.
168 SALMON RIVER BASIN

South Fork of Salmon River near Warren, Idaho

Location.- In SEi sec. 15, T. 21 N., R. 7 E., 500 feet below 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 1934.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge recorded during year, 7,690 second-feet Apr. 24 (gage 

 height, 8.75 feet); minimum discharge, 248 second-feet Nov. 30 (gage height, 2.54

feet).

1931-34: Maximum discharge, 20,000 second-feet June 9, 1933 (gage height,

13.16 feet); minimum, 200 second-feet (estimated) Dec. 9-15, 1932; minimum gage

height, 2.40 feet Dec. 20, 21, 1932.

Remarks.- Records good.

Discharge, In second-feet, 1933-34

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

492

492

492

470

470

470

470

470

470

448

448

448

448

448

425

425

448

470

540

515

470

470

470

470

470

448

448

515

1,020

1,020

1,020

Nov.

735

675

1,020

835

565

620

620

592

592

565

565

565

515

515

492

540

515

470

385

540

515

515

515

515

515

470

515

515

385

248

Dec.

260

332

470

448

448

492

515

515

515

515

515

675

648

592

540

492

385

565

565

565

620

940

1,090

835

800

800

8OO

735

768

800

800

Month

October

November

December

January

February

March

April

Mav «uijr

June

July

August

September

The year

Jan.

768

735

735

800

768

540

385

425

470

515

620

648

648

675

592

565

592

565

565

592

565

675

1,020

940

800

735

675

648

620

592

620

Feb.

648

620

648

620

648

675

675

735

675

648

592

620

648

648

620

705

705

675

705

675

675

675

648

648

620

620

620

620

Maximum

1,020

1,020

1,090

1,020

735

4,430

7,690

6,920

2,950

1,020

470

385

7,690

Mar.

620

768

905

800

768

870

800

735

735

735

800

870

940

,020

,330

,600

,420

,420

,420

,600

,600

,700

,800

,800

,800

,800

,800

,950

,430

,110

,360

Minimum

425

248

260

385

592

620

2,220

2,950

1,090

448

332

315

248

Apr.

3.08O

2,690

2,450

2.33O

2,220

2,330

2,690

3,220

3,360

3,500

4,110

5,270

5,990

5,990

5,450

5,100

4,590

4,430

4,760

5,100

5,990

6,540

7,110

7,690

7,300

6,540

6,170

5,810

5,810

5,630

May

5,270

4,7

4,5

4,5

6O

90

90

5,630

6,350

6,7

6,9

6,3

30

20

50

5,450

5,100

5,1

4,5

4,4

00

90

30

4,590

5,100

4,9

4,7

4,2

30

60

70

4,110

4,110

3,«

3,8

3,8

00

00

00

3,80O

3,8OO

3,&

3,2

3,2

3,2

00

20

20

20

2,950

Mean

522

554

614

648

654

1,558

4,775

4,608

1,909

672

375

335

1,437

June

2,950

2,690

2,820

2,570

2,450

2,950

2,820

2,690

2,450

2,330

2,220

2,220

2,110

2,000

1,900

1,800

1.60O

1,600

1,510

1,420

1,330

1,250

1,250

1,170

1,170

1,250

1,33O

1,170

1,170

1,090

Per square

mile

0.450

.478

.529

.559

.564

1.34

4.12

3.97

1.65

.579

.323

.289

1.24

July

1,020

940

940

940

905

870

835

8OO

800

735

735

705

675

648

620

620

620

592

565

565

540

515

515

515

620

565

515

492

470

448

492

Aug.

470

448

425

425

425

405

405

385

385

385

385

385

368

368

368

368

368

350

350

350

350

350

350

350

350

332

332

332

350

350

350

Sept.

332

332

332

315

315

315

315

332

332

332

332

315

315

315

332

332

315

315

315

315

315

315

350

368

385

368

368

385

385

368

Run-off

Inches

0.52

.53

.61

.64

.59

1.54

4.60

4.58

1.84

.67

.37

.32

16.81

Acre-feet

32,090

32,980

37,770

39,850

36,320

95,810

284,100

283,300

113,600

41,290

23,040

19,950

1,040,000
SALMON RIVBR BASIN 169

East Fork of South Fork of Salmon River at Stlbnlte, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder In about sec. 14, T. 18 N., R. 9 E., 30 feet below

 mbiffti of Meadow Creek, half a mile northeast of Stlbnlte post office, and 104 

miles above mouth of Johnson Creek.

Drainage area.- 19.5 square miles.

Records available.- June 1928 to September 1934.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 130 second-feet May 7 (gage height, 3.51 

feet); minimum, 4 second-feet Nov. 29 to Jan. 4.

1928-34: Maximum discharge, 369 second-feet June 14, 1933 (gage height, 

4.49 feet); minimum, 4 second-feet Nov. 10, 1931, Nov. 29, 1933, to Jan. 4, 1934.

Remarks.- Records good except those estimated, which are fair. No diversions above

 station. Gage-height record furnished by Yellow Pine Co.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1933-34

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

2O

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

8

S

8

8

S

8

8

S

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

9

9

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

9

14

12

11

Nov.

10

10

12

10

18

10

8

8

8

8

8

7

8

8

8

8

8

9

10

9

«A

7

i

[ *^

J

4

*4

Dec.

4

4

4

*4

4

4

*4

4

4

 4

4

4

4

4

4

Month

October . . .

November

December

January

February

March

April

May

June

July . .

August

September

The year

Jan.

 4

5

 5

5

5

5

1 -

1 «6

t

6

1 -6

1

Feb.

6

1

I

1-

7

 7

7

-»

J

9

10

10

10

9

10

10

9

9

Mar.

9

11

10

10

*1O

10

101111

12

14

18

16

18

22

22

El

22

22

20

19

2O

26

 50

 60

 55

 50

Majtifiiuni lf^_yi-1iinnq

14 8

18

10

60

117

43

48 20

22 10

9 8

10 8

117

Apr.

 45

*4O

 35

 30

 30

 30

31

37

4O

42

51

61

68

67

62

59

55

56

59

68

31

94

106

117

114

102

95

95

91

86

May

78

73

74

75

*80

 100

 11O

 107

96

89

87

84

76

74

77

81

70

69

66

61

57

55

54

54

53

50

48

46

47

47

43

June

48

43

45

40

37

45

42

40

35

34

34

32

32

30

29

27

26

25

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

22

21

2O

2O

2O

Per square *>«i mile

8.5 0.436

8.4 .431

4.O .205

5.1 .262

7.7 .395

2O. 0 1.03

64.9 3.33

70.4 3.61

30.5 1.56

13.3 .682

8.7 .446

9.2 .472

20.9 1.07

July

22

19

17

17

17

16

16

16

16

15

15

15

12

13

13

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

12

11

1O

10

10

10

10

Aug.

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

8

8

8

9

8

8

8

8

9

9

9

8

8

8

9

9

9

Sept.

9

8

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

10

9

10

10

9

10

10

10

9

9

Run-off

Inches

0.50

.48

.24

.30

.41

1.19

3.72

4.16

1.74

.79

.51

.53

14.57

Acre-feet

524

502

246

313

428

1,230

3,860

4,330

1,810

819

534

545

15,140

^Estimated.
170 SALMON RIVER BASIN

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 below mouth of

 Sugar Creek, 3 miles north of Stibnite post office, and 8$ miles above mouth of 

Johnson Creek.

Drainage area.- 42.5 square miles.

Records available.- June 1928 to September 1934.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge recorded during year, 260 second-feet May 8 (gage height, 

1.98 feet); minimum discharge (estimated), 12 second-feet Nov. 29, 30, Dec. 1.

1928-34: Maximum discharge, 783 second-feet June 15, 1933 (gage height, 3.51 

feet); minimum, 10 second-feet Apr. 7, 1929.

Remarks.- Records good except those estimated, Nov. 26 to Dec. 2. liar. 7-31, Apr. 1-6,

 TJP20, 23, and May 7. Discharge interpolated May 12. No diversions above station. 

Gage-height record furnished by Yellow Pine Co.

Discharge1, in second-feet, 1933-34

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

21

22

21

20

21

21

21

21

21

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

21

20

19

21

21

21

21

21

21

22

26

24

23

Nov.

21

20

21

18

19

20

19

20

19

18

18

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

) «

1 TO ) 14

Dec.

12

15

15

15

16

15

15

16

16

16

16

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

18

20

19

Month

October .

November.

December

Jaimarj

February

March 

April

May.

June

July . !

August .

September

The year

Jan.

19

19

19

18

18

17

17

18

18

19

18

19

18

18

18

19

19

19

19

19

18

19

20

19

19

19

19

19

18

18

18

Feb.

Maximum

26

21

20

20

23

226

260

129

47

24

18

260

18

18

18

18

18

18

19

19

18

18

18

20

20

20

21

20

22

22

23

23

22

21

22

22

22

22

22

22

Mar.

23

23

24

22

23

23

23

30

} "

50

1 -

75

Minimum

19

12

17

18

127

49

24

16

16

Apr.

} 70

60

83

86

89

97

112

112

109

97

90

100

126

196

210

226

196

196

170

183

148

148

May

159

3

3

]

.48

48

48

226

243

£

£

£

50

60

11

196

196

3

3

3

96

96

83

183

183

3

3

3

70

70

70

170

170

3

3

3

59

59

48

138

138

1

1

1

1

1

Mean

21.0

17.5

15.8

18.5

20.2

40.4

117

174

81.6

31.3

18.5

17.1

47.8

29

27

38

38

29

June

120

129

129

129

127

122

117

114

110

104

96

87

79

74

68

64

68

63

62

6O

57

55

55

55

63

51

51

50

51

49

Per square

mile

0.494

.412

.372

.436

.475

.961

2.75

4.09

1.92

.736

.435

.402

1.12

July

47

44

41

40

39

38

38

37

36

34

33

33

32

31

29

29

28

28

27

27

28

27

26

26

25

26

25

24

24

24

25

Aug.

24

24

22

22

22

22

21

21

21

2O

19

19

18

19

19

17

17

16

16

16

16

16

17

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

Sept.

17

17

17

17

16

17

17

17

16

17

17

18

18

18

17

17

17

17

16

18

17

16

17

17

17

17

16

17

17

18

Run-off

Inches

0.67

.46

.43

.60

.49

1.10

3.07

4.72

2.14

.86

.60

.46

16.28

Acre-feet

1,290

1,040

970

1,140

1,120

2,480

6,970

1O,67O

4,860

1,930

1,130

1,020

34,620
SALMON RIVER BASIN 171

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

Location.- Water-stage recorder in NEi sec. 27, T. 19 N., R. 8 E., 200 feet above

Forest Service highway bridge, li miles above Quartz Creek, 2 miles below Profile 

Creek, 2.8 miles above mouth of Johnson Creek, and li miles east of Yellow Pine.

Drainage area.- 104 square miles.

Records available.- August 1928 to September 1934.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year (estimated), 750 second-feet May 7; minimum

 discharge, 31 second-feet Sept. 21 (gage height, 1.25 feet). A less discharge may 

have occurred Nov. 30.

1928-34: Maximum discharge, 2,050 second-feet June 14, 1933 (gage height, 

5.26 feet); minimum, 26 second-feet Oct. 30, 1929.

Remarks.- Records good except those estimated, Oct. 25-28, Nov. 13-25, 27-30, Dec. 1

 ^o~Mar. 2, Mar. 4-10, 12-17, Apr. 9-21, 24-30, May 1-5, 7, 10-31, which are fair. 

Discharge interpolated Oct. 3-7, 14, 21, Mar. 19-23. No diversions or regulation 

above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1933-34

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

58

58

57

57

56

55

56

54

52

52

52

51

52

52

51

51

51

51

59

55

51

47

49

47

1

| 45

J

70

91

84

79

NOT.

62

60

79

64

71

74

56

54

52

52

52

52

50

J

51

} 50

} 45

Dec.

45

55

Month

October . .

November.

December.

January .

February

March

April

May.

June

July

August

September

The year

Jan.

55

BO

Feb. Mar.

J 55

54

60

65

80

100

108

112

115

119

123

126

130

137

140

148

229

264

236

209

Maximum Minimum

91

79

264

672 140

691 311

322 130

128 66

65 45

49 39

691

Apr.

190

167

150

140

140

155

190

246

271

285

334

408

466

466

438

400

350

350

400

450

500

546

665

672

640

574

536

541

530

504

May

456

413

413

426

494

592

650

691

563

510

489

489

452

452

480

504

489

480

466

443

426

417

413

404

400

384

364

360

353

341

311

June

322

296

304

282

264

311

304

296

278

271

260

250

243

233

222

213

200

193

190

181

172

164

158

153

150

161

155

142

135

130

Per square 

Mean mlle

55.9 0.538

54,0 .519

48.2 .463

50.8 .488

55.0 .529

109 1.05

380 3.75

456 4.38

221 2.12

89.4 .860

52.9 .509

43.6 .419

136 1.31

July

128

123

119

114

117

106

106

104

100

99

95

91

89

86

88

84

82

81

77

76

76

74

76

79

82

76

71

70

66

66

70

Aug.

65

64

65

62

60

58

58

56

55

55

54

54

52

52

52

52

51

51

51

50

50

50

47

47

46

46

45

46

49

51

47

Sept.

46

44

45

45

44

44

45

45

45

44

43

42

43

40

44

42

42

39

39

39

42

40

43

49

49

46

47

45

44

42

Run-off

Inche a

0.62

.58

.53

.56

.55

1.21

4.18

5.05

2.36

.99

.59

.47

17.69

Acre-feet

3,440

3,210

2,970

3,120

3,050

6,710

23,210

28,020

13,160

5,500

3,250

2,590

98,230
172 SALMON RIVER BASIN

Johnson Creek at Yellow Pine, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder In NEi sec. 29, T. 19 N., R. 8 E., 700 feet above mouth 

ana a quarter of a mile southwest of Yellow Pine post office.

Drainage area.- 213 square miles.

Records available.- August 1928 to September 1934-.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,100 second-feet Apr. 23 (gage height, 4.72 

feet); minimum, 22 second-feet Nov. 30 (gage height, 0.76 foot).

1928-34: Maximum discharge, 5,150 second-feet June 9, 1933 (gage height, 

7.62 feet); minimum, that of Nov. 30, 1933.

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

Discharge, In second-feet, 1933-34

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

77

75

73

71

70

68

66

66

66

64

66

64

64

66

66

66

70

70

71

73

70

71

71

71

70

68

68

77

122

150

142

Nov.

116

107

133

124

84

97

103

94

88

90

86

84

77

80

77

34

80

68

60

77

70

75

75

73

73

70

73

79

44

40

Dec.

60

68

73

71

66

70

73

71

73

75

77

86

84

80

77

68

60

77

77

77

79

101

114

99

94

92

88

88

90

94

92

Month

October

November

December

January

February

March

April

May

June .

July

August

September

The year

Jan.

92

92

94

90

88

56

47

68

77

92

88

71

90

92

84

79

82

80

79

80

77

80

105

92

90

90

86

86

80

79

88

Feb.

86

90

88

88

88

90

92

95

94

80

86

94

95

94

90

97

95

97

97

99

99

99

97

97

95

95

95

95

Mar.

97

107

114

107

107

118

107

101

107

107

116

120

136

160

190

219

201

210

225

244

254

271

286

290

305

305

313

580

783

712

602

Maximum Minimum

150 64

133 40

114 60

105 47

99 80

783 97

1 , 840 405

1,630 547

620 181

170 77

77 46

56 42

1,840 40

Apr.

547

468

433

405

414

458

564

694

765

807

978

1,180

1,280

1,320

1,220

1,110

1,010

1,080

1,220

1,400

1,550

1,670

1,760

1,840

1,670

1,470

1,440

1,470

1,400

1,520

Hay

,140

,080

,110

,140

,320

,510

,590

,630

1,400

1,220

1,180

1,220

1,080

1,080

1,110

1,140

1,110

1,040

945

885

819

789

783

783

753

689

637

608

591

608

547

June

591

556

569

536

468

547

620

569

478

43S

424

414

382

351

338

313

290

275

268

251

238

225

213

204

198

222

23S

210

190

181

Per square

Mean ml je

75.9 0.356

82.7 .388

80.5 .378

83.0 .390

93.2 .438

245 1.15

1,098 5.15

1,017 4.77

360 1.69

115 .540

56.1 .263

46.9 .220

280 1.31

July

170

168

168

157

155

152

140

138

133

129

122

118

114

111

109

107

101

99

97

97

94

92

90

90

101

99

92

86

80

77

79

Aug.

77

73

71

70

66

63

61

61

60

58

58

56

56

55

55

55

53

52

52

50

49

49

50

49

49

47

46

46

47

52

53

Sept.

49

47

47

47

44

44

43

44

44

44

43

42

43

43

43

44

44

44

43

44

44

46

47

52

56

55

56

56

55

53

Run-off

Inches Acre-feet

0.41 4,670

.43 4,920

.44 4,950

.45 5,110

.46 5,170

1.33 15,060

5.75 65,340

5.50 62,550

1.89 21,420

.62 7,070

.30 3,450

.25 2,790

17.83 202,500
GRANDE RONDE RIVER BASIN 173

Grande Ronde River at La Grande, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder In sec. 35, T. 2 S., R. 37 E., 24 miles northwest of 

La (irande. 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 1934.

comparable records at Hllgard, 4 miles upstream, November 1903 to September 1915.

Average dIscharge.- 20 years (1905-9, 1910-11, 1912-15, 1918-20, 1921-22, 1925-34), 

abu second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year ending Sept. 30, 1933, 2,600 second-feet Apr. 

3 (gage height, 4.31 feet); minimum, 11 second-feet Dec. 12-14. (Flow may have 

been less than 11 second-feet Dec. 10 or 11.)

Maximum discharge during year ending Sept. 30, 1934, 1,550 second-feet Dec. 

26 (gage height, 4.31 feet); minimum, 6 second-feet at times Aug. 17-31.

1903-15, 1918-23, 1925-34: Maximum discharge, 8,880 second-feet Mar. 18, 

1932 (gage height, 8.90 feet); minimum, 4 second-feet Sept. 14, 16-2U, 1922.

Remarks.- Records good except those for Nov. 29, 1932, to Mar. 14, 1933, Sept. 1-30, 

1533, which are fair. Some small irrigation diversions above station. Records 

furnished by State engineer.

Discharge, In second-feet, 1932-33

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

IS

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

£6

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

25

24

24

24

23

23

24

24

24

25

Nov.

24

26

27

26

23

27

33

3S

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

429

12

12

13

16

24

28

27

26

2S

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

Mar.

*290

711

645

705

699

546

568

872

846

546

445

380

390

460

645

1,080

1,040

893

1,000

Month

October

November

December

January «

February

March

April

May - -

June

July

August

September . -

The year ... ...

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

2,050

2,050

1,930

1,650

May

1,500

,930

,820

,870

,930

,650

,400

,230

,110

,040

970

935

935

,000

,190

,270

,400

,700

,650

,500

,400

,520

,270

,320

,450

,820

,760

,600

,600

,760

,760

Maximum

25

208

64

113

80

1,080

2,050

1,930

1,550

188

54

42

2,050

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

480

415

365

326

294

254

233

221

229

198

245

229

229

Minimum

14

23

52

50

640

935

198

28

14

13

July

188

167

152

149

135

1E1

111

103

101

101

91

81

71

67

62

57

54

51

49

46

43

40

38

36

34

31

30

29

29

29

28

Aug.

27

26

30

46

54

49

42

37

36

32

29

26

24

23

22

21

20

19

19

19

19

18

18

17

17

15

14

14

14

14

15

Sept.

17

16

14

14

13

14

15

17

20

23

22

22

20

22

21

24

22

18

18

20

25

27

28

30

39

42

40

42

38

35

Run-off in 

Mean acre-feet

19.1 1,170

55.6 3,310

38.6 2,370

70.2 4,320

64.2 3,560

524 32,210

1,352 80,470

1,455 89,430

714 42,470

75.0 4,610

25.0 1,540

23.9 1,420

369 266,900

tEstimated.

Note.- These r«cords supersede those published in Water-Supply Paper 753.
GRANDE RONDE RIVER BASIN 

Grande Ronde River at La Grande, Oreg. 

(Continued)

Discharge, in second-feet, 1933-34

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

34

31

29

27

25

23

23

22

21

21

21

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

23

27

39

29

29

29

27

27

27

28

36

44

43

Nov.

44

55

64

73

55

43

47

44

43

42

40

38

37

34

32

37

38

37

27

36

40

39

44

43

42

37

47

62

49

51

Dec.

64

60

89

111

99

81

81

85

75

77

89

111

146

149

126

99

87

140

138

126

161

410

535

420

528

1,190

1,190

834

693

645

590

Jan.

510

460

663

657

579

450

385

322

258

272

209

177

205

217

194

170

170

170

177

381

268

590

970

851

663

568

490

430

395

360

330

Feb.

340

312

308

294

290

299

312

365

425

345

322

312

299

27S

250

258

290

258

258

258

276

272

268

258

250

241

241

245

Mar.

237

495

705

640

935

1,230

1,040

844

717

634

568

525

500

480

470

465

430

405

370

355

340

335

317

299

299

281

294

360

515

546

612

Month

October 

November

December

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

The year . .....

Apr.

601

606

590

579

552

525

505

490

475

450

435

425

450

410

375

375

385

335

304

286

272

258

245

263

308

276

258

281

245

229

May

225

£

]

]

205

L91

88

174

164

]

]

]

64

70

L94

170

158

]

]

]

40

35

24

113

108

]

Maximum

44 

73

1,190

970

435

1,230

606

225

420

103

13

17

1,230

01

96

87

81

75

71

66

64

60

59

59

55

51

51

55

June

55

67

77

103

108

94

205

420

308

245

198

184

164

143

129

116

106

96

96

89

81

73

64

60

59

140

299

245

164

124

Minimum

21 

87

60

170

241

237

229

51

55

13

6

8

6

July

103

91

81

71

64

59

52

49

47

43

40

36

36

32

31

29

29

27

26

24

26

31

29

25

26

25

22

18

15

13

13

Aug.

13

12

12

13

13

12

10

10

10

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

7

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

Sept.

8

8

8

8

8

8

9

10

10

12

13

12

13

12

IS

12

11

10

10

10

10

10

12

14

17

17

17

17

17

17

Mean ^re-feet

26.7 1,640 

44.0 2,520

297 18,270

401' 24,680

290 16,110

524 32,220

393 23,380

118 7,240

144 8,550

39.1 2,410

8.4 516

11.7 698

191 138,300
GRANDE RONDE RIVER BASIN 175

Grande Ronde River at Rondowa, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder In MWi sec. 23, T. 3 N., R. 40 E., 500 feet below 

mouth of Wallowa River at Rondowa. Zero of gage Is about 2,281 feet above 

mean sea level by railroad company profile and U. S. Geological Survey river 

profile.

Records available.- October 1926 to September 1934.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,670 second-feet Mar. 6 (gage height, 4.30 

feel;); minimum, 296 second-feet Sept. 2, 3, 7 (gage height, 0.83 foot).

1926-34: l&xlmum discharge, 22,400 second-feet liar. 18, 1932 (gage height, 

9.30 feet); minimum, 250 second-feet Aug. 17, 1931.

Remarks.- Records excellent. Discharge estimated Oct. 22. Many Irrigation diversions 

above station. Flow regulated by storage In Wallowa and Mlnam Lakes.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1935-34

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

555

548

510

510

510

502

488

488

482

476

476

469

469

462

462

462

469

469

482

525

525

525

525

525

518

518

540

586

828

762

786

N07.

762

81O

1,100

999

882

846

802

762

738

722

698

690

674

666

658

650

642

626

610

626

610

642

666

666

658

650

690

746

658

594

Dec.

586

570

706

666

658

776

882

794

776

7S6

819

S73

936

936

909

837

746

828

900

963

1,100

2,170

2,900

2,430

2,660

3,060

3,480

3,230

3,060

2,980

2,9OO

Jan.

2,580

2,360

2,98O

3,140

2,900

2,500

2,210

1,940

1,740

1,620

1,560

1,410

1,380

1,500

1,400

1,370

1,370

1,390

1,390

1,680

1,680

2,500

4,020

3,660

3,230

2,820

2,500

2,210

2,070

1,940

1,800

Feb.

1,800

1,800

1,740

1,680

1,680

1,680

1,680

1,740

1,740

1,740

1,680

1,620

1,560

1,560

1,490

1,470

1,440

1,440

1,420

1,410

1,430

1,400

1,380

1,360

1,320

1,290

1,340

1,340

Mar.

1,310

2,500

3,230

3,060

3,480

4,580

4,380

3,930

3,480

3,140

2,900

2,740

2,660

2,660

2,660

2,740

2,580

2,500

2,430

2,360

2,280

2,280

2,210

2,140

2,140

2,000

2,070

2,740

3,750

3,840

3,930

Month

October ...... . . .

November . .

December

January

February

March ...

April - - - ---

May ....

June . . . ......

July - ...

August . .

September ...

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

Apr.

3,930

3,840

3,480

3,320

3,140

2,960

2,980

3,060

3,060

2,980

3,140

3,400

3,660

3,750

3,480

3,400

3,230

3,060

2,980

3,140

3,320

3,400

3,570

4,020

3,750

3,230

2,980

2,900

2,820

2,660

May

2,430

2,

2,

2,

2.

280

140

140

500

2,980

3,

3,

2,

330

480

300

2,500

2,430

2,

2,

2,

360

370

140

2,140

2,360

2,

2,

2,

360

140

140

2,000

1,870

1,

1,

2,

370

370

300

2,140

2,070

2,

2,

2,

2,

370

370

370

370

1,680

Maximum

828

1,100

3,480

4,020

1,800

4,580

4,020

3,480

3,060

1,140

424

408

4,580

June

1,560

1,440

1,370

1,430

1,320

1,310

2,490

3,060

2,660

2,430

2,280

2,140

1,940

1,800

1,620

1,470

1,360

1,280

1,220

1,140

1,040

981

936

891

846

1,290

1,560

1,410

1,350

1,220

Minimum

462

594

570

1,370

1,290

1,310

2,660

1,680

846

419

312

300

300

July

1,140

1,080

999

918

864

770

706

682

658

626

594

570

555

532

518

525

502

482

476

469

502

518

495

488

482

495

469

443

424

419

424

Aug.

419

408

413

424

413

408

408

402

391

385

380

374

369

364

359

354

350

550

345

340

335

330

325

525

335

325

521

521

317

521

312

Mean

531

718

1,482

2,156

1,544

2,861

3,289

2,274

1,561

607

362

343

1,477

Sept.

308

308

308

308

308

300

300

312

311

321

330

325

330

335

345

350

345

340

340

340

345

350

364

396

408

396

391

391

391

391

^"eel

32,630

42,730

91,100

132,600

85,750

175,900

195,700

139,800

92,910

37,340

22,260

20,420

1,069,000
176 GRANDE RONDE RIVHl BASIN

Meadow Creek near Starkey, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder In SWi 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 1934.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 785 second-feet Dec. 26 (gage height, 4.65 

reet from recorded range In stage when clock was stopped); minimum, 1.1 secondfoot Aug. 26-28.

1931-34: Maximum discharge, 2,300 second-feet Mar. 19, 1934 (gage height, 

7.04 feet); minimum, 0.9 second-foot Aug. 6-9, 1932.

Remarks.- Records good except those estimated, which are poor. Small diversions for 

Irrigation above station. Records furnished by State engineer.

Discharge, In second-feet, 1933-54

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

SO

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

5.O

4.6

4.3

4.0

 4.0

HOT.

*7.1

7.1

6.9

 e.o

Dec. Jan.

*160

*150

*23O

*23O

*20O

 140

«ao

 70

*55

 58

«45

 40

*47

«48

 42

 38

 38

 58

 40

«60

58

1S4

355

267

198

182

138

119

105

94

88

Feb.

86

79

74

72

70

72

73

112

112

96

90

84

79

72

64

81

92

84

84

86

90

90

88

87

80

77

79

77

Mar.

79

245

270

228

371

388

288

225

185

158

134

117

104

92

81

72

64

67

52

 48

 42

 36

 34

 32

 32

 50

 51

«4O

 55

64

81

Month

October . - ......... ...................... ...

November . ... ...... .... ................

December - . .... ....... ........

January . . ....... .... ........ ........

February . ....... .... . . . . . ........

March . . . . ............... ... .... ........

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

May... ... - .......... .... .................

June - . ... ............ ........ ........

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

August . - ......... ... ......................

Septeaiber - - - - - - -

The y« ar .................. ..............

Apr.

90

102

107

105

98

88

79

70

61

54

49

44

40

35

31

35

34

28

24

20

20

19

18

22

31

25

24

25

22

20

May

20

18

16

16

15

14

13

14

17

15

12

11

10

9.8

9.1

8.7

8.3

7.9

7.7

7.3

7.1

6.7

6.4

6.4

6.4

7.3

6.4

5.8

5.6

6.7

6.4

June

6.0

6.5

7.3

13

13

9.8

21

64

46

34

27

24

22

16

15

13

11

10

9.6

8.7

8.1

7.5

6.9

6.7

6.5

9.3

12

11

9.8

8.3

liHTlT>mM Minimum

356 38

112 64

388 30

107 18

20 5.6

64 6.0

7.3

1.1

3.3 1.2

388 1.1

July

7.3

6.4

5.6

5.2

4.9

4.5

4.1

4.0

4.0

3.8

3.5

3.3

3.0

*2.4

Aug.

*1.8

.6

.5

.6

.5

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

1.2

1.2

1.2

Sept.

1.2

1.4

1.6

1.6

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.1

2.1

2.6

3.2

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.2

3.2

3.2

 Run-off in 

*ean acre-feet

4.06 250

7.24 431

*85.0 5,230

115 7,060

83.2 4,620

120 7,410

47.3 2,820

10.4 637

15.5 922

3.32 204

1.58 97

2.21 132

41.2 29,810
GRANDE RONDE RIVER BASIN 177

Catherine Creek near Union, Oreg.

Location.- Staff gage In SWi sec. 2, T. 5 S., R. 40 E., 6 miles southeast of Union. 

Drainage area.- 105 square miles.

Records available.- May 1906 to Hay 1907, August 1911 to December 1912, March to September 1915, February 1918 to August 1919, October 1925 to September 1934.

Average discharge.- 11 years (1911-12, 1918-19, 1925-34), 120 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge recorded during year, 338 second-feet Apr. 23 (gage

height, 1.78 feet); minimum recorded, 15 second-feet Aug. 28 (gage height, 0.38 

foot).

1906-7, 1911-12, 1915, 1918-19, 1925-34: Maximum discharge, 1,240 secondfeet May 21, 1912, and June 3 or 4, 1933; minimum, 4 second-feet Nov. 26, 27, 

1930.

Remarks.- Records good except those estimated, Nov. 29 to Dec. 3, which are fair. A 

few small diversions for Irrigation above station. Records furnished by State 

engineer.

Discharge, In second-feet, 1955-54

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

IS

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

28

27

28

27

27

27

27

27

27

25

25

25

25

25

23

25

25

25

30

28

27

26

28

27

23

23

27

30

30

35

42

Nov.

48

82

61

42

30

32

32

48

42

42

37

32

28

27

SB

30

30

28

28

27

27

28

32

30

28

30

35

32

30

28

Dec.

28

30

30

32

30

30

30

30

30

30

32

30

28

30

35

32

35

35

36

32

32

51

58

55

61

82

85

83

87

92

100

Jan.

92

89

108

108

96

89

75

64

71

55

55

45

45

44

35

42

37

36

38

48

38

55

89

39

76

73

68

68

66

64

64

Feb.

64

61

64

64

64

71

78

68

80

78

68

71

70

71

68

68

66

64

64

64

66

61

58

55

58

55

55

55

Mar.

55

116

108

108

104

126

116

114

112

108

112

116

158

151

182

182

162

140

151

164

159

167

182

156

148

145

156

248

265

283

248

Month

October . . . .... ...

November . . . ....

December . ... .....

January . . . . .......

February - . .....

March ...

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

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

June . ..... . . ......

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

August ... ....... . . ........

September ....

JJ3i8 y« ar ... . .......................

Apr.

23O

214

197

162

167

197

214

214

230

250

248

265

301

501

265

283

248

250

250

248

265

265

338

265

265

248

248

214

It 7

197

May

162

167

L62

151

167

182

197

250

182

167

162

156

LSI

L40

145

155

L33

L35

L50

116

114

]

L12

L10

L12

110

108

]

Maximal

42

82

100

108

80

283

558

250

116

47

22

22

558

LOS

96

91

85

78

June

67

82

92

82

75

70

116

89

82

71

64

61

61

58

58

56

53

51

50

47

45

44

42

42

41

100

71

78

53

48

jHnlimm

23

27

28

55

55

56

167

78

41

22

15

16

15

July

47

45

45

41

40

4O

41

37

36

35

32

31

30

28

30

28

38

27

28

26

25

27

27

27

30

26

24

23

SS

22

22

Aug.

22

21

20

22

22

22

21

20

20

20

20

19

18

17

19

18

17

18

18

17

17

17

18

17

17

16

16

15

16

16

16

Sept.

16

17

16

16

16

16

16

16

17

17

18

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

16

17

17

19

22

21

20

20

20

20

19

Mean Run-off in 

Mean acre-feet

27.2 1,670

35.1 2.O90

45.5 2,800

65.3 4,010

65.3 3,630

152 9,370

240 14,270

139 8,540

65.6 3,91O

31.3 1,930

18.5 1,130

17.6 1,050

75.1 54,400
178 GRANDE RONDE RIVER BASIN

East Fork of Wallowa River near Joseph, Oreg.

Location.- Staff gage In SEi 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.

Drainage area.- 9.6 square miles.

Records available.- July 1924 to September 1934.

Average discharge.- 10 years, 12.3 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge recorded during year, 71 second-feet June 7 (gage 

height, 1.70 feet); minimum, 1.4 second-feet Feb. 26, 27.

1924-34: Maximum discharge, 203 second-feet June 26, 1927 (gage height, 

2.20 feet); minimum, 0.1 second-foot Dec. 7, 1929.

Remarks.- Records good except those for October to March, which are fair. Practlcally entire low-water flow diverted 1 mile upstream for power use. Gage-height 

record furnished by Inland Power & Light Co.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1953-34

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

8

7

6

6

6

6

6

7

6

5

5

5

5

5

6

6

5

6

7

7

6

7

7

6

6

5

5

5

9

8

7

Nov.

6

7

9

6

*5

4.8

4.1

5

4.5

4.6

4.5

4.5

4.1

3.9

3.1

3.4

2.2

3.6

4.3

4.1

4.5

4.5

3.1

4.5

4.1

4.5

4.1

3.1

»3.0

«3.0

Dec.

3.6

3.1

4.5

3.7

3.9

4.1

4.1

3.7

3.9

5

3.4

3.7

3.7

4.1

4.1

 3.0

 3.0

»3.0

3.1

4.8

4.1

10

7

5

5

5

4.1

3.7

5

6

5

Jan.

5

4.1

4.5

3.9

3.9

 3.0

 3.0

3.4

3.1

3.1

 3.0

 3.0

3.4

3.9

 3.0

2.8

4.8

2.8

2.6

2.8

3.2

3.1

4.3

4.1

3.1

3.1

3.0

3.0

2.4

2.5

3.1

Feb.

3.4

2.8

3.0

3.6

2.8

3.0

3.1

3.1

2.8

2.8

3.1

2.4

2.2

2.5

2.8

3.4

2.5

2.8

2.5

2.8

2.2

2.1

2.4

2.5

3.1

2.0

1.9

2.2

Mar.

2.2

8

3.9

3.6

3.4

3.9

 3.0

3.6

3.1

3.6

4.1

3.6

*3.4

3.3

«4.8

5

4.6

4.3

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.2

2.3

3.9

3.2

3.6

8.0

7.5

7.5

6.2

Month

October - - - ... - . . .....

November ... . .

December . .....

January ....

February ... ....

Harch . ...... ...

April . . - .......

Hay .........

June ... - . . .......

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

August ...... ..... . ...

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

The year

Apr.

6.9

5.3

4.9

3.9

3.9

4.1

5.3

6.9

5.9

6.2

7.5

9.3

8.8

10

12

9.3

7.2

8.4

10

11

12

17

16

22

17

16

16

16

16

15

May

15

13

12

14

16

is

17

23

20

17

17

17

18

17

16

16

17

18

18

18

16

16

18

18

18

20

21

22

25

31

27

June

27

27

28

26

23

20

71

58

44

41

39

37

34

35

36

33

35

32

30

28

25

25

23

23

21

34

24

22

20

17

Maximum Minimum

9 5

9 2.2

10 3.0

5 2.4

3.6 1.9

8.0 2.2

22 3.9

31 12

71 17

17 9.3

8.8 4.6

12 3.9

71 1.9

July

16

16

16

16

17

16

16

12

12

12

12

12

12

9.8

15

12

12

12

11

12

11

12

10

11

11

10

10

9.3

9.8

9.3

9.3

Aug.

8.8

S.8

8.4

8.0

8.0

7.5

7.5

6.9

7.2

7.2

6.9

6.5

6.9

5.9

5.9

6.2

6.2

5.9

5.9

5.6

5.6

5.9

5.6

5.6

5.3

4.9

4.9

4.6

5.3

5.3

5.3

Sept.

4.9

5.6

5.6

5.6

4.9

4.9

4.9

«6.0

12

«6.0

3.9

3.9

4.1

4.3

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.9

4.6

4.9

4.1

4.6

5.3

4.9

4.6

4.3

4.3

 Run-off In 

*ean acre-feet

6.2 379

4.40 262

4.37 269

3.35 206

2.71 150

4.25 261

10.3 614

IS. 4 1,130

31.3 1,860

12.3 757

6.40 394

5.04 300

9.09 6,580

 Estimated.
GRANDE RONDE RIVER BASIN 1 

Wallowa Falls Power Plant Tailrace near Joseph, Oreg.

Location.- Staff gage above rectangular weir In SEi sec. 29, T. 33., R. 45 E., 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 1934. 

Average discharge.- 10 years, 7.21 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 12 second-feet Mar. 1:3 (gage height, 0.87 

foot); no flow at times Sept. 8-10.

1924-34: Maximum discharge, 17 second-feet Dec. 1, 5, 1930, Jan. 9, 10, 

1931; no flow at times.

Remarks.- Records good. Flow regulated by discharge through noasle 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, 1933-34

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

6.5

6.8

6.8

6.8

7.0

7.0

7.0

6.3

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.6

7.0

6.5

7.0

7.0

7.0

6.8

6.8

7.0

6.5

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

7.0

6.5

6.8

7.0

Nov.

6.8

7.0

7.0

7.0

6.6

7.0

7.2

7.0

7.0

7.0

6.8

6.6

7.0

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.E

7.2

6.6

7.2

7.4

7.4

7.2

7.2

7.4

6.8

7.4

7.2

7.4

7.0

Dec.

7.2

7.2

6.8

7.2

7.6

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.2

6.6

7.7

7.6

7.6

7.7

7.7

7.7

7)2

7.7

7.9

7.7

7.7

7.6

7.9

7. 2

7.2

7.4

7.7

7.6

7.9

7.9

7.2

Jan.

7.2

7.7

7.9

7.7

7.9

7.7

7.4

7.6

7.7

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.2

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.7

7.2

6.5

7.6

7.4

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.0

7.6

7.6

7.6

Feb.

7.2

7.2

7.2

6.8

7.4

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.4

6.8

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

6.8

7.4

7.6

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

6.8

7.2

7.4

7.4

Mar.

7.2

7.2

7.2

6.8

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.0

7.2

6.6

7.4

7.2

6.5

6.3

6.3

6.3

5.9

6.3

6.3

5.6

6.3

6.1

6.3

5.9

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.5

6.3

6.3

Month

October

November

December

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

The year . .

Apr.

6.1

6.6

6.5

6.8

7.0

7.2

7.7

6.1

7.7

7.7

7.6

7.0

7.7

7.6

6.1

7.7

7.7

7.6

7.2

8.3

7.7

6.5

6.3

6.8

7.7

8.1

8.3

7.7

7.2

8.1

May

8.3

8.5

8.1

8.5

8.7

7.2

8.3

8.5

8.3

8.7

8.7

8.5

7.4

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.3

8.7

8.3

8.7

8.7

7.9

8.5

8.7

8.7

8.3

8.7

8.7

8.1

8.1

June

8.3

8.3

8.1

8.5

8.3

8.7

8.5

8.5

8.7

8.3

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.3

8.7

8.7

8.5

8.5

8.7

8.5

8.3

8.7

8.5

8.5

8.7

8.5

8.7

Maximum Minimum

7.0 6.3

7.4 6.6

7.9 6.8

7.9 6.5

7.6 6.8

7.4 5.6

8.3 6.1

8.7 7.2

8.7 8.1

8.7 6.1

7.7 6.5

7.7 0

8.7 0

July

8.3

8.7

7.7

7.0

7.2

7.7

8.3

7.7

7.9

8.3

7.7

7.4

6.8

6.6

6.1

6.6

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.3

6.6

6.1

6.5

6.6

6.5

6.5

6.6

6.6

6.1

6.5

6.6

Aug.

6.5

3.6

7.0

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.7

7.6

7.4

7.4

7.6

7.0

7.6

7.6

7.4

7.4

7.6

7.6

7.4

7.6

7.7

7.6

7.4

7.4

7.6

7.2

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.4

7.6

Mean

6.80

7.07

7.48

7.53

7.19

6.60

7.29

8.42

8.50

7.00

7.42

6.83

7.35

Sept.

7.6

7.2

7.6

7.4

6.3

6.1

6.5

5.7

0

3.9

7.6

7.7

7.6

7.2

7.2

6.8

7.2

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.2

7.2

6.8

7.4

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.4

6.8

Run-off in 

acre-feet

418

421

460

463

399

406

434

517

506

430

456

407

5,317
180 GRANDE RONDE RIVER BASIN

Hurricane Creek near Joseph, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder In NEi sec. 3, T. 3 S., R. 44 E., above Intake of 

Moonshine Ditch and 34- miles southwest of Joseph.

Drainage area.- 31 square miles.

Records available.- April to September 1915, April 1924 to September 1934.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 201 second-feet June 7 {gage height, 2.51 

feet); minimum, 22 second-feet Dec. 18.

1915, 1924-34: Maximum discharge, 716 second-feet May 26, 1928 (gage 

height at former gage, 2.65 feet); minimum, 10 second-feet Feb. 26-28, 1932.

Remarks.- Records good except those for April, which are fair. Discharge estimated 

TJov. 23-25, Jan. 2-5. No diversions above station. Records furnished by State 

engineer.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1933-34

Bay

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

26

25

24

24

24

24

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

24

24

24

25

27

24

25

27

26

25

24

24

32

44

33

31

Nov.

28

37

43

35

34

34

53

33

33

33

32

31

31

31

31

31

29

29

29

29

31

31

28

28

28

28

29

27

24

24

Dec.

24

27

28

28

28

29

29

28

27

27

28

)39

29

28

27

24

23

22

23

04

28

39

43

38

36

36

36

54

36

38

37

Month

October

November

December.

January

February

March

April

May.

June

July

August

September

The year

Jan.

36

36

36

31

28

27

27

E7

29

31

31

27

28

28

25

25

26

26

24

26

25

29

30

28

28

28

28

27

27

27

27

Feb.

29

30

29

29

29

29

28

29

28

27

28

28

28

29

29

30

50

30

30

29

29

29

28

28

27

27

27

27

Mar.

27

46

39

35

34

34

32

32

31

31

31

32

34

37

40

43

41

41

41

43

43

44

46

46

46

46

47

67

66

59

56

Maximum Minimum

44 23

43 24

43 22

36 24

30 27

67 27

215 47

251 119

289 102

106 47

44 28

ZB 25

289 22

Apr.

54

50

49

47

47

50

56

62

62

71

90

113

123

121

108

99

92

99

113

134

15 /

176

207

215

189

156

156

156

149

138

May

126

119

119

128

177

202

233

219

168

151

151

146

138

149

166

189

183

177

177

168

162

171

196

222

215

226

247

251

247

212

165

June

146

128

126

115

108

133

289

244

202

199

199

196

189

180

168

156

151

151

141

128

128

124

117

112

112

151

122

106

102

102

Per square

Mean mlje

25.6 0.826

30, 6 .994

30.1 .971

28.4 .916

28.6 .925

41,6 1.34

111 3 . 58

181 5.84

151 4.87

71.9 2.32

34,7 1.12

25.9 .835

63.5 2.05

July

104

106

104

94

92

94

88

83

83

83

77

74

72

72

70

69

69

68

66

64

62

58

56

56

56

55

55

52

51

50

47

Aug.

44

44

44

43

41

41

40

39

39

36

35

35

34

34

34

34

34

34

32

32

31

31

31

30

30

30

29

28

30

28

28

Sept.

28

28

28

27

27

27

26

£7

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

26

25

25

25

25

25

25

Run-off

Inches Acre-feet

0.95 1,570

1.11 1,830

1.12 1,850

1.06 1,740

.96 1,590

1.54 2,560

3.99 6,620

6.73 11,110

5.43 8,980

2.68 4,420

1.29 2,130

.93 1,540

27.79 45,940
GRANDE RONDE RIVER BASIN : 

Lostlne River near Lostlne, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder In Nffi sec. 34, T. IS., R. 43 E., 10 miles above 

mouth and 3f miles south of Lostlne.

Records available.- August 1912 to March 1914, April to September 1915, July 19£5 to 

September 1934.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,080 second-feet May 7 (gage height, 5.00 

feet); minimum, 24 second-feet Sept. 6-8 (gage height, 0.62 foot).

1912-14, 1915, 1925-34: Maximum discharge, 2,540 second-feet May 27, 1913; 

minimum, 11 second-feet Feb. 14, 1932.

Remarks.- Records good except those for Oct. 1 to Nov. 3, and those estimated Jan. 

8-11, May 2, 3, Aug. 16, which are fair. No large diversions above station. 

Flow regulated to a small extent by storage In Mlnam Lake Reservoir. Records 

furnished by State engineer.

Discharge second-feet, 1933-34

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

£8

23

30

31

Oct.

54

50

48

45

43

41

40

38

38

38

38

3e

37

38

38

38

39

40

47

54

45

39

46

44

39

36

33

56

114

81

76

Nov.

67

105

142

106

95

31

86

82

79

76

73

71

68

68

69

67

64

60

58

60

61

79

75

75

73

65

69

69

54

58

Dec.

55

54

62

60

59

69

64

60

61

62

61

63

62

59

55

49

45

55

58

59

61

140

160

126

123

128

129

111

135

138

138

Jan.

128

124

128

118

106

95

96

92

87

81

77

75

72

71

70

66

68

84

84

73

71

91

116

97

91

86

82

81

78

76

75

Feb.

84

89

89

89

90

93

94

95

94

68

87

85

84

84

82

82

82

82

81

80

79

76

75

74

72

71

70

68

Mar.

68

184

163

140

129

144

129

123

117

111

111

114

122

136

147

160

150

144

144

147

147

150

155

152

150

150

154

252

300

267

241

Month

October

November

December

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

The year

Apr.

220

197

178

170

163

171

197

236

239

261

338

415

490

490

430

400

350

350

400

460

550

595

655

758

640

505

505

505

475

445

ME y June

375 ! 400

340 3£5

340

575

610

722

345

328

595

505

505

490

130

490

580

670

555

580

580

550

520

350

525

7 05

705

705 ^05

775

MO

588

490

Maximum

114

142

160

128

95

3OO

758

845

810

206

58

48

845

300

265

241

308

792

810

655

610

595

580

535

490

445

388

362

362

325

288

263

256

234 eia

210

325

278

241

£12

204

Minimum

33

54

45

66

68

6ClG,j

,.40

-ri4

00

30

24

24

July

206

199

201

183

171

168

16b

155

147

142

135

124

117

113

111

106

104

100

96

91

ev

81

76

^3

75

73

70

67

55

64

63

Aug.

58

54

54

54

51

48

47

47

45

44

43

42

41

40

38

37

36

36

35

34

33

33

32

31

31

30

30

30

31

30

Sept.

28

28

27

26

25

25

24

39

48

47

45

41

40

38

38

37

35

34

33

32

31

29

29

31

31

29

29

28

27

26

Run-off in 

Mean acre-feet

46. R 2,880

75.5 4,490

82.6 5,080

88.4 5,47,0

82.8 4,600

155 9,520

393 25,380

589 36,240

384 22,840

117 7,200

39.5 2,430

32.7 1,940

174 126,000
18£ GRANDE RONDE RIVER BASIN

Bear Creek near Wallowa, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder in NE-J sec. 34, T. IN., R. 42 E., at bridge 41 miles 

southwest of Wallowa.

Records available.- April to September 1915, April 1924 to September 1934. 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 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, about 480 second-feet May 7, June 7 (gage 

height, about 2.5 feet); minimum, 6 second-feet Sept. 17-23 (gage height, 0.53 

foot).

1915, 19£4-34: Maximum discharge, 1,540 second-feet June 10, 1933; minimum, 4.9 second-feet Nov. 20, 1929.

Remarks.- Records good except those for Mar. 2, June 2-7, which are fair. Small 

diversions above station. Records furnished by State engineer.

Discharge second-feet, 1933-34

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

1£

13

14

15

16

17

IB

19

20

21

22

23

£4

25

26

27

28

23

30

31

Oct.

15

15

14

14

14

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

15

13

13

14

14

14

14

14

18

52

38

4C

Nov.

33

62

88

69

56

54

48

43

41

39

37

35

33

32

31

30

28

or,

25

25

24

30

34

33

32

31

34

30

23

28

Dec.

40

62

36

28

28

35

36

31

31

33

35

39

39

39

38

33

37

33

37

38

42

135

228

168

152

157

166

147

171

198

191

 

Jan.

166

140

136

127

119

104

95

88

79

76

68

65

62

61

54

53

52

50

50

57

57

79

152

166

143

127

111

98

90

86

82

Feb.

86

100

100

98

96

96

96

96

90

84

80

78

76

76

73

72

69

65

63

62

58

56

53

50

48

46

46

44

Mar.

44

231

201

171

160

171

157

147

136

129

127

131

138

155

171

179

152

138

136

136

134

131

131

125

123

119

123

231

309

296

272

Month

October

November

December

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

The year

Apr.

253

220

194

176

174

183

204

238

238

249

292

337

365

351

305

S83

249

242

264

305

356

375

410

430

385

314

296

292

279

260

May

220

804

207

334

351

390

436

415

318

275

272

256

838

260

292

318

296

264

249

328

214

220

242

268

260

256

253

249

228

220

160

Maximum

52

88

226

166

100

309

430

436

415

S3

12

8

436

June

140

125

134

131

117

151

415

395

305

256

217

185

163

143

127

111

98

91

85

76

69

63

59

54

53

104

100

96

80

72

Minimum

12

23

28

50

44

44

174

160

53

12

7

6

6

July

63

56

52

47

44

40

37

35

33

31

28

27

26

24

23

22

21

20

19

18

18

18

17

16

17

16

14

13

12

12

12

Aug.

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

10

10

10

9

9

9

9

9

8

8

8

8

8

8

Sept.

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

6

6

6

6

6

7

8

7

7

7

7

7

7

Run-off in 

Mean acre-feet

16.2 996

37.8 2,250

80.1 4,920

93.3 5,740

73.5 4,080

161 9,930

284 16,900

268 16,450

140 8,360

26.8 1,650

8.9 545

6,9 409

99.8 72,230
ASOTIN CREEK BASIN 1 

Asotin Creek near Asotin, Wash.

Location.- Staff gage in sec. 20, T. 10 N., R. 45 E., half a mile above Washington 

Water Power Co.'s diversion for water supply and Irrigation and 8 miles west 

of Asotin. Gage destroyed by high water Dec. 23. Station moved 100 feet downstream and datum lowered about 30.5 feet on Jan. 11, 1934.

Drainage area.- 171 square miles.

Records available.- August 1928 to September 1934. At practically same site March 

1904to November 1906, August 1910 to October 1911.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year not determined; occurred Dec. 23; minimum 

discharge, 24 second-feet Aug. 15, 16, 22-26; minimum gage height, 30.97 feet 

Aug. 15, 16, 22-26.

1904-6, 1910-11, 1928-34: Maximum discharge, 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 good April to September, fair October to March. Discharge

estimated Dec. 23, Jan. 7-10. No important diversion or regulation above station. Results of several discharge measurements furnished by Washington Water 

Power Co.

nd-feet, 1933-34

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

31

30

30

31

29

30

30

30

31

31

31

32

32

33

33

33

34

31

36

40

34

36

36

34

32

32

34

36

54

47

45

Nov.

46

48

59

60

56

54

51

48

52

47

46

46

46

46

46

45

45

45

44

45

44

44

45

44

43

41

41

43

41

41

Dec.

41

41

41

41

41

44

57

55

54

60

57

56

69

61

73

68

61

55

55

54

116

270

500

360

323

188

188

129

102

102

1D2

Jan.

102

103

79

79

61

48

58

67

77

86

96

89

86

86

79

78

85

78

78

88

86

98

268

248

189

180

152

143

126

126

117

Feb.

117

109

109

101

1(31

101

101

101

98

95

92

89

85

S3

83

83

80

78

78

76

75

72

72

71

69

69

69

69

Mar72

89

109

109

117

126

126

126

117

117

109

109

109

109

109

109

109

101

101

100

98

100

98

96

95

90

89

117

143

143

136

Month

October

November

December

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

The year

Apr.

128

120

111

106

98

95

98

103

106

109

111

111

128

1£8

1EO

120

106

105

101

103

103

103

108

120

111

109

106

111

105

97

May

94

89

86

83

79

86

82

97

86

79

80

76

72

72

67

67

56

63

62

60

58

57

50

51

50

48

46

46

45

46

44

June

46

46

44

46

46

50

57

56

50

44

42

41

39

38

38

38

38

37

36

35

35

35

35

35

33

46

44

39

38

37

Maximum Minimum

54 29

60 41

500 41

268 48

117 69

143 72

128 95

97 44

57 33

37 27

28 24

30 25

500 24

July

37

37

35

3S

33

32

32

31

31

30

29

29

28

29

28

28

28

28

28

28

29

31

31

29

29

30

29

28

27

27

27

Aug.

27

26

27

28

27

26

27

27

25

£5

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

24

24

24

24

24

25

25

25

25

25

Sept.

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

26

29

28

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

28

28

29

30

30

29

29

29

28

M Run-off in 

Mean acre-feet

34.1 2,100

46.7 2,780

112 6,870

108 6,610

86.7 4,810

109 6,700

109 6,510

67.3 4,140

41.5 2,470

30.0 1,850

25.3 1,560

27.1 1,610

66.3 48,010
L84 CLEARWATER RIVER BASIN

Selway River near Lcwell, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder in sec. 25, T. 32 N., R. 7 E. (previously published 

In error), at O'Hara ranger station, a quarter of a mile above O'Hara Creek and 

7 miles above Lowell post office.

Drainage area.- 1,510 square miles.

Records available.- April 1911 to September 1912, October 1929 to September 1934.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 20,500 second-feet Apr. 24 (gage height, 

10.33 feet); minimum, 350 second-feet (estimated) Sept. 7, 8.

1930-34: Maximum discharge, 33,800 second-feet June 14, 1933 (gage height, 

13.17 feet); minimum, 270 second-feet (estimated) Jan. 10-15, 1930.

Remarks.- Records good except those estimated, June 26-30, July 24-26, Aug. 25 to Sept. 

~. 4-8, 10-16, 18-30, -which are fair. No diversions.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1933-34

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

695

637

606

583

569

555

541

534

527

520

520

514

508

508

508

622

1,720

1,860

2,490

3,130

2,200

1,840

2,560

2,720

2,560

2,880

2,420

2,64O

4,770

4,190

3,870

KOT.

3,220

3,130

6,320

5,140

3,770

3.30O

3,040

2,800

2,640

2,490

2,340

2,200

2,130

1,990

1,920

1,870

1,820

1,720

1,610

1,600

1,600

1,620

1,920

2,060

2,130

2,130

1,990

1,990

2,130

1,920

Dec.

1,670

1,580

1,620

1,820

1.82O

1,710

1,870

1,740

1,860

3,980

3,770

3,130

3,130

2,800

2,490

2,270

2,060

2.O60

2,060

2,200

2,720

8,820

14,500

9,41O

7,380

6,030

5,380

4,770

4,420

4,770

5.14O

Month

October . .

Novenber.

December .

January

February . .

March .

April

"ay

June . . .

July .

August

September

The year

Jan.

4,770

4,53O

5,140

5,770

5,510

4,690

4,080

3,770

3,480

3,39O

3,220

2,880

2,880

2,880

2,640

2,420

2,560

2,420

2,340

2,490

2,490

3.13O

6.56O

5.9OO

4,770

4,080

3,670

3,300

3,130

2,960

2,960

Feb.

2,

2,

3,

3,

3,

3,

3,

3,

3,

3,

3,

3,

3,

3,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

Maxlmm

4,770

6,320

14,500

6,56O

3,390

12,000

2O.100

15.3OO

5,260

1,480

606

5OO

20,100

880

96O

04O

13O

130

130

220

300

390

22O

130

04O

04O

040

960

960

960

880

880

960

880

720

640

560

56O

420

490

490

Mar.

2.64O

5,010

6,7OO

5,640

5.14O

6.O3O

5,770

5,260

4,890

4,65O

4.53O

4,530

4,890

5,26O

6.O30

6.83O

6.32O

6,030

5,900

6.29O

6,290

6,160

6,160

5.9OO

6.O30

5.9OO

6.O30

7,940

12.000

11,700

11,000

MinlrauB

SOS

1,6OO

1,580

2,34O

2,420

2.64O

7.66O

6,290

1,500

562

370

350

350

Apr.

1O.40O

9,410

8,520

7,940

7,660

7,66O

8,230

9.41O

1O,7OO

11,700

12.7OO

14.20O

15,700

16,100

14,900

13,800

12,700

12.4OO

12,700

13,800

15,700

16,800

16,100

20,100

18,900

16.5OO

16,100

16,100

15.3OO

14,200

May

12

11,

11

11

12

14,

15,

15,

13

11

11

10

9

9

10

11

10

10

10

9,

7

7,

7

7

8,

8

7

7

7

7

6

Hean

1,639

2,485

3,838

3,710

2,929

6,240

13,210

10,170

3,090

918

441

403

4,092

700

300

300

000

700

900

300

300

100

300

OOO

700

410

110

400

000

700

4OO

000

110

940

660

940

940

810

230

660

660

380

100

290

June

5,260

4,650

4,300

4,650

4,080

4,190

4,890

4,770

4,080

3,770

3,770

3,670

3,390

3,220

2,960

2,800

2,640

2,49O

2,340

2,200

2,060

1,990

1,890

1,830

1,720

1,800

2,200

1,900

1,700

1,500

Per square

mile

1.09

1.65

2.54

2.46

1.94

4.13

8.75

6.74

2.05

.608

.292

.267

2.71

July

,480

,450

,370

,290

,250

,210

,160

,160

,100

,050

994

950

900

870

341

920

860

794

765

739

712

695

678

680

740

800

645

606

576

562

606

Aug.

606

562

534

527

508

496

484

472

466

455

440

435

435

430

430

420

415

410

415

420

410

406

402

402

400

400

390

380

380

380

370

Sept.

370

370

370

370

370

360

350

350

410

410

400

380

380

380

400

400

386

380

370

370

380

450

500

450

440

430

430

440

480

500

Run-off

Inches

1.26

1.84

2.93

2.84

2.02

4.76

9.76

7.77

2.29

.70

.34

.30

36.81

Acre-feet

100,800

147,800

236,000

228,100

162,700

383,700

766,300

625,500

183,900

56,440

27,130

23,950

2,962,000
CLEARWATER RIVER BASIH 185

Clearwater River at Kamlah, Idaho

Location.- Chain gare In sec. 1, T. 33 N., R. 3 E. , at highway bridge at Kamlah, 6 

miles below mouth of South Fork of Clearwater River. (Supplemented by waterstage recorder 300 feet upstream Mar. 3 to May £0.)

Drainage area.- 4,850 square miles.

Records available.- August 1910 to September 1954.

Average discharge.- 24 years, 8,440 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 43,600 second-feet Dec. £3 (gaee height 

12.19 feet;,- minimum, 750 second-feet Aug. 19-31, Sept. 1-9, 12-21:"minimum 

gage height, 1.93 feet Aug. 25-29.

1910-34: Maximum discharge, 81,400 second-feet June 10, 1933 (gage height 

16.53 feet); minimum, 330 second-feet Nov. 22, 19S9 (gage height, 1.28 feet).

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge estimated June 17-24. Practically no diversions

or regulation above station. Gage-height record furnished by U. S. Weather Bureau.

Discharge, In second-feet, 1933-34

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

1,480

1,410

1,430

1,340

1,280

1,980

1,220

1,220

1,150

1,160

1,160

1,300

1,100

1,100

1,620

1,760

2,140

3,140

5,000

5,490

4,760

5,000

5,240

5,240

5,240

5,240

5,000

5,000

7,720

7,720

7,720

Nov.

7,410

7,410

7,720

8,040

8,590

7,720

7,110

6,270

6,000

5,740

Dec.

2,790

2,790

3,140

3,900

3,510

3,519

4,100

4,100

3,900

4,100

5,740 ' 10,800

5,240 8,040

4,760

4,530

4,310

4,100

3,900

3,900

3,700

3,510

3,510

3,510

3,510

3,700

4,310

8,040

7,110

6,540

6,000

5,240

4,760

5,000

5,000

Jan.

12,400

11,700

12,800

14,100

13,700

12,400

10,900

9,900

8,900

8,900

Feb.

7

7

7

7,

7,

7,

7,

7,

7

7,

8,580 1 7,

7,350

7,070

7 r 070

7,070

5,950

6,500

6,220

5,950

6,220

6,820 6,220

17,300 6,500

42,100

25,000

18,800

16,400

7

7,

7,

6,

6,

6,

6,

6,

6,

5,

6,

5,

14,500 5,

11,700 1 5,

4,530 15,400 ' 10,200 5,

4,530

4,760

3,900

.3,510

12,800 9,900 i 5,

12,000

10,500

11,700

12,400

Month

October

November

December

January

February

March

April

May

June

8,580 5,

7,960

7,360

7,070

 

Maximum

7,720

3,390

42,100

16,400

7,960

28,400

39,900

29 , 700

12,400

July 3,220

August | 1,180

September I 1,060

The year 42,100

360

070

350

360

070

360

360

660

960

660

360

360

070

070

780

730

780

780

500

500

500

220

950

950

630

630

680

950

Mar.

6,780

10,900

15,400

12,800

12,000

14,500

13,700

12,400

11,300

10,600

10,200

10,200

10,600

11,300

12,400

14,100

13,700

12,800

12,400

12,800

13,200

13,200

12,800

IS, 400

12,400

12,400

12,400

15,400

26,000

23,400

27,300

Minimum

1,100

3,510

2,790

5,950

5,680

6,780

17,300

12,400

3,000

1,230

750

750

750

Apr.

25,400

23,100

20,300

18,300

17,800

17,300

17,800

19,800

22,000

23,100

26,000

27,300

31,500

33,600

31,000

29,000

25,600

25,400

25,400

26,500

30,300

32,900

35,000

39,900

39,900

35,000

32,900

33,600

31,600

29,000

May

25

23

22

22

22

27

28

29

27

22,

20,

19,

18,

17,

15,

19,

19 ,

19,

13.

17,

15,

14,

13,

13,

15,

15,

14.

13,

] 2,

12,

12,

Mean

5,243

5,185

9,300

9,357

6,815

13,780

27,620

19,000

5,395

1,924

853

805

8,691

000

100

500

000

500

200

400

700

200

500

900

800

300

June

12,400

9,900

7,950

7,950

7,960

7,960

9,900

9,900

8,900

7,960

7,550

6,780

6.780

300 | 6,500

900 1 6,320

80r.

800

300

300

300

000

100

700

soo

400

000

ion

200

400

400

300

5,950

5,400

5,150

5,050

4,750

4,250

3,900

3,700

3,700

3,800

3,800

4,220

5,170

4,450

4,010

Per square

mile

3. -369

1.07

1.92

1.93

1.41

2.34

5.59

3.92

1.32

.397

.176

.166

1.79

July

3,220

3,220

2,350

2,590

2,590

2,520

2,520

2,360

2,350

2,200

2,050

1,820

1,820

1,820

1,820

1,820

1,750

1,680

1,540

1,540

1,540

1,480

1,480

1,350

1,350

1,420

1,540

1,420

1,S90

1,230

1,230

1 

Aug. I Sept.

1

1

1

1

180

120

060

010

955

955

955

955

955

900

900

850

900

850

800

800

800

750

7EO

7EO

750

75C

750

750

750

750

750

750

750

750

750

750

750

750

750

750

750

750

750

750

800

800

750

750

750

750

750

750

750

750

750

750

300

800

850

850

955

955

1,010

1,060

1,060

Run- off

Inches

0.77

1.13

£ .21

2.22

1.47

3.27

6.35

4.52

1.47

.46

.20

.19

24.32

Acre-feet

199, 40f

203,600

571,100

575,400

378,500

847,500

1,643,000

1,168,000

330,500

110,300

52,450

47,980

6,291,000
186 CLEARWATER RIVER BASIN

Clearwater River at Oroflno, Idatio

Location.- Wire gage In N!TJ sec. 7, T. 36 N., R. 2 E.. at highway bridge In Oroflno, 

a quarter of a mile below Oroflno Creek.

Drainage area.- 5,580 square miles.

Records available.- October 1930 to September 1934.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 46,500 second-feet Dec. 23 (gage height, 

17750 feet); minimum, 830 second-feet Sept. 3-9, 19; minimum gage height, 7.38 

feet Sept. 9.

1930-34: Maximum discharge, 81,500 second-feet June 10, 1933 (gage height, 

20.87 feet); minimum, 730 second-feet Aug. 31, Nov. 23, 1931; minimum gac;e height, 

7.31 feet Nov. 23, 1931.

Remarks.- Records good except those estimated, which are fair. No diversions above 

station. Regulation negligible.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1933-34

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

,560

,640

,460

,480

,400

,330

,330

,330

,26O

,260

,260

,190

,190

,190

,260

* ,300

,330

,710

,980

,020

,450

,710

,460

,020

,020

,480

,750

,960

,160

,940

8,970

Nov.

8,660

7,160

8,350

14,400

10,300

8,350

7,450

-56,900

-56,300

5,750

,480

,220

,960

,710

,460

,220

,220

* ,880

,530

,530

,750

,530

,750

,710

,460

* ,710

,960

,960

,960

,220

Dec.

3,530

*3,530

*3,880

4,220

3,530

4,460

*4,460

4,460

4,220

9,610

14,400

*12,OOO

10,300

8,970

7,750

*6,880

6,020

6,020

6,020

6,020

6,020

19,000

46,500

30,700

16,600

»15,40O

514,300

13,200

11,700

12,800

16 , 100

Month

October

November

December

January

February

March

April

May

June .

July

August

September

The year 

____________ - . 

Jan.

14,400

13,200

13,200

19,000

17,000

14,800

12,800

10,600

9,940

9,290

9,290

8,350

7,450

8,350

7.750

6,870

6,870

7,160

6,870

»7,020

7,160

7,750

19,000

19,400

*17,100

14,800

9,940

9,610

9,290

*8,670

8,050

Feb.

8,050

8,050

8,050

8,050

7,750

7,750

8,050

8,050

8,970

8,660

8,050

7,750

7,750

7,450

7,450

7,160

7,160

7,160

6,870

6,870

7,160

6,870

6,580

6,58O

*6,440

6,300

5,750

6,580

Maximum

9,940

14,400

46,500

19,400

8,970

31,400

40,000

28,700

11,600

3,320

1,330

1,260

46,500

Mar.

6,870

9,940

20,000

15,200

13,600

16,600

17,000

14,800

13,200

12,000

11,300

11,000

11,000

11,700

12,400

13,600

14,800

13,200

12,400

12,400

12,800

13,200

12,800

12,400

12,400

12,000

12,000

16,100

23,800

31,400

31 , 400

Minimum

1,190

3,530

3,530

6,870

5,750

6,870

18,500

11,700

3,530

1,260

885

830

830

Apr.

28,000

26,800

*23,600

20,500

19,400

18,500

*18,800

19,000

21,000

22,100

25,500

27,400

34,300

32,800

*30,80O

28,700

26,800

24 , 400

24,900

»27,400

30,000

32,800

34,300

»40,000

39,700

34,300

*33,000

33,600

32,100

28,700

May

25,

22,

20,

20,

20,

27,

28,

28,

28,

21,

19,

18,

17,

16,

17,

18,

17,

16,

516,

15,

500

600

500

500

000

400

ooo

700

000

600

400

500

500

100

500

ooo

500

600

100

700

14,400

13,

12,

12,

13,

200

400

300

600

14,000

13,

12,

12,

11,

600

400

000

700

June

*11,600

9,940

6,660

8,350

7,750

8,660

»9,500

9,940

9,290

8,350

7,750

7,450

7,160

6,580

6,300

6,020

5,480

5,220

»5,100

4,960

4,460

3,980

3,750

3,750

3,530

3,530

3,980

4,960

3,980

3.530

13,200

Mean

3.497

5,728

10,730

11,000

7,406

14,620

27,970

18,O3O

6,450

2,009

999

920

9,115

Per square

mile

0.627

1.03

1.92

1.97

1.33

2.62

5.01

3.23

1.16

.360

.179

.165

1.63

July

,320

,320

,910

,710

,710

,520

,520

,420

,520

,330

,240

,060

,970

,880

,880

,800

,800

,800

,720

,640

,560

* ,520

,480

,480

,400

,640

,720

,480

,400

,260

,260

Aug.

1,

1,

t

,

f

* ,

*

330

330

190

190

190

120

120

080

040

,000

t

* ,

* ,>

000

000

000

000

000

940

940

940

885

885

940

*

*

B85

885

885

B85

BBS

B85

885

885

B85

885

Sept.

885

*860

930

930

830

830

830

830

830

885

940

940

*910

885

885

885

885

885

830

885

885

885

*940

1,000

1,260

1,000

*1,030

1,060

1,060

1,120

Run-off

Inches

0.72

1.15

2.21

2.27

1.38

3.02

5.59

3.72

1.29

.42

.21

.18

22.16

Acre-feet

215,000

340,800

659,700

676,300

411,300

899,100

1,665,000

1,109,000

383,800

123,500

61,430

54,760

6,600,000
CLEARHTATER RIVER BASIN 187 

Clearwater River at Spaldlng, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder In lot 22, sec. 22, T. 36 N., R. 4 W., a quarter of a 

 mile below mouth of Lapwal Creek and three-eighths of a mile northwest of Spaldlng 

post office.

Drainage area.- 9,570 square miles.

Records available.- March 1926 to September 1934.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 172,000 second-feet Dec. 23 (gage height,

237T9 feet); minimum, 1,660 second-feet Sept. 8, 9; minimum gage height, 2.19 feet 

Sept. 8.

1926-34: Maximum discharge, that of Dec. 23, 1933; minimum, 850 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.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for Dec. 22-24, which are good. No diversions 

or regulation above station.

Discharge, In second-feet, 1933-34

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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 , 250

3,250

3,060

2,860

2,860

2,770

2,860

2,590

2,590

2,500

2,500

2,500

2,500

2,410

2,410

2,500

3,150

7,050

7,780

12,400

14,100

9,070

8,740

12,800

11,600

11,200

10,800

10 , 500

19,300

24,300

19 , 300

Nov.

16,300

15,400

22,600

31,600

22,000

17,600

15,400

13,600

12,400

11,600

10,500

10 , 100

9,760

9,070

8,740

8,410

8,090

7,780

7,480

7,190

7,340

7,190

7,630

8,410

8,410

8,090

7,780

8,410

8,740

7,780

Dec.

6,780

6,640

6,780

7,780

7,480

7,190

5.4SO

11,600

11,600

31,500

44,400

33,000

34,500

28,200

23,200

19,300

16,400

15,900

20,900

26,200

38,200

93,800

157,000

92,500

59,800

44 , 400

37,400

32,300

30,200

36 , 700

43 , 600

Month

October

November

December

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

The year

Jan.

39,700

35,200

41,200

52,600

46,000

39 , 000

32,300

27,500

25,000

23,200

21,400

19,800

15,300

18,600

17,800

15,900

17,300

18,800

16,800

18,300

19,800

26,800

57,100

53,500

38,200

31,600

26 . 800

23,700

21,400

19,800

19,300

Feb.

18,300

18,

IS,

17,

17,

17,

IV,

16,

19,

IS,

17,

16,

16,

16,

15,

15,

15,

15,

14.

14,

15,

14,

13,

13,

12,

12,

12,

13,

Maximum

24,300

31,600

157,000

57,100

19,300

72,400

67,400

46,000

17,300

5,850

2,680

2,650

157,000

300

300

800

300

300

800

300

300

800

800

800

400

400

900

400

400

000

500

500

000

100

600

200

800

400

000

600

Mar.

15,400

30,900

43,600

35,200

31,600

39,000

37,400

31,600

28,200

25,600

23,700

23,200

23,200

24,300

26,200

28,200

29, SCO

26.8OO

25,600

25,600

26,800

26,800

26,200

25,600

25,000

24,300

24,300

33,800

62,600

72,400

72 , 400

Minimum

2,410

7,190

5,480

15,900

12,000

15,400

37,400

19,800

6,240

2,590

1,720

1,660

1,660

Apr.

65,500

59,800

50,100

44,400

40,500

38,200

37,400

39,700

42,000

43,600

47,600

50,100

55,300

58,900

57,100

52,600

49,300

46,000

45,200

47,600

51,800

56,200

59,800

65,500

67,400

59,800

56,200

57,100

55,300

50,100

May

44,

39,

37,

37,

36,

42,

44,

46,

45,

37,

33,

32,

30,

28,

28,

30,

31,

30,

28,

26,

400

700

400

400

700

000

400

000

200

400

800

300

200

200

800

900

600

200

800

800

25,000

22,

22,

22,

23,

23,

22,

21,

20,

19,

20,

Mean

7,268

11,600

33,250

26,450

15,940

32,100

51,670

30,850

10,760

3,885

2,045

1,908

19,170

600

000

000

200

700

600

400

900

800

900

June

17,300

16,800

15,000

15,400

15,000

13,600

14,500

16,400

15,000

13,200

12,400

12,000

11,600

10,800

10,100

9,410

9,070

8,410

8,090

7,760

7,480

7,050

6,780

6,500

6,240

6,500

8,090

8,740

7,050

6,370

Per square

mile

0.759

1.21

3.47

2.98

1.67

3.35

5.40

3.22

1.12

.406

.214

.199

2.00

July

5,850

5,600

5,350

5,110

4,870

4,760

4,640

4,640

4,760

4,520

4,300

4,OSO

3,970

3,760

3,760

3,660

3,550

3,550

3,450

3,350

3,150

3,150

3,060

3,060

2,960

3,060

3,350

3,060

2,770

2,680

2,590

Aug.

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

590

650

590

410

410

320

320

240

160

160

080

080

000

000

000

000

930

930

860

930

930

860

860

790

790

790

790

720

720

720

720

Sept.

1,790

1,720

1,720

1,720

1,720

1,720

1,720

1,660

1,660

1,790

1,930

2,000

1,860

1,860

1,660

1,860

1,860

1,790

1,790

1,720

1,720

1,790

2,080

2,680

2,410

2,160

2,080

2,080

2,240

2,240

Run-off

Inches

0.88

1.35

4.00

3.44

1.74

3.86

6.02

3.71

1.25

.47

.25

.22

27.19

446,900

690,000

2,044,000

1,751,000

885,200

1,974,000

3,075,000

1,897,000

640,000

238,800

125,700

113,500

13,880,000
L88 CLEARWATER RIVER BASIN

Lochsa River near Lowell, Idaho

location.- Water-stage recorder in SWiSEi sec. 33, T. 33 N., R. 7 E., three-quarters 

of a mile by rlvsr northeast of Lowell post office, seven-eighths of a mile above 

Junction -with Selway River, and H miles below Pete King Creek.

Drainage area.- 1,180 square miles.

Records available.- October 1929 to September 1934. From November 1910 to August 1912 

gage height records were collected at approximately the same site.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 22,500 second-feet Dec. 23 (gage height, 10.60 

feet); minimum, 265 second-feet Sept. 7, 8 (gage height, 1.23 feet).

1929-34: Maximum discharge, 34,800 second-feet June 10, 1933 (gage height, 

13.44 feet); minimum, 147 second-feet Nov. 21, 1929.

Remarks.- Records good except those estimated, Nov. 2-10, June 21-29, July 3-21, July 

23-25, July 27 to Aug. 9, which are fair. No diversions.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1933-34

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

627

374

538

516

495

482

468

454

443

448

441

434

428

434

441

502

1,530

1,740

2,000

3,350

2,920

2,070

2,670

2,830

2,510

2,750

2,230

2,670

5,330

4,700

4,300

HOT.

3,820

3,700

6,400

5,200

4,000

3,300

2,900

2,700

2,600

2,400

2,230

2,210

2,070

1,930

1,860

1,300

1,740

1,610

1,550

1,550

1,510

1,550

1,930

2,070

1,930

1,800

1,930

2,000

1,740

1,550

Dec.

1,490

1,490

1,610

1,610

1,500

1,610

1,860

1,670

1,930

5,330

4,600

4,100

4,000

3,530

3,080

2,750

2,510

2,440

2,440

3,000

4,100

13,200

20,900

12,400

9,330

7,340

6,650

5,760

5,540

5,980

6,420

Month

October , .

November

December

January . .

February

March

April.

May

June

August

September

The year

Jan.

5,930

5,540

6,420

6,830

6,420

5,760

4,910

4,500

4,200

4,000

3,720

3,350

3,260

3,350

2,920

2,750

2,920

2,750

2,590

2,830

2,830

3,320

7,340

6,200

5,020

4,400

3,910

3,530

3,260

3,170

3,080

Feb.

3,000

3,

3,

2,

000

000

920

2,920

3,000

3,

3,

3,

000

170

170

3,000

2,920

2,

2,

2,

830

830

750

2,750

2,670

2,

2,

2,

570

590

590

2,590

2,510

2,

2,

2,

440

230

230

2,210

2,000

2,

2,

Maximum

5,330

6,400

20,900

7,340

3,170

12,400

15,600

11,200

4,400

1,160

500

502

20,900

210

210

Mar.

2,440

4,400

5,120

4,300

4,200

5,120

4,700

4,300

4,000

3,720

3,620

3,620

3,820

4,100

4.600

5,220

5,020

4,600

4,600

4,800

4,910

4,910

4,910

4,700

4,700

4,600

4,910

7,110

11,800

12,400

11,500

Minimum

428

1,510

1,490

2,590

2,000

2,440

6,830

4,600

1,180

450

301

271

271

Apr.

10,400

9,330

8,060

7,580

7,110

6,880

7,110

7,820

3,310

9,330

10,100

11,000

12,100

12,400

11,500

11,000

10,100

9,860

10,100

11,000

12,100

13,000

13,900

15,600

14,900

13,000

12,700

13,000

12,100

11,000

May

9,

8,

8,

8,

9,

10,

10,

11,

9,

8,

8,

7,

6,

6,

7,

7,

7,

I'

6,

6,

5,

5,

5,

5,

6,

5,

5,

5,

5,

5,

4,

Mean

1,657

2,454

4,844

4,245

2,697

5,250

10,750

7,353

2,432

747

358

326

3,596

590

310

810

310

330

400

700

200

860

310

060

580

880

880

340

820

580

340

880

420

760

330

330

540

200

980

540

330

020

220

600

June

4,000

3,620

3,260

3,440

3,080

3,260

4,400

4,100

3,350

3,080

2,920

2,830

2,670

2,440

2,280

2,140

2,000

1,860

1,800

1,740

1,650

1,550

1,500

1,450

1,350

1,400

1,750

1,500

1,350

1,180

Per square

mile

1.40

2.08

4.11

3.60

2.29

4.45

9.11

6.23

2.06

.633

.303

.276

3.05

July

1,160

1,120

1,100

1,050

1,000

1,000

950

950

900

850

800

800

750

700

700

750

700

650

650

600

600

574

550

550

550

650

600

500

450

450

500

Aug.

500

450

430

430

410

400

390

390

380

369

363

357

357

357

357

344

338

332

344

344

338

332

326

313

313

313

307

301

301

307

.301

Sept.

289

283

283

283

283

277

271

271

295

307

301

295

295

307

319

313

301

289

283

283

289

408

502

408

382

357

357

369

434

448

Run-off

Inches

1.61

2.32

4.74

4.15

2.38

5.13

10.16

7.18

2.30

.73

.35

.31

41.36

Acre-feet

101,900

146,000

297,900

261,000

149,800

322,800

639,500

452,100

144,700

45,930

22,000

19 , 400

2,603,000
CLEARWATER RIVER BASIN 18! 

South Fork of Clearwater River near Grangeville, Idaho

Location.- Staff gage In SEiHWJ 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 1934.

Average discharge.- 15 years (1912-16, 1923-34), 862 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,380 second-feet Mar. 31 (gage height, 6.10 

feet); minimum, 75 second-feet Aug. 26, 27, 28 (gage height, 2.46 feet).

1910-16, 1923-34: Maximum discharge, 9,830 second-feet May 30, 1912 (gage 

height, 9.7 feet); minimum, 38 second-feet Nov. 22, 1931 (gage height, 2.20 feet).

Remarks.- Records good. Diurnal fluctuations caused by operation of power plant Just 

aTJove. No diversions for irrigation.

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

186

178

175

172

181

175

162

164

152

154

149

154

149 152'

154

154

208

257

575

522

356

276

276

257

223

208

208

192

334

377

400

Nov.

400

334

658

656

377

334

334

294

314

294

294

276

257

240

240

240

257

223

208

223

240

257

276

276

276

257

294

400

294

208

Dec.

192

206

276

276

240

257

294

257

257

471

447

522

296

423

356

334

294

314

334

334

334

522

870

471

575

471

548

522

522

602

658

Month

October ...

November

December

January ...

February

March

April

May. , . .

June

July .

August

September

The year .

Jan.

575

54S

685

902

775

602

471

447

447

496

496

356

423

447

400

356

377

377

356

423

400

400

805

775

630

602

602

548

496

447

522

Feb.

496

E

E

£

48

48

22

522

543

E

6

6

4S

30

58

575

548

c

£

£

75

75

75

602

548 i

is

75

22

48

548

575

5

5

5

22

22

48

548

496

5

5

Maximum

575

658

870

902

658

2,270

2,270

1,400

1,080

257

130

135

2,270

48

48

Mar.

658

1,400

1,850

1,480

1,310

1,750

1,570

1,400

1,230

1,150

1,150

1,150

1,230

1,310

1,400

1,570

1,480

1,310

1,310

1,400

1,480

1,480

1,400

1,310

1,310

1,230

1,230

1,480

2,270

2,160

2,270

Minimum

149

208

192

356

496

658

1,480

496

276

115

76

78

76

Apr.

2,160

1,950

1,750

1,850

1,750

1,750

1,850

1,950

1,950

1,950

2,160

2,160

2,270

2,270

2.O50

2,160

2,050

1,850

1,750

1,750

1,750

1.350

1,850

1,950

1,950

1,850

1,750

1,750

1,660

1,480

Hay

1,400

1,!

1,>

1,«

10

!10

J30

1,230

1,230

l.J

1.4

l.J

10

00

S10

1,150

1,000

1,C

i

£

K)0

35

02

902

902

9

E

£

02

138

(05

775

715

6

6

6

35

85

,30

630

630

6

4

7

02

75

96

45

658

Mean

235

308

409

522

554

1,443

1,907

932

510

175

95. S

98.5

598

June

630

715

685

685

575

575

1,080

1,080

775

685

602

548

543

471

447

423

400

377

377

356

334

314

314

294

276

356

447

356

294

276

Per square

mile

0.272

.356

.473

.603

.640

1.67

2.20

1.08

.590

.202

.111

.114

.691

July

257

240

223

240

223

208

208

208

208

192

192

181

175

170

172

172

162

164

154

154

146

146

149

144

146

142

146

130

126

115

128

Aug.

130

1

1

1

26

15

15

117

113

1

1

1

08

08

00

102

1

98

02

96

93

88

88

86

84

90

90

88

86

86

84

81

76

76

76

80

93

93

Sept.

86

84

63

SO

SO

78

78

81

121

108

98

100

93

91

93

91

91

90

90

86

88

96

135

130

130

115

115

117

115

111

Run-off

Inches

0.31

.40

.55

.70

.67

1.92

2.46

1.24

.66

.23

.13

.13

9.40

Acre-feet

14,440

18,310

25,140

32,100

30,780

88,720

113,500

57,310

30,340

10,750

5,890

5,860

443,100
190 CLEARWATER RIVER BASIN 

North Fork of Clearwater River near Ahsahka, Idaho.

Location.- Water-stage recorder In SEJ sec. 26, T. 37 N., R. IE., at Bruces Eddy, 

li miles northeast of Ahsahka and 2 miles above mouth.

Drainage area.- 2,440 square miles.

Records available.- August 1926 to September 1934.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, about 100,000 second-feet Dec. 23 (gage height, 

 35.5 feet); determined by extension of rating curve to stage Indicated by highwater mark; minimum, 898 second-feet Sept. 8 (gage height, 2.15 feet).

1926-34: Maximum discharge, that of Dec. 23, 1933; mininocn, 490 second-feet 

Jan. 7, 1929.

Remarks.- Records good except those estimated Oct. 16-21, Dec. 22-20, Jan. 25 to Feb. 

Err~whlch are fair. Mo diversions or regulation above station.

Discharge, In second-feet, 1933-34

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

IV

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,450

1,370

1,330

1,300

1,260

1,220

1,220

1,190

1,190

1,190

1,190

1,160

1,160

1,160

1,160

1,200

1,800

2,800

3,700

5,800

5,400

3,430

5,000

6,300

5,000

5,280

4,340

4,340

13,000

10,800

8,940

Nov.

8,070

7,400

14,300

13,200

9,850

8)240

7,080

6,300

5,850

5,280

5,000

4,600

4,340

4,080

3,840

3,720

3,600

3,480

3,360

3,480

3,480

3,360

3,720

3,600

3,480

3,360

3,250

3,600

3,480

3,250

Dec.

2,920

2,920

3,030

3,250

3,030

3,480

6,300

5,140

5,420

18,300

20,700

17,300

19,000

14,800

11,800

9,660

8,240

8,070

9,660

13,700

22,000

65,000

90,000

45,000

38,000

27,000

21,000

17,000

16,400

17,800

20,800

Month

October

November

December.

January

February

March

April

May

June .

July ...

August

September

The year

Jan.

18,500

16,800

21,400

25,000

21,600

13,000

15,200

13,400

11,900

11,200

10,600

9,620

9,160

9,310

3,390

7,790

8,540

8,840

8,240

9,000

9,460

12,400

29,000

28,000

20,000

16,000

13,000

11,000

10,000

9,500

9,000

Feb.

9

S

S

8

8,

000

700

690

540

390

8,540

8

9

9

8

8,

8

'

'

t 1 r

7,

6,

6,

6

6,

5,

6,

6,

Maximum

13,000

14,300

90,000

29,000

9,000

37,900

31,500

16,400

6,620

2,380

1,260

1,340

90,000

690

000

310

840

540

090

940

790

490

490

340

200

060

060

060

760

480

330

050

770

050

480

Mar.

7,200

14,900

17,300

13,800

12,600

15,500

13,800

12,100

11,000

10,200

10,100

10,200

10,600

11,200

12,100

13,200

12,400

11,600

11,200

11,600

11,900

11,900

11,700

11,400

11,200

11,000

11,400

19 ,800

36,200

37,900

35,800

Minimum

1,160

3,250

2,920

7,790

5,770

7,200

16,400

7,340

2,540

1,230

935

915

915

Apr.

31,500

27,100

22,000

19,500

17,800

16,600

16,400

17,300

17,800

13,500

19,300

20,300

22,500

23,900

22,500

20 , 600

19,500

18,600

18,500

19,500

20,800

21,900

23,000

25,300

23,900

22,500

21,100

22,200

20,800

18,300

May

16

14

14

14

14

14

14

15

15

13

12

11

10

10

11

11

11

10

9,

9

9,

8,

8,

8,

8

8

8,

8,

7

7,

7,

Mean

3,411

5,322

18 , 300

13,870

7,667

14,610

20,990

11,200

4,119

1,698

1,047

1,003

8,618

400

SOO

800

000

200

400

800

500

000

000

300

700

900

700

000

200

200

600

930

620

000

540

390

390

840

840

390

090

790

490

340

June

6,480

6,620

5,770

6,480

5.770

5,360

5,490

5,490

5,080

4,680

4,550

4,420

4,160

3,900

3,660

3,530

3,410

3,290

3,170

3,050

2,940

2,820

2,700

2,650

2,600

2,820

4,160

3,290

2,700

2,540

Per square

mile

1.40

2.18

V.50

5.68

3.14

5.99

8.60

4.59

1.69

.696

.429

.411

3,53

July

2,380

2,280

2,220

2,120

2,080

2,020

2,020

2,080

2,030

1,380

1,800

1,750

1,700

1,660

1,660

1,580

1,580

1 540

1 500

1,460

1,460

1,460

1,460

1,420

1,460

1,460

1,460

1,340

1,260

1,230

1,230

A-Ug.

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

,

f

,

1,

260

230

200

160

160

160

140

100

100

100

080

050

050

050

050

020

020

000

000

000

000

978

955

955

955

955

955

955

935

935

935

Sept.

935

915

915

915

915

915

915

915

935

1,000

1,080

1,020

978

97 B

1,000

1,000

978

955

935

915

935

1,020

1,340

1,260

1,080

1,050

1,050

1,050

1,080

1,100

Run-off

Inche s

1.61

. 2.43

8.65

6.55

3.27

6.91

9.60

5.29

1.89

.60

.49

.46

47.95

Acre-feet

209 ,700

316,700

1,125,000

852,600

425,800

898,100

1,249,000

688,600

245,100

104,400

64,350

59,660

6,239,000
PALOUSE RIVER BASIN 191

South Fork of Palouse River above Paradise Creek, near Pullman, Wash.

Location.- Water-stage recorder In SEi sec. 8, T. 14 N., R. 45 E., 1 mile above 

Paradise Creek and 2 miles southeast of Pullman. Prior to Aug. 8, 1934, temporary staff gage at a site three-quarters of a mile downstream was used.

Records available.- May to September 1934.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period, 31 second-feet June 27; minimum, 0.03 

second-foot Aug. 23, 24 (gage height, 0.42 foot).

Remarks.- Records good except those estimated June 3, 10, 17, July 8, 29, Aug. 1-14, 

130"7 31, which are fair. No diversions or regulation. Artificial control consisting of Parshall flume and ogee-type dam completed on Aug. 8. Accurately 

calibrated weirs are Inserted In flume for measuring discharges of less than 3 

second-feet. Discharge obtained by use of weir formula Aug. 8 to Sept. 30.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1934

D*y

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. Nov. Dee. Jan. Feb. Mar.

Month

October . ..........

November ......

December . ....

January ... . . February .....

March ..........

April - ........

May 22-31 .... .... . ...

June . .......

July ....... ...

August . 

September

The perlod ..... ...........

Apr. May

2.2

2.0

1.8

l.S

1.6

1.5

1.4

2.0

1.4

1.3

Maximum

2.2

16.5

1.0

.09 

.37

June

1.3

1.6

1.2

4.6

2.5

2.1

2.5

14.5

4.1

2.4

1.8

1.4

1.2

1.0

.e

.8

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.4

.5

.5

.5

2.3

16.5

2.7

1.8

1.3

Minimum

1.3

.4

.04

.03 

.04

July

1.0

.8

.7

.7

.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

.6

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.4

.4

.3

.2

.3

.2

.1

.08

.07

.04

Aug.

0.04

.04

.06

.06

.06

.06

.04

.09

.07

.07

.07

.08

.08

.05

.07

.06

.06

.05

.04

.04

.04

.04

.03

.03

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

Sept.

0.04

.04

.04

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.06

.16

.17

.22

.20

.22

.22

.24

.22

.19

.18

.17

.20

.33

.30

.32

.37

.37

.37

.36

.36

.37

Run-off In 

Mean acre-feet

1.70 34

2.45 146

.551 22

.052 3.2 

.199 12

217
192 PALOUSE RIVER BASIN

South Fork of Palouse River at Pullman, Wash.

Location.- Water-stage recorder In NEi sec. 6, T. 14 N., R. 45 E., 600 feet above

Missouri Flat Creek, at State Street, Pullman. Temporary staff gage at same location and datum read once dally Feb. 1 to Mar. 18,

Records available.- February to September 1934.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge recorded during period, 718 second-feet Mar. 2 (gage 

height, 3.84 feet); minimum, 0.5 second-foot Sept. 4 (gage height, 0.97 foot).

Remarks.- Records good except those estimated Mar. 4, 17, 18, Aug. 16-26, Sept. 18-30, 

ifliich are fair. No Important diversion above station. Slight regulation on 

Paradise Creek caused by Moscow sewage-disposal plant.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1934

Day

1

2

3

4

5 

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

51

Oct. Nov. Dee. Jan. Feb.

81

78

39

62 

62

70

60

57

52

48

44

40

40

37

37

35

34

32

32

31

30

29

28

26

25

24

45

35

Mar.

131

718

89

90 

281

223

111

89

72

69

63

59

54

45

41

37

34

32

29

29

28

29

29

25

22

19.7

34

183

75

101

79

Month

October ....

November

December

January

February

March ...

April . . .

May

June . .

July - .

August . September .... . . . ...

The period ....... ...... . . . - . .

Apr.

141

72

51

44

36 

32

32

25

23

23

19.7

17.7

14.0

14.0

13.2

19.7

17.7

14,0

11,6

11.6

9.6

9.0

7.9

7.9

10.2

9.6

19.7

24

10.8

9.0

May

10.2

8.4

7.4

7.0

6.6 

5.S

6.6

22

12.8

7.9

7.4

7.0

5.8

5.2

4.9

4.6

4.0

4.0

3.7

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.0

3.0

2.9

2.9

2.7

4.0

2.8

2.8

June

2.6

2.9

2.9

7.1

4.3

7.1

67

8.4

4.6

3.2

2.9

2.6

2.3

2.2

2.1

2.1

1.9

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

13.3

48

7.0

3.4

2.8

Maximum Minimum

81 24

718 19.7

141 7.9

22 2.7

67 1.9

2.6 1.5

1.6 .7

1.7 .6

July

2.6

2.3

2,2

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.9

1,8

1,7

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.9

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

Aug.

1.4

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.2

1.0

.7

.9

.8

.8

1.6

.8

1.1

1,3

1.2

1.0

1.0

.9

.8

.8

.8

Sept.

0.8

.7

.7

.6

.8

.7

.8

.8

1.5

1.7

.9

.9

1.0

.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.5

1.5

Mean R^-°ff in 

ean acre -feet

44.4 2,470

94.2 5,790

25.0 1,490

5.75 354

7.29 434

1.80 110

1.10 68

1.11 66

10,780
PALOUSE RIVER BASIN 193 

Paradise Creek near Pullman, Wash.

Location.- Water-stage recorder In SWi sec. 4, T. 14 N., R. 45 E., 2,500 feet above

 mouth and 1 mile southeast of Pullman. Temporary staff gage one-fourth mile downstream used Apr. 10 to Sept. 9.

Records available.- April to September 1934.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period, 31 second-feet June 8; minimum, 0.2 second-

 fooE May 28.

Remarks.- Records fair. Discharge estimated Apr. 15, 22, 29, May 6, 13, June 10, 17,

 24, July 1, 8. No Important diversion above station. Slight regulation caused by 

Moscow sewage-disposal plant. Artificial control consisting of Parshall flume and 

ogee-type dam placed In operation Sept. 10. For measuring discharges of less than 

3 second-feet an accurately calibrated Apoletti weir Is placed In flume. Discharge 

obtained by use of weir formula Sept. 10-30.

Discharge, In second-feet, 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. Nov. Dee. Jan. Feb. Mar.

Month

October . .....................

November ...... ..........

December . ...............

January . ...... . . ....

February . ...........

March . . . ...... ........... ...

April 10-30. . .................

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

June . ........ ... ... .... . .

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

August . . . . . .............. . . .

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

The per Lod ..... . ............. .... ....

Apr.

1.1

4.5

4.5

4.3

2.1

2.4

4.3

3.5

3.1

3.1

1.2

2.7

2.2

1.7

3.1

2.5

2.5

1.9

4.4

2.2

2.1

Hay

2.1

2.3

1.6

.8

2.0

1.7

2.0

6.0

3.1

2.9

1.6

2.1

1.5

1.1

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.1

1.4

1.4

.7

.2

1.2

1.2

1.0

June

1.0

1.1

1.6

2.3

1.2

1.2

2.3

14.8

3.4

1.9

1.3

1.7

1.1

1.1

.9

1.1

1.1

.9

.9

1.1

.9

.3

.9

.8

.8

5.9

14.3

1.9

1.5

1.3

Maximum Minimum

4.5 1.1

6.0 .2

14.8 .8

1.6 .4

1.0 .4

1.1 .43

July

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.0

.8

.9

1.0

.7

.4

.9

.8

.7

.7

.8

1.0

.7

.9

.9

.7

.7

.9

1.0

.6

.6

.8

1.5

.8

.8

.6

.6

.8

Aug.

0.7

.8

.6

.6

.6

.6

.8

.4

.6

.6

.5

.4

.4

.6

.7

.6

.4

.5

.5

.5

1.0

.5

.7

.8

.7

.6

.6

.6

.7

.9

.7

Sept.

0.7

.7

.8

.6

.8

.6

.7

.5

.6

.69

1.1

.69

.60

.47

.50

.64

.43

.64

.64

.64

.64

.69

.74

.64

.74

.74

.69

.64

.74

.69

MBfln Run-off in 

Mean acre-feet

2.82 117

1 . 63 100

2.37 141

.87 54

.62 38

.666 40

490
194 PALOUSE RIVER BASIN

Missouri Flat Creek at Pun man, Wash.

Location.- Water-stage recorder In NE£ sec. 6, T. 14 N., R. 45 E., 600 feet above 

mouth, at State Street, Pullman. Temporary staff gage at same site and datum 

used Feb. 1 to Mar. 14.

Records available.- February to September 1934.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge recorded during period, 102 second-feet Mar. 5 (gage

height, 3.44 feet); minimum, 0.01 second-foot many days during August and September.

Remarks.- Records fair. Discharge estimated Mar. 4, July 31 to Aug. 20, Aug. 24, 28-30. 

No diversions or regulation. Artificial control (Parshall flume and ogee-type dam) 

Installed Aug. 21. Accurately calibrated weirs are placed In flume for measuring 

discharges of less than 2 second-feet. Discharge obtained by use of weir formula 

Aug. 25-27, Aug. 31 to Sept. 30.

Discharge, In second-feet, 1934

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. NOV. Dec. Jan. Feb.

16.0

16.8

12.0

12.3

12.3

11.2

12.3

11.2

9.9

8.7

7.2

7.5

6.3

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.4

5.2

4.9

4.9

4.4

3.9

3.7

3.5

2.8

2.5

12.3

4.9

Mar.

31

59

12.3

15. O

102

28

12.7

9.9

9.3

9.3

9.0

8.V

8.1

6.6

5.4

5.2

4.6

4.2

3.7

3.3

3.3

2.9

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.5

6.O

41

8.9

10.1

9.9

Month

October - ... ........

November . . ......

December - ......

January - .........

February ......

Karch .... . .......

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

Ray ................

June ..... . . ........

July ... ......

August . ... . . ......

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

The period . . ....

Apr.

29

8.7

5.7

5.2

3.9

3.3

2.8

2.3

2.1

2.3

2.O

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.2

1.7

1.4

1.1

l.O

.8

.8

.8

.7

.8

1.0

.9

1.0

2.7

1.1

.9

»«ay

1.2

.8

.8

.7

.6

.6

.6

2.7

1.6

1.0

.8

.7

.6

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

1.6

.8

.1

.1

June

0.1

.1

.1

1.7

.3

.2

.3

8.0

.8

.3

.2

.1

.09

.08

.06

.05

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

,O2

.03

4.2

7.3

.6

.2

.1

M^TMttnim ¥1njim«n

18.0 2.5

102 2.5

29 .7

2.7 .1

8.0 .02

.09 .02

.05 .01

.01 .01

July

0.09

.08

.06

.06

.05

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.05

.05

.04

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.04

.02

.04

.04

.04

.04

.05

Aug.

0.05

.04

.04

.04

.04

.03

.04

.03

.03

.03

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.03

.02

.01

.01

.02

.02

.02

.01

.01

Sept.

0.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.. Run-off in 

"ean acre-feet

7.90 439

14.2 672

3.00 179

.60 37

.840 50

1 023 lU

.010 .6

1,580
PALOUSE RIVER BASIN 19E 

Four-mile Creek at Shawnee, Wash.

Location.- Water-stage recorder In SWiNEi sec. 33, T. 16 N., R. 44 E., half a mile 

above mouth and three-quarters of a mile north of Shawnee.

Records available.- Uarch to September 1934.

Ertremes.- Ifaxlmum discharge during period, 194 second-feet Mar. 28 (gage height, 3.79 

reet); no flow July 11 to Sept. 30.

Remarks.- Records fair. No diversions or regulation. Artificial control (Parshall

flume and ogee-type dam) Installed Sept. 9. For accurately determining discharges 

below 4 second-feet, calibrated weirs are Installed In the flume. Discharge obtained by use of weir formula Sept. 9-10.

Discharge, In second-feet, 1934

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar.

26

100

38

30

32

Month

October . ..... ...

November

December

January

February

March ...

April . . .

May ....

June - - . . .

July

August .... 

September ....

The period .... ....

Apr.

35

30

22

19.6

15.8

11.1

10.7

9.5

8.8

9.9

7.4

6.8

6.2

5.2

4.5

6.5

5.7

4.5

3.8

3.2

3.0

2.6

2.3

2.3

3.2

3.6

3.0

5.9

3.8

2.8

May

3.2

3.0

2.4

2.1

1.9

1.6

1.5

6.2

6.8

3.2

2.3

2.0

1.5

1.1

1.1

.9

.8

.9

.8

.8

.8

.7

.8

.7

.7

.6

.6

1.6

3.7

.7

.5

June

0.6

,7

.6

2,0

1.6

1.6

1.1

2.4

3.0

1.1

.8

.6

.5

.4

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

8.8

17.1

2.4

1.0

.7

Maximum Minimum

100 26

35 2.3

6.8 .5

17.1 .1

.5 0

0 0 

0 0

July

0.5

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.08

.04

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Aug. Sept.

 Run-off in 

Mean acre-feet

45.2 448

8.62 515

1.79 110

1.65 98

.068 4.2

0 0 

0 0

1,170
196 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

In addition to the records of stream flow obtained at gaging stations and reported 

Ln the preceding pages, measurements of flow were made at a number of other points, as 

shown by the following table:

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in Snake River Basin during the year ending 

September 30, 1934.

Date

HOT. 15 

HOT. 15

HOT. 16 

Hov. 16 

HOT. 22

NOT. 21 

Nov. 17

HOT. 18

HOT. 14

Hov . 16 

HOT. 15 

HOT. 16

HOT. 17

Apr. 24

Oct. 14

Hov. 13

Oct. 10

Apr. 18

May 18 

May 18 

May 18

Hay 18

Stream

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Salt River......

Big Elk Creek... 

Bear Creek. ..... 

Pall Creek......

Big Springs.....

Targhee Creek.. .

Birch Creek. ....

Blue Lakes 

Outlet

West Pork of 

Pish Creek

Canyon Creek. . . .

North Pork of 

Long Tom Creek 

Willow Dale 

Creek 

Pole Creek. .....

Syrup Creek. ....

Tributary to or 

diverting from-

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Snake River. . . .

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

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

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

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

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

Henrys Lake ....

Marsh Creek....

Snake River....

Plah Creek.....

Snake River. ...

Long Tom Creek. 

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

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

Canyon Creek. . .

Locality

Sec. 13, T. 23., R. 45 E. , a quarter of 

a mile below Indian Creek, near Blowout, 

Idaho 

Sec. 16, T. 1 S., R. 45 E., at footbridge 

a quarter of a mile above Bear Creek, 

near Irwln, Idaho. 

Sec. 21, T. IN., R. 44 E., 1 mile above 

Irwln, Idaho. 

Sec. 4, T. 1 H., R. 43 E., at Swan Valley 

Bridge, near Swan Valley, Idaho. 

Sec. 32, T. 2 N., R. 43 E., at Snake 

River ranger station near Swan Valley, 

Idaho. 

Sec. 7, T. 2 N., R. 43 E., three-quarters 

of a mile above Dry Canyon, near Swan 

Valley, Idaho. 

Sec. 6, T. 2 H., R. 43 E., 700 feet below 

Dry Canyon, near Swan Valley, Idaho.

Sec. 11, T. 3 N., R. 42 E., a quarter of 

a mile below Burns Creek, near Heise, 

Idaho.

Sec. 9, T. 3 S., R. 46 E., at mouth, near 

Grand Valley, Idaho.

Sec. 23, T. IS., R. 45 E., at mouth, 

near Blowout, Idaho. 

Sec. 16, T. 1 S., R. 46 E., at mouth, 

near Irwln, Idaho. 

Sec. 3, T. IN., R. 43 E., at mouth, near 

Swan Valley, Idaho.

Sec. 12, T. 3 N., R. 42 E., half a mile 

above mouth of Burns Creek, near Helse, 

Idaho.

near Heise, Idaho. 

Sec. 11, T. 15 H., R. 43 E., near Lake, 

Idaho.

Creek, half a mile south of Pebble, 

Idaho. 

In see. 28, T. 12 S., R. 36 E., above 

diversions to Devil Creek, 10 miles 

north of llalad, Idaho.

SW^SWi sec. 28, T. 9 S., R. 17 E., at 

mouth, below highway bridge at Blue 

Lakes, 4 miles north of Twin Palis, Idaho.

Sec. 3, T. 1 H., R. 22 E., if miles above 

mouth, about 11 miles northeast of 

Carey, Idaho.

Sec. ZB, T. 2 S., R. 6 E. , below Mountain 

Home Feeder Canal Diversion, 5j miles 

north of Mountain Home, Idaho. 

Sec. 30, T. 1 S., R. 8 E., near mouth, 5 

miles west of Bennett, Idaho. 

Sec. 35, T. 1 S., R. 7 E., near mouth, 7 

miles west of Bennett, Idaho. 

Sec. 1, T. 2 S., R. 7 E., near mouth, 600 

feet above Long Tom Dam, 7 miles southwest of Bennett, Idaho. 

Sec. 31, T. l S., R. 7 E., near mouth, 12 

miles west of Bennett, Idaho.

Discharge

sec. -ft.

1,990 

2,010

2,170 

2.3EO 

2,130

2,100 

2,190

2,440

701

479

30.9 

24.2

12.5

33.1 

8.1

13.2

4.69

234

.15 

.22

.14

t.22 

t.76

t.oe

1.08

 Estimated.

tneir measurement.
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In Snake River Basin during the year ending 

September 30, 1934.

Date

May 18

Apr. 18

Jan. 8

Stream

Walker Diversion. 

Ake Lateral No. 1

Boise River

Tributary to or 

diverting fromSyrup Creek. . . .

Mountain Home 

Feeder Canal

Snake River. . . .

Locality

See. 31, T. 1 S., R. 7 K. , about half a 

mile above mouth, 12 miles west of 

Bennett, Idaho. 

See. 36, T. 2 S., R. 6 E., at heading, 

5 miles north of Mountain Home, Idaho.

See. 13, T. 3 N., R. 4 E., half a mile 

below Arrowi"oek, Idaho,

Discharge

sec. -ft. 

tO. 35

.57

2.71

tWeir measurement.

INDEX

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Accuracy of data and computed results___ 5 

Acre-foot, definition of__ .. ___ 2 

Ahsahka, Idaho, North Fork of Clearwater

River near __------- ___ 190

Ake Lateral No. 1, Idaho, discharge measurement of.--..--- ___ 197 

Ake Lateral No. 2, Idaho, discharge measurement of_.--- ___ 197 

American Falls Reservoir at American Falls,

Idaho--.-.--- -________ 18 

Appropriations, record of-..._______ 1

Arrowrock, Idaho, Boise River near_____ 111 

Moore Creek near.---.----_-__..._ 117

Arrowrock Reservoir at Arrowrock, Idaho_ 110 

Ashton, Idaho, Henrys Fork near...____ 41 

Ashton and St. Anthony gaging stations, 

Idaho, diversions from Henrys 

Fork between..______.__ 42 

Asotin Creek near Asotin, Wash___.__ 183 

Banks, Idaho, South Fork of Payette River

near_..__________.__ 126 

Bear Creek, Idaho (tributary to Snake River),

discharge measurement of... 196 

Bear Creek near Wallowa, Oreg..- .___ 182 

Bear Valley Creek near Cape Horn, Idaho_ 166 

Beaver Creek at Camas, Idaho._____-.. 56

at Dubois, Idaho__. ___- _____ 56 

Bedford, Wyo., Strawberry Creek near__-. 36 

Bellevue, Idaho, Big Wood River near.-.--- 85 

Bennett, Idaho, Little Camas Canal near_ 116 

Little Camas Reservoir near -_-- . 115 

Beulab, Oreg., North Fork of Malheur River

near.__.-_ _. ._ __ 124 

Big Elk Creek, Idaho, discharge measurement Of- --- ___---- 1%

Big Lost River at Howell ranch, near Chilly,

Idaho.----.-------------.---- 59

below Mackay Reservoir, near Mackay,

Idaho....- 64

(east channel)/above Mackay Reservoir.

near Mackay, Idaho... ___ 60,62 

(west channel) above Mackay Reservoir,

near Mackay, Idaho_______ 61-62 

Big Lost River Basin, Idaho, gaging-station

records in._. ____ ____ 59-67 

Big Springs, Idaho, discharge measurement

Of . . . . 196

Big Wood River above North Oooding Canal,

near Shoshone, Idaho ___ __ 88 

at Oooding, Idaho___-------____ 89

atHailey, Idaho. . 83-84 

below Magic Dam, near Richfield, Idaho. 87 

below North Oooding Canal, near Shoshone, Idaho....______.--_ 88

near Bellevue, Idaho...______..__ 85 

near Oooding, Idaho__...--____.. 90 

Big Wood River Basin, Idaho, gaging-station

records in._-...___.__.. 83-102 

Big Wood Slough at Hailey, Idaho. 91

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Birch Creek, Idaho, discharge measurements

of...... . .. .- -. 196

Blackfoot, Idaho, Snake River near_____ 17 

Blackfoot River near Blackfoot, Idaho.-.-. 53 

Blame, Idaho, Camas Creek near _____ 92 

Blaine County Investment Co.'s canal near

Howe, Idaho-.-..--_______ 58 

Blue Lakes outlet, Idaho, discharge measurements of_-- - - - - 196

Boise River at Bowling ranch, near Arrowrock, Idaho . 111 

at Notus, Idaho..___....__-___ 112

discharge measurement of--------------- 197

diversions from_____...-_-------- 113

near Twin Springs, Idaho.-- -- ------ 109

South Fork of, near Lenox, Idaho _.- -_ 114 

Boise River Basin, Idaho, gaging-station records in. 109-118

Burns Creek, Idaho, discharge measurement

of.....---_--.-- - 196

Burnt River near Durkee, Oreg -.... -. 146

near Hereford, Oreg---- __..--... 145

Caldwell, Idaho, Deer Flat Reservoir near.. 118 

Camas, Idaho, Beaver Creek at. _. -- -- 56 

Camas Creek at Camas, Idaho....... 55

near Blaine, Idaho........ ..- 92

Canyon Creek, Idaho, discharge measurement of ..- _ 196 

Canyon Creek Basin, Idaho, gaging-station

records in.------------------- 103-104

Cape Horn, Idaho, Bear Valley Creek near- 166

Middle Fork of Salmon River near. .. 161

Carey, Idaho, Fish Creek near__-__... 99-100

Little Wood Rivernear...._----- .. %

Catherine Creek near Union, Oreg-- -- 177 

Cballis, Idaho, Salmon River near -. 152 

Chester, Idaho, Fall River near....... ... 49

Chester and Squirrel gaging stations, Idaho, 

diversions from Fall River between.--------------- ---- 48

Chilly, Idaho, Big Lost River near... _ _ 59 

Clayton, Idaho, East Fork of Salmon River

near_..... .._- . . 157

Salmon River near.--..------- - 151

Yankee Fork of Salmon River near . 156

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 Orangeville, Idaho.. 189 

Clearwater River Basin, Idaho, gagingstation records in......-. -- 184-190

Clough ranch and Shelley, Idaho, diversions

from Snake River between...... 16

Computations, results of, accuracy of-------- 5

Control, definition of.-...- _ . 2 

Cooperation, record of - ---- - 10

Cottonwood Creek near Smoot, Wyo.-..---. 35

199
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Council, Idaho, East Fork of Weiser River

near...__....._________ 137

Crane Creek at mouth, near Weiser, Idaho.. 143 

near Midvale, Idaho.................... 142

Crane Creek Reservoir near Midvale, Idaho. 141 

Data, accuracy of.__.._______.___ 5

explanation of...__. ___ 2

Deadwood River at Beaver Creek ranger station near Lowman, Idaho-..._ 129 

near Lowman, Idaho..._..._.___ 130 

Deer Flat Reservoir near Caldwell, Idaho_ 118 

Drewsey, Oreg., Malheur River near._... 119 

Dubois, Idaho, Beaver Creek at... ___. _ 56 

Durkee, Oreg., Burnt River near_.._.... 146

Emmett, Idaho, Payette River near.__.. 128 

Fall Creek, Idaho, discharge measurement of. 196 

Fall River, diversions from, between Squirrel

and Chester, Idaho ...._...... 48

diversions from, near Squirrel, Idaho.... 46

near Chester, Idaho--------_---___ 49

near Squirrel, Idaho- -_______ 47

Fish Creek above dam near Carey, Idaho.-- 99

near Carey, Idaho...___.__--..--.--. 100

West Fork of, discharge measurements

of 196

Flat Creek near Jackson, Wyo--..-.-__-. 31-32 

Fourmile Creek at Shawnee, Wash _-.._-_-_- 195 

Garden Valley, Idaho, South Fork of Payette

River near.-__-___...___. 125 

Qooding, Idaho, Big Wood River at......... 89

Big Wood River near..._____ -___ 90

Thorn Creek spillway near.._...__ 95

Qooding Canal at Milner, Idaho.---.------- 77

Goose Creek above Trapper Creek, near

Oakley, Idaho.-----------------. 72

Grande Ronde River at La Grande, Oreg- 173-174 

'at Rondowa, Oreg.._--_-...-.------. 175

Grande Ronde River Basin, Oreg., gagingstation records in----------- 173-181

Grangeville, Idaho, South Fork of Clearwater

River near.----..---... .. 189

Hagerman, Idaho, King Hill Canal near.__ 102

Snake River near_..---_--.___---_-. 25

Hailey, Idaho, Big Wood River at...-------- 83-84

Big Wood Slough at ------------------ 91

Heise, Idaho, Snake River near.____... 13 

Heise and Shelley, Idaho, diversions from

Snake River between.___._- 14 

Henrys Fork at St. Anthony, Idaho_------ 43

at Warm River, Idaho...___. 40 

Henrys Fork, diversions from, between Ashton and St. Anthony, Idaho. . 42 

diversions from, between St. Anthony

and Rexburg, Idaho__------- 44

near Ashton, Idaho..---- .... 41

near Island Park, Idaho _-_-.. 39 

near Lake, Idaho_.. ..-. 38 

near Rexburg, Idaho... .. ...... 45

Henrys Fork Basin, Idaho, gaging-station

records in.-.-- _ . 37-52 

Henrys Lake near Lake, Idaho. .. ... 37 

Hereford, Oreg., Burnt Rivei near__-.- 145 

Hope, Oreg., Malheur River near...__. 122 

Horseshoe Bend, Idaho, Payette River near.. 127 

Howe, Idaho, Blaine County Investment

Co.'s canal near...--_---_._-_--- 58 

Little Lost River near . .- 57

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Hurricane Creek near Joseph, Oreg-... _... 180 

Imnaha River at Imnaha, Oreg____. __ 149 

Island Park, Idaho, Henrys Fork near._-.. 39 

Jackson, Wyo., Flat Creek near............. 31-32

Jackson Lake at Moran, Wyo..__..__. 11 

Johnson Creek at Yellow Pine, Idaho..__ 172 

Joseph, Oreg., East Fork of Wallowa River

near.. _ ..__...____ 178 

Hurricane Creek near.____._._.... 180

Wallowa Falls power plant tailrace near. 179 

Kamiah, Idaho, Clearwater River at.. __. 185 

Kimberly, Idaho, Snake River near.. .... 23

King Hill, Idaho, Snake River at . 26 

King Hill Canal near Hagerman, Idaho..... 102

Knox, Idaho, South Fork of Salmon River

near. - __------- 167

La Grande, Oreg., Grande Ronde River at.173-174 

Lake, Idaho, Henrys Fork near_.....___ 38

Henrys Lake near.- -- ...__ 37 

Lake Fork Reservoir near McCall, Idaho. 134 

Lake Inigation District Canal near McCall.

Idaho 135

Lake Walcott near Minidoka, Idaho___ 20 

Lardo, Idaho, North Fork of Payette River

at-. - -.. 132 

Payette Lake at. ------_._._---. 131

Lemhi River at Salmon, Idaho._.._.-... 159 

Lenox, Idaho, South Fork of Boise River

near.-.. .-.. -._._ 114

Lincoln Canal near Richfield, Idaho___ 93

near Shoshone, Idaho.._...._____ 94

Little Camas Canal at heading, near Bennett,

Idaho-- 116

Little Camas Reservoir near Bennett, Idaho. 115 

Little Lost River near Howe, Idaho..__ 57 

Little Lost River Basin, Idaho, gaging-station records in_...__...._. 57-58

Little Wood River at Shoshone, Idaho.. _ - 98 

near Carey, Idaho. ...._ 96

near Richfield, Idaho. ..... ... 97

Lochsa River near Lowell, Idaho......_ 188

Long Tom Creek, North Fork of, Idaho, discharge measurement of..._.--- 196 

Lost Creek near Tamarack, Idaho__.._ 139 

Lost Valley Reservoir near Tamarack, Idaho. 138 

Lostine River near Lostine, Oreg ..... 181

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 . - ..._. .. 133 

Lake Fork Reservoir near... 134 

Lake Irrigation District Canal near_ 135 

McCoy Creek, Idaho, discharge measurement

of 196

Mackay, Idaho, Big Lost River (east channel) near-. .._..-- 60,62

Big Lost River near . 64 

Big Lost River (west channel) near_ 61-62 

Sharp Ditch near..-..----........_..--- 67

Warm Spring Creek (east channel) near. 65

Warm Spring Creek (west channel) near. 66

Mackay Reservoir near Mackay, Idaho..... 63

Magic Reservoir near Richfield, Idaho__ 86 

Malheur River below Nevada Dam, near

Vale, Oreg-.. 123
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Malbeur River, below Warmsprings Reservoir, near Riverside, Oreg... 121 

near Drewsey, Oreg-.------------------- 119

near Hope, Oreg-_-------------------- 122

North Fork of, near Beulah, Oreg ------- 124

Malheur River Basin, Oreg., gaging-station

records in..---.---------- .. 119-124

May, Idaho, Pahsimeroi River near.---.-.-- 158 

Meadow Creek near Starkey, Oreg.-...-_--- 176 

Mesa Orchards Canal near Mesa, Idaho. _ _. 140 

Meyers Cove, Idaho, Middle Fork of Salmon

River near..------------------ 162-165

Midvale, Idaho, Crane Creek near.__________ 142

Crane Creek Reservoir near _ _--.-__ 141

Milner, Idaho, Qooding Canal at. .. 77

North Side Twin Falls Canal at_-------._ 78

P. A. Lateral near..-_--_-_- -----____.- 75

Snake River at_.---------------- ----- 22

South Side Twin Falls C anal at ---------- 79

Milner Low Lift Canal near Milner, Idaho. _ _ 76

Minidoka, Idaho, Lake Walcott near. _ __ _. _ 20

North Side Minidoka Canal near. -.__. 70

Snake River near.-.-_.-__--_________ 21

South Side Minidoka Canal near_--..._ 71

Missouri Flat Creek at Pullman, Wash -. 194

Moore Creek near Arrowrock, Idaho, _ _. _._ 117

Moran, Wyo., Jackson Lake at__-- -_ 11

Snake River near __._.__-____. 12

Mountain City, Nev., Owyhee River at 105 

Mountain Home cooperative canal near

Mountain Home, Idaho -_ - 104 

Mountain Home feeder canal near Mountain

Home, Idaho-. .. ---_.___ 103 

Mud Lake near Terreton, Idaho____-__ -_ 54

Mud Lake Basin, Idaho, gaging-station

records in.---------------------- 54-56

Murphy, Idaho, Snake River near....___. - 27

Neeley, Idaho, Snake River at.-------------- 19

North Fork, Idaho, North Fork of Salmon

River at---..-_ __ ._ 160 

North Side Minidoka Canal near Minidoka,

Idaho.._--___-.-___.-_____..._-_ 70

North Side Twin Falls Canal at Milner,

Idaho-.-----------.-----------.- 78

Notus.Idaho, BoiseRiverat -- - - 112 

Nyssa, Oreg., Owyhee Reservoir near, _______ 107

Oakley, Idaho, Goose Creek near. _._______. 72

Trapper Creek near...._ ._ _. 74

Oakley Reservoir near Oakley, Idaho -_-___ 73 

Oroflno, Idaho, ClearwaterRiverat-----.--- 186

Owyhee Dam, Oreg., Owyhee River below._ 108 

Owyhee Reservoir at Owyhee Dam, near

Nyssa, Oreg. - - 107

Owyhee River above Owyhee Reservoir,

Oreg--..--------.-----.-----.. 106

at Mountain City, Nev._ 105

below Owyhee Dam, Oreg_ . 108

Oxbow, Oreg., Snake River at_ -___ __ 29 

P. A. Lateral near Milner, Idaho.. _..-__ 75 

Pahsimeroi River near May, Idaho..________ 158

Palouse River, South Fork of, above Paradise

Creek, near Pullman, Wash_... 191 

South Fork of, at Pullman, Wash... _____ 192

Palouse River Basin, Wash., gaging-station

records in.____ ___.___ 191-195

Paradise Creek near Pullman, Wash....__ 193

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Payette Lake at Lardo, Idaho..... ...... 131

Payette River, Lake Fork of, above reservoir

nearMcCall, Idaho.--.----...... 133

near Emmett, Idaho...... _.._ ___._. 128

near Horseshoe Bend, Idaho,. --...... 127

North Fork of, at Lardo, Idaho...__.._.. 132 

South Fork of, near Banks, Idaho...--.. 126 

near Garden Valley, Idaho.--- .--- 125 

Payette River Basin, Idaho, gaging-station

records in.....----------- -- 125-135

Picabo, Idaho, Silver Creek near.. __..-._. 101 

Pocatello, Idaho, Portneuf River at --------- 69

Pole Creek, Idaho, discharge measurement of. 108 

Portneuf River and Salmon Falls Creek, 

Idaho, gaging-station records on 

tributaries between.. 70-80

Portneuf River at Pocatello, Idaho..---.-.. 69 

at Topaz, Idaho.---------- - -------- 68

discharge measurement of..------------- 196

Powder River at Salisbury, Oreg----------- 147

near Robinette, Oreg..-----------....-. 148

Publications, information concerning . 6-9 

obtaining or consulting of..- ------- 6-7

on stream flow, lists of ---------------- 7-8,9

Pullman, Wash., Missouri Flat Creek at-... 194 

Paradise Creek near...------------------ 193

South Fork of Palouse River at-.-- -- 192 

South Fork of Palouse River near... 191 

Rainy Creek, Idaho, discharge measurement

of----- - - -- 196

Rexburg, Idaho, Henrys Fork near..-. _. 45 

Rexburg and St. Anthony, Idaho, diversions

from Henrys Fork between... 44 

Richfield, Idaho, Big Wood River near...... 87

Lincoln Canal near ----------- 93

Little Wood River near.._... .... . 97

Magic Reservoir near..----- .... 86

Riparia, Wash., Snake River at.-..- ----- 30

Riverside, Oreg., Malheur River near....... 121

Warmsprings Reservoir near.--.---. -- 120 

Robinette, Oreg., Powder River near ------ 148

Rock Creek near Twin Falls, Idaho. __ . 80 

Rogerson, Idaho, Salmon River Canal Co.

Reservoir near........ ---. 82

Rondowa, Oreg., Grande Ronde River at... 175 

Run-off in inches, definition of-. .- ------ 2

St. Anthony, Idaho, diversions from Teton

River between mouth and... - 52 

Henrys Fork at-------------------- 43

Teton River near..-..---- ----------- 51

St. Anthony and Ashton, Idaho, diversions

from Henrys Fork between_... 42 

St. Anthony and Rexburg, Idaho, diversions

from Henrys Fork between _. 44 

Salisbury, Oreg., Powder River at - 147

Salmon, Idaho, Lemhi River at... ------ 159

Salmon Falls Creek near San Jacinto, Nev- 81 

Salmon River at Salmon, Idaho-- - 153

at Whitebird, Idaho. 154

below Valley Creek, at Stanley, Idaho... 150 

below Yankee Fork, near Clayton, Idaho. 151 

East Fork of, near Clayton, Idaho....--- 157

East Fork of South Fork of, at Stibnite,

Idaho.....-.------------------- 169

near Stibnite, Idaho...- ... - 170 

near Yellow Pine, Idaho -..-- - 171
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Salmon River, Middle Fork of, near Cape

Horn, Idaho . . - 161 

Middle Fork of, near Meyers Cove,

Idaho..-.._ _-__----.-_..- 162-165

near Chain's, Idaho. ......... 152

North Fork of, at North Fork, Idaho-... 160

South Fork of, near Knox, Idaho.--.._ 167

near Warren, Idaho.....-.-----.._ 168

Yankee Fork of, near Clayton, Idaho.... 156

Salmon River Basin, Idaho, gaging-station

records in..____.__ .... 150-172

Salmon River Canal Co. Reservoir near

Rogerson, Idaho.__..___- 82 

Salt River at Wyoming-Idaho line___.... 34

discharge measurement of............... 196

near Smoot, Wyo --------------------- 33

Salt River Basin, Wyo., gaging-station records in..._____-.___.__ 33-36 

San Jacinto, Nev., Salmon Falls Creek near. 81 

Second-feet per square mile, definition of.... 'I

Second-foot, definition of------_..--.-. 2

Selway River near Lowell, Idaho-------.-..- 184

Sharp Ditch near Mackay, Idaho .... 67 

Shawnee, Wash., Fourmile Creek at .__- 195 

Shelley, Idaho, Snake River near -, 15 

Shelley and Clough ranch, Idaho, diversions

from Snake River between.. ..- 16 

Shelley and Heise, Idaho, diversions from

Snake River between....-.--_-.. 14

Shoshone, Idaho, Big Wood River near...--. 88 

Lincoln Canal near.-..._--------- .. 94

Little Wood River at -.-.-.- --.. 98 

Silver Creek near Picabo, Idaho. ------------ 101

Smoot, Wyo., Cottonwood Creek near__.. 35 

Salt River near....--.__-------------- 33

Snake River at Clough ranch, near Blackfoot,

Idaho....-..... - 17

at King Sill, Idaho 26

at Milner, Idaho...-- .-..-_..-... 22 

at Neeley, Idaho...--------__ .__- 19

at Oxbow, Oreg-------_..._....... 29

at Riparia, Wash_____.__...,... 30 

at Weiser, Idaho-.- 28

discharge measurements of- -. 196 

diversions from, between Heise and

Shelley, Idaho 14

diversions from, between Shelley and

Clough ranch, Idaho.--.------.- 16

near Hagerman, Idaho.-__ --..----- 25

near Heise, Idaho__..__ ..__-.. 13 

near Kimberly, Idaho.______.._.. 23 

near Minidoka, Idaho--- -..--.. 21 

near Moran, Wyo...-..---.--...-------. 12

near Murphy, Idaho... __...._.-.. 27

near Shelley, Idaho_..__-----___. 15

near Twin Falls, Idaho.___... .... 24

Snake River proper, Wyo.-Idaho-Oreg.-

Wash., gaging-station records in. 11-30 

South Side Minidoka Canal near Minidoka,

Idaho.....-.--.-.---._-.-.-... 71

South Side Twin Falls Canal at Milner,

Idaho... - . 79 

Spalding, Idaho, Clearwater River at__..- 187 

Squirrel, Idaho, diversions from Fall River

near--.--...----.... _ 46

Fall River near_ . ....________ 47

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Squirrel and Chester, Idaho, diversions from

Fall River between....-.--._.. 48

Stage-discharge relation, definition of..... _ 2

Stanley, Idaho, Salmon River at ---__ . _ 150 

Valley Creek &t......................... 155

Starkey, Oreg., Meadow Creek near...------ 176

Stibnite, Idaho, East Fork of South Fork of

Salmon River near..-------_.. 170

East Fork of South Fork of Salmon River

at.....-------.--------_._.---.-. 169

Strawberry Creek near Bedford, Wyo.._.. 36 

Syrup Creek, Idaho, discharge measurement

Of 196

Walker diversion from, discharge

measurement of.-.------_----- 197

Tamarack, Idaho, Lost Creek near.- .-_ 139 

Lost Valley Reservoir near....._.. 138

Targhee Creek, Idaho, discharge measurement of---_--__--------..-------- 196

Terms, definition of--- - ---------------- 2

Terreton, Idaho, Mud Lake near.-__-_ 54 

Teton River, diversions from, between St.

Anthony and mouth, Idaho..... 52

Teton River near St. Anthony, Idaho.------ 51

near Tetonia, Idaho.._-----_----- - 50

Tetonia, Idaho, Teton River near-...-..__ 50 

Thorn Creek spillway near Qooding, Idaho.. 95 

Topaz, Idaho, Portneuf River at..._.__. 68 

Trapper Creek near Oakley, Idaho.._.. 74 

Twin Falls, Idaho, Rock Creek near...__ 80 

Snake River near___------------------ 24

Twin Springs, Idaho, Boise River near.- - 109 

Union, Oreg., Catherine Creek near..-._.. 177 

Vale, Oreg., Malheur River near.-...__... 123 

Valley Creek at Stanley, Idaho...... 155

Wallowa, Oreg., Bear Creek near.-.--------- 182

Wallowa Falls power plant tailrace near Joseph, Oreg-.---_-----__ -. 179

Wallowa River, East Fork of, near Joseph,

Oreg -- 178

Warm River, Idaho, Henrys Fork at.------- 40

Warm Spring Creek (east channel) near Mackay, Idaho.-----------._------ 65

(west channel) near Mackay, Idaho. 66 

Warmsprings Reservoir near Riverside, Oreg- 120 

Warren, Idaho, South Fork of Salmon River

near._------__.. .__ 168

Weiser, Idaho, Crane Creek near...- _.. 143 

Snake River at.-----------__....__.. 28

Weiser Irrigation District Canal near Weiser,

Idaho.- . 144

Weiser River above Crane Creek, near Weiser, Idaho.--..____....___ 136

East Fork of, near Council, Idaho-. -. 137 

Weiser River Basin, Idaho, gaging-station

records in_._ -_---- 136-144

Whitebird, Idaho, Salmon River at....__ 154

Willow Dale Creek, Idaho, discharge measurement of. -....__...___.. 196

Work, authorization of..._ ___ . 1 

division of-... ....._....._..._..., 10

scope of _-----_......-.__..___. 1

Yellow Pine, Idaho, Johnson Creek at-.. 172 

Yellow Pine, Idaho, East Fork of South Fork

of Salmon River near..__.... 171

o