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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

SURFACE WATER SUPPLY

of the UNITED STATES

1932

PART 12 

NORTH PACIFIC SLOPE BASINS

B. SNAKE RIVER BASIN

Prepared in cooperation with the States of 

IDAHO, OREGON, WASHINGTON, aud WYOMING

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 738
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

HAROLD L. ICKES, Secretary

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 

W. C. MBNDBNHALL, Director

Water-Supply Paper 738

1932

PART 12

NORTH PACIFIC SLOPE BASINS 

B. SNAKE RIVER BASIN

NATHAN C. GEOVEB, Chief Hydraulic Engineer

O. H. CANFIELD, LYNN CRANDALL, ROBERT FOLLANSBFE

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

District Engineers

Prepared in cooperation with the States of 

IDAHO, OEEGON, WASHINGTON, and WYOMING

UNITED STATES

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

WASHINGTON: 1934

Water ««**«** BmDA'

Geological Survey, 

Box 3106, 

Oklahoma

For sale by tha Superintendent of Documents, Washington, D.C. - - Price IS cents (Piper cover)
CONTENTS

Page

Authorization and scope of work__________________________________ __ 1

Definition of terms-________-__--_-__--______-__-__-___--_-_---_-__ 2

Explanation of data_______________________________________________ 3

Accuracy of field data and computed results-_________________________ 4

Publications. -_-___________.____--___---__--_---______-_--_--_---- 5

Cooperation. _ ____________________________________________________ 10

Division of work__________________________________________________ 10

Gaging-station records._____________________________________________ 12

Snake River_________________---___________-___-___------__-__ 12

Jackson Lake at Moran, Wyo_ _____________________________ 12

Snake River near Moran, Wyo____-______-____-___--________ 13

Snake River near Heise, Idaho._____________________________ 14

Diversions from Snake River between Heise and Shelley gaging

stations, Idaho______-_________-_____--____-___---_-___-_ 15'

Snake River near Shelley, Idaho_____________________.-----_ 16

Snake River below Blackfoot Bridge, near Blackfoot, Idaho. ___ 17 

Diversions from Snake River between Shelley and Clough ran^h

gaging stations, Idaho____-____-________________..__-_--_- 18-

Snake River at Clough ranch, near Blackfoot, Idaho___________ 1$

American Falls Reservoir at American Falls, Idaho____________ 20

Snake River at Neeley, Idaho _ _____________________________ 21

Lake Walcott near Minidoka, Idaho.________________________ 22

Snake River near Minidoka, Idaho.________________^________ 23-

Snake River at Milner, Idaho.____--_____^__-_______________ 24

Snake River near Kimberly, Idaho._________________________ 25

Snake River near Twin Falls, Idaho.________________________ 2ft

Snake River near Hagerman, Idaho._____________________... 27

Snake River at King Hill, Idaho__-_--_-___-_____---__-_--_- 28

Snake River near Murphy, Idaho. ____--___--____---_---____ 29

Snake River at Weiser, Idaho_____---__--__--__-_--__-_----- 30

Snake River at Oxbow, Oreg_____-________--__-_-__----_--. 31

Snake River at Riparia, Wash____-_-_____--___-______-_____ 32-

Salt River Basin._____________________________________________ 33«

Salt River near Smoot, Wyo________________________________ 33

Salt River near Thayne, Wyo_______________________________ 34

Strawberry Creek near Bedford, Wyo________________________ 35

Henrys Fork Basin._-___..______-______-_--___-_____-__--_--__ 36>

Henrys Lake near Lake, Idaho____--_-_--_-___--___----_____ 36

Henrys Fork near Lake, Idaho._____________________________ 37"

Henrys Fork near Big Springs, Idaho________________________ 38»

Henrys Fork at Warm River, Idaho--_-___-_____--____-__-__ 39

Henrys Fork near Ashton, Idaho_____-__-__--____--_--__--__ 40

Diversions from Henrys Fork between Ashton and St. Anthony

gaging stations, Idaho______--___-__-___--_-__-__-_-_____ 41

Henrys Fork at St. Anthony, Idaho_________^_______________ 42

ill
IV CONTENTS

Gaging-station records Continued.

Henrys Fork Basin Continued. Page 

Diversions from Henrys Fork between St. Anthony and Rexburg

gaging stations, Idaho_______________-_-__---__---___-___ 43

Henrys Fork near Rexburg, Idaho_____-.__----______-.__-. 44

Warm River at Warm River, Idaho__________-_-_.--________ 45

Robinson Creek at Warm River, Idaho______________________ 46

Wyoming Creek near Squirrel, Idaho________________________ 47

Diversions from Fall River above gaging station near Squirrel,

Idaho.____ -- _---_-- _ - -- 47

Fall River near Squirrel, Idaho---_-_____..__----------_-__-_ 48

Diversions from Fall River between Squirrel and Chester gaging

stations, Idaho________-____________.__-----_-_--__-_-_ 49

Fall River near Chester, Idaho____--_____-__-----__-_--_____ 50

Squirrel Creek near Squirrel, Idaho________________________ 51

Teton River near Tetonia, Idaho_---__--____---------_---_-_ 52

Teton River near St. Anthony, Idaho__---___-----_----____-_ 53

Diversions from Teton River between St. Anthony gaging station

and mouth, Idaho.-.------------------------------------ 54

Blackfoot River Basin___-____-________-_______---------____-__ 55

Blackfoot River near Blackfoot, Idaho...-__---_-_________-__ 55

Mud Lake Basin._____________________________________________ 56

Mud Lake near Terreton, Idalio_----__---__-----------__--. 56

Camas Creek at Camas, Idaho_-___-__-__-_-_---___-___-.-_- 57

Beaver Creek at Dubois, Idaho--_____---______-_-______-___ 58

Beaver Creek at Camas, Idaho_____________________________ 58

Little Lost River Basin________________________________________ 59

Little Lost River near Howe, Idaho-________________________ 59

Blaine County Investment Co.'s canal near Howe, Idaho-_______ 60

Big Lost River Basin,__________-_--_--____--__----_-____-___-_ 61

Big Lost River at Howell ranch, near Chilly, Idaho___________ 61

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

Mackay, Idaho_____-__-______-______-__----__---___-___ 62

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

Mackay, Idaho.___-__-___-_-__-____--___--_-_---_-_---_ 63

Mackay Reservoir near Mackay, Idaho.__-___----___-_--_-__ 65

Big Lost River below Mackay Reservoir, near Mackay, Idaho____ 66

Warm Spring Creek (east channel) near Mackay, Idaho________ 67

Warm Spring Creek (west channel) near Mackay, Idabo_______ 68

Sharp Ditch near Mackay, Idaho___________________________ 69

Portneuf River Basin__________________________________________ 70

Portneuf River at Topaz, Idaho-_--_--_-_-__----_-_--_____-_ 70

Portneuf River at Pocatello, Idaho- _________________________ 71

'Tributaries between Portneuf River and Salmon Falls Creek____._ 72

North Side Minidoka Canal near Minidoka, Idaho._-_____--__ 72

South Side Minidoka Canal near Minidoka, Idaho.___________ 73

Goose Creek above Trapper Creek, near Oakley, Idaho._______ 74

Oakley Reservoir near Oakley, Idaho________________________ 75

Trapper Creek near Oakley, Idaho.____-________-_--_______- 76

P. A. Lateral near Milner, Idaho_____-______-__-_-_____-__ 77

Milner Low Lift Canal near Milner, Idaho.__________________ 78

Gooding Canal at Milner, Idaho__--___-_____---__-_-_______ 79

North Side Twin Falls Canal at Milner, Idaho ______________ 80

South Side Twin Falls Canal at Milner, Idaho.--_____-_-___-_ 81

Rock Creek near Twin Falls, Idaho.________________________ 82
CONTENTS V

Gaging-station records Continued. Page

Salmon Falls Creek Basin______________________-_-_-_-_-------_ 83-

Salmon Falls Creek near San Jacinto, Nev__..----__--_-_--__- 83>

Salmon River Canal Co. Reservoir near Rogerson, Idaho______- 84

Big Wood River Basin_________________-___-_---_-_--__-------- 85

Big Wood River at Hailey, Idaho.-----.-------------------- 85

Big Wood River near Bellevue, Idaho,________-_-____---___- 87

Magic Reservoir near Richfield, Idaho.______________-_-_---- 88-

Big Wood River below Magic Dam, near Richfield, Idaho______- 89

Big Wood River above North Gooding Canal, near Shoshone,

Idaho____--______-________-__-_-___________________ 90

Big Wood River below North Gooding Canal, near Shoshone,

Idaho-_______________________________________________ 90

Big Wood River at Gooding, Idaho________________________ 91

Big Wood River near Gooding, Idaho_____-_----_------------ 92

Big Wood Slough at Hailey, Idaho._-_______--___----_ -.____ 93

Camas Creek near Blaine, Idaho_____---_-------._ _________ 94

Lincoln Canal near Richfield, Idaho__-___-__--____._________ 95

Lincoln Canal near Shoshone, Idaho________________________ 96

Thorn Creek Spillway near Gooding, Idaho.________________ 97

Little Wood River near Carey, Idaho_____---_--____----_--_- 98

Little Wood River near Richfield, Idaho.____________________ 99

Little Wood River at Shoshone, Idaho...............________ 100

Fish Creek above dam near Carey, Idaho-.-.--...-__________ 101

Fish Creek near Carey, Idaho ______________________________ 102

Silver Creek near Picabo, Idaho__--_------_----_---------___ 103

King Hill Canal near Hagerman, Idaho._____________________ 104

Canyon Creek Basin____-______-__-__--------_-_-______-______ 105

Mountain Home feeder canal near Mountain Home, Idaho.____ 105

Mountain Home Cooperative Canal near Mountain Home, Idaho 106

Bruneau River Basin_________________-__-----__-_-__________ 107

East Fork of Jarbidge River near Three Creek, Idaho. ________ 107

Owyhee River Basin___________________________________________ 108

Owyhee River at Mountain City, Nev__-_.__-________.______ 108

Owyhee River above Owyhee Reservoir, Oreg._______________ 109

Owyhee River below Owyhee Dam, Oreg____-_-______________ 110

Boise River Basin_____________________________________________ 111

Boise River near Twin Springs, Idaho_______________________ 111

Arrowrock Reservoir at Arrowrock, Idaho..__________________ 112

Boise River at Dowling ranch, near Arrowrock, Idaho.________ 113

Boise River at Notus, Idaho--__________--_____-____________ 114

Diversions from Boise River, Idaho.......__________________ 115

South Fork of Boise River near Lenox, Idaho...._____________ 116-

Little Camas Reservoir near Bennett, Idaho..________________ 117

Little Camas Canal at heading, near Bennett, Idaho__--_______ 118

Moore Creek near Arrowrock, Idaho.._____________________ 119

Deer Flat Reservoir near Caldwell, Idaho.___________________ 120

Malheur River Basin._________________________________________ 121

Malheur River near Drewsey, Oreg-_-_-__-__________________ 121

Warmsprings Reservoir near Riverside, Oreg_________________ 122'

Malheur River below Warmsprings Reservoir, near Riverside,

Oreg...._-_________-_________-___-_-_-______._.._.___.. 123-

Malheur River near Hope, Oreg-__-_-_____-_________________ 124
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'Gaging-station records Continued.

Malheur River Basin Continued. Page

Malheur River below Nevada Dam, near Vale, Oreg__-_ _--.---_ 125

North Fork of Malheur River near Beulah, Oreg______________ 126

Payette River Basin___________________________________________ 127

South Fork of Payette River near Garden Valley, Idaho- ______ 127

South Fork of Payette River near Banks, Idaho____--_-______ 128

Payette River near Horseshoe Bend, Idaho.-_______-.____--__ 129

Payette River near Emmett, Idaho__________________________ 130

Deadwood River near Bernard, Idaho. ______________________ 131

Deadwood River at Beaver Creek ranger station near Lowman,

Idaho... ___________________________ _ ______________ _ _ 132

Deadwood River near Lowman, Idaho______________________ 133

North Fork of Payette River at Lardo, Idaho_ _______________ 134

Lake Fork of Payette River above reservoir near Me Call, Idaho. 135

Lake Fork Reservoir near Me Call, Idaho_._-_________________ 136

Lake Irrigation District Canal near McCall, Idaho_ ___________ 137

Weiser River Basin.-____-______--____-_-______---___---___--_- 138

Weiser River above Crane Creek, near Weiser, Idaho______.___ 138

Lost Valley Reservoir near Tamarack, Idaho. ________________ 139

Lost Creek near Tamarack, Idaho_-_______________________-_ 140

Mesa Orchards Canal near Mesa, Idaho_----_______________-_ 141

Crane Creek Reservoir near Midvale, Idaho._________________ 142

Crane Creek near Midvale, Idaho.________-_-_-___________-_ 143

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

Weiser Irrigation District Canal near Weiser, Idaho_-__.______ 145

Burnt River Basin_-____--------------------------------___-_- 146

Burnt River near Hereford, Oreg____________________________ 146

Burnt River near Durkee, Oreg_____________________________ 147

Burnt River at Huntington, Oreg_____________----______-_-_ 148

Powder River Basin.__________________________________________ 149

Powder River at Salisbury, Oreg.___________________________ 149

Thief Valley Reservoir near North Powder, Oreg._.___________ 150

Powder River below Thief Valley Reservoir, near North Powder,

Oreg..-___---_______________---___-----_---__-_________ 150

Powder River near Robinette, Oreg__ _______________________ 151

Imnaha River Basin_______________________-_________________-_ 152

Imnaha River at Imnaha, Oreg-,__-___--_____ _______________ 152

Salmon River Basm___________-___-_____._________.___________ 153

Salmon River below Valley Creek, at Stanley, Idaho. _________ 153

Salmon River below Yankee Fork, near Clayton, Idaho________ 154

Salmon River near Challis, Idaho___-_____---____-_______-__ 155

Salmon River at Salmon, Idaho.___.________________________ 156

Salmon River at Whitebird, Idaho__ ________________________ 157

Valley Creek at Stanley, Idaho__ ___________________________ 158

Yankee Fork of Salmon River near Clayton, Idaho..._________ 159

East Fork of Salmon River near Clayton, Idaho______________ 160

Pahsimeroi River near May, Idaho__________________________ 161

Lemhi River at Salmon, Idaho_-______-_____________________ 162

North Fork of Salmon River at North Fork, Idaho..._________ 163

Middle Fork of Salmon River near Cape Horn, Idaho_________ 164

Bear Valley Creek near Cape Horn, Idaho.__________________ 165

South Fork of Salmon River near Knox, Idaho_______________ 166

East Fork of South Fork of Salmon River at Stibnite. Idaho. _ 167
CONTENTS VII

Gaging-station records Continued.

Salmon River Basin Continued. Page

East Fork of South Fork of Salmon River near Stibnite, Idaho__ 168 

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

Idaho-...___._-_-_._...__._________._____ 169

Johnson Creek at Yellow Pine, Idaho..,_____________________ 170

Grande Ronde River Basin_____________________________________ 171

Grande Ronde River at La Grande, Oreg_____________________ 171

Grande Ronde River at Rondowa, Oreg.--______________.____ 172

Meadow Creek near Starkey, Oreg_ ______ ___________________ 173

Catherine Creek near Union, Oreg__._______________________ 174

Wallowa River above Wallowa Lake, near Joseph, Oreg_._____ 175

East Fork of Wallowa River near Joseph, Oreg_______________ 176

Wallowa Falls power plant tailrace near Joseph, Oreg._________ 177

Hurricane Creek near Joseph, Oreg_____ ________ _____________ 178

Lostine River near Lostine, Oreg_--_____________--__________ 179

Bear Creek near Wallowa, Oreg_-___-_____-_____--__________ 180

Joseph Creek at Chico, Oreg......__________________________ 181

Asotin Creek Basin__-.________________________________________ 182

Asotin Creek near Asotin, Wash__.___._____________________ 182

Clearwater River Basin________________________________________ 183

Selwav River near Lowell, Idaho.___________________________ 183

Clearwater River at Kamiah, Idaho____.____________________ 184

Clearwater River at Orofino, Idaho__________________________ 185

Clearwater River at Spalding, Idaho_________________________ 186

Lochsa River near Lowell, Idaho..__________________________ 187

South Fork of Clearwater River near Grangeville, Idaho. ______ 188

North Fork of Clearwater River near Ahsahka, Idaho.________ 189

Miscellaneous discharge measurements___.-__________________________ 190

Index____________________________________________ 193

ILLUSTRATION

Page 

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

house for water-stage recorder and staff gages, cable, and car_ 3
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY OF SNAKE RIT7ER

BASIN, 1932

AUTHORIZATION AND SCOPE OF WORK

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

measurements of flow made on streams in the United States during 

the year ending September 30, 1932.

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 carred the 

following items:

For gaging the streams and determining the water supply of the Unitec1 States, 

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

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

Annual appropriations for the fiscal years ending June SO, 1895-1933

1895__.__ $12,500.00

1896_____ 24,500.00

1897-99.__ 50,000.00

1900____. 70,000.00

1901-2____ 100,000.00

1903-6___ 200,000.00

1907__.-_- 150,000.00

1908-10-._ 100,000.00

1911-17___ $150,000.00

1918____._ 175,000.00

1919.____. 148,244.10

1920.--- . 175,000.00

1921-23... 180,000.00

1924-25--. 170,000.00

1926__._-_ 165,000.00

1927___-_- 151,000.00

1928___. $147,000.00 

1929-.--.- 27C.500. 00 

1930.__.. 275,000.00 

1931----.. 56S, 000. 00 

1932___-._ 711,000.00 

---- 60C,000. 00

In the execution of the work many private and State organizations 

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

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. 6,590 

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

the Hawaiian Islands. In July, 1932, 2,790 gaging stations wer*. being 

maintained by the Geological Survey and the cooperating or^aniza1
JL SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1932, PART 12 B

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 acturl quantity of 

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

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

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

which is usually expressed in inches.

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

required to cover an acre to the depth of 1 foot. 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 sect: on 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 begirning October 

1, 1931, and ending September 30, 1932. At the beginning of January in most parts of the United States much of the precipitation in 

the preceding three months is stored in the form of srow or ice, or 

in ponds, lakes, and swamps, or as underground water, and this
EXPLANATION OF DATA O

stored water passes off in the streams during the spring break-up. 

At the end of September, on the other hand, the only stored wateravailable 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.

The base data collected at gaging stations consist of records of 

stage, measurements of discharge, and general information used to

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

and staff gages, cable, and car.

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

direct readings on a staff or chain gage or from a water-stage recorder 

that gives a continuous record of the fluctuations. Measurements of 

discharge are made with a current meter by the general methods 

outlined in standard textbooks on the measurement of river discharge. 

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

measuring cable and car, is shown in figure 1.
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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 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, in addition to statements 

regarding location and type of gage, information as to diversions that 

decrease the flow at the gage, artificial regulation, maximum and 

minimum recorded discharges, and the accuracy of the records. The 

maximum discharge given under "Extremes" does not represent the 

crest discharge unless a water-stage recorder was in operation or a 

nonrecording gage was read at the time of the crest.

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

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

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

At stations on streams subject to sudden or rapid diurnal fluctuation, 

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

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

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

during the day or by using the discharge integrator, an instrument for 

obtaining mean daily discharge from a continuous gage-height graph 

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

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

gives the maximum daily discharge and not the discharge when the 

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

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

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

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

ACCURACY OF FIELD DATA AND COMPUTED RESULTS

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

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

observation of stage, measurements of flow, and interpretation of 

records.

The station description gives a statement in regard to the general 

accuracy of the records. "Excellent" indicates that, in general, the 

daily records are accurate within 5 percent; "good", within 10 per-
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cent; "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 incher" are 

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

which the annual rainfall is less than 20 inches.

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

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

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 he satisfied.

PUBLICATIONS

Investigation of water resources by the United States Geological 

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

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

has comprised also investigation of such closely allied subjects as irrigation, water storage, water powers, 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 anr ually 

in 12 parts, each part covering an area whose boundaries coincide, with 

natural-drainage features as indicated below:

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

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

Mississippi River).

3. Ohio River Basin.

4. St. Lawrence River Basin.

5. Hudson Bay and upper Mississippi River Basins.

6. Missouri River Basin.

7. Lower Mississippi River Basin.

8. Western Gulf of Mexico basins.

9. Colorado River Basin. 

10. The Great Basin.
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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 waterresources branch of the Geological Survey, as follows:

Augusta, Maine, Statehouse.

Boston, Mass., 945 Post Office Building.

Hartford, Conn., 203 Federal Building.

Albany, N.Y., 603 State Public Works Building.

Trenton, N.J., 228 Federal Building.

Harrisburg, Pa., 492 Education Building.

Charlottesville, Va., University of Virginia.

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

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

Columbia, S.C., SOI National Loan & Exchange Bank Inilding.

Ocala, Fla., Post Office Building.

Montgomery, Ala., Post Office Building.

Chattanooga, Tenn., 217 Post Office Building.

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

Indianapolis, Ind., 319 Federal Building.

Urbana, 111., 302 University New Agricultural Building.

Madison, Wis., 337N State Capitol.

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

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

Topeka, Kaiis., 23 Statehouse.

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

and Metallurgy.

Fort Smith, Ark., Post Office Building. 

Austin, Tex., State Highwaj7 Building. 

Santa Fe, N.Mex., State Capitol. 

Tucson, Ariz., 210 Post Office Building. 

Denver, Colo., 403 Post Office Building. 

Salt Lake City, Utah, 303 Federal Building. 

Idaho Falls, Idaho, 228 Federal Building. 

Boise, Idaho, 429 Federal Building. 

Helena, Mont., 421 Federal Building. 

Tacoma, Wash., 406 Federal Building. 

Portland, Oreg., 606 Post Office Building. 

San Francisco, Calif., 303 Customhouse. 

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

Honolulu, Hawaii, 225 Federal Building.
PUBLICATIONS

A list of the Geological Survey publications may be obtained by 

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

Stream-flow records have been obtained at about 6,590 points in 

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

reports tabulated below:

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

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

Report

10th A, pt. 2. .....

llth A, pt. 2__._.-

12th A, pt. 2... .

14th A, pt. 2_. _ .

B 131 .......

16th A, pt. 2 _. 

B 140- . .

W !!.._.. ........

18th A, pt. 4-__ 

W15.. ........

W 16 . .........

19th A, pt. 4_.._-

W 27 ______ __ _

W28 ......... _

20th A, pt. 4......

W35 to 39 .... ..

21st A, pt. 4.......

W47 to 52- -...

22d A, pt. 4 -..__

W65, 66 ... .....

W75 . 

W 82 to 85 ... ..

W97tO 100 . .

W 124 to 135 ..

W 16.5 to 178 

W201 to 214 ..

W241 to 252... ... .

W 2fil to 272 -.

W 281 to 292- .

W 301 to 312... ....

W 351 to 362.......

W 381 to 394 ..

W 401 to 414 ...

W431 to 444 

W 451 to 464 ..

W 471 to 484... ... .

W 501 to 514 

W 521 to 534 ..

W 541 to 554. __ ..

W 561 to 574 ..

W 581 to 594... . -.

W 601 to 614 .--

W 621 to 634 .

W 641 to 654 

W 661 to 674 

W 681 to 694 -

W 696 to 709 

W 711 to 724 ..

W 726 to 739. ..

Character of data

-. do . . ....

monthly discharge (also many data covering earlier years) .

(also similar data for some earlier years).

States, eastern Mississippi River, and Missouri River above 

junction with Kansas River.

sissippi River below junction of Missouri and Platte Rivers, 

and western United States.

(also 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 

Year

1884 to Sept. 18£

1884 to June 30,

1884 to Dec, 31,

1888 to Dec 31,

1893-94.

1895.

1896.

1895-96.

1897.

1897.

1897.

1898.

1898.

1898.

1899.

1899.

1900.

1900.

1901.

1901.

1902.

1903.

1904.

1905.

1906.

1907-8.

1909.

1910.

1911.

1912.

1913.

1914.

1915.

1916.

1917.

1918.

1919-20.

1921.

1922.

1923.

1924.

1925.

1926.

1927.

1928.

1929.

1930.

1931.

1932.

0

1891.

1893

1893,
8 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1932, PART 12 B

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 Pap^r 119.

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

1932. 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 me

[For basins included see p. 5]

Year

1899 <>... _

1900 «_ ____ ___ _

1901. ...........

1902... ._..._.__

1903..- - --....

1904.-- ........

1905.. .. ........

1806............

1907-8. .--.--

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

1910..-.....--.

1911 ...........

1912..... .......

1913 

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

1916 .

1917.......-.-

1918............

1919-20.- 

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

1922 

1923... -..

1924 . 

1925... ........ _

1926. - 

1927 - -

1928 

1929....- ..

1930 ..

1931 

1932... . .

1

35

65, 75

82

97

» 124, ° 125, " 126

" 201, - 202, " 203

941

261

281

301

321

. 351

381

431

451

471

501

521

541

561

581

601

621

641

661

681

696

711

726

2

48

65,75

» 82, 83

242

262

282

302

322

352

382

A(\f)

432

452

472

502

522

542

562

582

602

622

642

662

682

697

712

727

3

36

65,75

83

98

128

169

205

283

323

353

383

403

433

453

AT*

503

523

543

563

583

603

623

643

663

683

698

713

728

4

36

49

65, 75

' 82, 83

97

129

170

206

244

264

284

304

324

354

384

Af\A

434

454

474

504

524

544

564

584

604

624

644

664

684

699

714

729

5

36

* 65, 66, 75

* 83, 85

* 98 99 m 100

* 128, 130

171

207

245

265

285

305

325

355

385

405

455

475

505

525

545

565

585

605

625

645

665

685

700

715

730

6

< 36, 37

49, i 50

84

89

130, * 131

172

208

266

286

306

326

356

386

436

456

476

506

526

546

566

586

606

626

646

666

686

701

716

731

7

37

50

* 65, 66, 75

* 83, 84

* 98, 99

k 128, 131

* 169, 173

* 205, 209

267

287

307

327

357

387

437

457

507

527

547

567

587

607

627

647

667

687

702

717

732

8

37

50

66,75

84

99

132

174

210

248

268

288

308

328

358

388

438

458

478

508

528

548

568

588

608

628

648

668

688

703

718

733

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

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

6 James River only. 

e Gallatin River. 

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

 Mohava Hivar only.

f Kings and Kern Rivers and South Pacific slope basins.

« Rating tables and index to Water-Supply Papers 47-52 and data on precipitation, 

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

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

 Wissahickon and Schuylkill Rivers to James River,

 £>cipto River,

' Loup and Platte Riv

with Platte River.

* Tributaries of Missi

' Lake Ontario and tri

m Hudson Bay only.

» New England rivers 

o Hudson River to De

f Susquehanna River 

* Platte and Kansas R

r The Great Basin in 

* Below junction with 

f Rogue, Umpqua, an
10 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1932, PART 12 B

COOPERATION

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

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

in Washington with the State department of conservatior and development, Erie J. Baraes, director, and C. J. Bartholet, supervisor of 

hydraulics; and in Wyoming with the State engineer, John A. Whiting.

Acknowledgments are due also to the Corps of Engineers, United 

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

Bureau of Reclamation, United States Weather Bureau, and United 

States Forest Service for financial assistance in collectirg 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., Bunker Hill & Sullivan 

Mining & Concentrating Co., Hall-Interstate Mining 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 Little Lost, Big Wood, Little Wood, 

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

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

Oregon Light & Power Co., and Inland Power & Light Co.; in Washington by the Washington Water Power Co.; and in Wyoming by 

B. O. Gardner, water commissioner.

DIVISION OF WORK

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

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

River Basin in Wyoming), and on Blackfoot River ne.^r Blackfoot, 

Idaho, were collected and prepared for publication under the direction 

of Lynn Crandall, district engineer, assisted by W. V. lorns, Melvin 

Luke, H. G. Haight, W. N. McConnel, Helen Georgo, and A. B. 

Kamers.

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

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

Nevada were collected and prepared for publication under the direction of T. R. Newell, district engineer, assisted by R. G. Kasel, 

F. M. Bell, F. C. Craig, J. A. Allis, P. C. Benedict, W. I. Travis, 

J. R. Throckmorton, L. R. Sawyer, E. G. Bailey, Miss E. H. Haugse, 

and Miss Josephine Ruick.

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

were collected and prepared for publication under the direction of
DIVISION OF WOEK 11

A. B. Purton, district engineer, assisted by F. M. Bell, B. M. Tanner, 

and Miss Lysle Christensen.

For stations in Oregon, the data for Burnt River at Huntington, 

Powder River near Robinette, Imnaha River at Imnaha, Grande 

Ronde River at Rondo wa, East Fork of Wallowa River near Joseph, 

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

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

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

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

Miss Belle Irwin. For other stations in Oregon, except Snake River 

at Oxbow, data were collected by the State of Oregon. Records 

computed in the office of the State engineer were checked r,nd prepared for publication by G. H. Canfield, district engineer, assisted by 

K. N. Phillips and A. H. Williams.

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

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

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

assisted by D. J. F. Calkins, R. B. Kilgore, G. M. Thayer, O. B. 

Johnson, H. C. Woster, J. P. Bonner, Frank Stermitz, L. I. Meyer, 

R. J. Swanson, and A. P. Martinson.

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

collected and prepared for publication under the direction of Robert 

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

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

Mrs. Elsie L. Yeatman.

The records were reviewed and manuscript assembled by Otto 

Lauterhahn, D. M. Corbett, and David S. Jenkins.
12 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1932, PART 12 B

GAGING-STATION RECORDS

SNAKE RIVER

JACKSON LAKE AT MOEAN, WYO.

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

lake outlet at Moran. Zero of gage is 6,700 feet above mean soa level.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June 1909 to September 1932. Records for 1909 and 

1910 fragmentary.

REMARKS. Jackson Lake impounds water for irrigation of lands in Snake River 

Valley, Idaho. It has a capacity of 847,000 acre-feet between elevations 

6,730 and 6,769 feet, sea-level datum. Daily contents Oct. 1 to June 12 are 

at 8 a.m.; June 12 to Sept. 30, at midnight.

Contents, in acre-feet, 1931-32

Day

I. .

3 -

4__-___

5 -

6 

7 

8 

9..---.

10 

11 

12 -

13 .

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 -

19 

20 

21 

22 

23-.---

24 -

25 

26_ 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 

Oct.

4,810

5,330

5,850

6,360

6,880

7,390

7,910

8,430

8,940

9,460

9,970

10, 490

11, 000

11, 520

12,040

12, 550

13, 070

13,580

14, 100

14, 620

15, 130

15, 650

17, 190

18, 240

19, 980

21, 720

22,580

23,280

24, 150

24, 670

25,190

Nov.

25, 720

26, 240

26, 760

27, 460

28, 150

29,020

29,720

30, 590

31,450

32, 32U

33, 190

33, 890

34, 580

35, 29U

35, 640

36, 170

36, 700

37, 050

37,400

37, 930

38,280

38, 810

39, 510

40,220

40, 920

41, 620

42, 150

42, 680

43, 380

44,090

Dec.

44, 790

45, 500

46,200

46, 900

47, 610

48, 140

48, 660

49, 370

50, 070

50, 780

51, 480

52, 180

52, 720

53, 080

53, 610

53, 970

54, 500

54, 860

55, 390

56, 110

57, 180

58, 250

59, 310

60, 740

61,810

63, 240

64, 660

65, 550

66, 440

67,340

68, 410

Jan.

69,300

70, 190

70, 910

71, 460

72, 180

72,720

73, 440

73, 980

74, 710

76, 150

77, 240

78, 140

79,040

79, 770

80, 490

81,210

82,290

83, 380

84,100

84, 820

85, 730

86, 810

87, 710

88, 810

89, 720

90, 640

91, 560

92,290

93,020

93, 570

94,300

Feb.

95, 400

96, 690

97, 780

98, 880

99,800

100, 720

101,810

102, 910

104, 010

105, 110

106, 030

107, 140

108, 250

109, 000

109, 740

110, 480

111, 230

111,790

112, 530

113, 090

113, 830

114,760

115, 500

116,430

117, 180

118, 110

119,040

119,780

120, 520

Mar.

120, 900

121, 640

122, 380

123, 500

124, 800

125, 740

126, 870

127, 630

128, 190

128,760

129, 330

129, 890

130, 460

131,400

132, 530

133, 670

134, fill)

135, 550

136, 500

138, 200

139, 520

140, 460

141,590

143, 480

145, 010

146, 740

147, 310

147, 890

148, 460

149, 040

149, 610

Apr.

150, 190

150, 950

151, 530

152, 110

152, 680

153, 260

154, 020

154, 980

155, 560

156, 520

157, 470

158, 620

159, 390

160, 350

161, 120

161, 880

163, 030

164, 590

166, 150

167, 710

169, 270

170, 830

172, 590

174, 340

176,090

177, 850

179, 600

181,360

182, 920

184, 310

May

185, 690

187, 080

188, 470

190, 050

194, 010

198, 770

203, 540

208, 360

213, 190

218,010

222, 840

227, 740

235, 900

246, 760

255, 860

266, 230

276, 700

287, 210

297, 810

309, 520

322, 400

340, 790

356, 060

367, 020

374, 740

382, 490

3.88, 030

393, 570

400,280

405, 870

410, 340

June

417, 060

425, 410

431, 950

438, 720

449, 640

461, 010

468, 350

477, 740

483, 930

491, 550

499, 630

509, 570

525, 610

537, 980

555, 310

572, 270

589, 320

602, 860

615, 760

627, 960

641, 430

656, 640

672, 140

687, 740

703, 630

718, 120

731, 200

743, 810

755, 000

765, 710

Julv

775, 200

784, 230

792, 000

797, 020

801 ! 570

804,600

806, 620

807, 880

806, 370

803, 340

802, 330

800, 560

799, 800

799, 550

798, 790

797, 780

794, 260

790, 240

786, 480

781, 720

775, 700

768, 450

760, 730

751, 760

743, 810

735, 410

725, 520

714, 930

704, 370

694, 810

684, 810

Aug.

674, 570

664, 140

655, 190

647, 440

639, 270

630, 610

621, 730

613, 370

604, 770

597, 620

590, 740

583, 390

575,810

567, 330

559, 790

553, 190

516, 640

539, 150

531, 430

Sept.

468, 350

466, 740

465] 370

463, 760

462, 390

459 640

454! 640

447, 820

439, 410

433, 300

426, 990

421, 350

416,610

412, 580

410, 120

407, 660

404, 750

400,280

397, 150

524, 910| 395, 140

518, 630

513, 060

506, 550

499, 630

492, 700

486, 700

481,410

475, 910

472, 240

470, 640

469, 260

393, 570

392, 240

390, 680

388, 690

386, 030

380, 940

376, 950

374, 740

375, 400

376, 070
SNAKE RIVER 13

SNAKE RIVER NEAR MORAN, WYO.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 17, T. 45 N., R. 114 W., 1% miles east 

of Moran and Jackson Lake Dam and 3*2 miles above Pacific Creek.

DRAINAGE AREA. 820 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. September 1903 to September 1932.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 6,890 second-feet July 28 (gage 

height, 6.60 feet); minimum, 8 second-feet Mar. 22 to Apr. 1 (gage height, 

-0.04 foot).

1903-32: Maximum discharge, 15,100 second-feet June 12, 1918 (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. 3 to July 5, and 

Sept. 29-30. Staff gage read twice daily Oct. 1 to Apr. 17, June 18 to July 5, 

July 23-30; once a week Apr. 18 to June 17 (discharges interpolated for days of 

no reading); water-stage recorder used remainder of year. Flow controlled by 

operation of outlet gates at Jackson Lake. Gage-height record and one discharge measurement furnished by the United States Bureuu of Reclamation.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1931-32

Day

1... ------------

2 

3 

4 

5 .. - -

6

7 ---

8 --------

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 

121 

14 

14 

12

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

11 

10

10 

10 

13 

12 

13

13 

12 

12 

11 

11 

11

Nov.

9 

9 

9 

9 

9

9 

9 

9 

9 

9

9 

9 

9 

9 

9

9 

9 

9 

9 

9

9 

9 

9 

9 

9

9 

9 

9 

9

9

Dec.

9 

9 

9 

9 

9

9 

9 

9 

9 

9

9 

9 

9 

9

9

9 

9 

9 

9 

9

9 

9 

9 

9 

9

9 '9 

9 

9 

9 

9

Jan.

9 

9 

9 

9 

9

9 

9 

9 

9 

9

9 

9 

9 

9 

9

9 

9 

9 

9 

9

9 

9 

9 

9 

9

9 

9 

9 

9 

9 

9

Feb.

9 

9 

9 

9

9

9 

9 

9 

9 

9

9 

9 

9 

9 

9

9 

9 

9 

9 

9

9 

9 

9 

9 

9

9 

9 

9 

9

Month

July--. - - - -

Mar.

9 

9 

9 

9 

9

9 

9 

9 

9 

9

9 

9 

9 

9 

9

9 

9 

9 

9 

9

9 

8

8 

8 

8

8 

8 

8 

8 

8 

8

Apr.

8 

9 

9 

9 

9

9 

9 

9 

9 

9

9 

9 

9 

9 

9

9 

11 

11

12

13 

13

14 

14

15

15 

16 

16 

17 

17

Maximum

-

309 

9 

9 

9 

9 

9 

17 

54 

121 

6,890 

6,440 

4, 500

6,890

May

21 

25 

29 

32 

36

40 

40 

40 

40 

40

40 

40 

40 

40

42

44 

46 

48 

50 

52

54 

50 

46

38

34 

30 

*<o 

25

25

June

25 

25

26

26 

26

27

27

28 

28 

36 

43

68

92 

73 

54 

46 

40

50 

54 

77 

109 

121

115 

109 

67 

46 

36

July

32

QO

30 

25 

25

786 

1,590 

2,020 

3,280 

4,080

3,390 

3,110 

2,790 

2,220 

2,220

2,220 

3, 180 

4,150 

3,960 

3, 860

4,220

5,270 

5,820 

5.780 

5,680

5,830 

6,510 

6,890 

6,810 

fl. 550 

6,480

Minimum Mean

10 24. 6 

9 9.0 

9 9.0 

9 9.0 

9 9.0 

8 8.68 

8 11.3 

21 38. 0 

25 51. 7 

25 3, 510 

1, 350 4, 500 

33 1, 990

8 856 i

Aug.

6,440 

6,350 

6,010 

5,540 

5,280

5,280 

5,420 

5,410 

5,250 

4,900

4,800 

4,640 

4,670

4,830 

4,780

4,510 

4,260 

4,270 

4,430 

4,370

3,940 

3,910 

4,030 

4,270 

4,210

4,040 

3, 820 

3,570 

2,860 

2,080 

1,350

Sept.

1,090 

1,120 

1.220 

1,260 

1,400

1,960 

2,760 

3,940 

4,500 

3,910

3,500 

3,370 

3,040 

2,620 

1,670

1,640 

1,8£0 

2,610 

1,490 

1,300

918 

992 

1,170 

1,310 

2,150

2,990 

2,430 

1,480 

33 

33

Run -off in 

acre-feet

1,510 

536 

553 

553 

518 

534 

672 

2,340 

3,080 

216, 000 

277, 000 

118,000

621, 000
14 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1932, PART 12 B

SNAKE RIVER NEAR HEISE, IDAHO

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

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

RECORDS AVAILABLE. September 1910 to September 1932.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 21,300 second-feet May 22 (gage 

height, 5.33 feet); minimum, 1,710 second-feet Mar. 12 (gage height, 0.58 

foot).

1910-32: Maximum discharge, about 60,000 second-feet May 19, 1927 (gage 

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

height, 1.00 foot).

REMARKS. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, Dec. 1-13, 15-20, 

Jan. 7-12, which are fair. Gage read three times weekly Oct. 5 to Apr. 15 and 

discharge interpolated for intervening days. Station above all irrigation diversions from the main river except the Riley Ditch (capacity, about 30 secondfeet), which diverts about 1 mile above gage. Some diversion from tributaries 

above station in both Wyoming and Idaho. Flow regulated by storage in 

Jackson Lake.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1931-32

Day

1 -

2. .......

6 ........

8 -

9

10 

11 

14 

15 

16 

17 ------

19 

20 

22 

23 ------- 

24 . 

25 

26 .

27 

28 

29-- ..--.

30 

31 

Oct.

2,490

2,490

2, 490

2,400

2,400

2,390 

2,390

2,390

2,400

2,410

2,410 

2,390

2,380

2, 360 

2, 3fiO

2,350

2,350 

2,550 

2,760 

2,720

2,670

2.630

2,590 

2, 550

2,500 

2,460

Nov.

2, 460

2,470

2, 390

2,410

,390

qnn

,380

,380 

,360

,330

,250 

,200

,220

,230 

,250 

,260 

,270

,200

,080 

,090

,100

Dec.

 2, 000

1,940

2,000

2,080

2,100 

2,120 

2,110 

2,110

2,100

2,100

2,100 

2,050

2,000 

2,000

Jan.

2,000

2,000

2.0P 0

2,000

2,020

1,970 

1,920

1,870

1,880

1,880

1, 880 

1,880

1,870

1,860 

1,850 

1,830 

1,910

1,830

1,750

1,770 

1,780

1,800 

1,780

Feb.

1,750

U760

1,780

1,860

1,800 

1,740

1,820

1,910

1,910 

1,910

1,880 

1. SSO 

1,890 

1,900

1,910

1,920 

1,910

Mar.

1,890

1,870

1, 880 

1,860

1,800

1,710

1,760

1,800 

1,900

1,920

2,050

2,300 

2,340

2,380

2,200 

2, 140 

2,170 

2.190

2,220

2,140 

2,190

2, 240 

2,340

Apr.

2, 450

2,550

2,460

2,580

2,690

2,690 

2,690

2,690

2,700

2.710

2,960

3,560 

4,120

4,660

5, 100

5, 830 

5,990

5,800

5, 380 

4, 820 

4,430 

4,220

4,500

4,940

5,130 

5, 250

5,300

May

5,600

6,520

7,480

8,830

8, 660

10, 000

11, 100

12, 600

15, 500

16, 500 

18, 000

16, 700

15, 700

16, 300

17,200

17, 800

18, 700

21, 300 

20, 800 

16, 500 

14,000

12,300

11; 000

10, 100 

10,100

10, 800 

11, 400

June

10, 700

13, 200

12, 700

12, 400

11, 700

12, 600

13, 600 

15, 200

17, 500

18. 400

17, 800 

17, 100

16, 200

16, 700 

18, 300 

20. 300 

20, 800

21, 100

20, 400

19, 300 

18. 500

17,600

July

14 900

10, 200 

10, 900

13, 000

12, 400

12, 100 

10 900

10, 000

9,530

10,900 

10,800

10 400

10, 100 

11.000 

11. 800 

11.600

11.300

11.100

11.700 

12.300

12. 300 

12,300

Aug.

in ftfift

9,890 

9,890

9 7~iO

9,640

8,930

8,790 

8,830

8, 7fiO

8, 560

8,160 

8,360

8.390

7,850 

7, 720 

7,660 

7,940

7,820

7,780

7,780 

7,880

7,970 

6,730

Sept.

c 1 Frt

5,080

5,320

5, 930

7,750

7,450

6, 820

6,570 

6, 220

5,480

5,100

5, 030

5, 550 

5,550

4,840

4,520 

4,350 

4,520 

4,570

4,660

5, 930

5,830 

5,320

4,220

Month

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

July- -----------------------------------

Maximum

2,760

2,470

2,060

1,920

2,380

5,990

21, 300

21, 100

16, 900

12,000

7,750

21,300

Minimum

2,350

2,080

1,750

1,740

1,710

2,450

5,600

10, 300

0, 530

6,730

4,220

1,710

Mean

2,460

2,320

2,030

1,920

1,860

2,030

3,980

13,000

15, 400

11,800

8,990

5,550

5,960

Run-ofl in 

acre-feet

151,000

138,000

125,000

118,000

107, 000

125,000

237, 000

799,000

916, 000

726, 000

553, 000

330, 000

4, 320, 000
SNAKE RIVER 15

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

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

Snake River for irrigation. ' Of these, 40 divert above the mouth of Henrys Fork 

and 10 below. Records showing the combined discharge of all canals fo~ a part 

of each irrigation season from 1919 to 1932 are available. Most of thes?. canals 

are equipped with staff gages read once daily; a few have water-stage recorders.

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

for some of the canals.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1932

Day

0

6..-...-.--.

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

^. ............ 

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

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

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

\Z~".".'.'.'.'.".'.'

14

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

May

546 

546 

548

670

654 

1, 040 

1, 520 

1,720 

2, 020

2,170

2, 380 

2, GSO 

° 970

3, 34U

June

4, 9J.n

4,680

5, 210

5, 3f.O

5, 120 

4, 490 

4, 070 

3, 990 

3, 840

4,030 

4,140 

4, 540 

4 9 1 0

5,450

July

S,320 

7,620 

7,380

8, 1 70

8, 1 60 

8,270 

8. 700 

9, 000 

8, 910

8, 790 

8,620 

8,510

6,120

Aug.

8, 380 

8,270 

8,330

8, 030

,930 

,900 

, 930 

, 86(1 

,800

,770 

,700 

.460

,290

Sept.

4,500 

4,300 

4,640 

4,600 

4, 850

5, 080 

5, 440 

5,780 

5, 710 

5, 950

5, 680 

5, 480 

5, 380 

5,410

5, 420

Day

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21

23 

24 

?5

26

~a 

01

30 

31

Month

July . ~

September .

The perk>d .. .. .. .-. 

-_-----_-----

Maximum

7,260 

9, 880 

9,060 

8,380 

5,950

May

4,080 

4,880 

5,420 

6,400 

6, 920

7,260 

6,800 

6, 590 

6,240 

6,320

6,300 

6,030 

6, 000 

5, 650 

5, 850 

5, SfiO

June

5,800 

6,130 

6,350 

G. 600 

7,270

S, 030 

8,850 

9, 520 

9,840 

9, 880

9,630 

9,710 

9,410 

9,200 

8,940

Minimum

546 

3,840 

5,790 

4,700 

3,830

July

5,860 

5,790 

6,220 

6, 840 

7,470

7,930 

8,160 

8,440 

8,500 

8,460

8,800 

8,820 

8,960 

9, 000 

8, 830 

8, 490

Mean

3,870 

6, 510 

7,980 

7,080 

4,840

Aug.

7, 160 

7, 100 

7, 000 

6,970 

6,850

6,660 

6,780 

6, 740 

6, 590 

6, 660

6, 150 

5,850 

5 550 

5 130 

5 260 

4,700

Sept.

5,000 

4, 580 

4, 360 

4,620 

5,120

4,720 

3, 970 

3,830 

4,240 

4, ISO

4,420 

4,620 

4,610 

4,410 

4, 220

_

Run-off in 

acre-feet

238,000 

387, 000 

491,000 

435,000 

288,000

M!40,000

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

station near Heise.
16 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1932, PART 12 B

SNAKE RIVER NEAR SHELLET, IDAHO

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

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

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March 1915 to September 1932.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 19,600 second-feet May 16, 

June 19 (gage height, 10.43 feet); minimum, 390 second-feet Oit. 7.

1915-32: Maximum discharge, 47,200 second-feet June 17, 1918 (gage height, 

16.97 feet); minimum, that of Oct. 7, 1931.

REMARKS. Records good. Discharge estimated Oct. 4-25, 27-31, Nov. 8, 10-12; 

stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 26 to Mar. 27. Flow regulated 

by numerous canal diversions above station and by storage in Jackson Lake.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1931-32

Day

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

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

3 ... 

4 ..........

5.- .. __ .

6. .........

8 ...

9 

10.-. ......

11 

12 .. ... .....

13 

14. .

IS. .......

16. 

17 

18 

19 

20 . 

21 .... ..

22. ..

23. . .

24 _

25. ..

28 

27. ..

28. 

29. ...... ..

30 .......

31 

Oct.

790

865

790

790

700

500

390

430

450

450

520

610

600

630

650

640

760

710

540

G35

710

902

740

660

Nov.

550

550

550

550

592

565

638

606

574

628

682

736

790

890

1,020

1,170

1,410

1,520

1,880

1,910

1,700

2,190

1,830

1,740

2,500

2,830

Dec.

2,120

3,870

1, 590

1,590

1,590

1,920

2.370

2,190

2,070

2,330

2,190

2,280

2,220

2,110

1,760

1,190

1, ]90

1,190

1,590

1,820

2,080

2,150

2,220

2,300

2,370

2,370

2,370

2,220

2,080

Jan.

1,700

1,540

1,380

1,330

1,210

1,190

1,190

1,590

1,760

1,800

1,880

1,910

1,870

1,760

1,700

1,590

1,310

1,280

1,360

1,700

1,820

1,820

1,820

1, 420

1,260

1,190

1,240

1,350

1,480

Feb.

1,520

1,540

1,540

1,560

1,590

1,590

1,590

1,700

1,820

1,820

1,820

1,820

1,820

1,480

1,420

1,380

1,380

1,380

1,380

1,380

1,410

1,430

1,450

1,540

1,600

1,680

1,950

2,000

Mar.

2,050

2,080

2,110

2,120

2,140

2,080

2,040

2,020

2,020

2,020

2,020

1,880

1,820

1,740

1, 760

1,850

3,880

1,950

2,080

2,370

2,600

2,720

2,720

2,720

2,720

2,720

2, 720

2,740

2,700

2,790

Apr.

2,910

2,810

3,090

3, 530

3,600

3,390

3,220

3,130

3,050

3,010

2,910

2,850

2,970

3,090

4,070

4,360

5,090

5,480

6,020

5, 830

5,420

4,890

4,520

4,180

4,690

4 Q9O

May

4,860

5,480

6, 720

7,970

9,630

10,800

10, 400

10, 100

10,800

12,100

13,500

15, 200

16,400

18,000

19,400

19, 600

17, 800

16,100

15,200

14,700

14,500

15, 700

19, 500

18, 400

13, 700

10, 700

8,850

7,430

6,580

7,110

June

S, 300

8,520

8,340

7, 790

7,540

9,260

11, 700

12,700

12, 900

13,200

13,200

12, 900

12,900

12, 900

13,400

14,600

16,900

18,600

19,600

18,200

15,900

13, 400

12, 500

13, 100

13,900

14, 600

14,900

14,000

13,400

July

12,900

11,900

11,200

10, 500

8,670

6,550

4,720

3,900

3,650

3,460

4,420

5,480

6,150

7,900

8,820

8,630

7,750

6,690

6,150

5,990

5,150

4,310

3,700

3,870

4,330

3,770

3,320

3,130

3,440

3,940

4,330

Aug.

4,750

4,720

4,580

4,020

3, 650

3, 480

3, 320

3,260

3,240

3,240

3, 220

3,050

3,050

3,050

3,090

3,010

2,910

2,670

2,530

2,780

2,680

2,320

2,070

2,240

2,430

2,850

3,200

4,050

4,800

4,980

Sept.

4,230

3,200

2,800

2,430

2,190

1,910

1,550

1,380

1,470

2,090

3,110

3,300

2,890

2,780

2,470

2,250

2,260

1,830

1,850

1,660

1,770

1,760

1,980

1,910

1,950

1,960

1,910

2,430

2,600

Month

April ... 

July.-. .. 

Maximum

902

2,370

1,910

2,000

6,020

19, 600

12,900

4,980

4,230

19, 600

Minimum

390

1,190

1,190

1,380

2,810

4,860

7,540

3,130

2,070

1,380

390

Mean

646

1,970

3,520

1,600

2,250

4,060

12, 400

13, 100

6,090

3,340

2,280

4,220

Run-off in 

acre-feet

39, 700

121,000

93, 500

92,000

138,000

242, 000

762, 000

780,000

374,000

205,000

136,000

3, 060, 000
SNAKE RIVER 17

SNAKE RIVER BELOW BLACKFOOT BRIDGE, WEAR BLACKFOOT, IDAHO

LOCATION. Two water-stage recorders on different channels of the river in sees. 

5 and 7, T. 3 S., R. 35 E., below highway bridge 2 miles west of Blackfoot.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April 1924 to September 1932, irrigation seasons1 only.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year not determined; no flow on various 

days.

1924-32: Maximum discharge not determined; no flow for various days during several years.

REMARKS. Records good. Discharge Oct. 1 to Nov. 17 estimated by water 

master. Discharge is total of flow in three channels. Measuring conditions 

are such that discharge cannot be determined except at relatively low stages. 

Low flow is usually supplied by Jackson Lake storage or intermittent waste, 

owing to canal regulation above. Station is below all diversions from Snake 

River above mouth of Blackfoot Rtver. No record of flow during w'nter.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1981 32

Day

1-.. .....

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

3-.....--....

t ...... ....

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

6. __ ........

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

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

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

10... .....-.

11 

12 _ ... _ ....

13 .....

14 . 

15.. ......

Oct.

0 

0 

10 

10 

2

0 

0

8

0

12 

12 

12

1*J

0

Nov.

30 

10 

10 

5 

5

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

20 

40 

60

July

1,670 

3,360 

5,110

Aug.

898 

1,040 

986 

826 

760

799 

684 

613 

550

545

617 

785 

937 

775 

571

Sept.

1,920 

1,140 

437 

334 

440

436 

396 

227 

55 

94

332 

969 

731 

556 

461

Day

If 

r is if

2(

21 

2i

2S 

24 

2E

26 

27 

2S 

2S 

3C 

31

Month

October . ..._..

November 1-17 

July 13-31

. .- _- .-

-. ----....-

.... ___ ....

.

___ .. _

Maximum

140 

300 

5,330 

2,930 

1,920

Oct.

0 

0 

0 

140 

90

0 

0 

0 

0 

10

20 

20 

20 

20 

20 

20

Xov.

70 

300

Minimum

0 

0 

0 

182

55

July

5,330 

4,630 

3,870 

3,080 

2,560

1,870 

1,040 

489 

340

715

641 

64 

0 

0 

380 

884

Mean

13.9 

31.2 

1,900 

774 

480

Aug.

537 

495 

465 

332 

182

236 

675 

596 

458 

309

348 

398 

765 

1,500 

2,380 

2,930

Sept.

241 

316 

219 

60 

158

207 

489 

609 

674 

561

525 

521 

256 

521 

505

Run-off in 

acre-feet

855 

1,050 

71,500 

47,600 

28,600
18 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1932, PART 12 B

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. Records showing the combined discharge of these canals for a part 

of each irrigation season from 1919 to 1932 are available. The two largest canals 

are equipped with recorders, the others with staff gages read once daily.

Discharge, in second-feet, 193"2

Day

!_.._ _ . .....

2.. _-_..___...

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

4_ ......

5 ......

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

7. . ........

8. .........

9.. ........

10 

11 ... ___ ...

12 _ ... .......

13 .........

14. ___ . .....

16 

May

454 

410 

471 

685 

631

541 

659 

711 

849 

1,090

1,240 

1,500 

1,760 

2,060 

2,040

June

3,160 

2,780 

2,660 

2,620 

2,580

2,550 

2,320 

1,960 

1,830 

1,770

1,690 

1,510 

1,790 

2,270 

2,600

July

2,670 

2,310 

2,380 

3,090 

2,980

3,200 

3,180 

3,220 

3,250 

3,240

3,390 

3,570 

3,530 

3,400 

3,320

Aug.

3,470 

3,430 

3,360 

3,330 

2,920

2,680 

2,600 

2,540 

2,510 

2,480

2,350 

1,890 

1,860 

2,240 

2,280

Sept.

2,500 

2,450 

2,380 

2,160 

1,540

1,440 

1,180 

1,400 

1,380 

1,550

2,000 

1,980 

1,980 

1,970 

1,990

Day

16 

17 

18 

IS 

2C

21

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

2S 

29 

3C 

31

Month

July 

September .

The perk d .. .. ..... .......

__ . .. ..

___ .

...

Maximum

3,930 

3,990 

3,570 

3,470 

2,500

May

2,380 

2,820 

3,280 

3,620 

3,810

3,890 

3,930 

3,930 

3,790 

3,660

3,620 

3,540 

3,520 

3,400 

3,430 

3,500

June

3,140 

3,220 

3,200 

3,110 

3,430

3,700 

3,810 

3,910 

3,990 

3,990

3,920 

3,920 

3,840 

3,800 

3,780

Minimum

410 

1,510 

2,310 

1,650 

920

July

3,220 

3,240 

3,290 

3,320 

3,400

3,400 

3,370 

3,350 

3,250 

3,370

3,400 

3,290 

2,970 

2,760 

2,920 

3,370

Mean

2,300 

2,960 

3,180 

2,340 

1,620

Aug.

2,280 

2,280 

2,240 

2,260 

2,180

2,160 

1,720 

1,690 

1,650 

1,660

2,130 

2,110 

2,120 

2,060 

1,880 

2,300

Sept.

1,990 

1,740 

1,680 

1,560 

1,570

1,150 

925 

922 

920 

1,160

1,110 

1,040 

1,680 

1,680 

1,670

Run-off in 

acre-feet

141,000 

176,000 

196,000 

144,000 

96,400

7 53,000
SNAKE SIVER 19

SHAKE RIVER AT CIOUGH RAHCH, HEAR BLACKFOOT, IDAHO

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

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

RECORDS AVATLABLE. June 1910 to September 1932.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 16,400 second-feet May 16 (gage 

height, 8.65 feet); minimum, 158 second-feet several days during October 

(gage height, 0.96 foot).

1910-32: Maximum discharge, 46,200 second-feet June IS, 1918 (gage height, 

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

REMARKS. Records excellent. Discharge interpolated Nov. 1-2, Feb. 14-17, 

21, 22, 28. Flow regulated by storage in Jackson Lake and Blackfoot-Marsh 

Reservoirs. Numerous irrigation diversions above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1931-32

Day

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

2___ ..........

3. . ........

4___ ..........

6- -------

6 

7--..---.-..-.

8 

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

10 .-___ _

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

13 _ 

14... ...__._...

15 

16 - - 

18... .._.__..._

19 

20 . 

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

22. 

23 

24... __.._ ....

25-- - 

26 

27--.---.-...

28 

29------.-....

30 

31 - 

Oct.

212

223

215

257

241

219

223

257

277

265

237

191

175

166

158

161

158

158

169

169

158

166

161

158

201

261

286

321

321

330

Nov.

315

300

290

273

261

261

261

226

226

265

290

290

299

290

KQ1

1,040

1,030

1,100

640

723

1,010

800

832

1,060

1,310

1,520

1, 640

1,590

Dec.

1,300

1,130

1,000

1,060

1,130

1,180

1,300

1,540

1,570

1,470

1,700

1,580

1,390

1,200

960

832

601

681

765

1,010

1,350

1,400

1,480

1,700

1,650

1,580

1,620

1,580

1,360

1,370

Jan.

1,350

1,230

1,140

1,080

1,150

1,090

920

1,050

1, 150

1,360

1,480

1,370

1,200

1,140

1,100

856

1,070

1,240

1,270

1,250

1,150

928

765

532

563

653

840

Feb.

888

904

904

952

960

978

960

1,040

1,190

1,210

1,240

1,170

1,090

1,010

940

864

800

824

848

872

896

996

1,070

1,120

1,180

1,290

1,400

Mar.

1,460

1,530

1,560

1,560

1,580

1,470

1,420

1,400

1, 420

1,460

1,240

1,140

1,140

1,230

1,780

2,040

2,140

2,590

2,670

2,550

2,490

2,570

2,600

2,460

2,670

2,730

Apr.

2, 650

2,430

2,490

2,780

2,970

2,970

2,820

2,750

2,620

2,590

2,510

2, 460

2,440

2,520

2,710

3,270

3,850

4,440

5,140

5,400

5,540

5,180

4,670

4,220

3,850

3,960

4,140

4,300

May

4,260

4,380

5,320

6,480

7,650

9,350

9,680

9,230

9,380

10,400

11,400

12,800

13,900

14, 900

16,100

16,400

12,900

11,200

10,800

10,100

10,800

13,100

14,500

12,000

8,680

6,440

4,760

3,870

3,360

3,600

June

5,140

6,270

6,310

6,170

5,630

6,240

8,910

11,500

11,800

11,800

11,800

11,500

11,000

10,700

10,700

14,500

15, 400

13,000

10,200

8,420

8,220

9,200

10,300

10,900

10,600

9,960

9,350

July

9,680

9,740

9,170

7,730

6,560

4,320

2,430

936

526

388

368

1,140

1,980

3,620

5,320

5,770

5,050

4,120

2,850

2,760

2,080

1,250

688

419

607

744

354

188

182

253

786

Aug.

904

1,120

1,060

928

816

936

800

744

674

653

816

1,050

1,000

751

723

588

491

349

335

532

660

474

419

399

330

544

1,060

2,490

3,090

Sept.

2,760

1,960

888

702

582

601

480

340

249

215

1,070

1,000

779

660

446

340

399

265

269

245

634

758

920

856

786

772

538

702

765

Month

April 

July..... . ._. . 

Maximum

330

1,640

1,700

1,480

1,400

2,730

5,540

16,400

15,800

9,740

3,090

2,760

16, 400

Minimum

158

226

601

532

800

1,140

2,430

3,360

5,140

182

330

215

158

Mean

216

641

1,260

1,040

1,030

1,860

3,490

9,780

10,200

2,970

842

708

2,830

Run-off in 

acre-feet

13,300

38, 100

77,500

64,000

59,200

114,000

208,000

601,000

607,000

183,000

51,800

42,100

2, 060, 000
20 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1932, PART 12 B

AMERICAN FALLS RESERVOIR AT AMERICAN FALLS, IDAHO

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

reservoir at American Falls.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March 1926 to September 1932.

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

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

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

showing storage capacity of reservoir furnished by United Spates Bureau of 

Reclamation.

Contents, in acre-feet, 1931-32

Day

1 

2- __ ...

3-.-.-.-.

6 

7 

8 ~

9 __ . _

10 -

11-. __ .- 

12 

13- 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 -.

21... _ ..

22 

23 

24-. __ _-

25 

26 

27 

28 -

29 

30_ 

31 

Oct.

40,800 

40, 340 

39, 240 

39, 060 

38, 140

36, 110 

34, 820 

33, 360 

31,980 

30, 750

29, 610 

28, 220 

27, OSO 

25, 740 

24, 380

22, 890 

21,390 

20,110 

19, 110 

18, 170

17,380 

17,200 

17, 740 

18,230 

17, 990

17, 440 

19, 040 

20, 960 

22, 530 

23,960 

25,020

Nov.

26,100 

27, 160 

28,220 

29, 040 

29,610

30,100 

31,490 

31,410 

32, 380 

32, 960

33,200 

33, 690 

34, 020 

34,100 

34, 640

35, 380 

37, 310 

39, 880 

42, 740 

47, 470

52, 270 

55,400 

59,000 

62, 820 

66, 310

71, 330 

77, 220 

82,000 

89,030 

95, 780

Dec.

100, 760 

105, 060 

108, 700 

112, 640 

116, 590

122, 010 

127,460 

131, 780 

136, 980 

142, 050

146, 790 

151, 530 

156, 470 

162, 010 

165, 400

168, 970 

172, 080 

174, 520 

176, 210 

179,400

182, 590 

186, 710 

191, 300 

196, 580 

200,700

206,180 

211,770 

217, 880 

223, 380 

227, 240 

231,800

Jan.

236, 010 

240, 430 

244, 640 

248, 640 

252, 700

257, 030 

260, 700 

264, 160 

268,270 

271, 950

276, 850 

280, 850 

285, 970 

290, 870 

295, 360

299, 960 

303, 630 

308, 000 

311,440 

316, 730

321, 220 

325, 730 

329, 530 

332, 610 

335, 700

339, 500 

342, 870 

345, 800 

349, 220 

352, 400 

355, 820

Feb.

359, 240 

363, 140 

367, 340 

370, 840 

371, 850

372, 850 

374, 350 

377, 350 

378, 100 

379, 600

382, 350 

385, 860 

3S6, S60 

393, 180 

397, 030

399, 330 

401, 390 

402, 920 

405, 230 

409, 850

412,670 

414, 460 

416, 000 

416, 260 

417, 050

417, 840 

419, 6SO 

423, 360 

427, 300

Mar.

430, 720 

434, 920 

439, 910 

443, 900 

447, 670

452, 510 

457, 630 

462, 750 

467, 060 

471, 980

476, 950 

481, 660 

486, 080 

490, 230 

494, 100

498, 860 

503, 420 

509, 690 

519, 370

528, 280

537, 380 

546, 180 

554, 400 

563, 170 

570, 440

578, 310 

587, 160 

594, 970 

602, 480 

609, 670 

617, 520

Apr.

625, 250 

632, 660 

636, 850 

647, 160 

652, 100

661,070 

670, 030 

678, 330 

685, 070 

691, 560

698, 730 

706, 930 

714, 100 

718, 620 

726, 340

730, 560 

735, 820 

739, 680 

744, 600 

751,630

761, 370 

768, 940 

778, 680 

788, 450

798, 090 

803, 650

805, 500 

808, 460 

814, 020 

819, 950

May

825, 550 

831, 650 

836, 990 

846, 130 

855, 280

870, 770 

886, 460 

902, 170 

917, 940 

931, 690

945, 140 

901, 000 

975, 600 

988, 680 

1, 012, 290

1, 029, 090 

1, 048, 460 

1, 061, 670 

1, 068, 270 

1, 072, 720

1, 073, 180 

1, 074, 080 

1, 081, 290

1, 088, 510

1, 099, 330 

1, 104, 290

1, 105, 190 

1, 101, 580 

1, 093, 920 

1, 084, 000 

1, 077, 680

June

1, 068, 270 

1, 066, 070 

1, 063, 430 

1, 062, 550 

1, 061, 670

1, 065, 630 

1, 073, 180 

1, 090, 760 

1, 108, 800 

1, 123, 860

1, 136, 770 

1, 150, 600 

1, 162, 600 

1, 169, 670 

1, 170, 140

1, 176, 260 

1, 184, 260 

1, 195, 090 

1, 207, 340 

1, 223, 620

1, 236, 570 

1, 245, 200 

1, 250, 000

1, 257, 200

1, 263, 530 

1, 268, 400

1, 271, 810 

1, 274, 730 

1, 276, 680 

1, 277, 160

July

1, 278, 140 

1, 273, 270 

1, 275, 700 

1, 272, 780 

1, 271, 320

1, 232, 070 

1, 2o3, 830 

1, 237, 530 

1, 223, 140 

1, 205, 450

1, 1?S, 970 

1, 172, 490 

1, 159, 360 

1, Ii5,060 

1, 134, 460

1, 128, 470 

1, 122, 480 

1, 115, 560 

1, 111, 130 

1, 013, 010

1, 0?9, 940 

1, 036, 070 

1, 051, 100

1, 0^1,810

1,0' 7, 870 

1, 012, 840

9?-5, 110 

959, 340 

951,400 

935, 330 

913, 090

Aug.

898, 220 

885,280 

871, 160 

855, 280 

839, 270

826, 320 

811,060 

796, 240 

779, 760 

763,890

748, 110 

733, 360 

720, 370 

703, 510 

692, 580

680, 320 

665, 710 

650, 770 

634, 600 

617, 520

601, 850 

586, 220 

569, 830 

556, 510 

542, 070

526, 820 

514,240 

499, 430 

482, 7fiO 

471, 700 

463, 820

Sept.

456, 820 

449, 820 

442, 280 

432, 820 

421, 520

409, 330 

395, 740 

379, 350 

367, 840 

353, 620

337, 600 

322, 890 

310, 760 

300, 180 

290, 650

281, 300 

271,520 

258, 540 

252, 480 

247, 370

243,800 

239,800 

237, 910 

235, 590 

233,490

233, 280 

232,650 

231, 800 

231,590 

232, 230
SNAKE RIVER 21

SNAKE RIVER AT NEEIEY, IDAHO

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

American Falls Dam. Discharge measurements are made in sec. 11, T. 8 S.,

R. 30 E., half a mile north of Neeley and 3 miles downstream from recorder.

Published discharge shows the flow at the latter point. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March 1906 to September 1932. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 12,100 second-feet July 10 (gage

height, 4.08 feet); minimum, 125 second-feet Nov. 26, 29.

1906-32: Maximum discharge, 48,400 second-feet June 20, 1918

height, 13.5 feet on lower gage); minimum, that of Nov. 26, 29, 1931. 

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, 1931-32

Day

1 ..... 

2 ..... 

3_ . __ ....

4 ..... 

6 

7 

8 

9 

10 

11 

12 -

13 

14 

15 

16 -

18 

19 

20 

22. ___ 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 

Oct.

2,730

3,460

3,430

3,210

4,230

4,070

3,930

3,860

3,820

3,720

3,720

3,680

3,690

3,720

3,780

3,770

3,480

3,440

3,430

3,260

3,140

3,140

3,090

3,120

2,990

2,340

2,430

2,490

2,490

2,510

Nov.

2,580

2,580

2,640

2,700

2,680

2,770

2,700

2,680

2,770

2,760

2,810

2,830

2,890

2,860

2,920

2,300

2,300

2,220

1,980

1,880

1,950

1,890

125

1,790

125

Dec.

1,750

1,780

1,810

1,820

1,820

1,840

1,840

1,880

1,870

1,880

1,920

1,940

1,910

1,930

1,820

1,780

1,590

1,820

1,930

1,890

1,860

Jan.

1,860

1,860

1,860

1,890

1,890

1,930

1,950

1,950

1,950

2,150

1,930

1,680

1,720

1,720

1,720

1,740

1,780

1,800

1,760

1,780

1,700

1,610

1,760

1,760

1,820

1,780

1,780

1,810

1,840

Feb.

1,860

1,850

1,840

2,680

3,380

3,360

2,040

3,240

3,200

2,760

2,480

2,440

2,480

1,720

2,500

2,530

2,530

2,530

2,540

2,570

2,600

3,400

3,400

3,400

3,400

2,560

2,640

Mar.

2,620

2,700

2,640

1,840

1,860

1,840

1,820

1,800

1,820

1,820

1,820

1,840

1,840

1,840

1,840

1,840

1,720

1,400

1,190

1,220

1,240

1,500

1,760

1,760

1,760

1,760

1,780

1,780

1,910

Apr.

1,920

1,900

1,630

2,410

2,160

1,900

1,630

1,850

1,850

1,630

1,860

1,630

2,080

2,760

2,970

3,290

3,610

4,300

4,710

4,810

4,300

3,780

3,380

3,160

3,720

4,300

4,680

4,970

4,490

4,140

May

4,200

4,270

4,420

4,420

4,390

4,360

4,170

4,110

4,810

5,910

6,740

7,220

7,680

8,110

8,420

8,860

9,800

10,800

11,200

11,200

11,400

11,300

11, 200

10,900

10,800

10, 800

10, 400

10, 200

10, 100

10, 100

10,600

June

10,800

10, 400

9,800

9,340

8,300

6,380

4,970

3,900

5,870

7,220

6,810

7,910

9,340

10, 600

10, 700

10,600

10, 400

10, 100

10, 000

10, 300

10, 200

9,760

8,380

7,480

8,580

10, 300

11, 100

11, 300

11, 500

11, 300

July

11,200

11,400

11, 400

11, 400

11, 400

11,400

11, 500

11,400

11, 600

12, 100

12,000

11,200

11, 800

11, 800

11,200

10, 900

10, 800

11, 000

11, 100

11, 200

11,500

11, 600

11,500

11, 500

11, 500

11, 500

11, 800

11,600

11, 500

11, 500

11,400

Au?.

11, 400

11, 400

11,700

11,800

11, 500

11, 200

11, 200

11, 100

11, 200

11, ?00

11,200

10, ?10

10, 500

10, 500

10, 500

10, ?"0

11, COO

11,000 11, eoo

11,000

10, 700

10, £% 10, too

10, 81Q

10, too

10,700

11,000

9,eso

Sept.

8,940

8,460

8,700

9,060

9,550

9,930

10,000

10,200

10, 600

10,600

10, 800

10, 400

9,550

9,020

8,500

7,990

7,790

7,760

7,180

6,490

5,700

4,710

4,240

4,240

4,200

4,170

4,170

3,720

3,260

3,620

Month

July.. 

The year... ________ . ________ . ...

Maximum

4,230

2,920

1,950

2,150

3,400

4,970

11,400

11, 500

12,100

11, 800

10,800

12,100

Minimum

2,340

125

696

1,610

1,720

1,190

1,630

4,110

3,900

10,800

9,680

3,260

125

Mean

3,350

2,260

1,820

1,820

2,630

3,060

9,120

7,450

5,340

Run-off in 

acre-feet

206, 000

134, 000

112,000

112,000

151,000

112,000

182, 000

502,000

543, 000

701,000

443, 000

3, 870, 000
22 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1932, PART 12 B

LAKE WALCOTT NEAR MIWIDOKA, IDAHO

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

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

above mean sea level.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April 1909 to September 1932.

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 the irrigation 

of lands on the Minidoka project of the United States Bureau of Reclamation. 

Considerable water is stored below gage height of 36 feet but iB not available for 

irrigation withdrawal through the canals that divert from tl e Lake. Gageheight record and capacity table furnished by the United S'ates Bureau of 

Reclamation.

Contents, in acre-feet, 1931-32

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.

17, 460

18, 650

19, 240

21, 670

22, 180

25, 530

28,470

30, 320

32,600

35, 190

37, 680

43, 130

45, 240

50, 850

54, 070

59, 560

63,920

63,480

64,580

65, 230

62,600

63, 920

65, 230

67, 760

Nov.

69, 190

70, 510

72, 050

73, 730

74,520

75,420

76, 770

76, 660

78, 920

79, 370

80, 610

81, 740

83, 090

82,190

81, 280

81, 280

78, 580

78, 350

75, 650

74, 970

75,200

72, 830

71, 390

70, 510

68, 970

64,140

62, 930

60,420

Dec.

59, 990

59, 990

no, 200

60, 420

60, 630

60,630

59, 450

59, 560

60, 100

60, 420

60, 530

60, 740

61,060

61,280

61, 280

61,280

61, 280

61, 390

62, 3SO

63,040

63,150

63,040

63, 370

63,920

63,920

63,700

Jan.

63,920

63, 920

63,920

64, 030

64, 140

64,140

64, 360

64,580

64,800

65, 010

65. 450

65, 890

65, 670

65, 120

64,690

64, 470

64, 140

6-1, 140

63, 920

63, 920

63,700

63, 480

63, 370

62, 930

62, 490

62, 160

62, 160

62,380

Feb.

62, 380

62, 820

63, 040

63, 040

65, 230

68,200

71, 170

71, 720

74,410

77,230

78, 130

78, 920

79, 710

80, 160

79, 930

80, 830

81, 960

82, 640

81,960

81,960

81, 960

81, 960

82,520

83,540

83,090

80, 160

79, 140

Mar.

78, 690

79, 260

79, 710

80, 040

80, 160

80, 610

81,960

82, 410

82, 410

82,860

82, 980

83, 090

83, 310

83, 310

83, 770

84,240

85, 640

86, 570

85, 870

84,940

84, 010

84,240

84, 470

84, 470

83, 770

83, 310

83, 310

84, 010

Apr.

85, 170

86, 570

86, 450

88,200

88,780

90,760

90, 410

88, 660

89, 600

88,550

88,900

87, 960

90,060

90,760

91,920

92, 510

93,090

92,620

Q9 ^Qft

93,320

no 090

May

93, 090

93, 090

92, 970

93, 320

93, 790

94,720

94,720

93, 670

95, 180

95, 670

94, 370

92, 390

93,320

93, 090

f\A 7on

95, 670

94, 950

June

93, 550

94, 840

96, 390

96. 630

96, 270

96, 390

97, 350

95, 550

92,620

96, 150

93, 090

94, 140

94, 950

95, 910

94,720

93, 790

94,720

Q4. 79ft

96, 150

July

95, 430

94, 250

94,600

94, 490

95, 070

94, 720

94, 250

94, 140

94, 490

94,600

95,910

97, 350

97,840

97, 840

95, 790

94, 490

94 490

94[ 720

95, 070

94 140

Q4 Q^ft

Aug.

93, 670

94, 020

93, 790

94, 250

94, 950

94. 720

94, 840

94, 250

94, 490

94, 950

94, 720

94, 490

93, 320

93, 200

94, 020

no onn

94, 490

Sept.

96, 030

94, 020

92, 390

91, 230

89, 830

89, 130

88, 900

86, 920

89 250

92, 270

93,900

94, 250

93, 550

91, 810

90, 290

87, 730

82, 640

82, 070

80, 830
SNAKE RIVER 23

SNAKE RIVER NEAR MINIDOKA, IDAHO

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

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April 1910 to September 1932. Records prior to 1910 at

Montgomery Ferry, 6 miles downstream. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 8,880 second-feet July 26 (gage

height, 8.66 feet); minimum, 400 second-feet Oct. 31, Nov. 1-4.

1910-32: Maximum discharge, 45,900 second-feet June 21, 1918 (gage

height, 16.02 feet); minimum, that of Oct. 31, Nov. 1-4, 1931. 

REMARKS. Records excellent. Discharge estimated Feb. 28. Flow regulated

by storage at American Falls and Lake Walcott Reservoirs and by diversion^

1 mile upstream for irrigation in Minidoka Project.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1931 32

Day

1. _ ...........

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

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

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

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

7.-... ___ -----

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

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

10...... ... 

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

12... _. ... _______

13 

14 

16 

17 

18 

20.. _ __ 

21 . 

22 . 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 _ .. __ ... ...

30. 

31 

Oct.

1,960 

2,400 

2,440 

2,400 

2,400

2,380 

2,320 

2,280

2,020 

1,950

1,910 

1,920

1,860 

1,950 

1,950

1,940 

1,950 

1,960 

2,020 

2,030

2,630 

3,050 

3,080 

3,070 

3,070

3,400 

2,630 

2,370 

2,360 

2,160 

1,760

Nov.

1,720 

1,720 

1,720 

1,740 

2,260

2,240 

2,240 

2,280

2,220 

2,210

2,280 

2,480

2,570 

2,760 

2,760

2,800 

2,820 

2,870 

2,820 

2,850

2,520 

2,520 

2,520 

2,520 

2,490

2,440 

2,440 

2,460 

1,720 

2,460

Dec.

1,830 

1,850 

1,860 

1,830 

1,830

1,750 

1,780 

],810

1,830 

1,900

1,960 

1,990 

1,820 

2,020 

2,040

2,070 

2,050 

1,990 

1,980 

1,920

1,960 

1,940 

1,960 

1,950 

1,850

1,940 

1,850 

1,960 

2,030 

1,960 

2,030

Jan.

1,940 

1,990 

1,910 

1,990 

1,980

2,020 

1,960 

1,950

2,000 

1,900

1,940 

2,050 

2,000 

1,980 

1,960

1,990 

1,940 

1,950 

,940 

,940

,940 

,960 

,980 

,920 

2,020

1,990 

2,020 

1,990 

1,960 

1,950 

1,850

Feb.

1,850 

1,960 

1,950 

1,960 

1,990

1,950 

1,860 

1,940

1,960 

2,150

2,160 

2,090 

2,050 

2,030 

2,030

1,980 

1,980 

2,540 

2,750 

2,540

2,440 

2,410 

2,420 

2,970 

3,520

3,560 

3,540 

3,380 

3,230

Month

July.- - .

Mar.

2,510 

2,560 

2,590

1,780 

1,780

1,740 

1,770 

1,740

1,780 

1,770

1,750 

1,770 

1,760 

1,770 

1,770

1,750 

1,760 

1,720 

1,740 

1,740

1,740 

1,720 

1,780 

1,720 

1,750

1,750 

2,050 

3,070 

1,940 

1,900 

1,410

Apr.

1,140 

1,230 

1,200 

1,180 

1,360

1,410 

1,410 

1,510

1,560 

1,610

1,320 

1,140 

1,390 

1,620 

1,720

1,720 

2,340 

2,820 

3,480 

3,540

3,030 

2,440 

2,280 

2,220 

2,380

2,780 

3,100 

3,440 

3,420 

3,320

Maximum

3,400 

2,870 

2,070 

2,050 

3,560 

2,590 

3,540 

8,100 

8,310 

8,880 

8,490 

7,830

8,880

May

3,170 

3,270 

3,250 

3,100 

3,120

2,990 

2,850 

2,780

3,080 

4,080

5,460 

5,690 

5,840 

6,110 

6,000

6,320 

7,050 

7,720 

7,920 

7,720

8,100 

8,100 

7,920 

7,830 

7,980

7,920 

7,720 

7,630 

7,510 

7,510

June

7,720 

7,310 

6,820 

6,740 

6,820

5,510 

3,660 

4,230

4,210 

4,230

4,920 

6,600 

6,800 

7,310 

7,690

7,740 

7,540 

7,280 

7,140 

7,310

7,220 

7,460 

6,030 

4,630 

4,680

7,080 

7,890 

7,890 

8,070 

8,310

Minimum

1,760 

1,720 

1,750 

1,850 

1,850 

1,410 

1,140 

2,780 

3,660 

7,980 

7,400 

2,780

1,140

July

8,130 

8,160 

8,070 

8,190 

8,370

8,670 

8,730 

8,670

8,670 

8,670

8,670 

8,400 

7,980 

8,040 

8,190

8,310 

8,310 

8,460 

8,760 

8,580

8,520 

8,370 

8,310 

8,190 

8,490

8,880 

8,610 

8,160 

8,070 

8,280 

8,400

Mean

2,310 

2,380 

1,920 

1,960 

2,390 

1,850 

2,100 

5,910 

6,560 

8,400 

8,000 

5,740

4,140

Aug.

8,460 

8,370 

8,250 

8,250 

8,280

8,160 

7, 980 

8,100

8,130 

8,130

8,160 

8,070 

7,950 

7,740 

7,830

7,890 

8,130 

8, 010 

8,250 

8,280

8,160 

8,070 

8,071 

7,980 

7,860

7,690 

7,690 

7,480 

7,570 

7,460 

7,400

Sept.

7,220 

7,140 

7,190 

7, 570, 

7,720.

7,770 

7,720 

7,830

7,310 

7,110

7,110 

7,220 

7,220 

7,020, 

6,740

6,410 

6,300 

6,520 

5,540 

4,080

3,460 

3,540 

3,420 

3,560 

3,580

3,560 

3,340 

3,170 

3,030 

2,780

Rrn-off in 

acre-feet

142,000 

142,000 

118,000 

121,OOQ 

137, OOQ, 

114,000 

125,000 

363, 000. 

390,000 

516,000 

492, OOQ , 342,000

3,000,000
24 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1932, PART 12 B

SNAKE RIVER AT MHNER, IDAHO

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

mile below Milner Dam at Milner. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 1909 to September 1932. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 3,530 second-fe?t Feb. 28 (gage

height, 7.85 feet); minimum, 10 second-feet Sept. 23-28 (gage height, 1.45

feet).

1909-32: Maximum discharge, 44,400 second-feet June 12, 1909 (gage height,

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

REMARKS. Records good. Flow regulated by operation of American Falls and

Lake Walcott Reservoirs and by diversions for irrigation at Milner Dam, just

above station. Station is below all irrigation diversions from upper Snake

River. Flow includes some stored water used by Idaho Power Co. downstream.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1931-32

Day

I... ...

2 __ - _ ----

3-. . _ -

4-.. .......

5 

6 

7

8 

10 

12 

13 -

IS 

16 

17 

18 

19 

21 

22. __ ----------

23 

24 ___ .- _ -_--

26 

27 

28 ------

29 

30 

31 

Oct.

11

314

755

828

828

828

1,060

1,220 

1,200

776

584

530

451

383

438

490

454

374

365

359

351

510

942

1,850

2,370

2,140

2,980

1,900

530

285

380

Nov.

374

371

374

398

652

885

948

922

859

760

254

38

120

fiC2

984

1,090

1,080

1,050

1,090

1,140

1,610

1.600

1,660

1,900

1,820

1, 750

1,720

1,580

1,400

494

Dec.

371

677

807

838

844

740

506

506

574

688

755

760

766

548

490

672

984

984

958

932

838

776

h59

880

880

880

932

818

642

854

714

Jan.

870

1,220

1,120

880

880

880

880

880 

823

776

776

750

849

901

932

880

880

880

849

802

672

672

672

698

672

672

807

854

854

854

854

Feb.

854

724

724

880

932

932

786 

724

724

776

776

776

9^4

984

880

828

932

1,210

1,360

1,510

1, 510

1,510

2,6X0

3,030

2,980

3,130

3,530

3,280

Mar.

2,880

2,390

1,310

1,900

1, 150

502

1,050

2,670

984

714

1,090

574

419

8SO

745

603

416

593

642

410

458

849

823

552

174

392

362

64

45

142

Apr.

422

188

64

64

63

50

40

40 

41

41

41

40

41

40

40

40

39

40

43

45

52

56

49

46

45

44

48

62

67

May

67

63

65

70

67

70

50

33 

32

27

28

32

32

30

30

°7

23

19

19

21

17

17

19

17

16

17

17

18

17

16

14

June

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14 

14

14

14

14

14

16

16

17

16

14

14

14

15

21

56

51

31

15

14

14

16

July

16

14

16

15

16

15

15

15 

15

15

1,210

1,490

34

16

16

17

16

16

17

17

17

17

16

14

15

15

14

13

13

Aug.

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13 

13

13

13

13

131°

11

11

11

11

12

12

12

12

13

12

13

13

12

Sept.

12

12

12

12

11

11

12

12 

13

13

12

12

12

121°

11

11

11

10

10

10

190

Month

November

July 

Maximum

2,980

984

1,220

2,880

422

70

56

13

S eqfi

Minimum

11

38

371

672

724

45

39

14

14

13

11

10

Mean

854

QCC

7V7

838

1,400

841

64.8

12 3

17.3

492

Run-off in 

acre-feet

52, 500

58,700

01 Ann

3,860

6,270

1,030

357,000
SNAKE RIVER 25

SNAKE RIVER NEAR KIMBERLY, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in SE}1 sec. 32, T. 9 S., R. 18 E., half a mile

below Twin Falls, 2 1/* miles above Shoshone Falls, and 4 miles north of Kirrberly. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July 1923 to September 1932. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 4,640 second-feet Feb. 28 (gage

height, 8.02 feet); minimum, 378 second-feet Apr. 1 (gage height, 0.88 foot). 

1923-32: Maximum discharge, 27,200 second-feet July 4, 1927 (gage 1 eight,

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

REMARKS. Records good except those estimated Oct. 31, Apr. 8, 9, Sept. 22-30,

which are fair. Practically entire flow at Milner is diverted during irrigation

season; no diversions between Milner and Kimberly.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1931 32

Day

2 .......... 

3. -.. -- 

5 -----

6 

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

8 

9 

10 

11--...-.. _ ..--

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

18 

19 

20 

21 

22. -

24 

25 

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

27 

29 - 

31 -----

Oct.

471

471

746

1,220

1,240

1,240

1,280

1,580

1,580

1,440

1,090

1,060

985

915

850

932

950

880

835

820

820

820

1,110

1, 580

2,360

2,280

2,780

2,900

1,400

1,000

918

Nov.

835

835

835

850

915

1,200

1,360

1,320

1,320

1,240

1,120

746

520

588

1,180

1,440

1,440

1,440

1,760

1,860

1,860

2,080

2,080

2,020

1 970

1J920

1,710

Dec.

865

932

1,160

1,280

1,280

1,280

1,140

968

1,020

1,070

1,140

1,160

1,160

1,120

850

950

1,280

1,280

1,360

1,360

1,360

1,240

1,280

1,320

1,360

1,360

1,360

1,320

1,140

1,180

1,240

Jan.

1,070

1,400

1,480

1,320

1, 280

1,280

1,280

1,230

1,280

1,160

1, 160

1,180

1,220

1,200

1,320

1,320

1,280

1,280

1,320

1,220

1,110

1,120

1, 110

1,120

1,110

1,120

1,160

1, 280

1,280

1,280

1,280

Feb.

1,280

1,240

1,120

932

1,090

1,320

1,360

1,320

1,160

1,140

1,140

1,160

1,240

1,440

1,480

1,400

1,240

1,220

1,400

1,530

1,620

1,660

1,660

2,210

3,430

3,430

3,430

3,860

4,010

Mar.

3,290

2,780

1,660

1,760

1,920

1,480

1,220

2,360

2,210

1,070

1,240

1,400

898

932

1,440

1,060

968

865

1,110

985

820

932

1,320

1,110

915

638

520

731

703

510

405

Apr.

391

676

650

462

428

420

420

415

410

405

405

520

453

412

412

412

420

412

405

412

428

436

428

428

412

412

412

428

420

420

May

428

436

436

436

436

436

436

436

420

420

420

412

412

412

480

471

420

412

412

405

405

428

420

453

531

471

428

436

510

510

428

June

420

412

490

612

471

480

542

576

612

444

412

412

420

436

436

444

436

436

436

428

428

420

420

412

420

444

444

428

420

405

July

405

405

412

412

412

398

398

398

405

412

420

2,450

820

480

436

542

500

480

490

462

444

453

453

444

428

420

420

520

444

436

436

Aug.

436

42."

436

436

436

436

444

462

453

453

462

453

453

462 47'

463

453

453

453

453

453

462

462

462

462

47'

480

500

480

480 47'

Sept.

480

490

490

490

490

490

490

490

490

490

500

490

490

490

490

490

500

500

510

500

\ 600

1

[ 700

Month

April . 

July.-. -- 

Maximum

2,900

2,080

1,360

1,480

4,010

3,290

676

531

612

2,450

500

4,010

Minimum

471

520

850

1,070

932

405

391

405

405

398

428

480

391

Mean

1,240

1,370

1,190

1,240

1,740

1,270

439

439

453

517

457

542

905

Run-off in 

acre-feet

73,200

100,000

78,100

26, 100

27,000

27,000

31, 800

oo qrtf\

658, 000

12918 34 3
26 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1932, PART 12 B

SNAKE RIVER NEAR TWIN FALLS, IDAHO

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

of 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; May 1919 to September

1932. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 5,360 second-fe^t Feb. 29 (gage

height, 5.68 feet); minimum, 390 second-feet Apr. 1 (gage height, 1.94 feet). 

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

(gage height, 13.3 feet); minimum, that of Apr. 1, 1932. 

REMARKS. Records good. Discharge estimated Oct. 31, Nov. 1, 3, 4, Jan. 1, 2,

June 26, 28-30, July 1, 2, Sept. 26, 29. No diversions, except by small ranch

ditches, between this station and the one at Milner, where the entire flow is

diverted during irrigation season.

 Discharge, in second-feet, 1931-32

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 

27 .

28... .-.--.... ...

29 

30_. ... ....

Qt 31........ .

Oct.

620 

590 

720 

685 

1,500

1,560 

1,500 

1,940 

1,940 

1,870

1,390 

1,230 

1,180 

1,180 

1,080

1,080 

1,080 

1,080 

1,040 

1,040

1,080 

1,040

1,390 

1,390 

3,070

3,410 

3,960 

3,770 

1, 680 

1,440

1,130

Nov.

1,130 

1,080 

1,130 

1,130 

1,230

1,440 

1,500 

1,560 

1,560 

1,500

1,440 

1,440 

870 

792 

1,740

1,800 

1,800 

1,740 

1,870 

2,140

2,210 

2,280 

2,280

2,580 

2,580

2,580 

2,430 

2,430 

2,230 

2,070

Dec.

1,940 

1,940 

1,870 

1,940 

1,560

1,680 

1,620 

1,390 

1,390 

1,390

1,340 

1,340 

1,340 

1,340 

1,340

1,340 

1,340 

1,340 

1,340 

1,340

1,340 

1,390 

1,440 

1,440 

1,500

1,500 

1, 560 

1,620 

1,620 

1,560

1,440

Jan.

1,480 

1,520 

1,560 

1,560 

1,500

1,560 

1,500 

1,500 

1,560 

1,500

1,340 

1,340 

1,340 

1,390 

1,500

1,500 

1,500 

1,500 

1,500 

1,440

1,500 

1,390 

1,280

1,280 

1,280

1,340 

1,390 

1,440 

1,440 

1,500

1,440

Feb.

1,440 

1,390 

1,440 

1,440 

1,440

1,500 

1,440 

1,500 

1,500 

1,500

1,440 

1,390 

1,390 

1,500 

1,620

1,620 

1,620 

1,620 

1,620 

1,620

1,870 

1,870 

1,870 

2,140 

2,900

3,770 

3,960 

4,740 

5,150

Month

July 

Mar.

4,740 

4,150 

2,900 

2,280 

1,440

1,500 

1,500 

2,210 

2,070 

1,280

1,280 

1,560 

1,560 

1,340 

1,340

1,180 

1,180 

1,180 

1,180 

1,040

910 

910 

1,230 

1,180 

1,180

910 

910 

870 

720 

685 

455

Apr.

390 

620 

590 

532 

505

505 

505 

480 

480 

480

455 

455 

455 

455 

455

480 

480 

480 

505 

505

590 

532 

532 

532 

560

590 

560 

532 

505 

532

Maximum

3,960 

2,580 

1,940 

1,560 

5,150 

4,740 

620 

755 

792 

3,770 

720 

1,280

5, 150

May

532 

532 

532 

560 

560

560 

560 

532 

532 

505

532 

505 

480 

505 

505

620 

590 

560 

560 

532

532 

560 

620 

590 

590

620 

590 

590 

620 

720 

755

June

590 

532 

620 

755 

755

792 

755 

755 

792 

590

560 

560 

620 

590 

620

620 

620 

620 

620 

620

620 

620 

620 

620 

590

615 

620 

615 

610 

605

Minimum

590 

792 

1,340 

1,280 

1,390 

455 

390 

480 

532 

505 

532 

620

390

July

600 

595 

590 

590 

590

620 

685 

505 

560 

620

652 

3,770 

1,620 

995 

590

590 

560 

620 

590 

620

620 

590 

532 

560 

620

590 

532 

560 

652 

560 

532

Mean

1,540 

1,750 

1,500 

1,450 

2,010 

1,510 

509 

567 

637 

739 

632 

744

1,130

Aug.

560 

532 

560 

590 

620

620 

590 

590 

590 

590

590 

652 

620 

590 

590

652 

652 

620 

652 

620

652 

685 

685 

685 

720

720 

685 

652 

685 

685 

652

Sept.

685 

652 

652 

620 

652

685 

652 

652 

652 

652

685 

720 

720 

720 

685

685 

755 

720 

685 

685

685 

685 

720 

755 

910

950 

995 

870 

870 

1,280

Kun-off in 

acre-feet

94,700 

104,000 

92, 200 

89, 200 

116, 000 

92, 800 

30, 300 

34, 900 

37, 900 

45, 400 

38, 900 

44, 300

821, 000
SNAKE RIVER 27

SNAKE RIVER NEAR HAGERMAN, IDAHO

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

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

of Hagerman. Big Wood River enters 11 miles downstream. Zero of gage is 

2,873.46 feet above mean sea level.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August 1912 to June 1917; July 1919 to Septembe- 1932.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 11,200 second-feet Feb. 2F (gage 

height, 7.19 feet); minimum, 4,820 second-feet May 21 (gage height, 5.17 feet). 

1912-17, 1919-32: Maximum discharge, 35,100 second-feet June 1C, 1914 

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

(gage height, 3.1 feet). Data insufficient in 1916 and 1917 for determinaticn 

of maximum and minimum discharge.

REMARKS. Records good. Practically entire flow at Milner diverted during irrigation season; only minor diversions below Milner.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1931-82

Day

1 ...... 

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

3 

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

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

7 . . ...... .

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

9 .

10 

11 .. 

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

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

14. _ ...........

15. __ ..........

16 ........ ..

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

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

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

20 .. _ .

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

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

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

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

25 

26 

27 . .........

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

29..... ..........

30. ___ .........

31... ....... _ .

Oct.

5,850 

5,850 

5,850 

6,000 

6,450

6,600 

6,600 

6,600 

6,900 

6,900

6,750 

6,450 

6,300 

6,300 

6,150

6,000 

6,150 

6,150 

6,150 

6,150

6,150 

6,150 

6,450 

6,750 

7,350

7,950 

7,650 

8,450 

7,650 

6,600 

6,150

Nov.

6,300 

6,300 

6,300 

6,300 

6,300

6,300 

6,600 

6,750 

6,750 

6,750

6,750 

6,600 

6,300 

6,150 

6,150

6,600 

7,050 

6,900 

6,900 

7,050

6,900 

6,900 

7,050 

7,200 

7,200

7,500 

7,500 

7,500 

7,350 

7,050

Dec.

6,900 

6,300 

6,300 

6,450 

6,600

6,600 

6,600 

6,450 

6,300 

6,150

6,300 

6,450 

6,450 

6,300 

6,300

6,150 

6,150 

6,450 

6,600 

6,750

6,750 

6,750 

6,600 

6,600 

6,750

6,750 

6,750 

6,750 

6,750 

6, 450

Jan.

6,450 

6,300 

6,600 

6,750 

6,600

6,600 

6,600 

6,450 

6,600 

6,600

6,450 

6,600 

6,450 

6,300 

6,300

6,450 

6,450 

6,450 

6,600 

6,750

6,450 

6,300 

6,300 

6,300 

6,150

6,150 

6,150 

6,300 

6,300 

6,300

Feb.

6,450 

6,450 

6,300 

6,150 

6,000

6,150 

6,300 

6,450 

6,450 

6,450

6,300 

6,300 

6,150 

6,300 

6,450

6,450 

6,450 

6,300 

6,300 

6,450

6,600 

6,600 

6,750 

6,900 

8,100

9,150 

9,850 

10, 200 

9,850

Month

"Opppm t)cr

July 

Mar.

8,620 

8,280 

7,500 

6,600 

6,750

7,050 

6,750 

6,750 

7,650 

6,900

6,000 

6,150 

6,150 

5,850 

5,850

6,300 

6,150 

6,150 

6,150 

6,150

6, 150 

5,850 

5, 850 

6,300 

6,150

5,850 

5,700

5,580 

5,700 

5,700

Apr.

5,450 

5,450 

5,580 

5,580 

5,450

5,450 

5,320 

5,320 

5,320 

5,200

5,320 

5,320 

5,320 

5,320 

5,320

5,320 

5,320 

5,320 

5,320 

5,320

5,450 

5,700 

5,450 

5,320 

5,320

5,320 

5,450 

5,320 

5,320 

5,320

Maximum

8,450 

7,500 

6,900 

6, 750 

10, 200 

8,620 

5,700 

5,580 

0, 000 

7,350 

6,000 

6,450

10, 200

May

5,320 

5,320 

5,320 

5,320 

5,320

5,450 

5,450 

5,320 

5,320 

5,200

5,200 

5,200 

5,200 

5,200 

5,200

5,320 

5, 320 

5,200 

5,200 

5,200

5, 200 

5,320 

5, 450 

5,320 

5,320

5,450 

5,450 

5,450 

5,450 

5,450

June

5,580 

5,580 

5,580 

5,580 

5,850

6,000 

5,850 

5,700 

5,450 

5,320

5,200 

5,200 

5,200 

5,450 

5,580

5,580 

5,580 

5,700 

5,700 

5,700

5,580 

5,450 

5, 450 

5,320 

5,320

5,320 

5,320 

5,320 

5,320 

5,320

Minimum

5,850 

6,150 

6,150 

6,150 

6, 000 

5,580 

5,200 

5,200 

5,200 

5,320 

5,580 

6,000

5,200

July

5,320 

5,320 

5,320 

5,320 

5,320

5,320 

5,320 

5,320 

5,320 

5,320

5, 320 

5,850 

7,350 

6,300 

6,000

5,700 

5,700 

5,700 

5,700 

5,580

5,580 

5,580 

5, 580 

5,580 

5,450

5,580 

5,580 

5,580

5,580 

5, 5SO

Mean

6, SCO 

6,780 

6,510 

6,440 

6,920 

6, 390 

5, 380 

5,320 

5, 500 

5,600 

5,670 

6, 170

6, 100

Aug.

5,550 

5,580 

5,580 

5,580 

5,580

5,580 

5,580

5,580 

5,700 

5,580

5,580 

5,580 

5,700 

5,700 

5,700

5,700

5, 700 

5,700 

5, 580 

5,700

5,580 

5,58) 

5,700 

5, 70'J 

5,700

5,701 

5, 70i j 

5, 700 

5, 850

5, 850

Sept.

6,000 

6,000 

6,000 

6,000 

6,000

6,000 

6,000 

6,000 

6,000 

6,000

6,150 

6,150 

6,150 

6,150 

6,150

6,150 

6,150 

6,150 

6, 150 

6,300

6,300 

6,300 

6,300 

6,150 

6,300

6,300 

6,450 

6,450 

6,450 

6,450

Run-off in 

acre-feet

403, 000

403, 000 

400, 000 

396, 000 

39S, 000 

393, 000 

320, 000 

327, 000 

327, 000 

344, 000 

349, 000 

367, 000

4 430, 000
28 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1932, PART 12 B 

SNAKE RIVER AT KING HILL, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 7, T. 5 S., R. 11 E., 300 feet east of

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

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 1909 to September 1932. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 14,900 second-fe^t Feb. 28 (gage

height, 8.87 feet); minimum, 5,880 second-feet July 10 (gage height, 5.31 feet). 

1909-32: Maximum discharge, 47,200 second-feet June 22, 1918 (gage

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

height, 4.5 feet). 

REMARKS. Records good. Practically entire flow at Milner diverted during

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

seepage water entering below Milner.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1981-38

Day

2_. __ 

3-. _ ----------

4. ........ 

5

6 - 

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

8_ --------

9 _____

10 

11 

12 

13. -------

14. 

15 . 

16 

17 

18. . -------------

19_--_. --------

20 _..- _ -----

21. -

22-.-.. _ . 

23 

24 ___ 

25---- _ .......

27. .. _ -

28. . _ --_ _ -

30 

31 

Oct.

7,250

7,250 

7, 2.50 

7,490 

7, 730

8,230 

8,230 

8,230

8,480 

8,740

8, 740 

8,230 

8,230

7,980 

7,980

7,730 

7,980 

7,980 

7,980 

7,980

7,980 

7,980 

8,230 

8,740 

9,260

10, 100 

9,800 

10, 400 

10,100 

8,740 

8,230

Nov.

7,980 

7,980 

8, 230 

7,980 

7,980

7,980 

8,230 

8,480 

8,480 

8, 480

8,480 

8,480 

8,230 

7,980 

7,980

8,480 

9,260 

9,260 

9,000 

9,000

9,000 

8,740

8,740 

8,740 

9,260

9,530 

9,530 

9,260 

9,260 

9,000

Dec.

8,740 

8, 230 

7,730 

8,230 

8,230

8,230 

8,230 

8,230 

8,230 

7,980

7,980 

8,230 

7,980 

7,980 

7,980

7,730 

7,730 

7,980 

8,230 

8,230

8, 480 

8,480 

8,480 

8,480 

8,480

8,480 

8,480

8,480 

8,480 

8,230 

7,980

Jan.

8,230 

7,980 

8,230 

8,480 

8,230

8,230 

8,230 

8,230 

8, 230 

8,230

8,230 

8,230 

8,230 

7,980 

7,980

8,230 

8,230 

8,230 

8,230 

8,480

8,230 

7,980 

7,980 

7,730 

7,730

7,730 

7,730 

7, 730 

7,980 

7,980 

7,980

Feb.

7,980 

8,230 

7,980 

7,730 

7,730

7,730 

7,980 

8,230 

8,230 

8,230

8,230 

7,980 

7,980 

7,980 

8,230

8,230 

8,230 

7,980 

7,980 

7,980

8,230 

8,230

8,480 

8,480 

9,530

11, 500 

13,000 

13,600 

12, 700

 - 

Month

July 

Mar.

11,500 

10,400 

9,800 

8,480 

8,230

9,260 

9,260 

9,000 

9,260 

9,000

7,730 

7,730 

7,730 

7,490 

7,490

7,980 

8,230 

9,000 

10, 400 

9,800

8,740 

7,980 

7,730 

8,230 

8,480

7,730 

7,250 

7, 490 

7,730 

7,730 

7,490

Apr.

7,490 

7,250 

7,490 

7,490 

7,010

7,010 

7,010 

6,780 

6,780 

6,780

6,780 

7,010 

7,010 

6,780 

6,780

6,780 

6,780 

6,780 

7,010 

7,010

7,010 

7,730 

7,490 

7, 250 

7,250

7,250 

7,730 

7,490 

7,250 

7,250

Maximum

]

]

0,400 

9,530 

8,740 

8,480 

3,600 

1,500 

7,730 

7,490 

7,490 

9,000 

7,490 

8,230

3,600

May

7,010 

7,250 

7,250 

7,490 

7,490

7,490 

7,490 

7,490 

7,250 

7,250

7,010 

7,010 

7,010 

7,010 

7,010

7,010 

7,250 

7,010 

7,010 

6,550

6,780 

6,780 

6,780 

6,780 

6,780

6,780 

6,780 

6,780 

6,780 

6,780 

7,010

June

7,010 

7,010 

7,010 

6,780 

7,010

7,490 

7,250 

7,490 

6,780 

6,780

6,780 

6,550 

6,550 

6,550 

7,010

7,250 

7,250 

7,010 

7,010 

7,250

7,010 

6,780 

6,780 

6,780 

6,550

6,780 

6,780 

6,780 

6,780 

6,780

Minimum

7,250 

7,980 

7,730 

7,730 

7,730 

7,250 

6,780 

6,550 

6,550 

6,550 

7,010 

7,490

6,550

July

6,550 

6,550 

6,550 

6,550 

6,780

6, 550 

6,780 

6,550 

6,550 

6,550

6,780 

6,780 

9,000 

8,230 

7,730

7,490 

7,250 

7,010 

7,010 

7,010

7,010 

6,780 

6,780 

6,780 

6,780

6,780 

6,780 

6,780 

6,780 

7,010 

7,010

Mean

8,360 

8,630 

8,210 

8,100 

8,780 

8,530 

7,120 

7,040 

6,920 

6,950 

7,080 

7,870

7,800

Aug.

7,010 

7,010 

7,010 

7,010 

7,010

7,010 

7,010 

7, 010 

7,010 

7,010

7,010 

7,010 

7,010 

7,250 

7,250

7,010 

7.010 

7,010 

7,010 

7,010

7,010 

7,010 

7,010 

7,010

7,010

7,250 

7,250 

7,250 

7,250 

7,250 

7,490

Sept.

7,490 

7,490 

7,730 

7,490 

7,490

7,730 

7,490 

7,730 

7,730 

7,730

7,730 

7,730 

7,730 

7,980 

7,730

7,730 

7,730 

7,980 

7,730 

7,980

8,230 

8,230 

8,230 

7,980 

8,230

8,230 

8,230 

8,230 

8,230 

8,230

Run-off in 

acre-feet

514, 000 

514, 000 

505, 000 

498, 000 

505,000 

524, 000 

424, 000 

433,000 

412,000 

427, 000 

435, 000 

468, 000

5, 660, 000
SNAKE RIVER 29

SNAKE RIVER NEAR MURPHY, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in NW}4 sec. 18, T. 2 S., R. 1 E., three quarters 

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

DRAINAGE AREA. 41,900 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August to October 1912; August 1913 to Septembe~ 1932.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 17,100 second-feet Feb. 2P (gage 

height, 5.66 feet); minimum not recorded.

1912-32: Maximum discharge, 47,300 second-feet June 22, 1918 (gage 

height, 13.95 feet); minimum, about 5,000 second-feet Aug. 6, 1917 (gage 

height, about 2.25 feet). Stage probably fell equally low at times o* minimuin load at power plant upstream during extremely low periods.

REMARKS. Records good. Discharge estimated Oct. 15, 16, 18-23, Apr. 19-23, 

May 1, July 1-4, 6, 8, 10, 12-14, 19, 21-27, 29-31, Aug. 1, 3-6, 11, 27. 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. Gage-height record furnished by Idaho Power Co.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1981-32

Day

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 

27 

28 

29 

30. 

Oct.

7,880 

7,570 

7,670 

7,370 

7,990

7,770 

8,210 

8,320 

8,440

8,560

8,560 

8,930 

8,680 

8,440

U.600 

8,560

)8, 600

8,800 

8,560

9,060 

10, 100 

9,930 

10, 100 

10, 400 

9,060

Nov.

8,320 

8,320 

8,440 

8,440 

8,440

8,320 

8,320 

8,440 

8,440 

8,800

8,800 

8,930 

8,930 

8,680 

8,440

8,440 

8,680 

9,330 

9,620 

9,470

9,330 

9,330 

9,190 

9,190 

9,190

9,470 

9,620 

9,470 

9,620 

9,470

Dec.

9,330 

9,190 

8,800 

8,320 

8,440

8,800 

8,680 

8,680 

8,800 

8,680

8,560 

8, 560 

8,560 

8,560 

8,560

8,440 

8,320

8,210 

8,440 

8,680

8, 800 

8, 930 

8,930 

8,800 

8,800

8,930 

8,930 

8, 930 

8,800 

8,930 

8,440

Jan.

8,560 

8,560 

8,560 

8,680 

8,930

8,800 

8,560 

8.680 

8,680 

8,680

8,680 

8,680 

8,680 

8,680 

8,440

8,440 

8,440 

8,560 

8,560 

8,560

8,930 

8,680 

8,560 

8,440 

8,440

8,320 

8, 320 

8,320 

8,440 

8, 560 

8,560

Feb.

8,560 

8,560 

8,560 

8,560 

8,440

8,210 

8,210 

8,440 

8,560 

8,680

8, 680 

8,680 

8,560 

8,440 

8,440

8,440 

8,680 

8,560 

8,440 

8,440

8,440 

8, 6SO 

8,680 

8,930 

9,060

10, 600 

13, 600 

14, 800 

14,800

Month

December

July... .. .

Mar.

13,800 

12,200 

11,200 

10,400 

9,330

8,930 

9,620 

10, 100 

9,770 

9,770

9,770 

8,800 

8,210 

8,440 

8,320

8,210 

8,560 

9,060 

9,770 

12, 000

11, 800 

10, 100 

9,190 

8.6SO 

9,060

9,620 

8,930 

8,800 

8,560 

8,680

Apr.

8,680 

8,440 

8,800 

8,930 

8,930

8,560 

8,440 

7,880 

8,100 

7,990

7,880 

7,770 

8,210 

8,210 

8,320

8,100 

8,100 

8,210 

8,100 

8,000

7,900 

8,300 

8,300 

8,210 

8,100

7,880 

7,990 

8,440 

8,440 

8,210

Maximum

1 

1

1

0,400 

9,620 

9,330 

8,930 

4,800 

3,800 

8,930 

9,060 

9, 770 

8,800 

7,470 

8,440

4,800

May

7,700 

7,470

7,880 

8,320 

8,320

8,930 

8,930 

9,060 

8,440 

8,440

8,440 

8,320 

8,440 

8, 320 

8,320

8,680 

8,440 

8,680 

8,320 

8,440

8,320 

8,680 

8,560 

8,560 

8,320

8,100 

8,100 

7,990 

7,990 

8,440 

8,320

June

8,560 

8,210 

8,560 

8,210

8,680

8,680 

9, 620 

9, 770 

9,470 

8,930

8,800 

8,440 

8,680 

8,320 

8,560

9,060 

9,330 

9,470 

8,800 

8,440

8,320 

8,560 

8,210 

8,210 

7,990

7,770 

8,320 

7, 990 

7,670 

7,670

Minimum

7,370 

8,320 

8,210 

8,320 

8,210 

8,210 

7,770 

7,470 

7,670 

6,600 

6,830 

7,370

6,600

July

7,400 

7,300 

6,700 

7,000 

7,370

7,400 

7,090 

6,900 

7,180 

6,700

7,000 

7,000 

6, 600 

8,800 

8,680

8,320 

7, 670 

7,670 

7,300 

7,180

7,300 

7,100 

7,100 

6, 900 

7, 000

7, 100 

6, 900 

7, 270 

7, 000 

6,700

Mean

8,630 

8,920 

8,700 

8,580 

9, 230 

9,620 

8,250 

8,360 

8,580 

7,240 

7,210 

7,940

8,430

Aug.

7,200 

7, l?i 

7,000 

7,100 

7,000

7,100 

6,8;0 

7, 270 

7,181 

7, OtO

7,100 

7.1F1 

7,180 

7,270 

7, l?o

7, 370

7,370

7, IfO 

7,370 

7, ISO

7, OfO 

7,370 

7,2^0 

7, 270 

7,270

7, l?o 

7, ICO 

7,180 

7, 470 

7,370 

7,470

Sept.

7,570 

7,370 

7,880 

7,670 

7,770 

-* 

7,670 

7,770 

7,470 

7,670 

7,880

7,880 

7,770 

7,880 

8, 100 

8, 100-

7, 880 

7,770 

7,880 

7, 8SO 

7,990

8,440 

8,100 

8,100 

8, 320 

8,100

8,320 

8,210 

8,210 

8,320 

8,320

Run-off in 

acre-feet

531,000 

531, 000 

535, 000 

528, 000 

531,000 

592,000 

491, 000 

514, 000 

511,000 

445, 000 

443, 000 

472, 000

6, 120, 000
30 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1932, PART 12 B

SNAKE RIVER AT WKISER, IDAHO

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

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

level.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October 1910 to September 1932. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 53,300 second-feet Mar. 20

(gage height, 9.90 feet); minimum recorded discharge, 7,730 second-feet July

25 (gage height, 2.2 feet).

1910-32: Maximum 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. 

REMARKS. Records good. Flow regulated by storage reservoirs above station

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

Murphy. Gage-height record furnished by United States Weather Bureau.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1931 32

Day

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

2 _______ ..

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

4 _ . . __ .. .

5. __ . __ ....

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

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

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

9-------------.

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

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

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

13. _____ ....

14. _ .... __ ..

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

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

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

18. ___ .. .....

19. ___ .. __ ..

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

21. .-...-.-...-.

22. ___ ... _ .. 

23 . 

24...-.... ..

25 

26 

27...... 

28 

29........ . 

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

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

Oct.

9,060 

9,260 

8,870 

8,870 

8,680

8,680 

8,680 

8,680 

8,680 

8,680

8,870 

9,060 

9,460 

9,460 

9,260

9,260 

9,260 

9,460 

9,660 

9,460

9,460 

9,260 

9,260 

9, 2CO 

9,260

9,660 

10, 100 

10, 700 

11, 100 

11, 300 

11, 800

Nov.

11, 300 

11, 100 

11, 100 

10,700 

10, 700

10, 100 

10, 100 

10, 500 

10, 900

8,870

9,260 

9,460 

10, 900 

10, 700 

10, 700

10, 700 

10, 500 

11, 100 

11,800 

12, 200

12, 200 

12, 200 

11,800 

11, 300 

11, 300

11,800 

12, 200 

12, 200 

12, 200 

12, 600

Dec.

12, 600 

12, 200 

11,800 

11, 300 

10, 700

10, 700 

10, 700 

10, 700 

10, 700 

10, 500

10, 500 

10, 300 

10, 300 

10. 100 

10, 300

10, 300 

10, 100 

10, 500 

10, 700 

10, 500

10, 700 

10, 700 

10, 900 

11, 800 

11, 800

11, 300 

11,300 

11,800 

12, 200 

11,800 

12, 200

Jan.

12, 200 

11,800 

11,300 

11, 100 

10, 500

10, 500 

10. 500 

10, 700 

10, 700 

10, 700

10, 700 

10, 900 

10,900 

10, 900 

10, 900

10, 900 

10, 700 

10, 500 

10, 700 

11,300

11, 100 

11, 100 

10, 900 

10,900 

10, 700

10, 700 

10, 500 

10. 500 

10, 700 

10,700 

10,700

Feb.

10, 900 

11, 100 

10,900 

10, 900 

10, 700

10, 700 

10, 500 

10, 500 

10,700 

10,900

10, 900 

11, 300 

11,800 

11, 300 

10, 900

10, 500 

10, 900 

10, 900 

11, 100 

11,100

11, 100 

10, 900 

10, 900 

11,300 

11, 300

11,800 

14, 000 

16, 400 

21, 100

Mar.

25, f OC 

20 CTC 

16. 40( 

IH.OIC 

15, OOC

14, oor

13, 100 

14, 000 

16,000 

16, 000

15, 000 

15, 000 13, eoo

12, (300 

12, 200

13, 100 

13, 600 

21, 100 

39, f 00 

53, 300

45, 300 

41, 000 

33, 600 

26, 200 

27, 300

30, 400 

32, 300 

27, 300 

29, 200 

25, 600 

25 600

Month

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

September. _____ . ____ __ _.. __ .. ___ ....

Apr.

2', ''00 

2b. i»M' 

33. t Of 

?4. i'fC 

30. 4C'(

28. f OC 

25,1 01. 

23 SOC 

21. (Of 

21, 100

21, CiOO 

23, 300 

25, 600 

28, 500 

30, 400

29, 200 

27, 900 

26, 200 

25, 000 

25, 000

23, 300 

21, 600 

20, 000 

20, 000 

18, 500

18, 000 

21, 600 

24, 400 

25, 000 

25,000

Maximum

11,800 

12, 600 

12, 600 

12, 200 

21, 100 

53, 300 

34, 200 

42, 400 

34,200 

15, 500

53,300

May

22, 700

21, ICO 

24, 4t'0 

2ti. iCC

27, SCO

27 ?OC 

29, SCO 

30. 400 

32. r.t-C 

32, COt

33, fOt 

?A, fOf 

3fl. f-00 

38, f,00 

41, OOC

40. 300 

38, SOO 

36,900 

36,200 

35, 500

34, 900 

41, 700 

42, 400 

39, 600 

36,900

31, 600 

27,300 

24, 400 

23, 300 

24,400 

23,300

June

23,3 

22,7 

22,7 

22, 2 

22,2

23,3 

23,0

25. r 

25, r

2U, 2

25, f 

25, G 

2fi. 2 

27. T 

28,5

30,4 

31,6 

34,2 

32,3 

29,2

27,3

26,2 

25,0 

25,0 

25,0

25,0 

23,3 

21,6 

19,0 

17,4

Minimum

8,680 

8,870 

10, 100 

10, 500 

10, 500 

12,200 

18, 000 

21, 600 

17, 400

July

30 15,500 

30 15,000 

30 13,600 

30 13, 100 

30 10,500

30 9, 460 

}0 9, 260 

3d 9, 060 

TO 8, 680 

Ki 8, 480

30' 8, 480

V- 7, 920 

!C 8, 100 

_.(' 8, 4M) 

30 9, 2tiO

30 11,800) 

30 10,500 

30 9, 860 

30 8, 870 

30 9, 260

30 9, 260 

30 9, 460 

30 9, 260 

30 9, 060 

30 8, 100

30 8, 100 

30 8, 100 

30 8, 100 

30] 

30 > 7, 900

Mean

9,44( 

11, 10( 

ll.OOt 

10, 90( 

11,60( 

23,20 

24,80 

32,20 

25. 40( 

9,62( 

8, 06( 

9, 50(

15,60

Aug.

7, 800 

8,000 

8, 100 

8,500

Sept.

i 9, 100

9,500

10,000 

1 9,700

Run-off in 

acre-feet

) 580, 000 

) 660, 000 

) 676. 000 

3 670, 000 

3 667, 000 

3 1, 430, 000 

3 1, 480, 000 

3 1, 980, 000 

3 1, 510, 000 

3 592, 000 

3 496, 000 

3 565, 000

3 11, 300, 000
SNAKE KIVER 31

SNAKE RIVER AT OXBOW, OREG

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

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

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 1923 to September 1932. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 54,300 second-feet Mar. 20 (gage

height, 17.22 feet); minimum, 7,230 second-feet July 29 (gage height, 7.25 feet). 

1923-32: Maximum discharge, 70,600 second-fe'et 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 excellent. Discharge interpolated Nov. 15-19, Sept. 13-15,

20. Flow regulated by irrigation and power operations above station. Gageheiglit record furnished by Idaho Power Co.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1931-82

Pay

1 ... -----

2

3 ......

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

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

11 ........ is"----------

14......._.

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

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

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

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

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

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

21.-.... ...-.

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

23

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

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

Oct.

9,010

8,740

8,740

8,470

8,470

8,210

8,740

8,470

9,010

9,290

9,290

9,290

9,580

9,580

9,290

9,290

9,290

9,290

9,290

9,580

9,580

9,290

9,580

10. 500

11. 800

11, 800

12, 200

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

ll]200 

10, 800 

10. 200 

10, 500

10, 500

10, 500

10, 500

10. 200

11. 200

9,880

10,800

10,800

11, 200

11, 300

11,400

11,500

11,600

11, 700

11,800

11, 800

11,800

11,500

11, 800

11, 500

11,800

11. 800

12. 200

12, 600

12,200

12, 200 

11,800 

11, 800 

11 SOU 

11,500

10, 800

10, 800

11,200

11,200

11, 200

11. 200

10,800

10,800

10, 800

10,200

9,580

10, 500

11,500

11,200

10,800

11,500

11,800

11,500

11. 800

12. 200

12, 200

11. 800

12. 200| 

12, 600 

12, 600

I.., 20C

II,500 

11. 500 

11,500 

11,200

11,200

11, 500

11,500

11, 200

11, 500

11,500

11,500

11,800

11, 500

11,200

11,200

10,800

11, 200

11,500

11,500

11,500

11,200

11,200

10. 500

11. 200

11, 200

11, 200

11, 200

11,200

11, 200

11,500

11.500

11, 500

11,500

11, 200

11, 200

11,200

11, 200

11, 200

11,2

11,500 11,200

11.200 11.200

11, 500

11, 200

10, 500

10, 500

10,200

10, 500

10, 800

11,200

11,500

11. 200

11,500

11, 500

11,800

13. 300

16, 800

21,100

22, 500 

21, 600 

19, SOO 

17, 200 

16, 000

15, 200

14. 400

15. 200

16,400

17, 200

16, 400

16,000

16, 000

14, 400

13, 700

14,000

15, 200

21, 100

34, 300

52, 400

48.800

45.200

38. 800

31, 700

31, 100

29, 600

30.100

32. 200

30,600

30, 600

29,600

28, 100 

27, 200 

33, SOf 

38, 200 

36, 000

33, 200 

30, 100 

27, COC 

26, 20(

24. 800

25. 300

26. 200 

28. t,00 

31, 700

33. 200

34. 300

32,2i 

30,600 

29, 100 

28, JOO

28.100 

2 . 200 

24,300 

23,400 

22,900

21, r.oo

22,500

24, 800

26. 700

27. 200

9, 580

9, 880

9,290

9,010

8,740

8,470

8,210

8,470

7,960

8,210

8,210

8,210

8,470

8,740

8,740

8,740

9,010

9,010

9,010

9,010

9,290

9. 290

9, 2&0 

9,290 

9.260 

9, 2SO 

9,290

9, 290

9.290

9. «0 

0 MO 

9 hSO 

9. ,<*0 

9.730

10, 500

10, 200

10. 200

9,880

9,880

Month

October....

NovemberDecember.. 

January....

February.. 

March.....

April.......

May.......

June.......

July........

August ., 

September.

The yearMaximum Minimum

12, 200

12,600

12, 600

12, 200

21,100

52,400

38,200

44,600

33,800

17,200

9,010

10, 500

52, 400

9,580

10, 200

10, 500

13, 700

21,600

25, 300

18,900

8,210

7,710

9,010

7,710

Mean

9,520

11,300

11, 400

11,300

11,900

24,800

28,400

34, 500

26, 500

10,100

8,220

9,660

16, 500

Run-off in 

acre-feet

585,000

672, 000

701,000

695,000

684,000

1, 520, 000

1,690, 000

2,120,000

1, 580, 000

621, 000

505,000

575, 000

11,900,000
32 SUKFACE WATEK SUPPLY, 1932, PART 12 B

SNAKE EIVER AT RIPAKIA, WASH.

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

Railroad Navigation Co.'s bridge at Riparia. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 102,000 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October 1915 to September 1922; August 1928 to September 1932. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 219,000 second-feet May 23 (gage

height, 16.06 feet); minimum, 14,400 second-feet Oct. 6-8.

1915-22, 1928-32: Maximum discharge, 270,000 second-fe^t 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

second-feet). 

REMARKS. Records good. Small diversions by pumping between this station

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

on Clearwater River at Lewiston.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1931 3$

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

2(3_ 

27- 

28. 

29- 

30. 

SI14, 900

14,900

14,900

14,900

14,900

14, 400

14,400

14, 400

14,900

14,900

14,900

15, 400

15,800

15,800

15, 800

15, 400

15,800

15,400

15, 400

15,400

15,400

14,900

15,400

15,800

16,200

16,200

16,700

18,

20, 400

20,400

20,400

19, 200

19,200

18,700

18,200

17,700

18,200

17,700

18,200

18,700

18,700

18,700 

IS, 200 

17,700 

18,200 

17,200

17,700

18,200

18,200

18, 200

17, 700

18,200

18,700

17,700

17,200

15. 400

16. 200

15,800

18,700

18,200

17, 700

17, 200

15,800

16,200

17,200

18,200

18,200

18,200

17,700

17, 700

17, 700

17,700

17. 700

17,200

17,200

17,200

17,200

17, 200

18,700

17,200

18,200

18,700 

18, 700 

IS, 700 

18, 700 

18, 70!J

18, 700

18, 700

18, 700

19,800

19, 200

19, 200

18,700

18,200

18,200

17,700

17, 700

17,700

17,200

17,200

17, 200

17, 700

18,200

20, 400

20. 400

21. 600

20, 400

17,700

18, 700

19,800

18,200

18, 700

19,200

19,800

18,71

18,200

16,700

15, 400

15, 400

I 15,000

15,500

17,700

19,200

18,200

17,700

18, 200

18, 200

17,200

17, 200

16, 700

16, 700

16,700

16, 700

17,200

17,200

17,700

18,200

18,200

18. 200

19. 200

22,200

35,300

43, 400

51,800

47,400

45, 400

41, 600

37,100

36, 200

36,200

36,200

35, 300

32,600

31,000

31, 800

30,200

29,400

37,100

49, 600

71,200

79,600

85,100

119,000

123,000

100,000

93, 500

87,900

83, 700

75,300

69,900

78,100

85,100

80,900

82, 300

82,300

85,100

86,500

87,900

90, 700

89, 300

78,100

73, 900

68,600

64, 800

64,800

73,900

89,300

123,000

128,000

123,000

112,000

109, 000

103, 000

101, 000

96,500

87,900

78,100

72, 500

71, 200

73,! 

82,300 

90, 700 

95,000 

101,000

103,000

101,000

107,000

114,000

135, oon

134,000

132,000

139, 000

145, 000

150, 000

161,000

165, 000

191, 000

201, 000

215, 000

189,000

170,000

163,000

165,000

172,000

186,000

217,000

219,000

180,000

161, 000

142, 000

127,000

115,000

104,000

99. 500

103, 000

103,000 73,900

99,500 67,300

101,000 62,400

99,500 58,800

101,000 56,400

104,000 49,600

101.000 45,400

101,000 42,500

104,000 39,800

106,000 38,000

107,000 36,200

111,000 35,300

117,000 33,500

123,000 31,800

134,000 31,000

137,000 33,500

140,000 33,500

147,000 34,400

132,000 32,

125,000 29,400

119.000 31,800

112,000 29,400

114,000 29,400

117,000 29,400

115,000 27,800

109,000 25,700

101,000 25,000

93,500 25,000

86, 500 23, 000

80,900 22,200

. . 21,000

21,000

20,400

19,800

19,800

19,800

18,700

18,700

18,200

17,700

17, 700

17, 200

17,200

17.700

17, 700

17, 200

17,200

17, 200

16,700

16,700

16, 200

15,800 

16, 200 

15,800 

If,. 200 

15,800

15,800

15,400

15,800

15, 400

15,800

16, 200

16,700

17,200

16, 700

16,700

17,200

16,700

16,700

16, 200

16,200

16,200

16, 200

15, 800

15. 800

16. 200

16,200

16,200

16, 700

16, 200

15, 800

15, 800

16,200

18, 200

17,200

17,200

17,200

17, 700

17. 200

17,700

17, 200

16,700

Month Maximum Minimum Mean Run-off in 

acre-feet

October..-. 

November. 

December.. 

January.... 

February-. 

March.-... 

April- .. 

May.,.,... 

June._... 

July. .... 

August.-... 

September.

20, 400

19,200

19,800

21,600

14,400

15, 400

15,800

The year.

43,400

123,000

128,000

219, 000

147,000

73,900

21, 000

18,200

219, 000

29,400

64,800

99, 500

80,900

21,000

15,400

15, 800

14, 400

15,900

17,900

18,000

17,900

18,800

62,200

89, 400

152,000

111,000

37,300

17,300

16,700

47.900

978,000

1, 070, 000

1,110,000

1,100,000

1,080,000

3, 820,000

5, 320,000

9, 350,000

6,600,000

2, 290,000

1,060,000

994,000

34,800,000
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1932, PART 12 B 33 

SALT RIVER BASIN

SAIT RIVER NEAR SMOOT, WYO.

LOCATION. Chain gage in sec. 7, T. 30 N., R. 118 W., \}i miles south of Smoot.

DRAINAGE AREA. 59 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June to September 1932.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during period, 304 second-feet June 25, 26

(gage height, 2.08 feet); minimum, 8 second-feet Sept. 29, 30 (gage height, 0.10

foot). 

REMARKS. Records good. A few diversions above station for irrigation.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1932

Day

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

2....---.--- _ ..--.-

3-... ........ --.-

5. -._-..._-- .-..

6._._ 

7 

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

9....-.-..-..--.-...

10-.. 

11-... 

12... 

13-. 

14-.. 

15-.. 

June

159

153 

159 

177 

208 

232

July

173 

158 

144 

129 

121

91 

79 

85 

79 

73

7*-

75 

68 

65 

65

Aug.

28 

27 

27 

26 

26

27

28 

27

27 

27

27 

27 

27 

27

27

Sept.

15 

14 

14 

17 

15

14 

14 

14 

14 

13

12 

12 

10 

9 

12

Day

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Month

July- _ . 

->

Maximum

290 

173

28 

17

June

248 

220 

230 

230 

202

218 

245 

278 

288 

290

290

288 

290 

268 

202

July

61 

57 

56 

50 

43

41 

39 

38 

37 

35

36 

34 

32 

29

28 

28

Aug.

27 

27 

27 

27

*JI

27 

27 

25 

25 

19

18 

16 

14 

13. 

17 

15

Sept.

12 

12 

10 

10 

10

10 

10 

9 

9 

9

9 

9

8 

8 

8

Minimum Mean *£$£

153 232 9, 660 

28 68. 4 4, 210 

13 24. 4 1, 500 

8 11. 4 678

15,900
34 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1932, PART 12 B

SAIT RIVER NEAR THAYNE, WYO,

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

south of Thayne.

DRAINAGE AREA. 570 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June to September 1932. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during period, 1,020 second-feet June 27 (gage

height, 3.30 feet); minimum, 376 second-feet Sept. 29 (gage height, 1.68 feet). 

REMARKS. Records fair. Numerous diversions for irrigation above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1932

Day

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

2..... _ .. __ ......

3.... _ -_

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

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

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

7.... ..- _

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

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

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

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

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

13-... 

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

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

June

772 

732

744 

756 

768 

808 

851

July

856 

835 

736

752 

728

673 

700 

658 

639 

635

673 

712 

720 

704 

677

Aug.

564 

564 

557 

fi54 

543

543 

525 

521 

507 

507

490 

487 

480 

470 

473

Sept.

466 

453 

473 

440 

440

430 

427 

420 

417 

414

411 

408 

401 

401 

404

Day

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21

?,?

23

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Month

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

Maximum

1,010 

856 

564 

473

June

864 

877 

843 

828 

814

764 

776 

864 

877 

923

948 

1,010 

961 

910

877

July

643 

651 

635 

639 

632

613 

605 

616 

628 

620

605 

590 

613 

590

586 

597

Minimum Mean

732 844 

586 663 

424 484 

376 408

Aug.

463 

460 

453 

453 

466

449 

436 

433 

433 

424

433 

440 

436 

460 

507 

477

Sept.

408 

395 

379 

388 

382

395 

385 

395 

388 

388

388 

388 

388 

376 

382

Run-off in 

acre-feet

36, 800 

40, 800 

29,800 

24,300

1 32,000
SALT EIVER BASIN 

STRAWBERRY CREEK NEAR BEDFORD, WYO.

35

LOCATION. Staff gage in sec. 27, T. 34 N., R. 118 W., \% miles east of Bedford.

DRAINAGE AREA. 21 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June to September 1932.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during period, 675 second-feet June 25 (gage

height, 3.00 feet); minimum, 55 second-feet Sept. 21-30 (gage height, 1.00

foot). 

REMARKS. Records fair. One small diversion above station.

Discharge, in second-feet,

Day

1_ 

2

^.. ........... ... ....

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

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

6... _ ... ...

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

^. ...................

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

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

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

13- . 

14 

15---. 

June

112

114

123

254

293

July

198

180

168

158

140

136

136

136

134

130

126

126

123

Aug.

86

86

89

86

86

82

82

82

82

82

82

84

82

80

78

Sept.

70

70

68

68

68

68

68

68

67

66

65

65

63

63

63

Day

16... . .

17... ...... 

18...... .. 

19.. 

20.--..-.-...--. __ -

21.. 

22- 

23. 

24...... ....

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

26-..-- . ....

yj. ...................

28 

29.... 

30....... .. .

31 

June

278

232

205

194

182

205

257

293

397

425

301

313

410

317

212

July

117

117

114

112

105

103

101

101

98

98

93

93

91

91

89

89

Aug.

78

78

76

78

78

76

76

74

74

74

72

72

72

80

72

72

Sept.

63

61

60

58

57

55

55

55

55

55

55

55

55

55

55

Month

July-. , _ ...

Maximum

425

198

89

70

Minimum

112

89

72

55

Mean

251

121

79.1

61.6

Fan-off in 

acre-feet

10, 500>

7,440

4,860

3,670

26, 500
36 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1932, PART 12 B

HENRYS FORK BASIN

HENRYS LAKE NEAR LAKE, IDAHO

LOCATION. Staff gage in SW% sec. 26, T. 15 N., R. 43 E., at dr,m 4 miles south 

of Lake post office.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July 1923 to September 1932.

REMARKS. Henrys Lake Reservoir impounds water for supplemental irrigation 

of lands served by the Last Chance, St. Anthony Union, Egin, Independent, 

Salem Union, Marysville, and Consolidated Farmers Canals diverting from 

Henrys Fork. It has a capacity of 80,000 acre-feet between elevations 6,620 

and 6,635 feet, United States Geological Survey datum. Contents below 4,300 

acre-feet not available for diversion. Gates in dam closed Oct. 3 to July 22. 

Contents July 26 to Sept. 19 computed from inflow-outflow records, owing to 

draw-down on Lake gage; remainder of record from gage-height record and 

capacity table furnished by North Fork Reservoir Co.

Contents, in acre-feet, 1932

Day

1 .... -

2 

3 

4.. ......

£ 

6 

7 ---

8 - 

9 -

10 

11 _ .....

12 ....

13. ....

14--- ..

15 

May June

18,828

21, 580

July

30, 176

30, 818

31, 620

Aug.

30, 120

29,300

28,450

27,600

26,600

25, 600

24,600

23, 640

22, 690

21, 750

20,800

19, 870

19, 030

18,220

17,400

Sept.

10,020

9,940

9,883

9,875

9,871

9,867

9,865

9,865

9,865

9,865

9,865

9,865

9,865

Day

16. _ ....

17 

18 

19 . .

20 

21 

22 

23 

24... .....

25 

26 

27. 

28 

29 

30 

31 

May

15, 639

17, 327

18, 078

18, 378

June

27,608

July

32, 812

33, 360

33, 251

QQ, OKI

33, 230

33, 170

33, 080

32. 580

31. 770

30, 950

Aug.

16,580

15, 920

15,320

14, 720

13,590

12, 560

12,060

H Kfifl

11, 060

10,590

10, 320

10, 230

10,090

Sept.

9,865

9,865

9,865

9,865

NOTE. Headings discontinued during winter and for other periods for which no record is given.
HENRYS FORK BASIN 37

HENRYS FORK NEAR LAKE, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in SW% sec. 26, T. 15 N., R. 43 E., a quarter Q£

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

RECOKDS AVAILABLE. May 1920 to September 1932. Prior to September 1922"

at a point 3 miles downstream and below mouth of Dry Creek, the flood watersof which have been diverted into Henrys Lake since 1923. 

EXTKEMES. Maximum discharge during year, 531 second-feet Aug. 4, £ (gage

height, 3.95 feet); minimum, 2 second-feet Oct. 4, 5.

1920-32: Maximum discharge, 907 second-feet June 13, 1926 (gage height,

5.40 feet); minimum, 1 second-foot on various days when reservoir gates were

closed. 

REMAKKS. Records good. Flow controlled by operation of Henrys Lake, gates,

which were closed Oct. 3 to July 22. Flow during period gates were closed is

Discharge, in second-feet, 1931-32

Day

1.. _ ... _ ..

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

5. . .--

6- ...... 

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

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

9--.-- ___ -.

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

Oct.

11 

9 

4 

2 

2

May July

17

Aug.

451 

464 

464 

531 

531

529 

510 

506 

499 

506

496 

447 

431 

436 

440

Sept.

56 

50 

24 

22 

22

21 

19 

19 

19 

19

19 

19 

18 

18

18

Day

16 

17 

18 

19 "20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Month

July 22-31 - -.

Maximum

11 

449 

531 

56

Oct. May

9

Minimum

2 

21 

59 

6

July

21 

52 

57 

58

85 

95 

294 

449 

442 

447

Mean

5.6 

200 

352

18.7

Aug.

sei

320 

324 

320 

2P7

2?7 

2FO 

275 

271 

266

254 

154 

69 

64 

62 

59

Sept.

18 

18 

18 

18 

16

16 

16 

16 

16 

16

6

Run-off in 

a-re-feet

56 

3,970 

21,600 

1,110
38 SUKFACE WATEK SUPPLY, 1932, PAKT 12 B

HENRYS FORK NEAR BIG SPRINGS, IDAHO

LOCATION. Staff gage in NW% sec. 29, T. 14 N., R. 44 E., 2 miles above mouth 

of Big Springs Creek and 2 miles northwest of Big Springs.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April to June 1932 (discontinued).

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during period, 647 second-feet May 12 (gage 

height, 5.58 feet); minimum, 11 second-feet Apr. 1-4 (gage 1 sight, 0.80 foot).

REMARKS. Records good. Gates at Henrys Lake Dam 10 miles above station 

closed from Oct. 3 to July 22.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1932

Day

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

2,.................................- ...............

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

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

5 __ __ ___ . __ . ___ .... ....

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

7.-. 

g

9..... ____ . . __ . .. _____ . ________ . __ .. _____ _ _______

10.... 

11.-., . __ .... __ .-.--. _ -... -. ___ .. __ ..

12......... ___ ........... _ .... _ .---......... _ .

13..... 

14

15...- 

16.___. ... .

17 _ ........ __ . ___ ... __ ... ________ . ___ ..

18.-- . .

19... 

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

Z\. .....................................................

22. ....... . .... _ . _______ ...._........ ___ ..

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

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

25...... . 

26.-. 

27.... ... .

28......... ............ ...... .... ....... -

29....................................-......... ....

30.. ......... _ ...... . ...... . ..

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

Month Maximum

647 

192

Apr.

 11 «11 

" 11 

11 "14

"17 

"20 

"23 

"26 

"28

31 

"31 

"31 

 31 

 31

"31 

"31 

31 

 30 

 29

 29 

"28 

"27 

"27 

26

"30 

 36 

 42 

 47 

"52

May

°57 

65 

77 

101 

125

134 

187 

238 

305 

528

548 

647 

448 

417 

299

212 

158 

144 

146 

"161

176 

 148 

119 

"113 

108

 103 

99 

 96 

93 

 94 

96

June

 98 

99 

 100 

102 

" 112

122 

"156 

192 

 144 

97

"97 

"97 

97

, "78

Minimum Mean Bmj-offta

57

27. 4 1, 630 

201 12, 400 

94. 6 5, 630

19,700

" Interpolated or estimated.

NOTE. Discharge was also measured as follows: Nov. 17,15 second-feet; July 11, 54 second-feet; Aug. 9, 

503 second-feet.
HENRYS FORK BASIN 39

HENRYS FORK AT WAEM RIVER, IDAHO

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

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

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

1932. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 2,560 second-feet May 12 (gage

height, 6.48 feet); minimum, 421 second-feet Dec. 16 (gage height, 3.45 feet). 

1910-15, 1918-32: Maximum discharge, 3,540 second-feet May 18, 1927

(gage height, 7.55 feet); minimum, that of Dec. 16, 1931. 

REMARKS. Records good. Flow controlled to some extent by operation of gates

at Henrys Lake, about 60 miles upstream. No important diversions above

station.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1931-32

Day

1 .-. 

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

3 . 

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

6 ._ 

7--..... -.

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

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

10-.-.-.. ....-

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 , 

19 

20 .

21 

22- ......

23... . ...

24 

25 - 

26 

27 

28 

29. 

30 

31-.. .-. ...

Oct.

650

656

656

650

672

695

667

656

656

656

650

650

656

656

650

650

645

684

718

684

656

684

667

656

656

650

Nov.

645

645

645

645

645

639

639

656

639

645

645

684

586

586

586

511

586

639

695

724

695

612

667

560

Dec.

639

535

550

695

639

639

650

650

639

560

586

628

487

421

586

753

639

724

667

667

602

639

667

612

612

612

Jan.

535

639

596

612

639

596

612

575

639

639

639

618

575

639

560

618

650

650

612

612

6)2

667

581

612

634

689

634

634

618

581

747

Feb.

581

645

623

623

623

634

623

634

634

623

607

581

662

607

607

618

634

645

689

530

689

581

607

607

634

634

634

634

634

Mar.

634

607

506

607

662

634

607

530

506

596

607

581

540

689

607

591

591

634

645

634

628

596

586

618

560

602

628

628

623

596

602

Apr.

612

628

656

634

645

628

618

628

602

602

628

628

628

672

672

695

712

782

776

849

800

753

747

724

729

764

794

812

824

849

May

924

1,030

1,140

1,450

1,630

1,690

1,750

2,060

2,150

2,280

2,440

2,560

2,460

2,480

2,470

2,200

2,000

1.960

1,940

1,960

1,950

1,990

1,910

1,750

1,650

1,510

1,440

1,400

1,370

1,340

1,320

June

1,310

1,360

1,310

1,250

1,240

1,400

1,470

1,550

1,550

1,400

1,330

1,340

1,330

1,320

1,290

1,520

1,570

1,380

1,280

1,230

1,200

1,170

1,150

1,120

1,100

1,080

1,080

1,050

1,020

990

July

964

944

938

924

893

886

874

861

849

843

912

976

964

1,010

950

899

874

874

861

843

831

831

824

831

855

837

843

861

918

1,020

1,080

Aug.

1,120

1,140

1,130

1,150

1,150

1,190

1,200

1,140

1,210

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,180

1,150

1,140

1,140

1,080

1,060

1,060

1,050

1,020

1,020

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,010

990

918

880

843

Sept.

824

812

812

800

782

770

770

759

753

753

753

753

747

747

747

741

741

741

741

747

753

747

741

741

735

735

729

729

729

729

Month

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

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

The year _ __ . ______ ..... __ _ _ _.-_

Maximum

718

724

753

747

689

689

849

2,560

1, 570

1,080

1,210

824

2,560

Minimum

645

511

421

535

530

506

602

924

990

824

843

729

421

Mean

661

634

620

621

623

602

703

1,810

1,280

899

1,090

755

860

Run-off in 

acre-feet

40,600

37,700

38,100

38,200

35,800

37,000

41,800

111,000

76,200

55,300

67,000

44,900

624, 000
40 SUEFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1932, PART 12 B

HENRYS FORE 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 1932. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 4,060 second-feet May 12 (gage

height, 7.50 feet); minimum, 440 second-feet Dec. 5, 6.

1902-9, 1920-32: Maximum discharge, 6,220 second-feet May 7, 1925;

minimum, that of Dec. 5, 6, 1931. 

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

power dam above station. No important irrigation diversions above station

Discharge, in second-feet, 1931-32

Day

1 

2 

3 

5 -

6 

7 

9 

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 ___ . ___ ....

16 

17 

19 

20. 

21. 

22 . 

23. 

25. . 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30. 

31- 

Oct.

869 

904 

892 

928 

915

940 

952 

952 

915 

904

892 

904 

904 

904 

892

892 

892 

892 

892 

880

904 

915 

1,030 

1,030 

869

904 

915 

915 

965 

892 

860

Nov.

784 

900 

890 

865 

865

883 

888 

888 

893 

884

884 

888 

878 

852 

856

874 

874 

879 

879 

879

777 

546 

758 

892 

892

904 

892 

890 

914

884

Dec.

790 

700 

880 

876 

440

846 

890 

887 

887 

883

872 

856 

808 

922 

747

718 

879 

921 

948 

1,060

878 

1,000 

902 

885 

866

888 

904 

970 

737 

896 

829

Jan.

666 

1,050 

666 

899 

860

666 

889 

882 

876 

666

1,040 

886 

889 

666 

657

868 

877 

880 

817 

880

889 

824 

792 

593 

800

986 

897 

906 

885 

780 

875

Feb.

891 

895 

897 

760 

906

847 

906 

917 

915 

924

915 

831 

996 

867 

746

915 

915 

816 

853 

873

873 

915 

915 

906 

866

906 

906 

914 

943

Month

July.-.. 

Mar.

936 

920 

920 

836 

915

811 

915 

915 

755 

765

886 

816 

832 

1,080 

1,120

1,200 

900 

917 

938 

1,080

1,040 

990 

952 

990 

1,020

1,000 

928 

904 

978 

940 

990

Apr.

978 

940 

965 

928 

904

940 

940 

940 

928 

928

952 

1,070 

1,050 

1,190 

1,180

1,220 

1,250 

1,340 

1,370 

1,370

1,340 

1,190 

1,160 

1,110 

1,080

1,220 

1,310 

1,280 

1, 350 

1,350

Maximum

1,030 

914 

1,060 

1,050 

996 

1,200 

1,370 

4,060 

3,080 

1,460 

1,580 

1,130

4,060

May

1,500 

1,690 

1,810 

2,280 

2,580

2,650 

2,890 

3,030 

3,330 

3,440

3,800 

4,060 

3,920 

3,870 

3,850

3,310 

2,980 

2,940 

2,830 

2,850

2,870 

2,980 

2,830 

2,540 

2,350

2,220 

2,020 

1,960 

2,000 

1,940 

1,890

June

1,810 

1,940 

1,890 

1,690 

1,790

1,960 

2,180 

2,240 

2,560 

2,240

2,000 

2,180 

2,120 

1,910 

2,080

2,390 

3,080 

2,350 

2,200 

1,890

1,850 

1,870 

1,830 

1,580 

1,810

1,630 

1,740 

1,550 

1,560 

1,480

Minimum

860 

546 

440 

593 

746 

755 

904 

1,500 

1,480 

1,130 

1,150 

1,000

440

July

1,380 

1,320 

1,420 

1,420 

1,190

1,420 

1,150 

1,250 

1,230 

1,230

1,380 

1,460 

1,420 

1,460 

1,380

1,280 

1,250 

1,230 

1,260 

1,260

1,160 

1,130 

1,180 

1,190 

1,230

1,190 

1,180 

1,200 

1,220 

1,380 

1,400

Mean

913 

861 

857 

832 

887 

942 

1,130 

2,750 

1,980 

1,290 

1,410 

3,060

1,240

Aug.

1,500 

1,500 

1,480 

1,480 

1,480

1,510 

1,560 

1,580 

1, 580 

1,580

1,580 

1,530 

1,510 

1,500 

1,460

1,420 

1,430 

1,370 

1,310 

1,340

1,320 

1,340 

1,320 

1,310 

1,280

1,280 

1,320 

1,380 

1,260 

1,190 

1,150

Sept.

1,130 

1,110 

1,090 

1,120 

1,080

1,050 

1,030 

1,050 

1,040 

1,040

1,070 

1,070 

1,050 

1,050 

1,050

1,050 

1,050 

1,070 

1,070 

1,050

1,070 

1,050 

1,050 

1,050 

1,020

1,030 

1,030 

1,040 

1,020 

1,000

Run-off in 

acre-feet

56, 100 

51,200 

52, 700 

51, 200 

51, 000 

57,900 

67,200 

169, 000 

118, 000 

79, 300 

86,700 

63, 100

903, 000
HENRYS FORK BASIN 41

DIVERSIONS FROM HENRYS FORK BETWEEN ASHTON AND ST. ANTHONY GAGING STATIONS

IDAHO

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

Henrys Fork for irrigation. Records for a portion of each irrigation season from 

1919 to 1932 are available. Records of discharge of the various canals computed 

from daily staff-gage readings and combined to show total flow. Records good.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1982

Day

1 - .........

2 .. ..... ...

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

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

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

6... 

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

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

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

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

11 

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

13 

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

15. -.

May

825 

475 

627 

843 

853

848 

863 

881 

899 

905

904 

946 

1,030 

1,020 

849

June

1,220 

1,220 

1,210 

1,220 

1,230

1,190 

1,150 

1,060 

950 

809

726 

771 

772 

802 

817

July

1,030 

1,040 

1,030 

923 

906

906 

897 

922 

1,010 

1,020

1,020 

1,050 

844 

541 

419

Aug.

841 

805 

782 

765 

761

752 

745 

726 

703 

711

711 

614 

608 

610 

613

Sept.

557 

536 

527

»

413 

414 

394 

393 

351

367 

362 

364 

373 

372

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Month

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

September .

The perktd.. .....................................

Day

Maximum

1,260 

1,230 

1.050 

841 

557

May

847 

1,080 

1,110 

1,180 

1,220

1,230 

1,260 

1,240 

1,220 

1,230

1,220 

1,140 

1,200 

1,220 

1,210 

1,220

June

734 750' 

775 

818 

840

905 

1,000 

1,230 

1,220 

1,230

1,190 

1,180 

1,170 

1,100 

1,060

Minimum

475 

726 

315 

511 

279

July

315 

452 

583 

627 

767

840 

905 

899 

906 

916

898 

882 

794 

751 

861 

861

Mean

1,020 

1,010 

833 

649 

383

Arf*.

624 

622 

644 

650 

650

634 

624 

615 

615 

545

514 

511 

519 

528 

536 

529

Sept.

374 

407 

439 

385 

333

316 

297 

279 

292 

303

316 

306 

317 

321 

326

Run-off in 

acre-feet

62,700 

60,100 

51,200 

39,900 

22,800

2 37,000

12918 34-
42 SURFACE WATEK SUPPLY, 1932, PAKT 12 B

HENKYS FOKK AT ST. ANTHONY, IDAHO

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

from bridge on main street of St. Anthony.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March 1919 to September 1932.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 7,470 second-feet June 17 (gage 

height, 5.72 feet); minimum, 666 second-feet July 22 (gage height, 3.06 feet).

1919-32: Maximum discharge, 9,030 second-feet May 8, 1925 (gage height, 

6.70 feet); minimum, 406 second-feet July 22, 1931 (gage height, 2.77 feet).

REMARKS. Records good. Discharge estimated May 1, June 7-10, Aug. 12, 

Sept. 9. Diversions for irrigation above and below station. Flow regulated 

at 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, 1932

Day

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

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

3.. . .__._.__

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

5.-.. ......

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

7 -- ...

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

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

10- 

11.-. ......

12. __ . .......

13. _ .........

14... ......

15 _ ..........

May

2,300

2,500

2,750

3,340

3,730

3,640

3,580

4,140

4,070

4,800

5,370

5,950

6,220

6,360

6,290

June

2,090

2,320

2,160

1,980

2,300

2,780

3,300

3,600

3,900

3,700

3 260

3,140

3,200

3,000

3,310

July

2,250

2,070

1,940

1,720

1,350

1,350

995

931

781

727

839

1,420

1,440

1,870

1,870

Aug.

995

974

909

942

1,010

1,030

1,060

1,100

1,070

1,090

1,090

1,100

1,120

1,110

1,060

Sept.

984

963

931

984

995

952

920

942

936

931

931

909

868

888

920

Day

16 . 

17-, ....... ...

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

19 

20.... ..... 

21...... ___ .

22 _______ .

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

25. ___ .. __ .

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

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

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

29...... .......

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

31. _ .........

May

5,820

5,000

5,030

4,760

4,690

4,630

5,140

4,430

3,370

2,940

2.370

2,180

1,960

2,300

2,230

June

4,330

7,470

5,030

4,170

3,580

3,200

3,110

3,030

2,910

3,080

2,800

2,830

2,780

2,650

2,400

July

1,540

1,220

1,060

1,140

888

763

683

772

839

790

745

727

745

839

909

Aug.

1,030

1,060

1,010

920

942

942

909

920

909

942

952

1,010

1,070

1,120

1,170

1,010

Sept.

920

849

829

868

942

1,020

1,090

1,090

1,100

1,090

1,090

1,060

1,060

1,050

984

Month

May 

July. 

September. ____________________ . ___

Maximum

6,360

7,470

2,250

1,170

1,100

Minimum

1,960

1,980

666

909

829

Mean

4,000

3,250

1,160

1,020

970

Kun-ofl in 

acre-feet

246, 000

193, 000

71,300

62, 700

57,700

631,000
HENRYS FORK BASIN 43

DIVERSIONS FROM HENRYS FORK BETWEEN ST. ANTHONY AND REXBURG GAGING STATIONS,

IDAHO

Between St. Anthony and Rexburg gaging stations four canals divert water 

from Henrys Fork for irrigation. Records for a portion of each irrigation 

season from 1919 to 1932 are available. Records of discharge of the carals computed from daily staff-gage readings and combined to show total flow. Records 

good.

Discharge, in second-feet, 193%

Day

1-. ------ -----

"i..... ........

3 ...... ....

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

b. ........... .

6 .........

7 -----

8 ... ... _

g

10 

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

12 

13 

14 . __ -.--.

15 ___ .......

May

890

888 

885 

888 

844

835 

841 

899 

910 

914

968 

951 

973 

1,000 

1.010

June

1,050 

1,040 

940 

952 

971

929 

894 

813 

769 

715

741 

732 

740 

781 

800

July

720 

740 

705 

702 

699

706 

676 

782 

731 

734

739 

779 

704 

435 

468

Aug.

685 

621 

615 

638 

657

656 

658 

662 

663 

667

643 

633 

624 

642 

659

Sept.

403

364 

399 

434 

430

437 

446 

439 

438 

437

433 

429 

403 

374 

377

Day

16 

17 

18 

18 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Month

July 

September

The peri ^....... ...... ..........................

.

Maximum

1,150 

1,050 

809 

685 

446

May

1, 020 

1,030 

1,030 

1,060 

1,060

1,060 

1,100 

1,090 

1,090 

1,090

1,110 

1,110 

1,150 

1,150 

1,110 

1,080

June

792 

719 

750 

741 

701

712 

775 

841 

925 

936

827 

745 

820 

821 

838

Ju\y

448 

685 

690 

684

678

685 

627 

624 

735 

809

793 

712 

633 

630 

626 

626

Aug.

618 

618 

615 

612 

616

626 

617 

609 

606 

601

573 

534 

509 

447 

443 

440

Sept.

380 

379 

379 

380 

383

381 

384 

387 

371 

356

340 

325 

326 

325 

324

Minimum Mean * ^

835 1, 000 61, 500 

701 827 49, 200 

435 678 41, 700 

440 607 37, 300 

324 389 23, 100

 - . -- 2 13,000
44 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1932, PART 12 B

HENRYS FORK NEAR REXBURG, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 30, T. 6 N., R. 39 E., just below highway

bridge 7 miles west of Rexburg and below all tributaries. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April 1909 to September 1932. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 7,060 second-feet June 18 (gage

height, 9.35 feet); minimum, 295 second-feet several days in October.

1909-32: Maximum discharge, 9,490 second-feet June 29, 1927 (gage height,

9.90 feet); minimum, 247 second-feet May 4, 1931 (gage height, 1.64 feet). 

REMARKS. Records good except those estimated for period of ice effect, Nov. 22

to Mar. 26, which are fair. Discharge June 19-24 estimated. Flow regulated

by operations of irrigation canals above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1931-82

Day Oct. Nov. Mar. Apr. May June JrJy Aug. Sept.

10..

11-.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

19.

20.

21.

22.

23-

24-

25.

26.

27.

28.

29.

30.

31.

575

404

331

319

311

311

303

303

295

295

299

295

295

299

295

295

295

295

299

299

303

303

379

516

566

557

548

534

539

526

494

476

458

503

494

449

391

359

404

426

526

570

590

610

710

824

846

868

964

958

1,150

1,150

1,300

1,250

1,250

1,250

1,250

1,250

1,250

1,340

1,420

1,630

1,680

1,580

1,500

1,440

1,390

1,400

1,320

1,210

1,140

1,140

1,140

1,220

1,230

1,220

1,240

1,270

1,320

1,400

1,220

1,050

1,070

976

940

912

814

775

770

775

1,100

1,430

1,830

2,680

3,190

3,180

3,220

3,960

4,540

5,160

5,880

6,380

6,600

6,760

6,770

6,030

5,050

4,800

4,520

4,530

4,750

5,360

5,110

3,850

2,850

2,030

1,600

1,540

1,640

1,880

1,780

1,850

1,940

1,650

1,630

2,180

2,990

3,550

4,190

4,930

4,780

4,340

4,100

3,940

3,760

4,100

5,370

7,060

5,000

4,500

4,200

4,100

4,100

4,100

4,200

4,300

4,160

4,210

4,050

3,810

3,480

3,080

2,940

2,720

2,340

1,890

1,550

1,230

1,020

858

1,020

1,440

1.960

2,590

2,370

1.920

1,440

1.460

1,330

635

615

585

548

575

595

610

635

755

750

680

715

745

770

792

824

824

830

863

858

824

814

808

760

710

735

715

715

705

740

797

846

946

1,150

1,320

1,370

1,280

1,270

1,250

1,200

1,270 fca

1,220

1,160

1,090

1,100

1,090

1,050

1,040

970

929

924

896

858

814

780

830

896

958

1,010

1,040

1,020

964

970

970

Month Maximum Minimum Mean Run-off in 

acre-feet

October....

November. 

December,. 

January . 

February.. 

March.....

April.......

May.------

June-.----.

July----.-

August-._ 

September.

575

1,300

295

359

The year.

1,680

6,770

7,060

3,480

1,370

1,280

7,060

770

775

1,630

548

635

780

295

377

848

1,280

1,250

1,250

1,250

1,230

3,840

3,830

1,460

827

1,030

1,540

23,200

50,500

78,700

76,900

71,900

76,900

73,200

236,000

228,000

89,800

50,800

61,300

1,120,000
HENRYS FORK BASIN 45

WARM RIVER AT WARM RIVER, IDAHO

LOCATION. Staff gage in sec. 13, T. 9 N., R. 43 E., at highway bridge a quarter

of a mile above Robinson Creek, half a mile above mouth, and half a mile

northeast of Warm River. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 144 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. January 1912 to March 1915, April 1918 to September

1932. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 408 second-feet May 11 (gage

height, 1.94 feet); minimum, 152 second-feet Nov. 11 (gage height, 1.10 feet). 

1912-15, 1918-32: Maximum discharge, 900 second-feet June 2, 1£12 (gage

height, 2.30 feet on original gage); minimum, 123 second-feet Dec. 19, 1924

(gage height, 1.00 foot). 

REMARKS. Records good. Flow unaffected by regulation. No diversions.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1931-32

Day

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8._ ............

9__ ........ .

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

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

12.. ........

13.. __.-... ......

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

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

16--...-.-.-.....

n. ..............

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

19.. ._...... .

20.. ..._...-.-...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

29...............

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

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

Oct.

166 

166 

166 

166 

171

169 

166 

166 

1G6 

166

166 

166 

166 

166 

166

166 

166 

166 

166 

166

166 

183 

169 

169 

171

171 

166 

166 

166 

166 

166

Nov.

166 

166 

166 

166 

166

166 

163 

163 

163 

169

152 

103 

163 

163 

163

163 

163 

163 

163 

163

163 

163 

160 

160 

160

160 

160 

158 

158 

160

Dec.

160 

160 

160 

160 

160

160 

160 

160 

160 

160

160 

160 

160 

160 

160

160 

160 

160 

160 

160

163 

160 

160 

160 

163

166 

163 

163 

163 

163 

163

Jan.

163 

163 

163 

163 

163

163 

163 

166 

166 

166

166 

166 

166 

166 

166

166 

166 

166 

166 

169

169 

169 

169 

169 

169

169 

169 

171 

171 

171 

171

Feb.

174 

174 

174 

174 

174

174 

174 

174 

174 

171

171 

171 

171 

171 

169

171 

169 

169 

169 

169

169 

169 

169 

169 

169

169 

169 

169 

169

Month

April ___ - . . 

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

Mar.

169 

169 

169 

169 

169

166 

166 

163 

163 

163

163 

163 

163 

169 

166

163 

163 

169 

171 

171

171 

169 

166 

166 

166

166 

166 

166 

166 

163 

163

Apr.

160 

160 

163 

163 

163

163 

163 

163 

163 

163

169 

169 

169 

180

174

180 

185 

197 

197 

203

197 

185 

185 

177 

180

185 

203 

214 

214 

214

Maximum

183 

169 

166 

171 

174 

171 

214 

408 

354 

244 

214 

211

408

May

244 

269 

306 

331 

363

338 

318 

389 

389 

402

408 

402 

395 

395 

389

357 

341 

338 

338 

325

325 

325 

306

287 

275

269 

269 

259 

250 

244 

250

June

250 

244 

244 

238 

256

269 

262 

281 

300 

281

269 

250 

250 

250 

247

281 

354 

350 

338 

300

284 

275 

275 

266 

259

253 

247 

247 

241 

241

Minimum

166 

152 

160 

163 

169 

163 

160 

244 

238 

203 

208 

197

152

July

244 

208 

203 

203 

203

208 

214 

214 

214 

214

223 

226 

238 

235 

229

226 

226 

238 

235 

229

223 

223 

214 

214 

214

214 

214 

214 

217 

217 

214

Mean

167 

162 

161 

167 

171 

166 

180 

326 

270 

220 

212 

202

200

Aug.

214 

214 

214 

214 

214

214 

214 

214 

214 

214

214 

214 

214 

214 

208

208 

208 

208 

208 

208

208 

208 

208 

208 

211

211 

211 

211 

214 

214 

214

Sept.

211 

211 

208 

208 

208

206 

206 

206 

206 

206

203 

203 

203 

200 

200

200 

200 

200 

200 

197

197 

197 

197 

197 

197

197 

197 

197 

197 

197

Kun-ofl in 

acre-feet

10,300 

9,640 

9,900 

10,300 

9,840 

10,200 

10,700 

20,000 

16,100 

13,500 

13,000 

12,000

145,000
46 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1932, PART 12 B

ROBINSON CREEK AT WARM RIVER, IDAHO

LOCATION. Staff gage in sec. 13, T. 9 N., R. 43 E., at Oregon Short Line Railroad

bridge 1,000 feet above mouth and a third of a mile northeast of Warm River. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. January 1912 to March 1915, April 1918 to September

1932. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 746 second-feet May 13, 14 (gage

height, 3.20 feet); minimum, 20 second-feet Jan. 16 (gage height, 0.26 foot). 

1912-15, 1918-32: Maximum discharge, 1,140 second-feet May 28, 1912

(gage height, 4.30 feet); minimum, that of Jan. 16, 1932. 

REMARKS. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, Nov. 22-28,

Dec. 1-8, 17-26, Jan. 1-3, 30, 31, Feb. 1-3, 15-29, which are fair. Discharge

unaffected by regulation or diversions.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1931-82

Day

1 - ...........

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

3-----.. .....

4........ ___ ..

5 .........

6 ---_.- .

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

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

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 

41 

41 

43

56 

44 

42 

40 

40

40 

40 

39 

39 

39

39 

39 

39 

38 

38

38 

49 

69 

51 

43

54 

44 

43 

40 

39 

39

Nov.

38 

38 

38 

38 

38

38 

37 

37 

37 

41

41 

37 

41 

76 

46

43 

42 

42 

39 

36

30 

36

36 

33

Dec.

36

37 

37

37 

39 

37 

22 

36

38 

36

34 

37 

37 

37 

33

Jan.

33 

33 

33 

28 

31

37 

39 

43 

44 

37

39 

23 

24

31

20 

22 

41 

37 

39

37 

37 

36 

37 

37

37 

37 

37 

36 

36 

36

Feb.

35 

35 

35 

33 

37

44 

36 

41 

41 

39

36 

31 

37 

37

' 37

Month

October. _____ _ ______ ______ ___. _.

December _____ . ________ . ________ . ...

March. ___ ____________ . ___ ___ ...

April ________ ... ________________ . ...

May

July .

September _______________ . _________

Mar.

37 

37 

30 

37 

42

39 

37 

33 

31 

35

37 

36 

36 

40 

44

37 

37 

37 

65 

65

65 

63 

56 

56 

53

44 

44 

44 

43 

39 

39

Apr.

40 

42 

48 

46 

40

46 

46 

47 

44 

46

63 

68 

81 

107 

107

120 

158 

233 

231 

209

160 

138 

118 

107 

138

184 

220 

214 

214 

225

Maximum

69 

76 

38 

44 

44 

65 

233 

746 

692 

170 

86 

74

746

May

293 

341 

403 

485 

518

437 

434 

528 

577 

651

678 

698 

746 

746 

678

610 

630 

630 

620 

603

594 

658 

524 

473 

469

372 

338 

364 

350 

359 

314

June

311 

308 

284 

267 

314

326 

320 

400 

476 

412

356 

338 

296 

267

258

685 

692 

505 

390 

353

323 

293

284 

256 

253

253 

242 

209 

184 

160

Minimum

38 

30 

22 

20

30 

40 

293 

160 

89 

71 

65

20

July

149 

147 

138 

134 

122

118 

113 

113 

107 

105

140 

162 

140 

170 

142

120 

104 

122 

122 

113

100 

92 

92 

89 

95

95 

92 

89 

89 

90 

89

Mean

42.8 

39.1 

35.8 

34.1 

37.0 

43.2 

118 

520 

334 

116 

78.3 

68.1

122

Aug.

86 

86 

86 

83 

83

83 

83 

83 

83 

83

83 

83 

80

78 

77

77 

76 

74 

73 

74

74 

71 

71 

71 

71

71 

76 

77 

84 

74 

74

Sept.

74 

74 

73 

73 

71

71 

70 

69 

68 

68

70 

70 

70 

70 

69

68 

66 

66 

66 

66

65 

65 

65 

65 

65

65 

65 

65 

65 

65

Run-off in 

acre-feet

2,630 

2,330 

2,200 

2,100 

2,130 

2,660 

7,020 

32,000 

19,900 

7,130 

4,810 

4,050

89,000
HENRYS FORK BASIN 47

WYOMING CREEK NEAR SQUIRREL, IDAHO

LOCATION. Stciff gage in sec. 15, T. 9 N., R. 45 E., 300 feet above confluence

with Rock Creek and 10 miles northeast of Squirrel. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. November 1931 to August 1932 (fragmentary). 

REMARKS. Daily record good; monthly estimates poor, owing to infrequent

gage readings. Flow unaffected by regulation.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1931-32

Day

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

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

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

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

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

6--...-.-.-..

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

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

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

10 . 

ll _

12._. ........

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

I4._. ..._....

15.... ._.----..

Nov. Apr. May

149

June

65

50

43

Aug.

2.5

Day

17 -

18....... .

19... ...---.-._

20... ----------

21 . 

22....- . .

23..... .

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

25 ------

26.. ---------

27.. .... ------

28. 

30- 

31 

Nov.

0.8

Apr.

31

May

118

106

80

J-^ne

80

Aug.

Month

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

Mean

«17.6

«112

"50.6

Run-ofl in 

acre-feet

1,050

6,890

3,010

11,000

a Estimated.

DIVERSIONS FROM FALL RIVER ABOVE GAGING STATION NEAR SQUIRREL, IDAHO

Above the Squirrel gaging station three canals divert water from Fall River for 

irrigation. Records for a portion of each irrigation season from 1919 to 1932 are 

available. Records of discharge of each canal are computed from daily staff-gage 

readings and combined to show total flow. Records good.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1982

Day

2.. . _ .

3--.... _ .

4- ....

5. _ ..... _ .

6-.. __ . _ .

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

8 .... .

9 .

10 

11 _ _-

12 _ ..........

13 

14 

15 

May

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

June

65 

80 

82

8 

81 

81 

81 

81 

81

81 

80 

80 

80 

80

July

192 

210 

12 

12

IM

209

215

224 

219

12

12 

172 

164

Aug.

97 

96 

96 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Sept.

0 

0 

0 

0 

21

23 

22

22 

22

22 

22 

21 

22 

22

Day

If 1" 

1* 

If 

2(

21

2^

OJ

2,

2( 2' 

2* 

25 

3C 

31

Month

JUIV .. .

September.. _____ ... .. ___ ... __ .. . __ ........

The pericd ........... 

!-. -

>

! 

!. 

 ... . 

Maximum

46 

184 

224 

97 

2fi

May

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

1 

1 

1 

23 

46 

46

June

80 

80 

80 

80 

80

80 

100 

119 

120 

126

135 

136 

167 

184 

182

July

159 

143 

142 

104 

104

103 

102 

96 

90 

0

0 

0 

0 

96 

98 

97

Minimum Mean

0 3.81 

65 98. 2 

0 104 

0 9.32 

0 19.8

Aug.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Sept.

22 

22 

21 

21 

21

21 

21 

21 

26 

26

26 

26 

26 

26 

26

Run-ofl In 

acre-feet

234 

5,840 

6,400 

573 

1,180

14,200
48 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1932, PART 12 B

FAIL RIVER NEAR SQUIRREL, IDAHO

LOCATION. Staff gage in sec. 34, T. 9 N., R. 44 E. (erroneous section published in

previous reports), 4 miles northeast of Squirrel. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. January 1904 to June 1909; May 1918 to September 1932.

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

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 5,600 second-feet June 17 (gage

height, 5.75 feet); minimum, 108 second-feet Mar. 12 (gage height, 1.42 feet). 

1904-9, 1918-32: Maximum discharge, 6,440 second-feet June 27, 1927;

minimum, 72 second-feet Feb. 9, 1930. 

REMARKS. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, Nov. 21 to Mar. 25,

which are poor. Discharge interpolated Aug. 18, Sept. 11, 12, 15, 17, 23, 24.

Diversions for irrigation above and below station.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1931-32

Day

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.

290 

280 

250 

250 

250

370 

280 

255 

245 

240

230 

230 

230 

230 

230

205 

205 

205 

205 

205 

* 

205 

230 

449 

370 

280

302 

280 

260 

255 

250 

250

Nov.

250 

250 

250 

250 

250

240 

235 

240 

245 

250

250 

275 

265 

265 

324

318 

324 

329 

296 

307

287

Dec.

. 287

245 

210

Jan.

. 210

132

235 

235 

235 

235 

235

132 

235 

235 

235 

185

235 

260 

260 

260 

260 

2fiO

Feb.

340 

312 

285 

260

. 285

Month

June ________ . _______________ . ....

July

August ______________ . __________

Mar.

285 

285 

285 

285 

235

285 

285 

285 

285 

285

132 

108 

285 

305 

305

305 

305 

312 

312 

312

312 

312 

312 

312 

312

376 

329 

340 

352 

329 

318

Apr.

324 

358 

358 

346 

334

334 

334 

334 

324 

324

346 

370 

394 

463 

478

52fi 

606 

606 

606 

639

574 

526 

494

478 

478

510 

. 526 

542 

558 

590

Maximum

449 

329

378 

639 

3,720 

5,600 

2,480 

801 

639

5,600

May

675 

801 

1,020 

1,280 

1,320

1,250 

1,320 

1,560 

1,950 

2,440

2,980 

2,920 

3,080 

3,080 

2,920

2,480 

2,460 

2,560 

2,600 

2,720

2,920 

3,720 

2,480 

2,320 

2,230

1,630 

1,400 

1, 570 

1,740 

1,970 

1,830

June

1, ,830 

1,790 

1,610 

1,930 

2,040

2,210 

2,070 

1,990 

2,250 

1,970

1,830 

1,900 

2, 040 

2,250 

2,700

3,400 

5,600 

3, 880 

3,240 

2,700

2, 850 

3,000 

3,240 

3,320 

3,320

3,080 

3,160 

3,160 

2,920 

2,660

Minimum

205 

235 

210 

132

108 

324 

675 

1,610 

693 

822 

494

108

July

2,480 

2,320 

2,320 

1,900 

1,630

1,360 

1,250 

1,200 

1,110 

980

1,090 

1,610 

1,370 

1,400 

1,110

980 

980 

840 

900 

820

801 

783 

765 

840 

840

801 

801 

840 

693 

711 

693

Mean

259 

276 

283 

219 

287 

293 

456 

2,100 

2,660 

1,170 

681 

555

771

Aug.

675 

686 

648 

747 

738

729 

720 

711 

711 

711

711 

693 

684 

684 

684

684 

681 

675 

666 

656

648 

630 

622 

630 

630

630 

648 

648 

801 

693 

657

Sopt.

639 

639 

622 

622

574

566 

574 

558 

558 

558

558 

558 

558 

558 

558

558 

550 

542 

558 

550

542 

526 

526 

526 

526

526 

526 

510 

494 

494

Run-off in 

acre-feet

15,900 

16,400 

17,400 

13,500 

16,500 

18.000 

27, 100 

129,000 

158,000 

71,900 

41, 900 

33,000

559, 000
HENRYS FORK BASIN 49

DIVERSIONS FROM FAIL RIVER BETWEEN SQUIRREL AND CHESTER GAGING STATION''- 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 

1932 are available. Records of discharge of each canal are computed froTi daily 

staff-gage readings and combined to show total flow. Records good.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1932

Day

1 

3-__ -

5... 

6_ ... ......

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

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

9.. ....._.....

10 

11 

13-...... .

15 

May

293 

296 

343 

347 

352

375 

410 

424 

439 

469

479

485 

485 

497 

507

June

720 

736

747 

761 

769

748 

699 

589 

507 

315

382 

388 

634 

656 

669

July

865 

826 

805 

796

784

691 

669 

645 

624 

606

609 

597 

545

472 

560

Aug.

555 

554 

550 

559 

554

554 

544 

545 

553 

591

584 

559 

553 

557 

557

Sept.

241 

231 

277 

334 

340

346 

347 

349 

347 

345

337 

459 

416 

381 

395

Day

1C

r

IS 

U 

2C

21

25 

25 

24 

2E

212" 

2£ 

2£ 

3C 

31

Month

July... . . . 

September .._. - -

The peri( d. ..... 

... 

__ .. __ ...

---. ..... 

. __ ... .....

Maximum

743 

900 

865 

591 

459

May

499 

502 

593 

657 

691

730 

743 

720 

696 

701

695 

686

727 

718 

715

June

693 

708 

696 

690

727

759 

768 

822 

846

874

875 

894 

897 

885 

900

July

569 

556 

540 

540 

543

551 

451 

465 

478 

446

440 

450 

589

577 

574 

575

Minimum Mean

293 548 

315 712 

440 595 

400 535 

231 334

Aug.

558 

553 

553 

552 

532

514 

503 

512 

522 

529

532 

535 

506 

480 

425 

400

Sept.

411 

408 

406 

359 

310

285 

2S4 

2S4 

289 

298

303 

309 

306 

305 

303

Kun-ofl in 

acre-feet

33, 700 

42,400 

36, 600 

32,900 

19, 900

1 66,000
50 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1932, PART 12 B

FAIL 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 1932.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 5,700 second-feet June 17 (gage 

height, 6.10 feet); minimum, 134 second-feet Aug. 26 (gage height, 1.59 feet). 

1920-32: Maximum discharge, 6,380 second-feet June 27, 1927 (gage height, 

6.60 feet); minimum, 9 second-feet Aug. 7, 1923 (gage height, 1.01 feet).

REMARKS. Records good. Discharge estimated May 1. Station below all irrigation diversions from Fall River. Records for irrigation season only.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1932

Day

1 -_-.._.

2......... .

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

4. .........

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

fi. __ .

K._

«--... . 

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

It..... .

13-.-.....

14......... .

15.........

May

700 

831 

1,080 

1,440 

1,550

1,370 

1,310 

1,670 

1,970 

2,370

2,680 

2,920 

3,180 

3,130 

2,940

June

1,270 

1,430 

1,190 

1,310 

1,540

1,790 

1,790 

1,920 

2,200 

2,040

1,880 

1,820 

1,740 

1,860 

2,130

July

1,770 

1,710 

1,550 

1,140 

923

761 

600 

520 

471 

399

520 

952 

761 

813 

662

Aug.

159 

153 

142 

153 

194

201 

201 

198 

190 

180

198 

177 

159 

147 

147

Sept.

356 

329 

302

288 

297

260 

239

219 

215

204 

162 

145 

184 

227

Day

16

17 

18 

19 

20

2! 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

28 

30 

31

Month

May... __ .. ___ ... . ____ ____ .. __ .....

June.... ______________________ . .......

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

August... ________ . ______ .. _________

September.. .

The peri<jd . . .. 

...... .......

Maximum

3,180 

5,040 

1,770 

368 

356

May

2,610 

2, 470 

2,550 

2,390 

2,470

2,640 

3,160 

2,610 

2,000 

1,730

1,360 

1, 080 

990 

1,180 

1,430 

1,360

June

3,130 

5,040 

3,540 

3,020 

2,550

2,300 

2,330 

2,530 

2,570 

2,540

2,370 

2,340 

2,360 

2,150 

1,910

Minimum

700 

1,190 

168 

134 

145

July

464 

340 

318 

431 

264

223 

187 

180 

243 

340

381 

362 

264 

215 

168 

168

Mean

1,970 

2,220 

584 

177 

254

Aug.

150 

147 

147 

139 

145

156 

142 

136 

139 

136

134 

142 

177 

302 

368 

340

Septj

219 

204 

198 

255

288

318

288 

293 

297

288

278 

260 

260 

260 

255

Run-off in 

acre-feet

121,000 

132, 000 

35,900 

10, 900 

15,100

2 15,000
HENRYS FORK BASIN 

SQUIRREL CREEK NEAR SQUIRREL, IDAHO

51

LOCATION. Staff gage in sec. 1, T. 8 N., R. 44 E., 5 miles northeast of Squirrel

and 12 miles east of Ashton. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April to June 1932. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during period of record, 217 second-feet

June 17 (gage height, 3.80 feet). 

REMARKS. Records poor, owing to infrequent gage readings.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1932

Day

1 .-.. .... ... .

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

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

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

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

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

8.-._-..__..... -._-...

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

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

11.. __ ... _ ......... ...

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

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

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

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

Apr.

4 4 

 4 

 4 

 4

04

 4 

"4

a Q

" 12 

16 "19 

" 22

May

»60 

»65 

"70 

"75 

80

"80. 

"80 

» 100 

« 120 

"140

« 160 

 180 

"200 

"200 

" 195

June

"95 

96 "96 

"97 

"99

"102 

104

0 100 "95 

88

96 

87 

-104 

120

Day

16 

17 

IS 

IS 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

26 

27 

2f 

28 

3C 

31

Month

. . . __ ___ ...

... ___ . ___ .........

....

. ___ ___ _ .. ...

Maximum

55 

200 

217

Minimum

4 

60 

70

Apr.

«25 

"28 

 31 

"34 

"37

"38 

"40 

43 

MO 40

M3 

M6 

M9 "52 

"55

May

 190 

« 188 

"186 

186 "190

"190 

 190 

181 

 164 

128

0 108 

88 88 

»90 

0 92 0 94

June

« 150 

217 

 180 

°150 

"130

"129 

128 

"120 

 110 95

80 80 

°80 

"70 

"70

M Run-oft in 

Mean acre-feet

23. 9 1, 420 

134 8, 240 

109 6,490

16,200

 Estimated.

NOTE. Discharge was also measured as follows: Nov. 16, 1 second-foot; Aug. 8, 0.2 second-foot.
52 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1932, PART 12 B

TETON RIVER NEAR TETONIA, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 15, T. 6 N., R. 44 E., 1% miles below

State highway bridge and 6 miles northwest of Tetonia. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October 1929 to September 1932. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 1,500 second-feet June 27 (gage

height, 2.48 feet); minimum, not recorded, occurred during period of ice effect

December to March.

1929-32: Maximum discharge, that of June 27, 1932; minimum not definitely

determined. 

REMARKS. Records good except those for winter months, whicb are fair. Flow

affected by diversions from, tributaries above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1981-82

Day

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

o

S. ................... ..

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

8-.. -- . 

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

\0.. ....................

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

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

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

15--..---...-..-.....--.

16----- --

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

19---- 

20---- . 

°2

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

26---- - 

28... ... ... 

on

31-- 

Oct.

183 

183 

180 

180 

180

196 

209 

202 

"191 

180

"178 

"177 

"175 "174

a ]7<>

"170 

169 

"170 

"171 "172

"173 

174 

260 

230 

196

206 

212 

"206 

-200 

"193 

186

Nov.

"186 "188

« 189 "191

< 192

"194 

196 

"196 

« 196 

196

"190 

 "170

Dec.

> "160

i»142

"160

"150 

"150

Jan.

169

Month

July 

Mar.

149

Apr.

250 

250 

250 

275 

275

300 

300 

300 

320 

340

364 

437

448 

478 

380

354 

339 

329 

329 

319

349 

349 

329 

314 

283

270 

262 

266 

270 

301

Maximum

260 

196

478 

548 

1,500 

1,240 

516 

437

1,500

May

296 

305 

359 

349 

364

339 

310 

310 

320 

330

340 

350 

359 

386 

414

402 

375 

364 

370 

386

397 

454 

548 

454 

392

370 

359 

359 

344 

339 

364

June

386 

392 

370 

359 

359

437

528 

643

678 

588

522 

"520 

" 520 

"600 

"800

"1,000 

1,390 

1,240 

1,110 

1,060

1,010 

1,040 

1,180 

1,340 

1,430

1,490 

1,500 

1,480 

1,410 

1,320

Minimum

169 

170

250 

296 

359 

510 

386 

319

July

1,240 

1,140 

1,050 

930

815

716 

678 

657 

622

588

595 

601 

601 

693

678

608 

574 

574 

574

554

541

528 

522 

535 

528

510 

510

528 

541 

535

528

Mean

189 

181 

"154 

"160 

"150 

"150 

321 

368 

890 

655 

440 

351

334

Aug.

516 

497 

484 

478 

472

466 

460 

454

454 

448

443 

431 

431

425 

419

419 

425 

414 

414 

414

414 

402 

392 

392

386

392 

408 

431 

491 

510 

472

Sept

437 

414 

402 

397 

392

380 

375 

370 

364 

364

354 

344 

339 

329 

334

339 

339 

339 

329 

329

329 

324 

329 

334 

334

329 

324 

324 

319 

319

Run-off in 

acre-feet

11,600 

10,800 

9,470 

9,840 

8,630 

9,220 

19,100 

22,600 

53,000 

40,300 

27,100 

20,900

243,000

1 Estimated.
HENRYS FORK BASIN 53

TETON RIVER NEAR ST. ANTHONY, IDAHO

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

Oregon Short Line Railroad bridge and 4 miles southeast of St. Anthony. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April 1920 to September 1932. April 1903 to June 1909

at station three quarters of a mile upstream. 

EXTREMES. Maximum recorded discharge during year, 3,390 second-feet June

17 (gage height, 4.58 feet); minimum occurred during winter months, when

record was discontinued.

1903-09, 1920-32: Maximum discharge, 7,820 second-feet June f, 1909

(gage height, 6.90 feet); minimum, 88 second-feet Mar. 12, 1906 (gage height,

1.00 foot). 

REMARKS. Records excellent. Some diversions for irrigation in Tetor Basin

20 miles above station. Records for irrigation season only.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1982

Day

1 ....

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

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

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

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

9

10 

11. 

12 _ ..........

13.. --

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

15....- -..

May

650 

676 

889 

1,090 

1,100

997 

912 

979 

1,160 

1,400

1,640 

1,900 

2,190 

2,310 

2,530

June

1,240 

1,200 

1,130 

1,230 

1,480

1,600 

1,550 

1,610 

1,790 

1,660

1,580 

1,560 

1,540 

1,570 

1,790

July

2,280 

2,130 

1, 950 

1,740 

1,530

1,330 

1,270 

1,240 

1,210 

1,200

1,120 

1, 120 

1,110 

1,190 

1,160

Aug.

809 

792 

770 

760

744

728 

712 

707 

707 

702

707 

676 

666 

661 

661

Sept.

641 

611 

591 

591

586

576 

566 

556 

556 

561

551 

556 

537 

532 

532

Day

Ifl 

17

IS 

IS 

20

21 <>< 

22 

2-1 

2E

2f

2S 

21 

3C 

31

Month

July 

The peri 3d.... . 

Maximum

2,850 

3,390 

2,280 

809 

641

May

2,190 

1,960 

2,130 

2,220 

2,360

2,560 

2,850 

2,410 

1,740 

1,430

1,240 

1,090 

1,020 

1,140 

1, 380 

1,350

June

2,560 

3,390 

3,180 

2,750 

2,500

2,360 

2,440 

2,680 

2, 7GO 

2,840

2,780 

2,760 

2.750 

2,650 

2,470

Minimum

650 

1,130

826 

581 

50S

July

1,060 

1,020 

997 

1,020 

954

924 

901 

901

942 

895

848 

826 

860 

895 

895 

837

Aug.

651 

651 

C31 esi e26

esi

en

596

581 

581

586 eoi

636 

676 

717 

676

Sept.

532 

527

518 

518 

513

50S 

508 

508 

523

527

527 

523 

518 

513 

513

M Run-off in 

Mean acre-feet

1, 600 98, 400 

2, 110 126, 000 

1, 170 71, 900 

674 41, 400 

544 32, 400

 S 70, 000
54 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1932, PART 12 B

DIVERSIONS FROM TETON RIVER BETWEEN ST. ANTHONY GAGING STATION AND MOUTH, IDAHO

Between St. Anthony and mouth of river 15 separate canals divert water from 

Teton River for irrigation. Records for a portion of each irrigation season from 

1919 to 1932 are available. Records of discharge of each canal are computed 

from daily staff-gage readings and combined to show total flow. Records good.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1932

Day

2. ... ... ...

3 

4------- __ -

6- ... 

7. . ......... -

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

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

10 

11. 

12. 

13 

14 

15 

May

340 

368 

371 

397 

400

401

415 

408 

525 

540

642 

720 

720 

763 

789

June

994 

1,020 

1,040 

1,100 

1,120

1,110 

1,090 

1,050 

1,010 

914

840 

958 

947 

991 

1,040

July

1,120 

1,080 

1,040 

982 

934

917 

906 

935 

935 

1,000

1,070 

1,090 

1,100 

1,090 

1,080

Aug.

806 

739 

732 

701

675

672 

676 

680 

673 

669

672 

672 

661 

650 

646

Sept.

605 

589 

440 

480 

519

506 

492

485 

477 

485

495 

472 

457 

505 

556

Day

If 

r is if

2(

2] 

25

24 

2J

27 

28 

2fi 

3C 

31

Month

July ... ..... 

September... -

The peric d__. ...... ...... ......... ...........

r __ . __ .

! ... 

) .-

).. . 

... _ .. _ .

 ...

.... . ..

...... _ . ,

Maximum

1,090 

1,260 

1,120 

806 

650

May

860 

845 

894 

941 

977

1,050 

1,070 

1,090 

1,030 

1,020

1,000 

990 

985 

1,040 

1,060 

1,060

June

1,120 

1,130 

1,030

985 

981

1,040 

1,060 

1,120 

1,170 

1,200

1,220 

1,250 

1,260 

1,240 

1,230

Minimum

340 

840 

679 

574 

440

July

978 

773 

843 

899 

846

787 

835 

881 

845 

796

735 

679 

772 

821 

819 

816

Mean

765 

1,080 

916 

657

528

Aug.

640 

636 

632 

624 

617

615 

613 

598 

584 

579

574 

618 

662 

676 

689 

683

Sept.

566 

557 

561 

559 

559

555 

554 

553 

553 

551

552 

543 

541 

536 

522

Run-off in 

acre-feet

47,000 

64,300 

56,300 

40,400 

31, 400

239,000
HENRYS FORK BASIN 55

BLACKFOOT RIVER BASIN

BIACKFOOT RIVER NEAR BIACKFOOT, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 27, T. 3 S., R. 34 E., 2 miles above

mouth and 8 miles southwest of Blackfoot. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July 1913 to September 1932. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 590 second-feet May 6, 7; no flow

on various days.

1913-32: Maximum discharge, 868 second-feet May 21, 1921; no flow on

many days. 

REMARKS. Records good except those for period Oct. 8 to Mar. 31, which are

poor. Discharge estimated Nov. 20 to Mar. 31 because of ice effect. Flow

regulated by storage at Blackfoot Dam and by diversions of numerous canals

above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1981-32

Day

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

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

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

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

6.... ....

7 ....... .

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

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

10 .. .

11.. _ . .

12.. . .

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

14... ...... _ . .

15 

16 ..

17 . . .

18 ... . .

19 _____ . _ ..

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

21 . ....... .

22 . . .

23 . ........

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

25 __ ......

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

27 

28 

29 . 

30 

31 ......

Oct.

48 

73 

64 

71 

64

63 

74

"80 

"60

"20

°60

« 120

Ul40

Nov.

»140

162 

153 

120 

110 

«120

"130 

o 140 

149 

145 

146

130 

137 

"137 

"137 

135

85 

82 

82 

82 

82

82 

82 

82 

73 

56

Dec.

56 

56 

56 

70 

70

70 

70 

70 

70 

70

70 

70 

70 

47 

47

47 

47 

47 

54 

56

62

67 

71 

75

78

80 

80 

82 

84 

46 

36

Jan.

34 

32 

21 

16 

12

9 

8 

6 

7 

9

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

15 

23 

32 

46 

41

32 

21 

15 

15 

15

15 

15 

15 

15 

15 

15

Feb.

46 

46 

45 

42 

38

34

30 

28 

26 

21

17 

4 

4 

4 

4

4 

4 

4 

6

8

9 

12 

15 

18 

21

26 

32 

36 

41

Month

April..... 

July... 

Mar.

50

58 

69 

79 

58

42 

28 

18 

12 

6

4

5 

6

7 

8

10 

28 

67

67 

67

67 

67 

52 

36 

23

15 

9 

4 

4 

4 

4

Apr.

°3 

»3 

»3 

25

78

88 

99 

126 

129 

143

145 

153 

135 

140 

161

145 

151 

159 

181 

251

327 

321 

246 

186 

140

98 

84 

78 

128 

169

Maximum

140 

162

84 

46 

46 

79 

327 

590 

566 

476 

251 

284

590

May

219 

260 

352 

470 

546

590 

590 

538 

494 

456

424 

329 

308 

367 

386

258 

132 

63 

32 "6

»6 

" 6 

20 

23 

a 6

22 

88 

112 

135 

138 

177

June

267 

426 

371 

426 

426

443 

552 

566 

522 

530

556 

462 

367 

282 

264

203 

262 

304 

237 

153

74 

20 

0 

0

0 

0 

2 

14 

14

Minimum

20 

56 

36 

6 

4 

4 

3 

6 

0 

0 

0 

10

0

July

0 

0 

0 

0

26

49 

10 

0 

0 

0

0 

16 

84 

251 

399

476 

329 

251 

103 

46

31 

0 

0 

0

8

27 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Mean

59.3 

118 

63.7 

17.7 

21.6 

31.4 

136 

244 

258 

67.9 

30.5 

45.8

91.0

Aug.

71 

43 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0

36 

41 

62

72 

44 

33 

30 

25

26 

26 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0

100 

251 

86

Sept.

284 

244 

161 

149 

43

16 

15 

14 

14

14

14 

30 

14 

13 

13

13

 10 

 10

12 

19 

15 

20 

26

39

38 

39 

52 

24

Run-off in 

acre-feet

3,650 

7,020 

3,920 

1,090 

1,240 

1,930 

8,090 

15,000 

15,400 

4,180 

1,880 

2,730

66,100

Estimated.
56 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1932, PART 12 B

MUD LAKE BASIN

MUD LAKE NEAR TERRETON, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in SW}£ sec. 1, T. 6 N., R. 34 E., 2 miles north 

of Owsley Canal Co. pump house, 2}4 miles northeast of Terreton, and 14 miles 

southwest of Hamer. Staff gage at Owsley Canal Co. puinp 1'ouse 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 1932.

EXTREMES. Maximum contents during year, 28,500 acre-feet May 12 (gage

height, 6.15 feet); minimum, 1,580 acre-feet Oct. 1 (gage height, 1.13 feet).

1921-32: Maximum contents, 61,660 acre-feet May 5, 1923 (gage height,

9.20 feet); minimum, 1,110 acre-feet Sept. 7-9, 1931 (gage height, 1.50 feet).

REMARKS. Records excellent except those estimated, which are good. Considerable water diverted from tributaries and from the lake by pumping and gravity, 

during irrigation season. Gage-height record furnished by water commissioner 

of district 66 and Owsley Canal Co.

Contents, in acre-feet, 1931-32

Day

3 _ ...

4 

6- - ---------

8 - -- -

9_- .

10 

12.. ...

14... ..

15 . .

16. __ . __ ..

10

19

20-. .

21 

22... .

25_ _

28 

29-.-- -.

Ofi

Oct.

6 1,580

6 1, 620

" 1, 650

" 1, 690

* 1, 720

" 1, 750 

6 1, 790

" 1, 820

' 1, 850

b i 900

6 1, 920

» 1, 960

6 2, 030

>> 2, 060

"2,090

o 2, 120

' 2, 210

'2,240

"2,290

>> 2, 320

6 2, 450

"2,480

» 2, 530

" 2, 560

fc 2, 610

2,670

Nov.

2,700

2,750

2,820

2,910

' 2, 940

" 2, 990 

" 3, 040

6 3, 090

3,140

3,270

3,410

3,460

3,590

3,590

3,700

6 3, 780

6 3, 860

6 3, 930

>> 4, 030 

" 4, 130

4,210

6 4, 270

" 4, 310

" 4, 350

6 4, 390

6 4, 430 

" 4, 480

Dec.

" 4, 520

< 4, 580

6 4, 750

"4,900

6 5, 080

« 5, 250 

 5, 320

« 5, 370

6 5, 510

" 5, 800

« 5, 950

& Q 200

" 6,' 330

« 6, 460

« 6, 670

7,210

7,440 

7,620

8,360

8 990

" 9, 160 

" 9, 260

Jan.

' 9, 440

° 9, 510

« 9, 580

o 9, 730

" 9, 870

« 10, 100 

6 10, 200

6 10, 400

6 10, 600

Ml, 000

 11,200

a 11 200

" 11, 300

Ml, 500

'11, 600

6 12, 100

' 12, 300

"12,500 

bio find

' 12, 800

" 13, 600

a 14 100

Feb.

' 14, 300

6 14, 400

° 14, 500

" 14, 700

' 14, 800

' 15, 000 

' 15, 100

' 15, 200

6 15, 400

"15,500

« 15, 600

' 15, 700

' 15, 700

' 15, 800

6 15, 800

» 15, 900

" 15, 900

- 16, 100

" 16, 300

o 16, 500

6 16, 700 

b 16 900

" 17, 100

« 17, 200

" 17, 700

Mar.

» 17, 800

" 17, 900

"18,000

6 18, 100

« 18, 200

>> 18, 300 

6 18, 400

" 18, 500

" 18, 600

" 18, 700

" 18, 900

6 19, 000

' 19, 200

a 19, 300

» 19, 500

" 19, 600

6 19, 700

" 19, 900

6 20, 000

* 20, 000

>> 20, 000

20, 300

20,600

20,900

21, 100

21,800

Apr.

22,200

22,600

22,900

23, 400

23, 700

24,000 

24,200

24, 400

24,600

24,700

24, 800

24,900

25, 000

24, 800

24,800

24,800

24,800

24,800

24, 800

25,100

25,400

25, 500

"25, SOO

"26, 000

°26, 400

"26, 400

626, 500

6 26, 600

May

' 26, 700

» 26, 800

>> 26, 800

& 27, 000

o 27, 100

"27,200 

o 27, 400

6 27, 600

6 28, 000

6 28, 300

o 28, 400

« 28, 500

6 28, 400

i 28, 400

" 28, 300

» 28, 200

6 28, 000

" 27, 800

6 27, 500

6 27, 200

» 27, 000

& 26, 700 

">26 500

& 26, 200

>> 26, 000

6 25, 700

" 25, 500

» 25, 400

6 25, 200 

6 25, 000

» 24, 800

June

"24, 700

6 24, 600

6 24, 40C

^24, 300

^24, 200

624, 10C 

624, 100

24,000

24, 200

24,200

24, 20C

24, 100

24,100

24, 100

24, OOC

23,600

23, 500

23,300

23, 10C

23, OOC

22.90C

22,60C

21, 90C

21, 50C

21, OOC

20, 50C

20, OOC

19.40C

18.80C

July

18,200

17, 700

16, 800

16,600

16, 100

15,600 

15, 100

14,600

14, 400

14,000

13, 900

13, 800

13,800

13,700

13, 600

13,400

13,100

13,000

12,800

12,600

12,400

12,100 

11, 700

11,400

11,200

10,900

10,300

10,000

9,650 

9,200

8,750

Aug.

8,490

8,230

7,830

7, 5fiO

7,300

6,960 

6,720

6,380

6,150

5,880

5,680

5,510

5,410

5,230

5,050

4,920

4,810

4,750

4,600

4,520

4,430

4,250 

4,130

4,170

4,090

3,950

3,970

3,990

3,860 

3,950

3,930

Septj

3,880

3,880

3,930

3,970

3,990

3,950 

3,950

3.860

3,950

3,880

3,890

3,860

3,800

3,760

3,720

>>3, 720

63. 700

h3. 680

63, 680

63, 670

3,650 

3,650

3,650

3,650

3,650

3,650

3,650

3,650 

3,650

« Contents based on Owsley Canal Co. staS-gage readings.

6 Contents estimated from gage-height graph drawn on basis of occasional readings of staff or recording 

gages.
MUD LAKE BASIN 57

CAMAS CREEK AT CAMAS, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in E^SE^ sec. 21, T. 8 N., R. 36 E., half a

mile above mouth of Beaver Creek and 350 feet above Oregon Short Line

Railroad bridge at Camas.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April 1925 to September 1932. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 335 second-feet May 16 (gage

height, 2.24 feet); no flow prior to Apr. 16 and Aug. 25-27, Sept. 23.

1925-32: Maximum discharge, that of May 16, 1932; no flow June 1-7,

1926, and numerous periods during 1930, 1931^ and 1932. 

REMARKS. Records good. Discharge estimated Apr. 16, Aug. 28, 8°pt. 24.

Diversions for irrigation and stock water above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1931-32

Day

1. .. .......

3 .

4

6.--.......

8. 

9..........

10.--.......

11..... ...

13.... ...

14..... -. .

15..- 

Apr.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

May

59 

73 

94 

134

174

220 

196 

174 

181 

181

184 

179 

190

222 

2S2

June

83 

77 

S3

87 

87

96 

134 

138 

134

132 

lOti 

90

62

July

7. 5 

4.8 

fi.3 

7.5 

7.5

6.7 

4.2 

3.2 

1.8 

1.3

4.0 

11 

23 

31

28

Aug.

8.7 

7.1 

7.1 

5.5 

5.0

2!l 

2, 6 

3.0 

3.0

2.8

2.6 

2.2

Sept.

11 

8.3

5. 5 

4.5

4.2

3.5 

3.0

*.. 2 

. 7 

.9

1.5

4.2 

3.0

2.7

Day

1

n

5-.-- .__

<

)

21

2

0

2*

2* 

3(

3

Month

July 

September

The ye

._

\. .........

L. .

i. .........

*

)-... 

)-.-. .

L... __ . .

Maximum

55 

311 

138 

31 

8.7 

11

311

Apr.

1 

18 

20 

28 

46

42 

35 

32 

29 

33

37 

43

45 

50 

55

May

311 

250

198 

184 

181

198 

215 

232 

250 

205

186 

151 

119 

112 

108 

87

Minimum

0 

59 

3.0 

1.3 

0 

0

0

June

51 

57 

92 

76 

55

48 

42 

30 

19 

11

7.1 

3.5 

5.2 

3.0

5.5

July

24 

17 

10

9.5 

6.3

7.1 

11 

12 

6.3 

6.3

7.5 

5.9 

5.9 

4.2 

5.9 

8.7

Mean

17.1 

179 

65.4 

9.53 

2.89 

2.81

23.2

Aug.

2.0 

2.0 

1.6 

2.0 

1.3

2.7 

2.6 

.9 

.2 

0

0 

0 

.6 

1.3

2.7 

8.7

Sept.

2.4 

1.5 

1.5 

1.6 

1.6

1.6 

.9 

0

2.7 

3.5

3.5 

2.1 

1.3 

.9 

.7

Pun-off in 

acre-feet

1,020 

11,000 

3,890 

586 

178 

167

16,800

NOTE. No flow during months omitted.

12918 34 5
58 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1932, PART 12 B

BEAVER CSEEK AT DUBOIS, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in NW1 ^ sec. 21, T. 10 N., R. ?^ E., half a mile

north of Dubois.

DRAINAGE AREA. 220 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April 1921 to September 1932. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 63 second-feet May 15 (gage

height, 1.50 feet); no flow for numerous periods.

1921-32: Maximum discharge, 858 second-feet Apr. 7, 1930; maximum gage

height, 6.50 feet Mar. 16, 1926; no flow for long periods. 

REMARKS. Records good. Discharge estimated Apr. 15-17, 22, 26, 28, June

8, 19. Diversions for irrigation above station. During summer practically

entire flow is diverted below gage for irrigation.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1931-32

Day

1__ .......

2

4___._...__

5 _--_--_

6- ._

T... .......

8- _._.....

9

10 .

Apr.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

May

7 

19 

31 

36 

43

32 

23 

12 

13 

17

June

11 

26 

27 

13 

5

15 

35 

36 

37 

32

Day

11 -_-_.__

12 _-__

13. . 

14- --...

15 -------

16 

17 

18 

19 -_-_--_

20 

Apr.

0 

0 

0 

0 

6

2

15 

16 

24

Month

June

They

May

18 

23 

32 

49 

59

47 

36 

33 

34 

38

June

25 

19 

14

8

7 

11 

5

1 

0

I Day

21 

22 

23 

24 

25.___- _

26-.-......

27 

28 

29 

30 

31. 

Maximum Minimum

24 0 

59 7 

37 0

53 0

Apr.

16 

2 

0 

0 

0

5 

6 

3 

6 

6

Mean

3.8 

29.5 

11.7

3.8

May

37 

44 

52 

42 

35

26 

21 

18 

16 

11 

10

June

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Run-off in 

acre-feet

226 

1,810 

696

2,730

NOTE. No flow during months omitted.

BEAVER CREEK AT CAMAS, IDAHO

LOCATION. Staff gage in NE}1 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 1932.

EXTREMES. 1921-32: Maximum discharge, 163 second-feet Apr. 7, 1930. Flow 

past station is generally limited to a short period during the spring of each year.

REMARKS. Flow is affected by irrigation diversions above Dubois, about 14 

miles above gage, and by heavy channel losses below Dubois. No flow reached 

the station during the year ending Sept. 30, 1932.
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1932, PART 12 B 59

LITTLE LOST RIVER BASIN

LITTLE LOST RIVER NEAR HOWE, IDAHO

LOCATION. Staff gage in sec. 3, T. 6 N., R. 28 E., a quarter of a mile above 

diversion dam of Blaine County Investment Co., 6 miles northwest of Berenice, 

and 7 miles northwest of Howe.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April 1921 to September 1932.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 138 second-feet June I 

height, 1.15 feet); minimum discharge recorded, IS second-feet Apr. 

height, 0.11 foot).

1921-32: Maximum discharge, 176 second-feet June 14, 1923 (gage height, 

1.64 feet); minimum, 13 second-feet Apr. 15, 20, 1923.

REMARKS. Records good. No records during winter. Result of measurement 

shown for Mar. 21; discharge interpolated July 25, Aug. 15. Numerous irrigation diversions above and below station. Water is stored in small reservoir of 

Blaine County Investment Co. on Dry Creek, about 40 miles upstream, and during irrigation season is released and carried through Corral and Wet Creeks to 

Little Lost River and diverted into the company's main canal a quarter of a 

mile below station. Gage-height record furnished by water master for Little 

Lost River.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1931-32

Day

1.--.... . ......

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

3 .. .

4........

5... ____.. . . ........

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

7 . -

8_____.___ . ... ._

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

10.-.-.--.-.--....-...-..- . ..

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

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

13......... ... ... -..

14.. _ ._ _._____ _

15.. __.._ 

16. -._... -. . . ......

17-.. -- 

18-.........- __ _ - -_

19__-_._._ .......... . ... .____ 

20.. .- .

21. .._..._ _ _

22... -

23. . .... - . -_

24. --. . - - 

25-----. ...... . ...__.. _.-..___.

26 . _-. _._ _

27-- 

28-__-___ _ . _.

29 __ 

30 -

31 

Oct.

36 

33 

30

28

29

35

34 

34 

34 

34

34 

34 

37

40 

40

38 

36 

36 

36 

36

35 

35 

36 

38 

38

39 

39 

40 

40 

39 

39

Mar.

39

Month

July 

Apr.

22

18 

21 

26

26 

24 

25 

25 

22

22 

22 

25 

29

32 

35 

33 

32 

29

28 

47 

39 

38 

40

May

41 

46 

48 

50 

52

54 

56

54 

57 

61

71 

82 

89 

100 

103

103 

100 

100 

103 

105

107 

114 

120 

119 

113

120 

125 

126 

118 

119 

119

June

122 

119 

118 

112 

112

122 

130

128 

128 

128

126

128 

128 

128 

131

133 

134 

138 

136 

136

134 

128 

131 

126 

128

126 

124 

118 

109 

109

Maximum Minimum

40 28 

47 18 

126 41 

138 109 

112 78 

fifi 41 

60 43

July

109 

105 

110 

110 

110

107 

103 

100 

100

98

105 

110 

106 

112 

109

102 

98 

96 

98 

96

96 

93 

91 

96 

92

88 

86 

84 

85 

82 

78

Aue.

63

57 

51 

53

5?

51 

51 

51 

ST 

49

49 

49 

48 

44 

44

44 

43 

43 

42

41

43 

44 

43 

43 

46

46 

48 

54 

64 

65 

59

Sept.

57 

54 

54

50

50 

45 

43 

43 

43

60 

56 

51 

53 

53

46 

44 

43 

46

47

45 

51 

49

48 

49

51 

49 

50 

49 

49

Mean F in-ofl in 

Mean acre-feet

35. 9 2, 210 

28. 1 1, 390 

89. 5 5, 500 

126 7, 500 

98.5 6,OfiO 

49. 7 3, 060 

49. 3 2, 930
60 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1932, PART 12 B

BLAINE COUNTY INVESTMENT CO.'S CANAL NEAB HOWE, IDAHO

LOCATION. Staff gage in NW^XW1 ! SPC. 11, T. 6 N., R. 28 E., 065 feet below 

head gates and 7 miles northwest of Howe.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April 1924 to September 1932.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 52 second-feet June 18-21 (.gage 

height, 1.48 feet); practically no How during winter except leakage through 

head gates.

1924-32: Maximum discharge, S7 second-feet May 24, 25, 1928; practically 

no now during nonirrigation season.

REMARKS. Records good. No records during winter. Discharge interpolated 

July 25, Aug. 15. Canal diverts water from Little Lost River in sec. 2, T. 

0 N., R. 28 E., for irrigation on lands in project of the Blain": County Investment Co. Gage-height record furnished by water master for Little Lost River.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1931-32

Day

I.--..........-----.------------.-.-.-.-.--..

3------..- - 

6.-.-----.------- .. ------------------------

7- -----------------------------------------

8....---.- . ----...._.-....--....__.-.._--._

9- -_--_-________-.-____--_--- __---. __-_---

12_ . ---.-.. ... . -.--- --. -----

IZ.. ......................................... ..

\^.. ...........................................

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

\%. ............................................

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

IB.. ......................................... ..

W.. ...........................................

^l^.... ........................................

^i... ..........................................

y&.. ...........................................

24. ._-._- -.. --__.-__________.-__-_--_--_-__

27---.------.-.-------------------- -------

28. __-.__ - . _---___-_. ---__-_..

31. ------ __-_--__.__--_ __--__. _______

Oct.

0.7

.7

.7

.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

1.7

4.7

4.7

4.7 

4.7

Q f)

8.2

8

0

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

Month

May 2-31--,- --._--_______.__________-_________-_-__._

JulV _ __ -___. _ . -

Mar.

0.5

May

5.9 

5.9 

5.9 

5.9

6.5 

6.5 

6.5 

6.5 

6.8

6.8

9! 6 

9.6

14 

14 

15 

15

18

18 

27 

33 

33 

26

31 

34 

36 

36 

32 

32

June

o*.

32 

32 

32

43 

46 

46 

46 

46

46 

46 

46 

46 

46

49 

50

52 

52

52 

46 

46 

46 

46

46

37 

31 

31

Maximum Minimum

8. 2 0. 7 

36 5.9 

52 31 

42 30 

24 5.9 

11 8.6

July

30 

30 

35 

35 

35

35 

36 

36 

35 

35

37 

37 

39 

42 

39

39 

39 

38 

38 

37

37 

37 

36 

37 

36

36 

39 

39 

37 

37 

37

Aug.

24 

14 

14 

14 

14

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

10 

10 

9.6 

10 

10

10 

6.8 

6.2 

5.9 

5.9

5.9 

5.9 

5.9 

5.9 

5.9

5.9 

8.6 

9.3 

10 

10 

9.6

Sept.

9.3 

9.0 

9.0

8.6 

8.6

8.6 

8.6 

8.6 

8.6 

8.6

11 

10 

10 

10 

10

8.6 

8.6 

9.3 

9.3 

9.3

9.3 

9.3 

9.3 

9.3 

9.3

9.3 

9.3 

9.3 

9.3 

9.3

Mpan Run-off in 

Mean acre-feet

5. 86 360 

17.0 1,010 

43. 2 2, 570 

36. 6 2, 250 

9. 59 590 

9. 22 549
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1932, PART 12 B 61

BIG LOST BIVEB BASIN

BIG LOST EIVEE AT HOWEII RANCH, NEAR CHILLY, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 30, T. 8 N., R. 21 E., at Howell ranch, 

$) miles southwest of Chilly and 21 miles northwest of Mackay.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April 190-4 to August 1906, July 1907 to'Novemher 1914, 

May 1920 to September 1932.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during yetir, 2,400 second-feet June 24 (gage 

height, 4.53 feet); minimum, 39 second-feet Apr. 7 (gage height, 0.72 foot).

1004-14, 1920-32: Maximum discharge, 3,500 second-feet June 12, 1921 

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

feet, former datum).

REMARKS. Records good. No records during winter. Result of measurement 

shown for Apr. 4; discharge interpolated. Apr. 5, 6. No regulation. Several 

small diversions above, and Hammerly Ditch (capacity, about 20 secondfeet) diverts a quarter of a mile below station. Gage-height record and three 

discharge measurements furnished by water commissioner for Big Lost River.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1931-32

Day

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

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

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

5

ft

7

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

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

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

11.....---...-.---. ... . .-..-. 1°

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

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

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

16............-.......... . .........

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

18 ....

19.... .. __ . ___ . ....

20-.....---...-..-...-...-........--..

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

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

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

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

25..................... .. . ...-...-.

26.-.-...-...-.........-...-. . ......

27

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

29.....................................

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

31... ,.,- . .

Oct.

59 

58 

56 

55 

55

56 

56 

56 

56 

56

59 

62 

64 

64

62

62

62 

64 

64 

64

66 

68 

68

&S 

73

79

75

71 

70 

68 

68

Nov.

65 

66 

65 

68

71 

71 

70 

70 

70

71 

77 

75 

77

Month

April 4-30.. - --_. __- 

July 

Apr.

58 

51

46 

39

47 

47 

46

4& 

64 

79 

109 

105

US 

120 

122 

124 

122

in

105 

103 

105 

109

124 

126 

126 

126 

138

May

1. 

1

1, 

1,

1, 

1,

i!

Maximum

79

77 

138 

1,760 

2,180 

1,280 

248 

156

151

178 

184 

184 

197

200 

203 

235 

315 

464

669 

826 

970 

120 

080

970 

040 

200 

380 

460

760 

610 

160 

935

852

787 

711 

681 

645 

615 

573

June

561 

538 

543 

687 

1,120

1,160 

970 

907 

907 

907

935 

1,160 

1,280 

1,510 

1,760

1,960 

1,810 

1,760 

1,810 

1,710

1,760 

2,080 

2,180 

2,180 

2,130

1,960 

1,760 

1,610 

1,560 

1,420

Minimum

55 

65 

39 

151 

538 

2fi4 

115 

96

July

1,280 

1,200 

1,000

872 

754

705 

687 

687 

651 

591

609 

603 

663 

723

561

520 

492 

509 

543 

437

365 

352 

370 

343 

339

323

307 

296 

293 

278 

264

Aug.

248 

232 

220 

211 

205

134 

189

184

1S1

176

174 

156 

156 

151 

151

147 

140 

135 

131 

129

126 

124 

122 

118

115

115 

149 

Ifil 

2" 7 

203 

174

Sept.

156 

147 

144 

133 

126

122 

120 

115 

111 

113

111 

107 

105 

103 

100

98 

98 

96 

98 

100

103 

100 

100 

103 

109

122 

113 

109

107 

107

M Fin-off in 

Mean acre-feet

63. 4 3, 900 

70. 5 1, 960 

93. 3 5, 000 

753 46, 300 

1, 420 84, 500 

568 34, 900 

166 10, 200 

113 6, 720

NOTE. Water commissioner for Big Lost River estimated mean flow of 80 second-feet Nov. 15-30, 70 

second-feet Dec. 1-31, 60 second-feet Jan. 1 to Feb. 29.
62 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1932, PART 12 B

BIG IOST 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 Dam, above flow line of reservoir, and 7}i miles above Mackay.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 1919 to September 1932.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 1,000 second-feet June 25 (gage 

height, 3.48 feet); channel reported dry Oct. 1 to May 16.

1919-32: Maximum discharge, that of June 25, 1932; no flow for long periods 

during 1920 and 1923-32.

REMARKS. Records fair. Discharge estimated July 28, Aug. 3. Diversions for 

irrigation above station. This record represents a part of natural flow of Big 

Lost River and, taken in conjunction with records for west channel of Big Lost 

River (p. 63), and east and west channels of Warm Spring Oeek (pp. 67, 68), 

shows entire flow of Big Lost River at this point (p. 64} and practically entire 

surface flow into Mackay Reservoir. Gage-height record and two discharge 

measurements furnished by water commissioner for Big Lost River.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1931-3$

Dciy

2 - ..... ___

3.. -------

4 ... .__

8-. -

g

10. . 

12 

13 

14 ... ... ...

15-.. .

May

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

June

138 

130 

123 

134 

238

366 

360 

308 

290 

299

308 

353 

428. 

458 

574

July

f,G5 

591 

50rt 

428 

368

331 

306 

292 

256

247

247 

243

232 

278 

249

Aug.

3fi

24 

19 

17 

16

13 

20

20 

16

15 

12 

10

8 

6

Sept.

3 

3 

3 

3 

3

3 

2 

3 

3 

3

3 

3 

3 

3 

2

Day

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21

23 

24

25

2t 

27 

2fc 

2t 

3C 

31

Month

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

September -~ - - . . . -.. .. 

The year

-- ...... _ .

. .

Maximum

489 

960 

665 

36 

5

960

May

0 

56 

112 

187 

301

400 

489 

443 

356 

292

256 

243 

214 

183 

156 

142

June

70 

75C

775 

775 

775

775 

800 

895 

930 

960

900 

830

775 

750

728

July

219 

193

178 

195 

180

158 

144 

146 

ISO 

134

121 

107

86 

70 

56 

44

Minimum Mean

0 124 

123 554 

44 239 

1 9.8 

2 3.3

0 77.3

Aug. | Sept.

4 

3 

3 

3

1 

1 

1

2 

3 

3

4 

4

3 

3 

3 

3 

3

4 

4 

4 

5 

5

5 

4 

4 

3 

3

Run-off in 

acre-feet

7,620 

33,000 

14,700 

603 

196

56,100

NOTE. No flow during months omitted.
BIG LOST RIVER BASIN 63

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 Dam, above flow line of reservoir, and 7H> miles above Mackay.

RECORDS' AVAILABLE. May 1919 to September 1932.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 464 second-feet June 25 (gage 

height, 3.00 feet); minimum, 12 second-feet Feb. 4, 18 (gage height, 0.98 foot). 

1919-32: Maximum discharge (estimated), 1,200 second-feet June 5-16, 

1921 (gage height, 4.45 feet); minimum, that of Feb. 4, 18, 1932.

HEMA.RKS. Records good. Diversions for irrigation above station. This 

record represents a portion of natural flow of Big Lost River and, taken in 

conjunction with records for east channel of Big Lost River (p. 62) and east and 

west channels of Warm Spring Creek (p. 67 and p. 68), shows entire surface 

ilow of Big Lost River at this point (p. 64) and practically the entire flow into 

Mackay Reservoir. Gage-height record and two discharge measurements 

furnished by water commissioner for Big Lost River.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1931-33

Day

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

3__ .............

4... __.____._.__

.5

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

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

9 . .......

10 _ ......._..

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

12--.-...........

13 

14.... ........__

15 -

16 -

18 

19 

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

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

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

 23 . . -

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

26 

26 

27 

 28 - 

 29... .......

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

31... ...

Oct.

31 

31 

31 

31 

31

31 

31 

31 

31 

31

32 

32 

32 

32 

32

32 

32 

32

31

31 

30 

30 

30 

30

31 

31 

31 

32 

31 

31

Nov.

31 

31 

31 

31 

31

31 

31 

31 

31 

30

30 

28 

28 

28 

28

28 

30 

30 

30 

30

30 

30

28

27 

27

26 

24 

24 

24 

24

Dec.

24 

24 

24 

24 

26

26 

26 

26 

26

26

26 

26 

26 

23 

26

26 

26 

26 

26 

26

26 

26 

26 

27 

27

27

27 

27 

28 

26

27

Jan.

27 

27

27

27 

27 

27

^7 

27

28 

28 

28 

24

28

28 

28 

30 

30 

28

28 

*,8 

23 

19 

19

22 

22 

20 

20 

20 

20

Feb.

20 

20 

20 

18 

20

20 

20 

20 

20 

20

20 

20 

20 

20 

18

20 

18 

18 

18 

19

19 

19 

19 

19 

19

19 

19 

19 

20

Month

July 

Mar.

20 

20 

20 

20 

20

20 

20 

20 

20 

20

22 

20 

20 

20 

19

19 

18 

18 

19 

19

18 

18 

18 

18 

18

18 

18 

18 

18 

18 

18

Apr.

18 

18 

18 

18 

18

17 

17 

17 

17 

17

17 

17 

18 

18 

18

18 

18 

18 

18 

19

19 

20 

20 

20 

20

20 

19 

19 

19 

19

Maximum

32 

31

30 

20 

22 

20 

174 

450 

242 

43 

38

450

May

19 

19 

19 

20 

20

19 

19 

18 

18 

17

16 

16 

16 

16

17

27 

46 

60 

85 

117

135 

174 

168 

140 

109

98 

88 

85 

81 

77 

70

June

65 

64 

60 

60 

90

148 

157 

135 

123 

129

133 

150 

190 

217 

275

350 

364 

336 

336 

323

323 

364 

420 

450 

450

450 

392 

336 

301

278

Minimum

30 

24 

23 

19 

18 

18 

17 

16 

60 

43 

34 

32

16

July

242 

219 

197 

170 

148

131 

121 

111 

107 

100

98 

103 

105 

115 

109

96 

90 

86

88 

83

77 

74 

70 

72 

67

58 

53 

50 

47 

44 

43

Aug.

41 

43 

40 

38 

41

40 

38 

37 

35 

35

35 

37 

35 

35 

35

34 

34 

34 

34 

35

35 

35 

35 

35 

35

35 

37 

37 

38 

35 

35

Sept.

35 

34 

34 

34 

34

34 

32 

34 

34 

34

34 

34 

34 

35 

35

35 

35 

35 

35 

34

35 

35 

35 

35 

37

38 

38 

38 

38 

38

Mean Eun-off in mean acre-feet

31.2 1,920 

28. ? 1, 710 

25. 9 1, 590 

25. 5 1, 570 

19.3 1,110 

19. 1 1, 170 

18. 3 1, 090 

59. C 3, 630 

249 14, 800 

102 6, 270 

36. 4 2, 240 

35. 1 2, 090

54. C 39, 200

I
64 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1932, PART 12 B

Combined discharge, in second-feet, of Big Lost River (east and west channels) and 

Warm Spring Creek (east and west channels) above Mackay Reservoir, near 

Mackay, Idaho, 1931-33

Day

1.-..-.. --------

3---------.-. _

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

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

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

8 

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

10. 

11-. 

12. . .. _

13 

14 

15 -

16. 

17 

18 

19. 

20. ..-.

21. .

22 

23 

24.... _ ........

25 -

26 

27

28 

29 -

30 

31 

Oct.

124 

127 

127 

125 

125

124 

124 

123 

125 

125

127 

126 

126 

127

124 

122 

120 

120 

119

120 

119 

120 

122 

123

126 

124 

124

127 

126 

126

Nov.

126 

126 

126 

123

125

125 

125 

125 

126 

126

127 

125 

127 

130 

131

131 

133 

132 

133 

133

131 

129 

130 

129 

129

128 

126 

126 

125

125

Dec.

125 

125 

127 

127 

129

129 

130 

130

128 

128

128 

129 

128 

125

128

128 

132 

132 

130 

130

130 

130 

130 

131

131

131 

131 

132 

133 

129 

131

Jan.

135 

135 

134 

135 

136

137 

136 

136 

135 

133

136 

137 

135 

131 

136

136 

136 

141 

142 

139

139 

139 

134 

129 

129

130 

131 

126 

126

126 

125

Feb.

126 

126 

125 

123

126

128 

128 

128 

128 

128

128 

128 

128 

128 

124

125 

123 

122 

122 

125

125 

125 

126 

126 

127

127 

127 

128 

129

Month

July... ._ . 

Theyear... ___________________ ..

Mar.

129

129 

128 

125

122

122 

122 

123 

123 

124

126 

124 

124 

124 

123

121 

120 

119 

121 

120

118 

118 

118

118 

118

118 

117 

117 

117 

113 

113

Apr.

112 

111 

110 

110 

107

103 

102 

102 

102

102

101 

1110 

98 

95 

93

93 

93 

94 

94 

99

98 

102 

102 

102 

102

104 

103 

104 

104 

104

Maximum

127 

133 

133 

142 

129 

129 

112 

845 

1,720 

1,110 

188 

157

1,720

May

100 

98 

97 

96 

95

94

92 

92

SS

85 

87 

93 

108 

110

129

212 

286 

404 

568

703

845 

789 

662 

556

501 

474 

436 

400 

365 

337

June

323 

312 

300 

310

468

684 

697 

624 

590 

609

622 

693 

827 

896 

1,090

1,320 

1,380 

1,380 

1,380 

1,360

1,350 

1,430 

1,610 

1,680 

1,720

1,640 

1,490 

1,360 

1,280 

1,220

Minimum

119 

123 

125 

125 

122 

113 

93 

85 

300 

198 

128 

138

85

July

1,110 

1,000

885 

768 

676

615 

573 

541 

493

474

473 

477 

469 

527 

492

447 

413 

393 

412

388

358 

341 

338 

346 

325

302 

283 

256 

234 

214 

198

Mean

124 

128 

129 

134 

126 

121 

102 

293 

1,020 

478 

146 

146

245

Aug.

188 

178 

170 

164 

165

159 

164 

166 

157 

152

151 

150 

145 

143 

140

137 

130 

129 

129 

130

129 

129 

128 

129 

130

131 

137 

137 

142 

136 

138

Sept.

138 

138 

141 

142 

143

143 

142 

146 

146 

147

146 

145 

144 

146 

144

145 

145 

144 

143 

143

144 

147 

146 

148 

153

155 

157 

156 

156 

154

Run-ofl in 

acre-feet

7,620 

7,620 

7,930 

8,240 

7,250 

7,440 

6,070 

18,000 

60,700 

29,400 

8,980 

8,690

178,000
BIG LOST RIVER BASIN 65

MACKAY RESERVOIR NEAR MACKAY, IDAHO

LOCATION. Staff gage on head-gate tower of dam in sec. 12, T. 7. N., R. 23 E., 

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

RECORDS AVAILABLE. January 1919 to September 1932.

EXTREMES. Maximum contents during year, 21,950 acre-feet June 30 (gage 

height, 47.20 feet); no available storage Oct. 1-31 (gage height, 7.0 feet and 

less).

1919-32: Maximum contents, 40,500 acre-feet June 26, 1922 (gage height, 

63.02 feet); no available storage during periods in 1919, 1920, 1924, 1926, 1929, 

1931, 1932; minimum stage, 6.6 feet, Aug. 24 to Sept. 2, 1919.

REMARKS. Capacity of reservoir is 38,400 acre-feet between gage he; ghts, 7.0 

feet and 62.0 feet. During 1932 water was used for irrigation of about 6,930 

acres of land near Arco, under the Carey Act project of the Utah Corstruction 

Co. Owing to the porous condition of foundation, there is considerable seepage 

around the dam, the greater part of which reappears between reservoir and 

station on Big Lost River below Mackay Reservoir, near Mackay. Gage-height 

record furnished by Utah Construction Co. through water commissioner for 

Big Lost River.

Contents, in acre-feet, 1981-32

Day

1- .... ------

2.._. -.-,.--..-.

3_. 

4__ ... -------

5 - ....

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

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

9 

10-.--- 

11. ....... _ .-.-

12_-_ ..--... -----

13.. 

14... 

15-. 

16-.--..... 

17-- 

18- 

19... 

20- 

21-.... -- _

22 - 

23.... 

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

25.. 

26.... - .

27-- - 

28-... 

29.. . 

30- 

31.. 

Nov.

115

306

745

995

1,094

1,273

1,368

1,601

1,842

1,987

2,134

2,257

2,432

2,604

2,768

2,947

3, 125

3,326

3,545

3,730

3,938

4,087

4,327

4,489

4,674

4,778

4,949

5,132

5,247

Dec.

5, 396

5,665

5,727

5,905

6,018

6,140

6,325

6,476

6,603

6,713

6,837

6,975

7,066

7,163

7,256

7, 393

7,576

7,717

7,853

8,055

8,230

8,378

8,546

8,709

8,861

9,015

9,170

9,326

9,522

9,682

9,836

Jan.

9,997

10, 130

10, 270

10, 380

10, 460

10, 580

10,700

10, 810

10, 910

11,020

11, 140

11, 250

11, 360

11, 460

11, 570

11,670

11,880

11,990

12,090

12,200

12, 290

12, 380

12, 490

12, 570

12, 720

12, 790

12, 860

12, 940

13, 030

Feb.

13, 120

13, 230

13, 470

13, 580

13,690

13, 780

13, 860

13, 930

14, 010

14,100

14, 220

14, 310

14, 380

14, 460

14, 540

14, 610

14, 690

14, 760

14, 840

14, 940

15, 030

15, 110

15,190

15, 2fiO

15, 340

15, 420

15,500

15, 580

Mar.

15, 620

15, 660

15, 700

15, 740

15, 780

15, 820

15,860

15,900

15, 940

15, 980

16, 020

16,060

16,090

16, 130

16, 170

16, 210

16, 280

16,360

16, 440

16, 520

16, 610

16, 650

16, 690

16, 740

16, 780

16, 820

16,860

16,900

16, 940

16, 980

17, 020

Apr.

17, 060

17, 100

17, 180

17, 230

17,270

17,310

17, 350

17,390

17, 430

17, 460

17, 510

17, 590

17, 670

17, 720

17, 760

17, 780

17, 780

17, 840

17, 860

17, 860

17,890

17, 850

17,800

17, 780

17, 780

17, 840

17,890

17, 930

17, 920

17,910

May

17, 930

17, 890

17,840

17, 800

17, 780

17, 760

17, 710

17,640

17, 590

17, 550

17, 510

17, 460

17, 420

17, 380

17, 450

17,500

17, 570

17,560

17, 510

17, 410

17, 610

16, 820

15, 650

15, 060

14, 760

14,800

14, 650

14, 130

13, 250

12. 700

June

12, 380

12, 010

11, 670

11, 320

11, 450

11,760

11, 780

11, 550

11,460

11, 460

11, 460

11, 520

11, 720

12, 190

12, 960

14,100

16, 070

16, 820

17, 180

17, 430

17, 970

18, 710

19,500

20,360

21, 110

21, 620

21, 810

21, 920

21, 950

July

21, 890

21, 790

21, 640

21, 460

21,390

21, 210

20, 980

20, 790

20, 630

20,390

19, 920

19,500

19, 430

19, 520

19, 320

19, 220

19, 080

19,040

18, 970

18, 480

17, 910

17,410

16, 830

16, 390

15, 760

15, 020

14, 410

13,600

12, 810

11, 950

11, 120

Aug.

10, 310

9,535

8,788

8, 177

7,476

6,697

6,081

5,584

4,958

4,423

3,972

3,619

3,437

3,397

3,437

3,385

3,291

3,221

3,213

3,221

3,190

3,182

3,174

3,125

3,106

3,076

3,106

3,087

3,106

3,106

3,076

Sept.

3,076

3,076

3,076

3,068

3,068

3,049

3,049

3,030

3,049

3,049

3,030

3,030

3,030

3,011

2,984

2,943

2,898

2,837

2,801

2,765

2,700

2,657

2,657

2,657

2,664

2,671

2,700

2,707

2,718

2,707

NOTE. No available storage in October.
66 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1932, PART 12 B

BIG LOST RIVER BEIOW 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, 1}£ miles below 

Mackay Dam, and 1% miles above Mackay.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. December 1903 to August 1906, May 1912 to March 1915, 

January 1919 to September 1932. From April 1913 to March 1915 at station 

1 mile below present site.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 1,430 second-feet May 23 (gage

height, 4.27 feet); minimum, 39 second-feet Nov. 21, 22 (gage height, 1.42 feet).

1903-6, 1912-15, 1919-32: 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 July 15. Numerous diversions above Mackay Reservoir, but Sharp Ditch is only diversion between gage 

and reservoir. Flow regulated by storage in Mackay Reservoir. Gage-height 

record and seven discharge measurements furnished by water commissioner for 

Big Lost River.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1931-82

Day

!_.. _ .........

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

3. .-..-....-...

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

5- -------

6 ____________

7._ --------

8 

9 _______ 

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 .-

15_____. ._. ......

16- - -----

17 

18 

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24__. ___ ______

25 

26 .. .

97

28 

29. _ ._..___ _.

30 

31 

Oct.

146 

146 

146 

146 

146

146 

146 

146 

146 

146

146 

146 

149 

149 

152

152 

152 

158 

155 

149

149 

149 

149 

149 

146

149 

152 

152 

155 

155 

155

Nov.

87 

49 

51 

51 

51

53 

55 

57 

60 

62

62

67 

77 

77 

69

72 

67 

65 

51 

41

39

45 

53

55 

55

57 

57 

60 

60 

62

Dec.

62 

62 

62 

65

65

67 

67 

69 

69

74 

74 

74 

74 

69

65 

65 

65

65 

65

65 

65

67 

67 

69

69 

69 

69 

69 

69

Jan.

72 

72

72 

74

77

77 

77

77 

79 

79

82

8-

85 

85 

85 

85

87 

87

87 

87

87 

87 

87 

87 

90 

90

Feb.

90 

90 

90 

90 

90

90 

90 

90 

90 

93

93 

93 

93

93 

93

93 

93 

93 

93 

93

93 

93 

93 

93 

93

93 

96 

96 

96

Month

July. 

Mar.

96 

99 

99 

99 

99

99 

99 

99 

99 

101

101 

101 

101 

101 

101

104 

104

104 

104 

104

104 

104 

104 

104 

104

104 

104 

104 

104 

104 

104

Apr.

104 

107 

107 

107 

104

101 

101 

101 

101

101

101 

99 

96 

96 

96

99 

101 

93 

93 

101

104 

104 

104 

107 

107

107 

107 

107 

107 

107

Maximum

158 

87 

74 

90 

96 

104 

107 

1,280 

1,280 

1,100 

620 

183

1,280

May

116 

137 

134 

125 

122

122 

122 

122 

131 

131

131 

122 

113 

113 

110

116 

177 

251 

436 

676

784 

756 

1,280 

1,280 

1,020

608 

419 

485 

699 

870 

688

June

496 

524 

547 

536 

496

552 

813 

813 

688 

648

665 

699

756 

756 

784

813 

813 

842 

1,020 

1,070

1,220 

1,190 

1,220 

1,280 

1,280

1,280 

1,250 

1,250 

1, 190 

1,190

Minimum

146 

39 

62 

72 

90 

96 

93 

110 

496 

452 

140 

161

39

July

1,100 

957 

928 

813

728

670 

620 

592 

564 

552

728 

653 

502 

524 

513

502 

485 

452 

452 

636

659 

620 

631

625 

642

693 

676 

676

682 

682 

653

Aug.

620 

586 

575 

564 

569

513 

502 

480 

491 

436

388 

362 

297 

180 

140

173 

180 

183 

177 

167

158 

158 

161 

170 

170

164 

167 

167 

164 

167 

164

Sept.

161 

161 

164 

167 

16T

167 

170 

161 

164 

167

167 

164 

164 

164 

173

183 

183 

183 

183 

180

180 

180 

180 

ISO

177

170 

170 

170 

170

177

M«an Bun-ofl in 

acre-feet

149 9, 160' 

58. 9 3, 500 

67. 7 4, 160 

81. 6 5, 020' 

92. 4 5, 310 

102 6, 270 

102 6, 070 

400 24, 600 

889 52, 900 

652 40, 100 

303 18, 600 

172 10, 200

256 185, 000
BIG LOST RIVER BASIN 67

WARM SPRING CREEK (EAST CHANNEL) WEAR MACKAY, IDAHO

LOCATION. Staff gage in NE1 ! sec. 5, T. 7 N., R. 23 E., 500 feet above junction 

with west channel of Warm Spring Creek and 1% miles northwest of Mackay.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 1919 to September 1932.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year,. 114 second-feet June 25; minimum, 

14 second-feet May 11.

1919-32: Maximum discharge, 225 second-feet June 15, 1922; minimum, 

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

REMARKS. Records fair. One or more gage readings each week; discharge 

e Miniated or interpolated for days of no gage height. 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 cl annel of 

Warm Spring Creek (p. 68) and east and west channels of Big Lost River 

(p. 62 and p. 63), shows practically entire flow of Big Lost River (p. 64) which 

enters Mackay Reservoir. Gage-height record and two discharge measurements 

furnished by water commissioner for Big Lost River.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1931-32

Day

1__ ._-___...._

3__ ...........

4 __ ....

5 

6 ....- . 

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

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

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

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

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

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

13_. .... ._...._

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

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

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

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

18 .- 

19 - 

20 

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

23 

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

26-....--........

26__. ____________

27-. -. - 

28 ..... _____

29

30 ...

31....... 

Oct.

23 

24 

24 

24 

24

23 

23 

22 

22 

22

22 

22 

22

22 

22 

22 

22

23 

23

OQ

23

23 

23 

23 

23 

23 

23

Nov.

23 

23 

23 

22 

22

22 

22 

22 

23 

23

24 

24 

25 

25

25 

25 

24 

24 

24

24 

24 

24 

24 

23

23 

23 

23 

23

OQ

Dec.

23 

24

24 

24

24 

24 

24 

23 

23

23 

23 

23 

23 

23

24 

24 

24 

24 

24

24 

24 

25

25

25

25

25 

25 

25

Jan.

25 

25 

25

25

26 

26 

26 

26 

26

26 

26 

25 

25

25

25 

25

25 

25 

25

24 

24

24 

23 

23

22

Feb.

22 

22 

22 

22

22

22 

22

22 

22

22 

22

21

20 

20 

20

20 

20

22 

22

Month

November

April ., .... ________ ..... _ ___________________

July 

Mar.

22 

22

22 

22

22 

22 

23 

23 

24

24 

24 

24 

24 

24

23 

23 

23 

23 

23

23 

23 

22 

22 

22

22 

22 

22 

21 

21

Apr.

21 

21 

20 

20 

20

19

18 

18 

18 

18

17 

17 

16 

16 

15

15 

15 

16 

16

17

17 

18 

18 

18 

18

18

18 

18 

18 

18

Maximum

24

25 |

26 

22

24 i

52 

114 i 70 

32 

34

114

May

18 

17 

16 

16 

16

17 

17 

16 

16 

15

14 

17 

19 

22 

23

25 

27

36 

44

52 

52 

50 

49 

49

46 

44 

41 

40 

38 

37

June

36 

35 

35 

34 

40

47 

54 

61 

61 

61

61 

66 

72 

77 

82

86 

89 

93 

93 

94

94 

97 

103 

108 

114

106 

97

88 

80 

75

Minimum

22

23 

22 

20 

21 

15 

14 

34 

32 

25 

26

14

July

70 

65 

61

57 

54

50 

46 

42 

39 

39

40 

40 

40 

40 

40

41 

40 

39 

38 

37

36 

35 

34 

34 

34

35 

35 

34 

33

32

Mean

22 7 

23^5 

24.0 

24.7 

21.5 

22.fi 

17.7 

29.6 

74.6 

41.7 

27.1 

29.6

29.9

Aug.

32 

32 

32 

31 

30

29 

29 

28 

28 

28

28 

27 

27 

27 

26

25 

25 

25 

25 

25

25 

25 

25 

25 

26

26 

27 

27 

26 

25 

25

Sept.

26 

26

27

28

28 

29 

30 

30 

31

31 

31 

30 

30 

29

29 

29 

29

^8 

28

28 

29 

29 

30 

31

32 

33 

34 

33 

33

Run-off in 

acre-feet

1,400 

1,400 

1,4SO 

1,520 

1,240 

1,390 

1,050 

1,820 

4,440 

2,560 

1,670 

1,760

21,700
68 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1932, PART 12 B 

WARM SPRING CREEK (WEST CHANNEL) NEAR MACKAY, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in NE! 4 sec. 5, T. 7 N., R. 23 E., 500 feet 

above junction with east channel of Warm Spring Creek anc1 7?£ miles above 

Mackay.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 1919 to September 1932.

EXTREME.S. Maximum discharge during year, 202 second-feet June 24 (gage 

height, 1.82 feet); minimum, 54 second-feet May 11-13 (gage r^ight, O.G1 foot). 

1919-32: Maximum discharge, 411 second-feet June 12, 1921 (gage height, 

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

REMARKS. Records good. Practically entire flow diverted during irrigation 

season. Flow during summer represents return flow from irrigation above 

station. This record represents a part of natural flow of Big Lost River and, 

taken in conjunction with records for east channel of Warm Spring Creek (p. 67) 

and east and west channels of Big Lost River (p. 62 and p. 63), shows practically 

^entire surface flow of Big Lo-~ Riv<T which enters Mackay Reservoir. Gageheight record and two disrhar.^ i.-^a-"ienu'!.t^ furnished by water commissioner 

for Big Lost River.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1931-32

Day

1 _ ___ 

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

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

,5

6 -- ---.--.

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

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

9 _- ___ ... ...

10 

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

12

13_ ---------

14____. . ---..---

15-- -------

16-_-_ .__--...__.

17- .----..

18-- -

19- -

20 - 

22 - _---

23_------_--.- _

24 . - 

25 

26 

28-.--. -_-_____

29----. ----------

30 

3l__. -._---.._...

Oct.

70

72 

72 

70 

70

70 

70 

70 

72

73

72 

72 

73 

73

70

68 

66 

66 

66

66 

66 

67 

69 

70

72 

70 

70

72 

72

Nov. Dec.

70

72 

73

73 

73 

74

78 

78 

78 

79 

79

77 

75 

78 

78 

79

79 

79 

79

78 

78

77 

79 

79 

79

79 

80 

80

79 

79

79 

80

79 

79 

79

78 

8*j 

82 

80 

80

SO 

SO

79 

79 

79

79

79 

80 

80 

78 

79

Month

July 

Jan.

S3 

83

S3

84

84 

83 

83 

82 

80

82 

83 

82

S3

83 

S3 

S6 

87 

S6

86 

86 

86 

86 

86

84 

86 

83 

84 

84 

83

Feb.

84 

S4 

83 

S3

84

86 

86 

86 

86 

86

86 

86 

86 

86 

84

84

84 

S4 

84 

86

86 

86 

86

86 

86

86 

86

87 

87

Mar. Apr.

S7 

87 

86 

83 

80

80 

80 

80 

80 

80

80 

80 

80 

80 

80

79

79 

78 

79

78

77 

77 

78 

78 

78

i 8

77 

77 

74 

74

73

72 

72 

69

67 

67 

67 

67 

67

67 

66 

64 

61 

60

60 

60 

60 

60 

63

62 

64 

64 

64

64

66 

66 

67 

67 

67

Maximum

73 

79 

82 

87 

87 

87 

73 

130 

196 

130 

79 

82

196

May

63

62 

62 

60 

59

58 

56 

58 

58 

56

55 

54 

58 

70 

70

77 

83 

86 

96 

106

116 

130 

128 

' 117 

106

101 

99 

96

96 

94

[ 88

June

84 

83 

82 

82 

100

123 

126 

120 

116 

120

120 

124 

137 

144 

163

179 

179 

173 

173 

167

162 

173 

191 

196 

196

185 

167 

157 

148 

141

Minimum

66 

70 

77 

80 

83 

74 

60 

54 

82 

79 

67 

74

54

July

130 

126 

121 

113 

106

103 

100 

96 

91

88

88 

91 

92 

94 

94

91 

90 

90 

91

88

87 

88 

88 

90 

90

88 

88 

86 

84 

82 

79

Aug. 

 

79 

79 

79

78 

78

77 

74 

74 

73

73 

74 

73 

73 

73

73 

67 

67

67 

67

67 

67 

67 

68 

68

68 

70 

70 

73 

72 

74

Sept.

74

75

77 

78

78

78 

79 

79 

79 

79

78

77 

78 

78

78 

78 

77

78

77 

79 

78 

78 

80

80 

82 

80 

QZ 

80

M Run-off in Mean acre-feet

70. 1 4, 310 

75. 5 4, 490 

79. 3 4, 880 

83. 8 5, 150 

85. 3 4, 910 

79. 4 4, 880 

65. 5 3, 900 

81. 2 4, 990 

144 8, 570 

94. 6 5, 820 

72. 2 4, 440 

78. 3 4, 660

84.0 61,000
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 3 l -2 miles northwest of Mackay.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June 1912 to October 1914, March 1919 to September 

1932.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 25 second-feet June 19, 30, July 

1-3; no flow during numerous periods.

1912-14, 1919-32: 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 Nov. 2-12, Mar. 15-31, Apr. 

1-11, 16, 17, 20, 21, May 9, 12, June 1, 2. Sharp Ditch diverts from east side 

of Big Lost River in SE X 4 sec. 12, T. 7 N., R. 23 E., 1 mile above station on 

Big Lost River below Mackay Reservoir, near Mackay, Idaho, and he\f a mile 

below Mackay Reservoir. Water used for irrigation on land northwest oE 

Mackay and above Streeter Ditch.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1931-32

Day

I.... ._._.--_.._-_. .......... i

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

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

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

f>.. ..........................

^. ...........................

10- ....__ _--. . ._.._..-..

n. ...........................

12..... ......... ------ ..

13.... _- ----- - -__- -_-_

14.....- -......-_-_- - _-_

\5.......... ..................

\^. ...........................

\">.. ..........................

^a. ...........................

i\... .........................

72. ..................... ......

23. -----_---------_---------_-

2&. ...........................

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

28. -.. .-.......... ......

2d. ...........................

Oct.

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

15

15

15

15

Nov.

0

0

> 2

1 o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Mar.

0

0

(]

0

0

0II

0

0

0

0

u

0

0

Apr. May

_

i

i

I «

2

0

I

14 7

14 15

14 15

H 15

10 15

4 15

14 15

14 18

4 20

4 20

7 23

7 23

7 23

7 20

7 20

7 20

7 20

7 20

7 20

.-...-. 19

June

15

17

19

19

19

19

19

19

20

19

 K)

2°

24

24

24

24

25

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

July

or

25

24

24

19

19

20

20

19

19

18

20

21

20

20

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

Aug.

18

14

14

14

U

12

12

14

14

14

14

12

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

16

16

Pept16

1C

16-

16

16

16

16

13

IS

13is

13

n

isis

13. is

13. is.

13

IS

IS

13iaisisis

Month

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

Maximum

15

14

0523

25

18

16

"5

Minimum

11

0

0

6

15

18

10

13

0

Mean

13.5

.5

6.7

13.6

22.0

19.7

13.9

14.0

Run-off in 

acre-fee t

830

42

31

399

83ft

1,310)

1, 21O

855-

h3S

6,350

NOTE. No flow during months omitted.
70 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1932, PART 12 B

POBTNEUF BIVEB 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, 1% miles above diversion dam of

Portneuf-Marsh Valley Canal Co., and 6 miles southeast of McCammon. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. January 1913 to September 1915, July 1919 to September

1932. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 380 second-feet May 15 (gage

height, 2.46 feet); minimum, 102 second-feet Feb. 19 (gage height, 0.96 foot). 

1913-15, 1919-32: Maximum discharge, 902 second-feet Apr. 3, 1913 (gage

height, 6.1 feet, referred to original gage); minimum, 87 second-feet Sept. 8,

1931 (gage height, 0.86 foot). 

REMARKS. Records good. Discharge interpolated Apr. 22. Flow regulated

somewhat by storage in Portneuf-Marsh Valley Canal Co.'s reservoir near

Chesterfield. Numerous ranch diversions above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1981-82

Day

1_ .............

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

3_ 

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

5_. ------------

S 

9

10 -----

11 .-. _-. 

13-..-- .----_.--

16 -----

18 --------

19 

21

 »

23- ------

26.... --..

28 ------

29- ---------

30 

31 _- 

Oct.

113

113

113

109

111

115

119

111

108

113

117 119

121

117

115

113

113

113

113

113

109

115

119

122

117

12(i

122

121

119

121

124

Nov.

122

134

126

128

121

122

130

126

128

120

128

126

124

126

128

130

140

138

128

138

132

130

132

128

130

128

132

132

132

132

Dec.

128

128

134

134

130

128

126

130

134

130

130

132

128

128

126

126

126

124

124

134

134

134

134

134

140

140

136

138

115

119

Jan.

132

132

12.H

128

128

128

126

126

128

126

128

128

128

128

128

128

128

126

124

124

124

121

119

119

124

126

124

1<70

Feb.

126

126

121

122

122

122

124

126

128

124

126

128

124

121

119

111

102

106

113

117

121

121

124

124

126

128

Mar.

126

124

121

124

124

128

128

124

121

124

121

121

117

124

124

126

138

153

166

186

106

166

178

174

176

226

214

210

218

Apr.

218

285

285

276

258

258

258

258

201

202

200

204

222

218

226

240

258

249

234

220

212

206

218

226

219

May

216

267

285

318

310

302

302

302

310

326

318

365

358

380

365

334

318

318

318

294

267

230

220

200

206

214

June

216

230

222

230

226

230

249

240

258

249

249

240

249

249

249

267

267

258

240

230

208

202

190

182

170

170

151

176

July

180

176

176

196

216

208

204

208

204

208

212

208

208

202

196

192

200

198

188

188

182

180

178

172

Aug.

176

176

174

170

174

184

160

160

160

160

160

160

151

145

149

149

149

145

142

138

136

136

140

147

162

151

151

Sept.

151

153

151

151

157

157

159

155

153

151

153

151

140

121

121

121

121

119

119

121

119

119

117

122

117

117

Month

Julv 

Maximum

126

140

140

132

128

226

" 285

3SO

184

159

Minimum

121

115

119

117

200

200

151

172

130

117

ITean

116

129

126

151

231

296

1Q6

154

136

167

Run-off in 

acre-feet

6 960

13, 700

18, 200

12, 100

8,090
PORTNEUF RIVER BASIN 71

POETNEUF EIVEE AT POCATEUO, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 27, T. 6 S., R. 34 E., at highvay bridge

at foot of Carson Street, in west end of Pocatello. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August 1911 to September 1932. May 1897 to October

1899 at site 1 mile upstream. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 618 second-feet May 14 (gage

height, 5.15 feet^; minimum, 63 second-feet July 10 (gage height, 2.33 feet). 

1897-99, 1911-32: 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 except those for period of ice effect, De?ember to

February, which are fair. Numerous diversions for irrigation above station.

Flow regulated by storage reservoir near Chesterfield. One discharge measurement furnished by Twin Falls Canal Co,

Discharge, in second-feet, 1931-82

Day

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

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

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

4...- --..-.

5 ._ ._..

6 -_-. 

7 -.- .-_._

8.-._...........

9. . .-..._

10- .---.....

11-- .. ...

12--....... . .

13 .. ---.

14----- -. ___

15___. _______ .__

16- 

17.-.-. _-..-. . .

18- 

19- 

20-- 

21.---..........

23--- ------

24. 

25.. __-.___.-.

26. 

27- .

28 

29- - .- -.

30. 

31. 

Oct.

74

73

76

77

79

81

81

82

84

81

80

85

84

S2

85

82

84

86

85

85

"86

»88

"90

°92

- 94

95

94

102

95

Nov.

94

94

94

94

94

93

91

90

90

90

91

10S

184

186

191

197

208

210

212

204

"200

"200

°201

202

I "200

Dec.

-200

> » 225

"225

Jan.

 "200

Feb.

203

«200

-"225

250

Mar.

»248

a 245

° 239

237

237

« 252

248

a *>54

2fiO

"2CO

21 ;o

"250

"424

449

427

449

449

438

"438

427

416

Apr.

427

504

427

416

406

416

4S2

515

526

493

471

449

395

406

427

427

May

416

427

471

493

526

549

595

5F5

572

482

449

427

416

<_.7J.

 .go

237

June

240

227

208

197

218

239

250

250

250

250

300

260

246

"224

"213

"192

"181

a 170

159

0 1.1.1

"136

"128

" 121

113

« 100

July

88

91

85

"81

67

64

69

79

86

85

85

"78

"78

"80

"80

"81

85

86

85

80

85

88

Aug.

-87

"83

« 81

"79

a 77

"75

74

80

81

77

74

69

70

74

71

73

70

84

98

101

102

Sept.

108

101

101

100

97

86

89

88

90

94

98

90

90

95

98

98

91

91

100

104

110

110

111

102

101

Month

July 

Maximum

102

460

300

91

102

111

595

Minimum

90

100

68

64

Mean

84.8

158

209

210

204

324

46fi

436

203

79.3

77.9

98. 1

Run-oft in 

acre-feet

9,400

12, 900

12, 900

11,700

19. 900

27, 700

26, 800

12, 100

4.790

5,840

154, 000

: Estimated.
72 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1932, PART 12 B

TRIBUTARIES BETWEEN PORTNEUF RIVER AND SALMON FALLS

CREEK

NOBTH SIDE MINIDOKA CANAI NEAE MINIDOKA, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 1, T. 9 S., R. 25 E., 600 feet below head

gates at Minidoka Dam and 6 miles south of Minidoka. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 1909 to September 1932. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 1,670 second-feet July 11 (gage

height, 9.90 feet); no flow during several periods.

1909-32: Maximum discharge, that of July 11, 1932; no flow for several

periods each year. 

REMAEKS. Records excellent. Plow controlled by operation of head gates at

Minidoka Dam. Water used for irrigation on North Side Minidoka Project.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1931-32

Day

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

2_._ 

^. ............................................

4.__ -

6... 

7... -- -

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

9--.. -..- - -.

10... 

11 

12. __ - ____.-__-.__-__- _ 

13...-... 

14 _ _. 

15.-.. _. _. _ _ 

17... ... ... . 

18... 

19. __. 

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

21.. _ 

22-- .

23---. 

24-.. 

25--- 

26-. .

27--- 

28- -- 

29.... ...

30-.- 

31---.- 

Nov.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

80 

212 

321

321 

321 

321 

320 

318

199 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Month

April. 

July . . .. 

Apr.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

123 

275 

314 

314 

314

334 

362 

440 

586 

679

774 

877 

877 

877 

879

881 

886 

886 

886 

884

824 

769 

740 

662 

662

May

1, 

1, 

1,

1, 

1, 

1, 

1, 

1,

1, 

1, 

1, 

1,

1,

1, 

1, 

1, 

1,

1, 

1

Maximum

321 

886 

1,660 

1,660 

1,670 

1,610 

1,300

1,670

662 

660 

660 

662

664

666 

668 

668 

670 

724

792 

981 

210 

330 

430

570 

640 

660 

660 

660

650 

650 

660 

660 

650

660 

660 

660 

650 

650 

6fifl

June

1,660 

1,480 

1.280 

1,280

828

607 

609 

605 

681 

744

792 

901 

1.070 

1,280 

1,410

1,450 

1,540 

1,640 

1,660 

1.660

1,660 

1,660 

1,660 

1,660 

1,660

1,660 

1,660 

1,660 

1,660 

1,660

Minimum

0 

0 

660 

605 

1,540 

985 

692

0

July

1,660 

1,650 

1,650 

1,650 

1,660

1,660 

1,660 

1,660 

1,660 

1,660

1,670 

1,660 

1,660 

1,620 

1,540

1,610 

1,660 

1,640 

1,600 

1,600

1,600 

1,600 

1,600 

1,610 

1,600

1,600 

1,600 

1,610 

1,610 

1,600 

1,590

Aug.

1,600 

1,600 

1,610 

1,610 

1,610

1,600 

1,600 

1,430 

1,430 

1,430

1,430 

1,430 

1,430 

1,430 

1,420

1,450 

1,480 

1,510 

1,550 

1,560

1,560 

1,540 

1,460 

1,510 

1,560

1,560 

1,530 

1,300 

1,150 

1,010 

985

Mean

80.4 

537 

1,250 

1,330 

1,630 

1,460 

977

607

Sept.

983 

1,020 

1,080 

1,070 

1,060

1,150 

1,240 

1,290 

1,300 

1,260

1,220 

1,210 

1,180 

1,150 

1,110

1,050 

976 

963 

839 

769

774 

776 

772 

767 

759

742 

704 

702 

698 

692

Run-off in 

acre-feet

4,780 

32,000 

76,900 

79,100 

100,000 

89,800 

58,100

441,000

NTOTE. No flow during months omitted.
PORTNEUF RIVER AND SALMON FALLS CREEK 73

SOUTH SIDE MINIDOKA CAJTAI WEAR MINIDOKA, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 12, T. 9 S., R. 25 E., 300 yards below 

head gates at Minidoka Dam and 6 miles south of Minidoka.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April 1909 to September 1932.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 1,240 second-feet Mf,y 19, 20, 

June 25; no flow during winter.

1909-32: Maximum discharge, that of 1932; no flow during winte-.

REMARKS. Records excellent. Flow regulated by operation of gates at Minidoka 

Dam. Water used for irrigation on South Side Minidoka project.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1931-32

Day

j

o

g

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

5-. -...._. 

7-..- . -- - - 

g

10 

11 

12-..-. - _ 

IS 

14 .-_ 

15...-.- _:-..- ................ ....r.... -

16 . 

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

19 - - 

20 

22 

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

24 

25..-- 

26...-. 

28

29........ ___ .._ .

31

Oct.

432 

438 

440 

421 

421

440 

443 

436 

434 

443

447 

440 

426 

423 

229

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Month

July. . - 

Apr.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

183 

318 

311 

315 

292

Alay

1, 

1, 

1, 

1,

1, 

1, 

1, 

1, 

1,

1, 

1, 

1, 

1, 

1, 

1,

Maximum

447 

318 

1,240 

1,240 

1,230 

1,150 

1,180

1,240

278 

269 

262 

244 

236

236 

234 

237 

281 

302

338 

403 

592 

692 

803

887 

030 

200 

240 

240

230 

220 

220 

220 

220

200 

190 

150 

110 

120 

150

June

1,150 

1,120 

1,110 

1,100 

935

592 

623 

5S4 

555 

586

711 

761 

917 

1,050 

1,130

1,140 

1,170 

1,200 

1,190 

1,200

1,230 

1,220 

1,230 

1,230 

1,240

1,220 

1,200 

1,200 

1, 180 

1,180

Minimum

0 

0 

234 

555 

1,150 

1,020 

440

0

July

1,180 

1,190 

1,190 

1,180 

1,180

1,170 

1,170 

1,170 

1,210 

1,220

1,230 

1,220 

1,200 

1,170 

1,160

1,160 

1, 150 

1,170 

1,180 

1,190

1,190 

1,190 

1,190 

1,190 

1,190

1,180 

1,200 

1,200 

1,220 

1,300 

1,160

Aug.

1,140 

1,140 

1,130 

1,120 

1,130

1,140 

1,140 

1,140 

1,140 

1,120

1,110 

1,110 

1,100 

1,100 

1,110

1,110 

1,110 

1,130 

1,130 

1,130

1,130 

1,130 

1,140 

1,150 

1.150

1.150 

1.120 

1,110 

1.090 

1.040 

1.020

Mean

204 

47.3 

775 

1,030 

1,190 

1,120 

888

440

Sept.

980 

941 

944 

968 

995

1,060 

1,070 

1,100 

1,150 

1,170

1,180 

1,180 

1,150 

1,130 

1,090

1,040 

1,000 

983 

938 

911

798 

703 

641 

607 

536

498 

440 

443

487 

503

Run-off in 

acre-feet

12,500 

2,810 

47,700 

61,300 

73,200 

68,900 

52,800

319,000

NOTE. No flow during months omitted.

12918 34
74 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1932, PART 12 B

GOOSE CREEK ABOVE TBAPPEB 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. 

BECOHDS AVAILABLE. April 1911 to September 1916, March 1919 to September

1932. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 228 second-feet May 16 (gage

height, 3.62 feet); minimum, 6.6 second-feet Aug. 19-25 (gage height, 1.53 feet). 

1911-16, 1919-32: Maximum discharge, 670 second-feet May 18, 1921;

maximum gage height (ice affected), 5.6 feet Feb. 21, 1927; minimum discharge,

about 0.2 second-foot July 24, 1931. 

REMARKS. Records good except those estimated for Nov. 21 to Mar. 17, which

are poor. Discharge estimated or interpolated Oct. 9-12, Nov. 12-15, Apr.

9-11. 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, 1931-32

Day

1 . 

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

3... _ .........

5 - - ..

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

7____... ...... ..

8 . - 

9__. 

JO 

11 __________

12. ..__.________.

13 .

14_. ........._...

15 _ 

16 

17 

18 

19 __________

-20... ...... .._.

-21-_. .-- ...

22 

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

25 .. .

26 -. ...

27 _. -. . ...

28 

29.-.-. _..___..__

.30 

31__. ____________

Oct.

8.1

8.7

9. 1

9.1

9.5

11

11

11

10

10

10

10

10

1111

1111

12

12

13

14

13

13

13

14

14

Nov.

14

14

14

14

15

15

15

15

15

16

15

15

15

16

IS

16

17

15

17

16

 15

Dec.

1 "

Jan.

20

Feb.

20

30

Mar.

87

107

91

88

86

80

65

59

57

56

Apr.

54

56

60

66

68

65

62

61

63

66

68

70

77

87

91

95

96

107

102

102

106

103

91

86

78

82

95

107

101

99

May

97

99

108

126

145

159

160

163

163

166

169

180

197

214

224

228

217

194

188

185

180

197

204

177

152

136

128

123

107

100

102

June

113

115

105

96

105

142

146

122

114

J08

103

103

102

fj'-J

92

92

88

83

80

72

64

58

48

40

36

31

26

27

29

July

26

25

22

22

2">

22

22

22

25

25

 25

21

13

13

15

16

26

22

20

20

19

18

19

24

20

Aug.

18

17

16

16

15

14

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

11

9.8

8.7

7.8

6.9

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.9

7.5

9.1

11

13

13

Sept.

12

11

11

11

9.8

9.1

8.7

8.4

8.1

7.8

8.1

8.1

8.7

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.8

9.8

10

11

11

11

11

11

11

12

12

Month

July 

Maximum

17

107

228

146

18

228

Minimum

8.1

97

13

6.6

7.8

Mean

11.1

15.2

15. 0

20.0

23.1

58.6

82 1

161

S4.6

21.4

10.7

9.87

42.8

Run-off in 

acre-feet

904

922

1,230

3,600

5,030

587

31,100
PORTNETJF KIVER AND SALMON FALLS CREEK 75

OAKLEY RESERVOIR NEAR OAKLEY, IDAHO

LOCATION. Staff gage immediately above right abutment of dam on Goose Creek, 

in sec. 19, T. 14 S., R. 22 E., 4 miles southwest of Oakley.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October 1912 to September 1932.

EXTREMES. Maximum contents during year, 22,400 acre-feet June 15, 16 (gage 

height, 75.45 feet); minimum, 485 acre-feet Oct. 1 (gage height, 10.5 feet).

1913-32: Maximum contents, 74,600 acre-feet June 15, 1921 (gage height, 

136.2 feet); reservoir drained at close of season 1915, 1919, 1920, and 1926.

REMARKS. Zero of gage corresponds to elevation of bottom of diversion tunnel 

and zero capacity. Gage height 136.0 feet corresponds to elevation of orest 

of spillway and 74,350 acre-feet capacity. Water is used for irrigation of lauds 

along Goose Creek in Oakley Canal Co. project. Gage-height record ana table 

of storage capacity furnished by Oakley Canal Co.

Contents, in acre-feet, 1931-3$

Day

1. ........ -

2- ....... __

3... ..... 

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

5--..-.-.-.

6---........

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

9___ __

10 

11 .

12..-.. ......

13.. -.-...--

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

15.... _______

16_. --....-.

17--.- .-.

18 ._ 

19-.- 

20- _ 

oo

23... ...... ._

25 -

26 

°8

29 __ ...

30 ________

31 -------

Oct.

485

1,020

Nov.

1,690

2,320

2,570

Dec.

2,860

3.450

Jan.

4,050

4,700

Feb.

5,560

6,160

Mar.

7,220

8,360

8,920

10, 100

10, 500

Apr.

12, 000

13,000

13, 700

14,200

14, 500

15,100

May

15,400

17,500

17,700

18, 100

18, 400

18,900

19, 200

19, 400

19,600

19,600

19, 500

19,500

19, 700

19, 700

19,800

19, 800

19, 800

19, 900

19, 900

June

20,500

20,600

22, 000

22,300

22.400

22, 400

22, 300

22, 200

22, 100

21,700

21. 000

20, 500

20, 100

19, 600

19,000

18, 600

18,200

17, 600

July

15, 400

14,600

14, 100

13, 900

13, 400

13,200

12, 300

11,800

11,600

11,400

10, 900

10, 400

10,500

Aug.

8,400

7,180

7,320

7,110

6,710

6,320

5, 680

5,160

4, 7SO

3,780

Sept.

3,780

3,060

3,450

2,520

2,790

850
76 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1932, PART 12 B

TRAPPER CREEK NEAR OAKLEY, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 34, T. 14 S., R. 21 E., 4 miles above

Oakley Dam and 7 miles southwest of Oakley. Prior to Oct. 1, 1931, gage \}{

miles upstream was used. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 1911 to September 1916, March 1919 to September

1932. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 45 second-feet June 28 (gage

height, 4.83 feet); minimum, 5.5 second-feet Nov. 19 (gage he; ght, 4.00 feet). 

1911-16, 1919-32: Maximum discharge recorded, 98 second-feet May 28,

June 8, 1921; a higher flow may have occurred during cloudburst Aug. 15, 1931;

minimum discharge probably occurs during winter. 

REMARKS. Records good except those estimated for Nov. 22 to Mar. 16, which

are fair. Few small diversions above station. Practically entire flow passing

gage is stored in Oakley Reservoir. Gage-height record furnished by Oakley

Canal Co.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1931-32

Day

1 __ ___ 

 7

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

4 

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

6 --------

9--.. ---..

10 

11 -

12 -------

13 -

14 -

16--... ------

17 - -

18-. ... ------

20 

21

23-._. ----------

24-_ ..--.-..--

25 

26 

27.. --------

28. --------------

29--------------

on

01r "--«i

Oct.

7.8 

7.8 

8.0 

S.O 

8.2

8.2 

8.5

8

C

8.5 

8.5

8.

$'.'.

8.5 

8.5 

8.5 

8.5 

8.5

8.5 

8.8 

9.2 

9.0

8.8

8.8 

8.8 

8.8 

8.8 

8.8 

8.8

Nov.

8.8 

8.8 

8.8 

8.8 

8.8

8.8 

8.8 

8.8 

8.8 

9.0

8.8 

8.5 

8.8 

9.0 

9.0

8.8 

9.2 

9.0 

8.5 

9.0

9.0

a 9

Dec.

a 9

Jan.

a 9

Feb.

"10

a 11

Month

July --------------------------------------------

Mar.

. "13

15 

15 

21 

20

16 

15 

14 

15 

16

15 

14 

15 

15 

14 

15

Apr.

17

18 

19 

18 

18

17 

17 

17 

17 

17

19 

21 

22 

23 

23

23 

23 

23 

23 

23

22 

21 

20 

20 

20

23 

22 

21 

21 

22

Maximum

9.2 

9.2

0|

 

23 

40 

30 

16 

12 

9.5

40

May

23 

23 

24 

25

26

-/O

29 

29 

30 -32

33 

34 

36 

37 

37

37 

37 

37 

38 

38

40 

37 

35 

33 

32

31 

30 

30 

29 

29 28

June

"28 

27 

27 

26 

30

29 

29 "28 

26 

26

26 

25 "25

a 24

"24

24 

23 

22 

21 

20

20

18 

17 

17 

17

17 

16 

19 

19 

17

July

16 

15 

15 

15 

o 14

» 14 

13 

13 

13 

13

15 

15 

16 

15 

13

13 

13 

14 

14 

13

13 

12 

12 

12 

12

12 

12 

12 

o 12 

12 

12

Minimum Mean

7.8 

8.5

17 

23 

16

9.5 

7.5

8.47 

8.89 

9.0 

9.0 

10.3 

14.3 

20.3 

31.8 

22.9 

13.4 

10.1 

8.20

13.9

Aug.

12 

11 

11 

11 

11

10 

10 

10

11

10

10 

10 

10 

10

9.8

9.8 

9.8 

9.5 

9.5 

9.5

9.5 

9.5 

9.5 

9.5 

9.8

9.5 

9.8 

10 

9.8 

10 

10

Sept.

9.5 

9.5 

9.5 

9.0 

9.0

8.8, 

8.5 

8.5 

8.5 

8.5

8.2 

8.2 

8.2 

8.0. 

S Oi

8. 0<

7.8 

7.8 

7.8 

7.5,

7.8 

7.8 

7.5 

7.5. 

7.5

7.8. 

7.8 

7.8 

7.8 

7.8

Run-off in 

acre-feet

521 

52* 

553 

553 

592 

879 

1,210 

1,960 

1,360 

824 

621 

488

10,100

1 Estimated or interpolated.
POETNEUF RIVER AND SALMON FALLS CREEK 77

P. A. IATEEAI NEAR MIINEE, IDAHO

LOCATION. Staff gage in sec. 22, T. 10 S., R. 21 E., 600 feet below pumping station and 2% miles northeast of Milner.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April 1919 to September 1932.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 64 second-feet July 11, 12, 19-29; 

no flow on numerous days.

1919-32: Maximum discharge, 64 second-feet May 11-13, 1920, July 11, 12, 

19-29, 1932; no flow on numerous occasions.

REMARKS. Records good. Flow regulated by operation of pumping plant 

which pumps water from Snake River into lateral for irrigation on North Side 

Twin Falls tract.

Discharge, in second-feet. 1931-33

Day Nov.

1 _ __- - _

o

3 

4.. 

6 

7.-.....--.-.---....-...--.-. .... .

8_ 

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

10-.--.----....- _ ........... _ __.--

11--.-.-------..-....-....---.. . .. 19Is:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::-::::-

14--..----.--..-.----..----..........

15 

16--------.-.-..-....- ...---. - -

17 . .- . -.._-_-._ .

18 . . .-. _.._-__._

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

20_.- .- ._- ._ __ -..- .- ..

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

22 __ . _ _ . _

23 - . ..-- -- .

24 --._ ---. _ _

25 

26 _-.._ .

27 -____ 

28 

29 

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

31 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0

11

21 

21

Dec.

21 

20 

20 

13 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Month

July---. 

Apr.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0

19 

19 

19 

19 

19

May

17 

17 

18 

18 

18

18 

18 

18 

18 

18

24 

30 

30 

30 

30

30 

44 

56 

57 

60

62 

62 

fi2 

62 

62

62 

62 

62 

62 

62 

62

June July ' Aug.

62 

62 

62 

61 

62

63 

63 

63 

63 

63

63 

63 

63 

63 

63

63 

63 

63 

63 

63

47 

0 

0 

0 

0

63 

63 

62 

63 

63

Maximum Minimum

21 0 

21 0 

19 0 

62 17 

63 0 

64 63 

63 62 

63 0

64 0

63 

63 

63 

63 

63

63 

63 

63 

63 63

64 

64 

63 

63 

63

63 

63 

63 

64 

64

64 

64 

64 

64 

64

64 

64 

64 

64 

63 

63

63 

63

62 

62 

63

63 

63 

63 

63 

63

63 

63 

63 

63 

63

63 

63 

63 

62 

62

62 

63 

62

63 

63

63 

63 

63 

63

63 

63

Sept.

62 

63 

62 

62 

63

63 

63 

63

62 

62

61 

61 

61 

61 

61

61 

61 

61 

61 

61

60 

59 

60 

59 

20

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Mean Run-off in 

Mean acre-feet

1. 77 105 

2. 39 147 

3.57 1 212 

40. 4 1 2, 480 

53.8 j 3,200 

63. 4 3, 900 

62. 8 3, 860 

49. 8 2, 960

23. 2 16, 900

NOTE. No flow during months omitted.
78 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1932, PART 12 B

MILNEE LOW IIFT CANAI NEAR MILNER, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 32, T. 10 S., R. 21 E., 600 feet below

head of canal and 1)2 miles south of Milner. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June 1921 to September 1932. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 170 second-feet July 28 (gage

height, 3.68 feet); no flow on numerous days.

1921-32: Maximum discharge, 170 second-feet July 23, 1929, July 28, 1932;

no flow on numerous occasions. 

REMARKS. Records excellent. Discharge estimated May 1-6. Flow controlled

by operation of pumping plant, which lifts water from Snake River above

Milner Dam for irrigation of 8,000 acres of land in Milner Lov Lift irrigation

district.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1931-3?

Day

j

2___._

3_-_._

4.....

5

7"~

&-..-_

q

10... ._

ll._...

12.....

13.....

14.....

15.....

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

May

10

0

10

10

0

17

24

.25

25

34

42

51

59

58

June

126

126

126

42

0

0

0

0

0

58

92

92

109

127

July

IPS

167

168

168

169

169

169

169

169

169

136

164

Aug.

164

164

163

163

164

163

163

163

163

163

164

164

147

123

1 

Sept.

143

138

138

138

139

144

159

158

143

139

138

137

139

140

140

Day

16-..--

18.....

1Q

21.....

22

<}O

24....-

27

28.....

29.__._

30.....

31.-...

Oct.

0

0

0

39

63

64

24

0

0

0

0

May

60

116

123

100

93

112

119

120

127

124

125

June

147

147

146

146

147

143

149

149

169

1^0

July

166

168

167

162

167

168

170

169

167

166

Aug.

166

164

138

1C5

165

165

163

158

158

158

Sept.

141

143

142

142

47

0

60

95

95

94

94

93

88

92

Month

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

Maximum

64

127

169

170

1 PiQ

170

Minimum

0

0

0

136

123

0

0

Mean

69.8

166

161

120

53.2

Run-off in 

acre-feet

627

4,290

10,200

9,900

38, 600

NOTE. No flow during months omitted.
PORTNETJF RIVER AND SALMON FALLS CREEK 79

GOODING CANAL AT MIINEB, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in SWJ4 sec. 20, T. 10 S., R. 21 E., 1 mile below 

head gates and 1 mile northwest of Milner.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 1930 to September 1932.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 2.170 second-feet July 27 (gage 

height, 13.37 feet); no flow on many days.

1930-32: Maximum discharge, that of July 27, 1932; no flow on many days.

REMARKS. Records good. Discharge during October and November computed 

from gate openings at head of canal, as reported by engineers of the United 

States Bureau of Reclamation. Gooding Canal diverts water from Snake River 

for Milner-Gooding project of the United States Bureau of Reclamation and in 

part for North Side Canal Co. project. The latter project also receives water 

through the North Side Twin Falls Canal and P. A. lateral.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1931-82

Day

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

2

3.-- 

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

5..-- 

&.. ........ ..................

7.____ _ _-

8-_ 

9--.--- . ------- _______

10--, -

11---. . -

12. _._ _ -_-_- 

13-- 

U.. ..........................

U.. ..........................

16.... ----------

n.. ..........................

18-.--. _______________________

19-. .-----.---.. -----------

W. ...........................

"il. ...........................

22. .--... ..- 

^2S. ..................... .___

2i... .........................

K.. ..........................

2fi. ........................... yj.. .........................

28--- 

30-. - 

31 - - - -

Oct.

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

100

60

0

0

Nov.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

370

670

780

860

970

780

460

390

390

150

25

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

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

255

370

441

485

524

Apr.

542

613

642

654

552

532

270

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

89

354

490

524

485

480

474

471

484

509

672

678

614

617

May

620

631

634

627

591

592

568

567

565

579

658

700

810

904

900

897

907

989

1,070

1,630

1,650

1,780

1,810

1,810

1,800

1,790

1,780

1,770

1.770

1, 770

1,770

June

1,780

1,790

1,780

1,780

1,780

1,780

1,750

1,720

1,710

1,610

1,610

1,610

1,620

1,620

1,610

1,670

1,670

1,670

1,650

1,650

1,600

1,240

1,240

1,060

1,290

1,560

1, 520

1,520

1,540

1,560

July

1 7M)

1,740

1,830

1,820

1,820

1,920

1,990

2,040

2,040

2,040

2,050

2,110

2,120

2, 120

2,120

2, 120

2,120

2, 120

2,120

2,130

2,120

2,120

2, 100

2,100

2,100

2,140

2,170

2,140

2, 020

2,040

Arg.

2,010

2,000

2,000

2,000

1,960

1,960

1,930

1,880

1,880

1,880

1,880

1,880

1,880

1,810

1,800

1,810

1,820

1,820

1,820

1,820

1,830

1,830

1,830

1,830

1,830

1,830

1, SCO

1,780

1, 760

1,760

1,750

Sept.

1,710

1,680

1,670

1,680

1,680

1,680

1,680

1,690

1,700

1,700

1,690

1,720

1,720

1,720

1,720

1,710

1,710

1,700

1,460

665

104

0

0

0

0

0

0

10

54

98

Month

July______ _____-_ 

Total in canal

Maximum

100 

970

524

678

1,790 

2,170 

2,010 

1, 720

2,170

Minimum

0 

0 

0 

0 

565 

1,060 

1,740 

1,750 

0

0

Mean

7.58 

195 

66.9 

358 

1,130 

1,600 

2,040 

1,860 

1,100

698

.Run-off in acre-feet

MilnerQooding 

project

0 

11,600 

0 

13, 700 

54, 400 

60, 100 

82, 400 

71,300 

38,200

331, 700

North Side 

Canal Co. 

project

466 

0 

4,110 

7, 560 

14, 900 

35,100 

43,000 

43, 300 

27,200

175, 600

Total

466 

11,600 

4,110 

21,300 

69,300 

95, 200 

125, 000 

115,000 

65,400

507, 000

NOTE. No flow during months omitted.
so SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1932, PART 12 B 

NORTH SIDE TWIN FAIIS CANAI AT MIINER, 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 Milner Dam.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 1909 to September 1932.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 2,970 second-feet May 18 (gage 

height, 8.26 feet); no flow on various days.

1909 32: Maximum discharge, 3,200 second-feet July 5-7, 29-31, 1921, 

May 15, 1928, June 2, July 23, 1929; no flow 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 the diversion 

by the Gooding Canal, all at Milner, is used for irrigation of 185,000 acres of 

land under the North Side Canal Co. system.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1931-32

Day

1. ______________

3. ___-__-_-__._

4_--____--______

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

S. ..............

^. ..............

w. ..............

n. --------------

12_. _____________

13...----.-.----.

14. ____________

15__----------_._

16_ ____________

17 _- _ _--_ -

18.-__---_-_--_

19-_---__--_- __

20. .........

21 ........

22 .... ....

n. _ - ---_-_.._

24___.__ ____ ___

25_---___--_-____

Zf...... .........

27 --_-__-___ ._

2S_--_-__._ _____

29_ .............

30 ________ ....

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

Oct. Nov. Dec.

91.4

766 

762 

7fiO

784 

780 

762 

756

756 

815 

884 8'J1

887

954 

9<>9 

965 

958 

950

932 

1, 100 

1, 230

1, 260 

1,370

1, 410 

520 

0 

172 

524

660

^95

965 

973

981

981

977 

958 

924 

891

898 

913 

87fi 

851 

844

819

815 

770 

770 

759

714 

660 

657 

644 

034

620 

614 

604 

601

582

614 

614 

614 

607 

6C7

604 

607 

611 

611 

611

607 

604 

fi04 

fiOl

eo4

617 

611 

611 

607 

607

588 

562 

559 

559 

559

556 

556 

550 

553

f,56

546

Jan.

559 

566 

559 

556 

556

553 

553 

553

553 

553

553 

553 

553 

556 

556

550 

546 

550 

559 

566

566 

566 

569 

566 

559

559 

569 

566 

566

Feb.

566

598 

601 

601

594 

591 

575 

575 

585

607 

607 

614 

614

572

584 

562 

537 

512 

427

395 

358 

326

306

298 

308 

313 

303

566 ______

|

Month

July -_- --_.___ -___ .___ _ _.__ _______ __

The jvar.

Mar.

369 

490 

559 

572 

680

780 

574 

0 

0 

315

647 

677 

fi90 

701

677

731

762 

780 

773 

756

776 

794 

801 

869

yio

924 

962 

947 

880 

356 

0

Apr.

0 

0 

0 

C 

0

434

851 

1,010 

1,080 

1,090

1,100 

1,090 

1,090 

I.06C 

1,070

1,070 

1,270 

1,400 

1,440 

1,460

1,520 

1, 530 

1, 520 

1,500 

1,480

1,470 

1,480 

1,630 

1. 750 

i,760

Maximum

1,410 

981 

617 

5C9 

614 

962 

1,760 

2, 970 

2, 690 

2,880 ! 2,800 

 2 .",(.(.

2, H70

May

1,690

1,680 

1.640 

1, 650 

1,650

1,610 

1,470 

1,460 

1,500 

1,640

2,320 

2, 450 

2,420 

2,370 

2, 540

2,740 

2,870 

2.970 

2,860 

2,600

2,520 

2, 530 

2,640 

2,590 

2,500

2,550 

2,610 

2,600 

2. 5SO 

2. 550 

2, 540

June

2,520 

2, 600 

2. 550 

2,470 

2,480

2. 560 

2, 640 

2, 480 

2,340

2,350

2,430 

2, 440 

2,450 

2,480 

2,450

2,460 

2,490 

2, 470 

2,430 

2,430

2, 510 

2,690 

1,910 

0 

0

1. 130 

2,700 

2, 650 

2, 650 

2, 680

Minimum

0

582 

546 

546 

298 

0 

0 

1,460 

0 

2, 690 

2, 560 

958

0

July

2,790

2,750 

2, 760 

2,720 

2,790

2,790 

2,800 

2,770

2,770 

2,770

2, S50 

2, S80 

2,810 

2,790 

2,780

2,770 

2,770 

2,760 

2,720 

2, 750

2,720 

2,710 

2,710 

2,700 

2,690

2,750 

2,810 

2,790 

2,770 

2,800 

2,770

Mean

840 

805 

591 

559 

498 

637 

1 070 

2 270 

2 280 

2 770 

2 680 

2 140

Aug.

2,790 

2,800 

2,790 

2,760 

2,730

2,730 

2,730 

2,720 

2,710 

2,700

2,710 

2,700 

2.680 

2,640 

2,610

2,610 

2. 630 

2,630 

2,660 

2,700

2,720 

2,700 

2,670 

2,660 

2,660

2,640 

2,620 

2,650 

2,560 

2,570 

2, 580

Sept.

2,560 

2, 510 

2,480 

2,490 

2,480

2,430 

2,400 

2,300 

2,340

2,350

2,310 

2,290 

2,290 

2,250 

2,250

2,200 

2, 130 

2,050 

2,070 

2, 060

2,030 

2,020 

1,980 

1,910 

1,880

1,890 

1, 850 

1,830 

1,560 

958

Run-off in 

acre-feet

51,600 

47,900 

36, 300 

34,400 

28,600 

39,200 

63, 700 

140, 000 

136, 000 

170,000 

165. 000 

127,000

1, 430 1, 040, 000
PORTNEUF RIVER AND SALMON FALLS CREEK 81

SOUTH SIDE TWIN FALLS CANAL AT MILNER, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 29, T. 10 S., R. 21 E., 700 feet below

head gates at Milner.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 1909 to September 1932. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 3,700 second-feet Aug. 21 (gage

height, 10.38 feet); minimum, 100 second-feet Apr. 12, 13 (gage height, 1.70

feet).

1909-32: Maximum discharge, 4,600 second-feet Aug. 12, 1918; no flow

Sept. 20, 1920. 

REMARKS. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, Dec. 1, 7,

13-23, Jan. 6, 7, 10, 12-17, 20-31, Feb. 1-25, which are fair. Canal diverts

from Snake River at Milner Dam and supplies water to about 202,000 acres of

land in Twin Falls County. Flow regulated by operation of head gates.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1931-32

Day

1__ __ __ . .....

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

3___ ............

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

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

6.-... ..........

7 

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

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

10-.. ........

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

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

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

14- 

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

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

17 

18.. . . ...

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

20 .

21 . ..... . .

22-.-. ...

23 _

24... . .....

25 . .

26 

27 .

28 ......... .

29

30 ... .......

31-...-. . -.

Oct.

1,060 

1,080 

1,080 

1,070 

1,060

1,050 

1,050 

1,030 

1,010 

991

988 

845 

852 

1,080 

1,020

928 

882 

934 

1,140 

1,130

1,250 

1,260 

966

388 

156

152 

150 

637 

1,530 

1,170

Nov.

842 

743 

655 

655 

655

655 

652 

645 

639

642

645 

648 

652 

658 

652

689 

812 

818 

821 

825

831 

831 

831

828 

785

765 

749 

736 

730 

704

Dec.

730 

752 

746 

743 

733

724 

728 

733 

736 

756

749

765

772 

780

772

765 

752

736 

727 

720 

749 

752 

750

Jan.

759 

740 

733 

743 

740

738 

735 

733 

736

734

733 

740

746 

736

> 738

Feb.

 750

694 

346 

272 

268

Month

April 

July... 

Mar.

281 

420 

423 

423

418

223 

159 

408

465 

487

487 

470 

478 

526 

537

542 

554 

560 

540 

540

531 

534 

531 

531 

526

554 

618 

621 

624 

636 

624

Apr.

642

642 

642 

642 

648

639 

639 

642 

630 

627

458 

100 

416 

689 

673

759 

917 

917 

1,240 

1,500

1,360 

1,020

865 

872 

855

848 

938 

1,020 

1,090 

1, 150

Maximum

1,530

842 

780 

759

636 

1,500 

3,630 

3,470 

3,690 

3,700 

3,570

3,700

May

1,170 

1,190 

1,200 

1,210 

1,210

1,230 

1,250 

1,230 

1,370 

1,590

1,900 

2,090 

2,260 

2,740 

2,810

2,770 

3,010 

3,100 

3,380 

3,530

3,520 

3,540 

3,630 

3,570 

3,440

3,430 

3,470 

3,380 

3,290 

3,270 

3,280

June

3,230 

3,250 

3,080 

2,820 

2,810

2,530 

270 

200 

250

426

765 

2,620 

2,760 

3,070 

3,230

3,270 

3,300 

3,210 

3,190 

3,190

3,200 

3, 210 

3,240 

3,300 

3,250

3,320 

3,470 

3,400 

3,400 

3,450

Minimum

150 

639 

720 

733 

268 

159 

100 

1,170 

200 

1,940 

3,560 

1,860

100

July

3,660 

3,470 

3,460 

3,420 

3,490

3,580 

3,690 

3,560 

3,520 

3,550

1,940 

2,180 

3,650 

3,630 

3,580

3,550 

3,540 

3,530 

3,500 

3,550

3,540 

3,460 

3,440 

3,450 

3,460

3,560 

3,660 

3,620 

3,510 

3,550 

3, 550

Mean

928 

726 

753 

739 

701 

493 

803 

2,520 

2,690 

3,450 

3,620 

2,900

1,700

Aug.

3,560 

3,630 

3,630 

3,600 

3,600

3,600 

3,600 

3,620 

3,620 

3,620

3,640 

3,650 

3,610 

3,570 

3,560

3,560 

3,600 

3,660 

3,670 

3,670

3,700 

3,670 

3,650 

3,690 

3, 690

3,660 

3,650 

3,660 

3,570 

3,570 

3,590

Sept.

3,540 

3,490 

3,430 

3,500 

3,570

3,520 

3,500 

3,430 

3,480 

3,420

3,360 

3,350 

3,360 

3,270 

3,080

2,960 

2,880 

2,790 

2,810 

2,590

2.420 

2,350 

2,300 

2,260 

2,230

2,240 

2,190 

2,040 

1,900 

1,860

Fun-off in 

acre-feet

57,100 

43,200 

46,300 

45,400 

40,300 

30,300 

47,800 

155,000 

160,000 

212,000 

223,000 

173,000

1, 230, 000
82 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1932, PART 12 B

BOCK CEEEK NEAE TWIN FAILS, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder on south line of sec. 36, T. 9 S., R. 16 E., at 

highway bridge 3 miles above mouth and 3J>2 miles northwest of Twin Falls.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March 1922 to September 1932.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 693 second-fee^ Feb. 26 (gage 

height, 3.11 feet); minimum (estimated), 95 second-feet Apr. 10, 11.

1922-32: Maximum discharge, 984 second-feet Sept. 21, 1C27 (gage height, 

4.5 feet); minimum, 95 second-feet Apr. 16, 1931, Apr. 10, 11, 1932.

REMARKS. Records good except those above 300 second-feet and those for 

estimated periods, which are fair. 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 record furnished by Murtaugh Irrigation District.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1931-32

Day

1_ . . - -

2--.- ----

8 -. ----- -

4 - -

6 - --------

9_ ~

10 - ---------

12 - - - 

15 -

16 

17- --------

18 -----------

19.-- --.

20_--- --------

21 - ___ 

22_ __._-___-__-

23--_- .

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

25- 

26 

27- --------

28 

29_ __. ____-_--

30 - -

31 . 

Oct.

206 

209 

209 

206 

206

-203 

« 199 

« 196 

192 

190

186 

186 

188 

180 

182

184 

186 

190 

184 

186

188 

213 

222 

204 

198

178 

156 

150 

144 

144

Nov.

178 

177

171 

171

17S

226 

224

171 

168 

169

169 

 168 

"167 

166 

166

166 

166 

164 

153

156

178 

161 

231 

281 

285

273 

231 

194

» 175 

220

Dec.

247 

300 

295 

271 

213

184 

194 

196

180 

184

231 

213 

"242 

"271 

"300

330 

320 

325 

332 

322

312 

300 

300 

290 

283

266 

247 

231 

217 

266 

332

Jan.

370 

358 

370 

358 

370

°353 

"337 

320 

325 

302

295 

285 

328 

358 

370

370 

358 

358 

335 

325

322 

340 

338 

370

358

358 

370 

370 

39fi 

396 

383

Feb.

358 

358 

370 

383 

" 370

358 

358 

318 

383 

383

422 

409 

383 

396 

435

422 

"432 

"442 

"452 

461

448 

422 

435 

448 

461

528 

542 

383 

° 375

Mar.

"366 

"358 

"349 

«341 

332

318 

338 

261 

252 

233

178 

162 

" 163 

164 

159

159 

177 

184 

202 

217

224 

226 

226 

224

222

196

215 

° 208 

200

" 187

Apr.

"175 

162 

130 

124 

121

120 

"110 

« 105 

< 100 

"95

"95 

" 100 

132 

266 

310

305 

159

175 

142 

145

o 225 

"400 

273 

224 

186

142 

139 

134 

124 

124

Month Maximum

December

July ---------------------------------------------

Theyear- - - _ _ _

222 

285 

332 

396 

542 

366 

400 

2S5 

295 

206 

236 

300

542

May

124 

132 

145 

156

169

196 

192 

200 

209

217

238 

245 

264 

"270

"285

"250 

"250 

229 

231 

226

220 

252 

249 

229 

220

213 

209 

220 

204 

211 

217

June

231 

238 

295 

240 

273

278 

264 

178 

145 

134

136 

138 

153 

209 

209

229 

220 

213 

206 

202

194

188 

180 

177 

171

166 

168 

166 

169 

164

Minimum

144 

153 

ISO 

285 

318 

159 

95 

124 

134 

154 

188 

242

95

July

164 

166 

169 

169

" 171

173 

171 

171 

171 

173

178 

154 

164 

206 

204

196 

196 

194 

186 

180

178 

182 

186 

188 

184

184 

188 

196 

194 

198 

198

Mean

190 

190 

264 

350 

412 

234 

168 

215 

198 

182 

201 

266

239

Aug.

202 

200 

198 

200 

200

200 

202 

202 

196

198

200

< 196 

192 

196 

198

196 

190 

190 

190 

188

190 

196 

198 

194 

200

206 

211 

217 

226 

229 

236

Sept.

245 

249 

242 

252 

252

247 

249 

252 

249 

259

264 

264 

266 

290 

269

281 

"300 

"260 

" 260 

"260

259 

269 

271 

271 

281

281

276 

300 

288 

283

Kun-off in 

acre-feet

11, 700 

11, 300 

16,200 

21, 500 

23, 700 

14, 400 

10, 000 

13, 200 

11,800 

11, 200 

12, 400 

15, 800

173, 000

 Estimated or interpolated.
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1932, PART 12 B 83

SALMON FALLS CREEK BASIN

SALMON FAILS CREEK NEAR SAN JACINTO, NEV.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 23, T. 47 N., R. 64 E., in canyon 200

yards below county highway bridge, 250 yards below mouth of £hoshone

Creek, and 5 miles north of San Jacinto. 

RECOEDS AVAILABLE. September 1909 to September 1916, October 1918 to

September 1932. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 775 second-feet May 19 (gage

height, 5.94 feet); minimum, 23 second-feet Aug. 19 (gage height, 2.46 feet). 

1909-16, 1919-32: Maximum discharge, 1,280 second-feet May 22, 1912

(gage height, 7.5 feet); minimum, 9.8 second-feet Aug. 4, 1931 (gagi3 height,

2.24 feet). 

REMARKS. Records good except those estimated during winter and those for

May and June, which are fair. Numerous diversions for irrigation above

station. Salmon Dam of Salmon River Canal Co., Ltd., 15 miles below station,

forms a reservoir having a capacity of about 180,000 acre-feet. Gage-height

record furnished by Salmon River Canal Co., Ltd.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1931-32

Day

l__

3 ,

4_-..- , _

5

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

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

9 .

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

11_. . ...

12... _......._..

13_

14_- .....

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

16..

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

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

19_. . ... .

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

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

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

24... . .....

36.. .............

27

28..

29... . .._..

30_,--...-....._.

SI----...........

Oct.

44 

44 

44 

43 

43

43 

44 

44 

44 

44

44 

44 

44 

44 

44

44 

44 

44 

44 

45

45 

46

47 

48 

48

48 

49 

50 

50

48 

48

Nov.

48 

4S 

47 

47 

49

49 

49

50 

50 

51

48 

48 

53 

56 

54

58 

56 

49 

51 

51

42

i < 40

Dec.

] 

 « 35

34 

32

33 

35 

38 

39

37 

37 

38 

38 

39

40 

43 

44 

47 

42 

42

Jan.

43 

44 

46 

42 

43

46 

48 

49 

50 

51

52 

54 

47 

43 

41

41 

41 

43 

46

48

46 

46 

44 

42 

42

° 40

Feb.

 " 45

45

44 

42 

41 

41 

42

44 

45

48 

53 

58

61 

62 

65

67

Mar.

67 

69 

65 

59 

65

67 

67

72 

74 

74

67 

64 

67 

66

67 

67 

70 

80 

93

100 

104 

100 

100 

106

110 

104 

102 

105 

106 

105

Apr.

Ill 

121 

131

141 

194

232 

248 

241 

248 

269

276 

307 

377 

412 

425

451 

464 

464 

451 

451

451 

438 

412 

380 

347

320 

330 

364 

367 

354

May

350 

360 

387 

425 

464

490 

556 

569 

569

582

582 

582 

596 

636 

691

747 

761 

733 

705 

677

677 

719 

733 

747 

677

582 

529 

529

Usoo

June

-450

1-500

542 

569 

542

"500

477 

464 

451 

438

400 

347 

320 

300

288

278 

266 

252 

237 

215

July

198 

170 

148 

134 

122

116 

113 

105 

94

87

83 

80

78 

85 

98

100 

92

82 

79 

76

74 

67 

61 

58 

53

51 

48 

47 

46 

44 

42

Aug.

38 

37 

35 

32

28

25

25 

25 

25

26 

26 

26 

27 

27

26 

25 

24 

23

o 26

28 

29

29 

36 

86 

55 

47 

44

Sept.

 « 43

42

41 

41

38 

35 

35

34 

32 

32 

31 

30

30 

39 

48 

46 

46

Month

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

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

Maximum

50

58

47

54

67

110

464

761

569

198

86

48

761

Minimum

43

59

111

350

215

42

23

30

23

Mean

45.3

47. 1

44.5

47.9

81.8

326

586

423

88.1

31.7

40.1

150

Run-ofl in 

acre-feet

2,790

2,800

2,270

2, 740

2, 760

5,030

19, 400

36, 000

25, 200

5,420

1,950

2, 390

109,000

Estimated.
84 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1932, PART 12 B

SALMON RIVER CANAL CO. RESERVOIR NEAR ROGERSON, IDAHO

LOCATION. Staff gage in sec. 17, T. 14 S., R. 15 E., at dam on Salmon Falls

Creek 10 miles west of Rogerson.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. January 1922 to September 1932. 

EXTREMES. Maximum contents during year, 63,780 acre-feet June 11 (gage

height, 37.25 feet); minimum, 1,875 acre-feet Oct. 1 (gage height, 1.50 feet). 

1922-32: Maximum contents, 123,700 acre-feet May 30, 31, 1922 (gage

height, 61.1 feet); minimum, 1,250 acre-feet Sept. 23 to Oct. 2, 1928 (gage

height, 1.0 foot). 

REMARKS. Contents interpolated Dec. 29-31, Jan. 1-4, 30, 31, Feb. 1-7, 12-20.

Reservoir has a capacity of 182,650 acre-feet between gage height 0.0 and 80.0

feet (4,990.0 and 5,070.0 feet sea-level elevations). Water 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, 1931-32

Day

\. .......

o

3 

4- _._.._

&.. ......

6........

S........ 

9........

10-. -

11 

12 ..-

13-- 

14- ..-.

15- 

16- -

17 

18-- 

19 --- 

20 ---

21 

90

23 . 

24 -

25 .

26 _

27-- -

28 

29 . 

30 . 

31 

Oct.

1,875

1,938

1,938

2,000

2,000

2,062

2,062

2, 125

2,188

2,188

2,250

2,312

2,312

2,312

2,375

2,375

2, 43S

2,500 

2,568

2,568 

2,635

2, fi35 

2,770

2,838

2,905

2,972

3,040

3,040

3, 108 

3,175

Nov.

3,242

3,310

3,378

3, 445

3,445

3, 512 

3, 580

3,648 

3,715

3,715

3,782

3,850

3,918

3,715

3,445

3,310

3,242

3,310

3,378 

3,445

3,580 

3,580

3,580 

3,648

3,715

3,715

3,782

3,850

3,850

Dec.

3,918

3,918

3, 985

4,052

4,120

4,120 

4,120

4,188 

4,255

4,322

4,390

4,390

4,458

4,458

4,458

4,525

4,525

4,592

4,592 

4,592

4,660 

4,660

4,795 

4,930

5,065

5,132

5,385

5,435

5,485

Jan.

5,540

5,590

5, 640

5,690

5,740

5, S75 

5,942

5,942 

6, 010

6,010

6,078

6,145

6,212

6,212

6,212

6,280

6,280

6,348

6,415 

6,482

fi, 550 

6,622

6,695 

6,768

6,840

6,840

6, 918

6,995

6,995

7,068 

7,140

Feb.

7,212

7,285

7,357

7,430

7,502

7,575 

7,648

7,720 

7,792

7,865

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

8,952

9,170

9,460

Mar.

9,532

9, 750

9,895

9, 968

10,040

10, 110

10, 180

10, 330 

10, 480

10, 620

10, 760

10,910

10, 980

11, 130

11, 200

11, 270

11,340

11, 490

11, 640

11,780

12,000

12, 280 

12, 420

12, 640

13, 360

13, 580 

13. 800

Apr.

13, 950

14, 100

14,320

14, 550

14, 780

15,000 

15, 380

15, 820 

16, 280

16,720

17,100

17, 550

18,000

18, 780

19, 260

20, 060

21, 020

22, 010 

22, 690

23, 540 

24,390

25, 240 

25, 920

26,600

27,790

28,980

29,660

May

30, 340

30, 940

31,620

32, 350

33, 180

34,100 

35, 030

36, 140 

37, 060

38, 180

39,100

40, 210

41, 140

42, 240

43,300

44,500

45,900

47,200

48, 500 

49, 700

50, 800 

52,000

53,200 

54, 400

55, 700

59, 380

60,020

June

60, 670

60, 780

60, 780

60, 780

60, 670

61, 100 

61, 740

62, 390 

62, 930

63,360

63, 780

63, 670

63, 670

63,250

62, 930

62,820

62, 390

62, 390

62, 070 

61, 740

61, 530 

61, 320

60, 880 

60, 240

59, 490

57, 980

56,000

55,000

July

54 000

52. 800

51, 500

50 200

48 600

47, 600

46, 200

44, 800 

43, 400

42 060

40, 580

39, 280

37, 990

35,220

34,100

33,000

30, 850 

29,830

28,810 

27, 790

26, 940 

25, 920

24, 560

20,060

18, 780

Aug.

16,200

15, 750

15, 750

15, 750

15, 750

15, 750 

15, 750

14,700 

13, 360

12, 070

10, 910

9,924

9,388

8,010

7.430

6,695

6,145

5,740 

5,335

4,795 

4, 525

4,188 

3,850

3,715

3,310

3,715

3,850

3,850 

3,985

Sept.

3.985

3, 985

4,052

4,120

4,120

4,120 

4,120

4,120 

4,120

4,120

4,120

4,188

4.188

4,255

4,255

4,322

4,390

4,390

4,390

4,458

4, 458 

4.458

4,458 

4.458

4, 525

4, 525

4,525

4,592

4,592

4,660
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1932, PART 12 B 85 

BIG WOOD RIVER BASIN 

BIG WOOD RIVER AT HAILEY, IDAHO

LOCATION. Staff gage in SW*i sec. 9, T. 2 N., R. 18 E., at steel highway bridge a

quarter of a mile southwest of Hailey. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 640 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June 1915 to September 1932. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 2,540 second-feet June 16;

maximum gage height, 5.30 feet May 21; practically no flow Nov. 20, 22, 23;

minimum gage height, 0.38 foot Nov. 22, 23.

1915-32: Maximum discharge, 3,560 second-feet June 12, 1921 (gage height,

7.66 feet, present datum); practically no flow Sept. 15-23, Nov. 20, 22. 23, 1931. 

REMARKS. Records good. Water diverted around station by Hailey power

plant and returned to river through Big Wood Slough (p. 93). Total flow of

Big Wood River (p. 86) represents amount of water passing both stations.

Diversions for irrigation above station. One daily gage reading Oct. 1-6 and

Apr. 12 to Sept. 30 and four discharge measurements furnished by water master

for Big Wood and Little Wood Rivers.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1931-32

Day

1--. -----------

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

3.--....-......

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

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

6-..

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

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

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

10-......-....-.

11 

13 ...... ....

14-... ........ ...

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

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

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

18-. ...... ....

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

20_... ...........

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

T>

23 - 

24 - 

25- 

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

27 

28 ....

29-.. ....

SO...---.... - .

31 

Oct.

1

1 

1 

1 

1

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

1 

1 

1

^

1 

1 

1 

1

1

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

Nov.

1 

1

1 

1 

1

1 

1 

1 

1

1

1 

1 

1

1

1 

1 

1 

0

1 

0 

0

1 

1

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

Dec.

1 

1 

1

1 

1

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

1

1 

1

7 

7

13 

13 

15 

189 

189 

84

Jan.

96 

84 

08 

68 

68

93

78 

87 

84 

81

78 

78 

60 

70 

73

73 

73 

SI 

84 

68

78 

78 

70 

55 

58

70 

81 

70 

70 

70 

70

Feb.

70 

73 

73 

73 

70

55 

53 

53 

60

84

55 

13 

12 

11 

13

15 

15 

15 

30 

5

! **

4 

4 

4 

3

4

4 

4 

5

Month

November

January ... . .

July.. . ..

Mar.

4 

4 

4

5

5

4

5 

5 

5 

5

4 

5 

4 

4 

5

5 

5 

6 

0 

6

5 

6

1 

6 

6

6 

6

5 

6 

6

Apr.

6 

11 

12 

38

46

41 

46 

49 

55 

60

103 

400 

380 

360 

525

720 

525 

502 

525 

525

420 

400 

400 

380 

380

440 

480 

480 

502 

570

Maximum

1 

1 

189 

90 

84 

fi 

720 

2,100

2,440 

1,440 

290 

100

2,440

May

620 

670 

830 

775

775

775 

830 

890 

1,010 

1,140

1,380 

1,460 

1,640 

1,820 

1,640

1, 550 

1,640 

1,640 

1,820 

1,820

2,100 

2,000 

1,460 

1,220 

1,080

1,010 

890 

890 

830 

830 

775

June

775 

720 

720 

775 

1,630

2,060 

1,870 

1,870 

1,780 

1,7SO

1, 7SO 

1,870 

2,060 

2,150 

2,340

2,440 

2,440 

2,240 

2,150 

2,060

2,060 

2,240 

2,340 

2,340 

2,240

2, 150 

1.960 

1,780 

1,690 

1,520

Minimum

1 

0 

1

55 

3 

1 

6 

620 

720 

308 

66

*-O

0

July

1,440 

1,360 

1,210 

1,070

948

891

836 

782 

782 

729

729 

729 

677 

836 

677

677 

626 

626 

626 

552

503 

456 

456 

411 

411

368 

347 

328 

328 

328 

308

Mean

1.0 

.9 

17.4 

74.7 

30.8 

5.0 

313 

1,220 

1,860 

679 

143 

58.5

367

Aug.

290 

290 

242 

203 

203

191 

191 

191 

169 

149

149 

159 

159 

149 

140

131 

115

108 

108 

108

108 

100

86 

80

74

66 

73 

74 

123 

108 

100

Sept.

89 

81 

100 

100 

99

93 

90 

89 

89 

90

86 

73 

60 

60 

60

61 

53 

28 

29 

28

29 

29 

29 

29

31 

29 

30 

31 

31

Run-off in 

acre-feet

61 

54 

1,070 

4,590 

1,770 

307 

18,000 

75, 000 

111,000 

41,800 

8,790 

3,480

267,000
86 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1932, PART 12 B

Combined discharge, in second-feet, of Big Wood River and Big Wood Slough at

Hailey, Idaho, 1931-32

Day

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

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

3_ .

4 

5 . 

f,

-

8. ........

9

10- 

11 

13. 

14.. .,____-......

IS 

16--.... -- .

n. ..............

IS 

19- 

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

Z\. ..............

23 .

24

25. 

26- -.

27

28- - 

29 

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

SI..... ..-_ --.

Oct.

82

76

84

82

85

85

82

79

82

82

76

76

85

85

79

79

82

82

82

82

87

no

89

89

89

89

93

93

89

S9

89

Nov.

89

93

93

93

93

93

97

97

93

93

85

100

93

89

97

100

89

97

100

96

97

92

88

69

82

93

93

89

97

93

Dec.

97

97

82

93

97

100

97

97

97

93

93

93

89

89

79

76

93

100

93

93

93

93

103

106

112

15

17

191

191

8fi

Jan.

98

86

73

70

73

98

83

92

89

86

83

83

65

75

78

78

78

86

89

73

83

60

63

86

75

Feb.

80

83

83

83

90

85

95

95

120

87

95

97

93

95

94

107

114

114

118

108

100

88

88

87

88

92

96

104

Mar.

88

103

103

97

104

103

104

104

97

104

96

97

92

96

108

108

108

109

126

121

117

122

117

109

107

104

108

113

Apr.

130.

135

141

182

162

160

170

173

189

203

232

403

381

361

526

721

527

503

526

421

401

401

380

380

441

481

481

502

576

May

639

706

871

815,

820

874

936

1,060

1,200

1,440

1,520

1,710

1,900

1,700

1,600

1,690

1,690

1,880

2.050

1,490

1,250

1,120

1,060

932

92S

S64

863

805

June

803

746

745

soa

1,680

2,100

1,900

1,920

1,820

1,820

1,830

1,920

2,120

2,200

2,390

2,520

2.510

2,310

2,210

2,110

2,110

2

0f\n

2,410

2,420

2,, 310

2,200

2,000

1,810

1,730

1,580

July

1,490

1,460

1,250

1,100

969

916

884

822

826

761

763

762

719

884

710

705

653

655

580

534

486

492

453

458

413

392

375

374

376

358

Aug.

336

336

301

276

275

264

259

257

253

245

232

247

251

237

226

223

207

198

188

192

189

176

168

160

158

191

196

261

228

216

Sept.

207

195

222

224

219

213

210

207

20?

212

204

197

184

184

171

183

189.

176

164

175

175

180

184

167

176

179

174

Month

April. 

July . ----.

Maximum

93

100

191

98

120

126

721

2,160

2,520

1,490

336

224

2,520

Minimum

76

69

15

60

80

88

130

639

745

358

158

164

15

Mean

84.4

92.4

95 1

79.4

95.4

108

360

1,270

1,910

717

230

190

435

Run-ofl in 

acre-feet

5,190

5,500

5,850

4,880

5,490

6,640

21,400

78,100

114,000

44,100

14,100

11,300

317,000
BIG WOOD RIVER BASIN 87

BIG WOOD RIVER NEAR BEILEVUE, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 20, T. 1 S.. R. 18 E., 1?4 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 1932. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 1,890 second-feet June 25 (gage

height, 3.62 feet); minimum. 7 second-feet Apr. 14 (gage height, 1.10 fee'*:). 

1911-32: Maximum discharge, 3,660 second-feet June 16, 1921 (gage height,

6.07 feet); minimum, that of Apr. 14, 1932. 

REMARKS. Records good. No records during winter. Discharge interpolated

Oct. 2-7, Apr. 7, 16-21. Numerous diversions for irrigation above r+ation.

Gage-height record and four discharge measurements furnished by water master

for Big Wood and Little Wood Rivers.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1931-32

Day i Oct.

1

1.. 

2 .

3.-.-.....-.---.-..

4... . _ _ .

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

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

7---.-.--.-..-.-..

8--- -_-___ . _ . _

9-.. ... _ _ _______________

10... .__._ 

11 _ - 

12... .------------_._ ... . ._ . ... _.._..

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

14.. ....._-----...... . .... ..... _

15-.-------..------.--.-.- _________ _________

16. --.-..-...-.-.--............-.-............

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

18- ....-----------.-...-.......................

19... .--. ---_..--..._... ............

20.. -..--_----_._______ _._ _ _____ _________

21---.--..-..-.---.--.--.-..-....---.------..-.

22.. -- - _- - ------- 

23... 

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

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

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

27- __ . -_

28..------ 

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

30__.._ 

20 

20 

19 

19

18 

18 

18

Month

July --------------------------- --------------------

Apr.

28

17 

15

13 

12 

10 

9

9

9

7

42

157

174 

192 

210 

228 

246

264 

282 

263 

237 

220

237 

286 

291 

291 

311

May

353 

405 

450 

543 

567

575 

583 

615 

716 

810

942 

1,150 

1,3*0 

1,430 

1,490

1,370 

1,300 

1,320 

1,390 

1,390

1,480 

1,560 

1,310 

1,030 

843

726 

599 

543 

535 

521 

506

Maximum

20 

311 

1, 560 

1,820 

1,070 

124 

99

June

463 

399 

393

388 

687

1,270 

1,240 

1,160 

1, 140 

1,140

1,140 

1,220 

1,360 

1,460 

1,590

1,760 

1,760 

1,710 

1,620 

1,540

1,490 

1,580 

1,760 

1,760 

1,820

1,710 

1,560 

1,380 

1,330 

1,250

Minimum

18 

7 

353 

388 

91 

71 

57

July

1,070 

1, 010 

876 

736

583

485 

437 

481 

41S

388

359 

359 

376

477 

388

316 

273 

233 

237 

224

204 

178 

157 

H7 

133

114 

108 

118 

108 

99 

91

Aug.

8,5 

93 9" 

79 

T

81. 

79 

79 

8,5 9-

9i"i

SI85

8? 

79

74 

71 7' 

7' 

7'

74 

74

74 

T

T 

K>, 

90

12':

12" 

103

Sept,

99 

91 

7ft 

76

74

74 

68 

68 

65 

65.

65 

63 

63. 

68 

65.

65,

ea

60 

57 

60i

6ft 

60 

60 

63 

65,

6S, 

65 

65 

65 

65

M R-in-ofl in 

Mean acre-feet

19. 0 301 

141 8, lift 

913 56, 100 

1.300 77,400, 

359 22, 100 

83. 8 5, 15ft 

67. 4 4, Olft
88 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1932, PART 12 B

MAGIC RESERVOIR NEAR RICHFIELD, IDAHO

LOCATION. Tape gage in NE^SEJi sec. 18, T. 2 S., R. 18 E., IS miles northwest

of Richfield. Observations are referred to an assumed datum, which is about

137 feet lower than mean sea level. 

DRAINAGE ABEA. 1,500 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Febr lary 1909 to September 1932. Prior to Apr. 4, 1909,

gage-height record only is available. Practically no storage prior to July 14,

1909. 

EXTREMES. Maximum contents during year, 191,700 acre-feet June 30 (gage

height, 4,935.05 feet); minimum, 2,262 acre-feet Oct. 1 (gage height, 4,835.56

feet).

1909-32: 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 of about 69,000 acres of

land under Carey Act project of Big Wood Canal Co., Ltd. Available capacity

of reservoir is about 191,000 acre-feet between gage heights 4,821.5 and 4,935.0

feet. Gage-height record furnished by water master for Big Wood and Little

Wood Rivers.

Contents, in acre-feet, 1931-32

Day

1 

2

4_. .......

5 

6 

7... ------

8 __ __.__

9... __ __ 

10 -

11 

12......... 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 . 

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 _. 

26 

27. 

28. 

29.__. ._.__

30 

31 

Oct.

2,324

2,378

2,431

2, .535

2,577

2,623

2,658

2, 796 

u, 868 

2,910

2,955

3,000

3,053 

3,103

3,146 

3,192 

3,228

3 9OK

3,354

3,501

3,549 

3,608

3.680

3,804

3, 872 

3,928

Nov.

3,976

4,020

4,073

4, 132

4,183

4,235

4,290

4,338

4,398 

4,450

4,512 

4,544 

4,613

4,659

4,316

3,404

2,499

2,359 

2, 448 

2,507

2,626

2,733

2,784

2,889

3,020

Dec.

3,083

3,169

3,198

3,314

3, 364

3, 429

3,476 

3,516

3, 579

o, 619

3,707

3,750

3,793

3,828

3,876 

3,948 

3, 988

4,081 

4,127

4,179

4,222

4,278

4,342

4,407

4,458

4, 525 

4,558

Jan.

4,617

4,682

4,728

4,783

4,838

4,898

4,968

5,037

5,116 

5,191

5, 261 

5, 381

5,431

5,489

5,526 

5,574

5,621 

fi, 680 

5,743

5,851

5, 959

6,004 

6,038

6. 095

6, 152

6,266 

6,317

Feb.

6, 36,S

6, 420

6,465

6,522

6, 569

6, fill

(i, 677

6, 743

6,804 

fi, 853

fi, '. IS 

6, 9." 1 

6, 993

7,054

7,109

7,158 

7,197

7,242

7,286 

7,344

7 389

7,440 

7,510

7,575

7,627 

7,686

7,731

7,783

Mar.

7,898

7, 959

8.020

8,088

8,143

8,211

8.279

8,354

8,408 

8, 483

8, 57?. 

8, 66'

8^797

8,876

8, 934 

9,027

9,135 

9, 246 

9,418

9,727

9,932

10, 070

10, 270 

10, 440

10,630

11, 020

11,230 

11, 720

Apr.

12, 560

13. 710

15, 220

16, 350

17, 740

19, 190

20,540

22, 020

23, 670

27, 270

32, 440 

3f,, y4i , 

41, 730

45, 940

49, 610

52,900 

55, 670

57, 050 

60, 430 

62, 850

67,380 

69, 750

71, 850

73, 680 

75, 180

76, 960

80, 260

81,800

May

83. 290

84, 760

86, 350

88, 140

90, 220

92, 400

94, 660

96,830

98, 890 

100, 950

Ifl3.28f 

105, 84(. 

108, 510

111, 380

114, 340

117, 370 

120, 040

122, 450 

124, 910 

127, 460

132, 780 

135. 370

138, 160

139, 650 

140, 650

141, 250

142, 100

142, 440

142,620

June

143, 050

143. 640

144, 010

144, 350

144, 780

146, 500

14S, 610

151, 340

153, 630 

155, 930

15S. 270 

100. 310 

162, 880

165, 130

166, 890

169, 550 

174, 060

176, 920 

179, 790 

182, 240

156, 400

190, 130

191, 340

191, 540

191 420

191, 700

J-ily

191,620

191, 460

191, 380

1EO, 720

ISO, 410

189. 940

189,160

18« 380

187, 560

1S«, 880

1S6, 130 

1V5, 330 

IS 4, 870

1S4, 330

1S3, 830

183, 380 

1?2, 620

1?1, 790 

l?i, 880 

18 1, 050

178, 300

176, 220

175, 160

Ifiy, 400

Aug.

166, 890

165, 660

164, 440

163, 220

162, 010

160, 780

159, 630

158,610

157, 370 

156, 200

155, 170 

] 54, 120 

153,040

152, 020

151, 120

150, 220 

149, 350

148, 200 

147, 190 

146, 560

145, 560

144, 630

141, 920

i *?ci ^fio

138, 100 

137, 270

Sept.

136, 680

135, 980

135, 370

134, 790

134, 210

133, 660

133, 060

132, 490

131,950 

131, 360

130, 730 

130, 230 

129, 610

128, 880

128, 260

127, 650 

127, 010

126, 380 

125, 630 

124, 940

124 390

123, 790

m

OlA

122, 010

122, 150

122 340

1°° 450

122, 500
BIG WOOD RIVER BASIN' 89

BIG WOOD RIVER BELOW MAGIC DAM, NEAR RICHFIELD, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 18, T. 2 S., R. 18 E., half a mf<5 below

Magic Dam and 18 miles northwest of Richfield. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April 1911 to September 1932. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 1,950 second-feet June 25 (gage

height, 5.95 feet); minimum, 1.6 second-feet on several days in October and

November (gage height, 1.43 feet).

1911-32: Maximum discharge, 5,070 second-feet May 18, 1911 (gage height,

9.2 feet); no flow 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

eight discharge measurements furnished by water master for Big Wood and

Little Wood Rivers.

Discharge, in second-feet, 19S1-S&

Day

I.. ... . - - 

2..... _ . _______ . ___ ..

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

4.... 

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

6................ .... ..-. ....

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

8 . 

Q. ...........................

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

n.. ..........................

12................. _ . __ ...

13..- 

14...-.........-...-.-..-.-..

15.... __ . _ . ____ ........

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

17... .. 

18 --. 

19.... . __ - __ 

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

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

22 ___ ... . _____ ... ..... ..

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

24..- . 

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

26..-. - 

27..-.. - _ .... 

28-.- . 

29... ....... _._

30.. -- 

31.. ___ ..... . _ 

Oct.

1.8 

1.6 

1.6

 1.6

1.6 

1.6 

1.6 

1.8 

1.8

1.8 

2.0 

2.3 

2.0 

2.0

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0

Nov.

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0

"2.2 

2.3 

2.3 

2.0 

2.0

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

69 

459

558 

365 

2.5 

1.8 

1.6

1.6 

"1.7

1.8 

"1.8

Dec.

 M.8 

1.8

. «1.8

Month

December _ .. .. ____ .. _____________

February.... __ . ___________ .. ______

April... ...... _ .

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

August ___ . ______________ ... .............

The year ____ . _____ . ______ . __ .

Apr.

"4.5

4.8 

4.8

5.2 

5.5 

5.8 

6.2 

6.5

6.5 

6.5 

6.5 

7.0 

7.4

7.8 

7.8 

7.8 

7.8 

8.3

8.8 

8.8 

8.8 

132

257

May

226 

190 

182 

168 

168

165 

154 

150 

240 

286

286 

307 

338 

343 

363

398 

414 

429 

440 

445

456 

472 

482 

493 

509

580 

580 

574 

580 

590 

568

June

552 

552 

552 

541 

547

530 

461 

403 

383 

383

393 

393 

393 

429 

477

482 

482 

477 

493 

536

602 

684 

1,000 

1,230 

1,710

1,830 

1,650 

1,260 

1,230 

1,200

Maximum Minimum

2. 3 1. 6 

558 1. 6

2t 

K 

1.8C 

1,15 6' 

4<

K) 150 

0 383 

>0 634

rs 435

)3 22

1, 830 1. 6

July

1,120 

974 

916 

802 

802

802

774 

774 

774 

768

768 

752 

729 

701 

662

656 

646 

640 

634 

634

646 

651 

651 

662 

662

662 

668 

673 

673 

679 

679

Acg.

673 

668 

662 

656 

662

662 

662 

651 

640 

634

618 

607 

590 

568 

563

541 

520 

514 

4S8 

4S8

503 

514 

520 

520 

525

525 

503 

493 

477 

461 

435

Sept.

403 

388 

378 

378 

363

353 

343 

353

368 

373

378 

383 

373 

368 

368

373 

378 

388 

388 

368

358 

358 

358 

358 

145

22 

22 

22 

22 

22

M Run-off in 

Mean acre-feet

1. 76 108 

50. 0 2, 980 

1.80 111 

« 2. 50 154 

"3.00 173 

' 4. 00 246 

18. 8 1, 120 

373 22, 900 

728 43, 300 

730 44,900 

567 34, 900 

305 18, 100

233 169, 000

'Estimated.

12)H 34-
90 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1932, PART 12 B

BIG WOOD RIVER ABOVE NORTH GOODING CANAL, NEAR SHOSHONE, IDAHO

LOCATION. Staff gage in sec. 10, T. 4 S., R. 18 E., 1 mile above North Gooding 

Canal, 13 miles below Magic Dam, and 14 miles northeast of Shoshone.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April 1921 to September 1932.

EXTREMES. Maximum mean daily discharge during year, 334 second-feet June 27 

(gage height, 1.80 feet); channel reported dry most of the year.

1921-32: Maximum discharge, 3,330 second-feet June 13, 1P21 (gage height, 

12.79 feet, old datum); no flow for long periods.

REMARKS. Records fair. Numerous diversions for irngatior above station. 

Richfield and Lincoln Canals are mam diversions between station and Magic 

Dam. Lincoln Canal, completed in spring of 1925, diverts all the flow, except 

during high water, to conserve channel losses in the natural stream bed. Flow 

regulated by diversions above and by operation of head gate^ at Magic Dam 

13 miles above. Gage-height record furnished by water master for Big Wood 

and Little Wood Rivers.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1931-32 

June26.---.--------.---_-----.- . ' 320

June27--._ - --. 334

June 28. - .- -- . 112

NOTE. No flow during the year except June 26-28. Total run-off, 1,520 acre-feet.

BIG WOOD RIVER BELOW NORTH GOODING CANAL, NEAR SHOSHCNE, 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 1932.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge, 356 second-feet June 27 (gage height, 4.02 

feet); no flow during year except June 25-30.

1911-32: Maximum discharge, 3,180 second-feet May 18, 1921 (gage height, 

15.0 feet, former datum); no flow for long periods.

REMARKS. Records fair. Water master for Big Wood and Little Wood Rivers 

reported flov> during 1932 only June 25-30. He furnished gage-height record 

June 25-28 and estimates of discharge June 29, 30. Numerous1 diversions above 

station. North Gooding, Lincoln, and Richfield Canals dive-t water between 

station and Magic Dam. Since completion of the Lincoln Canal, which diverts 

7 miles upstream, most of the river flow has been diverted above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1931 32 

June 25......_......__-__.__-_._ __ _ 28

June 26-.__________.________.______________-_._________._______. 304 

June 27- .________-_______-__________________________.-. ______ 356 

June 28-- ---. ..- _ 124

June 29--__________.________________.__________._________-__-_ 10 

June 30..--_______________._______...________._______._______..-_ 8

NOTE. No flow during year except June 25-30. Total run-off, 1,650 acre-feet.
BIG WOOD KIVEK BASIN 91

BIG WOOD RIVER AT GOODING, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in NE#NE& sec. 31, T. 5 S., R. 15 E., 30 feet

below highway bridge and half a mile north of Goodiug. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April 1921 to September 1932. From June 1896 to

October 1899 records were collected at station at approximately same s;te but

known as " Malade River at Toponis, Idaho." 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 269 second-feet Apr. 21 (gage

height, 2.57 feet); no flow for long periods.

1921-32: Maximum discharge, 2,340 second-feet May 7, 1922 (gage height,

5.80 feet); no flow for long periods each year. 

REMARKS. Records good. No record during winter. Discharge estimated Apr.

2-10. Numerous diversions for irrigation above and below station. Flow

regulated by operation of gates at Magic Dam. Gage-height record and 10

discharge measurements furnished by water master for Big Wood and Little

Wood Rivers.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1932

Day

j

.,

3.--- ._

4-..-..-.

5 ------

is

9---...-

JO----.---

12.---.-..

14-.- _ .-

if.--..----

Apr.

9 

4

2

2 

1

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

May

68 

77 

73 

79

77

64 

39

47 

43 

43

Ifi 

26 

41 

40 

61

June

79 

71 

59 

57 

51

61 

71

82 

88 

82

68 

61

57 

47

July

79 

114 

86 

70 

53

62

77 

82 

73 

70

fig 

73 

97 

120 

110

Aug.

59 

64 

70

75

77

68 

70 

71 

62 

56

54 

54 

54 

57 

54

Sept.

51

44 

40 

38 

40

39 

38 

34 

30 

33

32 

32 

31 

30 

29

Day

If

r

!» 

K 

2(

21 

'2'

2

2( 2" 

 2t 

2< 

3f 

31

Month

April 3-30... -------- __ __._____-_.__ _-_-_--__.-_-..

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

Aueust .- - - .

September 

The period

.

--------

-------

Apr.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

142 

93 

82

75 

62

49

68 

68

70

Maximum

142 

90 

122 

120 

77 

51

May

56 

47 

25 

22 

35

33 

43 

39 

70

77

88 

84 

90

71 

73

June

62

64

77 

75 

62

40 

31

36 

57 

110

88 

84 

122 

44

28

Minimum

0 

16 

28 

53 

41 

0

July

88 

84 

77 

73 

77

77

79

8fi 

82

71 

70 

71 

73 

66 

54

Mean

28.8 

55.6 

65.9 

78.7 

55.4 

24.1

Aug.

50 

50 

51 

51 

47

42 

41 

41 

42

46

50 

53 

56 

47 

50 

54

Sept.

27 

28. 

26 

24 

27

29 

16 

4 

1 

U

0

a

0

c

0

Run -off in 

acre-feet

1,600 

3,420 

3.92O 

4,840 

3,410 

1,430

18,600
92 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1932, PART 12 B 

BIG WOOD RIVER NEAR GOO DIM'0, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 21, T. 6 S., R. 14 E., at Cleek Rsnch> 

3 l/2 miles above bridge on upper road between Bliss and Hagermau, 5 miles 

above diversion dam for King Hill project, and 6 miles southwest of Goodina.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March 1916 to September 1932.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 261 second-feet Apr. 21 (gage 

height, 2.84 feet); no flow for short periods on several days within period of 

record.

1916-32: 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 to Mar. 28. D; versions for irrigation above station. Flow regulated by storage reservoirs uostream. Gageheight record and seven discharge measurements furnished by water master for 

Big Wood and Little Wood Rivers.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1931-32

Day

1 ......- .-- . -- . .

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

B.. ...... .....................................

4.. - -

^.. 

6--- 

7--.- 

8.. 

g

10-..- _ --- ------

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

12..-.. 

13--. 

U.. .......................... ....... ..........

15__..-------- ---------------- ----------

17 

IS-...-.... ------ _ -.----.-_--------------.

19 

20_--_. - _- ------------

21-...-..- 

22-....- 

23-- -- - 

24--...------.--. _ 

25-. 

26--- 

27.. 

28.-- - 

9Q

30-.-. 

^>1

Mar.

209

187 

165

Month

July 

Apr.

177 

173 

151 

118 

97

77 

38 

19

8

5 

-2

a 4

6

11

31 

40 

66 

35

« 106 

164 

144 

124

88

56 

130 

87 

143 

136

May

108 

102 

102 

140 

129

105

77 

57 

61 

30

8 

8 

24 

22 

26

54 

50 

28 

11 

9

16 

60 

55 

71 

71

80 

72 

77 

59 

44 

51

Jane

52 

56 

46 

50 

54

70 

98 

116 

141 

144

95 

62 

44 

35 

19

55 

48 

61 

61 

39

11 

-3

67

53 

74 

110 

"6

' 1

Maximum Minimum

209 165 

177 2 

140 8 

144 1 

91 11 

38 20 

43 1

July

a 21

48 

42 

18 

12

11 

24 

30 

20 

24

38 

54 

91 

80

47 

34 

29 

26 

32

37 

30 

29 

39

38

26 

22 

24 

30

28 

23

Aug.

34 

34 

26 

29 

34

29 

33 

34 

25

23

37 

32 

24 

26 

23

*-O

23

25 

24

21 

20 

22 

24 

27

29 

24 

26

99

 8 

38

Sept.

43 

33

27 

20

19 

20 

18 

14 

16

20 

19 

22

18 

19

18 

16 

17 

17 

20

18 

18 

7 

"7 

«6

a 2

14 

20

Me- ^etr

187 1, 110 

75. 1 4, 470 

58. 3 3, 580 

55. 8 3, 320 

33. 4 2, 050 

27. 5 1, 690 

17. 1 1, 020

! 17,200

1 Estimated.
BIG WOOD RIVER BASIN 93

BIG WOOD SLOUGH AT HAHEY, IDAHO

LOCATION. Vertical staff gage in sec. 9, T. 2 N., R. 18 E., at highway bridge an 

eighth of a mile northeast of steel highway bridge across Big Wood River and 

an eighth of a mile southwest of Hailey.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June 1915 to September 1932.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 159 second-feet Sept. 26 (gage 

height, 1.94 feet); minimum, about 0.4 second-foot Apr. 25 (gage height, 0.54 

foot).

1915-32: 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 Dec. 27 to Jan. 1 and Jan. 6 to Feb. 6, 

which are poor. Flow affected by load on power plant half a mile upstream. 

Big Wood Slough, a natural channel of Big Wood River, is utilized as a tfilrace 

for the Hailey power plant half a mile upstream. This record represents a 

portion of natural flow of Big Wood River and, when taken in conjunction with 

record of Big Wood River at Hailey, Idaho (p. 85), shows total flow of river at 

this point (p. 86). Two discharge measurements and one daily staF-gage 

reading Oct. 1-6, Apr. 12 to Sept. 30 furnished by water master for Big 

Wood and Little Wood Rivers.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1931-32

Day

\.^. ............

3.. ... ....

4__._ __ .... . .

5. ....

6 .. .

8__.___. .......

9__. ............

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

11 ... . .

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

13_. .............

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

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

16 ._.

17 . 

18 

19 .

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

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

23. . .

24........ .

25 

26 . 

27 ...... .

28 .. 

29 

30 .

ti

Oct.

81 

75 

83 

81 

84

84 

81 

78 

81 

81

75 

75 

84 

84

78

78 

81 

81 

81 

81

«86 

92 

88 

88 

88

88 

92 

92 

88 

88 

88

Nov

88 

92 

92 

92 

92

92 

96 

96 

92 

92

84 

99 

92 

88 

96

99 

88 

96 

99 

96

96 

92 

88 

68 

81

92 

92 

88 

96 

92

Dec.

96 

96 

81 

92 

96

99 

96 

96 

96 

92

92 

92

88 

88 

78

75 

92 

99 

92 

92

92 

92 

92 

96 

99

99 

 2

Jan.

"2 

2 

5 

2

"5

F«b.

1 "10

 20

«30 

42 

42 

60 

3

40 

84 

81 

84 

81

92 

99 

99 

88 

103

88 

84 

84 

84 

84

84 

88 

92 

99

Month

December

July 

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

Mar.

84 

99 

99 

92 

99

99 

99 

99 

92 

99

92 

92 

88 

92 

103

103 

103 

103 

120 

120

116 

116 

116 

116 

111

103 

< 101 

99 

103 

107 

116

Apr.

124 

124 

129 

124 

116

116 

124 

124 

134 

143

129 

3

1 

1 

1

1 

2 

1 

1 

1

1 

1 

1 

0 

0

1 1 

1

0

6

Maximum

92 

99 

99

103 

120 

143 

76 

76 

50 

138 

153

153

May

19 

36 

41 

40 

40

45 

44 

46 

54 

63

57 

64 

67 

76 

64

48 

48 

52 

54 

56

63 

52 

27 

26 

37

45 

42 

38 

34 

33 

30

June

28 

26 

25 

28 

45

39 

35 

47 

45 

44

46 

54 

63 

53 

54

76 

73 

67 

63 

53

52 

59 

70 

75 

68

53 

41 

30 

40 

59

July

48 

45 

36 

28 

21

25 

48 

40 

44 

32

34 

33 

42 

48 

33

28 

27 

29 

35 

28

31 

30 

36 

42 

47

45 

45 

47 

46 

48 

50

Minimum Mean

75 

68

84 

0 

19 

25 

21 

46 in

83.4 

91.5 

77.7 

4.7 

64.7 

103 

47.0 

46.5 

50.4 

37.8 

86.6 

132

0 68.6

Aug.

4f 

4f 

5f

72

7f 

6? 

6f 

84 

96

82 

85 

92 

8586

92 

92 

9C 

86

84

81 

76 

96 

88 

86

92 

11? 

122 

13? 

126 

116

Sept.

118 

114 

122 

124 

120

120 

120

118 

118 

122

118 

124 

124 

124 

111

122 

136 

148 

146 

146

136 

146 

146 

146 

151

153 

138 

146 

148 

143

Run-off in 

ac-e-feet

5,130 

5,440 

4,780 

280 

3,720 

6,339 

2,800 

2,860 

3,000 

2,320 

5,320 

7,860

49,800

1 Estimated.
94 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1932, PART 12 B

CAMAS CREEK NEAR BIAINE, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 15, T. 1 S., R. 16 E., a quarter of a mile 

north of Macon siding on Hill City branch of Oregon Short Line Railroad, 1J« 

miles below railroad bridge, 2% miles above backwater of Magic Reservoir, and 

4 miles southeast of Blaine.

DRAINAGE AREA. 618 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 1912 to September 1932. Discharge measurements 

only are available for 1922.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 2,870 second-feet Apr. 10 (gage 

height, 9.03 feet); minimum recorded discharge during pe-iod of record, 2.3 

second-feet Sept. 6 (gage height, 0.96 foot).

1911-32: 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 (gage height, 0.90 foot).

REMARKS. Records good. No records during winter. Many small diversions 

above station. No regulation. Water passing station is used for storage in 

Magic Reservoir. Gage-height record and two discharge measurements furnished by water master for Big Wood and Little Wood Rivers.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1931-33

Day

1. _ _. 

2 _ __ __

4 _ _ __ ....

5.- ___ 

6 . 

7 .

8_ .- -. - -- -

9 _ 

10 -- . . .- --.. 

11 . 

13 

15 

16 

18 

19- 

2/0...... ...............................

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 - . .

11

Oct.

2.6

2.6

2.6

2. 6

2.6

2.6

Mar.

53 

119

Month

July. 

Apr

245 

438 

410 

510 

630

615 

645 

750 

1,600 

2,570

2,280 

2,280 

2,180 

1, 850 

1,450

1,120 

850 

1,020 

920 

832

920 

920 

850 

780 

615

525 

510 

555 

690 

690

May

585 

510 

525 

630 

690

675 

615 

570 

555 

555

540 

555 

555 

555 

525

495 

452 

410 

385 

368

363 

363 

349 

317 

269

220 

195 

192 

192 

205 

243

June

282 

282 

279 

215 

269

371 

480 

510 

466

438

452 

410 

365 

330 

338

357 

344 

338 

300 

256

228 

205 

195 

195

178

168 

150 

130 

108 

90

Maximum Minimum

2. 6 2. 6 

119 53 

2, 570 245 

690 192 

510 90 

71 5.3 

4. 4 2. 4 

3. 8 2. 4

July

71 

62 

55 

48 

45

40 

35 

27 

21 

18

16 

15 

17 

21 

19

18 

16 

14 

14 

15

14 

13 

13 

12 

11

10 

9.2 

7.8 

7.0 

5.9 

5.3

Aus.

4.4 

4.2 

4.0 

3.4 

3.2

3.2 

3.0

2.8 

2.8 

3.0

3.0 

3.4 

3.4 

3.2 

3.2

3.2 

3.0 

2.7 

2.6 

2.6

2.4 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6

2.6 

4.0 

3.4 

4.0 

3.6 

3.2

Sept.

3.0 

2.8

2.8 

2.6 

2.6

2^ 

2. 8 

2. b

*J. 8

£ 8 

2.8

f) Q

2^8

2.8 

2.8 

2.8 

3.4 

3.8

3.2 

3.0

2! 8 

M, H

M Run-off in 

Mean acre-feet

2. 60 41 

86. 0 341 

1, 010 60, 100 

441 27, 100 

291 17, 300 

22. 4 1, 380 

3. 16 194 

2. 83 168
BIG WOOD RIVER BASIN 95

LINCOLN CANAL NEAR RICHFIELD, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 9, T. 3 S., R. 18 E., at head of canal, 

100 yards east of Shoshone-Hailey highway, b}z miles below Magic Dam, and 12 

miles northwest of Richfield.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April 1925 to September 1932.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 414 second-feet June 30 (gage 

height, 2.90 feet); no flow subsequent to Sept. 24 and for long periods prior to 

Apr. 30.

1925-32: Maximum discharge, 706 second-feet May 28, 1927 (gage height, 

4.00 feet); no flow for long periods each year.

REMARKS. Records excellent. No records Oct. 1 to Nov. 14, Nov. 16 to Mar. 31. 

Canal diverts water from right bank of Big Wood River in sec. 9, T. 3 S., R. 

18 E., and approximately parallels river for 10 miles to head of North Gooding 

Canal, in sec. 15, T. 4 S., R. 18 E., where water is returned to Big Wood River 

or diverted into North Gooding Canal. Canal is used to conserve large channel 

losses in natural bed of river. No diversions from canal above gage. Gageheight record and six discharge measurements furnished by water master for 

Big Wood and Little Wood Rivers.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1931-32

Day

I-.-.... ... . ..... .....

2

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

^.. ...........................................

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

Q. ................................ ...........

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

8..... ......... ..... _ _ ..... _ _ _ .......

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

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

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

12.. . ............ ._._. ........... . ....... .

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

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

\^>. ........................ ..... .... .....

16..--....- ........ ..... . . . .

VJ. ................................ . . . .....

^S>. .................................... .......

\^.. ............................... ...........

ISO. ...... .................. ....... ... . .....

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

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

1&. ................................ .......

^.. ...........................................

K... ..........................................

2K. ............................................

yr. ............................................

2S.. ...........................................

K. ............................................ y^. ............................................ "i>\... ..........................................

Nov.

70

Month

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

Apr.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 "95

May

184 

118 

118 

97 

97

96 

94 

"98 

103 

80

84 

74 

93 

94 

96

104 

111 

118 

121 

130

- 130 

° 130 

130 

"138 

145

159 

162 

161 

150 

148 

148

June

139 

136 

138 

134

128

124 

113 

"101 

89 

100

99 

99

97 

90 

97

90

85 

85 

86 

94

108 

140 

165 

203 

256

262 

260 

250 

300 

372

Maximum Minimum

184 74 

372 85 

391 145 

165 111 

124 0

July

391 

357 

304 

199 

191

186 

181 

184 

184 

177

177 

177 

174 

167 

151

146 

145 

145 

145 

145

150 

154 

148 

148 

148

146 

150 

148 

148 

146 

148

Aug.

148 

148 

148 

151 

156

165 

165 

165 

159

157

156 

153 

148 

« 141 

134

132 

132 

128 

128 

124

124 

132 

140 

145 

145

145 

140 

132 

128 

120 

111

Sept.

103 

106 

104 

104 

104

104 

111 

108 

115

117

< 120 

118 

115 

115 

115

115 

114 

115 

124 

110

94 

93 

94 

"57 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Mean Pun-off in 

mean acre-feet

120 7, 380 

148 8, 810 

179 11, 000 

142 8, 730 

85. 8 5, 110

41,200

' Estimated.
96 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1932, PART 12 B

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 northnortheast of Shoshone, and 12}^ miles below Magic Dam.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 1925 to September 1932.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 370 second-feet July 1 (gage 

height, 1.78 feet); no flow during several periods.

1925-32: Maximum discharge, 667 second-feet May 29, 1927 (gage height, 

2.48 feet); no flow for long periods each year.

REMARKS. Records excellent. No records Oct. 1 to Nov. 15, Nov. 18 to Mar. 31. 

Canal diverts water from right bank of Big Wood River in sec. 9, T. 3 S., R. 

18 E., and approximately parallels river for 10 miles to head of North Gooding 

Canal, in sec. 15, T. 4 S., R. 18 E., where water is either returned to Big Wood 

River or diverted directly into North Gooding Canal. Canal is used to conserve large channel losses in natural bed of river. Five ditches have rights to 

divert 12.5 second-feet for irrigation above this station. Gage-height record 

and six discharge measurements furnished by water master for Big Wood and 

Little Wood Rivers.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1931-32

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 

»-...... . .. ............

30.... .

31... _ .........

Nov.

199

177

Month

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

Apr.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

4

May

145 

98 

102 

82 

80

80 

74 

66 

70 

61

64 

62 

66

72 

72

77 

84 

89 

91 

98

110 

108 

106 

114 

121

129 

134 

134 

123 

123 

125

June

116 

114 

114 

112 

108

102 

95

89

77 

72

79 

80 

80

74

77

75 

67 

66 

64

72

82 

104 

129 

154 

210

228 

225 

219 

237 

325

Maximum Minimum

145 61 

325 64 

347 114 

131 87 

95 0

July

347 

311 

280

182 

157

157 

154 

157 

160 

152

154 

154 

147 

143 

131

125 

123 

123 

125 

127

127 

129 

131 

129 

125

121 

118 

116 

114 

114 

114

Aug.

114 

114 

114 

114 

127

129 

131 

131 

127 

127

123 

121 

118 

110 

110

104 

104 

100 

98 

95

95 

98 

108 

112 

112

112 

110 

102 

100 

95 

87

Sept.

82 

82 

79

77 

77

77 

75 

80 

86 

87

87 

87 

87 

87 

87

84 

87 

89 

95 

93

75 

72 

70 

74 

61

4 

0 

0 

0 

0

2'ean Run-off in i ean acre-feet

95. 5 5, 870 

122 7, 260 

153 9, 410 

111 6, 820 

68.0 4,050

33,400
BIG WOOD RIVER BASIN 97

THORN CREEK SPILLWAY NEAR GOODINCh IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 6, T. 5 S., R. 16 E., 600 feet below diversion from North Gooding Canal, 900 feet above Thorn Creek, and 7% miles 

northeast of Gooding.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April 1928 to September 1932.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 229 second-feet July 14 (gage 

height, 2.18 feet); probably no flow prior to May and subsequent to Sept. 25.

1928-32: Maximum discharge and gage height those of July 14, 1932; no 

flow during nonirrigation season.

REMARKS. Records excellent except those estimated for May 1, 3, 4, fr-14, which 

are fair. Spillway diverts from North Gooding Canal and discharges into Thorn 

Creek in sec. 6, T. 5 S., R. 16 E. It is utilized as part of plan to minimize losses 

from natural channel of Big Wood River. Gage-height record and results of 

nine discharge measurements furnished by water master for Big Wood and Little 

Wood Rivers.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1981-82

Day

1 _ ..........

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

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

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

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

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

8 -.. .

9. __ .... _ .

10 ..........

11 ....... ...

12 __ ........

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

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

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

May

5 

10 

.6 

.6 

.6

 6 

8.4

June

124 

122 

122 

112 

114

134 

132 

149 

132 

122

120 

115 

112 

95

88

July

172 

186 

151 

149 

135

151 

164 

166 

164 

164

166 

174 

193 

209 

193

Aug.

132 

139 

139 

141 

137

134 

134 

128 

120 

115

112 

112 

110 

112 

108

Sept.

80.0 

76.0 

71.0 

70.0 

71.0

71.0 

70.0 

68.0 

67.0 

70.0

70.0 

70.0 

67.0 

66.0 

66.0

Day

If

r

1* 

1£ 

2C

21 

25 

23 

24 

2f

2e

27 

2S 

2S 

3C 

31

Month

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

September.. _ .--. - - --. .-. ..

The perlod ..........-......-. ..........

....-.-.-....

.. .....

Maximum

149 

149 

209 

141 

80

May

41 

76 

90 

98

88

85 

97 

112 

145 

149

147 

141 

143

132

1?4 

124

June

100 

100 

114 

110 

100

85 

73 

72 

120 

135

132 

120 

100 

89 

130

July

181 

174 

170 

168 

170

168 

168 

168 

164 

157

147 

151 

151 

147 

132 

126

Minimum Mean

0. 6 58. 8 

72 112 

126 164 

71 101 

0 49.6

Aug.

95 

86 

86 

83 

73

71 

71 

71 

72

77

80 

80 

79 

76

77 

77

Sept.

64.0 

64.0 

63.0 

63.0 

70.0

62.0 

39.0 

7.5 

1.2 

.6

0

Eun-off in 

acre-feet

3,620 

6,660 

10,100 

6,210 

2,950

29,500
98 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1932, PART 12 P

LITTLE WOOD RIVER NEAR CAREY, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in EJ<> sec. 30, T. 1 N., R. 21 E., £, 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 

1932. February 1920 to September 1926 at station 6 miles upstream (records 

comparable except during spring run-off).

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 966 second-feet May 14 (gage 

height, 4.12 feet); minimum, 14 second-feet Oct. 1 (gage height, 0.71 foot).

1904-5, 1926-32: Maximum discharge, 1,180 second-feet Apr. 27, 1927 (gage 

height, 4.73 feet); maximum gage height, 5.1 feet May 22, 1904; minimum discharge, 6 second-feet Sept. 4, 1931 (gage height, 0.54 foot).

REMARKS. Records good except those estimated, Nov. 14 to Mar. 16, Mar. 23 to 

Apr. 18, which are fair. A few small irrigation diversions above station. No 

regulation. Gage-height record furnished by water master for Little Wood 

River and Little Wood River Canal Co.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1931-33

Day

1 _____ __ 

2 .__ _ ______

3 ____________

4 _ .- __ ... ___

5 _ ..__ 

6 ____ ______

7 _._ 

9 . -.

10 

ll_._-_ . __..

13. 

15. ____

17 .

18 ___ ....

19 ...

21 ...

22. ______ ....

24 . 

25 

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

28

29_-_. ___ _ ___

30 -_ _

31 

Oct.

14 

14 

14 

14 

14

16 

17 

18 

19 

19

20 

19 

19 

19 

19

19 

19 

19 

19 

19

19 

23 

27 

25 

24

24 

24 

25 

25 

25 

25

Nov.

26 

26 

26 

26 

27

27 

29 

29 

29 

29

31 

27

27

 25

Dec.

25 

30

Jan.

1 30 

"29

30

25

Feb.

30

Month

July. ______________ ..............................

Mar.

40

45 

49 

54 

73

86

83 

85

' 80

Apr.

100 

150

300

1 525

521 

532

450 

408 

373 

311 

292

387 

532 

464 

425 

422

Maximum

27

928 

557 

308 

71 

54

928

May

446 

510 

575 

648 

557

557 

557 

575 

611 

666

722 

796 

852 

928 

871

778 

722 

740 

796

778

833 

833 

685 

557 

489

439 

383 

377 

346 

333 

317

June

301 

289 

286 

295 

432

496 

460 

446 

432 

456

425 

428 

467 

496 

528

557 

539 

499 

474 

456

460 

499 

525 

528 

532

471 

439 

400 

370 

343

July

308 

286 

252 

224 

200

182 

172 

162 

153 

145

147 

151 

172 

207 

172

153 

138 

136 

138 

130

128 

120 

112 

107 

103

99 

94

88 

86 

85 

79

Minimum Mean

14

317 

286 

79 

31 

32

19.9 

26.1 

27.6 

26.6 

30.0 

57.9 

315 

622 

444 

153 

47.6 

38.9

14 151

Aug.

71 

67 

62 

59 

62

62 

61 

61 

55 

51

49 

46 

46 

47 

41

40 

36 

34 

33 

32

32 

31 

32 

31 

31

31 

41 

45 

65 

64 

57

Sept.

54 

50 

46 

44 

41

40 

39 

37 

36 

39

38 

35 

35 

36 

36

36 

33 

32 

35 

37

36 

36 

35 

40 

40

46 

41 

39 

37 

38

Run-off in 

acre-feet

1,220 

1,550 

1,700 

1,640 

1,730 

3,560 

18,700 

38,200 

26,400 

9,410 

2,930 

2,310

109,000

Discharge measurement.
BIG WOOD EIVEE BASIN 99

LITTLE WOOD EIVER NEAR RICHFIELD, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 30, T. 4 S., R. 20 E., half a mile above

Jim Burn's slough and heading of Dietrich Canal and 1 mile east of reilroad

station at Richfield.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. January 1911 to September 1932. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 266 second-feet May 14 (gage

height, 2.24 feet); minimum mean daily discharge, 42 second-feet May 28. 

1911-32: 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 1 eight,

0.52 foot). 

REMARKS. Records good. No records October to March. Discharge estimated

Sept. 30. Small ranch diversions above gage. Gage-height record and four

discharge measurements furnished by water master for Big Wood and Little

Wood Rivers.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1932

Day

1.

3__.__

4....-

f,

fi

V

9

10....

12._._

13...._

14... __

Apr.

163 

172 

168 

15S 

138

132 

125 

123 

125

125

132 

140 

149

158 

168

May

192 

200 

215 

236 

252

255 

244 

244 

239 

236

248 

255 

263 

263

258

June

68 

62 

50 

52 

55

76 

180 

228 

207 

191

194 

200 

190 

190 

184

July

cs

71~F65 

76

89

88 

81

78 

78

83 

89 

96 

100 

105

Aug.

91 

89

84 

88 

83

84 

76 

72

84 

86

84 

84

P8 

88

88

Sept.

117 

117 

123 

125 

132

134 

132 

129 

132 

129

134 

136 

145 

147 

140

Day

1C 

17 

IS 

It

22 

22 

21

2£

2f 

27

2S 

29 

3C 

31

Month

July .- .- -- 

August

Septem 

T

ber

ae peric d._ .................... ...__.---. -

...__

.

Apr.

187 

202 

202 

197 

192

205 

207 

200 

184 

177

182 

184 

220 

231 

207

Maximum

231 

263 

228 

105 

113 

156

May

255 

239 

197 

182 

175

177 

177 

182 

175 

127

83 

52 

42 51 

59 

70

June

182 

180 

175 

163 

132

98 

80 

55 

67

76

83 

76 

70 

59 

59

Minimum

123 

42 

50 

65

117

July

100 

100 

96 

98 

100

100

98 

96 

96 

86

89 

92 

89 

92 

91 

91

Mean

172 

188 

123 

88.9 

88.7 

138

Aug.

88 

89 

89 

89 

89

86 

86 

86 

83

88

86 

91 

98 

105 

109 

113

Sept.

136 

136 

136 

136- 

136-

138 

145 

142 

147 

149

149 

156 

151 

149 

149

Run-off in 

ac-e-feet

10,200 

11,600 

7,320 

5,470 

5,450 

8,210

48,200
100 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1932, PART 12 B 

LITTLE WOOD RIVER AT SHOSHONE, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 2, T. 6 S., R. 17 E., just above diversion 

dam for town water supply and 400 feet above Shoshone.-Pichfield highway 

bridge in Shoshone.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April 1922 to September 1932.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 470 second-fegt June 26 (gage 

height, 2.03 feet); minimum, 20 second-feet Oct. 4 (gage height, 0.53 foot).

1922-32: Maximum discharge, 664 second-feet June 18, 1922 (gage height, 

2.26 feet); practically no flow July 29, 1931.

REMARKS. Records good. No records during winter. Numerous irrigation 

diversions above and below station. A small ditch for Shoshone water supply 

diverts from left bank immediately below gage. Gage-height record and seven 

.discharge measurements furnished by water master for Big Wood and Little 

Wood Rivers.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1931-32

Day

1.... _ . . _. .... 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9 _ ..........................................

10........... ............... ...... .--..-....

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

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

13-- 

U. ............................................

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

16 

17--. - ..

IS 

19-- 

20 

21.--- .

22--.-- . ___ .... . ..---.- __ .........

23--- 

24 

25 

26---- 

27--. 

28--.- .--- ...... .-

29... . 

30--. 

31 

Oct.

27 

22 

20 

21

Month

October 1-4. ... __ ... _ ....... __ ..... _ ......

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

Apr.

129 

129 

131 

126 

120

98 

87 

85 

78 

64

64 

66 

48 

64 

66

72 

83 

110 

96 

80

123 

175 

168 

158 

154

140 

161 

242 

272 

242

May

242 

246 

255 

268 

264

255 

259 

246 

225 

209

221 

251 

264 

286 

308

299 

334 

344 

330 

330

330 

348 

366 

366 

357

348 

348 

344 

334 

330 

344

June

348 

344 

339 

326 

334

352 

375 

398 

424 

348

308 

294 

290 

281 

290

286 

312 

321 

308 

290

277 

272 

281 

334 

357

447 

406 

312 

268 

286

Maximum Minimum

27 20 

272 48 

366 209 

447 268 

424 339 

357 316 

330 43

July

339 

339 

339 

348 

348

357 

362 

357 

352 

357

362 

375 

406 

424 

416

398 

393 

388 

380 

384

388 

388 

388 

380 

384

384 

393 

388 

380 

352 

348

Aug.

352 

352 

357 

357 

344

344 

348 

326 

316 

326

334 

334 

339 

330 

326

326 

316 

316 

321 

321

321 

321 

321 

326 

321

321 

330 

326 

326 

330 

339

Sept.

330 

312 

303 

303 

303

303 

303 

294 

294 

199

299 

299 

299 

299 

294

294 

294 

290 

290 

294

217 

94 

62 

50 

43

46 

46 

68 

83

72

Mean Run-off in ivleal1 acre-feet

22. 5 179 

121 7, 200 

298 18, 300 

327 19, 500 

374 23, 000 

331 20, 400 

226 13, 400
BIG WOOD RIVER BASIN 101

FISH CREEK ABOVE BAM NEAR CARET, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 2, T. 1 N., R. 22 E., \ l/± miles above 

entrance of West Fork of Fish Creek, 1H miles above dam of Carey Valley 

Reservoir Co., and 14 miles northeast of Carey.

DRAINAGE AREA. About 56 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 1920 to September 1932.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 100 second-feet (estimated) May 

7-12 (gage height, 1.58 feet); minimum, 1.2 second-feet Aug. 9, 10 (gage height, 

0.07 foot).

1920-32: Maximum discharge, 158 second-feet May 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 Apr. 10 to June 17 when 

stage-discharge relation was affected by backwater which are poor. Diecharge interpolated Nov. 8-13. No records during winter. No regulation. 

Several small diversions above gage. Gage-height record furnished by water 

master for Fish Creek. Control is Cipolletti weir rated by current-meter 

measurements.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1931-32

Day

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

2..- ---_--. - -.. -__-----

3..... ... - . _ -

5 -___--__.---_ --------

6 -.---.-.. -.-.....-.-...--.-.----

9

11-- -. 

13--- ------------------------------- -.

Ifi -- -- ..--. .--.--.

18-- ------------------------------

19. -_.----..--.--.----... ------------ .

20---------- -------- ----------------

21 - -- -.-... -

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

23-. _ - . - 

25 -- --_---- ._-

28 . - 

29

30 

31 - -- 

Oct.

3.5 

3.5 

3.5 

3.5 

3.2

3.5 

3.9 

3.9 

3.9 

3.9

3.9 

3.9 

3.9

3.9 

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.5

3.5

3.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

6.3

6.3

5.9

5.0

Nov.

3.9 

3.2 

2.9 

3.5 

4.3

4.3 

4.3 

4.4 

4.5 

4.6

4.7 

4.8 

4.9

4.7

Month

July -- ___- __- ._ -_ _ - 

Apr.

56

58 

60 

60 

61 

62

62 

62 

63

64 

fi4

65 

65 

67 

71 

76

80 

80 

82 

83 

85

May

86 

88 

90 

92 

93

96 

100 

100 

100 

100

100 

100 

92 

85 

82

82 

81 

79 

79

78

78 

76 

70 

64 

58

56 

53 

55 

56 

49 

42

June

48 

40 

37 

36 

44

53 

53 

53 

53 

53

51 

51 

51 

51 

51

54 

50 

45 

38 

34

34 

31 

27

23

23 

23 

22 

20 

20

Maximum Minimum

6. 3 3. 2 

5. 0 2. 9 

85 56 

100 42 

54 20 

22 6.3 

9. 5 1. 2 

8.1 5.9

July

17 

16 

17 

19 

20

19 

17 

16 

16 

15

15 

16 

22 

19 

15

18 

18 

16 

17 

17

17 

16 

16 

15 

15

14 

13 

11 

9.0 

8.6 

6.3

Aug.

6.3 

5.9 

5.0 

5.0 

4.7

4.3 

4.7 

3.9 

2.2 

1.2

1.4

3! 9 

3.9 

3.9

3.9 

3.5 

3.5 

2.9 

° 9

2.9 

3.5 

3.9 

3.9 

4.3

4.3 

5.9 

6.3 

9.0 

9.5 

8.6

Sept.

8.1 

8.1 

7.6 

7.6 

7.2

6.7 

6.3 

5.9 

5.9 

6.3

6.7 

6.7 

6.7 

7.2 

7.2

6.7 

6.7 

6.7 

6.7 

7.2

7.2 

7.6 

7.6 

8.6 

7.2 

* 

7.2 

7.2 

7.2 

7.2 

7.2

Mpan Rrn-off in 

Mean acre-feet

4. 35 267 

4. 27 127 

67. 9 2, 830 

79. 4 4, 880 

39. 8 2, 370 

15. 7 966 

4. 44 273 

7. 08 421

NOTE. During high stages of April, May, and June an undetermined flow is reported to have been 

passed around station.
102 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1932, PART 12 B 

FISH CREEK NEAR CARET, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 15, T. 1 N., R. 22 E., 600 feet below

Carey Valley Reservoir Co.'s dam, 1% miles upstream from 1931 location, and

11 miles northeast of Carey. Prior to Nov. 11, 1930, station was located in

sec. 22, l J/2 miles downstream; records comparable. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April 1919 to September 1920, May 1923 to September

1932. Discharge measurements only in 1921 and 1922. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 103 second-feet July 31, Aug. 1, 2

(gage height, 1.38 feet); practically no flow during nonirrigr.tion season.

1919-20, 1923-32: Maximum discharge, 170 second-feet May 19, 1927 (gage

height, 1.91 feet); practically no flow during winters since 1920. 

REMARKS. Records good except those estimated, which are fair. 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, 1931-82

Day

2 - -------- --------

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

7 ---

8 . ... __ -._- .... ......

10 

11 

12-.... __ - 

10

14-.----. - --------- ---------

15 - -

16 

17- . _ -----------------------

18 

19

20 

21

22 

23 

24

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 

Oct.

6.6 

6.6 

6.6 

6.2

5.0

5.4 

5.4 

5.4 

5.8 

5.8

5.4 

5.4

5.8

5.8 

5.8

6.2 

6.2 

fi.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

6.6

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.8

Nov.

5.8 

5.8 

5.8 

6.2

6.2

6.2

5.8 

"4.7 

3.6 

3.6

3.6 

3.2 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.9

^ 9

Month

April 10-30 -------------------- __ ------- ... -

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

August __ . ______ . __ . ___ . __ _.- __ .-

.September.. . __ - _ ... . ___ -.-. ... ....

Apr.

"8.1 

12

a !2 

a 12

" 12

a 12

12 

12

a 12

« 12

< 12

"7.8 

5.0 

5.0 

"5.0

"5.7 

"2.9

a 2 9

°2. 9 

2.9

May

2.9 

"5.2

7.5 

-8.8 

10

"8.8 

7.5 

7.5 

°7. 5 

"28

39 

39 

39 

39 

39

39 

"43 

44 

44 

44

44 

44 

"57 

67 

"68

69 

"61

55 

55 

°55 

"55

Maximum

7.5 

6.2 

12 

69 

87 

102 

103 

15

June

55 

55 

55 

55 

55

44 

35 

30 

25 

25

24 

21 

20 

20 

20

37 

48 

50 

51 

51

74 

82 

85 

87 

87

87 

87 

87 

82 

74

Minimum

5.0 

2.6 

2 9 

£9 

20 

36 

3.3 

1.6

July

74 

67

58 

55 

48

40 

36 

44 

64 

47

58 

57 

62 

61

57 

53 

51 

51 

54

67 

85 

94 

89 

73

61 

88 

100 

100 

100 

102

Aug.

103 

102 

102 

102 

100

100 

99 

99 

98 

92

88 

76 

64 

63 

62

62 

53 

45 

45 

39

32 

38 

41 

40 

38

33 

"28 

« 19 

"13 

"7.3

o o o

Sept.

"1.6 

-1.6 

2.4

2. i

£4

2 4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2. 4

2.4 

2.4 

2.4

2. 1 

2.4

i! 4 

2.4 

2.4

5.8 

9.8 

7.9 

10 

15

M Run-off in 

Mean acre-feet

6. 16 379 

4. 10 163 

8. 58 357 

36. 5 2, 240 

53. 6 3, 190 

66. 1 4, 060 

60. 9 3, 740 

3. 56 212

 Estimated.
BIG WOOD RIVER BASIN 103

SILVER CREEK NEAR PIC ABO .IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 1, T. 2 S., R. 20 E., 1% miles belc^ mouth 

of drain ditch of Blaine County Drainage District 1 and 3 miles southeast of 

Picabo.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 1920 to September 1932.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during period of record, 217 second-fe?.t Apr. 1 

(gage height, 2.50 feet); minimum, 36 second-feet May 27 (gage height, 0.57 

foot).

1920-32: Maximum discharge, 312 second-feet Apr. 3, 1923 (gag? height, 

3.29 feet); minimum, 26 second-feet June 2, 1920 (gage height, 0.48 foot).

REMAHKS. Records excellent. No records October to March. Discharge interpolated Apr. 4-6; estimated Sept. 30. Numerous diversions for irrigation above 

station. Some water is passed around station by slough on right banl" heading 

300 feet above gage. Gage-height record and two discharge measurements 

furnished by water master for Big Wood and Little Wood Rivers.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1982

Day

!__--_

0

3_---_

4____-

5_-.__

6. ..._

s

9_.-__

10____.

ll..___

12__. _

13__-__

14_-_-_

15_ ...

Apr.

217 

212 

198 

184 

170

156 

143 

MO 

13S 

132

125 

122 

118 

119 

115

May

105 

108 

113 

130 

132

131 

128 

119 

lltj 

114

112 

107 

106 

102 

83

June

78 

78 

80 

84 

106

129 

134

106 

95

89

88 

89 

91 

90

87

July

108 

115 

112 

116

128

126 

195

126 

128 

133

140 

144 

157 

174 

172

Aug.

141 

143 

141 

141 

138

133 

132 

133 

133 

131

128 

130 

129 

127 

126

Sept.

151 

157 

157 

159 

159

157 

157 

157 

152 

151

156 

157 

158 

158 

158

Day

16 

17 

Ib 

19 

20

22

£

25

2f 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Month

July - -

August 

Septem

The peri jd - -. . - _- . 

Apr.

113 

112 

107 

103 

106

108 

115 

111 

107 

105

100 

125 

lit 

109 

105

Maximum

217 

132 

134 

174 

156 

170

May

66 

43 

49 

46 

44

43 

44 

14 

13 

43

41 

30

85 

87 

S3

78

June

86 

79 

78 

78 

76

80 

70

77 

78 

82

82 

89 

87 

90 

103

Minimum

103 

36 

76 

108 

121 

151

July

159 

148

145 

149 

156

100 

154 

149 

149 

150

119 

142 

138 

136 

137 

137

Aug.

128 

129 

128 

127 

124

123 

123 

121 

121 

122

122 

128 

136 

147

152 

156

Sept.

156 

156 

156 

157 

159

163 

164 

165 

165 

165

168 

170 

170 

170 

170

Me- *££££

131 7, 800 

83. 3 5, 120 

88. 8 5, 280 

141 8, 670 

132 8, 120 

160 9, 520

44,500

NOTE. The following estimates of flow in bypass channel which carries water around gage on right bank 

were made:

Second-feet

Apr. 7.-._-,-.--......_._... 0.6

Apr. 25._--__.___._____.__._ 0

Apr. 27..................... .3

Apr. 28..___.__...__.. .3

May 2...................... .3

May5......__....___.. .4

May 10..................... .3

Second-feet 

May 12-_------..---_....... 0.4

May 14---..-......-......-- .3

June 23-.-_..__..._... .2

July 13 - .-. .5

July 14 ................... 1.0

Aug. 19_-_ ----_.-------.---- .75

Aug. 21...................... .6

Second-feet

Sept. 5...--..---..__..... 2.0

Sept. 9.........._.._.... 2.0

Sept. 10....--.-.--..__... 2.0

Sept. 15---..---.____.... 2.5

Sept. 21......_________ 3.0

Sept. 25....-.--_...__... 3.0

Sept. 29--....--.---------.-. 3.0
104 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1932, PART 12 B

KING HILL CANAL NEAR HAGERMAN, IDAHO

LOCATION. Staff gage in SW}4 sec. 27, T. 6 S., R. 13 E., half a mile west of highway bridge over Big Wood River, 1,000 feet below heading at Idaho Power Co. 

canal, 430 feet above mouth of inverted syphon crossing Snake River, and 3}£ 

miles north of Hagerman.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March 1930 to September 1931.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 306 second-feet ^ ug. 22-25 (gage 

height, 3.56 feet); practically no flow during nonirrigation season.

1930-32: Maximum discharge, that of Aug. 22-25, 1932; maximum gage 

height, 3.64 feet July 3, 4, 1931; practically no flow during noni-rigation season.

REMARKS. Records good except those for Apr. 9 and June 16, which are poor. 

Water is diverted from Big Wood River via Idaho Power Co. canal by King Hill 

Irrigation District for use on its project. Gage-height reco-d furnished by 

King Hill Irrigation District.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1931-32

Day

1. ............. --------

Z.. ..........................

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

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

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

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

7- ..........................

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

9.....- - _ - -

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

11.- 

12... 

IS.-. 

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

15_._ - 

16_____ _____-_-.- _ . _

17.- 

18.- 

19.-. 

20-- 

22

23 

24. ........ ..... ......... _.

25.- 

26.. 

27 

28.- - 

29.- . .

30. 

11

Oct.

237 

232 

228 

228

228

225 

222 

222 

222 

"170

,

Nov.

it

Mar.

76

Month

October 1-10. ... . ............ . _ ..

July 

Apr.

»25 

93

103 

103 

103 

103 

125

125 

125 

136 

150 

150

165 

168 

168 

175 

189

195 

195 

195 

195 

195

May

201 

203 

203 

203 

203

203 

212 

215 

218 

236

249 

252 

266

279 

279

282

287 

288 

291 

295

282 

285 

285 

288 

290

283

291 

290 

287 

287 

287

Maximum

237 

195 

295 

296 

296 

306 

290

June

287 

287 

285 

283 

280

277 

274 

271 

266 

258

255 

256 

261

"160

»40 

254 

272 

274

275

277 

280 

283

287 

287

290 

291 

293 

293 

296

Minimum

170 

25 

201 

40

287 

240

July

296 

296 

296 

293 

290

283 

178 

275 

285 

291

293 

225 

"45

a 2

"210 

277 

280 

283

285

287 

287 

288 

290

290 

290 

290

287 

283 

285

Aug.

287 

287 

288 

290 

290

290 

290 

291 

293 

293

293 

293 

293 

295 

296

298 

299 

299 

303 

303

303 

306 

306 

306 

306

303 

303 

299 

295 

290 

290

Sept.

290 

290 

290 

288 

287

287 

287 

283 

283 

283

280 

275 

280 

282 

277

277 

275 

274 

271 

267

267 

258 

255 

249 

246

246 

246 

246 

240 

243

M Run-off in Mean acre-feet

221 4, 380 

145 6, 330 

259 15, 900 

265 15, 800 

244 15, 000 

296 18, 200 

271 16, 100

1 All or partly estimated.
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1932, PART 12 B 105

CANYON CHEEK BASIN

MOUNTAIN HOME FEEDER CANAL NEAR MOUNTAIN HOME, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 36, T. 2 S., B. 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 

1932.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 185 second-feet Mar. 19 (gage 

height, 2.44 feet); no flow reported during fall and winter months.

1924-29, 1931-32: 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. Canal diverts from Canyon Creek in sec. 3", 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 

Creek and by storage in Long Tom Reservoir. Gage-height record furnished 

by Mountain Home Irrigation District.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1932

Day

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

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

3... ...... ...... ............. ..--...

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

5 -- - - 

6.---.-------.-.-.-.-.. ... ..........

8 . _ _ .-. 

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

10---..-,-.-.-.- ... _ -._- 

11 ----------- - _-.- -___ --

12.--.... ............................. .

13 .-,--. .-. -._..-_--

14 .-_ __.- _ . 

15... 

16 ... .-_ _ . - -

17-._.---.-._-- ... ..................

18 . .

19 ..... .--... ........... -

20 . .

21 --... _ 

22-.-. . ... ....... ...._...-.._-._.-.

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

24 .. _ _ _. ... .... ..

25 . .

26 . - -.. 

27... ......... .... .....- .....

28 . - 

29 

30 . . _

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

Feb.

72

Mar.

38

31 

20 

34

38 

38 

38 

35 

32

30 

28 

24 

24 

26

30 

54 

120

168 

1G8

159 

139 

119 

112 

110

96 

94 

102 

105 

109 

114

Month

Aprih _ _ _-_-. _._ . ------_ .-_. --- .--

May. - - - 

July ....... _-__.__.._ .___._ _ -_ ._._

Apr.

127 

132 

130 

110 

95

87 

85 

83 

85 

94

105 

112 

110 

112 

101

99 

98 

94 

99 

105

102 

101 

94 

91 

92

98 

100 

96 

94 

92

........

May

85 

75 

68 

46 

38

41 

51 

56 

79 

90

85 

80 

76 

73 

70

74 

76

81 

83 

83

93

98 

91 

90

87

85 

80 

81 

80 

86 

82

June

73 

60 

57 

56 

55

48 

46 

44 

43 

38

38 

38 

37 

37 

41

43 

44 

43 

42

48

48 

60 

«2 

68 

73

73 

80 

93 

&4 °9S

Maximum Minimum

168 24 

132 83 

98 38 

98 37 

108 37 

88 35 

55 2

July

102 

101 

101 

102 

100

99 

97 

96 

96 

95

94 

93 

105 

108 

97

93 

79

77 

79 

77

51 

43 

41 

41 

40

40 

40 

"40 

"39 

°38 

"37

Aug.

37 

37 

35 

35 

38

82 

85 

84 

81 

79

79

77 

75 

75 " 74

73 

75

88 

86 

83

79 

75 

70 

68 

65

62 

62 

61 

61 

56 

56

Sept.

49 

50 

51 

52 

52

51 

53 

53 

54 

55

52 

41 

28 

28 

28

28 

28 

28 

« 17 

"3

"3

 3

a 3 

»3

-3

"3

"2 

«2 

° 2 

° 2

M RuQ-ofl in 

Mean acre-feet

72 143 

73, 3 4, 510 

101 6, 010 

76. 2 4, 690 

56. 0 3, 330 

75. 5 4, 640 

67. 5 4, 150 

27 6 1,640

29,100

1 Estimated or interpolated. 

12918 34 8
106 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1932, PART 12 B

MOUNTAIN HOME COOPERATIVE CANA1 NEAE MOUNTAIN HOJ'E, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 36, T. 2 S., R. 6 E., at the Lamberton 

Weir, 250 feet below point of diversion in Mountain Home Feeder Canal and 

4% miles north of Mountain Home.

RECOKDS AVAILABLE. April 1924 to September 1929, April 1931 to September 

1932.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 93 second-feet June 30 (gage 

height, 1.46 feet); no flow prior to Mar. 21 and after Sept. If.

1924-29, 1931-32: Maximum discharge, 109 second-feet July 16, 1925 (gage 

height, 1.69 feet); no flow during nonirrigation periods.

REMARKS. Records good. No diversions between gage anc1 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 on about 5,000 acres of the Mountain Home Irrigation District. Gage-height record furnished by Mountain Home Irrigation District.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1932

Day

1..... - 

2..-.-,- . .- ----- ---------

3 --- - ------------------------

5---.--_---_-- ----------------------------- -.

6--..-.. ------------------------------

7 ---------------------------------------

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

9 _________ ------------------------------

JO-. ..-- -. -----.- -- -- 

ll....__ -.-.-_. -..--..-....-.....-.-..-- -..

13-... -. - -_- -_

14... _ -___ - -_- _.-_ - .--_.

15.._ _ _ _ --_ 

16-. ..- . ..- .. ---..--- .-

17... _. -.- -. .- --- . ._- --. -_. -_

18.... _ -- ...

19.-.--..-_ . . 

20...... ------- - .- --- 

21. __ _ _ _ __. -_

22_.__ _ _ - _ _

23-..--- ...-..- _ -.- --_ -_-_. __.

2i.. ...........................................

25.....--.-.-.-- --_.-._ -_-_- - --,

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

27--..--. . .--.-.

28.-- . _ 

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

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

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

Mar.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

10 

14 

13 

16

22 

23 

24

25 

26

«8

Month

March. .._..-.......

JulV-_ - _ . _ _-__ , .

September ----------- .. .

The period--.-. .......... . ........... ........

Apr.

31 

31 

31 

29 

31

34 

35 

35 

37 

43

46 

50 

53 

52 

52

53 

53 

51 

56

58

57 

56 

54 

52 

51

53 

53 

52 

52 

51

May

45 

36 

27

15

16 

19 

20

36

47 

53 

54 

53 

51

54 

56 

60 

63 

64

72 

73 

68 

66 

65

65 

62 

62 

62 

62 

58

June

52 

44 

39 

34 

30

28 

26

23 

24

25 

25 

26 

26

29

29 

30 

29 

31 

37

37 

45 

50 

55 

60

62

69 

83 

85 

89

Maximum Minimum

28 0 

58 29 

73 12 

89 23 

91 34 

SI 31 

50 0

July

85 

88 

90 

91 

91

90

<S7 

85 

85 

85

85 

84 

81 

61 

62

62 

56 

53 

54 

53

44 

37 

37 

36 

36

34 

34 

34 

34 

35 

34

Aug.

34 

33

O*j

31 

34

62 

62 

68 

69 

69

70 

70 

69 

69 

67

65 

68 

81 

80 

76

73 

68 

62 

61 

59

58 

57 

56 

56 

51 

51

Sept.

46

47 

48 

48 

48

47 

48 

48 

49 

50

48 

38 

21 

11

5.1

1.1

2

!i .1

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

M Run-off in 

Mean acre-feet

7. 19 442 

46. 4 2, 760 

49. 0 3, 010 

41. 5 2, 470 

62. 0 3, 810 

60. 0 3, 690 

20. 1 1, 200

 ... 17,400
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1932, PART 12 B 107

BRUNBAU RIVER BASIN

EAST FORK OF JARBIDGE RIVER NEAR THKEE CREEK, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 24, T. 16 S., R. 9 E., 2 miles above confluence with Jarbidge River and 10*4 miles southwest of Three Creek.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October 1928 to September 1932.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 584 second-feet June 25 (gage

height, 3.54 feet); minimum, 3.2 second-feet Feb. 15 (gage height, 0.67 foot).

1928-32: Maximum discharge, 584 second-feet May 25, 1929, June 25, 1932

(gage height, 3.54 feet); minimum discharge, 3.2 second-feet Aug. 25, 1931,

Feb. 15, 1932; minimum gage height, 0.66 foot Mar. 7, 1930.

REMARKS. Records good except those estimated, which are fair. Discharge 

interpolated Nov. 23-25, Feb. 28, 29. No diversions for irrigation above 

station. Gage-height record furnished by Salmon River Canal Co., Ltd.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1931-33

Day

o

3 

4--- - -

5

1}

-

9--. ._. 

12 - 

13... ------------

14-, _-_----.----

16- -

17 .. -

IS .--_--

19

20

21... ----------

22 

23. 

24 ... 

25 

28 ..- __ . 

°8

29 

30- -- -

31 

Oct.

7.2 

6.8 

6.5 

7.0

7.2

7 ^

7.2

7!o

7.2 

7.0 

7.0 

7.0

7.0 

7.0 

7.9 

8.3 

7.5

7.5 

7.2 

9.9 

11 

9.5

11 

9.9 

9.9 

10 

10

Nov.

9.1

8.7 

8. 7 

8.3 

8.3

7.9 

7.9

7.9

8.7 

7.9

8.7

6.0

7.5 

6.8 

8.7

7.9 

9.5 

9.5 

7.5 

9.5

8.3

6.8 

7.3

7.8

8.7 

S. 7 

7.9 

7.5

Dec.

7. 9 

8.3 

8.3 

7.9

6.8

S 7

7.9 

7.9

' 7. 7

7.5 

7.9 

7.9 

6.2 

5.5 

9.9

Jan.

8.3

7.0 

5.8 

7.5 

8.3

7.9

7!o

7.5

7.0

7.0 

6.2 

1.8 

7.0

7 2 

7.0 

6.8 

6.8

6.5 

5.8 

4.8 

fi.O

fi. 8

7.9

7. 2

as

7.0

Feb.

7.0 

fi. 5 

7.2 

6.8

6.8 

6.8 

6.8 

6.8 

6.5

6.5 

6. S 

6.8 

6.2

5.2

6.8 

7 '^ 

7 9 

6.8

7.0 

7.5 

7.2 

7.9 

9.1

14 

20 

24

28

Month

May. - 

July .

Mar.

32

15 

16 

20

16 

16 

17 

20

21

16 

16 

18 

20

21

24 

6L 

54

39 

32

28

30

i-l

26 

27 

25

Apr.

44 

62

59 

53

58

49 

46

48 

46 

53

76 

93 

99 

113 

108

114 

105 

104 

100 

95

81 

69 

64 

61 

77

83 

78 

72 

69 

74

Maximum

11 

9.5 

9.9 

8.3

28 

61 

114 

501 

505 

273 

36 

15

505

May

89 

121 

141 

138 

120

130 

139

151 

178 

230

279 

342 

436 

429 

377

339 

366 

436 

484 

47fi

501 

316

204 

196

1S5 

163 

165 

180 

174 

163

June

153 

143 

149 

199 

297

273 

230 

199 

1S7 

199

236 

310 

380 

413 

476

432 

421 

326 

319 

349

377

460 

505 

480 

480

484 

402 

373 

322 

300

Minimum

6.5 

6.0 

5.5 

4.8 

5.2 

15 

44 

89 

143

14 

9.1

4.8

July

273 

253 

238 

204

167

147 

13f 

136 

12? 

120

1U 

111 

120 

110 

'J2

83 

78

73 

67

60

57 

56 

54 

50

49 

46 

44 

42 

39 

38

Aug.

36 

33 

31 

29

28

26 

25

23 

22

19 

18

17 

Ifi 

16 

16 

16

16 

15 

15 

15 

14

15 

16 

21 

20 

18 

16

Sept.

15 

14 

14 

14 

12

11 

11

10

9. 1 

9.1 

0.1 

9.5

9.5 

10 

10 

9.9 

10

11 

11 

10 

9.9 

9.5

Mean *£$*

8. 04 494 

8. 11 483 

7. 71 474 

6. 90 424 

8. 98 517 

25. 3 1, 560 

75. 1 4, 470 

255 15, 700 

329 19, 600 

105 6, 460 

20. S 1,280 

10. 6 631

71. 7 . 52, 100
108 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1932, PART 12 B

OWYHEE RIVER BASIN

OWYHEE EIVEB AT MOUNTAIN CITY, NEV.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in SE% sec. 36, T. 46 N., R. 53 E., at Mountaia

 City, half a mile below California Creek.

DBAINAGE AREA. 350 square miles.

RBCOBDS AVAILABLE. May to December 1913, November 1926 to September 

1932.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 915 second-feet Apr. 14 (gage 

height, 5.35 feet); minimum, 1 second-foot several times in October and September.

1913, 1927-32: Maximum discharge, 1,510 second-feet Mar. 2"\ 1928 (gage 

height, 7.0 feet); no flow July 29 to Sept. 15, 1931.

REMARKS. Records good except those estimated for period of ice effect, Nov. 6 

to Mar. 19, Aug. 28, 29, Sept. 20-24, which are fair. Diversions for irrigation 

above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1931-32

Day

l.. ____ ....

2 - 

3 

4- -

6-. ----------

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

8 .

9--_ -------

12- .-- -_-.

13- ----------

14---. ---------

15 

16---- -------

17 -----

18 

19 ----------

20 ---------

21 -----------

22 

23- ---------

24 

25-.--. ---------

26-. -------------

27- ... --------

28 -

30-.-- ------

31 

Oct.

2 

2 

2 

3 

3

3

3

3 

3

3 

2 

2 

1

1

1 

1 

1 

3

3 

3 

3 

4 

5

5

5 

5 

5 

5 

5

Nov.

5 

5 

5

5 ,

4 

4 

4 

4

4

4 

4

4

Dec.

4

Jan.

6

Feb. 

10

Month

July 

Mar.

i 10

50

250

187 

134 

105 

165 

222

151 

144 

189 

189 

174 

252

Apr.

392 

480

482 

518 

528

465 

442 

470 

462

548

682 

813

831

N52 

S22

792

698 

725 

660

542 

455 

460 

418 

465

518 

480 

430 

418 

450

Maximum

5

252 

852 

798 

510 

60 

6 

4

852

May

480 

532 

642 

682

758

798 

740 

670 

688 

720

715 

720 

760 

700

725

655 

595 

565 

545 

525

522 

558 

485 

392 

332

303 

286 

339 

337 

301 

308

June

339 

305 

270 

243 

406

510 

428 

358 

334 

308

277 

261 

252 

240

250

243 

215 

196 

172 

155

142 

124 

112 

103 

93

97

88 

79 

77 

72

July

60 

54 

48

44 

43

42 

33

27 

24 

22

19 

18 

19 

30

27

25 

21

18 

18 

18

18 

15 

13 

13 

11

10 

9

8 

8 

7 

6

Minimum Mean

1

392

286

6 

2

1

2.9

4.2 

4

6 

10 

87.5 

5-J7 

5'i3 

225 

23.5 

4.4 

1.9

1 125

Aug.

6 

5 

5 

5 

5

5 

5 

5 

5 

5

5 

5

4 

5 

5

4 

3 

3 

4 

4

4

!

2 

3

4 

4

4 

5 

5 

6

Sept.

4 

3 

3 

3 

3

*!

2 

2

1 

2

2

2

at

i i i i

i

i i i i

i

2 

2 

3 

4

Run-off in| 

acre-feet

178 

250 

246 

369 

575 

5,380 

33,700 

31,600 

13,400 

1,440 

271 

113

90, 500
OWYHEE RIVER BASIN 109

OWYHEE RIVER ABOVE OWYHEE RESERVOIR, OREG.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in SEJ4 sec. 18, T. 27 S., R. 43 E., 3 miles above 

flow 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 United States Bureau 

of Reclamation.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October 1931 to September 1932.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 15,000 second-feet Mar. 20 (gage 

height, 12.95 feet); minimum, 120 second-feet Sept. 9 (gage height, 3.67 feet).

REMARKS. Records good except those estimated because of ice, Nov. 29. 30, 

Dec. 1, 2, 8-15, Jan. 23-25, Feb. 3, 4, 15-21, which are fair. Diversions for 

irrigation above station. Discharge slightly regulated by storage ir 11 small 

reservoirs having total capacity of 52,000 acre-feet. Records furnished by 

United States Bureau of Reclamation and State engineer.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1931-32

Day

I,. ..........

2- . -------

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

4.. . ------

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

6.. .-.--. ....

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.

148 

144 

141 

141 

141

141 

139 

141 

141 

141

141 

146 

150 

148 

148

148 

148 

148 

148 

148

150 

153 

148 

153 

156

156 

163 

170 

168 

163 

160

Nov.

160 

160 

163 

160

158

160 

160

158 

156

158

156 

158 

156 

156 

158

158 

160 

163 

160 

160

163 

166 

158 

166 

156

158 

163 

158 

" 153 

a 150

Dec.

«150 

«156 

160 

163 

163

158 

156

."138

139 

166 

176 

173 

170

181 

168 

170 

176 

173

173 

178 

181 

181 

1,84 

189

Jan.

184 

181 

186 

176 

176

181 

176 

184 

184 

184

186 

186 

184 

192 

189

181 

176 

184 

178 

184

181 

181 

« 175 

«150 

° 130

150

178 

189 

173 

178 

186

Feb.

176 

178 

«160 

 155 

163

134 

192 

184 

176

178

189 

192 

192 

192

'"163

184 

181 

181 

189

248 

409 

622 

634

Mar.

545 

432 

357 

318 

293

299 

478 

658 

709 

735

623 

540 

555 

530 

510

652 

965 

2,060 

5,940 

13, 100

11,800 

6,430 

5,580

 »6,280

Apr.

"8.000 

«10, 500 

"9,300 

"7,800 

6,650

6,210 

5,180 

4,580 

4,480 

4, 210

4,300 

4,580 

4,580 

4,580 

4,580

4,300 

4, 120 

3,940 

3,700 

3,540

3,540 

3,540 

3,160 

2,910 

2, 870

2,800 

2,870 

3,230 

3,540 

3,230

Month Maximum

July.. 

September.. -

The yea |*

170 

166 

189 

192 

634 

13,100 

10,500 

4,830 

2,800 

424 

195 

14S

13. 100

May

2,740 

2,670 

2,540 

2,940 

4,880

4,580 

4,030 

3,780 

3, 620 

3,380

3,160 

3,010 

2,870 

2,800 

2,740

2,800 

2,870 

2,670 

2,360 

2,200

2,050 

2,150 

2,600 

2,600 

2,360

2,050 

1,760 

"I, 750 

"1, 450 

"1,430 

"1, 420

June

« 1, 410 

" 1, 420 

"1,600 

« 1, 670 

1,720

" 1, 420 

" 1, 520 

2,310 

2,800 

2,670

2,310 

2,000 

"1,800

" 1, 700 

"1,650

1,900 

2,100

«1, 370

748 

683

634 

545 

510 

478 

444

Minimum

139 

150

130

293 

2,800 

1,420 

444 

195 

135 

130

July

424 

406 

377 

367 

337

318 

293 

287 

269 

251

237 

234 

225 

214

"207

231 

237 

234 

225 

225

225 

222 

214 

206 

200 

195

Mean

149 

159 

161 

178 

217 

3,370 

4,700 

2,720 

1,480 

255 

150 

138

1,140

Aug.

195 

189 

184 

176 

170

168 

163 

158 

150 

148

146 

141 

144 

144 

144

141 

144 

141 

139 

137

135 

137 

137 

137 

135

139 

144 

139 

137 

137 

139

Sept.

139 

139 

137 

135 

137

130 

133 

135 

137 

139

137 

130 

130 

130 

133

137 

137 

135 

133 

135

135 

139 

141 

144 

148

141 

144 

148 

146 

148

Run-ofl in 

acre-feet

9,160 

9,460 

9,900 

10,900 

12,500 

207,000 

280,000 

167,000 

88, 100 

15, 700 

9,220 

8,210

827, 150

Estimated.
110 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1932, PAKT 12 B

OWYHEE RIVER BEIOW OWYHEE DAM, OREG.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 17, T. 22 S., R. 45 E., thr^e 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 1932. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 14,600 second-feet Mar. 21 (gage

.height, 12.79 feet); no flow for a few hours Aug. 8, 9, then temporary diversion

tunnel was closed at dam above station.

1929-32: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 21, 1932; minimum, that of Aug.

8, 9, 1932. 

REMARKS. Records good except those estimated November to January, which

are fair. Diversions for irrigation above station. No regulation except Aug.

8, 9, by storage above Owyhee Dam (under construction). Records furnished

by United States Bureau of Reclamation and State engineer.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1931-82

Day

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

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

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

5. 

6 

7- 

S.. .............

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

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

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

12 

13.-... .......

14 

15 ------------

16 --------

17 -------

18 

19 

21 

22

23 

24 

25 -------

26 

27-- -----

28 

29-- ------

30 

Oct.

128 

128 

130 

127 

125

122 

128 

127 

125 

128

129 

129 

129 

129 

132

133 

132 

134 

136 

134

134 

137 

138 

138 

141

139 

142 

142 

150 

152 

154

Nov.

152 

150 

147 

147 

145

150 

149 

147 

145 

145

145 

145 

144 

142 

149

152 

152 

152 

150 

157

157 

156 

159 

150 

147

"132

Dee.

" 130

o 140 

o 160 

163 

167

167 

174 

167

."171

197 

199 

207

199 

194 

202 

192 

187 

209

Jan.

209 

214 

202 

194 

197

187 

176 

197 

192 

187

207 

180 

194 

194 

182

182

- 185 

« 188 

190 

194

190 

204 

178 

174 

139

« 150 

"160 

170 

" 177 

"185 

192

Feb.

212 

197 

194 

194 

220

244 

207 

227 

212 

214

204 

204 

204

197 

185

199 

174 

170 

170 

163

180 

185 

190 

176 

182

487 

535 

555 

720

Month

July ... 

Mar.

670 

598 

479 

394 

333

312 

321 

535 

720

745

770 

670 

575 

598 

598

555 

720 

1,200 

2,700 

8,950

13,900 

10,900 

6,580 

4,860 

4,720

9,710 

8,570 

5,770 

5,300 

6,750

Apr.

5,770 

8,950 

10,700 

9,900 

8,000

6,580 

5,930 

4,860 

4,450 

4,320

4,190 

4,450 

4,580 

4,450 

4,450

4,320 

4,190 

3,940 

3,820 

3,580

3,460 

3,460 

3,340 

3,010 

2,900

2,900 

2,900 

3,010 

3,460 

3,460

Maximum

1

1

1

154 

159 

209 

214 

720 

3,900 

0,700 

5,150 

2,900 

459 

184 

142

3,900

May

3,120 

2,700 

2,700 

2,700 

3,580

5,150 

4,320 

3,940 

3,700 

3,580

3,340 

3,230 

3,010 

2,900 

2,800

2,800 

2,800 

2,900 

2,600 

2,350

2,200 

2,060 

2,350 

2,700 

2,600

2,250 

1,980 

1,740 

1,740 

1,440 

1,410

June

1,410 

1,440 

1,440 

1,580 

1,620

1,740 

1,440 

1,580 

2,600 

2,900

2,600 

2,200 

1,940 

1,780 

1,700

1,660 

2,160 

1,980 

1,780 

1,620

1,380 

1,160 

1,010

"646

Minimum

122

130 

139 

163 

312 

2,900 

1,410

191

27 

125

27

July

459 

430 

410 

376 

355

343 

325 

305

284 

265

249 

237 

232 

249 

230

212 

210 

203 

201 

197

195 

205 

222 

232 

230

216 

216 

214 

205 

199 

191

Mean

134 

146 

176 

186 

248 

3,400 

4,780 

2.800 

1,510 

261 

134 

133

1,160

Aug.

184 

178 

175 

170 

163

157 

155 

89 

27 

136

138 

136 

134 

134 

132

132 

132 

131 

129 

132

128 

126 

124 

124 

125

124 

122 

125 

129 

134 

129

Sept.

132 

135 

135 

134 

132

131 

129 129- 

125 

128

131 

131 

131

129 

131

132 

131 

129 

129 

132

129 

131 

134 

134 

138

142 

138 

140 

141 

141

Kun-off in 

acre-feet

8,240 

8,690 

10,800 

11,400 

14,300 

209,000 

284,000 

172,000 

89,800 

16,000 

8,240 

7,910

840, 000

1 Estimated.
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1932, PART 12 B 111

BOISE RIVER BASIN 

BOISE RIVER NEAR TWIN SPRINGS, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 27, T. 4 N., R. 6 E., a quarter o* a mile

above Birch Creek, 1},? miles above flow line of Arrowrock Reservoir, 4 miles

below Twin Springs, and 13 miles above Arrowrock. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 830 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March 1911 to September 1932. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 7,460 second-feet May 14 (gage

height, 6.87 feet); minimum, 184 second-feet Nov. 23, 24 (gage height, 1.57

feet).

1911-32: 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 except those for November to March, which are fair.

Results of five discharge measurements furnished by water master for Boise

River and board of control for Boise project.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1931-32

Day

1.. .. 

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

3 ..

t....... ........

5 

6 

7 _ 

8 .. ....

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

10 

11 

12 . 

13 

14 

15 - 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24.... .... ...... _

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 

Oct.

245 

245 

241 

241 

241

261 

270 

257 

253 

253

249 

245 

245 

245 

245

245 

245 

245 

245 

245

241 

270 

372 

317 

293

312 

303 

298 

307 

298 

293

Nov.

288 

288 

284 

284 

284

284 

284 

293 

303 

293

270 

202 

225 

323 

328

317 

298 

303 

279

288

257 

192 

187 

184 "200

" 250 

"300 

307 

279 

265

Dec.

 "250

"275

"300

270 

421 

307

Month

November

July... 

Jan.

"300 

"300 

293 

241 

303

334 

317 

307 

328 

334

334 

344 

298 

253 

265

"300

257 

249

"275

Maximum

372 

328

604 

2,120 

3,340 

7,060 

4,940 

2,540 

524 

371

7,060

Feb.

"275

284 

253 

245

233 

233 

241 

237 

218

212 

229 

229 

229 

265

288 

284 

284 

298 

312

339 

414 

526 

604

Mar.

575 

519 

465 

408 

408

408 

408 

408 

402 

402

402 

390 

390 

446

484

498 

532 

694 

2,120 

1,930

1,170 

992 

862 

804 

780

709 

671 

725 

821

772 

756

Minimum

241

184

212 

390 

947 

2,400 

2,200 

537 

332 

290

184

Apr.

947 

1,360 

1,380 

1,280 

1,310

1,140 

1,080 

1,100 

1,140 

1,270

1,680 

2,310 

2,800 

3,340 

2,870

2,870 

2,440 

2,240 

2,240 

2,240

1,930 

1,750 

1,640 

"1,600 

"1, 650

"2,000 

"2,200 

"2,300 

"2,400 

2,580

Mean

267 

271 

269 

292 

289 

689 

1,900 

4,300 

3,660 

1,100 

412 

314

1,150

May

2,870 

3,340 

3,420 

3,420 

3,680

3,770 

3,860 

4,040 

4,490 

4,940

5,320 

5,700 

6,460 

7,060 

6,270

5,320 

5,130 

5,320 

5,890 

5,890

6,270 

5,320 

4,130 

3,420 

3,080

2,760 

2,470 

2,400 

2,540 

2,470 

2,400

Per sc 

mi

June

2,260 

2,200 

2,200 

2,470 

3,240

3,160 

2,840 

2,620 

2,620 

2,840

3,160 

3,860 

4,310 

4,670 

4,760

4,760 

4,670 

4,400 

4,310 

4,220

4,040 

4,400 

4,940 

4,760 

4,580

4,310 

3,770 

3,330 

3,080 

2,920

[uare

0.322 

.327 

.324 

.352 

.348 

.830 

2.29 

5.18 

4.41 

1.33 

.496 

.378

1.39

July

2,540 

2,330 

2,130 

1,870 

1,620

1,480 

1,380 

1,310 

1,240 

1,170

1,130 

1,090 

1,060 

1,300 

1,060

953 

892 

842 

884

884

794 

755 

718 

688 

650

628 

606 

578 

571 

557 

537

Aug.

524 

518 

504

485 

467

461 

455 

455 

437 

437

449 

437 

431 

419 

407

383 

371 

360 

3.54 

354

354 

348 

343 

343 

338

332 

413 

407 

401 

395 

383

Sept,

371 

360 

354 

348 

338

332 

326 

316 

310 

310

310 

305 

300 

300 

295

295 

295 

290 

295 

305

310 

316 

310 

300 

305

321 

310 

305 

300 

295

Run-off

Inches

0.37 

.36 

.37

.41 

.38 

.96 

2.56 

5.97 

4.92 

1.53 

.57 

.42

18.82

Acre-feet

16,400 

16,100 

16,500 

18,000 

16,600 

42,400 

113,000 

264,000 

218,000 

67,600 

25,300 

18,700

833,000

Estimated.
112 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1932, PART 12 B

ARROWROCK RESERVOIR AT ARROWROCK, IDAHO

LOCATION. In E>2 sec. 13, T. 3 N., R. 4 E., at Arrowrock, 22 miles by road east

of Boise. Gage reads sea level elevations. 

RECOBDS AVAILABLE. October 1917 to September 1932. 

EXTKEMES. Maximum contents during year, 281,300 acre-feet June 16, 29, 30

(gage height, 3,212.6 feet); no storage Oct. 13 to Nov. 7.

1917-32: Maximum contents, 286,100 acre-feet May 19, 20, 1925 (gage

height, 3,214.2 feet); no storage for periods during several yef.rs when natural

flow was passing through reservoir. 

REMAHKB. Capacity of reservoir is 276,500 acre-feet between elevations 2,967.0

and 3,211.0 feet. Stored water is used for irrigation of land in Boise Valley.

Gage-height record and table of contents furnished by United States Bureau of

Reclamation.

Contents, in acre-feet, 1931-3$

Day

1 ...

2 _ ......

3 

4. .....

5 ... ...

6 ......

7 ..

8 

9 ......

10 

11 . ._

12.........

13 

14 ... _

15 ......

16 

17 .

18... ...

19 

20 

21.. ....

22. 

23.........

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 

Oct.

955

1,196

1,445

1,660

1,868

1,550

1,250

770

587

434

389

347

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Nov.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1,345

2,170

3,060

3,960

4,545

5,070

5,620

6,595

9,143

10,300

11, 420

12, 540

14,480

14 830

15,220

16,200

17,320

17, 770

17, 770

17, 770

Dec.

17, 640

17,100

17,060

16, 970

16, 750

16, 280

15, 950

15, 870

15, 910

15,700

15,380

15, 140

14,830

14, 440

14, 020

13, 470

14,100

15, 180

16, 450

17, 770

20, 320

21,520

23,890

25, 130

27, 620

28,700

Jan.

30, 030

30,600

31, 040

31, 540

31, 760

32, 060

32, 430

32,800

33, 110

33, 490

33,800

34, 030

34, 030

33, 490

33,030

32,580

32, 430

32,430

32, 500

32,500

32,130

31, 690

31, 180

30,600

29,820

29,190

28, 700

28, 360

28, 020

27,230

Feb.

26,840

26, 510

26,320

25, 750

25, 130

24,530

24, 240

23, 950

23, 720

23, 610

23,100

22, 380

21, 570

20, 630

19, 670

18,990

18, 180

17,410

16, 620

15, 870

13,880

12,500

11, 950

11,590

11, 850

Mar.

13, 250

13,800

14, 060

13,800

12, 960

12, 160

11,260

7,890

5,896

3,827

1,780

4,345

6,695

9,267

11,920

14, 440

17, 320

22, 440

33,800

4° 600

48,500

52,900

55, 440

57,360

Apr.

65, 460

69, 100

75,380

87, 820

92, 940

96,860

100, 900

105, 000

108, 800

113,600

120, 200

131,000

143, 400

156, 500

168, 400

180,100

188, 800

195, 900

203, 600

215, 200

218, 500

222, 100

223, 700

230, 400

234, 100

May

242, 400

247,800

254,000

260,200

265, 700

271,200

274, 100

274,600

275,900

275,900

276, 800

277, 100

279, 500

279, 800

276,800

276,200

277,400

278,000

278, 900

277, 100

272, 300

274,100

276,500

277, 100

278,000

June

277, 700

277, 400

276,500

276, 200

277,100

279,80%

280, 100

279, 200

278, 600

278, 600

279, 200

278, 900

279,800

279, 500

280, 100

281, 300

280,700

279,200

97Q KfiA

279,500

280,400

°80 400

279,800

280,400

O7Q Kfifi

280,400

July

280, 700

280, 400

279, 500

278, 600

277, 100

274, 700

272, 600

270, 000

267, 400

261,000

255, 400

253, 700

OKfl QOfi

f)AA onfi

228, 200

22.9,400

22:6,000

91" fW»

212,200

or e inn

Aug.

193, 600

189,900

186,000

182, 100

178, 200

174, 200

165, 700

161, 500

153, 500

145, 400

141, 600

133, 400

125, 100

121,000

lie Qftn

109, 100

97,200

89, 580

86,000

82,700

Sept.

75, 940

72, 740

69, 490

66, 370

63, 250

60,000

56, 880

54,000

51, 030

48,300

45,700

42,960

38, 110

35, 770

31,180

26, 510

24,240

23,720

23, 610

23,490

23,320

23,160

23,040

22,930
BOISE RJVER BASIN 113

BOISE RIVER AT BOWLING RANCH, NEAR ARROWROCK, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 15, T. 3 N., R. 4 E., at Dowling ranch, 

three quarters of a mile above Moore Creek and 4 miles below Arrowrock.

DRAINAGE AREA. 2,230 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March 1911 to September 1932.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 12,600 second-feet May 15 (gage 

height, 8.43 feet); minimum (estimated), 10 second-feet Mar. 12-16..

1911-32: 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 for Oct. 20 to Feb. 26 and Mar. 12-21, 

which are fair. Discharge estimated Nov. 21 to Feb. 26 ana Mar. 12-21. Flow 

regulated by storage in Arrowrock Reservoir. No diversions above station. 

Gage-height record furnished by United States Bureau of Reclamation. Seventeen discharge measurements furnished by water master for Boise River and 

board of control for the Boise project.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1931-32

Day

1... ......... -

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

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

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

5~. 

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

r..............

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

9 . ........

10 . 

11 

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

13 ..........

14. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

21..... .....

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

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

24.. 

25 

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

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

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

29.. .......

30... ....

31 ...

Oct.

376 

371 

366 

366 

440

534 

552 

499 

460 

445

440 

450 

419 

435 

455

482 

494 

499 

499 

534

552 

558 

656 

677 

677

677 

677 

596 

602 

622 

552

Nov.

540 

546 

546 

540 

494

499 

409 

322 

288 

253

227 

230 

245 

224 

155

130 

122 

107 

100 

91

125 

145 

145 

150 

140

135 

275 

450 

525 

550

Dee.

545 

535 

590 

670 

705

680 

685 

550 

555 

595

600 

615 

605 

595 

580

100

55 

60 

60 

50 

35

35 

50 

125 

155 

265 

300

Jan.

335 

370 

410 

445 

485

465 

455 

490 

490 

520

565 

595 

6fiO 

690 

685

680 

680 

680 

680 

715

750 

745 

740 

755 

770

765 

775 

790 

785 

785 

780

Feb.

775 

770 

765 

760 

750

745 

740 

735 

765 

805

835 

875 

885 

865 

845

1 850 

900

950

928 

877 

920

Mar.

920 

954 

1,040 

1,200 

1,260

1,300 

1,500 

1,560 

1,560 

1,560

1,500 

570 

10 

10 

10

10 

15 

25 

85 

70

590 

1,090 

1,110 

1,090 

945

1,160 

1,390 

1,210 

1,050 

1, 140 

1, 190

Apr.

1,110 

571 

390

576 

642

820 

877 

820 

877 

836

735 

412 

120 

42 

70

253 

534 

1,050 

1,310 

1,390

1,680 

1,950 

2,160 

2,380 

2,460

2,610 

2,690 

2,850 

2,940 

3,100

Month Maximum

May............. __ .---.. . __ .. __ ..... _ .. ...

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

677 

550 

705 

790

1,560 

3,100 

12,600 

10,700 

4,970 

3,100 

2,460

12,600

May

3,280 

3,460 

3,640 

3,930 

4,130

5,110 

6, 520 

7,150 

8,250 

9,130

10,000 

10,700 

11,300 

12,300 

12,600

11,300 

10,700 

10,400 

10,700 

11,000

11,600 

11,600 

10,400 

8,250 

6,010

4,640 

4,860 

5,190 

5,420 

5,540 

5,540

June

5,420 

5,190 

5,080 

5,080 

5, 190

6,630 

6,760 

6,380 

6,010 

6,130

6,760 

7,420 

8,540 

8,830 

9,430

10,700 

10,400 

9,130 

8,250 

7,970

7,970 

7,970 

8,830 

9,130 

8,250

7,970 

6,890 

6,010 

5,770 

5,650

Minimum

366 

91 

35 

335 

735 

10 

42 

3,280 

5,080 

3,020 

2,460 

677

10

July

4,970 

4,750 

4,330 

4,130 

4,030

4, 030 

3,930 

3,930 

3,840 

3,740

3,840 

3,840 

3,840 

3,640 

3,640

3,640 

3,640 

3,550 

3,460 

3,190

3,100 

3,190 

3,190 

3,280 

3,100

3,020 

3,020 

3,100 

3,020 

3,100 

3,100

Mean

515 

290 

348 

630 

850 

875 

1,280 

7,890 

7,320 

3,620 

2,810 

1,570

2,340

Ai-g.

3,020 

3,020 

2,940 

3,020 

3,020

3,100 

3,100 

3,100 

3,020 

3,020

2,850 

2,940 

2,850 

2,850 

2,770

2,850 

2,850 

2,770 

2,770 

2,770

2,610 

2,690 

2,690 

2,690 

2,690

2,610 

2,610 

2,530 

2,530 

2,460 

2,460

Sept.

2,460 

2,380 

2,300 

2,230 

2,230

2,230 

2,090 

2,090 

2,090 

2,090

2,020 

1,950 

1,950 

1,950 

1,880

1,740 

1,740 

1,740 

1,740 

1,250

601 

698 

698 

691 

684

677 

684 

684 

684 

677

Eun-ofliu 

acre-feet

31,700 

17,300 

21,400 

38,700 

48,900 

53,800 

76,200 

485,000 

436,000 

223,000 

173,000 

93,400

1, 700, 000
114 SUEFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1932, PART 12 B

BOISE RIVER AT NOTUS, IDAHO

LOCATION. Staff gage in sec. 34, T. 5 N., R. 4 W., at steel highway bridge a 

quarter of a mile south of Notus and 7 miles northwest of CaHwell.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April 1920 to September 1932.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 9,460 second-fee^ May 22 (gage 

height, 6.65 feet); minimum, 16 second-feet Oct. 3 (gage height, 0.21 foot).

1920-32: 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, 1931-32

Day

I... ---.

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.

17 

17 

16 

17 

18

21 

25 

27 

43 

40

38 

43 

45 

48 

43

40 

40 

43 

40 

43

45 

48 

51 

53 

59

65 

69 

75 

93 

89 

86

Nov.

86 

89 

93 

109 

135

184 

210 

232 

237 

232

259 

293 

279 

322 

337

337 

352 

352 

383 

400

417 

457 

457 

529 

648

680 

680 

680 

648 

615

Dec.

503 

615

6X0 

750 

680

615 

503

555 

615 

503

615 

503 

615 

555 

615

615 

503 

615 

615 

615

680 

503 

615 

529

585

615 

555 

503

555 

615

648

Jan.

680 

615 

555 

615 

503

555 

615 

615 

680 

615

503 

615 

615 

680

680

750 

555 

503 

555 

615

750 

680

680 

615 

417

615 

680 

680 

648 

615 

555

Feb.

615 

680 

680 

648 

615

680 

680 

680 

615 

615

648 

648 

648 

648 

680

680 

648 

680 

680 

680

680 

680 

680 

680 

680

680 

715 

680 

750

Month

December. ... . _. .......... . ._ ..........

March. _____ ... _ _ ............. _____ ......

July.... ...... ............ _ __

Mar.

830 

790 

750 

715 

680

680 

680 

680 

648 

615

615 

615 

648 

457 

648

615 

680 

1,020 

2,320 

4,570

1,640 

1,020 

920 

830 

830

750 

790 

750 

830

750

715

Apr.

680 

715 

750 

615 

648

680 

615 

680

585 

585

615 

503 

457 

293 

237

184 

293 

352 

352 

503

503 

457 

417 

293 

237

210 

184 

237 

352 

308

Maximum

93 

680 

750 

750 

750 

4,570 

750 

9,460 

7,270 

645 

41 

88

9,460

May

237 

383 

1,020 

1,130 

1,370

1,370 

2.980 

5,330 

6,130 

6,690

6,980 

7,870 

8,810 

9,130 

8,810

7,870 

7,570 

8,180 

8,490 

8,810

8,490 

9,460 

8,490 

7,270 

4,090

1,930 

1,160 

1,640 

2,160 

2,240

June

2,320 

1,860

1, 860 

1,710 

1,640

2,080 

3,630 

3,410 

2,780 

2,410

2,500 

3.860 

4,090 

4,820 

5,330

5,860 

7,270 

6,410 

4,820 

4,090

3,860 

3,630 

3,860 

4,820 

4,090

3,410 

3,410 

1,860 

1,000 

905

Minimum

16 

86 

503 

417 

615 

457 

184 

237 

905 

28 

26 

30

16

July

645 

435 

435 

415 

395

377 

326 

296 

326 

296

268 

242

217 

230

242 

268 

296 

326 

242

242 

123 

103 

92

72

54 

51 

39 

39 

34 

28

Mean

45.1 

358 

590 

615 

668 

938 

451 

5,110 

3,450 

239 

34.1 

49.9

1,050

Au?.

39 

37 

26 

34 

41

39 

37 

34 

30

28

39 

41 

37 

34 

34

32 

30 

30 

30

34 

32 

32 

32 

30

32 

34 

37 

39 

39

Sept.

39 

39 

30

41 

41

41 

39 

39 

41 

39

41 

41 

39 

39 

39

39 

54 

64 

70

81

84 

84 

84 

88 

54

41 

39 

37 

41 

49

Run-off in 

acre-feet

2,770 

21, 300 

36,300 

37,800 

38,400 

57,700 

26,800 

314,000 

205,000 

14, 700 

2,100 

2,970

760,000
BOISE RIVER BASIN 115

DIVERSIONS FROM BOISE RIVER, IDAHO

Below mouth of Moore Creek and between gaging stations at Bowling ranch 

and Notus, 27 principal canals and a number of small farm laterals divert water 

from Boise River for irrigation use. Records are available from 1919 to 1932.

Record of daily diversions subsequent to 1915 on file in the office of Idaho 

commissioner of reclamation.

Daily gage-height records were obtained, frequent discharge measurements 

made, and records summarized under direction of W. E. Welsh, water master for 

Boise River.

Total amount of water, in acre-feet, diverted by each canal during irrigation season of

1932

Main canal of United States Bureau of 

Reclamation __________________________

Penitentiary___ __-__ _ _ _ - 

Ridenbaugh- ____ _ _ _ _ _. ____

Bubb _ - . -.- 

Consumers (Cruzen) __.____-._..___._.

Boise City, no. 1_____-_-.......-..-..-..

Settlers.-- - -- -__--._-

Thurmans Mill- _ . _.

Farmers Union (includes Boise Valley 

diversion) 

New Union (Little Union).. - .- - 

New Dry Creek (Dry Creek) ...----.

Ballantine.- - _- - -- -

7 Eagle Island canals.-----__---------

Middleton Water Co_---_-_--_--------

Middleton Mill Ditch.- -- 

Combined monthly discharge of canals diverting from Boise River, Idaho, during

irrigation season of 1932

730,000

1,670

0 1 7A

q 5150

8,200

49,900

15, 400

4,320

20,400

Phyllis __--_--__ ------- 110,000

. 6,410

 - 7,920

..-.__-- 19,000

_. .-- 18,400

...-. . 50,200

------ 84,500

.._.--.- 4,070

.-.. - 2,400

------- 7,490

.. . . 10,100

2,950

_. ___ 2,750

7,430

_-.. . 1.410,000

Month

July 

\U2USt

The Y6&r

Maximum

4,440

5,460

5,720

5,660

3,730

3,090

Minimum

1,680

4,520

4,980

3,680

3,090

1,230

Mean

2.65C

5, 18C

6, 37C

4.52C

3,410

2,180

Run-off in 

acre-feet

153,000

319, 000

320, 000

278,000

210, 000

130,000

1,410,000
116 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1932, PART 12 P

SOUTH FORK OF BOISE RIVER NEAR LENOX, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 24, T. 2 N., R. 6 E., l}i miles above mouth 

of Smith Creek, 4 miles above flow line of Arrowrock Reservoir, 4 miles west of 

discontinued Lenox post office, 13 miles above mouth of river, and 17 miles above 

Arrowrock Dam.

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,090 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March 1911 to September 1932.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 5,730 second-feet May 14 (gage

height, 7.69 feet); minimum, 185 second-feet Oct. 13, 14 (gage height, 1.93 feet).

1911-32: Maximum discharge, 9,200 second-feet May 15, 1917 (gage height,

9.53 feet); minimum, 125 second-feet Sept. 5-7, 1931 (gage height, 1.68 feet).

REMARKS. Records good except those estimated Nov. 14 to Feb. 26, 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, 1931-32

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.

190 

188 

188

188 

188

190 

190 

190 

190 

190

190 

190 

188 

185

188

190 

190 

192 

192 

195

198 

202 

242 

245 

226

228 

231 

220 

220 

220 "220

Nov.

«221 

« 222 

" 224 

"225 

"226

226 

223 

220 

223 

223

220 

205 

192

"225 

"200

Dec.

"200

"225 

"250

Month

July... 

Jan.

"250 

-225

Maximum

245

338 

1,290 

2,760 

5, 550 

4,510 

2,130 

430 

328

5,550

Feb.

"225

"250

284 

300 

338

Mar.

346 

349 

320 

310 

293

331 

353 

349 

328 

314

320 

297 

265 

284 

338

349 

376 

489 

1,010 

1,290

"1, 180 

"1,060 

"940 

"820 

"700

590 

579 

639 

690 

650 

696

Minimum

185

265 

878 

2,430 

2,280 

452 

274 

248

185

Apr.

878 

1,180 

1,250 

1,180 

1,180

1,110 

1,080 

1,140 

1,180 

1,290

1,560 

2,030 

2,380 

2,760 

2,760

2,760 

2,480 

2,320 

2,320 

2,320

1,980 

1,760 

1,600 

1,440 

1,440

1,720 

2,080 

2,080 

2,180 

2,320

Mean

201 

214 

222 

245 

239 

544 

1,790 

3,780 

3,290 

984 

333 

271

1,010

May

2,430 

2,820 

2,940 

3,000 

3,000

3,120 

3,060 

3,250 

3,660 

4,030

4,350 

4,680 

5,190 

5,550 

5,370

4,680 

4,350 

4,510 

4,850 

5,020

5,370 

5,190 

4,190 

3,520 

3,060

2,760 

2,590 

2,540 

2,760 

2,640 

2,640

Per s< 

m

June

2,480 

2,320 

2,280 

2,320 

2,940

3,380 

3,250 

3,000 

2,940 

3,060

3,120 

3,520 

3,730 

4,030 

4,190

4,510 

4,350 

4,030 

3,730 

3,660

3,450 

3,520 

3,730 

3,730 

3,590

3,320 

3,000 

2,700 

2,480 

2,320

luare

0.184 

.196 

.204 

.225 

.219 

.499 

1.64 

3.47 

3.02 

.903 

.306 

.249

.927

July

2,130 

1,940 

1,800 

1,600 

1,480

1,360 

1,250 

1,140 

1,110 

1,010

975 

975 

975 

1,290 

1,080

942 

878 

797 

779 

773

719 

679 

633

617

584

558 

528 

499 

480 

466 

452

Aug.

430 

417 

413 

401 

384

368 

368 

365 

349 

342

338 

342 

338 

334 

320

303 

297 

293 

287 

284

274 

274

277 

281

281

277 

297 

361 

346 

349 

334

Sept.

328 

320 

303 

293

287

281 

274 

268 

265 

271

274 

274 

274 

274 

268

265 

259 

254 

251 

256

259 

251 

248 

248 

254

274 

274 

265 

262 

265

Run-off

Inches

0.21 

.22 

.24 

.26 

.24 

.58 

1.83 

4.00 

3.37 

1.04 

.35 

.28

12.62

Acre-feet

12,400 

12,700 

13,600 

15,100 

13,700 

33,400 

107,000 

232,000 

196,000 

60,500 

20,500 

16,100

733,000

1 Estimated.
BOISE RIVER BASIN 117

LITTLE CAMAS RESERVOIR NEAR BENNETT, IDAHO

LOCATION. Staff gage near left end of dam in NEU sec. 9, T. 1 S., R. 9 E., 4 miles 

northeast of Bennett and 22 miles northeast of Mountain Home.

DKAINAGE AKEA. 31.8 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March 1924 to September 1932.

EXTREMES. Maximum stage during year, 4,961.9 feet June 8, 11, 16; minimum, 

4,952.0 feet Sept. 10, 11.

1924-32: Maximum stage, 4,965.5 feet May 26, 1928; practically no storage 

after irrigation season of each year.

REMAEKS. Records pour. Capacity of reservoir is 22,300 acre-feet between elevation 4,931.0 feet and 4,965.0 feet. Water used for irrigation on aknut 5,000 

acres of land in vicinity of Mountain Home. Gage-height record furnished 

by Mountain Home Irrigation District.

Gage height, in feet, 1932

Day

1. ..-.._.- -

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

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

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

fi

-

8

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

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

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

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

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

14....... ..

15.... ..

June

4,961.6

4, 961. 8

4 961 9 1

4,961.9

July

4, 960. 6

4, 960. 4

4, 960. 1

4, 959. 7

Aug.

4, 957. 2

I, 957. 3

4, 956. 5

---

Sept.

4, 953. 1

4, 952. 5

4, 952. 0

4, 952. 0

.----...

.... ....

Day

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

17.. .. ..--.

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

19--. - .-

20..--- 

21... ...

oo

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

25

i 26... 

i 97

TK

i 29 ....

30... .. ...

31...... _.__

June

4, 961. 3

4,961.1

July

A. O^O 0

4, 958. 8

4, 958. 3

4, 957. 9

4, 957. 5

Au*.

4, 95*3. 1

4,955.5

4, 954. 9

4

QC.1 K

4,953.8

Sept.
118 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1932, PART 12 B

LITTLE CAMAS CANAL AT HEADING, NEAR BENNETT, IDAHO

LOCATION. Staff gage in sec. 9, T. 1 S., R. 9 E., 400 feet below Little Camas Reservoir, 4 miles northeast of Bennett, and 22 miles northeast of Mountain 

Home.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June to November 1917, April 1924 to September 1932, 

irrigation seasons only.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 63 second-feet June 16 (gage 

height, 2.30 feet); no flow except during irrigation season.

1917, 1924-32: Maximum discharge, 77 second-feet Apr. 27-cO, May 1, 3, 9, 

1924; no flow except during irrigation seasons.

REMARKS. Records fair. Canal diverts from Little Camas Reservoir, in sec. 9, 

T. 1 S., R. 9 E., discharges into Long Tom Basin, and is collected in Long 

Tom Reservoir for release for irrigation of 5,000 acres of land near Mountain 

Home. No diversions above gage. Flow regulated by head gates at Little 

Camas Reservoir. Gage-height record furnished by Mountain Home Irrigation District.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1932

Day

1... __ ... __ ______ <>

3---. - - 

5__ __________________

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

8

9. .._____ ___________

10--- . ----

11___. ________ _______

13___._. --____ __

14-... --- _

15.. -----------------

June

0

0

0

8

20

20

20

10

23

23

24

X

2y

July

50

50

50

51

52

55

59

61

62

63

63

63

63

M

63

Aug.

0

0

0

0

22

29

37

43

4S

54

54

54

57

Sept.

61

62

62

62

62

62

61

50

U

0

0

U

Day

18. _________.__-____..

19 .._____.___--__..__

20... -

21______________._____

oo

24

26_... ________ _______

2J>

2!l

30_._.___ .-.... ...-

31--.- 

June

32

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

40

41

41

41

48

July

63

63

63

63

63

63

63

63

63

63

63

63

0

0

0

Aug.

58

61

61

61

61

61

61

61

61

61

61

fil

61

61

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

U

U

0

Month

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

Maximum

48

63

61

62

Minimum

0

0

0

0

Mean

27.9

53.4

45.9

20.2

Run-off in 

acre-feet

1,660

3,280

2,820

1,200

8,960
BOISE RIVER BASIN 119

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 1932 (discharge measurements 

only prior to December 1915).

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 4,250 second-feet (estimated) 

Mar. 19 (gage height, 5.2 feet, from high water marks); minimum, 11 secondfeet Nov. 23 (gage height, 0.16 foot).

1915-32: Maximum discharge, that of 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, 0.00 foot Sept. 2-4, 1931.

REMARKS. Records fair. No important diversions above station. Gage-height 

record furnished by Board of Control for Boise project. Fifteen discharge 

measurements furnished by water master for Boise River and Board of Control.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1931-33

Day

l

2..... _--_... _

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

4_____. _________

5.. . -.

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

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

9 .......... _.

11 

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

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

14 ._ . .......

15 . __ _._.___._

16 . 

17 

IS . 

19 

20 

21 . 

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

23 - 

24 _ ............

25. .__-_._-.-_.__

26 -. 

27._ ....... -.

28____-_-_-______

29 . 

30. .--. ______

31 

Oct.

18 

18 

20 

IS 

20

21

24 

24

24 

24

24 

23

23

25

25 

26

26 

28 

75 

52 

45

50 

47 

47 

50 

46 

46

Nov.

43 

41 

39 

39 

39

39 

41 

41 

39 

54

48 

35 

29 

51 

43

42 

30 

51 

37 

26

26 

22 

11

35

48 

51 

45 

34 

34

Dec.

34 

30

38 

47

48

46 

43 

51 

48 

31

40 

45 

40 

34

*JO

36 

43 

45 

45

52 

65 

61 

61 

71

78 

71 

78 

71 

50 

52

Jan.

55 

61 

65 

68 

61

68 

57 

65 

75 

65

78 

76 

63 

48 

41

51 

65

71 

82 

S2

65 

60 

48 

43 

43

55 

61 

65

68 

68

Month Maximum

July..... _.

75 

54 

78 

82 

180 

2,950 

2,420 

1,400 

875 

308 

59 

48

2, 950

Feb.

66 

69 

57 

51

58

71 

71

75 

75 

71

71 

71 

66 

63 

51

51 

58 

61

58 

57

63 

66 

66

71 

82

99 

120 

124

180

Mar.

188 

178

101 

116

138 

147 

140 

136 

145

136 

129 

129 

171 

168

192 

295 

660 

2,950 

1,930

1,120

915 

800

875 

915

665 

550 

730

915 

838 

765

Minimum

18 

11 

28 

41 

51 

101 

1,080 

525 

254 

60 

34 

30

11

Apr.

1,080 

1,300 

1,300 

1,300 

1,400

1,210 

1,210 

1,210 

1, 210 

1, 400

1,500 

1,820 

2, 170 

2, 420 

2,050

1,930 

1,710 

1,600 

1,600 

1,600

1,400 

1,300 

1,210 

1,080 

1,120

1,210 

1,400 

1,400 

1,400 

1, 400

Mean

31.0 

37.5 

48.7 

62.8 

73.9 

557 

1,460 

1,070 

490 

139 

44.7 

36.8

338

May

1,300 

1,400 

1,400 

1,400 

1,400

1,300 

1,400 

1,300 

1,300 

1,300

1,300 

1,300 

1,300 

1,400 

1,210

1,120 

995 

1,040 

1,040 

1,040

1,080 

1,080

838 

838 

730

635

578 

525 

578 

550 

525

Per sc 

mi

June

525 

525 

478 

525 

525

550

578 

500 

478 

455

478 

500 

550 

550 

605

875 

665 

550 

525 

500

478 

455 

455 

410 

410

388 

327 

308 

272 

254

July

222 

208 

193 

193 

180

167 

156 

144 

140 

125

119 

119

272 

308

180

138 

123 

107 

107

167

131 

117 

105 

96 

89

80 

76 

68 

62 

64 

60

Au;J.

59 

56 

58 

56 

54

53 

52 

51 

49

48

48 

48 

48 

46 

43

41 

39 

37

37 

35

35 

35 

34 

34 

36

36 

36 

47 

45 

43 

46

Sept.

48 

48 

46 

43 

41

38 

36 

36 

33 

32

33 

33 

32 

31 

33

30 

30 

30 

30 

36

36 

38 

38 

38 

38

42 

38 

38 

38 

40

luare Run-°fl

Inches

0. 073 0. 08 

.088 .10 

. 114 . 13 

. 147 . 17 

. 173 . 19 

1. 31 1. 51 

3. 43 3. 83 

2. 51 2. 89 

1. 15 1. 28 

. 326 . 38 

. 105 . 12 

. 086 . 10

. 793 10. 78

Acre-feet

1,910 

2,230 

2,990 

3,860 

4,250 

34,200 

86,900 

65,800 

29,200 

8,550 

2,750 

2,190

245,000
120 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1932, PART 12 B

DEER FLAT RESERVOIR NEAR CALDWELL, IDAHO

LOCATION. Staff gage at each end of reservoir, attached to outlet structure3.

One is at lower embankment in SE% sec. 19, T. 3 N., R. 3 W., 5 miles south and

2 miles west of Caldwell. The other is at upper embankment in NW>4 sec. 36,

T. 3 N., R. 3 W., 1 mile south and 4 miles west of Nampa. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October 1917 to September 1932. 

EXTREMES. Maximum contents during vear, 178,900 acre-fe?t (gage height,

30.18 feet) Apr. 24; minimum, 6,252 acre feet Oct. 8.

1917-32: Maximum contents, 178,900 acre-feet Apr. 27, 2P, 1922, and Apr.

24, 1932 (gage height, 30.18 feet); minimum, 5,390 acre-feet Oct. 22, 1924. 

REMARKS. Reservoir has a capacity of 177,153 acre-feet between gage heights

0.0 and 30.0 feet. Water is used for irrigation of lower lands in Boise project.

Gage-height record and table of storage capacity furnished by Boise Project

Board of Control.

Contents, in acre-feet, 1931-3?

Day

1 ......

2.........

3.-....-.

4 

.5 

7... ...._.

8.. -..

9 

10 

11. .....

12.. .......

13... .._.__

14... .-..._

15. -....

16 .

ITIS 

20... ......

21. ........

22.........

23 ....

24........

25........

26 . 

27 - .

28 

29 . .

30 

31 

Oct.

6,763

6,686

6,586

6.4S8

6,421

6,328

6,252

6,365

6,493

6,426

6,502

6,618

6,811

6,895

7,020

7,169

7, 190

7,406

7,702

7,802

8,020

8,283

Nov.

8,382

8,606

8,683

9,070

9,162

9,255

9,323

9,451

9,777

10, 120

10, 190

10, 540

10, 580

10,700

10,800

10, 870

10, 960

11,090

11,200

11, 340

11, 430

Dec.

I 9 130

12, 820

13,600

14, 340

15,200

16,900

18, 060

18,910

19, 790

20, 710

21, 470

22, 370

23, 240

24, 290

25, 470

25,950

25, 950

26,100

26, 160

26, 160

26,290

26, 380

26, 440

26, 480

26, 520

26, 590

26, 590

Jan.

26, 630

26,800

27, 030

27, 630

28, 150

28, 660

29,100

29, 770

30, 330

30, 940

31,700

32,500

33, 220

34, 270

35, 920

36, 780

37, 760

33, 890

39, 940

41, 030

42,060

43, OSO

44, 130

45, 080

45, 990

46, 850

44, 780

49, 540

Feb.

52, 460

53, 260

54, 060

54, 870

55, 690

56, 510

57, 450

58, 160

59, 060

59, 960

61, 050

61, 900

62, 880

63, 870

64, SOO

65, 860

66, 860

67, 750

68, 640

69, 850

71, 070

72, 230

73, 470

74, 390

75, 510

76, 700

77, 430

Mar.

80, 590

81, 820

83,600

87,700

89, 890

92, 390

94, 840

97, 540

100, 200

102, 400

102, 700

102, 700

102, 500

102, 400

102, 400

102, 600

102, 700

104, 200

106, 500

109, 300

111, 900

114, 700

117, 300

120, 100

122, 700

125, 700

128,500

131, 300

Apr.

134, 400

140, 700

142, 900

145, 800

148,500

151,400

153, 800

156, 600

159, 600

161, 900

164, 300

166, 700

168, 800

170, 900

173, 100

174, 200

175, 700

176, 800

177,000

176, 800

177, 100

177, 700

178, 900

178, 300

178, 300

178, 300

177, 600

177, 400

177, 300

May

m nnn

177, 000

176, 700

176, 700

177,000

177, 700

178, 300

178, 100

177, 500

178, 300

177, 400

175, 800

173, 400

172, 900

171, 500

170, 000

169, 200

167, 100

165, 800

165, 200

164,300

163, 700

163, 600

163, 400

163, 400

163, 700

164,500

165, 200

165, 800

June

166, 400

167, 400

168, 200

169, 200

170, 200

170,900

171, 500

172, 300

172, 900

173, 400

173, 900

173, 800

174, 200

174, 000

173, 600

173, 600

173, 700

173, 800

173, 800

173, 800

173, 800

173, 400

172, 300

171, 000

169, 900

168,500

167,000

165, 400

164, 100

162, 400

July

157, 900

155, 500

153, 100

150, 600

148, 200

145, 300

142, SOO

140, 400

137, 500

135, 100

132, 700

131, 100

128, 800

126, 800

125, 000

123, 100

121, 000

119, 300

118, 000

116,500

115, 500

114, 300

112, 900

111, 100

109,600

107, 400

105, 600

103,500

100,800

Aug.

94, 840

92, 750

90,600

88, 480

86, 370

84, 640

82,230

79,920

77, 760

75, 640

73, 670

71, 580

69, 660

67, 490

65, 730

63, 870

61, 780

59, 660

57, 930

55, 920

54,350

52, 350

50, 760

48,930

47, 070

45, 450

43, 710

42, 440

41, 230

Sept.

39, 740

38, 270

36,840

35, 390

34, 160

32, 830

31, 530

30, 330

29, 150

28, 110

26, 980

25, 940

25,020

24, 320

23, 430

22, 480

21,650

20, 610

19, 980

18, 840

17,880

17,220

16,620

15, 810

15, 240

14,630

14, 210

13, 830

13,280

12,840
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1932, PART 12 B 121

MALHETJR RIVER BASIN

MALHETTR RIVER NEAR DREWSEY, OREG.

LOCATION, Water-stage recorder in SE^ sec. 3, T. 22 S., R. 36 E., half a mile 

above flow line of Warmsprings Reservoir and 10 miles southeast of Drewsey.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April to September 1923; June 1926 to September 1932. 

June to December 1920 and April to September 1921 at station 7 miles upstream.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 3,800 second-feet Mar. 19 (gage 

height, 8.17 feet); minimum, 2 second-feet Aug. 25 to Sept. 19.

1920-21, 1923, 1926-32: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 19, 1932; minimum, 0.3 second-foot Aug. 26, 1931.

REMARKS. Records good except those estimated during several periods of ice 

effect, November to March, which are fair. Several small diversions above 

station. Records furnished by State engineer.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1931-32

Day

1. ...... ..... .-.....

2.... 

Z. ...........................

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

«... .......... ... .......... ..

«,. . . 

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.

4.1

4.8

7.6

16

20

20

"22

23

24

25

26

23

21

22

22

22

25

28

31

33

33

31

33

33

34

33

Nov.

32

32

32

33

33

34

33

33

32

32

33

33

31

27

"30

"32

35

38

38

37

"34

30

40

32

37

«33

"37

42

«40

a 40

Mar.

«83

493

493

475

289

255

243

225

176

148

170

512

1,730

3,400

2,310

1,150

734

591

531

1,010

760

531

591

848

635

612

Apr.

707

817

943

848

760

612

531

550

512

550

612

734

848

943

1,080

1,220

943

788

734

707

635

512

457

408

531

788

848

976

707

635

May

635

635

682

707

591

531

493

493

475

446

440

436

432

440

450

429

381

352

345

349

345

339

301

257

219

192

178

163

170

195

174

June

161

152

146

140

134

138

136

125

113

106

104

97

97

103

102

106

94

91

84

76

69

59

50

47

36

33

33

39

32

23

July

21

20

14

12

11

11

10

9

9

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

1 " 7

Avg.

\ «6

5

5

4

5

5

4

4

3

3

3

3

3

2

2

2

2

2

2

Sept.

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

3

3

3

3

3

3

4

5

6

10

10

Month

October....... . . _ . .._- ----_ 

April _ ....... . . .... ... ... ... ............. ...

July. 

K-,

Maximum

34

42

3,400

1,220

707

161

21

10

3,400

Minimum

4.1

27

408

163

23

2

2

2

Mean

23.4

34 2

«44.0

"47.0

a KQ A

626

731

QQfi

90 9

9 A

4.4

3.0

Run-off in 

acre-feet

1,440

O (\Afl

2,710

9 son

3,390

38,500

43,500

5,410

553

271

179

1^5 000

1 Estimated.

12918 34 9
122 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1932, PART 12 B

WAEMSPEINGS EESEEVOIE NEAR EIVEESIDE, OREG.

LOCATION. Tape gage in SEJ-l 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 1932.

EXTREMES. Maximum contents during year, 130,200 acre-feet June 12 (gage 

height, 64.30 feet); minimum, 26 acre-feet Oct. 1, 2 (gage height, 0.88 foot). 

1920-32: Maximum contents, 177,900 acre-feet May 19, 1922 (gage height, 

75.75 feet); no storage Sept. 18 to Nov. 1, 1929.

REMARKS. Records fair. Reservoir stores water for Warmsprings Irrigation 

District, which embraces 31,618 acres of irrigable land on either side of Malheur 

River, extending from the mouth of canyon above Vale to Ontario. Reservoir 

completed in November 1919; capacity increased in 1930 to lfO,000 acre-feet 

at gage height 79.0 feet. Records furnished by State engineer.

Monthly stage and contents, 1931-32

Date

Oct. 31... .-_ . . _- _. 

Nov. 30... ----__- _---_-- _...-_---_.-.-_- _- --_ _-_-_._____-.

Dec. 31__. _________ _^_-___ -_- --.- _----- ---_-.-_-__.__-___-_____

Jan. 31_.___. ....................................................... .....

Feb. 29. ..................................................................

Mar. 31_________.___. ___-...-____.-___._-_____-_.__._._ . ........... ...

Apr. 30. __ ._._. ..... __ -_--._. ___ ---- -....... .. __ . __ . _

June 30 _ . __ ......... .... ..... ..... ___ ...... _ . _ . _____ ...

July SI..................... _._-.-..-._..._._._...__._._....-...._......__

Aug. 31 ................. ............................... ___......_.........

Sept. SO......... _ .-____._____ ___._-.__-.___._._._________ _ __ .....

Gage 

height

Feet

0.88

5.59

10.19

13.50

16.38

19.20

41. 10

56.83

63.80

62,20

54.63

47.79

43.89

Contents

Acre-feet 

26

889

2,833

5, 550

8,456

11,840

54, 750

101, 490

128, 200

121,800

94, 890

74, 370

62, 670

Change in contents 

during 

month

Acre-feet

+863

+1, 944

+2, 717

+2,906

+3, 384

+42, 910

+46, 740

+26, 710

-6,400

-20, 520

-11,700

+62, 644
MALHEFR RIVER BASIN 123

MALHEUR RIVER BSLOW WARMSPRINGS RESERVOIR, NEAR RIVERSIDE, OREC-,

Lo< ATION Hook gage in SWJ 4 sec. 17, T. 23 S., R. 37 E., 1 mile bekm Warmsprings Dam, 3 miles above South Fork of Malheur River, and 4 miles northwest 

of Riverside.

DRAINAGE AREA. About 1,100 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. December 1914 to July 1917, March 1919 to September 

1932. January 1906 to March 1907, December 1908 to May 1910 at Riverside, 

4 miles downstream.

EXTREV.FH. Maximum discharge during year, 480 second-feet July 2-15 (gage 

height, 4.80 feet); minimum (estimated,), 0.."> second-foot, when gatee in dam 

were clostd, Oct. 26 to Mav 19.

1900-7, 1908-10, 1914-17, 1919-32: Maximum discharge, 5,490 second-feet 

Mar. 2, 1910; practically 110 flow during August 1910.

REMARKS. Records excellent except those estimated Oct. 26 to May 19, which 

are fair. Diversions for irrigation above station. Flow completely regulated 

since November 1919 by operation of gates iu Warmsprings Dam. Records 

furnished by State engineer.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1931-33

Day

'i -.-_.-. -------_----_.----.-. ._.- . ___ ..... ..

f

8 ....._ ..... ________ .......... _ -_.._____ __

y_______ _ ____ _____

10.... ____________ ________________ .... _______

u ----- . -__-- -._---_-__._-__-_.____-- ____________

14. ._._... ____________________ __ . .

IE...... . .

16. ____.- -----

17 ___._ . .. _....._.. _______

18 .

19 __ ...... _______________________ ___._._ __._

IN! ...

''i

ze,

2<-

29_. -.---__-..-_---__..- ...____-_.._____.-...______-

bO ___--____ _____ __ _____ .. . ..... .. ... ,_

Month

May. ....__ ..-_-----_ --_.- -.-_-...... __.._____--

July ___ _-_.---._.-_____.______.. ___. . _ _.._____ _

The year_-__-_. ______ __________________ __.____.

Oct.

3 

3

' 

8

8 

y 

y 

9 

9

10 

10 

12 

13

1.4 

1.0 

9

.9

. S

.8

.8

. 8

.8 

.5

May

 0.5

36

58 

58 

56 

56 

56

83 

112 

112 

112 

112 

112

June

112 

56 

11 

19 

9

9 

15 

44 

44 

4'J

li~ 

112 

112 

122 

138

138 

138 

13S 

138 

138

138

157 

213 

262 

262

262 

332 

365 

305 

392

Maximum Minimum

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

1'2

592 9 

thO 194 

565 170 

.62 58

WO ___________

July

420 

480 

480 

480 

480

480 

480 

480 

480 

4SO

480 

480 

480 

4*0 

420

338 

338 

338 

338 

276

249 

249 

249 

249 

249

249 

241 

220 

220 

213 

194

Aug.

228 

249 

249 

249 

187

170 

194 

194 

194 

2t4

291 

300 

326 

326 

326

326

326 

326 

316 

296

29fi 

296 

316 

365 

365

365 

348 

332 

332 

332 

316

Sept.

262 

262 

262 

262 

254

216 

1S3 

183 

lt.7 

138

138 

138 

13* 

135 

124

124 

119 

112 

112 

112

112 

106 

95 

95 

95

95 

(J5 

91

79

fiS

Mean Run-off in 

Mean acre-feet

4

si

145 

364 

290 

145

39 270 

5 30 

5 31 

5 31 

5 29 

5 31 

5 30 

4 l,Vii,U 

8, ficO 

22. 4( 0 

17, MX) 

8, ,vO

5 59, 800
124 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1932, PART 12 B

MALHEUR RIVER NEAR HOPE, OREG.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in SWH sec. 5, T. 19 S., R. 43 E., half a mile 

above intake of Vines Canal and 6^ miles west of Hope.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 1919 to September 1932.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 3,500 second-feet Mar. 19 (gage 

height, .">.33 feet); minimum, probably less than 8 second-feet early in October. 

1919-32: 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 1910.

REMARKS. Records good except those estimated in October, Fovember, and 

February, which are fair, and those estimated for December and January, which 

are-poor. Several small diversions upstream. Flow regulated to a large extent 

by storage in Warmsprings Reservoir. Records furnished by State engineer.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1931-32

Day

1 ^ __ ...

2 . _____ .-.-

3 __ 

4 . ___. _

5- 

6 --

7

8 ... ......

10 --------

11 _ ----

12- ------

13 

14 _ 

15 

16 . 

17 _

18 

19 

20 - 

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29- ------ ....

30 

31 

Oct.

 -8

17 

24

26 

28

27 

24

'30

35 

37 

40 

45

Nov.

44 

43 

43 

44 

46

46 

47 

47 

50 

47

48 

48 

51 

48 

48

53 

58 

56 

59 

59

56

48 

48 

50

-57

Dec.

& 66

Jan.

' 48

Feb.

"55

332 

1,390 

958 

664

Month

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

May .. ..... .

July _.

September.-. --_._ --. _._. __ _. __ ... __ . ...

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

Mar.

420 

328 

242 

159 

128

177 

266 

274 

314 

278

220 

202 

198 

177 

174

171 

202 

1,030 

2.410 

2,650

1,240 

726 

588 

510 

582

726 

505 

450 

646 

664 

540

Apr.

588 

640 

677 

622 

560

505 

455 

430 

395 

385

385 

405 

435 

430 

440

405 

380 

337 

328 

294

282 

238 

223 

212 

195

226 

324 

831 

658 

370

Maximum

45

1.390

2,650 

831 

360 

238 

380 

290 

250

2,650

May

302 

286 

282 

355 

360

302 

242 

220 

209 

198

195 

189 

183 

186 

206

202

177 

147 

138 

144

168 

183 

206 

186 

168

159 

138 

159 

230 

212 

198

June

174 

171 

174 

120 

84

79 

73 

70 

65 

62

76 

65 

110 

138 

156

220 

206 

186 

159 

153

159 

150 

135 

198 

189

195. 

189 

220 

238 

226

July

242 

270 

274 

298 

314

314 

319 

319 

319 

328

332 

337 

342 

380 

375

365 

262 

266 

266 

270

258 

198 

189 

183 

180

171 

165 

159 

147 

128 

118

Minimum Mean

43

128 

195 

138 

62 

118 

87 

71

20.9 

51.0 

"50.0 

"55.0 

163 

555 

422 

211 

148 

261 

185 

115

186

Aug.

110 

106 

132 

144 

130

130

87 

90 

90

87

100 

202 

180 

206 

206

206 

212 

216 

212 

209

189 

186 

195 

209 

278

278" 

282 

290 258- 

258 

258

Sept.

250 

206 

189 

189 

189

186 

168 

135 

122 

120

106

88 

87 

87 

92

94 

88 

85 

87 

85

84 

84 

85 

80 

79

74 

71 

80 

76 

79

Run-oS in 

acre-feet

1,290 

3,030 

3,070 

3,380 

9,380 

34,100 

25,100 

13,000 

8,810 

16,000 

11,400 

6,840

135,000

Estimated. Discharge measurement.
MALHEUR RIVER BASIN 125

MALHEUR RIVER BELOW NEVADA DAM, NEAR VALE, OREG.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in SWJ4 sec. 21, T. 18 S., R. 45 E., cOO feet 

below Nevada Dam and head gate of Nevada Canal and 1 .£ miles below Vale.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 1926 to September 1932. March 1890 to September 

1891, January 1895 to July 1897, May 1903 to March 1907, May 1908 to October 

1914, March to September 1919 at station 1U miles upstream.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during vear, 3,660 second-feet Mar. 20 (gage 

height, 5.30 feet); no flow Oct. 1 to Nov. 24.

1890-91, 1895-97, 1903-7, 1908-14, 1919, 1926-32: Maximum discharge, 

22,800 second-feet Mar. 2, 1910 (gage height, 19.5 feet); no flow Oct. 1 to Nov. 

It), 1931, June 1 to Nov. 24, 1932.

REMARKS. Records good except those estimated, which are poor. Several diversions for irrigation above gage. Flow regulated by storage in Warmsprings 

Reservoir. Records furnished by State engineer.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1931-32

Pay

]_.- ___-_-_- - 

3...... --- _--_-_._

4._ _. ._. ____._ _

f.

7___.__ __________

8

S__. ______._________...

10..-- _________

11 ___________ _ _

13. _____________________

14. _______ ........... _

IS . ... ___________ _

Ifi

IS.. ....................

19._____ ._-______.._._.

2\... ...................

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

23

7A.. ....................

25

nf>.... .................. yj. ..................... i». .....................

29

30

Nov.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

28

« 76 

76 

" 76 

76 

"65

Doc.

55 

4fi

u 74 

74

 "50

80 

80

85 

96 

98 

"98 

98 

80

Jan.

73 

6S 

69 

73 

73

76 

73 

73 

73

80

S5 

94 

108 

110 

98

100

80 

HI 

74

87

96 

89 

"75 

"62 

"50

46 

47

48 

52 

64

78

Feb.

SO "SO 

« 75 "70 

"60

59 

59

62 

" 69 

70

87 

85 

83

« 65

68 

71 

80 

85 

80

116 

944 

1,190 

904

Month

July-. -- -- . -

Mar.

576 

334

138 

100

90

286 

330 

246

152

9S 

85 

64 

53

4C 

38 

846 

2,330 

3,050

1,610 

960

721 

540

528

721 

504 

409 

564 

658 

528

Apr. May

474 

528 

576 

540 

456

3«7 

302 

253 

230 

202

191 

181 

202 

216 

216

238 

189 

140 

129 

106

«84 

- 62 

40 

34 

40

14 

43 

679

856 

462

320

2yo

273

273

"250

16S 

118

80 l :;

 M.O

Maximum

1,

3,

76 

98 

110 

190

050 

856 

320

9.8 

15 

IS

3, 050

June \ July i Aupr.

> ' }

Minimum

0

46

38 

14

0

0

>

i

.&

-0.7

« 3.0

9.8 

" 2.0

Mean

13.2 

66.4 

75.3 

170 

55C 

269 

84.0 

.86 

.99 

1.58 

1.87

103

°0.5

« 5.0 

"15 

 15

Sept.

18 

.5 

7.5 

7.5 

.5

10

.5

«.5

.5 

, -.5

Run-off in 

acre-feet

786 

4,080 

4,630 

9,780 

33,800 

16,000 

5,160 

51 

61 

97 

111

74,600

" Estimated.

NOTE. No flow during October.
126 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1932, PART 12 B

NORTH FORK OF MALHEUR RIVER NEAR BEULAH, OREG.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in SE1 ^ sec. 22, T. 19 S., R. 37 E., 1 mile below

Beulah and 14 miles north of Juntura. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June 1926 to September 1932. March 19(T to June 1912,

November 1913 to July 1914 at station 6 miles downstream. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 1,800 second-feet Mar. 18 (gage

height, 7.65 feet); minimum, 18 second-feet Aug. 26 29.

1909-12, 1913-14, 1926-32: Maximum discharge, 5,910 second-feet Mar. 20,

1910; minimum, 5 second-feet Dec. 28, 1910, Jan. 26, 27, 1911. 

REMARKS. Records good except those estimated and those for Aug. 21 to Sept.

30, which are poor. Small diversions for irrigation above station; practically

entire summer flow is diverted below station and above Juntura. Records

furnished by State engineer.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1931-32

Day

1 _ . _____ ___

2

4 _______ _ ___

5.... __-..____

H _ _ _

9__ __._.._____

10_.__. .________

11

12 ________ _____

13 _ _ _ _ 

14__ ___________

15

16 _ _

17 __________ _ _

18 __ ___ _______

19. _-_.__._______

20 ----_------__

21

23. -_______.__._ 

24____ __________

27___ _-__---_--.

2*

29__. ____________

30. .._.._____ ___

3I____.__________

Oct.

21

21

23

24

25

23

26

24

24

26

27

28

29

35

31

29

29

33

36

35

45

46

Nov.

44

42

42

41

42

38

^3

29

33 

45

44

40

46

49

44

35

31

Dec.

38

43

46

51

56

53

Jan.

56

52

49

45

44

45

47

49

49

51

51

Feb.

49

50 

57

59

62

68

Mar.

63

60

52

49

61

94

136

150

125

88

110

104

94 

90

87

119

tso

1,140

1,190

612

358

325

278

486

552 

325

274

580

525

406

Apr.

566

622

512

432

432

406

406

419

471

1 500

j

486 

525

486

458

419

406

382

358

303

280

255

200

314 

314

486

419

394

382

May

406

406

419

394

358

358

370

370

358

358

370

382

394 

419

406

370

325

325

325

325

336

314

278

250

224 

204

187

181

224

181

160

June

167 iw»

152

140

138

141

137

130

115

108

10*

107

119 

124

133

125

111

105

105

103

99

95

90

88

90

62

58

54

46

44

July

SQ

40

40

;o

10

40

40

39

36

34

34

34

36 

39

31

34

32

34

33

31

30

30

31

33 

32

30

30

30

29

28

Au<*.

2K

2S

28

2^

28

28

28

28

28

28

27

27

26

26

25

24

24

23

23

21

20 

19

18

18

18

20

21

Sprit.

23

1.6

2H

'J't

30

30

30

30

3(1

31

31

31

31 

30

30

30

30

29

29

29

29

29

30

29

29 

28

29

- 29

28

29

Month

JtllV-__ ______________________________________________

Maximum

46

49

56

56

68

1,190

622

419

167

40

28

31

1, 190

Minimum

21

49

200

160

44

28

18

21

Mean

30.3

36.5

43.6

43.5

44.4

308

421

322

108

34.3

24.8

29.2

121

Run-off in 

acre-feet

1,860

2, 170

2, 680

2,670

18,900

25, 100

19,800

6, 430

2,110

1,520

1,740

87, .500
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1932, PART 12 B 127

PAYETTE RIVER BASIN

SOUTH FORK OF PAYETTE RIVER NEAR GARDEN VALLEY, IDAHO

LOCATION. Staff gage in sec. 1, T. 8 N., R. 4 E., at Garden Valley ranger station, 

300 feet above mouth of Station Creek, 43 1 miles above mouth of Middle Fork 

of Payette River, and 5 miles southeast of Garden Valley.

DRAINAGE AREA. 779 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 1921 to September 1932.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 5,870 second-feet May 14 (gage 

height, 5.75 feet); minimum, 250 second-feet (estimated) Nov. 12, 13.

1921-32: Maximum discharge, 10,600 second-feet May 26, 1928 (gag° height, 

8.0 feet); minimum, 230 second-feet Nov. 22, 23, 1929.'

REMARKS. Records good except those estimated, which are fair. 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 United States Forest Service.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1981-32

Day

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

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

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

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

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

^o. .................... ...

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

S..... .............. .....

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

10. ............ __________

n.... ......... . ..... .

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

13. ... ___________ _______ \\... ...................... \b... ......................

16. . ___________ _______

n.. .......................

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

\<».. .......................

^t.. .......................

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

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

23 . 

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

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

26 -- - 

 £1. ....................... .

28..... ......... ___________

29 . 

30 

31 

Oct.

 750

"500

"360

"360

- 360

361

351

340

340

340

320

320

301

301

292

292 "290

"290

"290

"290

"350

MOO

"350

356 "350

» 344

 338

"332

" 326

Nov

320

320

311

311

311

311

311

311

301 "301

301 "250

-250

292

301 "301

301

301

292

292

292

292

292

292

292

292

292

292

292

Feb.

"290

292

292

292

292

301

320

330

340

340

"320

320

311

320

320

320

320

340

Mar.

351

340

340

340

340

"340

340

330

340

340

351

351

351

361

371

371

398

"1,040

1,680

1,250

980

610

545

484

484

484

514

545

545

Apr.

"740

»940

°900

900

"750

"750

a 7^n

"7.50

1,460

o Q3()

2,030

2,030

1,790

1,560

1,560

1 300

"1,230

1,160

1,060

1,060

1,160

"1,280

1,400

1,790

1 ' 790

May

2,030

2,150

2, 2«0

2,530

2,800

2,660

2,660

"2,900

"3,150

1,230

4 940

5,870

" 5, 870

4,400

4,060

5,120

4 940

5,490

4,760

3,890

3,090

 2, 810

2,530

2,530

» 2, 530

June

2,530

2,530

2,530

° 2, 940

° 2, 940

" 2, 940

2,940

2,940

3,240

3,720

4,400

5,120

" 5, 120

« ... 120

4,400

4,230

4,060

"4,060

4,060

4 060

4,060

" 3, 810

July

3.090

2,530

2,030

1,790

1,680

1,560

1,460

1,400

1,460

1,160

 1,100

980

940

94,0

"900

1,160

Aug.

"1,160

P80 f'80

fX)

P80

1,680

2,150

788 "£80

"l.COO

1, 560

1, 560

1,350

"1,450

"1,450

1,460

"1,460

1,400

1,460

1,400

1,350

1,460

" 1,460

1 460

1,460

"1,460

1,460

1,460

 1, 460

1,400

Sept

1,460

1,460

"1,460

1,460

1,460

1,460

1,560

1,510

1,560

1, 560

"1,460

1,350

1,560

"1,550

"1,540

"1,520

1,510

1,3.50

 1,250

 750

466

 412

398

398

Month

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

Maximum

320

340

1,680

2.030

5,870

5,120

3,090

2,150

1,560

5,870

Minimum

330

2,030

2,530

900

788

398

Mean

364

297

"290

"290

307

556

1,290

3,550

3,740

1,380

1,360

1,270

1,220

Run-off in 

acre-feet

22,400

17,700

17,800

17,800

17,700

34,200

76,800

218, 000

223,000

84,800

83,600

75,600

889,000

Estimated.
128 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1932, PART 12 B 

SOUTH FORK OF PAYETTE RIVEH 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 1 L2 miles northeast of Banks. Zero of 

gage is 2,812.00 feet above mean sea level.

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,200 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August 1921 to September 1932.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during vear, 8,710 second-feet May 14 (gage 

height, 8.53 feet); minimum, 283 second-feet Nov. 22 (gage height, 0.08 foot). 

1921-32: Maximum discharge, 13,800 second-feet May 17, 1927 (gage height, 

10.6 feet, from high-water marks on staff gage); minimum, that of Nov. 22, 1931. 

Slightly lower discharge may have occurred during winters following unusually 

cold periods.

REMARKS. Records good except thoe estimated for period of ice effect, Nov. 

23 to Feb. 14, which are fair. Small diversions only for irrigation above station. Since Nov. 2, 1930, flow has been regulated by operation of gates in 

Deadwood Dam on Deadwood River.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1931 32

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.

840 

840 

704 

470 

397

442 

 146 

424 

415 

410

388 

350 

350 

358 

362

358 

350 

350 

350 

346

350 

392 

545 

530 

420

446 

428 

415 

424 

424 

410

Nov.

406 

406 

402 

397 

397

392 

397 

406 

438 

424

397 

318 

330 

402 

433

433 

410 

451 

424 

410

392 

334

350

Feb.

. 350

374

397 

415 

402 

397 

420

438 

424 

406 

406 

406

428 

465 

565

632

Mar.

P05 

560 

525 

460 

480

500 

485 

485 

510 

525

520 

505 

520 

570

580

600 

660 

965 

3,580 

2,800

1.770 

1.400 

1,200 

1,160 

1,200

1,060 

998 

1,340 

1.55C 

1,340

Month

July 

September... ---. ... ... ...

The year

Apr.

1,440 

2,010 

2,120 

2,000 

1,920

1,700 

1,620 

1,580 

1,550 

1,660

2,080 

2,800 

3,380 

4,010 

3,680

3,580 

3,080 

2,890 

2,890 

2,890

2,530 

2,280 

2,200 

2,040 

2,080

2,440 

2,980 

3,180 

3,280 

2,280

May

3,480 

4,010 

4,230 

4,120 

4, 450

4,570 

4,690 

4,930 

5,290 

5,680

6,200 

6,760 

7,330 

8.390 

8,080

6,910 

6,630 

6,910 

7,330 

7,480

8,080 

7,780 

6,490 

5,570 

5,070

4,590 

4,110 

3,890 

4,000 

4,000 

3. 89O

Maximum

840 

451

632 

3,580 

4.010 

8,390 

7,190 

3,900 

2,330 

1,720

8,390

June

3,780 

3,670 

3,670 

4,110 

4,590

4,590 

4, 350 

4,230 

4,230 

4,350

4,710 

5, 310 

5,960 

6,350 

6,630

7,190 

6,910 

6,220 

5,830 

5,700

5,440 

5,440 

5,830 

5,830 

"5,550

"5,280 

"5,000 

o 4, 720 

"4,450 

- 4, 180

Minimum

346

460 

1,440 

3,480 

3.670 

1,090 

958 

494

July

"3,900 

° 3, 620 

"3,350 

"3,080 

"2,800

" 2, 520 

"2,250 

1,970 

1,880 

1,840

1,760 

1,760 

1,680 

1,920 

1,760

1,600 

1,520 

1,450 

1,560 

1,680

1,480 

1,340 

1,260 

1,230 

1,160

1,120 

1,120 

1,120 

1,090 

1,200 

1,340

Aus.

1,370 

1,230 

1,160 

1,120 

1,120

1,600 

2,330 

958 

1, 120 

1,160

1,680 

1,410 

1,760 

1,480 

1,560

1,600 

1,560 

1,600 

1,600 

1,600

1,600 

1,480 

1,560 

1,600 

1,680

1,520 

1,640 

1,640 

1,480 

1,560 

1,520

Mean

443 

387 

350 

350 

396 

990 

2,510 

5,640 

5,140 

1,850 

1,490 

1,410

1,750

Sept.

1, 52C 

1,560 

1,560 

1,560 

1,560

1,600 

1,680 

1,600 

1,680 

1,680

1,720 

1,680 

1,680 

1,640 

1,480

1,680 

1,680 

1,640 

1,640 

1,600

1,600 

1,560 

1,450 

1,410 

1,160

690 

521 

508 

498 

494

Run-off in 

acre-feet

27,200 

23,000 

21,500 

21,500 

22,800 

60,900 

149,000 

347,000 

306,000 

114,000 

91,600 

83,900

1,270,000

Estimated.
PAYETTE RIVER BASIN 129

PAYETTE RIVER NEAR HORSESHOE BEND, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in SW^SW1 ^ sec. 14, T. 7 N., R. 2 E., 100 feet

east of tracks of Idaho Northern Branch of Oregon Short Line Railroad and 1*2

miles northeast of Horseshoe Bend. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 2,230 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. February 1906 to September 1916, July 1919 to September

1932. Prior to November 1912 at old site 2 miles upstream in sec. 2. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 16,800 second-feet May 22 (gage

height, 8.15 feet); minimum, 410 second-feet Nov. 22 (gage height, 0.41 foot). 

1906-16, 1919-32: 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 except those estimated for July 1-9 , which are good,

and for Dec. 3 to Feb. 29, Apr. 14-16, which are fair. Flow regulated during

spring and summer by storage in Payette Lake, Lake Fork, and Deadwood

Reservoirs. Several irrigation diversions from tributaries above station. Gageheight record furnished by Idaho Power Co.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1931-32

Day

1 ...

2

3 . 

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

5... 

6 ..........

7 _

8 .... ......

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

10..._. . .

11 

12 

13 -

14 

15 .-.. .

16 ______

17 

18 . 

19- .... __

20 . .

21. .......

22

23 - ... 

25 

26.. 

27 

28 

29.. .........

30 

31- 

Oct.

983

947

857

654

fi03

579

561

561

495

495

500

500

495

495

533

701

680

680

674

648

641

634

Nov.

622

615

597

591

597

622

628 |

500

591

fi34

538

533

450

528

622

708

674

603

591

Dec.

561

579

600

625

Jan.

) 625

\ 600

"565

1

550

600

Fsb.

 600

800

1,100

Mar.

977

914

854

796

804

837

837

828

84fi

880

862

854

905

941

959

1,180

1, 740

5,050

4,460

3,120

2,570

2,280

2,280

2,140

2,000

2,350

2,800

2,640

2,570

Apr.

2, 960

3. 900

4. 310

4, 400

3, 990

3,720

3. 540

3,630

3,900

4,650

5,900

7,060

8.000

9,000

8.000

7.060

fi 820

6,820

6. 820

5, 900

5, 160

4,750

4,650

4,560

5,160

6,350

6,820

6,820

6,580

May

fi, 820

7,800

8,830

9,100

9,100

9,370

9,920

10,800

11, 600

12, 200

13,200

14,100

15, 800

15, 400

14, 800

14, 100

14,100

14,400

14, 400

16, 100

16, 100

15, 100

14, 400

13,200

11,600

10,200

9,370

8,830

8,570

8,310

June

8,310

8, 050

7,800

8, 050

8, 830

9,100

9,100

8, 830

8,570

8,310

8,570

9,370

10, 500

11, 100

12,800

12,500

11,900

11,400

11,100

10, 500

10,200

10,500

10,200

9,920

9,370

8,570

7,800

7,060

July

6,200

5,300

4,500

4,000

3, 500

3,000

2,800

2,600

2,500

2,420

2,350

2,280

2,200

2,500

2,350

2,200

2,070

1,940

2,000

2,350

2,140

1,940

1,940

1,940

1,870

1,870

1,810

1,740

1,700

1, 740

2,000

Aug.

1,940

1,810

1,670

1,590

1, 590

1,940

2,800

1,530

1, 520

1,870

2,070

1,740

2,140

1,870

1,940

1,940

1,870

1,940

1,870

1,870

1,940

1,810

1,940

1,870

2,070

1,940

1,940

2,000

1,940

1,940

1,870

Sept.

1,870

1,870

1,870

1,870

1,870

1,780

1,940

1,870

1,940

1,940

1,940

1.940

1,870

1,870

1,710

1,810

1,870

1.810

1,810

1,740

1,740

1.700

1,610

1,580

1.340

837

705

691

684

077

Month

July-. .

Maximum

983

708

5,050

9,000

16,100

12,800

6,200

2,800

1,940

16, 100

Minimum

485

450

796

2,960

6,820

7,060

1,700

1,520

677

450

Mean

609

583

601

602

647

1,720

5,520

11,800

9,680

2,570

1,900

1,630

3,160

P.un-off in 

acre-feet

37,400

34,700

37,000

37,000

37,200

106,000

328,000

726,000

576,000

158,000

117,000

97,000

2,290,000

Discharge measurement.
130 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1932, PART 12 B

PAYETTE RIVER ITEAR EMMETT, 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 Emmstt. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June 1925 to September 1932. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 17,600 second-feet May 14, 22

(gage height, 11.50 feet); minimum, 6.4 second-feet Feb. 21 (gage height, 1.01

feet).

1925-32: Maximum discharge, 22,000 second-feet May 27, 1928 (gage height,

12.75 feet); minimum, that of Feb. 21, 1932. 

REMARKS. Records excellent except those estimated, Jan. 23-28 which are fair.

Diversions for irrigation above station. Flow affected at times by operation of

gates in Black Canyon Dam and by storage of water in reservoirs upstream.

Gage-height record furnished by United States Bureau of Reclamation.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1931-32

Day

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

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

4. ....-.. .

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

8. . ....... .

9 

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

11 . .

12 

13 

14 .

16 - 

18 

19 

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

21. ... .

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

23 

24 

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

26... . ______

Z!. ............

28 ...... .

29 

30 

31 

Oct.

493

477

516

461

289

317

317

317

317

564

516

461

461

532

628

676

708

708

732

676

369

532

668

636

636

660

684

620

620

628

Nov.

620

628

628

636

628

628

628

812

613

683

695

601

577

637

537

593

748

810

671

784

744

596

643

643

625

925

881

755

744

724

Dec.

704

718

508

812

665

677

635

661

575

542

506

667

507

481

438

446

461

604

700

676

692

748

732

756

878

780

740

1,100

914

700

660

Jan.

596

820

620

684

548

676

620

660

796

652

756

968

652

620

580

588

620

836

831

825

632

611

580

722

711

659

Feb.

708

629

586

579

666

fi60

628

734

697

647

667

558

559

611

635

611

610

685

648

744

688

691

703

825

1,080

1,330

1,750

Mr.r.

1,430

1.280

1,190

1. 090

1.080

1,330

1.330

1, 230

1,280

1,170

1,210

1, 150

1,150

1,280

1,530

2,150

3,250

10, 300

9,830

5,630

4,290

3,600

3,390

3,830

3,390

2,970

3,390

4,450

3,320

2,030

Apr

1,800

4,940

6,170

5,810

5,630

4,940

4.450

4,450

4,450

4, 610

5,450

7,120

8.540

10,000

10, 500

9,610

8,960

8,120

7,920

8,120

7,120

5,990

5,450

5,280

5,110

5,630

6,930

8,120

7,920

7,520

May

7, 520

8. 750

9.610

9,610

9,830

9,830

10, 000

10,500

11,400

12,400

13, 600

13,800

14.600

16,100

15,800

14,800

14,300

13,300

14,300

13, 1(10

15,800

17,100

15,600

14, 800

13,600

11,900

10,500

9,390

9,170

8,750

8,540

June

8, 540

8,330

7.920

8. 330

8,960

9.170

9, 170

8,960

8,750

8, 540

8,750

9,610

10.500

11.400

11,900

13,100

13, 100

12, 400

11, 700

11,200

10,50(3

10,300

10,500

10.500

10, 300

9,830

9,170

8,330

7,520

6,930

July

5,990

4,940

4,130

3,530

3,180

2,780

2,640

2,330

2,330

2,090

1,970

1,970

1,920

2,150

2,210

1,920

1,800

1.580

1,640

2,030

1,970

1,700

1,580

1,580

1,530

1,530

1,480

1,380

1,430

1,430

1,430

Aug.

1,480

1,480

1,430

,430

,430

,430

,580

,580

1,430

1,430

1,480

1,530

1,530

1,530

1,530

1,530

1,530

1.530

1,530

1,530

1,530

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,530

1,640

1,640

1,580

1,580

Sept.

1,580

1,580

1,530

1,530

1,530

1,530

1 530

1,530

1,530

1,530

1,530

1,530

1,530

1,530

1,530

,480

,480

,480

,480

,430

,430

,430

,380

,380

,380

572

548

469

422

438

Month

July...... 

Maximum

732

925

1,100

968

1,750

10,300

10,500

17, 100

13,100

5,990

1,640

1,580

17,100

Minimum

282

537

438

7. 520

6,930

1.380

1,430

422

°8°

Mean

532

681

670

730

6,560

12,200

9,810

2,260

1,530

1,330

Run-off in 

acre-feet

32,700

40,500

41,000

41,200

42,000

169,000

390,000

750,000

584,000

139,000

94,100

79,100
PAYETTE RIVER BASIN 131

DEADWOOD RIVER NEAR BERNARD, IDAHO

LOCATION. -Water-stage recorder in sec. 35, T. 14 N., R. 7 E., a quarter of a mile 

aho\e East Fork of Deadwood River, I 1 " miles north of Bernard post office 

(Deadwood Mine), and 13 miles southeast of Knox.

DRAINAGE AREA. 10.4 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October 1929 to October 23, 1932 (discontinued).

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during period Oct. 1, 1931, to Oct. 23, 1932, 

345 second-feet June 15 (gage height, 3.87 feet); minimum, 2 se°ond-feet 

('estimated) Jan. 1 to Feb. 20, Oct. 21, 1932.

1929-32: Maximum discharge, that of June 15, 1932; no flow for short intervals during winter months when power plant was in operation.

E EM ARKS. Records fair. Prior to June 1931 flow was regulated by small power 

plant 1 mile above station. Prior to July 1, 1932, gage-height record furnished 

by Bunker Hill <fe Sullivan Mining & Concentrating Co., licensee unde*1 Federal 

Power Commission project 832.

Discharge, in second-fed, 1981-32

Day

]

a--- -

4. ___ _____ _ 

f,

«i. . .. . .. _

8____ . __.-__-

u

10..._ _ _ _. __._

n. - .............

13... .......

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

15 . _ . -...

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

18.. ._._______...._

19. ......__.__.._._

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

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

22,., . ____

23_._._ ...........

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

26. _.. . .

27.... . -

28_. ....... ________

2ft.. ____. __

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

31.. . -....

Oct.

4 

4 

4 

4

3

»3

3 

3

3 

3 

4 

4 

4

Nov.

4 

4 

4 

4 

4

4 

4

5 

4

4

4 

3 

3 

4 

4

4

Dec.

" 4

a g

Month

1931-32

February.. -_ . -._._ . 

March .

April. .. _ . . ....

July.. __.- _ --__ _

1932 

October 1-23. ........ _____________

Jan.

i « 2 

o

j

Maximum

205 

245 

62 

15

245

6

Feb.

3

a 3

Mar.

1-

3 

 ° 3

3 

1 ° 3

Minimum

16 

68 

15

4

3

Apr.

"3 

4

5 

" 10

May

10

" 19 

22

26 

32 

40 

49 

59

68 

83 

109 

122 

97

92 

97 

115 

131 

177

205 

146 

113 

101 

92

78 

70 

70 

76 

74 

66

Mean

4.0

3 3

I

2.0

3.0 

5.5 

80. 1 

30 

30. 5 

10.7 

5.3

23.3

4.3

June

t;8

TO 

SO 

120 

113

S8 

88

101 

111

" 148 

186 

192 

186 

245

224 

162 

142 

142 

140

140 

156 

159 

151 

138

114 

101

86 

78 

70

July

57 

52

48 

43

39 

37 

34 

33

31

32 

30 

34 

33 

29

27 

26 

24 

37

28

26 

22

20 

20

19

18 

17 

16 

16

Per square 

mile

0. 317 

.385 

.317 

. 192 

.221 

.288 

. 529 

7.70 

12.5 

2.93 

1.03 

.510

2.24

.413

1 

Aug. | ?ep*.

]

15 

15 

14 

11 

13

13 

13 

12 

12

12

12 

11 

11 

11 

10

y 

9 

9

8 

8

° 8 

 ' 10

|,

a t>

6 

6 

.=1

5

4 

4 

4 

4

5

4 

4 

4 

4 

4

4 

4 

4 

4

4

Oct .

4 

4 

4 

4 

4

5 

6

4

4 

4 

4 

4 

4

6 

5 

4 

4 

4

3

4 

4

Rui-ofl

Inches

0.37 

.43 

.37

.24 

.33

.59 

S. 88 

13.95 

3. 38 

1. 19 

.57

30.52

.35

Acre-feet

203 

1!38 

203 

123 

132 

184 

327 

4,930 

7,740 

1.880 

(i58 

315

16. 900

1S6

1 Estimated.
132 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1932, PART 12 H

DEADWOOD RIVER AT BEAVER CREEK RANGER STATION NEAB LOWMAJT, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in NEU 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 rar ger station, 18 

miles (by river) above mouth of Deadwood River, and 15 miles north of Lo\vmaii.

DRAINAGE AREA. 108 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October 1926 to September 1932.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 1,540 second-feet Aug. G (gage 

height, 4.93 feet'; minimum (estimated), 1.0 second-foot during long period 

when gates in dam were closed.

1927-32: Maximum discharge, 2,150 second-feet May 26, 192?- (gage height, 

5.67 feet); minimum (estimatedI, 1 second-foot for long periods v.lien gates in 

dam were closed.

REMARKS. Records good except those estimated Oct. 10 to July 24, Sept. 25-30, 

which are fair. Flow regulated by operation of gates in Deadwood Dam, 

Gage-heieht record furnished by United States Bureau of Reclamation.

Discharge, in sccoml-fert, 1931-32

Day

2____ -_ . . ..... -...._--.__ __----.---._-_-_-

3---------. . . ----- -------------------

4.._- - _ - . _ ... -------- -..-- ____ _ ___. I 5. _______ . . ----- --- - .---..------I

6___ _ __________ _ _________ -_- _-_-_-____ _____ 

7... ............. . .- - ---- -- - ------

8. _.. ... ..-._ . - .-.-. -.-_____----___.--. _---_--.

10.--. .-. . ..- . ....... --... -------- -----------

11-..- - . ...-- . ____ _.._ ----- -.-- ._

12 _____ _________ ... ___ ._______. _ ___ __

13 --_.-.-... -- - ------ - ............................... ..^

14... .......... _.._ ..........................

1C15. ____________ _.__.-._----_---____------_-_- _--_|

16... .-_..-_--- _______ ______ ._ _- . 

17. --------._ 

18_-._______ _ , _---..-.-._---._---_---___-__.-_-------_-

19-.- -...- ... _ _ _ - .- 

20______ ... _ _. __ . ____._.._.._.-- ....._.-_. ....

21. - _ _ _____ ______- _ __ _. __ -

22___ _ _ _________ . _.__.__ _ --_ . 

23__.__________ _ _ .___...___..____ _ .

24_ ______________ __. .___.___ _- . ____

25___-_________- _ _-_ ____._._.__.__ -- _ _------ -_.-

27. .. .--_ . -- -- - -

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

^}.. .................. _ .- -___ 

31-.-. ._..-...- --.._.-.---__-...--.-_---___-._ .-____-____

Month

July___. ............ _ . . _.- _.___. .

Oct .

426 

S7 

44 

45

49 

-15

45 

44 

18

1

June

1

1 

1

Maximum Minimum

<.95 ............

1,' 

!,__,. ____________

557 ____________

210 220 

181)

1,210 _.-._.______

July \\\f. -lop"

22<> 

 J20 

1.45 

331

1,210 

520

1.57 

HlH 

928

699

1 »95 V»28 

SfiJ 

928

y2H

960

960 

960 

995

9'2S 

i 960 

995 

1, 060 

1 1, 030

39 960 

39 960

52 895 

176 895 

308 S95 

367 895

"LS

Will

995 

905 

1.03H

1, 100 

1, 100 

1. 100 

1, 140 

1. 140

1.180 i, ;«<) 

i, :vj

l.lrlJO 

1, 060

1,HO 

1, 140 

1, 100 

1, 100 

1,060

995

995 

S95 

436 

351

I. ,

1 i

Mfian Run-oil in Mean acre-feet

42.5 ! 

1.0 \ 

1.0 

1.0 1.0 ; 1.0 

1.0

1.0 

1.0 

35.5 

791

817 '

143

2,610 

60 

f>l 

61 

58 

61 

HO 

 il 

(>0 

2,000 

48,600 

50,400

104,000
PAYETTE KIVER BASIN 133

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 2J<2 miles west of Lowman. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 201 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August 1921 to September 1932. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 1,660 second-feet Aug. 6, 7 (gage

height, 3.00 feet); minimum, 31 second-feet Nov. 12 (gage height, 0.84 foot). 

1921-32: Maximum discharge, 4,230 second-feet Mav 9, 1928 (gage height,

5.17 feet.); minimum, that of Nov. 12, 1931. 

REMARKS?. Records good except those estimated, Nov. 22 to Mar. 19, May 20,

21, which are fair. Flow regulated by storage in Dearlwood Reservoir.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1931-32

Day

3. _-. -_.__-____._______-__.

7 .

«(

9

10.......-..--...-. ....

14... .. . _

Ifi. ...... . .__. _ _ -_

IS

Tt

25

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

SO -. ._.__._ . _..- .

31. ._. _

Oct.

519 

462 

311 

97 

92

103

97 

90 

97 

90

54 

42 

41 

40

41

40 

40 

39 

38 

38

38 

45 

68 

54 

50

55 

50 

49 

50 

49 

45

Nov.

44 

44 

44 

44 

45

45 

44

48 

48 

45

37

35 

43 

50

49

45 

43 

45 

44 

41

50

45

Mar.

40

41 

60

10(1 

200 

400

218

168 

132 

110 

110 

108

94 

81) 

99 

99 

92 

92

Month

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

Apr.

114

168 

171 

162 

154

140 

140 

140

145 

165

221 

299 

368 

440 

395

400

324 

328 

320

291 

264 

250 

239 

253

320 

400 

440

468

478

May

C)i'4

614 

607 

614 

676

706 

762 

818 

886 

980

1,080 

1, 150

1,270 

1, 3SO 

1,210

1, CtiO 

1,010 

1.060 i, no

1 , 100

1, 100 

1,020

895 

802

648 

600

568 

574 

555 

543

Maximum

519

478 

1,380 

794 

525 

1,220 

1,200

1,380

June

549 

537 

549 

59 J 

634

614

5.4 rl

555 

562

588 

620 

dS3 

090

754

714 

K4S 

hi 4

r.^i

555 

543 

5!3

51 y

484

451 

415 

376

354 

324

Minimum

38

114 

519 

324

117

47

Jul> Aug.

! 303 

284 

264 

250

235

j 218 

208

192 

186

177

171 

168 

171 

205 

16S

154 

145 

140 

186 

183

' 148 

137 

132 

124 

117

! 154

1 162 

! 165 

242 

420 

; 525

473 

358 

354 

368 

405

1,220 

980

568 

895

762 

931 

1, 000 

»59 

940

980 

1,000 

1,010 

1, 020 

1,060

1,020 

970 

1,030 

1,100 

1,110

990 

1,000 

940 

904 

950 

913

Sept.

940 

980 

1,000 

1,030 

1,030

1,080 

1,120 

1,100 

1,150 

1,160

1,190 

1,170 

1,190 

1,110 

1,050

1,200 

1,170 

1,150 

1,140 

1,130

1,110 

1,020 

960 

662 

643

69 

57 

53 

50 

47

AT Run-off in Mean acre-feet

94. 3 5, 800 

44. 6 2, 650 

40. 0 2, 460 

40.0 2,460 

40. 0 2, 300 

91.3 5,610 

279 16, 600 

859 52,800 

568 33,800 

204 12, 500 

851 52, 300 

889 52, 900

334 242, 000
134 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1932, PART 12 B

NORTH FORK OF PAYETTE RIVER AT 1ARDO, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 8, T. 18 N., R. 3 E., a quarter of a tulle

below Lardo and outlet of Payette Lake. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 131 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. September 1908 to June 1917, May 1919 to September

1932. 

EXTREME-.. Maximum discharge during year, 3,320 secoud-feet May 22 igjage

height, 6.71 feet); minimum, 0.2 second-foot Nov. 5-8 (gage height, 0.71 foot). 

1908-17, 1919-32: Maximum discharge, 4,250 second-feet June 5, 1909 (gage

height, 7.5 feet); minimum, that of Nov. 5-8, 1931. 

REMARKS. Records good except those estimated, which are fair. Stage-discharge

relation affected by ice Nov. 26 to Feb. 10. Flow partly regulated by storagean

Payette Lake. No diversions above station. Gage-height record furnished by

United States Forest Service.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1931-32

Day

2... .... ..

3 ~ . 

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

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

6. --------------

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

8-.- ------

9-- ------

10.-. -----------

12.-. -. ----------

13---------

14-.-.-...---..

15.. ------------

16-. .-.-.---.. .

n. ............ ..

18----.--.-...

19... ----------

W. ..............

21. ------------

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

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

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

25f^.. ...........

26--.-------..

27. -.---_- _ -

29.-.---..--.-.-.

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

Oct.

8.6

7^9 

3.4 

1.7

1.2 

1.0

!e

.6 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.4

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

.3 

.4 

.4 

.3 

.3

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

Nov.

0.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.2

2

_ 2

!s

.3 

.3

.4 

.4 

.5 

.4 

.4

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

.4

.4 

.5

. 7 

"1.0

Dec.

a 2

Jan.

-3

Feb.

10 

15 

20 

30 

40

42 

44 

45

-50

(..

Month

December- ------------ - - - . _. . -_.

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

February,...- .. _ -___. ___-__ ___. - ._

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

Mar.

 «80

"120

137 

133

129 

124 

122 

131 

131

124 

118. 

131 

84 

8.6 

3.4

Apr.

3.2 

3.2 

3.4 

3.4 

3.4

3.4 

3.2 

3.4 

3.4 

3.6

3.8 

3.9 

9.8 

14 

16

16 

15 

15 

17 

17

14 

14 

15 

15 

18

22 

33 

66 

104 

146

Maximum

8.6

2,

1,

3,

146 

320 

280 

150

782 

187

320

May

197 

325 

460 

535 

638

"1, 120 

1,950 

2,000 

2,050 

2,190

2,330 

2,530 

2,680 

2,880 

2,780

2,580 

2,480 

2,480 

2, 580 

2,780

3,100 

3,320 

2,880 

2,530 

2,140

1,860 

1,680 

1,500 

1,460 

1,500 

1,460

June

1,420 

1,420 

1,380 

1,460 

1,590

1,590 

1,500 

1,420 

1,420 

1,500

1,590 

1,770 

1,950 

2,140 

2,240

2,280 

2,240 

2,140 

2,000 

1,900

1,820 

1,820 

1,900 

2,000 

1,950

1,900 

1,770 

"1,600 

"1,450 

-1,300

Minimum

0.3 

.2

3.4 

3.2 

197 

1,300

199 

49

.2

July

"1. 150 400

 65 

61 

- 65

68 

69 

74 

86 

135

372 

337 

390 

417 

358

333

297 

345 

422 

376 

325

Mean

1.35 

.48 

1.4 

3.5 

38.3 

94.7 

20.4 

1,970 

1,750 

219 

269 

96.1

373

Aug.

782 

240 

269 

305 

289

305 

 296 

 287

a 277 268

"259 

«249 

240 "240

a 241

»241

a 242

° 242 

 243 

"243

"244 

"244 

"245 

°245 

°246

 246 

247 

233 

219 

210 199

Sept.

"187 

"176 

164 

156 

154

149 

131 

112 

110 

106

104 

100 

.98, 

93 

91

86 

81 

76 

72 

70

69 

66 

65 

61 

55

52 

50 

50 

50 

49

Run-off in 

acre-feet.

83 

29 

86 

215 

2,200 

5,820 

1,210 

121,000 

104,000 

13,500 

16,500 

5,720

270,000

" Estimated.
PAYETTE RIVER BASIN 135

LAKE FORK OF PAYETTE RIVER ABOVE RESERVOIR NEAR McCALL, IDAHC

LOCATION. Staff gage in NWJ4 see. 8, T. 18 N., R. 4 E., 700 feet above highway 

bridge, three quarters of a mile below power plant, and 5 miles east of McCall.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 1926 to September 1932 (fragmentary).

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 2,080 second-feet May 14 (gage 

height, about 6.50 feet); minimum, 7 second-feet Oct. 20.

1926-32: Maximum discharge, that of May 14, 1932; minimum, 7 secondfeet Aug. 26-29, Oct. 20, 1931.

REMARKS. Records fair. No records Oct. 1-19, Oct. 21 to Apr. 14. Seme diurnal fluctuations at low stages by operation of power plant above stat'on. No 

diversions for irrigation above station. Gage-height record furnished by Lake 

Irrigation District.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1931-33

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.. -----------------------------------------

01

Oct.

7

Apr.

175

175

140

148

140

116

109

94

109

148

214

175

166

175

May

214

268

280

330

358

453

522

706

783

940

1,180

1,540

861

744

744

940

1,020

1,060

1,780

940

706

558

487

420

358

344

594

522

420

June

420

453

631

487

558

487

744

744

980

900

940

822

744

706

668

668

631

822

1,180

1,020

783

706

631

558

522

487

July

404

358

257

214

194

124

116

124

184

148

132

124

109

109

109

94

83

48

75

72

67

57

53

50

46

43

Ari*.

38

36

32

31

29

26

26

29

27

23

22

22

21

20

20

19

19

18

18

17

16

16

16

15

19

19

18

Sept.

16

16

15

14

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

Month

July -------------------------------------------

Maximum

214

1,780

1,180

420

42

16

Minimum

94

214

404

43

15

Mean

147

676

677

148

24.0

12.8

Run-off in 

acre-feet

4,670

41,600

40,300

9,100

1,480

762

97,900
136 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1932, PART 12 B

LAKE FORK EESERVOIR NEAB, McCALL, IDAHO

LOCATION. Staff gage in NWJiNWJi sec. 13, T. 18 N., R. 3 E., 3 miles east of

McCall. Zero of gage is at mean sea level elevation. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April 1926 to September 1932. 

EXTREMES. Maximum contents during year, 16,630 acre-feet July 6 (gage height,

5,116.8 feet); no storage during fall and winter.

1926-32: Maximum contents, 17,250 acre-feet June 3-5, 1930 (gage height,

5,117.2 feet); 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.

height record furnished by Lake Irrigation District.

Contents, in acre-feet, 1932

Day

l __ .....

3 

4 -~

5

6 ......

8 

9 

10 

11 

12___ .-.

13- .

14 

IS-- -..

May June

12, 780

12, 930

13, 080

13, 390

13, 240

13,080

13, 850

14, 620

15,390

16, 010

16, 010

16, 010

July

16, 010

16, 320

16, 470

16, 630

16, 470

16, 470

16, 470

16, 320

16, 320

16, 010

16, 010

16, 010

Aug.

13, 160

12, 930

12, 740

12, 470

12, 170

12, 140

12, 060

11, 940

11, 870

11,540

11, 240

10, 940

10, 630

10, 310

10, 030

Sept.

5,235

5,055

4,758

4,453

4,303

4,080

3,940

3, 634

3,615

3,494

3,372

3,250

3, 129

3,048

Day

16.. .......

17 

18 

19 

20....-..-.

21 

00

°3

04

25. . 

26 

97

29., ......

30 

31.. ..... -

May

14, 310

14,850

15, 390

14, 460

13, 540

13, 340

13, 130

12, 930

12, 930

12, 930

12, 930

12, 930

June

16, 010

16, 010

16, 010

15,700

15,700

15,700

15, 700

16, 010

16, 010

16, 010

15,700

15,390

15,540

15, 700

July

16, 010

15, 850

15,700

15, 540

15, 390

15, 390

15, 080

14, 970

14,800

14, 660

14, 310

14, 080

13, 880

13, 690

13, 430

Aug.

9,695

9,393

9,108

8,838

8,568

8,003

7,714

7,462

7,147

6,570

6,302

6,070

5,780

Sept.

2,903

2,807

2,700

2,511

2,427

2,357

2,301

2,245

2,245

2,161

2, 093.

2,032

1, 959

1, 922
PAYETTE RIVER BASIN 137

LAKE IRRIGATION DISTRICT CANAL NEAR McCAIL, IDAHO

LOCATION. Staff gage in SWJ* 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 1932, irrigation seasons only.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 111 second-feet July 9-23,'Aug. 

3, 4, 10-30 (gage height, 4.70 feet); no flow Aug. 6-8 and during nonirrigation 

season.

1926-32: Maximum discharge, 126 second-feet May 27 to June 8, 1931 (gage 

height, 4.80 feet); no flow during nonirrigation seasons.

REMARKS. Records good except those estimated, which are fair. No record 

Oct. 1-19, Oct. 21 to Apr. 30. Flow 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 8W% sec. 13, T. 18 N., R. 3 E., anc1 is used for 

irrigation of 6,800 acres of land near McCall and Norwood, in the project of the 

Lake Irrigation District. Gage-height record furnished by water master for 

Lake Irrigation District.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1931-32

Day

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

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

3

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

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

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

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

8-.--- . _----__- .__. .._ _

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

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

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

12.............................. _ -_-.- _ _-_.-. -

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

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

16_. .................... . ...- - _-_. __.._ 

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

\%.. .............. ..... . .... ....... ._ .-..-..-.-..

19... ---.-- ...-..........., ........................

^l........ ..............................................

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

22... _--...._-._..... ... _ .......................

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

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

25-_-.-- .-..- ..-....... --. _--- 

K.. ....................................................

 XJ...... .......... . ----- .-... _ .- . .... _- 

^........................ ..............................

W... ........... . . .. . _.-_---_--_...-_-_.-_- ^a.. ....................................................

Zl.. .............. - .. - .-.-- .......................

Month

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

September..-..-..- ... ............ .. ... .. ..

Oct.

9

May

0

0 

°0

|- « 1 

1

a 6

"31

a 22 

» 11 

2

June

2 «2 

«2 

" 2 

"6

"9 

"9 

 7 

"9 

12

"18 

"33 

"47 

"55 

< 58

58 

» 07 

72 

71

76 

76 "83 

"94 

« 103

105 

105 

105 

"95 

" 100

Maximum Minimum

31 0 

105 2 

11 1 103 

111 0 

99 21

July

' 103 

"104 

108 

108 

108

108 

105 

105 

"107 

111

111 

111 

111 

111 

111

111 

111 

111 

111 

111

111 

111 

110

« 107 

105

105 

105 

105 

105 

105 

105

Aug.

105 

105 

"108 

111 

"37

f '

"68 

"110

111 

111 

111 

111 

111

111 

111 

111 

111 

111

111 

111 

111 

111 

111

111 

111 

111 

111 

111 "104

Sept.

99 

99 

99 

99 

-K

87 

"82 

76 

"70 

66

GC 

OR 

» 60 

56 

56

"54

51!

52

a 47

44 

" 37 

32 

32 

32

32

32 

32 "21

M Run-off in 

Mean acre-feet

5. 4 332 

51. 8 3, 080 

108 6, 640 

95.7 5,880 

58. 5 3, 480

19,400

Estimated. 

12918 34-
138 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1932, PART 12 B

WEISER RIVER BASIN

WEISER RIVER ABOVE CRANE CREEK, NEAR WEISER, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 10, T. 11 N., R. 4 W., 1 mile above mouth

of Crane Creek and 9 miles northeast of Weiser. 

DKAINAGE AREA. 1,160 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July 1920 to September 1932. 

EXTKEMES. Maximum discharge during year, about 14,000 seccnd-feet Mar. 19

(gage height, about 10.8 feet, determined from high water mrrks); minimum

discharge (estimated), 8 second-feet Oct. 1-7.

1920-32: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 19, 1932; minimum, 5 second-feet

(estimated) Aug. 11 to Sept. 10, 1931. 

REMARKS. Records good except those estimated, which are fair. Numerous

diversions for irrigation above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1931-32

Day

1 

2. 

3- ... - --

4___ 

5 - _ -----

6 

7 - -----

8... ----- 

9 - -

10. 

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

13 - 

14-.. -. --------

15 ------

16 -

17.--- ------

18. -

20 

21 ---------

22 

23-- ------

24.. ------

°6

27 -------

28 

29 

30-.---- -- M

Oct.

 "8

10 

10 

10

10 

10 

10 

10 

9

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

11 

14 

18 

21 

52

54 

58 

65 

65 

58 

63

Nov.

56 

52 

52 

52 

52

56 

54 

56 

56 

65

74 

77 

70 

63 

68

82 

87 

84 

97

84

1 "90 

UlOO

Dec.

"100

."120 

"140

Jan.

"130 

"125

Feb.

"125

"150

"300 

»600 

"900 

"1,200

Month

December _ - ------ __ _ __ _ _. _ _ -._.

February...- _ . _ . ___ _ ... _ . _

July 

Mar.

-1,500

1,530 

1,420

1,200 

1,140 

1,050 

949 

924

1,230 

2,580 

"6,000 

"13, 000 

«9,000

-5,500 

4,210 

3,870 

3,470 

5,940

3,630 

2,700 

« 4,100 

5,400 

3,960 

3, 550

Apr.

3,710 

4,550 

5,400 

4,550 

4,300

"3,840 

"3,390 

"2,940 

2,480 

2,550

2,770 

3,230 

3,790 

4,210 

4.720

4,380 

3,790 

3,390 

3,070 

3,390

2,840 

2,480 

2,200 

2,000 

1,880

2,140 

3,230 

4,120 

3,470 

3,150

Maximum

65 .

1.200

l 5,000 

5,400 

5,060 

1,940 

500 

49 

57

13,000 .

May

3,070 

3,470 

3,870 

4,120 

3,960

3,960 

4,040 

4,120 

4,210 

4,300

4,380 

4,380 

4,550 

5,060 

4.720

3.960 

3,630 

3,550 

3,630 

3,630

3,960 

4,720 

3,870 

3,230 

2,840

2,480 

2,200 

2,000 

2,070 

2,070

June

1,880 

1,820 

1,760 

1,880 

1,940

1,820 

1,700 

1,700 

1,6.50 

1,650

1.65C 

1,65C 

1.65C 

1,700 

1.60C

1.65C 

1.52T 

1.47C 

1,360 

1,26C

1,160 

1,080 

1,050 

1,200 

1,050

90J 

786 

695 

618 

55*

Minimum

52

924 

1,880 

2,000 

554 

37 

20 

23

July

500 

445 

415 

366 

324

283 

232 

212 

160 

140

118 

98 

88 

88 

164

164 

124 "98 

71 

71

80 

78 

60 

46 

43

37 

44 

41 

40 

40 

40

Mean

21.4 

76.2 

117 

128 

216 

3,170 

3,400 

3,610 

1,410 

152 

35.6 

36.2

1,030

Aupr.

37 

38 

43

48 

48

44 

41 

38 

38 

36

33 

38 

40 

43 

38

36 

34 

36 

37 

33

29 

25 

21 

21 

20

22 

24 

31 

38 

44 

49

Sept.

55 

51 

53 

53 

55

57 

51 

41 

36 

34

36 

34 

34 

30 

29

28 

29 

29 

27 

27

29 

31 

36 

36 

34

28 

25 

26 

24 

23

Run-off in 

acre-feet

1,320 

4,530 

7,190 

7,870 

12,400 

195,000 

202,000 

222,000 

1 83,900 

9,350 

2,190 

2,150

750,000

1 Estimated.
WEISER UIVER BASIN 139

LOST VALLEY RESERVOIR NEAR TAMARACK, IDAHO

LOCATION. Staff gage in sec. 28, T. 19 X., 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 1932.

EXTREMES. Maximum stage during year, 25.14 feet May 14; minimum, 10.66 

feet Oct. 12, Lower stage may have occurred when gage was not read.

1924, 1926-32: Maximum stage, 23.76 feet June 10, 1931; gage not read when 

reservoir was nearly empty.

REMARKS. Stored water from this reservoir used for irrigation in Weiser Valley. 

Elevation of permanent spillway crest referred to present datum, which is 1.40 

feet lower than that used in 1924, is 22.26 feet; insertion of temporar;- 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 fir-rushed 

in part by Mesa Orchards Co. and water master for Weiser River.

Gage height, in feet, 1931-32

Day

1. ....... - .

4___ .......... ------

5__ ....... __ 

6 ....

7 .-- 

8- 

y

10 . 

12 -

13 

15 

16.- ... . -------

17 

18 

19 -_ _ __

20 

21 

22-

23. - 

24 

25 

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

27 . 

28 .--- -----

29 

30 

31 

Oct.

10.66

Nov.

11.70

Feb.

12.30

Mar.

12.75

Apr.

15.20

17.50

19.60

21.09.

22.08

23.24

May

23.70

24.20

24.36

24.70

24. 74.

24.88

25.04

25.14

24.78

24.26

24.10

24.14

23.38

23.10

23.06

June

23. 07

23.05

23.00

23.66

23.20

23.46

23.68

23.88

23.98

24.08

24.18

24.30

24.20

July

24.06

24.08

24.08

23.86

23.26

Aug.

22.50

21.58

19.02

17.65

Sept.

15.58

13.30

12.82
140 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1932, PART 12 B

LOST CREEK WEAK TAMARACK, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 28, T. 19 N., R. 1 W., s. 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, Mav 1920 to September

1921, May 1924 to September 1932. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 500 second-feet May 14 (gage

height, 3.45 feet); minimum, 2 second-feet Nov. 10 (gage height, 0.87 foot). 

1910-14, 1920-21, 1924-32: Maximum discharge, 688 second-feet May 17,

18, 1921 (gage height, 4.29 feet); practically no flow at times gates in dam were

closed. 

REMARKS. Records good except those estimated Nov. 30 to Mar. 24, which are

fair. 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 by Mesa Orchard Co. and water

master for Weiser River.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1931-32

Day

l-_ .-_ 

3 ---- -_- -

4-_-----_. ________

5- -- __. -_

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

8___ _ -.__ 

9 _ - - . ...

10-...- -- . _

11 ._-.... ..-- -

12____ _______ ____-_-

13_ _.____ _

14__-_ -_ -_ 

15 .-- _- 

Ifi - --_ - 

17 ------- - 

18 . .--- --_ _______

20 -- -- -

22 __. - 

25 _ _

27 _________ ___ _

28--. ----------------

29

31

Oct.

4.3 

4.3 

4.0 

3.8 

4.0

3.8 

3 3

3.3

3.3

(5. --J

3. 1 

3.0

3.0 

2.8

O c.

2.6

2,8 

2.9

2 u

2. y

3.0 

2.8 

2. 6

2.8

*.. 4

2. 6

2 8

Nov.

2.8 

2.8

2. 6 

2.6

2.5 ! 

2^5 2.4 

2 3 

2.3

2. 1 

2. 1 

2.4 

2. 6 '

2.8

2 y

3.0 

3. 1 

3.1

3.1 3. 1 ' H. 1 ' 

3. 1 . 

3. 1

3.2 

3.2 

3.2

3.2

Feb.

3

Mar.

14

14

14 

14 

14 

14 

14 

14

Month

May- - - -------------------------

JulV- ---------------------------------------------

Apr.

14 

15 

15 

15 

15

15 

15 

16 

16

15

10 

16 

15 

15 

16

20

25 

26 

26

27 

27 

26 

27 

27

27 

37 

78 

120 

147

May

179 

230 

279 

296 

318

304 

353

382 

379 

397

420

42b 

456 

484 

472

413

368 

335 

314 

300

310 

328 

304 

209 

240

206 

179 

160 

141

111

June

104 

102 

101

97 

96

78 

68 

41

22

22 

22 

21

21

20 

18

18

19 

19 

17

11

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

Maximum Minimum

 1. 3 2. 4 

3. 2 2. 1

147 14 

484 111 

104 11 

58 4.8 

78 58 

61 16

484 2. 1

July

11 

11 

10 

10 

9.0

9.6 

9.3 

9.3 

9.0

6.4 

6. 7 

6.9 

7.4

7.7

8.0 

8.4 

6.4 

4.8 

11

25 

26 

33

58 

58

56 

56 

56 

56 

56 

56

Aug.

58 

68 

68 

68 

68

71

78

78

"5 

"4 

4

"2

72 

72 

71 

66 

66

65 

65 

65 

65 

64

64 

64 

62 

61 

61 

61

Sept.

61 

60 

60

58 

46

38 

38 

38 

38 

38

38 

38 

37 

37 

36

36 

36 

36 

36 

35

35 

25 

17 

16 

16

16 

16 

16 

16 

16

M Run-off in 

Mean acre-feet

3. 08 189 

2. 79 166 

3. 0 184 

3. 0 184 

8. 3 477 

14. 0 861 

29. 8 1, 770 

306 18, 800 

35. 7 2, 120 

22. 8 1, 400 

68. 5 4, 210 

34. 3 2, 040

44. 6 32, 400
WEISER RIVER BASIN' 141

MESA ORCHARDS CANAI NEAR MESA, IDAHO

LOCATION. Staff gage in sec. 14, T. 15 N., R. 1 W., 1,700 feet above end of flume, 

lYz miles northeast of Mesa, and 3 miles below head gates.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. 1924, 1928, 1930-32, irrigation seasons only.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during period, 34 second-feet July 27 (gage 

height, 2.58 feet); no flow during nonirrigation season.

1924, 1928, 1930-32: Maximum discharge, 35 second-feet May 24, 25, 27, 28, 

1924; no flow during nonirrigation season.

REMARKS. Records good. Canal diverts from Middle Fork of Weiser River in 

SE^NW^ sec. 9, T. 15 N., R. 1 E., for irrigation on the Mesa Orchards and for 

domestic supply in the village of Mesa. Flow regulated by operation of gates 

in diversion dam and by waste gates in flume above gage. Gage-height record 

furnished by Mesa Orchards Co. and water master for Weiser River.

Discharge, in secon'l-f"('t, 1031-1?

Pay

4.....

fi.-...

......

9 "

10.....

13.....

14

Oei.

.......

8.3

-----

May June July

0-

 V

u 0"

07

27

a ^0

^1

30

Aug.

31

a Of)

"26

°4

23

23

26

25

'21

Sept.

1 K

H

18

Day

. Hi

17

18.....

1 19..._.

20-...-

oo

°J

°4

25-..-

26-..-.

,>g

'""1

?0,.._.

31...-.

i

Oct. May

8.2

June

20

01

21

21

21

21

July

30

29

29

31

30

30 "30

30 "30

"31

32

34

32

32 "32

Aug.

19

18

16

16

19

"20

21

IS

15

14

20

23

SO

20

19

20

Sept.

11

18

Month

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

Maximum

34

3L

Minimum

22

14

Mean

29.2

Eun-off in 

a?re-feet

l.SOO

1, 360

Estimated or interpolated.
142 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1932, PART 12 B

CRANE CREEK RESERVOIR NEAR MIDVA1E, IDAHO

LOCATION. Staff gage in SE^ sec. 19, T. 12 N., R. 2 W., 10 riiles southeast of

Midvale.

DRAINAGE AREA. 269 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. November 1923 to September 1932. 

EXTREMES. Maximum stage during year, 55.25 feet Mar. 29; minimum, 32.5

feet Nov. 9, 11-13.

1924-32: Maximum stage, 56.3 feet Feb. 22, 1927; no available storage Sept.

23, 1928, to Feb. 28, 1929, and Sept. 25 to about Dec. 1, 192.?. 

REMARKS. Capacity of reservoir is about 60,000 acre-feet at gage height 55 feet.

Water is used for irrigation in the lower Weiser Valley. Gf.ge-height record

furnished by Crane Creek Reservoir Administration Board.

Gage height, in feet, 1931-32

Day

1. _ .. .

3

4____________,__ 

5 _ ._. ___

6

S_-_.___ ... .

9_ ------------ 

10 -- _ 

11_-- .-. .

12__ -.- ,

13___-._-_. ______

14 -

15____. _-___.____

16 - .. -_

17.. __ _ __

18_ .-

20.. -___ _

22- . .

2S... ............

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

25 . 

26 

27 

28.. -_...--_-. .

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

30 . - 

31. 

Oct.

33.45

33. 35

**Q OO

33.T 

33.1

33.0

33.0

32.95

32.85

32.85

32.8

32.75

32.75

32.75

32.75

32.75

32.75

32.7

32.7

32.65

Nov.

32. fir,

32. 6

32. 6 

32.fi

32. fi

32. 5

32.5

32.5

32.5

32.7

32.7

32.7

32.75

Dec.

_______

32. *

32.8

---

32.8

33.0

Jan.

34.5

_______

34. 75

35.7

35.75

Feb.

... _._- 

Sti.O

36. 1

.......

Mar.

3S. I"

42.3

42.7

54.45

55.15 

55.0

Apr.

54. 65

54.6

54.3

54.1

54.05 

54.0

53.9

53.82

53.75

53.6

53.55

53.35

KQ 9

52.5

52.3

51.9

52.0

52.1

May

52.4

52.6 

52.6

52.

52.

52. 5

52. 5

52. 5

52. 5

52.8

52.9

59 y

52.85

52.85

52.8

53.1

53.1

53.1

53.1

53.1 

53. 1

June

53.1

53. 1

53. 1 

53.1

53. 1

53.0 

53.0

53.0

53.0

52. 95

52.9

52.9

52.9

52.9

52.85

52.81

52.8

52.7

52.7

52.62

52.6

July

52. 52

52. 5 

52.5

52. 45

52.4

52. 35 

52.3

52. 25

52. 15

52.0

51.7

51. 55

51.5

51. 45

51.4

51.35

51.3

51.25

51.1

51.0

50.82

50.64

50.5

50.35 

50.35

Aug.

50.0

49.7 

49.5

49.4

49.1

48. S5 

48. 75

48.65

48.5

4S. 35

4S. 2

4S. 1

47.8

47.7

47.5

47.35

47.3

47.15

47.0

46.8

46.75

46.6

46.5

4fi.4

46. 25

46.1 

46.0

Sept.

45.9

45. 7

45.6 

45.5

45.2 

45.1

45.0

44.95

44. 95

44.8

44.8

44.75

44.7

44.65

44.6

44.4

44.3

44.3

44.2

44.2

44.2

44.2

44.1

44.1
WBISBR RIVER BASIN 143

CRANE CREEK NEAR MIDVALE, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in SEJ4 sec. 19, T. 12 N., R. 2 W., 400 feet

below Crane Creek Dam and 10 miles southeast of Midvale. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 269 square miles.

RECORDS; AVAILABLE. October 1910 to April 1916, May 1924 to September 1932. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during vear, 615 second-feet Mar. 25-27, 29,

30 (gage height, 3.00 feet); practically no flow Nov. 29 to Mar. 19 and May 6-16. 

1910-16, 1924-32, Maximum discharge, 4,240 second-feet Dec. 3, 1910 (gage

height, 8.9 feetJ; practically no flow at times each year when gates in dam are

closed. 

REMARKS. Records good. 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, 1931-32

Iniy Oct.

1 . _ .

4___ ... _._

6--..-.-.-.-.-.-....--.....

7__. . _ _____ _ _

8__. __ ... . -_- ... 

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

10__^ ..... ... _ _____ _ . _

11. .......

13.._. ___-_-...__-_._..-._____

14. ........._. -.-.-.-.-......

15.. . . _

16-.. - .._ 

17. ......-.--...--...._..... _

18.... - - - 

19... - -_-

20.-... . . 

21-..... 

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

23-- . -- 

24. ..._____--___.. _.__.__.-_-

25-.---.----.--.-.--.-.-...

26.-..- -. -. . ------ yj. ...........................

28. .,_ --._. .

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

30. ....... .. ._ _ .

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

65 

54 

43 

33

24

14 

11 

8.0 

8.0 

8.0

8.0 

15 

14 

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

Nov. 1 Mar.

S.6 

3.2

.8

.8 

.8

.8 

.8 

.8 

.9 

.8

.8 

.8 

.8 

.7 

. 7

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6

.6 

.6 

.6 

0 

U

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 »69

°288 

346 

346 

396 

532

615 

583 

557 

583 

615 

610

Month

July - - . _ ._ - -. _

Apr.

610 

610 

604 

604 

604

517 

388 

335 

156

218

215 

215 

215 

228 

236

-90 

"112 

369

388 

376

376 

376 

376 

376 

"143

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6

May

0.6 

.6 

.6 

. 6 

.5

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

"2.0 

25

28 

28

28

22 

22 

22

22 

22 

22 

21 

24 

24

June

24

24 

24

24 

24 

24 

24 

24

24 

18 

7.1 

7.1 

7.1

6.6 

6.2 

5.8 

4.0 

2.0

2.0 

2.8 

6.2 

12 

11

15 

20 

20 

20 

20

Maximum Minimum

65 8.0 

8.6 0 

615 0 

610 .6 

28 0 

24 2.0 

136 11 

163 104 

91 23

615 0

July

19 

11 

14

22

22 

22 

22 

26 

63

96 

117 

132 

127 

97

76 

51 

43 

43 

43

66 

86 

105 

115 

122

118 

131 

134 

134 

136 

128

Aug.

136 

142 

118 

148 

146

137 

1<U 

1-33 

1«53 

163

1<53 

]<53 

151 

134 

137

137 

137 

137 

137 

137

130 

128 

117 

117 

132

140 

134 

131 

128 

109 

104

Sept.

91 

84 

66 

5fi 

62

62 

62 

62 

62 

63

63 

63 

63 

63 

63

63 

63 

63 

63 

41

32 

31

29 

29 

25

24 

23 

24 

24 

24

M Pun-off in Mean acre-feet

14. 8 910 

1.00 60 

17. 9 11, 000 

291 17, 300 

10. 9 670 

15. 2 £04 

75. 6 4, 650 

139 8, 550 

51. 4 3, 060

64. 9 47, 100

« Estimated.

NOTE. No flow during months omitted.
144 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1932, PART 12 B

CEANE CEEEK AT MOUTH, NEAR WEISER, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 14, T. 11 N., R. 4 W., just below steel 

highway bridge at Harris ranch, a quarter of a mile above mouth, and 10 miles 

northeast of Weiser.

DRAINAGE AREA. 312 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July 1920 to September 1932.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, about 1,840 second-feet Mar. 18 

(gage height, 6.2 feet); minimum, 0.6 second-foot May 14 (gage heigtit, 1.43 

feet).

1923-32: Maximum discharge, about 2,350 second-feet about Feb. 7, 1925 

(gage height, 6.80 feet, from high-water marks on staff gage); minimum, 0.2 

second-foot May 26, 1931; minimum gage height, 1.30 feet Jan. 21, 1922.

REMARKS. Records good. Flow is regulated by storage in Crane Creek Reservoir. Several small ditches divert water for irrigation abive station.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1931-32

Day

1 ___ ... .....

3 _-__

1... ___ .._ ...

-

«-...-. ....-

9. ....--.... 

10 . 

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

12

13 

15.- .- 

17 

18 ---------

19. -----------

20.--- _-.-_--

21 

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

24-. . 

26 ...... 

27 

28 -

29 

31 

Oct.

58

52

43

31

29

16

13

9.4

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.8

18

10

9.4

9.1

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

7.9

9.1

9.7

10

10

11

10

10

10

11

11

Nov.

10

10

6.8

4.8

2.9

2.5

2.4

2.5

r» 9

2.2

2. 4

2.9

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.3

3.3

3.0

3.6

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.0

2.6

Dec.

2.8

3.0

3.4

3.8

4

4

4

4.2

4.2

4

4

4

4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.6

4.2

4.2

5

5.8

5.5

5.8

6.6

6.9

14

74

20

11

10

Jan.

7.9

6.9

6.4

fi. 4

5.8

5.8

5.2

5.5

5.5

5.2

5.5

14

9.0

6.6

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

5.2

5.0

4.2

6.1

«6.1

6.1

«5.9

"5.7

-5.4

"5.2

5

Feb.

- 5.1

0 5. 2

" 5.4

5.5

5.5

5 2

4.7

4.7

5.0

5.8

6.4

6.4

6.4

5.0

5.8

5.5

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.7

4.7

4.4

4.2

4.2

4.4

5.5

19

46

68

Mar.

53

40

29

21

27

74

90

81

55

39

3.7

31

24

36

703

692

673

174

323

405

397

519

598

711

685

778

724

724

685

Apr.

667

685

6S5

661

661

598

417

409

190

231

226

226

221

234

249

160

57

389

421

496

463

429

"425

421

251

16

14

13

9.6

8.2

May

7.9

9.6

12

31

12

7.6

6.4

5.8

5.0

4.7

4.0

3.8

3.2

1.1

1.0

9

3.6

16

18

22

21

18

17

14

14

17

17

18

1Q

20

June

oo

°l

20

IS

19

19

19

19

18

IS

19

19

12

7.9

7.6

7.6

7.6

6.6

4.2

4.4

2.3

2.1

2.1

4.7

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.2

July

8.6

6.4

5.2

9.0

8.2

6.6

8.6

21

70

83

108

118

93

70

58

"35

35

35

"51

"88

"84

100

111

106

112

120

"120

"120

108

Aug.

120

126

133

135

133

* 1'25

147

149

149

149

149

149

150

123

123

123

"123

" 123

a 12°

1>TO

119

* 106

106

"116

127

130

130

122

106

99

Sept.

91

78

69

51

57

57

56

56

55

55

54

54

55

54

55

54

53

52

53

46

29

28

25

24

24

23

23

23

23

23

Month

July---... 

Maximum

58

10

74

15

68

778

685

31

22

120

91

778

Minimum

7 9

2.8

4.2

4.2

8.2

2.1

2.6

99

23

.9

Mean

15.3

q CA

7.73

8.49

9.23

307

331

11.3

60.9

128

46.7

78.4

Run-off in 

acre-feet

941

211

475

399

531

18,900

19,700

695

684

3,740

7,870

2,780

56,900

Estimated.
WEISER RIVER BASIN 145

WEISER IRRIGATION DISTRICT CANA1 NEAR WEISER, IDAHO

LOCATIOK. Water-stage recorder in sec. 32, T. 11 N., R. 4 W., \Yz mil?s below 

headworks of canal and 7 miles east of Weiser.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April 1920 to September 1932.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 221 second-feet July 15 Igage 

height, 3.35 feet); practically no flow during winter.

1920-32: Maximum discharge, that of July 15, 1932; maximum gage height, 

3.43 feet May 5, 1926; usually no flow except during irrigation season.

REMARKS. Records excellent. One farm lateral diverts water a quarter of a 

mile above gage. Canal diverts from Weiser River in sec. 3, T. 10 N., R. 4 

W., IJa miles above gage and furnishes water for irrigation of about 7,000 

acres, included in projects of the Weiser and Weiser Bench Irrigation Districts 

near Weiser. Gage-height record furnished by Weiser Irrigation District.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1931-32

Day Oct.

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

A... r ..................................

^... .......................... ... . .

b... .................................

2:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::-:::-::: ^... .................................. 10........... ........................

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

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

IS.....................................

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

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

l&.......... ........................... n............. ........................

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

1Q

o/l

^\. ....................................

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

^... ..................................

24

K....... ..............................

^..... ..................... ...........

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

y&.. ................................... ^. ....................................

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

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

55 

57 

47 

33 ^o

26 

20

° l l 

0

0°

o

0 

0

0

o

0 

0 

0

0 

0

°0 

0

o

8 

8

0

Nov.

"0.1

Month

July -__ .- . 

Apr.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

°30 

58 

58 

44 

57

86 

94 

121 

122 

132

143 

150 

152 

150 

153

May

159 

160

161 

159 

157

156 

159 

162 

164 

171

175 

179 

182 

183 

178

173 

180 

191 

195 

191

192 

191

187 

186 

187

182 

183 

178 

176 

179 

174

Maximum

57 

153 

195 

201 

211 

180 

148

June

173

176 

169 

171 

176

174 

162 

163 

155 

152

161 

162 

173 

175 

174

176 

169 

153 

135 

127

-110 

"111 

160 

156 

153

160 

183 

201 

199 

199

Minimum

0 

0 

156 

110 

100 

118 

42

July

204 

202 

200

198 

198

198 

193 

176 

150 

132

174 

169 

199 

203 

211

211 

164 

127 

107 

100

106 

121 

125 

137 

146

134 

150 

159 

158 

155 

148

Airg.

147 

152 

162 

104 

169

167 

158 

167 

169 

169

169 

177 

180 

160 

156

151

152 

148 

157 

155

148 

143 

120 

118 

123

142 

146 

148 

155 

146 

139

Sept .

14S 

136 

127 

104 

102

107 

lOf 

92

79 

7«

79 

78 

77 

80 

80

78 

80 

78 

79

7&

63 

60

58

57 

5f

CO

44 

44 

42 

46

M Run-off in Mean acre-feet

9.1 560 

51. 7 3, 080 

176 10, 800 

164 9, 760 

163 10. 000 

153 9, 410 

79. 8 4, 750

1 Estimated.
146 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1932, PART 12 B

BURNT RIVER BASIN 

BURNT filVER NEAR HEREFORD, OREG.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in SE 1 ] sec. 21, T. 12 S., R. 37 E., at entrance 

to canyon 0.7 mile below mouth of South Fork of Burnt River and 7 miles west 

of Hereford.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March 1915 to September 1916, October 1928 to September 1932. Prior to June 29, 1932, gage was below a small canal with capacity 

of about 3 second-feet.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 1,100 second-feet Apr. 13 (gage 

height, 4.75 feet); minimum recorded discharge, 2 second-feet Sept. 15.

1915-16, 1928-32: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 13, 1932; minimum, 

that of Sept. 15, 1932.

REMARKS. Records good except those for Nov. 8 to June 28, which are poor. 

Discharge estimated Nov. 8-12, Nov. 14 to Mar. 7. 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, 1931-32

Day

1 . _ ________________

2_ _ - 

3-. - 

4_ _ _ __._-.__-_____

5-. - _ _

7- .-

8_. _ -

9-- - ___________

10-- -.

11__. __ _ ______________

12 _ -__ __

13.- 

14- 

15- _- 

16. --------_-____-__-__

18-- . -_--- -_-..

19- 

20--_ --.__---__--_. _.

21- 

22. 

23_-___. -___.-__-_.. ...

24- 

25-- 

26-----..---. __________

27 -_-_____-_-_____--.__

28- 

29- 

30- 

31-- 

Oct.

4.7

fi.3 

6.3 

6.6

6.3

6.3

5.7 

5.3

5.7

5.7 

6.0 

6.0

6.0 

6.6 

7.6 

10 

10

11 

11 

11 

8.9 

9.2

9.5 

12 

13 

13 

13 

13

Nov.

12

13 

12

9.8

7.6

"4.6

2.9 

 »3.0

Jan.

"18

1 

Feb.

0.4

.44

Month

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

Mar.

"45

52 

54 

51

55 

54 

57 

54 

53

55 

77 

134 

249 

393

342 

292 

230 

276 

333

228 

207 

305 

386 

383 

612

Apr.

677 

84.5 

700 

612 

507

389 

417 

438 

476 

590

723 

870 

945 

970 

771

771 

655 

590 

569 

548

499 

389 

354 

342 

327

380 

428 

417 

417 

400

Maximum

13 

13

612 

970 

406 

62 

34 

18 

9

970

May

376 

406 

400 

386 

345

342 

348 

339 

319 

292

276 

266 

272 

269 

256

235 

207 

188 

174 

143

131 

126 

112 

101

86

78 

74 

99 

126 

80 

63

June

62 

50 

45 

34 

33

33 

30 

27 

26 

26

25 

28 

40 

42 

60

51"_!"*

35 

33 

30

29 

26 

25 

16 

16

14 

14 

11

8 

8

July

13 

17 

24 

24

21 

23 

22 

20 

21

20 

18 

21 

28 

22

18 

19 

20 

21 

34

32 

30 

28 

24 

26

26 

26 

21 

14

11

Aug.

12 

15 

15 

13 

11

13 

14

16 

15 

15

16 

14 

14 

14 

15

18 

18 

16 

14 

14

14 

13 

13 

13 

12

14 

10 

10 

8 

10 

9

Sept.

8 

7 

8 

8 

9

8 

7 

5 

5 

5

5 

5 

6 

3 

2

3 

5 

5 

5

7

7 

7 

9

7 

7

5

5

7 

7 

7

Minimum Mean * £*

4.7

327 

63 

8 

11 

8 

2

8. 13 500 

5. 01 298 

 15. 0 922 

" 20. 0 1, 230 

» 32. 0 1, 840 

169 10, 400 

567 33, 700 

223 13, 700 

30. o 1, 810 

21.9 1,350 

13. 5 830 

6.1 363

2 92. 3 66, 900

1 Estimated. Discharge measurement.
BURNT RIVER BASIN 147

BURNT RIVER NEAR DtTRKEE, OREG.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in SW^ sec. 25, T. 11 S., R. 42 E., 3 miles

west of Durkee. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October 1931 to September 1932. September 1928 to

September 1932 at station 20 miles downstream, at Huutiiigton. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 1,150 second-feet Apr. 14 (gage

height, 6.20 feet); minimum, probably less than 0.1 second-foot at times of no

gage-height record in September. 

REMARKS. Records good except those for May 1 to July 6 and those estimated,

which are fair. Diversions for irrigation above station; no regulation. Records

furnished by State engineer.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1931-31

Day

1 ... .... _____ <j

3_____-__-____-_

4 ... .. ___

5 .-.-- 

<>-----.--.--_--

8 -- -

9 ... __ _ _

10. . --.

11 _

12 _ -__- ___

13_-_____._ _____

14 __ _ _ __ .

16 - 

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

18 

19

20- - -.-

21____. ___.__.___

22________ _ ___

23- . 

24_. ______..__-__

25 - 

26-_______. ______

27

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

29;__.._._ ______

30. . --------

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

Oct.

0.4

.5 

.5 

.3 

.3

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

.3 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.5

.5 

.5 

.6 

.6

.6

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6

.5 

.5 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.3

Nov.

0.3

.4 

.6 

.6 

.6

.8 

.8 

.9 

1.0

.8

.8 

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9

.8 

.6 

.6

.4 

.3

" 1.1

Dec.

"4. 0

* 6. 0 

7. fi

7.9 

8.5

9.4 

10 »10 

"10 

11

«14

13 

13 

13

14 

14 

14 

16 

17

18 

22 

22 "25 

»30

Jan.

26 

26 

2fi 

26°7

29 

29 

29 

31 

31

33 

"30

29 

29 

29

 "28

29

28 

29

Feb.

29

0 *-Q

31 

31 " 32

33 

33

!

"33

34

33 »33 

33 

33 

34

35 

37 

41 

44

Month

July

Mar.

45 

48 

50 

52 

50

51 

56 

60 

64 

68

75 

74 

81

87 

S3

86 

101 

120 

168 

208

300 

521 

471 

406 

345

351 

406 

320 

291 

354 

471

Apr

504 

708 

884 

861 

750

688 

.592 

504 

504 

538

592 

750 

906 

1,000 

1,000

906

772

688 

6LO

610 

538 

471 

391 

335

308 

317 

343 

391 

370

Maximum

0.6

30 

33 

44

521 

000 

373

87

.8

1,000

May

373 

356 

343 

368 

368

356 

310 

277 

273 

266

253 

238 

240 

268 

238

226 

220 

199 

177 

153

140 

126 

116 

124

138

112 

99 

86 

87 

101 

97

June

87 

82 

77 

71 

66

»26

July

-6.0

'.6 

.6 

.6

.6 

.6

.5

.8 

.8

.6 

.6 

.4 

.3 

.3

.2 

.2 

.6 

.6

.8

1.0

Minimum Mean

0.3 

.3 

4.0

45 

308 

86

.1

0.45 

.81 

14.1 

28.7 

32.9 

189 

620 

217 

34.4 

1.61 

.46 

.20

.1 94. 6

Aug.

"0.3

.2 

.6 

.6

.6 

.5 

.5 

.6 

.5

.4

.8

Sept.

"0.2

».3

" 2

».l 

«. 1

Run-off in 

acre-feet

28 

48 

867 

1,760 

1,890 

11,600 

36,900 

13,300 

2,050 

99 

28 

12

68,600

1 Estimated.
148 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1932, PART 12 B

BUENT RIVEE AT HUNTINGTON, OBEG.

LOCATION. Staff gage in NEU sec. 13, T. 14 S., R. 44 E., half a mile northwest

of Huntington.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. September 1928 to September 1932 (discontinued). 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 1,200 second-feet Apr. 15, 16

(gage height, 3.96 feet); no flow Oct. 1 to'Nov. 8, July 26 to Sept. 30.

1928-32: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 15, 16, 1932; no flow at times. 

REMARKS. Records good except those estimated, which are poor. Diversions

for irrigation above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1931-32

Day

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

o

i::^^^^:::::::::::::: :::::::::::::- ::

4- . -

5.. ___ .

6--.. ..- . ....-......-......-....- ....-

8. - . .-. -.-.-.--...-..-._. .- _..-_

9--... ........... .......... ..................... ...

10- - . -. -. -... ...... .............. -.

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

12-... . -_

13_ ... _ .--- --_. -.-. -....-__ ._-...--

14----.---..... _ . __

15. ........... .-.........-....-.

16- . .

17 

18- ... ....... .... .... ...

19, _ . _

20- . . .......... ...... ..... ...

21 __ - . -

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

23- .. - . . . -

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

26. . . . -

26. . .

27-~ . -

28 

29.. .. ....... . . . ..--

30.- . -

31-- . --

Month

July... ... ... 

Nov.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 "0.2

.9 

1.7 

2.0 

2.0

2.8

2.8 

3.6 

3.6 

4.5 

4.5

6.2 

«5.6

Mar.*

76 

80 

105 

91 

85

117 

115 

115 

120 

117

122 

124 

140 

140 

127

122 

185 

390 

545 

505

465 

635 

680 

635 

548

465 

545 

525 

425 

425 

545

Apr.

548 

830 

1,010 

1,070 

950

830 

730 

590 

548 

590

635 

780 

890 

1,010 

1,130

1,200 

900 

950 

850 

750

750 

615 

535 

435 

398

362 

435 

398 

415 

435

Maximum Minimum

0

680 76 

1, 200 362 

455 107 

157 6. 7 

6.7 0

1,200 0

May

455 

415 

398 

435 

435

455 

415 

380 

380 

380

362 

362 

362 

398 

380

328 

280 

250 

220 

205

205 

205 

172 

160 

143

132 

117 

107 

152 

149 

172

June

157 

138 

135 

122 

107

100 

89 

89 

69 

54

50 

38 

33 

28 

24

26 

30 

30

28

28 

24 

20 

16 

14

13 

12 

9 2

7^5 

6.7

July

6.7

6.7 

5.8 

5.8 

5.0

4.6 

3.8 

3.6 

3.0 

3.0

3.8 

3.6 

3.0 

3.6

3.8

3.6 

3.8 

3.8 

3.6 

3.6

3.6 

3.0 

2.7 

2.7 

2.4

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

 Mr^r. Run-off in 

Mean acre-feet

2. 86 170 

« 19 1, 170 

 36 2, 210 

 47 2, 700 

300 18,400 

719 42, 800 

291 17, 900 

50. 7 3, 020 

3. 18 196

122 88, 600

o Estimated.

NOTE. No discharge during October, August, September.
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1932, PART 12 B 149

POWDER RIVER BASIN

POWDER RIVER AT SALISBURY, OREG.

LOCATION. Staff gage in sec. 30, T. 10 S., R. 40 E., three quarters of a mite below 

railroad siding of Salisbury and 8H miles south of Baker. Zero of gage is 

3,628.33 feet above mean sea level.

DRAINAGE AREA. 230 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. December 1903 to August 1914, October 1928 to September 1932.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 970 second-feet May 14 (gage 

height, 4.38 feet); minimum, 1.0 second-foot Oct. 1.

1903-14, 1928-32: Maximum discharge, 1,820 second-feet Mar. 20, 1910 

(gage height, 7.05 feet); no flow on Aug. 3.1, 1909, Sept. 7, 1931.

REMARKS. Records good except those estimated, Nov. 22 to Mar. 14, wHch are 

fair. Diversions for irrigation above station. Records furnished by State 

engineer.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1931-32

Day

I-. . - -_ __ --

2

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

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

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

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

7... -

8.-. 

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

10-. 

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

12.-.......... .- .

13.... ..... 

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

15.... _ .-.-..........-

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

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

18-.-.--.-..-. -.

19--.... ... -..-----..

20..-... . ... ... ......

21.,...-- ..........

22..-.. - ..

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

24... _ ................

25--. 

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

27.--. . 

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

29........ . ......... .

30... 

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

Oct.

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.4

1.4

1.8

1.8

1.8

2.1 

2.1 

2.5

2.8

2.8

3.4 

3.4 

3.9

4.5

4.5

5.6 

7.8 

8.8 

9.9

8.8 

9.9 

11 

11 

9.9

9.9

Nov.

8.8

9.9

8.8

8.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

8.8

7.8

7.8

6.7

7.8 

"8.8 

9.9

8.8

9.9

11 

11 

9.9 

11

8.8

9

Dec.

"18

Jan.

»15

Month

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

July... .. . 

September ____ . ________ .. _____ . .....

Mar.

 67

69

63 

144 

353 

585 

585

353 

407 

462 

314 

277

253 

219 

277 

301 

327 

353

Apr.

434 

585 

585 

434 

407

353 

"327 

301 

314 

353

380 

462 

690

725 

725

655 

585 

491 

434 

407

353 

314 

289 

253 

253

»277 

353 

380 

407 

 407

Maximum

11 

11

585 

725 

970 

407 

67 

10 

3.4

970

May

434 

491 

521 

»521 

521

521 

585 

620 

655 

655

725 

765 

885 

970 

805

690 

620 

655 

655 

655

655 

407 

407 

380 

353

301

277 

277 

277 

265 

253

June

"265 

265 

265

"277 

277

265 

230 

230 

230 

230

230 

277 

327 

407 

407

353 

327 

277 

253 

230

230 

219 

230 

186 

165

145 

135 

105 

94

78

July

67 

60 

50 

47 

44

38 

35 

28 

23 

21

30 

30

28 

41 

35

30 

25 

23 

23 

23

21 

19 

18 

18 

19

18 

18 

18 

16 

13 

12

Minimum Mean

1.0

6.7

253 

253 

78 

12 

3.4 

2.6

4.49 

8.96 

20.0 

15.0 

30.0 

203 

431 

542 

240 

28.7 

6.78 

3.04

1.0 128

Au?.

10 

10 

10 

92 

9 2

8 0 

8 6 

8 0 

8 6 

8 6

8 6 

8 0 

7.1 

7.1 

7.1

6 2 

6 2 

6 2 

6 2 

6 2

6 2 

6 2 

6 2 

5 2 

5 2

4 3 

4 3 

3 4 

3 4 

3 4 

3 4

Sept.

3.4 

3.4 

3.0 

3.0 

3.4

3.4 

3.0 

3.0 

3.0 

3.0

3.4 

3.4 

3.0 

3.0 

3.0

3.0 

3.0 

3.0 

3.0 

3.4

3.4 

3.4 

3.0 

3.0 

2.6

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2. 6 

2.6

R-m-off in 

acre-feet

276 

533 

1,230 

922 

1,730 

12,500 

25,600 

33,300 

14,300 

1,760 

417 

181

92,700

1 Discharge measurement.
150 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1932, PART 12 B

THIEF VALLEY RESEBVOIR NEAR NORTH POWDER, OREG.

LOCATION. Staff gage in NF.^SW^ sec. 26, T. 6 S., R. 40 E., at Thief Valley 

Dam, 7 miles east of North Powder. Gage readings are elevation above mean 

sea level, United States Geological Survey datum.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July to September 1932.

EXTREMES. Maximum contents during period, 16,880 acre-feet July 3 (elevation, 

3,132.3 feet); minimum, 2,197 acre-feet Sept. 30 (elevation, 3,104.5 feet).

Maximum contents known, about 18,150 acre-feet probably Mar. 19, 1932 

(elevation, 3,134.0 feet).

REMARKS. Records good. Many diversions for irrigation above station. 

Water stored in reservoir is used by Lower Powder Irrigation P'strict for irrigation of 7,400 acres of land. Records furnished by State engineer.

Monthly elevation and contents, 1932

Date

July 3__ ______________ ___ .________.........-..__-_._..__.._--.__

July SI..... _.--------_..._-_....__..._-.-.........-._.._--...-.-._

Aug. 31. .-_-__-- --.-.-_..-.......-.-.-------... - ....... .......

Sept. 30.. .. __.--.-_.__-_.______.__.--_-.-_-_-.__.__.____-_-_-_____

Elevation

Feet

3, 124. 1

3, 104. 5

Contents

Acre-feet

11, 326

2,197

Change in 

contents 

during 

month

Acre-feet

-5,554

POWDER RIVER BELOW THIEF VALLEY RESERVOIR, NEAR NORTH POWDER, OREG.

LOCATION. Staff gage in NE^SW1 ^ sec. 26, T. 6 S., R. 40 E., 400 feet below

Thief Valley Dam and 7 miles east of North Powder. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 826 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March 1909 to June 1912, July to September 1932.

Comparable records at station about 5 miles upstream, formerly published as

"near North Powder", May 11)13 to July 1916 and February 1920 to July 1924

(incomplete); March to July 1925. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during period, 165 second-feet July 8 (gage

height, 1.50 feet); minimum, 47 second-feet July 27 to Aug. 1.

1909-16, 1920-25, 1932: Maximum discharge, 3,010 secord-feet May 20,

21, 24, 25, 1921 (gage height, 8.1 feet, former datum); 110 flow at times in

August and September 1910. 

REMARKS. Records fair. Discharge estimated Aug. 2. Many diversions for

irrigation above station. Flow regulated by storage in Thief Valley Reservoir,

completed in February 1932 by United States Bureau of Reclamation. Records

furnished by State engineer.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1932

Day

.

o

7

9

10

July

146

129

88

88

88

165

88

Aug.

47

L.Q

88

88

88

88

88

88

Sept.

CJ

X4

CJ

84

84

7°

'"

Day

11. ..._.__. .

12_________.

14

15

16

17

18- . .

20..........

July

100

100

100

100

100

100

60

88

88

Aug.

88

88

88

88

88

88

88

88

88

Sept.

70

70

70

70

68

68

67

66

Day July

21 _ _ 88

22___.-.._- 88

23_ . ._-__ 88

24__. ....... 88

25.-.--.-.- 88

26_-._.___- 56

27 ._ . 47

28. ..--- 47

29_. . ..-.- 47

30... --..... 47

31. ......... 47

Aug.

88

88

88

86

86

86

86

86

Sept.

fig

68

68

68

68

68

64

64

64

Month

Julv3-31. .-....- . .. .. -

Maximum

_ . 165

__________.! 88

....... _i 84 1 

-- j ------

Minimum

47

47

64

............

Mean

87.4

85.5

71.3

Run-off in 

acre-feet

5,030

5,260

4,240

14, 500
POWDER RIVER BASIN 151

POWDER RIVER NEAR ROBINETTE, OREG.

LOCATION. Staff gage in NW*i sec. 22, T. 9 S., R. 46 E., 3 miles northwest of 

Robinette.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. September 1928 to September 1932.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 3,550 second-feet Mar. 19 (gage 

height, 6.40 feet); minimum, 22 second-feet Oct. 1-7.

1928-32: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 19, 1932; minimum, 18 secondfeet Sept. 2-10, 1930.

REMARKS. Records good except those estimated, which are fair. Numerous 

diversions for irrigation above station, but only one small diversion belovr .

Discharge, in second-feet, 1931-32

Day

1

3

4

5.-.-. .._....___

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

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

8-..._.-...-....

9-.. ....... .-.--

10...-..-.....-..

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

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

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

14.... _. ....

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

17

18.-.-........ 

19---... -..-...

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

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

24

26- - 

28 .- . 

29----- .-

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

Oct.

24 

24 

24 

24 

24

24 

25 

25 

25

25

25 

25 

25 

25

26

27

29

29

32 

36 

38

44 

46

50

57 

63 

72 

74 

74

Nov.

78 

72

74 

76

79 

81

81

O*j

92

95 

95 

97 

98 

105

109 

112 

112 

112 

112

112 

105 

89 

87 

130

150 

121 

92 

92 

109

Dec.

»120 

"124 

"126

" 124 

121

121 

112

121 

110 

109

85 

78 

109 

100 

121

121

2fi4 

220 

160

160

140 

160 

182 

121 

160 

140

Jan.

140 

140 

140 

130 

121

121 

130 

171 

140 

140

150 

150 

109 

112 

118

126 

134 

144

121 

121

121 

121 

121 

112 

107

I "105

Feb.

= 106

130 

121 

130

130 

121 

121 

90 

98

121 

110 

93 

110 

121

140 

121 

121 

140

140

234

500 

835 

1, 040

Month

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

Mar.

630 

540 

400

345 

378

460 

440 

500 

520 

500

460 

480 

500 

480 

420

500 

1,120 

2, 080 

3,190 

2,740

2,000 

1.840

1.840 

1,840 

1, 840

1,840 

1,600 

1,600 

1,600 

1,600 

1,600

Apr.

1,680 

1,840 

2,000 

1,840 

1,760

1, 680 

1,520 

1, 440 

1, 360 

1,280

1,440 

1,600 

2,000 

2,080 

2,000

2,000 

2,000 

2,000 

1,760 

1,520

1,360 

1,360 

1,200 

970

1,040

1,040 

1,200 

1,040 

1,120 

1, 040

Maximum

74 

150

171 

1, 040 

3, 190 

2, ObO 

3,010 

1, 920 

900 

150 

130

3,190

May

1,200 

1,520 

1,360 

1,360 

1,200

1,360 

1,600 

1,680 

1,840 

1,760

1,840 

1,840 

2,000 

2,480 

2,480

2,560 

2,480 

3,010 

3,010 

3,010

3,010 

2, 4SO 

2,320 

2, 000

1,840

1,680 

1,440 

1,200 

1,200 

1,200 

1,200

June

1,120 

1,040 

1,360 

1,360 

1,200

1,040 

1,040 

1,040 

1,120 

1,200

1,360 

1,520 

1,680 

1,920 

1,920

1,840 

1,600 

1,520 

1,440 

1,360

1,360 

1,680 

1, 840 

1,680 

1, 680

1, 360 

1,200 

1,200 

1,040 

970

July

900

835 

775 

675

585

520 

500 

480 

460 

460

420 

380 

345

328 

296

296 

280 

249 

249 

234

207 

182 

182 

194 

171

171

171 

150 

150 

150 

150

Minimum Me:in

24

72 

78

90 

345 

970 

1,200 

970 

150 

72 

81

35.2 

97.4 

151 

125 

190 

1,160 

1,540 

1,910 

1,390 

360 

100 

100

24 596

Aug.

150 

140 

140 

140 

140

140 

140 

140 

130

121

109 

87 

74 

78 

90

90

79 

76 

73

81

87

78 

78

76 

81

"82 

"83 

"84 

85

Sept.

87 

90 

90

89 

82

81 

89 

82 

85 

"84

"83

82 

90 

90

92 

92

97 

104 

112

121 

121 

121 

130 

121

121 

121 

121 

121 

121

Run-off in 

acre-feet

2,160 

5,800 

9,280 

7,690 

10, 900 

71,300 

91, 600 

117, 000 

82, 700 

22, 100 

6,150 

5,950

433, 000

' Estimated.
152 SUKFACE WATEE SUPPLY, 1932, PART 12 B

IMNAHA RIVER BASIN

IMNAHA RIVER AT IMNAHA, OREG.

LOCATION. Staff gage in SW>4 sec. 16, T. 1 N., R. 48 E., at Imraha, an eighth of

a mile below mouth of Sheep Creek. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June 1928 to September 1932. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 3,450 second-fe^t May 21 (gage

height, 5.00 feet); minimum, 16 second-feet Nov. 22 (gage height, 0.02 foot). 

1928-32: Maximum discharge, that of May 21, 1932; minimum, that of

Nov. 22, 1931. 

REMARKS. Records good except those estimated because of ice, Jan. 24-31,

Feb. 1, 2, 4, 15-19, and those for July 27 to Sept. 30, which are fair. Diversions

for irrigation above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1931-33

Day

I- . 

3 ..... - .--

4-. . - --

5.. .... -.

7. 

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

9... - 

10 _ --... _ ----

11 

12 

13 

14 -.. 

15- 

16 

17 

18 _ ---.-----.-.

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24 - 

26 - 

26-..--..- --.

27 

28 

29 ___ ------ _ .

30-- .

01

Oct.

74 

76 

76 

76 

83

84 

84 

84 

84 

83

81 

79 

79 

79 

79

79 

79 

79 

79 

79

79 

86 

175 

120 

113

180 

131 

124 

124 

122 

115

Nov.

113 

111 

109 

109 

109

107 

105 

111 

109 

111

105 

91 

90 

105 

115

107 

105 

101 

97 

107

79 

25 

25 

86 

133

128 

120 

105 

68 

37

Dec.

99 

109 

137 

128 

124

105 

113 

115 

93 

67

68 

76 

60 

54 

47

81 

147 

145 

120 

124

133 

128 

113 

109 

109

111 

120 

115 

111 

99 

122

Jan.

109 

105 

72 

103 

131

120 

113 

115 

117 

109

113 

70 

57 

48 

73

103 

120 

126 

117 

120

105 

93 

90

78

Feb.

90 

75 

61 

50 

109

124 

115 

109 

101 

101

103 

101 

97 

62

62

145

126 

111 

101 

105 

111

135 

167 

230 

313

Mar.

278 

262 

230 

200 

214

214

185 

185 

182 

185

182 

180 

180 

185 

185

185 

185 

230 

475 

565

520 

452 

410 

390 

430

410 

390 

410 

452 

475 

475

Apr.

615 

950 

990 

950 

800

670 

615 

565 

542 

590

835 

1,280 

1,560 

1,980 

1,560

1,560 

1,370 

1,190 

1,110 

1,110

950 

835 

765 

765 

800

1,030 

1,280 

1, 370 

1,460 

1,460

Month Maximum

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

August __ ... __ .,. ___ .-.. -...... - 

The year... __ ... ....... .- __ . _ ... .. ..

180 

133 

147 

131 

313 

565 

1,980 

3,450 

1,870 

1,030 

230 

131

3,450

May

1,460 

1,870 

1,980 

1,980 

1,870

1,980 

2,330 

2,330 

2,450 

2,570

2,570 

2,810 

3,320 

3,320 

2,450

2,090 

1,980 

2,210 

2,450 

2, 570

3,450 

3,190 

2,450 

2,090 

1,760

1,560 

1,370 

1,280 

1,190 

1,190 

1,110

June

1,110 

1,030 

1,030 

1,110 

1,190

1,190 

1,110 

1,110 

1,190 

1,280

1,370 

1,460 

1,560 

1,760 

1,870

1,660 

1,460 

1,370 

1,280 

1,280

1,190 

1,560 

1,760 

1,760 

1,560

1,460 

1,280 

1,190 

1,190 

1,110

Minimum

74 

25 

47

180 

542 

1,110 

1,030 

215 

131 

68

25

July

1,030 

950 

870 

765 

670

642 

590 

590 

565 

542

520 

475 

452 

452 

430

410 

410 

390 

370 

350

313 

313 

296 

296 

296

278 

278 

262 

262 

245 

245

Mean

95.6 

97.4 

106 

95.3 

109 

306 

1,050 

2,170 

1,350 

470 

168 

106

511

Aug.

230 

230 

214 

214 

214

200 

200 

185 

180 

200

200 

200 

185 

175 

164

154 

149 

147 

145 

142

142 

137 

140 

135 

133

131 

135 

135 

133 

133 

135

Sept.

131 

126 

124 

120 

115

111 

111 

107 

107 

107

107 

101 

95 

97 

91

88 

91 

95 

97 

107

111 

105 

109 

109 

111

105 

103 

99 

97 

95

Run-off in 

acre-feet

5,880 

5,800 

6,520 

5,860 

6,270 

18,800 

62,500 

133,000 

80,300 

28,900 

10, 300 

6,310

371,000
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1932/ PART 12 B 153

SALMON RIVER BASIN

SALMON RIVER BELOW VALLEY CREEK, AT STANLEY, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in SE^SEK sec. 34, T. 11 N., R. 13 T., three 

quarters of a mile below mouth of Valley Creek and \% miles northeast of 

Stanley. Zero of gage is 6,189.24 feet above mean sea level.

DRAINAGE AREA. 535 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July 1925 to September 1932.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 3,230 second-feet June 1.6 (gage 

height, 3.42 feet); minimum, 213 second-feet Nov. 12 (gage height, 0.78 foot). 

1925-32: Maximum discharge, 5,020 second-feet June 27, 1927 (gage height, 

4.41 feet); minimum (estimated), 100 second-feet Nov. 20-30, 1929.

REMARKS. Records good except those estimated for November to March, 

which are poor, and others estimated, which are fair. Diversions for irrigation 

above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1981-32

Day

i- ............

2

3.. ........... _

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

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

6---.-.--....-.

7 .

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

9.. ...... ---

10 

11 

12- 

13. 

14-... ...... --.

IS . 

16 ..

17 

18 

19. --------

20--- . 

21. ------

23

24 . . 

25 

26 

27 - 

28 . 

29 -------

30 . 

31-.. ------

Oct.

233 

237 

237 

237 

241

245 

245 

245 

245

245

245 

245 

245 

245 

245

245 

245 

245 

245 

245

245

258 

282

272

267

272

272

267 

272

Nov.

267 

272 

272 

272 

272

272 

272 

292 

272

277

249 

241 

249

« 250

« 220

Dec.

 » 220 

>« 240

Month

July.. .__.. _. _._

Jan.

" 240

Feb.

" 245

« 250

262

272

Mar.

262 

262 

254 

258 

249

254 

262 

262 

262

272

* 272 

272 

» 274 

277

282

272 

277 

282

" 300

297 

277 

272

272 

272

272 

277 

267 

262

Apr.

272 

282 

277 

282 

'287

292 

297 

302 

307 

324

347 

364 

396

< 450 

436

436 

465 

443 

416 

396

423 

465 

465 

495 

495

502 

509 

525 

565 

606

May

741 

828 

828

877 

877

1,020 

959 

1,030 

1,130 

1,240

1,360 

1,540 

1,780 

2,090 

2,160

2,020 

2,020 

2,090 

2,240 

2,390

2,630 

2,710 

2,240 

2,020

1,770

1,580 

1,430 

1,430 

1,480 

1,430 

1,420

June

1,380 

1,290 

1,280 

1,300 

1,500

1,800 

1,750 

1,700 

1,650 

1,600

« 1,800 

2,020 

2,320 

2,550 

2,880

3,230 

3,000 

2,900 

2,800 

2,700

2,700 

2,800 

2,900 

3,000 

3,140

3,140 

2,960 

2,710 

2,550 

2,470

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

282 

292

606 

2,710 

3,230 

2,320 

517 

324

3,230

Minimum

233

249 

272 

741 

1,280 

533 

297 

282

Mean

252 

248 

229 

240 

248 

273 

404 

1,590 

2,330 

1,060 

370 

289

628

Per square 

mile

0.471 

.464 

.428 

.449 

.464 

.510 

.755 

2.97 

4.36 

1.98 

.692 

.540

1.17

July

2,320 

2,160 

1,950 

1,780 

1,610

»1, 490 

H, 360 

»1, 240 

1,120 

1,100

1,090 

1,050 

1,030 

1,130 

1,010

928 

877 

846 

928 

857

741 

713 

» 695 

670 

650

624 

606 

589 

573 

549 

533

Aug.

517 

502 

480 

465 

451

429 

423 

410 

403 

390

390 

383 

377 

364 

353

341 

335 

324 

318 

312

?07 

?07 

S07 

802 

S02

5^7 

341 

335 

341 

335 

329

Sept.

324 

312 

307 

302 

292

292 

292 

292 

292 

287

287 

287 

287 

287 

282

282 

282 

282 

282 

282

287 

287 

287 

282 

282

282 

282 

282 

282 

282

Run-off

Inches

0.54 

.52 

.49 

.52 

.50 

.59 

.84 

3.42 

4.86 

2.28 

.80 

.60

15.96

Acre-feet

15,500 

14,800 

14,100 

14,800 

14,300 

16,800 

24,000 

97,800 

139,000 

65,200 

22,800 

17,200

456, COO

Estimated. 6 Interpolated.

12918 34 11
154 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1932, PART 12 B 

8ALMOH RIT1B BBLOW TAHX1I FOBX, H1AB CLAYTOH, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 20, T. 11 N., R. 15 F , a quarter of a

mile below Sunbeam Dam and mouth of Yankee Fork and 18 miles above

Clayton

DKAINAGE AREA. 841 square miles. 

RECOBDS AVAILABLE. October 1921 to September 1932. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 5,360 second-feet June 16 (gage

height, 7.49 feet); minimum, 174 second-feet Nov. 22 (gage height, 1.25 feet). 

1921-32: Maximum discharge (estimated), 8,000 second-feet June 27, 1927;

minimum (estimated), 160 second-feet Nov. 25-30, 1929. 

REMARKS. Records good except those estimated December to April, which are

poor; others estimated, fair. No diversions above station. Gage-height

record furnished by the Idaho Power & Mining Co.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1931-32

Day

I... - 

2 

3...-.-... _ .-

4 

5... .. -.

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

7. _ 

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

9 

10 . --------

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

12 

13 . 

14 

15 -

17-. --------

19.. ---------

20 

21 - 

22 

23 -.

24 

25. 

26 

27- 

29 - 

30 

qt

Oct.

295 

298 

295 

295 

302

322 

319 

319 

319 

319

312 

308 

308 

308 

305

30,5 

308 

308 

308 

305

302 

319 

374 

353 

353

370 

350 

364 

370 

353 

364

Nov.

360 

364 

360 

353 

350

346 

346 

370 

325 

342

253 

243 

272 

312 

319

315 

312 

322 

298 

315

259

288 

295 

329

319 

292

275 

292

27.5

Dec.

272 

262 

292 

305 

298

269 

272 

275 

253 

243

272 

269 

243 

243 

243

288 

298 

298

."310

Jan.

"300

Month Maximum

374

370

April -_._----. .- . --. 1.010

July 

4, 6fi() 

5,220

2, 940 

711 

455

5, 220

Feb.

"310

"320

332 

"330 

"330

Mar.

"340

"375 

."350

Minimum

295 

212

1,190 

2,000 

736 

440

381

212

Apr.

"350

367 

367 

360 

392

474 

638 

711 

815 

762

842 

788 

762 

788 

762

686 

638 

615 

615 

662

815 

870 

925 

952 

1,010

May

1,190 

1,320 

1,320 

1,360 

1,420

1,420 

1,490 

1,660 

1,860 

2,160

2,610 

"3,120 

-3, 630 

4,140 

4,010

3,640 

3,6-10 

3,880 

4,270 

4,400

4,660 

3,760 

3,760 

3,100 

2,830

2,510 

2,310 

2,260 

2, 360 

2. 260

June

2,210 

2,080 

"2,080 

" 2, 000 

"2,500

" 3, 000 

"2,900 

° 2, 800 

2,720 

"2,600

"3,000 

"3,300 

"3,700 

4,140 

4,660

5,220 

4,940 

4,530 

4.400 

4,270

4,140 

4,140 

4,400 

4,530 

4,400

4,270 

4,010 

3,640 

3,400 

3, 280

Mean p«mT«

i

324 

310 

28S 

300 

314 

347 

624 

2,730 

3, 5SO 

1,390 

539 

408

929

0. 3S5 

.309 

. 342 

.357 

.373 

.413 

.742 

3.25 

4.26 

1. 65 

.641 

.485

1.10

July

2,940 

2,720 

2,510 

2,310 

2,030

1,860 

1,700 

1, 630 

1, 5fiO 

1,490

1,490 

1,420 

1,390 

1,560 

1,360

1,260 

1,130 

1,100 

1,190 

1,130

1,010 

952 

925

898 

842

815

815 

788 

78S 

762 

736

Inches

0.44 

.41 

.39 

.41 

.40 

.48 

.83 

3.75 

4.75 

1.90 

.74 

.54

15.04

Aug.

711 

711 

662 

662 

638

615 

592 

592 

570 

570

570 

548 

548 

527 

506

506 

486 

482 

474 

470

466 

459 

451 

447 

447

440 

527 

506 

527 

506 

-480

Sept.

455 

447 

443 

436 

425

417 

414 

406 

399 

 400

406 

403 

399 

403 

399

399 

399 

392 

396 

403

414 

"415 

"410 

"410 

".400

"400 

392 

388 

385 

381

Run-off in 

acre feet

19, 900 

18, 400 

17,700 

18, 400 

18, 100 

21, 300 

37, 100 

168, 000 

213,000 

85, 500 

33,100 

24,300

675, 000

' Estimated.
POWDER EIVEE BASIN 155

SALMON RIVEB NEAR CHALUS, 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 Challis. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,740 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October 1928 to September 1932. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 8,450 se<Jond-feet June 16 (gage

height, 7.30 feet); minimum, 248 second-feet Nov. 23 (gage height, 0.94 foot). 

1928-32: Maximum discharge, that of June 16, 1932; minimum, that of

Nov. 23, 1931. 

REMARKS. Records good except those estimated November to March, whi?h are

poor; others estimated, fair. Diversions for irrigation above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1931-32

Day

1.. -------------

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

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

5 

6-. -.-. -------

7.-.----.- ...

9___ ...-.--_-. --

10 

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

12 ------

13-------- ...

14 

15 

Ifi - ....

17----.-- . 

18- -

i9___-_ ---------

20

21 -... .--..-.--

22--__. --._--.-.

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

24_--_ ---------

25

26 - 

27 

28 .-...-____-_.

29_-_.. --__ 

SO.... . -

Oct.

474 

493 

493 

474 

493

493 

513 

513 

513 

493

493 

493 

493 

493 

474

474 

474 

-474 

a 474 

474

474 

474 

533 

533 

533

554 

.533 

533 

533 

533 

533

Nov.

533 

533 

533 

533 

533

513 

513 

533 

513 

493

474 

390 

422 

493 

513

493 

493 

513 

474 

513

439 

346 

360 

456

"475 

"430

Dec.

-420

,"460

Month

July--. 

Jan.

° 450

Maximum

554 

533

1, 130 

fi, 230

S. 190 

4,740 

1. 170 

802

8, 190

Feb.

"470 

0500

Mar.

 «520

" 575

513 

513 

513

493 

493 

513

1-520

Minimum

474 

316

513 

1,250 

2,970 

1,210 

695 

622

346

Apr.

1-540

554

533 

513 

533 

513 

533

576 

695 

860 

1,060 

990

1,060 

1,060 

990 

990 

990

923 

860 

830 

802 

802

923 

1,020 

1,060 

1,060 

1,130

Mean

501 

477 

438 

450 

479 

524 

801 

3, 560 

5, 550 

2,350 

886 

679

1,390

May

1,250 

1,520 

1,520 

1,610 

1,710

1,710 

1,810 

2,030 

2,320 

2,700

3,120 

3,660 

4,180 

5,040 

5,040

4,640 

4, 550 

4,840 

5,350 

5,560

6,230 

6,230 

5,240 

4,550 

4,090

3,660 

3,340 

3, 190 

3,340 

3,190 

3, 190

June

3,190 

3,040 

2,970 

3,190 

4,000

4,460 

4,360 

4,270 

4,180 

4,180

4,460 

5,040 

5,560 

6,230 

7,180

8,190 

7,930 

7,180 

6,700 

6,460

6,230 

6,700 

6,940 

7,180 

7,180

6,940 

6,230 

5,780 

5,350 

5, 140

Per square 

mile

0.288 

.274 

.252 

.259 

.275 

.301 

.460 

2.05 

3.19 

1.35 

.509 

.390

.799

July

4,740 

4,460 

4,180 

3,740 

3,340

3,040 

2,830 

2,700 

2, 630 

2,500

2,500 

2,440 

2,320 

2,560 

2, 320

2,140 

2,030 

1,980 

2, 030 

2,030

1,810 

1,710 

1,660 

1,610 

1, 520

1,420 

1, 380 

1,340 

1, 340 

1,250 

1,210

Inches

0.33 

.31 

.29 

.30 

.30 

.35 

.51 

2.36 

3.56 

1.56 

.59 

.44

10.90

Aug.

1,170 

1,130 

1,100 

1,060 

1,020

1,020 

-1,000 

-1,000 

-980 

955

955 

-930 

«900 

"880 

"860

"840 

"820 

802 

802

77?

"762 

"752 

"741 

"731 

720

695 77" 

860 

830 

-81f 

802

Sept.

802 

773 

746 

695 

720

695 

720 

720 

695 

695

670 

670 

670 

670 

646

646 

646

646 

646

670 

670 

670 

646 

670

670 

646 

646 

646 

616

Run-off in 

ac-e-feet

30, 800 

28. 400 

20, 900 

27, 700 

27, 600 

32, 200 

47, 700 

219,000 

330, 000 

144. 000 

54,500 

40. 400

1. 010, 000

< Estimated.
1.56 SURFACE WATER SUPPJiY, 1932, PART 12 B 

SALMON RIVER AT SALMON, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder, installed Oct. 21, 1929; in see. 6, T. 21 Nf , 

R. 22 E., near Rose ranch buildings 1,000 feet below island, just above Lemhi 

River, and three eighths 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 

1932,

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 9,640 second-feet June 17; maximum gage height, 8.95 feet Feb. 2; minimum discharge, 508 second-feet Nov. 

23 (gage height, 1.86 feet).

1912-16, 1919-32: Maximum discharge, 16,400 second-feet June 12, 1921; 

minimum, that of Nov. 23, 1931.

REMARKS. Records good except those estimated because of ice, Nov. 26 to Mar. 

5, which are poor. Diversions for irrigation above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1931-32

Day

1 _ . _ ....

3_ 

4 

6.- 

7.-. -----------

8 -----------

9 -...-...- ...

10_-_ --------

11- 

13- - 

14 

15 

16 

17- - 

18- 

20 - 

21. 

22 

23- 

34 

25 

26- 

28 - 

29

30 

31--- 

Oct.

860 

860 

840 

840 

840

840 

850 

870 

880 

870

860 

860 

860 

860 

870

860 

860 

860 

860 

860

850 

850 

850 

880 

910

910 

910 

910 

890 

890 

880

Nov.

870 

880 

880 

880 

870

870 

860 

860 

870 

870

840 

820 

740 

770 

840

850 

860

880 

880 

890

900 

730 

576 

603 

720

800

Dec.

 760 

. 820

Jan.

 800

Feb.

 820 

840

Month

December--...... ........ ... ......... . __. .

February. -..._.. ._._... ------- - ---_

July _ _ 

Mar.

850

850 

860 

820 

840 

840

830 

830 

780 

800 

860

900 

890 

920 

953 

1,020

997 

931 

920 

910 

900

860 

840 

850 

840 

850 

840

Apr.

840 

850 

880 

880 

870

850 

830 

810 

820 

800

820 

870 

997 

1,160 

1,380

1,320 

1.-380 

1,350 

1,290 

1,310

1,280 

1,220 

1,140 

1,100 

1,070

1,070 

1,200 

1,280 

1,310 

1,310

Maximum

910

1,020 

1,380 

7,460 

9,640 

5,900 

1,420 

997

9,640

May

1,390 

1,560 

1,790 

1,840 

1,910

2,010 

2,130 

2,270 

2,500 

2,900

3,460 

4,170 

4,780 

5,280 

5,900

5,650 

5,280 

5,400 

6,030 

6,550

6,940 

7,460 

6,940 

6,030 

5,400

4,900 

4,650 

4,290 

4,290 

4,410 

4,410

June

4,290 

4,170 

4,050 

4,050 

4,650

5,520 

5,650 

5,520 

5,520 

5,520

5,520 

5,780 

6,420 

6,940 

7,730

9,08C 

9.64C 

9,080 

8, 54C 

8,000

7,730 

7.73C 

8,000

8,270 

8, 27C

8,000 

7.73C 

7,200 

6, 68C 

6, 16C

Minimum

840 

576

780 

800 

1,390 

4,050 

1,460 

770 

790

576

July

5,900 

5,520 

5,150 

4,780 

4,410

3,930 

3,690 

3,340 

3,230 

3,120

3,120 

3,010 

2,900 

3,010 

3,010

2,700 

2,500 

2,390 

2,600 

2,700

2,410 

2,210 

2,080 

2,080 

1,990

1,860 

1,760 

1,680 

1,650 

1,590 

1,460

Mean

867 

820 

787 

800 

826 

870 

1,080 

4,270 

6,710 

2,960 

979 

857

1,850

Aug.

1,420 

1,380 

1,320 

1,250 

1,190

1,140 

1,050 

1,030 

1,020 

964

964 

964 

953 

953 

910

890 

870 

850 

850 

830

810 

790 

800 

790 

770

780 

810 

931 

1,030 

1,020 

1,010

Sept.

997 

931 

931 

920 

910

890 

870 

870 

860 

850

840 

830 

820 

820 

810

800 

790 

790 

790 

800

810 

840 

840 

840 

850

850 

860 

890 

910 

910

Run-off in 

acre-feet

53,300 

48,800 

48,400 

49,200 

47,500 

53,500 

64,300 

263,000 

399,000 

182,000 

60,200 

51,000

1, 320, 000
SALMON RIVER BASIN 157

SALMON RIVER AT WHITE BIRD, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 22, T. 28 N., R. 1 E., at highway bridge

just above Whitebird Creek and 1 mile southwest of Whitebird; prior to Jan.

3, 1931, chain gage at practically same location but with datum 10 feet higher

was used.

DRAINAGE AREA. 13,400 square miles (revised).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August 1910 to September 1917, October 1919 to September 1932. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 73,900 second-feet May 22 (gage

height, 27.77 feet); minimum, 1,790 second-feet Nov. 24 (gage height, 10.58

feet).

1910-17, 1919-32: Maximum discharge, 88,800 second-feet June 9, 1921

(gage height, 31.2 feet, present datum); minimum, that of Nov. 24, 1931. 

Maximum stage known, 37.5 feet (present datum) June 1894 (discharge,

120,000 second-feet). 

REMARKS. -Records excellent except those estimated Mar. 7-10, 12-15, Sept.

4-9, which are fair. Amount of water diverted for irrigation above station

negligible.

Discharge, in second-fed, 1931-32

Day

1 __.. _._

3. . 

4

5. .......

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

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

9

10 . ....

11 . .---....

12... .......

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

14... .......

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

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

17

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

19... .......

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

21-...-... .

23........ ..

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

25 .....

26-...-.-...

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

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

29

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

31... _ 

Oct.

2,870

2,870

2,800

2,800

2,870

2,940

2,870

2, 870

2,870

2,800

2,800

2,800

2,800

2,800

2,800

2,800

2,800

2,800

2,800

2,800

2,940

3,080

3, 150

3,300

3,300

3,300

3,380

3,380

Nov.

3, 300

3,220

3,380

3,300

3,300

o tun

3,540

3,380

3,220

3,010

2,800

2,800

3,220

3,220

3,220

3,220

3,080

2,740

2,100

1, 820

2, 140

2,800

2,340

Dec.

2,240

2,190 

2,390

2,56

2,800

3,080

3,220

3,080

3,010

3,010

3,010

2,800

2,390

2,240

2,190

2,440

2,800

2,870

3,300

3,220

3,220

3,220

3,220

3,220

3,300

3,080

2,940

Jan.

2,740

2,680 

2, 870

2,870

2,800

2,800

2,800

2, 940

3.080

3,150

3,150

3,080

3,010

2,620

2,290

2,560

3,080

3,150

3,010

2,740

2,390

2,060

2,060

2,240

2,620

2,620

2,680

2,680

Feb.

2,620

2,680 

9 goo

9 goo

2,800

2,620

2,740

9 ft7O

3,010

3, 080

3,010

2,940

2,940

2,800

2,680

2,340

2,440

2,500

2,680

2,740

2,800

2,870

3,010

3,880

4 

' 490

Mar.

4,670

4,670

3,960

3,700

3,620

3,500

3,400

3,300

3,300

3,400

3,500

3,600

3,700

3,880

3,960

4,220

5,820

7,460

7,250

6,420

5,620

5,430

5,240

5,050

4,860

4,860

c ojn

5,430

5,430

Apr.

5,620

6,420

8,120

7,460

7,040

6,620

6,420

6,420

6,830

8,120

10,500

13,600

15, 700

14, 500

14, 200

13,300

12,700

12,400

11,900

10,800

10,000

9,290

9,290

9,780

11,100

12,700

13,300

May

13,600

15,400

20,400

21,100

22,700

on QAA

34,600

40,200

46, 200

54,600

65,400

64,000

56,600

51, 300

51, 900

56, 600

60,600

68,200

71,000

61,300

51,300

4.3, 700

38,400

34,000

30,400

30,900

30,400

June

29, 400

29,000

30,400

34,000

35,100

35, 600

35,600

36,200

37,800

42, 500

46, 800

51,900

55,200

61,300

63, 300

59,200

54,600

51,300

48,700

48,700

51, 300

51, 300

49, 400

45,000

40,700

36, 700

33, 500

30,900

July

27,600

25,300

21,500

19,200

17,800

16, 100

14, 200

13, 300

12, 700

12, 200

11,900

12, 200

13,000

12,200

11,100

10,500

10, 300

11,900

12,400

11,100

10,000

9,290

9,050

8,580

8,120

7,900

7,460

7,250

7,040

Aug.

6,830

6,620

6,220

6,020

5, 820

5, 620

5, 240

5,240

5,240

5,050

5,050

4,860

4,670

4,670

4,490

4,310

4,220

4,130

4,040

4,040

3,960

3,960

3,880

3,880

3,960

4, 490

4,670

4,860

Sept.

4,670

4,490 

4,400

4,300

4,200

4,100

4,000

3 QAfi

3,790

3,790

3,700

3,700

3,620

3,620

3,620

3,540

3,460

3,460

3,460

3,790

3,880

3,790

3,790

3,700

3,700

3,700

3,620

3,620

3,620

Month

November . .

June...- 

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

Maximum

3,380 

3,540 

3,300 

3,150 

4,490 

7,460 

15, 700 

71,000 

63, 300 

27,600 

6,830 

4,670

71,000

Minimum

2,800 

1,820 

1,900 

2,060 

2, 340 

3, 300 

5,620 

13, 600 

28,500 

7,040 

3,880 

3, 460

1,820

Mean

2, 950 

3,010 

2, 820 

2,740 

2, S.8U 

4, WO 

10, 000 

40,600 

43, 000 

13,200 

4,940 

3,830

11,200

Per square 

mile

0.217 

.221 

.207 

.201 

.212 

.338 

.735 

2.99 

3.16 

.971 

.363 

.282

.824

Run-off

Inches

0.25 

.25 

.24 

.23

!39 

.82 

3.45 

3.53 

1.12 

.42 

.31

11.24

Acre-feet

181,000 

179, 000 

173,000 

168, 000 

166,000 

282,000 

595, 000 

2, 500, 000 

2.560,000 

812, 000 

304, 000 

228,000

8, 150, 000
158 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1932, PART 12 B

VALLEY CREEK AT STANLEY, IDAHO

;age in sec. 3, T. 10 N., R. 13 E., a quarter of a mile above 

Salmon River and three quarters of a mile above old Stanley

LOCATION. Staff

confluence with

post office. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 176 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. December 1910 to October 1913; May 1921 to September

1932. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 838 second-feet May 14, 20,

June 15, maximum gage height, 2.89 feet June 15; minimum discharge, 46

second-feet May 25-29 (gage height, 0.92 foot).

1910-13, 1921-32: Maximum discharge, 1,850 second-feet May 29, 1921

(gage height, 4.4 feet) minimum (estimated), 40 second-feet Nov. 17-30, 1929. 

REMARKS. Records good except those estimated, which are fair. Diversions

for irrigation above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1931 32

Day

1 _ ... _ ......

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

3. 

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

6 

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

8 . -

9---.---...----.

10.- 

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

12

13.-_. __._____

14_. ......._. ....

15 _-___- 

16.-..-----.---..

17--. .......

18.- 

19 

20 

21. 

22_ _ 

23 

24 - ______

25. 

26. - 

27 - -----

28 

29 

30 

31 

Oct.

66 

"69

a 72

75

"72

 69 

66 

63 

63 

"63

"63 

63 

"63 

63 

"63

63 

63 62 

60 

"60

"60 

73

84 

84 

81

77 

"75 

73 

"73 

73 

73

Nov.

a 72

72 

 70 

68 

"67

66 

 65

88 

"87 

"85

84 

"70

70 

"70 

"70

50 

54 

"51 

 48 

46

}"

46

"47

:

Dec.

 49 

50 

 52 

 53 

55

 50 

 «60

Month

February..- _ _ ._ _ -...

July 

1 Jan.

 60

Maximum

84 

88

120 

382 

838 

838 

510 

140 

81

838

Feb.

\ »65 

"64

 65

 «70

 75 

75

Mar.

79

84 

81 

81 

84

 82 

81 

81 

90 

75

79

 79 

79 

75

79 

72 

75 90 

" 120

109 

104 

90 

86 

84

 84 

 84 

84 

79 

84 

75

Minimum

60 

46

72 

77 

432 

406 

144 

84 

68

46

1 Apr.

83 

 81 

 79

77 

77

84 

81 

81 

 80 

 90

104 

142 

109 

158 

166

 166 

 166 

166 

166 

161

150 

147 

"154 

 160 

1«6

166 

 199 

232 

292 

382

Mean

68.6 

64.5 

54.8 

60.0 

67.2 

84.1 

146 

591 

637 

261 

103 

73.0

184

May

432 

432 

484

484 

457

510 

538 

538 

484 

592

650 

710

772 

838 

740

710 

650 

710 

805 

838

740 

710 

650 

592 

538

484 

457 

457 

457 

432 

432

Jure

432 

406 

432

457 

484

592 

565 

538 5'0

484

 538 

592 

680 

740

838

772 7'0 

7'0 

740

772

772 

772 

772 

740 

740

772 

740 

61*) 

592 

ff)2

Per square 

mile

0.39C 

.366 

.311 

.341 

.381 

.478 

.830 

3.36 

3.62 

1.48 

.58f 

.415

1.05

July

510 

484 

432 

 400 

 368

336 

 315 

 293 

271 

 271

 271 

271 

 271 

 271 

271

 262 

 252 

 242 

232 

 211

 190 

182

 182 

182 

182

161 

 161 

161 

"161 

161 

144

Inches

0.45 

.41 

.36 

.39 

.41 

.55 

.93 

3.87 

4.04 

1.71 

.67 

.46

14.25

Aug.

 140 

132 

 128 

125 

117

117 

 115 

113 

 108 

104

"103 

 103 

102 

"100 

 98

 97 

 95 

 93 

 92 

 90

88 

 87 

8fi 

 93 

 100

107 

 100 

92 

 90

 87 

 84

Sept.

81 

 80 

 79

 78

77

77 

77 

77 

73 

 73

 72 

72 

72 

 72 

 72

72 

"71 

 69 

68 

72

72 

68

72 

70 

 70

70 

72 

72 

70 

70

Run-ofl in 

acre-feet

4,220 

3,840 

3,370 

3,690 

3,870 

5,170 

8,690 

36,300 

37,900 

16,000 

6,330 

4,340

134,000

Estimated. * Discharge measuremert.
SALMON RIVER BASIN 159

YANKEE FORK OF SALMON RIVER NEAR CIATTON, IDAHO

LOCATION. Staff gage in sec. 20, T. 11 N., R. 15 E., at Sunbeam Dana, 350 feet

above confluence with Salmon River and 18 miles west of Clayton. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 195 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 1921 to September 1932. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 1,780 second-feet June 15 (gage

height, 5.35 feet); minimum, 41 second-feet Mar. 29 (gage height, 1.02 feet).

Lower discharge may have occurred during winter.

1921-32: 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 good except those estimated, which are fair. No diversions

or regulation above station. Gage-height record furnished by the Idaho Power

& Mining Co.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1931 32

Day

l... ....

o

3 . . .

4 . . .

5 . . .

6__._. _ . . _

8.-... ....

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

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

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

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

13..-. ..._..-.

14... _. _____._.._

15 .......

16 . 

17. .......

18 

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

20... ...... . 

21 -

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

23 . .

24 . 

25 ......... .

26 .

27 

28. _ ...... __ .

29 

30 .-

31

Oct.

55 

53 

54 

49 

50

47 

50 

47 

"50 

"52

54 

52 

49 

47 

"48

50 

"48

47 

48 

47

47

"47

a 47

47 

53

55 

55 

54 

55 

55 

55

Nov.

55 

54 

55 

54 

53

52 

55 

53 

53 

54

55 

, a 45

Dec.

, "45

Month

July 

Jan.

. "45

Maximum

55 

55

62 

64 

208 

1,440 

1,600 

497 

135 

90

1,600

Feb.

\ "45

49 

48 

46 

49

49 

47 

47 

49 

49

47 

46 

47 

48 

50

52 

54 

54 

55 

60

60 

53 

62 

62

Mar.

55 

54 

54 

55 

55

55 

64 

63 

60 

"58

" 58 

56 

62 

62 

55

55 

54 

57 

55 

54

53 

44 

53 

49 

"46

42 

44 

47 

41 

46 

53

Minimum

47

41 

47 

268 

425 

142 

85 

69

Apr.

55 

64 

74 

64 

69

64 

"61

58 

47 

85

96 

142 

199 

199 

190

208 

199 

190 

182 

158

150 

158 

150 

166 

« 169

"171 

"174 

"176 

"179 

182

Mean

50.5 

48.3 

45.0 

45.0 

50.1 

53.5 

136 

780 

896 

247 

101 

76.2

211

May

268 

305 

305 

305 

346

"369 

392 

497 

620 

760

865 

990 

1,060 

1,130 

1,060

1,060 

1,060 

1,130 

1,280 

1,440

1,440 

1,440 

990 

760 

760

577 

577 

620 

577 

620 

577

June

"577 

577 

577 

425 

460

425 

425 

665 

865 

925

990 

"1,080 

"1,180 

1,280 

1,600

1,440 

1,130 

1,280 

"1,200 

1,130

1,060 

925 

1,130 

990 

925

865 

760 

710 

665 

620

Per square 

mile

0.259 

.248 

.231 

.231 

.257 

.274 

.697 

4.00 

4.59 

1.27 

.518 

.391

1.08

July

497 

497 

460 

392 

392

361 

332 

332 

305 

257

236 

199 

217 

199 

199

158 

217 

208 

"212 

217

199 

182 

166 

166 

158

150 

"150 

150 

150 

158 

142

Inches

0.30 

.28 

.27 

.27 

.28 

.32 

.78 

4.61 

5.12 

1.46 

.60 

.44

14.73

Aug.

135 

121 

121 

128 

"124

121

108 

102 

96 

96

108 

108 

108 

96 

102

96 

96 

90 

90 

90

85 

85 

90 

90 "88

85 

85 

96 

108 

96 

90

Sept.

90

85 

85 

85 

85

85 

80 

74 

74

74

74 

74 

74 

74 

74

74 

74 

74 

74 

74

74 

74 

74 

74 

74

74 

74 

74 

69 

69

Run-off in 

acre-feet

3,110 

2,870 

2,770 

2,770 

2,880 

3,290 

8,090 

48,000 

53,300 

15,200 

6,210 

4,530

153,000

Estimated,
160 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1932, PART 12 B 

EAST FORK OF SALMON RIVER NEAR CIAYTON, IDAHO

LOCATION. Staff gage in NWJ4 sec. 1, T. 10 N., R. 18 E., at highway bridge 4 

miles above confluence with Salmon River and 7 miles southeast of Clayton

RECORDS AVAILABLE. September 1928 to September 1932.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 2,830 second-feet June 25; minimum, 31 second-feet Nov. 23 (gage height, 0.38 foot).

1928-32: Maximum discharge, that of June 25, 1932; minimum discharge, 

29 second-feet Dec. 3, 1928; minimum gage height, 0.38 foot Nov. 23, 1931.

REMARKS. Records good except those estimated for period of ice effect, Dec. 2 

to Mar. 3, which are fair. Several small irrigation diversions above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1931-32

Day

1.... ___ ....

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

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

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

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

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

7.-.-.-.-.......

8 

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

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

11 

12. 

13.... _____ ..

14.... ___ . _ ..

15. 

16 

17. ..

19 

20- 

21.....-.. ....

22 

23 

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

25-- 

26 

27 

28 

29. - _ .... ...

30 

31. 

Oct.

56 

72 

75 

85 

90

90 

90 

90 

90 

90

90 

90 

90

87 

87

86 

87 

85 

85 

79

79

77 

77 

87 

87

90 

96 

103 

96 

96 

103

Nov.

90 

90 

90 

90 

90

90 

90 

90 

96 

90

90

87 

87 

99

87

79 

77 

69 

65 

65

65 

65 

31 

54 

56

69 

65 

65 

54 

54

Dec.

54

. 55

65

Month

April. .. 

July . - 

Jan.

65

Maximum

103 

99

120 

1,030 

2,830 

1,110 

332 

146

2,830

Feb.

 75 

73

 75

 80

i. 85

90 

100

Mar.

1 100

90 

90

90 

85 

82 

85 

82

8*y

79 

79 

79

77

77 

82 

85 

87 

87

87 

85

77 

77 

77

77 

77 

85 

77 

77 

77

Minimum

56 

31

77 

77 

106 

355 

234 

124 

90

31

Apr.

82 

79

77 

77 

79

77 

77 

77 

77 

77

77 

82 

87 

99 

106

106 

106 

113 

113 

113

120 

120 

117 

120 

120

117 

113 

109 

106 

106

Mean

86.6 

76.3 

59.5 

65.0 

78.0 

83.6 

97.6 

487 

1,370 

548 

177 

119

270

May

109 

113 

113 

113 

113

120 

106 

124 

146 

234

310 

405 

585 

720 

720

585 

720 

790 

870 

950

1,030 

1,030 

790 

720 

520

520 

585 

460 

460 

460 

585

Per sc 

mi

June

520 

520 

405 

355 

790

790 

650 

520 

650 

790

950 

1,030 

1,110 

1,290 

1,480

1,800 

1,800 

1,800 

1,690 

1,690

1,690 

1,690 

2,550 

2,690 

2,830

2,550 

2,160 

1,800 

1,290 

1,200

luare

0.174 

.154 

.120 

.131 

.157 

.168 

.196 

.980 

2.76 

1.10 

.356 

.239

. 543

July

1,110 

1,110 

1,030 

950 

720

460 

310 

310 

310 

234

405 

460 

585 

650 

520

585 

405 

585 

790 

520

405 

405 

720 

520 

405

355 

355 

310 

460 

650 

355

Aug.

332 

270 

234 

234 

234

203 

203 

203 

189 

203

189 

175 

175 

162 

162

150 

146 

141 

141 

132

124 

124 

124 

124 

124

124 

146 

189 

189 

175 

162

Sept.

146 

124 

124 

124 

124

124 

124 

124 

124 

124

124 

124 

124 

124 

124

124 

124 

124 

120 

109

106 

106 

90 

90 

96

103 

113 

124 

124 

124

Run-off

Inches

0.20 

.17 

.14 

.15 

.17 

.19 

.22 

1.13 

3.08 

1.27 

.41 

.27

7.40

Acre-feet

5,320 

4,540 

3,660 

4,000 

4,490 

5,140 

5,810 

29,900 

81,500 

33,700 

10, 900 

7,080

196, 000
SALMON EIVER BASIN 161

PAHSIMEROI RIVER NEAR MAY, IDAHO

LOCATION. Staff gage in Wl/z sec. 25, T. 16 N., R. 20 E., a quarter of a mile 

below highway bridge on Challis-Salmon River highway, a quarter of a mile 

above confluence with Salmon River, and 10 miles northwest of May.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October 1929 to September 1932.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 246 second-feet Nov. 20-28; minimum, 92 second-feet May 12, 13.

1930-32: Maximum discharge, 279 second-feet Dec. 10-14, 16, 17, 1929; 

minimum, 90 second-feet May 18, 1931.

REMARKS. Records fair. Numerous diversions above station for irrigation. 

Discharge estimated Dec. 14-17.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1931 32

Day

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

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

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

4 . ....

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

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

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

8______. __....__

9--.--. ....... .

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

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

12-.--_-_ _ ..--.

13 

14.... .-._...-.._

15. 

16 

17-, .___--.-.....

18. 

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

20- ..........

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

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

24... .._ ._ -

25. 

26 

27 

28 .

29 . 

30 

31. 

Oct.

188

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

212

212

212

200

212

212

212

212

212

212

212

212

212

212

212

212 oi<>

212

Nov.

223

223

223

223

223

223

223

223

223

223

223

OOA

234

234

234

234

234

234

234

246

*>AR

246

246

246

234

234

Dec.

234

234

234

234

234

234

234

234

223

223

223

223

220

220

230

234

234

234

234

223

223

223

223

223

223

223

223

Jan.

223

223

223

OOQ

223

223

223

223

223

223

223

223

223

212

212

212

212

212

212

212

212

212

212

Feb.

212

212

212

200

212

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

212

212

212

223

.......

Mar.

223

223

223

212

212

212

212

212

212

212

212

212

212

212

212

212

212

223

212

212

212

212

200

200

188

188

188

188

188

Apr.

177

177

177

177

177

166

166

166

166

155

155

134

144

134

134

134

134

134

134

134

134

134

134

134

134

134

134

134

May

134

134

134

124

108

108

97

97

94

92

92

94

97

95

97

99

104

104

108

106

113

115

115

115

115

134

144

June

144

144

134

134

166

155

144

155

144

144

144

144

144

144

144

144

134

134

134

lid

124

124

124

134

124

134

124

July

124

124

134

134

134

134

134

124

124

124

124

124

134

134

134

134

134

144

134

134

124

124

124

124

134

134

134

Aug.

124

124

124

134

134

134

134

134

134

134

134

134

134

134

134

134

134

134

124

124

144

111

144

144

Sept.

144

155

144

144

144

144

144

144

144

144

144

144

144

144

144

155

155

155

155

155

166

166

166

166

166

166

166

166

166

166

Month

April _ . - . . . __- 

July... ____-__ ___ _ 

Maximum

212

234

223

223

223

177

144

166

144

155

166

246

Minimum

188

223

220

212

200

188

134

92

124

124

124

144

92

Mean

234

228

217

204

208

148

112

141

130

135

154

176

Run-off in 

acre-feet

12,700

13,900

14,000

13, 300

11,700

12,800

8,810

6,890

8,390

7,990

8,300

9,160
162 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1932, PART 12 B 

LEMHI RIVER AT SALMON, IDAHO

LOCATION. Staff gage in sec. 10, T. 21 N., R. 22 E., 250 feet below highway

bridge, 1,000 feet above Kirtly Creek, and 1 mile southeast of Salmon. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August 1928 to September 1932. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 1,310 second-feet June 17 (gage

height, 3.08 feet); minimum, 34 second-feet Aug. 25-27 (gage height, 1.02 feet). 

1928-32: Maximum discharge (estimated), 1,400 second-feet June 16, 1929;

minimum, 14 second-feet July 22, 23, 1931. 

REMARKS. Records good except those estimated because of ice, Dec. 26 to Jan.

3, Feb. 1-24, which are fair. Many diversions for irrigation above station.

Salmon River Power & Light Co. diverts water for power 700 fe^t downstream.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1931-33

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.

205 

197 

197 

197 

197

197 

190 

197 

205 

205

205 

205 

209 

209 

209

205 

205 

197 

197 

197

205 

209 

209 

205 

197

197 

197 

190 

197 

205 

214

Nov.

222 

222 

218 

214 

214

218 

222 

222 

222 

222

226 

231 

231 

222 

222

222 

226 

231 

231 

218

160 

160 

160 

167 

175

182 

182 

190 

197 

197

Dec.

197 

201 

201 

201 

209

201 

201 

201 

197 

201

201 

193 

171 

109 

64

74 

89 

123 

150 

160

171 

194 

201 

201 

209

200

Jan.

1 200

190 

205

201 

194 

190 

190 

182

175 

167 

167 

160 

160

167 

167 

167 

171 

167

167 

160 

141 

117 

106

106 

117 

123 

128 

131 

160

Feb.

180 

190 

196

190

 180

190 

I 200 

209

235 

253 

301 

218

Month

July 

Mar.

197 

182 

175 

175 

175

175 

182 

175 

175 

171

175 

182 

167 

167 

167

190 

197 

205 

296 

248

214 

190 

197 

190 

197

194 

190 

197 

214 

197 

197

Apr.

205 

222 

239 

222 

222

214 

197 

197 

197 

197

214 

231 

239 

258 

277

267 

248 

218 

205 

205

209 

214 

214 

214 

214

205 

190 

182 

175 

182

Maximum

214 

231

301 

296 

277 

473 

1,260 

582 

154 

160

1, 260

May

190 

175 

190 

205 

197

190 

167 

175 

160 

154

154 

170 

186 

258 

296

248 

231 

214 

239 

296

317 

440 

473 

408 

328

296 

282 

262 

296 

328 

349

June

333 

317 

307 

307 

317

750 

750 

705 

621 

663

750 

750 

842 

890 

990

1,140 

1,260 

1,200 

1,140 

1,090

940 

890 

940 

890 

842

795 

750 

705 

705 

582

Minimum

190 

160 

64 

106

167 

175 

154 

307 

154 

34 

106

34

July

508 

440 

396 

361 

338

317 

286 

239 

222 

214

218 

222 

235 

239 

244

248 

239 

231 

440 

582

508 

440 

378 

349 

312

277 

235 

209 

175 

160 

154

Mean

202 

208 

178 

164 

197 

192 

216 

254 

772 

304 

74.4 

134

240

Aug.

141 

123 

109 

106 

92

87 

80 

78 

74 

70

70 

70 

66 

66 

62

59 

55 

55 

54 

50

45 

42 

39 

37 

34

34 

34 

66 

101 

154 

154

Sept.

157 

141 

147 

134 

141

134 

134 

128 

128 

131

131 

134 

134 

128 

117

112 

112 

100 

114 

117

123 

134 

141 

147 

147

147 

147 

150 

154 

160

Run-off in 

acre-feet

12,400 

12,400 

10,900 

10, 100 

11,300 

11,800 

12,900 

15,600 

45,900 

18,700 

4,570 

7,970

175,000
SALMON EIVEE BASIN 163

NORTH FORK OF SALMON RIVER AT NORTH FORK, IDAHO

LOCATION. Staff gage in NE1/^ sec. 17, T. 24 N., R. 21 E., a quarter of a mile 

above mouth, 450 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 1932. April to September 

1912 at site 6 miles upstream and above mouth of Spring Creek.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 824 second-feet May 15; minimum, 

19 second-feet Mar. 11 (gage height, 1.12 feet).

1929-32: Maximum discharge, that of May 15, 1931; minimum, 17 secondfeet Aug. 30, Sept. 1-4, 1931.

REMARKS. Records good except those estimated, which are fair. Stagedischarge relation affected by ice Nov. 23 to Feb. 29. No diversions.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1931-32

Day

!_____ ......

3.._. _-.._--..

4_._ . . _ ... 

5_ . __________

6. ________ _.___

8_______._ _____

9 ____________

10_____. _________

11_____ _ _______

12

13___.___._ _ _ _

14_. _____________

15. _______

16_______. _______

17----. _ _______

18-_-___.____. --.

19_______________

20_____ _ _______

21

22_______________

23 

24__. ____________

25_______. _______

26______. ______

27.. -_-__.____...

28 

29 

30_____ __________

31 ____._

Oct.

28

28

^

"28

"29

29

28

28

29

28

27

26

26

26

26

25

26

27

28

29

29

30

32

33

34

34

33

33

Nov.

32

32

33

35 

34

33

33

35

34

33

31

29

25

29

34

34

34

34

34

34

25

\ "28

Dec.

> "28

"32

i

1 «30

Jan.

 -28

Feb.

°30

"32

1 *

1

Mar.

29

9S

 >g

31 

29

29

27

30

OK

19

33

33

29

40

59

49

40

42

37

36

36

41

40

43

Apr.

49

RC

52 

51

49

51

41

56

69

91

91

97

97

97

95

93

83

77

69

76

76

81

85

89

89

May

95

104

157

ICO

182

210

238

260

412

670

824

567

476

494

567

799

659

606

519

420

337

291

291

286

286

280

June

275

OfiK

301

00 C

' 325

296

318

001

343

390

468

519

494

412

383

337

306

337

306

312

255

238

221

210

202

July

178

169

160

135

132

120

115

115

113

110

108

101

99

95

91

117

106

101

91

87

85

81

77

67

69

65

62

62

Auf.

62

62

55

54

51

514-)

48

48

48

45

43

40

40

3^

3^

37

37

37

37

33

36

35

35

36

52

48

40

Sept.

49

48

44

42 

42

38

38

36

36

35

36

36

36

35

35

35

35

31

33

38

38

37

37

36

36

35

36

36

36

36

Month

July... 

Maximum

34

35

59 

106 

824 

519 

178 

67 

49

824

Minimum

25

19 

41 

95 

202

fi2 

35 

31

19

Mean

28.7 

31. 1 

29.fi 

28.0 

31.0 

35.2 

73.2 

407 

334 

108 

45.7 

37.4

99.3

Per square 

mile

0.134 

. 145 

.138 

.131 

.145 

.164 

.342 

1.90 

1.56 

.505 

.214 

.175

.464

Run-o^

Inches

0 15 

16 

16 

15 

16 

19 

38 

2 19 

1 74 

58 

25 

20

6.31

Acre-feet

1,760 

1,850 

1,820 

1,720 

1,780 

2,160 

4,360 

25,000 

19,900 

6,640 

2,810 

2,230

72,000

1 Estimated.
164 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1932, PART 12 B 

MIDDLE FORK OF SALMON EIVEE NEAR CAPE HORN, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in about sec. 34, T. 13 N., R. 11 E., 1,100 feet

below Little Beaver Creek, half a mile below junction of March and Beaver

Creeks, and 1% miles northwest of Cape Horn. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 138 square miles (revised). 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. September 1928 to September 1932. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 1,520 second-fe3t May 14 (gage

height, 5.54 feet); minimum, 37 second-feet Nov. 11 (gage height, 2.05 feet). 

1928-32: Maximum discharge, that of May 14, 1932; minimum (estimated),

35 second-feet Nov. 26-30, 1929. 

REMARKS. Records good except those estimated, which are poo*-. No diversions

above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1931-32

Day

1 ..........

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

S.. .............

4....- .

5 .- . 

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

T..-.. ..........

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

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

IQ.. .............

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

12

13 

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

15.... -.. --------

16.. 

17 

18 

19 

20-. . .

21 ..-....-.----.

22. 

23 ....... 

24 ..

25 

26 

27 

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

29... ..

SO- ..

31 

Oct.

71 

70 

70 

68 

71

72 

71 

70 

68 

68

66 

64 

65 

65 

64

64 

62 

64 

64 

64

64 

72 

75

72 

72

72 

71 

75 

75 

70 

72

Nov.

71 

72 

73 

71 

70

70 

70 

 73 

62 

62

 65 

60

Dec.

60 

65

Month

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

September. __.... .___..

Jan.

, 60

Maximum

75

165 

1,380 

1,380 

554 

162 

101

1.380

Feb.

65 

> 70

Mar.

70

i 80

Minimum

62

201 

620 

170 

96

85

Apr.

 90

100

101 

100 

100 

107 

101

103 

100 

100 

100 

103

121 

136 

141 

150 

165

Mean

68.7 

64.8 

62.3 

60.0 

66.6 

73.5 

103 

821 

964 

296 

120 

90.6

233

May

201 

232 

243 

270

299

337 

390 

471 

568 

695

828 

970 

1,150 

1,340 

1,250

1,180 

1,180 

1,220 

1,280 

1,310

1,380 

1,250 

1,060 

1,000

882

800

745 

720 

745 

745 

695

Per s

m

June

695 

695 

745 

855 

1,000

970 

910

882 

882 

910

970 

1,030 

1,120 

1,180 

1,310

1,380 

1,280 

1,150 

1,090 

1,060

1,000 

1,030 

1,060 

1,030 

970

882 

800 

745 

670 

620

juare

0.498 

.470 

.451 

.435 

.483 

.533 

.746 

5.95 

6.99 

2.14 

.870 

.657

1.69

July

554 

518 

484 

445 

411

381 

357 

337 

322 

303

299 

285 

295 

337 

281

256 

243 

249 

326

285

246 

226 

223 

214 

201

192 

190 

187 

184 

176 

170

Aug.

162 

160

152 

148 

148

143 

141 

136 

132 

130

127 

125 

121 

115 

113

111 

109 

105 

103 

103

101 

100 

98 

96 

96

100 

121 

111 

109 

107 

105

Sept.

101 

100 

98 

96 

94

93 

91 

91 

91 

91

89 

89 

89 

89

88

88 

88 

86 

88 

91

93 

91 

89 

88 

89

89 

88 

88 

86 

85

Run-off

Inches

0.57 

.52 

.52 

.50 

.52 

.61 

.83 

6.86 

7.80 

2.47 

1.00 

.73

22.93

Acre-feet

4,220 

3,860 

3.830 

3,690 

3,830 

4,520 

6,130 

50,500 

57,400 

18,200 

7,380 

5,390

169,000
SALMON RIVEE BASIN 165

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 1932. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 2,320 second-feet June 16 (gage

height, 4.56 feet): minimum, 28 second-feet Nov. 11 (gage height, 0.87 foot). 

1921-32: Maximum discharge, 3,120 second-feet May 26, 1928 (gage height,

5.3 feet); minimum, that of Nov. 11, 1931. 

REMARKS. Records good except those estimated, which are fair. No regulation

or diversions above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1931-32

Day

!._____. ________

2_______. .......

3.. _________ ___

4 . .--..-.

5_______ ...___.

6.-.--.-..-.....

7

&___. _...__.____

9.___. ----------

10._____ ........ _

11 -_ ___._..__._

12_... -..-... -_-.

13--.. ....._. ...

14. __.__.-._._.__

15.__ ...... ____

16... ._-------

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

18. __ ... -.--

19.-. ._----....

20 .. __.-______

21 ._______._.__

22.. ..._..__...__

23 ._ ___________

25 . ____ .__..

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

27. __...___. _____

28. .--._..._._-..

29_. ... __________

30.__. ____--.___.

31__. ............

Oct.

71 

69 

69 

68 

69

78 

78 

76 

74 

73

71 

71 

71

71

71 

69 

69 

69

68

68 

73

86 

82 

78

82 

76

78 

84 

84

1

Nov.

78 

84 

86 

86

84

80

82 

86 

76 

84

55 

73

« 70

..__-.-(

1

Dec.

 "70

Month

July .-___. ___...._._.__.___.__

Jan.

- 70

Maximum

86 

86

218 

1,960 

2,110 

607 

174 

129

2,110

Feb.

" 75 

"80

Mar.

«80 

"90

Apr.

" 100

«120

["190

197 

190

181 

171 

165

154 

142 

140 

129 

127

154 

181 

194 

207 

218

Minimum Mean

68 

55

269 

662

174

94

74.2 

75.1 

72.3 

70.0 

76.6 

83.5 

146 

1,120 

1,160 

333 

147 

107

55 289

May

269 

330 

340 

374 

436

508

577 

675 

784 

911

1,120 

1,240 

1,450 

1,760 

1,670

1,580 

1,580 

1,720 

1,720 

1,810

1,960 

1,760 

1,360 

1,280 

1,280

1,120 

970 

948 

1,040 

1,040 

962

June

911 

940 

911 

1,080 

1,200

1,120 

1,120 

1,080 

1,040 

1,040

1,080 

1,160 

1,320 

1,400 

1,580

2,110 

1,720 

1,490 

1,360 

1,280

1,200 

1,200 

1,200 

1,160 

1,080

992 

883 

803 

732 

662

Per square 

mile

0.412 

.417 

.402 

.389 

.426 

.464 

.811 

6.22 

6.44 

1.85 

.817 

.594

1.61

July

607 

554 

514 

480 

447

415 

395 

369 

350 

335

316 

326 

330 

474 

379

316 

290 

281 

«400 

«350

»300 

°260 

"240 

229 

222

207 

200 

197 

190 

181 

174

Aug.

174 

171 

1C5 

162 

160

ieo ico

157 

151 

151

154 

154 

151 

151

148

145 

142 

137 

135 

135

132 

12-? 

129 

12-? 

129

127 

145 

157 

145 

140 

132

Sept.

129 

127 

124 

119 

117

114 

114 

112 

" 111 

-110

«109 

« 108 

« 107 

« 106 

< 105

-104 

"103 

« 102 

"102 «104

"106 

«104 

»102 

» 100

98

98 

98 

96 

94 

94

Run-crt

Inches

0.48 

.47

.46 

.45 

.46 

.53 

.90 

7.17 

7.18 

2.13 

.94 

.66

Acre-feet

4,560 

4,470 

4,450 

4,300 

4,410 

5,130 

8,690 

68,900 

69,000 

20,500 

9,040 

6,370

21.83 ' 210,000

Estimated.
166 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1932, PART 12 B 

SOUTH FOBE OF SALMON RIVER NEAR KWOX, IDAHO

LOCATION. Staff gage in NWJ4 sec. 11, T. 15 N., R. 6 E., ar eighth of a mile 

below Curtis Creek, three quarters of a mile above Warm Lake Creek, 1% 

miles southwest of Knox cabin, and 21 miles northeast of Cascade.

DRAINAGE AREA. 92 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. September 1928 to September 1932.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 745 second-feet May 22; minimum 

recorded discharge, 25 second-feet Oct. 21.

1928-32: Maximum discharge, that of May 22, 1932; minimum, 16 secondfeet Feb. 17, Aug. 19, 20, 1931.

REMARKS. Records fair. No diversions above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1931-32

Day

l -__..__. 

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

3____ ...........

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

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

6---..---.---...

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

^.... ...........

9__. ............

10. ..

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

12 

13 

14 ..... ._ ...

15 ____._-__ 

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

17 

18 

19 

20... 

21 . 

22- - . 

23... ...... .

24 

25 

27. 

28- 

29 

30 .

31 

Oct.

 34 

"33 

32 

30 

"30

"30 

"29 

29 

"29 

"30

"30 

"31 

"32 

32 

"31

"31 

30 31 

32 "28

25 

 30 

"34 

38 

"37

 37 

36 "36 

 37 

 38 

39

Nov.

 38 

36 

 37 

 38 

"38

39 

»41 

 43 

45 

 45

"44 

"43 

43

 40 

. "35

Dec.

. "35 

, «40

Mouth

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

Jan.

 40 »40 

39

»38 

38

 38 

 37 

"37 

 37 

"36

36 

"35

Maximum

39 

45

47 

130 

258 

745 

655 

381 

82 

44

745

Feb.

. "35

 40 

45

 44 

 44 

43 

 44 

 46

47 

 45 

 43 

41

Mar.

 40 

»39 

38 37 

"36

36 

 35 

 34 

33 

"33

"33 

 34 

«34 

 35 

35

 35 

"35 

 70 

130 

* 102

 75 

47 

 48 

 50 

51

 50 

 50 

49 

 52 

"55 

58

Minimum

25

33 

47 

274 

438 

83 

44 

33

25

Apr.

I "60

51 

"50

 50 

49 

 48 

 48 

47

 67 

"88 

108 

"250 

 250

258 

"217 

"175 

134 

 131

 128 

125 

 136 

 147 

158

 171 

 185 

198 

 223 

"249

Mean

32.3 

38.7 

37.3 

36.0 

38.7 

48.0 

131 

516 

577 

162 

58.7 

37.5

143

May

274 

 274 

 274 

274 

"291

 309 

326 

 350 

 374 

398

"470 

"543 

615 

"650 

 650

655 

 575 

495 

 558 620

 682 

745 

 722 

 700 

 677

655 

 625 

 595 

 565 

535 535

Per sc 

mi

June

53,5 

 540 

 55(1 

 600 

66,:

 67!^ 

70C< 

 600 

 5011 

53,5

 543 55' 

 559 

 56? 

57o

"650 

655 

 63,5 

 615 

 59,5

57c 

575 

"601 

 60) 

 60)

 55) 53- 

 515 49- 

 43?

luare

0.351 

.421 

.405 

.391 

.421 

.522 

1.42 

5.61 

6.27 

1.76 

.638 

.408

1.55

July

 381 

»325 

 269 

212 205

 198 

 191 

184 

* 175 

 167

158 

 150 

 140 

 160 

134

 130 

 125 

 120 

242 

 206

171 

 144 

116 

 107 

 99

90 

 88 

 86 

 85 

83 

83

Aug.

 82 

 80 

 78 

77 

"75

"73 

71 

"70 

 68 

66

 64

"61 

 58 

56 

 55

 54 

 53 

 52 

51 

 49

47 

 45

66 

«56 

45 

 45 

 44 

 44

Sept.

o 44 

 43 

43 

41 

 40

 40 

"40 

39 

 39 

39

 39 

 38 

38 38 

 38

38 

 37 

36 

 36 

 36

 35 

35 

 35 

 35 

 35

35 

 34 

 34 

33 

 33

Kun-off

Inches

0.40 

.47 

.47 

.45 

.45 

.60 

1.58 

6.47 

7.00 

2.03 

.74 

.46

21.12

Acre-feet

1,990 

2,300 

2,290 

2,210 

2,230 

2,950 

7,800 

31,700 

34,300 

9,960 

3,610 

2,230

104,000

' Estimated.
SALMON RIVER BASIN 167

EAST FORK OF SOUTH FORK OF SALMON RIVER AT STIBNITE, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in about sec. 14, T. 18 N., R. 9 E., 30 feet

below mouth of Meadow Creek, half a mile northeast of Stibnite port office,

and 10}£ miles above mouth of Johnson Creek. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 19.5 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June 1928 to September 1932. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 232 second-feet June 15; minimum,

4 second-feet Nov. 10.

1928-32: Maximum discharge, 242 second-feet June 10, 1930; minimum,

that of Nov. 10, 1931. 

REMARKS. Records good except those estimated, Nov. 11 to Apr. 14, which

are fair. No diversions above station. Gage-height record furnifhed by

Yellow Pine Co.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1931-32

Day

1. ____ .. __ ..............

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

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

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

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

6.. ..._..___. ...... ..........

7--.-...-.. .-... - .

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

9.. 

10-. . 

11.. -_.... ...._..

12..-..... .-.. ..........

13---... .. .-.

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

15--- 

16-_ . -- . 

17- .. ___________ ... ... . .

18._ . ....

19. ._._. 

20--. - . 

21---... -

22-- 

23.- . -. - - .. .....

25--.....-..----. ........

26. _.. 

27 .......... .---....-.-....

28-.....---.. . .

29-. 

30... .- . .

31-- 

Oct.

6 

6 

8

7 

7 

7 

6 

6

6 

6 

6 

6

7

7 

6 

6 

6 

6

6

7 

7 

7

7

7 

7

7 

8 

7

Nov.

7

8 

7 

7

7 

6 

8 

8 

6

7 

6

Month Maximum

8

April . _ 

July 

20 

192 

209 

74 

21 

18

209

Mar.

6

Apr.

8

1.

14 

18 

18 

19 

17

14 

16 

14 

14 

15

20 

20 

20

17

18

May

20 

20 

21 

22 

24

29 

32 

37 

43 

56

76 

102 

147 

160 

133

116 

116 

138 

162 

169

192 

165 

131 

116 

99

87 

81 

80 

78 

74 

70

Minimum Mean

6

20 

69 

20 

12 

9

6.6 

6.5 

6.0 

6.0 

6.0 

6.5 

13.7 

90.2 

29 

43.5 

15.8 

12.4

28.5

June

69 

70 

74 

88 

98

95 

89 

84 

87 

92

105 

125 

160 

187 

209

207 

190 

181 

178 

176

158 

160 

164 

155 

143

131 

116 

96

88 

81

Per square 

mile

0.338 

.333 

.308 

.308 

.308 

.333 

.703 

4.63 

6.62 

2.23 

.810 

.636

1.46

July

74 

73 

70 

64 

62

60 

57 

53 

51 

52

48 

47 

47 

52 

40

33 

31 

31 

55 

46

40 

36 

32 

28

27

26 

26 

24 

21 

20 

21

Aug.

21 

20 

20 

18 

18

18 

18 

19 

18 

18

18 

17 

15 

14 

14

13

14 

14 

15 

14

14 

15 

14 

14 

14

12 

15 

14 

14 

14 

14

Sept.

15 

18 

15 

15 

14

15

14 

14 

14 

13

13 

13 

13 

13 

13

13 

13 

13 

13 

12

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

10 

10 

9 

9 

9

Kun-off

Inches Acre-feet

0. 39 406 

.37 387 

. 36 369 

. 36 369 

. 33 345 

.38 400 

. 78 815 

5. 34 5, 550 

7. 39 7, 680 

2. 57 2, 670 

. 93 972 

. 71 738

19. 91 20, 700
168 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1932, PART 12 B

EAST FORK OF SOUTH FORK OF SALMON RIVER NEAR STIBNITr 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 1932. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 434 second-feet May 14, June 16

(gage height, 2.50 feet); minimum, 11 second-feet Mar. 11 (gage height, 0.34

foot).

1928-32: Maximum discharge (estimated), 460 second-feet June 11, 1930;

minimum, 10 second-feet Apr. 7, 1929. 

REMARKS. Records good. No diversions above station. Gage-height record

furnished by Yellow Pine Co. Discharge estimated Oct. 18-21, 23, 24,

Nov. 1-14.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1931-32

Day

2... ............

3.. ........... ..

4.. ....... ......

5 -.- - 

6 . .....

7. ...... . ....

9 

10 

12 

14 . 

16 -----

17 - - 

18 

20 

21-. .... ------

22 

23 

24-. ----------

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

DA

31 

Oct.

15 

14 

13 

13 

16

15 

14 

14 

14 

13

14 

14 

13 

14 

14

15 

14

1"

14 

14 

15 

15

15 

15 

16 

16 

15 

15

Nov.

!5

15

14 

14 

13 

13 

12

12 

13 

13 

13 

13

14 

14 

14 

14 

14

Der.

13 

13 

13 

13 

13

13 

13 

13 

13 

13

13 

13 

13 

13 

14

14 

15 

13 

13 

12

12 

13 

13 

13 

12

12 

13 

13 

13 

13 

14

Jan.

14 

13 

13 

13 

14

14 

13 

14 

13 

13

13 

13 

12 

13 

13

14 

13 

13 

12

12

12 

12 

12

1*.

13

13 

13 

13 

13 

13 

14

Month Maximum

April ..

July.. 

16

15 

14 

16 

15 

52 

434 

434 

221 

44 

27

434

Feb.

14 

12 

13 

13 

14

14 

13 

13 

13 

13

14 

14 

13 

13 

13

13 

13 

13 

13 

13

13 

13 

13

14 

13

15 

16 

15 

15

Mar.

14 

13 

13 

14 

14

13 

13 

13 

12 

12

11 

12 

14 

14 

14

14 

14 

14 

15 

14

14 

14 

13 

13 

13

13 

13 

13 

13 

13 

14

Minimum

13 

12

12 

12 

12 

11 

14 

63 

144 

46 

24 

17

11

Apr.

16 

16 

15 

14 

16

18 

16 

15 

17 

19

27 

37 

50

48 

42

48 

42 

40 

38 

35

32 

27 

26 

26 

37

42 

44

46

48 

52

Mean

14.5 

14.2 

13.0 

13.0 

13.5 

13.3 

31.6 

238 

285 

97.6 

33.3 

22. 1

65.8

May

68 

63 

70

78 

89

123 

144 

IfiS 

208 

249

278 

339 

434 

434 

339

293 

293 

370 

402 

402

434 

354 

278 

235 

208

194

181 

168 

168 

15fi 

156

June

144 

144 

144 

144 

144

194 

194 

181 

194 

221

249 

308 

339 

370 

402

434 

402 

370 

370 

324

308 

339 

354 

354 

354

339 

308

278 

354

278

Per square 

mile

0.341 

.334 

.306 

.306 

.318 

.313 

.744 

5.60 

6.71 

2.30 

.784 

.520

1.55

July

221 

194 

168 

168 

168

144 

123 

123 

114 

102

92 

86

81 

83

78

63 

61 

54 

156 

89

78 

70 

70 

63 

61

60 

56

54 

52 

48 

46

Au?.

44 

44 

42 

40 

40

38 

37 

37 

35 

37

38 

38 

35 

34 

35

33 

32 

3*- 

30

28

29

28 

28 

27 

28

28 

30 

28 

27 

24 

27

Sept.

27 

26 

26 

25 

24

24 

25 

24 

24 

24

24 

24 

24 

24 

24

24 

23 

22 

22 

22

19 

19 

18 

18 

18

18 

17 

18 

18 

17

Run-off

Inches

0.39 

.37 

.35 

.35 

.34 

.36 

.83 

6.46 

7.49 

2.65 

.90 

.58

21.07

Acre-feet

892 

845 

799 

799 

776 

818 

1,880 

14,600 

17,000 

6,000 

2, 050 

1,320

47, 800
SALMON KIVER BASIN 16ft

EAST FORK OF SOUTH FORK OF SAIMON RIVER NEAR YEIIOW PINE, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in NE% sec. 27, T. 19 N., R. 8 E., 200 feet 

above Forest Service highway bridge, \% miles above Quartz Creek, 2 miles 

below Profile Creek, 2.8 miles above mouth of Johnson Creek, and \% miles 

east of Yellow Pine.

DRAINAGE AREA. 104 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August 1928 to September 1932.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 1,140 second-feet June 15 (gage 

height, 3.93 feet); minimum recorded discharge, 28 second-feet Mar. 13.

1928-32: Maximum discharge, that of June 15, 1932; minimum, 26 second-* 

feet Oct. 30, 1929.

REMARKS. Records good except those estimated, which are fair. No diversions 

or regulation above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1931-32

Day

l_. _-- .

3--. --._..-.--.

4- ......... ___.

5-.-.-.....--..

6... _. ........ ..

1. ..............

8. ........ ......

9.__. .........._

10.- -

11........... .

12..--.-..--..-..

13.., ......... ...

14.. -.._..__.-...

15...... .........

16 

17 

18. . ....... .

19. . ....... ...

20 .. -..-.

21........-.. .

22..--....-.-...

23 

24--------. .

25. .

26. _.___.. 

28 .-..

29 .

30. . 

31 

Oct.

33 

33 

32 

33 

34

35 

33 

33 

32 

32

31 

31 

32

31 

31

31 

31 

31 

30 

30

30 

33 

37 

34 

36

38 

35 

38 

38 

35 

36

Nov.

36 

37 

39

38 

37

36 

36

43

37 

35

"35 

"35 

34

i 

 ° 35

Dec.

 > 35

!

Month

April--. - 

July . ..- ------

Jan.

"30

Maximum

38 

43

168 

1,020 

1.080 

465 

136 

88

1.080

Feb.

"30

Mar.

"35

"35

°40

39 

"40

Apr.

"50 

49

-45

39

"70 

"100 

° 130

I "150

147 

136 

139 

125

108 

96

88 

82 

90

125 

156 

153 

159 

168

Minimum Mean

30 33.2 

35.8 

35.0 

30.0 

30.0 

36.7 

99. 5

200 595 

428 722 

139 254 

84 105 

59 70. 7

171

May

200 

217 

217 

238 

270

304 

374 

432 

510 

600

705 

788 

900 

1,020 

815

732 

732 

815 

900 

930

1,020 

900 

760 

650 

580

525 

485 

460 

465 

455 

441

Perse 

mi

June

428 

428 

460 

565 

650

580 

545 

525 

540

585

650 

7fiO 

870 

930 

1,020

1,080 

990 

900

870

842

842 

870 

900 

870 

842

760 

678 

600 

560 

515

luare

0.319 

.344 

.337 

.288 

.288 

.353 

.957 

5.72 

6.94 

2.44 

1.01 

.680

1.64

July

465 

432 

410

378 

352

328 

308 

292 

276 

266

262 

252 

248 

273 

234

210 

200 

197 

292 

273

231 

214 

200

187 

177

171 

168 

156 

150 

144 

139

Augr.

136 

134 

128 

125 

123

123 

120 

118 

115 

118

118 

113 

108 

106 

103

101 

98 

94 

92 

92

92 

90

88 

90

84

84 

98 

94 

96 

90 

86

Sept.

82- 

88 

84 

82 

80

78 

76 

74 

73 

71

71 

71 

71 

71 

71

70 

68 

68 

68 

74

71 

65 

65 

62 

63

63 

62 

60 

59. 

6ft

Runoff

Inches

0.37 

.38 

.39 

.33 

.31 

.41 

1.07 

6.60 

7.74 

2.81 

1.16 

.76

22.33

Acre-feet

2,04ft 

2,130 

2,150 

1,840 

1,730 

2,260. 

5,920 

36,600 

43,000 

15,600 

6,460 

4,210

124, 000.

« Estimated. 

12918 34 12
170 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1932, PART 12 B

JOHNSON CREEK AT YELLOW PINE, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in NE# sec. 29, T. 19 N., R. 8 E., 700 feet 

above mouth and a quarter of a mile southwest of Yellow Pine post office.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August 1928 to September 1932.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 3,100 second-feet May 21 (gage 

height, 5.82 feet); minimum, 28 second-feet Dec. 30, Jan. 15- Feb. 15 (gage 

height, 0.77 foot).

1928-32: Maximum discharge, that of May 21, 1932; minimum, 26 secondfeet Nov. 12, 1929 (gage height, 0.63 foot).

REMARKS. Records excellent except those for Nov. 10 to Dec. 12, which are 

good. No diversions or regulation above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1931 32

Day

I....... ... __

2

3, . _. __._

4...............

5... ............

'6.. ...... .......

7. . ..... _ ..

8. ..............

9.... _ ........

10... ............

11, ^ .... ..

13... .....--. ..

14..... ..........

15. .. _____ __

16__ ... ___

17_. __________ _.

18...............

19. ___.___-__.___

20... _..._._.____

 21.. .............

_.2__ ____________

23___ ............

24. __.____._ _.

 25 

26..... ..........

27.. .............

28. _. .... .

29 .

30... ............

31 . .

Oct.

49

48

48

46

48

49

50

50

49

48

48

49

49

49

49

48

48

48

46

46

50

61

58

58

66

61

61

66

64

Nov.

63

68

75

75

71

68

66

75

80

a fin

 55

"50

54

"55

"56

"57

Dec.

"58

59

"59

»59

59

«59

"58

58 »59

"60

61

a W

54

45

49

52

58

58

56

56

61

59

58

58

58

56

56

52

52

41

58

Jan.

59

53

42

54

61

61

58

58

59

59

59W

45

50

44

54

56

58

58

54

44

53

44

46

52

59

58

54

54

56

Feb.

56

54

45

49

59

58

58

58

56

54

54

CO

53

44

45

53

52

53

54

56

54

54

54

54

58

61

68

68

Mar.

64

66

63

50

69

68

64

64

59

58

52

63

71

64

64

73

107

92

79

75

75

77

77

69

73

79

77

75

75

Apr.

84

100

103

96

94

86

94

92

90

96

118

206

256

240

269

266

256

266

253

237

224

218

209

221

259

300

307

336

351

May

419

483

483

528

600

679

785

910

1,080

1,320

1,600

1,840

2,280

2,600

2,230

2,010

2,100

2,280

2,420

2,510

3,100

2,370

1,840

1,680

1,560

1,360

1,220

1,180

1,290

1,290

1,140

June

1,110

1,140

1,250

1,520

1,600

1,360

1,320

1,320

1,320

1,400

1,520

1,960

2,010

2,050

2,050

2,050

1,880

1,800

1,720

1,680

1,760

1,800

1,680

1,560

1,400

1,250

1,010

910

July

785

719

652

590

542

501

461

435

415

386

382

374

370

483

390

344

314

296

514

590

419

359

329

304

282

266

256

OAQ

237

224

215

Aug.

209

203

195

183

178

172

167

162

156

154

156

152

146

142

134

129

127

122

118

120

118

118

118

113

113

111

125

134

129

122

120

Sept.

116

109

105

103

98

96

90

88

86

86

86

84

84

84

80

80

79

75

77

86

92

86

84

82

82

82

79

77

79

77

Month

July 

Maximum

66

61 

61 

68 

107 

351 

3,100 

2, 050 

785 

209 

116

3,100

Minimum

46

41 

42 

44 

50 

84 

419 

910 

215 

111 

75

Mean

52.3 

59.8 

56.3 

53.9 

54.7 

70.1 

196 

1,520 

1,540 

409 

143 

87.1

354

Per square 

mile

0.246 

.281 

.264 

.253 

.257 

.329 

.920 

7.14 

7.23 

1.92 

.671 

.409

1.66

Run-off

Inches

0.28 

.31 

.30 

.29 

.28 

.38 

1.03 

8.23 

8.07 

2.21 

.77 

.46

22.61

Acre-feet

3,220 

3,560 

3,460 

3,310 

3,150 

4,310 

11,700 

93,500 

91,600 

25,100 

8,790 

5,180

257,000

> Estimated.
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1932, PART 12 B 171

GBANDE BONDE RIVER BASIN

QRANDE RONDE RIVER AT LA GRANDE, OREG.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 5, T. 2 S., R. 37 E., 2/k miles northwest 

of La Grande. Prior to Nov. 25, 1931, staff gage 2 miles downstream.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. February 1918 to June 1923, October 1925 to September 

1932.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 8,880 second-feet Mar. 18 (gage 

height, 8.90 feet); minimum, 12 second-feet Sept. 19.

1918-23, 1925-32: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 18, 1932; minimum, 

4 second-feet Sept. 14, 16-20, 1922.

REMARKS. Records good except those for October to February, which are fair. 

Discharge estimated Oct. 5-25, Nov. 20 to Feb. 27. Some smaF irrigation 

diversions above station. Records furnished by State engineer.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1981 82

Day

1----------

0

3 -. 

5 

6--.. ------

8 . ---

9 - 

10 -

11 . ---

12....... ... ..........

13.. --------------

14- .................

15__ ......... ---------

16-..--. ----------

17. . _ . __ . .....

18.. ----------------

19 . 

^Q-. ..................

21 _ .-.

00

23

24 

25 ...... ...........

26-.._ ......... _... ..

yr...... ..............

w. ...................

29-..... ...........

SO..-...--...-... -..

31 - 

Oct.

14 

14 

14 

14

15

17 

28 

39 

52 

64 

64

Nov.

61 

49 

37 

32 

28

28 

35

28 

28

28 

28 

28 

28 

28

26 

26 

26 

26

20

Feb.

92

1,000 

1,400

Mar.

943 

726 

516 

456 

534

1,010 

834

678 

618 

528

456 

384 

396 

396 

420

558 

1,980 

6,080 

8,310 

4,230

2,530 

1,980 

1,680 

2,720 

2,460

1,680 

1,540 

1,880 

1,780 

1,780 

2,040

Month

April -_-- - -

July ............... ................. ....... 

Apr.

2, 530 

2,860 

2,990 

2,600 

1,980

1,580 

1,450 

1,320 

1,360 

1,680

2,460 

3,200 

3,480 

3,930 

3,060

2,860 

2,400 

2,150 

2,040

1,880

1,580 

1,450 

1,270 

1,190 

1,270

1,540 

1,780 

1,830 

1,830 

1,780

May

1,780 

1,880 

1,980 

2,340 

2,210

2,150 

2,210 

2,150 

2,100 

2,100

1,980 

1,980 

2,100 

1,980 

1,630

1,400 

1,270 

1,270 

1,270 

1,230

1,270 

1,110 

929 

860 

763

684 

612 

570 

546 

534 

522

Maximum

64 

61

1,400

8,310 

3,930 

2,340 

492

84 

24 

17

8,310

June

492 

474 

444 

444 

426

390 

357 

330 

320 

325

325 

330 

335 

335 

352

320 

272 

249 

236 

224

212 

200 

182 

168 

154

137 

124 

110 

100 

94

Minimum

384 

1,190 

522 

94 

23 

14 

13

13

July

84 

77 

75 

71 

69

62

58 

55 

51 

48

45 

44 

44

48 

47

43 

40 

37 

36 

36

33 

31

28 

27 

26

25 

24 

23 

23 

23 

24

Aug.

24 

23

21 

20 

18

16 

16 

16

16 

16

18 

20 

20 

20

19

18 

16 

16 

14

14

14 

14 

14 

14 

14

14 

14

14 

14 

16 

16

Sept

17

17 

16 

16 

16

15 

14 

14 

14 

14

14 

14 

14 

14 

13

13 

13 

13 

13 

14

15 

17

17 

16 

16

16 

16 

16

16 

16

M Run-off in 

Mean acre-feet

20. 5 1, 260 

27. 3 1, 620 

35. 0 2, 150 

75. 0 4, 610 

168 9, 660 

1, 680 103, 000 

2,110 126,000 

1, 460 89, 800 

282 16, 800 

43. 8 2, 690 

16. 7 1, 030 

15. 0 893

496 360, 000
172 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1932, PART 12 B 

GRANDE RONDE RIVER AT RONDOWA, OREG.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in NW} 4 sec. 23, T. 3 N., R. 40 E., 500 feet 

below mouth of Wallowa River at Rondowa.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October 1926 to September 1932.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 22,400 second-feet Mar. 18 (gage 

height, 9.30 feet); minimum, 297 second-feet Oct. 4 (gage height, 0.82 foot).

1926-32: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. IS, 1932; minimum, 250 secondfeet Aug. 17, 1931.

REMARKS. Records good except those estimated, which are fair. Many irrigation diversions above station. Flow regulated by storage in Wallowa and 

Minam Lakes.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1931-32

Day

I. _. 

2 - 

3_---.- 

4---.-- _ ..

8 - -

9 . 

10 . 

11 

13-.-- .

]4._ ---.--..--

Ifi - _

17 .-- -

18--- -.

19. - 

20 -. 

21 .__ .......

22 . --------

23 

24.- . 

25 -. 

2fi_._ 

27 -------

28_... ------

29. 

30. 

31--- 

Oct.

300 

301 

301 

301 

310

323 

328 

319 

323 

32S

323 

319 

319 

323 

319

319 

319 

319 

319 

319

319 

358 

401

384 

406

434 

418 

492 

572 

528 

492

Nov.

486 

472 

460 

453 

446

440 

440 

440

453 

453

446 

 429 

434 

453 

440

460 

429

1

 430

Dec.

470 

520 

580 

550 

520

512 

505 

505 

505 

512

512 

520 

520

528

' 560

Jan. j Feb.

480

660 

982 

X04 

740 

676

636 

628

652 

708 

692

652 

628 

565 

512 

460

360

360

453 

520 

542

528 

528

520

505 

480 

460 

446

479

400 

434

460

498

528 

505 

486 

486 

542

1,000 

2.220 

3,040 

3,270

Mar.

2,890 

2,740 

2.370 

1,950 

1.820

2,600 

3,400 

2,900 

2.600 

2,370

2,090 

1,820 

],750 

1,620

1,750

2,020 

5,100 

15, 000 

16, 400

| 7, 800

Apr.

 8, 350

10,300 

9,550

8, 880 

8,550 

7,910

7,140 

6,400 

5,740 

5,390

5,170

5, 280 

5,860 

6,260 

6,690 

6,690

Month Maximum

July . -_-__...

The yea

1

572 

486

982

16, 400

13,200 

5,390 

3,350 

676 

440

16,400

May

7,140 

7,600 

7,910 

9,210 

9,210

9,210 

9,550 

9,900 

10,300 

10,600

11, 300 

11,700 

12,800 

13,200 

11,300

9,550 

8,550 

8,550 

8,550 

9,210

9,900 9,550* 

8, 230 

7,140 

6,120

5,390 

4,860 

4,380 

4,010 

3,840 

3,670

June

3,510 

3,430 

3,350 

3,270 

3,270

3,270 

3,190 

3,040 

2,960 

2,960

3,040 

3,430 

3,840 

4,380 

4,960

5,390 

5,170 

4,600 

4,380 

4, 100

3,920 

4,190 

4,860 

5,060 

4,860

4,570 

4,190 

3,920 

3,760 

3,510

Minimum

301

470

1,620 

5,170 

3,670 

2,960 

692 

412 

353

301

July

3,350 

3,190 

3,040 

2,890 

2,740

2,440 

2, 230 

2,090 

1,950 

1,880

1,750 

1,680 

1,560 

1,500 

1,440

1,370 

1,300 

1,260 

1,200

1,140

1,080 

1,040 

973 

928

883

838 

804 

780 

740 

716 

692

Mean

359 

441 

541 

547 

729 

5,380 

7,700 

8,470 

3,950 

1,600 

494 

400

2,550

Aug.

676 

668 

644 

628 

604

580 

565 

542

528 

512

498 

492 

492 

492 

486

479 

466 

460 

453 

440

434 

429 

423 

418 

418

412 

412 

418 

418 

412 

418

Sept.

423 

423 

429 

423 

418

412 

406 

401 

395 

390

384 

379 

374 

363 

363

358 

358 

358 

353 

358

395 

412 

418 

418 

418

423 

429 

440 

440 

440

Run-off in 

acre-feet

22,100 

26,200 

33,300 

33,600 

41,900 

331,000 

458,000 

521,000 

235,000 

98,400 

30,400 

23,800

1, 850, 000
GRANDE RONDE RIVER BASIN 173

MEADOW CREEK NEAR STAREEY, ORE6.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in SW% 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 1932. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 2,300 second-feet Mar. 19 (gage

height, 7.04 feet); minimum, 0.9 second-foot Aug. 6-9 (gage height, 1.13 feet). 

REMARKS. Records good except those estimated, Oct. 1-4, Nov. 20 tc Feb. 29,

Apr. 5-10, which are fair. Small diversions for irrigation above station.

Records furnished by State engineer.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1931-82

Day

1... ... ...

3. ........ __ ..

4 ........ __ ..

6... ..

8_. ............ _

9___ ... ... 

10 - 

11. . .. 

12 ..............

13 

14 ..............

15 -

16 

17 - 

18 . ...........

19 .. __ ___ 

20 .. 

21 .. -- 

22 _________

23. 

24 ...... .- --

25 

26........ _ .._-

27 

29 . 

30 

31. 

Oct.

1 5.5

1

5.4

5.2

5.0

4 9

4.7

4.7

4.7

4 9

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.6

6.4

6.4

6.7

7.9

7.1

8.9

10

8.1

7.1

Nov.

6.5

6.4

6.2

6.2

6.0

6.0

6.5

6.7

6.4

5.4

6.9

6.0

6.7

7.1

6.9

6

6

6

6

5

Dec.

-10

Jan. Feb.

1 37

565

Mar.

349

242

168

178

181

330

238

186

173

154

139

137

132

128

134

698

1,620

2,000

1,080

760

606

508

930

760

529

500

625

570

565

645

Apr.

810

S85

860

785

440

735

910

910

965

760

710

610

552

552

504

412

368

326

322

392

420

416

388

360

May

349

356

368

380

341

301

267

238

206

184

161

139

105

88

66

58

51

48

56

54

45

48

41

38

34

31

30

31

June

28

25

22

20

19

18

16

15

14

14

11

11

9.3

10

10

8.7

8.1

7 9

7.5

6.9

6.2

5.8

5.4

4.9

4.7

4.3

4.0

3.6

3.5

July

3.5

3.0

3.3

3.3

3.0

2.8

2.6

2.6

1.9

1.8

2.0

2.1

3.5

3.3

2.6

2.5

2.2

2.1

2.1

1.9

1.8

1.6

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.9

Aug.

1.9

1.8

1.5

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.7

2.1

1.9

1.8

1.7

1..5

1.5

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.8

1.8

Sept.

1.9

2.0

2 1

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.9

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

Month

July _ _ _ .... ... ... 

Maximum

10

7.5

565

2,000

965

380

28

3.5

2.1

3.0

2,000

Minimum

4.7

128

322

28

3.5

1.2

1.0

1.8

1.0

Mean

6.05

8.0

20.0

55.2

498

»564

140

11.1

2.29

1.48

2.31

109

Run-off in 

acre-feet

360

360

492

1,230

3,180

30,600

33,600

8,610

660

141

91

137

79, 500

Discharge measurement. Discharge partly estimated.
174 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1932, PART 12 B

CATHERINE CREEK NEAR UNION, ORE6.

LOCATION. Staff gage in SW^ sec. 2, T. 5 S., R. 40 E., 6 mile? southeast of

Union. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 1906 to May 1907, August 19LL to December 1912,

March to September 1915, February'1918 to August 1919, October 1925 to

September 1932. Prior to Nov. 14, 1931, record was obtained at three sites

from l li miles downstream to 1 mile upstream. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 960 second-feet May 13 (gage

height, 3.36 feet); minimum, 16 second-feet Oct. 1-5.

1906-7, 1911-12, 1915, 1918-19, 1925-32: Maximum discharge, 1,240

second-feet May 21, 1912; minimum, 4 second-feet Nov. 26, 27, 1930. 

REMARKS. Records good except those estimated, Nov. 26 to Dec. 24, Dec. 26,

Dec. 28 to Jan. 22, Jan. 24 to Feb. 26, which are fair. A few snail diversions

for irrigation above station. Records furnished by State engineer.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1931-32

Day

i.. ...... __ ._.

2

3 --- ..

4_- .............

5.. ---_ __ . -

6... ----,--_._ ..

8.---.---.-..-..

9.. ...... .......

10... .......... .

11 _-.._.__.

12_ . ..........

13 ........... .

14--...---.......

17 

18- -

19.- - -_

20 

21.. _ ..... ...

22 ----- . -

23..-- ... -

24 ... ........

25 - 

26. 

27 ...

28_-__, ....__-- -

29- .

30 .

31- -. -.... _ ___ 

Oct.

16 

16 

16 

16 

16

17 

17 

18 

18 

19

19 

19 

19 

19 

19

20 

20

20 

20 

21

22 

24 

25

30 

39

81 

108 

116 

44 

24 

24

Nov.

24 

24 

24 

24 

23

23 

23 

23 

22 

22

22 

22 

22 

28

28

25 

27

27 

27 

25

24

25

25

24

Dec.

32

»33

Jan.

23

Feb.

104 

69 

80

Mar.

62 

62 

59 

69 

46

46 

46 

46 

46 

46

46 

46 

46 

43 

40

43 

118 

205 

452 

280

205 

176 

156 

156 

170

156 

133 

146 

143 

143 

Hfi

Apr.

190 

250 

205 

205 

205

190 

170 

154 

165 

220

280 

400 

505 

625 

505

505 

435 

365 

348 

295

265 

250 

235 

235 

280

365 

452 

470 

545 

545

Month Maximum

December

116

28

July--- 

104 

452 

625 

915 

470 

220 

43

915

May

585 

625 

585 

545 

545

705 

745 

745 

825 

825

915 

915 

870 

745

625

585 

705 

665

745

705 

545 

470 

418 

365

330 

295 

295 

295 

280

June

295 

312 

312 

382 

312

348 

330 

295 

280 

280

365 

418 

435 

470 

470

452 

400 

348 

330 

330

365 

400 

382 

382 

312

312 

280 

265 

235 

220

Minimum

16 

22

40 

154 

280 

220 

46 

23 

22

16

J-7ly

220 

176 

170 

154 

138

128 

128 

123 

114 

109

105 

100 

96 

92

84

76 

69 

69 

69 

69

66 

62 

62 

59 

56

56 

56 

52 

52 

49 

46

Aug.

43 

40 

40 

40 

38

35 

32 

32 

32 

35

32 

32 

32 

30

27

25 

23 

23 

25

25 

25

27 

27

27

25

27 

27 

27 

25

27

Sept.

27

27 

25 

25

23 

25 

25 

23

23 

22 

22 

22 

22

22 

22 

22 

23 

27

25 

23 

23 

22 

22

22 

23 

22 

22 

22

M«" E^a?

29. 1 1, 790 

24. 3 1, 450 

27 1, 660 

24 1,480 

28. 4 1, 630 

115 7, 070 

329 19, 600 

601 37, 000 

344 20, 500 

93. 7 5, 760 

30. 1 1, 850 

23. 5 1, 400

139 101, 000

' Discharge measurement.
GRANDE RONDE RIVER BASIN 175

WAIIOWA RIVER ABOVE WAIIOWA LAKE, NEAR JOSEPH, OREG.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in NEJ4 sec. 29, T. 3 S., R. 45 E., 600 feet 

below junction of East and West Forks of Wallowa River and 6 mile^ south 

of Joseph.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. February 1924 to September 1932.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 770 second-feet June 25, maximum gage height, 2.12 feet May 21; minimum, 13 second-feet Oct. 2 (gage 

height, 0.51 foot).

1924-32. Maximum discharge, 1,250 second-feet June 26, 1927 (gage height, 

2.65 feet); minimum, 11 second-feet Sept. 30, 1931.

REMARKS. Records good except those for May to July, which are fair. Water 

diverted from East Fork for power purposes is returned to river above station; 

no other diversions above gage. Records furnished by State engineer.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1931-82

Day

1. .- .

2_ _ __ __

3.............

4.. -_

5 ._ .

6...... .

"J. .............

8 ___

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

18

18

18

19

19

19

19

1Q

18

18

18

18

17

17

17

17

18

18

18

18

31

29

27

33

31

27

31

32

29

"29

Nov.

a 9Q

a °C

"28

28

28

28

29

29

32

a Ql

qi

°31

31

27

28

"35

26

25

Dec.

OC

oe

25

25

oe

OC

OK

25

a 9f\

OK

24

oe

29

28

28

27

27

27

28

29

28

28

28

31

-30

"29

29

Jan.

-28

97

97

97

25

25

OO

22

9Q

25

"25

25

OK

24

24

<>24

°23

23

22

22

22

22

Feb.

22

22

a 23

25

OC

24

0 24

24

99

21

21

22

OC

28

27

26

Alar.

OK

OK

27

25

26

oc

24

OK

0 24

a 92

21

21

23

91

34

42

33

31

on

31

32

31

on

29

32

Apr.

34

qc

0,1

33

33 3-3

33 3-3

 3-3

37

44

CK

68

68

71

71

68

66

64

64

62

60

59

59

62

73

75

80

84

May

QC

108

108

106

117

138

208

240

010

439

346

ono

376

498

537

426

270

230

199

176

161

161

161

144

June

 i JO

154

165

222

199

183

275

364

621

649

663

670

"640

° 580

«560

572

684

698

656

656

586

579

572

593

565

July

551

KAA

1Q1

388

329

302

307

307

ono

302

OKK

245

240

240

226

204

186

183

179

190

186

179

179

172

168

172

151

132

Aug.

114

108

108

100

no

93

no

91

86

84

77

70

68

68

64

62

60

57

53

53

50

49

50

49

47

47

47

47

Sept.

47

45

41

41

39

39

39

38

38

37

35

34

34

"34

"34

"33

-33

-33

34

34

33

32

32

32

31

31

31

31

31

Month

July... .... . ..- . ..

Maximum

33

35

31

28

28

42

84

537

698

551

122

47

698

Minimum

17

25

24

22

21

21

33

95

148

132

47

31

17

Mean

21.8

29.8

26.6

24.1

23.5

27.9

54.2

251

465

261

74.0

35.6

108

Run-off in 

aore-feet

1,340

1,770

1,640

1,480

1,350

1,720

3,230

15,400

27,700

16,000

4,550

2,120

78,300

Estimated.
176 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1932, PART 12 B

EAST FORK OF WAIIOWA RIVER NEAR JOSEPH, OREG.

LOCATION. Staff gage in SE}1 see. 29, T. 3 S., R. 45 E., a quarter of a mile 

above mouth, 1 mile above Wallowa Lake, and 6 miles south of Joseph.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July 1924 to September 1932.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 72 second-feet June 24 (gage 

height, 1.65 feet); minimum, 0.5 second-foot Nov. 10, Dec. 14, and several 

days in February; flow may have been less at times in winter.

1924-32: Maximum discharge, 203 second-feet June 26, 1927 (gage height, 

2.20 feet); minimum, 0.1 second-foot Dec. 7, 1929.

REMARKS. Records fair except those estimated, which are poor. Practically 

entire low-water flow diverted 1 mile upstream for power us?. Gage-height 

record furnished by Inland Power & Light Co.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1931-32

Day

1... ........

3__ .............

4---.-..--.....

5 . .

6.. .............

7.___. ..........

8 ___-_ _

9 . .

"10 

11. ---__._-_-_-._

12 

13. 

"14 -.... ...

15 

16. 

17 

18 

19

20 

21-. 

22 - -

23 

26 

27. - .

28 

29

30 

31 -.---.___.

Oct.

0 0

 > 0

2 7

2 7

2.2

O Q

f> 5

2.5

2.5

3.0

2 2

2.1

2 2

 l

2.0

3.0

1.9

6.4

4.2

3.7

5.6

2.8

f) f)

2.8

3.4

3.1

Nov.

3.2

2.7

2.7

2 7

2.7

2.5

3.0

2.3

.8

-1.5

= 2.0

2.2

2.2

) ° 1. 5

1.6

"1.0

Dec.

"1.0

1.0

1.1

1.0

-1.0

"1.0

"1.0

»1.0

1.0

».8

1.2

2.0

2.5

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.3

1.3

1.1

2.0

2.1

 1.5

-1.5

"1.5

Jan.

 -1.0

2.1

2.7

1.0

a 9

1.4

1.4

.9

\"1.0

Feb.

> "0. 5

1.0

2.6

1.2

 1.0

.7

.5

.6

.5

.5

1.0

.5

.6

.6

3.5

3.5

3.7

1.5

Mar.

1.5

1.5

1.4

" 9

a 9

.9

1.5

1.2

1.1

"1.0

.8

1.3

1.0

4 9

 > 7

 5

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.3

2 1

1.9

1.8

Apr.

2.5

3.0

2.6

5.3

2.6

2 2

2.0

2.1

2 9

2.2

2.6

4.0

5.1

4.9

4.9

6.4

5.1

4.9

4.0

3.5

3.5

3.2

3.2

3.2

4.6

4.9

4.6

4.9

May

5.8

7.4

9.4

8.4

7.7

8.4

11

12

12

14

14

18

20

22

18

18

IS

23

27

46

47

44

29

29

18

18

18

18

18

19

June

18

18

18

20

19

19

18

18

20

27

33

50

53

66

66

68

66

72

60

59

66

66

66

66

64

55

55

55

55

July

50

50

55

53

48

49

50

45

39

39

34

36

31

31

27

27

24

24

24

22

19

"24

24

19

17

15

15

15

14

15

16

Aug.

14

11

11

10

9.6

9.6

9.0

8.3

7.9

7.9

9.0

9.3

9.0

7.9

7.9

7.6

7.6

7.4

7.6

7.1

7.6

6.8

6.6

6.6

6.8

7.4

7.4

6.8

5.4

6.1

Sept.

" 9

5.6

6.6

5.6

5.1

4.9

4.9

5.1

4.9

4.7

5.4

4.9

4.5

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.3

4.5

4. 1

5.6

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.9

5.1

4. 1

4.1

3.9

4.3

4.1

Month

July _ __

Maximum

6.4

3.2

2.7

3.7

4.9

6.4

47

55

14

9

72

Minimum

1 9

.8

2.0

5.8

18

14

5.4

3.9

Mean

2.77

1.79

1.25

1.09

1.02

1.67

3.66

19.5

45.3

30.7

8.33

4.95

10.2

Run-off in 

acre-feet

170

107

67

59

103

218

1,200

2,700

1,890

512

295

7,403

 Estimated.
GRANDE RONDE RIVER BASIN 177

WA1LOWA FAILS POWER PLANT TAILRACE NEAR JOSEPH, OREG.

LOCATION. Staff gage in SE% sec. 29, T. 3 S., 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 1932. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 16 second-feet Nov. 24 (gage

height, 0.84 foot); no flow at times.

1924-32: Maximum discharge, 17 second-feet Dec. 1. 8, 1930, Jan. 9, 10,

1931. 

REMARKS. Records fair. Flow regulated by discharge through nozzle for

impulse wheel in power house. Water diverted at dam on East Fork of

Wallowa River into a conduit 1 mile above power house. Gage-height record

furnished by Inland Power & Light Co.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1931-82

Day

1. -.-.--. ------

2. _ _ 

3 

4... 

5 

6 

S 

9 

10 

ll--__. ..........

12---_ .-

13. 

14...............

15-...._... .,.

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

21 

23 

24 

25--_. -----------

26 

28 

29 

30. -

01

Oct.

9.2

9.2 

9.0

8.4

9.0

9.0

8.8 

8.8 

8.8 

8.4

8.2 

8.4 

8.2 

8.2 

8.2

8.0 

8.2 

7.6 

8.0 

8.0

8.0 

7.6

7.6

7.8 

7.2

8.2 

8.0 

8.2 

8.0 

8.0

8

0

Nov.

7.6

8.2 

8.0 

8.2

8.0

8.2

7^8 

8.4 

8.6

S.I 

8.4 

8.2 

8.8

8.8 

8.8 

9.0

8.8 

8.8

9.2

9.4 

9.6 

9.4

9.0 

9.2 

9.4 

9.2 

9.6

Dec.

9.9 

9.9 

9.6 

9.6 

9.6

9.4 

10 

9.9 

10 

9.9

10 

10 

9.9 

10 

10

10 

11 

10 

10 

9.6

10 

10 

10 

10 

9.6

10 

9.6 

10 

10 

10 

10

Jan.

9.9 

10 

9.9 

10 

10

10 

10 

10 

10 

9.9

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

10 

9.9 

10 

10 

10

10 

10 

10 

9.9 

10

10 

10 

10 

10 

10 

9.6

Feb.

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

10 

9.9 

10 

10 

10

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

10 

10 

10 

11

Month

July-.---. 

Mar.

11 

11 

11 

10 

11

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

10 

10 

9.6 

10 

10

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

9.9 

10 

9 9 

9^9 

9.9

9.6 

9.2 

9.4 

9.4 

9.4 

9 4

Apr.

9.6 

9.6 

9.2 

9.4

5.0

7.8 

7.8 

7.8 

7.8 

7.4

7.6 

7.6 

7.6 

7.6 

7.6

7.4 

7.0 

7.4 

7.4 

7.4

7.4 

7.0 

7.2 

6.9 

7.0

7.4 

7.2 

7.0 

7.4 

7.4

Maximum

9.2 

9.6 

11 

10 

11 

11 

9.6 

7.6 

6.9 

6.5 

6.7 

7.0

11

May

7.0 

7.2 

7.4 

7.2 

7.4

7.2 

7.2 

7.0 

7.4 

7.4

7.4 

7.2 

7.2 

7.6 

6.9

7.2 

7.4 

7.2 

7.0 

7.0

7.2 

7.0 

7.0 

7.0 

7.0

7.0 

7.0 

7.2 

6.9 

7.0 

7.0

June

6.7 

6.9 

6.9 

6.9 

6.9

6.7 

6.9 

6.9 

6.9 

6.9

6.9 

6.3 

6.7 

6.9 

6.9

6.9 

6.7 

6.9 

6.5 

6.7

6.5 

6.5 

6.5 

6.7 

6.5

6.3 

6.5 

6.7 

6.7 

6.5

July

6.3 

6.3 

6.1 

6.0 

6.3

6.5 

6.3 

6.3 

6.3 

6.0

6.5 

6.3 

6.3 

6.3 

6.3

6.5 

6.0 

6.3 

6.3 

6.3

1.4 

0 

2 9 

6.0 

6.3

6.5 

6.3 

6.3 

6.3 

6.3 

6.0

Minimum Mean

7. 2 8. 27 

7. 6 8. 68 

9. 4 9. 92 

9. 6 9. 97 

9. 9 10. 0 

9. 2 9. 99 

5. 0 7. 60 

6. 9 7. 15 

6. 3 6. 71 

0 5.80 

.5 6. 18 

4. 1 6. 67

0 8.08

Afg.

P. 3

e. 5 

e. 5 

e. 3 

e.s

e. 5 

c.o

P. 5 

6.5 6.5

6.3

6.5 

6.5 

6. 1 

6.3

6.5 

6.3 

6.3 

6.3 

6.7

6.1 

6.5 

6.5 

6.5 

4 9

.5 

6.5 

6.3 

6.7 

6.7 

6.7

Sept.

4.1 

6.9 

6.9 

6.5 

6.5

6.9 

6.9 

6.9 

6.7 

6.9

6.3 

6.9 

6.7 

6.7 

6.9

6.7 

6.9 

6.5 

7.0 

7.0

6.7 

6.9 

6.7 

6.7 

6.5

6.7 

6.9 

6.9 

6.7 

6.7

Run-off in 

acre-feet

508 

516 

610 

613 

575 

614 

452 

440 

399 

357 

380 

397

5,860
178 SUBFACE WATEE SUPPLY, 1932, PAET 12 B

HURRICANE CREEK NEAR JOSEPH, OREG.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in NE% sec. 3, T. 3 S., R. 44 E., 175 feet above

intake of Moonshine Ditch and 3% miles southwest of Joseph. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April to September 1915, April 1924 to September 1932. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 630 second-feet June 22 (gage

height, 1.90 feet); minimum, 10 second-feet Feb. 26-28.

1915, 1924-32: Maximum discharge, 716 second-feet May 26, 1928 (gage

height, 2.65 feet); minimum, that of Feb. 26-28, 1932. 

REMARKS. Records fair. No diversions above station. Records furnished by

State engineer.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1931-32

Day

1 ............

2 ............

3 ............

4......... .

5 ............

6... ............

7..............

8.. ..........

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

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

20

18

18

19

18

18

20

23

21

Nov.

20

21

23

22

20

20

19

20

18

18

16

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

17

16

14

»14

Dec.

°14

a 14

14

14

14

14

14

15

15

15

16

16

15

15

15

16

16

16

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

Jan.

14

13

13

12

12

13

13

13

13

13

15

15

12

13

13

) »13

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

12

Feb.

12

» 12

a. I'l

a 11

"12

12

13

13

13

13

12

13

13

»12

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

Mar.

13

14

14

15

15

16

14

14

14

a 14

»14

14

14

14

14

14

15

23

29

25

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

a 23

a 23

Apr.

"23

23

24

24

26

32

38

48

52

54

56

54

52

49

48

43

38

36

36

36

40

41

46

51

56

May

64

78

80

75

80

95

119

138

180

216

226

318

355

289

240

"250

°265

»280

314

355

311

236

189

167

144

130

119

114

119

133

127

June

133

141

161

193

196

164

147

138

161

219

247

278

329

396

400

347

303

293

282

286

340

463

479

439

423

391

351

313

"330

"315

July

»300

»280

»240

"215

203

188

188

203

197

206

185

165

159

148

148

151

140

119

124

137

129

119

124

112

114

114

102

102

91

88

86

Aug.

84

80

75

73

71

71

69

69

69

67

67

71

64

62

58

60

58

54

54

52

51

49

48

48

46

46

46

46

46

44

43

Sept.

40

38

38

38

38

38

38

37

37

37

37

35

34

32

31

34

35

34

32

31

30

28

27

25

27

28

27

27

27

25

Month

-November . .... ..

January.. .

February..... ... .... __ ... ___ ....

April ................. --... ....................

June.. _____ ..... ___ . __ ... _ . ___ . ___ .

July........ _. . ___._ ____.___ 

September.. __ .... ___ -.____ _ ..... _ . _ .....

Maximum

23

23

15

13

29

56

355

479

300

84

40

479

Minimum

16

14

13

12

11

13

64

133

86

43

25

11

Mean

17.5

17.3

14.5

13.1

12.0

18.5

38.0

187

289

157

59.4

32.8

71.4

Run-off in 

acre-feet

1,080

1,030

892

806

690

1,140

2,260

11,500

17,200

9,650

3,650

1,950

51,800

 Estimated.
GRANDE RONDE RIVER BASIN 179

IOSTIWE RIVEB WEAK IOSTINE, OEEG.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in NWM sec. 34, T. 1 S., R. 43 E., 10 miles

above mouth and 3% miles south of Lostine. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August 1912 to March 1914, April to September 1915,

July 1925 to September 1932. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 1,800 second-feet Jun^ 23 (gage

height, 6.73 feet); minimum, 11 second-feet Feb. 14 (gage height, 0.35 foot). 

1912-14, 1915, 1925-32: Maximum discharge, 2,540 second-fee^ May 27,

1913; minimum, that of Feb. 14, 1932. 

REMARKS. Records good except those estimated, which are fair. No large

diversions above station. Flow slightly regulated by storage in Minam Lake

Reservoir. Records furnished by State engineer.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1931-32

Day

1 ..

0

3 

4_. .............

5... ........

6..........

8. .--.-..

9.. .......... ..

10..............

11 . 

12. . .... .

13..-.-...-.. -

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

21 . 

22- 

23 

24. 

25.. .--.-.....

26. 

27.-.- .........

28 - -. 

29 - 

30 

31 . 

Oct.

20 

20 

19 

20 

20

22 

21 

21 

20 

20

20 

19 

19 

19 

19

20 

19 

19 

18 

19

19 

24 

31 

26 

26

27 

27 

34 

52 "50 

°47

Nov.

 38

29 

31 

34

39 

35 

41 

37 

36

34 

36 

36

38 

35

36 

"35 

«34 

"33 

"32

32 

"31 

"30

"28 

°26

Dec.

o 25 

"25 

26 

26 

a 26

»26 

0 26 

°26 

26

 «30

41 

39

38

37 

35 

34 

34 °33 

33

Jan.

31 

26

27 

29 

27

28

26 "26

a 25

" 24 -23 

23 -23

a 23

"25 

"27 

29

28 

28

29

28

 "25

Feb.

26 

24

" 22

23 

23 

23

21 

20 

15

"18

22 

24

32 

49 

56 

54

Month

July.....- .- 

Mar.

45 

44 

41 

44 

42

44 

41 

40 

39 

39

37 

34 

41 

38 

36

"38 

46 

90 

168 

147

100

87 

80 

93

87

77 

73 

72

72 

78 7°

Apr.

90 

102 

106 

101 

93

89 

87 

82 

81 

84

99 

132 

183 

241 

216

220 

204 

183 

178 

168

152 

141 

132 

128 

136

162 

204 

222

247 

254

Maximum

52

31 

56 

168 

254 

1,170 

1,550 

1,000 

128 

63

1,550

May

281 

312 

325 

290 

283

325 

388 

460 

520 

610

655 

795 

970 

1,010 

760

685 

730 

848 

970 

1,170

1,130 

812 

625 

520 

445

400 

338 

325 

338 

375 

375

June

375 

400 

475 

580 

610

565 

460 

445 

565 

700

830 

970 

1,050 

1,290 

1,380

1,290 

1,090 

970 

900 

900

1,010 

1,420 

1,550 

1,380 

1,290

1,090 

1,010 

1,010 

1,050 

"1,030

Minimum

18 

26

34 

81 

281 

375 

138 

48 

29

July

"1,000 

«940 

«700 

«570 

550

535 

520 

535 

520 

520

445 

375 

362 

338 

325

350 

325 

295 

258 

222

226 

239 

245 

230 

232

202 

188 

190 

184 

160 

138

Mean

24.4 

34.8 

30.5 

26.0 

24.2 

64.0 

151 

583 

923 

384 

75. P 

39.0

197

Aug.

128 

118 

114 

110 

105

100 

95 

95 

93 

89

86 

88 

77 

75 

70

69 

67 

67 

65 

62

60 

59 

56 

54 

53

51 

50 

49 

48 

50 

49

Sept.

46

44 

41 

40 

38

36 

36 

36 

35 

34

33 

33 

32 

32 

32

32 

43 

48 

49 

63

52 

47 

44 

41 

39

37 

34 

32 

31 

29

Run-off in 

acre-feet

1,500 

2,070 

1,880 

1,600 

1,390 

3,940 

8,980 

35,800 

54,900 

23,600 

4,670 

2,320

143,000

"Estimated.
180 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1932, PART 12 P

BEAR CREEK NEAR WALLOWA, ORE6.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in NE1 ^ sec. 34, T. I N., R. 42 E., at bridge 

4J4 miles southwest of Wallowa. Prior to Nov. 3, 1931, water-stage recorder 

in NWM sec. 3, T. 1 S., R. 42 E.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April to September 1915; April 1924 to September 1932. 

From April 1924 to Nov. 2, 1931, station was 1 mile upstream and above 

intakes of two irrigation ditches having combined capacity of about 3 secondfeet.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 875 second-feet June 22 (gage 

height, 3.12 feet); minimum, 6 second-feet Oct. 1.

1915, 1924-32: Maximum discharge, 1,480 second-feet June 8, 1927 (gage 

height, 4.55 feet); minimum, 4.9 second-feet Nov. 20, 1929.

REMARKS. Records fair. Small diversions above station. Records furnished 

by State engineer.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1931-32

Day

I... -

3___ ............

4.. .............

5____-___ ..

6........ ..

7._.. ...........

8- - - -..-

» ---- .._

10............ .

11--.-... ... .

12__....... _ ...

13... ...._.......

14_. ....... ... ,

15.. ..........

16... ............

17 ............

18... .. .......

19--_. ----__--_.

20 

21 .._.........

22---.. ---..-...

23-._..-... ..

24.. -__.-_..-..-.

25- . .

26 - 

27 

28 .............

29 

30 

31 

Oct.

7

7

7

8

8

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

9

11

10

11

9

8

10

13

14

Nov.

16

17

19

22

24

22

18

20

20

20

20

19

19

20

18

19

18

18

18

18

18

18

Dec.

614

18

Jan.

15

15

Feb.

! 14

14

. -15

150

470

238

Mar.

Ill

93

93

90

85

79

72

66

60

54

51

51

48

48

49

79

208

414

301

229

187

152

163

166

145

129

133

133

135

150

Apr.

184

246

225

152

135

120

114

112

140

211

337

342

310

301

277

238

225

208

181

160

148

138

152

208

250

277

286

286

May

305

337

348

447

469

469

433

291

211

135

148

140

118

138

190

114

242

326

305

259

222

200

187

200

225

229

June

242

348

332

286

242

254

296

200

169

148

114

242

537

553

420

414

402

389

476

577

291

529

469

455

427

402

389

337

July

301

211

190

172

155

142

142

131

114

108

102

95

93

87

80

74

66

56

51

48

45

42

37

33

32

30

Aug.

25

24

20

19

18

17

16

16

16

17

17

16

16

15

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

11

12

12

Sept.

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

9

9

9

10

12

11

10

10

10

10

10

10

9

9

9

Month

December

July 

Maximum

14

24

470

414

342

469

553

301

25

12

553

Minimum

48

112

114

114

27

11

9

7

Mean

8.3

18.6

< 16.0

 15.0

42.6

125

213

266

350

110

15.3

10.0

98.9

Run-off in

acre-feet

510

1,110

984

922

2,450

7,690

12, 700

16, 400

20,800

6,760

941

595

71, 900

Estimated.

Discharge measurement.
GRANDE RO1STDE RIVER BASIN' 181

JOSEPH CREEK AT CHICO, OREG.

LOCATION. Staff gage in sec. 26, T. 3 N., R. 45 E.,.half a mile below Chesnimnus

Creek and 1 mile south of Chico.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June 1931 to September 1932. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 1,220 second-feet Apr. 2 or 3

(gage height, 5.5 feet); minimum slightly less than 3 second-feet Aug. 1-9-. 

1931-32: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 2, 1932; minimum, that of

Aug. 1-9, 1932. 

REMARKS. Records fair. Monthly mean discharge taken as mean of days when

gage \vas read, about 4 times a week. Small areas irrigated above stf.tion; no

diversions around gage.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1931-32

Day

2 .. ..........

4__ -- 

5 .

6.- 

8. ............ ..

9 -----

10---.. --------

11.... ... ------

12 

13 

14 -

15 - 

17 

18 -------

19 

20- -

21 

90

23 

25 -

26 

27 

28 

29 - 

30

Oct.

6

6

6

6

6

6

8

9

8

16

Nov.

7

7

7

7

12

13

11

9

9

10

14

"8

«7

Dec.

< 10

"10

a 7

"5

 g

0 5

0 5

65

26

25

19

19

14

Jan.

1"

11

10

10

10

1°

16

10

10

"9

a 7

Feb.

125

Mar.

53

54

94

63

53

65

650

510

365

440

650

Apr.

890

365

615

440

440

260

290

290

May

275

OAK

oon

260

260

145

QQ

89

63

74

91ft

110

110

110

June

80

77

41

41

43

43

25

25

00

09

10

10

July

7

7

10

9

r7

6

6

5

5

5

5

3

3

3

3

Aug.

3

3

5

5

5

Sept.

4.5

4

4

4

4.5

5

5

Month Mean

6.9

9.2

18.2

10.2

a 14

001

494

Run-ofl in 

acre-feet

424

547

1,120

627

805

17 ^ftfl

29,400

Month

July.--.-.. ......... -

Mean

183

38.8

5.6

4.4

4.68

Run-ofl in 

acre-feet

11,300

2,310

344

271

278

64,700

Estimated.
182 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1932, PART 12 F

ASOTIN CREEK BASIN 

ASOTIN CREEK NEAR ASOTIN, WASH.

LOCATION. Staff gage in sec. 20, T. 10 N., R. 45 E., half a mile abo^e Washington 

Water Power Co.'s diversion for irrigation and 8 miles west of Asotin.

DRAINAGE AREA. 171 square miles.

RECORDS, AVAILABLE. August 1928 to September 1932. At practically same 

eite March'1904 to November 1906, August 1910 to October 1911.

EXTREMES. Maximum discJaarge_dur.ing year, 340 second-feet May 13 (gage 

height, 1.78 feet); minimum estimated, 21 second-feet Feb. 3.

1904-6, 1910-11, 1928-32: Maximum discharge, 1,180 second-feet Apr. 15, 

1904 (gage height, 4.3 feet, former datum); minimum (estimated), 19 secondfeet Jan. 18, 21, 22, 1930.

REMARKS. Records fair. Discharge estimated because of ice Nov. 30 to Dec. 4, 

Dec. 14-16, Jan. 31 to Feb. 6, and Feb. 15, 16. No important diversion or 

regulation above station. Results of several discharge measurements furnished 

by the Washington Water Power Co.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1931-32

Day

2

6--- -------

9

i 9

13 

14 - 

15 --- - 

23-- 

26_. __- _______

28 --

29 -------

on

31 

Oct.

24 

24 

24 

24 

25

26 

26 

26 

26 

26

26 

26 

26 

26 

26

26 

26 

26 

26

26

26 

30

30

31

31 

30

31 

33 

32

Nov.

32 

31

30 

30

30 

30 

30 

30 

30

30 

29 

30 

31 

30

31 

37 

31 

30 

31

30 

26 

30 

30 

31

31 

31

28 

20 

2fi

Dec.

26

28

30 

30 

30 

30 

30

30 

30

28 I"

33 

41 

39 

33

33 

34 

33 

36 

40

34 

37 

38 

33 

31 

32

Jan.

31 

32 

31 

32 

33

32 

31 

31 

36 

35

58 

54 

50 

46 

45

43 

41 

45 

48 

43

41 

40 

37 

34 

35

35 

34 

34 

34 

34 

32

Feb.

28

39 

41 

40 

39

40 

39 

39 

37 

34

35 

37 

3S 

39 

41

55 

59 

80 

123 

106

134 

183 

176 

170

Mar.

161 

128 

82 

80 

80

103

88 

90 

78 

73

66 

62 

55 

57 

54

55 

66 

90 

215 

205

lf.7 

134 

117 

131 

123

108 

120 

196 

218 

202 

170

Apr.

199 

228 

218 

196 

161

137 

131 

108 

108 

106

117 

155 

228 

252 

252

212 

199 

180 

167 

161

152 

131 

108 

103 

106

126 

140 

158 

167 

164

Month Maximum

July. _-_-__ 

34 

37 

41 

58 

183 

218 

252 

322 

137 

56 

33 

30

322

May

164 

202 

212 

218 

235

252 

252 

269 

269 

286

286 

286 

322 

322 

304

252 

225 

232 

235 

252

286 

252 

215 

180 

155

134

128 

114 

108 

117 

131

June

131 

128 

123 

123 

123

114 

111 

103 

103 

111

114 

117 

117 

120 

137

128 

111 

93 

90

85

78 

78 

75 

69 

62

57 

56 

56 

53

54

Minimum

24 

26

31

54 

103 

108 

53 

32 

25 

24

July

52 

55 

56 

53 

54

52 

48 

49 

47

45

44 

43 

43 

43 

43

43 

39 

39 

39 

38

38 

37 

37 

35 

35

34 

33 

32 

33 

33 

34

Mean

27.5 

30.1 

27.2 

38.3 

57.0 

115 

162 

222 

97.3 

42.1 

28.8 

26.7

72.9

Aug.

33 

33 

33 

32 

32

32 

31 

30 

30 

30

31 

31 

30

29 

25 

25 

26 

27

27 

27 

27 

26

25 

25 

25 

27

28 

28

Sept.

28 

27 

27 

27 

27

25 

25 

24 

25 

26

27

27 

25 

26

25 

25 

27

30

28 

28 

28 

28 

27

26

27 

27 

27

Run-off in 

acre-feet

1,690 

1,790 

1,670 

2,360 

3,280 

7,070 

9,640 

13, 600 

5,790 

2,690 

1,770 

1,590

52,800
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1932, PART 12 B 183

CLEARWATER RIVER BASIN 

SELWAY RIVER NEAR IOWELI, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 30, T. 32 N., R. 8 E., at O'Harr. 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 

1932.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 30,300 second-feet May 14 (gageheight, 12.62 feet); minimum (estimated), 300 second-feet Nov. 23.

1930-32: Maximum discharge, that of May 14, 1932; minimum, 270 secondfeet (estimated) Jan. 10-15, 1930.

REMARKS. Records good except those estimated Nov. 16-26, Nov. 29 to Dec. 8» 

Dec. 11 to Jan. 20, Jan. 24 to Feb. 24, which are fair. No diversions.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1931-32

Day Oct.

470

464

454

449

454

497

503

480

459

449

449

443

449

443

443

438

433

433

429

429

429

438

550

603

550

Nov.

616

638

697

730

746

721

705

806

890

797

754

705

652

652

674

680 *680

700

680

650

550

400

300

400

600

650

631

616

550

450

Dec. Jan.

500

550

600

600

600

600

600

600

650

700

750

800

750

700

650

600

600

650

700

800

851

824

788

700

450

500

550

550

550 

55U 

550

Feb,

500

450

450

450

500

550

600

600

600

600

550

550

550

550

550

500

500

500

550

600

600

650

650

800

1,230

2, 100

3,170

3,170

3,000

Mar.

2,500

1,980

1,630

1,350

1,370

1,660

1, 550

1,320

1,090

1,030

1,000

950

1,030

1,150

1,310

1,310 

1,460 

4,010 

7,670 

fi, 360

4,310

3,350

3,000

2,920

3,080

2,830

2,580

2,740

3.260

3, 170

3,170

Apr.

4,210

4,620

5,170

4,950

4,420

4,010

3,910

4,010

3,820

4,010

4,950

6,870

8,810

11,300

10,300

9,720

9,110

8,810

8,230

7,670

6,610

5,400

5, 630

5, 630

6,110

7,400

8,810

9,410

8,810

8,810

May

9,410

10,000

11,000

13,300

13,700

13, 700

15,400

16,900

18. 500

19. 700

21, 300

23,000

27, 400

27,900

21,700

18,500

17, 700

18,900

20,900

22,100

25, 200

23,000

18,100

15,100

13,000

11,600

10, 300

9,720

10,000

10, 7UO 

10, 700

June

11,000

11,300

11,300

12, 300

12,600

11,600

11,300

12,600

13,300

13, 700

14,400

15, 800

16,900

16,900

17,300

16,900

15,100

14,000

13.300

13,000

12,300

13,300

13,700

13,000

11,600

10,000

8,810

7,950

7.400

7, 130

July

6,110

5,750

5,520

5,630

4,840

4,210

3,820

3,620

3,350

3,170

3,000

2,920

2,740

3,080

2,830

2,500 

2,260 

2,180 

2,180 

2, 2fiO

2,030

1,840

1,730

1,660

1,590

1,490

1,400

1,370

1,320

1,260

1,190

1,140

1,C<>0

1.C40

£93

£30

too

797

£30 

S60 

S«0 

806 

770

738 

713 

697 

F67 

660

652

645

667

645

623

603

603

623

652

751 

S33

Sept.

746,

689

645

616

590

576

563,

557

532

532

526,

520

515

509

503,

49? 

486 

480 

497 

870

900

697

603

570

596

609

583

557

538

526

Month

October---. 

November . 

December.- 

January.-.. 

February.. 

March.-.-. 

April._... 

May.-----.

June.--....

July..______

August-..-. 

September.

The year.

Maximum Minimum

746

890

1, 100

851

3, 170

7,670

11, 300

27,900

17,300

6,110

1,140

900

27,900

Mean

429

300

350

450

450

950

3,820

9,410

7,130

1,190

603

480

300

503

644

672

641

899

2,460

6,720

16,700

12,700

2,870

789

588

3,850

Per square 

mile

0.333

.426

.445

.425

.595

I.63 

4.45

II.1 

8.41 

1.90 

.523 

.389

2.55

Run-off

Inches Acre-feet

0.38

.48

.51

.49

.64

1.88

4.96

12.80

9.38

2.19

.60

.43

34.74

30,900

38,300

41,300

39,400

51,700

151,000

400,000

1, 030,000

756,000

176,000

48, 500

35, 000

2,800,000
184 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1932, PART 12 B

C1EARWATER RIVER AT KAMIAH, IDAHO

LOCATION. Chain gage in sec. 1, T. 33 N., R. 3 E., at highway bridge at Kamiah,

6 miles below mouth of South Fork of Clearwater River. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 4,850 square miles. 

RECORD'S AVAILABLE. August 1910 to September 1932. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 72,100 second-feet May 14 (gage

height, 15.54 feet); minimum (estimated), 750 second-feet Nov. 23.

1910-32: Maximum discharge, 76,600 second-feet May 26, 1913 (gage height,

16.1 feet); minimum, 330 second-feet Nov. 22, 1929 (gage height, 1.28 feet). 

HEMARKS. Records good except those estimated, Oct. 2, 12, Nov. 21-26, Nov. 30

to Dec. 3, Dec. 13-16, Jan. 24 to Feb. 5, Feb. 12-20, which are fair. Practically

no diversions or regulation above station. Gage-height record furnished by

United States Weather Bureau.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1931-32

Day

1- .......... 9

3 .........

4. ....... -

5 -------

6------..

7 ------

8 

9.. ..........

10 

11. ----------

14 

15 ------

19 

22-. .. ........

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 °9

on

31 

Oct.

1,010

1,010

1,010

1,010

1,010

1,160

1,110

1,110

1,110

1,060 

1,000

1,010

1,010

1,010

960

960

960

960

960

960

1,010

1,570

1, 450

1,390

1,700

1,700

2,110

2,110

1,700

1,570

Nov.

1,450

1,510

1,570

1,570

1,570

1,570

1,570

1,570

1,700

1,700 

1,700

1,570

1,570

1,570

1,390

1,450

1,390

1,330

1,220

1,100

900

750

850

1,100

1,200

1,280

1,220

1,110

900

Dec.

800

900

1,100

1,220

1,330

i ^Qn

1,450

1,330

1,280

1,220

1,220 

1,110

1,000

900

800

1,220

1,970

2,260

1,970

1,830

1,700

1,570

1,510

1,390

1,450

1,450

1,220

Jan.

1,060

1,220

1,220

1,280

1,280

1,330

1,330

1,330

1,390

1,390

1,450 

1,510

1,510

1,330

1, 220

1, 110

1,110

1,330

1,570

1,570

1,570

1,450

1,060

950

900

950

1,000

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,080

Feb.

1,050

980

950

980

1,050

1,390

1,390

1,330

1,330

1,220 

1,200

1,150

1,100

1,050

1,000

1,000

1,000

1, 050

1,450

1,450

1,510

1,510

1,570

2,900

5,300

6,550

Mar.

5,770

5,300

5,070

3.430

3,250

3,810

3,070

2,900

2,570 

2,570

2,570

3,070

3,250

5,530

20,300

19 300

9,730

7,410

7,110

6,550

6,280

6,820

7,410

Apr.

10, 500

11,200

13,700

12, 400

11,600

10, 100

10, 500

10,800 

15,900

21, 400

28, 500

25, 400

22,000

19,800

14,500

12,800

13,700

17,300

23,100

May

23, 100

26, 600

27,800

28, 500

37, 900

43,900

47,000

55,200

72, 100

J.R 9ftn

42, 300

49, 400 Ko 7f\n

59, 500

31, 000

27, 200

99 ptfvi

oo i An

June

23, 600

24, 200

24. 200

24,200

24, 800

23, 100

24,200

25,400

26,600

28, 500 

31, 000

35, 100

35, 100

35, 100

31,000

25,400

23, 100

23, 100

22, 500

22, 500

22,000

16, 800

15,400

14,100

July

9,380

9,380

9,380

9,030

9,030

9 730

9,030

6,820

6,020

5,770

5,070

5,070

4,850

4,210

4,010

3,620

3,620

3,430

3,070

3,070

2,900

2,730

2,570

2,570

2,410

2,260

Aug.

2,260

2,110

2,110

1,970

1,970

1,830

1,830

1,700

1,700

1,700 

1,700

1,700

1,700

1,700

1, 450

1,280

1,280

1,390

1,390

1,390

1,450

1,510

Sept

1,570

1,570

1,330

1,110

1,110

1,110

1,060 

1,060

1,060

1,060

1,060

1 ftfiO

1,010

1,160

1,330

1,330

1,330

1,280

1,220

Month

July--. 

Maximum

2,110 

1,700 

2,260 

1,570 

8,040 

20,300 

28,500 

72,100 

35,100 

9,730 

2,260 

1,570

72, 100

Minimum

960 

750 

800 

900 

950 

2,570 

10,100 

22,000 

10, 100 

2,260 

1,280 

1,010

750

Mean

1,220 

1,360 

1,350 

1,250 

1,820 

6,560 

16, 300 

41,100 

24,300 

5,240 

1,630 

1,220

8,640

Per square 

mile

0. 252 

.280 

.278 

.258 

.375 

1.35 

3.36 

8.47 

5.01 

1.08 

.336 

.252

1.78

Run-ofl

Inches

0.29 

.31 

.32 

.30 

.40 

1.56 

3.75 

9.76 

5.59 

1.24 

.39 

.28

24.19

Acre-feet

75,000 

80,900 

83,000 

76,900 

105,000 

403,000 

970,000 

2, 530, 000 

1, 450, 000 

322, 000 

100,000 

72,600

6, 270, 000
CLEARWATER RIVER BASIN 185

CLEARWATER RIVER AT OROFINO, IDAHO

LOCATION. Wire gage in NW% sec. 7, T. 36 N., R. 2 E., at highway brdge in 

Orofino, a quarter of a mile below Orofino Creek.

DRAINAGE AREA. 5,580 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October 1930 to September 1932.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 73,400 second-feet May 14 (gage 

height, 20.16 feet); minimum, 730 second-feet Nov. 23 (gage height, 7.31 feet). 

1930-32: Maximum discharge, that of Mav 14, 1932; minimum, 730 rec.mdfeet Aug. 31, Nov. 23, 1931; minimum gage height, 7.31 feet Nov. 23, 1931.

REMARKS. Records good except those estimated because of ice, Nov. 24-26, 

Dec. 1-5, 14-17, 22, Jan. 16, Jan. 24 to Feb. 7, Feb. 18, and those interpolated, 

Oct. 10, 15, 18, Aug. 18, which are fair. No diversions above station. Regulation negligible.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1931-32

Day

l _ ... __

2 _ ... _ -

3 

4 _ -_ -

7. . .........

8_. ....... --

9 

10 -

11. 

12 

13 .

14 - -

15.- 

16- 

17

18 -----

19-.. -

20_ -_--

21 -._._.-

22 -----

23 

24 _ -. _

25 

26. 

27 

28 

29 

30. 

31 

Oct.

1,000 

1,000 

1,000 

885 

1,000

1,000 

1,190 

1,190 

1,120 

1,060

1,000 

1,000 

1,000 

1,000 

970

940 

940 

940 

940 

940

940 

940 

1,000 

1,400

1,480

1,400 

1,880 

1,640 

1,970 

2,240

1,640

Nov.

1,480 

1,480 

1,480 

1,480 

1,720

1,640 

1,560 

1,640 

1,880 

2,060

1,880 

1,720 

1,560 

1,480 

1,480

1,480 

1,480 

1,480 

1,640 

1,560

1,480 

940 

730 

780 

800

1,300 

1,560 

1,330 

1,260 

1,190

Dec.

1,000 

900 

1,100 

1,600 

1,700

1,640 

1,480 

1,400 

1,400 

1,330

1,330 

1,330 

1,260 

1,000 

900

1,000 

1,400 

1,800 

2,330 

2,420

2,240 

2,100 

1,970 

1,800 

1,560

1,720 

1,640 

1,560 

1, 560 

1,640

1,190

Month

July . 

The yes

Jan.

1,480 

1,560 

1,400 

1,330 

1,330

1,330 

1,400 

1,330 

1,480 

1,640

1,720 

1,880 

2,240 

1,640 

1,400

1,400 

1, 330 

1,610 

1,720 

1,720

1,640 

1,560 

1,260 

1,150 

1,100

1,100 

1,600 

1,600 

1,500 

1,300

1,100

Feb.

1,210 

1,100 

1,100 

1,100 

1,200

1,600 

1,800 

1,800 

1, 480 

1,400

1,400 

1,560 

1,400 

1,260 

1,190

1,060 

1,060 

1,060 

1,060 

1,260

1,480 

1, 480 

1,480 

1,480 

1,640

2,910 

5,220 

7,450 

8,970

Maximum

2,240 

2,060 

2,420 

2,240 

8,970 

24,000 

31,000 

66, 800 

34, 500 

11,300 

2,330 

2,710

66, 800

Mar.

7,750 

6,580 

5, 220 

4,460 

3,980

6, 580 

6, 020 

4, 980 

3,980 

3,530

3,320 

3,110 

2,910 

3,110 

3,980

4,220 

5,480 

11, 700 

23, 400

24, 000

16, 000 

11, 700 

10,300 

9,940 

10, 600

9,610 

8,350 

9,610 

11, 300 

9,940 

11, 300

Minimum

885 

730 

900 

1,100 

1,060 

2,910 

10,300 

22, SOO 

12, 500 

2,420 

1,190 

1,000

730

Apr.

12, 500 

14, 200 

18, 000 

17, 000 

14, 600

12, 100 

11,300 

11,000 

10, 300 

10, 300

12, 100 

17,000 

25, 800 

31,000 

29,000

27, 100 

25, 200 

24, 000 

22, iOO 

21, 700

18, 000 

16, 000 

14, 600 

14, 600 

15, 6UO

13, 800 

23, 400 

24, 600 

24, 000 

24,000

May

24, 600 

28, 300 

29, 600 

35, 200 

41,300

38, 200 

39. 700 

44, 500 

46, 200 

48, 700

49,600 

52, 200 

58, 800 

66, 800 

52, 200

44, 500 

40, 500 

42, 900

47, 000 

49, 600

55, 900 

63, 700 

47, OUO 

39, 700 

33,100

28, 300 

25,800 

24,000 

22, 800 

24,600 

24,000

Mean

1, 180 

1,450 

1,530 

1,480 

2,010 

8,290 

18,500 

40,900 

24,600 

5,440 

1,690 

1,290

9,050

June

24, 600 

25, 200 

24, 600 

25, 200 

26, 400

24, 600 

22, 300 

24, 600 

26, 400 

26, 400

27,700 

31,000 

33, 800 

33,100 

34, 500

33, 800 

30,300 

27, 100 

24, 000 

24, 000

22,300 

23, 400 

24, 600 

24, 000 

21, 100

18,500 

15, 600 

14, 200 

12, 900 

12,500

Per square

mile

0.211 

.260 

.274 

.265 

.360 

1.49 

3.32 

7.33 

4.41 

.975 

.303 

.231

1.62

July

11,300 

10, 300 

9,610 

10, 300 

9,290

8, 050 

7,100 

6,870 

6,580 

6, 5SO

5, 750 

5, 4SO 

5, 220 

5, 220 

5,750

4,960 

4,460 

4,220 

4,220 

4,220

3,980 

3, 530 

3,320 

3,320 

3,110

2,910 

2,910 

2,710 

2,520 

2,520 

2,420

Auj.

2,330 

2, 330 

2,150 

2, 030 

1,970

1,970 1, 8'<0 

1, 800 

1,720 

1,720

1,720 

2, 150 

2, 240 

1,970

1, 800

1,720 

1,560 

1, 530 

l,4i?0 

1, 400

1, 400 

1, 400 

1, 330 

1, 200 

1,190

1,190 

1,330 

1,400 

1, 400 

1,610 

1, 480

Sept.

1, 480 

1, 400 

1,330 

1,330 

1,330

1, 190 

1, 190 

1,120 

1,120 

1,120

1,120 

1,060 

1,120

1, 060 

1, 060

1,060 

1,000 

1,000 

1,000 

1,120

2,710 

1,970 

],480 

1, 33U 

1.260

1, 480 

1,400 

1,330 

1,260 

1, 190

Run-off

Inches A cre-feet

0.24 

.29

!si

.39 

1.72 

3.70 

8.45 

4.92 

1.12 

.35 

.26

22.07

72, 600 

86, 300 

94, 100 

91, 000 

116, 000 

510, 000 

1, 100, 000 

2, 510, 000 

1, 460, 000 

334, 000 

104, 000 

76, 800

6, 550, OOtt

12918 34-
186 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1932, PART 12 B

CIEAEWATEE EIVEE AT SPAIDING, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in lot 22, sec. 22, T. 36 N., R. 4 W., an eighth

of a mile below mouth of Lapwai Creek and a quarter of a mile north of

Spalding.

DRAINAGE AREA. 9,570 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March 1926 to September 1932. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 121,000 second-fe^t May 14 (gage

height, 18.98 feet); minimum, 1,340 second-feet Nov. 23 (gage height, 1.91

feet).

1926-32: Maximum discharge, that of May 14, 1932; maximum stage, 25.6

feet Jan. 5, 1928, during severe ice jam; minimum discharge, 850 second-feet

Nov. 24, 1929 (gage height, 1.39 feet). 

REMARKS. Records excellent except those estimated because of ice, Dec. 16-20,

Jan. 23 to Feb. 9, Feb. 18, and those estimated for July 17-25, which are

fair. No diversions or regulation above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1981-82

Day

1 -

2 

3 --._--

4..-_......

6--.--- ---

7 -------

8. ---------

9 .

10 

11 . 

12.--. ----_.

13 

14 . 

15 ------

16 

17 - _-

18 ------ 

19 

20- 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26----.---_-

27 ------

28 

29--- -.

30 

31 

Oct.

1,900 

1,900

1,900

1,830

1,830

2,040

2,360

2,360

2,120

1,970

1,970

1,900

1,900

1,830

1,900

1,900

1,830

1,830 

1,830

1,830

1,830

1,830

1,970

2,720

3,000

3,000 

3,910

3,490

3,590

4,020

3,390

Nov.

2,900 

2, 720

2,810

3,000

3,000

3,000

2,900

3,190

3,910

4,020

3,700

3,390

3,100

2,900

2,900

3,000

2,900

3,000 

3,190

3,190

2,900

2,280

1,640

1,570

1,700

2,900 

3,100

2,630

2,360

1,970

Dec.

1,700 

1,830

2,200

3 290

3,390

3,290

2,900

2,810

2,720

2,630

2,450

2,450

2,280

1,970

1,760

1,800

2,200

3,000 

4,000

5,000

5,180

4,470

4,240

3,700

3,390

3,190 

3,000

3,100

3,190

3,000

2,630

Jan.

2,540 

2,810

2,900

2,630

2,540

2,540

2,630

2,630

2,810

3,100

3,590

4,580

5,300

4,470

3,590

3,000

2,900

3, 190 

3,490

3,910

3,800

3,490

3,000

2,300

2,000

2,100 

2,500

3,200

3,000

2,600

2,400

Feb.

2,300 

2,080

2,000

2,100

2,200

2,500

2,700

2,900

2,800

2,810

2,810

2,630

2,540

2,630

2,630

2,280

2,280

2,240 

2,200

2,450

2,720

2,810

2,810

2,900

3,290

5,430 

12, 800

21,000

23,300

Mar.

20,500 

16,000

12,400

10,100

9,400

16,000

15,500

12,000

9,720

7,540

6,940

8,680

10, 400

14, 600

33, 300 

51,800

36, 100

27,500

24, 400

25,600

28,100

23,900 

20,500

25,600

34,000

32,000

30,600

Apr.

32,000 

35,400

40,500

39,000

33,300

28,100

25,600

24, 400

23, 300

23,300

26,800

34,700

46,000

51,800

47,600

46,800 

46,000

44,400

38,300

33,300

30,000

29,400

36,100 

43,600

46,800

45,200

46,000

May

46,800 

53,500

54,400

79,600

72,400

71,400

76,500

80,600

87,000

100,000

92,500

69,400

70,400 

75,400

91,400

109,000

88,100

70,400

50,100 

44, 400

41,300

39,800

42,100

June

42, 100 

42, 800

42,800

42,800

40,500

38,300

41, 300

43,600

49 300

50,100

50,900

46,000

41, 300 

38,300

34,000

34,700

36,100

35,400

28,100 

25,000

23,300

21,600

20,000

July

18,400 

16,900

16,000

16,900

16,400

14,100

12,400

11,600

11,200

10,400

10,100

9,370

9,020

8,680

9,370

8,680

8,000

7,500 

7,300

7,200

7,000

6,600

6,100

5,800

5,500

5,300 

5,180

4,940

4,820

4,700

4,470

Aug.

4,470 

4,360

4,240

4,130

3,910

3,800

3,700

3,590

3,490

3,390

3,390

4,020

4,240

3,910

3,590

3,190

3,100 

3,000

2,810

2,720

2,720

2,810

2,720 

2,630

2,540

2,540

*> fiifl

Sept.

3,190

2 QAfi

2,540

2,450

2,450

9 9ft(l

2 9cn

9 ocfi

2

OAA

2 9nn

2 1 9fl

2 1 9n

2 120

2,040 

2 040

2,200

3 490

3 Qin

3 000

2,630

9 4*^1

2,450 

2,540

2,360

2 9Qfl

Month

July- ......... ..............

Maximum

4,020 

4,020 

5,180 

5,300 

23,300 

52,600 

59,800 

114,000 

50,900 

18,400 

4,470 

3,910

114,000

Minimum

1,830 

1,570 

1,700 

2,000 

2,000 

6,790 

23,300 

39,800 

20,000 

4,470 

2,540 

2,040

1,570

Mean

2,310 

2,860 

2,990 

3,080 

4,350 

20,600 

38,300 

71,500 

38,600 

9,350 

3,340 

2,510

16,700

Per square 

mile

0.241 

.299 

.312 

.322 

.455 

2.15 

4.00 

7.47 

4.03 

.977 

.349 

.262

1.75

Run-off

Inches

0.28 

.33 

.36 

.37 

.49 

2.48 

4.46 

8.61 

4.50 

1.13 

.40 

.29

23.70

Acre-feet

142,000 

170,000 

184,000 

189,000 

250,000 

1, 270, 000 

2,280,000 

4, 400, 000 

2, 300, 000 

575,000 

205,000 

149,000

12, 100, 000
CLEARWATER RIVER BASIN 187

LOCHSA RIVER NEAR 10WELL, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in SWJ4SE% sec. 33, T. 33 N., R. 7 E., half 

a mile below Pete King Creek, 1 mile by river north of Lowell post office, 

and 1^4 miles above mouth.

DKAINAGB AREA. 1,180 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October 1929 to September 1932. From November 1910 

to August 1912 gage-height records were collected at approximately same site.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 22,800 second-feet May 14- (gage 

height, 11.02 feet); minimum, 184 second-feet Nov. 23 (gage height, 1.08 feet). 

1930-32: Maximum discharge, that of May 14, 1932; minimum, 147 secondfeet Nov. 21, 1929.

REMARKS. Records good except those estimated because of ice, Nov. 25 to 

Dec. 3, Dec. 9-18, Dec. 30 to Jan. 1, Jan. 15-20, Jan. 23 to Feb. 24, and those 

estimated for Oct. 1-12, Oct. 25-31, Nov. 2-9, Mar. 12-18, which are fair. 

No diversions.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1931-32

Day

I..... ........

3 .. ........

4.. ...........

5.... . .. ..

6__ _..........

7.............

8.............

9 . .

Vi... ..........

11.

12...... .

13

14

15

16 

17 

18- 

19 

20 

21 

22----.. .

23 

24 . .

25- 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31. 

Oct.

330 

320 

320 

320 

320

350 

350 

340 

330 

320

320 

310 

310 

310 

304

297 

297 

297 

297 

297

297 

342 

507 

507 

450

500 

520 

540 

600 

550 

520

Nov.

507 

520 

550 

580 

600

.580 

560 

620 

700 

653

621 

559 

529 

536 

529

514 

529 

574 

.544 

529

408 

279 

230 

273 

500

520 

520 

500 

420 

350

Dec.

250 

300 

400 

514

521

499 

471 

471 

450 

450

450 

450 

380 

300

250

350 

450 

600 

745 

669

677 

653 

567 

536 

507

492 

492 

514 

507 

450 

350

Month

July ...... ... .

The year

Jan.

400 

499 

4U2 

463 

449

449 

449 

449 

507 

529

567 

762

582 

529 

500

400 

400 

450 

500 

500

507 

492 

450 

400 

300

350 

400 

400 

400 

400 

400

Feb.

1

1 

1 

2 

2

400 

380 

350 

380 

400

500 

550 

550 

500 

500

480 

450 

430 

410 

400

380 

360 

360

400 

500

550 

550 

600 

600 

140

460 

660 

380 

460

Maximum

600 

700 

745 

762 

2,460 

6,370 

8,910 

20,000 

11,800 

3,940 

798 

720

20,000

Mar.

2,080 

1,670 

1,420 

1,230 

1,280

1,520 

1,340 

1,130

972 

902

902 

900 

950 

1,000 

1,100

1,200 

1,300 

3,030 

6,370 

5,310

3, 840 

2,960 

2,700 

2,700 

2,780

2,540 

2,300 

2,700 

3,210 

3,040 

3,040

Minimum

297 

230 

250 

300 

360 

900 

3,210 

7,950 

4,320 

817 

449 

329

230

Apr.

3,750 

4,130 

4,710 

4,510 

3,940

3,480 

3,390 

3,390 

3,210 

3,300

4,130 

5,730 

7,260

8,910 

8, 190

7,720 

7,260 

7,260 

7,030 

6,590

5,730 

5,110 

4,810 

4,910 

5,520

6,810 

7,950 

8,190 

7,720 

7,950

May

8,430 

9,410 

9,910 

11,500 

12,900

12,300 

13,200 

14,300 

15,200 

15,800

16,100 

17,100 

20,000 

19, 700 

15,800

14,000 

13,700 

14,600 

16,100 

16,800

19,000 

17,700 

13,700 

11,800 

10,200

8,910 

8,190 

7,950 

7,950 

8,670 

8,430

Mean

377 

511 

475 

464 

692 

2,170 

5,750 

13,200 

8,520 

1,910 

594 

435

2,930

Per 

n

June

8,910 

8,910 

8,910 

8,910 

8,670

8,190 

7,950 

8,910 

9,410 

9,410

9,910 

10,700 

11,500 

11,800 

11,800

11,000 

9,660 

8,910 

8,670 

8,190

8,190 

8,190 

8,430 

7,950 

7,030

6,150 

5,310 

5,010 

4,610 

4,320

>quare

me

0.319 

.433 

.403 

.393 

.586 

1.84 

4.87 

11.2 

7.22 

1.62 

.503 

.369

2.48

July

3,940 

3,570 

3,570 

3,940 

3,390

2,870 

2,620 

2,460 

2,300 

2,150

2,000 

1,930 

1,790 

2,000 

1,930

1,710 

1,590 

1,480 

1,480 

1,400

1,290 

1,210 

1,140 

1,090 

1,040

993 

951 

912 

873 

835 

817

Aug.

7£8

7£0

745 

7C2 

677

653 

637 

629 

6C5 

5£7

661

7S9 

736 eel

629

5?<? 

5£9 

536 

51*

4S9

48 5 

485 

536 

521

4S2

478 

463 

4J6 

449 

4S2 

574

Sept.

551 

514

478 

449 

442

429 

415 

408 

388 

388

381 

374 

374 

362 

355

342 

342 

329 

342 

720

702 

544 

463 

435 

456

449 

429 

408 

395 

381

Run-ol

Inches

0.37 

.48 

.46 

.45 

.63 

2.12 

5.43 

12.91 

8.06 

1.87 

.58 

.41

33.77

Acre-feet

23.200 

30,400 

29,200 

28,500 

39,800 

133,000 

342,000 

812,000 

507,000 

117,000 

36,500 

25,900

2, 120, 000
188 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1932, PART 12 B

SOUTH FORK OF CLEARWATER RIVER NEAR GRANGEVTLLE, IFAHO

LOCATION. Staff gage in SE' 4NWK 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, Ap~il 1923 to September 1932.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 6,630 second-feet May 14 (gage 

height, 8.90 feet); minimum, 38 second-feet Nov. 22 (gage height, 2.20 feet). 

1910-16, 1923-32: Maximum discharge, 9,830 second-feet May 30, 1912 

(gage height, 9.7 feet); minimum, that of Nov. 22, 1931.

REMARKS. Records good except those estimated for period of ice effect, Jan. 16 

to Feb. 22, which are fair. Diurnal fluctuations caused by operation of 

power plant just above. No diversions for irrigation. Gage-height record 

furnished by Washington Water Power Co.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1981-82

Day

1. --.. --_

2......-.....--.

3.-.-....------.

4... ________--

5.. ___________

6--. ------------

7 

9_. _----___----_

10. . 

11 ______________

12 ______________

13--.--.-------.

14... .... -------

15 . 

16-- --

17-----.. _.-_---_

18.-----------.-

19 - .---- 

20___. ___________

21--. ____________

22_______________

23_. _____________

24-- 

25-. ------------

26- 

27-. ---------

28 

29 . 

30 

31 

Oct.

113 

113 

108 

108 

106

144 

161 

131 

131 

124

117 

117 

113 

108 

108

108 

104 

108 

12.

129

110

188 

182 

164

204 

176 

188 

331 

272 

204

Nov.

182 

173 

185 

185 

179

170 

158 

182 

204

188

173 

147 

158 

161 

131

139 

153 

161 

158 

153

117 

41 

55 

100 

170

176 

147 

131 

108 

108

Dec.

110 

129 

164 

179 

170

161 

150

158 

153 

136

147 

112 

124 

100 

98

117 

179 

185 

176 

164

176 

176 

161 

158 

155

153

147 

153 

150 

126 

158

Jan.

147 

142 

129 

13fi 

144

139 

13.' 

142 

150 

150

158 

170 

158 

155 

136

130

140 

150 

150 

140

140 

130 

120 

80 

110

140 

150 

140 

120 

130 

120

1 

Month i Maximum

July 

331 

204 

185 

170 

521 

1,570 

3,840 

6,630 

2,870 

1,000 

237 

291

6,630

Feb.

120 

120 

120 

130 

150

150 

150 

140 

140 

140

130 

130 

120 

120 

100

120 

110 

120 

120 

130

130 

130 

139 

144 

170

237 

331 

495

521

Mar.

469 

420 

374

291

331

311 

311 

254

237 

220 

220 

254

272

291 

311 

469 

1,310 

I, 570

1,230 

1,080

838 

775 

715

630

575 

630 

685 

685 

775

Minimum

104

41 

98 

80 

100 

220 

1,000 

3,000 

1,150 

237 

106 

110

41

Apr.

1,000 

1,150 

1,400 

1.400 

1,310

1,080 

1,080 

1,150 

1,000 

1,150

1,570 

2,270 

3,000 

3,840 

3,270

3,410 

3,000 

2,740 

2,740 

2,380

2,050 

1,850 

1,750 

1,750 

1,950

2,380 

2,870 

3,000 

3,000 

3,130

Mean

146 

150 

150 

138 

167 

551 

2,120 

4,600 

2,160 

528 

182 

153

922

May

3,270 

3,550 

3,840

4,760 

5,080

4,600 

4,760 

5, 080 

5, 080 

5,410

5,240 

5,410 

6,450 

6,630 

5,410

4,920 

4,440 

4,440 

4,920 

4,760

5,920 

5,920 

4,920 

4,600 

4,140

3,550 

3,270 

3,130 

3,130 

3,000 

3,000

Per s( 

m

June

2,870 

2,740 

2,620 

2,620 

2,500

2,380 

2,500 

2,380 

2,380 

2,270

2,380 

2,380 

2,500 

2,500 

2,500

2,620 

2,380 

2,160 

2,050 

1,950

1,950 

1,950 

1,950 

1,850 

1,750

1,570 

1,400 

1,310 

1,230 

1,150

luare

0.169 

.173 

.173 

.160 

.193 

.637 

2.45 

5.32 

2.50 

.610 

.210 

.177

1.07

July

1,000 

1,000 

1,000 

935 

838

745 

685 

658 

630 

575

548 

521 

495 

575 

602

495 

469 

420 

420 

420

397 

352 

331 

311 

311

291 

291 

291 

272 

254 

237

Aug.

237 

237 

220 

220 

204

204 

204 

188 

179 

182

220 

237 

220 

204

188

182 

170 

161 

106 

139

147 

147 

153 

153

147

150 

147 

150 

161 

185 

204

Sept.

188 

176 

158 

153 

147

139 

134 

131 

126 

134

129 

136 

136 

134 

134

126 

120 

115 

110 

155

291 

220 

173 

153 

167

204 

176 

153 

139 

144

Run -off

Inches

0.19 

.19 

.20 

.18 

.21 

.73 

2.73 

6.13 

2.79 

.70 

.24 

.20

14.49

Acre-feet

8,980 

8,930 

9,220 

8,480 

9,610 

33,900 

126,000 

283, 000 

129, 000 

32,500 

11,200 

9,100

670,000
CLEAEWATER EIVEE BASIN 189

NORTH FORK OF CLEARWATER RIVER NEAR AHSAHKA, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in SEY4 sec. 26, T. 37 N., R. 1 E., at Bruce 

Eddy, \ /t l miles northeast of Ahsahka and 2 miles above mouth.

DRAINAGE ABBA. 2,440 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August 1926 to September 1932.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 40,900 second-feet May 14 (gage 

height, 21.52 feet); minimum, 562 second-feet Dec. 1 (gage height, 2.47 feet). 

1926-32: Maximum discharge, that of May 14, 1932; minimum, 490 secondfeet Jan. 7, 1929.

REMARKS. Records good except those estimated, Oct. 24 to Nov. 2, Sept. 

12-24, which are fair. No diversions or regulation above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1931-32

Day

1.-- -------

2 .- _ ...

3 _ .

4. ..

5 ... __ 

6 - .-. .-.

7__. ........

8. . ......

9_.._ -..-.--

10 .. - . ...

11 ........

12... ....... _

13...........

14..-...-...

15...........

16. 

17 .. 

18.. ---_-.--.

19--. ........

20... ..

22...........

23 

24 

25... ....

26 .

27 

28. ..

29..... ......

30.... .

31 

Oct.

860 

830 

830 

800 

860

1,200 

1,200 

1,020 

920 

860

860 

860 

830 

830 

830

800 

830 

830 

830 

800

800 

830 

1,200 

1,300 

1,400

1,400 

1,500 

1,600 

1,700 

1,800 

1,500

Nov.

1,400 

1, 300 

1,300 

1,380 

1,260

1,200 

1,200 

1,740 

2,020 

1,840

1,620 

1,460 

1,340 

1,300 

1,340

1,300 

1,260 

1,380 

1,460 

1,340

1,120 

770 

645 

745 

1,120

1,300 

1,260 

1,090 

920 

770

Dec.

645 

800 

1,160 

1,380 

1,420

1,300 

1,200 

1,160 

1,160 

1,160

1,060 

1,060 

985 

770 

645

890 

1,200 

1,580 

2,210 

2,310

1,880 

1,840 

1,660 

1,500 

1,380

1,300 

1,300 

1,380 

1,380 

1,230 

1,120

Month

July............ ........ .......

September .

The ye

Jan.

1,160 

1,230 

1,200 

1,160 

1,120

1,120 

1,160 

1,160 

1,230 

1,300

1,380 

2,160 

2,110 

1,700 

1,380

1,230 

1,260 

1,300 

1,420 

1,580

1,460 

1,380 

1,230 

950 

770

1,090 

1,380 

1,380 

1,200 

1,090 

1,060

Feb.

950 

920 

920 

985 

1,060

1,120 

1, 230 

1,230 

1,120 

1,160

1, 120 

1,060 

1,020 

1,020 

950

950 

950 

985 

985 

1,090

1,160 

1,160 

1,200 

1,200 

1,300

1,740 

4,860 

6,960 

7,620

Maximum

1,800 

2.020 

2,310 

2,160 

7,620 

14, 400 

26,200 

38, 400 

18, 900 

6,170 

2,020 

1,900

3S, 400

Mar.

6,800 

5,280 

4,320 

3, 570 

3,210

4,060 

3,930 

3,450 

2,880 

2,460

2,560 

2,060 

2,660 

2,410 

2,610

2,880 

3,210 

5,680 

14, 200 

14,400

10, 500 

8,130 

7,280 

7,450 

8,480

7,960 

6,960 

9,380 

13. 100 

11,500 

10, 900

Minimum

800

645 

645 

770 

920 

2,410 

8,660 

15,100 

6,480 

1,920 

1,230 

900

645

Apr.

12, 500 

14, 400 

16, 000 

14, 700 

12, 300

10, 100 

9,560 

9,020 

8,660 

9,020

11, 300 

15, 600 

20, 400 

26, 200 

23, 900

21, 200 

18, 900 

19,900 

19,400 

18,900

16, 000 

13,800 

12, 300 

12, 300 

13, 800

17, 400 

20, 200 

20, 700 

19,400 

19,700

May

21, 000 

24,200 

23, 400 

27, 000 

32, 800

37,100 

36, 800 

34, 400 

31,900 

33, 200

31, 600 

31, 900 

35, 800 

38,400 

30, 600

26,800 

25, 300 

26. 500 

27, 300 

30, 000

33,500 

38,400 

30, 300 

25,000 

21,000

18,200 

16,300 

15,600 

15,100 

15,600 

15,600

Mean

1,060 

1,270 

1,290 

1,300 

1,660 

6,290 

15, 900 

27,400 

12,800 

3,440 

1,530 

1,120

6,270

Pers

m

June

16,000 

18,900 

16, 500 

16, 000 

15,800

14, 400 

14, 000 

14, 200 

14, 400 

14, 700

15,100 

15, 600 

16,000 

16,000 

16,000

15,300 

13,600 

12, 300 

11,700 

10, 700

10,300 

10,500 

10,500 

9,940 

9,200

8,300 

7,790 

7,280 

6,800 

6,480

quare

no

0.434 

.520 

.529 

.533 

.680 

2.58 

6.52 ' 

11.2 

5.25 

1.41 

.627 

.459

2.57

July

6,020

5,720 

5,570 

6,170 

5,420

4,860 

4,450 

4,190 

4,060 

3,810

3,690 

3,570 

3,330 

3,330 

3,330

3,210 

2,990 

2,880 

2,880 

2,770

2,660 

2,560 

2,410 

2,310 

2,260

2,2)0 

2,110 

2,060 

2,020 

1,920 

1,920

Aug.

1,920 

1,880 

1,840 

1,740 

1,700

1,660 

1,620 

1,620 

1,580 

1,540

1,700 

2,020 

1,840 

1,700 

1,580

1,540 

1,500 

1,460 

1,380 

1,340

1,300 

1,300 

1,300 

1,340 

1,340

1,300 

1,230 

1,230 

1,230 

1,230 

1,380

Sept.

1,420 

1,300 

1,260 

1,230 

1,160

1,160 

1,120 

1,120 

1,090 

1,060

1,090 

1,000 

1,000 

950 

950

950 

900 

900 

900 

1,000

1,900 

1,500 

1,200 

1,150 

1,090

1,120 

1,120 

1,060 

1,020 

1,020

Eun-ofl

Inches

0.50 

.58 

.61 

.61 

.73 

2.97 

7.27 

12.91 

5.86 

1.63 

.72 

.51

34.90

Acre-feet

65,200 

75,600 

79,300 

79, 900 

95, 500 

387, OCO 

946, OCO 

1, 680, 000 

762,000 

212, 000 

94,100 

66, 600

4, 540, 000
190 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1932, PART 12 B

MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

In addition to the records of stream flow obtained at gaging stations 

and reported in the preceding pages, measurements of flow were 

made at a number of other points, as shown by the following table:

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in Snake River Basin during the year ending

September 30, 1932

Date

Nov. 6

Sept. 21

July 25

Aug. 27

Sept. 7

Aug. 27

Sept. 7

7

8

3

12

18

Sept.. 13

Aug. 18

23

Sept. 13

13

13

13

Aug. 3

3

12

Sept. 13

Aug. 23

Sept. 13

13

13

13

Aug. 23

23

12

12

12

12

12

13

Stream

... ..do . . -------

- do. -- ...

--.do --------

 do 

Fall River. -

Trail Creek.. .. ......

 -do . - -

 do ...

 do--..-.- - 

 -do.-.-----..

---do . . ......

 -do.-.. __

 do... ... _ .....

 do... . 

_..-do-. -------

-..-do --------

 do ... ...

 .. do- -------

Tonks Canal. .......

Tonks Canal No. 1,

waste. 

Tonks Canal No. 2,

waste.

Grand Teton CreekNorth Leigh Creek..

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

 .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 

Tonks Canal.. ----- -

- do ----------

-.--do _ ---------

.- do.-.._...-.---.

 -do ---_____ -__

 do. __.-.. ...

-...do... _.... ...

Locality

Warm River, Idaho. 

-_-do _- _- -_____-

 do 

Lake, Idaho. 

 do 

-..-do 

-_ do 

Moose Springs, near Island 

Park, Idaho.

dan Creek, near Island Park, 

Idaho.

boundary, 23 miles east of 

Ashton, Idaho.

Idaho.

ing 3 miles southeast of Vhtor, 

Idaho, 

. do.. ------------

 do 

in? 3 miles southeast of Victor, 

Idaho.

ing near Victor, Idaho.

 do. 

ing near Victor, Idaho. 

Just above Job Porter Canal

heading near Victor, Idal o.

water inflow below Vntor, 

Idaho.

Victor, Idaho.

Victor, Idaho. 

_-___do- ------------- -- ----

 do 

tor, Idaho.

_-__-do .. -------------- ------

-.--do 

__._.do -------------------

End of ditch, near Victor, Idaho

 do ---- -. -----

near Driggs, Idaho.

Wyoming State line.

Wyoming State line, near 

Driggs, Idaho.

" State line, near Tetcnia, 

Idaho. Includes diversions.

tonia, Idaho.

southeast of Newdale, Idaho.

Gage 

height

Feet

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

652

1,000

755

26.4

8.9

11.2

8.8

18.6

85.3

718

25.4

83.8

78.2

74.3

55.5

74.3

83.2

59.1

62.9

43.4

3.6

33.5

26.5

18.2

13.5

23.5

1.5

.2

.6

1.5

18.9

8.9

15.5

23.1

62.1

18.9

11.8

12.5
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 191

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in Snake River Basin during the yec.r ending 

September 80, 1933 Continued

Date

May 7

June 4

July 25 

Sept 5 

20

26

25 

24

24

July 21 

24

24

May 7

June 4

July 25 

Sept. 5 

July 25

O£

24

25 

26

26 

May 7

June 3

July 26 

*.b

23

Stream

Little Lost River. 

-..-do-.. ... ... -----

 ..do. 

--..do- -_..-.---

 do. -_ .

.. do -_._ - 

- do -. . --

Dry Creek,.-.-.-..-.

 do 

Lung Lost Creek....

Pipe-line outlet from 

Dry Creek Reservoir.

 ..do -..-----.--

 do 

 ..do 

 -.do.-..--. .-

 .do... ... 

 .do. . 

 .do 

.. do 

....do- .-- .---

Teeney Creek. ------

Webb & Alliance 

Trust Co. Ditch.

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Snake River. ._..__. 

-... .do .- ..--

 do _..._. -.

 .do .... 

. -do 

Little Lost River 

(diverted via Pass 

Creek). 

Little Lost River 

 -do ... 

 do.. 

... ..do...... .... .. 

.....do -------

...--do -

- do - 

 .do . ...... -

 .do . ...-..--

 .do .. .

- . do... _........__.

-...do .-.-..-..

 .-do -. -------

__-. do . ... _.._ .

....do . .

Locality

Sec. 33, T. 10 N., R. 27 E., 500 

feet below weir, half a mile 

above Wet Creek, and 27 miles 

northwest of Howe, Idaho. 

- .do - . _.-.

 .do-.... . .

 .do 

 .do -- .-

About sec. 13, T. 7 N., R. 27 E.,

above Knollin ranch and 

about 14 miles northwest of 

Howe, Idaho. 

About sec. 13, T. 7 N., R. 27 E., 

below Knollin ranch and 

about 14 miles northwest of 

Howe, Idaho. 

About sec. 3, T. 11 N., R. 26 E., 

at canal head, about 40 miles 

northwest of Howe, Idaho. 

Sec. 12, T. 9 N., R. 24 E , 1^ 

miles above Dry Creek Dam 

and 36 miles northwest of 

Howe, Idaho. 

Sec. 31, T 10 N., R. 25 E., 1.1 

miles below Dry Creek Dam, 

above Taylor diversion, and 

36 miles northwest of Howe, 

Idaho. 

Sec. 12, T. 9 N., R. 24 E., 1^

miles above Dry Creek Dam 

and 36 miles northwest of 

Howe, Idaho. 

Sec. 31, T. 10 N., R. 25 E., 1?4

miles below dam, a quarter of 

a mile below mouth of pipe 

line and 36 miles northwest of 

Howe, Idaho. 

Sec. 30, T. 10 N., R. 25 E., at

head, 36 miles northwest of 

Howe, Idaho. 

Sec. 8, T. 9 N., R. 26 E., about 

100 feet above mouth of Corral 

Creek and 30 miles northwest 

of Howe, Idaho. 

 do . 

 -do ...

 -do -__ 

 -do 

Sec. 31, T. 10 N., R. 27 E., above 

Mulky - Bassinger diversion 

and 2b miles northwest of 

Howe, Idaho. 

Sec. 4, T. 9 N., R. 27 E., at

mouth, 27 miles northwest of 

Howe, Idaho. 

Sec. 8, T. 9 N., R. 26 E., at

mouth, above Squaw Creek 

and 30 miles northwest of 

Howe, Idaho. 

Sec. 8, T. 9 N., R. 26 E., at

mouth, 32 miles northwest of 

Howe, Idaho. 

Sec. 34, T. 9 N., R. 27 E., at

mouth, 22 miles northwest of 

Howe, Idaho. 

 -do 

Sec. 20, T. 7 N., R. 28, E, at, 

mouth, 11 miles northwest of 

Howe, Idaho. 

 ..do 

do

SPC. :.!, T. 6 N , R. 18 E., at 

mou'ii. 8 milf- northv. >:st of 

Iiowi , Idaho iiLeas>uitd flow 

of cietk abo\e, less Jones diversirn). 

At head, about 3 miles northwest of Howe, Idaho.

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.00

1.49 

1.66 

.64

.45

1.05

.75

1.75

.70

1.58

.70

.82 

1.C1 

.69

.f3

.SS

.85 

.85 

.81

Discharge

Sec.-ft.

47.2

76.8 

90.0 

22.4

13.5 

68.2

67.6

26.3 

30.0

13.5

5.32 

66.2

4.93

14.4

18.7 

27.9 

13.8 

13.5 

63. 9

58.8 

54.5

1.S2 

1.42 

3.40

-_. 1

is. y

20.4 

20.4 

4. LO

8. 62
192 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1932, PART 12 B

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in Snake River Basin during the year ending 

September 30, 1933 Continued

Date

June 27 

July 31

June 27

Oct. 5

fi

6

6

0

1

Oct. 7

7

8

7

May 9

Apr. 29

Oct. 24

June 26

Stream

West Fork of Fish 

Creek.

. ...do. - .__

Niagara Springs _ _ .

Salmon Fall-; Creek 

(east channel).

(west channel).

springs). 

Rilev Creek. -- 

eluding 10 secondfeet diverted 

above). 

Billingsby Creek....

Ake lateral no. 2._._. 

.... .do. _--__--

Walter Butfe Spring

Creek. 

Ecist Fork of Deadwood River.

East Fork of Weiser 

River.

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Fish Creek ... .-... 

-___do- -------

-...do - ... ...

- -do___--_ .__ .

--.do-. ---------

- ..do-. ---------

-- .do --. -

.-_- do. ------ ..

-...do.-., ----._._._

-...do- ----__-_.-

___-do --_-__-

_____do --__-_-

.. -.do-.... -------

Mountain Home 

Feeder Canal.

.. do -------

Snake River ,

Deadwood River . .

Weiser River. _ ....

Locality

Sec. 3, T. 1 N., R. 22 E., 13 4 

miles above mouth and 11 

miles northeast of Carey, 

Idaho 

. ...do. --._-_ -._ --_ ------

SWUSWU SPC. 28, T. 9 S., R.

17 E , near mouth, below highway bridge at Blue Lakes and 

4 miles north of Twin Falls, 

Idaho. 

Sec. 12, T. 9 S.. T? . 15 E., f< miles

northwest of Filer, Id .ho. 

Sec. il, T. < .v, 11. i:> E., i t

mouth, 6 miles northeasf of 

Buhl, Idaho. 

Sec. 3, T. <J S , R. 14 E., Similes northwest of Buhl, 

Idaho. 

Sec. 2S, T S S., R. 11 E., at

mouth, about 8 miles southeast of Ilagt rman, Idaho. 

Sec. 20, T. 8 S., R. 14 E., at

mouth, about 7 miles southeast of Haeerman, Idaho. 

Sec. 19, T. S S., R. 14 E., at 

mouth, 7 miles southeast of 

Hagerman, Idaho. 

Sec. 17, T. 8 S., R. 14 E , about

6 miles southeast of Hagerman, Idaho.

6 miles southeast of Hagerman, Idaho 

Sec. 8, T. 8 S., R. 14 E., at

mouth, 5 miles southeast of 

Hagerman, Idaho. 

Sec. 8, T. 8 S., R. 14 E , at

mouth, about 4U miles southeast of Hagerman, Idaho. 

Sec. 6, T. 8 S., R. 14 E., about 4

miles southeast of Hagernan, 

Idaho 

Sec. 6, T.8S., R. HE., 3} 2 miles

southeast of Hagerman, Idaho. 

Sec. 36, T. 7 S., R. 13 E., 3 riiles

southeast of Hagerman, Idaho. 

Sec. 11, T. 7 S., R. 13 E., at State

highway bridge 1J-2 miles north 

of Hagerman, Idaho. 

Sec. 36, T. 2 S., R. 6 E., 5 miles 

north of Mountain Home, 

Idaho. 

_ -__. do. - ------- --_-

Sec. 9, T. 1 S., R. 2 W., about

a quarter of a mile b^low 

springs and 4 miles southwest 

of Melba, Idaho. 

Sec. 1, T. 13 N., R. 7 E., about 1

mile northeast of Berrard, 

Idaho. 

Sec. 31, T. 17 N., R. 2 E.. near 

Squaw Flat ranger station and 

9 miles northeast of Council, 

Idaho.

Gage 

height

Feet 

0.20

.OS

1.00

........

........

Discharge

Sec.-ft . 

1.S3

".20

198

374

269

149

354

65.6

153 

77.fi

77.9

730

268

50.7

125

9.68 

4.80

16.1

2.66

0.75

Estimated.
INDEX

Accuracy of data and computed results..._ 4-5 

Acre-foot, definition of.____________________ 2

Ahsahka, Idaho, North Fork of Clearwater

River near___________________ 189

Ake lateral no. 2, Idaho, discharge measurements oi------ __.-_.________ 192

American Palls Reservoir at American Falls,

Idaho. _---_--- _-_--__.---_-... 20 

Appropriations, record of_ ................... 1

Arrowrock, Idaho, Boise River near.-----..- 113

Moore Creek near______________.,___ .. 119

Arrowrock Reservoir at Arrowrock, Idaho,.. 112 

Ashton, Idaho, Henrys Fork near._,_-..__- 40 

Ashton and St. Anthony gaging stations, 

Idaho, diversions from Henrys 

Fork between. .................. 41

Asotin Creek near Asotin, Wash__..._-- 182

B 

Badger Creek, Idaho, discharge measurement

of . .-- - ._. . 191

Banks, Idaho, South Fork of Payette River

near............__.__.___. 128

Bear Creek near Wallowa, Oreg.....--_.__.- 180

Bear Valley Creek near Cape Horn, Idaho. 165 

Beaver Creek at Camas, Idaho -------- __.. 58

at Dubois, Idaho...____----_--..------__ 58

Bedford, Wyo., Strawberry Creek near...... 35

Bellevue, Idaho, Big Wood River near..... 87

Bennett, Idaho, Little Camas Canal near... 118 

Little Camas Reservoir near__...._... 117

Bernard, Idaho, Deadwood River near...... 131

Beulah, Oreg., North Fork of Malheur River

near__.______.____.__._. 126

Big Lost River at Howell ranch, near Chilly,

Idaho....,............... .... 61

below Mackay Reservoir, near Mackay,

Idaho...___.___.--.______ 66 

(east channel) above Mackay Reservoir,

near Mackay, Idaho.--------..-- 62

(west channel) above Mackay Reservoir,

near Mackay, Idaho....._..... 63-64

Big Lost River Basin, Idaho, gaging-station

records in..___._.___-.-._ 61-69 

Big Springs, Idaho, Henrys Fork near _. 38 

Big Wood River above North Gooding Canal,

near Shoshone, Idaho._.-----_. 90

at Gooding, Idaho__--..._______.-_.. 91

at Hailey, Idaho............ ........... '5-86

below Magic Dam, near Richfield, Idaho. 89 

below North Gooding Canal, near Shoshone, Idaho.-..__---.-------.-- 90

near Bellevue, Idaho...__.---.-__--___.. 87 

near Gooding, Idaho___-___._-.---__-- 92 

Big Wood River Basin, Idaho, gaging-station

records in_........._,........._85-104

Big Wood Slough at Hailey, Idaho.......... 93

Billingsby Creek, Idaho, discharge measurement of__..----..------------_. 192

Blackfoot, Idaho, Snake River near....-.__-_ 17,19

Blackfoot River near Blackfoot, Idaho.-.---. 55 

Blaine, Idaho, Camas Creek near.__.._... 94 

Blaine County Investment Co.'s canrl near

Howe, Idaho.._.__-..__.. 60 

Blue Lakes outlet, Idaho, discharge measurement of..-....--.----------.---.. 192

Blue Springs, Idaho, discharge measurement

of___.__________ _.._............ 192

Boise River at Bowling ranch, near Arrowrock, Idaho...............-.---.. 113

at Notus, Idaho..._._-_.___--.-..-..._- 114 

diversions from----...---._...--.-.---- 115

near Twin Springs, Idaho........-..--.. Ill

South Fork of, near Lenox, Idaho ___._.- 116 

Boise River Basin, Idaho, gaging-station records in............._........ 111-120

Box Canyon Springs, Idaho, discharge measurement of....-.___----.---.--.- 192

Briggs Springs, Idaho, discharge measurement of.___-__________ 192 

Bruneau River Basin, Idaho, gaging-station

record in_....__._.___-___-_.____ 107

Burnt River at Huntington, Oreg- - -._-.- 148 

near Durkee, Oreg-_... __.--__--..._. 147 

near Hereford, Oreg....-.....------.--.- 146

O

Caldwell, Idaho, Deer Flat Reservoir mar_ 120 

Camas, Idaho, Beaver Creek at.... --... 58

Camas Creek at Camas, Idaho.---.----__ 57

near Blaine, Idaho...-.__-------_ 94

Canyon Creek, Idaho, discharge measurement of ----------------------- 190

Canyon Creek Basin, Idaho, gaging-s.ation

records in__________._-_ 105-106

Cape Horn, Idaho, Bear Valley Creek near.. 165

Middle Fork of Salmon River near.-.--. 164

Carey, Idaho, Fish Creek near.._-_.-.-_ 101-102

Little Wood River near................. 98

Catherine Creek near Union, Oreg-..___.. 174 

Challis, Idaho, Salmon River near .. 155 

Chester, Idaho, Fall River near...---------- 50

Chester and Squirrel gaging stations, I^aho, 

diversions from Fall River between,.-_..____.__---.-___-- 49

Chico, Oreg., Joseph Creek at....._.____.. 181

Chilly, Idaho, Big Lost River near____._.. 61

Clayton, Idaho, East Fork of Salmon River

near....-_-__.----..--___-__-... 160

Salmon River near.._.---------.____._-- 154

Yankee Fork of Salmon River near...... 159

193
194 INDEX

Page

Clearwater River at Kamiah, Idaho .. _ .- 184 

at Oroflno, Idaho... ..--...... _ ____--._ 185

at Spalding, Idaho _ _ __...- __ .--._- 186

North Fork of, near Ahsahka, Idaho.---. 189 

South Fork of, near Grangeville, Idaho. . 188 

Clearwater River Basin, Idaho, gaging-station records in __ _ . __ -.-. 183-189 

Clough ranch and Shelley gaging stations, 

Idaho, diversions from Snake 

River between. __ _ 18

Computations, results of, accuracy of __ ._ .. 4-5 

Control, definition of........ ......-- _ --.._ 2

Cooperation, record of-. __ _ ___ ___ _ 10

Corral Creek, Idaho, discharge measurement

of. . - 191

Crane Creek at mouth, near Weiser, Idaho. _ 144 

near Midvale, Idaho __ ___ . . .- 143 

Crane Creek Reservoir near Midvale, Idaho. 142 

Crystal Springs, Idaho, discharge measurement of.... .............--..-.--. 192

D

Darby Creek, Idaho-Wyo., discharge measurement of...-. ..._..----------.

Data, accuracy of -.... __ ..... _ .-..__--

explanation of........ _ ...._-...-------

Deadwood River at Beaver Creek ranger station near Lowman, Idaho. _.._--

East Fork of, discharge measurement of.

near Bernard, Idaho --..--_-_---------

near Lowman, Idaho _ -.-.---.------.--

Deer Creek, Idaho, discharge measurement

Deer Flat Reservoir near Oaldwell, Idaho.. . 

Drewsey, Oreg., Malheur River near. _ .... 

Dry Creek, Idaho, discharge measurements

of ___._-- _. _ _ 

Dry C;?pt Reservoir, pipe-line outlet from,

Idaho, discharge measurement

of .

Dubois, Idaho, Beaver Creek at ---_ - 

Duck Creek, Idaho, discharge measurement

of -__-_--------------

Durkee, Oreg., Burnt River near.. _._.- .. -

E

Emmett, Idaho. Payette River near.. __ .. 

F

Fall River, diversions from, above gaging

station near Squirrel, Idaho. - ...

discharge measurement of_- .__-__-. .

diversions from between Squirrel and

Chester gaging stations, Idaho___

near Chester, Idaho _- -_--.

near Squirrel, Idaho ._-_ 

Fish Creek above dam near Carey, Idaho _ .

near Carey, Idaho.. _-__ - - -___ .

West Fork of, discharse measurements

of - - _ -_-

Fox Creek, Idaho, discharge measurement ofGame Creek, Idaho, discharge measurements 

of- . . .

Garden Valley, Idaho, South Fork of Payette 

River near.. _ . _ _ _.-__._

190

4-5 

2-4

132

192

131

133

191

120

121

191

191

58

190

130

47

190

49

50

48

101

102

192

190

190

127

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Gooding, Idaho, Big Wood River at .- .. 91 

Big Wood River near___.__._ _. 92 

Thorn Creek Spillway near_.......... 97

Gooding Canal at Milner, Idaho...- - 79 

Goose Creek above Trapper Creek, near

Oakley, Idaho.-..--............. 743

Grand Teton Creek, Idaho, discharge measurement of....__ - _ - 190

Grande Ronde River at La Grrnde, Oreg- - 171 

at Rondowa, Oreg_................ ... 172

Grande Ronde River Basin, Oreg., gagingstation records in.............. 171-181

Grangeville, Idaho, South Fork of Clearwater

River near__.....__ _.. 188

Hagerman, Idaho, King Hill Canal near.- 104 

Snake River near _ _______ . .___. 27

Hailey, Idaho, Big Wood River at-...------ 85-86

Big Wood Slough at_..__............ 93

Heise, Idaho, Snake River near_ ___. . 14 

Heise and Shelley gaging stations, Idaho, 

diversions from Snake River between. -_ _-_ _ . - 15 

Henrys Fork at St. Anthony, Idaho._.__ - 42 

at Warm River, Idaho___ -_- --- 39 

discharge measurements of____------ 190

diversions from, between Ashton and St.

Anthony gaging stations, Idaho. 41 

between St. Anthony and Rexburg

gaging stations, Idaho ---------- 43

near Ashton, Idaho-.........-......... 40

near Big Springs, Idaho.- --.. ---- 38

near Lake, Idaho.. _ _ - 37 

near Rexburg, Idaho.._........_.... 44

Henrys Fork Basin, Idaho, gaging-station

records in__ -_ - 36-54

Henrys Lake near Lake, Idaho.-. ___ 36 

Hereford, Oreg., Burnt River near_------ 146

Hope, Oreg., Malheur River near__------- 124

Horseshoe Bend, Idaho, Payette River near. 129 

Howe, Idaho, Blaine County Investment

Co.'s canal near.-. ------ 60

Little Lost River near_..........._.. 59

Huntington, Oreg., Burnt River at.___... 148 

Hurricane Creek near Joseph, Oreg -------- 178

Imnaha River at Imnaha, Oreg_____ 152

Jackson Lake at Moran, Wyo.. ...- 12 

Jarbidge River, East Fork o*, near Three

Creek, Idaho . - 107 

Johnson Creek at Yellow Pine, Idaho...--.. 170 

Joseph, Oreg., East Fork of Wallowa River

near_...- ___.____._-__.. 176

Hurricane Creek near..--_._..__... 178 

Wallowa Falls power plant tailrace near.. 177 

Wallowa River near.--..-.-.----.....- 175

Joseph Cieek at Chico, Oreg - - 181

K 

Kamiah, Idaho, Clearwater River at. ------- 184

Kearns Springs (including 10 s<?cond-feet diverted above), Idaho, discharge 

measurement of- . ----.-_---- 192

Kimball Canal, Idaho, discharge measurements of- - 190
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Kimberly, Idaho, Snake River near......... 25

King Hill, Idaho, Snake River at_.__..._. 28 

King Hill Canal near Hagerman, Idaho_... 104 

Knox, Idaho, South Fork of Salmon River

near._...__................. 166

La Grande, Oreg., Grande Ronde River at... 171 

Lake, Idaho, Henrys Fork near_-...-.--.-.. 37 

Henrys Lake near.__.____. ..._. 36 

Lake Fork Reservoir near McCall, Idaho_. 136 

Lake Irrigation District Canal near McCall,

Idaho.... ...-.. ...-... 137

Lake Walcott near Minidoka, Idaho..._... 22 

Lardo, Idaho, North Fork of Payette River

at..-........... .............. 134

Lemhi River at Salmon, Idaho.-..-....-.-.. 162

Lenox, Idaho, South Fork of Boise River

near.............__........... 116

Lincoln Canal near Richfield, Idaho.._.... 95

near Shoshone, Idaho_................. 96

Little Camas Canal at heading, near Bennett,

Idaho........ - 118

Little Camas Reservoir near Bennett, Idaho.- 117 

Little Lost River, Idaho, discharge measurements of.-...-__.-_..__--.. 191 

near Howe, Idaho.._ __.-____-_._-___. 59

Little Lost River Basin, Idaho, gaging-station

records in_..__..__....--. 59-60

Little Wood River at Shoshone, Idaho...... 100

near Carey, Idaho....__...._-._..-.--. 98

near Richfield, Idaho-.-.... .... - 99

Lochsa River near Lowell, Idaho..____. 187 

Long Lost Creek, Idaho, discharge measurement of----.-------------- -... 191

Lost Creek near Tamarack, Idaho - __ 140 

Lost Valley Reservoir near Tamarack,

Idaho.- 139

Lostine River near Lostine, dreg . 179

Lowell, Idaho, Lochsa River near.___ _. 187

Selway River near...........__........ 183

Lowman, Idaho, Deadwood River near... 132-133

M

McCall, Idaho, Lake Fork of Payette River

near__ _.___... _____..___.... 135

Lake Fork Reservoir near.____....... 136

Lake Irrigation District Canal near 137 

Mackay, Idaho, Big Lost River (east channel) near__..__ _....... 62

Big Lost River near..-.-----.--.-.--. . 66

Big Lost River (west channel) near___ 63-64 

Sharp Ditch near .__._... 69

Warm Spring (east channel) near 67

Warm Spring Creek (west channel) near. 68

Mackay Reservoir near Mackay, Idaho_.. 65

Magic Reservoir near Richfield, Idaho___. 88

Malheur River below Nevada Dam, near

Vale, Oreg_ 125

below Warmsprings Reservoir, near

Riverside, Oreg_-_-__-_ 123 

near Drewsey, Oreg ___.-.-.._-.... 121

near Hope, Oreg_- __. .-_ 124 

North Fork of, near Beulah, Oreg- . 126

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Malheur River Basin, Oreg., gaging-station

records in...__.____._ 121-126

May, Idaho, Pahsimeroi River near_..._ 161

Meadow Creek near Starkey, Oreg._ 173

Mesa Orchards Canal near Mesa, Idaho.- 141

Midvale, Idaho, Crane Creek near..__... 143

Crane Creek Reservoir near..____... 142

Milner, Idaho, Gooding Canal at___ 79

North Side Twin Falls Canal at_... 80

P.A. Lateral near_____ ___ 77

Snake River at___.________... 24

South Side Twin Falls Canal at -. 81

Milner Low Lift Canal near Milner, Idaho.. 78

Minidoka, Idaho, Lake Walcott near_.._ 22

North Side Minidoka Canal near........ 72

Snake River near__.... ___........ 23

South Side Minidoka Canal near_..__._- 73 

Moore Creek near Arrowrock, Idaho- . 119 

Moose Springs, Idaho, discharge measurement of 190

Moran, Wyo., Jackson Lake at 12

Snake River near__ ... 13

Mountain City, Nev., Owyhee River at .. 108 

Mountain Home Cooperative Canal near

Mountain Home, Idaho.._.... 106

Mountain Home feeder canal near Mourtain

Home, Idaho._ __ __ 105 

Mud Lake near Terreton, Idaho____..... 56

Mud Lake Basin, Idaho, gaging-station

records in...__...____ 56-58 

Murphy, Idaho, Snake River near .. 29

N

Neeley, Idaho, Snake River at. . 21

Niagara Springs, Idaho, discharge meartirement of.___. ._________ 192

North Fork, Idaho, North Fork of Salmon

River at 163

North Leigh Creek, Idaho, discharge measurement of-.-----.-__ ... 190

North Powder, Oreg., Powder River near 150 

Thief Valley Reservoir near.. 150

North Side Minidoka Canal near Minidoka,

Idaho.. 72

North Side Twin Falls Canal at MFner,

Idaho--..--_-------__ 80

Notus, Idaho, Boise River at... _ 114

Oakley, Idaho, Goose Creek near_ _.... 74

Trapper Creek near 76

Oakley Reservoir near Oakley, Idaho. .. 75

Orofino, Idaho, Clearwater River at . 185 

Owyhee River above Owyhee Reservoir,

Oreg. _------ 109

at Mouutain City, Nev ------ 108

below Owyhee Dam, Oreg 110

Oxbow, Oreg., Snake River at -------_ 31

P. A. lateral near Milner, Idaho__.__. 77

Pahsimeroi River near May, Idaho.. 161

Payette River, Lake Fork of, above reservoir

near McCall, Idaho_______ 135

near Emmett, Idaho _ 130

near Horseshoe Bend, Idaho ... 129

North Fork of, at Lardo, Idaho_____ 134
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Payette River, South Fork of, near Banks,

Idaho. -- - - 128 

South Fork of, near Garden Valley, Idaho. 127 

Payette River Basin, Idaho, gaging-station

records in. -...-. 127-137

Picabo, Idaho, Silver Creek near._. - ... 103 

Pocatello, Idaho, Portneuf River at____- 71 

Portneuf River and Salmon Falls Creek, 

Idaho, gaging-station records on 

tributaries between....__-.--.. 72-82

Portneuf River at Pocatello, Idaho. --------- 71

at Topaz, Idaho.____-__-__----- 70

Powder River at Salisbury, Oreg-__.-___-. 149 

below Thief Valley Reservoir, near North

Powder, Oreg-----------__---- 150

near Robinette, Oreg- --___ _____- 151

Powder River Basin, Oreg., gaging-station

records in_-__-...-....._-__-- 149-151

Publications, information concerning....-.-- 5-9

obtaining or consulting of. __ .. 6 

on stream flow, lists of_ .- -. 7, 9

R 

Rexburg, Idaho, Henrys Fork near..-------- 44

Rexbury and St. Anthony gaging stations, 

Idaho, diversions from Henrys 

Fork between.--.......-..--.... 43

Richfield, Idaho, Big Wood River near._.. 89 

Lincoln Canal near..........._..-_.--... 95

Little Wood River near-..---........... 99

Magic Reservoir near_..._......._. 88

Riley Creek, Idaho, discharge measurement

of.... 192

Riparia, Wash., Snake River at..._------- 32

Riverside, Oreg., Malheur River near....... 123

Warmsprings Reservoir near..---------- 122

Robinette, Oreg., Powder River near.------- 151

Robinson Creek at Warm River, Idaho - 46 

Rock Creek near Twin Falls, Idaho.....__ 82

Rogerson, Idaho, Salmon River Canal Co.

Reservoir near_..__.____.-.----.- 84

Rondowa, Oreg., Grande Ronde River at 172 

Run-off in inches, definition of__........... 2

S

St. Anthony, Idaho, Henrys Fork at-------- 42

Teton River near-___...__-------- 53

St. Anthony and Ashton gaging stations, 

Idaho, diversions from Henrys 

Fork between--.---..-----_.-. 41

St. Anthony and Rexburg gaging stations, 

Idaho, diversions from Henrys 

Fork between..-_-_____-._--.--_ 43

St. Anthony gaging station and mouth, 

Idaho, diversions from Teton 

River between..-------.-.---.... 54

Salisbury, Oreg., Powder River at_..._.. 149

Salmon, Idaho, Lemhi River at-__ _---...-. 162

Salmon Fills Creek and Portneuf River, 

Idaho, gaging-station records on 

tributaries between_----------- 72-82

Salmon Falls Creek, Idaho, discharge measurement of....._- ____.___.... 192 

near San Jacinto, Nev._______________. 83

Salmon Falls Creek Basin, Nev.-Idaho, gaging-station records in_... .- 83-84

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Salmon River at Salmon, Idaho._-..___ 156 

at Whitebird, Idaho................ .. 157

below Valley Creek, at Stanley, Idaho... 153 

below Yankee Fork, near Clayton, Idaho. 154 

East Fork of, near Claytor, Idaho___ 160 

East Fork of South Fork of, at Stibnite,

Idaho 167

near Stibnite, Idaho,___._______ 168 

near Yellow Pine, Idaho_.___..... 169

Middle Fork of, near Cape Horn, Idaho, 164 

near Challis, Idaho...-........._...__. 155

North Fork of, at North Fork, Idaho.... 163

South Fork of, near Knox, Idaho.----__. 166

Yankee Fork of, near Clayton, Idaho__ 159 

Salmon River Basin, Idaho, gaging-station

records in__.____________.._... 153-170

Salmon River Canal Co. Peservoir near

Rogerson, Idaho.______________ 84

Salt River near Smoot, Wyo..___._-___ 33 

near Thayne, Wyo.- ____...... 34

Salt River Basin, Wyo., gaging-station

records in__-_________._ 33-35

San Jacinto, Nev., Salmon Falls Creek near.. 83 

Sand Springs, Idaho, discharge measurement

of-- -- -- 192

Sawmill Canal, Idaho, discharge measurement of _---------_ 191

Second-feet per square mile, definition of-... 2 

Second-foot, definition of...---------_----- 2

Selway River near Lowell, Idaho..._- . 183 

Sharp Ditch near Mackay, Idaho----------- 69

Shelley, Idaho, Snake River near- _ __.. - 16 

Shelley and Clough ranch gaging stations, 

Idaho, diversions from Snake 

River between, __._...__.... 18

Shelley and Heise gaging stations, Idaho, 

diversions from Snake River 

between..-..- .......--. --.. 15

Sheridan Creek, Idaho, discharge measurement of .... 190

Shoshone, Idaho, Big Wood River near_.. 90 

Lincoln Canal near.,.................... 96

Little Wood River at . 100 

Silver Creek near Picabo, Idaho.-----.----.- 103

Smoot, Wyo., Salt River near.___-... .. 33 

Snake River at Clough ranch, near Blackfoot, Idaho..-..__--.-_-_---...-. 19 

at King Hill, Idaho - 28

at Milner, Idaho.---- -- - - 24

at Neeley, Idaho__-_-_----- .-.-_.. 21

at Oxbow, Oreg-.--..__-__----_-_---_--- 31

at Riparia, Wash-.--.----...---...--.-- 32

at Weiser, Idaho.-- .. . 30 

below Blackfoot Bridge, near Blackfoot,

Idaho.-..--..-- ------- 17

diversions from, between E'eise and Shelley gaging stations, Idaho..------ 15

between Shelley and Clough ranch

gaging stations, Idaho.-_........ 18

near Hagerman, Idaho. - -... 27 

near Heise, Idaho-__ ......... 14

near Kimberly, Idaho.--- -- - 25 

near Minidoka, Idaho.----.-....--.----- 23

near Moran, Wyo..-_ - - 13
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Snake Eiver near Murphy, Idaho.. __ 29 

near Shelley, Idaho...._______.__ 16

near Twin Falls, Idaho__..._.___ 26 

South Leigh Creek, Idaho, discharge measurement of-------------.-.---.-. 190

South Side Minidoka Canal near Minidoka,

Idaho,.......................... 73

South Side Twin Falls Canal at Milner,

Idaho... - 81

Spalding, Idaho, Clearwater River at__.... 186

Spencer Canal, Idaho, discharge measurement of- --- ----- -----. 190

Spring Creek, Idaho, discharge measurements of._________---__ _ 191

Springs (ponds and springs), Idaho, discharge

measurement of,._..-.__-... 192 

Squaw Creek, Idaho, discharge measurement

of. - -. _ __. 191

Squirrel, Idaho, diversions from Fall Biver

above gaging station near,.__ 47 

Fall Kiver near..._.____.______ 48 

Wyoming Creek near....______...... 47

Squirrel and Chester gaging stations, Idaho, 

diversions from Fall River between.. -__-___-_---_-.--._.... 49

Squirrel Creek near Squirrel, Idaho.. __.. 51 

Stage-discharge relation, definition of . 2 

Stanley, Idaho, Salmon River at___._..... 153

Valley Creek at-.. - ----. ----- 158

Starkey, Oreg., Meadow Creek near....._. 173

Stibnite, Idaho, East Fork of South Fork of

Salmon River at_.-.--.....__ 167

East Fork of South Fork of Salmon River

near....-_.-._..._.______.--_.-.. 168

Strawberry Creek near Bedford, Wyo._... 35 

StringCanal.Idaho, discharge measurement of_ 190

Tamarack, Idaho, Lost Creek near._--___-_. 140 

Lost Valley Reservoir near.....____.. 139

Targee Creek, Idaho, discharge measurements of-_-----___-__.. 190

Taylor Diversion (of Dry Creek), Idaho, discharge measurement of.___.-__ 191 

Teeney Creek, Idaho, discharge measurement of._..--__....-.____ 191

Terms, definition of-..----.-___..._. 2

Terreton, Idaho, Mud Lake near..__..... 56

Teton River, diversions from, between St. 

Anthony gaging station and 

mouth, Idaho.___-_--_ ---_-.- 54 

near St. Anthony, Idaho.. . -,-. 53 

near Tetonia, Idaho..__.___-_-.._.. 52 

Tetonia, Idaho, Teton River near........... 52

Tbayne, Wyo., Salt River near._..____ 34 

Theif Valley Reservoir near North Powder,

Oreg.-.-.....-----.-__.--.._ 150

Thorn Creek spillway near Oooding, Idaho. 97 

Thousand Springs (east channel), Idaho, discharge measurement of...___ 192 

(west channel), Idaho, discharge measurement of.__---.-___.__-.-. 192 

Three Creek, Idaho, East Fork of Jarbidge

River near.,.....-.--..-._...... 107

Tonks Canal.Idaho, discharge measurement of. 190

Tonks Canal No. 1 waste, Idaho, discharge

measurement of_.._.__--.._.. 190 

Tonks Canal No. 2 waste, Idaho, discharge

measurement of...-____.... 190 

Topaz, Idaho, Portneuf River at...____ 70 

Town Canal, Idaho, discharge measurement

of.......-.-.........-.-.... . 190

Trail Creek, Idaho, discharge measurements

of-.. ...... __ 190

Trapper Creek near Oakley, Idaho .......... 76

Twin Falls, Idaho, Rock Creek near........ 82

Snake River near_.....__.._____ 26

Twin Springs, Idaho, Boise River near...... Ill

U

Union, Oreg., Catherine Creek near. ____ 174 

Unnamed springs, Idaho, discharge measurement of . ..--... ...... 192

Vale, Oreg., Malheur River near...____ 125 

Valley Creek at Stanley, Idaho...___._ 158

W

Wallowa, Oreg., Bear Creek near..__..... 180 

Wallowa Falls power plant tailrace near

Joseph, Oreg_._-................ 177

Wallowa River above Wallowa Lake, near

Joseph, Oreg--...-..-.--........ 175

East Fork of, near Joseph, Oreg-.. .... 176

Walter Butte Spring Creek, Idaho, discharge

measurement of.-... .....-.-. 192 

Warm Creek, Idaho, discharge measurement

of.-.. . .- - 190 

Warm River at Warm River, Idaho...___ 45 

Warm River, Idaho, Henrys Fork at._.... 39

Robinson Creek at...._._.___........... 46

Warm Spring Creek (east channel) near

Mackay, Idaho............--...- 67

(west channel) near Mackay, Idaho..... 68

Warmsprings Reservoir near Riverside,

Oreg-__ _- - . 122 

Webb & Alliance Trust Co. Ditch, Idaho,

discharge measurement of....... 191

Weiser, Idaho, Crane Creek near......_... 144

Snake River at._ - - __.... 30

Weiser Irrigation District Canal near Weiser,

Idaho- -- 145

Weiser River above Crane Creek, near

Weiser, Idaho.._. _ . 138 

East Fork of, discharge measurement of. . 192 

Weiser River Basin, Idaho, gaging-stetion

records in_-___....-_ . 138-145

Wet Creek, Idaho, discharge measurements oL 191 

Whitebird, Idaho, Salmon River at. -......- 157

Work, authorization of---.-----.-.--.------- 1

division of_...-.__.-_._._-... . 10-11 

scope of.-.---------._.-...-.... .... 1-2

Wyoming Creek near Squirrel, Idaho. _... 47

y

Yellow Pine, Idaho, East Fork of South Fork

of Salmon River near . . 169 

Johnson Creek at .-- . - -.-_.- 170

o