Surface Water Supply 

of the United States 

1947

Part 10. The Great Basin

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

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 1090

Prepared in cooperation with the States 

of California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, 

Utah, and Wyoming and other agencies

JS

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, WASHINGTON : 1949
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

J. A. Krug, Secretary

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 

W. E. Wrather, Director

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

Washington 25, D. C. - Price 45 cents (paper cover)
PREFACE

This report was prepared by the Geological Survey in cooperation with 

the States of California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Wyoming, 

and other agencies, by personnel of the Water Resources Division under 

the direction of:

C. G. Paulsen.-_-___---_---__.---_-----------Chief Hydraulic Engineer

J. V. B. WellB.._____..._.._.--___-...------Chief, Surface Wate- Branch

B. J. Peterson---_-_-------_-----___---_---Chief, Annual Report? Section

District Engineers (Surface Water)

G. H. Canfield_-_.__________________________________..Portland, Oreg.

Robert Follansbee.---------- --------- .-____-_____---_ -_-Denver, Colo.

H. D. McGlashan.-._-____-_-__________-_-_--_-San Francisco, Calif.

T. R. Newell______-i_-___-_--__-______________-_--------Bone, Idaho

M. T. Wilson-.,.-___-__-_-_----..-.---.---------Salt Lake City, Utah
CONTENTS

Page

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

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

Explanat ion of data.................................................................. 2

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

Publications......................................................................... 5

Records of discharge collected by agencies other than the Geological Survey.......... 11

Cooperation.......................................................................... 12

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

Gaging-atation records............................................................... 14

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

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

Bear River Bas in................................................................. 15

Bear River near Utah-Wyoming State line........................................ 15

Boar River above Sulphur Creek, near Evanatori, Wyo............................. 16

Bear River near Evanston, Wyo.................................................. 17

Bear River near Woodruff, Utah................................................. 18

Bear River near Randolph, Utah................................................. 19

Bear River at Border, Wyo...................................................... 20

Bear River at Harer, Idaho..................................................... 21

Bear River below Stewart Dan, near Montpelier, Idaho........................... 22

Bear River at Peacadero, Idaho................................................. 23

Bear River at Alexander, Idaho................................................. 24

Bear River below Utah Power & Light Co.'a tailrace, at Oneida, Idaho........... 25

Bear River near Preston, Idaho................................................. 26

Bear River near Collinaton, Utah............................................... 27

Mill Creek near Evanston, Wyo.................................................. 2S

Chapman Canal at State line, near Evanston, Wyo................................ 30

Twin Creek at Sage, V/yo........................................................ 31

Sniths Fork near Border, V/yo................................................... 32

Thonas Fork near Geneva, Idaho................................................. 34

Salt Creek near Geneva, Idaho.................................................. 36

Rainbow inlet canal near Dingle, Idaho......................................... 37

Montpelier Creek at irrigators weir, near Montpelier, Idaho.................... 38

Bear Lake at Llfton, near St. Charles, Idaho................................... 39

Bear Lake Outlet Canal near Paria, Idaho....................................... 40

Bloonlngton Creek near Bloomington, Idaho...................................... 41

Paris Creek near Paris, Idaho.................................................. 42

Paris power canal near Paris, Idaho............................................ 43

Mill Creek above West, Fork, near Liberty, Idaho................................ 44

Mill Creek near Liberty, Idaho................................................. 45

North Creel- below Emigration Creek, near Liberty, Idaho........................ 46

Georgetown Creel: near Georgetown, Idaho........................................ 47

Cottonwood Creek near Cleveland, Idaho......................................... 48

Ilink Creek below Dry Fork, near Mink Creek, Idaho.............................. 49

IlJnk Creek near Mink Creek, Idaho.............................................. 50

Twin Lakes Canal near Mink Creel;, Idaho........................................ 51

Preaton-Riverdale & Mink Creek Canal near Mink Creek, Idaho.................... 52

Cub River near Preston, Idaho.................................................. 53

Cub River above Maple Creek, near Franklin, Idaho.............................. 54

Cub River-Worm Creek Canal near Preston, Idaho................................. 55

Preston-V/hitney Canal near Preaton, Idaho...................................... 56

Cub River Canal near Preston, Idaho............................................ 57

Maple Creek near Franklin, Idaho............................................... 58

High Creek near Richmond, Utah..................... '. ........................... 59

Little Bear River near Paradiae, Utah.......................................... 60

Hyrum Reservoir near Hyrum, Utah............................................... 61

Little Bear River near Hyrum, Utah............................................. 62

East Fork Little Bear River near Avon, Utah.................................... 63

Logan River above State dam, near Logan, Utah.................................. 64

Utah Power & Light Co.'a tailrace near Logan, Utah............................. 65

Logan, Hyde Park & Smithfield Canal near Logan, Utah........................... 66

Blacksmith Fork at Hardware Ranch, near Hyrum, Utah............................ 67

Blacksmith Fork above Utah Power & Light Co.'s dam, near Hyrum, Utah........... 68

Clarkston Creek near Newton, Utah.............................................. 69

West Side Canal near Collinston, Utah.......................................... 70

Hamnond (East Side) Canal near Collinston, Utah................................ 71

Malad River below apringa, near Ifalad, Idaho................................... 72

Malad River at Woodruff, Idaho................................................. 73

Little Malad River above Elkhorn Reservoir, near Malad, Idaho.................. 74

Elkhorn Reservoir near Malad, Idaho............................................ 75

Little Ilalad River below Elkhorn Reservoir, near Malad, Idaho.................. 76

Little Malad River below Sand Ridge dam aite, near Malad, Idaho................ 77

Devil Creel; above Campbell Creek, near Malad, Idaho............................ 78

Devil Creek above Evans dividers, near Malad, Idaho............................ 79

Deep Creek belov; First Creek, near Malad, Idaho................................ 80
VI CONTENTS

Gaging-station records Continued.

Great Salt Lake Basin Continued. Page

Weber River Basin. ................................................................ 81

Weber River above Smith and Morehouse Creek, near Oakley, Utah................. 81

Weber River near Oakley, Utah.................................................. 82

Weber River near Coalvtlle, Utah............................................... 83

Echo Reservoir at Echo, Utah................................................... 84

Weber River at Echo, Utah...................................................... 85

Weber River at Devils Slide, Utah.............................................. 86

Weber River at Gateway, Utah................................................... 87

Weber"River near Plain City, Utah.............................................. 88

Smith and Morehouse Creek near Oakley, Utah.................................... 89

Chalk Creek at Coalville, Utah................................................. 90

Lost Creek near Croydon, Utah.................................................. 91

East Canyon Reserve ir near Morgan, Utah........................................ 92

East Canyon Creek near Morgan, Utah............................................ 93

Hardscrabble Creek near Porterville, Utah...................................... 94

South Fork Ogden River near Huntsville, Utah................................... 95

Pine View Reservoir near Ogden, Utah........................................... 96

Ogden River below Pine View Dam, near Ogden, Utah.............................. 97

Jordan River Basin............................................................... 98

Jordan River at Narrows, near Lehl, Utah....................................... 98

Jordan River at Salt Lake City, Utah........................................... 99

Spanish Fork at Thistle, Utah................................................... 101

Spanish Fork at Cast ilia, Utah................................................. 102

Spanish Fork near Lake Shore, Utah................................'............. 103

Diamond Fork near Thistle, Utah................................................ 104

Strawberry Tunnel at West Portal, near Thistle, Utah........................... 105

Hobble Creek near Springville, Utah..'.......................................... 106

Prove River near Charleston, Utah.............................................. 107

Deer Creek Reservoir near Charleston, Utah..................................... 108

Prove River near Wildwood, Utah................................................ 109

Prove River at Vivian Park, Utah............................................... 110

Prove River at Prove, Utah...................................................... Ill

Weber-Provo diversion canal at Oakley, Utfih..........................I.....!!!! 112

Weber-Provo diversion canal near Woodland, Utah................................ 113

Snake Creek near Charleston, Utah.............................................. 114

Round Valley Creek near Wallsburg, Utah........................................ 115

Deer Creek near Wildwood, Utah................................................. lie

South Fork Prove River at Vivian Park, Utah.................................... 117

American Fork above upper power plant, near American Fork, Utah................ 118

Surplus Canal at Salt,Lake City, Utah.......................................... 119

Sevier Lake Basin.................................................................. 120

Sevier River at Hatch, Utah....................................................... 120

Sevier River near Kingston, Utah................................................. 121

Piute Reservoir near Marysvale, Utah............................................. 122

Sevier River below Plute Dam, near Marysvale, Utah............................... 123

Sevier River atrove Clear Creek, near Sevier, Utah................................ 124

Sevier River near Sigurd, Utah................................................... 125

Sevier River below San Pitch River, near Gunnison, Utah........................... 126

Sevier Bridge Reservoir near Juab, Utah.......................................... 127

Sevier River near Juab, Utah..................................................... 128

Sevier River near Lynndyl, Utah.................................................. 129

East Fork Sevier River near Kingston, Utah....................................... 130

Antimony Creek near Antimony, Utah............................................... 131

Otter Creek Reservoir near Antimony, Utah........................................ 132

Clear Creek at Sevier, Utah...................................................... 133

Salina Creek at Salina, Utah..................................................... 134

Pavant Valley...................................................................... 135

Chalk Creek near Fillmore, Utah.................................................. 135

Beaver River Basin................................................................. 136

Beaver River near Beaver, Utah................................................... 136

Beaver River at Adamsville, Utah................ ./. ............................... 137

Rockyford Reservoir near Minersville, Utah......./................................ 138

Beaver River at Rockyford Dam, near Minersville, Utah............................ 139

Parowan Valley..................................................................... 140

Center Creek near Parowan, Utah.................................................. 140

Cedar City Valley................................................................... 141

Coal Creek near Cedar City, Utah................................................. 141

Salton Sea Basin................................................................... 141

Salton Sea, Calif................................................................ 141

Mojave River Basin................................................................. 142

Deep Creek near Hesper la, Calif.................................................. 14?,

Mo.Tave River at lower narrows, near Victorville, Calif........................... 143

Mojave River at Barstow, Calif................................................... 144

West Fork Mojave River near Hesperla, Calif...................................... 145

Antelope Valley.................................................................... 146

Rock Creek near Valyermo, Calif.................................................. 146

Little Rock Creek near Little Rock, Calif............................. ^ ......... 147

Mono Lake Basin.................................................................... 148

Mono Lake near Mono Lake, Callf.................................................. 148

Walker Lake Basin.................................................................. 148

Walker Lake near Hawthorne, Nev.................................................. 148

Bridgeport Reservoir near Bridgeport, Calif...................................... 149

East Walker River near Bridgeport, Calif......................................... 150

West Walker River below East Fork, near Coleville, Calif......................... 151

East Fork West Walker River near Bridgeport, Calif............................... 152

Topaz Reservoir near Topaz, Calif................................................ 153
CONTENTS VII

Gaglng-statlon records Continued. Page

Humboldt-Carson Sink Basin......................................................... 154

Carson River Basin............................................................... 154

East Fork Carson River near Gardnerville, Nev.................................. 154

Carson River near Carson City, Nev............................................. 155

Carson River near Fort Churchill, Nev.......................................... 156

VJest Fork Carson River at Woodfords, Calif..................................... 157

Humboldt River Basin.............................................................. 158

Huriboldt River near Elko, Nev.................................................. 158

Hunholdt River near CarHn, Nev................................................ 159

Hunboltlt River at Palisade, Nev................................................ 160

Humbolrtt River near Argenta, Nev............................................... 161

Hunboldt River at Battle Mountain, Nev......................................... 162

Hunboldt River at Comus, Nev................................................... 163

Humboldt River near Imlay, Nev................................................. 164

Rye Patch Reservoir near Rye Patch, Nev........................................ 165

Humboldt River near Rye Patch, Nev............................................. 166

Marys River below Hot Springs Creek, near Deeth, Nev........................... 167

Lanollle Creek near Lamollle, Nev.............................................. 168

North Fork Humboldt River at Devils Oate, near Halleck, Nev.................... 169

South Fork Humboldt River near Lee, Nev........................................ 170

South Fork Humboldt River near Elko, Nev....................................... 171

Pine Creek near Pal1sade, Nev.................................................. 172

Rock' Creek near Battle Mountain, Nev........................................... 174

Little Humboldt River at Chimney dam site, near Paradise Valley, Nev........... 175

Little Humboldt River near Paradise Valley, Nev................................. 176

Martin Creek near Paradise Valley, Nev......................................... 177

Cottonwood Creek at Paradise Valley, Nev....................................... 178

Hunboldt-Lovelock Irrigation, Light & Power Co.'s feeder canal near Imlay, Nev. 179

Pyramid and Wlnnemucca Lakes Basln................................................. 180

Pyramid Lake near Nixon, Nev..................................................... 180

Truckee River near Truckee, Calif................................................ 180

Warner Lakes Basin................................................................. 181

Twentymlle Creek near Adel, Oreg................................................. 181

Deep Creek above Adel, Oreg...................................................... 183

Albert Lake Basin.................................................................. 184

Chewaucan River above Conn ditch, near Paisley, Oreg............................. 184

Sliver Lake Basin.................................................................. 185

Silver Creek near Sliver Lake, Dreg.............................................. 185

Malheur and Harney Lakes Bas In...................................................... 186

Sllvles River near Burns, Oreg................................................... 186

Donner und Blltzen River near Frenchglen, Oreg................................... 187

Bridge Creek near Frenchglen, Oreg............................................... 188

Alvord Lake Basin.................................................................. 189

Trout Creek near Denlo, Oreg..................................................... 189

Miscellaneous discharge measurements................................................. 190

Index................................................................................ 193

ILLUSTRATIONS

Figure 1. Gaglng-statlon structures: A, Donner und Blltzen River near Frenchglen, 

Oreg.; B, Sevler River near Juab, Utah; C, Beaver River near Bef.ver, 

Utah.. ~. ...............................7..............................
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY OF THE GREAT BASIN, 1947

SCOPE OF WORK

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

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

water year ending September 30, 1947. The work was begun in 1888 In connection with 

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

stage and contents of lakes and reservoirs have been made at about 11,100 gaging stations 

in the 48 States and also at many in the Territories of Alaska and Hawaii. In July 1947, 

5,810 gaging stations, Including those in Hawaii, were being maintained by the Geological 

Survey and cooperating organizations. Miscellaneous discharge measurements were made 

during the water year at many other points.

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

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

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

volume, the section on cooperation of the second kind appears on page 12.

DEFINITION OF TERMS

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

herein are defined as follows:

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

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

whose average velocity is 1 foot per second.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

with storage for irrigation.

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

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

represents a runoff of 0.03?2 inch from 1 square mile.

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

and discharge."

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

a reach of the channel, or an artificial structure.

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"Contents" is a term applied to the volume of water in a reservoir. It is computed on 

the basis of a level pool and does not include bank storage unless otherwise indicated.

EXPLANATION OP DATA

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

comparable records of discharge for stations in the same or nearby basins. Fo*1 those 

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

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

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

days on which discharge measurements w0re made during or between periods of ice effect, 

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

by a footnote.

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

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

A. CONNER UND BLITZEN RIVER NEAR FRENCHGLEN. OREG.

B. SEVIER RIVER NEAR JUAB, UTAH.

C. BEAVER RIVER NEAR BEAVER, UTAH.

FIGURE 1. GAGING-STATION STRUCTURES.
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the stream, and a table of monthly and yearly discharge and runoff. Skeleton rating 

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

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

or other special methods.

The description of the station gives the type of gage, its latitude and longitude as 

determined from the beet available maps, and information in regard to diversions that 

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

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

number of years indicated. It is given only for 'stations for which there are 10 or more 

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

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

minimum gage height (unless it is of no importance). Unless otherwise qualified, the 

maximum discharge corresponds to the crest stage, obtained by use of a' water-stage 

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

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

some stations. This supplementary information is generally omitted for a station at which 

the drainage area of the stream is less than 10 or more than 10,000 square miles or at 

which, on most days, the peak discharge exceeds the mean discharge by less than 10 percent

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

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

gage height. For stations subject to such fluctuation the daily mean gage height may not 

indicate the true daily mean discharge, which must be obtained by averaging the discharge 

for parts of the day or by using the discharge integrator, an instrument for obtaining the 

daily mean discharge from a continuous gage-height graph and containing as an essential 

element a curve representing the stage-discharge relation at the station. For stations 

equipped with nonrecording gages, the table of daily discharge gives the discharge corresponding to either once-daily readings of the gage, the mean of twice-daily readings, or 

the mean gage height determined from gage-height graphs based on gage readings. For 

periods of rapidly changing stage, the daily mean discharge is determined from gage-height 

graphs based on gage readings, the frequency of which is stated in the station description.

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

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

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

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

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

feet per second during the month.

For most gaging stations on lakes and reservoirs the data presented comprise a description of the station and a monthly summary table of stage and Contents. For some reservoirs a table showing daily contents is given. A skeleton table of capacity at given 

stages is usually given in the first report in which data for a station are published 

but is omitted from succeeding reports.
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1947, PART 10 5

ACCURACY OP FIELD DATA AND COMPUTED RESULTS

The accuracy of stream-flow data depends primarily on (1) the permanency of the stagedischarge relation or, if the control is unstable, the frequency of discharge measurements 

and (2) the accuracy of observations of stage, measurements of flow, and interpretation of 

records.

The station description gives a statement in regard to the general accurac^ of the 

records. "Excellent" Indicates that, in general, the error in the daily records is 

believed to be less than 5 percent; "good," less than 10 pe^nt; "fair," less than 15 percent; and "poor," probably more than 15 percent. The records of monthly and yearly mean 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

changes in reservoir contents, unless its inclusion is indicated. Even at those Stations 

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

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

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

runoff in Inches are also omitted if the drainage area includes large noncontrlbutlng 

areas or if the average annual rainfall over the drainage area is less than 2") Inches.

Many gaging stations on streams in the irrigated areas of the United States are situated above most of the diversions from those streams, and therefore the discharge recorded 

does not show the water supply available for further development, as prior aD">roprlatlons 

below the station must first be satisfied.

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

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

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

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

subject to revision in succeeding water-supply papers.

PUBLICATIONS

The results of stream-flow measurements are now published annually In 14 p'vrts, each 

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

below:

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

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

	Mississippi River).

3. Ohio River Basin.

^ 4. St. Lawrence River Basin.

5. Hudson Bay-and upper Mississippi River Basins.

6. Missouri River Basin.

7. Lower Mississippi River Basin.

8. Western Gulf of Mexico basins.

9. Colorado River Basin.

10. The Great Basin.

11. Pacific slope basins in California.

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

13. Snake River Basin.

14. Pacific slope basins in Oregon and lower Columbia River Basin.
6 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1947, PART 10

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

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

1. Copies may be purchased at nominal cost from the Superintendent of Documents, 

Goverrcnent.Printing Office, Washington, D. C., who will, on application, furnish lists 

giving prices.

2. Sets of the reports may be consulted in the libraries of the principal cities in 

the United States.

3. Sets are available for consultation in the offices of the water-resources division 

Of the Geological Survey as follows:

East of the Mississippi River:

Albany, N. Y., 526 Federal Building.

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

Atlanta, Ga., 411 Grand Theater Building.

Augusta, Maine, 420 Statehouse.

Baton Rouge, La., 538 Florida Street.

Boston, Mass., 939 Post Office Building.

Champaign, 111., 605 South.Nell Street.

Charleston, W. Va., 408 Union Building.

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

Chattanooga, Term., 442 Post Office Building.

College Park, Md., 105 Engineering Building, University of Maryland.

Columbia, S. C.,207 Creason Building.

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

Harrisburg, Pa., 490 Education Building.

Hartford, Conm, 203 Federal Building.

Indianapolis, Ind., 205 Underwriters Building.

Jackson, Miss., 208 Millsaps Building.

Knoxville, Tenn.,'337 Post Office Building.

Louisville, Ky., 531.Federal Building.

Madison, Wis., 666 State Office Building.

Montgomery, Ala., 507 Post Office Building.

Morgantown, W. Va., 407 Mineral Industries Building.

New Philadelphia, Ohio, Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District Building.

Ocala, Fla., 302 Post Office Building.

Pittsburgh, Pa., 515 Plaza Building.

Raleigh, N. C., 244 Educational Building.

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

Trenton, N. J., 228 Federal Building.

Washington, D. C., Federal Works Agency Building.

Williamsburg, Ky., State Highway Building.

West of the Mississippi River:

Albuquerque, N. Mex., 723 North Second Street.

Austin, Tex. , 302 West Fifteenth" Street.

Bismarck, N. Dak., 7 Eltinge Building.

Boise, Idaho, 429 Federal Building.

Denver, Colo., 126 New Customhouse.

Fort Smith, Ark., 6 Post Office Building.

He^na, Mont., 408 Federal Building.

Honolulu, Hawaii, 225 Federal Building.

Idaho Falls, Idaho, 204 Federal Building.

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

Lincoln, Nebr., 510-Rudge-Guenzel Building.

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

Oklahoma City, Okla., 203 Council Building.

Pierre, S. Dak., 301 Federal Building.

Portland, Oreg., 606 Post Office Building.

Rolla, Mo., 211 Ramsey Building.

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

Salt Lake City, Utah, 303 Federal Building.

San Francisco, Calif., 702 Appraisers Building.

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

Tacoma, Wash., 207 Federal Building.

Topeka, Kans., 305 Federal Building.

Tucson, Ariz., 210 Post Office Building.

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

Geological Survey, Washington, D. C.

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

may usually be obtained from the district offices listed above.
PUBLICATIONS 7

Early records of the flow of streams in the United States are published ir the reports 

listed below. In many of these reports records for years earlier than those indicated 

have been included for some streams.

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

(A Annual Report; B « Bulletin; W > Water-Supply Paper)

Report Character of data Year

loth A, pt. 2 Deacrlptlve Information only.

llth A, pt. 2 Monthly dlacharge and descriptive Information................ 1884 to September 1890.

12th A, pt. 2 ....do....................................................... 1884 to June 3O, 1891.

13th A, pt. 3 ....do....................................................... 1884-92.

14th A, pt. 2 Monthly discharge............................................ 1888-93.

B 131........ Descriptions, measurements, gage heights, and ratings........ 1893-94.

16th A, pt. 2 Deacrlptlve Information only.

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

monthly discharge.

W 11......... Oage helghta................................................. 1896.

18th A, pt. 4 Deacrlptlona, meaauremen ;a, ratlnga, and monthly dlacharge... 1895-96.

W 15......... Deacrlptlona, meaauremen a, and gage helghta of streams eaat 1897.

of the Mlsalaslppl Rlv r, and Missouri River and tributaries above Kansas Rl er.

W 16......... Deacrlptlona, meaauremen a, and gage helghta of stream west 1897.

of the Mlaalaalppl Rlv r, except Mlasourl River and tributaries above Kansas Rl er.

19th A, pt. 4 Deacrlptlona, measuremen a, ratlnga, and monthly dlacharge. 1897.

W 27...... .. Measurements, ratlnga, and gage heights of streams east of 1898.

the Mississippi River, and Missouri River and tributaries.

W 28......... Measurements, ratings, and gage helghta of streams west of 1898.

the Mlaslsslppl River, except Mlaaourl River and trlbutarlea.

20th A, pt. 4 Monthly discharge............................................ 1898.

W 35 to 39... Deacrlptlona, measurements, gage heights, and ratings........ 1899.

21at A, pt. 4 Monthly discharge............................................ 1899.

W 47 to 52... Deacriptlona, measurements, gage helghta, and ratlnga........ 19OO.

22d A, pt. 4. Monthly dlacharge............................................ 1900.

W 65, 66..... Deacrlptlona, measurements, gage helghta, and ratlnga........ 19O1.

W 75......... Monthly discharge.'............................................ 1901.

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

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

station will, in general, be found in the reports covering the years during w'-iich the 

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

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

453, 473, and 503, which contain records for the Ohio River Basin for those yiars.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

have been collected. These summaries are available also as separate reprints.
Numbers of water-supply papers containing results of stream measurements, 189

Year

1899 a... 

1900 g... 

1901..... 

1902..... 

1903.....

1904..... 

1905..... 

1906..... 

1907-8... 

1909.....

1910. .... 

1911..... 

1913.... . 

1913..... 

1914.....

1915. .... 

1916..... 

1917..... 

1S18.....

1919-20..

1923..... 

1923. .... 

1924..... 

1925. ....

1926.. .. . 

1927..... 

1928.. ... 

1929..... 

1930.. .. .

1931...., 

1932 ..... 

1933..... 

1934..... 

1935.....

1936. .... 

1937.... .

1938.... .' 

1939..... 

1940.... .

1941, .... 

3942..... 

1943, .... 

1944..... 

1945.....

1946. .... 

1947.....

1

3S

47, h48 

65, 75 

82 

97

0165, p!66, q!67 

0201, p202, q203 

241 

261

301 

3&1 

351 

381

431 

451 

471 

501

541 

561 

581 

601

621

641 

661 

661 

696

711 

726 

741 

756 

781

801 

821 

851 

871 

891

951 

971

1001 

1051

1051 

1081

2

b35, 36 

48 

65, 75 

b82, 83 

b97, 98

q!26, 127 

q!67, 168 

q203, 204 

242 

262

302 

322 

352 

382

432 

452 

472

502

542 

562 

582 

602

622 

642 

662 

682 

697

712 

727 

742 

757 

782

80Z 

822 

852 

872 

892

952 

972 

1002 

1032

1052 

1082

3

36 

48, 149 

65, 75 

83 

98

169 

205 

243 

263

303 

323 

353 

383

433 

453 

473 

503

543 

563 

583 

603

623 

643 

663 

683 

698

713 

728 

743 

758 

783

803 

823 

853 

873 

893

953 

973 

1003 

1033

1053 

 1083

4

se

49 

65, 75 

m82, 83 

97

129 

170 

206 

244 

264

304 

324 

354 

384

434 

454

474 

504

544 

564 

584

604

624 

644 

664 

684 

699

714 

729 

744 

759 

784

804 

824 

854 

874 

894

954 

974 

1004 

1034

1054 

1084

5

36 

49 

k65, 66, 75 

k83, 85 

k98, 99, nlOO

kl28, 130 

171

207 

245 

265

285 

305 

325 

355 

385

4O5 

435 

455 

475 

505

545 

565 

585 

605

625 

645 

665 

685 

700

715 

730 

745 

760 

785

8O5 

825 

855 

875 

895

925 

955 

975 

1005 

1035

1055 

1085

6

c36, 37 

49, J50 

66, 75 

84 

99

130, rl3l 

172 

208 

246 

266

286 

306- 

326 

356 

386

406 

436 

456 

476 

506

526 

546 

566 

586 

606

626 

646 

666 

686 

701

716 

731 

746 

761 

786

806 

826 

856 

876 

896

926 

956 

976 

1006 

1036

1056 

1086

7

37 

50 

k65, 66, 75 

k83, 84 

k98, 99

k!69, 173 

k205, 209 

247 

267

287 

307 

327 

357 

387

407 

437 

457 

477 

507

527 

547 

567 

587 

607

627 

647 

667 

687 

702

717 

732 

747 

762 

787

807 

827 

857 

877 

897

927 

957 

977 

1007 

1037

1O57 

1087

66

a Rating tables and Index to Water-Supply Papers 35-39 

contained In Water-Supply Paper 39. Monthly discharge for 1899 In 21st Annual Report, part 4. 

b James River only. . h 

c Sallatln River. 1 

d Green and Gunnlson Rivers and Colorado River above J

Gunnison River.

e Mojave River only. k 

f Kings and Kern Rivers and south Pacific slope basins, m

Rating tables and Index to Water-Supply Pa

contained In Water-Supply Paper- 5?. Mont

for 1900 In 22d Annual Report, part 4.

Wlssahlckon and Schuylklll Rivers to James 

Scloto River.

Loup, Platte, and Elkhorn Rivers and tribu

Platte River.

Tributaries of Mississippi River from east

Lake Ontario and tributaries to St. Lawren
PUBLICATIONS

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

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

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

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

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

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

Report

STATE 

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

Mississippi . 

California, Water resources of, part 1, Stream measurements in Sacramento River Basin. 

California, Water resources of, part 2, Stream measurements in San 

Joaquln River Basin. 

California, Water resources of, part 3, Stream measurements in the Great 

Basin and Pacific Coast river basins. 

California, southern, Surface water supply of Pacific slope of ........... 

California, Surface water supply of Sacramento River Basin. ..............

California, southern, Surface water supply of Pacific slope basins in. . . .

Pacific, and Great basins in.

DRAINAGE BASIN 

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

Colorado River Basin (Ariz., Calif., Colo., Utah, Wyo.), Surface waters 

at base stations in. 

Colorado River Basin (Ariz., Calif., Nev., N. Mex., Utah), Surface waters 

at stations on tributaries in lower. 

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

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

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

Rio Grande Basin (Colo., N. Mex., Tex.). Water resources of ..............

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

River Basin. 

Sevier Lake Basin (Utah), Utilization of surface water resources of...... 

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

Period

1895-1903 

1887-1912 

1878-1912 

1891-1912

1890-1916 

1895-1927 

1895-1927 

1894-1927 

1895-1927

1884-1900 

1895-1905 

1845-1915 

1894-1906 

1878-1910 

1898-1937 

1875-1916 

1878-1919 

1919-35 

1895-1905 

1894-1921

1888-1914 

1897-1927 

1891-1938

1888-1938

1898-1938 

1889-1920 

1894-1926 

1890-1906

1881-1938 

1895-1920 

1904-9 

1895-1906 

1888-1913 

1898-1917

1889-1937 

1890-1904

Water-Supply 

Paper

107 

298 

299

300

447 

597-E 

636-D 

636-E 

637-A

74 

197 

415 

230 

370 

850 

424 

492 

870 

156 

469

395 

.617 

918

1049

916 517 ' 

618 

198

917 

536 

279 

192 

358 

491

920 

109

Records of discharge have been published also in State reports. Some of ttese are 

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

previously published in its water-supply papers. The following table contain!? a list of 

these reports.

State reports containing compilations of records of discharge

State

Arkansas ...... 

Colorado. .....

Connecticut...

Illinois......

1 Contains re

Period

1895-1915 

1857-1928 

1881-1935

1881-1938

1900-1927

1912-33 

1898-1946 

1895-1906 

1907-19 

1908-11 

1900-1934 

1923-27 

1927-30 

1873-1932 

1873-1940

1941-42 

cords of ye

Report

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

Water resources of Colorado, Appendix 2, 

Data on stream-gaging stations of 

Colorado. 1 

Water resources of Colorado, Appendix 3, 

vols. 1 and 2, Stream-flow data of 

Colorado. 

Bull. 44, Water resources of Connecticut...

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

Pub. 72, Surface water supply of Indiana... 

Pub. 112, Surface water supply of Indiana..

Water-Supply Bull. 1, Summaries of yearly 

and flood flow relating to Iowa streams.. 

Water-Supply Bull. 2, Surface water 

resources of Iowa, 

arly discharge only.

Issued by

Geological Survey of Alabama. 

Arkansas Geological Survey. 

State Planning Commission, 

Water Conservation Board, 

State engineer. 

Do.

State Geological and Natural 

History Survey. 

State Water Ccrouisslon. 

Florida Geological Survey. 

Geological Survey of Georgia. 

Do. 

Rivers and Lakes Commission. 

Division of Waterways. 

Department of Conservation. 

Do. 

State Planninf Board. 

Iowa Geological Survey.

Do.

847921 O - 49 - 2
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1947, PART 10 

State reports containing compilations of records of discharge Continued

State

Kansas ........

Do.........

Kentucky ......

Louisiana.. ...

Minnesota. . . . . 

Missouri . .....

Nebraska.. ....

New Hampshire. 

New Jersey ....

New Mexico.... 

North Carolina

North Dakota. .

Ohio ...........

Oregon ........

Pennsylvania . .

Rhode Island.. 

South Carolina

Tennessee. ....

Washington. . . . 

Wisconsin. ....

Period

1895-1919

1924-28 

1928-35

1910-20 

1903-38

1887-1920 

1929-37

1892-1943

1909-12 

1857-1926 

1927-39

1889-1911 

1881-1938

1894-1914

1914-28 

1889-1922 

1892-1928

1928-34 

1934-40

1888-1925 

1889-1923

1889-1936

1866-1945 

1820-1945

1866-1945 

1919-21

1882-1938 

1882-1944

1898-1921

1898-1944 

1902-39

1898-1939 

1878-1914 

1914-24 

1924-30 

1930-36 

1890-1911 

1928-32

1929-41 

1884-1946

1874-1924 

1920-30 

1889-1905 

1906-10 

1911-16 

1895-1927 

1927-42

1927-42 

1927-42 

1927-42

1878-1933 

1888-1914 

1914-23

Report

Surface waters of Kansas ...................

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

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

Geol. Bull. 16, Surface water supply of 

Louisiana.

Flow data and draft storage curves for 

major streams in Maryland. 

Bull. 1, Summary of records of surface 

waters of Maryland and the Potomac 

River Basin. 

Water-resources Investigation of Minnesota. 

Vol. 20, 2d series, Water resources of 

Missouri. 

Vol. 26, 2d series. Surface waters of 

Missouri.

Special Rept. 10, vols. 1-4, Water resources of Montana. 

1st hydrographic report ....................

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

Bull. 33, Surface water supply of New 

Jersey. 

Special Rept. 5, Surface water supply of 

New Jersey. 

Special Rept. 9, Surface water supply of 

New Jersey, 

Surface water supply of New Mexico. ........ 

Bull. 34, Discharge records of North 

Carolina streams. 

Bull. 39, Discharge records of North 

Carolina streams. 

Hydrologio Data on the Neuse River Basin. 

Hydrologie Data on the Cape Fear River 

Basin. 

Hydrologio Data on the Yadkin-Pee Dee River 

Basin. 

Report to Governor of Horth Dakota on 

flood control.

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

Bull. 73, Ohio stream flow, Part 1.........

Bull. 200, Compilation of stream-flow 

records of Ohio.

Bull. Ill, Ohio stream-drainage areas and 

flow-duration tables. 

Bull. 4, Water resources of the State of 

Oregon . 

Bull. 7, Water resources of the State of 

Oregon . 

Bull. 8, Water resources of the State of 

Oregon . 

Bull. 9, Water resources of the State of 

Oregon . 

Report of the Water Supply Commission of 

Pennsylvania.

Bull. 17, Summary of records of surface 

water supply of South Carolina.

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

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

Bull. 4, Surface water supply of Virginia 

(Potomao, Rappahannook, and York River 

Basins). 

Bull. 5, Surface water supply of Virginia 

(James River Basin).

(Roanoke and Chowan River Basins). 

Bull. 7, Surface water supply of Virginia 

(New, Tennessee, and Big Sandy River 

Basins) . 

Bull. 5, Monthly and yearly summaries of 

hydrometrio data. 

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

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

Issue 1 by

Kansas Water Commission. 

Do. 

State Board of Agriculture. 

Do. 

Do. 

Kentucky Geological Survey. 

Department of Conservation.

Maine Water Power Commission. 

State Planning Commission and 

Water Resources Commission. 

Department of Geology, Mines, 

and Water Resources.

State Drainage Commission.

Missouri Bureau of Geology 

and Mines . 

Missouri Geological Survey 

and Water Resources . 

Office of the State Engineer. 

Montana Agricultural Experiment Station. 

Bureau of Water Power, Irrigation, and Drainage. 

Do. 

Public Service Commission. 

Department of Conservation 

and Development . 

State Water Policy Commission.

Do.

Office of the State Engineer. 

Department of Conservation 

and Development.

Do. 

Do. 

Do.

Do. 

State chief engineer.

State Planning Board. 

State Water Conservation 

Commission. 

Engineering Experiment Station, 

Ohio State University. 

Do. 

Department of A-rrlculture, 

Division of Conservation 

and Natural Resources. 

Engineering Experiment Station, 

Ohio State University. 

Office of the S'-.ate Engineer.

Do.

Do. 

Do.

Water Supply Co-mission of 

Pennsylvania . 

Department of Forests and 

Waters . 

Department of Public Works . 

South Carolina Research, 

Planning and Development 

Board. 

Department of E'-ioation. 

Do. 

Office of the S^ite Engineer. 

Do. 

Do. 

Virginia Geological Survey. 

Virginia Conservation Commission.

Do. 

Do. 

Do.

Department of Conservation 

and Development. 

Railroad Commission of Wisconsin.

Do.

2 Contains records of maximum and minimum daily, weekly, and monthly discharge and yearly mean 

discharge.

3 Includes records of discharge for all stations in North Carolina in the Tennessee River Basin.

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

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

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

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

Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Washington, and Wyoming.
RECORDS OP DISCHARGE COLLECTED BY AGENCIES OTHER THAN THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 11

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

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

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

reports on these floods published by the Geological Survey. The more recertt o*" these 

special reports also contain other pertinent hydrologie information and analys-ss and compilations of data relating to earlier noteworthy flooSs. The following list giv-?s the numbers and titles of these reports:

Water-Supply Paper Title

88 The Fassaic flood of 1902.

92 The Passalc flood of 1903.

96 Destructive floods in the United States in 1903.

147 Destructive floods in the United States in 1904.

162 Destructive floods in ths United States in 1905.

334 The Ohio Valley flood of March-April 1913.

426 Southern California floods of January 1916.

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

488 The floods in central Texas in September 1921.

520-G Some floods in the Rosky Mountain region.

636-C The Hew England flood of November 1927.

771 Floods in the United States, magnitude and frequency.

?73-E The Hew York State flood of July 1935.

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

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

796-G Major Texas floods of 1935.

798 The floods of March 1936, part 1, New England rivers.

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

800 The floods of March 1936, part 3, Potomac, James, and upper Ohic Rivers.

816 Major Texas floods of 1936.

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

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

842 Floods in Canadian and Pecos River Basins of Hew Mexico, May am? June 1937.

843 Floods of December 1937 in northern California.

844 Floods of March 1938 in southern California.

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

867 Hurricane floods of September 1938.

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

914 Texas floods of 1938 and 1939.

966 Minor floods of 1938 in North Atlantic States.

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

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

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

994 Cloudburst floods In Utah, 1850 to 1938.

997 Floods in Colorado.

1046 Texas floods of 1940.

1066 Floods of 1940 in southeastern States.

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

RECORDS OF DISCHARGE COLLECTED BY AGENCIES OTHER THAH THE GEOLOGICAL SCRVEY

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

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

1946 to September 194? by agencies other than the Geological Survey. The reccrds for 

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

In footnotes to the table. Records for many canals and ditches and occasional records for 

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

some of them have been published in the reports of irrigation projects or of the water 

commissioner of the drainage basin in which the streams are situated. Recordf of discharge 

In the Bear River Basin for the period 1943 to 1947 are also published by ths Geological 

Survey In special annual investigatlonal reports entitled "Bear River Hydrometric Data, 

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

measurements not included in the annual water-supply papers.

Records of discharge collected by agencies other than the Geological Survey

Stream

Centervllle Creek. Centervlll

canyon .

Location

e, Utah, near mouth of canyon.

Period

1937-47

Collected by

Intermountaln Forest & 

Range Experiment Station.

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

those for 1913-30, In reports published by Salt Lake City.
12 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1947, PART 10

Records of discharge collected by agencies other than the Geological Survey Cortinued

Stream

Cottonwood Creek. 

Donner Creek. ........

Emigration Creek. ....

Parmington Creek. .... 

Honey Creek. .........

Little Cottonwood 

Creek. 

Little Truckee River.

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

Hill Creek

Otter Creek Reservoir 

Parish Creek. ........

Prosser Creek. .......

Truckee River ........ 

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

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

Location

Salt Lake City, Utah, near mouth of 

canyon . 

Above Cold Creek, near Truckee, Calif.

Salt Lake City, Utah, near mouth of 

canyon .

Near Parmington, Utah ................. 

Near Plush, Dreg ......................

Salt Lake City, Utah, near mouth of 

canyon . 

Above Boca Reservoir, near Boca, 

Calif. 

Below Boca Reservoir, at Boca, Calif..

canyon . 

Antimony, Utah, at former Geological 

Survey gaging station published as 

Otter Creek near Coyoto. 

Centervllle, Utah, near mouth of 

canyon .

canyon . 

Hear Boca, Calif. .....................

Survey gaging station. 

At Tahoe, Calif .......................

At Farad, Calif .......................

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

Period

1898-1947a 

1929-47

1928-47b 

1898-1947a

1937-47 

1909-15, 

1921-22, 

1930-47C 

1898-1947a

1942-47 

1942-46

1920-47d 

1937-47

1942-47

1895-96 

1900-4 7b 

1938-47b

1927-47 

1907-lOe 

1926-47

Collected by

Salt Lake City.

Federal Court Watermaster 

for Truckee River.

Salt Lake Citj .

Experiment Station. 

Do. 

Oregon State engineer.

Salt Lake City.

Washoe County Water Conservation District. 

Do.

Sevier River water commissioner.

Inter-mountain Forest & Range 

Experiment Station.

Federal Court Watermaster 

for Truckee River.

er.

Federal Cour Watermaster 

for Trucke River. 

Tr-uckee-Cars n Irrigation 

District.

fop Trucke River. 

Do.

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

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

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

c. Records are published in bulletins of the Oregon State engineer (see p. 10, "State reports 

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

been published. Records prior to 1922 are also contained in water-supply papers published by the 

Geological Survey.

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

e Published in water-supply papers by the Geological Survey.

Note.- Records here listed other than those cited in above notes have not been published.

COOPERATION

The work in the several States was done under cooperative agreements with the organi-. 

zations listed below:

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

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

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

engineer.

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

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

Utah; Office of State Engineer, E. H. Watson. 

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

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

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

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

United States Department of the Interior.

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

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

Reclamation, United States Department of the Interior, for work in California and Utah.
DIVISION OF WORK 13

Assistance in collecting records was rendered by the following organizations;

California: Walker River Irrigation District.

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

Utah Power and Light Company.

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

Interior; Harney and Lake Counties.

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

Utah Power & Light Co.

DIVISION OP WORK

The stream-gaging work was conducted by the water-resoiirces division of th3 Geological 

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

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

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

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

Federal Power Commission projects), T. R. Newell; in Oregon, G. H. Canfield, the work 

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

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

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

projects, M. T. Wilson; in Wyoming, Robert Follansbee.

The records were reviewed and the manuscript prepared for publication unde" the direction of B. J. Peterson, chief, annual reports section.
GAGING-STATION RECORDS

GREAT SALT LAKE BASIN 

Gages on Great Salt Lake, Utah

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

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

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

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

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

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

0.05 foot.

1912

1940

Extremes.- Maximum elevation during year, 4,197.25 feet May 15, June 15 at Boat Harbor 

gage; minimum, 4,195.2 feet Oct. 15 at Midlake gage.

1851-1947: Maximum elevation, 4,211.6 feet in 1873, computed from traditional data 

by E. C. La Rue (see Water-Supply Paper 880, p. 125); minimum, 4,193.65 feet Oct. 15 

and Nov. 1, 1940, at Boat Harbor gage and Oct. 15, 1940, at Midlake gage.

Remarks.- Apparent inconsistencies in readings are probably due largely to the effect of 

wind, as the two gages are about 40 miles apart. To compensate for wind effect, elevations given for the Boat Harbor gage are taken from a mean slope line defined by 

several days' gage-height graph preceding and following 12:01 a.m. for the first and 

fifteenth of each month. Wind effects may cause substantial changes in elevations 

which are not shown in the published elevations.

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

Oage height. In feet, of Great Salt Lake, Utah 

water year 1946-47

Day

Oct. 1 

15

Nov. 1 

15

Dec. 1 

15

Jan. 1

15

Feb. 1

15

Mar. 1

15

Apr. 1 

15

May 1

15

June 1

15

July 1 

15

Aug. 1 

15

Sept. 1

15

Boat Harbor

8.5 

8.45

8.65 

8.75

8.95 

9.2

9.35 

9.4

9.45 

9.7

10.0

10.1

10.1 

10.15

10.3 

10.4

10.25 

10.4

10.25 

10.05

9.9 

9.7

9.45 

9.2

Midlake

-2.65 

-2.75

-2.6 

-2.5

-2.4 

-2.1

-1.85 

-1.75

-1.65 

-1.6

-1.35 

-1.1

-1.0 

-1.0

-.9 

-.9

-1.0 

-1.0

-1.0

-1.1

-1.35 

-1.6

-1.75 

-2.0
BEAR RIVER BASIN 15

Bear River near Utah-Wyoming State line

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

h., iu E., Just downstream from West Pork and 2.8 miles upstream from Utah-Wyoming 

State line.

Drainage area.- 176 square miles.

Records available.- July 1942 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,780 second-feet May 7 (gage height, 3.60 

reet); minimum, 25 second-feet Apr. 7, but may have been less during periods of 

ice effect or no gage-height record.

1342-47: Maximum discharge, that of May 7, 1947; maximum gage height, 3.73 feet 

June 22, 1945; minimum discharge, 20 second-feet Apr. 2, 1944, but may have been 

less during period of ice effect.

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

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

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

S

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

26

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

36

57

47

48

54

51

50

48

47

51

44

43

45

44

50

57

66

62

55

57

60

60

6O

50

58

54

57

73

69

69

68

Nov.

60

b59

U58

b56

b56

b56

b56

52

55

b54

b53

b52

b53

*54

b54

b53

b52

b52

52

54

b56

b54

55

b56

b54

b53

b53

b52

b52

b52

-

Dec.

> b52

51

bSO

45

I 40

f

Jan.

40

(*)

Feb.

 42

(*)

-

.

-

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1946 ......................

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1946-47 ......................

liar.

42

43

44

45

46

48

50

52

54

52

*50

47

b47

48

47

54

48

Apr.

47

48

44

44

45

44

41

43

43

43

40

42

54

84

129

138

154

167

148

184

259

231

187

170

177

187

209

184

184

194

-

Seoondfoot-days

1,690

 1,628

1,473

63,359

1,240

1,176

1,405

3,564

28,015

26,314

11,851

3,268

1,648

83,272

May

267

431

723

1,030

1,180

1,260

1,340

1,410

1,230

1,060

875

738

681

619

585

672

756

785

825

885

1,020

1,070

1,030

945

1,050

1,080

1,110

1,040

805

747

766

Maximum

73

60

1,160

_

259

1,410

1,380

718

165

102

1,410

June

747

815

875

766

766

785

1,010

1,290

1,290

915

855

766

756

747

795

955

1,080

975

1,100

1,380

1,060

845

756

646

601

690

766

776

825

681

-

Minimum

36

52

_

40

267

601

144

60

45

_

July

654

663

718

709

637

577

577

552

552

544

470

416

378

367

378

378

338

311

280

266

257

243

225

208

. 195

180

172

161

154

147

144

Aug.

150

144

131

140

131

113

107

128

165

161

157

124

115

104

102

94

89

80

76

73

89

134

96

82

78

73

71

69

66

66

60

Mean

54.5

54.3

47.5

174

40

42

45.3

119

904

877

382

105

54.9

228

Sept.

57

55

54

51

50

50

48

45

57

66

52

48

47

45

. 46

47

71

82

102

73

60

54

51

52

50

48

45

45

45

52

Runoff in 

acre-feet

3,350

3,230

2,920

125,700

2,460

2,330

2,790

7,070

55,570

52,190

23,510

6,480

3,270

165,200

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Note.- No gage-height record Dec, 4-6, 13, 14, Dec. 17 to Mar. 25 (stage-discharge relation 

affected by Ice during most of period); discharge computed on basis of 2 discharge measurements, 

weather records, and.records for station on Weber River near Oakley, Utah.
ib BEAR RIVER BASIN

Bear River above Sulphur Creek, near Evanston, Wyo.

Location." Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°09', long. 110°53' , in SWiSE^ sec. 31, T. 14 N., 

K. J-J-y W., ITT miles upst .,

-- ream from Myers bridge, 5.5 miles upstream from Sulphur Creek, 

and 9j miles southeast from Evanston.

Drainage area.- 288 square miles.

Records available.- October 1946 to September 1947.

Extremes . - Maximum discharge during year, 1,860 second-feet May 8 (gage height, 4.61 

reet ) ; minimum daily, 23 second-feet Sept. 6.

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

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

a45

a65

a55

a55

a60

a58

a56

a55

a55

a60

a55

a50

a52

a52

a58

a65

a70

67

58

62

68

67

67

62

60

62

60

98

125

86

88

Nov.

90

, ' *85

1-

.

\. 105

1

~

Dec.

,

^ 100

I

90

( )

65

Jan.

> 55

(«)

Feb.

55

(»)

-

_

-

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year ......................

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1946-47 ......................

Mar.

1

. 55

60

65

70

80

100

200

400

600

550

500

450

440

254

139

107

*116

96

134

146

194

136

Apr.

105

134

125

96

85

82

85

92

105

88

92

85

120

176

204

191

182

213

171

194

243

258

230

194

179

171

204

176

201

233

-

Secondfoot-days

 1,996

2, 675

2,465

_

1,705

1,540

5, 387

4,714

31,632

8 O39

2,185

1,132

89,660

May

325

550

906

1,280

1,490

1,480

1,520

1,640

1,550

1,350

1,140

946

882

852

693

766

868

868

882

882

1,000

1,110

1,070

930

1,030

1,050

1,110

1,170

860

706

726

Maximum

125

_

_

600

258

1,640

1 '550 5OO

182

77

1,640

June

680

700

766

732

686

636

780

1,140

1,500

1,050

1,050

970

838

838

822

875

1,070

994

1,030

1,280

1,450

986

882

686

599

599

642

630

680

599

-

Minimum

45

.

_

82

599

40

32

23

_

July

544

532

550

550

509

429

390

396

385

429

339

283

239

220

236

258

233

204

174

157

146

136

125

109

96

85

75

72

54

44

40

Aug.

40

41

42

42

45

39

32

32

62

182

162

116

96

83

. 96

86

78

74

68

62

63

99

85

69

66

64

60

57

49

49

46

Meai

64.4

89 2

79is

_

55

55

174

157

873

70.5

37.7

Z( 6

Sept.

41

37

32

28

27

23

29

28

26

32

32

29

27

24

25

27

38

62

77

67

54

4S

43

M44.

39

36

38

40

35

-

Runoff in 

ao re-feet

3,960

5,310

4,890

_

3,380

3,050

10,680

9 35O

62)740

51 950

15^950

4,330

2,250

177,800

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station near E-'anston.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 1 to Mar. 21.
BEAR RIVER BASIN 17 

Bear River near Evanston, Wyo.

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

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

Drainage area.- 715 square miles (revised). 

Records available.- October J.913 to September 1947. 

Average discharge.- 34 years, 231 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,850 second-feet June 21 (gage height, 5.74 

reet); minimum, 6.5 second-feet Oct. 1.

1913-47: Maximum discharge, 3,690 second-feet June 14, 1921 (gage height, 6.35 

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

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

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

wnicn are fair. Many diversions above station for Irrigation.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

7.0

7.0

8.0

12

13

16

20

23

24

23

22

20

20

21

22

22

32

a30

a30

a35

44

50

a50

a40

a50

a50

a55

a90

a!40

a!20

108

Nov.

a90

, a85

\ a80

)

bSO

b85

blOO

bllO

blOO

108

-

Dec.

10 1

106

95

91

b92

b95

b95

b93

91

b90

b90

89

91

91

87

91

79

*61

28

50

72

66

72

67

69

72

74

64

b60

56

b60

Jan.

 b60

 *b65

Feb.

> b65

b70

. b75

-

-

-

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1946 ......................

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1946-47 ......................

Mar.

» b75

b8o

b85

b9o

blOO

b!50

b400

775

*960

1,110

973

802

820

838

470

269

257

221

257

315

411

369

Apr.

257

245

251

221

168

154

154

154

184

165

170

154

179

251

299

290

266

281

266

266

293

350

362

343

269

239

251

266

257

278

-

Secondfoot-days

1,204

2, 653

2,438

71,823

1,890

1,925

10,502

7, 283

*T QQT 3± f y£±.

28, 112

6,567

1,458

761

96,714

May

330

500

770

1,100

1,340

1,450

1,480

1,570

1,690

1,540

1,400

1,150

1,020

1,020

856

824

888

896

914

896

978

1,040

1,030

919

906

955

991

1,090

946

718

714

Maximum

140

106

1,320

1,110

362

1,690

1,650

530

170

57

1,690

June

678

686

718

766

682

642

698

896

1,380

1,440

1,390

1,440

1,190

986

914

892

982

1,030

973

1,080

1,650

1,350

1,050

811

682

618

622

614

634

618

-

Minimum

7.0

28

0

154

330

614

15

10

10

7.0

July

530

485

467

460

428

385

346

340

330

369

299

224

187

157

165

204

242

190

142

99

89

78

71

57

54

44

34

35

23

18

15

A!g.

14

13

12

12

13

13

11

10

13

164

170

108

67

56

57

61

56

50

45

44

48

51

67

53

43

40

36

37

32

32

30

Mean

38.8

88*4

78.6

197

61.0

68 8

339

243

1,030

937

212

47.0

QC A

* "

265

Sept.

28

25

23

21

19

17

13

13

17

17

20

20

16

13

12

10

14

30

48

57

49

43

37

32

32

31

27

25

25

27

-

Runoff in 

acre feet

2,390

5,260

4,840

142 , 600

3,750

3, 820

20,830

14,450

63,310

55,760

13,030

1^510

191,800

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

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

recorded range in stage, and records for Weber River near Oakley, Utah, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

de Nov. 18,
18 BEAR RIVER BASIN

Bear River near Woodruff, Utah

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

W., K. 120 W., in Wyoming, 2.8 miles upstream from Wyoming-Utah State line and 7,6 

miles east of Woodruff.

Drainage area.- 870 square miles.

Records available.- April 1942 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,940 second-feet Mar. 18 (gage height, 4.37 

 feetj; no flow Oct. 1-4.

1942-47: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 18, 1947; no flow at times in each year.

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

which are fair. Many diversions above station for irrigation, including Chapman Canal 

which carries some water over a low divide for storage in Neponset Reservoir for irrigation in Saleratus Basin.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

0

0

0

0

1.5

3.5

5.2

6.4

8.4

7.0

8.4

8.1

7.8

8.1

8.4

7.8

14

16

18

18

18

17 

19

20

20

21

23

36

57

82

60

Nov.

55

57

51

55

66

77

88

73

75

64

48

55

50

70

90

80

80

*80

80

75

70

70 

70

70

70

80

90

100

100

100

-

Dec.

100

95

' 75

Jan.

65

> 70

Feb.

70

}'

> 80

I ( )

1-

_

-

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1946 ......................

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1946-47 ......................

Mar.

60

65

70

80

90

150

500

1,000

1,250

1,370

*1,230

998

870 

862

730

472

338

302

264

290

330

372

Apr.

346

283

261

258

244

210

187

178

a!70

a!70

a!90

a!80

alSO

a!70

a200

a270

a270

a270

a270

a270

a270

a300 

346

318

272

233

216

244

250

264

-

Secondfoot-days

519.6

2,189

2,700

66, 512-. 7

2,045

1,985

12,233

7,290

29,719

27,280

5,566

1,451

605.4

93,583.0

May

290

390

580

862

1,090

1,310

1,380

1,440

1,530

1,670

1,620

1,440

1,130

998

878

730

752

806

814

814

806

912 

946

904

752

798

830

946

980

694

627

Maximum

82

100

1,260

1,370

346

1,670

1,690

450

146

44

1,690

June

609

591

597

673

603

563

530

627

1,260

1,500

1,450

1,490

1,450

1,020

878

782

782

1,030

896

904

1,270

1,690 

1,420

1,030

775

627

585

580

568

aSOO

Minimum

0

48

0

~

170

290

500

20

12

8.4

0

July

a450

a400

a350

a300

a275

a250

a235

a225

a250

a300

330

240

187

157

146

163

193

212

175

132

106

95 

78

69

54

47

3933-

30

25

20

Aug.

18

16

16

14

14

12

13

13

19

52

146

135

92

64

54

54

57

52

47

44

71

66 

49

62

51

43

40

39

36

33

29

Mean

ie.a

73.0

O on 1 .Xi 

182

66.0

7C »9

39E

241

959

909

180

46.8

20.2

256

Sept.

27

26

19

14

14

12

11

8.8

9.2

8.4

10

10

12

11

11

10

22

17

20

35

44

42 

35

32

27

26

25

24

22

21

Runoff in 

acre-feet

1,030

4,340

5,360

131,900

4,060

3 940

24^260

14,460

58 950

54)llO

11,040

2,880

J.,£UU

185,600

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for stations near Ei*nston, Wyo., 

and near Randolph, Utah.

Hote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 12 to Mar. 17.
BEAR RIVER BASIN 19

Bear River near Randolph, Utah

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

RTTTEV, 4.2 miles upstream from Twin Creek, 5.5 miles upstream from Utah-Wyoming 

State line, and 11 miles northeast of Randolph.

Drainage area.- 1,640 square miles.

Records available.- December 1943 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,600 second-feet June 14 (gage height, 7.85 

reet); minimum, 31 second-feet Oct. 1.

1943-47: Maximum discharge, that of June 14, 1947, minimum daily, 23 second-feet 

Oct. 21, 25, 27-29, 1944.

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

diversions above station for irrigation.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

34

33

34

34

35

36

37

38

37

37

37

37

38

37

37

38

41

43

45

43

43

42

41

40

40

40

42

53

57

53

50

Nov.

49

50

48

50

50

51

50

53

56

60

45

50

45

50

60

80

75

70

*70

70

65

65

65

65

65

70

80

90

100

100

-

Dec.

> 110

80

1 75

}

Jan.

70

(*)

)"

Feb.

 75

80

85

90

95

100

 105

110

110

110

110

110

105

100

95

90

90

90

_

_

-

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1946 ......................

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1946-47 ......................

Mar.

90

90

90

90

90

90

90

90

90

90

100

130

150

200

300

4,50

600

*776

943

995

1,120

1,240

1,190

1,030

957

731

506

426

392

389

396

Apr.

387

365

313

283

277

275

246

229

221

229

242

242

236

242

229

238

254

259

250

240

250

269

289

301

301

283

246

229

154

180

-

Seoondfoot-days

1 252

1,897

2,975

76,099

2,200

2 500

13, 921

7 759 17)747 26,694

5,647

2,259

T J-ff^H 4-R9

86,510

May

170

180

198

263

387

565

673

703

754

812

909

1,040

1,130

1,210

1,070

848

664

524

491

412

394

359

361

389

403

385

380

440

506

552

575

Maximum

57

100

1,170

110

1,240

387

1,210

1,570 A-XQ

*OO

122

72

1,570

June

521

610

618

586

567

552

504

459

524

655

912

1,230

1,470

1,570

1,510

1,340

1,070

882

865

899

892

964

1,110

1,270

1,380

1,270

902

596

511

455

Minimum

33

45

26

90

154

170

455

70

50

41

33

July

438

435

398

350

309

273

261

234

220

216

200

229

220

187

159

142

130

127

137

138

127

115

113

108

100

93

88

78

77

75

70

Aug.

67

68

67

59

50

51

51

51

64

122

88

67

88

106

102

87

86

79

70

74

80

81

79

80

70

67

66

66

61

57

55

Mean

40.4

63* 2

96.0

2oa

7." .0

89*3

449

259

 572

390

189

70 Q

/t.,3

48*6

237

Sept.

54

52

51

48

48

47

45

44

45

44

44

43

42

41

41

41

46

72

56

50

48

46

47

51

55

54

52

51

51

50

Runoff in 

ao re-feet

2,480

3,760

5,900

150,900

4,360

4,960 

27, 610

15, 390 

35, 200

111 600

4,480

2,890

171,600

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ioe Nov. 2-5, Nov. 10 to Mar. 17.
BEAR RIVER BASIN

Bear River at Border, Wyo.

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

 H. 4b E. , in Idaho, a quarter of a mile west of Wyoming State line and half a mile 

west of Border. Datum of gage is 6,051.63 feet above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Drainage area.- 2,490 square miles.

Records available.- October 1937 to September 1947.

Average . - 10 years, 363 second-feet.

 Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,040 second-feet June 18 (gage height, 6.89 

reet) ; minimum daily, 140 second-feet Jan. 11, 12.

1943-47: Maximum discharge, 2,040 second-feet Apr. 8, 1942, .Tune 18, 1947 (gage 

height, 6.89 feet); maximum gage height, 7.04 feet May 1, 1946; minimum daily discharge, 30 second-feet Aug. 18-22, 1940.

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

which are fair. Many diversions above station for irrigation.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

173

180

184

173

174

180

176

178

191

195

195

193

195

193

191

186

186

188

189

189

186

184

188

189

184

186

191

225

232

232

223

Nov.

215

193

188

180

189

201

203

199

193

178

165

176

160

200

199

180

180

180

203

2O3

160

160

180

180

*150

190

220

201

207

213

-

Dec.

215

220

210

220

240

260

260

234

240

250

270

290

300

300

3OO

250

200

150

180

210

200

200

220

210

210

230

230

210

170

150

160

Jan.

160

160

160

150

150

150

150

150

150

150

140

140

150

150

16O

160

160

150

150

*150

150

150

160

160

160

170

170

170

170

170

170

Feb.

170

160

170

170

180

180

*180

180

180

180

180

180

180

190

190

190

200

*210

220

230

250

260

270

280

280

280

300

300

_

. -

Month

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

Calendar year 1946 ......................

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

Mnv

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

Water year 1946-47 ...... ...............

Mar.

270

270

*220

220

240

230

240

230

230

240

260

280

290

300

400

500

816

1,050

1,300

a 1,600

al,700

al,750

al,850

al,800

al,700

al,300

al,350

al,200

al.000

al.Ooo

a950

Apr.

a900

a850

a 800

a 750

a700

a65O

a600

534

515

504

488

48O

470

494

54O

551

551

571

579

594

649

724

704

678

678

681

700

720

768

778

-

Secondfoot-days

6,989

172,892

6,610

192,241

May

806

859

931

958

1,040

1,220

1,400

1,500

1,580

1,590

1,740

1,860

1,940

2,000

1,980

1,9OO

1,780

1,650

1,460

1,300

1.2OO

1,110

1,070

1,060

1,O4O

1,020

. 919

1,000

1.O4O

1,020

1,060

Maximum

232

3OO

2,000

300

2,020

265

2,020

June

1,120

1,140

1,110

1,180

1,170

1,160

1,140

1,120

1,210

1,270

1,360

1,590

1,740

1,870

1,920

1,980

1,990

2,020

1,960

1,750

1,700

1,700

1,690

1,640

1,630

1,710

1,760

1,720

1,490

1,260

-

Minimum

17

15

14

16C

47C

1,11C

23E

20;

14C

July

1,120

1,020

966

915

852

771

717

678

665

652

606

556

523

523

504

475

451

426

410

406

388

364

356

325

306

299

285

276

265

260

253

Aug.

247

238

240

245

265

251

242

256

267

278

368

388

340

313

32S

323

297

281

269

260

269

294

278

265

262

253

247

251

251

247

247

Mean

5 191

5 188

) 225

>- 474

) 212

) 640

) 1,537

) 276

5 220

) 527

Sept.

234

223

217

203

203

207

207

207

213

217

215

219

234

225

223

223

228

258

265

258

236

223

213

213

209

211

209

209

205

203

-

Runoff in 

acre- feet

11,760

13,860

342,900

11,780

38,080

91,440

16,970

13,110

381,300

* Winter discharge neasurenent made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of 1 discharge measurement and combined flow 

of furnished records of Bear River below Stewart Dam, near Montpelier, Idaho, and Rainbow inlet 

canal near Dingle, Idaho.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 12-14, 16-18, 21-27, Dec. 2-7, Dec. 9 to Mar. 

16 (no gage-height record Jan. 1-16, Feb. 8-18).
BEAR RIVER BASIN 21

Bear River at Harer, Idaho

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

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

Harer siding on Oregon Short Li» i Railroad, and 5 miles east of Dingle.

Drainage area.- 2,780 square miles.

Records available.- June 1913 to September 1916, January 1919 to September 1S47.

Average discharge.- 31 years, 505 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum dally discharge during year, 2,300 second-feet May 15; minimum dally, 

lb'0 second-feet Jan. 10.

1913-16. 1.919-47: Maximum discharge, 3,860 second-feet June 2, 1920 (gage height, 

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

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

which are fair. Many diversions above station for irrigation.

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

geological Survey, In connection with a Federal Power Commission project. Eighteen 

dis.charge measurements were made by Geological Survey and one by watermaster, District 

No. 5, in addition to those made by power company.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47, except period of ice effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to De Jan. 1 to Sept. 30

2.6 156 2.5

2.9 214 2.8

3.4 340 3.2

149 3.8 510

204 5.0 1,000

306 8.4 2,310

Discharge, in seccnd-feet, water year October 1946 tc September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

218

218

223

225

221

221

225

225

227

238

243

241

238

238

238

236

236

238

236

236

236

236

241

238

241

238

241

255

285

282

282

Nov.

272

265

246

24 1

246

248

248

258

255

255

236

227

238

*260

2S2

230

205

245

250

240

210

205

235

235

*214

245

272

255

255

258

-

Dec.

265

253

240

278

282

293

312

318

290

300

310

318

318

309

307

312

 250

190

210

260

25O

255

265

260

250

260

260

245

190

170

180

Jan.

185

190

18S

170

170

180

180

175

165

160

165

170

170

175

170

165

*170

175

170

175

*185

185

190

190

195

200

200

205

200

200

205

Feb.

205

210

215

215

215

*215

215

210

205

215

220

225

225

230

230

240

240

*240

255

280

300

310

320

335

345

360

345

335

-

_

-

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1946 ......................

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1946-47 ....... ..............

liar.

320

295

280

*285

290

290

290

290

300

310

310

310

310

320

430

750

1,050

1,300

1,550

1,820

1,940

*1,970

1,940

1,860

1,750

1,630

1,480

1,270

1,090

1,050

1,040

Apr.

Secondfoot-days

7, 396

7,311

8,200

216,877

5j 620

7,155

28, 120

23,043

49,046

52 250

20, 561

siiea

227,659

992

948

931

886

797

733

696

667

639

615

611

aSOO

a600

a60O

623

659

671

683

696

7OO

776

878

903

870

853

844

844

874

898

956

May

956

1,040

1,120

1,200

1,260

1,460

1,640

1,780

1,870

1,930

2,010

2,090

2,150

2,240

2,300

2,280

2,190

2,040

1,830

1,640

1,490

1,400

1,340

1,300

1,290

1,250

1,180

1,160

1,200

1,200

1,210

Maximum

285

272

318

2,680

205

360

1,970

2,300

2,220

1,360

459

318

2,300

June

1,260

1,280

1,270

1,280

1,320

1,350

1,360

1,330

1,380

1,460

1,550

1,780

1,940

2,060

2,140

2,180

2,210

2,220

2,210

2,090

1,910

1,920

1,910

1,880

1,840

1,870

1,940

1,940

1,820

1,550

-

Minimum

21f

205

170

170

16C

205

28 C

600

956

1,260

337

306

248

160

July

1,360

1,240

1,150

1,100

1^030

956

890

810

797

784

733

671

639

623

6.07

595

564

537

521

506

506

480

462

418

407

390

377

367

354

350

337

Aug.

334

334

331

331

347

340

328

328

347

357

397

459

428

390

384

390

377

354

337

328

325

337

347

337

328

325

315

318

318

312

306

Mean

239

244

265

594

181

256

907

768

1, 532

1,742

663

348

272

624

Sept.

294

286

277

272

250

248

250

253

253

258

258

258

264

264

264

264

266

294

318

318

309

297

280

277

272

266

266

264

264

264

-

Runoff in 

acre- feet

14,670

14,500

16,260

430,200

11,150

14,190

55,780

45,710

103)600

40,780

21,400

16,200

451,500

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Rainbow Inlet eat al ne.-ir I 

Dingle Inlet i-mtl, and Be ir River below Stewart Da i, nej.r Monti'eller.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 16-26, 28, £9, Dec. 2, 9-11, Dec. 17 to
22 BEAR RIVER BASIH

Bear River below Stewart Dam, near Montpelier, Idaho

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 42°15'30", long. 111°17'30", In NE£ sec. 34, T. 13 S., R. 44 

ii., auO feet downstream from Stewart Dam and 4j miles south of Montpelier.

Records available.- October 1945 to September 1947. January 1922 to September 1945 in 

rues or salt Lake City district office, Geological Survey.

Average discharge.- 25 years, 87.6 second-feet.

Extremes (regulated).- Maximum daily discharge during year, 281 second-feet July 26; minimum aaily, b second-feet July 21, 22.

1923-47: Maximum daily discharge, 3,050 second-feet June 3, 1923; minimum daily, 1 

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

Remarks.- Records fair. Many diversions above station for irrigation. Plow regulated at 

Stewart Dam.

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

Geological Survey, in connection with a Federal Power Commission project. One discharge measurement made by Geological Survey in addition to those made by power company.

Rating tables, wate^ year 1946-47 (gage height, In feet,

ana discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 27 to May 24)

1 to Dec. 31

11

15

20

Jan. 1 to Sept. 30

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.0

1.1 

l.Z 

1.4

1.5 

1.7 

1.9 

Z.I

2.5 

2.9 

3.Z 

3.5

102

155

206

266

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

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

a!7

a!7

16

16

16

16

16

16

a!6

16

16

16

16

16

16

al6

16

16

16

16

16

16

a!6

15

15

15

15

Nov.

15

16

a!6

15

15

15

15

15

15

a!4

14

14

14

14

15

15

a!4

14

15

15

14

15

15

a 15

15

15

15

a 15

15

15

-

Dec.

a!5

15

15

15

15

15

15

al6

IB

16

16

16

16

16

a!6

16

15

14

14

15

14

a!4

15

15

al5

15

15

15

al4

14

14

Jan.

a!4

14

14

14

a!4

13

13

13

13

13

13

a!3

13

12

12

12

12

11

all

11

10

10

1111

11

a!2

13

13

13

13

13

Feb.

13

al3

13

13

13

14

14

14

a!4

13

13

13

13

14

14

al4

15

15

15

16

16

a!6

a!7

17

17

17

16

17

_

-

Month

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

Calendar year 1946 ......................

January

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

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

flfcat. .................................. .

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

Water year 1946-47 ......................

Mar.

17

al6

16

16

16

16

16

16

a!6

16

16

13

15

16

17

a!7

17

17

21

22

20

19

a!9

19

18

17

a!6

16

16

a!6

16

Apr.

17

17

17

17

16

a!6

14

17

16

16

16

17

a!7

17

16

17

17

16

16

a!6

17

17

IS

18

18

18

alS

17

18

18

-

Secondfoot-days

502

444

467

5/517

409

505

697

781

1,312 

1,332

642

8,000

May

17

18

19

a20

20

21

22

23

22

24

a23

22

23

23

24

23

22

a22

22

23

23

24

24

24

a24

23

24

25

25

a24

24

Maximum

18

16

16

24

14

17

22

18

25

27

277 

89

27

277

June

a24

25

25

26

26

26

25

a26

26

26

26«

26

27

27

a27

27

27

27

27

27

26

a26

27

26

26

26

26

26

a25

24

Minimum

U

1

1

1Ci:i:

14i24

£ 2'

1E

e

July

19

17

15

a!4

14

a 13

12

11

11

10

9

9

a8

7

7

7

7

7

7

a7

6

6

7

a70

223

a277

107

102

100

95

108

Aug.

84

89

a89

89

89

a67

36

36

35

a35

35

35

39

35

34

34

a3 4

34

34

34

34

33

32

a32

31

31

30

29

28

28

a27

Mean

> 1". 2

I 14.8

I I c .l

15.1

> 12.4

14.6

16.9

16.8

22.5

26.0

42.3 

«3.0

£1.4

zi.9

Sept.

a27

26

26

26

25

24

a23

22

21

21

21

21

20

a20

20

20

a 2O

21

21

21

a20

20

20

20

19

20

20

a20

19

18

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

996

881

926

10,940

764

811

1,040

1,000

1,380

1,550

2,600 

2,640

1,270

15,858

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated.
BEAR RIVER BASIN 23

Bear River at Pescadero, Idaho

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

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

from Bennington Creek, and 6^ miles northwest of Montpelier.

Records available.- October 1945 to September 1947. January 1922 to September 1945 in 

flies or salt Lake City district office, Geological Survey.

Average discharge.- 25 years, 485 second-feet.

Extremes (regulated).- Maximum daily discharge during year, 1,500 second-feet July 26; 

minimum dally, SO second-feet Jan. 27.

1922-47: Maximum daily discharge, 3,840.second-feet June 10, 1923; minimum daily, 

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

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

wnich are fair. Many diversions above station for irrigation. Plow regulated by Bear 

Lake.

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

(Seoiogical Survey, in connection with a Federal Power Commission project. Twelve discharge measurements were by Geological Survey in addition to those made by power 

company.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 tc September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

445

457

441

350

183

121

114

112

106

106

102

101

217

284

293

290

287

167

107

100

100

243

334

318

318

315

321

344

360

364

354

Nov.

214

132

281

360

299

299

302

368

382

410

382

368

374

371

385

392

382

374

437

494

558

625

612

457

*441

567

625

449

354

243

-

Dec.

178

163

368

515

528

414

257

186

172

357

457

465

392

249

178

157

240

450

450

450

450

450

445

410

370

310

225

155

240

350

410

Jan.

470

470

490

540

590

630

650

*727

790

800

800

800

780

*771

780

810

810

800

760

750

750

740

690

440

210

100

80

125

390

525

420

Feb.

315

305

300

295

*181

110

90

85

85

85

95

100

110

115

115

120

120

120

120

120

125

125

125

125

120

120

120

120

_

_

-

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1946 ......................

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1946-47 ......................

Mar.

110

110

110

110

110

*112

125

130

130

130

130

130

140

160

190

315

390

430

430

410

*359

310

310

305

290

270

260

250

245

245

250

Apr.

255

260

280

270

240

210

200

195

190

185

170

lep

150

145

140

134

140

150

150

160

210

260

300

305

295

280

255

250

250

250

-

Seoondfoot-days

7,754

11,937

10,440

166,606

18, 488

3,966

6, 996

6,439

13, 665

19 972

3s!309

38,945

27,131

204,042

May

254

257

252

241

263

460

378

312

285

300

392

495

556

552

515

487

463

396

368

361

556

586

565

527

536

548

711

777

594

378

300

Maximum

457

625

528

1,210

810

315

430

305

777

1,040

1,490

1,450

1,250

1,490

June

300

316

620

743

767

772

642

565

616

720

729

665

642

598

560

519

487

467

665

720

616

594

616

748

787

777

763

898

1,020

1,040

Minimum

100

132

155

50

8C

85

110

134

241

300

98£

748

548

80

July

1,030

1,050

1,050

1,020

989

1,020

1,010

1,090

1,100

1,090

1,080

1,080

1,050

1,040

1,150

1,310

1,430

1,430

1,360

1,300

1,290

1,340

1,390

1,410

1,440

1,490

1,480

1,440

1,450

1,450

1,450

A'lg.

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,440

1,220

1,140

748

967

1,060

1,060

1,060

1,060

1,190

1,330

1,410

1,420

1,410

1,380

1,360

1,360

1,350

1,340

1,330

1,310

1,300

1,280

1,240

1,160

1,120

1,100

Mean

250

39P

337

456

596

142

22(3

215

441

663

1,2313

1,2513

90*

559

Sept.

1,080

1,080

1,180

1,200

1,220

1,250

1,250

1,220

1,220

1,220

1,190

1,160

887

616

924

961

978

989

811

729

701

692

625

590

577

573

552

548

548

560

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

15,380

23,680

20,710

330,500

36,670

7,870

13.8SO

12,770

27,100

39,610

75,980

77,250

53,810

404,710

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.- Ho gage-height record Dec. 31 to Jan. 22, Mar. 19 to Apr. 30; discharge computed on basis 

of 5 discharge measurements, weather records, and records for Bear River near Montpelier and at 

Alexander, Bear Lake Outlet Canal near Paris, and Soda Reservoir elevations. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 17-30, Jan. 23 to Mar. 18.
24 . BEAR RIVER BASIN

Bear River at Alexander, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°39', long. 111°42', In NWij sec. 17, T. 93., R. 

41 K., 600 feet downstream from Soda hydroelectric plant of Utah Power * Light Co., 

half a mile southeast of Alexander, and 5 miles downstream from Soda Creek.

Drainage area.- 3,840 square miles.

Records available.- March 1911 to September 1916, April 1919 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 32 years (1911-16, 1919-20, 1921-47), 728 second-feet.

Extremes (regulated).- Maximum daily discharge during year, 1,520 second-feet Aug. 19; 

minimum daily, fab second-feet Mar. 16, Apr. 6.

1911-16, 1919-47: Maximum discharge, 4,590 second-feet May 9, 1922; maximum gage 

height, 15.95 feet Dec. 11, 1919; minimum discharge, 28 second-feet at times when 

reservoir gates are closed.

Remarks.- Records good. Many diversions above station for irrigation. Flew regulated by 

tfear Lake Reservoir and Soda hydroelectric plant.

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

Geological Survey, in connection with a Federal Power Commission project. One discharge 

measurement made by Geological Survey in addition to those made by power company.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

711

6525

e400

336

228

423

416

440

333

30O

301

177

231

418

534

*83

466

407

380

361

414

543

605

598

594

218

439

740

571

695

663

Nov.

688

402

311

696

726

790

709

e440

e250

eZOO

e465

e555

e750

e810

e880

e410

e625

e740

e740

893

835

685

725

484

793

749

764

180

561

434

-

Dec.

468

653

693

679

484

569

480

520

677

665

732

667

636

e400

e285

6780

6890

e820

e800

e690

e415

6385

6690

6570

685

e455

e555

6395

e405

e900

e965

Jan.

6275

6930

e915

6770

6340

e975

e900

e875

e980

6885

6615

e!85

6925

6945

6940

6900

e970

e825

556

961

866

720

550

864

567

403

6535

586

448

e500

6540

Feb.

636O

e!95

e445

e400

6485

6360

6410

e!90

6200

6510

6520

406

287

257

189

62

358

369

344

325

328

205

20Z

415

374

401

400

480

_

_

-

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1946 ......................

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1946-47 ... ..........

liar.

246

120

e480

e470

e680

6705

6730

e!60

e!45

6645

e4OO

e330

e295

6300

e£45

656

6470

e920

e970

e805

e865

6755

e460

e855

e725

6730

700

718

637

355

848

Apr.

746

545

704

6700

6360

56

717

672

631

555

602

175

101

526

583

613

672

565

415

6215

6210

6230

6430

6195

e400

6455

292

503

539

6450

-

Second 

foot-days

13,950

18,290

18,408

239,270

22,236

9,477

16,818

13,857

23,039

24,549

40,045

41,540

31,489

273,698

May

e515

6790

6525

6290

6575

609

734

802

643

436

816

1,020

934

951

955

839

688

733

694

751

703

759

694

829

712

1,010

970

926

772

664

700

Maximum

740

893

965

1,350

980

520

970

746.

1,020

1,160

1,480

1,520

1,460

1,520

June

6760

e790

6840

712

688

672

697

617

756

841

993

858

762

873

628

781

800

731

760

738

882

630

790

972

927

1,100

996

996

799

.1,160

-

Minimum

177

180

85

64

185

62

56

290

617

702

1,070

332

56

July

1,240

1,250

1,250

702

940

773

1,250

1,270

1,270

1,310

1,300

1,270

el,120

el,350

61,360

el, 360

el , 340

el, 390

el,430

el,280

el,400

61,450

61,480

 61,430

61,410

el,400

el,260

el,400

el,460

el,450

el,450

Aug.

el, 310

el,390

el,120

1,300

1,280

1,300

1,390

1,250

1,190

el,070

el,270

el,400

el , 240

61,380

el,360

el, 320

el, 110

1,320

1,520

1,500

1,440

1,450

1,460

1,190

1,360

1,410

1,390

1,490

1,450

1,480

1,400

Mean

450

610

594

656

717

338

543

462

743

818

1,292

1,340

1,050

750

Sept.

1,300

1,340

1,400

1,460

1,400

1,370

1,290

1,350

1,280

el,220

61,170

el,260

6950

850

1,040

1,100

944

1,030

796

923

664

972

934

805

703

892

726

332

948

1,040

-

Runoff in 

ac re feet

27,670

36,280

36,510

474,600

44,100

18,800

33,360

27,480

45,700

48,690

79,430

82,390

62,460

542,900

e Discharge computed on basis of output records of Soda power plant.
BEAR RIVER BASIN 25

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

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42° 16', long. 111°45'', In sec. 26, T. 13 S., R. 40

 K., tiOO feet below tallrace of Oneida plant and 6 miles south of Cleveland1 , Idaho.

Records available.- October 1945 to September 1947. January 1922 to September 1945 in

 files of Salt Lake City district office, Geological Survey.

Average discharge.- 25 years, 707 second-feet.

Extremes (regulated).- Maximum daily discharge during year, 1,790 second-feet Sept. 13; 

minimum dally, 37 second-feet Dec. 25.

1922-47: Maximum-daily discharge, 5,480 second-feet May 8, 1922; miniirum daily, 15 

second-feet May 3,4, 1925.

Remarks.- Records excellent. Many diversions above station. Flow regulated by Bear Lake 

ana soda, Grace, and Oneida hydroelectric plants.

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

 Geological Survey, in connection with a Federal Power Commission project. Two discharge measurements were made by Geological Survey in addition to those made by power 

company.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

0.9 

1.1 

1.3 

1.7 

2.1

113

213

330

2.5 

2.9 

3.5 

4.X 

4.8

470

636

930

1,288

1,742

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

a

2

3

4

5

r

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

965

698

345

669

348

300

1,060

653

343

431

456

489

462

583

171

1,050

757

650

342

347

698

1,010

603

858

44S

847

174

887

1,140

1,090

1,190

Nov.

878

704

352

723

891

799

1,010

619

383

318

366

761

909

1,060

734

1,200

282

546

1,110

1,280

1,360

829

- 882

963

922

978

760

248

506

905

-

Dec.

593

775

1,080

983

559

804

910

685

728

784

928

1,150

798

453

847

761

972

917 801'

1,080

740

676

973

284

37

608

1,180

824

629

893

1,050

Jan.

234

677

1,030

857

285

880

1,070

1,040

1,070

798

1,140

53

1,110

885

1,120

807

786

1,230

720

797

1,290

777

1,170

430

1,070

734

664

649

700

433

683

Feb.

626

237

478

663

580

1,100

413

598

51

665

502

592

576

875

384

72

737

419

467

490

610

405

51

' 345

631

590

1,030

928

-

-

-

Month

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

Calendar year 1946 ......................

Maobh. .....................................

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

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

Water year 1946-47 .......... ...... ....

Mar.

297

49

452

595

896

939

428

577

593

487

752

491

454

873

693

252

178

e980

e870

958

1,330

1,430

424

915

1,090

1,110

751

1,170

1,010

511

845

Apr.

915

856

995

708

542

255

682

779

784

585

606

850

70

517

963

881

950

874

773

68

828

882

856

820

622

377

78

820

886

669

-

£££.

23,278

24,502

285,686

32,344

29,141.5

May

546

1,120

721

534

698

887

895

1,130

876

814

61

1,040

1,110

1,370

1,210

954

394

134

829

818

654

699

495

297

260

530

390

443

406

97

357

Maximum

1,360

1,180

2,360

995

1,790

1,790

June

198

651

541

541

341

699

553

201

684

593

677

486

968

450

225

685

622

594

813

754

526

171

641

709

893

1,290

1,160

395

378

664

-

Minimum

171

248

37

35

365

37

July

1,220

1,320

1,450

194

153

368

1,160

1,090

738

1,160

1,230

441

940

1,080

1,250

1,230

1,190

1,290

896

484

1,380

1,280

1,010

818

1,090

1,330

842

1,300

1,500

1,580

1,500

Aug.

1,050

630

491

970

1,240

1,410

853

1,500

996

892

1,560

1,210

1,480

952

856

717

1,120

1,770

960

1,360

1,260

1,280

1,710

1,060

1,560

1,760

1,000

1,560

1,430

1,430

678

Mean

647

773

790

783

723

1,075

793

Sept.

657

1,480

1,660

1,430

1,530

1,230

557

1,410

1,270

976

969

680

1,790

619

908

1,130

1,110

906

1,100

1,250

365

855

1,250

1,130

1,260

840

1,310

423

683

1,460

-

Runoff in 

acre- feet

46,170

48,600

566,600

63,960

578,000

e Discharge computed on basis of output records of Oneida power plant.

847921 O - 49 - 3
26 BEAR RIVER BASIN

Bear River near Preston, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°10', long. 111°51 I , in NWv sec. 36, T. 14 S., R.

39 E., 600 feet downstream from head gates of West Cache Canal, S miles downstream

from Mink Creek, 5 miles north of Preston, and 5i miles upstream from Battle Creek.

Drainage area.- 4,500 square miles.

Records available.- January 1944 to September 1947. October 1889 to September 1917 (gage 

heights only January to September 1917) at site 5 miles downstream; records comparable.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,200 second-feet (regulated) June 14 (gage 

neignt, 5.00 feet); minimum daily, 14 second-feet (regulated) July 5; minimum, 1.6 

second-feet (regulated) June 29 (gage height, 0.68 foot).

1889-1916, 1944-47: Maximum discharge, about 8,500 second-feet June 9, 10, 1907, 

estimated on basis of records for station near Collinston, Utah; maximum gage height 

observed, 9.04 feet Jan. 17, 18, 1917 (backwater from ice), site and datum then in use: 

minimum discharge, 0.8 second-foot (regulated) July 5, 1945 (gage height, 0.68 foot); 

minimum daily, 14 second-feet (regulated) July 4, 1944, July 4, 1945, Jul^ 5, 1947.

Remarks.- Records good. Station is below all irrigation diversions from Bear River in 

Idaho except Cub River pumps in SE£ Sec. 20, T. 16 S., R. 39 E. Flow regulated by 

storage in Bear Lake Reservoir and by power plants above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

91?

686

354

630

338

266

1,080

679

455

463

511

571

576

660

254

1,140

877

784

378

405

621

1,150

689

867

562

652

448

942

1,100

1,120

1,070

Nov.

1,120

711

475

865

895

902

1,130

553

511

350

473

759

1,090

1,060

764

1,110

699

670

1,210

1,270

1,530

665

916

1,320

975

1,160

776

397

557

910

-

Dec.

669

939

1,220

875

766

991

694

1,140

772

960

981

1,230

889

577

1,030

906

945

957

978

1,020

869

920

924

523

295

540

1,220

811

885

1,050

891

Jan.

705

617

1,140

947,

660

873

1,030

1,290

1,270

861

1,260

310

1,080

954

1,220

892

849

1,060

1,030

901

1,200

986

1,280

654

1,010

860

772

832

737

516

765

Feb.

694

422

411

814

688

1,100

543

441

192

659

564

698

653

915

583

235

799

476

557

591

677

505

191

332

737

550

997

1,040

_

-

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1946 ......................

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

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

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

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

May

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

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

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

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

Water year 1946-47 ......................

Mar.

389

137

414

599

955

917

502

586

662

566

723

516

551

891

673

360

220

924

812

891

1,280

1,810

584

953

1,100

1,180

831

1,190

1,070

703

887

Apr.

887

955

1,080

815

536

380

797

782

863

635

651

685

324

438

826

1,030

982

912

777

228

780

1,040

1,060

938

764

321

92

760

896

666

-.

Secondfoot-days

21,246

25,823

-27,487

305,709

28,561

17,064

23,876

21,900

23 599

20| 604

29,457

35, 981

31,323

306,921

May

592

1,010

871

684

063

1,010

1,050

1,220

1,100

972

528

1,030

1,230

1,410

881

1,590

639

405

891

1,020

779

796-

566

328

162

561

357

439

392

31

192

Maximum

1,150

1,530

1,230

2,640

1,290

1,100

1,310

1,080

1,590

1,310

1,570

1,710

1,570

1,810

June

272

610

510

472

377

631

573

291

804

860

951

786

1,310

605

566

964

851

848

967

910

717

230

721

585

745

1,270

966

311

338

563

Minimum

254

35C

29E

13C

31C

19]

137

92

31

23C

14

367

464

14

July

1,090

1,150

1,320

266

14

174

957

1,100

664

903

1,220

433

773

1,080

1,090

1,030

1,180

1,220

814

373

1,170

1,140

1,020

708

1,020

1,190

798

1,200

1,320

1,470

1,570

Aug.

1,080

613

367

992

1,090

1,420

977

1,310

1,210

852

1,640

1,190

1,540

1,000

809

744

904

1,710

999

1,240

1,240

1,240

1,580

1,110

1,540

1,590

961

1,550

1,420

1,370

693

Mean

685

861

887

838

921

609

770

730

761

687

950

1.161

1,044

841

Sept.

627

1.37O

1,510

1,570

1,470

1,170

517

1,390

1,210

974

847

712

1,570

769

816

1,080

1,140

931

1,070

1,160

464

818

1,200

982

1,350

827

1,350

492

657

1,280

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

42,140

51.22O

54,520

606,300

56,650

33,850

47,360

43,440

46,810

40,870

58,450

71,370

62,130

608,800
BEAR RIVER BASIN 

Bear River near Colllnston, Utah

27

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

RT2W., 800 feet downstream from Cutler plant of Utah Power & Light Co., 2,000 feet 

downstream from Cutler Dam, and 5j miles north of Collinston. Datum of gag? is 

4,276.13 feet above mean sea level (levels by Bureau of Reclamation).

Drainage, area.- 6,000 square miles.

Records available^- July 1889 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,760 second-feet (regulated) several days in 

June (gage height, 4.82 feet); minimum daily, 24 second-feet (regulated) July 4 6. 

1889-1947: Maximum discharge observed, 11.600 second-feet June 7-10, 1909 {gage 

height, 7.70 feet, site and datum then in use); practically no flow (result of regulation) at 12 p.m. Aug. 5, 1920.

Remarks.- Records good. Many canals divert above station. Plow regulated by reservoirs 

ana power plants above station.

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

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,180

742

832

1,080

1,120

419

849

787

1,340

1,520

1,330

889

760

1,200

419

al,370

al,540

1,800

1,270

1,590

939

1,540

2,020

1,620

1,640

1,370

822

1,410

2,130

1,760

770

Nov.

2,240

1,710

1,420

2,000

2,110

1,810

1,770

2,110

1,220

636

979

1,030

1,410

1,550

al,900

al,500

al,180

al,290

1,380

1,630

1,560

1,600

1,980

2,540

2,440

a2,550

al,880

1,150

1,760

1,750

Dec.

1,370

1,930

al,290

al,380

al,890

1,740

2,390

1,950

2,270

1,010

2,150

2,190

2,090

1,680

1,820

1,870

1,880

1,880

1,900

1,760

1,710

1,520

1,860

1,380

624

1,820

1,990

1,850

1>580

1,620

82,170

Jan.

972

1,680

al,570

al,080

a 430

al,750

1,560

1,510

1,100

1,540

984

1,240

1,590

1,910

2,080

1,360

al,480

670

701

1,890

1,510

a880

1,400

al,760

al,750

al,390

al,790

al,990

a2,140

al,710

al,820

Feb.

1,930

934

1,340

1,340

1,030

1,170

1,660

1,700

1,540

2,080

1,720

al,130

al , 490

1,610

1,970

2,430

2,280

2,060

1,970

2,280

2,460

1,920

448

1,450

1,600

1,770

2,040

2,010

_

_

-

Montb

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

Calendar year 1946 ......................

Maroh. .....................................

UflV

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

Water year 1946-47 ......................

Mar.

1,140

665

1,630

1,790

2,030

1,580

1,340

944

1,490

1,800

1,820

1,920

1,980

1,940

1,710

1,320

1,540

2,140

1,540

1,800

2,190

2,010

1,650

1,880

3,020

2,630

2,290

2,160

2,180

1,750

1,950

Apr.

2; 260

2,210

1,850

1,850

2,020

1,020

2,030

1,990

1,850

1,480

1,750

1,930

579

1,710

2,030

2,000

2,060

1,980

1,720

418

2,420

2,260

2,530

2,840

3,100

2,280

2,720

2,150

1,640

1,710

Second 

foot-days

38,058

54,564

582,582

30,568

522,285

May

2,410

3,000

2,350

1,580

1,960

2,270

2,970

2,510

2,640

2,750

2,780

3,460

3,280

3,400

3,310

3,180

3,280

3,050

2,130

1,880

1,930

2,150

1,700

1,840

1,110

1,140

179

28

29

32

949

Maximum

2,130

2,390

6,530

2,140

2,460

3,460

2,140

3,460

June

28

177

a530

al,050

1,530

912

1,190

1,230

1,880

2,250

2,590

3,120

3,040

3,220

2,590

2,970

1,890

1,610

1,870

1,790

1,730

741

1,860

276

660

696

768

203

45

1,320

-

Minimum

41

63

62

2

43

441

66!

2(

2(

2

2

6(

Z'

July

291

352

426

24

32

24

298

528

107

259

429

43

70

257

335

235

222

a360

a34

a3 3

a290

368

157

27

231

51

 71

341

483

539

461

A-ig.

273

101

198

442

83

278

1,010

756

1,350

944

1,130

1,490

1,610

1,700

1,610

792

676

1,220

1,560

1,180

539

751

71

27

759

830

1,050

1,110

1,160

319

755

Mean

J 1,228

3 1,670

i 1,760

3 1,596

5 1,459

3 1,692

> 1,801

3 1,946

3 2,106

3 1,459

I 238

831

) 1,019

I 1,431

Sept.

242

1,080

1,230

964

785

550

101

888

467

329

120

60

1,100

392

382

469

629

1,740

1,90O

2,140

1,540

1,630

1,440

1,490

1,730

1,760

1,470

1,200

1,460

1,280

-

Runoff in 

ao re-feet

75,490

99,340

108,200

1,156,000

89,730

93,940

110,700

129,500

86,810

14,630

51,120

60,630

1,036,000

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of output of power plant.
28 BEAR RIVER BASIN

Mill Creek near Evanston, Wyo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat . 41"00' , long. 110°52', In NW£ sec. 20, T. 12 N., R. 

liy W. , 1.8 miles downstream from Utah-Wyoming State line and 18.8 miles south of

Evanston.

Drainage area.- 60.6 square miles.

Records available.- July 1942 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 430 second-feet May 3 (gage height, 3.35 feet), 

from rating curve extended above 190 second-feet; minimum, 5.1 second-feet Oct. 1, but 

may have been less during period of ice effect or no gage-height record.

1942-47: Maximum discharge, that of May 3, 1947; minimum, 2 second-feet Oct. 24 to 

Nov. 28, 1945 (field estimate), when water was diverted above station to permit construction in stream channel.

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

which are fair. Four canals in Wyoming and four in Utah divert water above station for 

irrigation.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

Z

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

IS

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

5.5

6.9

6.4

8.0

8.2

8.4

8.4

9.1

8.8

9.5

7.5

7.7

8.8

8.4

10

11

14

13

11

11

13

14

13

9.1

11

10

11

20

18

14

13

Nov.

(*)

14

-

Dec.

12

(*)

Jan.

> 10

( )

Feb.

10

'

' 12

(*)

_

_

-

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1946 .................

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

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

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

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

MOV ay. ........................... ...........

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

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

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

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

Water year 1946-47 .... . .......... ....

Mar.

.

12

13

14

16

18

20

22

24

25

24

*22

20

18

20

22

24

19

Apr.

16

18

19

16

16

14

14

15

17

15

15

16

24

42

52

53

54

53

44

62

70

59

48

41

41

43

5P

42

51

64

Secondfoot-days

327 7

420 

372

11,793.8

310

316

501

1,084

5,596

3,271

493.8

376 . 6

291.1

13,359.2

May

104

182

256

285

259

240

256

295

265

234

175

147

152

139

121

150

165

152

156

170

204

198

175

150

158

147

158

182

118

105

98

Maximum

20

I

207

25

70

295

217

39

24

16

295

June

82

90

98

93

77

74

84

100

145

' 93

123

119

158

217

195

141

131

119

98

158

195

137

118

86

73

63

57

52

53

44

-

Minimum

5.5

I

_

14 98

44

6.4

7.2

6.1

-

July

39

34

31

27

22

18

19

21

20

26

13

9.5

7.9

6.4

7.2

16

20

17

16

14

13

13

12

10

9.8

9.2

8.8

8.8

8.2

8.2

8.3

Aug.

9.5

10

9.8

11

12

10

9.5

12

17

21

24

19

18

17

18

16

15

14

12

7.9

8.5

12

8.8

8.5

8.8

7.9

7.9

8.2

8.2

7.9

7.2

Mean

10.6

14 

12

32.3

10

11.3

16.2

36.1

181

1C9

15.9

12.1

9.70

36.6

Sept.

6.9

6.7

6.7

6.1

6.1

6.4

6.1

6.4

.7.9

9.2

6.9

6.9

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

14

15

16

14

12

11

11

11

12

12

12

12

13

15

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

650

833

738

23,410

615

627

994

2,150

11,100

6,490 979

747

577

26,500

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 1 to Feb. 25 (no gage-height record most of 

period) and no gage-height record Feb. 26 to Mar. 29 (stage-discharge relation affected by ice most 

of period); discharge computed on basis of 5 discharge measurements, weather records', and records 

for stations on nearby streams.
BEAR RIVER BASIN 29

Sulphur Creek near Evanston, Wyo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°10', long. 110°52', in SE£ sec. 29, T. 14 N., R. 

iiy W., 4.8 miles upstream from mouth and 9 miles southeast of Evanston.

Drainage area.- 80.5 square miles.

Records available.- April 1942 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 514 second-feet Mar. 18 {gage height, 2.72 

reet); minimum, 0.4 second-foot Sept. 8, but may have been less during period of ice 

effect.

1942-47: Maximum discharge, 740 second-feet Apr. 20, 1945 (gage height, 3.50 feet); 

minimum daily, 0.2 second-foot Sept. 14-17, 19, 20, 1943.

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

wnicfi are fair. Several diversions above station for irrigation.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1.3

2.2

1.6

2.3

3.8

3.0

2.8

4.3

4.6

3.5

4.0

3.0

3.3

3.0

2.8

3.0

4.8

5.1

4.6

4.8

4.6

4.0

4.6

3.5

4.6

3.8

4.0

16

22

14

14

Nov.

8.2

4.6

3.3

2.3

2.5

3.3

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.5

3.5

3.5

4.0

4.8

*5.1

4.0

3.8

4.3

5.1

5.3

4.0

4.5

5.0

4.5

4.0

4.0

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

Dec.

4.0

3.5

3.0

*2.0

2.8

3.0

3.5

2.8

3.3

3.3

3.8

4.0

4.0

3.5

3.0

3.0

3.0

Jan.

> 2.0

(*)

Feb.

> 2.0

2.5

3.5

4.5

6.0

7.0

8.5

10

9.0

8.0

7.0

5.5

4.5

5.1

5.3

*4.0

4.0

3.8

3.8

_

-

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1946 ......................

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Wster year 1946 47 ....... ..............

Mar.

3.5

3.0

2.7

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.0

2.0

2.5

3.5

5.1

S.6

13

26

138

353

395

*263

193

172

190

184

84

37

27

28

37

55

85

71

Apr.

41

36

36

28

18

16

16

20

26

a24

ag3

24

40

44

41

36

45

33

30

25

28

49

56

48

25

20

24

26

20

23

Secondf oo t days

162.9

127.1

111.5

7,146.2

62

122.0

'921

1,802

2,827

526.4

520.4

49.2

9,625.4

May

34

55

89

123

134

94

89

113

100

85

87

80

78

84

53

48

42

45

38

32

31

27

24

20

18

18

17

53

34

25

32

Maximum

22

8 ' 2

229

10

395

56

134

323

87

200

5.1

395

June

32

32

40

60

35

30

26

27

289

118

223

316

172

134

81

41

41

53

37

107

323

167

140

92

64

39

30

25

26

27

Minimum

1.3

2.3

.4

2.0

16

17

25

5.3

1.1

.4

-

July

21

16

12

7.4

6.7

6.0

7.1

7.4

14

22

17

14

12

11

30

64

87

32

21

15

13

18

16

12

7.8

6.0

7.8

5.6

5.6

5.3

6.7

Aug.

a8.0

a9.0

aS.o

alO

a!4

12

9.7

14

47

200

66

23

14

13

15

9.7

7.1

4.3

3.3

2.5

2.2

alo

a5.0

a3.0

a2.0

a2.0

al.5

al.5

1.3

1.2

1.1

Mean

5.25

4.24

3.60

19.6

2.0

4.36

77.2

30 7

t-o ' ,

94.2

17.0

16. 8

1.64

26.4

Sept.

1.0

.9

.7

.7

.7

.7

.5

.4

.6

.7

.7

,7

.7

.5

.5

.6

2.3

4.0

5.1

3.8

3.3

3.3

2.8

2.8

2.3

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.5

2.0

Runoff in 

acre feet

323

252

221

14,180

123

242

4,750

1,830

3,570

5,610

1,040

1,030

98

19,090

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for stations 

on nearby streams.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 9-13, Nov. 21 to Dec. 17, Dec. 26 to Feb. 22 

(no gage-height record Jan. 14 to Feb. 20); discharge computed on basis of 1 discharge measurement, 

weather records, and records for stations on nearby streams.
30 BEAR RIVER BASIN

Chapman Canal at State line, near Evanston, Wyo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°24 1 , long. 111°02', in SE£ sec. 36, T. 17 N., R.

 121 w., at highway bridge, 6^ miles downstream from head gates and 10 miles northwest 

of Evanston. Staff gage at same site and datum prior to Oct. 11.

Records available.- October 1945 to September 1947. April to September 1942, May to

 September 1943 in Upper Bear River Water Commissioner's reports, Utah; April 1944 to 

September 1947 in Upper Bear River Water Commissioner's reports, Utah, anil Bear River 

Hydrometric Data reports.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 127 second-feet June 12; no flow on many

1942-47: Maximum daily discharge observed, 129 second-feet Apr. 14, 1946; no flow 

at times in each year.

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

 Canal diverts water from Bear River in Wyoming in NE£ sec. 36, T. 16 N., R. 121 W. 

Many diversions above station for irrigation in Wyoming. Plow at station is for 

storage in Neponset Reservoir, Utah, and irrigation in Saleratus Basin, U'-.ah.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

aO.2

ti.4

ti.6

til. 4

hi. 9

h5.3

ti8.3

hlO

h!2

h!4

7.5

9.1

9.4

10

11

8.0

13

til4

h!5

ti!4

h!7

20

21

21

20

21

22

25

27

24

21

Nov.

22

a22

a22

alO

O

0

0

O

O

0

0

2.9

3.0

6.0

6.7

4.4

1.4

O

0

0

0

0

0

O

0

0

0

O

0

O

-

Dec. Jan. Feb.

o

0

o

o

o

0

o

o

o

o

o

o

0

0

o

o

0

0

0

o

o

0

alO 623

a23

a23

a23

a23

_

-

Month

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

Calendar year 1946 ......................

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

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

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

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

Water year 1946-47 ......................

Mar.

a23

a23

a23

a24

a24

a24

a24

a24

b24

24

24

»h24

b23

b22

b2O

b!9

617

16

24

56

47

45

48

36

27

24

22

23

26

29

30

Apr.

24

23

24

22

19

18

17

16

18

18

18

17

17

20

22

23

22

21

22

20

22

44

45

42

35

32

33 '

32

8.8

7.2

Secondfoot-days

o

5,749.9

839

15.2

6,104.1

May

6.5

8.3

10

27

78

65

a64

62

64

54

47

39

69

118

97

87

90

63

71

72

74

79

80

76

70

75

76

84

80

61

60

Maximum

0

129

23

118

2.4

127

June

61

63

6O

67

48

47

50

73

LO7

120

118

127

124

97

86

77

, 86

101

90

95

92

15

17

16

17

15

11

6.O

2.1

.5

-

Minimum

o

o

o

0

July Aug.

0

O

0

0

0

O

O

O

O

0

0

al.O

h2.1

hi. 6

1.5

1.4

1.2

.7

.2

O

1.4

3.3

2.4

2.1

1.5

.9

.8

h.l

0

O

O

Mean

o

15.8

23 4

.51

16.7

Sept.

0

h2.1

h.4

h.7

h.4

h.2

h.l

O

O

h.l

0

h.2

h.5

h.6

O

0

0

0

1.6

2.4

2.4

2.2

.7

.6

O

0

O

0

0

0

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

201

O

11,400

3,750

30

12,100

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height recordj discharge computed on basis of 2 discharge measurements and records for 

Bear River near Woodruff, Utah, and near Evanston, Wyo. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. 

h Computed from staff-gage reading.
BEAR RIVER BASIN 31

Twin Creek at Sage, Wyo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°49 I , long. 110 0 58', in SE^ sec. 7, T. 21 N., R. 

119 w., - at Sage, 5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.- 246 square miles.

Records available.- April 194*3 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 649 second-feet Mar. 18 (gage heigh*;, 6.08

feetJ; minimum, 1.0 second-foot Dec. 17, but may have been less during period of ice - 

effect or no gage-height record.

1943-47: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 18, 1947; minimum, that of Dei. 17, 1946.

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

which are fair. Many diversions above station for irrigation.

Discharge, in second-fset. water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

.Oct.

7.2

1Z

10

8.Z

8.2

8.9

9.7

9.7

10

8.9

8.Z

8.Z

8.9

8.9

8.9

7.7

9.7

10

10

9.7

9.7

8.9

8.9

8.Z

8.9

8.Z

9.7

17

2Z

16

1Z

NOT.

blO

b8.0

6.7

6.7

8.9

1O

1Z

13

13

8.2

7.7

8.9

9.7

bll

b!2

blO

9.7

blO

*bll

blZ

8.Z

blO

b!2

blO

b8.0

b8.0

b9.O

blO

blO

blO

Dec.

blO

blO

blO

blO

blO

blO

b9.O

8.9

b8.0

b8.0

b8.5

9.7

8.9

9.7

10

5.1

5.6

8.Z

7.7.

8.Z

8.Z

b8.5

b8.5

b8.5

b8.5

b8.0

b7.0

b6.O

aS.O

aS.O

a5.0

Jan.

a5

C)

Feb.

> a5

a8.0

alo

a!5

aZ5

a40

a70

*a60

a45

*b30

bZO

blO

b8.0

blO

b9.0

aa.Oa7.0

a6.5

a6.0

_

_

-

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1946 ......................

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1946-47 ......................

Mar.

a5.5

a5.5

aS.O

aS.O

a5. rO

aS.O

aS.O

a5.o

a5.o

alo

a25

*b50

b70

bllO

aZ50

a40O

a 520

*563

505

338

Z49

Z19

163

92

40

37

28

35

55

61

62

Apr.

44

31

3Z

28

22

20

19

18

17

17

19

18

ZZ

44

55

41

37

37

3Z

30

30

33

31

Z9

23

ZZ

Z2

28

3Z

28

Seccndfoot-days

31Z 5

Z93. 7

Z53.7

8,050.6

155

437.5

3 9Z8

861

OfSK ooo

1 ,066

297.1

373.4

343.6

9,186.5

May

Z5

Z5

Z7

27

Z7

Z7

Z5

Z5

Z5

24

32

55

42

54

40

35

3Z

Z9

28

Z7

Z6

Z3

19

17

16

14

16

30

Z8

Zl

24

Maximum

ZZ

13

1O

Z01

70

563

55

55

175

17

44

37

563

June

41

50

31

24

ZO

18

16

14

68

47

37

175

93

43

Z3

18

17

Zl

19

Zl

43

44

36

28

24

Zl

ZO

18

17

19

Minimum

7.Z

6.7

5.0

.

5.0

17

14

14

6 . Z

6.7

6.Z

-

July

17

14

13

13

1Z

13

11

10

11

11

8.Z

8.Z

7.7

6.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

8.9

8.2

6.7

7.7

8.9

9.7

10

8.9

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.7

6.2

6.2

Aug.

6.7

6.7

7.7

8.9

9.7

9.7

8.2

8.2

14

29

44

16

12

10

9.7

8.9

8.9

7.7

7.2

8.9

13

22

13

10

9.7

9.7

8.9

10

11

11

13

Mean

10.1

9.79

a.n

22.1

5

15.6

127

28 7

27 9

ssis

12io

11.5

25.2

Sept.

15

15

1O

8.2

8.2

7.7

7.2

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.2-

6.2

6.2

6.7

6.7

6.7

8.9

37

17

16

16

17

16

16

16

13

11

9.7

8.2

7.7

Runoff in 

acre-fest

620

583

503

15,970

307

868

7,790

1,710

1,720

2,110

569

741

682

18.22O

Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a He gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of 2 discharge'measurements, weather records, 

and records for Sulphur Creek near Kvanaton. 

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

Smiths Pork near Border, Wyo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°17 I , long. 110°52 I , in SW^ sec. 33, T. 27 N., R. 

118 W., 82 miles upstream from Rowland Creek, 7 miles downstream from Hoblle Creek, and 

11 miles northeast of Border.

Drainage area.- 165 square miles.

Records available.- May 1942 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,120 second-feet May 9 (gage heigtt, 4.21 feet); 

minimum, 47 second-feet Mar. 12, but may have been less during periods of ice effect or 

no gage-height record.

1942-47: Maximum discharge, that of May 9, 1947; minimum, that of Mar. 12, 1947, 

but may have been less during period of ice effect or no gage-height record.

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

wnich are fair. One diversion above station for irrigation.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

98

106

101

98

103

101

100

100

100

96

96

96

94

94

94

96

94

94

93

91

89

88

93

91

91

91

100

106

100

94

89

Nov.

85

86

85

83

82

81

81

83

82

80

79

78

78

80

84

83

82

80

76

78

79

75

78

76

74

76

*78

75

75

78

-

Dec.

75

78

78

78

78

80

78

77

74

74

75

77

75

77

77

75

70

} -

Jan.

 60

1 "'

> 60

' I"

Feb.

.

I

1

> 65

1

}

}

"

60

(*)

 b65

62

b65

b64

b6 3

62

60

62

62

b63

b62

-

-

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1946 ......................

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

September. ...... . . ; . .....................

Water year 1946-47 ......................

Mar.

62

b62

60

60

59

59

*57

56

56

56

56

55

55

56

57

59

63

69

72

77

83

89

94

86

81

83

80

85

94

105

101

Apr.

98

103

98

96

91

88

85

83

86

83

81

81

93

114

145

162

173

177

194

226

259

237

214

209

209

234

282

335

409

417

-

Secondfoot-day s

2,977

2,390

2,261

72,058

1, 885

1,774

s|l62

24,385

19,266

9 717

5^560

3,584

81,148

May

480

638

819

923

968

982

982

1,020

1,080

988

1,030

930

819

744

714

714

744

744

744

732

744

762

720

687

682

698

709

720

649

607

612

Maximum

106

86

80

794

105

417

1,080

774

454

226

135

1,080

June

602

597

633

617

597

628

597

649

774

744

756

756

726

696

687

692

709

704

698

709

682

665

597

572

557

553

548

520

502

497

-

Minimum

88

74

~ _~

55

81

480

497

207

139

105

-

July

454

442

437.

425

413

405

393

385

373

362

350

335

328

317

310

306

299

285

275

265

259

256

252

240

234

232

226

223

217

212

207

Aug.

207

207

207

207

204

194

194

209

214

226

212

194

184

180

175

173

168

164

162

162

175

177

162

158

155

151

155

155

147

143

139

Mean

96.0

79.7

72.9

197

60* 8

63.4

70, 6

172

787

642

313

179

119

222

Sept.

135

135

133

131

129

127

123

123

127

127

123

121

119

118

118

116

121

133

121

116

114

112

110

110

110

108

108

106

105

105

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

5,900

4,740

4,480

142,900

3,740

3,520

4 340

10*240

48,370

38,210

19,270

11,030

7,110

161,000

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note.- No gage-height record Nov. 3 to 26, Dee. 17 to Jan. 22, Jan. 27 to Feb. 10; discharge eomuted on basis of 2 discharge measurements and weather records.
BEAR RIVER BASIN 33

Smiths Fork at Cokeville, Wyo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°06 I , long. 110°57 | , in NW£ sec. 4, T. 24 N., R. 

iiy W., 1 mile northeast of Cokeville and 2 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.- 275 square miles.

Records available.- April 1942 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,090 second-feet May 12 (gage height, 5.53 

reet); minimum not determined, occurred during period of no gage-height record.

1942-47: Maximum discharge, that of May 12, 1947; minimum daily, 32 s3Cond-feet 

Aug. 18, 24, 25, Sept. 2, 3, 1942.

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

which are fair. Many diversions above station for irrigation.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

G

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

91

102

97

91

92

96

92

106

116

116

111

109

111

111

107

107

107

107

106

104

102

100

104

106

102

104

115

137

a!27

allB

109

Nov.

104

94

86

bB6

b86

bB 7

97

97

94

88

bB7

bB6

bB8

b90

92

86

bB6

bB5

bB4

92

a86

bB6

104

97

b93

b9B

*97

92

91

92

-

Dec.

89

91

b92

94

94

97

a95

a94

a92

91

91

94

94

92

92

88

*

I

I

> bB5

I

1

/

aB5

t aB2

Jan.

aBO

.

I

> aB5

'

Feb.

a8 5

aBO

aBS

a84

_

_

-

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1946 ......................

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1946-47 ......................

Mar.

a84

a84

a83

*a83

aB3

aB2

aBl

aBO

a79

a79

a7B

a7B

aBO

a90

allO

a!40

*alBO

232

257

260

260

*257

227

167

135

139

122

145

191

a210

173

Apr.

152

173

167

147

135

131

a!2B

126

130

124

124

122

139

189

227

236

250

262

267

294

338

a325

302

282

269

282

325

380

467

507

-

Secondfoot-days

3,303

2,731 

2,746

71,360

2,510

2 353

4 349

7^000

26,217

17,429

6,949

3,794

3,295

82,676

May

555

693

829

898

968

1,020

1,040

1,050

1,060

1,070

1,060

1,080

1,000

940

870

836

829

812

798

815

801

798

774

733

716

720

733

a750

696

643

630

Maximum

137

104

979

260

507

1,080

774

352

164

137

1,080

June

633

604

604

614

587

610

587

594

713

733

713

77.4

696

666

637

597

597

a5 80

571

571

581

614

511

470

451

436

448

445

415

377

-

Minimum

91

84

-

78

122

555

377

118

109

96

-

July

352

328

320

312

307

296

289

274

272

267

257

245

234

232

227

222

222

218

229

229

182

a!80

171

156

147

141

139

135

128

120

118

Aug.

Ill

113

116

115

122

113

111

124

128

156

164

143

130

130

118

118

118

115

115

118

131

137

124

118

116

a!15

116

122

115

113

109

Mean

10T

9] .0

88.6

196

81.0

84.0

140

233

846

581

224

122

110

227

Sept.

107

106

104

104

106

106

109

115

120

120

118

12O

120

118

118

118

120

137

124

115

107

104

102

99

96

96

96

97

97

96

~

Runoff in 

acre-feet

6,550

5,420

5,450

141,600

4,980

4,670

8,630

13,880

52,000

34,570

13,780

7,530

6,546

164,000

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record (stage-discharge relation affected by i 

discharge computed on basis of 2 discharge measurements, weather 

near Border, or Interpolated.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

.ce duflng most of winter months); 

records, and records for station
34 BEAR RIVER BASIN

Thomas Fork near Geneva, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°23'30", long. 110 0 59'00", in NE£ sei. 28 T. 28 

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

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

Drainage area.- 45.3 square miles.

Records available.- October 1939 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 279 secondT feet May 3 (gage height, 3.58 feet), 

rrom rating curve extended above 140 second-feet; minimum, 2.2 second-feet Mar. 8, but 

may have been less during periods of ice effect or no gage-height record.

1939-47: Maximum discharge, that of May 3, 1947; maximum gage height, 4.07 feet 

Apr. 26, 1946; minimum daily discharge, 1.3 second-feet Nov. 13, 23, 1940.

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

wnicn are fair. Practically no diversion above station. No regulation.

Discna-i,,. in second-feet, water year October 1946 tc September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

5.7

6.9

5.1

5.1

6.0

6.9

6.6

6.0

5.7

5.7

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

4.8

4.5

4.5

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.1

7.2

10

7.5

6.3

5.7

Nov.

5.1

b4.8

b4.6

b4.5

b5.O

b4.8

4.5

4.5

4.3

b4.2

b4.2

b4.0

b4.0

4.1

4.3

b4.4

b4.5

b4.3

4.1

b4.0

*b3.8

3.9

4.1

b4.2

b3.9

3.9

4.1

b4.1

b4.0

3.9

Dec.

b3.8 bs.a

b3.7

3.7

4.3

6.O

7.2

5.4

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.5

5.4

5.7

*b7.0

b3.0

b3.5

b3.5

b3.5

b3.5

3.6

3.6

b3.5

3.2

3.6

3.6

b3.5

b3.5

3.0

3.0

Jan.

 3.0

> 3.5

Feb.

V

V *3.5

I>

 3.2

_

_

-

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1946 ......................

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

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

March. ...:..........................._.....

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

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

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

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

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

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

Hater year 1946-47 ......................

Mar.

3.3

3.5

 3.6

2.8

b3.0

b3.0

2.8

2.4

2.8

3.6

3.4

b3.2

b3.0

3.9

5.4

16

35

51

56

55

56

56

48

24

20

15

»16

28

50

46

32

Apr.

26

34

29

17

13

12

12

12

14

12

13

16

33

56

.58

50

47

48

51

56

68

60

50

49

50

56

64

76

94

100

Secondfcct-days

178.3

1 OO 1 JU.O. JL

128.8

8,260,0

98.5

91.1

653.7

1 276

2j 528

l f 146

513.5

292.1

182.4

7,216.5

May

112

153

203

206

179

140

117

103

92

82

105

90

75

69

63

60

57

55

52

51

48

46

44

43

41

40

40

44

39

38

41

Maximum

10

5.1

7.2

227

56

100

50

27

1 a XO

12

2O6

June

38

37

40

37

35

40

35

35

48

38

45

50

44

42-

41

40

40

39

38

38

38

41

37

37

35

33

33

32

31

29

Minimum

4.5

3*8

3.0

_

2.4

12

38

29

9.5

6*6

5.1

.

July

27

26

25

24

23

22

22

21

20

19

18

18

17

16

16

16

16

15

14

14

13

14

13

12 12

11

10

10

10

10

9.5

Aug.

9.5

10

10

K>

10

9.0

8.0

12

16

18

14

10

9.0

8.5

8.0

8.0

7.2

7.2

7.2

8.0

14

12

9.0

7.5

7.2

6.9

7.2

8.0

7.2

6.9

6.6

Mean

5.75

4.27

4.15

22.6

3.18

3 25

21.*1

42*5

81.5

38 2

1 e c

9)42

6.08

19.8

Sept.

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.4

5.4

6.3

6.3

6.0

6.0

5.7

5.4

5.4

5.7

 7.5

12

7.5

6.3

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.4

5.1

5.4

5.1

5.1

Runoff in 

acre-feet

354

254

255

16,380

195

1 30O

2 530

5^010

2,270

1,020

C7Q of y 

362

14,310

* Winter discharge measurement made en this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note.- Ho gage-height record Dec. 30 to Mar. 2 (stage-discharge relation affected bj- loe J 

16 )s discharga computed on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, and records fc 

stations on nearby s.treams.
BEAR RIVER BASIN 35

Thomas Pork near Raymond, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°16', long. 111°05', in SE£ sec. 28, T. 13 S., R. 

4b &., at J. W. Mumford Ranch, 1? miles southwest of Raymond.

Drainage area.- 202 square miles.

Records available.- May 1942 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 293 second-feet May 6'(gage height, 6.91 feet); 

minimum not determined, occurred during period of ice effect.

1942-47: Maximum discharge, 359 second-feet Apr. 25, 1943 (gage heigh1--, 7.66 feet); 

maximum gage height, 7.82 feet Apr. 27, 1946; minimum daily discharge, 1.6 second-feet 

Oct. 1, 1942.

Remarks.- Records fair. Many diversions above station for irrigation.

Discharge, in second-ifeet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

15

15

14

15

15

16

16

16

16

17

16

16

16

17

17

17

17

18

17

17

19

20

21

22

22

22

24

25

24

25

24

Nov.

24

24

22

22

22

22

22

24

24

23

22

22

20

20

24

24

24

22

24

24

24

*23

24

24

22

22

24

23

24

22

-

Dec.

22

21

20

20

22

24

26

25

24

24

23

24

26

28

28

28

20

22

25

26

26

26

26

25

23

26

26

26

25

22

20

Jan.

17

v ( )

19

Feb.

N

1 »

> ( )

16

-

-

-

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1946 ...... ................

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

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

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

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

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

June ......}.............................. .

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

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

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

Water year 1946-47 ......................

Mar.

\6

17

 17

18

17

16

15

16

15

16

17

15

16

17

23

30

38

68

107

147

162

169

168

142

99

81

72

70

83

101

111

Apr.

95

90

94

86

74

66

62

58

56

55

52

50

50

58

76

89

90

86

82

90

106

126

133

129

125

123

132

149

167

188

-

Seoondfoot-days

571

687

74,9

21,536

549

469

1, 899

2,837

6,550

3 142

l!735

1,194

604

20,986

May

207

211

234

253

265

288

287

280

272

265

261

263

269

260

245

229

221

216

210

204

198

192

188

182

169

144

114

106

109

IDS

102

Maximum

25

24

28

334

166

3.88

128

72

54

24

288

June

103

105

109

110

106

102

102

94

104

112

115

127

128

121

116

109

106

104

102

101

102

106

108

99

100

100

96

92

87

76

-

Minimum

14

20

20

15

50

102

76

37

26

14

_

July

71

70

69

67

64

61

59

58

59

59

61

58

59

59

59

63

72

71

66

60

52

5251-

48

41

39

38

37

37

37

38

Aug.

32

27

26

34

39

37

35

33

33

38

45

53

54

50

45

43

41

39

37

35

37

43

46

43

40

37

35

37

37

36

27

Mean

18.4

22 9

2'\Z

51". 0

17.7

16* 8

61.3

9 * , 6

211

103

5S.O

31.5

20.1

57.5

Sept.

23

24

24

24

24

24

22

22

22

20

20

20

20

19

18

18

19

21

22

24

22

20

19

18

18

17

16

15

15

14

Runoff in 

acre-feet

1,130

1,360

1,490

1,090

930

3,770 

5,630

12,990

6,230

3,4,40

2,370

1,200

41,630

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Mote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 17-22, Dec. 27 to Mar. 2 (no gage-height 

record Jan. 5-20).
36 BEAR RIVER BASIN

Salt Creek near Geneva, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°24 I 00", long. 110°59'30", in NW£ sec. 21, T. 28 

W., H. 119 W., in Wyoming, 800 feet upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 89, 1,000 

feet upstream from mouth, 3.0 miles east of Idaho-Wyoming State line, and 4? miles 

northeast of Geneva post office.

Drainage area.- 37.6 square miles.

Records available.- October 1939 to September 1947.

s_._- Maximum discharge during year, 309 second-feet May 4 (gage height, 4.70 feet); 

mum, 1.8 second-feet Feb. 20 but may have been less during other periods of ice

p. t

Extremes. 

ml ... ...

effect.

1939-47: Maximum discharge, that of May 4, 1947, maximum gage height, 4.78 feet 

Apr. 26, 1946; minimum discharge, 0.5 second-foot Aug. 18, 1940 (gage height, 1.05 

feet).

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

wnicn are fair. Several small diversions above station for irrigation.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 except periods of loe effect

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 21 to Sept. 30)

1.1 l.Z 1.6 10

1.2 1.9 1.8 19

1.3 3.3 Z.O 34

1.4 5.0 2.Z 5Z

1.5 7.4 Z.4 69

2.7 96

3.0 124

3.5 175

4.0 229

4.7 309

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

5.7

6.9

6.2

6.0

6.7

7.Z

7.4

7.Z

7.2

7.2

6.7

6.4

6.4

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.7

6.4

6.2

6.0

6.0

6.4

6.4

6.7

6.2

7.4

11

9.1

7.7

6.9

Nov.

6.4

b6.0

b5.8

b5.5

b5.5

b5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

b5.5

b5.5

b5.0

bS.O

5.2

5.2

1)5.5

b5.5

1)5. 5

5.2

bS.O

*b5.0

5.5

5.7

5.7

bS.O

5.2

5.2

b5.2

b5.2

5.0

-

Dec.

5.0

bS.O

bS.O

5.0

5.0

6.0

6.0

5.5

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.5

.5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

b4.0

b4.2

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.7

4.7

b4.5

M.5

4,7

4.8

1)4.8

b4.8

b4.0

b4.2

Jan.

\

(*)

. b4.0

,

^ b4.5

'

4.7

4.8

4.7

4.7

4.5

4.7

Feb.

4.7

4.7

4.3

4.0

3.8

4.0

4.0

3.8

3.8

4.2

4.2

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.2

4.3

b4.3

b4.3

b4.0

b3.7

b3.7

b3.8

b3.9

4.0

4.0

3.8

3.8

3.6

_

_

-

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1946 ......................

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1946-47 ......................

Mar.

3.8

3.8

*b4.0

b3.8

b3.6

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.8

3.8

4.0

b3.8

b3.8

4.0

4.7

6.2

8.5

11

13

13

15

16

17

13

12

11

*12

14

20

20

17

Apr.

Secondfoot-days

211.1

162.0

153.0

9,124.6

130.6

113 8

277. 6

1,060

3,628

1,421

612

325 9

225ie

8,320.6

16

18

16

14

13

12

12

11

11

11

11

12

15

22

27

29

30

32

38

44

58

54

48

47

47

54

66

82

102

108

-

May

126

177

230

249

237

221

200

184

163

142

167

144

126

114

105

100

91

85

79

75

69

66

62

59

55

52

51

55

49

45

50

Maximum

11

6.4

6.0

254

4.7

20

108

249

63

31

14

12

249

June

48

43

46

42

40

46

41

40

58

52

58

63

59

58

56

55

55

52

50

50

48

51

44

41

40

38

37

43

34

33

-

Minimum

5.7

5.0

4.0

_

3.6

3.6

11

45

33

11

8 0

6^7

_

July

31

29

28

28

26

25

24

24

24

23

23

22

23

23

22

23

21

19

17

16

15

15

15

13

13

13

12

12

11

11

11

Jug.

11

12

13

12

Iz

11

11

11

12

14

13

11

9.9

9.6

9.4

9.4

8.8

8.8

8.8

9.6

13

13

11

9.9

9.4

9.1

8.8

9.1

9.1

8.2

8.0

Sept.

7.7

7.7

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.2

6.9

6.7

7.2

7.4

7.4

7.2

6.9

6.7

6.9

6.9

8.0

12

9.4

aS.o

a7.5

a7.5

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

u __ Runoff in Mean acre-feet

6.8V 419

5»40 32 1

4)94 303

25.0 18,100

4*21 259

4*06 226

8*9*5 551

35 3 2 10O

117 7j2QQ

19.7 1;210 10. 5 646

7.52 447

22.8 16.500

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Thomas Fork near Qeneva and 

near Raymond.

b stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
BEAR RIVER BASIN 37

Rainbow inlet canal near Dingle, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°13', long. 111°17'30", in SE£ sec. 3, T. 14 S.,

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

Records available.- October 1945 to September 1947, January 1922 to September 1945 in 

riles or salt Lake City district office, Geological Survey.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,070 second-feet May 15 (gage height, 5.49 

reetJ; minimum daily, 41 second-feet July 26.

1945-47: Maximum discharge, 2,820 second-feet Mar. 29, 1946 (gage height, 6.75 

feet); minimum, 36 second-feet July 2, 1946.

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

 which are fair. Canal diverts from Bear River at Stewart Dam in NE{ sec. 34, T. 13 S. 

R. 44 E., for storage in Bear Lake. At times flow in canal is augmented by surplus 

water from Black Otter Slough about half a mile above station and by see^ge and wastage from irrigated lands on both sides of canal.

Coo ration.- Records collected by Utah Power & Light Co., under general s^ervision of 

Geological Survey, in connection with a Federal Power Commission project. One discharge measurement made by Geological Survey in addition to those made b;r power company.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Cay

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

196

193

190

193

193

a!95

a!95

193

199

214

220

220

223

220

217

217

217

22O

220

22O

220

217

214

214

214

205

193

a205

a235

235

232

Nov.

226

214

190

172

193

202

214

217

214

205

19O

161

161

214

214

178

144

202

208

205

164

161

193

19O

169

202

235

214

211

217

-

Dec.

223

217

199

256

236

250

286

301

259

a275

a290

298

301

295

286

286

196

133

187

235

226

232

244

229

226

238

»b235

b220

b!7O

al5O

*a!6O

Jan.

161

*164

161

146

136

 144

156

 146

136

 134.

138

146

 156

b!50

b!50

*b!48

154

*146

146

1*4

151

156

158

164

164

166

a!70

a!70

174

174

a!75

Feb.

a!75

a!76

176

al8O

al85

a!85

alas

al80

a!80

a!75

al80

181

1S6

191

194

196

207

212

225

a235

a255

a260

262

276

285

293

a3O5

a290

-

_

-

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1946 ......................

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1946-47 ......................

Mar.

a270

235

233

243

254

235

246

243

252

265

265

a265

a27O

285

362

538

781

al,12O

al,460

1,80O

1,840

1,910

1,940

1,670

1,800

1,690

1,550

1,350

1,120

1,050

1.03O

Apr.

1,000

956

930

896

824

755

694

663

628

6O8

584

571

581

575

591

615

6O4

611

6O4

628

698

770

827

817

795

784

737

745

759

a790

Secondfoot days

6,539

5,880

7,359

177", 907

4,784

6,030

26,773

21,640

4O,336

38,430

15,773

8,029

6,357

187,929

May

a810

a850

a920

1,010

1,O40

1,180

1,340

1,480

1,580

1,640

1,720

1,790

1,870

1,930

2,000

2,050

2,O40

,910

,720

,43O

,230

,100

984

93O

90O

885

831

763

802

802

799

Maximum

235

235

301

2,430

175

3O5

1,940

1,000

2,O50

1,740

1,200

4O3

282

2,050

June

824

856

863

860

907

911

874

853

889

933

1,010

1.17O

1,320

1,490

1,560

1,600

1,680

1,740

1,720

1,680

1,520

1,460

1,500

1,49O

1,420

1,430

1,5OO

1,520

1,490

1,360

Minimum

19C

144

133

3£

134

17E

232

573

763

824

41

126

151

41

July

1,200

1,060

980

941

889

845

817

759

68O

635

608

558

509

497

468

421

409

391

362

341

341

333

338

271

87

41

215

207

196

154

220

Aug.

128

134

136

141

151

181

207

209

217

249

262

376

403

370

341

353

347

327

307

293

290

296

301

290

271

252

241

233

249

241

233

Mean

 211

196

237

487

154

215

864

72i

1,301

1,281

509

259

212

515

Sept.

230

230

215

2,04

189

171

156

151

154

154

164

186

186

191

191

199

2O9

238

273

282

268

260

252

241

235

22S

228

222

228

222

Runoff in 

acre-feet

12,970

11,660

14,600

352, 9OO

9,490

11,96O

53,100

42,920

8O,01O

76,220

31,290

15,930

12,610

372,800

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated between discharge measurements.

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

Montpelier Creek at irrigators weir, near Montpelier, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete rectangular weir, lat. 42°20', long. 111°14', 

in SE£ sec. 31, T. 12 S., R. 45 E., 3| miles downstream from Sou^h Pork and 3 miles 

east of Montpelier.

Drainage area.- 50.9 square miles.

Records available.- December 1942 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 89 second-feet May 11 (gage height, 1.55 feet); 

minimum recorded, 4.5 second-feet Mar. 1, but may have been less during period of no 

gage-height record.

1942-47: Maximum discharge, 170 second-feet Apr. 19, 1946 (gage height, 2.45 feet); 

minimum recorded, 1.5 second-feet Jan. 20, 1944, but may have been less during periods 

of ice effect.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, whic1) are 

fair. One small diversion above station for irrigation.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

14

16

17

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

14

16

15

14

14

14

15

15

14

14

14

13

13

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

12

13

13

13

13

13

Nov.

12

11

10

9.6

12

12

12

12

12

10

alO

alO

alO

alO

alO

all

all

all

all

all

all

11

12

12

11

11

-

Dec.

11

11

101111

12

12

12

10

blO

bll

11

all

all

all

all

all

all

all

all

all

all

all air

alO

alO

alO

alo

alO

alO

alO

Jan.

alo

alo

alo

alo

alO

alO

10

9.6

9.7

9.7

9.6

9.6

9.4

9.6

8.5

8.6

8.4

8.6

a8.6

a8.6

8.6

a8.5

a8.5

a8.5

a8.5

aS.O

8.0

aS.O

aS.O

a7.5

a7.5

Feb.

a7.S

a7.5

7.6

7.3

7.4

7.8

8.1

7.4

7.6

9.0

8.5

8.2

8.8

8.5

8.5

aS.S

a8.5

a8.5.

a8.5

a8.5

a8. 5

b8.5

h8.4

a8.4

a8.4

a8. 4

a8.4

8.4

-

-

-

Month

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

Calendar year 1946 ......................

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

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

Water year 1946-47 ......................

Mar.

8.0

8.4

8.4

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.0

8.0

8.4

8.5

8.2

8.2

8.4

9.1

11

13

22

27

29

31

35

33

24

22 .

21

21

28

35

34

30

Apr.

27

31

28

25

23

22

22

22

22

22

22

23

30

39

44

44

44

44

46

52

58

56

49

48

46

49

55

60

63

63

Seccnd 

feet-days

334

10,217.4

372

8,165.6

May

65

73

80

81

80

80

76

72

71

68-

33

76

70

65

62

59

57

56

5453'

52

51

4&

48

46

46

46

51

46

43

46

Maximum

12

159

21

83

June

. 46

44

46

43

43

48

43

44

69

56

59

6O

54

51

50

48

47

46

44

44

43

44

41

40

38

37

a36

a35

a34

a34

Minimum

10

4.9

34

11

7.2

July

a33

a32

31

3O

30

28

28

27

27

26

26

25

24

25

24

24

24

23

22

22

21

21

22

20

20

19

18

19

18

17

17

A>«.

17

17

18

18

18

17

17

17

18

18

19

17

16

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

14

14

13

13

12

12

12

13

a!3

a!2

a!2

Mean

10.8

28. 0

39 3

12.4

22.4

Sept.

all

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

12

12-

12

12

12

12

IE

12

13

21

16

14

13

13

13

13

IE

12

12

12

12

12

Runoff in 

acre-feet

654

662

20,260

738

16,190

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice. 

h Computed from staff-gage reading.
BEAR RIVER BASIN 39

Bear Lake at Lifton, near St. Charles, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°07'20", long. 111°19«20", in NE£ sec. 16, T. 15 

 S., R. 44 E., in Lifton pumping plant of Utah Power & Light Co., and 3| miles east

of St. Charles. Datum of gage is 5,900 feet above mean sea level (levels by Utah

Powe'r & Light Co.); gage readings have been reduced to elevations above mean sea level. 

Records available.- October 1945 to September 1947. January 1921 to September 1945

^elevations only) in files of Salt Lake City district office, Geological Survey.

October 1903 to June 1906 (gage heights only) at different site and datum, published

as Bear Lake at Fish Haven.

Extremes.- Maximum contents during year, 1,254,000 acre-feet July 3-10 (elevation, 

 5,9^1.28 feet); minimum, 926,200 acre-feet Jan. 24, 25 (elevation, 5,916.55 feet).

1921-47; Maximum contents, 1,423,000 acre-feet June 10, 1923 (elevaticn, 5,923.68

feet); no contents Nov. 9-19, 1935 (elevation, 5,902.00 feet).

Remarks.- Outflow regulated by gates and pumps at Bear Lake and by gates in (?ike at north 

"end of Mud Lake. Inflow to lake augmented by water diverted from Bear River through

Rainbow inlet canal (see p. 37) and Dingle inlet canal, which empty into Mud Lake.

Water from Mud Lake reaches Bear Lake by a sluice at pumping plant or by fates in

dike. Capacity, 1,421,000 acre-feet between elevations 5,902.0 feet (lower limit of

pumps) end 5,923.65 feet (upper limit of storage with existing facilities). Storage

water used for irrigation and power development. 

Cooperation.- Elevations furnished by Utah Power & Light Co., under general supervision

or ueoiogical Survey, in connection with a Federal Power Commission project. Contents

computed by Geological Survey from capacity table based on data furnished by Utah

Power & Light Co.

Contents, In thousands of acre-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

950.8

950.1

949.4

948.0

947.3

946.6

945.3

944.6

943.9

942.5

941.8

941.2

941.2

940.5

940.5

940.5

940.5

940.5

940.5

940.5

941.2

941.2

941.8

941.8

941.8

940.5

939.1

943.9

943.9

943.9

944.6

Nov.

945.3

946.0

946.6

946.6

946.6

946.6

946.6

946.6

946.6

946.6

947.3

947.3

945.3

944.6

944.6

944.6

944.6

944.6

943.2

943.2

943.2

941.2

940.5

939.8

939.8

938.4

938.4

937.8

937.8

937.8

Dec.

938.4

939.1

939.1

939.8

940.5

941.8

943.2

944.6

946.0

947.3

947.3

947.3

948.0

948.0

949.4

949.4

949.4

950.1

950.1

950.1

950.1

951.5

951.5

952.1

952.1

952.1

952.8

952.8

952.8

953.5

953.5

Jan.

953.5

952.8

952.1

951.5

950.1

948.7

946.0

944.6

942.5

941.8

940.5

939.8

939.1

 938.4

937.1

935.7

934.4

933.7

933.0

931.6

929.6

928.9

928.2

926.2

926.2

926.8

927.5

928.2

928.2

928.2

928.2

Feb.

929.6

930.3

931.0

931.6

932.3

932.3

933.0

933.0

933.7

934.4

934.4

935.0

936.4

937.1

937.8

939.1

939.8

940.5

941.2

941.8

943.2

946.0

948.7

950.8

952.8

955.5

956.9

957.6

_

-

Mar.

958.3

959.7

960.4

961.7

963.1

964.5

965.2

966.5

967.9

968.6

969.9

970.6

971.3

972.7

974.0

976.1

977.5

981.0

984.4

987.8

989.9

992.0

994.8

999.6

1,003

1,009

1,015

1,016

1,018

1,022

1,026

Apr.

1,031

1,035

1,038

1,040

1,041

1,042

1,042

1,043

1,043

1,044

1,044

1,045

1,046

1,047

1,048

1,049

1,050

1,051

1,052

1,054

1,059

1,062

1,065

1,067

1,070

1,072

1,073

1,074

1,076

1,077

-

May

1,078

1,080

1,083

1,084

1,085

1,088

1,092

1,097

1,099

1,102

1,106

1,113

1,120

1,126

1,130

1,134

1,139

1,145

1,150

1,153

1,158

1,161

1,165

1,168

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,173

1,173

1,173

1,175

June

1,176

1,178

1,178

1,180

1,181

1,182

1,184

1,187

1,191

1,194

1,196

1,203

1,208

1,210

1,212

1,216

1,219

1,223

1,228

1,229

1,231

1,236

1,238

1,241

1,244

1,245

1,247

1,249

1,251

1,252

-

July

1,252

1,253

1,254

1,254

1,254

1,254

1,254

1,254

1,254

1,254

1,252

1,251

1,249

1,248

1,247

1,246

1,244

1,241

1,239

1,237

1,236

1,235

1,233

1,231

1,229

1,226

1,224

1,222

1,218

1,215

1,213

Aug.

1,211

1,209

1,207

1,204

1,202

1,200

1,198

1,196

1,194

1,193

1,193

1,192

1,189

1,187

1,186

1,182

1,180

1,178

1,176

1,173

1,171

1,170

1,168

1,165

1,161

1,159

1,157

1,154

1,152

1,150

1,148

Sept.

1,146

1,144

1,142

1,140

1,137

1,134

1,13Z

1,129

1,128

1,124

1,120

1,117

1,114

1,110

1,109

1,106

1,104

1,108

1,109

1,107

1,106

1,104

1,104

1,103

1,103

1,102

1,101

1,100

1,100

1,099

1,096

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1946 to September 19''7

Date

Dec. 1.....................

Mar 1

May 1

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

Water year 1946-47 .......

Elevation 

(feet)t

5,916.73

-

5,919.01

Contents 

(acre-feet)'

950,800

938,400

-

929,600

1,211,000

1,096,000

.

Change in contents 

during month 

(acre-feet )

-5,500

-6,900

+15,100

+236,900

+28,700

+47,000

+76,000

-65,OOO

+145,200

t Mean dally elevation.
40 BEAR RIVER BASIN

Bear Lake Outlet Canal near Paris, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°13', long. 111°20'30", In Sw£ sec. 8, T. 14 S., 

K. 44 K., 2,000 feet downstream from head (at dike) and 3 miles southeast of Paris.

Records available.- October 1945 to September 1947. January 1922 to September 1945 in 

rues or salt Lake City district office, Geological Survey.

Average discharge.- 25 years, 286 second-feet.

Extremes (regulated).- Maximum discharge during year, 1,450 second-feet Aug. 15 (gage 

height, iB.ba feet); minimum daily, 8 second-feet Apr. 27 to May 19.

1923-47: Maximum daily discharge, 1,870 second-feet Aug. 8, 1924; minimum daily, 

1 second-foot May 1 to June 6, 1937.

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

wnicn are fair. Plow regulatt-i by Bear Lake and Mud Lake.

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

Ueologlcal Survey, in connection with a Federal Power Commission project. Two discharge measurements made by Geological Survey in addition to those made bj- power co.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

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

2R

29

30

31

Oct.

364

357

300

126

25

25

23

22

21

24

22

95

198

202

198

200

120

25

22

22

111

234

215

219

215

215

222

232

234

232

152

Nov.

24

98

189

186

190

192

224

278

270

266

257

266

256

272

285

278

261

283

345

390

457

490

383

261

332

502

397

190

125

32

-

Dec.

31

145

363

397

310

147

28

27

139

320

328

279

192

28

27

140

305

285

305

345

340

330

322

276

207

142

19

110

335

345

375

Jan.

375

395

470

544

550

55S

620

730

739

755

755

755

755

756

775

799

782

740

690

689

695

690

450

175

20

20

95

310

460

355

230

Feb.

228

225

225

125

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

16

16

16

16

17

17

17

18

18

18

18

18

18

_

_

-

Month

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

Calendar year 1946 ......................

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1946-47 ... . . . ............

Mar.

17

17

17

17

16

16

16

16

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

10

Apr.

10

10

10

10

11

11

11

12

12

12

12

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

11

11

10

10

10

9

9

9

8

8

8

8

-

Secondfoot days

6,942

93,161

1 191

320

33 970

25,070

145,794

May

8

* 8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

123

299

288

271

260

275

367

522

436

173

34

25

Maximum

397

1,140

799

228

522

1,250

1,420

June

27

190

458

478

449

368

201

182

225

260

117

d!5

d!5

d!5

d!5

d!5

d!5

164

360

282

182

199

302

449

435

442

568

623

697

694

-

ttinimun

19

5

461

8

July

700

697

697

682

680

691

772

884

872

894

922

922

915

992

1,170

1,360

1,420

1,360

1,270

1,240

1,270

1,360

1,400

1,370

1,340

1,340

1,310

1,350

1,380

1,360

1,350

Aug.

1,360

1,370

1,360

1,350

1,220

971

886

646

974

984

981

974

1,060

1,230

1,400

1,420

1,410

1,380

1,330

1,320

1,320

1,310

1,290

1,280

1,270

1,250

1,210

1,130

1,070

1,050

1,040

Mean

224

269

539

42 5

836

399

Sept.

1,030

1,090

1,180

1,190

1,230

1,250

1,240

1,220

1,230

1,180

1,140

964

462

813

909

897

909

S22

634

629

606

556

482

480

485

473

466

468

461

574

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

13,770

194,700

49,730

289 , 200

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of 1 discharge measurer, ent ."net records 

of head-gate change.

Note.- No gage-height record Oct. 5, Dec. 29 to May 19; discharge computed on basis of 27 discharge 

measurements and records of head-gate changes.
BEAR RIVER BASIN 41

Bloomington Creek near Bloomington, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°11', long. lll°27i , In SEj- sec. 20, T. 14 S., 

R. 43 E., 2.1 miles west of Bloomington.

Drainage area.- 22.1 square miles.

Records available.- April 1943 to September 1947 (discontinued).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 137 second-feet May 7 (gage height, 2.17 feet); 

minimum, 14 second-feet Mar. 5 (discharge measurement), but may have been less during 

period of no gage-height record.

1943-47; Maximum discharge, 184 second-feet June 2, 1943 (gage height, 2.67 feet); 

mininum daily, 12 second-feet many days in February and March 1945.

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

No diversion above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

23

23

22

22

22

22

23

22

23

23

23

23

23

22

22

22

21

22

21

20

20

20

21

20

22

21

23

23

21

21

21

Nov.

20

19

19

19

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

19

20

18

18

18

18

18

18

19

20

19

18

*19

20

20

19

19

-

Dec.

19

19

18

18

19

19

19

18

18

18

18

20

20

20

19

18

17

17

17

18

18

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

16

16

16

Jan.

C)

16

Feb.

C)

15

> 14

_

_

-

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1946 ......................

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

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

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

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

Mav may ........................................

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

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

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

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

Water year 194S-47 ... . . ...............

Mar.

C)

14

15

15

16

17

18

IS

17

15

15

16

17

19

21

20

Apr.

19

20

19

18

17

17

17

18

18

17

17

18

19

21

23

23

23

24

24

26

32

31

28

26

26

28

29

31

35

Secondfoot-days

677

577

554

12,770

496

412

477

690

2,540

1,609

995

811

649

10,487

May

43

55

67

85

102

106

108

112

107

106

121

99

92

88

86

86

86

86

82

85

81

77

72

67

66

63

65

70

60

58

59

Maximum

23

20

20

122

21

35

121

38

28

24

121

June

58

57

58

53

52

57

52

59

85

66

70

65

60

58

56

54

53

52

51

51

51

49

46

43

43

44

44

42

41

39

Minimum

20

18

16

15

17

43

39

27

24

20

_

July

36

38

38

38

38

37

37

3f

3f

3^

34

33

33

32

33

32

32

32

30

E9

29

28

28

27

28

28

28

28

27

28

27

Aug.

28

27

26

27

27

26

26

26

27

28

27

27

26

26

26

25

24

27

26

26

27

28

26

26

26

25

25

26

25

25

24

Me*n

21 *8

19.2

17.9

35.0

16

14.7

15.4

23.0

81*9

53.6

32 1

26 .2

21.6

28.7

Sept.

24

23

22

23

22

22

23

23

23

23

22

22

21

21

21

21

23

23

21

21

21

21

21

20

20

21

21

20

20

20

Runoff in 

acre-feet

1,340

1,140

1,100

25,330

984

817

946

1,370

5 040

3^190

1,970

1,610

1,290

20,800

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.- No gage-height record Dec. 21 to Apr. 2, Aug. 9, 10; discharge inberpolatei, or computed 

on basis of 3 discharge measurements and records for stations on nearby streams.

847921 O - 49 - 4
42 BEAR RIVER BASIN

Paris Creek near Paris, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°13', long. 111°27', in NE£ sec. 17, T. 14 S., R. 

43 K., half a mile upstream from Utah Power & Light Co. power plant and 3 miles southwest of Paris.

Drainage area.- 18.6 square miles.

Records available.- October 1943 to September 1947 (discontinued).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 118 second-feet May 10 (gage height, 2.31 

feet); minimum daily, 2.1 second-feet July 29, 30, but may have been less during 

periods of ice effect or no gage-height record.

1944-47: Maximum discharge, that of May 10, 1947; minimum not determined.

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

wnicn are fair. Two small diversions for irrigation above station. Paris power canal 

(see following page) diverts above station from right bank of creek in NE£ s'Jc. 13, T. 

14 S., R. 42 E. Water returned to creek in NW^SW^ sec. 9, T. 14 S., R. 43 E.', except 

for one small canal which diverts water for irrigation from power-plant forebay.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Oct.

15

4.3

4.1

3.9

3.6

3.6

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.3

,1

.S

.8

.8

.1

.1

.1

a .2

a .3

a .4

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5 

.5

5.0

4.8

4.5

Nov.

b4.4

b4.2

b4.0

bi.O

M.I

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

b4.0

b4.O

b4.0

b4.0

4.3

4.3

b4.2

b4.0

4.1

4.3

4.5

b4.O

4.3

4.8

4.5

b4.5

*4.8

4.8 

4.8

4.5

4.5

-

Dec.

.5

.5

.5

.5

.8

.O

.0

.8

.8

.8

.O

.O

.0

5.3

5.3

V a4.5

Jan.

(«)

> a3.5

Feb.

(«)

> b4.0

[ b3.5

_

-

-

Month

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

Calendar year 1946 ......................

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

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

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

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

Water year 1946-47 ......................

Mar.

b3.5

3.6

3.6

3.6

*3.6

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.6

3.8

b3.8

3.8

3.8

4.3

5.0

5.3

5.8

6.1

6.4

7.4

8.4

8.7

6.9

7.2

6.6

6.9

7.7

9.7

12

9.7

Apr.

9.0

11

9.O

8.0

7.2

6.9

6.6

6.4

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.6

7.7

8.7

8.7

7.7

7.7

8.0

8.0

8.4

11

11

9.4

7.4

6.9

6.4

6.4 

6.6

6.9

7.2

-

Secondfoot-days

144.8

4,934.7

233 1

119 2

103.2

3,999.0

May

7.2

10"1

43

52

63

73

90

1O9

1O3

92

77

64

61

67

67

69

67

60

55

54

51

45

41

39

37

36 

34

29

26

26

Maximum

4 8

.

98

4.8

109

June

25

24

24

22

22

25

23

28

53

42

44

47

42

38

36

34

32

3O

29

28

28

27

26

22

21

21

20 

19

18

17

-

Minimum

.

2.7

-

July

15

13

12

10

10

10

10

9.7

8.7

8,0

8.0

7.7

6.9

6.4

5.8

4.8

5.0

4.8

4.8

5.0

4.8

3.8

2.9

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.6 

2.4

2.1

2.1

3.4

Au-^.

5.0

5.3

5.0

5.3

5.3

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.O

5.3

4.8

3.6

2.4

2.4

2.9

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.6

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.4 

3.2

3.4

3.2

2.9

Sept.

3.2

3.2

3.4

3.4

2.9

3.4

3.2

3.4

3.8

3.6

3.8

3.2

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.4

4.5

4.8

3.8

3.8

3.2

2.7

2.9

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.4 

3.6

3.6

a3.6

-

... Runoff in 

Mean acre-feet

4.67 287

13.5 9,800

3.44 205

11.0 7,930

» Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record (stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 16-20, Jan 9, : 

charge computed on basis .of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, and record/ for ?t; 

nearby streams.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice (no gage-height record Feb. 1-3).
BEAR RIVER BASIN 43 

Paris power canal near Paris, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°12', long. 111°29', in SE£ sec. 13, T. 14 S., R. 

42 E., half a mile downstream from head gates and 4.4 miles southwest of Paris.

Records available.- October 1943 to September 1947 (discontinued).

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 41 second-feet June 9; minimum daily, 12 

second-feet Oct. 1.

1943-47: Maximum daily discharge, 50 second-feet June 1, 1944 (gage height, 2.45 

feet); minimum daily, 0.3 second-foot Oct. 8, 1944.

Remarks.- Records good. One small canal diverts water for irrigation from power-plant 

rorebay below station.

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

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

12

23

23

23

23

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

20

20

20

20

19

19

19

19

Nov.

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

-

Dec.

18

18

IS

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

Jan.

17

17

17

16

16

a!6

a!6

ale

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

15

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

Feb.

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

14

14

14

14

1414'

14>

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

_

_

-

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1946 ......................

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Angus t .....................................

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

Water year 1946-47 ... ..... ............

Mar.

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

Apr.

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

15

15

16

16

16

17

17

18

17

17

17

17

17

18

21

23

Secondfoot-days

647

570

545

8,784.2

486

399

434

473

1,059

1,117

1,115

395

099

8,439

May

26

32

35

35

36

37

34

34

34

34

34

33

35

37

38

38

35

33

32

31

31

34

34

34

34

34

34

35

36

35

35

Maximnm

23

19

18

46

17

15

14

23

38

41

39

31

26

41

June

35

34

35

35

35

36

35

35

41

39

38

40

39

39

39

38

38

38

37

37

37

37

38

39

38

38

37

37

36

37

Minimum

12

19

17

4.5

15

14

14

14

26

34

31

26

21

12

July

39

 39

38

38

38

38

37

37

36

36

37

37

36

37

38

39

38

37

37

37

36

36

34

34

34

33

33

32.

32

31

31

Aug.

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

30

30

30

30

30

29

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

26

26

Mean

20.9

19.0

17.6

24.1

15.7

14.2

14.0

15.8

34.2

37.2

36.0

28.9

23.3

23.1

Sept.

26

26

26

26

26

25

25

25

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

23

23

23

22

23

22

22

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

a21

Runoff in 

acre-feet

1,280

1,130

1,080

17,430

964

791

861

938

2,100

2,220

2,210

1,780

1,390

16,740

a Me gage-height record: discharge interpolated.
44 BEAR RIVER BASIN

Mill Creek above West Fork, near Liberty, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°19', long. 111°30', in about SE£ sec. 2, T. 13 

S., K. 42 E. (unsurveyed), a third of a mile upstream from West Fork and 3 miles west 

of Liberty.

Drainage area.- 27.2 square miles.

Records available.- October 1944 to September 1947 (discontinued).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 60 second-feet Apr. 15 (gage height, 2.09 

reet); no flow Oct. 1 to Mar. 16.

1944-47: Maximum discharge, 80 second-feet Apr. 25, 1946; no flow during large 

part of each year.

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

No diversion above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

10

11

16

20

21

23

25

26

27

29

31

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb.

Month

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

Calendar year 194S ......................

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

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

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

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

Water year 1946-47 ................. ....

Mar.

0

0

0

0

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

O

0

0

.2

.4

.6

.7

.9

1.0

1.0

.9

.8

.7

.6

.6

.8

1.1

1.2

Apr.

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.0

.9

.7

.6

.6

.5

.5

.6

.8

2.0

16

14

11

10

11

13

11

8.6

7.7

7.7

8.6

11

12

15

15

13

Secondfoot-days

0

1,012.8

80 2

5 9

 3.5

699.9

May

12

14

15

12

16

21

26

29

27

22

28

15

14

16

15

16

16

15

12

12

11

8.6

6.6

5.0

3.8

2.8

2.4

2.0

.9

.7

1.1

Maximum

0

49

.3

29

June

0.8

.6

.6

.4

.4

1.4

.5

4.7

17

5.2

8.4

7.5

4.6

3.3

2.7

2.4

2.3

2.2

2.1

2.0

1.7

1.7

1.3

1.2

1.0

1.1

1.1

.8

.6

.5

Minimum

0

0

.1

0

July

0.5

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

Aug.

0.1

.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

.1

.1

Mean

0

2.77

6*59y

.12

1.92

Sept.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.3

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

h.l

h.l

Runoff in 

acre-feet

0

2,000

23

392

6.9

1,390

h Computed from staff-gage reading.

Note.- Ho gage-height record Mar. 17 to Apr. 1, Sept. 13-28; discharge computed 

recorded range in stage, weather records, and records for station near Liberty.
BEAR RIVER BASIN ^ 4b 

Mill Creek near Liberty, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°20', long. 111°29', in SE£ sec. 36, T. 12 S., 

K. 42 B., 2 miles northwest of Liberty and 3| miles upstream from North Creek.

Drainage area.- 18.4 square miles.

Records available.- April 1943 to September 1947 (discontinued).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 141 second-feet May 8 (gage height, 2.45 feet); 

minimum not determined, occurred during period of ice effect or no gage-freight record.

1943-47: Maximum discharge, 150 second-feet May 31, 1945, May 6, 194f; maximum 

gage height, 2.93 feet May 6, 1946; minimum discharge not determined, occurred during 

period of ice effect or no gage-height record.

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

which are fair. One diversion above station for irrigation.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 194T

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

6.7

6.7

8.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

7.0

7.0

6.7

6.7

6.7

7.3

7.7

7.7

8.0

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

9.2

7.7

7.0

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.7

7.0

7.0

6.7

6.7

Nov.

6.7

6.7

b6.0

6.4

6.0

6.4

6.4

6.7

7.0

b6.0

5.7

b5.7

5.7

6.4

6.7

6.4

6.7

6.7

6.4

b6.0

b5.0

5.4

5.4

4.1

4.5

*4.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.4

-

Dec.

5.7

5.7

5.7

6.4

7.0

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.0

7.0

7.3

9.2

7.3

9.2

8.6

8.0

b5.0

b5.0

b6.0

b6.0

b5.5

b5.5

4.5

4.5

5.4

7.0

7.3

b6.0

b5.0

b5.0

b5.0

Jan.

(*)

> a*

Feb.

a4.2

a4.3

a4.3

a4.3

a4.3

»4.3

4.3

4.3

b4.C

4.5

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.5

4.5

5.0

4.7

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.5

4.5

b4.5

b4.2

b4.0

b4.0

_

_

-

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1946 ......................

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

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

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

April. ...........................:.........

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1946-47 ......................

Mar.

b4.2

4.5

4.5

5.0

4.5

*4.1

4.1

4.1

3.9

4.1

4.3

4.1

4.3

5.4

4.7

4.5

5.0

5.7

6.4

7.0

8.0

8.6

8.6

7.3

7.0

7.0

6.7

6.4

7.3

9.8

10

Apr.

10

11

9.8

a9.0

a8.0

a7.5

a7.0

a6.8

a6.5

a6.5

a7.0

7.7

9.2

12

18

25

26

28

30

35

39

34

31

30

30

33

37

42

47

46

Secondfoot days

225.2

178 . 3

198.7

6,692.4

124.0

121.7

181 . 1

649.0

1 , 928

654

27 9 1

258 . 7

162 .8

4,960.6

May

49

57

67

72

75

94

106

120

114

99

99

82

_ 75

72

64

66

67

61

56

52

52

46

38

36

34

34

34

31

26

24

26

Maximum

9.2

7.0

9.2

141

5.0

10

47

120

14

10

6.4

120

June

24

20

22

20

18

25

20

24

62

30

32

32

27

24

22

20

19

19

18

19

19

19

18

18

15

13

14

14

13

14

Minimum

6.4

4.1

4.5

_

4.0

3 9

6,5

24

13

6.0

-5.0

4.1

-

July

14

13

10

10

10

11

12

12

12

10

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.6

8.6

8.0

7.3

6.7

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.0

7.0

7.7

Aug.

7.3

8.0

8.6

8.0

7.7

7.7

8.6

9.8

9.8

10

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

8.0

7.7

7.7

7.7

8.6

8.6

8.0

8.0

8.0

7.7

8.0

8.0

7.7

5.0

5.7

Mean

7.26

5.94

6.41

18.3

4

4.35

5.84

62 .2

21.8

9.00

8 ,3E

5.43

13.6

Sept.

6.1

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

?.4

e!4

6.4

6.0

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.4

5.4

5.0

6.4

6.4

5.0

5.0

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.5

4.5

4.1

4.3

4.1

4.3

4.3

Runoff in 

acre-feet

447

354

394

13,280

246

241

359

1,290

3 ,8 2O

1,300

554

513

323

9,840

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record (stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 1-4, 9-11); discharge 

computed on basis of weather records and records for stations on nearby streams, 

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

North Creek below Emigration Creek, near Liberty, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°21', long. 111°28', in NE£ see. 30, T. 12 S., 

K. 43 K., 1,000 feet downstream from Emigration Creek and 3 miles northwest of Liberty. Prior to Oct. 23, 1946, staff gage at same site and datum.

Drainage area.- 26.5 square miles.

Records available.- May 1946 to September 1947 (discontinued).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 109 second-feet June 8 (gage height, 2.50

1'eet); minimum, 1.8 second-feet Nov. 10, but may have been less during periods of ice 

effect or no gage-height record.

1946-47: Maximum discharge, that of June 8, 1947; minimum,' that of Nov. 10, 1946.

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

whlcn are fair. Two small diversions above station for irrigation.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year Ootober 1946 to September 1947

Day

I

2

3

4

5

t

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oot.

h3.3

h3.6

h3.6

h3.3

h3.1

h4.0

h4.5

h4.0

h3.3

h3.1

h3.1

h3.6

h3.3

h3.3

h3.3

h3.6

h3.6

h3.6

h3.6

h3.1

h3.3

h3.6

5.0

3.8

4.3

4.0

5.0

5.8

4.8

4.0

3.8

Nov.

3.3

b3.2

D3.1

b3.0

b3.1

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.1

3.1

2.6

b2.S

2.5

3.1

2.8.

a2.8

a3.0

3.1

3.3

3.6

b3.0

3.3

b3.3

b3.0

b3.0

*3.3

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.8

-

Dec.

3.6

3.3

3.3

3.6

4.0

4.8

4.8

4.5

4.3

4.3

4.0

4.3

4.3

5.3

5.3

4.3

b3.5

4.0

4.0

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.1

3.1

3.6

3.6

3.3

b3.0

b3.0

b3,o

Jan.

(*)

. a2.7

Feb.

( )

 a2.7

a2.8

a3.0

a3.5

a3.7

a3.7

3.6

3.3

3.3

3.6

3.6

h3.3

a3.1

b3.0

_

_

-

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year ......................

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1946-47 ......................

Mar.

b3.1

h3.3

h3.6

h3.6

*h3.3

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.3

3.3

3.1

3.1

3.3

4.0

6.4

8.2

11

17

22

28

35

37

22

20

16

16

22

38

46

31

Apr.

28

31

26

22

18

18

15

13

13

13

14

16

26

38

38

35

34

38

37

43

76

56

41

36

35

36

38

42

49

49

-

Secondfoot-days

117.3

95*0

118.4

_

83. 7

84 0

425lo

974

1,408

680

208.9

146.9

98.8

4,440

May

52

61

68

73

75

73

70

68

64

62

77

59

58

52

47

44

40

38

36

34

32

29

27

25

23

20

20

23

20

18

20

Maximum

5«8

5 0 o 

5.3

_

46

76

77

61

11

7.2

7.0

77

June

17

16

18

17

18

23

17

37

61

32

45

36

31

29

a25

a22

a20

a20

a!9

a20

a20

20

17

16

15

15

16

13

13

12

Minimum

3.1

2.5

3.0

_

3.1

13

18

12

4.3

3.1

2.6

_

July

11

9.9

9.6

8.8

8.2

7.2

7.5

7.5

7.2

7.0

7.8

7.8

7.5

7.0

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.1

6.1

5.8

6.1

5.8

6.1

5.6

5.3

5.0

.8

.8

.5

.5

.3

Aug.

4.5

4.5

4.5

7.2

a7.0

a6.5

6.1

6.1

6.4

7.0

5.8

5.0

4.8

4.5

4.3

4.3

4.5

4.3

4.0

4.0

4.5

4.5

4.0

3.8

3.6

3.6

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.3

3.1

Mean

3*T8

3.17

3.6?

_

2.T

3.00

13 7

32!s

45.4

22.7

6.74

4.74

3.29

12.2

Sept.

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

3.1

3.1

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.6

3.3

3.1

3.3

3.3

5.6

7.0

4.0

3.6

3.3

3.1

3.1

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

b.2.6

Runoff in 

acre-feet

233

188

235

166

167 

843

1,930

2 79O

1^350

414

291

196

8,800

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of 3 discharge 

and records for stations on nearby streams, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. 

h Computed from staff-gage reading.

easurements, weather records,
BEAR RIVER BASIN 47

Georgetown Creek near Georgetown, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°30', long. 111°19', in NE£ sec. 4, T. 11 S...R. 

44 E., 150 feet downstream from Little Right Hand Fork and 3 miles northeast of 

Georgetown.

Drainage area.- 22.2 ,square miles.

Records available.- November 1939 to September 1947. October 1911 to September 1914, 

fragmentary records collected at site 0.7 mile downstream just below power plant 

(now inoperative).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 41 second-feet May 11 (gage height, 1.63 feet); 

minimum daily, 25 second-feet on several days February to May.

1911-14, 1939-47: Maximum discharge observed, 162 second-feet June 8, 1912; 

minimum daily, 18 second-feet on many days February to May 1941.

Remarks.- Records good. No diversion above station. At one time a small storage reservdfr was operated about-1^ miles above station, but dam is now breached and no longer 

operative.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

 0

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

a34

a34

a34

a34

a34

a34

a34

a34

a34

a34

a34

34

34

34

34

33

33

33

33

33

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

Nov.

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

32

32

31

31

31

31

31

31

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

31

31

31

-

Dec.

a31

a31

a3O

a3O

a29

a29

29

29

29

30

30

31

31

31

31

31

31

30

30

30

3O

30

30

30

31

ii

31

31

31

30

29

Jan.

29

28 ' 28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

27

27

27

27

27

26

26

26

Feb.

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

a26

a26

a26

a25

a25

h25

_

-

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1946 ......................

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1946-47 ......................

Mar.

h25

a25

a25

a26

a26

26

26

25

25

25

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

Apr.

26

25

25

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

25

25

a25

25

25

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

25

25

25

-

Seccndfoot-days

1,049

962

937

12,412

858

725

800

770

1,125

1,146

1,086

1,020

953

11,431

May

25

26

26

a27

a29

a31

a34

37

39

40

41

40

39

39

38

37

37

37

37

38

38

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

Maximum

34

33

31

55

29

26

26

26

41

39

37

35

33

41

June

3939 '

39

39

39

38

37

37

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

37

37

37

37

37

37

-

Minimum

33

31

29

24

26

25

25

25

25

37

33

32

30

25

July

37

37

37

37

37

37

36

36

35

3S

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

34

34

34

34

34

33

33

33

33

Aug.

33

33

33

33

33

32

32

32

32

32

32

33

34

35

35

35

35

34

33

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

33

33

33

33

33

Mean

33.8

32.1

3O.2

34.0

27.7

25.9

 25.8

25.7

36.3

38.2

35.0

32.9

31.8

31.3

Sept.

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

 32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

31

31

30

30

3O

30

30

31

31

32

32

32

32

32

32

Runoff in 

acre-feet

2,080

1,910

1,86O

24,620

1,7OO

1,440

1,590

1,530

2,230

2,270

2,150

2,020

1,890

22,670

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated or computed on basis of recorded range in stage 

and records for stations on nearby streams, 

h Computed from staff-gage reading.
48 BEAR RIVER BASIN

Cottonwood Creek near Cleveland, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°20', long. 111°46', in SW£ sec. 34, T. 12 S., 

K. 4U E., 500 feet upstream from Cleveland irrigation canal, 2f miles west of Cleveland, and 4 miles downstream from proposed Cottonwood Dam.

Drainage area.- 61.7 square miles.

Records available.- November 1938 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 205 second-feet Mar. 21 (gage height, 2.28 

reet),- minimum, 2.7 second-feet Aug. 31, Pept. 1.

1938-47: Maximum discharge, 660 second-feet Apr. 16, 1946 'gage height, 3.77 

feet), from rating curve extended above 450 second-feet; minimum observed, 0.5 second-foot Aug. 17, 1940 (gage height, 0.46 foot).

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

which are fair. Several diversions for irrigation in upjjer valley above proposed 

Cottonwood Dam.

Discharge, in second-feet, water yesr October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

6

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

21

23

25

26

27

28

30

31

Oct.

6.4

9.7

7.9

7.2

7.2

7.6

6.9

6.6

6.1

6.1

5.8

5.8

6.1

6.4

6.6

11

15

15

14

14

14

13

19

16

14

14

19

25

20

18

16

Nov.

15

13

14

14

14

14

15

14

14

12

12

11

12

14

13

11

12

13

13

14

13

15

19

18

14

15

15

15

15

15

-

Dec.

14

14

14

15

19

23

22

19

 18

18

17

18

19

20

21

15

b!3

bll

bll

12

13

14

15

14

15

18

17

14

b!3

b!2

bll

Jan.

bll

b!2

bll

bll

bll

a!2

 13

b!3

b!3

13

13

b!4

14

15

bll

blO

blO

bll

bll

a!2

12

12

12

12

12

12

b!2

12

all

all

alO

Feb.

alO

alO

alO

alO

alO

alO

alO

alO

all

all

all all

a!3

a!8

a20

a25

a30

. 29

 24

22

20

20

19

19

20

18

20

18

_

-

Month

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

Calendar year 1946 ......................

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

MX»V

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

Water year 1946-47 ...... ...............

Mar.

17

15

16

15

15

15

14

15

14

16

17

15

16

18

22

40

67

91

104

107

120

111

111

77

67

67

61

72

82

99

86

Apr.

75

81

76

71

66

63

57

57

56

52

49

45

54

7O

93

108

114

117

117

131

144

112

93

88

85

86

105

119

131

122

Secondfoot-days

489

16,983.4

125.5

9,729.5

May

124

137

146

137

121

104

92

82

77

92

124

121

114

112

92

78

70

72

66

51

42

34

32

28

24

22

22

22

20

19

19

Maximum

23

502

144

14

146

June

19

19

20

18

18

26

18

16

30

19

26

57

41

35

33

31

27

22

19

14

14

13

12

11

10

10

12

10

9.7

9.7

Minimum

11

3.E

2.'

2.'

July

9.0

8.3

.9

.6

.2

.2

.9

.9

.9

.6

.4

.1

.8

.4

.2

.2

.1

.5

.2

.0

.0

.0

.0

.7

.7

.7

.4

.2

.2

4.0

6.4

*'>&.

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

4.0

3.4

3.8

4.0

4.2

6.1

7.2

7.2

8.3

7.6

7.6

8.3

7.6

6.9

6.9

7.2

7.9

4.2

3.4

3.1

2.9

3.1

3.1

3.4

3.1

2.9

2.7

Mean

15.6

46.5

4.18

26.7

Sept.

2.7

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

3.8

3.8

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.8

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.4

4.0

14

8.9

5.0

4. -7

4.2

4.0

4.0

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

4.2

Runoff in 

acre- feet

970

53 , 680

332

249

19,300

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated, or computed on basis of 1 winter dleeharge measurement, weather records, and records for stations on nearby streams, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
BEAR RIVER BASIN 49

Mink Creek below Dry Fork, near Mink Creek, Idaho '

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°15'30", long. 111°40'30", in NE^NW^ sec. 33, T. 

J.S 5., R. 41 E., 500 feet downstream from Dry Fork and 3 miles northeast of Mink 

Creek post office.

Drainage area.- 19.3 square miles.

Records available.- April to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period, 415 second-feet May 8 (gage height, 3.25 

feet); minimum, 37 second-feet Sept. 28, 29.

Remarks.- Records good. Two diversions above station for irrigation.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. Nov. Dec.

t39

Jan.

t37

Feb.

t34

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year ......................

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mar.

t35

Apr.

a58

a58

59

58

57

56

54

54

53

52

49

48

48

53

63

69

75

79

82

89

104

109

106

102

99

99

102

106

109

117

Seoondfoot-days

_ ~ _

9 196

S',600

1 , 696

1 7ftl

-

May

122

167

223

274

285

316

359

379

385

372

347

340

316

311

316

334

366

372

366

340

340

340

305

279

265

.257

257

241

220

204

198

Maximum

117

385

270

120

65

49

-

June

190

185

182

180

175

172

170

180

207

a235

a270

a260

a250

a240

a230

a220

210

198

193

188

180

170

160

151

145

141

136

132

128

122

-

Minimum

Ao*O

122

122

65

47

37

-

July

120

118

117

109

102

102

100

a 98

a95

a92

a87

a82

a83

a8 3

82

82

a82

84

82

76

73

72

68

66

66

66

65

a65

a66

65

65

Aug.

62

59

58

62

62

63

65

62

61

63

58

54

a 54

a 54

a53

a53

a53

a53

53

52

53

52

50

50

49

49

49

48

48

47

47

Meai

75.6

29'

18'

8 A 3

51.7

43.7

-

Sept.

48

49

49

48

47

46

42

45

46

45

44

43

42

41

42

43

45

44

42

42

41

40

41

40

38

38

38

37

37

38

Runoff in 

acre-feet

4 , 500

18 240 n!no

5,180

3, 360

o S40

44,930

t Result of discharge measurement.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of combined flow for Mink Cre?k near Mink 

Creek, Twin Lakes Canal near Mink Creek, and Preston-Rlverdale & Mink Creek Canal near Mink Creek, 

also Cub River near Preston.
50 BEAR RIVER BASIN

Mink Creek near Mink Creek, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°12', long. 111 C 46', in SE£ sec. 15, T. 14 S., 

K. 4U E., 300 feet upstream from Bear Hollow, 1 mile upstream from mouth, and 3 miles 

southwest of town of Mink Creek. Prior to Oct. 1, 1946, recorder at site 1.5 miles 

upstream at different datum.

Drainage area.- 58.7 square miles.

Records available.- April 1943 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 283 second-feet June 11; minimum daily, 

2.1 second-feet Sept. 14-16.

1943-47: Maximum daily discharge, 413 second-feet June 2, 1943 (gage height, 2.74 

feet, site and datum then in use); minimum daily, 0.7 second-foot on many days in 

August and September 1944.

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

wnicn are fair. Twin Lakes Canal and Preston-Riverdale & Mink Creek Canal divert 

water from creek above station in SEj sec. 1, T. 14 S., R. 40 E., for irrigation below 

station. Many other small diversions above station for irrigation.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

25

32

27

27

27

28

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

18

7.8

7.8

6.4

5.8

5.8

6.4

8.4

6.4

6.1

6.1

9.6

a!4

a!2

all

10

Nov.

10

10

11

11

10

10

10

10

10

9.6

12

14

14

37

49

49

49

49

49

49

48

47

60

58

52

52

56

54

53

53

-

Dec.

53

52

52

51

53

56

64

59

56

54

53

53

54

53

53

52

48

53

49

49

49

51

51

49

48

56

58

52

49

47

b45

Jan.

b45

46

b45

b45

b45

b46

47

48

45

45

45

45

43

43

b40

b38

b38

b39

b40

b41

41

41

39

38

38

48

40

39

39

38

38

Feb.

39

39

39

40

41

41

41

41

43

43

43

43

62

59

60

65

75

68

62

60

58

54

58

45

15

5.1

4.4

4.2

_

-

Month

December. .. v ..............................

Calendar year 1946 ......................

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

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

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

Water year 1946-47 ......................

Mar.

4.2

4.0

4.O

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.0

4.O

4.2

14

9.0

6.4

5.4

6.1

7.5

12

17

23

16

15

17

18

23

14

10

10

7.8

6.1

6.1

7.1

7.5

Apr.

6.8

9.6

9.0

11

9.0

23

44

7.5

. 6.8

6.1

5.8

5.4

5.1

5.1

7.5

14

11

16

15

18

65

72

56

46

35

29

30

35

36

37

-

Secondfoot-days

1,622

23,553.3

253.7

16,362.2

May

41

77

131

195

2O9

219

224

243

253

250

250

248

233

214

212

209

214

217

212

202

190

177

163

134

119

HO

106

96

73

56

62

Maximum

60

64

348

 16

38

283

June

56

51

49

41

41

45

53

75

814

358

283

276

258

248

229

219

202

186

172

156

147

190

60

43

32

2O

11

9.0

5.4

6.1

-

Minimum

9.

45

1.

4.

4.

41

4.

2.

2.

July

6.4

6.1

5.8

6.4

5.1

5.4

16

a!2

a9.5

7.1

6.1

5.4

7.8

11

8.4

6.8

6.4

6.8

6.4

6.4

5.8

5.4

5.4

6.8

5.1

4.7

7.1

7.8

7.5

7.8

7.1

Aug.

7.8

8.4

7.5

6.1

6.1

9.0

13

19

30

37

36

39

6.1

5.1

4.7

3.7

3.7

3.5

3.1

2.6

14

9.0

3.5

3.7

4.7

4.7

3.7

2.9

2.6

3.1

3.3

Sept.

3.3

3.3

3.1

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.4

3.1

2.9

3.1

2.6

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.1

14

38

30

23

17

11

12

11

11

10

9.0

9.0

7.8

8.4

-

Mean Runoff in Mean aore-feet

3 17.8 1,090

; - 33.5 1,990

52.3 3,22O

3 64.5 46,720

42.2 2,590

I 44.6 2,470

3 9.5? 585

L 22.6 1,340

172 10,59O

I 118 7,010

J 7.15 440

5 9.8-> 608

L B.t* 503

L 44.8 32,440

a Ho gage-height reeordj discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Twin Lakes 

Canal near Mink Creek, Preston-Riverdale & Mink Creek Canal near Mink Creek, and Cottonvood Creek 

near Cleveland.

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

Twin Lakes Canal near Mink Creek, Idaho

Location,- Water-stage recorder and concrete Parshall flume, lat. 42°14', long. 111 0 44', 

in SEt sec. 1, T. 14 S., R. 40 E., 200 feet downstream from head gates on Mink Creek 

and 1 mile west of Mink Creek post office.

Records available.- April 1943 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum dally discharge during year, 157 second-feet May 28; no flow Nov. 15

1943-47: Maximum dally discharge, that of May 28, 1947; no flow at times in each 

year.

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

Canal diverts from west side of Mink Creek, 200 feet above station, for storage in 

Twin Lakes Reservoir and irrigation on west side of Bear River in vicinity of Preston.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

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

20

20

20

20

20

20

19

19

19

19

20

20

20

36

43

43

43

42

a42

a40

a46

a44

a4Z

a41

a45

a48

a45

a41

38

Nov.

38

38

' 38

38

38

38

38

38

36

36

35

35

35

20

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0-

Dec. Jan. Feb.

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

o

0

0

o

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

12

34

43

44

43

0

.

-

Month

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

November. ................................'..

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

Calendar year 1946 ......................

January. .......................'............

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

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

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

Bay. .......................................

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

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

August ..........."..........................

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

Water year 1946-47 ............... ......

Mar.

43

45

45

45

44

43

43

43

43

54

51

49

49

50

54

61

67

73

82

84

84

87

87

84

77

74

70

71

72

81

83

Apr.

81

84

84

84

82

59

56

84

78

76

74

71

73

77

83

90

97

102

102

113

113

111

110

110

115

118

120

121

127

130

-

Seoondf cot-days

975

501

0

16,257

0

176

1,938

2 ,825

4,169

2,648

1,585

887

765

16,469

May

132

136

137

136

137

136

138

146

142

136

127

115

110

107

112

119

128

131

131

129

131'

133

132

137

141

143

147

157

154

154

155

Maximum

48

38

0

128

O

44

87

130

157

151

101

43

37

157

June

151

148

146

144

140

138

129

120

a60

a50

a48

a45

a40

a36

a34

33

36

38

37

38

41

88

103

102

109

122

124

122

115

111

-

Minimum

^i

c

c

c

c

c

42

56

107

33

2S

2*

T (*

C

July

101

a90

a85

a80

a75

- a70

a60

a58

56

56

53

49

49

47

47

47

47

46

46

44

42

40

40

33

34

34

32

32

33

30

29

Aug.

29

28

32

33

33

33

30

26

30

43

32

30

30

30

29

29

28

27

28

26

28

26

25

26

25

25

26

27

26

23

a24

Mean

31.4

16.7

0

45.7

0

6.3

62.5

94.2

134

88. 3

51.2

28.6

25.5

45.1

Sept.

a22

a21

a21

a21

21

21

20

22

23

33

22

22

21

21

20

19

19

19

19

27

36

35

34

33

33

33

33

33

34

3T

-

Runoff in 

acre feet

1,930

994

0

32,240

0

349

3,840

5,600

8,270

5,250

3,140

1,760

1,520

32,650

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range In stage and records for 

Mink Creek near Mink Creek, Freston-Riverdale & Mink Creek Canal near Mink Creek, and Mink Creek 

below Dry Fork, near Mink Creek.
52 BEAR RIVER BASIN

Preston-Rlverdale & Mink Creek Canal near Mink Creek, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°12', long. 111°44', in NW£ sec. 12, T. 14 S., 

RT~?0~E., half a mile downstream from head gates and 1 mile southwest of Mink Creek 

post office.

Records available.- April 1943 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 40 second-feet Aug. 7-9; no flow Nov. 13 

to May 7.

1943-47: Maximum daily discharge, 46 second-feet June 28-30, July 2, 1943; no flow 

at times in each year.

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

Canal diverts from east side of Mink Creek for irrigation in vicinity of Mink Creek, 

Riverdale, and Preston.

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

a!4 

a7.3 

7.3 

6.4 

6.5

6.9 

6.9 

6.9 

6.7 

6.7

6.4 

6.4 

6.5 

6.5 

6.5

6.9

6.5 

6.4 

6.4 

6.4

5.8 

5.4 

5.4 

7.3 

a7.3

a7.3 

a .3 

a .3 

a .3 

a .3 

.3

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Nov.

4.3 

4.1 

4.3 

4.3 

4.3

4.3 

4.3 

4.3 

4.3 

4.3

1.6 

0 

O 

0

o

0

o

0

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0

o

0 

0 

0

Dec. Jan. Feb.

Month

Octo 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri

Mnv

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

mber . ..................................

lendar year 1946 

ary

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

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

ember . .................................

ter year 1946-47 ......................

Mar. Apr.

Secondfoot days

200. S 

44.4 

0

5,192.2

0 

0 

0 

0 

651 

530.8 

1,135 

1.015-.3 

595.3

4,172.3

May

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

o

0 

alO 

21 

20

20 

18 

19 

21 

22

22 

22 

23 

24 

23

28 

35

36 

36 

37

37 

39 

36 

35 

35 

32

Maximum

14 

4.3

0

44

0 

0 

0 

0 

39 

32 

39 

40 

30

40

June

26 

25 

26 

26 

26

27 

26 

26 

20 

14

11 

4.1 

3.8 

3.3 

3.0

2.8 

6.4 

9.4 

14 

18

17 

a!6 

16 

16 

14

17 

26 

30 

29 

32

Minimum

4.

0 

0

0

0

o

0 

0 

0 

2. 

34 

9.2 

3.C

0

July

35 

36 

39 

38 

35

37 

34 

38 

34 

36

36 

34 

39 

39 

37

37 

36 

36 

35 

38

38 

38 

37 

38

36

36 

36 

36 

37 

36 

38

Aug.

38 

37 

35 

38 

39

39 

40 

40 

40 

38

9.3

11 

36 

36 

36

36 

34 

32 

31 

31

30 

30 

32 

32 a-52

32 

32 

32 

31 

29 

27

Mean

5 6.47 

1.43

0

14.2

0 

0 

0 

0 

21.0 

3 17.7 

36.6 

32.8 

19.8

11.4

Sept.

29 

30 

30 

3O 

29

27 

26 

28 

28 

27

27 

27 

26 

26 

26

26 

28 

10 

7.9 

4.4

a3,O 

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

11 

a!2

Runoff in 

acre-feet

398

88 

0

10,300

0 

0 

0 

0 

1,290 

1,050 

2,250 

2,010 

1,180

8,270

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Mink Creek near Mink Creek, 

Twin Lakes Canal near Mink Creek, and Mink Creek below Dry Fork, near Mink Creek.
BEAR RIVER BASIN S3

Cub River near Preston, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°08', long lllMl', in SW£ sec. 5, T. 15 S., R. 

41 js., 0.2 mile upstream from head gates of Cub River-Worm Creek Canal, 0.7 mile 

upstream from forest boundary, and 10 miles east of Preston.

Prainage area.- 19.4 square miles.

Records available.- March-1940 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 566 second-feet May 9 (gage height, 3.47 feet); 

minimum daily, 19 second-feet Jan. 16, 17.

1940-47: Maximum discharge, 705 second-feet June 2, 1943 (gage height, 3.83 feet); 

minimum, 14 second-feet Dec. 20, 1940.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. No dlversion above station.

Rating table, water year 1946-47, except periods of Ice effect

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used July 8 .to Sept. 30)

1.20

1.40

1.60

1.80

2.00

19

32

52

77

107

2.30

2.60

2.90

3.20

3.50

167

245

341

455

580

Discharge, in second-feet, wster year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

33

35

34

33

34

33

33

32

32

31

31

31

31

31

31

' 31

31

31

30

30

30

30

33

31

30

30

31

32

31

30

29

Nov.

30

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

26

28

26

26

29

28

27

27

29

30

31

30

-

Dec.

29

29

28

*28

28

30

31

31

31

30

30

30

31

30

30

29

28

28

27

26

25

25

25

24

24

26

27

26

25

25

b24

Jan.

24

24

b23

b23

b23

*24

24

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

b21

b!9

b!9

b20

20

20

20

20

21

21

21

23

21

22

22

22

24

Feb.

21

21

21

21

20

21

*20

21

21

21

21

21

23

25

27

28

33

35

31

29

28

27

27

26

26

25

24

24

_

_

-

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1946 ......................

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

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

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

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

Mav

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

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

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

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

Water year 1946-47 ......... ...... .....

Mar.

23

23

23

22

21

21

21

21

21

23

23

21

21

22

24

30

38

44

50

51

54

56

58

51

44

42

39

39

43

53

53

Apr.

50

53

51

51

48

45

44

44

43

43

41

40

41

46

57

64

69

74

74

78

111

114

107

101

94

94

97

102

111

135

-

Secondroot-days

975

836

860

36,583

682

688

1,075

lZ,'l46

7,016

2 , 503

1,429

1,004

31,336

May

160

209

285

373

463

483

511

535

548

535

503

415

366

345

370

396

427

431

427

404

423

423

404

381

377

370

373

355

307

272

275

Maximum

35

31

31

54O

24

35

58

135

548

404

120

56

37

548

June

278

266

269

260

251

257

263

288

404

396

334

304

272

254

245

237

231

220

212

207

199

186

172

163

156

152

147

139

131

123

-

Minimum

2

2

2

2

1

2

2

4

16C

12

5

3

3

1

July

120

116

112

109

102

99

96

94

93

90

83

87

84

81

80

7a

76

74

73

72

69

63

67

63

6?

62

60

59

57

57

5S

Aug.

56

56

53

54

53

52

52

51

51

51

49

4-8

46

48

46

46

45

44

44

44

"* 4442

42

41

40

39

40

39

39

37

37

Mean

3 31.4

5 27.9

1 27.7

D 100

3 22.0

D 24.6

L 34.7

3 70.7

1 392

5 234

3 80.7

7 46.1

33.5

J 85.9

Sept.

36

36

36

36

35

35

35

34

34

33

34

33

33

34

34

33

37

36

34

33

32

32

32

31

31

31

.31

31

31

31

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

1,930

1,660

1,710

72,560

1,350

1,360

2,130

4,210

24,090

13 920

4,*960

2,830

1,990

62,140

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

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

Cub River above Maple Creek; near Franklin, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°03', long, 111°47 I , in SWi sec. 9, T. 16 S., R. 

4U E., lj miles upstream from Maple Creek and 2^ miles north or Pranklin.

Drainage area.- 53.7 square miles.

Records available.- March 1940 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 521 second-feet May 6, 11 (gage helgtt, 3.83 

ieet); minimum daily, 2.2 second-feet on several days in August and September.

1940-47: Maximum discharge, 617 second-feet June 2, 1943 (gage height, 4.34 feet); 

miaimum observed, 0.9 second-foot-Aug. 11-13, 1940.

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

Station is below all diversions from Cub River except Franklin-Cub River pumping 

station.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used May 16 to Sept. 3O)

0.9 1.0 1.6 44 3.0 314

1.0 2.5 1.8 72

1.1 5.0 2.0 105

1.3 16 2.3 162

3.5 436

3.9 539

1.4 24 2.6 224

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

28

29

30

31

Dot.

5.0

5.5

13

40

41

41

41

25

4.8

4.5

4.. 2

4.5

7.6

12

11

12

12

12

11

10

9.8

9.8

16

18

17

14

16

28

27

24

21

Nov.

19

22

15

6.0

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.0

5.5

5.5

6.0

5.5

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.9

11

15

15

15

15

26

42

36

40

44

30

29

28

-

Dec.

32

45

45

44

30

28

26

26

25

24

23

23

24

25

25

25

20

yj

23

22

22

22

22

20

17

18

18

18

14

15

27

Jan.

31

28

24

26

27

32

32

28

28

29

31

30

30

29

26

21

23

23

25

28

29

29

28

28

28

34

23

30

30

28

28

Feb.

29

28

28

25

25

25

24

24

 22

. 25

25

24

28

30

26

28

35

34

31

27

24

22

22

23

22

20

19

18

_

-

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1946 ......................

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1946-47 .... . ......... .....

Mar.

17

17

17

16

16

16

15

15

16

30

32

26

23

23

27

35

50

70

85

85

85

88

93

70

56

49

40

40

47

72

68

Apr.

Secondfoot-days

517.7

483. 6

766.0

27,529.3

866 . 0

713.0

1 339

3 231

9^236

4,844.7

129.6

85. 8

253.1

22,465.5

57

68

66

64

62

66

62

60

57

56

50

45

47

58

78

91

93

loo

93

105

235

233

197

178

166

160

162

164

170

188

May

209

231

280

362

441

477

449

421

441

474

466

464

388

350

338

302

328

338

321

298

284

268

244

209

180

152

146

138

10O

63

74

Maximum

41

44

45

532

34

35

93

235

477

404

26

3.5

40

477

June

105

86

111

144

140

154

174

257

396

404

371

324

273

250

244

222

210

183

164

142

133

116

86

70

45

12

8.4

7.4

6.9

6.0

Minimum

4.2

5.0

14

3.6

21

18

15

45

63

6. C

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.2

July

5.0

4.8

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.8

3.8

 3.8

3.8

3.8

3.5

3.2

3.2

3.5

3.2

3.2

26

11

2.8

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.4

2. '4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

AIR.

2.2

2.5

2.4

2.5

2.8

2.5

2.5

3.0

3.0

3.5

3.2

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

3.2

3.0

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.8

3.0

2.8

2.5

2.4

2.2

Sept.

2.2

2.2

2.5

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.4

2.4

2.5

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.4

2.4

9.6

40

32

18

6.9

6.4

6.0

5.0

4.5

4.5

7.4

17

37

22

-

..... Runoff in "ean acre-feet

16.7 1,030

16.1 959

24.7 1,520

75.4 54,610

27.9 1,720

25.5 1,410

43.2 2,660

108 6,410'

298 18,32O

161 9,610

4.18 257

2.77 170

8.44 502

61.5 44,570

Note.- No gage-height record Dec. 4-27, June 8-19; discharge computed on basis of reco-ds for 

Creek near Preston, Cub River-Worm Creek Canal, Preston-Whitney Canal, and Cub River Canal.
BEAR RIVER BASIN 55

Cub River-Worm Creek Canal near Preston, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°08', long. 111 0 45 I , in NW£ see. 14, T. is S., 

H. 4U K., a quarter of a mile upstream from divide between Cub River and Worm Creek 

Basins, 5 miles downstream from head gates, and 7 miles northeast of Preston.

Records available.- April 1943 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge 1 during year, 71 second-feet May 30; no flow at times.

1943-47: Ma-Hmuun daily discharge, 82 second-feet May 24, 1943; no flow at times 

each year.

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

whicn are fair. Several diversions between gage and head of canal for irrigation In 

Cub River Basin. Records show diversion to Worm Creek Basin from Cub River except 

for one small diversion below gage. Canal diverts from Cub River in NW^ sec. 8, T. 15 

S., R. 41 E. 

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. Nov.

o

0

o

0

0

o

0

0

o

o

o

0

o

0

o

o

o

o

0

0

o

0

o

o

o

o

.9

22

24

23

-

Dec.

14

0

O

1.3

16

21

24

25

*24

23

22

22

23

23

22

22

24

28

20

20

19

18

18

19

22

22

24

24

22

15

10

Jan.

1010'

10

9

9

*8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

6

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

*10

15

8

6

6

6

Feb.

6

6

6

6

6

6

*6

6

6

8

10

12

14

17

22

24

27

*31

29

27

27

25

25

25

25

24

23

23

_

_

-

Month

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

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

Calendar year 1946 ......................

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

May

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

Water year 1946-47 ......................

Mar.

22

22

22

22

22

21

21

21

21

24

24

22

21

22

23

28

33

34

32

31

31

31

31

28

26

25

26

25

25

27

28

Apr.

27

26

a26

a26

a26

a26

a26

26

26

26

25

24

24

25

26

26

27

27

27

20

4.8

4.0

1.0

.3

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

-

Seoondfoot-days

69.9

587.3

5,376.1

0

6,026.5

May

3.6

24

25

25

31

31

30

36

42

52

48

25

24

28

40

40

43

44

44

46

52

a56

a58

a60

a6o

S70

a70

70

70

71

68

Maximum

28

69

34

52

O

71

June

56

65

68

68

67

55

26

37

8.6

.2

.1

2.0

.4

.1

O

0

0

0

6.3

26

36

42

46

50

53

56

57

57

56

54

-

Minimum

O

O

0

O

July

52

.47

44

43

42

40

38

38

37

34

31

28

26

24

23

22

20

18

15

13

11

10

11

12

16

17

16

16

15

13

13

Aug.

13

13

13

12

12

10

11

11

9.4

9.4

9.2

9.2

8.7

7.7

7.5

6.9

5.7

5.7

4.4

2.8

3.0

2.6

2.6

2.4

.2

0

O

O

0

0

O

Mean

ie.9

14.7

2C 5

2 r 3

c

ie.s

Sept.

Runoff in 

acre-feet

1,160

10,660

45O

2 7 SO

382

0

11,960

* Winter discharge measurement or f ieJ.d estimate made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range In stage, records for Cub 

River near Preston, Cub River above Maple Creek, near Franklin, Preston-Whltney Canal near Preston, 

and Cub River Canal near Preston.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 29 to Jan. 2, Jan. 4 to Feb. 13 (no gageheight record Jan. 17 to Feb. 13}» discharge computed on basis of 2 discharge measurements, 1 field 

estimate, notes of vatermaster giving estimates of flow and time of gage changes at l-ead of canal, 

and weather records.
56 BEAR RIVER BASIN

Preston-Whitney Canal near Preston, Idaho

Location.- Staff gage and Cippoletti weir in concrete flume, lat. 42°06i, lonj. 111°44', 

in NJii; sec. 24, T. 15 S., R. 40 E., 500 feet downstream from head gates ani 1\ miles 

east of Preston.

Records available.- April 1946 to September 1947. April 1944 to September 1917 (irrigation seasons only) in Bear River Hydrometric Data reports.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 39 second-feet May 29; no flcr* Oct. 1 to 

ftay a, Sept. 6-18.

1946-47: Maximum dally discharge, 42 second-feet May 9, 1946; no flow during winter 

months and at other times each year.

Remarks.- Records fair. Canal diverts from west side of Cub River for irrigation in 

Vicinity of Preston.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb.

Month

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

Calendar year ......................

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

MftV

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

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

Water year 1946-47 ......................

Mar. Apr.

Secondfoot-days

0

_

TQT

35.0

1,414.3

May

0

0

20

14

14

14

13

12

12

13

13

14

13

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

20

19

19

19

29

35

35

39

38

25

Maximum

0

_

25

2.8

39

June

25

25

18

18

18

18

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.4

5.9

5.9

5.4

aS.O

10

10

10

7.4

7.4

8.0

8.0

8.0

18

19

18

18

20

20

20

-

Minimum

0

_

0

0

July

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

Is

18

18

18

17

17

17

16

17

17

17

17

17

17

12

12

a7.0

2.5

2.2

2.2

1.8

1.7

1.5

Aug.

1.5

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0 1.1

1.1 1.1

1.2

1.2

1.1

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.8

Mean

0

_

1.17

3.87

Sept.

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.7

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.3

2.0

1.7

1.5

1.4

1.4

Runoff in 

acre-feet

0

.

69

2,810

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

Cub River Canal near Preston, Idaho

, long. 111°47', in SE£ sec. 

miles southeast of Preston.

Location.- Water-stage recorder in concrete flume, lat. 42°Q4' 

4. T. 16 S., R. 40 E., ij- miles downstream from head and b 

Staff gage at same site and datura prior to Oct. 4, 1946.

Records available.- April 1946 to September 1947. April 1944 to September 19J7 (irrigation 

season only) in Bear River Hydrometric Data reports. Irrigation season only (fragmentary) 1927-43, in files of Cub River Irrigation Co. at Lewis ton, Utah.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 144 second- feet May 24-27; no flow December to April and at times in October, November, May.

1946-47: Maximum daily discharge, that of May 24-27, 1947; no flow during winter 

months and at other times each year.

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

No diversion above station. Canal diverts from Cub River in SW^- sec. 3, T. 16 S., R. 

40 E., for irrigation in vicinity of Preston, Idaho, and Lewiston, Utah.

Discharge, in seccnd-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

a29

a!5

alO

0

0

0

0

19

35

35

3E

35

31

28

29

30

33

34

33

31

30

30

35

28

a27

a26

a20

a28

a30

a27

25

Nov.

26

a30

a 36

a36

36

36

36

36

36

36

35

35

36

35

35

34

34

31

28

29

30

29

28

16

13

4.S

0

0

0

0

-

Dec. Jan. Feb.

Month

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

November. ...........................".......

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

Calendar year .....................

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Augu 

Sept

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

ember. .................................

Water year 1946-47 ......................

Mar. Apr.

Secondfoot-days

768

796 .8

0

_

0

0

0

0

1,940

1,712

1, 369

1,399 

1,087.3

9,072.1

May

0

0

0

0

0

0

46

80

70

39

25

0

0

0

a35

a30

a25

a40

a80

a70

a95

a97

allO

a!44

a!44

a!44

144

13S

129

128

129

Maximum

35

36

0

.

0

0

0

0

144

118

56

51 

46

144

June

118

118

89

54

50

61

72

79

50

35

30

22

20

44

44

30

30

30

47

56

54

51

59

48

59

86

80

74

64

58

Minimum

0

0

0

.

0

0

0

0

0

20

20

43 

4.3

0

July

55

56

54

51

49

46

46

44

42

42

42

44

44

43

a43

a43

a20

a35

a44

44

44 44

44

43

43

42

43

44

44

46

45

Aug.

45

44

44

46

46

46

46

48

49

51

48

45

44

44

44

44

44

43

43

45

46

45

44

44

45

44

46

45

44

44

43

Sept.

44

42

42

44

44

44

46

45

46

45

44

44

44

44

44

42

40

16

11

25

36

36

36

36

36

35

31

20

4.3

Zl

 _. Runoff in "ean acre-fset

26.6 1>580 

0 0

.

0 0

0 0

0 0

0 0

62.6 3,850

57.1 3,400

44.2 2 720 

45.1 2*770 

36.2 2,160

24.9 18,000

a No gage-height record} discharge computed on basis of recorded range in stage and records for 

Cub River-Worm Creek Canal near Preston, Preston-Whltney Canal near Preston, Cub Hirer near Preston, 

and Cub River above Maple Creek, near Franklin.

847921 0-49-5
58 BEAR RIVER BASIN

Maple Creek near Franklin, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°02'30", long. 111°45'00", In NW£ sen. 14, T. 16 

b., K. 40 E., 30 feet downstream from Deep Creek and 3 miles east of Pranklin.

Drainage area.- 21.2 square miles.

Records available.- April 1946 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 160 second-feet May 4 (gage height, £.36 feet); 

minimum daily, 1.4 second-feet Sept. 6, 7, 15, 16.

1946-47: Maximum discharge observed, 224 second-feet Apr.. 19, 1946 (gage height, 

2.40 feet), minimum daily, that of Sept. 6, 7, 15, 16, 1947.

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

A rew small diversions above station for irrigation.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

3.5

4.0

3.8

3.8

3.5

4.0

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.2

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.2

4.8

5.0

5.0

4.8

4.8

a5.0

a6.O

a5. 5

a5.0

a5.0

a5.5

a7.O

a6.5v

a5.5

a5.O

Nov.

a4.2

a4.0

a3.9

a3.8

a3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.5

3.5

3.5

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

4.0

3.5

4.0

7.6

6.9

5.2

5.5

6.9

8.0

9.0

9.4

-

Dec.

9.8

9.8

9.-8

9.8

9.8

13

18

17

15

14

14

15

14

13

13

13

11

9.4

9.4

11

11

10

9.4

9.0

8.3

10

12

9.8

7.2

7.2

6.2

Jan.

8.0

8.0

7.2

6.2

5.8

6.2

6.2

5.5

5.0

5.0

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.5

a3.5

a3.2

a3.5

a3.5

a3.5

a3.5

3.5

3.8

3.8

3.8

5.5

5.2

5.0

5.0

a5.O

a5.O

.Feb'.

a5.0

 a5.O

aS.O

a5.O

aS.O

aS.O

5.0

5.5

6.6

7.2

7.2

7.2

9.8

11

13

16

19

20

19

17

16

14

14

14

13

12

11

11

_

-

-

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year ......................

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1946-47 ......................

Mar.

10

9.8

9.4

8.3

8.0

8.0

7.6

6.9

6.9

11

11

9.0

9.4

9.8

12

16

24

37

47

51

53

54

51

45

38

34

30

30

35

42

39

Apr.

35

35

35

35

32

31

29

28

29

29

27

26

27

39

53

59

61

61

56

59

114

111

93

82

72

69

73

74

81

91

-

Secondfoot-days

145.9

141.4

348.9

153.1

298.5

763.1

1,646

2,551

1,124

239.9

88.4

57.2

7,557.4

Hay

98

109

130

148

140

133

13O

127

117

101

100

100

94

88

83

SO

75

70

66

61

57

56

52

48

45

44

45

44

38

35

37

Maximum

7.0

9.4

18

8.0

20

54

114

148

76

13

4.8

3.0

148

June

35

34

35

34

32

33

32

38

76

70

66

66

65

58

50

44

42

38

33

32

28

27

25

22

.21

21

19

17

16

15

-

Minimum

3.5

3.5

6.2

3.2

5.0

6.9

26

35

15

3.5

1.6

1.4

1.4

July

13

13

12

12

12

11

11

11

10

9.8

9.4

8.6

9.0

8.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

6.6

6.6

5.8

5.2

5.2

4.8

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.2

4.0

3.8

3.5

3.5

Aug.

3.2

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.2

3.5

3.2

3.8

4.8

3.8

3.0

2.8

2.7

2.8

2.7

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.7

2.7

2.6

2.4

2.1

2.1

2.2

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.6

Mean

4.71

4.71

11.3

_

4.94

10.7

24.6

54.9

82.3

37.5

7.74

2.85

1.91

20.7

Sept.

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.6

al.6

al.5

al.5

al.5

al.4

al.4

a2.0

aS.O

a5.0

2.1

2.0

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.6

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

289

280

692

'

304

592

1,510

3,260

5,060

2,230

476

175

113

14,980

a No gage-height record: discharge computed on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, 

and records for High Creek near Richmond, Utah, and stations on other nearby streams.
BEAR RIVER BASIN 59

High Creek near Richmond, Utah

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°59', long. 111°45', in SW^SE^ sec. 5, T. 14 N., 

K. n a., at Forest Boundary, 2 miles downstream from North Fork and 5 milefs northeast 

of Richmond.

Drainage area.- 16.2 square mile.s.

Records available.- April 1946 to September 1947. April 1944 to September 1947 (irrigatlon season only) in Bear River Hydrometric Data reports.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 207 second-feet May 7 (gage height, 2.26 feet); 

minimum not determined, occurred during period of no gage-height record.

1946-47: Maximum discharge, that of May 7, 1947; minimum not determined, occurred 

during period of no gage-height record.

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

wo diversions above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

11

11

9.9

9.9

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

11

10

11

11

12

11

11

11

11

13

12

12

13

13

a!7

a!6

315

314

Nov.

314

313

313

313

313

a!3

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

10

10

11

11

10

10

12

14

14

13

14

14

17 17

-

Dec.

17

16

15 14

14

14

14

13

12

11

11

10

9.9

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

8.6

8.6

8.1

8.1

7.7

a8. 5

a9.0

a9.0

a8. 5

ae.O

ae.O

Jan.

.

> a7.5

1

1

, 37.0

 36.0

X

1 (*)

> 36.0

1

,

I

> a9.0

1

'

Feb.

39.0

39.0

a9.0

a9.o

a9.0

a9.O

a9.o

39.0

a9.0

 alO

310

a 10

alO

all

a!4

a!6

317

a!7

a!7

l»16

14

13

12

11

10

9.4

9.0

8.1

-

-

-

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1946 ......................

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

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

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

May

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

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

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

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

Hater year 1946-47 ......................

Mar.

7.7

7.2

6.8

7.2

7.7

7.7

7.7

6.1

8.1

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.4

10

12

14

20

26

32

32

35

36

33

27

25

24

22

22

25

31

30

Apr.

29

29

29

29

28

27

26

27

28

28

27

25

28

34

a 40

345

a 50

a50

345

a45

a 60

a75

a75

60

57

56

57

57

a 60

a70

-

Secondfoot-days

355 8

376

327 ?

229 . 5

315 ! 5

560.6

1 r £96

3,846 2 336

963

477

347.3

11,433.9

May

a85

104

146

174

176

173

182

191

174

165

158

152

136

123

120

120

121

120

115

107

107

104

96

a94

a90

a 90

a 92

90

82

78

83

Maximum

17

17

17

17

36

75

1 91

145

45

16

14

191

June

79

76

86

78

71

76

78

90

145

124

107

102

96

91

88

86

83

78

75

73

67

64

60

58

57

a54

a52

a50

a48

a46

-

Minimum

9.9

10

7.7

8 . 1

6.6

25

78

46

19

13

9.4

-

July

a45

a43

42

42

39

38

337

336

336

a 35

334

34

33

32

32

31

31

30

29

28

28

28

26

25

24

23

22

21

20

20

319

Aug.

318

317

316

316

a!6

a!6

a!6

a!6

a!6

a!8

a!7

316

316

a!6

a!6

16

16

16

16

16

16

14

14

14

13

13

14

14

13

13

13

Mean

11.5

12.5

10.6

7.40

11.3

18 1

43.2

124

77.9

31.1

15.4

11.6

31.3

Sept.

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

11

13

14

12

12

11

11

10

9.9

9.4

9.4

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.9

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

706

746

649

455

626

1,110

2,570

7,630

4,640

1,910

946

689

22,680

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record (stage-discharge relation affected by Ice at times during w.inter); discharge computed on basis of 2 winter discharge measurements, recorded ranfe in stage, weather 

records, and records for stations on nearby streams.
60 BEAR RIVER BASIN

Little Bear River near Paradise, Utah

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°35'25", long. Ill" 51 '10", in SE^ Be-.. 20, T. 10 

N. , H. 1 E., 1 mile upstream from backwater of Hyrum Reservoir, 2 miles northwest of 

Paradise, and 5 miles downstream from East Fork.

Drainage area.- 203 square miles.

Records available.- October 1938 to September 1947 in reports of Geological Survey. 

January 1936 to October 1939 (fragmentary) in reports of Little Bear Rive-* water 

commissioner.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 404 second-feet Apr. 22 (gage height, 3.00 

reet ) ; minimum, 13 second-feet Aug. 2.

1938-47: Maximum discharge, 926 second-feet Apr. 19, 1946 (gage height, 5.15 feet), 

from rating curve extended above 720 second-feet; minimum, 4 second-feet Aug. 14, 1940.

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

wnicn are fair. Several diversions above station for irrigation.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

Z

H

4

5

6

7

R

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

1R

19

20

21

?.?

23

?.4

25

J>6

27

2R

29

30

31

Oct.

48

48

46

44

47

46

48

50

49

48

48

44

44

44

43

45

51

52

49

47

44

44

47

44

44

45

52

79

78

76

72

Nov.

70

68

66

66

66

68

69

70

69

68

67

66

64

63

62

61

6O

60

60

62

65

70

126

111

95

85

81

78

72

68

-

Dec.

64

61

60

6O

62

66

76

74

7068'

70

70

69

68

67

64

54

*5O

55

58

58

58

59

58

57

59

66

59

51

b48

b45

Jan.

b50

*b57

b55

b50

b50

b56

*60

b58

b56

b58

58

58

57

58

b5O

b4O

b45 "

b46

b48

b52

57

*57

56

57

58

66

63

61

60

57

57

Feb.

58

58

57

57

58

57

58

57

55

58

58

58

61

66

66

71

78

76

74

68

64

63

64

66

64

61

61

61

_

_

-

Month

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

Calendar year 1946 ......................

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1946-47 ......................

Mar.

59

60

61

62

61

61

60

61

63

81

91

80

76

82

102

125

153

188

174

168

164

176

256

172

139

132

125

134

153

190

186

Apr.

158

184

178

174

157

157

142

137

155

160

148

142

153

199

235

242

233

235

224

240

276

350

261

244

228

235

247

242

254

266

-

Secondfoot-days

1,566

2,156

1,904

42,583

854

28,3O9

May

268

280

308

329

321

306

296

276

235

24O

244

212

199

205

182

170

158

164

144

121

99

88

76

68

60

54

44

45

41

35

36

Maximum

79

126

76

848

50

350

June

38

44

44

42

42

41

41

46

85

80

108

168

139

130

102

82

84

72

53

45

42

44

38

37

35

34

31

29

27

27

-

Minimum

43

60

45

20

59

17

16

July

25

23

20

21

20

20

21

24

25

27

24

23

23

22

21

22

23

24

20

21

21

21

21

20

20

19

19

19

20

20

19

Aug.

18

17

17

18

18

17

17

21

23

30

25

21

22

22

21

24

24

22

22

21

20

17

17

17

17

16

17

17

18

18

18

Hear

50.5

71.9

61.4

117

55 2

28.5

77.6

Sept.

18

18

18

17

17

17

17

17

20

20

20

21

21

20

20

20

23

44

50

48

44

44

42

38

39

37

36

36

36

36

-

Runoff in 

acre- feet

3,110

4,280

3,780

84,460

1,690

56,160

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-diacharge relation affected by ice.

Note.- No gage-height record Oct. 29 to Nov. 22, Nov. 25 to Dec. 9; discharge computed on basis 

of 3 discharge measurements, weather records, and records for Blacksmith Pork above U^ah Power & 

Light Go's, dam, near Hyrum.
BEAR RIVER BASIN 61

Hyrum Reservoir near Hyrum, Utah

Location.- Mercury indicating gage, lat. 41°37'30", long. 111°52'30", InSEfcjE^sec. 7, 

1. J-ON., R. IE., at Hyrum Dam on Little Bear River and 1 mile southwest of Hyrum 

Datum of gage is at mean sea level. y

Drainage area.- 220 square miles.

Records available.- October 1938 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum contents during year, 15,470 acre-feet May 6 (elevation, 4,672 4 feet)- 

minimum, 6,230 acre-feet Oct. 1 (elevation, 4,651.0 feet)!

 ,n^9 ?8" 47: Maximum contents, that of May 5, 1947; minimum, 1,130 acre-feet Oct 5 

1940 (elevation, 4,634.7 feet).

Rem^k:?,;,.'. Reservoir ls formed by earth-fill dam; storage began in 1935. Usatle capacity 

157^0 acre-feet between elevations 4,629.6 feet (sill of outlet canal) and 4,672 feet 

(top of spillway gates). Dead storage, 3,405 acre-feet (below elevation, 4,629.6 feet, 

sill of outlet canal). Figures given herein represent usable contents. Elevation of 

spillway crest is 4,660 feet. Water is used for irrigation on Hyrum project.

Cooperation.- Capacity table furnished by Bureau of Reclamation.

Contents, In acre-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

6,230

-

-

6,420

-

.

-

6,720

-

-

6,910

-

-

_

7,180

_

-

7,420

-

-

7,620

-

-

7,820

-

7,940

-

-

-

-

8,500

Nov.

8,580

-

-

8,790

-

_

9,040

.

-

9,370

_

-

5,790

.

-

10,180

_

_

10,570

-

10,700

-

-

-

-

10,740

.

10,700

-

10,700

-

Dec.

10,650

10,650

-

-

10,570

_

10,570

_

10,570

-

10,610

10,610

.

10,650

-

_

10,610

-

10,610

-

10,570

-

-

10,570

-

_

10,570

-

10,570

_

10,570

Jan.

10,570

10,570

-

-

10,570

_

_

10,570

_

-

_

10,570

-

«

10,570

_

_

10,570

-

10,520

-

-

-

10,480

_

-

10,520

_

_

10,520

Feb.

10,520

-

-

10,480

-

_

10,520

_

10,480

_

-

10,480

_

10,480

.

_

10,480

-

_

_

-

10,480

-

_

-

10,480

_

_

-

Mar.

10,480

-

_

10,480

-

_

10,480

_

»

10,480

.

10,520

-

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

11,090

11,140

11,310

11,360

11,400

11,400

11,400

_

_

11,670

11,900

Apr.

12,030

-

12,260

12,300

12,300

12,390

12,530

12,620

12,850

12,990

13,130

13,310

13,500

13,870

14,200

14,430

14 , 580

14,620

14,720

14,760

14,860

14,950

15,040

15,140

15,090

15,140

15,190

15,190

15,230

15,230

-

May

15,280

15,280

15,330

15,420

15,470

15,420

15,420

15,380

15,330

15,380

15,420

15,420

15,420

15,420

15,420

15,420

15,420

15,420

15,420

15,420

15,420

15,420

15,420

15,420

15,380

15,280

15,230

15,140

15,040

14,950

14,810

June

14,810

14,720

14,720

14,720

14,720

14,760

14,810

14,810

14,860

14,950

15,230

15,420

15,420

15,420

15,420

15,420

15,420

15,420

15,420

15,420

15,420

15,420

15,380

15,330

15,280

15,230

15,190

15,000

14,900

14,720

-

July

14,620

14,480

14,340

14,150

14,010

13,870

13,680

13,590

13,400

13,220

13,130

12,940

12,760

12,620

12,480

12,350

12,210

12,030

11,900

11,760

11,580

11,490

11,360

11,220

11,140

11,050

10,960

10,870

10,740

10,650

10,520

Aug.

10,390

10,260

10,140

10,010

9,920

9,790

9,710

9,620

9,540

9,500

9,500

9,460

9,460

9,460

9,460

9,460

9,460

9,370

9,290

9,200

9,120

9,040

8,910

8,790

8,670

8,580

8,460

8,380

8,300

8,180

8,060

Sept.

7,940

7,820

7,740

7,620

7,500

7,380

7,260

7,150

7,030

6,910

6,800

6,720

6,650

6,570

6,530

6,490

6,460

6,460

6,490

6,530

6,610

6,680

6,760

6,840

6,880

6,910

6,990

7,070

7,110

7,150

-

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Date

Dec . 31 ......................

Calendar year 1946. ........

Sept. 30............ ..........

Elevation 

(feet)

61.7

_

53.4

Contents 

(acre-feet)

10,570

_

10,480

15,230

14,720

7,150

Change In contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

_

+2,190

+2,2OO

-130

-80

-50

-40

+1,420

+3,330

-420

-90

-2,460

-910

+840
62 BEAR RIVER BASIN

Little Bear River near Hyrum, Utah

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°38'00", long. 111°53'15", in NW£sw£ sec. 6, T. 

iu w., R. IE., 800 feet upstream from road bridge, l£ miles downstream from Hyrum 

Dam, and 2 miles west of Hyrum.

Drainage area.- 222 square miles.

Records available.- October 1938 to September 1947.

Extremes (regulated).- Maximum discharge during year, 355 second-feet May 5 (gage height, 

a.Y3 reet); minimum daily, 1.0 second-foot Aug. 1, 3-6.

1938-47: Maximum discharge, 885 second-feet Apr. 20, 1946 (gage height, 4.55 

feet); minimum daily, 0.6 second-foot Nov. 23-25, 1943.

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

Many"diversions above station for irrigation. Flow regulated by Hyrum Reservoir (see 

preceding page).

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 3947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

SB

29

30

31

Oct.

3.5

5.5

5.5

5.8

5.8

5.8

4.5

2.8

2.4

2.6

3.8

4.2

4.0

3.5

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.6

3.2

3.0

3.0

2.6

Nov.

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.4

4.5

8.6

10

11

11

10

10

10

10

10

10

11

11

11

11

11

11

61

150

138

126

109

96

92

88

-

Dec.

83

77

72

69

68

75

84

88

84

80

76

75

70

69

69

66

64

60

59

59

59

59

59

60

60

61

68

69

a67

a64

a60

Jan.

a59

a59

a59

a59

a59

a59

59

59

57

55

56

57

56

56

55

53

50

i 50

52

54

56

56

55

55

54

59

61

64

64

61-

60

Feb.

59

59

57

57

57

57

57

56

56

57

57

60

60

61

62

65

69

72

73

73

72

69

68

66

66

66

65

65

_

-

Month

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

Calendar year 1946 ......................

January

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

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

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

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

Water year 1946-47 ......................

Mar.

64

65

65

65

65

64

61

62

- 64

65

75

79

77

77

80

90

104

121

134

143

146

152

164

172

146

124

124

126

108

76

83

Apr.

109

134

141

166

134

111

103

77

47

52

64

62.

51

40

78

168

178

181 205'

207

218

256

299

280

251

199

179

199

201

203

-

' Secondfoot-days

105.5

1,043.5

2,133

34,464.7

1,768

1,761

3,041

4,581

4,578.1

945.8

109.2

64.5

71.7

20,202.3

May

251

283

269

290

321

330

309

304

226

103

230

234

172

162

203

181

133

129

141

126

76

20

9.4

9.4

8.6

9.0

. 11

9.9

9.4

9.0

9.4

Maximum

5.8

150

88

849

64

73

172

299

330

212

8.3

5.0

5.5

330

June

12

10

11

10

9.0

6.6

6.9

7.6

7.6

6.9

6.9

44

159

212

88

53

88

80

45

16

11

9.4

8.3

5.8

5.2

5.2

5.0

'4.8

5.8

5.8

-

Minima

2.4

2.4

59

1.8

50

56

61

40

8.6

4.8

1.2

1.0

1.2

1.0

July

5.8

6.6

7.2

8.3

7.2

6.2

5.5

5.2

5.0

4.8

4.2

4.0

3.2

2.8

2.4

2.0

1.8

1.8

2.0

2.4

2.6

2.4

2.6

2.4

2.0

1.8

2.0

1.2

1.4

1.2

1.2

Aug.

1.0

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.8

2.0

2.8

5.0

4.5

2.6

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.8

1.8

1.8

2.4

2.2

2:0

2.8

2.4

1.4

2.0

2.2

2.2

3.2

2.8

Msai

3.4T

34.8

68.8

94.4

57.0

62.9

98.1

153

148

31.5

3.5?

2.0-"

2.3''

55.3

Sept.

2.6

2.2

1.8

1.6

1.2

1.4

1.8

2.2

2.4

2.0

1.6

1.4

1.2

2.4

2.0

2.2

2.6

4.0

5.5

3.2

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.2

2.0

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

209

2,070

4,230

68,360

3,510

3,490

6,030

9,090

9,080

1,880

217

128

142

40,080

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range In stage and indicated 

recession trend.
BEAR RIVER BASIN 63

East Fork Little Bear River near Avon, Utah

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°31.'., long. 111°45 I , in NE£ sec. 17, T. 3 N., R. 

2~~E7T~0.2 mile downstream from Porcupine Creek, 0.4 mile upstream from Pole Creek, and 

4 miles"east of Avon.

Drainage area.- 50 square miles.

Records available.- January 1938 to September 1947. April 1927 to September 1930 at site 

a miles downstream, records not equivalent.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 225 second-feet Apr. 15 (gage height, 3.58 

feet); minimum, 11 second-feet Jan. 31.

1938-47: Maximum discharge, 960 second-feet Apr. 18, 1946 (gage height, 5.30 feet), 

from rating curve extended above 360 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; minimum recorded, 5.1 second-feet Dec. 5, 8, 11, 12, 16, 1940.

Remarks.- Records good. No diversion above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

b

6

 1

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

29

31

Oct.

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

14

15

16

16

16

16

15

15

16

15

15

15

15

18

18

17

16

Nov.

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

15

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

-

Dec.

14

14

14

14

15

15

16

16

16

16

16

15

15

15

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

13

131<3

14

14

14

14

14

13

13

Jan.

a!3

a!3

a!2

a!2

a!2

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

a!2

a!2

a!2

a!2

12

12

12

12

12

13

12

12

12

12

12

Feb.

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

13

13

13

13

13

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

13

14

13

13

_

_

-

Month

Decembsr ...................................

Calendar year 1946 ......................

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

Ifnv \

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

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

Water year 1946-47 ......................

Mar.

13

13

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

13

14

14

14

14

16

17

20

24

30

35

42

50

61

50

42

38

34

38

51

72

70

Apr.

59

63

70

57

50

45

42

42

48

45

44

46

63

105

139

142

130

122

125

142

152

142

112

107

110

125

130

127

139

147

Secondfoot days

446

20,221

873

g 883

377

11,321

May

149

162

179

176

165

147

13?

130

116

112

118

110

101

95

86

80

77

72

68

65

61

58

54

52

49

46

45

46

44

42

41

Maximum

16

658

54

16

179

June

41

43

41

39

36

34

33

35

52

44

44

54

50

45

43

41

39

38

36

36

37

37

35

34

32

31

30

30

29

28

-

Minimum

13

13

12

12

July

26

26

25

24

23

23

23

22

22

22

21

21

20

20

20

19

19

19

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

17

17

17

16

16

16

Aug.

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

17

18

16

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

12

Mean

14.4

55.4

95 7

12.6

31.0

Sept.

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

14

16

14

14

13

13

13

12

12

12

13

13

13

13

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

885

40,100

722

748

22,460

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

Logan River above State dam, near Logan, Utah

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

IrTTJEf sec. 36, T. 12 N., R. 1 E., at Logan plant of Utah Power & Light Co., 125 feet 

upstream from tailrace, half a mile upstream from State dam, and Z\ miles east of Logan.

Drainage area.- 218 square miles.

Hecords "available.- May 1913 to September 1947. June 1896 to December 1912 at site a 

quarter or a~~mTle downstream; flow at present site plus that of tailrace e-juivalent to 

flow at former site.

Average discharge.- 34 years (1913-47), 108 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 752 second-feet May 11 (gage height, 3.13 feet); 

minimum daily, 11 second-feet on several days during October and November.

1913-47: Maximum discharge, 2,000 second-feet Mar. 21, 1916 (gage height, 5.6 feet, 

datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 1,000 second-feet; minimum daily, 

6 oecond-feet Nov. 7, 1940.

Rerrarks.- Records excellent above 100 second-feet and fair below. Water dive-ted from

river and springs above station for power, irrigation, and municipal supply. Flow regulated by power plants above station.

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

ueoiogical Survey, in connection with a Federal Power Commission project. Fourteen discharge measurements made by Geological Survey in addition to those made by power 

company.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

0.9 11

1.0 20

1.1 32

1.2 47

1.3 63

1.5 106

1.7 158

2.0 253

2.5 442

3.0 676

3.1 733

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Cay

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

15

15

14

14

14

15

14

i2

47

50

13

11

11

11

11

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

18

12

16

13

16

14

13

14

Nov.

.14

13

12

12

13

12

13

13

12

11

12

11

12

12

13

12

11

12

12

13

12

12

13

13

12

12

12

12

13

12

-

Dec.

12

12

12

12

12

14

14

14

15

14

14

12

12

13

12

12

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

14

15

19

13

Jan.

22

is

14

14

16

17

16

15

16

16

18

a!7

a!6

a!5

14

16

16

16

16

19

15

15

15

16

15

16

15

15

14

14

15

Feb.

15

14

14

14

14

15

14

15

13

14

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

16

15

16

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

16

_

_

-

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1946 ......................

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1946-47 ...... ...............

Mar.

16

16

}6

16

16

16

16

16

16

17

19

16

16

20

17

17

27

43

51

39

25

25

25

18

17

17

17

19

18

20

15

Apr.

16

20

19

17

17

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

18

31

36

42

48

39

54

85

92

79

54

46

51

61

75

92

121

Secondfoot-days

479

368

410

44,399

492

410

642

1,241

14,300

8,030

3 444

1, 826

1,579

33,221

May

164

253

370

498

553

567

634

650

619

650

687

610

548

508

521

530

530

512

a490

464

468

451

a430

385

358

354

354

351

281

243

267

Maximum

50

14

19

803

22

16

51

121

438

161

90

687

June

274

236

299

320

253

250

253

302

438

385

378

401

343

324

310

299

288

270

250

250

243

223

191

207

207

191

182

164

155

144

Minimum

11

11

12

11

14

13

15

16

164

144

77

38

30

11

July

161

136

142

136

128

128

128

131

128

121

118

116

108

111

111

116

111

111

108

99

101

106

101

97

92

92

85

85

81

79

77

Aug.

75

79

77

75

81

73

65

69

71

77

81

71

60

56

53

53

51

51

49

48

49

51

46

48

45

45

48

53

46

42

38

Mean

 15.5

12. 3

13!2

122

15. 9 it', e

20.7

41.4

461

268 in

52! 6

91.0

Sept.

38

38

38

h38

h45

h35

h32

h31

h33

h68

h65

h69

31

30

h67

h68

h74

73

h90

51

51

h82

h70

h60

h64

h65

h40

h33

h50

h50

Runoff in 

acre feet

950

730

813

88,060

976

313

1,270

2,460

28, 360

15,930

6,830

3, 620

3,130

65,880

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated, 

h Computed from staff-gage readings.
BEAR RIVER BASIN 65

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

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

 NE£ sec. 36, T. 12 N. , R. IE., 100 feet downstream from powerhouse of Utah Power & 

Light Co. and 2j miles east of Logan.

Records available.- May 1913 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 34 years, 106 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 198 second-feet Apr. 28-30; minimum daily, 

5b second-feet Sept. 16.

1914--47: Maximum daily discharge, that of Apr. 28-30; no flow for periods during 

several years.

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

fair. Flow regulated by power plant above gage. Power canal diverts water from right 

bank of Logan River in SE^-SW^ sec. 29, T. 12 N., R. 2 E. Water returned to river 125 

feet below gaging station on Logan River above State dam.

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

Geological Survey, in connection with a Federal Power Commission project. Ten discharge measurements made by Geological Survey in addition to those made by power 

company.

Rating table, water year 1939-40 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dee. 31)

1.5 48 2.

1.6 57 2.

1.8 78 2.

2 127

6 184

7 201

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

143

145

141

143

141

137

149

159

88

96

152

149

150

150

149

149

152

153

152

146

146

146

148

137

141

141

150

154

152

145

143

Nov.

144

132

134

136

140

136

136

139

137

130

134

134

128

128

130

130

126

126

127

130

124

128

128

132

123

126

123

126

128

123

-

Dec.

120

119

122

119

119

130

124

124

120

115

117

118

118

118

119

117

109

95

120

115

114

111

117

110

111

113

117

108

94

95

83

Jan.

96

98

86

S4

79

96

97

96

95

95

98

96

98

98

86

78

a88

a94

a99

a99

95

95

98

97

97

104

97

101

101

95

92

Feb.

101

97

98

94

95

94

94

94

91

98

97

96

97

97

97

97

98

101

95

97

96

95

94

95

94

96

91

94

-

-

-

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1946 ......................

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Hater year 1946-47 ......................

Mar.

94

91

92

94

89

90

90

91

91

90

96

91

89

89

96

101

102

102

102

137

a!40

150

170

141

127

127

123

132

150

184

173

Apr.

SecondToo t-days

4,447 

3, 918

3,531

52,832

2 , 928

2,683

3,534

5,167

5,809

4,913

2,877

2,994

2,468

45,269

152

168

164

150

a!44

a!39

135

135

137

137

132

130

144

171

191

192

196

196

196

198

196

196

194

194

196

194

196

198

198

198

May

191

192

191

194

192

189

187

187

191

192

191

189

189

189

189

189

187

187

187

187

187

186

184

184

184

184

184

182

181

181

182

Maximum

159

144

130

194

104

101

,184

198

194

186

96

98

101

198

June

182

184

184

184

184

184

184

184

186

186

184

184

184

184

184

182

182

182

181

184

184

184

179

128

95

94

94

94

94

94

Minimum

8£

123

83

45

7£

91

8£

130

183

94

68

94

55

55

July

68

94

94

94

94

92

92

92

92

92

92

92

92

92

92

92

92

92

94

95

95

95

95

95

95

95

95

95

96

96

96

Aug.

96

96

96

96

95

94

96

95

95

96

96

96

96

97

98

98

98

98

98

97

96

97

97

97

97

97

97

98

97

97

97

Sept.

97

97

96

96

85

96

100

101

101

58

a59

a57

97

96

a58

55

a61

98

58

98

98

56

75

76

74

75

100

100

75

75

-

u -_ Runoff in Mear acre-feet

143 8,820

131 7,770 

114 7,000

145 104,800

S4.5 5,810

S5.8 5,320

114 7,010

172 10,250

167 11,520

164 9,740

S2.8 5,710

S6.6 5,940

£2.3 4,900

1?4 89,790

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

Logan, Hyde Park & Smlthfield Canal near Logan, Utah

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete flume, lat. 41°44'45", long. 111°47'05", in 

SEipsec. 25, T. 12 N., R. IE., l£ miles downstream from head of canal am? 2i miles 

east of Logan.

Records available.- June 1904 to December, 1907, January 1909 to September 1947. 

Average discharge.- 24 years (1923-47), 28.6 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 127 second-feet June 29, 30; no flow at 

times.

1906, 1924-47: Maximum daily discharge, 136 second-feet May 30, 31, 1?30; no flow 

at times during most years.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for periods of no gage-height recorc1 or those 

Below 10 second-feet, which are good. No diversion above station. Flow regulated by 

head gates at diversion works. Canal diverts from Logan River in NE^NE^ fee. 31, T. 

12 N., R. 2 E., for irrigation and domestic supply north of Logan.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

?

?>

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

1Z

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

2R

27

28

29

30

31

Oct..

20

22

21

21

20

22

14

7.9

19

9.7

7.5

7.5

7.1

7.1

. 7.1

7.1

7.5

7.9

7.5

7.1

6.7

6.4

6.7

7.1

6.7

8.3

7.1

9.2

8.3

7.1

a7.0

Nov.

a7.0

a6.9

a6.8

a6.8

6.7

a6.5

a6.4

a6.2

6.O

5.6

6.0

6.0

5.6

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.6

5.6

5.6

6.4

6.0

5.6

6.0

6.4

6.0

6.0

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

-

Dec.

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

6.0

7.1

7.1

6.4

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.4

5.2

5.2

4.8

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.1

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.4

Jan.

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

Feb.

4.1

4.1

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

4.1

4.8

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

5.2

4.8

-

.

-

Month

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

Calendar year 1946 ......................

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

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

(fair

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

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

Water year 1946-47 ......................

Mar.

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.8

5.2

4.B

2.7

0

.7

3.9

2.1

0

0

.5

.9

.7

.5

.4

.4

.5

.5

.5

l.B

7.1

6.4

Apr.

2.3

.4

.4

.4

.2

.2

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.2

.2

0

7.0

21

-

Seccndfoet-days

182 1

158.7

12,730.2

139 2

2 317

875

9,988.3

May

22

22

21

19

32

51

33

69

95

83

54

7.9

0

0

0

0

20

40

51

51

64

84

92

102

119

122

124

123

125

126

116

Maximum

7.1

127

43

127

June

116

123

88

60

86

86

87

80

76

74

62

18

18

24

36

45

51

57

60

61

62

66

70

84

106

120

123

124

127

127

Minimum

4.1

0

IB

39

15

0

July

126

120

110

110

109

108

102

95

92

88

85

83

82

80

76

68

65

64

63

63

60

58

57

57

57

57

57

57

56

54

53

Aus.

53

53

55

53

53

52

52

52

52

51

43

42

45

48

47

47

47

48

47

46

46

47

45

44

43

a42

a42

a41

a40

a40

a39

Mean

5.12

34.9

11 A

29,2

27.4

Sept.

a38

a37

37

36

36

35

34

34

36

43

43

43

39

38

42

41

30

18

18

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

15

18

26

26

Runoff in 

acre-feet

TC1

315

25,260

2 890

1,740

19,820

a Ho gage-height reccrdj discharge Interpolated or computed from, recorded'range in stage.
BEAR RIVER BASIN 67 

Blacksmith Pork at Hardware Ranch,near Hyrum, Utah

Location.- Water-stage recorder,-lat. 41°37', long. 111°37', in NEc sec. 17, T. 10 N., 

R~T3~E.i 0.6 mile upstream from South Cottonwood Canyon, 2.1 miles downstream from 

Rock Creek, and 12f miles east of Hyrum.

Drainage area.- 150 square miles.

Records available.- June 1943 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 202 second-feet Mar. 16 (gage height, 2.62 

reet); minimum, 52 second-feet Jan. 15. 

1943-47: Maximum discharge, 488 second-feet Apr. 18, 1946 (gage height; 4.08 

feet); minimum, 41 second-feet Feb. 19, 1944 (gage height, 1.36 feet, site and datum 

then In use).

Remarks.- Records good. Some diversions above station for irrigation of meadow lands.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

88

88

88

88

86

86

88

88

86

86

a8 6

a8 6

a85

85

84

88

91

89

88

86

86

88

89

88

86

86

89

97

92

89

88

Nov.

88

88

88

85

84

84

85

85

84

84

83

83

83

81

81

8O

79

80

8O

81

382

a82

a8 4

aSS

a86

a8 2

aSO

aSO

a78

a78

-

Dec:

376

376

376

374

376

378

378

376

75

75

75

75

74

74

72

71

64.

64

68

71

68

68

70

68

68

70

71

70

63

66

60

Jan.

67

67

63

64

64

67

63

62

60

60

62

60

60

6O

57

b56

56

56

55

55

54

54

54

54

55

64

59

60

59

6O

59

Feb.

60

62

62

63

67

67

64

63

63

63

67

66

77

72

76

79

77

71

7O

67

66

64

66

70

66

63

63

66

_

-

-

Month

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

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

Calendar year 1946 ......................

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1946-47 ......................

Mar.

63

64

63

63

62

62

62

63

63

85

75

70

77

89

97

106

103

104

101

97

97

1OO

113

84

79

79

79

86

86

103

91

Apr.

84

93

89

85

81

77

76

75

83

77

75

74

75

83

88

88

86

88

85

89

loo

101

89

84

80

80

84

85

89

97

-

Secondfoot-days

2,718

2,486

2,210

41,197

1,846

1,880

2 , 566

2,540

3,410

2,547

2,409

2,303

2,099

29,014

May

101

110

122

128

128

126

126

126

123

128

135

131

131

128

122

117

113

111

108

104

101

100

96

92

89

88

88

91

85

81

81

Maximum

97

88

78

4O8

67

79

113

101

135

97

81

81

79

135

June

83

83

83

81

80

8O

77

83

89

33

91

97

92

89

88

88

86

86

85

86

86

88

85

84

83

81

83

83

83

81

-

Minimum

8

7

6

5

5

6( ' 6

 ji

8

7

7

7C6'

5

July

81

8O

80

8O

80

80

80

81

81

80

80

79

79

77

77

79

79

77

77

76

76

76

76

76

75

75

75

75

74

74

74

Aug.

74

75

75

77

76

75

76

79

79

81

79

76

75

74

74

72

72

72

72

72

74

74

72

72

72

72

75

74

72

71

70

Mean

I 87.7

3 82.9

> 71.3

3 115

L 59.5

) 67.1

> 8?. 8

I 8*. 7

L 110

1 84.9

I 77.7

) 74.3

r 70. o

I T9.5

Sept.

68

68

67

67

67

' 67

67

67

68

70

70

70

7O

7O

70

71

79

79

74

72

72

72

72

71

71

68

68

68

68

68

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

5,390

4,930

4,380

81,710

3,66O

3,730

5,090

5 O4O

6^760

5,O50

4,78O

4,570

4,160

57,550

3 No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded rsnge In stage, weather records, 

and records for station above Utah Power & Light Co.'a dam. 

b Stage-dlschsrge relation sffected by lee.
BEAR RIVER BASIN

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

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

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

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

Drainage area. 260 square miles.

Records available.- July 1900 to December 1902, November 1913 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 33 years (1914-47), 119 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 305 second-feet May 4 (gage height, 2.74 feet); 

minimum dally, 73 second-feet Jan. 16.

1913-47: Maximum discharge, 1,620 second-feet May 15, 1917 (gage height, 6.5 feet, 

site and datura then in use), from rating curve extended above 600 second-feet; minimum 

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

Remarks.- Records excellent. Several small diversions above station for irrigation. Lowwater flow may be regulated by power plant above station.

Cooperation.- Water-stage recorder graph furnished by Utah Power &-Light Co. 

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

Zs

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

18

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

109

112

110

112

112

112

112

112

112

112

112

112

112

110

109

110

117

115

114

112

110

109

110

109

108

109

110

123

120

115

112

Nov.

110

109

109

108

106

106

106

108

106

104

104

103

103

103

102

102

100

100

100

103

104

103

104

106

102

99

100

99

99

99

-

Dec.

96

96

95

95

96

100

103

102

99

96

97

96

96

95

94

94

92

91

88

88

88

88

90

90

90

90

92

92

91

88

85

Jan.

86

85

82

82

83

86

85

83

83

83

85

85

86

86

82

73

79

85

86

86

85

85

85

83

82

88

87

85

83

83

83

Feb.

82

81

81

80

81

83

83

85

82

83

83

85

90

90

88

92

95

90

87

83

83

82

82

83

86

83

83

85

_

_

-

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 194B ......................

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

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

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

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

May...............................:........

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

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

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

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

Water year 1946-47 ......................

liar.

83

82

82

82

8Z

81

81

82

81

90

loo

90

91

100

108

121

126

126

126

123

123

126

150

120

106

104

100

108

118

140

136

Apr.

120

129

129

126

. 117

112

108

106

110

112

109

106

109

128

167

181

177

179

181

204

221

223

193

181

173

179

198

200

Z10

231

-

Secondfoot-days

3,473

3,107

2,893

64,76Z

2, 600

2,369

3, 268

4,719

6,322

3,668

3, 189

2,893

2,580

41,081

May

238

255

280

294

289

273

264

253

238

240

269

266

242

238

216

204

193

183

175

169

163

165

152

143

138

134

131

134

131

126

126

Maximum

123

110

103

1,090

88

95

150

231

294

145

112

102

97

294

June

128

12P

125

123

121

120

118

120

133

125

131

145

131

134

128

125

123

121

120

118

120

121

120

115

115

114

112

112

112

112

-

Minimum

108

99

85

71

73

80

81

106

126

112

958"

82

73

July

112

112

109

109

109

106

108

108

108

106

104

103

103

103

102

103

103

102

102

100

100

100

99

99

99

99

97

97

96

96

95

Aug.

95

36

96

95

100

96

94

97

99

102

100

97

95

94

94

94

92

91

91

91

90

91

91

90

87

88

88

91

90

90

88

Mean

112

104

9T.3

177

82". 9

84.6

10?

157

204

12?

103

93.3

86.0

113

Sept.

88

88

87

86

86

83

85

85

86

86

86

86

85

82

82

82

88

97

90

87

87

86

86

86

85

85

85

85

85

. 85

-

Runoff in 

acre feet

6,890

6,160

5,740

128,400

5,160

4,700

6,480

9,360

12 540

7*280

6,330

5,740

5,120

81,500
BEAR RIVER BASIN 69

Clarkston Creek near Newton, Utah

Location.- Staff gage in concrete outlet flume, 300 feet downstream from Newton Dam, and 

staff gage and Parshall flume In Hlghllne Canal, 20 feet downstream from head gate (at 

outlet flume) and 250 feet downstream from Newton Dam; lat. 41°54', long. 111°58', in 

SE£ sec. 5, T. 13 N., R. 1 W., 2| miles north of Newton.

Records available.- March 1939 to Sep.teniber 1947 (discontinued).

Extremes (regulated).- Maximum daily discharge during year, 40 second-feet July 12; no 

now NOV. aa to Jan. 1, May 12, June 12, Sept. 18-30.

1939-47: Maximum discharge observed, 282 second-feet Dec. 29-31, 1945; no flow at 

times in each year.

Remarks.- Records good. Gages read at each time of gate'change. Discharge is computed 

by combining discharge of Newton Dam outlet flume below Highline Canal and that of 

Highline Canal. Highline Canal first diverted water in May 1946. Diversions above and 

below station for irrigation. Flow regulated by Newton Dam.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

10

4.7

1.6

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

.9

'.1

.7

Nov.

0.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.2

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

o

-

Dec. Jan.

0

3.5

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

3.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1946 .........

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1946-47 ..... ....

Feb.

0.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

5.7

9.2

9.2

9.2

15

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

16

15

15

8.9

5.4

5.4

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

42.6

14.9

O

4,807.1

199.9

268.7

489.2

346

512.7

313.2

789

422.1

188.4

3,586.7

Mar.

5.4

9.8

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

17

20

23

25

25

25

25

25

25

20

18

18

18

13

10

10

10

10

10

10

Maximum

10

.7

0

279

8.0

19

25

22

37

23

40

24

20

40

Apr.

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

18

22

21

21

14

10

10

10

10

-

May

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

12

16

14

5.9

0

7.5

21

20

14

11

11

8.5

6.8

10

14

17 21

26

32

34

34

34

37

36

Minimum

0.7

O

0

0

0

.3

5.4

10

0

0

14

3.1

0

0

June

23

23

20

14

14

17

18

13

12

9.2

1.0

0

1.9

3.7

4.0

4.8

5.5

5.1

4.6

3.3

3.2

5.7

8.8

10

9.4

.13

17

16

18

15

-

Mean

1.37

.50

O

13.2

6.45

9.60

15.8

11.5

16.5

10.4

25.5

13.6

6.28

9.83

July

14

24

27

26

30

35

26

19

22

21

28

40

36

32

26

25

24

24

25

27

26

27

29

28

25

24

24

23

20

16

16

Total 

runoff 

(acre-feet)

84

30

0

9,540

396

533

970

686

1,020

621

1,560

837

374

7,110

Aug.

14

11

8.2

11

15

16

12

11

11

5.8

3.1

3.1

3.1

4.3

8.5

14

13

15

19

20

22

19

17

18

13

21

24

22

19

15

14

Sept.

12

10

17

20

17

17

14

13

15

11

8.5

5.5

4.5

4.5

5.3

6.6

7.5

0

O

0

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Diversion by 

HlEhline Canal . 

(acre-feet)

27

17

0

1.490

o

0

O

6.7

268

164

717

365

1S4

1,750
70 BEAR RIVER BASIN

West Side Canal near Colllnston, Utah

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°50', long. 112°04', In SW£ sec. 27, T. 13 N., R. 

aw., 4,200 feet downstream from Cutler Dam and 4 miles north of Collinstcn.

Records available.- June 1912 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 35 years, 225 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum dally discharge during year, 720 second-feet May 30; no flow Mar. 26

1912-47: Maximum dally discharge, 729 second-feet May 19, 1946; no flew during 

periods In every year except 1914. *

Remarks.- Records good to Mar. 26 and excellent thereafter. Canal diverts from west side 

of Bear River In NW^SW^ sec. 26, T. 13 N., R. 2 W., at dam at which Hammord (East Side) 

Canal and Intake of Cutler power plant also divert. Water used for irrigation in 

eastern Box Elder County.

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

Fower & Light Co. 

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

355 

226 

251 

285 

239

210 

223 

221 

220 

217

207 

197 

194 

188 

187

186 

162 

146 

146 

145

144 

142 

142 

140 

115

85 

84 

89 

96

103 

104

Nov.

104 

103 

100 

99 

96

96 

95 

92 

92 

92

94 

93 

92 

91 

91

91 

92 

92 

92 

91

87 

86 

85 

85 

66

h48 

48 

47 

h47 

46

Dec.

45 

43 

h42 

42 

41

40 

37 

35 

h32 

34

34 

34 

33 

33 

30

 29 

28 

28 

26 

25

25 

24 

25 

24 

25

26 

24 

17 

12

11 

11

Jan.

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

10 

10 

10 

10

10 

10 

10 

9.5 

9.5

9.5 

9.5 

9.5 

9.5 

*9.5 

9.5

Feb.

9.5 

9.5 

9.5 

9.5 

9.5

9.5 

9.5 

9.5 

9.5 

9.5

9.5 

9.5 

*9.5 

9.5 

9.5

9.5 

9.5 

9.5 

9.5 

9.5

9.5 

9.5 

9.5 

9.5 

9.5

9.5 

9.5 

9.5

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

mber ...................................

lendar year 1946 

ary

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

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

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

ember. .................................

ter year 1946-47 ......................

Mar.

9.5 

9.5 

9.5 

9.5 

9.5

9.5 

9.5 

9.5 

9.5 

10

10 

10 

*10 

10 

10

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

10 

10 

10 

10 

7.0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Apr. May

0 

0 

112 

303 

243

296 

420 

566 

598 

604

362 

187 

185 

251 

294

300 

300 

340 

478 

586

604 

604 

620 

648 

652

666 

686 

704 

716 

720 

702

fgSSS. "" 

5,449 355 

2,533 104 

915 45

91,285 729

322.0 11 

266.0 9.5 

242.5 10 

0 0 

13,747 720 

12,592 706 

19,785 710 

16,632 644 

12,204 638

84,687.5 720

June

670 

630 

594 

533 

497

497 

496 

397 

105 

165

126 

24 

18 

16 

160

250 

296 

328 

327 

372

438 

452 

479 

598 

648

676 

694 

702 

706 

698

Minimum

84 

46 

11

0

9.5 

9.5 

0 

0 

0 

16 

539 

416 

142

0

July

706 

708 

708 

710 

708

706 

704 

704 

704 

678

652 

656 

654 

652 

644

606 

606 

604 

604 

604

602 

600 

604 

604 

577

539 

560 

575 

602 

604 

600

Aug.

602 

585 

568 

548 

537

541 

543 

528 

476 

436

416 

442 

443 

451 

469

476 

501 

552 

610 

644

606 

604 

594 

577 

577

577 

550 

516 

541 

560 

562

Mean

176 

84.4 

29.5

250

10.4 

9.50 

7.82 

0 

443 

420 

638 

537 

407

232

Sept.

568 

562 

583 

608 

618

636 

638 

626 

585 

577

579 

573 

560 

562 

560

560 

386 

225

174 

144

144 

144 

143 

142 

152

180 

196 

241 

279 

259

Runoff in 

acre-feet

10,810 

5,020 

1,810

181,000

639 

528 

481 

0 

27,270 

24,980 

39,240 

32 , 990 

24,210

168,000

* Winter discharge measurement made on.this day. 

h Computed from staff-gage reading.

Note.- No gage-height record Nov. 24, 25, 27, 28, 30, Dec. 1, 2, 4, 7, 8, Dec. 30.to May 3; discharge Interpolated, or computed on basis of 4 discharge measurements and observer's mtes.
BEAR RIVER BASIN 71

Hammond (East Side) Canal near Collinston, Utah

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

 y W . , 3,600 feet dovmstream from Cutler Dam and 4 miles north of Collinston.

Reccyds available.- June 1912 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 30 years (1917-17), 50.8 second- feet.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 165 second-feet May 28; no flew Oct. 29 

to way 2, June 10-16.

1912-47: Maximum daily discharge, 182 second- feet June 28, July 1, 19?2, June 27, 

28, 1933; no flow for periods during each year.

Remarks.- Records excellent. Canal diverts from east side of Bear River in NV'iSW^ sec. 

 St>, T. 13 N., R. 2 W., at dam at which West Side Canal and intake of Cutler power 

plant also divert. Water -used for irrigation in eastern Box Elder County.

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

utan rower & Light Co.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. 

64

35

38

35

32

33

33

34

34

19

12

12

11

11

10

14

22

22

22

22

22

16

8.0

7.8

7.5

7.0

7.0

3.1

0

0

O

Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb.

rfonth

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

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

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

Calendar year 1946 ......................

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1946-47 ......................

Mar. Apr.

Secondfoot-days

593.4

0

O

20,033.4

0

0

0

0

3,178

2,515.9

4,-777

3,955

2,384.4

17,403.7

May

O

O

69

82

83

97

110

127

135

121

78

58

68

66

66

66

67

84

92

108

115

US

131

138

145

157

162

165

164

163

146

Maximum

64

0

0

160

0

0

0

0

165

154

162

150

128

165

June

133

115

115

115

113

114

112

87

5.9

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

29

50

42

98

115

116

115

132

154

153

145

149

154

154

~

Minimum

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

137 " 76

1.4

0

July

153

160

162

162

161

162

161

160

161

161

160

160

159

159

159

152

149

149

148

145

137

148

150

150

151

150

150

149

149

150

150

Aug.

150

150

150

140

136

136

143

139

123

114

87

76

77

77

91

126

137

147

143

143

140

143

144

145

134

128

128

127

127

127

127

Mean

19.1

0

0

54. e

0

0

0

0

103

83.9

154

128

79.5

47.7

Sept.

128

127

126

127

128

127

128

128

127

126

125

128

126

127

121

111

96

45

3.0

1.7

1.4

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.8

26

64

67

62

-

Runoff in 

acre feet

1,180

0

0

39,740

0

O

0

0

6,300

4,990

9,480

7,840

4,730

34,520
72 BEAR RIVER BASIN

Malad River below springs, near Malad, Idaho

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

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

Samaria Dam, 5f miles northwest of Malad, and 85- miles upstream from Little Malad 

River.

Records available.- November 1940 to November 1947 (discontinued). November 1931 to 

beptemoer I9aa at site l£ miles downstream.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period October 1946 to November 1947, 40 second-feet 

July al (gage height, 2.90 feet), by broad-crested weir formula; minimum, 8.1 secondfeet Dec. 18 (gage height, 1.06 feet).

1931-32, 1940-47: Maximum discharge, that of July 21, 1947; minimum observed, 4.4 

second-feet Nov. 3, 1931 (discharge measurement).

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

Discharge, in second-feet, 1946-47

1946-47

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

Nov.

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

11

10

10

1011

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

-

Day

1

2

5

4

5

Oct. Nov. Day

9.7 S.9 6

9.7 8.9 7

9.7 8.8 a

9.5 8,9 9

9.5 8.9 10

Dec.

10

10

10

10 '10

10

10

10

9.9

10

10

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.3

8.8

8.8

8.9

9.0

9.2

9.8

10

10

10

10

10

9.8

9.8

9.7

9.8

Jan.

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.7

9.7

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.5

9.8 '.5

Feb.

9.5

9.7

9.4

9.4

9.7

9.5

9.5

9.4

9.4

9.3

9.4

10

11

8.8

8.9

9.0

9.2

9.3

9.4

9.5

9.7

9.7

9.9

10

10

10

10

10

.

-

Oct.

9.4

9.4

9.3

9.2

9.2

Nov . Day Oct .

8.9 11 9.0

9.0 12 9.0

13 8.9

14 8.9

15 9-0

Mar.

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

12

12

11

12

12

12

12

12

IZ

12

11

12

12

11

11

12

11

12

12

12

12

12

1947

Apr.

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

14

13

13

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

Nov . Day Oc t .

16 9-0

17 8.9

18 8.9

19 8.9

20 9-0

May

14

14

14

15

14

15

15

15

14

15

15

15

15

15

15

14

15

15

14

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

Nov.

-

-

-

-

-

June

14

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

Day Oct

21 8.9

22 8.8

23 8.9

24 8.8

25 8.9

July

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

A!g.

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

11

10

Sept.

10

11

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

9.9

9.9

9.9

10

10

9.9

9.8

9.7

9.7

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.7

9.7

Nov.

-

-

-

-

-

Day Oct. Nov.

26 8.9

27 8.9

28 8.9

29 8.9

30 8.8

31 8.8

Monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1946-47

Month

October 1946 ..............................

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

Calendar year 1946 ......................

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

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

Hater year 1946-47 ......................

November 1-7 ...............................

Seoondfoot-days

327

302

302.4

4,636.4

332

298.0

4,056.0

62.3

Maximum

11

11

10

18

9.8

12

14

12

11

11

15

9.7

9.0

ifinimuiD

10

10

8.8

8.8

9.5

11

12

11

10

9.7

8.8

8.8

8.8

Mean

10.5

10.1

9.75

12.7

9.77

11.5

12.9

14.5

11.3

10.7

9.93

11.1

9.08

8.90

Runoff in 

acre-feet

649

599

600

9,200

601

710

766

889

692

659

591

8,050

559

124
BEAR RIVER BASIN 73

Malad River at Woodruff, Idaho

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

5rT3ge on county road at Woodruff, 2f miles north of Idaho-Utah State lino.

Records available.- November 1938 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 250 second-feet Mar. 12 (gage height, 

b.2b reet); minimum observed, 16 second-feet Aug. 7 (gage height,'1.92 fjet).

1938-47: Maximum discharge, 650 second-feet Jan. 22 or 23, 1943 (gage height, 8 

feet, from information by observer), from rating curve extended above 370 second-feet 

by logarithmic plotting; minimum observed, 15 second-feet July 15, 16, 1940; minimum 

gage height observed, that of Aug. 7, 1947.

Remarks.- Records good except those during periods of rapidly changing stage and those 

Deiow 30 second-feet, which are fair. Gage read once daily. Plow regulated by several small reservoirs above station. Many diversions above station for irrigation.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to Septsmber 1947

Day

1

2'6

4

b

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

28

26

3C

3C

29

29

30

31

32

34

34

35

37

36

38

39

48

50

53

53

54

54

56

61

S3

62

87

92

108

111

108

Nov.

97

91

81

79

81

82

82

87

87

85

82

82

84

87

98

93

92

92

93

99

10S

104

111

158

1S5

130

122

117

111

105

-

Dec.

100

98

99

100

104

122

133

154

194

192

188

138

144

137

123

111

70

75

70

70

76

84

93

105

110

122

138

137

91

88

71

Jan.

71

67

66

66

61

61

61

61

61

61

63

63

63

62

61

62

58

56

56

57

59

62

B2

62

68

108

123

127

110

74

77

Feb.

81

87

89

106

117

123

131

126

128

128

12O

132

163

201

230

241

224

210

201

184

169

155

148

152

160

159

145

138

-

-

Month

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

Calendar year 1946 ...............:......

Marc 

Apri

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

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

May

July

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

Hater year 1946-47 ......................

Mar.

128

129

125

ISO

156

156

140

132

131

138

194

246

223

197

168

155

153

154

156

149

141

128

124

123

117

111

106

103

103

103

103

Apr.

102

99

102

113

128

110

106

97

96

92

91

90

82

79

76

64

63

64

64

60

69

104

100

88

76

69

64

61

56

52

-

Seccndfoot-days

3,537

32,199

4,442

2 517

826

25,809

May

46

47

45

41

40

40

35

35

32

30

32

46

46

52

51

45

40

37

33

30

30

28

28

27

27

26

26

25

25

25

24

Maximum

194

478

246

52

41

246

June

24

24

26

28

32

31

33

31

40

51

45

51

55

55

42

40

38

37

34

31

27

26

26

26

26

26

26

25

25

24

-

Minimum

70

21

103

20

19

July

24

24

24

24

24

23

23

23

23

22

23

23

23

24

24

23

23

23

24

24

23

23

23

23

23

22

22

22

22

22

22

Aug.

22

22

22

22

22

22

e22

22

22

23

33

27

ze

26

27

28

23

22

19

20

21

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

2O

Hear

114

88.2

132

22.4

27.5

70.7

Sept.

2O

21

21

21

21

21

22

22

22

21

21

21

21

22

22

22

23

26

37

40

41

38

34

34

35

33

34

35

38

37

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

7,020

63,860

4,300

8,810

1,640

51,190

e Gage reading not representative of average for day; discharge computed on basis of records for 

stations on nearby streams.

847921 O - 49 - 6
74 BEAR RIVER BASIN

Little Malad River above Elkhorn Reservoir, near Malad, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder and Cippoletti weir, lat. 42-20', long. 112°26', on line

 between sees. 35 and 36, T. 12 S., R. 34-E., three-quarters or a mile upstream from 

county bridge, 2 miles downstream from Wright Creek, 2j miles downstream from springs, 

Z\ miles upstream from Elkhorn Dam, and 14 miles northwest of Malad.

Records available.- August 1911 to August 1913, October 1931 to September 1932, November 

iy4U to tseptemoer 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 199 second-feet Feb. 13 (gage height, 2.94

 feet), from rating curve extended above 50 second-feet on basis of computation of 

flood flow by weir formula; minimum, 14 second-feet on several days during January, 

August, and September.

1911-13, 1931-32, 1940-47: Maximum discharge, that of Feb. 13, 1947; minimum, 9.1 

second-feet Feb. 5, 1943 (gage height, 0.40 foot), probably due to storage behind ice 

jam upstream.

Remarks.- Records good, 

irrigation.

Small ranch diversions from tributaries above station for

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

2Z

?3

24

25

2fl

?7

ZR

29

30

31

Oct.

16

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

16

17

17

16

15

15

16

17

16

16

16

18

19

17

17

17

Nov.

17

16

15

16

16

17

17

17

17

16

16

16

16

17

17

16

16

16

16

18

16

17

19

18

17

17

18

18

17

17

-

Dec.

17

17

17

17

18

19

19

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

15

15

15

16

17

17

17

17

17

18

18

17

15

16

15

Jan.

15

15

16

16

16

16

16

15

15

15

15

16

16

15

15

15

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

15

18

16

16

16

15

15

Feb.

16

16

17

24

31

34

29

22

19

18

18

29

83

5O

44

43

38

26

21

20

19

19

19

19

18

18

IS

17

.

.

-

Month

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

Calendar year 1946 .................. i . . .

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

Sly1 1. .....................................

July. ...................................:..

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

Wster year 1946-4? ......................

Mar.

17

18

17

17

18

17

17

17

18

33

23

20

23

34

50

54

53

46

34

26

23

22

22

21

21

20

20

19

19

19

19

Apr.

19

20

21

21

20

20

20

20

21

20

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

21

21

19

19

19

18

18

18

18

18

-

Secondfcot-days

531

6,828

581

519

447

6,692

May

18

19

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

23

22

21

22

20

20

19

19

19

19

19

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

Maximum

19

39

21

20

83

June

18

19

18

18

18

18

17

17

18

18

18

22

19

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

17

18

18

18

18

18

18

17

17

-

Minimum

15

15

15

18

14

14

July

17

18

18

18

17

17

18

17

17

17

18

18

18

17

17

17

17

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

15

Al-R.

15

16

16

16

17

16

17

16

16

18

17

16

16

16

16

16

16

15

15

15

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

Mean

17.1

18.7

19.4

15.4

14.9

18.3

Sept.

14

14

14

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

14

15

14

.16

20

15

15

15

15

15

15

14

14

14

14

15

15

Runoff in 

acre feet

976

1,050

13,530

1,150 

1,210

946

887

13,270
BEAR RIVER BASIN 75 

Elkhorn Reservoir near Malad, Idaho

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

 upstream from left end of partly completed dam on Little Malad River, 4f miles downstream from Wrlght Creek, and ll| miles northwest of Malad.

Records available.- December 1940 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum gage height observed during year, 15.0 feet Feb. 13 or 14, from high-

 water mark; minimum gage height, below -3.3 feet for long periods.

1940-47: Maximum gage height observed, that of Feb. 13 or 14, 1947; minimum gage 

height, below -3.3 feet In July 1944 and for long periods in 1947.

Remarks.- Reservoir is formed by partly completed multiple-arch concrete dam (capacity,

 aoout 7,600 acre-feet). Gage read once weekly. Large seepage losses from reservoir 

limit storage to a small range. Storage is negligible below a stage of about 3 feet.

Oage height, In feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

.

-

-

-

3.14

.

-

-

-

-

_

3.14

-

-

_

-

3.34

-

_

3.06

3.59

-

-

3.34

-

-

-

-

-

Nov.

_

3.14

-

-

-

.

-

-

4.00

-

_'

-

-

*

-

3.88

-

3.92

-

_

-

4.84

-

-

_

-

-

_

3.86

-

Dec.

_ 

-

-

-

-

_

4.32

-

-

3.59

_

-

-

3.S2

-

_

-

_

-

3.44

-

-

-

-

_

-

3.24

_

-

-

Jan.

_

-

-

4.92

-

.

-

5.98

-

-

6.00

_

 

-

.

*

4.82

_

-

_

-

4.92

-

3.32

_

-

-

-

-

-

Feb.

5.32

-

5.70

6.07

-

_

-

10.03

-

-

_

-

-

14.20

_

*

-

13.98

-

_

11.50

-

-

-

_

-

-

_

-

-

liar.

4.06

-

*

6.67

-

.

«

8.53

-

-

.

10.39

10.48

.

11.40

.

~

.

_

-

11.64

11.16

-

-

-

.

-

9.09

-

-

Apr.

_

_

_

_

9.71

9.97

10.17

10.88

-

_

10.76

_

-

_

_

9.45

'-

_

_

_

_

6.83 ,

_

_

_

.

_

-

Hay

_

5.96

_

_

-

_

_

_

6.75

-

_

_

_

_

-

, 7.07

_

..

-

_

_

5.76

_

-

_

_

_

_

4.14

-

June

_

_

.

_

-

(t)

_

_

-

_

.

(t)

-

.

_

_

(t)

_

_

_

_

-3.40

..

(t)

_

_

-

July

_

_

_

(t)

_

_

_

_

-

-3.04

_

_

-

_

_

-3.06

-

_

_

_

_

-3.08

Aug.

-3.18

_

-

_

_

_

(t)

_

^

_

^

(t)

_

^

_

_

-

_

-3.06

_

-

_ _

_

» _

-8.06

-

Sept.

_

_

_

-3.11

-3.OT

_

_

_

_

-

_

-3.12

_

-

_

_

_

-Z.86

_

_

_

_

-

-2.74

-

.

.

-

-

t Below stage of -3.3 feet on this day.
76 BEAR RIVER BASIN

Little Malad River below Elkhorn Reservoir, near Malad, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42° 

K. , 3ust dovmstream from Elkhorn Dam, 

miles northwest of Malad.

', long. 112°25', in sec.. 7, T. 13 S., R. 35 

miles dovmstream from Wr'ight Creek and 11 J

Records available.- December 1940 to September 1947.

Extremes (regulated ) . - Maximum discharge during year, 52 second-feet Feb. 20 (gnge height, 

ki.au reetj; no now Apr. 2-14.

1940-47: Maximum discharge, 113 second-feet Aug. 23, 1946 (gage height, 3.50 feet, 

from floodmark), from computation of flow over weir 50 feet upstream; no flo1" at times 

during each year.

Remarks . - Records good except those for periods of partly estimated or no gage-height 

record and those below 5 second-feet, which are fair. Plow partly regulated by Elkhorn Reservoir (see preceding page). Small ranch diversions from tributaries above 

station for irrigation.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 18 to Mar. 3)

Z.O

3.6 

5.6

1.3 

1.6 

1.9 

2.2

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

15

17

16

16

15

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

18

18

17

17

17

1&

17

17

17

17

17

18

23

18

18

Nov.

18

17

16

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

18

17

17

17

17

18

19

18

18

20

21

19

19

19

19

19

-

Dec.

19

19

19

19

19

20

20

20

20

19

19

20

21

20

20

20

18

16

17

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

19

19

16

16

16

Jan.

16

16

15

13

14

15

15

h!6

a!6

a!6

h!6

a!6

a!6

a!6

a!6

a!6

a!6

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

17

18

18

17

16

16

Feb.

16

16

16

16

18

14

.0

'. .2

.0

.O

.0

.0

.2

.2

13

27

32

41

50

50

48

44

40

36

34

34

30

27

_

_

-

Month

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

Calendar year 1946 ......................

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

May

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

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

Water year 1946-47 ...... ...............

Mar.

21

19

10

4.0

4.0

2.6

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.4

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

a7.0

a26

a30

a30

a25

31

30

27

25

24

19

12

11

11

11

17

Apr.

17

3.4

O

0

O

0

0

0

O

0

0

o

0

3.7

9.6

16

20

19

20

20

19

18

18

20

19

19

20

20

18

16

-

Secondfoot-clays

577

5,825.1

595

442

6,030.9

May

17

17

18

19

19

19

19

19

18

19

20

20

20

19

19

20

21

21

21

El

20

20

20

20

21

18

18

18

18

18 - 18

Maximum

21

21

36

22

50

June

18

18

.22

21

20

22

a!8

a!7

a!9

a!9

a!9

a23

h24

a!9

a!9

a!9

a!9

a!9

a!9

h!9

f20

f!9

f!7

f!7

17

17

18

18

18

17

-

Minimum

15

16

16

3.E

14

0

July

17

17

17

18

17

16

16 16

16

17

17

16

16

16

16

16

16

15

15

15

15

16

15

15

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

Aug.

14

15

14

15

17

15

16

15

15

19

17

15

15

15

14

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

Mean

16.8

17.8

18.6

16.0

15.9

10.5

19.0

15.7

14.7

14.7

16.5

Sept.

14

a!4

a!4

14

14

14

14

14

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

16

22

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

14

14

14

15

15

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

1,030

1,060

1,140

11,540

877

11,960

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for stations above Elkliorn Reservoir and below Sand Ridge dam site and gage heights for Elkhorn Reservoir. 

f Computed from partly estimated gage-height record, 

h Computed from staff-gage reading.
BEAR RIVER BASIN 77 

Little Malad River below Sand Ridge dam site, near Malad, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42 0 12', long. 112"20' in SE£ sec. 14, T. 14 S., 

K. 35 £., 0.6 mile below proposed Sand Ridge dam site, H miles below unnamed tributary, 3f miles west of Malad, and 9 miles downstream from Elkhorn Reservoir.

Records available.- October 1945 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 54 second-feet Feb. 13 (gage height, 5.1 feet, 

from rloodmark); minimum recorded, 0.1 second-foot Sept. 7; minimum gage height observed, 1.53 feet Aug. 1.

1945-47: Maximum discharge, that of Feb. 13, 1947; maximum gage height recorded, 

5.44 feet Feb. 17, 1946, during period of severe ice effect; minimum discharge recorded, that of Sept. 7, 1947.

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

ancPEhose below 1 second-foot, which are poor. Flow practically all diverted above 

station during irrigation season; large diversions during other periods.

Discharge, in seccnd-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

0.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

2.0

2.2

3.7

4.7

4.9

5.0

5.1

5.0

5.3

5.7

6.0

5.8

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.9

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.5

6.8

6.9

8.0

7.8

Nov.

8.0

8.1

8.4

9.6

10

11

11

11

11

12

11

11

11

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

13

13

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

-

Dec.

1414'

14

14

14

14

15

15

15

14

14

*14

15

15

15

15

*b!4

b!3

b!2

12

13

13

13

13

13

14

14

14

a!3

al2

a!2

Jan.

a!2

tfL2

all

h9.2

all

a!2

>b!3

.

1 614

'

Feb.

b!3

b!3

*13

13

15

15

alS

h!4

al4

al5

ale

a20

e30

615

hll

a20

a25

a30

a35

a20

his

h!8

20

20

30

30

28

25

_

_

-

Mcnth

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

November. ..................................

December. ...................................

Calendar year 1946 ......................

January. ...................................

February. ..................................

March...... ................................

April .......................................

May. ............ t ..........................

June .......................................

July. ......................................

August ....................."................

September. .................................

Water year 1946-47 ......................

Mar.

'h21

a!9

alO

h7.2

ae.S

a5.0

a4.0

3.5

3.5

3.5

4.7

4.2

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

9.6

24

23

28

23

27

27

26

25

24

17

15

14

13

13

Apr.

20

15

4.5

2.9

2.7

2.5

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.7

3.0

2.9

3.0

2.8

4.1

6.1

11

8.7

3.3

7.0

8.1

6.9

6.1

4.7

1.0

.8

1.0

1.4

1.6

1.3

-

£££.

136 9

356.1

426

1 7 94 2

398 2

549

411 9

142 1 6

24 3

17 *8

14.0

10 * 6

11.9

2,499.3

May

0.9

.8

.9

.9

1.1

1.0

1.0

.9

.8

.8

1.0

1.0

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.6

.8

Maximum

14' 0

15

18

35

OQCO

20

1.1

.8

. 6

.5

.5

35

June

0.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.8

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

a. 5

a. 5

a. 6

a. 6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

-

Minimum

0.6

8.0

12

.5

9.2

11

2.8

.8

.5

.5

.2

.2

.2

.2

July

0.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.3

.4

.4

.5

.4

.5

.5

.4

.4

a. 4

a. 4

a. 3

a. 2

a. 2

Aug.

hO.2

a. 2

a. 2

a. 3

a. 3

a. 3

a. 4

a. 4

.4

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

a. 3

a. 3

a. 4

a. 4

h.4

a. 4

a. 4

a. 4

a. 5

a. 3

a. 3

h.3

a. 5

a. 3

Mean

4.42

11.9

13.7

4- * 92

ir.s

19.6

13.3-

4.75

.78

*4559

. 34

!40

6.85

Sept.

aO.2

a. 2

a. 2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

272

706

845

3,560

790

1,090

817

283.

35

28

21

24

. 4,960

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Little 

Malad River below Klkhorn Reservoir and Malad River at Woodruff.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

e Staff-gage reading not representative of mean for day; discharge computed as explained in footnote a.

h Computed from staff-gage reading.
78 BEAR RIVER BASIN

Devil Creek above Campbell Creek, near Malad, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°18', long. 112°12', In sec. 12, T. 13 S., R. 36 

K., u.6 mile upstream from proposed dam, 1.3 miles upstream from highway crossing of 

Campbell Creek, 4.5 miles upstream from Evans dividers, and 7| miles northeast of

Malad.

Records available.- November 1938 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 85 second-feet Aug. 8 (gage height,, 1.44 feet); 

minimum, 3.7 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 4 (gage height, 0.51 foot); minimum daily, 

6.0 second-feet Aug. 6, 7.

1938-47: Maximum discharge observed, 202 second-feet Apr. 2, 1943 (gage height, 

2.10 feet), from rating curve extended above 40 second-feet; minimum recorded, 3.3 

second-feet (regulated) July 20, Oct. 9, 1944; minimum dally observed, 4.1 second-feet 

July 5, 1939, Aug. 16-19, 1940.

Remarks.- Records fair. Small diversions above station for Irrigation. Stream receives 

part of flow of Birch Creek above station. Malad power plant and its small reservoir 

on Birch Creek causes alight diurnal fluctuations.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

5

9

10

1?

13

15

19

20

21

S>*

25

m

31

Oct.

8.0

8.0

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.2

7.6

7.6

8.0

7.6

7.6

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

7.6

7.2

7.6

8.0

7.2

7.2

7.2

8.0

8.0

7.2

7.2

7.2

NOT.

7.2

6.8

6.8

7.2

6.8

7.6

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.4

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

9.2

9.2

8.8

8.8

9.6

8.8

8.4

8.8

8.8

8.4

8.4

8.4

-

Dec.

8.0

8.0

.8.0

8.0

8.4

9.8

8.8

8.4

 8.4

8.4

8.4

8.8

8.4

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

9.2

9.2

9.6

9.2

9.2

8.4

Jan.

9.6

9.2

8.8

9.6

8.8

9.2

8.8

9.2

9.2

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.4

8.8

8.4

b8.0

8.8

9.2

8.4

8.8

8.8

8.8

9.2

9.2

9.2

10

10

10

10

9.6

9.6

Feb.

 10

10

10

9.6

10

10

11

11

11

11

11

11

14

14

14

15

15

14

13

11

11

11

12

12

11

11

11

11

_

_

-

Month

December. ............................... .~. ..

Calendar year 1946 ......................

March ......................................

April. .....................................

May........................................

July.... ...................................

September. .................................

Water year 1945-47 ......................

Mar.

10

11

11

10

11

10

10

11

11

11

11

11

11

13

21

27

25

20

16

16

16

14

15

13

12

12

12

12

12

13

12

Apr.

12

12

14

12

12

13

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

13

13

13

12

12

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

13

13

13

-

Secondfoot-days

267.6

4,294

212.4

3,506.3

May

13

14

14

16

16

16

16

16

15

15

15

14

15

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

Maximum

9 e

9.6

58

8 7

9.2

27

Julia

10

10

10

10

10

10

9.2

3.6

9.6

9.2

11

10

9.2

8.8

8.8

8.8

8. 8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.0

6.4

7.6

8.8

8.8

8.8

-

Minimum

8.0

6.8

9.6

6.8

6.0

July

8.8

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.0

8.0

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.6

7.6

7.2

7.2

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.4

6.4

Aig.

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.0

6.0

8.7

6.8

8.4

6.8

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.8

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

Mean

8.63

11.8

11.6

7.08

9.61

Sept.

6.8

6.8

6.3

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

9.2

8.4

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

6.8

6.8

6.8

7.2

6.8

6.8

7.2

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

469

531

8,520

646

748

421

6,950

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
BEAR RIVER BASIN 

Devil Creek above Evans dividers, near Malad, Idaho

79

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°15 I , long. 112°13 I , In sec. 35, T. 13 S., R. 36 

E., at Evans Ranch, 900 feet upstream from Evans dividers, 3.1 miles dowrstream from 

Campbell Creek, and 3.6 miles northeast from Malad. Prior to Dec. 13, gfge located 

200 feet downstream at same datum.

Records available.- December 1940 to December 1943, April 1946 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 116 second-feet Mar. 16 or 17; maximum gage 

neignt recorded, 3.87 feet sometime between Feb. 8 and Mar. 10 (Ice Jam); minimum 

discharge, 3.5 second-feet (regulated) July 28; minimum dally, 5.0 second-feet July 27, 

Aug. 7.

 1940-43, 1946-47: Maximum discharge, 254 second-feet Mar. 30, 1943 (gage height, 

5.29 feet, present site, datum then In use), from rating curve extended rbove 60 

second-feet; minimum recorded, 2.5 second-feet Sept. 21, 1941; minimum drily, 3.6 

second-feet Sept. 26, 1942.

Remarks,.- Records good except those below 8 second-feet, which are fair, and those for 

periods of Ice effect or no gage-height record, which are popr. Several diversions 

above station for Irrigation. Stream receives part of flow of Birch Creek above ' 

station. Malad power plant and Its small reservoir on Birch Creek cause slight diurnal 

fluctuations.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

8.6

11

9.2

9.2

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.9

a9.4

alo

a9.5

a.9 . 5

alo

alo

alO

alO

9.6

10

9.6

12

1O

10

9.6

10

11

10

10

9.6

Nov.

10

9.2

b9.0

9.6

9.2

9.2

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

12

bll

12

14

13

12

11

12

11

12

11

-

Dec.

12

11

all

all

all

a!2

a!2

12

*12

12

12

13

 13

' a!2

N

1

V a!3

J

'

Jan.

. a!2

Feb.

*b!2

12

al2

12

12

12

12

a!3

 a30

^

i

> a!8

|

'

}

I a!3

[ _

_

-

Month

October. ...................................

November. ..................................

December. ...................................

Calendar year 1946 ......................

January. ...................................

February. ..................................

March. .....................................

April ............................. . ........

May. .......................................

June .......................................

July. ......................................

August .....................................

September. .................................

Water year 1946-47 ......................

liar.

 a!3

f21

17

14

15

19

36

52

52

40

30

26

23

20

20

18

15

15

14

14

14

16

17

Apr.

16

17

a!8

19

17

18

17

17

17

17

16

16

16

17

17

18

17

17

17

18

21

19

18

17

17

17

17

18

18

18

Seccndf Dot-days

300.1

330 . 2

376

.

37 2

506

635

522

557

356.1

231.0

238.0

225.5

1,638.9

May

18

19

20

21

22

22

21

18

19

21

25

23

22

22

20

19

a!8

a!7

a!7

a!7

al6

a!6

a!5

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

13

Maximum

12

14

.

52

21

25

181111

14

52

June

. 14

14

14

14

14

12

10

13

14

13

18

18

14

14

13

13

13

13

12

9.1

9.3

6.9

6.3

6.7

6.9

7.3

' 8.6

12

12

11

-

Minimum

8.6

9.0

.

16

_13 

6.3

5.O

5.0

5.7

5.O

July Aug.

11 8.0

10 8.2

10 8.2

10 8.6

9.8 8.2

8.8 7.7

6.7 5.O

6.3 7.1

6.3 10

6.5 11

6.5 8.6

8.6 7.7

8.4 7.5

8.2 7.5

8.2 7.5

8.4 7.7

8.2 7.7

6.3 7.3

5.7 7.1

5.3 7.1

5.1 7.5

5.5 7.3

5.7 7.5

6.1 7.3

7.3 7.3

5.9 6.9

5.0 7.3

7.3 7.5

8.2 7.3

8.0 7.3

7.7 7.1

Mesw

9.68

11.0

If .1

_

1?

1F.1

20.2

17.4

18. 0

11.9

7.45

7.68

7.52

12.7

Sept.

7.1

5.9

5.7

7.1

7.1

6.9

6.9

7.3

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.3

7.1

7.3

6.9

6.3

10

14

8.8

8.4

8.2

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

5.9

5.7

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

595

655

746

.

738

1,000

1,240

1,040

1,100

706

A t=o *DO

472

447

9,20O

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records 

above Campbell Creek and stations on nearby streams, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice. 

f Computed on basis of partly estimated gage-height record.
80 BEAR RIVER BASIN

Deep Creek below First Creek, near Malad, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°14', long. 112°11', in sec. 7, T. 14 S., R. 37 

E., just downstream from site of proposed reservoir, 1 mile north and 3j mllee east 

of Malad and 12 miles upstream from mouth.

Records available.- October 1931 to September 1947. 

Average discharge.- 16 years, 9.09 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 46 second-feet Mar. 10 (gage height, 2.68 

reec); minimum, 1.3 second-feet Aug. 18, 19.

. 1931-47: Maximum discharge observed, 172 second-feet July 8, 1937, from rating 

curve extended above 40 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; minimum observed, 0.3 

second-foot Aug. 29, 1934.

Remarks.- Records good except those below 10 second-feet, which are fair, and those for 

periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, which are poor. Small diversions 

above station. Plow regulated at times by reservoir 1\ miles above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

6

11

16

21

26

Oct.

4.0

6.4

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

6.9

7.3

6.4

6.0

5.2

4.0

4.4

4.8

3.7

3.7

5.2

5.6

4.8

4.4

4.0

4.0

6.0

4.8

4.4

7.3

9.6

7.3

6.9

6.0

Nov.

5.6

4.0

4.0

4.4

4.8

4.8

5.2

5.2

4.8

3.7

3.7

3.4

3.7

4.4

4.8

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.4

5.2

3.4

4.4

8.7

6.9

4.8

5.2

5.6

5.6

5.2

-

Dec.

5.2

4.8

4.8

4.8

5.6

5.6

6.9

6.0

5.6 *5.2

5.2

6.4

6.0

5.6

5.2-

4.4

2.5

2.5

2.5

3.1

3.4

4.0

4.4

4.4

5.2

4.8

3.1

2.5

b2.0

b2.0

Jan.

b2.3

b2.0

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.8

2.8

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

b2.9

b2.7

3.1

3.1

3.4

3.7

3.7

a3.8

a4.o

a4.0

aS.O

aS.O

aS.O

aS.O

a4.5

a4.5

Feb.

a4.8

*4.8

4.8

4.4

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.0

4.0

4.8

4.8

5.2

12

9.2

7.8

10

11

9.2 7.8~

6.0

6.0

6.4

6.9

6.9

5.2

4.8

4.4

_

-

-

Month

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1946 ......................

March ......................................

April ...... ...............................

May. .......................................

September . .................*................

Water year 1946-47 ......................

Mar.

4.0

4.0

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.0

4.0

4.8

5.2

15

8.2

6.9

7.3

10

12

14

14

14

14

13

13

12

12

11

9.6

9.2

8.7

8.7

9.6

9.6

Apr.

9.2

9.6

9.2

9.6

9.2

8.7

8.7

8.2

8.2

8.7

8.2

7.8

7.8

7.8

8.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

11

9.6

8.7

8.2

7.8 

7.8

8.2

8.7

9.6

9.6

-

Secondfoot-clays

138.1

4,941.1

281 0

375 5

121 5

84.5

2,670.5

May

10

12

14

16

14

14

14

14

16

16

19

18

19

19

18

17

17

16

18

18

17

17

16

14

13

13

12

12

14

16

Maximum

6.9

81

12

19

June

17

17

14

12

12

12

11

14

17

14

16

14

12

11

9.6

9.2

9.2

8.7

8.2

9.6

13

14

16

15

12

12

12

10

10

Minimum

2.0

1.9

1.7

1.4

July

14

16

15

14

12

12

12

11

10

10

9.2

9.2

11

13

14

13

13

12

11

11

10

10

10

9.2

8.2 

7.8

6.9

6.9

7.8

7.3

7.3

Aug.

6.9

6.9

6.0

6.4

5.6

6.4

6.9

6.4

6.9

4.4

3.7

3.1

2.8

3,7

3.1

1.9

1.4

1.6

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

2.8

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.1

2.3

2.1

Mean

4.45

13.5

3 45

12 5

3 92

2.82

7.32

Sept.

2.1

2.1

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.1

1.9

1.9

2.1

1.9

4.8

12

6.0

3.7

3.4

3.1

2.8

2.8

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

Runoff in 

acre- feet

274

9,800

348

946

168

5,300

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, 

and records for Malad River at Woodruff and stations on other nearby streams, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
WEBER RIVER BASIN 81 

Weber River above Smith and Morehouse Creek, near Oakley, Utalr

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°48', long. 111°06', in NE^ sec. 25, T. IN., 

K. 'fa,., 3 miles upstream from mouth of Smith and Morehouse Creek, and 12 miles 

northeast of Oakley.

Records available.- October 1946 to September 1947 (discontinued).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 686 second-feet June 7 (gage height, 4.48 feet); 

minimum not determined, occurred during period, of ice effect.

Remarks.- Records fair. A few small diversions above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

a33

Nov.

a33

*33

32

b33

b34

b35

36

b39

b38

38

37

b36

b35

b34

-

Dec.

b34

b35

*b35

*36

36

37

38

b37

b36

 b35

33

31

b31

Jan.

b28

Feb.

> a28

(*)

-

-

-

Month

October . ..............................

November. ..................................

December. ...................................

Calendar year ......................

January. ...................................

February. ..................................

March........ ..............................

April ......................................

Mav wy ........................................

June .......................................

July

August ................*...................

September . .................................

Water year 1946-47 .......................

Mar.

> a28

a32

,

> a38

a43

a43

Apr.

> a43

a47

a51

a58

a63

a69

a77

a84

a92

alOO *109

97

 aloo

-

Secondfoot-days

1,023

1,021

1,068

-

868

784

984

2,063

12,774

10,922

3,929

1,956

1,684

39,076

May

alSO

a230

a330

498

507

498

549

612

578

485

400

353

323

302

291

305

334

357

380

416

458

480

454

429

467

507 54-4

463

372

345

357

Maximum

_

_

-

-

_

_

109

612

597

214

88

79

612

June

345

392

420

364

364

384

489

597

563

392

353

312

391

391

353

429

446

404

446

535

384

305

364

245

248

274

271

258

274

229

-

 Minimum

_

_

-

-

_

_

_

150

229

69

48

42

-

July

314

208

208

202

185

173

163

163

159

147

140

138

120

118

122

134

120

111

107

101

101

99

96

90

86

81

79

74

72

69

72

Aug.

74

69

69

76

73

68

64

74

88

86

78

69

66

63

63

62

58

56

54

54

63

64

58

54

53

51

53

51

50

49

48

Mean

33

3A.O

3A.5

-

2*

2*

3\.7

6->,8

412

36<,

137

65.1

55.1

107

Sept.

46

45

45

44

44

42

42

56

79

72

66

64

60

58

57

56

79

76

72

63

58

57

56

54

53

50

49

48

45

48

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

3,030

3,030

3,130

-

1,720

1,560

1,950

4,090

25,340

31,660

7,790

3,880

3,340

77,510

* Winter discharge measurement made en this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Weber River nea- Oakley and 

Smith and Morehouse Creek near Oakley.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
82 WEBER RHER BASIN

Weber River near Oakley, Utah

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°44'10", long. 111°14'45", in SE^NEt S3C. 15, T. 

T~577~R. 6 E., 1.4 miles downstream from South Fork, 2.6 miles upstream from WeberProvo diversion canal, and 3-J- miles northeast of Oakley.

Drainage area.- 163 square miles.

Records available.- October 1904 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 41 years (1906-47), 2^9 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,340 second-feet May 8 (gage height, 3.38 

reel;); minimum not determined, occurred during period of Ice effect.

1904-47: Maximum discharge observed, 4,010 second-feet July 6, 1907, June 5-7, 

1909; minimum recorded, 16 second-feet Mar. 12, 1941.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Several 

small diversions above station for irrigation. Flow slightly regulated by several 

small lakes on head waters and a small reservoir on Smith and Morehouse Cre3k. Total 

capacity of all reservoirs, about 3,200 acre-feet.

Rating table, water year 1946-47, except periods of Ice effect

(gage height. In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 10 to Sept. 30)

1.0 50 2.0 288

1.1 61 2.3

1.2 76 Z.I

1.4 116 2.£

> 425

610

850

1.7 191 3.3 1,240

Discharge, in seoond-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

72

84

74

74

74

73

73

72

72

70

67

66

66

62

62

66

70

70

66

66

68

68

70

67

68

68

74

*110

93

84

82

Nov.

78

b75

b73

b70

b70

b71

73

72

72

b70

b68

. b66

b69

73

67

b66

b66

b66

67

68

73

70

73

74

b68

b70

72

70

b69

b67

-

'Dec.

b66

b66

b69

*73

73

76

76

74

b70

b68

70

73

70

70

68

67

b53

b56

b70

b66

b66

66

66

66

62

62

62

b58

bSO

b52

b55

Jan.

(*)

b55

(*)

Feb.

(*)

 b57

59

b56

b58

59

59

58

58

b58

b58

58

57

57

b59

b56

b55

61

_

_

-

Month

October. ...................................

November. ..................................

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1946 ......................

January. ...................................

February. ..................................

March. .....................................

April. .....................................

May. .......................................

June .......................................

July. ......................................

August ............... ^. ...................

September ...... ..........................

Water year 1946-47 ......................

Mar.

61

b56

*b54

59

b56

b54

b54

57

57

57

58

57

58

58

59

61

64

68

73

74

80

86

95

86

80

82

82

87

89

101

95

Apr.

Secondfoot-days

2,251

2,106

2,039

73,413

1,705

1,610

2,158

4,733

27,012

22,184

7,072

3 487

2)693

79,050

91

97

97

93

89

87

87

*91

95

91

89

89

101

128

154

169

180

186

186

209

240

243

227

221

218

221

237

227

234

256

May

337

493

741

976

1,080

1,050

1,090

1,240

1,200

1,020

895

782

693

640

596

632

717

774

850

868

1,000

1,050

1,030

922

1,000

1,040

1,080

1,000

790

709

717

Maximum

110

78

76

1,290

101

256

1,240

1 '415 130

154

114

1,240

June

709

782

877

774

749

757

895

1,100

1,130

833

765

662

610

640

725

850

958

824

859

1,010

913

693

569

464

475

524

542

518

518

459

Minimum

62

86

50

_

54

87

337

459

118

80

73

-

July

415

389

384

365

351

320

292

288

284

267

250

234

221

218

212

212

203

191

186

175

172

169

164

159

156

149

139

134

130

125

 118

Alg.

121

]

]

L21

L23

L23

130

121

]

]

L34

L34

L54

154

142

:

]

]

:

:

:

]

L28

21 Lie

L14

L10

L06

03

99

97

103

]

]

Mean

72.6

70.2

65.8

201

55

57.5

69* 6

158

871

739

og Q

112

89.8

217

10

03

97

93

91

91

91

89

86

80

Sept.

78

78

76

76

76

76

73

80

108

HO

106

101

97

93

91

87

114

112

110

99

93

91

89

87

86

84

82

80

80

80

Runoff in 

ao re-feet

4,460

4,180

4,040

145,600

3,380

3,190

A 280

9 390

53^580

44,000

14,030

6,920

5,340

156,800

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
WEBER RIVER BASIN 83

Weber River near Coalville, Utah

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°53'40", long. 111°24'0011 , In SE^NE^ sec. 20, T. 

2 w., H. 5 E., at bridge lj miles upstream from high-water contour for Echo Reservoir, 

lj miles south of Coalville, and 6 miles downstream from Silver Creek.

Drainage area.- 438 square miles.

Records available.- April 1927 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 20 years, 196 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,320 second-feet May 8 (gage height, 3.85 

feet); minimum, 38 second-feet Oct. 1 (gage height, 0.29 foot).

1927-47: Maximum discharge observed, 1,960 second-feet June 17, 1929 (gage height, 

4.30 feet); minimum, 6 second-feet Sept. 20, 1934 (gage height, -0.23 foot).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Many 

diversions above station for irrigation. No diversions between station and Echo Reservoir. Records do not include water diverted from Weber River Basin through WeberProvo diversion canal. Flow slightly regulated by several small reservoirs above ' 

station.

Rating table, vater year 1946-47, except periods of ice effect

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-29, May 4-14)

0.3 42 1.6 287

.4 52 2.C

.6 77 2.4

.9 126 3.C

1.2 187 3.6

410

570

880

1,240

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oot.

40

58

52

57

64

58

76

97

100

92

92

92

92

88

86

89

106

115

115

110

108

108

110

110

112

108

121

400

458

227

208

Nov.

183

139

122

119

121

121

128

134

122

117

112

112

113

119

126

105

106

110

112

137

117

122

E10

E27

157

141

161

183

159

139

-

Dec.

124

121

113

 119

122

132

134

121

113

108

' 112

119

J51

163

151

141

100

90

110

120

120

120

120

126

139

151

157

132

75

80

90

Jan.

( )

90

(»)

Feb.

(*)

 110

-

_

-

Month

October. ...................................

Nove 

Dace

mber. ..................................

mber. ...................................

Calendar year 1946 ......................

January ....................................

February. ..................................

March. .....................................

April... ...................................

May. .......................................

June .......................................

July. ......................................

August .....................................

September. .................................

Water year 1946-47 ......................

Mar.

97

95

»93

91

90

100

110

115

113

122

141

132

134

172

248

372

464

501

508

496

472

439

509

304

239

237

212

224

178

196

172

Apr.

Secondfoot-days

3 749

4)074 

3,774

55,261

2 790

3)080

7,376

4,853

18,163

6 ^907

p OQQ

3^005

2,925

63,586

147

149

145

141

137

147

145

128

155

187

183

136

134

147

161

172

169

172

163

176

187

224

220

174

159

153

159

157

157

169

-

May

178

205

242

450

663

994

1,070

1,240

1,260

1,170

1,120

1,010

970

847

697

396

312

307

339

315

453

574

602

398

298

309

345

597

343

239

220

Maximum

458

227 

163

754

509

224

1,260

496

201

189

1,260

June

210

208

215

237

196

180

172

250

496

345

364

474

290

239

215

198

208

192

161

196

339

244

220

192

176

161

145

132

124

128

Minimum

40

105 

75

30

90

128

124

60

62

53

40

July

110

92

80

80

77

77

76

73

124

178

157

136

113

122

113

122

108

98

89

76

73

73

90

82

72

74

69

68

65

63

60

Aug.

62

64

68

76

100

90

84

72

102

201

185

141

121

117

106

102

95

90

86

82

89

105

89

90

88

83

82

86

88

84

77

Sept.

72

65

57

53

58

59

54

54

65

94

98

102

98

94

92

86 '

180

159

189

157

141

126

115

108

100

95

92

88

86

88

M«a.n Runoff in lwarl acre-feet

121 7,440 

13? 8,080 

122 7 L490

1S1 109,600

9*"* 5 530

110 5)110

21" 14,630

162 9^650

5£« 36,030

230 "13 700

ff3.2 5I730

£3*9 5*96O

S7.5 5,800

1T4 126,100

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 17-23, Dec. 29 to Mar. 7 (no cage-height 

record Jan. 15 to Feb. 3, Feb. 10 to Mar. 7); discharge computed on basis of 3 discharge measurements, 

weather records, and records for nearby stations.
84 WEBER RIVER BASIN

Echo Reservoir at Echo, Utah

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 40°57'50", long. 111°26'00", in NW£sw£ sec. 30, T. 3 N., R. 

5 K., near outlet works at left end of Echo Dam, 1 mile southeast of Echo. Datura of 

gage is at mean sea level (surveys of Bureau of Reclamation).

Drainage area.- 732 square miles.

Records available.- October 1930 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum contents during year, 74,240 acre-feet May 26 to June 9, June 11-14, 

 16-21, 23-25 (elevation, 5,560.2 feet); minimum contents, 18,110 acre-feet Oct. 5-7

(elevation, 5,509.5 feet).

1930-47: Maximum contents, 74,460 acre-feet May 31, 1937 (elevation, 5,560.35

feet); no contents Sept. 12 to Dec. 3, 1931, Sept. 24 to Nov. 2, 1934, Oct. 12 to Nov.

21, 1944.

Remarks.- Reservoir is formed by earth-fill, rock-faced dam; storage began in October 

T9TJITT dam completed in 1931. Capacity, 73,940 acre-feet between elevations 5,450 feet 

(bottom of outlet tunnel) and 5,560 feet (top of radial gates in spillway). Dead 

storage negligible. Elevation of spillway crest is 5,543 feet. Water is used for 

irrigation on Echo project. Records give contents represented by daily gage readings 

to half-tenths at 6 a.m.

Contents, In acre-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

18,860

18,560

18,340

18,190

18,110

18,110

18,110

18,190

18,300

18,370

18,410

18,480

18,480

18,410

18,370

18,320

18,290

18,300

18,300

18,300

18,290

18,290

18,280

18,280

18,260

18,250

18,220

18,370

19,320

20,010

20,400

NOT.

20,670

20,950

21,150

21,430

21,710

21,990

22,270

22,560

22,880

23,170

23,380

23,630

23,880

24,130

24,380

24,630

24,890

25,150

25,400

25,700

26,050

26,300

26,620

27,280

27,770

28,090

28,400

28,900

29,270

29,640

-

Dec.

29,960

30,240

30,520

30,800

31,080

31,370

31,700

32,040

32,320

32,62O

32,860

33,100

33,440

33,790

34,180

34,540

54,840

34,880

34 , 940

34,980

35,080

35,190

35,290

35,340

35,390

35,440

35,540

35,590

35,490

35,390

35,290

Jan.

35,290

35,290

35,290

35,240

35,240

35,240

35,290

35,340

35,390

35,390

35,390

35,390

35,490

35,490

35,490

35,490

35,490

35,490

35,540

35,590

35,640

35,700

35,700

35,750

35,800

35,850

35,900

35,950

36,000

36,000

36,000

Feb.

36,000

36,050

36,100

36,150

36,150

36,200

36,200

36 , 200

36,200

36,200

36,260

36,310

36,360

36,410

36,460

36,520

36,720

36,930

37,190

37,340

37,450-

37,550

37,660

37,710

37,760

37,870

37,920

38,030

»

_

-

Mar.

38,080

38,130

38,240

38,290

38,340

38,400

38,450

38,500

38,560

38,610

38,770

38,980

39,140

39,360

39,790

40,500

41,490

42,900

44,380

45,720

47,140

48,400

49,680

51,040

51,720

52,350

52,920

53,490

54,000

54,640

55,280

Apr.

55,670

56,060

56,450

56,970

57,360

57,690

58,020

58,410

58,810

59,280

59,740

60,150

60,480

60,820

61,220

61,760

62,310

62,720

63,270

63,820

64,370

64,990

65,760

66,320

66,880

67,370

67,870

68,360

68,860

69,440

May

70,010

70,370

70,590

70,800

70,800

70,800

71,020

71,380

71,750

72,180

72,840

73,060

73,060

73,060

73,060

73,280

73,500

73,580

73,800

73,.870

73,720

73,870

73,940

74,020

74,020

74,240

74,240

74,240

74,240

74,240

74,240

June

74,240

74,240

74,240

74,240

74,240

74,240

74,240

74,240

74,240

74,160

74,240

74,240

74,240

74,240

74,160

74,240

74,240

74,240

74,240

74,240

74,240

74,160

74,240

74,240

74,240

74,160

73,800

73,280

72,690

72,110

-

July

71,530

70,950

70,150

69,220

68,150

67,160

66,180

65,130

64,230

63,400

62,720

61,970

61,160

60,210

59,480

58,610

9«?,950

57,230

56,450

55,600

54,700

53,930

53,110

52,350

51,540

50,670

49,800

48,950

48,100

47,260

46,430

Jug.

4^,490

44,790

44,040

43,350

42,670

42,000

41,380

4C.880

4C.230

39,900

40,060

40,280

40,280

39,960

39 , 680

39,410

38,980

38.500

38,080

37,610

36,930

36,260

35,750

35,080

34.480

33.840

33 . 150

32,570

31,940

31,420

30,900

Sept.

30,330

29,770

29,220

28,580

27,950

27,280

26,570

25,920

25,230

24,550

23,960

23,500

23,050

22,680

22,310

21,950

21,670

21,750

21,910

22,070

22,110

22,150

22,150

22,110

22,150

22,150

22,110

22,110

22,070

22,110

-

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Date

Nov 1

Dec. 1......................

Oct. 1.... ..................

Water year 1946-47 ........

Elevation 

(feet)

5,523.7

-

5 529 2

5,514.65

Contents 

(acre-feet)

29,960

.

35 290

36,000

70,010

71,530

22,110

.

Change In contends 

during month 

(acre-feet)

+5,330

-5,370

+2,080

+4 , 230

-26,040

+3,250
wKBER- RIVER BASIN 85

Weber River at Echo, Utah

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°58'05", long. 111°26'15", in NE^-NEi sec. 25, T. 

~a N., R. 4 E., 900' feet upstream from Echo Creek, 2,400 feet downstream from Echo Dam, 

and 3,200 feet southeast of Echo.

Drainage area.- 732 square miles.

Records available.- April 1927 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 20 years, 257 second-feet..

Extremes (regulated).- Maximum discharge during year, 1,600 second-feet May 9, 10 (gage 

neignt, t>.iu reet); minimum, 3.7 second-feet Nov. 17-19, 21, 27.

1927-47: Maximum discharge, 2,370 second-feet June 2, 1943; maximum fage height, 

6.17 feet June 2, 3, 1944; minimum daily discharge, 2 second-feet Feb. 27 to Mar. 2, 

Mar. 31, Apr. 3-13, 1940.

Remarks.- Records good. Many diversions above and,below station for irrigation. One 

small diversion between station and Echo Dam. Flow regulated by Echo Reservoir (see 

preceding page).

Rating table, water year 1946-47, except periods of backwater from Echo Creek

(gage height, In feet, and-discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 2 to Dec. 17, June 28 to Aug. 28)

0.6 4.3 1.4 51 3.1 466 

.7 7.3 1.6 74 3.5 644 

.8 11 1.9 122 4.1 980 

1.0 21 2.3 206 5.0 1,530 

1.2 34 2.7 322

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

229 

194 

161 

130 

104

88 

88 

88 

88 

88

88 

108 

132 

137 

137

141 

141 

141 

141 

141

141 

141 

141 

141 

131

143 

141 

141 

115 

87 

87

Nov.

87 

65 

13 

13 

14

13 

13 

13 

13 

13

13 

13 

14 

14 

14

9.2 

3.7 

3.7 

3.7 

3.9

3.7 

3.9 

4.3 

4.9 

3.9

4.1 

3.7 

4.1 

4.1

4.1

Dec.

4.1 

4.1 

4.1 

4.3 

4.3

4.3 

4.6 

4.3 

4.3 

4.3

4.6 

4.6 

4.6 

4.9 

4.9

4.9 

22 

88 

101 

108

108 

108 

126 

133 

133

147 

161 

161 

161 

161 

130

Jan.

Ill 

104 

104 

88 

82

82 

82 

82 

98 

104

104 

104 

104 

104 

88

82 

82 

82 

96 

104

113 

117 

117 

117 

117

117 

117 

117 

117 

117 

117

Feb.

117 

117 

117 

117 

117

117 

117 

117 

117 

, 118

118 

118 

118 

118 

118

88 

78 

78 

78 

94

101 

101 

101 

101 

101

101 

101 

101

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

ffa

mber ...................................

lendar year 1946 

ary

h. .....................................

1. .....................................

ember ..................................

ter year 1946-47 ......................

Mar.

102 

102 

102 

102 

101

101 

101 

101 

101 

101

84 

80 

80 

69 

51

22

.3

.0 

.O 

.3 

.0

.0 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

Apr.

7.7 

7.7 

8.1 

8.1 

8.1

'8.1 

8.1 

8.1 

8.5 

8.5

8.5 

8.5 

8.9 

8.9 

8.9

9.3 

9.3 

9.3 

9.3 

9.3

9.3 

9.7 

9.7 

9.7 

9.7

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

Secondfoot-days

3,984 

390.0 

1,919.2

85,563.1

3,170 

2,985 

1,507.1 

279.3 

26,134 

13,908 

17,538 

11,741 

8,071

91,626.6

May

124 

321 

449 

825 

1,130

1,290 

1,270 

1,430 

1,580 

1,380

1,350 

. 1,430 

1,370 

1,230 

964

705 

573 

533 

591 

67O

727 

786 

826 

653 

445

474 

559 

928 

677 

435 

408

Maximum

229 

87 

161

1,050

117 

118 

102 

12 

1,580 

766 

659 

499 

423

1,580

June

416 

416 

420 

435 

362

319 

309 

376 

766 

572

610 

748 

546 

491 

427

380 

335 

348 

332 

390

634 

486 

423 

380 

366

503 

528 

511 

533 

546

Minimum

87 

3. 

4.

3.

82 

78

7. 

124 

309 

503 

123 

117

3."

July Aug.

537 499 

555 483 

615 462 

654 439 

659 416

644 416 

644 416 

634 412 

630 374 

615 220

610 123 

610 140 

606 296 

582 293 

564 275

537 303 

516 338 

528 348 

546 362 

541 401

546 427 

533 454 

507 454 

507 446 

516 446

516 446 

528 446 

524 412

' 520 408 

511 397

503 386

Mean

129 

7 13.0 

L 61.9

1 234

102 

107 

48.6 

J 9.3 

843 

464 

566 

379 

269

1 251

c Stage-discharge relation affected by backwater from Echo Creek; discharge computed on 

observer's notes. 

Note . - Daily staff -gage readings and record of time of gate changes used Oct. 2-25, Dec 

1 when recorder was not operating.

Sept.

376 

372 

383 

390 

390

401 

420 

423 

423 

405

386 

366 

338 

316 

296

266 

216 

165 

165 

165

165 

165 

165 

147 

137

137 

137 

122 

117 

117

Runoff in 

acre feet

7,900 

774 

3,810

169,700

6,290 

5,920 

2,990 

554 

51,840 

27,590 

34,790 

23,290 

16,010

181,800

basis of 

. 17 to May
6 WEBER RIVER BASIN

Weber River at Devils Slide, Utah

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat . 41°03'40", long. 111°34'25", in SE^SE^ sec. 23. T. 

4 N., R. 3 E., 350 feet downstream from highway underpass on U. S. Highway SOS , If 

miles west of Devils Slide, and if miles downstream from Lost Creek.

Drainage area.- 1,100 square miles. ?5 

Records available.- February 1905 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 42 years, 438 second- feet.

Extremes . - Maximum discharge during year, 1,840 second-feet (regulated) May 9 (gage height, 

5.ua feet); minimum, 26 second-feet (regulated) Dec. 18 (gage height, 0.82 foot).

1905-47: Maximum discharge observed, 6,000 second- feet May 22, 1920; minimum daily, 

18 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 23, 1934.

Remarks . - Records excellent except those for periods of Ice effect or no gage-height

record, which are fair. Many diversions above station for irrigation. Flow regulated 

by Echo Reservoir (see p. 84).

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

.17

18

19

go

21

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

237

221

183

155

139

117

117

119

117

117

117

122

147

155

157

162

166

168

168

166

164

164

162

160

162

162

164

185

173

127

120

Nov.

117

115

45

3S

39

39

3fi

40

42

41

40

41

41

42

41

41

36

33

35

36

33

33

41

50

42

41

41

41

41

41

-

Dec.

40

3£

36

39

*38

39

41

42

40

39

38

38

38

38

38

36

32

91

113

122

124

126

136

147

148

164

185

183

b!75

173

b!55

Jan.

bl30

b!20

bl20

bllO

b!07

alO7

*107

bl07

b!20

b!30

also

a!30

also

also

a!17

a!05

a!05

a!05

alls

a!25

a!33

a!38

*b!40

142

142

145

147

147

145

147

a!45

Feb.

a!45

a!45

*144

144

147

145

144

b!40

145

147

148

159

172

170

170

170

148

' 133

136

144

144

142

147

142

140

136

139

_

-

Month

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1946 ......................

April ......................................

May........................................

September ..................................

Water year 1946-47 ......................

Mar.

136

140

139

 139

134

134

134

139

139

170

207

157

160

183

214

289

280

240

240

189

159

159

216

157

123

116

108

111

122

142

142

Apr.

133

134

139

140

129

122

113

112

127

123

117

112

112

126

160

196

207

214

207

221

265

265

237

221

212

221

248

237

253

306

Secondfoot-days

4,793

2,695

118,977

5,409

8,460

114,186

May

410

690

892

1,180

1,490

1,720

1,650

1,710

1,820

1,670

1,630

1,740

1,670

1,480

1,210

928

768

718

745

773

820

814

856

716

483

479

556

897

802

502

461

Maximum

237

117

185

1,910

172

306

668

430

1,820

June

461

474

483

498

456

381

344

397

820

769

718

916

712

619

561

479

426

414

378

410

690

570

493

443

405

512

571

566

571

598

Minimum

117

32

32

112

130

32

July'

571

566

619

662

668

662

646

640

630

619

603

608

598

582

582

541

516

526

546

546

546

541

512

512

521

521

531

5S1

512

507

512

Aug.

498

488

470

452

434

430

439

434

410

283

159

127

293

320

290

309

359

366

381

410

439

465

470

461

456

461

461

434

422

414

397

Hear

155

6«.9

326

ieo

5TO

262

313

Sept.

385

381

389

401

397

401

414

430

430

418

401

389

366

330

316

280

245

193

179

179

175

175

175

164

150

148

147

140

132

130

Runoff in 

acre- feet

9,510

2,670

5,350

235,900

8,190

10,730

32,000

35,040

24,260

16 > 780

226,500

Winter discharge measurement made on this day.- 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station at Echc. 

b Stage^discharge relation affected by Ice.
WEBER RIVER BASIN 87

Weber River at Gateway, Utah

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°08', long. 111°50', in NW^SW^- sec. 27, T. 5 N., 

H7~T~E., 800 feet downstream from Union Pacific Railroad bridge, 2,500 feet downstream 

from Strawberry Creek, and 2,500 feet east of section house at Gateway.

Drainage area.- 1,610 square miles.

Records available.- June 1919 to September 1947. October 1889 to July 1903 at site i 

mne downstream, published as Weber River near Uinta.

Average discharge.- 27 years (1920-47), 571 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,480 second-feet (regulated) May 6 (gage 

neignt, 4.82 feet); minimum, 87 second-feet (regulated) Dec. 18.

1889-1903, 1919-47: Maximum discharge observed, 7,980 second-feet May 31, 1896; 

minimum, 45 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 24, 1934; minimum daily, 46 second-feet 

Sept. 23, 1934.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Many 

diversions above and below station for irrigation. Flow regulated by Eclo and East 

Canyon Reservoirs (see pp. 84, 92).

Cooperation.- Five discharge measurements furnished by Utah Power & Light Co.

Rating table, water year 1946-47, except periods of Ice effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

0.7 118 Z.Z 702

.9 168 3.C

1.2 255 3.i

) 1,160

i 1,690

1.6 406 4.7 2,380

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

311

311

279

258

243

227

221

224

221

215

212

210

'233 221

236

243

252

258

252

249

246

246

246

243

243

243

252

344

341

269

243

Nov.

227

221

198

a!70

a!63

158

147

140

137

132

128

123

123

128

130

125

123

120

120

128

118

120

182

212

163

155

150

145

142

137

-

Dec.

137

135

130

132

132

152

155

150

145

135

132

132

132

130

128

123

105

*107

165

201

198

201

207

218

227

243

307

289

b240

b240

b215

Jan.

b200

b!90

b!90

b!80

b!75

b!70

b!70

*b!70

b!70

b!85

198

b200

b200

201

b!80

b!65

b!65

b!65

b!70

b!80

a!90

a!95

b200

b205

215

218

218

215

210

207

207

Feb.

204

204

204

207

*212

215

218

212

210

212

215

221

252

272

275

289

296

286

255

233

236

233

240

252

243

230

221

227

_

_

-

Month

October. ............................. .....

November. ..................................

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1946 ......................

January ........... , ........................

February. ..................................

Marcl) ......................................

April ......................................

May. .......................................

June .......................................

July. ......................................

August .....................................

September. .................................

Water year 1946-47 ... ..................

Mar.

221

224

227

230

221

221

234

230

246

354

513

356

325

377

460

577

597

587

592

547

513

513

904

562

442

398

352

352

381

498

503

Apr.

Secondfoot-days

7 792

4,465

5,343

205,872

5,904 

6,574

12,757

17,022 

46,207

23, 152 

19 325

15,419 

11,313

175,273

456

456

474

489

438

410

393

377

547

474

410

377

385

428

522

623

654

665

644

665

778

784

702

649

633

649

707

681

724

828

-

May

941

1,230

1,580

1,880

2,200

2,400

2,300

2,220

2,270

2,290

2,040

2,20O

2,240

2,080

1,790

1,470

1,260

1,210

1,200

1,210

1,230

1,170

1,170

1,050

794

691

697

913

1,080

778

713

Maximum

344

227

307

3,140

218 

296

904

828

2 400

l)290

665

607

503

2,400

June

686

724

713

740

686

602

567

587

918

1,150

1,050

1,290

1,160

994

907

811

762

697

628

577

828

873

762

665

582

607

686

660

607

633

-

Minimum

210

1 1 Q .L.LO 

105

105

165 

204

221

377

KQ1 Ua-L

602

582

307 

218

105

July

623

587

592

639

665

660

660

660

665

660

639

639

649

649

649

639

607

597

613

613

623

623

618

582

597

602

602

602

592

592

587

Aug.

597

£

J

J

07

87

77

557

547

1

1

C

37

52

62

513

381

;

3

4

07

85

60

415

415

4

4

4

46

60

46

433

489

5

5

5

22

47

37

522

522

5

5

4

4

27

18

93

84

474

Meal

251

149

172

564

1,

190

235

412

567

491

772

623

497 

377

480

Sept.

460

446

438

465

474

470

479

498

498

503

493

489

465

420

424

398

393

381

318

293

282

279

272

252

249

249

243

240

224

218

Runoff In 

acre-feet

15,460

8,860 

10,600

408,400

11,710

13,040

25,300

33,760

91,650

45,920

38,330

30,580 

22,440

347,600

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for stations at Devils Slide and 

at Echo, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
88 WEBER RIVER BASIN

Weber River near Plain City, Utah

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 41° 16'42", long. 112°05'30", in NW^NE^- sec. 8. T. 6 N., R. 2 

w., at county highway bridge, 1 mile downstream from Four-mile Creek, lj miles south 

of Plain City, and 6 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.- 2,060 square miles.

Records available.- May 1905 to September 1947. Records collected in 1904 by State 

engineer.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 2,480 second-feet (regulated) May 14 

(gage neight, 13.27 feet); minimum observed, 26 second-feet (regulated) J?ly 3, 4 (gage 

height, 1.82 feet).

1904-47: Maximum discharge observed, 7,580 second-feet June 6, 1909 (gage height, 

19.1 feet); practically no flow during latter part of several summers since 1915 

(result of regulation).

Remarks.- Records fair. Gage read once daily. In summer practically entire flow of Weber 

Kiver is diverted above station for irrigation. Plow is partly regulated by Echo, East 

Canyon, and Pine View Reservoirs (see pp. 84, 92, 96).

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 194T

Day

1

2

3

4

b

6

7

8

9

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

62

147

139

135

121

107

137

150

403

726

1,000

270

118

136

159

175

188

270

359

204

218

223

213

208

203

205

207

344

421

381

294

Nov.

294

306

285

260

241

226

244

234

236

231

224

205

207

224

230

225

214

203

206

223

229

236

359

408

260

234

230

a220

a21o

a200

-

Dec.

a!90

184

184

194

200

224

362

378

437

437

410

410

410

403

397

386

403

412

439

462

467

475

486

490

507

542

671

574

552

54O

513

Jan.

494

486

458

450

437

392

342

339

344

367

374

364

354

347

321

312

291

260

275

296

284

296

323

350

364

381

388

381

376

366

369

Feb.

379

369

369

379

390

397

401

403

443

464

486

482

488

550

556

552

532

522

450

444

435

431

426

437

435

417

404

408

.

-

Month

October ...................... ........

December ...................................

Calendar year 1946 ......................

February. ..............................

March..... .................................

April ................................. .

May

July. ......................................

September. .................................

Water year 1946-47 ......................

Mar.

385

392

399

399

410

406

428

431

443

435

686

554

458

481

511

604

642

658

688

702

728

968

1,140

875

825

673

623

594

610

618

631

Apr.

660

693

724

796

724

684

642

629

642

768

702

654

620

604

671

932

a98o

al,OOo

al,020

al , 000

al,070

1,070

955

891

887

915

935

896

901

955

-

Secondfoot-days

7,923

7,304

12,739

213,042

24,620

1,313

3,599

154,694

May

995

1,260

1,390

1,610

1,810

2,160

2,250

2,120

2,290

2,130

1,970

2,110

2,410

2,480

2,190

1,680

1,320

1,180

1,120

1,110

1,060

802

715

675

424

238

174

153

437

227

239

Maximum

408

671

4,470

1,070

2,480

72

321

2,480

June

286

279

261

347

320

241

186

209

448

848

1,050

1,260

1,130

975

855

656

596

454

284

187

288

359

279

169

75

56

61

68

64

55

Minimum

62

200

184

15

260

369

385

604

153

26

35

33

26

July

38

30

26

26

26

30

37

42

37

32

34

32

37

40

40

46

58

72

61

41

40

40

42

45

Aug.

42

48

61

71

67

68

63

62

65

270

213

218

80

65

56

45

38

43

45

43

44

42

41

38

55 35

59 40

57 42

52 38

46 36

44 38

46 37

Meai

256

243

411

584

361

445

593

821

1,314

412

42.4

67.5

120

42<<

Sept.

38

36

33

35

38

40

47

56

62

61

65

64

72

70

86

99

134

304

321

260

231

224

217

207

186

140

134

122

115

102

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

15,720

14,490

25,270

422,580

22,180

24,690

36,490

48,830

80,780

24,490

2,500

4,150

7,140

306,800

a No gage-height record 

Ogden River near Ogden.

discharge computed on basis of records for Weber River at Gateway and
WEBER RIVER BASIN 89

Smith and Morehouse Creek near Oakley, Utah

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°47' , long. 111°06', in SW£ sec. 36, T. 1 N., 

K . YE., 3 miles upstream from mouth and 10| miles northeast of Oakley.

Records available.- October 1946 to September 1947 (discontinued).

Extremes . - Maximum discharge during year, 517 second-feet May 8 (gage height, 3.92 feet); 

minimum, 9.3 second-feet Feb. 8 (gage height, 1.43 feet), but may have been less during 

period of no gage-height record.

Remarks . - Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, wfich are 

rair. Flow partly regulated by small reservoir about 1 mile above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

Z

3

4 ' 5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

12

Nov.

> 12

12

12

12

11

11

11

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

-

Dec.

12

12

12

12

*13

13

13

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

*13

12

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

12

b!2

12

b!2

Jan.

12

12

t!2

t!2

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

t!2

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

Feb.

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

*11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

_

-

-

Month

October. ...................................

November ...................................

December ...................................

Calendar year ......................

January ....................................

February. ..................................

harch ......................................

April. .....................................

May. .......................................

June .......................................

July. ......................................

August .....................................

September ..................................

Water year 1946-47 ......................

Mar.

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

12

12

12

13

13

14

14

14

14

14

15

15

Apr.

15

15

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

17

18

19

22

25

26

28

30

33

37

43

46

45

45

46

46

47

52

-

Secondfoot-days

372

357

388

360

308

371

815

8,587

6,389

1, 813

755

416

20,931

May

101

156

252

371

402

378

395

450

399

308

252

210

187

176

166

189

224

247

274

288

342

348

320

288

326

342

335

279

201

189

192

Maximum

13

12

11

15

52

450

361

112

40

16

450

June

203

242

255

222

224

214

296

361

335

229

205

172

172

192

226

274

274

247

239

314

247

189

125

96

131

143

150

141

143

128

-

Minimum

12

11

11

11

15

101

96

32

16

13

-

July

112

104

103

98

94

86

76

76

73

68

64

59

54

52

50

48

48

47

45

44

43

42

41

39

39

38

36

35

34

33

32

Aug.

32

40

39

37

36

33

32

30

29

29

28

27

25

23

23

21

21

20

19

19

19

19

18

18

18

18

17

17

16

16

16

Mean

12

11.9

12.5

11.6

11.0

12.0

27.2

277

213

58. 5

24.4

13.9

57.3

Sept.

16

15

15

15

15

15

14'

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

Runoff in 

acre-feet

738

708

770

714

611

736

1,620

17,030

12,670

3,600

1 '825 5oO

41,520

Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. 

Note.- No gage-height record Oct. 1 to Nov. 13, June 27 to July 15; discharge computed on basis of 

weather records and records for nearby stations.

847921 O - 49 - 7
90 WEBER RIVER BASIN

Chalk Creek at Coalville, Utah

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 400 55'10", long. 111°24'00",

rn~TJE?SE£ sec. 8, T. 2 N., R. 5 E., 100 feet downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway

189 In Coalville and a third of a mile upstream from mouth. 

Drainage area.- 253 square miles.

Records available- October 1904 to December- 1905, April 1927 to September 1947. 

Average aisenargeT- 20 years (1927-47), 54.7 second-feet. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 444 second-feet May 5 (gage height, 1.89

reet); minimum, 4.7 second-feet Dec. 29.

1927-47: Maximum discharge, 884 second-feet Aug. 21, 1940 (gage height, 3.41 feet,

site and datum then In use); minimum, less than 1 second-foot for several days during

June to November 1934. 

Remarks.- Records good. Several diversions above station for Irrigation, none below.

>'iow slightly regulated by Chalk Creek Reservoir (capacity, 1,200 acre-fe<st).

Rating t;able, water year 1946-47, except periods of Ice effect

(gage height. In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-16, Feb. 20 to Mar. 9, June 27 to July 22)

0.3 6.6 0.8 75

.4 13 1.0 123

.5 24 1.3 213

.6 38 1.7 361

.7 55

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1946 tc September 1947,

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

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

20

17.

15

18

19

22

23

22

21

20

19

21

21

20

19

23

24

22

21

21

20

21

22

22

22

23

38

45

31

28

Nov.

24

22

18

20

23

24

27

25

24

20

17

18

19

25

21

15

18

21

25

24

16

28

34

37

19

32

32

28

28

28

-

Dec.

24

24

22

*28

28

30

30

30

24

24

27

25

25

24

24

22

8.7

11

15

20

20

22

23

19

23

23

24

18

5.8

13

15

Jan.

17

17

15

bll

bll

*b!3

b!4

16

17

16

16

16

16

b!6

17

17

17

17

18

18

18

19

18

18

18

17

Feb.

16

17

*18

18

18

18

17

17

17

18

18

18

21

20

22

25

30

28

24

21

20

21

22

21

19

18

17

20

«

_

-

Month

October. ...................................

November ...................................

December. ...................................

Calendar year 1946 ......................

January. ...................................

February. ..................................

March.................................. ....

April ......................................

May. .......................................

June .......................................

July..... ..................................

August .....................................

September. .................................

Water year 1946-47 ......................

Mar.

19

18

19

20

16

17

17

21

19

25

32

25

25

38

69

98

154

207

220

191

163

169

194

91

55

63

45

63

67

91

80

Apr.

55

57

63

53

43

38

37

37

45

41

38

35

40

63

84

84

77

84

77

89

108

123

116

100

93

89

106

106

106

120

May

163

216

313

378

399

365

361

390

361

325

333

310

317

329

283

276

279

279

279

269

269

254

233

203

200

187

184

227

191

169

175

Second Ua»1nni«i foot-days «««l»>»

697 4**

712 37

671.5 30

23,829.2 485

503 IS

561 50

g 331 220

2^207 123

8 517 399

4 647 210

1,158 82

888 63

588 34

23,480.5 399

June

166

160

151

157

134

126

120

113

160

166

187

210

194

210

187

166

157

163

143

145

207

184

181

166

148

131

116

106

100

93

-

Minimum

15

15

5.

5.

11

17

16

35

163

QTso

12

12

13

5.

July Aug.

82 12

73 14

65 \3

59 18

55 22

50 21

48 20

46 20

45 23

43 63

41 48

38 37

35 35

34 32

34 34

37 35

40 34

38 30

34 28

28 25

30 25

25 32

28 31

25 34

22 32

19 28

19 30

19 31

' 18 30

16 28

12 23

Sept.

17

17

17

16

15

14

13

13

14

17

18

19

19

17

18

18

27

31

34

25

24

23

23

22

22

20

19

20

18

18

-

 ._, Runoff in Merw acre-feet

22.5 1,380

23.7 1,410

3 21.7 1,330

3 65.3 47,250

16*2 998

20.0 1,110

75*2 4,620

73.6 4,380

275 16,890

155 9,220

37 .4 2 300

28.6 1,760

19.6 1,170

3 64.3 46,570

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
WEBER RIVER BASIN 91

Lost Creek near Croydon, Utah

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°11', long. 111°24', in SW^SE^ sec. 8, T. 5 N., 

HTTTTJ., 0.8 downstream from Francis Fork, 1..6 miles upstream from Hell Canyon, and 

9^ miles northeast of Croydon.

Drainage area.- 133 square miles.

Records available.- February 1921 to December 1923. April 1941 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 175 second-feet May 3 (gage height, 3.14 

reet); minimum not determined, occurred during period of ice effect.

1921-23, 1941-47: Maximum discharge, 770 second-feet May 10, 11, 18, 1923 (gage 

height, 4.20 feet, datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 200 secondfeet; minimum, 3 second-feet for several days in August and September 1941, 1942.

Remarks.- Records fair. No diversion above station.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

8.4

10

11

11

11

10

11

12

12

11

11

11

11

10

10

10

12

12

11

10

10

10

10

10

9.6

9.2

10

26 *19

14

12

Nov.

11

10

10

9.6

9.6

9.6

10

10

10

9.2

b8. 8

b9.2

9.6

10

9.6

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.6

b9.2

b9.0

b9.6

bll

b!2

bll

11

11

11

11

11

-

Dec.

11

11 10

11

12

12

13

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

10

b9.8

b9.0

b8. 4

b8.6

b8.8

8.8

9.2

8.8

9.2

10

10

9.6

b9.0

b8. 6

b8.0

Jan.

( )

b8

Feb.

( )

b7

7.4

7.7

8.0

8.8

10

11

11

11

10

 blO

_

_

-

Month

October. ...................................

November. ..................................

December. ...................................

Calendar year 1946 ......................

January. ...................................

February. ..................................

March. ................ . v ...................

April ......................................

May. .......................................

June .......................................

July. ......................................

August .....................................

September. .................................

Water year 1946-47 ......................

Mar.

1

S DID

1 ( "

11

11

11

11

14

16

14

15

16

22

31

44

58

57

49

49

52

58

37

32

31

29

34

40

49

44

Apr.

40

39

43

39

35

33

31

30

33

32

31

30

33

44

58

*65

66

69

69

79

93

87

75

72

71

75

85

79

89

102

-

Secondfoot-days

355.2

300.2

317.8

13,646.3

248.0

244.9

885

1,727

2; 708

1,082

474.0

292.8

261.6

8,896.5

May

112

131

151

161

156

149

141

130

113

106

108

102

93

89

85

79

76

72

66

61

59

55

52

49

47

44

44

51

44

41

41

Maximum

26

1£

. 13

370

_

58

102

161

44

25

13

16

161

June

39

44

41

40

37

37

35

35

35

36

36

37

36

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

35

33

32

30

29

28

-

Minimum

8.4

8.8

8.0

7.1

__

_

30

41

28

9.2

7.4

6.2

6.2

July

25

24

22

21

20

19

19

18

18

17

17

16

15

14

15

16

16

14

14

13

12

13

14

12

11

11

10

10

9.6

9.2

9.2

Aug.

10

11

12

11

11

10

9.6

10

12

13

13

10

9.2

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.4

8.0

7.7

8.0

8.8

10

9.2

8.8

8.4

7.7

7.7

8.8

8.0

7.7

7.4

Mean

11.5

10.0

10.3

37.4

8.00

8.75

28. S

57.6

D7 A B(.«

96.1

15.3

9.4";

8.72

24.4

Sept.

7.1

6.8

6.8

6.5

6.8

6.5

6.2

6.5

7.1

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.7

8.0

8.4

11

16

14

11

10

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.2

9.2

8.8

9.2

9.6

' 9.6

-

Runoff in 

ao re-feet

705

595

630

27,070

492

486

1,760

3,430

5,370

2,150

940

581

519

17,658

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
)2 WEBER RIVER BASIN

East Canyon Reservoir near Morgan, Utah

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 40°55'20", long. 111 0 35'50", in NE£ sec. 10, T. 2 N., R. 3

 ET; 500 feet east of East Canyon Dam and 9 miles southeast of Morgan.

Drainage area.- 144 square miles.

Records available.- October 1937 to September 1947 in reports of Geological Survey.

 November 1931 to September 1947 in reports of Weber River water commissioner.

Extremes.- Maximum contents observed during year, 28,820 acre-feet May 29, June 9, 10, 12,

 STTTgage height, 141.00 feet); minimum observed, 1,160 acre-feet Oct. 9.

1931-47: Maximum contents, 29,170 acre-feet June 2, 1943 (gage height, 141.67 

feet); no contents Nov. 1, 1931, Sept. 2 to Nov. 1, 1934, Sept. 11 to Oct. 18, 1937, 

Sept. 11-28, 1946.

Remarks.- Reservoir was formed in 1896 by a 58-foot rock-fill dam (capacity, 3,850 acre-

 feet); raised 25 feet in 1900 (capacity, 9,000 acre-feet); raised 12 feet more in 1902 

(capacity, 14,000 acre-feet), and later was replaced by present concrete dam, which 

formed a reservoir having a capacity of 28,730 acre-feet between gage heights 0.0 foot 

(bottom of outlet tunnel) and 140.8 feet (top of flashboards in spillway). Gage height 

of spillway crest is 135 feet. No dead storage. Water is used for irrigation in Davis 

and Weber Counties.

Contents, in acre-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

_

-

-

-

-

_

_

_

1,160

-

_

.

-

_

-

_

-

_

_

1,570

_

_

-

 -

-

_

1,870

.

_

-

a2 , 140

Nov.

.

-

-

-

-

_

.

_

.

2,810

_

_

-

_

-

_

3,200

_

-

-

.

_

-

3,860

-

_

-

_

_

a4,260

-

Dec.

4,320

-

-

-

-

_

_

4,990

_

-

_

_

.

5,410

-

.

_

-

-

-

_

5,880

-

-

-

_

_

6,370

_

a6,46o

Jan.

.

-

_

_

6,700

_

_

_

_

-

_

7,080

-

.

-

_

_

_

7,400

-

.

.

_

- -

-

7,800

_

_

_

_

38,100

Feb.

.

8,220

-

.

-

_

_

_

3,630

-

_

_

_

_

-

9,060

_

_

_

-

_

_

9,580

_

-

.

_

a9,920

.

-

Mar.

.

10,050

-

_

-

_

_

_

10', 500

-

_

_

_

_

-

11,280

_

_

-

_

.

13,820

_

-

_

_

_

_

15,420

a!5,610

Apr.

_

_

.

_

-

16,760

_

_

-

_

_

17,960

_

-

_

_

_

19,500

_

_

_

-

21,190

_

a22,130

May

_

.

.

23,380

-

.

_

_

_

-

25,750

_

.

_

-

_

28,430

-

28,550

28,600

28,600

28,610

28,610

28,650

28,740

28,820

28,780

28,740

June

28,780

28,780

28,720

28,720

28,740

28,750

28,750

28,760

28,820

28,820

28,780

28,820

28,800

28,760

28,760

28,760

28,760

28,740

28,760

28,760

28,800

28,820

28,740

28,760

28,760

28,760

28,760

28,720

28,720

28,720

-

July

_

-

.

28,390

-

28,170

_

_

_

-

_

_

27,370

_

-

_

_

_

26,420

_

_

_

_

-

_

25,400

_

_

_

a25,910

Aug.

_

-

24,400

_

-

.

_

_

_

23,500

_

_

_

_

-

22,630

_

_

-

_

_

_

21,730

-

_

_

_

_

_

20,860

Sept.

_

_

_

_

-

_

20,030

_

.

-

_

_

_

19,190

-

_

_

_

-

19,160

_

_

-

_

_

18,800

_

a!8,790

-

a No gage-height record; contents Interpolated.

Monthly gage height and contents, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Rate

Dec. 31.. ..................

Calendar year 1946. ......

Gage height 

(feet)

_

-

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

a6,460

-

Change in contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

+2,200

-15,170

+1,640

+5,690

-20

-2,810

-2,070

No gage-height record; contents interpolated.
WEBER RIVER BASIN 93

East Canyon Creek near Morgan, Utah

Location.- Water-stage recorder and Lyman rectangular weir, lat. 40°55'20", long. Ill" 

 36 i'HU" , In NW£ sec. 10, T. 2 N., R. 3 E., 2,500 feet downstream from East Canyon Dam, 

2^ miles upstream from Sheep Canyon, and 9 miles southeast of Morgan.

Drainage area.- 145 square miles.

Records available.- October 1937 to September 1947 In reports of Geological Srrvey. Octooer lyai to September 1947 In reports of Weber River water commissioner.

Average discharge.- 16 years (1931-47), 47.4 second-feet.

Extremes (regulated).- Maximum dally discharge during year, 134 second-feet Jrne 10, 12; 

minimum aaiiy, 3.6 second-feet Jan. 5-20, Feb. 9.

1931-47: Maximum dally discharge, 412 second-feet Apr. 23, 1936; minimum daily,' that 

of Jan. 5-20, Feb. 9, 1947.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, whict are fair. 

No diversions between station and East Canyon Reservoir (see preceding page) which 

completely regulates flow.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

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

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

12

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

Nov.

7.5

7.5

7.4

7.3

7.2

7.2

7.1

7.1

7.0

6.9

6.8

6.8

6.7

6.7

6.6

6.5

6.5

6.4

6.4

6.3

6.2

6.2

6.1

6.1

6.4

6.7

7.0

7.3

7.6

7.9

~

Dec.

8.2

7.4

6.7

6.0

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.5

5.6

5.8

5.9

6.0

6.1

5.8

5.5

5.2

4.9

4.6

4.4

4.2

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

Jan.

4.0

3.9

3.8

3.7

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.7

3.8

3.9

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

Feb.

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.9

3.8

3.7

3.6

3.7

3.8

3.9

3.9

3.9

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.5

4.0

4.0

_

_

-

Month

October. ...................................

November. ..................................

December. ...................................

Calendar year 1946 ......................

January ....................................

February. ..................................

March. .....................................

April ......................................

May. .......................................

June .......................................

July .......................................

August .....................................

September . .................................

Water year 1936-47 ......................

Mar.

4.0

4.0

4.3

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.9

5.1

5.3

5.5

5.7

5.9

6.1

6.4

8.7

7.0

7.3

7.6

7.9

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

Apr.

8.3

8.4

8.5

8.6

8.7

8.8

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.9

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

10

10

10

10

10

11

-

Second 

foot-days

418 . 6

205.4

159.4

31,541.4

116.4

110.2

195. 7

?7R*7

1,511*

2,592

2,417

2,395

1,711

12,108.4

May

11

12

12

12

13

13

13

13

13

13

14

14

14

14

14

14

18

48

83

127

119

98

96

91

76

66

58

86

127

121

88

Maximum

17

7.9

8.2

284

4.0

4.0 11"8 2

127

134

81

80

76

134

June

110

108

99

86

78

76

75

76

103

134

127

134

112

90

95

90

80

72

71

75

91

88

74

68

74

68

68

64

54

52

-

Minimum

7.6

6.1

4.0

4.0

3.6

3.6

4.0

8,3 1152

66

76

30

3.6

July

66

81

75

76

80

80

78

78

78

76

78

78

76

76

76

78

76

76

75

76

81

81

81

81

81

81

80

80

80

80

78

Aug.

80

80

80

80

80

79

79

79

78

78

77

77

76

76

76

76

76

76

76

76

76

76

76

76

76

76

76

76

77

77

78

Mean

13.5

6.85

5.1*

86.4

3.75

3.S4

6.51

9.22

48 7

86.4

78 n'.zC

57.C

33.2

Sept.

76

76

76

75

75

74

73

74

74

75

75

75

76

76

76

76

76

61

35

35

32

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

-

Runoff in 

acre- feet

830

407

316

62,560

231

219

388

549

s.ooa

5,140

4,790

4,750

3,390

24,010

Note.- Daily discharge for periods Oct. 1 to Apr. 8, May 30 to June 2, June 11 to July 2, and Aug. 

4 to Sept. 3O computed on basis of occasional staff-gage readings, results of discharge measurements, 

and record of gate changes.
94 WEBER RIVER BASIN

Hardscrabble Creek near Porterville, Utah

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°57'10", long. 1H°43'00", in SWiNV'4 sec. 34, T. 

a M., K. 2 E., two-thirds of a mile upstream from Tucker Hollow and 2| miles southwest 

of Porterville.

Drainage area^- 24.9 square miles.

Records available.- October 1941 to September 1947. Fragmentary records December 1937 

to August iy4U on file in State engineer's office.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 233 second-feet May 7 (gage height, 2.73 feet); 

minimum not determined, occurred during period of ice effect.

1941-47; Maximum discharge, 631 second-feet Aug. 20, 1945 (gage height, 3.60 

feet), from rating curve extended above 180 second-feet; minimum recorded, 3.0 secondfeet Feb. 11, 1944, but may have been less during periods of ice effect.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. A small 

transbasin canal diverts water from Arthurs Fork, a tributary of Hardscrabble Creek, 

to Farmington Creek for irrigation in vicinity of Farmington.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

28

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

11

10

7.8

8.0

8.3

8.0

8.6

8.6

8.3

8.0

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

8.6

9.5

9.8

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

10

9.2

8.9

9.2

13

25

14

*11

9.8

Nov.

9.2

b9.0

b8.6

b8.4

b8.2

b8.0

8.3

8.3

8.0

7.8

b7.6

b7.8

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.3

8.0

7.8

8.0

7.8

b7.6

b8.2

b9.0

bio

b9.6

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.2

8.9

-

Dec.

8.6

8.3

8.3

9.5 *10

12

11

11

10

9.8

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

8.9

b8.3

b7.6

b7.4

b7.6

b8.0

8.0

8.0

7.8

8.0

11

11

9.5

b8.0

b7.0

b6.5

Jan.

(*)

 b6.5

Feb.

(*)

' b6.5

 b8.0

> b6.4

_

_

-

Month

October ....................................

November ...................................

December . ..................................

Calendar year 1946 ......................

January. ................................. .

February. ..................................

March. .....................................

April ......................................

May........................................

June .......................................

July.. .....................................

August .....................................

September. ..................................

Water year 1946-47 ......................

Mar.

. b6.4 (*)

b6.6

b6.8

7.0

8.9

8.9

8.3

8.9

11

.14

20

27

33

37

38

40

42

58

45

38

34

32

35

39

51

49

Apr.

47

49

50

49

43

38

36

37 *40

37

38

40

48

61

77

84

84

82

82

93

104

95

80

76

T4

78

84

82

93

106

-

Secondfoot-days

301.6

254* 1

278 ! 6

12,199.6

201.5

195 1

736 8

1*987

l',370

498

2S4 2

222!3

10,288.2

May

118

138

165

185

199

189

207

185

155

146

121

118

152

143

143

138

- 135

132

123

118

113

101

95

90

88

88

88

80

70

64

62

Maximum

25

10

12

238

58

106

207

64

25

14

14

207

June

59

58

61

55

50

49

48

55

64

50

52

54

51

50

48

47

46

45

44

44

43

40

38

35

33

32

32

31

29

27

-

Minimum

7.8

7.6

6.5

_

36

62

27

10

7.2

6.2

6.2

July

25

24

23

21

21

21

21

20

19

19

17

16

16

15

16

16

15

15

14

13

13

14

14

13

12

12

11

11

11

10

10

Aug.

11

12

12

12

11

10

9.8

9.8

10

14

12

10

9.8

9.5

9.5

9.2

8.9

8.9

8.6

8.6

8.9

8.6

8.3

8.3

7.8

7.8

8.0

8.0

7.5

7.2

7.2

Mein.

9.73

8 A.1 4 /

8.99

33.4

6.50

6 Q7 a I

23.8

66.2

127

45.7

16.1

9 »49

7.41

28.2

Sept.

7.2

7.2

7.0

7.0

6.8

6.5

6.2

6.5

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

6.8

6.2

6.5

6.5

8.3

14

8.9

8.0

7.8

7.8

7.5

7.5

7.2

7.0

7.2

7.2

7.5

8.0

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

598

504

553

24,200

400

387

1,460

3,940

7 f 830

2,720

988

584

441

20,400

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
WEBER RIVER BASIN 95

South Pork Ogden River near Huntsville, Utah

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°16', long. 111°40', in SE£ sec. 12, T. 6 N., R. 

2 &., naif a mile downstream from Magpie Creek, 1 mile upstream from Huntsville 

Mountain Canal, and 5-| miles east of Huntsville.

Drainage area.- 148 square miles.

Records available.- March 1921 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 26 years, 104 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 778 second-feet May 3 (gage height, 3.83 feet); 

minimum discharge not determined, occurred during period of ice effect.

1921-47: Maximum discharge, 1,780 second-feet May 4, 1936 (gage height, 5.45 feet), 

from rating curve extended above 900 second-feet; minimum observed, 20 second-feet 

Nov. 25, 1931, July 28, 1934.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Small 

diversions above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

45

45

44

44

44

43

44

45

44

43

43

43

43

44

44

44

47

46

44

44

44

44

45

43

43

44

48

61

58

52

51

Nov.

49

48

46

46

45

45

46

46

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

44

44

44

45

48

45

45

50

52

48

48

47

46

46

46

-

Dec.

45

*45

45

45

47

49

52

50

49

49

49

49

49

49

49

49

45

b42

48

48

46

46

45

45

45

49

49

48

b44

b40

b43

Jan.

(*)

. b38

(*)

Feb.

39

39

39

39

*39

*40

41

41

41

41

41

41

42

44

45

48

52

52

51

49

47

46

45

46

45

45

44

44

_

_

-

Month

October. ...................................

November. ..................................

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1946 ........... ..........

January ....................................

February ...................................

March. .....................................

April ......................................

May..............'..........................

June .......................................

July............ ...........................

August .....................................

September ..................................

Water year 1946-47 ......................

Mar.

44

44

43

43

42

42

42

43

44

50

57

54

56

63

75

88

100

114

119

121

123

130

159

126

112

103

96

97

114

140

136

Apr.

126

132

138

132

119

114

108

108

119

112

110

108

114

140

193

236

251

256

256

290

329

307

272

259

256

277

312

299

326

387

-

Secondfoot-days

1,416

1,384

1,453

50,858

1,178

1,226

2,620

6,186

10,525

3,453

1,883

1,475

1,289

34,088

May

428

517

645

709

685

625

593

540

479

432

422

390

359

338

318

304

285

269

246

226

212

197

179

166

155

146

142

142

130

123

123

Maximum

61

52

52

1,250

52

159

387

709

140

84

63

54

709

June

121

128

117

112

107

103

97

105

125

114

125

136

140

140

138

132

132

126

119

119

123

117

107

103

102

97

97

94

91

86

-

Minimum

43

44

40

_

' 39

42

108

123

86

47

41

41

-

July

84

81

77

76

75

72

71

69

66

66

64

63

62

61

60

60

58

57

56

55

54

53

53

50

49

49

49

49

49

48

47

Aug.

47

49

50

51

50

49

48

50

54

63

56

51

50

49

48

47

47

46

45

46

46

45

43

43

44

43

45

44

43

42

41

Hern

45.7

46.1

46.9

139

33

43*8

84.5

206

340

115

'60.7

47.6

43.0

93.4

Sept.

42

41

41

42

41

41

41

42

42

42

42

42

42

41

41

41

47

54

48

45

44

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

2,810

2,750

2,880

100,900

2,340

2,430

5,200

12,270

20 880

6*850

3,730

2 930

Z, 560

67,630

* Vlnter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affeeted by Ice.
96 WEBER RIVER BASIN

Pine View Reservoir near Ogden, Utah

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 41°15'20", long. 11I°50'25", in NW^SEi (corrected) sec. 16,

 T. 6 N. , R. IE., at trash rack at Pine View Dam on Ogden River, 7 miles northeast of 

Ogden. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Bureau of Reclamation) .

Drainage area.- 310 square miles .

Records available.- November 1936 to September 1947.

Extremes , - Maximum contents during year, 43,580 acre-feet May 11-27 (elevation, 4,872.00

 feet); minimum, 2,790 acre-feet Jan. 12 (elevation, 4,832.81 feet).

1936-47: Maximum contents, 45,370 acre-feet May 17, 1938 (elevation, 4,873.00 feet); 

minimum, 80 acre-feet Feb. 19, 1937 (elevation, 4,818.99 feet).

Remarks.- Reservoir is formed by earth-fill, rock-faced dam; storage began Nov. 16, 1936. 

Capacity, 43,580 acre-feet between elevations 4,818 feet (sill of trash-rfck structure) 

and 4,872 feet (top of spillway gates); during September 1939 sills of racial spillway 

gates were raised 1 foot, thus changing top of spillway gates from elevation 4,871 to 

4,872 feet. Dead storage, 45 acre-feet (below elevation 4,818 feet), which must be 

deducted from figures of total contents shown in tables to obtain usable contents. 

Water is used for irrigation on Ogden River project. Gage read daily at £ a.m.; contents are as of that time.

Cooperation.- Capacity, table furnished by Bureau of Reclamation.

Contents, In acre-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oot.

8,150

8,090

8,010

,930

,850

,850

,850

,870

,870

,870

,850

,850

,820

,790

,790

,790

,740

,740

,790

,770

,770

,740

,740

,710

,710

,710

,710

,770

,970

8,080

8,190

Nov.

8,190

8,190

8,160

8,160

8,160

8,160

8,160

8,190

8,210

3,240

8,280

8,300

8,300

8,330

8,360

8,360

8,380

8,380

8,410

8,440

8,470

8,490

8,490

8,570

8,750

8,860

8,960

9,080

9,200

9,290

-

Dec.

'9,410

9,530

9,610

9,700

9,500

9,310

9,070

8,900

8,720

8,550

8,320

8,040

7,820

7,600

7,380

7,230

6,960

6,710

6,450

6,250

6,010

5,760

5,590

5,350

5,160

4,980

4,800

4,680

4,550

4,320

4,200

Jan.

3,980

3,770

3,590

3,370

3,040

2,820

2,820

2,810

2,810

2,810

2,810

2,790

2,820

2,860

2,860

2,860

2,860

2,860

2,870

2,890

2,390

2,890

2,890

2,910

2,910

2,930

2,960

2,980

3,000

3,030

3,070

Feb.

3,090

3,100

3,140

3,160

3,160

3,140

3,120

3,090

3,070

3,020

3,020

3,020

3,020

3,020

3,020

3,050

3,090

3,130

3,200

3,280

3,370

3,430

3,480

3,550

3,600

3,660

3,730

3,810

-

-

-

Mar.

3,870

3,930

4,110

4,150

4,230

4,270

4,350

4,410

4,490

4,540

4,620

5,020

5,380

5,670

6,050

6,710

7,400

8,020

8,710

9,320

9,880

10,530

11,330

12,100

12,600

12,970

13,180

13,490

13,720

14,180

14,590

Apr.

14,990

15,320

15,740

16,250

16,500

17,110

17,270

17,520

17,780

18,210

18,470

18,730

18,990

19,250

19,800

20,530

21,500

21,210

23,110

24,280

25,380

26,390

27 , 400

28,080

28,780

29,470

30,170

30,990

31,830

32,670

-

May

33,780

34,920

36,470

38,190

38,310

41,080

41,920

42,930

42,930

43,070

43,580

43,580

43,580

43,580

43,580

43,580

43,580

43,580

43,580

43,580

43 ,'580

43,580

43,580

43,580

43, 580

43,580

43,580

43,440

43,300

43,300

43,160

June

43,000

42,930

42,930

42,930

42,860

42,790

42,660

42,520

42,520

42,520

42,520

42,520

42,570

42,850

43,120

43,400

43,490

43,350

43,210

43,060

42,850

42,710

42,570

42,460

42,260

41,980

41,700

41,280

40,940

40,600

-

July

40,270

39,850

39,460

39,060

38,740

38,350

37,950

37,560

37,160

36,780

36,270

35,890

35,380

34,870

34,370

34,010

33,630

33,260

32,770

32,420

31,940

31,530

31,110

30,700

30,290

29,820

29,430

29,020

28,620

28,220

27,770

Aug.

27,320

26,870

26,480

26,160

25,830

25,500

25,120

24,540

24,470

24,470

24,530

24,530

24,320

24,100

23,890

23,640

23,390

23,140

22,880

22,520

22,170

21,820

21,580

21,250

20,910

20,530

20,160

19,840

19,570

19,260

18,950

Sept.

18,690

18,380

18,030

17,680

17,330

16,990

16,640

16,300

16,000

15,700

15,420

15,120

14,840

14,550

14,220

13,910

13,690

13,760

13,760

13,760

13,720

13,690

13,610

13,540

13,460

13,390

13,260

13,190

13,080

13,010

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Date

Calendar year 1946...

Aug. 1.................

Oct. 1. ................

Water year 1946-47...

Elevation 

(feet)

4 842 57

-

4,848.64

-

Contents 

(acre -feet)

-

12,940

-

Change in conteits 

during month 

(acre -feet)

+850

890

-5 750 *_

+4,790
WEBER RIVER BASIN 97

Ogden River below Pine View Dam, near Ogden, Utah

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°15'17", long. 111°50'47", In NE£sw£ sec. 16, T. 

b N., H. 1 E., 1,500 feet dovmstream from Wheeler Creek, 2,000 feet dowrstream from 

Pine View Dam, and 65 miles northeast of Ogden.

Drainage area.- 321 square miles.

Records available.- October 1937 to September 1947, not including flow of line View pipe 

line, itsyb-yb, January 1904 to October 1912, October 1931 to September 1937 at same 

site, including flow of pipe line, published as Ogden River near Ogden.

Extremes (regulated).- Maximum discharge during year, 722 second-feet May £ (gage height, 

i.So reet ); minimum not determined, occurred during period of no gage-height record.

1937-47: Maximum discharge, 2,290 second-feet June 7, 1945 (gage height, 6.73 feet); 

minimum, 0.3 second-foot at times when reservoir gages were closed.

Remarks.- Records fair. Flow regulated by Pine View Reservoir (see preceding page). .Pine 

View pipe line diverts water above station for use in irrigation and pover development. 

Diversions for irrigation and municipal supply above Pine View Reservoir.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 18 to Nov. 23)

0.9 1.6 1.3 9.0 2.4 125 

1.0 2.6 1.5 18 E.8 205 

1.1 4.0 1.7 31 3.4 368 

1.2 6.0 2.0 63 3.9 541

Discharge, in second- feet, water year Octcber 1946 to September 1947

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

14 

7.2 

2.0 

1.8 

1.7

1.7 

1.8 

1.8 

1.6 

1.7

1.8 

1.8 

1.8

1.8

1.9 

1.9 

1.4 

1.0 

1.0

1.0 

1.0 

1.3 

1.2 

1.2

1.2 

1.4 

2.9 

2.9 

2.4 

2.3

Nov.

2.3

1.9 

2.0 

2.0 

2.1

2.0 

2.1 

2.1 

2.0 

2.0

2.0 

2,1 

2jl

1.4

1.3 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2

1.2 

1.2 

9.3 

8.7 

3.9

3.6 

3.4 

 3.3 

3.2

3.0

Dec.

3.0 

3.0 

2.9 

3.4 

4.4

7.5 

7.8 

5.8 

5.0 

4.4

4.2 

4.2 

4.2

4.4

4.2 

3.2 

2.7 

2.7 

3.0

2.7 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6

3.4 

3.7 

3.4

2.7 

2.7 

2.7

Jan.

2.6 

2.6 

2.5 

2.4 

2.3

2.0 

2.0 

2.1 

2.1 

2.0

2.0 

2.1 

1.9

 al.5

Feb.

. al.5

Month

Octc 

Neve 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber. ...................... .............

mber. ..................................

mber... ................................

lendar year 1946 

ary

ember. .................................

ter year 1946-47 ......................

liar.

 a2.3

^alO

Va45 

laSO

 a20 

a30

Apr.

a29 

29 

23

20 

16

16 

15 

16 

22 

18

16 

14 

16 

20 

23

22 

20 

20 

19 

19

22 

24 

22 

20 

19

19 

19 

19 

19 

21

May

22 29 " 

33 

60 

295

346 

343 

543 

523 

362

334 

407 

462 

444 

280

264 

277 

320 

331 

322

236 

158 

134 

34 

32

30 

31 

30 

29 

28 

28

Says 

70.3 14 

76.9 9.3 

116.1 7.8

42,805.3 1,520

56.0 2.6 

42.0 

695.7 

597 29 

6,767 543 

757 36 

961 36 

546.5 29 

373.4 21

11,058.9 543

June

28 

29 

26 

25

25 ,

22 

19 

23 

32 

28

30 

33 

28 

25 

24

23 

22 

19 

15 

11

20 

30 

18 

18 

23

28 

28 

33 

36 

36

Minimum

1.0 

1.2 

2.6

_

14 

22 

11 

29 

>5 

4.6

1.0

July

32 

33 

33 

32 

31

31 

30 

31 

31 

32

31 

31 

31 

31 

31

31 

31 

31 

31 

30

30 

36 

35 

30 

30

29 

29 

29 

30 

29 

29

Aug.

28 

29 

28 

25 

23

21 

21 

22 

16 

13

12 

11 

11 

11 

9.0

7.5 

12 

13 

10 

14

19 

20 

19 

18 

19

22 

24 

15 

18 

18 

18 -

Me in

2.27 

2.56 

3.75

117

1.81 

1.50 

22.4 

19.9 

219 

23.2 

31.0 

17.6 

12.4

30.3

Sapt.

16 

18 

19 

19 

19

19 

19 

19 

19 

20

20 

21 

21 

20 

14

11 

13 

11 

4.8 

4.6

4.6 

4.6 

4.6 

4.6 

4.6

4.6 

4.6 

4.6 

4.6 

4.6

Runoff in 

acre-feet

139 

153 

230

84,900

111 

83 

1,380 

1,180 

13,420 

1,500 

1,910 

1,080 

741

21,930

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis cf 2 discharge measurements, weather records 

and records for nearby stations.
JORDAN RIVER BASIN

Jordan River at Narrows, near Lehi, Utah

Location - Water-stage recorders, lat. 40°26'40", long. 111°55'20", in SEiNWc- sec 26 T 

? f ' H - 1 W., at Narrows, 5^ miles northwest of Lehi and ?J miles dovmst-eam from Ut Lake. Utah

Drainage area.- 2,960 square miles, including 280 square miles in Cedar Valley.

Records available.- October 1934 to September 1947. May to December 1904 and July 1913 to 

September j.934 at outlet of Utah Lake, 7^ miles upstream.

Average discharge.- 34 year/(1913-47), 359 second-feet.

Extremes (regulated).- Maximum daily discharge during year, 887 second-feet July 21- minimum daily, 1.4 second-feet Apr. 15.

1913-47: Maximum daily discharge,1,370 second-feet June 8, 1922 (gage height 7 78 

feet, site and datum then in use); no flow at times when gates were closed.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those below ten second-feet, which are good. They 

represent combined flow of Jordan River, Utah & Salt Lake Canal, and East Jordan 

Canal. Plow 'completely regulated by gates and pumps at outlet of Utah lake, pumps at 

Pelican Point, and diversion dam at Narrows.

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

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

Oot.

541

433

373

272

151

67

65

64

65

66

67

67

30

17

16

16

16

15

15

16

16

16

16

16

16

17

16

16

16

Nov.

16

16 

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

17

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

17

17

16

16

17

17

-

Dec.

17

17 

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

Jan.

16

17 

17 

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

18

18

18

18

18

18

14

12

12

22

34

26

16

11

9.0

13

8.5

Feb.

10

10 

12 

13

14

15

15

16

22

37

40

41

40

36

35

31

31

22

23

21

20

20

17

20

17

16

19

_

_

-

Month

December. ...................................

Calendar year 1946 ......................

January

April ......................................

May. .......................................

September. .................................

Water year 1946-47 ......................

Mar.

21

30 

25 

25

19

19

17

19

18

15

16

16

13

15

15

14

16

19

23

29

33

34

24

16

9.0

11

7.1

15

9.5

7.5

Apr.

95

236

48 

17 

14

16

22

23

25

46

29

28

27

8.5

1.4

89

183

196

205

203

199

210

193

194

207

209

252

323

320

296

-

Seoondfoot-days

527

119,041.5

522 5

3, 914.9

18,394

110,219.5

May

371

472

563 

678 

700

687

685

678

688

676

648

401

308

290

334

449

494

506

564

613

668

714

767

751

745

743

734

711

698

726

706

Maximum

17

876

739

799

887

June

621

592

536 

453 

439

474

561

577

397

317

265

202

214

209

204

271

375

483

573

620

587

569

585

629

672

704

703

734

734

739

Minimum

17

3

10

7.1

1.4

290

707

476

342

1.4

July

774

Sll

832 

835 

840

832

840

707

867

876

841

839

839

841

839

836

843

S71

875

882

887

884

840

789

792

786 784'

781

807

810

810

Aug.

771

764

767 

755 

646

689

693

692

668

612

476

491

590

674

679

685

681

710

744

777

765

787

810

809

815

772

763

772

758

757

757

Mean

16-2

17

326

22.4

130

501

829

714

613

302

Sept.

759

759

747 

742 

773

794

799

778

783

777

778

750

745

745

747

695

659

448

353

356

361

342

367

423

460

462

469

494

514

515

Runoff in 

ao re-feet

7,040

962

1,050

236,100

1,040

1,240

1,140

7,770

37,230.

29,830

50,960

43,890

36,480

218,600
JORDAN RIVEH BASIN 99

Jordan River at Salt Lake City, Utah

Location - Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°44', long. 111°55' , in SW^SW^ sec. 14, T. IS., 

K. 1 W., a quarter of a mile downstream from highway bridge on Tftenty-first South 

Street,' Salt Lake City, and 2 miles downstream from Mill Creek. Datum of gage is 

4,220.73 feet above mean sea level (datum of 1929).

Records available.- December 1942 to September 1947.

Extremes (regulated).- Maximum discharge during year, 235 second-feet June 9 (gage height, 

4.43 feet); minimum daily, 76 second-feet June 24.

Maximum combined discharge during year (Jordan River and Surplus Canal), 758 secondfeet June 9; minimum daily, 166 second-feet July 1.

1942-47: Maximum discharge, 384 second-feet June 3, 1944 (gage height, 5.55 feet); 

minimum dally, 13 second-feet Apr. 9, 13, 14, 1943, July 19, 1944.

Maximum combined discharge (Jordan River and Surplus Canal), 1,190 seccnd-feet 

June 3, 1944; minimum daily, 145 second-feet May 18, 1946.

Remarks.- Records good. Flow regulated by gates and pumps at outlet of Utah Lake. Many 

diversions above station for irrigation and industrial and municipal water supplies. 

Surplus Canal diverts water 1,000 feet above station (see p. 119). For records of 

combined flow see following page.

Discharge, in seccnd-feet. water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

b

6

7

8

y

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

171

187

191

193

197

173

153

155

160

156

140

141

142

143

141

142

164

182

176

169

173

172

170

164

160

154

158

177

187

154

123

Nov.

127

157

150

149

148

147

145

148

148

147

145

144

143

145

145

143

141

140

137

138

138

138

140

140

131

147

143

136

134

139

Dec.

140

147

146

145

138

129

138

145

139

135

131

131

129

128

127

126

122

122

122

123

123

121

122

123

123

130

148

146

142

136

131

Jan.

129

128

126

125

123

122

122

122

120

119

119

117

118

117

116

113

120

128

128

128

130

130

129

129

136

152

154

148

145

140

140

Feb.

140

143

145

150

153

154

154

152

152

157

164

166

165

164

162

161

159

155

155

152

154

149

148

14S

147

144

146

148

_

-

Month

December ...................................

Calendar year 1946 ......................

March. .....................................

May. .......................................

September. .................................

Water year 1946-47 ......................

Mar.

147

152

158

159

156

151

149

151

149

146

145

145

145

140

138

136

137

137

138

143

126

111

117

122

118

111

107

105

102

105

89

Apr.

81

81

114

106

80

76

76

80

96

96

88

S7

82

78

SO

83

89

90

92

100

110

117

108

102

102

107

108

111

114

116

Seccndfoot-days

4,273

4,108

51,978

4 132

5,045

51,130

May

114

116

127

136

149

114

.113

112

108

101

105

114

115

99

S9

96

102

103

110

107

114

115

126

116

112

127

159

182

172

157

173

Maximum

157

148

248

180

219

222

June

185

182

187

201

187

175

154

171

208

184

179

203

176

158

150

126

117

124

116

108

137

136

94

76

77

85

84

81

82

86

Minimum

127

121

47

124

76

July

83

87

85

108

108

114

116

123

131

142

136

128

126

129

132

141

144

145

146

146

152

171

180

161

153

145

136

140

132

144

148

Aug.

150

154

148

158

178

204

199

186

168

181

222

200

195

183

180

182

177

166

164

162

164

173

172

171

165

156

148

172

156

0.26

87

Mean

163

142

133

142

169

168

140

Sept.

128

168

194

138

124

139

137

142

150

160

166

166

165

163

168

174

185

219

218

194

192

192

190

182

.173

162

160

162

162

172

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

10,050

8,480

8,150

103,100

8,200

7,500

10,410

10,010

101,400
100 JORDAN RIVER BASIN

Combined discharge, In second-feet, of Jordan River and Surplus Canal at Salt Lake City, Utah, 

water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

284

340

343

346

351

338

333

336

348

338

286

284

274

270

259

259

295

308

293

280

282

278

270

254

248

234

242

367

568

525

403

Nov.

323

300

274

269

270

268

263

269

268

265

261

258

256

265

265

261

255

252

243

246

261

270

314

408

356

315

293

272

266

278

-

Dec.

275

286

284

279

264

249

272

293

276

267

255

254

245

240

239

236

229

227

224

225

226

222

222

224

224

231

259

278

264

246

233

Jan.

226

224

219

216

213

212

211

210

208

204

200

196

197

196

194

188

183

184

182

182

184

185

183

181

196

239

244

231

225

212

213

Feb.

212

218

223

234

243

247

247

243

242

256

282

283

282

279

271

264

256

247

248

238

242

227

225

224

219

211

219

226

_

_

-

Month

December. ...................................

Calendar year 1946 ......................

March. .....................................

April ......................................

May. .......................................

June .................................. ....

July. ......................................

September ....!.............................

Water year 1946-47 ......................

Mar.

222

234

255

257

250

235

228

234

227

216

216

214

210

199

194

190

191

191

192

200

197

202

216

226

220

212

201

196

190

196

202

Apr.

194

214

335

309

239

224

220

237

279

281

256

253

235

222

224

235

249

250

246

.251

267

295

286

270

261

261

260

268

278

286

-

Secondfoot-days

7,748

93,626

6 338

7 255

8,918

102,109

May

282

290

324

348

413

390

410

408

400

406

444

485

501

452

414

396

383

363

346

317

301

269

281

255

234

225

265

321

332

291

329

Maximum

293

648

501

344

473

724

June

373

367

437

537

461

414

328

383

568

579

581

724

630

563

533

460

428

429

402

378

447

435

337

259

229

170

183

173

177

172

-

Minimum

222

145

2g5

212

166

July

166

172

170

206

195

188

184

199

221

247

235

204

210

215

219

254

247

250

250

244

275

328

344

290

262

250

233

248

231

253

265

Aug.

267

274

258

307

346

444

431

377

325

373

504

410

369

320

324

327

311

291

278

267

262

266

264

265

250

245

240

235

?31

227

224

Mean

250

257

297

280

Sept.

222

220

239

218

217

223

212

225

248

266

280

276

273

273

270

291

324

449

473

399

382

374

368

360

353

301

290

291

287

314

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

15,370

185,700

13,500

15,240

24x110

17,690

202,500
JORDAN RIVER BASIN 101

Spanish Fork at Thistle,, Utah

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat.-40°00', long. 111°30', In SW£ sec. 28, T. 9 S., R. 

4 E., at Thistle, 600 feet downstream from confluence of Soldier Fork and Thistle 

Creek and 2j miles upstream from Diamond Fork.

Drainage area,.- 490 square miles.

Records available - January 1908 to September 1925 and October 1936 to ^eptemter 1947 in 

reports or ideological Survey, January 1933 to September 1947 in reports of Spanish 

Fork water commissioner.

Average discharge^- 31 years (1908-25, 1933-47), 95.7 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 473 second-feet May 8 (gage height, 4.04 feet); 

minimum, 27 second-feet Aug. 31.

1908-25, 1933-47: Maximum discharge observed, 1,250 second-feet May 26, 1932; minimum observed, 10 second-feet Sept. 17, 22, 25, Oct. 25, 1934.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

wnien are fair. Small diversions above station for irrigation.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

32

38

32

32

34

34

36

38

36

35

37

37

38

38

38

39

43

43

42

43

44

44

44

44

43

45

47

67

68

54

48

Nov.

47

45

41

44

45

42

45

47

46

43

44

46

48

49

47

45

43

46

47

49

45

48

63

74

52

5Z

53

54

53

51

-

Dec.

51

51

50

53

*54

55

58

54

51

47

49

50

49

49

49

48

38

38

38

46

44

47

49

47

50

51

59

53

43

42

42

Jan.

b41

b41

b41

b40

b39

b40

*40

b39

b39

b40

b40

b39

b39

b39

b37

b35

b36

b37

b39

b42

b42

b42

b44

46

48

45

51

52

50

b48

b45

Feb.

t45

b46

*b47

*48

49

51

50

48

49

50

53

54

59

63

64

70

73

80

73

67

62

63

68

76

70

68

70

62

_

_

-

Month

October. .............................'......

November ...................................

December ...................................

Calendar year 1946 ......................

January. ...................................

February. ..................................

March. .....................................

April ......................................

May. .......................................

June .......................................

July. ......................................

August .....................................

September ..................................

Water year 1946-47 ......................

Mar.

58

58

55

54

54

53

" 5558

62

79

85

76

89

104

170

204

182

157

143

139

131

129

174

124

111

104

98

95

100

104

104

Apr.

102

106

109

104

98

97

94

94

107

109

102

95

100

120

145

161

166

174

174

195

215

233

212

189

176

176

184

189

197

217

-

Secondfoot-days

1,293

1,454

1,505

26,865

1,296

1,678

3,209

4,440

8,656

2,692

1,500

1,362

1,040

30,125

May

242

286

350

399

425

446

443

451

42O

384

358

352

319

294

276

261

256

249

240

224

212

217

206

191

184

176

168

172

159

151

145

Maximum

68

74

 59

329

52

80

204

233

451

139

70

57

53

451

June

139

129

124

122

112

a!05

alOO

alOO

allO

97

100

85

76

 73

70

68

66

66

72

85

102

95

76

70

74

80

78

73

73

72

-

Minimum

3

4

3

2

3

4

5

9

14

6

3

3

2

July

70

64

62

63

59

62

62

60

60

50

51

50

52

53

52

52

49

41

39

37

38

40

41

39

40

38

38

38

34

33

33

Aug.

36

59

40

42

44

46

41

39

43

50

51

47

47

54

41

42

43

43

44

46

57

48

40

40

40

40

41

45

44

48

41

Mean

2 41.7

1 48.5

3 48.5

3 73.6

5 41.8

5 59.9

5 104

t 148-

5 279

5 89.7

5 48.4

5 43.9

9 34.7

3 82.5

Sept.

40

38

38

39

36

38

36

37

37

34

33

33

S2

32

32

32

53

33

34

36

35

34

34

33

30

29

29

30

31

32

-

Runoff in 

acre- feet

2,560

2,880

2,990

53,290

2,570

3,330

6,360

8,810

17,170

5,340

2,980

2,700

2,060

59,750

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Spanish Fork at Castllla 

Diamond Fork near Thistle.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
JORDAN RIVER BASIN

Spanish Pork at Castilla, Utah

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°03'00", long. 111°32'45", in S¥iNF,£ sec. 12, T. 

y S., R. 3 E., 600 feet upstream from outlet of Cold Springs, 1 mile up3tream from . 

diversion dam of Bureau of Reclamation, l£ miles northwest of Castilla, and 3 miles 

downstream from Diamond Pork.

Drainage area.- 670 square miles.

Records available.- May 1919 to September 1925 and October 1936 to September 1947 in reports or ueoiogical Survey. January 1933 to September 1947 in reports of Spanish Pork 

water commissioner.

Average discharge.- 20 years (1919-25, 1933-47), 214 second feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 664 second-feet July 8 (gage height, 5.20 feet); 

minimum not determined.

1919-25, 1933-47: Maximum dally discharge, 1,520 second-feet May 22, 1920; minimum, 

24 second-feet Jan. 19, 1943.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair.

'several small diversions above station for irrigation. Plow is materially increased by 

water diverted by tunnel from Strawberry Reservoir (capacity, 250,000 acre-feet) in 

Colorado River Basin into Diamond Pork for irrigation in Jordan River Basin (see p.105).

Discharge, la second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

IS

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

SI

Oct.

196

200

160

160

152

146

150

144

98

89

81

80

80

80

78

76

81

79

78

76

76

75

75

74

74

75

78

114

129

93

84

Nov.

81

79

75

78

79

74

78

80

79

75

73

76

78

80

78

75

74

75

76

81

75

79

100

119

86

85

8684 '

84

81

-

Dec.

8180'

79

81

85

85

89

86

83

75

83

81

81

80

80

79

60

53

61

75

70

73

76

73

78

80

92

85

60

58

a56

Jan.

a54

a54

a53

a53

a54

aS6

a60

a58

a58

a60

a60

a58

a58

a58

a56

a54

a57 -a62

a66

69

66

69

72

73

74

,5

78

78

76

67

73

Feb.

68

72

75

76

78

80

78

76

76

80

84

84

90

96

96

98

104

112

102

94

89

90

93

102

96

93

94

88

_

-

Month

October. ....................................

November. ..................................

December. ...................................

Calendar year 1946 ......................

January ....................................

February. ..................................

March. .....................................

April ......................................

May. .......................................

June. ......................................

July....... ................................

August .....................................

September. .................................

Water year 1946-47 ......................

Mar.

84

84

83

83

83

83

84

86

89

105

119

105

116

128

307

275

271

254

232

210

196

198

320

202

164

158

148

156

164

175

171

Apr.

171

175

177

173

160

154

148

147

175

166

158

145

153

182

221

248

258

271

268

299

343

370

341

299

281

276

291

294

299

332

-

Secondfoot-days

3 231

2^423

2,358

79,068

1, 961

2,464

4 933

6,975

14,527

6,484

12,863

9,154

6,841

74,214

May

364

413

484

574

597

608

608

608

563

505

477

480

423

388

373

355

346

341

332

308

410

480

523

537

544

544

559

544

453

410

376

Maximum

200

119

92

617

78

112

320

370

608

417

608

463

327

60S

June

343

343

370

370

313

276

236

231

273

233

226

a!65

a!45

a!35

a!30

126

128

126

160

212

212

164

136

124

124

128

124

201

313

417

-

Minimum

74

73

53

53

53

68

83

145

124

212

171

132

53

July

477

530

555

537

544

566

601

608

593

559

548

470

385

341

358

395

410

391

382

382

401

394

302

212

248

258

268

284

286

297

281

Aug.

305

310

268

268

286

299

266

250

258

263

214

201

187

171

187

233'

260

289

329

398

463

388

346

324

302

338

385

391

376

321

278

Mein

104

80*8 7e!i

ri?

63.3

159 5*32

4:69

?16

*15

295

228

203

Sept.

250

258

294

318

324

327

305

297

297

310

294

253

233

231

250

276

316

263

175

138

158

140

140

147

151

143

132

132

145

164

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

6,410

4,810

4,680

156,800

3,890

4 , 

AQA O3V

9,780 

13,830

oo £O,DJ.U fll A

12,860

25,510

18,160 

13,570

147,200

a Ho gage-height record] discharge computed on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, 

and records for other Spanish 7ork stations.
JORDAN RIVER BASIN 103

Spanish Pork near Lake Shore, Utah

Location,- Water-stage recorder and low-water timber control, lat. 40°10', long. 111°44', 

in sts^SEt sec. 32 T. 7 S. ( R. 2 E., 400 feet downstream from bridge, 1 mile upstream 

from mouth, and 2j miles north of Lake Shore.

Drainage area.- 700 square miles.

Records available.- January 1938 to September 1947. December 1903 to July 1907 and March 

lauy co September 1925 at site 3 miles upstream.

Average discharge.- 26 years (1904-6, 1909-19, 1920-25, 1938-47), 91.4 second-feet. 

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 360 second-feet Mar. 23; no flow on sev1903-7, 1909-25, 1938-47: Maximum discharge observed, 1,430 second-fset May 11,. 

1909; practically no flow at times during irrigation season of most year's.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record, w'aich are poor. 

Flow regulated by many diversions for irrigation and hydroelectric pow.er plant. During 

latter part of irrigation season only waste and return waters pass gage. Station is 

below all diversions.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

8.3

12

1.4

.6

7.6

2.8

10

14

30

19

33

59

65

67

60

55

63

53

63

61

64

64

63

65

65

65

69

102

152

108

90

Nov.

88

84

72

72

80

69

72

85

S3

83

78

84

85

83

84

80

.76

78

83

83

80

83

102

166

110

104

101

98

10 Z

9?

Dec.

95

94

94

95

98

98

104

104

101

93

90

91

91

90

87

91

83

67

69

79

84

83

84

86

82

90

110

100

70

68

66

Jan.

65

64

64

68

66

66

70

74

80

82

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

81

82

81

82

85

88

90

94

96

94

96

86

90

Feb.

78

93

90

91

92

99

94

94

98

100

106

116

115

130

131

135

130

142

136

116

110

112

110

120

110

107

108

102

^

_

-

Heath

December. ...................................

Calendar year 1946 ......................

March. .....................................

April ......................................

May. .......................................

September. .................................

Water year 1946-47 ......................

Mar.

97

96

96

96

96

95

94

98

102

108

137

118

123

133

180

315

300

280

260

240

225

230

360

230

18Q

174

159

176

185

199

197

Apr.

192

194

204

200

193

188

181

178

197

200

174

122

126

134

155

182

189

188

167

161

189

205

192

158

147

126

155

152

116

108

-

Seccndfcot-daye

1,592

2,647

2,737

27,960

2,484

3,065

5,379

5,073

178

6.8

40.1

31.1

24,580

May

103

102

114

152

168

160

130

80

68

55

45

3b

25

15

11

11

9.8

10

9.3

8.8

7.4

6.9

5.7

3.5

2.5

2.1

4.0

3.0

.7

.8

.6

Maximum

152

166

110

529

96

142

360

205

1.0

6.4

2.5

360

June

0.5

.3

.4

.1

0

0

0

0

0

3.7

7.5

32

12

12

11

9.5

8.8

6.2

6.0

8.8

7.4

9.3

9.3

8.6

6.0

5.4

4.6

3.5

3.2

2.0

-

Minimum

0.

69

66

0.

64

78

94

108

0

0

0

0

0

July

l.C

O.E

.3

.?

 F

-2-

.?.£ 

.3

0

0

0

0

.3

.5

0

0

.2

.1

0

0

d

.9

.5

.4

0

.1

.1

.6

.1

0

Aug.

0.2

3.0

4.9

4.0

1.2

1.2

.9

.7

1

3.5

2.3

.3

.3

.3

0

.2

.1

.2

0

0

2.8

6.4

1.4

1.0

.9

.7

.7

.7

.7

.4

.1

Mean

5 51.3

88.2

88.3

> 76.6

80.1

109

174

169

3 43.5

5.94

0.219

1.29

1.04

67.3

Sept.

0

0

.4

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

.3

0

0

0

0

.1

0

0.2

2.5

V 2.5

Runoff in 

acre- feet

3,160

5,250

5,430

54,790

4,930

6,080

10,670

10,060

2,680

353

13

80

62

48,770

Note.- No gage-height record Dec. 4, Dec. 25 to Jan. 25, Feb. 24 to Mar. 3, Mar. 15-26, Hay 8-12, 

June 5-9, June 30 to July 7, Sept 20-30, discharge interpolated, or computed on barls of records for 

station at Castilla.
104 JORDAN RIVER BASIN

Diamond Fork near Thistle, Utah

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°02'15", long. 111°29'20", in NWiNE^- sec. 16, T. 

y S. , K. 4 E., ij miles upstream from mouth, 3 miles north of Thistle, and 3^ miles 

downstream from Little Diamond Creek.

Drainage area.- 155 square miles.

Records available.- April 1940 to September 1947. December 1907 to September 1917 at 

site 1 1/3 miles downstream.

Average discharge.- 10 years (1914-17, 1940-47), 106 second-feet.

Extremes . - Maximum discharge during year, 556 second- feet (regulated) Aug. 21 (gage height 

a.yb reet); minimum not determined.

1907-17, 1940-47: Maximum discharge observed, 735 second-feet May 9, 1909; minimum, 

1.6 second- feet Nov. 26, 1944.

Remarks . - Records fair. Small diversions above station for .irrigation. Flow is materially 

increased by water diverted by tunnel from Strawberry Reservoir in Colorado River Basin 

(capacity, 250,000 acre-feet) for irrigation in Jordan River Basin (see p. 105).

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

161

145

117

115

100

9S

100

85

39

26

20

18

16

16

12

11

13

12

11

11

11

10

9.2.

10

9.2

9.2

9.2

24

35

24

14

Nov.

12

10

12

19

17

16

16

17

17

16

15

16

17

18

18

16

14

16

16

18

16

17

24

23

14

17

18

16

16

16

-

Dec.

15

14

14 '

15

*17

17

18

17

16

13

16

15

15

15

14

14

blO

b8.O

8.5

15

14

13

14

12

12

13

14

13

12

b9

8

Jan.

8

*b9.8

10

10

10

10

10

9

8

7

7

7

7

8

8

8

b9

b9

b9

blO

10

8.0

7.5

8

9

10

Feb.

11

12

14

15

15

16

15

14

14

16

15

16

16

17

18

18

19

22

20

18

17

19

18

19

18

17

19

16

_

_

-

Month

October. ...................................

November ...................................

December. ...................................

Calendar year 1946 ......................

January ....................................

February ...................................

March ......................................

April. .....................................

Mnv May. .......................................

June .......................................

July .......................................

August .....................................

September. .................................

Water year 1946-47 ......................

Mar.

15

16

16

17

18

18

18

18

18

19

20

20

20

22

28

35

40

46

49

50

49

52

85

48

40

40

36

44

46

50

48

Apr.

48

48

48

46

44

41

40

40

46

42

41

40

42

50

62

71

76

78

78

83

92

104

92

85

81

79

87

87

87

90

-

Seoondfoot-days

1,290.8

493

420.5

46,417.3

266.3

464

1,041

1,948

5,578

3,310

11,631

7,713

5,233

39,388.6

May

98

108

123

139

143

139

136

134

128

117

119

125

108

100

96

94

92

92

90

89

204

257

310

358

370

361

375

347

282

236

208

Maximum

161

24

18

556

10

22

85

104

375

336

529

412

273

529

June

173

178

210

218

180

150

115

123

157

121

100

64

56

54

52

49

49

48

78

113

85

48

42

40

39

37

40

120

235

336

-

Minimum

9.2

10

8.C

8.C

7

11

15

40

89

37

190

125

79

7

July

420

481

470

464

4S1

493

508

529

517

508

490

438

362

320

332

374

398

384

361

358

395

372

275

190

233

236

241

249

249

265

238

Aug.

263

263

215

215

236

246

215

205

210

205

152

152

139

125

151

200

215

252

287

347

412

342

303

282

260

295

347

347

333

268

231

Mean

41.6

16.4

) 13.6

) 127

8.59

16.6

33.6

64.9

180

110

375

249

174

108

Sept.

208

210

252

273

271

265

244

238

236

249

236

192

180

178

202

223

233

198

110

79

83

85

89

98

104

98

89

89

100

121

-

Runoff in 

aore-feet

2,560

978

834

92,050

528

920

2,060

3,860

11,060

6,570

23,070

15,300

10,380

78,120

Ho gage-_height record Oct. 31 to Nov. 3, Dee. 29, Dec. 31 to Jan. 

discharge "computed on basis of weather records and records for other 

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage discharge relation affected by ice.

Jan. 8-21, Jan. 29 to Feb. 2; 

Danish Pork stations
JORDAN RIVER BASIN 105

Strawberry tunnel at West Portal, near Thistle, Utah

Location.- Water-stage recorder and rectangular weir, lat. 40°09'40", long. 111°14'40", 

in sec. 34, T. 7 S., R. 6 E., 40 feet downstream from west portal of tunnel and 18 

miles northeast of Thistle.

Records available.- October 1945 to September 1947. October 1922 to September 1925 and 

May 1932 to September 1945 in Spanish Fork water commissioner 1 s reports and files of 

Salt Lake City district office, Geological Survey.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 514 second-feet July 8; minimum, 5 seeond-reet (seepage) Oct. 9 to Apr. 30.

1922-25, 1932-47: Maximum daily discharge, 595 second-feet July 9, 1923; minimum 

daily observed, 4 second-feet many times when no water is being diverted from Strawberry Reservoir.

Remarks.- Records furnished by Spanish Pork Water Users' Association. They show water 

diverted from Strawberry Reservoir plus tunnel seepage for use on lands of Strawberry 

project.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

1819'

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

134

117

100

101

86

86

86

50

5

Nov.

5

-

Dec.

5

Jan.

5

Feb.

> 5

-

_

-

Month

October ....................................

November. ...............................'...

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1946 ......................

January .................................. .

February ...................................

March ......................................

April. .....................................

May........................................

June .......................................

July..... ..................................

August .....................................

September ..................................

Water year 1946-47 ......................

Mar.

5

Apr.

'

5

-

Secondfoot-days

875

150

155

34,428.6

155

140

155

150

2 ,'241

' , 

5J065

30,139.5

May

> 5.5

38

144

221

267

304

320

322

343

286

228

189

163

Maximum

134

-

520

343

327

514

371

268

514

June

130

153

186

177

133

106

70

96

104

80

25

6

6

6

6

6

6

14

70

83

19

6

6

6

6

6

29

125

248

327

Minimum

.

_

6

141

105

70

-

July Aug.

384 264

462 243

461 201

452 209

467 228

480 234

509 190

514 182

487 192

489 175

473 125

395 131

313 115

277 105

304 145

348 194

362 209

345 250

334 287

337 337

364 371

336 310

219 279

141 259

223 240

218 292

229 350

245 334

250 317

260 241

230 209

Mean

28.2

5

5

94.3

5

5

5

5

94.5

74.7

332

233

169

82.6

Sept.

193

202

251

268

268

265

241

236

234

251

227

181

179

176

208

226

224

170

81

70

77

79

84

97

98

91

83

86

99

118

Runoff in 

acre-feet

1,740

298

307

6ft, 300

307

278

307

298

5,810

4,440

21,640

14,320

10,040

59,780

847921 O - 49 - 8
106 JORDAN RIVER BASIN

Hobble Creek near Springville, Utah

\

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°09'30", long. 111C 31'30", in NEj- sec. 6, T. 8 

i>., H. 4 E., 1,000 feet downstream from Springville hydroelectric plant, If miles 

downstream from Right Pork, and 4 miles southeast of Springville.

Drainage area.- 105 square miles.

Records available.- March 1904 to December 1916 (1906-7 gage heights only), April 1945 to 

beptemoer 1947.

Average discharge.- 12 years (1905, 1907-16, 1945-47), 58.4 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 261 second-feet May 5 (gage height, 3.53 feet); 

minimum, 4.8 second-feet (regulated) Aug. 25.

1904-9, 1909-16, 1945-47: Maximum discharge observed, 824 second-feet Apr. 29, 1916 

(gage height, 6.40 feet, site and datum then in use); minimum, 1.4 second-feet (regulated) Feb. 12, 1946.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of doubtful or no gage-height record, 

whicn are fair. Several diversions above station for irrigation. Flow regulated by 

hydroelectric plant at times during low stages.

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Dot.

15

17

18

20

20

22

25

25

23

22

22

22

22

21

21

21

22

24

24

23

23

22

22

23

22

22

22

30

32

26

26

Nov.

24

24

23

23

23

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

21

21

22

22

22

26

29

26

26

26

25

25

25

Dec.

24

24

24

23

22

21

21

20

2O

22

V 22

Jan.

> 22

22

22

22

22

22

22

23

23

23

23

Feb.

23

24

23

22

22

22

22

22

22

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

_

-

Month

October. ...................................

December. ...................................

Calendar year 1946 ......................

February

March. ....:................................

May- .......................................

September ..................................

Water year 1946-47 ......................

Mar.

25

25

25

24

23

23

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

25

26

28

33

42

50

58

61

81

116

92

73

64

59

65

74

91

89

Apr.

89

97

104

97

84

76

69

66

68

66

64

62

66

91

129

144

152

144

137

152

170

173

150

132

125

124

127

125

129

143

Secondfoot-clays

683

14,816

602

15,970

May

157

171

198

232

244

218

192

179

164

146

134

148

143

129

122

117

114

114

114

112

109

101

92

68

85

88

86

85

71

73

73

Maximum

32

336

1 IK

24

244

June

66

62

62

62

61

60

57

51

52

50

66

59

53

44

39

37

40

43

48

49

52

53

50

49

47

45

a44

a42

a44

a42

-

Minimum

^

_

2"

1C

-

July

a 40

a39

a37

a36

a34

a33

32

34

33

32

26

28

28

25

25

26

24

24

25

25

22

23

21

21

20

20

20

20

23

24

22

Aug.

22

22

22

24

22

22

22

21

22

24

26

23

22

21

21

21

23

24

22

23

22

21

20

17

16

19

19

21

22

22

2O

Meat

5 22 5

22. 0

4O.6

* 23 9

> \\2

20.1

43.8

Sept.

20

19

17

17

17

17

16

18

19

20

20

19

21

21

20

2O

19

20

21

24

23

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

21

19

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

1,350

29,390

1,190

31,660

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on baala of weather records and records for Deer Creel? 

near Wlldwood.

Note.- Doubtful gage-height record Dec. 2-5, Dec. 12 to Jan.' 21; discharge computed on basis of 2 

discharge measurements, weather records, and records for Deer Creek near Wildwood.
JORDAN RIVER BASIN 107

Provo River near Charleston, Utah

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°29', long. 111°28', in SW£ sec. 11, T. 4 S., 

K. 4 E., 900 feet upstream from Snake Creek and Ij miles northeast of Charleston.

Records available.- October 1945 to September 1947. October 1938 to September 1945 

collected by Bureau of Reclamation, available in files of Salt Lake City district 

office, Geological Survey.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,620 second-feet May 28 (gage freight, 2.85 

reel;); minimum, 27 second-feet Sept. 8.

1945-47: Maximum discharge, that of May 28, 1947; minimum, 25 second-feet Aug. 13. 

1946.

Remarks.- Records poor. Many diversions above station for irrigation. Records include 

now of Weber-Provo diversion canal (see p. 113). Plow also slightly affected by 

small lakes near headwaters that serve as reservoirs.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 154-7

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

31

33

31

31

32

33

34

36

45

49

61

59

62

67

76

74

86

93

95

92

90

88

90

90

88

88

92

218

300

180

151

Nov.

1

y 150

I

1

183

130

122

109

103

101

1

> 100

107

130

109

135

292

288

143

143

165

168

151

140

Dec.

143

138

138

148

155

158

160

150

130

115

138

162

143

125

120

118

72

57

88

95

95

95

95

88

90

95

107

103

72

70

62

Jan.

80

90

78

S2

76

84

109

97

92

95

103

101

95

101

96

92

93

95

98

107

112

116

114

118

118

120

120

120

120

109

112

Feb.

115

115

120

120

125

117

103

98

93

108

112

108

117

117

117

117

127

137

137

132

117

117

127

137

132

117

112

112

_

-

Month

October ....................................

November ...................................

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1946 ......................

January ....................................

February ...................................

March. .....................................

April ......................................

May. .......................................

June .......................................

July. ......................................

August .....................................

September. .................................

Water year 1946-47 ......................

Mar.

108

108

112

112

103

108

112

112

112

117

153

132

132

164

242

242

242

242

231

225

208

208

260

185

132

148

127

169

219

254

254

Apr.

219

236

242

236

219

214

191

191

231

231

214

191

202

254

334

384

391

391

378

404

457

518

490

450

443

424

477

470

477

511

Secondfoot-days

2,595

4,169

3,525

85,545

3,143

3,306

5,273

10,070

31,612

28,966

3,114

1, 695

2,229

99,697

May

545

645

929

1,170

1,380

1,100

1,010

1,010

1,050

937

858

750

609

552

518

819

1,010

1,060

1,130

1,170

1,170

1,160

1,120

1,100

1,240

1,300

1,360

1,520

1,290

1,080

1,020

Maximum

300

292

162

1,210

120

137

260

518

1,520

1,260

400

61

180

1,520

June

1,020

1,020

1,020

1,070

993

953

1,000

1,160

1,230

1,260

1,250

1,180

1,100

1,050

1,000

1,000

1,080

1,120

1,020

1,180

1,230

1,050

920

740

640

620

580

540

500

440

Minimum

3

5

2

7

9

10

19

51

44

4

3

3

July

4CO

310

2fO

2C1

1J7

117

105

93

84

76

66

60

52

48

> *5

1 .,

1

Aug.

46

47

48

46

51

53

55

58

60

61

60

59

58

57

56

55

54

53

52

52

52

51

53

56

60

61

61

61

57

52

48

Mean

1 83.7

139

7 114

B 234

S 101

3 118

3 170

1 336

S 1,020

:> 966

100

3 54.7

1 74.3

1 273

Sept.

48

61

52

39

39

31

35

31

39

39

39

43

39

61

74

74

98

143

180

127

117

127

122 ,

112

93

83

83

74

65

61

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

5,150

8,270

6,990

169,700"

6,230

6,560

10,460

19,970

62,700

57,450

6,180

3,360

4,420

197,700

Note.- No sage-height record Nov. 1-5, Feb. 1-5, July 9 to Aug. 25;-indefinite stage-discharge relation Nov. 12-18 Dec. 4-10, 20-23, Dec. 30 to Jan. 1, Jan. 15-19, May 30 to June 3, June 9 to July 5, 

July 8; discharge computed on basis of 4 discharge measurements, weather records, a comparison 

with a compilation of records for upper Provo River Basin stations, and records fir other nearby 

stations.
108 JORDAN RIVER BASIN

Deer Creek Reservoir near Charleston, Utah

Records available.- December 1940 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum contents observed during year, 153,100 acre-feet July 1 (elevation, 

b,417.20 feet); minimum observed, 75,180 acre-feet Apr. 13 (elevation, 5.38C.40 feet).

1940-47: Maximum contents observed, 154,400 acre-feet June 19, 1946 (elevation, 

5,417.65 feet); minimum observed, 1,200 acre-feet Dec. 16, 1940 (elevation, 5,296.8 

feet) .

Remarks.- Reservoir is formed by earth-fill dam with concrete cut-off wall, completed in 

 October 1941. Storage began in October 1940. Capacity, 152,560 acre-feet tetween elevations 5,280 feet (bottom of outlet tunnel) and 5,417 feet (top of 20-foot radial 

gates). Dead storage, 2,870 acre-feet below elevation 5,305 feet (sill of trash-rack 

structure). Water used for irrigation, domestic, and industrial purposes. Gage read 

once daily at 8 a.m.; contents given herein includes dead storage and is eoirputed from 

12 p.m. elevations which are based on trend indicated by 8 a.m. readings.

Cooperation.- Records of daily elevations and contents furnished by Prove River water 

commissioner.

Contents, In acre-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

108,500

108,300

108,000

107,800

107,600

107,600

107,600

107,600

107,600

107 , 600

107,600

107,700

107,800

107,900

1O8 , 000

108,100

108,200

108,300

108,500

108,600

108,700

108,800

109,000

109,100

109,100

109,200

109,500

110,100

111,000

111,300

111,400

Nov.

111,400

111,400

111,500

111,600

111 , 600

111,700

111,800

111,800

111,900

111,900

111,900

111,900

112,000

112,000

112,000

112,000

112,000

112,000

112,000

112,100

112,100

112,200

112,700

113,200

113,600

114,200

114,700

114,600

114,300

113,900

-

Dec.

113,600

113,200

112,800

112,400

112,100

111,800

111,600

110,500

109,700

109,100

108,600

108,100

107,600

107,000

106,400

105,800

105,100

104,400

103,700

103,000

102,400

101,800

101,300

100,700

100,200

99,660

99,180

98,530

97,850

97,180

96,500

Jan.

95,890

95,280

94,670

94,020

93,360

92,670

91,950

91,250

90,540

89,840

89,140

88,480

87,890

87,290

86,670

86,060

85,450

84,840

84,240

83,790

83,350

82,900

82,480

82,060

81,730

81,400

81,120

80,890

80,760

80,620

80,480

Feb.

80,340

80,200

80,060

79,910

79,730

79,560

79,390

79,220

79,050

78,880

78,710

78,540

78,370

78,200

78,030

77,860

77,720

77,590

77,450

77,340

77,220

77,100

77,000

76,900

76,760

76,680

76,680

76,680

_

-

-

Mar.

76,550

76,410

76,280

76,140

76,010

75,880

75,750

75,610

75,480

75,430

75,430

75,430

75,430

75,480

75,680

75,900

76,130

7 6.34O

76,550

76,750

76,920

77,080

77,270

77,300

77,270

77,130

76,880

76,630

76,460

76,380

76,300

Apr.

76,180

76,230

76,280

76,210

76,130

75,940

75,760

75,580

75,420

75,270

75,250

75,230

75,180

75,300

75,520

75,810

76,260

76,700

77,130

77,570

78,150

78,880

79,310

79,390

79,390

79,390

79,390

79,510

79,840

80,290

-

May

80,770

81 , 520

82,780

84,200

85,540

86,800

87,620

88,440

89,360

90,000

90,460

90,780

90,780

90,430

90,090

90,560

91,860

93,320

94,880

96,600

98,340

100,000

101,600

103,200

104,900

106,600

108,900

111,200

113,200

114,600

115,900

June

117,300

118,700

120,500

122,300

124,000

125., 600

126,900

128,600

130,300

132,200

134,100

135,900

137,500

138,900

140,200

141,500

143,000

144,500

145,800

147,400

149,100

150,400

151,200

151,500

151,600

151,800

152,300

152,600

152,800

153,000

July

153,100

152,900

152,700

152,400

152,200

151,800

151,400

151,000

150,700

150, 300

149,800

149,200

148,800

148,300

147,900

147,500

147 , 000

146,600

146,200

145,900

145,500

145,100

144,800

144,400

144,000

143,700

143,300

143,000

142,600

142,300

142,100

Aug.

141,800

141,400

141,100

140, 700

140,400

14O.OOO

139,700

139,400

139,100

138,900

138,600

138,400

138,100

137,800

137,600

137,300

137,100

136,800

136,500

136,300

136,000

135,700

135,400

135,100

134,800

134,500

134,100

133,800

133,500

133,200

132,900

Sept.

132,600

132,300

132,000

131 , 600

131,300

130,900

130,500

130,100

129,700

129,300

128,800

128,400

128,000

127,700

127,300

127,100

126,900

126,800

126,600

126,500

126,400

126,300

126,100

126,000

125,800

125,600

125,400

125,200

125,000

124,900

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Date

Calendar year 1946...

Mar. 31................

Water year 1946-47...

Elevation 

(feet)

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

-

Change In contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

+30,740

-10 900

+16,200
JORDAN RIVER BASIN 109

Provo River near Wildwood, Utah

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°24', long. 111°32', In NE^ sec. 7, "I. 5 S., R. 

4 Ji., 1,500 feet downstream from Deer Creek, half a mile downstream from Deer Creek 

Reservoir, and 2 miles northeast of Wildwood.

Records available.- October 1945 to September 1947. October 1938 to September 1945, 

collected oy Bureau of Reclamation, available in files of Salt Lake City district 

office, Geological Survey.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge recorded during year, 897 second-feet May 14 (gage height, 

3.99 feet); minimum daily, 35 second-feet Nov. 25.

1945-47: Maximum discharge recorded, that of May 14, 1947; minimuir, 30 second-feet 

Dec. 28, 1945. .

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Station is below diversions for irrigation in Heber Valley and above those in vicinity 

of Provo. Plow regulated by Deer Creek Reservoir and small lakes at 1-eadwaters that 

serve as reservoirs. Small transmountain diversion from Strawberry River drainage, to 

Daniels Creek. Records include flow of Weber-Provo diversion canal (fee p. 113).

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Jan. 19)

l.S 39 2

1.9 54 2

2.0 72 3

2.2 114 3

2.4 165 3

6 228

9 342

2 474

5 622

9 844

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

£57

257

253

253

250

al60

> a!55

a!60

al65

a!70

also

a!90

a205

aZOO

a!90

a205

Nov.

235

235

235

235

235

239

242

242

242

242

242

246

246

246

250

250

253

253

264

275

279

283

294

a 310

a35

a 37

a40

a 300

460

465

-

Dec.

465

469

469

469

469

469

469

a780

546

527

527

522

522

522

522

522

517

512

517

517

512

512

508

512

508

512

512

517

512

508

508

Jan.

512

508

508

503

503

503

503

503

498

498

498

498

498

498

498

493

493

493

493

446

410

410

410

410

410

410

410

367

314

294

294

Feb.

294

294

294

291

291

291

291

291

291

291

291

291

291

291

291

291

291

291

291

291

291

291

291

291

291

291

291

291

-

_

-

Month

October. ...................................

November. ..................................

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1946 ......................

January ....................................

February ...................................

March. .....................................

April ......................................

May........................................

June .......................................

July. ......................................

August .....................................

September ..................................

Water year 1946 -47 ......................

Mar.

291

291

291

287

287

291

291

294

294

294

294

294

294

294

298

298

302

302

302

302

306

306

314

306

306

402

437

442

442

442

442

Apr.

Secondfoot days

5,575

7,410

15,953

121,875

14,086

8,157

10,036

13,490

18,600

13,785

12,094

10,868

9,963

140,017

442

446

442

442

437

437

437

437

437

437

371

342

346

350

355

359

363

363

367

397

424

419

488

607

633

633

633

607

517

522

May

527

527

607

708

736

741

741

747

741

741

741

780

827

874

891

815

451

437

437

442

442

446

446

460

460

465

469

474

474

474

479

Maximum

257

465

780

780

CT <? OJ.C

294

442

633

891

675

469

371

371

891

June

428

397

388

393

393

402

415

419

424

424

415

402

402

406

402

428

446

465

484

484

484

484

591

675

, 675

581

474

451

479

474

Minimum

35

465

35

294

291

287

342

437

272

330

283

35

July

465

469

451

44,6

446

44,6

442

44,2

397

3PO

308

393

393

402

3P4

3PO

3137

363

3153

3137

3157

3157

363

3133

3133

3153

3153

363

3133

363

272

Aug.

371

567

567

567

367

363

2

;

63

63

67

367

367

1

;

67

55

50

338

330

2

;

2

30

30

30

334

334

7

3

%

34

34

34

350

359

3

3

3

3

50

50

38

42

350

Mean

180

247

515

334

454

291

324

450

600

459

390

351

332

384

Sept.

350

350

350

350

355

363

371

371

371

367

367

367

350

346

346

342

346

314

298

283

283

287

298

306

306

310

306

302

302

306

Runoff in 

acre-feet

11,060

14,700

31,640

2*1,740

27 940

16 ! 180

19 910

?fi'?Rn

36|s90

27 340

23 990

?i '^fin

19J760

277,730

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of record 

Reservoir and records for station at Vivian Park.

of gate changes at Deer Creek
110 JORDAN RIVER BASIN

Provo River at Vivian Park, Utah

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°22>, long. lll°34' r In NW£ sec. 85, T. 5 S., R. 3 

K., naif a mile downstream from North Fork, 3,500 feet northeast of Vivian Park, and 

three-quarters of a mile upstream from South Pork.

Drainage area.- 600 square miles.

Records available.- November 1911 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 35 years, 350 second-feet. (Since 1932 flow includes that of Weberprovo diversion canal.)

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,090 second-feet (regulated) Dec. 8 (gage height, 

4.5V reet); minimum daily, 42 second-feet (regulated) Nov. 27.

1911-47: Maximum discharge observed, 3,180 second-feet June 11, 1921; minimum, that 

of Nov. 27, 1946.

Remarks.- Records good. Station is below diversions for irrigation in Heber Valley and 

above those in vicinity of Provo. Flow regulated by Deer Creek Reservoir aid small 

lakes at headwaters that serve as reservoirs. Small transmountain diversions from 

Strawberry River drainage into Daniels Creek. Records Include flow of Webe^-Provo 

diversion canal (see p. 113).

Rating table, water, year 1946-47 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge. In second-feet)

1.3 50 2.8

1.6 92 3.4

2.0 165 3.8

2.4 257 4.3

367

56S

718

945

Discharge, In second- f set, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

273

267

267

267

267

171

161

161

159

159

157

157

157

157

157

159

159

161

159

157

157

157

163

171

180

188

193

220

2O6

197

224

Nov.

244

244

242

242

242

242

242

242

242

282

262

262

265

265

265

262

262

262

273

280

278

278 '294

286

49

43

42

311

480

480

-

Dec.

480

480

477

477

577

480

477

834

680

543

539

536

528

528

528

532

528

528

532

532

532

536

532

532

528

532

536

532

525

525

525

Jan.

522

519

516

513

510

510

510

509

509

509

508

508

508

5O5

502

502

5O2

501

501

460

420

420

420

417

414

414

414

390

340

300

295

Feb.

295

295

295

295

294

294

294

294

296

299

296

296

296

296

296

296

296

296

296

296

296

296

296

296

296

296

299

296

_

_

-

Month

October. ...................................

November. ..................................

December. ...................................

Calendar year 1946 ......................

January ....................................

February. ..................................

March.. ....................................

April. .....................................

May

June .......................................

July... ....................................

August .....................................

September ..................................

Water year 1946-47 ......................

liar.

294

296

294

294

294

294

294

296

296

299

302

302

302

305

307

307

310

313

316

31S

321

324

332

327

327

393

440

437

440

443

443

Apr.

Secondfoot-days

5,788

7,643

16,551

128,767

14,368

8,282

10,260

13,962

20,352

14,951

13,122

11,197

9,967

146,443

446

446

450

453

450

450

446

446

453

453

389

355

355

364

370

376

376

379

382

417

440

446

500

611

660

660

660

637

546

546

May

550

554

630

755

806

811

816

820

816

811

811

852

390

955

985

911

497

483

487

494

50O

500

504

504

504

508

522

522

418

518

518

Maximum

273

480

834

834

522

299

443

66O

985

718

511

401

370

985

June

473

433

424

424

424

433

450

460

460

456

446

430

427

427

430

463

487

508

532

550

536

525

646

718

714

631

522

497

514

511

Minimum

157

42

477

42

295

294

294

355

483

424

291

335

288

42

July

504

511

497

490

490

487

487

490

443

417

424

430

427

437

420

411

398

395

395

395

395

392

392

389

389

386

3S6

386

386

382

291

Aug.

389

389

3S9

389

386

382

379

382

592

401

395

389

370

361

347

338

338

338

335

335

338

335

338

335

352

358

350

344

335

341

347

Mean

187

255

534

353

463

296

331

465

657

498

423

361

532

401

Sept.

347

347

347

347

352

361

367

367

370

370

367

367

358

350

350

350

350

321

302

288

288

294

299

305

305

305

305

296

296

296

-

Runoff in 

ao re-feet

11,480

15, 160

32,830

255,400

28,500

16,430

20, 350

27,690

40, 370

29,650

26,030

22,210

19,770

290,500

Note.- No sage-height record Jan. 1-2O, Jan. 28 to Feb. 

for stations at Wildwood and at Provo.

4; discharge computed on basis of records
JORDAN RIVER BASIN 111

Prove River at Prove, Utah

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°14'15", long. 111°41'45", in NE^SE^ sec. 3, T.

 V H., R. 2 E., 1,300 feet downstream from bridge on State Highway 114, 2 miles west of 

Provo, and 2 miles upstream from mouth.

Records available.- June 1933 to September 1934 and November 1938 to Septembsr 1947. 

January iaav to November 1938 at site 1,100 feet upstream, above one small diversion. 

May 1903 to June 1905 at site three-quarters of a mile upstream, above three small diverions. Records equivalent when adjusted for diversions.

Average discharge.- 11 years (1934, 1937-47), 163 second-feet.

.Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 987 second-feet Dec. 9 (gage height, 5.71 feet); 

minimum daily, 0.4 second-foot Aug. 4.

1903-5, 1933-34, 1937-47; Maximum discharge observed, 1,620 second-fest May 27, 

1904; practically no flow during several periods.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record and those below 

zu second-feet, which are fair. Station is below all diversions. At timss entire flow 

is diverted above station for irrigation. Flow regulated by Deer Creek Reservoir and 

small' lakes at headwaters that serve as reservoirs. Small transmountain diversions from 

Strawberry River drainage into Daniels Creek. Flow affected by Weber-Pro''o diversion 

canal (see p. 113). Factory race diverts water above station into Provo Bay, an arm of 

Utah Lake, and Provo River water commissioner furnished following records of this diverted flow for water year 1946-47:

Month

February. ..........

April. .............

Diversion 

(acre -feet)

409

280

342

Month

May. ................

September. ..........

Water year 1945-46

DlversloT 

(acre-feet)

589

46S

4,988

Discharge, in second-feet* water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

2.8

35

56

69

82

115

133

140

145

145

146

145

151

154

151

152

164

165

162

164

159

157

162

167

172

186

198

248

273

229

229

Nov.

246

242

234

234

234

234

234

236

244

258

258

256

254

250

246

246

246

246

250

262

262

262

290

310

a70

a70

a70

a330

470

479

-

Dec.

488

485

488

485

500

500

509

635

705

591

575

575

562

559

556

549

549

546

549

552

549

546

546

543

540

552

575

565

556

549

552

Jan.

556

556

549

549

549

546

546

552

552

546

546

543

540

537

534

530

530

530

530

530

530

428

414

398

431

428

428

412

360

331

324

Feb.

324

324

321

319

319

317

317

314

312

336

326

317

308

303

299

301

299

299

299

294

294

296

294

299

299

^301

305

305

_

_

-

Month

October. ...................................

November. ..................................

December. ...................................

Calendar year 1946 ......................

January. ...................................

February. ..................................

March. .....................................

April......................................

May........................................

June .......................................

July. ......................................

August .....................................

September. .................................

Water year 1946-47 ......................

Mar.

305

312

319

326

324

321

336

308

308

305

310

310

310

310

314

314

312

321

324

324

326

328

343

338

331

365

448

453

453

456

462

Apr.

462

468

473

479

476

473

456

456

459

448

393

358

350

338

333

28S

270

262

252

281

236

219

281

340

417

412

406

393

281

244

Secondfoot-days

4,653.8

7,523

17,031

64,374.9

15,335

8,641

10,616

11,004

6,638.9

1,999.1

471.9

249.2

874.1

85,037.0

May

225

207

207

288

380

358

3*5

350

336

324

355

546

568

540

591

562

141

58

51

35

27

22

13

5.6

4.1

4.E

4.E

14

22

25

30

Maximum

273

479

705

705

556

336

462

479

591

236

22

SO

705

June

24

15

7.3

7.0

5.4

4.6

3.8

4.4

7.6

24

58

129

152

148

125

82

58

57

37

24

58

63

122

236

227

173

66

30

a2o

31

Minimum

2.8

70

485

.3

324

294

305

219

4.1

3.8

1.7

2.8

1.7

July Aug.

5.6

5.4

> a20 8.3

2.4

5.4

33 8.7

3*3 7.0

5.1

8.3

16

20

22

. a20 19

15

11

8.7

9.4

7.0

5.1

5.9

^ alO

5.1

2.9

2.4

1.7

> ac ' 1 ' 9

35

5.9

2.6 9.4

2.8 11

4.6 5.9

5.9 4.6

Mean

150

251

543

173

49*5

309

34?

367

214

66.6

15.2

8.04

29.1

235

Sept.

5.1

5.4

5.9

5.9

5.4

3.6

3.4

2.9

2.8

4.6

8.7

15

17

8.0

7.3

5.1

11

37

56

68

77

77

78

80

71

60

44

37

36

36

Runoff in 

acre-feet

9,230

14,920

33,780

127,700

30,420

17,140

21,060

21 83O

is! 170

3,970

936

494

1,730

168,700

a Jfo gage-height recordj discharge Interpolated, or computed on basis of records for station at 

Vivian Park.
112 JORMN RIVER BASIN

Weber-Provo diversion canal at Oakley, Utah

Location.- Water-stage recorder and Parshall flume, lat. 40°42 I 30", long. 1110 16'30", in 

BWj sec. 28, T. 1 S., R. 6 E., 1,400 feet downstream from head and three-quarters of 

a mile east of Oakley.

Records available.- October 1945 to September 1947. October 1938 to September 1945, 

collected by Bureau of Reclamation, available in files of Salt Lake City district 

office, Geological Survey. October 1932 to September 1939 in reports of Weber River 

water commissioner.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 747 second-feet June 20; no water diverted 

rrom weber River for several months.

1945-47: Maximum daily discharge, that of June 20, 1947; no water diverted from 

Weber River for several months each year.

Remarks.- Records excellent. Canal diverts water from Weber River in SW^SWf sec. 21, T. 

1 a., 6 E. for irrigation and water supply in Jordon River Basin. Figures given herein represent water diverted from main stem of Weber River, some of which may return to 

Weber River through 'seepage. No diversion from Weber River Oct. 1-31, Dec. 13 to Mar. 

27, July 10 to Sept. 30.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1945 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. Nov.

17

44

43

f51

f45

F56

f39

47

46

48

f44

f52

f41

38

41

f43

f47 *

f46

42

45

43

49

51

45

36

49

45

42

41

46.

-

Dec.

48

49

44

47

a48

a48

49

48

46

49

47

36

o

o

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

Jan. Feb.

Month

October .......... ....

Nove 

Dece

nber. ..................................

nber. ..................................

Calendar year .....................

January ....................................

Februarv ....... ...I ............... ....

Marc 

Apri

May. 

June 

July 

Augu

Sept

h............... .......................

1. .....................................

at. ....................................

ember. .................................

Water year 1946-47 ......................

Mar.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 -

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

32

60

72

64

Apr.

61

69

69

64

54

51

50

56

66

63

61

60

71

91

113

130

142

149

146

169

204

217

197

190

195

199

219

210

219

248

-

Seoondfoot-days

0 

1,302 

559

0

0

228 

3,833

11,109.4 

15,439 

1,400 

0

0

33,870.4

May

318

478

647

593

354

87

58

5.2

5.2

4.7

4.7

4.2

4.2

4.2

159

418

535

560

582

543

400

303

319

538

633

642

642

629

571

530

541

Maximum

0 

 52 

49

0

0

72 

248

647 

747 

224 

0

0

747

June

501

459

606

533

525

517

614

695

706

601

584

530

499

496

620

680

687

593

620

747

553

494

381

296

307

334

336

309

314

264

Minimum

0 

17 

0

0

0

0

50

4.2 264 ' 

0 

0

0

0

July

224

197

192

194

175

155

136

101

26

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Aug.

Bear

0 

43.4 

18

O

0 

7.35

128 

358 

515 

45.2

0 

0

92.8

Sept.

*

Runoff in 

acre-feet

0 

2,580 

1,110

0

0 

452

7,600 

22,040 

30,620 

2,780

0 

0

67,180

.a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated 

ecord?gmentary sase-heleht record,- discharge computed on basis of partly estimated gage-height

a0kWatel' rr°m 0tle°kS ±n °anal Kay 13« 14} "^charge computed on basis of records of gate
JORDAN RIVER BASIN 

Weber-Provo diversion canal near Woodland, Utah

113

Location.- Water-stage recorder and sharp crested weir, lat. 40°36'40", long. 111°18'15", 

in SW^SE-J- sec. 30, T. 2 S., R. 6 E., 100 feet upstream from outlet to Pro^o River and 

4j miles northwest of Wocdland. Datum of gage is 6,318 feet above mean s=a level.

Records available.- October 1931 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 676 second-feet June 20; no water diverted 

rrom weber River or Beaver Creek for several months.

1931-47: Maximum daily discharge, that of June 20, 1947; no water diverted from 

Weber River or Beaver Creek for several months during each year.

Remarks.- Canal diverts water from Weber River in SWrSW^ sec. 21, T. 1 S., R. 6 E., and 

 from Beaver Creek in NE^SE^ sec. 17, T. 2 S., R. 6 E., to Provo River for irrigation

along Provo and Jordan Rivers. Figures given herein represent flow of water reaching

Provo River during periods when water was diverted from Weber River and Reaver Creek.

Not all of flow diverted reaches Provo River due to evaporation, transpiration, and

seepage losses.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

\

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

?fl

29

30

31

Oct. Nov.

12

9.8

20

26

28

24

22

31

28

25

18

25

27

20

16

17

 22

24

24

23

17

30

32

35

14

27

28

25

21

25

-

Dec.

25

25

23

25

24

26

25

25

21

21

23

27

9.3

7.2

6.8

6.1

5.0

5.4

5.7

6.4

6.4

6.4

4.7

2.1

2.4

2.4

2.1

1.2

1.2

1.5

0

Jan. Feb.

Month

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1946 ......................

March. .....................................

May. .......................................

September. ............. ...................

Water year 1946-47 ......................

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

o

0

4.7

16

36

52

53

Apr.

48

57

59

57

45

40

39

42

54

52

51

49

56

76

103

128

142

150

145

165

203

228

213

203

208

208

237

228

237

262

-

Secondfoot-days

372.3

31,867.1 ,

0

0

32,801.7

May

313

453

622

624

505

127

98

10

8.5

4.0

1.8

6.8

3.0

28

131

400

504

540

568

559

453

366

355

500

600

620

632

624

573

524

531

Maximum

27

607

0

0

676

June

502

529

580

538

518

502

568

647

673

592

573

527

482

482

504

568

642

568

580

676

652

518

417

313

310

335

342

315

317

278

-

Minimum

0

0

0

0

0

0

July

240

203

197

200

161

152

125

112

42

4.4

3.7

3.0

2.7

2.1

2.4

1.8

1.5

1.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Aug.

Meal

12,0

87.3

0

89.9

Sept.

Runoff in 

acre- feet

738

63,210

0

29 850

0

65,070
114 JORDAN RIVER BASIN

Snake Creek near .Charleston, Utah

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°29', long. 111°28', in SW£ sec. 11, T. 4 S., R. 

4 K., 600 feet upstream from mouth and lj miles northeast of Charleston.

Records available.- October 1945 to September 1947. October 1938 to Septemler 1945 

 collected by Bureau of Reclamation, available in files of Salt Lake City district 

office, Geological Survey.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 86 second-feet June 20 (gage heigtt, 2.48 feet); 

minimum, 35 second-feet Apr. 30.

1945-47; Maximum discharge, 91 second-feet May 10, 1946 (gage height, 2.68 feet); 

minimum, 33 second-feet Sept. 4, 1946.

Remarks.- Records fair. Some diversions above station for irrigation.

Discharge, In second-feat, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

6

9

11

16

21

22

26

Oct.

42

43

43

46

48

51

56 

55

54

54

55

54

56

55

54

54

57

55

53

53

52

52

52

53

51

52

7069 '

59

Nov.

57

56

54

54

54

54

54

55 

54

54

54

54

55

55

54

K4

53

51

50

51

50

50

56

56

52

51

51

51

50

51

-

Dec.

51

50

50

50

50

51

50

49 

49

48

48 '48'

48

47

47

46

46

46

46

46

4645-

46

46

46

47

48

47

46

46

45

Jan.

45

44

42

43

43

43

43

43 

43

43

43

43

44

44

44

42

41

41

38

38

39

40

38

38

38

39

40

40

4O

39

39

Feb.

41

42

41

42

41

43

42

42 

41

42

41

41

41

41

41

41

42

42

43

42

42

42

43

44

44

43

42

42

_

-

Month

December. ...................................

Calendar year 1946 ......................

March. .....................................

April..... ..................................

H»v

July. ......................................

August f

September. .................................

Water year 1946-47 ......................

Mar.

41

42

4i

42

41

41

42

42 

42

43

45

44

44

46

51

49

48

47

47

46

46

45

46

45

45

45

45

45

46

45

45

Apr.

44-

44

45

45

46

46

46

46 

46

46

46

44

44

45

41

38

36

40

42

42

42

42

41

41

44

44

44

43

41

39

Seoondfoot-days

1,475

17,512

1,430

17,674

May

'41 38

49

46

44

42

41

£

41

48

55

53

49

47

48

49

55

55

59

60

67

64

59

57

60

61

72

68

58

61

Maxima

51

79

72

54

80

June

65

55

59

59

57

56

55

57 

64

64

76

68

62

63

63

59

63

67

62

70

80

70

64

62

62

61

57

59

58

58

Mininim

4i

45

35

^6

44

36

July

57

57

56

56

55

55

54

54 

53

52

50

48

51

50

50

49

49

48

46

46

45

46

46

-43

4_?_

41

42

43

45

43

46

Aug.

45

44

41

42

46

44

42

42 

43 >

46

44

45

45

44

44

47

46

46

47

47

46

 44

43

43

42

43

43

43

43

44

44

Near

53 2

47.6

48.0

A A ft

47.7

48.4

Sept.

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

45 

45

45

44

44

44

44

45

46

48

52

52

50

49

50

51

52

50

50

54

54

54

54

Runoff in 

ao re-feet

2,930

~34, 730

2 540

3 23O

2,840

35,000

Note.- No gage-height record Nov. 1-6, June to July 8, Aug. 27 to Sept. 9] dlsohawe interpolated, 

or computed on basis of weather records.
JORDAN RIVER BASIN 115

Round Valley Creek near Wallsburg, Utah

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°24'30", long. Ill"28'30", in SE£ s-?c. 3, T. 5 

s., K. 4 E., 1,900 feet upstream from high-water line of Deer Creek Reservoir and 3$ 

miles northwest of Wallsburg.

Records available.- October 1945 to September 1947. October 1938 to September 1945, 

collected Dy Bureau of Reclamation, available in files of Salt Lake City district 

office, Geological Survey.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 96 second-feet May 4 (gage height, 2.85 feet); 

minimum, 2.6 second-feet Aug. 16.

1945-47: Maximum discharge, 179 second-feet Apr. 21, 1946 (gage height, 3.24 feet); 

minimum, 2.1 second-feet Aug. 8-10, 1946.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair, 

many diversions above station for irrigation:

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 194-7

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

R

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

Ifl

19

20

Zl

22 

23

24

25

26

27

2R

29

50

31

Oct.

3.6

4.6

3.3

3.6

4.0

3.6

4.3

4.6

3.8

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.0

3.3

3.6

4.0

3.8

3.6

3.6

3.8 

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

4.6

30

21

11

11

Ncv.

10

9.6

8.7

8.7

8.7

9.6

9.6

11

10

9.1

fl.7

8.7

9.1

11

10

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.3

15

12

11 

28

23

14

13

14

13

12

12

-

Dec.

11

12

13

14

16

17

16

14

13

12

13

13

12

12

12

12

11

11

11 ,

10

10

10 

10

9

11

11

12

9.6

8.3

8.7

8.0

Jan.

7.8

7.6

7.8

8.0

8.0

8.0

a.o

8.0

7.2

7.6

8.0

7.6

8.0

8.0

7.6

7.2

8.0

7.6

8.0

8.0

8.0,

8.0 

8.0

8.3

8.7

8.7

8.7

9.1

6.7

8.0

9.1

Feb.

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

8.7

8.3

8.0

a. 3

8.0

8.0

8.7

9.6

9.1

|.

h

I,"

._-

Month

December. ...................................

Calendar year 19*6 ......................

March............... .......................

April ......................................

May........................................

July.... .......................:...........

September ............... I ..................

Water year 1946-47 ......................

Mar.

1"

12

12

14

15

21

29

IB

17

18

19

17

17

18

18

19

21

24

46

33

24

22

19

20

24

SO

29

Apr.

25

28

29

29

25

21

19

18

25

22

20

17

17

22

32

58

44

45

43

49

64

74 

60

50

4?

47

54

54

54

62

Secondfoct-days

«*1 o

562.8

4,594. 6

273 3

tt91

121.5

5,159.4

May

70

75

86

88

88

79

71

54

45

46

45

59

52

48

41

37

39

39

36

53

31

29 

29

26

18

16

9.1

18

16

14

14

Maximum

17

152

4.8

88

June

12

9.1

9.6

11

8. 3

6.4

5.7

5.7

8.7

7.6

17

16

S.7

6.4" 7.6

.5.7

5.7

5.7

6.4

13

21

12 

8.3

7.8

11

10

6.8

8.0

8.7

8.0

Minimum

8.0

2.1

Z o

3.8

2.8

July

6.1

6.4

5.0

4.8

5.0

4.0

4.8

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.3

4.8

4.8

4.8

5.0

5.0

4.3

4.0

4.6

4.8

4.3

4.6 

4.3

5.0

4.8

4.3

4.0

3.8

3.6

3.8

3.6

Aug.

3.6

3.6

3.3

3.0

3.6

3.0

3.0

3.0

4.0

6.8

6.1

4.0

3.6

3.6

3.6

2.8

3.3

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.6 

3.0

3.3

3.6

3.8

3.6

3.0

3.3

3.3

3.3

Mean

11.7

12.6

9 TC

4.05

14.1

Sept.

3.6

3.8

3.6

3.8

4.3

3.6

3.8

3.6

3.8

3.6

3.6

3.6

5.6

5.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

4.6

4.8

4.6

.6

.6 

.3

.6

.6

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.6

4.6

Runoff in 

acre- feet

344

719

9,110

241

10.230

Hote.- Ho gage-height record Dec. 17 to Jan. 7, Feb. 16 to Mar. 3j discharge commuted on basis of 

weather records and records for nearby stations.
116 JORDAN RIVER BASIN

Deer Creek near Wildwood, Utah

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°24'30", long. 111°32'00", in NE^ sec. 7, T. 5 

S., R. 4 E., 1,000 feet upstream from mouth and 2 miles northeast of Wildwoid.

Records available.- October 1945 to September 1947. October 1938 to September 1945 

collected oy aureau of Reclamation, available in files of Salt Lake City district 

office, Geological Survey.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 42 second-feet Apr. 20; minimum, 8.5 second-feet

1945-47: Maximum discharge, 76 second-feet Apr. 18, 1946; minimum, 7.7 second-feet 

Sept. 11, 1946.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. One small 

irrigation diversion above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

Ib

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

12

12

13

12

12

12

12

13

13

14

15

12

Nov.

11

11

11

11

11

11

12

12

12

11

11

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

12

12

11

12

14

12

12

12

12

12

~

Dec.

12

12

*12

12

12

13

13

12

12

11

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

12

12

12

12

12

13

13

12

1 "

Jan.

(*)

Feb.

11

11

11

11 *11

11

11

11

11

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

-

-

-

Month

December ...................................

Calendar year 1946 .....................

March. .....................................

April ......................................

May. .......................................

July. ......................................

September. .................................

Water year 1946 -47 ......................

Mar.

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

14

15

15

16

16

16

16

17

22

19

17

17

16

18

19

21

22

Apr.

23

24

25

23

20

20

19

19

20

19

19

19

21

26

29

32

32

32

32

36

36

35

32

31

29

30

30

29

31

32

-

Secondfoot-clays

568

5,038

805

285.5

5,030

Hay

32

33

34

35

33

32

30

29

27

27

29

29

27

26

25

24

23

22

22

22

21

19

17

17

16

16

18

18

16

15

15

Maximum

13

65

11

36

June

15

14

13

13

13

13

12

12

14

13

14

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

11

12

13

13

-

Minimum

7.9

8.8

8.8

July

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

10

10

10

10

11

10

11

10

Aug.

101111

11

10

9.5

9.2

9.8

11

11

11

1O

9.5

9.8

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

10

9.5

9.5

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.5

9.5

Mean

11.9

13.7

9.52

13.8

Sept.

9.0

9.2

9.0

9.0

9.0

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

9.0

9.0

9.2

9.2

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.5

9.8

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

11

11

11

11

11

Runoff in 

acre-feet

730

9,990

566

9 , 970

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 29 to Jan. 31.
JORDAN RIVER BASIN 117

South Pork Provo River at Vivian Park, Utah

Location.- Water-stage recorder and Parshall flume, lat. 40°21', long. 111°34 I , in SE£ 

 sec. ii6, T. 5 S., R. 3 E., a quarter of a mile southeast of Vivian Park and half a mile 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.- 30 square miles.

Records available.- November 1911 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 35 years, 30.2 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 71 second-feet Oct. 1 (gage height, 1.58 feet); 

minimum, 19 second-feet July 3,

1911-47: Maximum discharge observed, 123 second-feet May 27, 1922; minimum, 13 

second-feet several times in 1934, 1935, and on Apr. 2, 1937.

Remarks.- Records good. Station is below all diversions.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

0.8 

1.0 

1.3

22.5

33.3

51.7

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September1947

Day

1-

2

3

4

t>

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

37

45

42

39

39

37

37

38

36

34

33

30

31

30

30

30

32

33

32

31

32

32

31

31

31

31

32

32

37

37

40

Nov.

36

33

32

32

31

31

32

32

32

32

31

30

31

32

32

32

32

32

33

34

34

33

38

36

34

34

33

32

33

33

-

Dec.

32

32

32

32

32

33

32

31

32

32

l»

1

1

.

> 29

I

>

\ .

\

Jan.

27

27

27

27

27

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

27

27

27

26

26

25

Feb.

25

25

25

25

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

-

_

-

Month

October. ................... .....

December . ..................................

Calendar year 1946 ......................

March. ......................................

April ................................ ... .

May........................................

July. ......................................

September. .................................

Water year 1946-47 ................ .....

Mar.

26

27

2u

26

26

26

26

26

26

27

27

27

27

27

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

30

29

28

27

27

27

28

28

27

Apr.

27

27

28

28

28

27

27

27

28

27

27

27

27

27

26

26

27

27

29

29

31

33

32

31

31

30

31

31

31

31

-

Secondfoot-days

938

11,030

820

724

922

871

1,134

11,272

May

32

34

37

43

46

45

48

SO

51

48

45

45

40

37

36

33

35

33

32

32

32

34

32

33

32

29

26

27

26

26

27

Maximum

45

34

44

51

June

27

27

30

31

30

30

30

31

33

32

34

32

30

30

30

29

30

33

32

34

34

33

31

30

30

30

30

30

30

29

-

Minimum

30

30

_

23

25

26

31

22

July

29

29

26

22

27

28

28

26

28

27

28

28

27

26

27

27

26 .

27

28

29

30

30

30

30

31

31

31

29

28

29

29

Aug.

29

30

30

31

31

29

28

29

30

30

29

29

30

31

30

30

31

31

32

33

34

34

34

33

33

34

35

37

37

38

38

Ifean

34 3

30.3

30.2

25 9

30 7

28 1

31 9

37.8

30.9

Sept.

38

33

33

33

31

34

34

36

36

37

39

42

42

41

41

39

41

44

43

41

40

39

39

39

39

37

37

37

37

32

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

1,860

21,870

2,250

22,370

Note.- No gage-height record Dec. 10 to Jan. 7j discharge interpolated.
118 JORDAN RIVER BASIN

American Pork above upper power plant, near American Fork, Utah

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°27', long. 111°41', in NE£ sec. 26, T. 4 S., R. 

2 Ji., 500 feet downstream from Rock Creek, 1,000 feet upstream from intake for upper 

power plant of Utah Power & Light Co., about 4 miles upstream from mouth of canyon, 

and 8 miles northeast of American Pork.

Records available.- October 1945 to September 1947. January 1927 to September 1945 

 available in files of Salt Lake City district office, Geological Survey.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 399 second-feet May 7 (gage height, 6.64 feetjj 

minimum daily, 15 second-feet Dec. 17, 18, 29, 31.

1927-47: Maximum daily discharge, 429 second-feet May 17, 1927; minimum daily, 

5 second-feet Feb. 3, 1936.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-heigl t record, 

wnicn are,fair. No diversions above station.

Cooperation.- Records collected by Utah Power & Light Co., under general supervision of 

ueoiogical Survey, in connection with a Federal Power Commission project. Twelve 

discharge measurements made by Geological Survey in addition to those made by power 

company.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

30

30

25

23

24

25

25

26

25

25

24

23

23

22

22

23

23

23

22

a23

23

23

23

23

22

22

28

42

30

26

a24

Nov.

323

a22

a21

a23

a25

25

36

26

25

21

22

22

22

23

22

19

21

21

21

22

20

21

27

24

20

22

21

21

22

22

-

Dec.

22

22

22

22

23

*25

23

22

22

20

21

22

21

21

20

20

15

15

16

18

19

19

19

18

IS

20

19

18

b!5

16

b!5

Jan.

18

b!8

b!8

b!8

b!8

*b!8

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

b!8

b!8

a!7

a!7

a!7

a!6

a!6

16

IS

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

Feb.

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

17

18

17

17

17

17

18

18

18

19

20

19

20

20

20

20

20

18

18

17

_

_

-

Month

October. ...................................

November . ..................................

December. ...................................

Calendar year 1946 .................... .

January. ................................. .

February. ..................................

March. .....................................

April. ..................... .......... ....

May.......................................

June ......'.......,.........................

July .......................................

August .....................................

September. ......................... ......

Water year 1946-47 ......................

Mar,.

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

18

20

23

26

31

34

38

43

44

38

35

34

32

34

34

38

38

Apr.

38

38

40

39

37

36

34

34

34

33

33

33

38

49

68

83

87

83

82

94

105

102

92

86

87

90

94

96

105

124

-

Secondfoot-days

772

672

608

19,991

531

496 #4

1,994

7,329

4,651

2,714

1 '875 23O

22,656

May

151

202

265

312

289

283

325

341

292

250

223

200

175

166

164

181

193

218

239

256

268

265

259

256

259

268

268

234

188

171

168

Maximum

42

27

25

279

18

20

44

124

341

231

134

55

38

341

June

160

160

166

158

156

162

195

231

220

173

156

140

135

132

140

156

166

156

173

188

160

140

124

118

121

130

138

140

135

122

-

Minimum

22

19

15

14

16

16

16

33

151

118

50

31

26

15

July

124

130

134

130

124

116

114

115

112

109

103

96

94

87

85

83

78

75

75

72

71

69

68

64

61

58

56

55

54

52

50

Aug.

48

47

45

47

47

44

43

44

48

55

49

44

42

41

40

39

38

37

36

35

a35

334

334

a34

a33

a33

332

32

32

31

31

Mean

24.9

22.4

19.6

54.8

17.1

17.7

25.3

66.5

236

155

87.5

39.7

29.2

62.1

Sept.

31

30

30

31

30

29

28

28

31

30

29

28

28

28

28

27

38

36

33

31

30

28

28

28

27

26

26

26

26

26

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

1,530

1,330

1,210

39,650

1,050

984

1,560

3,960

14,540

9,230

5,380

2,440

1,740

44,954

* Winter discharge measurement msde on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of power-plant records.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
JORDAN RIVER BASIN

Surplus Canal at Salt Lake City, Utah

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°44', long. 111°55', in SW&SWi sec. i<4, T. IS., 

H. 1 W. , 300 feet downstream from diversion dam which is an eighth of a mile downstream 

from highway bridge over Jordan River on Twenty- first South Street, Salt Lake City. 

Since Dec. 31, 1946, auxiliary water-stage recorder about 1 mile downstream in NW^-NE^ 

sec. 15, T. 1 S., R. 1 W., 20 feet upstream from bridge on Redwood Road (State Highway 

68). Datum of both gages is 4,219.02 feet above mean sea level (datum of 1929).

Records available.- December 1942 to September 1947.

Extremes (regulated) .- Maximum discharge during year, 545 second- feet June 12 (gage height, 

t>.«4 reetT; minimum daily, 45 second-feet Sept. 3.

1942-47: Maximum discharge, 965 second-feet June 3, 1944 (gage height, 7.50 feet); 

minimum daily, 31 second- feet July 4, 1943.

Remarks . - Records good. Flow regulated by head gates at diversion dam 300 feet above 

station. Canal was built to bypass floodwater of Jordan River around Salt Lake City 

residential area. (See p. 99 for records o,f combined flow of Jordan River and Canal.) 

Several diversions below station for irrigation.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 194,"

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

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

153

152

153

154

165

180

181

188

182

146

143

132

127

118

117

131

126

117

111

109

106

100

90

88

80

84

190

381

371

280

Nov.

196

143

124

120

122

121

118

121

120

118

116

114

113

120

120

118

114

112

106

108

123

132

174

268

225

168

150

136

132

139

Dec.

135

139

138

134

126

120

134

148

137

132

124

123

117

112

 112

110

107

105

102

102

103

101

100

101

101

101

111

132

122

110

102

Jan.

97

96

93

91

90

9O

89

88

88

85

81

79

79

79

78

75

63

56

54

54

54

55

54

52

60

87

90

83

80

72

73

Feb.

72

75

78

84

9O

93

93

91

90

99

118

117

117

115

109

103

97

92

93

86

88

78

77

76

72

67

73

78

_

-

Month

October. ...................................

November. ..................................

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1946 ......................

January. ...................................

February. ..................................

March....... ...............................

April. ......................................

May. .......................................

June .......................................

July

August. ........................ ...........

September. .................................

Water year 1946-47 ......................

Mar.

75

82

97

98

94

84

79

83

7S

70

71

69

65

59

5S

54

54

54

54

57

71

91

99

104

102

101

94

91

88

91

113

Apr.

113

133

221

203

159

148

144

157

183

1S5

168

166

ass

144

144

152

160

160

154

151

157

178

178

168

159

154

152

157

164

170

-

Secondfoot-days

4,768

4,091

3,640

41,625

2, 365

2,521

2,478

4, 835

7,092

7 f 928

3,123

4; 265

3,873

50,979

May

168

174

197

212

264

276

297

296

292

305

339

371

386

353

325

300

281

260

236

210

187

154

155

139

122

98

106 13'9

160

134

156

Maximum

WOT OOl

268

148

400

97

118

113

221

521

164

282

255

521

June

188

185

250

336

274

239

174

212

360

595

402

521

454

405

383

334

311

305

2S6

270

310

299

243

183

152

85

99

92

95

86

-

Minimum

80

106

100

42

52

67

54

113

98

85

68

63

45

45

July

S3

85

85

98

87

74

68

76

90

105

99

76

84

86

87

113

103

105

104

98

123

157

164

129

109

105

97

108

99

109

117

Aug.

117

120

110

149

16S

240

232

191

157

192

282

210

174

137

144

145

134

125

114

105

98

93

92

94

85

89

92

63

75

101

137

Mean

154

13S

117

114

7'5.3

90.0

7T.9

161

229

264

101

13*?

129

140

Sept.

94

52

45

80

93

84

75

83

98

106

114

110

108

110

102

117

139

230

255

205

190

182

178

178

180

139

130

129

125

142

"

Runoff in 

acre-feet

9,460

8,110

7,220

82,560

4,690

5,000

4,920

9,590

14,070

15,720

6,190

B, 460

7,680

101,100
120 SEVIER LAKE BASIN 

Sevier River at Hatch, Utah

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°39'00", long. 112°25'30", in SW£HWf sec. 28, T. 

36 S.,"R. 5 W., 100 feet downstream from bridge, 0.2 mile east of Hatch, and 2.8 miles 

downstream from Mammoth Creek.

Drainage .area.- 260 square miles.

Records available.- June 1911 to September 1928 (many years incomplete), June 1939 to Septemoer iy4V.

Average discharge.- 16 years (1912-13, 1914-16, 1917-18, 1922-23, 1924-27, 1939-47), 141 

second-reet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 607 second-feet May 9 tgage height, 3.14 feet); 

minimum discharge recorded, 49 second-feet Oct. 1, but may have been less during period 

of ice effect. "

1911-28, 1939-47: Maximum discharge not determined, occurred May 25. 1914, when 

Hatchtown Dam failed; maximum recorded, 1,490 second-feet May 26, 1922 (g<tge height, 

5.25 feet, datum then in use); minimum daily, 10 second-feet (regulated) for several 

days in 1912 when water was stored in Hatchtown Reservoir.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

wnicn are fair. Two small diversions from Mammoth Creek above station fo" irrigation 

No regulation since Hatchtown Dam failed "in 1914.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 194T

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

IS

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

56

93

72

87

82

70

65

64

61

60

58

57

58

61

61

64

64

65

65

65

64

64

64

64

64

64

72

111

172

108

89

Nov.

78

76

80

74

70

70

68

71

68

68

68

68

72

77

68

66

65

65

64

65

68

64

64

68

62

61

62

61

6?

SO

~

Dec.

60

58

58

58

60

61

62

61

65

68

65

60

58

60

*57

58

57

56

62

61

56

57

57

57

58

60

60

57

55

53

50

Jan.

' 50

(»)

54

Feb.

 60

 60

58

66

68

65

64

62

81

-

-

-

Month

October .................................

November. ..................................

December ....................................

Calendar year 1946 ......................

January. ...................................

February ...................................

March. ...................................

April ......................................

May. .......................................

June .......................................

July............... ........................

August .....................................

September ..................................

Water year 1945-47 ......................

Mar.

6O

60

58

60

57

57

58

57

58

62

62

61

62

68

74

78

84

85

87

85

87

87

96

89

89

89

94

104

108

117

133

Apr.

136

141

141

136

136

129

126

126

136

133

120

110

105

100

95

88

82

88

94

100

120

140

170

190

200

205

202

188

173

171

Secondfoot-days

2^264

2,033

1,825

27,562

1,602 

1,704

2

AOO

r v£D

4,081

13,777

6)312

3,153

2)878 

2,261

44,516

May

193

234

504

403

463

488

556

568

564

552

553

503

496

466

427

399

399

399

418

448

- 477

492

488

481

477

463

459

452

420

392

365

Maximum

172

80

68

290

133

205

568

333

135

180

86

568

June

333

313

304

295

285

270

262

253

247

239

236

231

218

210

200

193

190

193

183

181

190

190

190

178

173

164

157

153

144

137

Minimum

56

60

50

48

57

82.

193

137

77

78

65

_

July

135

130

ISO

124

122

122

120

118

116

110

106

106

106

104

164

102

97

99

90

90

88

106

92

86

83

82

80

78

78

77

78

Aug.

78

78

78

80

82

86

88

86

86

92

92

88

85

85

85

85

85

85

83

106

126

102

88

86

85

83

180

130

102

93

90

Heart

73.0

67.7

58.9

Ti.5

51.7

e*> D i»9o

77.3

13S

444

217 

10?

97.S

75.4

122

Sept.

86

86

83

83

82

78

75

77

77

77

78

77

78

78

78

78

78

77

77

77

74

69

69 1 69

69

69

66

66

65

65

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

4,490

4,030

3,620

54,670

3,180

3*580

4,810

8*090

27,330 

12 92O 5)250

5,710 

4,480

88,290

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.- No gage-height record Apr. 11-25, Aug. 28s discharge computed on basis of records for 

station near Kingston. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 19 to Feb. 20.
SEVIER LAKE BASIN 121

Sevier River near Kingston, Utah

Location,- Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 38°12', long. 112 0 12', in 

 NKiNWt sec. 16, T. 30 S., R. 3 W., 1,000 feet upstream from bridge on State Highway 

22, 1 mile west of Kingston, and 2 miles upstream from East Fork.

Drainage area.- 1,110 square miles.

Records available.- June 1914 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 33 years, 147 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 576 second-feet May 11, 12 (gage height, 2.33 

feet); minimum, 5.8 second-feet July 19.

1914-47: Maximum discharge, 3,000 second-feet (including estimated flow of 360 

second-feet, in overflow channel bypassing station) Mar. 4, 1948 (gage height, 5.20 

feet), from rating curve extended above 1,100 second-feet; minimum, 4 second-feet 

Sept. 9, 1943.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. 

 diversions above station; none between station and mouth of East Pork.

Many

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

3

4

5

7

R

9

10

n

12

13

14

15

Ifi

17

IB

19

20

21

??

23

?A

25

2fi

27

2B

?9

30

31

Dot.

19

34

50

46

50

76

115

118

118

109

107

107

107

104

104

104

112

112

115

118

123

121

121

115

118

118

123

144

231

262

205

Nov.

187

167

144

151

151

141

138

144

141

132

141

141

154

191

163

144

144

144

144

148

160

151

154

170

157

144

151

157

154

154

-

Dec.

151

148

148

148

151

151

160

151

144

141

144

148

148

*148

148

148

144

b!20

b!22

129

129

129

129

135

141

144

148

144

129

b96

b84

Jan.

b88 \

> b90

|

'

> blOO

b98

»b88

b76

b80

b80

b80

b80

b90

b95

104

112

118

126

b!20

bllO

blOO

b90

Feb.

blOO

112

123

129

138

148

151

154

154

154

167

174

160

163

180

184

184

160

148

*148

148

148

151

163

167

160

160

160

.

-

-

Month

October. ...............................

December. ...................................

Calendar year 1946 ...................

January .......................

February. .............

March. ........................

April. ................ May...........................:::::.:.;:::: June ..................

July...................... ........

August ................ ...

September. ............................

Water year 1946-47 .................

Mar.

154

154

151

148

148

141

138

135

135

138

144

141

135

141

151

163

177

180

180

174

163

167

187

174

167

170

167

174

177

177

177

Apr.

170

160

151

141

144

144

148

141

144

144

141

118

109

118

104

98

86

96

96

115

126

151

184

180

170

157

174

180

160

138

-

Secondfoot-days

3,506

4,562

4,300

33,423

2,995

4,288

4,188

8,846

3,681

2,025

1,146

44,990

May

112

118

138

157

216

258

270

321

321

312

424

516

428

395

385

334

287

270

239

235

247

258

291

316

287

291

278;

308

321

274

239

Maximum

262

191

160

291

120

184

187

184

516

205

316

86

516

June

205

163

167

151

163

160

148

144

129

109

109

98

109

98

98

78

61

76

74

98

177

205

170

160

148

126

94

66

52

45

-

Minimum

19

132

84

6

76

100

135

86

112

45

9.1

18-

21

9.1

July Aug .

35 20

31 21

28 19

25 19

22 20

24 19

21 21

22 18

19 20

15 38

14 46

13 50

13 63

13 50

15 38

14 34

13 25

12 35

10 37

9.1 28

11 48

15 160

15 107

13 72

14 70

15 55

14 50

14 250

16 316

16 167

17 109

Mern

11?

15?

139

91'. 6

96.6

153

159

140

285

123

17.0

65.3

38.2

12?

Sept.

86

61

52

45

40

48

52

43

34

24

28

31

35

35

32

24

21

27

31

35

45

45

46

27

32

30

38

38

34

27

~

Runoff in 

ao re-feet

6,950

9,050

8,530

66,290

5,940

8,510

9,770

8,310

17,550

7,300

1,050

4,020

2,270

89,240

Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

847921 O - 49 - 9
122 SEVIER LAKE BASIN

Piute Reservoir near Marysvale, Utah

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 38°EO', long. 112°12", in NWi sec. 3, T. 29 S., R. 3 W., at

 Piute Dam, 9 miles south of Marysvale. Datum of gage is 5,900.8 feet above mean sea 

level.

Drainage area.- 2,440 square miles.

Records available.- March 1914 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum contents during year; 72,250 acre-feet June 28 (gage height, 75.3

 feet); minimum, 1,200 acre-feet Oct. 2 (gage height, 24.0 feet).

1914-47: Maximum contents, 82,300 acre-feet May 28, 1922 (gage height, 76.4 feet, 

original capacity table); no contents at times during several years.

Remarks.- Reservoir is formed by earth-fill dam; storage began in summer of 1910. Capaci-

 ty, 74,010 acre-feet between gage heights 16 feet (approximate bottom of reservoir) and 

76 feet (top of flashboards on spillway since 1941). Spillway crest is at gage height 

70.2 feet. No dead storage. Water is used for irrigation. Contents co-respond to 

gage readings about 4 p.m. daily.

Contents, in acre-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,560

1,200

1,420

1,720

2,200

2,620

3,030

3,480

3,980

4,500

5,050

5,630

5,850

6,070

6,300

6,530

6,760

6,990

7,310

7,710

8,130

8,550

8,990

9,520

10,000

10,470

10,970

11,370

11,780

12,090

12,410

Nov.

12,830

13,150

13,370

13,580

13,800

14,120

14,450

14,670

15,010

15,120

15,680

16,020

16,490

16,950

17,310

17,680

18,040

18,410

18,910

19,410

19,930

20,320

20,710

21,250

21,790

22,340

22,750

23,160

23,580

24,000

-

Dec.

24,430

24 , 850

25,280

25,710

26,140

26,570

27,000

27,440

27,880

28,320

28,610

28,910

29,200

29,500

29,950

30,260

30,710

31,020

31,330

31,630

31,940

32,250

32,570

32,880

33,040

33,200

33,510

33,830

34,150

34,480

34,640

Jan.

34,960

35,130

35,290

35,450

35,790

36,120

36,460

36,630

36,790

36,960

37,300

37,650

37,990

38,160

38,330

38,510

38,680

38,850

39,030

39,200

39,380

39,560

39,740

40,090

40,270

40,440

40,800

41,160

41,520

41,700

41,880

Feb.

42,060

42,420

42,780

42,970

43,330

43,690

44,060

44,240

44,420

44,790

45,160

45,530

45,900

46,450

47,000

47,380

47,740

47,930

48,120

48,310

48,490

48,680

48,870

49,250

49,620

50,000

50,390

50,780

_

_

-

Mar.

50,970

51,160

51,350

51,740

52,130

52,330

52,720

53,120

53,320

53,710

53,910

54,110

54,310

54,710

54,910

55,310

55,710

55,910

56,320

56,530

56,930

57,140

57,340

57,750

58,170

58 , 600

59,030

59,450

60,100

60,540

60,980

Apr.

61,200

61,420

61,640

61,860

62,310

62,530

62,760

62,980

63,210

63,440

63,660

63,890

64,340

64,570

64,800

64,800

64,570

64,570

64,570

64,570

64,340

64,110

64,110

64,110

63,890

63,890

64,110

64,110

64,340

64,110

Hay

63,890

63,210

62,530

60,320

61,200

60,760

60,540

60,320

60,540

61,420

63,080

63,210

64,340

65,260

66,190

66,890

67,370

67,850

68,090

68,330

68,570

68,570

68,810

68,570

68,570

68,810

69,050

69,300

69,540

70,030

70,280

June

70,520

70,520

70,280

70,280

70,030

69,780

69,540

69,050

68,570

68,330

68,090

87 ,.610

68,330

68,570

68,810

68,810

69,050

69,050

69,050

69,050

69,540

70,030

70,520

71,010

71,500

71,750

72,000

72,250

71,750

71,010

July

70,520

69,300

68,090

66,890

65,500

64,340

63,210

62,310

61,420

60,540

59,670

58,600

57,340

56,120

54,910

53,910

52,530

50,780

49,810

4S.430

48,870

47,930

47,380

47,000

46,640

46,080

45,340

44,240

43,330

42,420

41,520

Aug.

40,800

40,270

39,910

39,560

39,200

38,680

38,330

37,990

37,820

37,820

37,650

37,470

37,650

37,650

37,820

37,650

37 , 300

36,700

36,120

34,800

33,670

32,880

32,250

31,480

30,710

30,110

29,500

28,910

28,460

28,020

27,580

Sept.

27 , 000

26,420

25,850

29,650

24,430

23,440

22,890

21,520

20,710

19,410

18,160

dl7,200

16,600

15,910

15,230

14,670

14,230

13,580

13,150

12,510

12,090

11,370

10,770

10,180

9,620

9,160

8,720

8,380

7,960

7,550

-

d Computed from doubtful gage-height record.

Monthly gage height and contents, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Date

Calendar year 1946....

Sept. 30... ..............

Water year 1946-47....

Gage height 

(feet)

49 4

-

34.7

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

-

7,550

-

Change in contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

-7,780

-20,030

+5,530
SEVIER LAKE BASIN 123

Sevier River below Piute Dam, near Marysvale, Utah

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°20', long. 112°11', in NE£ sec. 34, T. 28 S., R. 

aw., three-quarters of a mile downstream from Piute Dam and 8 miles south of 

Marysvale.

Drainage area.- 2,440 square miles.

Records available.- May 1911 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 35 years (1912-47), 248 second-feet.

Extremes .(regulated).- Maximum discharge during year, 769 second-feet Aug. 21 (gage height, 

2.B2 reetj; minimum not determined, occurred during period of no gage-height record.

1911-47; Maximum discharge, 2,600 second-feet May 23, 24, 1922; practically no flow 

at times when reservoir gages were closed.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, vhich are fair. 

One small diversion between gage and Piute Reservoir. Flow regulated by Piute Reservoir (see preceding page).

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 19

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

SOI

261

206

150

90

47

29

31

30

24

20

20

19

19

19

20

20

19

19

19

19

19

15

14

14

14

14

40

53

44

42

Nov.

66

65

60

59

43

43

43

40

39

39

39

39

39

39

38

38

38

37

38

40

40

39

39

a30

alO

alo

9.9

4.3

4.6

4.6

-

Dec.

a4.5

a4.5

4.3

1"

4.3

> a3.5

Jan.

. a4.5

Feb.

. a5.0

-

-

-

Month

October ....................................

November . ..................................

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1946 ......................

January. .................... , ..............

February. ..................................

March.. ....................................

April. .....................................

Mav ~*........................................

June .......................................

July. ......................................

August .....................................

September. .................................

Water year 1946-47 ......................

Mar.

 a5.o

'

Apr.

' a5.o

14

a67

a5.4

a5.4

5.4

a5.4

a5.4

a5. 4

a67

140

140

135

119

150

223

273

246

220

182

192

152

121

135

220

Secondfoot-days

1,651

1,073.4

114.5

76,028.1

139.5

140.0

155.0

2, 848. 4 

6 552 9

4 239

16^830

13,028 

14,672

61,443.7

Bay

308

406

500

497

508

478

434

374

190

108

22

a6.2

6.2

6.3

a!2

a!2

16

42

81

198

212

220

258

314

295

215

209

168

111

140

206

Maximum

301

66

769

273

508

374

662

761

662

761

June

229

255

255

252

258

292

295

374

340

270

215

93

13

14

14

a!4

42

106

79

72

20

a20

a20

a2O

a20

a20

a20

a38

232

347

Minimum

14

4.3

-

6.3

13

285

130

314

-

July

46~5

527

603

633

650

603

662

618

558

54?

54 <5

634

650

622

590

5EO

5C8

570

546

551

519

445

2es

3f7

3f4

4?8

582

602

594

562

497

Aug.

398

321

321

314

311

261

209

187

215

223

173

133

130

133

179

206

330

314

626

714

761

707

690

690

686

678

674

666

618

570

590

m^\a

53.3

35.8

3.69

208

4.5

5.0

5.0

94.9

211

141

543 .

420

489

168

Sept.

602

606

618

626

626

634

658

658

654

658

662

614

535

500

497

445

395

334

314

337

350

384

427

406

371

354

350

350

350

357

Runoff in 

ao re-feet

3,270

2,130

227

150,800

277

278

307

5,650 

13,000

8,410

33, 38O

25, 840 

29,100

121,900

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of 4 discharge measurements and occasional 

staff-gage readings.
124 SEVIER LAKE BASIN

Sevier River above Clear Creek, near Sevier, Utah

Location.- tfater-stage recorder, lat. 38°34'20", long. 112°15i25", in NW^NE^ sec. 5, T. 

26 S., R. 4 W., 0.6 mile upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 89, 0.7 mile upstream 

from Clear Creek, and 1 mile south of Sevier.

Drainage area.- 2,700 square miles.

Kecords available.- April 1939 to September 1947. May 1911 to September 192S at site 0.8 

mn-e downstream, published as Sevier River at Sevier; those for Nov. 16, 1916, to September 1929 include flow of clear Creek and are not equivalent.

Average discharge.- 12 years (1912-16, 1939-47), 301 second-feet.-

Extremes (regulaTied).- Maximum discharge during year, 768 second-feet Aug. 22 (gage 

neignt, a.ut> reetj; minimum not determined, occurred during period of ice effect.

1911-29, 1939-47: Maximum discharge, 2,800 second-feet during last week in May 1922, 

Computed on basis of records for station near Marysvale; minimum, 10 second-feet Nov. 

27, 1919 (including flow of Clear Creek).

Remarks.- Records excellent except those below 50 second-feet, which are good, and those 

for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Many diversions above station for irrigation. Flow regulated by Piute and Otter Creek Reservoirs.

Rating table, water year 1946-47, except periods of loe effect

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 19 to Mar. 24)

0.9 28 1.3 80

1.0 38 1.5 121

1.1 50 1.7 174

1.2 64 1.9 236

2.3 388

2.7

3.0

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oot.

339

316

286

250

198

119

70

51

53

53

51

48

45

43

42

48

48

45

42

42

40

39

44

36

34

33

33

33

60

75

69

Nov.

66

86

84

84

80

70

70

72

69

67

67

67

69

70

69

66

64

64

 66

63

63

61

63

67

56

42

37

38

37

37

-

Dec.

35 \

I b35

|

35

34

35

35

34

b34

33

32

32

 32

32

32

32

b32

31

30

29

b23

Jan.

 *b25

Feb.

b25

 26

26

25

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

.

_

-

Month

October. ...................................

Novembe r

December.'. ..................................

Calendar year 1946 ......................

January. ...................................

February

March. .....................................

April... ...................................

May........................................

June .......... .............................

July. ......................................

August .....................................

September. .................................

Water year 1946-47 ......................

Mar.

24

24

25

25

25

25

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

25

25

25

25

26

26

26

27

28

28

27

26

26

28

30

29

29

Apr.

Seoondfoot-days

2,685

1,914

986

86,229

775

695

812

3 238

9^779

8,085

18, 294

14,033

15,636

76,932

29

29

30

28

30

31

32

30

38

67

33

29

28

28

30

90

131

134

131

117

171

226

282

260

230

230

226

207

157

154

-

574

738

to September 1947

May

286

3E

4£

56

9

6

9

605

610

51

54

47

4

9

6

236

230

n

12i:

£

£

S

S

12

4

6

4

9

1

0

1

1

210

301

32

3E

4C

8

9

5

422

401

37

33

26

22

2

9

0

6

250

Maximum

 ZTQ

OO9

86

786

30

282

610

529

715

756

676

756

June

293

347

355

351

347

368

401

472

529

440

384

297

198

141

136

141

154

236

250

254

264

198

163

157

154

152

152

149

201

401

Minimum

33

37

_

-

24

28

90

136

355

 1 Q-X

J.OO

359

.

July

467

569

642

676

715

692

692

715

659

616

595

621

676

681

654

637

574

574

595

584

569

564

422

355

397

422

524

616

621

616

554

Aug.

490

405

363

359

359

335

293

264

257

293

282

207

186

183

168

236

324

347

422

670

732

756

710

698

698

692

692

692

664

621

605

Sept.

616

632

637

637

654

654

659

676

676

676

676

670

605

539

524

514

444

401

359

359

384

397

436

449

422

392

388

384

388

388

-

 _ Runoff in Mean aore-feet

86.6 5,330

63 8 3,800

31.8 1,960

236 171,000

25 0 1 540

24-8 1 , 380

26.2 1,610

108 6,420

315 19,400

270 16,040

590 36,290

453 27,830

521 31,010

211 152,600

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by loe.
SEVIER LAKE BASIN 125

Sevier River near Sigurd, Utah

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°52', long. 111°57', in SW£ sec. 19, T. 22 S., 

K. i W., 200 feet downstream from bridge, half a mile downstream from Rookyford Dam, 

2 miles northeast of Sigurd, and 5 miles upstream from Lost Creek.

Drainage area.- 3,340 square miles.

Records available.- July to September 1912, July 1914 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 33 years (1914-47), 113 second-feet.

Extremes (regulated).- Maximum discharge during year, 274 second-feet June 23 (gage 

neignt, a.54 reet): minimum, 1.0 second-foot Aug. 3.

1914-47: Maximum discharge, 2,400 second-feet May 30, 1922 (gage height, 8.1 feet, 

datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 600 second-feet on basis of 

maximum discharge for other Sevier River stations; practically no flow (seepage only) 

when Rockyford Reservoir gates are closed.

Remarks.- Records good above 10 second-feet and 'fair below. Extreme low flow during

irrigation season represents seepage and return flow from canals. Flow rlso regulated 

by dams and reservoirs above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 tc September 1947

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

6.6 

34 

48 

48 

67

93 

102 

97 

86 

80

78 

75 

84 

92 

90

89 

90 

90 

90 

90

92 

90 

90 

90 

90

92 

90 

89 

97 

107 

107

Nov.

109 

104 

98 

102 

102

104 

105 

109 

114 

112

102 

102 

107 

109 

109

109 

112 

111 

107 

102

104 

105 

112 

131 

137

139 

141 

139 

135 

131

Dec.

123 

111 

105 

104 

111

121 

127 

131 

133 

133

131 

137 

139 

135 

' 131

127 

127 

123 

118 

118

125 

127 

125 

125 

125

125 

125 

127 

121 

107 

82

Jan.

87 

87 

87 

95 

100

109 

112 

111 

111 

112

116 

120 

116 

118 

114

112 

105 

111 

112 

112

114 

112 

111 

114 

114

120 

125 

129 

131 

129 

121

Feb.

125 

125 

129 

131 

131

133 

135 

135 

135 

137

141 

143 

139 

131 

133

135 

137 

125 

112 

112

114 

135 

158 

143 

139

97 

90 

123

Month

Octc 

Neve 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber......................... ........ . ..

lender year 1946 

ary

1.. ....................................

ember. .................................

ter year 1946-47 ......................

Mar.

129 

131 

135 

135 

137

143 

137 

120 

118 

118

118 

120 

112 

111 

118

121 

120 

120 

120 

143

152 

152 

156 

163 

156

143 

98 

10 

7.0 

15 

53

Apr.

97 

S6 

78 

69 

62

49 

47 

47 

47 

53

53 

48. 

44 

42 

37

25 

18 

12 

12 

11

6.2 

4.4 

4.2 

4.2 

4.0

3.8 

3.8 

^.8 

3.8 

3.8

Secpndf cot-days

2,563.6 

3,403 

3,799

26,252.6

3,467 

3,623 

3,611.0 

979.0 

460.6 

- 1,972 

120.1 

100.2 

758.4

24,856.9

May

4.0 

4.0 

4.2 

3.6

3.2 

3.0 

2.6 

2.2

2.2 

3.4 

34 

57 

84

78 

57 

39 

23 

15

7.0 

4.0 

3.0 

2.8 

2.8

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.2 

2.2

Maximum

107 

141 

139

242

131 

158 

163 

97 

84 

262 

27 

5,8 

74

262

June

2.2 

2.0 

1.6 

1.6

1.2 

1.6 

1.4 

1.4

1.8 

1.8 

1.8 

4.0 

20

31 

34 

28 

21 

15

93 

190 

262 

254 

234

226 

205 

121 

92 

121

Minimum

6.6 

98 

82

1

87 

90 

70 

3.8 

2.2 

1.2 

1.8 

1.2 

3.6

1.2

July

27 

9.5 

5.0 

4.6

4.4

4.0 

3.8 

3.6

3.2

2.8 

2.4 

2.2 

2.2

2.2 

2.2 

2.4 

2.6 

2.6

2.4 

2.4 

2.0 

1.8 

1.8

1.8 

2.0 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6

Aug.

2.0 

1.4 

1.2 

1.4

1.4 

1.8 

2.0 

2.0

2.0 

2.0 

2.4 

2.4 

2.8

4.4 

5.8 

5.0 

.6 

.4

.4 

.4 

.4 

.2 

.2

.2

.4 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6

Mean

82.7 

112 

122

71.9

112 

12S 

116 

32.6 

14.8 

65. 7 

3.87 

3.23 

25.3

68.1

Sept.

4.8 

4.8 

4.6 

4.4

4.0 

4.0 

3.8 

3.6

4.0 

3.6 

4.8 

46 

74

59 

54 

47 

42 

35

29 

22 

18 

34 

47

54 

60 

38 

24 

21

Runoff in 

ao re-feet

5,080 

6,750 

7,540

52,070

6,880 

7,190 

7,160 

1,940 

914 

3,910 

238 

199 

1,500

49,300
126 SEVIER LAKE BASIN

Sevier River below San Pitch River, near Gunnison, Utah

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°09', long. 111°52', in NE£ sec. 14, T. 19 S., 

R. 1 W., 1,000 feet downstream from San Pitch River and 3 miles west of Gunnison.

Drainage area.- 4,880 square miles.

Records available.- October 1917 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 30 years, 228 second-feet.

Extremes (regulated).- Maximum discharge during year, 742 second-feet June 23 (gage 

neignt, 3. bb1 feet); minimum, 31 second-feet July 14 (gage height, 1.00 foot).

1917-47: Maximum discharge, 2,620 second-feet June 1, 1922 (gage height, 5.68 

feet, present datum); minimum daily, 8 second-feet July 13-17, Sept. 6, 19"M.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

wnicn are fair. Plow regulated by reservoirs and by many diversions for irrigation 

above station. Most of flow diverted above station during irrigation season.

Rating table, vater year 1946-47, except period of Ice effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge. In second-feet)

1.3 70 2

1.5 101 3

1.8 158 3

2.1 227

5 333

0 488

6 709

Discharge, in second- f set, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

115

131

152

176

215

225

255

250

247

242

240

237

a240

a250

242

240

244

250

244

240

240

237

232

232

227

227

227

230

260

273

265

Nov.

268

270

265

265

262

257

255

262

281

261

268

260

257

260

260

252

250

257

257

252

262

270

281

353

365

327

325

322

316

305

-

Dec.

300

292

278

275

275

281

300

308

300

289

289

289

*294

283

278

273

260

247

247

257

260

265

268

270

270

273

273

273

255

240

225

Jan.

210

220

220

220

b220

222

227

222

220

220

230

234

242

*242

252

255

252

' b250

252

257

260

257

257

Feb.

252

255

257

262

268

273

275

273

270

275

297

300

297

297

286

286

289

*283

273

262

252

247

270

286

273

268

230

247

_

^

-

Month

October. ................................. .

November. ..................................

December. ...................................

Calendar year 1946 ......................

January. ....................................

February ...................................

March.. ....................................

April.. ....................................

May. .......................................

June .......................................

July. ......................................

August .....................................

September . .................................

Water year 1946-47 ......................

Mar.

257

273

278

275

273

268

289

283

275

273

278

292

297

302

281

294

300

302

283

286

286

297

302

313

311

302

297

242

187

165

180

Apr.

Secondfoot days

7,085

8^365

8,487

78,981

7 441

7)603

8 541

4J610

6,288

8,057

3 ;260

4,157

3,920

77,814

210

237

210

205

192

180

192

176

187

222

192

171

154

150

150

152

143

143

145

122

116

137

131

113

104

101

98

96

91

90

May

85

115

176

222

270

257

213

215

215

192

192

213

247

237

250

252

242

232

234

232

234

232

201

185

167

167

176

167

171

156

141

Maximum

273

365

308

489

260

300

313

237

270

717

196

208

169

717

June

162

165

160

173

167

135

122

101

72

73

90

158

185

173

178

171

156

160

160

122

278

615

717

701

697

638

550

426

305

247

Minimum

115

250

225

53

210

230

165

90

85

72

72

98

93

72

July

196

160

150

131

133

118

110

106

95

88

88

82

82

84

72

82

87

87

87

84

85

90

99

118

122

113

106

111

110

91

93

Aug.

]

]

]

98

15

13

04

110

108

1

:

i

11

20

26

150

208

1

1

1

78

67

62

152

148

1

1

1

48

52

54 '150

189

1

1

1

73

43

11

111

110

1

1

1

1

06

11

15

10

104

Mean

229

279

274

216

240

272

276

154

203

269

105

134

131

213

Sept.

106

104

126

124

116

111

99

99

106

104

99

98

93

110

129

169

148

148

150

154

150

148

145

145

152

158

158

167

165

139

Runoff in 

acre-feet

14,050

16,590

16,830

156,600

14,760

15,080

16,940

9,140

12,470

15 y 980

6,470

8,250

7,780

154,300

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station near Sigurd.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
SEVIER LAKE BASIN 127

Sevier Bridge Reservoir near Juab, Utah

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 39°22', long. 112-02', in NW£ sec. 1, T. 17 S., R. 2 W., at

 Sevier Bridge Dam and 13 miles southwest of Juab.

Drainage area.- 5,120 square miles.

Records available.- January 1914 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum contents during year, 209,200 acre-feet Apr. 26 (gage height, 77.35

 i'eet); minimum, 106,800 acre-feet Oct. 1 (gage height, 62.75 feet).

1914-47: Maximum contents, 251,000 acre-feet Apr. 19, 20, 1922 (gage height, 80.0 

feet), from former capacity table; no contents at times during 1927-28, 1930-36.

Remarks.- Reservoir was formed by a 30-foot earth-fill dam and storage begar about 1904;

 darrTu'ltimately raised to 90 feet by June 1916. Capacity. 236,000 acre-feet between 

gage heights 6 feet (approximate bottom of outlet tunnel) and 80.0 feet (top of flashboard on spillway). No dead storage. Figures given herein represent total contents. 

Water is used for irrigation. Gage read to half-tenths between 7 and 8 a.m. daily; 

contents are as of that time.

Contents, in acre-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

XI

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oot.

106,800

107,100

107,300

107,500

107,500

108,000

108,400

108,900

1O9.6OO

110,000

110,600

111,000

111,400

112,000

112,400

112,900

113,400

113,800

114,400

115,200

115,700

116,000

116,200

116,700

117,200

117,700

118,200

118,800

119,600

120,400

120,900

Nov.

121,500

122,000

122,500

123,100

123,700

124,200

124,800

125,100

124,800

125,700

126,500

127,100

127,700

128,000

128,600

129,200

130,100

130,700

131,300

132,200

132,500

132,800

133,400

134,400

135,300

136,300

137,200

138,200

138,900

139,500

-

Dec.

140,200

140,800

141,500

142,200

142,900

143,200

143,500

144,200

144,900

145,600

146,300

147,000

147,700

148,400

148,700

149,100

149,800

150,200

150,5OO

151,200

151,600

152,000

152,700

153,OOO

153,400

154,100

154,900

155,600

156,300

157,100

157,400

Jem.

157,800

157,800

158,600

158,600

159,300

159,3OO

160,100

160,400

160,800

161,200

16,1,600

162,300

163,100

163,100

163,500

163, 9QO

164,300

164,700

165,000

165,400

165,800

166,200

167,000

167,400

167,800

168,200

168,600

169,400

170,100

170,900

171,400

Feb.

171,800

172,600

173,000

173,400

173,800

174,200

175,000

175,400

175,800

176,600

177,400

178,300

178,700

179,100

179,900

180,800

181,200

181,600

182,500

182,900

183,300

183,800

184,200

185,000

185,400

185,900

186,700

187,200

_

-

Mar.

187,600

188,500

189,000

189,400

189,800

19O,3OO

191,200

191,600

192,000

192,400

192,900

193,400

193,800

194,700

195,200

195,600

196,500

196,900

197,400

197,800

198,300

199,300

199,800

200,200

20O,60O

201,100

201,600

202,100

202,100

202,600

202,600

Apr.

203,000

203,400

203,900

203,900

204,400

204,400

204,800

204,800

205,300

205,800

206 , 200

206,700

206,700

207,200

207,700

207,700

208,200

208,700

208,700

208,700

208,700

208,700

2O8.7OO

208,700

208,700

209,200

208,700

208,700

208,700

207,700

-

May

207,200

206,200

205,800

204,400

202,600

201,100

199,300

197,400

195,200

192,400

191,200

190,800

190,300

189,800

189,400

188, 5OO

187,600

186,700

185,400

184,200

183,300

182,500

181,200

179,900

179,100

178,300

176,600

175,000

174,200

173,400

172,200

June

170,900

170,100

169,400

168,600

167,800

167,800

168,600

168,600

168,600

168,600

168,600

168,600

169,000

169,400

169,000

168,600

167,400

166,600

166,200

165,000

163,900

165,000

166,200

167,000

167,800

168,200

167,800

167,000

165,800

165,400

-

July

164,300

162,700

160,800

159,300

157,800

156,300

154,900

153,400

151,600

150,200

148,700

147,700

146,300

145,200

144,200

142,900

142,206

141,500

140,800

140,200

139,200

138,600

137,900

137,200

136,600

135,600

135,000

134,400

133,800

133,100

132,200

Aug.

131,000

130,100

129,500

129,200

129,800

130,100

130,100

130,400

130,400

130,700

131,600

132,200

132,200

132,500

133,100

133,100

133,100

133,400

133,800

133,100

132,500

131,900

131,300

130,700

130,100

129,800

128,800

128,300

127,700

127,100

126,500

Sept.

125,700

124,800

124,200

124,800

124,000

123,400

122,800

122,000

121,500

120,600

119,800

119,300

118,800

118,200

117,700

117,200

116,700

116,400

116,700

117,OOO

117,700

117,700

117,700

118,200

118,200

118,200

118,800

119,000

119,300

119,300

-

Monthly gage height and contents, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Date

Dec. 1...... ...............

Oct . 1 .....................

Water year 1946-47 .......

Gage height 

(feet)

68.8

72 15

65.3

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

140,200

119,300

-

Change In conterts 

during month 

(acre-feet)

+14,700

+17,600

+12,500
128 SEVIER LAKE BASIN

Sevier River near Juab, Utah

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°22', long. 112°02', in Jffi^ sec. 2, T. 17 S., 

H. y w., 1,600 feet downstream from Sevier Bridge Dam and 11 miles southwest of Juab.

Drainage area.- 5,120 square miles.

Records available.- September 1911 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 36 years, 250 second-feet.

Extremes (regulated).- Maximum daily discharge during year, 1,200 second-feet May 9, 10 

(gage neignt, 4.9J> feet); minimum daily, 5.3 second-feet on several days in October and 

November.

1911-47: Maximum discharge, 2,140 second-feet June 2, 1922 (gage height, 8.50 

feet); practically no flow at times when reservoir gates were closed.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

No diversions between this station and station near Gunnison. Plow regulated by 

Sevier Bridge Reservoir (see preceding page).

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

45

74

74

74

47

26

19

12

12

12

11

11

12

15

12

6.1

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

6.1

7.0

6.1

5.3

Nov.

6.1

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

7.0

6.1

7.0

7.0

7X>

7.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

-

Dec.

12

Jan.

16

Feb.

2Q

_

_

-

Month

October. ...................................

November. ..................................

December ...................................

Calendar year 1946 ......................

January ....................................

February ...................................

March ......................................

April ......................................

May. .......................................

June .......................................

July... ....................................

August .....................................

September. .................................

Water year 1946-47 ......................

Mar.

> 18

15

17

17

17

19

Apr.

19

19

19

19

19

19

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

19

19

19

21

21

21

21

19

121

174

174

231

369

-

Second 

foot-days

544.9

211.6

372

99,631.5

496

560

553

1,530

23,660

10,146

18, 285

6,174

6,689

69,221.5

May

486

549

637

902

1,010

1,120

1,170

1,190

1,200

1,200

800

498

465

465

576

679

663

685

728

725

725

728

725

728

725

725

728

728

728

728

644

Maximum

74

9.5

978

369

1,200

874

898

431

394

1,200

June

546

525

528

388

129

26

26

28

30

34

34

34

184

259

284

436

439

434

465

549

210

193

303

303

332

451

568

712

822

874

-

Minimum

5.3

5.3

5.3

17

486

26

380

15

17

5.3

July

892

898

895

892

892

892

892

755

692

692

689

692

612

549

546

504

422

380

383

385

388

434

460

408

385

388

385

385

383

556

559

Aug.

431

349

293

69

17

15

15

15

15

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

19

19

263

408

405

405

357

313

311

360

397

397

394

394

394

Mean

17.6

7.05

12

273

16

£0

17.8

El.O

763

338

5£0

199

223

IfO

Sept.

394

394

394

391

385

383

383

380

374

377

374

374

374

322

292

276

268

164

19

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

85

133

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

1.08O

420

738

197,600

984

1,110

1,100

3,030

46,930

20,120

36,270

12,250

13,270

137,300

Note.- No gage-height record Nov. 27 to Mar. 27j discharge computed on basis of discharge measurements made Nov. 27, Dec. 20, Jan. 22, Feb. 27, Mar. 27, records for station near Lyrndyl, and record 

of gage openings at Sevier Bridge Reservoir.
SEVIER LAKE BASIN 129

Sevier River near Lynndyl, Utah

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°29<, long. 112°24<, in SE^- sec. 27, T. 15 S 

RT 5Y., 1 5 miles downstream from highway bridge and 3j miles southwest of Lynndyi!

Drainage area.- 6,270 square miles.

Records available.- April 1914 to October 1919. November 1942 to September 1947.

Extremes (regulated).- Maximum discharge during year, 842 second-feet May 12 (gage

neignt, b. 14 reetj; minimum recorded, 14 second-feet Apr. 2 (gage height, 1 74 feet)

1914-19, 1942-47: Maximum daily discharge, 1,820 second-feet June 9, 1914, based' 

on records at Leamington; minimum recorded, 9.6 second-feet Jan. 28, 1945.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair Flow 

regulated by Sevier Bridge Reservoir (see p. 127). Several diversions for'irrigation 

between reservoir and station.

 Discharge, in second feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

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

82

47

48

50

59

79

76

72

74

74

73

76

47

29

28

31

28

27

26

25

24

24

24

24

23

24

52

68

36

29

Nov.

28

28

26

26

25

25

39

68

71

49

28

26

26

28

26

26

25

24

25

26

26

25

26

39

29

26

26

25

24

24

-

Dec .

24

24

23

24

24

23

26

26

23

23

23

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

*22

21

21

21

21

21

22

25

23

24

23

20

Jan.

 18

(*)

Feb.

\ ,

25

30

36

28

26

22

20

20

20

20

19

19

*19

20

-

-

-

Month

October. ...................................

November. ..'................................

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1946 ......................

January. ...................................

February ...................................

March. .....................................

April .................................... .

May. .......................................

June .......................................

July. ......................................

August .....................................

September. ....... .........................

Water year 1946-47 ......................

Mar.

19

19

19

20

19

19

18

18

18

18

18

17

17

17

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

15

15

15

15

Apr.

15

15

24

46

46

48

48

54

57

63

63

57

56

56

56

55

56

57

56

58

58

60

63

64

61

58

63

176

196

202

-

Secondfoot-days

1,503

915

703

70,917

558

649

524

1,987

17,446

8,832

13,912

6,194

5,541

58,764

May

297

421

503

550

678

691

712

766

785

795

818

750

648

340

317

356

503

533

526

570

553

530

536

543

546

523

523

530

540

533

530

Maximum

124

71

26

738

20

202

818

528

668

568

292

818

June

500

411

368

363

338

185

119

lol

91

S7

84

85

79

79

262

277

361

409

418

428

516

425

152

308

319

333

363

390

453

528

-

Minimum

23

24

20

16

_

15

15

297

79

193

59

55

-

July

580

610

610

623

646

660

666

668

650

516

518

518

518

466

378

373

344

290

208

196

193

196

206

264

438

426

423

426

423

423

456

Aug.

568

546

414

399

273

142

109

100

93

97

101

96

88

82

70

68

67

64

59

33

230

288

310

268

216

212

224

251

234

228

234

Mean

48.5

30.5

22.7

194

18.0

23.2

16.9

66.2

563

294

449

?00

185

161

Sept.

241

241

241

241

241

239

228

222

220

222

239

249

260

258

245

266

279

292

270

131

95

87

81

78

73

71

65

56

55

55

~

Runoff in 

acre-feet

2,980

1,810

1,390

140,700

1,110

1,290

1,040

3,940

34,600

17,520

27,590

12,290

10,990

116,600

Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

Mote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 18, 19, Dec. 31 to Feb.
130 SEVIER LAKE BASIN

East Pork Sevier River near Kingston, Utah

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°12', long. 112°09', In SW£NW£ sec. 13, T. 30 S., 

RT3W., 1,000 feet downstream from bridge on State Highway 22, 1.7 miles east of 

Kingston, and 4.1 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.- 1,260 square miles.

Records available.- March 1913 to September 1947. May to September 1912 at site 2i miles 

downstream, oeiow all diversions.

Average discharge.- 34 years, 88.4 second-feet.

Extremes (regulated).- Maximum discharge during year, 206 second-feet Oct. 1 (gage 

neignt, 1.93 reet); minimum, 6.6 second-feet Nov. 3.

1913-47: Maximum discharge, 2,030 second-feet May 12, 1941 (gage height, 5.05 

feet); minimum, 3.8 second-feet Jan. 7, 1946.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Diversions above and below station for irrigation. Station is above 

diversions in vicinity of Kingston. Plow regulated by Otter Creek Reservoir (see 

p. 132 j.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47, except periods of Ice effect

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 18 to Dec. 28, Sept. 10-30)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 14

0.3 12 1.2 8 2

 4 16 1.5 124

 7 32 1.9 199 

.9 48

Feb. 15 to Sept. 30

0.4 15 0.9 46

.5 19 i - i °8

.6 25 1-3 95 

.7 II 1.8 140

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

138

201

199

197

197

150

a!6

> a!4

14

13

14

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

14

17

15

14

Nov.

14

12

11

12

13

13

14

16

16

57

68

68

72

85

72

64

61

61

60

*61

67

66

66

70

64

61

64

64

64

63

-

Dec.

63

62

62

64

66

67

70

26

20

b!7

b!7

b!7

17

*17

17

16

17

b!5

b!6

b!6

b!6

b!6

b!6

16

16

16

17

16

a!3

al3

al3

Jan.

. a!3

(*)

Feb.

\

 e!5

15

14

14

13

13

*13

14

14

14

15

14

14

15

15

_

_

'-

Month

October. ...................................

November. ..................................

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1946 ......................

January .................................. .

February. ..................................

March. .................. ..... .

May'1 1. .....................................

June .......................................

July. ......................................

August .....................................

September. .................................

Water year 1946-47 ......................

Mar.

15

15

15

16

16

15

15

16

16

17

17

17

16

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

18

18

18

17

17

17

18

17

17

Apr.

Seoondfoot-days

1 425

ll499

850

34,538

403

407

516

562 

1,453

1,487

1,295

g 5^5

l)858

14,270

17

17

17

17

17

18

20

19

19

19

18

18

17

17

17

17

17

17

18

18

20

22

22

21

20

20

21

22

20

20

-

May

22

24

29

50

61

58

56

54

54

54

52

50

44

42

44

45

45

44

47

4?

47

45

44

44

44

49

50

48

50

57

53

Maximum

20Z

85

70

363

18

22

61

7C to

46

156

154

201

June

49

46

49

51

52

50

47

46

46

46

50

52

48

46

44

44

43

44

44

44

76

76

61

58

56

52

47

40

40

40

-

Minimum

12

11

13

11

15

17 

22

40

58

59

16

11

July

43

44

43

44

43

44

44

44

45

44

43

41

42

41

43

46

44

42

41

40

38

39

40

40

40

38

40

40

40

40

39

Aug.

39

39

4Q

40

42

44

46

47

45

52

47

45

44

43

43

45

46

46

44

56

142

149

156

145

145

144

145

149

149

144

154

Sept.

153

154

153

153

153

151

149

149

151

106

24

23

24

23

21

19

18

18

18

17

17

17

17

17

17

16

16

27

20

17

-

~ Runoff in ltein acre-feet

4S 0 2 850

St'.O 2^970

27.4 1,690

9.V.6 68,520

13 0 799

14.' 5 807

IS. 6 1,020

19.7 1,110 

4^>9 2^880

4"*«6 2)950

41.8 2,570

8X*1 4; 990

61.9 3,690

3^.1 28,316

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of 2 discharge 

nearby stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

sasurements aid records for
SEVIER LAKE BASIN 131

Antimony Creek near Antimony, Utah

Location - Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°06', long. 111°53', In NW£ sec. 22 T 31 S 

KTlW., 5 miles upstream from mouth and 5 miles southeast of Antimony. '

Drainage area.- 26 square miles.

Records available.- October 1946 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 164 second-feet May 3 (gage aelght, 3.22' feet)- 

minimum, 11 second-feet Aug. 22.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

a20

Nov.

1 a20

Dec.

a20

21

20

20

20

20

20

20

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

20

20

20

Jan.

21

21

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

19

20

20

19

19

Feb.

19

19

19

19

 19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

20

20

20

19

20

20

_

-

-

Month

December. ..................................

Calendar year ......................

Janu 

Febn 

Marc

xry

April. .....................................

May. .......................................

September. ................................

Water year 1946-47 ......................

Mar.

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

^

V a20

/

20

21

21

21

21

21

20

20

20

21

21

21

21

21

Apr.

21

20

20

. 20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

21

21

21

27

35

31

38

41

33

26

25

25

24

23

23

23

28

-

Secondfoot-days

620

6OO

633

-

619 

537 

630

726

1,993

693

553

450

475

8,529

Bay

40

74

105

119

114

98

97

114

105

77

55

55

64

62

52

51

60

67

74

70

62

55

49

42

39

36

33

34

33

29

28

Maximum

_

-

-

-

21 

20 

21

41

119

29

19

18

18

119

June

27

26

28

29

25

25

24

23

23

23

24

25

24

23

23

23

23

24

22

22

23

25

24

20

20

19

19

19

19

19

-

Minimum

.

-

-

-

19 

19 

20

20

28

19

17

12

12

-

July

18

18

18

18

18

18

19

19

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18-

18

18

18

18

18

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

18

Aug.

18

17

17

17

17

17

18

17

16

15

15

18

a!5

a!4

a!3

a!3

13

13

13

14

16

14

12

12

12

13

13

12

12

12

12

1'nan

20

20

20.4

-

20.0 

19.2 

20.3

24.2

64.3

23.1

17.8

14.5

15.8

23.3

Sept.

12

12

12

12

13

13

14

14

14

14

14

14

15

15

17

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

-

Runoff in 

acre- feet

1,230

1,190

1,260

- -

1,230 

1,070 

1,250

1,440

3,950

1,370

1,100

893

942

16,920

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated, or computed 

and weather records.

basis of 1 dlscharge measurement
Location.- Staff gage, lat.. 3S°10'15" , Icng. 112°00'00", in NW-J- sec. 28, T. 30 3., R. 2 

W., near spillway on right side of dam on Otter Creek, 5 miles northwest of Antimony 

and 12 miles east uf Kingston.

Records available.- January to ?eptember 1914, October 1945 to September 1947. 1915, 

1^4-46_available in files of Salt Lake City district office, Geological Survey (will 

he furnished upon application).

Fx1reraes.- Maximum contents observed during year, 51,250 acre-feet June 1 (gage height, 

ab. 5_ feet); minimum observed, I 1?,520 acre-feet Oct. 10 (gage height, 15.4 feet).

1914-15, 1934-47: Maximum contents observed, 55,000 acre-feet May 1, 1946 (gage 

height, 37.0 feet); minimum. 400 acre-feet Aug. 1, Sept. 1, 20, Oct. 1, 1934.

Remarks.- Reservoir formed in 1891 by a 40-foot earth-fill, rock-faced dam, 5 feet added 

to height in 1901. Capacity, 5?, ,500 acre-feet between gage height zero (bottom of outlet gate) and gage height 36.0 feet (top of flashboards on spillway). Spillway crest 

is at gage height 33.5 feet. Reservoir stores water from Otter ^reek and water diverted 

frcm East Fork Sevier River, for irrigation in Sevier River Basin.

Contents, in acre-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

13,300

-

_

_

-

_

_

- 

_

12,520

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

14,740

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

Nov.

17,200

-

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

18,860

.

_

_

_

-

.

_

_

_

19,200

.

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

Deo.

20,100

-

_

.

-

.

_

_

_

21,180

_

_

_

_

-

.

_

_

22,800

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

Jan.

24,420

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

26,040

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

27,120

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

Feb.

28,200

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

29,820

_

_

_

-

_

_

31,800

_

_

_

-

Mar.

33,400

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

34,800

_

_

_

-

_

_

36,600

-

_

-

Apr.

39,680

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

42,080

_

_

_

-

_

_

44,240

_

_

-

_

_

-

Hay

46,160

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

49,040

_

_

_

-

_

_

50,750

_

_

-

_

_

-

June

51 , 250

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

51,000

_

_

_

-

_

_

50,000

_

_

-

.

_

_

-

July

50,000

_

_

_

-

_

_

48,800

_

-

48,320

-

-

Aug.

47,360

_

_

-

_

45,580

-

46,400

-

-

Sept.

44,720

_

_

-

_

42,560

-

42,560

-

-

Monthly gage height and contents, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Date

Calendar year 1946....

June 1 ..................

A

ijcr -i

Oct. 1. .................

Water year 1946-47....

Sage height 

(feet)

20 5

-

33 4

35 5 "

31.9

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

-

42,560

-

Change in contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

-15,980

+29,260
SEVIER LAKE BASIN 133

Clear Creek at Sevier, Utah

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°34'55", long. 112°15'35", In SW&f^ sec. 32, T. 

2i> S., R. 4 ¥., 400 feet upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 89, 1,001 feet upstream 

from mouth, and 0.3 mile south of Sevier.

Drainage area.- 169 square miles.

Records available.- February 1912 to September 1919 and October 1940 to September 1947' 

in reports or ueological Survey. April 1934 to September 1947 In reports of Sevier 

River water commissioner.

Average discharge.- 12 years (1912-17, 1940-47), 35.0 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 237 second-feet May 12 (gage height, 3.38 feet); 

minimum dally, 2.4 second-feet Sept. 24.

1912-19, 1940-47: Maximum discharge observed, 487 second-feet Aug. 7, 1941 (gage 

height, 4.05 feet); no flow Aug. 26, 1913. .

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of Ice effect or no gage-h?ight record, 

which are fair. Practically entire flow Is diverted above station each year during 

latter part of Irrigation season.

Rating table, water year 1946-47, except period of Ice effect

(gag.e height, in feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

(SMfting-control method used July 26 to Sept. 30)

0.6 2.4 1.1 14 2.1 90

.7 3.7 1.2 18 2.8 167

.8 5.4 1.3 22 3.3 227

.9 7.6 1.5 35

1.0 10 1.7 50

Discharge, in seoond-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

- 21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oot.

2.6

8.5

4.9

4.6

5.6

6.9

6.3

6.7

6.7

6.3

5.2

5.1

8.1

14

14

15

16

17

17

17

17

16

16

16

14

9.8

7.6

9.3

24

18

21

Nov.

21

21

18

21

21

20

20

20

19

14

21

20

22

22

20

14

15

18

21

21

20

20

24

39

27

24

27

25

25

24

-

Dec.

24

22

21

22

22

22

22

20

15

15

18

20

20

*21

21

19

13

10

10

18

17

18

19

19

18

18

19

16

«.

I 6.0

i

Jan.

7.0

7.5

8.5

9.5

10

12

13

15

15

15

16

16

16

16

*15

15

14

15

16

17

18

18

19

17

> 16

Feb.

16

19

20

16,

19

21

20

18

19

21

20

-

_

-

Month

October. ...................................

November. ..................................

December. ............... ..................

Calendar year 1946 ......................

January. ....................................

February. ..................................

March. .....................................

April ......................................

May. .......................................

June .......................................

July. ......................................

August .....................................

September ..................................

Water year 1946-47 ......................

Mar.

20

20

17

21

19

17

19

20

19

20

21

19

17

21

22

27

33

37

44

54

62

67

67

53

54

58

57

63

66

68

64

Apr.

60

54

50

45

39

38

38

38

38

36

40

41

45

47

54

60

68

87

84

89

94

103

90

75

65

58

63

61

55

58

-

May

69

98

135

175

198

195

207

226

217

190

193

219

187

173

162

150

150

149

158

165

172

177

177

169

167

162

163

163

141

122

118

Second- Maximum 

foot-days

356.2 24

644 39

537.0 24

9,788.2 120

452.5 19

481 21

1,166 68

1,773 103

5,147 226

3,429 138

1,188 91

381.4 19

125.5 7.6

15,680.6 226

June

113

108

116

109

97

92

98

122

136

124

128

122

109

97

93

99

108

112

108

115

138

136

121

119

124

128

126

119

110

102

-

Minimum

2.6

14

1.1

7

16

17

36

69

92

13

8.7

2.4

2.4

July

91

81

80

74

71

64

61

58

54

48

39

34

32

31

31

31

30

28

26

25

22

23

22

22

19

15

17

17

15

14

13

Aug.

12

12

12

12

12

11

12

13

12

15

19

17

17

15

15

14

13

12

11

11

11

11

11

10

11

11

101111

8.7

8.7

Sept.

7.6

5.8

5.2

5.6

5.1

5.2

5.4

5.2

4.9

4.7

4.4

5.1

4.4

2.9

4.4

5.4

5.1

4.7

4.6

3.3

2.7

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.5

3.2

2.8

2.7

2.7

2.5

-

u Runoff in 

*e^n acre- feet

11.5 706

21.5 1,280

17.3 1,070

26.8 19,430

14.6 898

17.2 954

37 . 6 2 , 310

59.1 3,520

166 10,210

114 6,800

38.3 2,360

12.3 756

4.18 249

43.0 31,110

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Mote.- No gage-height record Jan. 24 to Feb. 18; discharge computed on basis of weather records 

and records for nearby streams. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 29 to Jan. 7.
134 SEVIER LAKE BASIN

Salina Creek at Sallna, Utah

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 38°57 I , long. 111°52 I , in NW^ 

sec. *5, T. 21 S., R. 1 W., at Salina, 150 feet upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 

89 and three-quarters of a mile upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.- 298 square miles.

Records available.- April 1914 to September 1919, November 1942 to September 1947. July 

I90U to April 1901 at site 5 miles upstream, published as Salina Creek near Salina.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 756 second-feet Aug. 20 (gage height, 3.46 

reefc ). from rating curve extended above 400 second-feet: minimum, 0.5 second-foot 

Oct. 15, Aug. 26.

1914-19, 1942-47: Maximum discharge, 804 second-feet Aug. 7, 1943 (gage height, 

3.44 feet), from rating curve extended above 400 second-feet; minimum, 0.1 second-foot 

Aug. 9, 1946.

Remarks.- Records good except those below 10 second-feet and those for period? of ice 

errect or no gage-height record, which are fair. Diversions above station for irrigation.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

 6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

2627'

28

29

30

31

Oct.

3.0

6.5

2.7

1.5

1.7

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.1

.7

1.3

2.2

1.9

4.0

15

13

13

14

14

14

14

14

15

18

16

15

Nov.

14

14

13

16

16

16

16

21

18

20

23

23

25

17

14

16

12

18

16

15

11

11

21

42

16

13

21

16

15

12

-

Dec.

16

12

13

16

16

16

17

13

6.5

7.0

12

13

*13

12

12

11

7.5

4.5

8.1

10

14

12

12

12

14

15

15

12

7.5

b5.0

b5.0

Jan.

 *b!4

Feb.

> b!8

(»)

-

-

-

Month

October . ...................................

November . ..................................

December. ...................................

Calendar year 1946 ......................

January ....................................

February ...................................

March.. ....................................

April ......................................

May. .......................................

June .......................................

July. ......................................

August .....................................

September. .................................

Water year 1946-47 ......................

Mar.

24

24

23

24

18

16

14

14

12

13

16

13

14

20

26

39

43

47

*52

48

40

35

40

24 .

12

8.1

7.5

15

14

12

7.0

Apr.

7.0

6.0

4.0

1.9

1.7

2.2

1.9

1.9

4.0

2.4

2.2

1.9

1.9

4.5

6.5

7.5

5.5

9.4

3.3

5.5

17

18

4.5

4.5

5.0

5.5

6.0

4.0

3.0

4.0

-

Secondfoot-days

215.0

521

359.1

6,657.1

434

504

714.6

152.7

2,946

1,581.1

73.1

147'. 7

60.2

7,708.5

May

29

60

56

179

215

176

130

195

173

102

94

104

92

106

76

76

83

90

124

112

116

112

92

70

64

45

47

52

35

25

16

Maximum

18

42

17

149

_

52

18

215

278

6.5

63

16

278

June

11

11

15

16

10

5.0

4.5

7.0

6.0

6.0

20

50

24

43

22

8.1

3.0

5.0

4.0

9.4

278

250

208

202

170

92

47

26

20

8.1

-

Minimum

0.7

11

4.5

.2

_

7.0

1.7

16

3

1

.7

.7

.7

July

3.0

2.4

2.4

3.6

6.0

6.5

4.5

5.0

3.6

3

3

2

2

1

1

3

1

1

1

1

1

1.1

1

1

1

1

5

3

1

1

1

Aug.

1

1

1

1

1

1

2

4

3

5

3

2

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

1.5

1.5

63

21

3.6

2.7

5.5

1.3

.7

1.7

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.2

Mean

6.94

17.4

11.6

18.2

14

18

23.1

5.09

95

52.7

2.36

4.76

2.01

21.1

Sept.

1.3

3.6

16

3.0

7.0

1.3

.7

1.1

.7

.7

.9

1.3

1.1

1.3

.9

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

.9

.9

.9

.9

1.5

1.1

1.1

1.9

2.4

2.2

1.1

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

426

1,030

712

13,200

861

1,000

1,420

303

5,840

3,140

145

293

119

15,290

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Note.- Ho gage-height record July 10 to Aug. 12; discharge computed on basis of weather records

and 1 staff-gag° reading.
PAVANT GALLEY 

Chalk Creek near Pillmore, Utah

135

Location.- Water-stage recorders, lat. 38°58', long. 112°18' , In NE^ sec. 28, T. 21 S., R. 

4 W., 1 mile east of Fillmore and 2^ miles downstream from South Fork.

Drainage area.- 60 square miles.

Records available.- March 1944 to September 1947. May to July 1914 at site 1-jj- miles upstream;

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 312 second-feet May 6; minimum daily, 9.7 second-reet Oct. 15.

1014, 1944-47: Maximum discharge, 490 second-feet May 9, 1914 (gage height, 3.40 

feet, site and datum then in use); minimum daily, 8.4 second-feet Jan. 12, 1946.

Remarks.- Records good. Records Include flow of Fillmore Canal which diverts on left Dank 

at flood-control dam 400 feet upstream. During low-water periods flow is diverted 2 

miles upstream and carried in a lined ditch to the head of the Fillmore Canal. One 

small irrigation diversion above gage.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

14

16

12

12

13

14

13

13

12

12

11

11

11

11

9.7

11

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

14

19

15

15

Nov.

14

13

13

14

14

13

14

15

12

13

15

16

17

20

20

18

17

17

17

19

19

20

33

60

41

38

40

40

39

38

-

Dec.

36

33

30

29

29

29

31

29

27

25

24

24

22

22

22

21

19

18

18

18

18

18

18

17

17

18

18

17

N

> 15

'

Jan.

15

15

15

15

15

15

16

16

17

18

20

20

Feb.

19

19

19

20

20

20

21

22

22

24

24

24

24

24

26

28

30

30

29

28

27

26

26

25

24

24

24

24

..

_

-

Month

October. ...................................

November ...................................

December . ..................................

Calendar year 1946 .................... .

January. ................................. .

February. ............................ .....

March. ........................... .........

April ............................ .........

Mnv May ............... ........................

June .......................................

July .......................................

August .....................................

September. .................................

Water year 1946-47 ................ .....

Mar.

24

24

24

24

23

22

22

22

22

22

24

23

22

24

25

29

35

44

54

63

69

76

85

78

72

69

66

68

75

87

91

Apr.

92

95

97

94

86

77

70

66

67

66

65

64

68

86

104

114

128

140

139

147

162

167

150

133

115

103

101

95

92

103

-

Secondfoot days

381

679

692

10,521.0

673

1,408

3,086

6,300

2,240

'eev

429

18,152.7

May

142

185

241

285

300

304

298

293

267

229

216

193

174

172

171

178

194

212

232

237

226

213

198

180

169

154

151

140

124

114

108

Maximum

19

60

36

139

20

30

91

167

304

103

57 

40

16

304

June

103

100

96

90

82

77

74

72

74

66

75

73

66

62

63

67

79

69

66

67

89

75

74

76

73

72

69

67

64

60

-

Minimum

9.7

13

8.4

19

22

64

60

24

16

13

9.7

July

57

54

52

50

48

48

46

44

44

40

39

38

37

36

36

34

32

31

30

29

30

29

28

27

26

26

25

24

25

25

25

Aug.

25

24

23

24

23

23

22

22

29

40

26

25

24

23

22

21

20

20

19

19

19

18

18

18

17

17

18

18

17

17

16

Mean

12 3

22!! 22.3

CO .C

15. E 

24. C 103' 45 .4

203

74.7

36. C

21. E

14.3

49.7

Sept.

16

16

16

16

15

15

15

15

15

16

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

Runoff in 

acre-feet

757

1,350

1,370

20,870

956

1,330

2,790

6,120

12,500

4,440

2,210

1,320 

851

36 , 000

Note.- No gage-height record Dec. 28 to Jan. 20; discharge computed on basis of weither records 

and records for nearby streams.
136 BEAVER RIVER BASIN

Beaver. River near Beaver, Utah

Location - Water-stage recorder, lat. 33° 17' , long. 112°34', in SW^-SW^ sec. 17, T. ^9 S., 

FT B~W. , at Fishlake National Forest boundary, three-quarters of a mile downstream 

from B;iker& Canyon and 4^ miles eist of Beaver.

Drainage area.- 82 square miles.

Records available.- June to September 1906, March 1914 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 33 years (1314-47), 56.8 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 676 second-feet Aug. 12 (gage height, 4.27 

reet); minimum rut determined, probably occurred during period of ice effect.

1914-47: Maximum discharge 1,080 second-feet July 22, 1936 (gage height, 7.27 feet, 

site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 500 second-feet; miniimrn, 

5 second-feet Aug. 29, 1931, Nov. 30, I'-iy".

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. No diversion above station for irrigation. Water diverted for hydroelectric power, but returned 

to strean above station. Some regulation by puwer plants and several small reservoirs.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Da*

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Dot.

22

54

28

22

22

26

26

26

25

25

22

23

24

25

23

23

25

26

22

23

*24

24

24

23

22

22

22

26

30

26

26

Nov.

24

25

26

25

23

22

23

23

24

b22

22

22

23

23

22

b21

23

22

22

22

23

24

25

26

26

*24

25

23

24

22

-

Dec.

23

23

22

22

23

22

22

22

b20

b21

b21

23

22

22

22

22

b20

b21

*b21

b21

b21

22

22

22

22

22

22

b20

b!9

b!9

b!9

Jan.

1 b!8

(»)

Feb.

b!8

18

19

19

19

19

18

19

19

19

22

22

23

22

21

21

20

20

19

19

21

19

18

20

21

*21

21

22

_

_

-

Month

October. ................................

November ............... ...................

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1946 .....................

January. .................................

February ................... ........ . . .

March. ............................. ....

April. ................................. ...

May. ............................ .......

June ............ .............. ... ....

July.. ............ . ......... ........ ...

August ........................ .....

September . ................ . ..... ......

Water year 194R-47 ....... ....... ....

Mar.

22

21

20

19

19

22

22

19

19

19

19

19

20

21

23

25

30

32

34

36

37

43

44

38

37

37

36

41

43

47

47

Apr.

51

51

50

44

42

39

37

36

36

35

35

33

35

47

70

88

106

114

121

132

132

123

104

94

86

82

79

77

80

102

-

May

145

213

290

335

369

358

401

450

438

335

269

226

201

210

204

238

269

276

323

393

413

429

425

385

350

319

304

276

232

213

201

footways Maximum

781 54

701 26

665 23

15,610 192

558

559 23

311 47

2,x61 132

9,490 450

4 642 193

2^316 107

1,635 136

1 , 000 41

25,419 450

June

190

187

196

182

172

169

176

199

193

176

179

162

145

138

136

129

154

162

149

149

154

142

127

120

116

116

145

136

127

116

-

Minimum

22

21

19

19

18

19

33

145

116

43

39

26

.

July

107

101

97

93

84

82

84

86

84

86

87

86

84

84

84

80

77

75

72

69

69

75

69

66

62

49

47

46

45

43

43

Aug.

45

4r

46

46

45

43

40

39

54

136

53

132

84

60

52

47

49

45

40

52

60

50

43

42

39

40

41

47

40

40

39

Mean

25 23°42

21^5

42.8

18

20.0

29.4

72.0

306

155

74.7

52 . 7

33.3

59. 6

Sept.

36

40

41

39

39

37

35

3S

36

36

36

35

34

33

31

33

33

34

33

33

32

31

31

29

28

28

28

29

27

26

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

1,550

1,390

1,320

30,960

1,110

1,110

1,810

4,290

18, 8?0

9,210

4,590

3,240 

1,98O

50,420

* Winter discharge ,ne isurement made on this day.

b Stae'e-dischirge i'"l t lo i affected by ice.
BEAVER RIVER BASIN J-^7 

Beaver River at Adamsville, Utah

Location.- "Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°16" , long. 112°48', in S| sec. 30, T. 29 3., R.

 8 W., 600 feet downstream from bridge on State Highway 21, a quarter of a mile upstream from Indian Creek, and three-quarters of a mile south of Adamsville.

Drainage area.- 272 square miles.

Records available.- December 1913 to September 1936, October 1937 to September 1947. 

Average discharge.- 31 years (1914-36, 1938-47), 38.3 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 465 second-feet May 11; minimum, 5.8 second-

 feet Apr. 18.

1913-36, 1937-47: Maximum discharge, 1,090 second-feet July 23, 19^1, from rating 

curve extended above 500 second-feet; no flow during periods in 1924, 1931, 1934, 1935, 

1939.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. No

 diversion between station and Rockyford Reservoir. Several ditches above station 

divert practically entire flow during irrigation season to supply Adamsville and 

Beaver districts.

Discharge, in second feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

7.3

20

10

9.7

13

29

28

23

26

20

17

17

17

17

16

17

18

18

17

17

18

18

17

17

18

20

20

32

64

44

35

Nov.

35

35

35

43

43

41

41

44

44

43

47

53

57

60

53

49

50

49

45

43

.41

44

46

52

46

46

45

44

43

42

"

Dec.

43

42

43

44

43

40

47

45

44

43

45

44

44

42

42

42

40

40

*40

40

43

42

42

41

41

46

53

46

b42

b39

b36

Jan.

 1)38

(*)

40

40

44

46

45

42

46

45

Feb.

43

42

42

44

46

46

43

42

41

45

46

49

49

46

43

41

40

40

40

37

38

39

40

40

39

*39

40

42

_

-

-

Month

October. ...................................

November ......................... .........

December ...................................

Calendar year 1946 ....................

January. ...................................

February .......... ............. ... .....

March. ......................... .... .....

April . ........... ................... .

May.. .............................. ......

June ...... ............. ......... .....

July. ...... ............. . ......... .....

August ..... ............. . . . ... .

September . ...... ...... ... . .... . .

Water year 1946-47 ... ...... ..... ...

Mar.

40

41

40

40

40

39

39

39

39

38

39

38

36

38

39

39

40

44

44

45

46

48

57

55

54

52

49

53

59

62

65

Apr.

53

29

23

17

11

9.9

9.9

8.6

14

16

13

11

9.5

8.6

8.2

7.8

6.1

6.4

7.0

10

15

IS

14

12

10

8.6

14

20

15

13

~

Secondfooti-days

66O.O

1 359

1^324

9,276.5

1 222

1, 182

1,397

415. 6

4,872

1,891

582

1,036

386.9

16,328.5

May

16

26

81

126

189

165

163

215

212

163

323

254

143

112

87

92

114

115

128

167

196

206

212

196

208

189

187

187

162

126

112

Maximum

64

60

53

66

46

49

65

53

323

106

33

85

21

323

June

99

86

89

85

69

68

67

61

60

57

78

69

65

56

47

38

36

45

38

48

106

97

81

69

63

52

47

44

36

35

~

Minimum

7.3

35

36

2.1

37

36

6.1

16

35

13

15

9.9

6.1

July

33

31

25

18

18

18

19

19

20

16

15

13

14

21

26

18

18

20

16

15

16

23

20

18

16

15

16

16

15

18

16

Aug.

15

19

20

22

23

50

62

37

32

85

50

61

 5

 43

38

36

36

34

30

34

31

27

26

24

21

16

16

21

22

20

20

Sept.

21

18

17

17

15

14

11

12

13

12

13

13

13

13

13

12

12

9.9

10

11

11

11

11

11

11

12

12

12

14

12

~

 Runoff in 

* ' an acre-feet

21.3 1,310

45.3 2,700

42.7 2,630

25.4 18,410

39.4 2,420

42 2 2 340

45.1 2)770

13.9 826

157 9,660

63.0 3,750

18.8 1,150

33.4 2,050

12.9 767

44.7 32,370

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

l> St ire-disehjrse relation affected by ice.

847921 O - 49 - 10
138 BEAVER RIVER BASIN

Rockyford Reservoir near Minersville, Utah

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 38°14', long. 112°50', in NE£ sec. 11, T. 30 S., R. 9 W., at 

KocTcyTord Dam on Beaver River and 5 miles east of Minersville.

Drainage area.- 510 square miles.

Records available.- October 1937 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum contents observed during year, 21,500 acre-feet May 31, Jure 26, 28 

(gage neight, 49.4 feet); minimum observed, 5,420 acre-feet Oct. 2 (gage height, 27.2 

feet).

1937-47: Maximum contents observed, 23,810 acre-feet Apr. 82, 25, 28, 30, May 1, 

1945; no contents Oct. 16, 31, 1939.

Remarks.- Reservoir is formed by earth-fill dam completed in 1914. Capacity, 23,260 acrereet between gage heights 0.0 foot (bottom of outlet tunnel) and 51.0 feet (spillway 

crest). Prior to fall of 1937 spillway crest was at elevation 52.5 feet. Dead storage 

negligible. Water is used for irrigation on lands of Delta Land & Water Co.

Contents, In acre-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

_

5,420

_

-

5,500

_

_

-

5,750

-

_

-

-

5,920

-

_

6,090

_

_

-

_

6,170

-

6,280

.

-

6,500

_

6,830

a6,900

Nov.

_

-

_

-

-

_

7,380

-

_

-

_

7,920

-

-

-

_

_

_

8,640

-

_

_

9,050

_

-

9,450

_

-

9,590

9,620

-

Dec.

_

-

_

-

10,000

_

-

-

10,400

-

10,540

-

-

10,740

-

10,880

_

_

_

-

11,150

_

-

_

-

_

11,620

-

_

-

11,960

Jem.

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

12,300

-

.

-

-

-

-

12,780

_

-

_

13,030

_

-

_

13,270

.

-

-

_

-

13,750

Feb.

_

-

-

-

-

_

14,400

-

-

-

_

-

14,720

-

-

.

_

_

-

-

15,290

_

-

_

-

.

-

15,610

_

-

-

Mar.

_

-

-

_

-

15,770

-

-

_

.

.

-

16,180

-

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

16,530

-

_

-

.

_

-

_

-

17,190

Apr.

_

_

17,280

_

17,280

,.

-

_

_

_

-

.

_

_

_

17,100

_

_

_

-

_

.

_

16,430

Hay

_

_

_

16,720

_

_

17,760

.

_

_

19,270

-

19,360

_

_

-

19,930

_

_

20,780

_

21,280

_

21,500

June

.

_

_

_

-

_

_

21,280

.

21,180

21,180

21,180

-

21,060

_

_

-

20,970

21,180

21,390

21,500

21,500

21,390

July

.

_

21,060

-

20,690

_

20,210

_

_

19,740

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

17,950

_

_

17,380

Aue;.

.

17,190

_

-

16,910

_

16,910

17,000

_

_

-

17,000

_

_

16,720

_

_

16,340

-

_

_

15,860

_

15,690

Sept.

_

_

_

_

15,290

_

_

14,890

_

-

_

14,720

_

_

-

_

.

14,480

-

_

_

_

14,240

_

^

_

14,160

-

a No gage-height record; contents Interpolated.

Monthly gage height and contents, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Date

Calendar year 1946....

Water year 1946-47....

Oaee height 

(feet)

38 5

-

49 3

43 2

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

5 250

-

21 500

-

Change In contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

-8,440

+8,910
BEAVER RIVER BASIN 139

Beaver River at Rockyford Dam, near Minersville, Utah

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 38°14", long. 112°bO', in NW£ 

sec. 11, T. 30 S., R. 9 W., half a mile downstream from Rockyford Dam and ^ miles east 

of Minersville.

Drainage area.- 512 square miles.

Records available.- December 1913 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 32 years (1914-36, 1937-47), 39.8 second-feet.

Extremes (regulated).- Maximum dally discharge during year, 124 second-feet July 10; mlnimum daily, q.b second-feet Oct. 15, Nov. 12.

1913-47: Maximum discharge, 727 second-feet June 10, 1921 (gage height, 3.53 feet); 

minimum, 0.3 second-foot Mar. 19. 19, 1914.

Remarks.- Records good. One small diversion between dam and station. Flow regulated by 

Roclcyford Reservoir (see preceding page). Several diversions above reservoir for 

irrigation and municipal supply.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

4.6

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.2

5.8

6.4

6.4

6.4

Nov.

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

a6.0

a5. 7

a5. 3

a5.0

4.6

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

-

Dec.

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

i.4

.0

.O

.O

.0

.O

.O ' .O

.0

.0 ' .0

.0

.0

.0

.0 .0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

 .6

.O

.0

.0

Jan.

.0

.O

.0

.0

.0

.0

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6 ' .6

.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

Feb.

8.E

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.2

8.2

S.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

9.4

8.8

8.8

8.8

_

_

-

Month

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1946 ......................

March. ....................... .............

May........................................

July. ......................................

September. .................................

Water year 1946-47 ......................

Mar.

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.4

10

10

9.4

10

10

10

9.4

9.4

10

10

10

10

10

11

11

10

10

10

10

10

11

11

10

Apr.

9.4

10

10

10

10

11

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

29

45

46

48

48

49

49

50

-

Secondfoot-d.ays

209.8

14,877.0

1,177

11,802.8

May

50

54

56

56

57

61

6S

74

74

74

63

53

61

66

a70

73

73

73

76

79

86

88

88

88

89

96

98

98

98

96

94

Maximum

7.6

105

QD

74

124

June

94

93

93

81

81

79

79

81

70

68

68

70

68

64

60

60

60

60

60

61

53

46

42

28

12

13

14

43

56

61

-

Minimum

5.8

4.6

8

t>

23

. 4-6

July

61

64

72

72

72

72

78

93

110

124

120

109

98

81

76

74

74

74

76

78

78

74

76

81

86

88

79

74

73

68

63

Aug.

63

61

61

56

50

51

53

56

57

45

53

67

66

67

70

68

68

70

81

79

79

79

79

79

79

79

76

40

42

58

64

Mear

6.77

40.8

39.2

32.3,

Sept.

64

64

64

72

74

73

73

63

44

37

36

31

31

30

29

29

27

27

27

27

25

23

24

29

a28

a27

a26

a2S

a24

24

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

543

416

29,520

2,330

23,410

a Ho gage-height record; discharge Interpolated.
140 PAROWAN VALLEY 

Center Creek near Parowan, Utah

Location Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°50', long. 112M9', in SE^sec. 24, T. 34'S., R. 

y W., 600 feet downstream from Parowan municipal power plant, \i miles south of 

Parowan, and 2£ miles downstream from Left Fork.

Drainage area.- 60 square miles.

Records available.- October 1942 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 136 second-feet (regulatedj^ May 4 (gage height, 

a.uu reet). from rating curve extended above 50 second-feet; minimum, 6.C second-feet 

(regulated) Feb. 21.

1942-47: Maximum discharge, 386 second-feet Aug. 5, 1945 (gage height, 4,59 feet) 

from rating curve extended above 50 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 3.9 

second-feet Mar. 5, 1944.

Remarks.- Records good. Flow slightly regulated by Yankee Meadows Reservoir (capacity, 

aoout 700 acre-feet) and by power plant above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

q!7

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

10

12

9.4

9.8

10

10

10

11

9.8

9.1

8.5

8.5

8.8

8.5

8.8

9.1

8.5

8.5

8.2

8.5

8.5

8.8

9.4

8.8

8.8

8.8

9.1

13

16

10

9.8

Nov.

9.4

9.1

9.8

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.4

10

9.4

9.4

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.4

9.4

11

11

*10

11

11

11

11

10

-

Dec.

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

9.8

9.8

9.4

10

10

10

10

10

10

b9.0

*b8.5

b9.0

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.4

9.4

9.4

b7.S

b7.0

b7.0

b7.0

Jan.

b7.5

bS.O

b8.5

b9.0

9.1

9.4

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.4

b9.0

9.1

b9.0

9.4

8.8

9.4

9.8

9.3

*9.8

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.4

8.8

9.1

8.8

9.1

9.1

b9.0

b9.0

Feb.

9.4

9.4

9.1

8.8

8.8

9.1

9.1

8.8

8.8

8.3

a. 8

8.8

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

8.8

8.8

9.1

b9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

*9.1

8.8 3.8

_

-

Month

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1946 ......................

Maroh. .....................................

April. .....................................

May. .......................................

September ..................................

Water year 1946-47 ......................

Mar.

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

b9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.4

9.4

9.8

10

10

10

10

10

11

10

*11

11

11

12

13

13

14

Apr.

14

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

13

13

15

16

17

19

21

23

25

25

27

23

20

18

18

18

17

16

17

Seoondfoot-days

287.7

4,568.6

469

6,469.2

May

32

48

63

63

68

66

68

61

51

44

37

37

33

29

28

28

29

29

33

35

38

38

38

37

37

35

36

37

33

32

31

Maximum

10

44

17

63

June

29

29

30

28

28

27

27

23

30

31

37

37

35

33

33

33

35

37

35

34

54

53

46

41

39

36

a35

a37

a38

a37

-

Minimum

7.0

6.4

00

14

7.0

July

a36

35

35

34

33

34

34

aS3

a33

a32

a31

a31

a30

a29

28

27

26

25

25

25

24

24

23

23

22

21

22

21

20

20

20

Aug.

20

20

20

21

20

20

20

19

19

22

21

20

19

20

19

19

19

18

18

19

18

18

18

18

17

17

IS

18

19

17

17

Hear .

9.28

12.5

9 1 O

15.6

17.7

Sept.

17

17

16

17

17

17

16

16

16

16

16

16

17

17

17

16

16

16

16

15

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

-

Runoff in 

ao re-feet

571

9,060

930

12,340

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated, or computed on 

streams. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

asis of records for nearby
CEDAR CITY VALLEY 14. 

Coal Creek near Cedar City, Utah

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°40'15", long. 113"00'20", in SE£ sec. 17, T. 36

S., R. 10 W., 2 miles downstream from South Creek and 3.3 miles southeast of Cedar

City. 

Records available.- May 1935 to September 1947. May 1915 to November 1919 at approximately same site as May 1935 to May 1945, but records do not include flow of power

canal operated during this period (abandoned since 1919). Records for May 1915 to

November 1919 equivalent if flow of power canal is added. 

Average discharge.- 11 years (1935-37, 1938-47), 34.9 second-feet. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 410 second-feet May 6 (gage height, 3.85 feet),

rrom rating curve extended above 200 second-feet; minimum not determined, occurred

during period of no gage-height record.

1935-47: Maximum discharge observed, 2,910 second-feet July 9, 1936 (gage height,

6.4 feet, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended by broad-crested

weir formula; minimum observed, 4 second-feet Dec. 15, 1935, but may have been less

during periods of ice effect or no gage-height record. 

Remarks.- Records poor. No diversion above station for irrigation.

Discharge, in second-fset, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

62

70

25

14

15

15

16

17

15

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

13

12

11

10

9.8

9.5

9.2

8.9

8.6

15

64

45

30

22

Nov.

19

16

24

27

22

21

19

18

16

24

20

19

24

20

18

21

22

20

19

19

19

22

19

*18

16

20

25

29

28

27

Dec.

25

22

22

22

21

21

19

19

17

18

18

19

19

19

19

18

15 1 '"

t "

13

13

14

14

11

t ^

>

Jan.

 12

(*)

Feb.

12

13

13

14

15

15

16

16

17

18

20

25

30

28

25

22

20

19

19

19

14

15

19

21

»22

20

19

14

_

_

-

Honth

October. ............................:......

November. ..................................

December. ................ ..................

Calendar year 1946 ......................

January. ...................................

February ...................................

Uaroh. ......................................

April. .....................................

Hay

June .......................................

July.. .....................................

August .....................................

September. .................................

Water year 1946-47 .......................

Mar.

13

14

14

16

17

19

18

14

14

17

16

15

18

22

24

28

34

36

36

32

25

38

37

29

32

33

36

42

51

51

52

Apr.

50

47

44

4C

36

35

35

35

35

35

36

39

43

60

71

85

101

104

103

135

154

142

103

82

74

68

64

62

83

136

-

Secondfoot days

615.0

631

503

6,997.8

372

520

843

2 137

5^548

1,525

631

502

260.0

14,087.0

Hay

205

255

282

301

298

322

300

260

230

200

168

185

178

154

146

142

140

137

146

154

154

154

140

135

127

120

120

110

100

95

90

Maximum

70

29

25

100

30

52

154

322

83

25

27

322

June

83

78

73

68

64

60

56

53

50

52

56

60

56

53

50

48

47

44

42

40

65

68

47

39

35

31

29

27

26

25

-

Minimum

8.5

16

12

13

35

90

25

18

10

-

July

25

24

23

23

22

22

21

21

21

20

20

20

20

20

23

22

20

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

18

18

Aug.

18

18

17

17

15

13

13

13

13

27

24

23

21

20

19

18

17

16

16

15

15

14

12

11

11

10

15

23

15

12

11

Hear

19.8

21.0

16.2

19.2

12.0

18.6

27.2

71.2

179

50.8

?0.4

16.2

8.7

38.6

Sept.

10

. 9

' 8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.2

7.9

7.9

8.2

8.2

8.2

-

Runoff in 

acre- feet

1,220

1,250

998

13,870

738

1,030

1,670

4,240

11,000

3,020

1,250

996

516

27,930

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.- Ho gage-height record Oct. 2-19, 29, 30, Feb. 1-12,"May 7-10, May 28 to June 16, June 27 to 

July 13, Aug. 11-20, Aug. 29 to Sept. 21j doubtful gage-height record Apr. 4-8; discharge computed 

on basis of weather records and records for nearby stations. Stage-diacharge relation affected by 

ice Dec. 9-14, 18-23, Dec. 29 to Jan. 31.

SALTON SEA BASIN 

Sal ton Sea, Calif.

Location-- Bench mark set by Imperial Irrigation District, lat. 33°26'55", long. 116°02« 

20". in NW^ sec. 27, T. 8 S., R. 9 E., 1 mile northeast of Figtree John Spring and 

about 9 miles south of Mecca. Elevation is 242.44 feet below mean sea level.

Drainage area.- 8,360 square miles.

necoras available.- November 1904 to September 1947. Records prior to September 1932 

are puDlisned in Water-Supply Paper 735.

Extremes.- Maximum stage, 195.0 feet below mean sea level in February and March 1907; 

minimum since 1906, 250.7,feet below mean sea level in November 1924; bottom of sea 

(from 1904-5 determinations). 273.5 feet below mean sea level.

Remarks.- Area of water surface of sea at elevation 250 feet below mean sea level, 266 

square miles; area at 240 feet below mean sea level, 328 square miles. See WaterSupply Paper 735 for condensed history of Salton Sea. Elevations in the following' 

table, furnished by Imperial Irrigation District, were determined by leveling from 

above mentioned bensh mark.
142 SALTON SEA BASIN

Elevation, In feet, below mean sea level, of Salton Sea, Calif., water year 

October 1946 to September 1947

May 1

July 1.....

31.....

Sept. 2..... .....240.60

MOJAVE RIVER BASIN 

Deep Creek near Hesperia, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and broad-crested weir, lat. 34°20'30", Ion-?. 117°13 I 40", 

in bfi-f sec. 18, T. 3 N., R. 3 W., 0.5 mile upstream from'confluence with West Fork 

Mojave' River and 8 miles southeast of Hesperia. Altitude of gage, about 3,050 feet.

Drainage area.- 137 square miles.

Records available.- December 1929 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 17 years (1930-47), 68.8 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,740 second-feet Nov. 23 (gage height, 4.83 

root); minimum daily, 0.7 second-foot July 29, Aug. 16, Sept. 5-7.

1929-47: Maximum discharge, 46,600 second-feet Mar. 2, 1938, by slope-area method; 

minimum, 0.1 second-foot at times during 1932-34, 1936.

Remarks.- Records good. Flow partly regulated by Lake Arrowhead. Hesperia Water Co.'s 

canal diverts water about 2 miles above station for irrigation and domestic use.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

4.2

27

12

8.0

5.3

4.4

4.3

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

3.8

3.5

3.7

3.7

4.1

4.9

5.3

5.1

5.3

5.1

4.9

4.9

5.1

6.2

6.6

7.1

92

108

41

23

Nov.

19

18

15

14

14

13

12ia

18

16

18

29

397

234

77

50

42

39

38

419

425

236

873

538

211

137

109

95

88

80

-

Dec.

69

63

55

53

55

59

96

69

57

50

47

44

45

38

36

35

33

32

30

SO

30

30

29

59

161

541

679

483

219

159

136

Jan.

194

92

75

71

67

63

59

53

52

79

150

52

47

44

39

29

38

36

34

36

35

34

33

33

32

32

32

39

37

40

38

Feb.

38

36

36

38

42

42

47

47

47

72

61

57

53

53

49

45

5C

50

45

44

42

62

137

111

42

42

44

44

,

.

-

Month

December. ...................................

Calendar year 1946 ......................

March. .....................................

Bay. .......................................

July. ......................................

September. .................................

Water year 1946-47 ......................

Mar.

42

41

39

45

44

38

34

34

34

33

34

34

34

32

32

32

32

32

33

34

41

41

38

33

29

27

26

34

52

42

38

Apr.

34

33

33

35

34

32

3O

26

24

23

23

22

21

20

23

20

20

21

20

19

23

22

21

21

22

22

27

28

26

23

-

Secondfoot-daye

3,522

22,189.3

29.6

13,730.6

May

19

14

14

14

12

12

13

14

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

12

11

10

9.1

7.3

6.1

4.7

4.0

4.0

3.7

3.5

3.8

4.3

4.4

4.1

4.7

Maximum

873

679

2,240

52

1.2

873

June

5.4

4.0

4.2

4.2

3.7

3.7

3.5

3.2

2.8

2.2

2.1

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.1

~

Minimum

29

.5

.7

.7

July

1.0,

1.0

1.0

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8 '.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

.8

.8

,Aug.

0.8

.8

.8

.8

4.6

1.1

.9

1.0

.9

1.1

1.0

1.0

.3

.8

.8

.7

.8

.8

.8

.9

.9

.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.8

.8

Mem

114

61.8

9 80

.99

37.6

Sept.

o.s

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.8

.8

.8

.8

.9

.9

. 1.0

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.2

~

Runoff in 

acre-feet

843

6,990

44,000

59

27,230

Peak discharge.- Nov. 13 (5:45 p.m.) 1,020 sec.-ft.; Nov. 20 (6:45 p.m.) 1,110 sec.-ft.; Nov. 23 

(4 p.m.) 2,740 sec.-ft.; Dec. 26 (11 a.m.) 850 sec.-ft.; Dec. 27 (4:30 p.m.) 850 sec.-ft.
MOJAVE RIVER BASIN 143

Mojave River at lower narrows, near Victorville, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°34'25", long. 117°19'10", in SW&S^ sec. 29, 

T . b N . , R. 4 ¥., 500 feet upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 66 and 3 miles northwest of Victorville.

D'rainage area.- 530 square miles.

Records available.- October 1936 to September 1947. February 1899 to July 1906 and 

wovemoer iyau to September 1936 at site 3 miles upstream.

Average discharge.- 11 years (1936-47), 114 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,500 second- feet Nov. 24 (gage height, 3.48 

reet); minimum daily, 13 second-feet July 30, Aug. 5.

1930-47: Maximum discharge, 70,600 second- feet Mar. 2, 1938 (gage height, 18.7 

feet, present datum), by slope-area method; minimum, 9 second- feet July 28, 1942.

Remarks . - -Records fair. Diversions above station principally for irrigation. Minor 

regulation by Lake Arrowhead.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 19.17

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

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

23

24

20

23

Z4

28

26

Z8

28

32

31

32

34

36

36

34

42

32

32

32

32

29

29

28

29

31

26

29

28

Nov.

Z9

29

3?

34

38

4Z

40

38

42

38

45

49

64

190

75

68

64

62

60

170

590

215

175

900

32u

150

85

62

49

42

-

Dec.

35

35

38

38

44

35

44

42

42

40

44

42

47

40

42

42

40

44

40

40

42

42

44

47

53

480

860

970

520

310

220

Jan.

250

195

120

10Z

99

93

75

70

73

64

125

115

66

62

45

45

49

53

53

40

38

42

38

42

32

38

45

44

44

49

45

Feb.

49

47

49

49

47

49

47

53

53

57

55

59

51

53

55

57

55

47

49

51

51

51

58

100

67

42

45

47

_

_

-

Month

October ....................................

November ...................................

December . ..................................

Calendar year 1946 ......................

January. ...................................

February. ..................................

March. .....................................

April ......................................

.May. .......................................

June .......................................

July. ......................................

August .....................................

September. .................................

Water year 1946-47 ......................

Peak discharge.- Nov. 14 (2 a.m.} 460 sec.

Mar.

42

40

40

38

4Z

42

42

40

47

47

47

53

45

47

45

47

44

44

38

35

45

38

40

37

37

42

35

37

40

34

34

Apr.

35

3Z

35

31

34

32

35

42

37

42

37

38

40

38

37

28

31

34

34

34

35

35

35

37

42

40

40

38

35

38

-

Seccndf cot-days

898

3,827

4,402

26,000

2,251

1,493

1,284

1,081

1,003

702

584

590

643

18,758

May

40

35

38

38

35

34

35

32

35

31

34-

34

35

37

35

35

37

35

32

28

Z6

31

Z9

29

29

29

29

28

25

24

29

Maximum

42

900

970

2,220

250

100

53

42

40

28

28

25

25

970

June

Z6

28

24

22

22

24

24

25

28

28

25

24

21

21

21

24

24

25

26

28

25

24

25

22

22

21

21

19

18

15

-

Minimum

2

2<

3E

i:

3'

4

3'

2(

24

IEi:i:

If

i;

July

18

16

16

16

16

15

19

19

21

20

21

24

24

20

20

22

20

22

22

2<?

25

f22

a!9

a!7

f!4

14

18

15

14

13

14

Aug.

16

20

18

15

13

14

f!8

f!4

f!4

f!4

f!8

f!6

f20

fZ5

f25

f25

f24

f21

f21

f!9

18

20

19

20

21

22

22

20

20

20

18

Mean

3 29.0

> 128

> 142

5 71.2

' 72.6

' 53.3

t 41.4

J 36.0

i 32.4

> 23.4

5 18.8

5 19.0

i 21.4

> 51.4

Sept.

20

19

19

18

18

20

19

19

20

20

20

21

22

22

22

. 24

21

25

24

20

22

20

22

22

25

25

25

25

25

19

Runcff in 

acre-feet

1,780

7,590

8,730

51,550

4,460

2,960

2,550

2,140

1,990

1,390

1,160

1,170

1,280

37,200

-ft.j Nov. 21 (2:30 a.m.) 90O sec. -ft.: Hov. 24

a Ho gage-height record; discharge interpolated.'

f Computed on basis of partly estimated gage-height record.
144 MOJAVE RIVER BASIN

Mojave River at Barstow, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°54'25", long. 117°01'20", in SW£SE& sec. 31, 

T. 1U N., R. 1 W., 75 feet upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 91 at Barstow. 

Altitude of gage, about 2,090 feet.

Records available.- October 1930 to September 1947. 

Average discharge.- 17 years, 44.3 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 500 second-feet Dec. 28 (gage height, 2.93 

reetj; no flow for several months.

1930-47: Maximum discharge, 64,300 second-feet Mar. 3, 1938 (gage height, 8.60 

feet), by slope-area method; no flow for several months each year.

 Remarks.- Records poor. Minor storage and many diversions above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. Nov.

o

0

o

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

1.8

.3

60

65

2.0

0

0

0

0

-

Dec.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

32

350

335

160

90

Jan.

73

78

58

30

19

13

12

7.7

2.7

1.5

.8

7.0

19

6.0

2.3

.5

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

1.0

.6

.5

.3

Feb.

0.3

.3

.3

.2

.1

a.l

a.l

a.l

a. 2

a. 3

a. 4

a. 5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.3

.5

.6

a. 6

a. 6

a. 6

a. 6

a. 6

al.O

a. 8

.5

.2

-

_

-

Month

October ............................... ....

November. ....................... ..........

December . ..................................

Calendar year 1946 ......................

January ....................................

February. .............. .,. ............ .....

March. .....................................

April.. ....................................

May........................................

June .......................................

July.. ................... .................

August .....................................

September. ............... ... ..........

Water year 1946-47 ......................

Mar.

0.3

.1

-. 2

.2

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.2

1.5

.4

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Apr.

Secondfoot-days

0

129.1

967

7,344.4

336.0

11 8

6.0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1,449.9

May

Maximum

0

65

350

1,890

1.0

1.5

0

0

0

0

0

0

350

June

Minimum

0

0

0

0

.2

.]

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

July Aug.

Mean

C

4.30

31.2

2C.1

1C. 8

. 42

c° 19

0

C

0

0

0

3.97

Sept.

Runoff in 

acre-feet

0

256

1,920

14,570

666

23

12

0

0

0

0

0

0

2,880

a No gage-height record; discharge computed 

Viotorville.

basis of records for station at lower narrows, near
MOJAVE RIVER BASIN 145 

West Fork Mojave River near Hesperia, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°20'20", long. 117°14'35", in SE-J- sec. 13, 

mm., R. 4 W., at highway bridge, 0.5 mile upstream from confluence with Deep 

Creek and 7 miles southeast of Hesperia. Altitude of gage, about 3,050 feet.

Drainage area.- 74.8 square miles.

Records available.- January 1930 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 17 years, 36.2 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,000 second-feet Nov. 13, 20 (gage height, 

b.bU I'eet); no flow during several months.

1930-47: Maximum discharge, 26,100 second-feet Mar. 2, 1938, by slope-area method; 

no flow during several months of each year.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, wliich are 

fair. One small diversion for irrigation above station; water diverted from Lake 

Gregory above station for domestic use and fire protection. No regulation.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. Nov.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

80

1,000

350

135

75

40

38

30

1,100

355

160

340

310

200

140

115

97

82

69

J

Dec.

60

55

50

45

43

62

63

48

43

38

37

35

32

31

29

27

25

25

24

23

22

22

21

26

112

575

575

455

3OO

220

165

Jan.

140

115

93

82

72

68

61

57

53

51

50

50

50

46

42

40

38

37

36

35

34

33

31

27

26

26

25

70

72

53

48

Feb.

46

45

42

35

36

35

34

33

35

53

45

42

40

38

36

35

40

45

38

36

35

33

26

24

23

23

24

29

_

-

-

Month

October. ...................................

November ......................... .........

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1946 ......................

January. ................................. .

February ........................... . .....

March. .....................................

April. .....................................

Ua» May. .......................................

June .......................................

July. ............................. ........

August ............................ ........

September ..................................

Water year 1946-47 ...... .......... ....

Mar.

f26

a23

a22

a22

a25

f28

27

25

24

21

20

20

19

16

12

12

11

10

10

11

15

19

20

19

16

13

18

35

38

29

24

Apr.

17

12

13

18

12

11

10

10

10

12

16

15

11

11

10

10

11

9.2

8.7

9.7

8.7

8.2

7.8

7.4

6.2

5.2

4.9

4.3

4.0

3.2

-

Secondfoot-days

0

4,727

3,288

14,063.5

1,661

1,006

630

296.5

8.41

0

0

0

0

11,616.91

Peak discharge.- Nov. 13 (1:15 p.m.) 3,000 sec. -ft.;

May

f2.2

fl.2

1.1

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

 1

1-

1-

|,

June

Maximum Minimum

o o

1,100 0

575 21

2,330 0

140 25

53 23

38 10

18 3.:

2.2

0 0

0 0

0 0

0 0

1,100 0

July Aug. Sept.

Mem Runoff in *eljl acre-feet

0 0

158 9,380

106 6,520

38.5 27,890

53.6 3,290

35.9 2,000

20.3 1,250

9.88 588

.27 17

0 0

0 0

0 0

0 0

31.8 23,040

lov. ?.0 11:30 p.m.) 3,000 sec. -ft.; Nov. 23

(6 p.m.) 750 sec. -ft.; Dec. 26 (8 a.m.) 1,200 sec. -ft.; Dec. 27 (2:3O p.m.) 740 sec. -ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records.

f Computed on basis of partly estimated gage-height record.
146 ANTELOPE VALLEY BASIN

Rock Creek near Valyermo, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°25'10", long. 117°50'2S", In NE£ sec. 20, T. 4 N. 

K. aw., 1.8 miles southeast of Valyermo. Altitude of gage, about 4,050 foet.

Drainage area.- 23.0 square miles.

Records available.- January 1923 to September 1937, May 1938 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 23 years (1923-37, 1938-47), 17.1 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge .during year, 900 second-feet Dec. 26 (gage height, 4.58 

reet); minimum dally, 5.5 second-feet Oct. 20-27.

1923-47: Maximum discharge, 8,300 second-feet Mar. 2, 1938, by slope-area method; 

minimum, 1.2 second-feet Aug. 22, 1925.

Remarks.- Records fair. No diversion above station.

Cooperation.- Twenty discharge measurements furnished by Los Angeles County Flood Control 

District, through H. E. Hedger, chief engineer.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

7.0

7.6

7.6

7.0

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.0

6.5

6.5

6.0

6.0

6.5

6.5

6.0

6.0

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

6.0

6.5

6.5

6.5

Nov.

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.5

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.6

10

42

14

9.1

8.5

7.8

7.2

7.8

146

61

29

215

115

52

47

34

29

27

24

-

Dec.

23

20

20

22

24

34

35

29

26

23

20

19

18

18

18

18

19

18

18

18

18

17

1836"

370

540

a225

150

105

84

75

Jan.

69

60

54

48

41

36

33

33

33

33

33

35

36

36

37

37

36

35

32

31

3O

28

29

30

29

CO

31

33

33

33

33

Feb.

32

3O

29

28

27

26

26

26

26

26

23

22

22

22

22

23

23

24

24

24

23

24

23

23

22

21

21

21

_

-

Month

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1946 ......................

April. .....................................

May. .......................................

September ................................ .

Water jear 1946-47 ......................

Mar.

21

20

2O

19

18

18

18

18

18

19

19

20

20

19

18

17

17

16

17

IS

28

25

23

23

23

21

21

22

25

23

22

Apr.

22

21

21

21

21

20

20

20

21

21>

21

20

21

21

21

21

21

21

20

19

19

18

18

18

19

18

19

19

19

20

Secondfoot-days

193.7

958.0

2,O78

9,008. 8

1,127

601

426

193.4

8,087.1

Peak discharge.- Nov. 13 (12 m.) 75 sec. -ft.; Nov. 20

May

21

21

21

19

19

19

20

19

19

19

18

17

17

16

16

15

15

15

16

17

17

17

17

16

16

16

17

17

17

17

16

Maximum

7.6

215

540

540

69

22

15

7.2

54O

(2:30 p.m.)

June

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

Minimum

5.5

6.0

17

5.5

28

21

16

18

13

5.7

5.5

July

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

Aug.

11

11

11

11

10

10

10

10

10

9.7

9.7

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

8.8

8.8

8.4

8.4

8.8

9.2

8.8

8.8

8.4

8.0

8.0

8.0

7.2

7.2

7.2

6.8

Mean

6.25

31.9

67.0

24.7

36.4

24.4

20. 0

14.2

9.06

6.45

22.2

Sept.

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.1

6.5

6.5

6.8

6.8

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

6.S

6.5

6.5

6.1

6.5

6.8

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.1

6.1

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

Runoff in 

ao re-feet

384

1,900

4.12O

17,870

2,24O

1,350

1,240

1,190

845

557

384

16.O4O

30O see. -ft.; Nov. 23 (12 m.)

410 sec.-ft.; Dec. 26 (2 a.m.) 9OO sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of normal recession.
ANTELOPE VALLEY BASIN 147

Little Rock Creek near Little Rock, Calif.

Location.- Witer-stage recorder, lat. 34°27i50", long. 118°01'05", 0.2 mile upstream from 

Santiago Creek and 5 miles south of Little Rock, Los Angeles County. Altitude of gage, 

about 3,290 feet.

Drainage area.- 49.0 square miles.

Records available.- October 1930 to September 1947 (1937-38, 1938-39 incomplete).

Average discharge.- 15 years (1930-37, 1939-47), 22.9 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,180 second-feet Dec. 26 (gage height, 9.50 

feet); no flow Oct. 1-7, Aug. 15 to Sept. 30.

1930-47; Maximum discharge, 17,000 second-feet (estimated) Mar. 2, 1938; no flow 

during periods in most years.

Cooperation - Records furnished by Los Angeles County Flood Control District, through 

H. K. Hedger, chief engineer.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

R

9

10

11

18

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 ' 23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.2

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.6

.7

.8

.8

.8

1.0

.8

.7

.7

.8

1.4

4.0

3.4

2.8

Nov.

2.2

2.0

1.6

1.4

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.8

1.9

1.9

2.4

8.5

78

37

20

15

14

15

16

225

117

63

425

188

89

60

54

52

50

48

-

Dec.

44

41

39

42

44

56

56

45

37

32

27

24

23

22

21

20

19

15

17

16

16

16

17

50

780

1,740

269

202

150

117

95

Jan.

82

68

54

51

48

44

40

38

35

31

29

27

26

24

23

22

21

20

20

19

19

19

18

18

18

17

17

17

17

16

16

Feb.

16

16

16

16

16

15

15

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

_

-

Month

December ...................................

Calendar year 1946 ......................

Februvy .

April ......................................

May........................................

July. ......................................

September ..................................

Water year 1946-47 ......................

Mar.

11

11

10

10

10

10

9.6

10

10

10

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

10

9.6

9.6

10

11

13

26

23

20

20

18

17

17

22

27

23

20

Apr.

19

17

16

16

14

13

13

12

12

11

11

10

11

11

11

11

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

10

9.6

9.1

-

Secondfoot-days

22.9

4,092

10,164.74

914

364

364.7

43.4

5.1

0

7,990.3

May

8.3

7.5

6.9

6.6

6.3

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.0

5.6

5.3

5.0

5.0

5.3

4.7

4.4

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.0

3.6

3.4

3.2

3.0

3.4

4.0

4.0

3.6

3.8

Maximum

4.0

425

1,740

1,740

82

16

27

19

.2

0

1,740

June

3.8

3.6

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.2

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.2

1.9

1.6

1.4

1.2

.8

.7

.6

.6

.5

.4

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

-

Minimum

0

15

0

16

11

9.1

.2

.1

0

0

July

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

Aug.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Hear

0.74

53.1

132

27.8

29.5

12. 2

1.45

.16

0

21.9

Sept.

Runoff in 

acre-feet

45

8,120

20,160

1,810

722

723

86

10

2.8

0

15,850
148 MONO LAKE BASIN

Mono Lake near Mono Lake, Calif.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 38°00', long. 119°08', in NE£ sec. 31, T. 2 N., R. 26 E.,

 1 mile south of Mono Lake post office. Datum of gage is 6,410.73 feet above mean sea 

level (datum of 1929); gage readings have been reduced to elevations above mean sea 

level.

Records available.- June 1912 to September 1947. Records prior to Septembe- 1934 are 

published in water-Supply Paper 765.

Extremes.- 1912-47: Maximum elevation observed, 6,428.1 feet July 18, 1919; minimum

 observed, 6,414.5 feet Nov. 18, 1935.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record furnished by city of Los Angeles.

Elevation, in feet, above mean sea level, 

water year October 1946 to September 1947

Oct. 4

8

15

23

31

Nov. 15

22

29

Dec. 2

11

12

23

30-

Jan. 7

17

21

31

Feb. 7

11

18

6,416

6,417

6,416

6,416

6,416

6,417

6,417

6,417

6,417

6,417

6,417

6,417

6,417

6,417

6,417

6,417

6,417

6,417

6,417

6,417

9

O

9

9

8

0

0

1

1

2

3

3

3

5

5

5

6

6

6

7

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

Aug.

Sept

25'

7

14

18

25

1

9

16

25

2

8

18

25

2

10

12

17

.26

29

6,417.8

6,417.9

6,417.9

6,418.0

6,418.0

6,418.0

6,418.1

6,418.0

6,418.0

6,418.0

6,418.0

6,416.9

6,416.7

6,416.6

6,416.5

6,416.5

6,416.5

6,416.4

6,416.3

WALKER LAKE BASIN

Walker Lake near Hawthorne, Nev.

Location.- Bench mark at United States naval depot, lat. 38°35', long. 118°42', in

 see.' iJ, T. 8N..R. 29E..3 miles northwest of Hawthorne. Bench mark is 4,053.41 

feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Records available.- August 1928 to September 1947. Occasional readings pricr to August

19 20 . 

Extremes.- 1928-47: Maximum elevation observed, 4,051.8 feet Mar. 13, 1928 (Indian

 Service); minimum observed, 4,010.0 feet Sept. 2, 1947.

An elevation of 4,078.0 feet, adjustment of 1912, was observed Sept. 27, 1908, by 

Geological Survey.

Remarks . - Elevations determined by spirit leveling. 

Cooperation.- Records furnished by U. S. Navy Department.

Elevation, in feet, above mean sea level, 

water year October 1946 to September 1947

Oct. 11

Nov. 6

Jan. 14

Feb. 11

Mar. 4

4,012.2

4,011.9

4,011.9

4,011.7

4,011.8

May 5

June 5

July 8

Aug. 13

Sept. 2

4,011.6

4,011.3

4,010.9

4,010.4

4,010.0
WALKER LAKE BASIN 149

Bridgeport Reservoir near Bridgeport, Calif.

Location.- Reference point, lat. 38°19'30", long. 119°12'50", in SE£ sec. 34, T. 6 N., R.

 'Jb K., at Bridgeport Dam on East Walker River and 4j miles north of Bridgeport. Elevations are computed above mean sea level.

Drainage area.- 362 square miles.

Records available.- October 1931 to September 1947 in reports of Geological Survey. 

March 1926 to September 1946 in files of Walker River Irrigation District.

Extremes.- Maximum contents during year, 43,980 acre-feet~Mar. 20 to Apr. 3 (elevation,

 B.46U.5 feet); minimum, 7,980 acre-feet Sept. 18-20 (elevation, 6,441.9 feet).

1926-47: Maximum contents, 44,580 acre-feet June 12, 1938 (elevation, 6,460.7 

feet); no contents during fall of 1929, 1930.

Remarks.- Reservoir is formed by earth-fill, rock-faced dam; storage began Dec. 8, 1923;

 dam completed in November 1924. Capacity, 42,460 acre-feet between elevations 6,412 

feet (sill of outlet gate) and 6,460 feet (crest of spillway). No dead storage. 

Water is used for irrigation in Walker River Irrigation District. Contents correspond 

to gage readings made about 8 a.m. daily.

Cooperation.- Elevations and capacity table furnished by Walker River Irrigation District.

Contents, in e-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17ie

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

11,820

12,940

11,880

11,880

11,880

11,880

11,880

11,880

11,880

11,880

12,000

12,130

12,260

12,380

12,5OO

12,570

12,700

12,830

12,900

12,970

13,040

13,170

13,240

13,310

13,450

13,580

13,720

13,850

13,990

14,140

14,290

Ncv.

14,360

14,430

14,580

14,660

14,730

14,880

14,950

15,100

15,170

15,320

15.4OO

15,470

15,630

15,790

16,030

16,190

16,260

16,420

16,580

16,820

16,980

17,230

17,490

17,920

18,780

19,240

19,610

20,160

20,620

21,210

-

Dec.

21,600

21,990

22,380

22,790

23,200

23,720

. 24,240

24,770

25,210

25,430

25,650

25,870

26,09O

26,310

26,420

26,530

26,640

26,750

26,860

26,980

27,09O

27,200

27,320

27,440

27,660

27,900

28,120

28,360

28,580

28,700

28,820

Jan.

28,930

29,160

29,280

29,400

29,520

29,640

29,760

29,880

30,000

30,120

30,240

30,360

30,490

30,610

30,730

30,850

30,970

31,090

31,210

31,330

31,570

31,700

31,820

31,950

32,080

32,200

32,460

32,590

32,710

32,840

32,970

Feb.

33,220

33,480

33,730

33,860

33,980

34,240

34,510

34,770

35,040

35,300

35,570

35,830

36,100

36,360

36,630

36,900

37,180

37,460

37,870

38,150

38,570

38,980

39,400

39,690

39,980

40,270

40,560

40,850

_

_

-

Mar.

41,150

41,440

41,730

42,020

42,310

42,610

42,920

43,220

43,370

43,520

43,670

43,520

43,520

43,520

43,520

43,670

43,670

43,820

43,820

43,980

43,980

43,980

43,980

43,980

43,980

43,980

43,980

43,980

43,980

43,980

43,980

Apr.

43,980

43,980

43,980

43,820

43,670

43,670

43,670

43,670

43,670

43,520

43,520

43,220

42,760

42,460

42,170

41,730

41,290

41,000

41,150

41,150

41,000

41,000

40,710

40,710

40,120

39,540

38,710

38,150

37,870

37,460

-

Hay

37,320

36,900

36,630

36,500

36,500

36,360

35,830

35,570

35,570

35,570

35,570

35,440

35,440

35,170

35,040

35,040

34,900

34,900

34,900

34,900

34,770

34,770

34,9OO

35,040

35,040

35,040

35,040

35,170

35,300

35,440

35,440

June

35,700

35,700

35,700

35,700

35,700

35,700

35,700

35,700

35,570

35,570

35,440

35,440

35,300

35,170

35,170

35,040

35,040

35,040

35,040

35,040

34,900

34,510

34,240

33,980

33,860

33,730

33,600

33,350

33,220

33,220

-

July

32,710

32,460

32,080

31,700

31,330

30,970

30 , 360

30,000

29,640

29,160

28,700

28,240

27,780

27,320

26,860

26,420

25, .980

25,540

25,100

24,660

24,240

23,830

23,310

22,790

22,380

21,990

21,400

21,010

20,440

20,070

19,700

Aug.

19,330

18,870

18,260

18,010

17,750

17,400

17,060

16,740

16,580

16,340

15,950

15,870

15,710

15,550

15,400

15,250

15,100

14,950

14,800

14,510"

14,360

14,060

13,850

13,650

13,450

13,310

13,040

12,770

12,380

12,130

11,760

Sept.

11,440

11,140

10,850

10,610

10,380

10,040

9,700

9,380

9,100

8,95O

8,740

8,640

8,490

8,390

8,280

8,180

8,O8O

7,980

7,980

7,980

8,080

8,080

8,130

8,180

8,230

8,280

8,340

8,390

8,440

8,490

.-

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Date

Dec . 1 ...................

Calendar year 1946.....

Water year 1946-47 .....

Elevation 

(feet)

6,451.5

-

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

21,600

-

32,710

11,440

-

Change in contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

+7,240

+7,330

-12,360

+4,290

+2,630

-1,620

-13,380

-2,9OO

-3,280
150 WALKER LAKE BASIN

East Walker River near Bridgeport, Calif.

Location.- Hater-stage recorder, lat. 38°19'40", long. 119°12'50", In SW^NEiJ- sec. 34, T. 

6 M., R. 25 E., 1,500 feet downstream from Bridgeport Reservoir, 5 miles north of 

Bridgeport, and 10 miles upstream from Sweetwater Creek.

Drainage area.- 362 square miles.

Records available.- October 1921 to September 1947. July 1911 to September 1914 at site

17 miles upstream (gage heights only).

Average discharge.- 24 years (1922-24, 1925-47), 130 second-feet.

Extremes (regulated).- Maximum dally discharge during year, 279 second-feet May 7; minimum 

daily, ii.b second-feet Jan. 19, 20.

1921-47: Maximum discharge, 1,240 second-feet Jan. 22, 1943; minimum dally recorded,

1.8 second-feet Nov. 20-24, 1944.

Remarks.- Records excellent. Diversions for Irrigation of meadow and pasture lands near 

Bridgeport. Flow regulated by Bridgeport Reservoir (see preceding page).

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, In. second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-9)

0.1 2.0 0.5 20 1.0 91

.2 4.0 .6 30 1.3 154

.3 7J5 .7 42 1.6 229

.4 13 .8 56 1.8 288

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 tc September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

89

89

89

81

66

64

64

64

34

14

12

12

11

11

10

10

10

7.3

4.4

5.8

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.4

5.4

5.0

Nov.

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

-

Dec.

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

Jan.

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

S.O

5.0

3.6

3.6

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.8

3.8

4.0

4.0

Feb.

4.4

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

5.0

5.0

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

6.1

6.1

-

-

-

Month

October. ...................................

November ...................................

December. ...................................

Calendar year 1946 .. ^. ..................

January. ...................................

February. ..................................

March. .....................................

April........ ..............................

May. .......................................

June .......................................

July. .....:................................

August .....................................

September ..................................

Water year 1946-47 ......................

Mar.

6.4

6.4

6.8

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.8

8.6

11

14

19

29

40

49

58

71

89

109

126

128

136

143

152

143

134

126

126

126

134

126

126

Apr.

122

115

103

93

93

122

141

136

134

143

172

194

202

200

202

207

192

150

136

136

136

136

136

163

238

258

258

258

258

252

-

May

238

229

224

224

224

255

279

270

244

238

255

246

229

229

229

232

232

232

232

255

267

267

267

267

267

267

267

267

255

238

238

Says ««i804.9 89

150.0 5.0

155.0 5.0

57 , 107 . 9 325

138.8 5.0

152.1 6.1

2,269.2 152

5,086 258

7,663 279

6,074 238

8,059 276

4,919 232

2,836 192

38,307.0 279

June

238

235

216

213

213

213

213

213

213

200

194

194

194

194

192

192

192

192

192

192

197

210

810

210

192

192

192

192

192

192

-

Minimum

4.4

5.0

5.0

4.4

3* 6

4.4

6.4

925

224

192

207

113

25

3.6

July

207

238

2?6

2*4

2*4

2*9

2T6

2T6

2T6

2T6

2T3

2T3

2T3

2T3

2T3

2T3

2T3

2T3

2TO

2 7

2f7

2f7

2f4

264

2f4

2f4

2fl

2fl

2f«

2*4

2J2

Aug.

232

232

229

221

200

187

168

168

150

141

141

134

113

113

113

115

115

115

132

139

136

136

136

139

139

145

168

184

194

192

192

Sept.

192

190

190

187

184

184

184

175

147

128

126

111

105

91

91

91

84

56

31

30

28

27

26

26

26

26

25

25

25

25

u,.r. Runoff in 

M acre-feet

26.0 1,600

5 00 298

5! 00 307

156 113,300

4.48 275

5.43 302

73 « 2 4)500

170 10,090

247 15 200

F02 12^050

260 15,980

159 9,760

94.5 5,630

105 75,990
WALKER LAKE BASIN 151

West Walker River below East Pork, near ColevLlle, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38"22'45", long. 119°27'00", In SE£ sec. 9, T. 6 N., 

H. as E., 75 feet downstream from East Fork, 200 feet upstream from bridge on U. S. 

Highway 395, and 13 miles southeast of Colevllle.

Drainage area.- 182 square miles.

Kecoras available.- April 1938 to September 1947. October 1902 to July 1908 at site 9^ 

miles downs trea-n; March 1909 to August 1910 and June 1915 to March 1938 at site 10 

miles downstream, published as West Walker River near Coleville.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,360 second-feet May 3 (gage height, 4.59 

reet); minimum, 13 second-feet Nov. 3.

1938-47: Maximum discharge, 2,490 second-feet June 9, 1938 (gage height, 4.90 feet, 

site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 1,600 second-feet; minimum, 6 second-feet Dec. 10, 1940.

Maximum discharge known, 5,800 second-feet Dec. 11, 1937, by slope-area method.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Station is 

aDove diversions except a few small ranch ditches. Plow very slightly regulated by Poor 

Lake Reservoir (capacity unknown), 7 miles upstream.

Cooperation.- Six discharge measurements made by Sierra Pacific Power Co.

Rating table, water year 1946-47, except periods of ice effect

(gage height. In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 28 to Mar. 31)

1.2 30 1.9 129

1.3 39 2.2 196

1.4 50 2.6 310

1.6 77 3.1 489

3.5 669

3.9 885

4.2 1,070

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3.

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

123

100

88

87

83

76

73

74

69

69

66

64

63

62

58

67

63

59

59

58

56

58

59

58

58

54

53

50

48

46

48

Nov.

50

39

*40

46

43

47

49

41

51

49

50

49

50

48

48

45

49

49

58

38

51

60

201

123

107

103

105

100

96

85

-

Dec.

*80

77

74

74

102

91

82

79

71

70

70

70

70

71

67

66

58

50

54

56

58

60

59

60

64

62

54

52

48

48

49

Jan.

52

48

46

50

60

68

*66

62

63

65

66

60

54

51

50

48

52

56

60

65

65

65

65

64

63

60

56

51

69

73

77

Feb.

70

60

62

62

59

63

66

64

63

*60

62

112

87

80

80

76

74

71

67

70

67

71

73

79

82

85

85

77

-

_

-

Month

October. ...................................

November ...................................

December. ...................................

Calendar year 1946 ......................

January ....................................

February. ..................................

March. .....................................

April ......................................

May. .......................................

June .......................................

July. ......................................

August .....................................

September. .... ............................

Water year 1946-47 ......................

Mar.

87

91

82

80

82

77

77

77

73

85

82

80

82

87

95

110

125

144

168

177

189

201

201

174

168

170

184

184

177

184

170

Apr.

Seccndfcct-days

2,049

1,970

2,046

94,642

1,850

2,027

3,963

8,518

25 179

13^843

4,677

1,958

884

68,964

165

157

154

144

137

131

125

125

125

125

144

163

199

270

340

406

477

477

501

583

522

409

340

333

310

288

288

282

336

462

-

May

689

951

1,130

1,120

1,090

1,130

1,070

903

640

534

458

443

477

501

583

720

768

839

939

1,020

1,050

1,090

1,070

1,040

1,020

909

694

55E

57C

649

53C

Maximum

123

201

102

1,250

77

112

201

583

1 *694 13O

264

85

35

1,130

June

477

497

473

439

428

406

694

654

534

534

518

439

473

534

570

561

510

522

592

579

435

363

353

360

360

333

336

317

285

267

-

Minimum

46

38

48

38

46

59

73

J.t.0 1 9R 

443

267

73

39

25

25

July

264

253

244

236

228

222

199

186

191

186

177

172

165

161

152

140

135

133

131

125

120

108

102

95

88

85

82

77

73

74

73

Aug.

74

85

80

80

79

71

66

66

62

64

63

62

66

73

71

73

66

63

66

64

60

58

58

54

54

54

53

44

46

44

39

Sept.

35

32

30

29

29

28

26

29

29

32

33

33

31

30

29

28

29

33

33

31

30

29

32

29

27

26

26

25

25

26

-

 _ Runoff in 

MeM acre-feet

6-.1 4,060

6"5.7" 3,910

6".0 4,060

259 187,730

59.7 3,670

72.4 4,020

128 7,860

284 16,900

812 49,940

461 27,460

151 9,280

63.2 3,880

29.5 1,750

189 136,790

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 16, Dec. 10-13, 18-21, Dec. 27 to Jan. 27.
152 WALKER LAKE BASIN

East Fork West Walker River near Bridgeport, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°21'30", long. 119°26'30", In NW£NW£ sec. 22, T. 6 

N., K. 23 E., three-quarters of a mile north of Sonora Junction, 1-J miles upstream from 

mouth, and 14 miles northwest of Bridgeport.

Drainage area.- 63 square miles.

Records available.- October 1944 to September 1947. April to August 1910 at site 1 mile 

upstream.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 218 second-feet May 22 (gage height, 1,81 feet); 

minimum daily, 12 second-feet Sept. 7, but may have been less during periods of ice 

effect.

1910, 1944-47: Maximum discharge recorded, 660 second-feet Feb. 2, 1945 (gage height, 

2.69 feet), from rating curve extended above 270 second-feet on basis of velocity-area 

study; minimum daily, that of Sept. 7, 1947.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

wnicn are fair. Small diversions above station.

Cooperation.- Results of seven discharge measurements furnished by Sierra Pacific Power Co"! 

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

?.

3

4

5

6

T

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

33

21

22

23

22

22

21

?1

20

20

20

20

20

20

19

17

21

20

20

20

21

20

21

20

20

19

19

18

20

29

23

Nov.

20

23

*18

18

18

19

19

19

\

I 20

1

/

20

19

18

19

19

19

21

22

37

24

68

43

48

33

30

28

29

28

-

Dec.

*25

26

24

24

30

27

25

25

24

1

I

23

24

25

20

16

17

18

19

20

20

20

£0

20

20

17

16

15

14

Jan.

15

14

15

16

17

18

*20

20

19

20

21

19

17

15

15

14

17

19

20

21

21

21

21

21

21

20

18

15

17

18

18

Feb.

I

1

19

*20

20

29

24

23

21

20

20

20

25

23

24

24

23

24

24

24

22

24

_

_

-

Month

December. ...................................

Calendar year 194,6 ......................

March. .....................................

May........................................

September ..................................

Water year 1946-47 ......................

Mar.

24

24

21

24

21

25

31

20

24

24

24

24

24

24

26

29

32

35

39

39

39

40

39

33

32

34

35

36

35

37

33

Apr.

33

32

33

29

29

28

27

29

28

29

33

35

39

48

53

56

60

58

62

65

60

56

50

49

45

45

43

40

46

55

Secondfoot-days

652

759

666

18,841

563

597

917

2,727

593

435

14,302

May

74

104

121

132

143

152

149

135

102

95

84

82

82

86

92

107

111

130

143

152

168

181

181

181

181

iea

143

121

121

127

107

Maximum

33

68

30

197

21

29

40

65

181

124

60

24

17

181

June

104

102

100

95

92

90

124

109

100

102

100

90

90

92

97

97

92

95

100

100

88

84

84

80

78

74

72

68

65

63

-

Minimum

17

18

14

14

14

20

27

74

63

24

15

12

12

July

60

58

53

52

50

46

46

4E

4C

4?

4C

4?

4?

4C

38

3T

3f

3F

3F

sr

27

25

24

25

24

27

28

25

24

24

24

Aug.

24

24

23

23

20

17

17

17

16

16

15

15

17

18

20

23

22

22

22

21

20

20

20

19

18

18

18

17

17

17

17

Mean

21.0

25.3

21.5

51.6

18.2

21.3

29.6

43.2

128

90.9

36.9

19.1

14.5

39.2

Sept.

16

15

14

13

14

14

12

14

13

15

16

15

15

15

14

13

16

17

16

16

15

16

16

15

14

14

13

13

13

13

-

Runoff in 

acre- feet

1,290

1,510

1,320

37,370

1,120

1,180

1,820

2,570

7,840

5,410

2,270

1,180

863

28,373

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Mote.- stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 3-6, 9-12, 15-17, Dec. 9-13, 17-21, Dec. 28 

to Feb. 9 (no gage-height record Jan. 18 -to Feb. 9; discharge computed on basis of weather records 

and records fop nearby stations).
WALKER LAKE BASIN 153

Topaz Reservoir near Topaz, Calif.

Location.- Float and staff gages at outlet works of Topaz Reservoir, lat. 38°41' ( long.

 119u yi', in sec. 28, T. 10 N., R. 22 E., 6 miles north of Topaz. Datum of gage is at 

mean sea level (levels by Walker River Irrigation District).

Records available.- October 1931 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum contents observed during year, 59,510 acre-feet May 27 (elevation,

 b,DOS.03 feet); minimum, 9,780 acre-feet Sept. 30 (elevation, 4,978.54 feet).

1931-47: Maximum contents observed, 60,240 acre-feet June 30, 1941 (elevation, 

5,005.35 feet); minimum observed, 505 acre-feet Oct. 22-25, 1931 (elevation, 4,972.63 

feet).

Remarks.- Topaz Reservoir, formerly known as Alkali Lake, was formed by diversion of

 water from West Walker River through a feeder canal and construction of an outlet 

tunnel through a low saddle in rim of lake. Storage began Jan. 30, 1922. Usable 

capacity, 59,440 acre-feet between elevations 4,972.3 feet (lowest practical elevation 

for diversion through tunnel, bottom of outlet tunnel at elevation 4,970 fiset) and 

5,005 feet (3 feet below top of levee). Capacity of reservoir increased fi-om about 

45,000 acre-feet to 59,440 acre-feet in October 1937 by an earth-fill, rock-faced levee 

at south end. Water is used for irrigation in Walker River Irrigation District.

Cooperation.- Elevation furnished by Walker River Irrigation District.

Contents, In acre-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

15,070

14,820

14,660

14,500

14,410

14,480

14,530

14,860

15,070

15,810

16,140

16,310

16,640

-

_

_

17,500

-

_

_

_

_

18,720

.

_

_

_

.

19,720

Nor.

_

_

.

_

-

.

_

_

_

-

.

.

_

_

22,420

_

_

_

_

-

.

24,560

_

-

.

_

_

27,920

28,220

-

Dec.

_

_

_

_

-

30,020

_

_

_

-

_

_

31,800

_

-

_

_

_

_

33,240

_

_

_

_

-

_

34,780

_

_

35,560

Jan.

_

..

36,120

-

_

_

_

_

37,260

.

_

_

_

-

.

38,230

_

-

_

_

39,410

_

_

.

_

.

40,570

Feb.

_

_

_

_

-

'

41,720

_

-

_

_

_

43,170

'

_

_

_

-

44,780

_

_

-

_

_

46,160

_

_

-

Mar.

_

_

_

_

-

_

47,600

_

-

_

.

48,840

_

_

_

_

-

50,570

5Q.83O

51,110

51,510

51,530

51,850

51.85O

51,940

.

52,250

Apr.

_

52,290

_

52,380

52,380

_

52.1OO

_

51,770

51,480

51,330

_

_

50,810

50,460

50.33O

_

49,92O

49,740

49,610

49,53O

49,460

49,330

49,010

48,800

48,560

48,300

47,98O

47,730

-

Hay

47,430

47,410

48,070

48,970

50, ISO

51,330

52,200

52,760

53,37O

53.88O

54,150

54,150

54,110

53,970

53,770

53,6OO

53,530

53.6OO

53,840

54,330

55,040

55,760

56,530

57,160

58,750

59,120

59,510

59,440

59,370

59,320

59,44O

June

59,440

_

59,280

59,120

-

58,820

_

_

5d,940

58,870

58,870

58,910

58,870

58,840

58,840

58,800

58,680

58,590

58,550

58,640

58,460

58,340

58,050

57,730

57,390

57,140

_

55,960

55,360

54,240

-

July

53,620

52.93O

52,250

51,590

50,870

_

49,480

48,750

48,000

47,090

46,350

45,800

45,010

44,340

43,600

42,690

41,840

40,970

4O.12O

39,370

38,390

37,570

36,440

35,500

34,580

33,760

33,020

32,320

31,510

30,890

3O,16O

Aug.

2?, 430

2^.870

27,720

-

27,120

2^,220

23,780

2,' ,-260

-

2 ',40O

23,990

23,580

23,200

22,800

22,440

22,170

21,740

21,410

20,930

20,540

20,040

13,650

19,300

19,050

18,800

18,380

17,830

17,220

16,670

15,980

15,560

Sept.

15,100

14,660

14,220

14,080

13,840

13,510

-

12.98O

12.-750

12,470

12,330

12,050

11,810

-

11,350

11,140

-

10,550

10,470

10,360

10,36O

10,290

10,260

10,260

10,190

10,110

9,950

9.89O

9,820

9,780

-

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Date

Dec . 31 ....................

Sept. 30. ...................

Water year 1946-47 .......

Elevation 

(feet)

4 981 95

4,993.67

-

4,978.54

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

35,560

 -

54 240

9,780

-

Change In contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

-1-7,340

-17,840

-5,780

-5,540

847921 O - 49 - 11
154 HUMBOLDT-CARSON SINK BASIN

CARSON RIVER BASIN

East Pork Carson River near Gardnerville, Nev.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°51'3011 , long. 119°41'50", in NE£ sec. 2, T. 11

 M., K. 20 E., 2 miles east of Mud Lake Reservoir, 3 miles downstream from Leviathan 

Creek, and 7 miles southeast of Gardnerville.

Drainage area.- 344 square miles.

Hecords available.- May 1939 to September 1947. April 1890 to December If93, October J900 

to Jjecemoer 19U6, June to October 1917, December 1924 to September 19?9, October 1935 

to December 1937 at site 2 miles downstream, March 1908 to December 1910 at site 

2 miles upstream.

Average discharge.- 20 years (1890-93, 1901-3, 1908-10, 1925-28, 1935-37, 1939-47), 415 

second-reet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,450 second-feet Nov. 23 (gage height, t 4.51 

reet); minimum, 33 second-feet Sept. 17.

1890-93, 1900-1906, 1908-10, 1917, 1924-29, 1935-37, 1939-47: Maxiiium discharge, 

12,000 second-feet Dec. 11, 1937 (gage destroyed by flood) computed on basis of slopearea determinations of flow of tributaries, 14 miles upstream; minimum observed, 

8 second-feet Dec. 4-10, 19-23, 1904.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Station 

is aDove all diversions in Carson Valley. Diversions above station for irrigation. 

Plow slightly regulated by several small reservoirs (total capacity, about 5,000 acrefeet).

Rating table, water year 1946-47, except periods of Ice effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge. In second-feet)

0.6 29 1.2 125

.7 39 1.4 17S

.8 51 1.7 274

.9 66 2.0 390

1.0 83 2.3 529

2.7 752

3 .0 950

3.4 1,260

3.8 1,620

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 19 <7

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Dot.

177

140

103

97

89

87

83

87

87

80

76

78

76

76

74

91

95

89

87

87

87

95

103

99

95

89

83

81

76

74

78

Nov.

76

69

57

62

71

76

81

76

63

71

Si

83

87

87

73

74

91

93

376

407

148

142

1,390

369

250

234

221

193

181

170

-

Dec.

164

*158

153

153

199

237

184

170

150

145

142

142

138

135

132

123

112

90

95

105

115

125.

118

121

125

123

123

93

85

88

82

Jan.

90

80

70

74

80

90

85

*84

88

90

92

90

85

80

72

68

74

80

95

100

10O

100

100

100

103

107

101

89

83

90

99

Feb.

99

101

99

99

105

*1O7

110

118

112

110

107

322

290

193

181

172

167

161

158

172

161

158

161

170

175

184

181

167

-

-

-

Month

October. ...................................

November. ..................................

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1946 ......................

January ....................................

February. ..................................

March. .....................................

April.................... ..................

May. .......................................

June .......................................

July............... ........................

August .....................................

September. ................'.................

Water year 1946-47 ......................

Mar.

170

237

196

178

175

15S

164

164

156

184

178

170

172

175

187

211

243

267

274

296

299

322

361

299

281

281

306

299

288

318

288

Apr.

Seoondfoot-days

2,819

5,472

4,125

125,133

2,739

4,340

7,297

14,108

30,762

12,230

4,115

1,859

1,327

91,193

285

267

271

257

250

240

234

230

230

221

254

285

341

452

571

658

765

740

752

894

828

635

550

545

514

485

529

500

597

728

-

May

995

1,380

1,580

1,580

1,560

1,610

1,480

1.21O

943

841

740

698

692

722

771

854

922

922

980

1,010

1,050

1,080

1,040

1,000

965

894

752

630

613

635

613

Maximum

177

1,390

237

1,660

107

322

361

894

1,610

635

193

83

51

1,610

June

565

571

534

490

466

434

635

630

529

504

480

421

425

434

448

443

399

394

39O

412

337

303

285

274

267

267

240

230

216

205

Minimum

74

57

82

54

68

99

156

221

613

205

85

44

34

34

July

193

181

172

172

187

181

156

14?

13°

125

140

U5

US

115

125

121

121

118

112

1]6

114

m

118 in

1F3

118

112

105

93

85

87

Aug.

83

SO

66

60

56

50

46

60

66

74

74

71

62

68

80

66

62

58

58

47

44

44

46

45

62

60

58

58

51

52

52

Sept.

51

4947'

45

45

44

41

45

47

47

46

45

45

44

41

37

34

39

43

44

46

47

51

50

49

44

41

4O

39

41

.. Runoff in 1 "an acre-feet

90.9 5,590

182 10,850

133 8, ISO

343 248,100

88 .4 5 43O

155 ajeio

235 14,470

470 27,980

992 61.02O

408 24,260

133 8 16O

60.0 3)690

44.2 2,630

250 180,900

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 18-21, Dec. 29 to Jan. 24, Jan. 30.
CARSON RIVER BASIN 155

Carson River near Carson City, Nev.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°06'30", long. 119°42'30", in NW^ see. 2, T. 14 

N., K. 20 E., 2 miles downstream from Clear Creek, 2-J miles upstream from bridge on 

road to Mexican Dam, and 5 miles southeast of Carson City.

Drainage area.- 876 square miles.

Records available.- May 1939 to September 1947.

Extremes ~ Maximum discharge during year, 1,950 second-feet Nov. 24 (gage height, 4.09 

reet); minimum, 7.3 second-feet Sept. 6.

1939-47; Maximum discharge, 8,500 second-feet Jan. 22, 1943 (gage height, 8.40 

feet), by slope-area method; minimum daily, 4 second-feet (estimated) Aug. 17, 1939.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Many 

diversions above station for irrigation. Flow slightly regulated by several small 

reservoirs on tributaries.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 tc September 1947

Day

1

4

6 1

11

16

21

26

31

Oct.

46

61

78

72

76

84

76

80

86

94

92

89

88

83

76

74

72

78

79

79

80

83

89

98

104

98

102

102

92

102

105

Nov.

104

105

105

102

104

109

118

136

146

136

138

148

158

175

183

158

153

161

192

936

73S

375

912

1,660

680

479

429

375

348

325

-

Dec.

310

296

*285

274

274

367

355

314

292

278

257

260

257

250

250

234

220

217

198

205

230

237

224

224

257

282

282

264

205

160

170

Jan.

180

170

ISO

170

180

*200

190

190

190

190

200

190

180

170

ISO

150

ISO

170

180

190

200

210

210

210

210

210

200

200

190

190

192

Feb.

198

195

192

189

*186

186

189

192

202

205

208

234

488

383

325

303

289

314

303

278

271

257

254

254

260

269

271

260

_

_

-

Month

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1946 ......................

March. ....................................

April. .......................... ...........

July. ......................................

September ..................................

Water year 1946-47 ......................

Mar.

254

321

344

299

285

271

257

257

250

257

282

264

254

257

260

264

282

303

317

321

340

351

379

395

340

325

321

332

332

344

336

Apr.

289

289

29S

292

285

29S

274

227

195

164

156

148

161

211

250

363

408

498

522

590

742

762

596

451

451

442

408

470

456

460

Seccndfoot-days

7,928

138,972

5 792

7 154 _' __ .

7Q1

387.0

90,535.7

May

596

950

1,350

1,550

1,620

1,580

1,590

1,440

1,200

920

796

690

618

574

558

596

666

672

709

762

868

875

868

817

796

775

709

641

564

558

553

Maximum

367

1,870

22

1,660

June

517

488

442

391

359

371

359

488

512

395

332

240

240

260

257

220

183

169

195

183

189

175

161

125

112

88

75

68

57

45

Minimum

160

15

150

8.6

8.6

July

45

46

48

41

36

32

31

36

37

28

28

28

22

23

24

22

19

25

19

16

15

14

17

18

19

18

17

18

14

13

12

Aug.

13

10

12

15

14

12

10

8.8

8.8

11

12

11

14

14

17

17

14

13

13

12

11

11

9.7

11

13

14

11

10

9.4

12

13

Mean

2se

381

1Z.9

24e

Sept.

18

17

13

11

9.7

8.8

8.6

10

10

10

12

10

8.6

10

10

11

8.6

9.7

12

13

20

19

17

12

10

11

16

.17

22

22

Runoff in 

acre-feet

15,720

275,700

768

179,800

Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

- Stage-discharge relation affected by lee Dec. 30 to Jail. 30.
156 C ARSON RIVER BASIN

Carson River near Port Churchill, Nev.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat . 39° 17', long. 119° 18 ", in SE£ sec. 3?, T. 17 N. R. 

24 K. , 2 miles west of Port Churchill and 6 miles east of Clifton.

Drainage area.- 1,450 square miles.

 Records available . - January 1934 to September 1947. April 1911 to December 1933 at site 

B miles upstream.

Average discharge.- 36 years (1911-47), 364 second- feel;.

Extremes . - Maximum daily discharge during year, 1,450 second-feet May 6; no flow Oct. 1-12,

 June U9 to Sept. 30.

1911-47: Maximum discharge, 6,300 second-feet Jan. 24, 1943; no flov during some 

periods Ln nearly every year since 1923.

Remarks . - Several diversions above station for irrigation, including diversions for 

irrigation of 720 acres between present site and site used prior to Jan. 1, 1934. 

Practically entire flow is diverted during late irrigation season.

Cooperation.- Records of daily discharge furnished by Truekee- Carson Irrigation District. 

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2'6

6

11

16

18

21

26

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

22

22

22

22

21

20

22

25

27

27

28

30

39

49

53

53

53

53

56

Nov.

66

114

114

116

114

116

118

120

128

140

140

143

150

161

167

172

161

159

167

327

845

598

461

1,020

1,140

592

487

435

380

370

Dec.

342

337

332

319

305

309

395

368

337

314

301

288

284

280

276

268

256

240

217

213

229

248

252

252

252

280

297

297

276

240

232

Jan.

240

229

217

193

193

213

240

240

225

232

240

240

232

202

202

305

240

256

248

248

256

252

232

236

232

217

221

225

202

193

213

Feb.

221

221

221

217

213

210

210

213

217

225

225

232

272

476

385

348

332

322

337

327

305

297

288

284

284

293

293

297

_

-

Month

December. ...................................

Calendar year 1946 ......................

March. .............................. ......

April ......................................

May........................................

September. ................... ..........

Water year 1946-47 .... .................

Mar.

230

288

348

358

314

301

293

284

284

276

280

297

280

272

276

272

272

293

309

314

314

327

342

380

375

337

314

314

318

322

322

Apr.

318

293

293

293

288

293

293

276

240

210

187

167

133

123

150

172

238

291

375

400

461

570

553

436

358

353

338

327

360

353

Secondfoot-days

8,836

127,315

0

83,219

May

348

471

798

1,150

1,280

1,450

1,430

1,410

1,270

1,030

823

716

634

569

534

513

523

569

574

622

659

729

736

716

683

665

671

64O

592

552

569

Maximum

395

1/760

O

1,450

June

540

481

446

400

363

342

353

348

461

456

358

301

217

193

196

196

187

164

143

145

143

143

138

128

100

53

13

7

0

O

-

Minimum

0

66

213

. 0

193

210

272

123

348

O

0

0

0

0

July Aug.

Mean

307

235

349

229

277

305

772

234

0

O

0

228

Sept.

Runoff in 

acre- feet

1,280

18,290

17,530

252,500

14,110

15,400

18,950

18,130

47,460

13,410

0

0

0

165,100
CARSON RIVER BASIN 157

West Fork Carson River at Woodfords ; Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°46'00", long. 119°50'00", in SE^SW^ sec. 34, T. 

11 N., R. 19 E., 0.3 mile downstream from bridge on State Highway 8, 0.8 mile west oT 

Woodfords, and 3f miles downstream from Willow Creek.

Drainage, area.- 68 square miles.

Records available.- October 1900 to May 1907, 1910-11 (fragmentary), October 1938 to 

September 1947. April 1890 to March 1892 and June 1907 to September 1920 at site 0.7 

mile downstream and below three diversions for irrigation.

Average discharge.- 24 years (1901-3, 1905-15, 1916-20, 1939-47), 129 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 635 second-feet May 2 (gage height, 4.46 feet); 

minimum daily, 10 second-feet Sept. 25-27.

1900-1920, 1938-47: Maximum discharge, 1,570 second-feet May 9, 10, 1906 (gage 

height, 6.3 feet, datum then in use); minimum (1900-1907, 1938-47), 9 second-feet 

Dec. 11, 1940.

Maximum discharge known, 3,500 second-feet Dec. 11, 1937 (gage height, 9.0 feet, 

present datum, from floodmarks), by slope-area method.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

wnicn are fair. One small diversion above station for irrigation. Plow slightly 

regulated by several small reservoirs (total capacity, about 1,500 acre-feet).

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1a

3

4

5

6

. 7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

50

33

27

26

24

23

22

25

24

22

22

21

21

20

20

24

24

23

23

23

22

23

26

24

22

21

21

21

20

20

20

Nov.

21

19

17

18

19

21

21

20

18

21

21

22

22

22

20

20

22

25

35

17

22

28

53

45

40

39

41

41

39

*37

-

Dec.

35

33

32

33

36

35

33

32

28

2S

28

29

28

28

28

26

23

20

22

24

25

23

24

25

24

24

24

20

18

19

17

Jan.

18

17

16

18

20

25

24

23

24

24

25

23

21

19

18

17

20

22

24

25

26

26

26

26

25

23

*21

18

21

22

21

Feb.

23

24

23

23

23

24

24

24

25

24

24

38

34

38

39

37

36

36

33

32

30

30

33

34

35

38

38

35

_

-

Month

December. ...................................

Calendar year 1946 ......................

March. .....................................

May. .......................................

September. .................................

Water year 1946-47 ......................

Mar.

38

39

34

38

36

30

33

35

32

34

35

35

35

38

43

50

59

66

72

82

89

100

107

87

82

91

104

100

105

107

97

Apr.

99

92

88

79

76

75

73

77

81

87

116

145

186

239

283

326

354

330

345

364

310

238

227

226

£14

212

220

217

254

306

Secondfoot-days

737

8O6

824

36,943

857

345

24,390

May

374

477

494

477

480

477

421

345

275

250

226

207

204

195

196

207

211

211

220

219

222

222

207

194

188

172

152

132

130

130

130

Maximum

50

53

36

635

26

39

494

13

494

June

127

124

114

97

96

94

135

120

102

93

88

82

77

77

78

77

73

72

84

90

79

62

56

53

58

71

55

50

45

41

Minimum

20

17

17

16

23

10

10

July

 48

52

67

66

63

55

31

28

29

38

28

23

22

30

67

74

68

60

53

30

19

18

20

26

27

30

21

31

47

45

35

Aug.

16

14

13

13

12

12

12

11

12

12

16

27

28

28

27

24

14

13

13

13

14

14

14

14

18

22

20

17

14

14

13

Mean

23.8

. 2C.9

26. B

10]

21.9

3C.6

26C

11.5

66.8

Sept.

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

12

12

12

12

11

11

10

10

10

11

11

12

Runoff in 

acre feet

1,460

1,600

1,630

73,270

1,700

684

48,360

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.- No gage-height record Dec. 31 to Jan. 26, Sept. 23-30; discharge computed on basis of 

weather records, records for West Walker River below East Fork, near Coleville, and unpublished 

records for station above Horsethlef Canyon. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 18-3O.
HUMBOLDT RIVER BASIN

Humboldt River near Elko, Nev.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°56', long. 115°38', in SE^NE-f sec. 11, T. 35 

N., K. 56 E., 1 mile southeast of Ryndon, 6 miles downstream from North Fork, and

10 miles northeast of Elko.

Records available.- October 1944 to September 1947. June 1895 to October 1902 at site

11 miles downstream.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 692 second-feet June 3 (gage height, 4.74 

reet); minimum, 0.8 second-foot several days in August, September.

1895-1902, 1944-47: Maximum discharge, 2,530 second-feet June 9, 1945; minimum 

observed, 0.5 second-foot several days in August, September 1901.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Diversions above station for irrigation.

Eating table, water year 1946-47, except periods of Ice effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 27)

1.3 0.3 1.7 15 2.6 156

1.4 1.2 1.8 26 3.2 280

1.5 3.4 1.9 39 4.0 478

1.6 7.9 2.2 86 4.8 710

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

6.0

14

54

44

36

36

41

41

41

4O

41

40

37

37

37

38

40

43

47

47

48

47

48

48

56

54

54

59

69

77

75

Nov.

73

67

69

62

62

65

72

70

73

73

78

68

76

78

86

88

S9

94

112

108

98

108

118

129

*158

145

136

138

136

131

-

Dec.

125

122

120

117

118

118

149

177

175

156

143

154

162

171

171

158

120

105

100

105

115

127

125

129

131

136

145

120

85

80

80

Jan.

78

74

70

68

66

64

62

60

60

58

56

54

54

*52

52

52

54

54

54

52

50

50

46

48

56

60

64

70

74

78

 84

Feb.

86

86

86

90

96

100

105

110

115

129

164

195

267

303

362

398

365

314

*308

285

258

238

232

226

234

228

213

211

_

_

-

Month

October. ...................................

November. ..................................

December ...................................

Calendar year 1946 ......................

January. ....................................

February. ..................................

llaroh. .....................................

April. .....................................

May........................................

June .......................................

July............ ...........................

August .....................................

September ..................................

Water year 1946-47 ......................

Mar.

205

207

209

211

203

203

205

205

205

205

209

215

211

201

203

217

217

213

215

211

205

207

205

205

211

211

205

199

195

193

189

Apr.

189

189

199

215

223

230

247

262

258

258

247

221

203

189

162

124

120

125

118

117

122

142

166

183

164

151

149

140

129

122

May

112

101

100

94

98

112

125

140

1S7

258

312

380

436

434

408

360

312

269

245

232

221

234

251

256

271

303

287

345

400

455

529

Second __ .* _ _ foot-days «axi«nu»

1,395.0 77

2,860 158

4,039 177

115,646.2 1,360

1,874 84

5,804 398

6,395 217

5,364 262

8,267 529

11,278 671

1,477.0 151

38.6 2.7

32.6 1.6

48,824.2 671

June

560

644

671

572

510

455

403

410

431

497

535

540

513

462

395

345

312

289

276

276

271

269

273

260

230

205

193

169

156

156

Minimum

6.0

62

80

3.4

46

86

189

117

94

156

3.4

 9

. 8

.8

July

151

136

122

108

101

91

83

75

68

67

62

56

50

42

36

32

28

26

21

19

17

15

13

12

.10

8.6

7.4

6.6

5.2

4.8

3.4

Aug.

2.7

2.7

2.5

1.9

1.4

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.1

1.1

.9

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

Sept.

1.0

.9

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.8

.9

.8

.8

.8

.9

.8

1.0

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.6

.. Runoff in Meal1 acre-feet

45.0 2,770

95.3 5,670

13O 8.O1O

317 229,400

60.5 3,720

207 11,510

206 12,680

179 10,640

267 16,400

376 22,370

47.6 2,930

1.25 77

1.09 65

134 96,840

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 18-21, Dec. 28 to Feb. 9.
HUMBOLDT RIVER BASIN 

Humboldt River near Carlin, Nev.

159

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°43', long. 116°00', in sec. 28, T. 33 R., R. 53 

K. , 4-5 miles southwest of Moleen, 5 miles upstream from Susie Creek, 5^ miles east of 

Carlin, and 15 miles southwest of Elko.

Drainage area.- 4,310 square miles.

Records available.- October 1943 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,080 second-feet June 2 (gage height, 4.30 

reetj; minimum, 7.6 second-feet Sept. 2.

1943-47: Maximum discharge, 3,640 second-feet June 10, 1945 (gage height, 7.78 

feet); minimum recorded, that of Sept. 2, 1947, but may have been less during period 

Oct. 1-10, 1943.

High water of February 1943 reached a stage of 9.8 feet (discharge, 5,900 secondfeet, by slope-area method).

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Many 

diversions above station for irrigation.

Rating table, water year 1946-47, except period of Ice effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used June 27 to Sept. 20)

0.7 8.0 1.4 76 3.0 SOI

.8 13 1.6 108 3.5 69S

.9 20 1.9 167 4.0 930

1.0 2S 2.2 242 4.3 1,080

1.2 49 2.6 363

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

29

38

62

59

75

91

80

80

82

82

79

80

80

80

79

78

80

84

84

84

86

85

88

93

96

96

96

100

108

110

110

Nov.

117

113

110

100

103

105

110

117

117

117

119

117

121

124

144

144

140

146

148

154

161

167

169

178

185

195

210

208

202

200

-

Dec.

200

190

188

183

»183

185

2O2

212

226

239

228

2 2O

215

226

234

237

226

172

156

165

169

178

192

190

195

202

208

210

160

125

12O

Jan.

115

110

105

105

100

loo

98

96

94

90

90

84

80

78

78

76

76

76

76

75

»75

74

72

66

68

80

92

92

96

98

98

Feb.

105

110

115

125

135

145

160

170

181

210

279

325

360

383

423

458

49O

476

444

416

393

363

347

337

331

325

328

322

_

-

Month

October ....................................

November . ..................................

December . ..................................

Calendar year 1946 ......................

January. ...................................

February- ..................................

March. .....................................

April ...................................

May. .......................................

June .......................................

July. ......................................

August .....................................

September. .................................

Water year 1946-47 ......................

Mar.

309

316

322

325

325

 316

306

306

30O

297

297

294

291

294

288

285

291

303

306

306

316

316

322

322

312

316

316

309

309

306

306

Apr.

297

297

303

309

325

344

350

357

393

386

380

370

357

344

328

322

300

267

25i.

250

245

239

220

218

195

208

195

192

181

172

May

154

154

174

237

309

316

341

347

370

406

' 444

494

542

615

549,

,520

483

472

465

469

489

465

448

451

465

494

501

549

644

656

772

fooHa^s ««1«-

2,554 HO

4 341 21O

e)o36 239

173,756 1.86O

2,713 115

8,256 490

9,527 325

8,597 393

13,775 772

19,090 1.O60

2,910 248

4O6.0 22

369.0 17

78,574 1,060

June

955

1,060

995

980

960

861

786

8OO

786

768

746

759

764

724

681

619

557

538

512

483

476

458

423

389

386

373

350

328

300

273

Minimum

29

100

120

12

66

1O5

285

172

154

273

21

8.5

8.5

8.5

July

248

223

198

183

174

161

146

144

134

122

113

105

105

100

85

76

69

63

57

50

50

44

39

36

34

31

27

26

24

22

21

Aug.

19

18

19

22

22

19

14

12

11

10

12

13

13ir 9 5

8.5

S.5

9.5

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

12

12

Mean

8£ 7 .*4. 

14f

19f

47f

8T.5

295

SOT

287

44*

636

93.9

13.1

12.3

215

Sept.

12

8.5

9.0

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

10

10

10

10

10

10

11

12

12

12

12

14

16

17

17

17

14

14

16

16

16

16

Runoff in 

acre-feet

5,060

11^970

344,600

5.38O

16,380

18,900

17,050

27,320

37,860

5.77O

805

732

155, 8OO

Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 29 to Feb.
160 HUMBOLDT RIVER BASIN

Humboldt River at Palisade, Nev.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°38' (revised), long. 116 0 12', in fee. 36,T. 32 

W., K. 51 E., a quarter of a mile downstream from Southern Pacific Railroad bridge, 

half a mile downstream from Palisade, and three-quarters of a mile upstream from Pine 

Creek.

Drainage area.- 5,010 square miles.

Records available.- November 1902 to October 1906, July 1911 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 39 years (1903-6, 1911-47), 366 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,110 second-feet June 2 (gage height, 4.60 

reet); minimum, 13 second-feet Sept. 24.

1902-6. 1911-47: Maximum discharge, 6,250 second-feet Feb. 26, 1943 (gage height, 

9.92 feet); minimum, 2 second-feet Aug. 25-28, 1931.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Diversion above station for irrigation of about 150,000 acres of hay and pasture lands.

Rating table, water year 1946-47, except periods, of Ice effect

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 31, Sept. 9-16)

1.7 15 2.1 59

1.8 23 2.3 95

1.9 33 2.5 141

2.0 45 2.8 225

3.1 330

3.6 542

4.1 793

4.6 1,110

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

53

71

78

89

87

108

113

102

102

104

102

102

102

102

102

102

104

106

108

106

108

110

113

117

119

119

119

124

129

134

139

Nov.

136

136

129

119

110

115

115

115

122

124

124

129

136

134

144

164

157

164

170

178

181

187

198

210

210

216

232

258

232

228

-

Dec.

232

219

216

210

*207

216

232

242

248

262

258

242

242

245

255

258

255

198

170

164

178

192

216

216

213

225

238

238

184

136

1S4

Jan.

b!35

b!30

b!25

b!20

b!20

b!20

119

117

115

108

110

102

blOO

b95

b95

b96

b96

b96

b98

*b98

b96

b94

b92

87

89

102

110

110

110

115

115

Feb.

124

131

139

146

154

164

187

201

213

334

377

406

515

510

515

538

*580

566

538

493

471

444

423

414

402

394

394

390

_

_

-

Month

October. ...................................

November ...................................

December. ...................................

Calendar year 1946 ......................

January. ................................. .

February. ..................................

March ............................. .

ft?

1. ................................ ....

June .......................... ............

July .......................................

August .....................................

September . .................................

Water year 1946-47 ......................

Mar.

377

385

390

390

390

385

373

369

365

361

365

361

353

357

357

353

353

369

377

377

373

377

385

394

377

373

373

365

350

342

308

Apr.

Secondfoot days

3 274

4 853

6,*741

197,383

3,315

10,163 

11,424

9,480 

14,139

20 401

3 543

778

719

88,830

297

293

304

312

326

350

369

381

410

419

419

398

381

369

365

357

350

326

308

304

304

282

262

255

258

235

219

210

207

210

May

207

173

162

195

279

308

315

350

373

419

453

510

542

637

608

575

547

510

484

484

493

488

466

466

471

497

510

538

647

682

750

Maximum

139

238

262

2,030

135

580

394

419

750

1,050

304

34

30

1,050

June

949

1,050

1,050

1,010

1,010

956

850

827

839

810

793

782

799

771

734

687

637

594

547

528

515

497

479

432

419

406

385

365

350

330

Minimum

53

110

134

26

87

124

207

3 3O

35

20

20

20

July

304

276

251

228

210

195

175

164

154

141

127

115

110

104

97

87

80

74

69

64

61

59

55

51

49

46

44

41

40

37

35

Aug.

33

33

33

34

34

34

31

28

26

25

24

24

25

25

25

22

21

21

21

22

22

22

23

23

22

21

21

21

20

21

21

Sept.

22

21

21

20

21

20

21

21

21

21

21

21

22

22

22

22

22

25

26

26

27

28

28

26

30

28

27

29

29

29

-

Mo»r Runoff in 

*ear acre-feet

106 6,490

16? 9,630

217 13,370

54] 391,500

107 6,580

363 20,160

36T 22 , 660

3ie 18,800 

45F 28 040

68C 40 ! 460

114 7 030

25.1 1^540

24.0 1,430

243 176,200

Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
HUMBOLDT RIVER BASIN 161

Humboldt River near Argenta, Nev.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°40', long. 116°40', in NW£ sec. 2, T. 32 N., R. 

47 K., 2j miles east of Argenta and 15^ miles east of Battle Mountain.

Records available.- February 1946 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 797 second-feet June 3 (gage heigtt, 6.02 feet); 

minimum, 0.6 second-foot Sept. 13, 14, 15.

1946-47: Maximum discharge, 1,780 second-feet Apr. 2.7, 28, 1946 {gage height, 8.58 

feet); minimum, that of Sept. 13, 14, 15, 1947.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect Of no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Many diversions above station for irrigation.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47, except period of ice effect

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 11-26)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 10 »Peb. 11 to Sept. 30

2.5 29 3.6 148 1.6 0.5 2.0 12 2.6 51 4.4 

2.7 42 4.O 212 1.7 1.8 2.1 16 3.1 98 4.9 

2.9 59 4.5 312 1.8 4.2 2.2 22 3.4 137 5.5 

3.2 92 1.9 7.5 2.3 28 3.9 220 6.0

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

31 

43 

57

60 

72

76 

86 

93 

87 

85

86 

85 

82 

84 

85

85 

85 

87 

88 

90

88 

90 

93 

93 

95

97 

98 

100 

104 

104 

111

Nov.

113 

116 

113 

119 

109

105 

109 

108 

123 

130

133 

133 

134 

146 

150

150 

163 

163 

168 

173

177 

181 

185 

195 

205

204 

»205 

214 

219 

216

Dec.

216 

219 

214 

209 

207

210 

219 

230

236 

241

253 

253 

245 

241 

245

251 

253 

249 

236 

207

189 

192 

2OO 

217 

219

223 

232 

238 

ZOO 

170 

140

Jan.

140 

140 

135 

130 

125

125 

125 

120 

120 

115

115 

115 

105

100

100

100

100 

105 

105 

105

*104 

100 

98 

94 

90

98 

110 

115 

120 

120 

125

Feb.

130 

140 

150 

160 

al70

also 

al90 

a200 

a230 

a 300

a 350 

a400 

a450 

a500 

a500

a520 

a540 

a570 

a 540 

»508

477 

458 

436 

421 

410

403 

395 

395

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

Hav

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

bar. ...................................

mber ...................................

lendar year 

ary

1. .....................................

St. ....................................

ember. .................................

ter year 1946-47 ....... ..............

Mar.

392 

390 

392 

397 

396

392 

387 

382 

379 

374

369 

369 

364 

357 

357

357 

355 

357 

364 

367

364 

364 

367 

364 

367

357 

355 

357 

352 

340 

331

Apr.

311 

302 

302 

308 

313

324 

340 

360 

374 

390

392 

387 

369 

338 

328

322 

308 

286 

280 

282

271 

267 

254 

240 

222

211 

197 

188 

162 

134

May

130 

127 

106 

96 

88

114 

140 

146 

166 

184

216 

254 

271 

300 

362

355 

319 

297 

282 

256

244 

246 

248 

248 

273

280 

324 

357 

372 

434 

474

forays ««- 

2,620 111 

4,659 219 

6,854 253

_

3,499 140 

10,123 570 

11,414 397 

8,762 392 

7,709 474 

15,541 766 

2,932 228 

169.2 19 

22.7 .9

74,304.9 766

June

536 

655 

766 

746 

709

693 

661 

614 

539 

590

587 

590 

578 

581 

593

572 

545 

511 

472 

447

429 

413 

405 

395

362

340 

317 

297 

286 

252

Minimum

31 

105 

140

_

90 

130 

331 

134 

88 

252 

20 

.9 

.7

.7

July

228 

213 

195 

178 

165

155 

148 

129 

116 

111

110 

111 

102 

96

93

92 

86 

79 

73 

65

58 

50 

47 

44 

32

32 

32 

28 

23 

21 

20

326 

452 

626 

790

Aug.

19 

18 

17 

17 

14

12 

11 

8.7 

6.8 

5.8

5.5 

4.5 

3.2 

2.4 

2.2

2.0 

1.8 

1.6 

1.6 

1.6

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.0 

1.0 

.9

Meai

84 

155 

210

.5

_

113 

362 

368 

292 

249 

518 

94 :!6

.76

204

Sept.

0.9 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.7

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.7

.8 

.8 

.8

Runoff in 

acre-feet

5,200 

9,240 

13,590

_

6,940 

20,080 

22,640 

17,380 

15,290 

30,830 

5,820 

336 

45

147,000

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record (stage -discharge relation probably affected by ice Feb, 5-9); discharge 

computed on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, and records for stations at Palisade 

and at Battle Mountain. 

Note.- Stage -discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 29 to Feb. 4.
162 HUMBOLDT RIVER BASIN

Humboldt River at Battle Mountain, Nev.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°39', long. 116 C 56', in SE£ sec. 8, T. 32 N., R. 

4t> E., 1 mile northeast of Battle Mountain. Reese River when flowing enters Humboldt 

River several miles below station.

Records available.- July 1896 to December 1897 (gage heights only), March 1921 to April 

iyH4, January 1946 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 675 second-feet June 2 (gage height, 5.65 feet); 

minimum, 0.1 second-foot Aug. 27 to Sept. 30.

1921-24, 1946-47: Maximum discharge observed, 1,560 second-feet June 19, 20, 1921, 

Hay 11-13, 1922; minimum, that of Aug. 27 to Sept. 30, 1947.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Records do 

not include flow in secondary channels or ditches, much of which is used for irrigation. 

Many diversions above 'Station for irrigation.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47, except period of Ice effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Peb. 9 Feb. 10 to Sept. 30

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

2.0 31 3.1 144 1.0 0.1 1.5 8.1 3.2 173 

2.3 54 3.5 204 1.1 .8 1.7 16 3.8 270 

2.6 82 3.9 272 1.2 1.7 2.O 36 4.5 412 

2.9 117 1.3 3.1 2.3 61 5.6 663 

1.4 5.3 2.7 106

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Oct.

32 

40 

54 

61 

69

79 

84 

94 

94 

91

89 

89 

86 

86 

88

89 

89 

90 

91 

93

93 

93 

94 

95 

95

97 

98 

99 

101 

104 

107

Nov.

Ill 

112 

112 

110 

111

109 

109 

110 

116 

124

129 

130 

131 

140 

147

147 

150 

161 

161 

170

173 

179 

179 

188 

199

206 

201 

207 

218 

220

Dec.

218 

217 

. 218 

209 

209

209 

215 

223 

230 

234

244 

251 

 246 

240 

239

247 

252 

251 

268 

246

204 

193 

204 

217 

223

225 

234 

240 

247 

215 

140

Jan.

137 

135 

135 

130 

130

125 

125 

125 

120 

120

115 

115 

115 

105 

100

100 

1QO 

100 

105

105

 105 

105

loo

96 

92

90 

96 

110 

115 

120 

120

Feb.

150 

135 

145 

150 

160

180 

190 

200 

210 

280

343 

406 

402 

469 

518

507 

530 

555 

564 

548

518 

493 

471 

*447 

436

421 

412 

406

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Maro 

Apr! 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber. ...................................

mber. ..................................

lendar year 

ary

h. .....................................

1. .....................................

ember. ................... . . .........

ter year 1946-47 ......................

Mar.

404 

399 

402 

408 

408

404 

402 

393 

385 

383

378 

376 

374 

366 

362

362 

357 

355 

362 

368

372 

360 

362 

362 

368

364 

355 

355 

353 

343 

341

Apr.

307 

301 

297 

301 

307

315 

325 

339 

351 

366

376 

376 

364 

341 

321

311 

297 

283 

266 

265

256 

247 

238 

229 

222

208 

197 

190 

180 

158

May

141 

137 

126 

111 

102

96 

123 

135 

144 

159

172 

198 

214 

. 232 

261

278 

265 

247 

233 

224

211 

211 

211 

247 

250

256 

274 

319 

335 

370 

421

Second- u . foot-days «"i"»»

2,664 107 

4,560 220 

7,008 268

_

3,491 137 

10,226 564 

11,583 408 

8,534 376 

6,703 421 

13,986 661 

2,968 225 

128.4 17 

3.0 .1

71,854.4 661

June

463 

567 

634 

661 

637

606 

608 

571 

537 

523

505 

509 

498 

496 

493

514 

514 

491 

447 

421

402 

385 

372 

378 

341

315 

297 

281 

268 

252

Minimum

32 

109 

140

_

90 

130 

341 

158 

96 

252 

18 

.1 

.1

.1

July

225 

206 

194 

179 

167

156 

149 

140 

124 

116

110 

112 

107 

99 

92

92 

87 

81 

73

68

59 

52 

4£ 

43

3S

3C 

3C 

2S 

24 

2Cie

Aug.

17 

15 

14 

14 

13

10 

8.8 

7.5 

5.6 

4.4

3.8 

3.1 

2.7 

2.0 

1.5

1.2 

1.0 

.7 

.6 

.5

.3 

.3 

.3 

.2 

.2

.2

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

Sept.

0.1

.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

.1

u_._ Runoff in Mepn acre-feet

85.9 5,280 

152 9,040 

2F6 13,900

-

133 6,920 

3f5 20,280 

374 22,970 

284 16,930 

216 13,300 

4f6 27,740 

95.7 5,890 

4.14 255 

.10 6.0

197 14^,500

* Winter discharge measurement made on this 'lay. 

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 2 to Peb. 9.
HUMBOLDT RIVER BASIN 163

Humboldt River at Comus, Nev.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°00', long. 1170 19', in SE£ sec. 14, T. 36 N., 

K. 41 a., at Comus section house of Southern Pacific Railroad, 9 miles northeast of 

Golconda and 32 miles northwest of Battle Mountain. Prior to Sept. 13, 1947, waterstage recorder at site 125 feet downstream at different datum.

Records available.- September 1917 to June 1923, May 1925 to May 1926, Februrry 1946 to 

September 194Y.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 535 second-feet Feb. 15 (gage height, 3.10 

feet, site and datum then in use); minimum, 0.2 second-foot Aug. 24 to Sept. 25.

1917-23, 1925-26, 1946-47: Maximum discharge, 2,700 second-feet June 24-26, 1921 

(gage height, 10.9 feet, site and datum then in use, based on discharge measurement 

made 5 miles downstream); no flow during periods in 1918, 1919, 1920. 

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Diversions above station for irrigation.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

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

61

77

136

175

111

78

91

70

70

73

73

74

77

78

83

86

87

86

86

87

87

88

87

87

88

88

90

91

91

93

Nov.

110

100

102

105

107

107

107

103

110

105

105

113

116

123

124

128

131

135

140

153

162

195

195

177

182

186

191

191

189

193

-

Dec.

199

304

204

204

310

308

313

308

310

216

218

233 *239

335

225

321

231

248

259

342

256

348

320

202

204

216

225

321

233

242

200

Jan.

150

140

140

140

135

135

130

125

120

115

115

110

110

110

100

94

92

92

92

94

94

*94

94

92

90

88

90

96

100

110

120

Feb.

120

130

135

140

150

155

170

185

300

231

250

267

313

433

424

405

447

a460

a470

a490

a480

a46o

a450

447

440

434

*409

401

_

_

-

Month

October. ........................... ..... .

November . ..................................

December. ..................................

Calendar year ......................

January .................................. .

February .................... ........ .....

March. .....................................

April. ....................... .............

May........................................

June. ........................... ..........

July. ......................................

August .....................................

September . .................................

Water year 1946-47 ......................

Mar.

392

392

393

a39o

a 390

a 390

a 390

a 390

a38O

a380

a 380

382

378

378

373

367

363

363

357

355

355

359

363

353

353

337

319

303

261

277

281

Apr.

281

356

242

342

227

350

267

271

250

333

238

342

358

259

254

254

256

340

256

267

216

193

145

160

159

152

157

175

314

204

-

Secondfoot-days

2 , 677

4,184

3,407

9,075

11,133

6 ,818

11J425

3,177

166.0

6.6

64,316.6

May

186

191

193

173

159

141

130

131

140

150

153

160

169

187

302

214

153

173

186

180

124

107

113

97

94

332

242

338

246

269

283

Maximum

175

195

259

150

490

393

281

495

244

28

.4

495

June

303

329

353

382

430

455

473

485

495

489

473

466

457

455

451

447

443

449

449

353

388

303

363

359

231

235

363

311

279

358

-

Minimum

28

loo

199

88

120

261

145

94

231

52

.2

.2

.2

July

244

227

208

191

177

164

153

140

133

121

116

108

102

97

94

88

84

81

77

71

65

60

56

52

49

44

41

36

33

32

34

Aug.

28

25

22

20

16

a!4

all

a?

a5

a4

a3

a3

al.5

1.2

1.0

.8

.6

.5

.5

.4

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

Mean

86.4

139

321

110

32<

359

227

174

381

102

5.35

.32

176

Sept.

0.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

5,310

8,300

13,590

6,760

18,000

33,080

13,520

10,700

22,660

6,300

329

13

127,600

Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range In stage and records for 

stations at Battle Mountain and near Inlay.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 31 to Feb. 9 (no gage-height record Jan. 8-21; 

discharge computed as explained In footnote a).
164 HUMBOLDT RIVER BASIN

Humboldt River near Imlay, Nev.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°41'30", long. 118°12'10", in SE^ sec. 25, T. 33 

n., A. 33 E., 1 mile upstream from old Calahan Dam and 4 miles northeast of Imlay. 

Prior to Aug. 21 at same site at 1.00 foot higher datum.

Drainage area.- 13,500 square miles.

Records available.- June 1935 to September 1941, April 1945 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 382 second-feet June 20; maximum gage height, 

4.by feet, present datum, Mar. 22 (backwater from Rye Patch Reservoir); minimum discharge, 18 second-feet Sept. 13 (gage height, 1.02 feet).

1935-41, 1945-47: Maximum discharge, 2,220 second-feet May 31, June 1, 1945 (gage 

height, 10.49 feet, present datum); no flow at times in several years.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Humboldt-Lovelock Irrigation Light & Power Co.'s feeder canal diverts 

water from river above station to Pitt-Taylor Reservoirs. This water is ordinarily 

released during irrigation season through Rye Patch Reservoir to Humbold'; River for 

irrigation In Lovelock district. Flow also affected by many other diversions above 

station for irrigation.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

11

13

14

16

17

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

56

47

46

50

48

62

81

104

130

130

118

118

112

108

208

101

95

106

113

108

108

108

107

.116

116

112

112

112

112

113

115

Nov.

116

116

116

117

123

123

124

125

124

133

129

133

129

132

133

136

138

141

143

148

149

151

169

174

173

183

186

184

188

190

-

Dec.

192

192

194

196

201

204

207

210

211

214

»215

214

214

217

220

222

227

250

233

234

232

230

230

230

235

225

210

205

210

215

215

Jan.

190

160

150

145

140

140

135

130

130

125

120

120

115

110

105

»105

105

105

105

105

105

105

105

105

105

105

110

110

115

120

120

Feb.

130

135

140

145

150

160

170

180

183

184

184

188

188

192

199

204

215

236

245

252

258

263

269

272

*275

278

287

280

_

_

-

Month

December ....................................

Calendar year 1946 ......................

Uav

September .................................

Water year 1946-47 ......................

Mar.

279

287

276

274

272

274

278

275

281

292

278

276

272

268

262

248

231

207

186

178

183

188

174

161

161

161

162

162

171

177

160

Apr.

162

183

184

190

179

169

160

166

169

171

168

173

187

168

156

148

149

142

136

128

124

142

162

159

147

142

145

144

127

118

-

Secondfoot-days

6,684

151,374

2 959

648

51,073

May

124

129

144

170

135

124

113

103

122

120

114

116

113

101

95

87

83

76

70

72

77

80

72

61

53

55

58

89

80

64

59

Maximum

235

1,210 ,

292

27

376

June

48

45

71

82

79

92

100

87

85

80

75

94

159

254

322

317

324

335

361

376

360

353

363

358

340

321

292

272

254

245

Minimum

192

42

1 1 A

19

19

July

242

. 264

266

254

244

232

222

214

207

a200

a!90

a!75

a!60

alSO

a!40

a!30

a!25

116

98

79

71

70

71

71

70

71

72

76

72

65

57

Aug.

56

50

a46

a42

a38

a36

a33

a31

a29

a29

a28

a28

a28

a28

a29

29

32

33

32

32

32

32

30

30

30

29

28

28

27

26

27

Mean

216

415

^5 5

fl.6

HO

Sept.

27

26

25

24

24

24

24

21

21

21

21

20

19

19

20

20

19

20

20

20

20

21

21

27

22

20

20

21

20

21

Runoff in 

acre feet

13,260

300,200

8 870

1,290

101,300

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of 1 discharge measurement and records for 

station at Coraus.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 18 to Feb. 8.
HUMBOLDT RIVER BASIN 165 

Rye Patch Reservoir near Rye Patch, Nev.

Location.- Mercury indicating gage, lat. 40C1 28'15", long. 118°18'20", in NE^ sec. 18, T.

 3D N., R. 33 E., at control works at left end of Rye Patch Dam, 2 miles northwest of 

Rye Patch. Datum of gage is at mean sea level (Southern Pacific Railroad datum).

Drainage area.- 13,700 square miles.

Records available.- February 1936 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum contents during year, 187,600 acre-feet Mar. 22, 23, 25 (elevation,

 4,133.78 feet); minimum, 107,000 acre-feet Sept. 28 (elevation, 4,125.55 feet).

1936-47: Maximum contents, 196,900 acre-feet Apr. 9, 1946 (elevation, 4,134.62 

feet): minimum since operation began, 1,760 acre-feet Oct. 15, 1937.

Remarks.- Reservoir is formed by earth-fill, rock-faced dam; storage began Feb. 20, 1936. 

Capacity, 179,100 acre-feet between elevations 4,072.5 feet (sill of trash-rack 

structure) and 4,133.0 feet (top of spillway gates). Dead storage negligible. Elevation of spillway (gate sill) is 4,116 feet. Water is used for irrigation on Humboldt

project.

Contents, in acre-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

143,600

144,600

144,400

145,000

144,800

144,000

143,500

144,400

144,300

145,200

144,400

144,300

144,200

143,500

144,900

144,600

143,900

145,000

145,000

144,600

144,900

144,600

145,600

144,800

145,000

145,600

145,700

146,300

145,800

144,200

145,600

Nov.

145,400

145,800

145,700

145,800

145,700

146,000

146,200

146,400

146,800

147,000

147,200

146,800

147,000

146,900

146,800

147,000

147,000

147,200

147,600

146,400

149,000

148,400

149,600

149,700

150,500

149,900

150,200

150,500

150,900

151,400

-

Dec.

152,000

151,300

151,900

153,000

153,300

153,700

154,000

153,900

154,500

155,000

155,000

155,100

155,800

155,900

156,000

156,300

156,800

157,500

157,800

158,100

158,400

158,900

159,100

159,600

159,900

160,300

160,800

161,500

162,400

162,900

163,200

Jan.

162,800

163, 20C

163,200

163,400

163,600

163,800

163,900

164,000

164,400

164,600

164,700

164,900

165,100

165,300

165,600

166,000

166,200

166,300

166,400

166,900

167,400

167,700

167,800

167,900

168,100

168,200

168,400

168,700

168,900

169,100

169,400

Feb.

169,600

169,800

170,100

170,400

170,600

171,000

171,200

171,500

171,600

171,900

172,200

172,600

172,900

173,400

173,700

174,200

174,500

174,900

175,000

175,500

175,400

176,000

176,400

176,800

177,400

177,800

178,200

178,600

-

-

-

Mar.

179,100

180,100

180,800

180,600

181,100

181,000

181,100

181,300

181,800

182,200

182,700

183,600

184,900

185,500

185,200

185,600

186,100

186,600

186,800

187,100

187,300

187,600

187,600

187,300

187,600

187,400

187,100

186,700

186,500

186,200

186,000

Apr.

185,100

184,600

184,000

183,800

183,500

183,100

182,700

182,400

182,800

182,000

182,400

181,800

181,000

180,200

179,600

178,700

177,300

177,500

176,100

174,800

173,700

173,100

172,300

171,600

170,900

170,100

169,500

168,900

168,600

168,200

-

May

168,400

168,000

167,400

166,800

166,300

165,800

165,300

164,800

164,100

163,500

163,000

162,600

162,300

162,100

161,900

161,700

161,300

160,900

160,300

159,700

159,100

158,400

157,800

157,200

1 56', 500

155,100

155,400

154,800

154,100

153,300

152,900

June

151,400

151,400

151,400

151,400

151,300

151,300

150,900

151,200

151,200

151,300

151,100

150,900

151,000

151,200

151,400

150,800

151,600

151,600

151,800

151,800

151,800

151,800

151,700

151,700

151,600

151,600

151,500

151,400

150,200

149,500

-

July

149,200

148 , 900

148,500

147,800

147,800

146,900

146,700

146,400

145,800

144,300

144,000

142,500

141,000

141,000

141, ODD

140,400

139,600

138,700

138,000

137,800

137,000

136,800

136,100

135,600

135,200

134,800

134,300

133,800

133,400

133,200

132,500

Aug.

131,700

131,700

131,300

130..800

129,500

128,100

127,700

127,400

127,100

126,800

126,600

125,800

125,100

124,700

124,700

124,300

124,100

123,600

123,300

123,100

121,300

120,900

120,600

120,400

119,600

319,400

119,403

119,400

119,200

119,100

118,900

Sept.

118,600

118,200

117,500

116,400

115,700

114,600

113,300

113,100

112,800

112,500

112,000

110,500

110,000

109,400

108,700

108,400

108,400

108,400

108,400

108,600

108,900

108,200

108,100

108,000

107,800

107,700

107,300

107,000

107,200

107,203

-

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Date

Kov 1

Calendar year 1946...

Oct. 1.................

Water year 1946-47...

Elevation 

(feet)

-

,125.58

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

-

107,200

-

Change in contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

-23,200

-36,400
HUMBOLDT RIVER BASIN

Huraboldt River near Rye Patch, Nev.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°27'30", long. 118°18'3Q", in NE£ s=c. 18, T. 30 

w., K. 33 E., 1,000 feet downstream from Rye Patch Dam and If miles northwest of Rye 

Patch.

Drainage area.- 13,700 square miles.

Records available.- October 1935 to September 1941, October 1943 to September 1947. 

January l«9b to December 1909, September 1910 to September 1922, and September 1924 

to September 1932 (fragmentary) at site near Oreana, 7 miles downstream, published as 

Humboldt River near Oreana

Average discharge.- 33 years (1899-1909, 1910-16, 1917-22, 1930-32, 1935-41, 1943-47), 

2UV second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 554 second-feet July 13: mi-rimum daily, 

4.3 second-feet Feb. 20 to Mar. 1, Mar. 5-13 (gage height, 1.09 feet).

1896-1922, 1924-32, 1935-41, 1943-47: Maximum discharge, 3,050 second-feet May 12, 

1897 (gage height, 12.0 feet, site and datum then in use); practically no flow during 

some periods in 1905, 1915, 1918-20, 1931-32, 1935-41, 1943-45.

Remarks.- Records good. Plow completely regulated by Rye Patch Reservoir (see preceding 

page) and slightly regulated by Humboldt (Taylor-Pitt) Reservoirs. Many diversions 

above station for irrigation.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

1-0 2.1 1.5 33 2.8 260

1.1 4.5 1.6 45 3.2 354

1.2 8.0 1.7 59 3.6 464

1.3 14 1.9 90 3.9 557

1.4 23 2.2 142

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IB

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

74

35

6.2

17

28

33

52

52

3Z

21

22

2Z

22

22

21

21

22

46

46

55

29

25

24

34

55

55

43

44

44

45

45

Nov.

44

44

60

68

69

68

66-

52

a 38

a 38

a 38

a26

al2

a!2

al2

a!2

a!2

a!2

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

7.6

5.6

-

Dec.

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.9

5.9

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.2

4.5

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.5

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

Jan.

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.8

4.8

t.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

5.2

Feb.

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

 8

.5

.5

.5

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

_

-

Month

October. ......... .........................

November. ..................................

December. ...................................

Calendar year 1946 ......................

January. ...................................

February. ..................................

March.. ....................................

April ......................................

May. .......................................

June .......................................

July.... ...................................

August .....................................

September . .................................

Water year 1946-47 ......................

Mar.

4.3

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

14

39

40

40

40

40

40

39

49

85

110

124

152

190

197

203

260

310

Apr.

339

357

367

367

383

383

362

298

352

346

357

370

394

413

450

488

535

525

506

485

464

464

485

488

476

473

447

424

424

444

-

May

438

435

458

455

485

510

510

476

435

402

333

335

287

216

237

267

312

315

349

418

435

447

450

464

461

447

479

470

418

370

317

forays -

1,092.2 74

816*2 69

161.2 5.9

140,811.8 1,730

145.9 5.2

135.0 5.2

2,028.5 310

12,666 535

12,431 510

7,305 441

4!733 215

3,962 264

56,865 554

June

287

267

243

229

217

203

193

174

142

117

110

124

142

155

172

213

241

250

260

271

250

235

250

275

312

354

391

391

396

441

-

Minimum

6.2

5.6

4.5

3.5

4.5

4.3

4.3

298

216

110

186

83

14

4.3

July

452

424

385

342

315

359

383

452

497

519

538

535

554

535

510

470

427

367

346

354

344

303

267

243

233

223

223

215

197

191

186

Aug.

199

184

161

180

203

209

215

207

195

195

188

165

124

83

93

116

122

128

146

167

170

186

182

150

107

90

97

102

104

112

153

Sept.

178

180

209

243

243

252

264

260

254

247

247

237

229

207

102

46

39

14

14

14

27

45

56

56

66

59

46

46

46

36

-

 ..-_ Runoff in 

*BRn aore-feet

3E\2 2,170

27.2 1,620

f.20 320

386 279,300

4 71 t 1 9OQ fcOj

4.82 268

6S.4 4,020

422 25,120

401 24,660

244 14,490

367 22 , 590

155 9,390

132 7,860

156 112,800

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on baala of records of gate changes at Rye Patch Dam.
HUMBOLDT RIVER BASIN 167

Marys River below Hot Springs Creek, near Deeth, Nev.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°14', long. 115°17', in NW£ sec. 25, T. 39 N., R. 

by E., 300 feet downstream from Hot Springs Creek, ?£ miles north of Cros? Ranch, and 

13^ miles north of Deeth.

Drainage area.- 415 square miles.

Records available.- October 1943 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 202 second-feet May 10-- (gage height, 4.02 feet); 

minimum, 0.3 second-foot Aug. 29.

1943-47: Maximum discharge, 676 second-feet May 9, 1945 (gage height, fa.99 feet); 

minimum, 0.2 second-foot Aug. 20-25, 1944. Flood in January 1943 reached a stage of 

7.2 feet, from floodmarks (discharge, 1,030 second-feet by slope-area method).

Remarks.- Records fair. Several diversions above station for irrigation.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

87

28

29

30

31

Oct.

2.S

3.2

3.0

2.9

3.0

3.0

3.4

3.6

3.6

3.4

3.2

3.5

3.5

3.6

3.8

4.6

5.2

6.2

6.6

7.2

7.6

8.6

9.8

9.5

11

12

12

14

17

19

18

Nov.

19

19

18

17

18

18

21

24

25

24

24

18

16

16

17

17

16

17

18

24

22

20

24

23

24

23

23

23

*24

23

-

Dec.

22

21

21

21

23

31

41

42

38

32

28

31

34

39

41

40

30

25

21

20

21

21

22

23

23

20

17

14

12

12

13

Jan.

13

12

11

11

11

12

12

12

*12

12

13

13

12

11

10

11

12

12

13

13

14

14

15

15

16

16

16

16

17

*17

17

Feb.

18

19

20

20

21

23

25

26

29

35

40

56

73

64

62

67

63

*54

52

46

46

48

47

48

56

52

48

46

_

_

-

Month

October. ...................................

November. ..................................

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1946 ......................

January. ................................. .

February ...................................

March ......................................

April ......................................

May........................................

June .......................................

Jnly. ......................................

August .....................................

September. .................................

Water year 1946-47 ......................

Mar.

44

42

44

44

40

38

35

36

37

38

37

39

41

38

39

52

63

81

92

96

98

99

105

110

105

92

84

78

77

86

98

Apr.

103

96

97

95

92

86

81

80

81

80

74

69

 68

70

81

91

84

84

83

85

94

98

97

95

99

90

85

85

78

72

-

Secondfoot-days

217.8

615

799

25,738.7

411

1,204

2,008

2,573

3,588

1,094.5

124.0

17.2

25.6

12,677.1

May

73

79

98

131

171

195

189

171

178

193

190

185

178

143

125

105

90

84

80

80

82

84

84

84

80

77

75

75

69

68

72

Maximum

19

25

42

499

17

73

110

103

195

85

9.8

.9

1.3

195

June

85

81

74

70

63

53

48

52

56

52

49

45

41

37

32

30

29

23

20

19

17

16

16

15

15

14

12

11

10

9.5

-

Minimum

2.8

16

12

.8

10

18

35

68

68

9.5

.8

.4

.4

.4

July

9.2

9.8

9.5

8.9

8.2

7.6

6.9

6.2

5.8

5.0

4.4

4.1

3.6

? *

2.9

2.7

2.7

2.6

2.4

2.1

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.2

.9

.8

.8

Aug.

0.7

.7

.8

.9

.9

.8

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

Mean

T.03

2C.5

2f .8

70.5

13.3

43.0

64.8

85.8

116

3S.5

4.00

.55

.85

3*. 7

Sspt.

0.

.5

.5

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

.8

.9

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.3

Runoff in 

acre-feet

432

1,220

1,580

51,050

815

2,390

3,980

5,100

7,120

2,170

246

34

51

25,140

- Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.- Stage discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 17 to Feb. 11 (no gage-height record Jan. 1-6
168 HUMBOLDT RIVER BASIN

Lamollle Creek near Lamoille, Nev.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°41'30", long. 115°28'30", in NE£ sec. 6, T.'32 

Ji., R. 58 E., at Lamoille Creek bridge at mouth of canyon, 300 feet downstream from 

Elko-Lamoille power plant and 3 miles south of Lamoille.

Drainage area.- 25 square miles.

Records available.- May 1915 to June 1923, October 1943 to September 1947.

Aye rage d1s charge.- 10 years (1915-16, 1917-22, 1943-47), 44.8 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 326 second-feet May 6; minimum, 3.5 secondreet Sept. 29.

1915-23, 1943-47: Maximum discharge, probably exceeded 500 second-fee*: in June 

1917 when gage was washed out; minimum, 1 second-foot Jan. 24, 1918.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Records include flow of McDermott ditch which diverts about 200 feet upstream from 

gage. Elko-Lamoille power plant diverts about 6 miles upstream but flow is returned 

to channel at power plant 300 feet upstream from station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

8.5

9.6

8.5

8.9

9.2

8.5

8.1

8.5

.8

.8

.1

.4

.4

.8

8.1

8.9

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.9

9.2

10

12

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

Nov.

10

10

8.9

10

10

9.6

10

10

10

9.6

10

10

10

10

9.6

8.9

9.6

9.6

10

8.5

8.9

9.6

10

10

9.2

10

10

10

10

10

-

Dec.

10

10

9.6

9.6

9.6

10

10

9.6

10

8.9

10

10

10

9.6

9.6

8.1

6.8

7.1

10

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.5

6.5

5.6

5.5

5.5

Jan.

.5

.O

5 .5

.5

.5

.0

.O

.O

.5

.5

.5

.5

.7

.5

.O

.5

.O

.O

.5

.5

.5

.5

.O

.O

.0

.O

.1

.1

.1

.1

.4

Feb.

7.1

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

7.

7.

7.

7.

7.

7.

7.

7.

7.

7.

7.

7.

7.

7.

7.

7.

7.

7.

7.8

7.1

7.8

7.4

_

-

-

Month

October. ...................................

November ...................................

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1946 ......................

Janu 

Febr

ary. ................................. .

llarv. .... ..... .....

March. .*........'......................... .

Apri 

May

1. .....................................

June ........................... ...........

July. ...................... ...............

August ..................... ..............

September. .................. .............

Water year 1946-47 ...... .......... ....

Mar.

7.8

8.1

7.8

8.1

7.8

.8

.4

.8

.8

.8

.4

.1

.1

.4

.8

7.8

8.5

9.2

9.6

10

10

11

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

14

15

Apr.

16

17

18

17

17

18

18

19

19

18

19

19

21

25

31

35

38

38

42

45

49

50

49

48

47

47

49

53

60

71

-

Secondfoot-days

277.7

292.0

273.6

17,362.8

212.5 

201.1

295.1

1,013 

5,681

4,293

1,831

4J.4.6

199.5

14,984.1

May

92

142

185

206

214

240

250

238

199

164

146

129

120

118

124

141

162

186

204

222

229

226

219

219

212

217

203

188

153

162

171

Maximum

12

10

10

270

7.7 

7.8

15

71 

250

180

1C?

24

8.1

250

June

154

152

143

136

133

136

166

180

166

138

118

110

118

144

169

167

177

169

172

166

135

117

118

125

138

142

136

130

120

118

~

Minimum

7.1

8.5

5.5

-

5.5

6.8

7.1

16 

92

110

20

8.5

5.3

5.3

July

116

120

122

107

104

93

88

91

86

77

70

65

61

57

52

50

48

47

42

40

37

33

31

30

27

26

25

23

22

21

20

Aug.

20

19

24

22

19

18

17

17

16

IS

14

13

13

12

12

11

12

10

11

11

10

1011

11

10

10

- 10

. 10

9.2

8.9

8.5

Mean

8.93

9.73

8.83

47.6

6.85 

7.18

9.5?

33.8 

183

143

59.1

'13.4

6.65

41.1

Sept.

8.1

7.8

7.8

7.

7.

7.

7.

7.

7.

7.

7.1

6.8

6.5

6.5

6.2

5.3

7.4

7.4

7.1

6.5

6.5

6.2

6.2

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.6

5.3

5.6

"

Runoff in 

acre-feet

551

579

543

34,440

421 

399

585

2,010 

11,270

8,520

3,630

822

396

29,730

Note.- No gage-height record Dec. 30 to Jan. 26 (stage-discharge relation probably affected b; r 3ce 

during part of period); discharge computed on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, and 

records for stations on nearby streams.
HUMBOLDT. RIVER BASIN 169

North Fork Humboldt River at Devils Gate, near Halleck, Nev.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°11', long. 115°29', in SE£ sec. 13, T. 38 N., R.

 bV E. , 3 miles north of Devils Gate Ranch, 16 miles north of Halleck-, and 26 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.- 830 square miles.

Records available.- November 1913 to September 1921, October 1943 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 136 second-feet Feb. 16, but may have been

 greater during period of ice effect; maximum gage height, 4.42 feet Feb. 11, (ice jam): 

minimum discharge, 2.4 second-feet Aug. 6, 9.

1913-21, 1943-47: Maximum discharge, 1,600 second-feet Mar. 2 or 3, 1921; minimum, 

1 second-foot Aug. 20-28, Sept. 30, 1913.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Many 

diversions above and below station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

38

36

22

IS

18

18

19

18

18

18

17

17

16

17

17

18

17

18

18

19

19.

19

20

19

20

21

21

22

22

*22

21

Nov.

22

20

19

20

21

22

25

24

22

22

22

24

26

28

27

25

25

28

30

29

29

30

35

36

34

34

34

35

35

*34

-

Dec.

34

32

32

32

34

38

47

43

38

33

3231'

34

39

38

33

30

27

24

25

26

27

28

28

30

31

33

25

21

19

19

Jan.

18

17

16

16

15

15

14

14

*14

14

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

13

13

12

12

11

11

11

12

13

14

15

17

*18

19

Feb.

19

20

20

21

22

23

25

28

30

35

45

55

70

90

105

128

111

*88

81

68

61

57

57

70

68

55

52

51

_

_

-

Month

October. ...................................

November . ..................................

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1946 .......... ...........

January. ....................... ......... .

February .................... . . ...........

March. .....................................

April. ......................... ...........

May. .......................................

June .......................................

July .......................................

August .....................................

September. .................................

Water year 1946-47 ......................

Mar.

46

48

49

44

44

42

40

43

41

42

50

51

47

53

75

80

74

75

73

68

62

62

63

67

67

64

60

55

51

53

54

Apr.

55

58

60

59

60

59

61

62

64

63

57

52

45

43

43

43

45

46

47

52

59

59

50

47

46

46

42

35

32

32

-

Secondfoot-days

623

817

963

29,131.5

430

1,555

1,743

1 522

967

9O 3

Q~ f.

96 .0

162.9

9,969.5

May

30

28

25

22

20

22

28

28

29

32

41

49

58

64

60

48

37

31

27

24

22

21

20

19

19

18

18

20

30

38

39

Maximum

33

36

47

464

19

80

64

64

52

13

4.0

6.7

128

June

39

40

43

41

38

34

31

32

35

46

49

52

48

42

36

31

27

24

22

21

19

19

19

19

18

17

16

16

15

14

Minimum

16

19

19

5.5

11

19

40

32

18

14

3.0

2.6

4.0

2.6

July

13

12

11

10

9.5

8.5

8.0

7.5

7.0

6.4

6.4

6.1

5.8

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.3

4.3

4.0

4.0

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.2

3.2

3.0

Aug.

2.8

3.0

3.4

3.0

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.8

2.8

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.2

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.4

3.4

3.6

3.8

4.0

4.0

Me?n

2C.1

27.2

33.1

13.9

5E.5

56.2

5C.7

33.2

3C.1

e.os

3.10

E.43

27.3

Sept.

4.3

4.3

4.3

.4.3

4.3

4.0

4.3

4.3

4.6

4.6

' 4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

5.2

5.2

6.1

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.7

6.7

6.4

6.7

6.7

. 6.7

6.7

Runoff in 

acre-feet

1,240 

1,620

1,910

57,780

853

3,080

3,460

3,020

1,920

1, 790 

372

190 

323

19,780

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 2-6, 1O-13, 16, 17, 20-22, Dec. 11-13, 16-22, 

Dec. 28 to Feb. 15 (no gage-height record Dec. 31 to Jan. 8, Jan. 16-23, 23; discharge computed on 

basis of weather records and records for stations on nearby streams).

847921 0-49-12
170 HUMBOLDT RIVER BASIN

South Pork Humboldt River near Lee, Nev.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°34', long. 115°33', in SE£ sec. 16, T. 31 N., R. 

57 K., 400 feet downstream from Kleckner Creek and 2j miles east of Lee.

Drainage area.- 54 square miles.

Records available.- February 1945 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 414 second-feet May 6 (gage height, 2.69 feet); 

minimum, 5.2 second-feet Sept. 13.

1945-47: Maximum discharge, 815 second-feet June 23, 1945 (gage height, 3.70 feet); 

minimum, 4.1 second-feet Sept. 24, 1946.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Small diversions above station for irrigation.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

11

11

10

13

13

' 11

11

12

9.9

10

9.5

10

10

11

12

13

13

13

12

11

12

13

18

15

16

16

15

16

16

14

14

Nov.

16

14

13

13

16

*16

16

15

15

14

16

15

16

16

16

16

16

16

17

16

16

18

21

20

17

20

21

19

19

19

-

Dec.

18

17

*17

18

19

21

EO

19

19

18

19

19

19

19

18

13

12

12

13

14

15

15

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

IE

IE

Jan.

12

IE

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

*11

11

10

10

9

9

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

11

11

11

11

11

11

Feb.

11

11

11

11

12

IE

13

14

15

16

16

16

19

19

20

El

21

21

20

19

*19

19

19

EO

19

19

19

19

_

-

Month

October ........ ...........................

November. ..................................

Decembe r ...................................

Calendar year 1946 ......................

January .........:..........................

February .................................

March. .....................................

April. ........................ ..........

May. .......................................

June ..................................... .

July. ......................................

August .....................................

September. .................................

Water year 1946-47 ......................

Mar.

19

19

19

19

21

19

18

18

18

19

19

19

19

El

24

E9

34

38

39

45

50

55

55

52

52

51

51

5E

54

55

54

Apr.

5E

51

50

45

45

47

45

46

48

47

48

55

66

82

98

111

115

111

105

101

98

94

87

85

8E

8E

8E

85

96

105

-

Secondfoot-days

391.4

498

493

3O ui 2E5 4

350

471

1,057

2,264

8,492

5,720

1,726

380.4

196.5

EE.019.3

May

134

202

279

304

301

342

369

362

329

276

232

213

192

174

179

2OO

232

264

304

326

335

335

323

316

304

298

291

298

244

252

282

Maximum

18

El

21

439

12

21

55

115

369

252

115

22

8.3

369

June

252

246

227

210

197

197

224

238

232

200

187

171

169

184

205

208

221

219

224

216

189

161

152

152

154

154

149

138

125

119

-

Minimum

9.5

13

12

9

11

. 18

45

134

119

19

8,0

5.7

5.7

July

115

111

107

98

92

87

82

80

75

74

71

65

59

55

54

50

47

43

40

35

34

32

31

29

28

26

24

22

21

20

19

Aug.

19

18

22

19

16

15

14

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

13

12

11

10

10

10

9.9

9.9

9.5

9.1

8.7

8.3

8.7

8.3

8.0

8.0.

8.0

Mean

12.6

16.6

15.9

82.8

10.6

16.8

34.1

75.5

274

191

55. T

12.3

6.55

60.3

Sept.

7.6

7.6

7.2

6.8

6.4

6.4

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.4

6.0

5.7

6.0

6.0

5.7

7.6

8.3

8.0

7.6

7.2

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.4

6.4

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

776

988

978

59,940

655

934

2,100

4,490

16,840

11,350

3,420

755

390

43,680

Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 3, 4, Dec. 11, 17-20, Dec. 28 to Feb. 9 (no 

gage-height record Jan. 2-12, Jan. 17 to Feb. 9; discharge computed on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, and records for stations on nearby streams).
HUMBOLDT RIVER BASIN 171

South Pork Humboldt Rivep near Elko, Nev. 

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°43"15", long. 115°49"50", in NW£ sec. 30, T. 33

n., K. 55 E., a quarter of a mile upstream from head of canyon, 1.5 miles downstream

from highway bridge, 9 miles upstream from mouth, and 10 miles southwest of Elko. 

Drainage area.- 1,150 square miles. 

Kecoras available.- August 1896 to September 1922, October 1923 to September 1932,

October I93b to September 1947. 

Average discharge.- 39 years (1896-1903, 1904-9, 1910-18, 1923-26, 1927-3f, 1936-47),

133 secona-reet. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 608 second-feet June 1 (gage height, 3.50 feet);

minimum daily, 1.5 second-feet Sept. 6-8.

1896-1922, 1923-32, 1936-47: Maximum discharge, 2,400 second-feet Jan. 26, 1914,

from rating curve extended above 1,200 second-feet; practically no flon' during some

periods in nearly every year since 1915. 

Remarks.- 'Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-1 "ight record-,

wnicn are fair. Many diversions above station for irrigation. Station is below all

diversions except those of Hunter & Banks Ranch, 3 miles downstream. 

Revisions.- Revised figures of discharge, in second-feet, for March 1932, superseding

those published in Water-Supply Paper 735 are given herewith.

10.

Bar. 11\ 

121

13^ b40 

14 f 

15j

Mar. 16

17

2lN

22

23^ b75

24 f

25j

Mar. 26\

27 > blOO

28)

29>

BO 114

31 107

b Stage-discharge relation probably affected by ice.

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

25 

52 

42 

45 

52

52 

46 

45 

45 

43

40 

39 

38 

38 

38

39 

40 

42 

42 

40

40 

39 

45 

47 

46

46 

46 

52 

56 

55 

55

Month

March ..........................

Water year 1931-32 ...........

Maximum

.

1,490

Minimum

_

0

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946

Nov.

55 

55 

45 

52 

54

52 

54 

56 

52

50 

55 

54 

59 

62

59 

62 

63 

64 

68

69 

66 

72 

78 

75

70 

70 

69 

66 

63

Dec.

63 

62 

62 

62 

62

70 

85 

81 

*77

66

62 

69 

70 

74 

70

69 

48 

43 

60 

62

63 

68 

64 

62 

64

69 

75 

59 

42 

40 

38

Jan.

37 

35 

33

32 

31

31 

30 

30 

29 

*28

28 

27 

26 

25 

24

22 

20 

19 

18 

17

18 

18 

18 

18 

18

19 

17 

15 

*14 

14 

15

Feb.

17 

20 

24 

28 

30

35 

40 

45 

50 

65

85 

100 

110 

120 

130

140 

124 

113 

*105 

100

93 

89 

89 

91 

86

80 

83 

85

Month

Octo 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Jann 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

Hay

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

mber. ...................................

lendar year 1946

ember. .................................

ter year 1946-47 ......................

Mar.

85 

91 

100 

95 

91

89 

88 

86 

86 

83

85 

80 

77 

75 

75

77 

81 

85 

88 

93

100 

104 

111 

105 

102

100 

98 

98 

102 

104 

104

Apr.

104 

107 

105 

107 

109

118 

115 

115 

118 

122

115 

107 

107 

115 

122

136 

138 

136 

132 

130

130 

126 

126 

120 

113

95 

95 

91 

88 

85

Secondfoot-days

1,370 

1,820 

1,961

63,167.9

726 

2,177 

2,838 

3,427 

9,134 

8,227 

1,492 

215.9 

162.1

33,550.0

Mean

56.1

180

Runoff In 

acre-feet

3,450

130,500

to September 1947

May

88 

100 

155 

182 

197

210 

327 

348 

385 

400

351 

307 

281 

251 

228

215 

210 

212 

275

320

341 

348 

351 

351 

348

334 

324 

436 

416 

355 

488

Maximum

56 

78 

85

724

37 

140 

111 

138 

488 

580 

126 

14 

9. 4

580

June

580 

504 

432 

389 

334

307 

304 

377 

377 

359

313 

294 

278 

260 

237

223 

220 

220 

223 

220

217 

212 

200 

187 

177

170 

166 

159 

150 

138

Minimum

25 

45 

38

5.8

14 

17 

75 

85 

88 

138 

14 

3.4 

1.5

1.5

July

113 

103 

93 

83

83 

73 

63 

62 

57

57 

56

44 

4?

3° 

30

26 

£3

22 

TO 

?0

21 

20 

18 

17 

16 

14

Aug.

12 

12 

14 

13

11

9.9 

8.8 

7.8 

7.8 

7.4

7.4 

7.0 

6.6 

6.6 

6.6

6.6 

6.6 

6.2 

6.2 

6.2

5.4 

3.6 

3.4 

6.2 

4.2

3.4 

3.4 

5.0 

4.2 

3.6 

3.8

Sept.

4.2 

3.6 

3.4 

3.4 

a2.5

al.5 

al.5 

al.5 

33.0 

3.6

3.8 

3.8 

4.2 

3.8 

3.8

4.2 

4.6 

7.8 

9.4 

8.8

8.8 

8.8 

8.3 

.8 

.8

.8 

.4 

.8 

.8 

.4

M"an ac^feet

44.2 2,720 

60.7 3,610 

63.3 3,890

173 125,300

23.4 1,440 

77.8 4,320 

91.5 5,630 

114 6,800 

295 18,120 

274 16,320 

48.1 2,960 

6.96 428 

5.40 322

91.9 66,560

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of drop in discharge on Aug. 21, 22 (pumping 

from gage pool).

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 19-23, Dec. 30 to Feb. 16 (no gage-height 

record Jan. 21 to Feb. 7; discharge computed on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, 

and records for stations on nearby streams).
172 HUMBOLDT RIVER BASIN

Pine Creek near Palisade, Nev.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°35'30", long. 116°10'30", In SW£ sec. 1, T. 31 

n., R. 51 E., 1 mile upstream from mouth and 1| miles southeast of Palisade. Prior to 

July 18, 1946, water-stage recorder at site 1,000 feet downstream at different datum.

Records available.- November 1902 to December 1904 (gage heights only), Januar7 1912 to 

September iyiq, January 1946 to September 1947.

Extremes.- 1946: Maximum discharge during period January to September, 600 second-feet 

aDout Feb. 24 (gage height, 4.0 feet from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 

370 second-feet; minimum, 2.6 second-feet Aug. 10.

1946-47: Maximum discharge during year, 76 second-feet Feb. 10 (gage height, 2.01 

feet); minimum, 0.1 second-foot July 6, 7, 13, 14.

1912-14, 1946-47: Maximum discharge, 785 second-feet Jan. 25, 26, 1914; minimum, 

that of July 6, 7, 13, 14, 1947.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

ana those for Jan. 1 to July 17, 1946. which are fair. Diversions above station for 

irrigation.

Discharge, In second-feet, 1946-47 

1946

Day

1

2

3

4

S

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan.

31

30

28

26

18

> 20

Feb.

20

50

100

200

450

365

d98

64

54

_

-

Mar.

d5o

d45

d40

d35

d36

d38

d40

d44

d48

54

65

51

112

126

114

89

77

78

81

86

88

88

84

72

56

54

63

78

86

92

101

Apr.

116

124

128

134

155

145

d!34

d!38

tJ130

d!20

d!03

d!05

d!08

(J126

d!38

d!55

d!45

d!32

d!22

dl!8

dllO

101

88

72

65

59

50

47

44

39

Hay

36

33

29

27

22

20

20

16

16

19

19

20

20

19

17

15

15

14

12

12

10

20

21

31

50

36

50

48

54

80

68

June

58

47

38

31

27

25

23

19

16

14

13

13

12

19

11

10

9.2

8.8

8.8

9.2

9.2

8.4

8.4

11

11

9.2

9.2

10

10

10

-

July

10

11

11

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

12

12

12

11

10

10

9.6

9.2

8.8

8.4

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

30

31

16

11

8.4

30

27

A!g.

8.4

4.3

. 3.8

3.6

3.4

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

2.9

3.8

3.6

2.9

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.6

4.0

3.6

4.3

5.2

4.5

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

4.0

Sept.

4.5

4.7

5.5

6.2

6.5

6.2

6.2

6.5

6.5

6.8

6.8

7.1

6.8

6.8

6.5

6.5

6.8

7.1

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.1

7.4

7.4

8.1

9.2

8.8

9.2

9.7

9.7

-

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of 1 discharge measurement and records 

for nearby stations.

Note.- No gage-height record Jan. 1 to Feb. 25; discharge computed on basis of 3 discharge measure 

ments, weather reoojsda, and records for nearby stations.
HUMBOLDT RIVER BASIN 173

Discharge, in second-feet, of Pine Creek near Palisade, Nev., 1946-47--Ccntinued

1946-47

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

29

21

17

21

22

> 20

' 18

Nov.

I 18 

}

17

19

19

20

20

19

19

19

19

19

22

22

20

20

20

20

24

22

21

23

23

21

21

23

19

19

19

-

Deo.

19

19

19

19

*19

20

23

22

19

18

18

19

20

20

19

19

16

13

15

18

18

18

19

19

19

20

20

18

16

16

14

Jan.

14

14

12

(*)

1"

Feb.

15

16

19

21

30

37

39

36

34

64

55

46

48

42

37

32

*31

32

29

27

25

25

24

24

22

22

23

24

_

_

-

liar.

25

29

29

27

25

24

23

24

24

23

23

21

IS

IS

IS

IS

18

16

14

10

9.7

9.7

8.4

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

6.5

£.5

5.8

Apr.

6.2

6.2

7.4

8.8

11

11

11

12

13

11

9.7

9.7

8.4

7.8

8.1

7.4

7.8

5.5

3.8

3.6

3.4

3.1

3.8

5

5.8

6.5

7.4

6.8

6.5

5.8

-

May

5.8

5.2

4.3

4.0

4.0

3.8

4.0

3.4

3.4

3.6

4.5

4.5

4.3

4.3

3.4

2.7

2.6

2.3

1.3

.9

.8

.8

.8

.7

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.7

5.5

June

1.3

1.0

1.6

.9

1.1

1.6

1.9

3.4

 2.9

1.9

2.3

4.0

6.5

5.2

5.0

4.7

5.0

5.5

4.7

2.7

.7

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

-

July

0.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.2

.2

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

Aug.

0.4

.5

.5

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.5

.4

.4

.4

1.2

.7

.6

.6

.7

.5

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.3

Sept.

0.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.7

.9

.9

.9

. 9

.9

1.1

1.3

1.6

1.9

2.1

1.8

1.3

.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

.8

.8

.8

1.0

-

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Mote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 18, 19, Dec. 29 to Jan. 3, Jan. 26 to Feb. 4. 

No gage-height record Oct. 6 to Nov. 3, Jan. 4-25; discharge computed on basis of 3 discharge 

measurements, weather records, and records for stations on nearby streams.

Monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1946-47

Month

December. ...................................

Calendar year .......................

March. ......................................

May.........................................

September ...................................

The period. ............. ..................

December. ...................................

Calendar year 1946 .......................

April .......................................

Hay

beptember. .................................

Water year 1946-47 ......................

Secondfoot-days

623

212. S

.

571

11,700.4

223 ' ^5

26.6

3,964.1

Maximum

9.7

.

23

450

2.1

64

Minimum

 f

2 9

4.5

_

13

2.9

.3

.1

M-U1

7.09

_

18.4

26.7

.89

10.9

Runoff in 

acre-feet

231

422

19,700

lj.130

23,220

53

7,860
174 HUMBOLDT RIVER BASIN

Rock Creek near Battle Mountain, Nev.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°51i, long. 116°36', in NE£ sec. 17, T. 34 N., R. 

48 K., at mouth of canyon, and 22 miles northeast of Battle Mountain.

Records available.- March 1918 to September 1923, 1924, 1925, 1927-29 (fragmentary), 

January iy^b to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 213 second-feet Feb. 11 (gage height, 2.32 

reet); no flow June 25 to Sept. 30.

1918-25, 1927-29, 1946-47: Maximum discharge, 2,240 second-feet Feb. 11, 1921; no 

flow at times during July, August, September and October, nearly every year.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Several 

irrigation diversions in valleys above station. Station is above all diversions in 

Boulder Flat and is below all tributaries. Flow slightly affected by small reservoir in Squaw Valley, 30 miles above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2 

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

8.3

38 

24 

14

17

12

11

8.6

7.3

6.5

6.0

5.3

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.6

5.8

7.3

6.7

6.5

6.2

5.8

6.0

5.6

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.6

5.3

6.2

Nov.

5.8

3.2 

4.2 

4.2

5.3

4.9

7.0

8.3

3.9

4.2

4.9

6.7

7.7

8.6

6.5

5.6

6.2

5.8

5.1

6.2

4.4

6.2

6.7

6.2

9.3

9.9

8.9

8.6

7.7

7.3

-

Dec.

7.0

6.5 

6.5

 7.0

7.3

7.7

8.9

8,9

8.6

7.7

6.0

6.2

7.7

7.3

8.6

5.0

4.0

3.5

3.5

3.7

3.9

4.0

1

1

4.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

Jan.

> 1.0

(*)

Feb.

I"

6.7

7.3

10

24

38

57

108

89

111

106

66

54

47

38

33

*25

22

20

19

18

18

16

16

19

_

_

-

Month

December. ...................................

Calendar year ......................

April.............. ........................

May. .......................................

September ..................................

Water year 1946-47 ......................

Mar.

18

17 

21 

20

18

15

16

3,7

15

13

13

12

9.3

8.3

7.3

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

4.9

3.9

3.4

3.7

3.2

3.4

4.1

3.4

3.6

3.6

3.2

2.6

Apr.

2.6

2.6 

2.9

3.0

3.2

3.2

3.4

11

14

17

35

32

29

32

24

13

7.7

6.7

7.7

14

26

29

26

22

16

13

12

13

10

5.3

-

Secondfoot-days

269.1

189.5

178.5

-

31.0

984.0

290.9

436.3

423.9

63.3

0

0

0

2,866.5

May

4.6

8.0 

15 

16

18

21

20

21

26

29

29

26

25

23

22

16

14

13

11

10

9.6

9.3

7.3

6.0

4.2

3.4

2.9

2.7

2.9

3.9

4.1

Maximum

38

9.9

8.9

-

_

111

21

35

29

4.6

0

0

0

111

June

3.7

3.4 

2.6 

2.1

1.9

1.6

2.4

4.2

4.2

4.6

4.4

4.6

4.6

4.1

3.6

2.7

2.4

1.9

1.4

1.0

.9

.5

.4

.1

0

0

0

0

0

o

-

Minimum

5.1

3.2

3.0

-

_

.

2.6

2.6

2.7

0

0

0

0

0

July Aug.

*

Mean

" 8.68

6.32

5.76

-

1.0

35.1

9.38

14.5

13.7

2.11

0

O

0

7.85

Sept.

Runoff in 

acre-feet

534

376

354

-

61

1,950

577

865

841

126

0

0

0

5,680

Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 16 to Feb. 4.
HUMBOLDT RIVER BASIN 175

Little Humboldt River at Chimney dam site, near Paradise Valley, Nev.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°24', long. 117°11', in NE-jj sec. 36, T. 41 N., R. 

42 E., at Chimney dam site, 300 feet downstream from confluence of North and South 

Porks and 25 miles east of Paradise Valley.

Records available.- October 1941 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 76 second-feet Feb. 14 (gage height, 3.21 feet); 

no now July 8 to Sept. 30.

1941-47: Maximum discharge, 4,000 second-feet about Jan. 22, 1943 (gage height, 

14.4 feet, from floodmarks), b'y slope-area method; no flow for several d?ys in 1942, 

1945, 1946, 1947.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Several small diversions above and below station for irrigation.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

b

6

8

11

16

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

3.4

6.1

6.6

7.2

7.7

6.3

6.1

6.1

5.6

5.1

4.8

4.7

3.9

3.5

3.4

3.7

5.1

5.3

5.5

5.3

5.0

5.1

5.0

5.1

3.5

4.5

5.1

5.0

5.0

4.8

Nov.

4.8

3.1

2.7

3.5

3.0

3.5

4.2

4.1

3.1

3.Z

3.7

3.7

3.7

4.5

3.9

4.1

5.3

5.9

6.5

6.8

12

13

20

23

21

16

14

13

12

-

Dec.

11

11

11

11

11

12

12

1Z

10

8.5

8.1

 9.6

10

10

9.0

7.2

4.7

5.1

4.8

5.6

6.6

6.6

5.6

6.8

7.9

8.7

5.3

4.0

4.0

3.5

Jan-.

3.0

Z.8

Z.6

2.4

Z.2

Z.3

2.4

2.4

Z.4

2.4

2.4

2.3

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.3

2.4

Z.4

Z.4

Z.4

Z.4

Feb.

2.5

3.0

5.0

8.0

11

16

16

15

15

15

18

32

35

62

44

 37

24

19

18

16

15

14

14

14

»14

16

15

_

-

Month

December ....................................

March. .....................................

May. .......'................................

July.... ...................................

September ..................................

Water year 1946-47 ......................

Mar.

15

14

14

14

13

12

13

13

1Z

1Z

12

15

14

1Z

1Z

12

14

16

20

24

25

25

25

29

 2-

21

20

20

20

20

Apr.

20

22

19

20

19

18

18

17

17

17

16

16

18

18

18

20

28

33

38

40

41

40

38

37

35

33

32

31

31

Secondfoot-days

231 5

247.0

0

3,374.1

May

31

31

32

34

35

34

31

30

34

34

33

30

27

24

21

19

16

15

15

14

12

12

9.2

7.9

7.4

6.8

7.2

6.8

6.5

6.5

Maximum

23

12

1 pO

0

62

June

6.5

7.5

7.4

6.1

5.6

5.1

4.8

5.6

6.8

7.5

11

11

10

8.5

6.8

5.9

5.0

4.8

4.7

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.0

4.5

3.9

3.5

3.2

3.0

3.0

Minimum

3.5

0

0

July

2.9

2.5

1.4

.8

.5

.2

.1

0

O

0

0

O

0

O

0

0

0

0

o

0

o

0

o

0

0

o

0

o

0

0

Aug.

Me in

5 O9

7.97

0

9.24

Sept.

Runoff in 

ao re-feet

ACn

490

0

6,700

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 29 to Jan. 14. No gage-height record Jan. 16 

to Feb. 8 (stage-discharge relation probably affected by Ice during most of period), Mar. 16-30, 

Apr. 14-18, 24-28; discharge computed on basis of 1 discharge measurement, recorded range-In stage, 

weather records, and records for stations on nearby streams.
176 HUMBOLDT RIVER BASIN

Little Humboldt River near Paradise Valley, Nev.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°25', long. 117°22', in SE£ sec. 20, T. 41 N., R. 

 41 E., 3j miles downstream from Bullshead Ranch and 9| miles southeast of Paradise 

Valley. Prior to Nov. 21, at site 1 mile downstream.

Drainage area.- 1,030 square miles.

Records available.- October 1921 to June 1928 (fragmentary), October 1943 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 48 second-feet_Feb. 14, 15, or 16 (gage height, 

2.23 reet, from recorded range in stage); minimum daily, 6.4 second-feet JVly 15-31.

1921-28, 1943-47: Maximum discharge, 500 second-feet Feb. 23, 1927 (g?ge height, 

12.1 feet, datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 150 seconc'-feet; minimum, 5 second-feet Dec. 28, 1924.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

EuTTshead Ranch diverts above station for irrigation. Station is above all diversions 

in Paradise Valley.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

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.

11

9.7

9.3

8.9

8.5

8.2

8.2

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.3

7.8

7.8

7.9

8.2

7.5

8.1

8.5

8.5

Nov.

8.3

8.6

7.9

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.6

8.1

7.9

7.8

7.6

7.4

7.6

7.6

8.1

7.9

7.8

8.1

8.5

9.7

10

11

12

12

13

16

16

15

15

14

-

Dec.

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

12

11

11

11

12

12

12

10

9.4

9.4

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.4

9.4

10

11

12

12

11

10

9.0

Jan.

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.7

8.7

8.3

7.9

.9

.9

.5

.5

.6

.6 1 .6

.6 1 .8

8.0

8.0

8.2

8.4

8.5

8.6

8.7

Feb.

8.8

8.8

8.8

9.0

9.0

11

14

18

18

18

18

IS

22

30

45

40

36

32

28

24

21

19

18

18

18

18

20

20

_

-

Month

December ...................................

Calendar year 1946 ......................

April. .....................................

Hay

September. .................................

Water year 1946-47 ......................

Mar.

19

19

19

19

18

17

17

17

17

16

16

15

17

17

17

16

17

21

24

25

26

26

26

26

26

26

22

21

20

20

20

Apr.

20

22

23

22

22

22

EO

20

20

19

18

17

15

16

17

17

20

25

31

33

36

36

37

36

36

35

33

32

31

31

-

Secondfoot-days

341.6

8,153.6

255 1

212.0

4,682.3

May

30

30

30

29

30

30

30

29

30

33

33

32

30

28

26

24

21

20

19

17

17

16

15

14

13

12

11

11

11

11

11

Maximum

13

104

37

7.6

45

June

10

10

11

9.4

9.4

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

8.7

8.7

8.3

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.9

-

Minimum

9.0

7.2

6.8

6.4

July

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

Aug.

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6-. 8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

Mean

11.0

22.3

8 23 '

7.07

12.8

Sept.

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

7.E

7.2

6.8

6.8

7.2

7.2

6.8

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.6

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.6

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

678

16,170

1 130

A1 fl

420

9,280

Note.- Ho gage-height record Nov. El, Jan. 18 to Feb. 25; discharge computed on b.isis 

range in stage, weather records, and records for station at Chimney dam site.
HUMBOLDT RIVER BASIN 177 

Martin Creek near Paradise Valley, Nev.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°32'00", long. 117°25'40", in NW^SW^ sec. 12, T. 

42 N., R. 40 E., 0.6 mile upstream from Humboldt County Fish Hatchery and 7 miles northeast of Paradise Valley. Prior to Oct. 21 at site 90 feet downstream at different 

datum.

Drainage area.- 172 square miles.

Records available.- October 1921 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 25 years (1921-26, 1927-47), 27.9 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 296 second-feet Feb. 12 (gage height, 2.67 

reet), from rating, curve extended above 70 second-feet; minimum, 3.9 second-feet Aug. 

9, 10.

1921-47: Maximum discharge, 9,000 second-feet Jan. 21, 1943 (gage height, 11.1 

feet, datum then in use), by slope-area method; minimum, 1.8 second-feet Feb. 6, 1945.

Remarks.- Records good. No diversion above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

9.1

9.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.6

8.6

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.6

9.9

11

11

9.9

9.4

9.4

9.0

8.5

a.5

8.0

Nov.

8.5

7.1

7.1

8.0

8.5

9.4

9.9

9.0

8.0

9.0

9.0

8.5

8.5

9.4

9.0

8.5

9.0

9.4

11

23

14

15

51

30

20

18

19

17

16

.15

-

Dec.

15

15

15

15

15

17

15

15

14

14

13

14

13

13

13

9.9

6.6

8.0

11

11

12

12

12

11

11

12

12

8.5

8.0

8.5

8.5

Jan.

9.4

9.0

7.1

7.6

8.0

8.5

9.0

9.0

9.0

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.0

8.0

8.0

7.1

6.6

6.1

7.1

8.5

9.0

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.0

Feb.

9.9

11

12

14

2o

20

18

14

19

22

30

40

64

24

22

21

20

18

17

15

15

16

16

17

16

15

18

15

_

-

Month

October ....................................

November ...................................

December ...................................

Calendar year 1946 ......................

January. ...................................

February ...................................

March. ....................................

April ......................................

Maw May. .......................................

June .......................................

July. ......................................

August .....................................

September ..................................

Water year l94o-47 ......................

Mar.

15

17

15

16

15

14

15

15

14

19

23

18

18

20

23

28

32

36

36

34

33

34

48

39

37

33

31

33

33

38

36

Apr.

34

34

33

31

32

32

30

32

32

33

36

36

42

52

62

69

73

73

68

68

64

59

55

53

49

49

51

52

53

55

Secondfoot days

273.2

404.8

378.0

11,464.3

265.6

558.9

818

1,442

1,460

551

175.3

134.6

147.6

6,609.0

May

56

66

76

78

74

74

74

71

69

59

52

19

45

43

40

40

40

40

39

39

36

36

33

31

30

28

28

30

25

27

32

Maximum

11

51

17

166

9.9-

64

48

73

78

30

9.0

4.9

5.2

78

June

30

27

26

22

21

20

20

22

27

25

25

22

20

19

18

17

18

18

16

15

16

14

13

13

12

11

11

11

11

11

Minimum

8.0

7.1

6.6

4.9

6.1

9.9

14

30

25

11

4.2

4.2

4.6

4.2

July Aug .

9.0 4.2

8.5 4.2

8.0 4.2

7.6 4.2

7.6 4.2

7.6 4.2

7.1 4.2

6.6 4.2

6.6 4.2

5.7 4.2

5.2 4.2

5.7 4.2

5.7 . 4.2

5.2 4.2

5.2 4.2

4.9 ' 4.2

4.9 4.2

4.9 4.2

4.9 4.6

4.6 4.9

4.6 4.6

4.6 4.9

4.6 4.9

4.6 4.9

4.6 4.6

4.6 4.6

4.6 4.2

4.6 4.2

4.6 4.2

4.2 4.2

4.2 4.2

Mean

8.80

13.5

12.2

31.4

8.57

20.0

26.4

48.1

47.1

18.4

5.65

4.34

4.92

18.1

Sept.

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.9

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

5.2

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

Runoff in 

acre-feet

542

803

750

22 , 740

527

1,110

1,620

2,860

2,900

1,090

348

267

293

13,110
178 HUMBOLDT RIVER BASIN

Cottonwood Creek at Paradise Valley, Nev.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°31'00", long. 117°32'30", in NW£ sec. 25, T. 42 

 N:, B. 39 E., at highway bridge, 300 feet west of Paradise Valley post office.

Drainage area.- 62 square miles.

Records available.- October 1944 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 16 second-feet Apr. 16 (gage height. 0.74 foot); 

minimum daily, 0.1 second-foot Dec. '31, Aug. 17,18, Sept. 2-6.

1944-47: Maximum discharge, 264 second-feet Dec. 28, 1945 (gage height, 2.14 feet); 

minimum daily, that of Dec. 31, 1946, Aug. 17, 18, Sept. 2-6, 1947.

Remarks.- Records fair. Several diversions above station for irrigation.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

0.7

.3

.3

.2

.2

.->

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.Z

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

Nov.

0.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3 .

.4

1.3

.4

.4

9.2

13

7.7

2.9

1.0

.5

.5

.5

-

Dec.

o.s

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

*.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

Jan.

0.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2 *.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

Feb.

0.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.5

.3

.3

.5

.5

.5

10

6.7

5.8

5.8

4.2

2.9

.7

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

*.3

.3

.3

_

_

-

Month

October. ...................................

November ...................................

December . ..................................

Calendar year 1946 ......................

January. ...................................

February. ..................................

March. .....................................

April ......................................

May. .......................................

June .......................................

July. ......................................

August .....................................

September .............'.....................

Water year 1946-47 ......................

Mar.

1.0

.7

.7

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

2.9

1.9

.7

.5

.5

.5

.4

.5

.4

.5

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.5

Apr.

0.3

.3

1.3

3.7

7.7

7.1

6.7

7.1

6.3

6.3

7.1

7.7

9.9

12

12

12

12

13

11

12

11

8.2

5.0

3.7

2.5

2.9

4.2

4.2

3.7

2.2

-

Secondfoot-days

8.5

43 2

9!<)

4,349.8

9 1

43 2

17. '4

203.1

90.5

14.6

10.4

6.0

5.5

460.5

May

0.4

.4

2.2

5.0

6.3

6.7

8.2

. 8.8

12

11

10

5.8

2.9

1.0

.3

.3

.4

.3

.4

.4

.5

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

1.0

1.0

.7

1.3

1.0

Maximum

0.7

13

.5

Qt3i

.3

10

2.9

13

12

1.0 

.4

.2

.2

13

June

1.0

1.0

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.5

.5

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.7

.7

.5

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

-

Minimum

0.2

.3

.1

.1

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3 

.2

.1

.1

.1

July

0.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3.3'

.2

.2

.2

.2

Aug.

0.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

Mean

O.Z7

1.44

.f9

11. S

.f9

l.?4 

.56

6.T7

2.S2

.49

.J4

.19

.18

l.fS

Sept.

0.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

-2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

17

86

18

8,620

1 a

J.O

86

35

403

180

29

21

12

11

916

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note^- No gage-height record Nov. 30 to Dec. 11, Feb. 26-28, Map. 5-9j discharge computed on basis 

of recorded range in stage, weather records and records for stations on nearby streams. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 30 to Jan. 31 (no gage-height record Jan. 5-17).
HUMBOLDT RIVER 13ASIN 179

Humboldt-Lovelock Irrigation, Light & Power Co.'s feeder canal near Imlay, Nev.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°40', long. 118°12', in NE£ sec. 1, T. 32 N., R. 

33 E., 3 miles northwest of Imlay and 9 miles downstream from head gates.

Records available.- October 1946 to September 1947.

Extremes (regulated).- Maximum discharge during ye;ir, 102 second-feet Feb. 27, Mar. 9; 

maximum gage neignt, 3.50 feet Feb. 9 (backwater from ice); no flow for long periods.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. This

canal diverts water from Humboldt River in NW-J- sec. 29, T. 33 N., R. 35 E., for storage 

in Taylor-Pitt Reservoir near Humboldt. Water Ls released, during irrigation season, 

about 3 miles west of Humboldt, and conveyed through Humboldt-Lovelock Irrigation, 

Light & Power Co.'s outlet canal to Rye Patch Reservoir, from which it is later released and carried in natural river channel to Lovelock district for irrigation.

Discharge, in second feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. Nov. Dec.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

»0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.

1

\ 5

1'

Jan. 1 

i e I1 

1-0

0

0

\

> 1

1

\

/

1 7

I

Feb. 1 25

30

40

45

50

52

60

64

67

72

75

79

84

87

89

93

94

97

97

*100

101

101

101

_

-

Hcnth

October. ...................................

November ...................................

December. ...................................

Calendar year ......................

January ....................................

February. ..................................

March. .....................................

April........ ..............................

Hay........................................

June .......................................

July...... .................................

August .....................................

September . .................................

Water year 1946-47 ......................

Mar.

101

100

100

100

101

101

101

101

101

101

101

101

101

101

100

99

97

91

84

84

92

89

86

84

84

84

84

84

86

84

83

Apr.

70

13

5.3

4.0

3.3

2.8

8.2

11

12

5.5

3.3

2.9

2.9

2.6

2.1

1.9

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.1

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.0

.9

.8

.6

.6

.5

.3

Seccndfoot-days

0

0

25

152

1 ,778

2 ,906

164.2

2.7

0

0

0

0

5,027.9

Hay

0.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Maximum

0

0

101

101

70

.3

0

0

0

0

101

June

Minimum

0

0

0

0

83

.3

ft

0

0

0

0

0

July Aug.

Hear

0

0

.8

4.9

63-5

5,47

.09

0

0

0

0

13,8

Sept.

Runoff in 

acre feet

0

0

50

301

3 530

5*760

5.4

0

0

0

0

9,970

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 27 to Jan. 20, Jan. 24 to Feb. 10.
PYRAMID AND WINNEMUCCA LAKES BASIN

Pyramid Lake near Nixon, Nev.

Location.- Bench »ark N 21 of U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, lat. 39°50'30", long.

 il9 u yd'00" , in SE-cSEs- sec. 24, T. 23 N., R. 22 E., at southwest corner of concrete 

bridge No. 296 B, 150 feet southwest of milepost 297, 11.5 miles south along Southern 

Pacific Railroad from station at Sutcliffe, and 6 miles west of Nixon. Elevation of 

bench mark is 3, 940. 04 feet above mean se.a level, datum of 1929.

Records available.- 1867 to 1925 (occasional elevations in some years). June 1926 to

 September 194V. Prior to January 1934, elevations were determined from bench mark 

No. 1 of General Land Office referred to general adjustment of 1912. To convert lake 

elevations prior to January 1934 to datum of 1929, add 0.56 foot. The statement 

concerning difference between general adjustments of 1912 and 1929 published in 

previous reports was erroneous.

Extremes.- 1926-47: Maximum elevation observed, 3,848.5 feet (corrected), datum of 1929,

 June 1926; minimum observed, 3,811.37 feet Sept. 16, 1947. 

Cooperation.- Records furnished by Office of Indian Affairs.

Elevation, In- feat, above mean sea level, water year 1946-47

Jan . -9 ... ...3,812.56 May

29

30... ...3,812.43 Sept . 16 . . ....3,811.37

Truckee River near Truckee, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°17'30", long. 120°12'30", in SW^NE^ sec. 28, T.

17 N., R. 16 E., 1.4 miles upstream from Dormer Creek and 2|- miles southwest of

Truckee.

Drainage area.- 548 square miles.

Kecoras available.- December 1944 to September 1947. 

Extremes (regulated).- Maximum discharge daring year, 677 second-feet Nov. 23 (gage

height, a.YU reet); minimum, 46 second-feet Nov. 21.

1944-47: Maximum discharge, 1,110 second-feet Feb. 2, 1945 (gage height, 3.34

feet); minimum, 23 second-feet Jan. 2, 1945. 

Remarks.- Records excellent. Flow regulated by Lake Tahoe.

Discharge, in second feet. water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

92

76

76

111

318

278

378

387

387

387

306

335

335

325

335

335

335

325

325

335

335

330

330

335

335

335

320

335

330

335

335

Nov.

32O

325

330

320

315

315

330

330

320

330

330

330

330

330

330

330

330

344

359

80

52

168

433

105

153

261

356

352

352

248

-

Dec.

248

344

344

356

383

270

?56

353

248

244

340

340

336

336

336

336

333

332

333

330

198

198

301

305

305

305

305

301

301

301

301

Jan.

198

301

163

83

83

85

180

176

176

316

344

344

349

349

348

89

87

87

109

£32

236

336

240

340

340

240

220

198

194

190

190

Feb.

190

190

190

190

194

194

194

194

198

198

198

394

306

374

150

138

137

115

113

99

69

67

67

69

71

74

71

356

.

_

-

Month

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1946 ......................

January. ............................ .... .

March. .....................................

May. .......................................

Jnly.. .....................................

September. .................................

Water year 1946-47 ......................

liar.

359

344

330

349

339

339

339

334

334

349

310

354

354

354

349

339

301

361

340

336

336

348

348

198

334

334

338

236

336

340

333

Apr.

336

353

370

361

356

356

361

393

315

310

330

330

374

232

316

344

361

340

348

361

248

301

187

187

187

194

201

201

334

353

-

Secondfoot-days

8,796

8,478

7,106

95,930

6,336

4,589

9,054

7,417

7,783

7,127

11,763

7,015

13,348

98,600

May

320

404

420

399

384

394

349

387

336

316

301

198

301

308

338

244

244

344

356

361

265

361

340

238

305

176

154

133

133

141

154

Maximum

330

433

383

737

349

394

359

330

430

389

425

425

457

457

June

194

163

138

130

137

130

160

173

144

130

115

105

157

338

234

220

224

240

283

378

296

315

315

344

389

384

384

379

379

379

-

Minimum

76

52

198

52

83

67

198

187

132

105

102

201

435

53

July

379

379

374

374

374

374

374

369

394

425

425

425

425

435

425

420

420

420

420

420

415

415

415

415

415

410

410

359

223

102

143

Ang.

301

201

201

201

201

201

201

201

201

201

301

201

301

301

301

301

301

301

201

301

224

252

253

353

348

252

253

252

256

330

425

Mean

384

383

339

363

Z01

164

393

347

251

338

379

326

442

370

Sept.

425

4,25

425

425

425

425

425

425

425

430

436

430

446

451

451

451

451

451

451

451

457

457

457

457

451

451

451

451

451

441

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

17,450

16,830

14,090

190,200

13,350

9,100

17,960

14,710

15,440

14,140

23,330

13,910

36,280

195,580
WARNER LAKES BASIN 181

Twentymile Creek near Adel, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°04', long. 119°57 I , in NE^ sec. 25, T. 40 S., 

K. 23 E., 2 raises downstream from Twelvemile Creek and 8 miles southwest of Adel.

Records available.- March 1910 to July 1916, December 1917 to September 1919, Marvh 1921 

to June WM (published as near Warner Lake), March 1945 to September 1947. September 

1940 to November 1944 at site lj miles upstream.

Average discharge.- 12 years (1910-15, 1918-19, 1940-44, 1945-47), 42.6 second-feet.

Extremes.- 1945-46: Maximum discharge during year, 1,930 second-fqet Dec. 28 (gage 

 neight, 9.7 feet, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 550 second-feet 

by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 2.1 second-feet Sept. 13, 14, but may have been 

less during period of no gage-height record.

1946-47: Maximum discharge during year, 1,420 second-feet Feb. 12 (gage height, 

7.90 feet), from rating curve extended above 550 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; 

minimum, 1.2 second-feet Nov. 15, but may have been less during periods of ice effect. 

1910-16, 1917-19, 1921-22, 1940-47: Maximum discharge, 3,000 second-feet Dec. 27, 

1942 (gage height, 4.28 feet, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended 

above 400 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 0.9 second-foot Aug. 19, 23, 

24, 1942.

Revisions.- The maximum discharge for the water year 1945 has been revised to 561 

second-feet June 6 (gage height, 4.18 feet), superseding figure published in WaterSupply Paper 1040.

Remarks.- Records fair except those above 800 second-feet and those for periods of ice 

effect or no gage-height record, which are poor. Many diversions above station for 

irrigation. No regulation.

Revisions.- Revised figures of discharge, in second-feet, for the high-water period in 

the water year 1945, superseding those published in Water-Supply Paper 1040, are given 

herewith:

June 6.......395

Month

June ......

Secondfoot-days

1,780

Maximum

395

Minimum

13

Mean

59.3

Runoff In 

acre-feet

3,530

Discharge, In second-feet, 1945-47

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

ZZ

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

3.6

3.4

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.6

3.8

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.6

3.8

5.1

4.9

Nov.

4.3

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.1

4.6

4.3

4.1

4.3

4.9

5.4

5.1

4.9

4.9

5.7

5.1

5.4

4.9

6.8

5.4

b5.0

5.1

5.4

5.4

7.1

6.8

7.5

6.5

12

7.5

-

Dec.

6.0

5.7

6.0

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

b5.1

b5.7

b5.4

b5.4

b5.1

bS.l

b5.4

5.4

5.4

b5.4

as. 4

5.4

5.4

6.0

5.7

5.4

5.7

' 6.0

2S

1,150

al.OOO

a350

a200

Jan.

' a25

*11

bll

10

b9.4

8.3

8.3

87

81

32

b25

b20

b!8

a!5

a!2

Feb.

a 10

b9.4

9.0

a9.0

a9.2

9.4

9.4

blO

b9.8

b9.8

b9.8

all

al(2

b!5

13

13

12

13

13

18

26

23

97

138

107

95

611

386

_

_

-

Mar.

224

175

S2

b43

65

250

*214

245

291

306

178

217

180

85

115

105

137

145

411

334

183

133

128

80

108

B33

244

170

132

SI

73

Apr.

72

55

61

62

86

92

86

91

56

58

98

104

105

93

92

98

98

107

105

91

83

74

86

104

119

132

121

119

125

105

-

May

97

103

110

119

125

125

129

118

111

111

105

107

110

100

99

100

103

109

100

98

93

79

71

63

62

71

62

57

54

50

50

June

48

51

51

50

45

48

43

38

34

33

29

27

26

26

26

25

23

21

19

17

19

20

22

25

23

22

22

20

19

16

-

July

16

16

12

10

9.0

8.0

7.2

6.6

6.9

6.9

6.6

6.6

6.9

6.9

7.6

7.2

7.2

6.9

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.6

6.6

a6.0

a5. 5

aS.O

a4.5

Aug.

a4.o

a4.o

a3.5

a3.5

a3.0

a3.0

2.9

1 a.2 5

Sept.

, ^g " 7

2.2

2.4

2.4

2.6

3.2

2.9

2.9

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.9

2.8

2.5

2.6

2.6

2.8

2.8

2.6

-

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ko gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and reeo-ds for Chewaucan

Slver above Conn ditch, near Paisley.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
182 WARNER LAKES BASIN

Discharge, in second-feet, of Twentymile Creek near Adel, Oreg., 1945-47

194.6-47

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

2.8

2.9

3.2

3.2

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

3.2

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.2

3.4

3.9

4.2

3. '9

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.4

3.4

3.9

3.7

Nov.

4.2

3.7

b3.5

b3.5

3.9

4.5

4.2

b2.5

b2.5

3.2

2.9

2.6

b2.5

b2.5

b2.5

b3.0

3.4

3.7

6.9

4.7

3.4

4.5

7.2

5.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.7

-

Dec.

4.7

4.7

4.7

7.2

6.9

8.0

7.2

3.2

5.5

5.0

5.0

5.0

*5.2

6.2

7.6

5.5

b3.7

b4.5

b4.2

b4.7

5.0

5.0

4.7

4.2

4.5

4.5

4.7

b4.7

b4.2

b4.2

b4.5

Jan.

b3.9

b4.Q

b4.0

b4.0

b4.2

b3.9

b3.7

b3.4

b3.4

3.7

b3.4

b3.5

b3.5

b3.5

b3.5

b3.5

b3.5

b3.5

b3.5

b3.9

*b3.4

b3.7

3.7

4.2

4.7

5.0

6.6

5.5

5.5

b4.5

b4.0

Feb.

3.7

3.9

3.9

4.5

4.7

9.4

20

22

16

14

22

750

201

76

46

25

19

13

12

*9.9

9.4

9.0

8.6

8.3

8.3

8.0

8. a

7.6

_

_

-

Mar.

7.6

8.0

9.4

14

11

9.4

9.0

8.6

9.4

62

52

36

33

44

42

29

20

18

15

15

14

14

36

43

54

23

21

23

22

20

18

Apr.

19

16

17

14

15

14

18

19

42

27

21

18

15

15

16

19

23

29

31

31

27

25

26

25

25

30

32

35

45

47

-

Hay

59

83

95

90

.83

80

80

71

71

54

46

44

41

38

35

34

33

31

30

29

26

25

24

22

21

18

18

21

16

17

21

June

22

20

16

16

17

22

22

24

34

26

22

19

16

16

14

14

20

15

a!3

all

a9.5

a8. 5

a7.5

a7.0

a6.5

a6.0

aS.fe

a5.0

a4.5

4.4

-

July

4.2

3.6

3.6

3.4

3.1

3.1

2.9

2,7

2.9

2.7

2.5

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.5

2.7

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.5

2.5

2.3

2.3

Aug.

2.2

2.2

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.8

1.8

2.0

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.0

2.0

2.0 2.0'

2.2

2.2

Sept.

2.2

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.2

2.3

2,3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.3

2.5

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

-

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Chewaucan 

River above Conn ditch, near Paisley.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1945-47

Month

December. ..................................

Calendar year ......................

March. .....................................

April. ..................................

May. .......................................

July. ......................................

September. .................................

Water year 1945 -46 ......................

April ................................... . .

HAV

July. ......................................

Secondfoot-days

2,872.6

_

773.0

1,707.8

2,891

81.0

17,949.4

Maximum

5.1

12

1,150

_

87

611

334

129

16

4.0

1,150

ft 0

95

Minimum

3.3

4.0

5.1

-

8.3

9.0

43

50

16

4.5

-

.

2

2 5

* 23

Hear

3.51

5.48

92.7

-

24.9

61.0

173

92.6

93.3

29.6

7.54

2.71

2.70

49.2

^ 27

1 93

Runoff in 

acre-feet

216

326

5,700

-

1,530

3,390

10,650

5,510

5,730

1,760

464

166

161

35,600

3?T
WARNER LAKES BASIN 183

Deep Creek above Adel, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°11', long. 119°59', in E^ sec. 15, T. 39 S.,R. 

 tib E., a third of a mile downstream from Drake Creek and 5 miles west of Adel, Datum 

of gage is 4,965 feet above mean sea level (from river-profile survey).

Drainage area.- 249 square miles.

Records available.- September .1922 to September 1923 and October 1932 to September 1947 

in reports of Ueological Survey. September 1922 to September 1923 and Cctober 1929 to 

September 1936 in reports of State engineer.

Average discharge.- 19 years (1922-23, 1929-47), 100 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 482 second-feet June 9; maximum page height, 

a.uti reet Feb. 12 (ice jam); minimum discharge, 4 second-feet Aug. 7-20.

1922-23, 1932-47: Maximum discharge, 5,030 second-feet Dec. 11, 1937 (gage height, 

7.5 feet, from floodmarlr), from rating curve extended above 1,200 seconc'-feet on basis 

of velocity-area studies; minimum, 1.7 second-feet July 20, 27-29, 1934.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Diversions 

aoove station for irrigation.

Rating table, water year 1946-47, except periods of ice effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

0.2 3 0 7 20

.35 8 25

.4 8 1 0 39

.5 11 12 58

.6 15 1 4 83

1.6 111

1.8 147

2.1 213

2.5 316

2.9 440

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1£47

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

12

14

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

14

15

15

15

15

15

17

19

18

19

24

27

40

26

21

19

18

17

18

18

b!8

Nov.

b!7

b!5

b!5

b!6

t>18

20

20

17

b!5

18

b!7

b!6

b!5

t>14

til 4

b!7

19

26

59

27

29

29

74

56

40

39

37

39

48

50

-

Dec.

43

38

33

51

69

51

41

35

30

29

31

38

*50

86

57

33

b!8

t>20

b23

27

29

29

b22

b23

26

.

I

/ b22

1

'

Jan.

> b!7

*b!5

b!3

b!2

b25

50

80

50

45

33

30

27

Feb.

24

25

26

30

34

37

38

45

37

37

42

b!95

 50

170

134

93

87

64

64

58

57

53

52

56

*56

47

47

44

J

_

-

Month

October. ...................................

November ...................................

December. ...............................

Calendar year 1946 ......................

January. ...................................

February. ..................................

March. .....................................

April ......................................

May........................................

June .......................................

July. ......................................

August ................................ ....

September ..................................

Water year 1946-47 ...... ...............

Mar.

45

46

38

42

37

33

41

36

36

65

102

88

82

106

181

208

208

204

192

177

162

177

330

202

183

151

134

125

143

166

166

Apr.

Secondfoot-days

554

836

1,064

41,333

720

1,902

3 , 906

5 799

4 992

3^900

363

171

256

24,463

151

160

179

125

125

123

106

132

153

121

126

128

139

172

213

242

281

286

281

286

255

220

218

211

206

211

213

218

258

260

May

268

319

348

330

300

279

271

253

263

213

179

160

147

141

132

121

114

108

105

100

92

78

73

73

69

64

63

83

78

68

100

Maximum

40

74

86

880

80

250

330

286

348

422

27

9

12

422

June

149

164

123

120

120

225

202

232

422

292

215

177

147

125

110

102

202

149

108

87

65

59

54

49

44

34

33

32

30

29

Minimum

12

14

18

8

24

33

106

63

29

6

4

7

4

July

27

n

ro

19

17

36

14

13

11

11

11

10

10

9

9

9

. 10

10

10

9

9

8

8

7

7

7

7

7

7

6

Aug.

6

6

5

5

5

6

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

4

5

4

5

5

6

6

6

6

5

6

6

7

8

9

Sept.

8

7

7

7

7

7

10

12

10

9

8

8

9

9

8

8

8

9

10

11

9

9

9

9

8

8

8

8

8

8

|-«an Runof£ i? 

acre-feet

17.9 1,100

27.9 1,660

34.3 2,110

113 81,970

23.2 1,430

67.9 3,770

126 7,750

193 11,500

161 9,900

130 7,740

11.7 720

5.5 339

8.5 508

67.0 48,530

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
184 ABERT LAKE BASIN

Chewauean River above Conn ditch, near Paisley, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°41', Long. 120°35', in SW£ sec. 27, T. 33 S., 

in IB~~E., at bridge 20 feet downstream from former power plant of Paisley Electric 

Co.,, 700 feet upstream from diversion dam of Conn ditch, a quarter of a mile downstream from Mill Creek, and Z\ miles west of Paisley. Datura of gage is 4,504.9 feet 

above mean sea level (river-profile survey).

Drainage area.- 275 square miles.

Kecpras available.- April to September 1912, May 1924 to September 1947. January 1905 to 

December IHUY and January 1909 to April 1912 at site 2 miles downstream, below Conn 

ditch. November 1912 to September 1921 at site half a mile upstream, above Mill Creek. 

Records of yearly runoff at these sites practically equivalent.

Average discharge.- 37 years (1905-7, 1909-21, 1924-47), 131 second-feet.

iixtremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 906 second-feet Feb. 12; maximum gage height, 

4.5fa reet Feb. 12 (ice Jam); minimum discharge recorded, 5.8 second-feet Dec. 17, 18 

but may have been less during periods of ice effect.

1905-7, 1909-21, 1924-47: Maximum discharge, 4,000 second-feet Nov. 23, 1909 (gage 

height, 9.40 feet, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 900 

second-feet; no flow part of Dec. 7, 1927, Dec. 12, 1932 (frozen).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height, record, 

which are poor. About 160 acres are irrigated above station.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47, except periods of ice effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 12

1.5 10 1.6 26

1.4 14 1.8 45

1.5 19 2.0 71

Note.- Same as following table above 2.0 feet.

Feb. 15 to Sept. 30

1.4

1.5

1.6 

1.8 

2.O

2.2 

2.4 

2.6 

2.8 

3.2

104

147

199

265

430

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

 <i

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

13

14

15

16

17

18

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

29

38

36

35

34

34

34

36

35

33

32

33

32

32

31

30

35

36

33

35

43

51

70

43

39

37

36

31

30

b30

30

Nov.

t>28

b25

t>25

b30

t>35

b39

39

30

b25

b30

b28

b25

b24

b23

t>23

b30

b40

53

99

55

42

61

97

68

53

58

57

61

82

60

-

Dec.

57

55

50

71

63

53

39

b37

b35

b34

b35

t>42

50

74

70

39

blO

b!5

b25

»b50

60

53

42

39

52

49

43

18

\

I b!5

'

Jan.

> b20

110

129

142

b99

81

t>70

b60

b50

Feb.

b45

b48

*b50

b52

56

55

49

52

46

49

58

t>443

191

108

90

82

75

62

62

58

59

58

57

61

59

53

58

50

_

-

Month

December ...................................

Calendar year 1946 ......................

March. ..................... . ..........

April. .....................................

May.......................................

July. ......................................

September. .................................

Water year 1946-47 ...... .............

Mar.

52

54

56

56

48

43

54

48

54

79

71

62

62

68

76

85

99

110

116

118

*122

140

194

129

129

114

110

110

118

152

170

Apr.

152

138

138

122

131

120

108

114

108

101

110

116

142

180

237

293

345

329

337

325

289

258

269

262

273

285

301

293

333

341

-

Secondfoot days

1 345

1,305

56,404

67O

28,917

May

345

394

430

421

403

381

365

337

333

285

254

237

224

205

191

175

167

160

154

145

138

129

118

110

106

102

101

120

102

104

120

Maximum

99

74

934

142

443

194

31

443

June

110

152

126

142

120

154

147

170

251

167

138

118

102

96

90

89

138

99

84

77

74

68

66

63

61

57

56

57

56

53

-

Minimum

23

10

10

45

43

53

20

10

- July

48

46

43

42

42

41

39

38

36

35

36

34

34

32

30

30

27

27

27

26

25

24

24

24

24

24

24

28

31

26

24

Aug.

23

23

22

22

22

21

20

19

19

20

21

20

19

19

19

19

19

17

16

16

17

20

22

21

20

20

20

19

2O

22

23

Mean

42.1

155

93.5

218

22.3

79.2

Sept.

22

20

20

23

20

20

24

31

25

23

22

22

21

20

21

20

20

22

25

24

24

23

22

22

22

22

23

22

22

23

-

Runoff in 

acre feet

2,590

111,900

2,380

4,340

5,750

12,990

6,310

1,330

57 , 370

Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice

Note.- No gage-height record Jan. 2-18, 20-23) discharge computed on basis of weather 

field notes, and records for Deep Creek above Adel.
SILVER LAKE BASIN 185

Silver Creek near Sliver Lake, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°07' , long. 181°04', In SW£ sec. 28, T. 28 S., R.

 14 K., l| miles downstream from diversion dam of Silver Lake Irrigation District, If 

miles southwest of Silver Lake post office, and 3 miles upstream from Bridge Creek. 

Datum of gage is 4,361.28 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 221 square miles.

Records available.- December 1904 to March 1907, January 1909 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 35 years (1905-6, 1909-27, 1929-41, 1943-47), including Silver Lake 

irrigation District canal, 24.0 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 58 second-feet (regulated) May 27 {gage height,

 S.faB feet); minimum, 2.1 second-feet Mar. 20.

1904-7, 1909-47: Maximum discharge, 1,800 second-feet Mar. 20, 1907 (gage height, 

9.08 feet, datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 700 seconi-feet; no flow 

at times in 1931, 1938, 1934, 1937.

Remarks.- Records good except those for Oct. 1 to Dec. 24, June 27 to Sept. 30, which are

 fair, and those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Flow regulated by reservoir (capacity, 800 acre-feet) above di-version dam 1| miles 

above station, and by Thompson Valley Reservoir (capacity, 17,400 acre-fe^t) 11 miles 

above station, both of which are owned by Silver Lake Irrigation District. No water was 

diverted above station by Silver Lake Irrigation District canal during year; canal out 

of repair, may not be used again, according to county water-master.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oot.

3.O 

3.O 

3.0 

3.O 

3.0

3.0 

3.0 

3.0 

3.0 

3.O.

3.0 

3.0 

3.0 

3.0 

3.O

3.0 

3.0 

3.O 

3.0 

3.0

3.2 

3.2 

3.4 

3.4 

3.4

3.4 

3.4 

3.4 

3.4 

3.4 

3.4

Nov.

3.4 

3.2 

3.2 

3.2

3.0

3.0 

3.0 

3.0 

3.0 

3.0

3.2 

3.2 

2.8 

2.6 

2.4

2.4 

2.4 

3.0 

3.7 

3.4

3.4 

 3.7 

3.7 

3.7 

3.7

3.4

3.7 

4.0 

4.3 

4.3

Dec.

4.3

4.3 

4.8 

4.8 

4.8

4.6 

4.6 

4.6 

4.6 

4.3

4.6 

4.6 

4.6 

4.6 

4.6

4.6 

4.5 

4.5 

4.6 

4.8

4.8 

4.6 

4.6 

4.6 

4.8

4.8 

*4.8 

4.8 

4.5 

4.5 

4.5

Jan.

- 4.0

Feb.

 5.5

*5.7

4.3

4.3 

3.7

Month

Oo to 

Move 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Kara 

Apri 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

her.. ..................................

 ber. ........ . . . . .

lendar year 1946 

ary

h.... ..................................

1.. ..................'..................

ember ..................................

ter year 1946-47 ......................

« Winter d 

Note.- No

ctiarge Inter] 

charge relat

847921 0-

Har.

3.4 

3.7 

3.7

3.7 

3.4

3.7 

3.7 

3.4 

3.4 

3.4

3.4 

3.4 

3.4 

3.4

3.2

3.2 

3.2 

3.4 

3.4 

2.8

2.6 

3.0 

3.7 

3.7 

3.7

*4.3 

4.6 

4.6 

4.6 

4.6 

6.0

Apr.

6.7 

7.4 

7.4 

7.O 

7.4

7.8 

7.8 

7.4 

6.7 

7.4

5.4 

4.8 

5.1 

4.3

4.6

5.4 

8.2 

9.6 

12 

14

16 

16 

14 

14 

14

14 

14 

14 

14

14

May

14 

15 

16 

26 

42

33 

33 

33 

33 

32

31 

32 

37 

38 

37

37 

37 

37

36 

36

38 

44

46 

46 

46

46 

48 

43 

41 

40 

39

Seoond- U.JH-,,- foot-days «» « 

97.0 3.4 

98.0 4.3 

143.2 4.8

7,691.2 80

124.0 

148. 5 

113.7 6.0 

290.4 16 

1,112 48 

985 38 

733 33 

265.0' 10 

233.7 8.5

4,345.5 48

June

38 

36 

35 

34 

33

33 

34 

34 

34

35

33 

33 

31 

30 

30

33 

33 

33 

33 

32

31

30 

30 

30 

30

34

33 

32

MtniauB

3.0 

2.4 

4.3

2.4

2.6 

4.3 

14 

30 

10 

6.3 

6.3

2.4

. July

30 

28 

28 

28 

28

29 

30 

30 

30 

31

32 

32 

30 

32 

33

33 

32 

31 

30 

30

14 

12 

12 

11 

10

10 

11 

11 

12 

12 

11

AU6-

10 

6.3 

7.4 

7.4 

7.8

8.2 

8.2 

8.5 

8.9 

8.9

9.3 

9.3 

9.3 

9.3 

8.9

8.9 

8.9 

6.5 

8.5 

8.5

8.5 

8.5 

8.9 

8.9 

8.5

8.5 

8.5 

8.5 

8.5 

8.5 

8.2

Mean

3.13 

3.27 

4.62

21 .1

4.OO 

5.30 

3.67 

9.68

32 1 8 

Z3.6 

8.55 

7.79

11

Lscharge measurement made on this day. 

;age-helght record Oct. 13-17, Jan. 18 to Feb. 21, Feb. 23-25, May 31 tcaolated, or computed on basis of records for Chewaucan River near Paisley 

Lon affected by Ice Nov. 13-15, Dec. 7, 16-20, 23, 24, Dec. 28 to Jan. 1.7

49 - 13

.9

Sept.

7.4 

7.4 

7.8 

7.8 

7.8

7.8 

8.2 

6.2 

8.2 

8.2

8.5 

8.2 

8.2 

S.5 

8.5

7.6 

7.8 

8.2 

8.5 

7.8

6.3 

7.4 

7.8 

7.4 

7.4

7.4 

7.0 

7.4 

7.4 

7.4

Runoff in 

acre-feet

192 

194 

284

15,260

246 

295 

226 

576 

2,210 

1,950 

1,450 

526 

464

8,610

June 4; dlsStage-dls- 

, Har. 5.
186 MALHEUR AND HARNEY LAKES BASIN

Sllvies River near Burns, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°43', long. 119°H', in NW£ sec. 31, T. 21 S., R. 

au K., 1 mile downstream from dam site for proposed lower Silvies Reservoir and 11 

miles northwest of Burns.

Drainage area.- 934 square miles.

Records available.- May 1903 to July 1906, December 1908 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 34 years (1903-5, 1909-12, 1917-21, 1922-47), 145 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge recorded during year, 669 second-feet Apr. 21, but may have 

been higher during period of ice effect Feb. 15; maximum gage height, 8.70 feet Feb. 15 

(backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 6 second-feet Aug. 8-22, Aug. 28 to Sept. 8, 

Sept. 13-20.

1903-6, 1908-47; Maximum discharge. 4,730 second-feet Apr. 15, 1904 (gage height, 

17.12 feet, site and datum then in use); no flow July 19 to Sept. 22, 1934.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for period of ice effect, which are poor. Small areas 

on Silvies River above station are irrigated with flood water.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 tc September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

b

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

Ib

16

17

18

21

26

Oct.

13

13

14

15

16

17

17

19

20

20

19

18

18

18

18

18

18

19

22

21

22

28

31

34

36

41

41

38

37

38

37

Nov.

37

37

30

32

38

40

41

37

32

39

38

35

41

46

44

44

40

43

46

50

47

57

61

70

72

79"

95

104

129

132

-

Dec.

124

102

92

106

119

111

106

99

91

86

81

82

92

111

150

168

105

107

120

139

115

110

100

88

87

92

b85

b60

b45

b35

b37

Jan.

 41

Feb.

,' b85

*b650

b450

b425

b400

b425

b375

b330

b340

*b350

b360

b360

b325

b300

b275

256

-

.

-

Month

November. ..................................

December. ...................................

Calendar year 1946 ......................

April ................. ....................

 Jay.... ....................................

September. .................................

Rater year 1946-47 ............... .....

Mar.

242

214

205

197

182

163

163

158

160

177

238

223

243

243

255

286

326

*380

430

468

4S4

503

527

514

493

475

438

406

396

406

465

Apr.

496

513

518

509

47S

478

462

453

458

457

450

436

417

420

441

445

478

573

613

635

664

622

566

513

471

439

412

387

361

351

Secondfcct-days

3,045

73,323

203

47,769

May

340

326

273

252

256

246

235

230

231

234

239

233

218

198

182

164

155

128

123

119

112

100

87

82

74

61

66

65

68

68

71

MaxiBUB

168

1,670

9

664

June

72

87

100

109

127

136

152

159

184

190

173

162

152

136

120

104

101

107

99

92

88

84

74

68

62

55

54

51

47

42

-

Minima

35

9

_ ,. 

6

6

July

38

3P

35

3P

3S

3T

34-

31

a30

29

2S

27

25

24

23

22

21

23

a!8

14

14

14

13

13

12

11

11

11

11

11

10

Aug.

10

9

9

8

8

8

7

7

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

7

8

8

8

7

7

6

6

6

Mein

98.2

201

6.8

131

Sept.

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

7

7

7

7

7

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

7

7

7

8

8

8

8

8

8

9

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

6,040

145,400

403

94,740

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
MAtHEUR AND BARNEY LAKES BASIN 187

Dormer und Blitzen River near Frenchglen, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 42°47", long. 118°52', in NW£ 

sec. aO, T. 32 S., R. 32j E., 1-| miles upstream from upper diversions for Malheur 

Migratory Waterfowl Refuge, 2 miles downstream from Pish Creek, and 3i miles southeast 

of Prenchglen.

Drainage area.- 180 square miles.

Records available.- December 1937 to September 1947. January 1909 to Novembe" 1910, 

lYagmentary records at sites downstream, below several irrigation diversions. May 

1910 to September 1921 at site lj miles downstream, in SW£ sec. 8, above diversions, 

published as Donner und Blitzen River near Diamond. July 1929 to Septembe" 1930 in 

reports of State engineer.

Average discharge.- 17 years (1911-13, 1914-16, 1917-21, 1938-47), 126 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 646 second-feet May 2 (gage height, 3.87 feet); 

minimum, 13 second-feet Jan. 3 (gage height, 1.67 feet).

1909-21, 1937-47: Maximum discharge, 2,870 second-feet May 5, 1942 (ga^e height, 

5.85 feet), from rating curve extended above 850 second-feet by velocity-a^-ea studies 

and logarithmic plotting; minimum, 8 second-feet Jan. 14, 1940 (ice jams upstream).

Remarks.- Records good except those for Oct. 31 to Jan. 31 and those for periods of no 

gage-neight record, which are poor. No regulation or diversion above station.

Cooperation.- Water-stage recorder inspected by employee of Pish and Wildlife Service.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47, except periods of Ice effect 

(gage height. In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 26 Hov. 27 to Sept. 30

2.1 36 2.0 28

2.3 58 2.1 35

2.5 91 2.3 54

2.7 136

2.5 84 3.1 245

2.7 126 3.4 375

2.9 180 3.7 540

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1946 tc September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

37

41

41

43

44

43

43

44

42

41

40

40

40

40

40

39

40

*42

40

41

46

47

47

45

46

46

44

40

42

46

b36

Nov.

48

40

b38

47

46

45

46

39

39

47

44

39

43

43

b39

b42

50

46

67

58

b42

48

60

50

45

128

112

57

51

47

-

Dec.

47

45

45

48

139

136

67

55

52

48

47

48

48

68

57

52

a4O

a44

a47

50

50

45

43

41

45

44

44

31

32

32

b34

Jan.

b37

b32

b26

b35

b4O

b50

b48

b45

b50

b55

50

 41

40

37

27

33

42

44

53

50

41

38

41

50

82

74

43

39

39

37

35

Feb.

42

41

44

52

64

57

52

48

47

65

75

115

137

71

64

68

74

57

57

53

54

57

55

58

55

53

57

48

.

-

-

Month

October. ...................................

November

December. ..................... N... .........

Calendar year 1946

January

February. ..................................

March......................................

April.............................. ........

May. .......................................

June. ......................................

July. ......................................

August. ....................................

September. .................................

Water year 1946-47 ......................

Mar.

52

54

51

54

48

45

50

48

47

50

52

52

50

54

60

68

78

86

84

86

88

92

1O1

95

90

82

79

79

81

82

81

Apr.

Seccndfoct-days

1 ,306

1,546

1,624

36 620

1,354

1,720

2,119

4,301

7 785

A * *}V\

1)433

959

903

29,280

79

81

82

71

79

112

134

117

169

112

105

108

117

131

147

172

186

174

172

180

169

158

155

147

149

169

186

208

218

214

May

261

425

492

447

400

a37O

a 360

a 340

a37O

a32O

a280

a 250

3230

-8220

a210

a200

a!90

al85

also

174

180

174

163

158

147

152

149

265

158

155

180

Maxima

47

1 00 -LCD

139

355

8£

137

101

pi a

clo

492

225

34

34

492

June

199

16O

147

144

142

172

166

208

225

189

172

158

149

149

139

147

221

163

144

129

114

105

99

95

92

92

86

79

74

71

Minima

36

38

31

31

26

41

45

71

147

71

34

29

28

26

July

67

65

64

62

6O

58

57

54

52

51

51

50

48

46

44

44

42

41

40

40

38

37

37

37

37

37

36

35

35

34

34

Aug.

34

34

32

32

32

32

31

30

30

32

32

31

31

30

29

29

29

29

29

30

32

34

33

32

30

29

29

29

30

32

31

Sept.

29

29

29

29

28

28

31

34

32

31

31

30

29

29

29

29

32

32

32

32

31

30

30

30

30

30

30

29

29

29

iiaan Runoff in 118011 aore-feet

42.1 2,590

51.5 3,070

52.4 3,220

100 72,630'

43' 7 £)69Q

61.4 3,410

68.4 4,200

143 8*530

251 15,440

141 8>390

46 2 £ 84O

3Q 9 1 90O

3o!l 1^790

80.2 58,070

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Deep Creek 

near Adel.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
188 MALHEUR AND BARNEY LAKES BASIN

Bridge Creek near Frenchglen, Oreg.

Location.- Vfcter-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 42°50', long. 118°51', in NWj 

sec. 33, T. 31 S., R. 32j E., at mouth of canyon, 1,000 feet upstream from road crossing 

and 3f miles northeast of Frenchglen.

Records available.- March 1911 to September 1916, December 1937 to September 1947. 

Average discharge.- 13 years (1912-16, 1938-47), 14.3 second-feet.

Extremes.- MaxJ.mu.Ti discharge during year, 26 second-feet Apr. 6 (gage height, 1.28 feet); 

minimum, 9.7 second-feet on several days in July, August, and September.

1911-16, 1937-47: Maximum discharge, 332 second-feet Feb. 22, 1943 (gage height, 

2.55 feet), from rating curve extended above 55 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; 

minimum observed, 7 second-feet Feb. 24, 25, 1912, Dec. 30, 1937, to Jan. 4, 1938.

Remarks.- Records good. No diversion or regulation above station. Low flow is maintamed by large springs.

Cooperation.- Water-stage recorder inspected by employee of Fish and Wildlife Service.

Discharge, in second-feet, wster year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

13

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

Nov.

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

14

13

13

12

"

Dec.

12

11

12

12

12

13

12

12

12

11

11

11

12

12

12

12

12

a!2

all

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

12

12

12

11

11

Jan.

11

11

11

all

all

all

all

all

11

11

10

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

12

16

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

Feb.

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

14

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

_

_

-

Month

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1946 ......................

March. .....................................

April ......................................

May. .......................................

July. ......................................

September. ..............................

Water year 1946-47 ......................

Mar.

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

10

10

11

11

10

10

10

10

10

11111111

12

12

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

13

13

Apr.

13

13

13

12

13

17

16

17

18

17

17

17

16

17

17

18

18

18

17

17

17

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

-

Secondfoot-days

377

352

359

4,991

327

3O6 4

298.5

4,274.9

May

15

15

15

15

14

14

13

13

14

14

14

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

12

12

12

12

12

Maxinun

13

26

10

18

June

12

12

12

11

11

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

UininuB

11

11

9.7

9.7

July

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

Aug.

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

10

10

9.7

9.7

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

Hear

11.6

13.7

9.95

11.7

Sept.

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

Runoff in 

acre feet

Lno

712

9,900

592

8,480

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated.
ALVORD LAKE BASIN 189

Trout Creek near Denlo, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°10', long. 118^28', In SW£ sec. 26, T. 39 S., R. 

3b i!., 0.4 mile upstream from bridge at mouth of canyon, 5 miles east of Trout Creek 

ranch, and 14 miles northeast of Denlo. Datum of gage Is 4,351.59 feet above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929.

Records available.- March 1911 to March 1912, April 1922 to November 1923, April 1925 to 

aeptemoer ISIY.

Average discharge.- 16 years (1922-23, 1932-47), 14.2 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 60 second-feet May 3 (gage height, 2.78 feet); 

minimum, 0.6 second-foot Mar. 6, Aug. 18.

1911-12, 1922-23, 1925-47: Maximum discharge, 343 second-feet Aug. 1, 1933, from 

rating curve extended above 125 second-feet; probably no flow at times.

Maximum stage known, 6.0 feet (caused by cloudburst) sometime between 1922 and 1932.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for Nov. 1 to Feb. 15, which are poor. Small diversions above station for irrigation.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47., except periods of Ice effect 

(gage height. In feet, and discharge. In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 3 Feb. 4 to Sept. 30

1.5 2.1 1.9 8.7 1.4 O.S 1.6 6.4 2.2 18

1.6 3.3 2.0 11 1.5 1.6 1.9 6.7 2.3 24

1.7 4.6 2.1 14 1.6 2.6 2.0 11 2.4 30

1.6 6.6 1.7 4.5 2.1 14 2.6 45

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oot.

5.2

6.2

6.4

7.0

7.0

6.6

6.4

6.6

6.4

6.2

6.2

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.1

6.2

7.O

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.2

6.1

6.4

5.9

NOV.

7.0

5.7

6.1

6.6

6.6

7.4

7.4

6.6

5.7

7.2

7,2

6.1

5.2

3.3

6.3

7.6

7.2

7.4

8.5

6.1

6.1

6.9

8.9

3.3

7.6

7.9

7.9

7.6

7.4

7.6

-

Deo.

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.2

7.6

7.9

7.2

7.6

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.4

7.0

5.5

3.1

4.0

6.3

13

11

7.4

7.2

6.1

6.6

6.8

6.2

4.2

b3.5

b3.0

b3.2

Jan.

> b5.8

7.9

7.2

5.2

5.0

5.9

5.7

5.2

Feb.

7.2

7.0

6.2

6.2

6.0

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

6.0

6.0

6.6

7.6

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.0

5.6

5.6

6.0

6.2

6.2

6.2

5.8

4.5

i.O

2.6

-

_

-

Month

Octo 

Nove_

ber

 lUr. ......... .........

DeoeBber. ...................................

Calendar year 1946 ......................

January. ...................................

February. ..................................

March. .....................................

April......................................

May........................................

June. ......................................

July. ......................................

August. ........... ....'.....................

September. .................................

Water year 1946-47 ......................

Mar.

3.O

3.1

2.6

3.1

2.6

2.3

3.3

3.5

5.3

3.3

3.5

3.3

4.9

5.4

2.6

4.0

5.3

5.8

6.0

6.4

6. ,9

7.6

6.5

7.6

7.6

7.3

7.3

6.4

8.2

10

11

Apr.

11

10

11

11

1O

9.7

9.4

10

11

9.4

9.2

12

14

16

22

22

22

23

22

24

23

22

20

16

16

18

22

23

26

27

May

23

39

46

41

37

35 -32

31

31

25

21

18

16

17

14

20

22

21

16

15

16

17

16

14

15

14

17

16

13

17

17

June

16

14

15

12

13

20

20

22

23

22

21

20

19

18

16

16

21

17

15

15

13

13

12

12

11

11

12

12

11

11

ft^Stys "-1 ******

195.0 7.0 S.2 218.6 8*9 5* £

209.4 13 3.0

5,364.4 95 3.0

161.3

166.3 7.6 2.8

168.1 11 2.3

503 7 27 9*2

710 46 14

473 23 11

126.1 9.7 1.4

36.4 1.4 .8

71.5 3.6 1.2

3,059.6 46 .8

July

9.7

6.5

6.0

7.6

7.6

7.1

6.6

6.4

5.6

5.3

5.3

5.1

5.1

4:0

3.1

2.S

2.8

2.7

2.6

2.4

2.3

1.7

1.4

1.5

1.3

1.7

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

Aug.

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.0

.9

.8

.6

.8

.6

.6

1.0

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.1

1.3

1.4

Sept.

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.4

1.4

1.3.

1.7

2.7

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.1

2.3

2.0

2.2

3.0

3.5

3.6

3.3

3.1

2.8

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.7

2.6

3.0

3.1

 _ Runoff in * ** aore-feet

6.29 387 7.29 434

6.75 415

14.7 10,640

5.85 360

5.94 330

5.42 333

16*3 999

22.9 1,410

15. 8 938

4.07 250

1.17 72

2.38 142

3.36 6,070

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
190 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Measurements of stream flow In the Great Basin made at points other than gaging 

stations are given In the following table:

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In the Great BaaIn during the water year 

October 1946 to September 1947

Great Salt Lake Basin

Date

9

9

9

Feb. 3

Oct. 23

Oct. 24

24. 

Dec. 11

Feb. 3, 4

24.

Oct. 21

Nay 25

Stream

....do.............

Diversion canal ....

....do.............

....do.............

....do.............

St . Johns Canal ....

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

....do............

Main canal.... ....

....do............

Little Kalad River

Location

Jones Bros, ditch, 5 miles southwest 

of Kalad, Idaho.

state highway 37, 3 miles north of 

Samaria, Idaho.

Owenford Mill ditch, 2 miles north 

of Samaria, Idaho. 

ME£ sec. 11, T. 15 S., R. 35 E., at 

site of former gaging station at 

Lewis Waldron Ranch, l£ miles north 

of Samaria, Idaho.

Llellyln Williams Ranch, at point 

where river crosses under canal, 

if miles northeast of Samaria, Haho.

road crossing 3£ miles north of 

Woodruff.

Llellyln Williams Ranch, at point 

where canal crosses Kalad River, 

0.45 mile below point of diversion 

In NE£ sec. 13, T. 15 S., R. 35 E., 

Ij miles northeast of Samaria, Haho. 

NW£ sec. 16, T. 15 S., R. 36 E., at 

Llellyln Williams Ranch, at point of 

diversion 0.4 mile below heading of 

main canal, ij miles northeast of 

Samaria, Idaho.

feet below springs and 2 miles 

northwest of Daniels, Idaho.

feet above head gate of Ed. Jonei 

ditch and mouth of Elkhorn Creek, 

1.6 miles below Elkhorn Dam, and 10 

miles northwest of Ma lad.

feet below head gate of Ed. Jonei 

ditch and mouth of Elkhorn Creek, 

1.6 miles below Elkhorn Dam, and 

10 miles northwest of Kalad.

NEfc sec. 33, T. 13 S., R. 35 E., 100 

feet below head gates for M. P. i H. 

and Sand Ridge ditches, 4.9 mllei 

below Elkhorn Dam, and 8 miles northwest of Kalad, Idaho.

point of diversion of St. Johns 

Canal, 5.9 miles below Elkhorn Bvn 

and 7 miles northwest of Kalad, 

Idaho.

horn Dam, sec. 7, T. 13 S., R. 3"> E., 

and Sand Ridge dam site, SEj sec. 14, 

T. 14 S., R. 35 E.

Dam, sec. 7, T. 13 S., R. 35 E., and 

Sand Ridge dam site, SEj sec. 14, T. 

14 S., R. 35 E.

Sec. 2, T. 14 S., R. 35 E., l£ miles 

below point of diversions, 6.8 miles 

below Elkhorn Dam, and 6 miles northwest of Malad, Idaho.

southeast edge of Malad, Idaho.

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

12.7

1.27

3.93 

7.15

12.6

15.9

.90

9.51

3.46

14.2
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 191

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In the Great Basin during the water year 

October 1946 to September 1947 Continued

Sevler Lake Basin

Date

Sept. 20 

20

20 

20

Apr. 22

Stream

Duck Creek Spring . . 

Upper Asay Spring . .

West Fork Asay 

Spring. 

Mammoth Spring .....

San Pitch River....

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Duck Creek........ 

Asay Creek ........

West Fork Asay 

Creek. 

Mammoth Creek. ....

Sevler River.. ....

Locality

Sec. 12, T. 38 S., R. 8 W., 18 miles 

southwest of Hatch, Utah. 

Sec. 33, T. 37 S., R. 6 W., 9 miles 

southwest of Hatch, Utah.

Sec. 19, T. 37 S., R. 6 W., 9 milefl 

southwest of Hatch, Utah. 

Sec. 5, T. 37 S. ( R. 7 W., 13 milen 

west of Hatch, Utah.

northwest of Hatch, Utah. 

HEi sec. 20, T. 19 S., R. 1 E., 

| mile south of Qunnlson, Utah.

Discharge* 

(sec. -ft.)

14.9 

5.8

.02 

10. Z

6.0

Summer Lake Basin

at former gaging station (State) 

6 miles northeast of Summer Lake 

post office, Oreg.

Malheur and Harney Lakes Basin

Blver. former gaging station 

west of Voltage, Oreg

2 miles so-ith-
INDEX

Accuracy of field data and computed 

results.......................

Acre-foot, definition of............

Adamsville, Utah, Beaver River at... 

Adel, Oreg., Deep Creek above.

5 

1

137 

183 

Twentymile Creek near...............181-182

Agencies other than Geological Survey,

records collected by............. 11-12

Alexander, Idaho, Bear River at........ 24

American Pork above upper power plant,

near American Pork, Utah......... 118

Antelope Valley, Calif., gaging-station

records in......................146-147

Antimony, Utah, Antimony Creek near.... 131

near Antimony, Utah.................. 131

Otter Creek Reservoir near........... 132

Argenta, Nev., Humboldt River near..... 161

Asay Spring, West Pork, Utah, discharge

measurement of................... 191

Avon, Utah, East Fork Little Bear River

near............................. 63

Barstow, Calif., Mojave River at....... 144

Battle Mountain, Nev., Humboldt River

at............................... 162

Rock Creek near...................... 174

Bear Lake at Lifton, near ft. Charles,

Idaho............................ 39

Bear Lake Outlet Canal near Paris,

Idaho............................ 40

Bear River at Alexander, Idaho......... 24

at Border, Wyo....................... 20

at Harer, Idaho...................... 21

at Pescadero, Idaho.................. 23

above Sulphur Creek, near Evanston,

Wyo../........................... 16

below Stettart Dam, near Montpelier,

Idaho................'............ 22

below Utah Power Sc Light Co.'s tailrace, at OneIda, Idaho........... 25

near Collinston, Utah................ 27

near Evanston, Wyo................... 17

near Preston, Idaho.................. 26

near Randolph, Utah.................. 19

near Utah-Wyoming State line......... 15

near Woodruff, Utah.................. 18

Bear River Basin, Idaho-Utah-Wyo.,

gaging-station records in........ 15-80

Beaver River at Adamsville, Utah....... 137

at Rockyford Dam, near Minersville,

Utah............................. 139

near Beaver, Utah.................... 3,136

Beaver River Basin, Utah, gagingstation records in..............138-139

Blacksmith Pork above Utah Power &

Light Co.'s dam, near Hyrum, Utah 68 

at Hardware Ranch, near Hyrum, Utah.. 67 

Bloomington Creek near Bloomington,

Idaho............................ 41

Blue Spring, Utah, discharge measurement of.......................... 191

Border, Wyo., Bear River at............ 20

Smiths Fork near..................... 32

Bridge Creek near Frenchglen, Oreg..... 188

Bridgeport, Calif., Bridgeport Reservoir near........................ 149

East Walker River near............... 150

West Walker River, East Pork, near... 152 

Bridgeport Reservoir near Bridgeport,

Calif............................ 149

Burns, Oreg., Silvies River near....... 186

Carlin, Nev., Humboldt River near...... 159

Caraon River, East Pork, near Gardnervllle, Nev....................... 154

near Carson City, Nev................ 155

near Port Churchill, Nev............. 156

West Pork, atWoodfords, Calif....... 157

Carson River Basin, Calif.-Nev., gagingstation records in..............154-157

Castilla, Utah, Spanish Pork at......... 102

Cedar City, Utah, Coal Creek near....... 141

Page 

Center Creek near Parowan, Utah........ 140

Chalk Creek (Pavant Valley) near

Fillmore, Utah................... 135

Chalk Creek (Weber River Basin) at

Coalville, Utah.................. 90

Chapman Canal at State line, neaEvanston, Wyo.................... 30

Charleston, Utah, Deer Creek Res3rvoir

near............................. 108

Provo River near..................... 107

Snake Creek near..................... 114

Chewaucan River above Conn ditch, near

Paisley, Oreg.................... 184

Clarkston Creek near Newton, Utah...... 69

Clear Creek at Sevier, Utah............ 133

Cleveland, Idaho, Cottonwood Cre^k near 48 

Coal Creek near Cedar City, Utah....... 141

Coalville, Utah, Chalk Creek at........ 90

Weber River near..................... 83

Cokevllle, Wyo., Smiths Pork at........ 33

Colevllle, Calif., West Walker River

near............................. 151

Collinston, Utah, Bear River near...... 27

Hammond (East Side) Canal near....... 71

West Side Canal near................. 70

Computations, accuracy of results of... 5 

Comus, Nev., Humboldt River at......... 163

Contents, definition of................ 2

Control, definition of................. 1

Cooperation, record of................. 12-13

Cottonwood Creek (Bear River Basin)

near Cleveland, Idaho............ 48

Cottonwood Creek (Humboldt River Basin)

at Paradise Valley, Nev.......... 178

Croydon, Utah, Lost Creek near......... 91

Cub River above Maple Creek, near

Franklin, Idaho.................. 54

near Preston, Idaho.................. 53

Cub River Canal near Preston, Idaho.... 57

Cub River-Worm Creek Canal near Preston,

Idaho............................ 55

Data, accuracy of...................... 5

explanation of....................... 2-4

Deep Creek (Bear River Basin) below

First Creek, near Malad, Idaho... 80 

discharge measurement of............. 190

Deep Creek (Mojave River Basin) near

Hesperia, Calif.................. 142

Deep Creek (Warner Lakes Basin) above

Adel, Oreg....................... 183

Deer Creek near Wildwood, Utah......... 116

Deer Creek Reservoir near Charleston,

Utah............................. 108

Deeth, Nev., Marys River below Kot

Springs Creek, near.............. 167

Denio, Oreg., Trout Creek near......... 189

Devil Creek above Campbell Creel*', near

Malad, Idaho..................... 78

above Evans dividers, near Malad,

Idaho............................ 79

Devils Slide, Utah, Weber River at..... 86

Diamond Fork near Thistle, Utah........ 104

Dingle, Idaho, Rainbow inlet caral

near............................. 37

Dormer und Blitzen River, Oreg., discharge measurement of............ 191

near Frenchglen, Oreg................3, 187

Duck Creek Spring, Utah, discharge

measurement of................... 191

East Canyon Creek near Morgan, Utah.... 93

East Canyon Reservoir near Morgfn, Utah 92 

East Side Canal. See Hammond Cenal.- 

East Walker River near Bridgeport,

Calif............................ 150

Echo, Utah, Echo Reservoir at.......... 84

Weber River at."...................... 85

Echo Reservoir at Echo, Utah........... 84

Elkhorn Reservoir near Malad, Idaho.... 75

Elko, Nev., Humboldt River near........ 158

South Pork Humboldt River near....... 171

193
194 INDEX

Evanston, Wyo., Bear River near........

Chapman Canal near...................

Mill Creek near......................

Sulphur Creek near...................

Page 

16,17 Lee, Nev., South Pork Humboldt River

29 Liberty, Idaho, Mill Creek near........ 44,45

North Creek near. 

Fillmore, Utah, Chalk Creek near....... 135 Little Bear River, East Fork near Avon, _. . . . 11 " -

156

54

Floods, special reports on.

Fort Churchill, Nev., Carson River near

Franklin, Idaho, Cub River near........

Maple Creek nsar.....................

Frenchglen, Oreg., Bridge Creek near...

Donnsr und Blitzen River near........3,

Gardnerville, Nev., East Pork Carson

River neap.......................

Gateway, Utah, Weber River at.........'.

Geneva, Idaho, Salt Creek near.........

Thomas Fork near.....................

Georgetown Creek near Georgetown, Idaho

Great ?alt Lake, Utah, gages on........

Great Salt Lake Basin, Idaho-Utah-Wyo., 

discharge measurements in.

58

188

187

154

87

36

34

47

14

190

gaging-station. records in............14-119

Gunnison, Utah, Sevier River near. 126

Halleck, Nev., North Fork Humboldt

River near....................... 169

Hammond (East Side) Canal near Collinston, Utah........................ 71

Hardscrabble Creek near Porterville,

Utah............................. 94

Harer, Idaho, Bear River at............ 21

Harney Lake Basin. See Malheur and

Harney Lakes uas'in. 

Hatch, Utah, Sevier River at........... 120

Hawthorne, Nev., Walker Lake near...... 148

Hesperia, Calif., Deep Creek near...... 142

West Fork Mojave River near.......... 145

High Creek near Richmond, Utah......... 59

Hobble Creek (Jordan River Basin) near

Springville, Utah................ 106

Humboldt-Lovelock Irrigation, Light & 

Power Co.'s feeder canal near 

Imlay, Nev....................... 179

Humboldt River at Battle Mountain,

Nev.............................. 162

at Comus, Nev........................ 163

at Palisade, Nev..................... 160

near Argenta, Nev.................... 161

near Carlin, Nev..................... 159

near Elko, Nev....................... 158

near Imlay, Nev...................... 164

near Rye Patch, Nev.................. 166

North Pork, at Devils Gate, near

Halleck, Nev..................... 169

South Pork, near Elko, Nev........... 171

near Lee, Nev...................... 170

Humboldt River Basin, Nev., gagingstation records in..............158-179

Humboldt-Carson Sink Basin, Calif.-

Nev., gaging-station records in.154-179 

Huntsville, Utah, South Fork Ogden

R iver near....................... 95

Hyrum, Utah, Blacksmith Pork near...... 67,68

Lynndyl, Utah, Sevier River near....... 129

Main canal, Idaho, discharge measureHyrum Reservoir near.

Little Bear River near.........

Hyrum Reservoir near Hyrum, Utah.

Imlay, Nev., Humboldt-Lovelock Irrigation, Light & Power Co.'s feeder 

canal near.......................

Humboldt River near..................

Jordan River at Narrows, near Lehi, 

Utah.

179

164

98

at Salt Lake City, Utah..............99-100

Jordan River Basin, Utah, gagingstation records in...............98-119

Juab, Utah, Sevier Bridge Reservoir

near'............................. 127

Sevier River near....................3, 128

Kingston, Utah, East Pork Sevier River 

near.............................

Sevier River near....................

Lake Shore, Utah, Spanish Fork near.... 

Lamoille Creek near Lamoille, Nev......

130

121

103

near. 

Lehi, Utah, Jordan River near.

Page

170

98

Utah.

near Hyrum, Utah, 

near Paradise, Utah.

63

62

60

175

176

Little Humboldt River at Chimney dam

site, near Paradise Valley, Nev..

near Paradise Valley, Nev............

Little Malad River above Elkhorn Reservoir, near Malad, Idaho.......... 74

below Elkhorn Reservoir, near Malad,

Idaho............................ 76

below Sand Ridge dam site, near Malad,

Idaho............................ 77

discharge measurements of............ 190

Little Rock Creek near Little Eock,

Calif.

Logan, Utah, Logan, Hyde Park « Smithfield Canal near.................

Logan River near.....................

Utah Power & Light Co.'s tailrace 

near.

Logan, Hyde Park & Smithfield Canal

near Logan, Utah

Logan River above State dam, near

Logan, Utah.

Lost Creek near Croydon, Utah......

Lower Asay Spring, Utah, discharge

measurement of.

147

66

64

65

66

64

91

191

ment of.

Malad, Idaho, Deep Creek near.

190 

80 

Devil Creek near..................... 78,79

Elkhorn Reservoir near............... 75

Little Malad River near 74,76,77 

Malad River near..................... 72

Malad River at Woodruff, Idaho......... 73

below springs, near Malad, Ic?aho..... 72

discharge measurements of............ 190

Malheur and Harney Lakes Basin, Oreg.,

discharge measurement in......... 191

gaging-station records in...........186-189

Mammoth Spring, Utah, discharge.

measurement of.

Maple Creek near Franklin, Idaho.......

Martin Creek near Paradise Valley, Nev. 

Marys River below Hot Springs Creek,

near Deeth, Nev

Marysvale, Utah, Piute Reservoir near..

Sevier River near.

Mill Creek (tributary to Bear lake Outlet) above West Fork, near 

Liberty, Idaho...................

near Liberty, Idaho.

191

58

177

167

122

123

44

45

Mill Creek (tributary to Bear River)

near Evanston, Wyo...............

Minersville, Utah, Beaver River near...

Rockyford Reservoir near............. 138

Mink Creek, Idaho, Mink Creek rear..... 49,50

Preston-Riverdale & Mink Creek Canal

near............................. 52

Twin Lakes Canal near................ 51

Mink Creek below Dry Pork, near Mink 

Creek, Idaho...................

near Mink Creek, Idaho.

28

139

49

50 

Mojave River at Barstow, Calif......... 144

at lower narrows,' near Victorvllle,

Calif............................ 143

West Fork, near Hesperia, Calif...... 145

Mojave River Basin, Calif., gag-ingstation records in..............142-145

Mono Lake near Mono Lake, Calif........ 148

Montpelier, Idaho, Bear River rear..... 22

Monpelier Creek near................. 38

Montpelier Creek at irrigators weir,

near Montpelier, Idaho........... 38

Morgan, Utah, East Canyon Creek near... 93 

East Canyon Reservoir near........... 92

Newton, Utah, Clarkston Creek near..... 69

Nixon, Nev., Pyramid Lake near......... 180

North Creek below Emigration Creek,

near Liberty, Idaho 46
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Page 

Qakley, Utah, Smith and Morehouse

Creek naar....................... 89

Weber River near..................... 81,82

Weber-Provo diversion canal at....... 112

Ogden, Utah, Ogden River near.......... 97

Pine View Reservoir near............. 96

Ogden River below Pine View Dam, near

Ogden, Utah...................... 97

South Fork, near Huntsville, Utah.... 95

Oneida, Idaho, Bear River at........... 25

Otter. Creek Reservoir near Antimony,

Utah............................. 132

Paisley, Oreg., Chewauoan River near... 184 

Palisade, Nev., Huraboldt River at...... 160

Pins Creek near.....................172-173

Paradise, Utah, Little Bear River near. 60 

Paradise Valley, Nev., Cottonwood Creek

at............................... 178

Little Ha-nboldt River near ..........175,176

Martin Creek near.................... 177

Paris, Idaho, Bear Lake Outlet near.... 40

Paris Creek near..................... 42

Paris power canal near............... 43

Paris Creek near Paris, Idaho.......... 42

Paris power canal near Paris, Idaho.... 43

Parowan, Utah, Center Creek near....... 140

Pescadero, Idaho, Bear River at........ 23

Pine Creek near Palisade, Nev.........172-173

Pins View Reservoir near Ogden, Utah... 96 

Piute Reservoir near Marysvale, Utah... 122 

Plain City, Utah, Weber River near..... 88

Porterville, Utah, Hardscrabble Creek

near............................. 94

Preston, Idaho, Bear River near........ 26

Cub River near....................... 53

Cub River'Canal near................. 57

Cub River-Worm Canal near............ 55

Preston-Whitney Canal near........... 56

Preston-Riverdale & Mink Creek Canal

near Mink Creek, Idaho........... 52

Preston-Whitney Canal near Preston,

Idaho............................ 56

Provo River at Provo, Utah............. Ill

at Vivian Park, Utah................. 110

near Charleston. Utah................ 107

near Wildwood, Utah.................. 109

South Fork, at Vivian Park, Utah..... 117

Publications on stream flow by

Geological Survey................5-9,11

by State agencies.................... 9-10

Pyramid Lake near Nixon, Nev........... 180

Pyramid and Winnemucca Lakes Basin, 

Nev.-Calif., gaging-station 

records in....................... 180

Rainbow inlet canal near Dingle, Idaho. 37 

Randolph, Utah, Bear River near........ 19

Raymond, Idaho, Thomas Fork near....... 35

Richmond, Utah, High Creek near........ 59

Rock creek (Antelope Valley) near

Valyermo, Calif.................. 146

Rock Creek (Humboldt River Basin) near

Battle Mountain, Nev............. 174

Rockyford Reservoir near Minersville,

Utah............................. 138

Round Valley Creek near Wallsburg,

Utah.. ... ..\..................... 115

Runoff in inches, definition of........ 1

Rye Patch, Nev., Humboldt River near... 166 

Rye Patch Reservoir near............. 165

Rye Patch Reservoir near Rye Patch,

Nev.............................. 165

Sage, Wyo., Twin Creek at.............. 31

St. Charles, Idaho, Bear Lake near..... 39

St. Johns canal, Idaho, discharge

measurementsi of.................. 190

Salina Creek at Salina, Utah........... 134

Salt Creek near Geneva, Idaho.......... 36

Salt Lake City, Utah, Jordan River at..99-100 

Surplus Canal at..................... 119

Salton Sea, Calif., elevation of......141-142

San Pitch River, Utah, discharge

measurement of .^^............... 191

Second-feet per square mlTe, definition

of............................... 1

Second-foot, definition of............. 1

Page 

Second-foot-day, definition of......... 1

Sevier, Utah, Clear Creek at........... 133

Sevier River near.................... 124

Sevier Bridge Reservoir near Juab,

Utah............................. 127

Sevier Lake Basin, Utah, discharge

measurements in.................. 191

gaging-station records in...........120-134

Sevier River above Clear Creek, near

Sevier, Utah..................... 124

at Hatch, Utah....................... 120

below Piute Dam, near Marysvrle, Utah 123 

below San Pitch River, near Gunnison,

Utah............................. 126

East Fork, near Kingston, Utrh....... 130

near Juab, Utah......................3 ,128

near Kingston, Utah.................. 121

near Lynndyl, Utah................... 129

near Sigurd, Utah.................... 125

Sigurd, Utah, Sevier River near........ 125

Silver Creek (Silver Lake Basin) near

Silver Lake, Oreg................ 185

Silvies River near Burns, Oreg......... 186

Smith and Morehouse Creek near Oakley,

Utah............................. 89

Smiths Fork at Cokeville, Wyo.......... 33

near Border, Wyo..................... 32

Snake Creek near Charleston, U^ah...... 114

Spanish Fork at Castilla, Utah......... 102

at Thistle , Utah..................... 101

near Lake Shore, Utah................ 103

Springville, Utah, Hobble Creefc near... 106 

Stage-discharge relation, definition of 1 

Strawberry tunnel at West Portal, near

Thistle, Utah.................... 105

Sulphur Creek near Evanston, WTO....... 29

Summer Lake Canal, Oreg., discharge

measurement of................... 191

Surplus Canal at Salt Lake City, Utah.. 119

Terms, definition of................... 1-2

Thistle, Utah, Diamond Fork near....... 104

Spanish Fork at...................... 101

Strawberry tunnel near............... 105

Thomas Fork near Geneva, Idaho......... 34

near Raymond, Idaho.................. 35

Topaz Reservoir nsar Topaz, Calif...... 153

Trout Creek near Denio, Oreg........... 189

Truckee River near Truckee, Calif.. .,,-r 180 

Twentymile Creek near Adel, Oreg......181-182

Twin Creek at Sage, Wyo................ 31

Twin Lakes canal near Mink Creek, Idaho 51

Upper Asay Spring, Utah, discharge

measurement of................... 191

Utah Power & Light Co.'s tailrace near

Logan, Utah...................... 65

Valyermo, Calif., Rock Creek near...... 146

Victorville, Calif., Mojave River near. 143

Vivian Park, Utah, Provo River at...... 110

South Fork Provo River at............ 117

Walker Lake near Hawthorne, Nev........ 148

Walker Lake Basin, Calif.-Nev., gagingstation records in..............148-153

Wallsburg, Utah, Round Valley Creek

near............................. 115

Warner Lakes Basin, Oreg., gapingstation records in..............181-183

Weber River above Smith and Mcrehouse

Creek, near Oakley, Utah ......... 81

at Devils Slide, Utah................ 86

at Echo, Utah........................ 85

at Gateway, Utah..................... 87

near Coalville, Utah................. 83

near Oakley, Utah.................... 82

near Plain City, Utah................ 88

Weber River Basin, Utah, gagir^-station

records in........................ 81-97

Weber-Provo diversion canal at Oakley,

Utah............................. 112

near Woodland, Utah.................. 113

West Side Canal near Collinston, Utah.. 70 

West Walker River below East Fork, near

Coleville, Calif................. 151

East Fork, near Bridgeport, Calif.... 152

Wildwood, Utah, Deer Creek near........ 116
INDEX

Wildwood, Utah, Provo River near.... 

Winnemucca Lake Basin. See Pyramid

and Winnemucca Likes Basin. 

Woodfords, Calif. West Fcrk Carson

River at....................

Woodland, Utah, Weber-Provo diversion 

canal near............. t ........

Woodruff, Idaho, Malad River at.......

Woodruff, Utah, Bear River near.

113 

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Work, division of...................... 12-13

scope of............................. 1

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