Surface Water Supply 

of the United States 

1959

Part 10. The Great Basin

Prepared under the direction of J. V. B. WELLS, Chief, Surface Water Branch

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 1634

Prepared in cooperation with the States 

of California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, 

Utah, and fFyoming, and with other 

agencies

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, WASHINGTON : 1960
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

FRED A. SEATON, Secretary

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 

Thomas B. Nolan, Director

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

Washington 25, D.C.
PREFACE

This report was prepared by the Geological Survey in cooperation with the States of California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, 

and Wyoming, and with other agencies, by personnel of the Water 

Resources Division, L. B. Leopold, chief, under the general direction of J. V. B. Wells, chief, Surface Water Branch, succeeded by 

E. L. Hendricks, and F. J. Flynn, chief, Basic Records Section.

The data were collected and computed under supervision of district and project engineers, Surface Water Branch, as follows:

R. S. Lord, succeeded by Walter Hofmann .................................Menlo Park, Calif.

T. R. Newell, succeeded by W. I. Travis............................................ Boise, Idaho

K. N. Phillips......................................................................................Portland, Oreg.

M. T. Wilson.............................................................................. Salt Lake City, Utah

W. N. Jibson (project engineer).............................................................Logan, Utah

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CALENDAR FOR WATER YEAR 1959

OCTOBER 1958

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CONTENTS

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

Cooperation........................................................................ 1

Division of work................................................................... 2

Definition of terms and abbreviations.............................................. 2

Downstream order and station numbers............................................... 3

Explanation of data................................................................ 5

Accuracy of field data and computed results........................................ 7

Publications....................................................................... 8

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

Hydrologic conditions.............................................................. 11

Gaging-station records............................................................. 13

Great Salt Lake basin

Great Salt Lake, Utah............................................................ 13

Bear River basin 

Bear River: 

East Fork Bear River:

Hilliard-East Fork Canal near State line, near Evanston, Wyo............... 14

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

Mill Creek at Utah-Wyoming State line........................................ 16

Sulphur Creek above reservoir, near Evanston, Wyo............................ 17

Sulphur Creek below reservoir, near Evanston, Wyo............................ 18

Sulphur Creek near Evanston, Wyo............................................. 19

Yellow Creek near Evanston, Wyo.............................................. 20

Chapman Canal at State line, near Evanston, Wyo.............................. 21

Bear River near Woodruff, Utah................................................. 22

Woodruff Creek near Woodruff, Utah........................................... 23

Big Creek near Randolph, Utah................................................ 24

Bear River near Randolph, Utah................................................. 25

Twin Creek at Sage, Wyo...................................................... 26

Bear River below Pixley Dam, near Cokeville, Wyo............................... 27

Smiths Fork near Border, Wyo................................................. 28

Bear River below Smiths Fork, near Cokeville, Wyo.............................. 29

Bear River at Border, Wyo...................................................... 30

Thomas Fork near Wyoming-Idaho State line.................................... 31

Bear River at Rarer, Idaho..................................................... 32

Rainbow inlet canal near Dingle, Idaho....................................... 33

Bear River below Stewart Dam, near Montpelier, Idaho........................... 34

Montpelier Creek at irrigators weir, near Montpelier, Idaho.................. 35

Bear Lake at Lifton, near St. Ciiarlss, Idaho................................. 36

Bear Lake outlet canal near Paris, Idaho..................................... 37

Bear River at Soda Springs, Idaho.............................................. 38

Bear River at Alexander, Idaho................................................. 39

Cottonwood Creek near Cleveland, Idaho....................................... 40

Bear River below Utah Power & Light Co.'s tailrace, at Oneida, Idaho............ 41

Mink Creek below Dry Fork, near Mink Creek, Idaho............................ 42

Bear River near Preston, Idaho................................................. 43

Cub River near Preston, Idaho................................................ 44

Little Bear River near Paradise, Utah........................................ 45

Hyrum Reservoir near Hyrum, Utah............................................. 46

Little Bear River near Hyrum, Utah........................................... 47

Logan River:

Utah Power & Light Co.'s tailrace near Logan, Utah....................... 48

Logan, Hyde Park & Smithfield Canal near Logan, Utah..................... 49

Logan River above State dam, near Logan, Utah.............................. 50

Blacksmith Fork above Utah Power & Light Co.'s dam, near Hyrum, Utah..... 52

Hammond (East Side) Canal near Collinston, Utah.............................. 53

West Side Canal near Collinston, Utah........................................ 54

Bear River near Collinston, Utah............................................... 55

Malad River:

Little Malad River above Elkhorn Reservoir, near Malad City, Idaho......... 56

Devil Creek above Campbell Creek, near Malad City, Idaho................... 57

Malad River at Woodruff, Idaho............................................... 58

Weber River basin

Weber River near Oakley, Utah.................................................. 59

Weber-Provo diversion canal at Oakley, Utah.................................. 60

Weber River near Peoa, Utah.................................................... 61

Weber River near Coalville, Utah............................................... 62

Chalk Creek at Coalville, Utah............................................... 63

Echo Reservoir at Echo, Utah.......... ........................................ 64

Lost Creek near Croydon, Utah................................................ 65

East Canyon Creek:

East Canyon Reservoir near Morgan, Utah...................................... 66

East Canyon Creek near Morgan, Utah.......................................... 67

Hardscrabble Creek near Porterville, Utah.................................. 68

Weber River at Gateway, Utah................................................... 69

South Fork Ogden River near Huntsville, Utah................................. 70

Middle Fork Ogden River at Huntsville, Utah................................ 71

Spring Creek at Huntsville, Utah......................................... 72

Pine View Reservoir near Ogden, Utah......................................... 73

Ogden River below Pine View Dam, near Ogden, Utah............................ 74

Weber River near Plain City, Utah.............................................. 75
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Gaging-statlon records Continued 

Great Salt Lake basin Continued

Tributaries between Weber and Jordan Rivers Page 

Holmes Creek near Kaysville, Utah.............................................. 76

Farmington Creek above diversions, near Farmington, Utah....................... 77

Ricks Creek above diversions, near Centerville, Utah........................... 78

Parrish Creek above diversions, near Centerville, Utah......................... 79

Centerville Creek above diversions, near Centerville, Utah..................... 80

Stone Creek above diversions, near Bountiful, Utah............................. 81

Mill Creek at Mueller Park, near Bountiful, Utah............................... 82

Jordan River basin 

Utah Lake (head of Jordan River): 

Currant Creek: 

West Creek:

Salt Creek at Nephi, Utah................................................ 83

Currant Creek near Goshen, Utah.............................................. 84

Summit Creek near Santaquin, Utah............................................ 85

Payson Creek above diversions, near Payson, Utah............................. 86

Spanish Fork at Thistle, Utah................................................ 87

Diamond Fork:

Sixth Water Creek:

Strawberry tunnel at West Portal, near Thistle, Utah................... 88

Diamond Fork below Red Hollow, near Thistle, Utah.......................... 89

Spanish Fork at Castilla, Utah............................................... 90

Spanish Fork near Lake Shore, Utah........................................... 91

Hobble Creek near Springville, Utah.......................................... 92

Provo River near Kamas, Utah................................................. 93

Duchesne tunnel near Kamas, Utah........................................... 94

Weber-Provo diversion canal near Woodland, Utah............................ 95

Provo River near Hailstone, Utah............................................. 96

Deer Creek Reservoir near Charleston, Utah................................... 97

Provo River below Deer Creek Dam, Utah....................................... 98

Provo River at Vivian Park, Utah............................................. 99

South Fork Provo River at Vivian Park, Utah................................ 100

Provo River at Provo, Utah................................................... 101

American Fork above upper powerplant, near American Fork, Utah............... 102

Jordan River:

Transmountain diversions from Colorado River basin to Jordan River basin..... 103

Jordan River at narrows, near Lehi, Utah....................................... 103

Surplus Canal at Salt Lake City, Utah........................................ 104

Jordan River at Salt Lake City, Utah........................................... 105

Tooele Valley 

Rush Valley 

Vernon Creek near Vernon, Utah............................................... 107

Great Salt Lake Desert

Trout Creek near Callao, Utah................................................ 108

Tributaries between Great Salt Lake Desert and Bear River

Dove Greek near Park Valley, Utah.............................................. 109

Sevler Lake basin

Mammoth Creek (head of Sevier River): 

Asay Creek:

Midway Creek (head of Duck Creek) near Hatch, Utah......................... 110

Duck Creek near Hatch, Utah. ............................ ^.................. 110

Asay Creek above West Pork, near Hatch, Utah................................. Ill

Sevier River at Hatch, Utah.................................................... 112

Sevier River near Circleville, Utah............................................ 113

Sevier River near Kingston, Utah............................................... 114

East Fork Sevier River:

Antimony Creek near Antimony, Utah......................................... 115

Otter Creek Reservoir near Antimony, Utah.................................. 116

East Fork Sevier River near Kingston, Utah................................... 117

Piute Reservoir near Marysvale, Utah........................................... 118

Sevier River below Piute Dam, near Marysvale, Utah............................. 119

Clear Creek above diversions, near Sevier, Utah.............................. 120

Sevier River near Sigurd, Utah................................................. 121

San Pitch River:

Pleasant Creek near Mount Pleasant, Utah................................... 122

Transmountain diversions from Colorado River basin to Sevier Lake lasin.. 123 

Transmountain diversion from Sevier Lake basin to Colorado River bpsin... 123 

Twin Creek near Mount Pleasant, Utah..................................... 124

Sevier River below San Pitch River, near Gunnison, Utah........................ 125

Sevier Bridge Reservoir near Juab, Utah........................................ 126

Sevier River near Juab, Utah................................................... 127

Sevier River near Lynndyl, Utah,............................................... 128

Pavant Valley

Chalk Creek near Fillmore, Utah................................................ 129

Beaver River basin

Three Creeks (head of Beaver River) near Beaver, Utah............................ 130

Beaver River near Beaver, Utah................................................... 1»J

Beaver River at Adamsville, Utah................................................. I32

Rockyford Reservoir near Minersville, Utah. ......................'......... 1"3

Beaver River at Rockyford Dam, near Minersville, Utah............................ 134

Cedar City Valley

East Fork Coal Creek (head of Coal Creek):

Ashdown Creek near Cedar City, Utah.......................................... 1»5

Coal Creek near Cedar City, Utah............................................... i35

Eacalante Valley 

Pinto Creek:

Santa Clara-Pinto diversion near Pinto, Utah................................. 135
CONTENTS VII

Gaging-station records Continued

Salton Sea basin Page

Sal ton Sea near Westmoreland, Calif............................................... 136

San Felipe Creek near Julian, Calif............................................ 137

Coyote Creek near Borrego Springs, Calif..................................... 138

Palm Canyon Creek near Borrego Springs, Calif.............................. 139

Whitewater River at White Water, Calif......................................... 140

Tahquitz Creek near Palm Springs, Calif...................................... 141

Palm Canyon Creek near Palm Springs, Calif................................. 142

Andreas Creek near Palm Springs, Calif................................... 143

Mojave River basin

Deep Creek (head of Mojave River) near Hesperia, Calif........................... 144

West Fork Mojave River near Hesperia, Calif.................................... 146

Mojave River at lower narrows, near Victorville, Calif........................... 147

Mojave River at Barstow, Calif................................................... 148

Mojave River at Afton, Calif..................................................... 149

Antelope Valley

Big Rock Creek near Valyermo, Calif............................................ 150

Little Rock Creek near Little Rock, Calif...................................... 151

Oak Creek near Mojave, Calif................................................... 152

Mono Lake basin

Mono Lake near Mono Lake, Calif.................................................. 153

Walker Lake basin

Walker Lake near Hawthorne, Nev.................................................. 153

Virginia Creek (head of Walker River) near Bridgeport, Calif................... 154

Green Creek near Bridgeport, Calif........................................... 155

Summers Creek near Bridgeport, Calif......................................... 156

Robinson Creek at Twin Lakes outlet, near Bridgeport, Calif.................. 157

Buckeye Creek near Bridgeport, Calif......................................... 158

Swager Creek near Bridgeport, Calif........................................ 159

East Walker River (continuation of Virginia Creek):

Bridgeport Reservoir near Bridgeport, Calif.................................... 160

East Walker River near Bridgeport, Calif....................................... 161

East Walker River above Strosnider ditch, near Mason, Nev...................... 162

West Walker River at Leavitt Meadows, near Coleville, Calif.................. 163

Little Walker River near Bridgeport, Calif................................. 164

West Walker River below Little Walker River, near Coleville, Calif........... 165

West Walker River near Coleville, Calif...................................... 166

Topaz Reservoir near Topaz, Calif.......................................... 167

West Walker River at Hoye Bridge, near Wellington, Nev....................... 168

West Walker River near Hudson, Nev...........................'................ 169

Walker River near Wabuska, Nev................................................... 170

Humboldt-Carson Sink basin 

Carson River basin 

East Fork Carson River:

Silver Creek below Pennsylvania Creek, near Markleeville, Calif............... 171

East Fork Carson River near Gardnerville, Nev.................................. 172

West Fork Carson River at Woodfords, Calif................................... 173

Clear Creek near Carson City, Nev............................................ 174

Carson River near Carson City, Nev............................................. 175

Carson River near Fort Churchill, Nev.......................................... 176

Humboldt River basin 

East Fork Humboldt River:

Marys River above Hot Springs Creek, near Deeth, Nev......................... 177

Lamoille Creek near Lamoille, Nev............................................ 178

North Fork Humboldt River at Devils Gate, near Halleck, Nev.................. 179

Humboldt River near Elko, Nev.................................................. 180

South Fork Humboldt River:

Huntington Creek near Lee, Nev............................................. 181

South Fork Humboldt River above Dixie Creek, near Elko, Nev.................. 182

South Fork Humboldt River near Elko, Nev..................................... 183

Humboldt River near Carlin, Nev................................................ 184

Humboldt River at Palisade, Nev................................................ 185

Humboldt River near Argenta, Nev............................................... 186

Rock Creek near Battle Mountain, Nev......................................... 187

Humboldt River at Battle Mountain, Nev......................................... 188

Reese River near lone, Nev................................................... 189

Humboldt River at Comus, Nev................................................... 190

Little Humboldt River near Paradise Valley, Nev.............................. 191

Martin Creek near Paradise Valley, Nev..................................... 192

Humboldt River near Rose Creek, Nev............................................ 193

Humboldt-Lovelock Irrigation, Light & Power Co.'s feeder canal near Imlay, Nev.. 193

Humboldt River near Imlay, Nev................................................. 194

Rye Patch Reservoir near Rye Patch, Nev........................................ 195

Humboldt River near Rye Patch, Nev............................................. 196

Humboldt River near Lovelock, Nev.............................................. 197

Pyramid and Winnemucca Lakes basin

Pyramid Lake near Nixon, Nev..................................................... 198

Lake Tahoe at Tahoe, Calif..................................................... 199

Truckee River at Tahoe, Calif.................................................. 200

Truckee River near Truckee, Calif.............................................. 201

Donner Creek at Dormer Lake, near Truckee, Calif............................. 202

Martis Creek near Truckee, Calif............................................. 203

Prosser Creek at Hobart Mills, Calif......................................... 204

Alder Creek near Truckee, Calif............................................ 205

Prosser Creek near Boca, Calif............................................... 206

Little Truckee River near Hobart Mills, Calif................................ 207

Sagehen Creek near Truckee, Calif.......................................... 208
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Gaging-station records Continued

Pyramid and Winnemucca Lakes basin Continued

Truckee River Continued Page 

Little Truckee River above Boca Reservoir near Boca, Calif................... 209

Boca Reservoir at Boca, Calif................................................ 210

Little Truckee River at Boca, Calif.......................................... 211

Truckee River at Farad, Calif.................................................. 212

Dog Creek near Verdi, Nev.................................................... 213

Truckee River at Reno, Nev..................................................... 214

Truckee River at Vista, Nev.................................................... 215

Truckee River below Derby Dam, near Wadsworth, Nev............................. 216

Truckee River near Nixon, Nev.................................................. 217

Black Rock Desert basin 

Quinn River:

McDermitt Creek near McDermitt, Nev.......................................... 218

East Fork Quinn River near McDermitt, Nev.................................... 219

Quinn River near McDermitt, Nev................................................ 220

Honey Lake basin

Susan River at Susanville, Calif............................................... 221

Willow Creek near Susanville, Calif.......................................... 222

Eagle Lake basin

Pine Creek near Westwood, Calif................................................ 223

Warner Lakes basin

Twentymile Creek (head of Warner Lakes basin) near Adel, Oreg.................... 224

Deep Creek:

Camas Creek near Lakeview, Oreg.............................................. 225

Drake Creek near Adel, Oreg.................................................. 226

Deep Creek above Adel, Oreg.................................................... 227

Hart Lake:

Honey Creek near Plush, Oreg................................................... 228

Abert Lake basin

Chewaucan River near Paisley, Oreg............................................. 229

Summer Lake basin

Ana River near Summer Lake, Oreg............................................... 230

Silver Lake basin

Silver Creek near Silver Lake, Oreg............................................ 231

Malheur and Harney Lakes basin 

Malheur Lake:

Silvies River near Burns, Oreg................................................. 232

Dormer und Blitzen River near Frenchgle'n, Oreg................................. 233

Mud Creek: 

Bridge Creek near Frenchglen, Oreg......................................... 234

Harney Lake:

Silver Creek near Riley, Oreg.................................................. 235

Alvord Lake basin

Trout Creek near Denio, Oreg................................................... 236

Discharge at partial records stations and miscellaneous sites...................... 237

Crest-stage partial-record stations.............................................. 237

Measurements at miscellaneous sites.............................................. 239

Humboldt River seepage investigation............................................... 242

Index.............................................................................. 243

ILLUSTRATIONS

Figure 1. Map of conterminous United States showing areas covered by 18 of the 20

annual volumes on surface-water supply................................ 9

2. Comparison of discharge at three key gaging stations during 1959 water

year with median discharge for 25-year period......................... 12
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY OF THE GREAT BASIN, 1959

SCOPE OF WORK

This volume is one of a series of 20 reports presenting records of stage, discharge, 

and content of streams, lakes, and reservoirs in the United States during the 1959 water 

year. Since 1888, when the United States Geological Survey first studied streamflow in 

relation to problems of irrigation, similar records have been obtained at more than 

15,200 gaging stations in the 50 States. On September 30, 1959, the Geological Survey and 

cooperating organizations were maintaining 7,110 gaging stations. Partial-record stations 

for low flow or for flood flow have been operated at many other points. In addition, discharge measurements are made at miscellaneous sites. The records for the 1959 water year 

at gaging stations, partial-record stations, and miscellaneous sites in The Great Basin are 

given in this report.

COOPERATION

Many State, municipal, and private organizations have cooperated with the Geological 

Survey in this work by either furnishing or helping to collect data. Organizations that 

supplied data are acknowledged in station descriptions, and organizations that assisted in 

the collection of data through cooperative agreements with the Survey are:

California: State Department of Water Resources, H. 0. Banks, director. 

Idaho: State Department of Reclamation, G. N. Carter, State reclamation engineer. 

Nevada: Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, H. A. Shamberger, 

director; Office of State Engineer, Edmund Muth.

Oregon: Office of State Engineer, L. A. Stanley.

Utah: Office of State Engineer, W. D. Criddle, and Utah Water & Power Board, 

Charles Redd, chairman, and J. R. Bingham, director.

Wyoming: Office of State Engineer, Earl Lloyd.

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

agreement with the Bear River Commission, E. 0. Larson, chairman.

Assistance in the form of funds or services was given by the Corps of Engineers, Department of the Army, in collecting records published herein for 2 gaging stations in Utah and 

5 in Nevada.

Assistance was also furnished by the Forest Service and the Soil Conservation Service 

of the Department of Agriculture; the Fish and Wildlife Service and the Bureau of Reclamation of the United States Department of the Interior.

The following organizations aided in collecting records:

California: Truckee-Carson Irrigation District and Walker River Irrigation 

District.

Idaho: Utah Power & Light Co. 

Oregon: Harney and Lake Counties. 

Utah: Utah Power & Light Co.

Nevada: Truckee-Carson Irrigation District and Walker River Irrigation District.

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DIVISION OF WORK

The stream-gaging work was done by the Water Resources Division of the Geological Survey under the direction of personnel shown In the preface. The data for stations In the 

several States were collected and prepared for publication In the district offices listed 

below.

State or river basin District office Address

California a/.............. Menlo Park.................... 345 Middlefield Road.

Nevada..................... Salt Lake City, Utah.......... 463 Federal Building.

Oregon b/.................. Portland...................... 1001 HE. Lloyd Boulevard.

Utah c/7................... Salt Lake City................ 463 Federal Building.

Bear River basin d/ ........ Logan, Utah {project office).. 170 N. Main Street.

Malad River basin, Idaho... Boise......................... 914 Jefferson Street.

a/ Except for stations in Walker Lake, Carson River, and Truckee River basins.

b/ The work in Oregon was done in collaboration with L. A. Stanley, State engineer.

c/ Including stations in Walker Lake, Carson River, and Truckee River basins and stations in the 

Bear River basin in Idaho operated in connection with Federal Power Commission projects.

d/ Except stations in Malad River basins and stations operated in connection with Federal Power 

Commission projects.

Information of a more detailed nature than that published for most of the gaging stations given in this report is on file in the district offices listed above. Some gagingstation records for California have been analyzed by electronic computer to give: (1) the 

number of days in each year that the daily discharge was between selected limits {duration 

tables); (2) the lowest mean discharge for periods of 7, 15, 30, 60, 120, and 183 consecutive days in each year; and (3) the highest mean discharge for periods of 3, 7, 15, 30, 

and 120 consecutive days in each year. Provisional records of discharge, information on 

the availability of electronic computer results, and other unpublished data concerning the 

gaging-station records may generally be obtained from the district offices.

DEFINITION OP TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

The terms of streamflow and other hydrologic data, as used in this report, are defined 

as follows:

Gaging station is a particular site on a stream, canal, lake, or reservoir where systematic observations of gage height or discharge are obtained. When used in connection with 

a discharge record, the term is applied herein only to those gaging stations where a continuous record of discharge is obtained.

Partial-record station is a particular site where limited streamflow data are collected 

systematically over a period of years for use in hydrologic analyses.

Cubic foot per second (cfs) 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.

Cubic feet per second per square mile (cfsm) is the average number of cubic feet of 

water flowing per second from each square mile of area drained, assuming that the runoff 

is distributed uniformly in time and area.

Runoff in Inches (la) shows the depth to which the drainage area would be covered if all 

the runoff for a given time period were uniformly distributed on it.

Acre-foot (ac-ft) is the quantity of water required to cover an acre to the depth of 

1 foot and Is equivalent to 43,560 cubic feet.

Cfs-day is the volume of water represented by a flow of 1 cubic foot per second for 

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

and represents a runoff of 0.0372 inch for 1 square mile.

Stage-discharge relation is the relation between gage height and the amount of water 

flowing in a channel, expressed as volume per unit of time.
DOWNSTREAM ORDER AND STATION NUMBERS 3

Control designates a feature downstream from the gage that determines the stagedischarge relation at the gage. This feature may be a natural constriction of the channel, 

a long reach of the channel, or an artificial structure.

Contents is the volume of water in a reservoir. Unless otherwise indicated, volume is 

computed on the basis of a level pool and does not include bank storage.

The drainage area of a stream at a specified location is that area, measured in a horizontal plane, which is so enclosed by a topographic divide that direct surface runoff from 

precipitation normally would drain by gravity into the river above the specified point. 

Figures of drainage area given herein include all closed basins, or noncontrituting areas, 

within the area unless otherwise noted.

WSP is used as an abbreviation for "Water-Supply Paper" in references to previously 

published reports.

DOWNSTREAM ORDER AND STATION NUMBERS

Beginning with the series of reports for the water year ending September 30, 1951, the 

order of listing gaging-station records was changed. In this report, in a don-nstream 

direction along the main stem, all stations on a tributary entering above a main-stem stationare listed before that station. If a tributary enters between two main-stem stations, 

it is listed between them. A similar order is followed in listing stations on first rank, 

second rank, and other ranks of tributaries. To indicate the rank of any tributary on 

which a gaging station is situated and the stream to which it is immediately tributary, 

each indention in the listing of gaging stations in the table of contents of this report 

represents one rank. This downstream order and system of indention show which gaging 

stations are on tributaries between any two stations on a main stem and the rank of the 

tributary on which each gaging station is situated.

The order of listing used before the publication of the 1951 report listed first all 

stations on the main stem from headwaters toward mouth, then all stations on the uppermost 

tributary to the main stem from the tributary's source to mouth, and then all stations 

from source to mouth of the uppermost tributary to the tributary.

As an added means of identification, each gaging station and partial-record station has 

been assigned a station number. The numbers have been assigned in the same downstream 

order used in this report. In assigning station numbers, no distinction is made between 

partial-record stations and regular gaging stations, so that the station numler for a 

partial-record station indicates downstream-order position in a list made up of both types 

of stations. Gaps are left in the numbers to allow for new stations that mar be established; hence the numbers are not consecutive. The complete number for each station 

includes the part number, but the station number shown in this report, just to the left of 

the station name, consists of only the essential digits of the complete number. For 

example, for a station with the complete number 10-0115.00, the station number shown in 

this report is 115. The notation to-fhe left of the hyphen is the part number; it is 

10 for all stations in this report, with one exception, and is therefore omitted. The 

exception is the transmountain diversions from Colorado River basin which wer-e numbered as 

part 9 stations. For those stations the "9-" is shown in the station number.
4 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1959, PART 10

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

of discharge. In addition, observations of factors affecting the stage-discharge relation, 

weather records, and other information are used t(5 supplement base data in determining the 

daily flow. The records of stage are obtained either from direct readings on a nonrecording gage or from a water-stage recorder that gives a continuous record of fluctuations. 

Measurements of discharge are made with a current meter by the general methods adopted by 

the Geological Survey on the basis of experience in stream gaging since 1888. These 

methods are described in Water-Supply Paper 888 and are also outlined in standard textbooks on the measurement of stream discharge.

Rating tables giving the discharge for any stage are prepared from stage-discharge 

relation curves defined by discharge measurements. If extensions to the rating curves are 

necessary to define the extremes of discharge, they are made on the basis of indirect 

determinations of peak discharge (such as slope-area or contracted-opening measrrements, 

computation of flow over dams or weirs, and by other methods), .velocity-area studies, and 

logarithmic plotting. The application of the daily mean gage height to those re ting 

tables gives the daily mean discharge, from which the monthly and the yearly meen 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 

applying the gage heights to the rating tables. If the stage-discharge relation for a station is temporarily changed by the presence of aquatic growth or debris on the control, the 

daily mean discharge is computed by what is essentially the shifting-control method.

At some gaging stations the stage-discharge relation is affected by backwater from reservoirs, tributary streams, or other sources. This necessitates the use of the slope 

method in which the slope or fall in a reach of the stream is a factor In determining 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 stagedischarge relation is affected by changing stage. If so, the rate of change in stage is 

used as a factor in the determination of discharge.

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

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

the winter, and it becomes impossible to compute the discharge in the usual manner. 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 other stations in the same or nearby basins. If the 

stage-discharge relation is affected by ice, this information is given in a note to the 

table. No mention is made of occasional days of ice effect if the degree of accuracy of 

daily records is not changed.

The data herein presented generally comprise a description of the station, a skeleton 

rating table, and a table showing the daily discharge and monthly and yearly discharge of 

the stream. Records are published for the water year which begins on October 1 end ends on 

September 30. A calendar for the water year 1959 is shown on page IV for the purpose of 

finding the day of the week for any date.
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1959, PART 10 5 

EXPLANATION OP DATA

The description of the station gives the location, drainage area, records available, 

type and history of gages, average discharge, extremes of discharge, general remarks, and 

notations of revisions of the previously published record. The location of the gaging station and the drainage area are obtained from the most accurate maps available. River mileage, given under "Location" for some stations, is that determined and used by Corps of 

Engineers unless otherwise noted. Under "Records available" are given the periods for 

which there are published records generally equivalent to those at the present site. Under 

"Gage" are given the type of gage currently in use and the datum of the present gage above 

mean sea level, and a condensed history of the types, locations, and datums of previous 

gages used during the period of records available. Under "Average discharge" is given the 

average discharge for the number of years indicated. It is not given for stations having 

fewer than five complete years of record or for stations where changes in water development during the period of record cause the figure to have little significance. Under 

"Extremes" are given the maximum discharge and gage height; the minimum discharg? if there 

is little or no regulation; the minimum daily discharge if there is extensive regulation 

(also the minimum discharge if useful); and the minimum gage height (unless it is of no 

importance). In the first paragraph, the data given are for the complete current water 

year unless otherwise specified. In the second paragraph, the data given are fo- the 

periods of record within the calendar year dates in the heading (not necessarily those for 

the complete years indicated by the heading dates). Reliable information concerning major 

floods that have occurred outside the period of record are given in the third or last paragraph under "Extremes." Unless otherwise qualified, the maximum discharge corresponds to 

the crest stage obtained by use of a water-stage recorder, a crest-stage indicator, or a 

nonrecording gage read at the time of the crest. If the maximum gage height did not occur 

at the same time as the maximum discharge, it is given separately. Information pertaining 

to the accuracy of the records and conditions which affect the natural flow at gaging station is given under "Remarks."

Previously published records of some stations have been found to be in error on the 

basis of data or information later obtained. Revisions of such records are usually published along with the current records in one of the annual reports. In order to make it 

easier to find such revised records, a paragraph headed "Revisions (water years)" has been 

added to the description of all stations for which revised records have been published. 

Listed therein are all the reports in which revisions have been published, each followed 

by the water years for which figures are revised in that report. In listing the water 

years only one number is given; for instance, 1933 stands for the water year Octcber 1, 

1932, to September 30, 1933. If no daily, monthly, or annual figures of discharge are concerned in the revision, that fact is brought out by notations after the year dates as 

follows: "(M)" means that only the instantaneous maximum discharge was revised; "(m)" that 

only the instantaneous minimum was revised; and "(P)" that only peak discharges were 

revised. If the drainage area has been revised, the report in which the revised figure 

was first published is given. It should be noted that for all stations for which cubic 

feet per second per square mile and runoff in inches are published, a revision of the 

drainage area necessitates corresponding revision of all figures based on the drainage 

area. Revised figures of cubic feet per second per square mile and runoff in inches 

resulting from a revision of the drainage area only are usually not published in the 

annual series of reports.
6 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1959, PART 10

Skeleton rating tables are generally published for all stations except those at which 

the daily discharge for the greater part of the open-water period was determined by the 

shifting-control method, the slope method, or other special methods involving an equivalent adjustment to the gage height of more than one-tenth foot. Skeleton rating tables 

are generally not published for stations on canals.

For stations equipped with water-stage recorder, except those or, streams s abject to 

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

mean gage height. For stations subject to such fluctuation the daily mean ga^e 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 th? station. 

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

readings, or to 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 daily discharge, the figures for the maximum day and the minimum day for 

each month are underlined. If the figure is repeated, it is underlined only on the first 

day of its occurrence.

In the monthly summary below the daily table, the line headed "Total" gives the sum of 

the daily figures; it is the total cfs-days for the month. The line headed "Mean" gives 

the average flow in cubic feet per second during the month. Discharge for the month may be 

expressed in cubic feet per second per square mile (line headed "Cfsm"), or in inches {line 

headed "in."), or in acre-feet (line headed "Ac-ft"). Figures for cubic feet per second 

per square mile and runoff in inches are omitted if the drainage area includes large noncontributing areas, or if the average annual rainfall over the drainage basin is usually 

less than 20 inches.

In the yearly summary below the monthly summary, the figures of maximum are the maximum 

daily discharges, not the momentary discharges when the water was at crest stage. Likewise, the minimums in this summary are the minimum daily discharges.

Peak discharges and the times of their occurrence and corresponding gage heights of most 

stations are listed below the table of daily and monthly discharge. All independent peaks 

above the selected base are given. The base discharge, which is given in parentheses, is 

selected so that an average of about three peaks a year will be presented. Feak discharges 

are not published for canals, ditches, drains, or for any stream for which tte peaks are 

subject to substantial control by man.

Footnotes to the table of daily discharge indicate periods when discharge was computed 

or estimated by unusual or special methods during periods of no gage-height record and ice 

effect, or by other effects that reduce the degree of accuracy of the records'. Days on 

which discharge measurements were made are indicated by asterisk and footnote unless they 

were made at frequent regular intervals, in which instance the general frequency of discharge measurements is given under "Remarks" in the station description.

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
ACCURACY OP FIELD DATA AND COMPUTED RESULTS 7

a table showing dally contents or stage is given. A skeleton table of capacity at given 

stages is published each year for all reservoirs for which records are publishBd on a 

daily basis, but it is not published for reservoirs for which only monthly data are given.

At many gaging stations water samples are collected from the streams for th3 purpose of 

making chemical analyses, computing dissolved solids, suspended sediment loads, and 

particle-size distribution, or measuring water temperatures. For most of these samples 

the results are published in an annual series of water-supply papers entitled "Quality of 

Surface Waters of the United States" which is issued in four volumes. In this report 

under "Remarks" a reference is made to quality-of-water records collected at gaging stations on a regular basis and published in the quality-of-water reports. At maiy other 

gaging stations quality-of-water data are obtained at irregular intervals and published 

as "miscellaneous analyses" in quality-of-water reports; such records are not referred to 

in "Remarks" paragraph in this report. At many gaging stations water temperature is 

obtained also at the time a discharge measurement is made; such temperature readings are 

not reported in the quality-of-water annual reports.

Data collected at partial-record stations and at miscellaneous sites are given at the 

end of each report. Partial-record stations are presented in two tables. The first is a 

table of discharge measurements at low-flow partial-record stations, and the second is a 

table of annual maximum stage and discharge at crest-stage stations. Discharge measurements at miscellaneous sites are given in a third table. Occasionally, a series of discharge measurements are made within a short time period to investigate the seepage gains 

or losses along a reach of a stream or to determine the low-flow characteristics of an 

area. Such measurements are given in special tables after the list of measurements at 

miscellaneous sites.

ACCURACY OF FIELD DATA AND COMPUTED RESULTS

The accuracy of streamflow data depends primarily on (1) the stability of tfe stagedischarge relation or, if the control is unstable, the frequency of discharge measurements, 

and (2) the accuracy of observations of stage, measurements of discharge, and interpretation of records.

The station description states the degree of accuracy 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 percent; "fair," less than 15 percent; and "poor," probably 

more than 15 percent. The records of monthly and yearly mean discharge and ruroff are, in 

general, more nearly accurate than the daily records.

Discharge at some stations, as indicated by the monthly mean, may vary widel" from natural runoff, owing to diversion, consumption, regulation by storage, increase or decrease 

in evaporation due to artificial causes, or to other factors. For such statiors, figures 

of cubic feet per second per square mile and of runoff in inches are not published unless 

satisfactory adjustments can be made for diversions, for changes in contents of reservoirs, 

or for other changes incident to use and control. Evaporation from a reservoir is not 

included in the adjustments for changes in reservoir contents, unless it is so stated. 

Even at those stations where adjustments are made, large errors in computed runoff may 

occur when relatively large negative adjustments are made or when evaporation is large in 

comparison with the observed discharge.
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1959, PART 10

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 actually show the water supply available at the stations for further development, 

because water must first be supplied to existing Irrigation systems.

PUBLICATIONS

Basic data for gaging stations are published In an annual series of reports consisting 

of 20 volumes, Including one each for the States of Alaska and Hawaii. The area of the 

other 48 States is divided into 14 parts whose boundaries coincide with certain natural 

drainage lines. Formerly, the annual series of reports on surface-water supply consisted 

of 14 volumes, one for each of the 14 parts. Beginning with the reports for'1951, the 

records for the 48 States were published in 18 volumes, there being 2 volumes each for 

Parts 1, 2, 3, and 6. The boundaries of the various parts are indicated by the following 

list and the map in figure 1.

Part 1. North Atlantic slope basins, In two volumes:

A, North Atlantic slope basins, Maine to Connecticut. 

B, North Atlantic slope basins, New York to York River.

2. South Atlantic slope and eastern Gulf of Mexico basins, In two volures: 

A, South Atlantic slope basins, James River to Savannah River. 

B, South Atlantic slope and eastern Gulf of Mexico basins, Ogeechee River to 

Pearl River.

3. Ohio River basin, In two volumes:

A, Ohio River basin except Cumberland and Tennessee River basins. 

B, Cumberland and Tennessee River basins.

4. St. Lawrence River basin.

5. Hudson Bay and upper Mississippi River basins.

6. Missouri River basin, In two volumes;

A, Missouri River basin above Sioux City, Iowa. 

B, Missouri River basin below Sioux City, Iowa.

7. Lower Mississippi River basin.

8. Western Gulf of Mexico basins.

9. Colorado River basin.

10. The Great Basin.

11. Pacific slope basins in California.

12. Pacific slope basins In Washington and upper Columbia River basin.

13. Snake River basin.

14. Pacific slope basins in Oregon and lower Columbia River basin.

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

the water resources of the United States may be purchased or consulted as follows:

1. Copies may be purchased from Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing 

Office, Washington 25, D. C., who will, on application, furnish lists giving prices. A 

list of Geological Survey publications may be obtained by applying to the Director, Geological Survey, Washington, D. C.

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. Addresses of the offices in the area covered by this report are 

given on page 2.

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

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

have been included for some streams.

Streamflow data for the years 1884-19O1, In reports of the Geological Survey 

(A = Annual Reports; B - Bulletin)

Repo

10th A 

llth A 

12th A 

13th A 

14th A 

B 131..

16th A, 

B 140..

WSF 11.

18th A,

rt

pt. Z 

pt. Z 

pt. Z 

pt. 3 

pt. Z

pt. Z

pt. 4

Character of data

Descriptive information only. 

Monthly discharge and descriptive information. .............. 

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

Descriptions, measurements, gage heights, 

Descriptive information only. 

Descriptions, measurements, gage heights, 

monthly discharge .

Descriptions, measurements, rating, and me

ratings, and

mthly discharge . . .

Year

1884 to 

1884 to 

1884-92 

1888-93 

1893-94

1895.

1896. 

1895-96

September 1890. 

June 30, 1891.
Note. Records for Alaska and Hawaii are 

contained in separate volumes for 

those States.

Figure 1. Map of conterminous United States showing areas covered by 18 of 

covered by this report Is 
10 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1959, PART 10

Streamflow data for the years 1884-1901, In reports of the Geological Survey Coitlnued 

(A = Annual Reports; B = Bulletin)

Report

19th A, pt.i 4

WSP 35 to 39.

WSP 47 to 52.

22d A, pt. 4.

WSP 65, 66...

WSP 75.......

Character of data

of the Mississippi River, and Missouri River and tributaries above Kansas River.

of the Mississippi River, except Missouri River and tributaries above Kansas River. 

Descriptions, measurements, ratings, and monthly discharge..

the Mississippi River, and Missouri River and tributaries.

the Mississippi River, except Missouri River and tributaries .

Year

1897.

1899.

1900.

1900.

1901.

Note. Records for all stations In Oregon from the beginning of record through September 1910 

have been republlshed In WSP 370 with some revisions, superseding all earlier reports for these 

stations.- Also, records for all stations In California from the beginning of record through September 1910 have been republished in WSP 300 with some revisions, superseding all earlier reports 

for those stations.

Reports on surface-water supply containing records from 1899 to date for drainage 

baaina in this report are listed below. The data for any particular gaging station will, 

in general, be found in the reports covering the yeara during which the station was maintained.

Numbers of water-supply papere containing results of stream measurements In T"-s 

Great Basin, 1899-1953

Tear

1899

1900

1901

1902

1903

1904

1905

1906

1907-8

1909

1910

1911

WSP

38

51

66,75

85

100

133

176

212

250

270

290

310

Year

1912

1913

1914

1915

1916

1917

1918

1919-20

1921

1922

1923

1924

Note. Records for all stati

WSP

330

360

390

410

440

460

480

510

530

550

570

590

Year

1925

1926

1927

1928

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

- 1935

1936

WSP

610

630

650

670

690

705

720

735

750

765

790

810

Year

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

WSP

830

860

880

900

930

96O

980

1010

1040

1060

1090

1120

Year

19'9

1950

1951

19152

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

Lons In Oregon from the beginning of record through September 1

WSP

1150

1180

1214

1244

1284

1344

1394

1444,

1514

1564

1634

910

have been republished In WSP 370 'with some revisions, superseding all earlier reports for these 

stations. Also, records for all stations In California from the beginning of record through September 1910 have been republished In WSP 300 with some revisions, superseding all earlier reports 

for those stations.

A compilation of records for the area covered by this report through Septemler 1950 

haa been published In Water-supply Paper 1314. That report contains a summary of monthly 

and annual discharges for all previously published records as well as some records not 

contained In the annual series of water-supply papers. All records were reexamined and 

revised where warranted. Estimates of discharge were made to fill short gaps vhenever 

practical.

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

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

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

reports on these floods published by the Geological Survey or other agencies. The more 

recent of these special reports also contain other pertinent hydrologic information and 

analyses and compilations of data relating to earlier notable floods. The following is 

a list of numbers and titles of these reports; 

WSP Report

771: Floods in the United States, magnitude and frequency.

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.

994: Cloudburst floods in Utah, 1850 to 1938.

1137-H: Floods of November-December 1950 in western Nevada.

1227-D: Summary of floods in the United States during 1951.

1260-E: Floods of 1952 in Nevada and Utah.

1260-F: Summary of floods in the United States during 1952.

1320-E: Summary of floods In the United States during 1953.
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1959, PART 10 11 

RECORDS OP DISCHARGE COLLECTED BY AGENCIES OTHER THAN THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

The table below contains a list of gaging stations for the area covered by this report, 

at which records of discharge were collected during the water year October 1?58 to September 1959 by agencies other than the Geological Survey. The records of these stations are 

not contained in publications of the Geological Survey. Records for many carals 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.

Records of discharge collected by agencies otter than the Geological Survey

Stream

Bis Cottonwood 

Creek.

Emigration Creek . .

Little Cottonwood 

Creek.

Otter Creek 

Outlet. 

Parleys Creek. ....

Sevier River. .....

Trout Creek. ...... 

Truckee River. ....

Location

Salt Lake City, Utah, near mouth of canyon.

Salt Lake City, Utah, near mouth of canyon..

Salt Lake City, Utah, near mouth of canyon.

Antimony, Utah, at former Geological Survey 

gaging station, near Coyote . 

Salt Lake City, Utah, near mouth of canyon.

Delta, Utah, at former Geological Survey 

gaging station.

Geological Survey gaging station.

Survey gaging station.

Near Tahoe Valley, Calif. .................. 

Near Myers, Calif. .........................

Period

1957-59

1898-1959a/ 

1898-1959jy

1898-1959a/

1898-1959a/

1920-591

1898-1959S/ 

1954-59

1920-59b/

1959 

1957-58^5

1959 

1957-58C/,

1957-59 

1957-59

1920-34CJ1 

1940-59

Collected by

Water Resources. 

Salt Lake City.

Do.

Salt Lake City.

Range Experiment 

Station. 

Salt Lake City.

Sevier River water 

commissioner. 

Salt Lake City.

Control District. 

Sevier River water 

commissioner.

Creek Evaluation 

project.

Do.

California Department of 

Water Resources. 

Do.

District.

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

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

PL/ Published in water-supply papers by the Geological Survey.

HYDROLOGIC CONDITIONS

Streamflow was generally below median to deficient over the area most of the time. Runoff was slightly excessive only for one or two months in scattered areas of Nevada and 

California. On August -17 a damaging flash flood occurred in the vicinity of Needles,, 

Calif. On August 18 a cloudburst-type storm developed high rates of runoff and erosion 

from Mlllville and Providence Canyons, tributary to Little Bear River, Utat. Field 

estimates Indicated rates of runoff exceeding 5,000 cubic feet per second per square mile 

for small drainage areas.

Figure 2 on page 12, for which records of three long-term gaging statiors were used, 

shows a comparison of the monthly and yearly mean discharges for the 1959 rater year with 

the median discharge for the period 1921-45.
12 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1959, PART 10

900 

800 

700 

 § 600

.a

1

500 

400 

300 

200 

100

1200 

1000

 § 800

.a

}

600 

400 

200

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

Drainage area, 182 eq mi. p .

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb.

9

i

Mar.

I

81

1

April§

;i

1

8

i

i

1

1i

May

1

1

i

s|

|I

1 PI

1 1

|l pj

11 mm

1 il ll

June July Aug. Sept The 

year

Humboldt River at Palisade, Nov. 

Drainage area, 5,010 sq mi.

_ ^ ^ ^ |gj

H

n

I

i

1

1

1

1 ^

i

II

is

1

i

Hi

^ i_ «J J Hsa

Mar. April May June July Aug. S^ot The

year

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan.

Median of monthly mean discharge for 25-year period 1921-45. 

Monthly mean discharge during 1959 water year.

figure 3. Comparison of discharge at three key gaging stations during 1959 water year with 

n»edia" discharge for 25-year period.
GAGING STATION RECORDS

GREAT SALT LAKE BASIN 

100. Great Salt Lake, Utah

Location. Lat 40°44'15", long 112°12'30", In NW£ sec.17, T.I S., R.3 W., at Sett Lake 

County Boat Harbor on southeast shore of lake, 17 miles west of Salt Lake City.

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

to September 1959 In reports of Geological Survey. July 1903 to December 1P34 In 

reports of U. S. Weather Bureau. Diagram showing fluctuations of lake from 1851-1940 

Is published In WSP 880.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder at Boat Harbor since October 1938 at datum 4,186.9 ft above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to October 1938, staff gages at sites and datums 

as follows: September 1875 to October 1877 at Black Rock at datum 4,208.4 ft above 

mean sea level, November 1877 to November 1879 at Farmington Bay at datum 4,206.9 ft 

above mean sea level, November 1879 to April 1881 near Black Rock at datum 4,203.1 

ft above mean sea level, April 1881 to December 1899 at Garfield Landing at datum 

4,198.5 ft above mean sea level, and July 1903 to October 1938 at Saltair at datum 

4,196.9 ft above mean sea level. Staff gage at Midlake October 1902 to September 1956 

at datum 4,197.9 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Extremes.--Maximum elevation during year, 4,196.05 ft May 1, 15; minimum, 4,19^.6 ft 

Sept. 15.

1875-99, 1903-59; Maximum elevation observed, 4,210.9 ft June 30, 1876; minimum, 

4,193.7 ft Oct. 15, Nov. 1, 1940.

Maximum elevation since 1851, 4,211.6 ft in 1873, computed from traditioral data by 

E. C. LaRue.

Remarks. To compensate for wind effect, elevations given for the 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 cau?e substantial changes in elevation which are not shown in the published elevations.

Gage height and elevation, In feet, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

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

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

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

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

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

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

May 1

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

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

Gage he Ight

8 40

8.90

9.05

8.90

7.70

Elevation

,195.8

,196.0

,196.C

,195.P5

,195.7

,195.E-

,195.3

, 194.6
14 BEAR RIVER BASIN

105. Hilliard-East Fork Canal near State line, near Evanston, Wyo.

Location.--Lat 40°55', long 110°49', in NW£ sec.16, T.2 N., R.10 E., in Utah, on left 

bank 300 ft downstream from road bridge, three-quarters of a mile downstream from 

head, and 25 miles southeast of Evanston.

Records available. October 1949 to September 1959 in reports of Geological Survey.

April 1944 to September 1949 (irrigation season only) in reports of Bear River Hydrometric Data (Geological Survey open-file report).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 8,500 ft (from topographic map). 

Average discharge.--10 years (1949-59), 6.10 cfs (4,420 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. 1949-59: Maximum daily discharge, 42 cfs June 15, 1956; no flow during 

winter and at other times each year except 1958.

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

diverts from East Pork Bear River for irrigation of .about 2,600 acres in Milliard 

Plat area in Wyoming.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

6.1

*6.1

6.1

5.9

5.8

5.8

54- 57?

5.6

5.6

5.8

6.3

7.0

7.0

7.0

6.8

6.7

6.8

6.7

7.6

b7.0

b7.0

b6.5

b6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

b6.5

b6. 5

b6.5

198.4

6.40

394

Nov.

b6.0

s'.9

*5.4

5.6

b5.5

5.6

5.6

5.6

3.3

0

O

O

0

O

o

o

0

0

o

0

o

o

0

o

0

0

o

0

o

53.5

1.78

106

Dec.

O

o

o

Calendar year 1958: Max 36

Jan.

(*)

0

0

0

Feb.

-

O

0

0

Mar.

O

0

0

Apr.

0

o

o

0

o

o

0

o

0

o

0

o

0

0

b2.O

b3.6

b3.6

b3.6

b3.6

b3.6

b3.6

b3.6

3.6

3.8

3.8

3.9

5.4

8.4

8.6

8.8

73.5

Z.45

146

May

8.8

11

15

14

12

13

*12

12

13

14

14

14

12

8.4

5.5

13

12

16

22

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

20

2O

21

22^ 22

493.5

15.9

979

June

23

2T

26

26

26

28

29

29

*28

29

29

30

3O

30

51

31

30

50

29

29

29

52

33

35

33

32

32

32

33

33

889

29.6

1,760

July

32

3T

31

32

31

50

50

50

28

29

32

30

30

*29

30

32

*50

28

27

11

its" .8

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.4

6.5

6.7

656.0

20. 5

1,260

Aug.

6.7

6.7

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.1

5.9

5.9

5.1

5.9

3.9

3.2

2.4

1.4

2.4

6.8

*5.8

5.8

5.8

2.5

5.4

2.5

4.2

2.O

1.6

1.5

4.0

10

10

9.4

154.1

4.97

306

Sept.

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.4

8.0

8.4

8.4

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.4

8.2

8.2

*8.4

8.8

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

8.0

8.0

7.8

7.6

8.0

8.2

8.0

TTT

244.4

8.15

485

Mln O Mean 5.56 Ac-ft 4,030

Water year 1958-59: Max 33 Min 0 Mean 7.51 Ac-ft 5,440

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
BEAR RIVER BASIN 15

115. Bear River near Utah-Wyoming State line

Location. Lat 40°58', long 110°51', in SE^ sec.30, T.3 N., R.10 E., on left tank just 

downstream from West Fork, 2.8 miles upstream from Utah-Wyoming State line.

Drainage area. 176 sq mi.

Records available. July 1942 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 7,965 ft (from river-profile map).

Average discharge. 17 years, 187 cfs (135,400 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,830 cfs June 16 (gage height, 3.53 ft); minimum, 23 cfs Nov. 1, but may have been less during periods of ice effect.

1942-59: Maximum discharge, 2,800 cfs June 6, 1957 (gage height, 4.27 ft); minimum 

determined, 16 cfs Apr. 11, 1951, Nov. 5, 1954, Nov. 1, 1955, Oct. 30, 1956.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Two diversions above station for irrigation of about 200 acres above and 2,600 acres below 

station.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.8 

2.2 

2.7 

3.2

312

550

945

1,450

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

30

*31

30

30

30

30

30

29

28

28

27

57

27

27

27

27

27

30

31

33

33

34

36" 36

36

36

36

36

33

30

31

956

30.8

1,900

Nov.

31

3?

34

*34

35

34

38

36

36

36

42

4?

40

42

36

b35

b36

b37

b39

42

42

40

40

38

38

b38

1,125

37.5

2,230

Dec.

b38

b38

*38

40

b39

38

40

40

40

40

42

> b40

1,233

39.8

2,450

Jan.

^

> b38

(*)

/

36

36

36

36

b36

b36

b36

36

38

36

38

b36

38

b36

b36

b35

1,151

37.1

2,280

Feb.

> b35

*

36

*35

b36

b36

b36

b36

38

38

38

b38

38

36

36

-

1,002

35.8

1,990

Mar.

b37 rS b36

J

36

38

b38

b38

36

b36

b36

b36

b36

*36

36

b36

b36

38

36

36

36

38

36

40

TO

36

38

1,137

36.7

2,260

Apr.

40

44

48

59

76

101

96

*84

76

68

68

66

74

82

73

64

58

58

56

55

48

55

68

96

126

143

113

94

106

169

2,364

78.8

4,690

May

265

317

256

199

169

156

*140 155"

210

256

298

404

564

696

745

696

644

*564

421

358

307

298

279

317

404

348

328

307

364

458

410

11,312

365

22,440

June

458

644

800

884

*1,000

1,200

1,360

1,320

*1,290

1,190

1,190

1,220

,180

,220

,340

j410

* '992 140

867

783

783

712

*658

621

586

537

496

490

720

712

27,803

927

55,150

July

510

410

421

387

343

317

288

270

252

226

218

210

202

*195

183

166

149

146

140

134

140

132

120

115

108

106

101

92

84

56" 82

6,333

204

12,560

Aug.

98

9F

80

76

71

69

69

61

58

55

55

58

55

52

50

47

42

*42

54

59

52

44

42

40

42

44

42

38

31

30

22.

1,677

54.1

3,550

Sept.

30

30

29

28

27

27

26

25

24

24

24

24

24

*25

33

38

36

36

42

40

40

42

51

54

69

SB- 82

62

56

1,139

38.0

2,260

Calendar year 1958 : Max 1,650 Mln 27 Mean 158 Ac-ft 114,500

Water yearl958-59 : Max 1,410 Mln 24 Mean 157 Ac-ft 113,500

Peak discharge (base, 1,100 efs). June 16 (5 a.m.) 1,850 cfs (5.S3 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
16 HEAR RIVER BASIN

120. Mill Creek at Utah-Wyoming State line

Location. Lat 40°59'30", long 110°50'30", in Wj sec.17, T.3 N., R.10 E., in Utah, on 

right bank 2,000 ft upstream from State line and 19|- miles southeast of Evanston, Wyo.

Drainage area. 59 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--October 1949 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 7,860 ft (from river-profile map).

Average discharge. 10 yaars, 33.5 cfs (24,250 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 363 cfs June 7 (gage height, 3.13 ft); minimum, 

g A Q£ s Ds c 25

1949-59;' Maximum discharge, 690 cfs June 7, 1957 (gage height, 4.39 ft); minimum, 

0.9 cfs Nov. 11, 1951, result of freezeup.

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

small diversions for irrigation of hay meadows above station.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.4 

.5 

.6 

.8

1.0

2.6

4.1

6.2

13

24

1.3 

1.6 

2.0 

2.4 

2.7

86

143

213

270

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ae-ft

Oct.

5. *57~

5.

5.

5.

5.6

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

6.2*

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.8

678

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.2

5.4

5.4

182.6

5.89

362

Nov.

5.6

BTo

6.5

*6.5

6.8

6.8

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.9

8. 7

7.9

7.9

8.2

7.3

7.6

8.4

8.4

7.9

7.6

7.3

7.3

7.0

6.8

6.0

6.0

7.0

6.8

6.5

215.9

7.20

428

Dec.

6.5

6.5

*6.8

7.0

6.5

6.8

6.2

7.0

7.3

7.3

7.3

8.7

773

6.0

6.2

6.5

6.5

6.2

6.5

6.5

6.2

6.0

6.8

6.2

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

8.2

8.2

211.2

6.81

419

Jan.

7.3

7.3

7. 3

b6.0

b8.0

7.9

*7.3

7.6

8.2

7.9

7.6

7.3

7.0

7.9

8.4

8TT

7.9

7.9

7.6

7.0

7.0

7.3

7.6

b6.0

b6.0

221.7

7.15

440

Feb.

> b7.0

1)8.0

*b8.0

b8.0

]

1

)blO

j

J

10

9.8

10

9.4

9.0

-

227.2

8.11

451

Map.

8.4

8.7

8.4

9.0

9.4

8.7

8.4

8.4

7.9

7.9

7.9

8.7

7.9

8.2

7.9

8.2

111 *8.4

9.0

8.2

8.2

8.4

9.0

8.2

8.7

11

10

9.0

8.2

9.4

8.2

265.5

8.56

527

Apr.

11 8.4

13

17

23

33

36

b22

*b!8

blS

18

15

20

24

22

20

16

15

15

13

12

15

23

36

51

58

39

28

36

68

743.4

24.8

1,470

May

112

118

85

58

42

40

*34

3?

54

68

77

112

149

151

149

131

107

*110

82

61

54

52

46

74

100

80

80

63

87

107

91

2,613

84.3

5,180

June

116

157

164

178

190

222

268

259

*245

222

207

192

204

226

202

183

122

98

83

74

68

58

49

44

37

36

55

76

149

159

4,338

145

8,600

July

124

76

61

54

44

38

34

30

27

25

23

20

18

*18

19

20

15

15

16

12

11

12

11

11

11

10

10

8.7

111

8.7

10

800.3

25.8

1,590

Aug.

12- 12

10

8.4

8.4

7.9

9.4

7.6

6.8

6.8

6.8

7.3

7.6

6.2

6.0

4.9

4.5

e!s

7.0

6.8

5.2

4.7

5.2

6.5

6.2

6.2

5.6

5.4

5.4

5.4

213.7

6.89

424

Sept.

.5

.9

.2

.3

.1

.1

.1

.1

.0

TTff

.1

.7

.9

4.9

*5.4

7.0

8.2

7.9

9.0

10

11

11

11

14

14

16

19

TF

13

12

245.4

8.18

487

Calendar year 1958 : Max 304 Mln 1.9 Mean 25.8 Ac-ft 18,680

Water year 1958-59 : Max 268 Mln 4.0 Mean 28.2 Ac-ft 20,380

Peak discharge (base, 250 cfs). June 7 (9 p.m.) 363 cfs (3.13 ft); June 30 (10:30 p.m.) 260 cfs

(2.63 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
BEAR RIVER BASIN 17

157. Sulphur Creek above reservoir, near Evanston, Wyo.

Location. Lat 41°09', long 110°48', in SW£ sec.35, T.14 N. , R.119 W., on right bank 

1£ miles downstream from Willow Creek, 2 miles upstream from Sulphur Creek, 2 miles 

upstream from Sulphur Creek Dam, and 11? miles southeast of Evanston.

Drainage area. 64 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--December 1957 to September 1959.

Gage.. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 7,170 ft (from river-profile map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 436 cfs Apr. 5 (gage height, 4.67 f 1:); no flow 

for many days.

1957-59: Maximum discharge, 560 cfs Apr. 18, 1958 (gage height, 5.07 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 100 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow at times each 

year.

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

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.2

.2

**.2

.2

il

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3 

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

7.7

0.25

15

Nov.

TB" 0.3

.3

**.3

.3

.4

.4

.3

.3

.2

.3

.5

.5

.5

1.2

1.0

.8

> 0.6

15.7

0.52

31

Dec.

(**)

> 0.6

^ .7

20.2

0.65

40

Jan.

(*)

> 0.8

24.8

0.8

49

Feb.

>

' 0.9

s

> 1.5

-

31.5

1.12

62

Mar.

> 2.6

*3.0

> 3.2

80.2

2.59

159

Apr.

*3.5 10 

25

75

160

148

45

20

*21

16

19

24

*21

17

15

12

11

12

11

15

22

23

17

14 

14

17

16

14

11

13

841.5

28.0

1,670

May

17

13

9.8

14

14

14

*19

12

8.9

7.2

7.2

9.5

15

19

21

16

12

15

*15

12

9.8

11

12

9.5 

12

19

44

20

22

22

480.9

15.5

954

June

16

14

17

20

19

20

18

16

18

14

12

13

40

12

19

40

20

14

11

13

11

9.8 6.'7

frf

6.7

49

85

235

75

856.3

28.5

1,700

July

29

20

16

15

12

8.1

6.7

4.8

3.1

2.6

2.6

3.6

*4.8

6.4

6.2

6.4

5.0

5.4

4.5

3.6

1.9

1.6

1.3

1.0

.8

.7

.7

.4

.2

.2

194.6

6.28

386

Aug.

~~7i 0.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.0

0.03

2.0

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

.1

.1

.4

.1

.1

.6 

.6

.7

 ^

'.5

.4

5.3

0.18

11

Calendar year 1958: Max 292 Mln 0 Mean 7.35 Ac-ft 5,310

Water year 1958-59: Max 235 Mln 0 Mean 7.01 Ac-ft 5,080

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 18 to Apr. 4, Apr. 8, 9.
18 BEAR RIVER BASIN

159. Sulphur Creek below reservoir, near Evanston, Wyo.

Location. Lat 41°09', long 110°49' , in SE^SE^ sec.28, T.14 N., R.119 W., on left bank 

6.3 miles upstream from mouth and lOg- miles southeast of Evanston.

Drainage area. 68 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. March 1958 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude af gage is 7,110 ft (from river-profile map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 164 cfs June 29 (gage height, 3.67 ft); no 

flow Jan. 9 to May 27, July 2-12.

1958-59: Maximum discharge, that of June 29, 1959; no flow at times eaih year.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by Sulphur Creek Reservoir (capacity, 4,600 

acre-ft) completed December 1957.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

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

26

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-rt

Oct.

U

1.1

*1.0

.9

.8

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.6

.3

73

.3

.4

.3

.3

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.3

.4

.4

17.5

0.56

35

Nov.

0.3

.4

.4

*.5

.6

.6

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

.8

.8

.8

.8

 8

.9

78

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

18.9

0.63

37

Dec.

0^

.6

*.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6 ' .6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.4

18.2

0.59

36

Calendar year 1958: Max

Jan.

0^4

.4

.3

.4

.3

.3

.3

.1

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

o

0

2. "5

0.08

5.0

Feb.

-

0

0

0

Mar.

0

0

0

Apr.

0

0

o

May

O

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

o

0

0

0

13

49

49

38

155

5.0

307

June

27

27

26

26

26

27

29

29

*29

29

29

29

22

12 5.0

38

46

46

46

42

26

17

5.0

5.2

5.4

5.4

11

50

140

102

957.0

31.9

1,900

July

12

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

o

0

0

0

11

*34

26

12

8.4

4.7

4.7

5.0

5.2

10

16

16

16

16

29

*40

38

38

37

379.0

12.2

752

Aug.

38

40

40

39

39

39

40

42

42

42

40

40

40

40

40

40

36

*31

24

19

17

15

TS

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

16

919

29.6

1,820

Sept.

17

16

14

15

16

16

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

14

*14

13

13

17

24

23

23

21

17

16

15

15

15

7.2

.5

__ __ ^3

448.0

14.9

689

Mln - Mean - Ac-ft -

Water year 1958-59: Max 140 Mln 0 Mean 7.99 Ac-ft 5,780

Discharge measurement made on this day.
BEAR RIVER BASIN 19

160. Sulphur Creek near Evanston, Wyo.

Location. Lat 41°10', long 110°52 I , in SE£ see.29, T.14 N., R.119 W., on left bank 

4.8 miles upstream from mouth and 9 miles southeast of Evanston.

Drainage area. 80.5 sq mi.

Records available. April 1942 to September 1959 (discontinued). Fragmentary prior to 

July 1942.

gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 7,070 ft (from river-profile map). 

Prior to June 16, 1948, at datum 2.00 ft higher. June 16, 1948, to Aug. 21, 1952, at 

datum 1.00 ft higher.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 617 cfs June 29 (gage height, 4.71 ft); 

minimum, 0.4 cfs Oct. 25.

1942-59: Maximum discharge, 1,220 cfs Apr. 23, 1952; maximum gage height, 6.01 ft, 

Apr. 21, 1948, present datum; no flow Sept. 10, 1949.

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

which are fair. Natural flow of stream affected by diversions for irrigation, return 

flow from irrigated areas, and regulation by Sulphur Creek Reservoir (capacity, 

4,600 acre-ft) completed December 1957.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1040: 1943-44.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.3

0.2 

1.2 

3.2

8.9

17

35

2.7 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.4

72

114

212

346

486

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

1O

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

3O

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

.2

.2

* .4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.6

.6

.6

.2

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

,O

.2

.O

.O

.0

32.6

1.05

65

Nov.

1.0

T7o

1.2

 1.2

i.a

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.4

1.6

1.4

1.6

1.6

> bl.5

42.9

1.43

85

Dec.

(*)

> bl.3

40.3

1.3

80

Jan.

> bl.2

(*)

> 1.2

37.2

1.2

74

Feb.

^ 

> 1.2

* .2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

-

33.6

1.2

67

Calendar year 1958: Max 94 Min O.6

Mar.

1.2

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

l.Z

1.2

V2

1.2

1.2

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.2

2.0

*4.4

3.9

2.2

1.6

2.2

3.4

3.9

3.4

3.9

3.2

3.2

2.8

3,4

3.6

67.1

2.16

133

Apr.

*b4.5

b25

b40

27

13

11

7.0

4.4

*3.4

3.4

5.6

7.6

*6.0

4.2

4.4

3.0

2.8

3.0

2.0

2.8

5.4

7.6

4.2

2.8

2.4

Z.8

3.0

2.6

2.0

Z.O

214.9

7.16

426

May

1.6

176

2.0

3.4

2.8

3.4

*4.9

3.0

2.4

2^2

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

3.0

2.4

4.9

4.9

5.Z

4.6

6.0

6.6

5.4

6.3

8.6

23

7162"

54

44

349.2

11.3

693

June

33

32

32

34

31

32

33

32

*32

32

32

34

24

S^S.

34

95

70

68

54

50

33

23

10

11

12

12

60

2O6

486

1QO .LOO

1,834.6

61.2

3,640

July

52

40

34

35

35

35

22

17

12

11

10

9.3

16

*37

27

16

13

10

11

8.6

IL1

11

18

18

18

18

28

40

39

40

40

728.2

23.5

1,440

Aug.

40

41

41

41

41

40

41

il

43

42

41

42

42

42

42

42

38

*32

28

22

20

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

17

17

982

31.7

1,950

Sept.

20

18

15

15

17

17

17

16

16

16

16

16

15

15

*15

14

14

18

26

25

25

24

19

17

16

16

16

8.0

1.0

iS

483.8

16.1

960

Mean 13.6 Ac-ft 9,870

Water year 1958-59: Max 486 Min O.6 Mean 13.3 Ac-ft 9.61O

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Note. No gage-height record Jan. 10 to Feb. 17, Sept. 16-3O; discharge estimated on basis of 

1 discharge measurement, weather records, and records for Sulphur Creek below reservoir.
20 BEAR RIVER BASIN

170. yellow Creek near Evanston, Wyo.

Location. Lat 41°09', long 111°03', in SW£ sec.21, T.5 N., R.8 E., in Utah, on left bank 

600 ft downstream from Sage Creek, l| miles upstream from Coyote Creek, and 9-f miles 

southwest of Evanston.

Drainage area. 80 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1944 to September 1945, October 1949 to September 1959.

Records for February 1943 to September 1944 at site l£ miles downstream not equivalent, 

but would be equivalent by adding flow of Wright No. 2 and Cook Canals, ir reports on 

Bear River Hydrometric Data, 1944 (Geological Survey open-file report).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,920 ft (from river-profile map). 

Prior to Oct. 1, 1944, staff gage at site ! £ miles downstream and Oct. 1, 1944, to 

Sept. 30, 1945, water-stage recorder at site 500 ft upstream, at different datums.

Average discharge.--11 years (1944-45, 1949-59), 9.68 cfs (7,010 acre-ft year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 110 cfs Apr. 5 (gage height, 4.60 ft); no flow 

for most of year.

1944-45, 1949-59: Maximum discharge, 477 cfs Apr. 28, 1952 (gage height, 7.04 ft); 

no flow at times.

Remarks.--Records good. One small diversion for irrigation of hay meadows ab?ve station.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.2 

.3

.4 

.5

2.1 

7.2

0.9 

1.1 

1.5 

2.0 

3.1

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

(*)

0

o

o

Nov.

0

0

0

Dec.

0

0

0

Jan.

0

0

0

Feb.

-

O

0

0

Mar.

o

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

**.2

.3

.4

.6

3.2

6^0

5.1

4.5

4.0

3.2

2.1

2.5

2.1

34.3

1.11

68

Apr.

3.4

32

52

64

.it

57

43

22 *16

15

8.3

6.9

*6.9

10

9.9

8.0

6.3

5.7

4.8

8.0

5.1

4.8

5.1

7.6

8.7

9.1

12

9.9

7.2

5.7

510.4

17.0

1,010

May

7.6

11

18

18

14

9.9

*11

9.1

10~7.2

15

18

23

33

32

30

27

25

24

18

13

12

12

9.9

12

16

21

23

16

15

15

525.7

17.0

1,040

June

11

10

9.9

9.1

8.0

6.9

4.8

4.2

3.4

*2.9

2.1

1.7

.8

.7

.6

.6

.2

.T

.2

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.4

1.8

2.0

2.0

1.6

1.6

8.3

101.0

3.37

200

July

6.6

3.6

2.0

.9

.6

.3

.1

.1

0

.9

.4

.1

.1

*0

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

15.7

0.51

31

Aug.

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1958: Max 42 Mln 0 Mean 3.71 Ac-ft 2,690

Water year 1958-59: Max 66 Mln 0 Mean 3.25 Ac-ft 2,350

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.
BEAR RIVER BASIN 21

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

Location.--Lat 41°24',long 111°02', in SE£ sec.36, T.17 N. , R.121 W. , on right bank at 

highway bridge, 6j miles downstream from headgates and 10 miles northwest of Evanston.

Records available.--October 1945 to September 1959 in reports of Geological Survey. 

April to September 1942 and May to September 1943 in upper Bear River Water 

Commissioner's reports, Utah; April 1944 to September 1948 in upper Bear River Water 

Commissioner's reports, Utah; and reports of Bear River Hydrometric Data (Geological 

Survey open-file report).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,570 ft (from river-profile map). 

Prior to Oct. 11, 1946, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 14 years (1945-59), 17.5 cfs (12,670 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. 1942-59: Maximum daily discharge observed, 129 cfs Apr. 14, 1946; no flow 

at times each year.

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

which are fair. Canal diverts water from Bear River in NWij- sec.36, T.16 N. , R.121 W. 

Many diversions above station for irrigation in Wyoming. Flow at station is for 

storage in Neponset Reservoir, Utah, and irrigation in Saleratus basin, Utah.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Aoft

Oct.

(*)

0

0

0

Nov.

O

0

0

.1

**.6

2.2

5.8

8.0

7.7

3.0

11

12

14

25

> b25

494.4

16.5

981

Dec.

(*)

> b25

blO

685

22.1

1,360

Jan.

alo

a

0

0

o

0

0

o

o

*o

0

0

o

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0 

0

50

1.6

99

Feb.

-

0

o

o

Mar.

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

b3.0

b6.8

b6. 8

6.8

11

*8.8

8.0

9.4

7.7

8.0

13

25

25

29

30

47

46 

46

337.3

10.9

669

Apr.

*45

61

84

90

88

82

80

67

*65

74

76

76

75

78

77

73

69

69

72

69

72

75

77

78

84

88

88

83

78

80

2,273

75.8

4,510

May

88

a40

a38

a36

a34

*32

31

29

28

30

32

32

36

36

30

48

89

10O

95

94

90

93

92

90

85

85

88

90

92

93 

95

1,971

63.6

3,910

June

95

86

89

101

98

99

87

*84

87

88

85

85

89

91

98

104 "94"

82

78

80

88

93

81

69

58

54

63

loo

loo

75

2,581

86.0

5,120

July

75

75

74

70

65

58

50

46

40

25

18

9.4

5.0

2.2

*5.0

3.6

1.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

o

0

0 

0

Aug.

0.4

2.2

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.5

3.0

1.6

.6

0

0

0

.6

3.0

4.5

3.4

**2.2

1.9

11

32

31

17

8.8

8.2

9.1

10

a9.5

a8.0

a7.0

a6.o 

a5.0

622.5 205.5

20.1 6.63

1,230 408

Sept.

a4.5

a3.5

a3.0

a2.5

a2.0

al.5

al.o

a. 5

ao

aT3

aO

ao

aO

aO

aO

ao

**.5

.9

1.8

5.8

15

18

17

15

34

39

61

74

74

66

440.5

14.7

874

Calendar year 1958: Max 123 Min 0 Mean 17.6 Ac-ft 12,730

Water year 1958-59: Max 1O4 Min o Mean 26.5 Ac-ft 19,160

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records,records fir Bear River 

near Woodruff, Utah, engineers' notes, and information from water-master, 

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

205. Bear River near Woodruff, Utah

Location. Lat 41°31'25", long lll'Ol'OO", In SW£ sec.20, T.18 N. , R.120 W. , In Wyoming, 

on left bank 2.8 miles upstream from Wyoming-Utah State line and 7.6 miles east of 

Woodruff.

Drainage area. 870 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--April 1942 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,360 ft (from river-profile map).

Average discharge. 17 years, 209 ofs (151,300 aore-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,550 cfs June 30 (gage height, 4.02 ft); no 

flow Oct. 1-6.

1942-59: Maximum discharge, 3,010 cfs Apr. 28, 1952 (gage height, 5.32 ft); maximum gage height, 5.98 ft Mar. 21, 1951 (ice Jam); no flow at times in each year 

1942-49, 1954-59.

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

which are fair. Diversions for irrigation of about 45,000 acres above station.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except period of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.0

1.2

0

.2

1.6

3.4

13

30

2.2

Z.I 

3.3 

4.0

80

158

299

542

935

1,520

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

a

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

ia

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

AOrtt

Oct.

*0 

0

0

0

0

0

1.6

1.6

1.3

1.0

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.0

.9

.8

.8

1.2

1.0

.8

.8

.9

1.0

1.0

1.5

2.3

2.5 

2.7

2.9

3.0

35.4

1.14

70

Nov.

3.2 

3.4

3.4

3.8

*3.8

4.7

4.7

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.2

2.9

2.9

3.0

3.0

2.0

2TO

2.0

I"

}> 6.0

117.4

3.91

233

Dec.

(*)

> 7

I'

265

8.5

526

Jan.

1

) "

> 25

C)

> 30

)

35

835

26.9

1,660

Feb.

> 35

> 40

(*)

1:

1,150

41.1

2,280

Mar.

> 50

BO

70

80

*90

105

115

125

135

140

145

130

115

100 

80

61

56

2,357

76.0

4,680

Apr.

B7 

119

268

410

481

486

492

307

213

*152

124

124

126

141

141

113

82

78

82

67

76

85

96

92

108

149

189

158 

116

98

5,240

175

10,390

May

138 

276

382

350

299

238

234

*209

186

213

264

291

391

572

698

731

647

*590

531

405

316

253

209

177

161

234

280

280 

234

230

307

10,326

333

20,480

June

268 

253

31B

415

503

B28

790

1,010

972

*935

885

830

844

817

830

1,080

1,190

885

718

602

486

439

*350

272

234

203

536

346 

892

1^470

19,669

656

39,010

July

1,000 542"

303

227

196

161

132

89

70

52

41

35

28

24

*33

24

22

18

15

13

11

9.2

6.8

5.1

3.8

3.0

3.0

2.7 

2.1

273

2.9

3,076.9

99.3

6,100

Aug.

5.9

8.1

5.9

5.1

6.3

5.5

5.5

4.7

4.2

3.4

3.2

3.2

2.5

2.3

3TO

3.4

4.2

3.4

*18

22

13

12

9.8

8.1

6.8

6.3

5.5

5.5 

4.7

4.2

3.4

199.1

6.42

395

Sept.

2.9 

2.5

2.3

2.1

2.1

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.3

1.2

.9

.8

.6

.5

.5

1.8

**2.5

2.7

7.6

15

33

19

19

30

30

51

49

g

35

419.7

14.0

832

Calendar year 1958 : Max 1,400 Min 0 Mean 132 Ac-ft 95,320

Water year 1958-59 : Max 1,470 Min 0 Mean 120 Ac-ft 86,660

Peak discharge (base. 1,300 efs). June 17 (8:30 a.m.) 1.3OO cfs (3.77 ft); June SO (1:30 p.m.)

1.550 efs (4.03 ft)._________________'___________________________________________

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

 * Field estimate made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Ho». 14 to Mar. 29 (no gage-height record Jan.6 

to Mar. 20; discharge estimated on basis of 3 discharge measurements, weather records, and records 

for nearby Bear River stations).
BEAR RIVER BASIN 23

210. Woodruff Creek near Woodruff, Utah

Location. Lat 41°29', long 111°16', In SE^SE^ sec.28, T.9 N., R.6 E. , on left bank 

ll miles upstream from Birch Creek and 6 miles southwest of Woodruff.

Drainage arear-65 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--October 1949 to September 1959 in reports of Geological Survey. 

October 1937 to September 1943 records for site 1-g- miles upstream available in files 

of Logan project office, Geological Survey, under name of South Fork Woodruff Creek 

near Woodruff.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,600 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

~o June 21, 1939, staff gage half a mile downstream at different datum. Jvne 22,

1939, to Sept. 30, 1943, water-stage recorder at site 1-J- miles upstream at different

datum.

Average discharge. 10 years (1949-59) ,32.8 cfs (23,750 acre-ft per year).

Extremes Maximum discharge during year, 126 cfs May 14 (gage height, 2.81 ft); maximum 

gage height, 3.47 ft (beaverdam); minimum discharge, 4.4 cfs Mar. 4.

1949-59: Maximum discharge, 528 cfs May 25, 1950 (gage height, 5.72 ft); minimum, 

1.9 cfs Feb. 26, 1957^ result of freezeup .

Remarks. Records good. No diversion above station.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used July 5-13, July 29 to Sept. 30)

1.3

1.4 

1.6

4.4 

8.7

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

Discharge, In exile feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

i

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

*8.3

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

7.8

7.8

8.3

8_.7

8.3

8.3

7.8

7.8

7.8 ia

7.8

8.3

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3 

8.3

253.2

8.17

502

Nov.

8 7

8 7

8 7

8 7

*9 2

10

10

10

9.8

9.8

10

10

10

12

TT

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.3

8.7

7.8

877

8.7

277.8

9.26

551

Dec.

8.7

*8.7

9.2

9.8

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.8

10

9.8

10

16

11

7.8

877

9.2

9.2

8.7

8.

8.

8.

8.

8.

8. ~< 

8.

8.

8.

7.

8.

8.

284.3

9.17

564

Jan.

8.7

9.2

8.3

9.2

9.2

9.0

8.9

8.8

8.7

8.6

8.5

*8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

7.8

¥73

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.7

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

7 .8

262.5

8.47

521

Feb.

8.3

8.3

7.8

T78

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.7

8.7

8.7

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

*9.2

9.2

9.2

9.8

¥78

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.2

9.8

9.8

9.8

254.2

9. OS

504

Mar.

9.8

10

11

13

11

10

9.8

9.8

10

10

10

11

11

11

12

11

14

*14

13

14

17

19

19

16

16

16

16

16

15 

16

402.4

13.0

798

Apr.

*17

28

31

36

41

42

38

*29

24

22

21

21

23

26

24

22

20

20

19

17

17

18

19

23

29

51

48

40

38

42

846

28.2

1,680

May

53

61

50

45

38

*32

36

36

41

58

63

76

97

~99 112

99

75

67

61

50

43

41

40

35

45

42

57

51

48

65 

61

1,777

57.3

3,520

June

60

64

61

52

49

46

42

*40

37

34

32

30

28

27

26

27

24

21

20

19

19

18

17

17

17

17

20

19

19

17

919

30.6

1,820

July

M

16

16

16

14

14

13

13

12

11

11

10

*10

10

11

11

9.8

9.8

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

8.7

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.7

8.3

8.3

7.8 

7.8

334.9

10.8

664

Aug.

.8

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.0

.0

.O

.0

.6

'.6

ell

6.1

*6.1

7.8

14

M

9.8

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7 

8.7

252.1

8.13

500

Sept.

8.7

8.7

9.2

8.

8.

8.

9.

8.

8.

8.

8.

8.

8.

8.

8.

8.7

*8.7

7.4

6.6

9.2

10

6_il

7.4

11

14

21

21

9.8

8.7

9.Z

290.3

9.68

576

Calendar year 1958: Max 3O9 Min 7.4 Mean 25.8 Ac-ft 18,700

Water year 1958-59: Max 112 Mln 6.1 Mean 16.9 Ac-ft 12.2OO

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Jan. 6-llj discharge Interpolated on basis of recorded range in stage.
^ BEAR RIVER BASIN

230. Big Creek near Randolph, Utah

Location. Lat 41°37', long 111°15' , in SE^- see.10, T.10 N. , R.6 E. , on left bank 

3^ miles downstream from main forks and 4f miles southwest of Randolph.

Drainage area .--52.2 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1949 to September 1959. March 1939 to September 1944 

(fragmentary), at site a quarter of a mile downstream, records equivalent except 

during a few short periods each irrigation season.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,390 ft (from topographic map).

March 1939 to September 1944 at site a quarter of a mile downstream and Oct. 1, 1949, 

to Sept. 9, 1959, at site 100 ft downstream at different datums.

Average discharge. 10 years (1949-59), 20.2 cfs (14,620 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 54 cfs Apr. 2 (gage height, 0.90 ft); minimum 

recorded, 6.7 cfs Aug. 17.

1949-59: Maximum discharge, 337 cfs July 11. 1957 (gage height, 3.75 ft); 

minimum, 1.6 cfs Mar. 12, 1951 (ice jam upstream).

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

which are fair. No diversion above station.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of Ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 21 to Apr. 23)

Oct. 1 to Sept. 9

5.5 

7.5

0.5 

.8

1.7

1.8 

2.0

6.1

8.3

14

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-It

Oct.

*12

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

12

12

12

12

12

13.

370

11.9

734

Nov.

13

13

11

11

*12

12

12

11

11

11

12

12

12

1 "

> b!2

I

J

bll

bll

bll

r

r

348

11.6

690

Dec.

all

I

> bll

J

11

9.2 13 

10

bll

bll

all

all

all

> bll

}-

340.2

11.0

675

Calendar year 1958: Max 54

Jan.

}-

(*)

> aio

315

1O.2

625

Feb.

alO

> a11

(*)

) a!2

1

J

-

311

11.1

617

Mln -

Mar.

"

> al2

a!4

a!5

a!4

a 14

a!4

*a!4

15

24

21

14

13

14

13

12

12

12

12

415

13.4

823

Apr.

*16

30

25

23

24

23

21

19

18

17

16

15

16

15

16

15

15

15

15

14

14

13

13

14

14

19

20

18

17

18

528

17.6

1,050

May

19

20

19

19

17

*17

16

15

15

16

15

15

15

16

16

16

15

15

15

14

14

15

15

14

13

15

15

14

13

13

13

479

15.5

950

June

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

*13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

13

13

12

372

12.4

738

July

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

10

10

*10

10

11

10

10

9.8

9.5

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.0

8.8

8.8

9.5

9.5

9.0

8.5

8.5

8.8

312.3

10.1

619

Aug.

9.2

9.0

8.2

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

.3

.5

.3

.5

.8

.3

.3

.3

.1

* .9

.5

.5

.8

.0

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.1

.1

.1

.1

239.9

7.74

476

Sept.

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

a~.9

* .4

.4

.6

.6

.6

8.1

9.1

8.8

8.3

8.3

9.1

9.6

8.3

8.3

9.6

9.9

T2~ 12

9.6

9.6

8.8

250.8

8.36

497

Mean 16.0 Ac-ft 11,6OO

Water year 1958-59: Max 3O Mln 6.9 Mean 11.7 Ac-ft 8,49O

* Discharge measurement made t>n this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 4 discharge measurements, weather records, 

and records for nearby stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
BEAR RIVER BASIN 25

265. Bear River near Randolph, Utah

Location. Lat 41°4S' , long 111°06' , in SE^NE^ sec.7, 1.12 N. , R.8 E., on left bank 

3.5 miles upstream from Twin Creek, 4.8 miles upstream from Utah-Wyoming State line 

and 11 miles northeast of Randolph.

Drainage area. 1,640 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. December 1943 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,205 ft (from river-profile map).

Average discharge. 15 years (1944-59), 193 cfs (139,700 acre-ft per year). *

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 525 cfs July 2 (gage height, 4.32 ft); minimum, 

4.8 cfs Oct. 1.

1943-59: Maximum discharge, 2,660 cfs May 3, 1952 (gage height, 3.80 ft); minimum, 

that of Oct. 1, 1959.

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

which are fair. Diversions for irrigation of about 96,000 acres above station.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except period c 

ight, in feet, and discharge, in cubic fee 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 5-22, June

f ice effect (gage 

t per second) 

1U to July 7)

1.2

1.3 

1.5 

1.8

Discharge, in cubic feet per

2.2 

2.8 

3.6 

4.5

188

337

532

cond, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

*5.4

5.1

5.1

8.8

7.2

6,8

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.4

6,4

6.4

6,4

6.8

7.2

7.6

7.6

8.0

8.0

8.0

9.6

11

11

12

13

13

12 

13

251.4

8.11

499

Nov.

12

12

*13

11

14

14

15

16

16

16

-17

19

22

21

19

> 20

537

17.9

1,070

Dec.

(*)

. 20

1 .

/ c ^

662

21.4

1,310

Jan.

1

\ _

> *35

f

J

> 40

1 .

f

1,139

36.7

2,260

Feb.

45

f,: "i1-

-

1,560

55.7

3,090

Mar.

> 70

85

*95

110

125

140

155

170

190

205

220

225

215

195

175

165 

160

3,680

119

7,300

Apr.

170

200

220

250

293

305

310

*301

301

272

237

202

170

160

150

146

141

139

133

126

122

120

112

99

82

93

109

104

90

80

5,237

175

10,390

May

70

53

48

50

68

*74

53

38

33

29

28

26

24

22.

23

29

44

57

39

37

41

41

46

52

57

71

85

91

102

107

91

1,629

52.5

3,230

June

84

87

78

68

64

53

36

33

49

*150

195

222

224

231

24O

257

284

421

484 42"8

337

303

282

224

179

141

128

117

126

139

5,664

189

11,230

July

263

484

434

324

238

201

168

134

110

1O6

96

78

*70

71

62

52

45

4O

36

59

60

58

56

57

56

53

51

50

50

49

52

3,663

118

7,270

Aug.

51

52

49

47

45

20

17

16

21

22

25

25

24

22

20

2O *zo

22

25

31

29

28

22

25

27

28

27

27

29

28

31

875

28.2

1,740

Sept.

36

29

26

25

22

22

20

12

11

13

12

11

11

12

13

15

*21

15

14

15

27

22

15

18

22

25

40

3T

32

34

621

20.7

1,230

Calendar year 1958; Max 676 MLn 5.1 Mean 94.3 Ac-ft 68,270

Water year 1958-59-. Max 484 MLn 5.1 Mean 69.9 Ac-ft 5O,620

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 16 to Mar. 26 (no gage-height record 

Feb. 3-18, Mar. 7-17, Mar. 27 to Apr. 4; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, 

weather records, and records for nearby Bear River stations.
26 BEAR RIVER BASIN

270. Twin Creek at Sage, Wyo.

Location. Lat 41°49' , long 110°58 I , in SE^- sec.7, T.21 N. , R.119 W. , on left bank half 

a mile southwest of Sage and 5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 248 sq mi.

Records available. April 1943 to September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,330 ft (from highway map). Prior to 

Oct. I, 1945, staff gage at site 0.6 mile upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 16 years, 19.1 cfs (13,830 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 275 cfs Apr. 3 (gage height, 4.12 ft); minimum, 

1.6 cfs Nov. 2.

1943-59: Maximum discharge, 649 cfs Mar. 18, 1947 (gage height, 6.08 ft); 

minimum, 0.6 cfs Mar. 18, 1953, result of freezeup.

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

which are fair. Diversions for irrigation of about 1,100 acres above station.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used June 1-28)

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0 

2.2

3.3

5.5

9.2

15

28

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

52

103

168

252

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

*6.2

6.2

5.9

5.9 

5.9

6.2

6.2

5.3

5.1 sTi

5.3

5.5

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.9

6.2

6.2

6.6

7.0

7.0

7.4

7.4

7.0

7.0

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.7

197.1

6.36

391

Nov.

7.

7.

8.

7. 

7.

7.

*7.

7.

7.

7.

8.

8.

8.

9.

9.

8.

7.

a7.

a7.

a7.

I

1

> a7.5

[

J

b7.5

b6.8

b6.3

b7.4

b7.6

231.2

7.71

459

Dec.

a7.6

a7.6

a7.6

*b7.6 

b7.6

b7.6

n

> a7.6

J

b!2

b8.0

b7.0

> a7.5

f

J

> b7.5

238.1

7.68

472

Calendar year 1958 : Max 198

Jan.

b7.5

,,

> a7.5

1

-"

a7.O

a7.0

a7.O

T (*>

> b7.0

 >

222.0

7.16

440

Feb.

-

> b7.0

J

b7.5

(*)

a7.5

a8.0

-

209.0

7.46

415

Mar.

> a8.0

(*)

bio

bio

bio

bll

13

35

57

6T_

44

37

36

44

28

*27

565.0

18.2

1,120

Apr.

40

172

*221

209 

*165

113

72

*34

20

19

19

20

24

28

22

18

15

16

18

19

20

26

26

26

25

35

44

30

21

21

1,538

51.3

3,050

May

23

21

21

21 

21

*19

19

18

19

20

18

12

10

10

10

11

11

10

10

11

10

10

13

13

10

12

31

40

21

17

13

505

16.3

1,000

June

8^8

8.8

8.5

8.5 

6.2

6.2

5.9

5.9

5.9

*6.6

6.2

6.2

6.2

7.7

7.7

7.4

6.2

5.3

5.1

5.1

5.1

4.8

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

5.1

5.9

7.0

7.0

187.7

6.26

372

July

6.6

5.9

5.5

5.3 

5.3

5 i

5 ',3

5.1

5.3

5.3

5.5

5.5

5.5

4.6

*4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

5.1

5.3

5.3

5.1

5.1

5.1

4.6

4.4

4.0

3.7

3.7

3.7

4.0

154.1

4.97

306

Aug.

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.5 375"

3.7

5.1

5.5

6.2

5.9

5.5

5.9

5.9

5.3

5.5

5.3

5.3

5.5

*7.0

26

12

7.4

6.2

6.2

5.9

5.9

6.2

5.9

5.9

5.9

6.2

196.3

6.33

389

Sept.

6.2

6.2

6.2

5.9 

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.5

5^3.

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

6.2

7.4

8.8

*7.0

6.6

8.8

21

12

7.7

17

21

21

56

17

12

9.2

319.2

10.6

633

Min 4.4 Mean 14.1 Ac-ft 10,240

Water year 1958-59 : Max 221 Min 3.5 Mean 12.5 Ac-ft g,o50

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measure 

and records for nearby stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

ent, weather records.
BEAR RIVER BASIN 27

285. Bear River below Pixley Dam, near Cokevllle, Wyo.

Location. Lat 41°56'20", long 110°59'05", In SE^SE^ sec.25, T.23 N. , R.120 W., 800 ft 

downstream from Pixley Dam, 11 miles south of Cokevllle, and 17.5 miles downstream 

from Twin Creek.

Drainage area. 2,040 sq ml, approximately.

Records available. October 1941 to November 1943 (published as Bear River near Cokevllle), 

October 1952 to September 1956, May 1958 to September 1959 (irrigation seasons only).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,185 ft (from river-profile map). 

Oct. 31, 1941, to Nov. 30, 1943, at site 200 ft downstream at different datum.

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 377 cfs July 7; minimum daily recorded, 

8.6 cfs May 28-30.

1941-43, 1952-56, 1959: Maximum daily discharge, 2,300 cfs Mar. 25, 1956; minimum 

dally recorded, 2.8 cfs Sept. 2, 1958.

Remarks. Records good. Natural flow of stream affected by diversions for irrigation and 

return flow from irrigated areas. No diversion between station and Collett Creek 

Branch of Smiths Fork.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, May to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May

*42

27

27

26

26

17

13

13

12

10

11

11

12

16

14

14

12

11

11

*11

12

12

10

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

8.6

176

8.6

9.0

440.8

14.2

874

June

11

13

14

13

12

12

11

10

10

10

10

11

11

12

12

14

20

34

66

119

266

272

Tf6

151

98

55

56

54

52

*48

1,653

55.1

3,280

July

44

47

274

352

301

282

377

265

222

193

174

164

148

150

155

*134

116

122

99

88

103

103

103

91

86

82

Aug.

59

76

64

88

71

60

42

30

28

31

32

36

37

36

34

32

31

27

31

*55

57

44

42

37

39

41

80 40

61 39

57 39

49 26

51 26

4,573 1,330

148 42.9

9,070 2,640

Sept.

31

32

38

34

33

31

31

27

24

21

21

21

21

20

?T

26

30

28

28

38

43

40

40

46

59

80

65

74

74

1,105

36.8

2,190

Calendar year : Max Min Mean Ac-ft

Water year : Max Min Mean Ac-ft

* Discharge measurement on this day.
28 BEAR RIVER BASIN

320. Smiths Fork near Border, Wyo.

Location. Lat 42°17', long 110°52', in NW£ sec.33, T.27 N. , R.118 W. , on left bank 

4i miles upstream from Howland Creek, 6 miles downstream from Hobble Creek, and 

12 miles northeast of Border.

Drainage area. 165 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1942 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,650 ft (from topographic map). 

Prior to Oct. 16, 1945, at site 0.8 mile downstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--17 years, 196 cfs (141,900 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 697 cfs June 16 (gage height, 3.49 ft); minimum, 51 cfs Mar. 21, but may have been less during periods of ice effect.

1942-59: Maximum discharge, 1,500 cfs June 7, 1957 (gage height, 4.56 ft); minimum recorded, 35 cfs Mar. 21, 1955, result of freezeup.

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

diversion for irrigation of about 200 acres above station.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of Ice effect (gage

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used May 28 to June 7)

1.5 

1.8 

2.2

2.7 

3.3

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

9-3 93

91

91

89

88

88

88

88

88

86

85

83

82

80

80

79

76

76

78

78

78

79

78

79

79

78

78

76

76

15

2,556

82.5

5,070

Nov.

76

76

80

85

85

85

*86

83

83

82

82

80

79

83

79

b75

b75

b75

b80

80

78

79

78

76

75

b70

b67

b66

b66

b68

2,332

77.7

4,630

Dec.

b66

b66

b67

*b67

b68

b68

b68

b68

b68

b68

b76

b90

b78

b73

b73

b73

b73

b70

b70

b70

b70

70

70

69

b67

b67

b66

b68

b64

b66

b70

2,167

69.9

4,300

Jan.

b67

b65

b63

b63

b68

b70

b70

b68

b70

b70

b70

b70

b70

b70

*b68

b70

b70

68

66

b65

b64

b67

b70

b68

65

63

69

65

65

b63

b6_0

2,080

67.1

4,130

Feb.

b58

b57

b57

b61

b60

b62

b64

b64

b64

b64

b64

b64

b64

b60

b£i6

b66

b64

62

62

*60

59

60

60

58

63

60

59

58

-

1,720

61.4

3,410

Mar.

58

57

58

b57

b59

b61

63

65

63

59

62

59

59

b59

b59

b60

60

60

59

58

58

60

63

62

60

60

64 £2

63

62

62

1,871

60.4

3,710

Apr.

63 *6"B

71

80

93

105

105

101

91

85

85

88

97

105

105

99

94

93

91

88

88

93

105

121

156

243

2T>9"

169

153

1 81

3,325

111

6,600

May

250

302

254

232

209

199 T9~9~

*229

261

276

261

298

366

411

411

462

407

366

337

310

287

276

268

272

291

306

326

298

283

287

276

9,206

297

18,260

June

279

3T4

366

394

*432

503

578

583

578

572

*537

527

542

552

599

621 5~B?

552

527

503

489

471

450

428

411

407

399

370

349

337

14,253

475

28,270

July

2~95 314

291

283

272

264

250

250

250

243

232

229

229

232

*246

236

222

209

202

196

190

187

178

175

169

169

169

161

158

156 156-

6,813

220

13,510

Aug.

161

153

147

140

14O

137

133

128

124

124

124

128

124

124

121

117

115

121

*130

145

130

121

117

113

113

113

113

107

105

103 

TOT

3,874

125

7,680

Sept.

99

97

96

94

94

94

94

93

93

93

91

9T

91

91

94

96

97

*94

94

96

96

93

93

96

103

TCB- 115

99

97 

99

2,878

95.9

5,710

Calendar year 1958: Max 1,110 Mln - Mean 191 Ac-ft 138,500

Water year 1958-59: Max 621 Mln 57 Mean 145 Ac-ft 105,300

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ic
BEAR RIVER BASIN 

380. Bear River below Smiths Fork, near Cokeville, Wyo.

29

Location.--Lat 42°07'30", long 110°58'20", in SE^NE^ sec.28, T.25 N., R.119 W., 1.1 miles 

upstream from Wyman Dam, 2.8 miles northwest of Cokeville, and 3.8 miles downstream 

from Smiths Fork.

Drainage area. 2,460 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--April 1954 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,140 ft (from river-profile map).

Average discharge. 5 years, 355 cfs (257,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 931 cfs Apr. 6 (gage height, 4.21 ft); minimum, 

86 cfs Oct. 3.

1954-59: Maximum discharge, 3,780 cfs Mar. 26, 1956 (gage height, 7.54 ft); minimum, 68 cfs Sept. 12, 1954.

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

Natural flow of stream affected by diversions for irrigation and return flow from 

irrigated areas.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.2 

2.4 

2.6

106

157

3.1 

3.9 

4.2

325

732

910

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

*95

89

91

93

91

93

93

96

135

144

123

120

118

118

116

113

116

120

116

118

125

125

123

125

130

130

128

128

128 

128

125

3,593

116

7,130

Nov.

116

Tie

120

128

146

*141

141

149

160

152

152

149

149

166

172

135

128

144

152

169

166

163

157

163

157

135

141

138

123

135

4,363

145

8,650

Dec.

135

128

144

152

*141

154

154

160

160

160

169

204

m

166

b!60

149

149

b!50

b!52

152

157

157

160

157

177

163

b!45

b!38

b!37

b!35

133

4,772

154

9,470

Jan.

154

b!50

b!40

b!30

b!20

bl!5

bT2B~

b!30

b!35

b!30

130

141

b!45

*b!43

b!40

b!40

133

146

160

b!50

b!50

b!50

b!50

149

160

157

154

163

b!60

b!70

bTTO"

4,490

145

8,910

Feb.

b!65

b!60

b!60

b!60

b!55

b!50

bTBTJ

160

160

169

157

157

b!55

b!55

b!55

157

163

169

163

*163

163

b!68

b!70

b!72

172

180

T5o" 186

-

4,574

163

9,070

Mar.

183

bl9t>

b!95

b205

b210

b205

b!95

b205

b200

195

204

214

198

224

217

234

*214

211

217

250

264

274

297

338

385

416

484

500

474

440

393

8,431

272

16,720

Apr.

398

474

653

820

874

862

767

669

586

*537

500

459

416

309

346

346

317

257

m

271

264

264

271

274

293

350

402

376

342

363

13,331

444

26,440

May

371

398

380

350

338

313

282

*268

278

301

293

297

321

359

367

407 353"

354

321

282

254

234

230

224

230

237

257

257

247

243

240

9,326

301

18,500

June

240 250-

274

305

321

359

416

464

479

479

464

459

464

469

761

*559

521

526

500

510

619

761

&4T

532

484

421

411

407

430

425

13,951

465

27,670

July

389

354

398

' 636

597

526

564

597

479

435

389

359

342

321

338

*317

301

274

268

240

230

237

230

217

207

201

191

183

166

163

157

10,306

332

20,440

Aug.

160

174

169

169

180

163

149

123

113

111

108 T20"

120

125

123

120

118

120

133

*146

172

160

154

152

144

144

146

146

141

130

4,371

141

8,670

Sept.

123

128

138

133

125

125

123

120

116

111

102

100

98

93

91

98

104

*102

104

108

128

128

149

163

169

201

224

220" 227

207

4,058

135

8,050

Calendar year 1958 : Max 1,600 Mln 87 Mean 314 Ac-ft 227,500

Water year 1958-59 : Max 874 Mln 89 Mean 234 Ac-ft 169,700

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

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

395. Bear River at Border, Wyo.

Location.--Lat 42°11', long 111-03', in NE^NE^ sec.15, T.14 S., R.46 E., in Idaho, on 

left bank a quarter of a mile west of Wyoming-Idaho State line, half a mile west of 

Border, and 2.1 miles upstream from Thomas Fork.

Drainage area. 2,490 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. October 1937 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 6,051.63 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Average discharge. 22 years, 402 cfs (291,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 924 cfs Apr. 6 (gage height, 4.13 ft); minimum, 

86 cfs Oct. 5.

1937-59: Maximum discharge, 3,680 cfs May 11, 1952 (gage height, 8.89 ft); minimum daily, 30 cfs Aug. 18-22, 1940.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Diversions for irrigation of about 124,000 acres above station.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

6

9

10

11

1Z

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

ZO

Zl

zz

Z3

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Caler

Oct.

96

95

*89

89

88

89

90

9Z

1Z1

1Z4

113

113

111

113

113

111

117

119

1Z1

119

1Z5

130

139

141

14Z

142

139

141

141 

139

137

3,639

117

7,ZZO

Nov.

T29" 129

129

134

149

*155

151

155

166

162

160

158

158

171

190

160

140

150

165

170

170

170

165

170

165

155

150

145

135 

140

4,646

155

9,220

Dec.

145

ISO" 140

160

*150

160

165

165

170

170

185

T§0" 205

175

165

160

150

155

160

160

165

165

170

170

175

165

155

145

140

140

145

5,015

162

9,950

Jan.

160

155

145

140

130

125

I3S

135

145

140

145

150

150

150

145

*145

140

155

155

155

155

155

155

155

170

165

170

175

175

T7§

4,725

152

9,370

Feb.

170

170

165

165

165

T5B" 155

165

170

175

170

165

160

160

160

170

175

170

*170

175

175

180

180

180

180

185

TSo" 190

-

4,790

171

9,500

Mar.

?CB" 195

205

210

215

210

205

210

210

210

220

220

220

230

225

*245

230

225

245

250

260

270

280

303

345

382

416

458

33ff

419

377

8,325

269

16,510

Apr.

374

427

558

743

832

876 m

697

616

*548

511

470

444

350

360

367

348

301

294

299

292

'2~90" 285

292

301

340

408

400

367

364

13,541

451

26,860

May

372

397

400 572-

355

333

312

*285

290

310

312

301

285

303

328

345

357

328

305

285

261

236

232

222

218

182

175

184

175

167

166

8,793

284

17,440

June

I5o~ 166

210

220

234

266

312

362

416

408

*408

392

403

400

416

*470

452

447

427

424

461

596

5377

*430

416

377

367

367

379

387

11,323

377

22,460

July

357

333

350

533

545

496

458

558

46T

424

382

355

343

319

343

*322

301

283

272

251

240

236

228

218

201

193

190

180

162 

158

146

9,840

317

19,520

Aug.

153

164

162

157

190

176

167

146

132

127

129

129

124

127

127

1ZZ

119

T2?

137

*153

175

188

176

176

167

167

160

153

146 

14Z

146

4,659

150

9,240

Sept.

134

136

139

146

14Z

137

1Z5

122

1Z1

117

106

99

98

*95

95

93

9S

95

96

99

108

113

13 Z

151

16Z

180

220

212

236 

Z18

4,027

134

7,990

idar year 1958: Max 1,500 Mln 85 Mean 316 Ac-ft 229,100

Water year 1958-59: Max 876 Min 88 Mean ZZ8 Ac-ft 165,300

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 16 to Mar. 23.
BEAR RIVER BASIN 31

410. Thomas Fork near Wyoming-Idaho State line

Location. Lat 42°24'10", long 111°01'30", in SE£NW£ sec.19, T.28 N., R.119 W., in Wyo-" 

ming, on right bank 1.3 miles upstream from State line, 1.5 miles downstrearr from 

Giraffe Creek, and 3g- miles northeast of Geneva, Idaho.

Drainage area. 113 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1949 to September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,280 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to Aug. 23, 1957, at site 0.2 mile upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 10 years, 54.2 cfs (39,240 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year 157 cfs May 2 (gage height, 2.38 ft); maximum 

gage height, 3.96 ft Feb. 21 (ice jam); minimum discharge, 5.6 cfs Mar. 14.

1949-59: Maximum discharge, 869 cfs May 18, 1950 (gage height, 5.55 ft, site and 

datum then in use); minimum, 2.6 cfs Mar. 2, 1956, result of freezeup.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. No diversion above station.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

7.2

10

20

1.7 

2.0 

2.4

4B

85

161

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

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

Total

Mean

Ae-ft

Oct.

17

*T7

Te- 16

ie

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

17

17

17

16

17

17

17

17

17

17

b!7

b!7

509

16.4

1,010

Nov.

b!7

b!7

17

17

18

*18

20

19

19

19

18

18

18

21 T9-

b!7

b!6

b!6

b!6

blS

b!6

15

16

16

blS

b!4

blS

b!3

bl4

b!4

505

16.8

1,000

Dec.

b!5

b!5

b!5

b!6

*b!5

16

16

16

16

16

19

24

b??

b!8

b!8

b!8

b!6

b!6

blS

16

b!6

16

15

15

b!4

b!4

b!4

b!5

b!3

bis

b!6

502

16.2

996

Jan.

b!5

b!3

b!3

b!3

big

blS

b!6

blS

b!5

b!5

b!5

b!5

15

15

b!6

*b!5

b!5

14

16

b!4

b!4

b!4

14

14

13

13

13

14

b!3

b!2 WHS"

blZ

444

14.3

881

Feb.

b!2

bT5

b!4

b!6

bTJ

b!5

16

14

15

14

14

13

b!3

b!2

b!5

16

14

13

14

*13

b!4

b!4

14

b!4

b!4

13

14

14

390

13.9

774

Mar.

14

13

14

b!4

b!4

14

b!5

b!5

b!5

14

15

blS

14

12

bT*

*b!5

b!5

15

14

14

b!4

15

18

17

18

20

2S

19

19

18

18

481

15.5

954

Apr.

23*S5

44

60

69

70

61

50

40

*34

33

39

48

51

48

39

37

37

38

36

33

38

46

54

67

91

FT

69

63

72

1,512

50.4

3,000

May

*108

132

To7

93

85

82

81

90

98

99

90

98

105

105

99

116

96

91

90

84

77

74

72

70

67

72

*81

72

66

66

64

2,726

87.9

5,410

June

61

55

57

54

53

51

52

51

49

46

45

45

44

43

51

60

44

40

38

37

35

35

33

32

31

32

40

38

38

36

1,329

44.3

2,640

July

31

29

29

27

26

25

24

24

24

23

21

21

20

20

26

*23

20

19

19

18

18

18

16

16

15

15

16

15

M

14

15

641

20.7

1,270

Ave;.

17

18

18

16

16

15

14

14

13

13

13

13

12

12

11

11

11

12

16

*22_

18

15

14

14

14

14

14

13

12

12

11

438

14.1

869

Sept.

10

10

10

10

9.8

9.8

9.4

9.1

8.8

97T

9.1

9.1

9.4

*9.8

11

11

12

12

12

13

14

12

12

14

16

30

2S

20

18

16

382.4

12.7

758

Calendar year 1958; Max 389 Mln 13 Mean 49.8 Ac-ft 36,O80

Water year 1958-59: Max 132 Mln 8.8 Mean 27.0 Ac-ft 19,560

Peak discharge (base, 150 cfs). May 2 (5 a.m.) 157 cfs (2.38 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

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

440. Bear River at Rarer, Idaho

Location.--Lat 42"11'50", long 111"10'05", in NW£ sec.23, T.14 S., R.45 E., on right bank 

400 ft downstream from Sheep Creek, three-quarters of a mile north of Harer siding on 

Union Pacific (Oregon Short Line) Railroad, and 5 miles southeast of Dingle.

Drainage area. 2,780 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. June 1913 to September 1916, January 1919 to September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,000 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

tfo Aug. 24, 1914, staff gage at site 1,500 ft downstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--43 years, 509 cfs (368,500 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,100 cfs Apr. 6 (gage height, 5.46 ft); minimum daily, 112 cfs Sept. 14.

1913-16, 1919-59: Maximum discharge, 4,440 cfs May 7, 1952 (gage height, 11.04 ft); 

minimum daily, 26 cfs Aug. 21-27, 1934.

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

diversions above station for irrigation.

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

Geological Survey, in connection with a Federal Power Commission project.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.6 

3.0 

3.5

106

191

336

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

523

936

1,310

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

129

127

125

123

121

121

119

T5T

121

149

149

143

145

143

141

141

141

147

147

143

143

152

160

167

169

172

Tg9

167

*169

169

169

4,502

145

8,930

Nov.

167

163

163

167

174

191

189

181

194

206

208

206

204

214

215

205

160

165

185

230

230

225

220

225

225

200

200

185

175

1BO

5,847

195

11,600

Dec.

180

180

180

185

185

185

*190

195

200

200

214

255" 215

195

165

165

175

180

190

190

190

195

195

198

200

170

165

165

160

Teo

165

5,732

185

11,370

Jan.

170

170

160

150

140

135

145

150

155

150

150

155

160

160

160

155

*153

155

170

170

170

165

165

170

175

175

180

180

185

190

-t be loo

5,053

163

10,020

Feb.

185

180

175

175

170

165

165

170

175

180

180

175

175

175

175

175

180

190

195

200

200

205

205

205

205

*210

215

215

5,220

186

10,350

Mar.

215 215"

225

23O

235

230

225

225

225

225

230

230

230

230

230

220

225

260

270

285

300

310

325

370

415

475

520

550

519

498

466

9,408

303

18,660

Apr.

439

482

619

623

966

1,060

1,620

913

808

*706

636

601

553

498

436

462

447

428

381

388

381

370

363 375

377

406

494

532

498

462

16,719

557

33,160

May

470

494

*527

519

482

466

439

402

392

399

395

374

356

339

374

399

402

*384

353

326

350

306

303

284

*291

275

243

240

235

224

216

11,259

363

22,330

June

216

201

221

227

240

246

272

320

392

417

443

447

421

417

432

*466

515

478

478

455

466

579

562" 672

466

462

413

410

*413

459

12,206

407

24,200

July

439

406

399

474

665

632

527

570

570

494

455

413

388

363

370

413

360

333

320

303

281

260

258

252

246

235

230

219

208

196

189

11,466

370

22,740

Aug.

191

204

208

*206

*201

227

216

196

169

163

163

163

152

T5S" 145

145

145

149

160

179

179

206

201

194

191

181

174

156

147

147

147

5,454

176

10,820

Sept.

145

139

139

143

145

143

139

131

127

129

125

119

114

112

*TTI

114

114

116

114

114

116

117

129

147

177

196

227

246

255

256

4,404

147

8,740

Calendar year 1958: Max 1,660 Min 106 Mean 389 Ac-ft 281,400

Water year 1958-59: Max 1,060 Min 112 Mean 266 Ac-ft 192,900

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 15 to Dec. 10, Dec. 12-23, Dec. 25 to Mar. 28.
BEAR RIVER BASIN 33 

460. Rainbow inlet canal near Dingle, Idaho

Location. Lat 42°13<ou", long 111°17<30", in SE^- sec.3, T.14 S., R.44 E. , on left bank 

11 miles west of Dingle and 1-J miles downstream from headworks at Stewart Dam.

Records available.--October 1945 to September 1959 in reports of Geological Survey. January 

 1922 to September 1945 in files of Salt Lake City district office, Geological Survey.

Gage. --Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,950 ft (from topographic mao). Prior 

to Oct. 1, 1923, at site 300 ft downstream at different datum. Oct. 1, 1923, to 

Oct. 27, 1944, at site half a mile downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 37 years, 302 cfs (213,600 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,040 cfs Apr. 6 (gage height, 4.00 ft); minimum 

daily, 12 cfs May 26.

1945-59: Maximum discharge, 4,130 cfs May 7, 1952 (gage height, 8.62 ft); minimum 

daily, 6.5 cfs Sept. 24, 1956.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or backwater from Mud Lake, 

which are fair. Discharge measurements generally made three times a week. Canal 

diverts from Bear River at Stewart Dam in ME-J- 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 entering at the station and by seepage and wastage from irrigation laids on both 

sides of canal.

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

Geological Survey, in connection with a Federal Power Commission project.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of Ice effect or backwater from Mud Lake (g

height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-contrcl method used Oct. 17-21, Nov. 17, 29, 3O, Dec. 1, 26, 28, 31, Jan. 5-14, 

16-19, 22-30, Feb. 6-9, 12, 16, 17, Mar. 27 to Apr. 1, Apr. 3-8, 27, May 1, 2, 5,7-18, 

July 6 to Aug. 25, Aug. 27 to Sept. 7 )

0.4 

.7

1.0 

1.5

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

301

606

1,OOO

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

16

42

61

68

60

62

69

63

63

71

90

83

82

83

82

74

69

71

75

71

72

75

82

90

94

95

97

97

104

111

To?

2,377

76.7

4.710

Nov.

113

118

118

116

118

130

133

130

116

116

131

130

130

139

139

b!30

83

b80

blO8

b!50

b!52

149

143

145

b!50

b!26

124

bllO

100

106

3,733

124

7 ,400

Dec.

104

107

111

113

113

115

120

122

130

130

137

141

b!26

b!2O

b89

blOO

bllO

bl!5

126

128

122

128

131

128

b!25

99

b95

92

b90

b9O 

94

3,551

115

7,040

Jan.

blOO

bllO

b95

b85

11

75

83

87

97

92

87

92

loo

104

blOO

95

95

97

111

bllO

bllO

109

102

104

113

118

122

115

115

131 

b!25

3,150

102

6,250

Feb.

b!25

120

b!15

bl!5

bllO

107

104

106

118

bl!5

bl!5

115

bl!5

bllO

bllO

109

115

126

131

131

137

139

139

139

139

141

153

149

3,448

123

6,840

Mar.

151

153

161

165

172

159

151

170

157

159

153

170

143

185

163

139

149

177

205

221

240

250

268

301

330

399

447

485

494

469

447

7,413

239

14,700

Apr.

417

417

504

668

831

938

975

894

773

672

613

571

527

504

408

423

423

396

360

346

34O

324

314

322

33O

338

394

463

450

414

15,349

512

30,440

May

396

391

432

444

411

391

351

280

217

219

196

155

113

66

42

40

42

45

37

16

15

14

13

13

12

12

13

13

14

15 

16

4,434

143

8,790

June

17

17

16

14

15

15

15

15

34

52

25

22

22

23

23

30

49

49

37

24

24

24

104

108

47

37

27

26

25

24

960

32. O

1,900

July

34

44

44

44

130

2 OS

217

243

317

260

270

260

238

212

199

201

185

177

188

183

153

124

104

102

92

85

75

66

56

45

37

4,590

148

9,100

Aug.

49

57

69

83

95

102

102

95

83

74

71

71

68

60

54

57

62

69

75

87

75

75

85

92

10O

109

95

82

83

74 

72

2,425

78.2

4,810

Sept.

74

69

57

46

40

39

4O

36

30

29

28

29

28

28

28

25

25

24

24

20

17

30

30

25

53

118

159

201

203

_22_1

1,776

59.2

3,520

Calendar year 1958: Max 1,180 Min 13 Mean 2C2 Ac-ft 189,600

Water year 1958-59 : Max 975 Min 12 Mean 146 Ac-ft 105,500

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by backwater from Mud Lake Oct. 1, May 19 to July 5; 

discharge computed on basis of 17 discharge measurements and engineers' notes.
34 BEAR RIVER BASIN

465. Bear River below Stewart Dam, near Montpelier, Idaho

Location. Lat 42°15'30", long 111°17'30", in tffi£ sec.34, T.13 S., R.44 E., on right bank 

300 ft downstream from Stewart Dam and 4-g- miles south of Montpelier.

Records available. October 1945 to September 1959 in reports of Geological Survey.

January 1922 to September 1945 in files of Salt Lake City district office, Geological 

Survey.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,950 ft (from topographic map). 

Average discharge. 37 years, 65.4 cfs (47,350 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 35 cfs Mar. 11; minimum daily, 4.7 cfs 

Apr. 24, 25.

1922-59: Maximum daily discharge, 3,050 cfs June 3, 1923; no flow July 15, 1956.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made once a week. Water 

diverted at Stewart Dam through Rainbow inlet canal for storage and regulation in 

Bear Lake. Many diversions above station for irrigation.

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

Geological Survey, in connection with a Federal Power Commission project.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-10, Oct. 18 to Nov. 4, 

Dec. 30 to Jan. 5, Aug. 23-30, Sept. 4-30)

0.9 

1.1 

1.3 

1.5

4.3

33

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

16

17

16

16

16

16

16

16

15

15

16

15

15

15

15

15

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

16

16

15

16

16

16 

16

482

15.5

956

Nov.

16

16

16

16

17

17

18

18

22

28

29

26

26

26

26

26

23

23

23

24

22

22

21

22

22

20

20

19

18

18

640

21.3

1,270

Dec.

18

17

IT

18

18

18

18

19

19

19

19

19

20

21

19

20

20

20

20

20

21

21

21

21

20

19

19

18

18

17

17

591

19.1

1,170

Jan.

17

17

17

17

17

16

16

16

17

17

17

18

18

18

18

18

17

17

18

18

18

18

17

18

19

19

19

19

18

19

19

547

17.6

1,080

Feb.

18

18

18

17

17

17

17

17

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

19

19

19

19

19

20

20

20

21

2T

516

18.4

1,020

Mar.

21

18

19

21

21

21

20

19

23

33

33

27

25

25

24

23

22

24

19

13

10

11

15

11

11

12

14

14

20

19

19

607

19.6

1,200

Apr.

18

18

20

22

23

21

10

5.4

5.4

5.8

5.8

6.2

6.2

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.1

5.1

4.7

571

5.1

4.7

4.7

5.4

6.2

6.2

6.6

6.2

258.9

8.63

514

May

7.3

7.3

7.7

8.9

8.9

8.5

8.9

10

13

13

15

17

17

16

17

18

18

18

16

16

16

16

15

13

11

11

11

11

11

11 

11

398.5

12.9

790

June

11

10

8.9

9.8

9.8

10

11

14

19

20

19

18

18

18

18

19

22

23

22

21

21

21

26

26

23

23

22

20

20

21

544.5

18.2

1,080

July

23

23

22

24

2F

28

28

2?

33

3f

3i

31

31

31

30

30

29

28

29

28

28

28

29

29

28

28

27

26

26

25 

23

867

28.0

1,720

Aug.

24

24

25

26

26

25

26

26

25

25

25

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

25

24

24

24

24

24

24

25

24

24

22

20 

ZQ

763

24.6

1,510

Sept.

20

20

19

19

18

18

17

16

16

15

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

12

12

13

14

14

13

12

12

450

15.0

893

Calendar year 1958: Max 31 Mln 6.2 Mean 16.5 Ac-ft 11,960

Water year 1958-59: Max 33 Mln 4.7 Mean 18.3 Ac-ft 13,200
BEAR RIVER BASIN 35

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

Location. Lat 42°20', long 111°14', in SE£ sec.31, T.12 S., R.45 E., on right bank 

3 miles east of Montpelier and 3|- miles downstream from South Fork.

Drainage area. 50.9 sq mi.

Records available. December 1942 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and sharp-crested weir. Altitude of gage is 6,210 ft (from 

topographic map).

Average discharge. 16 years (1943-59), 21.7 cfs (15,710 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 44 cfs Apr. 27 (gage height, 0.87 ft); minimum, 2.6 cfs Feb. 14.

1942-59: Maximum discharge, 224 cfs May 18, 1950 (gage height, 2.91 ft); minimum, 1.4 cfs Feb. 22, 1951, result of freezeup.

Remarks.--Records excellent. One small diversion above station for irrigation.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 3 to Mar. 31 Oct. 1, 2, Apr. 1 to Sept. 3O

0.8 

.9

1.1 

1.4 

1.6

5.1

6.6

9.8

15

20

0.1 

.2 

.4 

.6 

.9

4.8

7.7

16

26

47

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

11

*11

11

11

11

11

11

10

10

10

111111

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

9.8

9.7

9.5

319.0

10.3

633

Nov.

9.5

9.8

10

10

11

*11

12

11

11

11

10

10

10

11

11

7.8

7.5

8.2

10

10

10

9.8

9.8

10

9.8

8.3

9.3

7.4

a'.s

293.4

9.78

582

Dec.

9.2

9.3

9.5

9.7

*9.0

9.2

9.2

9.3

9.3

9.2

12

18

12

9.3

8.8

11

9.8

9.2

9.7

9.3

8.7

9.2

9.0

9.0

8.5

7.5

8.2

8.7

6.3

8^5

9.3

294.4

9.50

584

Jan.

8.5

7.4

6,8

7.5

8.8

9.0

878

7.4

7.7

8.2

8.2

7.8

7.7

7.5

6.5

8.5

7.8

7.8

7.7

7.2

6.6

8.8

8.0

7.7

7.7

7.5

7.5

7.7

7.4

6.6

7.0

239.1

7.71

474

Feb.

7.4

7.2

7.5

7.8

6.9

8.2

778

7.7

7.4

7.2

7.2

7.0

6.8

6.1

7.7

7.5

7.4

7.0

7.0

*6.9

6.9

6.9

7.0

6.9

6.9

7.2

7.0

7.0

-

201.5

7.20

40O

Mar.

7.4

7.4

7.4

6.8

671

7.0

7.5

7.4

7.2

7.5

7.2

7.2

7.7

7.0

6.9

*7.0

7.7

8.0

7.8

7.5

7.4

8.3

9.0

9.2

9.3

9.8

10

9.8

10

10

10

249.2

8.04

494

Apr.

11

16

18

21

25

28

27

24

22

22

22

22

24

25

26

23

23

23

22

20

20

21

24

28

29

39

33

33

32

34

743

24.8

1,470

May

*35

36

34

32

31

30

29

29

29

29

28

27

27

28

28

29

28

28

28

26

24

24

24

23

23

24

26

24

22

5?

22

849

27.4

1,680

June

22

21

21

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

*22

22

22

22

24

26

20

20

22

20

19

19

18

18

18

18

20

19

18

18

623

20.8

1,240

July

17

16

16

16

16

15

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

13

14

*13

12

12

11

11

11

10

10

10

8^4

8.8

10

9.9

9.5

9.1

9.5

383.2

12.4

760

A'lg.

10

9.1

9.1

9.1

8.8

8.

8.

8.

7.

8.

8.

8.

8.

8.

8.

7.

7.

8.

11

»12

11

9.9

9.5

9.5

9.1

9.5

9.9

8.8

8.4

8.4

8.4

277.4

8.95

550

Sept.

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.7

*7.7

8.8

8.8

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.5

9.9

9.1

9.9

9.9

11

17

16

12

12

11

283.7

9.46

563

Calendar year 1958; Max 104 Min - Mean 21.2 Ac-ft 15,35O

Water year 1958-59: Wax 39 Mln 6.1 Mean 13. o Ac-ft 9,43O

Discharge measurement made on this day.
BEAR RIVER BASIS

555. Bear Lake at Lifton, near St. Charles, Idaho

Location. Lat 42°07'20", long 111°19'SO", in NE£ sec.16, T.15 S. , R.44 E. , ir Lifton 

pumping plant of Utah Power & Light Co., 3-J miles east of St. Charles.

Records available. October 1903 to June 1906 (gage heights only), October 1945 to

September 1959. January 1921 to September 1945 (elevations only) In files of Salt Lake 

City district office, Geological Survey. Published as Bear Lake at Pish Hsven 1903-6.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 5,900 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted 

(levels by Utah Power & Light Co.). October 1903 to June 1906 staff gage at different 

site and datum.

Extremes.--Maximum contents during year, 1.030,000 acre-ft June 1-2 (gage height, 18.78 

ft); minimum, 907,1UO acre-ft Sept. 30 (gage height, 16.27 ft).

1921-59: Maximum contents, 1,423,000 acre-ft June 10, 1923 (gage height, 23.68 ft); 

no usable contents Nov. 9-19, 1935 (gage height, 2.00 ft, lower limit of pumps).

Remarks.--Outflow regulated by gates and pumps at Bear Lake and by gates in dike at north 

end of Mud Lake. Inflow to lake augmented by water diverted from Bear River through 

Rainbow inlet canal and Dingle inlet canal, which empty into Mud Lake (see p. 33). 

Water from Mud Lake reaches Bear Like by a sluice at pumping plant or by gates in 

causeway at south end of Mud Lake. Capacity, 1,421,000 acre-ft between gage height 

2.00 (lower limit of pumps) and 23.65 ft (present feasible upper limit of storage with 

existing facilities). Storage water used for irrigation and power developimnt.

Cooperation. Gage heights furnished by Utah Power & Light Co., under general supervision 

of Geological Survey, in connection with a Federal Power Commission project. Contents 

computed by Geological Survey from capacity table based on data furnished b-j Utah 

Power & Light Co.

Capacity table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, 

and contents, in thousands of acre-feet)

16.0

17.0

18.0

19.0

956.9

1,026

1,095

ntents in thousands of acre-feet, at 7 a.m. water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

(t)

ft)

Oct.

981.0

978.2

976.8

976.1

975.4

974.7

973.4

972.0

970.6

969.9

968.6

967.2

967.2

967.2

967.2

966.5

966.5

965.8

965.2

964.5

963.1

961.7

960.4

960.4

960.4

960.4

960.4

960.4

960.4

960.4

5,yD.05

-21.9

Nov.

959.7

959.7

959.0

959.0

959.0

959.0

959.0

958.3

959.0

959.0

959.0

959.0

959.0

959.7

959.7

959.7

959.7

959.7

959.7

960.4

961.0

961.0

961.0

961.7

961.7

962.4

962.4

962.4

962.4

962.4

5,917.08

+2.0

Dec.

963.1

963.1

963.1

963.1

963.8

963.8

964.5

964.5

965.2

965.8

966.5

967.2

967.9

968.6

969.9

970.6

970.6

971.3

972.0

972.7

972.7

973.4

974.7

975.4

975.4

976.1

976.1

976.1

976.8

976.8

976.8

5,917.29

+ 14.4

Jan.

977.5

977 .5

977^5

978.2

978.2

978.9

978.9

979.6

979.6

979.6

980.3

980.3

981.0

981.0

981.6

981.6

981.6

982.3

982.3

982.3

982.3

982.3

982.3

982.3

983.0

984.4

985.1

985.8

986.5

987.2

987.8

5,917.45

+ 11.0

Feb.

988.5

989.2

989.9

989.9

990.6

991.3

991.3

992.0

992.7

993.4

994.1

995.4

995.4

996.1

996.8

997.5

998.9

999.6

1,000

1,001

1,001

1,002

1,002

1,002

1,002

1,003

1,003

1.OO4

_

_

5,917 .68

+ 16.2

Mar.

1,OO4

1,004

1,005

1,OO5

1,006

1,006

1,007

1,008

1,008

1,009

1,009

1,009

1,009

1,010

1,010

1,010

1,011

1,011

1,011

1,012

1,013

1,013

1,014

1,015

1,017

1,018

1,018

1,020

1,O22

1,023

1,025

5,917.99

+ 21

Apr.

1,027

1,029

1,031

1,033

1,035

1,037

1,038

1,040

1,041

1,042

1,044

1,044

1,046

1,047

1,048

1,049

1,049

1,051

1,052

1,054

1,056

1,056

1,O58

1,058

1,059

1,060

1,063

1,065

1,066

1.067

5,918.60

+42

May

,067

,069

,070

,071

,072

,073

,074

,075

,075

,076

,O76

,077

,078

,078

,078

,078

,078

,078

,075

,074

,074

,074

,074

,076

,076

,077

,078

,079

i079

,079

,079

5^18.77

+ 12

June

,080

,080

,079

,078

,078

,078

,O78

,078

,077

,076

,076

,075

,074

,073

,072

,072

,071

,070

,069

,069

,068

,067

,067

,065

,064

,062

,061

,060

,058

,057

5,918.45

-22

July

,055

,,O54

,052

,051

,050

,049

,047

,045

,044

,042

,041

,040

,038

,036

,035

,033

,031

,028

,025

,023

,021

,018

,015

,012

,009

,OO5

,002

999.6

996.1

992.7

989.9

5,917.48

-67.1

Aug.

987.2

985.1

983.0

980.3

976.8

974.7

972.7

969.9

967.9

965.2

963.1

961.0

959.0

957.6

956.2

954.9

952.1

950.1

948.0

953.5

953.5

952.8

952.1

951.5

951.5

951.5

951.5

951.5

S49.4

£48.0

S46.0

5,916.84

-43.9

Sept.

943.9

940.5

938.4

936.4

934.4

932.3

930.3

928.9

926.8

924.8

922.7

920.7

918.6

916.6

915.9

913.9

913.2

912.5

912.5

911.8

911.1

909.8

909.8

909.8

909.8

909.1

908.4

907.7

907.7

907.1

5,916.27

-38 .9_

t Elevation, in feet, at end of month.

t Change In contents, in thousands of acre-feet.
BEAR RIVER BASIN 

595. Bear Lake outlet canal near Paris, Idaho

37

Location. Lat 42°13'00", long 111°20'30", In SW£ sec.8, T.14 3., R.44 E., on right bank 

2,000 ft downstream from headgates (at dike) and 3 miles southeast of Paris.

Records available October 1945 to September 1959 in reports of Geological Survey. 

 January 1922 to September 1945 in files of Salt Lake City district office, Geological 

Survey.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,920 ft ( fromtopographic map). 

Average discharge.--37 years, 340 cfs (246,100 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,350 cfs July 27 (gage height, 18.39 ft); minimum daily, 1 cfs Dec. 20.

1922-59: Maximum daily discharge, 1,870 cfs Aug. 8, 1924; minimum daily, 1 cfs for 

many days in 1937, 1954, 1959.

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

which are fair. Discharge measurements generally made six times a week during period 

of release from Bear Lake.

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

Geological Survey, in connection with a Federal Power Commission project.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of Ice effect (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 3, 17, 18, 23, 29, May 11-16, 21-27, 2J, 

June 1-3, 23, June 29 to July 11, July 17, Aug. 20, 21, Sept. 22)

12.6

13.0

13.5

14.0

15.0

17.0

19.0

339

871

1,580

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1939

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

263

267

273

271

269

265

259

251

261

271

271

275

244

194

200

188

178

181

183

183

184

186

151

93

79

77

77

74

55 

45

16

5,814

188

11,530

Nov.

48

49

50

49

48

48

48

47

47

47

48

49

48

48

47

46

45

45

44

44

45

45

44

44

42

41

41

41

4040"

1,368

45.6

2,710

Dec.

40

40

40

39

38

39

40

42

43

42

40

38

37

36

36

35

34

27

13

1

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2 

2

2

722

23.3

1,430

Jan.

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2 

2

2

62

2.0

123

Feb.

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

-

56

2.0

111

Mar.

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2 

2

2

62

2.0

123

Apr.

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

60

2.0

119

May

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

109

330

522

594

57T

466

348

262

167

139

144

150

161

155

150

162

137

61

17

10

10

4,686

151

9,290

June

114

353

439

364

248

203

212

252

350

390

397

401

411

413

415

443

475

535

524

535

527

585

692

738

8O7

792

801

801

795

807

14,819

494

29,390

July

604

379

308

220

225

291

385

516

712

727

704

706

804

947

1,010

,160

,240

,190

,180

,170

,210

,300

,320

,330

,340

,340

,320

,340

,300

,310

,200

28,788

929

57 , 100

Aug.

,02O

,020

,100

,190

,20O

,210

,170

,150

,070

877

657

621

618

607

556

545

550

345

M

185

454

569

459

352

318

289

271

267

269

259

20,449

660

40,560

Sept.

359

517

510

502

548

610

610

613

680

689

698

695

701

698

712

511

297

225

149

155

161

126

79

50

VZ_

12

12

12

12

12

10,967

366

21,750

Calendar year 1958: Max 1,330 Min 1 Mean 306 Ac-ft 221,500

Water year 1958-59: Max 1,340 MLn 1 Mean 241 Ac-ft 174,200

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 1-15, Nov. 18 to Dec. 19 (no gage-height 

record Nov. 16, 17, Dec. 2O to May 10, Sept. 26-30; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge 

measurements and engineers' nobes of seepage flow.
38 BEAR RIVER BASIN

750. Bear River at Soda Springs, Idaho

Location. Lat 42°36'50", long 111"35'00", in NW£ sec.29, T.9 S. , R.42 E. , on left bank 

800 ft upstream from Bailey Creek road bridge and 2 miles south of Soda Springs.

Records available.--May to September 1896, May, June 1898, October 1953 to September 1959. 

Irrigation season only during 1944-49, 1950-53 in reports of Bear River Hyd-ometric 

Data (Geological Survey open-file report).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,760 ft (from topographic mip). May 25 

to Oct. 2, 1896, May 22 to July 1, 1898, staff gage at different datum. Du-ing irrigation season 1944-49, 1950-53, water-stage recorder at site 800 ft downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 6 years (1953-59), cfs (353,300 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 1,400 cfs July 27 (gage height, 4.70 ft); 

minimum daily, 100 cfs Dec. 27.

1896, 1898, 1944-49, 1950-59: Maximum discharge, 6,380 cfs June 9, 15, 1896 (gage 

height, 8.40 ft, datum then in use); minimum daily, 80 cfs Nov. 13, 14, 1955.

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

diversions for irrigation above station. Flow regulated by storage in Bear Lake.

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

Geological Survey, in connection with a Federal Power Commission project.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.2 

2.5 

3.0

154

304

3.5

4.0 

5.0

530

841

1,630

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

390

381

385

390

385

390

394

38T 

377

377

377

390

394

372

347

331

320

304

300

304

304

308

312

304

256

236

227

224

224

212 *?LZ

10,112

326

20,060

Nov.

206

203

201

198

198

192

209

206 

212

215

224

233

239

266

249

141

180

220

230

245

250

260

260

235

215

180

200

140

TW

230

6,427

214

12,750

Dec.

210

215

*220

220

225

233

227

233

230

233

259

324 312-

256

224

276

269

266

259

239

218

201

203

198

187

120

505- 100

140

135

170

6,807

220

13,500

Jan.

160

T5o

140

140

140

150

150

155 

155

160

160

160

160

*155

155

155

155

155

155

150

150

150

155

155

155

155

150

150

145

140

130

4,695

151

9,310

Feb.

T36" 130

130

130

140

140

145

145 

145

140

135

130

130

130

140

150

155

160

160

160

160

165

165

170

TTO

170

170

170

-

4,165

149

8,260

Mar.

*170

170

170

170

165

165

165

165 

165

165

170

170

190

160 T7Q190

218

218

215

190

209

233

259

290

331

394

US- 444

426

416

398

7,377

238

14,630

Apr.

421

580

386" 639

541

525

499

*488 

440

421

403

381

364

347

331

320

324

316

316

304

297

276

252

246

245

272

335

356

*331

316

11,470

382

22,750

May

304

290

297

297

290

283

262

252 

227

215

212

233

449

657

752

786

707

610

575

464

*416

408

408

394

390

398

473

473

398

286

272

12,478

403

24,750

June

252

259

499

580

536

440

385

377 

398

468

525

536

541

547

564

586

580

592

633

645

657

670

733

806

*877

950

972

1,010

1,020

1,030

18,668

622

37,030

July

1,090

935

740

627

520

494

32T

633 

786

928

943

920

884

950

1,060

,120

,240

* ,280

,280

,250

,240

,280

,360

,390

,390

,390

,400

,380

,370

,370

,370

33,145

1,069

65,740

Aug.

,260

,130

,120

* ,170

,240

,240

,260

.270 

,240

,220

1,150

957

752

695

688

670

627

627

639

514

233

176

468

621

552

454

416

385

360

343

339

23,816

768

47,240

Sept.

331

385

547

569

564

604

670

682 

695

733

752

759

759

759

766

779

633

421

*360

276

266

266

262

215

215

209

201

198

195

190

14,261

475

28,290

Calendar year 1958: Max 1,360 Min 100 Mean 554 Ac-ft 400,900

Water year 1958-59: Max 1,400 Min 100 Mean 420 Ac-ft 304,300

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 17 to Dec. 5, Dec. 26 to Mar. 16.
BEAR RIVER BASIN 39

795. Bear River at Alexander, Idaho

Location. Lat 42°38'45", long 111°41'55", in NW£ sec.17, T.9 S., R. 41 E., on right bank 

600 ft 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 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. March 1911 to September 1916, April 1919 to September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,650 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge.--44 years (1911-16, 1919-20, 1921-59), 743 cfs (537,900 acre-ft per 

year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,170 cfs Nov. 16 (gage height, 3.27 ft); minimum daily, 147 cfs Dec. 25.

1911-16, 1919-59: Maximum discharge, 4,590 cfs May 9, 1922; maximum gage height, 

15.95 ft Dec. 11, 1919; minimum discharge, 28 cfs at times when reservoir gates are 

closed.

Remarks. Records good. Many diversions for irrigation above station. Flow regulated by 

Bear 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.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.5 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

124

310

579

945

1,900

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ae-ft

Oct.

549

488

303

337

298

467

437

371

284

429

331

316

332

324

296

355

351

354

348

431

376

408

303

303

368

305

346 

312

286 

335

245

10,986

354

21,790

Nov.

*245

319

228

264

236

266

325

336

281

344

325

281

341

394

458

264

238

282

235

284

516

502

251

286

555

382

517 

556

357 

227

9,053

501

17,920

Dec.

312

*258

257

508

505

299

502

527

550

274

529

459

399

560

458

420

561

556

546

404

247

565

514

204

147

256

296 

253

250 

231

189

9,572

309

18,990

Jan.

235

235

194

169

213

215

262

258

306

238

195

252

*287

263

267

258

229

165

260

262

247

249

250

248

201

227

209 

219

250 

229

2 06

7,252

235

14,340

Feb.

177

257

272

257

292

251

275

231

216

229

272

261

265

268

231

255

267

278

336 354"

294

294

289

275

252

270

254 

*257

-

7,382

264

14,640

Mar.

205

278

275

287

277

296

202

248

252

257

267

262

544

513

186

509

281

525

554

552

554

555

457

409

489

560

626 55"8~

578 

605

615

11,172

560

22,160

Apr.

610

628

800

842

757

611

*629

602

568

552

499

499

549

557

578

405

408

595

313

402

351

554

344

346

288

288

577 

586

378 

590

14,064

469

27,900

May

583

550

272

501

228

250

278

305

544

408

580

464

529

600

499

481

447

464

509

*447

455

520

482

549

587

470

491 

572

455 

453

453

13,382

432

26,540

June

476

455

453

464

464

464

464

458

476

505

525

488

578

529

590

634

712

689

650

657

641

712

759

820

*926

1,090

1.150 

1,120

1,070 

870

19,845

662

59,560

July

565

705

788

694

590

712

766

716

794

990

1,080

1,090

1,200

1,310

1,300

1,290

1,500

1,290

1,280

1,300

1,500

1,280

1,290

1,280

1,500

1,290

1,280 

1,290

1,550 

1,350

Aug.

1,550

1,550

1,240

*1,280

1,290

1,210

1,180

1,160

1,110

1,060

1,040

1,040

755

715

700

766

890

769

410

521

570 4"IO

570

552

615

481

456 

478

445 

456

1,270 44b

35,996 24,829

1,097 801

67,450 49,250

Sept.

514

570

575

671

661

625

754

785

803

806

800

813

764

697

668

715

577

471

448

*297

271

297

284

301

301

293

297 

501

297 

267

15,899

530

31,540

Calendar year 1958 : Max 1,390 Mln 147 Mean 639 Ac-ft 462, 8OO

Water year 1958-59 : Max 1,330 Min 147 Mean 486 Ac-ft 351,900

Discharge measurement made on this day.
40 BEAR RIVER BASIN

845. Cottonwood Creek near Cleveland, Idaho

Location.--Lat 42°20', long 111°46 I , in SWtj sec.34, T.12 S. , R.40 E , on right bank 500 ft 

upstream from Cleveland irrigation canal, Z\ miles west of Cleveland, and 4 miles downstream from proposed Cottonwood Dam.

Drainage area.--61.7 sq mi.

Records available.--November 1938 to September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,150 ft (from topographic ma-o). Prior 

to Dec. 29, 1944, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--20 years (1939-59), 29.9 cfs (21,650 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 406 cfs Apr. 5 (gage height, 2.96 ft); minimum, 

1.5 cfs Aug. 17.

1938-59: Maximum discharge, 773 cfs Apr. 27, 1952 (gage height, 3.83 ft); minimum 

observed, 0.5 cfs Aug. 17, 1940.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. A few 

small diversions for irrigation of meadowland in Cottonwood Valley above station. 

Treasureton Canal diverts from Cottonwood Creek above station in SEij sec.8, T.12 S. , 

R.39 E., for irrigation in Eattle Creek basin in vicinity of Treasureton.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of 

height, in feet, arid discharge, in cubic feet

ice effect (gage 

>er second)

0.4 

.6

1.2

2.7 

6.2

1.3 

1.8 

2.3

2.5

185

252

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

4.8

5.2

5.2

5.2

3.8

3.4

TT?

5.0

5.0

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.9

4.4

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.4

4.4

5.6

6.2

6.2

672

4.4

3.9

3.8

3.8

3.8

*3.8

3.8

133.8

4.32

265

Calendar yea:

Nov.

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.3

376

4.6

5.2

5.8

6.2

6.5

7.5

7.2

7.5

8.8

7.2

5.8

7.8

7 =>

C.O

8.8

9.5

10

10

*11

9.5

6.2

9.2

11

6.2

7.2

209.5

6.98

416

Dec.

7.5

7.8

9.2

9.9

7.5

10

9.9

11

10

11

18

b20

b!4

13

11

bl3

12

11

13

11

10

12

11

11

11

"972 6.9

blO

blO

blO

10

340.9

11.0

676

Jan.

9.5

blO

10

10

10

10

*9.9

9.9

9.9

10

11

11

12

To

blO

11

11

11

11

10

blO

10

11

10

11

9.9

*10

11

9.2

blO

blO

319.3

10.3

633

Feb.

blO

blO

blO

blO

blO

11

10

9.9

12

T5

9.5

9.9

blO

bll

11

11

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

*11

11

11

-

298.3

10.7

592

Mar.

12

12

12

1114"

13

12

11

12

12

12

12

12

13

14

13

13

14

14

13

14

21

29

29

*34

42

44

35

38

34

30

604

19.5

1,200

Apr.

40

76

114

188

*224

211

140

105

80

69

70

80

92

92

88

72

65

62

56

51

46

50

*62

75

86

150

*126

84

70

75

2,799

93.3

5,550

May

82

8665-

54

48

45

41

41

42

40

35

31

30

*30

29

30

28

31

28

25

23

17

15

14

15

22

34

27

22

21

18

1,067

34.4

2,120

June

1412"

10

9.9

9.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

7.5

6.9

6.2

6.2

5.8

5.6

5.8

5.6

5.0

F7o

6.9

9.9

8.8

*8.2

7.8

7.2

6.9

10

12

11

10

11

249.0

8.30

494

July

9.2

575

8.2

6.2

6.0

5.6

5.4

5.4

5.2

4.8

4.0

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.8

3.8

3.4

3.4

3.3

2.8

2.7

*2.8

2.8

2.8

2.5

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.0

1.9

2.0

126.0

4.06

250

Al-s.

2.1

2.1

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.7

2.4

2.7

2.6

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

*2.3

2i4

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.1

62.0

2.00

123

Sept.

2.1

2.2

2.4

2.4

2.3

2.4

2.2

2^0

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

3.2

3.6

3.6

4.2

4.8

5.6

5.0

5.6

5.4

5.2

11

23

2o

*15

13

11

169.8

5.66

337

-1958: Max 449 Min 2.8 Mean 32.7 Ac-ft 23,660

Water year 1958-59; Max 224 Min 1.6 Mean 17.5 Ac-ft 12,660

Peak discharge (base, 150 cfs). Apr 

(2.27 ft).

5 (9:30 p.m.) 406 cfs (2.96 ft); Apr. 26 (9 a.m.) 179 cfs

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
BEAR RIVER BASIN 4] 

865. Bear River below Utah Power te Light Co.'s tailrace, at OneIda, Idaho

Location.--Lat 42°16', long 111"45', in sec.26, T.13 S. , R.40 E. , on right ban'c 200 ft 

below tailrace of Oneida plant and 6 miles south of Cleveland.

Records available.--October 1945 to September 1959 in reports of Geological Survey. 

January 1922 to September 1945 in files of Salt Lake City district office, 

Geological Survey.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,800 ft (from topographic mip). 

Average discharge. 37 years, 773 cfs (559,600 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,120 cfs Mar. 7 (gage height, 6.43 ft); minimum daily, 185 cfs Sept. 20.

1922-59: Maximum daily discharge, 5,480 cfs May 8, 1922; minimum daily, 15 cfs 

May 3, 4, 1925.

Remarks.--Records good. Many diversions above station. Flow regulated by Bear Lake and 

Soda, Grace, and Oneida hydroelectric plants.

Cooperation.--Records collected by Utah Power 4c Light Co., under general supervision of 

Geological Survey, in connection with a Federal Power Commission project.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet,

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 4 to Sept. 22)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 31 Jan. 1 to Sept. 30

2.2 

3.0 

4.0

324

647

1,170

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 432

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

647

1,170

1,860

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

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

3o

31

Total

Mean

Ae-ft

Calei

Oct.

611

688

713

354 

465

737

404

585

557

568

546

512

431

460

545

578

516

484

561

617

616

649

527

491

354

530

519

583

506

539

453

16,679

538

33,080

Nov.

359

369

372

528 

437

414

491

525

464

534

501

639

449

669

716

526

492

*486

434

483

476

568

403

349

5B9

826

477

645

682

356

15,259

509

30,270

Dec.

358

566

509

504 

516

549

452

612

665

674

621

687

747

*404

749

542

551

636

555

663

415

605

472

606

352

331

458

457

448

515

433

16,652

537

33,030

Jan.

459

460

261

375 

360

449

543

562

678

219

419

344

486

533

511

479

479

283

408

521

469

394

461

472

480

469

469

396

471

416

450

13,776

444

27,320

Feb.

394

459

494

507

482

500

488

484

340

*441

474

504

490

461

467

359

564

591

634

461

662

499

683

432

429

491

531

456

13,777

492

27,330

Mar.

409

463

589

618 

610

595

342

541

352

466

499

465

541

601

378

423

475

596

646

650

680

495

585

665

775

723

880

*917

837

925

958

18,699

603

37,090

Apr.

927

890

982

1,110 

1,550

931

889

924

868

814

779

697

832

650

706

597

767

626

721

526

588

600

578

623

511

621

597

717

706

631

22,758

759

45,140

May

675

508

386

483 

400

300

387

271

414

337

383

*354

325

295

311

331

283

379

376

404

394

348

405

378

426

455

452

456

443

356

342

12,057

389

23,910

June

454

382

330

347 

320

312

320

318

317

324

333

391

361

388

461

427

418

561

426

379

352

*537

717

787

1,000

850

1,160

846

524

355

14,697

490

29,150

July

201

275

595

544 

545

575

603

594

665

948

738

825

635

1,000

929

1,020

890

967

875

918

924

922

949

983

931

891

985

1,020

928

al.010

al,070

24,955

805

49,500

Aug.

al,060

al.100

*a905

1,220 

1,140

1,200

1,070

al,060

a985

a980

a890

a970

a800

a580

648

627

858

622

585

407

435

329

540

344

492

608

486

402

462

446

509

22,760

734

45,140

Sept.

472

540

530

554 

666

608

878

714

*731

818

834

870

715

964

844

810

850

729

337

IBS

396

405

384

417

436

447

537

522

486

414

18,093

603

35,890

idar year 1958: Max 2,160 Mln 29 Mean 776 Ac-ft 561,800

Water year 1958-59 : Max 1,350 Mln 185 Mean 576 Ac-ft 416,800

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated from powerplant load.
42 BEAR RIVER BASIN

875. Mink Creek below Dry Fork, near Mink Creek, Idaho

Location. Lat 42°15'30", long 111°40'30", in NE^NWy sec.33, T.13 S. , R.41 E. , on right 

bank 500 ft downstream from Dry Fork and 3 miles northeast of town of Mink Creek.

Drainage area.--19.3 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1947 to September 1952, October 1955 to September 1959. 

Gage. Wpter-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,300 ft (from topographic nap). 

Average discharge. 9 years, 79.1 cfs (57,270 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 245 cfs June 7 (gage height, 3.06 ft); minimum, 

9.6 cfs Sept. 29.

1947-52, 1955-59: Maximum discharge, 600 cfs May 29, 1948; maximum gage height, 

3.97 ft June 7, 1957; minimum discharge, that of Sept. 29, 1959.

Remarks. Records good. Mink Creek Canal began diverting above station in Jure 1950. 

Diversion is routed through Glendale Reservoir in Worm Creek basin for irrigation 

near Preston. Two other diversions above station for irrigation of about 1,000 acres 

above and below station.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.4

1.5 

1.7 

2.0

2.4 

2.9

3.1

101

200

257

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

3643-

4442"

41

41

41

41

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40 

*40

40

1,249

40.3

2,480

Nov.

40

40

40

40

40

40

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

40

39

39

38

37

37

37

36

36

36

*36

37

37

36

36

36 

36

1,142

38.1

2,270

Dec.

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

38

40

36

36

35

35

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

33

33

33

33 

33

33

1,084

35.0

2,150

Calendar year 1958: Max 495

Jan.

33

33

33

32

32

32

*32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

31

31

31

31

30soso

30

30

*30

30

30 

30

30

971

31.3

1,930

Feb.

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

31

3T

31

31

31

31

31

*31

30

30

-

848

30.3

1,680

Mar.

31

31

32

32

32

31

31

31

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

32

33

33

33

36

39

38

*38

42.

40

39

39 

39

1,038

33.5

2,060

Apr.

38

40

44

54

61

64

64

61

58

54

49

46

48

51

54

56

56

55

53

50

49

49

*53

58

60

73

86

86" 89

1,745

58.2

3,460

May

94

100

101

100

101

94

81

89

100

106

115

114

144

*188

200

T5Q- 205

152

135

119

104

95

88

94

124

131

150

154

148 

146

133

3,885

125

7,710

June

121

143

169

190

208

230

242

22?

*208

205

185

175

171

167

167

160

152

141

130

115

107

103

96

86

78

74

71

68

64 

61

4,309

144

8,550

July

58

57

53

51

47

44

43

41

39

36

36

34

30

30

28

28

30

26

22

ze

28

*25

25

24

24

24

24

23

23 

22

22

1,023

33.0

2,030

Aug.

23

2?

20

20

18

18

18

20

18

18

18

18

21

20

20

20

20

21

20

20

19

19

19

19

18

*20

18

18

16 

14

14

587

18.9

1,160

Sept.

*15

16

15

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

17

TF

15

15

16

16

16

15

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

16

14

*14

14

ii

455

15.2

902

Min - Mean 71.9 Ac-ft 52,100

Water year 1958-59: Max 242 Mln 13 Mean 50.2 Ac-ft 36,380

Discharge measurement made on this day.
BEAR RIVER BASIN 4J 

905. Bear River near Preston, Idaho

Location.--Lat 42°10' , long 111°51', in NW£ sec.36, T.14 S., R.39 E., on left bank 600 ft 

downstream from headgates of West Cache Canal, 5 miles downstream from Mirk Creek, 

5 miles north of Preston, and 5? miles upstream from Battle Creek.

Drainage area.--4.500 sq mi (corrected), approximately.

Records available. October 1889 to September 1917 (gage heights only, January to Septemtier J.9J.7) , January 1944 to September 1959. Prior to 1903, published as "at Battlecreek."

. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,540 ft (from topographic nap), 

'ctober 1889 to September 1917 staff or wire-weight gages at several sites within 

5 miles downstream at different datums.

Average discharge. 15 years (1944-59), 855 cfs (619,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum recorded discharge during year, 2,710 cfs Apr. 4, 5 (gage height, 

 4.41 ft); minimum, 2.4 cfs Apr. 15 (gage height, 0.22 ft); minimum daily, 105 cfs 

July 2.

1889-1917: Maximum discharge, about 8,500 cfs June 9, 10, 1907, estimated on 

basis of records for station near Collinston, Utah; maximum gage height observed, 

9.04 ft Jan. 17, 18, 1917 (backwater from ice) , site and datum then in use; minimum 

not determined.

1944-59: Maximum discharge, 4,420 cfs Apr. 17, 1950 (gage height, 5.61 ft); minimum, 0.6 cfs June 14, 1949; minimum daily, 9.5 cfs July 6, 1957.

Remarks. Records good. Station is below all irrigation diversions from Bear River in 

I3aKo except Cub River pumps in SE£ sec.20, T.16 S., R.39 E. Natural flow of stream 

affected by storage reservoirs, power developments, diversions for irrigation, and 

return flow from irrigated areas.

Revisions (water years).--WSF 250: 1905-7.

Discharge, In cubic feet pep second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

&

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

ZQ

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ae-ft

Oct.

588

587

626

340

12T

611

456

515

547

500

545

479

423

453

520

546

434

471

607

558

646

648

TST

456

407

430

508

551

455

*511

466

15,777

509

31,290

Nov.

404

393- 320

502

429

404

452

411

530

547

500

559

459

662

693

489

529

575

426

457

543

559

432

360

522

707

575

567

711 A I H1 

4-LtJ

15,135

5O4

30,020

Dec.

405

600

553

581

546

579

527

633

580

708

652

737

304

564

623

660

616

633

565

747

477

657

549

644

422

366

47T

498

451

530

483

17,861

576

35,430

Jan.

462

507

a380

3420

a450

a500

*a550

576

613

359

413

42@

494

549

555

500

472

396

399

546

487

423

423

532

459

442

325

5T5

370

465

417

14,426

465

28,610

Feb.

398

449

543

497

463

502

490

380

366

*495

449

491

465

508

423

389

510

542

560

426

687

6TO

682

459- 314

516

468

466

_

13,577

485

26,930

Mar.

531

388

530

576

737

510

403

471

352

460

450

447

532

617

404

340

524

480

697

615

580

504

646

564

*S66

739

904

848

897

927

985

18,524

598

36,740

Apr.

946

909

937

1,120

1, 410

1,000

859

979

836

834

734

612

677

463

549

623

733

653

542

641

570

600

*562

582

582

546

662

694

640

597

22,092

736

43,820

May

673|

554

323

439

336

282

333

270

a350

a300

3325

*a280

174

215

173

157

138

216

236

225

240

249" 121

251

223

282

446

a460

a450

3400

a330

9,451

305

18,750

June

a400

a300

a280

a230

a!60

a!70

also

al50

aTSTJ

al60

a!70

a20o

also

a200

a270

a225

a2lo

a35o

247

246

161

367

424

573

855

715

822

765

365

9,760

325

19,360

July

168

105

127

428

389

366

335

470

468

734

514

610

554

768

677

972 6SB"

741

801

670

785

791

670

768

724

784

735

874

779

7 8O

875

19,448

627

38,570

Aug.

816

881

688

934

987

1.060

"TffS

864

816

a800

3760

a 800

3600

3475

389

514

633

588

510

400

244

194

4Z5

235

376

*407

422

274

341

296

343

18,085

583

35,870

Sept.

354

432

418

392

541

460

702

594

580

634

641

708

581

342 728"

728

751

742

325

153

314

342

319

432

418

493

500

8470

a430

a375

15,449

515

30,640

Calendar year 1958: Max 2.30O Mln 128 Mean 753 Ac-ft 545,300

Water year 1958-59 : Max 1,410 Mln 1O5 Mean 519 Ac-ft 376,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gsge-helght record; dlschsrge estimated on bssis of records for West Cache Canal, Mink Creek 

below Dry Fork, and powerplant output at Onelda.
44 BEAR RIVER BASIN

930. Cub River near Preston, Idaho

Location. Lat 42°08 I , long lll°41 r , in SWv sec.5, T.15 S., R.41 E., on right bank 

0.2 mile upstream from headgates of Cub River-Worm Creek Canal, 0.7 mile upstream 

from forest boundary, and 10 miles east of Preston.

Drainage area. 19.4 sq mi.

Records available. March 1940 to September 1952, October 1955 to September 1959. 

Gage. --Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,320 ft (from topographic me-p). 

Average discharge. 16 years, 86.2 cfs (62,410 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 415 cfs June 7 (gage height, 2.57 ft); minimum, 

18 cfs for many days.

1940-52, 1955-59: Maximum discharge, 715 cfs June 7, 1957 (gage height, 3.39 ft); 

maximum gage height, 3.83 ft June 2, 1943; minimum discharge, 11 cfs Jan. 2S, 1951.

Remarks.--Records excellent. No diversion above station.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.0

1.3

1.9 

2.5

3.0

178

368

593

71

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

29

?9

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

27

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

*25

ii

834

26.9

1,650

Nov.

24

24

24

24

25

25

24

24

24

25

24

24

24

26

24

24

26

24

24

24

24

24

24

*24

15.

23

23

23

23

23

721

24.0

1,430

Dec.

23

22

22

22

22

22

22

23

22

22

24

26

23

22

22

22

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

669

21.6

1,330

Calendar year 1958: Max 667

Jan.

20

23

20

20

20

20

*20

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

18

T5

19

19

*19

19

19

19

19

594

19.2

1,180

Feb.

19

19

18

19

2_0

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

19

18

19

18

18

18

19

18

19

*18

18

18

-

513

18.3

1,020

Mar.

1819-

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

20

21

21

22

25

28

28

*28

32

5T

28

28

26

25

685

22.1

1,360

Apr.

28

32

36

44

53

58

57

49

43

39

37

37

41

43

47

47

43

43

40

40

42

45

*49

54

59

88

110

133

91

90

1,588

52.9

3,150

May

115

T46

138

132

123

121

121

136

172

185

174

205

287

*364 3"5T

352

277

246

207

176

153

149

144

170

221

221

207

185

180

185

178

6,026

194

11,950

June

192

235

280

320

348

381

411

390

*364

372

343

327

327

331

331

331

308

277

252

232

218

*207

195

178

168

155

148

138

128

121

8,008

267

15,880

July

I5e' 114

105

101

95

91

88

85

82

79

77

75

74

71

70

67

64

63

61

59

57

*57

56

55

53

52

51

51

50

49

49

2,209

71.3

4,380

Aug.

47

47

46

46

44

43

43

42

41

40

40

39

39

38

38

37

37

38

39

38

37

36

35

35

35

*34

33

33

32

32

32

1,196

38.6

2,370

Sept.

32

3T

32

32

32

31

31

31

31

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

29

29

29

28

31

31

30

*29

28

28

906

30.2

1,800

Min 19 Mean 83.5 Ac-ft 60,410

Water year 1958-59: Max 411 Min 18 Mean 65.6 Ac-ft 47,500

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
BEAR RIVER BASIM 45 

1060. Little Bear River near Paradise, Utah

Location. Lat 41°35'25", long 111°51'10", in SE£ sec.20, T.10 N., R.I E., on right bank 

1 mile upstream from backwater of Hyrum Reservoir, 2 miles northwest of Paradise, and 

5 miles downstream from East Fork.

Drainage area. 203 sq mi.

Records availab1e. October 1938 to September 1959 in reports of Geological Sirvey. January 1937 to September 1938 (fragmentary) in reports of Little Bear River water commissioner.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,680 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

Fo Hov. 28, 1945, at site 150 ft upstream at different datum. Mov. 28, 1945, to 

May 19, 1952, at present site at datum 1.50 ft higher.

Average discharge.--21 years (1938-59), 86.3 cfs (62,480 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 438 cfs Apr. 27 (gage height, 4.44 ft); minimum, 

10 cTs Aug. 6, 9, Sept. 3.

1938-59: Maximum discharge, 1,830 cfs Dec. 23, 1955 (gage height, 6.03 ft); minimum, 4 cfs Aug. 14, 1940.

Remarks. Records good. Diversions above station for irrigation of about 400 acres

above and 2,400 acres below station. No diversion between station and Hyrum Reservoir.

Cooperation. Five discharge measurements furnished by Little Bear River water commissioner.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used July 4 to Sept. 11)

3.0

3.1 

3.3 

3.5

3.8

4.2

4.3

140

290

340

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

24

4

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

4

4

24

26

24

24

23

23

23

22

23

24

26

33

37

37

37

39

37

36

36

*34

845

27.3

1,680

Nov.

34

34

36

37

39

44

39

38

38

41

41

41

41

'52 70

56

53

55

55

56

56

56

56

56

56

*56

58

51

53

51

1,459

48.6

2,890

Dec.

53

53

55

55

53

53

53

56

58

58

60

67

60

55

53

53

53

53

53

53

53

53

53

53

53

53

53

53

47

47

*53

1,678

54.1

3,330

Jan.

55

55

52

51

52

54

53

51

51

51

51

53

55

53

53

53

55

55

55

55

53

53

55

53

56

58

56

58

*55

53

11

1,660

53.5

3,290

Feb.

49

ST

49

49

49

49

51

51

51

51

* 53

53

51

55

53

53

62

58

58

58

58

58

58

55

55

55

*55

53

-

1,501

53.6

2,980

Mar.

55

58

58

55

55

53

53

53

56

58

55

56

74

67

56

62

74

89

92

72

72

89

120

114

108

120

120

98

106

103

*98

2,397

77.3

4,750

Apr.

100

137

171

206

*229

244

206

165

137

123

117

128

143

149

140

128

117

120

114

111

111

108

111

128

137

253

*320

'SIT)

206

206

4,805

160

9,530

May

206

210

T5Z

178

159

137

123

106

89

84

62

33

36

*51

58

67

51

46

38

38

37

*37

37

34

30

32

46

60

*62

65

58

2,462

79.4

4,880

June

36

SF

27

26

27

29

30

30

28

27

*27

27

27

27

28

26

26

26

27

26

25

25

24

23

20

22

25

25

*25

24

797

26.6

1,580

July

22 20"

19

18

17

16

14

14

14

14

15

16

17

17

*16

16

14

14

14

14

13

13

12

Iz

12

12

12

12

13

*12

12

456

14.7

904

Aug.

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

 13

14

14

14

14

15

16

T4

14

14

14

14

14

13

14

13

12

12

*13

407

13.1

8O7

Sept.

12 12-

12

12

12

12

12

13

14

14

14

15

15

16

*17

17

17

17

23

27

32

28

29

30

36

46

55

44

*36

34

673

22.4

1,330

Calendar year 1958; Max 546 Mln 17 Mean 87.8 Ac-ft 63,550

Water year 1958-59: Max 32O Mln 12 Mean 52.4 Ac-ft 37,950

Peak discharge (base, 40O cfs).--Apr. 27 (11 p.m.) 438 cfs (4.44 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
46 BEAR RIVER BASIN

1070. Hyrum Reservoir near Hyrum, Utah

Location. Lat 41°37'30", long 111 0 52'30", In SE£MEir sec.7, T.10 N., R.I E. , at Hyrum 

Dam on Little Bear River, 1 mile southwest of Hyrum.

Drainage area. 220 sq ml.

Records available.--October 1938 to September 1959.

Gage. Mercury Indicating gage. Datum of gage Is at mean sea level.

Extremes. Maximum contents observed during year, 15,710 acre-ft Apr. 30 (elevation, 

4,672.9 ft); minimum observed, 2,780 acre-ft Sept. 21 (elevation, 4,640.7 ft).

1938-59: Maximum contents observed, 16,100 acre-ft June 12, 13, 1953 (elevation, 

4,673.7 ft); no contents Oct. 16 to about Dec. 12, 1957.

Remarks.--Reservoir is formed by earth-fill dam; storage began in 1935. Usable capacity, 

15,280 acre-ft between elevations 4,629.6 (sill of outlet canal)'and 4,672 ft (top of 

spillway gates). Dead storage, 3,405 acre-ft (below elevation 4,629.6 ft, sill of 

outlet canal). Elevation of spillway crest, 4,660 ft. Water- used for irrigation on 

Hyrum project. Figures given herein represent usable contents; those published in 

annual reports prior to 1946 represent total contents.

Cooperation. --Capacity table furnished by Bureau of Reclamation. Elevations finished by 

superintendent of Hyrum Dam.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1060: 1946(m).

Capacity table, water year 1958-59 (elevation. In feet, 

and contents, In acre-feet)

4,640

4,645

4,650

4,655

2,570

4,130

5,860

7,780

4,660

4,665

4,670

4,674

9,840

13,030

14,340

16,340

Contents, In acre-feet, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

.25

36

27 

28

29

30

31

(t)

(*)

Oct.

-

_

-

-

_

-

-

_

3,640

.

-

_

_

-

.

-

-

_

3,580

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

4,000

4,644.6

+200

Nov.

-

_

-

-

_

_

_

_,

4,490

_

_

_

_

-

_

-

_

.

5,500

-

_

-

-

_

-

-

5,860

4,650.0

+1,860

Dec.

-

_

_

-

.

_

_

_

7,380

_

_

_

_

-

.

-

_

_

9,580

-

_

-

-

_

:_.

9,840

4,660.0

+3,980

Jan.

-

_

-

_

_

_

_

10,090

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

10,220

-

_,

_

-

_

-

_

-

10,480

4,661.5

+640

Feb.

-

_

_

-

.

_

_

_

10,610

_

_

_

.

-

.

-

_

10,610

-

_

_

-

_

10,650

-

4,661.9

+170

Mar.

-

_

_

-

.

.

_

_

10,790

.

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

11,090

-

_

_

-

_

-

_

-

12,900

4,666.9

+2,250

Apr.

-

_

_

-

.

_

_

_

15,280

.

_

_

15,280

15,280

15,280

15,280

_

-

-

_

-

-

_

:_

15,710

4,672.9

+2,810

May

-

-

-

_

_

_

_

15,660

_

_

_

_

^.5,280

15,280

15,280

15,280

15,190

15,040

14,810 

14,760

14,670

14,580

14,480

14,390

14.540 

14,390

14,480

14,580

14,670

4,670.7

-1,040

June

14.720 

14,720

14,620

14,720

14,580

14,430

14,340

14,200

14,010

13,820

13,680

13,540

13,400

13,370

13,080

13,940

12,800

12,620

12,440

12,260

12 , 080 

11,940

11,760

11,580

11,450

11,310

11,180 

11,050

10,870

10,700

4,662.0

-3,970

July

10,520 

16,350

10,180

10,050

9,880

9,790

9,790

9,750

9,710

9,670

9,620

9,540

9,410

9,250

9,160

9,040

8,910

8,790

8,670

8,580

8,500 

8,420

8,340

8,260

8,100

,940

,780 

,580

,420

,220

.050

4,653.1

-3,670

AUJ;.

6.910 

6,760

6,610

6,490

6,380

6,230

6,120

6,010

5,860

5,720

5,540

5,400

5,180

4,900

4,770

4, GOO

4,460

4,330

4,260

4,190

4,130 

4,100

4,100

4,060

4,060

4,060

4,060 

4,030

3,900

3,800

3_,.740

4,643.8

-3,290

Sept.

5,640 

3,516

3,450

3,390

3,290

3,200

3,140

3,140

3,140

3,110

3,110

3,080

3,08O

3,050

2,990

2,960

2,900

2,870

2,870

2,810

2,780 

2,840

2,870

2,900

2,930

2,990

3,080 

3,170

3,290

3,420

4,642.8

-320

Calendar year 1958.................. * +7,730

Water year 1958-59.................. * -380

t Elevation, in feet, at end of month. 

* Change in contents, in acre-feet.
BEAR RIVER BASIN 

1075. Little Bear River near Hyrum, Utah

47

Location.--Lat 41"38'00", long 111"53'00", in NE^SW^ sec .6, T.10 N., R.I E., on left bank 

2,000 ft upstream from road bridge, 1 mile downstream from Hyrum Dam, and if miles 

west 01 Hyrum.

Drainage area.--222 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1938 to September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,520 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

Fo Nov. 9, 1949, at site 1;200 ft downstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--81 years, 62.0 cfs (44,890 acre-ft per year).

Extremes,.--Maximum discharge during year, 280 cfs Apr. 27 (gage height, 2.26 ft); minimum 

ciaiJ.y, 0.4 cts Sept. 23 27.

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

Diversions above station for irrigation of about 2,800 acres above and about 7 600 

acres below station. Flow regulated by Hyrum Reservoir (see preceding page). '

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and discharg

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 30 to Sept. 30)

-0.1

0.0

.1

.2

2.3

4.7

0.3 

.4

.9 50

1.3 

1.8 

2.1

105

199

264

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to Septembe- 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.8 "re"

.8

.8

.8

.8

'.8

.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.O

.0

.2

~.5

.3

.2

.0

.0

.0

.2

.2

..2

.2

1.2

*1.2

31.2

1.01

62

Nov.

> 1.3

> 1.8

*2.0

2TS

1.9

1.9

1.9

49.7

1.66

99

Dec.

1.9

ITS

1.9

1.7

1.9

1.9

1.9 

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

*4_.0

64.7

2.09

128

Jan.

17

25

34

35

3B

44

48 

50

53

39

31

37

42

46

47

48

49

50

51

54

53

53

53

53

52

54

55

56

*57

56

54

1,434

46.3

2,840

Feb.

53

52

51

51

52

52

53 

56

56

55

55

55

54

51

51

53

56

59

64

59

65

64

64

63

61

60

*59

58

-

1,582

56.5

3,140

Mar.

58

58

58

58

57

57

57 

56

56

58

39

3.5

3.0

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.5

?75

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

3.0

3.0

3.3

*3.3

3.3

670.4

21.6

1,330

Apr.

3.3

373

3.5

3.7

4.5

68

165 

167

150

127

112

110

117

127

127

119

107

107

105

100

95

90

88

96

108

157

264

257

218

*189

3,388.3

113

6,720

May

183

ITT

175

163

146

124

107 

86

63

45

38

21

12

*6.1

3.3

2.5

2.8

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.0

2.8

2.0

1.9

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

3.3

3.5

1,387.9

44.8

2,750

June

2.8

T79

1.6

1.3

1.3

1.5

1.6 

1.6

1.6

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.0 T72~

i!o

1.0

1.3

 1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.2

1.2

1.2

40.3

1.34

80

July

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.6

1.5

1.3 

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.0 T7Q1.0

1.5

1.6

1.5

3.5

2.2

2.3

4.2

T7S

1.6

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.2

*1 . 2

1.2

47.1

1.52

93

Aug.

1.2

1.5

2.8

1.9

2.0

2.2

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.0

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.6

3.5

6.4

4.5

1.7

1.6

1.3

1.3

1.0

.9

.8

78

. 8

.8

51.8

1.67

103

Sept.

0.9

.9

1.0

-^1.2

.8

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

*

.4

.4

.4

.5

** .5

.5

18.9

0.63

37

Calendar year 1958 : Max 483 Min 0.8 Mean 44.6 Ac-ft 32,260

Water year 1958-59 : Max 264 Min 0.4 Mean 24.0 Ac-ft 17,380

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Nov. l-25j discharge estimated on basis of fairly steady flow 

no release from reservoir.
48 BEAR RIVER BASIN

1030. Utah Power & Light Co.'s tailrace near Logan, Utah

Location. Lat 41°44'40", long 111°47'00", in NE^ sec.36, T.12 N., R.I E., on right bank 

1UU ft downstream from powerhouse of Utah Power & Light Co. and 2-| miles east of 

Logan.

Records available. May 1913 to September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and timber control. Altitude of gage is 4,680 ft (from topographic map). Prior to Oct. 1, 1938, at datum 0.61 ft higher.

Average discharge.--46 years, 112 cfs (81,030 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--1913-59; Maximum daily discharge, 206 cfs Apr. 24, 1956; no flow for periods 

in several years.

Remarks.--Records excellent. Plow regulated by powerplant above station. Power canal 

diverts water from right bank of Logan River in SE-jjSW^ sec.29, T.12 N. , R.2 E. Water 

returned to river 125 ft below gaging station on Logan River above State dam.

Cooperation.--Records collected in collaboration with Utah Power & Light Co. in connection with a Federal Power Commission project.

ating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.75 

.9

1.0 

1.2

1.6 

2.1 

2.7

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

3

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

114

110

111

111

114

114

114

112

111

111

111

111

111

108

107

107

107

107

106

107

108

107

107

107

107

106

106

107

107

107 

107

3,380

109

6,700

Nov.

107

107

108

107

111

*115

115

114

114

114

114

111

114

115

112

112

104

*97

104

107

106

106

103

104

106

100

100

98

95

97

3,217

107

6,380

Dec.

95

94

97

99

99

97

97

98

102

100

100

102

*100

99

94

92

94

95

95

97

95

95

95

93

92

92

92

89

86

*80 

84

2,939

94.8

5,830

Jan.

90

83

75

67

79

82

86

82

80

82

86

86

86

86

78

79

88

86

84

81

78

78

84

84

83

84

82

80

82

80 

69

2,530

81.6

5,020

Feb.

71

74

74

84

92_

84

89

88

88

*81

86

81

80

55

74

86

90

84

86

82

83

83

83

81

80

82

81

80

-

2,282

81.5

4,530

Mar.

81

*82

*83

76

78

79

80

80

80

62

76

80

86

82

81

81

82

86

86

82

83

88

98

106

103

*106

*108 "99

106

34

0

2,534

81.7

5,030

Apr.

49

31

0

118

176

188

131

191

182

168

159

165

188

193

193

186

180

173

172

161

154

155

*168

191

196

194

194

199

197

197

4,849

162

9,620

May

199

197

199

197

196

*196

190

193

194

196

191

191

*190

190

186

185

182

180

178

176

175

173

172

170

169

168

168

166

168

168 

168

5,671

183

11,250

June

163

Tf2

176

179

180

182

182

182

179

180

180

180

179

179

178

179

179

179

178

176

178

*178

178

178

179

180

180

179

178

179

5,349

178

10,610

July

180

180

179

179

182

184

*182

184

185

185

184

182

182

179

182

179

176

175

172

166

162

159

158

155

152

151

148

147

147

144 

*141

5,261

170

10,440

Aug.

101

135

121

106

116

116

116

116

111

110

111

111

111

111

111

111

111

110

111

111

110

111

110

110

110

107

107

104

102

100 

99

3,427

111

6,800

Sept.

99

99

98

97

97

95

94

95

94

*93

92

92

90

92

93

92

92

89

89

92

89

88

86

93

106

108

108

110

112

112

2,886

96.2

5,720

Calendar year 1958: Max 205 Mln 0 Mean 127 Ac-ft 92,150

Water year 1958-59: Max 199 Min 0 Mean 121 Ac-ft 87,930

Discharge measurements made on this day.
BEAR RIVER BASIN 4

1035. Logan, Hyde Park & Smithfield Canal near Logan, Utah

Location. Lat 41°44'45", long 111'47'05", In SE£ sec.25, T.12 N. , R.I E. , on right bank 

li miles downstream from head of canal and 2-j miles east of Logan.

Records available.--June 1904 to December 1907, January 1909 to September 1959 (fragmentary prior to October 1923).

Gage.--Water-staje recorder in flume. Prior to May 29, 1924, water-stage recorder or 

staff gages at several sites within 1 mile of present site at different datums.

Average discharge.--36 years (1923-59), 28.6 cfs (20,710 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--19U6. 1924-59: Maximum daily discharge, 136 cfs May 3U, 31, 1930; no flow at 

times in most years.

Remarks.--Records ^ood except those below 10 cfs and those for no gage-height record 

which are fair. No diversion above station. Canal diverts from Logan River in 

NEVNEV sec.31, T.12 N., R.2 E., for irrigation and domestic supply north of Logan.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge

1.5 

4.7 

8.9

cubic feet per

0.5 

.8 

1.2 

1.8 

2.1

93

111

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

18

22"22

2O

18 

14

15

14

14

14

14

15

15

12

13

13

12

11

12

13

12

13

11

9.4

22

10

10

1U

9.4

9.4

8.9

426.1

13.7

845

Nov.

8.5

8.5

8.9

8.9

13 

*12

11

8.9

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

17

TT

8.1

6.8

5.5

6.4

6.0

5.5

5.1

4.7

4.4

4.2

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.7

4.7

222.1

7.40

441

Dec.

4.4

4.4

4.1

4.1

4.1 

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.4

3.1

3.4

3.4

3.1

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

3.7

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.1

4.4

4.4

4.4

*4.0

117.2

3.78

232

Jan.

4.4

4.2

3.7

23

5.5

4.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.7

3.7

3.4

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.8

2.8

*2.8

2.5

2.8

2.8

2.8

3.1

118.8

3.83

236

Feb.

3.1

3.4

3.7

4.1

3.7

3.7

3.4

3.4

3.7

3.4

3.4

3.1

3.1

3.4

3.7

3.4

3.1

2.8

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

*3.1

3.1

-

- ___ _

93.6

3.34

186

Mar.

3.1

3 .7

3^7

3.7

4.L

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.4

3.4

1.8

.6

.6

.7

.7

.7

.8

.8

1.2

.8

1.2

1.5

3.7

6.8

B.I

7T6

6.0

1.2

1.2

90.0

2.90

179

Apr.

1.2

.6

.3

.7

.3

0

.3

.2

.2

-£

.2

.2

5.0

11

8.5

6.8

6.4

6.0

2 . 1

.2

.2

1.5

10

13

24

20

39

38

45

241.8

8.06

480

May

57

34

32

32

3JL 

*31

41

59

64

66

66

68

86

89

88

98

90

88

103

96

89

89

89

89

75

105

2,380

76.8

4,720

June

"I

> 110

_

*110

109

107

107

93

86

86

85

83

82

88

98

97

102

109

103

103

99

82

62

61

Z,942

98.1

5,840

July

60

59

70

18

86

82

*78

67

59

55

52

48

45

42

*44

40

38

36

39

39

39

38

38

37

38

37

37

35

36

35

35

1,532

49.4

3,O4O

Aug.

37

36

35

35

34

*34

34

33

33

32

33

33

33

32

32

32

33

35

42

37

33

31

30

31

30

30

30

30

30

30

*30

1,020

32.9

2,020

Sept.

29

29

29

29

28 

28

28

28

28

27

27

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

29

29

29

28

28

23

16

.6

.2

.3

.3

.2

689.6

23.0

1,370

Calendar year 1958: Max 115 Min 0 Mean 28.6 Ac-ft 2O.73O

Water year 1958-59: Max - Min 0 Mean 27.0 Ac-ft 19,59O

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Nobe.--No gage-height record May 23 to June 9; discharge estimated on basis 

stage, weather records, and records for Logan River above State dam and Utah

of recorded range In 

'ower & Light tallrace
50 BEAR RIVER BASIN

1090. Logan River above State dam, near Logan, Utah

Location. Lat 41°44'40", long 111°47'00", in NE^ sec.36, T.12 N., R.I E., on right bank

 at Logan plant of Utah Power & Light Co., 125 ft upstream from tailrace, half a mile

upstream from State dam, and 2| miles east of Logan. 

Drainage area. 218 sq mi. 

Records available.--June 1896 to September 1959. Published as Logan River near Logan prior

 to 1913. Records since May 1913 equivalent to earlier records if records for Utah 

Power & Light Co.'s tailrace near Logan are added.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 4,680 ft (from topographic map). Prior to May 7, 1913, staff gage at various sites within half a mile 

downstream, below confluence of tailrace, at different datums. May 7 to Sept. 30, 

1913, water-stage recorder at present site at different datums and Oct. 1, 1913, to 

Sept. 3, 1938, at datum about 2.3 ft lower than present datum.

Average discharge . 46 years (1913-59), 106 cfs (76,740 acre-ft per year). Average combined discharge of Logan River above State dam. Utah Power & Light Co.'s tailrace, and 

Logan, Hyde Park & Smithfield Canal, 36 years (1923-59), 233 cfs (168,700 acre-ft per 

year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 512 cfs June 9 (gage height, 2.64 ft); minimum 

daily, 12 cfs for many days.

Maximum combined discharge during year (Logan River above State dam, Utah Power & 

Light Co.'s tailrace, and Logan, Hyde Park & Smithfield Canal), 801 cfs June 9; minimum daily, 72 cfs Feb. 14.

1913-59: Maximum discharge, 2,000 cfs Mar. 21, 1916 (gage height, 5.6 ft, datum 

then in use), from rating curve extended above 1,000 cfs; minimum daily, 6 cfs Nov. 7, 

1940.

1934-59: Maximum combined daily discharge (Logan River above State dam, Utah Power 

& Light Co.'s tailrace, and Logan, Hyde Park & Smithfield Canal), 1,400 cfs May 24, 

30, 1950; minimum daily, 50 cfs Jan. 21, 1935.

Remarks.--Records excellent above 20 cfs and good below. Water diverted from river and 

springs above station for power, irrigation, and municipal supply. Plow regelated by 

powerplants above station. For records of combined flow of Logan River, Utah Power 

& Light Co.'s tailrace, and Ljgan, Hyde Park & Smithfield Canal, see following page. 

Combined flow record excludes that in Logan City culinary pipe lines and one small 

irrigation diversion from power flume that siphons canyon 400 ft upstream from station.

Cooperation --Records collected in collaboration with Utah Power & Light Co. in connection with a Federal Power Commission project.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.9 

1.0 

1.3

1.7

2.2

2.3

158

315

356

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ae-ft

Oct.

16

15

14

15

15

15

17

17

18

18

16

16

15

18

18

18

18

18

19

19

19

20

19

19

2.1

12

T?

15

16

16 

15

519

16.7

1,030

Nov.

12

13

14

13

15

*14

14

14

12

13

13 '14

14

14

15

14

13 15

21

IS

17

16

15

16

15

15

14

14

15

15

437

14.6

867

Dec.

15

16

15

15

15

14

14

16

16

15

16

36

-25

19

16

16

16

16

16

16

15

15

15

15

_14

14

14

14

15

*15 

16

505

16.3

l.OOO

Jan.

17

18

16

16

18

21

2T

20

17

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

18

16

18

16

16

16

16

16

15

15 

14

516

16.6

1,020

Feb.

15

16

16

18

20

18

17

17

16

*16

15

15

14

14

15

16

23

16

14

14

14

14

13

13

14

13

12

T?

430

15.4

853

Mar.

12 *T2~

12

12

13

15

14

13

14

28

15

15

17

19

17

18

18

18

19

18

18

19

22

21

14

*12

*13

13

14

75

114

654

21.1

1,300

Apr.

69

84

~9T 143

62

69

120

48

21

18

18

18

26

18

12

12

12

13

12

13

16

16

*14

12

12

69

121

57

42

26

1,265

42.2

2,510

May

57

146

126

114

102

107

94

1OO

161

177

153

194

 245

323

282

278

230

205

163

138

123

119

116

116

143

146

161

153

140

146 

146

4,904

158

9,730

June

138

158

200

236

262

304

352

*33T

327

327

296

275

282

300

319

331

300

268

245

217

185

 180

158

131

121

116

114

114

116

102

6,805

227

13,500

July

83

73

58

34

27

23

*20

20

21

18

18

18

18

20

17

17

17

16

15

TS

16

16

16

16

16

16

17

16

16

15 

*17

726

23.4

1,440

Aug.

61

20

31

47

32

32

32

26

28

31

28

28

26

25

23

21

18

25

32

27

23

21

19

18

18

19

18

19

20

19 

19

806

26.0

1,600

Sept.

19

18

18

18

19

19

20

19

18

*17

17

18

19

19

20

19

19

18

19

19

18

18

19

18

25

48

53

32

27

27

657

21.9

1,300

Calendar year 1958: Max 912 Min 12 Mean 95.5 Ac-ft 69,140

Water year 1958-59: Max 352 Min 12 Mean 49.9 Ac-ft 36,150

Discharge measurement made on this day.
BEAR RIVER BASIN

1090. Logan River above State dam, near- Logan, Utah Continued

Combined discharge, in cubic feet per second, of Logan River above State dam, Utah Power &

Light Co.'s tailrace, and Logan, Hyde Park & Smithfleld Canal near Logan, Utah,

water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

148

147

147

146

147

143

146

143

143

143

141

142

141

138

138

138

137

136

137

139

139

140

137

135

150

128 158"

132

132

132

131

4,324

139

8,580

Nov.

128

128

131

129

139

141

140

137

133

134

134

132

135

146 T38~

134

124

118

131

131

128

127

123

124

125

119

118

116

115

TTT

3,875

129

7,690

Dec.

114

114

116

118

118

115

115

118

122

119

120

142

TZ5

121

113

111

113

114

114

116

113

113

114

112

110

110

110

107

105

99

104

3,558

115

7,060

Jan.

I5B" Ill

95

106

101

108

111

105

100

101

106

106

105

105

97

98

107

105

102

100

98

96

104

103

101

103

100

99

100

98

86

3,162

102

6,270

Feb.

89

93

94

106

116

106

110

108

107

101

104

99

97

72

5Z

106

116

103

103

99

100

100

99

97

97

98

96

95

2,803

100

5,560

Mar.

96

98

99

92

95

98

98

97

98

94

94

98

105

102

99

100

101

105

106

101

102

108

121

128

121

125

129

TSG

126

110

115

3,281

106

6,510

Apr.

119

116

T43

211

239

257

251

239

203

186

177

183

214

216

216

206

199

192

190

176

170

171

184

213

221

287

335 295-

277

268

6,354

212

12,600

May

313

577

357

343

329

334

325

352

419

439

410

453

521

602 5^6"

561

502

473

444

410

387

381

377

375

387

419

434

424

413

419

419

12,955

418

25,700

June

411

440

486

525

552

596

644

£53

616

617

585

562

568

572

583

596

564

530

505

481

461

455

438

418

403

399

393

375

356

242

15,096

503

29,940

July

323

31?

307

301

295

289

280

271

265

258

254

248

245

241

243

236

231

227

226

221

217

213

212

208

206

204

202

198

197

194

193

7,517

242

14,910

Aug.

199

TIT

187

188

182

182

182

175

172

173

172

172

170

168

166

164

162

170

185

175

166

163

159

159

158

156

155

153

152

149

148

5,253

169

10,420

Sept.

147

146

145

144

144

142

142

142

140

137

136

138

137

139

141

139

139

135

137

140

136

134

133

T34

148

157

161

14?

139

139

4,233

141

8,400

Calendar year 1958: Max 1,210 Min 99 Mean 251 Ac-ft 182,000

Water year 1958-59: Max 644 Mln 72 Mean 198 Ac-ft 143,600
BEAR RIVER BASIN

1135. Blacksmith Fork above Utah Power & Light Co.'s dam, near Hyrum, Utah

Location. Lat 41°37'20", long 111°44'25", in NE^ sec.d, T.10 N., R.2 E., on right bank 

three-quarters of a mile upstream from diversion dam, 3-jj miles upstream frcrn powerplant of Utah Power & Light Co., and 6 miles east of Hyrum.

Drainage area. 260 sq mi.

Records available. November 1913 to September 1959.

Gage_. -- Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,000 ft (from topographic map). 

Prior to Oct. 2, 1934, at site 1,000 ft upstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--45 years (1914-59), 125 cfs (90,500 acre-ft per year).

Extremes,. Maximum discharge during year, 281 cfs Apr. 26 (gage height, 3.09 ft); minimum daily, 71 cfs Sept. 11-13.

1913-59: Maximum discharge, 1,620 cfs May 15, 1917 (gage height, 6.5 ft, from 

floodmarks, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 300 cfs; 

minimum daily, 29 cfs Jan. 3, 1935.

Remarks.--Records good. A few small diversions for irrigation of about 200 acres above 

station. Low flow may be slightly regulated by powerplant above station.

Revisions (water vearsj.--WSP 1514; 1925.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 28 to Bay 5)

2.1 58

2.3 1OO

2.5 145

3.0 271

Discharge, In cubic feet pe :ond, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

96

96

96

96

96

96

98

1OO

100

100

100

98

98

98

98

10O

100

100

98

1OO

94

102

100

100

100

100

100

100

94

98

*96

3,048

98.3

6.O5O

Nov.

loo

98

96

96

96

96

90

98

96

96

96

94

96

104

loo

96

94

94

94

94

94

94

94

92

92

 75

92

90

90

90

2,827

94.2

5,610

Dec.

90

90

87

87

87

85

85

83

87

87

92

96

92

87

87

85

85

85

85

85

85

85

85

83

83

83

83

83

79

75 79

2,650

85.5

5,260

Jan.

79

79

77

75

80

81

81

77

85

81

85

83

83

83

79

81

83

83

83

83

83

83

83

81

83

85

85

83

*83

81

79

2,530

81.6

5,020

Feb.

79

79

79

79

11

79

74

81

81

81

79

79

79

79

79

79

81

81

81

79

79

77

79

79

79

79

 77

77

-

2,215

79.1

4,390

Mar.

79

79

81

79

79

77

77

79

79

79

79

77

87

98

87

85

96

109

107

94

83

109

129

118

85

107

109

98

104

*100

loo

2,849

91.9

5,650

Apr.

102

122

134

157

174

188

191

162

138

122

122

131

145

152

143

129

124

127

120

115

113

111

120

134

138

218

239

179

155

*157

4,362

145

8,650

May

169

176

162

152

140

134

124

122

127

134

131

127

131

*136

136

134

131

122

115

113

111

111

113

111

118

122

124

118

113

111

111

3,979

VdB

7,890

June

109

*107

104

104

102

104

104

109

107

102

102

102

100

loo

100

102

100

*96

96

92

96

92

87

87

87

92

92

92

92

90

2,949

98.3

5,850

July

90

87

87

87

85

87

87

85

83

83

83

83

83

79

83

85

83

81

81

81

81

81

79

79

79

79

79

79

79

 79

79

2,556

82.5

5,070

A;g.

81

81

79

79

77

77

79

79

79

79

79

79

77

75

77

75

75

75

83

.92.

83

81

81

81

81

81

81

81

81

81

*79

2,468

79.6

4,900

Sept.

79

79

79

77

75

73

77

75

75

73

71

71

71

73

77

79

77

79

79

79

77

75

75

77

79

83

85

79

*77

.-.79.

2,304

76.8

4,570

Calendar year 1958 : Max 460 Min 75 Mean 131 Ac-ft 95,140

Water year 1958-59 : Max 239 Min 71 Mean 95.2 Ac-ft 68,910

Peak discharge (base, 14O cfs).--Apr. 7 (2 a.m.) 223 cfs (2.82 ft); Apr. 26 (5 p.m.) 281 cfs 

(5.09 ft).___________________________________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
BEAR RIVER BASIN 53 

1170. Hammond (East Side) Canal near Collinston, Utah

Location. Lat 41°50', long 112°03', in SE^ sec.27, T.13 N. , R.2 W., on right bank 

3,600 ft downstream from Cutler Dam and 4 miles north of Collinston.

Records available. June 1912 to September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Prior to May 22, 1914, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 42 years (1917-59), 52.5 cfs (38,010 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. 1912-59: Maximum daily discharge, 182 cfs June 28, July 1, 1932, June 27, 28, 

1933; no flow at times each year.

Remarks. Records good. Canal diverts from east side of Bear River in NW^SW^- sec.26, 

T.13 N., R.2 W., at dam at which West Side Canal and intake of Cutler powerplant 

also divert. Water from this canal and West Side Canal used for irrigation of about 

58,000 acres below station in eastern Box Elder County.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record and five discharge measurements furnished by Utah 

Power & Light Co. Four discharge measurements furnished by Utah-Idaho Sugar Co.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, wat year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

I

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

94

84

74

64

63

63

63

63

63

63

66

72

72

71

59

45

57

57

57

44

28

34

34

34

33

33

*33

21

12

q r: J -a

13

1,578.5

50.9

3,130

Nov.

17

18

18

19

19

20

20

20

19

15

14

14

14

14

14

14 '

5.6

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

O

0

274.6

9.15

545

Dec.

(*)

0

0

0

Jan.

0

O

0

Feb.

-

0

0

0

Mar.

(*)

(*)

0

0

O

Apr.

O

0

0

May

o

O

0

70

71

71

71

100

116

115

*115

121

129

150

163

*164

165

164

164

167

174

*173-

173

173

173

163

134

106

100

103

106

3,694

119

7,330

June

108

116

143

*155

149

148

147

146

144

147

*147

*158

163

165

170

168

165

163

163

160

*163

163

*164

164

159

155

152

147

136

128

4,556

152

9,040

July

129

134

138

142

143

*163

168

167

166

*165

167

167

166

166

164

164

161

160

158

158

157

157

156

157

157

156

154

155

155

155

*147

4,852

157

9,620

Aug.

155

155

155

156

155

150

*146

147

147

148

146

144

146

154

158

158

155

155

142

128

128

129

128

130

132

128

123

121

125

135

136

4,415

142

8,760

Sept.

137

136

*137

137

136

136

136

*128

118

116

116

119

119

116

104

90

83

81

74

63

62

62

54

46

36

30

27

23

17

21

2,660

88.7

5,280

Calendar year 1958: Max 175 Min O Mean 63.6 Ac -ft 46,020

Water year 1958-59: Max 174 Min 0 Mean 60.4 Ac-ft 43,700

* Discharge measurement made on thia day.
54 BEAR RIVER BASIN

1175. West Side Canal near Colllnston, Utah

Location.--Lat 41 0 5Qi, iong 112°04, in SW£ sec.27, T.13 N., R.2 W., on left bank 

4,200 ft downstream from Cutler Dam and 4 miles north of Collinston.

Records available. June 1912 to September 1959.

Gag^. Water-stage recorder. Prior to May 22, 1914, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--47 years, 233 cfs (168,700 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. 1912-59: Maximum daily discharge, 751 cfs June 24, 25, 1959; no flow for 

periods in every year except 1914.

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

Canal diverts from west side of Bear River in NW^SW^ sec.26, T.13 N., R.2 W., at dam 

at which Hammond (East Side) Canal and intake of Cutler powerplant also divert. 

Water from this canal and Hammond (East Side) Canal used for irrigation of about 58,000 

acres below stations in eastern Box Elder County.

Cooperation.--Gage-he ight record and 11 discharge measurements furnished by Utah Power 

& Light Co. Four discharge measurements furnished by Utah-Idaho Sugar Co.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-19)

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

Oct. 1 to May 3

11 3.0

20 4.0

46 5.0

May 4 to Sept. 3O

127

249

415

2.0 70

2.5 115

3.0 173

5.0 

6.4

480

755

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1 

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

Zl

22

23

24

25

26

Z7

28

Z9

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

379 

5BT

345

348

350

350

342

331

325

306

308

333

345

342

318

276

274

274

273

251

211

217

2 O2

199

198

195

*193

160

138

136

155

8,411

271

16,680

Nov.

136 

TST

135

136

136

135

136

136

134

128

120

120

114

101

99

98

*77

> 75

(*)

> 70

3,031

101

6,010

Dec.

55 

3TT

> 12

(*)

433

14.0

859

Jan.

1 13

{

(*)'

19

> 23

(*)

597

19.3

1,180

Feb. 1-

*24

24

24

23

22

26

20

20

21

21

21

- 21

20

21

20

19

19

19

18

18

-

613

21.9

1,220

Mar.

18 *TT

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

o

0

29

0.9

58

Apr.

0

0

0

May

0

cr

o

288

335

335

329

382

423

426

*432

*506

610

671

711

*707

709

717

717

719

721

*Tl9

717

717

713

644

523

402

370

374

392

15,309

494

30,360

June

438 

53T

600

634

684

717

713

717

715

*713

*709

*694

705

707

713

665

675

663

688

707

*726

749

*749

751

*751

671

648

606

538

475

20,052

668

39,770

July

493 STi1

596

596

6-10

*650

671

692

688

696

715

717

713

709

673

660

642

640

636

636

636

638

638

638

638

642

648

642

616

596

*604

19,943

643

39,560

Aug.

624 

632

630

626

602

604

*608

642

650

650

650

646

658

675

673

671

669

671

630

557

566

586

588

586

584

566

552

566

586

584

584

19,116

617

37,920

Sept.

6O4 

612

*612

610

610

608

610

*610

614

612

604

594

590

578

515

490

466

441

400

316

324

337

313

266

193

138

116

110

80

84

13,057

435

25,900

Calendar year 1958 : Max 732 Mln 0 Mean 282 Ac-ft 204,100

Water year 1958-59: Max 751 Min 0 Mean 276 Ac-ft 199,500

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 17 to Feb. 8; discharge estimated on basis of 5 discharge 

measurements and records of gate changes by employees of Utah Power & Light Co.
BEAR RIVER BASIN 55

1180. Bear River near Collinston, Utah

Location. Lat 41°50', long 112°03', in NW^SE^ sec.27, T.13 N., R.2 W., on right bank 

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

from Cutler Dam, and 5f miles north of Collinston.

Drainage area. 6,000 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--July 1889 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,276.13 ft above mean sea level (levels 

by Bureau of Reclamation). Prior to Nov. 8, 1913, staff gage and Nov. 8, 1913, to 

Sept. 10, 1938, water-stage recorder, at site three-quarters of a mile down3tream at 

different daturas.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,640 cfs Apr. 16 (gage height, 4.67 ft); minImum daily, 20 cfs June 6.

1889-1959: Maximum discharge observed, 11,600 cfs June 7-10, 1909 (gage height, 

7.70 ft, site and datum then in use); practically no flow at 12 p.m. Aug. 5, 1920.

Remarks. --Records excellent. Natural flow of stream affected by storage reser-foirs, 

power developments, diversions for irrigation, and return flow from irrigated areas.

Cooperation. Seven discharge measurements furnished by Utah Power & Light Co. 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1564: 1902.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Bay

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

510

481

657

602

453

727

557

439

431

498

669

569

583

666

554

668

548

656

581

647

746

762

1,210

1,110

796

776

761

684

986

1,000

833

21,160

683

41,970

Nov.

842

845

700

693

773

769

846

995

787

1,060

924

971

821

1.460

1,410

,110

* ,250

,260

,120

,190

,390

,330

,140

,240

,220

,230

,010

,060

,230

* ,030

31,706

1,057

62,890

Dec.

1,040

1,050

907

949

924

1,050

1,220

1,160

1,330

1,140

1,180

1,310

1,330

1,370

1.420

1,260

1,320

1,160

1,230

1,170

1,140

1,020

1,260

1,150

1,090

998

1,040

921

1,180

*1,060

1,020

35,399

1,142

70,210

Jan.

828

1,070

921

708

578

741

*977

1,050

1,030

1,080

1,220

1,220

1,290

1,210

1,070

1,260

933

1,040

1,070

1,100

750

988

881

,060

,030

,060

,340

,490

.600

1,590

1,190

33,375

1,077

66, 200

Feb.

963

837

988

939

1,070

,010

,190

,110

* ,040

,080

,260

,160

,240

,620

,550

,330

,400

,590

,500

,650

,780

,600

,540

,490

,490

,220

,160

,280

-

36,087

1,289

71,580

Mar.

1,150

1,080

1,210

1,160

1,230

1,120

1,280

1,360

972

1,120

1,060

1,080

1,020

1,060

1,070

1,160

885

1,010

978

1,160

1,170

1,220

1,100

1,150

 1,280

1,220

1,450

1,420

1,470

1,430

1.690

36,765

1,186

72,920

Apr.

,610

,750

,610

,630

,680

,630

,890

,920

,940

,960

,970

,960

,800

,620

,630

,360

,470

,680

,580

,590

,480

,450

,270

* .180

,340

,470

,600

.140

,050

,030

50,290

1,676

99,750

May

829

840

,160

,200

,000

,110

,030

364

22

284

*766

261

22

140

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

21

215

926

1,070

907

12,431

401

24, 660

June

516

380

133

339

95

20

21

22

22

22

*24

24

22

24

22

22

22

61

21

22

*22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

25

2,057

68.6

4,080

July

-56 394

22

22

22

24

22

24

26

24

22

22

22

22

22

21

21

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

21

22

22

22

22

24

 24

1,099

35.5

2,180

Avx.

25

27

25

24

22

22

22

22

24

24

30

30

35

21

22

22

22

22

24

24

24

25

25

25

25

25

25

27

24

24

25

763

24.6

1,510

Sept.

25

25

*24

24

24

22

22

*22

22

22

22

22

22

22

24

24

25

25

25

492

831

162

605

617

573

1,020

1.450

764

963

1,330

9,230

308

18,310

Calendar year 1958: Max 3,810 Mln 20 Mean 1,137 Ac-ft 833,300

Water year 1958-59: Max 2,14O Mln 20 Mean 741 Ac-ft 536, 3OO

Discharge measurement made
56 BEAR RIVER BASIN

1190. Little Malad River above Elkhorn Reservoir, near Malad City, Idaho

Location. Lat 42°20', long 112°26', on line between sees.35 and 36, T.12 S., R.34 E. , 

on left bank three-quarters of a mile upstream from highway bridge, 2 miles downstream 

from Wright Creek, 2J- miles downstream from springs, 21 miles upstream from Elkhorn 

Dam, and 14 miles northwest of Malad City.

Drainage area. 120 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--August 1911 to August 1913 (published as "near Malad"), October 1931 

to September 1932, November 1940 to September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and Cippoletti weir. Prior to Dec. 5, 1940, staff gages at 

different datums.

Average discharge.--20 years (1911-12, 1931-32, 1941-59), 17.4 cfs (12,600 acre-ft per 

year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 56 cfs Mar. 17 (gage height, 1.29 f':); minimum, 

9.5 cfs Jan. 4; minimum gage height, 0.40 ft Aug. 9, 13.

1911-13, 1913-32, 1940-59: Maximum discharge, 351 cfs July 24, 1955 (gage height, 

3.63 ft), from rating curve extended above 70 cfs on basis of computation of peak flow 

by weir formula; minimum, 6.8 cfs Aug. 19, 1948, Jan. 3, 1951; minimum gage height, 

0.31 ft Aug. 19, 1948.

Remarks. Records good except those computed on basis of partly estimated gage-height 

record and those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. Diversions 

for irrigation of about 400 acres above station.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Discharge

1.0 38

1.2 50

cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1S59

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

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

15

15

15

15

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

447

14.4

887

Nov.

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

15

14

13

12

13

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

13

12

13

13

411

13.7

815

Dec.

13

13

13

13

ii

13

13

*14

14

14

16

17

14

13

13

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

14

14

14

13

13

13

12

12 

13

418

13.5

829

Jan.

14

12

12

11

12

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

14

*14

12

13

13

14

14

13

12

13

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

14

409

13.2

811

Feb.

14

13

14

14

14

15

15

15

15

14

14

14

15

14

15

16

18

*18

18

17

17

16

16

16

15

15

15

15

-

427

15.2

847

Mar.

16

18

17

15

15

15

16

16

16

16

15

17

20

19

16

18

f33

f39

f31

23

f29

f35

f36

f32

f31

*f33

29

24

24

22

20

706

22.8

1,400

Apr.

25

40

42

36

30

24

21

19

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

17

17

17

17

17

16

16

16

16

16

17

18

17

17

*17

614

20.5

1,220

May

17

18

17

17

17

17

17

17

18

18

17

17

17

17

18

18

18

18

18

19

18

18

20

*19

19

19

21

20

19

19

19

561

18.1

1,110

June

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

17

17

17

17

16

16

17

16

15

15

15

15

*15

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

482

16.1

956

July

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

13

14

13

13

13

13

13

14

13

13

14 

13

422

13.6

837

Aug.

13

13

13

13

.12.

12

*12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

15

II

15

14

14

15

15

15

15

14

14

14 

14

410

13.2

813

Sept.

ii

14

14

14

14

14

14

*14

14

14

14

14

14

14

15

14

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

15

18

T7

16

16

15

435

14.5

863

Calendar year 1958: Max 63 Min 12 Mean 16.5 Ac-ft 11,920

Water year 1958-59: Max 42 Min 11 Mean 15.7 Ac-ft 11,390

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed from partly estimated gage heights. 

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 1-27; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, and 

ecords for Devil Creek above Campbell Creek near Malad City.
BEAR RIVER BASIN 57 

1225. Devil Creek above Campbell Creek, near Malad City, Idaho

Location. Lat 42°18', long 112°12', in sec.12, T.31 S., R.36 E., on right bank 0.6 mile 

upstream from proposed dam, 1.3 miles upstream from highway crossing of Caupbell 

Creek, 4.5 miles upstream from Evans dividers, and 1\ miles northeast of Milad City.

Drainage area. 13 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--November 1938 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,150 ft (by barometer). P'-ior to 

Dec. 16, 1943, staff gage and Dec. 16, 1943, to Aug. 22, 1954, water-stage recorder 

at site 50 ft upstream at datum 1.84 ft higher.

Average discharge.--20 years (1939-59), 9.66 cfs (6,990 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year. 30 cfs Apr. 2 (gage height, 2.10 ft); minimum, 

2.8 cfs Feb. 11 (gage height, 1.38 ft); minimum daily, 3.1 cfs Feb. 11.

1938-59: Maximum discharge observed, 160 cfs Apr. 2, 1943, from rating curve 

extended above 130 cfs on basis of logarithmic plotting; maximum gage height, 2.38 ft 

Apr. 19, 1952, site and datum then in use; minimum discharge recorded, 1.6 cfs Jan. 13, 

1950 (gage height, 0.43 ft, site and datum then in use); minimum daily, 1.8 cfs 

Nov. 3-5, 1949.

Remarks. Records good. Diversions above station for irrigation of 20 to 30 acres. 

Stream receives part of flow of Birch Creek above station. Malad powerplant and its 

small reservoir on Birch Creek cause slight diurnal fluctuations.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1344: 1943(M). WSP 1514: 1942.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height. In feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 6-30)

Discharge, in cubic feet pe year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-It

Oct.

6.1

ITT

6.1

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.6

5.4

5.6

5.4

5.9

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.4

5.4

5.6

5.6

5.6

*5.9

5.6

5.9

5.6

178.2

5.75

353

Nov.

5.6

5.9

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

5.9

5.9

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.9

5.4

5.0

4.9

5.0

5.2

5.4

5.2

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.2

5.4

4.9

5.0

5.0

164.5

5.48

326

Dec.

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.2

5.2

*5.6

5.9

6.1

6.5

6.5

6.3

6.3

6.1

6.3

5.9

6.1

5.9

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.1

6.1

6.3

184.1

5.94

365

Calendar year 1958: Max 23

Jan.

6.1

6.1

6.3

5.6

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.5

7.0

7.2

7.0

7.0

7.0

*7.0

7.0

7.2

6.7

6.3

6.5

6.3

6.1

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.1

6.3

6.5

6.1

6.1

199.8

6.45

396

Feb.

6.3

6.1

6.1

5.2

6.3

6.5

6.3

6.3

6.1

4.7

3.1

3.5

6.1

6.5

7.0

6.7

6.7

*6.5

6.7

6.5

6.7

6.5

6.7

7.0

6.5

7.4

7.0

6.7

_

173.7

6.20

345

Mar.

6.7

7TO

6.7

7.0

7.0

7.0

6.7

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.4

7.4

7.2

7.2

7.4

8.5

8.2

8.0

8.5

9.4

9.9

11

TT

10

*10

9.9

9.6

9.1

8.5

251.3

8.11

498

Apr.

12

17

13

12

11

11

9.6

9.4

9.1

8.8

8.8

9.1

8.2

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.2

8.0

7.7

7.7

7.7

8.0

7.7

7.7

8.5

8.2

8.0

8.0

*8.8

275.2

9.17

546

May

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

7.7

7.4

7.7

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.2

8.2 *a.o

8.2

8.5

8.2

8.0

8.0

7.7

250.7

8.09

497

June

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.0

7.0

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.5

6.5

6.7

6.5

6.3

6.5

6.5

6.5

*6.3

6.1

5.9

6.1

6.3

6.1

6.1

6.1

5.9

198.9

6.63

395

July

5.9

5.6

5.6

5.4

5.2

5.0

5.2

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.9

4.9

4.9

5.0

5.0

4.9

5.0

5.2

5.2

5.0

5.2

5.2

5.0

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.6

161.1

5.20

320

Aug.

5.6

5.6

5.6

 5.6

5.4

5.4

*5.'6

6.1

6.1

5.9

6.3

6.3

6.1

6.1

5.6

5.6

5.6

6.1

6.3

6.5

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

5.9

5.9

5.6

5.6

5.9

182.9

5.90

363

Sept.

5.4

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.4

5.4

*5.4

5.6

5.4

5.6

5.4

5.4

5.9

6.3

5.6

5.9

5.9

6.1

6.3

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.2

5.0

5.0

5.0

169.0

5.63

335

Min 4.9 Mean 8.52 Ac-ft 6,170

Water year 1958-59: Max 17 Mln 3.1 Mean 6.55 Ac-ft 4,740

Discharge measurement made on this day.
58 BEAR RIVER BASIN

1255. Malad River at Woodruff, Idaho

Location. Lat 42°02', long 112°14', in sec.15, T.16 S., R.36 E. , on downstream left 

abutment of highway bridge at Woodruff, 2? miles north of Idaho-Utah State line.

Drainage area.--485 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. November 1938 to September 1959.

gage.--Staff gage read once daily. Prior to Mar. 6, 1951, staff gage at site 300 ft 

downstream at datum 0.27 ft lower.

Extremes. Maximum discharge observed during year, 172 cfs Feb. 23 (gage height, 4.40 ft); 

minimum observed, 17 cfs Aug. 29 to Sept. 1, Sept. 6-14; minimum gage height, 1.90 ft 

for many days in July, August, September.

1938-59: Maximum discharge, 650 cfs Jan. 22 or 23, 1943 (gage height, 8 ft, from 

information by observer), from rating curve extended above 370 cfs by logarithmic 

plotting; minimum observed, 15 cfs July 15, 16, 1940, Aug. 26, 1958; minimum gage 

height observed, 1.82 ft Aug. 26, 1958.

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

Flow regulated by several small reservoirs above station. Diversions above station 

for irrigation of 25,000 to 30,000 acres.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1060: 1943(M).

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 31 to Feb. 21)

1.8 

2.0 

2.2 

2.5

3.0 

4.0 

4.5

ISO 

185

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15 

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

20

20

21

21

21

21

20

21

21

22

22

22

22

23

a23 

24

24 

24

26

25

a25

26

a27

28

a28

29

30

*29

a28

26

28

747

24.1

1,480

Nov.

a29

30

31

32

37

40

39

37

37

37

39

36

a36

39

60

35 

35

a38

41

40

43

41

40

46

46

a 40

34

29

36

1,145

38.2

2,270

Dec.

39

39

42

46

45

a44

*44

47

52

52

52

a56

59

a54

48

46 

a47

48

49

a49

50

52

54

54

54

53

a48

41

34

39

1,484

47.9

2,940

Jan.

44

a36

32

a28

29

a34

38

a 38

39

a 40

41

a44

*47

a 48

49

44 

a52

54

a44

35

a38

42

a44

46

a 45

44

a44

44

a 38

33

1,281

41.3

2,540

Feb.

a31

28

a35

41

a36

31

a40

47

a46

48

a 50

34

a34

41

a44

a65 

*97

a!15

132

167

a!70

172

aT5o

128

a!20

111

alOS

-

2,164

77.3

4,290

Mar.

98

a 90

85

a74

67

a67

67

a64

60

a59

59

a59

59

a55

54

55 

a56

57

a55

54

a54

53

a52

52

a51

*50

51

a53

56

72

1,892

61.0

3,750

Apr.

73

67

63

59

56

55

54

51

51

52

51

52

48

47

47

44 

46

56

54

52

48

48

47

46

46

67

84

*63

56

1,627

54.2

3,230

May

50

48

50

48

46

44

43

43

37

34

31

31

27

24

24

2?I 

23

23

24

25

26

26

*28

31

33

46

63

61

48

39

1,123

36.2

2,230

June

34

31

29

26

24

24

22

21

21

20

20

19

18

Te

18

18 

19

18

19

19

*19

19

19

19

20

20

19

19

19

629

21.0

1,250

July

19

21

20

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

IB

18 

18 

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

575

18.5

1,140

A'lg.

18

18

18

18

18

18

*18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18 

18

19

19

19

21

21

21

19

19

18

18

17

17

17

569

18.4

1,130

Sept.

17

18

18

18

18

17

17

*17

17

17

17

17

17

17

18

18 

18 

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

19

19

532

17.7

1,060

Calendar year 1958: Max 238 Min 15 Mean 49.0 Ac-ft 35,470

Water year 1958-59: Max 172 Mln 17 Mean 37.7 Ac-ft 27,310

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated or interpolated on basis of weather reco-ds and 

records for nearby streams.
WEBER RIVER BASIN 59

1285. Weber River near Oakley, Utah

Location. Lat 40°44'10", long 111°14'45", in SE^-KE^ sec.15, T.I S., R.6 E., on right 

bank 1.4 miles downstream from South Pork, 2.6 miles upstream from Weber-Provo diversion canal, and 3£ miles northeast of Oakley.

Drainage area. 163 sq mi.

Records available. October 1904 to September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,600 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

Fo Oct. 25, 1933, staff gage at site a quarter of a mile downstream at different datum. 

Oct. 25, 1933, to Aug. 29, 1955, water-stage recorder at present site at datum 0.5 ft 

higher.

Average discharge. 53 years (1906-59), 224 cfs (162,200 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,290 cfs June 16; maximum gage height, 3.22 ft 

June 8, 9; minimum discharge not determined, occurred during period of ic? effect.

1904-59: Maximum discharge observed, 4,170 cfs June 13, 1921 (gage height, 9.0 ft, 

site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 2,000 cfs by logarithmic 

plotting; minimum recorded, 16 cfs Mar. 12, 1941.

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

small diversions for irrigation above station. Plow slightly regulated by several 

small lakes on headwaters and a small reservoir on Smith and Morehouse Cr^ek. Total 

capacity of all reservoirs, about 3,200 acre-ft.

Revisions (water years). WSP 790: 1934. WSP 1394: 1907-9, 1911-12, 1921-22.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used June 16, 17)

1.2

125

235

1.6 

2.0 

2.5

3.1

370

530

780

1,150

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

*46

47

46

46

48

48

48

47

47

46

47

45

47

47

47

48

48

48

50

5_9

57

56

56

56

56

53

52

52

51

51

52

1,547

49.9

3,070

Nov.

*52

51

53

56

59

59

59

57

56

55

56

59

57

56.

b54

b52

b50

b47

b50

b54

59

57

57

53

53

56

53

b50

b48

b46

1,624

54.1

3,220

Dec.

*b47

b48

b50

53

60

51

50

53

53

52

56

72

59

b55

b52

b50

b50

b50

53

51

53

50

50

48 b47

b47

b48

b50

b48

b52

*b55

1,613

52.0

3,200

Jan.

b55

b50

b40

b35

b40

b46

b45

b45

b45

b45

b46

b50

b52

b50

b47

b47

53

51

50

b48

b44

b45

b47

b50

53

53

b52

*52

53

b50

b46

1,485

47.9

2,950

Feb.

b44

b42

b43

b45

b46

b47

b47

b47

b43

b35

b40

b44

b43

b37

b40.

b47

b52

56

50

47

47

45

43

43

47

*43

42

43

-

1,248

44.6

2,480

Mar.

46

47

46

b43

b45

b47

51

55

46

47

55

53

5O

47

57

62

51

53

56

56

55

57

59

60

57

56

59

60

60

*56

57

1,649

53.2

3,270

Apr.

59

69

80

98

117

144

152

135

121

110

-112

119

132

137

135

125

119

121

114

110

108

110

121

132

154

185

176

157

157

*_1_8_8_

3,797

127

7,530

May

232

264

248

232

211

202

196

188

199

223

241

280

394

*570

700

710

670

580

»477

405

366

346

324

318

388

402

405

380

409

494

481

11,535

372

22,880

June

*503

680

810

815

*920

1,010

1,090

1,080

*1,050

986

974

998

950

902

986

1,040

*860

715

605

545

508

465

405

370

363

338

335

328

402

*394

21,427

714

42 , 500

July

310

274

267

248

229

214

202

190

179

173

162

154

152

152

149

142

137

125

121

112

108

142

142

137

130

123

114

106

98

91

aa

4,972

160

9,860

Aug.

85

93

*93

91

89

87

82

79

79

79

75

80

75

72

69

74

70

75

93

83

75

72

69

69

69

69

66

63

60

59

*56

2,350

75.8

4,660

Sept.

56

55

55

53

52

52

51

51

51

50

48

47

47

47

50

53

57

53

57

60

65

62

66

69

74

82

98

82

77

-- 7.4.

1,794

59.8

3,560

Calendar year 1953 : Max 1,600 Min - Mean 173 Ac-ft 125,400

Water year 1958-59: Max 1,090 Min 35 Mean 151 Ac-ft 109,200

Peak discharge (base. 1,200 cfs). June 8 (2 a.m.), 9 (l a.m.) 1,240 cfs (3.22 ft); Jme 16 (2 a.m.)

1,290 cfs (3.17 ft) .

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
60 WEBER RIVER BASIN

1290. Weber-Provo diversion canal at Oakley, Utah

Location. Lat 40°42'30", long 111 G 16'30", in HW^ sec.28, T.I S. , R.6 E. , on right bank 

1,400 ft downstream from head and three-quarters of a mile east of Oakley.

Records available . October 1945 to September 1959 in reports of Geological Survey.

October 1938 to September 1945, collected by Bureau of Reclamation, availsble in files 

of Salt Lake City district office, Geological Survey. October 1932 to September 1939 

in reports of Weber River water commissioner.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and Parshall flume, 

graphic map).

Altitude of gage is 6,500 ft (from topoExtremes.--1945-59: Maximum daily discharge, 913 cfs May 21, 1956; no water diverted 

from Weber River for several months each year.

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

Canal diverts water from Weber River in SWjSW-J- sec.21, T.I S., R.6 E. , for irrigation 

and water supply in Jordan River basin. Figures given herein represent water diverted from main stem of Weber River, some of which may return to Weber River through 

seepage. For records at outlet of canal see page 95.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1284: 1949.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 2, Apr. 9 

to Sept. 30

o.O o

.1 2.8

.2 7.0

.4 20

.7 46

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

149

235

459

723

Nov. 3 to Apr. 9 

Z.O 9.2

Z.3

2.7 

3.0 

4.1

19

35

49

112

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

0

Nov.

O

0

14

*24

24

24

25

24

22

21

22

24

23

22

31

18

14

19

33

51

33

31

31

29

28

26

29

14

22

24

687

22.9

1,360

Dec.

 27

28

30

29

27

28

26

29

29

28

30

43

35

20

20

30

31

29

29

28

27

27

27

27

24

19

22

26

14

11 

?9

829

26.7

1,640

Jan.

32

28

18

11

?3

32

32

27

28

29

32

29

31

24

20

30

32

30

28

23

20

28

33

7f

32

31

26 *33

27

24 

16

836

27.0

1,660

Feb.

20

27

23

28

26

28

36

33

31

22

32

30

30

21

33

35

38

37

32

33

30

32

31

30

29

30

29

29

835

29.8

1,660

Mar.

29

31

29

23

ii

34

30

29

32

30

29

29

33

29

27

35

33

35

37

32

33

38

4O

41

38

37

40

36

40

*36

37

1,021

32.9

2,030

Apr.

38

JS

52

52

53

54

93

113

115

99

99

98

103

103

a8O

a7O

69

68

68

65

64

68

75

91

111

127

l^

106

103

127

2,534

84.5

5,030

May

170

209

193

176

152

144

136

130

134

155

165

153

105

 ZSff

433

459 418"

350

278

207

165

134

117

113

165

178

179

159

176

243

226

6,280

203

12,460

June

235

396

556 556"

366

310

284

327

216

103

102

102

72

a SO

a 50

a25

*0

0

o

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

3,750

125

7,440

July

o

o

Aug.

(*)

0

0

Sept.

O

0

Calendar year 1958: Max 822 Min o Mean 69.2 Ac-ft 50,110

Water year 1958-59: Max 556 Min o Mean 46.0 Ac-ft 33,280

 Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of trend of flow and records for station 

near Woodland.
WEBER RIVER BASIN 

1293. Weber River near Peoa, Utah

Location. Lat 40°45'10", long 111°22 I 20", in SE^NWi sec. 10, T.I S., R.5 E., on left 

bank 60 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 189, 2.4 miles north of Peoa, and 

3.2 miles upstream from Wanship Dam.

Records available. May 1957 to September 1959.

Gage . --Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 6,050 ft (from 

Bureau of Reclamation Rockport Reservoir map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,250 cfs June 16 (gage height, 3.18 ft); minimum, 30 cfs Feb. 4.

1957-59: Maximum discharge, 2,110 cfs June 7, 1957 (gage height, 3.37 ft); minimum, that of Feb. 4, 1959.

Remarks . Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Many diversions above station for irrigation. Mo diversion between station and Rockport Reservoir. Records do not include water diverted from Weber River basin through Weber-Provo 

diversion canal (see p. 6U ) . Flow slightly regulated by several small reservoirs 

above station.

Rating table, 

height,

water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect 

Ln feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.2

128

233

2.4 

2.6 

3.0

386

579

1,040

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to Septembe

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ae-ft

Oct.

61

58

54

54

54

54

59

58

58

61

59

58

58

58

58

58

59

59

58

59

63

66

63

63

66

66

66

61

59

61

63

1,852

59.7

3,670

Nov.

*66

68

73

70

75

73

75

73

70

68

73

78

73

70

78

b75

b70

b75

75

75

73

70

68

68

73

68

70

b60

b60

b62

2,125

70.8

4,210

Dec.

*b64

66

66

68

66

70

66

90

93

90

96

142 "55"

b64

b60

63

63

63

63

68

63

63

66

63

58

b56

56

58

b54

bH6

*b58

2,152

69.4

4,270

Jan.

59

58

46

b43 b50"

1)55

b55

b54

b55

56

58

63

63

56

b55

54

58

63

61

56

53

51

54

58

83

68

61

*59

54

53

b52

1,764

56.9

3,500

Feb.

bSO

45

b48

49

51

54

52

53

53

51

42

51

b48

b43

b47

58

70

E6

68

63

61

61

59

58

58

*59

59

61

1,538

54.9

3,050

Mar.

63

68

70

61

58.

61

59

59

63

63

61

61

75

75

75

75

104

156

160

110

110

180

233

165

114

133

137

121

124

*118

142

3,154

102

6,260

Apr.

156

180

14?

124

128

151

142

100

85

80

78

83

78

80

88

83

80

88

93

93

83

80

80

80

83

88

124

107

96

*93

3,046

102

6,040

May

96

104

110

110

104

107

100

93

93

90

90

85

186

*198

198

165

165

165

160

146

142

165

160

146

151

174

253

180

165

169

192

4,442

143

8,810

June

180

iSeT

221

221

*438

611

813

813

*849

896

884

884

860

790

908

1,020

*813

655

528

460

423

414

361

320

312

290

329

337

549

460

16,825

561

33,370

July

337

268

261

227

215

198

180

*165

142

133

124

114

107

100

90

80

78

78

80

78

78

78

85

83

78

73

73

70

66 SB75

3,880

125

7,700

Aug.

83

83

*75

75

75

78

80

80

78

75

75

78

73

70

68

59

56

59

96

83

75

78

78

80

78

80

80

78

73

70

*70

2,339

75.5

4,640

Sept.

66

63

59

58

58

56

58

53

52

52

56

56

56

54

58

61

70

61

75

70

80

75

90

100

107

133

186 ire

114

*107

2,302

76.7

4,570

Calendar year 1958: Max 1,010 Min - Mean 137 Ac-ft 99,530

Water year 1958-59: Max l,02o Min 42 Mean 124 Ac-ft 9O,O9O

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by iee.
62 WEBER RIVER BASIN

1305. Weber River near Coalville, Utah

Location. Lat 40"53"40", long 111"24'00", in SE^NE^- sec.20, T.2 N. R.5 E., on left 

bank lj miles upstream from high-water line of Echo Reservoir, 1J miles soi'th of 

Coalville, and 6 miles downstream from Silver Creek.

Drainage area. 438 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1927 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,600 ft (from topographic trip). Prior 

to Mar. 22, 1931, staff gage and Mar. 22, 1931, to Sept. 30, 1952, water-stage 

recorder, at same site at datum 1 ft higher.

Average discharge. 28 years (1931-59), 200 cfs (144,800 acre-ft per year), since completion of Weber-Prove diversion canal.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 708 cfs June 28 (gage height, 2.80 ft); minimum not determined, probably occurred May 19.

1927-59: Maximum discharge, 2,190 cfs May 6, 1952; maximum gage height, 5.08 ft 

(present datum) May 29, 1951; minimum discharge, 6 cfs Sept. 20, 1934.

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

which are fair. Many diversions above station for irrigation. No diversion between 

station and Echo Reservoir. Records do not include water diverted from Weter River 

basin through Weber-Provo diversion canal (see p. 60). Plow slightly regulated by 

several small reservoirs above station, and since Apr. 1, 1957, by Rockport Reservoir 

(usable capacity, 60,000 acre-ft).

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge. In cubic feet per second)

0.3 

.4 

.5

.7 44

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

2.8

89

204

362

681

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

1Z

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

Zl

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

53

60

60

58

53

47

56- 36

52

49

53

53

52

53

53

50

43

42

41 «50

50

50

52

52

53

56

56

50

62

iS76

1,615

52.1

3,200

Nov.

69

69

68

60

W

75

79

82

86

87

87

84

86

87

82

77

«91

b93

 §T 98

93

97

95

95

93

95

97

b92

b87

b83

2,553

85.1

5,060

Dec.

84

82

75

74

69

 §§ 68

89

75

77

82

98

95

93

*89

89

87

100

110 155"

106

104

106

106

104

b!02

blOO

100

blOO

b95

b90

2,825

91.1

5,600

Jan.

89

95

b90

b87

b84

b83

84

b90

b91

b92

97

100

98

*97

b94

93

93

95

97

93

b92

93

93

95

116

123

129

TTZ

82

b66 

bj65

2,908

93.8

5,770

Feb.

b65

b65

b65

b64

58

b57

56

57

58

*b58

b58

57

58

b58

b60

64

79

75

66

a50

36- 36

36

42

80

145

147

T4T

1,897

67.8

3,760

Mar.

125

36

b86

b86

b84

82

79

74

7B- 72

74

*72

79

91

97

89

104

167

199

174

174

188

210 T5S"

174

177

177

174

174

177 

180

3,996

129

7,930

Apr.

182

174

Z16 'ZTo199

188

185

174

174

154

123

97

82

32

77

*80

72

75

74

72

70

69

69

69

70

75

77

70

64

&2

3,385

113

6,710

May

62

60

54

66

63

56

54

52

43

42

36

34

a28

*a23

18

17

14

13

al5

29

28

37

37

41

47

54

7B- 77

68

64 

66

1,373

44.3

2,720

June

63

56

49

48

44

49

50

«54

56

53

54

56

119

218

233

227

224

404

586

590

590

611

607

607

607

607

628

641

S37

616

9,384

313

18,610

July

607

WT

607

594

594

*594

586

598

444

302

321

325

331

315

312

308

308

308

305

305

305

248

180

177

T7T

182

185

185

188

188 

193

10,879

351

21,580

Aug.

190

188

196

199

188

182

180

174 rrr

177

177

*182

182

182

182

182

180

182

207

263

331

331

331

335

548

345

345

345

345

342 

338

7,506

242

14,890

Sept.

551

531

331

282

104

8.84

a80

a74

a69

a66

a62

a57

58

58

60

62

a62

*63

66

68

68

72

84

87

98

127

157

150

150

121

3,482

116

6,910

Calendar year 1958: Max 835 Mln 36 Mean 187 Ac-ft 135,000

Water year 1958-59: Max 641 Mln 13 Mean 142 Ac-ft 102,700

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge 

and weather records.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

asurement, trend of flow,
WEBER RIVER BASIN 63

1310. Chalk Creek at Coalville, Utah

Location. --Lat 40°55'10", long 111 0 24'00", in NE^SE^- sec.8, T.2 N., R.5 E., on left bank 

100 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 189 in Coalville and a third of a mile 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 253 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1904 to December 1905 (gage heights only), April 1927 to 

September 1959.

gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 5,560.6 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Feb. 13, 1931, staff gage at site 100 f: upstream 

at different datum. Feb. 13, 1931, to Oct. 15, 1941, water-stage recorder at site 

300 ft upstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--32 years (1927-59), 58.9 cfs (42,640 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year. 277 cfs Apr. 4 (gage height, 1.61 ft); minimum, 

 3.6 cfs Mar. 11 (gage height, 0.18 ft).

1927-59: Maximum discharge, 1,540 cfs Apr. 28, 1952 (gage height, 4.67 ft); minimum, 

less than 1 cfs for several days in 1934.

Remarks. Records good. Several diversions above station for irrigation, none below. 

Flow slightly affected by Chalk Creek Reservoir (capacity, 1,200 acre-ft).

Revisions (vrater years).--WSP 1564: 1929.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.1 

.2 

.3 

.4

1.5

4.5

9.0

17

0.6

.9

1.3

41

95

190

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 19!f9

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

.5

.5

.5

.4

.3

.4

.5

.5

.5

.5

2 -ft

.2

.2

*5.0

5.0

5.8

7.2

7.6

7.2

7.2

8.1

8.6

9.8

9.8 

11

182.7

5.89

362

Nov.

11

12

12

12

12

12

14

15

15

15

15

15

15

16

18

12

*12

15

17

ii

16

15

15

15

*15

12

15

1T~7.6

13

41S.6

14.0

830

Dec.

14

15

15

17

13

17

14

18

18

17

18

T3" 25

11 *11

15

15

14

15

15

12

15

15

14

7.6

9.0

11

13

8.1

8.1 

11

438.8

14.2

870

Jan.

15

13

9.0

1T~ 8.6

12

12

11

9.8

11

11

12

13

*12

9.8

12

13

15

14

9.8

11

14

14

13

IB

16

12

16

12

9.8 

9.0

378.8

12.2

751

Feb.

11

TZ

11

14

12

13

15

15

12

*11

15

15

11

11

15

17

26

TS

20

17

15

17

17

15

15

15

14

15

-

412

14.7

817

Mar.

15

19

15

1T~9.0

16

13

IS

16

15 

11

*\Z

24

18

14

14

21

27

26

15

15

25

27

25

24

22

29

IS

27

22 

27

587

18.9

1,160

Apr.

26

36

133

164

TS?

133

119

71

51

*43

41

38

43

51

47

38

36

38

37

34

32

34

37

43

49

66

77

62

54

64

1,859

62.0

3,690

May

97

133

122

106

83

75

75

66

73

93

106

126

*152

172

*T5§~

150

126

119

108

83

*68

66

59

ST

77

85

106

102

91

102 

97

3,148

102

6,240

June

87

97

108 108"

91

99

104

*93

85

73

68

66

61

55

57

64

52

41

40

33

28

28

32

29

27

25

33

49

106

97

1,936

64.5

3,840

July

71

B?

55

49

44

*36

29

27

27

22

21

22

21

19

18

15

13

11

11

9.0

7.2

6.8

5.8

STS

6.3

7.2

7.2

7.6

7.2

7.6 

8.1

656.8

21.2

1,300

Aig.

9.8

13

11

9.0

8.6

9.8

11

9.0

7.6

7.6

6.8

*5.4

5.4

5.0

S7Z

5.0

5.4

5.8

11

16

12

11

8.6

11

11

12

12

13

14

14 

15

311.2

9.72

597

Sept.

15

15

15

15

14

13

13

12

12

12

13

13

14

12

11

16

17

*19

21

20

22

22

21

22

26

34

44

3T

27

25

566

18.9

1,120

Calendar year 1958: Max 274 Min 4.2 Mean 36.1 Ac-ft 26,120

Water year 1958-59: Max 172 Min 4.2 Mean 29.8 Ac-ft 21,580

Peak discharge (base, 400 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
64 WEBER RIVER BASIN

1315. Echo Reservoir at Echo, Utah

Location. Lat 40°57'50", long 111 0 26'00", In NW^SW^ sec.30, T.3 N., R.5 E., near outlet 

works at left end of Echo Dam, 1 mile southeast of Echo.

Drainage area.--732 sq ml.

Records available.--October 1930 to September 1959.

Gage. Staff gage read once daily. Datum of gage is at mean sea level (levels by Bureau 

of Reclamation). Prior to 1932, elevations obtained from mercury gage in valve house 

and staff gage.

Extremes.--Maximum contents during year, 51,350 acre-ft May 11 (elevation, 5,543.4 ft); 

minimum, 7,270 acre-ft Sept. 25, 26 (elevation, 5,491.2 ft).

1930-59: Maximum contents, 74,540 acre-ft June 16-20, 1956 (elevation, 5,560.4 ft); 

no storage Sept. 12 to Dec. 3, 1931, Sept. 24 to Nov. 2, 1934, Oct. 12 to Nov. 21, 

1944, Oct. 1 to Nov. 15, 1954.

Remarks.--Reservoir is formed by earth-fill, rock-faced dam; storage began in October 

1930; dam completed in 1931. Capacity, 73,940 acre-ft between elevations 5,540 

(bottom of outlet tunnel) and 5,560 ft (top of radial gates in spillway) above mean sea 

level. Dead storage negligible. Figures given herein represent total contents. Water 

is used for irrigation on the Echo project.

Cooperation. Capacity table finished by Bureau of Reclamation.

Capacity table, water year 1958-59 (elevation, 

In feet, and contents, In acre-feet)

5,490

5,495

5,500

5,505

5,510

5,515

6,730

9,110

11,830

14,920

18,480

22,390

5,520

5,525

5,530

5,535

5,540

5,545

26,620

31,180

36,100

41,440

47,200

53,360

Contents, In acre-feet, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

(t)

(t)

Oct.

11.710 

11,600

11,370

11,200

11,030

10,870

10,700

10,540

10,320

10,150

10,100

10,000

9,890

9,840

9,730

9,680

9,570

9,470

9,420

9,310

9,210

9,010

8,960

8,760

8,650

8.600

8,600

8,650

8,700

8,760

8,860

5,494.5

-3,080

Nov.

9,010 

9,110

9,260

9,370

9,470

9,570

9,680

9,730

9,780

9,890

10,000

9,730

9,310

8,910

8,600

8,560

8,360

8,460

8,650

8,860

9,010

9,210

9,420

9,570

9,730

9,890

10,000

10,100

10,260

10,570

5,497.4

+1,510

Dec.

10,480 

10,590

10, 700

10,810

10,980

11,090

11,260

11,370

11,540

11,710

11,940

12,120

12,410

12,590

12,770

13,010

13,260

13,450

13,650

13,890

14,080

14,270

14,400

14,660

14,920

15,130

15,260

15,530

15,670

15,810

16,020

5,506.6

+5,650

Jan.

16,250 

16,440

16,650

16,800

16,940

17,080

17,230

17,380

17,520

17,740

17,960

18,110

18,340

18,560

18,790

19,010

19,160

19,470

19,620

19,860

20,010

20,240

20,400

20,640

20,950

21,270

21,580

21,990

22,310

22,560

22j_640

5,515.3

+6,620

Feb.

22,800 

22,960

23,130

23,380

23,540

23,630

23,790

23,960

24,040

24,210

24,470

24,550

24,720

24,800

24,970

25,150

25,400

25,660

25,920

26,100

26,180

26,360

26,440

26,530

26,710

27,060

27,410

27,950

_

5,521.5

+5,310

Mar.

28,490 

28,760

29,040

29,310

29,500

29,680

29,960

30,140

30,330

30,520

30,710

30,900

31,180

31,460

31,650

31,940

32,130

32,420

32,910

33,300

33,690

34,180

34,680

35,290

35,700

36,100

36,410

36,820

37,340

37,870

38*180

5,532.0

+10,230

Apr.

58,610 

39,040

39,470

40,230

41,000

41,550

42,220

42,900

43,460

43,690

44,150

44,380

44,610

44,840

45,080

45,310

45,540

45,780

46,010

46,130

46,370

46,490

46,720

46,960

47,080

47,320

47,680

48,040

48,280

48.520

5,541.1

+10,340

May

48,770 

49,130

49,500

49,990

50,360

50,610

50,850

51,100

51,230

51,230

51,550

51,230

50,850

50,360

49,620

48,770

47,800

46,720

45,660

44,840

43,920

43,120

42,220

41,440

40,660

39,790

39,470

39,360

39,250

39,140

39*040

5,532.8

-9,480

June

58,950

37^870

37,240

56,620

56,000

55,590

54,580

55,690

55,000

52,250

51,570

50,520

29,770

29,220

28,670

28,150

27.590

27,680

27,860

27,950

28,040

28,490

28,860

29,150

29,400

29,680

29,960

50,610

51,460

5,525.5

-7,580

July

52,250 

52,810

55,500

55,790

54,480

54,880

55,590

55,590

55.900

55,700

55,590

54,980

54,680

54,580

55,990

55,590

55,200

55,000

52,810

52,520

52,250

51 , 940

51,570

30,900

30,550

29,870

29,400

28,950

28,490

27,950

27j_5_90

5,521.1

-3,870

Aug.

26,880 

26,716

26,180

25,660

25,150

24,580

23,710

25,290

22,720

21,990

21,450

20,790

20,170

19,470

18,790

18,110

17,500

16,650

16,250

15,740

15,740

15,810

15,880

15,880

15,880

16,090

16,090

16,250

16,250

16,160

15,950

5.506.5

-11,640

Sept.

15.740 

15,666

15,400

15,330

14,990

14,470

14,140

13,260

12,590

11,890

11,200

10,640

10,050

9,520

9,010

8,560

8,260

7,970

7,690

7,590

,550

,460

,320

,320

,270

,270

,410

,550

,500

,410

5,491.5

-8,540

Calendar year 1958.................... * -18,260

Water year 1958-59.................... * -4,550

t Elevation, in feet, at end of month.

* Change In contents, In acre-feet.

Note. Qage read at about 6 a.m. during summer and at about 9 a. during winter.
WEBER RIVER BASIN 65

1325. Lost Creek near Croydon, Utah

Location. Lat 41°10'35", long 111 0 24'20", in SW-fSEJj sec.8, T.5 N. , R.5 E., or right bank 

0.8 mile downstream from Francis Fork, 1.6 miles upstream from Hell Canyon, and 

9^ miles northeast of Croydon.

Drainage area.--133 sq mi.

Records available.--February 1921 to December 1923, April 1941 to September 1S59.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,820 ft (by barometer). Prior to 

T£ug. 26, 1954, at several sites within 40 ft of present site at various datums.

Average discharge. 20 years, 35.1 cfs (25,410 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 80 cfs May 2 (gage height, 3.65 ft); minimum 

daily, 3.2 cfs Aug. 17.

1921-23, 1941-59: Maximum discharge, 770 cfs May 10, 11, 18, 1923 (gage height, 

4.20 ft, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 200 cfs; minimum, 3 cfs for several days in 1941-42.

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

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of Ice effect 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.5

2.6

2.7

1.7 

4.4 

8.0

2.8 

3.2 

3.6

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

6-1

etl

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.5

7.2

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.8

7.2

6.8

7.2

7.6

*8.0

7.6

7.6

7.2

7.6

8.0

7.6

8.4

8.4

8. 4

217.4

7.01

431

Nov.

8.8

8.4

8.8

9.2

9.2

11

9.6

10

9.2

9.2

9.6

10

10

13

16

bll

*blO

blO

bll

11

11

11

10

10

*9.6

b9.5

9.6

bS.O

bS.O

b8.5

300.2

10.0

595

Dec.

b8.5

b9.0

9.2

9.2

b9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

10

9.6

10

20

14

b!2

*blO

blO

11

12

10

10

10

9.2

9.2

8.8

b9.0

b9.0

blO

11

b9.0

blO

blO

316.5

10.2

628

Jan.

bll

bll

bS.O

b6.0

bS.O

bS.O

b7.0

b6.0

b6.0

b7.0

b7.5

8.0

8.0

*8.0

b7.0

b7.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

b7.5

b7.0

V.O

b7.5

b8.5

8.4

8.8

8.0

8.0

8.0

bS.O

b7.0

238.2

7.68

472

Feb.

"b6.5

b6.5

b7.0

b7.5

b7.5

bS.O

bS.O

8.0

8.0

b8.5

*b9.0

b9.0

bS.O

b7.0

b7.5

bS.O

9.2

574

8.8

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.4

-

222.8

7.96

442

Mar.

9.6

11

11

blO

bS.O

b8.5

9.6

11

9.6

9.6

b9.5

*blO

blO

blO

bll

b!2

14

17

17

16

15

17

20

22

18

17

18

16

18

17

17

419.4

13.5

832

Apr.

17

33

44

43

42

42

38

32

27

*23

23

23

26

29

28

25

23

25

23

21

20

21

23

39

35

55

*57IB55

983

32.8

1,950

May

68

70

57

55

49

45

44

45

49

53

52

52

*53

53

50

46

42

40

37

34

 31

31

32

27

26_

30

38

35

31

30

28

1,333

43.0

2,640

June

2725"

25

23

23

22

20

20

*18

17

17

16

14

14

14

16

13

12

12

11

11

10

10

9.2

8.8

9.6

13

16

18

13

477.6

15.9

947

July

~9.6 11

8.8

8.0

7.2

*7.2

6.8

6.5

6.5

6.1

5.7

5.

5.

5.

6.

5.

5.

4.

4.7

4.4

4.1

4.1

3.8

3.8

4.1

3.8

4.1

3.8

5.5

3.5

3.8

173.3

5.59

344

dug.

4.4

4.4

4.1

3.8

3.5

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.. 8

3.5

*3.8

4.1

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.5

3.2

471

7.2

9.6

7.2

5.7

5.4

5.0

4.7

5.4

4.7

4.7

4.7

5.0

4.7

143.0

4.61

284

Sept.

4.7

TTT

5.0

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

5.0

6.1

5.0

4.7

5.0

5.0

5.4

6.1

7.2

*6.8

6.8

6.8

12

12

9.2

8.0

8.4

11

16

22

14

12

10

237.7

7.92

471

Calendar year 1958 : Max 171 Mln 4.4 Mean 23.7 Ac-ft 17,130

Water year 1958-59 : Max 70 Mln 3.2 Mean 13.9 Ac-ft 10,040

Peak discharge (base, 130 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

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

1340. East Canyon Reservoir near Morgan, Utah

Location. Lat 40°55'20", long 111°35'50", in NE£ sec.10, T.2 N., R.3 E., on upstream face 

of concrete dam, 9 miles southeast of Morgan.

Drainage area. 155 sq mi, approximately (revised).

Records available. October 1937 to September 1959 in reports of Geological Survey. 

November 1931 to September 1959 in reports of Weber River water commissioner.

Gage. Tape gage generally read weekly. Altitude of gage is 5,550 ft (from river-profile 

map). Prior to Oct. 1, 1953, staff gage at site 500 ft east of dam.

Extremes.--Maximum contents observed during year, 19,310 acre-ft June 7 (gage height, 

120.5 ft); minimum observed, 7,280 acre-ft Oct. 26 (gage height, 76.9 ft).

1931-59: Maximum contents, 29,170 acre-ft June 2, 1943 (gage height, 141.67 ft); 

no contents at times in 1931, 1934, 1937, 1946, 1954.

Remarks. Reservoir was formed in 1896 by a 58-foot rock-fill dam (capacity, 3,850

acre-ft), which was raised 25 ft in 1900 (capacity, 9,000 acre-ft), raised 12 ft more 

in 1902 (capacity, 14,000 acre-ft), and later replaced by present concrete dam, which 

formed a reservoir having a capacity of 28,730 acre-ft between gage heights 0.0 (bottom of outlet tunnel) and 140.8 ft (top of flashboards in spillway). Gage height of 

spillway crest is 135 ft. No dead storage. Figures given herein represent total 

contents. Water is used for irrigation in Davis and Weber counties.

Cooperation. Capacity table furnished by Utah State Engineer.

Capacity table, water year 1958-59 (elevation, in feet, 

and contents, In acre-feet)

90

95

100

6,900

7,900

9,020

10,250

11,620

13,000

105

110

115

120

125

14,380

15,880

17,500

19,120

21,000

Contents, in acre-feet, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

(t)

(*)

Oct.

10,500

-

-

-

9,820

_

-

-

-

-

_

8,460

-

-

-

_

-

-

7,560

-

_

-

-

-

-

7,280

-

-

-

_

a7,450

-

-3,210

Nov.

-

7,520

-

-

-

_

-

-

7,720

-

_

-

-

-

-

8,010

-

-

-

-

_

-

8,330

-

-

_

_

_

_

8,580

83.0

+1,130

Dec.

-

-

-

-

-

_

8,870

-

_

-

_

-

.

9,380

-

_

_

_

_

-

9,680

_

_

_

-

_

-

10,000

-

alO,090

_

+1,510

Jan.

-

-

-

10,220

-

_

-

-

-

-

10,520

-

_

-

-

_

_

10,800

_

-

_

-

_

_

11,160

_

_

_

-

_

all, 440

_

+1,350

Feb.

11,490

-

-

-

-

_

-

11,840

.

-

_

-

-

-

12,040

_

_

_

_

-

_

12 , 400

_

_

-

_

_

a!2,660

_

_

+1,220

Mar.

12,700

-

-

-

-

_

-

13,000

_

-

_

_

-

_

13,380

_

_

_

-

-

_

14,040

_

_

-

_

_

_

14,740

_

a!4,980

_

+2,320

Apr.

_

-

-

-

15,580

_

-

-

-

-

_

16,300

_

-

-

_

_

_

16,620

-

_

_

_

-

-

17,010

_

_

-

a!7,320

_

+2,340

May

-

-

17,560

-

-

.

-

-

-

18,250

_

-

-

-

-

_

18,670

_

-

-

_

-

-

18,830

-

_

-

-

-

19,090

119.9

+1,770

June

_

-

-

-

-

_

19,310

-

-

-

_

-

-

19,240

-

_

_

-

-

-

19,060

-

-

-

-

_

-

18,220

-

a!8,020

_

-1,070

July

-

-

-

-

17,530

_

-

-

-

-

_

16,590

-

-

-

_

-

-

15,660

-

_

-

-

-

-

14,700

-

-

-

_

a!4,060

_

-3,960

Aug.

_

13,800

-

-

-

.

-

_

12,840

-

_

-

-

-

-

ell, 350

-

-

-

-

_

-

e9.950

-

-

_

-

-

-

8,840

a8,740

84.2

-5,320

Sept.

_

-

-

-

-

68,120

-

-

-

-

_

-

7,840

-

-

_

-

-

-

7,520

_

-

-

-

-

_

7,720

_

-

a7,840

_

-900

Calendar year 1958.................... t -5,570

Water year 1958-59.................... t -2,820

t Gage height, In feet, at end of month.

* Change in contents, in acre-feet.

a No gage-height record; contents interpolated.

e Gage height determined by inflow-outflow study since previous visit.
WEBER RIVER BASIN 

1345. East Canyon Creek near Morgan, Utah

Location. Lat 40°55 I 20", long 111°36 T 20", in NW£ sec.10, T.2 N. , R.3 E., on right bank 

2,500 ft downstream from East Canyon Dam, 2f miles upstream from Sheep Canyon, and 

9 miles southeast of Morgan.

Drainage area. 155 sq mi, approximately (revised).

Records available. October 1937 to September 1959 in reports of Geological Survey. October 1931 to September 1959 in reports of Weber River water commissioner.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and Lyman rectangular weir. Altitude of gage is 5,460 ft 

(from river-profile map).

Average discharge.--28 years (1931-59), 51.5 cfs (37,280 acre-ft per year).

Extremes Maximum discharge during year, 140 cfs Aug. 9 (gage height, 1.00 ft); maximum 

gage height, 1.07 ft June 22; minimum discharge, 1.8 cfs Jap. 17, 18.

1931-59: Maximum discharge, 872 cfs May 4, 1952 (gage height, 3.49 ft); minimum 

daily, 1.4 cfs Dec. 18-20, 1954, Dec. 28, 1954, to Jan. 30, 1955.

Remarks. Records good. No diversions between station and East Canyon Reservoir (see preceding page) which completely regulates flow.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 1-30)

O 0 0.3 18

.1 3.6 .6 53

.2 9.7 1.1 136

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1959

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

U

15

16

17ie

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

92 

96

94

94

98

ttf

110

108

106

104

92

89

89

81

82

80

79

58

52

*37

31

29

28

15

3.6

~f~Z 3.2 

z',2

2,012.8

64.9

3,990

Nov.

3.2 

2.7

277

3.

3.

3. 

3.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

*2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.7

2.7

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

86.0

2.87

171

Dec.

ftf

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2 

3.2

2.7

577

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

*2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

3.2

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

87.7

2.83

174

Jan.

ftf

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7 

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

*2.7

2.2

2.2

2.2

1.8

1.8

2.2

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

79.9

2.58

158

Feb.

3.2 

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2 

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

*3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3*8

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

2.7

2.7

-

89.2

3.19

177

Mar.

2.7 

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

3.2 

3.2

3.2

3.2

*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

4.2

4.2

4.2

177

4!?

4.7

4.7

113.4

3.66

225

Apr.

4.7 

477

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7 

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

5.3

477

4.7

4.7

*4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

5.3

5.3

5.3

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

143.4

4.78

284

May

4.7 

477

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3 

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.9

*5.9

5.9

5.9

9.0

17

19

19

19

19

18

18

17

17 

18

18

10

6.5

6.5

329.7

1O.6

654

June

6.5

675

6.5

6.5

12

19 

19

19

20

*20

21

23

31

29

29

31

29

40

44

44

48

73

84

84

84

85 

85

89

90sir

1,267.0

42.2

2,510

July

89 

89

89

90

89

*87 

87

90

89

87

89

87

87

87

89

87

89

89

87

89

89

89

89

90

90 

90

90 

94

94

94

92

2,767

89.3

5,490

Aug.

94 

94

94

94

96

94 

94

94

112

125

*117

119

119

119

117

113

112

112

112

112

112

113

113

108

106 

108

10S 

106

108

72

53_

3,248

105

6,440

Sept.

53 

53

53

53

53

53 

53

46

54

53

53

53

52

55" 56

56

*56

30

9.0

9.0

9.0

8.4

8.4

5.9

4.2 

4.7

4.2 

4.2

4.2

4.2

1,011.4

33.7

2,010

Calendar year 1958 : Max 207 Mln 2.7 Mean 64.2 Ac-ft 46,480

Water year 1958-59 . Max 123 Min 1.8 Mean 30.8 Ac-ft 22,280

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
° a WEBER RIVER BASIN

1350. Hardscrabble Creek near Porterville, Utah

Location Lab 40°S7 I 10", long 111"43'00", in SW^NW^ sec.34, T.3 N., R.2 E. , on right bank 

two-thirds of a mile upstream from Tucker Hollow and 2| miles southwest of Porterville.

Drainage area. 28.1 sq mi (revised).

Records available.--October 1941 to September 1959 in reports of Geological Survey. 

December 1937 to August 1940 (fragmentary) in files of State engineer's office.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,500 ft (from topographic map). 

Average discharge. 18 years (1941-59), 31.5 cfs (22,810 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 79 cfs May 1 (gage height, 2.31 ft); minimum 

daily, 3.5 cfs Jan. 5.

1941-59: Maximum discharge, 464 cfs Aug. 20, 1945 (gage height, 3.60 ft); minimum 

recorded, 3.0 cfs Feb. 11, 1944.

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

which are fair. A small transbasin canal diverts water from Arthurs Pork, a tributary 

of Hardscrabble Creek, to Parmington Creek for irrigation in vicinity of Parmington.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1244: 1945(M).

Discharge, in cubic feet per ond, water year October 1953 to Septembe

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ao-fb

Oct.

6.2

674

6.4

6.2

6.2

6.6

6.8

7.1

7.5

7.7

7.9

7.9

7.9

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

7.9

7.7

8.4

*8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.4

8.4 

8.4

240.8

7.77

478

Nov.

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.9

8.6

8.9

8.4

8.2

8.2

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.9

8.9

8.4

b9.5

*b9.0

8.9

8.4

7.9

8.4

8.4

7.9

7.9

b7.5

7.5

b7.0

bTTO"

bS.O

249.5

8.32

495

Dec.

b8.5

b9.0

10

8.2

8.4

7.7

8.2

8.6

8.6

8.2

10

12

T.5

8.9

b6.5

*b5.0

bSTo

bS.O

7.3

6.6

b6.5

6.8

6.6

6.4

b6.5

b6.5

b6.5

7.3

b6.0

b6.0

7.7

232.0

7.48

460

Jan.

7.3

7.3

b6.5

a4.5

a3.5

a7.0

a6.0

a5.5

a5.5

a5.5

a6.o

a6.5

*a6.5

6.2

b6.0

6.6

6.4

6.2

6.2

b6..0

b6.0

6.6

6.2

5.9

6.6

6.6

6.4

5.9

b5.5

bS.O

a4.5

186.4

6.01

370

Feb.

a4.O

a4.0

a4.5

aS.O

a5.5

a6.o

a6.5

a7.0

a7.5

*aFT5

b6.5

6.8

b6.0

bS.O

b5.5

b6.5

b6.5

b6.0

7.1

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.4

6.6

-

172.4

6.16

342

Mar.

6.8

7.1

7.1

b6.5

b6.0

7.7

7.1

7.1

7.1

*7.3

7.9

8.6

8.2

8.2

8.6

9.5

8.4

9.2

9.8

9.5

9.2

9.8

11

11

10

11

11

10

11

11

12

274.7

8.86

545

Apr.

13

T7

18

21

24

26

24

20

17

*17

17

18

20

21

20

20

19

19

18

17

17

18

21

27

35

60 *56"

45

44

50

759

25.3

1,510

May

63

58

46

41

36

35

32

33

37

41

44

50

*62

68

68

68

62

57

51

44

*39

38

36

37

39

45

58

51

49

49

47

1,484

47.9

2,940

June

47

46

46

46

45

45

45

43

40

*37

32

30

28

25

26

24

22

21

20

20

18

17

16

15

15

16

16

19

16

14

850

28.3

1,690

July

14

Tz

12

12

11

*10

10

10

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.5

9.5

9.8

10

9.2

8.9

8.6

7.9

7.7

7.5

7.3

6.8

6.8

6.6

6.4

6.4

6.1

5.9

5.9

6.4

273.6

8.83

543

A'Jg.

6.8

6.1

5.7

5.4

5.0

5.0

4- 7

&

4.9

5.0

*5.4

6.4

6.1

5.6

5.2

5.0

4.9

6.1

10

10

7.1

6.4

6.2

6.1

6.1

6.1

5.9

5.4

5.2

5.0

5.0

182.8

5.90

363

Sept.

5.2

5.4

5.2

5.0

5.0

4.9

4.9

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.4

as!o

aS.O

a5.5

a6.0

*6.1

6.2

9.2

8.2

7.9

6.8

6.8

6.8

12

16

12

9.8

9.2

8.6

205.6

6.85

408

Calendar year 1958 : Max 296 Mln 5.0 Mean 35.7 Ac-ft 25,86O

Water year 1958-59 : Max 68 Min 3.5 Mean 14.0 Ao-ft 10,140

Peak discharge (base, 22O cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements, trond of flow, 

weather records, and records for nearby streams. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
WEBER RIVER BASIN 69

1365. Weber River at Gateway, Utah

Location.--Lat 41°08'20", long 111°50'00", in NW£SW£ sec.27, T.5 N., R.I E., en right 

bank 800 ft downstream from Union Pacific Railroad bridge, 2,500 ft downstream from 

Strawberry Creek, and 2,500 ft east of section house at Gateway.

Drainage area.--1.610 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--October 1889 to October 1901, April to July 1903 (gage heights only), 

June 1919 to September 1959. Published as "near Uinta" 1889-1903.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,790 ft (by barometer). Oct. 13, 1889, 

fo July 11, 1903, staff gage at site 1 mile downstream at different datum. June 22, 

1919, to Oct. 22, 1929, water-stage recorder at site 2,200 ft upstream at different 

datum. Oct. 22, 1929, to Oct. 30, 1947, water-stage recorder at site 50 ft downstream 

at present datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 820 cfs June 26 (gage height, 2.14 ft); minimum, 65 cfs Dec. 29.

1889-1903, 1919-59; Maximum discharge observed, 7,980 cfs May 31, 1896; minimum, 

45 cfs Sept. 24, 1934.

Remarks. Records good. Many diversions above and below station for irrigation. Flow 

regulated by Rockport, Echo, and East Canyon Reservoirs (see p. 64, 66). Records of 

chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1959 are given in HSP 1644.

Eating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

100

185

1.0 

1.5

2.0

304

505

750

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

*297 '££5

265

232

220

237

237

256

256

259

256

243

220

223

223

215

212

212

204

201

*223

190

188

220

190

180

151

120

120

124

120

6,562

212

13,020

Nov.

113

111

114

114

116

134

124

126

138

134

128

268

336

352

352

340

183

*130

*118

107

109

111

111

120

124

120

126

*116

118

122

4,715

157

9,350

Dec.

118

118

122

120

111

97

102

107

113

111

113

140

12T

107

100

*98

100

97

95

92

90

94

98

98

97

94

94

97

90

89

90

3,218

104

6,380

Jan.

100

100

89

97

102

*109

105

97

95

97

98

100

*98

95

90

94

95

95

95

97

92

86

90

94

100

120

TO5

98

94

87

81

2,995

96.6

5,940

Feb.

71

74

76

81

81

76

87

90

84

79

*81

*90

84

76

76

94

116

120

TIT

111

105

100

100

98

97

97

98

100

-

2,556

91.3

5,070

Mar.

1O5

114

116

104

97

97

97

94

97

*102

94

92

lie

118

104

100

105

124

145

128

114

122

142

142

134

130

130

122

126

*153

188

3,652

118

7,240

Apr.

160

172

196

223

229

252

240

209

180

162

153

151

165

162

*160

153

142

147

142

132

124

T2T

124

134

170

333

487

352

294

336

6,010

200

11,920

May

460

496

368

333

284

246

240

262

301

301

294

*294

392

*478

580

640

640

640

650

640

600

605

625

600

605

645

640

518

469

428

380

14,654

473

29,070

June

388 536"

555

536

546

528

514

546

550

*560

536

560

555

575

600

615

580

560

570

580

590

600

*518

505

5O5

550

550

565

 ggg- 620

16,498

550

32,720

July

469

444

460

460

444

464

464

*464

478

460

460

452

448

436

440

444

444

420

436

420

420

412

404

420

416

408

*12

420

420

*404

3_9_2_

13 , 535

437

26,850

AJ6 .

420

 416

408

400

444

505

523

518

505

500

*492

505

492

500

500

496

496

496

528

528

396

408

396

396

384

392

404

388

404

424

412

14,076

454

27,920

Sept.

412

424

404

400

384

380

396

400

396

400

*396

376

384

360

340

311

*291

281

265

232

243

229

229

229

234

284

336

284

311

336

9,947

332

19,730

Calendar year 1958: Max 2,100 Mln 89 Mean 513 Ac-ft 371,200

Water year 1958-59: Max 650 Mln 71 Mean 270 Ac-ft 195,200

Discharge measurement made on this day.
70 WEBER RIVER BASIN

1375. South Pork Ogden River near Huntsvllle, Utah

Location. Lat 41"16', long 111"40', In SE^ sec.12, T.6 N., R.2 E., on right bank half 

a mile downstream from Magpie Creek, 1 mile upstream from Huntsville Mountain Canal, 

and 5g- miles east of Huntsville.

Drainage area. 148 sq mi.

Records available.--March 1921 to September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,190 ft (by barometer). Prior to 

lug. 14, 1934, at site 300 ft upstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--38 years, 109 cfs (78,910 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 329 cfs May 2 (gage height, 2.56 ft); maximum 

gage height, 3.02 ft Jan. 4 (ice jam); minimum discharge, 25 cfs Feb. 14 (gage height, 

0.77 ft), result of freezeup.

1921-59: Maximum discharge, 1,890 cfs May 3, 1952 (gage height, 5.98 ft); minimum 

observed, 20 cfs Nov. 25, 1931, July 28, 1934.

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

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.8 

1.0 

1.2 61

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

1OO 

190 

307

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

36

36

36

36

36

35

34

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

37

37

*38

38

38

38

39

39

39

38 

38

1,138

36.7

2,260

Nov.

38

39

39

39

4O

40

40

40

41

41

43

42

41

49

47

43

40

41

*41

40

40

40

40

40

40

39

40

39

39 

39

1,220

40.7

2,420

Dec.

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

40

43

40

43

55

45

40

40

40

*40

40

40

40

39

40

40

39

3S

38

39

39

b39 

b39

b39

1,249

40.3

2,480

Jan.

39

38

b37

b36

b36

b36

36

36

37

36

36

*36

37

36

b36

36

37

37

37

36

36

37

37

37

40

40

39

41

45 

40

b40

1,158

37.4

2.3OO

Feb.

b40

b40

b40

40

39.

b39

39

40

40

40

40

*40

40

b40

b40

41

45

4?

43

41

41

41

41

40

40

40

40

41

1,133

40.5

2,250

Mar.

43

47

47

44

42

44

42

41

43

43

*41

42

49

49

44

44

49

58

61

55

55

61

67

67

63

66

67

62

67

67

68

1,638

52.8

3,250

Apr.

73

5T

98

113

135

157

147

*118

102

90

85

92

107

114

110

98

90

93

87

82

82

85

96

111

138

249

2T8" 264

196

222

3,739

125

7,420

May

281

302

247

215

186

168

159

166

188

209

*207

211

226

244

229

218

194

176

157 *140

128

121

119

111

m

119

135

126

119

119

119

5,453

176

10,820

June

118

118

118

114

110

108

105

99

93

87

*82

77

74

72

70

69

64

62

61

59

55

52

51

48

49

51

58

54

53 

50

2,281

76.0

4,520

July

47

46

45

44

42

41

40

*40

39

39

40

39

39

39

40

38

37

37

37

36

36

34

34

34

33

33

33

32

3T

32

32

1,170

37.7

2,320

Aug.

34

34

33

32

32

33

32

32

32

*31

33

35

32

33

33

32

32

35

43

45

38

37

37

37

36

37

35

34

33

33

33

1,068

34.5

2,120

Sept.

34

34

33

32

32

32

32

31

31

30

30

32

32

32

*34

33

33

33

36

40

40

36

35

35

42

49

50

4?

40

39

1,064

35.5

2,110

Calendar year 1958 : Max 746 Min 34 Mean 104 Ac-ft 75,590

Water year 1958-59; Max 302 Min 30 Mean 61.1 Ac-ft 44,270

Peak discharge (base, 40o efs). No peak above base

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
WEBER RIVER BASIN 71

1378. Middle Pork Ogden River at Huntsville, Utah

Location. Lat 41°17'15", long 111°46'35", in SE-^NE-f sec.l, T.6 N. , R.I E. , on left bank 

20 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 162 and if- miles north of Huntsville.

Drainage area. 32 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--April 1958 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 4,915.41 ft above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Bureau of Reclamation).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 175 cfs Apr. 26 (gage height, 2.OS ft); no 

flow Oct. 1 to Nov. 12, Dec. 16 to Mar. 3, July 24 to Sept. 27.

1958-59: Maximum discharge, 450 cfs May 5, 1958 (gage height, 2.72 ft); no flow 

at times each year.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except period of ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.6 

.7

1.0

.2

1.1 

2.6 

5.4

1.1

1.2

1.3 

1.6 

1.9 155

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

(*)

0

0

0

Nov.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

2.2

4.0

2.6

1.0

.8

*1.7

.7

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

16.6

0.55

33

Dec.

0.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

*o"0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.0

0.06

4.0

Jan.

(*)

0

0

0

Feb.

(*)

-

0

0

0

Mar.

00"

0

b.2

bl.O

b.8

b.

l!

*1.

1.

2.

1.

1.

1.

2 .

1.

1.

3.

5.

11

13

13

15

17

T4

16

14

13

156.7

5.05

311

Apr.

12

2T

32

51

76

104

97

74

*54

44

45

57

70

68

62

45

35

30

22

18

17

19

29

55

82

147

T2J

*84

78

89

1,740

58.0

3,450

May

109

136

82

74

61

54

51

52

62

66

*64

62

64

62

56

47

36

26

17

*15

14

12

11

8.3

8.3

9.5

12

9.5

8.3

1'^

6.8

1,273.5

41.1

2,530

June

5.4

sis

3.1

2.4

2.4

2.0

1.9

1.5

1.4

*1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.8

.8

1.0

1.0

.8

. 8

46.3

1.54

92

July Aug .

0.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

* .6

.5

.4 (*)

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

00"

0

0

0

0

0

0

8.3 0

0.27 0

16 0

Sept.

0

S

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0*o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.3

1.0

ij-1

2.7

0.09

5.4

Calendar year 1958: Max - Mln - Mean - Ac-ft -

Water year 1958-59: Max 147 Mln 0 Mean 8.89 Ac-ft 6,440

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
72 WEBER RIVER BASIN

1379. Spring Creek at Huntsville, Utah

Location. Lat 41°15'55", long 111°45'55", In SW^SE^ see.7, T.6 H., R.2 E., on left bank 

at north edge of Huntsville.

Records available.--April 1958 to September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and Parshall flume. Datum of gage is 4,902.99 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Bureau of Reclamation).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 55 cfs Mar. 13 (gage height, 1.48 ft); minimum, 

3.0 cfs Sept. 8, 11, 12 (gage height, 0.31 ft).

1958-59: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 13, 1959; minimum, that of Sept. 8, 11, 1

1959.

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

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June 28 to July 18)

0.2 1.9

.3 3.7

.5 9.2

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15 

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

5.2

6.0

5.4

6.5

6.3

6 . 2.

5.7

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.2

4.7

5.0

4.7

5.0

5.7

6.5

6.2

5.7

6.0

*7.4

8.0

8.6

8.3

8.0

8.6

7.7

8.6

9.3

8.9

200.1

6.45

397

Nov.

8.3

8.0

7.4

7.4

8.0

8.0

7.7

7.4

8.0

7.7

8.3

8.0

7.4

19

14

8.0 

7.7

*8.3

9.2

9.9

3.5

8.9

8.6

8.3

8.0

8.0

6.5

6.5

6.5

258.5

8.62

513

Dec.

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.0

6.2

6.8

7.4

9.9

8.6

8.9

~8.9 14

8.0

7.7

*6.S 

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6 .8

7.1

7.4

7.1

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

7.1

228.4

7.37

453

Jan.

6.8

6.8

6.5

6.2

673

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

*7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.7

8.0

8.0

7.7

7.4

7.4

8.0

8.0

13

12

9.9

8.9

8.6

8.0

8 .0

239.4

7.72

475

Feb.

7.7

7.1

7.1

6.8

678

6.S

6.8

6.8

7.1

6.8

7.1

*7.1

7.1

7 .1

7.1

8.6 

876

8.0

8.3

8.3

8.0

7.4

7.1

6.8

7.1

7.4

8.6

-

206.6

7.38

410

Mar.

9.2

11

11

8.9

8.0

8.3

a9.0

alO

all

a!3

*15

16

25

13

11

9.2 

8.6

9.9

8.3

8.0

7.1

6.8

6.5

6.5

6.2

a6.0

aeTO"

a6.5

a6.5

a7.0

398.0

9.61

591

Apr.

aS.O

alO

a!3

a!6

a20

a 17

a!2

a9.0

*7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.4

7.7

8.0 

10

10

9.5

8.6

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.0

11

12

9.9

10

11

296.2

9.87

588

May

11

10

9.5

^79

10

11

11

12

11

11

*11

12

10

11

9.9

11 

13

14

17

19

30

21

17

14

16

24

18

17

16

17

424.2

13.7

841

June

19

18

19

18

16

13

13

13

13

13

*16

16

14

16

16 

15

12 12"

13

13

14

13

14

14

15

16

24

2TJ

18

14

460

15.3

913

July

14

T3

14

13

12

11

11

*9.5

9.5

10

10

11

11

11

11

11 

11

10

9.9

9.5

8.3

7.1

6.2

6.0

5.7

5.4

5.0

572

5.0

5.0

5.4

286.7

9.25

569

A vs.

5.7

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.2

5.2

*5.2

5.7

6.0

5.2

5.0

4.7

5.0 

4.7 

5.2

6.5

6.8

5.4

5.2

5.2

5.2

4.7

5.0

4.7

4.2

T7f

4.4

4.2

158.5

5.11

314

Sept.

4.0

3.7

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.3

3.3

3.2

373

3.5

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

*4.0 

4.0

4.2 

4.2

4.7

6.2

6.5

5.4

5.7

5.7

9.9

16

IT

7.7

7.1

7.1

157.4

5.25

312

Calendar year 1958: Max - Min - Mean - Ac-ft -

Water year 1958-59: Max 25 Min 3.2 Mean 8.81 Ac-ft 6,380

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, 

trend of flow, and records for nearby streams.
WEBER RIVER BASIN

1390. Pine View Reservoir near =n, Utah

Location. Lat 41°15'20", long 111°50'25", in NW^SE£ sec.16, T.6 N. , R.I E. , at trashrack 

at Pine View Dam on Ogden River, 7 miles northeast of Ogden.

Drainage area.--310 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. November 1936 to September 1959.

Gage.--Staff gage read once daily. Datum of 

of Reclamation).

is at mean sea level (levels by Bureau

Extremes . --Maximum contents during year, 39,830 acre-ft May 18-20 (elevation, 4,869.5 ft); 

minimum, 4,840 acre-ft Sept. 23-25 (elevation, 4,837.8 ft).

1936-59: Maximum contents, 57 600 acre-ft June 11, 1957 (elevation, 4,879.0 ft);

minimum

-: axmum conens, acre- une , 

, 4 acre-ft Jan. 10, 1957 (elevation, 4,819.1 ft).

Remarks . Reservoir is formed by earth-fill, rock-faced dam; storage began Nov. 16, 1936; 

capacity, 110,100 acre-ft at elevation 4,900 ft (maximum super storage) above mean sea 

level. Daring September 1939 sills of radial spillway gates were raised 1 ft, thus 

changing the top of spillway gates from elevation 4,871 to 4,872 ft. During 1957 the 

storage capacity was increased by raising the crest of the spillway to 4,878 ft and' 

elevation of maximum super storage to 4,900 ft (additional capacity, 65,920 acre-ft). 

Dead storage negligible. Figures given herein represent total contents. V'ater is 

used for irrigation in Weber River basin and Ogden River projects.

Cooperation. --Capacity table furnished by Bureau of Reclamation.

Capacity table, water year 1958-59 (elevation, in feet, 

and contents, in acre-feet)

4,835.0

4,840.0

4,845.0

4,850.0

3,380

6,150

9,680

14,060

4,855.0

4,860.0

4,865.0

4,870.0

19,33O 

25,480 

32,610 

40,680

Contents, in acre-feet, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

(t)

(*)

Oct.

12,920

12^560

12,470

12,370

12,370

12,190

12,020

11,930

11,840

11,760

11,670

11,670

11,580

11,490

11,490

11 , 400

11,320

11,320

11,320

11,320

11,320

11,320

11,320

11,320

11,320

11,320

11,320

11,320

11,400

11,400

4,847.1

-1,700

Nov.

11,400

ii'490

11,490

11,490

11,490

11,580

11,580

11,670

11,670

11,670

11,670

11,760

11,760

11,840

11,930

11,930

12,020

12,020

12,020

12,020

12,020

12,020

12,020

12,020

12,020

12,020

12,020

12,020

12,020

4,847 .8

+620

Dec.

12,020 

12,020

12,020

12,020

12,020

12,020

12,020

12,020

12,100

12,190

12,190

12,280

12.370

12,370

12,370

12,370

12,280

12,190

12,190

12,100

12,020

12,020

12,020

12,020

12,020

12,020

12,020

12,020

11,840

11, 840

11,840

4,847.6

-180

Jan.

11,840 

11,840

11,760

11,760

11,760

11,840

11,840

11,760

11,670

11,670

11,670

11,670

11,670

11,670

11,670

11 , 580

11,580

11,580

11,670

11,670

11,670

11,840

11,930

12,020

12,100

12,280

12,370

12,470

12,740

12,830

12,920

4,848.8

+1,080

Feb.

13.010 

13,100

13,100

13,200

13,290

13,390

13,480

13,680

13,680

13,860

13,960

14,060

14,250

14,250

14,350

14,450

14,550

14,750

14,840

15,040

15,140

15,250

15,350

15,450

15,660

15,760

15,860

15,960

-

4,851.9

+3,040

Mar.

16,070

le^sso

16,490

16,590

16,800

16,910

17,020

17,120

17,340

17,560

17,660

17,880

18,100

18,430

18,770

18,990

19,210

19,330

13,440

19,560

19,790

20,020

20,130

20,250

20,480

20,600

20,840

21,070

21,310

21,670

4,857.0

+5,710

Apr.

21,920

22, '530

22,780

23,280

23,790

24,430

24,960

25,350

25,750

26,150

26,560

26,830

27,240

27,520

27,940

28,220

28,500

28,930

29,210

29,500

29,640

29,790

29,940

30,230

30,670

31,560

32,310

33,070

33,540

4,865.6

+11,870

May

34,150 

34,940

35,730

36,210

36,690

37,020

37,340

37,670

38,000

38,330

38,660

38,990

39,330

39,330

39,660

39,660

39,660

39,850

39,830

39,830

39,660

39,660

39,660

39,660

39,500

39,500

39,500

39,660

39,660

39,660

39,660

4,369.4

+6,120

June

39.660 

39,660

39,500

39,330

39,190

38,820

38,490

33,330

38,160

37,830

37,500

37,340

37,020

36,850

36,690

36,370

36,050

35,890

35,730

35,410

35,100

34,780

34,460

34,150

33,840

33,540

53,230

35,230

33,230

33,230

4,865.4

-6,430

July

53,230 

33,070

32,760

32,460

32,160

31,860

31,410

30,960

30,530

30,080

29,640

29,210

2 8 , 7 90

28,220

27,660

27,380

26,830

26,290

25,750

25,220

24,690

24,170

23,530

23,030

22,530

21,920

21,550

20,950

20,480

19,900

19,330

4,855.0

-13,900

Aug.

18,880 

18,430

17,990

17,450

16,910

16,490

16,070

15,760

15,350

15,040

14,650

14,350

14,060

13,770

13,480

13,100

12,740

12,370

11,930

11,840

11,760

11,670

11,490

11,400

11,230

10,980

10,650

10,320

10,000

9,680

9^380

4,844.6

-9,950

Sept.

9,070 

8,770

8,470

8,180

7,900

7,610

7,210

7,000

6,730

6,530

6,340

6,150

5,900

5,720

5,470

5,240

5,240

5,120

5,070

5,010

4,950

4,900

4,840

4,840

4,840

4,900

5,010

5,010

5,010

5,010

4,838.1

-4,370

ater year iaba-ba.................. t

t Elevation, in feet, at end of month 

* Change in contents, in acre-feet.
WEBER RIVER BASIN

1400. Ogden River below Pine View Dam, near Ogden, Utah

Location. Lat 41°15'15", long 111°50'40", In NE^-SWj- sec.16, T.6 N. , R.I E., on left bank 

500 ft downstream from Wheeler Creek, 1,000 ft downstream from Pine View Dam, and 

6^ miles northeast of Ogden.

Drainage area. 321 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1937 to September 1959 (discontinued), not including flow of 

Pine View pipeline. January 1904 to October 1912, October 1931 to September 1937, 

including flow of pipeline, published as Ogden River near Ogden; records rot equivalent.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,803.33 ft above mean sea level (levels 

by Bureau of Reclamation). Prior to Aug. 24, 1932, hook or chain gage anc" Aug. 25, 

1932, to Sept. 30, 1954, water-stage recorder, at site 1,000 ft downstream at datum 

5.03 ft lower.

Average discharge. --22 years (1937-59), 86.2 cfs (62,410 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 81 cfs July 28 (gage height, 2.54 ft); minimum 

daily, 0.1 cfs Sept. 22-24.

1937-59: Maximum discharge, 3,190 cfs May 3, 1952 (gage height, 7.76 ft, site and 

datum then in use); minimum daily, 0.1 cfs Jan. 19-22, 1954, Oct. 6-9, 1955, 

Feb. 15, 1956, Sept. 22-24, 1959, when reservoir gates were closed.

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

fair. Flow regulated by Fine View Reservoir (see preceding page). Pine View pipeline 

diverts water above station for use in irrigation and power development. Diversions 

for Irrigation and municipal supply above Pine View Reservoir.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 10-16)

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

.7 

1.5 

2.8 

4.9

1.8

1.9 

2.1 

2.3 

2.5

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean 

Ao-ft

Cale

Oct.

0.7

.6

rr

.7

.6

.6

.6

.8

2.6 

3.3

3.5

3.5

1.9

.8

.8

2.1

3.1

3.3

3.3

3.5

3.5

*3.7

3.9

377

3.7

3.9

3.9

3.5

2.5

1.7 

1.8

72.7

2.35 

144

Nov.

1.8

2.0

2.1

2.1

3.0

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.7 

2.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

2.6

2.2

3.0

3.9

3.9

*4.2

371

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.1

2.0

1.8

1.8

iil

1.8

1.7

75.2

2.51 

149

Dec.

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.6

1.8

1.5

1.4

1.2

1.3

*1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.1

1.0 1.1

1.1 1.1

1.0 

1.0

40.0

1.29 

79

Jan.

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0 

1.0

1.0

*.9

.8

.8

.6

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.8

.7

.8

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.1 

1.0

26.9

0.87 

53

Feb.

0.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6 

.J>_

.6

*.6

.5

.6

.5

.6

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.8

.8

.8

19.1

O.68 

38

Mar.

0.9

.9

.9

.9

 1

.8

1.0

.9

.9 

.9

*.9

.9

1.0

1.1

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.8

2.4

1.8

1.8

2.5

3.7

3.5

3.3

4.4

4.4

3.5

3.9

3.9 

5.4

63.0

2.03 

125

Apr.

8.5

13

15

16

16

15

11

8.1

6.4 

5.7

5.7

5.4

7.4

*8.5

8.1

8.1

7.7

9.3

10

10

10

10

10

7.4

6.4

d27

d32

d20

12

10

339.7

11.3 

674

May

8.5

8.1

7.7

8.1

8,5

6.7

6.4

7.0

8.1 

8.9

8.5

*16

24

32

38

33

29

27

25

23

23

21

18

18

17

17

13

11

16

20 

20

527.5

17.0 

1,050

June

20

20

23

24

24

24

24

28

29 

25

*23

23

22

20

15

18

23

20

22

24

24

18

20

27

27

21

6.0

4.9

5.7

 J*l

608.3

20.3 

1,210

July

19 2.6

18

24

24

25

*24

31

31 

30

30

29

51

67

67

57

47

49

49

41

61

64

64

65

64

62

62

68

67

62 

58

1,412.6

45.6

2,800

Aug.

57

58

58

58

35

27

27

29

31 

*31

29

29

22

22

22

21

21

23

8.3

2.4

2.0

2 .O

2.0

2.8

12

8.9

8.5

8.1

8.1

8.1 

8.1

681.3

22.0 

1,350

Sept.

7.7

8.5

11

11

13

15

15

14

14 

14

14

13

13

12

3.3

*.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

1

.3

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

182.2

6.07 

361

idar year 1958: Max 1,000 Mln 0.6 Mean 91.9 Ac-ft 66,530

Water year 1958-59: Max 68 Mln 0.1 Mean 11.1 Ac-ft 8,O30

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby streams
WEBER RIVER BASIN 75

1410. Weber River near Plain City, Utah

Location. Lat 41°16'42", long 112°05'30", In NW£NE£ sec.8, T.6 N., R.2 W., or right bank 

at highway bridge, 1 mile downstream from Fourmile Creek, 1-| miles south of Plain 

City, and 6 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 2,060 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--May 1905 to September 1959 in reports of Geological Survey. January 

1904 to May 1905 in reports of State engineer.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,210 ft (from topographic nap). Prior 

to Nov. 12, 1914, staff gage and Nov. 12, 1914, to Aug. 29, 1949, chain gage, at same 

site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 707 cfs Apr. 27 (gage height, 5.31 ft); minimum 

not determined, occurred during period of no gage-height record.

1904-59: Maximum discharge, 10,100 cfs May 6, 1952 (gage height, 19.01 ft); practically no flow during latter part of several summers since 1915.

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

which are poor. During summer months practically entire flow is diverted above 

station for irrigation. Flow regulated by Rockport, Echo, East Canyon, and Pine View 

Reservoirs (see p. 64, 66,73). Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures 

for the water year 1959 are given in WSP 1644.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

75

95

67

63

47

48

62

53

57

79

83

79

79

65

50

48

48

48

48

47

46

48

*64

84

117

128

157

TBT

139

142

148

2,467

79.6

4,890

Nov.

142

133

117

133

138

155

178

160

184

180

155

185

367

492

540

483

394

221

206

*202

191

194

192

203

221

210

202

204

202

204

6,788

226

Dec.

209

208

196

210

210

186

186

184

162

155

197

231

236

208

192

209

217

*217

214

214

212

214

237

239

236

234

233

237

228

176

204

6,491

209

13,460 12,870

Jan.

223

220

203

156

184

249

247

233

225

208

192

*210

239

233

226

228

234

229

229

217

172

160

153 T6~6

178

253

228

198

203

180

169

6,445

208

12,780

Feb.

151

117

148

148

164

156

159

182

179

164

153

174

*179

148

147

197

247

268

263

255

231

214

210

206

202

188

191

188

-

5,229

187

10,370

Mar.

197

209

210

196

182

178

172

174

*152

179

182

173

179

208

196

182

184

196

241

228

204

196

217

239

229

221

226

206

234

242

335

6,367

205

12,630

Apr.

281

263

301

318

347

367

376

337

298

266

249

231

233

236

*217

194

150

210

244

234

200

229

200

206

229

316

627

572

408

332

8,671

289

17,200

May

387

547

465

410

249

136

89

366

a53

a38

a3O

a23

a!4

aS.O

*a5.0

a6.0

aS.O

a9.0

a!2

a!6

a!9

a23

a28

a30

29

50

103

153

85

65

41

3,197.0

103

6,340

June

a30

a28

39

48

36

39

36

32

35

*44

42

39

36

a30

a30

52

38

a31

a31

a29

a29

39

37

a22

a22

a22

29

42

89

98

1,154

38.5 2,290

July

67

4T

26

a20

a!8

a 18

*a!8

a!7

a!9

26

19

al6

20

20

a!9

29

41

36

a!7

a 16

21

19

a 13

a!3

a 13

15

14

a 12

a 13

all

a 10

657

21.2

1,300

Aug.

a 10

a 12

a!4

20

15

a 13

all

a 10

a9.O

a9,0

*a9.O

aS.O

a'870

aS.O

alo

aS.O

aS.O

alO

40

81

76

a22

> alO

501.0

16.2

994

Sept.

> alO

a 12

68

*86

75

79

93

97

87

87

84

99

132

254

a420

418

435

__450

3,106

104

6,160

Calendar year 1958: Max 3,120 Mln 23 Mean 476 Ac-ft 344,900

Water year 1958-59: Max 627 Mln 5.0 Mean 140 Ac-ft 101,300

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Doubtful or no gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 3 discharge measurements, 

partial or reconstructed recorder graph, and records for Weber River at Gateway.
76 TRIBUTARIES BETWEEN WEBER AND JORDAN RIVERS 

1415. Holmes Creek near Kaysvllle, Utah

Location. --Lat 41°03<18", long 111°53<40", in NE£ sec.25, T.4 N. , R.I W. , on left bank 

2 miles northeast of Kaysville.

Drainage area. 2.49 sq mi.

Records available.--Hay 1950 to September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 5,095.1 ft above mean 

sea level, unadjusted.

Average discharge.--9 years, 3.75 cfs (2,710 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 7.5 cfs May 16 (gage height, 0.71 ft); 

minimum, 0.7 cfs Jan. 28.

1950-59: Maximum discharge, 36 cfs May 3, 1952 (gage height, 1.13 ft); no flow 

for part of several days in 1951, 1955.

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

which are fair. No diversion above station.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.4 0.8 

.5 1.8

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

*2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

*2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2,0

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.9

T79

62.2

2.01

123

Nov.

1.9

1. 9

1.9

*1.9

2.0

2.1

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.4

2.3

2.4

2.4

2.3

2.4

2.6

*2.6

2.8

2.8

2.4

2.4

2 . 4

2.6

2.4

2.1

2.3

2.4

2.4

69.6

2.32

138

Dec.

2.0

*2.0

2.0

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.4

2.6

2.6

2.3

2.3

2.4

2.3

*2.1

2.3

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.6

*1.4

1.5

1.6

64.4

2.08

128

Jan.

1.6

,.

> bl.5

J

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

*1.6

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.6

bl.6

bl.6

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.6

1.5

bl.5

49.1

1.58

97

Feb.

1

> bl.5

*1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.6

*1.8

1.6

1.8

1.8

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

-

44.2

1.58

88

Mar.

1.5 

*1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.9

1.9

1.8

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

*2.1

2 3

273

2.3

2.0

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.3

? 1

2.1

2.3

2.1

62.1

2.00

123

Apr.

2.4

2.8

*2.B

3.2

3.B

a3.6

3.6

3.2

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.6

2.6

2.8

2.4

*2.3

2.3

2.1

2.1

2.3

2.4

2.8

3.2

3.6

4.5

4.8

4.5

4.5

4.8

92.0

3.07

182

May

4.8

4.8

4.5

4.5

*5.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.5

4.8

5.8

*6.6

7.5

7.1

6.2

*5.8

5.5

5.1

4.8

4.5

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.8

4.5

4.5

4.2

4.E

149.8

4.83

297

June

4.2

*4.2

4.2

4.2

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.2

4.2

3.9

3.9

3.6

3.2

3.4

3.2

*3.2

3.2

3.2

3.0

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.6

2.6

3.0

3.O

2.6

2.4

2.3

101.4

3.38

201

July',

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.3

273

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.1

*2.0

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

60.3

1.95

120

Aug.

l.B 

1.5

1.5

*1.6

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.5

1.9

*1.6

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.3

T73

1.4

46.3

1.49

92

Sept.

1.4 

1.4

*1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.5

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.9

1.8

l.B

*1.5

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.9

1.9

2.1

2.1

a2.O

al.9

al.8

al.7

49.4

1.65

98

Calendar year 1958 : Max 31 Mln 1.4 Mean 4.72 Ac-ft 3,420

Water year 1958-59: Max 7.5 Mln 1.3 Mean 2.33 Ac-ft 1,690

Peak discharge (base, 10 cfs).--No peak above base.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, trend of flow 

ecords for nearby streams, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
TRIBUTARIES BETWEEN WEBER AND JORDAN RIVERS 7 

1420. Farmington Creek above diversions, near Farmington, Utah

Location. Lat 41°00'05", long 111°52'25", in NEij sec.18, T.3 N., R.I E., on right bank

1.0 mile northeast of Farmington.

Drainage area. 10.0 sq mi.

Records available. November 1949 to September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 5,100 ft (from 

Forest Service topographic map). Prior to Oct. 1, 1951, at site 600 ft downstream at 

different datum.

Average discharge. 9 years, 12.8 cfs (9,270 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 80 cfs May 1 (gage height, 1.43 ft); minimum,

1.1 cfs Aug. 17.

1949-59: Maximum discharge, 232 cfs May 20, 1958 (gage height, 1.86 ft); minimum, 

0.9 cfs Aug. 25, 30, 31, 1954.

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

Records include a small transmoutain diversion from Hardscrabble Creek.

Revisions.--WSP 1564: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

in feet,

0.6 

.7

1.0

1.3 

2.6

8.4

14

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

2.6

*2 .8

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.6

2.6

*2.4

2.4

2.6

2-3

2J8

2.9

2.8

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.8

2.8

81.9

2.64

162

Nov.

2.8

3.1

3.1

*3.1

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.1

3.4

3.4

3.4

4.0

378

3.4

3.1

3.4

*3.4

3.4

3.4

3.1

2.9

3.1

2.9

2.6

2.6

2.1 2-76

2.6

94.8

3.16

188

Dec.

2.3

2.3

*2.3

2.6

2.4

2.6

2.8

2.9

3.1

2.9

5.4

6.8

3.6

2.8

2.9

3.4

*2.9

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.9

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.3

*2.6

2.6

91.4

2.95

181

Jan.

2.6

2.4

a2.4

a2.4

2.6

2.6

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.9

2.9

2.9

*2 .8

2.6

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.8

2.8

2.8

5.4

3.4

2.9

2.6

3.4

3.1

2.9

86.8

2.80

172

Feb.

2.9

2.9

2.8

*2.B

2.8

2.8

2.9

2.8

2.6

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.9

3.8

*279

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

79.4

2.84

157

Mar.

3.4

*3.8

3.8

3.4

5.1

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.6

3.8

3.6

3.8

4.5

4.3

3.8

*3.8

4.3

4.8

5.4

4.5

4.5

4.8

5.7

577

5.1

5.1

5.4

4.8

4.8

4.5

4.3

132.6

4.28

263

Apr.

5.1

870

*12

13

15

17

16

12

8.9

8.0

8.0

9.8

13

13

12

9.8

*8.4

8.4

7.5

6.8

7.1

8.4

12

18

27

45

33

26

28

36

452.2

15.1

897

May

52

41

27

23

*2JD

20

20

24

33

35

38

39

*45

45

*36

34

30

28

*25

23

21

21

20

20

20

21

30

26

24

22

21

884

28.5

1,750

June

20

*21

22

22

22

24

2T

23

21

20

20

18

17

16

16

15

*14

13

13

11

9.8

9.3

8.4

8.0

8.0

9.8

9.8

12

10

8.0

464.1

15.5

920

July

7.1

6.4

6.4

6.0

5.7

5.1

4.8

4.8

4.5

4.3

4.0

3.8

3.6

3.4

3.8

3.4

*3.1

3.1

2.8

2.4

2.3

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.4

2.1

1.9

1.9

1.7

T79

2.0

111.0

3.58

220

Aug.

2.3

2.1

2.1

1.9

*1.7

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.7

2.0

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.5

2.0

4.3

»4.8

2.4

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.0

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

62. 0

2.00

123

Sept.

1.7

1.7

*1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.5

2.1

a2.o

al.9

al.B

a4.2

a4.0

*3.1

2.1

2.4

2.8

4.5

6.0

5.4

3.6

3.4

3.1

73.5

2.45

146

Calendar year 1958: Max 198 Min 2.1 Mean 17.0 Ac-ft 12,260

Water year 1958-59: Max 52 Min 1.4 Mean 7.16 Ac-ft 5,180

Peak discharge (base. 80 cfs).--May 1 (6 p.m.) 80 cfs (1.45 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, trend of flc 

records for nearby streams.
78 TRIBUTARIES BETWEEN WEBER AND JORDAN RIVERS

1425. Ricks Creek above diversions, near Centerville, Utah

Location. Lat 40"56"25",long 1110 52'00", in NW£ sec.5, T.2 N. , R.I E. , on left bank half 

a mile east of alternate U. S. Highway 91 and 1.2 miles north of Centerville.

Drainage area. 2.35 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1950 to September 1959.

Gage_.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 4,840 ft (from 

topographic map).

Average discharge.--9 years, 2.30 cfs (1,670 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8.2 cfs May 15 (gage height, 0.84 ft); minimum, 

0.1 cfs, date unknown, occurred during period of no gage-height record.

1950-59: Maximum discharge, 34 cfs May 22, 1958 (gage height, 1.32 ft); minimum, 

0.1 cfs Apr. 9, 1953, Feb. 3, 1955, Jan. 19, 1958, January or February 1959.

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

which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.4

1.1

2.5 

4.8 

8.2

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1S59

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ae-ft

Oct.

*0.8

.8

.8

8

.8

.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.9

.9

.9

*.9

.9

.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

1.0

27.8

O.9O

55

Nov.

0.9

1.0

.9

*.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.8

.9

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.0

1.0

.9

1.0

*.9

.9

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

26.4

0.88

52

Dec.

0.6

*.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

.7

.6

1.0

.9

.7

.6

.7

.7

*.7

.8

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

*.4

.6

.5

20.0

0.65

40

Jan.

0.6

.6

.6

b.5

b.5

.6

.6

.6

.7

.8

.8

.8

.8

*.8

> a. 7

,

21.2

0.68

42

Feb.

"1

> aO.7

*.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

.7

.7

.8

.8

.8

.9

*.9

.7

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

_

21.8

0.78

43

Mar.

1.0

*1.1

1.1

.9

.9

.9

.9

.8

.9

.9

1 ..

\

*.9

.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.9

.9

.9

27.7

0.89

55

Apr.

1.1

1.4

*1.5

1.7

1.8

2.0

2.0

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

*1.3

1.4

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.8

2.1

2.6

2.8

2.3

2.5

2.8

50.6

1.69

100

May

3.7

4.2

3.2

3.0

»2.8

3.0

2.8

3.2

4.0

4.5

5.1

5.7

6.0

*6.7

7.4

7.1

6.0

5.7

*4.8

4.8

4.5

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.8

4.2

4.0

3.7

3.5

139.4

4.50

276

June

3.2

3.2

*3.1

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.8

2.6

2.5

2.3

2.3

2.1

2.3

2.1

2.3

2.3

2.3

*2.0

2.1

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.5

1.7

1.8

2.1

1.7

1.5

67.1

2.24

133

July

*1.4

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

'-.0

.9

.9

.8

.9

.9

.8

*.7

.8

.8

.8

.9

.9

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.1

.9

1.0

.9

1.0

1.0

30.9

1.00

61

Aug.

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.8

.9

.9

.9

.8

.9

.9

1.1

1.1

1.0

.9

.8

1.1

1.4

1.0

1.0

1.0

.8

.8

.8

.7

.6

.7

.7

.6

28.2

0.91

56

Sept.

0.6

.6

*.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

ill

.6

.6

.6

.6

.8

.9

.8

*.8

"Ho 1.1

.9

.8

.8

.9

1.0

1.1

.9

.8

.8

.8

22.5

0.75

45

Calendar year 1958 : Max 27 Min 0.4 Mean 2.58 Ac-ft 1,870

Water year 1958-59 : Max 7.4 Mln 0.4 Mean 1.32 Ac-ft 958

Peak discharge (base, 1O cfs). No peak above b

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, 

trend of flow, and records for nearby streams, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
TRIBUTARIES BETWEEN WEBER AND JORDAN RIVERS 79 

1430. Parrish Creek above diversions, near Centerville, Utah

Location. Lat 40°55'25", long 111°51'50", in NW£ sec.8, T.2 N., R.I E., on right bank 

1 mile northeast of Centerville.

Drainage area. 2.08 sq mi.

Records available.--November 1949 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. V-notch sharp-crested weir since October 1957. Altitude 

of gage is 4,600 ft (from topographic map). Prior to Oct. 1, 1957, water-stage 

recorder at site 500 ft downstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--9 years, 1.59 cfs (1,150 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5.11 cfs May 15 (gage height, 1.06 ft); minimum, 0.12 cfs several days in August and September.

1949-59: Maximum discharge, 30 cfs May 5, 1952; minimum, 0.12 cfs several days in 

August and September 1959.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions. WSP 1394: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

.5

0.09 

.23 

.47

.81

1.85

3.42

5.60

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.39

.36

.36

.36

.36

.36

.36

.36

.39

.39

.39

.39

.36

.36

.36

.39

.39

.36

.36

.41

.41

.41

.41

.41

.41

.41

.41

.41

.41

.41

.41

11.97

0.386

24

Nov.

0.41

.41

.41

.41

.44

.44

.44

.44

.41

.41

.44

.47

.44

.50

.55

.47

.47

.47

.47

.47

.50

.50

.47

.47

.47

.44

.44

.41

.41

.41

13.47

0.449

27

Dec.

0.41

.41

.44

.47

.44

.44

.44

.50

.56

.50

.73

.89

.56

.50

.47

.47

.47

.47

.47

.47

.47

.47

.47

.47

.44

.44

.44

.47

.41

.41

.44

15.04

0.485

30

Jan.

0.44

.44

.44

.44

.44

.47

.47

.44

.44

.44

.47

.47

.50

.47

.44

.44

.44

.44

.47

.44

.44

.41

.41

.41

.55

.53

.44

^39

.47

.44

.44

13.95

0.450

28

Feb.

"Til 0.41

.41

.47

.44

.44

.47

.47

.44

.44

.44

.44

.44

.44

.44

.55

.56

.50

.50

.50

.50

.50

.47

.47

.47

.47

.47

.50

-

15.04

0.466

26

Mar.

0.56

.59

.55

.47

.44

.44

.44

.44

.47

.47

.44

.47

.56

.50

.44

.50

.55

.70

.70

.56

.56

.63

J3

.70

.63

.66

.70

.63

.66

.66

.66

17.47

0.564

35

Apr.

0.81

1.17

1.27

1.54

1.72

1.98

1.72

1.52

1.12

1.07

1.07

1.27

1.57

1.57

1.27

1.12

1.02

1.07

.94

.89

.98

1.12

1.17

1.48

1.78

2.49

2.54

1.98

2.12

_2._56

43.13

1.44

86

May

2.81

3.15

2.89

2.72

2.41

2.34

2.26

2.41

2.72

2.89

3.15

3.42

4.01

4.54

4.65

4.65

4.32

4.11

3.61

3.42

3.24

3.06

2.98

2.81

2.72

2.72

5.24

2.81

2.64

2.41

2.26

97.57

5.14

193

June

2.12

.05

.92

.78

.72

.60

.54

.48

.43

.43

.37

.27

.22

.17

.17

.17

.07

.02

.98

.89

.85

.81

.77

.77

.75

.85

.89

1.07

1.02

.81

36.97

1.23

73

July

0.75

. 66

.66

.65

.59

.55

.50

.55

.50

.47

.44

Aug.

0.54

.29

.27

.25

.25

.21

.21

.20

.20

.20

.25

.41 .29

.41 .27

.44 .25

.55 .20

.41 .18

.39 .18

.36 .52

.36 .56

.34 .65

.32 .32

.32 .29

.29 .27

.29 .27

.27 .27

.27 .29

.27 .27

.25 .23

.25 .25

.27 .23

.29 .20

12.98 8.38

0.419 0.270

26 17

Sept.

0.21

.21

.20

.20

.20

.20

.20

.18

.20

.18

.18

.20

.20

.25

.34

.39

.52

.29

.47

.50

.44

.44

.39

.39

.56

.63

759

.47

.47

_---i*7

9.95

0.332

20

Calendar year 1958: Max 19.7 Mln 0.27 Mean 1.90 Ac-ft 1,370

Water year 1958-59: Max 4.65 Mln 0.18 Mean 0.805 Ac-ft 585

Peak discharge (base, 10 cfs). No peak above base.
80 TRIBUTARIES BETWEEN WEBER AND JORDAN RIVERS

1435. Centerville Creek above diversions, near Centervllle, Utah

Location. Lat 40°55'00", long 111°S1'45", In SEj sec.8, T.2 N., R.I E., on right bank 

1.2 miles east of Centervllle.

Drainage area.--3.15 sq ml.

Records available. November 1949 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete rating flume. Altitude of gage Is 4,650 ft 

(from topographic map).

Average discharge. 9 years, 2.67 cfs (1,930 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum dally discharge during year, 3.7 cfs May 1; minimum dally, 0.7 cfs 

several days In July and August, but may have been less during period of no gageheight record.

1949-59: Maximum daily discharge, 30 cfs May 6, 7, 1952; minimum daily, 0.5 cfs 

Mar. 16, 1955.

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

which are fair. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Record includes 

flow of one ditch which diverts water about a quarter of a mile above statlcn.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

.1

.1

.2

.2

.1

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.0

.0

.0

.1

.1

.0

.1

.0

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

 -il

.3

.3

.3

.3

35.3

1.14

70

Nov.

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.1

T7T

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

37.3

1.24

74

Dec.

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.7

1 .7

1 l'.S. 4

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.3

1.3

40.3

1.30

80

Jan.

1.3

1.2

bl.l

bl.l

bl.2

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.2

.2

'2

'.2

.3

'. .2

'- .2

.3

.2

.0

.3

.2

.2

37.2

1.20

74

Feb.

1.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

p 1

.2

.3

.1

> al 2

f

I

_

-_--_.-

32.7

1.17

65

Mar.

> al.5

46.5

1.50

92

Apr.

al.6

2.0

2.3

2.7

3.2

3.5

2.9

2.4

2.1

1.8

1.9

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.8

2.1

2.6

3.4

3.5

3.0

3.1

3.5

69.7

2.32

138

May

3.7

3.5

3.1

3.0

2.7

2.7

2.6

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.9

3.1

3.3

3.3

3.2

3.1

3.0

2.9

2.8

2.7

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.5

3.5

2.9

2.8

2.8

2.7

89.7

2.89

178

June

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.6

2.6

2.9

2.9

2.8

2.5

2.5

2.3

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.1

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.4

1.5

1.8

1.7

1.5

61.2

2.04

121

July

72" .3

.2

.2

.2

>2

,1

.1

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

!s

28.4

0.92

56

Aug.

aO.8

a. 8

a. 8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

> a. 8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

24.5

0.79

49

Sept.

"Ts" 0.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

1.1

1.1

.9

.9

1.3

T7T

l.l

l.l ! -"

28.6

0.95

57

Calendar year 1958: Max 18 Min - Mean 3.03 Ac-ft 2,190

Water year 1958-59: Max 3.7 Min - Mean 1.46 Ac-ft 1,050

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements, recorded range 

in stage, weather records, and records for nearby streams, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
TRIBUTARIES BETWEEN WEBER AND JORDAN RIVERS 81 

1440. Stone Creek above diversions, near Bountiful, Utah

Location. Lat 40"53"40", long 111"50'40", in NWi sec.21, T.2 N., R.I E. , on right bank 

2.2 miles east of Bountiful.

Drainage area.--4.48 sq mi.

Records available.--Apr11 1950 to September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 5,080 ft (from 

topographic map).

Average discharge.--9 years, 3.37 cfs (2,440 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8.2 cfs May 1 (gage height, 1.08 ft); minimum 

not determined, probably occurred during period when flow was through pipeline.

1950-59: Maximum discharge, 82 cfs May 5, 1952 (gage height, 2.79 ft); no flow 

Oct. 5, 1951.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods when flow was diverted around station by 

a pipeline, which are fair. Records include flow in pipeline.

ibles, water year 195

Oct. 1 to

0.7

.8

.9

8-59, except pei

Apr. 1

0.5

1.3

3.6

riods when flow was diverted around station by

Apr. 2 to Sept.

0.7 0.1

.8 .8

.9 2.2

1.0 4.9

1.1 9.3

30

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

(*)

> 0.5

1

> .6

**

J

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.8

.7

.7

.7

.8

.8

.7

.8

.8

-JL

19.9

0.64

39

Nov.

0.9

1.0

*1 .1

1.1

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.3 

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.2

 1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.2

1.2

35.0

1.17

69

Dec.

.2

* .2

.2

.2

.2

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.2

2.3 

2.5 in

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

*1 .1

1.1

1.0

1.1

1.1

1 .1

1 .2

1.1 

1.2

1.1

1.1

*1.2

1.2

38.9

1.25

77

Jan.

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.2

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

*1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.4

1.4 

1.3

1.1

1.4

1.4

1.3

38.2

1.23

76

Feb.

1.3

1.2

*1 . 2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1 .1

1.0 

1.0

.9

.9

1.0

1.2

1.3

1.1

*1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.3

1 .2 

1.2

1.3

-

32.1

1.15

64

Mar.

.4

.6

* .6

.3

.3

.2

.2

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.6

*1.8

2.3

2.3

1.6

1.6

2.3

2.0

1.6

1.8 

1.8

1.4

1.4

1.6

1.4

48.7

1.57

97

Apr.

2.0

*3.3

4.2

5.2

5.6

6.0

5.2

3.9

3.3

3.1

3.1

3.3

3.6

3.6

3.3

 2.8

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.2

3.1

4.2

5.2

6.8 

6.4

6.0

6.4

6.4

121.0

403

240

May

7.3

678

6.0

*5.2

5.2

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

5.2

5.2 

5.6

6.0

»6.8

6.8

6.4

5.6

»5.6

5.2

5.2

4.9

4.9

4.5

4.5

4.9 

6.0

5.2

5.2

5.2

4.9

168.8

5.45

335

June

5.2

*5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

4.9

4.9

4.5

3.9

3.6

3.3

3.1

3.1

2.8

2.8

*2.6

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.0

1.9

1.9 

1.7

1 .6

1.5

1.6 

1.6

2.2

2.0

1.6

91.7

3.06

182

July

1.3

*1.2

1.0

1.0

.9

.8

.7 1 *

r

CO

4

17.5

0.56

35

Aug.

CO

> 0.4

CO

12.4

0.4

25

Sept.

CO

> 0.4

(*)

1L::

13.5

0.45

27

Calendar year 1958: Max 39 Mln - Mean 4.23 Ac-ft 3,060

Water year 1958-59 : Max 7.3 Mln - Mean 1.75 Ac-ft 1,270

Peak discharge (base, 15 efs).--No peak above base._______________________________________

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

Note.--Water bypassing gage In pipeline Oct. 1-16, July 9 to Sept. 30, discharge estimated on 

basis of 7 discharge measurements, records at station, computations of flow at outlet of pipe, and 

records for nearby streams.
82 TRIBUTARIES BETWEEN WEBER AND JORDAN RIVERS

1450. Mill Creek at Mueller Park, near Bountiful, Utah

Location. Lat 40°51'50", long Ill°50 t 10", in SE£ sec.33, T.2 N., R.I E., on right bank 

2 miles southeast of Bountiful.

Drainage area.--8.79 sq mi.

Records available. April 1950 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 5,240 ft (from 

topographic map).

Average discharge. 9 years, 6.59 cfs (4,770 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum daily discharge during year, 14 cfs May 1; minimum daily, 0.6 cfs 

Sept. 8, 10-13.

1950-59: Maximum daily discharge, 140 cfs Apr. 28, 1952; minimum daily, 0.5 cfs 

for several days in August and September 1954.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Records 

include flow of pipeline which diverts about a quarter of a mile above station and is 

measured at diversion box by Cippoletti weirs, and an additional flow of 0.3 cfs which 

is diverted around this structure.

Revisions. WSP 1394: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1939

Day

1 

2

4

6

7 

8

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18 

19

2L

23 

24

25 

26

28

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

1.4

1.6

1.9

1.9

2.0

2.2

2.3

2.0

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.6 

1.7

1.5 

1.6

1.5 

1.5

1.5

51.2

1.65

102

Nov.

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.6 

1.6

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.5 

1.2

1.3

47.1

1.57

93

Dec.

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.5 

1.6

1.6

1.9

2.1

1.7

1.4

1.4

1.6

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.3 

1.3

1.1

43.5

1.4O

86

Jan.

1.3

H

1.3

1.3 

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.6

1.5 

1.4

1.5

1.5

42.2

1.36

84

Feb.

1'.4

1.4

1.7

1.7 

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1:6

2.2

2.0 

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.9

.7

.7 

.7

-

48.5

1.73

96

Mar.

2.1

1.9

1^8

1.9 

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.0

2.0

3.1

2.7

3.1

3.8

3.6

3.6 

3.4

3.2

3.6

3.7

80.4

2.59

159

Apr.

575

7.9

11

9.7 

7.7

5.5

5.6

5.6

5.4

5.5

5.5

5.4

4.9

4.8

4.8

4.9

12

13 

12

12

13

216.8

7.23

430

May

14 

13

11

10

10 

10

10

10

10

11

13

13

12

8.6

7.0

6.9

6.6.

6.8

7.6 

6.9

6.5

7.4

7.8

293.0

9.45

581

June

8.4 

8.8

9.6

T^

9.5

9.4 

8.5

7.0

6.4

5.9

6.1

5.8

5.8

5.0

3.7

3.3

3.1

3.0

3.2

3.2 

3.7

3.5

3.2

169.7

5.66

337

July

2.9 

2.7

2.5

2/3

2.2 

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.0

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.4

.4

Hi

.3

.3

.4

58.9

1.90

117

Avs;.

.4 

.4

.3

1.0

.9 

.9

.9 

.9

1.1

1.0

.9

.9

.9 

.9

1.7

1.3

1.1

1.0 

1.0

1.0 

1.0

.9 

.9

.9

.9

^8

33.5

1.08

66

Sept.

0.9 

.9

:

i.

i .

.9 

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0 

1.1

1.7 

.7

.7 

.5

.5

.3

29.6

59

Calendar year 1958: Max 58 Min 1.1 Mean 7.20 Ac-ft 5,210

Water year 1958-59: Max 14 Min 0.6 Mean 3.05 Ac-ft 2,210
JORDAN RIVER BASIN 83

1460. Salt Creek at Nephi, Utah

Location.- -La t 39°42'45", long 111°48'25", in sec. 3, T.13 S. ( R.I E., on right bank

1 mile east of Nephi.

Drainage area. 95.6 sq mi.

Records available. --December 1950 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,240 ft (by barometer). P'ior to 

Nov. 6, 1952, at site 75 ft upstream at datum 1.43 ft higher.

Average discharge. 8 years (1951-59), 28.9 cfs (20,920 acre-ft per year).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 42 cfs June 7; minimum 4.6 cfs Sept. 6.

T9~50-59: Maximum discharge, 724 cfs May 2, 1952; minimum, 1.1 cfs Dec. 13, 1951.

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

No flow in Salt Creek diversion canal near Nephi during year.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.4

1.5

1.6 

1.8 

2.0

3.4

6.1

9.9

21

38

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

13

11

12

12

12

12

12

13

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

13

14

TI

14

14

 14

14

13

13

14

13

13

13

13

13

399

12.9

791

Nov.

13

JA

13

13

13

13

14

14

14

13

13

14

13

14

14

14

13 *13

12

12

12

11

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

386

12.9

766

Dec.

12

11

12

12

12

12

13

13

13

13

13

13

14

14

13

13

*13

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

13

12

13

12

11

11

11

387

12.5

768

Jan.

12

12

11

10

10

11

10

10

10

10

10

9.9

*12

11

10

10

10

11

11

11

10

10

1011

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

329.9

10.6

654

Feb.

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

12

11

11

11

*11

11

10

11

11

16

12

12

12

12

13

12

12

11

12

11

12

-

323

11.5

641

Mar.

12

12

12

12

11.

11

12

12

11

11

11

11

12

12

12

11

12

12

*13

12

12

12

12

13

12

12

12

12

13

14

13

371

12.0

736

Apr.

13

T3

13

13

13

14

14

16

17

17

16

16

15

14

14

15

16

18

19

11

*21

*21

19

17

16

16

21

21

20

19

498

16.6

988

May

22

25

27

25

23

21

21

20

20

20

21

24

*a27

a32

a35

a36

a 34

a31

a30

a29

*28

27

24

22

24

23

23

22

22

23

23

784

25.3

1,560

June

24

24

25

*31

32

36

37

38

34

32

30

28

27

28

28

29

*29

as

24

22

22

20

19

18

18

19

19

18

17

T9

772

25.7

1,530

July

19

16

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

11

12

12

12

*11

12

11

11

10

10

10

9.9

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.9

9.0

UL

9.0

8.2

8.6

344.0

11.1

682

Aug.

9.9

9.9

10

9.0

9.0

8.6

8.6

7.8

8.2

7.8

7.1

876

8.6

8.2

7.8

8.2

7.8

 8.6

11

9.9

9.4

9.4

9.0

9.0

9.4

8.6

8.2

7.8

7.8

8.2

7.4

268.8

8.67

533

Sept.

7.4

6.4

6.8

6.4

6.1

5^5

5.8

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

6.4

7.8

8.6

9.0

8.6

 9.0

8.2

7.8

8.2

6.8

7.1

7.8

9.0

9.0

7.4

8.2

7.1

6.8

...I a

216.3

7.21

459

Calendar year 1958: Max 207 Mln 11 Mean 36.7 Ac-ft 26,540

Water year 1958-59 : Max 38 Mln 5.5 Mean 13.9 Ac-ft 10,080

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement and records 

rom nearby streams.
84 JORDAN RIVER BASIN

1465. Currant Creek near Goshen, Utah

Location. Lat 39°53'05", long 111 "53 '05", in NW^SEv sec .l, T.ll S. , R.I W. , on right 

bank 0.9 mile upstream from canal diversions and 5.4 miles south of Cosher.

Drainage area. 303 sq mi.

Records available. August 1953 to October 1959.

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,850 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 6 years, 22.3 cfs (16,140 acre -ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 78 cfs May 13, 14 (gage height, 1.65 ft); 

no flow Sept. 27-30.

1953-59: Maximum discharge, that of May 13, 14, 1959, no flow Sept. 27-30, 1959.

Remarks . Records excellent. Diversions for irrigation above station. Flow regulated by 

Mona (Mount Nebo) Reservoir about 1 mile above station. Spring area about half a mile 

below station contributes water to Currant Creek at head of canyon; a discharge of 

1.5 cfs was measured Aug. 12, 1955, at point where spring flow enters creek.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)'

0.1 

.2 

.3 

.4 

.6

.7

1.6 

2.8 

6.8

0.8 

1.0 

1.3 

1.7

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ae-ft

Oct.

22

24

27 55

25

25

24

24

24

21

21

21

18

15

17

17

17

17

16

16

16

*13

13

13

13

13

14

14

14

12 T2"

563

18.2

1,120

Nov.

12

T?

16

IB

19

16

15

14

16

16

14

14

14

14

15

15

15

*15

14

16

22

22

23 55

23

21

19

16

16

16

501

16.7

994

Dec.

16 16-

8.0

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.6

T76

1.6

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.9

2.0

1.9

1.9

*2.0

2.0

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.0

2.0

94.1

3.04

187

Jan.

2.0

1.6

1.6

1.9

1.6

1.2

^^ 4

lie

1.6

1.6

1.6

*1.6

1.6

1.6

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.6

2.7

4.2

TT2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.0

3.8

3.8

3.1

2. 4

73.9

2.38

147

Feb.

2.4 27T

2.1

1.8

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.9

1.9

*1.9

1.6

1.9

1.8

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.4

TT4

1.4

1.6

1.8

2.0

1.6

1.6

51.0

1.82

101

Mar.

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.8

.8

.8

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.1

.1

.2

* .3

.3

.3

.2

.7

TB

.8

.9

.9

1.0

.9

1.1

1.2

41.4

1 34

82

Apr.

2.1

3TT

3.4

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.8

4.2

4.4

6.8

11

19

23

19

28

28

29

29

*29

33

37

40

40

40

40

40

42

42

43

654.2

21.8

1,300

May

55

54

54

49

45

47

55

64

65

72

72

72

*76

73

71

71

70

70

70

70

70

69

69

68

64

60

59

59

59

51

46

1,949

62.9

3,870

June

47

47

47

48

49

49

*8

48

48

46

46

57

55

55

55

54

*41

44

49

49

44

4O

38

44

44

44

43

37

35

30

1,381

46.0

2,740

July

32

34

37

40

40

35

35

4O

40

4O

43

43

43

43

*43

43

39

35

33

35

35

21

13

T3

13

16

17

14

34

36

38

1,023

33.0

2,030

Aug.

39

40

40

37

36

34

32

30

28

28

32

32

31

34

38

38

33

*34

35

35

31

28

25

26

27

30

30

30

29

28

28

998

32.2

1,980

Sept.

27

27

30 2T

23

23

24

22

20

20

20

18

16

15

15

14

*14

13

13

13

13

13

15

25

13

1.1

0

V

0

0

476.1

15.9

944

Calendar year 1958: Max 67 Min 1.6 Mean 21.6 Ac-ft 15,620

Water year 1958-59: Max 76 Min o Mean 21.4 Ac-ft 15,500

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
JORDAN RIVER BASIN 8; 

1470. Summit Creek near Santaquin, Utah

Location. Lat 39°55'20", long 111 "45'10", in NW^-NE^ sec.30, T.10 S., R.2 E., on right 

bank 3? miles southeast of Santaquin.

Drainage area. 14.6 sq mi.

Records available. March 1910 to September 1916, October 1954 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 5,900 ft (from 

topographic map). March 1910 to September 1916, hook gage and sharp-crested weir in 

powerplant tailrace and staff gages and weir in main river channel at site 2j miles 

downstream at different datums.

Average discharge. 11 years (1911-16, 1954-59), 13.9 cfs (10,060 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 23 cfs May 14 (gage height, 0.78 ft); minimum, 

2.5 cfs Feb. 11.

1910-16, 1954-59: Maximum discharge observed, 215 cfs June 3, 1957 (discharge 

measurement); minimum, 1.3 cfs Jan. 21, 1955.

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

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.4 

.5 

.6 

.7

2.9

4.7

7.6

13

23

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

7.6

.6

.6

.6

.2

.2

.2

.2

.6

.6

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

* .2

.2

.2

.2

7.2

S7o~ 8.0 

8.0

8.0

7.6

229.2

7.39

455

Nov.

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.4

8.4

8.0

*7.6

6.9

8.4

8.4

8.0

8.0

8.0

7.6

7.2

7.2

7.E 

5.6

S79

6.9

231.1

7.93

458

Dec.

6.9

6.9

7.2

772

6.9

6.9

6.6

6.6

6.9

6.2

6.E

6.6

6.2

6.0

5.6

5.6

*6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.E

6.E

6.2

6.0

5.6

6.2 

6.2

5.6

4.9 876

194. E

6.26

385

Jan.

6.6

6.2

4.9

37?

6.9

7.2

37?

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

*6.E

6.0

5.6

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

5.6

5.6

6.6

6.E

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.6 

5.4

5.2

6.2

6.2

187.4

6.05

372

Feb.

5.6

6.2

6.0

6.0

5.4

5.6

5.6

5.2

4.7

5.4

5.4

*4.9

4.5 575

8.0

6.0

6.0

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.4

5.4

6.0

5.8

5.4

5.4

5.4 

5.4

_

- __ -

157.6

5.63

313

Mar.

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

4.5

5.0

5.0

4.7

5.4

5.4

5.0

5.0

4.9

4.5

475

5.0

5.2

5.4

5.6

*4.9

5.6

5.6

5.6

6.0 STB"

5.4

5.4 

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.6

162.6

5.25

323

Apr.

6.0

^76

7.2

8.0

8.0

9.4

8.9

8.O

7.6

6.9

6.9

6.9

7.2

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

7.6

7.2

7.2

6.9

*6.9

7.2

8.9

12

13

T? 

12

12

13

255.5

8. 52

507

May

17

17

15

13

IE

12

10TO"

12

14

14

16

*17

20

j?l

18

17

16

15

13

12

*12

12

12

12

IE

14 

13

13

14

14

439

14.2

871

June

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

IE

12

12

11

10

9.8

9.8

10

9.8

*8.9

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.0

7.6

7.6

6.9

6.9

6.9

7.2 

6.9

6.9

6.6

297.0

9.90

589

July

6.2

675

6.2

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.6

5.6

5.4

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

*5.4

5.2

5.2

5.2

4.9

5.2

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

Irr

4.7

4.7

4.7

163.0

5.26

323

Aug.

4.9

5.2

5.4

5.2

4.9

4.9

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.5

*4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.5

4.9 *5.6 574-

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.E

5.2

5.2

4.9 

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

15E.6

4.9E

303

Sept.

4.7

4.5

4.5

4.3

T7S

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

5.2

4.9

*4.7

4.5

4.7

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.9

4.9

5.E

4.9

frf

4.9

4.7

138.3

4.61

274

Calendar year 1958: Max 107 Min 4.9 Mean 16.4 Ac-ft 11,87O

Water year 1958-59: Max 21 Min 4.3 Mean 7.14 Ac-ft 5,170

Peak discharge (base, 30 cfs).--No Peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Feb. 13 to Mar. 19; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, 

trend of flow, and records for nearby streams.
86 JORDAN RIVER BASIN

1475. Payson Creek above diversions, near Payson, Utah

Location. Lat 39°58'10", long 111°41'35", in SEij-SEir sec.3, T.10 S. , R.2 E., on left 

bank a quarter of a mile above diversion dam for Strawberry Water Users Association 

powerplant, 5 miles southeast of Payson, and 12 miles upstream from Utah Lake.

Drainage area.--18.8 sq mi (revised).

Records available. July 1947 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,670 ft (by barometer).

Average discharge. 12 years, 13.4 cfs (9,700 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 44 cfs May 1 (gage height, 1.69 ft); minimum, 

4.2 cfs Mar. 5, but may have been less during periods of ice effect.

1947-59: Maximum discharge, 465 cfs May 4, 1952 (gage height, 2.99 ft), from rating 

curve extended above 150 cfs on basis of logarithmic plotting; minimum recorded, 

1.5 cfs Jan. 8, 1957.

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

which are fair. Plow affected by several small reservoirs.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.8 

1.0 

1.2 

1.4 

1.6

3.7

7.8

15

25

39

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

6.4

^74

6.

6.

6.

6.

6.

6.

g a

6.

6.

6.

6.

6.

6.

6.

6.

6.

6.4

6.6

»6.6

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

200.2

6.46

397

Nov.

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.6

6.9

6.6

6.6

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.6

6.4

6.4

6.4

7.1

7.1

*6.9

b6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

5.7

&'.2

195.1

6.50

387

Dec.

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.4

6.6

6.4

6.4

7.3

^7o

5.5

5.7

5.7 *5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5 3

5.7

6.0

5.7

b5.7

b5.7

184.8

5.96

367

Jan.

"

> b5.7

*5.7

5.7

5.7

5.5

5.7

5.7

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.3

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.7

5.7

5.5

5.3

5.1

5.3

5.3

172.9

5.58

343

Feb.

bS.l

5.3

5.1

5.1

5.0

5.0

5.1

5.3

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.1 *5.1

bS.l

5.1

5.3

5.5

5.3

5.3

5.1

5.1

5.5 573"

5.5

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

145.5

5.20

289

Mar.

5.3

5.7

5.5

5.3

b5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.5

5.7

6.0

5.7

5.5

5.7

6.2

6.4 *6.4

6.0

6.2

6.4

6.4

6.6

6.0

6.2

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.2

180.7

5.83

357

Apr.

6.6

7.3

8.7

9.6

11

13

11

8.7

7.3

7.1

7.6

9.0

11

12

12

9.6

8.4

8.1

7.6

*7.1

6.9

7.8

9.6

16

20

21

14

16

20

332.0

11.1

659

May

26

23

18

16

13

13

12

16

23

24

20

16

*16

14

13

12

11

10

10

9.3

9.0 *9.3

9.0

8.7

8.4

8.7

9.3

7.8

7.8

7.6

7.3

408.2

13.2

810

June

8.4

9.3

973

9.0

8.4

8.4

8.1

8.4

8.1

8.1

7.8

7.6

7.6

7.3

8.1

8.1 *7.6

7.6

7.6

7.3

7.3

7.1

6.9

676" 6.6

7.1

7.8

7.3

7.8

7.6

234.2

7.81

465

July

6.6

8.7

To" 12

10

9.6

9.0

9.0

9.0

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.1

8.1

*8.7

9.3

9.0

7.1

6.6

6.4

6.2

g e'.z ~ 2

6.9

7.3

7.3

7.1

6.9

6.9

7.1

7.1

247.6

7.99

491

Aug.

7.6

7.8

7.3

6.9

6.6

6.6

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.5

6.0 »6.9

«a6.0

-

"/ a.5.5

.

188.9

6.09

375

Sept.

t a5.5

*5.5

5.1

4.6

4.8

4.6

4.4

T7S

5.1

5.0

5.3

5.0

5.1

4.8

5.0

5.0

156.4

5.21

310

Calendar year 1958 : Max 119 Mln 5.2 Mean 15.2 Ac-ft 11,010

Water year 1958-59: Max 26 Mln 4.4 Mean 7.25 Ac-ft 5,250

Peak discharge (base, 80 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage, tr^nd of flow, 

and records for nearby streams.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
JORDAN RIVER BASIN 87

1485. Spanish Pork at Thistle, Utah

Location. Lat 40°00' , long 111"30' , in SE^- sec.29 (revised), T.9 S., R.4 E., on right 

EanTTat Thistle, 600 ft downstream from confluence of Soldier Pork and Thistle Creek 

and 2? miles upstream from Diamond Pork.

Drainage area.--490 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--January 1908 to September- 1925 and October 1936 to Septemb3r 1959 in 

reports of Geological Survey. January 1933 to September 1959 in reports of Spanish 

Pork water commissioner.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,950 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

Eb Nov. 21, 1912, staff gage 1 mile downstream at different datum. Nov. 21, 1912, to 

Dec. 31, 1925, staff gage at site 200 ft downstream at different datum. Jai. 1, 1933, 

to May 10, 1937, staff gage at present site at different datum. May 12, 1937, to 

Oct. 8, 1938, staff gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--43 years (1908-25, 1933-59), 92.4 cfs (66,890 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 686 cfs July 14 (gage height, 5.60 f:); minimum, 

17 cfs Aug. 12, 13.

1908-25, 1933-59: Maximum discharge, 1,800 cfs May 4, 1952 (gage height, 7.96 ft); 

minimum observed, 10 cfs Sept. 17, 22, 25, Oct. 25, 1934, Dec. 9, 10, 1951.

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

Small diversions for irrigation above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1564: 1909-11, 1914-15, 1917, 1923-24, 1933, 1935.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge., in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 22 Jan. 23 to Sept. 30

2.9 38 2.6 12

3.2 69 2.8 25

3.1 55

3.4 98

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1939

Oct.

42

40

41

41

41

41

40

39

39

39

40

40

39

40

42

44

45

45

47

51

*53

BT

51

51

51

51

51

*51

52

52

52

1,402

45.0

2,780

Nov.

52

51

48

48

49

49

50

49

50

50

51

52

52

50

53

49

44

39 *44

49

50

51

51

53

53

*53

54

44

47

50

1,485

49.5

2,950

Dec.

50

53

53

57

54

57

56

61

61

55

56

55" 62

48

*45

46

49

49

49

50

51

55

57

54

51

48

50

57

46

51

53

1,639

52.9

3,250

Jan.

57

54

50

a47

a 46

a46

a52

a51

a50

a50

a52

*53

52

*52

49

51

53

52

53

51

49

47

54

51

53

54

49

54

50

46

47

1,575

50.8

3,120

Feb.

45

49

43SB"

50

46

55

55

51

*46

51

53

50

44

50

53

70

70

71

ST

58

61

58

55

54

54

54

54

-

1,516

54.1

3,010

Mar.

58

61

62

55

51

57

55

57

61

64

55

55

*62

59

54

52

*57

61

62

54

54

53

55

58

55

52

51

49

BT

51

55

1,736

56.0

3,440

Apr.

54

52

53

53

52

49

46

43

40

39

38

36

35

37

35

38

37

45

42

41

*39

42

*46

49

50

58

66

BT

53

54

1,377

45.9

2,730

May

55

54

59

64

59

58

55

59

61

66

68

*72

79

87

95

9S

98

98

92

87

79

77

71

64

66

66

66

67

67

71

68

2,226

71.8

4,420

June

*63

6?

59

57

55

54

53

51

47

43

41

40

38

38

38

35

33

*32

34

33

31

31

27 33-

34

36

43

41

41

38

1,261

42.0

2,500

July

36

35

39

41

39

33

28

30

31

31

31

31

30

61

33

*30

27

27

27

25

25

25

25

37

a24

a23

a2o

a'5o" a!8

a20

a22

924

29.8

1,830

A'i«.

a23

a25

a23

a22

a24

25

25

24

23

22

22

20

2o" 17

22

22

*23

27

32

31

28

28

30

27

31

26

25

24

23

25

21

760

24.5

1,510

Sept.

19

2?

24

22

22

22

22

21

20

20

20

20

21

23 *25

27

26

26

26

27

25

24

26

27

28

26

31

27

28

29

726

24.2

1,440

Calendar year 1958: Max 583 Mln 34 Mean 1O4 Ac-ft 75,160

Water year 1958-59: Max 98 Min 17 Mean 45.6 Ac-ft 32,980

Peak discharge (base. 35O cfs). July 14 (6:50 p.m.) 686 cfa (5.60 ft).___________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, trend of flow, and 

records for nearby stations.
88 JORDAN RIVER BASIN

9-2820. Strawberry tunnel at West Portal, near Thistle, Utah

Location.--Lat 40°09'40", long 111°14 I 40" ) in SW£ sec.34, T.7 S., R.6 E., on left bank 

40 ft downstream from west portal of tunnel and 18 miles northeast of Thistle.

Records available. October 1945 to September 1959 in reports of Geological Survey. October 1922 to September 1925 and May 1932 to September 1945 in Spanish Fork water commissioner's reports and files of Salt Lake City district office, Geological Sirvey.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and rectangular weir. Altitude of gage is 7,470 ft (by 

oarometer).

Extremes.--1922-25. 1932-59: Maximum dally discharge, 595 cfs July 9, 1923; minimum daily 

observed, 4 cfs many times when no water was being diverted from Strawberr;r Reservoir.

Remarks.--Records good. Records show water diverted from Strawberry Reservoir (in Colorado River basin, capacity, 270,000 acre-ft) plus tunnel seepage, for use on lands of 

Strawberry project.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Strawberry Water Users Association.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1959

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

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Calen

Oct.

71

79

94

120

135

122

129

137

108

> 5

1,105

35.6

2,190

Nov.

> 5

150

5

298

Dec.

> 5

155

5

307

dar year 1958 : Max 474

Jan.

> 5

155

5

307

Feb.

> 5

-

140

5

278

Mar.

> 5

,

> 6

171

5.52

339

Apr.

> 6

11

30

34

To

6

12

22

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

9

266

8.87

528

May

15

15

9

~S6

12

15

20

20

20

23

69

202

325

320

371

390

391

382

398

416

392

365

328

308

288

270

217

210

186 

150

6,139

198

12,180

June

150

23T

340

387

392

372

356

343

400

371

390

386

408

390

377

390

412

389

389

413

348

332

356

459

482

460

397

301

262

188

10,871

362

21,560

July

155

180

180

154

137

153

213

303

322

311

288

320

366

356

336

298

270

267

203

180

186

203

195

160

147

141

192

225

239

266 

289

7,235

233

14,350

Aug.

258

166

109

109

88

99

155

200

192

242

280

301

319

338

330

315

311

311

272

190

143

110

82

76

9T

87

87

87

105

105 

131

5,694

184

11,290

Sept.

178

194

216

194

153

144

118

110

115

138

162

144

121

134

120

77

70

63

22

5

5

5

27

22

5

5

15

5

5

7

2,579

86.0

5,120

Min - Mean 91.3 Ac-ft 66,100

Water year 1958-59: Max 482 Mln - Mean 95.0 Ac -ft 68,750

Note. Discharge for periods of seepage flow only Oct. 10 to Apr. 14, Apr. 19,22-29, May 4, 

Sept. 20-22, 25, 26, 28, 29 estimated on basis of observer's notes.
JORDAN RIVER BASIN 

1495. Diamond Fork below Red Hollow, near Thistle, Utah

89

Location.--Lat 40°04'40", long 111°24 I 00", in NW£ sec.32, T.8 S., R.5 E., on right bank 

0.5 mile downstream from Red Hollow, 7.2 miles upstream from mouth, and 8 miles northeast of Thistle.

Drainage area. 110 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--October 1953 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,300 ft (from river-profile map).

Average discharge. 6 years, 114 cfs (82,530 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 566 cfs June 24 (gage height, 3.35 ft); minimum, 2.6 cfs Nov. 28.

1953-59: Maximum discharge, 1,020 cfs July 13, 1954 (gage height, 4.71 ft); minimum daily, 2.0 cfs Feb. 1, 2, 1956.

Remarks.--Records good. Plow includes water diverted from Strawberry Reservoir (capacity, 

270,000 acre-ft) in Colorado River basin via Strawberry tunnel (see preceding page) for 

irrigation in vicinity of Spanish Fork.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.4 

1.7

123

238

403

526

Discharge, in cubic feet pep second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

87

90

103

125

144

134

138

151

13?

32

18

17

16

16

16

16

16

15

15

15

*15

16

17

17

17

17

*17

17

17

17 

17

1,480

47.7

2,940

Nov.

17

17

17

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

15

16

16

16

17

14

11

11

*15

14

15

15

14

14

15

*15

16

1 9.9

14

448.9

15.0

890

Dec.

14

14

15

16

14

15

15

16

16

16

16

18

16

12

*13

16

16

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

12

11

15

17

11

17

455.7

14.7

904

Calendar year 1958 : Max 463

Jan.

17

16

12

10

TZ

16

17

16

16

16

16

*15

15

*14

13

14

15

14

14

13

13

14

15

15

15

15

14

15

14

14

12

447

14.4

887

Feb.

11

T4

13

15

14

12

15

15

15

*13

15

15

15

12

15

15

19

IS

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

409

14.6

811

Mar.

15

16

16

15

13

15

14

14

15

15

14

14

*16

16

15

15

*16

17

17

16

16

17

18

19

17

17

18

17

18

19

19

499

16.1

990

Apr.

16 tz

25

27

2S

32

28

22

19

19

19

19

20

20

19

39

60

66 25-

22

38

*25

*20

20

20

24

27

23

22

22

789

26.3

1,560

May

33

36

31

27

24

27

31

36

37

37

37

*58

230

331

*328

362

377

396

377

*388

407

3S4

352

318

292

270

258

216

201

186 

153

6,240

201

12,380

June

*155

m

301

348

366

352

334

328

352

392

384

394

403

381

370

411

392

*388

426

377

359

377

454

517

557

517

419

295

258

224

10,997

367

21,810

July

181

194

208

179

159

168

211

279

324

318

295

311

348

3?8

338

*295

273

267

233

196

191

204

204

184

165

157

1ST

230

252

270 

292

7,465

241

14,810

Aug.

273

196

181

138

108

116

165

219

219

250

292

308

331

356

345

321

*314

314

267

211

163

130

100

89

103

98

95

95

112

116 

136

6,161

199

12,220

Sept.

186

198

219

Z5T

165

151

129

116

121

138

161

146

125

130

*121

90

74

66

39

20

14

 27 13

30

19

14

24

14

14

17

2,787

92.9

5,530

Min 8.7 Mean 117 Ac-ft 84,460

Water year 1958-59 : Max 517 Min 8.7 Mean 105 Ac-ft 75,730

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
JORDAN RIVER BASIN

1505. Spanish Fork at Castilla, Utah

Location. Lat 40°03'00", long 111°32'50", in SW^NE^ sec.12, T.9 S., R.3 E., 01 left 

bank 600 ft upstream from outlet of Cold Springs, 1 mile upstream from diversion dam 

of Bureau of Reclamation, l£ miles northwest of Castilla, and 3 miles downstream from 

Diamond Fork.

Drainage area. 670 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.- May 1919 to September 1925 and October 1936 to Sept 

reports of Geological Survey. January 1933 to September 1959 in rep 

Fork water commissioner.

^ :ember 1959 in 

reports of Spanish

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,870 ft (from topographic map) Prior 

to Apr. 20, 1920, staff gage and Apr. 20, 1920, to Sept. 30, 1925, water-stage 

recorder, at same site at different datums.

Average discharge.--32 years (1919-25, 1933-59), 218 cfs (157,800 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 958 cfs July 14 (gage height, 7.30 f-,) ; minimum, 40 cfs Sept. 21.

1919-25, 1933-59: Maximum discharge, 3,610 cfs May 3, 1952 (gage height, 9.83 ft)- 

minimum, 14 cfs Dec. 9, 1951.

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

Several small diversions for irrigation above station. Plow includes water diverted 

from Strawberry Reservoir (capacity, 270,000 acre-ft) in Colorado River basin via 

Strawberry tunnel (see p. 88) for irrigation in vicinity of Spanish Fork.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used May 28 to June 3, June 29 to July 8, 

July 19, 21, 24, 26, Aug. 4-7, 14-2O)

Oct. 1 .to May 13 May 14 to Sept. 3O

4.6 

5.0 

5.5

60

130

250

4.5 

4.7 

5.0

34

54

101

5.5 215

6.0 367

6.5 567

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 19E9

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

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

145

139

154

175

192

182

185

192

185

108

a90

a88

a86

a86

a86

a86

a86

a84

a82

a82

*82

82

82

81

82

79

*77

75

79 

79

79

3,394

109

6,730

Nov.

77

77

74

74

76

76

76

74

74

74

76

76

76

77

84

76

67

a64

*B5

76

77

76

76

77

79

*79

84

67

70

74

2,251

75.0

4,460

Dec.

74

76

76

82

76

79

77

84

84

79

77

86

74

66

*64

68

71

71

70

73

73

77

79

77

70

66

66

82

70

63

6S

2,298

74.1

4,560

Jan.

81

77

67

66

W

67

74

73

73

74

81

*79

81

»79

74

76

82

81

81

76

73

68

79

74

79

84

74

81

74

74 

70

2,338

75.4

4,640

Feb.

67

74

68

81

73

66

77

81

76

*64

76

81

77

67

74

82

100

To"? 102

89

86

91

88

86

82

82

81

81

-

2,254

80.5

4,470

Mar.

82

88

88

81

15.

84

79

79

82

89

79

76

*86

82

76

77

*86

89

91

82

81

82

86

93

86

82

82

82

86

11

2,592

83.6

5,140

Apr.

91

93

95

95

95

93

89

81

76

71

71

67

66

6f

67

79

1OO

~S8- 118

76

84

*81

*79

81

82

93

114

100

95

93

2,580

86.0

5,120

May

104

110

110

112

106

102

156

112

116

118

122

*130

248

389

*434

461

489

494

477

*477

485

473

437

389

371

353

333

292

271

262 

239

8,722

28.1

17,300

June

*234

271

364

433

457

437

4O3

389

414

441

430

430

461

441

422

457

433

*430

465

418

378

403

485

558

54?

554

502

357

304

268

12,588

420

24,970

July

228

237

259

237

212

212

248

320

360

360

353

364

411

443

418

*374

357

353

320

231

220

239

239

220

192

T§9" 189

265

286

311 

330

8,987

290

17,830

A 1S .

327

234

207

163

156

144

167

242

254

283

330

340

350

364

574

353

*347

357

330

265

218

179

149

127

TST

142

134

132

149

158 

177

T,303

236

14 , 490

Sept.

234

262

283

3255

a.220

a!90

a!70

a!45

a!50

a!70

a!90

a!75

a!55

a!60

a!55

*142

123

alOO

a75

a55

41

44

53

59

53

46

59

47

47

50

3,913

130

7,760

Calendar year 1958 : Max 845 Mln 52 Mean 243 Ac-ft 176, OOO

Water year 1958-59 : Max 558 Mln 41 Mean 162 Ac-ft 117,500

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, trend of flow, 

and records for Spanish Pork at Thistle and Blamond Pork below Red Hollow, near Thistle.
JORDAN RIVER BASIN 91

1520. Spanish Fork near Lake Shore, Utah

Location. Lat 40°09'30"

1 mile

40°09'30", long 111°43'50", in SEjpSE^ sec. 32, T.7 S., R. 

upstream from mouth and 2|- miles north of Lake Shore.

.2 E., on left

Drainage area. 700 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. --December 1903 to July 1907, March 1909 to September 1925, January 

1938 to September 1959.

Gage. --Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,500 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

To Jan. 23, 1938, staff gages at several sites about 3 miles upstream at various 

datums. Jan. 23, 1938, to Mar. 23, 1953, water-stage recorder at present site at 

different datum. Mar. 24, 1953, to Sept. 15, 1957, water-stage recorder at present 

site at datum 4.0 ft higher.

Average discharge. --38 years (1904-6, 1909-19, 1920-25, 1938-59), 88.1 cfs (63,780 acreft per year) .

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 159 cfs Mar. 4 (gage height, 5.84 ft); maximum gage height, 6.19 ft Jan. 5 (backwater from ice); no flow Sept. 12, 18.

1903-7, 1909-25, 1938-59: Maximum discharge observed, 3,020 cfs Apr. 28, 1952; 

no flow at times.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Plow 

regulated by many diversions for irrigation and hydroelectric powerplant. During 

latter part of irrigation season, only wasted and return waters pass gage. Station 

is below all diversions. Discharge includes that of overflow canal constructed in 

winter of 1947-48, which diverts part of high flow from river about 1 mile above 

gage.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except period of ice effect ( 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 24-30, May 24 

to July 15, July 25 to Sept. 30)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 4 Jan. 5 to Sept. 30

1.8

1.9 

2.1 

2.3

0.3 

2.2 

6.5

2.6 

3.0 

3.5 

4.4

58

109

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0 

2.2

.3

1.2 

2.6 

6.4

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

5.1

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

1.4

 1.1

T7T

2.0

1.4

2.6

2.0

4.4

7.2

4.9

2.0

4.3

5.1

1.4

3.4

3.6

3.4

2.6

2.8

7.0

19

18

22

32

27

27

*21

15 

13

16

18

294.7

9.51

585

Nov.

15

^4

25

16

15

*16

21

20

15

18

20

21

26

39

57

66

*73

74

81

86

91

91

87

95

96

*97

 90

86 

83

89

1,618

53.9

3,210

Dec.

95

95

96

100

99

102

97

105

105

100

96

106

154

97

93

*84

96

97

95

97

97

105

98

99

88

87

85

97 

96

2S

83

2,970

95.8

5,890

Jan.

98

101

92

b90

b87

b86

86

86

86

89

93

*96

98

98

*93

93

100

97

97

92

87

33- 84

93

96

J06

96

97

96

93

93

2,892

93.3

5,740

Feb.

81

35

89

96

95

83

98

99

101

83

93

108

100

*82

94

108

142

IB7

134

122

115

116

116

112

107

105

105

104

2,916

104

5,780

Calendar year 1958: Max 469 Min 0

Mar.

107

110

114

154

96

107

105

103

105

111

103

101

*108

107

97

*91

10?

104

106

102

99

95

100

114

108

102

101

99

101

99

108

3,209

104

6,360

Apr.

84

84

87

87

86

87

74

51

37

30

27

27

17

3.0

2.3

1.7

.8

.6

4.0

*.7

.6

.4

.4

.2

7?

.2

.4

.8 

.5

.5

795.3

26.5

1,580

May.

0.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.5

.6

76

.5

.4

*.4

.3

.3

.2

72

.2

.3

.2

.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2 

.2

.2

.3

10.4

0.34

21

June

 0.2

.3

.5

.7

.2

.5

.2

.2

.2

.2

.4

.4

.4

,4

.4

.5

*.5

.3

.2

.2

.4

.5

.4

.2

.4

75" .8

.4

.2

11.1

0.37

22

July

0.2

.2

.2

.3

.4

.4

.3

.4

.7

.5

.5

.6

.7

.7

*11

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

2.6

.J.

.1

.1 

.1

.2

.2

23.6

0.76

47

Aug.

0.2

.3

.2

.3

_.4.

.4

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

3

*.3

.3

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.1

.1

.1 

.2

.2

.1

6.0

0.19

12

Sept.

0.1

.1

.2

.4

.5

.4

.5

.4

.3

.2

.1

0

.1.1

.3

*.8

.1

0

.1

5.8

5.4

.2

.2

8.7

18

4.3

23

tf

32

187.3

6.24

372

Mean 84.9 Ac-ft 61,410

Water year 1958-59: Max 142 Min 0 Mean 40.9 Ac-ft 29,620

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
92 JORDAN RIVER BASIN

1525. Hobble Creek near Springville, Utah

Location. Lat 40°09'30", long 111°31'30", In NE£ sec.6, T.8 S. , R.4 E., on right bank 

1,000 ft downstream from Springville hydroelectric plant, 1-J- miles downstream from 

Right Fork, and 4 miles southeast of Springville.

Drainage area. 105 sq mi.

Records available.--March 1904 to December 1916 (1906-7, gage heights only), Airil 1945 

to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 4,920 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to June 1, 1909, staff gage at site 200 ft downstream at different datum (destroyed 

by flood). June 1, 1909, to Dec. 31, 1916, staff gage at site 800 ft upstream at 

different datum. Apr. 17, 1945, to July 23, 1952, water-stage recorder at same site 

at datura 1.70 ft higher.

Average discharge.- 24 years (1904-5, 1907-16, 1945-59), 50.7 cfs (36,710 acre-ft per 

year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 44 cfs May 11 (gage height, 2.46 ft); minimum, 2.6 cfs Nov. 22.

1904-16, 1945-59; Maximum discharge, 1,250 cfs May 4, 1952 (gage height, 7.83 ft, 

present datum); minimum, 1.4 cfs Feb. 12, 1946.

Remarks.--Records good. Several diversions above station for irrigation. Flow regulated by hydroelectric plants at times during low stages. Springville City pipeline 

(capacity, approximately 5 cfs) diverts water from tributary spring above station 

(diversion began August 1951).

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.8 

2.0 

2.2 

2.4 38

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

*17

16

16

15

15

15

15

13

14

15

15

15

16

16

16

17

17

17

16

18

18

18

17

16

16

16

17

17

17 

17

17

500

16.1

992

Nov.

18

18

18

19

20

*20

20

19

19

18

20

20

19

19

20

19

19

18

20

*20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

19 

20

582

19.4

1,150

Dec.

20

27J

20

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

19

18

18

18

*18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

17

18

17

17

14 

T7

557

18.0

1,100

Calendar year 1958 : Max 323

Jan.

18

18

15

13

14

16

18

18

18

17

17

17

17

17

*17

17

17

17

17

17

16

16

16

16

16

18

18

17

17

17

520

16.8

1,030

Feb.

17

18

17

18

18

17

18

18

17

16

18

18

*17

15

18

20

25

22

21

21

20

20

20

20

20

19

19

20

-

527

18.8

1,050

Mar.

20

20

20

20

18

20

20

19

20

20

19

19

20

20

18

19

*19

20

2O

20

19

20

20

21

17J

20

20

20

20

20

20

611

19.7

1,210

Apr.

20

20

22

25

28

35

36

30

27

25

23

23

23

27

25

25

24

24

24

24

21

20

*22

25

27

32

34

31

29

28

779

26.0

1,550

May

28

31

31

33

30

34

3?

32

31

32

32

*29

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

28

28

*25

22

21

21

21

21

20

18 TS~

19

847

27.3

1,680

June

18

17

16

15

14

15

15

14

12

_11

12

12

12

13

14

14

14

*14

14

14

13

12

12

11

11

13

16

16

14

14

412

13.7

817

July

13

12

12

12

12

12

9.8

8.8

8.2

8.0

8.0

8.0

9.8

11

*11

11

8.8

8.2

8.5

9.5

11

12

11

11

10

10

8.2

7.7

8T5

11 '

310.2

10.0

615

Aug.

9.2

8.5 878-

9.2

9.5

11

12

TT

9.8

9.5

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.5

9.5

*10

11

11

12

12

10

10

11

11

11

11

9.8

9.8

10 '

316.1

10.2

627

Sept.

10

10

10

9.8

9.8

9.5

9TF

9.8

9.5

9.5

11

11

10

*9.8

11

11

11

11

11

11

12

12

11

11

11

11

12

11

11

11

318.2

10.6

631

Min 13 Mean 47.3 Ac-ft 34,200

Water year 1958-59 : Max 36 Min 7.7 Mean 17.2 Ac-ft 12,450

Peak discharge (base, 120 cfs).--No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
JORDAN RIVER BASIN 

1535. Provo River near Kamas, Utah

93

Location. Lat 40°35'00", long 111°00'30", in NElr sec.2, T.3 S. , R.8 E. , on right bank 

3 miles upstream from Soapstone Creek and 14 miles east of Kamas.

Drainage area. 29.6 sq mi.

Records available. August 1949 to September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 8,110 ft (by barometer).

Average discharge. 10 years, 51.1 cfs (36,990 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 314 cfs June 6 (gage height, 2.82 ft); minimum, 2.0 cfs Oct. 31.

1949-59: Maximum discharge, 825 cfs June 6, 1957 (gage height, 3.66 ft); minimum, 

1.7 cfs Oct. 30, 1956.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. No diversion above station. Flow regulated by several small lakes at headwaters wMch have 

dams and outlet works. Combined regulated capacity, 10,841 acre-ft. Station is 

immediately above outlet of Duchesne tunnel.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.0

1.1 

1.3

186

314

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

£5

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

3.5

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.1

37T

3.3

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.3

3.1

3.1

4.2

4.4

T74

4.0

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.0

3.6

3.6

3.6

109.1

3.52

216

Nov.

*4.0

3.6

3.8

3.5

4.4

3.8

4.4

4.4

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.8

476

4.4

4.0

} b4.0

4.0

3.8

3.6

3.6

3.5

3.3

3.3

3.5

3.3

3.1

118.5

3.95

Z35

Dec.

3.1 *3TT

3.3

3.5

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.5

3.8

4.2

"-I

> b4.0

J

4.Z

4.2

4.Z

4.0

3.8

3.8

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

117.6

3.79

233

Jan.

3.6

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.-6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.5

375

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

b3.8

4.Z

472

113.8

3.67

Z26

Feb.

4.4

4.Z

4.Z

> b4.0

3.8

,8

> b4.0

J

1"

> b4.5

J

"4T6 4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

-

118.9

4.Z5

Z36

Mar.

4.6

4.6

4.6

b4.4

b4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4 ...

> b4.4

J

4.4

b4.4

b4.4

4.6

5.0

5.5

5.5

b5.5

b5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

b5.5

*5.5

b5.5

5.8

¥78

5.8

154.1

4.97

306

Apr.

6.7 876"

10

14

23

3Z

37

Z9

ZZ

17

16

18

23

Z5

24

ZZ

19

17

16

14

17

16

19

Z9

40

48

38

3Z

*36

58

7Z6.3

Z4.2

1,440

May

81

89

78

61

50

43

41

46

61

80

99

139

189

Z06

*Z15

209

183

155

131 *113

HZ

HZ

101

119

133

119

127

144

176

186

176

3,774

1ZZ

7,490

June

*186

Z30

Z40

240

*Z40

249

240

Z15

19Z

186

176

163

148

135

137

144

*131

125

110

89

89

86

78

74

88

110

97

8§- 63

77

4, 4Z6

148

8,780

July

64

64

68

64

65

55

67

*88

94

9Z

99

106

103

97

96

92

91

9Z

99

97

97

96

99

99

97

99

96

77

75

77

78

Z,683

86.5

5.3ZO

Aug.

84

78

75

61

*39

38

39

41

4Z

40

38

38

38

38

43

49

51

51

53

51

51

40

31

30

Z4

19

16

19

16

15

*14

1.Z6Z

40.7

Z,500

Sept.

13

13

12

8.9

7.3

6.1

IS" 5.5

26

24

18

17

10

6.7

6.4

9.6

8.9

7.3

9.6

9.6

8.9

10

14

13

13

17

ZO

17

15 *13

37Z.8

12.4

739

Calendar year 1958: Max 414 Mln 3.1 Mean 48.1 Ac-ft 34,830

Water year 1958-59: Max 249 Min 3.1 Mean 38.3 Ac-ft Z7.720

Peak discharge (base, 400 cfs). No peak above base.

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
94 JORDAN RIVER BASIN

9-2725. Duchesne tunnel near Kamas, Utah

Location. Lat 40°36' , long 111°00' , in NE^ sec.2, T.3 S. , R.8 E. , on left tank 600 ft 

downstream from tunnel outlet, 3 miles upstream from Soapstone Creek, anc1 14 miles 

east of Kamas.

Drainage area. 40 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--October 1953 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder with Parshall flume, and Sparling water meter for low flow. 

Uatum of gage is 8,098.5 ft (Bureau of Reclamation design plan).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 694 cfs June 7 (gage height, 4.72 ft); minimum 

daily, 1.5 cfs Aug. 16-31, when flow was cut off at head of tunnel.

1953-59: Maximum discharge, that of June 7, 1959; minimum daily discharge, 1.5 cfs 

Sept. 9-11, 1957, May 27 to June 3, 1958, Aug. 16-31, 1959, when flow was cut off at 

head end of tunnel.

Remarks.--Records good Apr. 11 to Aug. 15, when most of flow was through Parshall flume, 

and fair for remainder of year. Flow is diversion from Duchesne River ir Colorado 

River basin to Jordan River basin, and includes about 1.5 cfs tunnel seepage.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

1/ ;;; i/ 6.1

J

5.3

4.3

4.2

4.2

5.7

6.3 1 "'

I "

6.7

},..

7.3

6.5 

5.9

201.9

6.51

400

Nov. < ; ;

1 6.9

7.3

7.4

7.4

> 7.3

6.9

1-

207.7

6.92

412

Dec.

6.5

*6.5

> 6.9

J

6.7

> 6.5

206.9

6.67

410

Jan.

I

> 6.5

> 6.7

6.8

6.8

207.1

6.68

411

Feb.

\ 6.8

1"

-

191.2

6.83

379

Mar.

> 7.0

217.0

7.0

430

Apr.

8.0

9.0

10

12

14

18

24

19

15

14

15

16

18

21

20

20

19

18

18

18

17

15

18

23

33

41

34

29

33

49.

618.0

20.6

1,230

May

78

86

72

58

48

43

39

40

51

73

90

151

183

212

2_26

221

223

193

165

141

129

123

113

119

140

131

131

140

176

213

205

3,993

129

7,920

June

228

308

373

411

456

524

589

SST

524

480

460

450

403

386

413

411

340

278

232

206

195

172

153

139

130

123

127

122

174

167

9,535

318

18,910

July

131 no

115

96

84

74

71

63

57

52

48

45

43

40

39

37 ~

34

32

31

29

28

28

26

25

28

26

24

21

20

25

22 .

1,499

48.4

2,970

Calendar year 1958: Max 552 Mln 1.5 Mean 30.3 Ac-ft 21,970

Water year 1958-59: Max 589 Mln - Mean 48.0 Ac-ft 34,750

Aug.

29

2S

22

20

19

19

18

16

16

16

16

17

16

15

10

1 1.5

299.0

9.65

593

Sept.

3

F

5

6

6

^

/ 7

/

8

8

1

/ 9

f

10

10

11

11

12

15

18

17

17

16

17

17

18

22

50

14

9.4

343.4

11.4

681

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
JORDAN RIVER BASIN g5 

1545. Weber-Provo diversion canal near Woodland, Utah

Location.--Lat 40°36'40", long 111 0 18'15", in SW^SE^ sec.30, T.2 S., R.6 E., on right 

bank 100 ft upstream from outlet to Provo River and 4i miles northwest of Woodland.

Records available. October 1931 to September 1959 (periods of diversion only).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and Parshall flume. Datum of gage is 6,318 ft above mean sea 

level (levels by Bureau of Reclamation).

Extremes. 1931-59: Maximum daily discharge, 870 cfs June 4, 1957; no water diverted 

from Weber River or Beaver Creek for several months in each year.

RemarksT-Records good. Canal diverts water from Weber River in Sw£sw£ sec.21, T.I 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 quantity 

of water reaching Provo River during periods when water was diverted from Weber River 

and Beaver Creek. Not all of flow diverted reached Provo River due to evaporation, 

transpiration, and seepage losses. For records at head of canal see page 60.

Rating tables, Nov 4, 1958, to June 16, 1959 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Nov. 4 to Apr. 9 Apr. 9 to June 16

1.8 

2.2 

2.6

3.0 48

3.6 80

4.2 120 1.0 

1.5 146

2.0 

2.6 

3.4

231

352

540

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

(*)

_

-

Nov.

_

-

-

13

21

23

22

23

21

22

19

22 *21

20

28

19

17

14

25

37

34

31

32

30

28

25

29

17

17

22

632

1,250

Dec.

25

 31

29

31

26

29

26

28

30

29

29

40"55

24

19

25

29

29

29

29

26

28

28

29

19

20

18

23

23

T15" 11

io

818

26.4

1,620

Calendar year 1958 : Max 802 

Water year 1958-59 : Max 528

Jan.

29

29

24

15 TS"

24

29

26

26

27

29

29

29

26

22

22

 59" 32

28

26

20

21

29

29

32

29

 25

29

26

23

20

803

25.9

1,590

Feb.

^5" 17

22

22

24

23

29

31

27

25

23

29

28

24

23

32

35

31

29

28

29

27

26

25

28

26

26

-

736

26.3

1,460

Mar.

27

29

28

23

20

28

29

27

32

30

30

28

36

31

26

29

38

38

40

32

34

40

42

43 39"

38

40

36

41

36

40

1,030

33.2

2,040

Apr.

 £9 39

54

55

56

59

87

117

105

93

91

89

91

98

73

79

72

75

68

64

59

60

64

79

98

128

TZZ

102

97

120

2,443

81.4

4,850

May

164

204

195

180

159

144

137

126

125

144

157

170

76

229

401

449

42T

363

295

 229

190

156

134

125

151

188

192

172

181

240

235

6,332

204

12,560

June

237

334

502

528

394

350

301

330

273

1O3

115

115

97

54

60

52

C)

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

_

-

-

-

3,845

-

7,630

July

-

-

~

Aug.

-

-

~

Sept.

-

-

~

Mln - Mean - Ac-ft 49,790 

Mln - Mean - Ac-ft 33,OOO

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note: No water was diverted from Weber River or Beaver Creek on days for which no figures are 

given.
96 JORDAN RIVER BASIN

1550. Prove River near Hailstone, Utah

Location. Lat 40°36' , long 111°22' , in SEij sec.34, T.2 S., R.5 E., on right bank 

3 miles upstream from Ross Creek and Hailstone.

Drainage area. 233 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1949 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,100 ft (from river-profile map).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,740 cfs June 8 (gage height, 5.55 ft); minimum, 31 cfs Sept. 7.

1949-59: Maximum discharge, 3,880 cfs June 4, 1957 (gage height, 7.28 ft); minimum, 17 cfs Aug. 31, 1954.

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

include flow of Weber-Provo diversion canal and Duchesne tunnel. Plow affected by 

irrigation diversions above station and by storage in several small reservoirs at 

headwaters.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 31 to Nov. 12)

Oct. 1 to May 14 May 15 to Sept. 30

82

153

285

Discharge

3.0

ubic feet pe

469

930

1,200 119

234

3.0 

4.0 

5.2

399

850

1,520

second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

52

50

50

48

46

46

45

45

44

41

44

43

40

4T

44

48

52

54

45

53

61

60

61

60

61

63

60

60

60

57

59

1,593

51.4

3,160

Nov.

60

5656-

*64

78

80

79

78

76

76

76

82

79

76

92

78

b70

b67

b7O

b78

96

95

93

92

88

82

90

b82

b7S

b81

2,346

78.2

4,650

Dec.

b86

*b90

92

90

84

85

80

92

92

92

95

122

103

88

98

106

98

90

85

84

80

82

82

82

73

b72

b71

b74

b76

*b68

b74

2,686

86.6

5,330

Jan.

b87

b85

b78

b68

b70

b78

b76

b73

b75

b77

b80

b81

b84

b81

b76

b76

88

85

82

84

b73

b78

b82

b87

b91

b88

*88

90

87

84

b79

2,511

81.0

4,980

Feb.

b67

b70

b73

b76

b78

b81

b82

b84

b79

b74

b73

b78

b75

b73

b71

b80

b92

b90

96

9?

88

92

87

82

*82

87

85

85

2,272

81.1

4,510

Mar.

87

96

90

85

80

92

87

85

92

88

84

87

108

96

88

93

115

137

128

101

112

143

157

14F

122

122

133

119

133

122

135

3,362

108

6,670

Apr.

149

*19?

225

265

288

322

357

339

288

245

242

248

270

298

263

248

228

234

217

204

189

199

215

260

315

425

398

332

*311

372

8,138

271

16,140

May

547

667

606

535

457

410

383

360

390

477

551

690

845

1,120

*1,290

1,560

1,310

1,110

*945

775

*671

646

561

557

695

680

700

690

775

955

910

22,668

731

44,960

June

925

* ,210

,450

.510

* ,480

,480

,490

,510

* ,410

,120

,100

,060

1,020

865

900

*945

770

646

561

482

434

403

348

301

291

324

358

310

377

415

25,495

850

50,570

July

324

288

278

248

226

207

194

*202

202

192

177

190

184

175

164

159

153

151

157

151

146

140

138

130

128

125

125

110

91

88

103

5,346

172

10, 600

Aug.

132

T27

112

*101

84

70

66

62

62

57

48

46

48

47

46

39

35

35

53

52

45

45

50

53

53

52

48

44

42

39

38

1,831

59.1

3,630

Sept.

*38

37

38

37

35

35

32

36

39

47

48

50

50

45

48

56

59

54

58

62

64

62

77

81

85

93

134

To?

 98

84

1,785

59.5

3,540

Calendar year 1958 : Max 2.42O Min 40 Mean 278 Ac-ft 2O1, 3OO

Water year 1958-59 : Max 1,510 Min 32 Mean 219 Ac-ft 158,700

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
JORDAN RIVER BASIN 97

1590. Deer Creek Reservoir near Charleston, Utah

Location. Lat 40°24'20", long 111°31'40", in SWijSWij sec.5, T.5 S., R.4 E., at dam on 

Provo River, 800 ft (revised) upstream from Deer Creek and 4^ miles southwest of 

Charleston.

Drainage area. 560 sq mi.

Records available.--December 1940 to September 1959.

gage.--Mercury indicating gage read once daily. Datum of gage is at mean sea level 

(levels by Bureau of Reclamation).

Extremes.--Maximum contents during year, 114,100 acre-ft June 18 (elevation, 5,400.97 ft); 

minimum, 56,030 acre-ft Sept. 30 (elevation, 5,367.98 ft).

1940-59: Maximum contents, 155,900 acre-ft June 24, 25, 1957, June 8, 1958; maximum elevation, 5,418.25 ft June 8, 1958; minimum since reservoir first filled in June 

1946, 56,030 acre-ft Sept. 30, 1959 (elevation, 5,367.98 ft).

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by earth-fill dam with concrete cutoff wall. Storage began 

IrTTlctober 1940. Capacity, 152,560 acre-ft between elevations 5,280 (botto-n of outlet 

tunnel), and 5,417 ft (top of 20-foot radial gates). Dead storage, 2,870 a^re-ft below 

elevation 5,305 ft (sill of trashrack structure). Water used for irrigation, domestic, 

and industrial purposes. Contents given herein include dead storage and are computed 

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 Provo River water 

commissioner.

Capacity table, water year 1958-59 (elevation, in feet, 

and contents, in acre-feet)

5,365

5,370

5,375

5,380

5,385

51,820

58,970

66,530

74,520

83,040

5,390

5,395

5,400

5,405

92,140

101,800

112,000

123,000

Contents, in acre-feet, at 12 p.m., water year October 1958 to September 19f9

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

23

30

31

(t)

(*)

Oct.

83,S50

88,570

88,200

87,840

87,470

87,290

87,130

87,020

86,860

86,750

86,660

86,560

86,480

86,380

86,350

86,350

86,350

86,350

86,300

86,260

86,260

86,200

86,170

86,170

86,170

86,170

86,220

86,260

86,310

86,400

86,490

5,386.93

-2,830

Nov.

86,550

86,580

86,620

86,670

86,76O

86,930

87,040

87,130

87,290

87,470

87,580

87,670

87,840

38,020

88,130

88,200

88,310

88,380

88,570

88,810

89,080

89,300

89,540

89, 76O

89,950

90,130

90.150

89, 960

89,860

89,820

5,388.75

Dec.

89,820

89,820

89,870

89,910

89, 78O

89,730

89,730

89,730

89,780

89,820

89,820

89,870

89,910

89,910

89,910

89,850

89,82O

89,760

89,730

89,730

89,670

89,630

89,630

39,580

89,540

89,540

89,480

89,400

89,230

89,120

89^030

5,388.32

<-3,330| -790

Jan.

88,990

33 940

88,770

88,660

88,570

88,480

88,440

88,380

88,290

88,260

88,260

88,260

88,260

88,260

88,200

88,110

88,020

87,980

87,980

87,930

87,840

87,750

87,660

87,620

87,620

87,620

87,620

87,620

87,620

87,560

87j_400

5,387.43

-1,630

Feb.

87,290

87,200

87,200

87,240

87,250

87,350

87,490

87,560

87,670

87,820

87,96O

83,090

88,130

88,200

88,380

88,710

89,010

89,080

89,030

89,080

89,140

39, 19Q

89 190

89^100

88,990

88,940

88,860

88,810

_

5,388.20

-1-1,410

Mar.

88,820

88,840

88,820

88,780

88,840

88,880

88,780

88,710

88,700

88,680

88,640

88,700

88,730

88,660

88,620

88,570

83 , 620

88,750

88,810

88,770

88,77O

88,860

88,950

89,010

89,030

89.040

88,990

88,920

88,810

88,750

83,750

5,388.17

-60

Apr.

88,840

88,990

89,140

89,300

89,490

89,620

69,710

89,690

89,540

89,630

89,590

89,270

88,99O

88,710

88,510

88,330

88,200

88,160

87,950

87,640

87,470

87,360

87,360

87,380

87,160

87,040

87,070

87,160

87,240

87,440

5,387.45

-1,310

May

87,470

87,450

87,490

87,550

87,620

87,560

87,470

87,360

87,160

86,950

86,890

87 000

87,350

88,130

89,450

90,840

92,030

92,910

93,460

93,850

93,930

93,970

93,870

93,700

93,650

93,800

94,100

94,590

95,200

96,000

96,930

5,392.52

-1-9,490

June

97,830

98,900

100,500

101,700

103,800

105,500

106,900

108,700

110,300

111,000

111,700

112,400

112,900

113,000

113,200

113,700

114,000

114,100

113,900

113,500

113,000

112,600

112,200

111,700

111,000

110,500

110,200

110,100

109,800

109,800

5,398.93

-1-12,870

July

109,400

109,200

108,700

108,300

107,700

107,200

106,300

105,400

104,800

104,200

103,500

103,000

102,400

101,800

101,000

100,300

99,590

98,830

98,240

97,660

96,890

95,980

95,220

94,360

93, 420

92,520

91,640

90,690

89,760

88,900

88,070

5,387.80

-21,730

A'Jg.

87,350

83, 580

85,860

85,06O

81,320

83,580

32,820

81,990

81,050

80,130

79,270

78,450

77,72O

77,020

76,360

75,730

75,080

74,260

73,540

73,100

72,810

72,400

71,850

71,290

70,730

70,170

6f,630

6f,040

68,410

67,750

67,120

5,575.58

-2C,950

Sept.

66,47O

65 , 850

65,290

64,630

63,910

63,240

62,710

62,140

61,530

61,050

60,550

60,110

59,620

59,180

58,840

58,460

58,120

57,920

57,640

57,460

57,230

57,050

56,900

56,760

56,610

56,510

56,440

56,320

56,160

56,050

5,367.98

-11,090

Calendar year 1958.................... t -14,970

Water year 1958-59.................... t -33,290

t Elevation, in feet, at end of month. 

* Change in contents, in acre-feet.
98 JORDAN RIVER BASIN

1595. Provo River below Deer Creek Dam, Utah

Location.--Lab 40°24'10", long 111"31'45", in NE^NE^ sec.7, T.5 S., R.4 E., on right 

bank 200 ft upstream from Deer Creek, 1,000 ft downstream from Deer Creek Dam, and 

4 miles northeast of Vivian Park.

Drainage area. 560 sq mi.

Records available. May 1953 to September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,270 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 6 years, 346 cfs (250,500 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 595 cfs June 12 (gage height, 3.9E ft); minimum daily, 130 cfs Mar. 5.

1953-59: Maximum discharge, 2,190 cfs June 26, 1957 (gage height, 6.T4 ft); no 

flow Feb. 2, 3, 1957, when reservoir gates were closed.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by Deer Creek Reservoir (see preceding page), 

and by small lakes at headwaters that serve as reservoirs. Small transmcuntain diversions from Strawberry River drainage into Daniels Creek. Flow also affected by irrigation diversions above and water diverted to Provo River by Weber-Provo diversion 

canal (see p. 95) and Duchesne tunnel (see p. 94).

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 15 to Apr. 30)

2.2

2.8 

3.5 

4.0

130

275

475

645

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 19S9

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ae-ft

Oct.

321

32T

*318

318

299

208

186

184

184

181

179

179

179

172

158

158 158'

156

158

160

162

165

165

165

165

165

165

165

165

165

165

5,989

193

11,880

Nov.

165

165

162

160

*162

165

162

162

160

158

158

158

156

156

156

153

153

153

151

153

153

151

149

151

149

'556" 147

241

244

244

5,003

167

9,920

Dec.

241

246

*239

236 '536"

239

241

241

244

244

246

252

246

249

246

244

244

241

244

246

246

246

246

246

249

249

'25? 252

252

*252

252

7,607

245

15,090

Jan.

252

252

252

254

254

252

252

252

252

252

252

249

249

249

249

249

249

249

249

246

246

246

246

246

246

244

*241

241

241

241

241

7,693

248

15,260

Feb.

241

241

239

208

176

169

T39

172

172

172

172

169

172

172

169

172

210

226

239

252

262

262

262

265

*265

265

267

26T

-

6,027

215

11,950

Mar.

267

265

262

262

150

259

262

262

265

265

265

265

265

262

262

259

259

262

254

262

259

259

257

272

285

283

280

280

283

283

283

8,136

262

16,140

Apr.

283

*286

286

286

286

374

377

377

374

374

402

429

463

'305 488

275

241

252

272

310

244

186

530

223

236

267

259 *231

210

239

9,035

301

17,920

May

332

426

423

411

388

388

391

388

382

385

408

432

408

394

414

444

45O

497

520

517

*527

537

535

472

472

463

365

302

297

30T

313

12,983

419

25,750

June

377 463"

497

530

537

533

520

514

514

517

533

581

578

574

*554

475

475

472

472

466

469

441

423

435

435

435

423

4O8

4O8

423

14,482

483

28,720

July

'429 432

432

456

460

456

*463

466

450

417

429

432

441

435

420

435

429

423

402

299

429

432

438

453

456

456

450

435

441

441

441

13,478

435

26,730

Calendar year 1958 : Max 1,650 Min 147 Mean 384 Ac-ft 278, 2oo

Water year 1958-59 : Max 581 Min 13O Mean 303 Ac-ft 219,300

Aug.

441 432"

394

432

*432

432

429

426

426

435

441

432

397

382

343

346

371

368

337

510

326

326

326

332

329

324

324

332

346

349

340

11,660

376

23,130

Sept.

335

*332

329

335

346

335

305

302

302

297

307

291

283

280

259

259

254

252

249

249

241 m

246

244

246

246

278

278

278

270

8,472

282

16,800

Discharge measurement made on this day.
JORDAN RIVER BASIN 

1610. Prove River at Vivian Park, Utah

99

Location.--Lat 40°21'40", long 111°33'45", in NWjjNWij sec.25, T.5 S. , R.3 E. , on right bank 

half a mile downstream from North Fork, 3,500 ft northwest of Vivian Park, and threequarters of a mile upstream from South Pork.

Drainage area. 600 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. November 1911 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,200 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

£o Nov. 13, 1933, staff gage at site three-quarters of a mile downstream at different 

datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 619 cfs June 13 (gage height, 3.51 ft); minimum 

daily, 170 cfs Mar. 5.

1911-59: Maximum discharge observed, 3,180 cfs June 11, 1921; minimum daily, 29 cfs 

Mar. 11, 13, 15-17, 20-22, 1948.

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

Flow regulated by Deer Creek Reservoir (see p. 97), and by small lakes at headwaters 

that serve as reservoirs. Small transmountain diversions from Strawberry River drainage into Daniels Creek. Flow also affected by irrigation diversions above ?nd water 

diverted to Prove River by Weber-Provo diversion canal (see p. 95 ), and Duchesne 

tunnel (see p. 94).

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-5, 

July 2 to Aug. 11)

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.6

165

283

430

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 19^9

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

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

350

347

347

332

227

206

206

204

204

204

204

204

197

184

184

184

182

184

184

186

186

186

184

184

184

186

186

186

186

186

6,721

217

13,330

Nov.

186

186

186

184

*186

184

184

182

180

180

180 iza

178

178

178

178

178

178

180

182

182

182

182

184

180

180

233

267

278

280

5,774

192

11,450

Dec.

280

283

*278

278

278

278

280

278

278

275

273

278

270

267

a265

a265

a265

a263

a2SB"

a266

a266

a266

a266

a266

a268

a268

a272

a272

*275

278

280

8,440

272

16,740

Jan.

280

280

280

280

280

288

288

286

288

286

286

283

280

278

278

278

280

278

280

275

278

278

280

278

278

*278

273

273

270

267 inrT

8,652

279

17,160

Feb.

267

265

267

243

213

206

204

206

204

201

204

201

201

201

204

210

244

252

267

273

283

283

283

*283

283

283

283

283

-

6,797

243

13,480

Mar.

280

2SO

280

278

170

280

283

283

283

283

a283

a283

a283

a283

280

283

280

280

275

280

280

283

280

296

305

305

305

a305

a305

a305

a305

8,784

283

17,420

Apr.

*302

302

302

305

305

376

386

386

382

382

417

440

473

508

330

288

260

273

291

321

267

215

225

242

254

283

*280

262

242

265

9,564

319

18,970

May

344

440

443

433

404

408

404

401

401

401

427

450

433

417

437

470

473

518

550

546

*550

557

554

497

494

487

392

335

327

332

338

13,663

441

27,100

June

389

380

511

554

561

561

546

543

543

546

561

60S

SoT

604

590

*511

514

514

508

500

504

483

463

480

480

480

470

450

450

463

15,471

516

30,690

July

473

473

477

500

508

*508

511

518

508

466

480

483

494

494

470

487

483

473

456

547

483

490

497

508

514

514

511

497

504

500

504

15,131

488

30,010

Aig.

504

497

453

494

*487

480

477

470

470

477

487

477

437

424

379

379

404

404

386

361

370

370

370

379

379

373

370

376

395

389

379

13,097

422

25,980

Sept.

367 *35e"

355

355

361

358

327

321

321

318

324

310

305

299

286

288

288

286

286

280

278

278

280

278

283

286

305

*302

305

305

9,293

310

18,430

Calendar year 1958 : Max 1,670 Mln 173 Mean 415 Ac-ft 301,400

Water year 1958-59 : Max 60S Mln 170 Mean 333 Ac-ft 240,800

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, trend of 

range In stage, and records for other Provo River stations.
100 JORDAN RIVER BASIN

1615. South Fork Provo River at Vivian Park, Utah

Location.--Lat 40°21'10", long 111°34'10", in NW^SE^ sec.26, T.5 S., R.3 E., on right 

bank a quarter of a mile southeast of Vivian Park and half a mile upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 30 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. November 1911 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and Parshall flume. Altitude of gage is 5,240 ft (from topographic map). Prior to June 15, 1913, staff gage at site half a mile dovnstream at 

different datum. June 15, 1913, to Nov. 21, 1933, staff gage at site a quarter of a 

mile downstream at different datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 25 cfs Oct. 3 (gage height, 0.81 ft); minimum, 

5.1 cfs Aug. 5.

1911-59: Maximum discharge observed, 123 cfs May 27, 1922; minimum, that of Aug. 5, 

1959.

Remarks. Records good. Flow affected by irrigation diversions above, and diversion for 

city of Provo municipal supply which bypasses gaging station.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

4.5

11

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

24

*24

24

23

23

23

24

23

23

23

21

20

21

21

21

22

22

21

20

20

20

22

22

22

19

19

22

21

22

21 

21

674

21.7

1,340

Nov.

21

222-2

22

22

*21

21

22

22

21

21

22

21

21

21

21

22

22

21

21

21

21

21

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

632

21.1

1,250

Dec.

20

20

*20

21

2T

21

21

21

21

20

20

22

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

19

*19

IB

622

20.1

1,230

Jan.

18

19

19

18

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

20.

20

19

19

20

20

19

19

20

20

20

*20

20

20

19

19 

19

597

19.3

1,180

Feb.

19

19

19

18

18

18

18

IS

18

17

17

17

17

17

17

18

20

18

17

17

17

16

16

*16

16

16

16

16

-

486

17.4

964

Mar.

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

IS

16

16

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

14

15

15

15

15

15

15

15 

15

478

15.4

948

Apr.

*15

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

15

15

15

15

16

TF

15

15

14

14

14

15

15

*14

14

14

432

14.4

857

May

14

15

T4

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

*13

12

11

11

10

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

10

9.7

7.7

7.7

8.7

9.0

9.7

11 

15

367.3

11.8

729

June

13

13

11

12

9.0

8.7

11

9.7

B.I

7.7

9.5

12

11

12

10

*10

10

9.7

9.4

7.1

6.5

5 7 678-

7.4

7.7

9.4

12

13

14

14

300.4

10.0

596

July

15

14

14

13

13

*12

12

12

12

11

8.7

9.4

11

11

8.7

7.1

8.4

8.1

8.7

10

11

13

13

12

12

11

11

B.7

6_.Q

G7o

8.1

330.9

10.7

656

Aug.

11

11

9.0

7.7

7.4

*6.2

7.7

9.7

11

11

9.7

8.4

B.4

8.4

10

11

11

12

13

Iz

12

12

12

13

13

13

13

13

11

12

12

331.6

10.7

658

Sept.

12

*11

10

9.7

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.0

8.7

7.1

6.5

5.7

57f

6.2

7.4

8.4

10

12

13

13

13

13

14

14

13

13

13

*13

13

13

315.6

10.5

626

Calendar year 1958 : Max 51 Min 12 Mean 20.4 Ac-ft 14,760

Water year 1958-59: Max 24 Min 5.7 Mean 15.3 Ac-ft 11,030

Discharge measurement made on this day.
JORDAN RIVER BASIN 

1630. Prove River at Prove, Utah

101

Location. Lat 40°14'15", long 111 0 41'55" J in NW^SEf sec.3, T.7 S. , R.2 E. , on left bank 

1,300 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 114, 2 miles west of Prove, and 

2 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 680 sq mi, approximately

Records available.--May 1903 to June 1905

Railroad bridge near Provo 1905.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,510 ft (from topographic map). May 

T903 to June 1905, staff gages at site three quarters of a mile upstream at different 

datums. May 1933 to September 1934, staff gage at present site at different datum. 

January 1937 to November 1938, water-stage recorder at site 1,000 ft upstream at different datum. November 1938 to Aug. 23, 1957, water-stage recorder at present site at 

datum 2.00 ft higher.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 324 cfs Mar. 16 (gage height, 3.13 ft); minimum 

recorded, 1.9 cfs July 22 (gage height,1.26 ft), but may have been less during period 

of no gage-height record.

1903-5, 1933-34, 1937-59: Maximum discharge, 2,520 cfs May 6, 1952 (gEge height, 

6.37 ft); practically no flow during several periods.

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

Station is below all diversions. At times entire flow is diverted above station for 

irrigation. Flow regulated by Deer Creek Reservoir (see p. 97 ) and small lakes at 

headwaters that serve as reservoirs. Small transmountain diversions from Strawberry 

River basin into Daniels Creek. Flow affected by Weber-Provo diversion canal (see 

p. 95 ) and Duchesne tunnel (see p. 94 ). Certain diversions for industrial use which 

reach Provo Bay, an arm of Utah Lake, are made above station; however, part of this 

flow is used for irrigation.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1564: 1904, 1934.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used May 1 to Sept. 12)

1.1

1.2

1.3 

1.5 

1.7

1.7

3.5

5.9

14

27

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

60

152

279

439

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

26

*32

32

33

33

32

31

33

33

37

39

41

40

39

33

33

33

35

37

71

92

109

109

104

107

123

131

146

150

T55" 152

2,098

67.7

4,160

Nov.

148

144

142

137

133

*129

129

129

129

131

135

148

148

148

157

159

170

173

173

*173

175

180

182

182

180

177

209

254

265

^"Q

5,007

167

9,930

Dec.

268

268

265

262

265

268

268

268

271

268

271

279 273"

271

268

*265

262

262

265

265

268

268

271

271

E71

271

271

E68

265

E65

271

8,31E

268

16,490

Jan.

271 268"

268

268

268

271

268

268

268

268

268

*268

E65

262

259

259

E54

254

E57

251

254

251

251

251

251

254

251

251

251

248

246

8,042

E59

15,950

Feb.

248

248

248

235

202

192

189

194

194

189

187

189

187

*185 TSB194

248

E43

254

257

268

259

262

262

265

268

271

271

-

6,394

EE8

12,680

Mar.

273

276

276

273

164

268

271

E73

276

276

E79

E68

273

268

268

*271

268

273

265

276

271

E65

E59

271

282

288

294

294

297

303

30J3

8,468

273

16,800

Apr.

303

300

291

288

279

306

306

306

312

303

291

282

294

282

172

111

84

86

115

*109

69

27

12

12

12

12

*14

13

9.8

9.^

5,009.8

167

9,940

May

9.4

31

34

36

28

17

14

16

13

13

*9.4

6.5

7.2

4.2

5.7

6.5

4.9

7.2

12

9.0

7.5

7.2

8.6

6.8

8.6

8.9

9.5

11

9.4

5 9

5.9

371.3

12.0

736

June

6.2

9.0

6.2

6.2

6.2

5.9

4.6

4.2

4.4

5.4

5.1

5.4

11

T.5

11

4.2

3.1

3.7

*4.2

3.9

3.5

3.7

3.7

2.9

2.5

3.7

3.7

3.1

2.5

2.4

148.1

4.94

294

July

2.2

2.2

2.4

2.4

2.7

3.1

2.5

2.5

3.1

2.5

2.4

2.5

2.7

2.5

*2.4

2.2

2.9

2.9

2.5

2.4

2.2

2.0

2.2 1 2 ' ?

> a2.5

J

77.1

2.49

153

Aug.

> a2.5

a3.5

a4

10

14

*7 2

5 9

4 4

3 9

6 2

6 2

5 1

5 9

5 6

5 6

4 9

132.4

4.27

263

Sept.

3.9

3.7

377

3.7

3.7

4.2

4.6

5.1

4.6

4.6

5.4

5.1

4.6

4.2

5.1

5.6

9.4

5.9

6.2

14

11

7.2

*10

24

24

45

86

111

137

161

723.5

24.1

1,440

Calendar year 1958: Max 852 Mln 3.5 Mean 198 Ac-ft 143,300

Water year 1958-59: Max 312 Mln - Mean 123 Ac-ft 88,840

* Discharge measurement madeon this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of trend of flow and records fir other 

Provo River stations.
102 JORDAN RIVER BASIN

1645. American Pork above upper powerplant, near American Pork, Utah

Location. Lat 40°26'50", long 111 0 40'55", in NE£ sec.26, T.4 S., R.2 E,, on right bank 

500 ft downstream from Rock Creek, 1,000 ft upstream from intake for upper powerplant 

of Utah Power & Light Co., 4 miles upstream from mouth of canyon, and 8 miles northeast of American Pork.

Drainage area. 51.1 sq mi (revised).

Records available. October 1945 to September 1959 in reports of Geological Surrey. 

January 1927 to September 1945 available in files of Salt Lake City district office, 

Geological Survey.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,950 ft (from topographic map). 

Average discharge.--32 years, 52.9 cfs (38,300 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 203 cfs June 15 (gage height, 6.05 ft); minimum, 

7.8 cfs Mar. 5.

1927-59: Maximum discharge not determined, occurred July 30, 1953 (gage height, 

9.2 ft, from floodmark); minimum, 4 cfs Jan. 25, 1952.

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

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

Geological Survey, in connection with a Federal Power Commission project.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11.

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

13 

*23

*19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

18

19

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

19

19

19

18

18

18

18

18 

17

18

18

18

579

18.7

1,150

Sov.

17 

17

17

16

18

*17

18

18

18

18

17

18

18

18

19

14

11

14

18

*19

19

18

18

18

18

18

17 

13

15

16

510

17.0

1,010

Dec.

16 

15

*16

16

15

15

16

18

17

16

20

26

18

14

14

16

IS

17

16

16

17

16

17

15

14

12

16 

16

 11

14

17

500

16.1

992

Jan.

15 

15

15

14

M

16

15

 15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

14

15

15

14

14

15

14

14

15

 15

14 

14

14

14

11

454

14.6

900

Feb.

12 

14

13

15

15

14

15

15

15

14

*15

15

14

12

14

16

16

14

14

12

12

12

12

*12

12

12

12 

12

-

380

13.6

754

Mar.

*§

13

12

12

13

13

13

13

14

12

13

14

14

12

12

14

16

16

15

15

18

19

20

18

18

19 

18

*18

18

17

464

15.0

920

Apr.

*17 

20

26

33

41

56

64

51

42

35

34

40

41

48

42

36

32

29

26

21

20

21

25

33

39

49

*42 

36

38

48

1,085

36.2

2,150

May

67 

72

60

54

46

42

37

37

44

55

65

87

116

*143

*160

141

118

98

81

*68

61

59

54

55

60

60

70 

65

75

81

82

2,313

74.6

4,590

June

98

114

127

137

147

169

171

162

154

145

149

149

151

158

*167

167

143

122

*111

109

109

101

96

93

87

86

78 

68

68

59

3,695

123

7,330

July

55 

56

60

56

55

51

48

*47

44

41

43

48

46

44

43

41

39

38

37

35

34

34

33

32

31

31

30 

29

*29

27

27

1,264

40.8

2,510

Aug.

27 

26

25

23

22

*21

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

19

18

20

46

37

26

25

24

23

26

26

24 

22

21

21

20

722

23.3

1,430

Sept.

*20 

*20

20

19

18

18

18

16

16

16

16

15

15

16

22

18

17

16

21

18

18

17

16

15

17

20

23

*18

18

17

534

17.8

1,060

Calendar year 1958: Max 525 Mln 11 Mean 66.1 Ac-ft 47,860

Water year 1958-59: Max 171 Mln 11 Mean 34.2 Ac-ft 24.8OO

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
JORDAN RIVER BASIN 103

Transmountain diversions from Colorado River basin to Jordan River basin

The following ditches and tunnels in Utah, each equipped with a water-stage recorder, 

divert water from the Colorado River basin to the Jordan River basin.

9-2725. Duchesne tunnel diverts water from the Duchesne River to the Prcvo River. 

Gage is located In NEi sec.2, T.3 S., R.8 E. (see p. 94 for complete reccrd of daily 

discharge).

9-2800. Strawberry River and Willow Creek ditches divert water from the Strawberry 

River basin to Daniels Creek.The combined flow is gaged in sec.4, T.2 S., R.12 W.,

Uinta special meridian, 

office.

Records of daily flow are available in Salt Lake City district

9-2815. Hobble Creek ditch diverts water from tributary of Strawberry River to Daniels 

Creek (a tributary of Provo River). Gage is located in NW£ sec.15, T.6 S., R.6 E. 

Records of daily flow are available in Salt Lake City district office.

9-2820. Strawberry tunnel whose west portal is in Sw£ sec.34, T.7 S., R.6 E., diverts 

water from Strawberry Reservoir on Strawberry River to Diamond Pork in the Jordan River 

basin. Records furnished by Spanish Pork Water Users Association and include tunnel 

seepage (see p. 88 for complete record of daily discharge).

Transmountain diversions. In acre-feet, water year October 1958 to Se

Name

Duchesne tunnel ..... 

Strawberry River and 

Willow Creek 

ditches . 

Hobble Creek ditch.. 

Strawberry tunnel . . .

Total In Utah .....

Oct.

400 

104

O

2,190

2,690

Nov.

412 

38

1 

298

749

Dec.

410 

0

0 

307

717

Jan.

411 

0

0 

307

718

Feb.

379 

0

0 

278

657

Mar.

430 

0

0 

339

769

Apr.

1,230 

0

14 

528

1,770

May

7,920 

1,100

391 

12J.80

21,590

June

18,910 

840

99 

21,560

41,410

July

2,970 

286

14,350

17,610

ptemter 1959

Aug.

593 

16C

1 

li29C

22P4C

Sept.

681 

133

0 

5,120

5,930

Water 

year

34,750 

2,660

509 

68,750

106,700

1670. Jordan River at narrows, near Lehi, Utah

Location. Lat 40°26'40", long 111 0 55'15", in SE^NWi sec. 26, T.4 S., R.I W. , at narrows 

54 miles northwest of Lehi and 7f miles downstream from Utah Lake.

Drainage area . - -2 . 960 sq ml, approximately, including 280 sq mi in closed basin in Cedar 

Valley.

Records available . May to December 1904, July 1913 to September 1959.

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,470 ft (by barometer). Prior to

"flay 16, 1920, staff gage and May 16, 1920, to Sept. 30, 1934, water-stag? recorder, 

at outlet of Utah Lake 7j miles upstream at different datum.

Average discharge . 46 years (1913-59), 367 cfs (265,700 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. 19047 1913-59: Maximum daily discharge, 1,410 cfs June 10, 1952; no flow at 

times when gates were closed.

Remarks . Records good. Figures given herein represent combined flow of Jordan River, 

UTaTT and Salt Lake Canal, and East Jordan Canal. Plow may be regulated by gates and 

pumps at outlet of Utah Lake, pumps at Pelican Point, and diversion dam at narrows.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ae-ft

Oct.

523

515

520

496

483

470

474

457

438

456

457

456

455

452

204

117

112

111

114

129

118

105

102

109

112

113

112

112

112

113

113

8,660

279

17,180

Nov.

116

120

126

128

128

127

121

127

90

100

101

107

102

97

95

97

66

20

20

20

17

14

14

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

2,058

68.6

4,080

Dec.

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

14

34

43

18

13

13

13

12

13

12

11

14

14

14

13

13

12

12

15

14

482

15-. 5

956

Jan.

14

1~9.5

18

14

14

13

12

12

12

12

14

14

16

14

14

14

12

13

14

14

14

14

14

14

18

20

16

16

14

14

439.5

14.2

872

Feb.

11

11

13

13

13

14

14

9.5

7.3

25

16

13

12

17

14

19

28

28

22

20

18

16

16

12

18

6.9

1.7

?78

-

411.2

14.7

816

Mar.

2.8

2.8

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.2

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.7

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.2

.9

.9

.9

1.2

1.2

1.2

11

60

88

213.0

6.87

422

Apr.

96

76

77

85

100

94

88

114

116

138

142

146

153

147

113

117

188

221

227

202

189

193

208

235

284

338

411

472

496

...&&.

5,988

200

11,880

May

549

559

577

519

474

453

439

446

436

457

506

603

643

682

697

720

725

722

731

723

723

728

720

712

694

648

499

387

384

363

373

17,892

577

35 , 490

June

437

529

629

656

682

712

690

702

706

708

716

718

719

721

721

726

721

719

723

719

718

744

757

784

794

796

845

83T

730

608

21,261

709

42,170

July

"610 589

621

700

764

799

838

843

851

855

854

849

844

846

828

814

834

812

796

773

734

746

749

731

763

759

778

770

772

779

772

24,073

777

47,750

Calendar year 1958: Max 859 Mln 11 Mean 364 Ac-ft 263,600

Water year 1958-59: Max 855 Mln 0.9 Mean 322 Ac-ft 233,300

Aug.

755

777

732

735

759

717

717

730

730

745

754

747

713

741

774

775

775

765

639

556

608

616

626

630

631

631

619

630

636

669

670

21,602

697

42,850

Sept.

668

667

667

666

663

661

660

655

651

657

659

642

610

599

542

514

505

414

378

347

315

300

294

276

278

290

264

248

226

___ goo

14,516

484

28,790
104 JORDAN RIVER BASIN

1705. Surplus Canal at Salt Lake City, Utah

Location. Lat 40"43'40", long 111"55'35", in SW^-SWi sec. 14, T.I S., R.I W., on right 

bank 350 ft 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.

Records available.--December 1942 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,219.02 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929. Prior to Oct. 22, 1952, at site 50 ft upstream at present datum. Dec. 31, 

1946, to Aug. 22, 1958, auxiliary water-stage recorder about 1 mile downstream.

Average discharge.--16 years (1943-59), 194 cfs (140,500 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 418 cfs June 16 (gage height, 6.39 ft); minimum, 40 cfs Apr. 15.

1942-59: Maximum discharge, 1,700 cfs June 7, 1952; maximum gage height, 8.84 ft 

May 7, 1952; minimum daily discharge, 9.6 cfs Jan. 13, Feb. 20, June 26, 1956.

Remarks.--Records good. Plow regulated by headgates at diversion dam 350 ft above station. Canal was built to bypass floodwater of Jordan River around Salt Lake City 

residential and industrial area (see p. 106 for records of combined flow of Jordan 

River and Canal). Several diversions below station for irrigation.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

B

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-It

Oct.

165

 158

146

146

157

166

168

174

170

184

197

190

197

181

*163

99

75

70

77

96

90

98

102

98

74

66

53

61

67

63

59

3,810

123

7,560

Nov.

64

71

 74

68

67

70

87

59

61

61

64

77

68

99

142

130

118

 102

98

80

81

78

75

70

80

87

106

106

104

91

2,538

84.6

5,030

Dec.

*84

85

91

91

82

73

87

84

82

75

74

87

82

102

107

*91

90

84

96

96

75

74

82

73

70

67

68

73

70

67

 71

2,533

81.7

5,020

Jan.

73

77

70

70

75

81

85

93

88

77

60

52

53

59

61

59

57

59

*56

59

57

53

57

78

80

101

106

109

104

96

*88

2,293

74.0

4,550

Feb.

88

85

85

96

85

81

80

96

98

li

88

106

101

*107

98

109

154

146

139

141

128

120

123

126

117

110

104

*99

2,984

107

5,920

Mar.

107

117

110

102

94

91

88

88

93

96

93

91

96

*102

101

96

91

90

81

71

71

75

75

75

80

78

68

85

110

102

102

2,819

90.9

5,590

Apr.

 87

84

75

68

73

81

75

73

77

66

56

54

56

56

»52

73

60

110

174

170

139

117

110

94

84

104

144

136

118

112

2,778

92.6

5,510

May

 112

141

166

182

197

181

152

142

141

128

122

90

104

147

123

126

139

 141

182

195

176

182

216

202

203

213

235

221

238

243

223

5,263

170

10,440

June

*157

104

96

128

150

189

232

270

298

286

278

258

261

214

 288

346

312

266

248

221

200

194

192

187

178

208

306

309

328

 320

7,024

234

13,930

July

309

230

261

235

221

202

165

155

150

158

165

179

186

163

*178

166

165

160

165

155

152

147

154

142

141

139

142

131

126

139

152

5,383

174

10,680

AUK.

158

190

 210

195

214

222

194

171

139

115

91

115

102

102

115

131

122

 134

216

518

278

277

267

251

232

232

250

219

192

150

128

5,730

185

11,370

Sept.

*131

139

142

150

142

154

176

179

200

227

203

226

221

223

277

320

333

293

274

261

 277

264

259

269

262

267

285

256

243

210

6,863

229

13,610

Calendar year 1958: Max 785 Mln 40 Mean 205 Ac-ft 148,200

Hater year 1958-59: Max 346 Mln 52 Mean 137 Ac-ft 99,210

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
JORDAN RIVER BASIN 

1710. Jordan River at Salt Lake City, Utah

105

n. -a °, ong , n ., . ., .

a mile downstream from highway bridge on Twenty-first South Street, Salt Lake ^ity, 

and 2 miles downstream from Mill Creek.

Records available.--December 1942 to September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,220.73 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Average discharge.--16 years (1943-59), 150 cfs (108,600 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 253 cfs May 28 (gage height, 4.27 ft); minimum, 

 88 cfs June 25. Maximum combined discharge during year (Jordan River and Surplus 

Canal), 660 cfs June 16; minimum daily, 169 cfs Apr. 17.

1942-59: Maximum discharge, 384 cfs June 3, 1944; maximum gage height, 5.75 ft 

June 26, 1952; no flow May 10, 24, 1952 (entire, flow diverted to Surplus Canal). Maximum combined discharge (Jordan River and Surplus Canal), 1,820 cfs June 7, 1952; minimum daily, 141 cfs July 13, 1955.

Remarks. Records good. Flow completely regulated since reconstruction in May 1952 of 

Surplus Canal diversion dam 1,000 ft upstream. Flow affected by gates and pumps at 

outlet of Utah Lake. Many diversions above station for irrigation and industrial and 

municipal water supplies. See preceding page for records of Surplus Canal. For 

records of combined flow see following page. Records of chemical analyses and water 

temperatures for the water year 1959 are given in WSP 1644.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

227

»22T

215

217

219

219

219

222

222

216

212

211

215

212

*208

189

176

173

167

156

183

189

188

185

184

183

176

178

177

176

174

6,109

197

12,120

Nov.

173

171

*174

183

182

178

179

180

174

169

164

177

182

171

183

179

177

*176

180

188

184

184

184

187

194

199

204

203

200

197

5,476

183

10, 8QP

Dec.

*195

194

194

194

195

193

203

203

197

196

195

200

202

210

210

*204

201

198

201

201

193

195

199

194

192

190

189

190

189

188

*189

6,094

197

12,090

Jan.

191

193

192

191

194

194

197

205

203

208

192

185

187

188

190

191

193

193

 193

193

191

193

193

198

195

193

178

178

174

ITS

*175

5,916

191

11,730

Feb.

173

170

169

175

169

167

164

165

163

151

155

160

164

*162

157

168

180 TTT

166

164

159

158

158

158

155

153

150

*146

-

4,550

162

9,020

Mar.

140

139

123

T3T

138

139

142

140

140

142

137

135

134

»132

130

131

138

138

138

134

134

136

142

147

140

132

132

135

124

139

160

4,244

137

8,420

Apr.

*149

139

139

142

139

140

145

137

134

135

133

128

122

122

 134

119

109

13T

144

138

152

156

149

146

150

149

167

171

168

166

4,253

142

8,440

May

*169

165

175

178

179

170

157

144

139

136

131

120

129

147

150

151

147

*144

155

156

153

174

188

179

177

204

237

511

168

171

147

5,054

163

10,220

June

*145

167

159

166

168

180

198

163

149

144

165

195

209

203

»206

214

160

139

143

142

129

126

115

97

103

131

172

183

203

*193

4,867

162

9,650

July

178

TTT

156

147

142

138

128

122 125-

133

134

139

141

142

*158

157

154

154

155

158

170

165

149

152

163

164

159

149

146

149

151

4,649

150

9,220

Aug.

154

165

 178

172

175

170

157

153

168

157

145

150

138

135

138

141

138

*149

178

206

185

187

181

173

168

171

180

169

157

145

145

5,028

162

9,970

Sept.

*140

144

146

145

159

141

152

152

151

161

148

155

151

155

177

189

191

179

185

187

*186

180

179

184

186

190

204

T55

188

175

5,055

168

10,030

Calendar year 1958; Max 268 Min 25 Mean 143 Ac-ft io7,OOO 

Water year 1958-59; Max 237 Min 97 Mean 168 Ac-ft 121, 600

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
106 JORDAN RIVER BASIN

1710. Jordan River at Salt Lake City, Utah Continued

Combined discharge, In cubic feet per second,of Jordan River and Surplus Canal 

at Salt Lake City, Utah, water year- October 1958 to September 1959

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

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

392

379

361

363

376

385

387

396

392

400

409

40T

412

393

371

288

251

243

244

252

273

287

290

283

258

249

229

239

244

239 

233

9,919

320

19,670

Nov.

237

242

248

251

249

248

266

239

235

230

228

254

250

270

525

309

295

278

278

268

265

262

259

257

274

286

310

309

304

288

8,014

267

15,900

Dec.

279

279

285

285

277

266

290

287

279

271

269

287

284

312

517

295

29-1

282

297

297

268

269

281

267

262

257

257

263

259

255 

260

8,627

278

17,110

Calendar year 1958 : Max 845

Jan.

264

270

262

261

259

275

282

298

29T

285

252

237

ZW

247

251

250

250

252

249

252

248

246

250

276

275

294

284

287

278

271 

263

8,209

265

16,280

Feb.

261

255

254

271

254

248

244

261

261

225

243

266

265

269

255

277

334

3TT

305

305

287

278

281

284

272

263

254

245

-

7,534

269

14,940

Mar.

247

256

233

235

232

230

230

228

233

238

230

226

230

234

231

227

229

228

219

205

205

211

217

222

220

210

200

220

234

241

262

7,063

228

14,010

Apr.

236

223

214

210

212

221

220

210

211

201

189

182

178

178

186

192

169

241

318

308

291

273

259

240

234

253

311

307

286

278

7,031

234

13,950

May

281

306

341

360

376

351

309

286

280

264

253

133" 210

294

273

277

286

285

337

351

329

356

404

381

380

417

472

435

406

414 

370

10,317

333

20,460

June

302

271

255

294

318

369

430

433

447

430

443

453

470 417'

494

560

iTZ

405

391

363

329

320

307

284

281

339

478

492

531

513

11,891

396

23,590

July

487

2BT

417

382

363

340

293

277

275

293

299

318

327

305

336

323

319

314

320

313

322

312

303

294

304

303

301

280

272

2M 

303

10,034

324

19,900

Aug.

312

355

388

367

389

392

351

324

307

272

236

265

240

237

253

272

260

283

394

524

463

464

448

424

400

403

430

388

349

295 

273

10,758

347

21,340

Sept.

271

253

288

295

281

295

328

331

351

388

351

381

372

378

454

509

524

TTS

459

448

463

444

438

453

448

457

489

451

431

385

11,918

397

23,640

Mln 214 Mean 352 Ac-ft 255,100

Water year 1958-59 : Max 560 Mln 169 Mean 305 Ac-ft 220,800
TOOELE VALLEY 107

1727. Vernon Creek near Vernon, Utah

Location. Lat 39°59' , long 112°23', In Wj sec.2, T.10 S. , R.S W., on right bank 7 miles 

upstream from confluence with Dutch Creek forming Faust Creek and 8 miles southeast 

of Vernon.

Drainage area. 25 sq ml, approximately. 

Records available.--June 1958 to September 1959. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Extremes. 1958: Maximum daily discharge during period June to September, 2.0 cfs 

June 28 to July 3; minimum daily, 1.5 cfs Sept. 9-11.

1958-59: Maximum discharge during water year, 1.9 cfs Mar. 23 (gage height, 

0.57 ft); minimum, 1.0 cfs Sept. 10, 11.

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

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1958

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

June

;

-

-

-

-

-

-

July

2.0 

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

Aug.

* .8 

,9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

1.8 

1.7

Sept.

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

fcf

Day

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

June

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

July

1.8 

1.8

1.7 1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8 

1.8

Aug.

1. 

1.

1.

1. 1.

1.

1. 1.'

1.

1.6

Sept.

1.5 

.6

.6

.6

.6

» .6

.6

.6

.6

.6

Day

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31 j

Total ..................................................................

June

-

_

-

-

1.9

1.9

2.0

2.0 

2.0

-

-

July

.8 

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8 

.8

.8

112

Aug.

1.6 

1.7

1.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6 

.6

.6

104

Sept.

1.6 

1.6

1.7

T77

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.6 

1.6

-

96

Discharge measurement made on this day.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

27 

28

29

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6 

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7 

1.7

1.7

51.0

1.65

101

Nov.

1.6 

1.6

1.6

1. i

1.

1.

1.

1. 1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

bl.

1.

bl.

bl.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.7

J

50.0

1.67

99

Dec.

bl.6 

176

1.6

- 1.6

1.6

1.6 

1.6 *1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

bl.6

bl.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6 

bl.6

bl.6

TT5

49.4

1.59

98

Calendar year 1958 : Max -

Jan.

1.5

J (*)

rrl

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

bl.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

bl.6

1

/ bl.5

J x 5

1.5

1.5 

1.5

J

47.9

1.55

95

Feb.

> bl.5

J

 1.5

bl.5

bl.5

"I

\ bl.5

J

1.6

bl.6

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

bl.7

1.7 

1.7

-

44.8

1.60

89

Mar.

^-

1. bl.'

bl.

1.8 

1.8

bl.8

1.8

iii

bl.9 1.9

1 .9

bl.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

bl.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8 

1.8

1.8

55.8

1.80

111

Apr.

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

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.7

Ttf

1.7 

1.6

1.6

51.8

1.73

103

May

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.6

1.6 

1.6

1.6

1.5 ils

*1.5

1.6

1.6

1.6

 1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.5

 1.5

1.5

1.5

1.6 

1.6

1.6

1.6

48.6

1.57

96

June

1.5 

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.4 

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

 1.5

1.5

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

Tie

1.6

44.9

1.50

89

July

175

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5 

1.5

1.5

 1.5

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

H1.2

1.3

42.5

1.37

84

Aug.

 1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2 

1.2

1.2

1.2 

1.2

1.2

1.2

38.0

1.23

75

Sept.

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1 

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

 1.0

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 

1.1

1.1

1.1

33.3

1.11

66

Min - Mean - Ac-ft -

Water year 1958-59 : Max 1.9 Min 1.0 Mean 1.53 Ac-ft 1,-110

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
108 GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT

1728.7. Trout Creek near Callao, Utah

Location. Lat 39°44', long 113°53', in sec.33, T.12 S., R.18 W., Z\ miles above mouth of 

Birch Creek and 14 miles southwest of Callao.

Drainage area. 8.8 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. December 1958 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during period, 6.2 cfs May 15 (gage height, 1.11 ft); minimum, 

0.8 cfs several days in August and September.

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

which are fair.

Rating table, Dec. 10, 1958, to Sept. 30, 1959 (gage height, 

in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.8 

.9

1.0

1.1

0.7 

1.4 

3.0 

5.9

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, December 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12 

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct. Nov. Dec.

~)

I

> al.3

|

J

 1.6

1.6 

1.4 

bl.2

bl.2

*1.2

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.3

1> bl.2

1.4

1.3

> bl.l

39.5

1.27

78

Jan.

) bl.l 

(*)

.4

.4

.3

.2

.2

.1

> bl.l

35.1

1.13

70

Feb.

1

> bl.l

(

1.4

*bT73"

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.1 

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

bl.l

1.2

bl.2

1.2

1.2

1.3

-

31.8

1.14

63

Mar.

1.4

T74

1.4

(*)

bl.3

1.3

1.2

T72

1.2

bl.2 

1.3

bl.2

bl.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.4

39.4

1.27

78

Apr.

*O" 1.5

1.8

1.8

1.9

2.1

2.4

2.2

2.1

2.1

1.9 

1.9

2.1

2.2

2.1

2.2

1.9

*1.9

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.9

1.9

2.6

2.8

2.8

2.8

3.0

62.8

2.09

125

May

3.8

5.0

4.7

4.1

3.5

3.5

3.3

3.3

3.0

3.0

3.0 

3.8

*5.9

5.9

5.6

5.3

5.0

5.3

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.4

*4.4

4.1

4.7

4.1

4.1

3.8

3.8

133.1

4.29

264

June

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.5

3.8

*4.1

3.8

4.1

4.1 

4.1

4.1

4.4

4.1

3.8

4.1

3.8

3.8

*3.5

3.3

3.0

2.8

3.3

3.0

2.8

2.8

2- 6

109.9

3.66

218

July

O" 2.4

2.2

2.1

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.5 

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

*1.2

1.1

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

46.1

1.49

91

Aug.

.2

.1

.1

.1

.0

.0

.0

.9

79

.9

1.0 

.9

.9

.9

*.9

.0

.1

.0

.9

.0

.0

.0

.1

.0

.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

30.5

0.98

60

Sept.

0,9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

1.0 

1.0 

1.0

 1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.2

1,3

31.3

1.04

62

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

Water year : Max Kin Mean Ac-ft

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and trend of flow.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
TRIBUTARIES BETWEEN GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND BEAR RIVER 109 

1729.4. Dove Creek near Park Valley, Utah

Location. Lat 41°47', long 113°34' , In SE^ sec.4, T.12 N. , R.15 W. , 6 miles upstream 

from Black Hill Creek and 12 miles west of Park Valley.

Drainage area.--35 sq ml, approximately.

Records available. December 1958 to September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 5,600 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during period, 1.8 cfs May 23 (gage height, 1.07 ft); minimum, 0.1 cfs for many days.

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

which are fair.

Rating table, Dec. 2, 1958, to Sept. 30, 1959 (gage height,

in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 12-19)

.9

1.0

1.1

.2

.5

1.1

2.1

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, December 1958 to September 1959

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct. Nov. Dec.

(»)

> aO.4

12.4

0.4

25

Jan.

|

> aO.3

j

-I

0 /

r*.4

.5

.5

.5

.4

.3

.4

.4

.5tf

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5 

.5

13.5

0.44

27

Feb.

0.5 

.4

.4

.6

.6

*.6

.6

.6

.6 

. 6

1> b.5

[

J

\ > b6.6

J

.6

.6 

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

-

15.9

0.57

32

Mar.

0.7 

.7

.7

.4

*b.4

.7

.9

.7

.8

.6

.7

1.0

.6

.6

.8

1.1

1.1

.9

.7

.7 

1.1

1.1

1.1 

1.1

1.0

1.1

1.0

1.1

1.4

1.3

26.8

0.86

53

Apr.

*B

1.2

1.1

1.1

.9

.9

.9

.7

.9

> a. 9

*.9 

.9

.9

.9

.8

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

27.9

0.93

55

May

1.0 

.9

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

*.8

.7

77

.8

.8

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9 

1.1

1.6

1.4 

1.0

n i

i!s 1.1

.9

.9

.6

29.4

0.95

58

June

0,6

.5

.5

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

rf

*.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.2

10.9

0.36

22

July

2*2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1 

M

.1

.1 

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

4.3

0.14

8.5

Aug.

0^

71

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1.1

.1

.1

.1

!i.1

.1 .1.1.1 .1

.1.1.1.1.1.1

3.2

0.10

6.3

Sept.

H

!i,1,1

.1.1.1.1

.1.1.1

a

.1

* i

!i.1

a

.1

.1 .1

.2

7i

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

-» 2

3.7

0.12

7.3

Calendar year : Max Min Mean Ac-ft

Water year : Max Min Mean Ac-ft

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, recorded 

n stage, weather records, and trend of flow. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
110 SEVIER LAKE BASIN

1736. Midway Creek near Hatch, Utah

Location.--Lat 37°31',long 112"43'. In sec.10, T.38 S. , R.8 W., on right bank 200 ft south 

of State Highway 14, 0.7 mile east of Navajo Lake Resort turnoff, and 19 miles southwest of Hatch.

Records available. August 1957 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 42 cfs May 12 (gage height, 1.53 ft); no flow 

most of year.

1957-59: Maximum discharge, 153 cfs June 6, 1958 (gage height, 2.64 ft); no flow 

for most of period.

Remarks. Records good.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1S59 

May 11.......... 7.6 

*15 

14 

*4.8

1.5

Month

Water year 1958-59. ...........................

Cfs-days

-

Maximum

15

90

15

Minimum

0

0

0

Mean

1.38

1.99

.12

Runoff in 

acre-feet

85

1,440

85

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Six observations of no flow made during year.

1739. Duck Creek near Hatch, Utah

Location. Lat 37°31', long 112°42', in SW£ sec.12, T.38 S. , R.8 W. , on right bank 150 ft 

north of State Highway 14, 200 ft east of Duck Lake dam, 400 ft downstream from Duck 

Creek Spring, 3 miles east of Navajo Lake, and 18 miles southwest of Hatch.

Records available. October 1953 to March 1959 (discontinued).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 8,530 ft (by barometer).

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during period October 1958 to March 1959, 17 cfs 

Oct. 1-13, 16; minimum daily, 2.3 cfs Mar. 17, 20.

1953-59: Maximum discharge, 226 cfs June 6, 1958 (gage height, 3.61 ft); minimum 

not determined; less than 0.4 cfs during some periods of ice effect or no gags-height 

record.

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

Station is above all diversions.

Rating table, Oct. 1, 1958, to Mar. 31, 1959 (gage height, 

in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.2

1.3

1.5

1.8 

3.2 

8.0

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, October 1958 to March 1959

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

ZZ

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

17

IT

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

16

16

17

16

16

16

16

16

16

*16

16

16

16

1515-

15 

16

15

506

16.3

1,000

Nov.

15 

15

16- 16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

15

15

16

IS

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

15

15

*15

14

14

452

15.1

897

Dec.

14

Tf

14

13

13

13

13

14

14

14

*14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

13

11 9 9

420.9

13.6

835

Jan.

8.6 

STtT

8.0

7.2

6.7

6.7

6.2

5.9

5.6

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.1

4.9

5.1

5.1

4.9

4.9

5.1

5.1

5.1

4.6

4.6

*4.4

4.4

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.0

3.8

167.0

5.39

331

Feb.

3*8 

3.4

3.2

3.0

3.0

2.9

3.0

3.4

3.4

3.0

3.0

3.4

2.9

2.7

2.7

3.0

3.0

2.7

2.6

57^

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.9

2.7

2. 7

2.7

2.7

82.5

2.95

164

Mar.

2.7 

2.7

2.7

2.9

27^

2.7

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.3

2.4

2.4

2.3

2.4

2.6

2.6

2.6

*2.6

a2.6

80.4

2.59

159

Apr. May June July Aug. Sept.

Calendar year 1958: Max 191 Min 1.7 Mean 23.3 Ac-ft 16,840

Water year 1958-59: Max - Min - Mean - Ac-ft -

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and trend of flow.
SEVIER LAKE BASIN 1] 

1740. Asay Creek above West Fork, near Hatch, Utah

Location.--Lat 37°33', long 112°31' , in sec.33, T.3V S., R.6 W., half a mile downstream 

from Asay Creek Spring, 2 miles upstream from West Fork Asay Creek, and 8 miles 

southwest of Hatch.

Records available. July 1954 to January 1959 (discontinued). 

Page. Water-stage recorder.

Extremes.--Maximum daily discharge during period October 1958 to January 19^9, 41 cfs 

Oct. 1; minimum daily recorded, 24 cfs Jan. 9-24.

1954-59: Maximum discharge, 419 cfs May 11, 1958 (gage height. 3.63 ft); minimum 

recorded, 13 cfs sometime during period Jan. 22 to Mar. 30, 1956 (from recorded range 

in stage), Jan. 28, 1958.

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

Rating table, Oct. 1, 1958, to Jan. 24, 1959 (gage height, 

In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.3 

1.5 

1.7 50

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, October 1958 to January 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ae-ft

Oct.

41

40

40

40

40

40

39

39

39

38

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

36

37

36

36

*36

36

37

37

36

36

36

36

35

1,162

37.5

2,300

Nov.

35

35

35

34

34

33

33

33

33

33

33

36

35

33

33

33

34

32

3?

32

32

32

32

32

32

33

33

32

32

32

993

33.1

1,970

Dec.

31

31

31

32

3?

32

32

32

32

*32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

31

31

32

31

ii

981

31.6

1,950

Jan.

29

30

2S

26

25

25

26

25

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

*24

) 324

766

24.7

1,520

Feb.

-

Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept.

Calendar year 1958 : Max 347 Min 14 Mean 63.2 Ac-ft 45,740

Water year 1958-59 : Max - Min - Mean - Ac-ft -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, trend cf flow, and 

records for Duck Creek near Hatch.
112 SEVIER LAKE BASIN

1745. Sevier River at Hatch, Utah

Location Lat 37°39'00", long 112°25'30", in SW-jj-NW-j sec.28, T.36 S., R.5 W. , on left 

bank 300 ft downstream from bridge, 0.2 mile east of Hatch, and 2.8 miles downstream 

from Mammoth Creek.

Drainage area.--340 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--June 1911 to September 1928, June 1939 to September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,870 ft (from river-profile map).

"Prior to May 7, 1914, and Aug. 22, 1914, to Mar. 15, 1915, staff gages and May 7-25, 

1914, Mar. 16, 1915, to Sept. 30, 1928, and June 20, 1939, to Oct. 3, 1949, waterstage recorder, at several sites within 2 miles of present site at various datums.

Average discharge. 28 years (1912-13, 1914-16, 1917-18, 1922-23, 1924-27, 1939-59), 

121 cfs (87,600 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 328 cfs Aug. 19 (gage height, 2.63 ft); minimum, 28 cfs Aug. 27.

1911-28, 1939-59: Maximum discharge not determined, occurred Hay 25, 1914, when 

Hatchtown Dam failed; maximum recorded, 1,490 cfs May 26, 1922 (gage height, 5.25 ft, 

datum then in use); minimum daily, 10 cfs for several days in 1912 when water was 

stored in Hatchtown Reservoir. Minimum natural flow, that of Aug. 27, 1959.

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

diversions above station for irrigation. No regulation since Hatchtown Dan failed 

in 1914.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 960: 1939-40. WSP 1284: 1916.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

101

147

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 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

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

95

93

91

89

89

89

89

87

87

*87

85

87

89

87

83

78

78

85

83

85

85

85

85

87

93

87

87

87

87

85

83

2,687

86.7

5,330

Nov.

83

83

83

81

79

79

81

81

81

81

83

95

85

81

b80

78

b78

b78

b78

78

79

79

79

79

81

85

85

79

78

78

2,428

80.9

4,820

Dec.

78

78

78

79

J9

79

79

78

*78

78

76

78

74

74

76

74

76

76

76

76

74

74

74

70

70

72

74

74

b70

b68 "RQ by

2,329

75.1

4,620

Jan.

b68

b66

b64

b62

b60

64

b62

b60

b62

60

62

60

62

62

59

60

65

65

64

bSO

b58

*blO

64

62

64

64

60

b61

b60

b59

b59

1,918

61.9

3,800

Feb.

59

59

b60

60

59

59

59

64

60

b58

62

64

b58

b57

59

62

65

62

60

60

59

60

64

57

*57

59

59

59

-

1,680

60.0

3,330

Mar.

64

70

70

b65

bj59_

59

62

67

74

69

59

70

~89 101

67

70

89

93

81

65

65

65

67

72

67

64

*67

69

67

67

69

2,182

70.4

4,330

Apr.

67

76

79

76

85

91

9T

89

81

72

62

57

59

59

57

57

57

57

56

54

53

51

50

*51

53

57

60

57

59

59

1,932

64.4

3,830

May

83

87

S5

83

70

64

60

62

60

62

60

70

81

85

85

79

72

67

65

64

60

67

64

64

64

62

59

*59

57

53

53

2,106

67.9

4,180

June

53

51

50

50

48

48

48

51

53

53

54

54

53

53

51

51

51

*51

51

50

50

51

50" 56

48

48

47

t$

48

50

1,520

50.7

3,010

July

48

48

47

46

47

46

44

44

44

43

43

44

46

46

44

46

44

44

44

43

53

54

*42~ 41

42

44

42

42

41

41

T0_

1,413

45.6

2,800

Aug.

63

86

63

53

50

47

46

55

47

43

43

43

42

43

46

44

43

44

"80- 132

57

50

48

*68

53

46

43

43

43

42

11

1,647

53.1

3,270

Sept.

39

38

37

38

38

39

38

38

39

39

41

41

41

46

56

50

46

42

41

*41

41

41

39

39

39

41

41

41

38

39

1,228

40.9

2,440

Calendar year 1958; Max 791 Min 46 Mean 167 Ac-ft 121,100

Water year 1958-59: Max 132 Min 38 Mean 63.2 Ac-ft 45,760

Peak discharge (base, 500 cfs). No peak above base 

surement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
SEVIER LAKE BASIN 113

1800. Sevier River near Circleville, Utah

Location. Lat 38-06 1 , long 112°19', in SW£ sec.20, T.31 S., R.4 W. , Salt Lake meridian, 

on left bank 2 miles upstream from Pine Creek and 6 miles southwest of Circleville.

Drainage area. 950 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. May to September 1912, April 1914 to September 1927, November 1949 

to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,240 ft (from river-profile map). 

May 10 to Sept. 19, 1912, staff gage at site 300 ft upstream at different datum. 

Apr. 23, 1914, to Sept. 30, 1927, Nov. 21, 1949, to Aug. 6, 1954, water-stage recorder 

at site 300 ft upstream at datum 0.23 ft higher.

Average discharge . 18 years (1914-22, 1923-24, 1950-59), 167 cfs (120,900 acre-ft per 

yearj .

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 487 cfs Aug. 3 (gage height, 3.25 ft); minimum, 21 cfs July 28.

1912, 1914-27, 1949-59: Maximum discharge, 1,960 cfs about May 21, 1932 (gage 

height, 9.8 ft, from high-water mark, present datum), from rating curve extended 

above 1,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum daily, 19 cfs July 12, 1955.

Remarks. Records good. Many diversions above and below station. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1180: 1922(M).

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.9 19

1.2 42

2.0 

2.5

159

274

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

145

139

135

132

132

128

123

128

126

118

116

116

109

104

106

111

102

94

94

90

*96~ 89

100

106

111

112

109

107

107

107

106

3,498

113

6,940

Nov.

102

1OO

TOT

114

116

109

106

102

111

114

*109

130

126

126

128

126

114

123

135

141

139

145

141

139

141

143

147

T35

135

134

3,738

125

7,410

Dec.

134

137

139

141

TIT

139

137

137

*139

135

135

135

132

128

128

130

130

128

126

126

130

130

132

130

126

125

130

128

123

121

T23

4,075

131

8,080

Jan.

130

123

123

106

101

*120

125

114

118

123

125

126

130

132

T26

123

126

126

126

119

114

118

121

123

121

121

118

118

111

112

111

3,730

120

7,400

Feb.

112

119

118

116

*119

114

114

116

121

107

118

126

111

112

118

130

134

134

128

119

118

118

118

111

104

102

104

106

3,267

117

6,480

Mar.

112

123

128

125

114

123

119

119

126

*147

128

119

137

161

T55

119

128

139

141

126

114

112

112

114

123

114

111

106

ToT

111

114

3,809

123

7,560

Apr.

106 ~8"9

96

92

85

85

88

89

90

86

79

78

73

69

*68

64

58

59

78

79

81

78

76

64

54

55

52

49

45

44.

2,209

73.6

4,380

May

43

43

46

50

47

41

40

38

35

36

32

*31

2930"

33

38

36

36

*36

36

38

45

43

38

38

44

40

37

36

37

35

1,187

38.3

2,350

June

33

32

31

32

31

30

29

28

*26

28

29

28

28

28

28

28

29

28

29

31

30

33

31

31

32

30

30

27

26

24

880

29.3

1,750

July

25

29

28

27

28

27

*27

29

28

29

26

26

26

26

29

27

26

26

26

26

26

28

26

28

28

26

26

24

2T

32

3_5

844

27.2

1,670

Aug.

48

59

170

*95

74

55

46

39

41

38

37

43

37

31

37

39

36

38

75

145

88

59

50

49

54

47

41

39

38

38

38

1,724

55.6

3,420

Sept.

38

37

34

34

34

37

36

36" 33

*40

43

44

42

43

45

45

5148-

46

48

43

41

43

45

42

41

39

40

41

45

1,234

41.1

2,450

Calendar year 1958: Max 748 Mln 62 Mean 196 Ac-ft 141,600

Water year 1958-59: Max 17O Min 24 Mean 82.7 Ac-ft 59,89O

* Discharge measurement made on this day
114 SEVIER LAKE BASIN

1835. Sevier River near Kingston, Utah

Location. Lat 38°12', long 112°12', in NE^NW^ see.16, T.30 S., R.3 W., on left bank 

1,000 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 22, 1 mile west of Kingston, and 

2 miles upstream from East Pork.

Drainage area. 1,110 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. June 1914 to September 1959.

,_. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 5,980 ft (from 

river-profile map). Prior to Sept. 20, 1918, at site 1 mile downstream at different 

datum.

Average discharge. 45 years, 134 cfs (97,010 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 326 cfs Aug. 3 (gage height, 1.84 ft); minimum, 

5.4 cfs July 11.

1914-59: Maximum discharge, about 3,000 cfs (including estimated flow of 360 cfs 

in overflow channel bypassing station) Mar. 4, 1938 (gage height, 5.20 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 600 cfs; minimum daily, 4.2 cfs June 29, 30, 195?.

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

which are fair. Many diversions above station for irrigation.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.5 

.6

1.0 

1.2 

1.5

101

194

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

126

T26

123

121

115

104

94

91

88

94

98

98

88

76

63

63

61

6?

66

68

76

81

88

*94

98

104

96

94

86

81

86

2,813

90.7

5,580

Nov.

88

84

88

98

91

91

86

81

78

84

84

*109

123

132

138

141

138

167

157

157

170

167

167

167

163

163

163

148

148

144

3,815

127

7,570

Dec.

144

144

151

154" 154

151

151

151

*151

151

151

154

148

144

138

135

141

138

138

135

138

141

151

148

144

141

144

148

b!44

b!40

138

4,501

145

8,930

Jan.

b!44

141

b!39

b!35

3130

a!45

*157

TsT

b!50

b!50

b!52

b!55

b!54

a!54

al50

a!50

alSO

a!50

also

also

a!45

a!45

alSO

alSO

alSO

a 155

a!55

a!55

154

154

154

4,624

149

9,170

Feb.

148

151

148

154

154

*151

151

151

154

151

148

160

154

151

148

157

170

TBT

163

157

154

160

160

154

148

141

T44

144

-

4,293

153

8,520

Mar.

154

163

170

167

157

157

160

160

167

*177

148

138

154

177

167

144

148

151

157

154

151

148

144

138

129

126

121

121

118

112

4,596

148

9,120

Apr.

118

61

43

31

31

34

31

35

38

38

40

37

*37

24

19

13

15

13

9.8

13

13

13

13

12

11

12

12

12

11

885.8

29.5

1,760

May

12

11

11

12

15.

13

13

13

12

11

10

*9.1

7.7

8.4

9.1

8.4

7.0

7.0

*6.6

6.6

6.6

7.0

6.6

6.2

672

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

270.7

8.73

537

June

6.2

S7T

12

TO

9.8

9.8

9.8

10

*10

10

10

1011

12

8.4

6.6

7.0

9.8

10

8.4

9.1

9.1

10

12

11

11

10

10

10

10

292.1

9.74

579

July

770" 9.8

8.4

8.4

8.4

9.8

*8.4

8.4

8.4

7.7

7.0

6.2

F76

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

7.0

6.6

6.6

6.6

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.7

7.7

227.1

7.33

450

Aug.

7.7

9.8

19" 5S

*13

12

9.8

8.4

9.1

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

6.6

F76

6.6

6.6

6.6

8.4

44

17

10

9.8

10

10

11

11

11

10

8 .4

376.2

12.1

746

Sept.

7.7

.7

.7

.0

 0

.0

.0

.7

*9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

8.4

9.1

9.1

9.1

8.4

8.4

8.4

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.7

8.4

9.1

14

14

14

16

271.5

9.05

539

Calendar year 1958: Max 637 Min 9.8 Mean 171 Ac-ft 124,100

Water year 1958-59: Max 177 Min 6.2 Mean 73.9 Ac-ft 53,500

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

Sevier River stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

ords and records for other
SEVIER LAKE BASIN 

1850. Antimony Creek near Antimony, Utah

lls

Location. Lat 38°06' , long 111 0 53', in NV$ sec. 22, T.31 S., R.I W. , on rigft bank 

5 miles upstream from mouth and 5 miles southeast of Antimony.

Drainage area. 26 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1946 to September 1948, August 1957 to September 1959.

Gage . --Water-stage recorder. October 1946 to September 1948 at datum 0.89 ft lower.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 669 cfs Aug. 3 (gage height, 4.52 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 250 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; 

minimum daily, 13 cfs Aug. 18, 25, 28.

1946-48, 1957-59: Maximum discharge, that of Aug. 3, 1959; minimum, 11 cfs 

Aug. 22, 1947.

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

No diversion above station.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 5 to Sept. 30)

1.2 

1.6

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-Tt

Oct.

16

T6

16

16

16

16

16

16

17

T7

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

a!7

*17

17

17

17

17

16

16

16

16

515

16.6

1,020

Nov.

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

15

15

15

*15

16

15

16

15

15

> a!5

15

15

15

15

15

459

15.3

910

Dec.

15

15

15

15

ii

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

*14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

15

a!4

a!4

439

14.2

871

Jan.

a!4

*15

15

> a!5

a!7

471

15.2

934

Feb.

}. 

*1S

18

17

18

17

17

18

18

17

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

-

495

17.7

982

Mar.

18

TS

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

*18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

11

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

546

17.6

1,080

Apr.

17

17

17

30

46

69

78

45

26

21

20

24

32

*28

25

24

21

19

18

17

IB- 16

18

31

31

22

21

20

22

24

810

27.0

1,610

May

24

2T

18

17

17

16

16

16

16

16

*16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

*16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

513

16.5

1,020

June

16

T6

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

*17

17

17

17

17

17

17

16

16

16

16

17

16

16

17

16

16

16

16

16

16

489

16.3

970

July Aug.

16 16

16 17

16 *28

16 al8~

16 *16

16 16

16 16

*16 21

16 17

16 14

16 15

16 14

16 14

16 14

16 14

16 14

16 14

16 13

16 15

16 15

16 15

16 15

16 14

16 14

16 13

16 14

16 14

16 13

16 14

17 *14

T7 14

498 475

16.1 15.3

988 942

Sept.

14

14

14

14

14

15

15

15

15

*15

15

15

16

TF

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

15

14

14

14

14

433

14.4

859

Calendar year 1958; Max 242 Mln 14 Mean 26.3 Ac-ft 19,030

Water year 1958-59: Max 78 Mln 13 Mean 16.8 Ac-ft 12,190

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, 

and idrecords records for East Fork Sevier River near Kingston. Kingston
116 SEVIER LAKE BASIN

1880. Otter Creek Reservoir near Antimony, Utah

Location. Lat 38°10'15", long 112°00'00", in NW£ sec. 28, T.30 S. , R.2 W. , near spillway 

on right side of dam on Otter Creek, 5 miles northwest of Antimony and 12 miles east 

of Kingston.

Records available. January to September 1914 and October 1945 to September 19£9 in

reports of Geological Survey. In files of Salt Lacke City district office, Geological 

Survey, 1915, 1934-45.

Gage. Staff gage. Altitude of gage is 6,350 ft (by barometer).

Extremes . --Maximum contents observed during year, 40,640 acre-ft Apr. 9 (gage height, 

31.1 ft); minimum observed, 9,500 acre-ft Sept. 10 (gage height, 13.0 ft).

1914-15, 1934-59: Maximum contents observed, 55,000 acre-ft May 1, 1946, May 20, 

1948, June 10, 20, 1949, June 10, 1952, May 20, 1958 (gage height, 37.0 ft); minimum 

observed, 200 acre-ft Sept. 10, 1956 (gage height, 1.0 ft).

Remarks . Reservoir was formed in 1898 by a 15-foot earth-fill, rock-faced dam which was 

raised some each year to the ultimate height of 45 ft in 1915. The dam has a conctrete 

core through the center. Capacity, 52,500 acre-ft between gage height zero (bottom of 

outlet gate) and 36.0 ft (top of flashboards on spillway). Spillway crest is at gage 

height of 33.5 ft. Figures given herein represent total contents. Reservoir stores 

water from Otter Creek and also water diverted from East Fork Sevier River, for irrigation in Sevier River basin.

Cooperation. Gage-height record furnished by Otter Creek Reservoir Co. 

furnished by Sevier River water commissioner.

Capacity table

Capacity table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, 

and contents, In acre-feet)

12.0

14.0

16.0

18.0

20.0

8,500

10,700

13,300

16,000

19,200

22.0

25.0

28.0

30.0

32.0

22,800 

28,200 

34,000 

38.OOO 

42,800

Contents, In acre-feet, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

(t)

(*)

Oct.

23,520

_

-

-

-

_

-

_

-

24,240

.

_

-

_

-

_

-

-

-

24,420

.

_

-

-

-

_

_

-

_

_

325,080

-

+1,560

Nov.

25,140

_

-

_

-

_

-

_

-

25,680

_

_

-

-

-

_

_

_

-

-

_

_

-

-

26,760

_

_

-

_

a27,360

.

+2,280

Dec.

27,480

_

-

_

-

_

.

_

-

28,200

_

_

-

_

- .

.

-

_

-

29,280

_

_

-

-

-

_

_

-

_

_

3O,OOO

26.0

+2,640

Jan.

3O,4OO

_

-

-

-

_

-

_

-

31,400

.

_

-

_

-

_

_

-

32,800

_

_

_

-

-

_

_

_

_

-_

333,900

.

+3.9OO

Feb.

34,000

_

-

-

-

_

_

_

-

35,000

_

_

-

_

-

_

_

_

_

36,200

_

_

-

-

-

,

_

a37,090

_

___ __ _

.

+3,190

Mar.

37,200

_

-

_

-

_

_

_

_

38,480

_

_

-

_

-

_

_

_

39,440

.

_

_

_

-

_

_

-

_

_

340,100

_

+3,010

Apr.

40,160

_

_

-

-

_

_

_

4O,640

-

_

_

-

_

-

_

_

_

40,400

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

-

_

a40,18O

.

+80

May

40,160

_

_

-

-

_

_

_

_

39,200

_

_

-

_

-

.

_

_

38,240

.

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

_

a37,470

_

-2,710

June

37,4OO

_

-

-

37,000

_

_

_

-

-

_

_

34,400

_

-

.

_

_

_

32,800

_

_

_

-

-

_

_

-

_

329,930

-

-7,540

July

29,640

_

-

-

-

.

-

_

-

26,580

.

_

-

_

-

.

_

_

-

23,880

.

_

_

-

-

_

_

-

_

_

320,080

_

-9,850

A\ig.

1£,740

_

-

-

-

_

-

_

-

16,300

_

_

-

_

-

.

_

_

-

13,040

_

_

_

-

-

_

_

-

_

_

alo,46O

.

-9,620

Sept.

10,220

_

-

-

-

_

-

_

-

9,500

_

_

-

-

-

.

-

_

_

9,620

_

_

_

_

-

_

»

-

^

39,730

-

-730

Calendar year 1958 .................... t +13,10O

Water year 1958-59 .................... * -13,790

t Gage height, In feet, at end of month.

* Change In contents, In acre-feet.

a Ho gage-height record; contents Interpolated.
SEVIER RIVER BASIN 117

1890. East Fork Sevier River near Kingston, Utah

Location. Lat 38°12', long 112-09", in SW^NW^ sec. 13, T.30 S., R.3 W. , on rlg'it bank 

1,000 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 22, 1.7 miles east of Kingston and 

4.1 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 1.260 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. March 1913 to September 1959.

Gage. Water -stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,110 ft (from river-profile map)

Prior to Apr. 29, 1914, staff gage at site 1 mile upstream at different datjm. Apr. 29, 

1914, to June 2, 1939, water-stage reocrder at site 1,500 ft downstream at different 

datum.

Aye rage dl 3 charge .--46 years, 83.8 cfs (60,670 acre -ft per year).

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 226 cfs July 30 (gage height, 2.13 f ':) minimum 

4.0 cfs Dec. 29, result of freezeup.

1913-59: Maximum discharge, 2,030 cfs May 12, 1941 (gage height, 5.05 f ",) : minimum 

daily recorded, 7 cfs Oct. 29, 30, 1930.

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. Flow regulated 

by Otter Creek Reservoir (see preceding page).

Revisions (water years) . WSP 750: 1931-32.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.1 54

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

111

206

332

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22

23 

24

25

26 

27

28 

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ae-ft

Oct.

a22

2322"

20

17

16

16

15

14

15

15

15

15

15 

15

16

15 

14 

14 

14

14 

14

14 

*14

15

14

H

15 

15 

14 

14

485

15.6

962

Nov.

14

16

16

16

16

16

15

14

15

16

*16

20

22

20 

b!6

b!6

b!6 

616 

b!6 

b!6

b!6 

b!6

16 

16

16

16 

16

17 

b!6 

b!6

489

16.3

970

Dec.

b!6

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

*16

16

16

16

15

b!6 

b!6

b!6

b!6 

b!6 

b!6 

b!6

b!6 

16

16 

16

b!6

b!6 

b!6

16 

14 

bl5 

b!6

492

15.9

976

Jan.

b!6

b!6

b!6

b!4

b!2

b!4

b!6

b!6

b!6

b!6

b!6

b!6

b!6

b!6 

16

16

16 

17 

17 

17

b!5 

b!6

b!7 

17

17

18 

Tf

18 

b!8 

18 

18

504

16.3

1,000

Feb.

17

b!6

b!7

18

17

*17

16

17

18

b!7

b!7

18

b!7

b!6 

b!6

18

20 

18 

18 

18

18 

19

19 

19

18

18 

19

19

495

17.7

982

Mar.

19

19

18

17

18

18

18

18

18

18

*18

18

18

18 

18

18

54 

72 

75 

76

75 

76

75 

72

74

72

71

64 

26 

21 

20

1,212

39.1

2,400

Apr.

19

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

20

41

42

42

42

42 

*41

38

39 

39 

38 

42

42 

39

39 

39

34

37 

44

43 

40 

38

1,006

33.5

2,000

May

34

34

40

40

40

40

39

4O

36

36

40

*39

37

38 

38

37

33 

37 

*37 

38

38 

39

41 

33

37

44 

44

43 

43 

43

42

1,200

38.7

2,380

June

41

39

39- 38

70

152

150

148

*148

150

146

144

146

148 

148

148

148 

148 

150 

148

148 

148

148 

150

148

148 

148

146 

146 

146

3,925

131

7,790

July

146

146

146

144

144

144

*139

137

ISS

141

137

137

139

139 

146

156

157 

156 

156 

156

154 

156

156 

157

157

156 

156

171 

193 

202 208

4,771

154

9,460

Aug.

210

210

210

210

*208

206

204

202

202

202

200

200

200

198 

198

200

198 

198 

200 

193

191 

189

191 

191

189

189 

170

106 

1OO 

88 

B9

5,742

185

11,390

Sept.

89

86

84

78

75

78

78

67

19

*14

13

24

28

30 

34

31

36 

33 

29 

31

r\ a33

36 

38

1,292

43.1

2,560

Calendar year 1958; Max 569 Min - Mean 92.4 Ac-ft 66,880

Water year 1958-59: Max 210 Min 12 Mean 59.2 Ac-ft 42,870

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, trend of flow, 

and records for nearby streams.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
118 SEVIER LAKE BASIN

1910. Piute Reservoir near Marys vale, Utah

Location. Lat 38°19'30", long 112 0 11'30", in NE^NW^ sec.3, T.29 S., R.3 W., at Piute Dam, 

9 miles south of Marysvale.

Drainage area.--2.400 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.-^arch 1914 to September 1959.

Gage.--Staff gage read once daily except Sunday. Datum of gage is 5,900.8 ft above mean 

sea level (levels by Office of State Engineer).

Extremes. Maximum contents observed during year, 55,310 acre-ft Mar. 28, 30, 31, Apr. 1-3 

(gage height, 67.8 ft); minimum observed, 4,640 acre-ft Sept. 30 (gage height, 

30.8 ft).

1914-59: Maximum contents, 82,300 acre-ft May 28, 1922 (gage height, 76.4 ft, 

original capacity table); no contents at times in several years.

Remarks.--Reservoir is formed by earth-fill dam; storage began in summer of 1910.

Capacity, 74,010 acre-ft between gage height 16 (approximate bottom of reservoir) and 

76 ft (top of flashboards on spillway since 1941). Spillway crest is at fage height 

70.2 ft. No dead storage. Water is used for irrigation.

Capacity table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, 

in feet, and contents, in acre-feet)

29.0

32.0

35.0

40.0

45.0

3,480

5,480

7,790

12,510

18,160

50.0 

55.0 

6O.O 

65.0 

68.0

24,850 

3Z.Z50 

40,6ZO 

49,810 

55,710

Contents, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1S59

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

1Z

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

2Z

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

ft)

(*)

Oct.

25.Z80

25,140

24,990

24,850

-

Z4,570

24,430

24.290

24,290

24,290

24,290

-

24,290

24,430

24,570

24,710

24,850

24,990

-

25,140

25,140

25,140

25,280

25,420

25,420

.

25,560

25,710

25,710

25,710

25,710

50.6

+ 150

Nov.

25.710

-

25,850

25,850

25,850

25,850

25,990

25,990

-

25,990

26,140

26,280

26,420

26,570

26,720

_

27,150

27,300

27,440

27,730

28,020

28,320

-

28,910

29,350

29,800

30,260

30,710

31,170

a5 1.480

_

+5,770

Dec.

51.790

32,250

32,720

33,200

33,670

34 , 150

-

34,800

35,130

35,450

35,790

36,120

36,460

_

37,130

37,470

37,820

38,160

38,510

38,850

.

39,560

39,910

40,270

40,620

40,980

41,340

-

41,880

42,240

42,600

61.1

+11,120

Jan.

42,780

42,970

43,150

-

43,690

44,060

44,420

44,610

44,980

45,340

.

45,900

46,080

46,450

46,820

47,190

47,560

-

48,120

48,490

48,870

49,250

49,620

49,810

-

50,580

50,970

51,160

51,350

51,550

51,740

66.0

+9,140

Feb.

_

52,330

52,530

52,720

52,920

53,320

53,710

-

53,710

53,710

53,710

53,710

53,710

53,710

53,910

53,910

53,910

53,910

53,910

53,910

_

53,910

53,910

53,910

53,910

53,910

53,910

-

67.1

+2,170

Mar.

_

53,910

53,910

53,910

53,910

53,910

53,910

-

54,110

54,110

54,110

54,110

54,110

54,310

54,510

54,710

54,710

54,710

54,710

54,710

_

54,910

54,910

54,910

55,110

55,110

55.510

-

55,310

55,310

67.8

+1,400

Apr.

55.310

55,310

55,310

55,110

-

54,710

54,510

54,310

54,110

53,910

53,710

-

53,320

53,120

52,720

52,130

51,550

51,160

-

50,200

49,620

49,060

48,490

47,930

47,380

_

46,450

45,900

45,340

44,790

62.3

-10,520

May

44.240

43,690

-

42 , 600

41,880

41,160

40,620

40,090

39,560

-

38,510

37,990

37,470

36,460

35,450

34,640

-

32,880

32,100

31,330

30,860

30,410

29,950

-

29,050

28,610

28,320

28,020

27,730

27,300

a26,940

_

-17,850

June

26.570

25,990

25,420

24,850

24,430

24,000

-

23,580

23,300

23,030

22,750

22,340

20,710

_

21,520

21,380

21,250

21,120

20,980

20,980

_

20,980

20,980

20,980

20,840

20,580

20,320

-

19,930

19.670

46.2

-7,270

July

19.410

19,160

18,780

18,540

-

17,680

16,950

16,140

14,450

13 , 800

13,260

-

12,090

11,470

10,870

9,520

9,080

8,900

-

8,550

8,550

8.460

8,460

8,550

8,630

_

8,720

8,720

8,720

8,810

9,080

36.5

-10,590

Aug.

9,340

-

9,900

10,280

10,570

10,770

10,970

11,170

-

11,570

11,570

11,680

11,680

11.890

11,890

_

11,890

11,570

11,370

10,970

10,570

10,090

-

9,520

9,160

8,900

8,720

8,550

8,380

-

8,040

35.3

-1,040

Sept.

7,790

7,550

7,230

6,910

6,840

-

6,680

6,600

6,530

6,450

6,300

6,220

-

6,070

5,920

5,850

5,780

5,780

5,780

-

5,780

5,700

5,480

5,340

5,270

5,200

-

4,910

4,770

4.640

30.8

-3,400

Calendar year 1958.................... t +15,300

Water year 1958-59.................... * -20,920

t Oage height, in feet, at end of month.

t Change in contents, in acre-feet.

a No gage-height record; contents interpolated.
SEVIER LAKE BASIN 

1915. Sevler River below Piute Dam, near Marysvale, Utah

119

Location. Lat 38°19'55", long 112°11'15", in NW^SEi: sec.34, T.28 S., R.3 W., on left

bank three-quarters of a mile downstream from Piute Dam and 8 miles south of Marysvale.

Drainage area. 2,440 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--May 1911 to September 1959.

Gage --Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,870 ft (by barometer). Prior to

May 4, 1912, staff gage at site half a mile upstream at different datum. Jfay 4, 1912, 

to Mar. 31, 1935, water-stage recorder at site a quarter of a mile upstream at 

different datum. Apr. 1, 1935, to Apr. 7, 1936, at datum 0.2 ft higher.

Average discharge.--47 years (1912-59), 229 cfs (165,800 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 562 cfs July 9 (gage height, 2.20 ft): minimum 

daily, 3.5 cfs Nov. 27, 28 (gage height, -0.10 ft).

1911-59: Maximum discharge, 2,600 cfs May 23, 24, 1922; practically no flow at 

times when reservoir gates were closed.

Remarks. Records good. One small diversion between gage and Piute Reservoir. Flow 

regulated by Piute Reservoir (see preceding page). Records of chemical analyses for 

the water year 1959 are given in WSP 1644.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

3.2

4.8 

7.5

0.4 

.6

101

132

1.0 

1.5 

2:0 

2.5

178

295

478

678

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1939

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Afrtft

Oct.

272

263

263

263

222

203

201

160

137

134

115

1E1

79

57

64

79

62

59

59

59

59

*59

60

60

79

79 

97

115

112

109

109

3,810

123

7,560

Nov.

92

79

79

79

73

73

73

79

79

66

64

*66

66

66

64

66

64

66

69

56

45

45

45

29

3.8

3.7 

3.5

3.5

4.5

5.6

1,607.6

53.6

3,190

Dec.

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

*5.9

5.6

5.6

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.6

5.6-

5.6

H6.2

6.E

6.2

6.2

178.2

5.75

353

Jan.

6,2

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.6

5.6

*5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.4

5.4

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.0

572

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

166.9

5.38

331

Feb.

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

*5.2

5.2

77

148

148

148

148

148

150

148

148

146

148

148

144

146

146

146

146

148

148

148 

148

148

-

3,204.2

114

6,360

Mar.

146

146

148

148

148

148

148

148

148

*148

150

TIT

105

109

105

134

148

146

148

148

148

146

148

148

148

150 

150

150

150

150

150

4,434

143

8,790

Apr.

150

148

148

148

148

148

148

148

146

144

144

144

141

158

*280

290

290

292

318

334

338

331

304

298

298

321 

307

304

310

331

7,009

234

13,900

May

327

341

348

362

374

370

344

324

334

341

341

*341

386

454

454

470

514

490

430

*390

351

348

298

258

265

265 

219

199

231

249

256

10,674

344

21,170

June

261

327

324

318

292

295

318

304

*318

324

358

358

318

290

261

231

199

180

153

134

144

169

206

203

219

268 

280

307

310

312

7,981

266

15,830

July

321

315

312

344

398

450

*490

550

554

534

498

478

474

454

450

430

321

285

268

254

176

199

176

139

155

153 

178

203

180

155

132

10,026

323

19,890

Aug.

121

121

109

124

*141

148

157

153

153

178

224

224

222

208

224

219

245

351

386

402

422

442

406

382

366

324 

290

254

222

194

233

7,645

247

15,160

Sept.

292

272

238

171

101

115

127

115

*124

146

127

115

109

109

112

109

105

43

43

45

73

162

166

150

112

130 

130

132

141

U5

3,929

131

7,790

Calendar year 1958 : Max 774 Mln 3.5 Mean 236 Ac-ft 170,900

Water year 1958-59 : Max 554 Mln 3.5 Mean 166 Ac-ft 120,300

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
120 SEVIER LAKE BASIN

1942. Clear Creek above diversions, near Sevier, Utah

Location. Lab 38°34'45", long 112°17'20", in NW^SW^- sec.31, T.25 S., R.4 W. , on left 

bank at south side of State Highway 13, 1.8 miles west of Sevier, 2.3 miles upstream 

from mouth, and 17 miles southwest of Richfield.

Drainage area. 164 sq mi.

Records available. August 1957 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,680 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 42 cfs May 16 (gage height, 1.74 ft); minimum, 

T9cfs SsDt 9

1957-59: Maximum discharge, 301 cfs May 24, 1958 (gage height, 3.36 ft); minimum, 

that of Sept. 9, 1959.

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

which are fair. Small diversions above station for irrigation.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.8 

3.8 

6.9

1.2 

1.5

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

10

10

10

10

10

10

9.8

9.5

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.5

9.8

9.8

9.5

9.5

a9.5

a9.5

alO

all

*a!3

14

17

17

18

18

18

17

17

17

17

379.8

12.3

753

Nov.

17

17

17

15

16

16

16

18

a!7

a!5

*12

13

12

12

13

9.0

7.5

6.9

8TS

9.8

10

11

11

12

12

11

11

8.0

9.0

9.3

372.3

12.4

738

Dec.

8.8

9.8

11

11

IE

11

11

11

11

*10

11

11

8.4

6.7

6.9

8.2

9.3

9.0

9.8

10

9.8

12

12

9.0

9.0

9.3

11

11

9.0

7.1

10

308.1

9.94

611

Jan.

9.3

9.0

7.5

6.9

8.0

*10

9.8

9.0

9.0

10

11

10

11

11

10

10

11

11

11

10

8.8

9.5

11

10

11

11

10

11

9.0

11

11

307.8

9.93

611

Feb.

9.5

11

9.3

13

*11

10

12

12

10

11

12

12

10

9.0

14

13

18

14

13

12

11

13

12

11

11

11

12

12

-

328.8

11.7

652

Mar.

12

13

12

11

9.8

12

11

10

11

12

*10

11

14

13

10

10

13

14

14

11

11

13

14

16

14

12

14

13

13

13

14

380.8

12.3

755

Apr.

15

16

18

19

20

19

19

18

17

15

15

15

15

*16

14

13

13

15

14

13

13

12

9.8

11

8.6

11

13

13

13

13

436.4

14.5

866

May

14

17

18

19

19

18

17

16

13

13

14

*23

26

33

36

39

38

36

33

»30

26

25

22

19

19

19

18

17

17

19

20

693

22.4

1,370

June

21

22

22

22

23

25

28

28

26

*26

24

24

28

27

26

28

27

25

23

21

20

17

13

12

13

13

13

13

12

-_..ll

633

21.1

1,260

July

13

10

12

11

9.8

8.0

7.7

*7.1

7.3

7.5

7.7

7.7

7.5

7.7

9.3

8.8

8.0

7.5

d6.5

d6.7

d6.5

d6.7

d6.7

d7.0

d7.0

d6.5

d6.7

d7.0

d7.0

d7.0

9.5

248.4

8.01

493

Aug.

d7.5

9.3

9.0

*9.5

9.0

7.5

d6.5

d6.5

7.3

7.5

7.1

7.1

6.4

a5.5

a5.0

a4.7

a4.4

4.2

5.9

5.7

4.9

6.2

6.4

6.4

6.0

5.9

3.6

3.6

3.7

3.5

3.4

189.2

6.10

375

Sept.

3.1

3.1

2.9

3.6

3.7

3.8

3.6

3.2

*2 i3

2.6

2.7

2.9

3.0

3.8

3.8

3.5

4.9

5.5

5.2

6.9

5.5

4.1

4.5

5.4

5.2

6.0

4.8

4.8

5.4

-...6 vi

126.0

4.20

250

Calendar year 1958 : Max 357 Mln 6.4 Bean 38.3 Ac-ft 27,730

Water year 1958-59 : Max 39 Mln 2.3 Bean 12.1 Ac-ft 8,730

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measure; 

and records for Flllmore Canal near Plllmore.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of partial recorder 

for Flllmore Canal near Fillmore.

t, trend of flow, 

cord and records
SEVIER LAKE BASIN 121

2050. Sevier River near Sigurd, Utah

Location. Lat 38°52', long 111°57' , in SW£ sec.19, T.22 S., R.I W., on left bank 200 ft 

downstream from bridge, half a mile downstream from Rockyford Dam, 2 miles northeast 

of Sigurd, and 5 miles upstream from Lost Creek.

Drainage area. 3,340 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. July to September 1912, July 1914 to September 1959. Prior to October 1938, published as "near Vermilion.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,180 ft (by barometer). July to

September 1912, staff gage a quarter of a mile downstream at different datum. July 31, 

1914, to Apr. 19, 1917, staff gage and Apr. 20, 1917, to Oct. 16, 1935, water-stage 

recorder, at present site at datum 2.00 ft lower.

Average discharge. 45 years (1914-59), 101 cfs (73,120 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 402 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height, 3.24 ft); minimum 

not determined, occurred during period of no gage-height record.

1914-59: Maximum discharge, 2,400 cfs May 30, 1922 (gage height, 6.1 ft, present 

datum), from rating curve extended above 600 cfs on basis of maximum discharge for 

other Sevier River stations; practically no flow (seepage only) when Rockyford 

Reservoir gates are closed.

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

Flow regulated by reservoirs above station. During irrigation season practically 

entire flow through Rockyford Dam is diverted above station for irrigation below.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1394: 1927-28, 1947.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of no gage-height record (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

.9 

1.1

Oct. 1 to No

1.1 

2.4

7.0

14

Nov. 14 to Sept. 30 

5.8

2.1 

2.5

104

170 73

2.0 120

2.5 202

3.0 325

3.3 419

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Aoft

Oct.

44

53

51

47

44

44

38

15

3.0

3.8

4.5

4.3

3.8

5.0

6.5

112

164

159

151

148

*141

131

89

69

69

68

68

72

79

90

95

2,071.9

66.8

4,110

Nov.

100

104

104

100

90

98

94

86

87

96

41

*al.7

al.7

68

135

129

125

118

101

91

96

107

99

94

96

90

87

84

84

87

2,692.4

89.7

5,340

Dec.

87

89

78

88

83

80

79

80

82

*83

83

83

83

81

79

79

79

79

78

78

81

83

83

84

84

83

89

89

88

83

84

2,562

82.6

5,080

Jan.

86

88

81

78

79

86

89

*91

92

93

98

102

104

108

104

100

100

102

103

102

99

96

97

102

103

107

105

104

101

99

102

3,001

96.8

5,950

Feb.

101

103

103

103

109

107

*105

1O7

120

153

162

173

180

184

188

190

196

206

208

210

210

212

210

215

217

219

223

299

-

4,813

172

9,550

Mar.

370

386

355

254

219

223

223

219

221

*225

225

219

210

180

166

164

166

194

194

89

26

27

21

*35

106

169

77

71

77

77

73

5,761

186

11,430

Apr.

175

175

194

198

192

184

178

 156

134

113

99

91

72

67

«60

52

31

28

54

69

94

98

100

99

81

72

62

48

42

31

3,049

102

6,050

May

28

33

51

61

103

109

105

112

118

152

94

*72

52

38

38

29

24

*10

*7.4

8.5

18

36

54

76

80

76

60

*56

24

14

19

1,717.7

55.4

3,410

June

24

23

18

12

18

22

19

20

*19

28

21

19

40

47

58

41

35

42

27

24

14

14 1"

\ al ?

r

6O4.4

20.1

1,200

July

> al.2

(*)

21

35

*37

33

3.1.

65

66

64

61

54

58

77

79.

79

66

54

27

21

31

973.4

31.4

1,930

Aug.

...

) al.2

|

J (*)

25

30

18

21

39

43

47

47

a. 2

> al.l

-

307.2

9.91

609

Sept.

(*)

> al.l

33.0

1.1

65

Calendar year 1958 : Max 497 Mln 1.7 Mean 81.3 Ac-ft 58,850

Water year 1958-59: Max 386 Mln - Mean 75.6 Ac-ft 54,720

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 4 discharge me 

water commissioner's notes, and records for other Sevier River stations.

isurements, erglneers 1 and
122 SEVIER LAKE BASIN 

2100. Pleasant Creek near Mount Pleasant, Utah

Location. Lat 39°32 I 30", long 111°23'30" ) in Wj sec.5, T.15 S., R.5 E., on le f t bank 

a quarter of a mile downstream from South Fork and 3.9 miles east of Mount Pleasant.

Drainage area.--16 sq ml, approximately.

Records available.--October 1954 to September 1959.

Gage. --Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 6,760 ft (from river-profile map).

Average discharge.- 5 years, 17.2 cfs (12,450 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 44 cfs June 9 (gage height, 6.51 ft); minimum,, 0.8 cfs Sept. 28, caused by temporary obstruction upstream.

1954-59: Maximum discharge not determined, occurred during mud-rock flo'" Aug. 16, 

1955 (estimated flow, 750 cfs below debris basin located half a mile below gage); 

minimum, that of Sept. 28, 1959.

Maximum discharge known, 2,060 cfs July 24, 1946, from critical-depth measurement 

of peak flow over retention dam half a mile below gage.

Remarks. Records good. Records include flow of Candland ditch and Coal Fork ditch 

which are transmountain diversions from San Rafael River basin.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

5.8

5.9 

6.1 

6.5

5.2 

9.0

44

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1939

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

 9T9" 9.9

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.9

10

10

10

10

 10

10

10

11

TT

11

11

10

11

11

11

11

11

10

10

9.9 

9.9

10

317.9

10.3

631

Nov.

9.9

10

10

10

10

11

TT

11

11

11

11

11

9.9

9.9

9.5

9.5

9.5

*9.0

T3

9.9

10

9.9

10

10

9.9

10

9.9

9.5

9.5 

9 5

302.2

10.1

599

Dec.

9.5

9.5

9.5

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

9.9

9.5

9.9

9.9

10

*9.9

9.9

9.9

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.5

9.5

T5

299.0

9.65

593

Jan.

9.0 9~7J

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.2

8.2

7.9

7.9

7.5

Tff

*7.9

7.9

7.9

7.9

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

7.5

7.5

7 5 

7!5

251.4

8.11

499

Feb.

7.5 773-

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.9

 7.9

7.9

7.9

7.9

8.2

8.2

8.6 8-?2

8.2

8.2

8.2

7.5

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

224.7

8.02

446

Mar.

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.5

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.9

8.2

8.2

7.9

7.9

7.9

8.2

 8^1

8.6

7.9

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.6

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

7.9

250.2

8.07

496

Apr.

8.6

57?

11

12

12

13

12

10

9.5

10

11

12

10

9.5

9.5

8.6

9.0

8.6

9.0

8.6

 9.0

9.5

9.9

11

12

12

13

11

13

li

317.8

10.6

630

May

16

15

14

13

12

13

13

14

15

16

17

20

24

*26

24

24

23

22

21

18

 18

19

20

21

21

20

21

24

27

27

27

605

19.5

1,200

June

30

32

 33

34

37

38

38

393"§-

39

39

38

36

36

36

36

 34

31

31

30

28

26

24

24

24

23

22

21

20- 20

939

31.3

1,860

July

18

Tf

17

17

16

15

14

15

14

14

14

14

 13

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

11

10

10

10

11

11

11

1437? 11

10

398.8

12.9

791

Aug.

11

TT

11

10

9.9

9.9

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.0

9.5

9.9

9.5

9.0

9.0

9.0

8.6

*9.0

10

9.9

9.0

8.6

8.6

8.6

9.0

9.0

8.2

S72

8.2

8 .2

8 .2

287.5

9.27

570

Sept.

8.2

STZ

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

9.9

BTS

8.6

9.0

8.6

8.6

*9.0

9.5

9.9

9.9

9.9

8.2

8.6

8 .6

260.1

8.67

516

Calendar year 1958 : Max 183 Hin 8.2 Mean 22.4 Ac-ft ie,23O

Water year 1958-59 : Max 39 Hin 7.5 Mean 12.2 Ac-ft 8,830

Peak discharge (base, 50 cfs). No peak above base.

Discharge measurement made on this day.
SEVIER LAKE BASIN 

Transmountain diversions from Colorado River basin to Sevier Lake bssin

123

The following ditch and 2 tunnels in Utah, each equipped with a water-stape recorder, 

divert water from the Colorado River basin to the Sevier Lake basin. Records of daily 

flow collected by Geological Survey available in Salt Lake City district office. There 

are 10 other transmountain diversions in this area; however, they represent only a small 

portion of the total flow diverted, and records are available for these diversions from 

October 1949 to September 1958.

9-3095. Fairview ditch diverts water from tributaries of San Rafael River and Price 

River to San Pitch River basin. Gage is located in SE£ sec.26, T.13 S., R.5 E.

9-3190. Ephraim tunnel diverts water from tributary of San Rafael River tc San Pitch 

River basin. Gage is located in NW£ sec.24, T.17 W., R.4 E.

9-3230. Spring City tunnel diverts water from tributary of San Rafael River to San 

Pitch River basin.Gage is located in SE£ sec.16, T.16 S., R.5 E.

Transmountain diversions. In acre-feet, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Name

Fairview ditch. .... 

Ephraim tunnel ..... 

Spring City tunnel.

Total In Utah. ...

Oct.

0 

40 

48

88

Nov.

0 

30 

37

67

Dec.

0 

25 

31

56

Jan.

0 

18 

25

43

Feb.

0 

17 

22

39

Mar.

0 

18 

25

43

Apr.

0 

18 

24

42

May

0 

921 

346

1,267

June

457 

1,140 

705

2,302

July

208

108 

5

321

Aug.

0 

10 

43

53

Sept.

0 

12 

31

43

Water 

year

665 

2,360 

1,340

4,360

Transmountain diversion from Sevier Lake basin to Colorado River basin

1840. Tropic and East Fork Canal diverts water from East Fork Sevier River to tributary 

of Paria River.Gage is located in SWv sec.17, T.36 S., R.3 W.

Figures of diversions, in acre-feet, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Dot.

19

Nov.

0

Dec.

0

Jan.

0

Feb.

0

Mar.

0

Apr.

180

May

665

June

674

July

488

Aug.

Zl

Sept.

424

Water 

year

2,470
124 SEVIER LAKE BASIN

2110. Twin Creek near Mount Pleasant, Utah

Location. Lat 39°29'30", long 111°24'25", in NW£ sec.30, T.15 S., R.5 E., or right bank 

31 miles southeast of Mount Pleasant.

Drainage area.--5.9 sq mi, approximately (revised). 

Records available.--October 1954 to September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 6,500 ft (from 

topographic map).

Average discharge.--5 years, 8.39 cfs (6,070 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 24 cfs June 9 (gage height, 1.50 ft); minimum, 3.4 cfs Feb. 11.

1954-59: Maximum discharge, 117 cfs June 26, 1957, from rating curve extended 

above 70 cfs; maximum gage height, 2.18 ft May 27, 1958; minimum discharge, 1.8 cfs 

Mar. 18, 1955.

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

which are fair. Records include flow of Twin Creek tunnel, a transmountain diversion from San Rafael River basin.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of Ice effect (gage

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 5-30)

1.1 

l.Z

1.3

1.4

2.8

6.7

13

22

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

> a4.5

*4.9

4.9

4.9

5.3

4.9

4.9

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

6.2

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5~.Z

154.5

4.98

306

Nov.

5.3 

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.8

5T¥

5.8

5.8

b5.6

b5.4

b5.4

*b5.4

b5.2

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

b4.5

bTTS"

b4.5

b4.5

155.5

5.18

308

Dec.

.5 

.5

~.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.5

.9

b4.5

b4.5

b4.5

b4.5

*4.5

3T8~ 3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

4.1

4.1

b4.1

b4.1

4.1

b4.1

b4.1

b4.1

b4.1

136.0

4.39

270

Jan.

r> b4.5

J

4.9

4T9

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

*4.9

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.9

4.9

4.9

b4.9

b4.9

b4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.5

b4.5

b4.5

4.5

4.5

146.3

4.72

290

Feb.

b4.5 4~S

b4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

3.8

b3.8

b3.8

b3.8

*3.8

b3.8

3.8

b3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

b4.0

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

-

112.6

4.02

223

Mar.

4.5 4TB4.5

b4.5

b4.5

4.9

t>4.5

b4.5

4.5

4.9

4.9

b4.9

5.3

b5.3

b5.3

t>5.3

5.8 *5T

5.3

b5.3

b5.3

5.3

5.3

4.9

4.9

5.3

4.9

4.9

5.3

5.3

5.3

155.2

5.01

308

Apr.

5.3 

5.3

5.3

5.8

3T3

5.8

5.3

4.9

4^

b4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

5.3

4.9

5.3

4.9

4.9

*4.9

4.9

4.9

5.3

5.3

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5 .8

156.9

5.23

311

May

fi

6.7

6.7

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.7

6.2

6.7

7.2

7.7

10

*12

12

11

11

11

10

9.4

*8.8

8.3

8.8

8.3

8.8

8.3

8.3

7.2

8.3

8 .3

257.0

8.29

510

June

*nH

10

11

11

12

13

16

16

14

13

13

13

14

13

*14

15

15

14

13

12

11

11

11

10

10

9.4

9.4

8.8

361.2

12.0

716

July

8.3 

8.3

8.3

7.7

7.2

7.2

7.2

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.2

6.2

*6.2

6.7

6.2

6.2

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

4.9 4T9~

4.9

4.9

5.3

5.3

4.9

4.9

6.2

5.3

192.5

6.21

382

Aug.

4.9

4-5.

4.9

> a5.2

*5.3

5.8

*7§

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.8

5.8

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

4.9

162.9

5.25

323

Sept.

5.3 

5.3

5.3

4.9

4.5

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

5.3

5T3- 5.8

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

*5.3

5.3

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.3

5.3

5.3

154.2

5.14

306

Calendar year 1958 : Max 90 Mln 3.8 Mean 10.5 Ac-ft 7,580

Water year 1958-59 : Max 16 Mln 3.8 Mean 5.88 Ac-ft 4,250

Peak discharge (base, 30 cfs).--Ho peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis 

and records for nearby streams.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

of recorded range In stage, weather records,
SEVIER LAKE BASIN 125

2170. Sevler River below San Pitch River, near Gunnison, Utah

Location. Lat 39°G9'00", long Hl°52'30", in NE-J- sec.14, T.19 S., R.I W. , on left bank 

1,000 ft downstream from San Pitch River and 3 miles west of Gunnison.

Drainage area.- 4,880 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--October 1917 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,900 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 42 years, 218 cfs (157,800 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 490 cfs Mar. 2, 3 (gage height, 3.29 ft); 

minimum, 14 cfs July 6 (gage height, 0.82 ft).

1917-59: Maximum discharge, 2,620 cfs June 1, 1922 (gage height, 5.68 ft); minimum daily, 3 cfs July 13-17, Sept. 6, 1934.

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

Flow regulated by reservoirs and many diversions above station for irrigation. Most 

of flow diverted above station during irrigation season.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.8 

1.1

1.5 90

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

183

419

716

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

148

158

166

166

164

158

154

131

129

120

118

118

116

111

103

96

164

219

TL2

*210

212

200

185

160

150

146

148

154

156 

156

158

4,786

154

9,490

Nov.

166

170

175

172

175

166

175

170

166

166

170

*142

106

109

158

240

243 240"

238

227

236

227

234

232

227

236

225

217

206

210

5,824

194

11,550

Dec.

210

212

217

217

217

212

202

191

202

*202

200

200

198

189

187

185

189

196

198

196

196

204

208

208

202

198

198

208

208

191

6,237

201

12,370

Jan.

198

196

194

180

177

179

a!85

*196

204

219

206

214

221

223

227

219

217

219

219

214

210

202

204

210

219

217

212

210

206

202

206

6,405

207

12,700

Feb.

200

200

206

198

198

210

*208

210

214

219

256

294

283

274

283

299

318

> a320

326

BT4

-

7,600

271

15,070

Mar.

389

467

484

453

366

331

331

334

*334

316

324

316

304

290

234

236

229

227

267

251

129

79

79

84

91

172

229

236

225

234

245

8,286

267

16,440

Apr.

234

232

229

238

245

236

229

221

206

172

160

148

142

129

118

*140

133

118

116

135

148

175

175

177

177

160

172

162

168

H5

5,210

174

10,330

May

108

103

115

138

158

236

223

227

232

229

217

162

*137

120

111

111

82

*75

48

42

42

60

60

71

101

106

103

88

71

55

58

3,689

119

7,320

June

63

65

81

~94 116

88

88

*87

78

45

44

43

39

48

65

103

75

72

76

68

67

71

84

82

51

34

37

35

38

55

1,992

66.4

3,950

July

29

33

30

31

26

*21

17

17

16

16

16

15

15

18

40

51

69

88

101

120

122

103

45

58

82

106

90

81

69

65

60

1,650

53.2

3,27O

Aug.

78

113

93

65

63

*51

39

26

40

39

46

79

69

72

76

65

61

58

54

52

49

46

46

33

22

19

17

25

26

25

27

1,574

50.8

3,120

Sept.

44

35

34

33

33

42

55

*58

56

56

39

52

52

47

46

46

51

58

73

72

73

71

59

46

46

51

65

54

56

65

1,568

52.3

3,110

Calendar year 1958 : Max 901 Min 45 Mean 235 Ac-ft 170, OOO

Water year 1958-59: Max 484 Min 15 Mean 150 Ac-ft 108,700

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimate 

and records for station near Sigurd.

on basis of trend of flow, recorded range in stage,
126 SEVIER LAKE BASIN

2185. Sevier Bridge Reservoir near Juab, Utah

Location.--Lat 39°22'20", long 112 0 01'55", in NW£NW£ sec.l, T.17 S. , R.2 W., at Sevier 

Bridge Dam 13 miles southwest of Juab.

Drainage area.- 5,120 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.- January 1914 to September 1959.

Gage. Staff gage below gage height 60 ft and wire-weight gage above, read onie daily.

Extremes.--Maximum contents observed during year, 108,400 acre-ft Apr. 6, 8-11 (gage 

height, 63.1 ft); minimum observed, 4,620 acre-ft Sept. 4-8 (gage height, 17.2 ft).

1914-59: Maximum contents, 251,000 acre-ft Apr. 19, 20, 1922 (gage height, 80.0 ft), 

from former capacity table; no storage at times in 1927-28, 1930-36, 1951.

Remarks.--Reservoir was formed by a 30-foot earth-fill dam. Storage began about 1904. 

Dam ultimately raised to 90 ft by June 1916. Capacity, 236,000 acre-ft between gage 

heights 6 (approximate bottom of outlet tunnel) and 80.0 ft (top of flashboard on 

spillway). No dead storage. Figures given herein represent total contents. Water 

is used for irrigation.

Revisions (water years). WSP 960: 1941.

Capacity table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, 

and contents, In acre-feet)

4,440

7,200

12,830

20,200

29,150

39,540

45

50

55

60

51,390

64,580

79,240

95,630

117,700

Contents, In acre-feet, at 8 a.m., water year October 1958 to September 195?

Day

1 

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

(t)

(*)

Oct.

52,110 

3£,316

32,710

33,120 

55,550

55,950

34, 160

34,570

34,780

34,990

35,200

55,650

35,630

36,050

36,270

36,480

56,700

56,910

57,340

57,780

58,220

38,660

39,100

59,520

39,760

39,990

40,220

40,440

40,890

41,350

41,590

40.9

+9,680

Nov.

41.800 

42,266

42,490

42,960 

42,960

42,750

42,730

42,490

42,260

42,260

42,030

42,030

42,260

42,260

-

43,420

43,890

44,360

44,830

45,500

45,780

46,250

46,750

47,220

47 , 700

48.190

48,670

49,160

49,660

50, 150

44.5

+8,560

Dec.

50.650 

56,896

51,390

51,890 

52,400

52,910

53,410

55,920

54,450

54,690

54,950

55,470

55,980

56,500

56,760

57,030

57,560

57,820

58,080

58,610

59,140

49,410

59,680

60,220

60,490

61,050

61,500

61,840

62,580

62,660

62,950

49.4

+12,780

Jan.

65.480 

63,766

64,030

64,510 

64,580

64,860

65,150

65,450

65,990

66,550

67,110

67,590

67,970

68,250

68,850

69,120

69,690

69,980

70,560

70,850

71,440

71,750

72,520

72,610

72,900

73,200

75,790

74,390

74,690

75,290

75,590

55.8

+12,660

Feb.

75,890 

76,196

76,800

77,100 

77,410

78,020

78,520

78,650

79,240

-

79,860

80,480

81,100

81,730

82,350

82,980

85,620

84,250

84,880

85,520

86,160

85,810

87,150

87,780

88, 750

89,090

89,760

90,450

58.5

+14,840

Mar.

91,100

$1,116

92,810

95,510 

94,570

94,950

95,630

96,400

97,160

97,540

98,300

98,690

99,450

99,860

100,300

100,700

101,100

101,500

101,900

102,300

102,700

103,200

105,200

103,200

105,600

105,600

105,600

104,400

104,400

105,500

105,800

62.5

+15,570

Apr.

106,200 

106,600

107,100

107,500 

108,000

108,400

108,000

108,400

108,400

108,400

108,400

108,000

107, 100

106,600

105,800

104,900

104,400

105,600

103 , 600

104,000

104,000

105,600

105 , 200

102,500

101,100

99,450

98,690

97,160

95,650

94,220

59.6

-11,580

May

92,810 

90,760

89,420

88,100 

88,100

87,780

87,460

-

86,160

85,200

84,250

85,500

82,550

81,100

79,550

_

76,800

74,690

_

71,440

69,980

68,250

66,850

_

-

63,210

62,580

61,570

60,760

60,220

59,410

48.1

-54,810

June

58.870 

58,080

57,560

56.500 

55,470

54,690

55,670

52,910

52,150

50,650

49,900

49,160

48,450

47,460

46,490

45,780

44,830

44,120

43,420

42,490

41,800

41,120

40,440

39,520

58,220

57,340

55,840

54,990

33,120

51,710

36.3

-27,700

July

50,520 

29,546

28,770

27,830 

27,080

_

_

24,170

23,110

22,240

21,220

21,050

20,540

18,580

-

17,180

17,020

17,180

17,340

17,650

17,960

18,110

18,420

18,580

18,740

18,900

19,060

19,230

18,270

17,650

17,020

28.0

-14,690

Aug.

16,580 

'1^,996

15,690

15,270 

14,710

14,290

15,750

12,970

12,210

11,470

10, 760

9,950

9,280

8,750

8,220

7,710

7,400

-

-

-

7,200

7,200

7,500

7,200

7,200

7,100

.

6,520

5,870

5,680

18.4

-11,340

Sept.

5,140 

4,790

4,700

4.620 

4,620

4,620

4,620

4,620

4,790

4,970

5,140

5,230

5,410

5,590

5,680

5,680

.

5,680

5,770

5,960

6,140

6,230

6,250

6,330

6,430

6,520

6,720

6,810

6,910

7.100

19.9

+1,420

Calendar year 1958.................... * -7,530

Water year 1958-59.................... * -24,810

t Gage height, In feet, at end of month. 

* Change In contents, In acre-feet.
SEVIER LAKE BASIN 

2190. Sevier River near Juab, Utah

127

Location.--Lat 39°22'30", long 112°02'20", in SE£ sec.35, T.16 S., R.2 W., on left bank 

half a mile downstream from Sevier Bridge Dam and 12 miles southwest of Juab.

Drainage area. 5,120 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.- September 1911 to September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and rubble masonry control since Apr. 16, 1914. Altitude of 

gage is 4,940 ft (by barometer). Prior to Apr. 16, 1914, staff gage 500 ft upstream 

at different datum. Apr. 16, 1914, to Apr. 7, 1938, water-stage recorder at present 

site and datum. Apr. 8, 1938, to Mar. 31, 1942, water-stage recorder at site 1,300 ft 

upstream at different datum.

Average discharge.- 48 years, 239 cfs (173,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. -Maximum discharge during year, 938 cfs May 1 (gage height, 4.02 ft); minimum 

not determined, occurred during period of no gage-height record.

1911-59: Maximum discharge, 2,140 cfs June 2, 1922 (gage height, 8.50 ft); 

practically no flow at times when reservoir gates were closed.

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

No diversion between station near Gunnison and this station. Plow regulated by Sevier 

Bridge Reservoir (see preceding page).

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used May 28 to June 3)

l.O 

1.2 

l.E 

2.0

9.9

45

116

260

3.0 

4.0 

5.O

579

914

1.3OO

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

i a3.1

(*)

96.1

3.1

191

Nov.

> a3.1

96

200

227

?2T

224

224

224

221

._ 76'"

> a4.0

I

I

J

> a3.8

1,795.3

59.8

3,560

Dec.

(*)

> a3.6

111.6

3.6

221

Jan.

> a3.4

105.4

3.4

209

Feb.

(*)

I a3.2

> a3.4

-

92.2

3.3

183

Mar.

(*)

> a3.6

111.6

3.6

221

Apr.

1

> a3.6

1

J

72

121

121

121

121

312 

417

420

375

417

*4OO

369

215

43

*96

248

388

535

622

692

795

826

826

880

921

10,371.0

346

2O,570

May

897 

822

788

449

Z24

336

502

589

6O5

648

675 

675

*776

877

914

9O7

846

*870

9OO

894

89O

870

812

781

688

589

516

446

417

417

420

21.O4O

679

41,730

June

420 

a420

517

562

553

543

533

*572

596

468

m510

562

507

452

449

449

449

449

449

449

*446

543

7O1

754

747

741

734

721

16,078

536

31,890

July

556 

4§7

491

420

382

*471

530

530

53O

526

526 

526

526

462

423

259

-. 6O

> a2

118

322

411

404

322

9,310

300

18,47O

Aug.

303 

328

325

322

*322

*316

375

407

404

436

455

414

369

347

276

215

146

113

116

90

*67

34

36

83

119

119

188

224

224

221

294

7,688

248

15,25O

Sept.

319

i5Z

58

58

6O

60

. ,., 24

r65

108

. 42

> al.6

-

978.7

32.6

1,940

Calendar year 1958: Max 1,370 Mln - Mean 246 Ac-ft 177,700

Water year 1958-59: Max 921 Min - Mean 186 Ac-ft 134, 4OO

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 6 discharge measurements, weather 

records, trend of flow, and records for nearby stations.
128 SEVIER LAKE BASIN

2240. Sevier River near Lynndyl, Utah

Location.--Lat 39°29', long 112°24', in SE£ sec.27, T.15 S., R.5 W., on right bank 

U miles downstream from highway bridge and 3-| miles southwest of Lynndyl.

Drainage area.--6.270 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--April 1914 to October 1919, November 1942 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,660 ft (by barometer).

Average discharge. 21 years (1914-19, 1943-59), 205 cfs (148,400 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 765 cfs Apr. 27 (gage height, 6.04 ft); minimum, 

7.0 cfs Feb. 3 (gage height, 1.83 ft), result of freezeup.

1914-19, 1942-59: Maximum daily discharge, 1,820 cfs June 9, 1914, based on 

records at Leamington; minimum, 5.2 cfs Nov. 25, 1957 (gage height, 1.79 ft), result of 

freezeup.

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

which are fair. Flow regulated by Sevier Bridge Reservoir ( see p. 126). Several 

diversions for irrigation between reservoir and station. Records of chemical analyses 

and water temperatures for the water year 1959 are given in WSP 1644.

Hating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.0 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0

3.5

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

157

242

474

748

in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

37

39

39

45

_48

48

48

47

46

46

43

42

42

42

41

40

~SZ 25

44

46

46

46

*47

43

36

44

44

43

42

44

46

1,331

42.9

2,640

Nov.

46

45

46

47

45

102

196

232

244

*248

244

248

231

119

78

51

b30

b24

b22

b21

b21

b21

21

21

20

19

19

19

19

19

2,518

83.9

4,990

Dec.

]9

19

19

17

17

16

16

*16

16

15

15

14

14

14

b!4

b!4

16

17

17

15

15

14

14

14

14

13

16

14

14

15

15

478

15.4

948

Jan.

14

13

b!2

b!2

*b!2

b!2

b!2

b!4

15

li

16

16

16

16

15

15

15

15

14

15

15

15

15

15

15

16

15

15

14

14

14

448

14.5

889

Feb.

14

14

14

*14

ISIS

13

14

15

16

13

17

16

14

14

15

15

15

14

26

48

49

50

42

40

41

46

46

-

661

23.6

1,310

Mar.

46

46

46

40

38

a38

a39

a41

a44

a36

a32

*32

36

36

38

37

35

36

34

31

32

34

34

41

36

35

35

33

31

28

30

1,130

36.5

2,240

Apr.

30

33

30

29

29

30

29

65

125

139

146

191

*391

418

403

40O

448

416

371

156

94

146

345

443

591

638

731

697

671

649

8,884

296

17,620

May

680

652

591

564

413

151

140

254

369

4O8

428

443

*436

466

575

615

632

613

569

607

*610

635

632

604

572

534

526

393

320

281

275

14,988

483

29,730

June

272

292

292

323

388

381

362

357

350

376

*312

209

202

254

391

408

474

466

440

418

416

413

413

418

474

629

731

734

739

736

12,670

422

25.13C

July

728

S29

513

505

471

418

436

*529

529

510

513

516

516

513

aSOO

a470

a350

a!50

a90

a64

a58

a55

a51

a48

*46

43

41

36

155

334

357

10,174

328

2O, ISO

Aug.

357

301

357

336

329

*325

323

332

393

391

388

410

4 O3

360

327

305

246

231

180

172

160

133

114

88

89

133

150

142

209

221

221

8,126

262

16,120

Sept.

229

281

268

144

111

98

105

102

86

59

*53

46

40

40

40

40

66

119

86

51

46

46

46

51

50

47

41

41

41

42

2,515

83.8

4,990

Calendar year 1958 : Max 1,OOO Min 12 Mean 211 Ac-ft 153, OOO

Water year 1958-59 : Max 739 Min 12 Mean 175 Ac-ft 126, 8OO

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, trend of flow, recorded 

range in stage, water commissioner's notes, and records for nearby streams, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
PAVANT VALLEY ]

2325. Chalk Creek near Fillmore, Utah

Location. Lat 38°53', long 112°18', In NE£ sec.28, T.21 3., R.4 W., on left bank 1 mile 

east of Fillmore and 2^ miles downstream from South Fork.

Drainage area.--60 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--May to July 1914, March 1944 to September 1959.

Gage_. --Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,180 ft (by barometer). May to July 

1914, staff gage at site l£ miles upstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--15 years (1944-59), 32.0 cfs (23,170 acre-ft per year).

discharge during year, 308 cfs July 31; minimum daily, 5.1 cfs Nov. 10. 

: Maximum discharge, 509 cfs May 4, 1952; minimum daily, 4.4 cfs

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

Records include flow of Fillmore Canal which diverts on left bank at flood-control dam 

<inn ft upstream. During low-water periods flow is diverted 2 miles upstream and

ried in a lined ditch to head of Fillmore Canal. One small diversion atove station

Extremes.--Maximum 

1914,1944-59 

Nov. 21, 1956.

400 ft

carriec ___ . ___

for irrigation.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 195ff to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

11

12

12

10

10

10

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

*11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

331

10.7

657

Nov.

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

5.1

*5.5

7.6

8.6

8.8

10

9.0

8.6

8.1

10

9.6

9.4

9.2

9.4

9.5

9.3

9.4

10

8.8

9.4

9.9

284.2

9.47

564

Dec.

9.9

9.9

9.9

10

10

1O

10

*11

11

11

11

11

11

9.9

9.9

10

10

10

10

10

9.9

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

9.4

10 8.8

313.6

10.1

622

Jan.

10

9.7

6.3

779

8.8

*10

9.9

9.2

9.2

9.4

9.4

9.6

9.4

9.2

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.8

8.7

8.8

9.0

9.0

8.9

8.8

8.3

8.5

7.9

9.1

8.8

277.4

8.95

550

Feb.

8.1

8.6

8.8

*8.6

*8.4

8.3

8.6

9.0

8.6

8.6

9.6

10

9.0

8.8

9.8

9.6

11

10

9.6

9.8

9.2

10

10

10

9.4

9.9

10

10

-

261.3

9.33

518

Mar.

10

10

10

9.6

9.2

9.5

9.5

9.2

9.5

8.8

*8.6

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.6

8.2

9.5

10

11

10

10

11

12

13

12

13

14

15

15

16

17

335.9

10.8

666

Apr.

18

18

19

20

21

22

24

23

22

21

20

19

*19

19

19

19

19

20

20

19

18

18

19

21

23

27

32

32

33

35

659

22.0

1,310

May

39

41

41

39

35

33

32

31

32

33

35

36

*40

43

15

43

42

39

38

*36

34

32

29

28

29

28

27

26

24

24

24

1,O58

34.1

2.10C

June

23

il

20

19

19

18

18

18

16

*16

16

15

15

15

15

16

15

15

15

14

14

13

12

JU

12

12

12

11

11

459

15.3

910

July

10

9.7

10

10

8.9

8.5

8.9

*8.7

7.9

7.9

7.7

7.5

7.5

7.3

7.2

7.O

7.0

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

7.2

7.2

6.8

6.6

676

6.6

7 .0

13

243.5

7.85

483

Aug.

15

12

11 *lo

9.1

8.5

8.1

8.1

8.5

7.9

7.9

7.3

7.3

7.0

7.0

7.2

6.8

7.5

8.1

7.5

7.3

6.6

6.8

7.2

*7.0

6.8

6.6

6.6

6.4 6.6'

6.3

246.0

7.94

488

Sept.

6.6

6.6

6.1

676

6.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.4

.8

.2

.3

~.5

.2

* .0

.8

.8

.5

.8

.8

.5

.5

.2

.0

.8

.0

.0

.5

206.6

6.89

410

Calendar year 1958 : Max 252 Min 5.1 Mean 35.7 Ac-ft 25,80O

Water year 1958-59: Max 45 Min 5.1 Mean 12.8 Ac-ft 9,280

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Jan. 4, 5, Feb. 14-20, Mar. 11 to Apr. 2; discharge estimated on 

basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, recorded range in stage, and records for nearby 

streams 
130 BEAVER RIVER BASIN

2340. Three Creeks near Beaver, Utah

Location.--Lat 38°17'40", long 112°25'40", in NW^NW^ sec.16, T.29 S., R.5 W., on right 

bank half a mile downstream from Three Creeks Dam, half a mile upstream from Merchant 

Creek, and 16 miles east of Beaver.

Drainage area. 19.5 sq mi.

Records available. July 1947 to September 1959.

. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 8,550 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

"o Aug. 24, 1947, at site 500 ft downstream at different datum. Aug. 24, 1947, to 

May 11, 1950, at site 700 ft upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 12 years, 10.5 cfs (7,600 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 22 cfs May 13 (gage height, 1.95 ft); minimum 

recorded, 0.2 cfs May 16, when reservoir gates were closed upstream.

1947-59: Maximum discharge, 290 cfs Aug. 9, 1947 (gage height, 4.35 ft, site and 

datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 160 cfs on basis of slope-area 

measurement of peak flow; minimum daily, 0.1 cfs May 6, 9, 10, 1955, when gates of 

Three Creeks Dam were closed.

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

which are fair. Flow affected by storage in Puffer Lake and in Three Creeks Reservoir 

(capacity, 2,020 acre-ft) completed in 1950.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

0.5

1.0 

1.8 

3.0

1.4

1.5

1.6 

1.8

4.6

6.7

9.3

16

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

7.2

770

7.0

7.0

6.7

6.7

6.7

*6.5

6.7

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.3

6.3

6.0

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.6

B-T? 5.4

5.4

5.6

5.8

5.8

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.4 

5.4

190.1

6.13

377

Nov.

5.4

5.4

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.6

5.4

5.2

5.2

5.4

5.4

5.2

5.2

5.2

> bS.O

> 5.0

}.,

151.9

5.06

301

Dec.

}..,

*4.2

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

3.9

A ?

] '

\ b4.0

1

J

3.8

3.6

3.6

3.4

b3.4

b3.4

3.4

3.4

3.0 3~T

3.3

120.5

3.89

239

Jan.

3.4 3-3

3.0

37T

.3.4

3.0

3.3

3.1

3.1

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.1

3.1

*3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.0

98.8

3.19

196

Feb.

3.1

3.1

> 3.1

1,

1 ".'

88.4

3.16

175

Mar.

> 3.3

> 3.4

104.4

3.37

207

Apr.

3.5

TS

6.0

6.4

7.2

7.4

7.2

6.6

6.0

4.5

5.0

5.1

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.2

5.0

4.5

4.1

4.3

4.7

*5.4

5.4

5.6

5.8

5.6

5.6

5.8

6.7

6 .5

167.6

5.59

332

May

9.0

8.0

6.5

6.0

5.4

5.6

5.4

5.4

5.8

7.0

8.8

11

~S.Z 13

*.9

.8

275

4.4

4.6

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

5.0

5.0

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4 .8

174.6

5.63

346

June

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.8

3T5

4.8

4.8

4.8

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

*5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

7.6

Ko" 9.3

8.8

162.9

5.43

323

July

ff.3

TTT

7.5

7.0

6.5

5.8

5.4

4.8

5.0

4.2

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

*3.8

3.6

3.4

3.6

3.6

3.4

3.3

3.1 

3TT

3.6

137.5

4.44

273

Aug.

4.8

5.4

3T4

3.0

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.1

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.8

3.6

3.4

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

*3.1

3.0

2.9

2.9

2 9 

g_!_7

104.9

3.38

208

Sept.

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.6

3.0

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.7

2.9

2.9

2.6

2.9

2.7

2.6

2.7

2.6

*2.5

2.7

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.6

2.7

79.8

2.66

158

Calendar year 1958: Max 112 Mln - Mean 16.7 Ac-ft 13,080

Water year 1958-59: Max 13 Mln 0.8 Mean 4.33 Ac-ft 3,140

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 22 to Dec. 4, Feb. 3 to Apr. 21) discharge estimated on basis 

of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, and records for stations on Beaver River.
BEAVER RIVER BASIN 

2345. Beaver River near Beaver, Utah

131

Location.- -La t 38°16 I 40", long 112 0 33'30", in NW£ sec. 20, T.29 S., R.6 W., or left bank 

a quarter of a mile downstream from Bakers Canyon and 4g miles east of Server. Prior 

to Mar. 21, 1959, at site 0.4 mile downstream.

Drainage area. 82 sq mi, approximately.

Records available . June to September 1906, March 1914 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 6,250 ft (from topographic map). 

Prior to Mar. 30, 1914, staff gage and Mar. 30, 1914, to Oct. 15, 1937, weter-stage 

recorder, at site 3,000 ft downstream at different datum. Oct. 16, 1937, to Mar. 20, 

1959, at site 0.4 mile downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 45 years (1914-59), 54.1 cfs (39,170 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 99 cfs May 14 (gage height, 1.84 ft); minimum 

dally, 12 cfs Aug. 31 to Sept. 13.

1914-59: Maximum discharge, 1,080 cfs July 22, 1936 (gage height, 7.2T ft, site 

and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 5 

recorded, 10 cfs for several days In 1915, 1931, 1934.

e height, 7.2T ft, 

cfs; minimum dally

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

which are fair. No diversions above station for irrigation. Water diverted for 

hydroelectric power, but returned to stream above station. Some regulation by powerplants and several small reservoirs.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 20

2.0

2.1 

2.3

Mar. 21 to Sept. 30 

0.9 12

1.0 

1.2 

1.5 

1.7

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

6

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

25

24

26

26 

25

25

25

*25

27

25

25

i

55

24

25

25

25

25

25

25

22

23

22

26

26

25

25

25

23

22

767

24.7

1,520

Nov.

24

23

23

25 

25

25

25

25

23

23

25

27 

55

25

23

a22

a2l

322

a23

23

23

22

21

24

22

22

22

b20 b20"

21

695

23.2

1,380

Dec.

21

21

21

41

22

21

21

21

21

21

21 

b20

b!8

b!8

b!8

18

18

18

18

18

18

19

18

b!9

b!9

b!9

b!9

b!8

blS 

bl<?

598

19.3

1,190

Jan.

b!8

b!8

b!4

bTT 

b!8

b20

b20

b20

a 20

17

53" 21

21

20

19

18

*19

20

19

b!8

b!9

b!9

19

20

19

20

19

19

b!9

18

b!9

587

18.9

1,160

Feb.

b!9

b!9

blT.

bl? 

b!9

b!9

b!7

b!9

b!9

b!9

20

20 

b!9

b!9

18

19

21

5ff

19

18

18

19

19

19

b!8

*18

18

18

526

18.8

1,040

Mar.

19

51

20

19 

b!9

19

19

19

20

20

b!9

19 

21

21

b!9

b20

21

23

2T

*21

21

22

22

23

23

22

22

22

22

21

22

642

20.7

1,270

Apr.

22

29

39

41 

47

49

27

41

36

27

33

33 

37

38

34

33

30

23

21

5T

*26

*24

30

31

35

38

35

35

37

47

1,022

34.1

2,030

May

57

54

40

37 

33

36

35

34

33

35

46

56 

67

*70

*^J

50

48

44

43

40

40

39

38

36

36

35

33

33

33

33

34

1,308

42.2

2,590

June

35

36

36

35

35

36

37

3T

35

34

33

33 

32

31

32

33

30

*28

26

25

25

26

25

24

24

23

22

52

25

24

899

30.0

1,780

July

23

52

23

23 

22

21

20

19

19

17

17

16 

16

16

15

15

15

16

15

15

»15

14

14

15

15

15

15

14

14

14

14

524

16.9

1,040

Aug.

26

30

55

21 

16

16

16

15

15

15

15

16 

16

15

14

14

14

14

19

17

15

14

14

14

14

*14

14

14

14 

13

12

499

16.1

990

Sept.

12

I?

12

12 

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12 

12

14

15

14

15

15

14

15

16

*I?

14

16

15

15

15

14

14 

13

404

13.5

801

Calendar year 1958 : Max 507 Min 15 Mean 70.5 Ac-ft 51,040

Water year 1958-59 : Max 70 Min 12 Mean 23.2 Ac-ft ' 16,790

Peak discharge (base, 250 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record} discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for station 

at Adamsvllle.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
132 BEAVER RIVER BASIN

2370. Beaver River at Adamsville, Utah

Location. Lat 38°15'05", long 112°47<25", in SE£ sec.30, T.29 S., R.8 W., on left bank 

600 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 21, a quarter of a mile upstream from 

Indian Creek, and half a mile south of Adamsville.

Drainage area.--272 sq mi.

Records available. December 1913 to September 1936, October 1937 to September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,500 ft (revised) , from topographic 

map. Prior to Sept. 15, 1936, water-stage recorder and Sept. 15-30, 1936, staff gage 

at site 225 ft upstream at different datum. Oct. 16, 1937, to May 28, 1946, waterstage recorder at site 75 ft downstream at datum 0.50 ft higher.

Average discharge.--44 years (1914-36, 1937-59), 37.1 cfs (26,860 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 120 cfs Feb. 18 (gage height, 2.00 ft); no 

flow June 19 to Aug. 2, Aug. 4 to Sept. 30.

1913-36, 1937-59: Maximum discharge, 1,090 cfs July 23, 1941 (gage height, 

4.68 ft, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 500 cfs; no 

flow during summer months in many years.

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

which are fair. No diversions between station and Rockyford Reservoir. Several 

ditches above station divert practically entire flow during irrigation season to 

supply Adamsville and Beaver districts.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of Ice effect (gag 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June 9 to July 4)

1.4 

3.4

6.0

0.9 

1.0 

1.2 

1.5

9.4

14

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

24

23

22

22

22

22

22

*21

21

20

14

T4

15

16

16

17

18

20

18

17

22

26

28

31

37

39

36

35

34 

34

35

741

23.9

1,470

Nov.

4052-

52

51

51

50

50

50

50

47

50

62

56

54

54

b49

b45

b49

b57

59

59

58

55

56

57

55

52

49

48 

49

1,566

52.2

3,110

Dec.

49

50

48

48

*47

46

48

46

47

48

47

47

46

45

44

46

44

44

43

44

43

42

45

44

45

45

43

43

39

33

34

1,383

44.6

2,740

Calendar year 1958 : Max 450

Jan.

4O

38

b38" 30

b40

b45

b44

44

45

35

44

46

46

43

41

40

41

40

38

35

*38

40

39

39

38

39

40

39

40

40

40

1,245

40.2

2,470

Feb.

40

40

35

43

46

44

41

42

39

41

46

45

47

46

45

49

75

84

74

56

51

52

54

56

52

*55

58

59

-

1,415

50.5

2,810

Mln 4.0

Mar.

55- 56

48

45

45

44

44

44

43

42

42

43

43

42

41

43

44

45

*45

41

41

39

37

37

41

40

42

42

42

41

41

1,335

43.1

2,650

Apr.

28

20

16

12

12

11

9.0

9.0

9.0

7.9

5.7

4.9

3.9

3.6

2.7

1.5

.9

1.9

2.3

a2.0

al.2

*.9

.9

.9

.li

1.1

2.3

1.1

.9

.9

174.3

5.81

346

May

0.8

.9

.8

.7

.7

.9

.9

1.1

~1.4

.6

.6

.9

.6

*.6

.5

.4

.4

.5

.4

.4

.6

.3

.3

.3

.6

.4

.2

72

.2

.2

18.2

0.59

36

June

0.2

.1

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

*0

0

o

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

2.0

0.07

4.0

July

(*)

0

0

0

Aug.

O0"

4.6

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0 

0

o

4.6

0.15

9.1

Sept.

(*)

O

0

0

Mean 55.4 Ac-ft 40.100

Water year 1958-59: Max 84 Mln 0 Mean 21.6 Ac-ft 15,650

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day. 

a No eaffe-heleht record: discharce estlmatpd nn basis of trend of flow.
BEAVER RIVER BASIN 

2385. Rockyford Reservoir near Minersville, Utah

13C

Location.--Lat 38°14', long 112°50', in NE^ sec.11, T.30 S., R.9 W., at Rockyfcrd Dam on 

Beaver River, 5 miles east of Minersville.

Drainage area.--51Q sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1937 to September 1959.

Gage.--Staff gage.

Extremes. Maximum contents observed during year, 15,530 acre-ft Mar. 26 (gage height, 

43.0 ft); minimum contents observed, 868 acre-ft Sept. 12, 17, 19, 26, 30 (gage 

height, 11.5 ft).

1937-59: Maximum contents observed, 23,810 acre-ft Apr. 22, 25, 28, 30, May 1, 

1945; no contents Oct. 16, 31, 1939, and part of August to November 1956.

Remarks.--Reservoir is formed by earth-fill dam completed in 1914. Capacity, 23,260 

acre-ft between gage height 0.0 (bottom of outlet tunnel) and 51.0 ft (spillway' 

crest). Prior to fall of 1937 the spillway crest was at elevation 52.5 ft; capacity, 

24,910 acre-ft. Dead storage negligible. Figures given herein represent total contents. Water is used for irrigation in vicinity of Minersville and Milford.

Capacity table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, 

and contents, in acre-feet)

622

1,520

2,810

4,500

6,720

9,590

13,110

17,280

Contents, in acre-feet, water year October 1958 to Septembe

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

(t)

(*)

Oct.

_

-

-

_

-

_

_

4,580

_

-

_

-

-

_

-

_

-

_

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

_

-

-

_

a5,700

_

+1,160

Nov.

5,750

5,840

_

_

-

_

_

_

6,390

-

_

-

-

_

-

_

-

_

-

-

_

-

7,710

-

-

_

_

-

-

a8,250

+2.55O

Dec .

_

-

-

_

8, £40

_

_

-

_

-

.

-

9,390

-

-

_

-

_

-

9,930

_

-

-

-

-

_

_

-

-

_

alO,360

_

+£,110

Jan.

10,400

-

-

_

-

_

_

-

_

11,080

_

-

-

-

-

_

11,490

_

-

-

11,760

-

-

-

11,960

_

_

-

-

_

12,380

39.1

+2,020

Feb.

_

-

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

12,950

.

-

-

-

-

13,270

-

_

-

-

_

-

-

-

14,160

_

_

a!4,330

-

.

+1,950

Mar.

.

-

_

_

-

_

14,720

-

_

-

_

-

-

_

-

_

_

_

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

15,530

_

-

-

_

a!5,480

_

+1,150

Apr.

.

-

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

-

-

_

-

_

-

_

-

-

15,290

-

-

-

-

_

_

-

-

a!4,380

.

-1,100

May

_

-

_

_

-

_

_

-

_

-

_

-

-

-

12,870

_

-

_

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

_

-

-

_

alO,610

_

-3,770

June

10,470

-

-

_

-

_

_

-

_

-

_

-

-

_

-

_

-

_

8,250

-

.

-

-

-

-

_

_

-

-

7,320

31.1

-3,290

July

_

-

-

_

-

_

_

-

_

-

.

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

4,920

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

_

a4,310

_

-3,010

Aug.

-

-

-

-

-

.

-

3,830

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

2,940

_

-

-

-

-

2,340

-

?,050

-

-

al, 810

_

-2,500

Sept.

-

-

-

-

-

_

_

-

-

-

.

868

-

-

-

.

869

-

868

-

-

-

-

-

-

868

-

-

-

868

11.5

-942

Calendar year 1958.................. * -4,510

Water year 1958-59.................. * -3,670

t 3age height, in feet, at end of month.

* Change in contents, in acre-feet.

a No gage-height record; contents interpolated.
134 BEAVER RIVER BASIN

2390. Beaver River at Rockyfcrd Dam, near Minersville, Utah

Location. Lat 38-14', long 112°50' , in NW£ sec.11, T.30 S., R.9 W. , on right bank half 

a mile downstream from Rockyford Dam and 4f miles east of Hinersville.

Drainage area. 512 sq mi.

Records available. December 1913 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Concrete control since Nov. 12, 1916. Altitude of gage is 

5,400 ft (by barometer). Prior to June 1, 1916, at site 1,500 ft upstream at different datum.

Average discharge .--44 years (1914-36, 1937-59), 39.1 cfs (28,310 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 152 cfs July 2; minimum daily, 4.4 cfs 

 5cTT~15, Sept. 19, 21-30.

1913-59: Maximum discharge, 727 cfs June 10, 1921 (gage height, 3.53 ft); minimum 

daily, "0.4 cfs Mar. 20, 1914.

Remarks.--Records good. One small diversion between dam and station. Flow regulated 

by Rockyford Reservoir (see preceding page). Numerous diversions above reservoir for 

irrigation and municipal use.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1564: 1920, 1924.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-It

Oct.

36

36

29

25

25

25

19

*13

5.2

5.2

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.4

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

5.2

5.5

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9 

5.5

5.5

326.8

10.5

648

Nov.

 ^3 5.5

5.9

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

7.5

8.1

tt

7.5

7.5

7.5

6.9

6.9

6.3

6.3

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.3 

5.9

203.8

6.79

404

Dec.

5.9

5.9

5.5

5^

*5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.9

5.9

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.3

6.3

5.9

5.9

6.3 5 9

5.9

187.1

6.04

371

Jan.

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5_,5

5.5

5.5

5.9

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

*6.3

6.3

6.3

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

7.5

7.5

8 .1^

196.1

6.33

389

Feb.

8.1

8.7

8.7

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.7

8.7

9.3

S7T

8.7

8.7

8.1

6.9

tt

6.9

7.5

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

*8.7

8.1

8.1

-

231.0

8.25

458

Mar.

8.1

377

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

9.3

*9.3

9.3

9.3

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.3

9.3

9.3

9.3

9.3

9.3

9.3

279.3

9.01

554

Apr.

9.3

9.3

9.3

9.9

9.3

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.9

10

10

10

10

10

9.9

10

10

9.9

9.9

*9.3

8.7

STT

8.7

8.7

9.3

28

35

36" 37 

385.7

12.9

765

May

38

39

41

41

39

76

95

100

109

114

114

114

114

114

*113

105

105

96

91

90

82

75

75

70

69

66

63

62

60

58

58

2,486

80.2

4,930

June

57

57

56

54

57

57

58

66

64

66

68

68

68

66

63

62

60

60

*57

53

51

54

63

69

72

86

100

118

136

142

2,108

70.3

4,180

July

148

152

134

113

109

126

140

144

134

120

111

100

88

82

77

75

72

70

69

70

*70

64

62

60

47

44

38

38

35 

33

32_

2,657

85.7

5,270

A!S .

30

32

36

37

36

36

35

35

35

39

47

50

47

43

42

42

47

49

49

49

53

64

68

69

70

*68

68

66

66 

66

66

1,540

49.7

3,050

Sept.

57

IT

43

43

36

25

26

26

26

25

24

18

16

16

10

.3

.9

.8

* .4

.8

_ti

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

508.2

16.9

1,010

Calendar year 1958: Max 212 Min 4.4 Mean 64.5 Ac-ft 46,700

Water year 1958-59: Max 152 Min 4.4 Mean 30.4 Ac-ft 22,030

Discharge measurement made on this day.
CEDAR CITY VALLEY 

2418. Ashdown Creek near Cedar City, Utah

135

Note.--Records for the 1959 water year have been withheld pending better definition 

of the stage-discharge relation. They will be published in a subsequent anrual report.

2420. Coal Creek near Cedar City, Utah

Note. Records for the 1959 water year have been withheld pending better definition 

of the stage-discharge relation. They will be published in a subsequent anrual report.

ESCALANTE VALLEY 

9-4085. Santa Clara-Pinto diversion near Pinto, Utah

Location. Lat 37°28'00", long 113°28'30", in SW£ sec.19, T.38 S., R.14 W., on left bank 

400 ft downstream from diversion tunnel outlet and 6 miles southeast of Pinto.

Records available.--October 1953 to September 1959 (records of monthly diversion only). 

Records of daily flow collected by Geological Survey available in Salt Leke City district office.

. Water-stage recorder and artificial rock-masonry control. Altitude cf gage is 

,860 ft (by barometer).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3.3 cfs Mar. 13 (gage height, 0.9f ft); no flow 

for most of year.

1953-59: Maximum discharge, 72 cfs May 26, 1958; no flow for most of each year.

Remarks.--Records good. This is a transmountain diversion from a tributary of Santa 

Clara River in Colorado River basin to Pinto Creek in Escalante Valley ir The Great 

Basin.

Monthly diversion, in acre-feet, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Month

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

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

Diversion

0 

3.5

Month

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

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

Diversion

0

0 

39.5
136 SALTON SEA BASIN

2540.05. Salton Sea near Westmorland, Calif.

Location. Lat 33°11'37", long 115°49'54", in NEiSE^SW^ sec.21, T.ll S. , R.ll E. , at 

outer end of third mooring pier from western shore at Sandy Beach, 15.5 miles northwest of Westmoreland.

Drainage area.--8,360 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--November 1904 to September 1959. Records prior to 1932 are published in WSP 735.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 250.00 ft below mean sea level, datum of 

1929, adjustment of 1934; gage readings have been reduced to elevations below mean sea 

level. Prior to January 1925 staff gages at various sites along eastern shore, but 

all elevations have been converted to datum of 1901. From January 1925 to Oct. 22, 

1951, staff gages and reference marks at site on western shore, 22 miles northwest at 

datum 0.91 ft lower.

Extremes.--Maximum elevation during year, 234.6 ft below mean sea level Apr. 27-29; minimum, 235.7 ft below mean sea level Sept. 30.

1904-59: Maximum elevation, 195.0 ft below mean sea level (former site aid datum) 

in February and March 1907; minimum since 1906, 250.7 ft below mean sea level (former 

site and datum) in November 1924.

Remarks. Records excellent. Eottom of sea is 273.5 ft below mean sea level (determined 

in~T904-5), See WSP 300, 735, and 918 for condensed history of Salton Sea. Area and 

capacity tables a3 computed from survey of 1956 above elevation 240 ft below mean sea 

level and tied in to former survey for portion below this elevation are given in 

WSP 1564.

Month-end elevations, In feet, below 

October 1953 to Septe

?1, water year

Date

Sept .30. ............... ..... .....................

Nov SO

Dee. 31. ...................... ... .. ... .. .....

Jan. 31. .............................. ............

June 30 ............................................

July 31. ...........................................

Sept . 30 ............................................

Elevation 

(feet)

235.6

235.2

235.0

235. 1

235.7
3ALTON SEA BASIN 137

2557. San Felipe Creek near Julian, Calif.

Location. Lat 33°07'07", long 116°26'04", in NW^NE^ sec.23, T.12 S., R.5 E., on left 

bank at bridge on State Highway 76 in Sentenac Canyon, 0.9 mile upstream from 

Grapevine Canyon and 10 miles northeast of Julian.

Records available.--August 1958 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,872.69 ft above mean sea level (datum 

of 1929).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during period, 7.1 cfs Feb. 16, 1959 (gage height, 1.68 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 0.9 cfs on basis of velocity-area study; no flow for 

many days.

1958-59: Maximum discharge, that of Feb. 16, 1959; no flow for many days each 

year.

Remarks.--Records good below 1 afs and poor atove.

Rating table, Aug. 1, 1958, to Sept. 30, 1959 (gage height, 

in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1958

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6

Mean.

Runof

Aug.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

f in ac

Sept.

0 

0 

0 

0 

O 

0

re-feet

Day

7 

3 

9 

10 

11 

12

Aug.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Sept.

0 *0 

0 

0 

0

Day

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18

Aug.

0

0

0 

0 

*0

Sept.

o 

Day

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24

Aug.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Sept.

O 0O

Day

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Aug.

*0 

0 

0 

0

.1

0 

0

0.2

Sept.

0 

0 

0

.1 

7T

0

0.2

0.4

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean 

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.1 

*.

*.:

*!2

.3

4.1

0.13

3.1

Nov.

0.3

.3

.2

7?

.2

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.3 *.3

.3

.3

.4

~

1.1

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

. 5

.5

.5

*.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

12.2

0.41 

24

Dec.

~

0.5

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.6

.6

.5

.6

.6

.6

.6

*.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

. 6

.6

18.7

0.60 

37

Jan.

0.6

.7

.7

.7

*.7

.9

78

.9

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

*.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

22.3

0.72 

44

Feb.

0.7

.a

.7

.7 *. 7

.7

.7

1.0

2.3

.9

1.1

1.7

1.0

.3

.8

*3.4

T7? *.a

.8

.7

.9

1.5

.9

.8

.3

.7

.7

.7

-

28.5

1.02 

57

Mar.

~*77 0.7

.7

.6

76

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.7

.7

.6

.6

.7

.7

*.6

.6

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

!e

.6

.6 *.6

.6

20.2

0.65 

40

Apr.

~

0.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

.6

. 5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.3

*.4

.4

.5

i 5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.3

.4

.4

.3

.3 *.3

_._2

13.1

0.44 

26

May

0.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2 *.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

. 2

t 2

!2

. C

.2

*.2

. 2

.1

7T

.1

6.4

0.21 

13

June

~7T 0.1

£-

*o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0.9

0.03 

1.8

July

(*)

(*)

0

0 

0

Aug.

0.8

.1 *0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.9

0.03 

1.8

Sept.

(»)

(*)

0

0 

0

Calendar year 1958; Max - Min - Mean - Ac-ft - 

Water year 1953-59; Max 3.4 Min 0 Mean 0.35 Ac-ft 253

* Discharge measurement or obsen ation of no flow made on this day.
138 SALTON SEA BASIN

2558 (revised). Coyote Creek near Borrego Springs, Calif.

Location. Lat 33°22'30", long 116°25'25", in SE^ sec.23, T.9'S., R.5 E. , on right bank 

500 ft upstream from Box Canyon and 9 miles northwest of Borrego Springs.

Drainage area.--144 sq mi.

Records available. November 1950 to September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,250 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge.--9 years, 2.52 cfs (1,820 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 460 cfs July 1 (gage height, 8.90 f"0, from 

rating curve extended above 3 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement at gage height 

7.52 ft; minimum daily, 1.1 cfs Aug. 19, 20.

1950-59: Maximum discharge, 3,800 cfs July 28, 1951 (gage height, 14.14 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 4 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement 

of peak flow; minimum daily, that of Aug. 19, 20, 1959.

Remarks. Records good except those above 3 cfs and those for periods of no gage-height 

record, which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

2.0

2.0

2.1

2TI

2.0

1.9

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

a2

a2

a2

a2

a2

a2

a2

a2

1.9 

TT9

1.9

61.8

1.99

123

Nov.

1.9

re

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.5

2.2

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.3

2 3

64.4

2.15

128

Dec.

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.2

2T?

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

2.3

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.5 2~73~

70.9

2.29

141

Calendar year 1958: Max 86

Jan.

2.5

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.7

2.8

2T7

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.5

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

75.8

2.45

150

Feb.

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.8

T3

T3

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.3

-

68.5

2.45

136

Mar.

2.3

2^5

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.3

70.3

2.27

139

Apr.

2.3

T3

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.0

1.9

2.0

1.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.8

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.6

re

1.6

59.7

1.99

118

May

1.8

1.9

re

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.7

T6" 1.6

1.7

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.6

T^

1.6

1.6

54.0

1.74

107

June

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.5

T^

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

2^3.

48.5

1.62

96

July

24

a|

a3

a2.5

a2.5

a2.5

a2

2.2

2.2

2.3

2.0

1.6

i4

re

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.1

2.3 

2.4

83.5

2.69

166

Aug.

2.1

2.2

2.0

2.2

2.1

2.1

13

Sf.5

a2

a2

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.1

T7T

1.2

1.4

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6 

1.6

64.7

2.09

128

Sept.

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.9

a2 3.0

a2

a2

al.5

al.5

al.5

al.5

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.6

50.9

1.70

101

Mln - Mean 2.58 Ac-ft 1,860

Water year 1958-59: Max 24 Mln 1.1 Mean 2.12 Ac-ft 1,530

Peak discharge (base, 50 cfs).--July 1 (5:30 p.m.) 460 cfs (8.90 ft); Aug. 7 (4:30 p.m.) 176 cfs 

(7.52 ft).___________________________ ______________________________________

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 5 discharge measurements, recorded range 

In stage, or Interpolated.
SALTON SEA BASIN 

2558.1 (revised). Palm Canyon Creek near Borrego Springs, Calif.

139

Location. Lat 33°16'40", long 116°25'50", in NW£ sec.26, T.10 S., R.5 E., on left bank 

3.5 miles northwest of Borrego Springs.

Drainage area.--21.7 sq mi.

Records available. December 1950 to September 1959.

Gage.. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,200 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge.--9 years, 0.52 cfs (376 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 93 cfs July 23 (gage height, 4.44 ft, from 

floodmarks); no flow for several months.

1950-59; Maximum gage height, 9.9 ft, from floodmarks, Aug. 23, 1955 (discharge 

not determined); no flow for several months in each year.

Remarks. Records good except those for July 23, which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

O

0

Nov.

0

O

O

Dec.

0

IS

o

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

.1

.2

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.5

.5

.5

.5

.3 

.3

5.1

O.16

1O

Jan.

0.3

T?

.3

.3

.3

.6

7?

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3 

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3 

.3

9.7

0.31

19

Feb.

O.3^5~

'.5

.3

.3

.3

.3

.8

.9

.7

1.1

2.0

1.2

.9

.7

2.1

H1.4

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.2

l.O

.9

.7

.7

.6

-

28.5

1.02

57

Mar.

0.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5 

.5

.6

7£

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.4

.3

0

-rf

.2 

.2

14.6

0.47

29

Apr.

0.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

73"

'.5

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1 

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

o

o

0

.1

0

.1

3.8

0.13

7.5

May

O.I

^J

.1

.1

.1

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

o 

o

o

0

o

o

o

o

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0.5

0.02

l.O

June

0

o

o

July

O0"

o

o

o

o

0

0

0

0

o

o

0

0

o

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

Q-* 

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

2.1

O.07

4.2

Aug.

0

0

0

Sept.

0

O

O

Calendar year 1958 : Max 48 Mln 0 Mean 0.93 Ac-ft 718

Water year 1958-59 : Max 3.9 Mln 0 Mean 0.18 Ac-ft 128

Peak discharge (base, 15 cfs).--July 23 (6 p.m.) 93 cfs (4.44 ft).
SALTON SEA BASIN

2560. Whitewater River at White Water, Calif.

Location. --La t 33°56'48", long 116°3£ 1 24", in Ni^NW^NE^ sec. 2, T.3 S. , R.3 E., on right 

bank 1.5 miles north of White Water and 3-j miles upstream from San Gorgonio River.

Drainage area. --57. 4 sq mi .

Records available. --October Iy46 tu September iy59.

Gage . --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is l,610.9d ft above mean sea level, adjustment of U34. Supplementary water-stage recorder and sharp-crested weir on diversion 

channel 40U ft west and SOU ft downstream from base gage. Feb. 24, 1950, to Sept. 30, 

1952, supplementary gage used as base gage.

Average discharge . --11 years, 11.3 cfs (8,180 acre-ft per year); average combined discharge of river and infiltration line, lu years (1949-59), 12.9 efs (9,340 acre-ft per 

year] ; median of combined yearly mean discharges, 11 cfs (8,0011 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,300 cfs Feb. 16 (gage height, 7.20 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 680 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum daily, 5 cfs 

Feb. Sb to Mar. 2. May 11.

1946-59: Maximum discharge, about 1,500 cfs Apr. 3, 1958 (gage height, 8.35 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 680 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow Jan. 9, 11, 

Id57.

Maximum discharge known, 42,00o cfs Mar. 2, 1936, from slope-area measurement of 

peak flow, at site 2.5 miles upstream (drainage area, 51.4 sq mi).

Remarks. --Records good prior to Feb. 15 and poor thereafter. Discharge measurements generally made three times a month. Records of daily discharge include water pumped from 

upen pumps in ground-water seepage area surrounding station. The monthly runoff is 

adjusted for flow from infiltration line that oypasses station. Water is diverted out 

of basin about 15 miles upstream to puwerplants in San Gorgonio River basin and thence 

to an area north of Banning for irrigation. One small diversion for domestic use and 

one tor irrigation are made 2 to 3 miles upstream.

Discharge, in cubic feet per cond, water year October 1953 to Septembe

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac -ft

(t)

Oct.

26

26

26

26

27

27

27

27

27

27

26

26

26

2±

°5

25

24

24

24

, 4

25

26

28

28

27

26

26

26

27 

27

805

26.0

1,600

81

Nov.

27

27

27

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

28

28

28

28

29

29

28

28

27

27

27

27

27

27

26

26

26

26

26

808

26.9

1,600

76

Dec.

26

2F

26

25

25

25

25

25

25

24

,,

23

23

22

21

21

21

20

1§

20

20

20

20

21

21

21

21

21

21

20

693

22.4

1,370

81

Jan.

20

20

20

20

20

41

28

24

23

23

22

22

22

22

21

20

2C

2O

21

2 1

22

21

21

20

20

20

20

20

20 

21

680

21.9

1,350

82

Feb.

22

22

22

21

21

22

27

24

23

42

31

25

24

24

330

a30

7.0

67

e7

e7

e7

e6

e6

e6

e6

e6

e5

_

802.0

28.6

1,590

63

Mar.

e5

5.6

5.8

e6

e6

e7

e8

e9

elO

elO

e9

e9

e9

e8

e8

e7

67

7.3

7.3

6.6

7.0

7.0

7.E

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.5

8.0

9.0 

9 0

235.6

7.6O

467

65

Apr.

8.0

8.5

8.5

9.0

9.0

9.5

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.0

8.0

7.0

8.5

9.5

"3". 10 5

7.5

8.0

7.0

266.5

8.88

529

76

May

9.0

9^

9.0

7.5

e7

6.3

5.6

7.5

e7

e6

e5

5.6

5.3

7.5

9.0

6.1

5.1

7.1

7 . 3

7^6

8.0

9.0

e8

e8.5

e8.5

e8.5

e8.5

e8.5

e8.5

e8.5 

e8.5

232.5

7.50

461

66

June

e9

e9

e9

e9

e9

e9

e9

e9

e9

9.3

e8

9.5

7.6

8.0

12

12

13

13

12

8.0

8.0

14

12

11

11

12

11

9.5

12

11

304.9

10.2

605

69

July

11

11

11

6.6

6.6

10

10

9.5

10

10

6.1

7.0

8.4

9.2

8.4

8.1

8.1

6.6

6.3

8.4

9.5

8.4

9.0

8.7

6.8

6.3

8.4

9.0

9.0

9.0

'

264.4

8.53

524

74

A'lg.

14

36~T.9

7.9

9.5

9.0

8.4

7.6

6.1

T76

8.1

8.4

8.1

11

7.1

6.8

9.0

9.5

11

9.5

9.5

6.3

6.3

9.5

9.5

7.6

7.6

8.1

7.9

6.6 

9.0

290.4

9.3^

576

54

Sept.

9.O

8.7

8.7

10

8.1

8.7

9.8

10

10

9.5

9.8

9.0

48"5.6

5.6

11

8.0

8.1

5.6

a.5.5

8.1

7.6

6.8

6.1

7.6

6.1

6.1

7.6

8.1

8.7

281.5

9.38

558

52

Adjusted for infiltration only

Ac-ft 1,680 1,680 1 

(*) 225 199

450 1,430 1,650 532 

191 177 156 173

605 527 674 598 

165 144 105 102

630 610 

95 90

Observed

Calendar year 1958: Max 

Water year 1958-59: Max

212 Min 0.9 Mean 33.3 Ac-ft 24,110 

330 Min 5 Mean 15.5 Ac-ft 11,230

Adjusted

Calendar year 1958: Mean 

Water year 1958-59: Mean

34.6 Cfsm In 

16.7 Cfsm In

Ac-ft 25,060 

Ac-ft 12,070

Peak discharge (base, 100 cfs). Feb. 11 (11 a.m.) 132 cfs (6.60 ft); Feb. 16 (6:30 p.m.) 

(7.20 ft); Aug. 2 (2 a.m.) 101 cfs (6.13 ft); Sept. 13 (4:30 a.m.) 170 cfs (6.02 ft).

1,300 cfs

t Runoff, in acre-feet, f: 

Water Co.

* Runoff, in acre-feet, diverted 

Power Co.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated o 

notes, weather records, and probable recession c

e Stage-discharge relation Indefinite, estimated same a

infiltration line bypassing station; furnished by Whitewater Mutual 

basin 15 miles upstream; furnished by California Electric 

of 9 discharge measurements, engineers' 

itnote "a" above.
SALTON SEA BASIN 14; 

2580. Tahquitz Creek near Palm Springs, Calif.

Location (revised) . Lat 33°48'18", long 116°33 f 30", in NE^SW^SW^ sec.22, T.4 S. , R.4 E. , 

on left bank 2.2 miles southwest of Palm Springs and 7 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 16.7 sq mi.

Records available. October 1947 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 764.5 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District).

Average discharge. 12 years, 3.00 cfs (2,170 acre-ft per year); median of yearly mean 

discharges, 1.7 cfs (1,200 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 107 cfs Feb. 16 (gage height, 3.38 ft); no flow 

June 9 to Sept. 30.

1947-59: Maximum discharge, 1,570 cfs Aug. 31, 1954 (gage heignt, 8.45 ft in gage 

well, 10.0 ft outside, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 60 cfs on 

basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; no flow for parts of each year.

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1244: 1948, 1951.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and

0.5

.6

.7

.8

1.0

1.2

.2

.5

1.0

2.4

4.5

1.5 

1.7 

1.9 

2.1 

2.3 

2.5 40

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.6

.5

.5

4

75

.6

.6

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

*.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.6

.9

~79 1.0

.8

.7

.7

8

16.7

0.54

33

Nov.

0.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

<6 76"

.6

.6

.6

.7

.9

.0

.0

.8

.0

.O

.0

.0

.O

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

25.1

0.84

50

Dec.

0.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

*.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

21.1

0.68

42

Jan.

0.7

.7

.7'.7

.7

1.4 *T7T

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.9

.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

. 8

27.0

0.87

54

Feb.

0.8

*.9

.9

.9

1.0

.9

.9

1.2

1.3

1.1

1.8

2.0

1.4

1.3

1.2

*27

36

If

8.2

6.3

5.5

4.3

4.1

3.7

3.4

3.3

3.3

3.3

_

-------

138.0

4.93

274

Mar.

3.4

3.8

*3.8

4.2

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

3.9

3.9

3.9

4.1

3.7

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.3

3.3

3.2

*3.1

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.9

±_._§.

110.6

3.57

219

Apr.

2.6

2.6

2.7

2.6

2\6

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.3

2.2

2.1

1.9

1.9

1.8

*1.8

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.5

1.5

1.2

1.2

l.JL

56.5

1.88

112

May

1.0

1.0

.9

.8

.8

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

*.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

. 2

r 1

7T

.1

13.3

0.43

26

June

0.1

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0.8

0.03

1.6

July

(*)

0

0

0

Aug.

(*)

0

0

0

Sept.

(*)

0

0

0

Calendar year 1958 : Max 74 Min 0.4 Mean 11.4 Ac-ft 8,230

Water year 1958-59: Max 36 Min 0 Mean 1.12 Ac-ft 812

Peak discharge (base, 20 cfs).--Feb. 16 (12 p.m.) 107 efs (5.58 ft)._____________________

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record apr. 30 to May 12, June 11-28; discharge estimated on basis of 

probable recession curves, recorded range in stage, weather records, or interpolated.
142 SALTON SEA BASIN

2585. Palm Canyon Creek near Palm Springs, Calif.

Location. Lat 33°44'55", long 116°32'15", in S| sec.11, T.5 S., R.4 E., on right bank 

three-quarters of a mile upstream from Murray Canyon Creek and 6 miles south of Palm 

Springs.

Drainage area. 94.0 sq mi.

Records available. January 1930 to January 1942, October 1947 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 700 ft (from topographic map). Prior to 

Tan. 14, 1942, at datum 0.2 ft higher.

Average discharge. 23 years (1930-41, 1947-59), 4.73 cfs (3,420 acre-ft per year); median 

of yearly mean discharges, 1.1 cfs (800 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 82 cfs Feb. 16 

for most months.

ge height, 2.40 ft); no flow

1930-42, 1947-59: Maximum discharge, 3,850 cfs Feb. 6, 1937 (gage height, 5.60 ft, 

datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 120 cfs on basis of velocity-area 

study; no flow for several months in most years.

Remarks. Records good except those for Oct. 24, which are poor. Discharge measurements 

or observations of no flow generally made twice a month.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 {gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

{Shifting-control method used Mar. 4-26)

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

0 

.1 

.4

1.3

1.5

1.6 

1.8 

2.0

3.2

6.2

16

32

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

o

a3.2 

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

3.2

0.10

6.3

Nov.

0

0

0

Dec.

0

O

0

Jan.

0

0

0

0

4.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

0

o

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0.8

0.03

1.6

Feb.

0

0

0

.1

.1

0

0

.6

1.3

.8

2.5

6.8

2.1

1.3

1.0

18

23

T.2

3.7

2.1

1.7

2.1

1.0

.8 

.8

.7

.6

.5

-

77.8

2.78

154

Mar.

0 5 ~75~

is

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

4.0

0.13

7.9

Apr.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1958 : Max 474 Mln 0 Mean 10.1

May

0

0

0

June

0

0

0

July

0

0

0

A.?.

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

Ac-ft 7,290

Water year 1958-59 : Max 23 Mln 0 Mean 0.24 Ac-ft 170

Peak discharge (base, 100 cfs). No peak above base.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of field estimate.
SALTON SEA BASIN 

2590. Andreas Creek near Palm Springs, Calif-.

143

Location (revised) . La t 33°45'40", long 116°32'57", in NWfrSE&SE£ sec.3, T.5 S., R.4 E., 

 on left bank at Bureau of Indian Affairs diversion dam, 1.1 miles above mouth and 

5.1 miles south of Palm Springs.

Drainage area. 8.78 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1948 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 800 ft (from topographic map). Prior to Mar. 25, 1949, reference point at same site at different datum.

Average discharge. 11 years, 2.09 cfs (1,510 acre-ft per year); median of yearly mean 

discharges, 1.6 cfs (1,200 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 57 cfs Feb. 16 (gage height, 2.50 ft); minimum 

daily, 0.4 cfs for many days.

1948-59: Maximum discharge, 1,960 cfs Aug. 31, 1954 (gage height, 7.11 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 80 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; 

minimum daily, 0.3 cfs for many days in 1950-51.

Remarks. Records good. One small diversion for domestic use about 1 mile ebove station.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height. In feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)'

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

0.4 

1.4 

2.9 

5.0

1.8 

2.0 

2.5

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac^t

Oct.

H1 3

1.3

1 5

1.5

1 5

1.3 

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.5

TTB" 1.6

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.5 

1.5

1.5

43.0

1.39

85

Nov.

1.5

TTS

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.6 

1.6

1.6

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

T79~ 1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.8 

1.8

52.5

1.75

104

Dec.

1.8 

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.9

f7T

2.1

2.1

1.9

1.9

2.1

2.1

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.6

H1.5

56.3

1.82

112

Jan.

1.5

TTS

1.5

1.5

1.6

4.0

277

2.4 

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.1

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.8

1.8 

1.8

1.8

61.2

1.97

121

Feb.

1.8

TTs

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.9

1.9

2.5 

2.2

2.1

4.1

4.3

2.5

2.2

2.1

24

TS

4.5

3.5

3.1

2.9

2.7

2.5

2.2

2.1

2.1

1.9

1.8

104.1

3.72

206

Mar.

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.1 

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.6

TTs

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.9

2.1

2 P

trl

2.2

2.1 

1.8

1.8

58.3

1.88

116

Apr.

1.8 

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.9

1.8 

1.6

1.5

1.6

1.8

1.9

1.9

2.0

1.9

2.1

2.2

27?

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.3

1.3

171 

1.1

51.1

1.70

101

May

LJL

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0 

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.778-

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8 

.8

.8

28.0

0.90

56

June

0,8

.8

.8

.8 

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

tfis

.5

.6

.7

.8

.7 

.5

21.0

0.70

42

July

2vL

.e

c

cc

*

'.4

.4-

.4-

.4-

.4-

.4-

.4-

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.7

.e

13.?

0.4f

2f

Aug.

0.5

.7

.5

.4

.4

.5

.6

tf

.5

.5

.6

.5

.5

.5

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.4

.4

.4 

.4

.4

16.8

0.54

33

Sept.

H

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4 

.4

.5

.6

.6

.8

.8

.7

.7

4Tff

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.7

.7

.7 

.8

18.4

'0.61

36

Calendar year 1958 : Max 43 Mln 1.1 Mean 4.11 Ac-ft 2,980

Water year 1958-59 : Max 24 Mln 0.4 Mean 1.44 Ac-ft 1,040

Peak discharge (base, 30 cfs). Feb. 16 (8 p.m.) 57 cfs (2.50 ft).
144 MOJAVE RIVER BASIN

2605. Deep Creek near Hesperia, Calif.

Location. Lat 34°20'30", long 117°13'40", in'SE^ sec.18, T.3 N., R.3 W., on right bank 

0.5 mile upstream from confluence with West Fork Mojave River and 8 miles southeast of 

Hesperia.

Drainage area. 137 sq mi.

Records available. December 1929 to September 1959. November 1904 to September 1922,

published as "East Fork of Mojave" in reports of California Division of Water Resources. 

Combined creek and canal, October 1950 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and broad-crested weir. Altitude of gage is 3,050 ft (from 

topographic map). Prior to Sept. 30, 1922, staff gage and water-stage recorder at same 

site at different datum. December 1929 to Apr. 20, 1938, at same site at different 

datum. Apr. 21 to Dec. 10, 1938. at site 0.25 mile downstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--29 years (1930-59), 54.7 cfs (39,600 acre-ft per year); median of 

yearly mean discharges, 33 cfs (23,900 acre-ft per year). Average combined discharge 

of creek and canal, 9 years (1950-59), 45.0 cfs (32,580 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,920 cfs Feb. 16 (gage height, 6.50 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 4,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement at gage height 

11.30 ft; minimum daily, 0.2 cfs Aug. 4.

1929-59: Maximum discharge, 46,600 cfs Mar. 2, 1938, by slope-area measurement of 

peak flow; minimum, 0.1 cfs at times in 1932-34, 1936.

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

Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Slight regulation by Lake Arrowhead (capacity, 48,000 acre-ft), used principally for recreation. Hesperia Water Co.'s 

canal diverts water about 2-| miles above station for irrigation of about 1,500 acres 

and domestic use below station. For records of combined discharge of Deep Creek and 

canal, see following page.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, % In feet, and discharge, 

(Shifting-control

0.65 0.2

.8 l.o

.9 2.0

1.0 3.4

1.1 5.1

l.Z 7.3

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

 thod used

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.8

2.0

Nov. 5-13,

9.3

9.6

11

16

30

57

18-20, Feb.

2.2

2.5

3.0

3.5

4.0

27 to Mar.

100

209

518

980

1,620

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

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

.3

.2

.2

.4

.2

.7

a .4

a .4

a .4

a .4

a .4

a .4

a .4

a .4

a .4

a .4

a .4

a .4

a .4

a .4

a .4

a .4

a .6

a .8

a .0

a .0

a .8

a .8

a .6

a .6

a .6

53.2

1.72

106

Nov.

al.5

al.5

al.5

al.4

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

2.0

2.3

2.3

3.2

2.9

2.9

2.9

5.0

5.0

5.4

6.0

7.0

6.0

4.5

4.5

4.1

3.9

3.7

3.9

5.8

8.7

8.5

112.2

3.74

223

Dec.

5.8

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.3

3.7

5.2

6.0

572

3.9

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.3

3.5

3.3

3.2

3.3

3.5

3.5

3.2

3.1

37T

3.2

3.2

3.3

3.5

3.7

3.7

3.9

113.9

3.67

226

Jan.

3.9

379

3.9

3.9

4.1

3735"

15

9.8

9.2

9.2

9.3

9.2

9.2

9.0

8.1

7.4

8.1

8.1

5.2

4.7

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.1

256.6

8.28

509

Feb.

4.1

.1

.1

.1

.3

.3

.5

15

14

8.7

96

a93

a34

a23

a20

al,540

843

158

125

91

80

71

63

60

58

56

66

75

_

-------

3,619.2

129

7,180

Mar.

91

101

112

125

104

88

83

77

77

73

70

65

63

58

56

43

a34

a34

a34

a33

a32

a3i

a30

a30

29

27

26

28

24

54

24

1,726

55.7

3,420

Apr.

24

24

252~5~

24

24

24

23

22

20

19

17

14

12

11

10

10

10

10

10

9.2

9.0

8.3

7.4

7.2

8.9

20

11

9.4

8.1

456.5

15.2

905

May

7.4

8.1

8.3

8.7

7.6

7.2

7.0

17

19

18

15

13

12

11

12

11

10

9.9

9.7

9.6

9.8

9.8

9.7

9.7

9.9

9.7

9.5

9.4

9.2

9.1

9.0

326.3

10.5

647

June

8.7

875

7.9

7.6

7.2

6.6

6.4

6.4

1S.2

6.0

5.8

5.2

5.0

4.5

3.3

3.2

3.1

2.9

2.7

2.4

2.4

2.0

1.9

1.8

al.8

al.7

al.7

al.7

1.7

1.6

127.9

4.26

254

July

1 4

rrt

1.3

1.0

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.3

.5

.5

.5

.6

.6

.6

.8

.3

.4

.4

.3

.3

.5

19.1

0.62

38

A'lg.

0.6

.7

.3

.2

2.9

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.0

.9

.6

.6

.8

.6

.5

.6

.6

.6

.7

.8

.9

1.2

1.3

1.3

 1.4

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.7

42.2

1.36

84

Sept.

0.7

.6

.7

.6

.6

.5

7?

.5

.5

.6

.7

.8

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.4

174

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.3

28.4

0.95

56

Calendar year 1958 : Max 4,590 MLn i.o Mean 130 Ac-ft 94,390

Water year 1958-59 : Max 1,540 MLn 0.2 Mean is. 9 Ac-ft 13,650

Peak discharge (base, 400 cfs). Feb. 16 (about 6 p.m.) 6,920 cfs (6.50 ft).

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 5 discharge measurements 

In stage, and records for nearby stations.

recorded range
MOJAVE RIVER BASIN 145

2605. Deep Creek near Hesperia, Calif.--Continued

Combined discharge, in cubic feet pep second, of Deep Creek and Hesperia Water Co. 

near Hesperia, Calif., water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

6.8

6.8

6.6

5.4

4.0

5.2

e.3

5.2

4.8

4.4

4.3

4.3

4.2

4.2

4.1

3.9 

3.9

3.8

378

3.9

4.2

4.6

5.4

6.8

7.6

7.5

7.1

7.1

6.8

6.7

6.8

166.5

5.37

330

Nov.

6.9

7.0

7.1

7.0

6.8

6.9

6.9

6.6

6.8

6.6

7.6

9.6

9.3

8.8

8.6

11 

11

11

11

11

10

10

10

10

10

9.5

9.5

9.5

10

12

268.0

8.93

532

Dec.

12

TO

10

LO

9.5

9.8

10

9.5

9.3

9.3

9.2

9.3

9.0

8.9

375

10 

9.9

9.8

9.8

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

11

11

11

10

10

307.8

9.93

611

Jan.

11

11

11

10

IT

43

37

20

15

14

14

14

14

14

13

12 

12

12

13

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

437

14.1

867

Feb.

11

lo- 10

ll

11

11

11

23

22

17

105

102

42

30

28

1,55.0

848

163

130

96

86

77

68

66

63

62

72

81

-

3,806

136

7,550

Mar.

97

107

lie

131

110

94

90

84

83

79

76

70

68

63

61

49 

42

43

42

41

40

39

38

38

37

35

33

35

31

3T

31

1,936

62.5

3,840

Apr.

31

31

32

32

31

30

30

29

28

26

25

23

20

18

17

16 

16

16

16

16

15

15

14

13

T3

15

26

17

IS

14

640

21.3

1,270

May

13

14

14

14

13

12

11

18

19

18

15

13

12

11

12

11 

10

9.

9.

9.

9.

9.

9.

9.

9.

9.

9.

9.

9.

9.

9.0

364.0

11.7

722

June

8.7

875

7.9

7.6

7.2

6.6

6.4

6.4

6.2

6.0

5.8

S.2

5.0

4.5

3.3

3.2 

3.1

2.9

2.7

2.4

2.4

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.6

127.9

4.26

254

July

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.0

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5 

.4

.3

.5

.5

.5

.6

.6

.6

.8

.3

74

.4

.3

.3

.5

19.1

0.62

38

Aug.

0.6

.7

.3

.2

15

2.9

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.0

.9

.6

.6

.8

.6

.5 

.6

.6

.6

.7

.8

.9

.2

.3

.3

.4

.0

.0

.0

.9

.7

42.2

1.36

84

Sept.

0.7

.6

.7

.6

.6

.5

75

.5

.5

.6

.7

.8

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.2

LL*

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.1-

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.3

28.4

0.95

56

Calendar year 1958: Max 4,590 Min 3.5 Mean 135 Ac-ft 98,090

Water year 1958-59: Max 1,550 Min o.2 Mean 22.3 Ac-ft 16,150
146 MOJAVE RIVER BASIN

2610. West Pork Mojave River near Hesperia, Calif.

Location. Lat 34°20'27", long 117°14'24", in SWiSWi sec.18, T.3 N. , R.4 W., on left bank 

at highway bridge, 0.5 mile upstream from confluence with Deep Creek and 6.5 miles 

southeast of Hesperia.

Drainage area. 74.8 sq mi.

Records available. January 1930 to September 1959. December 1904 to June 1922 in 

reports of California Department of Water Resources.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 3,050 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

Fo June 30, 1922, staff gage and water-stage recorder several hundred feet downstream 

at different datum.

Average discharge. 29 years (1930-59), 27.8 cfs (20,130 acre-ft per year); median of 

yearly mean discharges, 12 cfs (8,700 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,800 cfs Feb. 16 (gage height, 5.87 ft); no 

flow for most of time.

1930-59: Maximum discharge, 26,100 cfs Mar. 2, 1938, by slope-area measurement; 

no flow for several months in each year.

Remarks. Records good except those above 300 cfs and those for periods of no gage-height 

record, which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Water 

diverted from Lake Gregory above station for domestic use and fire protection. One 

small diversion for irrigation above station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1564: 1930(M), 1932, 1938.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

31

Total

Mean

Acrft

Oct.

0

0

0

Nov.

0

0

0

Dec.

0

0

0

Jan.

0

0

0

0

0

20

12

5

2

1

> 0

40

1.29

79

Feb.

I'

7.2

18

IS

173

128

54

38

32

688 "555

124

81

66

58

51

39

36

34

31

29

28

-

2,110.2

75.4

4,190

Mar.

25

24

21

17

16

15

15

14

12

9.9

5

H1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.5

202.4

6.53

401

Apr.

r.5

m1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.1

1.0

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

> .1

15.4

0.51

31

May

> 0.1

> 0

1.0

0.03

2.0

June

0

0

0

July

0

0

0

A-.g.

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1958 : Max 3,120 Min 0 Mean 61.4 Ac-ft 44,440

Water year 1958-59: Max 688 Mln 0 Mean 6.49 Ac-ft 4,700

Peak discharge (base, 500 cfs). Feb. 16 (6 p.m.) 2,800 efs (5.87 ft)._____________________

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 1 to Jan. 5, Jan. 8 to Feb. 7, Mar. 11 to Apr. 5, Apr. 19 to 

June 15; discharge estimated on basis of 11 discharge measurements, weather records, records for 

Beep Creek near Hesperia, or Interpolated.
MOJAVE RIVER BASIN 147

2615. Mojave River at lower narrows, near Victorville, Calif.

Location. Lat 34°34'22", long 117°19'08", in SW£SW£SE£ sec.29, T.6 N., R.4 W., on left 

bank 1,000 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 66, 2,500 ft downstream from The 

Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Co. bridge, and 3 miles northwest of Victorville.

Drainage area.--530 sq mi.

Records available.--February 1899 to July 1906, November 1930 to September 1959. Prior 

to Oct. 1, 1936, published as "at Victorville."

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 2,650 ft (from topographic nap). 

Prior to Aug. 1, 1906, staff gage and Nov. 12, 1930, to Dec. 8, 1936, water-stage 

recorder, at site 3.8 miles upstream at different datum. Dec. 9, 1936, tc Mar. 28, 

1938, water-stage recorder at present site at datum 2.00 ft higher.

Average discharge. --28 years (1931-59), 73.3 cfs (53,070 acre-ft per year); rredian of 

yearly mean discharges, 40 cfs (29,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,380 cfs Feb. 17 (gage height, 3.10 ft); minimum daily, 9.7 cfs Aug. 3, 4, 13.

1930-59; Maximum discharge, 70,600 cfs Mar. 2, 1938 (gage height, 18.7 ft, 

present datum), by slope-area measurement of peak flow; minimum daily, 6 cfs Aug. 19, 

21, 26, 1951.

Remarks. Records good. Periodic regulation by Lake Arrowhead (capacity, 48,000 acre-ft, 

used principally for recreation). Diversions and pumping for irrigation cf about 

5,000 acres above station.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 4-17, Sept. 1O-3O)

0.5 

.6

1.0

13

35

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

200 

440 

79O

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

3O

31

Total

Mean

Ae-ft

Oct.

19

19

16

16

17

19

*19

20

19

20

20

19

19

20

22

22

22

24

22

22

22

22

24

*22

22

22

24

24

24

25

26

653

21.1

1,300

Nov.

27

27

26

26

26

27

27

29

26

31

34

«2T

25

25

26

26

26

26

26

26

29

29

31

33

 33

33

33

33

33

33

859

28.6

1,700

Dec.

33

34

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

 37

37

37

37

42

41

42

43

4T

41

39

41

41

37

37

38

38

38

38

38

35

37

1,167

37.6

2,310

Jan.

3S

35

3S

38

 39

30" 56

47

46

47

47

46

47

46

46

47

46

49

49

49

47

47

47

46

46

47

 47

47

47

47

47

1,424

45.9

2,820

Feb.

47

49

49

47

46

45

45

46

45

43

60

*46

43

42

41

42

*522 -57

50

52

49

47

47

46

46

47

46

46

1,790

63.9

3,55O

Mar.

46

43

45

 39

39

41

42

42

42

42

42

39

33

37

3S

39

39

39

 39

39

39

38

38

38

37

35

34

34

31

34

33

1,196

38.6

2,370

Apr.

37

33

31

31

33

34

 33

29

30

27

26

25

25

25

25

27

26

30

29

33

31

*26

25

22" 22

26

30

30

26

22

849

28.3

1,680

May

19

24

25

27

30

 27

29

25

22

22

22

24

25

25

25

25

24

24

*25

26

22

22

20

21

2O

19

IS

17rr

17

20

708

22.8

1,400

June

T§~ 24

17

16

15

17

19

20

20

21

20

19

17

16

13

11

 12

12

12

11

11

11

11

10

12

13

12

 12

11

446

14.9

885

July

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

10

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

10

11

10

11 *11

13

IT

12

11

10

11

11

11

11

340

11.0

674

Aug.

12

11

9.7

9 .7

10

11

11

11

13

12

11

11

9.7

10

10

10

11

13

13

13

13

IB" 15

13

13

12

11

12

13

11

361.1

11.6

716

Sept.

10

IT

12

11

11

11

11

 11

12

12

12

15

19

20

19

20

21

20

22

25

27

16

14

14

13

13

13

13

16

18

462

15.4

916

Calendar year 1958: Max 5.O10 Mln 13 Mean 136 Ac-ft 98,65O

Water year 1958-59: Max 522 Mln 9.7 Mean 28.1 Ac-ft 20,320

Peak discharge (base, 20O efs). Feb. 17 (6 a.m.) 1,580 cfs (3.10 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
148 MOJAVE RIVER BASIN

2625. Mojave River at Barstow , Calif.

Location. --La t 34°54'25", long 117°01'20", in SE^-oW^ sec. 31, T.10 N. , R.I W. , on left bank 

75 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 91 at Barstow.

Records available.--October 1930 to September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 2,090 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge.--29 years, 27.4 cfs (19,840 acre-ft per year); median of yearly mean 

discharges, 0.1 cfs (72 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 25 cfs Oct. 24 (gage height, 2.18 f;); no flow 

for most of year.

1930-59: Maximum discharge, 64,300 cfs Mar. 3, 1938 (gage height, 8.60 ft), by 

slope-area measurement of peak flow; no flow for several months in each year.

Remarks.--Records good. Slight regulation by Lake Arrowhead (capacity, 46,000 acre-ft 

used principally for- recreation). Diversions and pumping for- irrigation of about 

15,000 acres above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1564: 1932.

Discharge, in cubic feet pe cond, water year October 1958 to September 1959

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

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

1.9

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

1.9

0.06

3.8

Nov.

(*)

0

0

0

 

Dec.

0

0

0

Jan.

(*)

0

0

0

Feb.

(*)

-

0

0

0

Mar.

(*)

0

0

0

Apr.

(*)

0

0

0

May

(*)

0

0

0

June

(*)

0

0

0

July

(*)

0

0

0

Aug.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Sept.

(*)

0

0

0

Calendar year 1958; Max 2,500 Min 0 Mean 27.7 Ac -ft 20,070

Water year 1958-59: Max 1.9 Min 0 Mean 0.005 Ac-ft 3.8

Peak discharge (base, 100 cfs).--No peak above base.

* Observation of no flow made on this day.
MOJAVE RIVER BASIN 149

2630. Mojave River at Afton, Calif.

Location.--Lat 35°02'15", long 116°23'00", in SE£ sec.18, T.ll N., R.6 E., on downstream 

end of right pier of Union Pacific Railroad bridge, 0.3 mile west of Afton.

Records available.--December 1929 to September 1932, October 1952 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,400.15 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943. Dec. 21, 1929, to Sept. 30, 1932, waterstage recorder at site 1.7 miles downstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--9 years (1930-32, 1952-59), 2.58 cfs (1,870 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 30 cfs Aug. 17 (gage height, 4.28 ft); minimum 

daily, 0.2 cfs June 24-26, July 18 to Aug. 7, Aug. 13-15, Sept. 1-6.

1929-32, 1952-59: Maximum discharge, 3,550 cfs Feb. 10, 1932 (gage height, 4.70 ft, 

site and datum then in use); minimum daily, 0.1 cfs July 23-26, 1932.

Remarks. Records good except those for Oct. 24, July 2, 3, and Aug. 17, 18, which are 

poor. Natural flow affected by ground-water withdrawals, diversions, municipal use, 

and storage in two small reservoirs.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1564: 1931.

Discharge, in cubic feet pe cond, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

9

11

12

13

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

~

0.6

.6

.6

.7

.8

.8

.8

* .

2.

1.

.8

.8

.8

24.7

0.80

49

Nov.

0.9 ~79

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

1.1

.9

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

30.4

1.01

60

Dec.

.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

34.1

1.10

68

Calendar year 1958: Max 396

Jan.

T7T

l.l

l.l

l.l

*1.2

TV2

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

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

34.6

1.12

69

Feb.

T7T

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

*1.2

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

-

33.7

1.20

67

Mar.

rrl

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

*1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

46.5

1.50

92

Apr.

Trf

1.3

1.2

1.1

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

*.8

.7

.7

.6

26.4

0.88

52

May

%|

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

*.4

.5

.5

.5

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

15.9

0.51

32

June

~

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

*.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.2

72

.2

.3

.3

.3

.4

11.9

O.40

24

July

1.3

2 .4

.6

.6

*.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.2

7?

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

13.2

0.43

26

Aug.

^tf

.2

.2

*.2

.2

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.3

3.8

2.1

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

14.5

0.47

29

Sept.

£ff

.2

.2

.2

.2

.4

.4

.4

.5 

1.1'.5

.5

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

*.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

14.4

O.48

29

Min 0.2 Mean 3.82 Ac-ft 2,770

water year 1958-59: Max 3.8 Min O.2 Mean 0.82 Ac-ft 597

Peak discharge (base, 1OO cfs). Ho peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made this day.
150 ANTELOPE VALLEY

2635. Big Rock Creek near Valyerrao, Calif.

Location. Lat 34°25 I 17", long m-WlD", in HE£ sec.20, T.4 N. , R.9 W., on left bank 

0.1 mile upstream from Punchbowl Canyon and 0.9 mile south of Valyermo.

Drainage area. 23.0 sq mi.

Records available.--January 1923 to September 1959. May 1938 to January 1939, at site 

0.2 mile downstream, not equivalent owing to inflow from Punchbowl Canyon. Prior to 

October 1954, published as "Rock Creek near Valyermo."

Avera 

me

.ge discharge 35 years (1923-37, 1938-59), 14.7 cfs (10,640 acre-ft per year); 

dian of yearly mean discharges, 8.8 cfs (6,400 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 215 cfs Feb. 16 (gage height, 3.28 ft); minimum 

daily, 2.5 cfs Sept. 1-10, 19-24.

1923-59: Maximum discharge, 8,300 cfs Mar. 2, 1938, on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; minimum daily, 0.7 cfs Nov. 5, 1951.

Remarks . Records good. Discharge measurements made four or more times a month. There 

is evidence of appreciable infiltration into the streambed in the immediate vicinity 

of station.

Cooperation. --Twenty-eight discharge measurements furnished by Los Angeles County Flood 

Control District .

Revisions (water years). WSP 1564: 1932, 1937, 1939 (M).

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

8.1

8.1

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.7

9.1

17T

9.1

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.1

8.1

7.8

7.8

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.4

8.4

8.1

7.8

7.4

7.1

6.8

A' A

D .O

6.8

252.4

8.14

501

Nov.

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

6.8

375

7.1

7.8

T7T

6.8

6.8

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

209.2

6.97

415

Dec.

6.8

6.8

7.1

375

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.6

575

193.7

6.25

384

Calendar year 1958 : Max 203

Jan.

5.6

5.3

573

5.3

6.6

 

14 .4

7.1

7.1

7.1

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5 9

202.2

6.52

401

Feb.

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.6

5.6

5.3

573

5.3

5.6

16

9.5

7.8

7.4

7.8

88

5T

28

20

16

16

14

13

12

12

12

12

12

426.8

15.2

847

Mln 5.6

Mar.

12

13

13

14

TT

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

378

12.2

750

Apr.

11

11

12 12"

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

10

10

10

10

9.9

9.5

9.1

8.7

8.4

8.4

8.7

11

9.9

8.7

8.1

7.8

308.2

10.3

611

May

8.1

8.1

8ii

S7T

8.4

8.1

8.1

7.8

7.8

7.8

.8

.4

.4

.4

.4

7.1

6.8

6.5

6.2

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.3 5"73~

5.3

213.1

6.87

423

June

iti 571

5.1

4.8

4.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

4.4

4.4

4.1

TT

4.1

140.6

4.69

279

July

4.1

T7T

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.6

3.6

3.4

574

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

115.0

3.71

228

Aug.

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.6

3.6

3.9

375

3.6

3.6

3.4

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.7

577

2.7

98.5

3.18

195

Sept.

2.5 2-75

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.7

2.8

77S

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.7

2.7

2.8

2.8

2.7

2.7

78.2

2.61

155

Mean 33.9 Ac-ft 24,560

water year 1958-59 : Max 88 Mln 2.5 Mean 7.17 Ac-ft 5,190

Peak discharge (base, 50 cfs). Feb. 16 (6 p.m.) 215 cfs (3.28 ft).
ANTELOPE VALLEY 

2640. Little Rook Creek near Little Rook, Calif.

151

Location. La t 34°27'50", long 118°01'05", in SWiSW^NE^ sec.3, T.4 N., R.ll W., on right 

bank 0.3 mile upstream from Santiago Creek, 1.65 miles upstream from Little Rook 

Palmdale Irrigation District's dam, and 5 miles south of Little Rock.

Drainage area. 49.0 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1930 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 3,290 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

fc> May 1943, .at site 500 ft downstream at different daturas (datura changed in March 

1939).

Average discharge. 27 years (1930-37, 1939-59), 17.2 cfs (12,450 acre-ft per year); 

median of yearly mean discharges, 9.0 cfs (6,500 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 598 cfs Feb. 16 (gage height, 6.30 ft); no flow 

July 8 to Sept. 30.

1930-59: Maximum discharge, 17,000 cfs (estimated) Mar. 2, 1938; no flow for periods in most years.

Cooperation.--Records furnished by Los Angeles County Flood Control District; records 

reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1564: 1935, 1944.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

0.9 

.8

.6

.6

^5

.6

.8

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.9

.9

1.1

1.7

2.5

3.0

2.8

2.3

2.2

1.9

1.7

1.7

38.3

1.24

76

Nov.

1.9 

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

3.0

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.4

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.8

3.8

3.9

4.1

9Z.1

3.07

183

Dec.

4J.

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.7

.7

.7

4.7

4.7

4.9

4.9

4.7

4.7

137.9

4.45

274

Jan.

4.7 

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

18

TT

7.5

6.3

6.1

6.8

7.0

6.8

6.5

6.3

5.8

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.4

5.2

4.9

4.7

4.3

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.3

181.4

5.85

360

Feb.

4.5 

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.3

1^1

4.1

5.6

6.1

5.2

18

15

11

9.8

9.6

163

142

52

37

32

29

25

22

20

19

20

22

25

-

718.8

25.7

1,430

Mar.

29 

30

32

31

29

26

25

24

22

21

20

19

18

17

17

15

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

12

11

11

11

10

To

561

18.1

1,110

Apr.

IT

11

11

11

11

11

11

10

9.3

8.6

7.9

7.2

6.8

6.5

6.5

6.3

6.3

6.1

5.8

5.6

5.2

4.9

4.7

5.2

11

9.8

8.2

7.7

6.5

Z44.1

8.14

484

May

fi6 .1

6.1

5.8

5.4

4.9

4.7

4.3

4.1

3.6

3.2

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.3

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.3

2.0

2.0

1.9

1 .9

101.4

3.27

201

June

1.6 

ITS

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

.9

.8

.6

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

'.2

.2

.2

.Z

.1

TT

.1

.1

17.2

0.57

34

July

H

1

1

1

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.7

0.02

1.4

Aug.

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1958 : Max 521 Mln 0.4 Mean 38.0 Ac-ft 27,510

Water year 1958-59 : Max 163 Mln o Mean 5.73 Ao-ft 4,150
lb" ANTELOPE VALLEY

2646. Oak Creek near Mojave, Calif.

Location.--Lat 35°03'00", long 118°21'25", in NW£ see.15, T.ll N., R.14 W. , on upstream 

right wingwall of culvert, 100 ft downstream from unnamed tributary, 0.1 mile west 

of Junction of Oak Creek and Willow Springs Roads, and 10.5 miles west of Mojave.

Drainage area. 15.8 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1957 to September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 4,100 ft (from 

topographic map).

Extreme^.--Maximum discharge during year, 9.2 cfs Jan. 6 (gage height, 1.19 f':); no flow 

July 17 to Sept. 30.

1957-59: Maximum discharge, 22 cfs Apr. 18 (gage height, 1.51 ft); no flow at 

times each year.

Remarks.--Records good.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.54 

.6 

.7

0.9

1.0

1.1

1.0

3.8 

5.9

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

H

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

3O

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

*.8

.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.9

1.0

25. 9

0.84

51

Nov.

0.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

1.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.0

+ .0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

29.9

1.00

59

Dec.

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.1

TT

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

32.4

1.05

64

Jan.

.1

.1

~.0

.1

* .9

.2

.0

.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.6

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

55.7

1.80

110

Feb.

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.8

2.7

*2.0

1.9

1.9

2.0

Z.9

2.4

2.2

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.8

-

54.5

1.95

108

Mar.

.8

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

* .6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

.6

.5

.5

.6

.6

.5

.5

53.1

1.71

105

Apr.

.ji

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.4

.4

.2

.1

.1

.0

41.0

1.37

81

May

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.2

*1.2

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

_._7

27.8

0.90

55

June

0.7

.7

.7

*.6

.5

.5

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

*.2

10.8

0.36

21

July

0.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

1.9

0.06

3.8

Aug.

(*)

0

0

o

Sept.

(*)

0

0

0

Calendar year 1958: Max 16 Min 0.1 Mean 2.38 Ac-ft 1,720

Water year 1958-59: Max 3.9 Min O Mean 0.91 Ac-ft 658

Peak discharge (base, 10 cfs).--No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Aug. 7 to Sept. 20; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge 

measurements and weather records.
MONO LAKE BASIN 153

2870. Mono Lake near Mono Lake, Calif.

Location. Lat 38°00', long 119° 

south of town of Mono Lake.

, in NEij sec.31, T.2 N. , R.26 E., on west bank 1 mile

Records available. June 1912 to September 1959. Records prior to September 1934 are 

published in WSP 765.

Gage. Staff gage or reference point. Datum of gage is 6,410.73 ft above mean sea level, 

Tat urn of 1929. Prior to Oct. 2, 1945, at datum 20.07 ft lower. Gage readings have 

been reduced to elevations above mean sea level.

Extremes.--1912-59: Maximum elevation observed, 6,428.1 ft July 18, 1919; minimum 

observed, 6,399.84 ft Sept. 25, 1959.

Cooperation.--Records furnished by city of Los Angeles, Department of Water and Power. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 765: 1912-33. WSP 1284: 1952.

Elevation, in feet, wate October 1958 to Septembe

Date

Oct. 3

10

17

24

31

Nov. 7

14

21

26

Dec. 5

12

19

24

31

Jan. 8

19

23

Elevation

6,401.55

6,401.53

6,401.45

6,401.34

6,401.34

6,401.31

6, 401.^0

6,401.19

6,401.19

6,401.20

6,401.20

6,401.19

6,401.21

6,401.18

6,401.21

6,401.21

6,401.23

Date

Jan. 30

Feb. 6

13

20

27

Mar. 6

13

20

Apr. 2

10

17

24

May 1

8

 15

22

29

Elevation

6 401.21

6 401.24

6 401.28

6 401.38

6 401.39

6 401.41

6 401 . 47

6 401.46

6 401.51

6 401.56

6 401.56

6 401.54

6 401.52

6 401.51

6 401 . 41

6 401.38

6 401.32

Date

June 5

12

19

26

July 3

10

17

24

31

Aug. 7

14

21

28

Sept. 4

11

18

25

Elevation

6 401.31

6 401.27

6 401.22

6 401. 1O

6 301.04

6 401.02

6 400.87

6 400.80

6 400.71

6 400.58

6 400.45

6 400.31

6 400.2?

6 40O.O?

6 400.06

6 399. 8E

6 399.84

WALKER LAKE BASIN 

2885. Walker Lake near Hawthorne, Nev.

Location ( revised ) . Lat 38°35'05", long 118°42'15", in NEjjNEi sec. 2, T.8 N. , R.29 E. , 

51 miles northwest of Hawthorne.

Records available. --August 1928 to September 1959. Occasional readings prior to August 

1928.

~~Gage. Bench mark, at U. S. Naval Depot, 4,053.41 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 

Extremes. --1928-59: Maximum elevation observed, 4,051.8 ft Mar. 13, 1928 (Indian Service); 

minimum observed, 3,987.78 ft Sept. 2, 1959.

An elevation of 4,078.0 ft, 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, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Dec. 1. .... 3,989.77

Feb. 4..... 3,989.40

Mar. 6..... 3,989.40

Apr. 3..... 3,989.53

June 25..... 3,989.12

July 2..... 3,988.77

Aug. 6..... 3,988.35

Sept. 2..... 3,987.78
154 WALKER LAKE BASIN

2890. Virginia Creek near Bridgeport, Calif.

Location. Lat 38°11'30", long 119°12'30", near center of W^ sec.22, T.4 N., F.25 E., on 

right bank If miles downstream from Clearwater Creek, 3 miles upstream from mouth, 

and 4j miles southeast of Bridgeport.

Drainage area. 64 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1953 to September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,700 ft (from topographic nap).

Average discharge. 6 years, 16.2 cfs (11,730 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 76 cfs Apr. 4 (gage height, 4.30 ft); minimum, 

1.7 cfs Aug. 29, Sept. 1.

1953-59: Maximum discharge, 1,300 cfs Dec. 23, 1955 (gage height, 8.40 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 170 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; 

minimum, 1.5 cfs July 8, 1954.

Remarks.--Records good. Flow partly regulated by Virginia Lakes and other lakes near 

headwaters. Diversions for irrigation of about 3,000 acres above station.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of Ice effect I 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

3.1 

5.2

3.3

3.4

1.2 

2.2 

4.0 

6.5

3.5

3.6 

4.0

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

12

11

10

9.7

9.7

10

10

10

10

9.7

11

11

11

11

 11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

12

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

346.1

11.2

686

Nov.

12

12

12

12

12

13

13

13

13

13

14

14

15

15

13

b!3

bll

15

16

M5

15

14

14

14

14

15

14

12

12

bll

401

13.4

79b

Dec.

13

13

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

12

11

11

13

13

12

11

*12

13

13

12

11

12

12

11

b8.1

12'

12

378.4

12.2

751

Jan.

b!2

blO

b8. 5

b9.7

12

11

12

14

15

15

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

11

*11

12

12

12

13

11

13

11

b9.3

blO

b7.7

371.2

12.0

736

Feb.

11

bll

blO

12

12

11

11

bll

bll

11

b9.3

blO

blO

b!4

16.

16

14

15

14

b!3

13

b!2

b!2

b!2

*b!2

12

12

12

-

339.3

12.1

673

Mar.

12

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

14

14

14

15

18

16

16

16

16

18

16

17

18

18

*18

15

14

15

14

15

16

17

21

476

lb.4

944

Apr.

27

27

34

43

44

40

31

*25

23

23

23

23

21

18

18

17

16

16

15

15

15

15

*15

16

16

21

18

16

15

16

662

22.1

1,310

May

15

15

15

14

12

11

11

9.3

9.7

9.7

10

11

14

15

15

14

14

13

13

*12

9.7

15

20

IB

14

10

10

8.9

7.7

err

8.1

382.2

12.3

758

June

7.7

6.5

8.1

8.9

9.7

12

14

12

11

11

12

11

12

11

11

11

10

8.9

8.9

8.5

9.3

8.5

*7.7

7.1

6.2

6.2

5.9

5.3

5.0

AJi

271.0

9.03

538

July

4.2

378

4.0

4.2

4.0

3.8

3.6

3.8

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

2.8

3.0

2.8

4.2

4.0

2.3

2.1

2.3

2.8

3.2

»3.4

3.4

3.0

2.2

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.2

2.6

98.4

3.17

195

Aug.

2.4

2.3

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.6

2.4

2.6

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.8

*3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.4

1.9

2.0

2.0

80.4

2.59

159

Sept.

2.0

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.6

2.6

2.6

3.0

3.2

*3.0

3.0

3.2

3.4

8.2

14

6.5

7.1

7.1

7.1

6.8

6.8

6.5

6.2

6.2

6.5

.--&.&

140.1

4.67

278

Calendar year 1958: Max 156 Mln 7.1 Mean 24.9 Ac-ft 18,000

Water year 1958-59: Max 44 Mln 1.9 Mean 10.8 Ac-ft 7,820

Peak discharge (base, 50 cfs).--Apr. 4 (8 p.m.) 76 cfs (4.30 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice
WALKER LAKE BASIN 155

2895. Green Creek near Bridgeport, Calif.

Location. Lat 38°10'25", long 119°14'00", in NE^SE^ sec.29, T.4 N., R.25 E., on right 

bank 130 ft downstream from county road bridge and 5% miles south of Bridg3port.

Drainage area. 19.4 sq mi.

Records available. October 1953 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,850 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 6 years, 29.4 cfs (21,280 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 73 cfs June 14 (gage height, 2.42 f;); maximum 

gage height, 2.59 ft Feb. 13 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 3.7 cfs 

Nov. 14, 19.

1953-59: Maximum discharge, 307 cfs Dec. 23, 1955, from rating curve extended above 

220 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow and logarithmic plotting; 

maximum gage height, 3.46 ft Feb. 2, 1956 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 

3.7 cfs Nov. 17, 1955, Nov. 14, 19, 1959, but may have been less during periods of ice 

effect.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Flow 

regulated by West, Green, East, Summit, and other lakes.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.5

1.6

1.7

3.5 

5.0 

8.0

2.0 

Z.2 

2.5

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

12

TT

11

11

10

10

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.2

9.2

8.8

8.4

8.4

*7.7

7.7

7.4

7.1 7~.X

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.4

7.4

8.0

8.0

7.7

7.4

7.1

7.1

263.3

8.49

522

Nov.

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

6.8

7.4

8.4

77T

8.0

8.4

7.1

b7

b6

bT

b8

*7.7

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.1

6.2

b6

b6

216.0

7.20

428

Dec.

b7

7.1

7TT

7.1

7.1

6.5

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

5.3

b5

b5.5

6.2

5.9

5.9

b5.5

 5.9

6.2

6.5

5.3

b5.5

6.8

b6. 5

5.9

b6

b6

b5.5

b5.5

190.0

6.13

377

Jan.

b5.5

b5.5

b5

b5

b6. 5

b6.5

b7

b8

10

11

12

IT

11

b9.5

10

9.2

8.4

B.4

7.7

b7.5

»b8

8.0

7.1

7.1

7.1

b7

b7

7.1

b6. 5

b6

b6

241.6

7.79

479

Feb.

b6

b6

b6

b6. 5

b7

b6. 5

6.2

b6

be

b6

b5.5

b5.5

b5

bS

blO

b20

b57J

11

11

blO

bio

blO

blO

*b9

b8.5

8.0

8.0

7.7

239.4

8.55

475

Mar.

7.7

77T

8.0

be

be

e.4

e.4

b8

8.8

8.8

b8.5

9.6

10

10

b9

b9

10

10

10

10

11

11

 11

10

10

11

11

12

12

12

12

300.9

9.71

597

Apr.

16

T5

19

22

25

25

25

22

21

21

22

24

24

23

23

23

22

22

22

21

22

24

26

*27

29

29

27

27

2S.

3£

711

23.7

1,410

May

42

32

29

27

25

25

24

25

27

28

33

40

48

45

46

44

41

39

36

*35

34

36

35

32

31

31

30

29

31

31

33

1,047

33.8

2,060

June

36

41

46

50

54

64

66

64

64

63

62

66

68

55

64

60

56

54

56

54

56

59

*62

59

54

51

48

42

37

34

1,658

55.3

3,290

July

33

33

32

32

31

29

27

26

25

24

24

25

31

34

43

43

42

41

40

36

37

35

34

*33

32

30

29

28

27

25

25

9S8

31.9

1,960

Aug.

24

22

22

28

27

25

23

22

18

16

15

14

14

12

12

11

10

9.2

9.2 *8.8

7.7

7.4

6.8

7.1

6.5

6.2

5.6

5.9

5.6

-i 4 .8 y

4 .8

410.6

13.2

814

Sept.

4.8

4.4

4.6

±4

472

.2

.2

.4

.6

.8

5.6

6.8

7.1

 8.0

8.0

7.1

6.5

9.4

28

5T

16

15

14

14

13

12

13

13

12

12

285.9

9.53

567

Calendar year 1958: Max 203 Min 5 Mean 38.2 Ac-ft 27,630

Water year 1958-59: Max 68 Min 4.2 Mean 17.9 Ac-ft 13,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
156 WALKER LAKE BASIN

2900. Summers Creek near Bridgeport, Calif.

Location. Lat 38°09'15", long 119<>15'30", in NWjNE^ sec.6, T.3 N., R.25 E. , 1\ miles 

southwest of Bridgeport.

Drainage area.--12.6 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1953 to November 1959 (discontinued).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 7,100 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge.--6 years, 5.92 cfs (4,290 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during period October 1958 to November 1959, 18 cfs 

Apr. 1 (gage height, 2.82 ft); minimum, 0.4 cfs Sept. 1.

1953-59: Maximum discharge, 690 cfs Dec. 23, 1955 (gage height, 5:95 f, in gage 

well, 6.2 ft from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 58 cfs on basis of 

slope-area measurement of peak flow; minimum, that of Sept. 1, 1959.

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

Plow partly regulated by Tamarack Lake, several smaller lakes, and a transarea diversion to Twin Lakes. Diversions for irrigation of about 160 acres above station.

Rating table, Oct. 1, 1958, to Nov. 18, 1959 (gage height, 

In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.39 

2.5

0.75 

2.9

5.7 

9.7

Discharge cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.1

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

*3.1

3.1

3.1

2.9

2.9

2.9

3.1

3.4

3.4

3.4

5.6

3.6

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.4

3 4

101.8

3.28

202

Nov.

3.4

3.1

371

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.6

3.4

3.6

3.6

3.9

*3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.6

3.6

3.6

108.7

3.62

216

Dec.

3.6

376

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.4

374

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

*3.4

3.4

3.6

3.4

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.4

3.6

3.6

3.6

109.4

3.53

217

Jan.

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.9

3.9

4.2

4.2

4.2

5.4

6.0

5.1

5.4

5.4

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

4.8

4.2

*4.5

4.2

4.2

4.2

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.4

3.4

3.1

3.1

134.8

4.35

267

Feb.

3.1

2.9

3 4

374

3.4

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.4

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

a3.1

a3.1

*3.1

2.9

2.9

3.1

3.1

 ---

87.4

3.12

173

Mar.

3.1

37T

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.4

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.9

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.5

4.8

4.8

4.8

5.1

5.4

*4.8

4.5

4.2

4.5

4.8

5.4

5.1

6.3

-Lli

132.3

4.27

262

Apr.

9.2

7.9

7.5

7.9

7.9

7.5

7.1

*6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.0

6.0

5.7

5.4

5.4

5.1

4.8

4.8

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

*4.5

4.8

5.7

5.1

4.8

4.5

4.5

175.3

5.84

348

May

4.5

4.2

4.5

4.2

3.9

3.9

3.6

3.6

3.6

5.4

3.4

3.6

4.2

4.2

3.9

3.9

3.6

3.6

3.6

*3.9

4.2

5.4

57T

4.8

4.5

4.2

4.2

3.9

3.6

3.6

3.4

124.2

4.01

246

June

3.4

3.1

2 .9

2 .9

2.9

3.1

3.4

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.6

3.9

4.5

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.5

5.1

5.4

5.7

5.4

*5.1

5.4

5.7

6.3

673

5.1

2.3

2.9

128.5

4.28

255

July

3.4

3.1

3.6

3.4

3 .4

3.6

4.8

475

4.5

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

3.9

4.2

3.9

3 .6

2.7

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.7

2.1

*1.5

1.1

1.1

1.1

.9

79

.9

1.5

86.7

2.80

172

Aug.

2.1

T73

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.3

1.3

1.7

1.5

1.5

1 .3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.1

1.3

1.3

.9

1.1

*1.3

1 .1

.9

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

.9

.9

.9

.9

.1°

37.0

1.19

73

Sept.

0.8

'.B

.8

.8

.8

.8

.9

.9

1.1

1.3

1.3

1.3

*1 1

1.3

1.5

2.5

6.3

a5.0

a4.0

a3.5

3.1

2.7

2.5

2.3

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

58.7

1.96

116

Calendar year 1958: Max 42 Min 2.5 Mean 8.33 Ac-ft 6,030

Water year 1958-59: Max 9.2 Min 0.8 Mean 3.52 Ac-ft 2,550

Peak discharge (base, 20 cfs). No peak above base

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

Oct.

a2

a2

a2

a2

a2

al.8

Nov.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

Day

7

8

9

10

11

12

Oct.

al.8

al.8

al.8

al.8

al.8

al.8

Nov.

2.

2.

2 .

2.

2.

2.

Day

13

14-

15

16

17

18

Oct.

al.8

al.8

al.8

*1.7

1.7

1.9

Total. ....

Nov.

2.

2 i

2.

2.

2.

*2.

Day

19

20

21

22

23

24

Oct.

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.1

2.1

2.1

Nov.

_

_

_

_

.

-

Day

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Mean ....................................... . . . . ...............................

Runoff in acre-feet ................................................................

Oct.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

119

Nov.

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

.

-

Peak discharge (base, 20 cfs). No peak above bas

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage
WALKER LAKE BASIN 157

2905. Robinson Creek at Twin Lakes outlet, near Bridgeport, Calif.

Location. Lat 38°10'20", long 119°19'25", in SE^SE^ sec.28, T.4 N. , R.24 E. , on left 

bank a quarter of a mile downstream from Twin Lakes and 8 miles southwest of Bridgeport .

Drainage area. 34.7 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1953 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 7,050 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 6 years, 58.4 cfs (42,280 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum daily discharge during year, 136 cfs June 15 (gage height, 2.96 ft); 

minimum daily, 3.9 cfs Nov. 11.

1953-59: Maximum discharge, 445 cfs June 29, 1956 (gage height, 4.35 ft); no flow 

for many days in 1954-55, 1958.

Maximum discharge known, 660 cfs June 21, 1911 (gage height, 5.2 ft), at site 

Z\ miles downstream.

Remarks.--Records excellent. Flow regulated by Twin Lakes.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.2 3.9 2.5 83

1.6 19 3.0 141

2.0 41

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ae-ft

Oct.

29

29

29

29

29

29

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

26

21

13

12

I?

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

674

21.7

1,340

Nov.

12

12

12

11

11

6.6

6.0

6.0

5.4

4.2

3.9

T3

7.O

9.4

9.0

10

12

14

15

*16

17

18

19

20

23

20

20

20

19

19

378.7

12.6

751

Dec.

19

19

20

20

20

19

18

19

18

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

*17

17

17

18

18

19

19

19

20

18

17

17

16

557

18.0

1,100

Jan.

16

16

14

16

19

22

22

20

23

24

24

24

24

24

22

22

22

20

20

19

*18

18

18

20

21

20

20

20

19

16

16

619

20.0

1,230

Feb.

15

T5

15

15

15

17

17

18

19

22

33

31

28

26

25

34

34

32

29

26

25

20

22

20

*20

20

19

19

-

631

22.5

1,250

Mar.

18

18

18

18

11

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

19

17

17

17

18

18

17

17

18

20

20

*18

18

19

19

20

20

24_

18

562

18.1

1,110

Apr.

18

18

57

~96 102

94

93

92

90

88

87

85

83

83

83

88

91

89

87

85

85

83

*81

79

78

77

75

73

72

71

2,383

79.4

4,730

May

70

70

70

70

69

68

67

66

65

63

63

64

65

68

70

70

70

70

*71

81

93

93

91

90

87

85

84

82

79

77

2,309

74.5

4,580

June

76

77

78

81

84

88

96

106

111

118

123

127

129

133

156

134

134

133

132

132

131

*131

131

131

127

124

122

120

117

114

3,476

116

6,890

July

Toe" 110

104

101

98

95

92

89

86

81

78

76

74

72

71

70

69

67

65

65

64

64

*63

62

64

71

74

76

78

79

81

2,445

78.9

4,850

Aug.

82

81

81

82

81

82

83

82

80

78

76

74

71

69

66

63

60

54

*50

46

42

38

36

34

33

32

31

28

27

26

24

1,792

57.8

3,550

Sept.

24

24

22

21

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

18

17

17

*16

IT

20

21

22

22

23

24

26

29

31

32

33

34_

673

22.4

1,330

Calendar year 1958 : Max 371 Mln 0 Mean 75.4 Ac-ft 54,560

Water year 1958-59 : Max 136 Mln 3.9 Mean 45.2 Ac-ft 32,710

Discharge measurement made this day.
158 WALKER LAKE BASIN

2915 (Corrected). Buckeye Creek near Bridgeport, Calif.

Location. Lat 38°14'20", long 119°19'30", in NE^NE^ sec. 4, T.4 N., R.24 E., on right 

bank at Buckeye Hot Springs, 0.6 mile downstream from Eagle Creek and 5£ iriles southwest of Bridgeport.

Drainage area . 45 sq mi, approximately.

Records available . November 1910 to September 1914 (fragmentary), October 1£53 to September 1959.

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,900 ft (from topographic map).

November 1910 to September 1914 staff gage at site half a mile downstream at different 

datum.

Average discharge .--7 years (1911-12, 1953-59), 58.9 cfs (42,640 acre-ft per year).

Extremes . - -Maximum discharge during year, 201 cfs June 6 (gage height, 2.88 ft); minimum, 

8.8 cfs Jan. 2,3, but may have been less during periods of ice effect.

1953-59: Maximum discharge, 700 cfs Dec. 23, 1955 (gage height, 4.00 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 360 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; 

minimum, 4.7 cfs Mar. 14, 1955, result of freezeup.

Flood of June 21, 1911, reached an observed stage of 4.8 ft (discharge not determined), site and datum then in use.

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

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.5 

1.7 

2.0

2.3

2.7

S3

159

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

30

29

29

29

29

28

28

28

27

27

27

26

26

*26

26

26

25

25

25

25

24

25

25

25

25

24

24

24

24

'23" 23 

807

26.0

1,600

Nov.

23

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

li

24

22

23

24

21

b21

b21

b21

*b22

22

22

22

21

21

22

22

21

19

IS

19

652

21.7

1,290

Dec.

20

20

21

CT

20

20

19

19

19

19

19

19

18

18

20

18

18

18

*17

18

18

18

16

IB

18

18

18

blB

blB

blB

18

577

18.6

1,140

Jan.

19

16

blTJ

b!9

b!9

b20

20

21

32

27

23

23

21

19

19

19

19

19

18

*17

big

18

18

18

18

b!7

18

17

b!9

b!9

b!9

606

19.5

1,200

Feb.

b!9

19

b20

21

17

17

17

b!9

b!8

b20

blB

b!8

b!7

blB

32

34

32

21

19

blB

blB

blB

b!6

b!6

*blB

IB

IB

19

555

19.8

1,100

Mar.

19

21

22

22

21

22

22

24

25

25

25

27

29

29

29

29

30

29

29

30

32

32

29

*27

26

27

27

28

27

29

821

26.5

1,630

Apr.

37

43

46

55

63

64

62

55

52

54

57

62

59

58

57

56

56

53

53

58

61

65

*70

72

79

68

59

62

73

94_

1,803

60.1

3,580

May

113

76

64

58

S7_

57

57

68

76

86

110

133

144

TT9

123

108

103

96

*86

83

80

77

65

63

61

68

63

69

75

79

91

2,608

84.1

5,170

June

103

119

125

131

141

150

T23

123

123

117

121

131

137

127

113

101

96

96

96

94

97

*101

91

86

82

79

70

65

61

57_

3,156

105

6,260

July

57

58

59

57

53

49

45

43

42

42

42

42

43

42

40

38

37

36

36

36

33

33

*34

32

31

30

29

28

26

26

25.

1,224

39.5

2,430

Aug.

24

24

23

22

21

21

21

21

21

21

19

18

18

18

18

17

17

17

*17

16

16

16

16

16

16

15

15

14

14

14

14

560

18.1

1,110

Sept.

14

14

13

T3

13

13

13

13

13

13

14

16

16

16

16

15

*14

34

77

42

32

30

29

26

24

25

24

22

21

21

646

21.5

1,280

Calendar year 1958: Max 422 Mln 11 Mean 82.2 Ac-ft 59,510

Water year 1958-59: Max 150 Mln 13 Mean 38.4 Ac-ft 27,790

Peak discharge (base, 100 cfs).--May 1 (3 a.m.) 141 cfs (2.59 ft); May 13 (2 a.m.) 1£8 cfs 

(2.79 ft); June 6 (12:50 a.m.) 201 cfs (2.88 ft); Sept. 19 (12 m.) 101 cfs (2.42 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
WALKER LAKE BASIN 

2920. Swager Creek near Bridgeport. Calif.

159

Location. Lat 38°17'00", long 119°17'50", in SE^NW^ sec.23, T.5 N., R.24 E., on right 

bank three-quarters of a mile downstream from Yaney Canyon and 4 miles northwest of 

Bridgeport.

Drainage area.--53 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. June 1911 to September 1915 (fragmentary), October 1953 to September

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,620 ft, revised (from topographic 

map). June 1911 to September 1915 staff gages at approximately same site at different 

daturns.

Average discharge. 6 years (1953-59), 13.0 cfs (9,410 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 35 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 2.46 ft); maximum 

gage height, 2.97 ft Feb. 13 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 1.4 cfs Aug. 1.

1911-15, 1953-59: Maximum discharge, 585 cfs Dec. 23, 1955 (gage height, 6.24 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 175 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak 

flow; no flow Apr. 20, 1912.

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

sions for irrigation of about 1,000 acres above station.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Diver1.7

1.8

1.9

1.3 

2.8 

5.2

2.0 

2.2 

2.5

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ae-ft

Oct.

9.1

B!I 9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1 

9.1

9.6

10

10

10

*9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

10

10

10

10

10

10

11

11

11

11

11

10

10

304.5

9.82

604

Nov.

9.6

10

10

10

10

12

13

14 

TJ

14

14

12

12

13

8.3

b7.0

b6.0

bSTo" *lo

11

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

9.1

10

10

330.0

11.0

655

Dec.

11

IT

11

11

11

11

11

11 

11

11

11

11

10

9.6

10

11

11

11

*10

10

10

11

10

9.6

10

10

10

9.1

b8.3 1C~

10

322.6

10.4

640

Jan.

11

10

b7.0

bTTO"

8.7

b7.0

b7.0

9.1

12

IS

12

12

12

bll

12

12

12

12

11

 9.1

10

11

11

12

11

9.6

11

11

blO

10

b8.0

320.5

10.3

636

Feb.

10

15

blO

12

12

11

11

11 

blO

11

12

blO

blO

bll

13

13

13

13

13

b!2

13

12

bll

 toll

bll

bll

12

13

-

322

11.5

639

Mar.

13

13

13

13

13

14

14

14 

14

14

14

15

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

17

17

*16

16

16

18

18

20

19

22

22

493

15.9

978

Apr.

24

23

23

25

26

28

25

*22 

22

22

22

19

13

14

14

14

14

12

12

13

13

13

*13

13

14

16

14

13

11

9.1

516.1

17.2

1,020

May

7.5

7.5

9.1

10

10

9.6

9.6

9.1

9.1

8.7

8.3

10

10

8.7

8.3

8.3

7.1

*7T5

7.5

8.7

11

11

12

10

14

T2

111111

10

296.3

9.56

588

June

9.6

^J7

8.3

6.4

6.1

6.4

6.1

5.8

5.2

5.2

4.2

3.9

3.7

3.5

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

*3.2

3.2

3.5

3.2

2.8

2,6

2.4

2.4

2 3

132.2

4.41

262

July

9 &. ftl

2.4

2.3

2.4

2.3

2.1

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.7

1 . 7

 1.7

1.7

1.8

2.1

2.3

1.7

1.7

1.7

1 .8

60.4

1.95

120

Aug.

1.7

1.8

1.5

T7T

1.8

1.

1.

lt'

Z\_ .

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

 1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

53.5

1.73

106

Sept.

1.7

T77

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.9

1.9

2.1

2.1

 1.9

2.1

2.3

2.8

3.2

3.9

3.5

3.7

3.9

4.2

3.9

3.5

3.5

3.7

4.9

5.8

6.1

86.6

2.89

172

Calendar year 1958: Max 143 Min 5.0 Mean 24.9 Ac-ft 18.O4O

Water year 1958-59: Max 28 Min 1.5 Mean 8.87 Ac-ft 6,420

Peak discharge (base. 25 efs). Mar. 50 (4 p.m.) 55 efs (2.46 ft); Apr. 6 (8 p.m.) 54 cfs (2.46 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
160 WALKER LAKE BASIN

2925. Bridgeport Reservoir near Bridgeport, Calif.

Location. Lat 33°19'30", long 119°12'50", In SE^MEi sec.34, T.6 N. , R.25 E. , at Bridgeport Dam on East Wilker River, 4-| miles north of Bridgeport.

Drainage area.--362 sq mi.

Records available.--March 1926 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1314.

Gage.--Float gage read once daily. Datum of gage is at mean sea level.

Remarks.--Reservoir is formed by earth-fill, rock-faced d

Cooperation. Elevations and capacity table furnished by Walker River Irrigation District. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1180: 1949.

Capacity table, water year 1958-59 (elevation, In feet, 

and contents, In acre-feet)

6,435

6,437

6,440

6,444

2,920

4,050

6,240

10,2OO

6,448

6,452

6,456

6,461

15,470

22,580

31,570

45,490

 ater year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

(t)

(*)

Oct.

24,140

23, 830

23,620

23,410

23,200

23,000

22,790

22,480

22,290

22,290

22,090

21,990

21,890

21,890

11,700

21,700

21,700

21,600

21,500

21,400

21,400

21,400

21,400

21,500

21,500

21,600

21,700

21,700

21,800

21,890 

21,990

6,451.69

-2,570

Nov.

22,090

22,190

22,290

22,380

22,480

22,580

22,790

22,890

22,890

23,000

23 , 100

23,310

23,410

23,520

23.R20

23,720

23,830

23,930

24,040

24,240

24,350

24,560

24,770

24,880

24,990

25,210

25,320

25,540

25,650

25,760

6,453.52

+3,770

Dec .

25,980

26,090

26,310

26,420

26,530

26,640

26,860

26,980

27,200

27,320

27,440

27,550

27,660

27,900

28,010

28,120

28,360

28,470

28,700

28,820

29,040

29,160

29,280

29,520

29,760

30,000

30,120

30,360

30,490

30,610 

30,850

6,455.68

+5,090

Jan.

30,970

31,090

31,210

31,330

31,450

31,700

31,820

32,080

32,200

32,460

32,840

33,220

33,6OO

33,730

34,110

34,240

34,380

34,640

34,770

34,900

35,170

35,300

35,570

35,700

35,830

36,100

36,360

36,500

36,630

36,760 

36,900

6,458.06

+6,050

Feb.

37, 180

37,320

37,320

37,460

37,730

37,870

38,010

38,290

38,430

38,570

38,980

39,120

39,260

39,540

39,690

39,980

40,420

0,710

0,850

1,000

1,150

1,290

1,290

1,290

41,440

41,440

41,580

41,580

-

6,459.70

+4,680

Mar.

41,580

41,580

41,580

41,580

41,580

41,580

41,580

41,580

41,880

42,020

42,170

42,310

42,610

42,610

42,920

43,070

43,220

45,520

43^370

43,370

43,370

43,370

43,070

42,920

43,070

42,920

42,920

43,070

43,070 

43,070

6,460.22

+1,490

Apr.

43,220

43,370

43 ,370

43^370

43,370

43,370

43,370

43,220

43,070

42,920

42,920

42,760

42,760

42,610

42,310

42,170

41,880

41,580

41,290

41,150

40,850

40,560

40,270

39,980

39,830

39,690

39,400

39,260

38,980

38,840

6 ,458.76

-4,230

May

38,710

38, 290

38,010

37,870

37,590

37,460

37,180

37,040

36,900

36,630

36,500

36,230

36,100

35,960

35,700

35,440

35,170

34,77O

34,380

34,110

33,730

33,600

33,350

33,220

33,220

33,090

32,970

32,840

32,590

32,590 

32,460

6,456. ?5

-6,380

June

32,460

32,330

32,080

31,820

31,570

31,330

31,210

30,970

30,730

30,490

30,240

30,000

29,760

29,640

29,520

29,280

29,160

28,930

28,700

28,470

28,240

28,120

27,900

27,780

27,550

27,320

27,090

26,860

26,750

26,550

6,453.83

-5,930

July

26,310

25,980

25,760

25,540

25,320

25,210

24,880

24,660

24,450

24,240

23,930

23,720

23,410

23,200

22,890

22,480

22,190

21,890

21,500

21,110

20,720

20,250

19,880

19,420

19,060

18,690

18,350

17,920

17,580

17,150 

16,820

6 ,448.85

-9,710

AJg.

16,500

16,190

15,870

15,550

15,170

15,030

14,660

14,360

13,990

13,650

13,310

12,970

12,570

12,190

11,690

11,440

11,080

10,730

10,380

9,980

9,650

9,320

9,000

8,690

8,390

8,030

7,700

7,310

7,030

6,720 

6j460

6,440.23

-10,360

Sept.

6.160

5,840

5,560

5,260

5,040

4,780

4,610

4,380

4,220

4,020

3,870

3,690

3,540

3,450

3,240

3,100

3,000

2,970

2,970

3,100

3,210

3,290

3,370

3,420

3,510

3,570

3,630

3,690

3,720

3,780

6,43654

-2,680

t Elevation, In feet, at end of month. 

* Change in contents, In acre-feet.
WALKER LAKE BASIN 161

2930. East Walker River near Bridgeport, Calif.

Location. Lat 38°19'40", long 119°12'50", in SW^NE^ sec.34, T.6 N., R.25 E., on right 

bank 1,500 ft downstream from Bridgeport Reservoir, 5 miles north of Bridgeport, and 

10 miles upstream from Sweetwater Creek.

Drainage area.--3G2 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1911 to September 1914 

September 1959.

?age heights only), October 1921 to

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,400 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to Oct. 1, 1921, staff gage at site half a mile upstream at different datum. Oct. 1, 

1921, to Feb. 21. 1924, water-stage recorder at site 1 mile downstream at different 

datum. Feb. 22, 1924, to Sept. 30, 1931, water-stage recorder and Oct. 1, 1931, to 

May 25, 1939, staff gage, at present site at datum 2.34 ft lower.

Average discharge. 36 years (1922-24, 1925-59), 133 cfs_(96,290 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 259 cfs Oct. 1, 2; maximum gage height, 1.69 ft 

July 21; minimum daily discharge, 4.0 cfs Dec. 17.

1921-59: Maximum discharge, l,24u cfs Jan. 22, 1943 (gage height, 4.5 ft); minimum daily, 0.2 cfs Nov. 2-29, Dec. 1-22, 25-28, 1955, Jan. 17-25, 1956.

Remarks. Records good. Diversion for irrigation of meadow pasture lands near Bridgeport. 

Flow regulated by Bridgeport Reservoir (see preceding page). Records of chemical 

analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1959 are given in WSP 1644.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second.)

0.1 0.8 

1.0 

1.5 

1.7

61

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4,

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

256

242

226

212

212

212

212

212

184

159

156

152

152

150

*138

129

120

116

116

104

87

73

63

63

63

63

63

52

29

29

29

4,074

131

8,080

Nov.

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

27

24

24

24,

24

24

23

22

20

*20

20

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

731

24.4

1,450

Dec.

21

2T

21

21

2O

19

19

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

12

~

* . 

 .7

.7

366.1

11.8

726

Calendar year 1958: Max 813

Jan.

 ~ "

* .*

139.4

4.50

276

Feb.

4.

4.

4.

4.

4.

4.

4.

4.

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

50

70

70

70

70

*70

70

70

70

-

7O2.3

25.1

1,390

Mar.

70

as

9e

96

96

96

96

96

96

96

96

96

96

100

104

108

116

154

189

176

176

176

181

*143

120

120

100

78

76

82

78

3,486

112

6,910

Apr.

82

85

114

136

156

152

152

150

145

143

140

140

138

164

171

171

171

171

171

171

171

171

171

»171

174

171

166

150

150

164

4,582

153

9,090

May

184,

184

184-

176

161

161

159

159

159

159

159

168

194

194

204

228

228

228

228

*226

217

191

178

156

150

136" 136

136

136

136

136

5,451

176

10,810

June

154

197

194

212

226

226

226

226

226

226

226

226

226

226

226

226

220

207

207

194

191

189

*189

196

212

212

212

202

196

196

6,289

210

12,470

July

194

178

152

152

152

152

152

152

152

150

150

150

154

168

194

202

202

202

202

207

239

248

248

*239

215

212

204

191

189

189

178

5,769

186

11,440

Aug.

156

156

156

150

158

152

186

186

186

186

184

194

199

199

194

186

189

196

*194

191

181

176

171

171

178

191

189

178

171

171

168

5,523

178

10,950

Sept.

168

164

154

147

136

136

134

125

112

110

110

108

108

*100

82

78

66

61

40

i§

28

28

32

37

38

38

38

38

38

38

2,520

84.0

5,000

Min 4.0 Mean 220 Ac-ft 158, 9OO

Water year 1958-59: Max 256 Min 4.0 Mean 109 Ac-ft 78,590

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
162 WALKER LAKE BASIN

2935. East Walker River above Strosnider ditch, near Mason, Nev.

Location. Lat 38°48'50", long 119°02'50", in NW^SW^ sec.14, T.ll N., R.26 E., on right 

bank 0.8 mile upstream from head of Strosnider ditch, 12 miles southeast of Mason, 

and 13j miles southeast of Yerington.

Drainage area. 1,100 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. January 1947 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,574.10 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Oct. 24, 1957, at site 400 ft upstream at datum 0.56 ft higher.

Average discharge.--12 years, 139 cfs (100,600 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 372 cfs July 24 (gage height, 2.78 ft); minimum determined, 22 cfs,occurred sometime during period Jan. 4-20, from recorded range 

in stage.

1947-59: Maximum discharge, 1,640 cfs Dec. 24, 1955 (gage height, 6.87 ft, site 

and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 1,100 cfs by logarithmic 

plotting; minimum, 3.1 cfs Mar. 21, 1948; minimum daily, 3.4 cfs Mar. 21-24, 1948.

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

Diversions for irrigation above station. Plow regulated by Bridgeport Reservoir 

(see p. 160).

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 17 to Feb. 21, Sept. 21-30)

1.0

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

116

202

305

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

 1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

IS

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-It

Oct.

236

232

220

204

194

191

183

181

183

169

155

151

150

148

143

142

138

132

129

124

122

121

114

106

102

101

100

95

97 

82

Ii

4,519

146

8,960

Nov.

70

70

68

*67

68

69

68

68

67

67

69

68

64

63

64

63

b60

b56

62

63

60

59

59

59

59

59

58

*58

56

55

1,896

63.2

3,760

Dec.

53

54

B4

54

54

53

53

52

52

51

51

51

51

51

a48

a46

44

38

35

34

34

*35

35

34

32

32

32

32

31

30 

35

1,336

43.1

2,650

Jan.

31

30

b28

a26

a27

a30

a31

a29

a29

a30

a30

a 30

a29

a28

a28

a28

a27

a27

a26

a26

*26

26

26

27

27

26

26

26

26

cB

26

858

27.7

1,700

Feb.

26

b26

b26

' b26

27

28

27

29

b28

28

31

30

28

29

29

34

37

35

*34

33

34

67

72

74

74

25

75

75

-

1,137

40.6

2,260

Mar.

78

79

87

101

102

104

102

104

104

104

104

101

98

95

97

*97

98

101

121

155

162

169

170

174

151

129

124

113

93

84

83

3,484

112

6,910

Apr.

82

82

80

SJ

110

130

134

134

138

137

132

130

129

126

*142

150

146

148

146

142

146

142

140

142

145

138

140

135

127

*130

3,896

130

7,730

May

138

160

172

179

163

145

145

146

140

140

142

138

140

*155

150

146

165

172

178

192

196

204

191

185

170

148

132

*129

127

TSo

132

4,850

156

9,620

June

127

134

153

146

163

167

176

181

179

176

*178

181

181

179

178

179

183

m

169

165

151

146

140

135

142

146

151

156

146

*143

4,827

161

9,570

July

143

143

142

122

122

121

118

110

T56~ 106

107

110

1O6

*107

118

129

135

137

140

142

142

158

179

244

210

191

178

*174

165

160

153

4,418

143

8,760

Aug.

138

124

121

118

110

101 TOT

119

124

126

129

130

*138

14E

142

145

138

138

153

156

153

146

143

146

142

138

*142

142

138

135

13E

4,150

134

8,230

Sept.

135

137

127

119

116

106

104

107

100

 94

91

94

88

83

83

75

67

61

59

53

43

39

35

34

32

32

29

29

29

31

2,232

74.4

4,430

Calendar year 1958 : Max 814 Min 30 Mean 232 Ac-ft 167,900

Water year 1958-59: Max 244 Min 26 Mean 1O3 Ac-ft 74,58O

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, 

and records for nearby stations .

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
WALKER LAKE BASIN 

2952. West Walker River at Leavitt Meadows, near Colevllle, Calif.

163

Location. Lat 38°19'50", long 119°33'05", in NW£NW£ sec.34, T.6 N., R.22 E., on left 

bank at Leavitt Meadows Lodge, 500 ft upstream from Brownie Creek, 0.9 mile downstream 

from Leavitt Creek, and 16^ miles south of Coleville.

Drainage area. 73 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1957 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 7,111.32 ft above mean sea level (levels 

by Bureau of Reclamation).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 735 cfs May 12 (gage height, 4.32 ft); minimum, 5.8 cfs Dec. 19, but may have been less during period of ice effect.

1957-59: Maximum discharge, 1,440 cfs June 23, 1958 (gage height, 5.68 ft); minimum, 5. 2 cfs Apr. 2, 1958, result of snowblock upstream.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.1 

1.5 

1.9 

2.3 78

2.7 

3.1

4.1

134

222

645

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

28

27

26

25

24

24

23

22

22

22

20

20

*19

19

19

19

18

18

18

18

17

17

18

18

18

18

19

18

17

16 

TS.

623

20.1

1,240

Nov.

16

16

16

16

15

15

15

15

15

16

17

15

16

18

14

15

blS

17

*17

16

16

16

15

16

16

16

15

13

14

13

465

15.5

922

Dec.

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

13

14

14

14

13

12

11

12

12

*12

11

10

TT

12

12

10

bll

12

12

12

bll

b!2

b!2

b!2

384

12.4

762

Jan.

b!2

b!2

bll

blO

TT

14

bll

12

20

26

25

28

26

*b23

22

20

19

18

18

b!6

blS

16

16

16

b!6

blS

17

16

blS

blS

b!4

525

16.9

1,040

Feb.

15

15

bTS" b!4

b!5

14

14

blS

blS

b20

blS

b!4

b!4

b!4

21

32

32

26

*b26

b25

b24

b22

b22

b20

b!9

b!9

b!9

b!9

-

538

19.2

1,070

Mar.

b20

b22

b25

b25

b26

b27

28

b30

b32

b33

b34

36

41

43

41

42

45

48

*50

52

57

37

54

b50

b48

48

47

48

46

46

48

1,249

40.3

2,480

Apr.

63

OT

110

134

203

225

225

188

174

186

206

244

*241

228

214

203

206

193

195

211

228

254

283

314

318

244

200 217'

283

424

6,503

217

12,900

May

488

302

228

190

181

184

208

*258

302

388

483

586

622

532

510

442

398

348

310

294

276

244

200

174

174

219

214

241

265

290

366

9,917

320

19,670

June

438

478

514

532

560

596 478"

*460

465

452

474

524

546

496

411

362

339

348

339

339

357

344

283

254

232

214

181

160

145

134

11,455

382

22,720

July

134

136

T29~ 141

114

100

90

*80

75

74

76

78

78

76

70

63

62

60

58

55

50

48

51

48

45

43

41

38

36

34

3_2

2,215

71.5

4,390

Aug.

30" 32

28

26

24

23

23

23

24

26

*24

22

21

20

18

18

18

18

18

17

16

16

16

16

16

16

14

14

14

13

12

616

19.9

1,220

Sept.

12

12

11

10

10

10

9.7

9.7

10

*9.7

10

11

14

19

17

14

14

38

269

144

90

76

70

59

50

50

48

43

38

36

1,214.1

40.5

2,410

Calendar year 1958 : Max 1,300 Mln 9.7 Mean 225 Ac-ft 163,160

Water year 1958-59 : Max 622 Mln 9.7 Mean 97.8 Ac-ft 70,820

Peak discharge (base, 600 cfs).--May 12 (12 p.m.) 735 cfs (4.32 ft); June 5 (11 p.m.) 690 cfs 

(4.26 ft); June 15 (9 p.m.) 656 efs (4.12 ft). __________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
164 WALKER LAKE BASIN

2955. Little Walker River near Bridgeport, Calif. 

(Formerly published as East Fork West Walker River near Bridgeport)

Location. --Lat 38°21'30", long 119°26'30", in NW^NWi sec. 22, T.6 N. , R.2,3 E. , on right

bank three-quarters of a mile north of Sonora Junction, 1-j miles upstream from mouth,

and 14 miles northwest of Bridgeport.

Drainage area. --63 sq mi, approximately.

Records available . --April to August 1910, October 1944 to September 1959. Prior to October 1958, published as "East Fork West Walker River."

Gage. --Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,790 ft (from topographic map). April 

to August 1910, staff gage at site 1 mile upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. --15 years (1944-59), 51.5 cfs (37,280 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 134 cfs June 5 (gage height, 1.46 ft); maximum gage height, 1.71 ft Nov. 17 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 7.0 cfs 

Aug. 27.

1910, 1944-59: Maximum discharge, 994 cfs Dec. 23, 1955 (gage height, 2.80 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 370 cfs on basis of slope-area measurements at gage 

heights 2.60 and 2.80 ft; maximum gage height recorded, 3.63 ft Jan. 3, 194E (backwater from ice); minimum discharge recorded, 4.9 cfs Nov. 17, 1943, but may have been 

less during periods of ice effect.

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

diversions above station.

Rating table, 

height,

ater year 1958-59, exc 

in feet, and discharge,

0.4 

.6

»pt periods of Ice effect ( 

in cubic feet per second)

1.0 44

1.2 75

1.4 118

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1S59

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

27

27

27

27

25

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

*24

24

25

25

24

24

24

24

24

24

25

25

25

25

24

24

23 

?5

23

760

24.5

1,510

Nov.

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

24

24

23

24

23

b22

b23

b20 b2~3~

b26

*b24

b23

b22

b23

23

23

23

b20

b20

b20

b£2

682

22.7

1,350

Dec.

b22

b22

b21

21

21

20

b20

b!9

20

20

20

20

20

b20

b22

b21

*b21

b!9

b20

b20

20

20

b!7

b!9

19

bl8

18

bl8

b!9

b!9

bl8

614

19.8

1,220

Jan.

b!8

b!9

b!9

b!9

b23

b23

b23

b24

b25

ZT_

23

24

21

*22

20

20

21

20

b!9

bil

b!9

20

20

20

20

b20

b!9

19

bZl

b20 

bZl

646

20.8

1,280

Feb.

b23

b!9

b!8

blS

b!9

b!8

b!8

b!9

b!9

b21

b24

b26

b24

b23

b29

b29

b30

23

*23

b21

b21

b20

b!9

b20

b20

b2O

b20

b20

-

604

21.6

1,2OO

Mar.

20

20

20

b20

b20

b21

21

b22

23

23

24

24

28

27

25

26

27

29

*30

30

31

29

25

b24

b23

24

23

25

23

23

24

754

24.3

1,500

Apr.

27

32

31

35

41

41

38

33

32

35

38

41

*37

37

36

36

36

35

35

35

35

35

38

41

41

40

35

35

41

_5_1

1,103

36.8

2,190

May

60

47

47

44

40

38

40

*43

51

58

68

79

85

W

75

73

70

65

65

63

61

63

57

52

50

50

47

48

48

51

60

1,773

57.2

3,520

June

66

79

87

93

102

106

16?

*102

95

91

91

102

102

97

89

83

79

77

72

70

73

72

65

60

58

57

52

48

47

45

2,362

78.7

4,680

July

45

44

44

41

37

35

32

*31

31

30

30

29

32

31

31

28

28

28

27

27

24

21

21

19

18_

21

23

22

21

20 

20

891

28.7

1,770

Aug.

18

18

15

13

13

12

12

12

16

16

*15

15

15

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

10

9.5

8.9

11

12

11 

11

418.4

13.5

830

Sept.

11

11

11

11

12

12

12

12

12

*12

13

14

14

13

14

15

15

26

29

17

16

15

15

14

14

14

14

13

13

14

428

14.3

849

Calendar year 1958 : Max 367 Min - Mean 74.5 Ac-ft 53,930

Water year 1958-59 : Max 106 Min 8.9 Mean 30.2 Ac-ft 21,900

Peak discharge (base, 200 efs). No peak

* Discharge measurement made on 

b Stage-discharge relation affe

this day. 

;ted by ice
WALKER LAKE BASIN 165

2960. West Walker River below Little Walker River, near Coleville, Calif. 

(Formerly published as West Walker River below East Pork, near Coleville)

Location.--Lat 38°22'45", long 119°27'00", in NW^SE^ sec.9, T.6 N., R.23 E., on left 

bank 75 ft downstream from Little Walker River, 200 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. 

Highway 395, and 13 miles southeast of Coleville.

Drainage area. 182 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1938 to September 1959. Prior to October 1958, published as 

"below East Fork."

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,650 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

co Oct. 1, 1939, at site 125 ft downstream at datum 1.00 ft higher.

Average discharge.--21 years, 260 cfs (188,200 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 866 cfs May 13 (gage height, 3.42 ft); minimum, 

18 cfs Dec. 19, result of freezeup.

1938-59: Maximum discharge, 6,220 cfs Nov. 20, 1950 (gage height, 8.10 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,900 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; 

minimum, 4.0 cfs Nov. 18, 1948, result of freezeup.

Maximum discharge recorded prior to 1938, 5,800 cfs Dec. 11, 1937, by slope-area 

measurement.

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

is above diversions sxcept a few small ranch ditches. Flow very slightly regulated 

by Poor Lake Reservoir (capacity unknown) 7 miles upstream.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in nd discharge scond)

1 .2

1.6

ubie feet pe

257

430

801

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

*76

66

63

6E

60

57

57

57

56

56

55

54

54

54

54

54

54

53

53

52

52

53

54

54

55

54

55

54

52

50

52

1,732

55.9

3,440

Nov.

51

51

*50

50

49

48

48

48

47

50

51

47

50

51

42

b40

b38

b40

b50

52

51

51

50

51

51

52

49

44

45

45

1,442

48.1

2,860

Dec.

*47

47

48

48

48

47

45

44

46

45

46

45

40

37

41

43

40

40

35

37

40

41

36

35

40

39

41

38

b38

b42

44

1,303

42.0

2,580

Jan.

*45

42

b40

b40

43

46

b45

48

67

85

72

72

64

56

54

52

50

49

48

45

44

48

47

48

48

b43

b48

47

b42

b41

b43

1,562

50.4

3,100

Feb.

*b52

b52

b50

b5o

b46

48

44

47

b44

50

56

b56

bSO

b55

60

76

b85

b76

66

b60

b60

b55

b50

b47

b47

b50

b55

57

-

1,544

55.1

3,060

Mar.

*56

58

62

62

63

67

69

72

79

81

81

88

102

100

95

95

102

107

109

109

116

116

109

96

93

98

95

98

93

95

96

2,762

89.1

5,480

Apr.

*116

157

181

232

300

320

324

275

254

263

290

327

327

320

304

290

294

275

275

294

313

341

374

392

415

344

287

297

362

4_8_7_

9,030

301

17,910

May

*586

411

330

284

266

263

281

341

392

462

573

688

754

638

624

555

521

466

434

411

400

377

327

294

272

317

307

334

362

385

458

13,113

423

26,010

June

*538

600

648

*673

698

770

658

614

614

573

610

663

683

629

542

491

462

470

458

446

466

458

403

362

341

317

275

240

221

____S£3

15,126

504

30,000

July

*201

206

206

196

175

157

142

126

118

112

116

118

116

111

107

100

96

93

88

85

78

78

79

74

68

67

63

64

69

66

62

3,437

111

6,820

Aug.

61

*57

58

55

53

52

51

51

51

50

49

49

49

48

44

42

42

40

41

42

43

42

43

42

42

40

39

38

36

35

32

1,417

45.7

2,810

Sept.

*33

32

32

32

31

30

29

26

26

25

26

29

31

36

35

33

32

66

294

191

116

92

85

72

66

63

62

60

*57

56

1,798

59.9

3,570

Calendar year 1958 : Max 2,080 Min 35 Mean 364 Ac-ft E63,EOO

Water year 1958-59: Max 770 Min 25 Mean 149 Ac-ft 107,600

Peak discharge (base, 1,120 cfs).--No peak abo

* Discharge 

b Stage-dis

rement made on this day. 

relation affected by ice.
166 WALKER LAKE BASIN

2965. West Walker River near Coleville, Calif.

Location. Lat 38°30'55", long 119°27'15", in NWi;NE£ sec.28, T.8 N., R.23 E., on left 

bank a quarter of a mile downstream from Rock Creek and 5 miles southeast of Coleville.

Drainage area. 245 sq mi.

Records available. October 1902 to July 1908 (published as West Pork of Walker River 

near Coleville 1903, 1905-8, and as Walker River (West Pork) near Coleville 1904), 

March 1909 to September 1910, June 1915 to March 1938, May 1957 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,520 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to July 31, 1908, staff gage at site half a mile upstream- at different datum. Mar. 1, 

1909, to Aug. 31, 1910, staff gage and June 18, 1915, to Aug. 15, 1919, water-stage 

recorder, near present site at different daturas. Aug. 16, 1919, to Mar. 31, 1938, 

water-stage recorder at site 1,000 ft upstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--30 years (1902-7, 1909-10, 1915-37, 1957-59), 278 cfs (201,300 

acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 884 cfs May 13 (gage height, 2.76 ft); minimum, 21 cfs Dec. 29, Jan. 3, result of freezeup, but may have been less during other 

ice-affected periods.

1915-38, 1957-59: Maximum discharge, 6,500 cfs Dec. 11, 1937, from slope-area 

measurement of peak flow; minimum, 5 cfs Dec. 3, 1924, Aug. 27, 1931.

Remarks.--Records good. Station is above diversions except for a few small ranch ditches. 

Flow very slightly regulated by Poor Lake Reservoir (capacity unknown) 17 miles 

upstream. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 

1959 are given in WSP 1644.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1917 (runoff in acre-feet). WSP 1514: 1918, 1923.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect

height, In feet, and discharge ubie feet per second)

0.7 26

87

185

2.0 

2.8

370

860

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

*95

82

80

78

77

73

72

73

72

72

70

70

68

68

68

68

68

65

67

65

65

65

67

67

67

67

67

65

64

60

65

2,170

70.0

4,3OO

Nov.

62

62

»62

62

60

60

60

59

59

62

65

60

64

70

57

b59

b51

b70

73

70

67

65

64

65

64

65

62

54

56

56

1,865

62.2

3,700

Dec.

*59

59

59

60

59

57

54

54

57

56

57

56

51

48

50

54

51

51

45

48

51

54

48

45

52

50

52

46

46

48

51

1,628

52.5

3,230

Jan.

*50

b46

b44

b42

a48

a 48

aSO

a55

a70

18

93

85

80

70

67

65

62

62

60

54

b50

59

56

56

62

50

59

56

b45

bSO

b44

1,836

59.2

3,640

Feb.

»56

54

b52

56

54

52

51

52

b40

46

b36

b50

b45

b54

59

70

82

78

78

b75

72

70

a64

a60

a 60

a62

a65

a70

-

1,663

59.4

3,300

Mar.

*72

72

77

77

77

80

84

87

95

98

98

104

119

123

117

115

121

126

128

126

155

135

130

117

112

117

112

117

115

112

115

3,313

107

6,570

Apr.

*130

161

179

229

300

322

342

300

277

284

300

334

334

330

315

303

307

292

292

307

322

342

366

380

415

358

319

311

362

465

9,278

309

18 , 400

May

»614

435

354

311

292

288

296

342

395

450

578

692

797

650

650

572

530

482

440

425

415

400

350

322

300

334

326

346

375

385

445

13,591

438

26,960

June

»524

602

644

685

706

797

685

620

626

584

608

671

699

664

548

494

450

460

445

435

445

450

395

358

338

322

292

258

232

211

15,248

508

30,240

July

»215

215

222

211

192

170

155

140

130

123

123

132

130

123

119

110

106

102

95

93

85

84

87

84

77

72

67

65

75

75

68

3,745

121

7,430

Auc;.

68

*65

67

65

60

59

57

59

59

59

56

56

57

56

52

48

50

45

46

48

50

48

48

50

46

44

44

42

39

38

ii

1,615

f2.1

3,200

Sept.

»35

35

35

34

34

32

32

29

27

26

27

32

34

39

44

39

39

50

262

250

150

126

115

91

89

84

82

77

»70

68

2,087

69.6

4,140

'Calendar year 1958: Max 2,010 Mln 45 Mean 375 Ae-ft 272,200

Water year 1958-59 : Max 797 Mln 26 Mean 159 Ac-ft 115,100

Peak discharge (base, 1,120 efs).--No peak above base

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for upstream 

stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
WALKER LAKE BASIN 167

2970. Topaz Reservoir near Topaz, Calif.

Location. Lat 38°41'35", long 119°31'10", in NVf£NE£ sec.33 (revised), T.10 N., R.22 E., 

at outlet works of Topaz Reservoir, 6 miles north of Topaz.

Records available. October 1931 to September 1959.

Gage. Float and staff gages read once daily. Datum of gage is at mean sea level (levels 

b~y Walker River Irrigation District).

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 57,200 acre-ft Mar. 30, 31, Apr. 1 (elevation, 

5,004.02 ft); minimum, 3,460 acre-ft Sept. 19 (elevation, 4,974.54 ft).

1931-59: Maximum contents observed, 60,240 acre-ft June 30, 1941 (elevation, 

5,005.35 ft); minimum observed, 505 acre-ft Oct. 22-25, 1931 (elevation, 4,972.63 ft).

Remarks. Topaz Reservoir, formerly known as Alkali Lake, was formed by the diversion 

of water from West Walker River through a feeder canal and the construction of an 

outlet tunnel through a low saddle in rim of lake. Storage began Jan. 30, 1922. 

Usable capacity, 59,440 acre-ft between elevations 4,972.3 ft (lowest practical 

elevation for diversion through tunnel, bottom of outlet tunnel at elevation 4,970 

ft) and 5,005 ft (3 ft below top of levee). Capacity of reservoir increased from 

about 45,000 to 59,440 acre-ft in October 1937 by an earth-fill, rock-faced levee at 

south end. Figures given herein represent usable contents. Water is used for irrigation in Walker River Irrigation District.

Cooperation. Elevations furnished by Walker River Irrigation District.

Capacity table, water year 1958-59 (elevation, In feet, 

and contents, In acre-feet)

4,974

4,977

4,980

4,985

2,620

7,320

12,130

20,390

4,990

4,995

5,000

5,005

28,970

38,100

48,350

59,440

Contents, In acre-feet, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

(1)

(*)

Oct.

51.100

30,780

30,520

30 , 250

30,010

29,720

29,450

29,110

28,800

28,590

28,450

28,290

28,060

27,89O

27,720

27,540

27,440

27,570

27,250

27,120

27,020

26,970

26,950

26,880

26,830

26.810

26,830

26,920

27,000

27,090

27,230

4,989.00

-4,160

Nov.

27.570

27,510

27,650

27,800

27,960

28,100

28,240

28,580

28,520

28,660

28,810

29,010

29,160

29,320

29,500

29,650

29,810

29,970

30,130

30 , 320

30,520

30,750

30,940

31,150

31,570

31,560

31,760

31,940

32,120

 52 ' 300

4,991.88

+5,070

Dec.

52,480

52,680

32,870

35,050

55,240

55,420

53,600

35,780

35,960

34,140

34,320

34,510

34,690

34,870

35,060

55,190

55,370

35,560

55,730

35,900

36,070

36,230

36,440

36,690

36,880

37,070

37,280

37,490

37,670

37,860

38,060

4,994.98

+5 , 760

Jan.

58.250

38,450

38,600

38,680

38,840

59,030

39,310

39,510

39,750

40,060

40,360

40,710

40,910

41,150

41,410

41,680

41,900

42,120

42,550

42,550

42,710

42,900

43,100

43,270

43,470

43,850

44,030

44,240

44,450

44,630

44,800

4,998.32

+6,740

Feb.

44.970

45,130

45,320

45,510

45,720

45,890

46,120

46,330

46,480

46,650

46,940

47,180

47,370

47,540

47,810

48,170

48,820

49,310

49,680

49,960

50,180

50,440

50,670

50,890

51,110

51,330

51 , 550

51.770

_

5,001.58

+6,970

Mar.

51,960

52,180

52,400

52,600

52,780

53,000

53,200

53,400

53,600

53,800

53,970

54,170

54,370

54,570

54,780

54,950

55,160

55,360

55,540

55, 740

55,990

56,190

56,370

56,530

56,730

56,890

57,000

57,070

57,160

57,200

5,004.02

+5,430

Apr.

57.200

57,160

57,160

57,140

57,160

57,160

57,110

57,050

56,890

56,640

56,410

56,190

56,010

55, 760

55,470

55,160

54,820

54,440

54,170

53,660

53,290

52,910

52,600

52,250

51,920

51 , 550

51,260

50,810

50,460

 50 ' 220

5,000.87

-6,980

Hay

49.960

49,890

49,530

49,100

48,600

48,070

47,600

47,180

46,810

46,650

46,540

46,500

46,600

46,880

46,880

46,920

46,860

46,580

46,270

45,950

45,590

45,180

44 , 900

44,660

44,340

44,090

43,890

45,780

45.580

45,270

42,960

4,997.45

-7,260

June

42.550

42,510

42,120

41,980

41,940

41,960

41,980

41,960

41,900

41 , 780

41,650

41,550

41,570

41,570

41 , 550

41,290

41,050

40,750

40,510

40,220

40,050

39,830

39,630

39,230

38,720

38,270

37,860

37,510

37,090

56.610

4,994.23

-6,350

July

56,160

55,710

55,100

54,450

55,910

33,250

32,660

32,070

31,510

30,840

30 , 200

29,570

28,900

28,290

27,680

27,060

26,430

25,810

25,160

24,560

23,870

23,220

22,510

21,910

21 , 320

20,780

20,160

19,550

18,900

18, 280

17,680

4,983.38

-18,930

Aug.

17.180

16,720

16,220

15,760

15,280

14,820

14,410

14,040

13,690

13,570

13,020

12,670

12,290

11,920

11,560

11,190

10,810

10,420

10,050

9,730

9,410

9,100

8,850

8,590

8,520

8,000

7,670

7,550

7,050

6,780

6,580

4,976.53

-11,100

Sept.

6.400

6,220

5,980

5,740

5,550

5,370

5,180

4,990

4,800

4,680

4,520

4,360

4,210

4,050

3,900

3,740

3,650

3,520

5,460

3,550

3,740

3,740

3,740

3,740

3,740

3,680

3,650

3,610

3,570

3,520

4,974.58

-3,060

Calendar year 1958........................ * +18,240

Water year 1958-59........................ * -27,870

1 Elevation, In feet, at end of month. 

* Change In contents, in acre-feet.
168 WALKER LAKE BASIN

2975. West Walker River at Hoye Bridge, near Wellington, Nev.

Location. Lat 38"43'40", long 119°25'40", in KE^SE^- sec.17, T.10 N., R.23 E. , on left 

bank 20 ft upstream from Hoye Bridge, 2 miles upstream from head of Saroni Canal, 

and 4 miles southwest of Wellington.

Drainage area.--504 sq mi.

Records available.--April to August 1910 (published as West Walker River near Wellington), 

July 1920 to September 1923, March 1924 to September 1932, October 1957 to September 

1959.

Sage. --Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,980 ft (from topographic irap). April 

to August. 1910 staff gage at same site at different datum. July 1, 1920, to Sept. 30, 

1923, water-stage recorder at site 3 miles downstream (l mile downstream from Saroni 

Canal) at different datum and supplemental staff gage on Saroni Canal 1 mile downstream from head. Mar. 1, 1924, to Sept. 30, 1932, water-stage recorder at same site 

at different datum.

Average discharge.--12 years (1920-23, 1925-32, 1957-59), 215 cfs (155,700 acre-ft per 

year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 593 cfs June 6 (gage height, 4.28 ft); minimum, 

12 cfs Feb. 3, 11, 13.

1910, 1920-23, 1924-32, 1957-59: Maximum discharge, 2,180 cfs June 6, 1922; minimum, 6 cfs Dec. 19, 1925.

Remarks.--Records good. Plow regulated by off-channel storage in Topaz Reservoir (see 

preceding page) since Jan. 30, 1922. Diversions for irrigation of about 10,500 acres 

above station. Records include releases from Topaz Reservoir and all return flow 

from Antelope Valley.

Rating table, water y 

discharge

0.9 

1.1 

1.4

1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and 

n cubic feet per second)

50

2.0 

3.0 

4.3

125

308

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

207

205

205

205

204

204

211

211

196

164

160

160

159

157

155

154

114

109

106

103

*103

103

103

103

103

90

90

77

70

63

51

4,345

140

8,620

Nov.

47

45

42

*38

36

36

36

38

37

36

36

35

35

34

35

34

34

34

35

*32

26

25

24

23

22

21

20

20

19

19

954

31.8

1,890

Dec.

Is" 18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

*18

16

16

16

16

18

18

18

17

17

18

18

16

16

16

542

17.5

1,080

Jan.

16

16

20

17

19

17

16

16

17

18

18

18

17

17

16

*16

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

16

16

15

15

15

15

15

501

16.2

994

Feb.

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

16

15

15

20

16

16

15

16

23

44

*30

26

23

22

21

20

20

19

19

18

18

-

537

19.2

1,070

Mar.

18

18

18

17

M

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

*16

16

16

20

2O

21

23

23

50

56

60

61

62

78

801

25.8

1,590

Apr.

90

104

113

131

164

2O7

242

244

246

248

266

274

302

354

365

358

*360

363

375

*384

382

397

402

405

455

422

424

424

395

413

9,289

310

18,420

May

474

490

495

479

459

452

*415

393

389

391

419

481

536

522

529

518

516

509

504

502

497

479

479

450

433

393

369

*360

371

386

422

14,112

455

27,990

June

474

520

557

569

562

576

572

555

555

548

538

 522

5E9

529

520

504

477

450

*444

435

413

4O4

435

461

439

 395

375

360

356

350

14,424

481

28,610

July

358

389

4O2

395

389

371

331

337

346

*371

371

382

367

358

354

350

348

350

352

342

358

358

352

*323

310

310

312

331

337

312

283

10,849

350

21,520

Aug.

260

244

231

235

231

227

*204

184

169

169

179

179

182

182

182

191

195

188

159

152

151

147

138

139

*160

167

162

151

139

125

118

5,540

179

10,990

Sept.

120

122

120

118

112

102

97

94

*89

82

78

78

73

63

57

56

58

50

49

45

41

4O

40

47

47

46

46

47

56

51

2,124

70.8

4,210

Calendar year 1958: Max 1,820 Mln 16 Mean 339 Ac-ft 245,600

Water year 1958-59: Max 576 Mln 15 Mean 175 Ac-ft 127,000

Peak discharge (base, 7OO cfs).--No peak above ba

Discharge measurement made on this day.
WALKER LAKE BASIN 169

3000. West Walker River near Hudson, Nev.

Location.--Lat 38°48'35", long 119"13'35", In SE&SWi sec. 18, T.ll N., R.25 E., on left 

bank half a mile upstream from Wilson Canyon and 3 miles southeast of Hudson.

Drainage area.--964 sq mi.

Records available. August 1914 to March 1925, January 1947 to September 1959. August 

1914 to May 1921 published as "at Hudson."

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,670 ft (from topographic map).

Prior to May 1921, staff gage at site 2| miles upstream at different datim. May 1921 

to March 1925 water-stage recorder at approximately same site at different datum.

Average discharge.--22 years (1914-24, 1947-59), 199 cfs-(144,100 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 373 cfs May 14 (gage height, 2.20 ft); minimum, 30 cfs Sept. 1.

1914-25, 1947-59: Maximum discharge, 2,700 cfs Dec. 24, 1955 (gage height, 7.42 ft 

from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 1,700 cfs; minimum daily, 13 cfs 

Aug. 7 to Sept. 21, 1920.

Remarks.--Records excellent. Plow regulated by off-channel storage in Topaz Reservoir 

(see p. 167) since Jan. 30, 1922. Many diversions above station for irrigation. 

Station is below return flow from Irrigated areas in Smith Valley.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per ss

0.9 

1.1 

1.4 105

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

158

155

144

161

174

174

186

177

177

136

120

120

120

122

120

108

100

98

98

103

*112

122

130

130

133

120

112

112

98

89

84

3,993

129

7,920

Nov.

76

64

60

59

55

54

54

52

54

64

60

62

64

62

68

68

66

70

72

 72

62

57

57

57

55

55

54

52

52

52

1,809

60.3

3,590

Dec.

52

54

54

54

54

55

55

57

59

60

60

62

64

60

59

55

*47

45

45

45

45

50

52

50

48

48

52

52

52

50

52

1,647

53.1

3,270

Jan.

52

52

47

41

41

44

42

41

41

42

41

41

41

41

41

 41

42

41

41

40

40

41

41

40

42

44

44

42

40

41

41

1,309

42.2

2,600

Feb.

41

40

40

41

40

40

40

41

41

41

44

45

44

41

45

70

96

 89

70

62

59

55

54

54

54

52

52

50

-

1,441

51.5

2,860

Mar.

50

50

48

50

50

52

50

50

50

50

50

48

48

47

47

47

45

*42

41

41

41

42

41

44

11

37

45

44

40

37

40

1,404

45.3

2,780

Apr.

48

60

59

62

84

136

155

161

155

141

138

130

147

177

183

177

*180

183

186

192

189

209

227

213

245

263

263

255

227

216

5,061

169

10,040

May

255

266

285

278

263

266

248

223

216

213

216

252

296

*354

319

342

326

319

319

315

315

323

338

334

326

300

292

289

274

274

289

8,925

288

17,700

June

311

323

346

354

342

342

342

334

334

319

326

*323

326

338

334

319

307

300

289

281

270

259

270

285

270

255

241

230

230

223

9,023

301

17,900

July

209

203

216

223

241

237

196

177

174

192

192

199

203

 196

164

161

167

177

196

213

206

203

223

192

177

174

170

167

174

164

158

5,944

192

11,790

Aug.

136

118

118

115

115

120

120

108

94

91

84

*80

80

82

76

78

68

62

59

55

52

52

38

38

45

48

50

47

42

40

33.

2., 344

75.6

4,650

Sept.

30

35

33

35

37

36

41

45

44

44

45

38

37

*42

42

41

42

45

52

55

54

57

50

48

52

48

47

44

47

48

1,314

43.8

2,610

Calendar year 1958: Max 1,690 Mln 38 Mean 262 Ac-ft 189,800

Water year 1958-59: Max 354 Mln 30 Mean 121 Ac-ft 87,710

Peak discharge (base, 500 cfs).--No peak above

Discharge measurement made on this day.
170 WALKER LAKE BASIN

3015. Walker River near Wabuska, Nev.

Location. Lat 39°09'10", long 119°05'50", in SE^NW^ sec.20, T.15 N. , R.26 E., on left 

bank 600 ft upstream from timber bridge at Julian Ranch, if miles downstream from 

Southern Pacific Railroad bridge, 4.6 miles east of Wabuska, and 16 miles upstream 

from Weber Dam.

Drainage area.--2,600 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. July 1902 to December 1904, January 1905 to July 1908 (fragmentary), 

January 1920 to September 1934, October 1958 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,280 ft {from topographic map). 

July 22, 1902, to July 31, 1908, staff gage at site 2j miles upstream at different 

datum. Jan. 15 to July 27, 1920, staff gage; July 28, 1920, to Aug. 29, 1?22, waterstage recorder; Aug. 30 to Oct. 13, 1922, staff gage; Oct. 14, 1922, to Sept. 30, 1924, 

water-stage recorder; Oct. I, 1924, to Sept. 30, 1929, staff gage; all near present 

site at different datums; Oct. 1, 1929, to Sept. 30, 1934, water-stage recorder at site 

l| miles downstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--16 years (1902-4, 1920-24, 1925-34, 1958-59), 111 cfs {80,360 acre-ft 

per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 316 cfs Oct. 8 {gage height, 4.22 ft); minimum 

daily, 8.5 cfs Sept. 8-10.

1902-8, 1920-34, 1958-59: Maximum discharge observed, 3,280 cfs July 10, 11, 1906 

{gage height, 5.90 ft, site and datum then in use); no flow at times in 19514-25, 1931.

Revisions.--The maximum discharge for the water year 1923 has been revised to 

870 cfs May 22, 1923 (gage height, 5.68 ft), superseding figure published in WSP 570.

Remarks. Records good. Many diversions for irrigation above station. Flow regulated by 

Bridgeport Reservoir (see p. 160 ) and Topaz Reservoir {see p. 167).

Revisions.--Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the period 

Dec. 8-14, 1903, and the monthly mean discharge for January 1904, superseding those 

published in WSP 100, are given herewith:

1903 

Dec. 6

1903-Con. 

Dec. 12.,

Month

December 1903. ............... .. ........ ...

January 1 9O4 ................................. . .

Calendar year 1903. ................ ....

Water year 1903-4. ................................ .

Maximum

1,520

Minimum

1

Mean

346

Runoff In 

acre-feet

5 290

251,000

Rating table , water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 18 to Feb. 16, June 30 to July 16)

1.9

2.0 

2.3

2.6

7.0

10

24

45

3.0 

4.0 

4.3

262

320

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

304

286

298

294

308

308

304

308

296

298

284

260

*239

221

213

212

188

174

165

156

161

194

210

224

221

219

212

210

208

181

7,351

237

14,580

Nov.

172

T59

151

143

133

132

133

132

124

124

133

136

141

*144

143

146

146

146

156

161

159

151

141

154

158

154

151

149

140

136

4,348

145

8,620

Dec.

132

128

133

136

133

132

128

127

127

127

125

125

122

119

114

114

112

114

103

100

100

*104

108

106

103

102

100

100

100

102

100

3,576

115

7,090

Calendar year 1958 : Max -

Jan.

102

102

83

69

83

114

116

111

116

116

114

112

111

109

108

104

102

100

97

102

*94

98

102

97

100

104

104

106

102

104

102

3,184

103

6,320

Feb.

94

96

87

90

96

96

92

90

92

92

97

97

94

92

92

104

124

130

*151

141

141

124

132

146

148

152

159

161

-

3,210

115

6,370

Mar.

161

158

158

163

185

188

185

185

185

185

186

186

168

152

152

*156

168

168

168

176

206

204

215

T79

176

165

116

106

109

103

96

5,108

165

10,130

Apr.

92

71

61

54

51

53

88

75

72

63

58

53

57

60

62

*70

66

58

50

52

60

61

71

67

75

81

97

84

87

*75

2,024

67.5

4,010

May

54

IT

89

98

100

96

91

80

72

71

67

67

73

*76

104

92

87

80

85

92

91

100

135

167

TBT

152

128

*109

103

100

98

2,979

96.1

5,910

June

~9T 104

90

87

75

80

69

66

69

62

*73

71

73

67

65

66

67

69

65

63

58

63

60

54

61

53

50

49

50

*44

2,017

67.2

4,000

July

41

42

42

43

38

36

33

33

28

28

29

30

31

*31

32

31

28

28

24

22

22

22

22

24

23

23

22

*22

22

24

24

900

29.0

1,790

Aug.

23

24

25

21

18

17

16

14

16

18

18

18

*18

20

21

18

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

14

16

16

*14

13

14

14

12

527

17.0

1,050

Sept.

9.4

9.4

10

9.4

10

11

9.7

8.5

875

*8.5

8.8

12

15

14

14

14

16

16

16

14

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

14

...16..

364.2

12.1

722

Mln - Mean - Ac-ft -

Water year 1958-59 : Max 308 Mln 8.5 Mean 97.5 Ac-ft 70,590

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
HUMBOLDT-CARLSON SINK BASIN 

CARSON RIVER BASIN

171

3045. Silver Creek below Pennsylvania Creek, near Markleeville, Calif.

Location.--Lat 38°36'00", long 119°46'30", in SE^NEy sec.28, T.9 N., R.20 E., on left bank 

a quarter of a mile downstream from Pennsylvania Creek and 6-| miles south of 

Markleeville.

Drainage area. 20 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. December 1946 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,500 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to Aug. 3, 1954, at site 180 ft upstream at datum 3.20 ft higher. Aug. 3, 1954, to 

Sept. 16, 1957, at site 30 ft upstream at datum 1.00 ft higher.

Average discharge. 12 years (1947-59), 45.4 cfs (32,870 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 207 cfs May 12 (gage height, 2.99 ft); minimum, 

1.0 cfs Dec. 14, 19.

1946-59: Maximum discharge, 1,520 cfs Dec. 23, 1955 (gage height, 6.09 ft, site 

and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 450 cfs on basis of slopearea measurement of peak flow; minimum, 0.7 cfs Oct. 25, 27, 28, 1954.

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

Flow partly regulated by three small reservoirs (total capacity, about 1,700 acre-ft).

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.7 

.9 

1.1 

1.3 

1.5

0.6

2.0

4.4

8.4

14

1.8 

2.1 

2.4 

2.8

81

155

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

4.6

4.6

4.4

4.4

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.3

4.3

4.1

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.1

»4.3

4.4

4.4

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.0

3.7

3.3

374

129.7

4.18

257

Nov.

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

*3.4

3.3

3.3

5.3

4.4

3.8

4.6

4.4

5.0

3.8

3.8

4.6

5.7

577

5.3

5.1

4.8

4.6

4.4

4.6

4.0

*3.0

3.6

3.3

122.2

4.07

242

Dec.

4.0

378

4.0

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.4

3.6

3.6

2.9

2.2

3.3

3.4

3.1

3.0

2.5

3.0

3.3

*3.3

2.6

2.6

3.3

3.1

3.0

3.1

3.1

3.3

3.4

100.2

3.23

199

Jan.

3.6

3.4

3.3

3^2.

3.7

3.8

3.7

3.7

18

36_

17

21

14

11

10

9.7

9.4

9.2

8.4

6.9

7.1

*7.3

7.1

7.5

7.3

6.6

7.3

6.4

5.7

6.2

5. 8

273.3

8.82

542

Feb.

6.2

6.0

6.0

6.2

6.4

6.4

6.2

6.0

5.8

578

6.6

6.2

6.0

6.0

6.2

17

14

11

10

9.2

8.7

8.4

8.2

8.0

8.0

8.4

*8.9

10

-

221.8

7.92

440

Mar.

12

14

15

13

13

14

16

16

17

16

16

19

20

19

18

19

20

20

21

22

23

21

19

17

16

*17

16

16

16

16

18

535

17.3

1,060

Apr.

30

48

67

74

75

62

52

52

55

63

67

69

64

60

59

56

54

57

59

64

71

75

88

77

61

55

60

*77

123

1,911

63.7

3,790

May

107

70

57

54

BT

54

61

73

79

94

112

140

141

128

112

98

91

81

73

67

63

59

54

54

58

*58

58

60

60

63

69

2,402

77.5

4,760

June

76

87

89

89

91

97

85

76

75

74

76

80

aSO

a75

a67

a64

a60

a58

a58

a65

a55

a45

a40

a38

a35

a32

a30 a3"0~

*30

30

1,882

62.7

3,730

July

28

28

27

25

23

21

20

20

19

18

18

22

52

BT

49

35

15

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

*T2~ 12

12

12

13

36

674

21.7

1,340

Aug.

36

59

10

12

18

17

15

10

11

10

12

25

24

20

6.6

6.0

5.7

5.5

5.5

6.9

10

10

10

25

*30

23

21

20

16

11

2.3

463.5

15.0

919

Sept.

2.0

11

17

12

2.1

1.8

U.1.7

1.7

1.7

1.8

1.8

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.3

2.3

43

37

9.4

6.4

*5.7

5.1

4.4

4.1

4.0

3.8

3.7

3.4

3.7

201.8

6.73

400

Calendar year!958 : Max 352 Min 2.2 Mean 52.3 Ac-ft 37,880

Water year!958-59 : Max 141 Min 1.7 Mean 24.4 Ac-ft 17,680

Peak discharge (base, 190 cfs). Apr. 30 (5 p.m.) 198 cfs (2.96 ft); May 12 (7 p.m.) 207 cfs 

(2.99 ft).____________________________________________________________ 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage and records fo

nearby streams.
CARSON RIVER BASIN

3090. East Pork Carson River near Gardnerville, Nev.

Location (revised) . Lat 38°50'50'', long Iiy 0 42'10" , in SW^NE^ sec. 2, T.ll N. , R.20 E., 

on left bank 2 miles east of Mud Lake Reservoir, 4-j miles downstream from Fryant Creek, 

and 7 miles southeast of Gardnerville.

Drainage area. 344 sq mi .

Records available. January 1890 to December 1893, October 1900 to December Iy06 (gage 

heights only August to December 1904 and July to December 1905), January 1908 to December 1910, June to October 1917, December 1924 to September 1928, June . to September 

1929, October Iy35 to December 1937, May 1939 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,985.11 ft above mean sea level (levels 

by Bureau of Reclamation). Prior to May 19, 1939, staff gages at several sites within 

2 miles of present site at various daturas.

Average discharge. 3s years (1890-93, 1901-3, 1903-10, 1925-28, 1935-37, 1939-59), 

398 cfs (288,100 acre-ft per year).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 1,030 cfs May 13 (gage height, 2.95 ft); minimum, 38 cfs Sept. 7.

1890-93, 1900-1906, 1908-10, 1917, 1924-28, 1929, 1935-37, 1939-59- Maximum discharge, 17,600 cfs Dec. 23, 1955 (gage height, 11.88 ft), from rating curve extended 

above 6,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurements at gage heietits 9.66 and 11 88 ft; 

minimum observed, 8 cfs Dec. 4-10, 19-23, 1904.

Remarks. --Records excellent. Station is above all diversions in Carson Valley. Diversions for irrigation above station. Plow slightly regulated by several small reservoirs (total capacity, about 5,000 acre-ft).

Revisions (water years ) . --WSP 1060: Drainage area. WSP 1214: 1938(M), 1942-43(M),

1909-10.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.7

.9

1.1

35

63

102

1.5

2.0 

3.0

222

430

1,080

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

87

87

85

85

83

81

81

72

7T

76

76

79

9

7

7

7

* 6

4

9

7

77

77

81

83

83

83

83

81

79

77

76

2,462

79.4

4,880

Nov.

77

77

77

77

77

76

76

76

74

85

92

81

77

94

87

77

60

5T

~96 100

*94

89

85

89

83

85

83

74

72

72

2,443

81.4

4,850

Dec.

74

77

77

77

76

76

72

70

76

72

74

74

68

63

60

74

70

68

65

67

70

77

*70

60

68

68

85

68

5462-

79

2,191

70.7

4,350

Jan.

68

72

54

ez

110

85

65

77

248

435

251

229

215

155

141

130

124

120

114

107

96

112

*102

102

138

102

114

112

87

85

81

3,993

129

7,920

Feb.

87

96

81

92

96

98

98

96

81

79

76

¥2

81

110

107

408

393

254

212

187

168

155

138

133

130

141

149

158

..

__--_-_

3,996

143

7,930

Mar.

187

215

*233

212

198

212

218

222

233

226

208

222

247

240

222

212

229

229

236

226

251

247

236

215

208

215

204

204

201

204

208

6,820

220

13,530

Apr.

236

319

358

440

564

600

576

460

445

465

498

558

564

546

504

480

470

435

435

470

492

522

570

570

636

540

435

455

*510

673

14,826

494

29,410

May

839

576

470

416

407

407

416

475

528

576

666

770

909

7§0

770

692

636

594

534

492

475

534

460

440

445

*455

412

416

430

421

440

16,891

545

33,500

June

475

516

582

600

600

636

588

528

516

486

492

510

522

498

430

402

371

362

344

344

353

327

290

266

254

240

212

198

*190

181

12,313

410

24,420

July

171

T58

155

147

138

133

144

147

144

152

155

152

133

127

127

127

117

127

122

141

144

133

127

120

104

89

*77

74

74

70

79

3,908

126

7,750

Aug.

89

87

76

77

76

76

72

68

65

65

62

65

72

72

62

56

56

52

52

56

57

58

57

63

81

*72

65

63

62

58

51

2,043

65.9

4,050

Sept.

43

42

52

54

47

40

39

39

40

42

42

43

44

47

50

51

53

106

354

177

107

*83

74

70

67

63

62

60

58

58

2,107

70.2

4,180

Calendar year 1958 : Max 2,610 Mln 54 Mean 468 Ac-ft 339,000

Water year 1958-59 : Max 909 Mln 39 Mean 203 Ac-ft 146,800

Peak discharge (base, 1,300 cfs). No peak above base.

Discharge measurement made on this day.
CARSON RIVER BASIN 173

3100. West Fork Carson River at Woodfords, Calif.

Location.--Lat 38°46'00", long 119°50'00", In SE^SW^ sec.34, T.ll N., R.19 E., on left 

bank 0.3 mile downstream from bridge on State Highways 88 and 89, 0.8 mile west of 

Woodfords, and 3^ miles downstream from Willow Creek.

Drainage area. 66 sq ml, approximately.

Records available.--October 1900 to May 1907, 1910-11 (fragmentary), October 1938 to 

September 1959. April 1890 to March 1892 and June 1907 to September 1920 (except 

portions of 1910-11) at site 0.7 mile downstream; records not equivalent due to diversion for irrigation.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 5,760 ft (from river-profile map).

Prior to Oct. 1, 1938, staff gage at about the same site at different datum. Oct. 1, 

1938, to Nov. 11, 1958, water-stage recorder at site 150 ft upstream at datum 2.04 ft 

higher.

Average discharge .--23 years (1901-3, 1905-6, 1939-59), 112 cfs (81,080 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 320 cfs Apr. 5 (gage height, 3.60 ft); minimum, 

8.2 cfs Sept. 11.

1900-1907, 1910-11, 1938-59: Maximum discharge, 4,810 cfs Dec. 23, 1955 (gage 

height, 8.86 ft), from rating curve extended above 1,000 cfs on basis of slope-area 

measurements at gage heights 8.35 and 8.86 ft; minimum (1900-1907, 1938-59), 8 2 cfs 

Nov. 30, 1954, Sept. 11, 1959.

Flood of Dec. 11, 1937, reached a stage of 11.0 ft (present datum), from floodmarks 

(discharge, 3,500 cfs by slope-area measurement).

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

One small diversion above station for irrigation. Flow slightly regulated by several 

small reservoirs (total capacity, about 1,500 acre-ft). Records of chemical analyses 

and water temperatures for the water year 1959 are given in WSP 1644.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except ] 

height, In feet, and discharge, in

Oct. 1 to Nov. 11

1.9 

2.2

Plods of ice effect (gag 

bic feet per second)

12 to Sept. 30

0.9 

1.2 

1.5 

2.0

2.5 

3.0

3.4

90

172

265

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

25

24

24

24

23

23

23

24

24

24

24

24

23

23

ZZ_

22

22

25

26

24

24

*24

24

24

24

23

23

22

22

24 

33_

740

23.9

1,470

Nov.

35

3F

27

24

24

24

*23

23

23

30

29

a29

".B

31

b£6

b26

*b26

31

33

30

29

28

28

28

27

28

27

*25

24

24

825

27.5

1,640

Dec.

25

25

26

27

26

25

24

24

25

25

25

25

23

21

22

23

23

23

21

22

23

25

23

21

24

23

20

24

b21

*24 

25

733

23.6

1,450

Jan.

23

23

b21 b22"

23

21

22

25

46

68

74

81

72

52

48

43

38

37

34

31

32

32

32

34

32

30

32

28

*30

b29 

b28

1,143

36.9

2,270

Feb.

b 8

b 7

b 9

9

8

8

6

b 7

b 4

1

2

b 3

b 1

b 5

27

41

40

41

39

39

38

38

36

36

36

36

*36

36

-

877

31.3

1,740

Mar.

38

42

44

43

42

44

46

46

49

48

48

52

59

58

57

56

65

70

74

72

85

84

76

68

61

*70

70

72

91

9T

91

1,912

61.7

3,790

Apr.

123

155

174

215

245

252 225"

*186

184

194

210

220

215

204

190

a!80

a!70

a!60

a!60

a!70

alSO

a!90

a20o

a20O

a!90

a!70

alSO

155

*170

206

5,643

188

11,190

May

228

170

144

130

128

126

*128

144

155

162

180

190

218

192

172

155

144

130

120

112

112

135

140

149

139

135

120

110

110

106 

108

4,492

145

8,910

June

114

123

*128

126

123

137

121

109

103

95

94

98

100

96

85

79

72

70

70

87

76

58

52

47

45

43

40

*38

38

66

2,533

84.4

5,020

July

70

FT

65

61

44

27

29

32

32

32

31

29

34

50

52

51

49

38

£8

18

16

16

18

28

15

*1414"

33

38

37 

36

1,094

35.3

2,170

Aug.

34

19

13

12

11

11

11

11

11

15

23

21

20

20

19

18

13

11

10

11

1]

11

10

18

25

*18

14

11

10

9.6 

9.2

460.8

14.9

914

Sept.

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.0

9.0

8.8

8.7

8.6

8.6

8.6

9.2

9.2

9.6

10

11

43

72

32

23

*20

20

19

17

16

16

17

17

18

486.3

16.2

965

Calendar year!958 : Max l,loO Min 18 Mean 136 Ac-ft 98,78o

Water yeari958-59 : Max 252 Min 8.6 Mean 57,4 Ac-ft 41,530

Peak discharge (bas 500 cfs). No peak abov 

* Discharge measurement* madeu on uthis onxaday. u

a No gage-height recordj discharge estimated on basis of

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

corded range in stage.
174 CARSON RIVER BASIN

3105. Clear Creek near Carson City, Nev.

Location. Lat 39°06'50", long 119°47'50" I In NE^NW^- sec.l, T.14 N. , R.19 E. , on left 

bank 3 miles upstream from mouth and 4 miles southwest of Carson City.

Drainage area.--15 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--March 1948 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and sharp-crested weir. Altitude of gage is 4,700 ft (from 

river-profile map).

Average discharge. 11 years, 6.10 cfs (4,420 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 24 cfs Jan. 9 (gage height, 0.88 ft); minimum, 

1.4 cfs July 27-30, Aug. 10-17.

.1948-59: Maximum discharge, 117 cfs Dec. 23, 1955 (gage height, 2.03 ft); minimum, 

1.0 cfs Aug. 4, 5 6, 20, 1949.

Remarks. Records good. Four small diversions for irrigation of about 150 acres of hay 

meadows and pasture above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1444: 1950(M), 1951, 1952(P).

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

1.4 

2.9 

5.0

19

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 19159

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

2.8 2-78

2.8

2.8

2.9

*3.1

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.1

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.1

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.7

3.7

4.0

4TO

4.0

3.7

3.7

104.0

3.35

206

Nov.

4.0

470

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

*4.0

4.0

4.0

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

54575

5.5

5.8

5.5

5.8

5.8

5.5

5.5

5.3

5.0

5.3

5.3

a5.3

aS.O

5.0

5.0

145.5

4.85

289

Dec.

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

TTS" 4.8

4.8

*4.8

4.8

4.8

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.3

5.8

5.5

5.5

5.8

5.8

6.4

575

5.3

5.3

5.3

160.3

5.17

318

Jan.

5.3

5.3

5.0

575

6.4

6.9

6.9

7.2

IB- 17

12

13

8.0

5.5

5.5

5.3

5.3

5.3

*5.3

5.0

5.0

5.5

5.5

6.4

7.4

6.1

5.8

5.8

5.5

5.5

5.5

215.7

6.96

428

Feb.

5.5

5.5

5.5

6.4

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

5.5

5.3

5.0

5.3

5.0

4.6

575

*9.7 774"

6.1

5.8

5.5

5.3

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.8

5.8

5.8

-------

160.7

5.74

319

Mar.

7.2

7.7

T7?

6.9

6.6

6.9

6.6

6.4

6.4

6.1

6.1

6.1

*6.4

6.4

6.4

6.1

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.5

578

5.8

5.5

6.4

5.8

5.8

5.5

6.1

5.5

192.2

6.20

381

Apr.

6.1

6.4

6.4

6.6

6.9

6.9

6.6

5.8

*5.3

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.3

5.0

5.0

4.8

4.6

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.6

4.4

4.4

4.2

4.2

156.3

5.21

310

May

4.2

4.2

4.0

4.2

4.0

3.7

3.7

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

*4.0

4.2

3.7

3.3

3.1

3.3

3.1

2.8

3.1

5.3

5.5

4.8

5.0

4.2

4.0

3.7

3.5

3.3

a3.3

118.7

3.83

235

June

a3.1

a37T

a2.9

a2.9

a2.8

a2.8

a2.6

a2.6

a2,6

a2.4

*2.4

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

ITS1

1.7

67.6

2.25

134

July

1.7

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7

 1.7

1.7

1.8

1.7

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

T7S- 1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.7

52.4

1.69

104

Jlug.

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

*1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.7

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.2

272

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

57.4

1.85

114

Sept.

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

*1.8 T7S2.0

2.0

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.6

2.6

3^3

2.8

2.4

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.8

2.8

2.9

72.5

2.42

144

Calendar year 1958 : Max 23 Mln 2.8 Mean 6.75 Ac-ft 4,890

Water year 1958-59 : Max 17 Mln 1.6 Mean 4.12 Ac-ft 2,980

Peak discharge (base, 15 cfs). Jan. 9 (3 p.m.) 24 cfs (0.88 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated or estimated on basis of weather records and 

records Tor nearby streams.
CARSON RIVER BASIN 

3110. Carson River near Carson City, Nev.

Location. Lat 39°06'30", long 119°42'40", in SW^NW^ sec.2, T.14 N., R.20 E., on left 

bank 2 miles downstream from Clear Creek, 2^ miles upstream from bridge o-i road to 

Mexican Dam, and 5 miles southeast of Carson City.

Drainage area. 876 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1939 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,621.48 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929. Prior to Dec. 23, 1955, water-stage recorder on right bank at same datum. 

Dec. 23, 1955, to Mar. 13, 1956, staff gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 20 years, 409 cfs (296,100 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,690 cfs Feb. 17 (gage height, 3.73 ft); minimum, 4.8 cfs Aug. 18.

1938-59: Maximum discharge, 30,000 cfs Dec. 24, 1955 (gage height, 15.0 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 6,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement at gage heights 8.40 and 15.0 ft, computation of flow over dam at gsge height 

11.40 ft, and float measurement at gage height 9.60 ft; minimum daily, 4 cfs Aug. 17, 

1939.

Remarks. Records good. Many diversions for irrigation above station, 

regulated by several small reservoirs on tributaries.

Flon- slightly

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used July 26-31, Aug. 2 to Sept. 7, 

Sept. 9-18)

-0.5

-.Z

0.0

.4

.7

4.5

10

16

35

60

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

3.6

100

208

410

1,000

1,510

Discharge, In cubic feet pep second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

86

80

77

76

70

S6~ 58

76

96

81

75

72

73

77

76

96

91

90

88

80

78

86

88

90

96

96

97

*97

88

94

100

2,594

83.7

5,150

Nov.

94

W

100

102

105

100

97

103

112

107

115

117

123

126

130

144

132

132

149

174

171

171

167

167

162

 171

171

157

146

140

3,983

133

7,900

Dec.

142

142

144

146

144

142

140

138

138

136

136

138

138

136

128

123

TSo

130

128

125

123

142

174

164

151

151

169

200

rss

151

140

4,444

143

8,810

Jan.

146

138

130

119 *TI9"

162

169

155

169

460

532

390

395

338

287

264

250

239

230

220

203

194

197

192

214

283

227

217

211

197

200

7,247

234

14,370

Feb.

194

200

189 1S~9

203

203

197

194

194

189

*194

208

194

194

246

469

1,450

806

538

435

380

338

303

291

275

271

271

275

-

9,090

325

18,030

Mar.

291

315

3O7

328

*311

307

320

324

328

324

315

320

324

333

324

315

295

324

295

283

268

287

283

279

275

246

239

227

224

52T

246

9,084

293

18,020

Apr.

205

200 *?5o"

271

375

532 526"

450

333

279

283

279

275

250

250

*211

239

250

246

257

250

253

295

351

390

425

435

338

295

333

9,326

311

18,500

May

445

521

390

333

2S6

250

261

250

243

268

395

455

*576

650

570

565

495

480

370

320

307

328

626

638

565

516

465

420

342

287

303

12,870

415

25,530

June

253

211

217

261 '250"

243

243

257

227

227

214

169

181

230

*236

205

174

*157

125

97

88

78

72

60

47

44 T5~

45

50

54

4,760

159

9,440

July

55

15

43

36

35

36

36

33

26

22

22

20

19

18

*14

13

13

19

16

17

18

13

16

13

13

9.6

8.2

7.6

&7$

10

9.2

664.4

21.4

1,280

Calendar year 1958 ! Max 3,010 Mln 37 Mean 521 Ac-ft 377, 4OO

Water year 1958-59 : Max 1,450 Mln 5.2 Mean 177 Ac-ft 128,300

Aug.

12

9.6

9.4

7.4

6.6

6.4

6.4

6.8

8.8

6.6

8.8

*6.8

6.8

6.4

5.6

5.8

5.4

BTs- 5.2

7.6

6.8

5.4

5.6

15

T.4

7.4

7,2

8.2

6.8

5.8

5.4

227.2

7.33

451

Sept.

8.2

9.2

9.6

8.2

8.4

8.6

9.6

13

*8.8

6.4

 BTS 5.6

6.2

6.6

7.4

8.6

6.6

6.2

25

44

24

16

16

15

16

18

18

19

20

22

396.8

13.2

787

Peak discharge (base, 1,6OO cfs). Feb. 17 (9 a.m.) 1,69O efs (3.73 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
176 CARSON RIVER BASIN

3120. Carson River near Fort Churchill, Nev.

Location. Lat 39°17'30", long 119°18'40", in SW^SE^- sec.32, T.17 N., R.24 E., on right 

bank 400 ft downstream from Buckland ditch, 2 miles west of Fort Churchill, and 

3 miles upstream from Weeks bridge on U. S. Highway 95 alternate.

Drainage area. 1,450 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. April 1911 to September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,214.70 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1956. Prior to Apr. 25, 1924, staff gage at site 

7$ miles upstream at different datum. Apr. 25, 1924, to Dec. 31, 1933, water-stage 

recorder at site 8 miles upstream at different datum. Jan. 1. 1934, to Sept. 30, 1957, 

water-stage recorder at present site at datum 1.36 ft higher (levels by Tru^kee-Carson 

Irrigation District).

Average discharge. 48 years, 368 cfs (266,400 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,320 cfs Feb. 18 (gage height, 4.41 ft); no 

flow for many days in August and September.

1911-59: Maximum daily discharge, 9,680 cfs Dec. 26, 1955; maximum gage height, 

about 11 ft in December 1955, present datum, from floodmarks; no flow for some periods 

in nearly every year since 1923.

Remarks.--Records excellent. Many diversions for irrigation above station, including 

diversions for irrigation of 720 acres between present site and sites used prior to 

Jan. 1, 1934. Buckland ditch diverts 400 ft upstream for irrigation below the station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1514: 1917.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, 

in cubic feet per second)

.24

1.3

1.4

1.5 

.6

0.3 

1.0 

2.0 

4.0 2.5 103

2.8 

3.2 

3.7 

4.2

nd discharge,

194

386

710

1,120

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-It

Oct.

42

52

49

40

27

27

24

20

7T

28

32

31

31

30

30

31

36

48

72

82_

74

74

65

58

60

60

*68

74

75

74 

72

1,507

48.6

2,990

Nov.

75

79

79

77

77

80

88

90

92

101

113

118

118

118

131

131

137

131

143

152

176

180

187

187

194

190

187

*187

176

162

3,956

132

7,850

Dec.

155

158

155

158

158

155

155

152

152

149

149

146

146

146

146

140

140

128

118

116

113 ITS'

126

158

165

152

152

176

202

-. C Q

Ibc

158

4,602

148

9,130

Jan.

146

149

143

116

*147

140

155

165

158

176

468

474

381T

398

343

297

277

264

250

236

232

215

207

202

202

232

282

241

228

223

211

7,359

237

14,600

Feb.

211

*207

207

198

202

211

207

202

198

194

202

207

207

198

198

259

716

*1,110

6t5

499

421

381

343

312

282

278

278

278

8,881

317

17,620

Mar.

268

282

*302

302

312

297

297

302

307

312

312

302

307

312

517

317

312

302

312

292

282

273

287

282

277

273

245

232

223

215 '2T9

8,874

286

17,600

Apr.

*219

187

176

194

215

282

392

398

337

259

211

207

207

202

187

176

152

TS5

176

176

169

162

152

172

211

245

277

292

223

202

6,623

221

13,140

May

215

*343

359

292

241

183

183

183

169

162

183

268

317

456

474

450

432

392

364

287

236

241

307

524

524

444

432

381

337

282 

232

9,893

319

19,620

June

228

*190

158

155

165

155

152

162

158

146

143

131

110

106

123

128

116

106

95

79

62

45

19

0.7

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

2,935.1

97.8

5,820

July

0.4

*.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.5

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.4

^1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1 

.1

6.9

0.22

14

Aug.

0

0

*0

0

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

o

o

0

.1

.1

0

0

o

.2

0

o

0

0

o

0

0

*0

0

0

0

o

0.6

0.02

1.2

Sept.

*0~0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

7

^;

**.

5.2

0.17

10

Calendar year 1958: Max 2,790 Min 5.5 Mean 473 Ae-ft 342,700

Water year 1958-59: Max 1,110 Min 0 Mean 150 Ac-ft 108,400

Peak discharge (base, 1,400 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.
HUMBOLDT RIVER BASIN 177

3155. Marys River above Hot Springs Creek, near Deeth, Nev.

Location.--Lat 41°15', long 115°17', in NE^SE^ sec.24, T.39 N., R.59 E., on right bank 

1 mile upstream from Hot Springs Creek, 7 miles north of Cross Ranch, and 13 miles 

north of Deeth.

Drainage area.--415 sq mi.

Records available. October 1943 to September 1959. Prior to October 1950, published as 

"below Hot Springs Creek, near Deeth."

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,500 ft (from river-profile map). 

Prior to Nov. 3, 1950, at site lij miles downstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--16 years, 59.4 cfs (43,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 128 cfs June 8 (gage height, 1.98 ft); minimum, 

0.4 cfs Aug. 21, 24, 26-28.

1943-59: Maximum discharge, 1,250 cfs Apr. 29, 1952 (gage height, 6.57 ft); minimum, 0.1 cfs Sept. 5, 1950, Aug. 27, 1955.

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

which are fair. Several diversions above station for irrigation.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.9 *T7o

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.6

1.6

1.8

1.8

1.8

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.3

2.4

2.6

2.8

2.8

2.8

3.2

3.4

372

3.4

3.4 

3.4

64.2

2.07

127

Nov.

'376 3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

*3.6

3.8

3.8

4.3

4.8

4.3

4.1

4.3

5.5

4.5

5.0

5.0

4.8

5.0

5.0

5.5

5.8

6.3

6.6

6.9

6.9

7.2

6.9

6.6

6.6

151.1

5.04

300

Dec.

6.9 *6.6 '676

7.2

7.8

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.5

9.7

10

10

b9.7

b9.6

b9.6

blO

12

12

12

13

13

15

15

15

15

13

13

b!2

b!2

14 

15

337.8

10.9

670

Jan.

15

*b!4

b!3

big

13

13

13

b!2

13

13

14

15

16

16

16

16

16

17

b!6

b!5

b!5

16

16

17

19

19

19

21

19

18 

b!7

484

15.6

960

Feb.

b!6

b!5

b!5

*15

16

16

16

b!5

b!4

b!4

b!5

b!4

b!3

blT

15

16

16

17

17

17

18

18

21

19

20

21

21

*22

-

466

16.6

924

Mar.

23 "26-

32

31

28

28

28

29

28

28

28

25

26

32

34

30

30

33

36

36

34

34

36

37

37

36

37

38

38

39 

39

996

32.1

1,980

Apr.

39

38

JB

72

92

*106

112

99

89

81

76

76

80

86

87

86

79

74

69

65

61

58

57

60

67

76

83

81

74

73

2,244

74.8

4,450

May

81

97

106

96

a88

*79

73

67

64

64

66

68

73

82

98

108

allO

allO

a!07

alOO

a90

a92

alOO

a90

74

72

*74

82

82

78

76

2,647

85.4

5,250

June

70

68

68

74

84

92

109

123

*IT7

102

96

89

84

76

74

69

60

50

35

29

38

35

29

23

a20

a20

21

21

a!9

*17

1,812

60.4

3,590

July

1412-

9.3

7.8

6.9

5.5

4.8

4.3

4.1

3.6

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.0

2.8

3.0

2.4

2.4

2.1

2.1

1.8

1.6

1.2

1.2

.9

.8

.7

.7

76- .6

*.6

110.6

3.57

219

Aug.

~76~ 0.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.6

.6

7s- .4

.6

.4 *.5

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

.5

16.8

0.54

33

Sept.

~7S 0.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

.6

.8

.8

1.0

1.3

1.0

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.4

1^8

T76

1.3

1.0

1.0

30.7

1.02

61

Calendar year 1958: Max 496 Min 0.6 Mean 67.6 Ac-ft 48,920

Water year 1958-59: Max 123 Min 0.4 Mean 25.6 Ao-ft 18,560

Peak discharge (base, 200 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of trend of flow, and records for North 

Pork Humboldt River near Halleck.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
HDMBOLDT RIVER BASIN

3165. Lamoille Creek near Lamoille, Nev.

Location. Lat 40°41'30", long 115°28'30", in NE£ sec.6, T.32 N., R.58 E., on left bank 

at Lamoille Creek bridge at mouth of canyon, 300 ft downstream from Elko-Lamoille 

powerplant and 3 miles south of Lamoille.

Drainage area.--25 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. May 1915 to June 1923, October 1943 to September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Concrete control since Oct. 30, 1950. Altitude of gage is 

b,240 ft (from topographic map). Prior to Oct. 1, 1943, staff gages at various sites 

nearby at different datums.

Average discharge.--22 years (1915-16, 1917-22, 1943-59), 42.6 cfs (30,840 acre-ft per 

year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 238 cfs June 6; minimum, 1.2 cfs Feb. 2.

1515-23, 1943-59: Maximum discharge recorded, 794 cfs June 4, 1957, caused by 

failure of diversion structure 200 ft upstream but may have been exceeded by that of 

June 1917 when gage washed out; minimum, 1 cfs Jan. 24. 1918, Dec. 8, 1954.

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

include flow of McDermott ditch, which diverts about 200 ft upstream from station. 

Elko-Lamoille powerplant diverts about 6 miles upstream but flow is returned to channel 

at powerplant 300 ft upstream from station.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

4.7

T77

4.7

4.7

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

*4.3

4.3

4.3

4.2

4.2

4.2

3.3

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.9

3.9

3.6

3.9

3.9

3.6

3.6

3.6

126.0

4.06

250

Nov.

3.3

3.3

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.5

3.5

3.5

4.1 -57Z

3.2

b3.3

b3.4

*3.4

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.0

3.3

3.0

102.2

3.41

203

Dec.

3.3

3.0

3.0

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.6

7TS

3.3

3.6

3.0

3.0

*3.0

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.6 27§-

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.8

2.8

93.2

3.01

185

Jan.

2.8

b2.8

b2.7

b2.7

b3.0

*b3.1 375-

3.0

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.6

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.6

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2 .._!

79.2

2.55

157

Feb.

2.3

77o

37ff

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

b2.5

b2.6

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.8

*2.6

2.6

2.6

2.8

2.8

-------

73.2

2.61

145

Mar.

3.0

3.3

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.3

£4?75

2.8

2.8

2.8

3.0

3.6

3.0

3.0

3.0

*3.0

3.3

3.6

3.0

3.3

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.9

3.9

3.3

3.9

4.2

47?

102.2

3.30

203

Apr.

4.6

479

6.0

6.8

7.2

8.4

8.4

8.8

*8.1

8.1

8.5

9.3

10

12

12

12

12

12

10

10

10

12

12

14

18

24

22

21

26

32

370.1

12.3

734

May

*46

45

37

35

53

33

34

33

44

50

60

81

112

135

TSo

102

95

78

68

61

56

52

50

47

48

*48

50

48

50

50

55

1,861

6O.O

3,690

June

70

89

114

142

168

T76- 186

167

172

155

160

*171

168

179

159

138

119

111

109

102

98

93

80

*71

66

104

80

65

55

49

3,616

121

7,170

July

46

4?

40

38

35

32

29

28

26

25

23

23

22

22

21

19

18

17

16

16

15

15

14

14

13

13

12

12

12

12ri

681

22.0

1,350

Aug.

To" 11

9.6

9.3

9.0

*8.7

8.3

7.9

7.6

7.6

7.2

6.8

6.7

6.8

6.4

6.3

6.1

6.3

7.6

6.8

6.4

6.1

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.7

4.7

3.8

4.7

4.7

4.7

213.6

6.89

424

Sept.

.7

.7

.4

* .3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.9

.9

.2

.2

.8

.8

.8

.8

.2

.1

.9

.9

.6

.6

.2

.5

7.9

12-9.1

8.3

8.7

168.5

5.62

334

Calendar year 1958: Max 42O Min 2.6 Mean 45.2 Ac-ft 32,730

Water year 1958-59: Max 186 Mln 2.1 Mean 2O.5 Ae-ft 14,840

Peak discharge (base, 510 cfa). Ho peak above baae.

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
HUMBOLDT RIVER BASIN 179

3175. North Fork Humboldt River at Devils Gate, near Halleck, Nev.

Location. Lat 41°11', long 115°29', in SEj- sec.13, T.38 N., R.57 E., on right bank 

16 miles north of Halleck and 26 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 830 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. November 1913 to September 1921, October 1943 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 5,368 ft above mean sea level (Geological 

""^Survey planetable bench mark). November 1913 to September 1921 at site a quarter of 

a mile upstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--21 years (1914-19, 1943-59), 70.4 cfs (50,970 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 69 cfs Mar. 3 (gage height, 3.12 f'-,); maximum 

gage height, 3.56 ft Feb. 9 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 1.6 cfs Aug. 7.

1913-21, 1943-59: Maximum discharge, 2,450 cfs Apr. 20, 1952 (gage height, 

9.63 ft); minimum, 1 cfs Aug. 20-28, Sept. 30, 1913.

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

diversions above station for irrigation.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect 

height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 19

2.4 

2.7

Nov. 20 to Sept. 30

2.0 

2.2 

2.5

2.0

8.7

22

2.8 

3.1

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

23

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

10

*15

11

11

12

12

12

11

11

12

12

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

15

15

15

15

15

15

390

12.6

774

Nov.

15

15

16

»16

17

16

16

16

16

18

18

17

17

21

20

b!8

b!7

b!8

b!9

b20

19

20

20

 2? 22

21

19

b!8

b!8

b!8

543

18.1

1,080

Dec.

b22

*b24

b24

21

b!9

20

19

24

25

24

24

24

21

b!9

b!8

b!8

b!9

b!9

b2o

21

22

25

26

2T

21

b!9

b!8

b!7

bTT

b!8

20

649

20.9

1,290

Jan.

19

*b!7

b!6 bT6~

b!8

b!9

b!9

b!8

b!9

b20

b21

b22

b22

22

22

24

24

24

23

b22

b22

b22

22

22

25

 59" 29

28

25

b21

b!9

671

21.6

1,330

Feb.

b!9

b!9

b21

*24

17

b!7

b!7

b!6

b!5

b!6

b!7

b!6

b!4

bTK

b!7

b!9

b22

24

26

28

30

32

35

31

28

29

32

*40

636

22.7

1,260

Mar.

44

56

62

50

41

38

37

38

35

37

33

3138"

49

37

35

37

41

41

36

33

33

35

35

33

33

33

31

31

31

33

1,177

38.0

2,330

Apr.

33

33

38

47

50

49

»47

44

40

38

35

33

30

29

27

26

26

27

26

24

21

18

16

15

15

15

15

14

14

__ __ JL3

858

28.6

1,700

May

16

16

18

18

15

14

*15

14

13

12

11

10

Iff

11

11

11

11

12

15

16

16

15

18

16

12

12

14

15

15

14

14

430

13.9

853

June

*13

12

12

10

8.0

7.6

12

12

16

IB

15

12

10

9.1

8.3

7.6

6.5

5.8

5.8

5.5

5.5

5.1

*4.5

TTS

4.5

6.9

7.3

7.6

9.1

7.6

268.8

8.96

533

July

7.3

575

4.8

4.2

4.2

3.9

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.2

3.6

3.2

3.6

3.2

2.6

2.9

2.9

2.9

3.2

2.6

2.3

2.6

2.9

2.9

2.9

 270" 2.0

2.3

*2.9

104.9

3.38

208

Aug.

2.9

2.6

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.6

2.3

2.3

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.0

tt

 376 3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

88.6

2.86

176

Sept.

*3.2

37?

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

5.1

4.8

5.5

6.2

8.3

12

~9\9 16

8.7

9.1

9.9

9.5

8.7

8.0

8.0

8.3

8.7

9.1

8.7

9.5

9.5

223.3

7.44

443

Calendar year 1958 : Max 851 Mln 7.8 Mean 107 Ao-ft 77,180

Water year 1958-59: Max 62 Mln 2.0 Mean 16.5 Ac-ft 11,980

Peak discharge(base,170 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
180 HUMBOLDT RIVER BASIN

3185. Humboldt River near Elko, Nev.

Location. Lat 40°56', long 115038', in SE^NW^ sec. 11, T.35 N. , R.56 E., on right bank 

1 mile southwest of Ryndon, 5 miles downstream from North Fork, and 10 miles northeast 

of Elko.

Records available.--June 1895 to October 1902, October 1944 to September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 5,142.32 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929. June 1395 to October 1902, staff gage at site 11 miles downstrean at different datum.

Average discharge.--20 years (1397-1902, 1944-59), 223 cfs (161,400 acre-ft psr year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 142 cfs Mar. 3 (gage height, 2.27 ft); minimum 

daily, 0.8 cfs Sept. 10, 11.

1895-1902, 1944-59: Maximum discharge, 3,360 cfs Apr. 30, 1952 (gage height, 

9.60 ft); no flow for many days in August and September 1948.

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

Rating table water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.0

1.1

0.4 

1.5 

3.7 

7.2

1.2 

1.4 

1.7 

2.2

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1959

Dsy

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

3O

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

5.6

6.8

7.2

7.6

8.1

9.0

8.5

*8.1

8.1

8.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

10

11

11

11

10

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

11

11

12

12

12

13

14

14 

14

310.0

10.0

615

Nov.

14

14

16

16

16

*16

16

16

16

16

17

18

19

19

21

18

b!8

19

19

20

20

22

24

£9

28

28

26

b22

b21

b20

584

19.5

1,160

Dec.

b20

b20

23

27

24

26

25

*38

35

33

36

34

31

b27

b25

b22

b21

b22

b27

33

37

45

48

41

43

47

41

38

39

42

52

1,022

33.0

2,030

Jan.

b42

*b35

b33

b35

52

52

42

41

39

36

37

b40

49

64

76

79

79

81

69

b66

b70

79

81

76

84

84

88

100

87

96

77

1,969

63.5

3,910

Feb.

73

59

b52

b55

59

*68

72

b70

b65

b65

b60

b55

b60

b65

b70

73

77

80

93

96

100

105

112

110

108

108

107

107

-

2,224

79.4

4,410

Mar.

115

120

132

*135

123

110

105

102

99

94

90

90

87

88

100

93

87

88

92

88

86

84

81

86

88

92

96

94

94

94

96

3,029

97.7

6,010

Apr.

100

99

94

93

94

*93

90

94

93

98

98

99

92

81

61

37

33

70

73

74

73

70

60

51

45

48

51

47

40

35

2,186

72.9

4,340

May

35

47

64

72

73_

72

*68

64

59

53

44

37

30

30

32

29

27

28

32

36

40

42

47

45

45

49

49

47

46

44

42

1,428

46.1

2,830

June'

*40

38

35

31

28

24

27

37

51

54

61

66

59

54

53

66

58

51

41

34

27

24

*17

12

9.0

12

14

11

9.5

8.5

1,052.0

35.1

2,090

July

6.8

6.4

5.6

6.0

5.0

5.0

11

6.8

5.6

4.6

4.0

3.7

3.1

2.9

3.1

3.4

3.4

2.4

2.0

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.3

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.2

107.5

3.47

213

Aug.

__.!

!o.1 * .0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.1

.2

.2

.2

\Z

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.2

.2

 2"

34.0

1.10

67.4

Sept.

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

*1.0

1.0

.8

.8

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.3

1.1

1.1

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.5

1.5

2.1

TT8

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

37.4

1.25

74.2

Calendar year 1958: Max 1,600 Min 1.5 Mean 247 Ac-ft 178,500

Water year 1958-59: Max 135 Min 0.8 Mean 38.3 Ac-ft 27,750

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
HUMBOLDT RIVER BASIN 181

3195. Huntlngton Creek near Lee, Nev.

Location. Lat 40°33', long 115-43', in SW£ sec.19 T.31 N., R.56 E. , on right bank 

5i miles upstream from mouth and 6 miles west of Lee.

Records available.--December 1948 to September 1959.

Page.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,315 ft (from river-profile map).

Average discharge.--10 years (1949-59), 32.9 cfs (23,820 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 23 cfs Feb. 19 (gage height, 1.38 ft); minimum 

daily, 0.2 cfs Aug. 7.

1948-59: Maximum discharge, 1,210 cfs Apr. 29, 1952 (gage height, 6.5<> ft), from 

rating curve extended above 530 cfs on basis of logarithmic plotting; minimum daily, 

that of Aug. 7, 1959.

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

for irrigation of 17,700 acres above station.

Revisions (water years) . --WSP 1244: 1949(M), WSP 1344: 1953.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of Ice effect (gage

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 16-19, 22-31, Feb. 4-7, Feb. 18 

Mar. 16, July 23 to Aug. 8, Sept. 4-30)

0.7

.9

1.0

.4 

1.3

1.1 

1.3 

1.5

5.1

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

3.7

377

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

* .0

.0

.2

.2

.2

.6

.6

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

b .1

b .4

.7

.4

- 1

.4

> . '.71

.7

±L'

151.7

4.89

301

Nov.

7.0

7.3

7.3

7.7

*7.7

7.3

8.0

7.7

7.7

8.7

9.9

9.5

12

10

b9.0

b8.6

b8.5

b8.5

b8.8

9.1

9.1

9.9

10

11

11

11

bll

bio

b9.5

b9 5

272.3

9.08

540

Dec.

bio

blO

*bll

bll

bll

bll

b!2

12

14

13

13

13

b!2

bll

blO

b9.5

b9.5

blO

bll

bll

11

12

14

14

12

12

12

bll

blO

bll

12

356.0

11.5

706

Jan.

bll

blO

b8.5

b8.O

*b9.0

b!2

b!4

b!4

b!3

b!4

b!4

b!4

b!5

b!5

b!6

16

17

17

17

b!6

b!4

14

15

16

16

18

18

19

18

17 

17

452.5

14.6

898

Feb.

hl6

b!6

b!7

19

*18

18

17

b!7

b!5

b!2

b!3

b!3

b!4

b!5

b!5

b!7

b20

22

2T

21

20

20

20

20

19

18

18

18

-

489

17.5

970

Mar.

17

17

*17

16

16

16

16

16

15

15

15

15

16

15

15

14

14

14

14

13

14

15

12

13

15

13

13

12

13

15

17

458

14.8

908

Apr.

14

14

13

13

14

14

14

*13

13

13

12

10

9.5

9.5

7.3

6.7

6.2

4.4

4.6

5.7

6.1

5.7

4.6

4.0

4.6

5.7

7.3

6.4

5.7

5.7

266.7

8.89

529

May

6.1

7.0

7.3

677

5.7

5.4

5.4

*5.1

4.6

4.4

4.6

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.0

4.6

4.6

4.9

4.6

4.4

5.3

3.3

4.2

4.2

3.5

3.3

4.4

3.5

3.0

2.6

2 5

140.4

4.53

278

June

2.5

*2.3

2.3

2.0

1.8

1.7

2.0

2 .C

1.8

1.6

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.4

1.7

1.8

1.7

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.6

*1.3

1.3

1.4

1.4

2.1

2.8

278

2.6

2 3

55.4

1.85

110

July

2.1

2.0

1.7

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.3

2.0

2.1

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.0

1.0

.9

.8

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

1.1

1.0

.8

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

34.3

1.11

68.0

Aug.

0.5

.5

.3

*.3

.3

.3

.2

.9

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.8

2.1

276

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

43.4

1.40

86.1

Sept.

1.7

T77

*1.8

1.8

2.0

2.1

2.1

2.3

2.3

2.5

2.6

2.8

3.0

3.8

3.3

2.8

3.3

2.8

3.3

3.0

3.0

3.3

3.3

3.5

3.7

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

87.8

2.93

174

Calendar year 1958: Max 215 Min 1.4 Mean 34.8 Ac-ft 25,190

Water year 1958-59; Max 22 Min 0.2 Mean 7.69 Ac-ft 5,570

Peak discharge (base, 200 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
182 HUMBOLDT RIVER BASIN

3200. South Fork Humboldt River above Dixie Creek, near Elko, Mev.

Location. Lat 40°41>05", long 115°48 I 45", in NVl£SW£ sec.5, T.32 N. , R.55 E. , on left bank 

1-1 miles upstream from Dixie Creek and 10-| miles south of Elko.

Records available.--December 1948 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,140 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge.--10 years (1949-59), 106 cfs (76,740 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 216 cfs June 7 (gage [-.eight, 3.43 ft); minimum 

daily, 0.1 cfs Sept. 9 (gage height, 1.62 ft).

1948-59: Maximum discharge, 1,700 cfs Apr. 29, 1952, June 6, 1957; maximum gage 

height, 5.58 ft June 6, 1957; minimum daily discharge, that of Sept. 9, 1959.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Diversions for irrigation of 32,900 acres above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1284: 1952(M).

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.9

1.0 

2.2 2.4

4.3 

7.5

25

2.6 

2.8 

3.0 

3.4

111

213

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ae-ft

Oct.

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.8

9.8

*9.8

9.3

8.8

9.3

10

10

11

11

12

11

11

11

11

12

13

13

14

15

14

14

15

15 

!§

342.8

11.1

680

Nov.

17

IT

17

17

*19

19

18

19

18

21

23

21

21

22" 25

22

b21

b20

21

23

23

21

22

23

24

24

24

b23

b23

b23

631

21.0

1,250

Dec.

b24

b25

*b25

b25

b24

b25

b25

27

27

28

27

27

26

b25

b24

b24

b26

b26

b26

b27

28

27

30

b26

26

b25

26

b23

b21

b21 

b26

792

25.5

1,570

Jan.

b25

b22

b!8

b!6

*b!8

b25

b29

b27

b27

b29

b29

b30

b32

b32

b30

31

30

31

30

b27

b28

31

30

30

31

34

33

35

33

32 

33

888

28.6

1,760

Feb.

30

b29

b30

34

*33

33

31

32

b26

b25

b25

b26

b26

b27

b30

33

b38

42

41

38

37

36

35

35

33

33

31

31

-

900

32.1

1,790

Mar.

31

31

*30

30

28

28

29

28

27

27

26

26

29

29

28

26

25

27

28

28

26

26

26

26

30

30

30

28

28

30 

35

876

28.3

1,740

Apr.

34

32

33

34

38

43

46

*45

43

42

42

43

44

44

41

31

27

21

19

19

18

15

15

9.3

IT

14

19

19

21

35

897.3

29.9

1,780

May

40

49

46

41

36

33

30

*29

25

23

33

38

64

99

155

126

111

95

86

72

61

52

53

48

43

49

50

44

36

35 

38

1,726

55.7

3,420

June

42

*50

64

91

120

145

190

T60

152

150

131

133

143

143

147

133

105

91

84

73

67

*60

49

40

31

54

62

45

38

3J.

2,824

94.1

5,600

July

25

22

13

13

13

13

9.8

8.8

6.8

7.1

8.0

8.4

8.0

6.1

6.4

5.4

4.6

3.8

3.3

2.9

2.5

2.4

2.7

3.6

3.1

3.3

3.1

2.2

2.2

2.0 

2.4

221.9

7.16

440

Aug.

2.2

1.8

.4

* .4

.4

.2

.1

.0

.8

.7

.5

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.4

.3

.5

.6

.8

.7

.7

.8

.8

.6

.5

.5

.4

.4 

.3

23.5

0.76

47

Sept.

0.3

*.4

.4

.4

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1.-2-

.2

.3

.8

2.2

4.8

4.0

3.6

3.8

4.6

3.8

3.3

2.9

2.9

3.1

3.1

2.9

3.1

3.1

2.9

2.9

60.9

2.03

121

Calendar year 1958: Max 1,100 Mln 4.3 Mean 126 Ac-ft 91,480

Water year 1958-59: Max 190 Mln 0.1 Mean 27.9 Ac-ft 2O,20O

Peak discharge (base, 4OO cfs). No peak above base

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice
HUMBOLDT RIVER BASIN 

3205. South Fork Humboldt River near Elko, Nev.

183

Location. Lat 40°43'25", long 115°49'45", in NE^NW^ sec.30, T.33 N., R.55 E., on right 

bank 0.1 mile upstream from head of canyon, 1.7 miles downstream from highway bridge, 

8.8 miles upstream from mouth, and 10 miles southwest of Elko.

Drainage area. 1.150 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--August 1896 to September 1922, October 1923 to September 1932 

October 1936 to September 1959.

Gage. --Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,100 ft (from topographic rrap). Prior 

to November 1913, staff gages at several sites about 1 mile upstream at various datums 

November 1913 to February 1927, water-stage recorder near present site at different 

datum. March 1927 to September 1932, staff gage at site 1 mile upstream at different 

datum. October 1932 to Oct. 12, 1955, water-stage recorder at site 900 ft upstream at 

datum 1.97 ft higher.

Average discharge. 51 years (1896-1903, 1904-9, 1910-18, 1923-26, 1927-32 1S36-59) 

126 cfs (91,220 acre-ft per year). '

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 221 cfs June 7 (gage height, 3.21 ft): no flow 

Aug. 3 to Sept. 14.

1896-1922, 1923-32, 1936-59: Maximum daily discharge, 2,400 cfs Jan. 26, 1914- 

maximum gage height observed, 12.0 ft Jan. 26, 1914 (Ice Jam): no flow Aug 10 to' 

Oct. 24, 1954, Aug. 3 to Sept. 14, 1959.

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

diversions above station for irrigation. Station is below all diversions except those 

of Hunter & Banks ranch 3 miles downstream.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1090: 1932. WSP 1514: 1906, 1927-29.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.8 13

2.0 25

2.3 51

2.6 92

3.1 192

2.0 

4.2

7.9

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1559

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

5.2 

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.5

5.5

*6.3

6.7

7.1

6.7

6.7

6.7

7.1

7.5

7.5

7.1

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.1

7.9

9.2

8.8

9.7

11

11

9.7

11

11

il

241.2

7.78

478

Nov.

12 

12

12

13

13

14

*14

14

14

15

18

17

17

20

18

b!7

b!5

b!4

b!5

b!6

b!6

b!6

b!7

18

19

19

b!8

b!8

b!8

b!8

477

15.9

946

Dec.

b!8 

bT5

b20

b20

b20

b21

b22

*23

22

22

21

21

20

b!9

b!9

b2O

b20

b20

b21

b22

25

26

b25

b23

b21

b20

b20

b20

b!9

b20

b21

650

21.0

1,290

Jan.

b21 

b!8

*b!5

b!2

bl4

b!8

b25

b23

b24

b25

b25

b27

b28

b28

b27

27

26

26

25

21

b21

b23

26

24

25

27

27

28

28

27

27

738

23.8

1*460

Feb.

25 

b23

b25

b25

b25

b26

28

28

b25

b23

b24

«b25

b25

b25

b26

b28

b32

b35

34

33

33

31

31

32

30

29

29

28

-

783

28.0

1,550

Mar.

28 

28

28

*27

25

24

25

25

24

24

23

24

26

27

25

24

24

25

26

26

24

24

25

24

27

27

27

27

27

29

32_

801

25.8

1,590

Apr.

32

30

31

32

33

37

41

41

 38

38

38

38

39

38

36

32

27

21

18

18

17

14

14

8.8

7.9

13

17

18

17

29

813.7

27.1

1,610

May

33 

41

41

35

33

31

27

26

23

25

*29

33

50

82

120

124

104

90

79

67

57

49

49

45

39

*44

46

41

34

32

35

1,564

50.5

3,100

June

36 

44

56

78

113

144

190

165

150

148

130

128

134

132

142

132

100

87

76

68

59

54

45

*36

29

41

54

41

34

JLS

2,674

89.1

5,300

July

21 

20

17

12

10

10

7.9

6.7

5.2

4.8

5.2

5.5

5.5

4.2

4.5

3.4

2.7

2.1

1.6

1.2

1.0

.8

.6

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.2

.8

.5

.-A

.5

159.7

5.15

317

Aug.

0.6 

.3

O

0

*0

O

O

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

o

o

0

0

0

o

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.9

0.03

1.8

Sept.

a.

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

o

o

2.6

1.8

2.0

1.1

2.5

1.1

.6

.3

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.2

13.3

0.44

26.4

Calendar year 1958 : Max l 050 Mln 2 o Mean 125 Ao-ft 9O,950

Water year 1358-59: Max 190 Mln O. Mean 24.4 Ao-ft 17,670

Peak discharge (base, 410 cfa).--No peak above bas

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
184 HUMBOLDT RIVER BASIN

3210. Humboldt River near Carlin, Nev.

Location. Lat 40°43'40", long 116°00'30", in sec.21, T.33 N., R.53 E., on right bank 

4A miles southwest of Moleen, 5 miles upstream from Susie Creek, 5-j miles east of 

Carlin, and 15 miles southwest of Elko.

Drainage are a.--4.310 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--October 1943 to September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,931.91 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

State Highway Department).

Average discharge.--16 years, 331 cfs (239,600 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 225 cfs June 7 (gage height, 2.08 ft); minimum, 

0.1 cfs Aug. 16.

1943-59: Maximum discharge, 5,220 cfs May 1, 1952 (gage height, 9.35 ft); minimum, 

that of Aug. 16, 1959.

High water in February 1943 reached a stage of 9.8 ft (discharge, 5,900 cfs, by 

slope-area measurement of peak flow).

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

which are fair. Many diversions above staton for irrigation.

Rating table, water yea

eight, in feet, and discharge 

0.3

1958-59, except periods of ice effect 

ubic-feet per second)

110

198

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

14

15

15

15

15

15

17

*19

18

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

20

20

20

20

20

16

15

24

25

570

18.4

1,130

Nov.

23

22

*22

25

26

27

29

29

29

32

35

37

36

49

40

40

35

38

45

50

55

55

56

58

62

65

65

64

62

62

1,273

42.4

2,520

Dec.

*62

bSO

b55

56

J54

57

58

62

68

65

70

68

66

62

b55

b55

b60

b56

b55

b56

59

65

72

73

12.

73

79

78

73

69

*72

1,992

64.3

3,950

Jan.

73

75

b65

b68

82

84

72

69

66

66

69

73

82

90

94

94

99

103

105

101

87

90

103

101

105

108

108

112

112

116

110

2,782

89.7

5,520

Feb.

112

99

*89

97

97

105

106

105

103

90

90

82

b75

b80

b90

97

103

118

121

121

127

127

133

133

157

137

*137

135

-

3,046

109

6,040

Mar.

137

14O

146

148

150

150

148

142

137

135

135

135

135

135

129

129

135

133

129

125

131

131

131

127

129

129

129

129

133

137

142

4,197

135

8,320

Apr.

140

*140

137

135

133

135

140

135

131

135

135

140

142

137

135

129

116

103

86

79

81

87

76

68

66

61

63

66

54

*54

3,239

108

6,420

May

70

75

82

78

66

68

69

66

65

61

62

59

59

82

106

146

133

123

112

99

87

78

72

72

65

63

73

72

65

58

*58

2,444

78.8

4,850

June

62

61

68

79

106

142

183

198

171

171

159

146

146

148

150

152

129

108

97

90

82

78

69

61

52

47

61

65

*52

44

3,177

106

6,300

July

39

33

29

26

23

21

18

16

16

14

12

12

9.5

10

9.0

5.6

4.8

4.8

5.2

5.2

4.8

3.6

3.8

3.8

4.4

3.0

2.0

1.8

1.5

*1.2

La

344.1

11.1

683

Aug.

0.8

.8

1.8

2.2

1.6

1.2

.9

.7

.6

.5

.4

.3

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.6

1.4

1.2

.9

.8

.9

1.0

1.9

1.8

1.4

1.2

1.0

.6

*.5

28.4

0.92

56.3

Sept.

Q^g

.8

.9

.8

.7

.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

.6

.9

1.2

2.1

2.6

1.4

1.2

1.3

1.6

6.5

9.5

10

10

10

12

12

12

12

11

12

137.6

4.59

273

Calendar year 1958: Max 2,24O Min 5.2 Mean 372 Ac-ft 264, 3OO

Water year 1958-59: Max 198 Min 0.2 Mean 63.6 Ac-ft 46,O60

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note.--No gage-height record Oct. 9-25, Nov. 17 to Dec. 1; discharge estimated on basis of 1 

discharge measurement, inspection of gage-height chart, recorded range in stage, weather records, 

and records for nearby stations.
HUMBOLDT RIVER BASIN 185

3225. Humboldt River at Palisade, Nev.

Location.--Lat 40°36'25", long 116°12'05", in SEijSEjj sec.35, T.32 N., R.51 E., on right 

bank 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 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--November 1902 to October 1906, July 1911 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,825.55 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929. Prior to Apr. 1, 1939, staff or chain gages (water-stage recorder Apr. 22 to 

June 3, 1935) at several sites within half a mile of present site at various datums.

Average discharge.--51 years (1903-6, 1911-59), 359 cfs (259,900 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 212 cfs June 8 (gage height, 2.51 ft); minimum 

daily, 7.6 cfs Aug. 12.

1902-6, 1911-59: Maximum discharge, 6,250 cfs Feb. 26, 1943 (gage height, 9.92 ft); 

minimum, 2 cfs Aug. 25-28, 1931.

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Diversion above station for irrigation of about 150,000 acres of hay and pasture land.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1514: 1903-4, 1912, 1914.

Rating table, water year 1S58-59, except period of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.8 

2.1 

2.5

110

205

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

 32

32

33

34

33

33

33

36

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

39

36

39

40

Tf

36

37 

33

1,118

36.1

2,220

Nov.

39

ZS

*4O

40

47

47

50

53

53

56

58

60

58

67

70

70

60

58

68

74

72

72

74

76

76

7878"

76

70

67

1,846

61.5

3,660

Dec.

»68~n

74

76

78

78

80

81

87

89

91

91

89

85

72

76

80

76

72

80

81

91

97

1OO

102

102

100

108

To?

87 

*95

2,660

85.8

5,280

Jan.

104

102

b85

b80

b90

106

93

87

93

93

95

100

108

117

123

121

125

130

130

130

110

117

128

130

134

141

141

144

144

146 

T44

3,591

116

7,120

Feff.

141

132

»112

121

125

128

134

132

121

121

125

102

97 ICO"

125

128

130

139

153

150

155

155

162

165

T6?

165

»165

162

3,807

136

7,550

Mar.

165

170

170

168

170

175

T7?

168

162

158

153

150

150

148

146

144

146

153

150

141

141

144

144

144

159

144

146

146

148

150 

155

4, 76O

154

9,440

Apr.

155

*150

150

150

148

146

148

148

144

148

146

150

153

153

146

144

134

114

93

89

95

100

100

85

80

78

72

74

74

»£3

3,630

121

7,200

May

70

76

81

85

78

70

70

70

68

67

67

63

 wr 62

91

123

137

IzT

117

1O6

95

87

85

83

78

76

78

80

76

70 

 65

2,566

82.8

5,09O

June

62

62

63

67

83

119

155

192 TOD"

160

165

139

134

137

134

139

134

112

100

91

81

78

74

68

65

63

60

65

*65

58

3,105

104

6,160

July

53

So

47

42

40

32

30

28

27

25

23

21

23

21

20

19

17

16

15

17

16

18

17

19

17

17

16

14

13

*12 

T?

737

23.8

1,460

Aug.

11

T5

10

10

11

10

9.5

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.2

7.6

STtT

9.5

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.2

9.5

10

9.5

9.5

9.5

8.8

8.8

8.2

8.8

8.8

9.5

8.8 

»8.8

235.1

9.20

565

Sept.

8.2

878

8.8

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.2

8.8

12

16

29

21

18

17

18

16

17

21

21

22

22

22

22

22

23

*23

464.6

15.5

922

Calendar year 1958: Max 2,27O Min 22 Mean 421 Ac- ft 304, 8OO

Water year 1958-59: Max 192 Min 7.6 Mean 78.3 Ac-ft 56,670

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
186 HUMBOLDT RIVER BASIN

3235. Huinboldt River near Argenta, Nev.

Location (revised). Lat 40°40 I 45", long 116°38'45", in SE^NW^ sec.2, T.32 N., R.47 E., 

on left bank 3 miles east of Argenta and 15j miles east of Battle Mountain.

Records available. February 1946 to September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,580 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge.--13 years, 290 cfs (210,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 153 cfs Mar. 9 (gage height, 3.42 ft); minimum 

daily, 0.3 cfs Sept. 10-12, 16.

1946-59: Maximum daily discharge, 5,700 cfs May 2, 1952 (includes flow bypassing 

gage outside of main channel); minimum daily, 0.2 cfs Sept. 15 to Oct. 17, 1955.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2

0.1 

.5 

1.3 

3.4 

7.2

2.4 

2.7 

3.0 

3.5

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

ii

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

3O 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-It

Oct.

5.1

5T9

7.6

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

*18

18

18

18

15

7.6

6.3

5.9

7.2

7.6

8.6

25

25

26

26

27

?6

27 

*26

482.8

15.6

958

Nov.

29

?S

29

31

33

34

35

36

37

39

40

42

44

48

48

51

b47

b50

b52

54

58

58

58

59

60

63

63

64

b63

b60

1,414

47.1

2,800

Dec.

b56 b58~

b60

64

66

67

67

69

*71

73

76

76

78

78

b72

b68

b66

b67

b68

69

71

76

79

83

88

88

90

90

94

90 

85

2,303

74.3

4,570

Jan.

83

88

b84

b80

b78

b84 *b90

b88

b90

94

89

88

90

96

100

104

107

107

111

HE

b!05

109

103

111

115

119

126

127

129

131 

132

3,170

102

6,290

Feb.

131

127

bl!8

117

112

119

119

126

b!20

122

117

b!05

b92

90

100

*120

120

126

132

141

142

142

144

144

146

146

146

148

3,512

125

6,970

Mar.

148

148

148

148

148

149

151

T3?

*149

149

146

144

144

141 141

137

131

134

139

137

132

129

13T

a!31

a!31

a!31

a!31

a!31

a!32

a!33 

a!34

4,327

140

8,580

Apr.

a!34

a!35

*13f

T34

134

132

131

131

132

129

127

129

129

124

120

117

115

112

100

88

73

72

71

73

71

67

64

62

59

59

3,160

105

6,270

May

57

54

60

62

64

64

58

49

43

39

39

*37

36

35

35

37

52

72

73

T?

68

64

59

53

49

49

49

46

46

45 

43

1,609

51.9

3,190

June

41

39

36

*35

35

36

51

78

100

109

96

90

85

75

72

72

75

76

68

58

53

47

39

35

33

35

35

30

28

?9

1,691

56.4

3,350

July

*27

75

22

21

20

18

15

13

9.1

6.3

4.8

3.4

2.1

1.3

1.1

c

.8

.6

.7

.7

.e

77

.e

.e

. 7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

199.9

6.45

396

Aug.

0.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.8

75

*.7

.7

.7

.6

76

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

20.5

0.66

40.7

Sept.

~T£ 0.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

*.4

i3.

.3

.3

.4

.5

.4

.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

12.2

0.41

24.2

Calendar year 1958: Max 1,780 Mln 2.5 Mean 361 Ac-ft 261,400

Water year 1958-59: Max 151 Min 0.3 Mean 60.0 Ac-ft 43,440

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of engineers' notes, recorded range In 

stage, trend of flow, and records for other Humboldt River stations, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
HUMBOLDT RIVER BASIN 187

3245. Rock Creek near Battle Mountain, Nev.

Location.--Lat 40°49', long 116°35', in NE^ sec.17, T.34 N., R.48 E., on left bank at 

mouth of canyon, 22 miles northeast of Battle Mountain.

Records available. March 1918 to September 1925 (fragmentary October 1923 to September 

1925), March 1927 to May 1929 (fragmentary), January 1946 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,600 ft (estimated from nearby U. S. 

C~oast and Geodetic Survey bench mark). Prior to Mar. 26, 1918, staff gage at site 

about 11 miles upstream at different datum. Mar. 26, 1918, to Jan. 3, 1946, waterstage recorder at present site at different datum.

Average discharge^--18 years (1918-23, 1946-59), 31.9 cfs (23,090 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 24 cfs Feb. 1 (gage height, 0.99 ft); no flow 

June 17, 19, July 23 to Sept. 30.

1918-25, 1927-29, 1946-59: Maximum discharge, 3,000 cfs Apr. 7, 1952 (gage height, 

5.60 ft); no flow at times in July, August, September and October nearly every year.

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

diversions for irrigation in valleys upstream. Station is above all diversions in 

Boulder Flat and below all tributaries. Flow slightly affected by small reservoir in 

Squaw Valley, 30 miles upstream.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1214: 1950(M).

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.0 

.1 

.2 

.3

1.0 

2.0

3.5

7.7

14

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1S59

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

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

1.9

27o

2.0

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.2

2.2

2.4

2.4

2.4

*2.4

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.7

2.7

2.8

2.8

2.7

2.7 *2.5

2.4

2.4

73.6

2.37

146

Nov.

3.0

2.8

3.0

3.0

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.5

3.5

2.4

T7Z

6.1

6.8

5.4

3.9

3.8

7.0

574

5.9

5.7

5.8

5.6

5.4

5.4

b4.5

3.5

3.0

2.7

126.3

4.21

251

Dec.

3.2

4.4

b4.5

b5.5

b5.5

b5.2

5.2

6.8 *F76-

5.2

5.2

5.2

4.0

2.9

2.5

3.3

4.1

3.9

4.2

5.4

6.1

6.8

6.6

5.1

5.2

5.6

6.3

b5.5

5.0

5.0

6.8

155.8

5.03

309

Jan.

5.4

4.7

2.5

b2.5

2.4

3.2

*5.0

5.0

5.4

5.9

5.2

5.7

b7.5

b7.0

b7.5

8.0

6.8

b5.5

b5.0

b4.3

bS.O

b6.0

6.8

6.6

7.0

7.7

7.7

8.0

7.0

9.1 576

182.0

5.87

361

Feb.

6.3

5.2

b4.8

b7.0

b6.0

b6.5

b6.5

b6.0

bS.O

4.5

b4.5

b4.0

b3.7

bTTo

6.6

*7.5

6.4

7.7

9.4

7.2

9.7

9.4

8.5

8.0

8.3

8.0

8.0

-------

187.8

6.71

372

Mar.

8.0

7.7

7.5

6.8

8.3

7.2

7.2

6.3

»6.6

6.1

5.2

576

5.4

4.8

5.6

5.4

5.4

5.2

5.9

6.1

6.8

6.3

6.6

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.6

6.6

6.6

7.2

2OO.2

6.46

397

Apr.

7.2

6.8

6.3

6.6

8.3

11

12

13

T2

10

9.7

9.4

8.8

*8.5

8.0

8.0

8.5

8.8

8.8

7.7

6.8

5.9

5.4

5.2

4.8

4.8

5.0

4.6

4.4

4.2

230.5

7.68

457

May

3.7

3.2

575

4.6

4.2

6.6

6.1

6.6

6.8

7.0

5.2

*4.8

4.4

3.7

5.0

6.3

8.8

873

6.8

5.6

5.9

4.6

3.9

3.7

4.2

5.0

5.6

4.4

4.4

3.7

3.2

161.3

5.20

320

June

3.2

27§

2.4

*1.9

1.2

1.0

1.5

1.3

.8

.6

.6

.5

.4

.2

.2

.1

0

.1

0

.3

.5

.4

.6

.6

.5

.6

1.2

.7

.4

.2

24.8

0.83

49

July

*1.2

2.5

2^

2.4

1.7

1.2

1.0

.9

2.0

2.0

1.3

1.0

.8

.8

1.1

1.2

1.0

.7

.4

.2

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

o

26.5

0.85

53

Aug.

(*)

0

0

0

Sept.

(*)

0

o

0

Calendar year 1S58: Max 425 Min O Mean 47.5 Ac-ft 34,390

Water year 1958-59: Max 13 Min 0 Mean 3.75 Ac-ft 2,720

Peak discharge (base, 75 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
188 HUMBOLDT RIVER BASIN

3250. Humboldt River at Battle Mountain, Nev.

Location (revised) .--Lat 40°39'15", long 116 0 55'10", in NE^-NE^- sec.17, T.32 N., R.45 E., 

on left bank 1 mile northeast of Battle Mountain. Reese River, when flowing, enters 

Humboldt River several miles below station.

Records available.--May 1896 to December 1879, March 1921 to April 1924, January 1946 to 

September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,500 ft (revised), from topographic 

map. Prior to Mar. 1, 1921, staff gage at approximately same site at different datum. 

Mar. 1, 1921, to Apr. 19, 1924, staff gage at site 900 ft downstream at different 

datum.

Average discharge.--14 years (1921-22, 1946-59), 288 cfs i,500 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 155 cfs Mar. 7, 8 (gage height, 3.18 ft); no 

flow Sept. 21-27.

1921-24, 1946-59: Maximum daily discharge, 5,800 cfs May 3, 4, 1952 (includes flow 

bypassing gage outside of main channel); no flow Sept. 8 to Oct. 22, 1948, Sept. 21-26, 

1949, Sept. 21-27, 1959.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or backwater from beaver 

dam, 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.

Revisions (water years ).--WSP 1564: 1897-98, 1923.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect and backwater from 

beaver dam (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

.4

1.0

1.4

1.5 

1.7 

1.9

2.3 

4.4

2.2 

2.6 

3.2

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

SI22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

3.9

3.7

T7?

5.0

5.8

6.6

7.2

7.9

9.0

12

14

16

17

18

»16

16

16

15

12

13

16

16

17

18

26

27

2T

27

27

26 *26

471.3

15.2

935

Nov.

26

27

27

28

29

30

31

33

34

36

36

39

41

46

49

49

b41

b45

b48

55

55

58

58

58

59

60

62 b50"

b58

b54

1,332

44.4

2,640

Dec.

b53 b55~

b58

b60

b64

68

68

69

'70

71

74

76

78

b72

b65

b62

b62

b63

b65

b68

71

76

76

81

84

88

89

90

89

91

m

2,245

72.4

4,450

Jan.

83

b75

b64

b58

St>

64

*87

105

101

98

93

89

90

91

96

100

104

104

105

108

blOO

109

100

101

110

113

119

121

124

126

127

3,025

97.6

6,000

Feb.

128

bl!5

bllO

119

109

112

116

120

b!20

124

119

b95

b90

b94

98

*108

117

121

128

138

144

144

145

147

150

150

150

152

-

3,463

124

6,870

Mar.

152

152

152

152

150

152

155

15?

 153

153

152

148

147

147

147

144

139

136

140

140

139

133

TS5

134

134

134

133

134

136

136

136

4,448

143

8,820

Apr.

134 T5o~

91

121

112

101

108

114

117

119

117

117

117

 117

117

112

104

105

100

91

82

72

72

71

70

68

56

63

60

48

2,906

96.9

5,760

May

56

61

59

59

59

65

66

47

42

40

39

*35

33

33

32

32

33

51

76

76

72

67

62

60

51

35

40

51

50

47

42

1,571

50.7

3,120

June

42

40

39

*36

27

26

31

50

69

95

104

T4

76

80

67

64

63

63

72

64

48

40

37

27

17

17

18

18

16

IS

1,446

48.2

2,870

July

 17

16

14

11

11

11

10

9.0

8.2

7.6

6.9

6.6

6.4

6.1

5.2

5.0

4.7

4.4

4.2

3.7

3.5

3.5

3.2

3.0

2.6

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.2

193,1

6.23

333

Aug.

1.1 ~79

.8

*[

t '

7.7

0.25

15.3

Sept.

0.1

!i.1.1

.1.1

a

.1.1

.1.1.1.1.1

.1.1.1.1.1

00"

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

.1

2.3

0.03

4.6

Calendar year 1958: Max 1,430 

Water year 1958-59: Max 155

Mean 366 

Mean 57.8

Ac-ft 265,200 

Ac-ft 41,870

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. 

Note. Backwater from beaver dam Oct. 1-31, July 13 to Aug. 7, Aug. 15 to Sept. 15, Sept. 29,
HUMBOLDT RIVER BASIN 18 

3255. Reese River near lone, Nev.

Location. Lat 38°51', long 117°28', in NEij sec.3 (revised), T.ll N. , R.40 E. , on right 

bank 2| miles upstream from Indian Creek, 8 miles southeast of lone, and 58 miles 

southwest of Austin.

Drainage area. 44 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--August 1951 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and, since Oct. 3, 1956, concrete control. Altitude of gage 

Is 7,350 ft (from topographic map). Prior to Sept. 9, 1955, water-stage recorder at 

site 200 ft upstream at datum 2.85 ft higher.

Average discharge. 8 years, 11.5 cfs (8,330 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 12 cfs Nov. 23 (gage height, 0.72 ft); no flow 

July 19, 30, 31, Aug. 6, 7, 16-20, Sept. 4-10.

1951-59: Maximum discharge, 512 cfs July 27, 1956 (gage height, 4.86 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 45 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; 

no flow at times in 1956-57, 1959.

Remarks. Records good. No diversion above station.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.2 

.3

0

0.2

1.1

2.7

5.8

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

4.0

Or

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.

3.

3.

3.

3.

3.7

3.7

3.7

*3.7

3.5

2.7

2.5 277

3.0

3.2

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.0

3.2

111.1

3.58

220

Nov.

3.2

3.2

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.7

3.5

3.2

3.2

2.3

2.0

?75

2.7

3.7

3.7

4.1

4.4

4.2

5.1

TT7

4.4

4.0

2.5

3.2

3.0

104.5

3.48

207

Dec.

4.0

4.4

4.4

*4.0

3.3

3.2

3.5

4.1

4.0

3.9

3.7

3.7

2.2

275

2.3

3.5

3.5

3.2

3.2

4.0

4.4

4.4

3.0

2.2

3.7

3.5

4.0

3.2

2.3

3.2

4.0

108.2

3.49

215

Jan.

2.7

3.2

?77

2.7

2.3

2.3

3.0

3.0

2.7

2.7

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.5

3.0

3.0

3.2

*3.2

3.2

3.0

2.7

2.7

2.8

3.0

3.2

3.1

3.0

3.0

2.9

2.8

2.7

89.3

2.88

177

Feb.

> 3.5

-

98.0

3.5

194

Mar.

4.2

4.2

3.8

*3.5

5.0

3.5

3.7

3.5

3.7

3.7

3.5

4.0

4.4

375

3.2

3.2

3.7

3.7

*4.0

3.2

3.7

3.2

3.5

3.5

3.0

3.7

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.7

3.5

111.5

3.60

221

Apr.

4.0

4.4

4.7

TTT

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

*4.4

4.4

4.0

4.4

4.0

4.0

itl

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.4

4.7

4.4

4.0

4.0

4.0

129.3

4.31

256

May

4.0

4.4

4.4

4.0

4.7

4.4

4.0

4.0

3.7

3.7

3.7

*^5

3.5

3.7

3.5

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

b.7

3.7

4.0

4.4

4.0

4.O

3.7

3.7

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

119.2

3.85

236

June

5.5

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.0

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.5

2.5

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.5

1.4

1.2

1.0

1.0

*.9

.9

.9

.9

i§.

 8

58.7

1.96

116

July

0.8

.7

.6

.6

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.4

.4

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

H

.1

.1

.1

.2

.4

.2

.4

.3

.1

.1

0

0

9.3

0.30

18

Aug.

0.1

.1

.1

*.2

.1

o

7J

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.1

.1

O

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

.2

.2

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

3.2

o.lo

6.3

Sept.

0.1

.1

.1

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.4

.6

.8

.9

1.0

.9

1.0

1.2

T^

.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

18.0

0.60

36

Calendar year 1958: Max 205 Mln 2.0 Mean 27.5 Ac-ft 19,940

Water year 1958-59: Max 5.1 Mln 0 Mean 2.63 Ac-ft 1,900

Peak discharge (base, 13O cfs). No peak above bas

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Jan. 19 to Mar. 3j discharge estimated on basis 

nd recorded range In stage.

weather records
190 HUMBOLDT RIVER BASIN

3275. Humboldt River at Comus, Nev.

Location. Lat 41°00', long 117°19', In SEj- sec.14, T.36 N. , R.41 E. , on left bank at 

Comus siding of Southern Pacific Railroad, 9 miles northeast of Golconda ard 32 miles 

northwest of Battle Mountain.

Records available.--October 1894 to December 1909, September 1910 to June 192J, May 1925 

to May 1926, February 1946 to September-1959. Published as "near Golconda" prior to 

October 1917.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,350 ft (from topographic map). 

Oct. 24, 1894, to Nov. 4, 1910, staff gages, and Nov. 5, 1910, to Sept. 25, 1917, 

chain gage, about 8 miles downstream near Golconda, at different datums. S<?pt. 25, 

1917, to Feb. 19, 1946, staff gage at site half a mile downstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--40 years (1894-1909, 1910-22, 1946-59), 289 cfs (209,200 acre-ft per 

year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 170 cfs Jan. 12 (gage height, 3.24 ft); no flow 

July 16-19, Sept. 17.

1894-1909, 1910-23, 1925-26, 1946-59: Maximum discharge, 5,860 cfs May 6, 1952 

(gage height, 11.52 ft); no flow at times in some years.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no 

which are fair. Diversions above station for irrigation.

Revisions 1916-17.(water years). WSP 1514: 1921-22, 1926. 

;e-heigl t record, 

WSP 1564: 1904, 1907-8, 1911-13,

Rating table, water year 1958-59, excep 

height, in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(gage

Discharge, in cubic feet

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.6 

5.5

2.0 

2.3 

2.7 

3.1

1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

*.3

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

1.6

2.2

2.2

8.1

9.8

¥L

43.6

1.41

86

Nov.

13

15

15

16

18

18

19

20

21

22

23

*24

26

30

30

29

b24

b26

39

36

42

42

43

44

45_

45

45

a45

a43

a4O

898

29.9

1,780

Dec.

a40

a41

a43

a46

aSO

a54

a56

a58

a6O

a61

a62

*64

65

b58

b55

b55

b56

b58

b62

b65

83

8475-

73

75

77

79

80

80

83

84

1,982

63.9

3,930

Jan.

85

b70

a65

a62

bTO

74

66

63

73

*89

95

96

95

90

90

90

91

93

96

96

b90

b95

101

105

101

102

106

110

110

113

114

2,796

90.2

5,550

Feb.

117

b!05

blOS

bl!2

118

117

111

110

a95

b95

b90

b85

b80

b84

b90

blOO

109

117

*118

118

120

126

132

128

130

132

134

134

-

3,112

111

6,170

Mar.

134

138

138

136

138

138

138

138

140

140

139

*1'39

140

136

134

134

134

133

130

126

128

130

128

127

124

124

126

126

124

12£

ie-O 1 PR 

4,112

133

8,160

Apr.

124

126

T?4

121

105

107

109

98

1OO

105

107

110

109

*109

109

107

107

105

96

95

93

89

81

73

68

64

64

47

36

3T

2,825

94.2

5,600

May

39

34

34

36

36

36

36

36

38

36

30

29

26

24

*23

23

22

22

21

22

31

37

39

37

36

36

35

29

25

26

26

960

31.0

1,900

June

26

24

26

26

25

24

*23

19

18

19

28

40

51

.50

41

45

41

36

34

34

35

36

29

24

18

16

13

11

8.1

5.5

825.6

27.5

1,640

July

*7.7

8.7

6^

4.6

3.7

2.5

1.6

.8

.4

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

o

0

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

37.9

1.22

75

Aug.

H

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

*.l

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.2

1.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

4.8

0.15

9.5

Sept.

0,1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

2

tf

*.l

0

.1.1

.1

.1

.1

.1.1

.1

.1.1

.1 *.l

.2

3.1

0.10

6.1

Calendar year 1958: Max 1,260 Min 0.3 Mean 311 Ac-ft 225,500

Water year 1958-59: Max 140 Min o Mean 48.2 Ac-ft 34,910

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of trend of flow, weather recor-ds, and 

eoords for nearby stations, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
HUMBOLDT RIVER BASIN 191

3290. Little Humboldt River near Paradise Valley, Nev.

Location. Lat 41°25', long 117°22', in SE£ sec.20, T.41 N. , R.41 E., on right bank 

3i miles downstream from Bullshead Ranch and 9? miles southeast of Paradise Valley.

Drainage area. 1,030 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1921 to June 1928 (fragmentary), October 1943 to September 

1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,470 ft (from river-profile map). 

Prior to Nov. 21, 1946, at site 1 mile downstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--16 years (1943-59), 25.4 cfs (18,390 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 21 cfs Apr. 7-9 (gage height, 1.6f ft); minimum, 4.6 cfs July 27, 30.

1921-28, 1943-59: Maximum discharge, 1,100 cfs Feb. 2, 1952 (gage height, 7.71 ft); 

minimum, 4.5 cfs Aug. 12, 1954.

Remarks. Records good. Bullshead Ranch diverts water for irrigation above station. 

Station is above all diversions in Paradise Valley.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

4.6

10

16

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October o September 1959

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

fcf

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

»7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8 

7.8

7.8

7 8

ill

241.3

7.78

479

Nov.

rf

!e

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

7.8

7.8

*8.4

8.9

879

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.9

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.9 

8.9

8.4

8.4

248.3

8.28

492

Dec.

8.4

Iff

8.4

8.9

8.4

8.9

8.9

9.5

9.5

*9.5

9.5

8.9

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.9

8.9

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

10 

10

9.5

9.5

9.5

279.2

9.01

554

Calendar year 1958 : Max 451

Jan.

9.5 

9.5

8.9

8.4

7.8

8.4

8.9

8.9

*9.5

10

10

11

11

10

9.5

10

10

10

9.5

8.9

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.9

10

11

12

T5

12

11

11

302.8

9.77

601

Feb.

11 

10

8.9

9.5

9.5

9.5

10

10

10

9.5

9.5

8.4

7.8

7.8

7.8

8.9

9.5

*10

11

12

12

13

T3

13

12

12

12 

12

289.6

10.3

574

Mar.

12 

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

*12

12

12

12

12

13

13

13

13

13

13

14

13

12

12

11

11 

10

TT

11

10

373

12.0

740

Apr.

11 

TT

14

17

19

19

21

21

21

20

20

19

18

17

*18

18

18

18

17

15

15

15

15

14

14

14

14 

15

16

16

500

16.7

992

May

14 

14

15

16

15

15

15

14

15

14

14

14

14

*13

13

13

14

15

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

17 

18

18

19

T9

476

15.4

944

June

19 

18

17

16

15

*14

14

14

13

13

12

11

11

9.5

9.5

8.4

7.8

7.8

7.3

6.8

6.2

372

6.2

6.2

6.8

7.3

8.4 

7.8

7.8

7.8

314.8

10.5

624

July

-fcf

6.8

6.2

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.1

BTT

5.1

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

173.0

5.58

343

Aug.

6.2 

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

*6.2

6.2

6.2

5.7

B77

5.7

5.7

6.2

6.8

678

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.2 

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.8

195.6

6.31

388

Sept.

6.8 

6.2

678

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.2

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

7._5

»7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

6.8

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3 

7.3

7.3

7.3

210.8

7.03

418

Min 6.8 Mean 51.3 Ac-ft 37 160

Water year 1958-59 : Max 21 Min 5.1 Mean g.ee Ac-ft 7,150

Peak discharge (base, 55 cfs). No peak above base.

Discharge measurement made on this day.
192 HUMBOLDT RIVER BASIN

3295. Martin Creek near Paradise Valley, Nev.

Location.--La t 41°32'00", long 117°25'40", in NWijSW^ sec.12, T.42 N. , R.40 E. , on left 

bank 0.6 mile upstream from Humboldt County Recreation Park and 7 miles northeast of 

Paradise Valley.

Drainage area. 172 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1921 to September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,700 ft (from extension of riverprofile map). Prior to Oct. 22, 1946, at several sites within 400 ft of present site 

at different datums.

Average discharge. 38 years, 30.7 cfs (22,230 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 71 cfs about Apr. 4 (gage height, 1.92 ft, from 

recorded range in stage); minimum, 4.7 cfs Feb. 1.

1921-59: Maximum discharge, 9,000 cfs Jan. 21, 1943 (gage height, 11.1 f 1;, site 

and datum then in use), by slope-area measurement of peak flow; minimum, 1.8 cfs 

Feb. 6, 1945.

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

Revisions (water years). WSP 1514: 1925-27(M), 1930(M) , 1933(M), 1940, 1945.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in fe 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

4.0

6.0

9.1

14

1.4

1.5 

1.7 

1.9 68

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

31

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

6.8

678

.8

j . 8

.8

.1

.1

.1

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

* .7

.7

8.0

sTo

8.0

7.7

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

233.6

7.54

463

Nov.

8.0

8.4

8.4

8.7

8.4

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.0

*9.1

12

9.7

8.4

8.7

9.1

10

10

9.9

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.1

8.5

7_.6

7.9

8.2

268.3

8.94

532

Dec.

9.1

9.4

9.6

9.5

9.1

9.2

9.0

9.5

9.5

9.5

*9.1

9.1

8.5

7.5

7.7

9.8

9.4

9.3

9.7

9.5

9.5

9.5

8.4

8.2

9.4

9.0

9.5

9.1

7.6

9ll

281.6

9.08

559

Jan.

9.0

6.9

6.8

6.5 675

9.1

9.9

9.9

*11

11

11

10

10

10

9.9

9.5

9.5

9.5

8.6

7.8

6.7

11

11

10

12.

12

11

11

8.6

9.9

11

296.9

9.58

589

Feb.

8.7

6.3

177

11

9.7

10

9.9

8.0

8.7

8.7

8.7

9.9

8.7

9.9

12

13

1?

*12

12

11

11

11

11

11

10

12

12

13

-

£88.0

10.3

571

Mar.

14

16

17

14

14

14

14

13

14

13

*10

11

12

14

15

17

20

23

22

21

21

20

19

18

18

18

18

19

21

23

26_

529

17.1

1,050

Apr.

32

37

45

60

35

50

40

33

33

33

33

33

33

32

*30

27

26

26

23

21

22

22

25

29

32

33

31

ZB

29

32

985

32. 8

1,950

May

36

34

30

28

27

26

25

2F

26

26

28

30

33

*38

45

39

38

38

56

35

33

34

55

53

51

53

57

36

36

56

54

1,017

52.8

2,020

June

33

55

34

35

35

*36

58

55

51

50

28

26

24

23

21

20

18

17

15

15

14

13

12

11

IT

14

23

17

14

12

686

22.9

1,360

July

11

*10

9.9

9.1

9.1

8.4

8.4

8.0

8.0

7.7

7.4

7.1

6.8

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.5

6.3

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.0

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

222.8

7.19

442

Aura.

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

*5.5

5.5

5.3

575

5.5

5.3

5.3

5.3

6.0

7.4

6.8

6.5

6.3

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

178.2

5.75

353

Sept.

5.8

578

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.3

7.1

*7.4

7.1

6.8

7.1

7.7

T74

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

199.7

6.66

396

Calendar year 1958 : Max 624 Min 5.3 Mean 60.3 Ac-ft 43,650

Water year 1958-59 : Max 60 Min 5.3 Mean 14.2 Ac-ft 10,280

Peak discharge (base, 100 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Mar. 11 to Apr. 15; discharge 

measurements, 7 staff-gage readings, recorded range in stage, 

nearby stations.

estimated on basis of 3 discharge 

weather records, and records for
HUMBOLDT RIVER BASIN 19j

3315. Humboldt River near Rose Creek, Nev.

Location.--Lat 40°52'05", long 117°59'45", in SE-jjNW^ sec.36, T.35 N. , R.35 E. , on right 

bank 5j miles southv\est of Rose Creek and 15-| miles southwest of Winnemucca.

Records available.--April 1948 to September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder.

Average discharge. 11 years, 235 cfs (170,100 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 230 cfs Mar. 21 (gage height, 2.68 ft); minimum, 

11 cfs Aug. 10, Sept. 3,4.

1948-5a: Maximum discharge, 5,810 cfs May 8, 1952 (gage height, 11.41 ft); minimum, 

5.8 cfs Dec. 4, 1955, result of freeseup.

Remarks.--Records good. Many diversions above station for irrigation.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 6

1.8

2.0 

2.2

70

113

Jan. 7 to Sept. 30 

1.5 5.0

1.6

2.0 

2.4

85

169

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

42

40

40

40

40

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

39- 37

39

*39

39

39

38

38

38

37

37

37

37

39

39

39

39

39

1,203

38.8

2,390

Nov.

39

39

40

42

42

42

44

46

46

48

48

*48

48

52

52

54

b54

b52

54

54

56

58

60

60

62

64

64

66" 66

b66

1,566

52.2

3,110

Dec.

66

66

64

66

66

68

72

74

78

83

*85

85

85

85

b85

85

80

78

80

83

85

87

89

95

100

98

98

98

98

98

98

2,578

83.2

5,110

Jan.

98

b98

b89

b78

b89

b89

89

87

*92

94

94

94

98

104

110

114

112

112

112

112

bl!2

112

114

119

121

123

125

123

123

125

125

3,287

106

6,520

Feb.

125

125

b!21

116

121

135

140

135

b!33

131

b!29

bllO

b94

bll4

129

127

140

*142

135

133

133

135

135

138

138

142

U5

142

-

3,638

130

7,220

Mar.

140

142

144

144

146

146

148

146

142

146

*144

142

146

146

146

140

110

127

121

121

135

169 T38"

133

127

125

123

119

121

127

129

4,229

136

8,390

Apr.

121

100

100

85

71

65

56

62

67

62

60

58

54

56

*58

56

48

45

43

43

40

38

36

33

33

31

28

27

56

79

1,711

57.0

3,390

May

69

67

58

54

54

54

52

50

48

46

46

46

45

*43

43

41

41

41

41

41

41

41

41

40

40

41

40

36

31

28

27

1,382

44.6

2,740

June

27

25

24

23

21

*20

21

20

18

18

18

18

20

20

20

20

20

20

18

17

17

17

16

16

17

17

17

16

15

15

571

19.0

1,130

July

15

*T5

16

15

15

15

16

17

18

18

20

20

21

2T

21

21

21

20

20

20

18

18

17

18

17

16

15

15

15

15

15

544

17.5

1,080

Aug.

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

1212"

12

*12

12

13

13

13

13

13

13

15

ii

15

15

15

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

405

13.1

803

Sept.

12

I?

12

12

12

12

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

13

13

*13

13

15

TF

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

*13

15

385

12.8

764

Calendar year 1958: Max 1,160 Min 37 

Water year 1958-59: Max 169 Min 12

Mean 332 

Mean 58.9

Ac-ft 240,500 

Ac-ft 42,650

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice

3325. Humboldt-Lovelock Irrigation, Light & Power Co.'s feeder canal near Imlay Nev.

Location.--Lat 40°40'05", long 118°11'55", in SE^NE^ sec.l, T.32 N., R.33 E., on left 

bank 3 miles northwest of Imlay and 9 miles downstream from headgates

Records available. October 1946 to September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,170 ft (from topographic map)

Extremes. No flow for entire year.

1946-59: Maximum daily discharge, 153 cfs May 3, 1958 (gage height, 4.22 ft); no 

flow for long periods.

Remarks.--No flow since June 21, 1958. This canal diverts water from Humboldt River in 

NW^ sec.29, T.33 N., R.35 E., for storage in Taylor-Pitt Reservoir near Humboldt 

During irrigation season water is released about 3 miles west of Hiunboldt and conveyed 

through Humboldt-Lovelock Irrigation, Light it 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.
194 HUMBOLDT RIVER BASIN

3330. Humboldt River near Imlay, Nev.

Location. Lat 40°41'30", long 118°12'10", in SW^SEij sec. 25, T.33 N., R.33 E., on right 

bank 1 mile upstream from old Calahan Dam and 4 miles northwest of Imlay.

Drainage area. 13,500 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. June 1935 to September 1941, April 1945 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,130 ft (from topographic ma~)) . Prior 

to Apr. 28, 1945, at site 1 mile downstream at different datum. Apr. 28, 1945, to 

Aug. 20, 1947, at present site at datum 1 ft higher.

Average discharge . --20 years, 168 cfs (121,600 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 178 cfs Mar. 23 (gage height, 2.83 ft); maximum 

gage height , 3.57 ft Feb. 12 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 0.2 cfs 

Aug. 11-13.

1935-41, 1945-59: Maximum discharge, 6,080 cfs May 9, 1952 (gage height, 12.15 ft); 

no flow at times in many years.

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

for July 8 to Aug. 31, which are poor. Humboldt -Lovelock Irrigation, Light & Power 

Co.'s feeder canal diverts water from river above station 'to Pitt-Taylor Resarvoirs 

(see preceding page) . This water is ordinarily released during irrigation S3ason 

through Rye Patch Reservoir to Humboldt River for irrigation in Lovelock district. 

Flow affected by many other diversions above station for irrigation.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.0

0.1

.5

1.9

4.4

1.3 

1.6 

2.0 

2.7

75

162

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

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

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

40

W

39

39

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

51

37

37

37

37

38

39

38

39

39

38

38

39

39

*39

3d 

38

1,184

38.2

2,350

Nov.

38- 38

38

38

39

40

40

42

42

43

46

46

47

48

50

b49

b43

b47

b53

56

55

55

56

59

59

61

b61

b56

b56

b60

1,461

48.7

2,900

Dec.

b68

b68

b64

*b63

64

65

65

68

69

72

75

77

78

b74

b73

b80

b81

b80

b74

b75

77

79

80

82

89

93

93

92

92

94

55

2,399

77.4

4,760

Jan.

96

b94

b85

b80

bj38

b76

b83

b80

b84

b88

b88

*92

90

94

100

106

108

107

104

blOO

b!04

b!07

104

106

112

116

117

121

118

120 

121

3,069

99.0

6,090

Feb.

120

bill

b!09

b!18

113

116

126

137

b!29

b!31

b!28

bl!3

b!09

bl!2

b!26

b!51

*137

144

147

141

137

137

137

137

138

138

141

140

-

3,623

129

7,190

Calendar year 1958: Max 1,060 Min 37

Mar.

140

141

142

144

145

145

147

147

147

144

145

145

142

144

144

144

*137

109

ITT

113

117

129

I3E" 162

118

121

118

118

114

118 

121

4,153

134

8,240

Apr.

116- 122

86

80

73

65

59

55

47

*49

47

43

42

41

40

42

42

39

37

35

31

28

28

27

26

27

26

24

23rz

1,424

47.5

2,820

May

46

48

47

43

*40

46

55

54

49

47

44

42

42

40

39

39

38

38

38

38

38

38

39

38

38

37

37

37

34

30 

28

1,267

40.9

2,510

June

27

2T

*22

21

21

2O

20

19

18

18

17

15

15

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

12

11

11

11

10

11

11

10

9.6

9.2

458.8

15.3

910

July

8.2

7J4

7.1

6.7

*6.7

6.3

5.5

5.2

4.1

3.8

4.1

3.8

2.6

2.4

2.8

2.3

1.5

1.2

.9

.8

.6

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.5

76

*.7

97.5

3.14

193

A-og.

0.6

.5

.5

.5

.6

.4

.4

.3

75

.4

.3

.3

.3

.4

.6

.7

.7

.7

.9

1.2

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

26.3

0.85

52

Sept.

1.7

1.9

*1.9

1.7

1.9

1.7

1.5

1.4

T7J

1.5

1.4

1.5

1.9

2.1

2.4

2.4

2.4

3.1

3.4

3.1

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

8.1

?7S- 9.6

*9.2

9.2

9.6

106.8

3.56

212

Mean 310 Ac-ft 224.200

Water year 1958-59: Max 162 Min 0.3 Mean 52.8 Ac-ft 38 j 230

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
HUMBOLDT RIVER BASIN 195

3345. Rye Patch Reservoir near Rye Patch, Nev.

Location . Lat 40°28 I I5", long 118°18'30", in NW£NE£ sec. 18, T.30 N., R.33 P., at control 

works at left end of Rye Patch Dam, 2 miles northwest of Rye Patch.

Drainage area. 13,700 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. February 1936 to September 1959.

Gage. Mercury-indicating gage. Datum of gage is at mean sea level (Southern Pacific 

Railroad datum) .

Extremes. Maximum contents during year 123 200 acre-ft Mar. 14-31 (elevation, 4,127.40 

ft ) ; minimum , 18,950 acre-ft Sept. 18-30 (elevation, 4,107.55 ft).

1936-59: Maximum contents, 196,900 acre-ft Apr. 9, 1946 (elevation, 4,134.62 ft); 

no contents Aug. 7-11, 1955.

Remarks . Reservoir is formed by earth-fill, rock-faced dam; storage began Feb. 20, 1936. 

Capacity, 179,100 acre-ft between elevations 4,072.5 (sill of trashrack structure) 

and 4,133.0 ft (top of spillway gates). Figures given herein represent usable contents. 

Dead storage negligible. Elevation of spillway (gate sill) is 4,116 ft. Water is used 

for irrigation in the Lovelock area.

Cooperation . --Records of daily elevation furnished by Pershing County Water Conservation 

District of Nevada.

Capacity table, water year 1958-59 (elevation, 

in feet, and contents, in acre-feet)

4,107.5

4,110

4,115

18,850

24,540

39,800

4,120 65,420

4,125 102,300

4,128 128,700

Contents, in acre-feet, at 8 a.m., water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

(t)

(*)

Oct.

109,500

109,500

109,500

109,500

109,500

109,100

109,100

109,100

109,100

109,100

109,100

109,100

109,100

109,100

109,100

109,100

109,100

109,100

108,700

108,700

108,700

108,700

108,700

108,700

108,700

108,300

108,360

108,300

108,300

108,300

108,300

4,125.70

-600

Nov.

108,300 

108,300

108,300

108,300

108,300

108,300

108,300

108,300

108,300

108,300

108,300

108,300

108,300

108,300

108,300

108,300

108,300

108,300

108,300

108,300

108,300

108,300

108,300

108,300

108,300

108,300

108,300

108,300

108,300

108,300

4A25.70

0

Dec.

108,700

108,700

108,700

108,700

108,700

108,700

108,700

109,100

109,100

109,100

109,100

109,100

109,100

109,100

109,500

110,000

110,000

110,000

110,400

110,400

110,400

110,400

110,800

110,800

110,800

110,800

111,200

111,200

111,200

111,200

111,200

4,126.05

+2,900

Jan.

111,700

111,700

111,700

111,700

112,100

112,100

112,100

112,600

112,600

112,600

113,000

113,000

113,000

113,400

113,400

113,900

113,900

114,300

114,300

114,800

114,800

114,800

114,800

114,800

115,200

115,200

115,200

115,200

115,200

115,200

115,200

4,126.50

+4,000

Feb.

115,600

115,600

116,100

116,100

116,100

116,100

116,100

116,500

116,500

116,500

116,500

116,500

117,000

117,000

117,000

117,400

117,400

117,800

117,800

118,300

118,300

118,300

118,700

118,700

119,200

119,200

119,600

120,000

4,127 .05

+4,800

Mar.

120,000

120,500

120,500

121,000

121,000

121,400

121,400

121,900

121,900

122,300

122,300

122,800

122,800

123,200

123,200

123,200

123,200

123,200

123,200

123,200

123,200

123,200

123,200

123,200

123,200

123,200

123,200

123,200

123,200

123,200

4,127.40

+3,200

Apr.

122,800

122,800

122,800

122,800

122,800

122,800

122,300

121,900

121,400

121,000

120,500

118,700

117,400

116,500

115,200

114,300

113,400

112,600

111,700

110,800

110,000

109,100

107,800

106,600

105,300

104,000

102,800

101,500

100,300

99.100

4,124.60

-24,100

May

98,700 

97,890

96,670

95,860

95,460

95,050

94,650

94,240

94,240

94,240

94,240

94,240

94,240

93,460

91,920

91,140

90,360

89,980

88,820

88,040

87,260

86,120

85,010

84,640

84,270

84,270

83 , 900

83,530

83,160

82,790

82^50

4A22.40

-17,050

June

81,310 

80,570

79,830

79,100

78,740

78,390

78,040

77,690

77,340

76,990

76,630

76,280

75,580

74,880

74,530

73,820

73,120

72,420

71,730

70,740

69,740

68,410

67,750

67,080

66,420

65,760

65,110

64,490

63,870

65,250

4,119.65

-18,800

July

62,940 

61,690

60,140

58,630

56,900

55,460

54,020

52,390

50,820

49,250

47,750

46,160

44,560

43,460

42,110

41,340

40,570

39,800

39,100

38,410

37,720

37,380

36,860

36,510

36,170

36,010

36,010

36,010

35,850

35,850

35,850

4,113.85

-27,40O

Aug.

35.690 

35,520

35,200

35,030

34,710

34,380

34,060

33,730

33,410

33,080

32,930

32,620

32,320

32,010

31,560

31,250

30,790

30,330

29,890

29,600

29,030

28,750

28,320

27,750

27,470

27,180

27,050

26,780

26,390

26,120

25,860

4110.50

-9,990

Sept.

25.590 

25,330

24,800

24,290

23,930

23,560

23,320

23,070

22,710

22,220

21,430

20,870

19,980

19,560

19,260

19,150

19,050

18,950

18,950

18,950

18,950

18,950

18,950

18,950

18,950

18,950

18,950

18,950

18,950

18,950

4,107.55

-6,910

Calendar year 1958.................. * +47,770

Water year 1958-59.................. * -89,950

t Elevation, in feet, at end of month. 

t Change in contents, in acre-feet.
HUMBOLDT RIVER BASIN

3350. Humboldt River near Rye Patch, Nev.

Location (revised) .--Lat 40°28'00", long 118°18'20", in SE^-NE^ sec.18, T.30 N. , R.33 E. , 

on left bank 1,000 ft downstream from Rye Patch Dam and l| miles northwest o*1 Rye Patch.

Drainage area.--13 .700 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--January 1896 to December 1909, September 1910 to September 1922, 

September 1924 to September 1932 (fragmentary), October 1935 to September 1911, October 1943 to September 1959. Prior to October 1935, published as "near Oream."

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,050 ft (from topographic mai). Prior 

to Oct. 1, 1935, at site 7 miles downstream at different datum. Oct. 1, 1935, to 

Oct. 13, 1945, at site half a mile downstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--45 years (1899-1909, 1910-16, 1917-22, 1930-32, 1935-41, 1943-59), 

202 cfs (146,200 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 713 cfs July 2 (gage height, 3.95 ft); minimum 

not determined, occurred during period of no gage-height record.

1896-1922, 1924-32, 1935-41, 1943-59: Maximum discharge, 4,720 cfs May 11, 12, 

1952 (gage height, 10.26 ft); no flow at times in some years.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record (seepage only), 

which are poor. Plow completely regulated by Rye Patch Reservoir (see preceding page). 

Many diversions above station for irrigation.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used May 26 to

July 23, Sept. 24-30)

0.7

1.0 

1.2

3.0 

5.9

35

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

77

179

436

736

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 19E9

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

El

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

4.0

-

3.7

3.7

4.6

5.2

5.5

8.5

4.3

4.3

25

40

17

> 3.0

(»)

185.8

5.99

369

Nov.

> 3.0

> 3.2

93.0

3.1

184

Dec.

> 3.4

(*)

> 4.0

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

5.2

57?

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

5.2

5.2

5.2

140.5

4.53

279

Jan.

5.2

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.9

6.3

6.7

7.1

7.6

7.6

6.7

6.3

6.3

6.7

6.7

70

113

111

126

134

134 

132

958.8

30.9

1,900

Feb.

132

103

84

84

34

}"

44

67

59

6.3

(*)

> 2.4

-

661.3

23.6

1,310

Mar.

> 2.4

45

*101

101

99

99

101

101

101

95

82

81

81

82

82

81

81

1,449.0

46.7

2,870

Apr.

107

144

200

249

304

328

355

355

374

*387

387

357

344

382

416

424

407

382

382

410

506

558

588

631

695

668

599

599

607

519

12,664

422

25,120

May

439

404

333

312

*299

269

247

223

184

197

225

225

249

282

312

341

371

374

433

467

393

325

242

181

126

128

172

225

232

244

266

8,720

281

17,300

June

254

235

*239

227

209

170

138" 132

157

193

244

282

284

242

223

225

256

307

325

325

328

330

333

330

401

413

416

422

473

525

8,636

288

17,130

July

569

639

677 615-

596

*619

635

635

639

656

635

573

530

433

427

385

363

333

294

269

235

235

214

153

105

60

27

8.0

7.6 30 

*62

11,658.6

376

23,120

Aug.

91

107

128

128

126

109

93

107

105

105

119

126

123

136

151

142

168

166

166

184

193

193

193

179

155

119

105

105

121

123

113

4,179

135

8.290

Sept.

157

166

*166

166

134

109

134

144

146

202

247

256

254

200

100

]-

.6

.6

.6

.6

*.6

.7

.7

2,589.4

86.3

5,140

Calendar year 1958: Max 813 Min - Mean 188 Ac-ft 136,300

Water year 1958-59: Max 695 Min - Mean 142 Ac-ft 103,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 2-7, Oct. 19 to Dec. 12, Feb. 6-9, Feb. 14 to Mar 

Sept. 16-23 (water surface below Intakes); discharge estimated on basis of 3 discharg 

and flow for adjacent periods.

15, 

measurements
HUMBOLDT RIVER BASIN 

3360. Humboldt River near Lovelock, Nev.

197

Location.--Lat 40°03'05", long 118°28'05", in SE-jjNW-f (revised) sec.11, T.25 N. , R.31 E., 

on right bank 900 ft below breached dam of Lovelock Land and Development Co. and 

9 miles south of Lovelock.

Drainage area. 14.200 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--February 1912 to September 1927, June 1950 to September 1959 (discontinued).Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1314.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 3,900 ft (from topographic map).

Prior to June 17, 1912, staff gage and June 17, 1912, to September 1927, water-stage 

recorder, at site 600 ft downstream at different daturns. June 14, 1950, to Nov. 13, 

1951, water-stage recorder at site 300 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--20 years (1913-16, 1918-22, 1923-27, 1950-59), 74.4 cfs (53,860 

acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 104 cfs Oct. 5 (gage height, 3.17 ft); minimum 

daily, 0.2 cfs Aug. 3.

1912-27, 1950-59: Maximum discharge, 3,540 cfs May 19, 1952 (gage height, 9.36 ft); 

no flow for several months in many years prior to construction of Rye Patch Dam.

Remarks. Records fair except those affected by aquatic growth, which are poor. Flow 

regulated by Rye Patch Reservoir (see p. 195) since Feb. 20, 1936, and affected by 

irrigation in Lovelock Valley.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of Ice effect (gage

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 5,

June 17 to Sept. 30)

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

0.5

1.1 

2.2 

4.0

6.6

14

24

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

2.3

1.6

2.3

56

100

83

60

74

66

58

50

44

39

33

33

30

28

24

22

23

22

22

21

19

18

16

14

*13

12

11

10

1,007.2

32.5

2,000

Nov.

10

10

10

11

12_

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

10

b8.5

11

12

12

11

12

12

12

12

12

11

9.6

9.6

b9

333.7

11.1

662

Dec.

b9

b9

10

10

*10

11

1111

11

10

10

10

9.6

8.5

8.2

b9

b9

9.6

9.2

10

11

15

18

20

11

21

19

17

15

16

15

383.1

12.4

760

Jan.

15

13

b!3

b!2

b!4

b!4

b!5

b!7

17

16

16

*15

14

11

5.0

1.6

1.8

2.8

2.3

b2.2

b2.0

2.0

1.9

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

bl.4

bl.4

bl.6

235.6

7.60

467

Feb.

b2.3

b2.0

b2.4

b4.5

bio

b!4

b3.3

b2.2

b2.2

b2.0

bl.3

bl.2

bl.l

bJTcJ

8.9

11

*12

11

6.3

3.0

2.8

2.6

2.3

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.6

3.0

-

123.9

4.42

246

Mar.

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.4

1.3

T75

1.6

3.8

4.5

376

4.2

4.5

*4.5

4.0

3.3

2.4

3.0

3.3

3.1

2.6

2.6

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

82.5

2.66

164

Apr.

1.8

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.2

1.2

2.4

3.6

*3.3

3.3

3.3

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.8

3.8

4.2

3.6

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.1

3.O

3.3

6.9

11

7.5

105.4

3.51

209

May

5.5

3.0

7.8

578

*1.9

1.2

175

2.3

2.3

2.6

3.6

3.0

2.6

2.6

1.3

2.3

3.0

3.0

2.3

2.0

2.0

1.9

2.0

3.0

2.3

2.0

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.9

1.9

79.6

2.57

158

June

1.8

1.8

*1.8

1.9

1.8

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.1

.8

1.2

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.4

1.5

1.3

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

2.0

T79

.6

175

1.0

1.6

1.5

41.7

1.39

83

July

.3

.2

.1

.1

.2

* .4

.4

.4

.5

.3

1.2

.7

7T

.7

.8

1.6

1.3

1 .5

6.9

13

7.9

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

11

15

5.2

8.2

3.1

*1.0

117.9

3.80

234

Aug.

0.5

.3

.2

79

.7

1.2

1.5

1.2

.9

.7

2.3

1.9

18~8.9

5.5

6.9

6.6

5.8

5.0

3.8

4.0

2.2

1.3

3.1

1.3

1.2

2.6

2.6

2.3

2.6

2.6

98.6

3.18

196

Sept.

3.1

3.1

*1.5

1.0

1.2

1.2

1.3

2.6

1.2

1.1

.9

.9

.9

1.0

1.2

1.0

1.0

4.5

1.1

.5

.3

.5

.3

.4

.5

9.2

8.9

*16

IT

8.5

85.9

2.86

170

Calendar year 1958: Max 100 Kin 0.3 Mean 11.2 Ac-ft 8,150

Water year 1958-59: Max 100 Mln 0.2 Mean 7.38 Ac-ft 5,350

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Note. Backwater- from aquatic growth July 7 to Sept. 30.
198 PYRAMID AND WINNEMUCCA LAKES BASIN

3365. Pyramid Lake near Nixon, Nev.

Location. Lat 39°50'30", long 119°28'00", in SE^SE^ sec.24, T.23 N. , R.22 E., at southwest corner cf concrete bridge No. 296 B, 150 ft southwest of milepost 297, 6 miles 

west of Nixon, and 11.5 miles south along Southern Pacific Railroad fr:m staticn at 

Sutcliffe.

Records available.--1867-1925 (occasional elevations in some years), June 1926 tc September 1959 (occasional elevations in each year).

Gage --Bench mark N-21 of U. S. Coast and Gecdetic Survey at elevation cf 3,9*0.29 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1956. Prior to January 1934, elevations were determined from bench mark No. 1 of General Land Office 

using elevation of 3,882.26 ft, adjustment cf 1912 (tc convert these records tc

Extremes.--1926-59: Maximum elevation observed, 3, 

 3,799.92 ft Sept. 21, 1959.

Revisions (water years).--WSP

.75 ft June 1926; minimum cbserved, 

1934-38 (bench mark) WSP 1090: 1926(M).

Elevation, In feet, October 1958 to September 1959

Mar. 24. 

Apr. 25.

,802.06

,801.86

,801.56

,801.44

,801.07

,800.23

,799.92
PYRAMID AND WINNEMUCCft LAKES BASIN 199

3370. Lake Tahoe at Tahoe, Calif.

Location. -Lat 39°10'04", long 120°08'23", in NE£ sec.7, T.15 N., R.17 E., at Tahoe, on 

pier 1,000 ft east of dam at lake outlet.

Drainage area. 519 sq mi at lake outlet.

Records available. April 1900 to September 1943 and October 1957 to September 1959 in 

reports of Geological Survey. October 1943 to September 1957 in files of T^uckeeCarson Irrigation District.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 6,220.00 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of Bureau of Reclamation (6,219.01 ft, datum of 1929). Prior to Oct. 1, 1957, staff 

gages at several sites near outlet of lake at same datum. Oct. 1, 1957, to May 8, 

1958, water-stage recorder on left wingwall of dam at outlet of lake at same datum.

Extremes. Maximum elevation during year, 6,228.25 ft Oct. 1; minimum, 6,226.44 ft 

Sept. 30.

1900-43, 1957-59: Maximum elevation, 6,231.26 ft July 14, 15, 17, 18, 1907; minimum, 6,221.74 ft Dec. 26, 1934.

Remarks. Lake levels regulated by a 17-gate concrete dam at outlet of lake; storage began 

about 1874. Figures given herein represent usable contents. Usable capacity, 744,600 

acre-ft between elevations 6,223 (natural rim of lake) and 6,229.1 ft (maximum permissible elevation by Federal Court decree). Water is used for domestic and recreational purposes in Lake Tahoe area and for irrigation and power in downstream areas. 

Lake elevations are referred to Bureau of Reclamation datum because that datum is used 

as the official reference point by all local, state, and federal agencies. One intermittent transmountain diversion from Echo Lake to South Pork American River for power 

and irrigation. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 

1959 are given in WSP 1644.

Capacity table, water year 1958-59 (elevation, 

in feet, and contents, in acre-feet)

6.226

6.227

6.228

6.229

364,800

486,800

609,300

732,300

Elevation, in feet, at 12 p.m., water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

3

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

M(*)

Oct.

8.25

8T2~2

8.21

8.20

8.18

8.17

8.15

8.14

8.12

8.10

8.08

8 .07

8.06

8.05

8.04

8.02

7.99

8.00

.95

.90

.88

.87

.86

.85

.84

.83

.81

.80

.77

.76

.74

577,500

-62,500

Nov.

.72

.71

.70

.69

.68

.67

.66

.65

.62

.63

.59

.59

.54

.61

.57

.54

.54

.54

.54

.56

.54

.52

.50

.48

.47

.48

.46

.45

* .45

.45

_______

541,900

-35,600

Dec.

7.44

T71T

.42

.41

.40

.40

.38

.37

.37

.36

.36

.35

.35

.34

.34

.33

.32

.32

.31

.28

.28

.30

.28

.27

.27

.25

.30

.29

.25

.25

._24

516,200

-25,700

Jan.

.23

.21

.20

.16

TTzT

.24

.21

.22

.32

.36

.35

.39

.39

.39

.40

.40

.41

.42

.41

.38

.39

.39

.39

.43

.45

.45

.44

.44

.43

.42

.40

535,800

+19,600

Feb.

.39

.38

.37

.37

.37

.37

.34

.32 3Z

.48

.53

.55

.54

.52

.56

.65

.67

.70

.71

.70

.70

.70

.70

.70

.70

.70

.70

.71

-

__ ___ _

_______

573,800

+38,000

Mar.

7.71

7T7T

7.70

7.69

7.69

7.69

7.69

7.69

7.68

7.67

7.68

7.67

7.66

7.67

7.66

7.67

7.65

7.65

7.65

7.66

7.64

7.64

7.67

7.67

7.66

7.67

7.67

7.66

7.65

7.67

7.69

571,400

-2 , 400

Apr.

7.69

T^S

.70

.70

.70

.70

.71

.71

.71

.71

.72

.72

.72

.73

.73

.74

.74

.74

.74

.75

.76

.77

.77

.77

.78

.82

.83

.84

.85

.85

 ____

590,900

+19,500

May

7.84

7.86

.86

.85

.85

.85

.85

.85

.87

.88

.89

.90

.92

.92

.93

.93

.92

.94

.94

.93

7.96

8.02

8.07

8.08

8.08

8.08

8.09

8.09

8.09

8.10

8710

621,600

+30,700

June

8.10

8.11

8.11

8.12

8.11

8.11

8.13

8TTT

8.11

8.13

8.12

8.12

8.12

8.12

8.11

8.11

8.12

8.11

8.12

8.12

8.11

8.11

8.10

8.10

8.09

8.06

8.07

8.07

8.06

8.05

615,400

-6,200

July

8.05

8~7oT

8.04

8.01

8.01

.97

.98

.95

.96

.95

.95

.93

.93

.91

.91

.90

.89

.87

.86

.84

.83

.82

.80

.81

.77

.77

.74

.73

.71

.70

.68

570,100

-45,300

Aug.

7.64

776T

.60

.58

.56

.55

.54

.52

.50

.48

.45

.42

.40

.38

.35

.34

.32

.28

.24

.20

.17

.15

.15

.12

.12

.09

.07

.04

.03

.01

 QQ

486,800

-83,300

Sept.

6.98

B79"5

6.93

6.91

6.90

6.88

6.87

6.85

6.84

6.84

6.79

6.78

6.75

6.70

6.68

6.68

6.62

6.71

6.66

6.65

6.64

6.61

6.62

6.58

6.57

6.54

6.52

6.49

6.46

6.44

__ _

418,500

-68,300

Calendar year 1958 .................... * +4,900

Water year 1958-59.................... t -221,500

t Contents, in acre-feet, at end of month.

* Change In contents, in acre-feet.

Note. Add 6,220 ft to obtain elevation above Bureau of Reclamation datum.
200 PYRAMID AND WINNEMUCCA LAKES BASIN

3375. Truckee River at Tahoe, Calif.

Location. Lat 39°09'55", long 120°08'45", In NE^NW^ sec.7, T.15 N., R.17 E., a^ Tahoe, 

on left bank 200 ft downstream from dam at outlet of Lake Tahoe.

Drainage area.--519 sq ml.

Records available.--July 1895 to February 1896, June 1900 to December 1943, August 1957 

to September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 6,219.17 ft above mean sea level, datum

of 1929. Prior to Nov. 12, 1912, staff gage at site 100 ft upstream at different datum. 

Nov. 12, 1912, to Sept. 30, 1937, staff gage and Oct. 1, 1937, to Dec. 31, 1943, waterstage recorder, at same site at datum 0.16 ft lower.

Average discharge.--45 years (1900-43, 1957-59), 251 cfs (181,700 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 503 cfs July 18-20 (gage height, 4.47 ft); 

minimum dally, 3.6 cfs May 21, May 28 to June 14.

1895-96, 1900-43, 1957-59: Maximum discharge, 1,870 cfs Apr. 5, 6, 1958 (gage 

height, 7.30 ft); maximum gage height, 7.34 ft Apr. 5, 1958 (backwater from snow In 

channel); no flow for parts of 1900, 1901, 1914, 1918-43.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by Lake Tahoe (see preceding page).

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used July 14 to Aug. 28)

1.9 

2.1 

2.4 

2.7

4.0 

4.4

125

241

386

521

iharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Cale

Oct.

374

*370

370

370

370

377

389

392

389

389

389

389

396

402

405

 402

399

396

392

399

399

396

318 4~21

4l2

412

408

4O8

408

370

349

12,060

389

23,920

Nov.

346

346

*346

346

346

343

343

343

343

340

343

349

355

355

325

296

296

293

293

290

290

290

290

290

290

290

288

288

288

288

9,529

318

18,900

Dec.

*E88

288

288

288

288

288

285

285

285

285

282

282

282

282

282

282

282

282

282

282

282

282

282

279

279

279

279

279

355

405

*S74

9,063

292

17,980

Jan.

352

358

361

358

367

370

367

367

313

220

150

121

62

17

9.0

8.4

7.8

7.8

*7.8

7.2

7.2

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.0

670

223

4,119.4

133

8,170

Feb.

331

*331

334

322

316

296

290

290

290

276

265

208

198

205

205

94

13

10

9.0

*8.4

7.8

7.8

7.2

772

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

-

4,350.2

155

8,630

Mar.

208

*325

252

215

215

170

146

146

114

94

96

96

80

61

61

61

61

35

9.0

8.4

9.0

8.4

8.4

7.8

*7.2

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

2,541.0

82.0

5,040

Apr.

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.8

778

7.8

7.2

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.0 6-70

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

198.0

6.60

393

May

*6_t O

6.0

6.0

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.2

4.2

3.6

478

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

148.8

4.80

295

June

*5.6

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

4.2

4.2

4.8

4.8

4.8

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

129.0

4.30

256

July

*A^2.

35

53

53

53

53

52

52

52

133

186

186

260

308

364

412

*438

471

503 49"2

482

478

478

478

482

482

485

492

489

489

485

9,480.2

306

18,800

Aug.

485

*482

489

492

489

489

489

496

496

496

492

492

492

489

489

485

482

482

485

489

496

499

456

496

492

485

485

485

475

468

465

15,122

488

29,990

Sept.

*468

468

465

461

461

458

461

461

461

465

465

448

434

438

434

438

438

448

441

438

438

438

431

425

425

421

421

421

418

*415

13,304

443

26,390

idar year 1958 : Max 1,860 Mln 3.2 Mean 436 Ac-ft 315,500

Water year 1958-59 : Max 503 Mln 3.6 Mean 219 Ac-ft 158,800

Discharge measi; this day.
PYRAMID AND WINNEMUCCA LAKES BASIN 

3380. Truckee River near Truckee, Calif.

201

Location. Lat 39°17'30", long 120°12i30", in SW^NE^ sec.28, T.17 N. , R.16 E. , on left 

bank 1.4 miles upstream from Donner Creek and 2.5 miles southwest of Truckee.

Drainage area. 565 sq mi.

Records available.--December 1944 to September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,860 ft, revised (from topographic 

map).

Average discharge.--14 years (1945-59), 364 cfs (263,500 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 576 cfs Sept. 18 (gage height, 2.58 ft); minimum, 18 cfs Jan. 31.

1944-59: Maximum discharge, 7,760 cfs Dec. 23, 1955 (gage height, 7.92 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,400 cfs on basis of slope-area measurements at gage 

heights 7.62 and 7.92 ft; maximum gage height, 9.69 ft Apr. 3, 1958 (backwater from 

snow in channel); minimum discharge, 11 cfs Jan. 27, 1948.

Remarks.--Records excellent. Flow regulated by Lake Tahoe (operating capacity, 744,600 

acre-ft), see page 199. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the 

water year 1959 are given in WSP 1644.

Revisions. WSP 1394: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.1 21 1.7 153

1.2 36 2.0 272

1.4 73 2.5 540

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

370

*370

370

370

370

370

380

380

380

380

380

380

380

390

390

390

390

390

390

390

395

395

315

420

410

410

41O

405

405

350

11,905

384

23,610

Nov.

350

350

*350

350

350

350

345

345

345

350

345

350

360

380

545

310

306

310

310

310

306

306

306

306

306

306

301

301

301

301

9,851

328

19,540

Dec.

*301

296

296

296

296

291

291

291

291

291

291

291

291

291

291

291

286

286

291

286

286

286

286

286

291

291

296

291

340

400 

*385~

9,273

299

18,390

Jan.

365

370

375

375

385

395

390

390

492

450

282

365

204

96

71

63

59

55

53

46

44

44

43

46

55

46

44

43

38

39

168

5,891

190

11,680

Feb.

355

355

*355

350

340

325

310

315

315

310

296

250

220

228

228

291

128

89

75

69

63

59

55

53

Si

53

55

57

-

5,652

202

11,210

Mar.

184

*385

345

291

291

268

232

232

212

174

174

181

181

147

141

138

147

138

99

94

99

94

87

80

IS

87

82

84

82

89

89

5,005

161

9,930

Apr.

*1O4

119

134

160

181

181

167

141

134

141

147

153

150

144

134

131

128

119

119

122

125

134

141

156

164

156

131

134

150

184

4,284

143

8,500

May

*181

144

122

112

106

106

114

125

134

147

170

204

224

188

160

144

131

119

114

112

109

117

109

101

114

114

106

106

106

106

114

4,059

131

8,050

June

*122

131

134

125

134

147

117

106

104

99

101

109

109

96

84

80

73

71

73

73

67

61

55

53

51

48

44

41

38

34

2,580

86.0

5,120

July

*32

36

71

71

69

67

65

63

63

98

188

188

232

315

350

4C5

438

456

498

498

486

486

486

486

486

486

492

492

492

492

492

9,579

309

19,000

Aug.

486

*486

492

492

492

492

486

498

504

498

492

492

492

492

492

492

492

486

492

498

504

504

504

.510

498

492

486

486

480

474

468

15,252

492

30,250

Sept.

*474

474

474

474

474

468

474

474

474

474

474

468

456

456

450

456

462

492

444

432

426

426

426

20

15

15

15

10

1O

*405

13,492

450

26,760

Calendar year 1958 : Max 2,730 Min 19 Mean 558 Ac-ft 403,800

Water year 1958-59; Max 510 Min 32 Mean 265 Ac-ft 192,000

Discharge measurement made on this day.
202 PYRAMID AND WINNEMUCCA LAKES BASIN

3385. Donner Creek at Donner Lake, near Truckee, Calif.

Location. Lat 39°19'25",' long 120°14'00", in SW£NW£ sec.17, T.17 N. , R.16 E. , on left 

bank 10 ft downstream from bridge on Donner Memorial State Park road, 0.7 mile upstream 

from Cold Creek, and 2^ miles west of Truckee.

Drainage area.--14.5 sq mi (revised).

Records available.--November 1909 to August 1910 (monthly discharge only), October 1958 

to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,930 ft (from topographic map) 

Nov. 1, 1909, to Aug. 31, 1910, staff gage at different datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 408 cfs Apr. 14 (gage height, 3.76 ft); minimum daily, 1.5 cfs Jan. 24, 29, 31, Feb. 1, Sept 8 9

1909-10, 1958-59: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 14, 1959; minimum daily, 1 cfs 

Nov. 1-10, 1909, July 25 to Aug. 30, 1910.

Remarks.--Records good. Flow regulated by dam at outlet of Donner Lake (usable capacity, 

9,500 acre-ft).

Cooperation. Records for Oct. 1 to Nov. 11 and gage-height record for May 16-31 furnished 

by Sierra Pacific Power Co.

Rating table, Nov. 12, 1958, to Sept. 30, 1959 (gage height, 

in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.2 

2.6 

4.8 

7.8

1.5 

1.8 

2.3 

2.9

97

208

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

46

46

43

43

42

41

40

38

38

38

35

34

34

34

34

33

33

32

31

34

49

*29

32

31

31

30

28

27

26

25 

25

1,082

34.9

2,150

Nov.

24

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

22

21

20

*20

19

19

19

19

18

18

18

18

18

17

17

17

17

16

16

16

15

15

580

19.3

1,150

Dec.

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

13

13

12

12

*12

12

11

11

10

10

10

9.7

9.3

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.6

7.5

6.6

4.8

4.5

4.2

4.0 

3.8

315.7

10.2

626

Jan.

3.6

3T4

3.2

3.0

2.6

2.4

2.2

2.0

2.2

2.2

2.4

2.4

2.6

*2.4

2.4

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.5

T76

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.6 

1.5

66.1

2.13

131

Feb.

1.5

*T76

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.8

*2.6

3.4

3.8

4.0

4.0

4.5

4.5

4.8

4.8

4.8

5.1

57T

-

77.3

2.76

153

Mar.

5.1

*577

5.7

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.3

673

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

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.3

6.3

6.0

*6.O

189.9

6.13

377

Apr.

6.0

673

7.2

7.8

8.6

9.3

9.7

8.9

*10

11

11

10

80 *190

15T

78

47

38

37

36

47

68

89

99

99

99

*107

78

64

79

1,601.8

53.4

3,180

May

*115

123 ~94

51

23

23

43

87

89

74

74

74

87

93

70

58

51

29

17

i±

19

47

75

69

52

47

40

31

24

19

16

1,728

55.7

3,430

June

*16

16

16

15

15

15

15

14

20

24

24

24

20

13

13

12

11

TT

14

20

19

19

19

18

16

15

15

14

13

13

489

16.3

970

July

*13

13

13

13

12

12

12

11

11

12

11

11

11

10

10

10

10

9.7

9.3

9.3

8.6

8.2

7.8

7.5

7.2

7.2

6.9

772

6.9

6.9

6.9

304.6

9.83

6O4

Aug.

*3.9

6.6

6.6

6.3

5.7

5.4

5.1

4.8

4.5

11

13

T?

ll

10

9.3

8.9

8.2

8.2

8.2

7.8

8.6

8.9

7.5

10

13

13

13

13

7.7

3.6

5^0

260.8

8.41

517

Sept.

*2.8

2.6

2.4

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.5

TTs

25

39

37

37

39

37

35

35

36

41

40

40

39

38

37

36

35

35

40

49

*50

817.9

27.3

1,620

Calendar year 1958: Max - Min - Mean - Ac-ft -

Water year 1958-59: Max 190 Min 1.5 Mean SO. 6 Ac-ft 14,910

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Records of discharge Oct. 1 to Nov. 11 furnished by Sierra Pacific Power Cc
PYRAMID AND WINNEMUCCA LAKES BASIN 

3394. Martls Creek near Truckee, Calif.

Location. Lat 39°20'20", long 120°07'00", in SE^NW^ sec.8, T.17 N., R.17 E., on left 

bank three-quarters of a mile upstream from mouth and 3j miles northeast cf Truckee.

Drainage area.--40.4 sq mi.

Records available. October 1958 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,700 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 232 cfs Feb. 16 (gage height, 3.05 ft); minimum, 1.7 cfs July 29, 30.

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

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

203

0.9

1.0

1.1 

1.3

1.7 

3.1 

5.1

1.6 

2.0 

2.4

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

8.2

F^

8.2

8.2

8.6

8.6

9.3

9.3

9.3

9.3

9.3

9.3

9.3

8.9

8.9

9.3

9.3

9.9

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

11

To

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

288.9

9.32

573

Nov.

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.9

9.9

m

9.9

9.9

10

13

b!2

bll

b9

bll

14

T2

11

11

9.9

11

11

11

11

b9.5

b8.5

bi

311.7

10.4

618

Dec.

9.3

9.6

9.6

9.6

b9.3

9.3

9.3

9.3

9.6

9.6

*9.6

9.6

8.9

b8.5

b8

b9

b9

b9

b8

b8.5

9.3

9.9

9.9

b8

10

9.9

b!3

blO

b7.6 b9~

b9

288.2

9.30

572

Jan.

b8.5

b8.5

b7 bl~.5

8.9

8.9

b9

9.6

9775"

32

53 *29

18

16

14

14

13

12

blO

bll

12

12

17

b25

16

15

14

bll

b!2

blO

606.9

19.6

1,200

Feb.

12

bll

bll

bll

bll

bll

blO

bll

b8

blO

b!3

bll

blO

11

12

100

65

40

32

b28

25

22

b20

b!9 *blS

b!9

b!9

b20

-

590

21.1

1,170

Mar.

23

27

b30

b27

b28

b30

b32

b32

b32

b30

b30

32

3732-

29

29

32

33

31

29

31

30

31

29 *25

27

25

25

25

27

27

907

29.3

1,800

Apr.

31

34

36

40

43_

42

38

33 *32

31

32

32

31

29

27

26

24

23

22

21

21

21

19

18

20

30 *21

19

18

18

832

27.7

1,650

May

19

20

19

18

15

14

13

13

12

12

11

11 *12

13

12

11

11

11

10

9.9

11

20

27

18

14

12

11

11

9.9

9.9

9.3

420.0

13.5

833

June

8.2

773

6.7

6.7

6.1

5.6

5.6

5.4

5.4 *5.1

4.9

4.7

4.4

4.2

3.8

3.6

3.0

2.4 275-

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.8

2.6

2.8

124.4

4.15

247

July

2.6

2T5

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

*2.4

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.5

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.4

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.8

T78

2.0

Aug.

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.1

2.0

2.0

*2.0

2.1

2.4

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.5

2T5

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.4

2.4

2.4

69.3 67.4

2.24 2.17

137 134

Sept.

2.4

774 *2,4

2.5

2.5

2.6

2.8

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.6

3.0

3.5

3.1

3.3

3.5

3.6

28 "9.6

5.6

5.4

5.4

5.1

4.9

4.9

5.1

5.4

5.1

4.9

5.1

142.3

4.74

262

Calendar year 1958: Max - Mln - Mean - Ac-ft -

Water year 1958-59: Max 100 Mln 1.8 Mean 12.7 Ac-ft 9,220

Peak discharge (base 

(3.05 ft).

170 cfs). Jan. 9 (4 p.m.) 176 cfs (2.79 ft); Feb. 16 (2 p.m.) 232 efs

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
204 PYRAMID AND WINNEMUCCA LAKES BASIN

3397. Prosser Creek at Hobart Mills, Calif.

Location --Lat 39°24' 00", long 120°12'00", in NE^-NE^ sec.21, T.18 N. , R 16 E on left 

north of Truckee 3 * ° f H°bart Mills ' 3 mlle s upstream from Alder Creek, and 5 miles

Drainage area.--27.3 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1958 to September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,840 ft (from topographic map). 

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 262 cfs Jan. 10 (gage height, 2.93 ft, affected 

3^51'sep? T ^^ 2 ' 94 ft Jan ' 10 (backwater f m ice); minimum discharge,

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

which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.8

.9

1.1

1.3

2.8 

4.4

1.6 

2.0 

2.5

Discharge, In .cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

a7

a7

a7

a7

a6.8

6.8

6.5

678

6.5

*6.8

a6.8

a6.8

a6.8

a6.5

6.5

6.8

6.8

9.0

9.3

¥73

8.3

8.0

8.3

8.3

8.0

8.0

8.3

8.0

7.7

7.7

7.7

231.1

7.45

458

Nov.

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.7

9.3

9.0

*8.3

8.6

b!5

b!4

b!2

bll

b!2

b!4

15

12

bll

bll

11

10

10

10

blO

b9

b9

300.5

10.0

596

Dec.

b8

b8

9.3

9.3

b9

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

*8.3

9.0

8.3

b8

b8

b8

b7.5

bTTB"

b8. 5

b8. 5

9.0

9.7

9.7

b8.5

9.3

b8

blO

12

b!4

b!4

b!2

282.9

9.13

561

Jan.

b!2

bll

b9

b8

*b7.5

b7.5

b8.5

b9.5

b58

bl89

109

149

92

*54

37

30

27

25

b23

b21

b21

b!9

b!6

b!9

22

b20

b!8

b!7

b!4

b!5

b!4

1,082.0

34.9

2,150

Feb.

b!3

b!3

b!2

b!4

b!7

b!8

15

b!6

b!6

b!9

b22

b20

b!8

b!7

b!8

b43

108

64

39

*b35

31

29

b26

b25

b24

b24

b24

b26

-

746

26.6

1,480

Mar.

b31

b38

b43

b43

b44

b42

46

46

48

47

44

53

62

62

55

53

*64

66

62

58

66

59

53

47

43

52

49

52

51

54

53

1,586

51.2

3,150

Apr.

73

96

108

133

149

151 *T3T"

108

106

*112

126

129

122

112

106

103

98

89

89

94

96

103

119

133

128

106

111

126

147

3,415

114

6,770

May

135

114

94

82

79

79

88

100

108

117

129

147

*172

149

122

108

101

88

86

82

84

101

100

84

86

94

82

80

79

77

"acT ob

3,133

101

6,210

June

94

101

103

96

103

114

*83

80

75

79

90

92

84

73

65

59

62

66

66

65

58

53

49

46

38

34

30

26

24

2,100

70.0

4,170

July

23

Z2

21

20

18

17

16

15

14

*14

14

13

12

12

10

10

9.0

8.3

8.0

7.7

7.1

6.5

6.8

6.5

6.0

5.8

5.5

5.3

5.3

5. 1

5. 1

349.0

11.3

692

Aug.

4.6

4.6

4.4

4.4

4.4

*t.2

4.0

4.2

4.2

4.0

3.9

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.5

3.5

3.4

377

3.9

4.0

4.0

4.2

5.1

4.4

4.0

4.0

3.7

3.7

3.5

124.0

4.00

246

Sept.

3.5

3.5

3.4

3.4

5.2

3.2

3.2

*3.2

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.5

3.9

3.9

4.4

4.4

4.4

30

23

14

9.0

7.7

6.5

6.0

5.8

5.8

5.5

5.3

5.3

5.3

190.5

6.35

378

Calendar year 1958: Max - Mln - Mean - Ac-ft -

Water year 1956-59: Max 189 Mln 3.2 Mean 37.1 Ac-ft 26,860

Peak discharge (base, 200 cfs). Jan. 10, 262 cfs; May 12 (12 p.m.) 200 efs (2.55 ft)._________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of trend of flow and records for station 

near Boca.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
PYRAMID AND WINNEMUCCA LAKES BASIN 

3399. Alder Creek near Truckee, Calif.

205

Location. Lat 39°22'10", long 120°10'50", in SE^NE^- sec.34, T.18 N., R.16 E., on right 

bank 2 miles upstream from mouth and 1\ miles north of Truckee.

Drainage area.--7.4 sq mi.

Records available. October 1958 to September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,800 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 37 cfs Jan. 10 (gage height, 2.29 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 13 cfs by logarithmic plotting; maximum gage height, 

2.46 ft Feb. 20 (backwater from ice); no flow July 25 to Aug. 23, Aug. 27 to Sept. 14

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

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect 

height, in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

.2

.5

.9

1.5

1.4

1.6

2.0 

2.2

2.4 

5.2

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

al

3.1

al

a. 9

a. 9

.8

.7

.8

.9

.8

a. 8

a. 8

a. 7

a. 7

*.7

.6

a. 7

a. 8

a. 8

.9

.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

1.0

25.6

0.83

51

Nov.

0.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.8

.9

.8

.8

1.0

.9

b.7

1.0

1.7

1.0

1.0

b.9

1.4

1.6

1.2

bl.O

bl.O

*bl.O

1.0

1.0

1.0

b.9

b.6

b76

b.6

28.9

0.96

57

Dec.

bO.7

b.7

.8

.8

.8

b.8

b.8

b.8

b.8

b.8

*b.8

1.0

bTT

b.6

b.9

b.9

1.0

1.0

b.7

b.7

1.0

1.0

b.9

b.6

b.8

b.8

b.9

b.9

b.9

b.9

bl.O

25.8

0.83

51

Jan.

151

bl

b.9

b.7

*b._5

b.7

b.6

b.6

b4.4

b27

17

b9.5

5.6

*b3.4

2.2

bl.9

bl.8

bl.7

bl.5

bl.2

1.6

1.4

bl.2

bl.4

bl.4

bl.4

bl.4

bl.3

bl.2

bl.4

bl.2

98.1

3.16

195

Feb.

1.2

bl.O

bl.2

bl.2

bl.2

bl.2

1.2

bl.O

bl.l

bl.2

bl.5

bl.7

1.5

1.2

bl.O

bO" b7.6

*b3.9

b3.5

b3.0

b2.5

2.3

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.9

-__-___

57.4

2.05

114

Mar.

2.2 2~7B~

2^8

b2.5

2.6

*2.8

3.0

b3.0

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.6

4.6

4.6

4.1

4.2

4.9

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.8

5.8

4.9

a4.5

a4,5

a4.5

a4.5

a4.5

4.7

5.8

*6_.Q_

128.4

4.14

255

Apr.

8.4

10

11

14

UL

15

*13

12

12

12

13

14

13

12

11

10

10

9.2

8.9

8.7

8.4

8.4

*8,1

7^8.

8.9

11

9.7

9.5

8.9

6.4

321.3

10.7

637

May

8.4

8.7

776

7.1

6.5

6.0

5.8

5.8

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.4

*5.8

5.6

5.0

4.7

4.4

4.2

3.9

3.8

3.9

5.8

6.5

5.4

4.4

3.9

3.6

3.4

3.2

3.0

2.9

161.5

5.21

320

June

2.6

275

.3

.2

.1

.9

.9

.7

* .7

.7

.6

.4

.3

.2

\Z

.1

.0

.0

.9

.9

.8

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

75

38.3

1.28

76

July

0.5

'.5

.4

,4

.3

*.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0_

0

0

0

0

0

0

5.9

0.19

12

.Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.3_

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0.5

0.02

1.0

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.1

.2

.2

1.4 -79"

.5

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

5.8

0.19

12

Calendar year 1958 : Max - Min - Mean - Ac-ft

Water year 1958-59 : Max 27 Min 0 Mean 2.46 Ac-ft 1,780

Peak discharge (base. 25 cfs).--Jan. 10 (6 p.m.) 37 efs (2.29 Ft).________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby streams.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
206 PYRAMID AND WINNEMUCCA LAKES BASIN

3405. Prosser Creek near Boca, Calif.

Location.--Lat 39°22 r 10", long 120°07'10", in SW^-NW^ sec.32, T.18 N. , R.17 E., on left 

bank a quarter of a mile upstream from mouth and 2 miles southwest of Boca.

Drainage area. 53.5 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1902 to June 1903 (gage heights only), June 1951 to September 1959. Records for April 1889 to November 1890, previously published in the lltii 

and 12th Annual Reports, pt. 2, have been found to be unreliable and should not oe 

used.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 5,572.66 ft above mean sea level (levels 

lay Bureau of Reclamation). June 1951 to September 1956 at datum 2.00 ft 1-igher. 

April 1889 to November 1890 and October 1902 to June 1903, staff gages at same site 

at different daturas.

Average discharge. 8 years, 95.2 cfs (68,920 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 264 cfs Jan. 12 (gage height, 3.11 ft); maximum 

gage height, 3.77 ft Jan. 10 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 3.6 cfs Aug. 18.

1951-59: Maximum discharge, 4,560 cfs Dec. 23, 1955 (gage height, 10.13 ft, present datum), from rating curve extended above 910 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; minimum, that of Aug. 18, 1959.

Flood of Nov. 20, 1950, reached a stage of 11.0 ft (present datum), from floodmarks 

(discharge, 4,320 cfs by slope-area measurement).

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

which are poor.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1564: Drainage area. See also Records available.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.09 

1.1 

1.3 

1.5

3.8 

4.0

22

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

2.9

69

144

223

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

12

11

11

11

11

11

10

11

11

11

12

14

14

12

12

13

14

13

13

»13

13

12

12

12

370

11.9

734

Nov.

12

13

13

12

12

12

13

12

12

14,

14

14

14

27

b21

b!7

b!4

b20

b22

23

20

18

b!7

17

17

17

17

*b!7

b!5

b!4

480

16.0

952

Dec.

b!5

b!6

b!6

b!5

b!5

b!5

b!5

b!4

b!4

b!4

15

14

b!4

b!4

b!4

b!5

b!4

b!4

b!6

b!7

17

16

*16

b!6

16

17

21

b!7

b22

b23

b20

497

16.0

986

Jan.

b20

b20

b!5

bTB" b!4

b20

b30

bllO

blSO

b!70

137

208

*124

70

56

47

45

42

40

37

40

35

33

36

42

37

37

32

31

a30

a30

1,753

56.5

3,480

Feb.

a30

a30

a30

a32

a35

a38

a38

a35

a32

a32

a33

a40

a35

a25

a30

a5o

alOO

a80

a70

a60

a50

a45

a45

a45

*40

38

38

40

1,196

42.7

2,370

Mar.

44

53

57

56

54

58

61

62

65

64

62

73

92

89

78

79

96

~96 108

90

104

88

76

72

*70

85

78

78

76

88

82

2,334

75.3

4,630

Apr.

125- 98

136

158

177

l5B~ 181

130

125

132

144

151

144

130

122

121

113

105

102

105

111

113

124

130

151

155

*U7

117

129

158

3,962

132

7,860

Hay

153

124

104

90

85

83

88

104

113

119

132

155

183

T58

127

110

102

88

85

82

88

110

117

95

*88

96

83

81

82

83" 78

3,286

106

6,520

June

90

99

100

95

100

~9T 114

78

78

74

76

85

89

83

70

65

59

61

64

64

63

58

52

*49

48

42

39

36

33

_ __ JQ

2,086

69.5

4,140

July

28

27

26

24

22

20

19

17

16

15

14

14

14

13

12

12

11

10

9.8

9.4

9.0

*8.2

8.2

7.8

7.4

6.6

6.6

6.2

5.8

5.8

5^

409.8

13.2

813

Aug.

5.0

.8

.8

.6

.6

.4

.4

.8

.8

.2

.0

~75.8

.0

.2

.0

.0

.8

.0

.4

* .6

.6

.4

.8

' 2

.0

.6

.6

.4

.6

.4

138.6

4.47

275

Sept.

44

4?!?

4.4

.4

.4

.4

.6

.4

.6

.4

.4

.6

.0

.4

.2

.6

.2

25

32

20

*14

12

10

9.4

9.4

9.0

8.6

8.6

8.2

8.6

257.8

8.59

511

Calendar year 1958 : Max 805 Min 10 Mean 122 Ac-ft 88,360

Water year 1958-59 : Max 208 Min 3.8 Mean 45.9 Ac-ft 33,270

Peak discharge (base, 300 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height recordj discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

streams.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
PYRAMID AND WINNEMUCCA LAKES BASIN 207

3420. Little Truckee River near Hobart Mills, Calif.

Location. Lat 39°30'05", long 120°16'35", in NE^-NE^ sec.14, T.19 N., R.15 E. , on right 

bank half a mile upstream from Independence Creek and 1\ miles northwest of Hobart 

Mills.

Drainage area.--33 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. December 1946 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,290 ft (from topographic msrp).

Average discharge.--12 years (1947-59), 92.1 cfs (66,680 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 289 cfs May 12 (gage height, 2.88 ft); minimum, 

1.8 cfs July 24.

1946-59: Maximum discharge, 7,010 cfs Nov. 20, 1950 (gage height, 7.53 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,100 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak 

flow; minimum, 1.1 cfs Aug. 19, 20, 23, 24, 1949.

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

which are poor. One transmountain diversion to Sierra Valley above station.

Rating table, water year1 1958-59, except periods of Ice effect (gage

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used July 26 to Aug. 25)

1.0 

1.2

1.3 

2.8 

5.0 

8.2

1.5 

2.0 

2.5 

2.8

46

107

197

268

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 195£

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.8

3.8

378" 3.6

3.6

4.2

7.1

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

9.0

9.0

*8.2

7.8

7.8

8.2

8.2

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.4 

7.1

7.4

192.2

6.20

381

Nov.

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.1

.1

.1

.1

9.0

8.6

8.2

8.6

19

TT

b8.6

b8.6

10

18

15

12

10

*9.4

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.4

b7.8

b7.1 

b6.2

281.3

9.38

558

Dec.

b6. 8

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.4

7.4

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.1

b5.6

bS72

b7.1

b6. 8

7.1

b5.9

b6.2

7.1

7.4

*6.8

b5.6

7.1

b7.4

7.4

7.1

8.2

223.9

7.22

444

Jan.

8.2

b6.2

b5.9

b9.0

9.4

13

11

11

49

84

80

~93 116

74

62

54

48

43

38

b30

*b32

29

28

29

31

32

27

22

b21 

b20

b20

1,135.7

36.6

2,250

Feb.

b20

b20

b21

b22

b22

b21

b!9

b22

a23

a24

a26

a25

a23

a21

a25

a5o

a70

aSS

a45

a38

a33

a30

a28

a28

a28

a28

a29

a30

-

826

29.5

1,640

Mar.

a31

a34

*b36

b36

b39

b38

b42

b42

b42

b42

46

53

54

52

54

59

62

64

62

676~6~

62

60

55

60

57

59

58

60

59

1,583

51.1

3,140

Apr.

70

99

122

152

172

174

153

150

*161

178

199

204

193

168

153

146

136

132

130

137

153

180

189

219

210

159

146

163

197

4,729

158

9,380

May

199

166

132

114

108

106

118

*137

155

174

195

229

258

224

186

165

148

132

124

114

110

129

143

124

122

122

114

110

101

93

100

4,452

144

8,830

June

110

122

129

122-

119

132

TI?

96

*88

76

76

84

87

75

62

52

41

41

42

41

37

29

21

17

15

14

12

7.4

6.8

6.2

1,872.4

62.4

3,710

July

S73~ 5.6

4.7

4.4

4.2

3.6

*3.4

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.0

3.0

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.6

3.0

3.0

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.2

27?

2.2

2.6

2.6

2.8

2.8

97.6

3.15

194

Aug.

^42TF

2.6

2.4

2.6

2.2

*2. 4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

74.8

2.41

148

Sept.

2.4

2!*

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

*2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

3.2

4.2

4.7

4.4

4.4

38

20

11

7.8

6.5

5.9

5.3

5.3

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

173.0

5.77

343

Calendar year!958 : Max 991 Mln 3.3 Mean 124 Ac-ft 89,890

Water yearl958-59 : Max 258 Mln 2.2 Mean 43.9 Ac-ft 31,020

Peak discharge (base, 500 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
du ° PYRAMID AND WINNEMUCCA LAKES BASIN

3435. Sagehen Creek near Truckee, Calif.

Location. La t 39°25 I 50", long 120°14'10", in NEtjNEt; sec. 7, T.18 N. , R.16 E., on left

bank 1.5 miles upstream from bridge on State Highway 39 and 7.5 miles north of Truckee.

Drainage area.--10.9 sq mi (revised).

Records available.--October 1953 to September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 6,400 ft (from 

topographic map). Prior to Dec. 2, 1953, staff gage at site 100 ft upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 6 years, 11.4 cfs (8,250 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 38 cfs Apr. 5 (gage height, 2.48 ft); minimum, 

0.7 cfs Aug. 6, result of temporary regulation.

1953-59: Maximum discharge, 495 cfs Dec. 23, 1955 (gage height, 4.28 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 70 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; 

minimum, that of Aug. 6, 1959.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. No 

storage or diversion above station.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.3 

2.0

1.9 

2.1 

2.3

J.. i t, o 

In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 t September 1959

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

2.7 

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.6 276-

2.6

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.7

2.7

3.4

279

*2.8

2.8

2.8

2.9

3.0

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

85.7

2.76

170

Nov.

2.8 

2.9

2.8

2.9

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

3.2

2.9

2.8

2.9

4.5

3.4

3.2

b2.5 b3~

3.9

3.4

3.3

3.2

*3.2

3.4

3.4

3.6

3.3

3.0

2.9

2.9

93.3

3.11

185

Dec.

2.9 

3.0

3.2 372"

3.2

3.0

2.9

3.0

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.0

2.9

2.7

*278-

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.8

2.8

2.9

3.0

2.9

2.7

2.9

2.9

3.0

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

91.6

2.95

182

Calendar year 1958 : Max 149

Jan.

2.8 

2.7

b2.5

b2.5

*2.9

3.4

3.0

3.4

15

21

14

24

Tz

8.1

6.3

5.4

5.4

4.9

4.5

3.9

3.9

3. 9

3.9

4.3

4.7

4.1

4.1

3.8

b3.6

b3.4

b3.0

190.4

6.14

378

Feb.

b3.0 

b3T5"

b3.4

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.4

3.3

b3

4.5

7.6

6.3

b4.5

b4

3.4

10

*11

T.I

5.6

4.9

4.7

4.5

4.3

b4

b4

4.3

4.5

4.9

_

-------

134.2

4.79

266

Mar.

5.4 

67T

6.1

5.6

5.6

5.8

6.1

6.3

6.6

6.6

6.6

7.6

8.4

8.1

7.6

8.1

*9.2

9.5

8.9

9.2

10

~S. 5

8.7

7.8

8.1

8.9

8.7

9.2

8.9

9.5

10

242.7

7.83

481

Apr.

14 

16

21

25

28.

28

24

21

21

24

26

26

24

*22

22

20

19

18

18

18

18

18

18

20

22

26

20

20

20

21

638

21.3

1,270

May

-20 

18

15

14

13

13

13

*13

13

13

13

13

14

13

11

10

9.5

8.9

8.4

8.1

8.4

14

16

15

12

10

9.5

8.7

8.4

7.8

7^3

371.0

12.0

736

June

43

6.8

6.3

6.3

6.3

5.8

5.6

*5.4

5.1

4.9

4.7

4.5

4.1

3.9

3.8

3.4

3.3

3.2

3.0

2.9

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.4

2.3

£A£.

126.3

4.21

251

July

.2 

.1

.1

.0

.0

.0

* .9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

JU4

55.2

1.78

109

Aug.

.4 

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

*T3

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

~7S.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

42.8

1.38

85

Sept.

1^4 

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.5

n.s

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.6

6.1

275

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.8

54.2

1.81

108

Mln 2.5 Mean 17.5 Ac-ft 12,640

Water year 1958-59 : Max 28 Mln 1.3 Mean 5.82 Ac-ft 4,220

Peak discharge (base, 50 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
PYRAMID AND WINNEMUCCA LAKES BASIN 209 

3444. Little Truckee River above Boca Reservoir, near Boca, Calif.

Location. Lat 39°26'10", long 120°05 '00" in SW^SWi sec 3, T.18 N., R.17 E., on left bank 

1 mile upstream from Boca Reservoir, 1-J miles upstream from Dry Creek, and 3-j miles 

north of Boca.

Drainage area.--146 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1903 to October 1910, October 1957 to September 1959. Published 

as "at Pine Station" June 1903 to December 1907 and as "at Starr" January 1908 to 

October 1910. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1314.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 5,618.67 ft above mean sea level (Bureau 

of Reclamation bench mark). June 1903 to October 1910, staff gages at different sites 

and datums.

Average discharge. 9 years, 254 cfs (183,900 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 390 cfs Jan. 12 (gage height, 1.88 ft); minimum, 

5.7 cfs July 28.

1903-10, 1957-59: Maximum daily discharge, 1,920 cfs Jan. 15, 16, 1909; minimum, 

that of July 28, 1959.

Maximum discharge for flood of Dec. 23, 1955, about 9,500 cfs (computed from change 

in contents of Boca Reservoir).

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

slightly regulated by Independence Lake (capacity, about 17,500 acre-ft) and one transmountain diversion to Sierra Valley.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1564: 1903-4, 1906-7, 1910, drainage area at site used 

1903-7.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.0 

1.2 

1.5 

1.8

112

209

350

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

103

T03

105

105

107

107

107

110

110

110

112

112

112

112

112

115

115

123

123

120

117

120

120

120

117

117

115

117

115

*117

123

3,521

114

6,980

Nov.

120 "120

117

117

1ZO

120

1ZO

1ZO

120

120

120

115

110

100

b85

b80

b72

b80

87

89

83

80

76

76

76

74

74

70

b67

b6,5

Z,873

95.8

5,700

Dec.

b65

67

*7Z

74

72

74

74

74

74

72

72

72

72

b68

b67

b68

70

68

b68

b68

68

68

65

b56

58

55

47

b33

b_24

b26

*bZ5

1,936

62.5

3,840

Jan.

b21

b!7

b!6

bZ8

49

52

50

46

80

b201

186

305

201

126

105

91

81

b74

b67

b49

b46

b52

52

56

63

53

56

49

b32

b38

b28

2,370

76.5

4,700

Feb.

b35

*b34

b29

b34

b32

b34

b33

b33

bZ7

b!7

17

33

b40

b32

b40

b!07

165

126

107

blOO

b91

83

74

65

62

63

65

70

-

1,648

58.9

3,270

Mar.

78

55

94

87

83

*89

96

96

103

103

98

110

139

149

131

134

171

190

179

168

198

194

165

145

134

161

155

155

152

152

*152

4,146

134

8,220

Apr.

179

2T55

218

258

300

320

315

272

258

267

286

310

310

295

272

240

2Z7

209

201

198

198

213

240

253

295

330

?58

222

227

262

7,638

255

15,150

May

276

Z40

201

171

*155

142

149

161

182

Z01

222

253

315

2BT

240

201

186

165

155

142

139

179

235

227

Z01

179

158

149

139

120

120

5,884

190

11,670

June

128

142

*152

149

139

152

142

117

110

98

89

94

96

96

80

67

55

49

49

49

46

40

31

26

23

22

22

19

16

16

2,314

77.1

4,590

July

15

14

13

13

12

11

9.8

9.2

*9.2

9.2

8.7

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

8.7

8.2

8.2

8.2

7.8

6.4

7.3

7.8

7.3

7.3

7.3

6.8

5.7

6.4

6.8

6.8

277.9

8.96

551

Aug.

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8 *ea

6.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

13

15

15

20

19

17

16

17

20

18

19

19

22

23.

22

21

20

20

ZO

19

452.1

14.6

897

Sept.

19

19

19

19

17

17

16

*T5

21

21

21

58

96

100

103

103

103

160

T4T

123

112

112

112

112

110

107

107

107

110

110

2,294

76.5

4,550

Calendar year 1958 : Max 1,490 Min 14 Mean 254 Ac-ft 191,000

Water year 1958-59: Max 330 Min 5.7 Mean 35.9 Ac-ft 70J120

Peak discharge (base, 500 cfs). No peak above base. 

Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
210 PYRAMID AND WINNEMUCCA LAKES BASIN 

3444.9. Boca Reservoir at Boca, Calif.

Location.--Lat 39°23'20", long 120°05'40", in NE^-NW^- sec.28 (revised), T.18 N. , R.17 E. , in

 control house at Boca Dam, 1,800 ft upstream from mouth of Little Truckee River and half 

a mile northwest of Boca.

Drainage area. 172 sq mi (revised).

Records available. October 1957 to September 1959.

Gage.--Pressure gage with mercury column read once daily. Datum of gage is at mean sea 

level (levels by Bureau of Reclamation).

Extremes.--Maximum contents during year, 22,220 acre-ft June 8 (elevation, 5,583.08 ft);

 minimum, 659 acre-ft Sept. 10 [elevation, 5,529.10 ft).

1957-59: Maximum contents, 41,150 acre-ft June 22, 1958 (elevation, 5,605.25 ft); 

minimum, that of Sept. 10, 1959.

Maximum contents known, 41,440 acre-ft Dec. 23, 1955 (elevation, 5,605.55 ft).

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by earth-fill, rock-faced dam. Storage began Dec. 8, 1938.

 Usable capacity, 40,900 acre-ft between elevations 5,521 (outlet sill) and 5,605 ft. 

Dead storage, 240 acre-ft. Figures given herein represent usable contents. Water 

is used for irrigation in the State of Nevada and for power development.

Cooperation. Daily elevations furnished by Washoe County Conservation District. Capacity table and maximum elevation for Dec. 23, 1955, furnished by Bureau of Reclamation.

Capacity table, water year 1958-59 (elevation, 

in feet, and contents, in acre-feet)

5,529

5,532

5,535

5,540

5,545

648 

1,O10 

1,440 

2,340 

3,510

5,550 

5,560 

5,570 

5.58O 

5,584

4,970

8,790

13,760

20,020

22,880

Contents, in acre-feet, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

(t)

(*)

Oct.

4.480

4,630

4,760

4,900

4,980

5,070

5,150

5,220

5,330

5,470

5,570

5,680

5,820

5,920

6,030

6,140

6,250

5,360

5,470

6,580

6,690 

6,930

7,020

7,000

7,160

7,280

7,460

7,680

7,890

8,080

8,230

5,558.70

+3,830

Nov.

8.460

8,660

8,810

8,990

9,190

9,420

9,560

9,790

9,950

10,040

10,150

10,280

10,380

10,520

10,640

10,790

10,820

10,790

10,820

10,880

10,960 

10,960

10,960

10,960

10,930

10,930

10 , 900

10,880

10,840

10,790

 _ 

5£64.30

+2,560

Dec.

1O.72O

10,690

10,640

10,620

10,540

10,520

10,480

10,420

10,380

10,320

10,280

10,240

10,160

10,090

10,020

9,930

9,880

9,810

9,740

9,670

9,600 

9,540

9,460

9,400

9,300

9,240

9,170

9,060

8,900

8,880

8,940

5,560.35

-1,850

Jan.

9,010

9.060

9,060

9,100

9,150

9,260

9,280

9.330

9,460

9,760

10,210

10,590

11,380

11,600

11,480

11,230

10,930

10,520

10,300

9,900

9,330 

8,790

8,360

7,930

7,560

7,160

6,750

6,380

5,870

5,300

4,740

5,549.25

-4,200

Feb.

4,530

4,610

4,690

4,780

4,880

4,960

5,060

5,150

5,200

5,170

5,130

5,070

4,940

4,720

4,470

4,380

4,560

4,750

4,840

4,760

4,560 

4,320

4,060

3,740

3,300

2,890

2,460

2.080

_

__ __ _

5,538.70

-2,660

Mar.

1,670

1.580

1,760

1,950

1,990

2,020

2,080

2,150

2,220

2,260

2,240

2,220

2,260

2,360

2,410

2,450

2,530

2,720

2,890

2,980

3,020 

3,100

3.120

3,060

2,890

2,740

2,640

2,500

2,400

2,240

2,140

5,539.00

+60

Apr.

2,030

2.000

2.22C

2,460

3,050

3,710

4,380

5,000

5,540

5,840

6,300

6,810

7,420

7,950

8,500

9,010

9,480

9,880

10,110

10,300

10 , 500 

10,900

11,180

11,680

12,220

12,780

13,400

13,870

14,270

14,730

 

5,571.70

+ 12,590

May

15.260

15,740

16,190

16,560

16,630

16,690

16,750

16,850

17,000

17,380

17,810

18,250

18,820

19,470

19,980

20,320

20,780

21,000

21,120

21,070

21,000 

20,960

21,180

21,600

21,780

22,000

22,140

22,180

22 140

22*070

21,930

5,582.70

+7,200

June

21,780

21,780

21,890

22,070

22,070

22,070

22 , 140

22,220

2 1 ,930

21,740

21,600

21,350

21,180

21,040

20,860

20,400

20,020

19,600

19,160

18,660

18,200 

17,680

17,200

16,470

15,830

15,170

14,470

13,790

13 , 100

12.300

5,567.30

-9,630

July

11.530

10,720

9,900

9,150

8,420

7,640

6,870

,140

,320

,460

,660

,080

,570

,180

,860

,660

,540

,470

,420

,440

,450 

,470

,440

,440

,420

,420

,390

,370

,360

1,360

Aug.

1.340

1,310

,280

,260

,240

,200

,170

,150

,140

,100

,080

,060

,050

,040

,040

,040

,030

,020

,030

,010

.000 

,010

,020

,020

,020

,020

,020

,020

,020

,020

1,360 ,020

5£34.50 1^532.15

-10,940 -34O

Sept.

1,010

967

922

885

842

800

766

725

686

659

670

720

866

1,060

1,270

1,470

1,660

1,860

2,230

3,530

2,760 

2,980

3,230

3,470

3,660

3,900

4,120

4,340

4,560

4.760

5,549.35

+3,740

Calendar year 1958.................... t -1.82O

Water year 1958-59.................... t +360

t Elevation, in feet, at end of month. 

* Change in contents, in acre-feet.
PYRAMID AND WINNEMUCCA LAKES BASIN 

3445. Little Truckee River at Boca, Calif.

211

Location Lat 39°23'10", long 120°05'40", in NE^NW^ sec.28, T.18 N., R.17 E., on right 

bank 1,000 ft downstream from Boca Dam and 800 ft upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 172 sq mi.

Records available.--April to October 1890 (monthly discharge only), January 1911 to 

September 1915, October 1957 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,500 ft (from topographic map). 

~^Tan. 1, 1911, to Sept. 30, 1915, staff gage at site 650 ft downstream at different 

datum.

Average discharge.--6 years (1911-15, 1957-59), 195 cfs (141,200 acre-ft per y3ar).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 460 cfs July 8 (gage height, 3.29 ft); minimum 

daily, 0.1 cfs Sept. 27-30.

1890, 1911-15, 1957-59: Maximum discharge observed, 2,870 cfs May 6, 1890; no flow 

Sept. 26 to Oct. 5, Oct. 10, 1911, Sept. 6, 7, Oct. 6-13, 1913.

Maximum discharge during flood in December 1955, 8,800 cfs, from records of Washoe 

County Water Conservation District.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by Boca Reservoir (see preceding page), Independence Lake (capacity, about 17,500 acre-ft), and one transmountain diversion to 

Sierra Valley.

Revisions. 1564: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.05 

.1 

.2 

.3 

.4 

.5 

.6

.5

.9

1.8

3.2

5.6

60

147

247

430

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

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

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

46

38

45

56

58

59

59

59

58

50

44

44

52

55

56

56

56

56

57

57

39

30

112

71

52

30

15~ 8.2

20

*20 

20

1,478.2

47.7

2,930

Nov.

2020"

20

20

20

20

20

33

42

43

43

42

43

43

43

43

68

85

63

47

66

82

82

82

82

82

82

92

 Q^- 96

yo

1,620

54.0

3,210

Dec.

96

96

*96

96

96

96

96

96

96

96

104

108

106

106

106

106

106

106

1O6

106

106

106

106

105

105

105

105

105

75

.6 *.e

2,939.2

94.8

5,830

Jan.

~^0.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

4.8

166

221

232

232

234

256

304

324

231

270

270

270

265

263

270

306

319 

253

4,761.2

154

9,440

Feb.

0.5

.5

*.4

.T

.4

.4

.4

.4

34

53

52

66

138

158

127

91

92

92

136

196

217

217

219

252

270

270

268

268

-

3,219.4

115

6,390

Mar.

215

21

19

*61

82

82

82

82

100

132

132

144

149

149

147

145

145

147

151

180

202

204

204

225

245

240

238

238

236

238 

*238

4,873

157

9,670

Apr.

227

164

124

58

.6

75- .5

.5

62

65

40

17

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

54

100

100

65

14

14

6.3

.6

.6

*.6

.6

.6

.6

1,118.8

37.3

2,220

May

0.6

.6

.6

101

*128

114

114

112

43

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

31

77

135

182

182

132

67

78

103

81

126

160

160

180 

196

2,511.8

81.0

4,980

June

152

105

65

1O2

142

116

93

188

20O

*188

202

186

173

173

252

254

265

275

289

294

292

289

345

350

342

356

358

358

392

400

7,196

240

14,270

July

4O6

'356 415

367

369

378

380

400

*406

400

287

261

225

163

131

62

*40

29

14

.4

.3

8.3

15

14

15

15

11

5.6

5.6

5.6 

12

5,226.8

169

10,370

Aug.

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

*16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16 

24

515

16.6

1,020

Sept.

35

33

33

33

33

33

33

32

33

22

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

*.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.T

.1

.1

323.6

1O.8

642

Calendar year 1958: Max 1,500 Min 0.6 Mean 300 Ac-ft 217,500

Water year 1958-59: Max 415 Min 0.1 Mean 98.0 Ac-ft 70,970

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
212 PYRAMID AND WINNEMUCCA LAKES BASIN

3460. Truckee River at Farad, Calif.

Location. Lat 39°25'41", long 120°01i59", in NE^ sec.12, T.18 N., R.17 E., on left bank 

0.7 mile downstream from Farad powerplant, 2.5 miles north of Floriston, 3.4 miles 

downstream from Bronco Creek, and 3.5 miles upstream from California-Nevada State line.

Drainage area.--940 sq mi.

Records available. March to October 1890 (monthly discharge only), September 1899 to 

December 1943, August 1957 to September 1959. Published as "near Boca" March to October 1890; "at or near Nevada-California State line" September 1899 to August 1912; 

"at Iceland" August 1912 to December 1937. Monthly discharge only for sone periods, 

published in WSP 1314.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 5,153.21 ft above mean sea level (Bureau of 

Reclamation bench mark). March to October 1890, staff gage^at site about 7 miles 

upstream at different datum. Sept. 7, 1899, to May 31, 1909, staff gage at approximately same location at different datum. June 1, 1909, to July 31, 1912, staff gage at 

site about 2| miles downstream at different datum. Aug. 1, 1912, to Dec. 31, 1937, 

water-stage recorder at site 4.1 miles upstream at different datum. Jan. 1, 1938, to 

Dec. 31, 1943, water-stage recorder at approximately same location at different datum.

Average discharge.--46 years (1899-1943, 1957-59), 807 cfs (584,200 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,050 cfs Jan. 12 (gage height, 3.76 ft); 

minimum daily, 382 cfs Feb. 19.

1899-1943, 1957-59: Maximum daily discharge, 15,300 cfs Mar. 18, 1907 (gage height, 

11.5 ft, datum then in use); minimum, 28 cfs Dec. 18, 1930.

Maximum discharge known, 17,500 cfs Nov. 21, 1950 (gage height, 14.5 ft, present 

datum, from floodmarks), from slope-area measurement of peak flow.

Remarks. Records excellent. Flow regulated by Lake Tahoe (see p. 199 ), Boca Reservoir 

(see p. 210), Dormer and Independence Lakes, and by several powerplants. Records of 

chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1959 are given in 

WSP 1644.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In fe 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.4 

3.0 

3.5

365

632

895

Discharge, In cubic feet pe econd, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

530

*512

516

526

530

526

534

539

539

530

516

516

521

534

539

539

539

539

539

544

571

508

557

585

571

548

521

521

521

512 

468

16,491

532

32,710

Nov.

463

463

463

*463

463

459

459

468

476

481

481

476

485

534 4~98

441

433

490

494

468

463

476

476

476

476

476

472

472

476

476

14,197

473

28,160

Dec.

*476

481

481

481

476

476

472

472

476

472

476

481

481

476

476

476

476

476

472

472

472

476

472

468

476

468

498

476

463

176 

472

14,742

476

29,240

Jan.

433

433

424

433

459

468

*454

459

656

895

585

741

571

441

441

424

411

399

399

420

446

433

386

399

441

403

394

399

411

446 

428

14,532

469

28,820

Feb.

441

*433

433

441

424

420

390

390

407

454

420

428

424

472

450

638

599

411

382

416

433

407

390

411

433

433

433

441

-

12,254

438

24,310

Mar.

468

*557

571

503

539

553

503

498

516

508

490

516

576

548

503

490

526

548

490

476

526

521

490

485

490

521

512

508

503

512

516

15,963

515

31,660

Apr.

*539

562

539

557

576

594

571

472

490

521

521

534

526

618

657

530

459

463

516

530

521

494

544

557

613

618

521

516

508

594

16,241

541

32,210

May

*670

585

508

498

498

468

494

562

567

512

553

618

736

675

562

494

485

485

485

530

530

562

562

494

526

498

485

516

508

498 

539

16,703

539

33,130

June

*534

516

494

494

548

576

503

512

548

516

521

539

530

508

512

530

503

512

534

548

544

521

539

562

534

534

534

521

530

544

15,841

528

31,420

July

*534

544

553

534

530

530

530

548

557

553

567

534

503

544

534

521

534

526

567

548

530

534

544

544

544

544

539

539

539

539

544

16,731

540

33,190

Aug.

*548

544

539

544

544

539

539

544

548

544

544

544

544

544

544

539

534

534

539

548

553

557

553

567

567

548

548

544

539

526 

521

16,870

544

33,460

Sept.

*539

534

534

530

530

530

530

534

530

534

544

548

516

521

521

521

521

6_1S

618

562

544

544

534

521

521

516

512

512

530

*526

16,075

536

31,880

Calendar year 1958: Max 5,920 Mln 361 Mean 1,233 Ac-ft 893, OOO

Water year 1958-59: Max 895 Mln 382 Mean 511 Ac-ft 370,200

Peak discharge (base, 1,600 cfs). No peak above base 

* Discharge measurement ma this day.
PYRAMID AND WINNEMUCCA LAKES BASIN 213

3473. Dog Creek near Verdi, Nev.

Location. Lat 39°33<55", long 120°01<25", in SWiSW^ sec.30, T.20 N. , R.18 E. , on left 

 bank 3^ miles upstream from mouth and 4 miles northwest of Verdi.

Drainage area. 16.2 sq mi.

Records available. October 1956 to September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 5,660 ft (from 

topographic map).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 35 cfs Mar. 12 (gage height, 0.92 ft); minimum, 

0.1 cfs Aug. 7-18.

1956-59: Maximum discharge, 550 cfs Feb, 1958 (gage height, 2.75 ft), from rating 

curve extended above 250 cfs; minimum, that of Aug. 7-18, 1959.

Maximum discharge known, 880 cfs Dec. 23, 1955, from slope-area measurement of 

peak flow.

Remarks.--Records good.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height,^In feet, 

and discharge,

0.1 

.3

cubic feet per second) 

0.5 5.4

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.3

.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

9.3

0.30

18

Nov.

~.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.6

.5

.5

.4

.6

.7

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.5

12.6

0.42

25

Dec.

0.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

».5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

.6

.5

.7

.7

.9

.6

.5

.6

.6

16.2

0.52

32

Jan.

0.6

.5

.3

.3

.4

.5

.5

.6

8.6

1?-

4.2

8.0

2.0

1.1

1.0

.9

.9

.8

.7

.6

*.7

.9

.8

1.2

1.8

1.4

1.8

1.1

.9

.9

.8

56.8

1.83

113

Feb.

0.8

.7

.7

1.0

1.1

1.2

.9

.7

.6

.6

.6

.7

.8

.9

.9

4.4

 ^56.9

4.6

3.8

3.2

2.6

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.8

2.0

2.6

55.6

1.99

110

Mar.

-575 3.8

7.4

5.9

7.4

9.8

9.8

11

13

*9.8

9.2

15

16

12

9.2

*9.2

10

9.2

7.4

6.4

6.9

6.4

6.9

5.9

5.0

5.9

5.0

5.0

4.6

5.0

4.6

248.6

8,02

493

Apr.

5.4

*6.4

ST4

6.4

6.4

5.9

4.6

4.2

3.5

3.2

2.6

2.3

2.3

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.2

*1.2

1.2

1.1

1.2

2.3

1.3

1.1

1.0

.9

82.8

2.76

164

May

0.9

1.1

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.8

.7

.7

.9

.9

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.9

4.6

7.4

2.9

1.8

1.6

1.6

*1.2

1.1

1.0

.9

42.5

1.37

84

June

0.9

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

,2_

.2

.2

.2

*.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

11.3

0.38

22

July

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

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

6.2

0.20

V

Aug.

0.2

\2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

*.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

5.0

0.16

9.9

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

.2

.2

.2

.2

--___ .?

6.0

0.20

12

Calendar year 1958: Max 190 Min 0-2 Mean 11.6 Ac-ft 8,370

Water year 1958-59: Max 16 Min 0.1 Mean 1.51 Ac-ft 1,090

Peak discharge (base, 40 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
214 PYRAMID AND WINNEMUCCA LAKES BASIN

3480. Truckee River at Reno, Nev.

Location (revised). Lat 39°31'55", long 119°47'05", in NW^ sec.7, T.19 N. , R.20 E. , on 

left bank 400 ft downstream from Kietzke Lane bridge, half a mile east of Reno, and 

5 miles upstream from Steamboat Creek.

Drainage area. 1,070 sq mi, approximately.

Records available . July 1906 to September 1919, January 1947 to September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,431.97 ft above mean sea level (levels 

by Corps of Engineers). July 1906 to September 1919, staff gage at site 1 mile 

upstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--25 years, 806 cfs (583,500 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,050 cfs Feb. 17 (gage height, 3.89 ft); minimum, 90 cfs June 8.

1906-19, 1947-59: Maximum discharge, 20,800 cfs Dec. 23, 1955, from rating curve 

extended above 14,000 cfs; maximum gage height, 13.83 ft Nov. 21, 1950; mirimum discharge observed, 18 cfs July 2, 3, 1912.

Remarks.--Records good. Plow regulated by Lake Tahoe (see p. 199), Boca Reservoir (see 

P. 210), Donner and Independence Lakes, and by several powerplants. Many diversions 

above station.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.8 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.6

100

139

320

550

905

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

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

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

296

288

'2~9"2~ 280

300

304

292

296

292

300

280

280

280

312

320

332

332

336

382

414

418

34F

360

387

405

387

*356

356

360

360 

348

10,293

332

20,420

Nov.

348

348

378

396

436

432

432

428

446

446

460

460

465

510

500

446

418

450

475

470

441

465

460

460

460

460

455

*446

460

460

13,311

444

26,400

Dec.

465

465

465

465

460

460

460

470

465

460

460

470

460

460

465

480

480

465

450

450

450

460

450

441

455

455

485

T65

*441

450 

455

14,282

461

28,330

Jan.

428

410

400

405

423

450

428

441

565

879

644

622

691

446

441

432

410

387

 378

392

432

450

396

396

450

'428

392

387

387

428 

418

14,236

459

28,240

Feb.

432

428

414

428

414

410

392

382

35T

446

450

475

441

520

500

646

*782

52T

423

441

475

446

423

414

455

465

460

465

-

12.939

462

25,660

Calendar year 1958: Max 5,750 Mln 151

Mar.

485

565

628

550

565

590

560

540

555

565

540

550

*595

595

545

530

550

570

545

485

505

505

495

480

480

460

475

446

350

480

485

16,369

528

32,470

Apr.

428

446

4T4

441

418

423

364

268

183

240

186

212

173

224

*260

208

155

139

163

176

155

139

135

T4T

186

224

200

155

142

174

7,175

239

14,230

May

284

272

208

208

276

191

132

163

212

142

180

*240

396

475

320

183

150

144

115

T58

152

304

410

300

312

276

224

200

180

163

180

7,170

231

14,220

June

186

T5o

135

112

137

180

155

110

166

150

130

147

137

132

108

128

110

*117

130

147

152

150

158

173

161

166

166

161

150

158

4,362

145

8,650

July

173

158

163

166

161

158

158

158

176

183

T53~ 193

147

169

161

*142

152

137

T5T

166

176

144

173

186

150

183

152

150

144

150 

147

5,011

162

9,940

Aug.

144

147

147

144

144

147

147

147

176

155

158

155

166 173

166

163

163

158

180

204

197

186

190

200

208

190

183

183

180

169

5,250

169

10,410

Sept.

176

180

183

180

169

169

169

169

176

169

220

176

180

186 *193

204

224

292

387

3l6

284

272

264

252

244

244

236

236

260

268

6,678

223

13,250

Mean 1,092 Ac-ft 790,400

Water year 1958-59: Max 879 Mln 108 Mean 321 Ac-ft 232,200

Peak discharge (base, 1,600 cfs). Ho peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
PYRAMID AMD WINNEMUCCA LAKES BASIN 

3500. Truckee River at Vista, Nev.

215

Location. Lat 39°31'10", long 119°41'10". in NE-jNWj sec.13, T.19 N., R.20 E., on left 

bamc 150 ft upstream from Southern Pacific railroad bridge, three-quarters of a mile 

southeast of Vista, 1 mile downstream from Steamboat Creek, and 3? miles southeast of 

Sparks.

Drainage area.--1.439 sq mi (revised).

Records available.--August 1899 to December 1907, October 1958 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,374.22 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1956. May to December 1907 reference point on railroad bridge. Prior to Apr. 16, 1907, staff gages at several sites within 300 ft of 

present site at various datums.

Average discharge. 9 years, 1,100 cfs (796,400 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,810 cfs Feb. 17 (gage height, 5.34 ft); minimum, 204 cfs June 18. July 28.

1899-1908, 1958-59: Maximum daily discharge, 17,000 cfs Mar. 18, 1907; minimum 

daily, 38 cfs July 20-22, 1900.

Remarks. Records excellent except those based on staff gage readings, whicl- are fair. 

Flow regulated by Lake Tahoe (see p. 199), Boca Reservoir (see p. 210), ?nd other 

lakes. Several powerplants and many diversions above station.

water year 150

years 

4, su].perseding those published in WSP 133, are given herewith:

Date

1904

3

6

Discharge

507

507

507

Date

1904-Con.

Jan. 7

8

9

10

11

12

Discharge

507

550

550

507

427

427

Date

1904-Con.

Jan. 13

14

15

16

17

18

Discharge

466

466

466

466

390

427

Date

1904-Con.

Jan. 19

20

21

22

23

24

Discharge

427

466

427

427

427

427

Dste

19O4-Con.

Jan. 25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Discharge

427

427

390

Month

Calendar year 19O4. ..........

Maximum

8,940

Minimum

390

Mean

1,894

1,971

Runoff in 

acre -feet

1,431,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

462

35"3~ 448

462

465

*468

459

468

471

476

462

462

465

485

488

503

503

500

529

562

566

529

535

562

5J75

572

547

529

538

544

523

15,611

504

30, 960

Nov.

517

5T7

526

535

559

553

550

544

556

559

575

*575

578

607

620

575

541

559

597

616

575

584

581

578

575

572

566

562

566

562

16,980

566

33,680

Dec.

566

569

569

569

566

566

559

569

562

559

559

569

562

562

*562

572

572

562

SSo" 544

550

572

562

550

556

556

594 575-

556

556

566

17,461

563

34, 630

Jan.

544

517

500

497

52?

597

556

556

649

958

8OO

684

852

562

553

544

526

Sll *497

511

541

559

517

514

575

569

529

517

520

547

544

17,875

577

35,450

Feb.

544

544

529

535

535

526

514

494

49T

556

535

550

529

591

613

961

*1,560

9§2

653

603

610

575

544

526

556

562

559

566

-

17,299

618

34,310

Mar.

584

649

705

636

646

656

630

6O7

613

616

591

597

*636

643

603

594

597

623

610

550

572

587

581

556

559

550

556

535

53?

566

566

18,552

598

36,800

Apr.

526" 526

508

520

503

520

471

398

328

340

315

317

*298

320

376

348

288

267

270

288

264

260

250

?67

301

376

379

320

309

301

10,754

358

21,330

May

436

474

410

376

401

348

'2~90 272

345

309

315 *373

509

616

503

373

323

312

283

296

304

604

842

65?

569

514

465

410

384

382

354

13,084

422

25,950

June

255- 354

252

230

226

277

275

262

270

277

240

244

260

247

242

*219

219

219

221

230

247

247

254

250

247

257

260

262

260

264

7,597

253

15,070

July Aug .

280 230

254 226

304 233"

280" 235

270 244

267

250

260

275

283

280

296

277

290

296

*290

260

240

242

270

277

244

250

296

252

275

242

221

235

233

235

8,224

265

16,310

252

247

252

267

262

247

254

26O

*260

262

262

264

g261

g255

g273

g292

g292

g276

g298

g£24

g298

g295

g289

g295

g286

g267

8,258

266

16,380

Sept.

g261

g|55

g26T

g264

g267

g261

g270

g258

g264

g282

g341

g292

g298

g304

*g301

g327

g366

*g428

6*90

g«5£

g363

g359

g356

g352

*g378

g348

g334

g352

g378

g393

9,814

327

19,470

Calendar year 1958 : Max - Min - Mean - Ac-f t -

Water year 1958-59: Max 1,560 Min 219 Mean 442 Ac-ft 32o, 3OO

ak discharge (base, 1,800 cfs). Feb. 17 (5 a.m.) 1,810 cfs (5.54 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Computed from mean daily gage heights estimated from once-daily temporary staff-gige readings.
21b PYRAMID AND WIHNEMUCCA LAKES BASIN

3516. Truckee River below Derby Dam, near Wadsworth, Hev.

Location. Lat 39°35'05", long 119°26'25", in W^SE^ sec.19, T.20 H., R.23 E., on right 

bank 1,500 ft downstream from Derby Dam, 3-J- miles downstream from Clark, and 9 miles 

southwest of Wadsworth.

Drainage area. 1.680 sq mi.

Records available. October 1958 to September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,200 ft (from topographic mar).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,430 cfs Feb. 17 (gage height, 5.47 ft); minimum daily, 1.4 cfs Apr. 11.

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

Flow regulated by Lake Tahoe, (see p. 199), Boca Reservoir, (see p. 210), other lakes, 

powerplants, many diversions for irrigation, and by Derby Dam. Truckee Canal diverts 

water at Derby Dam to Lahontan Reservoir.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.8 1.0 2.0 77

.9 2.0 2.5 160

1.0 3.9 3.0 275

1.1 7.0 3.5 425

1.4 20 4.1 675

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

9.8

9.0 IS 

16

15

15

14

14

14

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

14

14

14

14

15

15

14

15

15

15

15

15

14

15

15

442.8

14.3

878

Nov.

14

14

14

15

15

16

*16

15

14

14

14

13

12

15

39

71

S9

69

69

70

70

69

69

69

60

*48

32

18

18

16

1,054

35.1

2.090

Dec.

o 4

9T4

9.4

9.4 1"

S 7

I

1,

1 *5.5

57s

5.5

228.1

7.36

452

Jan.

5.5

5.5

5.2

5.5

3.3

6.6

9.0

9.0

9.4

220

225 ~54

74

*12

8.2

7.4

7.0

6.2

5.2

4.3

4.6

4.6

4.6

3.9

4.1

4.6

3.7

3.3

373

3.3

3.5

725.8

23.4

1,440

Feb.

3.3

3.5

3.3

3.1

*3.1

3.1

2.9

2.7

2.3

2.5

2.7

2.5

2.5

2.1 579

17

662

*285

24

11

9.4

7.8

6.6

5.8

5.5

5.8

s.e

5.8

1,094.0

39.1

2,170

Mar.

6.2

7.0

8.2

8.6 676

6.2

6.2

5.5

5.2

4.9

4.9

4.6

5.2

6.2

7.4

6.6

6.2

6.2

6.6

6.2

5.2

5.2

4.9

4.6

4.6

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.1

3.9

T7T

174.2

5.62

346

Apr.

3.5

3.1

2.9

2.7

2.9

3.3

5.2

3.9

2.7

1.6

1.4

T7e

*2.5

2.3

5.2

5.8

4.1

2.7

2.1

2.0

2.3

2.3

13 *20

18

24T9~

18

18

17

213.1

7.10

423

May

29

55

15

15

16

16

16

16

18

30

17

20

33

20

14

16

16

16

16

16

*22

34

51

33

35

14

16

18

18

18

18

687

22.2

1,360

June

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

20

19

18

18

18

18

18

18

20

21

27

26

23

*24

20

20

20

21

21

21

21

593

19.8

1,180

July

23

23

23

21

24

29

28

29 "2?

28

29

27

26

24

27

24

23

24

24

26

*24

21

20

7S

22

21

24

24

24

24

24

763

24.6

1,510

Aug.

24

23

23

23

24

24

25

24

25

26

24

24

24

27

25

24

25

25

24

3_3

33

27

26

*27

26

24

23

222~2~

26

25

777

25.1

1,540

Sept.

25

24

24

24

25

32

31

25

24

25

34 -si

15

15

15

16

21

14

24

12

*9.8

8.6

7.4

7.0

6.6

6.2

5.8

37?

6.6

7.0

520.2

17.3

1,030

Calendar year 1958 : Max - Min - Mean - Ac-ft -

Water year 1958-59: Max 662 Min 1.4 Mean 19.9 Ac-ft 14,420

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records fcr upstream 

stations.
PYRAMID AND WINNEMUCCA LAKES BASIN 217

3517. Truckee River near Nixon, Nev.

Location. Lat 39°46'40", long 119°20tlO", in SW^NW^ sec.18, T.22 N. , R.24 E. , on right 

bank 1 mile upstream from Pyramid Indian Reservation diversion dam, 4 miles south of 

Nixon, and 13 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--1.880 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--October 1957 to September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 3,940 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 726 cfs Feb. 17 (gage height, 4.81 ft); minimum, 13 cfs July 2.

1957-59: Maximum discharge, 5,160 cfs May 21, 1958 (gage height, 8.77 ft); minimum, that of July 2, 1959.

Flood of Dec. 24, 1955, reached a stage of 14.1 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, 

14,000 cfs by flow-over-dam measurement of peak flow).

Remarks. "-Records good. Flow regulated by Lake Tahoe (see p. 199), Boca Reservoir (see 

P- 210), Dormer Lake, and Independence Lake. Truckee-Carson Canal often diverts practically all flow about 25 miles upstream out of basin to Lahontan Reservoir. Several 

diversions for irrigation between station and Truckee-Carson Canal. One irrigation 

canal diverts between station and mouth of river.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.3 

2.5 

2.7 

3.0

3.5

4.0 

4.4

189

348

520

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

^

4

5

6

7

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

30

23

25

23

22_

23

24

24

24

25

24

26

31

30

30

*28

26

29

29

29

29

33

36

35

36

36

35

35

39 =F7i

Jo

38

920

29.7

1,820

Nov.

40

40

41

40

40

41

41

42

42

43

43

42

41

39

4T

57

*85

87

88

90

ql in:

91

91

85

76

65

52

49

1,806

60.2

3,580

Dec.

47

T?

39

39

38

37

38

38

37

37

38

35

34

34

*34

35

35

34

33

33

33

33

33

33

32

32

31

3?

32

32

32

1,092

35.2

2,170

Jan.

33

32

32

30

BT

31

31

34

34

48

264

T64

95

*96

56

46

43

41

40

39

37

37

36

36

35

34

34

33

33

33

33

1,601

51.6

3,180

Feb.

33

33

32

31

*31

30

29

29

29

29

29

29

28

27

27

29

214

488

165

70

51

44

40

37

35

34

33

33

1,719

61.4

3,410

Mar.

33

33

32

32

*32

32

31

31

31

30

29

29

28

?8

28

29

30

30

29

29

30

30

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

927

29.9

1,840

Apr.

29

31

30

29

29

26

26

24

26

26

23

22

20

19

18

18

17

17

19

17

16

16

16

*15

14

15

16

19

19

18

630

21.0

1,250

May

TB- 18

37

33

26

25

24

24

23

23

29

24

21

24

23

26

25

22

21

22

*21

19

2S

43

45

35

30

26

26

29

26

814

26.3

1,610

June

21

26

?3

23

21

20

19

19

19

20

17

17

15

15

15

16

19

19

20

22

21

25

*23

19

19

15

16

16

14 

TcID

570

19.0

1,130

July

15

15

15

15

16

1418"

19

21

21

22

24

25

26

29

32

3T

24

22

21

*18

18

23

21

20

20

19

18

20 

24

20

646

20.8

1,280

Aug.

19

2o

21

24

25

24

24

24

25

24

24

21

20

20

24

23

21

25

26

26

29

32

33

*31

33

30

29

29

29 

29

792

25.5

1,570

Sept.

26

29

27

26

25

24

23

?4

26

26

37

35

40

33

30

30

32

36

38

40

*37

35

33

32

30

26

25

24

24 

25

898

29.9

1,780

Calendar year 1958: Max 5,100 Mln 21 Mean 719 Ac-ft 520,700

Water year 1958-59: Max 488 Mln 14 Mean 34.0 Ac-ft 24,460

Discharge measurement made on this day.
218 BLACK ROCK DESERT BASIN

3525. McDermitt Creek near McDermltt, Nev.

cation. Lat 41°58', long 117°50' 

6i miles southwest of McDermitt.

In SE^SEv sec. 8, T.4V N. , R.3V E. , on left bank

Drainage area. 225 sq mi.

Records available. October 1948 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control.

Average discharge. --11 years, 32.2 cfs (23,310 acre-ft per year).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 52 cfs May 26 (gage height, 2.36 ft); no flow 

for several days in August and September.

1948-59; Maximum discharge, 2,100 cfs Jan. 15, 1956 (gage height, 8.60 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 460 cfs on basis of slope-area measurements at gage heights V.74 and 8.60 ft; no flow for part of Aug. 12, 1954, Sept. 8-15, 

1955 (result of temporary dams upstream), and several days in August and September 

1959.

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

Revisions (water years) . --WSP 1214: 1949-50(P).

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

.1

.2

.5

1.3

2.6

1.7 i.a

1.9 

2.1 

2.3 

3.0

4.5 

7.7

30

52

198

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.1

TTT

4.1

4.1

4.3

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

*4.7

5.0

5.2

5.2

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.8

5.8

5.8

6.2

6.2

5.8

5.8

*6.2 

6.9

156.2

5.04

310

Nov.

7.3

7.3

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.3

6.5

8.2

9.7 772"

5.7

5.2

7.7

9.7

9.2

9.2

9.2

8.6

9.2

8.2

7.5

5.9

4.5

S75

6.2

226.6

7.55

449

Dec.

7.8

9.0

9.2

9.7

8.1

9.2

8.6

9.7

9.7 *9.2

9.2

9.2

7.4

4.0

674

9.2

8.6

8.2

8.6

8.6

9.7

9.2

6.4

6.7

9.2

6.9

7.7

8.2

7.0

~£.2 10 

258.8

8.35

513

Jan.

8.6

4.8

b4.5

4.3

4.5

b5.0

b6.0

*b7.5

b8.5

b9.0

b9.0

b9.0

b8.5

7.9

9.2

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.2

5.6

5.2

8.2

10

11

10

9.2

9.7

10

7.3

9.2 

9.2

242.9

7.84

482

Feb.

9.2

7.6

8.3

12

8.6

8.2

11

9.2

5.4

679

11

bll

blO

b7.5

9.7

12

*13

To

10

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.2

8.6

8.6

9.7

9.7

9.7

265.2

9.47

526

Mar.

11

12

12

10

9.2

9.7

10

10

10

*9.7

8.6

10

12

11

9.7

10

12

10

9.7

9.2

9.7

10

11

12

10

8.2

6.2.

773

9.2

13 

15

317.4

10.2

630

Apr.

15

23

28

30

34

33

26

18

17

15

13

14

14

14

13

*13

13

13

12

11

9.7

7.7

6.9

6.2

5_.8

6.5

8.2

9.2

8.6

9.7

447.5

14.9

888

May

14

18

18

15

15

16

15

13

12

T?

12

12

*12

14

20

21

23

25

21

18

18

21

18

23

20

30

36

26

23

21 

19

581

18.7

1,150

June

18

17

15

15

*15

15

19IB15

14

12

10

8.6

7.3

6.9

7.3

6.9

5.8

5.0

4.3

4.3

3.9

3.3

3.0

375

4.7

5.5

5.0

4.5

3.7

276.3

9.21

548

July

2.8

2.3

*Z*Q.

2.5

3.0

3.0

2.6

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.6

3.5

4.7

4.3

3.9

3.7

3.5

3.3

3.1

2.8

2.6

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.5

2.3

2.0

2.0

2.0

88.5

2.85

176

Aug.

1.8

T75

1.0

.6

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

*.l

.1

0

S

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

o

0

0

0

7.5

0.24

14.9

Sept.

0

15

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1 *.3

.5

.9

1.6

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.3

775

2.0

2.0

2.2

23.9

0.80

47.4

Calendar year 1958 : Max 882 Min 0.5 Mean 53.9 Ac-ft 39,060

Water year 1958-59: Max 36 Min 0 Mean 7.92 Ac-ft 5,730

Peak discharge (base, 150 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
BLACK ROCK DESERT BASIN 

3530. East Fork Quinn River near McDermitt, Nev.

219

Location. --Lat 41°59', long 117°35', in sec. 9, T.47 N. , R.39 E., on right ban!< 1 mile 

downstream from South Fork and 7 miles east of McDermitt.

Drainage area.--140 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1948 to September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder.

Average discharge. 11 years, 27.6 cfs (19,980 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 53 cfs May 27 (gage height, 3.84 ft); minimum, 

0.7 cfs Aug. 19.

1948-59: Maximum discharge, 1,270 cfs Jan. 15, 1956 (gage height, 3.52 ft): minimum, 0.1 cfs Sept. 6, 7, 1955.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of indefinite stage-discharge relation, 

which are fair. No diversion above station.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of Indefinite stage-discharge 

relation (gage height, In feet, ana discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.9

3.0

3.1

3.2

0.2 

1.0 

2.6 

5.3

3.4 

3.6 

3.8

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

Q

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

A<HTt

Oct.

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.3

3.5

3.5

3.5

*3.8

3.8

4.2

4.4

4.7

4.5

4.3

4.3 

4.4

4.1

4.1

4.2

4.2

4.2

*4.0

118.8

3.83

236

Nov.

4.1

4.1

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.6

4.6

5.2

4.6

4.2

5.0

STO" 6.3

4.3

4.3

4.7

5.4

5.4

5.7

5.7

5.7 

5.7

5.8

5.5

4.5

475~ 4.0

4.5

146.0

4.87

290

Dec.

5.3

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.3

5.7

6.0

6.0

*5.4

5.5

5.5

4.6

4.2

472

4.9

4.9

5.0

5.4

5.0

5.5

5.1

4.4

4.6

5.2

5.0

6.2

577

5.1

6fO

5.7

164.2

5.30

326

Jan.

5.8

4.2

3.8

3.6

4.3

4.8

5.0

6.6

7.3

7.3

7.6

8.4 776"

7.6

7.5

7.2

6.8

6.2

5.5

5.3

7.2

7.2 

7.4

7.8

7.8 7.4"

7.4

6.1

7.1

7.1

201.2

6.49

399

Feb.

7.0

4.8

5.3

7.0

6.3

7.0

7.0

4.7

5.9

5.9

4.7

5.0

5.9

6.9

7.2

*7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.5

T7T

7.1 

7.1

6.7

7.1

7.1

7.1

-

180.8

6.46

359

Mar.

7.4

7.8

7.8

7.0

7.8

7.8

8.1

7.3

*7.7

7.2

7.6

8.0

7.6

7.6

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.8

9.3

9.3

9^8

11

11

11

11

12

11

273.4

8.82

542

Apr.

24

28

32

32

31

28

24

20

18

18

17

17

17

17

*16

16

16

15

14

14

13

14 

14

14

15

15

15

14

14

563

18.8

1,120

May

15

15

15

14

14

14

13

13

12

11

11

*9.8

978

11

11

12

13

13

13

13

13

13 

13

13

20

39

37

32

28

25

498.6

16.1

989

June

21

25

18

17

*15

15

15

13

13

12

11

10

9.3

8.8

8.0

7.6

6.8

6.4

5.7

5.0

5.0

4.4

4.4 

5.0

6.0

6.0

5.7

5.3

5.0

298.4

9.95

592

July

f^STs

*3.3

3.3

3.0

2.6

2.6

2.2

2.1

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.9

1.7

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

59.1

1.91

117

Aug.

1.2

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

*1.2

1.3

1.3

1.0

1.0

.9

iTo

1 3

1.7

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

36.3

1.17

72

Sept.

1.2

T72

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.4

1.4

2.6

2.4

1.9

*1.7

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9 

1.9

2.1

2.4

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.8

52.7

1.76

105

Calendar year 1958 : Max 520 Mln 2.6 Mean 42.7 Ac-ft 3O.9OO

Water year 1958-59 : Max 39 Mln 0.9 Mean 7.10 Ac-ft 5,150

Ppak discharge (base, 1OO cfs).--No peak above base

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note_.--Stage-discharge relation Indefinite Oct. 1-29, Nov. 1 to Feb. 16, Feb. 20 to Mar. 10; 

discharge estimated on basis of 4 discharge measurements, gage-height records, trend of flow, and 

records for McDermitt Creek.
220 BLACK ROCK DESERT BASIN

3535. Quinn River near McDermitt, Nev.

Location. Lat 41-47', long 117-48', in SW£ sec.15, T.45 N., R.37 E., on left bank 

li miles upstream from Flat Creek and 15^ miles south of McDermitt.

Drainage area. 1.100 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--October 1948 to September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,240 ft (from river-profile map).

Average d is charge.--11 years, 37.8 cfs (27,370 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5.0 cfs Feb. 19 (gage height, 0.59 ft); minimum, 0.4 cfs July 26.

1948-59; Maximum discharge, 1,580 cfs Apr. 27, 1952 (gage height, 8.39 ft); minimum, 0.2 cfs Dec. 22, 1948, Sept. 6, 7, 8, 1955.

Remarks.--Records good. Several diversions above station for irrigation.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 10-12,

Aug. 16 to Sept. 17)

0.2 

.3

1.8 

3.4

5.4

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

1.3

T73

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3 

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

*1.2

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.1

^1

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9 

.9

36.3

1.17

72

Nov.

0^9

.9

.9

.9

.9

1.0

.0

.0

.1

.1

.0

* .0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

28.9

0.96

57

Dec.

1-0

" .0

,O

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

* .0

.1

.2

.3

.3

.3

.4

.5

.6

.6

.6

.7

,7

.6

.5

.6

.6

.7

.7

.6

.6

.7

41.9

1.35

83

Jan.

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.8

*1.7

2.0

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.1

2.0

1.8

1.8

2.0

2.1

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.8

277

2.7

2.7

64.3

2.07

128

Feb.

2.7

2.4

2.5

2.7

2.8

2.8

2.7

2.7

2.8

3.2

2.7

2.7

2.5

2.1

2.5

*3.5

4.3

4.7

T73

4.1

3.9

3.7

3.5

3.2

3.2

3.2

2.8

87.0

3.11

173

Mar.

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.4 *2.2

2.2

2-. 2

2.4

2.2

g.l

2.1

2.1

2.2

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.4

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.8 

777

73.2

2.36

145

Apr.

2.2

2.1

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.7

T76-

1.7

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.6

*1.6

1.8

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.8

1.8

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.8

53.9

1.80

107

May

1.8

1.8

T78~ 2.0

l!s

1.8

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.4

*1.2

1.1

1.3

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.5

2.0

2.0

1.7

1.4

1.3

1.3

48.3

1.56

96

June

1.3

T72

1.2

1.2

*1.0

1.0

1.1 

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.8

.8

.7

.6

* .6

.7

26.1

0.87

52

July

~

0.6

.6 *.7

77

.e

'!j

!e

.e

.e

.e

.7

.7

.e

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

19.2

0.62

38

Aug.

0 6 ~76

'.7

.8

.8

.8

is

.8

.8

.8

*.7

.9

.9

.9

.9

.8

.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.1

1 . 1

1.1

27.7

0.89

55

Sept.

-L -L

T7T

i!o

1.0

1.0

1.0

g

'.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

1.1

1.0

1.0

*.8

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

.6

.7

.8

.8

.8

.9

26 .6

0.89

53

Calendar year 1958 ; Max 873 Min 0.9 Mean 85.9 Ac-ft 62,200

Water year 1958-59 : Max 4.7 Min 0.6 Mean 1.46 Ac-ft 1,060

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
HONEY LAKE BASIN 221

3565. Susan River at Susanville, Calif.

Location. Lat 40°25', long 120°40', in NE£ sec.31, T.30 N. , R.12 E., on left bank 

0.5 mile west of Susanville and 1.1 miles upstream from Piute Creek.

Drainage area. --192 sq ml.

Records available. June 1900 to December 1905 (gage heights only August 1901 to January 1903), March to May 1913 (gage heights only), February 1917 to June 1921, 

October 1950 to September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,225.72 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1950, staff gages at several sites in vicinity of old powerplant about 0.9 mile upstream at various datums.

Average discharge.--15 years (1900-1901, 1903-5, 1911-20, 1950-59), 102 cfs (73,840 

acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 708 cfs Jan. 12 (gage height, 4.21 ft); minimum, 2.4 cfs Aug. 3.

1900-1905, 1913, 1917-21, 1950-59: Maximum discharge, 3,540 cfs Dec. 23, 1955 

(gage height, 6.62 ft), from rating curve extended above 840 cfs on basis of slopearea measurement of peak flow; minimum, 0.8 cfs Aug. 10, 1918 (site and datum then 

in use).

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

regulated by McCoy Flat and Hot Flat Reservoirs (combined capacity, 25,300 acre-ft). 

Diversions for irrigation of about 1,400 acres above station. Records of chemical 

analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1959 are given in WSP 1644.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1444: 1951, 1953-54(P). WSP 1564: 1900-1901, 1903-4.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, In cubic feeb per second)

.9 

1.2 

1.6

2.4

4.8

9.7

18

34

2.0 

2.4 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

57

97

202

320

560

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Totaa

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

7.2

T73

8.4

*8.4

7.8

8.4

8.8

7.9

8.6

9.1

9.7

8.7

8.8

8.1

7.6

8.8

9.1

IB- 15

13

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

310.7

10.0

616

Nov.

11

12

12

12

11

11

*11

11

12

26

18

15

15

40

24

17

b!5

15

19

20

17

16

15

15

15

15

15

13

b!3

b!3

474

15.8

940

Dec.

b!3

14

13

14

*14

14

14

14

15

14

14

14

13

13

b!4

14

14

14

14

14

18

18

16

15

16

17

36

24

18

17

490

15.8

972

Jan.

16

b!2

bio

b!2

15

16

16

16

95

96

111

350

L41

70

*51

45

40

37

33

28

30

28

26

32

39

36

36

49

38

34

28

1,586

51.2

3,150

Feb.

29

23

27

26

24

23

24

20

25

21

22

b25

b25

b25

23

144

151

loo

81

72

63

59

56

54

53

55

63

81

-

1,395

49.8

2,770

Mar.

106

120

TT4

96

90

93

90

85

*85

80

72

7F

97

91

80

77

93

85

84

77

81

89

87

80

76

91

83

81

86

104

106

2,755

88.9

5,460

Apr.

118

136

149

163

165

154

133

117

108

102

102

102

98

95

89

82

77

71

69

66

*65

6F

67

68

72

95

75

70

68

90

2,932

97.7

5,820

May

108

82

75

70

66

65

62

61

156

163

16?

167

165

167

163

159

158

154

149

145

142

149

159

161

145

149

156

142

140

72

32

3,949

127

7,830

June

27

23

*24

22

21

19

17

17

17

18

16

15

17

14

13

13

12

12

11

9.3

8.4

49 7.6

89

100

103

1O6

104

103

98

1,105.3

36.8

2,190

July

9589"

80

63

27

15

11

9.7

8.6

7.6

6.2

5.1

.4

.5

.3

.3

.2

.2

.3

.3

.2

.3

.4

.5

.4

.4

t .'2 t 2

.3

.0

3^9_

498.5

16.1

989

Aug.

3.4

2.8

2.6

*27f

2.6

2.6

2.7

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.3

3.4

3.5

3.5

3.4

3.6

4.4

4.4

4.3

4.2

4.5

474

3.4

3.4

3.1

3.3

3.5

3.3

104.9

3.38

208

Sept.

3.3

376

3.9

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.6

3.9

.3

.4

.3

.4

.5

.9

.2

.4

!4

 1 .7

.8

.5

.3

.2

.0

.8

.8

.2

.5

.8

.2

175.1

5.84

347

Calendar year 1958 : Max 1,36O Min 7.2 Mean 137 Ac-ft 99,46O

Water year 1958-59 Max 35O Min 2.6 Mean 43.2 Ac-ft 31,290

Peak discharge (base, 3OO cfs).--Jan. 12 (12 

(3.65 ft).

i.) 708 cfs (4.21 ft); Feb. 16 (5 p.m.) 380 cfs

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
222 HONEY LAKE BASIN

3585. Willow Creek near Susanville, Calif.

Location.--Lat 40°29', long 120°32", in NW£ sec.5, T.30 N., R.13 E., on left bank 

4 miles upstream from Peters Valley Creek and 8 miles northeast of Susanville.

Drainage area. 32. 5 sq mi, excludes that of Eagle Lake basin. 

Records available. October 1950 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,836.27 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Average discharge. 9 years, 32.6 cfs (23,600 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 163 cfs Feb. 17 (gage height, 3.63 ft); minimum, 13 cfs June 26 and for some days in July, August, and September.

1950-59: Maximum discharge, 712 cfs Dec. 23, 1955 (gage height, 5.36 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 420 cfs on basis of logarithmic plotting; minimum, 8.1 cfs 

Nov. 16, 1951.

Remarks. Records good. Diversions for irrigation of about 5,200 acres above station. 

Some flow at times enters Willow Creek from Eagle Lake through abandoned tunnel.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1445; 1952(M).

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.2

2.3 

2.5

2.7

3.0 

3.5

4.0

139

240

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

27 So

18

18

*18

18

18

17

17

17

1616-

16

16

16

16

17

17

18

18

18

19

20

20

20

20

21

21

21

22

24

580

18.7

1,150

Nov.

24

24

23 53"

23

26

3O

*31

32

36

36

36

38

4O

40

35

36

37

39

39

38

38

32

31

30

30

30

28

28

28

961

32.0

1,910

Dec.

29 ?5

29

30

*34

36

36

36

37

36

36

36

35

33

34

33

34

34

34

34

36

36

36

35

35

36

42

43

35

36

39

1,087

35.1

2,160

Jan.

4635'

29

34

32

32

34

36

49

57_

54

57

55

51

*50

47

46

44

43

40

38

38

38

43

49

50

48

47

46

46

44

1,358

43.8

2,690

Feb.

43

40

39

41

39

38

36

36

35

28

32

35

34

35

37

69

137

150

139

119

110

106

92

81

76

74

85

94

1,880

67.1

3,730

Mar.

101 TOT

91

79

69

64

60

55

51

 46

43

42

40

32

18

16

17

26

23

18

18

18

32

42

35

31

33

32

30

28

16

1,307

42.2

2,590

Apr.

15

17

19

Iff

18

17

16

16

16

16

17

17

16

15

15

15

16

16

16

17

*18

18

18

16

14

16

17

17

18

18

498

16.6

988

May

18

18

19

20

20

19

20

19

18

18

20

22

20

18

18

18

18

17

16

TF

16

16

16

18

19

*21

22

23

25

22

21

589

19.0

1,170

June

22

V?

18

18

17

16

16

15

14

T¥

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

452

15.1

897

July

14

14

14

14

14

14

15

15

15

15

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

433

14.0

859

Aug.

13

T3

13

*13

13

13

13

13

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

14

14

14

13

417

13.5

827

Sept.

13

T3

13

13

13

13

13

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

16

16

18

20

li

443

14.8

879

Calendar year 1958: Max 371 Mln 14 Mean 47.3 Ac-ft 34,220

Water yearl958-59 : Max 150 Mln 13 Mean 27.4 Ac-ft 1S,85O

Peak discharge (base, 20O cfs). No peak above base.

Discharge measurement made on this day.
EAGLE LAKE BASIN 223

3595. Pine Creek near Westwood, Calif.

Location. Lat 40°35', long 121°06 ', in SE£ sec.5, T.31 N., R.8 E., on right bank 1 mile 

southwest of Bogard Guard Station and 19 miles north of Westwood.

Drainage area.--22.6 sq mi.

Records available. October 1950 to September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 5,700 ft (from 

Topographic map).

Average discharge.--9 years, 7.97 cfs (5,770 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 28 cfs Apr. 26 (gage height, 3.25 ft); no flow 

Sept. 12.

1950-59: Maximum discharge, 174 cfs Dec. 23, 1955 (gage height, 3.95 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 90 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow Sept. 1, 2, 6-9, 

11-13, 1955, Sept. 12, 1959.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. No regulation or diversion above station.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of loe effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Z.45

Z.55

2.6

Z.7

Z.8

0.1

.3

.6

1.6

3.4

3.Z 

3.3

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

1.9

1.9

1.9 

1 .9

1.8

1.7 

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.6

T76

1.6

1.6

1.6

5.2

3T6

Z.6

Z.Z

Z.O

Z.O

1.9

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.8

6Z.3

Z.01

124

Mov.

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.8

*1.7

1.8

4.6

2.Z

Z.O

2.Z

4.8

371

b2.5

b2.Z

bZ.5

3.4

Z.8

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.8

bl.8

bl.6

bT76

bl.6

bl.6

65.8

Z.19

131

Dec.

bl.6

1.7

bl.6

bl.7

bl.7

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.6

bl.5

bl.5

bl.5

bl.5

1.4

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.4

1.3

1.4

1.3

1.3

bl.4

bl.4

bl.3

47.0

1.52

93

Calendar year 1958 : Max 122

Jan.

bl.2

bl.O

b.7

bl72

bl.4

bl.4

b7.0

b8.0

14

bZ5 blT"

b9.6

7.7

6.9

5.5

4.6

3.6

3.6

3.4

Z.6

Z.Z

Z.Z

Z.4

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.8

2.Z

b2.3

14Z.Z

4.59

Z82

Feb.

bZ.O

bZ.3

bZ.l

1.7

1.7

Z.Z

bl.6

bl.5

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.1

1.8

Z.6

T79

1.8

1.8

1.9

Z.4

Z.Z

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

-

50.7

1.81

101

Mln 1.1

Mar.

1.9

Z.Z

Z.Z

1.9

1.9

Z.O 

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

Z.4

Z.Z

2.2

Z.2

Z.6

*Z.8

Z.8

Z.8

3.1

3 .1

Z.6

Z.4

Z.Z

Z.4

Z.4

Z.4

Z.4

2.6

1.9

71.1

Z.Z9

141

Apr.

4.2

6J3

8.9

11

11 

9.8

9.3

11

1Z

13

13

14

12

11

11

10

11

*13

14

16

17

18

19

Z316-

14

17

18

376.7

1Z.6

747

May

19

15

13

11

11

11 

12

13

1Z

11

11

11

12

10

8.5

8.1

8.1

6.9

6.6

6.3

6.3

7.3

6.9

*6.3

5.8

6.3

5.2

4.8

4.8

4.6

285.8

9.Z2

567

June

4.2

379

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4 

3.4

3.1

3.1

Z.8

2.6

Z.6

Z.4

Z.4

Z.O

2.Z

Z.O

Z.O

2.2

Z.6

Z.Z

1.9

1.9

Z.O

Z.O

Z.4

Z.O

1.9

1.7

78.5

Z.6Z

156

July

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.4

1.3 

1.3

1.3

l.Z

1.3

1.2

l.Z

l.Z

1.0

1.0

.9

.8

1.0

1.0

.9

.8

.9

.8

.8

75" .6

.7

.7

.6

.6

33.5

1.08

66

Aug.

0.6

.6

.6

*.5 

.5

.5

.6

.6

.6

.5

.4

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.4

.5

.6

.5

.3

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

13.7

0.44

Z7

Sept.

 

0.1

.2 

.2

.3

.3

.3 

.3

.3

.2

.1

.2

.2

.3

.6

.6

.5

T7&- 3.5

1.0

.8

.7

.6

.5

.5

.6

.6

.4

.5

.6

17.0

0.57

34

Mean 10.7 Ac-ft 7,75O

Water year 1958-59 : Max 25 Mln 0.1 Mean 3.41 Ac-ft 2,470

Peak discharge (base, 35 cfs). No peak above base.

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
224 WARNER LAKES BASIN

3660. Twentymlle Creek near Adel, Oreg.

Location. Lat 42°04 ' , long 119°57', In M£ sec.25, T.40 S., R.23 E. , on left bank 8 miles 

downstream from confluence of Twelvemlle and Fifteenmile Creeks and 8 miles southwest 

of Adel.

Drainage area.--194 sq ml, including 46 sq mi in Cowhead Lake area.

Records available.--March 1910 to July 1916, December 1917 to September 1919, and March 

1921 to June 1922 (published as "near Warner Lake"), September 1940 to November 1944, 

March 1945 to September 1959.

Gage_.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 4,560.83 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1947. Prior to Sept. 21, 1940, 

staff gage or water-stage recorder at sites within 1 mile downstream at various datums. 

Sept. 21, 1940, to Nov. 30, 1944, water-stage recorder at site if miles upstream at 

different datums. Mar. 12, 1945, to June 28, 1952, water-stage recorder at site 70 ft 

upstream at datum 0.88 ft higher.

Average discharge.--24 years (1910-15, 1918-13, 1940-44, 1945-59), 50.0 cfs (36,200 

acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 204 cfs Mar. 13 (gage height, 3.53 ft); minimum, 1.1 cfs sometime during period Nov. 17 to Dec. 15, July 24, 25, 27.

1910-19, 1921-22, 1940-59: Maximum discharge, 3,260 cfs Dec. 23, 1955 (gage 

height, 14.20 ft), from rating curve extended above 630 cfs on basis of contractedopening measurement of peak flow; no flow part of Sept. 7, 1955.

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

which are poor. No regulation. Diversions for irrigation of 240 acres above station.

Revisions (water years). MSP 1090: 1945. WSP 1514: 1951-53, 1954(M).

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of Ice effect 

height, in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second

2.0 7.0

2.1

2.2

0.8 

1.9 

3.5

2.3 

2.5 

3.0 100

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

fto-ft

Oct.

3.5

3.3

3.3

3.3

5.2

3.2

3.2

3.3

3.5

3.5

3.8

3.8

4.6

4.2

3.5

3.5

3.3

3.8

4.2

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2 

5'? 5 2

129.2

4.17

256

Nov.

5.2

5.2

5.6

5.6

5.6

4.9

5.2

5.6

5.2

7.8

6.6

*5.6

b5.5

b5.5

5.6

5.6

a5. 5

a5

a5

a5.5

a5.5

a5.5

a5

a5

a4.5

a4

a3.5

a3.5

a3

a3

153.8

5.13

305

Dec.

a3

a3

a3.5

a4

a4

a4

a4

a5

a7

a£

a8

a7

a6. 5

a6

6.3

7.8

7.0

b6

b6

6.6

b6

b5

5.6

6.6

7.0

7.0

b6.5

b6

6.6 

b6.5

b6

182.5

5.89

362

Jan.

b6

5.6

a5.5

a5.5

a5_

a5

a5. 5

*7.0

15

24

23

82

38

20

18

16

13

13

12

7.8

6.3

b8

9.4

13

15

12

26

31

14

blO

b8

479.6

15.5

951

Feb.

b6

b5

b5.5

b6

b7

*b7

b6.5

6.0

b6

b5.5

b5

b5

b5

b5.5

b8

11

14

12

12

alZ

a 14

a!4

a!3

a!2

alO

al2

al4

a20

-

259.0

9.25

514

Mar.

a40

a60

aSO

a40

a35

*43

49

50

46

32

22

40

97

34

22

22

47

28

21

18

17

16

16

19

22

18

26

19

17

22

63

1,051

33.9

2,080

Apr.

42

36

30

*30

40

42

31

28

34

26

30

34

34

31

30

26

28

24

2T

25

25

34

37

42

52_

52

42

38

43

44

1,035

34.5

2,050

May

52

44

40

36

*32

34

31

28

31

30

34

37

44

44

43

36

42

38

36

31

26

28

26

25

23.

26

31

30

30

26

23

1,037

33.5

2,060

June

22

22

23

25

25

30

28

*24

22

20

18

16

15

13

12

10

9.4

.0

.6

.0

.6

.6

.2

.8 ~72

.9

.9

.2

.8

. 6

398.8

13.3

791

July

5.2

476

4.6

4.2

3.8

3.5

3.8

3.5

*3.5

3.3

3.2

3.2

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.9

2.7

2.7

2.5

2.7

2.7

2.5

2.4

1.8

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.8

1.8

1.9

90.5

2.92

180

Aug.

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.1

2.2

2.4

2.5

2.4

2.4

*2.5

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

63.9

2.06

127

Sept.

2.4

*2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.9

2.9

2.9

3.0

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.8

4.6

375

3.3

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.5

90.5

3.02

180

Calendar year 1958 : Max 1,20O Mln 2.4 Mean 86.0 Ac-ft 62,230

Water year 1958-59 : Max 97 Mln 1.6 Mean 13.6 Ac-ft 9,860

Peak discharge (base, 510 cfs, revised).--No peak above base

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Deep Creek above Adel.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
WARNER LAKES BASIN 225

3700. Camas Creek near Lakeview, Oreg.

Location. Lat 42°13', long 120°06' , in N| sec.2, T.39 S., R.22 E., on left bank 0.2 mile 

downstream from Blue Creek and 12 miles east of Lakeview.

Drainage area. 63 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--September 1912 to November 1914, March to May 1915, December 1949 to 

September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 5,472.41 ft above mean sea level (State 

Highway Department bench mark). Sept. 11, 1912, to May 9, 1915, water-stage recorder 

or staff gage at site 500 ft upstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--11 years (1912-14, 1950-59), 49.6 cfs (35,910 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 168 cfs Jan. 12 (gage height, 2.29 ft); minimum, 

1.4 cfs Aug. 16, 17, 26, 28 (gage height, 0.27 ft).

1912-15, 1949-59: Maximum discharge, 1,630 cfs Dec. 22, 1955 (gage height, 5.15 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 340 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak 

flow; minimum, that of Aug. 16, 17, 26, 28, 1959.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. No regulation. Diversions for irrigation of 1,200 acres above station.

Revisions.--WSP 410: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet

0.8 

1.7 

3.1

1.4 

1.6

ice effect (gage 

per second)

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

5.9

5.9

5 . 9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.5

6.2

6.2

5.9

5.9

5.9

6.5

7.4

11

TT

8.8

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.4

8.0

7.7

8.8

7.4

221.5

7.15

439

Nov.

7.4

7.4

7.7

8.0

9.6

9.6

10

10

10

19

12

10

16

b23

b!4

b!2

blO

10

*12

b!8

b!8

b!7

b!4

14

14

bll

b8

b8

b7.5 bz

354.2

11.8

703

Dec.

b7.5

b8

b9

b!2

b8

b7

9.2

14

27

18

16

16

11

b8

*blO

10

11

12

11

10

14

bll

blO

b9

b9

b8.5

b9

b9.5

blO

9.2

b9

342.9

11.1

680

Jan.

blO

b!6

8.0

7.1

12

10

7.4

6.8

10

30

40

112

b46

*b29

b24

23

22

20

b!2

b!2

blO

8.8

9.6

16

14

blO

b!4

b!5

b!7

16

b!4

601.7

19.4

1,190

Feb.

b!2

b!2

bll

blO

b!2

b!2

b!2

b!2

b!2

11

b9.6

b8.8

10

8.4

8.0

10

13

12

13

b!2

b!3

b!4

b!5

b!6

b!5

b!4

14

b!2

-

333.8

11.9

662

Mar.

b22

b28

33

32

31

*32

32

35

37

32

31

41

47

38

35

39

54

49

42

35

44

38

36

30

35

49

7

7

0

2

9

1,182

38.1

2,340

Apr.

69

94

87

89

100

*114

97

83

77

75

77

80

72

62

55

50

47

40

39

37

35

34

32

31

41

60

62

43

34

30

1,846

61.5

3,660

May

40

44

35

31

*29

28

24

21

24

20

18

16

14

14

14

14

28

45

41

34

27

27

27

33

27

26

33

30

25

21

18

828

26.7

1,640

June

16

14

12

12

11

12

12

*11

8.4

8.0

8.0

7.1

6.2

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.3

5.0

4.8

4.8

4.4

4.2

4.0

4.0

4.2

4.8

4.6

4.6

4.4

4.0

217.6

7.25

432

July

3.9

3.7

3.5

3.3

3.1

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.1

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

3.0

3.0

*2.8

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.4

2.4

85.9

2.77

170

Aug.

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.6 1'.5

1.5

1.6

*2.3

2.3

2.0

1 .8

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.7

1 .8

1.8

1.8

1 .8

60.6

1.95

120

Sept.

1.8

*2.0

2.1

2.0

2.3

2.3

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.1

2.1

2.4

3.7

3.7

2.8

3.1

5.0

5.0

3.9

3.5

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.5

3.7

3.1

3.0

3.3

86.1

2.87

171

Calendar year 1958 : Max 526 Min 5.0 Mean 65.4 Ac-ft 47,370

Water year 1958-59: Max 114 Min 1.5 Mean 16.9 Ac-ft 12,210

Peak discharge (ba yised).--No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice
226 WARNER LAKES BASIN

3710. Drake Creek near Adel, Oreg.

Location. Lat 42°12', long 120°00', near center of sec.9, T.39 S., R.23 E., on left bank 

400 ft downstream from highway bridge, 700 ft downstream from Parsnip Cre^k, 1 mile 

upstream from mouth, and 65 miles west of Adel.

Drainage area. 47 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. March to May 1915, December 19S2 to May 1923, December 1949 to September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 5,076.42 ft above mean sea level (State 

Highway Department bench mark). Mar. 18 to May 10, 1915, and Dec. 21, 1922, to May 9, 

1923, staff gage at site 400 ft upstream at different daturas. Dec. 16, 1949, to 

June 21, 1951, water-stage recorder at site 900 ft upstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--9 years (1950-59), 14.9 cfs (10,790 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 83 cfs June 10 (gage height, 1.52 ft); minimum, 

2.1 cfs June 8,9.

1915 1922-23, 1949-59: Maximum discharge, 1,100 cfs Dec. 23, 1955 (gage height, 

3.93 ft), from rating curve extended above 300 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 

1.9 cfs Mar. 1, 1955 (gage height, 0.44 ft).

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are pocr. Diversions 

for irrigation of about 620 acres above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1564: 1923.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except 

height, in feet, and discharge, in

periods of ice effect (gage 

cubic feet per second)

0.4 

.5

1.5 

3.0 

6.0 

9.5

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

8.8

sTT

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

7.8

7.8

7.4

7.8

8.1

8.8

B.I

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.4

7.4

7.0

7.4

7.0

7.4

7.4

7.8

245.5

7.92

487

Nov.

8.1 

7.8

7.8

b8.1

8.1

7.8

7.8

7.8

8.1

8.8

7.8

7.0

8.8

8.8

b7

b7.5

b7.5

8.1

*8.8

7.4

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.4

6.7

7.0

be

b6. 5

b7

7.0

225.6

7.52

447

Dec.

7.0

7.0

6.7

7.0

7.4

7.4

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.4

7.0

b7

7.0

7.4

7.4

7.8

7.4

7.4

7.8

b8

b7.5

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.8

b7

b7.5

7.4

7.8

229.2

7.39

455

Jan.

7.4

b7

b7

b7

b7

b7.5

*7.8

9.2

878

8.4

8.8

7.8

7.8

6.4

6.7

7.0

7.0

6.7

b6. 5

b7

7.4

7.0

8.4

7.8

7.8

8.4

8.1

be

7.8

7.8

234.7

7.57

466

Feb.

b7.5

b7.5

7.8

8.1

*7.4

7.8

9.5

8.4

8.4

7.8

b7.5

b7

b7

6.4

b7

b7.5

7.4

7.0

7.4

7.8

6.7

7.0

b7

6.7

7.4

7.8

8.8

-

211. 0

7.54

419

Mar.

15

13

7.4

6.7

6.4

6.0

6.0

5.4

4.2

5.1

5.1

5.1

4.5

4.8

5.1

4.8

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.8

5.1

5.7

4.8

5.4

5.1

5.4

5.1

5.4

5.7

187.1

6.04

371

Apr.

5.4

5.7

5.7

5.4

*4.8

4.8

5.1

5.1

5.4

5.4

5.7

4.8

4.8

5.1

5.1

5.1

4.5

5.1

5.4

5.7

5.4

4.8

5.1

6.0

6.4

5.7

5.4

5.1

5.1

158.5

5.28

314

May

571

4.8

5.1

*5.7

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.7

6.0

5.1

5.4

4.8

5.4

5.1

4.8

5.4

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.4

5.7

5.4

5.4

5.7

6.4

5.4

6.4

4.8

4_.J>

167.1

5.39

331

June

4.2

4.5

4.5

4.8

5.1

8.2

*3.6

2.6

1^

7.8

5.1

4.5

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

3.9

3.9

3.6

8.1

8.8

9.2

8.8

8.4

7.4

5.7

4.2

167.6

5.59

332

July Aug.

3.9 2.7

3.9 2.6

3.6 2.8

3.3 2.8

3.9 3.0

4.2 3.0

3.3 2.8

3.3 2.8

3.6 2.8

3.9 3.0

3.9 3.9

4.2 4.2

3.9 3.9

4.5 4.2

*3.6 3.6

3.0 3.3

3.0 3.6

3.0 *3.9

3.3 3.9

3.6 3.9

3.3 3.9

3.9 3.9

3.6 3.6

2.8 3.6

3.6 4.2

3.0 3.9

2.8 4.2

2.7 4.2

2.7 4.2

2.7 3.9

107.6 109.0

3.47 3.52

213 216

Sept.

3.9 *3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

4.2

4.2

3.6

3.6

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

4.2

5.1

4.5

4.2

4.8

5.7

4.8

4.2

4.5

5.1

3.6

3.6

4.5

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.8

126.9

4.23

252

Calendar year 1958: Max 301 Min 6 Mean 20.9 Ac-ft 15,160

Water year 1958-59: Max 15 Min 2.6 Mean 5.94 Ac-ft 4,300

Peak discharge (base, 150 cfs).--No peak above base.

* Discharge -measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
WARNER LAKES BASIN 227

3715. Deep Creek above Adel, Oreg.

Location. Lat 42°11', long 119°59', in £5 sec.15, T.39 S., R.23 E., on right bank a 

third of a mile downstream from Drake Creek and 5 miles west of Adel.

Drainage area.--249 sq mi.

Records available. September 1922 to September 1923 and October 1932 to September 1959 

in reports of Geological Survey. September 1922 to September 1923 and October 1929 

to September 1941 in reports of State engineer.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,966.7 ft above mean sea level (State 

Highway Department bench mark). Prior to Dec. 21, 1922, staff gage and Dec. 21, 1 

to Sept. 30, 1923, water-stage recorder, at same site at different datum. 1922,

Average discharge.--31 years (1922-23, 1929-59), 120 cfs acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 332 cfs Jan. 12 (gage height, 2.54 ft); minimum, 

4.0 cfs July 30, Aug. 1-3, 8, 10, 11, 17 (gage height, 0.36 ft).

1922-23, 1929-59: Maximum discharge, 5,030 cfs Dec. 11, 1937 (gage height, 7.5 ft, 

from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 1,200 cfs on basis of velocity-area 

studies and verified by slope-area measurement at gage height 7.3 ft for peak of 

Dec. 23, 1955; minimum, 1.7 cfs July 20, 27-29, 1934.

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

which are poor. No regulation. Diversions for irrigation of 5,500 acres above station.

ating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

.9

2.5

5.0

8.5

18

31

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

188

320

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1P59

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

28

27

27

27

26

26

26

26

26

27

27

27

25

24

24

24

25

26

30

31

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

24

24

24

24

800

25.8

1,590

Nov.

24

23

24

25

25

*26

25

28

28

50

40

33

43

68

41

b40

b38

b35

b36

b40

43

40

37

37

34

32

30

b28

b26

b25

1,024

34.1

2,030

Dec.

b25

b28

31

37

34

32

33

44

66

5T

51

b45

43

38

*45

40

38

39

38

37

38

37

38

38

33

35

37

38

b36

b35

b32

1,192

38.5

2,360

Jan.

b30

b28

27

25

b25

b25

b28

b30

b40

74

107

224

*164

93

81

72

68

63

49

b45

b40

b40

46

57

52

47

62

b55

48

b40

b42

1,827

58.9

3,620

Feb.

b40

38

b40

44

44

*b40

41

41

b40

b35

b30

b28

b28

b30

30

b35

b40

47

51

51

54

51

48

43

44

45

49

62

-

1,169

41.8

2,320

Map.

78

86

83

*66

68

69

69

70

74

j!3

64

75

95

77

75

78

101

96

85

75

87

83

82

76

75

96

96

96

90

90

121

2,539

81.9

5,040

Apr.

145

215

215

225

250

*260

210

182

175

169

171

188

178

161

143

126

126

112

110

108

108

114

132

145

184

235

230

173

157

153

5,100

170

10,120

May

201

208

163

147

*139

151

134

123

145

126

123

121

132

143

149

134

199

218

192

165

141

143

147

153

134

151

201

163

141

123

110

4,720

152

9,360

June

102

100

100

102

106

128

117

*101

83

83

76

66

59

53

50

46

44

41

43

38

34

30

30

30

29

34

34

30

22

16

1,827

60.9

3,620

July

14

13

11

9.4

8.5

8.5

8.2

7.4

*7.8

7.4

7.1

6.8

6.8

6.4

7.4

6.0

5.0

4.5

478

5.0

5.4

4.5

5.0

5.0

4.5

5.0

4.8

4.5

4.5

4.8

4.8

207.8

6.70

412

Aug.

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.8

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.8

4.5

4.8

*5.0

7.1

6.8

6.4

6.0

5.7

5.7

5.7

a5.5

a5.5

a5.5

a5.5

a5.4

160.6

5.18

319

Sept.

a5.2

*5.0

574

5.0

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.4

5.4

8.5

10

12

12

20

23

16

14

14

12

12

13

15

14

13

14

295.1

9.84

585

Calendar year 1958 : Max 1,310 Min 20 Mean 209 Ac-ft 151,300

Water year 1958-59: Max 260 Min 4.5 Mean 57.2 Ac-ft 41,380

Peak discharge (base, 600 cfs).--No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Camas Creek near Lake Creek 

and Drake Creek near Adel.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
228 WARNER LAKES BASIN

3785. Honey Creek near Plush, Oreg.

Location.--Lat 42°25', long 119°55', In NWij sec.29, T.36 S. , R.24 E. , on right bank at 

mouth of canyon, 1 mile northwest of Plush, and 4 miles downstream from Twelvemile 

Creek.

Drainage area.--156 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1909 to September 1914 (prior to January 1910, gage heights only), 

March to May 1915, March to September 1921, March to June 1922, and October 1949 to 

September 1959 in reports of Geological Survey. May 1930 to September 1941 in reports 

of State engineer. October 1941 to September 1949 in files of State engineer.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,536.47 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1947. Prior to Feb. 24, 1910, staff gage at site 

half a mile downstream at different datum. Feb. 24, 1910, to Jan. 12, 1912, staff 

gage, Jan. 13, 1912, to May 16, 1915, water-stage recorder, Mar. 15 to Apr. 6, 1921, 

staff gage, Apr. 7 to Sept. 30, 1921, water-stage recorder, and Mar. 19 to June 30, 

1922, staff gage, all at site half a mile upstream from present site at different 

datums. May 1, 1930, to Aug. 30, 1959, water-stage recorder at site 10 ft upstream 

at datum 1.53 ft higher.

Average discharge.--29 years (1910-14, 1930-41, 1945-59), 26.6 cfs (19,260 acre-ft per 

year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 92 cfs Apr. 5 or 6 (gage height, 1.57 ft); minimum, 0.2 cfs July 17-22.

1910-15, 1921-22, 1930-59: Maximum discharge, 3,840 cfs Apr. 15, 1915 (gage height, 

9.20 ft, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 2,300 cfs by 

logarithmic plotting (flood caused by failure of storage dam on Snyder Creek); maximum 

discharge due to natural causes, 2,240 cfs Feb. 24, 1910 (gage height, 6.30 ft, site 

and datum then in use); no flow at times.

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

which are poor. No regulation. Diversions for irrigation of about 2,300 acres above 

station.

Revisions (water years ). WSP 410: Drainage area. WSP 1564: 1911-12.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 4-15)

Oct. 1 to Aug. 30 

-0.4 0.2 0.2

-.3 .7

-.2 1.6

-.1 3.0 

0.0 5.0

1.0 

1.5

Aug. 31 to Sept. 30

1.1 0.1

1.2 .5

Discharge cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

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

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

1.5

1.5

1.3

1.1

1.6

1.3

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.4

1.6

2.9

3.2

3.2

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.2

56.1

1.81

111

Nov.

3.6

3.6

3.8

4.O

4.O

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

5.2

5.7

*4.6

4.4

6.1

4.4

2.9

2.5

2.5

3

3.5

4

4

4

3.5

3.5

3.5

3

3

3

3.5

115.6

3.85

229

Dec.

4

5

5.5

6

6.3

5.9

5.9

6.1

7.5

7.5

6

5

4.5

3.8

5.0

5.9

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.0

4.8

3.4

5.2

5.0

5.0

5.4

4.4

4.6

5.7

*5.2

164.4

5.30

326

Jan.

5.7

3.6

3 .0

3

3.5

4

5

6.8

7.8

8.3

8.0

12

19

TT

12

11

9.7

9

8

7

6

6.5

7.0

8.9

9.4

7.0

8.3

8.9

6.4

6

5.5

237.3

7.65

471

Feb.

5

4.7

5

*5.5

6

6

5

4.5

5.5

6

5

4

5

6

7

8

ti

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7

7

7

7

7.5

9

10

-

180.7

6.45

358

Mar.

12

15

10

9

8

*8.6

9.2

9

8

7

7

8

7

6

5.4

6

9

12

14

12

12

12

14

16

18

18

20

18

15

20

25

370.2

11.9

734

Apr.

30

35

40

*42

55

56

41

33

32

30

32

30

27

24

21

19

10

15

16

17

13

15

16

18

29

38

38

30

26

25

853

28.4

1,690

May

31

35

31

29

*26

26

24

21

22

22

20

18

18

18

18

19

22

28

25

24

20

18

18

21

12.

22

25

24

22

20

18

697

22.5

1,380

June

17

16

15

15

15

17

18

15

9.2

11

*12

11

9.2

8.5

7.8

7.8

7.2

6.8

7.0

7.0

5.2

4.8

4.6

4.6

4.8

6.1

7.0

5.0

4.6

3 .8

283.0

9.43

561

July

3.4

2.7

2.6

2.9

3.0

2.4

2.0

1.9

1.7

1.4

.9

.5

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.4

.5

.5

.6

.5

.5

31.7

1.02

63

Aug.

~

0.5

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

*.5

18.5

0.60

37

Sept.

0.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

- ,-4

12.9

0.43

26

Calendar year 1958: Max 352 Min 0.9 Mean 40.1 Ac-ft 29,070

Water year 1958-59: Max 56 Min 0.2 Mean 8.28 Ac-ft 5,990

Peak discharge (ba 200 cfs).--No peak above base

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--No gage-height record Nov. 17 to Dec. 4, Jan. 19-22, Feb. 5 to Mar. 5, Mar. 8-14, Mar. 16 

to Apr. 3, Apr. 5, June 14, July 18-28; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records 

Tor Deep Creek above Adel and Twentymile Creek near Adel. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice 

Dec. 11-13, Jan. 4-7, 18, Jan. 3O to Feb. 1, Feb. 3, 4.
ABERT LAKE BASIN 229

3840. Chewaucan River near Paisley, Oreg.

Location. Lat 42°42', long 120°35' , in SWijNw£ sec.26, T.33 S., R.18 E., on left bank 

li miles downstream from Mill Creek and l| miles southwest of Paisley.

Drainage area.--275 sq mi.

Records available. April 1912 to September 1921, May 1924 to September 1959. Published 

as "above Conn ditch, near Paisley" April to September 1912 and May 1924 to September 

1955, as "above Mill Creek, near Paisley" October 1912 to December 1913, and as "at 

Chewaucan Land & Cattle Co.'s gage, near Paisley" January to September 1914.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,430 ft above mean sea level

Prior to July 14, 1912, reference point at site 1-jj miles upstream

_ - . riverprofile survey).

at different datum. Nov. 6, 1912, to Jan. 19, 1914, staff gage and Jan. 20, 1914, to 

Sept. 30, 1921, water-stage recorder, at various sites within half a mile upstream 

from Mill Creek at various daturas. May 1, 1924, to Jan. 26, 1956, water-stage recorder 

at sites about l£ miles upstream at different daturas. Jan. 27 to Oct. 6, 1956, staff 

gage at sites about 1 mile downstream at different datums.

Average discharge.--44 years, 136 cfs (98,460 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 336 cfs Apr. 5 or 6 (gage height, 3.33 ft); 

maximum gage height, 3.65 ft Jan. 5 (ice jam); minimum discharge, 14 cfs Jen. 4.

1912-21, 1924-59: Maximum discharge, 3,260 cfs Dec. 22, 1955 (gage height, 7.8 ft, 

from floodmarks); no flow part of each day Dec. 7, 1927, Dec. 12, 1932, result of 

freezeup.

Maximum discharge known, 4,000 cfs Nov. 23, 1909, from records at site 1 mile 

downstream, below Conn ditch, where records are equivalent at high flows.

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

which are poor. Mo regulation. Diversions for irrigation of about 2,500 acres above 

station.

Revisions. WSP 860: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.9

2.0 

2.2 52

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

105

225

400

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

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

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

44

44

44

44

44

42

42

42

42

44

47

-SB 58

50

48

48

47

48

48

48

48

47

45

47

1,411

45.5

2,800

Nov.

46

46

47

50

52

52

*51

51

51

64

55

48

60

85

aTO

a60

a55

a50

a50

a55

a 60

a 60

a55

a55

a50

a48

a45

a42

a40

a40

1,593

53.1

3,160

Dec.

a40

a42

a45

a55

a52

a50

a70

alOO

a!20

alOO

a70

a55

b50

b45

b50

*69

61

60

60

60

64

61

50

b55

60

b60

b60

b55

b55

b5S

b50

1,882

60.7

3,730

Jan.

b40

b35

28

b30

b35

b40

b50

71

83

99

99

222

150

93

101

a85

*72

69

56

b45

b40

b45

b60

80

76

64

89

99

56

b50

b45

2,207

71.2

4,380

Feb.

b42

b40

b45

b50

b45

b40

b30

36

b45

b50

b40

b35

b35

a40

a45

a50

a 60

b65

a 70

aSO

aSO

a80

a75

a65

a 60

a65

a70

aSO

1,518

54.2

3,010

Mar.

a90

alOO

a90

aSO

*72

a70

a 70

72

76

72

71

87

87

69

74

81

93

97

87

83

93

89

95

95

a90

a95

alOO

alOO

alOO

allO

a!20

2,708

87.4

5,370

Apr.

a!50

alSO

a200

a230

a250

a270

a250

a220

»200

198

210

231

228

212

205

188

190

170

170

170

178

188

202

218

280

290

269

240

231

240

6,458

215

12,810

May

280

255

228

218

210

218

*200

195

205

192

190

195

202

215

220

205

249

243

210

192

175

180

175

165

155

158

150

140

140

*132

130

6,022

194

11,940

June

125

125

130

130

125

150

142

130

123

117

111

103

99

93

87

85

80

72

67

61

55

51

48

44

44

48

50

45

44

- £L

2,625

87.5

5,210

July

39

37

36

37

36

33

33

31

31

30

29

29

*29

28

29

29

29

28

28

29

29

28

29

30

29

30

29

29

29

29

29

950

30.6

1,880

Aug.

29

29

29

29

29

29

27

26

25

24

24

24

24

24

25

25

24

21

21

27

»3S

36

31

29

30

30

29

29

29

29

29

854

27.5

1,690

Sept.

29

28

*28

27

28

29

28

28

28

28

29

29

30

33

40

40

38

39

56

47

39

38

37

36

37

37

38

38

36

37

1,035

34.5

2,050

Calendar year 1958 : Max 1,910 Mln 39 Mean 230 Ac-ft 166,200

Water year 1958-59 : Max 290 Mln 21 Mean 80.2 Ac-ft 58,030

Peak discharge (base, 500 cfs).--No peak above

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, records for Deep Creek 

above Adel, and Silver Creek near Silver Lake. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
230 SUMMER LAKE BASIN 

3880. Ana River near Summer Lake, Oreg

Location. Lat 43°00', long 120°45', In SE£ sec.6, T.30 S., R.17 E., on left bank 300 ft 

downstream from diversion dam and 2 miles northeast of Summer Lake Post Office.

Records available. June 1951 to September 1959 in reports of Geological Survey. October 

1929 to September 1939 (river only), May to September 1928, April 1931 to July 1941 

(fragmentary records for Summer Lake Canal only) in reports of State engineer.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,160 ft (from plans of Ana River diversion dam). Oct. 1, 1929, to Sept. 30, 1939, at site 80 ft downstream at different 

datum.

Average discharge. 11 years (1930-32, 1935-36, 1951-59), 91.7 cfs (66,390 acre-ft per 

year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 137 cfs Aug. 20; minimum daily, 48 cfs Apr. 19. 

1929-39, 1951-59: Maximum discharge, 186 cfs Sept. 15, 1936 (gage height, 3.87 ft), 

no flow in canal; minimum daily, 6 cfs May 16, 1952.

Remarks. Records good. All records given herein include flow in Summer Lake Canal which 

diverts 300 ft above station for irrigation of lands along west side of Summer Lake. 

Plow regulated by gates at diversion dam. Source of stream is Ana River Springs, 

three-quarters of a mile above station, which are flooded over by pondage tehind diversion dam.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

Zl

22

23

24

25

Z6

27

ze

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

95

95

94

94

94

93

93

92

92

92

92

92

92

92

89_

100

114

108

105

102

100

99

99

111

116

111

107

105

104

102

102

3,076

99.2

6,100

Nov.

102

loTT

102

102

102

102

*102

102

102

104:

104

104

104

104

104

104

105 IBS

105

104

104

104

104

104

104

104

104

102

102

102

3,099

103

6,150

Dec.

102

102

102

102

102

102

102

102

102

102

102

102

102

102

102

102

102

102

104

10?

102

102

102

102

102

102

102

101

TOT

101

101

3,160

102

6,270

Jan.

101

ToT

101

101

101

101

101

101

»102

102

102

102

102

102

102

102

102

102

102

102

102

102

102

102

102

102

102

102

102

102

102

3,154

102

6,260

Feb.

102

102

102

102

102

102

102

102

102

102

102

102

102

102

102

102 *102

102

102

102

102

102

102

102

102

102

102

102

-

2,856

102

5,660

Mar.

102

102

102

102

102

102

102

102

102

102

102

102

102

102

102

102

102

102

102

102

102

102

102

102

*102

102

102

101

101

101

101

3,158

102

6,260

Apr.

101

ToT

101

101

101

101

101

101

101

101

101

101

83

72

76

72

57

50

BO- 48

52

61

»84

80

88

84

83

85

84

84

2,505

83.5

4,970

May

84

84

83

»83

83

83

83

83

83

§1

81

82

82

82

83

83

83

86

90

90

88

88

*87

88

89

90

86

84

83

86

94_

2,635

85.0

5,230

June

94

93

92

90

82

82

82

81

81

82

85

88

90

76

77

83

79

78

88

82

81

85

85

80

*9S

90

86

86

86

85

2,544

84.8

5,050

July

85

85

83

83

84

83

83

84

85

85

79

79

86

87

87

92

9695-

91

91

91

*92

87

85

85

83

83

84

80

76

79

2,648

85.4

5,250

Aug.

95

104

98

90

85

77

77

79

83

105

100

82

83

83

84

84

84

84

84

91

84

94

91

»88

85

86

86

86

86

88

88

2,714

87.5

5,380

Sept.

88

88

»89

89

89

91

91

91

90

90

89

89

89

89

92

92

92

90

90

90

90

90

90

84

84

90

106

*106

106

106

2,750

91.7

5,450

Calendar year 1958 : Max us Mln 43 Mean 96.6 Ac-ft 69,920

Water year 1958-59 . Max us Mln 43 Mean 94.0 Ac-ft 68,030

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
SILVER LAKE BASIN 231

3900. Silver Creek near Silver Lake, Oreg.

Location. Lat 43°07' , long 121°04', In SW£ sec.28, T.28 S., R.14 E., on right bank 

li miles downstream from diversion dam of Silver Lake Irrigation District, l| miles 

southwest of town of Silver Lake, and 3 miles upstream from Bridge Creek.

Drainage area. 221 sq mi.

Records available. January 1905 to March 1907, January 1909 to September 1927, February 

to December 1928, February 1929 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Concrete control since Sept. 15, 1932. Datum of gage is 

4,361.22 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1947. 

Prior to May 24, 1932 , staff gage or water-stage recorder at practically same location 

at datum 1.00 ft higher, or staff gage at diversion dam outlet l| miles upstream at 

different datum.

Average discharge. 47 years (1905-6, 1909-27, 1929-41, 1943-59), including diversion by 

Silver Lake Irrigation District Canal, 28.5 cfs (20,630 acre-ft per year).

Extremes Maximum discharge during year, 42 cfs May 1, 2 (gage height, 2.36 ft); maximum 

gage height, 2.84 ft Jan. 4 (anchor ice); minimum discharge, 3.0 cfs Feb. 13 (gage 

height, 1.63 ft).

1905-7, 1909-59: Maximum discharge, 1,800 cfs Mar. 20, 1907 (gage height, 10.08 ft, 

present datum), from rating curve extended above 700 cfs; no flow at times in 1931-32, 

1934, 1937.

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

regulated by reservoir (capacity, 800 acre-ft) above diversion dam l| miles above station and by Thompson Valley Reservoir (capacity, 17,400 acre-ft) 11 miles above station. Silver Lake Irrigation District Canal diverted l| miles above station in 1923-4a

Revisions (water years). WSP 1564: 1906, 1910, 1921 (M).

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.3

4.5

8.0

12

2.0 

2.2 

2.5

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

19

T9

19

19

19

17

14

12

12

12

11

TT

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

12

12

*12

12 

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

402

13.0

797

Nov.

11

11

11

11

11

11

*11

11

11

11

12- 12

12

12

12

11

9.8 9.'8

11

12

12

12

11 

11

11

10

9.8

b9

9.4 

11

329.8

11.0

654

Dec.

1212"

12

11

9.8

11

11

12

12

12

12

12

11

9.8

9.8

11

12

11

11

11

11

blO

~978 b9.5 

11

11

12

11

10

11 

11

342.7

11.1

680

Calendar year 1953 : Max 510

Jan.

11

b9

b8.5

b8

b8

8.4

9.4

11

14

16

16

blB" 17

13

15

15

14

12

12

bll

blO

10

12 

14

16

15

14

b!4

14

13

b!2

387.3

IE. 5

768

Feb.

bll

blO

11

12

bll

blO

b9

b?

blO

blO

10

blO

b9.5

blO

bll

12

*12

1313-

12

12

12

12 

bll

12

12

12

12

-

310.5

11.1

616

Mar.

14

16

18

IT

17

17

16

16

17

17

15

17

18

16

15

15

15

17

16

15

15

15

16 

16

*15

15

15

13

11

IT

13

479

15.5

950

Apr.

15

15

17

18

19

19

17

17

16

15

17

23

23

23

26

29

30

30

31

*34

34

34

36 

36

38

39

35

39

39

38

807

26.9

1,600

May

40

41

39

*39

37

34

31

31

30

30

30

30

31

31

32

32

31

31

29

*28

28

29

31 

31

31

30

30

31

30

30

30

988

31.9

1,960

June

30soso

30

30

31

32

34

34

34

34

34

34

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

34

34

34 

34

*34

34

34

34

34

34

988

32.9

1,960

July

34

34

34

34

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

27

20

18

17

17

17

17

17 

17

17

17

16

IS

16

16

16

780

25. Z

1,550

Aug.

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

18

20

1?

15 

*10

8.4

7.3

7.0

7.0

6.6

6.6

6,2

428.1

13.8

849

Sept.

£457?

*5.9

5.9

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.2

5.2

5.2

4.8

4.8

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

*.5

4.5

4.5

4.3

4.3 

4.1

4.1

4.1

3.8

3.8

*3.8

...StS.

142.3

4.74

282

Min 6 5 Mean 7? 0 Ao-ft 52,130

Water year 1953_5g : Max 41 Min 3^5 Mean 17^5 Ac-ft 12,670

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice
232 MALHEUR AND HARNEY LAKES BASIN

3935. Silvies River near Burns, Oreg.

Location. Lat 43"43', long 119°11', in NW£ sec.31, T.21 S. , R.30 E. , on left bank 5 miles 

downstream from Emigrant Creek and 11 miles northwest of Burns.

Drainage area. 934 sq mi.

Records available. May 1903 to July 1906, December 1908 to December 1912, March 1913 to 

September 1917 (irrigation seasons only), March 1918 to October 1920, March 1921 to 

July 1922 (irrigation seasons only), October 1922 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,195 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1947 (from river-profile survey). Prior to Dec. 1, 

1911, and June 24, 1917, to Apr. 6, 1922, staff gage at site 3 miles downstream at different daturas. Dec. I, 1911, to June 23, 1917, water-stage recorder at site if miles 

downstream at different datum. Apr. 7, 1922, to Oct. 1, 1941, water-stage recorder at 

present site and datum. Oct. 2, 1941, to Oct. 3, 1951, water-stage recorder at site 

400 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--46 years (1903-5, 1909-12, 1917-21, 1922-59), 163 cfs (118,000 acre-ft 

per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 447 cfs Apr. 6 (gage height, 4.80 f;); minimum, 

2.1 cfs Aug. 8, 9 (gage height, 0.71 ft).

1903-6, 1908-59: Maximum discharge, 4,960 cfs about Apr. 6, 1952 (gage height, 

15.2 ft); no flow July 19 to Sept. 22, 1934.

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

which are poor. No regulation. Diversions for irrigation above station primarily by 

flooding during high flow.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1940(M) . Drainage area. WSP 1564: 1909, 1911-12 1929, 1938,

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 12 Jan. 13 to Sept. 30

1.3 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

80

192

.9 

1.0 

1.2

2.0 

4.0 

7.0

1.5 38

2.0 85

3.0 203

4.6 419

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-It

Oct.

a25

a25

a25

a25

a26

a28

a30

a30

a30

a30

a30

a30

a30

a30

a30

a30

a30

a32

a35

*44

40

38

38

38

36

35

34

34

32

32

31

983

31.7

1,950

Nov.

32

32

32

32

34

34

37

39

39

40

*42

41

43

52

45

42

a 40

a35

a40

a 50

a55

54

52

57

44

b40

b35

b35

b36

38

1,227

40.9

2,430

Dec.

40

39

40

b40

b3_5

43

49

50

50

49

53

61

b55

b50

b45

b50

b60

62

6?

62

b50

b45

*b40

b45

b45

48

b45

b50

53

54

54

1,524

49.2

3,020

Jan.

b55

b50

a45

a40

a35

a45

a60

a 80

alOO

a!30

a!30

a!20

a!20

130

150

142

131

125

116

107

102

96

95

95

107

120

*136

138

122

bllO

blOO

3,132

101

6,210

Feb.

b90

84

b80

b70

bSO

b70

bSO

b75

b70

b70

b65

a60

a 50

a50

a70

a90

allO

aloB"

a 100

96

96

90

87

73

79

84

83

92

-

2,249

80.3

4,460

Mar.

103

122

*131

119

112

99

97

94

92

89

84

84

86

90

88

85

94

110

120

112

111

110

114

116

118

128

117

123

142

164

200

3,454

111

6,850

Apr.

208

259

320

331

367

419

*401

371

353

327

298

290

277

267

251

*233

221

210

188

178

168

162

161

148

T5o

154

166

167

160

158

7,363

245

14,600

May

159

191

182

179

177

176

167

154

147

138

126

115

106

*94

99

97

98

108

109

110

109

107

111

118

120

106

98

96

87

84

fi5

3,851

124

7,640

June

77

70

58

42

37

37

32

31

31

32

35

32

29

26

*24

24

24

24

23

22

21

20

20

19

18

16

16

15

14

13

882

29.4

1,750

July

13

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

9.8

9.0

8.6

8.6

8.2

7.8

9.0

8.6

7.0

*6.2

5.6

5.9

5.6

5.6

5.3

5.0

4.7

4.4

4.4

265.3

8.56

526

Aug.

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.0

3.8

2.9

2.5

2.1

27T

3.1

*6.2

4.2

4.0

4.0

4.4

4.2

4.0

4.0

4.2

7.0

8.6

9.4

8TF

7.0

6.2

5.9

5.6

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.6

151.7

4.89

301

Sept.

*5.6

5.3

5.0

5^

5.3

5.9

6.2

5.6

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.0

5.3

5.6

9.0

12

12

13

14

17.

14

13

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

*11

278.7

9.29

553

Calendar year 1958 : Max 2,390 Mln 18 Mean 324 Ac-ft 234,900

Water year!958-59 : Max 419 Mln 2.1 Mean 69.5 Ac-ft 5O.29O

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and 

River near Drewsey and Silver Creek near Riley. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

cords for Malheur
MALHEUR AND HARNEY LAKES BASIN 233

3960. Dormer und Blitzen River near Frenchglen, Oreg.

Location. Lat 42°47', long 118°52 I , in NWij sec.20, T.32 S. , R.32? E., on left bank

1-| miles upstream from upper diversions for Malheur Migratory Waterfowl Refuge, 2 miles 

downstream from Fish Creek, and 3-i miles southeast of Frenchglen.

Drainage area. 180 sq mi, approximately.

Records available March 1911 to September 1913, March 1914 to September 19]6, April 

1917 to September 1921, and December 1937 to September 1959 in reports of Geological 

Survey. August to November 1929 and April to September 1930 in reports of State 

engineer. Published as "near Diamond" 1911-21, and as "at P ranch, near Tiamond" 

1929-30. Records of discharge for January 1909 to September 1910 (published in WSP 370 

as "at mouth of canyon, near Diamond") and February 1909 to July 1910 (published in 

WSP 270, 290, and 370, for a nonequivalent site as "near Diamond") have been found to 

be unreliable and should not be used.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Concrete control since Nov. 27, 1937. Datum of gage is 

^,254 ft above mean sea level (levels by Fish and Wildlife Service). Pricr to December 1937, staff gage at several sites within 2 miles downstream at different datums.

Average discharge.--29 years (1911-13, 1914-16, 1917-21, 1938-59), 126 cfs (91,220 acre-ft 

per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 331 cfs May 14 (gage height, 3.29 ft); minimum, 

14 cfs Feb. 2 (gage height, 1.67 ft), result of freezeup.

1911-21, 1929-30, 1937-59: Maximum discharge, 2,750 cfs May 19, 1953 (gage height, 

6.29 ft); minimum, 8 cfs Jan. 14, 1940, result of ice jam upstream.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are good. No 

regulation or diversion above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 330: Drainage area (former site). WSP 860: Erainage area 

(present site).US? 1564: 1938-39(M), 1942-43JM), 1948(M), 1951(P), 1952-53. See 

also Records available.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.8 

2.0 

2.2

19

30

48

2.5 

2.8 

3.2

154

292

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

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

Total

Mean

Ae-ft

Oct.

*46

46

46

46

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

46

48

47

45

46

46

46

46

46

46

45

44

44

1,409

45.5

2,790

Nov.

44

44

44

44

45

46

46

47

46

50

46

*44

50

5445-

b40

b26

bBO

50

50

47

45

44

45

44

42

b36

b30

b42

44

1,330

44.3

2,640

Dec.

45

44

45

45

b38

48

44

48

48

46

49

93

5?

b42

b48

53

49

48

48

48

48

44

b36 *5o

47

46

47

46

42

49

48

1,484

47.9

2,940

Jan.

46

35

b26~ b24

58

59

W

48

48

52

49

5E

56

45

48

47

49

47

44

41

b34

53

46

46

46

45

47

*45

38

49

46

1,419

45.8

2,810

Feb.

41

b24

b40

50

b36

43

44

b30

b38

45

45

b28

b30

50

45

45

47

45

44

41

44

44

44

37

40

44

44

45

-

1,153

41.2

2,290

Mar.

47

47

48

*43

48

46

49

46

47

45

45

49

50

42

46

48

56

5?

50

47

54

50

52

50

47

54

50

5E

50

56

55

1,521

49.1

3,020

Apr.

 5Z 63

115

138

160

157

115

*102

99

101

106

110

115

101

97

85

88

82

74

78

78

86

101

110

126

126

108

101

106

119

3,140

105

6,230

May

124

113

104

101

ToT

102

102

104

113

110

121

141

228

269

235

178

187

181

157

138

136

136

138

138

144

*128

136

128

119

115

113

4,341

140

8,610

June

124

149

178

191

221

261

?oT

166

154

126

133

163

169

149

124

113

106

110

*126

113

126

113

99

88

82

'85

86

73

73

68

3,973

132

7,880

July

64 S3

61

56

55

54

47

45

44

42

42

41

47

44

41

39

37

36

34

32

32

31

*31

32

29

27

26

25

25

24

24

1,230

39.7

2,440

Aug.

22

2?

22

22

24

24

22

22

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

25

28

2T

26

25

27

26

26

25

25

25

25

754

24.3

1,500

Sept.

25

25

*24

2T

25

25

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

25

31

29

27

31

56

47

36

32

31

31

40

77 SB45

41

41

1,002

33.4

1,990

Calendar year 1958: Max 827 Min 26 Mean 148 Ac-ft 107,000

Water year 1958-59: Max E69 Min 22 Mean 62.3 Ac-ft 45,140

Peak discharge (base, 650 cfs).--No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
234 MALHEUR AND HARNEY LAKES BASIN

3970. Bridge Creek near Prenchglen, Oreg.

Location. Lat 42°50', long 118°51', in NWi sec.33, T.31 S., R.32? E. , on right bank at 

mouth of canyon, 3|- miles northeast of Prenchglen.

Drainage area. 30 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--March to August 1911, January 1912 to September 1916, and December 

1937 to September 1959 in reports of Geological Survey. April to June 1930 in reports 

of State engineer. Published as "near Diamond" 1911-16, 1930.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Concrete control since Oct. 31, 1939. Datum of gage is 

T,184.93 ft above mean sea level (levels by Pish and Wildlife Service). Jr-ior to 

Dec. 21, 1937, staff gage at site within 1 mile upstream at different daturas. 

Dec. 21, 1937, to May 17, 1938, staff gage at site 1,000 ft downstream at different 

datum. May 18, 1938, to Aug. 22, 1939, staff gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--25 years (1912-16, 1938-59), 14.2 cfs (10,280 aore-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 13 cfs Oct. 1 to Nov. 14; maximum gage height, 

1.11 "ft June 29; minimum discharge, 8.3 cfs July 29 to Sept. 18.

1911-16, 1930, 1937-39: Maximum discharge, 301 cfs May 19, 1953 (gage height, 

2.73 ft), from rating curve extended above 65 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum 

observed, 7 cfs Feb. 24, 25, 1912, Dec. 30, 1937, to Jan. 4, 1938.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of backwater from moss, which are 

good. Ho regulation or diversion above station. Low-water flow is sustained by large 

springs.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1514: 1941-43(M), 1953(M), 1955(M).

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of backwater from moss (page 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.9

1.0

1.1

6.8

10

15

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

*13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

403

13.0

799

Nov.

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

*13

13

13

IS.

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

374

12.5

742

Dec.

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

12

12

12

12

12

372

12.0

738

Jan.

12

I?

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

*11

11

11

359

11.6

712

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

-

308

11.0

611

Mar.

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

11

11

11

341

11.0

676

Apr.

11

TT

ll

11

12

12

12

11

*11

11

11

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

12

11

11

11

341

11.4

676

May

11

TT

11

ll

11

ll

ll

ll

ll

ll

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

*10

10

10

10

10

10

320

10.3

635

June

10

To

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

*10

10

10

11

1111

1111

11

11

11

11

11

310

10.3

615

July

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

10

10

10

9.6

9.6

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

*8.9

8.9

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.3

S73

8.3

302.5

9.76

600

Aug.

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

257.3

8.30

510

Sept.

*8.3 H

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8 - 6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

252.6

8.42

501

Calendar year 1958: Max 50 Mln 12 Mean 15.1 Ac-ft 10,940

Water year 1958-59: Max 13 Mln 8.3 Mean 10.8 Ac-ft 7,820

Peak discharge (base, 30 cfs). No peak above base

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Backwater from moss Oct. 1-17, Nov. 21 to Dec. 26, May 6 to July 23, Aug. 9 to Sept.
MALHEUR AND HARNEY LAKES BASIN 235

scat ion. Lat 43°41 

0.4 mile downstream 

14 miles northwest of Riley.

4030. Silver Creek near Riley, Oreg.

22 S. , R.2i

ipstream from Nicoll Creel", and

', long 119°39', in E| sec.l, T.22 S., R.25 E., on right bank 

am from Rough Creek, 1.4 miles u] ' " .......

Drainage area. 228 sq mi.

Records available. June 1951 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,450 ft (by barometer).

Average discharge. 8 years, 50.3 cfs (36,420 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 155 cfs Apr. 6 (gage height, 3.00 ft); minimum, 0.2 cfs Aug. 3-18.

1951-59: Maximum discharge, 1,300 cfs Apr. 6, 1952 (gage height, 6.65 ft); no flow 

Dec. 3, 1957, result of freezeup.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Diversions above station for irrigation of 500 acres.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 5 Apr. 6 to Sept. 30

1.3

1.4

1.5 

1.7

3.0 

4.6 

7.0

2.0 30

2.3 56

2.6 95

2.9 140

0.9 

.0 

.1 

.2

0.1 

.4

1.6 10

1.8

2.1

2.5

2.9 140

37

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ae-ft

Oct.

*3.2

3.2

3.1

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.1

3.2

3.2

3.5

3.4

3.2

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.0 *57o

3.1

5.0

5.6

4.4

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.8

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.8

3.7

3.8

111.4

3.59

221

Nov.

4.4

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.4

4.8

5.5

5.8

5.2

5.2

*4.8

4.2

5.8

7.2

srz

6.2

4.8

4.6

5.8

7.0

b6.5

6.0

5.5

6.0

5.0

b5.0

b4.0

TT?

4.2

4.4

155.3

5.18

308

Dec.

4.2

b4.4

4.6

b4.2

b4.4

4.4

4.8

b5.0

5.5

S77

b5.5

b5.0

b4.6

b4.4

5.0

b5.5

b5.0

b5.5

5.0

5.0

5.0

b4.6 *4.0

T7f

b4.6

4.8

5.0

b4.6

b4.8

5.0

5.0

148.8

4.80

295

Jan.

b4.6

b4.0

b3.6

77?

9.0

10

11

12

14

TT

8.6

10

b7.5

b8.5

b9.0

9.6

9.3

8.6

b8.0

b7.5

b7.0

7.5

7.5

7.2

8.4

b8.0

b8.5

*b8.0

b7.0

b7.5

b8.0

257.6

8.31

511

Feb.

b8.0

b7.0

b8.0

b9.0

b8.0

b8.5

b8.0

b7.5

b7,0

b8.0

b7.5

b6.5

bS75

blO

15

12

10

8.6

9.0

b8. 5

b8.5

b8.5

bS.O

b7.5

b8.5

b9.0

9.6

10

-

240.2

8.58

476

Mar.

14

13 *13

bll

T?

bll

14

12

13

13

bll

16

16

bll

b!3

16

21

22

20

17

22

20

21

21

21

26

22

28

30

33

34

567

18.3

1,120

Apr.

51

104

134

136

T56

136

110 *98

84

76

71

68

62

53

48

42

42

39

36

33

31

30

29

28

26

28

28

25

23

22^

1,829

61.0

3,630

May

25

25

23

24

24

30.

26

23

24

22

20

16

17 *17

17

16

20

25

22

19

16

18

16

16

16

15

14

14

14

13

ii

607

19.6

1,200

June

~5.8 11

9.5

9.2

8.9

10

9.5

8.6

8.3

8.0

7.4

6.6

6.2

5.6

5.2

5.2

5.0 *4.8

4.6

5.4

5.0

4.0

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.5

3.6

3.5

3.4

3.2

185.2

6.17

367

July

2.9

775

2.6

2.5

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.0

1.7

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.1

.9

.8

.7

.6

.5

.5

.5 *.4

.4

.6

.7

.6

.4

.4

.4

.4

jtl

37.6

1.21

75

Aug.

0.3

.3

.3

.2

7?

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.4

1.2

1.8

T75

1.1

.9

.8

.8

.7

.8

.7

.7

15.7

0.51

31

Sept.

0.7 *.6

7S

.6

.9

1.1

1.0

.8

.8

.7

.7

.8

.8

.8

1.5

2.3

2.1

2.9

3.8

37?

2.9

2.6

2.2

2.1

2.0

2.2

2.6

2.3

2.2 *2.2

50.3

1.68

100

Calendar year 1958 : Max 789 Mln 2.8 Mean 71.5 Ac-ft 51,740

Water year 1958-59 : Max 136 Min 0.2 Mean 11.5 Ac-ft 8,330

Peak discharge (base, 350 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
236 ALVORD LAKE BASIN

4065. Trout Creek near Denio, Oreg.

Location. Lat 42°10', long 118°28', in SW£ sec.26, T.39 S., R.36 E. , on right bank 

6.4 mile upstream from bridge at mouth of canyon, 5 miles east of Trout Creek Ranch, 

and 14 miles northeast of Denio.

Drainage area.--79 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. March 1911 to March 1912, April 1922 to November 1923, March 1925 to 

September 1931 (irrigation seasons only), April 1932 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,351.52 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1947. Mar. 25, 1911, to Mar. 31, 1912, staff gage 

at bridge 0.4 mile downstream at different datum. Apr. 28, 1922, to June 14, 1932, 

water-stage recorder at site 10 ft upstream at datum 0.50 ft higher.

Average discharge. 28 years (1922-23, 1932-59), 15.0 cfs (10,860 acre-ft per y3ar).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 35 cfs May 26 (gage height, 2.47 ft); minimum, 

1.4 cfs Jan. 3, 20.

1911-12, 1922-23, 1925-59: Maximum discharge, 470 cfs Aug. 1, 1933 (gage height, 

5.26 ft), from rating curve extended above 230 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum 

observed, 0.1 cfs Aug. 4, 1930, Aug. 1, Sept. 12 28, 1934. Probably no flow at times 

Sept. 1-19, 1931.

Maximum stage known, 6.0 ft (caused by cloudburst), probably occurred in 1924 or 

1925.

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

which are poor. No regulation. Diversions for irrigation of 800 acres above station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1564: 1932, 1933-34(M), 1938(M).

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 16 17 to Sept. 30

1.8 

2.0

5.5

9.5

1.5 1.6

1.6 2.7

1.8 5.5

2.0 

2.2 

2.4 30

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

1O

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Bean

Ac-ft

Oct.

6.0

*6.0

6.0

6.0

5.8

5.6

5.B

5.8

6.0

6.1

6.2

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.6

6.8

*6.7

6.7

6.7

7..0

67F

6.7

6.6

6.6

6.4

6.2 

6.2

194.0

6.26

385

Nov.

6.2

6.4

6.4

6.2

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

7.5

6.6

6.4

7.2

8.8

6.1

6.2

11~4.9

-§.o

8.1

7.3

6.9

6.9

6.7

6.5

6.3

5.7

4.9

7.3

7.8

205.3

6.84

407

Dec.

6.7

6.7

6.9

6.9

6.3

6.9

6.9

7.3

7.5

7.1

7.1

8.7 673"

5.5

7.5

7.3

6.9

6.9

6.E

6.7

6.7

6.5

4.9

77T

»6.3

6.1

6.3

6.3

5.5

6.5 

6.1

207.3

6.69

411

Jan.

5.9

3.8

3.6

4.0

6.9

13

TT

9.3

7.8

7.5

7.3

7.1

7

b6.5

7.1

6.9

7.1

6.9

6.1

3.1

b4

b6

b6.5

6.9

6.9

6.7

6.7

6.9

5.4

7.8 

6.9

208.6

6.73

414

Feb.

6.9

4.0

b5

b6

b5.5

b6

b5

3.5

b3

b2.8

b2.5

b?75

b2.5

b4

b5

b6

b7

7.1 77T

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.3

5.5

5.9

b6

6.5

6.7

148.4

5.30

294

Mar.

6.9

6.9

BTB" 7.1

6.9

6.5

7.1

6.5

6.3

5.9

5.5

7.1

7.1

5.4

5.0

5.7

6.5

6.7

6.5

5.5

6.5

6.5

6.7

6.7

6.1

6.5

6.3

6.3

6.1

6.3

6.3

196.9

6.35

391

Apr.

6.7

10

14

18

21

22isis

*13

13

14

13

14

11

9.9

8.7

9.3

8.1

6.9

6.5

6.5

7.3

7.8

9.3

9.9

10

7.5

6.7

6.9

8.7

332.7

11.1

660

May

11

9.3

9.3

9.0

8.7

9.6

8.4

7.5

TT5

8.7

9.9

11

13

18

18

13

20

18

17

16

16

15

13

16

14

24

24

24

25

25 

25

463.9

15.0

920

June

24

24

a25

a26

a28

a 30

a2T

a2O

al6

a!4

a!2

all

*9.9

10

11

alO

a9.5

a8.5

a9.5

a9.5

a9

a8

a7

a6.5

a6.5

a7

a6.5

a6

a6

as. 5

400.9

13.4

795

July

5.5

6.5

4U

4.3

3.7

3.7

4.6

4.2

4.0

3.7

3.0

3.1

4.6

4.4

3.5

3.1

3.7

3.7

3.6

3.4

3.0

2.8

*3.0

2.5

2.4

2.0

1.9

775

2.0 

1.9

108.6

3.50

215

Auf.

1.7

1.6

T77

1.8

1.8

al.8

al.8

al.8

al.9

al.9

al.9

»1.9

2.2

2.3

2.3

f.2

?.o

1.9

2.0

2.5

3.4

37o

2.6

2.4

2.5

2.4

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.9 

1.9

64.9

2.09

129

Sept.

2.2

2.2

2.0

1.9

2.0

2.0

2.2

2.3

2.3

2.0

1.8

TTs

2.0

2.6

3.4

3.2

3.1

3.4

4.3

4Tff

3.9

3.7

3.6

3.5

3.6

3.9

4.3

4.0

4.0

4.3

89.5

2.98

178

Calendar year 1958 : Max 126 Bin 3.8 Bean 23. 0 Ac-ft 16,680

Water year 1958-59: Max 30 Bin 1.6 Mean 7.18 Ac-ft 5,2OO

Peak discharge (base, 50 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Malheur River near Drewsey, 

Twentymile Creek near Adel, and Dormer und Blltzen River near Frenchglen. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES 237

As the number of streams on which streamflow information is likely to be desired far 

exceeds the number of stream-gaging stations feasible to operate at one time the 

Geological Survey collects limited streamflow data at sites other than stream-paging stations. When limited streamflow data are collected on a systematic basis over a perioS of 

years for use in hydrologic analyses, the site at which the data are collected is called 

a partial-record station. Data collected at these partial-record stations are usable in 

low-flow or flood-flow analyses, depending on the type of data collected. In addition 

discharge measurements are made at other sites not included in the partial-record program 

These measurements are generally made in times of drought or flood to give better areal 

coverage to those events. Those measurements and others collected for some special rsason 

are called measurements at miscellaneous sites.

Records collected at partial-record stations are generally presented in two tables 

However, no records at low-flow partial-record stations are available for the 1959 water 

year. A table of annual maximum discharge at crest-stage stations is given first, 

followed by a table of measurements made at miscellaneous sites for both low flow and high

Crest-stage partial-record stations

The following table contains annual maximum discharges for crest-stage stations 4 

crest-stage gage is a device which will register the peak stage occurring between inspections of the gage. A stage-discharge relation for each gage is developed from discharge 

measurements made by indirect measurements of peak flow or by current meter The date of 

the maximum discharge is not always certain but is usually determined by comparison with 

nearby continuous-record stations, weather records, or local inquiry. Only the maximum 

discharge for each water year is given. Information on some lower floods may have been 

obtained but is not published herein. The years given in the period or record represent 

water years for which the annual maximum has been determined.

Annual maximum discharge at crest-stage partial-record stations

Station 

No.

Station name Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Period 

of 

record

Annual maximun

Date

Gage 

height 

(feet)

Discharge 

Icfs)

Death Valley

2510

2512

2514

2515

2516

Big" Dip Creek near

Stovepipe Wells,

Calif.

Spring Creek at

Furnace Creek

Inn, Calif.

Ibex Creek near

Tecopa, Calif.

Ifucca Creek near

Yucca Grove,

Calif.

Salsberry Creek

near Shoshone,

Calif.

Lat 36°55'05", long 117°17'35",

in Death Valley, at culvert on

Scotty's Castle road, 21 miles

northwest of Stovepipe Wells.

Sj sec. 23, T.27 N., R.I E., at

culvert on State Highway 190,

O.8 mile southeast of Furnace

Creek Inn.

Lat 35°47'15", long 116 0 20'OO",

at culvert on State Highway

127, 7.5 miles southwest of

Tecopa.

SEi sec. 2, T.15 N. , R.ll E., at

culvert on U. S. Highways 91

and 466, 2.5 miles northeast

of Yucca Grove.

Lat 35°55'10", long 116°26'05",

at culvert on Shoshone-Death

Valley road 10 miles southwest

of Shoshone.

0.95

-

-

-

-

1959

1959

1959

1959

1959

ll-ll-5Ba

9-12-59

9-13-59

8- 7-59

1959

11.39

10.30

(c)

10.66

-

15

b.5

b.l

b5

(d)

Bristol Lake basin

2527

2530

Creosote Creek

near Cadiz,

Calif.

Gourd Creek near

Ludlow, Calif.

NEi; sec. 35, T.6 N., R.14 E. , at

culvert on U. S. Highway 66,

4 miles northeast of Cadiz.

3W£ sec. 23, T.7 N., R.9 E., at

culvert on U. S. Highway 66,

8.5 miles southeast of Ludlow.

-

-

1959

1959

8-17-59

1959

11.46

-

9.2

U)

Mojave River basin

261S

2626

2631

Beacon Creek at

Helendale, Calif.

Boom Creek near

Barstow, Calif.

Zzyzx Creek near

Baker, Calif.

SEj sec. 29, T.8 N., R.4 W. , at

culvert on U. S. Highways 66

and 91, 0.5 mile northeast of

HeLendale.

NW^NE-J sec. 2, T.9 N., R.I W.,

at culvert on U. S. Highways

91 and 466, 4 miles east of

Barstow.

Lat 35°11'40", long 116°09'05",

at culvert on U. S. Highways

91 and 466, 6.5 miles southwest of Baker.

0.72

.24

-

1959

L959

1959

9-13-59

9-13-59

1959

13.12

12.93

-

28

36

(d)

a Prior to installation of gage; peak discharge computed from highwater marks along highway embankent at culvert, 

b Estimated.

c Peak did not reach bottom of gage. 

d No evidence of any flow during 1959 water year.
238 DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES

Annual maximum discharge at crest-stage partial-record stations Continued

Station Station name Location area of

record

Annual maximum

Date

Gage

height

(feet)

Discharge

(cfs)

Antelope Valley

2645.2

2645.3

2645.6

2646.05

Amargosa Creek

tributary near

Palmdale, Calif.

Pine Creek near

Palmdale, Calif.

Spencer Canyon

Creek near Fairmont, Calif.

Joshua Creek near

Mojave, Calif.

SEi sec. 2, T.6 N., R.14 W., at

culvert on Pine Canyon road,

12.5 miles northwest of

Palmdale .

SW£ sec. 15, T.6 N., R.13 W., at

culvert on Pine Canyon road,

7j miles northwest of Palmdale.

SWi sec. 15, T.8 N., R.16 W., at

culvert on State Highway 138,

8.5 miles northwest of

Pairmont.

SW£ sec. 26, T.ll N., R.14 W.,

at culvert on Willow Springs

road, 10 miles southwest of

Mojave .

-

-

-

-

1959

1959

1959

1959

2-11-59 10.72

1- 6-59 10.41

b2.7

b.8

i

1- 6-59 (c)

1- 6-59 j 10.63

blO

b3

Koehn Lake basin

2647 Pewee Creek near 

Randsburg, Calif.

SWjNEj sec. 34, T.28 S., R.40 E., 

at culvert on U. S. Highway 

395, 6.5 miles north of 

Randsburg.

1959 1959 (d)

Indian Wells Valley

2648.75 

2649

2649.15

Sand Creek near 

Inyokern, Calif.

Salt Wells Creek

Calif. 

Crust Creek near 

Westend, Calif.

SWjSEi sec. 33, T.26 S., R.38 E., 

at culvert on U. S. Highway 6, 

4.8 miles southwest of 

Inyokern. 

NEiNWi sec. 27, T.26 S., R.42 E.,

miles southwest of Westend. 

NWi sec. 8, T.26 S., R.43 E., at 

culvert on Trona RR 4> 1.2 

miles southeast of Westend.

61.6

-

1959 

1959

1959

2-16-59 

2-16-59

9-13-59

(c) 

10.36

(c)

bO.5 

blO

b.2

b Estimated.

c Peak did not reach bottom of gage.

d No evidence of any flow during 1959 water year.
DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES 

Measurements at miscellaneous sites

239

Measurements of streamflow at points other than gaging stations or partial-recor3 stations are given in the following table. Those that are measurements of base flow are 

designated by an asterisk (*); measurement of peak flow by a dagger (t).

Discharge measurements made at miscellaneous sites during water year 1959

Stream Tributary to Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years)

Measurements

Date Discharge 

(cfa)

Bear River basin

Bear River.

Sulphur

Creek.

Smiths Fork

Do ......

Logan River

Malad River

Qreat Salt Lake

Bear River. . . .

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

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

Little Bear

River.

Bear River. . ..

Lat 41°08', long 110°53', in

NWiNEi sec. 6, T.13 N. , R.119 W.,

2 miles above Meyera bridge,

5j miles above Sulphur Creek,

and 3^ miles southeast of

Evanaton, Wyo.

NE^SEi sec. 7, T.14 N., R.119 W.,

at mouth 6? miles southeast of

Evanston, Wyo.

Lat 42°14'03", long 110°52'20",

in SWj sec. 16, T.26 N., R.118

W. , 300 ft above Coal Creek and

11 miles northeast of Cokeville,

Wyo.

Lat 42°14'00", long 110°52'20",

in SWi sec. 16, T.26 N., R.118

W., 40O ft below Coal Creek and

11 miles northeast of Cokeville,

Wyo.

SWjNWi sec. 36, T.12 N., R.I E.,

100 ft above Logan Northern

Canal, 300 ft below State dam,

and 2g miles eaat of Logan,

Utah.

Sec. 10, T.14 S., R.35 E., at

springs 1 mile above dam on

Samaria Reservoir No. 2, 5j

milea northwest of Malad City,

Idaho, and 8J milea above

Little Malad River.

282

a85

174

182

219

ab3.3

1946-56

1958

1913-14,

1956-58

1948-58

7-22-59

7- 7-59

11- 7-58

12- 4-58

2-20-59

4-23-59

7- 7-59

10-28-58

12- 8-58

1-14-59

2-18-59

3-26-59

4-29-59

5-24-59

6-22-59

8- 7-59

*72.8

*42.5

*85.9

*72.4

*66.2

*171

*202

*8.71

*6.38

*8.18

 11.6

*11.9

*13.0

*10.7

*10.8

*8.48

Jordan River basin

Nebo Creek.

Deer Creek.

Dry Creek..

Fort Creek.

Thiatle Creek.

Prove River. . .

Utah Lake .....

Dry Creek. ....

SWj sec. 11, T.ll S., R.4 E. ,

2 miles above mouth and 6 milea

northweat of Indianola, Utah.

NE£ sec. 7, T.2 S., R.4 E., 2

miles northeast of Wildwood,

Utah.

NE£ sec. 18, T.4 S., R.2 E., 3j

milea above mouth and 2 miles

northeast of Alpine, Utah.

SEi aec.13, T.4 S., R.I E., ij

miles above mouth and £ mile

north of Alpine, Utah.

-

b26

9.82

6.55

1938-45*,

1945-50*

1947-55*

1947-55*

9-21-59

9-18-59

9-18-59

9-18-59

*5.34

*8.20

*4.38

*2.39

Tooele Valley

Middle

Creek

Canyon .

South

Willow

Creek.

North

Willow

Creek .

Great Salt

Lake.

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

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

Sec. 6, T.4 S., R.3 W., 3j milea

southeaat of Tooele, Utah.

SE£ sec.l, T.4 S., R.7 W., 9

miles southeast of Qrantsville,

Utah.

NWi sec. 30, T.3 S., R.6 W., 7

railea southweat of Qrantsville,

Utah.

-

-

_

9-25-59

9-25-59

9-25-59

*0.46

 1.11

*.24

Qreat Salt Lake Desert

Little 

Valley 

Wash.

Thousand

Spring 

Creek.

Do ......

Qreat Salt 

Lake Desert.

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

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

Lat 40°10'50", long 113°51'35", 

2 miles northwest of Qold 

Hill, Utah.

Sec. 20, T.41 N., R.64 E., 5

miles southeast of Wilkins, 

Nev.

Sec. 31, T.43 N., R.67 E., 24

miles northwest of Tacoma,

Nev.

aO.9

-

_

8-19-59

8-20-59

8-20-59

t£,570

0

0

Sevier Lake basin

Rock

Canyon.

Spring

Creek.

Manti Creek

Oak Creek . .

Sevier River. .

San Pitch

River .

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

Oak Creek

Sinka.

Lat 37°42', long 112 °26', 2

miles above mouth and 3 miles

north of Hatch, Utah.

Sec. 14, T.14 S., R.4 E., 2 miles

south of Fairview, Utah.

SWi aec.ll, T.18 S., R.3 E.,

5 miles east of Manti, Utah.

Sec. 10, T.17 S., R.4 W., 3i

milea eaat of oak City, Utah.

a36

-

-

-

8- 2-59

9-21-59

9-22-59

9-14-59

t5,250

*2.25

*3.76

*1.38

Base flow, 

t Peak flow. 

* Operated as a contin\ 

a Approximately. 

b Plow derived largely

lous-record gaging station. 

from springs.
240 DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES

Discharge measurements made at miscellaneous sites during water year 1959 Continued

Stream Tributary to Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years)

Measurements

Date

Discharge 

(efs)

Pavant Valley

Meadow

Creek .

Corn Creek,

Pavant Valley,

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

Sec. 17, T.22 S., R.4 W., 4 miles

east of Meadow, Utah.

Sec. 35, T.23 S., R.5 W., 4 miles

southeast of Konosh, Utah.

-

-

1944-46 ,

1954,

1957

1944-46,

1954,

1957

9-17-59

9-17--59

*1.30

*4.16

Beaver River basin

North Fork

North

Creek.

South

Creek .

Beaver River. 

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

NEjL sec. 10, T.28 S., R.6 W., 11

miles northeast of Beaver,

Utah.

SEj sec. 17, T.30 S., R.6 W.,

7 miles southeast of Beaver,

Utah.

.

-

9-22-59

9-23-59

*1.09

*.27

Parowan Valley

Center

Creek.

Bowery

Creek.

Pump Well

Stream.

Center

Creek.

Parowan Valley

Center Creek. .

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

Parowan Valley.

SW£ sec. 31, T.34 S., R.8 W., 2^

miles south of Parowan, Utah.

Sec. 31, T.34 S., R.8 W., 3 miles

south of Parowan, Utah.

SE£ sec. 24, T.34 S., R.9 W., li

miles southeast of Parowan,

Utah.

SEj sec. 24, T.34 S., R.9 W., lj

miles south of Parowan, Utah.

-

-

-

- 1943-50*

9-23-59

9-23-59

9-23-59

9-23-59

*5.08

*1.47

*.72

*7.50

Snake Valley

Baker

Creek .

Lehman

Creek.

Snake Valley..

Baker Creek. . .

Sec. 22, T.13 N., R.69 E., 4j

miles west of Baker, Nev.

Sec. 10, T.13 N., R.69 E., 4j

miles west of Baker, Nev.

12.8

all

1947-55*

1916,

1947-55*

9-17-59

9-17-59

*3.20

*3.34

Clover Valley

Steels 

Creek.

Clover Valley. Sec. 15, T.35 N. , R.61 E., 14 

miles south of Wells, Nev.

- 8-21-59 *0.87

Steptoe Valley

Duck Creek. Steptoe Valley SEj- sec. 24, T.17 N., R.64 E., 

6 miles southeast of McGill, 

Nev.

" 8-22-59 0

Spring Valley

Cleve 

Creek.

Spring Valley. Sec. 24, T.16 N., R.66 E. , 11 

miles northwest of Osceola, 

Nev., at site of areal primary 

gaging station established 

Oct. 21, 1959.

8-23-59 *4.90

Railroad Valley

Currant 

Creek.

Railroad 

Valley.

Sec. 16, T.ll N., R.59 E., 8 miles 

northeast of Currant, Nev.

- 8-22-59 *0.15

Walker Lake basin

Rough 

Creek.

East Walker 

River.

SW-jSWi sec. 14, T.6 N. , R.27 E., 

2j miles northwest of Fletcher, 

Nev.

" 1953 9-11-59 »1.06

Carson River basin

East Pork

Carson

River .

Silver King

Creek.

Wolf Creek.

Hot Springs

Creek.

Pleasant

Valley

Creek.

Carson River. .

East Fork

Carson River

East Fork

Carson River

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

Markleeville

Creek.

Sec. 28, T.8 N., R.21 E., i mile

below Murray Canyon Creek,

2 miles southwest of Soda

Springs ranger station, and 14

miles southeast of Markleeville,

Calif.

Sec. 30, T.9 N., R.22 E., i mile

below Poison Valley, 2j miles

east of Soda Springs ranger

station, and 65 miles southeast of Coleville, Calif.

Lat 38°32 1 , long 119°43' -J mile

below Canyon Creek and 12

miles southwest of Markleeville, Calif.

SEiNEi sec. 23, T.10 N., R.19 E.,

i mile above Buck Creek, 4

miles above mouth, and 4 miles

west of Markleeville, Calif.

Lat 38°39', long 119°50', ! £

miles above Raymond Canyon

Creek, 45 miles above mouth,

and 5 miles southwest of

Markleeville, Calif.

-

a30

-

a 14

-

1946-51*

1946-51*

1946-51*

1946-57*

1946-50*

9-25-59

9-25-59

9-11-59

9-11-59

9-11-59

11.3

11.5

*3.85

*.33

*1.25

» Base flow.

* Operated a.a a. continuous-record gaging station.

a Approximately.
DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES 241

Discharge measurements made at sllaneous sites during water year 1959 Continued

Stream Tributary to Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq ml)

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years)

Measurements

late Discharge 

(ofa)

Humboldt River basin

Bishop

Creek.

Marys

River.

North Fork

Humboldt

River.

Corners

Creek.

Rock Creek.

East Fork

Humboldt

River.

Humboldt River.

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

Huntlngton

Creek.

Humboldt

River.

Sec. 10, T.39 N., R.63 E., 11 miles

south of Wilkins, Nev.

Sec. 10, T.42 N., R.59 E., 34 miles

north of Deeth, Nev.

SE£ sec. 32, T.43 N., R.54 E., 8

miles northwest of North Fork,

Nev.

Sec. 23, T.2S N., R.55 E . , 40 miles

north of Eureka, Nev.

Sec. 21, T.39 N., R.47 E . , 7 miles

east of Midas, Nev.

-

-

-

-

-

8-20-59

8-20-59

8-19-59

8-22-59

8-19-59

0

*.43

*.65

*3.23

0

Pyramid and Winnemucca Lakes basin

Upper

Truckee

River.

Squaw

Creek.

Franktown

Creek

(Head of

Steamboat

Creek).

Steamboat

Creek.

Lake Tahoe .....

Truckee River. .

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

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

siNEj sec. 20, T.12 N. , R.18 E.,

near Meyers, Calif.

SE^NW-i- sec. 28, T.16 N., R.16 E.,

1 mile above mouth, near Tahoe,

Calif.

Sec. 9, T.16 N., R.19 E., £ mile

west of Franktown, Nev. and 3

miles above Washoe Lake.

NWiNW-i sec. 23, T.19 N., R.20 E.,

below Hidden Valley near Sparks,

Nev., 1-j miles above mouth.

-

-

a!4

-

1948-55*

9-11-59

9-11-59

9-11-59

8-14-59

8-15-59

*4.45

*.36

 1.80

95.1

68.0

and Harney Lakes basin

Krumbo

Creek.

Kiger

Creek.

Cucamonga

Creek.

Me Coy

Creek

Donner und

Blitzen

River.

Malheur

Lake

Outlet.

Donner und

Blitzen River

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

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

Kiger Creek. . . .

Malheur Lake . . .

Harney Lake ....

SWj- sec. 20, T.30 S., R.32 E., 10

miles northeast of Frenchglen,

Oreg.

SWi sec. 3, T.30 S., R.33 E., at

former gaging station 2 miles

southeast of Diamond, Oreg.

mi sec. 8, T.30 S., R.33 E., at

former gaging station 2 miles

south of Diamond, Oreg.

SE£ sec. 2, T.30 S., R.32 E., at

former gaging station 3 miles

southwest of Diamond, Oreg.

SW-j sec. 2, T.27 S., R.31 E., at

former gaging station 2 miles

southwest of Voltage, Oreg.

Sec. 26, T.26 S., R.31 E., at

former gaging station at highway bridge in town of Narrows ,

Oreg.

a28

a75

alS

a45

a760

a2,150

1907,

1909-13* ,

1914-15,

1916-21*,

1930,

1939-41,

1955,

1958

1911-13*,

1914-15,

1911*,

1930

1907,

1910-14*,

1915,

1916-21* ,

1930,

1941,

1955,

1958

1938-46* ,

1947-49,

1951-55,

1957-58

1916*,

1943,

1952-53,

1955-58

9- 2-59

9- 3-59

9- 3-59

9- 3-59

S- 2-59

3- 3-59

9- 2-59

*2.40

*3.43

0

*1.28

10.8

43.8

0

* Base flow.

* Operated as a continuous-record gaging station, 

a Approximately.
242 HUMBOLDT RIVER SEEPAGE INVESTIGATION

A series of discharge measurements was made Sept. 29, 1959, on the Humboldt River, in 

Nevada, in a reach about 40 miles in length, between the gaging stations at Comus and near 

Rose Creek. The investigations were made during a period of fairly constant stage and 

very low flow at which time no diversions were being made. Indicated gains or losses may 

be substantially in error due to small inaccuracies in measurements.

Miles above

station

45.5

43.5 

41.0

39.0

37.5

36.0

34.0

33.3

32.0

26.7

17.5

12.0

10.2

7.0

5.5

4.0

3.4

O

Above RR. bridge 1.0 mile below Comus gaging station

Discharge, In cubic f

Measured discharge

0.06

.12

.04

.19

.87

1.03

.57

1.08

3.50

2.13

3.26

12.9

14.8

14.8

13.4

eet per second

Gain or loss

_

+0.06 

-.12

0

+ .15

+ .68

+ .16

-.46

-.14

+1.82

+1.51

-2.88

+1.13

+6.09

+3.55

+1.9

0

-1.4

* Field estimate.

Note. Mileage Indicated Is from topographic maps, Is generalized, 

numerous meanders which occur throughout the reach.

and does not Include the
INDEX

Page

7-8 

2

132 

227 

226 

224 

Afton, Calif., Mojave River at........ 149

Agencies other than Geological Survey,

205

39

Accuracy of field data and computed 

results.......................

Acre-foot, definition of............

Adamsville, Utah, Beaver River at... 

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

Drake Creek near..................

Twentymile Creek near.

records collected by. 

Alder Creek near Truckee, Calif.......

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

American Fork above upper powerplant,

near American Fork, Utah........

Ana River near Summer Lake, Oreg. 

Andreas Creek near Palm Springs,

Calif...........................

Antelope Valley, crest-stage stations

in.

102

230

143

238

gaging-station records in..........150-152

Antimony, Utah, Antimony Creek near... 115 

Otter Creek Reservoir near.......... 116

Antimony Creek near Antimony, Utah.... 115

Argenta, Nev., Humboldt River near.... 186

Asay Creek above West Fork, near

Hatch, Utah..................... Ill

Ashdown Creek near Cedar City,

Utah............................ 135

Barstow, Calif., Mojave River at...... 148

Battle Mountain, Nev., Humboldt River

at.............................. 188

Rock Creek near..................... 187

Bear Lake at Lifton, near St. Charles,

Idaho........................... 36

Bear Lake outlet canal near Paris,

Idaho........................... 37

Bear River, at Alexander, Idaho....... 39

at Border, Wyo...................... 30

at Barer, Idaho..................... 32

at Soda Springs, Idaho.............. 38

below Pixley Dam, near Cokeville,

Wyo............................. 27

below Smiths Fork near Cokeville,

Wyo............................. 29

below Stewart Dam, near Montpelier,

Idaho........................... 34

below Utah Power & Light Co.'s tailrace, at Oneida, Idaho.......... 41

near Collinston, Utah............... 55

near Preston, Idaho.................. 43

near Randolph, Utah................. 25

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

near Woodruff, Utah................. 22

Bear River basin, discharge measurements at miscellaneous sites in. 239 

gaging-station records in........... 14-58

Beaver, Utah, Beaver River near....... 131

Three Creeks near................... 130

Beaver River, at Adamsville,

Utah............................ 132

at Rockyford Dam, near Minersville,

Utah............................ 134

near Beaver, Utah................... 131

Beaver River basin, discharge measurements at miscellaneous sites 

in.............................. 240

gaging-station records in.......... 130-134

Big Creek near Randolph, Utah......... 24

Big Cottonwood Creek, Salt Lake City,

Utah............................ 11

Big Rock Creek (Antelope Valley) near

Valyermo, Calif................. 150

Black Rock Desert basin, gagingstation records in.............218-220

Blacksmith Fork above Utah Power & 

Light Co.'s dam, near Hyrum, 

Utah............................ ' 52

Blackwood Creek near Tahoe, Calif.....' 11

Boca, Calif., Boca Reservoir at........

Little Truckee River at..............

Little Truckee River near............

Prosser Creek near...................

Boca Reservoir at Boca, Calif..........

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

Smiths Fork near.....................

Borrego Springs, Calif., Coyote Creek 

near.............................

Palm Canyon Creek near...............

Bountiful, Utah, Mill Creek near.......

Stone Creek near.....................

Bridge Creek near Frenchglen,

Oreg.............................

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

Buckeye Creek near..................

East Walker River near..............

Green Creek near....................

Little Walker River near............

Robinson Creek near..................

Summers Creek near...................

Swager Creek near....................

Virginia Creek near..................

Bridgeport Reservoir near Bridgeport, 

Calif............................

Bristol Lake basin, crest-stage

stations in......................

Buckeye Creek near Bridgeport,

Calif...........................

Burns, Oreg., Silvies River near.......

Page

210

211

209

206

210

30

28

138

139

82

81

234

160

158

161

155

164

157

156

159

154

160

158

232

Callao, Utah, Trout Creek near......... 108

Camas Creek near Lakeview , Oreg........ 225

Carlin, Nev., Humboldt River near...... 184

Carson City, Nev., Carson River near... 175 

Clear Creek near..................... 174

Carson River, East Fork, near

Gardnerville, Nev................ 172

near Carson City, Nev................ 175

near Fort Churchill, Nev............. 176

West Fork at Woodfords, Calif........ 173

Carson River basin, discharge measurements at miscellaneous sites

in............................... 240

gaging-station records in...........171-176

Castilla, Utah, Spanish Fork at........ 90

Cedar City, Utah, Ashdown Creek

near............................. 135

Coal Creek near...................... 135

Cedar City Valley, gaging-station

records in....................... 135

Centerville , Utah, Centerville Creek

near............................. 80

Parrish Creek near................... 79

Ricks Creek near..................... 78

Centerville Creek above diversions,

near Centerville, Utah........... 80

Cfs-day, definition of................. 2

Chalk Creek (Pavant Valley) near

Filltnore , Utah................... 129

Chalk Creek (Weber River basin) at

Coalville, Utah.................. 63

Chapman Canal at State line, near

Evanston, Wyo.................... 21

Charleston, Utah, Deer Creek Reservoir

near............................. 97

Chewaucan River near Paisley, C'eg..... 229

Circleville, Utah, Sevier River

near............................. 113

City Creek at Salt Lake City, Utah.... 11

Clear Creek (Carson River basin) near

Carson City, Nev................. 174

Clear Creek (Sevier Lake basin) above

diversions-, near Sevier, Utah.... 120 

Cleveland, Idaho, Cottonwood Creek

near............................. 40

Clover Valley, discharge measurements

at miscellaneous sites in........ 240

243
INDEX

Page 

Coal Creek near Cedar City, Utah...... 135

Coalville , Utah, Chalk Creek at....... 63

Weber River near.................... 62

Cokeville, Wyo., Bear River near...... 27,29

Coleville, Calif., West Walker River

near....................12,163,165,166

Collinston. Utah, Bear River near..... 55

Hammond (East Side) Canal near...... 53

West Side Canal near................ 54

Colorado River basin, transmountain

diversions from, to Jordan

River basin..................... 103

transmountain diversions from, to

Sevier Lake basin............... 123

transmountain diversions to, from

Sevier Lake basin............... 123

Computations, accuracy of results of.. 7-8 

Comus, Nev., Humboldt River at........ 190

Contents, definition of............... 3

Central, definition of................ 3

Cooperation, record of................ 1

Cottonwood Creek (Bear River basin)

near Cleveland, Idaho........... 40

Coyote Creek near Borrego Springs,

Calif........................... 138

Croydon, Utah, Lost Creek near........ 65

Cub River near Preston, Idaho......... 44

Cubic feet per second per square mile,

definition of................... 2

Cubic foot per second, definition

of.............................. 2

Currant Creek near Ooshen, Utah....... 84

Data, accuracy of..................... 7-8

explanation of...................... 5-7

Death Valley, crest-stage stations

in.. ............................ 237

Deep Creek (Mojave River basin) near

Hesperia, Calif................144-145

Deep Creek (Warner Lakes basin)

above Adel, Oreg................ 227

Deer Creek Dam, Utah, Provo River

below........................... 98

Deer Creek Reservoir near Charleston,

Utah............................ 97

Deeth, Nev., Marys River near......... 177

Denio, Oreg., Trout Creek near........ 336

Devil Creek above Campbell Creek,

near Malad City, Idaho.......... 57

Diamond Fork below Red Hollow, near

Thistle, Utah................... 89

Dingle, Idaho, Rainbow inlet canal

near............................ 33

Dog Creek near Verdi, Nev............. 213

Donner Creek, above Gold Creek, near

Truckee, Calif.................. 11

at Donner Lake, near Truckee

Calif........................... 202

Donner und Blitzen River near

Frenchglen, Oreg................ 233

Dove Creek near Park Valley, Utah..... 109

Drainage area, definition of.......... 3

Drake Creek near Adel, Oreg........... 226

Duchesne tunnel, Utah, diversion

by.............................. 103

Duchesne tunnel near Kamas, Utah...... 94

Duck Creek near Hatch , Utah........... 110

East Canyon Creek near Morgan, Utah... 67 

East Canyon Reservoir near Morgan,

Utah............................ 66

East Side Canal. See Hammond Canal. 

East Walker River, above Strosnider

ditch, near Mason, Nev.......... 162

near Bridgeport, Calif.............. 161

Echo, Utah, Echo Reservoir at......... 64

Echo Reservoir at Echo, Utah.......... 64

Elko, Nev. , Humboldt River near....... 180

South Fork Humboldt River near.....182,183

Emigration Creek at Salt Lake City,

Utah............................ 11

Ephraim Creek near Ephraim,

Utah............................ 11

Ephraim tunnel, Utah diversion by..... 123

Evanston, Wyo., Chapman canal near.... 21

Hilliard-East Fork Canal near....... 14

Sulphur Creek near................17,18,19

Yellow Creek near................... 20

Fairview ditch, Utah, diversion by.....

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

Farmington Creek above diversions, 

near Farmington, Utah.

Page 

123 

812

77 

Fillmore, Utah, Chalk'Creek near....... 129

Floods, special reports on............. 10

Fort Churchill, Nev., Carson River

near............................. 176

Frenchglen, Oreg., Bridge'Creek near... 234 

Donner und Blitzen River near........ 233

Gaging station, definition of.......... 2

Gardnerville, Nev., East Fork Cerson

River near....................... 172

Gateway, Utah, Weber River at.......... 69

Goshen, Utah, Currant Creek near....... 84

Great Salt Lake, Utah.................. 13

Great Salt Lake Desert, discharge measurements at miscellaneous sites 

in............................... 239

Green Creek near Bridgeport, Calif..... 155

Gunnison, Utah, Sevier River ne?r...... 125

Hailstone, Utah, Provo River neer...... 96

Halleck, Nev., North Fork Humboldt

River near....................... 179

Hammond (East Side) Canal near

Collinston, Utah................. 53

Hardscrabble Creek near Porterville,

Utah............................. 68

Harer, Idaho , Bear River at............ 32

Harney Lake basin. See Malheur and

Harney Lakes basin. 

Hatch, Utah, Asay Creek near........... Ill

Duck Creek near...................... 110

Midway Creek near.................... 110

Sevier River at...................... 112

Hawthorne, Nev., Walker Lake

near............................. 153

Hesperia, Calif., Deep Creek ne?r.....144-145

Hesperia Water Co.'s canal nesr. ... .144-145

West Fork Mojave River near.......... 146

Hilliard-East Fork Canal near State

line, near Evanston, Wyo......... 14

Hobart Mills, Calif., Little Trvckee

River near....................... 207

Prosser Creek at..................'... 204

Hobble Creek near Springville, Utah.... 92

Hobble Creek ditch, diversion by....... 103

Holmes Creek near Kaysville, Utrh...... 76

Honey Creek near Plush, Oreg........... 228

Honey Lake basin, gaging-statior

records in...................... 221-222

Hudson, Nev., West Walker River near... 169 

Humboldt-Carson Sink basin, gagingstation records in..............171-197

Humboldt-Lovelock Irrigation, Light & 

Power Co.'s, feeder canal rear 

Imlay, Nev....................... 193

Humboldt River, at Battle Mounts in,

Nev.............................. 188

at Comus, Nev........................ 190

at Palisade, Nev.....................12,185

near Argenta , Nev.................... 186

near Carlin, Nev..................... 184

near Elko, Nev....................... 180

near Imlay, Nev...................... 194

near Lovelock, Nev................... 197

near Rose Creek, Nev................. 193

near Rye Patch, Nev.................. 196

North Fork, at Devils Gate, near

Halleck, Nev..................... 179

seepage investigation................ 242

South Fork, above Dixie Creek, near

Elko, Nev........................ 182

near Elko, Nev..................... 183

Humboldt River basin, discharge measurements at miscellaneous sites 

in............................... 241

gaging-station records in...........177-197

Huntington Creek near Lee , Nev......... 181

Huntsville, Utah, Middle Fork Ogden

River at......................... 71

South Fork Ogden River

near............................. 70

Spring Creek at...................... 72

Hydrologic conditions.................. 11

graph of............................. 12
INDEX 245

Hyrum, Utah, Blacksmith Fork near.....

Hyrum Reservoir near................

Little Bear River near..............

Hyrum Reservoir near Hyrum,

Utah............................

Page 

52

46

47

46

Imlay, Nev., Humboldt-Lovelock

Irrigation, Light & Power Co.'s 

feeder canal near............... 193

Humboldt River near................. 194

Indian Wells Valley, crest-stage

stations in..................... 238

lone, Nev., Reese River near.......... 189

Jordan River, at narrows, near Lehi,

Utah............................ 103

at Salt Lake City, Utah............ 105-106

tributaries between, and Weber

River........................... 76-82

Jordan River basin, discharge measurements at miscellaneous sites 

in.............................. 239

gaging-station records in...........83-105

transmountain diversions from

Colorado River basin to......... 103

Juab, Utah, Sevier Bridge Reservoir

near............................ 126

Sevier River near................... 127

Julian, Calif., San Felipe Creek

near............................ 137

Kamas, Utah, Duchesne tunnel near..... 94

Provo River near.................... 93

Kaysville, Utah, Homes Creek near..... 76

Kingston, Utah, East Fork Sevier River

near............................ 117

Sevier River near................... 114

Koehn Lake basin, crest-stage stations

in.............................. 238

Lake Shore, Utah, Spanish Fork near... 91 

Lake Tahoe at Tahoe, Calif............ 199

Lakes and Reservoirs:

Bear Lake at Lifton, near

St. Charles, Idaho .............. 36

Boca Reservoir at Boca, Calif....... 210

Bridgeport Reservoir near Bridgeport,

Calif........................... 160

Deer Creek Reservoir near

Charleston, Utah................ 97

East Canyon Reservoir near Morgan,

Utah............................ 66

Echo Reservoir at Echo, Utah........ 64

Great Salt Lake, Utah............... 13

Hyrum Reservoir near Hyrum, Utah.... 46

Mono Lake near Mono Lake, Calif..... 153

Otter Creek Reservoir near

Antimony, Utah.................. 116

Pine View Reservoir near Ogden,

Utah............................ 73

Piute Reservoir near Marysvale,

Utah............................ 118

Pyramid Lake near Nixon, Nev........ 198

Rockyford Reservoir near Minersville, Utah..................... 133

Rye Patch Reservoir near Rye Patch,

Nev............................. 195

Sevier Bridge Reservoir near Juab,

Utah............................ 126

Tahoe, Lake, at Tahoe, Calif........ 199

Topaz Reservoir near Topaz, Calif... 167 

Walker Lake near Hawthorne, Nev..... 153

Lakeview, Oreg., Camas Creek near..... 225

Lamoille Creek near Lamoille, Nev..... 178

Lee, Nev., Huntington Creek near...... 181

Lehi, Utah, Jordan River near......... 103

Little Bear River, near Hyrum, Utah... 47 

near Paradise, Utah................. 45

Little Cottonwood Creek at Salt Lake

City, Utah...................... 11

Little Humboldt River near Paradise

Valley, Nev..................... 191

Little Malad River above Elkhorn Reservoir, near Malad City, Idaho.. 56 

Little Rock Creek near Little Rock,

Calif........................... 151

Little Truckee River, above Boca

Reservoir, near Boca, Calif..... 209

at Boca, Calif...................... 211

near Hobart Mills,

Calif.......................... 207

219

218

220

218

57

56

58

Page

Little Walker River near Bridgeport,

Calif............................ 164

Logan, Utah, Logan, Hyde Park & Smithfield Canal near................. 49 ,52

Logan River near..................... 50-51

Utah Power fr Light Co.'s tailrace

near............................. 48

Logan, Hyde Park & Smithfield Canal

near Logan, Utah................. 49,52

Logan River above State dam, near

Logan, Utah...................... 50-51

Lost Creek near Croydon, Utah .......... 65

Lovelock, Nev., Humboldt River rear.... 197

Lynndyl, Utah, Sevier River near....... 128

MeDermitt, Nev., East Fork Quinr River 

near.............................

McDermitt Creek near.................

Quinn River near.....................

McDermitt Creek near McDermitt, Nev....

Malad City, Idaho, Devil Creek

near.............................

Little Malad River near..............

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

Malheur and Harney Lakes basin, discharge measurements at miscellaneous sites in................. 241

gaging-station records in...........232-235

Map of the United States............... 9

Markleeville, Calif., Silver Creek

near............................. 171

Martin Creek near Paradise Valley,

Nev.............................. 192

Martis Creek near Truckee, Calif....... 203

Marys River above Hot Springs Creek,

near Deeth, Nev.................. 177

Marysvale, Utah, Piute Reservoir near.. 118 

Sevier River near.................... 119

Mason, Nev., East Walker River rear.... 162

Midway Creek near Hatch , Utah.......... 110

Mill Creek (tributary to Bear River) at

Utah-Wyoming State line .......... 16

Mill Creek (lower tributary to Jordan 

River) at Mueller Park, near 

Bountiful, Utah.................. 82

Mill Creek (upper tributary to Jordan

River) at Salt Lake City, Utah... 11

Minersville, Utah, Beaver River near... 134

Rockyford Reservoir near............. 133

Mink Creek below Dry Fork, near Mink

Creek, Idaho..................... 42

Mo jave , Calif., Oak Creek near......... 152

Mojave River, at Afton, Calif.......... 149

at Barstow, Calif.................... 148

at lower narrows, near Victorville,

Calif............................ 147

West Fork, near Hesperia, Calif...... 146

Mojave River basin, crest-stage

stations in...................... 237

gaging-station records in...........144-149

Mono Lake near Mono Lake,

Calif...........................

Montpelier, Idaho, Bear River

near.............................

Montpelier Creek near................

Montpelier Creek at irrigators weir,

near Montpelier, Idaho...........

Morgan, Utah, East Canyon Creek near... 

East Canyon Reservoir near...........

Mount Pleasant, Utah, Pleasant Creek

near.............................

Twin Creek near......................

153

34

35

35

66

67

122

124

Nephi, Utah, Salt Creek at............. 83

Nixon, Nev., Pyramid Lake near......... 198

Truckee River near................... 217

Oak Creek near Mojave, Calif........... 152

Oakley, Utah, Weber River near......... 12,59

Weber-Provo diversion canal at. 

Ogden, Utah, Ogden River near..........

Pine View Reservoir near.............

Ogden River, below Pine View Dan, near 

Ogden, Utah......................

Middle Fork, at Huntsville , Utah.....

South Fork, near Huntsville, Utah....

Oneida, Idaho, Bear River at...........

Order, downstream, and station numbers. 

Otter Creek Outlet, Antimony, Utah.....

Otter Creek Reservoir near Antimony,

Utah.............................

60

74

73

74 

71 

70 

41 3-4 

11

116
246

Paisley, Oreg., Chewaucan

River near......................

Palisade, Nev., Humboldt River

at..............................12

Palm Canyon Creek, near Borrego

Springs , Calif..................

near Palm Springs, Calif............

Palm Springs, Calif., Andreas Creek

near............................

Palm Canyon Creek near..............

Tahquitz Creek near.................

Paradise, Utah, Little Bear River

near............................

Paradise Valley, Nev., Little

Humboldt River near.............

Martin Creek near...................

Paris, Idaho, Bear Lake outlet canal 

near............................

Park Valley, Utah, Dove Creek near....

Parleys Creek at Salt Lake City,

Utah............................

Parowan Valley, discharge measurements at miscellaneous sites 

in..............................

Parrish Creek above diversions, near 

Centerville, Utah...............

Partial-record station, definition of. 

Pavant Valley, discharge measurements 

at miscellaneous sites in.......

Payson Creek above diversions, near

Payson, Utah....................

Peoa, Utah, Weber River near..........

Pine Creek (Eagle Lake basin) near

Westwood, Calif.................

Pine View Reservoir near Ogden,

Utah............................

Pinto, Utah, Santa Clara-Pinto diversion near.......................

Piute Reservoir near Marysvale, Utah.. 

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

Pleasant Creek near Mount Pleasant,

Utah............................

Plush, Oreg., Honey Creek near........

Porterville, Utah, Hardscrabble

Creek near......................

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

Cub River near......................

Prosser Creek, at Hobart Mills,

Calif...........................

near Boca, Calif ....................

Provo River, at Provo, Utah...........

at Vivian Park, Utah................

below Deer Creek Dam, Utah..........

near Hailstone , Utah................

near Kamas, Utah ....................

South Fork, at Vivian Park, Utah....

Publications on streamflow by

Geological Survey...............

by State agencies...................

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

Pyramid and Winnemucca Lakes basin, 

discharge measurements at 

miscellaneous sites in..........

gaging-station records in..........198

Quinn River, near McDermitt, Nev. 

East Pork, near McDermitt, Nev.

Railroad Valley, discharge measurements at miscellaneous sites in.

Rainbow inlet canal, near Dingle,

Idaho...........................

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

Big Creek near......................

Reese River near lone, Nev............

Reno, Hev., Truckee River at..........

Reservoirs. See Lakes and Reservoirs.

Ricks Creek above diversions, near

Centerville, Utah...............

Riley, Oreg., Silver Creek near.......

Robinson Creek at Twin Lakes outlet, 

near Bridgeport, Calif..........

Rock Creek (Humboldt River basin) near 

Battle Mountain, Nev............

Rockyford Reservoir near Minersville, 

Utah............................

Rose Creek, Nev., Humboldt River

near............................

229

,185

139

142

143

142

141

191

192

37

109

11

240

61

223

73

135

118

75

122

228

43

44

204

206

101

93

100

i-10

11

198

241 217

220

219

240

33

25

24

189

214

78

235

157

187

133

193

Page 

Runoff in inches, definition of........ 2

Rye Patch, Nev., Humboldt River near... 196 

Rye Patch Reservoir near............. 195

Rye Patch Reservoir near Rye Patch,

Nev.. ............................ 195

Sage , Wyo., Twin Creek at.............. 26

Sagehen Creek near Truckee, Calif...... 208

St. Charles, Idaho, Bear Lake near..... 36

Salt Creek at Nephi, Utah.............. 83

Salt Lake City, Utah, Jordan River

at..............................105-106

Surplus Canal at................104,105-106

Salton Sea basin, gaging-station

records in......................136-143

Salton Sea near Westmoreland, Calif.... 136

San Pelipe Creek near Julian, Calif.... 137

Santa Clara-Pinto diversion near

Pinto, Utah...................... 135

Santaquin, Utah, Summit Creek near..... 85

Santiago Creek near Little Rock, Calif. 11 

Seepage investigations, Humboldt

River............................ 242

Sevier, Utah, Clear Creek near......... 120

Sevier Bridge Reservoir near Juat,

Utah............................. 126

Sevier Lake basin, discharge measurements at miscellaneous sites in.. 239 

gaging-station records in...........110-128

transmountain diversions from, to

Colorado River basin............. 123

transmountain diversions to, from

Colorado River basin..........

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

below Piute Dam, near Marysvale,

Utah..........................

below San Pitch River, near

Gunnison, Utah.

123

112

119

125 

East Pork, near Kingston, Utah....... 117

near Circleville, Utah............... 113

near Delta, Utah..................... 11

near Juab, Utah...................... 127

near Kingston, Utah.................. 114

near Lyrindyl, Utah................... 128

near Sigurd, Utah.................... 121

Sheep Creek, at mouth, near Salira,

Utah............................. 11

near Salina, Utah.................... 11

West Fork, near Salina, Utah......... 11

Sigurd, Utah, Sevier River near........ 121

Silver Creek (Carson River basin)

below Pennsylvania Creek, rear 

Markleeville, Calif.............. 171

Silver Creek (Malheur and Barney Lakes

basin) near Riley, Oreg......... 235

Silver Creek (Silver Lake basin) near

Silver Lake, Oreg................ 231

Silver Lake, Oreg., Silver Creek near.. 231 

Silvies River, near Burns, Oreg........ 232

Smiths Pork near Border, Wyo........... 28

Snake Valley, discharge measurements at

miscellaneous sites in........... 240

Soda Springs, Idaho, Bear River et..... 38

Spanish Pork, at Castilla, Utah........ 90

at Thistle , Utah..................... 87

near Lake Shore, Utah................ 91

Spring City tunnel, Utah, diversJon

by............................... 123

Spring Creek at Huntsville, Utah....... 72

Spring Valley, discharge measurements

at miscellaneous sites in........ 240

Springville, Utah, Hobble Creek rear... 92 

Stage-discharge relation, definition

of............................... 2

Steptoe Valley, discharge measurements

at miscellaneous sites in........ 240

Stone Creek above diversions, nesr

Bountiful, Utah.................. 81

Strawberry River ditch, Utah, diver-

 sion by.......................... 103

Strawberry tunnel, at West Portal

near Thistle, Utah............... 88

diversion by......................... 103

Sulphur Creek, above reservoir, rear

Evanston, Wyo.................... 17

below reservoir, near Evanston, Wyo.. 18 

near Evanston, Wyo................... 19

Summer Lake, Oreg., Ana River neer..... 230
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Summers Creek near Bridgeport,

Calif........................... 156

Summit Creek near Santaquin, Utah..... 85

Surplus Canal at Salt Lake City,

Utah.......................104,105-106

Susan River at Susanville, Calif...... 221

Susanville, Calif., Susan River at.... 221

Willow Creek near................... 222

Swager Creek near Bridgeport,

Calif........................... 159

Tahoe , Calif., Lake Tahoe at.......... 199

Truckee River at.................... 200

Tahquitz Creek near Palm Springs,

Calif........................... 141

Terms, definition of.................. 2-3

Thistle, Utah, Diamond Fork near...... 89

Spanish Fork at..................... 87

Strawberry tunnel near.............. 88

Thomas Fork, Wyo., near Wyoming-Idaho

State line...................... 31

Three Creeks near Beaver, Utah........ 130

Tooele Valley, discharge measurements

at miscellaneous sites in....... 239

Topaz Reservoir near Topaz, Calif..... 167

Transmountain diversions, from

Colorado River basin to Jordan

River basin..................... 103

from Colorado River basin to Sevier

Lake basin...................... 123

from Sevier Lake basin to Colorado

River basin..................... 123

Tropic and East Fork Canal, Utah

diversion by.................... 123

Trout Creek, near Callao, Utah........ 108

near Denio, Calif................... 236

near Tahoe Valley, Calif............ 11

Truckee, Calif., Alder Creek near..... 205

Donner Creek near................... 202

Martis Creek near................... 203

Sagehen Creek near.................. 208

Truckee River near.................. 201

Truckee River, at Farad, Calif........ 212

at Reno, Nev........................ 214

at Tahoe, Calif..................... 200

at Vista, Hev....................... 215

below Derby Dam, near Wadsworth,

Nev............................. 216

near Myers, Calif................... 11

near Nixon, Nev..................... 217

near Truckee, Calif................. 201

Twentymile Creek near Adel, Dreg...... 224

Twin Creek, at Sage, Wyo.............. 26

near Mount pleasant, Utah........... 124

Utah Power & Light Co.'s tailrace near

Logan, Utah..................... 48,52

Valyermo, Calif., Big Rock Creek

near............................ 150

Verdi, Nev., Dog Creek near........... 213

Vernon Creek near Vernon, Utah........ 107

Victorville, Calif., Mojave River near. 147

Virginia Creek near Bridgeport, Calif. 154

Vista, Nev., Truckee River at......... 215

Vivian Park, Utah, Provo River at..... 99

South Fork Provo River at........... 100

WSP, definition of..................... 3

Wabuska, Nev., Walker River near....... 170

Wadsworth, Nev., Truckee River near.... 816

Walker Lake near Hawthorne, Nev........ 153

Walker Lake basin, discharge measurements at miscellaneous sites in.. 240 

jjaging-station records in. ......... .153-170

Walker River near Wabuska, Nev.........11,170

Warner Lakes basin, gaging-station

records in......................224-228

Weber River, at Gateway, Utah.......... 69

near Coalville, Utah................. 62

near Oakley, Utah.................... 12,59

near Peoa, Utah...................... 61

near Plain City, Utah................ 75

tributaries between, and Jordan

River............................ 76-82

Weber River basin, gaging-station

records in....................... 59-75

Weber-Provo diversion canal, at

Oakley, Utah..................... 60

near Woodland, Utah.................. 95

Wellington, Nev., West Walker River

near............................. 168

West Side Canal near Collinston,

Utah............................. 54

West Walker River, at Hoye Bridge,

near Wellington, Nev............. 168

at Leavitt Meadows, near Coleville,

Calif... .......................... 163

below Little Walker River, near

Coleville,-Calif.................12,165

near Coleville, Calif................ 166

near Hudson, Nev..................... 169

Westmoreland, Calif., Salton Sea

near............................. 136

Westwood, Calif., Pine Creek

near............................. 823

Whitewater River at White Water,

Calif............................ 140

Willow Creek near Susanville,

Calif............................ 222

Willow Creek ditch, Utah, diversion

by............................... 103

Winnemucca Lake basin. See Pyramid 

and Winnemucca Lakes 

basin.

Woodfords, Calif., West Fork 

Carson River 

at............................... 173

Woodland, Utah, Weber-Provo 

diversion canal 

near............................. 95

Woodruff, Idaho, Malad River

at............................... 58

Woodruff, Utah, Bear River

near............................. 22

Woodruff Creek near.................. 23

 foodruff Creek near Woodruff,

Utah............................. 23

 fork, division

of............................... 2

scope of............................. 1

Yellow Creek near 

Evanston, 

Wyo.............................. 20

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