Surface Water Supply 

of the United States

1958

Part 10. The Great Basin

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

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 1564

Prepared in cooperation with the States 

of California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, 

Utah, and Wyoming, 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. - Price $1 (paper cover)
PREFACE

This report was prepared by the Geological Survey in cooperation 

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

Wyoming, and 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, 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......................................................................................Menlo Park, Calif.

T. R. Newell.......................................................................................... Boise, Idaho

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

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

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

III
CALENDAR FOR WATER YEAR 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................................................................. 4

Accuracy of field data and computed results......................................... 8

Publications........................................................................ 9

Records of discharge collected by agencies other than the Geological Survey......... 12

Hydrologic conditions............................................................... 12

Gaging-station records.............................................................. 14

Great Salt Lake basin

Great Salt Lake, Utah............................................................. 14

Bear River basin 

Bear River:

East Fork Bear River:

Hilliard-East Fork Canal near State line, near Evanston, Wyo................ 15

Bear River near Utah-Wyoming State line......................................... 16

Mill Creek at Utah-Wyoming State line......................................... 17

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

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

Sulphur Creek near Evanston, Wyo.............................................. 20

Yellow Creek near Evanston, Wyo............................................... 21

Chapman Canal at State line , near Evanston, Wyo............................... 22

Bear River near Woodruff, Utah.................................................. 23

Woodruff Creek near Woodruff, Utah............................................ 24

Big Creek near Randolph, Utah................................................. 25

Bear River near Randolph, Utah.................................................. 26

Twin Creek at Sage, Wyo....................................................... 27

Bear River below Pixley Dam, near Cokeville, Wyo................................ 28

Smiths Fork near Border, Wyo.................................................. 29

Bear River below Smiths Fork, near Cokeville, Wyo............................... 30

Bear River at Border, Wyo....................................................... 31

Thomas Fork near Wyoming-Idaho State line..................................... 32

Bear River at Harer, Idaho...................................................... 33

Rainbow inlet canal near Dingle, Idaho........................................ 34

Bear River below Stewart Dam, near Montpelier, Idaho............................ 35

Montpelier Creek at irrigators weir, near Montpelier, Idaho................... 36

Bear Lake at Lifton, near St. Charles, Idaho.................................. 37

Bear Lake outlet canal near Paris, Idaho...................................... 38

Bear River at Soda Springs, Idaho............................................... 39

Bear River at Alexander, Idaho.................................................. 40

Cottonwood Creek near Cleveland, Idaho........................................ 41

Bear River below Utah Power & Light Co.'s tailrace, at Oneida, Idaho............ 42

Mink Creek below Dry Fork, near Mink Creek, Idaho............................. 43

Bear River near Preston, Idaho.................................................. 44

Cub River near Preston, Idaho................................................. 45

Little Bear River near Paradise, Utah......................................... 46

Hyrum Reservoir near Hyrura, Utah.............................................. 47

Little Bear River near Hyrum, Utah............................................ 48

Logan River:

Utah Power & Light Co.'s tailrace near Logan, Utah........................ 49

Logan, Hyde Park & Smithfield Canal near Logan, Utah...................... 50

Logan River above State dam, near Logan, Utah............................... 51

Blacksmith Fork above Utah Power & Light Co.'s dam, near Hyrum, Utah...... 53

Hammond (East Side) Canal near Collinston, Utah............................... 54

West Side Canal near Collinston, Utah ......................................... 55

Bear River near Colllnston, Utah................................................ 56

Malad River:

Little Malad River above Elkhorn Reservoir, near Malad City, Idaho.......... 57

Devil Creek above Campbell Creek, near Malad City, Idaho.................... 58

Malad River at Woodruff, Idaho................................................ 59

Weber River basin

Weber River near Oakley, Utah................................................... 60

Weber-Provo diversion canal at Oakley, Utah................................... 61

Weber River near Peoa, Utah..................................................... 62

Weber River near Wanship, Utah.................................................. 63

Weber River near Coalville , Utah................................................ 64

Chalk Creek at Coalville , Utah................................................ 65

Echo Reservoir at Echo, Utah.................................................... 66

Weber River at Echo , Utah....................................................... 67

Lost Creek near Croydon, Utah................................................. 68

East Canyon Creek:

East Canyon Reservoir near Morgan, Utah....................................... 69

East Canyon Creek near Morgan, Utah........................................... 70

Hardscrabble Creek near Porterville , Utah................................... 71

Weber River at Gateway, Utah.................................................... 72

Weber River at Ogden, Utah...................................................... 73

South Fork Ogden River (head of Ogden River) near Huntsville, Utah............ 74

North Fork Ogden River:

Middle Fork Ogden River at Huntsville, Utah............................... 75

Spring Creek at Huntsville, Utah........................................ 75

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Gaging-station records Continued 

Great Salt Lake basin Continued

Weber River basin Continued page 

Pine view Reservoir near Ogden, Utah.......................................... 76

Ogden River below Pine View Dam, near Ogden, Utah............................. 77

Weber River near Plain City, Utah............................................... 78

Tributaries between Weber and Jordan Rivers

Holmes Creek near Kaysville, Utah............................................... 79

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

Ricks Creek above diversions , near Centerville, Utah............................ 81

Parrish Creek above diversions, near Centerville, Utah.......................... 82

Centerville Creek above diversions , near Centerville, Utah...................... 83

Stone Creek above diversions, near Bountiful, Utah.............................. 84

Mill Creek at Mueller Park, near Bountiful, Utah................................ 85

Jordan River basin 

Utah Lake (head of Jordan River): 

Currant Creek: 

West Creek;

Salt Creek at Nephi, Utah................................................. 86

Currant Creek near Goshen, Utah............................................... 87

Summit Creek near Santaquin, Utah............................................. 88

Payson Creek above diversions, near payson, Utah.............................. 89

Spanish Fork at Thistle , Utah................................................. 90

Diamond Fork:

Sixth Water Creek:

Strawberry tunnel at West Portal, near Thistle, Utah.................... 92

Diamond Fork below Red Hollow, near Thistle, Utah........................... 93

Spanish Fork at Castilla, Utah................................................ 94

Spanish Fork near Lake Shore, Utah............................................ 95

Hobble Creek near Springville, Utah........................................... 96

Provo River near Kamas, Utah.................................................. 97

Duchesne tunnel near Kamas, Utah............................................ 98

Weber-Provo diversion canal near Woodland, Utah............................. 99

Provo River near Hailstone, Utah.............................................. 100

Deer Creek Reservoir near Charleston, Utah.................................... 101

Provo River below Deer Creek Dam, Utah........................................ 102

Provo River at Vivian Park, Utah.............................................. 103

South Fork Provo River at Vivian Park, Utah................................. 104

Provo River at Provo, Utah.................................................... 105

American Fork above upper powerplant, near American Fork, Utah................ 107

Jordan River:

Transmountain diversions from Colorado River basin to Jordan River basin...... 108

Jordan River at narrows, near Lehi, Utah........................................ 108

Surplus Canal at Salt Lake City, Utah......................................... 109

Jordan River at Salt Lake City, Utah............................................ 110

Sevier Lake basin

Mammoth Creek (head of Sevier River): 

Asay Creek:

Midway Creek (head of Duck Creek) near Hatch, Utah.......................... 112

Duck Creek near Hatch, Utah................................................. 113

Asay Creek above West Fork, near Hatch, Utah.................................. 114

Sevier River at Hatch, Utah..................................................... 115

Sevier River near Circleville , Utah............................................. 116

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

East Fork Sevier River:

Antimony Creek near Antimony, Utah.......................................... 118

Otter Creek Reservoir near Antimony, Utah................................... 119

East Fork Sevier River near Kingston, Utah.................................... 120

Piute Reservoir near Marysvale , Utah...................... '. ..................... 121

Sevier River below Piute Dam, near Marysvale, Utah.............................. 122

Clear Creek above diversions, near Sevier, Utah............................... 123

Clear Creek at Sevier, Utah................................................... 124

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

Sheep Creek near Salina, Utah................................................. 126

West Fork Sheep Creek near Salina, Utah..................................... 127

Sheep Creek at mouth, near Salina , Utah....................................... 128

San Pitch River:

Pleasant Creek near Mount Pleasant, Utah.................................... 129

Transmountain diversions from Colorado River basin to Sevier Lake basin..... 130

Transmountain diversions from Sevier Lake basin to Colorado River basin... 130 

Twin Creek near Mount Pleasant, Utah...................................... 131

Sevier River below San Pitch River, near Gunnison, Utah......................... 132

Sevier Bridge Reservoir near Juab, Utah......................................... 133

Sevier River near Juab, Utah.................................................... 134

Sevier River near Lynndyl, Utah................................................. 135

Payant Valley

Chalk Creek near Fillmore, Utah................................................. 136

Beaver River basin

Three Creeks (head of Beaver River) near Beaver, Utah............................. 137

Beaver River near Beaver, Utah.................................................... 138

Beaver River at Adamsville, Utah.................................................. 139

Rockyford Reservoir near Minersville, Utah........................................ 140

Beaver River at Rockyford Dam, near Minersville, Utah............................. 141

Cedar City Valley

East Pork Coal Creek (head of Coal Creek):

Ashdown Creek near Cedar City, Utah........................................... 142

Coal Creek near Cedar City, Utah................................................ 144

Escalante Valley 

Pinto Creek:

Santa Clara-Pinto diversion near Pinto, Utah.................................. 145
CONTENTS VII

Gaging-station records Continued

Salton Sea basin Paf| 

Salton Sea near Westmoreland, Calif ............................................... I4o

San Felipe Creek: 

Coyote Creek near Borrego Springs, Calif...................................... J-^o

palm Canyon Creek near Borrego Springs, Calif............................... 147

Whitewater River at White Water, Calif.......................................... 148

Tahquitz Creek near Palm Springs, Calif....................................... 149

Palm Canyon Creek near Palm Springs, Calif.................................. 150

Andreas Creek near Palm Springs, Calif.................................... 1=>1

Mojave River basin

Deep Creek (head of Mojave River) near Hesperia, Calif............................ 152

West Pork Mojave River near Hesperia, Calif..................................... 154

Mojave River at lower narrows, near Victorvllle, Calif............................ 155

Mojave River at Barstow, Calif.................................................... 156

Mojave River at Afton.Calif ...................................................... 157

Antelope Valley

Big ROCK Creek near Valyermo, Calif............................................. 158

Little Rock Creek near Little Rock, Calif....................................... 160

Oak Creek near Mojave, Calif.................................................... 162

Mono Lake basin

Mono Lake near Mono Lake , Calif................................................... 163

Walker Lake basin

Walker Lake near Hawthorne, Nev................................................... 163

Virginia Creek (head of Walker River) near Bridgeport, Calif.................... 164

Green Creek near Bridgeport, Calif............................................ 165

Summers Creek near Bridgeport, Calif.......................................... 166

Robinson Creek at Twin Lakes outlet, near Bridgeport, Calif................... 167

Buckeye Creek near Bridgeport, Calif.......................................... 168

Swager Creek near Bridgeport, Calif......................................... 169

East Walker River (continuation of Virginia Creek):

Bridgeport Reservoir near Bridgeport, Calif..................................... 170

East Walker River near Bridgeport, Calif........................................ 171

East Walker River above Strosnider ditch, near Mason, Nev....................... 172

West Walker River at Leavltt Meadows, near Coleville, Calif................... 173

East Pork West Walker River near Bridgeport, Calif.......................... 174

West Walker River below East Pork, near Coleville, Calif...................... 175

West Walker River near Coleville, Calif....................................... 176

Topaz Reservoir near Topaz, Calif........................................... 177

West Walker River at Hoye Bridge, near Wellington, Nev........................ 178

West Walker River near Hudson, Nev............................................ 179

Humboldt-Carson Sink basin 

Carson River basin 

East Fork Carson River:

Silver Creek below Pennsylvania Creek, near Markleeville, Calif............... 180

East Pork Carson River near Gardnerville, Nev................................... 181

West Pork Carson River at Woodfords, Calif.................................... 182

Clear Creek near Carson City, Nev............................................. 183

Carson River near Carson City, Nev.............................................. 184

Carson River near Port Churchill, Nev........................................... 185

Humboldt River basin 

Humboldt River:

Marys River above Hot Springs Creek, near Deeth, Nev.......................... 186

Lamoille Creek near Lamollle, Nev............................................... 187

North Pork Humboldt River at Devils Gate, near Halleck, Nev..................... 188

Humboldt River near Elko, Nev................................................... 189

South Pork Humboldt River:

Huhtington Creek near Lee, Nev.............................................. 190

South Pork Humboldt River above Dixie Creek, near Elko, Nev................... 191

South Fork Humboldt River near Elko, Nev...................................... 192

Humboldt River near CarlIn, Nev................................................. 193

Susie Creek near Carlin, Nev.................................................. 194

Humboldt River at Palisade, Nev................................................. 195

Pine Creek near Palisade, Nev................................................. 196

Humboldt River near Argenta, Nev................................................ 197

Rock Creek near Battle Mountain, Nev.......................................... 198

Humboldt River at Battle Mountain, Nev.......................................... 199

Reese River near lone, Nev.................................................... 201

Humboldt River near Valmy, Nev.................................................. 202

Humboldt River at Comus, Nev.................................................... 203

Little Humboldt River near Paradise Valley, Nev............................... 204

Martin Creek near Paradise Valley, Nev...................................... 205

Humboldt River near Rose Creek, Nev............................................. 206

Humboldt-Lovelock Irrigation, Light & Power Co.'s feeder canal near Imlay, Nev. 207 

Humboldt River near Imlay, Nev.................................................. 208

Rye Patch Reservoir near Rye Patch, Nev......................................... 209

Humboldt River near Rye Patch, Nev.............................................. 210

Humboldt River near Lovelock, Nev............................................... 211

Pyramid and Winnemucca Lakes basin

Pyramid Lake near Nixon, Nev....... ............................................... 212

Truckee River:

Lake Tahoe at Tahoe, Calif...................................................... 213

Truckee River at Tahoe, Calif ................................................... 214

Truckee River near Truckee, Calif............................................... 215

Prosser Creek near Boca, Calif................................................ 216

Little Truckee River:

Little Truckee River near Hobart Mills, Calif................................. 217

Sagehen Creek near Truckee, Calif........................................... 218
VIII CONTENTS

Gaging-station records Continued

Pyramid and Winnemucca Lakes basin Continued

Truckee River Continued Page 

Little Truckee River above Boca Reservoir, near Boca, Calif................... 219

Boca Reservoir at Boca, Calif................................................. 221

Little Truckee River at Boca, Calif........................................... 222

Truckee River at Farad, Calif................................................... 223

Dog Creek near Verdi, Nev..................................................... 224

Truckee River at Reno, Nev...................................................... 225

Truckee River near Nixon, Nev................................................... 226

Black Rock Desert basin 

Quinn River:

McDermitt Creek near McDermitt, Nev........................................... 227

East Fork Quinn River near McDermitt, Nev..................................... 228

Quinn River near McDermitt, Nev................................................. 229

Honey Lake basin

Susan River at Susanville, Calif................................................ 230

Willow Creek near Susanville, Calif........................................... 233

Eagle Lake basin

Pine Creek near Westwood, Calif................................................. 234

Warner Lakes basin

Twentymile Creek (head of Warner Lakes basin) near Adel, Oreg..................... 235

Deep Creek:

Camas Creek near Lakeview, Oreg............................................... 236

Drake Creek near Adel, Oreg................................................... 237

Deep Creek above Adel, Oreg..................................................... 239

Hart Lake:

Honey Creek near Plush, Oreg.................................................... 240

Abert Lake basin

Chewaucan River near Paisley, Oreg.............................................. 242

Summer Lake basin

Ana River near Summer Lake, Oreg................................................ 243

Silver Lake basin

Silver Creek near Silver Lake, Oreg............................................. 244

Malheur and Harney Lakes basin 

Malheur Lake:

Silvies River near Burns, Oreg.................................................. 245

Dormer und Blitzen River near Frenchglen, Oreg.................................. 247

Mud Creek;

Bridge Creek near Frenchglen, Oreg.......................................... 249

Harney Lake:

Silver Creek near Riley, Oreg................................................... 250

Alvord Lake basin

Trout Creek near Denio, Oreg.................................................... 251

Revisions of records for discontinued stations:

Spanish Fork near Spanish Fork, Utah.............................................. 252

Owens River at Pleasant Valley, near Bishop, Calif................................ 253

Big Pine Creek above Little Pine Creek, near Big Pine, Calif...................... 254

Cottonwood Creek near Olancha, Calif.............................................. 256

Rush Creek near Mono Lake, Calif.................................................. 257

Walker River at Mason, Nev........................................................ 258

Pleasant Valley Creek near Markleeville, Calif.................................... 259

Carson River near Empire, Nev..................................................... 260

Hanks Creek near Deeth, Nev....................................................... 260

Lamoille Creek near Halleck, Nev.................................................. 261

North Fork Humboldt River near Halleck, Nev....................................... 261

Humboldt River near Golconda (at Comus), Nev...................................... 262

Humboldt-Lovelock Irrigation, Light & Power Co.'s outlet canal, near Humboldt, Nev. 264 

Dormer Creek near Truckee, Calif.................................................. 265

Prosser Creek near Truckee, Calif................................................. 266

Fifteenmile Creek near Warner Lake, Oreg.......................................... 268

Deep Creek at Adel, Oreg.......................................................... 269

Chewaucan River at Paisley, Oreg.................................................. 269

West Fork Silver Creek near Silver Lake, Oreg..................................... 270

Silvies River near Silvies, Oreg.................................................. 270

Prater Creek near Burns, Oreg..................................................... 271

Krumbo Creek near Diamond, Oreg................................................... 271

Silver Creek near Narrows, Oreg................................................... 272

Discharge at partial-record stations and miscellaneous sites........................ 273

Measurements at miscellaneous sites............................................... 273

Index............................................................................... 275

ILLUSTRATIONS

Figure 1. Gaging-station structures: A, Donner und Blitzen River near Frenchglen, 

Oreg.; B, Sevier River near Juab, Utah; £, Logan River near Logan, 

Utah.. .~. ............................................................. 4

2. Map of the United States showing areas covered by the 18 annual volumes

on surface-water supply................................................ 11

3. Comparison of discharge at three key gaging stations during 1958 water

year with median discharge for 25-year period.......................... 13
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY OF THE GREAT BASIN, 1958

SCOPE OF WORK

This volume is one of a series of 18 reports presenting measurements of stage, discharge, 

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

ending September 30, 1958. Since 1888, when the United States Geological Survey first 

studied streamflow in relation to problems of irrigation, similar measurements have been 

made at more than 14,000 gaging stations in the 48 States and at many others in the Territories of Alaska and Hawaii. On September 30, 1958, the Geological Survey and cooperating 

organizations were maintaining 7,090 gaging station, including those in Alaska and Hawaii. 

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 water year October 1, 1957, to September 30, 1958, at gaging stations, partialrecord 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, M. R. Kulp, State reclamation engineer, 

succeeded by G. N. Carter.

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. Griddle; Utah Water & Power Board, Charles 

Redd, chairman, and J. R. Bingham, director and Cedar City, A. E. Anderson, mayor.

Wyoming: Office of State Engineer, Earl Lloyd.

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

agreements with the State Department of Reclamation of Idaho, Utah Water and Power Board, 

and the Office of State Engineer of Wyoming; individual agreements with the three States 

were replaced on July 1, 1958,by a single 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 Array, 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: 

Idaho; Utah Power & Light Co. 

Oregon: Harney and Lake Counties. 

Utah: Utah Power & Light Co.
2 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1958, PART 10

DIVISION OP 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.................... 4 Homewood Place.

Nevada..................... Salt Lake City, Utah.......... 467 Federal Building.

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

Utah c/7................... Salt Lake City................ 467 Federal Building.

Bear River basin A/........ 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 Truokee 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 gagingstatlon records for California have been analyzed by electronic computer to give: (1) the 

number of days In each year that the dally 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 

gaglng-statlon records may generally be obtained from the district offices.

DEFINITION OF TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

The terms of streamflow and other hydrologlc 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 hydrologlc 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 (in.) 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 noncontributing areas, 

within the area unless otherwise noted.

WSF 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 downstream 

direction along the main stem all stations on a tributary entering above a main-stem station are 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 number 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 may be established; hence the numbers are not consecutive. The complete number for each station has 

eight digits, but the station number as 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 in the two places to the 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 

were numbered as part 9 stations. For those stations the "9-" is shown in the station 

number.
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1958, PART 10

A. DONNER UND BLITZEN RIVER NEAR FRENCHGLEN, OREG.

B. SEVIER RIVER NEAR JUAB, UTAH

C. LOGAN RIVER NEAR LOGAN, UTAH 

FIGURE 1. GAGING STATION STRUCTURES.
EXPLANATION OF DATA 5

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 to 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. Typical structures in use at gaging stations 

are shown in figure 1.

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 measurements, 

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 rating 

tables gives the daily mean discharge, from which the monthly and the yearly mean discharge are computed. If the stage-discharge relation is subject to change because of 

frequent or continual change in the physical features that form the control, the daily mean 

discharge is determined by the shifting-control method, in which correction factors based 

on individual discharge measurements and notes by engineers and observers are used in 

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 and ends on 

September 30. A calendar for the water year 1958 is shown on page IV for the purpose of 

finding the day of the week for any date.
6 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1958, PART 10

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 daturas 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 discharge 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 for 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 year)" have 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 October 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.
EXPLANATION OF DATA ?

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 on streams subject 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 gage height 

may not indicate the true daily mean discharge, which must be obtained by averaging the 

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

obtaining the daily mean discharge from a continuous gage-height graph and containing, as 

an essential element, a curve representing the stage-discharge relation at the station. 

For stations equipped with nonrecording gages, the table of daily discharge gives the discharge corresponding to 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 monentary 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. Peak discharges 

are not published for canals, ditches, drains, or for any stream for which the 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
8 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1958, PART 10

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

stages is published each year for all reservoirs for which records are published 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 fop the 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 many 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 the 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 runoff are, in 

general, more nearly accurate than the daily records.

Discharge at some stations, as indicated by the monthly mean, may vary widely 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 stations, 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.
PUBLICATIONS

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

To facilitate publication of the annual series of reports, the area of the United States 

is divided Into 14 parts whose boundaries coincide with certain natural drainage lines. 

Formerly, the results of streamflow measurements were published in 14 volumes, one for each 

of the 14 parts. Beginning with the reports for 1951, the records are published in 18 volumes, there being 2 columes 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 2.

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 volumes: 

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 1B84-19O1, in reports of the Geological Survey 

(A = Annual Reports; B = Bulletin)

Report

10th A, pt. 

llth A, pt. 

12th A, pt. 

13th A, pt. 

14th A, pt.

16th A, pt.

WSP 11 .....

18th A, pt.

2 

2 

2 

3 

2

2

4

Character of data

Descriptive information only. 

Monthly discharge and descriptive infon

Descriptions, measurements, gage height 

Descriptive information only. 

Descriptions, measurements, gage height 

monthly discharge.

Descriptions, measurements, rating, and

3, ratings, and

monthly discharge . . .

Year

1884 to September 1890. 

1884 to June 3O, 1891. 

1884-92. 

1888-93. 

1893-94.

1895.

1896. 

1895-96.

534539 O -60 -2
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1958, PART 10

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

(A = Annual Reports; B = Bulletin)

Report

WSP 15

WSP 16....... 

19th A, pt. 4

30th A, pt. 4

WSP 35 to 39. 

21st A, pt. 4

WSP 47 to 52.

23d A, pt. 4.

WSP 65, 66... 

WSP 75.......

Character of data

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

Descriptions, measurements, and gage heights of streams west 

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.

Descriptions, measurements, gage heights, and ratings. ......

Descriptions, measurements, gage heights, and ratings. ...... 

Monthly discharge ...........................................

Year

1897. 

1897.

1899.

1901. 

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 republlshed 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 

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

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

Numbers of water-supply papers containing results of stream measurements In The 

Great Basin, 1899-1958

Year

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

WSP

330

360

390

410

440

460

480

510

530

550

570

590

Year

1935

1926

1927

1928

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

WSP

610

630

650

670

690

705

720

735

750

765

790

BIO

Year

1937

193B

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

WSP

830

860

880

900

930

960

980

1010

1040

1060

1090

1120

Year

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

Note. Records for all stations In Oregon from the beginning of record through September 3

WSP

1150

1180

1214

1244

1284

1344

1394

1448

1514

1564

910

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.

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

has 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 reexarained and 

revised where warranted. Extimates of discharge were made to fill short gaps whenever 

practical.

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

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

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

reports on these floods published by the Geological Survey 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.
PUBLICATIONS 11
12 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1958, PART 10

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 i*ich records of discharge were collected during the water year October 1957 to September 1958 by agencies other than the Geological Survey. The records of these stations are 

not contained In publications of the Geological Survey. Records for many canals and 

ditches and occasional records for several natural streams, none of which are here listed, 

have also been collected, and some of them have been published In the reports of Irrigation projects or of the water commissioner of the drainage basin In which the streams are 

situated.

Records of discharge collected by agencies other than the Geological Survey

Stream

Blackwood Creek. .

Creek.

Emigration Creek.

Little Cottonwood 

Creek.

Otter Creek 

Outlet . 

Parleys Creek. . . . 

Sevler River. ....

Trout Creek. ..... 

Truckee River....

Location

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

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. 

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

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

Period

1957-58

1898-1958 a/ 

1914-58

1898-1958 aj

1920-58 b/

1898-1958 a/ 

1920-58 b/

1957-58

1907-10 c/ 

1926-58

1899-1907 c/

1927-58 

1902-8 c/,

1920-34 c/, 

1940-58

Collected by

California Department of 

Water Resources.

Do.

Salt Lake City.

Range Experiment 

Station. 

Salt Lake City.

Sevler River water 

commissioner. 

Salt Lake City. 

Sevler River water 

commissioner. 

California Department of 

Water Resources. 

Federal Court Watermaster for Truckee 

River and TruckeeCarson Irrigation 

District.

Water Resources.

master for Truckee 

River.

tlon District.

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

b/ Published In the annual reports of Sevler River water commissioner, 

c/ Published In water-supply papers by the Geological Survey.

HYDROLOGIC CONDITIONS

Runoff was generally above median throughout the water year except In Southern California where It was below median In October, November, August, and September. Excessive 

runoff occurred at times but no noteworthy floods covering large drainage areas occurred. 

Two cloudburst type floods In Northern Utah were outstanding. Flash floods occurred In 

the drainage basin of Beaver Dam Creek, a tributary to the Bear River, on July 30, and 

one In Round Valley, a tributary to the Weber River, on August 16. Measured rates of runoff from small drainage areas were 2,480 and 3,880 cfs per square mile, respectively. 

These are the highest rates of runoff measured by the Geological Survey In the northern 

part of Utah. For three key gaging stations in the area covered by this report, a 

comparison of the monthly and yearly mean discharges during the 1958 water year with the 

median for the 25-year period(1921-45) Is shown In figure 3 on the following page.
HYDROLOGIC CONDITIONS 13

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Monthly mean discharge during water year 1958

Figure 3. Comparison of discharge at three key gaging stations during 1958 water year with 

median discharge for 25-year period.
14 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. 1 S., R. 3 W., at Salt 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 1958 in reports of Geological Survey. July 1903 to December 1934 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, 4,197.4 ft May 1, 15, June 1; minimum, 4,195.7ft 

Sept. 15.

1875-99, 1903-58: 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 traditional 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 cause 

substantial changes in elevation which are not shown in the published elevations.

Gage height and elevation, In Feet, water year October 1957 to September 195B

Day

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

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

Dec . 1 .................... .... ..........

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

Apr. 1....................................

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

May 1 ....................................

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

July 1......... ...........................

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

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

Gage height

9 1

9.25

9 9

10.5

10.05

8.8

Elevation

,195.85

,195.9

,195.95

,196.5

,197.4

,196.95

,196.2

,195.7
BEAR RIVER BASIN 15

105. HIlliard-East Pork 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 la58 in reports of Geological Survey. April 

1944 to September 1949 (irrigation season only) in reports of Bear River Hydrometric 

Data (U. S. Geological Survey open-file report).

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

Average discharge. 9 years (1949-58), 5.95 cfs (4,310 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. 1949-58: 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 no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Canal diverts from East Pork Bear River for irrigation of about 2,600 acres in Hilliard Flat area in Wyoming.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

7.0

7.0

9.2

9.2

8.8

8.6

7.8

7.4

7.4

7.0

7.2

7.2

7.0

7.6

7.8

7.0

6.8

*3.4

1.6

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

155.2

5.01

308

Nov.

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

'

(**)

> .5

17.5

0.58

35

Dec.

> 0.5

(**)

15.5

0.5

31

Calendar year 1957 : Max 36

Jan.

> 0.3

(**)

> .2

7.7

0.25

15

Feb.

> 0.2

-

5.6

0.2

11

Mar.

> 0.2

6.2

0.2

12

Apr.

' 0.2

* .5

11.1

0.37

22

May

2.0

*2.4

2.0

2.4

2.0

5.1

16

16

16

15

15

14

16

20

20

*19

17

15

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

366.9

11.8

728

June

18

9.7

.6

4.0

13

32

33

32

31

30

*29

29

30

35

35

35

36

35

36

35

35

34

30

26

26

25

24

23

23

*17

801.3

26.7

1,590

July

11

12

12

12

11

11

10

8.2

8.0

8.0

14

14

14

*14

14

15

9.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

3.1

4.1

8.6

8.4

8.2

8.0

7.8

7.4

7.4

7.6

269.9

8.71

535

Aug.

7.4

7.0

6.8

6.8

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.5

6.5

6.7

6.7

6.7

*6.8

7.0

7.0

6.8

6.8

7.0

7.0

6.7

6.8

6.8

7.0

7.0

6.7

6.7

5.6

5.0

4.6

4.5

4.4

201.4

6.50

399

Sept.

4.4

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.9

4.2

4.2

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.8

5.1

5.0

4.8

/ 8

P

r6.0

108.3

3.61

215

Min 0 Mean 4.75 Ac-ft 3,440

Water year 1957-58 : Max 36 Min - Mean 5.39 Ac-ft 3,900

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

Note.--No gage-height record Nov. 4 to May 5, July 9-13, Sept. 17-30; discharge estimated on 

of 3 field estimates, weather records, recorded range in stage, and record for Bear River near 

Wyoming State line.

basis 

iar Utah-
16 BEAR RIVER BASIN

115. Bear River near Utah-Wyoming State line

Location. Lat 40°58', long 110°51' , in SE-J sec. 30, T. 3 N., R. 10 E., on left bank Just 

downstream from West Pork and 2.8 miles upstream from Utah-Wyoming State line.

Drainage area. 176 sq mi.

Records available. July 1942 to September 1958.

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

Average discharge.--16 years, 189 cfs (136,800 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,920 cfs May 28 (gage height, 3.54 ft); minimum, 25 cfs Apr. 10, but may have been less during periods of ice effect.

1942-58: 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 1957-58, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

28

36

59

1.2 

1.5 

1.8

96

183

312

2.2 

2.7 

3.4

550

945

1,670

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

44

42

55

68

58

61

54

48

48

47

47

48

47

50

52

48

50

*48

55

59

59

58

56

61

55

54

56 

58

50

56

56

1,648

53.2

3,270

Nov.

54

48

54

51

58

52

59

55

50

51

54

51

*52

52

55

50

b45

b43

b41

b42

b42

t>44

t>47

t>48

51

55

t>50 

1348

1348

b48

1,498

49.9

2,970

Dec.

b48

b48

b48

b48

47

48

47 1 "

) b48

|

J

48

48

*48

b48

b48

b48

b48

> b45

1,456

47.0

2,890

Jan.

> b4o

(*)

42

42

40

40

40

42

42

40

1,248

40.3

2,480

Feb.

b40

b40

42

40

40

40

b40

b40

40

40

40

*b41

42

40

42

40

42

44

42

42

42

42

46

44

44

44

b42 

b42

-

1,163

41.5

2,310

Mar.

b44

44

44

b44

b44

b42

42

42

42

40

b39

*38

42

40

38

38

38

38

38

38

42

40

38

40

38

1,277

41.2

2,530

Apr.

40

40

38

38

38

40

40

40

38

36

38

36

38

42

51

62

80

115

118

TIE

115

103

88

76

73

69

71 

68

69

74

1,889

63.0

3,750

May

84

ioe

137

183

244

*322

375

343

381

458

564

578

446

381

322

312

404

571

775

1,000

1,110

1,150

1,220

1,360

1,370

*1,490

1,650 

1,630

1,480

1,380

1,080

22,906

739

45,430

June

1,020

1,100

*1,030

1,OOO

1,000

1,170

1,440

1^290

992

800

710

628

523

496

516

523

523

550

*557

543

510

471

452

446

421

354

312 

298

270

252

20,197

673

40,060

July

244

2T4

199

214

176

166

156

149

143

134

120

115

106

*103

101

98

88

90

86

84

82

76

71

64

61

59

58

55

52

54

56

3,474

112

6,890

Aug.

51

48

47

42

42

40

38

38

36

36

34

34

34

*38

38

36

36

40

44

36

36

38

38

35

33

32

33

42

42

36

33

1,186

38.3

2,350

Sept.

33

31

30

32

32

31

30

30

31

30

30

35

78

48

42

40

40

40

38

38

35

34

35

36

36

36

36 

36

34

30

1,087

36.2

2,160

Calendar year 1957: Max 2,120 Mln - Mean 239 Ac-ft 172,800

Water year 1957-58: Max 1,650 Mln 30 Mean 162 Ac-ft 117,100

Peak discharge (base. 1,100 cfs).--May 28 (1:30 a.m.) 1,920 cfs (3.54 ft); June 8 (12:30 a.m.) 

1,750 efs (3.50 ft).__________________ 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

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

120. Mill Creek at Utah-Wyoming State line

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

on right bank 2,000 ft upstream from State line and 19f miles southeast of Evanston, 

Wyo.

Drainage area. 59 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1949 to September 1958.

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

Average discharge. 9 years, 34.1 cfs (24,690 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 450 cfs May 21 (gage height, 3.51 ft); minimum, 

1.6 cfs Sept. 6.

1949-58: 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 1957-58, except periods of ice effect I 

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

1.4 

2.6 

4.1 

6.2

0.8 

1.0 

1.3 

1.6

2.0 

2.4 

2.9

143

213

308

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

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.

8.4

8.2

11

15 

13

14

12

11

11

10

11

11

11

13

15

12

13

*12

13

16

14

13 

12

14

12

11

12

13

11

12

12

376.6

12.1

747

Nov.

12

9.4

11

12

12

12

12

12

11

12

12

12

*11

11

ibll

337.4

11.2

669

Dec.

> bll

11

10

9.8

10

10

11

12

11

11

*10

11

12

11

11

11

>blO

328.8

10.6

652

Jan.

>blO

(*)

9.8 

9.4

9.8

9.4

9.0

9.0

306.4

9.88

608

Feb.

8.7

9.4

9.4

9.0 

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

8.7

8.7

8.2

8.7

*9.0

9.0

8.7

8.2

7.9

7.9

7.9

8.2

7.9

8.4 

9.4

10

To

8.4 

7.6

7.9

-

243.2

8.69

482

Mar.

> b7.5

7.6

8.2

8.2

7.9

8.2

8.2

7.9

8.2

b8.0

b8.2

*8.4

8.7

8.7

8.7

9.4 

9.0

9.0

9.4

b9.6 

9.8

10

9.0

9.0

b9.0

260.8

8.41

517

Apr.

b8.7

b8.7

8.7

9.0 

8.4

7.6

8.2

8.4

8.4

7.5

8.4

7.9

8.7

10

13

18

27

44

47

48

49

38 

27

21

24

20

21

21

22

28

586.4

19.5

1,160

May

35

46

63

83 

105

*134

120

81

98

122

149

166

128

99

83

78

109

156

171

217

278

291 

268

281

264

*304 

302

293

260

234

178

5,196

168

10,310

June

156

162

TiT

132

131

151

149

99

74

63

*56

51

44

38

35

31

29

27

25

24

21

20

17

16

18

19 

15

13

12

U_

1,784

59.5

3,540

July

10

9.4

9.4

9.4 

9.0

8.7

8.2

7.9

7.6

7.6

7.3

6.0

5.2

*4.3

4.9

5.8

5.2

4.9

4.9

5.4

6.0

4.3

4.5

5.4

4.0

4.3 

4.7

3^8

3.8

4.5

5.6

192.0

6.19

381

Aug.

5.4

5.4

4.0

4.0 

3.8

3.8

4.1

3.4

3.8

3.0

2.8

2.9

*2.8

3.0

3.8

3.8

4.9

5.6

5.8

5.6

4.5

e4.0

2.4

2.6 

2.8

4.1

4.1

3.4

3.4

124.4

4.01

247

Sept.

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.1 

2.0

1,J)

2TT

2.4

2.8

2.8

3.4

4.0

7.3

5^

4.1

3.8

3.6

3.5

3.5

3.4

3.5

3.5

4.1

4.9

5.4

5.2

5.4

5.6

4.7

4.9

112.8

3.76

224

Calendar year 1957; Max 497 Min - Mean 5O.2 Ac-ft 36,340

Water year 1957-58; Max 3O4 Min 1.9 Mean 27. O Ac-ft 19,540

Peak discharge (base, 25O cfs). May 11 (11 p. 

(3.51 ft) .

.) 251 cfs (2.60 ft); May 21 (1O p.m.) 45O cfs

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

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

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

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

lA miles downstream from Willow Creek, 2 miles upstream from Sulphur Creek Dam, and 

llj miles southeast of Evanston.

Drainage area.--64 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--December 1957 to September 1958.

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

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 560 cfs Apr. 18 (gage height, 5.07 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 100 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow many days.

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

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, December 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

1Z

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

ZO

Zl

22

23

24

25

26

Z7

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct. Nov. Dec.

1,

J (*)

1.8

2.2

2.5

2.5

2.5

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.3

(*)

> 3.5

2.7

89.5

2.89

178

Jan.

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.9

> 3.0

(*)

},

93.2

3.01

185

Feb.

1 ..

1

(*)

> 3.5

-

96.5

3.45

191

Calendar year 1957: Max - Mln -

Mar.

> 3.5

4.0

*4.5

5.2

> 6.0

134.2

4.33

266

Apr.

> 6.0

(*)

^

10

»125

Z92

146

105

73

47

*29

27

37

36

28

21

20

20

1,106.0

36.9

2,190

May

22

24

26

25

26

*29

27

19

*20

23

28

37

37

43

58

55

40

44

45

*53

51

61

45

40

34

3Z

*29

23

17

15

13

1,041

33.6

2,060

June

1Z

9.5

9.8

8.6

7.5

7.5

7.2

6.2

5.9

5.4

5.7

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

3.3

3.0

*3.1

3.4

3.6

4.1

3.8

3.3

6.2

8.1

4.1

2.0

1.6

^9

159.8

5.33

317

July

0.8

.4

.3

.3

.2

.3

.3

.5

.7

.7

.5

.4

.2

.1

**.!

.4

.5

.4

.1

.1

.1

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

7.4

O.Z4

15

Aug.

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

.1

.1.1

0

.1.1

o

0

0

0

o

0

.1

.2

.Z

.2

i.z'

0.04

2.4

Mean - Ac-ft -

Water year 1957-58: Max 292 Mln 0 Mean - Ac-ft -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 1 to Apr. 17.
BEAR RIVER BASIN 19

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 10| miles southeast of Evanston.

Drainage area. 68 sq ml, approximately.

Records available. March to September 1958.

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

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 82 cfs July 14, 15 (gage height, 2.82 ft); no 

flow many days.

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

acre-ft) completed December 1957.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, March to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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. Nov. Dec.

Calendar year 1957: Max -

Jan. Feb.

-

Min -

Mar.

(*)

(»)

0

0

0

Apr.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

»o

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

1.5

»4.4

34

58

58

57

57

48

5.0

322.9

10.8

640

May

4.0

3.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

19

56 

56

56

56

56

57

57

57

57

57

5858"

54

42

42

 31

11

11

11

11

920.2

29.7

1,830

June

11

6.6

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

4.6

14

 13

8.8

8.8

8.8

13

24

16

6.5

6.5

13

18

11

183.6

6.12

364

Mean - Ac-ft -

July

2.8

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

15

 62

71

70 

70

76

*I1

69

66

54

46

46

48

51

47

40

38

38

37

37

36

34

33

1,163.8

37.5

2,310

Aug.

*32

31

29

*24

21

21

21

21

31

39

 42

4i42

38

36

34

*36

36

35

27

22

14

7.5

8.1

8.4

8.4

8.8

9.1

9.1

9.1

785.5

25.3

1,560

Sept.

9.4

9.8

9.8

9.4

9.4

8.8

8.8

8.4

S.I

9.4

14

14 

13

13

IE

7.2

7.2

7.5

7.5

7.2

7.2

6.8

6.8

3.5

2.0

1.9

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.5

228.4

7.61

453

Water year 1957-58: Max 77 Mln 0 Mean - Ac-ft -

Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
20 BEAR RIVER BASIN

160. Sulphur Creek near Evanston, Wyo.

Location. Lat 41°10', long 110°52', in SEi sec. 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 1958 (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, 199 cfs Apr. 17 (gage height, 3.42 ft); minimum, 0.4 cfs July 8, 9.

1942-58: 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, which are fair. Natural 

flow of stream affected by diversions for irrigation, return flow from irrigated areas, 

and regulation by Sulphur Creek Reservoir (capacity, about 4,600 acre-ft) completed 

December 1957.

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

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

1.4

1.5

1.6 

1.8

0.2 

1.2 

3.2 

8.9

2.0 

2.3 

2.7 

2.9

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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

278" 2.4

3.9

4.4

4.2

3.Z

3.0

3.6

3.9

3.9

4.2

4.4

4.4

3.4

4.6

*4.9

4.9

5.2

5.6

6.3

5.6

5.2

6.3

6.0

5.6

6.0

E73- 6.6

6 .3

6 .3

146.0

4.71

290

Nov.

6.0

6.2

6.3

6.3

3.2

3.4

5.4

7.0

7.2

7.4

7.6

9.3

*10

> 10

> 9.5

250.3

8.34

496

Dec.

1-4 5TS

9.5

6.0

2.6

*2.2

2.2

2.2 1"

r5

3.5 *3.5

> 5.0

137.9

4.45

274

Calendar year 1957t Max 419

Jan.

4.9

4.'e

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

3.9

*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

3.6

3.6

125.4

4.05

249

Feb.

3.6

3T£

3.6

3.6

3.9

4.2

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9 *3.9

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.4

4.6

4.8

5.0

5.0

5.0

7.0

8.0

9.0

7.0

5.0

5.0

132.5

4.73

263

Mar.

},..

> 2.5

(*)

3.0

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

94.5

3.05

187

Apr.

3.0

sig

3.0

3.4

3.5

3.6

3.2 *3.9

4.4

4.4

6.3

9.6

20

42

70 *83

9436"

27

18

15

13

41

70

78

74

68

57

12

874.4

29.1

1,730

May

11

9.6

4.6

3.9

3.6

3.2

*3.2

3.2

3.9

5.0

20

61

61

69 59-

68

62

60

60

59

59

60

60

55

44

44

*31

13

13

13

14

1,044.2

33.7

2,070

June

13

8.6

1.8

1.6

1.4

2.6

3.4

3.2

2.8

3.0

3.4

3.2

3.6

2.8

3.2

8.9

15

21

*18

16

17

19

24

32SBIS

21

20

18

12

342.5

11.4

679

July

3.9

1.0

.8

.8

.8

.6

76

.6

10

58

68

68

68

72

*26

68

65

53

47

46

46

50

45

40

37

37

37

37

36

36

35

1,144.1

36.9

2,270

Aug.

34

34

33

29

27

27

27

27

36

42

44

48 *I5

46

43

40

39

40

40

38

30

25

15

9,3

8,9

9.3

9.3

8.9

9.3

8.6 

a g

o . o

882.2

28.5

1,750

Sept.

8.6

8.2

7.9

8.2

8.2

8.2

7.9

7.9

8.2

9.6

15

15

15

14

12

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.6

7.0

7.0

7.0

4.2

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.4

T7T

225.1

7.50

446

Mln 1.0 Mean 35.5 Ac-ft 25,690

Water year 1957-58: Max 94 Mln 0.6 Mean 14.8 Ac-ft 10,700

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note . Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 1-3, 9, 10, Nov. 14 to Dec. 31, Feb. 18 to 

Apr. 1, Apr. 6.
BEAR RIVER BASIN 21

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, 1-J miles upstream from Coyote Creek, and 

9f miles southwest of Evanston.

Drainage area. 80 sq ml, approximately.

Records available. October 1944 to September 1945, October 1949 to September 1958. 

Records for February 1943 to September 1944 at site l£ miles downstream not equivalent, but would be equivalent by adding flow of Wrlght No. 2 and Cook Canals, In 

reports on Bear River Hydrometrlc 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 l£ miles downstream and Oct. 1, 1944, to 

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

Average discharge. 10 years (1944-45, 1949-58), 10.3 cfs (7,460 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 53 cfs May 21 (gage height, 2.58 ft); no flow 

most of year.

1944-45, 1949-58: Maximum discharge, 477 cfs Apr. 28, 1952 (gage height, 7.04 ft); 

no flow at times.

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

diversion for irrigation of hay meadows above station.

One small

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except period of lee effect 

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

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 18-22, May 6-25)

0.2 

.3 

.4 

.5 

.6 2.1

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

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

O

Nov.

(*)

O

0

0

Dec.

(*)

0

0

0

Jan.

0

0

0

Feb.

(*)

0

O

0

Mar.

0 

0

O

0

o

0

0

o

0

0

0

o

o 

o

o

.6

2.0

2.5

(*)

> 4.O

57.1

1.84

113

Apr.

-

*4.2

4.2

4.5

4.8

6.0 

9.1

12

*18

*24

34

39

32

34

29

22

17

15

14

12

11

11

11

399.8

13.3

793

May

13 

15

16

18

20

25

*27

27

23

27

31

34

33 

30

30

30

33

40

42

41

42

4O

42

35

27

23

*21

17

13

9.9

8.0

832.9

26.9

1,650

June

H4.5

3.8

2.9

2.3

2.5

2.1

1.8

1.6

1.2

1.2

1.3 

1.4

.9

1.3

1.7

1.4

1.3

*.8

.2

.2

.2

.2

.9

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.3

53.4

1.78

1O6

July

0.2

1.3

.6

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

2

O

.4

2.0

H.8

**.2

.2

.1

.1

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

12.0

0.39

24

Aug.

(*)

0

0

0

Sept.

0

O

0

Calendar year 1957: Max 123 Mln O Mean 9.80 Ac-ft 7,100

Water year 1957-58: Max 42 Mln 0 Mean 3.71 Ac-ft 2,690

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

** Field estimate made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Mar. 16 to Apr. 8 (no gage-height record 

Mar. 16-21).
<" BEAR RIVER BASIN

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

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

at highway bridge, 6^ miles downstream from headgates and 10 miles northwest of 

Evanston.

Records available. October 1945 to September 1958 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. Prior to Oct. 11, 1946, staff gage at same site and datum. 

Average discharge. 13 years (1945-58), 16.8 cfs (12,160 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. 1942-58: Maximum daily discharge observed, 129 cfs Apr. 14, 1946; no flow at 

times each year.

Remarks. Records good. Canal diverts water from Bear River in NW£ 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 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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

.1

.6

.6

.9

0

0

0

0

0

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.7

1.5

1.5

1.6

2.1

2^_2_

11.8

0.38

23

Nov.

2.8

3.6

3.6

3.2

4.2

3.6

3.2

3.4

3.8

3.0

3.4

*4.5

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.5

2.8

3.0

3.4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

76.0

2.53

151

Dec.

(*)

0

0

0

Calendar year 1957: Max 114

Jan.

(*)

0

0

0

Feb.

(*)

-

0

0

0

Mar.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

15

*25

25

20

18

16

10

13

13

13

14

46

228

7.4

452

Apr.

41

41

49

49

49

46

50

64

58

*61

64

66

69

75

80

55

*62

70

66

55

52

*48

46

41

42

5.5

3.6

3.0

2.8

2.4

1,416.3

47.2

2,810

May

2.1

271

2.1

2.1

2.2

2.2

*3.8

21

20

21

22

22

17

23

33

33

30

12

27

68

70

86

81

98

125

104

*100

96

92

85

87

1,387.6

44.8

2,750

June

83

87

95

97

90

83

106

TTs"

98

83

80

73

58

41

43

54

64

61

*57

66

64

64

58

57

58

45

34

25

_17

2,081

69.4

4,130

July

1315-

12

12

3.2

4.0

4.2

4.2

6.0

8.0

12

8.2

5.8

3.8

2.1

*1.2

.2

0

.6

.8

1.6

2.2

2.2

1.8

1.1

.3

0

0

0

0

0

123.5

3.98

245

Aug.

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

Mln 0 Mean 21.5 Ac-ft 15,540

Water year 1957-58: Max 123 Mln 0 Mean 14.6 Ac-ft 10,560

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
BEAR RIVER BASIN 23

205. Bear River near Woodruff, Utah

Location. Lat 41°31'25", long 111°01'00", 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 1958.

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

Average discharge. 16 years, 215 cfs (155,700 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,460 cfs May 29 (gage height, 3.94 ft); no 

flow Aug. 21 to Sept. 30.

1942-58: 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 each year 1942-49, 

1954-58.

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

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

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except period of Ice effect (gage 

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

0.5 

.6

.7

.2

1.6 

3.4

1.0 

1.2 

1.5 

1.8 158

2.2 

2.7 

3.3 

4.0

299

54Z

935

1,520

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

8jl

itl

8.7

10

12

15

19

20

20

22

20

22

22

24

26

26

*30

30

32

36

41

46

47

49

49

54

54

54 

58

eg 

OO

52

972.9

31.4

1,930

Nov.

se- 56

es

61

63

74

59

63

65

61

58

67

72

*76

74

> 65

I'

1,980

66.0

3,930

Dec.

> 70

(*)

> 65

2,115

68.2

4,200

Jan.

1 60

1 -

1 1 '"'

1,884

60.8

3,740

Feb.

 <

> 64

j

~"|

1

) *66

J

72

75

80

85

95

100

Too

100

100

95

88

85

85

2,130

76.1

4,220

Mar.

> 85

> 80

92

100

115

T36" 135

125

120

115 

115

115

113

2,925

94.4

5,800

Apr.

Ill

82

89

74

61

58

46

56

63

*56

52

54

59

69

101

206

320

514

660

508

429

359

295

*238

227

276

295

276 

242

227

6,103

203

12,110

May

192

196

209

245

295

359

455

503

444

481

560

686

790

686

653

578

520

608

777

864

1,020

1,180

1,280

1,300

1,370

1,340

1,360

*1,400 

1,390

1,240

1,100

24,081

777

47,760

June

830

698

672

615

602

615

731

907

824

621

465

368

316

253

206

*164

149

126

160

80

67

65

56

56

59

138

152

96 

70

54

10, 161

339

20,150

July

49

40

33

36

24

24

22

20

19

16

14

11

9.2

6.3

6.3

*6.8

5.1

2.9

2.1

2.0

2.5

2.1

1.8

1.5

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.2 

.8

. 6

.JL

353.7

11.4

702

Aug.

 0.2

.2

.2

.2

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

**a.2

a. 2

a. 2

a.l

a.l

a.l

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

3.7

0.12

7.3

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1957: Max 2,280 Mln 6.3 Mean 281 Ac-ft 203,600

Water year 1957-58: Max 1,400 Mln 0 Mean 144 Ac-ft 104,500

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 efs).--May 29 (11 a.m.) 1,460 cfs (3.94 ft).____________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 field estimate, weather records, and 

diminishing flow characteristics.
24 BEAR RIVER BASIN

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 

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

Drainage area.--65 sq ml, approximately.

Records available. October 1949 to September 1958 in reports of Geological Survey. 

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

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

near Woodruff.

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

to June 21, 1939, staff gage half a mile downstream at different datum. June 22, 

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

datum.

Average discharge. 9 years (1949-58), 34.5 cfs (24,980 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 329 cfs May 21 (gage height, 4.94 ft); minimum, 5.7 cfs Dec. 22 (result of freezeup).

1949-58: 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 except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. No diversion above station.

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used July 13 to Aug. 4)

1.4 

1.6 

1.8

8.7

20

36

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

96

140

3.5

4.0 

5.0

187

235

335

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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

12

13

T3

13

13

13

12

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

*12

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

12 

12

12

390

12.6

774

Nov.

12

12

12

13

13

13

13

12

11

12

13

*13

13

13

13

12

11

13

13

12

b!2

b!2

12

11

11

12

bll

11

bll 

bll

363

12.1

720

Dec.

11

11

11

bll

11

*11

11

11

11

bll

bll

blO

10

10

10

10

11

*10

9.8

10

9.8

9.8

b9.8

b9.8

9.8

1^2

9.8

9.2

9.2

9 2

b9.2

316.6

10.2

628

Calendar year 1957 : Max 256

Jan.

b8.6

_ b8. 6

|1

> b9.0

(

J

9.0

"

(«)

> 9.4

- 

1-

I '*'

288.2

9.30

572

Feb.

> 10

9.8

10

*10

10

11

10

11

13

13

13

13

16

17

18

19

20

22

25

22

19

-

381.8

13.6

757

Mln

Mar.

17

16

14

13

12

12

11

> 11

*12

13

14

14

16

17

17

16

17

17

19_

417

13.5

827

Apr.

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

14

*14

14

14

16

19

24

34

45

*67

63

54

64

60

42

33

28

26

26

26

27

30

845

28.2

1,680

May

34

IT

55

68

*81

103

*118

100

95

118

136

136

118

105

96

107

146

188

234

273

309

305

268

281

253

230

197

*160

126

107

86

4,674

151

9,270

June

76

68

63

56

48

474"6

42

40

38

38

37

35

35

33

*31

30

29

27

26

26

25

24

24

25

24

22

20

20

19

1,074

35.8

2,130

July

12

18

18

18

18

18

17

17

16

16

14

13

12

11

12

*12

12

11

11

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

10

10

9.8

9,2

411.8

13.3

817

Aug.

9.2

8.7

8.7

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.7

*9.8

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.3

8.7

8.7

9.2

8.7

8.3

7.8

7.8

7.8

8.3

8.3

8.3

263.1

8.49

522

Sept.

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.4

7.4

7.4

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.7

10

9.2

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

256.2

8.54

508

Mean 31.4 Ac-ft 22,760

Water year 1957-58 : Max 309 Mln 7.4 Mean 26.5 Ac-ft 19,200

Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Note. No gage-height record Jan. 10 to Feb. 8, Feb. 22 to Mar. 20; discharge estimated on basis 

of 3 discharge measurements, weather records, and records for South Fork Ogden River near Huntsvllle.
BEAR RIVER BASIN 25

230. Big Creek near Randolph, Utah

Location. Lat 41°37', long 111°15', In SE£ sec. 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 1958. 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 

T939 to September 1944 at site a quarter of a mile downstream at different datums.

Average discharge. 9 years (1949-58), 21.1 cfs (15,280 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 56 cfs May 22 (gage height, 1.02 ft); minimum, 

5.7 cfs Mar. 18, buy may have been less during periods of no gage-height record.

1949-58; 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 table, water year 1957-58, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

0.2 

.3 

.5

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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

18

18

17

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

*16

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15 

14

14

486

15.7

964

Nov.

14

14

14

13

13

12

12

12

14

(*)

> 15

> 14

424

14.1

841

Dec.

> 13

(*)

> 12

387

12.5

768

Calendar year 1957 : Max 52

Jan.

> *11

341

11

676

Feb.

> 10

(*)

11

11

11

12

12

12

12

1313-

13

13

12

-

305

10.9

605

Mln -

Mar.

11

' 10

-

9.4

*9.2

9.0

8.5

8.2

9.2

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.0

8.8

8.8

9.2

9.8

9.8

294.9

9.51

585

Apr.

9.8

9.8

9.5

STff

9.5

9.8

10

11

11

 11

11

11

12

12

13

14

14

16

16

15

16

16

15

15

14

13

13

13

13

13

376.2

12.5

746

May

14

15

16

19

*22

25

30

30

31

36

40

41

40

40

40

41

42

47

48

40

52

54soso

49

48

46

*46

44

42

40

1,188

38.3

2,360

June

39

37

35

34

32

32

32

31

30

30

28

29

28

28

27

27

27

27

27

*27

27

26

25

26

25

25

24

23

22

21

851

28.4

1,690

July

21

21

20

20

20

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

*19

19

18

18

18

18

18

18

17

17

16

16

16

16

16

16

568

18.3

1,130

Aug.

16

Te

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

15

*15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

14.

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

15

15

15

14

466

15.0

924

Sept.

14

IT

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

14

13

13

13

13

13

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

394

13.1

781

Mean 18.6 Ac-ft 13,470

Water year 1957-58 : Max 54 Min - Mean 16.7 Ac-ft 12,070

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 2-4, Nov. 10 to Mar. 16 (no gage-height 

record Nov. 22 to Dec. 15, Dec. 23 to Mar. 16; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements, weather records, and records for nearby stations).

534539 O -60 -3
26 BEAR RIVER BASIN

265. Bear River near Randolph, Utah

Location. Lat 41°48' long 111°06' , in SE^NE^- sec. 7, T. 12 N. , R. 8 E., on left bank 

3.5 miles (revised) upstream from Twin Creek, 4.8 miles (revised) upstream from UtahWyoming State line, and 11 miles northeast of Randolph.

Drainage area. 1,640 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. December 1943 to September 1958.

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

Average discharge.--14 years (1944-58), 202 cfs (146,200 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 717 cfs May 31 (gage height, 4.88 ft); minimum, 

5.1 cfs Sept. 2, 20, 23.

1943-58: Maximum discharge, 2,660 cfs May 8, 1952 (gage height, 8.80 ft): minimum, 

that of Sept. 2, 20, 23, 1958.

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 1957-58, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used May 23 to June 12)

1.2

1.3 

1.5 

l.E

2.2 

2.8 

3.6

188

337

4.5

5.0 

5.5

532

661

811

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

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

Ac-ft

Oct.

14

14

15

16

17

17

18

19

17

15

17

17

17

19

18

*17

18

20

21

22

24

25

28

56

65

69

73

75

77

81

999

32.2

1,980

Nov.

82

81

86

84

94

91

91

93

91

90

94

*99

96

101

109

95

90

1-

i

2,772

92.4

5,500

Dec.

> 94

(*)

> 90

2,870

92.6

5,690

Jan.

> 85

(*)

> 92

(*)

2,677

86.4

5,310

Feb.

-

> 92

^

*98

105

110

120

130

140

150

145

135

130

3,175

113

6,300

Calendar year 1957: Max 1,970 Min 9.2

Mar.

> 130

> 125

*125

145

165

184

226

240

235

222

219

219

210

211

4,826

156

9,570

Apr.

211

201

195

181

170

162

151

150

148

*144

146

143 143-

148

158

167

170

217

269

359

359" 391

345

331

316

293

288

297

299

280

6,832

228

13,550

May

257

240

219

195

186

165

131

*148

197

192

156

156

118

20T

263

272

246

224

163

146

170

228

326

445

498

501

544

*557

587

628

676

9,038

292

17,930

June

555" 667

407

312

259

228

213

208

228

280

276

261

208

168

158

*146

131

106

94

87

66

54

48

46

42

38

34

30

28

27

5,412

180

10,730

July

25

25

25

25

23

20

18

22

17

14

12

12

11

10

10

*9.6

9.2

9T6

9.6

10

11

12

14

14

13

12

13

20

17

15

16

474.0

15.3

940

Aug.

15

15

14

14

14

13

13

15

13

15

16

*17

14

11

12

12

11

11

10

9.6

9.2

9.6

9.2

8.8

8.4

8.0

8.0

8.0

7.6

7.2

6.8

355.4

11.5

705

Sept.

6.4

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.0

6.0

 gre- 6.8

6.4

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.7

5.7

5.4

5.7

6.0

5.7

5.7

6.0

5.7

6.0

5.7

5.4

5.4

179.7

5.99

356

Mean 239 Ac-ft 172,700

Water year 1957-58: Max 676 Min 5.4 Mean 109 Ac-ft 78,560

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 3, 4, Nov. 16 to Mar. 21 (no gage-height 

record Nov. 2O to Dec. 15, Dec. 23 to Jan. 14, Jan. 20-29, Mar. 1-19; discharge estimated on basis 

of weather records and records for nearby stations).
BEAR RIVER BASIN 27 

270. Twin Creek at Sage, Wyo.

Location. Lat 41049', long 110°58' , 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. 246 sq mi.

Records available. April 1943 to September 1958.

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

Get. 1, 1945, staff gage at site 0.6 mile upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 15 years, 19.5 cfs (14,120 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 230 cfs Apr. 19 (gage height, 3.88 ft, from 

rioodmarks); minimum, 2.8 cfs Nov. 12.

1943-58: 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 1957-58, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

1.7

1.8

1.9

1.4

3.1 

5.8

2.0 

2.2 

2.5

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

94

152

225

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

3.9

477

5.3

5.3

5.8

5.5

5.8

6.2

5.8

5.8

5.8

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.6

*5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

6.2

5.8

5.8

5.8

6.2

6.6

5.8

5.8

6.6

6.2

7.5

8.5

184.9

5.96

367

Nov.

9.2

8.3

7.9

7.4

7.2

7.6

7.9

8.3

7.9

7.5

8.3

7.9

8.3

*9.2

8.3

7.9

7.5

7.9

7.5

7.9

6.0

5.8

675

r 7

6.4

6.0

225.6

7.52

447

Dec.

> 6

1 «.,

> 5.5

> 5.2

175.5

5.66

348

Jan.

4

4

4

> a4.5

*4.7

4.7

4.5

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.5

5

I"

143.7

4.64

285

Feb.

5.5

5.2

5.4

6.0

6.5

6.5

7.0

8.0

(*)

> 8.5

'

7.0

6.0

6.0

-

210.1

7.50

417

Mar.

6.0

6.3

6.6

> 7

, (*)

8.0

12

13

13

13

13

11

13

13

17

TT

280.9

9.06

557

Apr.

"I

> a!3

J

*13

16

18

19

26

32

45

70

*96

a!52

a!86

a!98

a!52

al!6

*80

47

30

31

26

24

22

21

22

1,533

51.1

3,040

May

28

33

38

41

*39

41

44

43

55

57

51

50

49

46

75

59

50

47

44

40

35

35

37

33

33

33

32

*27

26

20

1,262

40.7

2,500

June

21

21

20

20

20

21

24

25

23

22

22

22

22

22

20

20

18

16

16

*16

14

13

11

9.6

9.6

9.6

10

9.6

8.7

 

514.4

17.1

1,020

July

7.9 775"

7.5

7.9

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.1

6.6

6.2

5.8

5.8

5.0

575

6.2

*5.5

6.6

6.2

6.6

7.1

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.5

5.5

5.8

5.5

6.2

6.6

6.6

6.6

199.2

6.43

395

Aug.

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.2

6.6

6.2

4.7

5.5

5.3

*5.3

5.5

5.5

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.5

5.0

5.0

5.5

7.1

676

6.6

5.8

5.8

5.8

7.1

6.6

5.8

181.4

5.85

360

Sept.

6.2

e!2

6.2

6.2

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.3

5.3

5.0

575

5.5

5.3

5.3

5.5

5.8

5.8

6.2

6 .2

171.9

5.73

341

Calendar year 1957 : Max 49 Mln 2.6 Mean 10.5 Ac-ft 7,63O

Water year 1957-58: Max 198 Mln 3.9 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, high-water 

marks, weather records, and records for nearby stations.

Note. Stage-discharge relatl-on affected by Ice Nov. 4-6, Nov. 21 to Mar. 27.
28 BEAR RIVER BASIN

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

Location. Lat 41°56'20", long 110°59'05", in SE&SEi sec. 25, T. 23 N., R. 120 W. , 800 ft 

downstream from Pixley Dam, 17.5 miles downstream from Twin Creek, and 11 miles south 

of Cokeville.

Drainage area. 2,040 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1941 to November 1943, October 1952 to September 1956, May to 

September 1958. Published as Bear River near Cokeville 1941-43.

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, 591 cfs June 2; minimum daily recorded, 

2.8 cfs Sept. 2.

1941-43, 1952-56, 1958: Maximum daily discharge, 2,300 cfs Mar. 25, 1956; minimum 

daily recorded, that of 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 second-feet, May to September 1958

Day

1 

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct. Nov. Dec.

Calendar year : Max

Jan. Feb.

Min

Mar. Apr. May

:

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

*72

78

87

92

100

116

212

364

356

360 

382

435

-

-

-

June

581 

591 

521

418

256

112

81

96

95

*82

78

86

102

109

109

103

95 *aa

as

82

*77

74

72

71

72

70

64

60

58

4,447

148

8,820

July

57 

56 

54

51

51

51

47

34

64

T7

*36

33

32

29

28

27

25

*40

31

26

53" 23

23

24

25

24

26

23

25 

27

27

1,089

35.1

2,160

Aug.

26 

25 

23

22

21

21

20

20

20

19

20

18

16

17

14

8.6

576

9.4

11

12

12

13

14

14

12

12

11

7225" 

16

15

565.6

18.2

1,120

Sept.

If3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

^

> a3.5

*

108.6

3.62

215

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 weather records and record for Bear River 

near Randolph, Utah.
BEAR RIVER BASIN 29

320. Smiths Pork near Border, Wyo.

Location.--La t 42°17', long 110 0 52', in NW-£ sec. 33, T. 27 N., R. 118 W., on left bank 

4| miles upstream from Rowland Creek, 6 miles downstream from Hobble Creek, and 12miles 

northeast of Border.

Drainage area. 165 sq mi.

Records available. May 1942 to September 1958.

. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,650 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

"o Oct. 16, 1945, at site 0.8 mile downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 16 years, 199 cfs (144,100 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,150 cfs May 28 (gage height, 4.13 ft); minimum, 54 cfs Mar. 27, Apr. 6, but may have been less during periods of ice effect or 

no gage-height record.

1942-58: Maximum discharge, 1,500 cfs June 7, 1957 (gage height, 4.56 ft); minimum, 35 cfs Mar. 21, 1955 (result of freezeup), but may have been less during periods 

of no gage-height record.

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

which are fair. One diversion for irrigation of about 200 acres above station.

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except periods of Ice effect I 

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

1.5 

1.8 

2.2 

2.7

83

169

345

3.3 

3.9

4.1

621

998

1,135

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

107

107

109

113

109

107

107

105

103

103

101

101

101

101

101

*99

97

97

97

97

97

97

96

96

96

94

94

94

93 

93

il

3,103

100

6,150

Nov.

91

86

91

89

89

89

88

88

85

82

85

88

88

*89

88

86

> 84

J

80

3,558

85.3

5,070

Dec.

1> 80

J

83

78 I"

> ~rR

I

79

79

80

80

78

76

76

t 76

2,427

78.3

4,810

Jan.

(")

> 73

2,263

73

4,490

Feb.

~

> 70

-

1,960

70

3,890

Mar.

> 66

*66

64

66

66

66

66

68

68

64

68

66

65

2,047

66.0

4,060

Apr.

62

66

63

65

65

62

65

64

64

64

64

64

69

73

79

88

99

126

137

130

140

140

124

109

109

103

103

99

105

115

2,716

90.5

5,390

May

137

161

216

268

326

390

437

*462

562

599

616

650

578

599

583

605

656

734

790

829

906

978

*972

1,010

1,040

1,080

1.110

1,110

*1,040

1,010

21,412

691

42,470

June

900

874

841

816

790

822

841

835

790

716

673

650

610

572

542

532

*532

527

522

508

494

476

462

458

437

411

386

374

357

341

18,089

603

35,880

July

326

314

310

302

298

287

279

272

261

254

246

239

232

229

229

222

*216

209

209

209

206

196

193

190

190

190

184

175

172

n nf\ j.yu

178

7,207

232

14,290

Aug.

166

161

161

161

153

147

145

142

137

137

135

*133

130

128

126

126

124

126

124

121

117

119

121

119

117

115

115

117

117

111 

107

4,058

131

8,050

Sept.

107

105

103

103

103

101

101

99

99

99

99

107

124

TOT

107

105

101

99

99

97

97

97

96

96

*96

94

94

94

94

11

3,017

101

5,980

Calendar year 1957: Max 1,420 MIn - Mean 242 Ac-ft 175,200

Water year 1957-58: Max 1,110 MIn - Mean 194 Ac-ft 140,500

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 17 to Dec. 6, Dec. 10-15, Dec. 23 to Feb. 2. 

No gage-height record Feb. 3 to Mar. 18; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records 

fop nearby stations.
30 BEAR RIVER BASIN

380. Bear River below Smiths Pork, near Cokeville, Wyo.

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 Pork.

Drainage area. 2,460 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. April 1954 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,140 ft (from river-profile map).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,660 cfs June 2 (gage height, 5.20 ft); minimum, 84 cfs Sept. 10, 11.

1954-58: 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 fair. 

Natural flow of stream affected by diversions for irrigation and return flow from 

irrigated areas.

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except periods of ice effect 

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

2.3 

2.6 

3.1

157 

3Z5

3.9 

5.0 

5.2

73Z 

1,500 

1,660

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

Zl

zz

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

138

138 

15Z

15Z

15Z

163

169

166

180

186

183

180

183

180

*177

174

17Z

169

172

163

163

166

169

17Z

180

201

Z07

Z14

Zll

Z04

Zll

5,447

176

10,800

Nov.

Z14

Zll 

Z14

198

224

Z54

Z40

Z40

237

Z30

Z30

Z37

Z47

*Z57

260

Z47

Z37

Zll

Z34

Z14

bZOO

b!90

^

1

> bZOO

J

bZ05

bZlO

bZlO

6,651

2ZZ

13,190

Dec.

bZOO

b!85 

bZOO

bZOO

Z07

Z17

Z20

217

b210

1

> b200

J

Z01

Z07

214

bZOO

*b200

214

214

bZ05

bZ05

bZOS

> b210

bZ05

6,386

Z06

12,670

Jan.

bZ05

b290 

b!95

b!90

b!85

b!75

b!70

b!70

b!60

b!60

b!65

b!70

b!75

blSO

b!85

(*)

> b!90

Z01

195

b!90

195

198

ZOl

201

198

5,748

185

11,400

Feb.

b!90

blSO 

bT90

Z04

Z04

ZOl

b!95

ZOl

ZOl

Z04

Z04

ZZO

207

*207

Z07

211

ZZO

ZZ4

Z34

Z40

254

Z74

Z74

282

301

313

329

538

6,509

23Z

12,910

Calendar year 1957: Hax 2,550 Min 127

Har.

329

317 

297

297

293

289

282

289

289

285

Z93

278

243

247

Z57

28Z

Z68

Z64

*Z50

Z57

264

274

313

359

416

445

430

407

407

4Z5

4Z1

9,767

315

19,370

Apr.

389

389 

385

371

350

333

3Z5

3Z1

329

517

*34Z

350

554

576

411

464

495

537

608

641

715

767

709

*630

597

575

542

521

526

537

14,206

474

28,180

May

542

537 

559

580

586

653

709

721

790

868

880

910

886

826

796

790

850

952

973

980

987

,040

,120

,120

,180

,230

,470

* .560

' ,560

, 480

,520

29,655

957

58,820

June

,560

.600 

,480

,310

,110

966

868

850

858

796

767

726

721

704

692

664

619

592

580

*564

548

515

484

440

421

411

585

565

554

355

22,261

742

44,150

July

521

313 

305

501

297

297

278

264

257

257

268

250

227

201

191

180

*166

163

180

174

169

169

169

183

191

195

195

183

174

201

6,887

222

15,660

Aug.

186

177 

169

165

157

152

146

141

155

135

135

*125

118

116

116

111

98

98

96

102

104

111

115

118

111

108

116

120

177

155

123

4,010

129

7,950

Sept.

120

111 

104

106

102

102

102

96

95

87

95

93

104

98

96

100

100

93

95

95

93

95

93

95

98

100

98

98

98

96

2,948

98.5

5,850

Mean 521 Ac-ft 377,400

Water year 1957-58: Hax 1,600 Min 87 Mean 330 Ac-ft 239,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
BEAR RIVER BASIN 31

395. Bear River at Border, Wyo.

Location Lat 42°11', long 111°03' , in NE^NE-J- 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 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 6,051.63 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Average discharge.--21 years, 410 cfs (296,800 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,520 cfs June 2 (gage height, 5.63 ft); minimum, 83 cfs Sept. 20.

1937-58: 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 periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Diversions for irrigation of about 124,000 acres above station.

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except periods of Ice effect ( 

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

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 22 to Apr. 21, 

May 12-17, Aug. 7 to Sept. 30)

1.1

1.2 

1.5 

2.2

96

144

281

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

484

820

1,700

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

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.

160

160 

164

166

162

164

173

169

176

184

184

180

182

180

*178

176

175

173

164

160

160

162

166

173

184

201

210

214

216 

207

216

5,539

179

10,990

Nov.

218

218 

220

222

228

270

251

253

248

242

238

236

238

240

*246

255

251

240

240

230

210

200

205

205

205

205

210

210

215

215

6,864

229

13,610

Dec.

210

195 

200

210

215

220

220

220

220

210

205

205

205

205

210

215

215

210

*210

215

215

210

210

210

210

215

215

215

215

215 

215

6,560

212

13,010

Jan.

210

205 

200

195

190

190

180

175

170

TTO

175

180

185

190

195

> 200

210

205

200

200

205

210

210

*200

6,050

195

12,000

Feb.

195

190 

200

210

210

210

220

210

210

210

215

230

220

*220

220

225

230

240

250

260

270

280

290

300

310

330

340

340

-

6,835

244

13,560

Mar.

340

330 

310

> 300

'260 260

270

290

280

270

265

265

265

*274

301

343

390

422

424

405

405

416

424

9,909

320

19,650

Apr.

397

395 

405

387

372

357

348

348

357

350

*367

374

382

400

430

481

530

574

635

680

725

820

779

697

*632

606

574

548

542

548

15,040

501

29,830

May

551

548 

564

590

590

652

722

769

820

888

900

920

*924

880

864

844

900

1,020

1,070

1,090

1,080

1,110

1,180

1,180

1,200

1,230

1,370

1,470

"1.480

1,420

1,420

30,246

976

59,990

June

1,440

1.500 

1,390

1,240

1,080

908

794

776

761

743

722

683

662

645

622

603

*558

520

508

493

484

455

433

397

387

387

374

355

343

zon J "

20,585

686

40,830

July

317

321 

301

290

285

270

263

244

216

216

232

230

216

201

184

186

*173

162

162

162

157

158

146

130

142

153

149

146

139

144

184

6,279

203

12,450

Aug.

186

186 

171

162

157

157

164

158

155

153

*153

146

141

132

125

125

117

114

1Q5

108

111

117

119

124

122

117

116

117

151

141

125

4,275

138

8,480

Sept.

121

119 

111

111

108

108

108

104

101

98

95

99

106

106

98

99

102

95

90

85

88

90

89

88

92

92

93

93

96

98

2,933

99.4

5,920

Calendar year 1957 : Max 2,620 Mln 145 Mean 530 Ac-ft 384,000

Water year 1957-58 : Max 1,500 Mln 85 Mean 332 Ac-ft 240,300

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 18 to Mar. 21 (no gage-height record Nov. 22 

to Dec. 10, Dec. 13-18, Dec. 26 to Jan. 17, Mar. 9-21; discharge estimated on basis of weather 

records and records for stations below Smiths Fork near Cokevllle and at Stewart Dam).
32 BEAR RIVER BASIN

410. Thomas Pork near Wyoming-Idaho State line

Location. Lat 42°24'10", long 111°01'30", In SE^NWi sec. 19, T. 28 N. , R. 119 W. , In 

Wyoming , on right bank 1.5 miles downstream from Giraffe Creek, 1.3 miles upstream 

from State line, and 3? miles northeast of Geneva, Idaho.

Drainage area. 113 sq ml.

Records available . October 1949 to September 1958.

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. --9 years, 57.2 cfs (41,410 acre-ft per year).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 417 cfs May 12 (gage height, 3.45 ft); minimum, 

6.0 cfs Mar. 20.

1949-58: 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 excellent except those for periods of Ice effect or no gage-height 

record, which are fair. No diversion above station.

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except periods of Ice effect ( 

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Apr. 17)

1.3 

1.5 

1.9

2.4 

3.0 

3.4

149

292

403

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

e

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

18

19

23

23

22

20

20

19

19

19

19

20

20

20 *20

20

19

19

20

20

20

19

19

20

19

18

IS

20

18

18 

18

607

19.6

1,200

Nov.

19

18

19

20

20

20

19

19

18

20

18

19

20

22

*21

b20

19

22

21

20

> b!9

584

19.5

1,160

Dec.

b!9

19

19

19

> b!9

20

*20

20

19 I"

/ b20

18

600

19.4

1,190

Jan.

} "

18

> 19

> b!9

20

19

19

18

18

18

17 *16

571

18.4

1,130

Feb.

b!7

b!7

b!7

18

18

18

b!7

16

16

16

18

b!8

18

*16

16

17

li b!8

b!8

b!8

b!8

b!8

18

18

18

18

15

17

-

486

17.4

964

Mar.

> b!7

16

17

*17

17

18

20

20

18

18

18

19

20

541

17.5

1,070

Apr.

18

20

19

20

19

18

18

20

21

22

*23

27

31

36

44

53

62

86

93

92

115 109'

87

72

*71

67

67

64

67

76

1,537

51.2

3,050

May

89

103

132

155

197

229

257 *278

347

347

361

389 *369

386

364

364

364

367 *361

353

339

322

*292

265

242

222

206

192 *179

170 

166

8,407

271

16,680

June

157

147

141

130

124

122

118

107

104

*101

98

95

93

93

89

83 *79

75

75

74

70

67

64

76

70

66

60

56

55

54

2,743

91.4

5,440

July

53

53

51

51

49

48

47

45

43

41

39

38

36

35

35

35 *34

32

32

33

35

34

32

32

34

33

32

39

35

1,196

38.6

2,370

Aug.

32

28

29

28

25

24

23

22

22

22

*22

21

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

19

20

21

20

18

18

19

21

19

18

671

21.6

1,330

Sept.

18

18

17

17

!§

16

16

16

16

16

16

18

26

20

18

18

18

17

18

17

16

17

17

17

17

18

18

18

18

18

526

17.5

1,040

Calendar year 1957i Max 654 Mln - Mean 68.7 Ac-ft 49,710

Water year 1957-58: Max 389 Mln 15 Mean 50.6 Ac-ft 36,620

Peak discharge (base, 150 cfs) . May 12 (4:30 a.m.) 417 efs (3.45 ft); June 24 (3 p.m.) 190 cfs 

(2.59 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge Stage-discharge relation relation affected affected by Ice.

Note. No gage-height record Jan. 1-17; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby stations.
BEAR RIVER BASIN 33

440. Bear River at Barer, 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 Barer 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 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,000 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

Eb Aug. 24, 1914, staff gage at site 1,500 ft downstream at different datura.

Average discharge. 42 years, 514 cfs (372,100 aore-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,700 cfs June 2 (gage height, 7.06 ft); minimum, 101 cfs Sept. 12.

1913-16, 1919-58: 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 tables, water year 1957-58, except periods of Ice effect 

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

Oct. 1 to Dec. 31 Jan. 1 to Sept. 30

3.0 

3.5

196

332

2.6 106

3.0 191

3.5 336

4.0 523

5.0 936

6.0 1,310

7.0 1,680

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

208

201

206

210

201

'SUg- 198

213

208

218

222

222

222

220

215

213

213

218

210

203

201

201

201 

208

215

222

238

245

248

245 

240

6,691

216

13,270

Nov.

248

248

 250

261

250

275

'555 298

284

281

272

267

272

281

281

289

284

242

245

267

200

5215

235 

245

245

250

245

245

235

230

7,734

258

15,340

Dec.

230

235

235

230

235

245

250

2BTJ

245

245

240

230

230

 229

235

250

250

250

245

245

245

245

245 

240

240

240

235

220

5515

220 

220

7,374

238

14,630

Jan.

220

215

215

210

210

205

200

195

195

190

190

190

195

200

205

215

220

55B" 225

220

220

220

215 

210

*209

210

215

215

215

215

220

6,504

210

12,900

Feb.

220

550

225

225

225

225

225

225

230

230

235

235

240

240

240

250

255

265

275

290

300

305

315 

330

340

350

360

355

7,430

265

14,740

Mar.

*345

335

325

315

315

315

315

320

320

315

310

305

300

300

300

300

300

305

310

320

339

350

381 

413

482

557

540

507

482

486 

519

11,326

365

22,460

Apr.

478

466

470

462

443

421

406 306"

410

417

421

 439

451

478

*527

597

689

784

855

928

958

1,070

1,090 

*992

902

836

788

748

719

715

19,366

646

38,410

May

7T9- 719

723

756

776

820

921

1,010

1,050

1,160

1,240

1,290

1,360

 1,340

1,310

1,260

1,270

1,340

1,400

1,420

1,400

1,400

1,440 

1,480

*1,440

1,420

1,470

1,620

»1,650

1,610

1,570

38,384

1,238

76,130

June

1,620

1,650

1.660 i,S2o

1,350

1,160

1,070

1,020

973

966

925

902

886

836

820

808

760

715

658

614

592

579

553 

523

 486

490

523

511

 462

439

26,071

869

51,710

July

358- 395

374

360

353

326

313

300

263

252

252

260

255

252

240

*227

211

230

214

206

198

206

216 

194

189

201

216

221

214

216 

224

7,966

257

15,800

Aug.

246

249

235

216

208

191

177

186

184

165

 160

160

160

152

133

133

145

121

129

117

125

127

133

143

141

137

 137

139

139

165

149

5,002

161

9,920

Sept.

141

T3T

133

127

125

131

131

127

123

121

114

106

m

116

117

121

123

 125

125

123

117

121

129 

125

123

125

127

127

127

129

3,730

124

7,400

Calendar year 1957: Max 2,640 Mln 160 Mean 615 Ac-ft 445,400

Water year 1957-58: Max 1,660 Mln 106 Mean 404 Ac-ft 292,700

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 21 to Mar. 20, Mar. 27.
34 BEAR RIVER BASIN

460. Rainbow inlet canal near Dingle, Idaho

Location.--Lat 42°13'00", long 111°17 I 30", in SE^ sec. 3, T. 14 S., R. 44 E., on left 

bank 1^ miles west of Dingle and if miles downstream from headworks at Stewart Dam.

Records available. October 1945 to September 1958 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). 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. 36 years, 307 cfs (222,300 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,280 cfs May 19 (gage height, 4.56 ft); minimum daily, 13 cfs Sept. 23, 24.

1945-58: Maximum discharge, 4,180 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 NEi 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 lands 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 1957-58, except periods of ice effect or backwater from

Mud Lake (gage height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 22-29, Dec. 2-10, 12-22, 25-30, Jan. 5-19,

24-25, 27-31, Feb. 5-9, Mar. 26, Apr. 23, May 12, June 15-25)

0.5 

1.0 

1.5

19

85

181

2.0 

3.0 

5.0

301

606

1,470

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

79

118

133

133

135

128

130

137

135

139

143

147

145

137

135

126

100

111

113

109

102

115

122

124

131

131

143

151

163

168 

T55

4,049

131

8,030

Nov.

172

183

194

192

196

192

224

221

219

217

255

ZTS

228

238

238

236

233

192

210

217

b!75

135

T47

163

174

166

188

172

174

b!70

5,949

198

11,800

Dec.

b!65

159

ITO

177

168

172

181

185

194

17§

b!80

181

161

166

166

174

185

183

190

179

183

185

b!85

b!80

179

183

185

183

166

170

b!70

5,484

177

10, 880

Jan.

b!65

b!65

b!65

b!60

157

155

151

147

135

T3T

145

141

141

139

151

157

183

TT4

174

b!70

b!70

b!65

b!65

163

157

b!60

161

161

163

161

163

4,899

158

9,720

Feb.

b!65

b!70

b!70

b!70

170

170

174

174

174

177

179

180

183

183

188

183

185

205

219

221

228

243

240

248

272

285

b290

b£SO"

-

5,736

205

11,380

Mar.

b275

b260

b250

b245

b240

231

262

248

250

258

b250

b230

b23tf

b230

b230

b235

b240

240

236

238

252

265

275

324

382

460

469

1BU

426

423

441

9,055

292

17,960

Apr.

438

411

405

399

388

374

360

346

35T

360

354

379

399

417

463

524

613

709

746

812

858

938

1.020

960

894

815

754

690

664

668

17,509

584

34,730

May

668" 657

668

690

716

739

812

866

882

934

1,030

1,080

1,120

1,140

1,100

1,050

1,070

1,100

1,180

1,150

1,160

1,130

1,130

1,180

1,150

1,090

1,060

1,120

1.180

1,140

1,060

31,052

1,002

61,590

June

1,040

1,060

1.090

1,OZO

882

712

564

472

426

417

402

376

368

332

298

280

262

233

183

151

133

126

120

126

126

120

116

99

92

71

11,697

390

23,200

July

68

68

130

166

1ST

153

163

143

111

122

107

107

104

99

95

80

69

66

66

64

62

CT

68

82

80

97

104

107

118

122

124

3,170

102

6,290

Aug.

135

147

149

13T

128

133

128

130

109

106

120

109

85

68

60

51

49

51

35

36

29

35

41

41

37

27

?S

29

29

29

39

2,326

75.0

4,610

Sept.

27

30.

23

18

17

16

16

17

16

16

16

15

15

14

14

14

14

15

14

14

14

14

13

TJ

14

14

15

15

15

16

484

16.1

960

Calendar year 1957: Max 2,170 Mln 58 Mean 485 Ac-ft 350,900

Water year 1957-58: Max 1,180 Mln 13 Mean 278 Ac-ft 201,200

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by backwater from Mud Lake Sept. 4-30.
BEAR RIVER BASIN 35

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

Location. Lat <i2°15'30", long 111 0 17'30", in NE£ sec. 34, T. 13 S., R. 44 E., on right 

bank 300 ft downstream from Stewart Dam and 4i miles south of Montpelier.

Records available. October 1945 to September 1958 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. 36 years, 66.7 cfs (48,290 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 31 cfs July 4; minimum daily, 6.2 cfs 

July 14.

1922-58: 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 supervision of 

Geological Survey, in connection with a Federal Power Commission project.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 16 to Nov. 1, Aug. 24-28, 

Sept. 5-30)

0.9 

1.1 

1.3 

1.5

4.3

12

22

33

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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

20

20

20

20

21

2T

21

21

20

20

20

19

20

20

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

20

20

20

608

19.6

1,210

Nov.

20

21

20

20

20

20

20

21

21

21

22 22"

22

22

22

22

22

22

21

22

21

20

20

20

19_

19

20

20

20

20

622

20.7

1,230

Dec.

20

20

20

19

19

19

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

~S5 21

20

20

16

11

10

10

9.4

974

563.8

18.2

1,120

Calendar year 1957: Max 35

Jan.

8.9

8.9

8.9

.3

.0

.3

.3

.3

7.0

77C

7.3

8.5

8.5

8.9

8.9

8.9

9.4

F3

8.5

8.5

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.4

8.9

8.9

9.4

9.4

265.2

8.55

526

Feb.

9.

9.

9.

9.

9.

9.

9.

B.9

^79

8.9

9.4

10

10

10

11

11

11

13

14

15

13

13

15

16

17

13

15

13

_

321.9

11.5

638

Mln 9.4

Mar.

13

13

14

13

14

14

14

13

14

14

14

14

13

13

14

13

13

13

14

13

14

14

9.8

13

15

10

9.4

is-8.5

is

15

408.7

13.2

811

Apr.

16

15

14

14

il

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

14

15

16

17

T7

17

17

16

16

16

15

14

14

14

14

434

14.5

861

Mean 22.4

May

14

T4

14

15

15

15

15

16

15

15

16

16

17

18

18

17

17

20

26

26

26

26

24

25

25

24

24

25

27 -W7J-

£O

617

19.9

1,220

June

25

25

26

26

24

23

23

24

25

25

25

24

25

24

25

27

27

26

26

28

29

28

28

29

25

29

29

29

29

28

790

26.3

1,570

July

27

28

29

So- 31

so

20

9.8

B.5

7.7

7.3

6.6

6.6

576- 6.2

8.1

18

18

17

17

17

18

19

20

20

20

20

20

21

21

21

549.4

17.7

1,090

Aug.

21

22

22

22

22

23

25

14

T£

20

20

20

19

19

18

18

18

17

17

17

17

18

18

17

17

16

16

16

17

17

18

572

18.5

1,130

Sept.

17

T£

16

15

12

12

11

10

9.8

8.9

8.9

8.5

8.5

8.1

875

9.4

9.4

9.8

9.8

9.8

11

13

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

363.4

12.1

721

Ac-ft 16,220

Water year 1957-58: Max 31 Mln 6.2 Mean 16.8 Ac-ft 12,130
36 BEAR RIVER BASIN

475. Montpelier Creek at irrlgators 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 Pork.

Drainage area.--50.9 sq mi.

Records available. December 1942 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and sharp-crested weir. Altitude of gage is 6,210 ft (from 

topographic map).

Average discharge. 15 years (1943-58), 22.3 cfs (16,140 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 107 cfs May 12 (gage height, 1.67 ft); minimum, 

1.8 cfs Mar. 5, 7.

1942-58: 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 except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are 

good. One small diversion above station for irrigation.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 14 to Mar. 21 Oct. 1-13, Mar. 22 to Sept. 3O

0.8 

.9

5.1 

6.6

1.1 

1.3

9.8

14

0.2 

.4 

.6

7.7

16

26

0.9 47

1.3 77

1.7 110

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

1312-

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

*11

11

11

11

11

11

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

359

11.6

712

Nov.

11

1011

1111

11

1111

10

10

111111

12 *TI

10

10

9.5

11

9.8

8.2

T3

9.8

9.8

10

11

10

10

9.5

9.0

310.4

10.3

616

Dec.

9.5

10

10

9.5

10

10

10

9.7

9.3

*8.7

9.0

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

9.8

9.7

6.6

978

11

10

9.8

9.8

9.8

8.7

7.8

298.5

9.63

592

Calendar year 1957 : Max 106

Jan.

}-

8.0

> 9.0

9.3

8.5

> 8.0

255.8

8.25

507

Feb.

Li2

7.2

8.5

8.3

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

7.8

8.0

7.7

7.8

8.0

8.0

8.2

8.8

9.5

9.5

9.2

9.0

9.0

8.8

9.0

9.3

9^8

9.2

9.2

8.7

237.5

8.48

471

Mar.

8.3

8.5

8.8

8.2

7.8

9.0

8.3

8.7

8.5

8.2

7.7

BTS

8.2

7.8

8.2

7.8

8.0

7.8

8.0

8.5

8.8

*8.8

8.8

9.5

9.9

9.9

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.5

266.4

8.59

528

Apr.

~§^S 9.5

9.9

9.9

9.5

9.5

9.9

1011 *11

11

13

14

15

19

22

25

34

36

38

43

46

IT

39

*36

34

33

31

32

35

696.7

23.2

1,380

May

42

46

56

64

72

83

86

90

93

99

99

104

^§9

99

96

93

93

93

»95

95

94

91

91

88

87

83

81

79

*76

74

75

2,616

84.4

5,190

June

70

66

64

61

60

59

56

53

52

50

48

47

47

47

46

43

*41

39

40

38

36

34

32

34

37

33

30

30

28

75

1,349

45.0

2,680

July

28

77

27

26

26

25

25

24

23

22

22

20

19

20

20

20

*20

20

20

20

21

19

18

19

18

18

18

16

T6

19

18

654

21.1

1,300

Aug.

17

16

16

16

15

14

14

14

14

14

*14

13

12

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

12

13

13

13

13

12

12

13

12

11

TT

415

13.4

823

Sept.

11

TT

11

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

12

T2- 13

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

__ __ 1,1

340

11.3

674

Mln 6.0 Mean 23.5 Ac-ft 17.04O

Water year 1957-58 : Max 104 Mln 6.6 Mean 21.4 Ao-ft 15,470

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Jan. 1-17, 2O-31; discharge estimated on basis of weather records 

and records for nearby stations.
BEAR RIVER BASIN 

555. Bear Lake at Lifton, near St. Charles, Idaho

37

Location. Lat 42°07'20", long 111°19'20", in NE£ sec. 16, T. 15 S., R. 44 E., in Lifton 

pumping plant of Utah Power & Light Co., 3| miles east of St. Charles.

Records available. October 1903 to June 1906 (gage heights only), October 1945 to September 1958.January 1921 to September 1945 (elevations only) in files of Salt Lake City 

district office, Geological Survey. Published as Bear Lake at Fish Haven 1903-6.

g.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 5,900 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted

evels by Utah Power & Light Co.). October 1903 to June 1906 staff gage at different 

site and datum.

Extremes.--Maximum contents during year, 1,198,000 acre-ft June 11-28" (gage height, 

 20.48 ft); minimum, 967,200 acre-ft Dec. 2-7 (gage height, 17.15 ft).

1921-58: 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 limits 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. 34 ). 

Water from Mud Lake reaches Bear Lake 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 development.

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 by Utah 

Power & Light Co.

Capacity table, water year 1957-58 (elevations, In feet, 

and usable contents, in acre-feet)

5,917.0

5,918.0

5,919.0

956,900

1,026,000

1,095,000

5,920.0

5,921.0

1,165,000

1,235,000

Usable contents, in thousands of acre-feet, at 7 a.m., water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

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.

1,002 

1,000

998.2

996.1

994.8

992.7

990.6

989.2

987.8

986.5

985.1

983.7

982.3

981.0

980.3

979.6

979.6

978.9

978.2

978.2

977.5

976.8

976.1

975.4

974.7

974.0

972.7

972.0

970.6

969.2

967.9

5,917.16

-36.1

Nov.

967.9 

967.9

968.6

969.2

969.9

969.9

969.9

970.6

971.3

971.3

971.3

971.3

971.3

972.0

972.7

972.7

972.7

972.7

9"72.7

972.7

972.0

972.0

971.3

970.6

970.6

969.9

969.9

969.2

968.6

968.6

5,917.17

+0.7

Dec.

967.9 

967.2

967.2

967.2

967.2

967.2

967.2

967.9

967.9

967.9

967.9

967.9

967.9

967.9

968.6

968.6

969.2

969.2

969.9

970.6

971.3

972.0

972.7

973.4

974.0

974.7

975.4

976.1

976.8

977.5

978.2

5,917 .31

+9.6

Jan.

978.9 

979.6

980.3

981.0

981.6

982.3

983.0

983.7

984.4

985.1

985.1

985.8

986.5

986.5

986.5

987.2

987.2

986.5

985.8

985.8

985.1

985.1

984.4

984.4

984.4

983.7

983.7

983.7

983.7

983.7

983.7

5,917.39

+5.5

Feb.

983.7 

984.4

984.4

985.1

985.1

985.8

986.5

987.2

987.8

988.5

989.2

989.9

990.6

992.0

992.7

994.1

994.8

996.1

996.8

997.5

998.2

999.6

1,000

1,002

1,002

1,004

1,004

 

1,005I~~

_

5,917.70

+21.3

Mar.

1,006 

1,007

1,008

1,009

1,011

1,012

1,013

1,014

1,015

1,016

1,017

1,018

1,019

1,020

1,021

1,022

1,024

1,026

1,027

1,028

1,029

1,030

1,031

1,032

1,033

1,034

1,035

1,037

1,039

1,042

1,014

5,918.27

+39

Apr.

1.047 

1^049

1,051

1,053

1,054

1,056

1,057

1,058

1,060

1,062

1,063

1,064

1,065

1,066

1,068

1,071

1,073

1,074

1,076

1,078

1,079

1,081

1,084

1,087

1,090

1,094

1,097

1,099

1,101

1,105

5,919.11

+59

May

1,105 

1,106

1,108

1,109

1,110

1,113

1,114

1,117

1,118

1,121

1,124

1,127

1,130

1,134

1,139

1,143

1,145

1,148

1,151

1,154

1,157

1,160

1,164

1,166

1,170

1,173

1,175

1,178

1,181

1,182

1,184

5320.28

+81

June

1.186 

1,189

1,191

1,192

1,194

1,196

1,196

1,197

1,197

1,198

1,138

1,198

1,198

1,198

1,198

1,198

1,198

1,198

1,198

1,198

1,198

1,198

1,198

1,198

1,198

1,198

1,198

1,198

1,196

1,194

5,920.42

+10

July

1.192 

1,189

1,187

1,185

1,184

1,182

1,180

1,178

1,175

1,173

1,170

1,167

1,165

1,163

1,160

1,157

1,154

1,151

1,146

1,143

1,138

1,134

1,131

1,127

1,125

1,123

1,121

1,120

1,118

1,116

1,115

5£19.2B

-79

Aug.

1,115 

1,110

1,108

1,106

1,104

1,103

1,102

1,100

1,099

1,097

1,096

1,094

1,092

1,090

1,088

1,086

1,084

1,082

1,080

1,077

1,074

1,071

1,068

1,066

1,063

1,060

1,058

1,056

1,054

1,051

1,049

5,918.55

-66

Sept.

1,047 

1,044

1,042

1,040

1,056

1,032

1,029

1,026

1,024

1,021

1,019

1,017

1,015

1,013

1,011

1,010

1,009

1,007

1,005

1,004

1,002

999.6

998.2

996.1

994.1

992.0

989.2

987.2

984.4

982.3

5£17.57

-66.7

Calendar year 1957.................... * +173.5

Water year 1957-58.................... * -21.7

t Elevation, in feet, at end of month.

* Change in contents, in thousands of acre-feet.
38 BEAR RIVER BASIN

595. Bear Lake outlet canal near Paris, Idaho

Location.--Lat 42°13'00", long 111°20'30", in SW^ sec. 8, T. 14 S., 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 1958 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 (from topographic map). 

Average discharge . 36 yeai-j , 343 cfs (248,300 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,340 cfs July 18 (gage height, 18.29 ft); minimum daily, 5 cfs many days in April and May.

1922-58: Maximum daily discharge, 1,870 cfs Aug. 8, 1924; minimum daily, 1 cfs 

many days in 1937, 1954.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of indefinite stage-discharge relation 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 1957-58, except period of Ice effect (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 14, Dec. 3-25, Jan. 17 to Feb. 14, June 2, 9, 24, June 26 to 

July 1, July 3-8, 12, 15, 17, 22, 26, Aug. 1, 3, 4, 12-15, 28, 29, Sept. 1-3, 7-12)

12.5

12.6

13.0

13.5

14.0

15.0

17.0

19.0

155

339

871

1,580

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

404

627

635

493

322

333

335

335

312

295

303

301

283

271

287

283

240

240

244

244

238

240

220

203

171

113

100

99

101

103

1O8

8,483

274

16,830

Nov.

116

113

116

120

123

129

130

130

178

249

251

261

295

337

359

383

390

374

379

379

b360

b345

b355

b360

b370

b370

b375

b370

b370

b370

8,457

282

16,770

Dec.

b370

b240

90

100

103

102

107

85

90

87

49

48

51

53

57

57

55

63

69

55

51

52

44

30

12

6

6

6

6

6

2,156

69.5

4,280

Jan.

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

60

335

502

638

580

580

580

548

532

451

415

418

422

420

420

427

397

7,809

252

15,490

Feb.

346

337

331

341

314

240

229

186

170

172

155

87

78

32

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

10

10

10

10

10

3,170

113

6,290

Mar.

9

9

9

9

9

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

28

253

8.2

502

Apr.

5

5

5

189

6.3

375

May

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

180

477

482

1,279

41.3

2,540

June

470

427

359

320

346

363

363

314

291

314

324

324

346

352

352

348

359

337

361

388

385

365

376

436

545

550

545

588

624

j>7_8

12,150

405

24,100

July

818

990

990

1,000

987

980

1,040

1,120

1,140

1,130

1,140

1,220

1,220

1,250

1,310

1,300

1,530

1,280

1,180

1,160

1,090

906

797

937

937

947

928

908

921

944

32,828

1,059

65,110

Aug.

947

931

934

868

774

771

701

652

643

641

832

1,150

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,090

1,080

1,090

1,080

1,090

1,090

1,090

1,080

1,090

1,100

1,100

1,050

944

849

834

29,629

956

58,770

Sept.

837

886

921

849

792

804

816

822

768

680

649

561

553

6O7

445

287

287

285

365

439

446

429

394

376

39Z

401

404

397

328

257

16,477

549

32,680

Calendar year 1957: Max 1,5OO Mln 6 Mean 315 Ac-ft 228,100

Water year 1957-58: Max 1,330 Mln 5 Mean 337 Ac-ft 243,700

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Note. No gage-height record Dec. 26 to Jan. 15, Feb. 15 to 

of 5 discharge measurements, trend of flow, engineer's notes,

May 29; discharge estimated on basis 

and record of headgate changes.
BEAR RIVER BASIN 39

750. Bear River at Soda Springs, Idaho

Location.--Lat 42°36 I 50", long 111°35 I 00", in NW£ sec. 29, T. 93., 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 and June 1898, October 1953 to September 

1958.Irrigation season only during 1944-49 and 1950-53 in reports on Bear River 

Hydrometric Data (Geological Survey open-file report).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,760 ft (from topographic map).

Hay 25 to Oct. 2, 1896, May 22 to July 1, 1898, staff gage at different datum. During 

irrigation season 1944-49, 1950-53, water-stage recorder at site 800 ft downstream at 

different datum.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 1,370 cfs July 18 (gage height, 4.69 ft); minimum daily, 135 cfs Dee. 31.

1896, 1898, 1944-49, 1950-58: 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 above station for irrigation. Flow regulated by storage in 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 1957-58, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

2.4 

2.6

3.0

132

179

304

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

530

841

1,630

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

*520

536

733

793

682

520

520

520

525

509

488

488

483

483

478

478

483

440 

430

435

440

440

440

435 

403

385

343

324

312

*7-l 0

WO JL.C

312

14,690

474

29,140

Nov.

312

308

316

327

331

331

335

335

339

364

454

468

478

520

558

564

592

610 

555

560

445

270

415

485 

550

575

495

480

495

390

13,282

443

26,340

Dec.

475

600

495

320

260

325

304

300

270

240

*215

205

220

235

259

266

262

262 

239

249

256

252

175

170 

240

235

160

205

200

195

135

8,219

265

16,300

Jan.

135 140"

145

145

150

150

150

150

150

155

160

160

160

155

155

155

200

460 

690

720

730

725

720

690 

650

620

620

600

610

615

590

11,650

376

23 ,-110

Feb.

MO- 560

520

530

530

500

460

430

380

370

380

350

330

280

270

260

250

245 

240

255

240

240

262

262 

269

262

*249

245

9,679

346

19,200

Mar.

240

230

225

220

220

220

220

220

212

220

215

200

255

205

205

205

210

220 

224

227

227

233

243

259 

276

280

294

286

283

286

290

7,295

235

14,470

Apr.

286

280

272

272

266

269

276

283

327

*381

416

449

541

688

*863

1,050

1,180

1,290 

1,500

1,260

1,120

1,050

972

906 

827

752

682

616

569

536

19,919

664

39,510

May

488

468

468

478

499

520

541

*569

586

657

740

746

726

746

759

759

740

714 

701

707

670

*695

772

695

633

621

598

*569

604

1 Co

1,040

20,235

653

40,140

June

1.040

1,020

965

870

766

726

772

806

726

688

682

688

701

733

733

695

664

621 

5S9" 616

657

651

639

*657 

720

827

855

841

863

884

22,745

758

45,110

July

965

1,120

1,240

1,320

*1,300

1,270

1,240

1,290

1,290

1,280

*1,230

1,230

1,260

1,270

1,300

1,340

1,340

1,560 

1,320

1,280

1,240

1,160

957

906 

1,555

1,010

994

1,000

994

1,000

1,010

36,516

1,178

72,430

Aug.

1,020"

1,000

1,010

1,000

928

*841

813

772

707

695

701

913

,140

,130

,140

,140

,140

,130 

,130

,130

1,130

1,130

1,140

1,160 

1,160

1,160

1,160

1,110

980

877

31,378

1,012

62,240

Sept.

877

870

906

*972

920

848

841

834

848

793

714

682

651

627

676

569

421

408 

*412

454

536

541

530

483 

483

494

504

509

504

464

19,371

646

38,420

Calendar year 1957: Max 1,560 Mln 125 Mean 607 Ac-ft 439,700

Water year 1957-58: Max 1,360 Mln 135 Mean 589 Ac-ft 426,400

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 20 to Dec. 6, Dec. 9-14, Dec. 23 to Feb. 22, 

Peb. 28 to Mar. 8, Mar, 10-18 (no gage-height record Jan. 20-25).
40 BEAR RIVER BASIN

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 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,650 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge.--43 years (1911-16, 1919-20, 1921-58), 749 cfs (542,300 acre-ft per 

year).

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 1,390 cfs July 11; minimum daily, 190 cfs 

Jan. 5.

1911-16, 1919-58: 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 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 11 to Mar. 5, July 12 to Aug. 18)

0.7 

1.0 

1.5

189

310

579

2.0 

3.0

945

1,900

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

783

726

*651

878

1.050

348

667

651

546

657

648 

526

515

698

579

567

588

596

477

489

582

554

503

431

452

459

442

494

*500

446

511

18,014

581

35,730

Nov.

362

399

327

502

537

574

457

461

563

595

660 

661

660

677

646

644

665

690

670

607

591

475

589

326 4f8~

604

644

645

634

657

16,950

565

33,620

Dec.

574

27?

351

432

390

429

412

401

385

*325

329 

304

299

370

328

412

423

381

348

345

397

312

377

197

?S2

393

278

331

269

372

323

11,02-4

356

21,870

Jan.

197

277

259

248

190

240

261

303

285

234

318 

253

262

256

444

633

598

586

576

661

745

728

732

751

691

*645

740

739

729

732

717

15,030

485

29,810

Feb.

644

638

648

67T

616

558

524

486

395

497

366 

3"62~ 212

449

420

381

369

454

456

458

462

467

472

500

510

491

478

*443

13,387

478

26,550

Calendar year 1957 : Max 1,770 Min 135

Mar.

431

417

439

479

508

456

431

444

287

410

367 

344

355

392

391

254 376"

325

354

355

407

430

429

445

373

473

361

537

522

442

632

12,866

415

25,520

Apr.

506

512

491

534

495

494

484

403

322

*5T6

545 

633

553

760

1,060

1,210

,200

,520

,230

,160

,270

,260

,140

1,140

1,160

1,090

981

991

963

941

25,364

845

50,310

May

863

657

576- 509

568

577

663

669

713

687

657 

725

799

789

813

805

824

824

672

747

*712

658

662

765

844

737

717

*699

697

713

750

22,091

713

43,820

June

771

771

794

801

671

605

598

6lS

695

658

688 

697

721

746

749

719

681

647

682

631

618

645

673

730

*786

931

997

991

977

1,060

22,351

745

44,330

July

1,100

1,250

1,260

1,270

1,280

1,300

1,310

1,350

1,370

1,380

1.590 

1,320

1,500

1,550

1,340

1,560

1,550

1,190

1,100

1,090

1,150

1,230

1,160

1,100

1,150

1,170

1,130

1,120

1,130

1,100

1,030

58,110

1,229

75,590

Aug.

919

846

846

786

797

887

*862

792

1,000

1,110

1,130 

1,050

1,080

1,070

1,080

1,100

1,160

1,140

1,170

1,170

1,140

985

997

1,000

1,070

1,060

1,100

1,160

1,140

1,050

1,040

51,757

1,024

62,950

Sept.

862

986 9"65"

970

976

943

949

947

912

954

794 

656

646

647

804

718

670

660

657

*629

640

688

686

680

672

667

604

576

?S7

609

22,774

759

45,170

Mean 694 Ac-ft 502,200

Water year 1957-58 : Max 1,390 Min 190 Mean 684 Ac-ft 495,300

Discharge measurement made on this day.
BEAR RIVER BASIN 41

845. Cottonwood Creek near Cleveland, Idaho

Location. Lat 42°20', long 111°46', In SW£ sec. 34, T. 12 S., R. 40 E., on right bank 

500 ft upstream from Cleveland irrigation canal, 2j miles west of Cleveland, and 

4 miles downstream from proposed Cottonwood Dam.

Drainage area. 61.7 sq mi.

Records available. November 1938 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,150 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to Dec. 29, 1944, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 19 years (1939-58), 30.5 cfs (22,080 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 505 cfs Apr. 18 (gage height, 3.15 ft); minimum, 

2.6 cfs Sept. 23.

1938-58: 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 or no gage-height record, 

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 SEt sec. 8, T. 12 S., R. 39 E., for irrigation in Battle Creek basin in vicinity of 

Treasureton.

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 27 to May 3O)

1.0 

1.3

2.7 

6.2

30

1.8 

2.3 

3.1

77

185

485

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

5.0

5.6

6.2

8.5

^75

8.5

6.9

7.5

8.2

5.8

4.8

4.8

4.6

4:'. 8

5.6

5.2

5.4

6.0

6.9

7.2

5.4

5.8

6.5

*7.2

6.9

7.5

7.8

7.5

7.8

8.2

201.2

6.49

399

Nov.

8.2

7.5

8.5

8.5

8.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.5

7.5

8.2

8.5

9.2

9.9 972"

6.2

b7.8

b8.0

1>9.0

b8.0

b7.0

b6.0 672-

6.5

7.5

8.5

8.8

9.2

9.5

9.5

242.6

8.09

481

Dec.

9.5

10

11

12

*12

13

13

13

13

13

bll

12

12

12

13

15

20

19

16

16

16

13

bll

b!2

13

13

12

*12

12

b!2

b!2

4O3.5

13.0

8OO

Jan.

> b!2

> all

*10

9.5

9.5 90. &

344.2

11.1

683

Feb.

"^

> b9.5

9.9

9.5

9.2

9.5

9.2

11

13

15

14

14

15

15

18

23

28

30

22

2O

19

-

389.8

13.9

773

Mar.

14

19

18

18

22

*19

18

17

16

16

b!5

b!6

15

15

14

16

15

13

T?

15

21

27

31

35

35

32

29

31

34

34

37

671

21.6

1,330

Apr.

34

33

*32

32

30

29

30

33

39

42

45

61

90

138

224

323

366

449

*29T

274

319

263

179

148

124

114

112

*110

116

132

4,218

141

8,370

May

158

173

214

242

*274

304

293

228

231

228

220

242

207

*173

155

142

140

142

138

130

*120

106

101

89

75

64

56

49

44

38

34

4,810

155

9,540

June

31

?G

24

22

*19

16

15

13

14

14

13

13

14

12

11

9.5

8.5

7.5

7.2

7.5

6.9

6.5

6.2

*6.5

6.2

6.0

5.4

5.2

5.2

T f?

f . O

359.1

12.0

712

July

8.5

8.2

8.8

9.2

9.2

7.5

7.2

6.9

6.9

6.9

7.5

10 "6.9

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

5.6

5.8

6.9

*6.9

6.2

6,2

5,8

6.0

6.O

5.8

5.4

5.2

¥75

6 ? £>

213.7

6.89

424

Aug.

5.4

5.0

> a4.0

*3.6

3.6

3.9

4.2

3.8

3.4

3.4

3.4

4.0

4.0

3.9

4.0

123.6

3.99

245

Sept.

4.0

4.0

4.O

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.6

3.6

3.8

4.0

3.6

4.0

£4T7Z

4.0

3.8

3.4

3.3

3.0

3.3

4.0

3.3

2^

3.8

4.4

4.8

3.8

3.3

*3.8

4.2

113.2

3.77

225

Calendar year 1957 : Max 422 Mln 3.4 Mean 35.5 Ac-ft 25,710

Water year 1957-58: Max 449 Mln 2.8 Mean 33.1 Ac-ft 23,98O

Peak discharge (base, ISO cfs).--Apr. 18 (2 a.m.) 5O5 cfs (3.15 ft); May 7 (l a.m.) 378 ofs

(2.70 ft).____________________________________ _________________ _____

* 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.

534539 O -60 -4
42 BEAR RIVER BASIN

865. Bear River below Utah Power & Light Co. "5 tailrace, at Oneida, Idaho

Location.--Lat 42°16', long 111°45', in sec. 26, T. 13 S., R. 40 E., on right bank 200 ft 

below tailrace of Oneida plant and 6 miles south of Cleveland.

Records available. October 1945 to September 1958 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 map). 

Average discharge. 36 years, 779 cfs (564,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 2,160 cfs Apr. 17; minimum daily, 29 cfs 

Apr. 13.

1922-58: Maximum daily discharge, 5,480 cfs May 8, 1922; minimum daily, 15 cfs 

May 3, 4, 1925.

Remarks. Records excellent. Many diversions above station. Flow regulated by Bear Lake 

and Soda, Grace, and Oneida hydroelectric plants.

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

Geological Survey, in connection with a Federal Power Commission project.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.7 

1.0 

1.5

2.0 

5.0

153

259

647

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

1,170

1,860

2,700

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

972 

898

806

1,070

1,020

773

1,040

913

533

543

803

686

616

983

760

723

806 

733

749

717

640

820

813

690

607

667

694

706

754 

649

697

24,281

783

48,160

Nov.

789 

530

454

637

*732

801

725

748

855

899

850

917

919

896

980

937

911 

954

731

807

763

672

723

445

65?

835

935

723

953 

904

23,687

790

46,980

Dec.

780 

569

390

695

695

633

742

588

671

493

597

432

481

610

551

562

840 

726

648

594

582

625

879

4TT

251

468

856

488

316 

746

640

18,545

598

36,780

Jan.

218 

36T

419

544

403

352

439

462

436

506

522

482

744

*450

597

811

1,040 

1,030

1,010

982

476

905

934

959

852

819

813

942

888 

902

21,190

684

42,030

Feb.

828 

755

867

837

835

883

699

752

579

680

661

375

BTiO"

493

688

529

548 

929

1,040

999

997

909

387

916

901

845

750

690

-

20,872

745

41,400

Mar.

674 

531

495

780

819

739

681

*703

429

685

558

508

605

603

647

226

382 

600

623

753

655

745

668

693

994

877

715

872

837 

679

976

20,952

676

41,560

Apr.

851 

857

852

856

764

740

846

739

736

672

894

987

29

1,210

1,640

2,110

2,160 

1,880

1,750

1,670

1,790

*1,770

1,890

1,430

1,760

1,360

1,330

1,490

1,300

1,600

37,963

1,265

75,300

May

1,340 

1,230

,100

,040

998

,190

,270

,240

,220

,160

,120

,280

,150

,240

,110

,180

,240 

,090

981

1,020

755

775

679

740

698

646

487

210

307 

409

142

29,047

937

57,610

June

SOB" 277 

*415

416

403

384

378

333

471

367

473

443

438

488

460

530

485 

463

434

502

315

364

461

630

748

902

1,020

849

840 

1,080

15,674

522

31,090

July

928 

900

1,110

1,140

984

1,010

993

1,010

1,100

*1,030

*935

1,090

822

1,040

959

957

1,010 

981

1,110

996

1,580

835

1,160

859

764

946

961

1,060

1,070 

1,040

1,020

31,200

1,006

61,880

Aug.

1,300 

78~6 715

741

806

798

779

775

,160

,020

,160

,260

,500

,060

,270

859

,060 

,230

* ,060

859

,040

,550

,590

1,150

925

954

975

1,230

1,180 

1,140

1,180

52,510

1,049

64,480

Sept.

1,090 

925

996

1,020

1,000

1,040

1,050

895

915

825

731

955

899

561

748

821

675 

719

616

652

744

900

975

828

681

749

929

951

734 

*663

25,261

842

50,100

Calendar year 1957 : Max 2,300 Mln 52 Mean 843 Ac-ft 61,000

Water year 1957-58 : Max 2,160 Mln 29 Mean 825 Ac-ft 597,400

Discharge measurement made on this day.
BEAR RIVER BASIN 43

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

Location. Lat 42°15'30", long 111°40'30", in ME^rJWj 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 1958. 

Gage. --Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,300 ft (from topographic map). 

Average discharge. --8 years, 82.8 cfs (59,940 acre -ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 511 cfs May 28 (gage height, 3.79 ft); minimum, 

16 cfs Oct. 1, Sept. 25-29.

1947-52, 1955-58: Maximum discharge, 600 cfs May 29, 1948; maximum gage height, 

3.97 ft June 7, 1957; minimum discharge, 16 cfs Sept. 29, 30 Oct. 1 1957 Sept 25-29 

1958.

Remarks. --Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Mink Creek Canal began diverting above station in June 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 1957-58 (gage height. In feet, 

and discharge in cubic feet per second)

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

2.4

27

52

101

2.9

3.5 

3.8

200

4,00

515

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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

23

28

33

54

54

53

53

52

52

50

50

50

50

50

49

50

51

51

50

50

50

49

49

*48

47

47

46

46

46

46

1,452

46.8

2,880

Nov.

46

46

45

44

45

45

45

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

43

42

42

41

41

41

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

39

3?

39

1,271

42.4

2,520

Dec.

39

38

38

38

*38

37

37

37

38

38

36

36

36

36

36

36

38

37

37

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

*36

36

36

36

1,138

36.7

2,260

Calendar year 1957 : Max 466

Jan.

36

36

35

34

34

34

34

34

33

33

33

33

33

32

32

32

32

31

31

31

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

*30

29

28

990

31.9

1,960

Feb.

282"8

28

28

29

28

29

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

32

32

32

34

36

38

40

43

44

48

46

43

40

-

946

33.8

1,880

Mar.

40

38

37

36

36

*36

36

36

35

35

34

34

33

33

34

33

33

33

33

33

37

40

44

46

47

47

45

44

45

45

46

1,184

38.2

2,350

Apr.

45

45

*45

44

43

42

44

45

44

44

46

47

51

57

70

82

90

106

112

156

107

106

103

95

90

85

82

80

*78

82

2,116

70.5

4,200

May

88

95

104

117

130

156

171

164

171

182

214

230

211

*195

192

211

239

263

292

327

*349

364

404

435

447

475

*491

495

4T5

467

443

8,597

277

17,050

June

424

40T

376

384

*368

338

320

306

282

*251

236

222

205

192

182

167

156

150

139

131

128

117

114

*109

100

94

88

82

80

11

6,225

208

12,350

July

74

TZ

66

65

63

61

59

59

57

55

54

48

44

43

44

43

40

40

39

36

*35

36

36

36

36

36

35

33

31

32

31

1,439

46.4

2,850

Aug.

30

2?

29

28

28

25

24

25

23

23

23

23

26

29

23

23

25

23

25

*25

24

24

23

23

23

23

L 20

> 20

J

749

24.2

1,490

Sept.

).

> 18

> 17

1 -

)

*16

26

538

17.9

1,070

Mln 16 Mean 82.2 Ac-ft 59,550

Water year 1957-58: Max 495 Min - Mean 73. 0 Ac-ft 52,86O

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 26 to Dec. 4, Aug. 28 to Sept. 28; discharge estimated on basis 

of weather records and records for nearby stations.
44 BEAR RIVER BASIN

90S. 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 Mink 

Creek, 5 miles north of Preston, and 5| miles upstream from Battle Creek.

Drainage area. 4,300 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1889 to September 1917 (gage heights only, January to September 1917), January 1944 to September 1958. Prior to 1903, published as "at Battlecreek. "

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,540 ft (from topographic map). October 1889 to September 1917 staff or wire-weight gages at several sites within 5 miles 

downstream at different datums.

Average discharge. 14 years (1944-58), 879 cfs (636,400 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year. 3,060 cfs Apr. 12 (gage height, 4.67 ft); minimum, 5.2 cfs June 21 (gage height, 0.34 ft); minimum daily, 128 cfs Apr. 13.

1889-1917: Maximum discharge, about 8,500 cfs June 9, 10, 1907, estimated on 

basis of records for station near Colllnston, Utah; maximum gage height observed, 

9.04 ft Jan. 17, 18, 1917 (backwater from ice), site and datum then in use; minimum 

not determined.

1944-58: 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 

Idaho 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 (calendar years). WSP 250: 1905-6.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

847

899

794

937

980

723

931

932

623

901

755

682

608

927

654

789

818

675

783

733

590

802

742

640

642

639

610

649

779

664

648

23,396

755

46,410

Nov.

681

479

453

704

797

767

752

682

856

931

797

*889

1,010

903

982

953

861

937

794

852

827

755

756

554

695

828

1,010

788

1,080

962

24,335

811

48,270

Dec.

866

571

576

705

737

669

844

619

718

614

594

477

521

537

708

608

921

771

685

669

613

645

765

661

296

517

813

632

306

840

715

20,213

652

40,090

Jan.

319

498

478

635

437

455

466

554

528

441

603

590

794

457

611

966

1,070

1,060

1,080

960

640

992

934

1,080

960

859

890

945

917

1,020

937

23,176

748

45,970

Feb.

895

760

878

899

826

922

748

831

633

695

734

454

49T

524

803

667

470

*1.110

1,110

1,010

1,090

989

567

888

1,080

927

772

711

-

22,490

803

44,610

Calendar year 1957: Max 2,560 Min 9

Mar.

778

620

537

772

766

678

649

748

452

693

586

501

606

573

717

5"55 268

610

693

784

728

688

745

721

901

937

751

850

961

744

860

21,502

694

42,650

Apr.

960

883

922

905

750

702

995

809

808

665

777

1,190

128

1,060

1,490

2,200

2.500

2,020

1,890

1,860

1,830

1,900

2,040

1,540

1,770

1,450

1,360

*1,540

1,320

1,630

39,694

1,323

78,730

May

.450

,220

,190

,130

889

,250

,270

,230

,220

,240

,220

,310

,300

,230

,200

,190

,200

,120

,110

976

835

933

873

*817

942

797

636

422

475

551

219

31,505

1,016

62,490

June

370

378

432

502

431

381

416

357

432

312

347

284

410

351

346

362

304

456

276

348

167

T96

246

328

494

906

652

704

525

9.15

12,628

421

25,050

July

735

693

874

828

789

799

742

810

985

657

*806

886

728

770

804

803

810

861

851

925

*1.090

736

952

705

661

783

810

841

880

892

850

25,356

818

50,290

Aug.

1,040

719

650

571

630

650

601

619

883

850

971

968

1,030

851

1,080

756

772

1,050

991

729

805

1,130

1.210

1,110

930

854

864

1,060

970

1,080

1,040

27,464

886

54,470

Sept.

941

795

868

832

856

807

853

816

841

707

663

787

785

488

172

788

674

652

585

777

611

723

836

759

562

688

805

855

708

610

22,344

745

44,320

5 Mean 832 Ac-ft 602,600

Water year 1957-58: Max 2,300 Mln 128 Mean 806 Ac-ft 583,400

Discharge measurement made on this day.
BEAR RIVER BASIN 45

930. Cub River near Preston, Idaho

Location. Lat 42°08', long 111°41', in SW£ 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 1958. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,320 ft (from topographic map). 

Average discharge. 15 years, 87.6 cfs (63,420 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 692 cfs May 25 (gage height, 3.20 ft); minimum, 

13 cfs Jan. 24, result of freezeup.

1940-52, 1955-58: 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. 22, 1951.

Remarks. Records excellent. No diversion above station.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, and discharge. 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to May 17 May 18 to Sept. 3O

0.8 18

.9 23

1.1 38

1.4 67

1.8 

2.O 

2.4

129

172

302

0.7 

1.0 

1.3

1.9 178

2.5 368

3.2 692

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

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.

32

*32

34

31

33

32

31

30

30

30

30

30

29

29

29

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

27

28

*27

26

26

26

26 

26

25

898

29.0

1,780

Nov.

25

25

25

25

25

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

25

26" 26

24

24

24

24

24

24

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23 

23

721

24.0

1,430

Dec.

23

22

22

22

*22

23

23

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

21

22

24

23

23

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

*22

22 

22

22

688

22.2

1,360

Jan.

21rc

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

20

2O

20

20

20

20

2O

20

19

T5

21

20

19

19

20

20

20

19

629

.20.3

1,250

Feb.

19

T5

19

19

20

19

19

19

19

20

19

20

20

20

21

22

22

*22

23

24

27

29

30

33

38

31

28

26

-

647

23.1

1,280

Mar.

25

24

24

23

22

*22

22

22

22

21

21

21

21

21

21

20

23

20

20

21

23

29

35

39

42

36

33

32

32

35

35

8O4

25.9

1,590

Apr.

33

32

*31

30

28

fiIs

28

29

30

30

37

47

55

67

79

92

116

106

94

103

98

84

74

67

63

60

58

*59

66

1,751

58.4

3,470

May

76

33

103

129

178

226

252

239

232

263

310

317

280

*246

232

239

298

394

451

5OO

*528

588

588

613

667

652

*652

622

574

584

57 O

11,686

377

23,18O

June

532

555

486

442

*407

415

415

398

*372

343

312

290

271

252

235

224

216

207

2OO

190

176

165

157

*152

143

134

127

124

120

115

8,129

271

16,120

July

HP

ToT

1O3

99

95

94

91

88

86

83

81

79

78

75

74

72

71

68

67

66

*63

61

60

59

57

57

55

54

53

53

52

2,311

74.5

4,580

Aug.

50

35

49

48

48

48

48

47

46

46

45

45

44

44

43

42

42

42

41

*40

40

4O

39

38

38

37

36

36

36

35

34

1,317

42.5

2,61O

Sept.

34

3*

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

33

33

32

32

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

30

30

30

30

*30

29

968

32.3

1,920

Calendar year 1957: Max 676 Mln 17 Mean 92.5 Ac-ft 66,940

Water year 1957-58: Max 667 Mln 19 Mean 83.7 Ac-ft 60.57O

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
46 BEAR RIVER BASIN

1060. Little Bear River near Paradise, Utah

Location. Lat 41°35'25" long 111°51<10", in SE£ sec. 20, T. 10 N., R. 1 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 available. October 1938 to September 1958 in reports of Geological Survey. 

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 

to Nov. 28, 1945, at site 150 ft upstream at different datum. Nov. 28, 1945, to 

May 19, 1952, at present site at datum 1.50 ft higher.

Average discharge. 20 years (1938-58), 88.0 cfs (63,710 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 707 cfs Apr. 20 (gage height, 4.84 ft); minimum, 15 cfs Aug. 17.

1938-58: 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.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 6-29)

3.0

3.1 

3.4

Oct. 1 to Apr. 19

23 3.8

31 4.2

71 4.6

Apr. 20 to Sept. 3O

178

356

585

3.1 

3.3 

3.5

3.8 

4.2

4.7

140

290

570

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

1O

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

2O

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

24 

24

24

39

36

36 

36

38

40

41

45

48

48

51

50

50

50

47

46

47

48

48

50

54

50

48

52

54

51

47

*46

1,368

44.1

2,710

Nov.

45 

46

45

45

47

55 

58

51

50

50

51

51

52

63

57

52

52

57

57

55

50

47

52

52

55

54

51

50

*50

48

1,548

51.6

3,070

Dec.

50 

52

51

51

52

52

57

57

52

50

50

51

51

51

51

60

65

60

57

57

57

58

54

52

57

55

54

54

55

*57

55

1,685

54.4

3,340

Calendar year 1957: Max 573

Jan.

52 

54

53

52

54

54 

54

54

54

54

54

52

52

52

54

54

52

52

52

50

52

54

54

54

54

52

54

54

55

58

55

1,655

53.4

3,280

Feb.

52 

52

*54

54

57

58 

58

58

58

60

58

60

63

60

63

79

85

87

87

96

93

98

101

113

189_

132

*105

93

-

2,223

79.4

4,410

Mln 17

Mar.

85 

81

79

75

73

75 

75

77

75

69

71

68

68

69

69

68

66

68

68

75

186

189

197

182

189

138

115

*113

130

147

154

3,194

103

6,340

Apr.

127 

147

124

124

110

103 

105

121

113

110

113

130

161

*182

220

287

372

530

477

480

546.

BT£

380

285

244

229

233

244

244

*285

7,342

245

14,560

May

320 

325

355

355

402

*474 

486

39O

370

38O

390

414

402

330

*272

262

281

310

340

340

350

340

*325

305

272

244

229

210

192

178

i§2.

10,005

323

19,840

June

 ill 123

98

84

87 

82

72

62

51

49

47

47

47

44

*41

41

41

39

38

36

36

33

32

32

32

30

*29

32

*30

1,713

57.1

3,400

July

3O 

28

27

27

27

28

*27

27

26

*24

24

23

22

23

23

23

23

23

*23

23

23

21

2O

20

2O

20

2O

20

19

*19

722

23.3

1,430

Aug.

19

18

19

18

17

17 

17

17

17

17

17

*17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

19

19

*19

18

18

19

*20

*20

20

552

17.8

1,090

Sept.

20 

21

22

22

25

23 

22

22

21

22

22

22

23

22

22

23

22

22

22

21

22

22

21

2O

20

21

20

23

23 

*23

654

21.8

1.3OO

Mean 94.3 Ac-ft 68,290

Water year 1957-58: Max 546 Mln 17 Mean 89.5 Ac-ft 64,770

Peak discharge (base, 400 cfs).--Apr. 20 (11 p.m.) 707 cfs (4.84 ft); May 6 (12 p.m.) 624 cfs 

(4.79 ft).__________________________ 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
HEAR RIVER BASIN

1070. Hyrura Reservoir near Hyrum, Utah

Location. Lat 41°37'30", long 111»52'30", in SE^NE^ sec. 7, T. 10 N., R. IE., at Hyrum 

Dam on Little Bear River, 1 mile southwest of Hyrum.

Drainage area. 220 sq mi.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1958.

Gage. Mercury indicating gage. Datum of gage is at mean sea level.

Extremes. Maximum contents observed during year, 15,660 acre-ft May 13 (elevation,

4,672.8 ft); no contents Oct. 16 to about Dec. 12.

1938-58: 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. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1060: 1946(m).

Capacity table, water year 1957-58 (elevation, In feet, 

and usable contents, In acre-feet)

4,629.6

4,635

4,640

4,645

4,650

1,200

2,570

4,130

5,860

4,655

4,660

4,665

4,670

4,674

7,780

9,840

12,030

14,340

16,240

Usable contents, in acre-feet, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

It)

(*)

Oct.

5.480

5,260

5,020

2,750

2,540

2,510

2,050

1,750

1,490

1,230

980

770

560

540

160

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

4,608.4

-3,610

Nov.

4,625.0

0

Dec.

_

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

0

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

1,360

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

2,110

4,658.4

+2, 110

Jan.

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

3,080

.

-

-

-

-

_

_

_

_

4,150

_

_

_

.

-

_

_

-

-

5,360

4,648.6

+3,250

Feb.

.

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

6,490

_

-

-

_

-

_

_

_

_

8.100

_

_

_

_

-

.

_

9,960

-

4,660.3

+4,600

Mar.

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

11,560

_

-

-

_

-

_

_

_

_

11,630

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

12,170

4,665.5

+2,210

Apr.

.

-

-

_

-

.

-

-

-

11,670

_

-

-

_

-

_

_

_

_

12,710

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

11,490

4,665.8

-680

May

_

-

-

-

12,940

15,500

14,060

14,250

14,580

15,000

15,470

15,570

15,660

15,650

15,570

15,570

15,520

15,520

15,570

15,570

15,520

15,520

15,520

15,520

15,520

15,520

15,520

15,470

15,420

15,420 

15,420

4,672.5

+5,930

June

15,580

15,380

15,330

15,330

15,330

15,280

15,280

15,280

15,190

15, 140

15,040

14,950

14,860

14,760

14,620

14,480

14,290

14,200

14,060

15,920

15,750

15,590

15,510

15 , 080

12,940

12 , 800

12,670

12,580

12,590

12.210

4,665.4

-3,210

July

12.080

11, 900

11,720

11 , 580

11,400

11,270

11,090

10,960

10,790

10,610

10,480

10,390

10,260

10,220

10,140

10,010

9,880

9,710

9,540

9,370

9,200

9,040

8,910

8,790

8,670

8,500

8,540

8,260

8,100

7,940 

7.740

4,654.9

-4,470

Aug.

7.580

7,420

7,260

7,150

7,070

6,840

6,720

6,610

6,550

6,460

6,380

6,270

6,190

6,120

6,050

5,900

5,830

5,760

5,650

5,540

5,470

5,400

5,250

5,180

5,110

5,040

4,970

4,940

4,870

4,830

4.770

4,646.9

-2,970

Sept.

4.700

4,630

4,550

4,450

4,560

4,290

4,250

4,160

4,100

4,050

4,000

3,960

3,930

3,900

5,900

5,870

3,830

3,850

5,800

5,800

5,800

5,800

3,800

3,800

5,800

5,800

5,800

3,800

5,800

3,800

4,644.0

-970

Calendar year 1957 .................... t -8, 280 

Water year 1957-58. ................... t +190

T Elevation, in feet, at end of month. 

t Change in contents, in acre-feet.
48 BEAR RIVER BASIN

1075. Little Bear River near Hyrum, Utah

Location. Lat 41°38'00", long 111°53'00", in NEiSWi sec. 6, T. 10 N., R. IE., on left 

bank 2,000 ft upstream from road bridge, 1 mile downstream from Hyrum Dam, and If miles 

west of Hyrum.

Drainage area. 222 sq mi.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,520 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to Nov. 9, 1949, at site 1,200 ft downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 20 years, 63.9 cfs (46,260 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 492 cfs Apr. 22 (gage height, 3.02 ft); minimum 

daily, 0.8 cfs Sept. 17-30.

1938-58: Maximum discharge, 986 cfs Apr. 30, 1952 (gage height, 4.54 ft); minimum 

daily, 0.2 cfs Oct. 9-11, 26-30, 1955.

Remarks. Records good. 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 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

-o.l

O.o

.1

.2

0.2

.9

2.5

4.7

0.3 

.4 

.6

8.1

12

24

50

1.3 

1.8 

2.4 

3.0

105

199

333

486

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tota]

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

*68

145

*140

138

124

175

183

181

177

175

173

165

165

167

163

161

157

148

187

179

171

165

159

153

150

144

138

133

124

117

*107

4,727

152

9,380

Nov.

96.

M

78

68

60

63

64

63

60

59

59

60

61

46

2.5

1.6

1.6

1.6

 1.6

1.6

1.5

1.7

! .3

" . 5

.6

.6

.5

.5

1.9

1.5

949.1

31.6

1,880

Dec.

1.5

TTs

1.3

1.3

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.6

TTe

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

*1.6

1.5

45.2

1.46

90

Calendar year 1957: Max 503

Jan.

1.6

1.5

175

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.9

T79

1.9

50.3

1.62

10O

Feb.

 Hr 1.9

*1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

3.0

2.8

*2.8

5._5

64.3

2.3O

128

Mar.

1

23

50

40

3.7

2.6

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

3.0

3.3

3.3

102

165

TBT

146

142

151

155

150

151

153

148

*133

131

131

116

2,278.5

73.5

4,520

Apr.

58

59

113

199

195

189

181

177

194

244

222

205

193

189

195

216

240

251

312

400

478

483

475

448

414

374

345

326

268

*235

7,878

263

15,630

May

251

266

232

86

88

188

550

223

120

51

63

173

273

269

224

193

183

175

201

227

235

229

216

212

181

155

129

105

80

66

69

5,513

178

10,930

June

57

 50

40

21

9.4

7.4

5.7

4.7

3.0

2.5

3.0

2.2

2.2

1.9

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.3

1.5

1.3

1.5

1.3

1.2

T7F

1.6

1.3

233.3

7.78

463

July

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

*1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.0

175

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

 1.2

36.1

1.16

72

Aug.

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.5

3.0

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.2

l.O

]_ f Q

l!2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.2

39.1

1.26

78

Sept.

1.2

1.2

1.5

T72

1.2

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

~7B .8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

*.8

27.3

O.91

54

Min O.8 Mean 86.9 Ac-ft 62,890

Water year 1957-58: Max 483 Min O.8 Mean 59.8 Ac-ft 43,32O

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
BEAR RIVER BASIN 49

1080. Utah Power & Light Co.'3 tailrace near Logan, Utah

Location. La t 41°44'40", long 111 0 47'00", In NE£ sec. 36, T. 12 N., R. IE., on right 

bank 100 ft downstream from powerhouse of Utah Power & Light Co. and 2| miles east of 

Logan.

Records available. May 1913 to September 1958.

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. 45 years, 111 cfs (80,360 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. 1913-58; Maximum dally discharge, 206 cfs Apr. 24, 1956; no flow for periods 

during several years.

Remarks. Records excellent. Plow regulated by powerplant above gage. Power canal 

dTverts water from right bank of Logan River In SE#3w£ 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 connectton with a Federal Power Commission project.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.0 

1.2

1.6 

2.1 

2.7

60 

12O 

207

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

115

112

110

Tlo

112

116

111

116

116

115

115

115

115

115

115

115

115

115

115

115

115

114

115

115

115

115

115

115

115

115

1 1 R

jl-*- 0

3,552

115

7,050

Nov.

115

115

99

106

*116

115

115

*115

115

116

116

115

115

115

116

115

115

115

115

114

107

107

108

108

111

112

108

108

107

102

3,356

112

6,660

Dec.

103

106

103

103

107

111

107

107

108

107

107

*107

107

107

108

112

*112

112

107

110

107

108

94

98

103

102

102

104

106

103

88_

3,266

105

6,480

Jan.

90

90

90

90

90

92

93

93

95

93

93

92

94

SI

97

97

94

97

94

82

92

88

86

90

90

89

90

90

il

89

88

2,826

91.2

5,610

Feb.

86

*84

88

87

22.

87

87

87

87

88

86

86

88

86

89

98

97

95

*94

95

98

99

102

102

104

104

103

97

-

2,581

92.2

5,120

Mar.

94

93

93

92

88

94

92

*94

93

89

90

89

89

89

90

88

88

89

88

88

93

97

99

100

106

107

104

106

107

106

108_

2,943

94.9

5,840

Apr.

107

107

106

106

106

106

106

102

102

102

102

98

97

92

21

0

0

36

51

0

0

*74

190

*193

184

194

194

194

194

196

3,160

105

6,270

May

196

201

177

199

180

113

156

107

116

199

196

133

199

196

201

197

197

197

201

204

182

204

205

204

202

202

201

199

201

201

201

5,767

186

11,440

June

201

202

*202

201

199

196

199

202

201

197

197

196

196

196

196

196

196

196

196

196

194

194

193

191

191

190

188

191

191

191

5,875

196

11,650

July

182

191

193

191

194

194

193

193

193

*193

194

196

196

196

196

196

197

196

194

194

196

*194

191

188

188

186

184

178

175

TTT J. f O

5,900

190

11,700

Aug.

175

T72

172

172

172

170

163

161

154

155

156

154

154

147

148

145

145

145

144

*145

140

137

128

128

128

128

128

127

120

116

TT5

4,545

147

9,010

Sept.

116

115

104

ITT

111

111

111

111

111

108

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

108

112

112

112

111

114

114

*114

3,326

111

6,600

Calendar year 1957: Max 201 Mln 0 Mean 135 Ac-ft 97,680

Water year 1957-58; Max 205 Mln 0 Mean 129 Ac-ft 93,430

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
50 BEAR RIVER BASIN

1085. Logan, Hyde Park & Smithfield Canal near Logan, Utah

Location. Lat 41°44'45", long 111 0 47'05", in SE£ sec. 25, T. 12 N., R. IE., on right 

bank 1$ miles downstream from head of canal and 2j miles east of Logan.

Records available. June 1904 to December 1907, January 1909 to September 1958 (fragmentary prior to October 1923).

Gage. Water-stage recorder in flume. Prior to May 29, 1924, water-stage recorder or 

staff gages at several sites within a mile of present site at different daturas.

Average discharge. 35 years (1923-58), 28.6 cfs (20,710 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. 1906. 1924-58: Maximum daily discharge, 136 cfs May 30, 31, 1930; no flow 

at times in most years.

Remarks.--Records excellent except those below 10 cfs, which are good. No diversion 

above station. Canal diverts from Logan River in NE^NE-J sec. 31, T. 12 N. , R. 2 E. , 

for irrigation and domestic supply north of Logan.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height. In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

-0.4 

0.0

.1 

.2

0

.2 

2.0 

4.9

0.3 

.5

9.0

20

38

1.2 

1.8 

2.2

61

95

119

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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

21

23

27

19

7.0

6.1

6.1

5.7

5.7

5.7

.7

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.9

.9

.6

.6

.6

.6

.9

.9

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

*'6.1

249.1

8.04

494

Nov.

7.4

7.0

7.4

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.5

6.5

6.1

5.7

5.7

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.5

7.8

7.8

7.4

1

7.0

6.5

6.1

6.1

6.1

194.5

6.48

386

Dec.

6.5

7.0

?75

5.7

4.9

5.3

6.1

6.1

6.1

5.7

5.3

*5.3

5.3

5.3

5.7

5.7

6.1

5.7

5.7

5.3

5.3

5.3

4.9

5.3

6.5

6.5

5.3

5.3

5.3

4.6

4.3

173.9

5.61

345

Calendar year 1957: Max 127

Jan.

4.6

4.9

5.3

4.6

4.6

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.7

6.5

6.5

5.7

4.9

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

5.3

5.3

7.0

6.5

6.1

6.1

5.7

7.4

7.4

7.0

170.5

5,50

338

Feb.

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

5.7

5.3

5.3

J-9

4.9

4.9

5.3

5.7

5.7

5.3

5.3

5.7

5.7

5.7

*5.7

6.1

6.1

6.5

6.5

6.5

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

-

166.8

5.96

331

Mar.

6.5

6T5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.1

5.7

5.7

5.3

5.7

6.1

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.3

4.9

4.9

5.3

5.7

5.7

1.8

.9

.4

.4

.2

.2

.2

.4

137.6

4.44

273

Apr.

0.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

0

O

0

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

O

0

0

0

0

o

0

o

0

0

o

0

0

o

0

0.9

0.03

1.8

May

0

0

36

46

58

80

69

75

88

95

90

*78

82

80

65

71

83

85

93

105

100

109

94

92

102

 103

100

97

39

32

89

2,336

75.4

4,630

June

76

86

*93

91

90

82

68

68

75

82

89

86

84

84

85

88

82

87

86

89

99

93

97

92

94

96

94

*96

99

111

2,642

88.1

5,240

July

115

TT5

112

110

108

106

99

90

84

82

81

73

78

73

67

67

62

56

51

48

45

*40

40

46

45

42

43

42

45

46 

5O

2,161

69.7

4,290

Aug.

44

39

34

33

35

38

40

39

39

38

39

36

36

37

46

37

37

37

36

36

36

36

39

37

36

35

34

34

*34

33

33

1,143

36.9

2,270

Sept.

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

35

33

33

33

32

31

31

30

30

31

30

30

29

29

27

26

25

*19

930

31.0

1,840

Mln 0 Mean 24.9 Ac-ft 18,000

Water year 1957-58: Max 115 Min O Mean 28.2 Ao-ft 2O.44O

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
BEAR RIVER BASIN 51

1090. Logan River above State dam, near Logan, Utah

Location. Lat 41°44'40", long 111°47'00", in NE£ sec. 36, T. 12 H., R. 1 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 2i miles east of Logan. 

Drainage area. 218 sq mi. 

Records available. June 1896 to September 1958. Records since May 1913 equivalent to

earlier records if records for Utah Power & Light Co.'s tailrace near Logan are added.

Published as Logan River near Logan prior to 1913.

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. 

Average discharge.--45 years (1913-58), 107 cfs (77,460 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, 35 years (1923-58), 234 cfs (169,400 acre-ft

per year). 

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,080 cfs May 29 (gage height, 3.64 ft); minimum daily, 12 cfs many days.

Maximum combined discharge during year (Logan River above State dam, Utah Power &

Light Co.'s tailrace, and Logan, Hyde Park & Smithfield Canal), 1,300 cfs May 27;

minimum daily, 99 cfs Jan. 20.

1913-58: 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.

1934-58: 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. Flow regulated by

powerplants above station. For records of combined flow of Logan River, Utah Power

& Light Co.'s tailrace, and Logan, 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 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.9 

1.0 

1.3 

1.7 158

2.2 

2.8 

3.5

315

591

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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

3?

27

26

30

41

41

42

42 *44

41

42

42

41

42

40

38

38

38

35

36

36

40

38

31

32

32

32

30 

28

28

1,110

35.8

2,200

Nov.

26

26

40

3T *23

28

23

22

21

20

20

21

22

34

25

20

19

16

19

18

15

14

16

16

15

15

15

14

13

IS

620

20.7

1,230

Dec.

13

13

14

14

14

14

17

TB- 18

13

12 *T?

12

12

12

12

*16

12

13

12

12

12

12

12

15

15

13

12

12

12

13

411

13.3

815

Jan.

12

12

12

13

12

12

12

12

13

12

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

13

13

13

13

22

IT

12

394

12.7

781

Feb.

12

*IZ

13

12

22

14

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

14

14

12

12

12

12

13

14

15

20

19

16

15

-

381

13.6

756

Mar.

15

15

15

15

14

15

14 *13

12

IS

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

13

13

16

21

19

17

17

17

17

18

442

14.3

877

Apr.

18

17

IT

19

19

20

20

20

18

18

17

17

21

34

141

214

265

378

344

360

387

32T

138

*102

77

53

50

46

55

79

3,291

110

6,530

May

107

155

153

182

245

378

396

400

336

340

400

428

285

265

239

271

356

446 *527

601

712

768 *826

868

868

*881

912

S5T

868

862

780

15,704

507

31,150

June

702 650"

*643

581

561

586

601

581

561

507

465

441

400

374

327

304

304

285

278

271

239

226

205

202 *180

153

140

126

109

85

11,117

371

22,050

July

71

73

35

53

46

41

36

41

38 *34

27

16

16

16

13

16

15

15

15

16

16 *15

14

15

15

15

15

16

17

17

15

826

26.6

1,640

Aug.

15

14

U

14

14

14

14

14

15

15

14

14

14

14

15

15

14

14

15 *14

14

15

28

27

25

20

19

18

32

34

50

548

17.7

1,090

Sept.

30

32

40

55

32

30

27

25

31

26

25

23

28

22

26

25

18

19

19

17

17

18

21

17

15

16

18

16

15 *16

692

23.1

1,370

Calendar year 1957: Max 868 Min 12 Mean 99.3 Ac-ft 71,920

Water year 1957-58: Max 912 Min 12 Mean 97.4 Ac-ft 70,490

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
52 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 & Smithfield Canal near Logan, Utah,

water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

160

165 iscr

163

161

164

163

164

164

165

162

163

162

161

162

160

158

158

158

155

156

155

160

158

151

152

152 

152

150

148

149

4,911

158

9,740

Nov.

148

148

146

136

146

150

144

143

142

142

142

142

143

156

TSS

141

140

137

140

138

128

128

132

132

133

134

130 

128

126

121

4,164

139

8,260

Dec.

122

126

124

123

126

130

130

131

130

126

124

124

124

124

126

130

T3o" 134

126

127

124

125

111

115

124

124

120 

121

123

120

105

3,849

124

7,630

Jan.

107

107

107

108

107

109

110

110

113

111

112

112

113

114 in

114

111

114

111

99

109

105

103

110

110

108

109 

109

110

110

107

3,393

109

6,730

Feb.

104

TCB" 102

106

105

106

104

104

104

105

103

104

106

103

106

118

117

113

112

113

116

118

122

124

151

130

126

119

-

3,129

112

6,210

Mar.

116

114

114

114

108

115

112

113

110

107

109

107

107

107

108

106

106

106

105

TOT

111

116

118

118

128

126

121 

123

124

123

126

3,523

114

6,990

Apr.

125

124

123

125

125

126

126

122

120

120

119

115

TTff

126

162

214

265

414

355

360

387

401

328

295

261

247

244 

240

249

275

6,451

215

12,800

May

303

351

366

427

483

571

621

582

540

634

686

639

566

541

505

539

636

728

821

910

994

1,080

1,120

1,160

1,170

1,190

1.210 

1,180

1,110

1,100

1,070

23,806

768

47,220

June

979

TJ55

938

873

850

864

868

851

837

786

751

723

680

654

608

588

582

568

560

556

532

513

495

485

465

439

422

413

399

387

19,634

654

38,940

July

368

3F3~ 379

354

348

341

328

324

315

309

302

285

290

285

276

279

274

267

260

258

257

249

245

249

248

243

242 

236

237

235

24T

8,887

287

17,630

Aug.

I5B" 234

220

219

221

222

217

214

208

208

209

204

204

198

209

197

196

196

195

195

190

188

195

192

189

183

181 

T58" 179

183

179

6,236

201

12,370

Sept.

179

180

177

172

176

174

171

169

175

167

168

166

173

165

169

168

160

160

160

157

157

159

159

159

156

157

156 

156

154

149

4,948

165

9,810

Calendar year 1957: Max 1,180 Min 92 Mean 259 Ao-ft 187,600

Water year 1957-58: Max 1,210 Min 99 Mean 255 Ao-ft 184, 3OO
HEAR RIVER BASIN 53

1135. Blacksmith Fork above Utah Power & Light Co.'s dam, near Hyrum, Utah

Location. Lat 41°37'20", long 111 0 44'25", in NEi sec. 8, T. 10 N. , R. 2 E. , on right bank 

three-quarters of a mile upstream from diversion dam, 3-J- miles upstream from powerplant 

of Utah Power & Light Co., and 6 miles east of Hyrum.

Drainage area. 260 sq mi.

Records available. November 1913 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,000 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

Fo Oct. 2, 1934, at site 1,000 ft upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 44 years (1914-58), 126 cfs (91,220 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 515 cfs May 6 (gage height, 3.92 ft); minimum

 3aTIy, 85 cfs Feb. 3, 4, 7, 11.

1913-58: 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 800 cfs; minimum 

daily, 29 cfs Jan. 3, 1935.

Remarks. Records excellent. A few small diversions for irrigation of about 200 acres 

above station. Low flow may be slightly regulated by powerplant above station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1514: 1925.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

3.7

79

145

271

460

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

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.

109

111

113

*115

TT3

111

111

111

111

111

113

113

113

113

111

111

111

109

109

109

109

109

109

109

111

109

113

111

109

109

*107

3,433

111

6,810

Nov.

107

107

107

107

104

104

104

102

102

100

102

102

104

115

107

100

102

100

100

100

100

96

96

98

100

100

100

98

98

96

3,058

102

6,070

Dec.

96

96

98

94

100

98

102

102

100

98

96

*96

94

94

94

100

"98 104

100

98

98

100

94

94

94

96

98

98

98

96

90

3,014

97.2

5,980

Jan.

87

92

90

87

90

90

92

90

90

90

90

87

87

87

87

90

87

94

92

87

90

90

87

87

90

87

87

87

90

90

2,763

89.1

5,480

Feb.

87

87

*85

85

87

87

85

87

87

90

85

90

90

90

90

96

102

100

102

102

104

107

109

109

120

111

*107

102

-

2,683

95.8

5,320

Mar.

100

98

96

94

92

92

92

94

94

94

92

92

92

90

87.

87

87

87

87

90

100

118

120

120

127

118

113

*111

113

120

i±J*

3,126

101

6,200

Apr.

115

118

118

118

113

107

109

115

120

120

118

127

140

157

186

213

234

318

307

287

305

326

274

236

210

193

188

191

203

*239

5,605

187

11,120

May

276

300

336

385

424

460

449

412

388

396

390

377

361

331

*315

310

318

334

350

355

361

347

326

313

302

289

276

266

247

239

234

10,467

338

20,760

June

221

*206

193

186

176

174

171

169

164

162

159

157

157

157

152

150

145

145

143

138

136

138

136

136

136

134

129

129

131

131

4,661

155

9,240

July

131

131

129

129

129

129

*129

131

129

129

124

124

124

122

122

122

120

120

120

120

118

115

115

115

115

115

115

115

113

120

115

3,783

122

7,500

Aug.

113

109

111

111

111

111

109

109

111

111

111

109

109

111

111

111

113

111

111

111

109

111

111

109

107

107

104

104

*104

104

102

3,386

109

6,720

Sept.

102

102

102

100

100

98

98

98

98

98

98

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

98

98

98

100

98

96

95

98

96

96

96

*96

2,962

98.7

5,880

Calendar year 1957: Max 407 Mln 69 Mean 143 Ac-ft 103,800

Water year 1957-58: Max 460 Mln 85 Mean 134 Ac-ft 97,080

Peak discharge (base, 140 cfs).--Apr. 18 (11:30 p.m.) 377 cfs (3.42 ft); May 6 (11:30 p.m.) 

515 efs (5.92 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
54 BEAR RIVER BASIN

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 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to May 22, 1914, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 41 years (1917-58), 52.3 cfs (37,860 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. 1912-58: Maximum daily discharge, 182 cfs June 28, July 1, 1932, June 27, 28, 

1933; no flow for periods each year.

Remarks. Records good. Canal diverts from east side of Bear River in NW-jj-SWj 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 eight discharge measurements furnished by Utah 

Power & Light Co.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.1 

1.3 

1.5 

1.9

1.3 

3.4

10

2.4 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

119

197

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

88

88

88

69

48

48

48

46

39

36

32

29

33

29

19

23

23

23

23

23

30

34

34

*34

33

34

33

29

20

20

21

1,177

38.0

2,330

Nov.

21

20

19

*15

9.1

8.9

8.7

7.7

5.6

3.8

4.4

6.9

6.1

5.2

5.1

4.7

4.3

4.0

3.5

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.3

3.0

2.8

*2.8

3.0

3.3

JU1

196.9

6.56

391

Dec.

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

3.0

2T¥

2.8

2.8

2.8

1.8

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

o

0

o

o

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

o

32.8

1.06

65

Jan.

(*)

0

0

0

Feb.

(*)

-

O

o

0

Mar.

0

0

o

Apr.

0

0

0

May

0

.6

1.2

67

74

80

96

118

138

*139

125

86

81

80

80

94

97

102

112

135

156

*167

174

169

167

168

168

167

167

164

163

3,535.8

114

7,010

June

163

*158

148

140

140

139

139

14O

140

140

140

146

159

163

163

163

160

*170

169

169

168

170

*173

175

175

175

175

175

174

175

4,784

159

9,490

July

175

175

171

164

163

164

164

163

*165

*167

166

167

167

165

165

163

159

158

159

159

157

152

147

155

155

154

155

155

155

108

il

4,839

156

9,600

Aug.

129

157

156

157

157

157

*156

156

158

163

163

166

167

167

166

164

164

*167

163

161

158

155

155

156

156

*151

143

141

140

140

140

4,829

156

9,580

Sept.

140

139

135

135

135

135

135

134

126

124

124

120

114

113

111

104

99

101

96

88

86

90

97

97

99

99

99

99

*97

*93

3,364

112

6,670

Calendar year 1957: Max 167 Min 0 Mean 52.0 Ac-ft 37,680

water year 1957-58: Max 175 Min 0 Mean 62.4 Ac-ft 45,140

Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
BEAR RIVER BASIN 55

1175. West Side Canal near Collinston, Utah

Location. Lat 41°50', long 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 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to May 22, 1914, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--46 years, 232 cfs (168,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--1912-58: Maximum daily discharge, 748 cfs May 19, 20, 1954; no flow for 

periods in every year except 1914.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or 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-height record and 11 discharge measurements furnished by Utah Power 

& Light Co.

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except period of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 4,

May 4-11, July 26 to Sept. 30)

0.6

1.0 

1.2

2.1 

3.9 

6.8

11

1.5 

1.9 

2.5 

3.2 148

4.0 

5.0 

6.6

249

415

750

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

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

Ac-ft

Oct.

399

4O1

397

354

314

313

309

309

279

260

200

216

224

214

185

1 Q*^

1> 190

J

*182

177

178

177

163

136

137

138

7,185

232

14,250

Nov.

135

T35

135

*114

83

85

85

84

84

84

83

83

82

79

79

79

79

79

78

78

78

78

78

78

78

77

*75

75

75

75

2,590

86.3

5,140

Dec.

75

75

75

64

57

57

57

57

57

57

56

54

49

49

49

*45

\ -

55

55

37

22

22

22

21

20

20

20

20

1,447

46.7

2,870

Jan.

> b22

(*)

> 24

728

23.5

1,440

Feb.

% (*)

> 22

(*)

-

616

22

1,220

Calendar year 1957: Max 738 Mln 0

Mar.

22

11

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

165

5.32

327

Apr.

C)

0

o

o

May

O

o

0

265

318

338

383

446

516

*498

455

340

410

393

365

410

441

479

549

593

648

*663

668

688

706

692

704

704

704

702

14,777

477

29,310

June

699

*688

677

663

628

606

604

6T9

650

657

655

652

686

722

722

722

720

*720

718

720

720

722

*727

722

752

725

720

720

711

722

20,749

692

41,160

July

732

732

725

711

713

711

709

697

*683

*686

683

683

681

672

663

652

626

604

608

602

576

564

570

574

570

574

587

587

585

'^0^ 553

500

19,898

642

39,470

Aug.

6OO

606

604

602

602

608

*615

626

628

628

634

626

622

641

659

661

661

*650

630

619

617

617

615

617

617

*585

587

600

600

6OO

60O

19,177

619

38,040

Sept.

597

602

602

600

602

597

597

597

576

576

568

536

516

498

467

439

442

444

429

422

424

422

422

422

422

422

420

424

*415

*393

14,893

496

29,540

Mean 245 Ac-ft 177,200

Water year 1957-58: Max 732 Mln 0 Mean 280 Ac-ft 2O2.800

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

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Note.--No gage-height record Oct. 17-24, Dec. 16-20; Jan. 9 to May 3; discharge estimated on 

basis of 5 discharge measurements and records of gate changes by employees of Utah Power & Light Co.
56 BEAR RIVER BASIN

1180. Bear River near Collinston, Utah

Location. Lat 41°50', long 112°03', in NW£SEi 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 5| miles north of Collinston. 

Drainage area. 6,000 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. July 1889 to September 1958. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,276.13 ft above mean sea level (levels by

lJureau 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 downstream at different

daturas. 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,820 cfs Apr. 23, 24 (gage height, 4.78 ft);

minimum daily, 20 cfs June 14, 21, Aug. 5.

1889-1958: 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 reservoirs,

power developments, diversions for irrigation, and return flow from irrigated areas. 

Cooperation. Ten discharge measurements furnished by Utah Power & Light Co. 

Revisions (water years). Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the

water year 1902, superseding those published in WSP 85, are given herewith:

Date

1902

Aug. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

Discharge

149

149

149

149

134

120

106

93

81

81

69

69

Date

1902 -Con.

Aug. 13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

Discharge

69

69

69

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

52

Date

1902-Con.

Aug. 25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Sept. 1

2

3

4

5

Discharge

52

52

52

46

46

39

39

34

46

120

149

134

Date

1902-Con.

Sept. 6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

Discharge

120

93

120

93

120

120

149

149

149

149

149

180

Date

1902-Con.

Sept. 18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

Discharge

214

214

252

295

295

295

295

295

295

340

388

438

490

Month

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

Maximum Minimum Mean Runoff in 

acre-feet

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

5 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

51

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

870

1,020

1,240 

1,590

1,650

1,580

1,550

1,470

1,280

1,240

1,520

1,570

1,510 

1,500

875

1,160

1,540

1,480

1,200

1,220

1,540

1,230

1,210

*1,300

1,220

1,140

1,190

1,090 

1,240

1,250

1,400

40,055

1,292

79,450

Nov.

1,530

1,380

1,290 

*1,240

1,280

1,180

1,310

1,200

1,350

1,480

*1,380

1,240

1,460 

1,540

1,610

1,790

1,650

1,470

1,370

1,540

1,590

1,250

1,180

1,250

1,510

1,410

1,350

1,040 

1,290

1,410

40,950

1,564

81,180

Dec.

1,440

1^280

1,270

1,500

1,040

1,500

1,540

1,520

1,300

940

1,110 

907

898

*1,320

1,080

1,450

1,300

1,230

1,370

1,190

1,330

826

154

1,220

1,320

1,290 

1,120

1,290

1,250

57,555

1,211

74,450

Jan.

218

571

921 

777

581

925

1,000

974

911

911

1,040

855

1,040 

1,100

1,560

1,570

1,440

1,550

1,440

1,620

1,680

1,450

1,610

1,640

1,510

1,570

1,360

1,520 

1,440

Ii600

1,380

57,540

1,211

74,460

Feb.

*1,270

1,180

1,080 

1,140

1,160

1,550

1,800

1,480

1,580

1,460

1,440

1,590

1,600 

1,580

1,550

1,570

1,520

2,560

*5,020

2,616

2,580

2,340

2,840

2,590

2,220

2,140

2,300

2,150

51,500

1,852

101,800

Mar.

1,850

1,640

1,270 

1,670

1,450

1,410

*1,490

1,490

1,060

1,360

1,280

1,390

1,450 

1,460

1,420

976

1,350"

1,450

1,570

1,690

1,770

1,590

1,620

1,530

2,100

2,020

2,140

2,666 

2,000

1,950

2,120

49,736

1,504

98,650

Apr.

2,140

2,100

2,520 

2,110

2,470

2,260

2,050

1,890

1,970

2,030

1,950

1,820

1,760 

1,896

1,900

1,940

1,980

5,110

3,510

3,580

*3,680

3,720

5,810

3,796

3,800

3,800

5,650

3,510 

*2,920

2,990

80,610

2,687

159,900

May

2,590

2,750

2,850 

2,586

2,560

2,520

2,190

2,310

2,370

2,300

2,150

2,400

2,360 

2,820

2,730

2,550

2,520

2,140

1,850

2,120

1,880

1,980

2,560

2,570

2,090

1,810

2,080

2,190 

1,630

1,180

851

68,621

2,214

156,100

June

1,280

 1,066

751 

745

1,010

856

698

739

413

587

68

25

22 

20

22

22

22

22

22

21

20

21

22

22

24

22

22

22 

22

22

8,422

281

16,700

July

22

21

22 

22

22

22

22

22

*22

*24

24

26

26 

25

24

24

25

24

22

24

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

288 

291

345

545

2,109

68.0

4,180

Aug.

560

411

226

580

20

21

22

22

893

Wn

758

603

224 

519

452

698

505

*347

22

22

22

42

272

518

602

*619

618

23

290 

551

447

11,580

574

22,970

Sept.

527

448

499 

495

455

501

456

466

414

586

544

454

165 

509

752

705

678

708

700

655

625

527

560

644

771

685

849

789 

*875 

656

16,852

562

55,450

Calendar year 1957s Max 4,880 Min 21 Mean 1,441 Ac-ft 1,045,000

Water year 1957-58: Max 3,810 Min 20 Mean 1,220 Ac-ft 883,500

Discharge measurement made on this day.
BEAR RIVER BASIN 57

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, 2| miles downstream from springs, 2j 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 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and Cippoletti weir. Prior to Dec. 5, 1940, staff gages at 

different datums.

Average discharge. 19 years (1911-12, 1931-32, 1941-58), 17.5 cfs (12,670 acre-ft per 

yeary;

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 118 cfs Mar. 21 (gage height, 2.19 ft); minimum, 

9.1 cfs Mar. 4 (gage height, 0.38 ft).

1911-13, 1931-32, 1940-58: 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 

above station for irrigation of about 400 acres.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

28

1.0 

1.2 

1.5

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

*1313"

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

432

13.9

857

Nov.

14

14

14

14

*14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

15

T4

14

14

14

14

14

13

12

IF

14

14

14

14

14

13

14

416

13.9

825

Dec.

14

14

14

14

14

15

15

16

15

15

14

15

15

15

16

*26

IS

15

14

15

15

14

13

12

14

15

14

14

14

14

13

461

14.9

914

Jan.

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

*14

15

15

16" 17

449

14.5

891

Feb.

15

15

16

16

16

16

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

27

31

23

23

25

24

*22

43

59

56

21

14

14

-

612

21.9

1,210

Mar.

14

14

14

13

12

19

19

15

13

12

13

13

13

13

13

13

14

13

15

f23

f63

f52

f41

f37

f26

20

f20

f24

f26

f29

21

647

20.9

1,280

Apr.

20

*25

22

20

19

18

19

21

21

19

19

21

22

23

25

27

TT

25

26

21

22

22

20

19

18

18

17

16

16

16

624

20.8

1,240

May

1616-

16

17

18

19

20

20

19

*21

21

25

?4

23

22

21

20

20

20

20

21

21

21

21

20

20

19

19

18

17

17

612

19.7

1,210

June

17

T7

17

16

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

16

*16

16

15

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

448

14.9

889

July

14

15

15

15

15

14

15

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

*14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

15

14

14

14

14

14

15

16

445

14.4

883

Aug.

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

13

14

14

14

13

13

13

13

14

*14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

19

T7

16

15

439

14.2

871

Sept.

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

17

20

T7

16

15

15

16

15

15

15

15

*15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

462

15.4

916

Calendar year 1957: Max 133 Min 11 Mean 17 .0 Ao-ft 12,310

Water year 1957-58; Max 63 Min 12 Mean 16.6 Ao-ft 11,990

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed from partly estimated gage heights.

Note. No gage-height record Apr. 20 to May 9, May 16-22, Sept. 24-30; discharge estimated on 

basis of weather records and records for Devil Creek above Campbell Creek, near Malad City and Malad 

River at Woodruff. '

534539 O -60 -5
58 BEAR RIVER BASIN

1225. Devil Creek above Campbell Creek, near Malad City, Idaho

Location.--Lat 42°18', long 112°12', in sec. 12, T. 13 S., R. 36 E. , on right bank 

0.6 mile upstream from proposed dam, 1.3 miles upstream from highway crossing of 

Campbell Creek, 4.5 miles upstream from Evans dividers, and 7j miles northeast of 

Malad City.

Drainage area. 13 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. November 1938 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,150 ft (by barometer). Prior to 

jjec. 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. 19 years (1939-58), 9.83 cfs (7,120 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 34 cfs Apr. 15; maximum gage height, 2.06 ft 

July 30; minimum discharge, 2.7 cfs Jan. 24 (gage height, 1.27 ft); minimum dally, 

4.3 cfs Jan. 24.

1938-58: 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 1957-58 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

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

1.4

1.5

1.6

3.5 

5.2 

7.4

1.7

1.8 

2.0

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

*5.6

5.9

6.1

6.3

6.1

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.6

5.9

5.9

6.1

6.1

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.7

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

197.4

6.37

392

Nov.

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

*7.0

7.0

6.7

6.7

6.5

F7f

6.7

6.5

6.7

7.0

6.7

6.5

6.5

6.7

7.2

772

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

6.7

7.0

7.0

7.0

6.7

6.7

205.4

6.85

407

Dec.

6.7

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.2

7.2

7.2

6.7

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.3

6.7

6.5

6.5

*6.7

7.0

6.3

6.1

6.3

6.3

6.1

O" 5.9

6.5

6.3

6.3

6.5

6.5

6.3

6.1

203.. 0

6.55

403

ndar year 1957 : Max 54

Jan.

6.1

£4S7S

5.9

5.9

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

5.9

6.1

6.1

6.3

6.3

6.1

5.6

6.1

5.9

5.4

4.3

S7T

5.6

*5.9

6.1

6.3

6.1

6 .3

185.8

5.99

369

Feb.

6.3

6.1

6^T

6.1

6.1

6.3

6.3

6.1

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.5

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.2

7,2

*7,0

8.5

9.1

12

8.5

7.4

7.2

-

196.0

7.00

389

Min 3.2

Mar.

7.0

6.7

6.7

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.3

ST?

6.5

6.5

6.3

6.5

6.7

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.7

10

13

18

19

15

13

12

14

16

TS~ 21

299.9

9.67

595

Apr.

15

*19

16

15

13_

13

14

17

18

15

16

18

20

21

22

21

21

23

19

18

19

19

16

16

15

15

14

13

13

13

507

16.9

1,010

May

13

13

13

14

15

16

17

17

16

*17

18

22

2T

19

17

17

17

17

18

17

18

18

18

18

17

16

16

15

15

14

15

514

16.6

1,020

June

14

13

13

13

12

12

12

11

11

9.9

9.4

9.4

*9.4

9.1

8.8

8.8

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.2

8.2

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.7

288.5

9.62

572

July

7.7

7.4

7.7

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.0

7.0

6.7

S7T

6.7

*6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

770" 8.2 

217.1

7.00

431

Aug.

6^7.

6.7

6.7

6.5

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.5

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.1

6.3

6.3

6.1

*6.3

6.1

5_£

6.

6.

6.

6.

6.

6.

6.

6.3

6.1

6.1

6.3

194.3

6.27

385

Sept.

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

5.9

5.6

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

6.1

6.3

S7T

5.9

5.9

5.9

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

181.1

6.04

359

Mean 7.77 Ac-ft 5,620

Water year 1957-58 : Max 23 Min 4.3 Mean 8.74 Ac-ft 6,330

Discharge measurement made on this day.
BEAR RIVER BASIN 

1255. Malad River at Woodruff, Idaho

59

Location.--Lat 42°02', long 112°14 I , 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 1958.

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, 238 cfs Feb. 26 (gage height, 5.18 ft); 

minimum observed, 15 cfs Aug. 26 (gage height, 1.82 ft).

1938-58: Maximum discharge, 65(J 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, that of Aug. 26, 1958.

Remarks. Records good except Oct. 2 to Nov. 3 and 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 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.8 

2.0 

2.2 

2.5

3.0 

4.0 

5.2

150

240

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

*1822"

22

23

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

26

27

26

27

27

27

28

28

28

29

28

29

33

35

33

33

23

800

25.8

1,590

Nov.

33

33

34

*37

38

39

37

39

36

38

40

37

45

54

59

51

46

44

44

48

44

32

3T

40

39

43

a 40

40

39

42

1,228

40.9

2,440

Dec.

44

H

45

46

46

45

46

54

53

50

49

46

47

47

a50

*52

as 5

133

aW

60

a65

67

a60

44

a46

51

a50

50

a50

50

a47

1,710

55.2

3,390

Jan.

44

a43

42

a42

42

a40

alO" 39

40

a 40

41

a42

43

a44

45

a47

49

a47

46

a46

46

345

44

a45

47

a47

*47

348

49

a,52

56

1,388

44.8

2,750

Feb.

356

57

a57

57

360

62

a66

70

a73

77

a83

89

a83

77

a85

93

3120

142

3145

150

3160

*168

3175

181

3220

238

3T75"

140

3,159

113

6,270

Mar.

a!15

102

398

95

a94

93

a93

93

a92

92

a95

99

398

97

a!05

114

3113

112

3105

100

allO

127

3140

151

3155

160

aTSO

126

a!20

117

3130

3,481

112

6,900

Apr.

*140

al60

177

a!80 150"

3140

112

alOO

93

80

80

82

80

78

79

78

82

82

89

91

93

90

90

80

87

115

107

95

79

68

3,087

103

6,120

May

64

52

59

59

55

54

50

48

40

*38

38

39

47

48

41

37

34

34

31

29

27

26

26

26

24

23

24

22

24

24

23

1,176

37.9

2,330

June

22

2?

22

20

19

19

20

320

19

19

19

20

*19

20

19

19

19

20

20

19

19

a!9

19

18

Iff

19

18

19

19

18

58Z

19.4

1,150

July

18

Iff

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

*18

18

18

17

16

T6

16

a!7

18

18

18

17

16

17

18

16

17

543

17.5

1,080

Aug.

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

16

17

17

17

17

17

18

18

*17

17

317

17

17

17

a!7

17

17

15

18

18

21

TiT la 

18

534

17.2

1,060

Sept.

318

18

18

ilTT

17

17

17

18

318

319

321

18

17

18

18

18

19

20

21

22

22

*20

a20

19

20

19

320

20

20

566

18.9

1,120

Calendar year 1957: Max 205 Mln 17 Mean 47.1 Ac-ft 34,090

Water year 1957-58: Max 238 Mln 15 Mean 50.0 Ac-ft 36,200

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gsge-helght record; discharge estimated or interpolated on basis of weather records and

JOOPda for* PoT»hnRilf THvRT»_ Mni*Rh nr»pRV_ flnrt nt-.h^T» n^a-nKw s+-.T»fmma

a. nv sasc-iieigiiu i-iscuip u, u.L&cii£LL'ge eBtxjuabea ur incerpuj.3teQ on 

records for Portneuf River, Marsh Creek, and other nearby streams
60 WEBER RIVER BASIN

1285. Weber River near Oakley, Utah

Location. Lat 40°44'10", long 111°14'45", in SE^NE^ sec. 15, T. 1 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 1958.

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

to 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. 52 years (1906-58), 225 cfs (162,900 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,740 cfs May 27 (gage height, 3.57 ft); minimum not determined, occurred during period of ice effect or no gage-height record.

1904-58: 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 or no gage-height record, 

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 Creek. 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 1957-58, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 3O to Nov. 2, Hay 19-27,

July 13 to Sept. 3o)

0.0 

.4

34

72

136

235

1.6 

2.0 

3.0

3.7

370

530

1,080

1,670

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

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.

73

72

81

86

80

80

78 

76

73

72

72

71

72

80

78

76

73

72

72

73

72

72

71

72

71

68

68 

69

64

63

, 71

2,271

73.3

4,500

Nov.

*7Z

69

73

7T

b68

b69

69 

68

*66

b62

b64

65

66

70

69

"1 b67

1

> b60

J

> b55

(*)

1,878

62.6

3,720

Dec.

> b55

(*)

1,705

55

3,380

Jan.

> b50

J

> 50

^

55

' '

1,565

50.5

3,100

Feb.

b55

55

55

b55

b56 

b56

59

59

59

b56

b56

b55

58

58

58

59

60

62

63

63

65

65

66

b60

b56 

*b55

-

1,634

58.4

3,240

Mar.

b50

> b55

61

61

61

63

63

62

61 

62

61

61

*64

1,775

57.3

3,520

Apr.

61

54

61

62

61

62

63 

62

62

61

63

63

66

73

85

103

121

166

168

166

TBB" 171

151

140

134

134

136 

136

138

*149

3,148

105

6,240

May

162.

188

223

274

328

380

437 

449

465

535

630

665

565

*521

481

449

481

635

820

1,000

1,170

*1,230

1,250

1,370

1,300

1,470

*1,600 

*l,5l6

 1,330

1,300

1,110

24,328

785

48,250

June

1,040

*1,090

1,060

1,010

974

1,070

1,200 

1,066

860

*735

650

565

481

465

481

481

461

465

453

*437

394

366

332

307

290

267

245 

229

212

*206

17,886

596

35,480

July

T56- 203

180

178

171

159

149 

142

136

130

126

123

117

112

114

110

107

107

107

105

107

107

102

100

96

91

90 

86

107

*10B

3,864

125

7,660

Aug.

102

96

92

92

96

94

92 

85

84

81

77

75

73

73

73

71

77

77

73

71

70

71

73

70

69

65

35 

71

*77

85

2,458

79.3

4,880

Sept.

81

7F

75

65

62

60

58 

57

56

55

55

65

81

68

62

61

59

58

55

54

55

52

48

50

51

51

51 

52

50

*50

1,775

59.2

3,520

Calendar year 1957: Max 2,320 Min - Mean 240 Ac-ft 173,500

Water year 1957-58: Max 1,600 Min - Mean 176 Ac-ft 127,500

Peak discharge (base. 1,200 cfs). May 27 (2:30 a.m.) 1,740 cfs (3.57 ft); June 7 (11 p.m.)

1,570 efs (3.41 ft)._________________________________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. No gage-height record Jan. 7-31, Feb. 2, 3 (stage-discharge relation affected by ice during 

most of period)j discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, trend of 

flow, and records for station near Peoa.
WEBER RIVER BASIN 61

1290. Weber-Provo diversion canal at Oakley, Utah

Location.--Lat 40°42'30", long 111 0 16'30", In NW£ sec. 28, T. 1 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 1958 In reports of Geological Survey. October 

1&38 to September 1945, collected by Bureau of Reclamation, available in files of Salt 

Lake City district office, Geological Survey. October 1932 to September 1939 in 

reports of Weber River water commissioner.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and Parshall flume. Altitude of gage is 6,500 ft (from topographic map) .

Extremes. 1945-58: Maximum daily discharge, 913 cfs May 21, 1956; no water diverted from 

Weber River for several months each year.

Remarks . Records good. Canal diverts water from Weber River in SW-fSW-f sec. 21, T. 1 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 99.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1284: 1949.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1-25, Apr. 22 to Sept. 30 Oct. 25 to Apr. 22

0.0 

.1 

.2 

.4 

.7

1.0

2.8

7.0

20

46

80

1.5

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

149

235

459

723

953

2.1 

2.3 

2.7

3.0 

4.0 

4.6

49

106

164

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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

6.5

13

13

13

14

14

14

16

18

21

2T

19

19

18

15 

15

18

267.5

8.63

531

Nov.

*17

23- 16

31

32

32

35

37

36

36

39

40

39

42

41

38

40

36

41

41

33

32

45

45

48_

48

43

39

36

31

1,092

36.4

2,170

Dec.

38

4340-

22

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

143

4.61

284

Jan.

0

0

0

Feb.

(*)

0

0

0

Mar.

(*)

0

0

0

Apr.

*22

44

45

46

45

41

45

44

*44

46

47

48

52

58

67

80

103

137

158

154

159

157

143

133

127

120

122

122

125

*136

2,670

89.0

5,300

May

148

155

190

224

278

314

342

396

406

426

449

517

514

462

408

384

384

492

600

710

778

*811

818

822

713

534

508

506

500 

497

486

14,785

477

29,330

June

520

522" 525

520

284

60

270

115

53

67

172

293

306

301

289

268

248

246

235

218

183

168

152

128

117

33

P.

0

0 

0

6,293

210

12,480

July

(*)

0

0

0

Aug.

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1957 1 Max 889 Min 0 Mean 103 Ac-ft 74,800

Water year 1957-58 : Max 822 Min 0 Mean 69.2 Ac-ft 50,100

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
62 WEBER RIVER BASIN

1293. Weber River near Peoa, Utah

Location. Lat 40°45 I 10", long 111°22'20", in SE^NW£ sec. 10, T. 1 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 1958.

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, 1,230 cfs June 8 (gage height, 3.17 ft); minimum, 46 cfs Jan. 1, 2.

1957-58: Maximum discharge, 2,110 cfs June 7, 1957 (gage height, 3.37 ft); minimum, that of Jan. 1, 2, 1958.

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

which are fair. Many diversions above station for irrigation. No diversion between 

station and Rockport Reservoir. Records do not include water diverted from Weber 

River basin through Weber-Provo diversion canal (see p.61 ). Flow slightly regulated 

by several small reservoirs above station.

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

1.7

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 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

96

93

104

121 in

107

100

100

100

100

100

104

104

110

110

107

104

100

100

100

96

100

100

96

96

50" 90

100

90

92 

*93

3,117

101

6,180

Nov.

93

96

100

107

110

110

114

118

110

107

114

114

114

146

137

114

107

96

100

100

b93

b93

b93

b93

93

93

*85

b83

b80

ti50"

3,093

103

6,130

Dec.

b80

b80

b80

b80

110

118

124

133

b!21

bl!8

bllO

bllo

bllO

118

128

156

192 TSQ146

156

137

133

b92

b94

blOO

b!02

b96

b93

b93

*b90 

t>75

3,535

114

7,010

Jan.

.

S b80

J

> 80

1 -

J ( )

2,540

81.9

5,040

Feb.

1 S5

j

105

114

110

96

114

110

114

118

118

121

128

142

142

146

160

174

221

192

160

*142

3,517

126

6,980

Mar.

118

114

110

107

100

104

107

110

107

96

100

100

110

107

110

110

96

114

110

114

156

186

204

221

25T

174

156

156

165

*192

4,173

135

8,280

Apr.

146

128

114

104

107

100

TO!

121

151

151

156

186

215

233

237

215

186

233

209

180

174

165

165

165

146

121

114

110

110

*114

4,656

155

9,240

May

128

14?

165

186

192

198

277

227

215

261

320

370

268

*240

221

198

174

192

268

370

508

*569

559

644

601

*872

982

*W

*896

860 

633

12,718

410

25,230

June

460

*498

460

423

539

1.010

932

994

801

*644

460

268

180

156

133

137

137

137

137

*128

133

121

114

T2T

128

151

165

160

133

*118

9,978

333

19,790

July

118

TT5

107

114

110

114

107

100

90

85

75

68

66

61 53-

63

61

66

66

73

73

73

78

73

70

68

70

68

68

70 

*70

2,506

80.8

4,970

Aug.

63

61

59

61

66

61

61

61

66

68

66

58

3?

61

63

70

75

78

T5

78

78

75

75

75

73

63

59

63

*61

63 

68

2,066

66.6

4,100

Sept.

68

66

68

63

61

61

59

59

56

54

51

55

~ss 70

63

61

63

66

66

63

66

63

63

61

63

63

66

66

66

*63

1,889

63.0

3,750

Calendar year 1957: Max - Min - Mean - Ac-ft -

Water year 1957-58: Max 1,010 Min - Mean 147 Ac-ft 106,700

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. No gage-height record Jan. 7 to Feb. 9j discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, trend of flow, and records for station near Oakley.
WEBER RIVER BASIN 63

1295. Weber River near Wanship, Utah

Location. Lat 40°47'30", long 111°24'15", in center sec. 29, T. 1 N., R. 5 E., on left 

bank an eighth of a mile downstream from Wanship Dam, 1.2 miles south of Wanship, and 

It miles upstream from Silver Creek.

Drainage area. 320 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--October 1950 to September 1955, April 1957 to September 1958 (discont inued).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 5,900 ft (from 

Topographic map). Nov. 17, 1950, to Sept. 30, 1955, water-stage recorder at site 

200 ft upstream at different datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 749 cfs Apr. 15-18 (gage height, 2.90 ft); 

minimum daily, 0.1 cfs Nov. 17-22 (gage height, 1.02 ft).

1950-55, 1957-58: Maximum discharge, 2,340 cfs May 30, 1951 (gage height, 4.73 ft, 

site and datum then in use); minimum daily, that of Nov. 17-22, 1957.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Many diversions above station for irrigation. Plow regulated by Rockport Reservoir, 

formed by Wanship Dam, completed in 1957 (usable capacity, 60,000 acre-ft). Records 

do not include water diverted from Weber River basin through Weber-Provo diversion 

canal (see p. 61).

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

.3

1.0 

2.6 

6.2

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8

12

21

33

50

2.0 

2.2 

2.5 

2.9

103

188

383

749

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tota:

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

160

160

160

160

160

160

160

160

133

118

118

118

118

US

118

114

114

100

82

li

76

85

103

133

146

146

155

141

98

229

*324

4,238

137

8,410

Nov.

324

324

324

263

324

135

.3

.5

.4

.3

.3

.3

.2

.4

.3

.2

"1 .1

> a 1

|

J

T

> a2.0

1

> *al.O

J

a23

88

1,817.8

60.6

3,610

Dec.

1'54~ 88

276

316

316

3T6" 324

316

316

316

316

316

316

316

316

316

309

309

309

270

244

244

227

210

210

210

194

194

194

*141

97

8,006

258

15,880

Jan.

91

82

76

76

76

68

44

66

66

66

66

88

118

155

222

227

227

227

227

227

183

164

164

155

150

a!47

al43

al40

 a!33

133

4,076

131

8, -080

Feb.

130

130

*126

126

133

130" 95

146

146

137

155

169

216

205

164

141

141

141

141

139

179

188

183

183

183

205

222

*222

-

4,476

160

8,880

Mar.

222

210

194

194

154

130

141

141

141

141

141

141

141

141

133

122

118

118

130

146

150

242

465

474

483

483

2S2

.4

Tl

.4

243

5,822.2

188

11,550

Apr.

*474

474

474

474

474

474

474

457

457

457

620

709

699

*709

749

749

749

652

276

264

405

361

233

222

222

222

210

160

150

*150

13 , 200

440

26,180

May

150

150

150

146

155

151

169

169

169

164

164

169

230

302

302

302

302

302

302

309

316

*270

146

126 T3o~

130

130

207

324

506

602

7,144

230

14,170

June

602 5"8~2~

382

424

*424

457

416

324

331

331

331

331

270

222

216

155

*137

137

137

137

137

137

130

126

126

107

loT

122

122

118

7,578

253

15,030

July

103

97

97

97

97

97

94

54

94

94

94

*94

94

94

94

94

119

146

141

146

146

146

150

146

133

150

150

150

146

150

164

3,711

120

7,360

Aug.

160

160

Teo" 155

164

155

160

174

179

179

*179

179

179

174

179

183

183

183

179

179

183

188

194

199

T91T

194

194

188

194

194

188

5,558

179

11,020

Sept.

188

188

188

194

247

474

474

474

474

474

*465

465

465

465

465

465

465

465

440

241

130

130

133

104

73

62

59

59

59

57

8,642

288

17,140

Calendar year 1957: Max - Min - Mean - Ac-ft -

Water year 1957-58: Max 749 Min 0.1 Mean 203 Ac-ft 147,300

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, 

trend of flow, and records for Weber River near Coalville.
64 WEBER RIVER BASIN

1305. Weber River near Coalville, Utah

In SE^NEv sec. 20, T. 2 I 

r line of Echo Reservoir, l\ 

rom Silver Creek.

., R. 5 E., on left 

miles south of CoalLocation. Lat 40°53'40", long 111°24'00" bank l| miles upstream from high-water 

vllle, and 6 miles downstream

Drainage area. 438 sq ml.

Records available. --Apr 11 1927 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,600 ft (from topographic map). 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. --31 years, 205 cfs (148,400 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 930 cfs Apr. 18 (gage height, 3.29 ft); minimum 

recorded, 22 cfs Nov. 27 (gage height, 0.50 ft), but may have been less during periods 

of no gage-height record.

1927-58: 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-height record, 

which are fair. Many diversions above station for irrigation. No diversion between 

station and Echo Reservoir. Records do not include water diverted from Weber River 

basin through Weber-Provo diversion canal (see p. 61). 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 1957-58, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 9 to Sept. l)

0.5

.7

1.0

1.5

24

44

69

204

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

362

552

772

1,020

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

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

26

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

160

160

164

167

170

170

167

162

150

121

123

123

125

129

138

143

143

136

114

100

98

10T

114

140

150

157

157

157

123

210

*521

4,596

148

9,120

Nov.

321

321

321

271

551

214

54

41

53

28

25

24

21

51

29

27

324

324

324

324

324

324

a26

325

325

326

*27

28

58

bl!2

2,546

84.9

5,050

Dec.

b!06

TeT

263

512

512

521

m

318

315

515

512

512

508

508

508

512

515

312

308

279

248

248

b255

b225

218

216

199

174

174

*150

bllS

8,018

259

15,900

Jan.

blOS

blOO

b92

a90

a90

a86

367

bTF

b78

b80

b80

b80

a90

3115

3150

a215

"^ a220

1

> a225

j

a205

3185

alSO

a!70

3164

3160

a!58

3154

3152

a!49

4,590

142

8,710

Feb.

3145

a!44

*156

156

145

122

T45

150

150

147

162

174

215

221

182

164

167

170

172

168

201

216

207

215

221

224

250

3255

-

4,960

177

9,840

Mar.

259

253

*215

210

174

145

157

157

154

154

154

157

157

160

154

158

154

134

145

167

188

246

492

508

512

508

582

68

41

58 

22T

6,556

211

12,960

Apr.

481

*489

489

489

492

481

481

477

475

475

598

726

751

*726

765

786

810

855 4"55~

481

569

540

552

515

295

289

279

250

*199 

20T

15,035

501

29,820

May

210

218

221

221

236

236

245

256

253

227

221

230

260

548

552

548

548

548

548

555

518

*292

167

118

102

102

95

ITS

248

559

508

7,840

253

15,550

June

512 50"8~

580

587

*576

580

402

295

282

295

518

295

265

196

190

150

*118

114

116

116

116

118

112

106

100

93

79sr

89 

89

6,686

225

15,260

July

75

64

60

55

79

75

72

69

70

68

68

*68

68

68

66

70

82

118

129

121

112

108

106

106

97

108

110

114

114 

118

151

2,782

89.7

5,520

Aug.

129

118

TT5

125

127

125

127

138

145

145

*140

158

156

156

154

136

150

157

152

147

152

160

164

172

17Z

167

167

164

170 

172

167

4,548

147

9,020

Sept.

174

3172

3175

3177

3180

3455

|

) a450

1

J

*446

450

446

450

454

458

462

465

430

274

121

121

121

110

74

60

54

54

55 

52

8,506

277

16,470

Calendar year 1957: Max 731 Min 13 Mean 147 Ac-ft 106,500

Water year 1957-58: Max 835 Min 24 Mean 209 Ac-ft 151,200

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records snd records for ststion 

near Wanshlp.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
WEBER RIVER BASIN 65

1310. Chalk Creek at Coalville, Utah

Location. Lat 40°55'10", long 111°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 1958.

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 ft upstream 

at different datum. Feb. 13, 1931, to Oct. 15, 1941, water-stage recorder at site 

300 ft upstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--31 years (1927-58), 59.9 cfs (43,370 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 304 cfs May 12 (gage height, 1.70 ft); minimum 

 aalTy, 5.0 cfs Aug. 12, Sept. 20-28.

1927-58: 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 (water years). Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the 

water year 1929, superseding those published in WSP 690 are given herewith:

Date

1929 

Apr. 20 

21 

22 

23 

24

Discharge

195 

124 

150 

113 

91

Date

1929-Con. 

Apr. 25 

26 

27 

28 

29

Discharge

91 

91 

113 

113 

195

Date

1929-Con. 

Apr. 30 

May 1 

2 

3 

4

Discharge

195 

182 

198 

232 

267

Month

Water year 1928-29 ..........

Maximum

264

686

Minimum

27

4

Mean

86.5 

399

89.4

Runoff In 

acre-feet

5,150

64,700

Rating table, water year 1957-58

0.2 

.3

.6

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

4.5 

9.0

41

0.9 

1.2 

1.7

95

164

304

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

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.

*17

15

16

20

22

22

21

20

20

19

20

19

20

22

24

22

24

24

25

25

25

25

26

26

26

26

25

25

25 

25

*25

696

22.5

1,380

Nov.

25

25

28

24

25

26

27

29

25

24

28

27

28

31

29

22

24

19

28

24

13

12

19

24

25

*25

19

21

17

15

708

23.6

1.40O

Dec.

15

18

18

18

22

25

26

27

22

20

19

19

20

24

26

28

31

22

26

28

26

27

11

T8

29

28

26

28

28 

*26

16

717

23.1

1,420

Calendar year 1957: Max 61O

Jan.

17

21

22

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

21

21

21

21

21

22

22

22

22

22

22

21

662

21.4

1,310

Feb.

16

15

TT

22

22

22

18

20

22

21

22

16

22

20

22

26

27

32

33

36

36

37

41

44

47

36

29

21

-

742

26.5

1,470

Mar.

24

22

*27

22

21

25

25

25

24

15

18

21

22

19

18

19

16

25

20

25

36

41

38

40

40

33

28

33

31

34

37

824

26.6

1,630

Apr.

28

*36

32

31

29

24

29

28

29

29

29

31

34

38

46

62

85

152

206

169

190

142

99

81

70

68

68

62

*62

73

2,062

68.7

4,090

May

87

102

119

133

157

193

220

193

*185

223

231

274

231

204

185

187

195

220

237

237

248

*248

237

228

193

*187

169

154

133

119

102

5,831

188

11,570

June

91

85

73

68

*62

61

66

62

57

49

46

43

40

38

40

37

*32

29

27

27

27

24

20

19

20

21

21

19

19

19

1,242

41.4

2,460

July

18

17

17

15

15

14

14

13

11

9.0

8.6

*8.1

7.6

6.8

7.2

8.1

8.1

9.0

9.0

8.6

8.1

8.1

11

11

11

7.6

7.6

9,8

7.6

7.2

7.6

320.7

10.3

636

Aug.

8.1

7.6

7.2

6.8

6.3

6.3

6.3

5.8

6.3

5.8

*5.4

5.0

5.4

5.8

6.8

6.8

7.2

7.2

11

9.8

11

13

12

12

ii

12

13

13

12

13

11

272.9

8.80

543

Sept.

11

9.0

7.2

7.2

7.2

6.8

6.3

6.3

5.8

5.8

*5.8

6.3

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.4

5.4

179.5

5.98

356

Mln 11 Mean 85.2 Ac-ft 61,690

Water year 1957-58; Max 274 Mln 5.0 Mean 39.1 Ao-ft 28,260

Peak discharge (base, 4OO cfs).--No peak abov 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
66 WEBER RIVER BASIN

1315. Echo Reservoir at Echo, Utah

Location. Lat 40°57'50", long HI'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 mi.

Records available.--October 1930 to September 1958.

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, 73,940 acre-ft June 9-12 (elevation, 5,560.0 ft); 

minimum, 6,960 acre-ft Sept. 6 (elevation, 5,490.5 ft).

1930-58: 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 elevation 5,450 (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 furnished by Bureau of Reclamation.

Capacity table (elevation, In feet, and total contents, In acre-feet)

5,490

5,495

5,500

5,505

5,510

6,730

9,110

11,830

14,920

18,480

5,515

5,520

5,525

5,530

5,535

22,390~ 

26,620 

31,180 

36,100 

41,440

5,540

5,545

5,550

5,555

5,560

47,200

53,360

59,880

66,740

73,940

Total contents, in acre-feet, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7a

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.

21,910 

21,830

21,750

21,670

21,670

21,750

21,750

21,750

21,750

21,830

21,910

21,910

21,990

21,990

21,990

22,230

22,560

22,800

23,130

23,290

23,460

23,710

23,880

24,040

24,380

24,630

24,890

25,230

25,490

25,750

26,440

5,519.8

+4,370

Nov.

27,240 

27,770

28,490

30, 140

30,610

30,420

30,610

30,710

30,800

30,800

30,900

30,900

30,990

30,990

31.080

30,900

30,710

30,330

30,140

29,770

29,400

29,130

28,760

28,490

28,310

28,040

27,680

27,500

27,240

27,060

5,520.5

+620

Dec.

26,970 

26, 880

26,970

27,150

27,330

27,860

28,220

28,490

28,860

29,310

29,500

29,770

30,050

30,330

30,610

31,080

31,560

32,040

32,420

32,810

33,100

33,200

33,400

33,590

33,690

33,790

34,080

34, 180

34,380

34.480

34,280

5,528.2

+7,220

Jan.

34, 180 

34,080

33,890

33,790

33,590

33,490

33,400

33,400

33,300

33,100

33,100

33,000

32.910

32,910

32,910

33,000

33,200

33,400

33,690

33,890

33,990

34,180

34,380

34,580

34,780

34,880

34,980

35,080

35,390

35,590

35,700

5,529.6

+1,420

Feb.

55.700 

35,800

35,800

35,900

36,000

36 , 100

36,100

36,200

36,310

36,310

36,410

36,520

36,720

36,930

37,030

37,240

37,240

37,240

37,240

37,240

37,240

37,550

37,970

38,180

38,610

39,140

39,790

40.010

-

5,533.7

+4,310

Mar.

40,560 

40,780

41,110

41,330

41,550

41,770

42,000

42,220

42,780

42,780

42,900

43,010

43,240

43,350

43,350

43 , 580

43,580

43,690

43,690

43,810

43 , 920

44,270

44,150

44,040

43,920

44,040

44,040

44,040

44, 040

43,920

44,040

5,537.3

+4,030

Apr.

44,040 

44,040

45,920

44,040

44,040

44, 150

44,150

44,150

44,150

44,150

44,150

44,270

44,380

44,380

44,500

44,840

45,540

46,370

47,680

48,520

49,500

50,110

50,610

50,850

50,980

51.250

51,230

51,230

51,230

51,100

5,543.2

+7,060

May

50.980 

51,230

51,350

51,480

51,850

51,970

52,350

52,730

53,110

53,360

53,740

53,870

55,020

56,060

57,100

58,150

58,940

60,010

60,950

61,900

62,860

63,680

64,650

65,060

65,620

66,040

66,600

67,160

67,440

68,150

69,150

5,556.7

+18,050

June

70,300 

71,160

71,890

72,330

72,770

73,060

73,500

73,800

75.940

73,940

73,940

73,940

73,800

73,360

73,060

72,620

72,040

71,310

70,590

69,870

69,010

68,150

67,300

66,460

65,480

64,510

63,540

62,580

61,630

60,550

5,550.5

-8,600

July

59.610 

58,550

57,620

56,450

55,410

54,380

53,230

52,220

51,230

50,240

49,010

47,920

46,720

45,540

44,610

43,580

42,440

41,330

40,330

39,360

38,400

37,550

36,620

35,700

34,580

33,400

32,520

31,560

30,610

29,680

28,670

5,522.3

-31,880

Aug.

27.770 

26,880

26,100

25,230

24,470

23,790

23,130

22,310

21,510

20,870

20,090

19,320

18,640

17,890

17,080

16,440

15,810

15,060

14,470

14,010

13,570

13,010

12,530

12,000

11,540

11,090

10,590

10,150

9,620

9,060

8,560

5,593.9

-20,110

Sept.

8,160 

7,830

7,550

7,320

7,040

6,960

7,320

7,780

8,410

9,060

9,520

9,840

10,210

10,700

11,200

11,710

12,300

12,950

13,510

14.080

14,080

13,890

13,700

13,510

13,260

12,950

12,650

12,350

12,180

11,940

5,400.2

+3,380

Calendar year 1957.................... t +17,980

Water year 1957-58.................... t -10,130

t Elevation, In feet, at end of month.

* Change In contents, In acre-feet.

Note. Oage read at about 6 a.m. during summer and at aoout 9 a.m. during winter.
WEBER RIVER BASIN 67

1320. Weber River at Echo, Utah

Location. Lat 40°57'55", long 111°26'10", in SE-fNE^ sec. 25, T. 3 N., R. 4 E., on right 

bank a quarter of a mile downstream from Echo Dam, half a mile upstream from Echo 

Creek, and three-quarters of a mile southeast of Echo.

Drainage area. 732 sq mi.

Records available. April 1927 to September 1958 (discontinued).

Cage . --Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,440 ft (from Eeho Reservoir elevations). Prior to Apr. 18, 1931, staff gage at site a quarter of a mile downstream at 

different datum. Apr. 18, 1931, to Mar. 23, 1950, water-stage recorder at site 

0.3 mile downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. --31 years, 274 cfs (198,400 acre-ft per year).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 822 cfs Apr. 15 (gage height, 4.62 ft); minimum daily, 13 cfs Feb. 26.

1927-58: Maximum discharge, 3,060 cfs May 13, 1952 (gage height, 7.34 ft); minimum daily, 0.3 cfs Nov. 18-29, 1954, Jan. 18-24, Nov. 4-6, 1955.

Remarks. Records good. Many diversions above and below station for irrigation. Plow 

regulated by Echo Reservoir (see preceding page).

Rating tables, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 22-27, 31, Apr. 1-23, 

May 24 to June 2, June 4-5, 20-23, 27-29)

Oct. 1 to June 29 June 30 to Sept. 30

2.0 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0

13

26

55

139

3.5 

4.0 

4.7

260

455

800

2.7 122

3.0 188

3.5 329

4.0 

4.4

519

707

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

*215

225

'553" 228

187

187

1S9

189

158

141

145

145

154

173

93

25

3?

37

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

*35

3,193

103

6,330

Nov.

32

31

3T

32

32

32

33

33

33

33

33

35

48

48

111

175

184

203

203

205

200

182

182

184

184

*1S4

178

178

180

184

3,403

113

6,750

Dec.

167

158

158

180

200

203

203

200

200

203

203

203

205

T5T

156

160

158

162

162

160

167

173

173

173

175

175

173

175

178

*178

178

5,546

179

11,000

Jan.

178

180

182

173

164

164

156

152

150

150

150

150

152

147

139

139

139

137

139

139

139

139

129

119

TT9

119

119

119

119

119

119

4,439

143

8,800

Feb.

121

129

*129

129

129

127

127

133

141

137

137

137

145

158

160

189

203

220

'ETO" 230

154

101

46

64

53

1344"

83

-

3,649

130

7,240

Mar.

100

102

*102

95

74

80

78

74

74

86

102

113

123

123

125

125

125

125

125

125

125

242

605

BBTJ

527

509

429

93

88

68

218

5,560

179

11,030

Apr.

527

*527

509

486

491

491

491

491

496

491

565

735

740

*750 TIB"

504

527

472

205

203

378

414

303

303

303

307

307

307

*307

307

13,652

455

27,080

May

'560" 278

260

260

260

260

260

264

260

264

264

128

24

SI

72

93

108

108

108

108

*108

110

110

78

59

59

58

60

84

65

66

4,527

146

8,980

June

156" 118

171

181

*220

292

292

260

274

303

375

406

*422

431

460

491

*486

500

527

575

585

555

555

605

595

595

598

SIo" 610

*604

12 , 852

428

July

600

595

m

623

609

614

604

604

595

609

643

643

*647

628

652

657

652

643

643

657

662

?47

643

647

638

623

619

623

*623

614

604

19,475

628

25,490 38,630

Aug.

554

335

528

528

519

532

528

523

532

528

523

*537

528

528

528

532

528

506

477

449

449

449

441

437

445

449

445

449

469

469

418

15,360

495

30,470

Sept.

367

m

339

329

319

300

261

181

140

52T

*282

279

231

210

213

216

190

181

186

196

223

229

242

245

231

221

196

188

181

X66

7,109

237

14, 100

Calendar year 1957: Max 685 Min 0.7 Mean 219 Ac-ft 158,500

Water year 1957-58: Max 750 Min 13 Mean 271 Ac-ft 195,900

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
68 WEBER RIVER BASIN

1325. Lost Creek near Croydon, Utah

Location.--Lat 41"10'35", long 111°24'20", in SW^SE^ sec. 8, T. 5 N., R. 5 E., on right 

bank 0.8 mile downstream from Francis Fork, 1.6 miles upstream from Hell Canyon, and 

9j miles northeast of Croydon.

Drainage area.--133 sq mi.

Records available . February 1921 to December 1923, April 1941 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,820 ft (by barometer). Prior to 

Aug. 26, 1954, at several sites within 40 ft of present site at various daturns.

Average discharge. 19 years, 36.2 cfs (26,210 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 187 cfs May 6 (gage height, 4.75 ft); minimum 

observed, 3.7 cfs Dec. 31 (discharge measurement), result of freezeup.

1921-23, 1941-58: 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 August and September 1941-42.

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

which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58, except periods of Ice effect (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Dot. 1 to May 11 May 12 to Sept. 30

2.8 

3.0 

3.3

8.6

18

40

3.6 

4.0 

4.6

67

107

173

2.6 

2.8 

3.2

4.4

13

39

3.6 

4.0

4.6

72

111

173

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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

11

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

a!3

~l

/ al2

*12

12

376

12.1

746

Nov.

12

12

13

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

13

12

13

15

14

12

b!2

b!2

13

b!2

b9.0

bS.O

bll

b!2

b!3

*b!3

b!3

b!3

bll

b9.0

365.0

12.2

724

Dec.

"I

> blO

)

blO

b!2

b!3

13

b!2

bll

"I

> blO

J

12

13

13

13

b!3

13

12

12

blO

bll

b!2

b!3

*b6

356

11.5

706

Calendar year 1957 : Max 248 

Water year 1957-58 : Max 171

Jan.

b7

b9

~]

1

/ a9

J

-

> alO

all

alO

303

9.8

601

Feb.

a9

a8

1,7

12

12

12

13

13

12

14

15

15

15

16

17

18

20

19

21

19

18

b!4

396

14.1

785

Mln - 

Mln 4.4

Mar.

(*)

> bll

14

14

14

17

18

20

20

22

20

18

18

18

20

22

442

14.3

877

Apr.

20

20

*19

20

18

1718"

19

20

21

21

23

26

31

41

57

76

109

110

106

120

119

86

72

61

56

56

57

*59

65

1,543

51.4

3,060

May

77

89

111

133

149

163

171

151

*144

160

168

164

148

136

129

132

143

150

153

154

*149

144

124

106

91

*82

72

64

58

52

il

3,814

123

7,560

June

42

Ss

36

34 *35

36

34

33

31

30

28

28

27

25

24

22

21

*20

19

18

18

18

17

17

17

17

15

14

13

13

740

24.7

1,470

July

12

IT

11

11

11

10

9.2

8.4

8.4

8.0

7.6

*7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

6.5

6.5

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.5

6.1

6.1

5.7

577

6 . 1

5.7

236.2

7.62

468

Aug.

5.7

5.4

5.0

5.0

4.7

4.7

4.7

5.0

5.0

5.0

*5.0

4.7

5.4

4.7

5.0

5.4

5.0

5.4

5.4

5.0

5.0

6.1

577

5.7

5.0

5.0

4.4

5.0

5.0

4.7

4.7

157.5

5.08

312

Sept.

4.7

4.4

4.7

4.4

4.4

4.7

4.7

4.7

5.0

*5.0

5.4

6.5

8.0

7.2

6.8

6.5

6.1

6.1

6.5

6.1

6.1

6.1

5.7

5.7

6.5

6.5

6.8

6.5

6.5

6 .8

175.1

5.84

347

Mean 34.3 Ac-ft 24,810 

Mean 24.4 Ac-ft 17,660

Peak discharge (base, 130 cfs). Apr. 18 (11:30 p.m.) 142 cfs (4.31 ft); May 6 (11:30 p.m.) 187 cfs 

(4.75 ft); May 19 (10:30 p.m.) 164 cfs (4.52 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge 

rend of flow, and records for nearby stations. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

easurement, weather records,
WEBER RIVER BASIN 69

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. 144 sq ml.

Records available. October 1937 to September 1958 In reports of Geological Survey. 

November 1931 to September 1958 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, 28,840 acre-ft June 1 (gage height, 

141.0 ft); minimum observed, 12,150 acre-ft Sept. 21 (gage height, 96.9 ft).

1931-58: Maximum contents, 29,170 acre-ft June 2, 1943 (gage height, 141.67 ft); 

no contents Nov. 1, 1931, Sept. 2 to Nov. 1, 1934, Sept. 11 to Oct. 18, 1937, 

Sept. 11-28, 1946, Sept. 21 to Oct. 11, 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), was raised 12 ft more in 1902 

(capacity, 14,000 acre-ft), and later was 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. Water Is used for Irrigation in Davis 

and Weber Counties.

Cooperation. Capacity table furnished by Utah State Engineer.

Capacity table, gage height, In feet, and total contents, In acre-feet

95 11,620

100 13,000

110 15,880

120

130

141

19,120

23,300

28,820

Total contents, In acre-feet, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

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.

-

-

-

-

-

14,260

-

-

-

-

-

-

14,290

-

-

_

-

-

-

14,380

_

-

-

-

-

.

14,520

_

-

_

a!4,610

_

+370

Nov.

-

-

14,680

-

-

_

-

-

-

15,040

.

-

-

-

-

_

15,360

-

 -

-

_

-

-

15,600

-

_

-

-

-

al5,810

.

+1,200

Dec.

15,840

-

-

-

-

_

-

15,760

-

-

.

-

-

-

15,660

.

-

-

-

-

.

15,660

_

-

-

.

-

_

15,660

_

a!5,660

.

-150

Jan.

-

-

-

-

15,660

_

-

-

-

-

-

15,660

-

-

-

_

-

-

15,660

-

_

-

-

_

-

15,660

-

_

-

_

a!5,660

.

0

Feb.

_

15,660

-

-

-

_

-

_

15,180

-

_

-

-

-

-

15,180

-

-

-

-

_

-

15,360

_

-

_

-

a!5,690

-

- -

_

4-30

Mar.

_

15,820

-

-

-

_

-

-

16,170

-

.

-

-

-

-

16,490

-

-

-

-

_

-

16,920

-

-

_

_

.

_

17,300

a!7,360

.

+1,670

Apr.

-

-

-

-

-

17,700

-

-

-

-

.

-

18,050

-

-

_

-

-

-

22,700

_

-

_

_

-

_

25,030

_

-

a25,110

_

+7,750

May

-

-

-

25,220

-

_

-

-

-

-

26,740

-

-

-

-

_

-

27,260

-

-

_

-

_

-

27,880

_

-

_

-

_

a28,700

_

+3,590

June

28,840

-

-

-

-

_

-

28,350

-

-

_

-

-

-

28,350

_

-

-

-

-

.

28,350

-

-

-

_

-

28,040

-

a27,760

.

-940

July

-

-

-

-

-

26,900

-

-

-

-

-

-

25,700

-

-

.

-

-

-

24,450

_

-

_

-

-

_

23,210

_

-

_

a22,440

_

-5,320

Aug.

-

-

21,870

-

-

_

-

-

-

20,550

-

-

-

-

-

_

19,460

-

-

-

_

-

_

18,410

-

_

-

-

-

_

17,400

114.7

-5,040

Sept.

-

-

-

-

-

.

15,100

-

-

-

-

-

-

13,330

-

_

-

-

-

-

12,150

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

alO,660

_

-6,740

Calendar year 1957 ................... t +3,70O

Water year 1957-58................... t -3,580

t Gage height, In feet, at end of month.

t Change In contents, In acre-feet.

a No gage-height record; contents Interpolated.
70 WEBER RIVER BASIN

1345. East Canyon Creek near Morgan, Utah

Location. Lat 40°55'20", long 111"36'20", 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. 145 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1937 to September 1958 in reports of Geological Survey. 

October 1931 to September 1958 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. 27 years (1931-58), 52.3 cfs (37,860 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 211 cfs May 20 (gage height, 1.47ft); minimum 

daily, 3.6 cfs Nov. 4-6, 10-12.

1931-58: 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 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.1 

.2 

.3

3.6 

9.7

0.6 

1.0 

1.5

53

117

220

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

£9

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

17

*17

18

T7

17

16

15

15

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

14

14,

14

14

14

14

11

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.7

9.0

9.0

*8 .4 8-74

413.5

13.3

820

Nov.

9.0

9.0

6.5

3.6

376

3.6

4.2

4.2

4.2

3.6

3.6

3.6

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

5.3

*5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

143.9

4.80

285

Dec.

20

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

33 

*33

998

32.2

1,980

Calendar year 1957 : Max 248

Jan.

33

33

33

32

3?

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

34

31

34

34

34

34

33

33

33

32

32

32

33 

33

1,024

33.0

2,030

Feb.

34

33

33

*33

33

33

33

33

33

33

34

34

34

34

34

17

5.3

373

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

586.4

20.9

1,160

Mln 3 . 6

Mar.

5.9

37?

5.9

*5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

6.5

6.5

17

27

27

27

27

27

27

SB- 28 

366. 0

11.8

726

Apr.

28

25

*28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

29

38

43

44

41

43

45

48

49

79

141

179

179

179

179

179

*179

179

179

2,340

78.0

4,640

May

179

179

179

179

179

181

183

181

181

181

181

183

198

205

207

207

207

207

207

196

190

171

160

134

128

134

130

94

79

78 

1ST

5,199

168

10,310

June

132

138

T52

110

87

*87

101

108

101

94

94

89

76

61

57

60

61

*57

50

48

44

W

82

79

79

78

78

76

87

92

2,508

83.6

4,970

July

92

89

89

89

89

87

87

85

85

84

85

84

89

90

90

90

89

87

87

87

87

87

87

87

85

85

94

96 §6

96 

96

2,750

88.7

5,450

Aug.

94

92

92

92

92

90

90

89

89

89

87

*87

87

85

m

85

89

90

89

89

87

87

85

87

87

87

87

87

85

87 

145

2,793

90.1

5,540

Sept.

190

lS5

181

177

171

169

164

158

154

*148

142

136

132

126

121

113

103

87

79

li

79

87

87

89

89

87

85

90

96

94

3,693

123

7,320

Mean 50.3 Ac-ft 36,440

Water year 1957-58 : Max 207 Mln 3.6 Mean 62.5 Ac-ft 45,230

Discharge measurement made on this day.
WEBER RIVER BASIN 71

1350. Hardscrabble Creek near Porterville, Utah

Location. Lat 40°57'10", long 111 043'00", in SVf£NW£ sec. 34, T. 3 N., R. 2 E., on right 

bank two-thirds of a mile upstream from Tucker Hollow and 2f miles southwest of 

Porterville.

Drainage area.--24.9 sq mi.

Records available. October 1941 to September 1958 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. 17 years (1941-58), 32.5 cfs (23,530 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 320 cfs May 22 (gage height, 3.11 ft); minimum 

observed, 3.9 cfs Dec. 31 (discharge measurement), result of freezeup.

1941-58: 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 Fork, a tributary 

of Hardscrabble Creek, to Farmington Creek for irrigation in vicinity of Farmington.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1244: 1945(M).

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 6 to Sept. 30)

0.9 

1.0 

1.2

4.8

6.6

11

1.4 

1.7 

2.0

2.5

3.0

3.1

155

278

308

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

*8.3

8.5

9.6

~9.4 10

9.0

8.7

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.7

8.5

8.5

10

9.1

8.7

8.5

8.3

8.5

8.3

8.5

8.3

8.3

9.1

8.3

8.0

8.3

8.3

8.0

*7 .8

'

267.0

8.61

530

Nov.

7.8

8.3

8.5

8.3

8.5

8.3

8.3

8.3

7.8

b7.6

8.0

7.8

8.5

~8.5 10

b8

b8

b8

8.5

b7.8

b7.2

b6. 6

b7.8

b9.5

alO

*alO

bio

b9

b8

b7

249.9

8.33

496

Dec.

b8

8.7

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

9.0

8.3

7.8

b7.6

b7.5

b7.5

b7.5

b8

8.3

blObl5~

blO

8.7

8.5

8.3

8.0

b7

b8

b8

b8

b8

8

8

*bjf

252.7

8.15

501

Calendar year 1957 : Max 217

Jan.

b6

b7

> a7

216

7.0

428

Feb.

ai

a7

a7 *a7

as

9.4

9.0

9.0

9.

9.

9.

9.

9.

9.

a9.

all

a!2

a!2

a!2

a!3

a 16

a!7

alS

alS

ago

a!9

a!5

a!2

-

322.7

11.5

640

Mar.

a!2

a!2

a!2 *b!2

b!2

13

12

13

b!2

bll

bll

11

11

11

11

11

bll

11

11

12

18

21

23

23

23

21

19

18

18

19

21

456

14.7

904

Apr.

19

19 *19

18 19"

18

18

18

18

18

19

23

29

40

58

78

102

170

a210

aT50~

a200

aieo

a!20

a 100

a85

a75

a72

*71

73

91

2,140

71.3

4,240

May

112 130"

149

173

188

219

234

205

*202

219

217

212

191

168

159

179

202

232

253

290

*296

293

*272

272

261

242

*227

212

186

162

135

6,492

209

12,880

June

124

114

114

100

91

*88

84

75

70

66

61

58

55

53

49

47

45

45

45

42

39

39

38

36

34

32

30

28

26

25

1,753

58.4

3,480

July

23

22

21

a2o

a!9

a!9

alS

alS

17

15

*15

15

15

14

15

15

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

472

15.2

936

Aug.

To" 11

10

9.9

9.6

9.3

9.6

9.6

10

9.6

9.4

*9.0

8.7

8.7

9.0

8.7

8.5

8.3

8.6

8.2

8.0

9.0

8.3

8.0

7.4

7.2

7.2

7.6

7.2

6.8

770

269.4

8.69

534

Sept.

7.1

7.0

7.0

6.6

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.6

6.4

*6.4

6.6

7.2

TTcJ

e!s

6.6

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.0

6.0

5.6

5.5

6 '.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.2

6.2

6.0

192.6

6.42

382

Min 5.0 Mean 35.5 Ac-ft 25,720

Water year 1957-58 : Max 296 Min 5.0 Mean 35.8 Ac-ft 25,950

Peak discharge (base, 220 cfs) . May 6 (12 p.m.) 261 cfs (3.02 ft); May 22 (4 p.m.) 320 cfs (3.11 ft\

* Discharge measurement made on thia day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements, weather records, 

and records for nearby streams.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
WEBER RIVER BASIN

1365. Weber River at Gateway, Utah

Location. Lat 41°08'20", long 111°50'00", In NW^-SEv sec. 27, T. 5 N., R. IE., on 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 1958. Published as "near Uinta" 1889-1903.

Gage . --Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,790 ft (by barometer). Oct. 13, 1889, 

To 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.

Average discharge . 38 years (1920-58), 584 cfs (422,800 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,400 cfs Apr. 18 (gage height, 4.35 ft); minimum daily, 114 cfs Oct. 26, Nov. 10-12.

1889-1903, 1919-58: Maximum discharge observed, 7,980 cfs May 31, 1896; minimum, 

45 cfs Sept. 24, 1934.

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

diversions above and below station for irrigation. Flow regulated by Rockport , Echo 

(see p. 66), and East Canyon Reservoirs (see p. 69). Records of chemical analyses and 

water temperatures for the water year 1958 are given in WSP 1574.

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used May 6-13)

1.0 

1.5

100

185

304

505

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

750

1,340

2,110

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

281

*278

297

318

274

262

268

268

274

265

259

259

256

274

294

182

149

134

128

130

130

128

134

138

128

114

122

122

*122 

120

122

6,230

201

12,360

Nov.

124

126

128

124

116

*118

118

116

116

114

114

114

120

156

156

207

226

252

281

268

259

237

232

237

*246

252

246

240

240 

b240

5,523

184

10,950

Dec.

b235

226

237

243

271

288

318

326

311

304

301

301

301

304

274

301

336

318

*297

291

284

294

278

b278

294

291

288

288

291 

294

*268

8,931

288

17,710

Jan.

b255

b265

b280

b270

b250

b250

b245

b240

b235

b230

b240

243

237

24O

232

232

232

234

229

220

b210

b220

b215

b220

215

215

215

212

220 

232

229

7,262

234

14,400

Feb.

215

b210

*232

*229

240

256

243

237

243

252

252

249

265

262

271

329

400

404

432

456

420

408

336

364

585

408

271

256

-

8,725

312

17,310

Bar.

262

256

*252

243

226

223

226

226

*218

207

232

234

249

252

252

256

246

252

256

274

502

675

916

1.010

944

825

780

500

460 

575

585

12,614

407

25,020

Apr.

750

825

*815

775

750

730

770

861

850

820

810

,070

,160

* ,280

,450

,440

,600

.100

,780

,610

,730

,910

,500

* ,290

,160

,090

,080

* ,100

,090 

,150

35,346

1,178

70,110

May

,260

,350

,480

,6OO

,730

,880

,930

* ,690

,570

,690

,740

,730

,35O

,200

,160

,150

,350

,430

,490

,490

* ,470

,400

,300

,210

,090

1,030

*949

866

760 

690

650

41,665

1,344

82,640

June

590

650

660

*625

590

*615

660

640

610

610

595

640

650

660

635

675

670

*665

655

710

685

665

660

695

730

695

680

690

680 

690

19,675

656

39,020

July

685

670

670

695

690

665

685

680

*665

650

670

685

670

*665

650

675

670

660

635

645

660

665

660

665

675

685

660

680

655 

670

665

20,720

668

41,100

Aug.

585" 630

595

575

555

555

565

555

570

570

560

565

*536

541

546

580

590

560

528

5OO

460

*460

456

436

448

456

448

424

456 

456

469

16,230

524

32,190

Sept.

482

452

436

420

424

408

400

400

384

*352

404

412

368

326

322

326

318

288

265

252

259

281

288

318

322

322

304

288

297 

291

10,409

347

20,650

Calendar year 1957: Max 2,160 Mln 70 Mean 486 Ac-ft 352,100

Water year 1957-58: Max 2,100 Mln 114 Mean 530 Ac-ft 383,500

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
WEBER RIVER BASIN 73

1370. Weber River at Ogden, Utah

Location. Lat 41°13'40", long 111°59'15", in sec. 30, T. 6 N., R. 1 W., on right bank 

200 ft southeast of intersection of 21st Street and Middleton Road in Ogden and 1 mile 

upstream from Ogden River.

Records available. December 1950 to September 1958 (discontinued).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,270 ft (by barometer).

Average discharge.--? years (1951-58), 334 cfs (241,800 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,320 cfs Apr. 18 (gage height, 6.45 ft); mlnimum daily, 9.4 cfs Oct. 2.

1950-58: Maximum discharge, 7,070 cfs May 6, 1952 (gage height, 10.89 ft); minimum 

daily, 3.4 cfs May 27, 1955.

Remarks --Records good. Many diversions above and below station for irrigation. Flow 

regulated by Rockport, Echo, and East Canyon Reservoirs (see p. 66, 69).

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-4, Jan. 30 to Feb. 16, 

Apr. 15, 16, June 11-30)

0.8 

1.0 

1.2 

1.4

7.5

16

28

46

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

148

285

441

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

816

1,360

2,020

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

10 

*9.4

21

54

64,

57

57

59

56

64

56

62

68

97

112

67

29

18

47

64

80

80

86

93

92

75

82

86

*80

78

80

1,983.4

64.0

3,930

Nov.

80 

85

99

93

90

86

86

83

82

80

83

85

88

114

102

140

185

190

226

212

204

185

177

188

*204

212

204

195

198

188

4,244

141

8,420

Dec.

201 

198

201

201

246

264

291

321

309

297

291

294

291

291

285

288

327

334 303"

291

276

282

267

264

294

288

282

282

294

294

267

8,614

278

17,090

Jan.

258 

*278

286

264

255

252

249

235

232

223

249

258

246

249

232

232

223

235

235

209

212

223

212

226

212

206

215

209

235

220

226

7,296

235

14,470

Feb.

209 

206

223

220

*261

258

255

238

235

249

255

252

261

261

258

270

390

396

403

435

441

409

390

330

550

516

324

267

-

8,762

313

17,380

Mar.

276 

270

264

255

*229

232

240

249

240

225

238

249

261

276

273

276

270

270

264

276

422

717

901

1,080

1,040

878

816

610

488

579

650

13,312

429

26,400

Apr.

729

878

874

820

782

762

787

*892

892

860

816

1,030

1,140

1,250

*1 , 350

1,400

1,530

1,950

1,820

1,560

1,600

1,880

1,520

1,300

1,160

1,060

1,040

*1,040

1,060

1,120

34,902

1,163

69,230

May

1,220 

1,290

1,390

1,500

1,590

1,700

*1 . 800

1,530

1,340

1,380

1,430

1,500

1,170

959

874

906

1,030

1,080

1,160

1,080

1,050

940

829

741

594

543

458

390

276

215

180

32,145

1,037

63,760

June

137 

170

*193

170

146

146

198

180

150

153

137

170

188

198

165

190

193

190

*198

220

236

190

177

201

246

215

193

195

204

266

5,615

187

11,140

July

201 

182

172

188

185

162

185

177

*180

155

165

188

180

175

162

188

185

177

201

153

155

180

167

170

185

185

167

180

167

182

180

5,479

177

10,870

Aug.

158 

112

116

114

155

101

116

101

116

120

110

108

108

90

*97

106

165

135

112

95

85

95

102

93

85

92

92

86

90

108

114

3,377

109

6,700

Sept.

122 

112

104

101

99

99

88

82

*75

56

65

112

99

82

83

75

77

71

62

56

50

65

71

102

120

120

116

97

104

102

2,667

88.9

5,290

Calendar year 1957 : Max 2,100 Min 3.7 Mean 295 Ac-ft 213,800

Water year 1957-58 : Max 1,950 Min 9.4 Mean 352 Ac-ft 254,700

Discharge measurement made on this day.

534539 O -60 -6
74 WEBER RIVER BASIN

1375. South Pork Ogden River near Huntsville, Utah

Location. Lat 41°16', long 111 0 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 65 miles east of Huntsville.

Drainage area. 148 sq mi.

Records available. March 1921 to September 1958.

Gage. Vfeter-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,190 ft (by barometer). Prior to 

Aug. 14, 1934, at site 300 ft upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 37 years, 111 cfs (80,360 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 870 cfs May 6 (gage height, 4.13 ft); minimum, 

32 cfs Jan. 20 (gage height, 0.90 ft).

1921-58: 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 or no gage-height record, 

which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

0.9 

1.2 

1.5 

2.0

32

 61 

100 

190

2.5 

3.0 

3.8

307

455

754

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

43

44

*47

47

45

43

43

42

41

42

41

41

41

42

41

41

40

40

41

41

41

42

42

43

43

43

44

45

*44

44

44

1,321

42.6

2,620

Nov.

44

44

45

44

44

44

44

43

42

42

42

43

44

50

46

43

42

42

43

41

b38

b36

b39

41

*43

42

40

40

b38

b36

1,265

42.2

2,510

Dec.

b38

40

39

40

40

40

44

43

41

40

b41

b41

40

40

40

45

47

44

42

41

40

40

b35

b39

b44

46

45

45

46

45

b35

1,286

41.5

2,550

Calendar year 1957: Max 883

Jan.

b36 1 CT

> b39

J

> a39

39

39

40

40

40 1 "

> b39

J

41

40

40

40

40

43

43

42

1,227

39.6

2,430

Feb.

b38

b38

43

43

*44

45

44

44

44

45

45

46

47

46

48

57

60

61

63

74

81

86

a88

89

99

"96 104

87

-

1,705

60.9

3,380

Map.

79

74

70

69

*66

66

64

64

64

62

62

62

61

61

61

60

59

59

59

59

64

86

107

119

135

131

123

113

104

108

119

2,490

80.3

4,940

Apr.

118

114

113

110

105

100

98

*98

100

104

107

111

121

142

174

244

337

468

468

449

475

445

395

331

271

231

209

*203

203

224

6,668

222

13,230

May

284

395

468

559

646

746

717

*604

578

626

665

650

570

502

458

468

520

574

600

*615

604

559

495

462

423

383

*342

302

266

238

220

15,539

501

30,820

June

207

188

176

*164

151

144

137

126

121

114

110

105

100

96

93

90

87

85

*81

78

77

75

73

72

72

69

66

63

62

_60

3,142

105

6,230

July

58

54

53

53

53

51

50

*48

48

48

48

47

47

47

48

47

45

44

45

44

44

43

44

44

44

44

44

43

44

44

43

1,459

47.1

2,890

Aug.

42

41

40

40

40

39

38

38

39

39

38

38

*37

38

38

38

39

38

38

39

38

38

38

38

38

37

37

37

36 

T^3b

36

1,186

38.3

2,350

Sept.

35

34

36

36

35

35

35

36

*37

36

36

39

39

38

38

38

37

37

36

36

36

35

35

36

37

35

37

37

37

36

1,090

36.3

2,160

Mln 35 Mean 132 Ac-ft 95,460

Water year 1957-58: Max 746 Mln 34 Mean 105 Ac-ft 76,110

Peak discharge (base, 400 cfs).--Apr. 18 (9 p.m.) 570 cfs (3.33 ft); May 6 (9 p.m.) 870 cfs

(4.13 ft); May 21 (2 a.m.) 638 cfs (5.57 ft).________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

streams.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
WEBER RIVER BASIN 75 

1378. Middle Fork Ogden River at Huntsville, Utah

Location. La t 41°17'15", long 111°46'35", in SE^NE^ sec. 1, T. 6 N., R. IE., on left

bank 20 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 162 and ij miles north of Huntsville.

Records available.--April to September 1958.

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 period, 450 cfs May 5 (gage height, 2.72 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 230 cfs; no flow July 26 to Sept. 30.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Rating table, Apr. 18 to Sept. 30, 1958 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used May 19, 20)

0.6 

.7

0

.2 

1.1 

2.6

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

5.4

30

1.6 

2.0 

2.6

S2

184,

393

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

Apr.

54

54

53

52

49

47

46

IS

47

49

50

52

58

68

82

May

164

*199

233

276

331

364

3TT

*243

255

278

263

240

199

178

170

June

21

17

*15

14

12

5.4

1.9

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

July

0^6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.4

.4

*.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

Aug.

(*)

Sept.

(*)

Total

Day

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24,

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Mean ..............................................

Runoff In acre-feet ...............................

Apr.

118

160

205

214

20Z

249

*224

167

126

102

89

86

93

106

133

3,081

103

6,110

May

187

208

220

227

*235

214

187

167

147

128

104

*93

76

54

39

28

6,024

194

11,950

June

1.4

1.4

1.4

*1.4

1.4

1.2

1.4

1.5

1.1

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.6

115.0

3.83

228

July

0.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0"0

0

0

0

0

6.5

0.21

13

Aug.

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

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

Note. No gage-height record Apr. 1-17; discharge estimated on basis of records for South Fork 

Ogden River near Huntsville.

1379. Spring Creek at Huntsville, Utah

Location. La t 41°15'55", long 111°45'55", in SW^SE^- sec. 7, T. 6 N., R. 2 E. , on left 

bank in pasture at north edge of Huntsville.

Records available. April to September 1958.

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 period, 28 cfs June 

mum, 4.2 cfs Sept. 7.

Remarks. Records good.

ge height, 0.97 ft); miniRating table, Apr. 24 to Sept. 30, 1958 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.3 

.5 

.9

3.7

9.2

25

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

Apr.

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

May

11

11

11

10

TT

13

11

12

14

10

10

12

14

13

13

June

2420"

*19

17

20

20

18

18

17

17

20

24

21

22

20

July

8.3

8.6

9.5

9.9

379

8.0

8.3

*8.3

8.0

7.1

6.5

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

Aug.

7.4

7.1

6.2

6.8

6.5

6.0

6.2

5.7

6.0

6.2

6.Z

6.2

*6.0

5.7

5.7

Sept.

5.2

5.4

5.2

5.0

572

5.0

5.0

5.4

*5.Z

5.4

5.2

5.7

6.5

6.5

6.8

Day

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total ..............................................

Mean ...............................................

Runoff In acre-feet ................................

Apr.

-

-

_

_

_

-

_

-

16

16

14

13

13

12

11

_

_

-

May

13

12

12

15

*13

14

17

18

16

14

13

14

16

15

18

23

419

13.5

831

June

19

16

14

*14

14

14

13

14

14

12

13

13

11

9.2

8.9

496.1

16.5

984

July

*7.4 774"

7.4

7.4

8.3

8.0

7.1

7.1

6.S

6.8

6.5

6.8

6.5

6.2

T7i

7.4

234.0

7.55

464

Aug.

5.7

5.7

5.7

6.2

6.0

6.0

7.1

6.8

6.2

5.7

5.7

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.2

5.0

187.1

6.04

371

Sept.

6.5

6.8

7.1

£78

6.2

5.7

5.2

5.4

6.0

6.0

6.8

5.4

5.4

5.2

6.2

173.4

5.78

344

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
76 WEBER RIVER BASIN

1390. Pine View Reservoir near Ogden, Utah

Location. Lat 41 0 15'20", long 111°50'25", In NW£SEij sec. 16, T. 6 N., R. IE., at trashrack at Pine View Dam on Ogden River, 7 miles northeast of Ogden.

Drainage area. 310 sq ml, approximately.

Records available. November 1936 to September 1958.

Gage. Staff gage read once dally. Datum of gage Is at mean sea level (levels by Bureau 

of Reclamation).

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 53,180 acre-ft June 2-4 (elevation, 4,876.8 ft); 

minimum, 2,840 acre-ft Mar. 16 (elevation, 4,833.8 ft).

1936-58; Maximum contents, 57.600 acre-ft June 11, 1957 (elevation, 4,879.0 ft); 

minimum, 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) about mean sea 

level. During 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. Water is used for Irrigation in Weber Basin and Ogden River 

projects.

Cooperation. Capacity table furnished by Bureau of Reclamation.

Capacity table, water year 1957-58 (elevation. In feet, 

and usable contents. In acre-feet)

4,830.0

4,835.0

4,840.0

4,845.0

4,850.0

4,855.0

1,380

3,380

6,150

9,680

14,060

19,330

4,860.0

4,865.0

4,870.0

4,875.0

4,880.0

25,480 

32,610 

40,680 

49,7OO 

59,670

Usable contents, In acre-feet, at 8 a.m., water year October 1957 to September 1958

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

(t)

(*)

Oct.

20,020 

19,900

19,790

19,670

19,560

19,440

19,440

19,330

19,210

19,100

19,100

19,100

19,100

18,990

18,990

18,880

18,880

18,880

18,880

18,880

18,880

18,880

18,880

18,880

18,880

18,880

18,880

18,880

18,880

18,880

18,880

4,854.6

-1,250

Nov.

18,880 

18,880

18,880

18,880

18,990

18,990

18,990

18,990

18,990

18,990

18,990

18,990

19,100

19,210

19,330

19,440

19,560

19,560 ig'.seo

19,670

19,670

19,670

19,670

19,670

19,670

19,670

19,670

19,670

19,670

19,670

4,855.3

+790

Dec.

19,670 

19,560

19,560

19,560

19,560

19,670

19,670

19,790

19,790

19,900

19,790

19,670

19,560

18,990

18,660

18,660

18,540

18,430

18,210

17,880

17,560

17,230

16,700

15,960

15,760

15,660

15,550

15,660

15,760

15,660

j.5, 450

4,851.4

-4,220

Jan.

15,140 

15,040

14,840

14,650

14,450

14,150

13,860

13,580

13,290

13,010

12,740

12,470

12,370

12,190

12,020

11,760

11,840

11,930

12,020

12,020

12,020

12,020

12,020

12,100

12,190

12,190

12,280

12,370

12,370

12,470

12,470

4,848.3

-2,980

Feb.

12,470 

12,470

12,470

12,470

12,560

12,560

12,560

12,560

12,560

12,560

12,560

12,560

12,650

12,740

12,740

12,740

12,830

12,920

15,010

12,740

12,650

12,650

12,650

12,650

12,650

12,560

12,470

12,190

-

4,848.0

-280

Mar.

12.020 

11,760

11,490

11,230

10,730

10,320

9,920

8,770

7,540

6,150

5,420

4,950

4,510

4,190

3,580

2.840

3,200

3,290

3,200

3,150

3,110

3,290

3,480

3,680

4,240

4,730

4,840

4,730

4,620

4,620

4,780

4,837.7

-7,410

Apr.

4,670 

4,450

4,290

4,080

3,780

5,850

3,880

4,080

4,290

4,290

4,670

5,300

6,080

6,930

7,270

7,820

8,470

9,380

10,240

10,820

11,400

12,370

12,920

13,770

14,750

15,860

16,700

17,450

18,770

1 9 330 * 

4,855.0

+14,550

May

20,O20

22^160

23,550

24,560

25,880

27,110

28,560

29,070

50,370

51,710

55,070

34,510

55,250

55,570

55,570

55, 750

56,690

58,160

59,500

41,570

45,120

45,260

46,720

48,200

49,520

50,270

51,250

52,010

52,400

52,790

4,876.6

+55,460

June

52.990 

55,180

55,180

55,180

52,990

52,990

52,790

52,790

52,600

52,400

52,200

52,010

51,810

51,620

51,420

51,250

51,040

50, 850

50,470

50,080

49,890

49,510

49,520

48,950

48,570

48,200

48,010

47,640

47,270

46,900

4,875.5

-5,890

July

46,550 

46,160

45,800

45,440

45,080

44,720

44,560

44,000

45,470

45,120

42,760

42,410

42,060

41 , 540

41,020

40,680

40,540

59,850

59,550

58,990

58,660

58,160

57,670

57,540

57,020

56,550

56,050

55,750

55,250

34, 780

54j_460

4,866.2

-12,440

Aug.

54,150 

55,840

55,540

55,070

52,610

52,160

51,710

51,260

30,810

50,570

50,080

29, 640

29,070

28,640

28,220

27,800

27,580

27,110

26,560

26,150

25,750

25,550

24,960

24,560

24,170

25,790

25,280

22,900

22,410

22,040

21^170

4,857.0

-12,790

Sept.

21 . 510 

20,950

20,600

20,250

19,900

19,560

19,100

18,770

18,450

18,100

17,770

17,450

17,230

16,910

16,700

16,490

16,170

15,860

15,660

15,450

15,250

15,040

14,840

14,550

14,250

15,960

15,770

15,580

15,290

15,100

4,849.0

-8,570

Calendar year 1957.................... * +15,410

Water year 1957-58.................... * -7,O30

t Elevation, In feet, at end of month. 

* Change In contents, In acie-feet.
WEBER RIVER BASIN 77

1400. Ogden River below Pine View Dam, near Ogden, Utah

Location. Lat 41°15 1 15", long 111 "50 '40", In NE^SWi sec. 16, T. 6 N., R. IE., 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 ml.

Records available. --October 1937 to September 1958, 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 not 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 and Aug. 25, 

1932, to Sept. 30, 1954, water-stage recorder, at site 1,000 ft downstream at datum 

5.03 ft lower.

Average discharge. 21 years (1937-38), 89.8 cfs (65,010 acre-ft per year).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 1,060 cfs Apr. 20 (gage height, 5.21 ft); minimum recorded, 0.5 cfs Sept. 11 (gage height, 1.37 ft).

1937-58: Maximum discharge, 3,190 cfs May 3, 1952 (gage height, 7.76 ft, site and 

datum then In use); minimum dally, 0.1 cfs Jan. 19-22, 1954, Oct. 6-9, 1955, Feb. 15, 

1956, when reservoir gates were closed.

Remarks . Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Plow regulated by Pine View Reservoir (see p. 76). 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 tables, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 30 to Apr. 10)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 2O Nov. 21 to Sept. 30

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8

0.6

1.7

3.6

6.7

11

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.5 

2.8 

4.9

1.8

1.9 

2.1 

2.4 

2.7

8.1

13

27

61

107

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

173

322

507

950

1,450

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

7.8

7.8

*8.3

8.7

375

8.3

8.3

8.3

7.8

7.8

7.8

5.6

3.6

3.9

3.6

3.6

2.6

1.8

ITS

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

2.0

1.8

1.8

2.0

2.0

*2.0

2.0

1.8

138.3

4.46

274

Nov.

1.8

2.0

2-.2

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.8

1.8

2.2

2.7

T^

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.3

.9

173

1.3

1.3

*1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

49.4

1.65

98.0

Dec.

1.1

.9

.7

.6

77

.9

1.5

1.7

1.5

6.7

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.4

1.6

1.5

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.3

1

\ 1.0

41.0

1.32

81.3

Jan.

(*)

> 0.9

> 1.0

28.7

0.93

56.9

Feb.

> *1.0

.9

173

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.4

1.8

2.1

2.6

3.0

3.5

3.7

4.2

68

176

199

T9T

191

-

865.6

30.9

1,720

Mar.

191

189

194

194

*194

199

364

535

SI9

434

379

364

350

332

315

128

2.1

2.0

271

2.5

7.4

19

18

18

73

168

257

292

296

306

382

6,726.1

217

13,340

Apr.

434

434

430

423

287

171

173

*230

322

255

IS" 9.3

20

196

400

476

639

855

960

1,000

921

808

606

234

24

23

28

*30

122

233

10,758.3

359

21,340

May

239

242

306

515

643

704

704

*704

617

568

584

588

592

710

960

864

576

415

357

*223

130

71

71

74

72

71

71

71

65

60

56

11,923

385

23,650

June

52

51

48

*43

40

40

40

36

34

33

31

29

27

24

24

21

29" 20

*31

31

34

29

23

35

36

36

34

35

35

35

1,016

33.9

2,020

July

31

27

27

32

54

33

33

32

*32

31

30

30

29

29

30

29

29

29

29

28

25

16

29

29

28

28

29

32

34

31

27

912

29.4

1,810

Aug.

24

23

21

23

28

28

28

40

42

33

29

29

*29

27

27

27

25

27

24

21

20

2T

23

23

24

25

26

26

24

22

22

811

26.2

1,610

Sept.

19

TS

17

16

16

16

15

16

*18

17

13

19

18

19

19

15

12

9.3

2.2

2.1

2.0

1.2

78- .7

.8

.8

1.7

3.0

1.0

1.0

309.6

10.3

614

Calendar year 1957: Max 1,360 Mln - Mean 96.5 Ac-ft 69,870

Water year 1957-58: Max 1,000 Mln 0.6 Mean 92.0 Ac-ft 66,610

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Dec. 20 to Feb. 8, Sept. 29, 30; discharge estimated on basis of 

2 discharge measurements, weather records, and records for nearby streams.
78 WEBER RIVER BASIN

1410. Weber River near Plain City, Utah

Location. Lat 41°16'42", long 112°05'30", in NW£M£ sec. 8, T. 6 N. , R. 2 W., on right 

bank at highway bridge, 1 mile downstream from Fourmile Creek, If miles south of Plain 

City, and 6 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 2,060 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. May 1905 to September 1958 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 map). 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, 3,360 cfs Apr. 19 (gage height, 13.24 ft); minimum daily, 23 cfs July 6.

1904-58: 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 fragmentary gage-height 

record, which are fair. During summer months practically entire flow is diverted 

above station for irrigation. Plow regulated by Rockport reservoir beginning Apr. 1, 

1957 (usable capacity, 60,000 acre-ft), Echo, East Canyon, and Pine View Reservoirs 

(see p. 66, 69, 76).

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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

*62

73

133

139

163

176

176

169

173

147 

151

148

186

235

184

119

110

118

155

163

180

184

192

188

170

173 

*190

182

174 

176

4,841

156

9,600

Nov.

180

185

203

202

198

196

191

186

184

180

184 

190

198

247

225

236

299

311

344

349

328

315

299

303

315

325

318 

304

306

298

7,599

253

15,070

Dec.

299

301

304

301

349

370

408

432

414

483

528 

528

526

528

524

538

590

5BT

542

528

515

524

498

478

519

517

503 

510

522

524

501

14,688

474

29,130

Jan.

469

*489

489

476" 496

469

461

447

447

437

467 

465

472

465

435

385

311

327

330

298

'556" 291

294

304

313

315

313 

318

332

342

354

12,107

391

24,010

Feb.

361

355" 354

361

*452

510

494

439

430

443

452 

441

450

469

476

501

584

616

663

675

683

656

635

579

765

940

W 

714

-

15,306

547

30,360

Mar.

714

710

702

697

*683

663

700

877

946

928

871 

871

863

860

860

770

533

519

503

496

531

904

952

1,160

1,230

1,240

1.250 

1,Z1O

1,050

1,070

1,160

26,523

856

52,610

Apr.

1,250

1,410

1,550

*1,540

1,460

1,270

1,230

1,280

1,390

1,440

1,170 

1,190

1,370

1,490

*1,900

f2,100

2,330

2,760

3,120

2,?90

2,790

2,830

2,650

2,080

1,630

1,490

1,440 

*1,390

1,440

1,610

53,390

1,780

105,900

May

1,720

1,800

1,890

2,120

2,460

2,570

*2.600

2,410

f2,180

f2,070

f2,000 

f2,060

f 1,850

f 1,740

f 1,830

f 1,860

f 1,700

f 1,590

f 1,470

f 1,270

1,190

1,020

883

*765

632

d549

d437 

d374

d303 

d!59

*d92

45,594

1,471

90,430

June

d79

d58

d65

d74

d72

d61

*32

46

53

58

58 

44

41

48

46

32

33

31

35

*35

35

44

38

35

34

42

51 

41

33 

72

1,426

47.5

2,830

July

55

41

35

25

24

23

2S

*31

36

41

33

38

33

55

28

32

34

35

33

50

33

27

32

30

30

32

36 

32

36 

44

46

1,086

35.0

2,150

Aug.

47

44

32

35

44

52

32

29

29

33

44 

38

32

*32

29

30

46

55

49

39

35

35

32

29

39

33

32 

42

33 

44

32

1,157

37.3

2,290

Sept.

45

50

50

53

46

35" 32

*60

39

40

44 

47

66

55

43

46

51

39

45

39

40

45

46

55

78

88

~BT 102 

57 

66

1,584

52.8

3,140

Calendar year 1957: Max 3,270 Min 26 Mean 484 Ac-ft 350,100

Water year 1957-58: Max 3,120 Min 23 Mean 508 Ac-ft 367,500

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of available recorder graph and records 

for nearby streams.

f Fragmentary gage-height recordj discharge computed from partly estimated gage heights.
TRIBUTARIES BETWEEN WEBER AND JORDAN RIVERS 79 

1415. Holmes Creek near Kaysville, Utah

Location.--Lat 41°03'18", long 111 C 53'40", in NE^ sec. 25, T. 4 N., R. 1 W., on left bank 

2 miles northeast of Kaysville.

Drainage area. 2.49 sq mi.

Records available. May 1950 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 5,095.1 ft above mean 

sea level, unadjusted.

Average discharge. 8 years, 3.92 cfs (2,840 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 33 cfs May 24 (gage height, 1.05 ft); minimum, 

1.3 cfs Jan. 19.

1950-58: 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, which are fair. No diversion above station.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.4 

.5 

.6

0.8 

2.O 

4.3 1.1

7.9

14

38

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

2.4

*2.6

3.0

3^

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.6

2.6

2.4

3.0

2.6

*2.6

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.6

2.4

2.6

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

76.6

2.47

152

Nov.

2.2

*2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.4 *r^T

1.8 T78-

2.0

2.0

2.0

 ~

> b2.0

r,

61.2

2.04

121

Dec.

b2.0

b2.0

*2.O

2.0

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.0

2.0

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.6

3.0

T3

*2.6

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.2

b2.0

b2.2

b2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.0

2.0

bl.8

68.8

2.22

136

Calendar year 1957: Max 26

Jan.

bl.8

bl.8

bl.8

bl.8

*1.8

1.7

T7B

bl.8

1.8

b2.0

*b2.0

b2.0

2.0 "

> bl.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1 .8

56.5

1.82

112

Feb.

1.7

T7T

1.7

1.8

2.O

*2.0

2.0

2.0

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.0

2.2

2.2

2.6

2.8

3.0

3.5

4.0

4.3

4.6

4.6

4.3

4.3

4.0

3.5

2.8

-

78.4

2.8O

156

Mar.

2.6

2.4

2.2

T3

*2.2

2.4

2.2

2.4

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.6

2.6

*2.6

2.6

2.6

3.0

3.8

4.0

4.3

T3

4.3

4.0

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

93.1

3.00

185

Apr.

3.8

*3.8

4.0

4.0

3.8

3.5

T^

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

4.0

4.6

5.2

*6.3

7.9

9.3

12

TZ

11

12

11

9.9

8.8

8.4

7.5

7.1

6.7

*6.7

6.7

198.7

6.62

394

May

7.1

F^

10

12

15

17

18

19

18

19

19

19

18

16

*14

14

15

15

16

22

*26

26

29

31

TS

28

*27

23

20

17

16

583.9

18.8

1,160

June

16

15

14

13

*12

12

12

11

1O

10

9.9

8.8

8.4

7.5

7.5

7.1

b.7

*6.3

5.9

5.6

5.6

5.2

5.2

5.2

4.6

4.9

4.9

4.6

4.9

4.6

248.4

8.28

493

July

4.6 *T^

4.6

4.3

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.3

4.0

4.0

4.O

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

*3.5

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

*3.0

2.8

114.9

3.71

228

Aug.

2.8

5TS

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.6

*2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.4

T7i

2.6

2.4

2.6

2.4

81.8

2.64

162

Sept.

2.6

2.6

2.6

*2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.6

2.8

T3

2.6

2.4

*2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.0

2.2

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.2

2.0

2.0

2.0

70.6

2.35

140

Min 1.4 Mean 4.75 Ac-ft 3.440

Water year 1957-58: Max 31 Min 1.7 Mean 4.75 Ac-ft 3,44O

Peak discharge (base, 1O cfs). Apr. 18 (7 p.m.) 15 cfs (O.79 ft); May 24 (4 a.m.) 33 cfs (1.O5 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
80 TRIBUTARIES BETWEEN WEBER AND JORDAN RIVERS

1420. Farmington Creek above diversions, near Farmington, Utah

Location. Lat 41°00'05", long 111"52'25", in NE£ sec. 18, T. 3 N., R. 1 E., on right 

bank 1.0 mile northeast of Farmington.

Drainage area. 10.0 sq mi (revised).

Records available. November 1949 to September 1958.

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. 8 years, 13.5 cfs (9,770 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 282 cfs May 20 (gage height, 1.86 ft); minimum, 

1.6 cfs Feb. 13.

1949-58: Maximum discharge, that of May 20, 1958; minimum, 0.9 cfs Aug. 25, 30, 31, 

1954.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Records include a small transmountain diversion from Hardscrabble Creek.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used May 6-20, 24-26)

.9 

1.0

1.3

2.6

4.8

8.4

14

1.1

1.2

1.3 

1.5 

1.8

106

222

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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

*279

3.6

3.8

3.6

3.6

3.4

3.1

3.1

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

4.5

3T5

3.1

*2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

3.1

3.1

3.1

4.0

3.4

3.4

3.6

3.6

3.4

3.1

3.4

101.3

3.27

201

Nov.

3.4

*3.6

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.8

4.3 *3T5

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.6

3.6

2.9

374

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.1

3.1

2.9

3.1

105.8

3.53

210

Dec.

3.1

*3.1

2.9

2.9

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.6

5.4 37T *4.5

4.3

4.0

3.8

3.6

2.3

374

3.4

3.1

3.4

3.4

3.6

3.4

106.1

3.42

210

Jan.

3.4

374

3.4

*3.4

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

*3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

2.9

FTS

2.9

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

2.9

3.1

2.9

2.9

97.0

3.13

192

Feb.

2.8 37T

3.1

2.9

3.1

*3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

2.9

3.1

2.9

3.6

3.6

4.0

4.0

4.5

5.4

6.0

6.8

7.1

7.5

77T

7.1

6.8

6.0

5.7

-

124.6

4.45

247

Calendar year 1957: Max 103 Min 2.3

Mar.

5.4

5.1

4.8

4.5

*4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.3

*475

4.3

4.3

4.5

5.7

6.0

6.8

7.1

77T

6.4

6.0

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

158.9

5.13

315

Apr.

5.7

*5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.4

574

5.7

5.7

5.7

6.4

7.5

9.3

13

*20

28

35

52

52

52

55

47

36

29

25

22

21

21

*23

27

637.6

21.3

1,260

May

34

IT

55

70

86

120

138

128

120

131

135

120

*96

106

110

124

129

148

151

198

*160

*161

154

186

146

*128

162

142

*106 

93

80

3,758

121

7,450

June

70

57

47

43

*45

45

39

35

33

29

27

24

21

20

19

18

17

16

*15

15

15

15

14

14

14

14

13

13

13 

*13

773

25.8

1,530

July

13Tz"

12

11

10

9.8

9.3

8.9

8.0

8.0

7.5

7.5

7.1

6.8

6.8

*6.4

5.7

5.7

5.4

5.1

4.8

4.8

a4.6

34.5

34.2

a4.0

33.8

33.7

33.6 

*33.5

5.1

210.6

6.79

418

Aug.

3.1

37T

3.1

3.1

3.1

2.9

2.9

2.8

3.1

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.6

*2.6

2.9

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.9

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.4

274

2.8

2.6 

2.6

2.4

86.0

2.77

171

Sept.

2.4

2.6

2.4

*2.4

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.4

2.4

2.3

278" 2.1

278

2.6

2.6

*2.6

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.6

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.6 

2.3

74.6

2.49

148

Mean 14.0 Ac-ft 10,150

Water year 1957-58: Max 198 Min 2.1 Mean 17.1 Ac-ft 12,350

Peak discharge (base, 80 cfs).--M3y 10 (6 p.m.) 174 cfs (1.55 ft)j May 20 (4:30 p.m.) 282 cfs 

(1.86 ft).

* Dischsrge messurertient made on this dsy.

3 No gsge-helght record; dischsrge estimated on bssls of 1 discharge messurement, trend of flow, 

snd records for nesrby streams.
TRIBUTARIES BETWEEN WEBER AND JORDAN RIVERS 81

1425. Ricks Creek above diversions, near Centerville, Utah

Location. Lat 40°56 1 25", long 111°52 1 00", in NW£ sec, 5, T. 2 N., R. 1 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 1958.

Sage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 4,840 ft (from 

topographic map).

Average discharge. 8 years, 2.42 cfs (1,750 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 34 cfs May 22 (gage height, 1.32 ft); minimum, 

0.1 cfs Jan. 19.

1950-58: Maximum discharge, that of May 22, 1958; minimum, 0.1 cfs Apr. 9, 1953, 

Feb. 3, 1955, Jan. 19, 1958.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.5 

.6 

,7

0.4 

1.1 

2.5 

4.8

0.9 

1.0 

1.3

8.2

13

30

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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

*.9

1.1

1.1

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

.9

.8

.8

~T9" 1.2

*.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.1 

1.1

29.3

0.95

58

Nov.

1.1

*.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.8

.9

.9

.8

.9

.9

*.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

77

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

23.8

0.79

47

Dec.

0.6T8"

*.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

.7

.7

.7

.8

.8

.8

.8

1.1

1.2 372-

*.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.6

.8

.8

.8

.7

.8

.8

.7

 6

24.2

0.78

48

Calendar year 1957-. Max 22

Jan.

0.6TB"

.6

*.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

*.5

.5

.4

74

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

16.8

0.54

33

Feb.

0.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

*.6

.6

.6

.7

.6

.6

.6

.5

75

.6

.7

.7

.7

.9

.8

.8

1.0

1.2

1.2

1.5

1.1

1.1

.9

-

21.5

0.77

43

Mar.

0.9

.9

.8

75

*.9

.9

.9

.9

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

1.0

1.0

 1.0

.9

.9

1.0

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.2

1.3

31.7

1.02

65

Apr.

*1.2

T7Z

1.2

1.5

1.2

1.2

1.5

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.8

2.1

2.5

 5.0

4.5

5.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.7

6TT

5.7

5.1

4.5

4.2

5.7

3.7

 5.7

4.2

101.2

5.57

201

May

5.1

6 '.7

7.8

9.1

11

11

11

11

12

14

14

 12

11

11

11

12

16

19

20

23

 27TT6"

25

24

21

 18

17

16

15

12

454.7

14.7

902

June

11-9-.1

7.4

7.1

*6.7

6.0

5.7

5.4

5.1

4.8

4.5

4.5

4.2

4.2

4.0

5.5

5.2

5.2

*5.1

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.5

275

152.9

4.43

264

July

*2.3

?TT

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

*1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.4

i!s

52.8

1.70

105

Aug.

1.2

T7?

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

 1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

-JL

.8

.8

.9

.8

'o

 8

31.9

1.05

63

Sept.

~~ 0.875

.8

*.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.9

.9

.9

1.0

*.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

 S

24.6

0.82

49

Mln 0.4 Mean 2.83 Ac-ft 2,050

Water year 1957-58: Max 27 Mln 0.4 Mean 2.59 Ac-ft 1,880

Peak discharge (base, 10 cfs1). May 11 (10:30 p.m.) 15 cfs (1.02 ft); May 22 (4:30 p.m.) 34 ofs 

(1.32 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
82 TRIBUTARIES BETWEEN WEBER AND JORDAN RIVERS

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. 1 E., on right bank 

1 mile northeast of Centerville. Prior to Oct. 1, 1957, at site 500 ft downstream, 

75 ft downstream from diversion for Centerville pipeline.

Drainage area. 2.08 sq mi.

Records available. November 1949 to September 1958.

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. 8 years, 1,69 cfs (1,220 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 21.9 cfs May 22 (gage height, 1.92 ft); minimum, 0.23 cfs Sept. 22.

1949-58: Maximum discharge, 30 cfs May 5, 1952; minimum, 0.2 cfs at times in 

1954-56.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Revisions. WSP 1394: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.3 

.4 

.5 

.7

.23

.47

.81

1.85

1.0 

1.3

1.6 

1.9

4.43

8.42

14.0

21.3

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

0.36

*73?

.50

.53

.53

.56

.50

.47

.44

.47

.47

.47

.44

.70

753

*.50

.47

.47

.47

.41

.44

.44

.44

.50

.47

.44

.47

.47

.47

.47

.44

14.73

0.475

29

Nov.

0.44

*.47

.50

.50

.50

.44

.47

.47

.47

.47

.50

.47

.47

.53

TTT

*.44

> .45

13.91

0.464

28

Dec.

0.45

0

.44

.44

.44

.41

.41

.41

.41

.41

.41

.44

.44

.50

.59

(*)

> .45

13.85

0.447

27

Calendar year 1957: Max 19

Jan.

I

> 0.45

1 *

*.44

.44

.44

.44

.44

.44

.44

.44

.44

.41

.41

.41

.41

.41

*.41

.41

.41

.41

.41

.41

.41

.44

.44

.44

.44

.47

.50

721

13.40

0.432

27

Feb.

~7ZS 0.44

.47

.47

.56

*.53

.47

.47

.50

.50

.47

.47

.47

.53

.53

.66

.70

.70

.73

.77

.81

.89

1.02

.94

1.07

.94

.85

.77

18.17

0.64ET

36

Min 0.3

Mar.

0.73

.73

.70

*.70

.66

.70

.66

.66

.66

.66

.66

.63

.63

.63

.63

.63

*.59

753

.63

.73

.89

.98

1.02

1.02

1.07

1.02

.98

.98

.98

1.02

1.12

24 29

0.784

48

Apr.

*1.02

T77?

1.27

1.12

1.02

1.02

1.12

1.32

1.43

1.43

1.37

1.48

1.60

1.98

*2.64

3.71

4.88

6.64

^737

6.24

6.37

6.24

5.11

4.22

3.52

3.15

2.89

2.81

*2.89

3 .24

89.82

2.99

178

May

3.91

4T7E

5.85

6.92

8.26

10.3

11.5

11.5

11.5

11.5

12.0

11.4

*10.6

9.75

9.75

10.8

12.6

14.7

16.7

18.4

19.5

*19.7 T9~75-

18.2

16.2

15.1

*13.6

12.2

10.6

9.40

8.26

374.96

12.1

744

June

7.35

S7ST

5.85

5.47

4.88

4.65

4.11

3.81

3.52

3.24

2.98

2.89

2.64

2.56

2.41

2.26

2.12

1.98

1.85

1.78

1.72

1.54

1.54

1.48

1.48

1.48

1.43

1.32

1.22

T72T

87.34

2.91

173

July

1.17

1.02

1.02

1.02

.98

.94

.89

.89

.89

.81

.73

.73

.73

.70

.70

.56

.59

.56

.56

.56

.56

.53

.53

.53

.50

.50

.50

750" .47

*.50

.47

21.64

0.698

43

Aug.

0.41

.39

.39

.39

.36

.34

.34

.34

739" .44

.36

.34

.32 *734-

.39

.36

.41

.41

.44

.39

.36

.44

.39

.36

.34

.36

.36

.41

.39

39

'39

11.74

0.379

23

Sept.

0.34

.34

*.34

.34

.34

.32

.29

.32

.34

.29

.27

734

73B- .39

.36

.36

.32

.32

.29

.32

.32

.29

.29

.36

.36

.39

.36

.36

.36

.36

10.04

0.335

20

Mean 1.92 Ac-ft 1,390

Water year 1957-58: Max 19.7 Min 0.27 Mean 1.90 Ac-ft 1,380

Peak discharge (base, 10 cfs) . May 22 (7 p.m.) 21.9 cfs (1.92 ft)._________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 17 to Dec. 5, Dec. 19 to Jan. 3, May 7-10j discharge estimated 

on basis of 2 discharge measurements, recorded range in stage, weather records, and records for 

nearby streams.
TRIBUTARIES BETWEEN WEBER AND JORDAN RIVERS 83

1435. Centervllle Creek above diversions, near Centervllle , Utah

Location. Lat 40°55'00", long 111 "51 '45", in SE£ sec. 8, T. 2 N. , R. 1 E. , on right 

bank 1.2 miles east of Centervllle.

Drainage area. 3.15 sq ml.

Records available. November 1949 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete rating flume. Altitude of gage is 4,650 ft 

Cf rom topographic map ) .

Average discharge. 8 years, 2.82 cfs {2,040 acre-ft per year).

Extremes . Maximum dally discharge during year, 18 cfs May 21-84; minimum daily, 1.0 cfs 

several days in August and September.

1949-58: Maximum daily discharge, 30 cfs May 6, 7, 1952; minimum dally, 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 station.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

8 

9

10

11 

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

23

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

1.4

1.4

1.7

TTT

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.5 

1.5

1.4 

1.7

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

aTTZ

al.2

44.2

1.43

88

Nov.

al.2 air?

al.2

1.3

1.3 

1.4

1.4

1.5

T75" 1.6

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.4

bl.4

bl.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

bl.3

1.4

41.5

1.38

82

Dec.

1.4

TT§

1.3

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

TTT

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

bl.2

bl.3

bl.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

42.2

1.36

84

Calendar year 1957: Max 18

Jan.

bl.2

bl!2

bl.2

1.2 

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.3

TTS

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.3

1.2

1.3

1.2

1.2

38.2

1.23

76

Feb.

1.2

1.2

al.2

al.2

1.1

1.3

1.3 

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.5

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.2

36.1

1.29

72

Mar.

1.2

TT2

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.3 

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.6

1.9

1.8

1.9

2.0

T3

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.9

1.9

46.6

1.50

92

Apr.

1.9

7TU

2^0

2.1

2.0

1.9 

2.3

2.5 

2.5

2 5

2.5 

2.8

3.1 

3.6

4.3

5.5

7.0

9.4

11

TO

10

10

9.0

7.3

5.9

5.1

4.5

4.4

4.8

5.7

147.6

4.92

293

May

7.0

9!? 11

13

16

16

14 

14

15

16 

14

13 

12

11

12

13

14

15

16

18

T5

18

18

17

16

15

15

13

13

12

432.9

14.0

859

June

10

TO

10

10

9.1

S.4

8.0

7.7 

7.2

6.9

6.8 

6.1

5.3 

4.9

4.6

4.3

4.1

3.9

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.7

3.5

3.4

3.4

3.3

3.1

3.0

2.9

1.8

166.8

5.56

331

July

2.7

27T

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.3 

2.0

2.1 

2.0

2.0

1.9 

1.8

al.7 

1.6

al.6

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.4

T 1.33"

1.3

1.4

1.4

55.2

1.78

109

Aug.

1.3

TT?

1.2

1.2 

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.1 

1.2

1.2

1.2 

1.2

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

r

r

L

35.7

1.15

71

Sept.

n

> al.l

J

1.1 

1.1

1.1 

1.1

1.1

al.l

J

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0 1.1 1.1

1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1

32.6

1.09

65

Mln 0.8 Mean 3.16 Ac-ft 2,290

Water year 1957-58: Max 18 Mln - Mean 3.07 Ac-ft 2,220

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, recorded range 

In stage, and records for nearby streams, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
84 TRIBUTARIES BETWEEN WEBER AND JORDAN RIVERS

1440. Stone Creek above diversions, near Bountiful, Utah

Location. La t 40°53'40", long 111°50'40", in NW£ sec. 21, T. 2 N. , R. IE., on right bank 

2.2 miles east of Bountiful.

Drainage area. 4.48 sq mi.

Records available. April 1950 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 5,080 ft (from 

topographic map).

Average discharge. 8 years, 3.57 cfs (2,580 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 49 cfs May 22 (gage height, 1.38 ft); minimum 

not determined, probably occurred during period when flow was through pipeline.

1950-58; Maximum discharge. 82 cfs May 5, 1952 (gage height, 2.79 ft); no flow 

Oct. 5, 1951.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or when flow was diverted 

around station by a pipeline, which are fair. Records include flow in pipeline.

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except periods of ice effect or when flow was diverted around 

station in pipeline (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

.9

1.0

0.5 

1.3 

3.6 

7.2

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

2

3

4

5

6

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

^TB

1.0

1.4

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.4

2.3

TTs

1.6

*1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.2

42.1

1.36

84

Nov.

T7T

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.3

*1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.6

38.4

1.28

76

Dec.

1.6 

1.6

 1.6

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.4

2.0

*1.B

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

.8 173-

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.3

1.0

43.2

1.39

86

Calendar year 1957; Max 37

Jan.

1.3 

1.4

T75

*1.3

1.3

1.3 

TTS" 1.2

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

*1.3

1.3

> bl.3

1.2

40.4

1.30

80

Feb.

1.2 

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

T72

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.8

1.6

1.8

2.0

2.5

2.3

3.0

2.5

2.0

1.6

_

42.2

1.51

84

Min 0.6

Mar.

1.6 

1.4

1.3 *TT5

1.3

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

*1.6

1.8

2.0

2.8

3.0

3.3

37T

3.3

3.3

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.3

63.8

2.06

127

Apr.

3.3 

*3.3

3.3

3.0

3.0

2^8

3.0 

3.6

3.3

3.6

3.9

4.6

5.0

6.0

7.5

*9.3

11

12

12

13

14

1513-

11

11

9.6

9.6

9.2

9.6

*11

229.5

7.65

455

May

13- 12 

15

18

21

28

30 

26

26

33

28

25

26

*22

20

22

24

25

33

39_

*39

39

39

37

33

*28

25

21

19

17 

17

800

25.8

1,590

June

16 

14

13

*11

9.6

9.2

8.7 

8.3

7.9

7.5

7.2

7.2

6.8

6.4

5.6

5.6

5.2

*4.9

4.9

4.6

4.2

3.9

3.6

3.6

3.9

3.6

3.3

3.3

2.8

A 0

C. t O

198.6

6.62

394

July

*2.4

2\0

2.0

1.8

1.4

1.3 

1.2

1.3

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

*1.0

> .9

. <*>

36.0

1.16

71

Aug.

> 0.8

(*)

> .6

21.6

0.7

43

Sept.

(*)

> 0.6

(*)

> .7

> .5

18.0

0.6

36

Mean 4.44 Ac-ft 3,220

Water year 1957-58: Max 39 Mln O.5 Mean 4.31 Ac-ft 3,130

Peak discharge 

(1.38 ft).

(base, 15 cfs).--Apr. 22 (12:30 a.m.) 17 cfs (1.17 ft); May 22 (12:30 p.m.) 49 cfs

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. Water bypassing gage in pipeline Oct. 1-3, July 15 to Sept. 3O; discharge estimated on 

basis of 6 discharge measurements, records at station, computations of flow at outlet of pipe, and 

records for nearby streams.
TRIBUTARIES BETWEEN WEBER AND JORDAN RIVERS 85

1450. Mill Creek at Mueller Park, near Bountiful, Utah

Location. Lat 40°51'50", long 111 0 50'10", in SE^ sec. 33, T. 2 N., R. IE., on right 

bank 2 miles southeast of Bountiful.

Drainage area. 8.79 sq mi.

Records available . April 1950 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 5,240 ft (from 

topographic map).

Average discharge. 8 years, 7.04 cfs (5,100 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 58 cfs May 19, 20; minimum daily, 1.1 cfs 

Sept. 11.

1950-58: 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 division 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 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

5

6

7

8

9

10 

11

12 

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

1.4

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.8

1.8 

2.2

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.9

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.9

56.9

1.84

113

Nov.

1.9

1.9

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.9 

2.5

27?

2.0

1.9

2.0

1.6

T79

1.8

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.6

56.0

1.87

111

Dec.

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.8

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.7 

1.7 

1.8

2.0

2.6

275

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.1

1.8

2.1

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

59.3

1.91

118

Jan.

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

? * *-1 

2.1 

1.9

fct 

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.8

59.7

1.93

118

Feb.

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.6 

270

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.8

3.1

3.7

4.7

4.5

5.0

4.7

4.4

4.1

-

73.4

2.62

146

Mar.

3.7

3.4

3.1

2.9 

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.9

2.8 

2.8

2.8 

2.8 

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.4

2,6

3.0

3.9

4.0

4.5

4.5

4.6

4.2

3.9

3.9

4.0

4.2

4.5

103.4

3.34

205

Apr.

4.2

4.2

4.0

3.9 

3.7

3.5

3. 8

3.9

3.6

3.6 

3.7

4.3 

5.5 

7.4

11

14

18

22

20

20

23

^O

22

19

16

14

13

13

13

14

331.3

11.0

657

May

17

22 

23

33

48

47

41

30

39 

39

41 

29 

34

32

32

35

48

58

52

47

39

43

43

47

46

42

40

35

32

1,192

38.5

2,360

June

32

32

30

27

28

27

24

22

20 

19

17 

16 

15

14

14

13

12

12

11

10

9.0

8.6

8.6

8.4

8.0

7.6

7.2

6.8

6.7

493.9

16.5

980

July

ftf

5.5

5.3 

5.2

5.4

5.2

5.3

5.4

5.1 

4.7

4.8 

4.7 

4.5

4.7

4.1

4.0

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.5

3.5

3.2

2.9

3.2

2.8

278

2.8

3.0 2 8

130.5

4.21

259

Aug.

2.7

27F

2.6

2.4 

2.4

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.4

2.2 

2.1

2.0 

1.8 

1.8

2.0

2.1

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.4

T75

1.5

1.5

60.3

1.95

120

Sept.

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4 

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.3

1.3 

1.1

T7F

1.5 

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

41.7

1.39

83

Calendar year 1957 : Max 50 Min l.O Mean 7.58 Ac-ft 5,490

water year 1957-58. Max 58 Min 1.1 Mean 7.28 Ac-ft 5,270
86 JORDAN RIVER BASIN

1460. Salt Creek at Nephi, Utah

Location. Lat 39°42'45", long 111°48'25", in NE£ sec. 3, T. 13 S., R. IE., on right 

bank 1 mile east of Nephi.

Drainage area. 95.6 sq mi.

Records available. December 1950 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,240 ft (by barometer). Prior to 

Nov. 6, 1952, at site 75 ft upstream at datum 1.43 ft higher.

Average discharge. 7 years (1951-58), 31.1 cfs (22,520 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 250 cfs May 5; minimum daily, 11 cfs Sept. 29. 

T9~50-58: Maximum discharge, 724 cfs May 2, 1952; minimum, 1.1 cfs Dec. 13, 1951.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge of Salt Creek diversion canal near Nephi included.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

15

14

16

17

16

16

*16

16

16

15

16

17

16

18

17

16

15

16

17

18

18

21

18

18

18

17

17

17

18

18

17

520

16.8

1,030

Nov.

17

17

18

18

17

17

17

16

17

17

17

16

17

18

*17

17

17

16

16

16

16

14

T5

16

17

16

15

16

16

15

494

16.5

980

Dec.

16

16

16

16

16

*16

15

15

14

14

14

14

13

14

14

21

18

16

16

16

16

16

14

14

16

16

14

15

16

16

14

477

15.4

946

Calendar year 1957: Max 194

Jan.

*16

17

17

15

15

15

15

15

14

14

15

14

13

14

13

13

13

14

14

12.

12

12

12

14

14

14

14

14

14

*14

14

436

14.1

865

Feb.

13

13

13

13

15

15

13

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

17

17

16

16

16

17

19

22

25

24

29_

23

19

*19

471

16.8

934

Mln 4.

Mar.

18

18

17

17

16

17

16

16

16

16

16

16

15

TF

17

18

17

17

17

19

23

24

24

*25

26

24

22

22

22

22

22

591

19.1

1,170

Apr.

22

23

23

25" 21

22

22

22

22

22

22

23

27

35

48

66

97

151

168

143

145

158

109

*84

71

64

64

65

65

74

1,900

63.3

3,770

May

105" 88

114

152

186

196

*207

168

138

147

174

154

130

120

109

110

115

129

131

*150

150

162

165

165

166

*161

154

148

131

124

111

4,460

144

8,850

June

104

109

*104

loo

90

97

105

100

87

84

81

*76

70

68

68

73

75

76

73

69

64

63

66

62

55

*53

54

55

51

50

2,282

76.1

4,530

July

4542"

41

39

38

36

36

37

37

32

33

34

34

32

31

31

31

31

30

31

29

*30

31

30

29

28

28

27

28

29

29

1,019

32.9

2,020

Aug.

2726"

26

24

24

23

23

23

23

22

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

19

*19

19

19

17

18

19

17

17

16

15

16

16

16

632

2O4

1,250

Sept.

15

13

13

21

21

17

16

15

13

13

13

17

17

14

13

13

13

*13

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

11

12

417

13.9

827

3 Mean 34.3 Ac-ft 24,86O

Water year 1957-58: Max 207 Mln 11 Mean 37.5 Ac-ft 27,17O

Discharge measurement made on this day.
JORDAN RIVER BASIN 8 

1465. Currant Creek near Goshen, Utah

Location. Lat 39°53'05", long 111°53'05", in NW£-SE£ sec. 1, T. 11 S., R. 1 W., on right 

bank 0.9 mile upstream from canal diversions and 5.4 miles south of Goshen.

Drainage area. 303 sq mi.

Records available. August 1953 to October 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,850 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 5 years, 22.5 cfs (16,290 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 67 cfs May 17-20, 27-31 (gage height, 1.57 ft); 

minimum, 0.4 cfs Dec. 15.

1953-58: Maximum discharge, 77 cfs Apr. 26, 1954, May 10-12, 1955, May 18-20, 

1957; minimum daily, 0.4 cfs many days during February, March, April 1955, Mar. 29, 

30, 1956, Dec. 15, 1957.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Irrigation diversions above station. Flow regulated by 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 on Aug. 12, 

1955, at point where spring flow enters creek.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Jan. 6 Jan. 7 to Sept. 30

0.2 0.4

.3 1.0

.4 1.9

.5 3.3

0.6

.8

1.0

0.3 1.6

.4 2.8

.5 4.6

.6 6.8

0.8 

1.0 

1.3 

1.6 70

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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

19

18

18

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

12

11

11

13

14

13

12

12

12

14

12

12

11

12

13

12

12

11

11

*10

413

13.3

819

Nov.

11

TT

14

14

14

14

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

*15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

16

IS

11

439

14.6

871

Dec.

5.3

CT

5.1

5.1

4.6

3.3

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.0

^ 

1.

2.

2.

*2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

b2.

2.

2.3

2.3

2.5

83.7

2.70

166

Calendar year 1957: Max 77

Jan.

2.5

2.4

2.3

b2.3

2.3

2.3

> 2.3

, (*)

> 2.4

73.2

2.36

145

Feb.

> 2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

*2.4

2.5

2.5

2.6

2 '.6

2.6

2.6

2.8

2.6

2.8

2.8

-

69.6

2.49

138

Mar.

3.0

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.3

3.3

3.1

3.3

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

371" 3.6

*3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.6

3.4

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

105.0

3.39

208

Apr.

3.6

3.6

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.3

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.2

12

27

27

25

*23

23

22

22

22

25

285.4

9.51

566

May

29

30

31

34

39

42

42

46

50

53

56

56

55

55

55

56

59

67

67

65

66

66

*66

66

65

66

67

67

67

67

64

1,714

55.3

3,400

June

6060"

*59

57

52

48

49

49

50

51

51

53

53

53

55

57

57

57

57

57

58

58

59

57

45

*3648~

46

46

46

1,584

52.8

3,140

July

46

53

54

56

53

50

42

48

52

47

46

47

46

43

40

40

38

34

32

28

30

*37

34

24

25

29

29

32

42

43

43

1,263

40.7

2,510

Aug.

38

3s

37

27

27

32

35

34

35

37

37

37

37

37

36

31

13

13

*13

15

15

15

15

15

15

16

17

17

37

37

37

845

27.3

1,680

Sept.

37

34

30

30

30

28

23

24

30

30

30

29

27

21

20

20

*20

20

20

21

25

25

22

21

22

27

27

27

27

24

771

25.7

1,530

Mln - Mean 19.8 Ac-ft 14,340

water year 1957-58: Max 67 Mln 0.4 Mean 20.9 Ac-ft 15,170

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge Stage-discharge relation relation affected affected by Ice.

Note. No gage-height record Jan. 7 to Feb. lOj discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge meas- 

 ement, weather records, and records for nearby streams.
88 JORDAN RIVER BASIN

1470. Summit Creek near Santaquin, Utah

Location.--Lat 39°55'20", long 111 0 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 1958.

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 2| miles 

downstream at different daturas.

Average discharge. 10 years (1911-16, 1954-58), 14.6 cfs (10,570 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 118 cfs May 21 (gage height, 1.60 ft); minimum, 

4.2 cfs Mar. 16.

1910-16, 1954-58: Maximum discharge observed, 215 cfs June 3, 1957 (discharge 

measurement); minimum, 1.3 cfs Jan. 21, 1955.

Remarks.--Records good.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 7 to Mar. 4)

4.0

8.2

11

18

0.9

1.0 

1.4

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

9.8

9.8

10

To

10

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

10

9.8

10

10

10

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.4

9.8

9.8

9.8

*9J1

304.1

9.81

603

Nov.

8.8

9.1

9.4

9.1

9.1

8.5

8.5

8.8

8.2

8.5

8.8

8.8

9.1

8.8

8.5

8.2

8.8

8.0

8.2

*8.2

8.2

7.5

87?

8.2

8.2

8.2

7.7

7.5

7.5

7.7

252.3

8.41

500

Dec.

8.0

7 l'.3. 7

7.5

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.0

6.8

7.0

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.8

7.0

6.8

6.6

*6.4

6.6

6.6

6.4

5.1

6.1

7.0

6.6

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4.

5.3

209.2

6.75

415

Calendar year 1957: Max 150

Jan.

6.1

6^8

6.4

6.4

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

5.9

5.9

5.7

5.9

5.7

*5.9

6.1

5.9

6.1

5.9

5.1

6.1

6.1

5.9

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

5.7

186.8

6.03

371

Feb.

5.1

6.4

6.4

6.1

6.4

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

5.7

5.9

5.5

5.9

6.4

6.4

*6.4

6.1

6.1

6.4

6.4

6.6

6.6

6.8

6.6

6.6

6.6

174.0

6.21

345

Mln 1.9

Mar.

6.4

6.4

6.6

6.6

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.1

5.9

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

5.7

6.1

6.6

*6.6

6.6

6.8

6.8

7.0

7.3

7.5

7.3

7.0

7.3

7.0

7.0

7.0

205.2

6.62

407

Apr.

7.0

7.0

7.0

6.8 STa

7.0

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

7.0

8.0

8.8

11

16

36

45

40

45

36

20

*16

13

12

12

13

14

16

451.2

15.0

895

May

23

45

66

72

79

69

*69

30

2265"

86

79

69

*45

56

68

80

82

*92

92

*107 TUB"

99

96

93

*92

98

98

90

85

72

2,324

75.0

4,610

June

7365-

*60

69

72

69

70

72

66

51

33

33

*28

26

24

24

22

22

20

19

19

18

18

18

17

*14

14

14

14

14

1,078

35.9

2,140

July

14

13

13

13

13

13

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

10

10

10

10

*10

10

9.8

9.4

9.8

10

10

9.8

10

10

340.8

11.0

676

Aug.

 9T8 9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

*10

10

10

10

10

10

10

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

307.8

9.93

611

Mean 18.8 Ac-ft 13,620

Sept.

9.8

9.8

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.1

9.1

8.8

8.8

9.1

8.8

8.5

8.5

*8.5

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.0

8.0

8.0

7.7

777

7.7

258.5

8.62

513

Water year 1957-58: Max 107 Mln 5.1 Mean 16.7 Ac-ft 12,090

Peak discharge (base, 3O cfs). Apr. 18 (7:3O p.m.) 72 cfs (1.10 ft); May 21 (8:30 p.m.) 118 cfs 

(1.60 ft)._____ ________ ______

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
JORDAN RIVER BASIN 89

1475. Payson Creek above diversions, near Payson, Utah

Location. Lat 39°58'10", long 111°41'35", in SE-fSE^ 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. 19.6 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1947 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,670 ft (by barometer).

Average discharge.--11 years, 14.0 cfs (10,140 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 191 cfs May 20 (gage height, 2.70 ft); minimum, 

4.2 cfs Feb. 1.

1947-58: 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, which are fair. Flow 

affected by several small reservoirs.

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except periods of Ice effect ( 

(Shifting-control method used July 17-22)

0.8

1.0 

1.2 

1.4

3.7 

7.8

1.7 

2.0 

2.4

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

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

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

7.1

7.3

8.4

874

7.6

.3

.3

.3

.1

.1

7.3

7.6

7.6

7.8

7.3

7.6

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.3

7.1

7.1

*7.1

228.2

7.36

453

Nov.

7.1

7.1

7.6

7.1

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.9

7.1 -6.9

6.6

6.6

6.2

6.4

*6.4

6.0

b5.8

6.2

6.2

6.4

6.4

6.2

6.0

6.0

b5.8

197.0

6.57

391

Dec.

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.4

6.6

6.4

*6.4

6.2

6.2

6.0

b5.5

5.5

6.0

6.0

b6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

bS.O

186.8

6.03

371

Calendar year 1957: Max 136

Jan.

b5.6

 670 6.0

b5.6

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

6.0

5.7

5.7

5.7

*5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

b5.2

5.5

5.5

b5.5

5.5

5.5

5 5

£.5

5.5

5.5

5 5

5.5

173.7

5.60

345

Feb.

b5.2

575

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.3

5.5

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

*5.7

6.0

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.4

6.4

7.5

6.6

6.6

6.4

-

163.8

5.85

325

Mar.

b6. 2

be. 2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.4

6.2

6.2

*6.2

6.2

6.9

6.6

6.6

6.9

7.1

6.6

6.4

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.6

195.7

6.31

388

Apr.

6.2

6.4

6.0

6.0

5.7

5.7

5.7

6.0

6.0

5.7

6.0

6.2

6.6

8.1

10

13

17

35

35

38

48

40

26

*20

*17

16

18

22

24

32

497.3

16.6

986

May

46

58

69

81

90

105

*96

72

85

104

101

82

69

65

70

88

102

109

116

119

*113

106

*89

77

65

57

50

*47

43

42

39

2,455

79.2

4,870

June

35

32

*29

26

24

24

23

22

22

20

19

18

*18

17

17

17

16

15

15

15

14

13

13

15

14

*13

13

12

12

12

555

18.5

1,110

July

ll

10

10

10

10

11

11

10

11

12

12

11

11

11

10

10

10

10

11

11

11

*12

12

12

12

12

13

13

13

14

13

350

11.3

694

Aug.

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

13

13

13

13

12

12

*11

10

10

10

9.9

8.7

8.4

8.1

8.1

8.7

8.7

8.1

7.6

342.3

11.0

679

Sept.

8.1

8.1

7.8

7.8

7.6

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.6

7.6

8.7

¥7T

7.6

7.6

*7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.6

7.6

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

233.6

7.79

463

Mln 3.3 Mean 18.8 Ac-ft 13,610

Water year 1957-58: Max 119 Mln 5.0 Mean 15.3 Ac-ft 11,080

Peak discharge (base, 80 cfs).--May 10 (5 p.m.) 171 cfs (2.60 ft); May 20 (4:30 p.m.) 191 

(2.70 ft). ______

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by lee.

534539 O -60 -7
90 JORDAN RIVER BASIN

1485. Spanish Fork at Thistle, Utah

Location. Lat 40°00' , long 111°30' , In SE£ sec. 28, T. 9 S. , R. 4 E. , on right bank at 

Thistle, 600 ft downstream from confluence of Soldier Fork and Thistle Creek and 

2j miles upstream from Diamond Fork.

Drainage area. 490 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. January 1908 to September 1925 and October 1936 to September 1958 in 

reports of Geological Survey. January 1933 to September 1958 in reports of Spanish 

Fork water commissioner.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,950 ft. Prior to 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. Jan. 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.--42 years (1908-25, 1933-58), 93.5 cfs (67,690 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 609 cfs May 23 (gage height, 5.42 ft); minimum, 

34 cfs Feb. 1.

1908-25, 1933-58: 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 Ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Small diversions above station for Irrigation.

Revisions.--Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the water years 

1909-11, 1915, 1917, 1923-24, 1933, 1935, superseding those published In WSP 270, 290, 

310, 410, 460, 570, 590, 750, and 790 are given herewith:

Discharge Discharge Discharge Discharge Discharge

1909 

Jan. 30 

31

1910 

Jan.1-31 

Feb.1-28

1911 

Jan. 1

t80 

t75

1914 

Dec, IS-31

1915 

Jan. 1-27

1917 

Jan. 1

t52 

33

1917-Con,

Jan. 3

4

5-15

16-20

El-25

27

30

31

t45

t50

t55

50

50

50

1917-Con. 

Feb. 11

1922 

DecJ6-31

1923 

Jan.1-31 

Feb.1-19 

Dec .6-16

1933 

Jan.1-31 

Feb .1-28

52 

t60

t55 

t50 

t65

t36 

t32

1935 

Jan. 21

25

Feb. 1-8 

11-26

25 

t28 

t28

Month

January 1909......................

Calendar year 1909..............

January 1910......................

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

Calendar year 1910..............

January 1911......................

Calendar year 1911..............

December 1914.....................

Calendar year 1914..............

January 1915......................

Water year 1914-15..............

January 1917......................

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

Water year 1916-17..............

Calendar year 1917..............

December 1922.....................

Calendar year 1922..............

January 1923......................

Water year 1922-23..............

December 1923.....................

Calendar year 1923..............

Water year 1923-24..............

January 1933......................

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

Water year 1932-33..............

Calendar year 1933..............

January 1935......................... 686

February............................. 784

Water year 1934-35................. 19,869

Calendar year 1935................. 21,119

t Average for period Indicated.

Cfs-days

407

865

522

522

920

320

733

733

1,250

876

876

215

474

474

401

401

8078

173

102

61.9

56.0

165

52.3

78.3

47.5

51.1

132

136

60.2

184

55.0

141

66.3

144

59.5

32

60.0

58.0

22.1

28.0

54.4

57.9

Runoff In 

aere-feet

4,970

125,000

4,920

4,170

83,000

6,290

44,700

3,440

119,000

3,210

56,700

2,920

2,840

96,000

98,300

3,700

133 , 000

3,380

102,000

4,070

104,000

43,180

2,210

1,780

43,420

42,020

1,360

1,560

39,400

41,880
JORDAN RIVER BASIN 91

1485. Spanish Fork at Thistle, Utah Continued

Rating tables, water year 1957-58, except periods of Ice effect 

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

(Shifting-control method used May 14-16, 28)

Oct. 1 to May 21 May 22 to Sept. 30

2.6 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.1

151

256

565

2.9 

3.3 

4.0 

5.0 

5.4

38

83

214

481

609

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

> a50

*51

50

1,551

50.0

3,080

Nov.

49

49

53

54

50

49

47

47

46

47

47

47

47

50

49

46

47

44

*48

43

40

36

35

36

41

44

42

40

40

b37

1,350

45.0

2,680

Dec.

b38

40

40

*42

46

47

50

54

51

48

49

47

46

48

51

55

67

*55

54

54

53

53

b38

b38

46

46

b43

46

52

52

b37.

1,486

47.9

2,950

Jan.

b34

b42

b42

b42

b41

b41

b43

b45

*b46

b47

50

52

52

*52

b50

b49

b49

52

b50

b40

b42

b47

b45

51

53

54

54

54

55

55

53

1,482

47.8

2,940

Feb.

b45

b46

57

57

57

56

54

54

56

55

54

52

56

54

55

59

*60

63

72

*77

82

82

82

92

106

97

86

76

-

1,842

65.8

3,650

Mar.

69

65

63

61

62

63

66

68

69

62

63

65

66

66

68

72

67

*72

*72

77

87

106

147

164

170

135

118

119

114

130

137

2,763

89.1

5,480

Apr.

105

110

119

108

103

96

99

110

110

108

106

110

114

128

146

*174

209

285

300

266

280

305 247

200

166

147

142

144

147

157

4,841

161

9,600

May

166

T96

240

282

328

375

427

433

*406

451

499

520

478

481

442

*439

454

475

505

529

565

*583 583"

557

531

500

459

*408

367

339

318

13,336

430

26,450

June

286 2~61

241

*225

210

214

203

190

175

169

*155

149

151

149

143

134

132

128

123

114

107

109

106

102

*102

96

90

83

"an 80 

ou

4,507

150

8,940

July

79

74

72

70

70

67

65

63

59

59

59

58

54

54

57

56

55

52

53

53

*50

*49

53

55

55

51

49

48

47

46

44.

1,776

57.3

3,520

Aug.

44

43

46

46

45

45

40

42

45

43

39

38

?5

46

47

50

53

49

44

*42

40

43

46

49

43

39

43

47

48

45

45

1,380

44.5

2,740

Sept.

44

42

59

45

42

40

45

46

46

44

46

50

50

47

*50

52

53

52

51

50

51

*49

47

48

50

51

50

50

48

44

1,440

48.0

2,860

Calendar year 1957: Max 532 Mln 23 Mean 99.9 Ac-ft 72,300

Water year 1957-58: Max 583 Mln 34 Mean 103 Ac-ft 74,890

Peak discharge (base, 330 cfs). Apr. 19 (3 a.m.) 342 cfs (4.32 ft); May 11 (11 p.m.) 565 cfs

(5.03 ft); May 25 (5 a.m.) 609 efs (5.42 ft); Sept. 5 (10 p.m.) 559 cfs (4.52 ft).____________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for station at Castilla and Diamond Fork near Thistle.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
92 JORDAN RIVER BASIN

9-2820. Strawberry tunnel at West Portal, near Thistle, Utah

Location. Lat 40°09'40", long 111°14'40", 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 1958 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 Survey.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and rectangular weir. Altitude of gage is 7,470 ft (by 

barometer).

Extremes.--1922-25. 1932-58: Maximum daily discharge, 595 cfs July 9, 1923; minimum 

daily observed, 4 cfs many times when no water was being diverted from Strawberry 

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 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tota]

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

98

149

169

134

138

138

141

212

190

> 5

1,479

47.7

2,930

Nov.

> 5

150

5

298

Dec.

> 5

155

5

307

Jan.

> 5

155

5

307

Feb.

" 5

-

140

5

278

Mar.

> 5

> 6

171

5.5

339

Apr.

> 6

180

6

357

May

> 6

17

65

89

93

426

13.7

845

June

57

39 7.1

76

102

120

128

89

97

159

253

284

275

271

281

285

379

387

421

468

474

474

474

474

470

469

453

462

441

438

8,807.1

294

17,470

July

460

463

367

352

360

374

421

444

468

468

465

388

380

371

350

348

288

219

188

179

197

225

208

196

189

224

204

285

320

357 

406

10,164

328

20,160

Aug.

41d

413

380

348

353

361

347

327

284

264

296

355

424

392

375

352

320

313

305

291

264

235

189

189

204

226

219

188

137

134 

134

9,033

291

17,920

Sept.

128

128

136

124

95

95

86

77

83

80

80

80

68

59

54

48

5?

56

78

95

87

93

110

117

142

129

122

121

108

101

2,839

94.6

5,630

Calendar year 1957: Max 467 Mln - Mean 82.8 Ao-ft 59,920

Water year 1957-58: Max 474 Mln - Mean 92.3 Ac-ft 66,840

Note. Discharge for period Oct. 10 to May 27 was estimated on basis of observed tunnel seepage 

Oct. 9 and May 28.
JORDAN RIVER BASIN 93

1495. Diamond Pork below Red Hollow, near Thistle, Utah

Location. Lat 40°04'40", long 111°24'00", 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 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,300 ft (from river-profile map).

Average discharge. 5 years, 116 cfs (83,980 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 478 cfs July 9 (gage height, 3.37 ft); minimum, 

3.0 cfs Dec. S3.

1953-58: 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 except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Flow 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 tables, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June 3O to July 12)

Oct. 1 to July 12 July 13 to Sept. 30

1.0

1.1 

1.3 

1.6

5.2

9.0

19

43

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.6

92

180

302

496

1.5 

1.8 

2.5 

3.2

87

220

407

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

117

150

174

152

150

147

147

195

19T

45

19

> 19

19

19

19

19

19

18

19

21

19 

*19

19

1,868

60.3

3,710

Nov.

19

19

22

2T

21

19

20

19

19

19

19

19

19

22

19

17

18

18

*19

16

11

10

15

17

18

18

16

14

16

13

532

17.7

1,060

Dec.

15

17

16

*16

18

17

17

16

16

15

15

15

15

16

15

16

16

*15

15

16

15

15

i3~ 7.7

18

15

13

16

17

16

7.7

470.4

15.2

933

Calendar year 1957: Max 523

Jan.

12

14

14

12

13

14

14

14

*15

14

17

15

15

*15

14

15

15

16

14

Ij,

15

18

15

18

16

16

16

16

16

16

15

460

14.8

912

Feb.

13

IF

17

16

16

16

15

16

16

16

16

16

18

16

18

18

*19

20

21

22

22

22

23

23

25

22

20

17

-

514

18.4

1,020

Mar.

18

18

18

17

18

18

18

18

17

15.

16

16

15

16

16

16

15

*17

16

18

*19

20

20

22

25.

23

21

21

21

21

23

572

18.5

1,130

Min 4.0 Kei

Apr.

20

23

21

23

23

22

23

23

23

23

24

25

28

34

43

*54

69

102

102

1O2

110

W

92

81

73

70

72

76

82

94

1,664

55.5

3,300

May

112

130

149

168

189

204

214

204

*202

216

225

220

198

191

180

*174

174

178

182

184

187

178

170

162

149

141

130

123

166

180

182

5,462

176

10,830

June

152

102

ITo

*143

166

178

176

150

147

191

254

299

291

286

294

297

357

385

388

445

431

438

442

452

*456

456

442

459

431

431

9,249

308

18,350

July

445

424

351

351

348

363

408

434

463

463

452

376

351

345

331

328

293

241

216

207

*216

*234

218

213

207

227

211

272

301

337

383

10,009

323

19,850

Aug.

404

407 374"

351

348

354

348

331

298

280

298

340

404

383

368

348

320

309

298

*288

275

250

211

205

211

229

227

205

160

143

140

9,107

294

18,060

Sept.

138

135

140

135

120

105

95

95

95

85

85

95

80

70

*65

51

S7

64

84

108

101

*103

120

127

151

142

134

133

122

115

3,160

105

6,270

n 112 Ac-ft 81,420

Water year 1957-58s Max 463 Min 7.7 Mean 118 Ac-ft 85,420

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 12-20, Aug. 29 to Sept. 15; discharge estimated on basis of 

1 discharge measurement, recorded'range in stage, weather records, and records for Spanish Pork at 

Thistle and at Castilla.
94 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., on 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 September 1958 in 

reports of Geological Survey. January 1933 to September 1958 in reports of Spanish 

Fork water commissioner.

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.--31 years (1919-25, 1933-58), 220 cfs (159,300 acre-ft per year). 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 880 cfs May 21 (gage height, 7.03 ft); minimum,

1919-25 \ 1933-58: 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. Flow includes water diverted 

from Strawberry Reservoir (capacity, 270,000 acre-ft) in Colorado River basin via 

Strawberry tunnel (see p. 92) for irrigation in vicinity of Spanish Fork.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used May 4-19, June 24 to July 10)

4.1 

4.5 

5.0

Oct. 1 to May 16

5.5 

6.0 

6.6

May 17 to Sept. 30

53

116

229

371

550

810

4.9 

6.0 

7.0

109

406

850

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

175

206

247

237

219

216

214

260

266

161

a95

a85

' a82

,

*83

83

3,965

128

7,860

Nov.

80

81

91

91

86

83

81

80

78

76

76

76

76

84

81

70

75

70

*74

65

60

53

56

61

69

74

66

62

63

57

2,195

73.2

4,350

Dec.

62

65

65

*65

72

78

81

84

81

74

74

70

69

72

78

84

100

*84

81

81

80

81

51

58

72

74

68

70

81

81

57

2,299

74.2

4,560

Jan.

5266"

66

65

63

63

66

68

*72

72

78

80

81

*83

76

76

74

80

78

61

65

75

70

81

81

80

81

80

80

81

78

2,272

73.3

4,510

Feb.

63.

66

83

81

83

83

78

78

81

81

80

76

83

76

80

83

*88

91

103

*112

118

124

126

136

164

153

134

118

-

2,722

97.2

5,400

Mar.

107

103

103

98

100

102

103

107

107

95

96

102

102

102

105

112

102

*109

*107

112

*126

146

185

206

222

190

173

173

166

197

4,043

130

8,020

Apr.

159

168

178

171

159

155

155

159

164

166

166

175

190

214

252

*304

359

550

504

460

492

500

391

325

285

263

260

277

288

313

8,202

273

16,270

May

346

407

470

546

624

710

773

706

*649

688

755

*787

719

710

654

*636

675

727

780

795

845

815

800

776

737

694

628

*557

553

553

532

20,647

666

40,950

June

462

374

358

*382

392

417

406

345

322

358

*424

466

451

443

439

428

511

544

557

588

S~88 597

579

570

*570

562

536

532

502

494

14,197

473

28,160

July

515

523

436

399

417

462

511

544

584

579

575

507

474

470

451

443

392

310

272

264

*275

*295

287

284

275

a285

a280

a330

a360

432

474

12,705

410

25,200

Aug.

482

478

459

413

410

417

4O6

392

361

332

345

399

486

478

462

432

392

378

364

*351

329

307

270

258

264

284

290

267

227

204

11,143

359

22,100

Sept.

199

192

208

209

173

157

154

143

143

141

139

152

139

120

*124

111

TlT

122

134

157

154

*152

168

182

209

204

194

192

182

170

4,841

161

9,600

Calendar year 1957: Max 714 Mln 36 Mean 230 Ac-ft 166,700

Water year 1957-58: Max 845 Mln 52 Mean 244 Ac-ft 177,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Spanish Fork at Thistle and 

Diamond Fork near Thistle.
JORDAN RIVER BASIN 95

1520. Spanish Fork near Lake Shore, Utah

Location. Lat 40°09'30", long 111°43'50", in SE^SE^ sec. 32, T. 7 S. , R. 2 E., on left 

bank 1 mile upstream from mouth and 2\ miles north of Lake Shore.

Drainage area.--700 sq mi, approximately.

Records available . December 1903 to July 1907, March 1909 to September 1925, January 1938 

to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,500 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

£b Jan. 23, 1938, staff gages at several sites about 3 miles upstream at various 

daturas. 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.--37 years (1904-6, 1909-19, 1920-25, 1938-58), 

per year).

3.4 cfs (64,720 acre-ft

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 568 cfs Apr. 19 (gage height, 9.65 ft); no flow 

July 9-15, Aug. 1-6, 27.

1903-7, 1909-25, 1938-58: Maximum discharge observed, 3,020 cfs Apr. 28, 1952; no 

flow at times during irrigation season of most years.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Flow regulated by many diversions for irrigation and hydroelectric powerplant. During 

latter part of irrigation season, only waste 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 table r year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 1-11, Nov. 29 to Feb. 3)

1.7

1.8 

2.0

.3

4.2

2.4 

3.0

4.0

6.0 

8.0 

9.0

232

409

503

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

2.2

1.6

3.0

4.0

7.8

7.0

6.6

12

14

18

26

27

35

1-

1

J

> aSO

1,289.2

41.6

2,560

Nov.

85

85

92

~5S 102

91

89

90

89

91

90

89

89

100

99

89

90

85

*93

84

77

69

70

73

78

85

79

71

71

71

2,561

85.4

5,080

Dec.

69

77

76

*77

83

92

92

96

98

89

86

85

83

83

93

106

117

109

103

*103

102

101

88

81

87

97

91

90

102

105

2,844

91.7

5,640

Calendar year 1957: Max 489

Jan.

68

88

87

85

83

87

86

87

88

86

93

91

95

92

*88

87

86

95

91

79

81

89

83

92

95

94

96

92

91

QR

2,745

88.5

5,440

Feb.

79

74

97

94

102

102

96

96

102

103

98

94

102

96

98

106

107

*109

122

*138

138

143

150

152

181

188 158"

139

-

3,264

117

6,470

Mar.

115

117

117

115

113

113

114

117

122

114

109

113

114

113

113

126

122

*177

124

*134

145

174

206

231

248

220

197

193

ISO

195

214

4,545

147

9,010

Apr.

182

182

190

185

177

166

166

175

171

179

177

183

190

201

221

*270

318

424

469 416-

420

406

375

330

294

200

268

265

272

285

7,827

261

15,520

May

290

308

340

367

390

375

402 35a~

274

300

320

325

300

258

234

*204

206

276

342

312

293

260

234

199

162

138

83

12

14

2.2

1.4

7,579.6

245

15,030

June

1.4

3.0

3.6

*5.9

2.2

1.6

1.6

3.6

5.6

12.

1.4

2.0

2.8

1.6

2.2

1.8

1.6

1.1

.9

.5

3.1

.5

.9

.9

.9

.7

.7

2.1

.3

.7

67.2

2.24

133.0

July

0.9

*.3

1.2

172

1.2

.7

.7

.7

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.7

.5

.3

.2

.2

.2

.3

.5

*,3

.2

.3

11.7

0.38

23.2

Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

.5

.5

.5

.5

.9

.9

.9

.7

.7

.7

.5

.7

.3

*.5

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

0

.Z

.3

"75 1.1

12.6

0.41

25.0

Sept.

0.5

.5

.5

2.2

.5

.7

.7

.7

.9

1.4

1.2

.9

1.6

.9

.7

.7

.9

"75 4.8

.9

.7

.3

.3

3.6

3.8

1.4

.7

1.6

1.4

1.2

36.9

1.23

73.2

Mln - Mean 91.4 Ac-ft 66,190

Water year 1957-58: Max 469 Mln 0 Mean 89.8 Ac-ft 65,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated 

and records for other Spanish Pork stations.

basis of weather records, recorded range In stage,
96 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, l£ 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), April 1945 

to September 1958.

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 

datum 1.70 ft higher.

Average discharge.--23 years (1904-5, 1907-16, 1945-58), 52.2 cfs (37,790 acre-ft per 

year) .

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 398 cfs May 6 (gage height, 4.91 ft); minimum, 4.0 cfs Dec. 7.

1904-16, 1945-58: 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 except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Several diversions for irrigation above station. 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 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used May 4-13, May 24 to June 25)

2.0 

2.3 

2.7

3.2 

3.7 

4.2

135

224

327

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

15

15

18

18

18

18

20

20

19

19

18

20

20 

20

19

20

21

21

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

*19

19

597

19.3

1,180

Nov.

18

19

20

20

20

20

20

20

19

19

20

20

20 

23

21

20

20

20

20

20

*18

16

18

18

18

19

18

18

18

16

576

19.2

1,140

Dec.

17

19

18

18

18

18

20

20

20

18

18

18

18 

18

18

20

20

20

20

*20

20

20

16

16

17

17

17

18

18

18

14

567

18.3

1,120

Jan.

15

17

16

14

15

15

16

16

16

17

17

17

17 

17

17

*16

15

16

15

14

14

15

16

18

ii

18

19

18

18

18

18

509

16.4

1,010

Feb.

17

17

18

18

20

21

20

20

20

20

20

20

20 

20

21

20

21

21

*21

22

23

E4

25

25

30

28

26

23

-

601

21.5

1,190

Mar.

23

23

23

23

22

21

21

21

21

.20

20

21

21 

21

21

21

21

21

*21

21

22

26

28

29

32

32

30

31

30

32

M

753

24.3

1,490

Apr.

33

35

34

36

35

34

36

36

37

38

39

41

51 

63

*81

113

146

244

291 ~2BS

285

279

196

153

129

120

117

122

134

153

3,394

113

6,730

May

180

226

264

285

293

316

*323 'Z96

262

279

296

*264

210 

193

181

176

174

185

*19S

189

189

*202

212

206

189

172

165

*148

138

135

i?A

6,667

215

13,220

June

107

100

92

90

87

82

79

71

70

68

73

79

71 

69

61

61

59

53

58

56

54

52

49

48

47

41

40

40

36 

3T

1,929

64.3

3,830

July

33

31

31

31

31

31

29

28

26

25

25

24

24 

24

22

20

1919"

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

720

23.2

1,430

Aug.

19

*19

19

20

20

19

19

18

18

18

17

17

17 

18

18

17

17

17

18

16

*14

14

14

14

15

14

16

16

17

17

19

531

17.1

1,050

Sept.

18

18

15

16

18

18

15

16

17

17

16

17

i?18

17

17

17

17

17

16

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

510

17.0

1,010

ndar year 1957: Max 236 Min 12 Mean 44.5 Ac-ft 32,170

water year 1957-58: Max 323 Min 14 Mean 47.5 Ac-ft 34,400

eak discharge 

(4.91 ft).

(base, 120 cfs). --Apr. 18 (11:55 p.m.) 351 cfs (4.24 ft); May 6 (ll p.m.) 398 cfs

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record June 26 to Aug. 1; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in 

stage and records for nearby streams.
JORDAN RIVER BASIN 97

1535. Prove River near Kamas, Utah

Location.--Lat 40°35'00", long 111°00'30", in NE^ 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 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 8,110 ft (by barometer).

Average discharge. 9 years, 52.5 cfs (38,010 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 554 cfs May 26 (gage height, 3.39 ft); minimum, 

3.1 cfs Oct. 29.

1949-58: 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 or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. No diversion above station. Plow regulated by several small lakes 

at headwaters which have dams and outlet works. Combined r&gulated capacity, 10,841 

acre-ft. Station is immediately above outlet of Duchesne tunnel.

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except periods of loe effect (gage 

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

0.8 

.9

1.0

1.1 

1.3

2.3 

4.0 

6.4 

9.6

19

1.6 

2.0 

2.4 

3.1

186

430

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

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.

9.0 *¥7e

8.6

8.9

7.6

8.3

7.0

6.4

6.1

5.8

6.4

7.0

6.7

7.0

7.0

7.3

7.6

7.3

8.0

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.0

8.6

7.3

7.0

7.0

*7.6

6.1

7.0 

7.6

231.7

7.47

460

Nov.

7.3

6.4

7.0

> b6.0

(*)

> b5.7

17B.2

5.94

353

Dec.

5.8

6.1

5.8

5.5

5.8

5.8

b5.8

5.8

> b5.8

6.1

6.1

6.1

S~4 6.4 

182.2

5.88

361

Jan.

6.1 eTt

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

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

5.0

5.0

4.8

tt

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.8

5.B

5.8

5.8 

5.8

172.0

5.55

341

Feb.

> 5.6

-

156.8

5.60

311

Mar.

> 5.6

> 6.0

*b6.5

b7.0

7.3

77J

7.0 

7.0

185. B

5.99

369

Apr.

b7.0

7.3

6.7

b7.3

b6.7

7.3

7.3

7.0

7.6

6.7

8.3

9.6

12

15

22

30

45

48

45

46

41

35

30

27

27

27 *27

29

32

634.1

21.1

1,258

May

38

4?

63

83

103

125

137

129

135

160

183

178

129

117

104

112

158

240

314

378

*414

m414

410

382

*410

414

*385

367

325 

282

7,132

230

14,150

June

304 29~0~

*269

246

224

276

321

276

230

*186

137

127

117

112

104

99

97

96

89 §4

133

137

131

123

108

101

99

101

125

*112

4,864

162

9,650

July

99

S7

97

96

96

94

96

94

92

92

91

91

94

94

96

94

94

92

92

84

77

74

69

69

78

78

77

69

64

63 *50

2,643

85.3

5,240

Aug.

51

W

50

41

41

45

45

47

48

50

50

49

47

50

51

49

48

51

48

42

40

25

15

14

12

11

13 *16

16

15

14

1,144

36.9

2,270

Sept.

15

16

24T9-

15

13

11

8.9

9.6

9.3

9.6

14

16

12

12

13

9.3

6.4

5.5

4.2

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.8

3.6

3.6

3.5

3TF *3.6

280.5

9.35

556

Calendar year 1957: Max 601 Min - Mean 59.6 Ac-ft 43,140

Water year 1957-58: Max 414 Min 3.5 Mean 48.8 Ac-ft 35,320

Peak discharge (base, 400 cfs).--Hay 26 (7:50 p.m.) 554 cfs (5.59 ft)._______________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note.--No gage-height record Oct. 1, Jan. 31 to Mar. 25; discharge estimated on basis of weather 

records, recorded range in stage, and records for station near Hailstone.
98 JORDAN RIVER BASIN

9-2725. Duchesne tunnel near Kamas, Utah

Locatlon.--Lat 40°36' , long 111°00', In NE£ sec. 2, T. 3 S., R. 8 E., on left bank 600 ft 

downstream from tunnel outlet, 3 miles upstream from Soapstone Creek, and 14 miles east 

of Kamas.

Drainage area. 40 sq ml, approximately.

Records available. October 1953 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder with Parshall flume, and Sparling water meter for low flow. 

Datum of gage is 8,098.5 ft (Bureau of Reclamation design plan).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 587 cfs June 6; minimum daily, 1.5 cfs May 27 

to June 3, when flow was cut off at head of tunnel.

1953-58: Maximum discharge, 677 cfs June 29, 1957; maximum gage height, 4.65 ft 

June 9, 1955; minimum daily discharge, 1.5 cfs Sept. 9-11, 1957, Hay 27 to June 3, 

1958, when flow was cut off at head end of tunnel.

Remarks. Records good Apr. 14 to May 20, June 5 to Aug. 10, when most of flow was 

through Parshall flume, and fair for remainder of year. Flow is diversion from 

Duchesne River in Colorado River basin to Jordan River basin, and includes about 

1.5 cfs tunnel seepage.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7 

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

1011

11

11

12 

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

12

12

12

12

12

12

*12

12

11

11

11

*11

11

11

11

353

11.4

700

Nov.

11

11

11

12

12

12

12 

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

12

12

*11

> 11

339

11.3

672

Dec.

> 10

310

10

615

Calendar year 1957: Max 571

Jan.

> 10

310

.10

615

Feb.

> 10

-

280

10

555

Mar.

> 10

> 9.0

(*)

288.0

9.29

571

Apr.

9.0

9.0

> 10

^

12

12

18

25

38

43

39

38

34

32

29

27

27

24

*23

24

25

598.0

19.9

1,190

May

29

37

50

69

92

120 

134 

123

130

155

Ibl

181

148

138

119

117

152

209

279

T67

2

2

2

2

2

2

1.5

T75

1.5

1.5

1.5

2,649.5

85.5

5,260

June

1.5

1.5

1.5

2

252

507 

552 

445

88

117

192

216

2O 4

191

185

181

177

177

165

150

134

125

118

115

107

92

82

75

70

*63

4,786.5

160

9,490

July

58

54

50

49

47

43 

40 

35

28

27

25

23

26

28

27

27

24

24

22

22

21

21

20

20

19

18

18

18

17

17

*18

886

28.6

1,760

Aug.

15

14

14

13

13

13 

12 

12

12

12

11

11

11

12

12

12

11

13

14

11

13

16

12

11

11

10

*11 6.0 

12

10

10

370.0

11.9

734

Sept.

11

6.8

877

10

10

> 8.8

8.5

8.0

8.0

20

22

12

11

9.1

10

9.4

9.4

8.1

8.1

8.7

8.7

8.2

8.2

8.0

8.0

7.8

7.8

*7.7

289.6

9.65

574

Mln 1.5 Mean 42.1 Ac -ft 30,490

Water year 1957-58: Max 552 Mln 1.5 Mean 31.4 Ac-ft 22,740

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
JORDAN RIVER BASIN 

1545. Weber-Provo diversion canal near Woodland, Utah

99

Location. Lat 40°36'40", long 111°18 I 15", in SW^SEv sec. 30, T. 2 S., R. 6 E., on right 

bank 100 ft upstream from outlet to Provo River and 4f miles northwest of Woodland.

Records available. October 1931 to September 1958 (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. 1931-58: Maximum daily discharge, 870 cfs June 4, 1957; no water diverted 

from Weber River or Beaver Creek for several months in each year.

Remarks. Records good. Canal diverts water from Weber River in SW-JrSW-J- sec. 21, T. 1 S., 

R. 6 E., and from Beaver Creek in NE^-SE^- sec. 17, T. 2 S., R. 6 E., to Provo River for 

irrigation along Provo and Jordan Rivers. Figures given herein represent quantity of 

water reaching Provo River during periods when water was diverted from Weber River and 

Beaver Creek. Not all of flow diverted reaches Provo River due to evaporation, transpiration, and seepage losses. No water was diverted from Weber River or Beaver Creek 

on days for which no figures are given. For records at head of canal see page 61.

Rating tables, Oct. 15, 1957, to June 26, 1958 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 15 to Apr. 22 Apr. 22 to June 26

1.8 

2.2 

2.6

3.6

14

29

3.0 

4.0 

4.7

104

172 1.0 

1.5

25

54

76

146

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

4.4

231

442

701

816

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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

14

18

19

19

19

16

13

18

19

22

21

22

21

19

18

19

301.3

_

598

Nov.

20

20

23

33

34

34

37

39

37

36

40

40

39

42

40

37

40

39

38

36

27

20

39

40

46

46

41

36

33

26

1,058

35.3

2,100

Dec.

33

39 76-

32

9.0

6.6

4.2

-

_

-

_

_

_

.

-

_

_

-

-

-

_

-

_

_

-

_

_

-

-

-

"

159.8

_

317

Jan.

_

-

-

Peb,

_

_

-

Mar.

_

_

-

Apr.

8.0

24

43

43

49

38

46

46

42

44

44

45

50

*57

67

84

102

132

163

155

162

158

143

131

122

115

116

116

118

128

2,589.0

86.3

5,140

May

140

155

186

215

273

313

330

400

412

433

442

500

492

471

424

392

396

454

563

660

*732

796

796

802

727

576

535

530

522

520

500

14,688

474

29,130

June

 535 520

510

508

338

36

303

162

91

80

165

287

297

299

275

265

240

237

231

217

173

162

149

130

124

58

_

-

-

-

6,377

_

12,650

July

_

_

-

Aug.

_

-

-

Sept.

_

-

-

Calendar year 1957: Max - Min - Mean - Ac-ft -

Water year 1957-58: Max 802 Min - Mean - Ac-ft 49,940

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
100 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 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,100 ft (from river-profile map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,820 cfs May 22 (gage height, 6.30 ft); minimum, 32 cfs Feb. 2.

1949-58: 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 or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Records include flow of Weber-Provo diversion canal and Duchesne 

tunnel. Flow affected by irrigation diversions above station and by storage in several small reservoirs at headwaters.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 8, 9, 16-23, Jan. 19-23, 28-31,

Feb. 1, 7-21, Apr. 28 to May 26, May 28, June 17-21)

Oct. 1 to May 30 May 31 to Sept. 30

0.8 

1.1

1.5 

2.0

162

292

3.0 620

4.0 1,040

5.0 1,600

6.1 2,510

1.3 40

1.9 133

2.4 254

3.0 469

4.0 930

5.0 1,510

5.4 1,790

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

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

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

78

78

97

a!05 ~94

> a80

a92

a96

alOO

a98

a90

a82

a94

alOO

alOO

alOO

alOO

*104

92

88

97

2,765

89.2

5,480

Nov.

97

93

106

119

125

121

132

132

132

142

151

149

151

162

155

147

b!38

*b!30

b!30

b!26

b!05

b!20

b!30

b!40

b!50

b!50

*b!40

b!30

b!20

b!05

3,928

131

7,790

Dec.

bl!5

b!30

b!20

bl!5

blOO

b80

b70

67

76

b80

b80

b80

b60

b80

b80

62

*95

86

83

86

83

78

70

> b70

2,576

83.1

5,110

Jan.

> b70

(*)

64

46_

54

70

56

b70

b70

b70

b70

68

70

70

65

2,103

67.8

4,170

Feb.

51

b60

b60

b60

b60

b60

58

60

60

59

59

54

64

60

63

65

67

72

77

*83

85

86

102

106

123

98

77

b70

-

1,999

71.4

3,960

Mar.

b66

b65

b65

b65

b65

b65

65

65

62

55

63

b62

60

58

58

54

*59

64

56

63

83

83

92

98

98

80

68

83

82

92

98

2,190

70.6

4,340

Apr.

77

113

140

138

142

123

144

151

149

149

151

158

b!69

*b!76

b227

b295

366

509

576

540

544

505

458

410

382

370

373

373

382

423

8,713

290

17,280

May

465

536

643

766

906

1,040

1,120

1,120

1,100

1,180

1,300

1,450

1,260

1,200

*1,080

1,050

1,160

1,540

1,960

2,340

*2,350

*2,420

2,280

2,330

2,100

2,030

*2,070

*1,960

*1,910

1,810

1,530

46,006

1,484

91,250

June

1,480

1,480

*1,380

1,370

1,260

1,330

1,760

1,520

960

755

*805

900

880

860

820

775

720

710

*690

640

619

593

555

522

510

390

279

254

251

237

25,305

844

50,190

July

*225

217

220

'220 228

209

194

187

182

177

*171

171

166

166

164

160

157

160

151

149

141

135

131

128

128

126

124

122

108 *TTo

108

5,035

162

9,990

Aug.

96

87

85

76

70

66

60

57

50

50

50

50

49

48

57

56

54

54

60

53

52

50

S3

60

*56

52

50

60

68

63

60

1,852

59.7

3,670

Sept.

59

53

46

56

60

56

49

52

49

46

46

63

96

78

68

64

63

59

53

49

45

55

46

48

50

52

50

49

*50

52

1,662

55.4

3,300

Calendar year 1957: Max 3,420 Min 59 Mean 377 Ac-ft 273,100

Water year 1957-58: Max 2,420 Min 45 Mean 285 Ac-ft 206,500

Peak discharge (base, 1,200 cfs). --May 12 (3 a.m.) 1,560 cfs (4.77 ft); May 22 (2 a.m.) 2,820 cfs

(6.30 ft); June 7 (3 a.m.) 1,970 cfs (5.64 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather rec 

tunnel, weber-Provo canal, and station near Kamas. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

rds and records for Duchesne
JORDAN RIVER BASIN 101

1590. Deer Creek Reservoir near Charleston, Utah

Location. Lat 40°24' , long 111°32' , in SW^SW^- sec. 5, T. 5 S 

River, a quarter of a mile upstream from Deer Creek and 4 

Charleston.

Drainage area. 560 sq mi.

Records available. December 1940 to September 1958.

., R. 4 E., at dam on Prove 

miles southwest of

Gage 

(le

Gage Mercury indicating gage read once daily. 

evels by Bureau of Reclamation) .

Datum of gage is at mean sea level

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 155,900 acre-ft June 8 (elevation, 5,418.25 ft); 

minimum , 89,320 acre-ft Sept. 30 (elevation, 5,388.48 ft).

1940-58; 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, 64,980 acre-ft Oct. 22-24, 1954 (elevation, 5,374.0 ft).

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by earth-fill dam with concrete cutoff wall. Storage began 

in October 1940. Capacity, 152,560 acre-ft between elvations 5,280 (bottom of outlet 

tunnel) and 5 417 ft (top of 20-foot radial gates). Dead storage, 2,870 acre-ft below 

elevation 5,305 ft (sill of trash-rack 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 1957-58 (elevation, In feet, and contents, In acre-feet)

5,385

5,390

5,395

5,400

83,040

92,120

101,800

112,000

5,405

5,410

5,415

5,420

123,000

134,600

147,300

160,800

Total contents,In acre-feet, at 12 p.m., water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

H\

Oct.

100,900 

100,600 

100,300 

99,940 

99,660

99,580 

99,550

99*270 

99,370

99,370 

99,530 

99,740 

99,940 

100,000

100,100 

100,200 

100,200 

100,300 

100,600

100,800 

100,800 

100,900 

101,100 

101,200

101,300 

101,500 

101,600 

101,800 

101,900 

102,100

5, 395.15

tsoo

Nov.

102", 200

102,400 

102,500 

102 , 800 

103,100

103,400 

103,500 

103,800 

104,000 

104,200

104,400 

104,600 

105 , 000 

105,400 

105,700

105,900 

106,100 

106 , 300 

106,600 

106 , 600

106 , 700 

106,700 

106,700 

106 , 700 

106,700

106 , 800 

106,900

106,900 

106,900 

106,900

5,397.56 

+4,800

Dec.

106,900

106,900 

106,900 

106,900 

106,900

106,900 

106,900 

106,800 

106,600 

106,400

106,100 

105,700 

105,400 

195,300 

105,200

105,200 

105,200 

105,200 

105,200 

105,200

105,300 

105,200 

105,200 

105,100 

104,900

104,700 

104,600 

104,500 

104,400 

104,200 

104,000

5,396.13 

-2 , 900

Jan.

103,900

103,800 

103,600 

103,500 

103,200

103,000 

102 , 800 

102,600 

102,500 

102,400

102 , 300 

102,200 

102,100 

102,000 

lQl,900

101,700 

101,700 

101,500 

101,200 

101,000

100,900 

100,800 

100,700 

100,500 

100,400

100,300 

100,200 

100,100 

99,940 

99,800 

99,590

5,393.89 

-4,410

Feb.

99,510 

99,200 

99,000 

98,860 

98,770

98,600 

98,470 

98,380 

98,280 

98,140

97,990 

97,850 

97,740 

97,640 

97,580

97,530 

97,490 

97,470

97!620

97,720 

97,810 

98,090 

98,380 

98,790

99,120 

99,160 

98,980

_ _

5,393.58 

-610

Mar.

98,870 

98,890 

98,670 

98,530 

98,530

98,570 

98,510 

98,300 

98,050 

97,780

97,520 

97,350 

97,120 

96,810 

96,600

96,500 

96,460 

96,040 

95,700 

95,600

95,700 

95,830 

96,060 

96,270 

96,430

96,620 

96,730 

96,750 

96,790 

96,950 

96,960

5,392 . 54 

-2,020

Apr.

96,930 

96,910 

96,890 

96,730 

96,600

96,560 

96,560 

96,560 

96,250 

95,830

95,260 

94, 740 

94,320 

93,980 

95,780

93,930 

94,430 

94,880 

95,510 

96,330

96,960 

97,370 

97,910 

98,470 

98,850

99,180 

99,510 

99,740 

100,000 

100,200

.

5,594.22 

+3,240

May

100,500

101,000 

101,600 

102,300 

103,500

105,000 

106,400 

108,000 

109,800 

111,500

113,200 

114,900 

116,600 

118,500 

119,600

120,400 

121,900 

125,500 

125,900 

128,900

151,900 

154,600 

137,900 

141,400 

144,500

146,000 

147,500 

148,500 

149,800 

150,800 

151,700

5,416.67 

+51,500

June

152,600 

155,500 

153,900 

154,300 

154,500

154,700 

155,500 

155,900

155,000 

153,600

152,300 

151,400 

151,200 

151,300 

151,600

151,800 

151,900 

151,900 

151,700 

151,600

151,600 

151,600 

151,400 

151,200 

151,100

150,900 

150,600 

149,900 

149,300 

148,700

5,415.53 

-3,000

July

148,200

147,400 

146,700 

146,000 

145,600

144,900 

144,200 

143,400 

142,400 

141,500

140,700 

140,000 

139,100 

138,400 

137,600

137,400 

135,800 

134,900 

134,100 

133,400

132,600 

131,900 

131,100 

130,300 

129,500

128,700 

128,100 

127,500 

126,700 

125,900 

125,200

5,406.00 

-23,500

Aug.

124,500

123,900 

123,200 

123,600 

121,900

121,000 

120,200 

119,600 

118,900 

118,100

117,400 

116,600 

115,900 

115,200 

114,400

113,700 

113,100 

112,300 

111,600 

110,900

110,200 

109 , 400 

108,700 

108,000 

107 , 300

106 , 600 

106,000 

105,400 

104,900 

104,300 

103, 700

5^95.95 

-21,500

Sept.

103,100

102,500 

101,900 

101,200 

100,600

100,200 

99,660 

99,120 

98,530 

98,010

97,530 

97,120 

96 , 540 

96,060 

95,680

95,300 

94,840 

94,440 

94,120 

93,700

93,180 

92 , 800 

92,330 

91,820 

91,360

90,970 

90,590 

90,220 

89,780 

89,520

5,388.48 

-14,380

Calendar year 1957.................... * +27,020

Water year 1957-58.................... * -11,980

t Elevation, In feet, at end of month. 

t Change In contents, in acre-feet.
102 JORDAN RIVER BASIN

1595. Prove River below Deer Creek Dam, Utah

Location.--Lat 40°24'10", long 111°31'45", in NE^NE^ sec. 7, T. 5 S., R. 4 E., 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 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,270 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,690 cfs June 8 (gage height, 6.07 ft); ralnimum daily", 171 cfs Mar. 26.

1953-58: Maximum discharge, 2,190 cfs June 26, 1957 (gage height, 6.74 ft); no 

flow Feb. 2, 3, 1957, when reservoir gates were closed.

Remarks. Records good. Plow regulated by Deer Creek Reservoir (see preceding page) and 

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 and water diverted to Prove River by Weber-Provo diversion canal 

(see p. 99 ) and Duchesne tunnel (see p. 98).

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 21-29, Apr. 9-15)

2.3

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

151

329

645

1,080

1,660

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

340

340

332

316

299

208

193

193

193 

193

181

188

188

172

176

191

188

188

188

191

193

193

193

196

193

196

193

193 

*193

191

191

6,583

212

13,060

Nov.

191

188

188

186

186

188

188

184

181 

179

181

179

179

179

179

179

176

*174

174

223

254

254

254

254

252

254

254

252 

252

262

6,224

207

12,350

Dec.

259

252

252

254

259

259

254

257

316 

545

545

540

540

340

34O

545

*340

343

355

239

259

256

H57

278

285

280

280

280 

280

280

278

8,979

290

17,810

Jan.

280

283

286

286

283

288 288"

286

283 

283

272 278"

*275

288

288

283

286

283

283

286

283

280

383

283

280

286

286

283 

288

286

286

8,792

284

17,440

Feb.

288

280

288

286

291

288

278

283

275 

283

286

285

280

275

275

262

249

239

226

*223

223

223

225

220 225"

225

272

502

7,347

262

14,570

Mar.

305

310

510

275

239

239

294

371

368 

365

365

365

365

368

368

368

*568

571

577

574

554

555

352

532

555

171

537

554 

354

354

391

10,412

556

20,650

Apr.

402

405

405

405

405

411

411

414

484 

651

627

627

627

*616

602

597

585

585

588

585

388

388

371

546" 343

546

545

546 

346

345

12,972

432

25,730

May

545

543

346

345

546

579

594

435

432 

438

554

578

578

588

*595

588

584

592

602

602

606

602

606

609

686

*970

1,320

1,550 

1,250

1,120

1,020

19,759

657

39,190

June

932

951

1,O6O

1,100

1,050

1,110

1,250

1,440

1,650 

1,520

1,350

966

736

598

564

564

571

571

571

571

537

517

504

488

488

485

485

485 

481

48T

24,076

803

47,750

July

475

*475

485

491

491

507

501

497

507 

504

501

497

491

488

488

497

497

497

510

BTo

494

491

491

485

481

478

420

340 

485

*478

478

15,050

485

29,810

Aug.

472

4T7

414

425

452

453

444

438

435 

435

423

420

420

420

420

420

420

420

417

414

408

4O8

411

408

*588

391

391

594 

585

379

12,902

416

25,590

Sept.

368

371

379

3TT

374

374

371

371

371 

368

368

365

357

346

340

326

324

318

321

321

321

318

326

326

326

326

329

329 

329

316

10,356

345

20,540

Calendar year 1957: Max 2,130 Mln 0 Mean 425 Ac-ft 307, 9OO

Water year 1957-58: Max 1,650 Mln 171 Mean 393 Ac-ft 284, 5OO

Discharge measurement made on this day.
JORDAN RIVER BASIN 

1610. Provo River at Vivian Park, Utah

103

Location. Lat 40°21'40", long 111°33'45", in NW^M^ sec. 25, T. 5 S., R 3 E , on right 

bank half a mile downstream from North Fork, 3,500 ft northeast of Vivian Park, and 

three-quarters of a mile upstream from South Fork.

Drainage area. 600 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. November 1911 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,200 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

fo Nov. 13, 1933, staff gage at site three-quarters of a mile downstream at different 

datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,700 cfs June 8 (gage height, 5.58 ft); minimum daily, 178 cfs Oct. 14.

1911-58: 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. 101 ) and 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 and water 

diverted to Provo River by Weber-Provo diversion canal (see p. 99 ) and Duchesne 

tunnel (see p. 98).

Rating tables, water year 1957-58 (gage height. In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 18-2O)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 20, Apr. 14 to Sept. 30 Nov. 21 to Apr. 13

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

99

191

474

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

857

1,400

1,980

2.2 

3.0 

3.6

208

430

641

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

345

348

339

322

302

219

198

198

198

198

189

196

193

178

185

207

205

205

205

205

205

207

207

207

207

207

209

209

*209

209

207

6,918

223

13,720

Nov.

205

207

205

202

200

202

205

198

196

T§8

198

198

200

205

200

198

198

196

196

233

*270

270

267

265

262

265

262

265

265

273

6,704

223

13,300

Dec.

273

265

267

267

273

275

273

273

327

355

355

358

355

352

358

367

361

358

350

260

260

260

270

290

300

*302

296

296

294

291

288

9,469

305

18,780

Jan.

291

294

296

291

291

294

296

294

294

291

283

288

286

294

296

*294

291

291

291

291

291

291

291

291

288

288

291

288

294

291

291

9,032

291

17,910

Feb.

291

288

296

294

299

294

283

283

286

291

288

286

286

280

280

273

257

252

*242

240

242

240

237

242

254

247

286

507

-

7,644

273

15,160

Mar.

310

315

315

290

260

260

310

370

375

375

375

375

375

380

380

380

380

380

380

*379

373

352

355

355

355

210

344

364

364

367

404

10,807

349

21 , 440

Apr.

417

424

420

420

424

424

424

424

483

634

630

634

637

*634

615

431

422

435

438

438

444

444

425

397

394

394

387

390

394

39O

13,867

462

27,500

May

400

412

419

422

438

467

494

515

512

522

641

663

645

656

*659

656

656

659

674

682

689

689

693

693

765

,060

* ,400

,370

,290

,190

090

22,121

714

43,880

June

999

,020

,100

,150

,100

,160

,300

,47O

,670

,530

,380

,030

790

648

615

622

630

637

637

634

604

590

575

565

561

543

547

550

554

5 5O

25,761

859

51 , 100

July

540

*532

543

550

547

557

554

554

565

561

554

550

543

543

540

543

543

543

550

550

532

529

529

526

518

518

438

372

*515

512

505

16,456

531

32,640

Aug.

 498

451

444

454

467

488

477

477

471

471

458

461

461

458

458

458

454

454

448

444

*444

444

444

444

428

428

435

438

428

422

419

14,026

452

27,820

Sept.

409

409

412

412

406

403

406

406

403

400

400

397

390

378

369

354

351

348

351

351

348

351

354

354

357

357

354

357

357

348

11,292

376

22,400

Calendar year 1957s Max 2,140 Mln 41 Mean 453 Ac-ft 328,200

Water year 1957-58: Max 1,670 Mln 178 Mean 422 Ac-ft 305, 6OO

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. No gage-height record Dec. 20-25, Mar. 1-19; discharge estimated on basis of recorded 

range In stage, weather records, trend of flow, and records for station below Deer Creek Dam.
104 JORDAN RIVER BASIN

1615. South Fork Prove River at Vivian Park, Utah

Location. Lat 40°21'10", long 111°34'10", in NWiSE^ 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 1958.

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 downstream 

at different datum. June 15, 1913, to Nov. 21, 1933, staff gage at site a quarter 

of a mile downstream at different datums.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 55 cfs May 27 (gage height, 1.29 ft); minimum, 

8.1 cfs July 28.

1911-58: Maximum discharge observed, 123 cfs May 27, 1922; minimum, 5.4 cfs 

May 28, 29, 1954, Sept. 11, 1955, July 28, 1956.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Plow affected by irrigation diversions above and diversion for city of Prove municipal supply which bypasses gaging station.

Rating table, water yes 

and discharge,

0.4

.6

1.3

1957-58 (gage height, in feet, 

n cubic feet per second)

7.4

14

23

52

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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

18

19

> 20

> 22

*22

22

22

647

20.9

1,280

Nov.

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

21

21

21

21

22

22

23

22

22

21

21

21

21

*21

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

634

21.1

1,260

Dec.

20

20

19

19

19

19

20

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

22

21

20

19

19

19

18

18

18

18

*18

18

18

18

13

18

588

19.0

1,170

Calendar year 1957: Max 47

Jan.

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

19

19

*19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

576

18.6

1,140

Feb.

19

18

18

18

18

18

17

T7

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

18

18

18

 18

18

18

18

18

18

21

18

18

17

-

498

17.8

988

Mar.

17

17

17

17

17

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

*16

19

18

18

18

18

17

17

17

17

17

17

518

16.7

1,030

Apr.

17

17

17

17

17

16

17

17

17

16

16

16

16

16

*16

17

17

17

18

18

18

18

19

19

18

18

18

18

18

17

516

17.2

1,020

May

18

19

20

22

22

23

24

25

25

23

23

24

24

25

*24

23

23

23

24

25

31

40

41

44

48

*49

51

49

46

43

38

939

30.3

1,860

June

33

28

23

*22

22

24

25

25

23

23

22

21

20

20

19

19

18

18

18

18

18

17

16

17

17

16

15

16

16

1 6

605

20.2

1,200

July

18

*20

19

18

17

17

16

17

16

12.

12

13

15

17

20

18

16

17

17

16

16

13

15

18

17

16

15

14

*13

20

21

509

16.4

1,010

Aug.

21

21

21

21

19

14

16

16

17

17

18

18

18

17

16

15

20

22

21

22

*20

25

26

25

24

24

23

24

24

23

22

630

20.3

1,250

Sept.

22

23

23

23

24

25

24

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

24

24

24

-

> 24

726

24.2

1,440

Mln 8.1 Mean 17.5 Ac-ft 12,670

Water year 1957-58: Max 51 Mln 12 Mean 20.2 Ac-ft 14,650

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--No gage-height record Oct. 1-28, June 16-21, Sept. 21-30; discharge estimated on basis of 

recorded range In stage and records for nearby streams.
JORDAN RIVER BASIN 105

Qage

i:

1630. Provo River at Provo, Utah

Location. Lat 40°14'15", long 111°41'55", in NW£SE£ 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 Provo, and 

2 miles upstream from mouth.

Records available . May 1903 to June 1905 (gage heights only), May 1933 to September 1934, 

January 1937 to September 1958. Published as Provo River at San Pedro, Los Angeles 

and Salt Lake Railroad bridge near Provo 1903-4 and as Provo River at Rio Grande Western Railroad bridge near Frovo 1905.

;e_. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,510 ft (from topographic map). May 

~903 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.

Average discharge.--22 years (1933-34, 1937-58), 179 cfs (129,600 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 900 cfs May 27 (gage height, 4.69 ft); minimum, 

3.3 cfs Aug. 6 (gage height, 1.29 ft).

1903-5, 1933-34, 1937-58: Maximum discharge, 2,520 cfs May 6, 1952 (gage 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. 101 ) 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. 99) and Duchesne tunnel (see p. 98). Certain diversions for industrial use are 

made above station and reach Provo Bay, an arm of Utah Lake; however, part of this 

flow is used for irrigation.

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the water years 

1904 and 1934, superseding those published in WSP 100 and 765, are given herewith:

Date

1903

Oct. 16-30

Nov. 1-17

1933

Nov. 19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

Discharge

t5

t20

26

29

16

16

17

18

18

16

16

Date

1933-Con.

Nov. 28

29

30

Dec. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

Discharge

18

23

32

50

77

129

131

125

123

121

131

144

169

Date

1933-Con.

Dec. 11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

Discharge

154

148

240

360

240

198

188

188

203

203

198

200

193

Date

1933-Con.

Dec. 24

25

26

27

28

20

30

31

1934

Jan. 1

2

3

Discharge

183

176

181

181

178

172

172

190

203

273

266

Date

1934-Con.

Jan. 4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

Discharge

251

240

188

161

154

154

150

154

156

169

Month Maximum

_

32

273

Minimum

0

150

Mean

2.74

74.6

58.4

Runoff in 

acre-feet

169

11,090

t Average for period indicated.

534539 O -60 -8
106 JORDAN RIVER BASIN 

1630. Prove River at Prove, Utah Continued

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-5, July 21 to Aug. 6)

1.2

1.3 

1.5 

1.7

3.5 

5.9

27

1.9 

2.2 

2.6 

3.0

175

279

3.5 

4.0 

4.6

439

624

860

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

35

4T

45

50

51

59

74

89

96

109

109

123

121

135

131

152

152

150

166

175

175

177

177

180

185

187

187

192

*199 

202

*202

4,126

133

8,180

Nov.

199

IW

212

209

209

212

216

219

214

209

212

212

216

238

235

227

224

224

222

229

265

*271

57T

268

268

265

268

265

265 

271

7,014

234

13,910

Dec.

282

276

273

273

276

285

291

282

306

350

353

356

356

356

356

369

3E9

369

369

303

271

2-73 268

288

297

297

*297

303

303 

300

294

9,641

311

19,120

Jan.

294

294

297

297

297

297

294

285

285

288

279

285

282

291

291

291

*294

297

291

291

288

285

288

285

288

288

288

288

291 

291

8,988

290

17,830

Feb.

288

291

297

297

309

312

309

288

291

294

297

294

297

294

291

288

276

271

*257

254:

254

254

257

254

276

271

279

521

7,961

284

15,790

Mar.

321

318

321

309

257

257

262

334

343

346

346

353

359

359

359

366

366

369

372

*375

370

360

360

360

360

230 36"0"

370

370 

370

400

10,602

342

21,030

Apr.

420

430

430

430

430

430

430

450

500

640

640

640

640

640

600

*425

422

429

439

436

436

439

439

412

405

388

375

353

340 

324

13,812

460

27,400

May

315

306

309

276

204

164

154

166

129

109

150

139

129

129

121

*113

102

100

98

98

105

113

113

107

150

385

*706

682

640

478

7,318

236

14,520

June

388

385

415

464

425

464

558

675

852

792

682

446

232

96

57

47

38

35

30

35

34

26

25

13

9.4

7.2

6.5

5.9

£78 

6.5

7,256.3

242

14,390

July

5.6 *5.4

6.2

5.6

7.2

10

6.8

6.2

5.9

5.6

4.6

4.6

5.1

5.4

5.9

5.6

5.4

6.5

5.1

4.6

4.4

4.2

3.9

3.7

3.9

3.7

4.9

5.9

*4.6 

3 9

4. 2

164.6

5.31

326

Aug.

4.2

3.5

37?

4.4

5.6

3.7

3.5

3.5

4.2

4.9

4.4

6.8

7.5

4.9

8.2

5.6

4.6

4.6

6.2

6.8

*6.5

5.4

6.8

7.5

9.0

"9.0 19

11

8.2 

9.0

10

202.4

6.53

401

Sept.

9.8

7.2

5.1

672

9.4

14

13

14

14

13

13

17

22

19

20

19

22

19

19

20

23

21

20

22

23

22

23

25

tt

24

522.7

17.4

1,040

Calendar year 1957: Max 1,300 Mln - Mean 232 Ac-ft 168,000

Water year 1957-58: Max 852 Min 3.5 Mean 213 Ac-ft 153,900

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Mar. 21 to Apr. 15; discharge estimated on basis of records for other 

Provo River stations.
JORDAN RIVER BASIN 107

1645. American Fork above upper powerplant, near American Fork, Utah

Location.--Lat 40°26'50", long 111°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 Fork.

Drainage area. 55 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1945 to September 1958 In reports of Geological Survey. 

January 1927 to September 1945 available 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.--31 years, 53.5 cfs (38,730 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 624 cfs May 26 (gage height, 7.36 ft); minimum, 

5.6 cfs Feb. 15.

1927-58: 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.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used May 7-15 and June 20 to Sept. 7)

4.6

4.7 

4.9

9.0

14

30

5.2 

5.6 

6.0

127

219

6.5

7.0

7.1

363

522

555

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

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.

20

20

2323"

22

22

21

21

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

19

19

19

20

20

20

20

20

19

19

20

19

19

19

18

622

20.1

1,230

Nov.

18

20

21

2T

21

20

*21

20

19

19

20

19

20

21

19

17

15

12

15

15

13

*18

20

23

25

23

20

20

20

20

575

19.2

1,140

Dec.

20

20

19

20

20

20

20

19

19

18

18

18

18

18

18

23

21

18

18

*18

16

15

Ts- 13

is

*15

16

16

16

15

b!5

548

17.7

1,090

Calendar year 1957: Max 425

Jan.

15

16

IF

14

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

15.

14

*13

14

13

13

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

15

14

14

436

14.1

865

Feb.

13

14

15

*15

15

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

14

13

12

13

14

13

14

*14

16

18

19

18

28_

20

16

15

-

424

15.1

841

Mln 10

Mar.

15

14

15

15

15

15

15

15

14

*14

14

14

14

14

15

15

14

14

14

*15

18

IT

17

17

18

16

15

17

16

16

17

474

15.3

940

Apr.

17

16

15

15

15

14

T5

15

15

14

15

16

18

22

*30

40

50

74

80

90

92

81

*64

54

49

47

46

48

52

63

1,182

39.4

2,340

May

82

103

123

143

156

183

186

174

181

201

206

201

179

165

165

*166

206

230

263

306

345

425

*463

467

486

*525

489

435

391

360

330

8,335

269

16,530

June

312

306

294

288

*309

351

372

339

309

280

*266

*252

232

222

222

224

230

238

235

232

219

211

206

196

179

160

158

158

149

131

7,286

243

14,450

July

127

122

*114

113

107

106

104

106

106

103

98

96

93

88

*87

82

80

77

72

70

65

64

63

59

58

54

51

48

*48

47

46_

2,554

82.4

5,070

Aug.

44

43

42

41

41

39

39

38

39

39

37

37

36

35

36

36

36

33

34

33

*32

32

31

29

*27

26

2T

29

28

27

27

1,072

34.6

2,130

Sept.

26

27

*28

29

28

26

26

27

26

26

26

33

30

28

27

26

26

26

25

25

25

24

23

24

24

24

23

24

23

23

778

25.9

1,540

Mean 53.6 Ac-ft 38,800

Water year 1957-58: Max 525 Mln 12 Mean 66.5 Ac-ft 48,170

Discharge measurement made on this day.
108 JORDAN RIVER BASIN

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. Records of daily 

flow are available in Salt Lake City district office.

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.

Duchesne tunnel diverts water from the Duchesne River to the Provo River. Gage is 

located in NE£- sec. 2, T. 3 S., R. 8 E. (see p. lOOfor complete record of daily discharge ).

Hobble Creek ditch diverts water from tributary of Strawberry River to Daniels Creek 

(a tributary of Provo River). Gage is located in NWi sec. 15, T. 6 S., R. 6 E.

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 Fork in the Jordan River basin. 

Records furnished by Spanish Fork Water Users Association and Include tunnel seepage (see 

p. 92 for complete record of daily discharge).

Transmountain diversions, in acre-feet, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Name

Strawberry tunnel. .

Duchesne tunnel....

Hobble Creek ditch.

Strawberry River

and Willow

Creek ditches.

Total in Utah.. . .

Oct.

2,930

700

0

134

3,760

Nov.

298

672

0

0

970

Dec.

307

615

0

0

922

Jan.

307

165

0

0

922

Feb.

278

555

0

0

833

Mar.

339

571

0

0

910

Apr.

357

1,190

0

0

1,550

May

845

5,260

379

133

6,620

June

17,470

9,490

226

1,430

28,620

July

20,160

1,760

1

583

22,500

Aug.

17,920

734

0

234

18,890

Sept.

5,630

574

0

16O

6,360

Water 

year

66,84O

22,740

606

2,670

92,850

1670. Jordan River at narrows, near Lehi, Utah

Location. La t 40°26i40", long 111" 55'15", in SE-jNWi sec. 26, T. 4 S., R. 1 W., at 

narrows 5j miles northwest of Lehi and 1\ miles downstream from Utah Lake.

Drainage area. 2,960 sq mi, approximately, including 280 sq mi in closed basin In Cedar 

Valley.

Records available. May to December 1904, July 1913 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,470 ft((by barometer). Prior to 

Hay 16, 1920, staff gage and May 16, 1920, to Sept. 30, 1934, water-stage recorder, 

at outlet of Utah Lake, 1\ miles upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 45 years (1913-58), 368 cfs (266,400 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--1904, 1913-58: Maximum daily discharge, 1,410 cfs June 10, 1953; no flow at 

times when gates were closed.

Remarks. Records good. Figures represent combined flow of Jordan River, Utah and Salt 

Lake Canal, and East Jordan Canal. Flow 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 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

516

*517

460

353

307

329

369

361

373

376

376

374

371

372

106

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

17

17

17

17 

17

5,821

188

11,550

Nov.

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

16

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

18

510

17.0

1,010

Dec.

20

20

20

20

20

18

16

16

16

16

16

16

17

17

17

17

18

18

18

18

18

18

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

22

29

56O

18.1

1,110

Jan.

31

25

14

14

16

16

15

15

16

18

20

21

24

24

28

31

31

28

21

28

32

33

35

37

42

43

45

49

52

52

56

911

29.4

1,810

Feb.

57

57

63

64

69

75

75

73

75

73

70

84

83

93

93

93

93

96

103

94

89

94

91

101

105

94

91

100

-

2,348

83.9

4,660

Mar.

105

112

114

112

121

119

117

121

89

117

117

no

*138

148

125

43

31

23

20

19

15

14

16

16

15

17

18

18

20

19

14

2,083

67.2

4,13O

Apr.

23

2O

25

19

2T

20

20

23

*53

212

199

224

243

*250

256

260

266

234

253

270

250

233

295

29T

284

294

245

282

278

286

5,629

188

11,160

May

293

291 296'

291

298

436

546

594

641

688

710

700

681

673

640

632

633

692

731

723

735

748

754

TsT

749

747

742

749

741

735 

731

19,373

625

38,430

June

727

739

718

716

717

712

716

*696

691

704

696

684

668

654

659

692

73O

736

736

733

729

728

742

734

741

742

742

730

740

731

21,483

716

42,610

July

770

798

827

832

836

836

833

829

834

857

859

859

850

849

842

820

823

847

833

813

809

805

788

*763

T65

793

802

811

817

820 

817

25,437

821

50,450

Aug.

8O3

797

792

798

822

822

822

817

818

816

815

811

813

813

814

801

783

779

775

789

790

778

776

784

782

7 SO

774

769

75O

Tro

770

24,623

794

48,840

Sept.

8O8

786

*799

773

709

738

744

726

688

686

674

646

629

644

644

628

618

593

601

598

613

615

596

608

627

613

606

600

603

582

19,795

660

39,260

Calendar year 1957: Max 79O Min 2.5 Mean 256 Ac-ft 185,200

Water year 1957-58: Max 859 Min 14 Mean 352 Ac-ft 255, OOO

Discharge measurement made on this day.
JORDAN RIVER BASIN 109

1705.. Surplus Canal at Salt Lake City, Utah

Location. Lat 40°43'40", long 111°55'35", in SW^SW^ sec. 14, T. 1 S., R. 1 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 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,219.02 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Oct. 22, 1952, at site 50 ft upstream at present datum. Dee. 31, 1946, 

to Aug. 22, 1958, auxiliary water-stage recorder about 1 mile downstream.

Average discharge.--15 years (1943-58), 197 cfs (142,600 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 850 cfs May 28 (gage height, 6.67 ft); minimum 

daily, 40 cfs Aug. 16.

1942-58: Maximum discharge, 1,700 cfs June 7, 1952; maximum gage height, 8.84 ft 

May 7, 1952; minimum daily discharge, 9.6 efs Jan. 13, Feb. 20, June 26, 1956.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by headgates at diversion dam 350 ft above

station. Canal was built to bypass flood water of Jordan River around Salt Lake City 

residential and industrial area (see p. Ill 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 1957 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tota]

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

*166

181

210

246

224

210

205

210

224

222

222

218

214

259

*262

134

123

120

117

104

104

104

104

110

104

104

106

123

118 

110

*110

5,068

163

10,050

Nov.

109

110

131

149

T3T

130

128

123

110

104

106

107

109

114

*117

117

110

106

109

94

94

90

91

96

99

101

98

104

101 

99

3,289

110

6,520

Dec.

101

*114

107

114

Tl2

109

106

102

99

90

84

77

81

88

91

*96

107

122

109

106

101

104

99

94

102

106

101

99

104 

96

94

3,115

100

6,180

Jan.

94

*98

94

90

8_5

117

93

87

87

85

88

88

88

87

90

91

93

*96

91

87

112

130

123

131

130

128

131

134

150 

168 160"

3,326

107

6,600

Feb.

*152

149

157

170

173

179

176

171

168

189

203

192

216

227

*205

205

206

210

213

213

206

202

211

214

262

291

264

251

-

5,675

203

11,260

Mar.

*242

242

253

264

264

280

307

296

290

275

282

285

288

302

*509

283

248

254

235

221

213

210

189

194

189

194

195

195

182

174

2O6

7,561

244

15,000

Apr.

230

242

237

*242

216

202

YI3

262

246

294

346

346

352

*362

382

420

437

504

517

545

532

490

515

493

472

457

432

403

366

3O4

11,057

369

21,930

May

*301

309

307

302

312

336

368

350

333

325

362

403

408

384

*384

371

362

371

410

450

490

576

637

646

646

684

724

785 *Teo

748

713

14,577

470

28,910

June

639

654

618

574

545

592

655" 677

590

500

450

394

373

346

350

*326

325

354

371

357

326

322

330

357

334

296

234

210

195

*181

12,468

416

24,730

July

155

114

82

89

91

90

95

91

90

84

82

80

80

80

*85

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

77

82

102

87

74

9T

80

78

*81

2,7OO

87.1

5,360

Aug.

67

75

67

74

106

122

120

130

141

115

106

78

*57

54

52

40

52

74

102

147

146

131

107

88

85

77

98

122

141

109

133

3,016

97.3

5,980

Sept.

154

166

168

160

*173

195

200

199

198

187

157

168

177

189

*198

190

187

Tee" 202

152

166

166

179

194

200

189

179

197

195

173

5,444

181

10,800

Calendar year 1957 : Max 816 Mln 26 Mean 16O Ac-ft 115,800

Water year 1957-58 : Max 785 Mln 40 Mean 212 Ac-ft 153, 3OO

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
110 JORDAN RIVER BASIN

1710. Jordan River at Salt Lake City, Utah

Location. Lat 40°43'40", long 111°55'25", in SW£sw£ sec. 14, T. 1 S., R. 1 W., a quarter 

of a mile downstream from highway bridge on Twenty-first South Street, Salt Lake City, 

and 2 miles downstream from Mill Creek.

Records available. December 1942 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,220.73 ft above mean sea level, datum of

Average discharge. 15 years (1943-58), 149 cfs (107,900 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 279 cfs Aug. 15 (gage height, 4.76 ft); minimum 

3aITy, 25 cfs May 10, 11, 13, 14, 16-18.

Maximum combined discharge during year (Jordan River and Surplus Canal) , 915 cfs 

May 28; minimum daily, 206 cfs Dec. 12.

1942-58: 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 except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Plow 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.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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

-ft

Oct.

*178

184

194

189

183

179

185

196

199

T94

185

183

184

164

*165

160

148

149

149

150

153

152

151

146

152

151

149

136

136

155

*154

5,111

165

10,140

Nov.

154

158

146

154

150

148

145

145

156

153

152

148

141

145

*144

142

157

156

140

145

158

154

154

155

157

157

155

156

155

151

4,245

141

8,420

Dec.

131

*135

133

133

132

133

130

129

125

122

125

129

130

152

151

*131

138

143

TSS

158

140

140

141

159

136

137

140

140

140

140

140

4,171

135

8,270

Calendar year 1957: Max 199

Jan.

158

*138

155

129

129

145

T3o

127

129

128

130

130

130

131

132

134

155

*138

138

156

117

105

102

107

108

111

114

116

119

150

129

5,916

126

7,770

Feb.

*127

T25

116

108

107

111

111

111

116

98

79

86

101

112

*105

108

102

84

87

89

88

88

96

95

85

86

78

87

-

2,784

99.4

5,520

Mar.

*93

99

97

80

85

87

98

86

85

81

92

82

75

81

*86

79

62

69

59

56

55

55

45

54

51

58

58

60

55

49

72

2,232

72.0

4,450

Apr.

75

64

59

*64

57

53

53

70

55

87

106

95

110

*119

103

74

58

73

85

90

82

75

82

51

49

45

40

54

56

44

2,080

69.5

4,150

May

*55

64

64

64

52

40

46

51

a26

a25

a25

a26

a25

a25

*a26

a25

a25

a25

59

62

66

84

78

71

64

66

59

60

*55

46

44

1,461

47.1

2,900

June

54

55

59

88

81

102

141

128

104

105

102

97

84

77

54

*73

79

96

113

117

109

106

109

125

116

92

62

48

65

*84

2,663

88.8

5,280

July

88

1ST

158

125

165

166

168

190

189

198

255

219

224

256

*242

252

247

237

234

231

253

246

255

257

237

231

228

255

232

241

*248

6,558

212

13,010

Aug.

242

240

236

257

242

240

236

258

246

251

242

245

*260

268

265

258

241

219

222

242

242

235

228

222

222

221

226

236

245

251 

257

7,415

259

14,700

Sept.

244

244

257

235

*252

251

250

248

244

237

226

229

259

259

*241

244

249

251

242

254

250

228

226

250

252

252

252

254

252

228

7,140

258

14,160

Mln 31 Mean 1*4 Ac-ft 103,900

Water year Ib ,'-58: Max 26 8 Min 25 Mean 136 Ac-ft 98,730

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement and records for 

Surplus Canal at Salt Lake City.
JORDAN RIVER BASIN 111

1710. Jordan River at Salt Lake City, Utah--Continued

Combined discharge, In cubic feet per second, of Jordan River & Surplus Canal 

at Salt Lake City, Utah, water year October 1957 to September 1958

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.

344

365

404

435

407

389

390

406

423

416

407

401

398

423

427

294

271

269

266

254

257

256

255

256

256

255

255

259

254

243 244"

10,179

328

20,190

Nov.

243

248

277

283" 303

278

273

266

266

257

258

255

250

257

261

259

247

242

249

237

232

224

525

231

236

238

233

240

234

230

7,532

251

14,940

Dec.

232

249

240

247

244

242

236

231

224

212

209

206

2lT

220

222

227

245

265

2TT

244

241

244

240

233

238

243

241

239

244

236

234

7,286

235

14,450

Jan.

232

236

229

219

214

260

223

214

216

215

218

218

218

218

222

225

228

234

229

223

229

233

225

238

238

239

245

250

269

298

PQQ

7,242

234

14,360

Feb.

279

274

273

278

280

290

287

282

284

287

282

278

317

339

310

313

308

294

300

302

294

290

307

307

347

377

542

338

8,459

302

16,780

Mar.

335

341

350

344

347

367

555" 405

373

356

374

367

363

383

395

362

310

323

294

277

266

263

232

248

240

252

253

255

235

223 2~7a"

9,793

316

19,420

Apr.

305

306

296

306

273

266" 255

332

299

381

452

439

462

481

485

494

495

577

600

635

614

565

597

544

521

500

472

437

402

348

13,137

438

26,060

May

356

373

371

366

364

376

414

381

359

550

387

429

455

409

410

596

387

396

449

512

556

660

715

717

710

750

785

845 85"5~

794

757

16,038

517

31,810

June

673

689

677

662

626

694

818 TTT

694

605

552

491

457

425

584

599

404

450

484

474

455

428

459

482

450

388

296

258

260

265

15,131

504

50,010

July

245

245

220

214

256

256

263

281

279

282

317

299

504

516

527

332

327

317

314

511

533

326

552

519

559

518

302

326

312

329

9,258

299

18,360

Aug.

509

515

505

511

548

562

556

568

587

566

548

521

517

522

317

298

293

295

324

589

588

366

555

310

307

298

324

358

386

340

570

10,429

556

20.69&

Sept.

598

410

405

595

425

446

450

447

442

424

585

597

416

428

439

434

456

428" 453

386

396

394

405

424

452

421

411

451

427

401

12,584

419

24,960

Calendar year 1957: Max 876 Min 167 Mean 304 Ac-ft 219,700

Water year 1957-58: Max 845 Min 206 Mean 348 Ao-ft 252,000
112 SEVIER LAKE BASIN

1736. Midway Creek near Hatch, Utah

Location. Lat 37°31', long 112°43', in sec. 10, T. 38 S., R. 8 N., on right bank 

300 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 1958. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 153 cfs June 6 (gage height, 2.64 ft); no flow 

most of year.

1957-58: Maximum discharge that of June 6, 1958; no flow during most of period.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.4 

.5

.6 1.0

0.7 

.8 

.9

2.6 

4.6 

7.4

1.2

1.6 

2.1

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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

Nov.

0

0

0

Dec.

0

0

0

Jan.

0

0

0

Feb.

-

0

0

0

Calendar year 1957 : Max - Min 

Water year 1957-58 : Max 90 Min 0

Mar.

0

0

0

Apr.

(*)

0

0

0

May

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

 0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

11

47

11

129

4.16

256

June

81

77

71

63

76

*90

*62

34

19

12

6.5

3.5

1.3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

596.3

19.9

1,180

July

0

0

0

Aug.

(*)

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

Mean - Ac-ft - 

Mean 1.99 Ac-ft 1,440

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

Note.--Ho flow Aug. 8 to Sept. 30, 1957.
SEVIER LAKE BASIN 113

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 September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 8,530 ft (by barometer).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 226 cfs June 6 (gage height, 3.61 ft); minimum 

recorded, 1.7 cfs Apr. 13, but may have been less during period of no gage-height 

record.

1953-58: Maximum discharge, that of June 6, 1958; minimum not determined; less 

than 0.4 cfs during some periods of Ice effect or no gage-height record.

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Station is above all diversions.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.1

1.2

1.3

0.9 

1.8 

3.2

1.5 

1.7 

2.1 38

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

72

130

205

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

It

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

TS~ 15

*15

14

14

14

14

12

11

9.9

10

9.6

9.0

8.6

8.3

8.0

7.7

7.7

7.7

8.0

7.7

7.5

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.7

6.9

6.7

6.7

§-d.

6.4

294.2

9.49

584

Nov.

6.4

6.7

6.9

S74

6.2

5.9

5.9

*5.6

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

4.9

5.1

5.1

4.9

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.2

4.2

4.0

3.8

TV

4.4

*4.6

4.6

4.4

4.2

4 .2

152.0

5.07

301

Dec.

3.8

375

3.6

3.6

3.8

3.8

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.2

3.4

3.2

3.0

37?

3.2

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.2

3.4

3.2

3.4

3.2

3.4

3.2

3.4

3 .2

3 2

105.0

3.39

208

Calendar year 1957: Max 129

Jan.

3.2

l*± *374

3.2

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.9

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.2

T3

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.2

79.5

2.56

158

Feb.

£427?

2.2

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.9

-

57.1

2.04

113

Mar.

1.9

1.9

?70- 2.0

*1.9

> al.9

59.1

1.91

117

Apr.

> al.8

*1.9

1.8

1.7

TTff

1.9

2.0

2.4

3.0

4.2

5.6

6.9

9.6

~9.9 11

9.3

8.3

9.0

9.6

10

10

137.9

4,60

274

May

¥79" 9.9

11

14

18

24

29

34

38

41

48

50

48

44

42

41

45

52

59

64

*68

71

78

84

88

93

100

105

111

133

180

1,832.8

59.1

3,640

June

188

186

182

174

180

191

T?2

147

122

106

92

82

73

66

62

*59

57

55

53

52

49

48

45

45

44

44

42

41

41

40

2,738

91.3

5,430

July

39

3?

38

37

36

36

35

34

34

34

33

22

32

32

31

31

31

30

29

29

29

28

28

28

27

27

26

*26

2525"

25

967

31.2

1,920

Aug.

25

24

24

24

23

23

23

23

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

*22

22

22

21

21

21

21

21

21

20

20

685

22.1

1,360

Sept.

19

20

20

19

20

19

19

19

19

*19

19

20

19

19

19

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

17

18

17

17

556

18.5

1,100

Mln 0.5 Mean 14.6 Ac-ft 10,550

Water year 1957-58: Max 191 Mln 1.7 Mean 21.0 Ac-ft 15,200

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of trend of flow and records for nearby 

streams.
114 SEVIER LAKE BASIN

1740. Asay Creek above West Pork, near Hatch, Utah

Location.--Lat 37°33', long 112°31', in sec. 33, T. 37 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 September 1958. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 419 cfs May 11 (gage height, 3.63 ft); minimum, 13 cfs Jan. 28.

1954-58: Maximum discharge, that of May 11, 1958; minimum recorded, 13 cfs sometime 

during period Jan. 22 to Mar. 30, 1956 (from recorded range in stage), Jan. 28, 1958.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 15, Apr. 21 to May 3)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 20

1.8 

2.0 

2.2 

2.4

69

95

122

pr. 21 to Sept. 30

1.6 40

1.9 76

2.4 160

3.0 280

3.4 367

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

*31

3T

31

31

30

29

29

29

28

28

28

30

29

28

28

27

26

26

26

27

28

27

26

26

26

 5F 25

25

26

26

26

858

27.7

1,700

Nov.

27

~SS 28

26

26

26

26

25

25

25

25

25

24

24

24

24

24

23

23

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

*22

22

21

2T

718

23.9

1,420

Dec.

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

22

24

22

22

22

22

22

22

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

661

21.3

1,310

Calendar year 195 7: Max 98

Jan.

21

2U

19

19

19

18

18

18

17

17

18

18

17

18

17

17

17

17

17

17

16

16

1515-

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

526

17.0

1,040

Feb.

15

15

14

1?

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

17

19

21

22

22

24

20

19

19

_

474

16.9

940

Mar.

19

19

19

18

18

*18

18

18

18

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

18

18

19

22

22

21

21

21

21

21

21

20

21 

20

587

18.9

1,160

Apr.

20

1919"

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

20

21

22

23

29

40

51

75

97

112

120

147

155

146

137

139

149

158

160

155

2,147

71.6

4,260

May

153

155

171

198

232

286

308

303

301

299

347

341

310

290

274

*272

272

267

263

259

257

253

242

234

224

216

208

198

192

175

7,685

248

15,240

June

170

164

156

149

146

140

137

132

130

127

123

122

118

116

115

115

*113

110

110

106

105

103

101

100

98

96

91

91

90

°°.

3,562

119

7,070

July

87

84

81

78

75

73

72

70

69

68

68

68

66

65

62

61

61

61

60

60

59

57

59

60

*59

57

56

55

54

54 

53

2,012

64.9

3,990

Aug.

53

53

53

53

51

53

53

51

50

50

49

48

48

48

48

48

48

51

50

(52

*54

60

56

50

49

47

45

45

44

44

^^

1,558

50.3

3,090

Sept.

44

43

44

45

45

46

49

54

48

46

45

53

51

47

46

45

45

45

44

41

40

40

51

49

*44

44

43

49

46

42

1,374

45.8

2,730

Min - Mean 31.7 Ac-ft 22,930

Water year 1957-58: Max 347 Min 14 Mean 60.7 Ac-ft 43,950

Discharge measurement made on this day.
SEVIKR LAKE BASIN 

1745. Sevier River at Hatch, Utah

115

Location. Lat 37°39'00", long 112°25i30", in SW^NW^ 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 (revised).

Records available.--June 1911 to September 1928, June 1939 to September 1958.

Sage. 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, water-stage

recorder, at several sites within 2 miles of present site at various datums.

Average discharge. 27 years (1912-13, 1914-16, 1917-18, 1922-S3, 1924-27, 1939-58) 

123 cfs (89,050 acre-ft per year).

Extreme s.--Maximum discharge during year, 833 cfs May 29 (gage height, 4.02 ft); minimum 

not determined, occurred during period of ice effect.

1911-28, 1939-58: Maximum discharge not determined, occurred May 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, 33 cfs Dec. 16, 1956 (gage 

height, 1.15 ft).

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

which are fair. Small diversions above station for irrigation. No regulation since 

Hatchtown Dam failed in 1914.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 960; 1939-40. WSP 1284: 1916.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used May So-30)

Oct. 1 to May 10 May 11 to Sept. 3O

1.3

1.5 

2.0

44

72

185

2.5 

3.0 

3.3

330

491

595

1.7 

2.0 

3.0

81

147

437

4.0

4.1

787

825

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

*55

55

54

54

54

53

54

54

53

53

60

66

56

55

56

61

56

55

56

72

69

64

61

60

58

58

58

58

61

58

63

1,800

58.1

3,570

Nov.

69

76

92

76

74

72

70

69

69

67

69

69

*66

66

66

67

b60

b58

b60

61

b61

b58

b60

61

61

61

55

b54

b52

b53

1,952

65.1

3,870

Dec.

b54

b54

b55

b55

55

54

b53

56

54

b53

*b52

b52

b52

53

55

83

94

60

b56

b54

55

56

b53

53

53

53

b53

53

54

53

b52

1,742

56.2

3,460

Jan.

b50

b50

bSO

b52

b52

bSO

bSO

bSO

b51

bSO

50

b48

bSO

b47

b48

b50

b50

50

b49

b48

b48

b48

b46

*49

50

51

50

b49

49

50

b49

1,534

49.5

3,040

Feb.

b48

49

47

50

50

49

49

50

53

54

51

49

50

49

58

100

100

105

153

152

145

139

129

118

118

70

b60

57

-

2,202

78.6

4,370

Mar.

b54

b53

b52

b52

b52

*53

54

b52

b51

b50

b52

55

55

b54

55

56

63

96

204

240

274

151

146

126

125

107

98

79

79

90

83

2,811

90.7

5,580

Apr.

72

74

70

70

66

66

67

66

67

*8l

85

79

94

123

142

160

185

238

256

257

266

281

299

260

229

223

229

249

253

249

4,857

162

9,630

May

237

232

24^

284

340

410

488

511

532

578

638

670

586

548

*507

497

531

586

652

706

*743

743

757

765

a770

a770

787

791

791

776

772

18,238

588

36,170

June

768

757

739

760

688

691

670

632

590

562

528

497

463

434

402

362

*321

303

285

273

265

259

253

245

242

236

231

225

220

212

13,059

435

25,900

July

206

201

193

188

182

180

175

170

172

a!70

a!65

al60

a!55

also

also

a!25

a!20

al!4

al!4

a!20

a!2o

a!14

alU

al!4

al!4

114

114

114

*116

116

116

4,466

144

8,860

Aug.

110

108

105

103

103

108

110

108

105

101

99

95

101

97

101

99

103

108

108

134

*123

140

140

112

105

105

101

108

99

95

91

3,327

107

6,600

Sept.

93

93

97

97

97

95

89

123

105

97

95

150

121

110

103

101

99

95

95

95

95

95

128

147

*105

101

99

105

108

97

3,130

104

6,210

Calendar year 1957s Max 546 Mln - Mean 91.9 Ac-ft 66,550

Water year 1957-58: Max 791 Mln 46 Mean 162 Ao-ft 117,260

Peak discharge (base, 500 cfs). Mar. 21 (8 p.m.) 546 cfs (3.15 ft); May 29 (6:3O a.m.) 833 cfs

(4.02 ft).___________________________________________________________________

* 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 stations near Clrclevllle and Kingston.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
116 SEVIER LAKE BASIN

1800. Sevier River near Circleville, Utah

Location. Lat 38°06', 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 avallable.--May to September 1912, April 1914 to September 1927, November 1949 to 

September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,240 ft (from river-profile map). 

Ray 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 (revised) higher.

Average discharge.--17 years (1914-22, 1923-24, 1950-58), 172 cfs (124,500 acre-ft per 

year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 820 cfs May 13 (gage height, 4.08 ft, from 

reconstructed gage-height graph); minimum, 46 cfs Oct. 2.

1912, 1914-27, 1949-58: Maximum discharge, 1,960 cfs about May 21, 1922 (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 except those for periods of doubtful or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Many diversions above and below station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1180: 1922(M).

Rating table, water- year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.2 

1.6 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

159

414

788

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

49

48

50

51

51

50

51

51

54

55

70

137

94

83

85

95

85

81

92

144

200

178

128

114

107

102

102

102

101 

96

104

2,810

90.6

5,570

Nov.

157

137

256

209

155

143

135

135

132

126

126

125

*132

145

139

143

135

119

135

130

130

116

119

130

125

126

123

116

109

112

4,120

137

8,170

Dec.

118

119

116

111

118

125

116

130

132

123

*119

118

116

118

123

130

178

T74

130

123

130

126

123

116

114

112

114

111

118

116 

109

3,826

123

7,590

Jan.

107

106

106

109

109

102

102

101

106

102

106

98

102

98

100

102

104

106

102

95

96

95

*89

96

102

106

102

100

102

104 

98

3,153

102

6,250

Feb.

98

98

101

107

116

112

106

98

101

106

118

109

106

102

106

149

274

286

326

406

314

316

282

277

262

218

145

125

-

4,964

177

9,850

Mar.

121

119

114

112

111

*112

112

112

107

104

111

112

107

106

111

118

137

187

264

396

436

433

274

282

249

237

198

187

155

149 

163

5,536

179

10,980

Apr.

139

132

134

125

116

114

112

111

106 *TT9

174

155

147

207

256

324

467

d542

d561

d553

d522

d532

*511

436

378

344

330

333

370

381

8,731

291

17,320

May

341

319

316

335

393

451

550

550

525

546

576

719

148

610

*518

*471

464

477

528

602

*649

682

637

a620

a 620

a620

a620

a 620

a 620

a630 

a 620

16,977

548

33,670

June

a580

a580

a620

a 600

a520

a540

a540

a500

a460

a430

a400

396

387

364

347

319

284

254

232

209

200

200

187

*176

187

178

163

167

174 

165

10,359

345

20,550

July

151

149

149

147

135

126

121

116

116

119

116

111

107

104

95

86

79

75

74

79

82

*76

73

78

82

83

79

75

75

79 

78

3,115

100

6,180

Aug.

76

70

70

63

62.

63

64

67

81

81

88

73

68

74

76

70

102

90

76

*76

109

111

188

128

96

96

95

106

109 

98

89

2,715

87.6

5,390

Sept.

90

88

96

111

119

106

101

126

151

123

116

185

295

T87

170

167

*167

170

165

159

155

147

145

193

180

165

155

161

163

159

4,515

150

8,960

Calendar year 1957: Max 409" Mln 25 Mean 98.3 Ac-ft 71,170

Water year 1957-58: Max 748 Mln 48 Mean 194 Ac-ft 140,500

Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for stations near Kingston and 

at Hatch.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed from reconstructed graph, based on recorder 

graph, and records for stations near Kingston and at Hatch.
SEVIER LAKE BASIN 117

1835. Sevier River near Kingston, Utah

Location. Lat 38°12' , long 112°12' , in NE£w£ sec . 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 Fork.

Drainage area. 1 . 110 sqml, approximately. 

Records available. June 1914 to September 1958.

Gage. 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 . 44 years, 136 cfs (98,460 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 694 cfs May 13 (gage height, 2.65 ft); minimum, 

8.4 cfs July 20.

1914-58: 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, 1953.

Remarks . Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Many diversions above station for irrigation.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 29 to May 31)

0.6 

.7

1.0

1.3 

1.6 

Z.O 

Z.5

1Z9 

Z31 

404 

670

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

ZO

Zl

ZZ

Z3

24

25

26

Z7

Z8

Z9

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

13

14

14

13

16

21

22

Z2

ZZ

Z5

34

107

98

76

74

96

84

78

98

132

Z35

Z09

154

138

132

1Z6

13Z

13Z

1Z9

126

138

2,710

87.4

5,380

Nov.

Z09

184

357

291

209

Z01

180

180

177

167

170

167

*160

167

167

177

167

151

160

163

160

148

141

157

157

157

151

135

13Z

141

5,283

176

10,480

Dec.

135

148

144

13Z

135

154

151

160

157

148

144

*141

141

144

148

154

194

Z01

T60

148

154

157

144

141

138

138

135

135

138

141

13Z

4,59Z

148

9,110

Calendar year 1957: Max 419

Jan.

13Z

129

129

130

130

123

123

123

129

129

132

126

129

123

1Z3

1Z6

1Z6

135

135

126

1Z2

1ZO *na

118

1Z9

1Z9

129

1Z9

1Z9

132

126

3,939

1Z7

7,810

Feb.

1Z3

TZ6

1Z9

138

148

148

138

13Z

141

144

154

148

151

141

144

177

Z87

312

35Z

458

366

36Z

334

344

316

366

184

*157

-

6,100

218

12,100

Mar.

148

151

148

144

141

144

148

144

144

158

144

148

141

144

151

160

177

ZZ4

295

404

458

479

308

516

Z85

Z66

Z16

198

177

167

134

6,490

Z09

12,870

Apr.

167

157

154

151

141

135

132 im*13Z

a!3Z

a!48

a!48

a!65

al63

aZ35

a36Z

500

554

576

571

558

544

*5Z7

4Z4

55 Z

504

Z78

270

291

291

8,678

Z89

17,Z10

May

Z50

Z05

Z01

201

270

31 Z

385

419

599

414

453

610

637

549

453

*595

559

576

414

510

571

604

571

558

544

538

*544

554

538

554

558

15,886

448

Z7.540

June

516

505

*532

510

458

463

465

4Z4

399

56Z

5Z1

Z74

Z74

Z43

Z31

Z1Z

180

148

126

118

86

98

101

*86

84

84

78

74

7Z

68

7,590

Z53

15,050

July

57

5Z

52

48

48

45

25

2Z

Z2

Z4

ZO

16

14

14

11

12

10

11

13

9.8

9.8

*10

1Z

11

11

1Z

1Z

13

15

11

10

650.6

Zl.O

1,Z90

Aug.

11 9.8

13

11

10

10

1Z

12

13

13

15

15

11

1Z

13

18

Z2

Z3

21

*17

25

53

84

91

59

40

34

40

41

37

52

813.8

26.3

1,610

Sept.

30

24

23

24

57

51

50

52

78

76

66

101

299

167

148

144

*155

155

158

152

129

129

155

160

160

152

158

154

154

135

5,296

110

6,540

Mln 6.Z Mean 83.3 Ac-ft 60,300

Water year 1957-58: Max 637 Mln 9.8 Mean 175 Ac-ft 127,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; dlecharge estimated on basis of records for other Sevier River stations.
118 SEVIER LAKE BASIN 

1850. Antimony Creek near Antimony, Utah

Location. La t 38°06' , long 111°53', in NW£ sec. 22, T. 31 S., R. 1 W., on right bank 

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 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to August 1957, at different datum.

Extremes . 1957: Maximum discharge during period August to September, 142 cfs Aug. 12 

(gage height, 2.73 ft); minimum daily, 16 cfs Sept. 17, 29, 30.

1957-58: Maximum discharge during water year, 331 cfs May 9 (gage height, 3.20 ft); 

minimum daily, 14 cfs many days June to September.

1946-48, 1957-58: Maximum discharge, that of May 9, 1958; minimum, 11 cfs Aug. 22, 

1947.

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

which are fair. No diversion above station.

Rating tables, Aug. 1, 1957, to Sept. 3O, 1958 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 7-12, 1957, Jan. 23 to Feb. 20, 

Apr. 21 to May 10, May 25-28, 1958)

Aug. 1, 1957, to May 5, 1958

0.9 13

1.2 22

1.5 34

1.7 44

May 6 to Sept. 30, 1958

1.3 

2.0 

2.6

14

32

68

146

250

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

Aug. Sept.

fie

18

f!8

18

18

18

Day

7

8

9

10

11

12

Aug.

19

18

18

18

18

24

Sept.

18

17

17

17

17

17

Day

13

14

15

16

18

18

Aug.

a!8

a!8

a20

a!9

a!9

a!9

Sept .

17

f!7

f!7

17

16

a!7

Day

19

20

21

22

23

24

Aug.

a!9

a!9

a!9

»19

18

18

Sept.

a!7

a!7

17

17

17

17

Day

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Runoff In acre-feet ................................................................

Aug.

18

f!8

18

18

18

19

f!8

581

1,150

Sept.

17

17

17

17

16

16

-

514

1,O2O

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of trend of flow.

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed from partly estimated gage heights.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

18

T7

17

17

16

17

17

16

16

16

16

15

15

15

1-

j 493

15.9

978

Nov.

 |

1

> 15

-

*17

17

17

16

16

16

16

16

16

) 

477

15.9

946

Dec.

(*)

> 17

527

17.0

1,050

Jan.

> 17

*17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

527

17.0

1,050

Feb.

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

18

18

17

-

478

17.1

948

Mar.

IB" 16

17

17

17

*17

17

17

17

16

16

16

16

17

16

16

16

16

16

16

17

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

17

17

508

16.4

1,010

Apr.

17

16

Te

17

16

17

17

17

*17

17

17

17

17

17

19

19

18

16

16

18

19

19

*18

26

17

17

17

16

16

16

522

17.4

1,040

May

16

16

22

28

40

54

90

136

181

210

180

129

89

70

*85

144

210

^40" 242

*227

*220

180

184

177

158

158

*152

146

141

99

78

4,102

132

8,140

June

64

53

*46

38

34

33

30

25

23

22

21

20

19

18

18

17

17

16

16

16

15

15

15

*Ti" 14

14

14

14

14

14

689

23.0

1,370

July

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

*14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

434

14.0

861

Aug.

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

15

14

14

14

14

14

*14

14

14

14

14

14

14

16

16

15

15

15

442

14.3

877

Sept.

15

15

14

15

15

15

15

16

16

16

16

16

15

15

16

16

*15

16

15

15

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

17

16

17

469

15.6

930

Calendar year 1957: Max - Mln - Mean - Ac-ft -

Water year 1957-58: Max 242 Mln 14 Mean 26.5 Ac-ft 19,200

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 25 to Nov. 

estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, 

for East Fork Sevler River near Kingston.

13, Nov. 23 to Jan. 22, Feb. 23-28; discharge 

weather records, recorded range In stage, and records
SETTER LAKE BASIN 119

1880. Otter Creek Reservoir near Antimony, Utah

Location. La t 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 1958 in 

reports of Geological Survey. 1915 and 1934-45 in files of Salt Lake City district 

office, Geological Survey.

Gage.--Staff gage. Altitude of gage is 6,350 ft (by barometer).

Extremes. Maximum contents observed during year, 55,000 acre-ft May 20 (gage height, 

37.0 ft); minimum observed, 7,000 acre-ft Oct. 10 (gage height, 10.5 ft).

1914-15, 1934-58: Maximum contents observed, 55,000 acre-ft May 1, 1946, my 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 concrete 

core through the center. Capacity, 52,500 acre-ft between gage height zero (-bottom 

of outlet gate) and gage height 36.0 ft (top of flashboards on spillway). Spillway 

crest is at gage height of 33.5 ft. Reservoir stores water from Otter Creek and also 

water diverted from East Pork Sevier River, for irrigation in Sevier River basin.

Capacity table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, 

and usable contents, In acre-feet)

10.0

15.0

20.0

25.0

6,500

12,000

19,200

28,200

30.0

35.0

37.0

38,000

50,000

55,000

Usable contents, In acre-feet, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22-

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

31

(t)

(*)

Oct.

7,200

7,000

_

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

7,900

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

^

a9,000

_

+1 , 700

Nov.

9,100

10,460

.

-

-

-

-

_

_

-

-

11,740

_

_

_

-

-

.

-

-

_

_

+4,040

Dec.

13,170

14,210

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

15,580

_

_

-

-

-

_

-

-

_

_

16,900

18.6

+3,860

Jan.

17,050

18,520

.

-

-

-

-

_

-

_

-

19,920

_

_

_

-

-

.

-

-

-

_

a20,910

_

+4,010

Feb.

21,000

22,080

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

_

-

24,600

_

_

-

-

-

.

-

a27,800

_

_

+6,890

Mar.

28,200

29,460

.

-

-

-

-

_

-

_

-

30,800

_

_

-

-

-

.

-

-

_

_

35,800

28.9

+8,000

Apr.

36,000

37,600

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

42,320

_

_

-

_

-

_

-

-

-

_

+11,760

May

48,080

52,250

.

-

-

-

-

.

_

_

-

55,000

_

_

_

_

-

_

-

-

_

_

a54,770

_

+7,210

June

54, 750

54,750

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

54,000

_

_

-

-

-

_

-

-

_

_

-2,680

July

52,250

51,000

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

47,840

_

_

-

-

-

_

-

-

_

_

a44,320

.

-7,770

Aug.

44,000

40,160

-

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

35,600

_

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

_

a30,650

_

-13,670

Sept.

30,200

26,580

.

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

23,160

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

22.4

-7,130

Calendar year 1957.................... * +10,500

Water year 1957-58.................... * +16,220

t Gage height, In feet, at end of month.

t Change In contents, In acre-feet.

a No gage-height record; contents Interpolated.
120 SEVIER RIVER BASIN

1890. East Pork Sevier River near Kingston, Utah

Location.--Lat 38°12', long 112°09', in SW^NW^ sec. 13, T. 30 S., R. 3 ¥., on right bank 

I ,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 1958.

Sage. 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 datum. Apr. 29, 

1914, to June 2, 1939, water-stage recorder at site 1,500 ft downstream at different 

datum.

Average discharge. 45 years, 84.3 cfs (61,030 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 581 cfs May 22 (gage height, 3.18 ft); minimum 

observed, 6.0 cfs Jan. 23 (result of discharge measurement).

1913-58; Maximum discharge, 2,030 cfs May 12, 1941 (gage height, 5.05 ft); 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 1957-58, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 19 to May 7)

0.4 

.5

9.2

12

28

1.1 

1.5 

2.0

56

111

206

2.5 

3.0 

3.2

332

505

585

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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

Caler

Oct.

49

49

49

49

43

49

49

48

43

48

51

47

18

15

17

22

21

18

17

21

24

23

19

16

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

914

29.5

1,810

Nov.

19

18

26

25

19

17

15

15

15

14

14

14

14

*14

14

14

14

b!3

b!3

b!4

14

b!3

b!3

b!3

b!3

13

b!3

b!2

b!2

b!2

449

15.0

891

Dec.

1

1

> b!2

J

12

1 > b!2

1

12

12

13

12

b!2

b!2

b!2

12

b!2

12

blO

371

12.0

736

idar year 1957 S Max 195

Jan.

> blO

(*)

310

10.0

615

Feb.

bll

b!2

13

13

14

14

13

14

15

15

15

14

15

15

16

16

17

17

19

20

19

19

21

20

19

19

19

*20

454

16.2

900

Mln -

Mar.

19

18

19

18

18

18

18

18

18

19

18

19

19

19

20

20

22

24

22

23

33

30

25

22

20

22

23

21

21

20

20

646

20.8

1,280

Apr.

21

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

*20

19

18

19

19

19

19

23

29

43

104

146

146

175

*200

185

139

110

114

118

118

111

2,055

68.5

4,080

May

108

106

TTT

123

163

242

326

406

445

449

438

420

424

383

*281

276

326

424

501

*532

517

569

556

532

517

501

420

383

341

320

309

11,449

369

22,710

June

264

105

*61

56

52

48

48

48

46

45

41

43

42

40

38

36

32

34

33

30

29

29

28

30

*56

56

52

52

53

53

1,580

52.7

3,130

July

53

53

53

53

54

54

53

52

52

52

52

53

53

77

161

163

163

165

165

165

167

*167

169

169

167

167

167

167

165

165 

167

3,583

116

7,110

Aug.

167

167

167

165

165

196

261

261

261

258

258

256

256

256

256

258

256

254

251

*249

249

246

246

244

244

244

244

244

242

240 

240

7,299

235

14,480

Sept.

240

237

237

237

235

235

235

235

235

230

230

237

235

228

230

228

*226

226

224

162

74

a28

a28

a26

a26

a24

a24

a22

a22

a2p_

4,876

163

9,670

Mean 47.2 Ac-ft 34,160

Water year 1957-58: Max 569 Mln - Mean 93.1 Ac-ft 67,410

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record) discharge estimated on basis of water commissioners notes, trend of 

flow, and records for nearby streams.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
SEVIER LAKE BASIN 121

1910. Piute Reservoir near Marysvale, Utah

Location. Lat 38°19'30", long 112°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. March 1914 to September 1958.

Gage. Staff gage generally read once daily. Datum of gage is 5,900.8 ft above mean sea 

level (levels by Office of State Engineer).

Extremes. Maximum contents observed during year, 74,010 acre-ft June 5-10 (gage height, 

76.0 ft); minimum not determined, less than 800 acre-ft Oct. 4-8.

1914-58: Maximum contents, 82,300 acre-ft May 28, 1922 (gage height, 76.4 ft, 

original capacity table); no contents at times during 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 gage 

height 76 ft (top of flashboards on spillway since 1941). Spillway crest is at gage 

height 70.2 ft. No dead storage. Water is used for irrigation.

Capacity table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, 

and usable contents, in acre-feet)

23.0

25.0

30.0

35.0

40.0

1,560

4,100

7,790

12,510

50.0

60.0

70.0

76.0

24,850

40,620

59,880

74,010

Usable contents, in acre-feet, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

W(*)

Oct.

1,450

1,170

976

-

-

_

-

-

880

976

1,070

1,380

-

1,970

2,200

2,420

2,620

2,820

3,200

-

3,790

4,770

5,700

6,680

6,990

7,390

_

7,710

8,040

8, 290

8,550

35.9

+6,870

Nov.

8,900

9,340

-

10,570

10,870

11,170

11,470

11,780

12,090

-

12,510

12,830

13,150

13,370

13,580

13,800

-

14,230

14', 450

14,780

15,120

15,340

15,570

-

16,020

16,250

16,490

16,720

16,950

17 , 190

44.2

+8, 640

Dec.

_

17,560

17,920

18,160

18,410

18,660

19,040

-

19,410

19,800

20, 190

20,580

20, 980

21,250

-

21,660

21,920

22,340

22,750

23, 160

23,580

-

25,420

25,850

26,140

26,280

26,570

27,000

-

27,150

27,300

51.7

+10, 110

Jan.

27,440

27,580

27,730

27,880

-

28,170

28,320

28,460

28,610

28,760

28,910

-

29,350

29,500

29,800

30,110

30,410

30,710

-

31,170

31,330

31,480

31,630

31,940

32,250

_

32,720

32,880

33,040

33,360

33,670

55.9

+6,370

Feb.

33,990

-

34,480

34,800

35,130

35,450

35,790

36,120

-

36,630

36,960

37,300

37,470

37,820

38,160

_

38,850

39,380

40,090

40, 800

41,520

42,240

-

43,150

43, 690

44,240

44,610

44,980

-

62.4

+11,310

Mar.

45,340

-

45,900

46,260

46,450

46,640

46,820

47,000

-

47,380

47,560

47,740

47,930

48,310

48,680

_

49,250

50,000

50,580

51,160

51,940

52,530

-

53,320

53,910

54,510

55,110

55,510

55,910

56,530

68.4

+11,550

Apr.

56,930

57,140

57,340

57,550

57,750

_

58,170

58,390

58,600

58,820

59,030

59,450

-

60, 320

60,980

61,640

62,310

62,980

63,890

1 -

65,730

66,650

67,130

67,370

67,610

67,370

_

66,420

65,960

65,730

72.6

+9,200

May

65,030

64,570

63,890

63,210

62,530

62,080

61,860

61,860

62,080

62,310

_

62,980

63,660

64,340

64,800

64,800

64, 800

-

65,730

66,420

67,370

68,330

69,300

70,030

-

71,260

71,750

72,250

72,760

73,010

73,260

75.7

+7,530

June

_

73,510

73,510

73,760

74,010

74,010

74,010

-

74,010

74,010

73,760

73,510

73,260

73,010

-

72,500

72,500

72,250

72,000

71,750

71,260

-

69,780

68,810

67 , 850

66,890

65,730

64,570

-

61,860

70.9

-11,400

July

60,320

58,820

57,750

56,730

53,710

_

52,920

51,940

50,970

50,000

48,870

47,740

-

44,980

43,690

42,780

41,880

41,160

40,440

-

39,200

38,510

37,990

37,650

37,300

36,960

-

36,290

35,950

35,620

35,290

56.9

-26,570

Aug.

34,960

34,800

-

34,480

34,640

34,150

33,670

33,040

32,250

-

31,330

30,710

30,110

29,500

28,910

28,320

-

27,150

26,720

26,420

25,990

25,710

25,560

-

25,420

25,420

25,420

25,280

25,280

25, 28C

325,280

50.3

-10,010

Sept.

25,280

25,420

25,280

25,140

24,850

24,290

-

23,720

23,720

23,720

23,720

23,720

24,140

-

25,140

25,420

25,850

26,280

26,570

26,860

_

26,720

26,420

24,850

26,140

25,990

25,850

-

25,710

25,560

50.5

+280

Calendar year 1957.................... * +16,630

Water year 1957-58.................... * +23,880

t Qage height, In feet, at end of month.

* Change in contents, in acre-feet.

a No gage-height record; contents interpolated.

534539 O -60 -9
122 SEVIER LAKE BASIN

1915. Sevler River below Flute Dam, near Marysvale, Utah

Location. Lat 38°19'55", long 112°11'15", In NW£SE£ sec. 34, T. 28 S., R. 3 W. , on 

left "bank three-quarters of a mile downstream from Plute Dam and 8 miles south of 

Marysvale.

Drainage area. 2.440 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. May 1911 to September 1958.

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. May 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. 46 years (1912-58), 231 cfs (167,200 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 778 cfs June 30, July 1, 2 (gage height, 

2.77 ft); minimum, 4.0 cfs Oct. 15 (gage height. -0.12 ft).

1911-58: 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 Plute Reservoir. Flow 

regulated by Plute Reservoir (see preceding page). Records of chemical analyses for 

the water year 1958 are given in WSP 1574.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second} 

(Shifting-control method used May 10-17)

-0.1 

0.0 

.1 

.2 

.4 

.6

0.8 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

2.8

132

178

295

478

798

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

203 

196

190

173

115

69

47

49

49

49

46

30

16

if*

30

49

53

54

56

56

46

30

22

21

23

42

39

44

45

54

1,911.8

61.7

3,790

Nov.

f

37

32

23

18

16

14

TS

21

24

38

43

*53

50

37

36

37

37

39

40

40

52

45

44

40

18

27

30

30

1,041

34.7

2,060

Dec.

1

23 

T.I

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

8.7

IT?

9.1

9.1

#9.1

10

11 

12

12

12

12

13

12

12

12

13

13

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

347.3

11.2

689

Jan.

To- 11

il

11

11

11

10

11

10

10

10

9.6

9.6

10 

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.1

9TI

9.6

*9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.1

9.1

306.4

9.88

608

Feb.

9^1 

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1 

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

IP.

10

10

10

10

*10

-

264.7

9.45

525

Mar.

10 

10

10

10

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1 

9.1

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.5

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.1

295.7

9.54

587

Apr.

9.1

J76

9.6

9.6

10

10

10

10

*10

10

10

10

10

10 

10

12

46

66

66

69

88

295

410

*474

514

534

542

554

57i

37?

4,965.9

166

9,850

May

566 

566

566

634

682

694

694

694

690

698

706

710

706

706 

650

*630

618

586

590

594

594

598

630

674

686

686

*686

686

694

666

622

20,202

652

40,070

June

582 

566

*474

298

355

438

486

426

402

398

386

374

358

341 

324

312

304

292

324

366

406

474

526

*546

558

650

670

718

766

770

13,890

463

27,550

July

774 

754

718

682

674

670

642

638

682

702

702

718

718

722 

674

638

610

550

554

530

*518

474

398

398

398

378

338

331

324

324

515

17,548

566

34,810

Aug.

298 

292

275

278

344

474

538

586

606

602

606

610

630

654 

658

610

590

566

510

*498

498

490

390

378

355

348

366

348

324

275

272

14,269

460

28,300

Sept.

268 

290

355

402

482

474

422

382

318

312

312

282

254

238 

238

219

169 *TTT

233

275

275

275

282

278

268

268

268

263

272

285

8,830

294

17,510

Calendar year 19571 Max 466 Min 4.0 Mean 106 Ac-ft 76,810

Water year 1957-58: Max 774 Min 4.8 Mean 230 Ao-ft 166,300

Discharge measurement made on this day.
SEVIER LAKE BASIN 123

1942. Clear Creek above diversions, near Sevier, Utah

Location. Lat 38°34'45", long 112°17'20", in NW&3Wfc 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 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,680 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. 1957: Maximum discharge during period August to September, 112 cfs Aug. 20 

(gage height, 2.38 ft); minimum, 7.5 cfs Sept. 13.

1957-58: Maximum discharge during water year, 301 cfs May 24 (gage height, 3.36ft); 

minimum, 2.6 cfs Nov. 22, result of freezeup.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Small diversions above station for irrigation.

Rating tables, Aug. 1, 1957, to Sept. 3O, 1958 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used May 22-31)

Aug. 10, 1957, to June 9, 1958 June 10 to Sept. 30, 1958

1.1

1.2

1.3 

1.5

4.2 

5.7 

7.8

1.7 

2.0 

2.4 

3.0

26

121

282

0.9 

1.0 

1.2

7.3

8.8

14

1.5 

1.9 

2.3

28

54

102

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6

TotaJ 

Mean 

Runof

Aug.

al7 

a 16 

al6 

a!6 

a!6 

a!5

Sept.

16

TS

14 

14 

13 

12

Day

7 

8 

9 

10 

11 

12

Aug.

a!5 

a 15 

a!5 

14 

16 

17

Sept.

12 

11 

12 

1O 

10 

9.8

Day

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18

Aug.

16 

15 

*16 

14 

14 

14

Sept.

8.8 

8.6 

1O 

10 

10 

9.2

Day

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24

Aug.

14 

18 

25 

^ 

20 

18

Sept .

9.2 

10 

12 

12 

9.5 

9.5

Day

25 

25 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

f In acre-feet ................................................................

Aug.

16 

16 

16 

is- 13

is

18

506 

16.3 

1,OOO

Sept.

9.5 

9.5 

9.5 

*8.3

fct

322.2 

10.7 

639

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for station at Sevier.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

10

9.8

7.8

11

13

12

12

12

12

11

12

12

11

11

13

13

12

*12

13

14

15

16

TI

13

12

12

12

13

13

12

13

378.6

12.2

751

Nov.

16

15

1§

16

16

16

15

14

14

14

15

15

15

16

*14

14

14

7.8

15

8.0

13

IS 5.5

11

12

14

11

8.8

8.8

6 .2

388.1

12.9

770

Dec.

6.8

8.8

7.0

6.4

11

15

14

16

T4

10

9.8

*1O

10

13

14

15

16

14

7.8

14

15

14

6.0

tt

11

10

9.5

11

14

14

6 .0

351.7

11.3

698

Calendar year 1957 . Max -

Jan.

6.4 9~^

10

7.3

6.4

7.0

7.8

8.0

9.5

9.2

11

9.5

12

12

9.5

10

9.8

13

12

7.0

9.5

12

8.0

*13

12

12

12

11

11

11

10

308.1

9.94

611

Feb.

io~ 7.3

13

13

16

14

12

12

14

12

12

11

12

10

14

16

16

15

16

18

19

21

26

tS

25

20

*15

10

-

424.3

15.2

842

Mln -

Mar.

13

12

13

13

13

14

14

14

12

2J.

12

12

11

13

14

17

18

19

19

21

29

25

25

25

26

25

23

22

21

22

24

555

17.9

1,100

Apr.

23

23

25

22

21

21

22

22

*21

20

23

23

27

37

53

85

131

135

132

130

154

167 T59-

*97

74

69

69

66

60

56

1,947

64.9

3,860

May

6275"

86

117

128

165

177

193

175

172

207

210

170

*132

112

108

123

155

175

199

*213

239

242

257

2BT

*242

233

*221

207

193

180

5,419

175

10,750

June

162

IBT

*155

132

125

134

148

123

102

88

84

78

71

66

64

62

63

60

61

64

60

56

*5T

84

78

73

68

64

61

62

2,666

88.9

5,290

July

Be- 58

ss

52

48

45

45

44

42

42

a38

a35

a33

a32

a30

a28

a27

a25

a23

a 20

*18

16

18

19

17

15

TS" 13

15

14

14

951

30.7

1,890

Aug.

12

12

10

11

10

10

1O

12

JJ

16

13

12

11

10

11

12

12

11

*10

9.8

9.8

13

12

9.2

9.8

9.8

8.6

10

11

10

8.2

343.2

11.1

681

Mean - Ac-ft -

Sept.

8.4

8.5

8^0

8.5

9.6

9.6

9.2

12

10

9.4

10

14

IS

12

12

12

10

*9.8

10

10

9.8

8.4

8.4

10

12

11

10

10

10

10

305.6

10.2

606

Water year 1957-58: Max 257 Mln 5.5 Mean 38.5 Ac-ft 27,850

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for station at Sevier.
124 SEVIER LAKE BASIN

1950. Clear Creek at Sevier, Utah

Location.--Lat 38°34'55", long 112 015'30", in SW^NE^ sec. 32, T. 25 S., R. 4 W. , on left 

bank 400 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 89, 1,000 ft upstream from mouth, 

and 0.3 mile south of Sevier.

Drainage area. 169 sq mi.

Records available.--February 1912 to September 1919 and October 1940 to September 1958 in 

reports of Geological Survey. April 1934 to September 1958 in reports of Sevier River 

water commissioner (discontinued).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,530 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to Oct. 1, 1940, at site 700 ft downstream at different datum. Oct. 1, 1940, to 

Sept. 24, 1946, at site 400 ft downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 23 years (1912-17, 1940-58), 31.0 cfs (22,440 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 278 cfs May 27 (gage height, 4.40 ft); minimum, 

 1.8 cfs Aug. 24-27.

1912-19, 1940-58: Maximum discharge, 611 cfs Aug. 17, 1955 (gage height, 5.97 ft),

from rating curve extended above 290 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow Aug. 26,

1913.

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

which are fair. Practically entire flow is diverted above station each year during 

latter part of irrigation season.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 25, Apr. 17 to May 8, 

May 17, Sept. 16-18)

1.3

1.4 

1.7 

2.0

Oct. 1 to May 16

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

May 17 to Sept. 30

1.8 

4.1

59

103

230

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8 

2.0

1.1

2.2

3.8

6.0

12

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

4.3

40

84

216

262

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

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.

4.4

4.1 

3.6

3.6

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.7

5.2

5.2

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.6

3.4

*3.6

4.4

6.5

9.5

11

9.2

7.9

6.9

6.6

7.2

8.9

8.6

11 '

180.0

5.81

357

Nov.

12

17 

18

18

18

18

17

16

15

15

16

16

16

16

*16

16

17

12

17

13

12

8.6

13

13

15

17

14

12

13 

9 5

446.1

14.9

885

Dec.

11

12 

11

11

14

17

16

17

16

14

14

*14

f!4

f!6

i§

18

18

17

f!2

f!7

18

17

f!2

f!4

f!4

f!4

f!3

f!4

17 

17

10

457

14.7

906

Calendar year 1957: Max 440

Jan.

10

11

12

10

8.2

8.5

9.5

10

12

12

13

12

15

15

12

12

12

16

15

11

13

15

12

*16

16

16

15

15

15 

15

14

398.2

12.8

790

Feb.

12

14 

16

16

18

16

16

15

16

16

15

14

15

14

16

18

18

17

18

19

20

21

23

23

23

20

17

*14

-

480

17.1

952

Mln 2.9

Mar.

16

tt

15

15

17

17

16

15

14

14

16

14

16

17

19

19

20

20

22

26

27

25

24

25

25

23

23

23

23

25

600

19.4

1,190

Apr.

23

24

25

23

23

23

23

23

*23

22

25

25

27

33

42

59

80

107

119

118

137

143

124

*90

75

66

66

63

56

52

1,739

58.0

3,450

May

56

62 

66

87

105

131

144

144

139

143

180

177

143

»115

99

100

112

131

170

191

*201

219

225

249

260

259

259

252

238

210

191

5,058

163

10,030

June

179

163 

149

137

127

129

f!37

120

100

85

80

75

70

65

62

60

60

60

60

60

58

56

*f60

69

68

62

60

58

M

54

2,577

85.9

5,110

July

50

47 

44

42

37

38

38

37

34

31

30

28

27

25

23

22

20

17

f8.9

6.0

*f4.0

3.6

5.8

5.8

5.0

4.6

3^

3.6

4.8

5.8

5.5

657.0

21.2

1,300

Aug.

5.8

6^3 

4.6

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.8

2.8

3.6

3.1

2.8

2.6

3.1

2.6

3.2

3.8

3.6

3.1

*2.9

2.8

2.6

2.8

2.6

2.0

1.8

1.9

1.9

2.5

2.8

2.8

2

C

. O

94.4

3.05

187

Sept.

2.3

2.5 

2.5

2.3

2.6

2.8

2.2

2.2

2.3

2.3

2.5

3.8

4.0

3T

3.1

3.1

3.1

*2.8

2.6

2.6

2,6

2.6

2.6

3.1

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2 5

81.1

2.70

161

Mean 47.4 Ac-ft 34,330

Water year 1957-58 : Max 260 Mln 1.8 Mean 35.0 Ac-ft 25,320
SEVIER LAKE BASIN 125

2050. Sevier River near Sigurd, Utah

Location. Lat 38°52', long 111°57', in SW£ sec. 19, T. 22 S., R. 1 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 1958. 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.--44 years (1914-58), 101 cfs (73,120 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 549 cfs May 26 (gage height, 3.71 ft); minimum, 

0.9 cfs Oct. 1 (gage height, 0.56 ft).

1914-58: 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 were closed.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by reservoirs above station. During irrigation 

season practically the entire flow through Rockyford Dam is diverted above station 

for irrigation below station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1394; 1927-28, 1947.

Rating table, water year 195T-58 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second} 

(Shifting-control method uaed Apr. 1-26)

0.5 

.6 

.7

.9 

1.1

.5 

1.1 

2.4 

7.0

1.4 

1.8 

2.3 

3.0 

3.6

32

68

134

288

5O5

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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

1.2

20

56

24

26

26

*24

6.2

1.1

1.2

1.5

2.1

1.8

41

48

41

49

53

55

56

61

59

57

57

59

6O

59

61

59

57

1,124.0

36.3

2,230

Nov.

66

67

71

76

78

74

69

68

67

67

67

67

66

*50

38.

75

83

75

68

66

64

61

59

59

61

64

66

64

59

57

1,972

65.7

3,910

Dec.

55

55

55

*56

62

68

69

71

74

75

75

74

74

75

76

76

77

80

83

81

83

85

8778"

71

69

69

68

74

83

*80

2,258

72.8

4,480

Calendar year 1957: Max 283

Jan.

72

69

65

67

65.

66

70

72

75

76

76

78

76

77

76

75

76

75

78

75

68

70

75

72

81.

81

79

77

*77

77

79

2,295

74.0

4,550

Feb.

78

76

7s

83

89

96

99

98

96

98

99

100

98

98

99

99

99

100

100

100

99

98

98

100

103

*105

107

107

-

2.7OO

96.4

5,360

Mln 0.7

Mar.

1O5

103

100

96

95

94

92

92

91

91

92

92

94

95

96

98

99

100

98

94

85

81

50

¥-37

*42

44

44

43

43

44

2,462

79.4

4,880

Apr.

65

71

70

65

61

62

62

60

64

70

19.

70

68

68

60

57

58

54

27

23

*56

55

28

*22

25

37

59

68

86

74

1,724

57.5

3,420

May

77

64

36

21

8.2

4.5

T5

5.5

9.1

29

58

67

*99

151

176

192

170

148

123

146

199

233

250

266

3OO

4O2

491

457

*442

442

427

5,503. 8

178

10, 920

June

412

368

223

132

*139

82

35

35

*52

112

120

121

1O9

81

107

144

132

10O

74

67

64

64

32

23

21

*20

24

23

21

i§.

2,955

98.5

5,860

July

14

19

19

18

31

41

41

42

18

11

14

28

28

16

IP27

37

47

56

62

44

37

*38

52

55

74

66

68

61

63

8Q

1,207

38.9

2,390

Aug.

58

52

64

60

45

42

44

38

33

31

25

24

24

20

18

14

26

34

*40

71

91

77

71

67

72

68

77

67

73

96

63

1,585

51.1

3,140

Sept.

57

41

30

23.

26

36

37

55

53

57

71

84

105

139

164

160

104

*100

95

70

41

52

72

40

34

42

36

31

29

30

1,914

63.8

3,800

Mean 60.9 Ac-ft 44.O50

Water year 1957-58! Max 497 Mln O.9 Mean 75.9 Ac-ft 54,940

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
126 SEVIER LAKE BASIN

2051. Sheep Creek near Salina, Utah

Location. Lat 38°47', long 111°41', in Sw£ sec. 27, T. 23 S., R. 2 E., Salt Lake meridian, in Pishlake National Forest, on left bank 1.6 miles south of Gooseberry Ranger 

Station, 1.9 miles upstream from mouth, and 15 miles southeast of Salina.

Records available.--October 1957 to September 1958 (discontinued). 

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5.60 cfs May 23, 28 (gage height, 1.49 ft); mlnjjnum not determined, occurred during period of ice effect or no gage-height record.

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

which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except period of ice effect (gage 

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

0.8 

.9

1.0

1.1

0.01 

.05 

.12 

.29

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

0.62

1.37

2.88

6.00

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 3.958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

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

Ac-ft

Oct.

> aO.ll

- (*)

.10

.12

.13

.11

.11

.11

.12

.11

.11

.12

.11

.11

.10

.12

.12

a. 12

.15

.13

.13

.12

.12

.11

3.57

0.115

7.1

Nov.

0.12

.11

.11

.16

.52

.15

.13

.13

.16

.18

.16

.13

*.ll

.10

.10

a. lo

"^

> a. 09

J

a. 08

3.53

0.118

7.0

Dec.

> 0.06

1.86

0.06

3.7

Jan.

aO.05

> b.05

1.55

0.05

3.1

Feb.

"I

> bO.05

J

.05

.05

.05

.05

.04

.04

.04

.05

.05

.05

.06

.06

.06

.06

.06

.06

.06

.07

.07

.07

.07

.07

.07

.07

.07

1.60

0.057

3.2

Calendar year 1957 1 Max - Min -

Mar.

0.07

.07

.07

.07

.07

.07

.07

.07

.07

.07

.07

.07

.07

.07

.07

.07

.07

.07

.07

.07

.07

.07

.07

.07

.07

.07

.07

.07

.07

.07

.07

2.17

0.070

4.3

Apr.

0.07

.07

.07

.07

.07

.07

.07

.07

.07

.07

.07

.07

.08

.08

.11

.15

.19

.23

.25

723

.25

.25

.21

.18

.15

.15

.15

.15

.15

.18

3.98

0.133

7.9

May

0.21 ~T!5~

.32

.40

.47

.50

.50

.50

.54

.67

.72

.62

.50

.47

.62

.85

1.17

1.37

1.60

1.72

1.99

2.48

2.88

2.48

2.88

3.11

3.11

*3.62

3TTT

3.11

2.67

45.44

1.47

90

June

2.67

2.48

2.48

2.30

*2.30

2.30

2.30

2.14

1.99

1.99

1.84

1.72

1.72

1.60

1.48

1.37

1.27

1.17

1.08

1.00

.78

,62

.72

.67

.67

*.67

.62

.62

.58

_._54

43.70

1.46

87

July

0.50

.47

.47

.47

.47

.47

.43

.40

.37

.34

.34

.34

.32

.29

.29

.25

.23

.23

.21

.19

.19

*.19

.21

.21

.21

.19

.19

.19

.19

.21

.21

9.27

0.299

18

Aug.

0.19

.19

.19

.18

.16

.18

.15

.16

.18

.16

.15

.13

.13

.13

.15

.16

.15

.15

.15

.13

.15

*.15

.15

.13

.13

.13

.12

713

.15

.13

.12

4.66

0.150

9.2

Sept.

0.12

.11

.11

.12

.12

.11

.11

.11

.11

.10

.09

.12

.13

.11

.11

.10

.10

*.10

.11

.10

.10

.10

.10

.10

.10

.10

.10

.10

.09 ...^m.

3.16

0.105

6.3

Mean - Ac-ft -

Water year 1957-58: Max 3.62 Mln - Mean 0.341 Ac-ft 247

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, 

and records for other Sheep Creek stations, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
SEVIER LAKE BASIN 127

2052. West Fork Sheep Creek near Salina, Utah

Location. Lat 38°47' , long 111»41', in SW£SE£ sec. 21, T. 23 S., R. 2 E., on right bank 

l,100 ft upstream from mouth, 1 mile south of Gooseberry Ranger Station, and 14.5 miles 

southwest of Salina.

Records available. October 1957 to September 1958 (discontinued). 

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6.19 cfs May 16 (gage height, 1.63 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1.30 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow many days.

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

which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except period of ice effect (gage 

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

0.8 

.9

1.0

1.1

.09 

.33 

.72

1.2

1.3 

1.5

1.30

2.14

4.47

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

> ao

* .00

.00

.01

.TJT

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01 

.01

.01

0.13

0.004

0.3

Nov.

0.02

ToTT

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.01

.01

.01

.01

*0'6~

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1r0.20

0.007

0.4

Dec.

(»)

bO

" aO

0

0

0

Calendar year 1957 ; Max -

Jan.

(")

> aO

0

0

0

Feb.

> aO

* a. 01

.01

.01

.Si

.02

.02

.01

.01

.01

.01

-

0.18

0.006

0.4

Mar.

0.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

0.31

0.010

0.6

Apr.

0.010~T

loi

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.02

.02

.04

.07

.13

.20

.22

.28

.43

.43

.25

.11

.09

.09

.13

.15

.18

.39

3.35

0.112

6.6

Mln - Mean -

May

0.55 T6*6~

'.37

1.58

2.10

2.34

2.35

2.14

2.89

3.00

3.71

2.57

2.25

2.25

3.00

3^91

3.97

3.46

3.34

3.46

3.59

3.21

3.00

2.57

2,25

1.95

1.53

1.30

1.11

.87

.77

72.71

2.35

144

June

0.67

.63

!55

.47

*.37

.33

.28

.25

.22

.20

.20

.17

.15

.13

.13

.11

.11

.09

.07

.07

.09

.07

.07

.05

.05

*.05

.04

.04

.04

.04

5.74

0.191

11

Ac-ft -

July

0.03

T^^

!02

.02

.02

.02

.01

.01

.01

Q.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.16

0.005

0.3

Aug.

(")

0

0

0

Sept.

(*)

0

0

0

Water year 1957-58 ; Max 3.97 Min 0 Mean 0.227 Ac-ft 164

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

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, trend of flow, and 

records for other Sheep Creek stations, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
128 SEVIER LAKE BASIN

2053. Sheep Creek at mouth, near Sallna, Utah

Location. Lat 38°48', long 111°41', In NEirNEi sec. 21, T. 23 S., R. 2 E., Salt Lake 

meridian, In Flshlake National Forest, on left bank 200 ft south of Gooseberry Ranger 

Station and Youth Camp, 700 ft upstream from Junction with Gooseberry Creek, and 

14 miles southeast of Sallna.

Records available. October 1957 to September 1958 (discontinued). 

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 25.3 cfs May 11 (gage height, 2.30 ft); minimum, 

0.01 cfs Sept. 2.

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

which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

1.0

1.1

1.2

0.02 

.12 

.38

1.3

1.4

1.5

0.84

1.48

2.30

1.7

1.9 

2.1

4.55

8.30

14.9

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

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.

> ao.18

*.20

.23 

.29

.23

.20

.20

.20

.16

.16

.18

.18

.16

.14

.16

5.75

0.185

11

Nov.

0.18 

.18

.16

.14

.16

.18

.18

.18

.16

.16

.18

.18

*.18

.18

.16

.20

.18

.18

.18 

.18

.18

.16

.16

b.16

b.16

b.14

5.00

0.167

9.9

Dec.

(*)

> bo. 10

.10

.10

.10

.10

.12

.10

.12

.12

.10

.10

.10 

.10

.10

.10

.10

.12

.12

.12

.12

.12

.12

*.12

b.10

3.30

0.106

6.5

Calendar year 1957 : Max -

Jan.

> bo . 10

.10

.10

.10

.09

.09

.09

.09

3.06

0.099

6.1

Feb.

bO.10 

b.10

.09

.09

.09

.09

.09

.09

.09

.09

.09

.09

.09

.07

76T

.07

.07

.07

.07 

.07

.09

.10

715" .14

.10

.10

.10

.10

-

2.51

0.090

5.0

Mln -

Mar.

0.10 

.10

.09

.09

.09

.09

.09

.09

.09

.09

.09

.09

.09

.09

.09

.09

.09

.09

.10

.10

.14

.12

.10

.10

.10

.10

.10

.10

.10

.10

.10

3.00

0.097

6.0

Apr.

0.10

.12

.12

.12

.12

.12

.12

.12

.12

.12

.12:

.16

.26

.37

.69

.96

1.27

1.34 

1.55

2.03

2.30

1.63

1.02

*.79

.84

1.34

1.27

1.41

2.12

22.76

0.759

45

May

3! 60

5.23

6.39

9.13

9.01

8.26

7.79

9.76

10-. 2

12.8

8.30

*7.49

7.66

8.80

11.3

12.9

13.6

13.8 

13.0

13.6

*13.5

12.1

10.3

9.46

8.88

8.08

*7.44

6.80

6.36

5.67

283 . 98

9.16

563

June

5.35

5T19

4.87

4.71

*4.55

4.71

4.43

4.30

3.93

3.68

3.43

3.31

3.21

3.11

3.01

3.01

2.80

2.91

2.70 

2.50

2.21

1.95

2.03

1.71

1.55

*1.48

1.20

1.14

1.02

1.02

91.02

3.03

181

July

0.90

a '.77

a. 71

a. 66

a. 62

a. 59

a. 56

.54

.50

.50

.46

.46

.46

.46

.38

.35

.29

.26 

.26

.20

.20

*.29

.29

.26

.20

.18

.18

.20

. 16

.16

12.89

0.416

26

Aug.

0.14

TIT

.12

.10

.10

.09

.14

.16

.14

.07

.07

.07

.07

.12

.12

.10

.09

.06

.05

.05

*.10

.09

.07

.04

.04

.04

.09

.12

.06

.05

2.86

0.092

5.7

Sept.

0.03 

.03

.03

.04

.06

.07

.04

.05

.04

.03

.03

02.

.10

.09

.09

.07

.06

*.05

.04

.04

.04

.03

.03

.07

.07

.07

.06

.06

.06

.06

1.66

0.055

3.3

Mean - Ac-ft -

Water year 1957-58 : Max 13.8 Mln 0.03 Mean 1.20 Ac-ft 868

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of trend of flow, weather records, and 

records for other Sheep Creek stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
SEVIER LAKE BASIN 129

2100. Pleasant Creek neap Mount Pleasant, Utah

Location. Lat 39°32'30", long Ill»23 l 30 n , in W| sec. 5, T. 15 S., R. 5 E., on left bank 

a quarter of a mile downstream from South Fork and 3.9 miles east of Mount Pleasant.

Drainage area. 16 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1954 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,760 ft (from river-profile map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 209 cfs May 27; maximum gage height, 8.60 ft 

June 6; minimum daily discharge, 8.2 cfs Jan. 8, Feb. 2.

1954-58: Maximum discharge not determined, occurred during mud-rock flow Aug. 16, 

1955 (estimated flow 750 cfs, below debris basin located half a mile below gage); 

minimum, 3.0 cfs July 22, 1955, caused by temporary obstruction upstream.

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 except those for May 17 to June 7, which are fair. Records 

include flow of Candland ditch and Coal Fork ditch which are measured transmountain 

diversions from San Rafael River basin (see preceding page).

Rating tables, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-3, Nov. 7-22, Jan. 13 to Feb. 9, 

May 17-25, May 28 to June 7, July 22 to Sept. 30)

Oct. 1 to May 22 May 22 to Sept. 30

6.5 

7.0 

7.5 

7.9 

8.4

5.1

24

72

127

5.5 

5.7 

6.1

6.9

7.0

20

66

185

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

10

11

11

10

11

10

*10

10

10

10

10

11

10

11

11

11

111111

IS

111111

10

10

10111111

10

10

328

10.6

651

Nov.

10

10

11

Tff

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

»10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

9.7

377

10

10

10

10

10

10

10 

10

300.4

10.0

596

Dec.

10

»9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.3

9.3

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.3

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

 576 8.6

8.6

8.6

9.0

9.3

9.0

9.0

9.0

g!o

288.0

9.29

571

Jan.

9.0

¥75

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

576- 8.2

9.0

9.0

9.0

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

9.0

8.6

8.6

8.6

9.0

9.0

8.6

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

8.6

8.6

271.8

8.77

539

Feb.

8.2

S7F

»8.6

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.3

9.7

10

10

10

10

10

11

TT

11

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

»10

10

10

10

10

274.4

9.80

544

Calendar year 1957 : Max 166 Min 6.2

Mar.

10

To

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

9.7

577

9.7

9.

9.

*9.

9.

9.

9.

307.3

9.91

610

Apr.

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

1011

11

12

12

13

16

21

5T

20

*19

18

17

17

17

17

17

17

18

414

13.8

821

May

20- 19

21

23

26

23

24

23

23

25

34

43

*41

40

38

42

46

66

70

*77

122

131

158

152

138

150

»159

183 15-8-

152

141

2,368

76.4

4,700

June

136

*128

123

114

128

139

T53" 156

104,

93

79

69

62

58

60

57

57

57

56

53

53

51

51

»4,7

41

39

39

37

36

33.

2,279

76.0

4,520

July

31

31

30

30

29

29

29

28

27

26

25

26

25

23

21

22

21

20

20

20

19

19

19

»16

14

14

13

T?

13

13

13

679

21.9

1,350

Aug.

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

*10

10

10

10

1111

10

10

12

12

11

10

340

11.0

674

Sept.

10

11

10

io~ 9.4

9.4

10

10

10

10

11

18

T2

12

*12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

10

328.8

11.0

652

Mean 22.9 Ac-ft 16,610

Water year 1957-58: Max 183 Min 8.2 Mean 22.4 Ac-ft 16,230

Peak discharge (base, 50 cfs). May 27 (12 p.m.) 209 cfs (7.04 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on thia day.
130 SEVIER LAKE BASIN

Transmountain diversions from Colorado River basin to Sevier Lake basin

The following 13 ditches and tunnels in Utah, each equipped with a water-stage 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.

Fairvlew 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.

Candland ditch diverts water from tributary of San Rafael River to San Pitch River 

baslruGage is located in NW£ sec. 1, T. 15 S., R. 5 E.

Coal Fork ditch diverts water from tributary of San Rafael River to San Pitch River 

basIrTGage Is located in SW£ sec. 24, T. 15 S., R. 5 E.

Twin Creek tunnel diverts water from tributary of San Rafael River to San Pitch River 

basTru Gage is located in SEij- see. 35, T. 15 S., R. 5 E.

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.

Black Canyon ditch diverts water from tributary of San Rafael River to San Pitch River 

basingGage is located in SE^ sec. 10, T. 16 S., R. 5 E.

Cedar Creek tunnel diverts water from tributary of San Rafael River to San Pitch River 

basTrTi Gage is located in SE^- see. 10, T. 16 S., R. 5 E.

Reeder ditch diverts water from tributary of San Rafael River to San Pitch River basin. 

Gage is located in NW£ see. 32, T. 16 S., R. 5 E.

John August ditch diverts water from tributary of San Rsfael River to San Pitch River 

baslruGage is located in NW£ see. 35, T. 17 S., R. 4 E.

Madsen ditch diverts water from tributary of San Rafael River to San Pitch River basin. 

Gage is located in SW^- see. 23, T. 17 S., R. 4 E.

Ephralm tunnel diverts water from tributary of San Rafael River to San Pitch River 

basin! Gage is located in NW£ sec. 24, T. 17 S., R. 4 E.

Larsen tunnel diverts water from tributary of San Rafael River to San Pitch River basin. 

Gage is located in SE£ see. 10, T. 17 S., R. 4 E.

Horseshoe tunnel diverts water from tributary of San Rafael River to San Pitch River 

baslruGage is located in SW£ see. 2, T. 17 S., R. 4 E.

Transmountain diversions, In acre-feet, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Name

Fairvlew ditch....

Candland ditch....

Coal Fork ditch. . .

Twin Creek tunnel .

Spring City tunnel

Black Canyon ditch

Cedar Creek tunnel

Reeder ditch. .....

John August ditch.

Madsen ditch.. ....

Ephralm tunnel ....

Larsen tunnel .....

Horseshoe tunnel . .

Total In Utah.. .

Oct.

0

0

0

0

61

0

13

16

0

0

37

0

0

127

Nov.

0

0

0

0

49

0

9

0

0

0

30

0

0

88

Dec.

0

0

0

0

34

0

0

0

0

0

18

0

0

52

Jan.

0

0

0

0

25

0

0

0

0

0

18

0

0

43

Feb.

0

0

0

0

22

0

0

0

0

0

17

0

0

39

Mar.

0

0

0

0

25

0

0

0

0

0

18

0

0

43

Apr.

0

0

0

0

24

0

0

0

0

0

18

0

0

42

May

33

32

34

6

493

7

64

137

0

2

1,520

264

140

2,730

June

581

206

108

207

1,250

263

204

288

107

2

2,220

898

482

6,820

July

648

52

14

12

139

11

40

62

99

0

220

81

27

1,400

Aug.

388

9

2

0

61

0

18

23

14

0

28

1

0

544

Sept.

0

2

1

1

57

0

10

11

1

O

31

0

1

115

Water 

year

1,65O

301

159

226

2,240

281

358

537

221

4

4,180

1,240

650

12,050

Transmountain diversions from Sevier Lake basin to Colorado River basin

Tropic and East Fork Canal diverts water from East Pork Sevier River to tributary of 

Paria River. Gage is located in SWtj see. 17, T. 36 S., R. 3 W.

Figures of diversion, in acre-feet, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Oct.

260

Nov.

0.8

Dec.

0

Jan.

0

Feb.

0

Mar.

0

Apr.

4.0

May

667

June

1,380

July

1,230

Aug.

1,050

Sept.

295

Water 

year

4,890
SEVIER LAKE BASIN 131

2110. Twin Creek near Mount Pleasant, Utah

Location. Lat 39°29'30", long 111°24'2S", in NW£ sec. 30, T. 15 S., R. 5 E., on right 

bank 3f miles southeast of Mount pleasant.

Drainage area. 12 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--October 1954 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 6,500 ft (from 

topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 111 cfs June 6 (gage height, 1.98 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 60 cfs; maximum gage height, 2.18 ft May 27; minimum discharge, 3.1 cfs Mar. 26.

1954-58: 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 indefinite stage-discharge 

relation, which are fair. Records include flow of Twin Creek tunnel, a measured 

transmountain diversion from San Rafael River basin (see p.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58, except periods of loe effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used May 12-21, 26, 27, June 19 to July 22)

Oct. 1 to May 17 May 18 to Sept. 30

0.6

.7

3.2 

4.5 

6.9

0.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

2.8

6.7

13

22

1.5 

1.7 

1.9

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

6.2

6.6

7.2

Tz

7.2

7.2 *6.9

6.9

6.6

6.6

6.2

7.2

6.6

6.9

6.6

6.6

6.2

6.0

6.0

6.6

6.2

6.0

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.5

57T

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

196.0

6.32

389

Nov.

5.5

BTST

5.2

5.2

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.7

477

4.8

*5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

bS.O

bS.O

5.2

5.5

5.5

5.2

b5.2

5.2

bS.O

151.3

5.04

300

Dec.

bS.O

s!o

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.7

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.7

4.7

b4.8

b4.8

b4.8

4.8

b4.8

4.8

4.8

4.7

4 .8

150.4

4.85

298

Jan.

b4.8

477

4.7

b4.6

b4.6

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.8

4.8

4.8

b4.8

b4.8

4.7

b4.7

4.7

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.3 

473

143.3

4.62

284

Feb.

b4.3 475-

*4.3

4.3

4.5

4.7

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.2

5.5 575-

*5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.0

-

134.9

4.82

268

Mar.

bS.O

b570"

bS.O

bS.O

bS.O

4.8

4.8

.8

.7

.8

.8

.8

.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.3 475"

.5

.5

.5

.5

.3

.3

.3

* .3

.3

.5

4.5

142.8

4.61

283

Apr.

4.3

473

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.8

4.8

4.8

5.0

5.5

6.0

6.6

7.6

8.8

8.8

8.8

9.2

#Q a §

sU

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

192.0

6.40

381

May

8.0

8 '.4

9.2

9.2

11

13

11

11

14

17

19

*16

17

17

18

20

22

31

*39

42

42

48

43

35

39

*53

55

63

49

844.2

27.2

1,670

June

53

*53

55

51

49

71

90

71

63

56

55

*55

49

48

48

43

42

40

39

37

33

31

26 *26

24

23

21

20

19

17

1,308

43.6

2,590

July

16

16

15

14

14

14

13

13

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

10

9.4

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.6

8.8

*7.7

7.2

6.2

5.8

5.8

5.5

sis

316.8

10.2

628

Aug.

5.5

5.5

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5_.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.3

*5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.5 475

165.8

5.35

329

Sept.

4.5

479- 4.9

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.1

4.1

4.9

4.9

4.5

4.5

*4.5

4.1

4.1

4.1

5.8

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.9

4.5

4.5

4.1

4.1

131.5

4.58

261

Calendar year 1957 : Max 106 Mln 3.8 Mean 12.4 Ac-ft 9,010

Water year 1957-58 : Max 90 Mln 3.8 Mean 10.6 Ac-ft 7,680

Peak discharge (base, 30 cfs). June 6 (8:30 p.m.) Ill cfs (1.98 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Note. Stage-discharge relation Indefinite May 13 to June 24; discharge computed on basis of gage 

heights and 7 discharge measurements.
132 SEVIER LAKE BASIN

2170. Sevier River below San Pitch River, near Gunnison, Utah

Location. Lat 39°09'00", long 111°52'30" ) in Jffi£ sec. 14, T. 19 S., R. 1 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 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,900 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 41 years, 220 cfs (159,300 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 932 cfs May 29 (gage height, 4.61 ft); minimum, 

41 cfs July 16 (gage height, 1.14 ft).

1917-28: Maximum discharge, 2,620 cfs June 1, 1922 (gage height, 5.68 ft); minimum daily, 8 cfs July 13-17, Sept. 6, 1934.

Remarks.--Records good. Flow regulated by reservoirs and many diversions above station 

for irrigation. Most of flow diverted above station during irrigation season.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.1 

1.5 

2.0

39

90

183

3.0 

4.0 

4.6

419

716

928

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tota]

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

69

69

73

76

111

108

103

103

104

*101

90

91

94

99

108

125 

127

129

133

158

187

179

191

166

164

162

144

158

154

160

162

3,898

126

7,730

Nov.

164

168

177

187

177

181

183

181

179

179

181

*183

183

183

179

168 

177

194

191

183

172

172

160

160

164

177

181

172

170

164

5,290

176

10,490

Dec.

160

*158

160

162

172

187

202

204

202

204

200

196

196

198

200

208 

206

204

202

206

208

206

198

191

194

191

189

187

191

*210

6,000

194

11,900

Jan.

191

187

189

183

177

ill

175

181

185

187

196

196

196

191

189

185 

185

189

191

189

183

202

196

200

200

202

*204 202"

202

202

202

5,929

191

11,760

Feb.

194

191

200

206

221

245

238

232

258

306

403

501

498

495

467

458 

444

411

408

408

430

453

510

568

601

592

*598

571

11,107

397

22,030

Mar.

550

516

475

458

397

336

336

328

292

267

276

292

331

341

344

351 

361

371

382

384

387

422

395

348

*331

318

314

324

318

314

314

11,173

360

22,160

Apr.

316

318

318

309

299

285

287

285

254

258

245

254

254

247

256

251 

196

212

311

302

*292

336

338

212

140

115

120

127

141

152

7,430

248

14,740

May

162

TsT

198

225

285

304

290

292

267

314

369

*461

371

338

384

430 

516

571

592

562

562

619

678

713

710

719

814

890

901

868

811

15,397

497

30,540

June

726

*678

598

427

351

356

285

240

236

256

276

253

247

212

194

221 

234

223

181

156

146

142

129

90

76

69

*69

67

67

78

7,288

243

14,460

July

69

51

49

49

55

60

72

73

69

56

55

55

52

55

51

45 

45

63

79

87

99

94

*88

99

118

115

144

137

142

162 

TBT

2,542

82.0

5,040

Aug.

162

115

122

109

96

73

72

76

81

84

104

96

90

73

64

61 

73

84

*113

113

144

162

154

150

158

162

148

158

127

125

140

3,489

113

6,920

Sept.

146

120

109

104

94

94

101

104

138

154

150

158

172

191

*227

267 

240

217

206

198

152

131

123

131

108

125

133

137

142

146

4,518

151

8,960

Calendar year 1957s Max 937 Mln 34 Mean 185 Ac-ft 133,630

Water year 1957-58: Max 901 Mln 45 Mean 230 Ac-ft 166,700

Discharge measurement made on this day.
SEVIER LAKE BASIN 133

2185. Sevier Bridge Reservoir near Juab, Utah

Location. Lat 39°22'20", long 112-01'55", in NW^NW£ sec. 1, T. 17 S. 

Bridge Dam, 13 miles southwest of Juab.

R. 2 W. , at Sevier

Drainage area. 5,120 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. January 1914 to September 1958.

Gage.--Staff gage below gage height 60 ft and wire-weight gage above, read once daily.

Extremes. Maximum contents observed during year, 134,400 acre-ft Apr. 17 (gage height, 

67.9 ft); minimum observed, 25,790 acre-ft Aug. 26-28 (gage height, 33.2 ft).

1914-58: 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. 

EanTultimately 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. Water is used for irrigation.

Revisions (water years). WSP 960: 1941.

Capacity table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, 

and usable contents, in acre-feet)

33 25,420 50 64,600

35 29,150 60 95,600

40 39,500 70 148,400

45 51,390

Usable contents, in acre-feet, at 8 a.m., water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

41 , 350

41,570

-

41,570

41,570

41,350

41,570

41,570

41,570

41,800

41,800

41 , 800

42,030

42,030

42,260

42,490

42,960

43,190

43, 650

43,890

44,120

44,590

45,O7O

44,540

45,780

46, 250

46,490

46,730

47,220

47,460

47,700

43.5

+6,580

Nov.

48,190

48,670

48,910

49,160

49,660

49,900

50,400

50,890

51,390

51,640

51,890

52,400

52,910

53,410

53,670

53,920

54,430

54,690

54,950

55,730

_

56,500

56,760

57,030

57,290

57,820

58,080

58,350

58,610

58,870

47.9

+11,170

Dec.

59,140

59,410

59,950

60,220

60,490

60,760

61 , 300

61,840

62,110

62,380

62,660

63,210

63,480

64,030

64,310

.

_

65,710

65,990

66,550

66,830

67,390

67,680

67,970

68,250

68,830

69,120

69,400

69,690

69,980

70,260

52.0

+11,390

Jan.

70,560

70,850

71,440

71,440

71,730

72,020

72,610

72,900

73,200

73,500

74,090

74,390

74,690

74,990

75,290

75,590

76,190

76,490

77,100

77,100

77,410

78,020

78,320

78,930

79,240

79,550

8O,17O

8O, 48O

80,790

81,420

81 . 750

55.8

+11,47O

Feb.

82,040

82,660

82,980

83,300

83,620

84 , 250

84,880

85 , 200

85,520

86,490

87,130

87,780

88,430

89,420

90,760

91,430

92,450

93,510

94,220

94,930

95,630

96,780

97,920

98,690

99,860

101,100

102,300

103,600

-

62.0

+21,870

Mar.

104,400

105,800

106,600

107,500

108,400

108,900

109,800

110,300

110,800

111,200

111,700

112,600

113,100

113,600

114,100

114,600

115,700

116,200

116,700

117,700

118,800

119,300

119,800

120,900

122,000

122,000

123,100

123,100

124,200

124,800

125,400

66.4

+21,800

Apr.

126,500

127,100

-

128,300

128,800

128,800

128,800

130,100

130,100

130,700

131,300

131,900

132,500

133,100

133,800

133,800

134,400

_

133,800

133,100

132,500

132,500

132,500

131,900

131,300

130 , 700

129,500

128,300

127,100

125,400

66.4

0

May

124,800

123,100

12O,90O

119,300

117,700

115,700

113,600

112,600

110.3OO

108,000

106,200

104,400

1O4,OOO

103, 600

103,200

102,700

101,900

101,100

100,700

99,860

98,690

97,920

97,160

96,020

94,930

93,870

92,810

92,100

91,430

91,100

90, 760

58.6

-34,640

June

91 , 430

91,770

92,100

92,450

92,100

91,430

91,430

91,100

90,430

90,090

_

88,750

88,100

-

87,780

87,460

86,490

85,2OO

-

-

80,790

79,550

78,020

76,490

74,990

72,900

71,140

68,830

-

64,860

50.1

-25,900

July

63,210

-

59,680

58,080

57,030

55,980

54,430

52,910

51,140

49,660

48,190

46,730

44,830

44,360

43,65O

43,190

42,490

41.80O

41,120

40,890

40,670

40 , 440

-

40,220

39,760

39,540

39,320

39,100

-

38,440

38,220

39.4

-26,640

Aug.

38,000

37,780

37,120

36,480

36,050

35,410

34, 780

34,160

33,530

33,120

32,710

32,310

31,910

31,500

31,100

30,320

29,930

29,350

28,960

28,400

27,830

27,450

26,890

26,530

25,980

25,790

25,790

25,790

26,160

26,530

26,890

33.8

-11-, 330

Sept.

27,080

27,450

27,640

-

28,210

28,400

28,580

-

28,400

28,210

28,020

27,830

-

27,640

27,830

28.O2O

28,400

28,400

28,770

29,150

29,540

29,930

-

30,320

30,520

30,710

31,100

31,300

31,710

31,910

36.4

+5,020

Calendar year 1957.................... * +50,38O

Water year 1957-58.................... t -9,210

t Gage height, in feet, at end of month, 

t Change In contents, in acre-feet.
134 SEVIER LAKE BASIN

2190. Sevier River near Juab, Utah

Location (revised). 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 1958.

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. 17, 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.--47 years, 240 cfs (173,800 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,380 cfs May 8 (gage height, 5.19 ft);minimum 

not determined, occurred during period of no gage-height record.

1911-58; 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. Flow regulated by Sevier 

Bridge Reservoir (see preceding page).

Rating tables, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to June 2, Sept. 7-30 June 3 to Sept. 6

1.0 

1.2 

1.5 

2.O

9.9

45

116

260

3.O 

4.0 

5.0 

5.2

579

914

1,300

1,380

1.2 

1.6 

2.0

34

128

238

3.0 

4.0 

4.7

530

860

1,100

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

TotaJ

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

3.5

3.5

72

~90 108

56

56

*56

54 

51

51

27

> 3.3

690.7

22.3

1,370

Nov.

(*)

> 3.3

99.0

3.3

196

Dec.

(*)

> 3.5

108.5

3.5

215

Jan.

(*)

> 3.5

( )

108.5

3.5

215

Feb.

> 3.5

(»)

-

98.0

3.5

194

Mar.

> 3.5

(*)

108.5

3.5

215

Apr.

> 3.5

144

344

347

353

443

471

385

*430

530

579

642

685

792

866

7,O67.0

236

14,020

May

921

1,020

,060

,060

,170

,230

,240

* ,310

.570 

1,340

1,290

982

658

596

69^

795

856

900

984

1,040

1,030

1,030

1,130

1,250

1,270

1,270

1,160

1.O60

1,060

1,060

765

32,605

1,052

64,670

June

572

*475

476

548

545

521

497

497

497 

503

5O9

515

426

360

363

576

842

912

902

860

881

902

888

*874

937

1,010

1,060

1.080

1.O7O

954

21.O52

702

41,760

July

573" 874

874

730

600

671

685

864

864 

856

853

825

534

377

389

392

389

383

300

149

144

144

*203

250

250

247

244

241

279

305

308

15.O94

487

29,940

Aug.

348

412

432

398

371

368

368

366

366

316

284

284

308

374

392

392

337

*305

302

374

421

418

418

354

29O

244

157 1 "

) "

9,441.3

305

18,730

Sept.

}-

71

163

20O 

215

215

212

209

154

124

124

124

*124

43

> 3.1

_

2.O3O.7

67.7

4,030

Calendar year 1957: Max 9O7 Min - Mean 122 Ac-ft 88,050

Water year 1957-58: Max 1,370 Min - Mean 242 Ac-ft 175,600

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 1, 2, Oct. 13 to Apr. 16, Aug. 29 to Sept. 6, Sept. 2O-30; discharge estimated on basis of 6 discharge measurements, weather records, and water commissioner's 

note s.
SEVIER LAKE BASIN 135

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 

1£ 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 1958.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,660 ft (by barometer).

Average discharge.--20 years (1914-19, 1943-58), 207 cfs (149,900 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,010 cfs May 11 (gage height, 6.89 ft); minimum, 5.2 cfs Nov. 25 (gage height, 1.79 ft), result of freezeup.

1914-19, 1942-58: Maximum daily discharge, 1,820 cfs June 9, 1914, based on records at Leamington; minimum, that of Nov. 25, 1957.

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. 133). Several 

diversions for irrigation between reservoir and station. Records of chemical analyses 

and water temperatures for the water year 1958 are given in WSP 1574.

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 21 to Apr. 25, Aug. 14-21)

2.0 

2.2 

2.5

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

90

157

242

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

474

748

1,050

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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

29

25

27

58

105

t^f

76

75

73

73

80

62

55

40

39

37

38

41

42

45

46

43

43

41

40

40

41

43

40

40

1,570

50.6

3,110

Nov.

40

40

46

46

44

42

34

21

16

15

16

15

14

15

*14

14

13

26

43

30

15

14

14

13

11

12

12

14

15

13

678

22.6

1,340

Dec.

14

14

14

14

*14

14

14

12

12

11

14

b35

42

48

50

53

47

34

38

40

39

36

30

b35

b35

b33

b36

b36

b36

37

40

927

29.9

1,840

Jan.

34

*b41

b42

b41

b44

b44

b44

b44

b44

b44

b44

b35

b20

b!5

b!5

b!5

b!5

b!5

b!5

b!5

14

15

16

16

14

15

15

16

14

*14

14

789

25.5

1,560

Feb.

13

12

T2

13

15

14

14

1H

30

49

47

46

48

46

46

46

45

46

47

47

47

46

47

43

44

46

42

*42

-

1,005

35.9

1,990

Mar.

37

16

14

13

il

12

12

13

12

12

12

12

19

20

20

22

22

22

20

20

40

51

52

*50

50

50

50

51

40

48

48

872

28.1

1,730

Apr.

46

54

56

56

56

55

57

60

59

56

55

51

47

46

46

il

46

48

216

334

352

396

*461

443

413

505

566

602

660

702

6,585

220

13,060

Calendar year 1957 j Max 698 Min 11 Mean 116

May

783

809

881

941

947

938

896

*887

887

968

1.000

971

845

487

579

416

613

594

566

632

694

708

708

725

792

860

887

851

745

711

774

23,895

771

47,400

June

702

*464

416

355

348

348

338

309

301

301

303

294

283

262

174

154

230

523

671

677

627

596

629

*624

618

629

711

751

794

805

14,235

474

28,230

July

783

660

546

561

581

449

317

364

376

559

565

597

616

686

483

342

352

357

354

359

190

190

*193

203

270

270

270

272

275

281

318

12,639

408

25,070

Aug.

325

343

410

448

428

364

357

357

357

355

338

H92

H72

275

312

360

364

348

*312

307

329

403

400

398

381

292

268

216

150

97

59

9,917

320

19,670

Sept.

46

39

34

33

32

30

29

45

79

170

205

223

229

22T

212

162

*156

150

136

135

86

61

59

56

53

51

48

46

44

40

2,905

96.8

5,760

Ac-ft 84,270

Water year 1957-58 1 Max l.OOO Mln 11 Mean 2O8 Ac-ft 150, 80O

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. No gage-height record July 3-22; discharge estimated on basis of records for station near 

Juab and records of diversion between stations near Juab and Lynndyl.
136 PAVANT VALLEY

2325. Chalk Creek near Fillmore, Utah

Location. Lat 38°58', long 112°18' , in NE£ sec. 28, T. 21 S., R. 4 W. , on left bank 

1 mile east of Fillmore and 2i miles downstream from South Pork.

Drainage area. 60 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--May to July 1914, March 1944 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,180 ft (by barometer). May to July 

1914, staff gage at site 1-J- miles upstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--14 years (1944-58), 33.4 cfs (24,180 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 258 cfs May 11; minimum daily, 9.1 cfs Jan. 23.

T9~14, 1944-58: Maximum discharge, 509 cfs May 4, 1952; minimum daily, 4.4 cfs 

Nov. 21, 1956.

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 

400 ft upstream. During low-water periods flow is diverted 2 miles upstream and 

carried in a lined ditch to the head of the Fillmore Canal. One small diversion above 

station for irrigation.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

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.

12

12

13

15

13

13

13

*13

12

12

13

14

13

14

13

13

13

13

14

15

15

15

14

14

13

13

14

14

13

13

13

414

13.4

821

Nov.

13

14

15

12

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

*13

13

13

13

12

13

12

12

9.7

12

12

12

11

11

10

9.7

370.4

12.3

735

Dec.

11

11

11

11

*11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

12

l?

12

12

12

12

12

IT 9.5

12

11

11

11

11

11

10

346.5

11.2

687

Calendar year 1957: Max 341

Jan.

10

*11

15

10

9.7

10

10

10

10

10

10

1011

1111

11

10

1111

9.5

11

11

9.1

11

11

11

11

11

*11

11

325.3

10.5

645

Feb.

10

TT

11

11

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

13

14

16

17

18

22

23

25

23

*23

22

417

14.9

827

Mln 6.0

Mar.

21

21

19

18

18

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

16

16

16

17

17

17

17

18

20

21

22

»22

22

22

22

23

22

21

23

590

19.0

1,170

Apr.

23

23

23

23

23

22

23

24

24

24

25

26

27

32

40

56

76

106

128

130

143

150 *TS6-

115

97

86

84

84

81

81

1,935

64.5

3,840

May

155" 86

119

145

174

203

219

*215

207

214

229

217

188

162

148

151

170

201

224

236

245

*252 245"

233

221

»208

197

178

159

145

129

5,820

188

11,540

June

TCS" 118

*101

94

88

84

81

73

66

63

59

56

53

49

46

44

42

40

38

35

35

34

32

*31

31

29

28

28

27 

27

1,641

54.7

3,250

July

25

24

23

23

22

21

20

20

19

19

18

18

18

18

18

18

19

18

18

18

18

18 *ia

18

17

17

17

17

17

16

TZ

586

18.9

1,160

Aug.

1616-

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

14

14

14

14

*14

14

14

14

15

14

13

13

12

13

13

13

13

12

440

14.2

873

Sept.

12

11

11

11

12

11

11

11

11

11

13- 10

13

12

11

11

*10

11

10

10

10

10

1011

11

11

11

111111

330

11.0

655

Mean 46.6 Ac-ft 33,740

Water year 1957-58: Max 252 Mln 9.1 Mean 36.2 Ac-ft 26,200

. 

charge estimated on basis of
BEAVER RIVER BASIN 137

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 1958.

. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 8,550 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

Jo 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. 11 years, 11.0 cfs (7,960 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 133 cfs May 31 (gage height, 3.28 ft); minimum 

recorded, 3.1 cfs Dec. 23, but may have been less during periods of ice effect or no 

gage-height record.

1947-58: 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 1957-58, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

1.3 3.0 2.5 58

1.5 6.7 3.0 104

1.8 16 3.1 114

2.1 31

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

7.7

S.O

8.0

8.0

7.7

7.7

74

775

7.5

7.5

8.8

8 .5

8.0

8.0

8.3

8.3

*7.7

7.7

7.5

8.8

8.0

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.7

8.0

7.7

7.7

7.5

7.7

243.8

7.86

484

Nov.

7.5

775

7!2

7.5

7.2

7.0

b7.0

b6. 8

b6. 8

b6. 7

6.7

b6. 6

be. 6

b6.6

b6.6

b6.6

b6.6

b6. 6

b6. 4

b6. 3

6.0

bs.e

b5.7

b5.6

b5T6

bs.e

b5.6

bs.e

5.6

b5.7

193.6

6.45

384

Dec.

b5.8

b5.8

bS.8

*b5.7

b5.7

b5.7

5.6

5.6

5.4

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.0

4.8

5.2

5.2

5.0

4.6

570

5.0

5.0

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.6

161.3

5.20

320

Calendar year 1957: Max 145

Jan.

4.8

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.4

4.5

> 4.2

(*)

135.2

4.36

268

Feb.

> 4.2

> 4.5

-

121.5

4.34

241

Mar.

> 4.5

139.5

4.50

277

Apr.

"

> 4.5

5.5

6.5

bg.o

bll

b!3

15

18

22

22

16

*13

13

14

14

12

12

279.0

9.30

553

May

13

15

18

24

28

31

34

39

41

45

48

48

45

40

37

38

42

48

56

37

23

25

27

28

30

31

31

24

22

26

80_

1,074

34.6

2,130

June

108

112

108

101

96

92

82

75

71

65

55

*58

52

46

47

44

41

40

34

35

35

35

35

34

33

31

30

28

28

11

1,678

55.9

3,330

July

26

28

43

48

47

46

53

67

*66

65

62

54

53

56

66

65

66

71

76

76

75

75

72

81

80

65

28

12

12

12

12

1,658

53.5

3,290

Aug.

12

12

12

10

10

10

10

11

12

11

10

9.6

9.9 *lo

11

10

11

9.3

9.0

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.5

8.3

8.0

8.0

8.3

9.0

8.3

ill

300.3

9.69

596

Sept.

7.7

7.5

7.7

8.8

8.5

8.5

8.3

8.5

8.3

8.0

8.0

11

~8.5 12

8.3

8.0

7.7

7.7

.5

.5

.5

.5

* .5

7.7

7.5

7.0

7.0

7.2

7.2

7.0

241.1

8.04

478

Min 0.9 Mean 17.6 Ac-ft 12,710

Water year 1957-58: Max 112 Min - Mean 17.1 Ac-ft 12,350

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. No gage-height record Jan. 6 to Apr. 15; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge 

measurement, weather records, and records for stations on Beaver River.

534539 O -60 -10
138 BEAVER RIVER BASIN

2345. Beaver River near Beaver, Utah

Location. Lat 38°17', long 112°34', in SW&3W£ sec. 17, T. 29 S., R. 6 W., on left bank 

at Fishlake National Forest boundary, three-quarters of a mile downstream from Bakers 

Canyon and 4^ miles east of Beaver.

Drainage area. 82 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--June to September 1906, March 1914 to September 1958.

Gage. water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,200 ft. Prior to Mar. 30. 1914, staff 

gage and Mar. 30, 1914, to Oct. 15, 1937, water-stage recorder, at site 1,000 ft downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 44 years (1914-58), 54.8 cfs (39,670 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 606 cfs May 27 (gage height, 3.98 ft); minimum 

daily, 14 cfs Nov. 27.

1914-58: Maximum discharge, 1,080 cfs July 22, 1936 (gage height, 7.27 ft, site 

and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 500 cfs; minimum daily 

recorded, 10 cfs several days in 1915, 1931, 1934.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or indefinite stagedischarge relation, 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 1957-58, except periods of ice effect 

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

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 10-16, 

May 4 to Aug. 7)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 24 Apr. 25 to Sept. 30

2.1 12

2.2 18

2.3 26

2.6 

2.9

64

124

2.1 19

2.3 37

2.6 79

3.0 163

3.5 313

4.0 507

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17ie

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

3O

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

26 

26

28

29

29

28

24

23

24 

24

27

33

28

28

26

30

*31

24

29

28

28

28

25

30

28

29

29

29

28

28

31

861

27.8

1,71O

Nov.

31 

3O

30

24

31

31

 27

24

27 

24

26

27

24

28

 24

27

22

b23

24

23

b21

b!9

b!7

16

15

15

14

b20

b23

b23

710

23.7

1,410

Dec.

b23 

24

b24

24

*25

26

24

24

24 

23

23

23

24

24

23

26

24

24

b23

26

24

24

b23

b23

b23

b23

b23

23

22

21

b21

731

23.6

1,450

Jan.

b21 

b21

21

b21

b21

b21

b21

b21

bl

b22

b21

b21

b21

b21

b21

b20

20

20

b!9

*b!8

b!8

b!8

19

19

19

20

19

19

19

b!9

625

20.2

1,240

Feb.

b!9 

19

19

19

20

19

19

19

19 

19

19

19

19

20

19

20

20

22

23

24

24

27

28

24

24

24

 21

b20

-

588

21.0

1,170

Mar.

b2O 

b20

b20

b20

b20

19

19

19

b!9 

b!9

20

19

bl9

19

19

19

18

20

24

26

27

24

24

24

24

23

23

24

23

24

24

662

21.4

1,310

Apr.

24 

23

23

23

 22

21

22

 23

24 

23

24

24

24

32

49

61

82

1OO

109

1O9

117

113

106

 90

*79

76

81

79

77

76

1,736

57.9

3,440

May

84 

93

107

144

166

186

195

192

244 

244

235

2O9

186

*171

176

206

244

293

335

360

368

387

419

435

415

415

507

46T

427

368

368

8,646

279

17,15O

June

368

342

324

313

331

324

286

257 

241

 217

206

186

176

176

171

166

161

156

151

146

139

132

128

117

111

103

105

105

107

6,117

204

12,130

July

103 

107

124

124

124

117

124

126 *M

128

117

113

113

121

117

113

109

111

1O9

105

105

105

111

109

99

71

49

45

42

42

3,250

1O5

6,450

Aug.

39 

42

43

38

37

36

37

41

52 

39

37

37

37

 38

35

37

36

37

33

33

31

34

35

32

31

3O

2S

33

33 

29

29

1,109

35.8

2,200

Sept.

29 

30

31

32

32

31

31

31

28 

28

26

44

37

35

35

34

32

33

31

32

29

31

 29

32

31

31

28

28

30

28

939

31.3

1,860

Calendar year 1957: Max 656 Min 14 Mean 71.8 Ac-ft 52,020

Water year 1957-58: Max 507 Min 14 Mean 71.2 Ac-ft 51,520

Peak discharge (base, 250 cfs) . May 9 (7 p.m.) 276 cfs (2.99 ft); May 27 (9 p.m.) 606 cfs

(3.98 ft).____________________________________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. Stage-discharge relation indefinite Apr. 10 to June 11; discharge computed on basis of 

3 discharge measurements, recorder graph, and staff-gage readings.
BEAVER RIVER BASIN 139

2370. Beaver River at Adamsville, Utah

Location. Lat 38°16' , long 112°48' , In S? 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 three-quarters of a mile south of Adamsville.

Drainage area. 272 sq mi.

Records available. December 1913 to September 1936, October 1937 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,000 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

fo 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, water-stage 

recorder at site 75 ft downstream at datum 0.50 ft higher.

Average discharge. 43 years (1914-36, 1937-58), 37.5 cfs (27,150 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 480 cfs May 28 (gage height, 3.73 ft); minimum, 

577~cfs July 13 (gage height, 0.73 ftj.

1913-36, 1937-58: 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 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 1957-58 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. ZZ to Sept. 30)

0.9 

1.0 

1.2 

1.4 

1.8

3.2

6.0

14

27

2.2 

2.6 

3.0 

4.0

124

190

270

509

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

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

TT

11

13

12

13

13

12

12

16

22

22

22

24

25

*24

26

28

36

52

"96 122

69

63

60

60

60

57

55

63

1,122

36.2

2,230

Nov.

94 

92

110

114

103

98

87

*74

71

67

66

66

64

67

*67

68

66

60

62

62

61

56

b52

b50

b48

b48

48

48

b49

b51

2,069

69.0

4,100

Dec.

b51 

b51

51

51

*51

54

54

54

53

51

49

49

51

50

52

56

66

59

53

56

55

52

50

48

47

46

45

1,585

51.1

3,140

Calendar year 1957: Max 655

Jan.

1

} *^

1

>

43

40

39

*b39

b39

40

40

41

44

48

49

48

49

47

1,319

42.5

2,620

Feb.

46 

49

50

56

81

69

57

59

68

63

60

55

59

57

63

62

60

57

56

55

55

60

68

69

64

66

*60

53

-

1,677

59.9

3,330

Min 0.9

Mar.

52 

55

53

51

51

49

52

51

51

50

49

50

51

52

55

74

74

66

55

56

59

57

56

56

52

49

51

57

62

55

62

1,713

55.3

3,400

Apr.

69

61

55

60

*56

49

49

54

49

48

44

33

33

33

39

51

85

134

176

158

153

150

128

92

62

43

39

39

40

39

2,121

70.7

4,210

May

32 

34

43

48

56

63

66

77

82

127

150

152

116

94

*81

82

98

134

213

274

245

274

326

372

396

398

444

450

41§

351

305

6,001

194

11,900

June

if

233

213

179

176

176

160

136

109

96

*72

69

60

42

34

26

23

20

19

19

11

9.7

14

11

7.8

6.0

5.7

5.7

S-li

2,491.0

83.0

4,940

July

4.5 

4.8

4.5

4.5

6.8

6.7

11

T.5

6.7

*6.4

4.8

4.2

4.0

¥78 4.'2

4.0

4.2

4.8

5.1

6.4

6.

6.

6.

6.

6.

6.

6.

6.

6.

5.

4.2

177.1

5.71

351

Aug.

6.0 

6.0

17

7.5

6.4

6.4

6.4

8.2

6.0

7.8

5 7

673

12

*14

17

31

27

23

17

13

11

13

16

14

12

12

14

24

23

20

18

420.7

13.6

834

Sept.

14 

12

10

9^3

14

17

18

17

15

12

14

28

31

23

22

19

21

29

27

24

22

22

*18

17

19

20

22

25

34

27

602.3

20.1

1,190

Mean 56.8 Ac-ft 41,090

Water year 1957-58: Max 450 Mln 4.0 Mean 58.4 Ac-ft 42,240

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. No gage-height record Dec. 22 to Jan. 20, Jan. 23, 24j discharge estimated on basis of 

observer's notes, recorded range in stage, weather records, and records for Beaver River near 

Beaver.
140 BEAVER RIVER BASIN

2385. Rockyford Reservoir near Minersville, Utah

Location. Lat 38°14', long 112°50', in NE£ sec. 11, T. 30 S., R. 9 W., at Rockyford Dam 

on Beaver River, 5 miles east of Minersville.

Drainage area. 510 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1937 to September 1958.

Gage.--Staff gage.

Extremes.--Maximum contents observed during year, 21,060 acre-ft Mar. 30 (gage height, 

49.0 ft); minimum observed, 4,500 acre-ft Sept. 23 (gage height, 25.0 ft).

1937-58: 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. Water is used for irrigation in vicinity of 

Minersville and Milford.

Capacity table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, 

and usable contents, in acre-feet)

25

30

35

4,500

6,720

9,590

13,110

17,280

22,160

Usable contents, in acre-feet, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

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.

_

_

-

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

.

_

_

_

7,380

_

7,540

-

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

-

_

39,140

+1,160

Nov.

9,250

9,320

-

_

-

_

_

10,470

_

10,810

_

_

_

_

-

11,150

.

'_

-

_

_

12,100

-

_

_

_

a!2,440

+3,300

Dec.

_

12,540

-

_

12,950

_

_

13,190

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

_

-

14,080

_

_

-

_

14, 800

_

a!4,870

+2,430

Jan.

14,890

-

-

_

15,290

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

-

_

15,770

_

-

15,770

_

_

-

_

-

_

16,530 

a!6,610

+1,740

Feb.

_

-

-

_

-

_

_

17,280

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

_

-

_

18,510

_

-

18,800

a!8,930

_

+2,320

Mar.

_

_

-

.

-

_

_

_

19,550

-

_

_

_

_

-

20,030

-

_

_

-

_

_

20,500

_

-

_

_

_

21 ,060 

321,000

+2,070

Apr.

_

-

-

.

20,690

_

20,970

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

_

19,360

_

_

_

_

-

18,230

_

_

a!7,710

-3,290

May

_

-

-

_

-

_

~

_

-

-

_

_

_

_

15,130

-

-

-

_

-

_

.

-

_

-

_

-

_

16,810

al7,070

.

-640

June

_

-

-

_

-

.

-

19, ISO

-

-

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

_

.

-

_

-

_

_

-

_

a!5,620

.

-1,450

July

.

-

-

-

-

-

14,320

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

9,720

-

_

_

a9,140

_

-6,480

Aug.

_

-

-

8,420

_

-

-

-

_

-

~

7,380

-

-

-

-

_

-

_

-

-

6,990

-

_

-

-

.

5,210

26.7

-3,930

Sept.

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

4,500

-

-

_

-

-

a4 540

r ' 

_

-670

Calendar year 1957.................... * +10,950

Water year 1957-58.................... t -3,440

t Gage height, in feet, at end of month.

* Change in contents, in acre-feet.

a No gage-height recordj contents interpolated.
BEAVER RIVER BASIN 141

2390. Beaver River at Rockyford 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 Minersville.

Drainage area. 512 sq mi.

Records available.--December 1913 to September 1958.

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. 43 years (1914-36, 1937-58), 39.3 cfs (28,450 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 212 cfs May 29; minimum daily, 6.3 cfs

1913-58: Maximum discharge, 727 cfs June 10, 1921 (gage height, 3.53 ft); minimum

daily, 0.4 cfs Mar. 20, 1914.

Revisions. The maximum discharge recorded for the water year 1920 has been revised

to 548 cfs June 1, 1920 (gage height, 3.12 ft), superseding figure published in WSP 510. 

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. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for periods in the

water years 1920 and 1924, superseding those published in WSP 510 and 590, are given

herewith:

Date

1920

June 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

Discharge

510

504

441

333

276

188

188

188

166

90

68

68

Date

1920-Con.

June 13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

Discharge

68

68

68

68

68

68

68

57

44

56

64

64

" Date

1920-Con.

June 25

26

27

28

29

30

1924

May 4

5

6

7

Discharge

64

71

71

57

57

56

75

81

94

94

Date

1924-Con.

May 8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

Discharge

94

94

94

94

94

94

94

94

94

94

94

94

Date

1924-Con.

May 20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Discharge

94

94

94

104

107

107

107

107

84

76

76

76

Water year

May 1924 

Water year

Month

1919-20. ..............

1923-24...............

Maximum

510 

510

107 

107

Minimum

44 

5

73

7

Mean

139 

39.2

90.9 

40.6

Runoff in 

acre-feet

8,250 

28,5OO

5,590 

29,500

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June 15 to Sept. 3O)

0.8 

.9

6.3

12

1.1 

1.4

1.8 

2.2

144

235

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

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.

32 

31

31

31

32

36

35

35

39

57

66

58

47

47

25

7.5

*6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

7.5

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.5

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.9

6.9

6.9

711.2

22.9

1,410

Nov.

6.9 

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

*6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

7.5

T3

7.5

7.5

209.4

6.98

415

Dec.

7.5 

7.5

7.5

7.5

*6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

8^1

7.5

8.1

7.5

8.1

7.5

8.1

7.5

8.1

8.1

7.5

8.1

8.1 8 1

8 1

231.3

7.46

459

Calendar year 1957: Max 124

Jan.

8.1 

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

9.3

9.3

9.3

9.3

9.3

9.3

9.3

9.3

9.9

9.9

9.9

*9.9

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.9

10

289.0

9.32

573

Feb.

10

To

10

10

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

13

*12

12

316

11.3

627

Mar.

if

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

15

15

15

15

16

T6

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

448

14.5

889

Apr.

34

16

46

46

*57

75

83

83

93

113

120

130

128

130

130

130

138

157

157

157

167

189

194

194

192

192

192

189

189

189

3,940

131

7,810

May

169 

138

136

136

144

189

198

198

198

198

198

196

196

196

*182

159

176

196

198

201

203

203

205

205

208

208

208

210

212

210

2O8

5,882

190

11,670

June

205 

T22

107

IB- 95

lie

116

118

120

122

122

*124

124

118

113

102

98

107

114

114

114

116

118

124

136

138

138

146

150

154

3,686

123

7,310

July

161 

159

159

159

146

136

126

107

*111

128

138

144

146

144

138

136

136

136

138

138

138

132

120

116

118

116

114

116

111

102

103

4,072

131

8,O8O

Aug.

100

93

91

88

85

83

80

82

80

80

80

83

91

*91

91

90

90

88

90

91

93

95

95

93

91

95

109

116

114

114

114

2,876

92.8

5,700

Sept.

114 

114

105

90

64

39

44

49

44

44

46

46

46

46

36

21

18

18

17

16

17

17

*18

30

37

37

37

37

37

37

1,321

44.0

2,620

Mln 3.3 Mean 37.1 Ac-ft 26,87o

Water year 1957-58: Max 212 Min 6.3 Mean 65.7 Ac-ft 47,56O

Discharge measurement made on this day.
142 CEDAR CITY VALLEY

2418. Ashdown Creek near Cedar City, Utah

Location. Lat 37°38'15", long 112°54'15" , In SW£ sec.29, T.36 S., R.9 W., on right bank 

0.8 mile upstream from Rattlesnake Creek, 2.2 miles upstream from mouth, and 8 miles 

southeast of Cedar City.

Records available. January 1957 to September 1958.

Extremes. 1957: Maximum discharge during period January to September, 131 cfs Aug. 23 

(gage height, 1.79 ft); minimum not determined, occurred during period of fragmentary 

gage-height record.

1957-58: Maximum discharge during water year, 228 cfs Sept. 12, from rating curve 

extended above 85 cfs by logarithmic plotting; maximum gage height, 3.12 ft Sept. 28; 

minimum discharge not determined, probably occurred during period of ice effect or no 

gage-height record.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or fragmentary or no gageHeight record, which are fair.

Rating table, Jan. 14, 1957, to Sept. 30, 1958, except periods of ice effect 

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

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 14 to May 25, 1957, 

June 11-16, Sept. 26-38, 1958)

1.8 

3.6

6.5

0.5 

1.0 

1.5

20

54

102

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, January to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

Calendar year 1956 : Max

Jan.

~

> a3.0

x

*3.1

2.9

3.

b3.

b3.

b3.

b3.

3.

b3.

3.

3.

3.

3.

3.

f3.

f3.

f3.

f 3

95.7

3.09

190

Feb.

f3.1

f3.1

f3.1

fO" f2.9

f2.9

f3.1

f3.1

f3.6

f3.4

f3.8

f5.8

f8.1

f!4

f!2

fio

f9.3

f7.3

f5.2

f4.6

f4.4

f4.4

f4.6

f4.9

f5.5

f6.9

f8.9

f8.1

-

159.0

5.68

315

Mar.

f5.8

f5.5

f5.2

f4.9

f4.4

f4.9

f9.7

f!5

f!2

f9.3

flO

f8.9

f6.9

b6.9

b6.9

f6.9

f5.5

f5.5

f6.9

fS.S

f9.3

f7.7

f7.7

flO

f9.3

flO

f!2

f!7 fTB"

f 15

fll

273.6

8.83

543

Apr.

flO

f9.7

f6.9

fSTT

flO

flS

ri4

f!8

f21

f30

*f28

28

32

52

32

29

28

20

17

16

14

10

17

19

18

19

24

22

25

30

602.7

20.1

1,200

May

41

38

45

37

45

49

52

46

*47

32

21

18

18

24

22

26

28

35

58

34

26

25

24

20

34

43

47

58

57

54

60

1,164

37.5

2,310

June

68

f61

f60

-

' a63

*a75

73

72

71

63

61

64

65

63

60

*54

49

45

43

40

38

36

32

j^8

1,725

57.5

3,420

July

25

23

21

20

18

18

17

15

17

16

15

13

13

12

12

11

13

12

*11

10

10

10

9.7

9.7

10

9.7

9.3

9.3

9.3

8.9 fT"9~

416.8

13.4

827

Aug.

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.9

8.9

8.5

7.

7.

7.

7.

7.

8.

8.

9.

8.

7.

7.

7.

f6.9

f7.3

9.3

f6.9

f!2

*7.3

6.9

6.5

6.2

6^¥

8.5

6.5

6.2

243.6

7.86

483

Sept.

5.8

5.8

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

4.9

5.2

5.2

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

U,

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

142.4

7.75

282

Min Mean Ac-ft

Water year 1956-57 : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement and records for 

nearby streams.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed from partly estimated gage height.
CEDAR CITY VALLEY 

2418. Ashdown Creek near Cedar City, Utah Continued

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

143

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

4.1

4.4

*4.4

4.1

5.8

3.8

3.8

3. a

3.8

3.8

9.8

6.5

5.2

5.8

6.2

8.1

6.2

8.9

7.7

15

11

9.3

14

14

10

7.7 

8.5 

8.1 

7.7

6.5 

6.5

222.5

7.18

441

Nov.

9.3

87T

6.5

> b6

1 

J (*)

5.5

183.4

6.11

364

Dec.

\"

5.2

5.2

b5.2

5.2

5.5

5.8

5.5

5.5

b5.2

b5.2

5.2

4.9

I"

I 4.9 

4.9

b4.9

b4.9

161.5

5.21

320

Jan.

b4.9

b4.9

' 4.9

151.9

4.90

301

Feb.

> 4.9

6.0

8.0

11

12

13

14

15

18 IB14

8.9

6.9 

b6.0 

b4.5

220.9

7.89

438

Mar.

4.5

5.4

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.6

5.2

5.0

4.5

4.2

4.2

4.5

4.5

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

6.0 

8.0

or

8.0

8.0

178.6

5.76

354

Apr.

7.7

b6.9

6.5

b7.3

b8.1

b8.1

7.3

6.9

6.2

bSTB12

15

17

20

25

*34

47

50

53

51

58

51

35

29

26

31 

30 

35 

32

28

755.5

25.2

1,500

May

32

35

44

49

58

63

61

60

68

72

68

54

43

43

49

61

72

76

90

90

94

96

93

95

99

94 

95 

95 

99

92

89

2,229

71.9

4,420

June

87

Be

84

76

77

81

77

66

54

48

*44

40

38

34

32

31

30

29

28

27

25

25

23

21

20

18

17 

17

16

15.

1,266

42.2

2,510

July

14

*14

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

11

*11

10

10

10

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.3

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.5

10

10

8.9

8.5

8.1 

8.1 

7.7

777

7.7

318.3

10.3

631

Aug.

7.3

7.3

6.9

6.5

6.5

7.7

7.3

6.9

6.5

6.9

6.2

6.2

9.5

7.7

6.9

9.9

7.2

3.8 .11' 3 g

8.2

*6.5

5.5

5.2

4.9

4.9 

6.8 

7.2 

4.9

4.6

4.4

205.1

6.62

407

Sept.

4.4

4.4

5.2

4.6

10

4.6

4.1

6.9

4.4

3.8

3.4

39

33

> 4.6

*4.6 

4.6 

18 

9.0

4.6

223.8

7.46

444

Calendar year 1957: Max 75 Mln 2.9 Mean 14.8 Ac-ft 10,700

Water year 1957-58: Max 99 Mln 3.4 Mean 16.8 Ac-ft 12,130

Discharge measurement made on this day

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. 

Note.--No gage-height record Nov. 30 to Dec. 6, Jan. 3 to Feb. 20, Mar. 1-31, Apr. 11-15, 

;pt. 14-25, 29, 30; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby str
144 CEDAR CITY VALLEY

Ga,

2420. Coal Creek near Cedar City, Utah

Location. Lat 37°40'20", long 113°02'05", in NE£ sec. 13, T. 36 S., R. 11 W. , on right 

bank 300 ft downstream from powerplant, 4 miles downstream from South Creek, and 

1.3 miles east of Cedar City.

Drainage area. 79 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. May 1915 to November 1919, May 1935 to September 1958. Records for 

May 1915 to November 1919 do not include flow of power canal operated prior to November 

1919 but would be equivalent if flow of power canal is added. For amount of flow in 

power canal see Diversion paragraph for Coal Creek near Cedar City for these years.

. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 6,000 ft (from 

bpographic map). Prior to Mar. 30, 1939, staff gages and Mar. 30, 1939, to May 14,

1945, water-stage recorder, at several sites about 0.5 mile upstream at various daturns.

May 15, 1945, to Oct. 10, 1951, May 4 to July 2, 1952, water-stage recorder at site

2 miles upstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--22 years (1935-37, 1938-58), 32.2 cfs (23,310 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,360 cfs Sept. 12 (gage height, 4.3 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 330 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 

0.5 cfs Dec. 31.

1935-58: Maximum discharge observed, 2,910 cfs July 9, 1936 (gage height, 6.4 ft, 

site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended by broad-crested weir formula; 

minimum, 0.4 cfs Dec. 17, 1954, result of freezeup.

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

which are fair. No diversion above station for irrigation.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 28 to May 2, May 4-19)

1.0

1.1

1.2

4.0 

8.4

16

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7 

1.9 

2.5

133

261

751

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

8.4

8 ,4

9!o

*9.0

9.0

9.0

8.4

8.4

9.0

9.0

16

20

14

14

15

16

15

16

16

34

24

21

22

26

22

18

19

19

19

20

491.6

15.9

975

Nov.

21

24

21

21

21

19

*20

21

20

21

21

19

16

16

15

16

14

11

16

12

13

8.4

13

16

21

21

13

11

9.7

6.5

497.6

16.6

987

Dec.

11

12

9.7

12

*13

12

a!2

a!2

a!2

12

12

12

12

12

13

14

14

12

8.4

13

13

13

9.0

12

11

13

12

13

13

12

7,7

368.8

11.9

732

Calendar year 1957 : Max 254

Jan.

11

13 *To

8.3

575

10

10

10

1011

10

9.7

10

9.7

10

10

10

10

9.7

9.3

9.0

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.0

9.0

9.0

8 .4

302.6

9.76

600

Feb.

10 8.9

9.7

11

10

10

9.7

10

11

10

10

9.7

*10

9.7

11

12

14

15

16

16

18

23

22

19

21

14

12

11

-

363.7

13.0

721

Mar.

10

12

12

12

12

a!2

a!2

a!2

a!2

a!2

a!2

a!2

all

a 10

alO

8.4

e!4

9.0

9.0

9.7

10

9.7

10

9.7

*12

16

16

15

a!6

a!7

357.3

11.5

709

Apr.

16

16

16

15

14

15

16

16

16

16

22

20

23

34

45

46

68

69

77

94

123

132

*84

58

58

66

77

88

84

77

1,501

50.0

2,980

May

*98" 80

145

145

180

157

157

199

192

332

264

254

206

*180

220

298

487

543

568

507

595

*587

676

65T

610

491

393

329

314

299

254

10,414

336

20,660

June

220 19~9"

174

133

114

123

*114

110

101

105

*92

80

74

66

62

60

58

57

55

*51

48

46

45

43

41

39

37

34

33

33

2,447

81.6

4,850

July

31

30

28

27

27

27

26

24

23

*21

20

19

18

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

18

21

16

16

16

15

15

15

612

19.8

1,210

Aug.

15

15

14

14

13

14

14

16

15

14

13

13

14

20

16

20

24

18

15

24

21

*22

16

15

14

14

16

16

15

13

13

496

16.0

984

Sept.

12

12

16

14

22

15

12

16

15

12

11

f!61

f63

f!4

13

12

11

11

10

To

10

no

11

1411

1111

f!09

f20

11

680

22.7

1,350

Mln 3.6 Mean 34.1 Ac-ft 24,660

Water year 1957-58 : Max 676 Min 6.5 Mean 50.8 Ac-ft 36,760

Peak discharge (base, 35O cfs). Apr. 22 (5:30 p.m.) 4O9 cfs (2.03 ft); May 11 (3 p.m.) 863 cfs 

2.82 ft); May 21 (6 p.m.) 1,220 cfs (3.07 ft); Sept. 12 (12:30 p.m.) 2,360 cfs (4.3 ft); Sept. 13 

(3:30 a.m.) 683 cfs (2.36 ft); Sept. 28 (6 p.m.) 442 cfs (2.07 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage and records for 

nearby stations.

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed from partly estimated gage heights.
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 1958 (records of monthly diversion only). 

Records of daily flow collected by Geological Survey available in Salt Lake City district office.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and artificial rock-masonry control. Altitude of gage is 

b ,£ ft (by barometer).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 72 cfs May 2 ge height, 1.96 ft); no flow

most of year.

1953-58: Maximum discharge, that of May 26, 1958; no flow most of each year.

Remarks.--Records good. This is a transmountain diversion from a tributary of Santa 

CTara River in Colorado River basin to Pinto Creek in Escalante Valley in The Great 

Basin.

Monthly diversion, In acre-feet, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Month

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

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

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

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

Diversion

0

3.4 

17 

532

Month

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

Water year. ...........

Diversion

0 

4,150

SALTON SEA BASIN 

2540.05 Salton Sea near Westmoreland, Calif.

Location. Lat 33°11'37", long 115°49'54", in NE^SE^ sec. 21, T. 11 S. , R. 11 E. , at 

outer end of third mooring pier from western shore at Sandy Beach, 15.5 miles northwest of Westmoreland. Prior to Oct. 23, 1951, at site on west shore, 22 miles northwest of present gage.

Drainage area.--8,360 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. November 1904 to September 1958. Records prior to 1932 are published 

in WSP 735.

;e_. 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. 1951-52: Maximum elevation during year, 237.9 ft below mean sea level 

May 12-14; minimum, 240.0 ft below mean sea level Oct. 23-25.

1952-.53: Maximum elevation during year, 236.9 ft below mean sea level Apr. 3 to 

May 24; minimum, 238.5 ft below mean sea level Oct. 1-13.

1953-54: Maximum elevation during year, 235.6 ft below mean sea level Apr. 20-27, 

May 14 to June 6; minimum, 237.3 ft below mean sea level Oct. 1-6, 11, 12, 22-28.

1954-55: Maximum elevation during year, 235.1 ft below mean sea level Mar. 27 to 

May 25; minimum, 236.1 ft below mean sea level Oct. 1-15, Oct. 26 to Nov. 6.

1955-56: Maximum elevation during year, 234.7 ft below mean sea level Apr. 16 to 

May 3; minimum, 235.7 ft below mean sea level Oct. 1 to Nov. 26.

1956-57: Maximum elevation during year, 234.7 ft below mean sea level Apr. 9-17, 

Apr. 29 to May 6; minimum, 235.8 ft below mean sea level Nov. 2-5.

1957-58: Maximum elevation during year, 234.5 ft below mean sea level May 19-25; 

minimum, 235.8 ft below mean sea level Oct. 3-14.

1904-58: Maximum elevation, 195.0 ft below mean sea level (former site and datum) 

during February and March 1907; minimum since 1906, 250.7 ft below mean sea level 

(former site and datum) during November 1924.

Remarks. Records excellent. Bottom of sea is 273.5 ft below mean sea level (determined 

InT904-5). See WSP 300, 735, and 918 for condensed history of Salton Sea. Area and 

capacity tables as 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 below.

Elevation 

(feet below 

mean sea

level)

273.5

273

272

271

270

269

268

267

266

265

264

262

260

Area 

(thousands

of acres)

0

12.0

30.0

45.0

58.0

69.5

80.0

89.7

98.3

106

113

125

135

Capacity 

(thousands

of acre-feet)

0

3.0

24.0

61.5

113.0

176.8

251.5

336.4

430.4

532.5

642.0

880.7

1,142

Elevation 

(feet below 

mean sea.

level)

258

256

254

252

250

248

246

244

242

240

235

230

Area 

(thousands

of acres)

142

148

154

161

168

175

183

191

199

206

222

235

Capacity 

( thousands

of acre-feet)

1,419

1,709

2,011

2,326

2,655

2,998

3,356

3,730

4,120

4,525

5,596

6,739

Month-end elevation, in feet, below mean sea level, October 1951 to September 1958

Water 

year

1951-52 

1952-53 

1953-54 

1954-55 

1955-56 

1956-57 

1957-58

Oct.

239.9 

238.3 

237.2 

236.1 

235.7 

235.7 

235.6

Nov.

239.6 

238.2 

237.0 

235.9 

235.6 

235.6 

235.6

Dec.

239.3 

237.8 

236.8 

235.8 

235.4 

235.5 

235.4

Jan.

238.8 

237.4 

236.4 

235.5 

235.2 

235.2 

235.2

Feb.

238.5 

237.3 

236.0 

235.3 

235.0 

234.9 

234.9

Mar.

238.0 

237.0 

235.8 

235.1 

234.8 

234.8 

234.7

Apr.

238.0 

236.9 

235.7 

235.1 

234.7 

234.7 

234.6

May

238.0 

237.0 

235.6 

235.2 

234.8 

234.9 

234.6

June

238.2 

237.0 

235.7 

235.4 

234.9 

235.0 

234.8

July

238.3 

237.0 

235.8 

235.4 

235.1 

235.3 

235.1

Aug.

238.4 

237.3 

236.1 

235.5 

235.5 

235.6 

235.3

Sept.

238.5 

237.3 

236.1 

235.7 

235.6 

235.7 

235.6
146 SALTON SEA BASIN

2557. Coyote Creek near Borrego Springs, Calif.

Location. Lat 33°22'30", long 116°25'25", in SEij 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 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,250 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 8 years, 2.56 cfs (1,850 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, about 500 cfs Aug. 13 (gage height, 10.84 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 3 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement at gage 

height 7.52 ft for peak of July 19, 1955; minimum daily recorded, 1.5 cfs Sept. 20.

1950-58: 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, 1.2 cfs July 14-16, 19-24, 1956.

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 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

1.7

'.1

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.8

.9

.8

.9

.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.1

2!o

1.9

56.3

1.82

112

Nov.

1.8

T78

1.8

~ 1.9

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.1

ITT

2.0

1.8

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1 .8

55.9

1.86

111

Dec.

1.9

TT9

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.4

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

2.1

2.1

62.4

2.01

124

Jan.

2.1

272

2.2

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.4

2.3

2.4

2.4

2 5

68.7

2.22

136

Feb.

2.6

2.6

2.7

7.3

2

2

2

2

2

2

1.9

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

3

2

2

2

2.1

2.0

1.7

1^7

1.7

-

63.3

2.26

126

Calendar year 1957: Max 5.1 Mln 1.3

Mar.

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.8

1.7

2.6

1.7

2.0

2.2

2.4

2.6

2.5

2.0

1.8

2.0

~2".5 13

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

"> 9.4

/ 2

1

2.2

80.7

2.60

160

Apr.

22

14

86

15

5

2

40

5

1 3

]»

j

> 2

239.5

7.98

475

May

> 1.5

> 1

38.5

1.24

76

June

> 1.2

36.0

1.2

71

July

> 1

> 1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

14

3

48.8

1.57

97

Aug.

2

2

2

2

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

~8.8 29

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.7

2.7

17

2

2

2

2.0

2.5

2.6

4.0

> 2

J

114.5

3.69

227

Sept.

11;.9

.7

.7

 .0

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.6

.6

.7

.8

.8

.8

.8

.9

2.0

2.0

52.9

1.76

105

Mean 1.95 Ac-ft 1,420

Water year 1957-58: Max 86 Mln - Mean 2.51 Ac-ft 1,820

Peak discharge (base, 50 cfs 

(10.51 ft); Apr. 7 (stage £ 

(4:30 p.m.) about 500 cfs

.--Apr. 1 (8:30 p.m.) 230 cfs (9.48 ft); Apr. 3 (1:30 p.m.) 380 cfs 

nd discharge unknown); July 30 (8:30 p.m.) 447 cfa (10.66 ft); Aug. 13 

10.84 ft); Aug. 21 (6 p.m.) 140 cfa (8.32 ft).
SALTON SEA BASIN 147

2557.1. Palm Canyon Creek near Borrego Springs, Calif.

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 ml.

Records available. December 1950 to September 1958.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 1,200 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 8 years, 0.56 cfs (405 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 123 cfs Apr. 3 (gage height, 3.53 ft); no flow 

for several months.

1950-58: Maximum gage height, 9.9 ft, from floodmarks, Aug. 23, 1955 (discharge 

not determined); no flow for several months each year.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 195S

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

C)

0

0

0

Nov.

O 

O

0

O

O

*0

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

ii.

0.1

0.003

0.2

Dec.

0.1

f ]_

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

*.2

.2

.2

.2

.il

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

*.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

7.5

0.24

15

Jan.

0.3 

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

*.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

72

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

*.3

.3

.3

.4

.5

74

.4

.3

.3

9.1

0.29

18

Feb.

0.3

'.9

5.9

473

1.6

.7

.7

.7

.7

*.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

1.0

1.2

.7

.5

.5

*.5

1.3

1.4

.9

.8

-

29.2

1.04

58

Mar.

0.8 

.8

.7

77

.7

1.7

1.8

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.6

1.8

*2.0

1.7

1.9

28

5

3

3

3

3

31

4

3

3

3

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

*2.6

122.0

3.94

242

Apr.

5.2 

6.6

48

39

15

1.6

28

4

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

*1.6

1.3

1.2

1.1

.1

1

1

1

1

1

180.1

6.00

357

May

1 

1

1

1

*1.0

.9

.9

.9

.8

.9

1.1

.9

.7

.6

.6

.5

.5

.4

.3

*.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

16.2

0.52

32

June

^TT

!i

.1

2

0*o

0

0

0

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

O

0

O

0

0

0

0.4

0.01

0.8

July

0 

0

0

O

0

O

0

0

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

0

0

0

0

O

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

0

0

0.1

0.003

0.2

Aug.

(*)

0

0

0

Sept.

(*)

0

0

0

Calendar year 1957: Max 1.6 Mln 0 Mean 0.21 Ao-ft 152

Water year 1957-58: Max 48 Mln 0 Mean 1.00 Ac-ft 723

Peak discharge (base, 15 ofs). --Mar. 16 (1:30 p.m.) 66 ofs (2.90 ft); Mar. 22 (8:30 a.m.) 88 cfs 

(3.17 ft); Apr. 3 (3:30 p.m.) 123 cfs (3.53 ft); Apr. 7 (11 a.m.) 57 ofs (2.89 ft).

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

Note. No gage-height record Feb. 7-10, Mar. 17-21, 23-30, Apr. 8-20, Apr. 25 to May 4, June 14-17} 

discharge Interpolated or estimated on basis of 4 discharge measurements, recorded range In stage, 

and weather records.
148 SALTON SEA BASIN

2560. Whltewater River at White Water, Calif.

Location. Lat 33°56'48", long 116°38'24", in NW^NW^NE^ sec. 2, T. 3 S., R. 3 E., on 

right bank 1.5 miles north of White Water and 3| miles upstream from San Gorgonio 

River.

Drainage area. 57.4 sq mi.

Records available. October 1948 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,610.98 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1934. Supplementary water-stage recorder and sharp-crested weir on diversion 

channel 400 ft west and 500 ft downstream from base gage. From Feb. 24, 1950, to 

Sept. 30, 1952, supplementary gage used as base gage.

Average discharge. 10 years, 10.9 cfs (7,890 acre-ft per year); average combined discharge of river and infiltration line, 9 years (1949-58), 12.5 cfs (9,050 acre-ft per 

year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, about 1,500 cfs Apr. 3 (gage height, 8.35 ft), 

from rating curve extended above slope-area measurement of 680 cfs by logarithmic 

plotting; maximum gage height, 10.55 ft Feb. 4 (backwater from debris); minimum daily 

discharge, 0.9 cfs Feb. 2.

1948-58; Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 3, 1958; no flow Jan. 9, 11, 1957. 

Maximum discharge known, 42,000 cfs Mar. 2, 1938, from slope-area measurement of 

peak flow, at site 2.5 miles upstream (drainage area, 51.4 sq ml).

Remarks. Records good except those for period Dec. 15 to Apr. 30, which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made three times a month. Records of daily discharge 

include water pumped from open sumps in ground-water seepage area surrounding station. 

The monthly runoff is adjusted for flow from infiltration line that bypasses station. 

Water is diverted out of basin about 15 miles upstream to powerplants in San Gorgonio 

River basin and thence to an area north of Banning for irrigation. One small diversion for domestic use and one for irrigation are made 2 to 3 miles upstream.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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

M(*)

Oct.

6.1

JL5

6.8

6.8

5.6

3.4

7.1

4.8

2.2

5.8

6.5

4.4

3.4

5.2

4.9

5.6

5.1

5.3

4.4

4.8

3.1

4.6

4.4

4.4

4.8

4.0

4.4

3.8

2.1

275

3.0

146.9

4.74

291

16

64

Nov.

2.2

2.8

11

4.8

2.9

3.8

36

4.9

6.1

18

"4.9 34

5.1

4.9

4.9

4.6

3.6

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.4

4.9

4.4

4.4

5.1

5.1

4.9

4.4

7.0

4.4

185.8

6.19

369

20

62

Dec.

4.4

5.1

5.1

5.2

4.3

5.5

4.7

5.2

5.1

4.9

4.9

4.6

5.2

4.8

61

57

~2.8 67

Trail

14

12

3.9

3.3

5.2

4.0

4.8

3.6

9.5

4.8

4.0

341.7

11.0

678

24

70

Jan.

12

9.4

14

13

21

9.2

5.3

4.0

3.6

4.3

1.4

iil

3.9

3.1

2.8

2.6

7.1

2.5

1.6

3.4

3.4

3.0

3.0

5.2

3.4

59

26

11

3.4

2.8

2.2

247.7

7.99

491

53

58

Feb.

1.4

.9

26

128

aT6

dio

a7

a5

a3

a2

1.3

2.0

3.8

4.3

5.4

4.8

3.9

4.6

17

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.2

21

8.0

4.8

3.7

_

295.5

10.6

586

75

51

Mar.

2.7

6.6

5.2

4.9

5.2

7.3

7.0

7.0

7.0

5.6

6.6

4.8

2.9

3.8

1.6

212

a35

a25

a20

a!5

a25

a 60

a25

aiz

a!2

a!2

all

all

alo

a 10

alO

583.2

18.8

1,160

101

72

Apr.

a200

a40

182

71

54

37

48

21

a20

a25

26

36

50

68

118

204

186

167

164

77

39

140

127

74

73

101

75

69

69

69

2,630

87.7

5,220

52

125

May

68

60

55

49

48

49

50

50

50

55

59

59

57

54

50

49

49

49

49

52

50

52

54

55

57

55

54

52

52

50

49

1,641

52.9

3,250

98

382

June

45

43

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

43

42

39

38

37

36

34

34

36

36

33

33

34

32

31

3T

31

32

33

1,131

37.7

2,240

89

466

July

33

33

34

33

33

33

32

32

31

3T

31

31

31

32

32

32

32

31

31

31

32

32

33

33

33

33

33

33

56

e60

e55

1,072

34.6

2,130

86

433

Aug.

e50

e50

e40

e40

e40

e40

e40

e40

640

a40

a40

a40

38

46

42

36

37

38

38

36

a36

a36

a36

a36

a36

36

36

36

37

36

54

1,206

38.9

2,390

72

342

Sept.

34

33

32

32

33

32

51

90

45

43

38

37

36

34

32

31

31

30

29

27

29

28

30

31

30

30

30

29

29

28

1,044

34.8

2,070

83

255

Adjusted for infiltration only

307| 702| 544| 661| 1.26O| 5,270| 5,55O| 2.550| 2.22o| 2,460| 2,150

Calendar year 1957: Max 

water year 1957-58: Max

250

212

Min 

Min

0 

0.9

Mean 

Mean

7.02

28.8

Ac-ft 4,980 

Ac-ft 20,870

Adjusted

Calendar year 1957: 

Water year 1957-58;

Ac-ft 

Ac-ft

5,330

21,640

Peak discharge (base, 100 cfs). Dec. 15 (2:30 p.m.) 343 cfs (8.00 ft); Jan. 26 (10:30 a.m.) 304 cfs 

.25 ft); Feb. 4 (4 p.m.) 250 cfs (10.55 ft'); Mar. 16 (6:3o a^ra. ) 646 cfs (9.95 ft); Apr. 1 

:30 p.m.) 607 cfs (8.22 ft); Apr. 3 (10:30 a.m.) about 1.5OO cfs (8.35 ft); Apr. 22 (3 a.m.)

, . . .. . . .

(8.25 ft); Feb. 4 (4 p.m.) 250 cfs (10.55 ft'); Mar. 16 (6:3o a^ra. ) 646 cfs (9.95 ft); Apr. 1 

(4:30 p.m.) 607 cfs (8.22 ft); Apr. 3 (10:30 a.m.) about 1.5OO cfs (8.35 ft); Apr. 22 (3 a.m.) 

299 cfs (8.20 ft); July 29 (4 p.m.) about 14O cfs (7.08 ft); Sept. 7 (5 p.m.) 152 cfs (6.45 ft).

t Runoff, in acre-feet, from Infiltration line bypassing station; furnished by White water Mutual 

water Co.

t Runoff, In acre-fteet, diverted from basin 15 miles upstream; furnished by California Electric Power 

Co.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 11 discharge measurements, probably recession curves, weather records and records for nearby streams. 

e Stage-discharge relation indefinite; discharge estimated as a" above.
SALTON SEA BASIN 149

2580. Tahquitz Creek near Palm Springs, Calif.

Location. Lab 33°48'15", long 116°33'40", in SW£ sec. 22, T. 4 S., R. 4 E., on left bank 

1.5 miles southwest of Palm Springs and 7 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 16.7 sq mi.

Records available . October 1947 to September 1958.

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. 11 years, 3.17 cfs (2,290 acre-ft per year); median of yearly mean 

discharges, 1.8 cfs (1,300 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 99 cfs Mar. 16 (gage height, 3.20 ft); no flow 

Oct. 1 to Nov. 27.

1947-58: Maximum discharge, 1,570 cfs Aug. 31, 1954 (gage height, 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 parts of each year.

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1244: 1948, 1951.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shlftlng-ccSntrol method used Apr. 21 to May 20, Sept. 1-18)

0.5 

.6 

.7 

.8

1.0

.5 

1.0 

2.4

1.2 

1.5 

1.7 

1.9

2.1 

2.3 

2.5 

3.0

Discharge, In cubic feet per second; water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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

Nov.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

.1

.2

^3

0.6

0.02

1.2

Dec.

0.3

.2

.2

.2

.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

*.4

.3

.3

4.8

7

!o

.0

40.6

1.31

81

Jan.

1.0

*.9

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

*.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

2.7

27S

2.0

1.6

1.4

29.1

0.94

58

Feb.

1.2

s'.B

15

7.8

5.3

4.2

3.6

3.2

3.0

*2.8

2.7

2.7

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.6

2.7

4.8

4.8

3.6

3.7

3.6

3.6

*6.8

6.1

4.8

4.2

115.4

4.12

229

Mar.

3.9

3.6

3.4

3.3

3.1

4.1

3.2

3.3

3.1

2.8

3.1

*3.0

3.0

2.8

3.2

38

*23

18

14

13

22

40

2T

20

17

15

16

*15

13

13 

12

361.9

11.7

718

Apr.

17

TS

29

24

21

19

20

*17

17

17

17

17

17

17

18

20

23

28

36

45

5649"

*44

43

43

42

42

41

41

42

880

29.3

1,750

May

42

49

45

46

50

54

45

45

47

55

52

45

*45

46

47

49

52

53

57

58

59

56

60

60

li

*71

67

62

58

54

49

1,652

53.3

3,280

June

43

41

*39

37

35

34

33

33

32

30

27

25

24

23

22

22

21

21

19

19

18

18

17

16

15

14

*13

13

12

T2

728

24.3

1,440

July

11

TT

11

10

9.7

9.2

8.8

8.2

7.6

7.1

6.8

6.5

6.1

5.7

5.7

5.5

5.3

*5.2

4.9

4.8

4.6

4.4

4.2

4.2

3.9

3.8

3.7

378

6.3

5.5

199.3

6.43

395

Aug.

4.4

4.2

3.7

3.4

3.3

*3.2

3.4

3.6

3.2

3.0

2.9

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.7

3.1

2.6

2.4

*2.4

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.0

1.8

2.1

2.2

5.2

279

2.1

89.6

2.89

178

Sept.

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.4

1.6

1.4

1.1

.8

.7

.6

.6

.7

.9

.8

.7

*.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

1.0

1.1

.8

.7

.6

.7

* .6

27.2

0.91

54

Calendar year 1957: Max 43 Mln 0 Mean 1.65 Ac-ft 1,200

Water year 1957-58: Max 74 Mln 0 Mean n.3 Ac-ft 8,180

Peak discharge (base, 20 cfs). Feb. 4 (6 a.m.) 24 cfs (2.12 ft); Mar. 16 (11 a.m.) 99 cfs (3.20 ft); 

Mar. 22 (3 a.m.) 56 cfs (2.68 ft); Apr. 3 (12 m.) 54 cfs (2.67 ft). ______

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
150 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 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 700 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

Hfo Jan. 14, 1942, at datum 0.2 ft higher.

Average discharge. 22 years (1930-41, 1947-58), 4.94 cfs (3,580 acre-ft per year); median 

of yearly mean discharges, 1.1 cfs (800 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,130 cfs Apr. 3 (gage height, 4.90 ft); no flow 

most of time.

1930-42, 1947-58: 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 most years.

Remarks. Records good except those above 100 cfs, which are fair. Discharge measurements 

or observations of no flow generally made twice a month.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, and discharge.

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 4 to Apr. 1, Apr. 3-5)

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

.4 

1.3

1.5

1.6 

1.8 

2.0

3.2 

6.2

32

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

102

216

380

590

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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

Nov.

0

0

0

Dec.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1957: Max 0

Jan.

0

0

0

Feb.

00"

0

165

47

17

12

7.3

5.4

4.2

3.4

2.7

2.5

2.1

1.5

1.4

1.2

.9

4.3

6.8

3.4

2.3

2.1

1.7

2.1

1.9

1.4

1.3

-

298.9

10.7

593

9 Mln 0

Mar.

1.3

1.2

1.0

.9

.!§.

3.7

5.1

2.5

2.1

1.5

1.7

2.1

2.1

1.5

2.3

190 -48-

24

24

24

28

108

46

33

25

20

36

51

26 

19

17

748.8

24.2

1,490

Apr.

208

199

'550" 474

152

116

197

114

80

66

57

51

45

39

35

32

30

28

27

24

23

21

20

18

16

14

13

12

12

n.

2,424

80.8

4,810

May

~9.6 11

9.1

8.1

7.7

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

7.3

8.1

7.3

5.S

5.4

4.5

3.9

3.2

2.9

2.5

2.5

2.1

.9

.7

.5

.3

.3

.3

.3

4

142.2

4.59

282

June

0.9

79

.8

.8

.7

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.2

.1

.1

0

.1

0

0

0

0 

0

10.0

0,33

20

July

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

5.4

3.4

0.11

6.7

Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.3

34-0"

0

0

0

2.1

.8

.1

0

0

0

0

1.6

1.0

.1 

0

40.0

1.29

79

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

1.3

1.3

.5

.3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3.4

0.11

6.7

Mean 0.01 Ac-ft 9.2

Water year 1957-58: Max 474 Mln 0 Mean 10.1 Ac-ft 7,290

Peak discharge (base, 100 cfs). Feb. 4 (8 a.m.) 332 cfs (3.52 ft); Mar. 16 (8:30 a.m.) 504 cfs 

(3.93 ft); Mar. 22 (6 a.m.) 216 cfs (3.12 ft); Apr. 1 (7 p.m.) 890 cfs (4.55 ft); Apr. 3 

(1:30 p.m.) 1,130 cfs (4.90 ft); Aug. 16 (1:30 p.m.) 860 cfs (4.50 ft).
SALTON SEA BASIN 151

2590. Andreas Creek near Palm Springs, Calif.

Location. Lat 33°45'35", long 116°32'55", in SE£ sec. 3, T. 5 S., R. 4 E., on left bank 

at Bureau of Indian Affairs diversion dam, 0.9 mile above mouth and 5.4 miles south 

of Palm Springs.

Drainage area.--8.78 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1948 to Spptember 1958.

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.--10 years, 2.15 cfs (1,560 acre-ft per year); median of yearly mean 

discharges, 1.7 cfs (1,200 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 75 cfs Mar. 16 (gage height, 2.67 ft); minimum 

daily, 0.7 ofs Oct. 1, 2.

1948-58: 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 ofs for many days in 1950-51.

Remarks. Records good. One small diversion for domestic use about 1 mile above station.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 7-ll)

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.5

0.4 

1.4 

2.9 

5.0

58

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

*0.7

.7

.9

.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.1 1.1

*1.6

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.9

1.6

2.0

*5_.6

38.2

1.23

76

Nov.

1.9

1.8

2.9

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

*1.2

1.2

1.3

1.5

1.8

1.9

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

46.1

1.54

91

Dec.

T7B" 1.5

1.5

1.5

2.9

2.1

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

 1.8

1.8

1.9

8.7

4.3

6.0

*2.9

2.4

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

74.0

2.39

147

Calendar year 1957: Max 26

Jan.

1.9

*1.8

1.6

1 .6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.8

1.8

1.8

*1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.9

6.6 375"

2.5

2.2

2.2

*2.2

63.6

2.05

126

Feb.

2.2

272

7.0

29

*?.4

4.7

3.9

3.7

3.5

3.3

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.7

2.5

2.5

2.4

5.5

3.9

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

*8.4

4.3

4.1

4.1

134.7

4.81

267

Min 0.4

Mar.

4.1

3.9

3.7

3.5

5.3

4.3

3.9

3.7

3.5

3.3

3.7

*3.5

3.3

3.3

3.9

43

11

8.4

7.4

11

35

17

12

11

9.0

10

*9.6

7.8

6.8

6.8

278.7

8.99

553

Apr.

18

17

31

19

16

18

*13

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

12

13

13

13

13

*12

11

10

9.6

9.0

9.0

8.7

877

404.0

13.5

801

Mean 1.57

May

8.7

B77

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.

8.

8.

8.

8.

8.7

8.4

*8.4

8.1

8.1

7.8

7.4

6.8

6.8

6.5

5.9

5.6

5.2

5.2

4.9

*4.7

4.5

4.3

4.3

4.1

216.6

6.99

430

June

3.9

579

3.9

3.7

3.5

3.3

3.5

3.3

3.5

*3.2

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.7

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

2.9

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.5

2.4

2.2

2.2

*2.2

2.1

27T

2.1

93.5

3.11

185

July

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.8

TTff

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

*1.8

1.8

1.8

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

3.1

271

2.2

60.7

1.96

120

Aug.

2.1

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

*1.9

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.6

2.4

T79

1.8

1.8

*1.8

2.1

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.5

55.2

1.78

109

Sept.

1.2

*1.2

1.1

T7T

1.1

1.8

T75

1.5

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.5

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

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

*1.2

42.5

1.42

84

Ac-ft 1,140

Water year 1957-58! Max 43 Min o.7 Mean 4.13 Ac-ft 2J990

Peak discharge (base, 30 cfs) .--Feb. 4 (7:3O a.m.) 48 cfs (2.58 ft); Mar. 16 (9:3O a.m.) 75 cfs 

(2.67 ft); Mar. 22 (3:50 a.m.) 55 cfs (2.50 ft),- Apr. 3 (11 a.m.) 68 cfs (2.65 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
152 MOJAVE RIVER BASIN

2605. Deep Creek near Hesperia, Calif.

Location. 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 Pork Mo lave River and 8 miles southeast of 

Hesperia.

Drainage area.--137 sq mi.

Records available.--December 1929 to September 1958. November 1904 to September 1922, 

published as "East Pork of Mojave", in reports of California Division of Water 

Resources. Combined creek and canal, October 1950 to September 1958.

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.--28 years (1930-58), 56.0 cfs (40,540 acre-ft per year); n 

yearly mean discharges, 35 cfs (25,340 acre-ft per year). Average combine

median of 

of creek and canal ,~8 years (1950-58), 47.9 cfs*"(34"68b'acre-ft~per~year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 12,400 cfs Apr. 3 (gage height, 8.59 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 4,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement at gage height 

11.30 ft; minimum daily, 1.0 cfs Sept. 16-18.

1929-58: 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 backwater, which are fair. 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 1957-58, except periods of backwater from beaver dam (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-11, 21, 22, Nov. 10-21, June 30 to July 6)

0.8 

.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

2.0 

3.4 

5.1 

7.3 

9.3

1.4

1.5

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.2

9.6

11

100

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

209

518

980

1,620

3,430

5,730

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tota]

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

1.2 r^

1.4 

1.4

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.9

2

2

2

2

2.5 

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

4.7

7.9

7.5

7

7

7

6

6

6

5

5

107.3

3.46

213

Nov.

4

4

20 

19

14

14

13

12

11

11

9.7

9.6

9.5

9.4

8.8

8.1 

7.9

7.5

7.1

6.4

5.1

5

5

5

5

251.1

8.37

498

Dec.

3.5

3 .5

3.5 

3.5

8

10

9

8

7

6

5

4

4

4

721

1,100 

1,660

248

118

78

57

36

29

29

22

17

14

11

14

15

9.6

4,257.6

137

8,440

Jan.

9.6

9.0

8.1 

7.5

6.6

5.9

5.5

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.1

4.9 

4.7

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.7

4.4

T74

4.7

4.6

222

132

66

45

25

20

661.5

21.3

1,310

Feb.

25

22

886 

3,920

735

253

179

141

134

127

100

88

78

72

70

66 

66

63

326

269

162

134

112

95

156

155

112

88

_

8,634

308

17,130

Mar.

81

74

68 

65

6_i

65

68

74

81

72

78

76

81

100

106

5,170 

795

402

332

286

350

1,110

534

395

350

286

248

286

319

214

10,513

339

20,850

Apr.

2,500

1,360

4,590 

1,440

790

672

690

600

575

584

514

402

382

382

375

416 

466

518

600

627

681

609

510

409

363

325

269

264

248

248

22,409

747

44,450

May

253 238"

224 

214

214

209

200

175

166

162

162

166

141

124

118

112 

109

100

93

93

86

78

74

70

70

53

48

42

40

37

56

3,907

126

7,750

June

56

57

54 

33

30

29

29

29

29

28

28

27

26

26

25

22 

23

23

21

20

20

20

20

17

17

13

10

9.7

10

11

702.7

23.4

1,390

July

9.6

?74

9.0 

9.6

9.6

9.6

8.0

5.9

5.3

5.1

4.9

5.1

4.6

4.2,

3.8

3.8 

4.0

4.0

3.8

3.7

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.7

3.8

3.5

3.2

372

3.2

3.4

161.0

5.19

319

Aug.

3.5

3.5

3.7 

3.7

3.7

3.8

4.0

4.4

4.0

3.5

3.2

3.2

3.4

4.2

6.2

4.2 

4.6

4.6

4.2

3.8

3.5

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.1

3.1

3.1

2.9

279

2.9

2.9

113.4

3.66

225

Sept.

2.9

2.8

2.9 

2.6

2.6

113

34

9.9

4.9

2.2

1.8

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.0

T75

1.0

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.7

1.9

2.4

1.8

1.5

1.7

2.0

2.2

208.6

6.95

414

Calendar year 1957: Max 4,070 Min 0.2 Mean 38.2 Ac-ft 27,630

Water year 1957-58: Max 4,590 Min 1.0 Mean 142 Ac-ft 103,000

Peak discharge (base, 400 cfs).--Dec. 17 (8 a.m.) 4,440 cfs (5.45 ft); Jan. 26 (1 p.m.) 840 cfs 

(3.36 ft); Feb. 4 (1:30 p.m.) 5,980 cfs (6.11 ft); Feb. 19 (6:30 p.m.) 1,410 cfs (3.86 ft); 

Mar. 16 (8 a.m.) 5,750 cfs (6.01 ft); Apr. 1 (4:30 p.m.) 8,870 cfs (7.28 ft); Apr. 3 (10 a.m.) 

12,400 cfs (8.59 ft); Sept. 6 (4 p.m.) 1,740 cfs (4.08 ft).

Note. Backwater from beaver dam Oct. 12-20, Oct. 23 to Nov. 2, Nov. 22 to Dec. 14; discharge 

Interpolated.
MOJAVE RIVER BASIN 153

2605. Deep Creek near Hesperla, Calif.--Continued

Combined discharge, in cubic feet per second, of Deep Creek and Hesperla Water Co.'s canal 

near Hesperla, Calif., water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

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.

1.2

TTS

1.4

1.4 

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.9

2

2

2

2

2.5 

2.5 

2.5

2.5

2.5

4.7

7.9

775

7

7

7

6

6

6

5 

5

107.3

3.46

213

Nov.

4

I

2019- 

14

14

13

12

11

11

9.7

9.6

9.5

9.4

8.8

8.1 

7.9 

7.5

7.1

6.4

5.1

5

5

5

5

251.1

8.37

498

Dec.

37S- 3.5

3.5

4.1 

11

14

14

13

11

7.9

8.4

11

10

10

727

1,100 

1.660 

248

118

78

60

43

35

35

28

22

19

17

18

18 

14

4,364.9

141

8,660

Jan.

15

16

14

14 

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

11 

11 

11

11

10

10

10

1T~ 9.8

10

158" 229

71

51

40 

25

851.8

27.5

1,690

Feb.

30

26

89?

5,920 

736

256

182

143

136

128

100

90

84

78

77

74 

73 

70

329

269

162

136

118

101

162

162

118

94

-

8,748

312

17,350

Mar.

85

78

74

71 

66

71

74

80

86

80

89

87

92

111

116

5.180 

80l 

410

339

293

357

1,120

541

402

357

293

255

293

326

293 

220

10,740

346

21,300

Apr.

2,500

1,360

4.590

1,440 

792

674

692

602

576

585

518

409

388

388

381

422 

472 

523

605

632

686

614

515

414

368

331

276

271

254

3BT

22,532

751

44,690

May

259

244

230

220 

220

215

206

184

175

171

171

174

149

134

130

122 

119 

109

102

102

96

88

83

79

79

64

58

52

50

47 

45_

4,177

135

8,280

June

45

if.

4?

42 

38

37

37

37

36

35

36

35

34

34

33

29 

30 

30

27

26

26

26

24

21

20

18

16

15

14

IS

905

30.2

1,800

July

TB" 15

15

15

14

13

13

12

11

9.9

8.7

8.1

7.5

7.1

6.7

6.7 

7.1 

7.2

6.9

6.5

6.1

6.1

5.8

5.2

5.8

5.9

5.0

4.7

4.7

Iff

263.9

8.51

523

Aug.

4.8

4.7

4.7

4.9 

4.7

4.8

6.3

8.8

6.7

5.4

4.8

4.6

5.6

10

13

10 

8.8 

7.8

6.8

5.9

5.2

4.9

4.9

.9

.7

.7

.7

.5

4.5

4.5 

4.1

184.7

5.96

366

Sept.

3.9

3.8

3.6

3T§- 3.5

~4T 117

16

10

6.4

6.2

5.5

4.5

4.2

4.4

4.1 

3.6 

3.5

3.6

3.5

3.5

3.6

4.2

5.2

8.2

7.3

6.5

6.5

6.7

6.8

311.3

10.4

617

Calendar year 1957 : Max 4,070 Min 0.2 Mean 40,5 Ac-ft 29,300

Water year 1957-58: Max 4,590 Hin 1.2 Mean 146 Ac-ft 106,000

534539 O -60 -11
154 MOJAVE RIVER BASIN

2610. West Pork Mojave River near Hesperia, Calif.

Location. Lat 34°20'27", long 117°14'24", In SW&Sw£ 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 ml. 

Records available. January 1930 to September 1958. 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 

Hfo June 30, 1922, staff gage and water-stage recorder several hundred feet downstream

at different datum. 

Average discharge.--28 years (1930-58), 28.5 cfs (20,630 aere-ft per year); median of

yearly mean discharges, 12 cfs (8,690 aere-ft per year). 

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 10,200 efs Apr. 3 (gage height, 10.48 ft), from

rating curve extended above 3,000 efs on basis of slope-area measurement at gage height

16.1 ft; no flow most of time.

1930-58: Maximum discharge, 26,100 efs Mar. 2, 1938, by slope-area measurement of

peak flow; no flow for several months each year.

Revisions. Figures of maximum discharge for the water years 1930 and 1932 have been

revised to 800 efs Mar. 14, 1930 (gage height, 4.20 ft), and 8,500 cfs Feb. 8, 1932

(gage height, 10.00 ft), superseding those published In WSP 705 and 735, respectively. 

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Discharge measurements or observation of no flow 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). Revised figures of discharge, In cubic feet per second, for high- 

 water periods in the water years 1932 and 1938, superseding those published In WS? 735

and 860, are given herewith:

1932 

Feb. 8......... 1,740

9......... 3,430

10......... 807

1938 

Mar. 1. 2,380

Month

Calendar year 1932 ..........................

Calendar year 1938 ..........................

Cfs-days

"

-

27,249

39,951.2

Maximum

3,430

3 430

3,430

7,000

7,000

Minimum

78

0

187

0

Mean

397

44.9

879

109

Runoff in 

acre-feet

22,830

32,570

54,050

79,250

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

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

0

0

Nov.

0

0

0

Dec?.

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

8.7

214

316 ~TZ

31

20

17

15

12

10

9

8

7

5

4

3

2

753.7

24.3

1,490

Jan.

1

.5

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

144

63

35

28

24

21

316.5

10.2

628

Feb.

17

15

327

1.850 

581

210

132

91

72

58

51

42

42

35

31

26

25

24

239

149

74

55

44

37

140

123

84

73

-

4,647

166

9,220

Mar.

66

60

54

49 

43

59

63

55

49

42

54

49

44

41

43

723

338

200

143

111

138

513

294

203

159

126

236

219

182

152

143

4,651

150

9,230

Apr.

1,810

969

3.120

856 

540

460

754

497

343

225

162

120

100

90

80

90

100

110

120

130

140

130

120

110

100

90

80

75

75

11

11,668

389

23,140

May

74

61

60

60

60

50

50

50

50

50

40

40

40

40

40

40

35

30

25

20

18

17

15

15

14

12

12

12

7.2

6.5

12

1,055.7

34.1

2,090

June

7.3

6.3

6.5

5 

5

4

4

4

3

3

2

2

2

1

1

1

.7

.6

.5

.5

.4

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

61.7

2.05

122

July

0

0

0

Aug.

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

0 

0

3

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

4

0.13

7.9

Calendar year 1957: Max 316 Min 0 Mean 6.62 Ao-ft 4,790

Water year 1957-58: Max 3,120 Min 0 Mean 63.4 Ac-ft 45,930

Peak discharge (ba 

(6.15 ft); Feb. 

(7:30 a.m.) 868 . 

(10.48 ft); Apr.

base, 500 cfs).--Dec. 17 (7 a.m.) 760 cfs (4.00 ft); Feb. 4 (1:30 p.m.) 2,740 cfs 

. 19 (4:30 p.m.) 748 ofs (4.18 ft): Mar. 16 (6:30 a.m.) 1,300 cfs (4.88 ft); Mar. 22 

8 cfs (4.18 ft); Apr. 1 (5:30 p.m.) 5,140 cfs (7.83 ft); Apr. 3 (10 a.m.) 10,200 cfs 

r. 7 t(5 5 a.m.} a.m.) 1.O1O 1.010 nfs cfs (4.36 (4-36 ft). ft}.

Mote. No gage-height record Dec. 22 to Jan. 2, Apr. 12-29, May 4-19, June 4 to Sept. 30; dlscharge estimated on basis of 14 discharge measurements, weather records, and records for Deep Creek 

near Hesperia.
MOJAVE RIVER BASIN 155

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 

TeTtbank 1,000 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 66, 2,500 ft downstream from 

The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Pe 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 1958. Prior 

to Oct. 1, 1936, published as "at Victorville."

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 2,650 ft (from topographic map) 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 to Mar 28 1938 waterstage recorder at present site at datum 2.00 ft higher. '

Average discharge. 27 years (1931-58), 75.0 cfs (54,300 acre-ft per year); median of 

yearly mean discharges, 41 cfs (29,700 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 15,900 cfs Apr. 3 (gage height 9 20 ft)- minimum daily, 13 cfs Sept. 3, 4, 11.

1930-58: 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 below 100 cfs and poor above. Discharge measurements generally 

made twice a month. Periodic regulation by Lake Arrowhead (capacity, 48,000 acre-ft 

used principally for recreation). Diversions and pumping for irrigation of about ' 

5,000 acres above station.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

20

21

21

22

24

25

26

27

27

26

27

26

26

26

26

27

27

27

28 

29

M

732

23.6

1,45O

Nov.

32

34

37

34

34

34

33

31

30

30

31

30

32

32

34

35

37

39

39

39

39

38

38

38

37

34

32

31

31 

30

1,024

34.1

2,030

Dec.

3O

30

30

29

29

29

29

29

30

31

30

30

30

31

42

40

9085"

42

37

31

32

31

31

32

33

34

35

37

37 

38

1,124

36.3

2,230

Jan.

39

40

4O

39

41

424"TT

42

42

41

39

37

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

39

39

39

39

39

40

42

41

40

38

38 

37

1,200

38.7

2,380

Feb.

37

38

43

943

807

192

75

53

46

48

48

48

46

45

41

41

41

38

42

41

34

32

32

33

34

41

37

37

-

2,993

107

5.94O

Mar.

37

37

35

35

33

34

37

31

29

29

35

31

31

30

31

663

895

488

344

319

327

827

736

487

376

323

264

363

376

335

7,878

254

15,630

Apr.

3,960

2,940

5,010

2, 23O

1,230

778

1,O1O

953

1,140

1,140

1,060

778

702

619

523

474

423

454

523

578

647

633

564

467

4OO

348

286

205

190

187

30,452

1,015

60, 400

May

193

TTT

152

143

129

121

99

78

76

73

65

52

50

60

42

31

30

25

25

24

22

24

21

24

21

25

24

24

21

20

19.

1,884

60.8

3,740

June

19

19

20

19

17

18

18

20

2O

21

2O

20

20

20

20

2O

20

18

18

18

18

20

20

20

20

19

18

19

16

17

572

19.1

1,130

July

19

21

20

20

20

21

21

20

20

20

20

20

17

15

17

15

16

18

16

17

17

16

16

16

16

16

17

16

17

18

18

556

17.9

1,100

Aug.

18

17

18

17

17

19

21

20

19

18

17

18

19

18

20

20

19

19

18

18

18

18

18

18

17

17

18

17

16

16

15_

558

18. 0

1,110

Sept.

15

14

13

13

15

17

14

14

14

14

13

14

14

14

15

15

14

15

15

15

16

16

17

18

18

19

16

16

16

17

456

15.2

904

Calendar year 1957: Max 282 Mln 12 Mean 28.5 Ac-ft 2O,67o

Water year 1957-58; Max 5,010 Mln 13 Mean 135 Ac-ft 98,040

Peak discharge (base, 2OO cfs).-- Dec. 17 (9:3o p.m.) 314 cfs (2.93 ft); Feb. 4 (1O p.m.) 2.O70 cfs 

(4.5O . ft); Mar. . 16 (2:3O p.m.) .. 1,680 , cfa (4.55 . ft); Mar. . 22 (l:3o p.m.) .. 1.57O . cfs (4.37 ft);

Apr. 1 (1O p.m.) 1O.8QO cfs (7.67 ft); Apr. 5 (l;3O p.m.) 15,90O efs (9.2O ft).
156 MOJAVE RIVER BASIN

2625. Mojave River at Barstow, Calif.

Location. Lat 34°54'25", long 117-01'20", in SE£SW£ sec. 31, T. 10 N., R. 1 W., on left 

bank 75 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 91 at Barstow.

Records available. October 1930 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage, 2,090 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 28 years, 28.5 cfs (20,630 acre-ft per year); median of yearly mean 

discharges, 0.1 cfs (72 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,140 cfs Apr. 3 (gage height, 4.64 ft); no 

flow most of year.

1930-58: 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 each year.

Remarks. Records good. Slight regulation by Lake Arrowhead (capacity, 48,000 acre-ft, 

used principally for recreation). Diversions and pumping for irrigation of about 

15,000 acres above station.

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the water year 

1932, superseding those published in WSP 735, are given herewith:

Date

1932

Feb. 9

10

11

12

13

14

15

Discharge

2,410

2,260

1,040

424

375

387

351

Date

1932-Con.

Feb. 16

17

18

19

20

21

22

Discharge

387

440

400

387

314

263

224

Date

1932-Con.

Feb. 23

24

25

26

27

28

29

Discharge

224

339

326

326

314

302

314

Date

1932-Con.

May 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

Discharge

12

6.3

5.7

6.8

12

9.4

9.4

Date

1932-Con.

May 8

9

10

11

12

13

14

Discharge

6.3

2.1

1.1

.7

.3

.2

.3

Month

Calendar year 1932 .............

Maximum

2,410

Minimum

0

Mean

2.34

51.6

51.6

Runoff in 

acre -feet

23,420

37,460

37,460

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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

0

0

Nov.

(*)

0

0

0

Dec.

(*)

0

0

0

Calendar year 1957: Max

Jan.

(*)

0

0

0

Feb.

-

0

0

0

o Min o

Mar.

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*10

6.9

*4.1

0

*0

0

24

6.0

*4.6

*0

0

0

0

0

0

55.6

1.79

110

Apr.

0

*985

1,840

«2,500

*688

*747

*546

*717

201

*240

*214

139

90

*102

89

56

*56

97

92

125

*145

198

117

68

1.5

1.5

0

*0

0

0

10,055.0

335

19,940

May

(*)

0

0

0

June

(*)

0

0

0

July

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0**

0

2.8

0.09

5.6

Aug.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Mean 0 Ao-ft 0

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

0

3^6

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3.6

0.12

7.1

Water year 1957-58: Max 2,500 Min 0 Mean 27.7 Ao-ft 20,070

Peak discharge (base, 100 cfs). Mar. 17 (l p.m.) about 100 efs (3.00 ft); Mar. 23 (4:30 a.m.)

201 cfs (2.97 ft); Apr. 5 (10:50 p.m.) 9.140 efs (4.64 ft).___________________________

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
MOJAVE RIVER BASIN 157

2630. Mojave River at Afton, Calif.

Location. La t 35°02'15", long 116°23'00", in SE^ sec. 18, T. UN., 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 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,400.15 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1943. Dec. 21, 1929, to Sept. 30, 1932, water-stage 

recorder at site 1.7 miles downstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--8 years (1930-32, 1952-58), 2.80 cfs (2,030 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,570 cfs Aug. 7 (gage height, 5.30 ft); minimum daily, 0.2 cfs June 25, Sept. 2-4.

1929-32, 1952-58: Maximum discharge, 3,550 cfs Feb. 10, 1932 (gage height, 4.70 ft, 

site and datum then in use); minimum daily, 0.1 ofs July 23-26, 1932.

Revisions. The maximum discharge for the water year 1931 has been revised to 

250 cfs Aug. 12, 1931 (gage height, 1.66 ft), superseding figure published in WSP 720.

Remarks. Records good below 300 cfs and fair above. Natural flow affected by groundwater withdrawals, diversions, municipal use, and storage in two small reservoirs.

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for high-water period 

in the water year 1931, superseding those published in WSP 720, are given herewith:

1931

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

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

Month

Water year 

Calendar ye

1930-31..

ar 1931..'

i

Maximum

54 

54 

54

5.4 

54 

19

Minimum

0.6 

0.6 

0.6

Mean

3.17 

1.75 

1.76

Runoff In 

acre-feet

195 

1,270 

1,270

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

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.

°^|

'.6 

.6

.6 

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

.8

.S

.9

.9

».9

l!o

1.0

.9

.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.2

TT

1.2

26.5

0.85

53

Nov.

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

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

33.0

1.10

65

Dec.

TTT

l.i 

1.1

1.1

l.i

l.i

1.1

l.i

1.1

1.1

l.i

l.i

1.1

1.1 1.1

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

rrl

37.3

1.20

74

Calendar year 1957: Max 1

Jan.

1.6 

1.6

1.6 

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.8

ITS' 2.0

 1.6

1.6

1.4 

1.4

50.2

1.62

100

Feb.

1.4

iff

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.6

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

TTT

1.2

-

36.7

1.31

73

9 Mln 0.4

Mar.

1.2

1.2

 1.2

1.3

5.3

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.1

1 0

Tto

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

39.5

1.27

78

Apr.

1.2 

 1.3

7.8 

 340 

*396

 96

 37

*23

67

6.6

 2.6

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

x t o

ITT 1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.4

1,003.4

33.4

1,990

May

1.4

T73

1.3 

1.2

1.2 

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.0

.9

.8

».8

.8

,7

7T

.7

.7

.7

.7

.8

.8

.8 

.8

31.4

1.01

62

June

~0.8 

.7 

.7

.7 

.7

.7

.7

*. 7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

14.7

0.49

29

July

0.4

.4

t!

.5 

.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

9.8

0.32

19

Aug.

p^i

'.3 

.3

.3 

.4

 91.0

5.5

1.1

.6

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

*.3

.3

.3

.3 

.3

107.7

3.47

214

Sept.

0.3 

.2

7? 

.2

.3 

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.6

.7

.4

*.875"

.8

.6

.6

.3

.4

.5

.5

.5

.6

.6

.6

.6

13.5

0.45

27

Mean 1.01 Ac-ft 730

Water year 1957-58: Max 396 Mln 0.2 Mean 3.85 Ac-ft 2,780

Peak discharge (base, 100 cfs). Apr. 4 (8 p.m.) 1,080 cfs (5.00 ft); Apr. 9 (1 a.m.) 110 cfs 

(5.75 ft); Aug. 7 (4:50 p.m.) 1.570 cfs (5:50 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day.
158 ANTELOPE VALLEY BASIN

2635. Big Rock Creek near Valyermo, Calif.

Location. Lat 34 0 25'17", long 117°50'19", in NE£ 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 1958. 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."

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,050 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to May 4, 1938, at same site at different datums. May 4, 1938, to Jan. 26, 1939, at 

site 0.2 mile downstream (below Punchbowl Canyon) at different datum.

Average discharge.--34 years (1923-37, 1938-58), 15.0 cfs (10,860 acre-ft per year); 

median of yearly mean discharges, 9.2 cfs (6,700 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 399 cfs Dec. 15 (gage height, 4.05 ft); minimum 

daily, 2.5 cfs Oct. 9.

1923-58: 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.

Revisions. The figures of maximum discharge for some water years have been revised, 

as shown in the following table. They supersede figures published in the water-supply 

papers indicated.

WSP

735 

830 

880

Water 

year

1932 

1937 

1939

Date

Feb. 8, 

Feb. 6, 

Dec. 18,

1932 

1937 

1938

Discharge 

(cfs)

800 

360 

450

Gage height 

(feet)

4.15 

3.25 

9.70

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Discharge measurements generally made four or more times a month. There is evidence 

of appreciable infiltration into the stream bed in the immediate vicinity of station.

Cooperation.--Thirty discharge measurements furnished by Los Angeles County Flood 

Control District.

Revisions (water years). Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the 

water years 1932 and 1937, superseding those published in WSP 735 and 830, are given 

herewith:

Date

1932 

Feb. 8 

9

10

11 

12

Discharge

250 

378 

148 

80 

61

Date

1932-Con. 

Feb. 13 

14

1937 

Feb. 6

Discharge

51 

44

158

Date

L937-Con. 

Feb. 7 

8 

13 

14 

15

Discharge

147 

55 

71 

241 

136

Date

1937-Con. 

Feb. 16 

17 

Mar. 12 

13 

14

Month

February >"" 

Water 

Calend, 

February 

March

srear 1931-2 

ir year 192

1937

Z... ................... .

Water year 1936-; 

Calendar year 19; 7.. .....................

Cfa-days

1

1,651.0 

1,906 

10,947.9 

11,185.3

Maximum

378 

378 

378

241 

2Z2 

241

Discharge

86 

67 

72 

92 

67

Minimum

7 

2.6 

4.4

7.5 

35 

2.2

Date

1937-Con. 

Mar. 15 

16 

17 

19 

20

Discharge

82 

222 

136 

78 

66

Mean

55.7 

22.8 

23.3

59.0 

61.5 

30.0 

30.6

Runoff In 

acre-feet

3,210

16,500 

16,900

3,270 

3,780 

21,710 

22,180
ANTELOPE VALLEY BASIN 159

2635. Big Rock Creek near Valyermo, Calif.--Continued

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 4-6, 11-19, Apr. 27 to Sept. 30)

1.76

1.8

1.9

2.5 

3.2 

5,6

2.0

2.1 

2.3

8.8

13

26

2.6

3.0 

3.5

54

115

233

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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

2.8

2,8

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.6

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

83.7

2.70

166

Nov.

2.6

2.8

2.8

3.0

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.8

3.0

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.8

2.8

3.0

3.2

3.

3.

3.

3.

3.

89.0

2.97

177

Dec.

3.4

374

3.4

3.8

5.1

4.6

4.6

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

129

165

122

49

a 30

a25

a 20

a!5

a!4

a!3

al2

al2

a!2

all

all

alO

718.0

23.2

1,420

Jan.

alO

alO

9.5

9.1

9.1

8.4

8.4

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

a.o

8.0

7.7

7.7

7.4

7.1

7.1

6.8

6.5

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

22

17

12

11

11

11

277.8

8.96

551

Feb.

10

10

48

203

95

59

44

39

39

36

33

32

30

29

27

26

25

24

110

75

60

52

46

41

50

48

45

42

-

1,378

49.2

2,730

Mar.

39

36

33

30

28

30

30

29

28

28

29

27

26

24

34

~as 177

81

73

74

81

83

73

66

58

55

58

54

52

50

47

1,632

52.6

3,240

Apr.

118

86

161

108

81

77

71

67

67

68

80

86

87

91

95

102

108

117

130

136

138

126

110

95

87

87

86

86

83

83

2,917

97.2

5,790

May

86

89

91

91

97

101

97

94

99

101

91

83

78

78

78

81

85

86

86

84

81

77

74

77

77

77

78

75

73

71

70

2,606

84.1

5,170

June

70

67

66

63

60

60

58

57

53

52

50

48

50

46

44

44

44

42

42

41

40

38

37

37

36

34

32

32

31

3T

1,405

46.8

2,790

July

31

33

a32

a32

a31

a 30

a30

a29

a28

a28

a27

a26

a25

a24

a23

23

23

322

321

a21

320

a 20

19

319

a!8

318

317

17

18

17

740

23.9

1,470

Aug.

18

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

16

16

16

15

. 16

16

16

15

14

14

14

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

452

14.6

897

Sept.

11

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

10

9.9

9.5

9.1

8.4

8.4

9.1

9.1

8.8

9.1

8.4

8.4

8.4

2-l2.

313.6

10.5

622

Calendar year 1957: Max 165 Min 2.5 Mean 7.81 Ac-ft 5,650

Water year 1957-58: Max 203 Min 2.5 Mean 34.6 Ac-ft 25,020

Peak discharge (base, 50 efs). Dec. 15 (6 p.m.) 399 efs (4.05 ft); Feb. 4 (11 a.m.) 295 efs 

(3.65 ft); Feb. 19 (2 p.m.) 210 efs (3.42 ft); Mar. 16 (4:30 a.m.) 264 efs (3.60 ft); Apr. 3 

(7:50 a.m.) 242 cfs (5.52 ft).________________________________________________________

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 7 discharge measurements, recorded range 

in stage, and weather records.
160 ANTELOPE VALLEY BASIN

2640. Little Rock Creek near Little Rook, Calif.

Location. Lat 34°27'50", long 118°01'05", in SW^SW^NE^- sec. 3, T. 4 N., R. 11 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 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 3,290 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to May 1943, at site 500 ft downstream at different datums (datum changed in March 1939X

Average discharge.--26 years (1930-37, 1939-58), 18.0 cfs (13,030 acre-ft per year); 

median of yearly mean discharges, 9.6 cfs (7,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,070 cfs Dec. 15 (gage height, 7.15 ft); no 

flow Oct. 1 to Nov. 2.

1930-58: Maximum discharge, 17,000 cfs (estimated) Mar. 2, 1938; no flow during 

periods in most years.

Revisions. Figures of maximum discharge for the water years 1935 and 1944 have been 

revised to 925 cfs Feb. 5, 1935 (gage height, 3.77 ft, site and datum then in use), 

and 902 cfs Feb. 22, 1944 (gage height, 6.85 ft), superseding those published in 

WSP 790 and 1010, respectively.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Los Angeles County Flood Control District; records 

reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions (water years). Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the 

water years 1935 and 1944, superseding those published in WSP 790 and 1010, are given 

herein. Complete table of daily discharge is given for the water year 1935, but 

only revised figures are given for water year 1944.

Pet). 22, 1944.... ....... 567

Pet). 23, 1944........... 180

Month

Calendar year 1935 ...............

Calendar year 1944 ...............

Cfa-daya

7,176.5

17,035.3

Maximum

716

567

567

Minimum

0

19

.8

1.2

Mean

19.7

60.6

49.0

46.5

Runoff in 

acre-feet

14,240

3,480

35,540

33,790

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1934 to September 1935

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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

39

42

19

12

8

6

5

4.2

3.8

3.2

3.0

2.5

2.4

2.2

152.3

4.91

302

Nov.

2.2

2.2

2.1

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

6.5

8.5

775

8

7.5

6

5

5

4 7

4 5

4 2

4 0

4 0

3 8

3 6

109.6

3.65

217

Dec.

3.6

3.4

3.2

3.0

3.0

2.9

2.7

1776

40.0

23

18

19

251

494

186

88

62

50

38

30

24

22

19

16

16

14

13

16

15

13

12

1,517.8

49.0

3,010

Jan.

12

12

12

14

80

60

48

40

50

72

60

51

45

37

46

40

33

30

28

25

23

23

23

25

31

35

36

37

36

35

35

1,134

36.6

2,250

Feb.

35

34

33

106

716

384

189

120

88

74

65

58

54

50

47

43

40

37

36

36

35

34

32

30

28

27

26

25

-

2,482

88.6

4,920

Mar.

24

29

28

27

26

25

28

27

25

24

24

27

32

38

M

38

34

32

31

29

28

27

26

28

28

28

28

29

29

29

29

901

29.1

1,790

Apr.

29

29

30

36

35

33

33

372

216

118

89

76

67

62

60

57

53

50

47

46

45

44

42

40

37

34

32

31

33

35

1,911

63.7

3,790

May

30

29

27

25

24

22

22

20

20

19

19

18

18

17

17

16

16

16

15

14

14

13

13

12

11

11

10

10

10

10

10

528

17.0

1,050

June

9.5

9

8

8

7.5

7

7

6

6

5.5

5.5

5

5

5

4.7

4.2

4.0

3.6

3.4

2.9

2.5

2.4

2.2

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

134.9

4.50

268

July

1.4

1.5

1.9

1.9

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.0

.8

.8

.7

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.4

.4

.3

.3

.2

_.!_

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

22.8

0.74

45

Aug.

~7T 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

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.2

0.006

0.4

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1934: Max 494 Mln 0 Mean 9.04 Ac-ft 6,540

Water year 1934-35: Max 716 Min 0 Mean 24.4 Ac-ft 17,640
ANTELOPE VALLEY BASIN 161

2640. Little Rock Creek near Little Rock, Calif . Continued 

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

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

Nov.

0

0

.2

1.7

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.6

1.7

1.9

2.0

2.2

FTo

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.7

48.6

1.62

96

Dec.

1.7

1.7

1.7

5.0

7.2

6.5

5.8

4.9

4.3

3.4

3.2

3.0

2.8

231

373

190

90

58

42

31

26

21

17

15

13

12

11

10

9.6 

9 1

1,211.6

39.1

2,400

Calendar year 1957s Max 399

Jan.

8.4

7.9

7.9

7.5

7.0

6.8

6.3

6.1

6.1

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.1

5.8

5.8

5.4

5.4

5.2

4.9

4.9

4.7

4.7

4.9

33

23

15

13

11

11

259.3

8.36

514

Feb.

10

9.8

114

521

222

126

92

80

75

65

57

51

45

40

36

34

34

32

234

175

123

108

94

83

94

78

64

59

-

2,755.8

98.4

5,470

Mar.

52

46

42

37

li

36

37

39

39

38

41

40

41

45

70

429

24T

174

143

127

160

164

136

116

102

91

89

84

83

82

79

2,937

94.7

5,830

Apr.

238

196

363

237

177

152

154

145

157

170

194

199

194

190

190

187

192

206

215

231

213

192

170

147

130

118

112

105

101

98

5,373

179

10,660

May

96

96

92

90

87

87

83

78

73

70

63

58

54

52

50

47

46

44

43

40

39

37

36

34

31

29

27

26

25

23

22

1,678

54.1

3,330

June

21

20

20

19

18

17

16

16

15

15

15

14

14

14

13

13

12

11

11

11

10

9.6

9.1

8.4

7.5

7.0

6.5

6.1

674

6.8

382.4

12.7

758

July

lil

7.0

6.8

6.8

6.3

5.8

5.2

4.5

4.3

3.9

3.8

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.6

3.6

3.8

3.9

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.9

3.9

3.8

3.6

3.4

3.2

2.6

2.3 o c1 c . b 

3.6

131.0

4.23

260

Aug.

3.4

370

2.5

2.0

1.4

1.2

2.0

2.5

2.2

1.4

1.1

.9

.9

2.6

2.8

3.0

2.8

2.2

1.7

1.4

1.0

.9

.9

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.1

52.6

1.70

104

Sept.

0.9

.9

.6

.5

.4

.9

1.1

1.0

1.0

.8

.6

.5

.5

.9

1.0

.9

.8

.6

.6

.4

.4

.4

.4

1.4

2.0

1.4

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

25.0

0.83

50

Mln 0 Mean 9.60 Ac-ft 6,940

Water year 1957-58: Max 521 Mln 0 Mean 40.7 Ac-ft 29,470
162 ANTELOPE VALLEY BASIN

2646. Oak Creek near Mojave, Calif.

Location. Lat 35°03'00", long 118°21'25", in NWi sec. 15, T. 11 N., R. 14 W., on upstream 

right wing wall of culvert, 0.1 mile west of junction of Oak Creek and Willow Springs 

Roads, 100 ft downstream from unnamed tributary, and 10.5 miles west of Mojave.

Drainage area. 15.8 sq mi.

Records available. August 1957 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 4,100 ft (from 

topographic map).

Extremes.--1957: No flow for period Aug. 1 to Sept. 30.

19*57-58: Maximum discharge during year, 22 ofs Apr. 18 (gage height, 1.51 ft); no 

flow Oct. 1 to Dec. 13.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.54 

.6 

.7 .3

1.0

0.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

2.1 

3.8 

5.9 

8.5

1.3

1.4 

1.6

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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

Nov.

(*)

0

0

0

Dec.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*.

2.0

0.06

4.0

Jan.

0.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

*.Z

.2

.2

.2

6.0

0.19

12

Feb.

0.2

.2

.4

3.1

T6

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

1.4

.5

.2

.2

.2

*.2

1.4

.9

.5

.5

-

13.4

0.48

27

Mar.

0.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

* .5

.5

.5

2.4

.6

.0

.8

.8

.0

.4

.8

.2

.1

.1

* .1

.7

.5

.4

.4

.5

27.3

0.88

54

Apr.

2.0

1.9

4.0

*2.7

2.9

4.2

5.9

5.7

6.2

7.5

*8.8

9.8

11

12

14

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

*16

15

15

13

13

11

11

11

315.6

10.5

626

May

10

11

10

10

*8.9

7.7

8.5

8.2

8.2

8.0

8.5

8.2

8.0

7.7

7.5

7.2

6.9

6.9

6.9

7.2

*6.9

6.7

6.4

6.4

5.9

5.3

4.8

4.4

4.6

4.2

4.0

225.1

7.26

446

June

4.4

4.6

4.2

*4.2

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.3

3.3

3.3

2.9

*2.2

2.2

2.4

2.2

2.2

1.9

179

1.9

2.0

2.0

1.9

2.0

2.2

90.0

3.00

179

July

2.2

* .2

.0

.0

.9

.8

.6

.6

.5

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.6

* .7

.8

.9

.2

.8

.7

.7

.7

.8

.0

.9

.8

* .8

.5

.5

.5

54.4

1.75

108

Aug.

1.5

1.4

1.2

1.2

.9

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

*.7

.7

.7

.7

.5

.7

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

*.7

.7

.8

.8

. 8

.8

24.5

0.79

49

Sept.

0.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.8

.9

.9

.8

.8

.9

.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

*.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

1.0

.'9

.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

24.9

0.83

49

Calendar year 1957: Max - 

Water year 1957-58: Max 16

Mean - 

Mean 2.15

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

Ac-ft - 

Ac-ft 1,550
MONO LAKE BASIN 163

2870. Mono Lake near Mono Lake, Calif.

Location.--Lat 38°00', long 119°08', in NEij sec. 31, T. 2 N., R. 26 E., on west bank 

1 mile south of town of Mono Lake.

Records available. June 1912 to September 1958. 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, 

cEtum 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.--1912-58: Maximum elevation observed, 6,428.1 ft July 18, 1919; minimum 

observed, 6,400.85 ft Dec. 13, 1957.

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, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Date

Oct. 4

11

18

25

Nov. 1

8

15

22

21

Dec. 6

13

20

27

Jan. 3

10

17

24

31

Elevation

6,401.10

6,400.95

6,400.93

6,400.92

6,400.94

6,400.94

6,400.91

6,400.89

6,400.88

6,400.89

6,400.85

6,400.98

6,401.01

6,401.02

6,401.02

6,401.03

6,401.04

6,401.05

Date

Feb. 5

14

21

28

Mar. 7

14

21

28

Apr. 7

16

23

25

May 1

9

16

23

29

June 6

Elevation

6,401.06

6,401.06

6,401.24

6,401.27

6,401.31

6,401.34

6,401.49

6 , 401 . 49

6,401.63

6,401.72

6,401.72

6,401.70

6,401.77

6,401.83

6,401.87

6,402.02

6,401.97

6,401.96

Date

June 13

20

27

July 3

10

18

25

Aug. 1

8

15

22

29

Sept. 5

12

19

26

Elevation

6,401.97

6,402.06

6,402.10

6,402.07

6,402.18

6,402.18

6,402.20

6,402.18

6,402.19

6,402.12

6,402.10

6,402.05

6,401.92

6,401.82

6,401.72

6,401.62

WALKER LAKE BASIN 

Walker Lake near Hawthorne, Nev.

Location. La t 38°35' , long 118 "42' , in NE^NE^ sec. 2, T. 8 N., R. 29 E., 3 miles northwest of Hawthorne.

Records available. August 1928 to September 1958. Occasional readings prior to August 

1928.

Gage. Bench mark, at United States Naval Depot, 4,053.41 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Extremes. 1928-58: Maximum elevation observed, 4,051.8 ft Mar. 13, 1928 (Indian 

Service) ; minimum observed, 3,988.9? ft Apr. 9. 1958.

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 1957 to September 1958

Oct. 4..... 3,989.62

Nov. 1..... 3,989.34

Dec. 2..... 3,989.22

Jan. 7..... 3,989.07

Feb. 5..... 3,989.03

Mar. 11..... 3,989.01

Apr. 9..

May 2..

June 2..

July 7..

Aug. 4..

Sept. 3..

. 3,989.50

. 3,990.46

. 3,990.39
164 WALKER LAKE BASIN

2890. Virginia Creek near Bridgeport, Calif.

Location. Lat 38 0 11', long 119°12', in wj sec. 22, T. 4 N., R. 25 E., on right bank 

3 miles upstream from mouth, ! £ miles downstream from Clearwater Creek, and 4j miles 

southeast of Bridgeport.

Drainage area. 64 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--October 1953 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,700 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 5 years, 17.3 cfs (12,520 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 375 cfs Apr. 20 (gage height, 5.61 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 170 cfs as explained below; minimum, 3.2 cfs Nov. 29.

1953-58: 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 except those above 80 cfs, which are fair. Plow partly regulated 

by Virginia Lakes and other lakes near headwaters of Virginia Creek. Diversions for 

irrigation of about 3,000 acres above station.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58, except periods of ice effect (gage height,

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

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 13, 16, 17, May 1-8, Aug. 16 to Sept. 30)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 17

2.3 4.0

2.5 10

2.8 25

3.3 72

Apr. 18 to Sept. 30

3.3

3.5 

3.8 

4.3 

4.8

9.3

18

37

87

170

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

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.

5.1

5.4

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

6.0

6.8

7.4

7.1

6.8

8.1

8.1

*8.1

8.4

8.4

9.4

10

9.7

10

11

10

9.7

10

9.4

9.0

9.4

9.4

242.3

7.82

481

Nov.

9.4

10

10

10

9.4

9.7

11

10

10

10

10

12

10

9.4

9.7

9.4

12

*14

12

10

8.1

9.7

9.4

9.4

9.4

8.7

9.0

6.8

8.4

296.3

9.88

588

Dec.

8.4

8.4

8.7

9.4

8.1

9.0

8.4

8.7

9.0

9.4

8.7

9.4

9.7

10

12

8.1

8.7

12

12

12

bll

b9.0

10

11

10

9.0

9.4

9.0

8.1

7.8

292.5

9.44

580

Calendar year 1957: Max 49

Jan.

8.4

8.4

7.8

7.1

7.8

8.4

*8.7

8.4

9.0

8.7

8.4

8.1

8.4

9.0

9.0

8.7

b8.1

b8.1

8.4

b8.1

b8.4

8.4

9.0

9.0

9.4

9.0

9.4

9

b8.7

b8.4

264.1

8.52

524

Feb.

b8.5

8.1

9.0

10

10

9.4

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.7

9.4

9.7

10

10

*10

11

11

11

11

12

12

14

16

12

11

blO

-

289.1

10.3

573

Mar.

blO

blO 

blO

blO

10

11

10

10

b9.0

9.7

10

9.7

b9.7

9.7

10

12

b!2

*b!2

12

13

13

14

T3

14

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

347.8

11.2

690

Apr.

12

12 

10

II

b!3

16

16

16

16

20

24

29

*31

33

35

*40

66

*81

113

156

131

98

64

49

*44

43

44

48

49

42

1,365

45.5

2,710

May

48

66 

89

119

*148

130

123

107

100

98

90

68

*63

61

63

65

67

73

75

73

71

70

*63

62

60

60

60

*60

60

58

57

2,407

77.6

4,770

June

55

53 

47

42

39

40

41

41

37

35

39

37

*47

39

36

39

45

*54

58

57

50

49

50

56

50

44

42

43

42

38

1,345

44.8

2,670

July

34

32 

33

34

34

35

37

*37

34

33

33

33

34

31

29

28

27

27

26

25

24

27

39

34

28

26

25

25

*25

23

23

935

30.2

1,850

Aug.

23

26 

25

23

20

18

19

22

22

18

19

18

19

21

22

40

29

25

23

*20

18

15

15

15

15

15

15

16

14

14

14

618

19.9

1,230

Sept.

14

14 

13

*12

13

13

14

15

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

10

IT

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

377

12.6

748

Min 3.4 Mean 13.0 Ac-ft 9,380

Water year 1957-58: Max 156 Min 5.1 Mean 24.1 Ac-ft 17,410

Peak discharge (base, 50 cfs). Apr. 20 (6 p.m.) 375 cfs (5.61 ft); May 5 (7:30 p.m.) 287 cfs

(5.43 ft); May 18 (9 p.m.) 87 cfs (4.30 ft); June 13 (2 p.m.) 61 cfs (4.08 ft); June 18 (4:30 p.m.) 

61 efa (4.12 ft); July 23 (6:50 p.m.) 61 efs (4.08 ft); Aug. 16 (8:50 p.m.) 528 cfs (5.59 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
WALKER LAKE BASIN 165

2895. Green Creek near Bridgeport, Calif.

Location. Lat 38°11' , long 119°14' , in NE&SE^ sec. 29, T. 4 N., R. 25 E., on right bank 

130 ft downstream from county bridge and 5| miles south of Bridgeport.

Drainage area. 19.4 sq mi.

Records available. October 1953 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,850 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 5 years, 31.7 cfs (22,950 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 233 cfs June 24 (gage height, 3.13 ft); minimum not determined, occurred during period of ice effect.

1953-58: 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, but may have been less during periods of ice effect.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by West, Green, East, Summit, and other lakes.

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used May 12 to June 5)

1.6

1.7

1.8 

2.0

5.0

8.0

12

23

2.2 

2.4

2.7 

3.1

41

64

117

224

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1 

2

5

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

51

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

6.2 

6.2

6.2

5.9

5.9

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.9

6.8

7.1

8.4

7.4

7.1

*7.1

7.1

7.1

7.4

8.4

8.0

8.0

8.4

8.4

8.8

9.6

8.8

8.0 

8.0

7.7

221.9

7.16

440

Nov.

7.7 

7.7

7.7

8.4

8.0

b8.4

b8.8

8.8

8.0

8.4

7.7

8.0

8.4

6.8

b6.5

6.5

7.1

8.4

*10~9.6

bS.O

b7.1

b7.1

7.1

7.7

b6.5

b6~7B~ b6.2

b6.5 

b6.5

250.1

7.67

456

Dec.

> b6.5

b5.6

b5.6

b6.5

6.5

6.5

7.7

6.2

5.6

b6.0

b6.5

b6.2

b5.9

b5.3

blTTO"

b8.4

b9.2

bSTf

8.8

8.4 

b7.7

b6.5

208.9

6.74

414

Jan.

b7.1 

1/7

7.4

b6.2

b6.2

b6.5

6.5

*6.5

b6.2

6.5

b6.5

7.1

b6.5

b6.5

6.8

6.5

6.5

b6.2

b5.6

bSTS

b6.2

b6.2

b6.2

6.2

b6.2

6.8

b6.8

7.1

7.1 

b7.4

b7.7

204.5

6.60

406

Feb.

b7.7 

8.0

8.4

7.4

8.0

8.4

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

b8.8

8.8

b8.8

b8.8

9.2

9.2

*9.2

8.8

8.4

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.8

10

b9.2

b9.6

blO

-

242.7

8.67

481

Mar.

blO 

b9.6

b9.6

b9.2

b9.2

9.2

b8.8

8.8

b7.7

b7.4

bS.O

bS.O

bS.O

8.0

8.0

bS.O

b9.2

*blO

blO

11

10

10

bll

11

bll

blO

blO

10

10

9,6

bS.O

288.3

9.30

572

Apr.

b8.0 

bS.O

b8.4

b8.8

b9.2

b9.6

9.6

blO

11

11

12

12

13

14

14

*16

18

34

45

48

49

4?

39

31

29

29

30

33

55

33

672.6

22.4

1,330

May

1

50

58

*68

78

78

74

78

76

79

67

*60

63

67

73

79

93

119

155

126

128

126

122

117

115

119

 115

119

119 

119

2,796

90.2

5,550

June

119 

105

95

88

88

86

90

90

85

79

81

78

*74T4~

85

95

109

126

145

150

161

148

158

*205

166

158

155

158

151

126

5,440

115

6,820

July

115 

107

107

115

122

126

155

 158

128

124

119

119

119

109

105

99

90

79

74

76

78

78

97

105

84

74

75

75

*72

68

67.

3,067

98.9

6,080

Aug.

66 

70

75

66

62

59

60

62

65

60

58

58

57

54

57

88

95

54

78

70

67

64

59

58

57

52

51

58

56

51

46

1,957

63.1

3,880

Sept.

37

33

*29

26

24

24

27

26

25

21

20

19

18

16

16

16

15

14

14

14

15

15

16

15

14

14

15

12 

TZ

597

19.9

1,180

Calendar year 1957 s Max 164 Mln 5.5 Mean 26.4 Ac-ft 19,120

Water year 1957-58 : Max 205 Mln 5.5 Mean 58.2 Ac-ft 27,610

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
166 WALKER LAKE BASIN

2900. Summers Creek near Bridgeport, Calif.

Location. Lat 38°09', long 119°15', in NW£flE£ sec. 6, T. 3 N., R. 25 E., 7| miles southwest of Bridgeport.

Drainage area. 12.6 sq mi.

Records available. October 1953 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 7,100 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 5 years, 6.40 cfs (4,630 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 70 cfs May 6 (gage height, 3.38 ft); minimum, 

1.2 cfs Mar. 16.

1953-58: Maximum discharge, 690 cfs Dec. 23, 1955 (gage height, 5.95 ft in gage 

well, 6.2 ft from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 58 cfs on basis of 

slope-area measurement of peak flow; minimum, 0.6 cfs Sept. 6, 7, 1957.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Flow partly regulated by Tamarack Lake, several smaller lakes, and a transarea diversion to Twin Lakes. Diversions for irrigation of about 160 acres above station.

Plating tables, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and discharge", 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to May 5 May 6 to Sept. 30

2.3

2.4

2.5

l.O 

3.2

6.0

2.7 

2.9 

3.1

2.5

2.6

2.7

3.0 

5.7 

9.7

2.9 

3.2

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

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

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.O

3.0

3.8

3.8

4.0

4.O

a3.8

a3.8

*4.O

4.0

4.0

4.9

5.2

5.4

574

4.3

3.2

3.2

3.0

2.8

578

2.8

2.8

112.6

3.63

223

Nov.

2.8 

3.0

3.2

3.5

3.5

3.5

4.0

4.0

3,8

3.8

3.5

3.5

4.9

378

3.5

3.5

3.5

4.6

*4.6

3.8

3.2

3.O

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.0

 R 2.5 5°

<- O

1O4.8

3.49

2 OS

Dec.

2.8 

ZT5" 2.5

2.8

2.8

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.O

3.0

3.O

3.0

3.0

3;2

3.8

44375

3.2

4.0

3.8

3.8

2.8

3.0

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.2

3.2

3.0

3.0

99.3

3.22

198

Calendar year 1957: Max 21

Jan.

its 3.0

2.8

2.8

3.0

2.8

*2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

3.0

2.8

2.5

370

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

89.3

2.88

177

Feb.

3,0

3To

3.2

3.2

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

*3.2

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.8

3.8

3.8

8.5

37?

5.2

4.9

4.3

1O5.6

3.77

209

Mar.

&

3.8

3.5

3.2

3.5

3.2

3^

37o

3 P 2

3.2

3.0

3.2

3.2

3.0

3.O

3.O

*3.O

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.0

3.2

3.2

3.2

3 2

99.7

3.22

198

Apr.

3.2 

3.2

14375

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.8

4.6

4.9

5.4

6.4

7.1

*8.2

12

16

17

19

20

17

13

12

12

13

14

16

17

16

283.1

9.44

562

May

20 

26

30

38

*42

41

37

a33

a30

a28

a26

a25

*24

21

21

21

21

22

22

21

20

19

*19

18

19

19

18

*17

17

17

17

749

24.2

1,490

June

17 

16

15

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

*16

14

11,

13

17

19

21

21

22

24

26

27

aSS

a.25

a25

a24

a23

a22

545

18.2

1,O80

July

a21 

al9

a20

a2o

a2o

a2l

a22

*23

1?

17

17

17

17

17

15

15

13

12

9.7

6.0

9.7

12

12

12

9.7

7.5

10

11

*1O

11

12

457.6

14.8

908

Aug.

11 

11

11

11

10

9.7

8.3

F73- 6.0

8.7

7.1

7.1

8.3

IS.

12

11

10

9.2

9.2

8.7

7.1

6.7

6.3

6.3

6.O

6.0

6.0

6.0

7.1

6.7

6.7

260.5

8.40

517

Sept.

6.3

57T

3.9

«3.6

3.4

3.6

6.0

6.0

5.1

4.8

4.5

4.5

4.8

4.8

4.5

4.2

4.2

4.2

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.6

4.2

4.5

3.9

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.4

3.4

129.0

4.3O

256

Min O.8 Mean 5.47 Ac-ft 3,960

Water year 1957-58: Max 42 Mln 2.5 Mean 8.32 Ac-ft 6.03O

Peak discharge (base, 20 cfs). Feb. 24 (8 p.m.) 2O cfs (2.8O ft); Apr. 2o (6 p.m.) 27 cfs 

(2.91 ft); May 6 (5 p.m.) 70 cfs (3.38 ft); June 24 (6 a.m.) 29 cfs (2.97 ft); July 8 (2 p.m.)

25 cfs (2.92 ft)j July 22 (9 p.m.) 20 cfs (2.89 ft); Aug. 14 (6:30 p.m.) 21 cfs (2.91 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

streams.
WALKER LAKE BASIN 167

2905. Robinson Creek at Twin Lakes outlet, near Bridgeport, Calif.

Location. Lat 38°10', long 119°19', 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 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 7,050 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 5 years, 61.0 cfs (44,160 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 383 cfs June 25 (gage height, 4.22 ft); no flow 

Jan. 28 to Feb. 23.

1953-58: 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 

2? miles downstream.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by Twin Lakes.

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except for period of Indefinite stage-discharge

relation (gage height, In feet, and discharge. In cubic feet per second)

(Stage-discharge relation affected by lee Mar. 15-17; shifting-control

method used June 21-24)

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.2 

3.9

1.6 

2.O 

2.5

3.0 

3.5

4.1

141

225

371

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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

22

20

17

15

13

12

12

12

12

13

15

15

16

17

17

*17

18

18

20

21

20

20

20

19

19

20

20

20

12

8.2

524.2

16.9

1,040

Nov.

8.2

3.7

.8

.8

.8

.6

.4

.4

.3

C)

' e.2

20.2

0.67

40

Dec.

> eO.2

6.2

O.20

12

Calendar year 1957s Max 268

Jan,

\> eO.2

J

C)

> e.l

1r°

3.1

0.10

6.1

Feb.

> eO

C)

e.2

-

1.0

0.04

2.0

Mar.

-

> eO.2

.6

1.6

5.7

10

 11

13

23

25

24

22

21

19

19

19

19

18

20

273.7

8.83

543

Apr.

23

27

39

38

33

33

31

28

26

24

22

22

20

20

20

20

*22

24

26

30

36

42

44

96

147

131

126

123

121

117

1,511

5O.4

3,000

May

115

112

110

108

105

104

TOT

104

105

106

106

108

110

*110

110

111

112

115

118

121

131

161

192

210

219

217

217

*216

217

223

227

4,424

143

8,770

June

233

229

219

202

190

180

180

181

178

173

169

171

171

166

165

165

186

225

270

307

325

345

*554

571

371

355

307

290

282

264

7,200

240

14,280

July

246

227

192

176

180

185

231

*264

 297 297

280

270

264

250

258

225

208

201

190

185

178

178

180

192

197

190

181

*192

195

171

154

6,610

213

15,110

Aug.

157

157

155

152

148

144

142

145

148

149

148

142

140

137

142

149

152

147

158

128

118

109

100

93

88

84

82

82

80

79

78

3,913

126

7,760

Sept.

74

135

*135

115

104

110

118

116

115

112

111

74

55

55

42

56

36

57

37

37

57

37

58

53

28

28

28

29

29

29

1,966

65.5

3,900

Mln 0.2 Mean 55.1 Ac-ft 39,900

Water year 1957-58: Max 371 Mln O Mean 72.5 Ac-ft 52,460

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

e Stage-discharge relation Indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of 3 discharge measurements 

and weather records.
168 WALKER LAKE BASIN

2910. Buckeye Creek near Bridgeport, Calif.

Location. Lat 38°14', long 119°19' , 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^ miles southwest 

of Bridgeport.

Drainage area. 45 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. November 1910 to September 1914 (fragmentary). October 1953 to 

September 1958.

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. 6 years (1911-12, 1953-58), 62.3 cfs (45,100 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 540 cfs June 23 (gage height, 3.69 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 360 cfs as explained below; minimum daily, 11 cfs Apr. 2.

1953-58: 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 1957-58, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Feb. 28)

1.3 9.0 2.2 77

1.5 17 2.6 143

1.7 28 3.0 248

1.9 43 3.5 445

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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

20

20

li

20

19

19

18

18

20

20

23

7S

20

*20

19

18

18

20

20

20

20

20

20

21

20

20

20

19

18

610

19.7

1,210

NOV.

18

IB

18

19

19

18

19

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

19

19

*22

7S

21

20

18

20

20

20

20

b!8

b20

bl8

b!9

585

19.5

1,160

Dec.

b!8

b!8

b!8

b!9

19

b!8

b!8

b!8

b!7

bl7

b!7

17

18

18

18

20

18

18

20

b20

b!8

b!7

b!7

b!8

20

b20

23

2T

19

b!8

b!8

575

18.5

1,140

Jan.

bia

bIS

18

b!7

b!8

bie

*b!8

17

17

18

b!7

b!5 blB"

b!7

18

17

~j 16

> bl6

J

 j

f b!7

J

18

17

16

17

15

bl6

b!6

523

16.9

1,040

Feb.

b!6

17

b!7

b!7

bl5

16

17

17

17

16

16

18

b!5

17

16

17

17

*17

16

17

17

17

18

22

21

b20

b20

20

-

486

17.4

964

Mar.

b20

bT5

bis

b!8

b!8

18

19

18

b!8

b!8

18

b!7 bl8~

18

18

19

18

18

*18

18

18

18

18

18

17

17

18

18

17

18

17

558

18.0

1,110

Apr.

18

bll

bit

b!5

b!6

17

18

b!8

b!9

20

22

23

24

27

31

35

*42

58

65

81

99

9T

70

58

55

55

57

61

62

63

1,245

41.5

2,470

May

74

55

116

143

174

196

188

191

202

216

226

166

*154

162

188

222

252

294

328

350

320

302

276

272

269

262

266

*276

276

276

298

7,001

226

13,890

June

272

229

208

199

213

229

226

210

188

205

216

186

^&1ST

229

269

302

*336

372

364

360

372

*422

354

332

316

332

309

283

242

8,164

272

16,190

July

222

222

226

242

245

269

*280

555

245

235

229

232

208

188

183

176

162

156

158

160

156

166

222

166

147

143

141

*139

130

mJLO\J

5,961

192

11,820

Aug.

154

T?5

122

112

109

107

110

119

126

109

105

101

99

104

104

105

97

88

80

74

69

67

63

63

62

62

61

60

57

55

Si

2,806

90.5

5,570

Sept.

53

52

 51

49

47

46

54

58

TO

44

43

41

41

40

39

38

36

35

34

34

34

34

40

38

35

34

33

32

32

50

1,225

40.8

2,430

Calendar year 1957: Max 320 Mln 17 Mean 53.7 A8-ft 38,870

Water year 1957-58: Max 422 Mln 11 Mean 81.5 Ac-ft 58,990

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
WALKER LAKE BASIN 169

2920. Swager Creek near Bridgeport, Calif.

Location.--Lat 38°17' , long 119°18', in SE^NWi sec. 23, T. 5 N., R. 24 E., on right bank 

three-fourths 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 

1958.

Uage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,700 ft (from topographic map). June 

T911 to September 1915 staff gages at approximately same site at different daturas.

Average discharge. 5 years (1953-58), 13.8 cfs (9,990 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 361 cfs Aug. 14 (gage height, 5.20 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 175 cfs as explained below; minimum not determined, 

occurred during period of ice effect.

1911-15, 1953-58: 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. Diverslons for irrigation of about 1,000 acres above station.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 20, May 10 to June 2)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 20 Apr. 21 to Sept. 30

2.0 

2.2 

2.4

3.7

8.7

16

2.8 

3.3 

3.8

39

76

130

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1

5.3

7.2

10

13

2.2 18

2.5 37

3.0 81

3.6 146

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

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.

576" 3.7

6.5

6.2

6.2

5.9

5.9 

6.2

6.2

6.2

7.0

8.1

779

7.3

7.0

*6.7

6.5

6.7

6.7

7.9

8.1

.6

.6

.6

.6

.9

.6

.3

.0

6.5 5 9

210.5

6.79

418

Nov.

6.5

6.7

7.3

7.0

7.3

b6.2

7.0 

7.9

7.6

7.6

7.9

8.4

8.7

871

6.5

7.6

7.0

*8.7

8.7

8.4

7.3

5.7

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

6.5

7.3

b5.5

577

220.5

7.35

437

Dec.

6.5

6.2

5.9

6.5

7.6

b6.5

7.3 

6.7

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.3

.9

9.0 577

b6.2

b6.2

7.0

6.7

b6.5

b5.2

bBTB"

6.5

6.5

7.0

7.9

7.6

b6.5

6.5

210.9

6.80

418

Jan.

7.0

7.3

7.0

6.5

b5.9

b6.2

*7.3 

7.0

6.5

7.3

6.7

6.5

6.5

6.5

7.3

7.3

7.3

6.5

b5.5

677

b5.9

b5.5

7.3

8.1

77y

7.9

7.0

7.3

7.6

7.3

b6.5

212.5

6.85

421

Feb.

b7.0

77?

7.3

8.7

8.4

8.1

8.1 

8.1

7.9

8.1

7.9

8.4

7.9

8.7

8.7

8.7

*8.7

8.4

9.0

9.4

9.7

10

11

21

Iff

11

b8.7

b9.4

-

264.2

9.44

524

Mar.

b8.7

b8.7

b8.4

b8.4

b8.7

9.0

8.4 

8.4

b7.6

8.1

8.4

8.1

b7.6

8.4

8.4

9.0

8.7

*b9.0

10

To

9.7

9.4

9.0

9.4

9.4

9.0

9.7

9.7

10

10

9.7

277.0

8.94

549

Apr.

9.0

8.7

b5.0

672

7.6

9.0

10 

10

11

14

19

23

*27

33

40

 46

76

*106

102

130

143

Tiff

84

76

73

74

76

77

71

75

1,551.5

51.7

3,080

May

87

108

118

134

*134

130

124 

117

117

157

124

105

*104

106

112

113

118

123

115

108

106

110

*102

95

89

86

W

90

*93

92

90

3,376

109

6,700

June

83

7S

71

65

61

59

58 

55

52

49

49

*44

54

47

43

35

31

35

34

34

34

31

*33

31

30

29

25

24

24

22

1,320

44.0

2,620

July

22

TZ

20

20

18

17

*16 

16

18

16

14

13

13

11

12

12

11

9.4

11

11

11

11

16

15

12

12

11

*11

Mo . o

9.2

427.0

13.8

847

Aug.

12

13

12

11

9.4

9.4

11

13

12

9.4

8.9

8.0

37T

*26

2l

23

22

22

20

 16

15

13

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

421.5

13.6

836

Sept.

11

11

*11

11

11

11

if

11

9.7

7.5

7.8

7.8

8.6

9.2

8.6

8.6

6.6

£457?

6.6

7.0

7.8

10

11

11

11

11

11

10

284.5

9.48

564

Calendar year 1957t Max 31 Min 1.7 Mean 9.14 Ac-ft 6,620

Water year 1957-58; Max 143 Min 3.7 Mean 24.0 Ac-ft 17,410

lase, 25 cfs). Feb. 24 (8 p.m.) 54 cfs (3.01 ft); Apr. 20 (6 p.m.) 

4 (7 p.m.) 181 cfs (3.92 ft): May 17 (8 p.m.) 145 cfs (3.47 ft): J 

;); Aug. 14 (3 p.m.) 561 cfs (5.20 ft); Aug. 18 (7 p.m.) 51 cfs (2.

Peak discharge (b 

(4.70 ft); May - 

66 cfs (2.78 ft) _____

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

20 (6 p.m.) 265 cfs

June 13 (3:30 p.m.) 

39 ft).

534539 O -60 -12
170 WALKER LAKE BASIN

2925. Bridgeport Reservoir near Bridgeport, Calif.

Location. Lat 38°19'30", long 119°12'50", In SE^ sec. 34, T. 6 N., R. 25 E., at Bridgeport Dam on East Walker River, 4^ miles north of Bridgeport.

Drainage area. 362 sq ml.

Records available.--March 1926 to September 1958. Monthly .discharge only for some periods, 

published In WSP 1314.

Gage. Float gage read once dally. Datum of gage Is at mean sea level.

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 44,580 acre-ft June 25 26 (elevation,

 6,460.7 ft); minimum, 11,030 acre-ft Oct. 1-4 (elevation, 6,444.7 ft).

1926-58: Maximum contents, 44,580 acre-ft June 12, 1938, June 25, 26, 1958 

(elevation, 6,460.7 ft); no contents during fall of 1929, 1930.

Remarks.--Reservoir is formed by earth-fill, rock-faced dam. Storage began Dec. 8, 1923.

 Dam completed in November 1924. Capacity, 42 460 acre-ft between elevations 6 415 

(approximate elevation of bottom of reservoir) and 6,460 ft (crest of spillway). 

Elevation of sill of outlet gate, 6,412 ft. No dead storage. Water is used.for 

Irrigation by Walker River Irrigation District.

Cooperation.--Elevations and capacity table furnished by Walker River Irrigation District. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1180: 1949

Capacity table, water year 1957-58 (elevation, In feet, 

and contents, In acre-feet)

6,444

6,448

6,452

10,200

15,470

22,580

6,456

6,461

31,570

45,490

Contents, In acre-feet, at 8 a.m., water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1 

2

5

4

5

6

7

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.

11,030 

11,030

11,030

11,030

11,080

11,080

11,080

11,140

11,260

11,260

11,320

11,380

11,570

11,690

11,820

11,880

12,000

12,130

12,190

12,320

12,500

12,630

12,770

12,900

13,040

13,170

13,310

13,450

13,510 

13,650

13,720

6,446.82

+2,810

Nov.

15,850 

14,060

14,140

14,210

14,430

14,510

14,660

14 , 800

14,950

15,250

15,320

-

-

-

-

_

-

16,190

16', 340

16,500

16,580

16,740

16,820

16,900

17,060

17,150

17,230

17,400

17,490 

17,580

6,44a28

+3,860

Dec.

17,660 

17,750

17,830

17,920

18,010

18,090

18,180

18,260

18,440

18,520

18,610

18,690

18,780

18,870

19,060

19,330

19,700

19,880

20,070

20,160

20,250

20,340

20,340

20,530

20,620

20,820

20,920

21,010

21,110 

21,210

21^310

6,451.34

+3,730

Jan.

21,500 

21,500

21,600

21,700

21,800

21,890

21,990

22,090

22,190

22,290

22,380

22,480

22,580

22,680

22,680

22,790

22,890

23,000

23,100

23,200

23,310

23,310

23,410

23,410

23,620

23,720

23,830

24,040

24,040 

24,140

24,240

6^52.81

+2,930

Feb.

24,550 

24,450

24,560

24,770

24,990

24,990

25,100

25,210

25,320

25,430

25,540

25,760

25,870

25,980

26,090

26,310

26,420

26,640

26,860

27,200

27,780

28,010

28,360

28,700

29,520

29,880

30,120

50, 240

-

_

6,455.46

+6,000

Mar.

50,490 

30,610

30,730

30,850

30,970

51,090

31,350

31,450

51,450

51,700

51,820

31,950

32,080

32,500

32,460

32,710

32,970

35,090

55,350

35,480

55,980

54,240

54,640

34,900

55,170

55,440

55,700

35,830

36,230 

36,500

36,760

6,457.98

+6,520

Apr.

37,040 

37,520

57,590

37,520

57,520

56,760

56,250

35,440

34,770

55,860

55,220

52,710

52,080

51,570

51,090

30,610

50, 240

50, 120

50, 120

29,760

29,400

29,040

28,470

27,660

26,860

26 , 200

25,870

25,650

25,320 

24,990

6,453J.6

-11,770

May

24,770 

24,450

24,550

24,240

24,240

24,560

24,770

24,990

25,210

25,430

25,650

26,090

26 , 200

26,310

26,310

26,420

26,530

26,860

27,200

27,660

28,120

28,470

29,040

29,520

29,880

30,360

50,750

51,210

51,700

32,330 

32,840

6,45652

+7 , 850

June

55,600 

54,110

54,770

55,170

35,570

35,960

56,360

36,900

57,180

57,590

58,150

38,570

39,120

59,690

40,120

40,710

41,150

41,750

42,610

43,520

43,820

44,150

44,280

44,430

44,580

44,580

44,430

44,130

44,130 

45,980

6,460.50

+11,140

July

45,820 

43,670

43,670

45,520

45,670

45,670

43,520

43,520

43,670

43,820

43,670

43,670

45,520

43,520

43,520

43,370

43,370

43,570

43,070

43,070

43,070

42,920

42,920

45,570

43,520

43,520

45,520

45,370

45,220 

43,070

43,070

6,460.19

-910

Aug.

42,920

42^920

42,760

42,610

42,460

42,310

42,310

42,020

41,730

41,580

41,290

41,000

40,710

40,850

41,290

41,730

41,880

42,020

42,020

42,020

41,730

41,580

41,290

41,000

40,560

40,120

39,830

39,400 

58, 980

38,570

6,458.63

-4,500

Sept.

58,010 

57,590

57,040

36,500

35,960

55,440

54,900

54,580

33,980

33,480

32,970

32,590

31,820

31,330

30,850

30,490

30,000

29,520

29,160

28,700

28,120

27,660

27,090

26,750

36,310

25,980

25,540

25,210

24,880 

24,560

6,452 .93

-14,010

Calendar year 1957.................... t -9,660

Water year 1957-58.................... * +15,650

t Elevation, In feet, at end of month. 

* Change In contents, In acre-feet.
WALKER LAKE BASIN 171

2930. East Walker River near Bridgeport, Calif.

Location. Lat 38°19'40", long 119°12'50", in SW^NEi? 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. 362 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1911 to September 1914 (gage heights only), October 1921 to 

September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,400 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

£o 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. 35 years (1922-24, 1925-58), 134 cfs (97,010 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 882 cfs June 26 (gage height, 3.51 ft); minimum daily 17 cfs Feb. 12 to Mar. 31.

1921-58: Maximum discharge, 1,240 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 excellent. Diversion for irrigation of meadow pasture lands near 

Bridgeport. Flow regulated by Bridgeport Reservoir (see preceding page).

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.4 

.5

.6

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

3.4

96

212

360

693

840

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

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

26

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

50

50

50

50

5_2

50

41

34

34

34

34

34

34

30

11

*Z7

27

27

27

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

Z8

28

28

28

1,048

33.8

2,080

Nov.

2120"

 50-

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

21

21

21

*21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21 

21

617

20.6

1,220

Dec.

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21 

21

21

651

21.0

1,290

Calendar year 1957 : Max 385

Jan.

21

21

21

22

?2

22

22

*21

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

20

18

18

18

18

660

21.3

1,310

Feb.

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

17

17

17

17

17

17

*17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

-

487

17.4

966

Mar.

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

*17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

527

17.0

1,050

Apr.

la- 36

gs

171

301

433

471

530

581

578

571

571

571

568

564

564

*564

561

637

 679

679

679

676

672

581

461

391

388

391

391

14,403

480

28,570

May

391

391

394

394

394

394

394

394

394

394

394

394

394

*391

391

391

391

391

391

391

360

344

344

344

348

351

317

298

298

298

298

11,453

369

22,720

June

298

298

301

301

259

242

24?

245

245

245

245

*245

248

248

251

251

251

254

268

407

651

668

704

*765

813

784

690

668

644

640

12,374

412

24,540

July

598

523

468

452

490

490

465

487

497

513

500

494

445

442

420

420

417

413

404

397

360

H98

755

354

376

366

348

338

*322

341

13 , 100

423

25,980

Aug.

360

369

366

363

360

354

354

351

348

348

344

344

341

320

310

326

357

357

357

357

357

357

354

354

354

357

354

354

366

385

TQC OOD

10,963

354

21,740

Sept.

385

397

417

*4l7

413

413

410

410

410

410

407

407

407

407

391

366

363

344

332

366

366

354

320

314

310

307

304

304

286

i->C A £34

10,991

366

21,800

Mln 20 Mean 134 Ac-ft 96.720

Water year 1957-58: Max 813 Mln 17 Mean 212 Ac-ft 153,300

Discharge measurement made on this day.
172 WALKER LAKE BASIN

2935. East Walker River above Strosnider ditch, near Mason, Nev.

Location.--Lat 38°49', long 119°03', in sec. 14, T. 11 N., R. 26 E., on right bank 

0.8 mile upstream from head of Strosnider ditch, 12 miles southeast of Mason, and 

13i miles southeast of Yerington. Prior to Oct. 24, 1957, at site 400 ft upstream 

on left bank.

Drainage area. 1,100 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. January 1947 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,574.10 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 24, 1957, at site 400 ft upstream at datum 0.56 ft higher.

Average discharge. 11 years, 142 cfs (102,800 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 935 cfs Aug. 17 (gage height, 4.96 ft); minimum, 

32 cfs Mar. 14, 15, but may have been less during periods of ice effect.

1947-58: 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. Diversions for irrigation above station. Flow regulated by 

Bridgeport Reservoir (see p. 169).

Rating tables, water year 1957-58, except periods of lee effect (gage 

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

Oct. 24 to Sept. 30

1.2

1.3

1.4

0.8 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0

33

51

116

202

3.0 

4.0 

4.6

419

671

834

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

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.

S9" 72

66

62

59

59

61

59

53

52

49

50

52

52

52

49

48

4?

49

55

*59

58

56

*55

55

55

54

54

54

53 

53

1,723

55.6

3,420

Nov.

52

BT

51

51

50

50

49

49

49

48

48

47

46

45

46

46

46

47

47

46

46

*45

45

45

46

46

46

44

44

b43

1,415

47.2

2,810

Dec.

b43

b43

b42

b42

44

45

43

42

41

41

42

42

41

42

43

43

49" 50

45

44

44

43

b40

b38~B5.

41

41

39

39

*39 

39

1,310

42.3

2,600

Jan.

b39

b39

39

39

39

b37

b38

b39

b39

39

39

39

39

b38

b37

39

39

39

b37

b37

b37

b36

b36

b42

4T

39

39

39

*37

36 

35

1,187

38.3

2,350

Feb.

35

35

37

37

37

36

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

34

33_

33

34

33

33

35

42 *3S

36

-

988

35.3

1,960

Mar.

36

35

35

35

34

35

35

34

33" 33

33

33

34

33

33

35

35

35

35

35

37

45

4T

38

*37

36

36

35

35

34

33

1,093

35.3

2,170

Apr.

34

35

43

58

106

218

354

402

465

521

*544

546

554

567

572

585

601

642

674

719

770

767

762

732

708

616

498

*424

414

402

14,333

478

28,430

May

381

379

400

402

419

431

429

431

426

*426

445

455

445

438

436

426

429

438

453

453

453

412

402

400

393

395

393

349

340" 338

345

12,762

412

25,310

June

347

345

331

327

325

288

271

265

261

*246

269

290

349

342

303

288

278

276

299

316

443

629

684

*727

767

803

814

75T

727

700

13,064

435

25,910

July

'529" 681

551

308

494

508

508

474

486

494

491

479

460

424

404

381

*377

379

365

356

351

323

288

305

314

320

301

292

284

278 

269

12,774

412

25,340

Aug.

280

30?

301

299

294

294

294

320

334

320

318

320

340

*323

345

331

619

426

564

421

395

379

367

365

358

*351

336

327

329

338 

334

10,925

352

21,670

Sept.

340

340

345

356

358

351

356

360

358

354

358

360

360

363

565

349

331

323

297

288

314

309

307

299

284

27S

271

271

*276

257

9,778

326

19,390

Calendar year 1957 : Max 316 Mln 38 Mean 124 Ac-ft 89,630

Water year 1957-5S : Max 814 Mln 33 Mean 223 Ac-ft 161,400

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
WALKER LAKE BASIN 173

2952. West Walker River at Leavitt Meadows, near Coleville, Calif.

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 1958.

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, 1,440 cfs June 23 (gage height, 5.68 ft); minimum, 5.2 cfs Apr. 2, result of snowblock upstream.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

1.3 

1.5 

1.9

2.3 

2.7

3.1

78

134

222

3.5 

4.5 

5.5

375

830

1,340

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

16

24

28

24

22

20

19

19

22

23

22

23

24

26

30

30

28

26

24 

22

633

20.4

1,260

Nov.

*21

18

19

24

23

20

22

24

22

22

21

22

23

22

22

b25

23

26

27

2G

22

19

22

22

22

22

21

21

17

20

660

22.0

1,310

Dec.

»b!8

b!7

17

b!8

18

b!7

18

b!6

16

16

16

b!5

16

16

18

24

19

b20

b20

b20

b20

b20

b!9

b!9

b!9

b!9

b20

20

20

b!9 

b!9

569

18.4

1,130

Calendar year 1957: Max -

Jan.

b!8

*19

19

> a!8

560

18.1

1,110

Feb.

al8

*17

b!6

b!8

18

b!8

17

b!8

18

b!7

18

18

18

18

18

18

19

b20

22

24

33

37

b34

b32

b30

-

588

21.0

1,170

Mar.

b28

b28

b28

b27

»b28

b28

b28

b26

b26

b28

26

b25 b25~

b25

b25

b28

b28

b28

b28

28

b30

31

29

28

28

27

27

26

26

26

847

27.3

1,680

Apr.

b28

b20 b30~

b30

b32

32

32

b31

b32

b34

b37

b41

b47

56

b67

b82

106

152

179

222

*283

290

251

235

198

181

184

190

198

214

3,514

117

6,970

May

*248

322

416

514

645

712

699

681

708

726

»740

524

474

528

640

795

910

1,08O

1,160

*1.180

1,150

1,050

1,020

1,030

995

995

1,000

*1,010

1,000

990

1,020

24,962

805

49,510

June

950

780

681

627

722

»810

771

663

60O

699

726

582

519

573

771

920

1,020

*1,220

,270

,160

,140

,200

,,300

1,160

950

915

990

940

835

730

26,224

874

52,010

July

»672

672

681

735

776

840

880

795

744

708

672

686

618

546

528

492

438

420

442

447

424

452

*622

429

384

380

384

370

339

310 

322

17,208

555

34,130

Aug.

384

339

306

258

238

241

248

254

276

232

222

203

193

181

198

222

177

164

158

134

116

1O2

93

90

89

90

88

84

79

72

11

5,598

181

11,100

Sept.

63

62

59

55

»50

48

52

75

63

53

47

44

41

38

36

34

32

32

31

3O

30

29

44

45

38

37

34

32

30

29

1,293

43.1

2,560

Mln - Mean - Ac-ft -

Water year 1957-58 s Max 1,300 Mln - Mean 226 Ac-ft 163,900

Peak discharge (base, 600 cfs).--May 10 (10:30 p.m.) 865 cfs (4.57 ft); May 20 (10:30 p.m.)

1,350 cfs (5.52 ft); June 23 (12 p.m.) 1,440 cfs (5.68 ft); July 6 (11 p.m.) 980 cfs (4.80 ft);

July 23 (7 a.m.) 717 cfs (4.26 ft).________________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

streams.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
174 WALKER LAKE BASIN

2955. East Fork West Walker River near Bridgeport, Calif.

Location. Lat 38°21'30", long 119°26'30", in NW^NW^ sec. 22 T. 6 N., R. 23 E., on right 

bank three-quarters of a mile north of Sonora Junction, 1 fmiles 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 1958.

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.--14 years (1944-58), 53.0 cfs (38,370 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 428 cfs June 23 (gage height, 2.15 ft); minimum, 

13 cfs Apr. 3, result of freezeup, but may have been less during other periods of ice 

effect.

1910, 1944-58: 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, 1945 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge recorded, 4.9 cfs Nov. 17, 1948, 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 for irrigation above station.

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except periods of Ice effect ( 

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

1.0 

1.2

1.5 

1.8

2.1

145

250

400

75

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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

Ts

17

17

17

17

17

18

17

17

19

20

22

20

20

19

*19

19

19

21

21

20

20

El

22

23

22

20

19

19

19

596

19.2

1,180

Nov.

19

17

b!9

21

b20

bl8

b!9

21

21

20

20

20

21

19

b21

b20

b2O

21

20

19

18

»b!7

bl8

b!9

b!9

bl8

bl8

bl8

b!7

b!7

575

19.2

1,140

Dec.

1

> b!6

J

17

> b!7

19

b22

b!7

b!7

b!7

19

b!7

18

17

b!7

b!7

533

17.2

1,060

Calendar year 1957: Max 273

Jan.

b!6

b!6 1"

> b!6 I"

17

> b!7

18

b!7

16

b!6

16

b!6

b!6

b!6

513

16.5

1,020

Feb.

b!6

bT6

*b!6

b!7

b!7

b!7

b!7

17

b!6

16

b!7

18

b!7

17

17

18

18

»18

19

21

21

22

22

57

33

b29

b29

26

-

584

20.9

1,160

Mln -

Mar.

b25

b24

b23

b21

b21

20

b20

20

b20

b20

bl8

b!7

*b!8

bl8

19

20

20

b20

b!9

20

19

20

20

19

b!9

b!9

19

19

19

18

19

613

19.8

1,220

Apr.

19

bl8

b!9

b21

b21

20

20

21

21

23

27

29

31

37

43

*57

83

111

123

137

148

12?

91

75

75

81

89

97

100

100

1,866

62.2

3,700

May

111

134

154

169

160

169

172

169

178

192

200

148

140

*142

160

182

206

242

264

264

*268

246

242

242

238

234

234

238

238

242

242

6,220

201

12,340

June

230

206

182

172

178

192

189

186

172

178

182

»169

178

166

182

206

254

300

320

310

315

340

367

*340

295

277

268

264

242

214

7,074

236

14,030

July

200

192

196

203

214

234

*242

214

203

196

196

192

178

172

169

166

163

151

137

137

129

129

172

145

121

111

104

104

*102

102

106

5,080

164

10,O8O

Aug.

106

106

95

84

79

79

87

93

93

83

81

75

73

83

91

85

79

66

63

57

54

52

50

50

48

50

48

47

45

43

12

2,188

70.6

4,340

Sept.

40

37

35

35

*35

35

44

44

37

35

34

33

33

32

32

31

31

31

29

29

28

28

34

31

31

30

29

28

28

27

986

32.9

1,960

Mean 44.7 Ac-Tt 32,400

Water year 1957-58: Max 367 Mln - Mean 73.5 Ac-ft 53,23O

Peak discharge (base, 200 cfs).--Apr. 20 (5 p.m.) 226 cfs (1.71 ft); May 10 (6:30 p.m.) 242 cfs 

(1.75 ft); May 19 (10 p.m.) 315 cfs (1.97 ft); June 23 (10 p.m.) 428 cfs (2.15 ft); July 6 

(9:50 p.m.) 277 cfs (1.86 ft).___________________________________________________^^ 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
WALKER LAKE BASIN 

2960. West Walker River below East Pork, near Coleville, Calif.

175

Location. Lat 38°22'45", long 119"27"00", in SE^ sec. 9, T. 6 N., R. 23 E., on left bank 

75 ft downstream from East Pork, 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 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,650 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to Oct. 1, 1939, at site 125 ft downstream at datum 1.00 ft higher.

Average discharge. 20 years, 266 cfs (192,600 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,330 cfs June 24 (gage height, 5.23 ft); minimum, 18 cfs Jan. 29, result of freezeup, but may have been less Apr. 3 when flow was 

temporarily reduced by snowblock upstream.

1938-58: Maximum discharge, 6,220 cfs Nov. 20, 1950 (gage height, 8.10 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,900 efs 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 except a few small ranch ditches. Plow very slightly regulated 

by Poor Lake Reservoir (capacity unknown), 7 miles upstream.

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except periods of Ice effect (gage

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per sec

0.7 

1.0 

1.3 98

1.6 

2.0 

2.5

157

257

430

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

648

1,260

2,100

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 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

Oct.

43

42

41

40

40

39

39

40

39

39

41

45

52

58

52

48

46

45

45

51

51

48

50

51

54

58

58

55

50

48 

47

1,455

46.9

2,890

Nov.

*45

44

43

50

49

44

48

52

49

49

48

49

50

50

45

51

49

54

55

BT

49

39

48

46

47

47

44

45

b37

b47

1,426

47.5

2,830

Dec.

*b50

b48

b45

b45

45

b45

b45

b45

b45

b46

b42

*b45

44

41

48

B"b~ 67

47

b55

52

57

b52

b45

b40

b40

b40

b45

b45

b47

b45 

b47

1,453

46.9

2,880

Jan.

b45

*44

43

41

b44

b45

b44

44

b44

43

b43

b41

b40

b42

b43

b40

b43

b45

b41

b44

b42

b42

b45

41

b40

42

b43

41

b5S

b37 

b38

1,306

42.1

2,590

Feb.

b38

b38

*40

b41

41

b43

b45

44

46

44

44

50

b45

47

47

48

50

53

57

61

62

63

69

157

120

88

84

*76

-

1,641

58.6

3,250

Mar.

72

6F

67

63

63

66

62

61

58

60

60

58

55

56

60

61

62

62

61

69

71

71

69

68

67

66

66

64

64

66

1,980

63.9

3,930

Apr.

66

55

b50

b68

B70

71

72

69

71

72

81

88

102

126

151

193

269

422

474

551

634 596"

483

438

407

400

415

419

430

442

7,785

260

15,440

May

*495

591

693

812

964

1,060

1,050

1,010

1,070

1,110

1,160

823

744

791

928

*1,140

1,350

1,600

1,800

1,780

*1,820

1,690

1,580

1,620

1,550

1,530

1,530

1,540

1,540

1,520 

1 550

38,441

1,240

76,250

June

*1,480

1,210

1,050

928

1,050

1,190

1,160

1,030

904

1,030

1,090

882

838

855

1,080

1,310

1,480

1,820

1,960

1,820

1,790

1,860

2,080

1,890

1,500

1,400

1,470

1,400

1,220

1,060

39,838

1,328

79,020

July

*952

946

977

1,060

1,120

1,200

1,280

1,160

1,070

1,030

952

970

877

775

739

713

658

619

624

634

600

614

850

643

573

551

546

538

499

474 

*47S

24,722

797

49,040

Aug.

560

Bos

470

419

388

385

400

43O

438

374

355

320

307

307

330

366

304

275

275

237

213

196

179

170

166

166

164

157

151

140 

*152

9,282

299

18,410

Sept.

126

120

116

109

109

114

134

161

140

*124

116

112

111

107

103

100

95

93

92

90

88

85

107

114

103

98

93

88

85

82_

3,215

107

6,380

Calendar year 1957 s Max 1,760 Min 37 Mean 222 Ac-ft 160,900

Water year 1957-58 : Max 2,080 Min 36 Mean 363 Ac-ft 262,900

Peak discharge (base, 1,120 cfs). May 11 (7 a.m.) 1,330 cfs (4.09 ft); May 21 (1 a.m.) 2,060 cfs

(4.96 ft); June 24 (12:30 a.m.) 2,330 cfs (5.23 ft); July 7 (1 a.m.) 1,430 cfa (4.21 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
176 WALKER LAKE BASIN

2965. West Walker River near Coleville, Calif.

Location. Lat 38°31'00", long 119 0 27'20", in NE£ sec. 28, T. 8 N., R. 23 E., on left

5anF~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 Fork of Walker River" 

i»U3._ 1305-8; and as "Walker River (West Fork)" 1904), March 1909 to September 1910,

June 1915, to March 1938, May 1957 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,520 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

fo July 31, 1908, staff gage at site half a mile upstream at different datura. Mar. 1, 

1909, to Aug. 31, 1910, staff gage and June 18, 1915, to Aug. 15, 1919, water-stage 

recorder at present site at different daturas. Aug. 16, 1919, to Mar. 31, 1938, waterstage recorder at site 1,000 ft upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 29 years (1902-7, 1909-10, 1915-37, 1957-58), 282 cfs (204,200 

acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,230 cfs June 24 (gage height, 4.21 ft); minimum, 22 cfs Jan. 14, result of freezeup, but may have been less during other iceaffected periods.

1915-38, 1957-58; 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.

Revisions (water years). WSP 880: 1917 (runoff in acre-feet). WSP 1514: 1918, 1923.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58, except periods of Ice effect 

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

(Shifting-control method used May 15-17)

Oct. 1 to May 17 May 18 to Sept. 30

0.8 39 2.5 69O 1.1 87 3.0 1,020

1.1 87 3.0 1,13O 1.5 185 4.O 1,990

1.5 185 3.5 1,630 2.0 370 4.1 2,100

2.0 370 2.5 650

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

TotaJ

Mean

Ac-It

Oct.

52

52

52

51

51

51

50

52

50

48

51

59

60

75

5S

62

59

57

57 

67

67

62

67

67

68

75

75

70

65 

62

60

1,862

60.1

3,690

Nov.

*59

60

57

67

65

59

62

70

65

65

64

65

*65

70

59

68

64

6S

72 SB65

51

64

60

62

62

57

60

50 

BT

1,877

62.6

3,720

Dec.

b51

b54

b46

TO

57

b46

52

48

51

50

51

*48

52

52

57

8275-

57

64 

67

67

b56

b50

b54

b54

b55

b57

b60

62 

b56

b51

1,727

55.7

3,430

Calendar year 1957 : Max -

Jan.

b54

b55

b54

b50

b50

*b52

52

52

b48

b50

50

51

bSO" 45

57

56

52

b48

b46 

50

b48

b50

b52

56

50

54

54

54

50 

b51

b50

1,591

51.3

3,160

Feb.

b48 b30~

*52

56

56

56

57

57

54

56

54

67

60

62

64

65

67

68

73 

77

SO

82

87

146

161

110

100

98

-

2,063

73.7

4,090

Mar.

b82

78

82

78

73

78

73

75

67

7?

73

70

*67

73

73

77

82

77

78 

89

95

9T

87

85

84

82

84

82

82 

85

82

2,456

79.2

4,870

Apr.

85

77

b51

b87

95

95

95

91

95

102

115

123

140

167

195

243

315

444

522. 5821

698

682

540

486

*450

432

444

462

462 

468

8,843

295

17,540

May

504

59T

690

833

1,010

1,140

1,130

1,100

1,160

1,190

*1,300

*905

797

833

995

1,180

1,350

1,570

1,840 

1,800

1,840

*1,680

1,560

1,620

1,540

1,530

1,530

1,540

1,530

1,490 

1,530

39,313

1,268

77,980

June

*1,470

1,240

1,090

972

1,080

*1,220

1,190

1,080

940

1,060

1,140

948

892

876

l.TCff

1,340

1,460

1,780

1,940 

1,770

1,75O

1,840

2,010

*1,840

1,430

1,350

1,400

1,350

1,210

1,070

39,838

1,328

79,020

July

948

940

972

1,040

1,1OO

1,170

1,250

1,160

1,080

1,030

948

972

892

769

734

699

644

596

596 

614

578

572

846

626

548

524

530

518

476 

460

*445

24,277

783

48,150

Aug.

548

4T-T2

455

405

370

366

385

400

455

375

362

334

319

322

338

375

319

307

288 

262

232

215

198

192

185

185

182

176

167

1 iocs <^fl

150

9,507

307

18,860

Sept.

142

135

130

121

121

128

140

176

152

*140

135

130

128

126

121

117

112

110

108 

106

106

102

117

130

121

115

110

104

100 

100

3,683

123

7,310

Mln - Mean - Ac-ft -

Water year 1957-58 : Max 2,010 Mln 45 Mean 375 Ac-ft 271,800

Peak discharge (base, 1,120 cfs).--May 11 (9 a.m.) 1,440 cfs (3.40 ft); May 19 (2 a.m.) 2,100 cfs 

(4.10 ft); June 24 (2 a.m.) 2,230 cfs (4.21 ft); July 7 (1:30 a.m.) 1,370 cfs (3.41 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
WALKER LAKE BASIN 177

2970. Topaz Reservoir near Topaz, Calif.

Location. Lat 38°41', long 119°31' 

Topaz.

in sec. 28, T. 10 N., R. 22 E., 6 miles north of

Records available. October 1931 to September 1958.

Gage. Float and staff gages at outlet works of Topaz Reservoir, 

mean sea level (levels by Walker River Irrigation District).

Datum of gage is at

Extremes. Maximum contents during year. 59,780 acre-ft July 5-7, 13 (elevation, 5,005.15 

ft); minimum, 9,220 acre-ft Oct. 14 (elevation, 4,978.19 ft).

1931-58: 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 (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. Water 

is used for irrigation in Walker River Irrigation District.

Cooperation. Elevations furnished by Walker River Irrigation District.

Capacity table, water year 1957-58 (elevation, In feet, 

and usable contents, In acre-feet)

4,978

4,980

4,985

4,990

8,910

12,130

20,390

28,970

4,995

5,000

5.005

5.006

38,100

48,350

59,440

61,750

Usable contents, In acre-feet, water year October 1957 to September 1958

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 

50 

51

Cl

Oct.

9,630 

9,550 

9,500 

9,440 

9,390

9,330 

9,300 

9,260 

9,230 

9,230

9,230 

9,230 

9,230 

9.220 

9,230

9,250 

9,260 

9,260 

9,280 

9,390

9,520 

9,600 

9,650 

9,760 

9,860

10,000 

10,110 

10,240 

10,340 

10,440 

10.550

4,979.01 

+830

Nov.

10.630 

10,730 

10,850 

10,950 

11,160

11,300 

11,450 

11,600 

11,840 

12,000

12,160 

12,310 

12,470 

12,650 

12,800

12,960 

13,150 

13,350 

13,550 

13,730

13,920 

14,100 

14,270 

14,430 

14,610

14,770 

14,940 

15,100 

15,250 

15.400

4,982.00 

+4,870

Dec.

M8 15,740 

15,860 

15,960

16,090 

16,190 

16,310 

16,400 

16,520

16,620 

16,740 

16,850 

16,950 

17,080

17,250 

17,550 

17,880 

18,010 

18,230

18,480 

18,580 

18,750 

18,900 

19,030

19,170 

19,300 

19,440 

19,590 

19,720 

19.820

4,984.66 

+4,420

Jan.

19.920 

20,060 

20,170 

20,310 

20,460

20,590 

20,730 

20,830 

20,980 

21,140

21 , 240 

21,370 

21,470 

21,560 

21,660

21,780 

21,900 

22,000 

22,100 

22,180

22,270 

22,390 

22,470 

22,610 

22,800

23,000 

23,140 

23,310 

23,480 

23,620 

25,750

4,986.98 

+3,950

Feb.

23.890 

24,040 

24,350 

24,570 

24,760

24,930 

25,110 

25,290 

25,470 

25,600

25,760 

25,930 

26,100 

26,240 

26,410

26,570 

26,730 

26,880 

27,000 

27,180

27,320 

27,470 

27 , 650 

27,820 

28,450

29,060 

29,430 

29,760

4,990 . 45 

+6,010

Mar.

50.020 

30,270 

30,460 

30,680 

30,910

31,150 

51,370 

31,580 

51,760 

31,940

32,140 

52,550 

52,550 

52,710 

32,960

55,580 

55,690 

54,010 

54,290 

54,510

55,060 

35,560 

55,880 

56,140 

56,400

56,630 

56,840 

57,050 

37,240 

57,420 

57,670

4,994.78 

+7,910

Apr.

37,880 

38,190 

38,560 

38,920 

39,230

39,570 

39,830 

40.050 

39,910 

39,750

39,610 

39,470 

39,370 

39,230 

39,110

38,960 

38,880 

38,920 

38,920 

38,840

38,780 

38,840 

38,720 

38,500 

38,290

38,100 

37,900 

37,710 

37,510 

37.480

4,994.68 

-910

May

37,540 

57,240 

57.170 

37,170 

37,520

57,670 

38,130 

58,560 

38,980 

39,470

40,010 

40,670 

40,970 

41,170 

41 , 390

41,780 

42,550 

45,100 

44,240 

45,580

46,530 

47,180 

48,000 

48,710 

49,530

50,240 

50,870 

51,480 

52,180 

52,800 

55.420

5/>02.55 

+15,940

June

54.020 

54,490 

54,730 

54,950 

55,270

55,690 

56,050 

56,460 

56, 750 

57,050

57,340 

57,660 

57,790 

58,000 

58,110

58,540 

58,680 

58,980 

59,390 

59,600

59,440 

59.670 

59,620 

59,620 

59,510

59,440 

59,550 

59,440 

59,510 

59,480

5/X55.02 

+6,060

July

59,550

59,510 

59, 620 

59.780

59,780 

59,780 

59,740 

59,740 

59,620

59,720 

59,720 

59,780 

59,760 

59,690

59,620 

59,480 

59,520 

59,210 

59,050

58,960 

58,870 

58,820 

58,980 

59,000

58,910 

58,710 

58,520 

58,500 

57,980 

57,610

5,004.20 

-1,870

Aug.

57.200 

56,980 

56,750 

56,440 

56,100

55,760 

55,400 

55,070 

54,640 

54,460

54, 200 

55,910 

55,530 

53,150 

52,950

52,620 

52,400 

52,180 

52,010 

52,010

51,810 

51 , 480 

51,220 

50,850 

50,500

50,070 

49,570 

49,050 

48,450 

47,810 

47,070

4,999.40 

-10,540

Sept.

46.550 

45,590 

44,800 

44,050 

45,270

42,550 

41,820 

41,030 

40,380 

59,770

59,210 

58 , 680 

58,100 

57,610 

57,150

56,710 

56,510 

55,800 

55,520 

34,840

34,400 

55,960 

33,450 

35,090 

52,730

32,420 

52,160 

51,890 

51,640 

51 . 590

4,991.57 

-15,680

Calendar year 1957.................... * -25,650

Water year 1957-58.................... * +21,690

t Elevation, in feet, at end of month, 

t Change in contents. In acre-feet.
178 WALKER LAKE BASIN

2975. West Walker River at Hoye Bridge, near Wellington, Nev.

Location. Lat 38°44', long 119°26 I , in 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 

1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,980 ft (from topographic map). 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 (1 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. 11 years (1920-23, 1925-32, 1957-58), 219 cfs (158,500 acre-ft per 

year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,860 cfs June 24 (gage height, 7.62 ft); minimum not determined, occurred during period of ice effect.

1910, 1920-23, 1924-32, 1957-58: Maximum discharge, 2,180 cfs June 6, 1922; minimum, 6 cfs Dec. 19, 1925.

Remarks. Records good prior to May 11, fair thereafter. 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 year 1957-58, except periods of Ice effect 

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 7 to Nov. 19, 

May 16 to June 19, July 25-26)

0.9

1.1 

1.4

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

134

334

536

6.0 

8.0

1,230

2,010

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

70

*70

70

68

68

65

60

60

60

60

59

55

54

54

52

47

47

47

49

53

56

54

*49

34

32

32

31

31

31

31

31

1,580

51.0

3,130

Nov.

32

33

32

33

55

33

24

24

24

23

22

22

*22

22

23

24

24

24

24

24

24 

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

764

25.5

1,520

Dec.

24

24

24

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

21

*21

20

19

19

21

22

22

22

22

21 

2.0

b!9

b!8

19

19

19

19

19

19

18

645

20.8

1,280

Calendar year 1957: Max -

Jan.

18

18

18

18

b!8

*bl8

bl8

b!7

bT7

19

19

18

18

b!8

19

19

19

19

b!9

b!9

b!8 

b!9

b!9

19

19

19

19

19

19

20

20

576

18.6

1,140

Feb.

20

19

22

23

22

*20

19

19

19

19

18

T9

21

21

21

21

21

22

26

24

24 

19

19

20

55

46

31

27

-

655

23.4

1,500

Mar.

24

24

24

22

*22

22

22

22

22

22

22

23

22

25

24

28

33

36

29

28

41 

39

29

26

24

24

23

22

22

22

*22

788

25.4

1,560

Apr.

24

*25

52

40

36

31

44

120

196

200

202

202

210

*223

259

257

257

501

458

486

*544 

564

5zT)

491

460

402

404

*414

416

416

8,217

274

16,300

May

414

45F

541

597

682

760

*793

769

778

799

*377

829

712

682

724

778

841

932

1,110

1,260

1.520 

*1,290

1,150

1,150

1,100

1,060

1,060

1,080

1,110

1,080

1,080

27,795

897

55,130

June

1,080

999

856

715

667

742

826

823

751

769

805

796

787

781

820

946

1,110

*1,290

1,610

*1,810

1,760 

1,750

1,760

*1,820

1,690

1,570

1,500

1,270

1,170

1,050

55,925

1,151

67,290

July

908

817

784

826

964

1,020

1.080

1,080

946

874

796

775

760

694

659

642

622

625

608

569

575 

585

*659

670

606

578

558

547

538

5E7 

544

22,454

724

44,500

Aug.

558

569

522

494

475

460

460

468

478

475

450

450

416

409

450

440

512

491

455

*406

597 

578

568

549

35?

387

399

402

394

421

433

13,656

441

27,090

Sept.

428

433

447

455

450

428

450

435

382

352

356

558

550

527

521

512

514

519

314

297

301 

*294

279

277

257

248

226

216

216

£08

9,950

532

19,740

Mln - Mean - Ac-ft -

Water year 1957-Sa: Max 1,820 Mln 17 Mean 331 Ac-ft 240,000

Peak discharge (base, 700 cfs). May 11 (9 p.m.) 946 cfs (5.19 ft): May 21 (9 p.m.) 1,360 cfs 

(6.61 ft); June 24 (11 p.m.) 1,860 cfs (7.62 ft); July 7 (7 p.m.) 1,160 cfs (5.77 ft); July 23 

(9 p.m.) 712 cfs (4.34 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
WALKER LAKE BASIN 179

3000. West Walker River near Hudson, Nev.

Location.--Lat 38°49', long 119 014', in SWv sec. 18, T. 11 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 1958. August 

1914 to May 1921 published as "at Hudson."

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,670 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

u> May 1921, staff gage at site Z\ miles upstream at different datum. May 1921 to 

March 1925, water-stage recorder at approximately same site at different datum.

Average discharge. 81 years (1914-24, 1947-58), 203 cfs (147,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,730 cfs June 20 (gage height, 5.36 ft); minimum, 37 cfs Dec. 24.

1914-25, 1947-58: 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 good. Flow regulated by off-channel storage in Topaz Reservoir since 

Jan. 30, 1922 (see p. 176). Many diversions above station for irrigation. Station 

is below return flow from irrigated areas in Smith Valley.

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except periods of Ice effect 

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

0.9 

1.0 

1.2 

1.5 140

2.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

312

1,110

1,550

2,050

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

51

*46

48

55

65

62

66

65

60

54

52

52

55

58

57

57

57

55

55

72

82- 88 

76

74

62

58

58

57

58

60

62

1,871

60.4

3,710

Nov.

62

63

65

66

70

70

*66

60

60

58

55

55

51

49

51

52

52

52

54

52

52

47

44

44

44

44

42

42

42

40

1,604

53.5

3,180

Dec.

40

40

40

40

45

*42

42

42

42

45

42

45

47

43

42

43

44

43

45

45

42 

59

b59

b38

59

40

59

40

40

39

1,281

41.5

2,540

Jan.

38

59

40

40

b39

b39

b40

42

43

44

43

43

42

42

43

44

43

43

b42

b43

b43 

b42

b40

46

47

46

46

44

*42

44

44

1,316

42.5

2,610

Feb.

44

43

47

48

46

44

43

42

42

40

59

40

59

59

39

58

58

58

58

42

42 

40

58

38

44

57

*62

5T

-

1,207

43.1

2,390

Calendar year 1957: Max 882 Mln -

Mar.

54

52

49

47

46

44

46

44

44

44

47

46

46

47

48

51

55

55

55

52

57 

62

57

51

*48

48

48

47

47

46

46

1,529

49.3

3,050

Apr.

44

45

54

65

65

60

57

78

181

222

225

218

218

228

236

236

222

225

279

327

366 

*374

566

339

312

271

228

228

239

246

6,248

208

12,390

May

228

225

2BT

305

354

414

446

466

446

478

526

574

478

430

430

*482

558

622

726

910

1,000 

*1,050

994

890

918

858

850

846

866

850

850

19,327

625

38,330

June

846

822

734

594

482

490

598

654

650

*650

722

814

902

898

854

918

1,040

1,150

1,320

*1,600

1.690 

1,600

1,540

1,520

1,540

1,180

970

926

866

778

29,308

977

58,130

July

674

566

502

490

578

650

674

750 656"

558

506

458

450

450

590

578

*366

382

398

398

394

430

442

458

434

394

370

374

562

342

555

14,545

469

28,850

Aug.

555

358

354

350

316

297

286

282

308

327

301

279

264

*250

261

261

286

350

466 586"

316 

275

253

228

191

188

188

188

181

162

8,671

280

17,200

Sept.

194

191

208

208

208

211

214

250

261

256

228

222

211

214

214

222

204

188

188

181

188 

*188

174

194

197

188

191

178

171

168

6,090

203

12,080

Mean 165 Ac-ft 118,500

Water year 1957-58: Max 1,690 Mln 38 Mean 255 Ac-ft 184,400

Peak discharge (base, 500 cfs). --May 12 (3 a.m.) 598 cfs (2.68 ft); May 22 (7:30 a.m.) 1,070 cfs 

(3.89 ft); June 20 (9 p.m.) 1,730 cfs (5.36 ft); July 8 (6 a.m.) 738 cfs (5.08 ft); Aug. 19 

(5 a.m.) 522 cfs (2.58 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
180 HUMBOLDT-CARSON SINK BASIN

CARSON RIVER BASIN 

3045. Silver Creek below Pennsylvania Creek, near Markleevllle, Calif.

Location.--Lat 38 036', long 119°47', in 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 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,500 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

£b 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. 11 years (1947-58), 47.3 cfs (34,240 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 490 cfs May 18 (gage height, 3.65 ft); minimum, 

2.3 cfs Nov. 29.

1946-58: 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. Flow partly regulated by three small reservoirs (total capacity, 

about 1,700 acre-ft).

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.0

1.1

1.2 

1.4 

1.7

3.2

4.3

6.3

12

25

2.0 

2.3 

2.6 

3.0 

3.5

115

210

415

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

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

26

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

3.4

3.3

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.3

3.3

3.2

373

3.6

3.7

8.0

5.1

4.0

3.8

3.7

3.7

3.7

4.3

4.9

5.7

5.5

7.1

8.7

8.2

6.8

5.3

4.7

4.3

4.2

142.4

4.59

282

Nov.

4.2

3.3

379

*4.5

4.3

4.4

4.7

5.3

5.1

5.1

4.9

5.1

7.6

5.1

5.5

5.5

5.3

7.6

8.2

T79

5.9

5.1

6.1

6.8

7.1

6.3

5.4

5.5

4.3

5.1

165.1

5.50

327

Dec.

4.6

4.2

4.2

*4.3

4.7

4.3

4.7

4.3

4.5

4.7

4.5

4.3

4.2

4.0

7.0

~.6 12

6.1

7.1

6.8

6.6

5.9

6.1

5.7

5.9

5.9

5.7

5.7

5.5

5.1

5.3

171.5

5.53

340

Jan.

5.3

BTT

*4.9

4.9

4.7

4.9

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.9

.7

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.3

4.3

4.2

4.3

*4.3

4.3

.5

.1

_i°

.0

. 2

.1

140.1

4.52

278

Feb.

4.1

47?

.2

.3

.3

.2

.3

.3

.2

.2

4.3

6.6

5.3

5.1

5.3

5.7

6.6

6.8

7.9

*9.7

11

13

15

28

ST

16

14

14

240.6

8.59

477

Mar.

12

12

12

11

11

11

10

10

9.0

9.3

9.0

8.7

8.5

8.2

8.7

8.5

7.9

T79

8.5

11

9.7

9.0

8.7

8.5

8.5

8.2

*8.2

8.2

8.2

8 5

8.2

288.1

9.29

571

Apr.

8.7

7.6

7.1

T74

7.6

7.9

7.6

8.2

10

14

18

20

27

34

42

50

79

100

103

115

120

*I36"

81

66

62

66

72

74

77

83

1,483.1

49.4

2,940

May

100 122"

144

185

*241

249

224

217

*231

265

217

155

151

175

204

245

*281

338

352

289

261

242

285

269

257

*245 242'

249

253

277

269

7,234

233

14,350

June

228

21O

*183

172

192

192

178

155

158

178

175

144

*151

168

201

224

220

228

231

224

234

249

253

214

192

186

195

170

144

*128

5,777

193

11,460

July

122

ITS

114

114

110

112

112

100

96

86

83

76

65

64

60

*57

51

45

45

43

42

46

45

38

38

36

35

34

33

29

28

2,074

66.9

4,110

Aug.

28

27

24

21

20

20

20

20

18

17

15

14

*13

13

14

15

13

24

18

14

12

11

10

9.7

9.0

17

32

3?

30

30

29

589.7

19.0

1,170

Sept.

28

27

26

30

54

53

53

55

38

32

51

48

47

45

43

40

38

28

*14

17

38

35

36

14

7.1

5.5

5.1

4.7

4=4 T7S

921.4

30.7

1,830

Calendar year 1957: Max 308 Mln 1.9 Nean 40.2 Ac-ft 29,070

Water year 1957-58: Max 352 Mln 3.2 Mean 52.8 Ac-ft 38,140

Peak discharge (base, 190 cfs). May 10 (6 p.m.) 366 cfs (3.39 ft); ftay 18 (5 p.m.) 490 cfs 

(5.65 ft); June 22 (6 p.m.) 505 cfs (5.25 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
CARSON RIVER BASIN 181

3090. East Pork Carson River near Qardnerville, Nev.

Location.--Lat 38°51'30", long 119"41'50", in NE£ sec. 2, T. 11 N., R. 20 E., on left bank 

2 miles east of Mud Lake Reservoir, 3 miles downstream from Leviathan Creek, and 

7 miles southeast of Gardnerville.

Drainage area.--344 sq mi.

Records available.--January 1890 to December 1893, October 1900 to December 1906 (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 1935 to December 1937, May 1939 to September 1958. Monthly discharge 

only for some periods, published in WSP 1314.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,985.11 ft above mean sea level (levels

oy Bureau of Reclamation). Prior to May 19, 1939, staff gages at several sites within

2 miles of present site at various datums.

Average discharge. 31 years (1890-93, 1901-3, 1908-10, 1925-28, 1935-37, 1939-58), 

40? cfs (292^500 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,160 cfs May 19 (gage height, 5.01 ft); minimum, 48 cfs Jan. 5.

1890-93, 1900-1906, 1908-10 1917, 1924-28, 1929, 1935-37, 1939-58: 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 heights 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), 

1945(M).WSP 1514: 1909-10.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.8 

1.1 

1.5 

2.0

48

102

222

430

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

1,080

1,940

3,080

Discharge, In cubic feet pep second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

63

62

60

62

63

62

*62

62

60

60

63

68

72

~83 100

74

70

68

70 

89

89

85

89

87

89

96

94

87

81

79 

76

2,325

75.0

4,610

Nov.

76

79

74

83

S5

74

*76

85

83

83

81

79

81

122

94

89

83

87

98 

96

92

74

77

81

81

83

77

76

74

68

2,491

83.0

4,940

Dec.

72

70

67

*76

87

67

70

68

68

72

74

68

72

74

83

149

152

107

98 

100

96

85

65

107

94

96

85

94

96

*85

2,682

86.5

5,320

Jan.

85

85

83

74

65

76

94

83

76

94

79

83

74

72

85

77

74

74

67

85

65

67

*79

89

87

89

83

83

85

87

74

2,473

79.8

4,910

Feb.

77

94

104

89

96

94

98

110

100

100

94

187

177

141

147

149

152

152

161 

187

201

190

201

546

819

*371

274

258

-

5,369

192

10,650

Mar.

215

190

187

181

174

181

168

165

141

147

152

138

135

138

141

158

181

181

190 

266

375

282

258

254

240

*229

226

212

212

240

215

6,172

199

12,240

Apr.

233

198

184

181

T87

201

190

198

282

380

465

504

570

686

744

839

1,060

1,240

1,240 

1,290

1.590

1,320

1,040

874

*811

811

853

888

895

881

20,635

688

40,930

May

993

1,140

1,300

1,500

1,820

2,000

1,920

1,790

1,860

*1 , 980

2,110

1,470

1,380

1,440

1,600

1,840

2,110

2,410

2.610 

2,490

2,380

2,290

2,280

2,250

2,170

2,070

 2,010

1,990

1,970

2,000

2,000

59,173

1,909

117,400

June

1,860

1,630

1,520

1,350

1,410

1,470

1,380

1,330

1,210

1,320

1,350

1,170

1,170

1,190

1,330

1,460

1,530

1,720

1.950 

1,670

1,610

1,690

*1,710

1,560

1,300

1,250

1,250

1,170

1,050

958

42,548

1,418

84,390

July

888

853

825

839

797

797

811

770

732

699

642

618

588

 528

510

480

460

445

398 

393

371

393

475

393

349

340

323

311

311

282 

258

16,879

544

33,480

Aug.

315

319

270

240

218

208

208

240

222

201

 194

190

181

171

218

251

254

258

298 

215

181

161

155

141

144

155

177

198

198

190 

181

6,552

211

13,000

Sept.

171

165

168

158

181

165

158

187

155

*117

133

141

152

141

135

127

122

120

100 

94

110

114

135

141

112

102

98

96

94

89

3,981

133

7,900

Calendar year 1957: Max 1,880 Mln 56 Mean 306 Ac-ft 221,700

Water year 1957-58: Max 2,61O Mln 60 Mean 469 Ac-ft 339,800

Peak discharge (base. 1,300 cfs). Feb. 24 (10:30 p.m.) 2,200 cfs (4.25 ft); Apr. 20 (10:30 p.m.) 

1,660 cfs (3.71 ft); May 11 (1 a.m.) 2,470 cfs (4.43 ft); May 19 (2 a.m.) 3,160 cfs (5.01 ft);

June 19 (2 a.m.) 2,550 cfs (4.50 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day.
182 CARSON RIVER BASIN

3100. West Pork Carson River at Woodfords, Calif.

Location. Lat 38°46'00", long 119°50'00", in SE&5W£ sec. 34, T. 11 N., R. 19 E., on left 

bank 0.3 mile downstream from bridge on State Highway 8, 0.8 mile west of Woodfords, 

and 3f miles downstream from Willow Creek.

Drainage area. 66 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--October 1900 to May 1907, 1910-11 (fragmentary), October 1938 to

September 1958. 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.

Average discharge.--22 years (1901-3, 1905-6, 1939-58), 115 cfs (83,260 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,650 cfs May 18 (gage height, 5.64 ft); minimum, 9.5 cfs Dec. 6, result of freezeup.

1900-1907, 1910-11, 1938-58: 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, 1938-58), 8.2 cfs 

Nov. 30, 1954.

Flood of Dec. 11, 1937, reached a stage of 9.0 ft (present datum), from floodmarks 

(discharge, 3,500 cfs by slope-area measurement).

Remarks. Records good except those for period of indefinite stage-discharge relation, 

which are fair. One small diversion above station for irrigation. Plow slightly 

regulated by several small reservoirs (total capacity, about 1,500 acre-ft).

Rating tables, water year 1957-58, except periods of Ice effect or indefinite stage-discharge

relation (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 13 to Mar. 31)

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

Oct. 1 to May 22

16 4.0

31 4.5

74 5.0

136 5.5

227

May 23 to Sept. 30

362

540

790

1,120

1.9 

2.1 

2.5 

3.0

33

73

144

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

252

440

725

1,140

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

19

18

19

19

19

19

19

19

18

18

19

19

22

25

22

20

20

19

19

22

24

24

24

25

24

24

22

*22

21

20

20

644

20.8

1,280

Nov.

20

20

22

23

23

21

22

24

23

23

22

23

25

29

24

25

24

28

34

32

*28

22

24

24

24

24

22

22

11

20

716

23.9

1,420

Dec.

20

19

19

20

21

19

20

19

20

20

20

19

20

20

37

55

31

22

30

30

26

b20

b24

27

26

*25

24

26

26

23

24

752

24.3

1,490

Jan.

23

23

22

22

b20

22

22

22

21

21

22

21

b!8

b20

22

22

22

b21

b23

b20

b20

b22

*20

20

19

20

20

20

20

19

b20

649

20.9

1,290

Feb.

b21

21

20

20

20

20

20

21

21

21

21

27

24

24

24

26

26

27

28

*30

31

32

34

50

50

48

b50

47

-

804

28.7

1,590

Mar.

b44

b44

b40

b38

37

37

*37

34

35

34

34

32

32

32

31

32

32

30

31

36

31

34

33

33

32

31

*32

32

33

29

33

1,055

34.0

2,090

Apr.

33

29

25

32

32

33

33

34

37

40

47

50

58

65

72

85

121

158

173

204

250

280

248

216

208

221

248

260

*265

305

3,862

129

7,660

May

6369

6451

6512

e595

e705

6715

e690

e675

e670

6685

e754

e630

e615

e650

6715

e808

e868

el. 100

*el,050

el,020

e945

6931

*1,050

875

822

770

*732

686

648

624

600

22,960

741

45,540

June

552

510

*470

415

430

425

395

405

368

377

377

332

*318

308

339

386

400

470

505

440

415

440

445

381

322

305

308

286

238

*211

11,573

386

22,950

July

198

192

190

192

184

172

180

176

162

153

139

130

120

111

104

*104

106

102

94

95

94

118

148

116

98

92

88

86

81

73

70

3,968

128

7,870

Aug.

70

65

63

59

55

52

51

57

52

49

*46

41

38

36

49

56

54

58

60

46

38

33

32

31

47

64

64

61

57

54

38

1,576

50.8

3,130

Sept.

23

21

27

34

35

28

24

64

71

70

49

44

32

27

26

25

30

38

*38

36

30

28

38

38

34

32

30

30

28

27

1,057

35.2

2,100

Calendar year 1957: Max 486 Min 15 Mean 91.0 Ac-ft 65,910

Water year 1957-58: Max 1,100 Min 18 Mean 136 Ac-ft 98,410

Peak discharge (base, 500 cfs). --May 5 (8 p.m.) 1,020 cfs (5.15 ft); May 18 (8 p.m.) 1.650 cfs 

(5.64 ft); May 23 (2 a.m.) 1,250 cfs (5.12 ft); June 19 (1:30 a.m.) 654 cfs (4.39 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

e Stage-discharge relation indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of partly estimated shift 

adjustments and records for nearby streams.
CARSON RIVER BASIN 183

3105. Clear Creek near Carson City, Nev.

Location. Lat 39°07', long 119°49' , in sec. 1, 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 1958.

Gage . Water-stage recorder and sharp-crested weir. Altitude of gage is 4,700 ft (from 

river-profile map).

Average discharge.--10 years, 6.30 cfs (4,560 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 59 cfs Feb. 24 (gage height, 1.57 ft); minimum, 

2.2 cfs Aug. 22, 23, but may have been less during period of no gage-height record.

1948-58: 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 except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

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 1957-58 (gage height, In fe 

and discharge. In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 1O-14)

1.4

2.9

5.0

11

23

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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

2.3

2.4

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.4

2.6

2.8

3.3

2.9

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.9

5.5

3.1

2.9

3.1

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

*2.9

3.1

3.3 

3.3

87.4

2.82

173

Nov.

3.5

3.5

4.0

4.0

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.0

4.2

4.2

4.6

*6.6 5-70

5.0

4.8

5.5

5.3

5.0

4.8

4.4

4.6

4.6

4.4

4.6

4.4

4.4

4.2

4.2

134.8

4.49

267

Dec.

4.2

472

4.2

4.2

4.4

4.4

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.4

4.2

4.4

4.4

6.4

*7.5

6.6

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

5.5

6.1

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

7.7

7.2

6 . 6 

6.4

167.4

5.40

332

Calendar year 1957: Max 16

Jan.

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

7.4

6.4

6.1

5.8

*5.5

5.5

*5.5

5.5

5.3

5.5

5.0

5.3

5.5

5.5

6.4

7.2

6.6

6.4

6.6

6.6

6.6

188.1

6.07

373

Feb.

6.1

674

7.2

6.4

6.6

6.4

7.2

7.4

7.2

7.2

6.9

13

*7.2

7.2

8.4

8.4

7.2

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.6

6.9

6.6

19

23

16

14

12

-

251.2

8.97

498

Min 1 . 7

Mar.

alO

a9.4

a9.o

a8.5

a8.o

a7.6

*7.4

6.9

6.6

6.4

6.6

6.6

6.4

6.9

6.9

7.4

7.7

7.2

7.2

8.4

9.4

7.7

7.2

6.9

6.6

6.4

6.1

6.1

5.8 

¥74

226.3

7.30

449

Apr.

6.6

6.1

6.4

6.4

5.8

6.1

6.1

7.2

9.0

12

*13

13

15

15

15

15

17

18

18

19

20

19

15

13

12

12

13

13

13

13

372.7

12.4

739

May

14

*16

17

17

19

19

18

17

17

18

22

a!9

a!7

al6

a!8

a!9

a20

a21

a!8

a!6

al5

al6

a!6

al4

a!2

all

a9.6

a9.2

*9.4

9.7

a9.6

489.5

15.8

971

June

a9.2

a9.0

a8.6

a8.3

a8.O

a7.8

a7.7

a7.5

7.4

7.2

9.4

10

10

8.4

7.4

6.6

6.6

6.4

5.8

5.3

5.0

a5.0

a5.0

a5.0

5.0

4.6

T76

4.6

4.6

4.6

204.6

6.82

406

July

4.8

5.0

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.6

4.4

4.4

4.4

*4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

5.5

a5.2

a5.0

a4.8

a4.7

a4.6

a4.6

a4.6

a4.8

a4.2

a3.9

a3.7

a3.5

a3.4

a3.4

3.5

135.3

4.36

268

Aug.

3.3

a3.2

a3.2

a3.1

a3.1

a3.1

a3.O

a3.1

a3.0

a2.9

a2.9

a2.8

*2.8

2.9

2.8

3.5

4.6

4.2

3.5

3.1

3.1

3.1

2.8

a2.8

a2.8

a2.8

a2.8

a2.8

a2.8

a2 .8

°

95.5

3.08

189

Sept.

a2.8

a2.8

a2.8

a2.8

a2.8

a3.0

4.4

a4.0

a3.3

*3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.9

2.8

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

2.9

2.9

2.9

91.2

3.04

181

Mean 4.7O Ac-ft 3.4OO

Water year 1957-58: Max 23 Min 2.3 Mean 6.70 Ac-ft 4,850

Peak discharge (base, 15 cfs). Dec. 16 (7 p.m.) 15 cfs (O.64 ft); Feb. 12 (2 p.m.) 23 cfs (0.85 ft);

Feb. 24 (9 p.m.) 59 cfs (1.57 ft); Apr. 21 (9:30 p.m.) 24 cfs (0.95 ft); May 11 (lo a.m.) 28 cfs

(1.05 ft); July 15 (6 p.m.) 16 cfs (0.65 ft).____________________________________________

* 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 streams.
184 CARSON RIVER BASIN

3110. Carson River near Carson City, Nev.

Location. Lat 39°06'30", long 119°42'30", in NW£ sec. 2, T. 14 N., R. 20 E., on left 

bank 2 miles downstream from Clear Creek, 2j miles upstream from bridge on road to 

Mexican Dam, and 5 miles southeast of Carson City.

Drainage area. 876 sq mi.

Records available. May 1939 to September 1958.

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 same site and datum.

Average discharge.--19 years, 421 cfs (304,800 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,100 cfs May 21 (gage height, 5.01 ft); minimum, 26 cfs Oct. 1.

1939-58: Maximum discharge, 30,000 cfs Dec. 24, 1955 (gage height, 15.0 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 6,000 ofa on basis of slope-area measurements at gage heights 8.40 and 15.0 ft, computation of flow over dam at gage 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.

Plow slightly

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.2 24

.4 35

.7 60

1.0 

1.5 

2.0

100

208

410

3.0 1,000

4.0 1,910

6.0 4,220

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

2730"

28

30

33

35

34

38

39

43

43

43

42

46

51

59

57

56

56

62

75

61 

80

62

94

90

90

92

*94

96

97

1,825

58.9

3,620

Nov.

96

96

96

107

115

119

117

115

115

114

110

112

112

*121

161

159

153

140

126

126

125

125 

115

110

115

119

114

121

121

121

3,620

121

7,180

Dec.

114

117

112

103

114

121

105

107

112

112

114

100

m

115

128

*176

311

275

236

211

197

179 

155

136

159

167

159

157

162

157

146

4,660

150

9,240

Jan.

144

149

149

142

130

121

125

144

155

149

157

144

144

*130

134

142

138

132

123

123

128

115 ITT

153

194

192

203

169

169

236

175

4,766

154

9,450

Feb.

200

166

247

315

250

220

206

224

253

214

200

203

*338

275

239

233

233

230

230

243

266

266 

264

263

*1,230

1,050

592

490

-

9,182

326

18,210

Mar.

430

375

338

320

307

299

291

287

266

261

266

266

257

253 779"

311

375

395

351

342

538

175" 562 

390

360

*338

333

324

311

324

375

1P,585

341

21,000

Apr.

ITo" 365

450

587

495

440

405

385

415

526

620

656

692

758

624

916

1,030

1,330

1,430

1,440

1,570

*1.580 

1,280

1,030

600

710

740

606

800

764

24,254

808

48,110

May

812

STS

1,060

1,280

1,650

1,950

2,130

2,150

2,090

2,190

2,400

*2,530

1,990

1,870

1,950

2,180

2,370

2,580

2,800

3,000

3.010

2,850 

2,790

2,840

2,860

2,710

2,530

2,400

*2,350

2, 230

2,280

68,798

2,219

136,500

June

2,240

*2,02T5

1,900

1,680

1,550

1,510

1,450

1,380

1,300

1,230

1,280

1,240

1,220

1,280

1,280

1,430

1,590

1,700

1,910

1,920

1,750

1,710 

1,750

1,750

1,440

1,220

*1,140

1,120

965

909

44,664

1,495

66,990

July

782

Tiff

650

609

592

576

614

587

460

420

365

395

351

324

291

266

315

375

430

395

360

279

271

333

333

287

230

192

*164

157

1«

12,309

397

24,410

Aug.

110

103

134

123

108

94

91

64

75

65

59

56

58

57

48

49

44

6T

92

*151

146

123 

117

96

90

65

64

61

56

53

55

2,612

84.3

5,180

Sept.

55

47

54

61

57

42

37

4T

43

41

41

53

53

64

62

62

61

70

65

60

59

58 

59

55

78

62

78

*82

91

QA SO

1,872

62.4

3,710

Calendar year 1957: Max 1,810 Mln 12 Mean 317 Ac-ft 229,200

Water year 1957-58: Max 3,010 Mln 27 Mean 519 Ac-ft 375,600

Peak discharge (base. 1,600 cfs). Feb. 25 (3 p.m.) 1,710 cfs (3.74 ft); Apr. 21 (5 p.m.) 1,700 cfs 

(3.71 ft); May 12 (5 a.m.) 2,650 cfs (4.60 ft); May 21 (1 a.m.) 3,100 cfs (5.01 ft); June 19 

(7 p.m.) 2,120 cfs (4.12 ft).______________________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
CARSON RIVER BASIN 185

3120. Carson River near Port Churchill, Nev.

Location. Lat 39°17' , long 119°18' , in SE£ sec. 32, T. 17 N. , R. 24 E., on right bank 

400 ft downstream from Buckland ditch, 2 miles west of Port 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 1958. Monthly discharge only for some periods, 

published In WSP 1314.

. . Datum of gage is 4,214.70 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 supplementary adjustment of 1956.

Gage. Water-Stage recorder.

29, supplementary adjustment of 1956. Prior to Apr. 25, 1924, staff gage at site 

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 TruckeeCarson Irrigation District).

Average discharge. --47 years, 373 cfs (270,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,880 cfs May 21 (gage height, 5.65 ft); minimum daily, 0.3 cfs Oct. 1-17.

1911-58: Maximum daily discharge, 9,680 cfs Dec. 26, 1955; maximum gage height, 

about 11 ft in December 1955, present datum, from f loodmarks ; no flow during some 

periods in nearly every year since 1923.

Remarks. Records excellent. Many diversions above station for irrigation, 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 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

0.3 

1.0 

2.0 

4.0 

7.0

2.5 

2.8

103

194

3.2

4.0 

4.8 

5.6

386

940

1,740

2,800

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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

.4

.5

.7

1.7

21 

33

43

46

56

62

65

64 

74

77

549.4

17.7

1,090

Nov.

82

77

16

88

92

*101

116

118

116

118

116

113

113

113

126

T5B~ 162

149

143

131

128

126 

123

116

113

*120

131

131

140

143

3,586

120

7,110

Dec.

143

131

131

137

128

131

143

131

128

131

134

134

131

126

T3T

143

194

332

28T

250

219

202 

180

169

155

*162

162

162

155 

158

146

5,066

163

10,050

Jan.

140

137

140

140

134

126

120

120

131

149

146

149

134

120

120

118

120

118

120

116

108

108 

*101

TOT

128

176

187

194

176

183

232

4,294

139

8,520

Feb.

245

190

180

245

297

254

232

215

223

241

194

183

*194

317

264

232

223

219

211

211

223

245 

241

241

370

*1,310

796

544

-

8,540

305

16,940

Mar.

487

427

381

359

337

322

312

297

287

273

264

268

268

259

254

287

322

370

381

348

364

5"T8 570 

432

*386

364

348

343

327

322

348

10,825

349

21,470

Apr.

375

381

427

512

557

493

462

427

398

432

524

598

626

654

724

773

860

* ,040

,270

,300

,320

,400 

1,350

*1,120

892

731

668

696

752

717

22,479

749

44,590

May

703

773

868

1,040

1,280

*1,630

1,900

2,080

2,000

1,980

*2,120

2,330

2,O9O

1,740

1,700

1,820

2,030

2,24O

2,410

2,630

*2,790

2,720 

2,620

2,560

2,670

2,580

2,410

2,260

2,180

2,130

2,080

62,364

2,012

123,700

June

2.080

1,960

1,810

1,660

1,440

*1,390

1,380

1,330

1,300

1,160

1,220

1,270

1,230

1,240

1,210

1,270

1,400

1,510

1,630

1,820

1,700

1,550 

1,550

1,580

1,450

1,210

*1,060

1,020

958

86O

42,248

1,408

83,800

July

788

7TO

668

605

557

531

518

518

474

421

364

327

307

273

250

215

187

*228

277

317

307

268 

228

215

232

241

215

183

139

120

_92

10,785

348

21,390

Aug.

80

6F

56

*45

38

37

31

28

26

25

20

15

13

12

12

12

11

11

12

*16

40

60 

54

46

45

33

26

17

12

10

To

921

29.7

l,830j

Sept.

9.5

9.5

9.0

13

13

12

8.5

*8.0

6.7

6.1

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.5

5.5

6.4

8.5

7.5

6.1

6,1

5.5 

5.5

5.8

5.8

6.4

11

12

*16

19

251.1

8.37

498

Calendar year 195?. Max 2,O50 Mln 0 Mean 297 Ac-ft 215,000

Water year 1957-58: Max 2,790 Mln 0.3 Mean 471 Ac-ft 341,000

Peak dlscharg discharge (base, 1,4OO cfs). Feb. 26 (lo a.m.) 1,450 cfs (4.54 ft)j Apr. 22 (5 a.m.) 1,4 

54 ft)j May 12 (5 p.m. 2,410 cfs (5.32 ft); May 21 (2 p.m.) 2,880 cfs (5.65 ft): June 2O 

a.m.) 1,920 efs (4.95 ft)._______^

Discharge measurement made on this day.

.,450 cfs

534539 O -60 -13
186 HUMBQLDT RIVER BASIN

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 1958. 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 1£ miles downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 15 years, 61.7 cfs (44,670 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 500 cfs May 23 (gage height, 4.14 ft); minimum, 

0.6 cfs Aug. 23 to Sept. 13.

1943-58: 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, which are fair. Several 

diversions above station for irrigation.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

 0.8f?

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.2

*1.2

1.3

1.4

1.3

1.6

1.6

1.8

1.9

2.3

2.4

2.6

2.8

3.2

3.0

2.8

3.0

3.2

3.4

3.6

3.4 

3.4 3 9 s'.z

63. 3

2.20

135

Nov.

4.3

4.1

4 .3

5.5

*4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.8

4.8

7.2

Ta- 12

il

7.8

6.9

6.9

6.6

6.6

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3 

6.3

6.1

188.3

6.28

373

Dec.

6.1

6.1

*5.8

F7T

6.1

6.6

7.2

7.5

b7.5

b7.5

b7.5

b7.5

7.8

8.5

8.9

9.7

12

T?

b!2

12

12

b!2

b!2

12

11

bll

bll

12

12

b!2

bll

292.4

9.43

580

Jan.

10

9.7

b9.0

b8.5

b8.5

b8.0

*b5To~

b8.0

b8.0

b8.2

b8.2

b8.2

b8.2

b8.0

8.5

b8.5

b8.5

b8.5

b8.5

b8.5

b8.5

bS.O

b8.5

8.5

b8.2

b8.5

8.9

9.3 

12

13

275.9

8.90

547

Feb.

b!2 biy

b!4

b!5

15

17

b!7

17

b!7

18

bl8

18

17

b!6

44

88

65

59

65

66

66

66

85

101

*102

91

72

57

1,251

44.7

2,48O

Mar.

49

49

57

47

47

49

43

40

36

33.

35

36

38

38

39

40

39

39

*39

44

59

91

100

~38" 103

88

79

73 

74

85

91

1,778

57.4

3,530

Apr.

85

83

88

87

80

73

71

71

70

t4

82

91

97

*116

139

166

208

233

278

342

349

376

356" 400

325

249

214

*194 

183

173

5,383

179

10,680

May

ili TeT

190

218

261

307

361

382

336

311

336

400

427

425

370

321

327

340

*364

404

441

483

335- 496

476

*463

441

404 

372

355

344

11,179

361

22,170

June

302

5BT

240

222

199

175

145

145

145

135

132

129

131

135

128

112

*100

96

95

91

86

81

76

76

74

68

60

49 

44

40

3,772

126

7,480

July

37

3?

33

30

28

25

22

19

17

14

*12

10

8.2

6.9

7.2

8.5

8.2

8.2

7.5

7.2

6.9

6.3

6.1

6.1

5.5

5.5

5.0

fc*

5.3

5.3

404.9

13.1

803

Aug.

5-4

73

3.6

2.8

*1.9

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.3

1.2

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.0

l.O

1.3

1.2

1.0

.9

.8

.7

"7F .6

.6

.6

.6

.6 

.6

.6

.6

42.4

1.37

84

Sept.

"T§~ 0.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

.6

.7

.6

.6

.7

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.9

.9

1.075"

.9

.9

1.0

22.6

0.75

45

Calendar year 1957; Max 498 Mln 0.6 Mean 64.3 Ac-ft 46,560

Water year 1957-58; Max 496 Mln 0.6 Mean 67.6 Ac-ft 48,910

Peak discharge (base

(3.87 ft); May 23

200 cfs). Apr. 23 (6 p.m.) 416 cfs (3.71 ft); May 13 (9:30 p.m.) 448 cfs

10 p.m.) 500 cfs (4.14 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
HOMBOLDT RIVER BASIN 187

3165. Lamoille Creek near Lamoille, Nev.

Location. Lat 40°41 1 30", long 115°28 1 30", In NEf- 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 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Concrete control since Oct. 30, 1950. Altitude of gage is 

E.240 ft (from topographic map). Prior to Oct. 1, 1943, staff gages at various sites 

nearby at different daturas.

Average discharge. 21 years (1915-16, 1917-22, 1943-58), 43.7 cfs (31,640 acre-ft per 

year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 457 cfs May 24; minimum, 2.1 cfs Nov. 27, 

result of freezeup.

1915-23, 1943-58: Maximum discharge recorded, 794 cfs June 4, 1957, caused by 

failure of diversion dam 200 ft upstream but may have been exceeded by that in June 

1917 when gage washed out; minimum, 1 cfs Jan. 24, 1918, Dec. 8, 1954.

Remarks. Records good. Records include flow of McDermott ditch, which diverts about 

200 ft upstream from gage. 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 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

7.2

T72

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

7.7

7.7

8.6

8.6

8.3

9.4

*10

10

9.4

9.1

9.1

10

11

T5

9.8

9.5

9.4

9.4

9.8

*8.9

7.9

7.9

7.9

271.8

8.77

539

Nov.

7.5

7.1

7.9

7.9

7.5

7.1

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.7

6.3

6.3

7.1

*7.5

8.7

8.3

7.5

7.9

8.3

8.3

6.3

6.0

7.9

7.5

7.1

7.1

4.0

ST76

5.0

5.9

209.2

6.97

415

Dec.

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

*5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

6._3

5.9

6.3

5.9

6.3

6.3

6.3

5.9

5.5

5.8

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

5.6

4.5

184.7

5.96

366

Calendar year 1957: Max 577

Jan.

4.5

s'.9

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

*5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.6

5.2

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.6

5.6

5.6

167.4

5.40

332

Feb.

5.2

s]e

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.9

6.3

5.9

6.3

5.9

5.9

5.9

6.3

7.5

7.1

8.7

7.5

7.9

7.5

-

171.0

6.11

339

Mln 3 .3

Mar.

775~ 7.5

7.1

*6.7

6.7

7.1

6.7

6.3

6.3

6.2

6.7

579" 5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

*6.3

5.9

5.9

6.3

6.3

5.9

6.3

6.3

6.7

6.7

6.7

197.2

6.36

391

Apr.

£1!

7.1

7.5

7.1

7.5

7.1

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.9

8.3

9.5

*12

13

16

20

22

27

33

36

54

32

30

29

29

29

29

30

527.2

17.6

1,050

Mean 52.8

May

33

37

45

58

*76

92

94

90

98

119

142

130

117

115

126

144

172

*217

273

320

348

383

414

*420

415

406

396

349

321

312

285

6,544

211

12,980

June

*269

247

220

181

180

202

208

195

175

177

182

*168

148

139

156

186

208

231

251

239

235

229

229

214

173

*161

171

153

132

117

5,772

192

11,450

July

110

T6T

103

99

99

97

99

93

87

85

81

78

74

69

65

58

55

*50

46

46

44

43

39

38

35

34

35

36

37

36

30

2,008

64.8

3,980

Aug.

28

28

27

26

23

*22

20

21

22

21

19

19

19

19

21

35zS

22

19

*17

16

15

14

13

13

12

12

12

11 

TT

11

594

19.2

1,180

Sept.

10 "9.9

8.9

8.5

7.9

7.8

7.7

7.7

7.8

7.4

6.9

6.5

6.9

6.9

6.5

6.5

6.1

*5.8

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.0

5.8

5.4

5.4

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.7 

T77

197.9

6.60

393

Ae-ft 38,250

Water year 1957-58: Max 420 Mln 4.0 Mean 46.1 Ae-ft 33,420

Peak discharge (base, 310 cfs).--May 24 (5 p.m.) 457 ofsj June 19 (7 p.m.) 309 cfs. 

* Discharge measurements made on this day.
188 HUMBOLDT RIVER BASIN

3175. North Fork Humboldt River at Devils Gate, near Halleck, Nev.

Location. Lat 41°11', long 11S°29' , in SE£ 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 1958.

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. 20 years (1914-19, 1943-58), 73.1 cfs (52,920 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 914 cfs Apr. 19 (gage height, 7.81 ft); minimum, 

7 4 c~fs Sect 12

1913-21, 1943-58: 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 or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Many diversions above station.

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except periods of lee effect 

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

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 27 to Mar. 20)

2.3 

2.6 

3.0 

3.5

4.0 

6.0 

7.6

166

528

866

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1 

2 

3

4

5

6

7

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.

8^2

8.9 

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.3

9.3

9.3

9.3

*9.3

9.6

11

11

11

12

12

12

11

12

12

12

12 

12 

12

13

13

13 

13

13 

13

13

345.7

11.2

686

Nov.

13 

14 

14

15

*b!5

15

14

15

15

15

16

16

18

23

33_

b28

b22

b!9

b!6

> b!5

501

16.7

994

Dec.

J> b!5 

f (*)

a!5

b!5

T

f a!5

J

b!5

b!5 ~]

> b!9

J

19

> a!9

b!9

533

17.2

1,060

Calendar year 1957: Max 765

Jan.

|> b!6

J~

(*)

> b!5

a!5

b!5

a!5

a!5

b!5

b!5 

a!5 

b!5

a!5

-]

> b!5

b!7 

b!8

b!8

477

15.4

946

Feb.

b!6 

bTT 

18

19

20

21

21

22

21

22

a22

a22

a21

a20

34

41

395

229

253

232

195

195 

346 

393

*452

326

168 

108

-

3,649

130

7,240

Mln 6.2

Mar.

92 

86 

80

68

*61

65

53

48

46

42

41

41

41

41

45

44

41

58

71

132

239

384 

312

292

205

164 

155

202

229 

229

3,962

128

7,860

Apr.

198 

193 

193

161

131

125

*136'

134

142

181

239

273

314

397

512

638

692

732

*851

74?

636

632 

612 

548

454

*379

330 

299

275

260

11,412

380

22,640

May

251 

248 

249

256

270

289

317

*346

341

296

308

344

401

*402

330

292

268

263

268

285

317

361 

397 

412

416

416

401 

362

*352

352 

350

10,160

328

20,150

June

353

33? 

301

301

307

261

200

181

192

214

210

236

244

249

236

192

152

130

118

119

132

152 

144 

132

156

145

130 

112

86

11

5,788

193

11,480

July

68 

63

58

59

57

54

50

48

45

34

27

27

26

24

23

23

26

27

31

33

31

28 

27

28

27

26 

23

23

27

1,129

36.4

2,240

Aug.

28 

24 

20

19

*18

17

16

18

20

19

18

17

16

15

14

13

14

18

14

12

12

12 

11

11

11

10

10 

10

9.3

8.9

464.1

15.0

921

Sept.

8.9 

8.5 

*8.2

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.2

8.2

8.9

8.5

8.2

7.8

FT

8.9

9.3

9.3

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.3

9.6

9.6 

10 

11

TT

11

11 

11

11

11

280.9

9.36

557

Mean 90.5 Ac-ft 65,520

Water year 1957-58: Max 851 Mln 7.8 Mean 106 Ac-ft 76,770

Discharge measurement made on this day.

a. No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, 

trend of flow, and records for Marys River near Deeth. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by lee.
HUMBOLDT RIVER BASIN 189

3185. Humboldt River near Elko, Nev.

Location. La t 40°56' , long 115°38' , 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 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 5,142.32 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. June 1895 to October 1902 staff gage at site 11 miles downstream at different 

datum.

Average discharge. 19 years (1897-1902, 1944-58), 232 cfs (168,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,620 cfs May 28 (gage height, 6.47 ft); minimum, 

 1.3 cfs Sept. 10-12.

1895-1902, 1944-58: Maximum discharge, 3,860 cfs Apr. 30, 1952 (gage height, 

9.60 ft); no flow for several 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 1957-58, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-10, Feb. 17 to Mar. 7,

Mar. 21 to May 26, June 4 to July 11)

0.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.5 

3.7 

7.2

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5

28

60

102

193

3.0 

5.0 

7.0

317

1,000

1,900

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

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.

1,0 

2.0

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.0

2.2

2.2

2.2

*3.4

4.3

5.6

5.6

6.4

7.2

7.2

7.6

7.6

8.1

8.1

8.5

9.0

14

14

14

16

16

16

18

1 Q * <*

19

253.8

8.19

503

Nov.

21 

20

23

25

*26

32

33

38

38

42

43

49

54

58

61

66~ 70

63

69

58

51

46

46

44

47

49

b46

b41

b36

b33

1,328

44.3

2,630

Dec.

b33 

b36

b35

b33

*38

45

49

47

46

b45

b44

b43

b43

51

60

72

74

73

b68

b62

b70

b75

b66

b58

66

b62

b60

64

76

b71

b65

1,730

55.8

3,430

Jan.

b60 

b56

b52

b48

b44

b40

*b37

b35

b33

b3l

30

 f b29

b30

31

36

41

51

68

88

b98_

1,257

40.5

2,490

Feb.

b!03 

b!07

10S

108

110

112

110

123

118

133

130

140

146

128

153

195

366

465

429

453

447

411

420

548

641

659

641

459

-

7,963

284

15,790

Mar.

387 

345

320

*298

280

277

280

274

264

239

227

227

222

217

227

234

246

249

*259

269

306

369

465

492 4§b~

474

423

384

381

423

447

9,985

322

19,800

Apr.

453 

450

441

441

408

384

372

363

351

345

375

414

435

*477

558

659

784

892

952

\ 1,100

1.150

1,080

1,060

1,070

1,020

932

840

*774

728

676

19,964

665

39,600

May

628 

579

554

526

*516

509

562

635

690

676

653

672

738

844

880

802

746

696

*659

638

632

690

830

996

1,200

*1,360

1,540

1.600

1,540

1 500 

l',460

26,551

856

52,660

June

1.400 

*1,360

1,300

1,210

1,170

1,070

884

721

656

635

638

*632

647

662

676

632

554

483

447

444

435

429

426

420

411

414

384

328

269

2_2JD

19,957

665

39,580

July

*202 

IB?

172

164

155

140

125

112

98

86

77

68

56

47

41

39

47

44

41

37

32

29

28

26

24

20

19

17

16

T6

19

2,186

70.5

4,340

Aug.

16 

T4

14

13

11

*9.0

7.2

6.8

6.4

6.0

6.0

5.6

5.3

5.0

4.0

3.7

4.0

4.6

5.0

4.6

4.0

3.4

3.1

2.9

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.0

tt

2.0

180.6

5.83

358

Sept.

1.8 

2.0

*1,6

1.6

1.6

T76~ 1.5

2.0

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.8

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.2

2.4

2.4

2 .4

54.3

1.81

108

Calendar year 1957: Max 2,180 Min 1.5 Mean 277 Ac-ft 200,400

Water year 1957-58: Max 1,600 Min 1.5 Mean H50 Ac-ft 181,300

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
190 HUMBOLDT RIVER BASIN

3195. Huntington Creek near Lee, Nev.

Location. Lat 40°33', long 115°43' , in SW£ sec. 19, T. 31 N., R. 56 E., on right bank 

5| miles upstream from mouth and 6 miles west of Lee.

Records available. December 1948 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,315 ft (from river-profile map).

Average discharge. 9 years (1949-58), 35.7 cfs (25,850 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 257 cfs May 26 (gage height, 3.29 ft); minimum, 

1.3 cfs Aug. 7,8; minimum gage height, 0.85 ft Sept. 2, 3.

1948-58: Maximum discharge, 1,210 cfs Apr. 29, 1952 (gage height, 6.54 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 530 cfs on basis of logarithmic plotting; minimum, 0.5 cfs 

Sept. 5, 1955.

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

which are fair. Diversions above station for irrigation of 17,700 acres.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1244: 1949(M). WSP 1344: 1953.

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 3,

Nov. 13-16, 18, 19, Feb. 19 to Mar. 4)

0.9

1.0

1.1

1.3 

2.S 

5.1

1.3

1.6 

2.0

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

121

198

294

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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

.9

.4

.6

.4

.4

.4

.6

.6

.9

.9

.1

6.7

 6.1

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.1

5.4

5.7

7.0

8.0

7.3

6.4

5.7

6.1

6.4

6.4 

6.7

6.4

172.8

5.57

343

Nov.

6.4

5.7

77o

a!2

a!2

a!2

a!3

a!3

a!2

a!2

al2

a!3

*14

16

15

12

blO

11

11

bll

blO

bS.O

b8.5

b8.7

bS.7

b9.1

b9.0

319.1

10.6

633

Dec.

b9.0

(*)

bio

bll

12

b!2

bll

bio

blO

blO

blO

b!2

13

16

18

T6

b!3

16

18

18

b!3

bll

b!3

bll

blO

.b!2

bll 

blO

b9.0

372.0

12.0

738

Calendar year 1957 : Max 371

Jan.

(*)

> bS.O

b9.0

bll

b!3

b!6

19

22

24 

b23

321.0

10.4

637

Feb.

b21

b22

24

31

38

40

35

37

37

36

33

32

34

33

49

56

50

48

48

50

49

48

59

77

67

*62

55

48

-

1,2-19

43.5

2,420

Min 1.3

Mar.

42

39

39

37

35

38

38

38

34

32

33

33

32

31

34

38

42

46

40

 37

38

42

45

44

45

42

40

39

43

48

47

1,211

39.1

2,400

Apr.

50

51

62

62

56

56

52

48

46

44

46

46

47

49

*55

65

80

92

112

131

138

160

176

T62

144

125

111

103

98 

93

2,560

85.3

5,080

May

96

97

94

96

96

*112

132

141

124

111

107

131

170

140

112

103

96

96

111

 135

167

193

209

227

240

251

234

218

209 

2O2

183

4,633

149

9,190

June

167

153

 147

171

121

92

69

71

75

68

58

53

56

60

50

39

29

18

19

20

18

17

16

 17

15

14

13

11

9.5 

8.3

1,674.8

55.8

3,320

July

7.7

773

7.3

6.7

6.1

7.0

7.3

5.1

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.4

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.9

 4.0

3.5

3.5

3.7

4.4

3.7

4.4

4.2

3.7

3.5

3.0

3.0

3.0 

3.3

2.6

144.9

4.67

287

Aug.

2.1

2.1

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.4

T76

 2.3

2.1

2.5

2.8

2.3

2.5

2.8

2.1

2.0

2.8

1^1

3.3

2.5

2.1

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.7 

1.7

1.7

66.8

2.15

132

Sept.

1.7

1.6

i!e

 1.8

2.5

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

3.0

Z.5

2.6

2.8

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.5

3.5

3.3

3.5

3.7

3.7

4.0

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7 

3.7

89.4

2.98

177

Mean 31.3 Ac-ft 22,68O

Water year 1957-58: Max 251 Mln 1.4 Mean 35.0 Ac-ft 25,360

Peak discharge (base, 20Q cfs).--May 26 (7 a.m.) 257 ofs (5.29 ft).____________________

 Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, trend of flow, and 

records for nearby streams.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
HUMBOLDT RIVER BASIN 191

3200. South Pork Humboldt River above Dixie Creek, near Elko, Nev.

Location. Lat 40°41'05", long 115°48'45", in NW*SW£ sec. 5, T. 32 N., R. 55 E., on left 

bank If miles upstream from Dixie Creek and 10f miles south of Elko.

Records available. December 1948 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,140 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 9 years (1949-58), 114 cfs (82,530 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,160 cfs May 25 (gage height, 4.98 ft); minimum, 4.0 cfs Sept. 11, 12 (gage height, 1.95 ft).

1948-58: Maximum discharge, 1,700 cfs Apr. 29, 1952, June 6. 1957; maximum gage 

height, 5.58 ft June 6, 1957; minimum discharge, 0.6 cfs Sept. 11, 1954, Sept. 15, 

1955.

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

above station for irrigation of 32,900 acres.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1284; 1952(M).

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used July 5-25)

2.0 4.3 2.6 45 3.6 280

2.1 7.5 2.8 73 4.0 456

2.2 12 3.0 111 4.5 766

2.4 25 3.3 184 5.0 1,180

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

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

11

15

14

13

14

14

14

14

15

15

16

19

 21

20

19

19

19

19

19

21 

24

26

26

25

25

26

26

25 

25

577.1

18,6

1,140

Nov.

25 

25

26

32

32

32

33

33

32

32

33

33

*35

44

43

37

b29

31

36

636

b33

b30 

b32

b34

b34

b31

b26

b22

b21

bfl

943

31.4

1,870

Dec.

!

b21

(»)

b22

b23

b25

b25

b24

b23

b23

b23

b23

b25

b26

b28

b30

b28

b25

bZ8

b30

b30 

b25

b23

b25

b23

b22

b24

b22

b20 

b!8

747

24.1

1,480

Jan.

(*)

> b!7

b!9

b21

b23

b25

b27

b30

b33

b31

600

19.4

1,190

Feb.

b2S 

b33

b40

b45

57

66

b61

60

60

62

54

53

53

53

77

111

99

91

95

97

95

91 

124

145

147

 133

107

89

-

2,226

79.5

4,420

Mar.

77 

72

77

68

67

72

72

68

64

b5!2

60

60

61

57

64

68

77

82

78

 75

78

86 

89

91

93

84

82

80

86

95

§2.

2,334

75.3

4,630

Apr.

105

120

133

124

126

122

109

105

103

107

111

120

135

 160

198

226

288

322

335

352

374 

374

339

295

262

229

213

201

201

5,988

200

11,880

May

207 

223

235

266

299

 352

388

369

339

331

369

421

441

388

347

343

352

401

505

*637

738

848 

967

1,040

1.100

1,100

1,050

1,010

934

879 

840

17,719

572

35,150

June

766 

738

 724

656

533

467

461

488

456

416

416

406

392

365

326

326

343

378

416

 431

397

388 

388

378

339

288

252

242

216

.193_

12,585

420

24,960

July

m133

122

115

111

111

103

97

91

93

87

78

 73

70

70

58

55

53

54

49

45 

42

42

36

30

25

23

21

29

2,266

73.1

4,490

Aug.

27 

23

20

19

16

14

13

12

 14

13

13

16

15

16

20

18

17

20

29

19

16

13 

12

11

10

9.3

8.0

8.0

8.0

7.1 6 »6

463.2

14.9

919

Sept.

6.4 

5.4

4.8

4.6

«4.3

4.3

4.8

5.4

5.4

4.8

4.3

4.6

4.3

4.8

5.1

5.1

5.

5.

5.

5.

5.

5. 

6.

7.1

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8 0

171.1

5.70

339

Calendar year 1957: Max 1,520 Mln 4.3 Mean 124 Ac-ft 89,850

Water year 1957-58: Max 1,1OO Min 4.3 Mean 128 Ac-ft 92,47O

Peak discharge (base, 400 cfs). May 13 (10 a.m.) 451 cfs (3.95 ft); May 25 (2 p.m.) 1,160 cfs 

(4.98 ft); June 20 (9 a.m.) 467 efs (4.00 ft)._______________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
192 HUMBOLDT RIVER BASIN

3205. South Pork Humboldt River near Elko, Nev.

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 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,100 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to November 1913, staff gages at several sites about 1 mile upstream at various daturns. 

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. 50 years (1896-1903, 1904-9, 1910-18, 1923-26, 1927-32, 1936-58), 

128 cfs (92,670 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,110 cfs May 25 (gage height, 5.15 ft); minimum, 1.8 cfs Sept. 12.

1896-1922, 1923-32, 1936-58: 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.

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 1957-58, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic fee4" per second)

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8

z.o

4.2 

7.9

13

2.0 

2.3 

2.6 

3.0 169

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

5.5

300

4,76

1,330

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

3.9

3.9

4.2

8.3

8.8

7.9

8.3

*8.3

7.9

7.9

8.3

9.7

10

12

14

14

13

13

13

13

14

15

17

19

19

18

18

19

20

20

20

388.4

12.5

770

Nov.

20

20

21

24

26

*25

25

27

25

25

25

26

27

33

34

30

24

26

27

27

24

22

24

26

26

24

21

19

17

17

737

24.6

1,460

Dec.

1 0 I "

18

20

20

19

18

18

18

18

20

21

23

25

22

20

23

25

25

20

18

20

18

16

18

16

14

IS

591

19.1

1,170

Jan.

(*)

> 12

14

16

18

21

22

25

28

446

14.4

885

Feb.

23

2F

34

39

50

58

55

54

54

56

50

49

47

46

65

118

106

93

109

117

109

102

154

*171

206

150

118

97

_

2,358

84.2

4,680

Mar.

82

76

81

71

69

73

72

71

64

56

58

58

59

58

64

67

75

*84

84

84

97

97

97

102

104

95

95

92

100

113

 

2,516

81.2

4,990

Apr.

113

122

132

140

130

136

130

118

113

113

122

132

144

171

202

*245

276

342

358

368

379

396

393

368

319

285

253

238

225

224

6,687

223

13,260

May

229

244

255

285

317

369

*404

382

348

33Z

368

426

445

390

348

335

339

382

476

610

728

840

*948

1,010

1,050

1,030

978

948

894

846

834

17,390

561

34,490

June

766

*739

728

662

517

449

445

472

445

404

396

386

376

345

313

306

322

352

393

411

379

372

*379

382

345

300

264

245

224

204

12,321

411

24,440

July

194

154

140

128

118

113

109

98

90

85

*85

81

73

68

67

71

56

56

54

55

50

47

43

43

39

31

27

24

22

27

30

2,278

73.5

4,520

Aug.

27

23

20

17

15

13

10

8.8

*9.7

10

9.2

12

13

13

16

15

13

19

35

17

13

11

9.7

8.3

7.5

6.7

5.5

5.5

5.2

4.5

4.2

396.8

12.8

787

Sept.

4.2

3.2

2.5

*2.3

2.1

2.0

2.1

2.5

3.2

2.5

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.3

2.7

2.7

2.7

3.0

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

3.4

4.5

4.5

5.2

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

93.7

3.12

186

Calendar year 1957 : Max 1,4,80 Mln O.5 Mean 122 Ac-ft 88,250

Water year 1957-58 : Max 1,050 Mln 2.O Mean 127 Ac-ft 91,640

Peak discharge (base, 41O cfs).--Apr. 22 (4:30 p.m.) 411 cfs (3.85 ft); May 13 (11 a.m. to 12 m.) 

460 efs (5.97 ft); May 25 (5 p.m.) 1.110 efs (5.15 ft); June 20 (1O a.m.) 452 efa (3.97 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 16-18, Nov. 20 to Feb. 11.
HUMBOLDT RIVER BASIN 193

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 

4| miles southwest of Moleen, 5 miles upstream from Susie Creek, 65- miles east of 

Carlin, and 15 miles southwest of Elko.

Drainage area. 4,310 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. October 1943 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,931.91 ft above mean sea level (levels 

b~y Nevada State Highway Department).

Average discharge. 15 years, 349 cfs (252,700 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,260 cfs May 30 (gage height, 5.98 ft); minimum, 4.8 cfs Sept. 6, 7.

1943-58: Maximum discharge, 5,220 cfs May 1, 1952 (gage height, 9.35 ft); minimum, 

0.3 cfs Sept. 10, Oct. 11, 1954.

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 perioc 

diversions above station for irrigation.

of ice effect, which are fair. Many

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except periods of ice effect 

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

(gage

4.0

8.0

13

28

62

1.6 

2.0 

2,5 

3.0

110

198

351

545

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

760

1,000

1,600

2,320

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

£8

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

15

T6

17

19

17

17

17

17

17

16

16

16

16

18

18

18

22

25

25

26

26

26

28

28

29

30

30

31

34

*33 

34

697

22.5

1,380

Nov.

39

40

41

49

49

53

57

57

63

59

62

62

68

73

81

78

69

78

84

87

92

*b75

b75

73

73

76

72

b66

b59

b55

1,968

65.6

3,900

Dec.

b55

b£I

b59

b55

68

70

72

73

75

73

72

b69

*b69

b74

79

86

96

101

97

89

96

bSO" 103

b83

b91

97

92

90

99

101 

b92

2,527

81.5

5,010

Jan.

b75

b88

b93

b85

b82

b77

b77

b75

*b71

72

72

b70

68

b66

68

73

73

69

b67

b64

b58

51 b60~

81

82

84

82

90

103

123 

151

2,430

78.4

4,820

Feb.

129

131

152

164

166

186

190

186

190

196

203

203

217

217

234

285

311

351

395

a500

a520

a 540

a600

a650

a700

a720

aTTC

a700

_

9,746

348

19,330

Mar.

a700

a65o~

*521

473

437

417

410

398

391

358

341

324

320

317

320

334

348

362

365

369

*383

410

441

513

581

605

605

601

565

541 

545

13,895

448

27,560

Apr.

565

597

609

625

617

605

573

541

517

505

501

517

549

597

652

724

814

935

*1,090

1,220

1,330

1,450

1,470

1,430

1,390

1,360

1,250

1,150

1,070

1,000

26,253

875

52,070

May

945

905

855

828

15IS

832

860

875

890

*910

965

1,040

1,070

1,060

1,040

1,090

1,120

1,100

1,110

1,150

1,240

1,310

1,400

1,490

1,610

1,770

1,920

*2,060

2,180

2,240 

2,190

38,883

1,254

77,120

June

2,120

2,020

1,980

1,940

1,810

1,640

1,520

1,490

*1,430

1,220

1,100

1,070

1,040

1,040

995

960

970

970

940

885

841

800

800

805

*774

728

679

630

593

517

34,307

1,144

68,050

July

457

40T

351

320

291

273

254

240

212

193

178

168

152

142

131

125

116

106

101

97

96

89

84

79

76

70

63

58

56

56- 54 

5,090

164

10,100

Aug.

54

55

48

45

41

*39

34

32

31

30

30

29

30

29

29

33

32

29

41

38

31

27

26

23

22

21

20

19

19

19 

19

970

31.3

1,920

Sept.

17

T7

12

*7.6

6.4

5.2

6.8

9.5

10

11

12

12

11

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

14

14

13

14

14

14

15

15

358.5

12.0

711

Calendar year 1957: Max 3,290 Min 6.0 Mean 393 Ac-ft 284,200

Water year 1957-58: Max 2,240 Min 5.2 Mean 376 Ac-ft 272,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, trend of flow, and 

records for stations near Elko and at Palisade, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
194 HOMBOLDT RIVER BASIN

3215. Susie Creek near Carlin, Nev.

Location. Lat 40°56', long 115 0 58' , in SW^ sec. 12, T. 35 N., R. 53 E., on left bank 

half a mile upstream from Adobe Creek, 16 miles upstream from mouth, and 17 miles 

northeast of Carlin.

Records available. October 1955 to September 1958 (discontinued).

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 89 cfs Apr. 17 (gage height, 2.82 ft); no flow

1955-58: Maximum discharge, 184 cfs Jan. 15, 1956 (gage height, 3.49 ft); no flow 

Aug. 30, 1958.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful or no gageheight record, which are fair. Diversions above station for irrigation of about 

159 acres.

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 16, June 27 to Aug. ll)

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

.3 

1.2 

2.4

1.6 

1.8 

2.1 

2.6

5.4

9.8

23

59

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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

.6

.9

7?

.6

.6

.5

.6

.5

.5

.8

.8

.8

.9

.8

.7

.5

.6

76- .4

.7

.8

.8

.9

.9

.8

.8

.6

.6

* , 8

.9

21.7

0.70

43

Nov.

0.9

.8

79

.9

1.2

1.0

.9

1.0

1.5

1.3

1.4

1.5

2.0

2.4

T75

1.1

bl.O

1.2

1.1

bl.l

b.9

b.8

*.9

1.2

1.2

bl.l

b.9

b.9

b.9

b.9

34.2

1.14

68

Dec.

~30.9

1.0

.9

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.2

bl.l

bl.O

b.9

b.9

b.9

1.0

1.3

*1.4

1.4

bl.2

bl.l

1_.7

bl.5

bl.3

bl.l

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.3

bl .2

bl.O

35.6

1.15

71

Jan.

0.8

.8

.8

.7

.6

(*)

> a. 6

a2.6

a6.0

a5.5

37.0

a670"

a3.9

2 8

2 5

50.8

1.64

101

Feb.

3.0

3.2

2.7

2.5

2.3

2.1

2.1

2.3

2.3

2.1

2.3

2.3

2.1

2.0

T5

4.1

8.0

9.8

14

22

32

37

38

40

3?

34

34

31

-

378.2

13.5

750

Mar.

29

26

22

16

13

11

7.3

3.2

2.1

2.0

a2.4

a2.7

*a3.0

3.1

3.6

3.4

6.1

7.7

11

24

45

2?

24

26

18

9.9

13

16

21

22

13

435.5

14.0

864

Apr.

16

14

18

11

9.6

a!7

a!6

a!8

a20

*22

21

25

*32

37

40

*52

58 *BT

42

*40

38

35

29

23

*19

18

16

16

16

*16

788.6

26.3

1,560

May

16

16

16

17

18

19

19

17

16

16

16

20 *T5

15

13

9.3

8.6

8.0

7.6

7.6

7.1

6.5

6.2

6.0

5.6

4.6

4.3

*4.1

3.7

3.1

37?

345.5

11.1

685

June

2.7

2.7

3.5

2.7

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.7

3.5

3.5

4.0

T^

1.8

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.0

.7

7B- .5

.7

.7

*.5

.5

.5

.5

52.5

1.75

104

July

0.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.1

.1

.2

.4

.4

.4

.3

.4

.5

.5

7.4

0.24

15

Aug.

0.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.3

*.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.7

~7l 1.7

*.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

.1

9.0

0.29

18

Sept.

0.1

.'l

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.2

.2

.3

.3

*.2

.2

.3

.2

.2

.3

.3

.5

71

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

7.6

0.25

15

Calendar year 1957: Max 91 Min O.I Mean 5.96 Ac-ft 4,31O

Water year 1957-58! Max 58 Mln 0 Mean 5.94 Ac-ft 4,290

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements, weather recordSj 

and records for Pine Creek near Palisade.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. Doubtful gage-height record Jan. 30 to Mar. 10; discharge computed from gage-height graph 

partially reconstructed on basis of engineers' notes, weather records, and records for Pine Creek 

near Palisade.
HUMBOLDT RIVER BASIN 195

3225. Humboldt River at Palisade, Nev.

Location. Lat 40 036'25", long 116 012'05", in SEiSEjj 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 1958.

Qage. 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 daturas.

Average discharge. 50 years (1903-6, 1911-58), 365 cfs (264,200 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,300 cfs May 30 (gage height, 6.07 ft); minimum, 20 cfs Sept. 7.

1902-6, 1911-58: 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 periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, which are good. 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 1957-58, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used May 26 to June 5)

1.5

1.6 

1.8

2.1 

2.5 

3.0

110

205

355

1.0 

5.O 

6.0

800

1,180

2,380

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

1

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

11

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

21

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

30SO"

32

33

33

33

33

32

32

32

*31

33

33

33

33

33

31

10

12

13

13

12

13 

15

17

18

18

18

50 

53

*55

1,198

38.6

2,380

Nov.

55SB60

68

70

72

74

83

85

87

87

93

102

110

117

119

110

108

121

121

128

Til

106 

106

106

108

106

97

87 

*85

2,813

94.8

5,610

Dec.

85

91

89

83

55

93

95

100

100

97

93

89

89

97

106

110

123

130

TSS

123

123

130

121 

110

119

128

110

128

130

130

bl!7

3,362

108

6,670

Jan.

b95

b!08

111

106

101

*93

93

91

b83

89

89

87

89

81

89

91

91

91

89

87

b79

b7O bSO" 

102

1O6

110

*110.

112

125

155

170

3,079

99.3

6,110

Feb.

ill 155

182

200

208

220

228

225

222

233

233

212

215

218

275

362

111

391

511

605

615

630

715 

735

806

811

755

800

-

11,170

110

22,750

Mar.

*800

555

596

537

501

488

171

161

119

122

104

386

380

376

m

390

400

111

118

129

192

512

550 

605

690

700

695

700

685

675

*670

16,391

529

32,520

Apr.

680

715

710

750

710

725

695

660

610

655

615

66O

705

770

811

921

999

1,110

1,300

1,120

1,510

1,700

1,750 

1,690

*1,610

1,510

1,110

1,290

1,190

1,120

31,171

1,059

61,850

May

1,070

1,050

999

975

965

965

1,010

1,050

1,010

*1,O10

1,090

1,200

1,250

1,230

1,200

1,210

1,230

1,230

1,210

1,230

1,520

1,590

1,160 

1,550

1,680

1,800

1,910

*2,060

2,190

2 270 

2) 210

12 ,070

1,557

85,110

June

2.170

2,066

2,020

1,980

1,860

1,690

1,570

1,530

*1,510

1,280

1,140

1,110

1,070

1,070

1,040

981

975

987

969

909

867

858

828 

835

800

760

715

665

625

*564

35,116

1,181

70,250

July

501

*?5

594

562

534

511

295

275

251

250

215

200

18S

172

162

155

118

151

128

125

121

117

110 

101

102

95

*87

81

78

76

74

6,066

196

12,030

Aug.

74m

65

62

62

6O

56

55

55

50

48

48

48

47

45

47

53

48

47

60

51

47

45 

42

59

357

355

354

a55 

a3S

a55

1,525

49.1

3,020

Sept.

*55

3T

52

29

24

22

ZZ

22

24

25

24

24

24

25

28

28

28

28

28

28

29

29

32 

55

32

52

55

55

55

52

848

28.5

1,680

Calendar year 1957: Max 3.31O Mln 22 Mean 112 Ac-ft 319,900

Water year 1957-58: Max 2,270 Mln 22 Mean 126 Ac-ft 308,300

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of trend of flow and records for Humboldt 

River near Carlin.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
196 HUMBOLDT RIVER BASIN

3230. Pine Creek near Palisade, Nev.

Location. Lat 40°35'45", long 116°10'25", in NW£SE£ sec. 1, T. 31 N., R. 51 E., on 

right bank 1-p miles upstream from mouth and 1| miles southeast of Palisade.

Records available.--November 1902 to December 1904 (gage heights only), January 1912 to 

September 1914, January 1946 to September 1958 (discontinued).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,900 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

tfo Jan. 1, 1946, staff gages at site half a mile downstream at different datums. 

Jan. 1 to July 18, 1946, water-stage recorder at site 1,000 ft downstream at different 

datum.

Average discharge.--14 years (1912-14, 1946-58), 13.3 cfs (9,630 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 67 cfs Jan. 25 (gage height, 2.92 ft); maximum 

gage height, 3.02 ft Nov. 29 (backwater from ice); no flow Aug. 19, 20.

1912-14, 1946-58: Maximum discharge, 1,010 cfs Mar. 27, 1952 (gage height, 4.69 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 330 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak 

flow; no flow for several days in 1951, 1953-55, 1957-58.

Remarks. Records fair. Diversions above station for irrigation.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1120: 1946 (calendar year mean). WSP 1514: 1914.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

3.6

J79

3.9

4.3

3.9

5.0

5.4

5.4

5.0

5.0

*5.7

5.7

5.7

6.4

6.0

6.8

6.8

6.8

7.1

7.8

8.2

7.8

7.1

7.8

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.3

9.3 

8.9

*8 .9

206.6

6.66

410

Nov.

8.9

8.9

9.3

10

10

11

10

10

10

10

10

10

12

14

T2

11

10

10

11

11

11

9.3

9.3

10

10

10

8.5

7.4

7.0 

*T74

299.0

9.97

593

Dec.

7.4

7.8

7.4

7.1

T7Z

8.2

9.3

9.7

9.3

9.0

8.5

8.5

8.8

9.7

11

12

14

T2

12

12

12

12

8.0

9.0

11

11

8.0

1012'

12

9 5

306.4

9.88

608

Calendar year 1957: Max 27

Jan.

7.5

8.2

7.8

7.5

8.2

*7.4

7.8

7.4

7.1

7.8

9.3

9.1

8.9

6.5

8.0

9.3

9.7

9.7

9.0

7.5

6.0

^70" 5.0

7.4

28

27

*3230"

17

12

10

344.1

11.1

683

Feb.

10

9.7

?77

12

12

11

10

10

9.7

11

10

10

12

12

3_5

32

22

17

19

19

17

15

27

29

27

29

27

23

-

487.1

17.4

966

Mln 0

Mar.

*19

17

18

15

15

18

19

19

17

15

15

15

14

15

20

20

21

18

17

20

23

27

29

2S

26

23

20

19

20

21

*24

607

19.6

1,200

Apr.

26

27

31

31

30

30

24

22

20

21

23

24

29

37

45

49

54

61

62

54

47

46

40

35

*27

23

16

14

a4.8

^

953.0

31.8

1,890

May

aO.2

17?

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

*.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

7?

.2

.2

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

5.4

0.17

11

June

-7T 0.1

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

*.l

.2

.2

*!

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

*.l

5.1

0.17

10

July

0.1

TT

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.1

.3

73

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

*.l

.1

.1

.1

.1

4.3

0.14

8.5

Aug.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

**.!

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

1.6

TT

0

3

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

4.6

0.15

9.1

Sept.

*0.2

.2

.3

7?

.2

.1

7T

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

3.9

0.13

7.7

Mean 6.17 Ac-ft 4.46O

Water Water year year 1957-58: 1957-58: Max Max 62 62 Mln Mln 0 0 Mean Mean 8.84 8.84 Ac-ft Ae-ft 6,400 6,400______________

Peak discharge (base, 50 cfs). Jan. 25 (3:3O p.m.) 67 cfs (2.92 ft)j Feb. 15 (3:30 p.m.) 61 of! 

(2.73 ft); Apr. 18 (3 to 7 a.m.) 65 efs (2.34 ft).____________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, trend of flow, 

and records for Susie Creek near Carlln.
HUMBOLDT RIVER BASIN 197

3235. Humboldt River near Argenta, Nev.

Location. Lat 40°40' , long 116°40', in M£ sec. 2, T. 32 N., R. 47 E., on left bank 

2? miles east of Argenta and 15| miles east of Battle Mountain.

Records available. February 1946 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Average discharge.--12 years, 310 cfs (224,400 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,810 cfs June 3 (gage height, 7.80 ft); minimum, 1.9 cfs Sept. 24, 25.

1946-58: 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.

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

diversions above station for irrigation. Records do not include flow in secondary 

channels or ditches, much of which is used for irrigation.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 17 to May 2,

May 26 to June 10, Aug. 5 to Sept. 30)

Oct. 1 to June 27 June 28 to Sept. 30

1.9 

2.1 

2.4 

2.7 

3.0

1.2 

2.9

5.6

14

36

64

1O2

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0

182

286

411

561

930

1,820

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2 

2.4

1.5 

3.1 

5.6 

9.3

2.7 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

53

89

168

268

543

882

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

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

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

3.1

2.5 

T3

4.1

7.0

8.2

9.5

12

16

17

19

20

21

23

23

21

23

25

26

30

33

36

34

32

35

36

36

37

*38

40

780.3

25.2

1,550

Nov.

41

4T

44

48

52

55

56

58

61

64

68

74

76

82

87

90

91

90

88

94

95

*b97

b98

bW

94

93

b89

b81

b76

b76

2,258

75.3

4,480

Dec.

b77

b78 

b76 b?6~

88

b89

87

b87

87

b86

b85

*b84

b82

87

90

93

97

105

110

110

109

108

b94

b94

b!03

b!05

b!03

bill

bl!4

bl!6 

bTOT

2,935

94.7

5,820

Jan.

b92

b97 

b94

b9O

b94

b96

b92

b94

b96

99

103

blO4

b97

b95

b9O

b96

b97

95

b90

b92

b88

b85

b9T

*blOO

113

122

120

120

124

131

139

3,137

101

6,220

Feb.

150

149 

145

TBT

171

182

190

2O1

201

201

209

217

223

229

238

266

331

366

368

456

520

542

561

632

656

703

TUB" 713

-

9,683

346

19,210

Mar.

717

'BB? 721 

591

539

501

*486

474

462

448

428

408

395

384

381

384

387

392

400

411

425

468

507

523

561

614

632

635

642

635

632

15,835

511

31,410

Apr.

632

*638 

663

685

695

688

677

628

587

568

571

574

591

621

685

75O

814

9O2

982

1,070

1,150

1,230

1,320

*1.420

1,420

1,370

1,310

1,250

1,150

1,060

26,701

890

52,960

May

978

934

886

846

818

795

156" 791

*842

838

85O

902

982

1,020

998

966

962

970

958

938

950

1,000

1,060

1,110

1,170

1,250

*1,320

1,410

1,520

1,590

1,670

32,150

1,037

63,770

June

1,740

1,780 

1,780

1,760

*1,740

1,680

1,560

1,450

1,370

1,320

1,200

1,080

1,040

1,010

1,000

958

91O

*914

914

898

862

814

783

772

761

739

703

672

624 d°**

33,416

1,114

66,280

July

533

4"BU 

436

393

363

338

*305

277

255

227

207

190

168

154

144

134

120

110

103

96

90

84

76

72

70

65

63

62

56

54

51

5,776

186

11,460

Aug.

48

1? 

38

36

32

32

31

*30

29

29

29

27

27

26

24

23

24

24

25

22

21

21

18

17

16

14

12

11

9.3 8 .0

7.0

752.3

24.3

1,490

Sept.

6.3

5.4 

4.5

4.2

4.0

3.8

3.8

3.3

3.1

*2.9

2.7

2.7

2.5

T3

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.7

2.9

3.1

3.1

3.3

3.5

2.5

3.3

6.0

7.7

8.9

STS 

5 .6

119.8

3.99

238

Calendar year 1957: Hax 2,610 Min 1.8 Mean 382 Ac-ft 276,400

Water year 1957-58: Hax 1,780 Min 2.5 Mean 366 Ac-ft 264,900

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
198 HOMBOLDT RIVER BASIN

3245. Rock Creek near Battle Mountain, Nev.

Location. Lat 40°49', long 116°35' (revised), 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 1958.

Page. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,600 ft (estimated from nearby Coast 

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, water-stage 

recorder at present site at different datum.

Average discharge. 17 years (1918-23, 1946-58), 33.6 cfs (24,330 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 445 cfs Apr. 23 (gage height, 2.88 ft); no 

flow Aug. 30 to Sept. 6.

1918-25, 1927-29, 1946-58: 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 Plat and is below all tributaries. Plow slightly affected by small reservoir 

in Squaw Valley, 30 miles upstream.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1214: 1950(M).

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

O.O 

.1 

.2 

.3 

.4 

.6 

.8

0

.4

1.0

2.0

3.5

7.7

14

1.0 

l.Z 

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

23

36

55

97

163

317

510

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

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

31

Total

Mean

A(Hft

Oct.

0.576"

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

.9

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.4

2.7

3.2

2.8

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.5

2.2

2^0

2.1

45.4

1.46

90

Nov.

2.1

2.1

2.4

3.2

3.2

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.7

2.7

2.8

2.8

3.7

5.2

6.3

5.2

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.0

bl.7

»2.0

2.0

2.1

2.7

b2.0

bl.5

bl.9

bl.2

bT76~

85.2

2.84

169

Dec.

bl.6

bl.7

bl.6

bl.5 TTS"

3.5

3.9

3.3

2.0

2.1

2.1

»2.2

2.5

3.5

3.9

4.4

5.0

4.2

4.4

5.9

4.4

b2.7

2.5

2.8

4.0

3.3

2.4

4.4

4.4

3.7

2.8

99.2

3.20

197

Calendar year 1957: Max 671

Jan.

3.0

2.5

2.8

2.7

b2.4

2.5

2.5

2.7

2.5

3.3

3.5

3.9

4.O

3.2

3.9

4.0

3.7

4.2

3.2

3.3

4.4

2.7

3.3

»4.2

5.0

6.1

7.2

7.2

7.7

9.7

20

141.3

4.65

280

Feb.

23

24

16

14

18

26

19

14

13

13

11

T?

15

17

18

52

96

54

94

108

97

»92

145

174

179

150" 247

a8O

1,791

64.0

3,550

Mln O

Mar.

a62

a53

a47

342

338

335

»34

28

30

26

23

23

22

52

24

27

27

28

27

37

140

241

TsT

163

171

146

112

110

125

148

171

2,364

76.3

4,690

Apr.

185

*196

210

213

19O

202

2O7

204

174

156

168

176

182

228

286

348

363

384

363

384

388

418

425

*3T>6"

324

28O

244

213

187

160

7,824

26.1

15,520

May

148

127

134

146

160

174

187

190

*171

160

163

190

T74~ 2O7

153

103

84

73

71

75

77

80

77

77

74

68

»57

52

40

37

4T

3,570

115

7.O8O

June

40

38

38

43

53

44

34

33

39

59

47

46

80

94

49

39

34

32

31

28

24

20

18

»20

20

18

T6" 16

16

1,135

37.8

2,250

July

14

T5

12

11

10

9.4

8.5

7.2

4.8

4.0

3.2

2.4

1.9

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.9

1.9

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.2

.9

128.4

4.14

255

Aug.

0.7

.7

.6

.4

.2

.2

.1

*.l

.4

.6

.4

.4

.6

.4

.2

.2

3.9

775

1.4

.8

.5

.4

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

O

"

16.5

0.53

33

Sept.

0

tJ

O

O

0

0

.1

.2

.2

*.2

.2

.1

.1

.2

.2

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.4

.4

.7

1.1

1.1

.8

.7

1.3

JU9

12.1

0.40

24

Mean 47.6 Ac-ft 34,460

Water year 1957-58: Max 425 Mln O Mean 47.2 Ac-ft 34,140

10 a 

2.37

.m.) 

ft)

148 cfs 

; Apr. 4

Peak discharge (base, 75 cfs). Feb. 17 (8:30 a.m.) 146 cfs (1.93 ft): Feb. 2O 

(1.94 ft); Feb. 26 (l to 3 a.m.) 297 cfs (2.49 ft); Mar. 22 (6 p.m.) 257 cfs

(3 to 8 a.m.) 225 cfs (2.28 ft)j Apr. 23 (l to 6 a.m.) 445 cfs (2.88 ft)j May 13 (Z to 11 a.m.) 

213 cfs (2.22 ft); June 13 ( 11:30 p.m.) 116 cfs (1.85 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 Martin Creek and Little Humboldt River near Paradise Valley. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
HUMBOLDT RIVER BASIN 199

3250. Humboldt River at Battle Mountain, Nev.

Location. Lat 40°39', long 116°56', in SE$ sec. 8, 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 1897, March 1921 to April 1924, January 1946 to 

September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,600 ft (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.--13 years (1921-22, 1946-58), 305 cfs (220,800 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,440 cfs June 7 (gage height, 8.89 ft); minimum daily, 2.2 cfs Sept. 24.

1921-24, 1946-58: 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.

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). Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the 

water years 1897-98 and 1923, superseding those published in 19th Ann. Rpt. and 

WSP 570, are given herewith.

Date

1897

Jan. 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

July 1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

Discharge

144

144

151

158

158

144

144

137

137

151

151

151

151

151

151

151

137

137

151

144

144

137

123

123

137

137

144

144

151

151

151

821

777

749

722

695

669

643

618

593

545

499

466

444

Date

1897-Con.

July 14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Aug. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

Discharge

371

330

371

251

270

242

224

206

182

166

151

137

123

123

110

104

92

86

75

65

60

55

46

42

38

38

34

34

31

31

28

28

28

24

24

21

18

18

16

16

14

14

12

12

Date

1897-Con.

Aug. 27

28

29

30

31

Sept. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

Oct. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

Discharge

10

10

8.8

8.8

7.3

7.3

6.2

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

6.2

6.2

6.2

7.3

7.3

8.8

8.8

12

38

Month

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

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

Water year 1896-97 .....................................

October 1897 .............................................

April 1923 ...............................................

Water year 1922-23 .....................................

Calendar year 1923 .....................................

Date

1897-Con.

Oct. 10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Nov. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

Maximum

158

821

75

7

3,131

65

116

251

3,131

791

1,070

1,070

Discharge

38

24

18

18

18

21

21

24

24

31

31

34

38

42

46

46

50

55

55

60

65

65

70

70

75

75

75

80

80

80

80

80

86

86

86

86

86

86

86

92

92

92

92

98

Minimum

123

86

7

4

4

6

70

123

4

315

_

Date Discharge

1897-Con.

Nov. 22

24

25

2£

21

28

2S

3C

Dec. 1

2

3

4

£

6

7

e

s

1C

11

12

13

14

IE

16

17ie

19

20

21

22

23

24

2E

26

27

26

29

3C

31

1923

Apr. 27

28

29

Mean

145

380

28

5

705

30

90

192

712

511

248

256

98

98

104

104

110

116

110

116

123

123

123

130

130

130

123

137

137

137

151

174

182

182

198

251

233

233

233

198

206

233

233

233

242

242

242

242

251

251

251

376

350

350

Runoff in

acre-feet

8,896

23,365

1,719

288

510,741

1,834

5,334

11,810

515,801

30,400

179,000

186,000
200 HUMBOLDT RIVER BASIN

3250. Humboldt River at Battle Mountain, Nev. Continued 

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

3.3

5.1

6.0

6.6

7.3

8.0 

11

12

16

18

18

19

21

26

22

22

21

23

25

30

30

34

36

35

34

34

27

36

*36

37

39

707.3

22.8

1,400

Nov.

41

42

46

46

51

54 

56

58

61

65

68

70

78

82

86

90

93

90

88

88

*95

97

b§T

b96

94

93

93

90

b72

b73

2,253

75.1

4,470

Dec.

b74

b75

b73

b70

b37

b91 

95

90

b90

*b90

b90

b92

b95

b97

96

93

100

102

108

112

112

110

b!08

b!05

108

116

b90

119

120

b!I7

bl!3

3,038

98.0

6,030

Jan.

b97

b98

blOO

b99

b!02

b!04 

blOO

b!03

b!07

108

111

112

110

b!07

b!08

bllO

bllO

blOS

blOO

b!03

*b91

b82 blB"

95

109

123

127

124

127

128

155

3,324

107

6,590

Feb.

147

T52

152

152

166

179 

185

195

202

202

206

212

218

226

234

242

293

350

340

384

468

520

549

613

673

724

768

788

-

9,540

341

18,920

Mar.

766

75T

711

637

577

540 

*517

497

484

473

451

432

416

398

396

ISO" 394

402

412

418

430

464

549

623

654

702

*738

728

716

709

716

17,101

552

33,920

Apr.

699

746

796

816

844

851 

841

818

774

741

716

707

719

741

778

816

878

924

1,010

1,080

*1,150

1,220

1,270

1,320

1,570

1,360

1,500

1,550

1,290

1,210

29,115

970

57,750

May

*1,120

1,040

961

918

851

856 

841

MI

866

881

871

876

911

961

*1,010

1,000

984

974

966

961

954

946

976

1,010

1,070

1,110

1,140

1,180

1,200

1,250

1,280

30,788

993

61,070

June

1,350

1,580

1,390

*1,380

1,420

1.450 

1,430

1,420

1,380

1,550

1,520

1,260

1,180

1,140

1,090

1,060

1,000

*961

941

951

908

866

814

788

764

751

719

685

644 

599

32,329

1,078

64,120

July

556

554

462

418

376

546 

*519

298

276

250

255

216

199

184

174

164

150

139

130

122

114

109

101

95

90

88

84

80

76 

72

69

6,494

209

12,880

Aug.

66

58

51

45

41

59 

57

56

56

*54

55

52

51

29

25

24

24

25

25

25

20

18

18

15

15

11

8.4

6.6

6.5 

5.4

57£

845.1

27.5

1,680

Sept.

 o5.1

4.6

4.5

4.0

5.8 

5.8

5.6

5.5

*5.5

5.1

5.1

5.1

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.7

2.7

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.3

2.2

27S

2.7

3.1

3.8

4.6 

4.0

98.8

5.29

196

Calendar year 1957: Max 1,570 Mln 2.3 Mean 339 Ac-ft 245,600

Water year 1957-58: Max 1,430 Mln 2.2 Mean 372 Ac-ft 269,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Note. Backwater from beaver dam Aug. 31 to Sept. 30.
HUMBOLDT RIVER BASIN 201

3255. Reese River near lone, Nev.

Location. lat 38°51, long 117°28i, In sec. 4, T. 11 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 1958.

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.--? years, 12.8 cfs (9,270 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 274 cfs Apr. 20 (gage height, 2.29 ft); no flow

 For~part of Nov. 22, result of freezeup.

1951-58: 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 part of each day Nov. 2, Dec. 7, 1956, Nov. 22, 1957, result of freezeup.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. No diverslon above station.

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

0.4 

.5

0.3 

2.0 

5.0

0.7

.8

1.0

9.5

16

52

1.2 

1.4 

2.0

53

82

205

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

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

3O

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

5.2

3.2

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.8

4.1

4.1

4.4

4.1

4.1

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

4.1

4.7

5.9

5.4

5.4

fcf

5.9

5.9

5.4

5.0

136.3

4.40

270

Nov.

5.0

iU

4.7

5.0

5.0

3.8

5.0

4.7

5.O

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

»3.5

3.8

2.6

4.7

4.1

3.2

bl.6

b.7

b2.1

3.2

3.2

2.9 

1.6

b2.2

bl.5

b2 .6

110.5

3.68

219

Dec.

2.6

1.8

bl.6

3.2

3.2

b2.5

2.6

2.0

2.3

2.0

2.6

2.6

2.9

3.5

3.5

4.1

b2.4

b2.5

b3.3

b4.0

b2.9

bl.4

b2.1

3.8

4.7

4.1 

3.2

4.4

4.1

2.9

b2.0

90.8

2.93

180

Jan.

3.5

3.5

b3.8

b2.7

2.6

3.2

*3.5

3.2

2.3

3.8

2.6

2.6

2.9

2.6

4.1

4.1

2.9

2.9

2.3

3.2

3.5

3.2

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5 

3.5

3.2

3.2

b2.0

b2.6

97.5

3.15

193

Feb.

3.5

T7T

4.1

4.4

4.4

4.1

4.4

4.1

4.1

4.1

b3.7

4.7

3.8

b3.8

b4.4

b4.7

5.4

6.4

6.4

6.8

8.2

11

11

11

9.5

7.2 

4.5

5.0

158.8

5.67

315

Mar.

5.1

6.1

6.0

6.2

6.1

5.9

5.1

5.1

5.1

4.5

5.1

4.7

5.6

5.2

4.4

4.7

*6.8

8.0

13

14

12

15

15

16

16

14

14

12

15

T£~ 18 

-LD

289.5

9.34

574

Apr.

12

12

12 9.0

10

10

12

12

18

32

57

44

61

*73

 92

113

152

171

162

175

184

T5?

102

89

86

 82 

86

80

77

7R f Q

2,255

74.4

4,450

May

82

iTO

117

131

150

 154

156

158

162

169

196

180

145

125

115

119

131

147

189

198

 198

191

205

255

191

175 

164

150

135

127

117

4,774

154

9,470

June

111

W

93

80

76

72

69

61

54

52

52

48

49

45

59

59

59

59

59

38

57

37

54

52

31

*29 

28

27

26

25

1,499

50. 0

2,970

July

23

55

22

21

19

17

16

15

14

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

10

9.5

9.0

8.6

8.6

8.2

8.2

8.6

8.6 

7.7

7.2

T7?

7.2

7.2

376.8

12.2

747

Aug.

6.S

6.4

5.9

5.4

5.4

5.0

5.4

8.2

9.5

6.4

5.9

5.4

5.4

5.4

6.4

10

6.8

5.9

5.4

4.7

4.4

*5.0

5.4

5.0

5.0

4.7 

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.4

4TJ

178.1

5.75

353

Sept.

4.4

4.1

4.4

4.4

4.1

4.1

4.7

5.9

4.7

4.4

4.1

5.8

4.1

4.4

4.1

4.1

5.8

4.1

3.8

5.5

3.5

5.5

4.1

4.1

5.8

5.8 

5.5

5.5

5.5

3.5

121.8

4.06

242

Calendar year 1957: Max 77 Mln 0.7 Mean 10.1 Ac-ft 7,290

Water year 1957-58: Max 205 Mln 0.7 Mean 27.6 Ac-ft .19,960

Peak discharge (base, 130 cfs). Apr. 20 (7 p.m.) 274 cfs (2.29 ft); May 11 (6:50 p.m.) 210 cfs 

(2.02 ft); May 24 (11 p.m.) 223 cfs (2.O8 ft).______________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

534539 O -60 -14
202 HUMBOLDT RIVER BASIN

3270. Humboldt River near Valmy, Nev.

Location. Lat 40°48', long 117°04i, In NE&NWi sec. 30, T. 34 N., R. 44 E., on left bank

 3|~iiles east of Valmy and 13 miles northwest of Battle Mountain.

Records available. March 1950 to September 1958 (discontinued).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 4,440 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 8 years, 302 cfs (218,600 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,190 cfs June 9 (gage height, 7.51 ft); mlnl-

 EunTdaily, 0.8 cfs Oct. 1-9, Sept. 21, 22.

1950-58: Maximum dally discharge, 5,800 cfs May 5, 6, 1952 (includes flow bypassing gage outside of main channel); no flow at times in most years.

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

 aEove station for irrigation. Plow bypassing station at high stages not included in 

this report.

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except periods of Ice effect (

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 3-17, Nov. 9-19, Feb. 22,

Mar. 12-23, June 16-18, July 5-10, Sept. 6-13)

0.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

0.5 

1.5 

2.8 

4.5 

7.0

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

2.4

15

27

62

135

3.0 

5.0 

7.0 

8.0

262

643

1,060

1,300

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2 

3

4

S

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ae-ft

Oct.

0.8

is

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

1.6

3.0

6.7

9.4

11

14

16

*16

17

17

19

22

29

26

30

31

30

31

33

35

35

36

475.9

15.4

944

Nov.

36

35 

42

46

48

49

53

56

56

59

59

62

66

68

69

74

77

80

*84

84

84

b86

b87

blT

b86

b83

b78

b71

b69

b70

2,008

66.9

3,980

Dec.

b71

b72 

b70

b688~?

89

93

b91

b88

*b82

b85

b88

b91

94

104

104

98

98

102

108

112

114

blOS

b!04

bllO

114

b!02

110

bl!2

bl!4

b!02

2,984

96.3

5,920

Jan.

b92

b95 

b92

b90 150"

102

b94

b97

b!04

108

110

110

blOS

blOO

106

b!06

b!06

b!04

b!04

b!06

*blOO

b90

b92

94

104

116

129

131

TS7

129

131

3,277

106

6,500

Feb.

133

146

144

146

157

166

175

183

187

187

192

198

202

208

219

227

270

307

310

343

*402

455

477

513

561

597

628

7,877

281

15,620

Mar.

649

655 

659 6"4"T

599

554

519

498

477

461

449

428

407

392

381

376

374

37T

378

385

392

402

434

501

556

585

*620

645

655

653

653

15,752

508

31,240

Apr.

653

651 

663

686

695

711

727

732

727

711

693

680

671

674

684

693

717

742

764

790

*816

842

860

887

910

934

980

1,020

1.040

1,040

23,393

780

46,400

May

 1.050

982 

940

904

854

814

790

780

770

770

782

802

802

802

*814

838

856

860

854

846

838

832

828

826

832

848

875

898

920

942

960

26,509

855

52,580

June

978

1,010 

1,060

*1,110

1,120

1,140

1,150

1.180

1,180

1,170

1,150

1,150

1,130

1,090

1,050

996

958

»930

896

854

830

816

800

776

754

732

717

697

672

645

28,741

958

57,010

July

616

575 

529

486

443

400

*369

343

322

297

272

252

232

210

194

181

170

155

a 145

a 137

al28

al22

al!4

al07

aiol

a96

a92

a86

84

80

77

7,415

239

14,710

Aug.

71

68 

62

56

51

46

41

38

38

*36

36

35

33

31

29

26

26

24

24

21

22

20

18

17

16

14

13

11

10

8.8

8.0

949.8

30.6

1,880

Sept.

7.0 s'.z

3.9

3.4

3.0

3.1

2.8

2.2

2.1

1.7

1.7

*2.0

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.1

1.1

1.0

.9

 4.8

.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.9

61.5

2.05

122

Calendar year 1957: Max 1,320 Mln 0.8 Mean 305 Ac-ft 220,600

Water year 1957-58: Max 1,180 Mln 0.8 Mean 327 Ac-ft 236,900

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of trend of flow and records for other 

Humboldt River stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
HDMBOLDT RIVER BASIN 203

3275. Humboldt River at Comus, Nev.

Location. Lat 41°00', long 117°19', in SE£ sec. 14, T. 36 N., R. 41 E., on left bank at 

Comus siding of Southern Pacific Railroad (revised), 9 miles northeast of Golconda and 

32 miles northwest of Battle Mountain.

Records available.--September 1917 to June 1923, May 1925 to May 1926, February 1946 to 

September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,350 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to February 1946, staff gage at site half a mile downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 17 years (1917-22, 1946-58), 266 cfs (192,600 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge recorded during year, 1,270 cfs June 12 (gage height, 

' 8.39 ft); minimum, 0.2 cfs Oct. 11.

1917-23, 1925-26, 1946-58: Maximum discharge, 5,860 cfs May 6, 1952 (gage height, 

11.52 ft); no flow for periods in 1918-20, 1954-56.

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

whTch are fair. Diversions above station for irrigation.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1514: 1921-22, 1926.

June 10-17, July 18 to Sept. 30)

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

2S

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

3.0

1.8

1.2

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

-it

.3

.4

.5

.4

*.3

.3

1.1

6.5

8.0

8.5

9.5

13

14

16

18

17

18

20

li

182.5

5.89

362

Nov.

21

53

24

28

29

32

34

38

40

42

44

46

51

60

58

60

64

71

*73

75

76

72

75

b77

bTf

b74

b70

b67

b66

b66

1,633

54.4

3,240

Dec.

b68 bee

b66

b6573"

78

66

87

82

*b76

b7S

b80

b83

86

92

100

108

94

98

94

100

102

b84

b86

87

b!04

b96

105

110

~55 111

2,740

88.4

5,430

Jan.

85

66

b84

b82

66

b90

bB7

bB9

93

100

104

96

b92

b90

98

99

100

b96

b92

b99

*b88

b83

b86

90

98

105

116

134

141

137

128

3,056

96.6

6,070

Feb.

126

T5T

141

144

142

144

150

160

170

177

162

189

193

19S

218

223

218

223

256

283

294

 328

386

426

456

484

520

546

7,108

254

14,100

Mar.

586

607

618

618

605

572

538

508

486

472

460

446

434

414

400

386

380

376

376

380

388

400

406

438

484

528

 561

586

609

618

CQO t>fa£

15,304

494

30,360

Apr.

628 'eSs

633

642

659

675

694

705

705

699

692

670

657

644

646

653

668

688

705

730

 753

783

814

823

850

869

895

945

970

965

22,108

737

43,850

May

 955

552

948

928

895

835

788

756

683

595

614

633

666

795

 786

818

811

821

826

821

311

804

795

788

779

783

797

804

826

840 

862

24,815

800

49,220

June

873

905

935

 970

992

1,020

1,050

1,120

1,180

1,190

1,240

1.260

al,260

1,250

1,220

1,160

1,080

 1,030

978

925

a890

a86S

a840

a811

a784

a757

737

746

697

666

29,437

981

58,390

July

635

60T

563

520

480

442

408

376

 350

320

296

273

251

232

212

200

186

175

158

149

139

129

123

116

110

104

96

89

86

85 

80

7,984

258

15,840

Aug.

75

71

65

61

55

51

46

42

40

*39

36

33

31

30

27

25

24

24

21

19

18

17

15

13

11

10

S.5

7.5

6.0

5.4

4 ,8

931.2

30.0

1,850

Sept.

4.2

TT5

2.6

2.0

al.7

al.5

al.2

al.O

a. 7

a. 6

a. 5

a_4 *TT

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

26.6

0.89

53

Calendar year 1957: Max 1,530 Mln 0.3 Mean 303 Ac-ft 219,400

Water year 1957-58: Max 1,260 Mln 0.3 Mean 316 Ac-ft 228,800

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of trend of flow, recorded range In stage, 

and records for other Humboldt River station, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
204 HUMBOLDT RIVER BASIN

3290. Little Humboldt River near Paradise Valley, Nev.

Location. Lat 41 "25 1 , long 117°22', in SE£ sec. 20, T. 41 N., R. 41 E., on right bank 

31 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 

ISSIT

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,470 ft (from river-profile map). 

n?ior to Nov. 21, 1946, at site 1 mile downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 15 years (1943-58), 26.4 cfs (19,110 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 482 cfs Apr. 19 (gage height, 5.49 ft); minimum, 5.9 cfs Oct. 10.

1921-28, 1943-58: 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 tables, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Peb. 15

1.4 4.4

1.5 8.4

1.6 13

1.9 36

Peb. 16 to Sept. 30

1.4 

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.3

4.6

16

30

47

85

2.8

2.9 

3.4 

4.0 

5.3

179

187

227

287

454

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

7.1

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.3

STS

6.3

6.3

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

*6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.3

6.3

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.3

6.7 

6.7

205.3

6.62

407

Nov.

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

7.1

8.0

TTT

6.7

6.7

7.5

8.0

8.0

*7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

6.7

7.1

6.7

6.7

6.7

6 «T

208.5

6.95

414

Dec.

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

*6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

7.1

8.0

£457*

8.4

8.4

8.0

8.0

7.1

7.1

7.5

7.5

7.1

7.1

7.5 

7.5

223.6

7.21

444

Jan.

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.1

77T

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.5

7.5

7.1

7.1

7.5

7.5

*7.1

7.5

8.0

8.0

8.4

9.3

10

16 

12

246.9

7.96

490

Peb.

13

13

15

14

15

16

18

19

19

19

19

20

20

25

35

70

68

152

182

*181

177

171

167

165

187

*187

250

1ST

-

2,418

86.4

4,800

Mar.

115

84

70

60

52

49

46

41

39

36

33

31

30

29

31

32

33

31

28

25

34

66

135

157

T17

135

109

79

*74

87 

104

2,021

65.2

4,010

Apr.

104

ISO" 82

118

113

102

106

109

130

155

195

232

216

200

212

263

329

362

412

451

380

387

*396

359

268

225

199

185

159

147

6,696

223

13,280

May

139

139

*141

147

157

167

179

185

181

163

157

171

177

186

T75

151

*135

128

124

122

122

126

131

126

122

115

102

90

82

76 

72

4,292

138

8,510

June

65

60

60

65

65

60

50

56

64

*72

73

72

73

87

75

61

50

44

39

36

33

31

28

28

26

25

23

23

22

19

1,488

49.6

2,950

July

18

17

17

16

17

17

15

*15

14

11

11

11

10

10

9.5

9.5

9.5

10

11

11

10

10

9.5

9.5

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.9

7.8 

TTff

358.6

11.6

711

Aug.

7.8

773

7.3

7.3

7.8

7.8

7.3

7.8

7.8

7.8

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

7.3

7.3

7.3

6.8

7.3

7.3

7.3 

7.3

228.3

7.36

453

Sept.

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

*7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

6.8

^75

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

__ 7_.8

215.0

7.17

426

Calendar year 1957 i Max 178 Mln 5.9 Mean 33.5 Ac-ft 24,250

Water year 1957-58: Max 451 Mln 6.3 Mean 51.0 Ac-ft 36,900

Peak discharge (base, 35 cfs). Peb. 27 (5:30 p.m.) 279 cfs (3.93 ft)j Mar. 24 (1 a.m.) 161 cfs 

(2.72 ft); Apr. 19 (11:30 p.m.) 482 cfs (5.49 ft)j May 8 (6 p.m.) 188 cfs (2.95 ft)j June 14 

(12 m.) 94 cfs (2.40 ft)._______________________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
HUMBOLDT RIVER BASIN 205

3295. Martin Creek near Paradise Valley, Nev.

Location Lat 41°32'00", long 117°25'40", in NWirSwi 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 November 1926, March 1927 to September 1958.

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. 36 years, 30.6 cfs (22,150 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,940 cf's Feb. 25 (gage height, 7.30 ft),

from rating curve extended above 1,100 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak 

flow; minimum, 4.7 cfs Nov. 21, result of freezeup.

1921-58: Maximum discharge, 9,000 cfs Jan. 21, 1943 (gage height, 11.1 ft, site 

and datum then in use), by slope-area measurement of peak flow; minimum, 1.8 cfs 

Feb. 6, 1945.

Remarks. Records good. No diversion above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1514: 1925-27(M), 1930(M), 1933(M), 1938(M), 1940, 1945.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic

feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 17 to Sept. 30)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 25, May 21 to Sept. 30 Pet. 26 to May 20

1.1 3.0 1.4 14 2.5 148 1.6 15 2.5 131

1.2 5.6 1.6 29 3.0 262 1.8 30 3.0 257

1.3 9.4 2.0 71 5.0 1,000 2.1 63 4.0 601

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

36

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

7.0

^6" 6.6

6.6

7.0

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

7.4

7.0

7.4

7.4

7.0

7.0

7.0

*7.0

8.6

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.6

9.0

9. -8

7T5

9.4

9.0

9.0

8 »6

236.7

7.64

469

Nov.

8.6

8.6

8.3

8.3

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.3

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

11

53

2T

14

13

13

12

10

*8.7

8.3

10

11

11

11

8.5

11

7.0 

971

345.2

11.5

685

Dec.

9.4

10

9.0

8.6

11

11

12

10

9.4

8.8

9.0

*9.5

10

11

12

12

17

IS

12

12

12

9.4

6.3

S7S

13

12

11

14

12

9.2 

6.3

330.5

10.7

656

Jan.

7.7

9.8

12

9.4

8.6

9.0

9.0

9.4

9.4

9.8

11

11

11

9.0

12

11

9.8

11

7.7

8.6

12

7.4

*S7T

11

12

11

11

20

~5G 84 

18

450.7

14.5

894

Feb.

13 TZ

18

19

28

20

19

23

21

16

13

22

32

18

165

534

185

162

144

*171

166

163

181

219

*624

*160

93

64

-

3,307

118

6,560

Mar.

55

47

42

33

32

32

27

30

23

22

23

23

21

20

2T

22

24

23

26

47

ill 135

115

106

80

59

61

79

*82

82

61

1,651

53.3

3,270

Apr.

63

62

67

66

61

70

94

165

270

273

210

175

192

254

327

339

420

494

3152"

416

420

406

*251

194

158

142

117

111

117

127

6,443

215

12,780

Hay

149

180

*207

232

260

269

218

200

221

257

292

277

226

202

194

*213

226

237

260

274

265

246

236

212

187

168

152

139

123

113

104

6,539

211

12,970

June

95

90

95

85

75

71

71

97

75

*70

85

91

88

84

83

71

66

65

61

59

55

49

47

47

42

39

34

32

30

3C

1,983

66.1

3,930

July

29

27

25

24

22

20

19

*18

16

15

14

13

12

11

11

11

13

11

11

11

10

9.8

9.4

9.4

10

9.0

8.1

7.4

7.4

7.0 

T3

427.5

13.8

848

Aug.

7.0

7.0

7.0

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.3

6.3

6.6

7.0

7.0

6.6

*5.9

5.3

373

5.6

13

10

8.6

8.1

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.0

7.0

7.0

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.3

6.6

224.3

7.24

445

Sept.

6.3

575

6.3

6.3

6.6

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.6

6.3

*6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.3

7.0

T73

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

199.0

6.63

395

Calendar year 1957: Max 302 Min 4.7 Mean 41.3 Ac-ft 29,860

Water year 1957-58: Max 624 Min 5.3 Mean 60.6 Ac-ft 43,900

Discharge measurement made on this day.
206 HUMBOLDT RIVER BASIN

3315. Humboldt River near Rose Creek, Nev.

Location. La t 40°52', long 118°00 I , in NW£ sec. 36, T. 35 N., R. 35 E., on right bank 

5| miles southwest of Rose Creek and 15J miles southwest of Winnemucca.

Records available. April 1948 to September 1958.

gage. Water-stage recorder.

Average discharge. 10 years, 252 cfs (182,400 acre-ft per year).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 1,170 cfs May 2 (gage height, 5.59 ft); minimum, 40 cfs Oct. 18, 19.

1948-58: Maximum discharge, 5,810 cfs May 8, 1952 (gage height, 11.41 ft); minimum, 5.8 cfs Dec. 4, 1955, result of freezeup.

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

diversions above station for irrigation.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 21, Nov. 24-26, 

Dec. 6-8, Feb. 24-28)

Oct. 1 to June 10 June 11 to Sept. 30

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5

37

70

112

202

3.0 

4.0 

5.6

315

600

1,170

1.8 

2.0 

3.0

31

70

301

4.5 

5.7

744

1,160

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

46

46

47

47

46

46

46

46

44

43

43

43

45

45

44

42

42 

41

*4T

43

44

44

44

44

44

47

48

4948-

49

49

1,396

45.0

2,770

Nov.

51

52

52

55

55

57

58

58

59

64

65

66

69

73

74

75

76 

80

*82

84

87

b90

b90

89

86

89

b91

b93

bffT

b84

2,191

73.0

4,350

Dec.

b82

bS2

b81

b80

bBT

90

93

91

b90

b89

*b88

b87

86

91

103

108

110 

110

114

iil

115

115

bllO

blOS

110

115

bl!7

112

117

bllS

bl!3

3,120

101

6,190

Jan.

bllO

b!07

bl06

blOS

b!02

blOO

bT5I

bl04

bl07

110

117

117

117

bl!3

118

122

bl!9

115

b!14

bl!2

108

bl04

*b!07

110

120

131

128

126

133

142

MS

3,573

115

7,090

Feb.

T56- 156

156

158

158

161

165

169

171

174

182

190

194

202

208

234

232 

247

254

254

263

280

293

305

335

361

390

 407

6,455

231

12,800

Mar.

424

438

453

465

483

*498

513

504

486

471

456

444

433

424

418

410

396 

388

S93" 382

385

382

385

388

399

410

430

456

*483

498

516

13,611

439

27,000

Apr.

537

537

534

558" 519

549

573

618

648

674

716

734

744

751

754

734

716 

737

734

762

782

821

 852

877

912

947

972

1,020

1,070

1,100

22,452

748

44,530

May

1,130

*1,160

1,156

1,110

1,060

1,060

1,050

1,020

964

933

894

874

852

846

 856

810

838 

852

824

842

870

874

869

854

832

780

754

748

639

627

684

27,656

892

54,850

June

748- 712

793

776

 782

782

786

828

891

880

951

972

979

1,000

1,020

1,040

1,050 

1.6S6

*1,040

1,040

1,030

1,020

1,000

950

920

884

847

794

755

717

27,037

901

53,630

July

'555 680

638

617

580

542

530

510

484

 455

424

382

356

344

326

308

294 

281

268

249

225

217

210

203

192

175

168

159

157

150

146

10,926

352

21,670

Aug.

139

1ST

128

124

117

115

111

111

106

102

100

95

 91

87

85

83

85 

87

85

80

76

74

72

68

66

64

64

62

60

58

5§

2,786

89.9

5,530

Sept.

54

52

52

50

50

50

48

48

46

*46

46

46

46

44

44 

44

54

48

46

44

42

42

42

42

42

42

1,410

47.0

2,800

Calendar year 1957 1 Max 1,130 Min 41 Mean 258 Ac-ft 186,800

Water year 1957-58; Max 1,160 Min 41 Mean 336 Ac-ft 243,200

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. No gage-height record May 23-26, June 20 to July 9j discharge estimated on basis of trend 

of flow and records for station near Imlay.
HOMBQLDT RIVER BASIN 207

3325.Humboldt-Lovelock Irrigation, Light & Power Co.'s feeder canal near Imlay, Nev.

Location. Lat 40°40' , long 118°12', in Nfi£ sec. 1, 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 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,170 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes.--Maximum daily discharge during year, 153 cfs May 3 (gage height, 4.22 ft); no 

flow Oct. 1 to Apr. 19, June 21 to Sept. 30.

1946-58: Maximum daily discharge, that of May 3, 1958; no flow for long periods.

Remarks. Records good. This canal diverts water from Humboldt River in NWtr 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 Humboldt and conveyed through 

Humboldt-Lovelock Irrigation, Light & Power Co.'s outlet canal to Rye Patch Reservoir, 

from which it is later released and carried in natural river channel to Lovelock 

district for irrigation.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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

Nov.

(*)

0

0

0

Dec.

(*)

0

0

0

Calendar year 1957: Max 0

Jan.

(*)

0

0

0

Feb.

(*)

0

0

0

Mln 0

Mar.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Apr.

0

V

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

18

52

51

55

60

*65

69

73

82

122

156

783

26.1

1,550

May

144

151

153

T52

148

142

140

*140

139

131

126

120

117

115

114

115

111

117

138

132

133

140

139

140

135

128

124

*123

122

104

101

4,034

130

8,000

June

111

113

114

90

87

87

87

89

96

104

107

116

119

122

125

*129

12?

25

1.9

.2

00~

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

1,845.1

61.5

3,660

Mean 0 Ac-ft

July

0

0

0

Aug.

(*)

0

0

0

Sept.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

0

Water year 1957-58: Max 153 Mln 0 Mean 18.3 Ac-ft 13,210

Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
208 HUMBOLDT RIVER BASIN

3330. Humboldt River near Imlay, Nev.

Location. Lat 40°41'30", long 118°12'10", in SE£ 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 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,130 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

Tfo 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. 19 years, 174 cfs (126,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,060 cfs June 20, 22, 23; maximum gage height, 

7.09 ft June 23; minimum discharge, 40 cfs Oct. 19, 22, 23, Sept. 29, 30.

1935-41, 1945-58: Maximum discharge, 6,080 cfs May 9, 1952 (gage height, 12.15 ft); 

no flow at times many years.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. HumboldtLovelock Irrigation, Light & Power Co.'3 feeder canal diverts water from river above 

station to Pitt-Taylor Reservoirs (see preceding page). This water is ordinarily 

released during irrigation season through Rye Patch Reservoir to Humboldt River for 

irrigation in Lovelock district. Plow affected by many other diversions above station 

for irrigation.

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-31, Dec. 18-22, 29, 

Jan. 26 to Mar. l)

1.6 

2.0 

2.5

75

134

3.0 

5.0 

7.1

208

580

1,060

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

IE

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

El

22

E3

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

45

44

45

45

46

45

45

45

44

44

45

45

45

46

45

44

43

42

4?

44

45

44

43

45

45

45

46

45

47 

48T5"

48

1,390

44.8

2,760

Nov.

48

47

48

50

51

*52

52

52

52

53

56

60

61

64

65

68

70

72

74

75

77

79

81

W

78

81

80

78

76 

75

1,955

65.2

3,880

Dec.

74

74

73

72

JS

81

84

82

81

80

79

78

*77

84

96

103

107

108

109

111

114

109

104

98

103

107

109

103

108

106

104

2,893

93.3

5,740

Jan.

101

98

97

94

93

91

92

95

98

101

108

108

108

104

109

113

110

106

105

*103

99

95

96

97

105

113

1EO

118

116

120

126

3,239

104

6,420

Feb.

137

142

144

142

141

141

144

152

152

155

159

168

172

180

188

192

211

210

222

230

230

237

250

267

285

312

345

*370

-

5,678

203

11,260

Mar.

383

4W

415

423

*434

461

474

494

484

474

461

448

442

432

427

421

412

400

387

383

396

385

385

*389

393

400

410

429

453

480

49_8

13,273

428

E6,330

Apr.

512

536

554

538

520

530

554

574

606

634

660

687

704

715

722

726

711

700

700

644

658

662

685

713

*737

764

794

822

825

°^6

20,043

668

39,750

May

897

923

950

960

945

918

909

*913

901

856

820

794

769

746

735

737

713

728

744

7E8

733

748

748

739

722

675

658

*650

644 

560

BecJ

24,123

778

47,850

June

598

614

646

668

660

662

666

683

717

767

780

839

863

873

885

*894

906

978

1,050

1,060_

1,050

1,050

1,050

1,030

*1,000

962

9E3

868

827 

787

25,356

845

50,290

July

748

7E2

702

679

640

600

586

564

536

504

474

446

404

377

360

343

326

310

296

279

E62

237

227

219

211

198

178

170

162 

159

152

IE, 071

389

23,940

Aug.

145 140-

133

126

*120

113

109

107

104

102

97

94

88

84

81

80

81

79

79

79

76

72

69

66

64

62

61

61

59 

59

58

2,748

88.6

5,450

Sept.

55" 56

54

53

52

5E

52

52

*51

50

49

48

47

48

47

46

45

45

44

43

45

52

48

47

*45

45

43

42

42 

42

1,440

48.0

2,860

Calendar year 1957: Max 1,030 Mln 42 Mean 252 Ac-ft 182,600

Water year 1957-58: Max 1,060 Mln 42 Mean 313 Ac-ft 226,500

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 22-25, Nov. 27 to Dec. 17, Dec. 23-28, 

Dec. 30 to Jan. 25.
HtMBOLDT RIVER BASIN 209

3345. Rye Patch Reservoir near Rye Patch, Nev.

Location.- -La t 40°28'15", long 118°fL8'20", in NEv sec. 18, T. 30 N., R. 33 E., at control 

works at left end of Rye Patch Dkm, 2 miles northwest of Rye Patch.

Drainage area. --13, 700 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. February 1936 t0 September 1958.

Gage. Mercury- indicating gage. Dafcum of gage is at mean sea level (Southern Pacific 

Railroad datum) .

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 149,500 acre-ft June 28 (elevation, 4,130,15 ft); 

minimum, 52,760 acre-ft Oct. 1, 2 (elevation, 4,117.87 ft).

1936-58: Maximum contents, 106,900 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 betweeji elevations 4,072.5 (sill of trashrack structure) and 

4,133.0 ft (top of spillway gatep). Dead storage negligible. Elevation of spillway 

(gage sill) is 4,116 ft. Water is used for irrigation on Humboldt project.

Cooperation. --Records of daily elevation furnished by Pershing County Water Conservation 

District of Nevada.

Capacity table, water year 1957-58 [elevation, in feet, and usable contents, in acre-feet)

4,120

4,1?5 

4,150 

4,155

48,200

65,420

1O2,3OO

147,900

201,200

Usable contents, in acre-feet, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

52,760 

52,760

52,920

52,920

52,920

53,180

53,180

53,180

53,180

53,780

53,280

53,280

53,440

53,440

53,440

53,730

53,730

53,730

53,730

54,020

54,300

54,300

54,300

54,300

54,300

54,590

54,590

54,590

54,590

54,880

54,880

4,118.25

+2,120

Nov.

55,170 

55,170

55,460

55,460

55,460

55,460

 55,570

55,570

55,570

55,570

55,570

55,750

55,750

55,750

55,750

56,030

56,030

56,320

56,320

56,610

56,900

57,190

57,190

57,470

57,470

57,470

57,760

57,760

58,050

58,540

4,118.85

+3,460

Dec.

58,340 

58,340

58,340

58,340

58,340

58,630

58,630

58,630

58,630

58,910

59,203

59,510

59,510

59,830

60,140

60,140

60,140

60,450

60,450

60,760

60,760

61,070

61,380

61,690

62,000

62,310

62,620

62,620

62,940

63 ,250

63,430

4,119.68

+5,090

Jan.

63,560 

63,560

63,870

64,060

64,180

64,180

64,370

64,490

64,930

64,930

65,110

65,110

65,240

65,560

66,090

66,420

66,750

66,890

67,080

67,280

67,420

67,750

67,950

67,950

68,080

68,410

68,740

69,080

69,610

69, J 740

4,120.65

+6,310

F^b.

7Q.07O 

7(^,400

7<?,540

71,070

71,400

71,930

72,280

72,420

72,420

72,770

73,120

73,260

73,470

73,610

73,960

74,530

73,230

75,580

76,630

7^,780

76,990

77,340

77,690

78,040

78,390

79,460

80,280

80,800

-

_______

4,122.23

+ 1J..060

Mar.

81,090

81,310

82,420

82,790

83,530

84,640

85,750

86,270

86,880

87,650

88,430

89,200

89,980

90,750

91,920

92,300

93,080

93,460

94,240

94,650

95,460

95,860

96,270

96,670

97,080

97,480

98,290

98,700

99,100

99,910

100,300

4,124.75

+19,500

Apr.

100,300

100,700

101,100

101,900

102,300

103,700

104,000

104,900

105,700

106,600

107,000

107,400

107,400

107,800

108,300

108,700

109 , 100

109,500

110,000

110.400

110,400

110,400

110,000

109,500

109,500

109,500

109,500

110,000

110,000

110,400

4,125.95

+10,100

May

110,400

110,400

110,800

110,800

111,200

111,700

112,100

112,600

112,000

113,400

113,400

113,400

114,300

114,800

115,200

115,600

116,100

116,500

117,000

117,400

117,800

118,300

118,400

118,700

118,900

119,200

119,300

119,300

119,600

119 , 600

119,800

4,127.02

+9,400

June

12O,OOO

12O,OOO

120,000

120,500

121,100

122,000

122,300

122,800

123,700

125,100

126,200

127,400

128,500

129,900

131,100

133,500

135,300

136,800

138,200

139,600

141,600

143,600

144,500

146,000

147,500

147 , 900

148,700

149,500

149,000

148,500

4,130.05

+28,700

July

149,000

149,OOO

149,000

149,000

149,OOO

148,500

148,500

147,900

147,900

147,500

147,500

147,000

147,000

147,500

147,900

147,000

147,000

146,500

146,500

146,500

146,500

145,000

144,500

144,000

143,600

143,100

142,700

142,300

141,900

141,600

141,300

4,129.32

-7,200

Aug.

141,300

141,300

141,100

141,100

141,100

140,600

140,300

140,100

139,700

139,200

138,700

138,700

138,700

138,200

137,700

137,200

136,800

136,300

136,100

135,800

135,600

135,300

135,300

135,200

134,900

133,900

133 , 000

132,500

132,000

131,600

131,100

4,128.25

-10,200

Sept.

130,100

128,300

127,800

127,400

126,900

126,400

125,500

124,200

122,800

121,600

121,000

120,300

119,300

118,900

117,800

116,500

116,100

115,600

114,800

113,900

113,000

112,100

111,200

110,400

110,100

110,000

109,500

109,300

109,100

108,900

4,125.78

-22,200

Water year 1957-58. ................... t +56,140

t Elevation, in feet, at end of month, 

t Change in contents, in acre-feet.
210 HUMBOLDT RIVER BASIN

3350. Humboldt River near Rye Patch, Nev.

Location. Lat 40"27'33", long 118°18'30", in NE£ sec. 18, T. 30 N., R. 33 E., on left 

bank 1,000 ft downstream from Rye Patch Dam and l| miles northwest of 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 1941, October 

1943 to September 1958. Prior to October 1935, published as "near Oreana."

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,050 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

Eb 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. 44 years (1899-1909, 1910-16, 1917-22, 1930-32, 1935-41, 1943-58), 

203 cfs (147,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 824 cfs July 9 (gage height, 4.08 ft); minimum 

not determined, occurred during period of no gage-height record.

1896-1922, 1924-32, 1935-41, 1943-58: 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. Flow completely regulated by Rye Patch Reservoir (see preceding page). 

Many diversions above station for irrigation. Records of chemical analyses and 

water temperatures for the water year 1958 are given in WSP 1574.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

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.

> 0.1

3.1

0.1

6.1

Nov.

(*)

> 0.1

3.0

0.1

6.0

Dec.

(*«)

> 0.1

3.1

0.1

6.1

Calendar year 1957: Max 781

Jan.

> 0.1

(*)

3.1

0.1

6.1

Feb.

> 0.1

-

2.8

0.1

5.6

Mar.

~

(**)

. 0.1

34

71 r> ,s'°

66

67

67

79

123

123

*121

132

161

159

153

136

136

153

1,825.0

58.9

3,620

Apr.

184

200

186

144

15T

164 

164

186

216

299

357

357

379

404

*424

413

427

436

436

502

558

607

631

656

*695

718

686

660

635 

660

12,535

418

24,860

May

686

681

611

577

580

596 

623

699

686

639

607

506

458

461

464

461

458

442

427

470

483

496

516

526

516

493

509

496

*422 

357

5O7-

16,253

524

32,240

June

286

269

262

232

200

140 

140

140

153

170 }"72

J ( )

16

84

69

48

67

81

197

272

*349

419

473

547

599 

5qq

5,889.6

196

11,680

July

615

588

489

483

569

647 

731

813

786

736

781

776

722

690

656

651

596

562

533

493

464

442

445

439

376

355

320

294

279 

249

193

16,773

541

33,270

Aug.

159

159

159

161

*172

164 

153

172

155

132

140

159

159

149

170

181

159

134

107

123

123

113

138

155

179

211

252

272

286 

294

302

5,392

174

10,690

Sept.

299

328

374

396

404

419 

419

399

*371

325

307

320

352

352

347

322

294

315

360

393

360

333

320

259

*244

227

252

237

190

112

9,630

321

19,100

Mln - Mean 166 Ac-ft 120,300

water year 1957-58: Max 813 Mln - Mean 187 Ac-ft 135, 2OO

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 1 to Mar. 10, Mar. 14-16, 

basis of 1 field estimate and engineers' notes.

June 13-16; discharge estimated on
HOMBOLOT RIVER BASIN 211

3360. Humboldt JRiver near Lovelock, Nev.

Location. Lat 40°03', long 118°28'J in NE-f sec. 11, T. 25 N., R. 31 E., on right bank 

9WTt 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 1958.

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 downstrejam at different datums. June 14, 1950, to Nov. 13, 

1951, water-stage recorder at site 300 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--17 years (1913-3,6, 1918-22, 1924, 1927, 1950-58), 86.5 cfs (62,620 

acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during,year, 119 cfs July 9 (gage height, 3.78 ft); minimum, 

 0~2~cfs Sept. 13, 19, 20.

1912-27, 1950-58: 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. Flow regulated by Rye Patch Reservoir (since Feb. 20, 1936) and 

afTected by irrigation in Lovelook Valley.

Discharge, in cubic feet per,second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

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

50

31

Total

Mean

Ae-ft

Oct.

21

16

14

11

8.2

6.9

5.8

4.2

3.3

2.6

15

8.9

5.5

8.0

45

49

37

34

27

29

23

14

9.2

7.5

8.2

18

14

12

12

10

10

489.3

15.8

971

Nov.

9.2

9.2

8.9

8.9

*9.2

9.6

9.2

8.9

9.6

9.6

8.5

8.2

8.2

8.5

7.2

6.6

6.0

6.6

7.9

7.2

6.6

6.6

6.3

6.3

6.6

6.9

6.0

b4.2

3.7

b3.4

223.8

7.46

444

Dec.

b3.8

b3.3

b3.3

b4.0

b4.7

b6.0

b7.0

7.5

b8.2

bS.O

b7.8

b8.4

*b9.2

9.6

10

10

11

IT

lo

10

10

bS.O

b6. 5

b7.1

bS.O

b7.5

b8.1

b8.7

9.2

b8.5

bS.O

242.4

7.82

481

Calendar year 1957: Max 68

Jan.

b8.5

b9.0

b9.o

b8.1

b7.6

b7.3

b773

b7.8

b8.2

b9.0

b9.5

8.9

b8.9

8.9

9.2

8.9

8.9

8.9

b8.5

*b8.4

b8.2

b7.5

b9.0

12

12

11

11

11

10

11

10

283.5

9.15

562

Feb.

'10

9.6

'10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

9.6

9.6

15

10

9.6

9.2

8.9

8.9

8.5

9.6

8.5

8.2

875

-

273.7

9.78

543

Mar.

8.2

8.2

8.2

7.9

*8.2

8.9

8.5

8.5

8.2

8.2

7.9

8.2

8.2

11

IS.

15

9.6

6.0

4.7

2.6

2.3

2.4

2.6

*2.4

2.3

3.1

2.3

2.0

2.2

2.0

1.6

196.4

6.34

390

Apr.

1.6

1.6

8.2

1.9

2.0

2.4

4.5

5.0

2.6

1.5

1.5

1.6

3.4

2.5

1.5

1.6

2.8

2.8

1.5

1.4

1.3

976

14

4.4

2.8

4.0

5.2

4.2

1.6

1.3

100.3

3.34

199

May

1.4

6.0

7.9

6.6

5.5

8.5

10

*13

14

10

13

13

33

17

6.3

3.8

2.4

1.9

3.0

6.9

4.2

2.4

1.9

a. 6

1.5

1.8

2.6

2.2

*2.6

1.5

1.4

196.9

6.35

391

June

1.3

173

1.6

1.3

1.3

1.3

3.7

25

23

17

29

50

57

30

30

*39

4.4

2.3

12

16

15

8.9

3.1

1.4

 1.9

1.5

2.0

4.0

3.1

2.8

390.2

13.0

774

July

24~~ 5.1

16

7.3

5.1

11

12

12

87

33

17

15

14

10

13

16

13

13

16

9.4

6.8

16

15

15

15

15

15

18

13

15

16

508.7

16.4

1,010

Aug.

44

41

31

17

*12

9.7

2.6

2.3

2.2

^79

11

13

13

7.8

2.4

2.2

3.6

5.2

5.2

2.6

3.0

3.3

3.8

7.5

6.4

8.9

8.5

8.2

8.5

10

9.2

312.0

10.1

619

Sept.

6.9

5.5

4.7

5.0

3.5

2.4

6.2

11

*11

11

7.9

1.0

.6

.5

.4

.3

73

.4

.3

.3

.5

.6

.7

.7

 1.5

.8

12

15

4.6

3.6

119.2

3.97

236

Min, 0 Mean 6.86 Ac-ft 4,970

Water year 1957-58: Max 87 Mln 0.3 Mean 9.14 Ac-ft 6,620

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
212 PYRAMID AND WINNEMUCCA LAKES BASIN 

3365. Pyramid Lake near Nixon, Nev.

Location.--Lat 39°50i30", long 119°28'00", in SEiSEt sec. 24, T. 23 N., R. 22 E., at 

southwest corner of 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 from 

station at Sutcliffe.

Records available.--1867-192S (occasional elevation in some years), June 1926 to September 

1958 (occasional elevations in each year).

Gage.--Bench mark N-21 of U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey at elevation of 3,940.29 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1956. From January 

1934 to September 1955, elevations were determined from bench mark N-21 using elevation of 3,940.04 ft, datum of 1929 (to convert these records to supplementary adjustment of 1956, add 0.25 ft). Prior to January 1934, elevations were determined from 

bench mark No. 1 of General Land Office using elevation of 3,882.26 ft, adjustment of 

1912 (to convert these records to supplementary adjustment of 1956, add 0.81 ft).

Extremes. 1926-58: Maximum elevation observed, 3,848.75 ft June 1926; minimum observed, 

3,800.94 ft Feb. 11, 1958.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 880: 1934-38 (benchmark). WSP 1090: 1926(M). 

Elevation, In feet, October 1957 to September 1958

Oct.

Nov.

Feb.

Apr.

10. .

26..

11..

7. .

. 3,

. i,

. 3,

. 3,

801

801

800

800

65

26

94

95

May

June

Aug.

Sept

27..

10. .

4. .

8. .

. 3,803.97

. 3,804.42

. 3,804.19

. 3,803.75
PYRAMID AMD WINNEMUCCA LAKES BASIN 213

3370. Lake Tahoe at Tahoe, Calif.

Location. Lat 39°10i04", long 120°08'23", in NEi sec. 7, T. 15 N., R. 17 E., on pier

 1,000 ft east of dam at lake outlet. Prior to May 8, 1958, on left wingwall of dam 

at outlet of lake.

Drainage area.--519 sq mi at lake outlet.

Records available.--April 1900 to September 1943 and October 1957 to September 1958 in

 reports of Geological Survey. October 1943 to September 1957 in files of Truckee-Carson 

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.

Extremes.--Maximum elevation during year, 6,229.05 ft July 24, 26-28; minimum, 6,227.03 ft

 Dec. 13.

1900-43, 1957-58: 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 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. Records of chemical 

analyses for the water year 1958 are given in WSP 1574.

Capacity table, water year 1957-58 (elevation, In feet, 

and contents, in acre-feet)

6.227

6.228

6.229

6,229.1

486,800

609,300

732,300

744,600

Elevation, in feet, at 12 p.m., water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1 

2

3

4 

5

6

7

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.

g7.75 

g7.73

g7.70

g7.68 

g7.64

g7.61

g7.59

g7.57

g7.54

g7.51

7.48

7.45

7.50

7.47

7.47

7.44

7.44

7.42

7.45

7.46

7.43

7.40

7.44

7.41

7.41

7.40

7.38

7.38

7.36

7.35

7.54

528,500

-51,400

Nov.

1,31 

7.33

7.29

7.32

7.26

7.27

7.24

g7.24

g7.23

g7.24

g7.25

7.19

7.20

7.29

7.28

7.27

7.27

7.25

7.24

7.23

7.23

7.20

7.20

7.20

8.19

7.20

7.17

7.16

7.14

7.14

503,900

-24,600

Dec.

7.12 

7.12

7.11

7.10 

7.10

7.09

7.08

7.08

7.07

7.06

7.06

7.05

JL03

7.04

7.10

7.22

7.25

7.28

7.26

7.26

7.25

7.27

7.25

7.25

7.24

7.22

7.23

7.23

7.22

7.20

7.20

511,300

+7,400

Jan.

7.18 

7.21

.19

.18 

.17

.17

.17

.16

7.20

7.21

7.21

g7.20

g7.19

67.18

g7.18

g7.19

g7.18

g7.18

g7.16

g7.15

g7.14

g7.13

67.15

g7.17

g7.22

g7.25

g7.28

g7.32

g7.37

g7.38

g7.37

532,100

+20,800

Feb.

g7.37 

7.40

7.45

7.45 

7.47

7.45

7.48

7.50

7.52

7.50

7.51

7.62

7.60

7.62

7.62

7.62

7.62

7.62

7.62

7.62

7.62

7.62

7.62

g7.75

g7.76

g7.83

7.88

7.92

-

599,500

+67,400

Mar.

.88 

.87

.87

.86 

.87

.87

Tie' .85

.86

.87

.87

.88

.89

.95

.98

8.00

8.00

8.00

8.01

8.06

8.10

8.11

8.11

8.12

8.12

8.12

8.13

8.13

8.15

8.24

8,25.

640,000

+40,500

Apr.

8.32 

8.47

8.53

g8_.59 

g8.56

g8.52

g8.50

g8.49

g8.46

g8.44

g8.40

g8.38

g8.35

g8.32

g8.29

g8.27

g8.25

g8.26

g8.27

g8.25

g8,23

g8.21

g8.18

g8.17

68.15

68.13

68.12

68.12

68.10

g8.08

619,100

-20,900

May

g8.07 

g8.05

S8.05

g8.05 

g8.07

g8.07

g8.08

8.07

8.08

8.09

8.12

8.12

8.13

8.12

8.12

8.13

8.14

8.15

8.19

8.20

8.22

8.25

8.27

8.31

8.32

8.33

8.33

8.36

8.37

8.36

8.35

652,400

+33,300

June

8.35 

8.36

8.36

8.37 

8.36

8.37

8.41

8.42

8.45

8.47

8.50

8.53

8.55

8.57

8.58

8.63

8.64

8.70

8.72

8.75

8.77

8.80

8.81

8.83

8.85

8.86

8.90

8.87

8.88

8.88

717,500

+65,100

July

8.85 

8.89

8.89

8.90 

8.91

8.91

8.92

8.93

8.94

8.95

8.95

8.95

8.95

8.94

8.95

8.92

8.97

8.96

8.97

8.98

8.98

9.03

9.03

9.05

9~704

9.05

9.05

9.05

9.04

9.04

9.03

736,000

+18,500

Aug.

9.04 

9.03

9.02

9.01 

9.00

9.00

8.99

8.99

8.99

8.99

8.98

8.96

8.95

8.95

8.95

8.94

8.94

8.94

8.97

8.98

8.95

8.96

8.95

8.93

8.93

8.91

8.90

8.89

8.87

8.87

8.86

715,100

-20,900

Sept.

8.83 

8.83

8.79

8.75 

8.76

8.74

8.76

8.76

8.70

8.68

8.65

8.62

8.55

8.57

8.52

8.51

8.50

8.48

8.46

8.46

8.43

8.41

8.38

8.37

8.33

8.32

8.29

8.28

8.28

8.25

640,000

-75,100

Calendar year 1957.................... * -

Water year 1957-58.................... * +60,100

t Contents, In acre-feet, at end of month.

* Change In contents, In acre-feet.

g Computed from once-daily staff-gage readings.

Note. Add 6,220 ft to obtain elevation above Bureau of Reclamation datum.
214 PYRAMID AND WINNEMUCCA LAKES BASIN

3375. Truckee River at Tahoe, Calif.

Location. Lat 39°09'55", long 120°08'45 n , in NW£ sec. 7, T. 15 N., R. 17 E., on left 

bank 200 ft downstream from dam at outlet of Lake Tahoe.

Drainage area. 519 sq mi.

Records available. July 1895 to February 1896, June 1900 to December 1943, August 1957 

to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 6,219.17 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T:929. 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, 

water-stage recorder, at same site at datum 0.16 ft lower.

Average discharge. 44 years (1900-43, 1957-58), 252 cfs (182,400 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. 1957: Maximum discharge during period August to September, 540 cfs Aug. 24 

(gage height, 4.45 ft); minimum daily, 42 cfs Aug. 22.

1957-58: Maximum discharge during water year, 1,870 cfs Apr. 5, 6 (gage height, 

7.30 ft); maximum gage height, 7.34 ft Apr. 5 (backwater from snow in channel); minimum daily, 3.2 cfs Aug. 30 to Sept. 2.

1895-96, 1900-43, 1957-58: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 5, 6, 1958; maximum 

gage height, that of Apr. 5, 1958; no flow parts of 1900, 1901, 1914, 1918-43.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by Lake Tahoe (see preceding page).

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6

Tota 

Mean 

Runo

Aug.

:

Sept.

499 

496 

496 

496 

503 

35T

Day

7 

8 

9 

10 

11 

12

Aug.

:

Sept.

503 

503 

503 

499 

499 

496

Day

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18

Aug.

:

Sept.

496 

492 

492 

492 

489 

489

Day

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24

Aug.

*42 

355 

532

Sept.

441 

*405 

405 

402 

402 

402

Day

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

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

Aug.

528 

499 

482 

489 

492 

496 

499

-

Sept.

412 

412 

412 

408 

408 

508

13,763 

459 

27,300

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note.--Result of discharge measurement, 47 4 cfs July 29.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

296 

299

 559"

296

296

293 

296

299

299

299

299

299

299

299

296

296

296

296

296

296

293

293

293

293

293

293

293

590" 290 

290

290

9,155

295

18,160

Nov.

 293 

293

296

299

299

299 

299

299

299

296

296

296

299

302

30?

302

302

302

260

231

210

193

197

193

244

282

279

279 

293 

299

8,329

278

16,520

Dec.

299 

*299

296

296

296

296 

296

296

296

296

288

285

296

308

310

316

319

322

35?

319

319

319

313

305

302

305

254

210 

208

218

223

9,027

291

17,900

Jan.

223 

*T35

148

148

148

148 

148

148

148

150

150

150

150

150

155

157

157

157

157

157

157

155

189

215

215

215

180

157

155 

155

157

5,081

164

10,080

?eb.

157 

*157

157

157

157

159 

159

161

161

161

161

164

166

164

166

166

98

58

38

24

24

24

24

25

29

25

*24

24

2,990

107

5,930

Mar.

> 24

744

24.0

1,480

Apr.

24

b467

*bl,080

*bl,770

1.860 

1^850

»1,840

1,820

1,820

1,800

1,800

1,790

1,780

1,780

1,770

*1,760

1,760

1,760

1,760

1,750

1,740

1,740

1,730

1,720

1,720

1,710

1,700 

1,700

*1,700

47,525

1,584

94,260

May

1.700 

1,700

1,700

1,700

1,700

1,700 

1,700

1,700

1,710

1,720

1,720

1,720

1,730

1,730

1,730

1,740

1,740

1,740

1,760

1,760

1,770

1,780

1,780

1,800

1,800

1,800

1,800

1,810 

1,S10

1,810

 1,760

54,120

1,746

107,300

June

1.700 

1,640

1,170

777

*448

73 

49

48

48

48

48

*48

48

47

47

31

17

17

17

*14

14

14

14

13

]

1

/ 12

J

6,462

215

12,820

July

1-

1

f 10

1J

9.0

8.0

7.0

6.0

261.0

8.42

518

Aug.

' (*)

> 5.0

> 4.0

'"

Itf

127.6

4.12

253

Sept.

37*ftt

96

173

173

175

241

*331

421

454

468

471

471

475

482

482

485

482

482

489

35T

489

482

482

485

485

485 

431 

374

11,096. 4

370

22,010

Calendar year 1957: Max - Mln - Mean - Ac-ft -

Water year 1957-58: Max 1,860 Mln 3.2 Mean 424 Ac-ft 307,200

Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by snow In channel.

Mote. Doubtful gage-height record Feb. 17 to Apr. 2, June 16 to Sept. 3j dl 

isis of 4 discharge measurements and records for dam at outlet of Lake Tahoe.

scharge estimated on
PYRAMID AND WINNEMOCCA LAKES BASIN 215

3380. Truckee River near Truckee, Calif.

Location Lat 39°17'30", long 120°12'30", 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 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,920 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge.--13 years (1945-58), 372 cfs (269,300 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,920 cfs May 18 (gage height, 5.31 ft, backwater from debris); maximum gage height, 9.69 ft Apr. 3 (backwater from snow in 

channel); minimum discharge, 18 cfs Sept. 3.

1944-58: 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, that of Apr. 3, 1958; minimum discharge, 

11 cfs Jan. 27, 1948.

Remarks. Records good. Plow regulated by Lake Tahoe (operating capacity about 737,000 

acre-ft). Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1958 are given in WSP 1574.

Revisions. WSP 1394: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Stage-discharge relation affected by snow in channel Mar. 30, Apr. 2-4: shifting-control

method used June 1-4; backwater from debris May 18, 19)

Oct. 1 to June 4 June 5 to Sept. 30

1.0 

1.5 

2.0

54

164

338

3.0

4.0 

5.0

990

1,820

2,820

0.9

1.0 

1.2 

1.6

12

20

48

140

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

275

870

1,620

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

21

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

295

295

*299

295

295

295

299

299

299

295

295

295

312

308

299

295

295

295

299

304

299

299

304

308

304

299

299

299

295

295 

295

9,259

299

18,360

Nov.

*295

299

299

308

308

304

304

304

304

304

308

304

321

348

316

316

312

316

299

257

247

220

220

220

243

291

295

291

299

308

8,760

292

17,380

Dec.

308

*304

304

304

308

308

308

308

312

312

299

295

299

312

353

426

382

362

358

348

348

343

334

325

321

316

299

243

240

243 

250

9,772

315

19,380

Jan.

247

*230

175

172

172

172

172

170

172

178

172

170

172

170

172

175

175

175

175

175

175

175

189

226

226

230

204

172

178

178 

175

5,719

184

11,340

Feb.

175

*178

184

178

178

178

178

181

178

178

178

211

201

198

208

223

189

136

156

124

119

119

116

297

444

223

*172

143

-

5,243

187

10,400

Mar.

126

114

107

99

94

92

90

86

82

80

78

76

74

74

76

76

70

68

70

82

96

88

82

80

78

78

76

74

76

sn

2,602

83.9

5,160

Apr.

78

78

270

1,210

*1,770

1,850

1,850

1,840

1,830

1,830

1,830

1,840

1,860

1,890

1,920

1,930

1,980

2,020

2,030

2,070

*2,120

2.150

2,030

1,960

1,940

1,940

1,960

1,970

1,980

2,000

52,006

1,730

103,200

Calendar year 1957: Max 1,670 Min 58 Mean 337

May

2.050

2,100

2,160

2,210

2,320

2,360

2,320

2,340

2,400

2,460

2,470

2,280

2,210

2,220

*2,270

2,370

2,490

2,610

2,680

2,560

2,540

2,540

2.730

2^620

2,600

2,570

2,500

2,440

2,390

2,370

2,320

74, 500

2,400

147 , 800

June

2,140

2,070

1,670

1,130

*944

479

408

398

398

392

376

355

340

370

398

420

437

455

420

*376

386

403

386

311

275

280

267

232

207

191

16,914

564

33,550

July

181

178

184

184

181

178

169

154

146

137

129

126

121

111

*108

94

94

94

96

91

87

89

85

74

71

71

67

65

61

52 

50

3,528

114

7,000

Aug.

*46

48

45

42

37

35

35

34

34

32

31

30

28

28

27

28

28

28

34

37

30

27

26

25

22

21

21

20

20

*20

20

939

30.3

1,860

Sept.

19

19

30

94

197

200

204

239

*325

403

449

461

467

461

467

473

473

473

473

467

473

485

485

479

479

485

479

485

437

370

11,051

368

21,920

Ac-ft 243,900

Water year 1957-58: Max 2,730 Min 19 Mean 549 Ac-ft 397,400

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
216 PYRAMID AND WINNEMUCCA LAKES BASIN3405. Prosser Creek near Boca, Calif.

Location. Lat 39°22', long 120°07', in NWij- 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 (revised).

Records availably. April 1889 to November 1890 and October 1902 to June 1903 (gage 

heights only)7 June 1951 to September 1958. Records of discharge for April 1889 to 

November 1890 previously published have been found to be unreliable and should not be 

used.

gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 5,572.66 ft above mean sea level (levels 

by Bureau of Reclamation). June 1951 to September 1956 at datum 2.00 ft higher. 

April 1889 to November 1890 and October 1902 to June 1903, staff gages at same site at 

different daturns.

Average discharge.--? years, 102 cfs (73,840 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 980 cfs May 18 (gage height, 4.74 ft); maximum 

gage height, 4.88 ft Feb. 17 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 11 cfs Oct. 2, 

Sept. 21, 22, but may have been less during periods of ice effect.

1951-58: 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, 4.0 cfs Sept. 7, 1955.

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, which are poor. 

Revisions . See Records available .

e effect (gage 

eond)

Rating table, water yes

height, in feet,

1.3

1.6

2.0

2.5

ir 1957-58, except

and discharge, in

11

29

69

144

periods of

cubic feet

3.0

3.5

4.0

4.5

ice ei

per ss

247

395

610

860

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

2O

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

12

11

13

14

16

17

14

13

13

13

13

14

37

48

*27

21

19

17

17

21

21

20

20

29

28

27

23

21

19

18

17

613

19.8

1,220

Nov.

17

17

17

18

17

17

17

17

16

16

18

20

23

79

40

31

26

*26

28

29

26

21

21

20

21

21

18

18

18

18

691

23.0

1,370

Dec.

1 

)

I"

19

25

50

100

*55

32

50

47

43

40

38

37

37

36

35

37

40

38

35

989

31.9

1,960

Jan.

32

30

28

27

26

1 -

1

30

30

29

27

*26

25

24

> 23

25

26 } "

I "

810

26.1

1,610

Feb.

> 28

27

26

26

32

37

45

50

55

70

86

*98

108

96

95

98

171

545

216

164

125

-

2,194

78.4

4,350

Mar.

99

85

*82

73

69

68

59

59

55

55

54

50

49

49

46

49

48

46

46

58

69

65

64

62

61

59

58

56

57

44

65

1,859

60.0

3,690

Apr.

55

41

42

57

57

52

49

49

54

*63

83

99

122

164

203

237

275

333

348

392

470

490

370

321

315

339

357

367

378

409

6,591

220

13,070

May

462

*530

555

595

645

685

640

625

650

690

725

530

478

482

530

585

645

725

*805

73O

695

685

770

725

675

*645

595

530

482

470

462

19,046

614

37,780

June

423

462

378

312

327

333

303

300

283

280

272

270

247

264

275

300

*306

330

321

280

275

306

303

252

219

219

214

181

164

148

8,547

285

16,950

July

*144

146

144

144

146

142

141

130

119

113

*108

105

98

92

90

85

81

76

70

72

70

76

74

67

69

63

59

58

54

49

45

2,930

94.5

5,810

Aug.

45

43

42

39

35

34

33

32

31

30

29

28

26

23

23

28

28

*27

26

31

26

22

21

20

18

18

17

17

16

16

15_

839

27.1

1,660

Sept.

14

14

14

13

13

13

14

16

14

13

12

12

12

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

12

16

16

14

*13

12

12

12

12

389

13.0

772

Calendar year 1957; Max 530 Min 6.6 Mean 72.9 Ac-ft 52,780

Water year 1957-58: Max 805 Min 11 Mean 125 Ac-ft 90,240

Peak discharge (base, 300 cfs). --Feb. 25 (z a.m.) 515 cfs (3.86 ft); Apr. 21 (9 p.m.) 580 cfs

(3.94 ft); May 10 (10 p.m.) 850 cfs (4.48 ft); May 18 (9:30 p.m.) 980 cfs (4.74 ft); June 19

(1 a.m.) 420 cfs (3.57 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov 22 to Dec. 16, Dec. 21 to Feb. 18.
PYRAMID AND WINNEMUCCA LAKES BASIN 217

3420. Little Truckee River near Hobart Mills, Calif.

Location. Lat 39°30', long 120°16', in sec. 14, T. 19 N., R. 15 E., on right bank half a 

mile upstream from Independence Creek and 7? miles northwest of Hobart Mills.

Drainage area.--33 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--December 1946 to September 1958.

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

Average discharge. 11 years (1947-58), 96.5 cfs (69,860 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,100 cfs May 23 (gage height, 4.78 ft); minimum, 3.1 cfs Sept. 11, but may have been less during periods of ice effect.

1946-58: 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, which are fair. One 

transmountain diversion to Sierra Valley above station.

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used May 18 to June Z, Aug. 23 to Sept. 30)

1.0

2.0 

3.6

5.8

12.5

1.3

1.6 

2.0 

2.5

28

53

100

196

3.0 

3.5

4.0 

5.0

320

480

700

1,350

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

7.7

6.8

877

8.7

10

10

9.7

9.0

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

23

*20

13

11

11

10

10

12

12

13

15

18

17

17

15

14

13

12 

12

373.4

12.0

741

Nov.

11

IT

ll

11

11

11

11

11

11

ll

ll

12

14

44

25

22

20

*22

27

24

20

17

18

17

17

17

16

16

b!3

b!5

497

16.6

986

Dec.

b!4

b!4

bl4

b!4

12

b!3

b9.7

bS.O

blTf

bS.O

bS.O

bS.O

b9.7

b9.7

26

65

*42

32

40

35

29

28

b28

28

26

24

23

24

26

24

23

673.8

21.7

1,340

Calendar year 1957: Max 970

Jan.

22

21

21

b20

b20

b20

b20

20

b20

18_

22

22

b20

b22

*b20

b!9

b!8

b!8

b!8

b!9

b!8

b!8

b!8

18

20

22

22

23

22

23

b21

625

20.2

1,240

Feb.

b23

22

22

23

22

22

22

21

20

20

b20

24

24

*26

28

34

37

41

50

58

57

53

53

81

152

144

119

108

-

1,326

47.4

2,630

Min 3.0

Mar.

blOO

b93

b86

b79

b74

70

b66

60

b58

b56

b54

54

52

51

46

52

*b46

b41

b41

45

46

51

48

45

39

b37

b37

39

37

29

41

1,673

54.0

3,320

Apr.

42

35

38

34

37

41

40

b37

b36

b37

b40

b44

b52

b62

b75

b89

116

148

173

213

*261

278

237

198

180

184

198

208

220

244

3,597

120

7,130

May

276

320

358

402

492

584

560

564

*620

715

760

552

460

500

568

665

755

*868

991

916

856

835

*952

958

910

886

845

790

715

655

660

20,988

677

41,630

June

625

670

592

448

472

492

430

430

412

412

381

399

399

422

472

520

*540

560

520

448

444

496

484

396

336

339

317

273

242

215

13,186

440

26,150

July

201

187

180

182

196

184

175

154

139

126

*119

108

97

90

85

68

59

49

47

47

45

46

46

41

37

33

30

29

26

22

ii

2,867

92.5

5,690

Aug.

*16

15

15

15

14

13

11

7.7

7.7

7.4

7.7

7.1

6.4

6.1

6.8

7.4

8.0

8.4

8.0

8.4

7.4

6.8

5.4

5.1

4.9

4.9

4.7

4.5

4.3

4.0

4.0

252.1

8.13

500

Sept.

3.8

3.6

*3.6

4.3

4.3

3.8

4.0

4.3

3.6

5.5

5.5

5.8

5.8

5.8

3.6

3.4

5.5

5.5

3.4

3.4

5.4

5.4

4.7

4.5

5.8

*5.6

5.4

5.4

5.6

3 .8

in.i

3.70

220

Mean 79.0 Ac-ft 57,170

Water year 1957-58: Max 991 Min 3.3 Mean 126 Ac-ft 91,580

Peak discharge (base, 500 cfs). May 10 (11 p.m.) 830 cfs (4.33 ft); May 23 (10 p.m.) 1,100 cfs 

(4.78 ft); June 18 (11 p.m.) 645 cfs (3.89 ft). ____ __ ___ ___ ____

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

534539 O -60 -15
218 PYRAMID AND WINNEMUCCA LAKES BASIN

3435. Sagehen Creek near Truckee, Calif.

Location. Lat 39°25'50", long 120° 14'10", in NE^NE^ sec. 7, T. 18 N., R. 16 E., on left 

bank 1.5 miles upstream from bridge on State Highway 89 and 7.5 miles north of 

Truckee.

Drainage area. 10.9 sq mi (revised).

Records available. October 1953 to September 1958.

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.--5 years, 12.5 cfs (9,050 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 212 cfs May 18 (gage height, 3.66 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 70 cfs as explained below; minimum, 1.6 cfs Oct. 9.

1953-58: 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, 1.3 cfs Aug. 24, 1954.

Remarks.--Records good. No storage or diversion above station.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 23)

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.3 

2.0 

2.9

1.7 

1.9

2.1

4.5

9.5

17

2.5

2.9 

3.4

41

76

153

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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

2.0

2.4

2.3

2.9

2.4

2.3

2.0

1.8

T79

2.1

2.1

5.4

370

2.3

2.2

2.1

2.0

2.2

2.6

3.2

3.2

4.7

*4.3

3.4

3.0

2.8

2.7

2.6

2.5

2 5

82.8

2.67

164

Nov.

2.5

275

2.6

2.7

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.S

2.7

2.7

2.8

3.0

4.2

11

4.5

3.6

3.0

3.4

4.1

3.8

3.3

2.9

3.0

2.9

*3.0

3.0

2.7

2.7

2.5

2.6

98.4

3.28

195

Dec.

2.5

2.4

275

2.5

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.6

2.7

7.6

15

6.8

4.7

5.1

4.3

3.9

3.9

3.4

3.3

3.3

3.4

3.3

3.6

3.8

3.4

3.4

118.0

3.81

234

Jan.

3.3

373

3.2

3.0

3.0

3.2

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.2

3.0

3.0

3.2

3.0

*3.0

3.0

3.0

? Q ±_._2.

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

3.0

3.0

3.2

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

94.0

3.03

186

Feb.

3.0

372

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.0

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

7.6

7.1

5.6

6.3

8.1

8.1

7.8

12

9.8

8.9

8.7

8.7

24

11

24

16

11

_

- _-.

249.5

8.91

495

Mar.

ii

8.7

7.8

7.6

7.1

6.6

6.3

*6.1

5.8

5.6

5.4

5.1

4.9

4.9

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.5

4.7

6.1

6.6

5.6

5.4

5.1

4.9

4.0

4.0

4.7

4.5

4.5

4.5

176.7

5.70

350

Apr.

4.5

1^8

5.8

5.1

4.3

4.1

4.1

4.3

4.7

5.8

7.3

8.9

11

14

18

22-

27

31

33

38

44

43

*33

30

30

33

36

37

38

42

622.7

20.8

1,240

May

50

56

61

74

89

95

94

100

116

124

116

91

87

91

102

115

126

146

149

129

127

117

129

120

114

105

98

86

74

69

67

3,117

101

6,180

June

65

11

61

54

54

51

50

47

46

44

43

44

42

40

39

*3S

37

46

42

38

36

36

35

33

32

31

28

26

24

2£

1,259

42.0

2,500

July

22

20

19

18

17

16

14

13

13

12

12

11

11

10

10

9.5

20

14

12

10

9.5

9.2

9.5

11

9.8

8.1

7.3

7.1

6.8

6.1

5 8

373.7

12.1

741

Aug.

*5.6

574

4.9

4.7

4.5

4.3

4.1

4.1

3.9

3.9

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.4

3.6

4.7

4.5

3.9

4.7

4.3

3.8

3.6

3.4

3.3

3,2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.0

3.0

2.9

121.5

3.92

241

Sept.

2.9

2.9

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.S

3.3

3.3

*2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.8

2.8

2.7

277

2.7

2.7

2.7

3.9

3.3

3.0

2.9

2.9

2.8

2.8

2.8

87.4

2.91

173

Calendar year 1957: Max 97 Min 1.8 Mean 9.69 Ac-ft 7,010

Water year 1957-58: Max 149 Min 1.8 Mean 17.5 Ac-ft 12,700

Peak discharge (base, 50 cfs). Apr. 21 (7 p.m.) 55 cfs (2.72 ft); May 9 (6 p.m.) 178 cfd (3.53 ft); 

May 18 (5 p.m.) 212 cfs (3.66 ft); June 18 (5 p.m.) 76 cfs (2.92 ft); July 17 (6:30 p.m.) 61 cfs 

(2.76 ft)._________________________________________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
PYRAMID AND WINNEMUCCA LAKES BASIN 219

3444. Little Truckee River above Boca Reservoir, near Boca, Calif. 

(Formerly published as Little Truckee River at Pine Station and as 

Little Truckee River at Starr)

Location. Lat 39°26', long 120°05 T , in SWir sec. 3, T. 18 N., R. 17 E., on left bank

I mile upstream from Boca Reservoir, 1? miles upstream from Dry Creek, and 3? miles 

north of Boca.

Drainage area. 146 sq mi. 142 sq mi (revised) at site used 1903-7.

Records available. June 1903 to October 1910, October 1957 to September 1958. 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. 8 years, 274 cfs (198,400 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,650 cfs May 5 (gage height, 3.19 ft); minimum, 

13 cfs Sept. 11, but may have been less during period of ice effect.

1903-10, 1958: Maximum daily discharge, 1,920 cfs Jan. 15, 16, 1909; minimum daily,

II cfs Aug. 23-29, Sept. 1, 2, 7, 11, 1910.

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.--Revised figures of discharge for water years 1903-4, 1906-7, and 1910, superseding those published in WSP 300, are given herewith:

Date

1903

June 25

26

27

28

29

30

July 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

Discharge

268

268

309

288

288

288

309

309

288

288

288

288

248

125

123

114

98

86

92

86

84

79

58

58

Date

1903-Con.

Nov. 12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

1904

Jan. 1

2

3

Discharge

86

322

592

352

186

148

116

102

199

485

504

442

352

244

186

146

135

116

107

40

40

58

Date

1904-Con.

Jan. 4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

Discharge

65

82

79

82

102

92

48

62

65

58

68

98

86

86

75

82

107

98

116

98

98

86

80

82

Date

1904-Con.

Jan. 28

29

30

31

Feb. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

Discharge

80

79

82

79

90

82

82

92

77

86

92

109

125

125

125

102

82

111

212

427

504

485

494

364

Date

1904-Con.

Feb. 21

22

23

1905

Dec. 1-31

1906

Jan. 1-31

Peb, 1-28

Dec. 1-31

1907

Jan. 1-31

1909

Dec. 4-6

1910

Jan. 6-8

16-31

Peb. 1-28

Discharge

322

592

892

t45

t90

 tioo

t90

tioo

t!50

t240

1250

t200

Month

Calendar year 1904. .................................

Calendar year 1906. .................................

Water year 1909-10 ..................................

Maximum

1,809

_

1,350

1,560

_

1,240

Minimum

_

_

-

11

Mean

171

368

322

367

243

Runoff in 

acre-feet

270,000

233,000

266,000

252,000

176,000

t Average for period indicated.
220 PYRAMID AND WINNEMUCCA LAKES BASIN

3444. Little Truekee River above Boca Reservoir, near Boca, Calif. Continued

Rating table, water year 1957-58, 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

112

209

2.0 

2.5 

3.1

460

840

1,530

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

100

107

117

117

123

123

117

115

115

115

115

117

128

*142

63

105

117

117

120

134

128

128

136

142

134

131

126

126

123 

120

120

3,721

120

7,380

Nov.

120

120

120

120

123

120

120

123

120

117

120

123

128

218

158

142

131

*134

149

149

139

60

43

39

37

35

33

b29

b28

b26

3,124

104

6,200

Dec.

b26

b22

b58

b68

76

72

b74

b68

b68

b72

b72

b72

b74

74

94

205

155

110

126

120

110

89

89

105

105

98

b89

91

96

83

*81

2,742

88.5

5,440

Calendar year 1957: Max -

Jan.

b52

49

b39

b34

33

b33

b37

37

34

29

28

b28

b28

27

b27

b32

39

40

40

43

38

40

*42

1,109

35.8

2,200

Feb.

45

49

50

55

53

49

50

52

49

43

42

63

62

63

74

89

98

110

142

161

161

158

175

286

472

385

300

244

-

3,580

128

7,100

Min -

Mar.

198

179

*171

145

134

126

112

110

100

94

91

87

83

81

76

81

81

76

76

94

115

110

112

115

110

110

112

107

110

107

3,401

110

6,750

Apr.

112

87

81

105

110

112

107

*107

126

155

205

262

330

442

534

590

768

880

930

1,050

1,210

1,170

*890

750

734

777

822

850

880

951

16,127

538

31,990

Mean -

May

1,010

1,120

1,160

1,240

1,340

*1 , 410

1,330

1,260

1,270

1,340

1.490

1,150

1,010

984

1,020

1,080

1,160

1,290

1,450

*1,390

1,260

1,240

1,290

1,400

1,320

*1,280

1,240

1,180

1,090

1,010

995

37,809

1,220

74,990

June

930

973

910

742

*718

710

646

654

606

622

590

590

598

598

614

662

678

759

742

670

646

694

686

622

*541

508

496

430

380

555

19,550

645

58,380

July

305

295

286

276

291

286

281

258

231

218

198

182

171

158

149

134

120

128

105

105

94

*91

96

96

91

80

68

65

67

56

49

5,026

162

9,970

Aug.

43

42

39

37

35

52

31

27

25

24

23

22

22

21

20

27

33

*31

28

32

27

23

22

19

18

18

18

17

17

17

M

806

26.0

1,600

Sept.

14

14

15

15

15

15

16

21

17

16

14

15

16

17

16

16

16

15

15

15

15

15

16

20

18

17

17

*94

103 

105

733

24.4

1,450

Ac-ft -

Water year 1957-58: Max 1,490 Mln 14 Mean 267 Ac-ft 193,400

Peak discharge (base, 500 cfs). --Feb. 24 (10:30 p.m. 569 cfs (2.17 ft); Apr. 21 (8 p.m.) 1,540 cfs

(3.11 ft); May 5 (10 p.m.) 1,650 cfs (3.19 ft); May 19 (3 a.m.) 1,610 cfs (3.16 ft); June 19

(2 a.m.) 860 cfs (2.52 ft .

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
PTOAMID AND WINNEMUCCA LAKES BASIN 221

3444.9 Boca Reservoir at Boca, Calif.

Location. La t 39°23'20", long 120°05'40", in si sec. 21, T. 18 N., R. 17 E., 1,800 ft 

upstream from mouth of Little Truckee River and half a mile northwest of Boca.

Drainage area.--171 sq mi.

Records available. October 1957 to September 1958.

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, 41,150 acre-ft June 22 (elevation, 5,605.25 ft); 

minimum, 2,ISO acre-ft Feb. 14 (elevation, 5,539.05 ft).

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 ft (outlet sill) and 5,605 ft. 

Dead storage, 240 acre-ft below elevation 5,521 ft. Records given herein represent 

usable contents above elevation 5,521 ft. Water is used for irrigation in the State of 

Nevada and for power development.

Cooperation.--Dally 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 1957-58 (elevation, in feet, and 

contents, in acre-feet)

5,539

5,542

5,545

5,550

2.140

2,770

3,510

4,970

5,560

5,570

5,580

8,790

13,760

20,020

5,590

5,600

5,605.3

27,510

36,150

41,200

Contents, In acre-feet, at 8 a.m., water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

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.

4.410 

4,530

4,630

4,740

4,860

4,970

5,100

5,220

5,330

5,430

5,560

5,640

5,750

5,870

5,990

6,060

6,160

6,280

6,380

6,540

6,660

6,850

6,960

7,120

7,300

7,440

7,580

7,710

7,810

7,910

JU970

5,558.10

+3,610

Nov.

8,060 

8,140

8,230

8,310

8,400

8,500

8,570

8,750

8,860

8,940

9,080

9,120

9,260

9,460

9,690

9,930

10,040

10,180

10,240

10,240

10.260

10,210

10,040

9,860

9,620

9,570

9,560

9,540

9,520

9,460

5,561.50

+1,490

Dec.

9,460 

9.450

9,480

9,570

9,710

9,820

9,930

10,020

10,000

9,970

9,970

9,950

9,950

9,960

10,000

10,180

10,510

10,690

10,760

10, 900

10, 980

11,030

11.060

10,840

10,740

10,640

10,660

10,790

10,880

10,820

10,760

5,564.25

+1,300

Jan.

10,640 

10,540

10,380

10,160

9,950

9,690

9,400

9,160

8,940

8,770

8,550

8,340

8,120

7,870

7,660

7,470

7,240

7,030

6,750

6,540

6,320

6.080

5,780

5,500

5,280

5,080

4,920

4,810

4,660

4.610

4,_3QO

5,547.85

-6,460

Feb.

4,130 

3,950

3,800

3,590

3,420

3,240

3,060

2,900

2,740

2,580

2,400

2,250

2,200

2.150

2,200

2,310

2,450

2,620

2,860

3,140

3,470

3,890

4,300

4,780

6,120

7,320

8,250

9.000

-

5^60.47

+4,700

Mar.

9,570 

10,040

10,520

10,930

11,180

11,320

11,330

11.580

11,330

11,180

11,060

10,900

10,740

10,560

10,410

10,240

10,070

9,860

9,670

9,520

9,480

9,440

9,380

9,350

9,300

9,220

9,160

9,090

8,710

8,310

7,890

5,557.90

-1,110

Apr.

7.44C 

6,940

6,450

5,940

5,780

5,630

5,520

5,350

5,220

4,970

4,820

4,870

5,060

5,500

6,210

7,140

8,230

9,720

11,380

12,960

14,860

17,040

18,230

18.930

19,520

20,020

20,640

21,420

22,180

22.580

5, 583.60

+14,690

Nay

25.280

25^220

26,160

27,350

28,740

29,650

50,240

50,490

30,700

31,090

31,320

30,930

30,400

29,650

29,150

28,880

28,860

29,070

29,400

29,370

29,280

29,070

30,070

30,790

31,310

31,910

32,950

33,670

34,510

35,280

5, 5 99.05

+12,700

June

55.820 

56,750

37,590

38,540

38,450

38,710

39,290

39,780

40,220

41.000

41,000

41,000

41,050

41,050

41,050

41,100

41,100

41, 100

41,100

41,050

41,050

41.150

41, 100

41,050

41,050

41,050

41,100

41,050

41,000

40,950

5,605.05

+5,670

July

41,000 

41,000

41,000

41,000

41,000

41,000

41.050

41,000

41,050

41,000

41,000

41,000

41,000

41,000

40 , 800

40,560

40,410

40,240

39,980

39,730

39,440

39,160

38,870

38,520

38,170

37,820

37,450

37,020

56,610

56,060

55.550

5,59a.32

-5,420

Aug.

55,000 

34,490

33,840

33,220

32,560

31,930

31,280

30,570

29,840

29,120

28,380

27,590

26,810

26,060

25,220

24,450

23,710

22,920

22,170

21,210

20,570

19,600

18,820

17,940

17,080

16 , 180

15,330

14,390

13,510

12,570

11,660

5,566.05

-25,870

Sept.

10,740 

9,830

8,920

7,970

7,040

6,260

5,480

4,720

4,280

4,040

3,920

5,880

5,890

3,890

3,880

3,880

5,860

3,860

3,860

3,860

3,860

3,860

5.840

3,860

3,870

3,890

3,920

3,980

4,180

4,400

5,548.15

-7,260

Calendar year 1957 .................... *

Water year 1957-58.................... * +40

t Elevation, in feet, at end of month. 

* Change In contents, in acre-feet.
222 PYRAMID AND WINMEMUCCA LAKES BASIN

3445. Little Truckee River at Boca, Calif.

Location. Lat 39°23'10", long 120°05'40", in N| 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 (revised).

Records available. April to October 1890 (monthly discharge only), January 1911 to September 1915, October 1957 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,500 ft (from topographic map). Jan. 1, 

T911, to Sept. 30, 1915, staff gage at site 650 ft downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 5 years (1911-15, 1957-58), 215 cfs (155,700 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,590 cfs May 14 (gage height, 5.15 ft); maximum 

gage height, 5.30 ft May 14 (momentary surge caused by change in gates of Boca Dam); 

minimum daily discharge, 3.8 cfs Sept. 26-28.

1890, 1911-15, 1957-58: 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 was 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.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.5 

.6 

.7

3.2

5.6

9.0

20

1.4 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

147

247

372

3.5

4.0

5.1

537

775

1,550

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

34

5l

60

54

51

52

52

52

52

52

58

61

61

52

48

52

55

56

56

56

46

47

52

*52

52

53

53

64

72

71

72

1,702

54.9

3,380

Nov.

66

62

62

62

62

62

62

62

62

62

64

64

62

60

60

61

61

105

133

133

135

*135

135

135

115

37

37

38

37

38

2,269

75.6

4,500

Dec.

37

26

18

18

18

18

18

59

84

73

68

68

64

61

61

61

61

61

61

61

61

61

*146

174

160

95

59

59

83

114

114

2,122

68.5

4,210

Calendar year 1957s Max -

Jan.

114

114

128

137

154

176

158

147

147

147

145

145

145

144

147

147

147

147

147

145

144

160

186

160

147

127

100

*106

119

124

122

4,376

141

8,680

Feb.

122

127

132 ISOISO

128

127

125

124

122

122

120

102

68

56

57

57

58

59

60

38

23

24

24

*26

26

25

24

_

2,236

79.9

4,440

Mln -

Mar.

24

24

24

58

114

138

160

171

188

210

210

210

210

210

210

208

*208

208

208

208

208

208

208

208

208

208

208

302

361

361

*37_2

6,053

195

12,010

Apr.

383

383

380

268

219

219

217

217

272

*292

292

294

296

304

312

353

380

392

456

499

584

705

710

*710

715

720

720

726

865

9ji8

13,811

460

27,390

May

934

940

954

960

974

1,130

*1,250

1,370

1,420

1,450

,470

,480

,450

.500

,490

* ,430

,400

,400

,450

,490

,490

,470

,110

,100

,180

1,070

823

805

715

638

643

36,986

1,193

73,360

June

558

529

550

567

*576

442

378

386

268

444

558

571

584

567

594

638

661

748

764

666

616

661

675

602

518

470

467

400

350

302

16,110

537

31,950

July

272

272

261

249

265

254

249

234

212

206

176

168

162

203

*247

208

202

234

234

234

232

254

263

263

263

263

284

296

296

294

506

7,556

244

14,990

Aug.

327

329

332

348

356

356

380

389

386

386

400

406

403

415

418

415

415

*409

463

481

412

4O9

430

437

443

450

446

456

456

446

463

12,662

408

25,110

Sept.

467

456

456

46O

415

394

400

277

154

88

38

16

15

16

16

16

16

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

6.2

-378 3.8

*3.8

4.0

37

3,850.6

128

7,640

Mean - Ac-ft -

Water year 1957-58: Max 1,500 Mln 3.8 Mean 301 Ac-ft 217,700

Discharge measurement made on this day.
PYRAMID AND WINNEMUCCA LAKES BASIN 223

3460. Truckee River at Farad, Calif.

Location. Lat 39 0 25'41", long 120°01'59", in NE£ sec. 12, T. 18 N. , R. 17 E. , on left 

bank 0.7 mile downstream from Farad powerplant, 3.4 miles downstream from Bronco Creek, 

3.5 miles upstream from California-Nevada State line and 2.5 miles north of Floriston.

Drainage area. 940 sq mi.

Records available. March to October 1890 (monthly discharge only), September 1899 to 

December 1943, August 1957 to September 1958. 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 some 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.--45 years 11899-1943, 1957-58), 813 cfs (588,600 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. 1957: Maximum discharge during period August to September, 623 cfs Sept. 18 

(gage height, 3.03 ft); minimum daily, 503 cfs Sept. 30.

1957-58: Maximum discharge during water year, 6,360 cfs May 19 (gage height, 

8.41 ft); minimum daily, 361 cfs Jan. 28.

1899-1943, 1957-58; 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. 212), Boca Reservoir 

(see p. 220), Donner and Independence Lakes, and by several powerplants. Record of 

chemical analyses for the water year 1958 published in WSP 1574.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

Aug.

_

-

-

-

-

-

Sept.

526

526

512

516

521

526

Day

7

8

9

10

11

12

Aug.

.

-

-

-

-

-

Sept.

526

526

526

526

526

530

Day

13

14

15

16

17

18

Aug.

_

_

_

-

_

-

Sept.

526

526

526

526

548

613

Day

19

20

21

22

23

24

Aug.

_

_

_

_

.

-

Sept.

594

539

534

508

*512

526

Day

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total ......................................... . . . . . . . . .

Mean ................................................. ... . ... . . . ........ .

Runof f In acre-feet ................................. . . ... ..... ...... ...... ...

Aug.

_

-

-

-

*526

521

526

_

-

Sept.

534

530

516

516

526

503

31,520

Discharge measurement made 01 this day.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

394 

446

468

450

454

454

459

450

446

441

446

450

472

516

454

446

441

441

446

463

441

433

441

*459

450

446

437

441

446 

446

446

13,923

449

27,620

Nov.

437 

437

437

446

446

441

437

441

441

437

446

446

454

BUS" 613

476

454

498

544

494

472

*424 

433

428

428

411

407

403

394

420

13,553

452

26,880

Dec.

420 

403

390 3"9"0"

399

390

390

424

459

454

446

433

433

450

516

785

642

539

539

526

521

490 

553

604

580

530

468

390

416

*437

446

14,863

479

29,480

Calendar year 1957 : Max

Jan.

446 

450

386

382

386

420

411

394

390

416

394

394

386

386

390

399

394

390

386

394

390

394 

441

485 468"

468

416

*361 378"

390

378

12,563

405

24,920

Feb.

373

416

394

394

386

386

399

390

386

382

450

468

428

424

476

530

424

494

485

437

399 

399

734

*1,670

986

741

632

-

14,469

517

28,700

Mar.

548 

490

468

463

498

521

508

521

512

539

530

521

508

508

498

508

490

481

481

516

*618

580 

571

567

553

544

544

618

700

700

*725

16,829

543

33,380

Apr.

730 

700

632

l,45o~

2,140

*2,310

2,320

2,330

2,390

2,480

2,530

2,600

2,690

2,830

2,960

3,110

3,320

3,520

3,650

3,830

*4,120

4,230 

3,900

3,720

3,650

3,710

3,780

3,830

3,900

4,020

87,422

2,914

173,400

May

*4, 170 

4,360

4,500

4,630

4,870

5,080

5,120

5,160

*5,300

5,500

5,670

5,160

4,950

4,970

5,060

5,190

5,360

5,610

5,920

5,840

5,710

5,680 

*5,680

5,500

5,440

5,300

5,010

4,760

4,570

4,420

*4,380

158,870

5,125

315,100

June

4,050 

3,950

3,590

2,770

2,720

2,010

1,700

1,710

1,540

1,650

1,820

*1,760

1,670

1,650

1,720

1,930

2,070

2,200

2,180

1,950

1,870

2,030

1,990

1,730

1,520

11,420

*1,380

1,230

1,080

980

59,870

1,996

118,800

July

878 

873

*851

846

856

834

824

785

710

685

632

623

590

618

661

599

553

599

562

576

553

585 

599

576

553

557

562

571

562

544

539

20,356

657

40,380

Aug.

*548 

557

544

553

553

539

553

562

557

548

553

557

548

553

548

580

585

562

585

690

553

539"

548

548

553

548

557

557

548

557

17,317

559

34,350

Sept.

567 

557

*553

599

661

670

680.

608

539

548

557

548

544

548

548

553

553

553

548

544

548

562 

571

562

553

548

553

590

580

516

17,061

569

33,840

Min - Mean - Ac-ft -

water year 1957-58 : Max 5,920 Mln 361 Mean 1,225 Ac-ft 886,800

Peak discharge (base, 1,600 cfs). --Feb. 25 (4'a.m.) 2,200 cfs (5.22 ft)j May 19 (11:30 p.m.)

6,360 cfs (8.41 ft); June 19 (1 a.m.) 2,460 cfs (5.44 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day.
224 PYRAMID AND WINNEMUCCA LAKES BASIN

3473. Dog Creek near Verdi, Nev.

Location.--Lat 39°33'55", long 120°01'25", in SWijSWir sec. 30, T. 20 N., R. 18 E., on 

left tank 3? miles upstream from mouth and 4 miles northwest of Verdi.

Drainage area. 16.2 sq ml.

Records available.--October 1956 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage Is 5,660 ft (from 

topographic map).

Extremes, Maximum discharge during year, 550 cfs Feb. 24 (gage height, 2.75 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 250 cfs; minimum dally, 0.2 cfs Oct. 1-12, July 31, 

Aug. 3-15, Aug. 21 to Sept. 30.

1956-58: Maximum discharge, that of Feb. 24, 1958; minimum dally, 0.2 cfs many 

days during July to October.

Maximum discharge known, 880 cfs Dec. 23, 1955, from slope-area measurement of peak 

flow.

Remarks.--Records good.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.1 

.2 

.3

.4

0.1 

.3

2.0

0.5 

.6

5.4

11

25

1.0 

1.3 

1.7

47

95

190

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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

T2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2 

.2

.2 

.3

.3

*.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.6

.6

.6

.7

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.3

.4

.4

10.3

0.33

20

Nov.

0.4

.4

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4 

.5

2.9

.7

.7

.5

1.0

.9

.7

*.5

.4

.4

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.3

74

17.3

0.58

34

Dec.

0.4

.3

75

.4

.5

.4

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4 

.4 

.4

.5

.9

9.1

174

.6

.9

1.0

1.0

.8

.8

.7

.8

.9

.8

1.0

1.4

1.0

.8

29.6

0.95

59

Jan.

0.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

.7 

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

76

.6

.7

.7

.7

.7

.8

.9

7?

20.4

0.66

40

Feb.

0.9

T9

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.9

1.1

1.0

1.0

3.5 

8.0

5.9

9.8

21

20

20

26

23

20

21

26

-52" 190

43

29

22

-

590.9

21.1

1,170

Calendar year 1957: Max 67 Kin 0.2

Mar.

16

15

14

12

13

12

*10

9.2

8.0

8.0

6.4 

5.9

579

5.9

6.4

7.4

8.0

10

19

21

19

23

£3

21

19

17

19

22

16

20

419.5

13.5

832

Apr.

16

1112"

15

14

14

13

14

19

32

61 

93

114

114

*136

177

*144

126

136

136

99

69

60

57

57

57

57

55

54

2,012

67.1

3,990

May

*58

63

63

63

67

63

54

48

45

45

53 

37 

33

29

27

25 *24

24

24

23

21

20

19

16

15

14

13

12

10

9.2

8.6

1,025.8

33.1

2,030

June

8.0

8.0

7.4

6.4

5.4

5.0

4.6

4.6

3.8

4.6

5.0 

5.4 

4.2

2.6

2.3

1.8

1.6

1.8

1.8

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.0

.9

*.9

.8

.7

.7

.6

77

94.3

3.14

187

July

0.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3 

.3 

.3

.3

.3

.4

.6

.5

.4

.4

.3

.3

.5

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

12.0

0.39

24

Aug.

0.3

.3

.2

72

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2 

.2 *.2

.2

.2

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

7.0

0.23

14

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

.2

6.0

0.20

12

Mean 2.90 Ac-ft 2,100

Water year 1957-58: Max 190 Mln 0.2 Mean n.6 Ac-ft 8,410

Peak discharge (base, 40 cfs). Feb. 24 (8 p.m.) 550 cfs (2.75 ft); Apr. 17 (3 p.m.) 322 cfs 

(2.13 ft); May 5 (7 p.m.) 81 cfs (l.22 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
PYRAMID AND WINNEMUCCA LAKES BASIN 225

3480. Truckee River at Reno, Nev.

Location.--Lat 39°32" , long 119°47', in sec. 12, T. 19 N., R. 19 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 1958.

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 . 24 years, 826 cfs (598,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,090 cfs May 20 (gage height, 8.10 ft); minimum, 103 cfs July 30.

1906-19, 1947-58: 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; minimum discharge observed, 18 cfs July 2,3, 1912.

Remarks.--Records good. Flow regulated by Lake Tahoe (see p. 212), Boca Reservoir (see 

p. a2 0) , Dormer and Independence Lakes, and by several powerplants. Many diversions 

above station.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 4 to Sept. 3o)

2.2

3.0 

4.0

145

450

1,010

5.0 

7.0 

9.0

1,780

4,010

7,180

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

*242 

242

320

320

316

320

328

340

328

316

324

332

348

4J4

387

348

328

336

352

428

405

414

418

436

152

432

436

436

436

432

432

11,378

367

22,570

Nov.

428 

423

423

*436

450

436

441

432

436

428

432

436

436

610

530

510

470

470

540

525

500

455

436

432

432

418

410

387

382

*oybQC

13,540

451

26,860

Dec.

405 

418

410

405

405

*382 3~57

387

446

450

436

428

432

441

480

727

749

Wo

545

550

535

520

485

625

580

565

485

441

414

441

441

15,015

484

29,780

Jan.

455 

460

423

405

400

428

436

*418

414

436

414

410

410

396

410

405

410

414

410

423

418

400

446

500

505

490

455

410

405

470

414

13,290

429

26,360

Feb.

410 

410

485

436

*432

428

423

436

410

405

414

540

575

490

470

520

585

520

525

575

525

460

465

918

2,220

*1,210

868

722

-

16,877

603

33,480

Mar.

605 

550

530

500 BTB"

570

530

565

530

565

560

555

535

545

535

535

530

510

505

545

744

656

630

*645

615

590

585

600

716

732" 754

18,092

584

35,880

Apr.

796

760

700

1,340

2,140

*2,390

2,440

2,400

2,470

2,600

2,660

2,700

2,870

3,070

3,180

3,300

3,610

3,750

3,820

3,950

*4,230

4.450

3,930

3,640

3,520

3,510

3,520

3,600

3,690

3,730

88,746

2,958

176,000

May

5,870 

4,020

4,190

4,310

4,680

4,840

4,850

4,810

*5,040

5,200

5,510

4,750

4,470

4,370

4,540

4,640

4,840

5,120

5,570

5,750

5,620

*5,640

5,560

5,580

5,260

5,160

4,790

4,460

4,300

4,090

4,020

149,650

4,827

296,800

June

5,760 

*3,610

3,510

2,440

2,340

*1,740

1,440

1,440

1,280

1,310

1,550

1,500

1,490

1,400

1,420

1,550

1,660

1,780

1,860

1,640

1,510

1,640

1,630

1,470

1,240

1,110

*1,070

868

727

645

50,430

1,681

100,000

July

m475

465

475

441

436

414

344

320

276

328

296

265

276

276

214

253

210

224

201

*204

265

238

197

185

166

178

185

169

15JL

9,182

296

18,210

Aug.

178

172

169

160

160

160

T75- 151

178

175

163

163

163

157

*163

201

292

276

378

441

316

292

246

214

197

197

188

191

204

185

197

6,502

210

12,900

Sept.

201 

191

194

210

280

296

324

364

238

228

242

242

242

246

246

250

250

242

238

235

235

246

288

312

320

*312

500

320

328

28O

7,900

263

15,670

Calendar year 1957: Max 3,000 Mln 95 Mean 547 Ac-ft 396,200

Water year 1957-58: Max 5,750 Min 151 Mean 1.O98 Ac-ft 794,500

Peak discharge (base, 1,600 cfs).--Feb. 25 (4:3O a.m.) 2,830 cfs (5.94 ft); May 20 (2 

6,090 cfs (8.10 ft); June 19 (6 a.m.) 2,060 cfs (5.00 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
226 PYRAMID AND WINNEMUCCA LAKES BASIN 

3517. Truckee River near Nixon, Nev.

Location. Lat 39°46'40", long 119°20'10", 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 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 3,940 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,160 cfs May 21 (gage height, 8.77 ft); minimum, 20 cfs Sept. 4, 9, 19, 20.

Flood of December 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. 212), Boca Reservoir (see 

p. 220) , Donner 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 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.4 

2.7 

3.0

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

189

343

830

6.0 

7.0 

9.0

1,530

2,600

5,500

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

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

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

34 

33

34

34

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

34

37

38

35

41

38

35

33

36

37

50

39

36

35

35

36

*36

36 

37

37

1,107

35.7

2,200

Nov.

37 

37

37

37

37

37

38

37

37

37

36

36

36

35

43

76

50

41

38

37

44

41

37

36

35

35

35

35

35

M

1,166

38.9

2,310

Dec.

34 

35

*34

34

34

34

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

34

34

126

228

147

103

74

50

42

40

41

45

39

38

38 

37

35

1,621

52.3

3,220

Calendar year 1957 : Max -

Jan.

35 

55

35

35

34

*34

34

34

34

34

33

33

34

31

50

30

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

34

34

33

32 

32

31

1,028

33.2

2,040

Feb.

31

31

32

32

31

31

31

31

31

*31

31

31

31

31

33

32

31

32

31

30

29" 28

29

28

378

 1,590

645

352

-

3,504

125

6,950

Mar.

*248 

116

84

65

57

53

51

50

46

45

44

43

42

41

40

40

40

39

38

38

39

143

148

105

99

84

66

61

57

114

179

2,315

74.7

4,590

Apr.

194 

452

600

926

*1,450

1,990

*2,220

2,180

2,180

2,240

2,340

2,380

2,420

2,520

2,660

2,830

2,940

*3,170

3,370

3,440

3,550

3,730

*5.980

3,880

3,640

3,400

3,350

3,340

3,420

3,350

78,142

2,605

155,000

May

5,440 

3,480

5,520

5,480

3,560

*3,740

3,960

4,120

4,160

4,260

4,480

4,820

4,810

4,460

4,270

4,210

4,260

4,380

4,540

4,860

*5, 100

5,020

4,990

4,940

4,820

4,690

4,600

4,390

4,100

3,860

3,640

132,960

4,289

263,700

June

5,520 

3,280

5,050

2,590

1,950

1,680

1,150

958

860

*650

780

902

962

866

786

797

890

980

1,080

1,110

952

856

908

920

748

575

495

596

267 

155

55,051

1,168

69,520

July

105 -85

*84

75

69

65

61

61

55

55

50

51

51

45

57

59

44

45

59

56

55

53

36

35

31

29

26

24

23

24

22

1,464

47.2

2,900

Aug.

21 

22

25

*50

54

55

52

29

51

54

57

55

55

55

56

49

527

444

498

405

388

213

172

105

82

53

49

45

40

35

51

5,407

110

6,760

Sept.

25 

22

24

22

24

24

29

*26

26

29

26

26

27

27

27

28

27

24

21

25

27

50

29

35

37

43

32

30

29

29

826

27,5

1,640

Mln - Mean - Ac-ft -

Water year 1957-58: Max 5,100 Mln 21 Mean 719 Ac-ft 520,800

Discharge measurement made on this day.
BLACK ROCK DESERT BASIN

3525. McDermitt Creek near McDermltt, Nev.

Location. Lat 41°58', long 117°50 I , in SE^SE^ sec. 8, T. 47 N., R. 37 E., on left bank 

6| miles southwest of McDermitt.

Records available. October 1948 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control.

Average discharge. 10 years, 34.6 cfs (25,050 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,920 cfs Feb. 25 (gage height, 8.27 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 460 cfs as explained below; minimum, 0,4 cfs Sept. 2, 3, 10.

1948-58: 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 7.74 and 8.60 ft; no flow part of Aug. 12, 1954, Sept. 8-15, 

1955 (result of temporary dams upstream); minimum discharge unaffected by regulation, 

0.3 cfs Sept. 2, 1955.

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

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1214: 1949-50(P).

Rating tables, water year 1957-58, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 25)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 25

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0 

2.2

1.9

3.4

6.4

11

26

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

66

153

396

690

1,010

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

Feb. 26 to Sept. 30

0.5 2.1 

2.4 

2.7 

3.0 

4.0

14

121

198

472

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

Z

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.

3.2

2.8

3.0

3.0

5.3

6.0

5.3

4.4

4.4

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.6

5.0

4.6

4.4

*4.6

4.6

5.6

6.0

5.6

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.4

 674 6.8

5.6

5.6

5.6

153.2

4.94

304

Nov.

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.3

5.3

5.6

5.3

5.6

6.0

6.0

9.8

59

28

16

11

13

11

*9.0

7.0

5.0

5.5

6.0

6.5

7.0

4.0

5.0

5.0

4. 7

277.6

9.25

551

Dec.

5.0

5.0

4.5

3.5

7.0

7.5

8.0

6.0

4.5

4.0

*4.5

5.5

6.5

8.0

9.4

9.8

10

10

7.6

10

9.0

7.0

4.0

6.0

8.0

7.5

6.0

9.0

7.0

4.5

6.0

210.3

6.78

417

Calendar year 1957; Max 589

Jan.

8.0

7.5

6.0

4.0

6.5

6.0

6.0

6.0

8.5

12

12

11

10

8.0

10

8.5

8.0

8.0

6.0

8.0

7.0

*5.0

7.5

11

11

11

11

13

35

34

23

328.5

10.6

652

Feb.

22

21

20

17

25

25

23

24

25

21

18

26

27

25

66

244

221

171

186

179

*249

253

288

300

882

320

*209

145

-

4,032

144

8,000

Mar.

110

95

66

71

68

*62

51

53

41

38

39

37

36

33

34

30

36

30

31

38

123

131

133

128

104

86

86

*108

121

113

2,239

72.2

4,440

Apr.

86

86

95

86

!9_

89

108

119

128

161

228

238

284

408

436

450

461

436

344

346

363

*336

230

179

153

135

117

117

106

108

6,512

217

12,920

Hay

123

*143

148

150

158

161

148

135

133

140

158

161

126

110

104

*106

106

108

115

121

121

113

115

104

96

89

86

79

74

69

68

3,668

118

7,280

June

63

62

84

82

62

55

71

89

95

71

*71

77

69

65

60

55

55

52

45

45

41

38

36

36

34

32

29

27

27

29

1,657

55.2

3,290

July

33

28

27

23

20

18

16

13

*12

12

12

11

10

9.2

9.2

10

13

21

18

15

15

14

15

16

15

12

11

10

9.2

9.2

465.0

15.0

922

Aug.

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.3

6.5

5.8

5.2

4.7

3.1

2.8

2.3

 1.9

1.5

1.1

1.0

.9

1.3

1.3

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.1

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.6

77

.7

81.5

2.63

162

Sept.

0.6

.5

.5

.6

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.5

*.5

.6

.7

.9

1.0

.0

.0.1

.0

.5

.3

.0

.9

.1

.3

.5

.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

59.6

1.99

118

Mln 1.4 Mean 37.2 Ac-ft 26,890

Water year 1957-58; Max 882 Mln 0.5 Mean 53.9 Ac-ft 39,060

Peak discharge (base. 150 cfs).--Feb. 16 (8:30 p.m.) 464 cfs (4.28 ft); Feb. 25 (2:30 a.m.)

1,920 cfs (8.27 ft); Mar. 21 (11 p.m.) 193 cfs (2.97 ft); Mar. 29 (2 a.m.) 158 cfs (2.85 ft);

Apr. 17 (10 p.m.) 659 cfs (4.57 ft); May 5 (5 a.m.) 179 efs (2.95 ft).__________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 16, 17, Nov. 20 to Dec. 14, Dec. 21 to 

Jan. 9, Jan. 13-23.
228 BLACK ROCK DESERT BASIN

3530. East Pork Quinn River near McDermitt, Nev.

Location. Lat 41°S9', long 117 0 3S', in sec. 9, T. 47 N., R. 39 E., on right bank 1 mile 

downstream from South Pork and 7 miles east of McDermitt.

Records available. October 1948 to September 1958.

Sage. Water-stage recorder.

Average discharge. 10 years, 29.7 cfs (21,500 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 727 cfs Apr. 17 (gage height, 7.34 ft); minimum, 

2.0 cfs Oct. 1.

1948-58: Maximum discharge, 1,270 cfs Jan. 15, 1956 (gage height, 8.52 ft); minimum, 0.1 cfs Sept. 6, 7, 1955.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record or indefinite 

sTage-discharge relation, and those for period when part of flow was bypassing gage, 

all of which are fair. No diversion above station.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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

2.3

2.7

2.6

3.0

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.2

3.2

3.0

3.2

3.2

3.3

3.3

3.3

*3.2

3.3

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.8

4.5

4.7

475

4.5

4.5

4.7

107.5

3,47

213

Nov.

4.5

4.3

4.3

4.7

4.9

4.9

4.9

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.3

5.3

14

37

23

17

14

14

13

*11

9.6

9.3

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.3

7.4

8.4

6.1

7.1

287.4

9.58

570

Dec.

7.1

7.1

6.4

6.4

6.9

6.6

6.9

6.9

5.7

5.7

*5.5

5.5

5.7

5.7

6.1

6.1

7.1

6.6

5.3

7.1

7.1

6.1

5.1

6.6

6.9

7.4

6.1

8.1

9.3

7.4 

6.4

202.9

6.55

402

Jan.

6.9

7.4

7.4

6.4

5.9

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.6

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.4

5.3

6.4

5.9

5.9

6.4

4.7

575

6.1

*4.7

5.9

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

11

37 32"

19

263.6

8.50

523

Feb.

15

14

14

14

17

18

17

20

19

17

16

28

27

22

203

263

183

139

144

150

*196

215

217

196

589

210

*136

97

-

2,996

107

5,940

Calendar year 1957 : Max 361 Min -

Mar.

81

72

64

55

49

*46

39

40

38

33

32

32

30

28

29

27

28

26

26

28

38

51

60

62

56

52

52

*56

60

60

56

1,406

45.4

2,790

Apr.

60

66

80

75

75

77

87

91

104

139

168

170

198

261

331

379

471

520

402

432

402

*343

e229

e!78

e!53

el 35

el!7

el24

e!34

e!47

6,148

205

12,190

May

e!74

*178

174

168

158

144

129

120

114

116

120

129

101

94

90

*88

86

84

84

82

74

71

69

64

60

56

52

49

47

43

11

3,059

98.7

6,070

June

38

36

48

4T

34

31

30

39

37

32

*40

48

41

38

33

29

27

25

24

23

21

20

19

19

18

16

15

14

14

14

864

28.8

1,710

July

13

12

12

11

10

9.7

9.0

8.4

*8.1

8.1

8.1

7.6

6.8

6.0

6.0

6.5

7.5

9.0

7.5

5.0

5.0

4.0

5.0

6.5

6.0

5.4

4.6

4.2

3.9

Iff

223.1

7.20

443

Aug.

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

*3.6

3.2

3.0

3.0

2.8

3.0

3.4

4.4

4.5

3.8

3.4

3.2

3.0

3.0

2.8

2.6

276

2.6

2*6

102.9

3.32

204

Sept.

2.6

276

2.6

3.0

3.2

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

*2.8

2.8

3.0

3.2

3.2

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3,0

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.6

374

3.4

3.4

3.4

91.6

3.05

182

Mean 35.0 Ac-ft 2S.370

Water year 1957-58: Max 520 Min 2.3 Mean 43.2 Ac-ft 31,240

Peak discharge (base, 100 cfs).--Feb. 15 (4:30 p.m.) 414 cfs (5.63 ft); Feb. 25 (6 a.m.) 466 cfs* 

(6.02 ft); Apr. 17 (7:30 p.m.) 727 cfs (7.34 ft); May 2 (6:30 p.m.) 269 cfs (5.33 ft); May 12 

(1 a.m.) 206 efs (4.98 ft)._________________________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

e Stage-discharge relation Indefinite; discharge estimated by shifting-control method on basis of 

gage heights, 2 discharge measurements, weather records, and records for McDermitt Creek near 

McDermitt.

Note. No gage-height record July 10 to Aug. 11; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range 

in stage, trend of flow, and records for McDermitt Creek near McDermitt. Beaver dam upstream caused 

part of flow to bypass gage Sept. 26-30; discharge estimated on basis of gage heights, trend of 

flow, and records for McDermitt Creek near McDermitt.
BLACK ROCK DESERT BASIN 229

3535. Qulnn River near McDermitt, Nev.

Location. Lat 41°47', long 117°48' , in SW£ sec. 15, T. 45 N., R. 37 E., on left bank 

11 miles upstream from Flat Creek and 15i miles south of McDermitt.

Records available. October 1948 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,240 ft (from river-profile map).

Average discharge. 10 years, 41.4 cfs (29,970 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 898 cfs Apr. 19 (gage height, 5.72 ft); minimum daily, 0.8 cfs Oct. 7, 15-19.

1948-58: 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 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.4 

1.0 

2.6 

4.8

0.9 

1.2 

1.6 

2.0

62

109

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

5.7

262

462

706

892

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7 

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.

1.0 

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.8 

79

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

*.8

.8

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

27.4

0.88

54

Nov.

0.9 

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9 

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

1.5

1 .2

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

*.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

28.4

0.95

56

Dec.

0.9

.9

.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0 

1.0

1.0

1.0

*.9

.9

.9

.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.4

1.7

T77

1.5

1.4

35.1

1.13

70

Calendar year 1957: Max 485

Jan.

1.3 

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2 

1.2

1.0

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.3 1.2"

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.4

 1.3

1.4

1.5

1.7

1.7

1.8

2.0

2.4

2 8

2.6

45.6

1.47

90

Feb.

278

3.2

3.4

4.1

4.6

4.8 

5.6

5.8

6.4

6.1

9.9

11

13

24

38

126

154

178

215

*247

284

317

344

476

602

582

*422

4,092.3

146

8,120

Min 0.5

Mar.

m242

204

178

162

142 

137

125

112

98

84

76

71

78

78

73

64

58

55

66

72

113

147

156

147

136

*130

130

154

171

4,052

131

8,040

Apr.

160 

162

240

264

233

209

235 

269

269

275

308

360

405

429

518

645

737

833

873

819

787

 833

795

638

520

444

386

340

313

298

13,597

453

26,970

May

293 

*284

294

289

300

309

It

293

282

276

313

308

275

248

*230

214

201

191

185

176

171

166

160

150

142

128

113

96

89

82

6,907

223

13,700

June

75 

68

75

87

90

87

82 

94

121

132

*144

165

158

144

126

106

90

76

67

60

51

45

38

32

29

25

21

17

15

I3-

2,333

77.8

4,630

July

12

TT

9.9

9.0

8.3

7.4

6.6

6.1

*5.6

5.1

4.6

4.4

3.9

3.6

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.0

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.8

1 .8

iii

138.4

4.46

275

Aug.

1.7

TTf

1.7

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.3 

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

 1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.3

1.4

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

42.6

1.37

84

Sept.

1.2 

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2 

1.2

1.2

1.0

*1.0

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

37.2

1.24

74

Mean 54.4 Ac-ft 39,400

Water year 1957-58: Max 873 Mln 0.8 Mean 85.9 Ac-ft 61,400

Discharge measurement made on this day.
230 HONEY LAKE BASIN

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 mi.

Records available. June 1900 to December 1905 (gage heights only August 1901 to January 

1903), March to my 1913 (gage height only), February 1917 to June 1921, October 1950 

to September 1958. Records for August to December 1901 and January 1903, published in 

WSP 300 have been found to be unreliable and should not be used.

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 daturas.

Average discharge. 14 years (1900-1901, 1903-5, 1917-20, 1950-58), 106 cfs (76,740 

acre-ft per year).

Extremes. 1900: Maximum daily discharge determined during period June to September, 

45 cfs June 1; minimum observed, 3.5 cfs Aug. 5, 6, 25, Sept. 13-24 (gage height, 

2.35 ft).

1900-1901: Maximum discharge observed during water year, 1,050 cfs Feb. 23 (gage 

height, 6.30 ft); minimum observed, 3.0 cfs July 31 (gage height, 2.30 ft).

1902-3: Maximum discharge observed during water year, 2,280 cfs Mar. 30 (gage 

height, 8.00 ft); minimum observed, 3.3 cfs July 30 to Aug. 5 (gage height, 1.60 ft).

1903-4: Maximum discharge observed during water year, 2,190 cfs Feb. 22 (gage 

height, 9.9 ft); minimum observed, 6.8 cfs Oct. 1, 2 (gage height, 1.85 ft).

1957-58: Maximum discharge during year, 3,300 cfs Feb. 24 (gage height, 6.46 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 840 cfs as explained below; minimum, 7.2 cfs 

Sept. 21.

1900-1905, 1913, 1917-21, 1950-58: 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).

Revisions. The figures of maximum discharge for some water years have been revised, 

as shown in the following table. They supersede figures published in the water-supply 

papers indicated.

WSP

300 

300 

300 

300 

510

Water 

year

1901 

1903 

1904 

1905 

1920

Date

Feb. 23, 1901 

Mar. 30, 1903 

Feb. 22, 1904 

Dec. 30, 1904 

Apr. 15, 1920

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,050 

2,280 

2,190 

725 

570

Gage height 

(feet)

*6.30 

*8.00 

*9.9 

7.6

* Observed.

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

for period of no gage-height record, which are poor. Flow regulated by McCoy Flat and 

Hog Flat Reservoirs (combined capacity, 25,300 acre-ft). Diversions for irrigation of 

about 1,400 acres above station. Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1957 

are given in WSP 1574.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1444: 1951, 1953-54(P) . Revised figures of discharge for 

the water years 1900-1901 and 1903-4, superseding those published in WSP 300 and for 

high-water period in the water year 1920, superseding those published in WSP 510 are 

given herewith. See also Records available.

Month

Calendar year 192O ...................................

........ 350

........ 158

Maximum

350

350

350

Minimum

_

_

-

Mean

99.7

26.2

30.3

Runoff in 

acre-feet

5,930

18,990

21,990

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1900

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

June

45

45

40

37

33

29

29

26

23

23

July

11

9.5

9.5

8.O

8.O

8.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

6.O

Aug.

5.0

4VO

4.0

4.0

3.5

3TF

4.0

5.0

4.0

4.0

Sept.

4,0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.O

4.0

4.0

4.O

4.0

4.0

Day

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

June

23

20

29

29

29

33

29

26

26

26

July

5.0

4.0

4.0

4.O

4.O

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.O

Aug.

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.0

Sept.

4.0

4.0

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

Day

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Mean .................................... ^...

Runoff In acre-feet

June

23

23

20

18

12

14

11

8

1,530

July

4.O

4.0

4.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

345

Aug.

4.0

4.0

4.O

4.0

3.5

4.O

4.0

5.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

255

Sept.

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.O

4.0

226
HONEY LAKE BASIN

3565. Susan River near Susanville, Calif.--Continued 

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1900 to September-1901

831

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

4.0

4 .0

11

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

9.5

9.5

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

7.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

18

29

18

14

14 

14

12

8.0

8.0

9.5

9.5

11 9 5

307.5

9.92

610

NOT.

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

8.0

ll

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

18

18

18

18

18

368

ISJ

68 

46

120

56

46

46

37

29

1,180.5

39.4

2,340

Dec.

23

23

23

20

20

18

TS

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

23

23

29

452

304

120

68 

56

46

37

37

37

29

29

29

1,606

51.8

3,190

Jan.

37

37

37

37

37

4646-

46

42

42

42

42

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

33

33 

8929-

29

29

29

29

29

29

1,122

36.2

2,230

Feb.

29" 29

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

37

46

100

448

224

192

890

530

432

1.050 

825

740

565

720

760

-

7,936

283

15,740

Mar.

5SO" 700

513

480

464

464

496

416

416

352

336

320

240

256

272

240

240

224

224

224

246

272

250 

256

352

336

320

304

256

234

]-S2_

10,555

340

20,940

Apr.

208

224

198

176

176

176

146

133

T50" 120

146

218

288

368

416

400

416

432

486

513

513

513

480 

464

496

480

454

426

660

486

10,332

344

20,490

May

464

458

454

448

448

474

480

496

496

513

523

520

530 5"30~

496

480

464

442

406

362

320

240

256 

240

256

218

208

192

192

176

161

11,943

385

23,690

June

T4"6" 152

133

120

104

92

89

76

68

56

46

42

37

33

33

29

29

29

26

23

20

18

16 

14

14

12

11

11

9.5

8.0

1,496.5

49.9

2,970

July

9.5

12

14

12

11

11

8.0

6.0

7.0

15

16

TS

15

14

14

14

14

14

13

12

11

11

11 

11

10

8.9

6.6

4.6

4.0

3.5

3.0_

332.1

10.7

659

Aug.

_

.

-

Sept.

_

-*

-

Calendar year : Max - Mln - Mean - Ac-ft -

Water year 1900-1901: Max 1,050 Mln - Mean 129 Ac-ft 93,250

Note. Yearly figure partly estimated; some monthly figures not available. 

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, March to September 1905

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

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. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar.

23 

T5

23

23

23

23

23

23

26

26

34

66

84

96

90

84

74

59

54

57

77

90

145

130

214

252

234

448

496

2.280 

900

6,200

200

12,300

Apr.

600 416-

336

321

280

245" 245

280

321

368

321

293

293

268

261

256

256

256

256

280

285

336

374

406

432

480

422

400

390

390

10,067

336

19,970

May

416 416-

416

416

390

384

352

327

214

249

293

280

273

256

238

230

208

198

189

171

176

152

140

133

123

116

110

106

103

96 ^nr 3D

7,267

234

14,410

June

50- 90 

84

84

77

77

72

72

66

66

62

62

54

48

42

35

29

27

26

24

23

21

19

17

17

15

14

14

14

12

1,353

45.1

2,680

July

12

TT

11

9.7

9.7

8.6

8.6

7.6

7.6

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

4.5

4.5

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3^3" 3.3 

191.0

6.16

379

Aug.

5.5 3-73"

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.9

3,9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

122.1

3.94

242

Sept.

4.5 

4^

4.5

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

6.8

T*

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6

O

.0

185.5

6.18

368

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

Water year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft
232 HONEY LAKE BASIN

3565. Susan River near Susanville, Calif, Continued 

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1903 to September 1904

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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

67§

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

8.6

8.6

9.7

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11 

11

11

312.9

10.1

621

Nov.

11

IT

11

23

23

15

12

12

12

12

12

138

77

720

107

57

33

31

28 

234

480

293

268

204

168

138

110

103

93 

80

3,512

117

6,970

Dec.

59- 68

50

42

35

28

26

26

24

23

22

20

21

21

21

34

37

31

28 

26

26

26

23

23

21

21

21

21

19 

15

19

881

28.4

1,750

Jan.

19

17

17

17

15

15

15

15

15

17

19

19

19

19

17

17

17

17

17 

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

17

15

15

15

15

533

17.2

1,060

Feb.

15

T5

15

15

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

19

19

19

145

1,490

400

256

152 

110

185

2,190

825

1,970

1,000

680

480

306

256

10,681

368

21,190

Mar.

256

152

496

700

565

660

800

1,290

780

680

496

400

321

352

400

293

825

1,350

1,490 

1,14(5

800

680

555

456

426

412

426

840

720

625

504

20,170

651

40,000

Apr.

475

490

490

535

520

568

568

620

672

800

900

980

1,120

1,200

1.275

1,080

980

980

1,000 

780

672

602

535

490

475

460

445

415

415

312

20,854

695

41,355

May

312

288

2$8

300

325

475

620

638

690

708

800

860

940

520" 960

900

840

820

708 

655

655

620

620

620

585

535

460

430

375

350

312

18,609

600

36,893

June

250" 262

240

230

230

210

210

200

190

190

172

156

156

156

149

156

156

142

142 

135

128

128

128

128

116

104

92

92

80 TJ^ ou

4,808

160

9,521

July

80

116

TT5

116

104

110

104

55

42

42

36

36

33

30

30

30

30

30

30 

30

27

24

24

30

50

46

42

39

39

36

27

1,584

51

3,136

Aug.

20

20

18

24

42

42

42

42

42

42

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36 

36

36

36

36

36

36

27

16

16

14

13 

15

973

31

1,906

Sept.

13

12

10

Iff

10

10

10

10

10

10

13

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

16 

16

16

16

24

So" 36

24

20

20

18

18

470

16

952

Calendar year 1903 > Max - Mln - Mean - Ac-ft -

Water year 1903-4: Max 2,190 Mln 6.8 Mean 228 Ac-ft 165,400

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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

9.0

§72

9.6

20

19

19

15

13

12

11

9.8

19

IB- 21

13

12

11

11

14

15

13

13

*16

15

15

14

11

10

12

12

419.6

13.5

832

Nov.

12

15

12

13

13

12

13

15

15

15

16

16

25

92

57

28

24

23

23

22

21

18

b!7

b!7

b!7

18

b!5

b!5

b!5

b!5

607

20.2

1,200

Dec.

b!5

b!4

*bl4

b!5

17

16

16

15

b!5

b!5

b!5

b!5

b!5

16

20

-7T 119

42

38

40

55

b45

b37

38

31

33

30

49

54

b35

b35

985

31.8

1,950

Jan.

34

31

b25

26

b23

24

22

23

b!9

28

26

26

b21

b21

24

26

25

b!8

b22

b22

b!8

b22

26

24

24

26

25

34

120

124

AA

oy

998

32.2

1,980

Feb.

54

52

67

62

66

64

79

120

alOO

a90

8.80

allO

a!20

alOO

8.85

8.80

a70

8.80

allO

allO

a90

a80

a75

a300

1,360

586

377

281

-

4,848

173

9,620

Calendar year 1957: Max 1,150 Mln 5.6

Mar.

224

190

172

149

136

*131

112

110

95

93

89

83

80

77

77

75

7478-

89

135

158" 229

204

198

186

163

152

150

158

206

178

4,291

138

8,510

Apr.

178

158

150

136

128

128

138

165

198

237

273

299

352

420

470

500

609

574

581

616

672

4-50" 686

392

368

360

360

376

420

542

10,976

366

21,770

May

609

700

756

825

879

825

807

807

816

843

550" 978

852

780

724

693

623

630

*609

352

290

271

266

262

278

311

308

299

320

296

266

18,235

588

36,170

June

244

248

255

224

208

178

161

130

123

123

145

416

440

54T

268

147

122

109

109

106

90

83

75

70

66

60

56

51

49

48

4,748

158

9,420

July

43

42

39

36

34

35

36

34

32

*30

28

26

25

24

tt

26

34

28

128

152

136

140

145

140

136

135

135

136

136

133

131

2,359

76.1

4,680

Aug.

130

131

135

136

TSTf

135

135

136

135

133

130

131

126

115

100

38

22

16

13

14

*13

12

10

9.8

9.4

9.0

8.6

8.5

fto . c

8 .4

2,152.1

69.4

4,270

Sept.

8.2

8.1

7.9

8.2

8.4

8.2

8.4

8.6

9.0

8.6

8.4

8.6

8.8

9.0

8.6

8.5

7.8

8.6

8.8

8.2

778" 7.4

~9.7 11

9.4

9.4

9.0

8.8

8.6

8 .4

258.4

8.61

513

Mean 72.3 Ac-ft 52,320

Water year 1957-58: Max 1,360 Mln 7.4 Mean 139 Ac-ft 100,900

Peak discharge (base. 300 cfs).--Dec. 16 (3 p.m.) 356 cfs (3.59 ft); Feb. 24 (time unknown)

3,300 cfs (6.46 ft); Apr. 21 (12 p.m.) 861 cfs (4.39 ft)j May 11 (7 p.m.) 1,070 cfs (4.62 ft)j

June 12 (7 p.m.) 530 cfs (3.95 ft). ____________________________

* 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 Willow Creek near Susanville. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
HONEY LAKE BASIN 233

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. 92.5 sq mi, excludes that of Eagle Lake basin. 

Records available.--October 1950 to September 1958.

;e. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,836.27 ft above mean sea level, unadusted.

Average discharge.--8 years, 33.2 cfs (24,040 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 398 cfs Feb. 25 (gage height, 4.55 ft); minimum, 13 cfs Sept. 1.

1950-58: 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 tables, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 25 Feb. 26 to Sept. 30

2.3

2.4 

2.6 

2.8

3.2 

3.6 

4.0 

4.5

100 

162 

245 

3SO

2.2

2.3 

2.5 

2.7 41

3.0 70

3.5 139

4.0 240

4.5 380

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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

16

16

16

18

18

18

18

20

24

25

26

26

27

30

30

23

20

23

27

*29

29

29

30

30

29

29

28

21

724

23.4

1,440

Nov.

22

31

30

30

30

30

21

5T

26

29

33

32

33

40

41.

39

36

34

36

35

32

32

32

37

36

36

36

35

32

21

958

31.9

1,900

Dec.

21

2T

23

*30

32

32

33

32

32

31

31

30

30

30

34

64

81

74

64

74

86

70

58

53

57

60

57

62

62

51

42

1,457

47.0

2,890

Calendar year 1957: Max 528

Jan.

38

38

38

35

33

li3?

33

33

35

38

39

38

36

35

34

38

38

35

33

33

31

32

34

38

44

52

58

98

133

128

1,391

44.9

2,760

Feb.

90

93- 72

114

108

94

89

122

115

90

75

125

138

96

84

94

92

84

117

113

90

78

74

177

371

332

220

152

-

3,499

125

6,940

Mar.

122

114

112

99

93

*86

80

78

73

74

70

66

66

66

70

85

104

125

114

108

172

186

144

110

91

78

68

67

639-5"

172

3,051

98.4

6,050

Apr.

214

196

198

157

134

116

106

92

86

81

72

64

59

58

59

62

66

68

71

73

*74

76

74

72

69

66

64

63

59

2,852

95.1

5,660

May

56

53

50

48

47

46

44

42

44

44

55

66

67

BT

54

51

47

45

*39

35

28

28

25

23

23

23

22

20

19

T5" 18 

JLO

1,237

39.9

2,450

June

17

18

18

18

17

17

17

TB" 16

18

20

44

IB- 50

38

33

31

30

28

28

26

23

23

22

21

20

20

20

20

21

735

24.5

1,460

July

23

31

33

3T

32

30

28

27

26

*25

24

24

20

16

IE,

15

17

20

20

20

20

20

20

21

20

20

20

20

21

21

22

704

22.7

1,400

Aug.

22

21

21

20

25

20

17

16

16

18

18

18

19

19

22

22

21

20

18

18

18

*18

16

15

15

16

16

14

14

14

561

18.1

1,110

Sept.

14

TI

14

14

14

14

14

14

15

16

16

16

18

18

18

18

19

20

20

26

26

26

26

26

26

27

27

26

25

24

591

19.7

1,170

Min 12 Mean 34.3 Ac-ft 24,840

Water year 1957-58: Max 371 Min 14 Mean 48.7 Ac-ft 35,230

Peak discharge (base, 200 cfs). Feb. 25 (6 p.m.) 398 cfs (4.55 ft); Apr. 1 (7 p.m.) 299 ofs 

(3.95 ft)._________________________________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

534539 O -60 -16
234 EAGLE LAKE BASIN

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 1958.

. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 5,700 ft (from 

"opographic map) .

Average discharge. 8 years, 8.54 cfs (6,180 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 153 cfs Feb. 25, May 21 (gage height, 3.92 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 100 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum daily, 

0.5 cfs Dec. 11.

1950-58: 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.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. No regulation or diversion above station.

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

2.6

2.7

2.8

2.9

0.6 

1.6 

3.4 

6.6

3.0

3.1

3.2

3.3

11

16

33

3.4 

3.6 

3.8

48

87

135

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

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

Ac-ft

Oct.

3.1

2.4

2.8

2.2

2.8

3.4

3.4

4.6

5.5

379

3.4

2.8

4.8

3.4

2.2

1.9

1.8

1.6 176-

1.9

2.4

2.0

*3.4

4,6

2.6

2.2

2.0

1.9

1.8 

1*8

1.9

86,1

2.78

171

Nov.

1.9

bl.6

bl.4

bl.4

bl.4

bl.6

bl.7

bl.9

b2.0

b2.4

b2.8

2.6

6.4

13

BT.2

b3.9

b3.1

b3.4

4.6

4.6

3.6

b4.0

b4.0

b3.8

b3.6

b3.3

b3.2

b2.7

b2.1 

b2.1

98.3

3.28

195

Dec.

bl.5

bl.3

bl.2

*bl.O

1.0

1.0

1.0

b.7

b.7

b.7

b.5

b76

b.7

1.2

1.2

5.7

5.9

173

1.3

2.2

1.8

1.3

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

46.8

1.51

93

Jan.

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.2

l!2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.8

2.0

2.2

42.5

1.37

84

Feb.

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.4

1.6

1.4

1.6

2.2

2.8

3.4

3.6

3.9

3.9

3.6

3.6

4.6

49

26

5.2

4.6

-

138.0

4.93

274

Calendar year 1957: Max 87 Mln 0.5

Mar.

3.9

4.6

TTe

3.9

3.9

3.6

*3.4

3.4

2.8

3.4

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.0

2.0

2.0

fct

2.0

86.7

2.80

172

Apr.

2.0

1.8

270

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.0

2.4

2.8

3.4

3.6

4.8

5.2

5.8

6.6

6.6

6.9

7.7

8.9

9.3

*8.1

7.7

7.7

8.1

8.9

9.3

9.8

11_

161.9

5.40

321

May

13

T?

19

21

26

32

33

35

43

46

60

59

62

76

76

81

85

103

103

*110

122 115-

108

108

103

94

87

76

72 

66

62

2,113

68.2

4,190

June

55

59

49

41

40

37

33

32

31

28

26

61

41

28

24

21

20

20

29

17

15

14

14

13

12

11

10

10

12 

12

806

26.9

1,600

July

11

10

9.3

8.9

8.5

8.1

7.7

7.7

7.3

*7.3

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.3

5.8

5.5

6.3

6.6

6.6

6.6

5.5

4.8

4.8

5.8 

4.8

212.6

6.86

422

Aug.

4.2

4.8

4TF

4.2

3.9

3.9

3.6

3.9

3.9

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.1

3.4

3.9

3.9

3.4

3.6

3.4

3.1

3.1

3.1

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6 

2.4

2.2

106.0

3.42

210

Sept.

2.4

2,4

2,4

2.4

2.2

2.2

*2.4

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.8

T7S

1.9

1.9

2^8

277

2.2

2.2

2,2

2.2

2.0 

2.0

64.3

2.14

128

Mean 3.88 Ac-ft 2,810

Water year 1957-58: Max 122 Mln 0.5 Mean 10.9 Ac-ft 7,860

Peak discharge (base, 35 cfs). Feb. 25 (1O p.m.) 153 cfs (3.92 ft); May 21 (6 p.m.) 153 ofs 

(5.92 ft); June 12 (5 p.m.) 74 efs (5.59 ft).____________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
WARNER LAKES BASIN 235

3660. Twentymile Creek near Adel, Oreg.

Location. Lat 42°04', long 119°57', in NW£ sec. 25, T. 40 S., R. 23 E., on left bank 

8 miles downstream from confluence of Twelvemile and Fifteenmile Creeks (revised) and 

8 miles southwest of Adel.

Drainage area. 194 sq mi, 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 1958.

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.--23 years (1910-15, 1918-19, 1940-44, 1945-58), 51.6 cfs (37,360 acre-ft 

per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,340 cfs Feb. 24 (gage height, 12.01 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 630 cfs as explained below; minimum, 1.0 cfs Nov. 28 (gage 

height, 2.02 ft).

1910-19, 1921-22, 1940-58: Maximum discharge, 3,260 cfs Dec. 23, 1955 (gage height, 

14.80 ft), from rating curve extended above 630 cfs on basis of contracted-opening 

measurement of peak flow; no flow for part of Sept. 7, 1955.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or drawdown from diversion, 

which are poor. No regulation. Diversions for irrigation of 240 acres above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1090: 1945. WSP 1514; 1951-53, 1954(M).

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except periods of ice effect or drawdown from 

diversion (gage height. In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.1

2.2

2.3 

2.5

1.9

3.5

7.0

25

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

100

190

290

500

6.0 

7.0 

9.0

710

935

1,430

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

4.9

±£

4.9

4.9

5.6

6.0

5.6

5.2

4.9

4.6

4.6

4.6

5.6

5.6

5.2

5.2

4.9

4.6

4.6

4.9

4.9

4.6

*4.6

fi

4.9

4.9

4.6

4.6

4.6 

4.6

155.1

5.00

308

Nov.

4.6

4.6

4.2

4.2

4.6

b4.5

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.2

4.6

4.2

8.6

7218-

9.4

6.0

6.3

5.6

5.2

4.6

3.S

4^9

4.9 

4.9

5.2

4.9

4.2

3.S

4.6

230.4

7.68

457

Dec.

4.9

4.2

4.2

4.9

5.6

5.2

6.0

5.2

b4.5

b4

4.6

*b5

5.2

5.6

6.3

13

22.

17

8.6

8.6

b8

b7.5

b7

b7.5 

7.8

b7

b8

b8

b7

b6 

b7

235.4

7.59

467

Jan .

b8

blO

7.0

6.3

4.9

*b8.5

7.8

6.3

6.6

6.6

6.3

6.6

5.6

bS.5

b5.5

b5.5

b5.5

b5.2

4.9

bS

b5

4.9

b!5.5

6.3 

6.6

6.6

6.3

8.6

120

~9T 143

532.4

17.2

1,060

Feb.

66

48

 53- 40

42

67

100

109

112

92

*58

510

303

115

618

1.200

~*?4T

584

774

586

542

485

483

1,160 

881

315

240

182

-

10,496

375

20,820

Mar.

143

129

125

106

80

76

44

40

42

32

30

28

3T

28

30

37

85

143

127

318

376

19T

176

192 

136

249

208

146

124

120 

144

3,737

121

7,410

Apr.

184

110

159

130

108

117

104

106

150

270

359

391

468

504

471

464

582

?4T

319

324

274

240

*166

156 

145

127

104

100

98

91

7,262

242

14,400

May

102

nz

129

129

143

164

148

170

176

202

290 260"

174

164

*178

18S

204

224

272

240

228

232

246

232 

208

206

204

186

160

141 

141

5,853

189

11,610

June

127

115

136

112

106

110

104

98

102

90

82

94

82

78

68

58

66

68

76

78

61

58

55

*61 

46

42

37

36

31

34

2,311

77.0

4,580

July

34

48

38

31

30

25

23

22

21

15

7.8

6.6

7.8

6.6

6.6

8.6

11

19

15

16

*13

11

10

11 

9.4

7.0

4.9

5.6

4.2

3.3 

3.2

474.6

15.3

941

Aug.

4.2

3.5

5.6

4.2

3.3

3.2

3.0

3.0

4.6

3.5

3.0

2.6

2.4

T3

2.9

4.2

4.2

4.6

*5.2

6.3

6^6

6.3

5.6

4.9 

4.2

3.8

3.S

3.5

3.5

3.8 

3.8

126.2

4.07

250

Sept.

3.5

STF

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.8

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.8

3.8

4.2

4.6

4.9

*4.2

3.5

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

4.2

5.6

57?

4.9

4.6

4.2

3.8

3.5

3.5

119.0

3.97

236

Calendar year 1957s Max 1,260 Mln 2.4 Mean 53.3 Ac-ft 38,610

Water year 1957-58: Max 1,200 Mln 2.4 Mean 86.4 Ac-ft 62,540

Peak discharge (base, 400 ofs). Feb. 12 (2 p.m.) 966 cfs (7.13 ft); Feb. 16 (7 p.m.) 1,350 cfs 

(8.69 ft); Feb. 24 (9 p.m.) 2,340 cfs (12.01 ft); Mar. 20 (9:30 p.m.) 800 ofs (6.41 ft); Mar. 26 

(7 p..m.) 594 efs (5.45 ft); Apr. 17 (7 p.m.) 1,090 cfs (7.65 ft)._________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. Drawdown from diversion Aug. 12 to Sept. 30.
236 WARNER LAKES BASIN

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 

02 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 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 5,472.41 ft above mean sea level (Oregon 

iatate 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. 10 years (1912-14, 1950-58), 52.9 cfs (38,300 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 590 cfs Apr. 21, May 12 (gage height, 3.80 ft); 

minimum, 4.8 cfs Sept. 10, 11 (gage height, 0.49 ft).

1912-15, 1949-58: 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, 1.5 cfs Aug. 4, 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 1,200 acres above 

station.

Revisions. WSP 410: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

0.5

.7

1.0

5.0

12

28

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

66

127

215

3.0 

3.5 

3.7

325

475

550

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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

9.2

12

14

14

16

18

18

16

16

14

15

12

14

14

14

12

10

10

8.8

8.8

8.4

*8.0

8.4

9.2

9.6

10

9.6

9.2 

9.2

8*8

563.0

11.7

720

Nov.

8.4

8.0

874

10

10

10

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

10

57

b50

b55

b50

b25

b22

b20

b!8

b!6

b!5

b!4

b!5

b!2

bll

blO

b9.5

b9 

b8

467.5

15.6

927

Dec.

b8

b8

b8

b8.5

b9

9.2

10

blO

blO

blO

blO

bll

*b!2

b!4

16

25

54

27

24

20

18

b!6

b!5

b!6

b!8

b!9

20

20

20

b!8

b!5

476.7

15.4

946

Jan.

b!8

19

18

16

b!5

b!4

b!3

bll

*b!5

b!4

b!5

b!6

b!7

18

18

18

16

16

b!5

b!4

b!4

15

b!4

b!4

b!4

b!5

b!6

18

26

58

35

535

17.5

1,060

Feb.

47

36

29

27

22

20

22

23

24

28

34

37

40

39

68

197

187

148

168

174

*176

162

184

290

550

221

164

122

-

5,019

108

5,990

Mar.

95

84

76

a60

a50

a 45

a 40

a35

a50

a28

a26

a25

a25

a25

a26

a28

a30

35

37

41

47

51

56

60

55

52

52

55

55

47

40

1,409

45.5

2,790

Apr.

45

57

40

55

55

57

57

40

55

98

116

130

164

239

298

530

440

489

492

510

526

489

577

518

255

219

199

201

215

255

6,697

223

15,280

May

280

322

548

571

595

410

585

410

407

404

506

472

571

345

*525

508

295

280

269

247

221

201

184

175

149

152

118

106

99

91

95

8,717

281

17,290

June

95

91

140

ITS

89

88

77

72

69

62

59

77

65

57

51

45

41

39

*59

58

55

52

35

39

56

52

28

25

25

25

1,720

57.5

5,410

July

26

35

27

25

21

19

18

16

16

14

14

15

12

12

11

12

14

24

19

16

*13

12

14

12

11

10

10

9.2

8.8

B.i

6.0

476.4

15.4

945

Aug.

7.7

8.0

8.4

870

7.4

7.1

6.8

6.5

7.1

6.8

6.5

6.2

5.9

5.9

5.9

6.5

7.1

8.4

*8.0

7.7

7.7

7.4

7.1

6.5

6.2

6.2

5.9

5.9

5.6

5.6

211.6

6.83

420

Sept.

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.3

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.0

5.5

6.5

6.8

6.8

*6.8

5.9

5.6

5.6

5.5

5.0

5.9

8.0

 10 .4

6.8

6.5

6.5

6.2

6. 2

181.1

6.04

359

Calendar year 1957; Max 382 Min 4.0 Mean 48.5 Ac-ft 35,120

Water year 1957-58: Max 526 Min 5.0 Mean 66.5 Ac-ft 48,140

Peak discharge (base, 200 cfs). --Feb. 16 (6 to 9 p.m.) 217 cfs (2.51 ft); Feb. 24 (10 p.m.) 447 cfs 

(5.42 ft); Apr. 21 (2 a.m.) 590 cfs (5.80 ft); May 12 (2 a.m.) 59O cfs (5.80 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Deep Creek above Adel and 

Drake Creek near Adel.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
WARNER LAKES BASIN 237

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 Creek, 

1 mile upstream from mouth, and 6^ miles west of Adel.

Drainage area. 47 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. March to May 1915, December 1922 to May 1923, December 1949 to 

September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 5,076.42 ft above mean sea level (Oregon 

State Highway Department construction survey 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 

datums. Dec. 16, 1949, to June 21, 1951, water-stage recorder at site 900 ft 

upstream at different datum,

Average discharge. 8 years (1950-58), 16.0 cfs (11,580 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. 1922-23: Maximum discharge observed during period December to May, 70 cfs 

Mar. 3 (gage height, 1.70 f';), from rating curve extended above 11 cfs; minimum daily, 

3.2 cfs Feb. 10-14.

1957-58: Maximum discharge during year, 542 cfs Apr. 9 (gage height, 2.98 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 100 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 3.8 cfs 

Dec. 22 (gage height, 0.57 ft).

1915,1922-23, 1949-58: 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 good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Diversions for irrigation of about 620 acres above station.

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge for the period December 1922 to May 1923, superseding those published in WSP 570, are given herein.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, December 1922 to May 1923

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

£3

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct. Nov. Dee.

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

.

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

3.6

a3.5

a3.5

a3.5

5.1

5.4

5.4

5.4

6.0

a6.0

a6.0

_

-

-

Calendar year : Max

Jan.

6.O

6.0 '.2

'' .2

6.0

6.0

aB. 4

7.2

7.2

8.4

9.6

1J74

9.6

5.4

5.0

4.8

4.6

4.5

4.5

4.5

8.4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.0

5.7

a3.5

3T5

z z'.s5

172.7

5.57

342

Feb.

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.4

3.3

5^2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

5.0

8.0

12

13

13

16

18

20

24

35

a27

18

21

57

334.2

11.9

661

Mar.

55

64

70

alC

18

12

12

11

*11

9.6

a7.0

6.0

5.4

5.4

4.8

7.2

11

a!8

30

17

17

13

18

30

a25

21

31

37

35

19

18

678. 4

21.9

1,350

Apr.

8.21

26

31

35

37

37

35

37

35

52

33

35

34

31

24

28

23

16

13

11

9.6

11

8.4

6.0

7.2

7.2

6.0

5.4

4.8 574"

665.0

22.2

1,320

May

4.8

5.4

6.0

5.4

6.0

5.4

5.4

a5.0

*4.8

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

«

-

.

-

_

-

_

-

-

_

.

_

-

~

_

_

-

June July Aug. Sept.

Min Mean Ac-ft

Water year : Max Min Mean Ae-ft

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

stations.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 21, Jan. 15 to Feb. 16.
238 WARNER LAKES BASIN

3710. Drake Creek near Adel, Oreg. Continued

Rating tables, water year 1957-58, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Feb. 16 Feb. 17 to Sept. 30

0.6 

.7

1.0

4.5

8.0

14

29

1.2 51

1.5 96

2.0 215

2.5 375 1.1

6.0

9.5

21

38

1.3 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

195

350

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

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.

7.3

7.3

7.6

7.3

7.6

8.0

T75

7.3

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

*6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

211.0

6.81

419

Nov.

7.0

6.6

8.0

8.0

8.0

7.6

7.0

7.3

7.0

7.3

7.0

7.0

~5.8 11

7.0

b7

b7

7.0

7.0

7.3

b7

b7

b7

7.0

6.6

6.6

b6. STB"5

b7

7.0

219.2

7.31

435

Dec.

7.3

7.0

b7

b7

6.2

6.2

6.6

6.2

6.6

7.3

7.3

7.0

6.2

6.6

6.2

8.0

775

6.6

6.6

7.0

7.0

6.2

b6.5

b7

7.0

7.0

7.3

7.3

7.0

b7

7.0

212.5

6.85

421

Jan.

7.0

6.2

S7?

b6.5

D6.5

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

7.0

6.2

7.0

7.0

b7

7.0

7.0

7.0

6.6

8.0

7.3

7.0

b7

7.0

6.6

6.6

6.6

7.0

9.8

57 TF5

O3

20

309.5

9.98

614

Feb.

15

10

9.8

8.6

TTZ

13

19

23

23

a22

a 20

a22

a25

a40

alOO

a250 T58"

*127

178

185

168

131

115

178

158

48

32

22

2,109.6

75.3

4,180

Mar.

18

15

14

13

13

12

13

12

11

10

9.5

975

10

9.5

9.5

9.5

alO

11

14

28

49

41

37

38

28

32

39

27

23

22

22

609.5

19.7

1,210

Apr.

27

24

24

25

25

28

24

68

232

501

152

74

68

76

88

103

155

113

78

73

64

54

36

33

26

22

15

15

14

TI

2,051

68.4

4,070

May

16

17

19

21

23

24

26

25

25

27

47

33- 58

30

*24

21

19

18

17

17

17

17

16

16

14

13

12

11

TQ- 10

10

659

21.3

1,310

June

11

11

17

I5

12

13

12

13

12

13

13

15

a!6

a!5

a!5

a!5

a!4

a!4

14

13

12

10

12

13

12

10

9.5

9.2

FT5

9.5

377.7

12.6

749

July

12

T0~ 13

8.8

8.4

8.1

S7S

8.8

8.8

8.4

8.4

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

12

12

10

10

*9.2

8.8

9.2

9.2

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.4

8.8

8.8

8.8

289.1

9.33

573

Aug.

8.8

9.5

9.2

8.8

9.5

9.2

9.2

9.5

10

-ff.8

9.5

8.8

9.2

9.2

8.8

8.8

9.2

9.5

8.8

8.8

9.2

8.8

8.8

8.4

S74

8.4

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.4

278.7

8.99

553

Sept.

8.1

F7T

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.8

8.8

8.4

8.4

8.8

9.2

8.8

8.4

*8.1

8.1

8.1

8.4

8.1

8.4

9.2

~5.4 10

8.8

8.4

8.4

8.8

8.8

8.8

256.9

8.56

510

Calendar year 1957s Max 338 Mln 4.5 Mean 15.3 Ac-ft 11,050

Water year 1957-58: Max 301 Mln 6.2 Mean 20.8 Ac-ft 15,040

Peak discharge (base, 150 of s}. Feb. 16 (time unknown) 455 cfs (2.70 ft); Feb. 20 (9 p.m.) 330 cfs 

(2.45 ft); Feb. 24 (12 p.m.) 350 cfs (2.50 ft); Apr. 9 (7:30 p.m.) 542 cfs (2.98 ft); Apr. 17

(10 to 11 p.m.) 215 cfs (2.08 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Camas Creek near Lakevlew 

and Deep Creek above Adel.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
WARNER LAKES BASIN 239

3715. Deep Creek above Adel, Oreg.

Location. Lat. 42°11' , long 119°59' , in E| 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 1958 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 (Oregon 

S"tate Highway Department bench mark). Prior to Dec. 21, 1922, staff gage and Dec. 21, 

1922, to Sept. 30, 1923, water-stage recorder, at same site at higher datum.

Average discharge.--30 years (1922-23, 1929-58), 122 cfs (88,320 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,520 cfs Apr. 17, 18 (gage height, 4.72 ft); 

minimum, 14 cfs Nov. 25 (gage height, 0.61 ft).

1922-23, 1929-58: 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, 19134.

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

which are poor. No regulation. Diversions "or irrigation of 5,500 acres above station.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Nov. 13 Nov. 14 to Sept. 30

0.8 

1.0 

1.2

1.5

Discharge, In cubic feet

1.2

1.5 

2.0

31

58

95

188

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

320

500

1,010

1,760

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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

AcHFt

Oct.

32

34

43

37

41

44

45

41

40

38

36

36

39

50

47

35

33

31

29

29

30

30

*28

3T

33

36

35

32

31 

30

29

1,101

35.5

2,180

Nov.

28

26

26

26

28

28

28

31

28

31

32

32

90

197

94

59

60

55

44

41

33

37

36

33

31

31

28

b30

b28 

b25

1,296

43.2

2,570

Dec.

b26

b28

bZB" b25

b30

31

37

37

D35

b32

b30

b30

*b30

b32

37

53

59

37

35

30

39

34

b30

b35

39

39

43

35

35 

b30

b35

1,076

34.7

2,130

Jan.

40

39

37

34

D32

b30

b37>

b30

*b32

35

33

33

34

b34

33

34

34

33

151

a:54

a:55

a:55

a35

a35

a 40

a45

a 70

a200

aSOO a60~0"

a3 50

2,917

94.1

5,790

Feb.

a!50

a80

a60

a50

a55

a70

aloo

a!20

also

a 120

alOO

a250

a400

a300

aSOO

al.OOO

810

*568

675

665

615

a600

aSOO

al,000

al,200

a 600

a300

a200

-

11,538

412

22,890

Mar.

a 180

also

a 140

al20

S.IOO

a90

a80

a75

a70

a65

a60

a55

a52

a50

aBTJ

a55

a70

87

108

143

T7B- 195

175

182

161

159

184

173

161

145

141

3,654

118

7,250

Apr.

167

136

132

139

136

145

124

T§4

454

649

488

392

448

576

715

810

1,140

1,250

1,080

1,140

1,210

1,150

848

735

600

520

472

484

520

552

17,406

580

34,520

Calendar year 1957: Max 1,120 Mln 13 Mean 157

May

655

765

836

908

980

*1,040

950

998

1,030

1,060

1,300

1,510

992

908

*890

878

890

896

968

926

854

820

830

790

715

670

645

580

528

472

468

26,552

857

52,670

June

428

424

TOO" 528

388

399

368

341

344

311

299

360

308

263

230

218

215

228

*222

a200

alSO

alSO

alSO

a200

a!60

a!30

allo

alOO

aToU

a 100

7,964

265

15,800

July

alOS

allo S9Qa70

a60

a55

a50

46

44

42

41

39

38

37

37

37

45

85

77

83

*60

47

58

72

50

44

39

36

32

28

n

1,684

54.3

3,340

Aug.

25

26

29

tt

26

25

24

23

23

23

22

21

20

25

20

20

22

25

*25

23

24

23

23

26

25

25

25

23

23

24

23

734

23.7

1,460

Sept.

22

22

22

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

25

32

34

30

*28

26

25

25

25

25

27

33

a35

a32

a30

a30

a29

28

28

797

26.6

1,580

Ac-ffc 113.300

Water year 1957-58: Max 1,310 Mln 20 Mean 210 Ao-ft 152J200

Peak discharge (base, 60O cfs). Jan. 29 (time and discharge unknown) j Feb. 16 (time and discharge 

unknown); Feb. 25 (time and discharge unknown); Apr, 10 (7 p.m.) 1,050 cfs (4.06 ft); Apr. 17 

(9 p.m.) to Apr. 18 (2 a.m.) 1,520 cfs (4.72 ft); May 12 (Ss30 a.m.) 1,500 cfs (4.70 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Camas Creek near Lakevlew, 

Twentymlle Creek near Adel, and Chewaucan River near Paisley. 

b Stage -discharge relation affected by Ice.
240 WARNER LAKES BASIN

Oa,

3785 ',' Honey Creek near Plush, Oreg.

Location. Lat 42°25' , long 119°55' , in NW£ 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 1958 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. 

. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,538.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

'929, 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 

daturas.

Average discharge. 28 years (1910-14, 1930-41, 1945-58), 27.2 cfs (19,690 acre-ft per 

year).

Extremes.--1910-11: Maximum discharge observed during water year, 1,460 cfs Mar. 21, 22 

(gage height, 5.35 ft); minimum daily, 1.5 cfs Sept. 1-4, 9-11.

1957-58: Maximum discharge during year, 460 cfs May 11 (gage height, 4.15 ft); minimum, 0.9 cfs Dec. 3, Sept. 12, 13, 20, 21.

1910-15, 1921-22, 1930-58: 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 good 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. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic 

feet per second, for the water years 1911-12, superseding those published in WSP 330, 

are given herein. Complete table of daily discharge is given for water year 1911, but 

only revised discharges for water year 1912.

1912 

May 10......... 224

11......... 202

12......... 200

13......... 216

14......... 238

1912-Con. 

May 15.

16.

17.

18.

30

244

250

222

209

274

Month

May 1912. ...........................

Calendar year 1912. ...............

Maximum

274

274

Minimum

59

-

Mean

148

27.7

Runoff in 

acre-feet

20,100

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 191O to September 1911

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Toted

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

1.8

2.4

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

3 .

3 .

3 .

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.7

2.4

2.4 

2 .4

2.4

81.3

2.62

161

Nov.

> 30

900

30

1,790

Dec.

> 80

2,480

80

4,920

Jan.

> 7

217

7

430

Feb.

> 4

-

112

4

222

Calendar year!91O: Max 1,540 Min 1.5

Mar.

> 25

54

89

187

386

450

386

552

625

822

907

990

*600

380

272

176

*380

*156

285 

298

8,295

268

16,500

Apr.

234

222

272

101

98

75

98

104

98

56

65

75

48

35

52

56

87

52

42

40

52

*210

176

246

298

352

246

259

136

117

4,002

133

7,910

May

136

109

156

234

22S

166

198

222

*136

109

136

210

146

117

109

156

109

109

101

101

136

176

222

222

136

117

126

136

146 

166

176

4,817

155

9,530

June

352

234

210

234

222

210

234

222

222

222

210

198

187

156

146

126

126

87

75

65

42

37

37

33

27

24

22

21

20

i§

4,019

134

7,970

July

25

21

18

16

15

14

12

12

10

10

10

9

a

7

7

6

9

6

5.8

5.6

5.4

5.2

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

*5.0

4.5

4.0

3 5

£o

277.0

8.94

550

Aug.

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.8

2.7

2.5

2.4

2.3

2.2

2.1

*ZJ 0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2

2

2

2

2.0

2.0

2.0 

2.0

74.0

2.39

147

Sept.

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

2

2

2

2

1.5

1.5

1.5

2

2

2

2

2_£

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2 

2

59.5

1.98

118

Mean 74.8 Ao-ft 54,100

Water year 1910-11: Max 99O Min 1.5 Mean 69.4 Ac-ft 50,200

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Doubtful or no gage-height record Nov. 1 to Mar. 12, July 18 to Aug. 31; discharge estimated 

on basis of 2 discharge measurements and records for nearby stations.
WARNER LAKES BASIN 241

3785. Honey Creek near Plush, Oreg. Continued

Rating tables, water year 1957-58, except periods of Ice effect 

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 14-26, Apr. 8, 9)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 9 Apr. 10 to Sept. 30

-0.2

-.1

0.0

.2

1.1 

2.0 

3.3 

7.0

1.0 41

1.5 78

2.0 125

2.5 182

-0.3

-.2

-.1

0.0

.2

.5

0.7

1.6

3.0

5.0

10

23

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

54

96

148

280

430

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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

al.8

al.9

a2.0

a2.1

a2.2

a2.1

a2.0

al.8

al.8

al.8

a2.0

a2.0

1.9

1.8

1.6

176

1.7

1.9

2.1

2.4

2.5

*2.3

2.5

2.8

2.6

3.3

3.2

3.2

3.2

3 2

69.3

2.24

137

Nov.

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.9

2.9

3.5

3.3

4.3

4.5

4.5

4.7

4.8

5.0

8.2

5.8

4.2

3.2

4.5

4.8

4.3

2.6

3.0

4.2

4.7

4.7

4.7

3.1

b3

1.5

3.5

120,4

4.01

239

Dec.

4.3

4.2

3.2

378

4.5

4.8

5.6

4.7

3.3

3.8

4.0

»4.2

b4.5

b5.5

6.2

6.8

678

5.6

5.2

5.2

b5

4.2

4.3

5.8

6.4

6.6

6.0

6.4

6.4

3.7

4.0

155.0

5.00

307

Calendar year 1957 : Max 399

Jan,

6.0

6.6

5.6

4.5

£.8

*5.4

b5

b5

b5

b5

5.6

6.0

5.0

b5

b5

b5

b5

b5

4.7

6.8

5.6

4.3

b5

6.0

6.2

6.2

6.0

S.6

1C

34

16

215.9

6.90

424

Feb.

11

11

10

9.7

10

9.4

9.7

12

12

9.4

8.8

34

32

18

51

180

140

68

68

53

*47

46

51

65

144

76

58

45

-

1,289.0

46.0

2,560

Min 0.5

Mar.

35

30

34

26

32

26

22

27

23

23

23

21

21

18

20

17

22

21

22

28

45

46

40

39

34

32

32

30

32

36

35

892

28.8

1,770

Apr.

43

36

39

39

35

36

30

42

120

173

139

123

136

153

215

*255

289

316

2l4

258

288

280

194

164

148

148

117

106

102

107

4,395

146

8,720

May

127

»158

182

196

211

231

198

205

204

206

316

352

258

207

»184

171

168

164

168

166

158

154

152

149

134

123

113

106

100

91

J35_

5,437

175

10,780

June

87

83

122

1T2

*79

70

68

60

60

57

60

75

76

56

47

39

32

29

27

25

25

23

26

*38

32

26

20

19

21

22

1,516

50.5

3,010

July

24

37

3T

26

22

22

a22

a20

a20

a!8

al6

al4

a!2

11

10

9.7

12

18

17

12

10

8.6

»8.6

8.6

8.0

7.2

6.8

6.5

6.1

5.7

5.4

455.2

14.7

903

Aug.

5.4

570

4.8

4.4

4.2

4.0

3.4

2.9

2.9

2.7

2.4

2.3

2.2

1.9

1.6

1.5

2.3

2.7

2.6

*2.3

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.7

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

78.5

2.53

156

Sept.

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0 1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.0

*1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

1.1

2.2

2.6

272

2.0

2.0

2.2

2.0

1.9

40.2

1.34

80

Mean 34.2 Ac-ft 24,750

Water year 1957-58 : Max 352 Min 0.9 Mean 40.2 Ac-ft 29,090

Peak discharge (base, 200 cfs). Feb. 16 (11 

(2.85 ft); Apr. 18 (5:50 a.m.) 368 cfs (3.59

.m.) 

ft);

294 cfs 

May 11

(3.34 ft); Apr. 9 (12 p.m.) 253 cfs 

. .. . (7:50 p.m.) .. 460 efs (4.15 . ft). .____

Discharge measurement made on this day. '

No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Deep Creek above Adel and

Twentymile itymile Creek near Adel.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
242 ABERT LAKE BASIN

3840. Chewaucan River near Paisley, Oreg.

Location. Lat 42°42', long 120°35', in SW&IWir sec. 26, T. 33 S., R. 18 E., on left bank 

1| miles downstream from Mill Creek and 1| miles southwest of Paisley.

Drainage area. 275 sq mi.

Records available. April 1912 to September 1921, May 1924 to September 1958. 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, as 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 (riverprofile survey). Prior to July 14, 1912, reference point at site l£ miles upstream 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 datums. May 1, 1924, to Jan. 26, 1956, water-stage recorder 

at sites about 1^-miles upstream at different datums. Jan. 27 to Oct. 6, 1956, staff 

gage at sites about 1 mile downstream at different datums.

Average discharge.--43 years, 137 cfs (99,180 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,320 cfs May 12 (gage height, 5.22 ft); mini- 

 mum, 34 cfs Nov. 22 (gage height, 2.05 ft).

1912-21, 1924-58: 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

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

wETch are poor. No regulation. Diversions for irrigation of about 2,500 acres above 

station.

Revisions. WSP 860: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58, except periods of ice effect 

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

Oct. 1 to Nov. 13

2.1 37

2.3 67

2.5 105

3.0 225

Nov. 14 to Sept. 30

2.0 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

29

52

105

225

400

4.0 650

4.5 1,060

5.0 1,780

5.1 2,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

81

~SI 103

69

67

69

72

65

67

67

62

59

74

95

67

59

51

51

50

50

*50

48

BT

65

61

72

62

56

53 

50

51

1,978

63.8

3,920

Nov.

50

48

44

45

51

51

54

61

50

56

57

54

120

190

T3

74

61

81

76

69

54

55

72

64

64

62

72

80

91

95

2,094

69.8

4,150

Dec.

101

89

93

93

107

91

78

71

56

b55

*b50

b50

b55

b55

61

80

85

64

64

64

b60

b55

51

80

91

87

74

80

76 

58

83

2,257

72.8

4,480

Jan.

Ill

111

95

81

b70

b65

b60

b60

b65

b65

b70

67

67

72

69

71

64

66

51

61

b55

a50

a50

a65

a70

a70

a70

a!50

3400

a!20

2,801

90.4

5,560

Feb.

a80

a60

a50

aBO

a60

a80

alOO

allO

alOO

a80

a 80

aS 50

218

168

420

806

550

555

*575

481

454

436

445

626

776

481

388

336

8,885

317

17,620

Calendar year 1957: Max 1,070 Mln 30

Mar.

258

252

212

225

202

155

182

160

158

158

145

142

115

T45

117

135

121

121

135

182

170

170

182

168

150

158

162

170

182

172

5,250

169

10,410

Apr.

182

170

182

175

162

172

135

T5C

155

195

228

255

322

418

510

570

713

862

762

814

942

1,000

769

664

585

520

472

468

472 

*500

13,534

451

26,840

May

555

532

713

783

*897

970

933

1,030

1,150

1,370

1.910

T7750

1,300

1,180

1,140

*1,150

1,220

1,270

1,360

1,330

*1,270

1,190

1,120

1,070

960

906

854

769

692 

626

632

32,762

1,057

64,980

June

608

575

614

53(5

463

481

440

414

427

404

388

360

336

314

286

*280

272

276

255

243

228

215

246

308

231

202

175

165

160 

155

10,051

335

19,940

July

152

170

145

128

119

113

107

95

91

85

83

80

76

72

*71

69

76

107

95

87

72

71

81

95

80

66

62

60

58 

58

56

2,780

89.7

5,510

Aug.

55

54

55

52

*52

51

50

51

51

50

48

48

47

46

46

46

51

62

51

55

54

52

52

48

46

46

45

44

44 

44

44

1,550

50.0

3,070

Sept.

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

*45

44

42

42

44

47

46

42

*42

41

40

40

39

44

64

50

46

45

44

44

44 

42

1,313

43.8

2,600

Mean 179 Ac-ft 129,700

Water year 1957-58: Max 1,910 Mln 39 Mean 234 Ac-ft 169,100

Peak discharge (base, 500 cfs). Jan. 29 (time unknown) 565 cfs (3.85 ft); Feb. 16 (3 a.m.) 933 cfs 

(4.37 ft); Feb. 25 (1 a.m.) 1,040 cfs (4.48 ft)j Apr. 22 (7 a.m.) 1,140 cfs (4.57 ft); May 12 

(1:30 a.m.) 2,520 efs (5.22 ft). ______ _____________' 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Deep Creek above Adel and

Silver Creek near Silver Lake.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
SUMMER LAKE BASIN 243

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 1958 In reports of Geological Survey. October 

1929 to September 1939 (river only), May to September 1928 and 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. 10 years (1930-32, 1935-36, 1951-58), 91.5 cfs (66,240 acre-ft per 

year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 118 cfs Dec. 7, Mar. 21, 22; minimum dally, 

42 cfs May 9.

1929-39, 1951-58: 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. Records 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 behind diversion dam.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

U

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

91 

106

104

108

108

110

TIC

110

108

75

100

104

102

102

102

102

101

100

99

96

95

*94

94

94

94

94

94

94

94

94

94

3,073

99.1

6,100

Nov.

M94

94

94

94

94

94

94

94

94

94

94

94

94

94

94

94

94

94

94

94

94

94

93

93

93

93

93

93

2,814

93.8

5,580

Dec.

93 

93

92

92

92

92

111

116

TTS

107

1O5

104

99

89

9?

93

93

98

101

101

102

102

102

102

101

*99

99

102

104

104

105

3,098

99.9

6,140

Jan.

T3B~

105

104

104

104

102

102

102

104

104

104

104

104

104

104

102

102

T52" 101

102

102

102

102

102

102

102

104

104

104

104

3,201

103

6,350

Feb.

m104

104

107

108

TOT

107

107

107

107

106

106

106

106

107

107

108

108

108

108

108

108

108

1O8

107

107

1O6

-

2,988

107

5,930

Mar.

1O6 

106

106

106

106

106

106

105

105

105

105

105

105

105

105

105

105

102

101

87

99

118 TT5

111

107

106

105

105

104

104

104

3,258

105

6,460

Apr.

m104

104

104

104

104

104

102

102

104

104

104

104

104

104

 104

104

104

100

100

1OO

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

3,072

102

6,090

May

100 

ISO

100

86

46

51

54

57

42

47

68

77

76

85

86

*85

85

84

77

78

80

83

83

82

81

81

81

83

84

84

84

2,387

77.0

4,730

June

84 

85

87

86

85

85

85

84

83

83

84

83

83

86

87

88

88

88

84

86

75

95

S3

86

86

88

84

82

83

86

2,557

85.2

5,070

July

ft

87

90

90

91

89

91

89

*91

92

91

92

93

92

92

92

92

91

91

91

91

91

92

93

98

54

92

91

91

92

2,820

91.0

5,590

Aug.

90 

89

87

86

83

84

90

87

86

84

87

*75

91

94

96

93

93

94

94

93

92

92

92

92

92

92

90

88

89

83

89

2,772

89.4

5,500

Sept.

94 

97

95

98

97

95

97

89

87

95

94

94

94

93

95

95

*99

101

TOT

101

99

96

95

94

94

95

95

95

96

95

2,863

95.4

5,680

Calendar year 1957: Max 116 Min 23 Mean 9O.4 Ac-ft 65,440

Water year 1957-58: Max 118 Mln 42 Mean 95.6 Ac-ft 69,220

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
244 SILVER LAKE BASIN

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 

Iftniles downstream from diversion dam of Silver Lake Irrigation District, 1^ 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 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and, since Sept. 15, 1932, concrete control. 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 ij miles upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 46 years (1905-6, 1909-27, 1929-41, 1943-58), including diversion by 

Silver Lake Irrigation District Canal, 28.8 cfs (20,850 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year. 520 cfs Apr. 22 (gage height, 5.45 ft); minimum, 

5.9 efs Jan. 22 (gage height, 1.73 ft).

1905-7, 1909-58: Maximum discharge, 1,800 cfs Mar. 20, 1907 (gage height, 10.08 ft, 

present datura), from rating curve extended above 700 cfs; no flow at times in 1931-32, 

1934, 1937.

Revisions. The maximum discharge for the water year 1921 has been revised to 

345 cfs Apr. 11, 1921 (gage height, 4.2 ft), superseding figure published in WSP 530.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by reservoir (capacity, 800 aere-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 

1^ miles above station, 1923-43.

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the water years 

1906 and 1910, superseding those published in WSP 370, are given herewith:

Date

1905

Dec. 10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

Discharge

14

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

Date

1905-Con.

Dec. 24

25

26

27

28

29

1909

Dec. 5

6

7

8

9

10

Discharge

12

12

15

15

15

15

42

40

38

37

36

35

Month

Water year 1905-6 ................

Calendar year 1910. ..............

Date

1909-Con.

Dec. 11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 ,

20

21

22

23

24

Maximum

530

473

Discharge

34

33

31

30

29

28

26

25

22

20

18

17

16

16

Minimum

12

7

11

Date

1909-Con.

Dec. 25

26

27

29

30

31

1910

Jan. 1

3

4

5

6

7

Mean

14.2

34.9

55.5

39.9

71.4

62.0

Discharge

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

acre-feet

40,100

2,450

44,900

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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

25

20

18

16

16

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

13

12

10

8.4

7.7

*7.7

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.1

771

374.8

12.1

743

Nov.

7.1

6.8

6.8

44172

6.5

6.5

7.1

7.1

7.4

7.4

7.4

9.2

12

12

9.6

8.4

8.4

9.6

9.2

8.8

8.0

8.0

8.4

8.8

8.8

7.7

8.0

8

7.4

242.8

8.09

482

Dec.

7.7

7.7

8.0

8.0

8.4

8.4

9.2

9.2

8.4

8

7.5

777

7.7

8.4

8.8

9.6

11

10

10

10

12

T2

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

9.5

293.2

9.46

582

Jan.

8

8.4

8.4

8.4

7.5

7

7

7

7.4

7.7

8.0

8.4

8.4

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8

7.5

7.1

7

6.5

675

7.5

7.7

7.7

7.7

8.8

31 

32

25

298.9

9.64

593

Feb.

18

16

14

14

IPIS

16

20

21

23

20

32

38

29

31

72

91

96

86

81

72

75

72

98

302

492

410

312

-

2,577

92.0

5,110

Calendar year 1957: Max 265 Min 3

Mar.

251

212

179

149

131

109

91

83

73

67

62

58

56

52

51

48

48

44

43

4T

49

61

68

81

89

89

84

83

86

91 

93

2,724

87.9

5,400

Apr.

94

94

91

88

85

77

72

66

64

¥7

84

113

154

202

252

302

*368

466

478

476

488

510 46"8

400

328

269

239

220

209 

208

7,032

234

13,950

May

215

233

258

276

294

306

306

296

300

308

346

476 126"

340

284

256

238

221

208

194

177

161

143

136

126

118

109

98

88 

78

(JrT O"J

7,095

229

14,070

June

85

85

131

184

175

168

168

161

*153

147

151

135

118

102

90

80

73

67

64

60

56

56

59

64

66

63

58

55

52 

51

2,972

99.1

5,890

July

51

52

49

47

46

44

44

43

42

#42

41

41

40

40

40

40

41

44

44

43

40

40

40

39

38

37

33

29

26 

25 25"

1,246

40.2

2,470

Aug.

25

25

25

25

24

24

24

23

23

23

23

*22

22

22

22

22

22

22

23

23

22

22

22

21

21

20

20

20

20 

20

19

691

22.3

1,370

Sept.

1919"

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

20

20

20

*19

19

19

19

20

20

21

2T

20

20

20

19

19 

19

582

19.4

1,150

Mean 43.1 Ac-ft 31,220

Water year 1957-58: Max 510 Min 6.2 Mean 71.6 Ac-ft 51,810

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
MALHEUR AND HARNEY LAKES BASIN 245 

3935. Silvies River near Burns, Oreg.

Location. Lat 43 0 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 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,195 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, 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 datums. Dec. 1, 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. 45 years (1903-5, 1909-12, 1917-21, 1922-58), 165 cfs (119,500 acreft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,530 cfs Apr. 21 (gage height, 13.57 ft); 

minimum, 17 cfs Nov. 6.

1903-6, 1908-58: Maximum discharge, 4,960 cfs about Apr. 6, 1952 (gage height, 

15.2 ft); no flow July 19 to Sept. 22, 1934.

Revisions. Figures of maximum discharge for the water years 1938 and 1940 have been 

revised to 2,510 cfs Apr. 20, 1938 (gage height, 13.61 ft I and 1,690 cfs Feb. 29, 1940 

(gage height, 12.49 ft), superseding those published in WSP 860 and 900, respectively.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. No regulation. Diversions for irrigation above station primarily by flooding during high 

flow.

Revisions (water years). WSP 860: Drainage area. Revised figures of discharge, in 

cubic feet per second, for the water years 1909, 1911-12, 1929, and 1938, superseding 

those published in WSP 310, 330, 370, 690, and 860 are given herewith:

Date

1909

Jan. 2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

1911

Jan. 1-31

Feb. 1-28

Dec. 1

Discharge

9

10

10

11

12

12

12

10

8

6

6

6

6

8

t20

t20

22

Date

1911-Con.

Dec. 2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

Discharge

20

18

19

20

22

23

24

25

27

28

29

24

2C

26

23

32

26

26

26

Date

1911-Con.

Dec. 21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

1912

Jan. 1

2

3

4

5

6

Discharge

20

23

25

24

24

29

30

32

33

35

38

20

20

20

20

So

20

Date

1912-Con.

Jan. 7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

1929

Jan. 1-31

Feb. 1-28

1938

Apr. 12

13

Discharge

20

20

20

20

20

20

22

23

26

35

45

t25

t20

1,300

1,360

Date

1938-Con.

Apr. 14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

Discharge

1,360

1,330

1,330

1,490

1,940

2,420

2,420

2,420

2,330

2,240

2,160

2,160

2,080

2,010

1,810

1,630

1,530

Month

Calendar year 1909. ...................

Calendar year 1912 ....................

Calendar year 1938. ...................

Cfs -days

-

_

_

_

-

_

_

-

42,367

87,925

Maximum

980

_

914

38

914

1,550

_

442

442

2,420

2,420

Minimum

6

_

18

20

-

'

_

4

4

305

7

Mean

181

135

20.0

25.7

98.3

45.3

240

68.1

69.7

1,412

247

241

Runoff in 

acre-feet

97,600

1,230

1,110

174,000

1,110

49,300

50 , 500

84,030

174,400

t Average for period indicated.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 

Jan. 1-17, 1912, Jan. 1 to Feb. 28, 1929.

2-15, 1909, Jan. 1 to Feb. 28, 1911,
246 MALHEUR AND HARNEY LAKES BASIN

3935. Silvies River near Burns, Oreg. Continued

Rating tables, water year 1957-58, except periods of Ice effect 

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

Oct. 1 to Feb. 25 Feb. 26 to Sept. 30

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

18

37

80

188

6.0 586

9.0 1,030

11.0 1,460

13.0 2,130

II 

2.0 

5.0 

6.0

80

192

605

9.0 1,100

11.0 1,500

15.0 2,150

14.0 2,920

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

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

*54

34

31

31

33

34 

35

34

32

31

31

31

31

32

31

31

31

30

30

31

30

30

31

33

38

41

38

*27 

3ft

36

1,000

32.3

1,980

Nov.

35

33

31

30

3T

32

32 

33

30

32

32

34

38

46

43

34

b35

b40

b40

b38

b35

36

b35

35

38

39

b35

b35

b35 

33

1,055

35.2

2,090

Dec.

37

39

37

34

29_

36

36 

49

50

b45

b42

b40

b40

b40

42

45

58

60

57

54

70

b80

bTO

b60

b70

b65

b60

68

b60

b55

b50

1,578

50.9

3,130

Jan.

b45

b45

*b48

b45

b45

b42

b40 

b40

b45

b50

b55

b60

b55

b60

b65

b60

b55

b50

b60

b50

b45

b55

b50

b45

b55

b70

b60

b65

b70

b80

b90

1,700

54.8

3,370

Feb.

blOO

bSO

b75

b70 bTO"

b75

b80 

b75

b70

b70

*b73

b75

b80

blOO

182

315

564

758

840

888

932

942

966

1,170

1,760

1,670

1,520

1,210

14,810

529

29,380

Mar.

800

552

474

407

391

335

287 

284

258

248

249

234

223

222

222

212

210

202

214

262

443

720

796

868

887

*794

756

713

710

761

774

14,508

468

28,780

Apr.

755

738

682

647

614

552

574 

677

730

836

1,040

1,230

1,440

1,650

1,810

 1,880

1,990

2,090

2,080

2,150

2,310

2.590

2,180

2,020

1,820

1,640

1,460

1,330

1,270

1,240

41,825

1,394

82,960

May

1,270

1,340

1,410

1,460

1,500

1,550

*1,570 

1,560

1,540

1,510

1,460

1,540

1,500

1,400

1,330

1,170

1,010

881

797

736

684

647

608

566

520

457

428

*399

347 

349

326

31,865

1,028

63,200

June

316

310

297

287

282

264

250 

241

309

528

*300

518

518

280

255

221

206

192

*166

124

114

119

114

131

144

156

145

125

114 

108

6,532

218

12,960

July

101

loo

98

90

91

81

58 

56

60

61

89

72

59

54

50

48

48

59

61

82

73

66

58

50

46

41

42

41

39

*36-55

1,946

62.8

5,860

Aug.

34

32

32

*32

32

51

29 

28

29

29

57

50

27

25

24

24

24

25

24

*25

24

25

24

22

21

21

21

20

20 

20

20

807

26.0

1,600

Sept.

20

20

19

19

19

19

19 

19

19

18

18

19

21

24

25

24

23

22

24

24

24

24

27

3028"

29

29

27

27 

26

686

22.9

1,360

Calendar year 1957: Max 2,680 Mln 9.7 Mean 258 Ac-ft 187,000

Water year 1957-58: Max 2,390 Mln 18 Mean 324 Ac-ft 234,700

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
MALHEUR AND HARNEY LAKES BASIN 247

3960. Dormer unci Blitzen River near Frenchglen, Oreg.

Location. Lat 42°47', long 118 C 52', in NW£ sec. 20, T. 32 S., R. 32^ E., on left bank 

li miles upstream from upper diversions for Malheur Migratory Waterfowl Refuge, 

2 miles downstream from Fish Creek, and 3j miles southeast of Frenchglen.

Drainage area. 180 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. March 1911 to September 1913, March 1914 to September 1916, April 1917 

to September 1921, and December 1937 to September 1958 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 Diamond" 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 non-equivalent 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 

4,254 ft above mean sea level (levels by Fish and Wildlife Service). Prior to December 1937, staff gages at several sites within 2 miles downstream at different datums.

Average discharge. 28 years (1911-13, 1914-16, 1917-21, 1938-58), 128 cfs (92,670 acre-ft 

per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,420 cfs Feb. 15 (gage height, 4.92 ft); minimum, 23 cfs Nov. 29, Dec. 31 (gage height, 1.88 ft).

1911-21, 1929-30, 1937-58: Maximum discharge, 2,750 cfs (revised) May 19, 1953 

(gage height, 6.29 ft); minimum, 8 cfs Jan. 14, 1940 (result of ice jam upstream).

Revisions. The figures of maximum discharge for some water years have been revised, 

as shown in the following table. They supersede figures published in the water-supply 

papers indicated.

WSP

860 

880 

960 

980 

1120 

1314 

1S44 

1284

Water 

year

1938 

1939 

1942 

1943 

1948 

1951 

1952 

1953

Date

Dec. 11, 1937 

Mar. 24, 1939 

May 5, 1942 

Jan. 21, 1943 

May 19, 1948 

Feb. 7, 1951 

Apr. 6, 1952 

May 19, 1953

Discharge 

(cfs)

tl.080 

1.58C 

2,270 

1,230 

1,700 

2,000 

2,260 

2,750

Gage height 

(feet)

4.6 

5.12 

5.85 

4.69 

5.26 

5.58 

5.84 

6.29

t Maximum observed.

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: Drainage area 

(present site). See also Records available. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic 

feet per second, for high-water periods in the water years 1952-53 and supplemental 

peak discharges for water years 1951-53, superseding those published in WSP 1214, 

1244, and 1284, are given herewith:

Apr. 5, 1952............ 1,240

Apr. 6, 1952............ 1,230

May 19, 1953............ 1,440

June 7, 1953............ 1,430

Month

Calendar year 1953 ...........

Cfs-days

-

Maximum

1,440

Minimum

27

36

Mean

125

126

Runoff In 

acre-feet

39,650

90,500

91,070

Revised peak discharge.--1950-51: Feb. 7 (7 p.m.) 2,000 cfs (5.58 ft); Mar. 20 

(7 p.m.) 1,720 cfB (5.28 ft).

1951-52: Apr. 6 (12:30 a.m.) 2,260 cfB (5.84 ft); Apr. 13 (9:30 p.m.) 

1,650 cfB (5.20 ft).

1952-53: May 19 (8 a.m.) 2,750 cfB (6.29 ft); June 7 (1:30 p.m.) 1,970 cfB 

(5.55 ft).
248 MALHEUR AND HARNEY LAKES BASIN

3960. Dormer und Blitzen River near Frenchglen, Oreg. Continued

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

2.0 

2.2 

2.5 

2.8

30

48

88

154

3.1 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5

253

430

750

1,100

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

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.

58

61 

64

60

60

58

58

58

58

60

60

56

63

76

64

60

59

58

56

56

59

58

58

58

58

63

61

59

56

56

56

1,845

59.5

3,660

Nov.

55

53 

53

54

50

52

52

53

49

53

52

52

60

61

*53

45

54

58

53

48

39

50

55

53

53

53

43

55

40

54

1,555

51.8

3,080

Dec.

55

50 

50

52

52

50

52

52

48

46

45

48

56

52

53

63

58

53

52

53

54

45

41

61

56

54

52

61

56

45

32

1,597

51.5

3,170

Jan.

b38

b42 

b38

*b36

b38

b40

b38

b44

54

59

54

54

49

b44

b55

55

56

55

b36

b42

b38

b34

b50

56

55

54

54

143

255

146

85

1,897

61.2

3,760

Feb.

76

76 

85

94

100

106

149

177

120

88

86

*582

178

104

704

617

468

480

397

394

452

422

*415

529

532

207

160

131

-

7,929

283

15,730

Mar.

115

108 

102

93

93

88

80

84

78

73

73

72

70

68

72

65

69

66

69

84

95

106

104

106

88

84

*84

84

86

85

85

2,629

84.8

5,210

Apr.

84

80 

86

88

86

82

76

78

80

95

121

131

166

204

235

265

322

344

331

335

452

452

340

288

249

239

210

207

217

228

6,171

206

12,240

May

284

335 

376

420

430

425

390

*400

458

521

590

564

446

425

436

468

527

680

792

792

785

827

813

792

750

666

597

497

430

385

385

16,686

538

33,100

June

353

326

335

322

344

353

331

301

284

261

246

358

296

284

265

269

280

280

280

*280

265

253

261

246

217

191

191

172

160

141

8,145

272

16 , 160

July

133

138

136

131

131

128

128

119

117

108

106

104

101

93

90

92

115

99

93

86

82

82

86

79

74

73

72

69

69

66.

3,175

102

6,300

Aug.

65

68 

73

66

63

60

*56

56

58

60

58

55

53

52

50

50

52

52

52

53

56

*54

52

49

48

48

47

46

46

47

47

1,692

54.6

3,360

Sept.

47

46 

46

46

46

46

45

45

45

45

45

45

47

54

!7J

48

47

46

46

45

46

46

50

49

48

48

48

47

46

46

1,404

46.8

2,780

Calendar year 1957: Max 1,370 Min 26 Mean 169 Ac-ft 122,700

Water year 1957-58: Max 827 Min 32 Mean 150 Ac-ft 108,600

Peak discharge (base, 650 cfs).--Feb. 12 (8:30 a.m.) 806 cfs (4.08 ft); Feb. 15 (5 p.m.) 1,420 cfs

(4.92 ft); Feb. 24 (11 p.m.) 1,2OO cfs (4.64 ft); May 11 (11 p.m.) 708 cfs (3.94 ft); May 22

(11 p.m.) 974 cfs (4.32 ft). ____________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
MALHEUR AND HARNEY LAKES BASIN 249

3970. Bridge Creek near Frenchglen, Oreg.

Location . Lat 42°50' , long 118 °51', in NW£ sec. 33, T. 31 S., R. 32| E. ( on right bank 

at mouth of canyon and 3? miles northeast of Frenchglen.

Drainage area. 30 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. March to August 1911, January 1912 to September 1916, and December 

1937 to September 1958 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 

^,184.93 ft above mean sea level (levels by Pish and Wildlife Service). Prior to 

Dec. 21, 1937, staff gage at sites within 1 mile upstream at different datums. 

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. 24 years (1912-16, 1938-58), 14.3 cfs (10,350 acre-ft per year).

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 160 cfs Feb. 12 (gage height, 2.41 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 72 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 11 cfs Mar. 9.

1911-16, 1930, 1937-58: 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 good. No regulation or diversion above station. Low flow is 

sustained by large springs.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1514: 1941-43(M), 1953(M), 1955(M).

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.0 10

1.1 15

1.2 22

1.6 55

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

fi

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

T2- IE

12

IE

IE 

12

397

12.8

787

Nov.

IS12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

14

H

14

382

12.7

758

Dec.

tt

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

IS

13

13

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

13

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

13

426

13.7

845

Jan.

g

13

*13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

18

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

15

15

15

15

428

13.8

849

Feb.

it14

14

15

16

16

16

16

15

22

*50

T3

14

44

22

22

23

22

22

21

21

22

26

24

19

16

15

574

20.5

1,140

Mar.

tt

13

13

13

13

13

12

TZ

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

13

13

13

13

13

*13

13

14

14 

14

395

12.7

783

Apr.

16 

16

17

16

15

15

14

15

14

17

19

20

23

25

24

24

34

33

31

31

35

32

27

26

24

24

23

22

22

22

676

22.5

1,340

May

24 

24

24

24

24

25

*24

25

26

27

31

3T

27

24

24

23

22

22

22

21

20

19

19

18

17

16

16

16

IB- 15

15

680

21.9

1,350

June

15 

15

15

16

14

14

14

14

15

14

14

20 IB20

14

14

13

TS

13

*13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

428

14.3

849

July

«

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

14

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

406

13.1

805

Aug.

«13

13

13

*13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

*12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

391

12.6

776

Sept.

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

390

13.0

774

Calendar year 1957: Max 118 Mln 12 Mean 18.5 Ao-ft 13,420

Water year 1957-58: Max 50 Mln 12 Mean 15.3 Ac-ft 11,060

Peak: discharge (base, 30 cfs). Feb. 12 (about 7 a.m.) 160 cfs (2.41 ft); Feb. 15 (10 a.m.) 114 cfs 

(2.11 ft); Apr. 17 (4 p.m.) 52 cfs (1.57 f t) j May 11 (11 a.m. to 3 p.m.) 36 cfs (1.39 ft)s June 14 

(8:50 a.m.) 56 efs (1.59 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Dec. 6 to Jan. 3, Jan. 18 to Feb. 12; discharge estimated on basis of 

1 discharge measurement, recorded range in stage, weather records, and records for Donner and 

Blitzen River near Frenchglen.

534539 O -60 -17
250 MALHEUR AND HARNEY LAKES BASIN

4030. Silver Creek near Riley, Oreg.

Location.--Lat 43°41', long 119°39', in E? sec. 1, T. 22 S., R. 25 E., on right bank 

0.4 mile downstream from Rough Creek, 1.4 miles upstream from Nicoll Creek, and 

14 miles northwest of Riley.

Drainage area. 228 sq mi.

Records available. June 1951 tc September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,450 ft (by barometer).

Average discharge. 7 years, 55.8 cfs (40,400 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 878 cfs Apr. 18 (gage height, 5.67 ft); no flow 

Dec. 3 (result of freezeup).

1951-58: Maximum discharge, 1,300 cfs Apr. 6, 1952 (gage height, 6.65 ft); minimum, that of Dec. 3, 1957.

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 1957-58, except periods of ice effect (gage height, in 

feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 28

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6 

1.9

3.2

5.8

9.1

13

30

1.2 2.0

1.3 3.0

1.4 4.6

1.5 7.0

Jan. 29 to Sept. 30

1.7 14

2.0 30

2.3 56

2.6 95

3.0 155

4.0 365

5.0 640

6.0 1,010

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

*6.7

12

IT

8.8

8.4

7.7

8.4

7.4

6.4

5.5

5.2

4.9 6^:

7.0

6.1

5.5

5.2

4.9

4.9

5.2

5.2

4.9

5.2

5.8

6.4

8.8

7.4

6.1

5.5

5.2

5.2

203.0

6.55

403

Nov.

4.6

4.4

4.6

4.9

5.2

5.5

5.8

5.5

5.2

5.2

4.9

6.4

8.4

9.4

*b?75~

b6.0

b5.5

6.7

b7.0

b6_0

b5.5

b4.6

b4.8

b5.0

b5.5

b5.5

b5.0

3.9

b3.8 

b4"3J

165.3

5.51

328

Dec.

b4.4

bBTS

b4.8

b4.6

5.8

6.1

6.1

b7.0

b7.5

b7.0

6.1

5.5

5.2

5.5

11

16

10

11

9.1

9.1

17

29

?5

19

11

8.8

b8.0

b!2

blO

b9.0

b8.0

303.6

9.79

602

Calendar year 1957: Max 646

Jan.

b7.5

7.4

*b7.5

b8.0

b7.5

b8.0

b7.5

b7.0

bT7>

blO

blO

bll

b9.5

b9.0

10

11

11

blO

b9.0

b9.0

b8.0

b7.5

8.8

9.8

9.1

8.4

8.0

8.4

185 

TsTT

67

650.9

21.0

1,290

Feb.

42

20

13

b!2

bT5

20

78

84

64

49

*35

146

88

34

234

336

257

243

175

201

209

*237

273

405

586

390

279

213

-

4,738

169

9,400

Mar.

171

144

131

106

102

80

70

70

63

59

54

45

44

43

43

35

42

34

3T

44

70

102

118

154

167

*149

148

159

173

183 

TZTT -Lb /

3,006

97.0

5,960

Apr.

161

150

143

130

122

118

US

143

175

255

390

493

637

744

789

722

778

782

667

688

694

622

478

395

332

289

255

231

229.

235

11,966

399

23,730

May

255

265

2BT

251

243

241

*213

191

173

154

197

205

148

131

114

102

92

83

77

70

64

57

55

50

46

43

40

36

34

33

3T

3,958

128

7,850

June

36

34

39

3S

32

30

29

28

35

34

30

28

26

25

23

21

20

19

*19

23

22

20

20

27

32

25

21

19

18 

Tff J.O

791

26.4

1,570

July

18

22

25

18

16

16

14

14

13

12

11

11

10

9.6

9.3

8.6

8.6

10

12

11

9,3

8.0

7.5

7.0

6.5

6.2

6.0

5.8

5.5

5 2 *5-75-

336.6

10.9

668

Aug.

5.5

5.5

6.0

F^

5.0

4.8

4.6

4.6

4.6

5.0

5.5

4.0

3.7

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.5

3.7

3.7

*3.5

4.8

4.6

3.7

3.4

3.1

3.0

S7J

3.0

3.1

3.'l 2 

126.2

4.07

250

Sept.

3.1

2.9

2.9

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.8

2.8

2.9

3.5

4.2

4.0

3.7

3.5

3.4

3.4

3.2

3.4

3.5

4.4

472

3.8

3.5

3.4

3.2

3.2

3 2

99.8

3.33

198

Min 1.7 Mean 64.9 Ac-ft 46,960

Water year 1957-58: Max 789 Min 2.8 Mean 72.2 Ac-ft 52 j 250

Peak discharge (base, 350 cfs). Feb. 12 (4 p.m.) 360 cfs (3.98 ft): Feb. 15 

(4.58 ft); Feb. 25 (3;30 a.m.) 730 cfs (5.27 ft); Apr. 18 (5 a.m.) 878 cfs

(7:30 p.m.) 514 cfs 

(5.67 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
ALVORD LAKE BASH 251 

4065. Trout Creek near Denio, Oreg.

Location. Lat 42°10', long 118°28', in SWt sec. 26, T. 39 S., R. 36 E., on right bank 

0.4 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 1958. 

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,351.59 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929. 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. 27 years (1922-23, 1932-58), 15.3 cfs (11,080 acre-ft per year). 

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 141 cfs May 12 (gage height, 3.52 ft); minimum, 

1.7 cfs Jan. 19.

1911-12, 1922-23, 1925-58: Maximum discharge, 470 cfs (revised) 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.

Revisions. The figures of maximum discharge for some water years have been revised, 

as shown in the following table. They supersede figures published in the water-supply 

papers indicated.

WSP

735 

750 

765 

860

water 

year

1932 

1933 

1934 

1938

Date

May 

Aug. 

*0ct. 

May

14, 1932 

1, 1933 

30, 1933 

16, 1938

Discharge 

(cfs)

256 

470 

31 

305

Gage height 

(feetj

3.8 

5.26 

2.36 

4.55

Revised. 

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).--Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the

water year 1932, superseding those published in WSP 735, are given herewith:

Date

1932 

May 1 

2 

3 

4 

7

Discharge

71 

79 

82 

78 

77

Date

1932-Con. 

May 8 

9

10 

11 

12

Discharge

77 

97 

123 

141 

166

Date

1932-Con. 

May 13 

14 

15 

16 

17

Month

May 1932 ...............................

Discharge

237 

256 

219 

159 

159

Maximum

256

Date

1932-Con. 

May 18 

19 

20 

El 

22

Discharge

159 

172 

172 

145 

117

Minimum

59

Date

1932-Con. 

May 23 

24-29

Mean

116

Discharge

92

t78

Runoff in 

acre-feet

7,130

t Average for period indicated. 

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

2O

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

4.3

4.5

4.8

5.2

6.4

6.0

6.1

6.0

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

6.0

6.6

6.2

6.1

6.0

5.8

5.8

7.0

7.2

6.7

6.6

6.6

6.8

8.0

775

6.8

6.7

*6.7 

6.7

192.3

6.20

381

Nov.

6.7

6.4

6.2

6.6

6.6

6.2

6.4

6.4

6.2

6.4

6.6

6.6

7.8

~8.8 12

6.7

b6

b5.5

a5

a5

a5

a5. 5

a6

a6.5

a6.5

a6

a5. 5

aS

a4.5

aS

189.6

6.32

376

Dec.

b5.5

aS. 5

as

a5

aS

a5. 5

a6

a7

as. 5

as

a5

as. 5

a5. 5

a6

6.1

6.2

6.7

6.1

5.8

6.2

6

4.2

476

6.8

7.2

6.6

6.0

b6

b5.5

b5 

b4.5

176.5

5.69

350

Jan.

b4.5

b4.5

b4.5

b4.5

b4.5

b4

b4

b4.5

b4.5

bS

b5.5

5.8

5.8

5.2

6.4

6.2

6.0

5.8

3.8

bTTS"

b4

b4

b4.5

b5

b6

6.0

5.8

6.6

8.8

6^7

164.1

5.29

325

Feb.

6.7

775

7.8

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

8.O

8.O

7.8

7.2

20

*14

13

44

37

32

31

30

29

28

27

27

29

41

4O

34

31

-

590.3

21.1

1,170

Mar.

26^3~

21

18

18

18

14

17

14

12

13

13

12

12

12

10

TS

11

11

12

14

14

14

15

16

16

16

16

16

17 

17

470

15.2

932

Apr.

18

15

18

19

IS

18

18

18

18

19

21

24

27

34

*45

55

68

86

88

SS

92

 8194

72

64

56

46

41

38

38

1,340

44.7

2,660

May

5S" 45

60

73

84

97

88

92

100

112

126

126

106

96

94

99

106

109

125

117

112

109

111

101

99

90

87

79

71

60

57

2,883

93.0

5,720

June

53

52

74

60

58

54

66

68

61

*61

72

75

74

71

66

62

55

53

47

*47

44

41

39

41

37

34

29

27

26

2J5

1,572

52.4

3,120

July

23

23

22

22

23

22

22

21

18

16

16

14

14

14

14

12

13

15

13

13

12

12

11

11

10

9.8

9.5

9.0

8.8

8.2 

7.8

459.1

14. S

911

Aug.

7.2

7.0

7.8

775

*7.0

*6.7

5.6

5.1

5.2

5.2

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.4

5.4

5.6

5.8

5.8

6.0

5.6

*5.2

5.O

5.0

4.8

4.8

4.7

4.7

4.6

376 

4.6

173.9

5.61

345

Sept.

^' 4.3j

4is

4.6

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.6

4.7

4.6

4.6

4.7

4.8

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.8

4.8

4.7

4.7

4.8

4.8

5.2

5.2

5.4

5.5

5.6

5.6

5.5

5.8

147.2

4.91

292

Calendar year 1957: Max 158 Mln 3 Mean 23.2 Ac-ft 16,8OO

Water year 1957-58: Max 126 Min 3.8 Mean 22.9 Ac-ft 16.58O

Peak discharge (base, 50 cfs).--Feb. 15 (5 p.m.) 83 cfs (3.03 ft); Apr. 22 (7 a.m.) 10O cfs

(3.19 ft); May 12 (5 a.m.) 141 cfs (3.52 ft); May 19 (5 a.m.) 138 cfs (3.5O ft); June 3 (8 a.m.) 

87 efs (5.07 ft); June 11 (5:50 p.m.) 86 efs (5.06 ft).__________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records at Burns and records for 

Malheur River near Drewsey and Twentymlle Creek near Adel. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
252 REVISIONS OP RECORDS FOR DISCONTINUED STATIONS

1515. Spanish Fork near Spanish Fork, Utah

Location. Lat 40°04', long 111°34 1 , in middle half of S| sec..2, T. 9 S., R. 3 E., half

 a mile downstream from U. S. Reclamation Service Power Canal, half a mile upstream from 

intake of East Bench canal, and 5 miles southeast of Spanish Fork.

Drainage area. 670 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. January 1909 to November 1917 (discontinued).

Gage. Staff gage at described site since Jan. 1, 1913. Prior to July 31, 1912, at site 

half a mile below described site and 600 ft above East Bench canal diversion at 

different datum. Aug. 1 to Dec. 31, 1912, at site a quarter of a mile below described 

site at different datum.

Average discharge. 8 years (1909-17), 106 ofs.

Extremes. 1909-17: Maximum discharge observed, 1,550 cfs May 11, 1909 (gage height,

 5.6 ft, site and datum then in use); no flow for at least a few days nearly every year 

because of diversion by power canal.

Remarks.--Diversion above station by U. S. Reclamation Service Power Canal half a mile

 upstream. Part or all of water thus diverted may have been returned to river below 

this station depending upon irrigation requirements. After June 1915, flow is 

regulated also by transmountain diversion from Strawberry Reservoir.

Cooperation.--Records Jan. 1, 1911, to Sept. 30, 1917, furnished by Bureau of Reclamation.

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the water years 

1911, 1914-15, and 1917, superseding those published in WSP 310, 390, 410, and 460, 

are given herewith:

Date

1911 

Mar. 6 

8 

9 

10 

11 

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26

Discharge

77.3 

41.4 

90.9 

140.9 

132.7 

38.8 

41.4 

41.4 

42.8 

46.6 

50.8 

40.1 

40.1

Date

1911-Con. 

Mar. 27 

28 

29 

30 

31

1913 

Oct. 10-31 

Nov. 1-18

1915 

Jan. 1-31 

Mar . 12

Discharge

31.6 

30.5 

33.9 

36.3 

40.1

t60

teo

t25 

42

Month

March 19 

Water 

Calend

October 

November 

Calend, 

Water

January

Water i 

Calend,

December 

Calend

January 

February 

Water i

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

year 1910-1 

ar year 191

1913 .

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

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

ar year 191 

/ ear 1913-1

1915

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

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

rear 1914-3 

jr year 191

1916......

ir year 191 

1917

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

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

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

rear 1916-17 .................

Date

1916 

Dec . 26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

1917 

Jan. 1 

2 

5 

7 

8

Maximum

141 

694 

694

459 

1,200

112.4 

283 

283

88 

879

88 

84 

1,020

Discharge

44 

42 

40 

32 

22 

4

25 

27 

42 

38 

30

Minimum

5.8 

0 

0

0 

0

30.2 

16.0 

0

4 

0

25 

19 

4

Date

1917-Con 

Jan. 9 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

29 

Feb. 1 

2

Discharge

33 

38 

46 

42 

43 

46 

88 

30 

44

Mean

46.7 

42.5 

40.3

53.3 

47.6

81.8 

179

35 

57.7 

76.0 

68.1

55.4 

154

46.3 

59.8

163

Runoff In 

acre-feet

2,870 

30,800 

29,200

3,280 

2,830 

59,200 

129,000

1,540 

3,550 

55,000 

49,400

3,410 

112,000

2,850 

3,320 

118,000

t Average for period Indicated.
REVISIONS OP RECORDS FOR DISCONTINUED STATIONS 253

2680. Owens River at Pleasant Valley, near Bishop, Calif.

Location.--Lat 37°25'00", long 118°31'40", in NWi sec. 24, T. 6 S., R. 31 E., 1,000 ft

 upstream from Owens River canal intake, 2.2 miles downstream from Rock Creek, and 

8 miles northwest of Bishop.

Drainage area. 596 sq mi.

Records available. March 1918 to September 1940 (discontinued).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,350 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 22 years, 245 cfs (177,400 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge, 1,780 cfs (revised), Dec. 11, 1937 (gage height, 8.12 ft); 

minimum, 53 cfs (regulated) Aug. 25, 1931. Revisions.--Figures of maximum discharge for the water years 1921 and 1938 have 

been revised to 1,100 cfs June 13, 1921 (gage height, 6.15 ft), and 1,780 cfs Dec. 11, 

1937 (gage height, 8.12 ft), superseding those published in WSP 630 and 860, 

respectively.

Remarks.--Diversions for irrigation above station, and slight regulation by powerplant

 since 1936.

Revisions Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the water years

 1951, 1929, and 1934, superseding those published in WSP 630, 690, and 765, are given 

herewith:

Date

1921

June 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

Discharge

292

290

288

290

323

411

531

616

684

749

777

825

828

780

732

Date

1921-Con.

June 16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

Discharge

650

580

512

488

466

471

528

585

577

598

596

603

601

588

572

Date

1929

July 6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

Discharge

290

282

260

231

211

199

191

170

167

168

157

154

154

147

140

Date

1929-Con.

July 21

22

23

24

25

26

27

2S

29

30

31

Aug. 1

2

3

4

Discharge

139

150

154

143

130

135

144

170

184

185

179

174

158

140

140

Date

1929 Con.

Aug. 5

6

7

8

1934

July 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Discharge

138

131

123

118

172

175

175

170

165

155

152

148

Month Cfs-days

-

_

60,492

Maximum

828

338

Minimum

98

92

Mean

251

248

166

Runoff in 

acre-feet

180,000

122,000

120,000
254 REVISIONS OF RECORDS FOR DISCONTINUED STATIONS

Big Pine Creek above Little Pine Creek, near Big Pine, Calif.

Location. Lat 37°08'15", long 118°19'45", in Ei sec. 26, T. 9 S., R. 33 E., 0.8 mile 

upstream from Little Pine Creek and 3 miles southwest of Big Pine.

Drainage area. 31.7 sq mi.

Records available. October 1903 to October 1907 (discontinued). 

Big Pine Creek near Big Pine.

Previously published as

Gage. Staff gage. Altitude of gage is 4,850 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. 1903-4: Maximum discharge observed during year, about 700 cfs Aug. 8 (gage 

height, 5.0 ft); minimum observed, 11 cfs for several days January to March.

1904-5: Maximum discharge observed during year, 268 cfs July 10-12 (gage height, 

3.5 ft); minimum observed, 15 cfs for several days March to May.

1904-7: Maximum discharge observed, about 700 cfs Aug. 8, 1904 (gage height, 

5.0 ft); minimum observed, 11 cfs for several days January to March 1904.

Remarks. Diversions above station for irrigation. Records collected at site about

1 mile downstream below Little Pine Creek, are not equivalent to those for this station 

(see following station).

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge for the water years 1904-5, superseding 

those published in WSP 300, are given herein.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1903 to September 1904

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.

til

tie

-

_

-

Nov.

-

-

-

Dec.

t8.5

-

-

-

Jan.

11

TT11

11

11

111111

11

11

11

1111

11

11

11

1111

1111

11

11

1111

11

11

11 *ii

11

11

11

341

11

676

Feb.

11

TT11

11

11

11

13

11

11

*11

11

11

11

11

11

22

13

11

11

11

11

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

11

348

12

690

Mar.

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

11

16

19

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

13

16

16

13

19

22

16

22

22

22

22

16

521

16.8

1,033

Apr.

16

II

16

16

16

16

16

19

19

19

22

22

25

29

22

25

22

22

22

22

22

*22

22

22

22

22

22

22

16

22

616

20.5

1,220

May

Te- 16

ie

22

22

29

57

81

81

81

81

90

90

90

90

100

90

100

90

81

71

71

81

100

109

109

90

90

100

100

100

2,344

75.6

4,650

June

100

TI4

130

*114

114

147

130

114

114

130

147

206

206

206

277

277

252

206

206

206

130

114

130

147

130

130

130

130

130

130

4,697

157

9,340

July

130

130

114

114

114

114

147

147

114

100

100

100

100

100

86

86

86

86

130

165

147

185

206

206

147

330

206

130

114

114

114

4,162

134

8,240

Aug.

114

86

86

86

86

114

114

330

20G

147

114

100

100

100

100

100

147

114

114

90

90

90

81

81

81

71

71

71

71

71

62

3,288

106

6,520

Sept.

62

71

TT

62

53

53

62

71

62

*62

62

62

62

62

53

53

53

53

45

36

36

36

29

45

36

22

22

22

22

22

1,462

49

2,916

Calendar year 1903: Max - Min - Mean - Ac-ft -

Water year 1903-4 : Max 330 Mln - Mean a51.7 Ac-ft a37,500

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Result of discharge measurement.

a Partly estimated on basis of 3 discharge measurements and records for nearby streams; some 

monthly figures not available.
REVISIONS OP RECORDS FOR DISCONTINUED STATIONS 

Big Pine Creek above Little Pine Creek, near Big Pine, Calif . Continued

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1904 to September 1905

255

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

22

22

27

24

30

37

34

34

*34

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

24

24

30

30

30

30

37

37

30

30

30

30

37

30

30

933

30.1

1,851

Nov.

30

35

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

24

27

27

27

27

27

27

*22

22

27

27

22

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

822

27.4

1,630

Dec.

27

22

22

22

22

27

24

24

*22

22

22

22

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

22

24

647

20.9

1,285

Jan.

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

24

24

22

19

19

19

19

22

22

*22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

674

21.7

1,334

Feb.

24

24

24

30

55

30

27

27

24

24

24

24

24

24

22

22

22

*22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

-

668

23.9

1,327

Mar.

22

2?

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

19

19

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

15

15

15

15

641

20.7

1,273

Apr.

15

T8

15

18

18

15

15

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

*30

40

40

52

66

666

22.2

1,321

May

66

M

66

66

52

52

52

40

15

15

15

15

21

30

40

40

40

52

52

52

66

66

52

*52

52

52

52

52

52

52

52

1,447

46.7

2,872

June

52

BT

52

52

52

59

59

66

*66

66

97

115

134

134

134

134

144

154

154

154

197

220

244

T9T

115

115

115

134

134

134

3,535

118

7,021

July

144

15?

154

154

154

154

154

154

197

268

268

268

220

220

220

*164

197

175

154

154

154

154

175

197

220

244

220

197

175

175

154

5,792

187

11,500

Aug.

134

134

134

134

134

134

115

115

134

154

154

154

134

134

134

134

*134

115

115

134

115

115

97

W

97

97

97

97

97

97

97

3,767

122

7,501

Sept.

97m

56

52

52

46

35

35

30

40

52

52

*59

59

59

59

46

52

59

59

52

52

52

46

40

40

40

40

40

40

1,532

51.1

3,041

Calendar year 1904: Max 330 Mln 11 Mean 55.1 Ac-ft 40,050

Water year 1904-5 : Max 268 Mln 15 Mean 57.9 Ac-ft 41,960

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
256 REVISIONS OP RECORDS FOR DISCONTINUED STATIONS

2860. Cottonwood Creek near Olancha, Calif.

Location. Lat 36°26'20", long 118°04'30", in NW^SEi sec. 21, T. 17 N., R. 36 E., just 

downstream from intake to Cottonwood powerhouse and 11.2 miles north of Olancha.

Drainage area . 39.9 sq mi; at site used 1906-8, 44.4 sq mi.

Records available. --January 1906 to March 1911. January 1914 to September 1950 (monthly 

discharge only, published in WSP 1314) .

;e. Water-stage recorder and artificial control. Altitude of gage is 5,100 ft (from

opographic map). Prior to Sept. 9, 1908, staff gage at site about 2 miles downstream 

at different datum. Sept. 9, 1908, to Mar. 31, 1911, and Jan. 1, 1914, to Mar. 6, 

1921, staff gage and Mar. 7, 1921, to Oct. 31, 1938, water-stage recorder, at site 

just upstream from intake to Cottonwood powerhouse at different datum.

Average discharge. 40 years (1906-10, 1914-50), 23.2 cf s .

Extremes. 1908-9; Maximum daily discharge during year, 366 cfs June 3, 1909 (at site 

below Cottonwood powerhouse intake); minimum observed (revised), 6.5 cfs Nov. 17-19.

1906-11, 1914-38: Maximum discharge observed, 434 cfs June 13, 1906 (discharge 

measurement); minimum, 1.2 cfs Aug. 8, 1924.

1938-50; Maximum daily discharge, 315 cfs June 6, 1941; no flow past station at 

times.

Revisions . The minimum discharge observed for the water year 1909 has been revised 

to 6.5 cfs Nov. 17-19, 1908, superseding figure published in WSP 300.

Remarks . Cottonwood powerhouse (maximum capacity, 22 cfs) has diverted since Nov. 13, 

1908. Records after Oct. 31, 1938, computed as sum of powerhouse diversion and flow 

past station; extremes since that date show only flow past station.

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the water 

year 1909, superseding those published in WSP 300, are given herein.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1908 to September 1909

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

> a!5

15

15

15

13

15

20

20

24

*40

36

56

43

30

27

24

20

20

20

*20 

20

24

667

21.5

1,320

Nov.

SO" 24

20

20

18

18

20

24

24

24

24

20

18

20

8.3

8.3

FTB- 6.5

6.5

*8.3

8.3

10

10

10

8.3

13

13

10

13

13

447.0

14.9

887

Dec.

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

12

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

8.3

873

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

S.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

316.9

10.2

627

Jan.

8.3 873-

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

9.4

9.4

8.3

8.3

10

12

24

IT

13

13

13

13

24

24

24

20

20

20

20

20

*18

18

20

20

452.5

14.6

898

Feb.

2016-

15

13

13

13

13

13

13

16

16

16

16

16

*16

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

421

15.0

833

Calendar year 1908: Max 108 Mln -

Mar.

TS- 15

15

15

*16_

16

16

16

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

16

16

*16

16

15

15

15

16

16

476

15.4

947

Apr.

16" 16

18

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

24

30

36

*43

51

60

65

51

51

51

43

43

51

60

70

92

9?

92

1,235

41.2

2,450

May

117

130

144

159

174

*174

182

159

159

159

159

159

144

130

144

144

144

144

144

144

159

159

152

152

152

*166

190

190

159

166

246

4,904

158

9,720

June

302

326

366

358

334

294

262

238

214

214

214

214

214

214

206

206

206

*190

182

174

174

174

174

174

174

174

174

166

1ST

166

6,644

221

13,200

July

159- 159

159

159

152

144

137

117

*117

104

104

104

104

104

104

92

92

92

82

82

82

73

73

73

73

65

61

57

57

49

*46

3,076

99.2

6,100

Aug.

42

42

42

42

38

35

35

35

35

35

35

29

29

29

29

29

24

BT

*42

29

29

29

29

29

24

24

24

24

29

35" 73 

1,070

34.5

2,120

Sept.

29

54

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

20

20

20

20

*1S

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

16

16

14

14

24

18

17

598

19.9

1,180

Mean 27.5 Ac-ft 20,000

Water year 1908-9 : Max 366 Mln 6.5 Mean 55.6 Ac-ft 40,300

* Discharge measurement made on this dayj

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby streams.
REVISIONS OF RECORDS FOR DISCONTINUED STATIONS 

2875. Rush Creek near Mono Lake, Calif.

257

Location.--Lat 38°56'55", long 119 0 03'30", in NE£ sec. 13, T. 1 N., R. 26 E., at highway 

bridge, 0.25 mile upstream from mouth, 3 miles downstream from Walker Creek, and 

8 miles southeast of Mono Lake Post Office.

Drainage area. 132 sq mi.

Records available. December 1910 to September 1913 (discontinued).

gage. Staff gage. Altitude of gage is 6,420 ft (from topographic map). Prior to July 6, 

1911, at different datum.

Extremes. 1911-12: Maximum discharge observed during year, 585 cfs June 5 (gage height, 

5.3 ft); minimum not determined.

1910-13: Maximum discharge observed, 1,280 cfs June 18, 1911 (gage height, 8.45 ft, 

datum then in use); minimum observed, 11 cfs Sept. 27-30, Oct. 27 to Nov. 7, 1912.

Remarks. No regulation. Diversions for irrigation above station.

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the water years 

1912-13, superseding those published in WSP 360, are given herein. Complete table of 

daily discharge for the water year 1912 is given, but only revised figures are given 

for the water year 1913.

Date

1912

Oct. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

Discharge

33

35

37

39

41

44

46

46

46

45

45

45

44

43

Date

1912-Con.

Oct. 15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

Discharge

42

41

40

40

40

40

39

39

38

38

37

36

36

35

Date

1912-COn.

Oct. 29

30

31

Nov. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

Discharge

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

36

36

37

38

Month Maximum

November. ........................ 43

Date

1912-Con.

Nov. 12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

Minimum

35

Discharge

38

39

40

40

41

41

41

41

42

42

42

42

42

43

Date

1912-Con.

Nov. 26

27

28

29

30

Dec. 1

2

3

4

5

6

Mean

39.4

Discharge

43

43

43

43

43

42

42

42

41

41

41

acre-feet

2,340

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1911 to September 1912

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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

41

40

38

37

36

36

36

36

35

35

35

34

33

32_

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32 

32

1,058

34.1

2,100

Nov.

32

32

32

32

32

32

33

33

34

34

34

34

33

32

31

30

29

28

28

28

27

27

27

26

26

26

25

25

25

24

891

29.7

1,770

Dec.

24

54

23

23

23

22

22

21

21

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

21

21

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22 

22

667

21.5

1,320

Jan.

22

2?

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

21

21

20

20

20

20

19

18

18

17

16

IS

16

16

16 

16

620

20.0

1,230

Feb.

16

16

16

16

16

16

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

18

18

18

18

17

16

15

15

14

13

12

IS

14

15

16

17

464

16.0

920

Mar.

18

19

19

19

19

20

20

20

20

.

-

-

-

-

_

.

.

-

-

_

-

-

_

-

_

-

-

-

_

_

-

Apr.

.

-

-

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean

May

_

_

-

June

a550

585

545

505

465

425

391

374

357

340

*323

314

305

296

287

279

260

240

220

200

180

160

136

136

136

136

9,931

331

19,700

July

132

118

122

118

113

108

120

132

*144

150

155

165

175

180

190

195

200

203

T5o

180

170

155

140

130

122

120

118

115

112

110 

121

4,489

145

8,900

Aug.

104

ToT

98

96

94

91

88

86

84

82

82

82

82

81

80

79

78

76

73

70

67

64

62

61

61

60

60

59

59

58 

57_

2,375

76.6

4,710

Sept.

56" 57

55

55

54

53

53

52

52

51

50

48

47

46

45

44

43

43

42

40

39

38

38

37

37

36

36

35

35

1,352

45.1

2,680

Ac-ft

Water year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby streams.
258 REVISIONS OF RECORDS FOR DISCONTINUED STATIONS

3010. Walker River at Mason, Nev.

Location. Lat 38°56'55", long 119 0 11'10", in NE£ sec. 33, T. 13 N., R. 25 E., on left 

bank 600 ft upstream from highway bridge at Mason.

Records available.--November 1910 to September 1912, July 1913 to September 1916, May 

1921 to September 1922, October 1922 to September 1923 (gage heights and discharge 

measurements only), discontinued.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,400 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to May 15, 1921, staff gage on bridge pier 600 ft downstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--5 years (1911-12, 1913-16, 1921-22), 444 cfs (321,400 acre-ft per 

year).

Extremes.--1910-16, 1921-22: Maximum discharge observed, 4,710 cfs June 20, 1911 (gage 

height, 9.70 ft, site and datum then in use); minimum, 17 cfs Sept. 17, 19, 20, 1921.

Revisions.--The maximum discharge for the water year 1921 has been revised to 

1,300 cfs June 14, 1921 (gage height, 4.38 ft), superseding figure published in 

WSP 530.

Remarks. Flow regulated by off-channel storage in Topaz Reservoir since January 1922. 

Slight regulation by storage in Poor Lake and Twin Lakes Reservoirs. Diversions above 

station for irrigation above and below station.

Revisions (water years). Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the 

water year 1914, superseding those published in WSP 390, are given herewith:

Date

1914

Aug. 23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

Discharge

265

250

240

220

215

215

202

190

Date

L914-Con.

Aug. 31

Sept. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

Discharge

190

178

166

155

144

134

117

109

Date

1914-Con.

Sept. 8

9

1011

12

13

14

15

Discharge

102

88

88

82

82

82

82

82

Date

1914-Con.

Sept. 16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

Discharge

82

95

95

88

82

82

88

88

Date

1914-Con.

Sept. 24

25

26

27

28

29

30

Discharge

88

88

88

95

95

102

102

Month

Calendar year 1914. ...........................

Maximum

3,360

Minimum

82

Mean

778

788

Runoff In 

acre-feet

571,000
REVISIONS OP RECORDS FOR DISCONTINUED STATIONS 259

3075. Pleasant Valley Creek near Markleeville, Calif.

Location.--Lat 38°41', long 119°47', in NWi see. 28, T. 10 N., R. 20 E., 600 ft upstream 

from mouth and three-quarters of a mile southwest of Markleeville.

Drainage area. 25.4 sq mi.

Records available. November 1910 to November 1911 (discontinued).

Gage. Staff gage. Altitude of gage Is 5,550 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. 1911-12: Maximum discharge observed, 550 cfs June 16, 1911; minimum observed, 

0.5 cfs Jan. 12, 1911.

Remarks. Three Irrigation ditches above station; several small reservoirs on headwaters 

of stream.

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the water years 

1911 (complete dally table) and 1912, superseding those published In WSP 310, are 

given herein.

Date

1911

Oct. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

Discharge

3.1

2.3

1.5

.7

.7

.8

.8

1.3

1.6

Date

1911 -Con.

Oct. 10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

Discharge

1.9

2.2

2.5

2.9

3.2

3.5

3.8

4.1

4.4

Date

L 911 -Con.

Oct. 19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

Discharge

3.8

3.3

2.1

2.7

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.4

Date

1911-Con.

Oct. 28

29

30

31

Nov. 1

2

3

4

5

Discharge

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.2

2.6

Date

1911-Con.

Nov. 6

7

8

9

10

11

Discharge

3.8

5.0

5.2

5.4

5.6

5.8

Month

October 1911 .........................................

Maximum

4.4

Minimum

0.7

Mean

2.44

Runoff In 

acre-feet

150

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1910 to September 1911

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

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

-

-

Nov.

4

(*)

4.7

4.7

5.0

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.0

5.6

5.0

4.4

4.4

4.7

5.0

7.3

6.4

5.3

4.7

8.8

8.8

8.8

154.5

5.2

309

Dec.

8.8

8.8

16

11

6/7

9.9

11

12

8.8

15

22

T8

16

11

12

12

11

10

11

11

12

11

9.9

11

10

9.2

10

8.0

7.7

7.7

7.7

346.2

11.2

689

Calendar year 1910: Max -

Jan.

11

4.4

7.7

7.3

8.4

10

9.2

38

38

11

9.9

.5

172

1.8

8.0

15

22

7.3

16

19

22

21

20

32

22

19

16

86

154

220

T73

1 ,030.7

33.2

2,040

Feb.

126

103

102

82

74

63

63

67

63

52

52

52

52

47

41

52

42

40

38

36

38

38

34

29

29

57

43

29

-

1,544

55.1

3,060

Mar.

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

27

28

30

34

36

38

38

41

57

67

69

69

69

76

82

98

115

1,378

44.5

2,740

Apr.

126

145

164

144

144

110

113

110

126

96

96

*90

84

84

84

90

90

96

141

96

103

103

154

195

260

322

232

184

126

126

4,034

134

7,970

May

164

164

174

306

435

206

184

184

195

184

206

260

206

206

164

126

135

126

188

206

326

48O

458

502

322

306

333

360

306

262

219

7,893

255

15,700

June

195

255

315

375

435

450

435

420

450

480

487

495

502

518

534

550

525

502

480

458

413

*368

322

276

230

184

165

147

128

110

11,204

373

22,200

July

128

146

164

162

159

156

154

147

140

133

126

128

130

132

135

126

116

106

96

74

52

30

51

72

50

48

46

44

43

*42

40

3,176

102

6,270

Aug.

37

35

33

31

29

27

25

23

22

20

18

16

12

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.1

7.0

6.9

6.7

6.1

5.5

4.8

4.2

3.6

445.6

14.4

885

Sept.

3.1

2.7

2.5

2.4

2.2

6.0

9.0

13

16

13

10

7.0

4.0

3.6

22

22

22

22

21

19

16

14

12

9.0

7.3

6.1

5.0

4.9

4.7

3.9

305.4

10.2

607

Mln - Mean - Ac-ft -

Water year 1910-11 : Max 550 Mln 0.5 Mean t86.7 Ac-ft t62,700

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Yearly figure partly estimated; monthly figure for October not available.

Note. No gage-height record Nov. l-10j discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby stream.
260 REVISIONS Of.,RECORDS FOR DISCONTINUED STATIONS

3115. Carson River near Empire, Nev.

Location. Lat 39°10', long 119°41', in sec. 12, T. 15 N , R. 20 E., on left bank Just 

below tailrace of Brunswick mill power canal, a quarter of a mile downstream from highway bridge and 2 miles east of Empire.

Drainage area. 988 sq mi.

Records available. June to December 1895, October 1900 to January 1923 (discontinued).

Gage. Staff gage. Altitude of gage is 4,560 ft (from river-profile map). Prior to 

Feb. 24, 1911, at several sites within three-quarters of a mile of described site at 

different datums.

Average discharge.--22 years (1900-22), 516 cfs (373,600 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--1900-23: Maximum discharge observed, 5,160 cfs Jan. 23, 1914 (gage height, 

 8.0 ft); no flow Aug. 31, Sept. 4, 5, 14, 1905.

Revisions. The maximum discharge observed for the water year 1901 has been

revised to 3,300 cfs May 18, 1901 (gage height, 5.25 ft), superseding figure published

in WSP 75.

Remarks. Several diversions for irrigation above station. 

Cooperation. Records for 1915-23 furnished by Bureau of Reclamation.

Revisions (water years). Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the 

water year 1917, superseding those published in WSP 460, are given herewith:

1917

15.....

16.....

17.....

1917-Co 

Jan. 1 

1 

2 

2 

2

Month

Water year 

Calendar ye

1916-17...

>ar 1917. . .

1. 

3........ 1

Maximum

3,250 

3,250

10 

30 

50 

60 

75

1917-Con. 

Jan . 23 ........ 180

Minimum

110 

13

13

Mean

592 

561

Runoff in 

acre-feet

428,000 

406,000

3140. Hanks Creek near Deeth, Nev.

Location. Lat 41°28', long 115°16', in NW£ sec. 6 (revised), T. 41 N., R. 60 E. (revised^ 

on left bank 600 ft above mouth, 4 miles above Buena Vista ranch, and 32 miles north 

of Deeth.

Records available. March 1913 to September 1914 (discontinued).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,760 ft (from river-profile map). Prior 

to July 16, 1913, at site 300 ft upstream at different datum.

Extremes. 1913: Maximum discharge during period March to September, 44 cfs Aug. 29 

(gage height, 3.02 ft); minimum daily, 1.0 cfs several days in September.

1913-14: Maximum discharge during years, 101 cfs Apr. 16 (gage height, 4.74 ft); 

minimum not determined.

Cooperation. Gage-height record furnished by Carey Act Reclamation Association, 1913.

Revisions (water years). Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the 

water year 1913, superseding those published in WSP 360, are given herewith:

1913 

July 21........ 3.4

22........ 4.4

23........ 9.0

24........ 10

1913-Con. 

July 26........ 3.6

27........ 8.0

28........ 8.0

29........ 8.0

1913-Con. 

July 31........ 8.0

Aug. 1........ 8.0

2.. ...... 7.0

3........ 4.5

Augus

Month

t.. .........................

Maximum

8

Minimum

2.0

Mean

2.92

Runoff in 

acre-feet

179
REVISIONS OF RECORDS FOR DISCONTINUED STATIONS 261

3170. Lamoille Creek near Halleck, Nev.

Location (revised) . Lat 40°55'40", long 115°26'20", in SW£ sec. 9, T. 35 N., R. 58 E.,

on left bank li miles southeast of Halleck and 2 miles upstream from mouth. 

Drainage area. 245 sq mi.

Records available. May 1913 to September 1919 (discontinued). 

Gage. Staff gage. Altitude of gage is 5,240 ft (from topographic map). Prior to

Tug. 19, 1915, to Sept. 20, 1917, at datum 2.5 ft lower. 

Average discharge. 6 years, 46.4 cfs (33,590 acre-ft per year). 

Extremes. 1913-19; Maximum discharge observed, 556 cfs June 5, 1914 (gage height,

6.7 ft, datum then in use); no flow at times 1915-19.

Revisions. Figures of maximum discharge observed for the water years 1917 and 1919

have been revised to 420 cfs June 21-23, 1917 (gage height 7.1 ft), and 204 cfs

May 31, 1919 (gage height, 3.40 ft), superseding those published in WSP 460 and 510,

respectively.

Remarks.--Diversions for irrigation above station. 

Revlslo'ns (water years). Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the

water years iyi7 and 1919, superseding those published in WSP 460 and 510, are given

herewith:

Date

1917

May 19

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

June 1

3

4

5

6

Discharge

134

134

178

291

351

351

291

256

225

178

140

152

152

140

Date

1917-Con.

June 7

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

Discharge

134

140

204

197

330

256

197

178

204

291

373

373

373

420

Date

1917-Con.

June 22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

July 1

2

3

4

5

Discharge

420

420

373

351

351

330

330

291

291

256

240

240

240

240

Date

1917-Con.

July 6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

18

19

20

Discharge

240

225

211

204

190

178

152

152

140

140

134

140

152

140

Date

1917-Con.

July 21

1919

May 22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Discharge

140

87

112

136

160

190

194

198

200

202

204

Month

Water year 

Calendar y

Water year

;ar 1917....... .......

1918-19..............

Maximum

351 

420 

256 

420 

420

204 

204

Minimum

66 

123 

82 

0 

1

36 

0

Mean

137 

261 

160 

64.2 

65.9

85.3 

22.0

Runoff in 

acre-feet

8,440 

15,500 

9,810 

4,6,500 

47,700

5,240 

15,900

3180. North Fork Humboldt River near Halleck, Nev.

Location. Lat 40°56', long 115°33', in SE£ sec. 9, T. 35 N., R. 57 E., on left bank

150 ft downstream from Southern Pacific Railroad Co. bridge, a quarter of a mile

upstream from mouth, and 6 miles west of Halleck. 

Drainage area. 1,020 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. April 1898 to December 1899, January to March 1900 (gage heights

only), October 1902 to January 1904 (gage heights and discharge measurements only),

March 1904 to December 1909, September 1910 to March 1911, June 1911 to December 1913.

Published as "at Peko" 1898-1900 and as "near Elburz" 1903-6. 

Gage. Staff gage. Altitude of gage is 5,170 ft (from river-profile map). Prior to

(Jet. 10, 1902, at site 150 ft upstream at different datum. 

Average discharge.--8 years (1898-99, 1904-9, 1911-13), 93.1 cfs (67,400 acre-ft per

year). 

Extremes. 1898-99. 1904-9, 1911-13: Maximum discharge observed, 1,580 cfs Apr. 16, 1899

(gage height, 6.80 ft, site and datum then in use); no flow for many days in late

summer 1905, 1906.

Remarks. Many diversions for irrigation above station. 

Revisions (water years). Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for

the water year 1904, superseding those published in WSP 133, are given herewith:

Date

1904

May 19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

Discharge

188

216

216

356

342

314

328

384

412

Date

1904-Con.

May 28

29

30

31

June I

2

3

4

5

Discharge

412

384

355

328

286

258

258

258

230

Date

1904-Con.

June 6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

Discharge

200

174

188

216

188

160

160

160

132

Date

1904-Con.

June 15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

Discharge

132

105

81

59

70

70

50

40

40

Date

1904-Con.

June 24

25

26

27

28

29

Discharge

34

27

18

18

19

22

Month Maximum

286

Minimum

18

Mean

123

Runoff In 

acre-feet

7,320
262 REVISIONS OF RECORDS FOR DISCONTINUED STATIONS

3275. Humboldt River near Golconda (at Comus), Nev.

Location.--Lat 40°58'40", long 117°29'20", In SWlr sec. 21, T. 36 N., R. 40 E., at highway bridge l£ miles north of Golconda, Humboldt County, and 12 miles upstream from

mouth of Little Humboldt River. 

Drainage area. 10,800 sq ml, approximately. 

Records available. October 1894 to December 1909, September 1910 to September 1917 (discontinued). 

Gage. Chain gage. Altitude of gage is 4,300 ft (from topographic map). Prior to Nov. 5,

T!910, staff gages near described site at various datums. 

Average'discharge.--22 years, 319 cfs (230,900 acre-ft per year).

1910-11: Maximum discharge observed, 799 cfs Apr. 1, 2 (gage height, 7.2 ft); no

flow Aug. 23-28, Sept. 7, 14, 18, 21, 25-28.

Extremes. 1894-1909. 1910-17: Maximum discharge observed, 3,160 cfs Apr. 3, 5, 6, 8, 10, 

 13, 15. 17, 20, 22, 24, 27, 29, May 1, 1907 (gage height, 16.6 ft, site and datum then

In use); no flow at times.

Revisions.--The maximum discharge observed for the water year 1911 has been revised

to 799 cfs Apr. 1, 2, 1911 (gage height, 7.2 ft), superseding figure published In

WSP 330.

Remarks. Many diversions for irrigation above station. 

Revisions (water years).--Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the

water years 1904, 1907-8, 1911-13, and 1916-17, superseding those published In WSP 133,

250, 310, 330, 360, 440, and 360 are given herein. Complete table of daily discharge

is given for water year 1911, but only revised figures are given for other water years.

Date

1904

Sept. 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

1907

Sept. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

Oct. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Discharge

44

38

32

26

22

18

18

12

12

9

9

9

9

9

9

7

4

4

4

4

4

4

3

3

6

10

14

20

24

24

274

26Z

250

238

238

233

222

217

212

207

202

202

192

182

172

168

158

150

150

150

150

150

150

150

150

150

150

150

150

150

154

154

154

154

154

154

154

154

Date

1907 -Con.

Oct. 9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Nov. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

Dec. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

Discharge

163

163

168

177

177

177

177

177

177

177

177

187

202

202

212

212

212

222

244

244

244

256

256

256

268

281

281

281

288

288

288

288

288

288

288

301

301

301

308

308

323

323

323

323

323

323

338

338

346

346

346

346

362

362

362

362

362

362

370

389

389

389

389

389

389

389

408

427

437

437

Date

1907 -Con.

Dec. 18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

1908

Jan. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Feb. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

Discharge

437

437

437

457

477

477

477

477

477

477

477

457

477

477

549

549

467

467

467

428

373

323

278

236

204

204

216

216

216

216

230

230

230

233

236

236

236

243

250

250

264

264

250

250

236

243

243

230

230

230

230

230

243

243

243

264

264

264

264

264

264

278

278

264

264

271

271

271

Date

1908-Con.

Feb. 24

25

26

27

28

29

1911

Oct. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

39

30

31

Nov. 1

2

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

25

26

27

28

29

30

Dec. 1

2

3

4

5

Discharge

257

257

257

257

257

271

0

.3

0

.3

1.0

1.0

2.2

1.0

1.4

1.4

.5

1.4

.5

1.4

.5

.1

.5

.1

.5

.5

.1

.5

.1

.5

.5

0

0.1

.1

0

.3

.3

.3

.3

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

£.9

2.9

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

£.2

1.4

1.4

2.9

5.1

8.0

8.0

14

14

14

14

9.8

9.8

12

12

12

12

12

Date

1911-Con.

Dec. 6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

1912

Jan. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Feb. 1

2

3

4

5

G

7

8

9

10

11

Discharge

12

12

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

16

16

16

16

16

14

12

12

12

14

14

14

12

9.8

9.8

8.0

9.8

9.8

12

12

14

14

14

16

20

23

23

28

23

2C

23

31

40

47

47

50

50

50
REVISIONS OF RECORDS FOR DISCONTINUED STATIONS 263

3275. Humboldt River near Golconda (at Comus), Nev. Continued

Revised figures of discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1904, 1907-8, 1911-13, 

and 1916-17 Continued

Date

1912-Con.

Feb. 12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

1913

Feb. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

Discharge

50

50

49

49

49

49

49

52

54

57

64

67

70

70

70

74

78

78

81

81

81

81

78

78

74

74

78

78

84

84

88

88

92

95

120

129

Date

1913-Con.

Feb. 19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

Mar. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

Discharge

161

185

212

242

242

212

212

198

198

185

185

173

161

161

161

150

150

139

161

185

198

212

226

242

274

274

274

274

274

292

292

292

292

274

274

274

274

258

Date

1913-Con.

Mar. 29

30

31

Apr. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

May 1

2

3

4

5

Discharge

258

242

242

258

258

274

274

274

274

292

310

328

346

366

386

366

346

346

366

386

386

386

366

366

346

328

310

310

292

258

242

212

185

346

292

258

258

242

Date

1913-Con.

May 6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

1915

Nov. 17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

Discharge

212

185

161

150

139

139

139

139

139

139

139

139

139

150

185

198

198

198

198

198

185

185

226

173

150

212

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1-0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

Date

1915-Con.

Nov. 27

28

29

30

Dec. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17-31

1916

Jan. 1-3

4

5

6

7

8

10-31

tfov. 25-28

1917

Jan. 1-31

Aug. 5

Discharge

1.0

2.0

2,0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

t3

t5

7

9

12

21

25

t50

t60

t66

t55

257

Month

Calendar year 1904. ........

January 1912 .................

Calendar year 1912 .........

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

Water year 1912-13. . .......

Calendar year 1913. ........

November 1915 ................

Water year 1916-17 .........

Calendar year 1917 .........

Maximum

1,060

292

680

680

4

1,950

1,950

Minimum

-

8.0

139

26

26

0.7

2.5

Mean

359

950

1,020

187

183

1.01 

2 94

460

464

Runoff In 

acre-feet

260,900

135,100

132,900

60

336,100

t Average for period Indicated.
264 REVISIONS OF RECORDS FOR DISCONTINUED STATIONS

3275. Humboldt River near Golconda (at Comus), Nev. Continued 

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1910 to September 1911

Day

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

> 1.4

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.4

1.4

1.4 

1.4

43.4

1.40

86

Nov.

iii 

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.0

T7o

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

39.2

1.31

78

Dec.

fc1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

2.9

4.0

4.0

6.6

9.8

9.8

9.8

14

18

23

28

34

34

34

34

34 

40

359.5

11.6

713

Jan.

H37

40

40

40

40

47

47

54

54

61

61

61

73

73

73

82

82

90

108

160

160

172

172

210

224

238

238

253 

253

3,311

107

6,570

Feb.

276 

254

292

300

334

334

317

326

334

370

408

408

428

458

458

500

478

478

478

478

458

458

448

438

418

398

398

361

-

11,116

397

22,050

Mar.

361 

326

326

292

2§2

308

308

308

343

343

352

361

398

418

438

458

458

489

510

510

510

531

553

575

621

645

669

694

719

719

745

14,580

470

28,920

Apr.

799 

799

772

772

719

719

694

694

694

669

669

645

645

645

645

669

621

598

575

575

575

575

553

553

531

510

500

489

448

448

18,800

627

37,290

May

428 

448

408

389

370

370

300

284

300

284

284

284

268

238

238

238

224

224

224

224

224

224

210

210

197

197

197

197

197

197 

197

8,274

267

16,410

June

197 

197

197

197

224

224

224

238

253

253

284

300

300

317

334

352

370

370

408

428

448

448

468

468

468

468

489

510

510

531

10,475

349

20,780

July

553 

53T

510

468

468

448

408

224

210

184

184

174

160

160

149

149

138

138

128

108

108

82

82

82

73

73

82

76

68

62 

58

6,336

204

12,570

Aug.

50 

50

44

44

44

37

37

31

31

26

26

26

20

16

16

12

6.6

6.6

4.0

1.0

1.0

.3

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.0

2.2 

2.2

534.9

17.3

1,060

Sept.

1.0 

2.2

272

.3

.3

.3

0

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

.1

.1

.1

0

.1

.1

0

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

.3

.3

8.3

0.28

16

Calendar year 1910: Max - Mln - Mean - Ao-ft -

Water year 1910-11: Max 799 Mln 0 Mean 202 ' Ac-ft 146,500

3340. Humboldt-Lovelock Irrigation, Light'and Power Co.'s outlet canal near Humboldt, Nev.

Location.--Lat 40°36'25", long 118°18'20", in SE£ sec. 30, T. 32 N., R. 33 E , at outlet

of lower Humboldt (Taylor-Pitt) Reservoir and 2j miles west of Humboldt. 

Records available.--February 1914 to September 1920, October 1921 to September 1941. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder and Cippoletti weir. Altitude of gage is 4,140 ft (from topo-

 graphic map). Oct. I, 1924, to April 1936, staff gage and Cippoletti weir.

Average discharge.--26 years, 14.0 cfs (10,140 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--1914^0, 1921-41; Maximum discharge, 296 cfs (revised) Apr. 30, 1915 (maximum

 daily discharge as published in WSP 880, 900, 930 is in error); practically no flow at

times each year. 

Remarks.--Flow regulated by reservoir outlet gates a few hundred feet upstream. Canal

 coMucts stored water released from Humboldt (Taylor-Pitt) Reservoirs to Rye Patch

Reservoir, from which it is later released and carried in natural river channel to

Lovelock district for use in irrigation. 

Cooperation --Records for 1934-36 furnished by Humboldt River water commissioner and for

1937-41 by Bureau of Reclamation. 

Revisions (water years).--Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the

water year 1914, superseding those published in WSP 390, are given herewith:

Date

1914

Feb. 15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

Mar. 2

3

4

Discharge

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.3

.0

.0

.9

.9

.6

.3

Date

914 -Con.

Mar. 5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

Discharge

1.0

1.3

1.3

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

Date

1914-Con.

Mar. 21

22

23

24

Apr. 1

July 17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

Discharge

.8

.8

.8

.8

1.6

2.5

.9

.9

.9

.9

.6

.6

.6

.6

1.6

1.6

Date

1914-Con.

July 28

29

30

31

Apr. 24

Sept. 3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

Discharge

1.6

.6

.9

.9

.3

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

Date

L914-Con.

Sept. 14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

Discharge

1.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

Month

February 1914 ..............

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

Maximum

64

77

Minimum

0.9

0.8

1.3

1.0

Mean

_

5.23

Runoff in 

acre-feet

164

1,000

4,340

311
REVISIONS OF RECORDS FOR DISCONTINUED STATIONS 

3390. Donner Creek near Truckee, Calif.

265

Location. Lat 39°19'15", long 120°12'10", in SE^ sec. 16, T. 17 N., R. 16 E., 1 mile

downstream from Cold Creek, 1.5 miles southwest of Truckee, and 2 miles downstream

from Donner Lake.

Drainage area. 30 sq mi (approximately). 

Records available . October 1902 to September 1915. March 1928 to December 1943 (discontinued). 

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,850 ft (from topographic map). Prior

To Sept. 12, 1909, staff gage 40 ft upstream at different datum. Sept. 12, 1909, to

Sept. 30, 1915, staff gage at described site and datum. 

Average discharge.--26 years (1902-13, 1928-43), 76.7 cfs. 

Extremes .--1902^5. 1928-43: Maximum discharge, 1,800 cfs Dec. 11, 1937 (gage height,

6.2 ft on outside gage); no flow on several days in 1906, 1907, and 1913.

Revisions. The maximum daily discharge for the water year 1903 has been revised to

478 cfs May 13, 1903, superseding figure published in WSP 300. 

Remarks. Flow regulated by Donner Lake. No diversion. 

Revlsio'ns (water years) . Revised figures of discharge in cubic feet per second, for the

water years 1903-4 and 1909, superseding those published in WSP 300, are given herein.

Complete table of daily discharge is given for the water year 1903, but only revised

figures are given for other water years.

Date

1904

Jan. 1

2

3

4

5

6-31

1909

May 1

2

3

4

5

6

Discharge

5

5

11

25

14 1-15

300

300

354

368

396

440

Date

1909 -Con.

May 7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

Discharge

456

472

525

480

420

375

330

285

315

285

285

285

300

315

Date

1909 -Con.

May 21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

June 1

2

3

Discharge

315

285

270

270

270

315

360

330

285

300

360

495

495

495

Month

May 1909 .............................................

Calendar year 19C

Date

1909-Con.

June 4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

Maximum

709

862

Discharge

525

525

480

480

465

465

480

480

480

480

480

450

435

405

Minimum

_

1

Date

1909-Con.

June 18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

Mean

135

Discharge

375

255

255

285

300

270

255

242

230

218

205

192

Runoff in 

acre -feet

97,800

t Average for period indicated.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1902 to September 1903

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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

3

1

1

1

1

1 

1

1

-

-

-

Nov.

1

T

l

l

l

l

l

1

1

9

9

4

4

16

4

7

5

16

5

3

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5 

3

139

5

276

Dec.

3

3

5

5

5

7

5

5

7

7

7

6

3

5

5

5

6

5

3

3

3

3

3

4

5

3

3

2

4

19

25

174

6

345

Calendar year 1902: Max - ,-.-.. __ .

Jan.

22

25

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

28

28

25

25

22

19

19

16

16

14

16

19

16

22

56

67

36

36

56

56 

46

36

875

28

1,740

Feb.

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

28

25

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

-

864

31

1,710

Min -

Mar.

28

3?

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

36

67

67

67

62

62

28

92

92 

360

?55

1,748

56

3,470

Apr.

209

198

157

157

167

138

148

157

198

198

177

148

138

157

138

121

121

121

121

121

138

167

177

209

267

267

243

243

267 

267

5,335

178

10 , 600

May

280

305

318

388

374

418

388

388

433

433

418

463

478 SeTj

267

403

360

318

220

209

220

292

232

243

243

243

232

232

280 

332

388

10,158

328

20, 100

June

374

*3Tff

292

267

243

243

243

220

220

209

209

198

198

157

130

167

121

138

114

121

121

106

92

99

130

99

79

62

62 

56

5,088

170

10, 100

July

56

3ff

56

56

56

46

46

46

32

28

28

16

16

16

16

16

16

14

11

*11

11

11

11

7

7

6

6

6

6 

6

*7

722

23

*1,414

Aug.

6

6

5

5

4

4

5

5

5

5

3

16

TT

11

i

1

1

l

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1 

1

*1

108

3

*184

Sept.

 s2

1

T

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

32

1

*60

Mean - Ac-ft -

Water year 19O2-3 : Max 478 Min - Mean a69 .3 Ac-ft a50,100

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Yearly figure only partly estimated on basis of records for nearby streams; one monthly figure 

not available.

534539 O -60 -18
266 REVISIONS OP RECORDS FOR DISCONTINUED STATIONS

3400. Prosser Creek near Truokee, Calif.

Location. Lat 39°22'45" long 120°09'00", in SW£ sec. 25, T. 18 N., R. 16 E. (revised), 

at highway bridge, 200 ft downstream from Alder Creek, 2 miles upstream from mouth and 

4 miles north of Truckee.

Drainage area. 48 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. June 1903 to October 1904, September 1907 to June 1912. Published as 

Prosser Creek near Hobart Mills prior to 1911.

Gage. Staff gage. Altitude of gage is 5,650 ft (from topographic map). Prior to June 1, 

T911, several staff gages in vicinity of described site at different datums.

Average discharge. 5 years (1903-4, 1907-11), 140 ofs.

Extremes. 1903-4. 1907-12: Maximum discharge observed, 1,360 cfs Jan. 16, 1909 (gage 

height, 5.8 ft, site and datum then in use); minimum daily, 4 cfs Aug. 12, 1908.

Revisions (water years).--Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the 

water years 1903-4 and 1910, superseding those published in WSP 300, are given herein. 

Complete table of daily discharge for water years 1903-4 is given, but only revised 

figures are given for the water year 1910.

Date

1909 

Dec. 3 

4 

5 

6

Discharge

250 

150 

150 

150

Date

1909-Con. 

Dec. 7 

16 

17 

18

Discharge

150 

130 

130 

130

Date

1909-Con. 

Dec. 19 

20 

21 

22

Discharge

130 

130 

130 

130

Date

1909-Con. 

Dec. 23

1910 

Jan. 2-15

Month

December 

Calend

January 

Februarj 

Water 

Calenc

1909. .......-....-.-----.

ar year 1 

1910

909..............

year 1909 

ar year 1

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

910..............

Maximum

480 

1,290

277

900 

440

Minimum

7

7 

7

Discharge

130 

tllO

Mean

170 

187

105 

110 

129 

103

Date

1910-Con. 

Jan. 16-31 

Feb. 1-28

Discharge

t90 

tllO

Runoff in 

acre-feet

10,500 

135,200

6,460 

6,110 

93,200 

74,500

t Average for period Indicated.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, June to September 1903

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

Calendar year : Max

Jan. Feb.

-

Mln

Mar. Apr. May June

_

_

_

_

-

_

-

_

_

-

_

-

-

.

-

_

_

_

-

-

_

-

.

_

-

_

92

92

130

98

_

-

-

July

92

55

85

63

70

50

50

50

42

40

42

50

40

36

40

40

42

*40

32

36

36

32

30

29

29

26

26

26

w-r 24

24

*26

1,333

43.0

2,640

Aug.

26

?e

23

23

23

*23

23

21

20

20

20

18

18

*18

18

18

16- 16

16

16

16

16

16

17

16

16

 16

16

16

16

16

579

18.7

1,150

Sept.

14

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

16.

16

16

16

16

16

16

12

12

12

12

390

13.0

774

Mean Ac-ft

water year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

Discharge measurement made on this day.
REVISIONS OP RECORDS FOR DISCONTINUED STATIONS 267

3400. Prosser Creek near Truckee, Calif. Continued 

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 19o3 to September 1904

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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

14

16

16

16

14

14

14

16

23

' a!5

472

15.2

936

Nov.

> a!5

-

880

293

390

410

312

221

59

42

50

145

470

390

256

130

92

80

59

70

70 

80

3,849

128

7,630

Dec.

70

70

50

b40

> b30

1,040

33.5

2,060

Calendar year 1903: Max -

Jan.

> b40

1,240

50

2,460

Feb.

"

> b40

b250

116

238

532

880

924

880

682

595

274

80

6,801

235

13,490

Mar.

238

293

312

274

238

274

390

470

390

470

390

274

256

238

221

221

274

350

726 616"

410

312

293

238

221

221

238

331

430

312

274

10,195

329

20,230

Apr.

274

312

331

293

256

293

331

410

450

490

511

553

638

660

616

553

490

470

430

430

350

331

256

256

256

238

238

*238

238

221

11,413

380

22,610

May

256

238

238

293

293

312

350

430

470

552

532

532

*532

511

532

511

511

511

490

490

490

470

470

470

450

*430

430

430

430

390

390

13,414

433

26,620

June

390

390

410

3§0

370

390

390

350

312

312

*312

312

293

312

312

*312

274

274

238

238

238

238

238

238

238

221

205

521

238

238

8,894

296

17,610

July

*205

2T55"

205

175

175

175

175

175

145

145

145

145

*145

130

116

116

103

103

103

103

103

103

*103

92

92

92

92

80

80

en69

3,975

128

7,870

Aug.

69

91

69

69

69

69

69

69

59

50

50

50

*50

50

50

50

50

35

35

35

35

26

2T

30

26

26

26

30

*30

26

26

1,445

45.8

2,816

Sept.

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

23

23

23

26

26

23

23

23

23

30

35

35

30

30

26

26

26

30

793

26.4

1,571

Mln - Mean - Ac-ft -

Water year 1903-4 i Max 924 Mln - Mean 174 Ao-ft 125,900

* 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.
268 REVISIONS OF RECORDS FOR DISCONTINUED STATIONS

3620. Flfteenmile Creek near Warner Lake, Oreg.

Location. Lat 42°01', long 120°01', in sec. 21, T. 41 S., R. 23 E., half a mile (revised) 

north of California-Oregon State line, 6 miles south of former town of Warner Lake, 

and 13 miles southwest of Adel.

Drainage area. 15 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. March to May 1913 (published as "near Fort Bidwell"), December 1917 

to September 1919, April to June 1922 (discontinued).

Gage. Staff gage. Altitude of gage is 5,400 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes.--1913. 1917-19, 1922: Maximum discharge observed, 88 cfs (revised) Apr. 4, 

1919 (gage height, 2.9 ft); minimum observed, 0.5 cfs Aug. 18 to Sept. 8, 1918.

Revisions. The maximum discharge observed for the water year 1919 has been revised 

to 88 cfs Apr. 4, 1919 (gage height, 2.9 ft), superseding figure published in WSP 510.

Remarks. No regulation. A few small diversions for irrigation above station.

Revisions (water years). Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the 

water year 1918, superseding those published in WSP 480, are given herewith:

Date

1918

May 1

Z

3

4

5

6

Discharge

2.5

3.0

3.5

4.0

6.0

4.0

Date

1918-Con.

May 7

8

9

10

11

12

Discharge

3.2

3.0

2.9

2.8

2.5

2.5

Date

1918-Con.

May 13

14

15

16

17

18

Discharge

2.6

2.7

2.8

3.0

3.4

2.7

Date

1918-Con.

May 19

20

21

22

23

24

Discharge

2.3

2.7

2.4

2.3

2.1

2.0

Date

1918-Con.

May 25

26

27

Discharge

1.9

1.8

1.7

Month

Calendar year 1918. .............

Maximum

23

Minimum

.5

Mean

1.56

Runoff In 

acre -feet

1,130
REVISIONS OF RECORDS FOR DISCONTINUED STATIONS 369

1745. Deep Creek at Adel, Oreg.

Location.--Lat 43°10', long 119°54', near center of sec. 31, T. 39 S., R. 24 E., at south

 edge of Adel, an eighth of a mile upstream from highway bridge.

Drainage area.--874 sq mi (revised). , , ,. -,^m

Records available. May 1909 to May 1916, December 1917 to September 1919, January 1921

to December 1922 (discontinued). 

Gage.--Staff gage. Altitude of gage is 4,500 ft (from topographic map).

 "^Q Mr,,, IT T 01 C ar^rt Tan Sfl T. 091 1-n flnir 9. X 1 Q9.5 U1H hPf-R tflffR TfiC

Mar. 10, 1914,

;

_ __ _ __ _ o^B^ *-** ** , OVJU 1 U V1 A Ulll IJU^UJ^A a.yisj.\f uit*^ / . riuj. . j-« j «-* j 

o May 31,°1916, and Jan. 30, 1921, to Aug. 2a, 192S, water-stage recorder or staff 

gage at same site and datum. _ 

Average discharge.--8 years (1909-15, 1918-19, 1921-22), 142 cfs (103,000 acre-ft per

Extremes'. 1909-16, 1917-19, 1921-22: Maximum discharge observed, 4,950 cfs Mar. 2 1910

 (gage height, 9.0 ft); minimum observed, 1.4 cfs July 18-21, 1919 (gage height 2.4 ft). 

Remarks. No regulation. Diversions above station for irrigation by several small ditches,

 flooding of lowlands during high flow season, and by five canals within 2 miles

upstream from station. Return flow from canals enters Deep Creek mostly below station. 

Revisions (water years) . Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the

 water year 1912, superseding those published in WSP 330, are given herewith:

Date

1912

Feb. 19

20

21

Discharge

130

100

70

Date

1912 -Con.

Feb. 22

23

24

Discharge

50

40

35

Date

19 12 -Con.

Feb. 25

26

27

Discharge

30

28

26

Date

19 12 -Con.

Feb. 28

29

Discharge

25

25

Month Maximum

139

1,260

1,260

Minimum

24

4

Mean

61.8

170

173

Runoff In 

acre -feet

3,550

123,000

126,000

3841. Chewaucan River at Paisley, Oreg.

Location. Lat 42°42', long 120°33', in SEij sec. 23, T. 33 S., R. 18 E. , half a mile

west of Paisley and 2| miles downstream from Mill Creek. 

Drainage area. 278 sq mi (revised). 

Records available.--January 1905 to December 1907, January 1909 to April 1912, April

to June 1913 (fragmentary), discontinued.

Gage. Staff gage. Altitude of gage is 4,390 ft (from river-profile map). 

Extremes. 1905-7 1909-13: Maximum discharge observed, 4,000 cfs Nov. 23, 1909 (gage

height, 9.4 ft), from rating curve extended above 850 cfs; minimum observed, 19 cfs

July 30, 31, Aug. 3-S7, Aug. 30 to Sept. 4, 1905, Aug. 17-24, 1907 (gage height,

3.4 ft).

Remarks. No regulation. Diversion by Conn ditch 2 miles upstream. 

Revlslo'ns (water years) . Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the

water year 1905-6, superseding those published in WSP 370, are given herewith:

Date

1905

July 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

Discharge

62

52

42

38

33

33

33

33

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

33

33

33

25

25

25

33

25

25

25

Date

1905 -Con.

July 30

31

Sept. 5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

Oct. 1

Discharge

19

19

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

33

42

33

33

33

Date

1905-Con.

Oct. 2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

Discharge

33

33

33

33

33

42

42

33

33

33

33

33

3Z

33

33

33

33

25

25

25

25

25

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

Date

1905-Con.

Oct. 31

Nov. 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

Discharge

33

25

25

33

25

25

33

33

33

33

33

25

25

33

42

33

42

42

42

42

33

33

33

42

33

33

42

33

42

Date

1905-Con .

Nov. 29

30

Dec. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

20

21

22

23

24

25

Discharge

33

33

33

42

42

42

25

33

33

30

32

35

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

36

36

36

36

40

60

Month

July 1905 ..............................

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

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

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

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

Calendar year 1905 .............................

Water year 1905-6 ....................... ... . .

Maximum

1,000

Minimum

25

25

25

25

Mean

91 7

186

Runoff In 

acre-feet

1 990

134,000
270 REVISIONS OF RECORDS FOR DISCONTINUED STATIONS

3890. West Fork Silver Creek near Silver Lake, Oreg.

Location. Lat 43°05', long 121 "05', in NW£ sec. 8, T. 29 S., R. 14 E., three-quarters of

 a mile (revised) upstream from mouth and 4 miles (revised) southwest of town of Silver 

Lake.

Drainage area.--27 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.-March 1919 to August 1923 (irrigation seasons only), March 1925 to

 September 1926, March 1927 to September 1932 (irrigation seasons only), discontinued. 

Monthly discharge only May 1929 to September 1932, published in WSP 1314.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,570 ft (from levels to former gage).

 Prior to Oct. 18, 1921, water-stage recorder half a mile downstream at different datum. 

Oct. 18, 1921, to Aug. 31, 1923, and Mar. 11, 1925, to Mar. 16, 1928, water-stage 

recorder; Mar. 17, 1928, to Apr. 22, 1932, staff gage, at described site and datum.

Extremes. 1919-23. 1925-32: Maximum discharge, 138 cfs Apr. 11, 1921 (gage height,

2.24 ft, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 20 cfs; no flow 

Aug. 17-19, 21, 22, 1932.

Revisions.--Figures of maximum discharge for the water years 1925-26 have been 

revised to 130 cfs May 22, 1925 (gage height, 2.1 ft), and 16 cfs Dec. 8, 1925 (gage 

height, 0.75 ft), superseding those published in WSP 610 and 630, respectively.

Remarks. No regulation or diversion above station.

Revisions (water years).--Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the 

water year 1928, superseding those published in WSP 670, are given herewith:

Date

1928

Apr. 1

Z

3

4-26

Discharge

15

15

15 tie

Date

1928-Con.

Apr. 27

28

29

30

Discharge

19

20

21

24

Date

1928-Con.

May 1

2-18

19

20

Discharge

25

t20

15

15

Date

1928-Con.

May 21

22

23

24

Discharge

15

14

14

12

Date

1928-Con.

May 25

Discharge

13

Month

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

Mean

16.6

16.8

Runoff In 

acre-feet

988

1,030

t Average for period indicated.

3925. Silvies River near Silvies, Oreg.

Location (revised).--Lat 43 055', long 118°58', in SE^ sec. 14, T. 19 S., R. 31 E., threequarters of a mile downstream from Trout Creek and 8 miles south of Silvies.

Drainage area. 510 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--May 1903 to December 1904, January 1909 to June 1911, April to 

June 1912, April to June 1916, March to June 1921, April to June 1922, April to 

June 1923 (discontinued). Monthly discharge only April 1912, published in WSP 1314.

Gage.--Staff gage. Altitude of gage is 4,500 ft (from topographic map). May 9 to 

June 26, 1903, at site half a mile upstream at different datum.

Extremes. 1903-4. 1909-12, 1916, 1921-23: Maximum discharge observed, 2,320 cfs 

Apr. 16, 1904 (gage height, 12.15 ft); no flow Aug. 22 to Sept. 12, 1910.

Remarks. No regulation. Diversions above station primarily by flooding during high

Revisions (water years).--Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the 

water year 1910, superseding those published in WSP 370, are given herewith:

Date

1909 

Dec. 1-31

1910 

Jan. 1-31

Discharge

tis

t20

Date

1910-Con. 

Feb. 1-28 

Mar. 1 

2 

22

Discharge

t30 

200 

500 

1,430

Date

1910-Con. 

Mar. 23 

24 

25 

26

Discharge

1,380 

1,380 

944 

730

Date

1910-Con. 

Mar. 27 

28 

29

Discharge

688 

563 

465

Month

December 1909 ...............................

Maximum

_

1,650

Minimum

1.2

0

0

Mean

81.7

95.8

Runoff in 

acre -feet

69,400

t Average for period indicated.
REVISIONS OP RECORDS FOR DISCONTINUED STATIONS 271

3945. Prater Creek near Burns, Oreg. 

(Formerly published as Prather Creek near Burns)

Location (revised) . La t 43°37', long 118°57', in S? sec. 25, T. 22 S., R. 31 E., 1 mile 

upstream from highway bridge and 6 miles northeast of Burns.

Drainage area. 20 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. March to June 1921, March to June 1922, March to June 1923 (discontinued).Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1314. Formerly 

published as Prather Creek near Burns.

Sage. Staff gage. Altitude of gage is 4,150 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. 1921-23: Maximum discharge observed, 115 cfs Apr. 6, 1922 (gage height, 3.8 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 20 cfs; no flow June 24-30, 1923.

Revisions. The maximum discharge observed during the period March to June 1921 has 

been revised to 46 cfs Mar. 17-19, 1921 (gage height, 3.3 ft), superseding figure published in WSP 530.

Remarks. No regulation or diversion above station.

Revisions (water years). Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, 

water year 1921, superseding those published in WSP 530, are given herewith:

Date Discharge Date Discharge Date Discharge Date Discharge Date D

for the

Date

1921 

Mar. 9 

10 

11 

12 

13

Discharge

23 

22 

21 

20 

20

Date

1921-Con. 

Mar. 14 

15 

16 

17 

18

Discharge

20 

20 

21 

30 

46

Date

1921-Con. 

Mar. 19 

20 

21 

22 

Apr. 1

Discharge

46 

25 

25

17 

17

Month

March 19 

April . . .

Date

1921-Con. 

Apr. 2 

3 

4 

5 

10

Maximum

46 

25

Discharge

25 

25 

17 

16 

16

Minimum

7.4 

7.4

Date

1921-Con. 

Apr. 11 

12

13

Mean

t!9.3 

13.7

Discharge

25 

25 

21

Runoff in 

acre-feet

1,190 

815

t Partly estimated.

3975. Krumbo Creek near Diamond, Oreg.

Location. Lat 42°57', long 118°48', in NW£ sec. 19, T. 30 S., R. 32 E., 4 miles upstream 

from mouth and 7 miles southwest of Diamond.

Drainage area. 37 sq mi (revised), approximately.

Records available. March to June 1911, April to September 1913 (fragmentary gage heights 

and discharge measurements only), April to June 1930 (monthly discharge only, published 

in WSP 1314). Records for July 1911, published in WSP 310, have been found to be unreliable and should not be used.

gage.--Staff gage. Altitude of gage is 4,200 ft (from topographic map). Mar. 17 to 

June 30, 1911, at same site at different datum.

Extremes. 1911. 1930: Maximum discharge observed, 68 cfs Mar. 22, 1911 (gage height, 

4.7 ft, datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 19 cfs; minimum daily, 

1.5 cfs June 26, 27, 1930.

Remarks. No regulation or diversion above station.

Revisions (water years). See Records available. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic 

feet per second, for the water year 1911, superseding those published in WSP 310, are 

given herewith:

Date

1911

Apr. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

Discharge

10

9.5

9.0

S.5

8.0

7.4

S.3

9.2

10

8.0

6.0

5.8

5.6

5.3

5.6

6.0

5.7

5.3

Date

1911-Con.

Apr. 19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

May 1

2

3

4

5

6

Discharge

5.0

4.8

4.6

4.3

4.1

4.6

5.0

5.5

6.0

5.4

4.8

4.3

4.2

4.0

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

Date

1911-Con.

May 7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

Discharge

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

Month

April 1911 ...............................................

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

Date

1911-Con.

May 25

26

27

28

29

30

31

June 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

Maximum

10

4.2

4.1

Discharge

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.1

4.0

3.9

3.9

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.0

4.0

3.9

Minimum

4.1

3.8

3.2

Date

1911-Con.

June 1Z

1.

14

IE

161"

1£

1J

2C

2]

2Z

22

24

2£

262"

2£

2£

5

L

)

)

)

L

30

Mean

6.39

3.92

3.63

Discharge

3.8

3.7

3.7

3.6

3.5

3.4

3.3

3.3

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.3

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.5

Runoff in

acre-feet

380

241

216
272 REVISIONS OP RECORDS FOR DISCONTINUED STATIONS

4060. Silver Creek near Narrows, Oreg.

Location.--Lat 43°23', long 119°22', in NW£ sec. 21, T. 25 S., R. 28 E., 14 miles southeast of Riley and 22 miles (revised) northwest of town of Narrows.

Drainage area. 630 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. April to June 1917, March 1919 to May 1923 (spring flood seasons 

only), discontinued.

Gage.--Staff gage. Altitude of gage is 4,200 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. 1917. 1919-23: Maximum discharge observed, 563 cfs (revised) Apr. 29, 1922 

(gage height, 5.3 ft); no flow at times each year.

Revisions. The maximum discharge observed for the water year 1922 has been revised 

to 563 cfs Apr. 29, 1922 (gage height, 5.3 ft), superseding figure published in 

WSP 550.

Remarks. Some regulation by irrigation dams upstream. Many diversions for irrigation 

aBove station. Records for high-water seasons only. Records herein include flow in 

Dunn Field ditch, which diverted a short distance upstream.

Revisions (water years). Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for 

the water year 1922, superseding those published in WSP 550, are given herewith:

Date

1922

Apr. 28

29

30

May 1

Discharge

516

553

554

540

Date

1922-Con.

May 2

3

4

18

Discharge

506

480

474

163

Date

1922-Con.

May 19

20

21

22

23

Discharge

127

127

121

109

109

May..

Month Maximum

554

540

Minimum

28

Mean

t217

229

Runoff In 

acre-feet

12,900

14,100

t Partly estimated.
DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES 273

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-gaging stations. 

When limited streamflow data are collected on a systematic basis over a period 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 reason are called measurements at miscellaneous sites.

No records were collected at partial-record stations during the 1958 water year. A 

table of measurements at miscellaneous sites for both low-flow and high-flow follows.

Those that are measurements of base 

of peak flow by a dagger (t) .

Discharge measurements made

Stream Tributary to

flow are designated by an asterisk (*); measurements

at miscellaneous sites during water year 1958

Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years)

Measurements

Date Discharge

Bear River basin

Sulphur Creek

Bear River . . .

Cub River. .. .

Logan River . .

Malad River . .

Bear River . . .

Great Salt

Lake.

Bear River . . .

Little Bear

River .

Bear River . . .

NEfrSEi seo.7, T.14 N., R.119 W.,

at mouth, 6j miles southeast of

Evanston, Wyo.

SEi sec. 6, T.ll N., R.8 E.,

below Beckwlth Qulnn Dam, 7

miles northeast of Randolph,

Utah.

Lat 42°08'10", long 111°39'00",

0.9 mile below Hlllyards Canyon

and 12 miles east of Preston,

Idaho .

SWiNWi sec .36, T.12 N., R.I E.,

100 ft above Logan Northern

Canal, 300 ft below State dam,

and 2i miles east of Logan,

Utah.5

Sec. 10, T.14 S., R.35 E., at

springs 1 mile upstream from

dam on Samaria Reservoir No. 2,

5j miles northwest of Malad

City, Idaho, and 8{ miles

upstream from Little Malad

River.

85

~

8.6

219

a3.3

1957

1913-14,

1956-57

1948-57

7-10-58

6-18-58

7-21-58

12- 5-57

6-28-58

7-19-58

8-29-58

10- 1-57

11- 5-57

12-16-57

1-27-58

2-22-58

4- 2-58

5-10-58

6-13-58

7-15-58

8-17-58

9-23-58

*50.7

*11.5

*5.57

*10.3

*307

*201

*142

*8.56

*8.05

*8.02

*9.14

9.98

10.7

9.29

*7.43

*8.41

*7.67

*8.99

Malheur and Harney Lakes basin, Oreg.

Krumbo Creek.

Klger Creek. .

McCoy Creek . .

Dormer und

Blltzen

River .

Malheur Lake

Outlet.

Dormer und

Blltzen

River .

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

Klger Creek. .

Malheur Lake.

Harney Lake . .

Sec. 19, T.30 S., R.32 E., 10

miles northeast of Frenchglen.

At former gaging station In

sec. 10, T.30 S., R.33 E., 2i

miles southeast of Diamond.

Sec. 2, T.30 S., R.32 E., 4 miles

southwest of Diamond.

At former gaging station near

Voltage .

Sec. 26, T.26 S., R.31 E., at

highway bridge 21 miles

south of Burns.

b30

b75

b45

b760

.

1955

1907,

1909-21*,

1930,1939, 

1940-41,

1955

1907,

1909-21,

1930,1941,

1955

1916-19*.

1921-22*.

1938-46*.

1947-49,

1951-55,

1957

1943,

1952-53,

1955-57

8- 7-58

8- 7-58

8- 7-58

8- 8-58

10- 2-57

*6.38

*16.1

*5.71

62.3

28.8

* Base flow.

* Operated as regular gaging station, 

a Flow derived largely from springs, 

b Approximately.

INDEX

Accuracy of field data and computed

results......................... 8-9

Acre-foot, definition of.............. 2

Adamsville, Utah, Beaver River at..... 139

Adel, Oreg., Deep Creek above......... 239

Deep Creek at....................... 269

Drake Creek near...................237-238

Twentymile Creek near............... 235

Afton, Calif., Mojave River at........ 157

Agencies other than Geological Survey,

records collected by............ 12

Alexander, Idaho, Bear River at....... 40

American Fork above upper powerplant,

near American Fork, Utah........ 107

Ana River near Summer Lake, Oreg...... 243

Andreas Creek near Palm Springs,

Calif........................... 151

Antelope Valley, Calif., gagingstation records in.............158-162

Antimony, Utah, Antimony Creek near... 118 

Otter Creek Reservoir near.......... 119

Antimony Creek near Antimony, Utah.... 118

Argenta, Nev., Humboldt River near.... 197

Asay Creek above West Fork,

near Hatch, Utah................ 114

Ashdown Creek near Cedar City,

Utah...........................142-143

Barstow, Calif., Mojave River at...... 156

Battle Mountain, Nev., Humboldt River

at.............................199-200

Rock Creek near..................... 198

Bear Lake at Lifton, near St. Charles,

Idaho........................... 37

Bear Lake outlet canal near Paris,

Idaho........................... 38

Bear River at Alexander, Idaho........ 40

at Border, Wyo...................... 31

at Barer, Idaho..................... 33

at Soda Springs, Idaho.............. 39

below Pixley Dam, near Cokeville,

Wyo............................. 28

below Smiths Fork near Cokeville,

Wyo............................. 30

below Stewart Dam, near Montpelier,

Idaho........................... 35

below Utah Power & Light Co.'s tailrace, at Oneida, Idaho.......... 42

near Collinston, Utah............... 56

near Preston, Idaho................. 44

near Randolph, Utah................. 26

near Utah-Wyoming State line........ 16

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

Bear River basin, Idaho-Utah-Wyo.,

discharge measurements at miscellaneous sites in............. 273

gaging-station records in........... 15-59

Beaver, Utah, Beaver River near....... 138

Three Creeks near................... 137

Beaver River, at Adamsville,

Utah............................ 139

at Rockyford Dam, near Minersville,

Utah............................ 141

near Beaver, Utah................... 138

Beaver River basin, Utah, gagingstation records in.............137-141

Big Creek near Randolph, Utah......... 25

Big Cottonwood Creek, Salt Lake City,

Utah............................ 12

Big Pine Creek above Little Pine

Creek, near Big Pine, Calif....254-255

Big Rock Creek (Antelope Valley) near

Valyermo, Calif................158-159

Bishop, Calif., Owens River

near............................ 253

Black Canyon ditch, Utah, diversion by. 130 

Black Rock Desert basin, Nev., gagingstation records in.............227-229

Blacksmith Fork above Utah Power & 

Light Co.'s dam, near Hyrum, 

Utah............................. 53

Blackwood Creek near Tahoe, Calif...... 12

Boca, Calif., Boca Reservoir at........ 221

Little Truckee River at.............. 222

Little Truckee River near...........219-220

Prosser Creek near................... 216

Boca Reservoir at Boca, Calif.......... 221

Border, Wyo., Bear River at............ 31

Smiths Fork near..................... 29

Borrego Springs, Calif., Coyote Creek

near............................. 146

Palm Canyon Creek near............... 147

Bountiful, Utah, Mill Creek near....... 85

Stone Creek near..................... 84

Bridge Creek near Prenchglen,

Oreg............................. 249

Bridgeport, Calif., Bridgeport

Reservoir near................... 170

Buckeye Creek near................... 168

East Fork West Walker River near..... 174

East Walker River near............... 171

Green Creek near..................... 165

Robinson Creek near.................. 167

Summers Creek near................... 166

Swager Creek near.................... 169

Virginia Creek near.................. 164

Bridgeport Reservoir near Bridgeport,

Calif............................ 170

Buckeye Creek near Bridgeport,

Calif............................ 168

Burns, Oreg., Prater Creek near........ 271

Silvies River near..................245-246

Camas Creek near Lakeview, Oreg........ 236

Candland ditch, Utah, diversion by..... 130

Carlin, Nev., Humboldt River near...... 193

Susie Creek near..................... 194

Carson City, Nev., Carson River near... 184 

Clear Creek near..................... 183

Carson River, East Fork, near

Gardnerville, Nev................ 181

near Carson City, Nev................ 184

near Empire, Nev..................... 260

near Fort Churchill, Nev............. 185

West Fork at Woodfords, Calif........ 182

Carson River basin, Calif.-Nev.,

gaging-station records in.......180-185

Castilla, Utah, Spanish Fork at........ 94

Cedar City, Utah, Ashdown Creek

near............................142-143

Coal Creek near...................... 144

Cedar City Valley, Utah, gaging

station records in..............142-144

Cedar Creek tunnel, Utah, diversion by. 130 

Centerville, Utah, Centerville,

Creek near....................... 83

Parish Creek near.................... 82

Ricks Creek near..................... 81

Centerville Creek above diversions,

near Centerville, Utah........... 83

Cfs-day, definition of................. 2

Chalk Creek (Pavant Valley) near

Fillmore, Utah................... 136

Chalk Creek (Weber River basin) at

Coalville, Utah.................. 65

Chapman Canal at State line, near

Evanston, Wyo.................... 22

Charleston, Utah, Deer Creek Reservoir

near............................. 101

Chewaucan River, at Paisley, Oreg...... 269

near Paisley, Oreg................... 242

Circleville, Utah, Sevier River

near............................. 116

City Creek, Salt Lake City, Utah....... 12

Clear Creek (Carson River basin) near

Carson City, Nev................. 183

275
276 INDEX

Clear Creek (Sevier Lake basin), above

diversions, near Sevier, Utah... 123 

at Sevier, Utah..................... 124

Cleveland, Idaho, Cottonwood Creek

near............................ 41

Coal Creek near Cedar City, Utah...... 144

Coal Fork ditch, Utah, diversion

by.............................. 130 Ephraim tunnel, Utah diversion by...... 130

Coalville, Utah, Chalk Creek at....... 65

Weber River near.................... 64

Cokeville, Wyo., Bear River near...... 28,30

Coleville, Calif., West Walker River

near....................13,173,175,176

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

Hammond (East Side) Canal near......

West Side Canal near................

Colorado River basin, transmountain

diversions from, to Jordan

River basin.....................

transmountain diversions from,

to Sevier Lake basin............

transmountain diversions to, from

Sevier Lake basin...............

Computations, accuracy of results of.. 

Comus, Nev., Huraboldt River at........

Contents, definition of...............

Control, definition of................

Cooperation, record of................

Cottonwood Creek (Bear River basin)

near Cleveland, Idaho...........

Cottonwood Creek (Owens Lake basin)

near Olancha, Calif.............

Coyote Creek near Borrego Springs,

Calif...........................

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

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

Cubic feet per second per square mile,

definition of...................

Cubic foot per second, definition

of..............................

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

Data, accuracy of.....................

explanation of......................

Deep Creek (Mojave River basin)

108

130

130

203

3

41

256

146

4-f

near Hesperia, Calif...........152-153

Deep Creek (Warner Lakes basin),

above Adel, Oreg................

at Adel, Oreg.......................

Deer Creek Dam, Utah, Prove River

below...........................

Deer Creek Reservoir near Charleston,

Utah............................

Deeth, Nev., Hanks Creek near.........

Marys River near....................

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

Devil Creek above Campbell Creek,

near Malad City, Idaho..........

Diamond, Oreg., Krumbo Creek

near............................

Diamond Fork below Red Hollow, near

Thistle, Utah...................

Dingle, Idaho, Rainbow inlet canal

near............................

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

Dormer Creek,above Gold Creek, near

Truckee, Calif..................

near Truckee, Calif.................

Dormer und Blitzen River near

Frenchglen, Oreg..............4,247-248

Drainage area, definition of.......... 3

Drake Creek near Adel, Oreg..........237-238

Duchesne tunnel, Utah, diversion

by.............................. 108

Duchesne tunnel near Kamas, Utah...... 98

Duck Creek near Hatch, Utah.....

239

269

102

101

260

186

251

58

271

93

34

224

12

265

East Canyon Creek near Morgan, Utah.., 

East Canyon Reservoir near Morgan,

Utah............................

East Side Canal. See Hammond Canal. 

East Walker River above Strosnider

ditch, near Mason, Nev..........

near Bridgeport, Calif..............

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

Weber River at......................

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

113

70

69

172

171

66

67

66

Page 

Elko, Nev., Humboldt River near........ 189

South Fork Humboldt River near......191,192

Emigration Creek, Salt Lake

City, Utah.

Empire, Nev., Carson River near. 

Ephraim Creek near Ephraim,

Utah.

12

260

12

Evanston, Wyo., Chapman canal near..... 22

Hilliard-East Fork Canal near........ 15

Sulphur Creek near.................18,19,20

Yellow Creek near.................... 21

Fairview ditch, Utah, diversion by....,

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

Farmington Creek above diversions,

near Farmington, Utah............

Fifteenmile Creek near Warner Lake,

Oreg

130

223

268

Fillmore, Utah, Chalk Creek near....... 136

Floods, special reports on. ....... 10

Fort Churchill, Nev., Carson River

Frenchglen, Oreg., Bridge Creek near...

185

249

Dormer und Blitzen River near.....4,247-248 

Gaging stations, definition of.

Gardnerville, Nev., East Fork Carson

River near.

Gateway, Utah, Weber River at. 

Golconda, Nev., Humboldt River

181

72

near............................262-264

Goshen, Utah, Currant Creek near....... 87

Great Salt Lake, Utah.................. 14

Great Salt Lake basin, Idaho-Utah-Wyo.,

gaging station records in........14-111

Green Creek near Bridgeport, Calif..... 165

Gunnison, Utah, Sevier River near...... 132

Hailstone, Utah, Prove River near...... 100

Halleck, Nev., Lamoille Creek,

near............................. 261

North Fork Humboldt River near......188,261

Hammond (East Side) Canal near

Collinston, Utah.

Hanks Creek near Deeth, Nev.

54 

260 

Hardscrabble Creek near Porterville,

Utah............................. 71

Harer, Idaho, Bear River at............ 33

Harney Lake basin. See Malheur and

Barney Lakes basin. 

Hatch, Utah, Asay Creek near........... 114

Duck Creek near...................... 113

Midway Creek near.................... 112

Sevier River at...................... 115

Hawthorne, Nev., Walker Lake

near............................. 163

Hesperia, Calif., Deep Creek near.....152-153

Hesperia Water Co.'s canal near.....152-153

West Fork Mojave River near.......... 154

Hesperia Water Co.'s canal near

Hesperia, Calif.................152-153

Hilliard-East Fork Canal near State

line, near Evanston, Wyo. 

Hobart Mills, Calif., Little 

Truckee River near.

15

217 

96 

Hobble Creek ditch, diversion by....... 108

Hobble Creek near Springville, Utah....

Holmes Creek near Kaysville, Utah...... 79

Honey Creek near Plush, Oreg..........240-241

Honey Lake basin, Calif., gagingstation records in..............230-233

Horseshoe tunnel, Utah, diversion

by............................... 130

Hudson, Nev., West Walker River near... 179 

Humboldt, Nev., Humboldt-Lovelock

Irrigation, Light & Power Co.'s

outlet canal near................ 264

Humboldt-Lovelock Irrigation, Light & 

Power Co.'s, feeder canal near 

Imlay, Nev....................... 207

outlet canal, near Humboldt, Nev..... 264

Humboldt River, at Battle Mountain,

Nev.............................199-200

at Comus, Nev........................ 203

at Palisade, Nev.....................13,195

near Argenta, Nev.................... 197
INDEX 277

Page 

Humboldt Rivfer, near Carlin, Nev...... 193

near Elko,; Nev...................... 189

near Golcomda, Nev.................262-264

near Imlay, Nev..................... 208

near Lovelock, Nev.................. 211

near Rose Creek, Nev................ 206

near Rye Patch, Nev................. 210

near Valmy, Nev..................... 202

North Pork, at Devils Gate, near

Halleck, Nev.................... 188

near Halleck, Nev................. 261

South Pork, above Dixie Creek, near

Elko, Nev....................... 191

near Elko, Nev.................... 192

Humboldt River basin, Nev., gagingstation records in.............186-211

Humboldt-Carson Sink basin, Calif.- 

Nev., gaging-station records 

in.............................180-211

Huntington Creek near Lee, Nev........ 190

Huntsville, Utah, Middle Pork Ogden

River at........................ 75

South Fork Ogden River near......... 74

Spring! Creek at..................... 75

Hydrologic conditions................. 12-13

diagram of. 

Hyrum, Utah, Blacksmith Fork near.....

Hyrum Reservoir near................

Little Bear River near..............

Hyrum Reservoir near Hyrum,

ytah............................

Imlay, Nev., Humboldt-Lovelock

Irrigation, Light & Power Co.'s 

feeder canal near...............

-Humboldt River near.................

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

207

208

201

John August ditch, Utah, diversion

by.............................. 130

Jjbrdan River, at narrows, near Lehi,

Utah............................ 108

at Salt Lake City, Utah............110-111

tributaries between, and

Weber River..................... 79-85

Jordan River basin, Utah, gagingstation records in..............86-111

transmountain diversions from

Colorado River basin to......... 108

Juab, Utah, Sevier Bridge Reservoir

near............................ 133

Sevier River near................... 4,134

Kamas, Utah, Duchesne tunnel near..... 98

Provo River near.................... 97

Kaysville, Utah, Homes Creek near..... 79

Kingston, Utah, East Pork Sevier River

near.v,.......................... 120

Sevier Rive* near................... 117

Krumbo Creek near Diamond, Oreg....... 271

Lake Shore, Utah, Spanish Pork near... 95 

Lake Tahoe at Tahoe, Calif............ 213

Lakes and Reservoirs:

Bear Lake at Lifton, near

St. Charles, Idaho.............. 37

Boca Reservoir at Boca, Calif....... 221

Bridgeport Reservoir near Bridgeport,

Calif........................... 170

Deer Creek Reservoir near Charleston,

Utah............................ 101

East Canyon Reservoir near Morgan,

Utah............................ 69

Echo Reservoir at Echo, Utah........ 66

Great Salt Lake, Utah............... 14

Hyrum Reservoir near Hyrum, Utah.... 47

Mono Lake near Mono Lake, Calif..... 163

Otter Creek Reservoir near

Antimony, Utah.................. 119

Pine View Reservoir near Ogden,

Utah............................ 76

Piute Reservoir near Marysvale, Utah. 121 

Pyramid Lake near Nixon, Nev........ 212

Rockyford Reservoir near Minersville,

Utah............................ 140

Rye Patch Reservoir near Rye Patch,

Nev............................. 209

Lakes and Reservoirs Continued: 

Sevier Bridge Reservoir near Juab,

Utah............................. 133

Tahoe, Lake, at Tahoe, Calif......... 213

Topaz Reservoir near Topaz, Calif.... 177

Walker Lake near Hawthorne, Nev...... 163

Lakeview, Oreg., Camas Creek near...... 236

Lamoille Creek, near Halleck, Nev...... 261

near Lamoille, Nev................... 187

Larsen tunnel, Utah, diversion

by............................... 130

Lee, Nev., Huntington Creek near....... 190

Lehi, Utah, Jordan River near.......... 108

Little Bear River, near Hyrum, Utah.... 48

near Paradise, Utah.................. 46

Little Cottonwood Creek, Salt Lake

City, Utah....................... 12

Little Humboldt River near Paradise

Valley, Nev...................... 204

Little Malad River above Elkhorn Reservoir, near Malad City, Idaho... 57 

Little Rock Creek near Little Rock,

Calif...........................160-161

Little Truckee River, above Boca

Reservoir, near Boca, Calif.....219-220

at Boca, Calif....................... 222

at Starr, Calif.....................219-220

near Hobart Mills, Calif............. 217

Logan, Utah, Logan, Hyde Park & Smithfield Canal near...............50,51-52

Logan River near....................4,51-52

Utah Power & Light Co. 's tailrace

near............................. 49

Logan, Hyde Park & Smithfield Canal

near Logan, Utah...............50,51-52

Logan River above State dam, near

Logan, Utah.....................4,51-52

Lost Creek near Croydon, Utah.......... 68

Lovelock, Nev.', Humboldt River near.... 211

Lynndyl, Utah, Sevier River near....... 135

McDermitt, Nev., East Pork Quinn River

near............................. 228

McDermitt Creek near................. 227

Quinn River near..................... 229

McDermitt Creek near McDermitt, Nev.... 227

Madsen ditch, Utah, diversion by....... 130

Malad City, Idaho, Devil Creek

near............................. 58

Little Malad River near.............. 57

Malad River at Woodruff, Idaho......... 59

Malheur and Harney Lakes basin, Oreg., 

discharge measurements at miscellaneous sites in.............. 273

gaging-station records in...........245-250

Map of the United States. 

Markleeville, Calif., Pleasant Valley 

Creek near.......................

Silver Creek near....................

Martin Creek near Paradise Valley,

Nev..............................

Marys River above Hot Springs Creek,

near Deeth, Nev..................

Marysvale, Utah, Piute Reservoir near.. 

Sevier River near....................

Mason, Nev., East Walker River near....

Walker River at.

11

259

180

205

186

121

122 

172 

258 

Midway Creek near Hatch, Utah.......... 112

Mill Creek (tributary to Bear River)

at Utah-Wyoming State line. 

Mill Creek (lower tributary to Jordan

River) at Mueller Park, near

Bountiful, Utah..................

Mill Creek (upper tributary to Jordan

River) at Salt Lake City, Utah... 

Minersville, Utah, Beaver River near...

17

85

12 

141 

Rockyford Reservoir near............. 140

Mink Creek below Dry Fork, near Mink

Creek, Idaho..................... 43

Mojave, Calif., Oak Creek near......... 162

Mojave River, at Afton, Calif.......... 157

at Barstow, Calif.................... 156

at lower narrows, near Victorville,

Calif............................ 155

West Fork, near Hesperia, Calif...... 154

Mojave River basin, Calif., gagingstation records in..............152-157
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Mono Lake, Calif., Mono Lake near....

Rush Creek near....................

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....................

Narrows, Oreg., Silver Creek near..., 

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

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

Truckee River near.................

163

257

163

35

36

36

70

69

129

131

272

86

212

226

Oak Creek near Mojave, Calif.......... 162

Oakley, Utah, Weber River near........ 13,60

Weber-Provo diversion canal at...... 61

Ogden, Utah, Ogden River near......... 77

Pine View Reservoir near............ 76

Weber River at...................... 73

Ogden River, below Pine View Dam,

near Ogden, Utah................ 77

Middle Pork, at Huntsville, Utah..... 75

South Pork, near Huntsville,

Utah............................ 74

Olancha, Calif., Cottonwood Creek

near............................ 256

Oneida, Idaho, Bear River at.......... 42

Order, downstream, of listing gaging

stations........................ 3

Otter Creek Outlet, Antimony, Utah.... 12

Otter Creek Reservoir near Antimony,

Utah............................ 119

Owens River at Pleasant Valley, near

Bishop, Calif................... 253

Paisley, Oreg., Chewaucan River at.... 269

Chewaucan River near................ 242

Palisade, Nev., Humboldt River

at..............................13,195

Pine Creek near..................... 196

Palm Canyon Creek, near Borrego

Springs , Calif.................. 147

near Palm Springs, Calif............ 150

Palm Springs, Calif., Andreas Creek

near............................ 151

Palm Canyon Creek near.............. 150

Tahquitz Creek near................. 149

Paradise, Utah, Little Bear River

near............................ 46

Paradise Valley, Nev., Little

Humboldt River near............. 204

Martin Creek near................... 205

Paris, Idaho, Bear Lake outlet canal

near............................ 38

Parleys Creek, Salt Lake City, Utah... 12 

Parrish Creek above diversions, near

Centerville, Utah............... 82

Partial-record station, definition of. 2 

Payson Creek above diversions, near

Payson, Utah.................... 89

Peoa, Utah, Weber River near.......... 62

Pine Creek (Eagle Lake basin) near

Westwood, Calif................. 234

Pine Creek (Humboldt River basin)

near Palisade, Nev.............. 196

Pine View Reservoir near Ogden,

Utah............................ 76

Pinto, Utah, Santa Clara-Pinto

diversion near.................. 145

Piute Reservoir near Marysvale, Utah.. 121 

Plain City, Utah, Weber River near.... 78

Pleasant Creek near Mount Pleasant,

Utah............................ 129

Pleasant Valley Creek near Markleeville, Calif.................... 259

Plush, Oreg., Honey Creek near.......240-241

Porterville, Utah, Hardscrabble

Cr.eek near...................... 71

Prater Creek near Burns, Oreg......... 271

Preston, Idaho, Bear River near....... 44

Cub River near...................... 45

Prosser Creek, near Boca, Calif......... 216

near Truckee, Calif.................266-267

Provo River, at Provo, Utah...........105-106

at Vivian Park, Utah.................. 103

below Deer Creek Dam, Utah........... 102

near Hailstone, Utah................. 100

near Kamas, Utah..................... 97

South Pork, at Vivian Park, Utah..... 104

Publications on streamflow by

Geological Survey................ 9-11

by State agencies.................... 12

Pyramid Lake near Nixon, Nev........... 212

Pyramid and Winnemucca Lakes basin, 

Nev.-Calif., gaging-station 

records in......................212-226

Quinn River, near McDermitt, Nev. 

East Pork, near McDermitt, Nev.

Rainbow inlet canal, near Dingle, Idaho. 

Randolph, Utah, Bear River

near.............................

Big Creek near.......................

Reeder ditch, Utah, diversion by.......

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

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

Reservoirs. See Lakes and Reservoirs. 

Ricks Creek above diversions, near

Centerville, Utah................

Riley, Oreg., Silver Creek.............

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.............................

Runoff in inches, definition of........

Rush Creek near Mono Lake, Calif.......

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

Rye Patch Reservoir near.............

Rye Patch Reservoir near Rye Patch,

Nev..............................

229

228

34

26

25

130

201

225

81

250

167

198

140

206

2

257

210

209

209

Sage, Wyo., Twin Creek at.............. 27

Sagehen Creek near Truckee, Calif...... 218

St. Charles, Idaho, Bear Lake near..... 37

Salina, Utah, Sheep Creek near........126,128

West Pork Sheep Creek near........... 127

Salt Creek at Nephi, Utah.............. 86

Salt Lake City, Utah, Jordan River

at..............................110-111

Surplus Canal at................109,110-111

Salton Sea basin, Calif., gagingstation records in..............145-151

Salton Sea near Westmoreland, Calif.... 145

Santa Clara-Pinto diversion near

Pinto, Utah...................... 145

Santaquin, Utah, Summit Creek near..... 88

Sevier, Utah, Clear Creek at........... 124

Clear Creek near..................... 123

Sevier Bridge Reservoir near

Juab, Utah....................... 133

Sevier Lake basin, Utah, gagingstation records in..............112-135

transmountain diversions from, to

Colorado River basin............. 130

transmountain diversions to, from

Colorado River basin............. 130

Sevier River, at Hatch, Utah........... 115

below Piute Dam, near Marysvale,

Utah............................. 122

below San Pitch River, near Gunnison,

Utah............................. 132

East Pork, near Kingston, Utah....... 120

near Circleville, Utah............... 116

near Delta, Utah..................... 12

near Juab, Utah...................... 4,134

near Kingston, Utah.................. 117

near Lynndyl, Utah................... 135

 near Sigurd, Utah.................... 125

Sheep Creek, at mouth, near Salina,

Utah............................. 128

near Salina, Utah.................... 126

West Pork, near Salina, Utah......... 127

Sigurd, Utah, Sevier River near........ 125
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Silver Creek (Carson River basin)

below Pennsylvania Creek, near 

Markleeville, Calif............. 180

Silver Creek (Malheur and Harney Lakes

basin), near Narrows, Oreg...... 272

near Riley, Oreg.................... 250

Silver Creek (Silver Lake basin),

near Silver Lake, Oreg.......... 244

West Pork near Silver Lake, Oreg.... 270

Silver Lake, Oreg., Silver Creek

near............................ 244

West Pork Silver Creek near......... 270

Silvies River, near Burns, Oreg......245-246

near Silvies, Oreg.................. 270

Smiths Pork near Border, Wyo.......... 29

Soda Springs, Idaho, Bear River at.... 39

Spanish Pork, Utah, Spanish Fork near. 252 

Spanish Pork, at Castilla, Utah........ 94

at Thistle, Utah.................... 90-91

near Lake Shore, Utah............... 95

near Spanish Fork, Utah............. 252

Spring City tunnel, Utah, diversion

by.............................. 130

Spring Creek at Huntsville, Utah...... 75

Springville, Utah, Hobble Creek near.. 96 

Stage-discharge relation, definitioncf 2 

Starr,Calif., Little Truckee River at.219-220 

Stone Creek above diversions, near

Bountiful, Utah................. 84

Strawberry River ditch, Utah,

diversion by.................... 108

Strawberry tunnel, at West Portal

near Thistle, Utah.............. 92

diversion by........................ 108

Sulphur Creek, above reservoir, near

Evanston, Wyo................... 18

below reservoir, near Evanston, Wyo. 19 

near Evanston, Wyo.................. 20

Summer Lake, Oreg., Ana River near.... 243

Summers Creek near Bridgeport,

Calif........................... 166

Summit Creek near Santaquin, Utah..... 88

Surplus Canal at Salt Lake City,

Utah.......................109,110-111

Susan River at Susanville, Calif.....230-232

Susanville, Calif., Susan River at...230-232 

Willow Creek near................... 233

Susie Creek near Carlin, Nev.......... 194

Swager Creek near Bridgeport,

Calif........................... 169

Tahoe, Calif., Lake Tahoe at.......... 213

Truckee River at.................... 214

Tahquitz Creek near Palm Springs,

Calif........................... 149

Terms, definition of.................. 2-3

Thistle, Utah, Diamond Pork near...... 93

Spanish Pork at..................... 90-91

Strawberry tunnel near.............. 92

Thomas Pork, Wyo., near Wyoming-Idaho

State line...................... 32

Three Creeks near Beaver, Utah........ 137

Topaz Reservoir near Topaz, Calif..... 177

Transmountain diversions, from

Colorado River basin to Jordan

River basin..................... 108

from Colorado River basin to Sevier

Lake basin...................... 130

from Sevier Lake basin to Colorado

River basin..................... 130

Tributaries between Weber and Jordan 

Rivers, gaging-station 

records in...................... 79-85

Tropic and East Fork Canal, Utah

diversion by.................... 130

Trout Creek, near Denio, Calif........ 251

near Tahoe Valley, Calif............ 12

Truckee, Calif., Dormer Creek

near............................ 265

Prosser Creek near................. 266-267

Sagehen Creek near.................. 218

Truckee River near.................. 215

Truckee River, at Derby Dam, He/...... 12

at Farad, Calif..................... 223

at Pyramid Dam, Nev................. 12

at Reno, Nev........................ 225

at Tahoe, Calif.....................12,214

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Truckee River, at Vista, Nev........... 12

near Myers, Calif.................... 12

near Nixon, Nev...................... 226

near Truckee, Calif.................. 215

Twentymile Creek near Adel, Oreg....... 235

Twin Creek, at Sage, Wyo............... 27

near Mount Pleasant, Utah............ 131

Twin Creek tunnel, Utah, diversion by.. 130

Utah Power & Light Co.'s tallrace near

Logan, Utah...................... 49

Valmy, Nev., Humboldt River near....... 202

Valyermo, Calif., Big Rock Creek

near............................158-159

Verdi, Nev., Dog Creek near............ 224

Vlctorville, Calif., Mojave River near. 155 

Virginia Creek near Bridgeport, Calif.. 164 

Vivian Park, Utah, Prove River at...... 103

South Fork Prove River at............ 104

WSP, definition of..................... 3

Walker Lake near Hawthorne, Nev........ 163

Walker Lake basin, Calif.-Nev.,

gaging-station records in.......163-179

Walker River, at Mason, Nev............ 258

near Wabusha, Nev.................... 12

Wanship, Utah, Weber River near......... 63

Warner Lake, Oreg., Fifteenmile Creek

near............................. 268

Warner Lakes basin, Oreg., gagingstation records in..............235-241

Weber River, at Echo, Utah............. 67

at Gateway, Utah..................... 72

at Ogden, Utah....................... 73

near Coalville, Utah................. 64

near Oakley, Utah.................... 13,60

near Peoa, Utah...................... 62

near Plain City, Utah................ 78

near Wanship, Utah................... 63

tributaries between, and Jordan

River............................ 79-85

Weber River basin, Utah, gagingstation records in............... 60-85

Weber-Provo diversion canal, at Oakley,

Utah............................. 61

near Woodland, Utah.................. 99

Wellington, Nev., West Walker River

near............................. 178

West Side Canal near Collinston,

Utah............................. 55

West Walker River, at Hoye Bridge,

near Wellington, Nev............. 178

at Leavitt Meadows, near Coleville,

Calif............................ 173

below East Pork, near Coleville,

Calif............................13,175

East Pork, near Bridgeport, Calif.... \74

near Coleville, Calif................ 176

near Hudson, Nev..................... 179

Westmoreland, Calif., Salton Sea

near............................. 145

Westwood, Calif., Pine Creek

near............................. 234

Whitewater River at White Water,

Calif............................ 148

Willow Creek near Susanville,

Calif............................ 233

Willow Creek ditch, Utah, diversion

by............................... 108

Winnemucca Lake basin. See Pyramid

and Winnemucca Lakes basin. 

Woodfords, Calif., West Fork Carson

River at......................... 182

Woodland, Utah, Weber-Provo

diversion canal near............. 99

Woodruff, Idaho, Malad River

at............................... 59

Woodruff, Utah, Bear River near........ 23

Woodruff Creek near.................. 24

Woodruff Creek near Woodruff,

Utah............................. 24

Work, division of...................... 2

scope of............................. 1

Yellow Creek near Evanston,

Wyo.............................. 21

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