UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

HAROLD L. ICKES, Secretary

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

W. C. MENDENHALL, Director

Water-Supply Paper 860

SURFACE WATER SUPPLY 

of the UNITED STATES

1938

PART 10 

THE GREAT BASIN

NATHAN C. GROVER, Chief Hydraulic Engineer

G. H. CANFIELD, ROBERT FOLLANSBEE, H. D. McGLASFAN

T. R. NEWELL, AND A. B. PURTON

District Engineers

Prepared in cooperation with the States of

CALIFORNIA, IDAHO, NEVADA, OREGON

UTAH, AND WYOMING

UNITED STATES

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 

WASHINGTON : 1939

For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, Washington, D. C. - - Price 20 cents (paper cover)
CONTENTS

Scope of work........................................................................ i

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

Explanation of data.................................................................. 1

Accuracy of field data and computed results.......................................... 3

Publications......................................................................... 3

Records of discharge collected by agencies other than the Geological Survey.......... 8

Cooperation.......................................................................... 10

Division of work..................................................................... 10

Gaglng-statlon records............................................................... 11

Great Salt Lake Basin.............................................................. 11

Gages on Great Salt Lake, Utah................................................... 11

Bear River Basin................................................................. 12

Bear River near Evanston, Wyo.................................................. 12

Bear River at Border, Wyo...................................................... 13

Bear River at Harer, Idaho..................................................... 14

Bear River at Alexander, Idaho................................................. 15

Bear River near Weston, Idaho.................................................. 16

Bear River near Colllnaton, Utah............................................... 17

Logan River above State Dam, near Logan, Utah.................................. 18

Utah Power & Light Co.'s tallrace near Logan, Utah............................. 19

Logan, Hyde Park & Smlthfleld canal near Logan, Utah'........................... 20

Blacksmith Fork above Utah Power & Light Co.'s dam near Hyrum, Utah............ 21

West Side canal near Colllnaton, Utah.......................................... 22

Hammond (East Side) canal near Colllnston, Utah................................ 23

Deep Creek below First Creek, near lialad, Idaho................................ 24

Weber River Basin................................................................ 26

Weber River near Oakley, Utah.................................................. 25

Weber River near Coalvllie, Utah............................................... 26

Echo Reservoir at Echo, Utah................................................... 27

Weber River at Echo, Utah...................................................... 28

Weber River at Devils Slide, Utah.............................................. 29

Weber River at Gateway, Utah................................................... 30

Weber River near Plain City, Utah.............................................. 31

Chalk Creek at Coalvllie, Utah................................................. 32

East Canyon Reservoir near Morgan, Utah........................................ 33

East Canyon Creek near Morgan, Utah............................................ 34

South Fork of Ogden River near Huntsvllle, Utah................................ 35

Pine View Reservoir near Ogden, Utah........................................... 36

Ogden River below Pine View Dam, near Ogden, Utah.............................. 37

Jordan River Basin............................................................... 38

Jordan River at Narrows, near Lehl, Utah....................................... 38

Salt Creek near Nephl, Utah.................................................... 39

Spanish Fork at Thistle, Utah.................................................. 40

Spanish Fork at Castilia, Utah................................................. 41

Provo River at Vivian Park, Utah............................................... 42

Provo River at Provo, Utah..................................................... 43

Weber-Provo diversion canal near Woodland, Utah..........................'...... 44

South Fork of Provo River at Vivian Park, Utah................................. 45

Sevler Lake BasIn.................................................................. 46

Sevler River near Kingston, Utah................................................. 46

Plute Reservoir near Marysvale, Utah............................................. 47

Sevler River below Plute Dam, near Uarysvale, Utah............................... 48

Sevler River near Vermilion, Utah................................................ 49

Sevler River below San Pitch River, near Gunnlson, Utah.......................... 50

Sevler Bridge Reservoir near Juab, Utah.......................................... 51

Sevler River near Juab, Utah..................................................... 52

East Fork of Sevler River near Kingston, Utah.................................... 53

Beaver River Basin................................................................. 54

Beaver River near Beaver, Utah................................................... 54

Beaver River at Adamavllle, Utah................................................. 55

Beaver River at Rockyford Dam, near Mlnersvllle, Utah............................ 56

Escalante Desert Basin............................................................. 57

Coal Creek near Cedar City, Utah................................................. 57

Salton Sea Basin................................................................... 58

Salton Sea, Calif................................................................ 58

Palm Canyon Creek near Palm Springs, Calif....................................... 59

Ifojave River Basin................................................................. 60

Deep Creek near Hesperla, Calif.................................................. 60

liojave River at lower narrows, near Vlctorvllle, Calif........................... 61

liojave River at Barstow, Calif................................................... 62

West Fork of liojave River near Hesperla, Calif................................... 63

Antelope Valley Basin.............................................................. 64

Rock Creek near Valyenno, Calif.................................................. 64

Owens Lake Basin..................................................... 65

Owens River near Round Valley, Calif............................................. 65

Owens River at Pleasant Valley, near Bishop, Calif............................... 66

Owens River near Big Pine, Calif................................................. 67

III
IV CONTENTS

Gaging-statlon records Continued.

Owens Lake Basin Continued. Page

Rock Creek at Sherwin Hill, near Bishop, Calif................................... 68

Rock Creek near Round Valley, Calif.............................................. 69

Pine Creek at division box, near Bishop, Calif................................... 70

Pine Creek near Round Valley, Calif.............................................. 71

Mono Lake Basin.................................................................... 72

Mono Lake near Mono Lake, Calif.................................................. 72

Walker Lake Basin.................................................................. 72

Walker Lake near Hawthorne, Nev.................................................. 72

Bridgeport Reservoir near Bridgeport, Calif...................................... 73

East Walker River near Bridgeport, Calif......................................... 74

West Walker River below East Fork, near Coleville, Calif.......................... 75

*est Walker River near Coleville, Calif.......................................... 76

Topaz Reservoir near Topaz, Calif................................................ 77

Humboldt-Carson Sink Basin......................................................... 78

Carson River Basin............................................................... 78

East Fork of Carson River near Gardner-vine, Nev............................... 78

Carson River near Fort Churchill, Nev.......................................... 79

Humboldt River Basin.............................................................. 80

Humboldt River at Palisade, Nev................................................ 80

Humboldt River near Imlay, Nev................................................. 81

Rye Patch Reservoir near Rye Patch, Nev........................................ 82

Humboldt River near Rye Patch, Nev............................................. 83

South Fork of Humboldt River near Elko, Nev.................................... 84

Martin Creek near Paradise valley, Nev......................................... 85

Humboldt-Lovelock Irrigation, Light & Power Co.'s feeder canal near Mill City,

Nev.......................................................................... 86

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

Nev.......................................................................... 87

Pyramid and Winnemucca Lakes Basin................................................. 88

Pyramid Lake near Nixon, Nev..................................................... 88

Warner Lakes Basin................................................................. 89

Deep Creek above Adel, Oreg...................................................... 89

Abert Lake Basin................................................................... 90

Chewaucan River above Conn ditch, near Paisley, Oreg............................. 90

Silver Lake Basin.................................................................. 91

Silver Creek near SiIver Lake, Oreg.............................................. 91

Silver Lake Irrigation District canal near Silver Lake, Oreg..................... 92

Malheur and Harney Lakes Basin..................................................... 93

Silvles River near Burns, Oreg................................................... 93

Donner und Blitzen River near Frenchglen, Oreg................................... 94

Donner und Blitzen River near Voltage, Oreg...................................... 95

Bridge Creek near Frenchglen, Oreg............................................... 96

Alvord Lake Basin.................................................................. 97

Trout Creek near Denio, Oreg..................................................... 97

Miscellaneous discharge measurements................................................. 98

Index................................................................................ 101

ILLUSTRATION

Plate 1. Typical river-measurement stations.
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY OF THE GREAT BASIN, 1938

SCOPE OF WORK

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

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

ending September 30, 1938. The work was begun in 1888 in connection with special studies 

relating to irrigation. Measurements or stream flow have been made at about 7,800 points 

in the United States and also at many points in Alaska and the Hawaiian Islands. In July 

1938, 3,830 gaging stations were bing maintained by the Geological Survey and cooperating 

organizations. Many miscellaneous discharge measurements were made at other points.

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

either by furnishing data or by assisting in collecting data. Acknowledgments for cooperation of the first kind are made in connection with the description of each station 

affected; cooperation of the second kind Is acknowledged on page 10.

DEFINITION OF TERJB

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

herein are defined as follows:

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

rate of discharge of water flowing in a channel when the cross-sectional area is 1 square 

foot and the average velocity is 1 foot per second.

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

second from each square mile of area drained, on the assumption that the run-off is distributed uniformly both as regard time and area.

"Run-off in inches" Is the depth to which an area would be covered If all the water 

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

for comparing run-off with rainfall, which Is usually expressed in inches.

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

cover an acre to the depth of 1 foot. The term Is commonly used In connection with storage for irrigation.

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

hours. It is equivalent to 86,400 cubic feet, 1.983471 acre-feet, or 646,217 gallons and 

represents a run-off of 0.0372 inches from one square mile.

"Stage-discharge relation" is an abbreviation for the term "relation of gage height to 

discharge."

"Control" Is a term used to designate the natural section or reach of the channel or 

artificial structure below the gage which determines the stage-discharge relation at the

EXPLANATION OF DATA

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

of discharge, and general information used to supplement the gage heights and discharge

1
2 EXPLANATION OF DATA

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

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

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

discharge. Typical gaging stations, equipped with water-stage recorder and measuring 

cable and car, are shown on plate 1.

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

measurements. The application of the daily gage height to these rating tables gives the 

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

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

comprise a description of the station, a table showing the daily discharge of the stream, 

and a table- of monthly and yearly discharge and run-off. Skeleton rating tables are published except for those stations whose daily discharge for the greater part of the year 

was determined by the shifting-control method, the slope method, or other special methods.

The description of the station gives the type of gage, its latitude and longitude determined from the best available maps, and information in regard to diversions that 

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

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

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

more complete years of record. Information under "Extremes" gives the maximum discharge 

and gage height; the minimum discharge if there is little or no regulation; the minimum 

dally discharge if there is extensive regulation, and also the minimum discharge if useful; and the minimum gage height except when it is of no importance. Unless otherwise 

qualified, the maximum discharge corresponds to the crest stage, obtained by use of a 

water-stage recorder or a nonrecording gage read at the time of the crest. Likewise the 

minlmtm represents the lowest discharge, unless otherwise qualified. The peak discharge 

for the year with the time of its occurrence is given below the table of monthly discharge 

for some stations. Selected lower peaks are also given if the peak discharge exceeded the 

mean discharge for that day by more than 10 percent. This supplementary information is 

generally not given for stations having drainage areas of less than 10 square miles or 

more than 10,000 square miles.

The table of daily discharge gives, for stations equipped with nonrecording gages, the 

discharge In second-feet corresponding to once-daily or the mean of twice-daily readings 

of the gage. For flashy floods the mean dally discharge is determined from gage-height 

graphs based on gage readings made once or twice daily orof-cener, as stated In the station description. For stations equipped with water-stage recorders the table gives the 

discharge corresponding to the mean daily gage height except for stations on streams subject to sudden or rapid fluctuation. For stations subject to such fluctuation the mean 

daily gage height may not indicate the true mean daily discharge, which nnst be obtained 

by averaging the discharge for intervals of the day or by using the discharge Integrator, 

an Instrument for obtaining the mean daily discharge from a continuous gage-height graph 

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

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

for each month of the figures for that month given In the table of daily discharge. The 

column headed "Maximum" gives the maximum daily discharge and not the discharge when the 

water surface was at crest height. Likewise, in the column headed "Minimum" the quantity
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 860 PLATE 1

A. ARTIFICIAL CONTROL, RECORDER HOUSE, AND MEASURING CABLE ON OLENTANGY RIVER, DELAWARE, OHIO.

B. RECORDER HOUSE AND MEASURING CABLE ON KAWEAH RIVER, THREE RIVERS,

CALIF.

TYPICAL RIVER-MEASUREMENT STATIONS.
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given is the minimum dally discharge. The column headed "Mean" Is the average flow In 

cubic feet per second during the month.

ACCURACY OF FIELD DATA AND COMPUTED RESULTS

The accuracy of stream-flow data depends primarily (1) on the permanency of the stagedischarge relation and (2) on the accuracy of observation of stage, measurements of flow, 

and interpretation of records.

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

records. "Excellent" Indicates that, in general, the dally records are accurate within 

5 percent; "good", within 10 percent; "fair", within 15 percent; and "poor", within 20 

percent or more.

The monthly means for any station may represent with high accuracy the qunatlty of 

water flowing past the gage, but the figures showing discharge per square mile and depth 

In inches may be subject to gross errors caused by the inclusion of large noncontrlbutlng 

districts in the measured drainage area, by lack of information concerning water diverted 

for irrigation or other use, or by Inability to Interpret the effect of artificial regulation of the flow of the river above the station. "Second-feet per square mile" and 

"run-off in Inches" are therefore not computed If such errors appear probable. The computations are also omitted for stations on streams draining areas In whic^ the annual 

rainfall is less than 20 inches.

Many gaging stations on streams In the Irrigated areas of the United States are situated above most of the diversions from those streams, so that the discharge recorded does 

not show the water supply available for further development, as prior appropriations below 

the station must first be satisfied.

The table of monthly discharge gives a general Idea of the flow at the station. The 

table of dally discharge allows more detailed studies of the variation In flow. It should 

be borne In mind, however, that the observations in each succeeding year may be expected 

to throw new light on data previously published, and that greater degrees of refinement In 

computations and records may be warranted with increased data and use of Improved 

equipment.

PUBLICATIONS

The results of stream-flow measurements are now published annually In 14 parts, each 

part covering an area whose boundaries coincide with natural drainage features as Indicated below:

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

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

	Mississippi River).

3. Ohio River Basin.

4. St. Lawrence River Basin.

5. Hudson Bay and upper Mississippi River basins.

6. Missouri River Basin.

7. Lower Mississippi River Basin.

8. Western Gulf of Mexico basins.

9. Colorado River Basin.

10. The Great HasIn.

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.
4 PUBLICATIONS

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

regard to the water resources of the United States may be obtained or consulted as 

explained below.

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

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

giving prices.

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

the United States.

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

branch of the Geological Survey as follows:

Augusta, Maine, Statehouse.

Boston, Mass., 945 Post Office Building.

Hartford, Conn., 203 Federal Building.

Albany, N. Y., 526 Federal Building.

Trenton, N. J., 223 Federal Building.

Harrisburg, Pa., 490 Education Building.

Charlottesville, Va., University of Virginia.

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

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

Columbia, S. C., 119 Unites States'Courthouse.

Atlanta, Ga., Georgia School of Technology.

Ocala, Fla., Post Office Building.

Montgomery, Ala., 507 Post Office Building.

Chattanooga, Tenn., 442 Post Office Building.

Louisville, Ky., 641 Federal Building.

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

Indinapolis, Ind., 316 Federal Building.

Urbana, 111., 14 Post Office Annex.

Madison, Wis., 337 N. State Capitol.

St. Paul, Minn., 806 New Post Office Building.

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

St. Louis, Mo., 906 Customhouse, 1114 Market Street.

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

and Metallurgy.

Topeka, Kans., 305 Federal Building. 

Fort Smith, Ark., 6 Post Office Building. 

Austin, Tex., State Highway Building. 

Santa Fe, N. Mex., 3 United States Courthouse. 

Tucson, Aris., 210 Post Office Building. 

Denver, Colo., 230 Customhouse. 

Salt Lake City, Utah, 303 Federal Building. 

Idaho Falls, Idaho, 204 Federal Building. 

Boise, Idaho, 429 Federal Building. 

Helena, Mont., 412 Federal Building. 

Tacoma, Wash., 406 Federal Building. 

Portland, Oreg., 606 Post Office Building. 

San Francisco, Calif., 208 Federal Office Building. 

Los Angeles, Calif., G-31 Post Office and Courthouse. 

Honolulu, Hawaii, 225 Federal Building.

A list of the Geological Survey publications may be obtained by applyirg to the 

Director, Geological Survey, Washington, D. C.

Records of flow of streams in the United States have been published in the reports 

tabulated as follows:

Stream-flow data in reports of the Geological Survey 

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

Report

10th A. pt. 

llth A, pt.

14th A, pt. 

B 131......

16 th A, pt. 

B 140.... ..

W 11.......

18th A, pt.

2 

2

2

2

4

Character of data

Descriptive information only. 

Monthly discharge and descriptive information. ....

Monthly discharge (long-time records, 1871-93)....

ratings. 

Descriptive information only.

and monthly discharge (also many data covering 

earlier years) .

Descriptions, measurements, ratings, and monthly 

discharge (also similar data for some earlier 

years) .

Year

1884 to Sept

1888 to Dec. 

1893-9A.

1895.

1896.

1895-96 .

1890. 

30, 1891.

31, 1893.
PUBLICATIONS

Stream-flow data in reports of the Geological Survey Continued

Report Character of data Year

W 15.

19th A, pt. 4 

W 27.........

20th A, pt. 4 

W 35 to 39...

21st A, pt. 4 

W 47 to 52...

22d A, pt. 4. 

W 65, 66.....

Descriptions, measurements, and gage heights,

eastern United States, eastern Mississippi

River, and Missouri River above junction with

Kansas River. 

Descriptions, measurements, and gage heights,

western Mississippi River below junction of

Missouri and Platte Rivers, and western United

States. 

Descriptions, measurements, ratings, and monthly

discharge (also some long-time records). 

Measurements, ratings, and gage heights, eastern

United States, eastern Mississippi River, and

Missouri River. 

Measurements, ratings, and gage heights, Arkansas

River and western United States. 

Monthly discharge (also for many earlier years)... 

Descriptions, measurements, gage heights, and

ratings. 

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

Descriptions, measurements, gage heights, and

ratings. 

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

Descriptions, measurements, gage heights, and

ratings. 

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

1897.

1897.

1897.

1898.

1898.

1899.

1899.

1900.

1900.

1901.

1901.

Note.- The reports that contain records after 1901 are given in the table on page 6.

The table on the following page gives, by years and drainage basins, the numbers of 

the papers on surface water supply published from 1899 to 1938. The data for any particular station will, in general, be found in the reports covering the years during which 

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

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

433, 453, 473, and 503, which contain records for the Ohio River Basin for those years.

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

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

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

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

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

the records obtained prior to 1904 has been published in Water-Supply Paper 119.
Number of water-supply papers containing results of stream mea

(For "basins included see p. 3)

Year

1899 a... 

1900 g... 

1901..... 

1902 ..... 

1903.....

1904 ..... 

1905. .... 

1906..... 

1907-8... 

1909.....

1910..... 

1911..... 

1912 ..... 

1913..... 

1914.....

1915. .... 

1916 ..... 

1917..... 

1918..... 

1919-20..

1921..... 

1922..... 

1923..... 

1924..... 

1925.....

1926 ..... 

1927 .....

1928.. ... 

1929..... 

1930.....

1931..... 

1932..... 

1933 ..... 

1934..... 

1935.....

1936 ..... 

1937 ..... 

1938.....

1

35 

47, h 48 

65. 75 

82 

97

o 124, p 125, q 126 

o 165, p 166, q 167 

o 201, p 202, q 203 

241 

261

S61

301 

321 

351 

381

401 

431 

451 

471 

501

521 

541 

561 

581 

601

641 

661 

681 

696

711 

726 

741 

756 

781

801 

821 

851

2

b 35, 36 

48 

65, 75 

b 82, 83 

b 97, 98

q 126, 127 

q 167, 168 

q 203, 204 

242 

262

26S 

302 

322 

352

382

432 

452 

472 

502

522 

542 

562 

582 

602

642 

662 

682 

697

712 

727 

742 

757 

782

802 

822 

852

3

36 

48, i 49 

65, 75 

83 

98

12S 

169 

205 

243 

263

263 

303 

323 

353

383

403 

433 

453 

473 

503

523 

543 

563 

583 

603

623

643 

663 

683 

698

713 

728 

743 

758 

783

803 

823 

853

4

36 

49 

65, 75 

m 82, 83 

97

129 

170 

206 

244 

264

284 

304 

324 

354

384

404 

434 

454 

474 

504

524 

544 

564 

584 

604

624 

644 

664 

684 

699

714 

729 

744 

759 

784

804 

824 

864

5

36 

49 

k 65, 66, 75 

k 83, 85 

k 98,99, n 100

k 128, 130 

171 

207 

245 

265

285 

305 

325 

355

385

405 

435 

455 

475 

505

525 

545 

565 

585 

605

625 

645

665 

685 

700

715 

730 

745 

760 

785

805 

825 

855

6

c 36, 37 

49, j 50 

66, 75 

84 

99

130. r 131 

172 

208 

246 

266

286 

306 

326 

356 

386

406 

436 

456 

476 

506

526 

546 

566 

586 

606

646 

666 

686 

701

716 

731 

746 

761 

786

806 

826 

856

7

37 

50 

k 65, 66, 75 

k 83, 84 

k 98, 99

k 128, 131 

k 169, 173 

k 205, 209 

247 

267

287 

307 

327 

357 

387

40V 

437 

457 

477 

507

527 

547 

567 

587 

607

647 

667 

687 

702

717 

732 

747 

762 

787

807 

827 

857

66

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

Paper 39. Tables of monthly discharge for 1899 in 21st Annual Report, part 4.

b James River only.

c Gallatin River.

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

e Mojave River only.

f Kings and Kern Rivers and south Pacific slope basins.

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

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

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

h Wissahickon and Schuylkill Rivers to James River.

i Scioto River.

j Loup, Plat

k Tributarie

m Lake Ontar

n Hudson Say 

o New Englan

p Hudson Riv

q Susquehann

r Platte and 

a The Great 

t Below junc

u Rogue, Djnp
PUBLICATIONS

From time to time reports have "been published that are compilations of records for 

various areas, usually a single State or drainage basin. These reports contain records 

previously published (some of which have been revised), as well as some records not contained in the annual series of water-supply papers. The following table gives the 

numbers and titles of these reports, arranged in alphabetical order by States and drainage basins.

Reports containing compilation of discharge by States and drainage basins

Water-Supply 

Paper

107

298

299

300

447

597e

636d

636e

637a

74

197

415

230

370

850

424

492

469

395

617

517

618

198

536

279

192

358

491

109

Year

ending

1903

1912

1912

1912

1918

1937

1927

1927

1927

1900

1905

1915

1906

1910

1937

1916

1919

1921

1914

1927

1920

1926

1906

1920

1909

1906

1913

1917

1904

State or drainage basin and title

STATE

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

in Mississippi.

California, Water resources of, part 1, Stream measurements in

Sacramento River Basin.

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

San Joaquin River Basin.

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

the Great Basin and Pacific coast river basins.

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

California, Surface water supply of Sacramento River Basin.

California, Surface water supply of San Joaquin River Basin.

California, Surface water supply of Pacific slope basins in.

California, Surface water supply of minor San Francisco Bay,

northern Pacific, and Great basins in.

Colorado, Water resources of.

Georgia, Water resources of.

Massachusetts, Surface waters of.

Nebraska, Surface water supply of.

Oregon, Surface water supply of.

Texas, Summay of records of surface waters of.

Vermont, Surface waters of.

Washington, Summary of hydrometric data in.

Wyoming, Surface waters of, and their utilisation.

DRAINAGE BASIN

Colorado River (Colo., Utah, etc.) and its .utilisation, 1916.

Colorado River, upper (colo., Utah), and its utilisation, 1929.

Great Salt Lake Basin, Water powers of, 1924.

Green River (Wyo., Utah) and its utilization, 1930.

Kennebec River Basin (Maine), Water resources of, 1907.

Milk River. (See St. Mary and Milk Rivers.)

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

supply of, 1925.

Penobscot River Basin (Ilaine), Water resources of, 1912.

Potomac River Basin (W. Va., Va., lid., etc.), 1907.

Rio Grande Basin (N. Mex., Tex., etc.), Water rescurces of,

1888-1913.

St. Mary and Milk Rivers (Mont, and Canada), Water supply of,

1920.

Susquehanna River Basin (Pa., Md.), Hydrography of, 1905.

In addition to the records noted above, records of discharge have 'been pulished in 

State reports. Some of these are not contained in the publications of the Geological 

Survey or are revisions of records previously published in its water-supply papers. The 

following table contains a list of these reports.

State reports containing compilation of records of discharge

State

Alabama ....

Georgia. . . .

Indiana. . ..

Year 

ending

1915 

1928

1920

1937

1927 

a!930

"1919

C 1924

Report

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

Bull. 38, Water powers of Georgia....

Pub. 72, Surface water supply of 

Indiana.

Indiana.

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

Issued by

Geological Survey of Alabama,

Geological Survey of Georgia.

Department of Conservation.
PUBLICATIONS

State reports containing compilation of records of discharge Continued

State

Minnesota. . 

Missouri. . .

Do ......

New Jersey.

New Mexico . 

North Carolina.

Do ......

Pennsylvania

Tennessee. .

Virginia. . . 

Washington. 

Wisconsin. .

Year 

ending

d!928

e!935

19EO

1912 

1926

1914

*1928

1928

1925

1923

h]_g36

k!936

1911

1934

1927 

1933 

1914

n!923

Report

Water resources Investigation of 

Minnesota. 

Reports of Bureau of Geology and 

Mines, vol. 20, 2d series, Water 

Resources of Missouri.

Bull. 33, Surface water supply of 

New Jersey.

of New Jersey. 

Surface water supply of New Mexico... 

Bull. 34, Discharge records of North 

Carolina streams.

Carolina streams.

of Oregon.

of Oregon.

of Oregon.

of Oregon. 

Report of Water Supply Commission of 

Pennsylvania .

Bull. 34, Water resources of 

Tennessee .

Bull. 31, Water resources of Virginia

Bull. 5, Monthly and yearly summaries 

of hydrometric data. 

1st report of Railroad Commission of 

Wisconsin to Legislature on water 

powers .

Wisconsin to Legislature on water 

powers .

Issued bv

Agriculture.

T\n

State Drainage Commission.

Missouri Bureau of Geology 

and Mines.

gation and Drainage.

Department of Conservation 

and Development.

sion. 

Office of the State Engineer. 

Department of Conservation 

and Development.

Do.

Water Supply Commission of 

Pennsylvani a .

Waters. 

Department of Education.

Conservation aid Development 

Commission. 

Department of Conservation 

and Development. 

Railroad Commission of 

Wisconsin.

a Includes records for the year 1927-30. 

b Includes records for the year 1895-1919. 

c Includes records for the years 1919-24. 

d Includes records for the years 1934-28. 

e Includes records for the years 1928-35. 

f Includes records for the years 1914-28. 

g Includes records for the years 1928-34. 

h Includes records for the years 1889-1936;

records of daily and monthly discharge

are not included.

i Includes records for the years 1914-24.

j Includes records for the years 1924-30.

k Includes records for the years 1930-36.

1 Includes records for the years 1928-32.

m Includes average weekly discharge for

	the years 1920-30. 

n Includes records- for the year 1914-23.

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

States have issued annual or biennial reports in which are contained records of dischargs: 

California, Colorado, Idaho, Indiana, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York 

(also New York City Board of Water Supply), North Dakota, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Utah, 

Washington, and Wyoming.

RECORDS OF DISCHARGE COLLECTED BY AGENCIES OTHER THAN THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

The table on the following page contains a list of gaging stations for the area covered 

by this report at which records of daily discharge were collected during the water year 

October 1937 to September 1938 by agencies other than the Geological Survey. The records 

for these stations are not contained in publications of the Geological Survey.
RECORDS OF DISCHARGE COLLECTED BY AGENCIES OTHER THAN THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

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

Stream

Centerville Creek..

tributaries.

Deer Creek 

(tributary to 

Provo .River) 

Emigration Creek...

Ephraim Creek 

tributaries.

tributaries .

Little Cottonwood 

Creek.

Otter Creek outlet.

tributaries.

Provo River, Morth 

Pork.

streams tributary 

to Deer Creek 

Reservoir area.

Strawberry tunnel 

outlet .

Thompson Valley 

Reservoir.

Location

miles northeast

Or eg. 

Centerville, Utah, 

near mouth of 

canyon .

Utah (at several 

gaging stations) .

Utah, near mouth 

of canyon.

Below Deer Creek 

Dam, Provo Canyon. Utah. 

Salt Lake City, 

Utah, near mouth 

of canyon. 

Hear Ephraim, Utah 

(at two gaging 

stations) .

Utah (at several 

gaging stations).

Salt Lake City, 

Utah, near mouth 

of canyon.

Antimony, Utah, 

(former Geological Survey gaging station 

published as near 

Coyoto) .

Utah, near mouth 

of canyonnear mouth of 

canyon.

Utah (at several 

gaging stations). 

At Wildwood, Provo 

Canyon, Utah.

Utah, above backwater of reservoir.

Utah, middle of 

Deer Creek Reservoir.

Dam, Provo 

Canyon, Utah.

Canyon, Utah, 

above diversions.

Geological Survey 

gaging station. 

At West Portal. ....

12 miles south of 

Silver Lake, 

Oreg.

Period

1937-38

1938 

1898-1938 

1914-38

1921-22 

1930-38

1898-1938

 s-1920-38

1938

1938

1913-38

*1922-28 

1930 

1932-38

Operated by

engineer.

Int ermount ain 

Forest & Range 

Experiment 

Station.

Bureau of Reclamation.

Salt Lake City. ....

Int ermountain 

Forest & Range 

Experiment 

Station.

engineer. 

Salt Lake City. . . .

Sevier River water 

commissioner

Forest & Range 

Experiment 

Station.

Bureau of Reclamation.

commissioner.

Spanish Fork Water 

Users' Association.

Oregon State 

engineer .

Remarks

9 of Oregon State 

engineer; 1937 and 

193e not published. 

Unpublished.

(t)

(t)

Unpublished. 

(t) 

Unpublished.

Geol. Survey watersupply papers; 

1930-36 in Bulls. 5, 

8, and 9 of Oregon 

State engineer; 1937 

and 1938 not published 

(t)

(t)

In water commissioner's 

annual reports.

(t)

Unpublished.

annual reports.

In reports of Strawberry Valley Project 

and of water commissioner. 

1922-28, 1930, 1932-36 

in Bulls. 8 and 9 of 

Oregon State engineer; 

1937 and 1938 not 

published.

^Fragmentary.

tRecords prior to X913 published in water-supply papers of Geological Survey; those prior to 1930 

published in reports of Salt Lake City; those after 1930 not published.

Mote.- Records of discharge were also collected for many canals and ditches and miscellaneous and 

fragmentary records for several natural streams. These records are published in the reports of the 

projects and of the water commissioners for the following river basins! Bear, Boaver, Carson, 

Humboldt, Jordan, Ogden, Provo, Spanish Fork, Sevier, Truckee, Walker, and Weber.
10 DIVISION OF WORK

COOPERATION

The work In the several States was done under cooperative agreements as follcws: In 

California, with the State Department of Public Works, Earl Lee Kelly, director, and 

Edward Hyatt, State engineer, and with San Bernardino and Los Angeles Counties; in Idaho, 

with the Department of Reclamation, R. W. Paris, commissioner; in Nevada, vlth the office 

of the State engineer, Alfred Merritt Smith; in Oregon, with the office or the State 

engineer, Charles E. Stricklin; in Utah, with the office of the State engineer, T. H. 

Humpherys; and in Wyoming, with the office of the State engineer, John D. Quinn.

Assistance in collecting records was rendered by the following organizations and 

corporations: In California, by the Walker River Irrigation District; in Oregon, by the 

U. S. Biological Survey; In Utah, by the U. S. Bureau of Reclamation, Utah Power & Light 

Co., and Logan, Hyde Park & Smithfield Canal Co.

Funds for the construction, repair, and improvement of gaging stations were allocated 

to the Geological Survey by the Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works.

DIVISIOU OF WORK

The data for the stations in the several States were collected and prepared for publication under the supervision of the district engineers here named. In California 

(except for stations in Walker Lake Basin), H. D. McGlashan. In Idaho (except for stations on Bear River), Thonas R. Newell. In Oregon, G. H. Canfield, the vw-k being done 

in collaboration with Charles E. Stricklin, State engineer. In Utah and Nevada and for 

stations in Walker Lake Basin in California and on Bear River in Idaho, A. B. Purton. 

In Wyoming, Robert Follansbee.
GAGING-STATION RECORDS 

GREAT SALT LAKE BASIN

11

Gages on Great Salt Lake, Utah

Location.- Staff gages, lat. 40°46'30", long. 112°10 t 20n . at Saltair, on southeast shore 

of lake, 15 miles west of Salt Lake City, and lat. 41 6 13', long. 118°36', at Midlake, 

on Lucin cut-off of Southern Pacific Railroad, 30 miles west of Ogden, Weber County, 

Utah. Zero of Saltair gage is 4,196.85 feet above mean sea level; zero of Midlake 

gage is 4,198.0 feet above mean sea level.

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

1912 to September 1938 in reports of Geological Survey. July 1903 to December 1934 

in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Extremes.- Maximum elevation during year, 4,196.5 feet June 1 at both gages; minimum, 

4,194.65 feet Oct. 15 at Midlake gage and Nov. 15 at both gages.

1875-1938: Maximum elevation observed, 4,211.3 feet July 12, 1877; minimum, 

4,193.75 feet Nov. 15, 1935 at Saltair gage.

Maximum elevation known, 4,212.5 feet (estimated) sometime in 1868 (year furnished 

by Marcus E. Jones, Salt Lake City).

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

wind, as the two gages are about 40 miles apart. Readings on Midlake gage furnished 

by Southern Pacific Railroad.

Sage-height, In feet, of Great Salt Lake, Utah, water year IQ'SV-SS

Day

Oct. 1 

15

NOT. 1 

15

Dec. 1 

15

Jan. 1 

15

Feb. 1 

15

Mar. 1

15

Apr. 1

May 1 

15

June 1 

15

July 1 

15

Aug. 1 

15

Sept.l 

15

Saltair

-1.95 

-2.15

-2.1 

-2.2

-2.1 

-1.95

-1.8

-1.7

-1.65 

-1.5

-1.35

-1.1

-.95 

-.85

-.7 

-.45

-.35 

-.5

-.7 

-.75

-.95 

-1.2

-1.45

-1.7

Midlake

-3.15 

-3.35

-3.25 

-3.35

-3.25 

-3.10

-2.9 

-2.85

-2.75 

-2.6

-2.5 

-2.25

-2.1 

-2.0

-1.85 

-1.6

-1.5 

-1.65

-1.85 

-1.9

-2.1 

-2.35

-2.6 

-2.85
12 BEAR RIVER BASIN

Bear River near Evanston, Wyo.

Location.- Water-otage recorder, lat. 41°19', long. 111°01', in sec. 1, T. 15 N., R. 131 

W., 500 feet upstream from highway bridge and 3i miles northwest of Evanston.

Drainage area.- 645 square miles.

iords available.- October 1915 to September 1938. 

Average discharge.- 25 years, 241 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,970 second-feet May 30 (gage feight, 5.33 

feetj; minimum daily discharge, 5.4 second-feet Aug. 23-35.

1913-38: Maximum discharge, 3,690 second-feet June 14, 1931 (gage 1-eight, 6.35 

reet); no flow during some periods in 1924, 1931, 1933, 1934.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, Nov. 18-22, Nov. 29 

to Mar. 3, which were computed on basis of two discharge measurements and weather 

records and are fair. Some diversions for irrigation above station.

Rating table, water year 1937-38 except periods of Ice effect (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used July Z to Sept. SO)

1.0

1.1

5.8

11

1.3 53

1.6 104

1.9 168

2.3 272

2.6 370

4.4 1,180

5.0 1,590

5.2 1,800

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1

2

3

4

e

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

2?

28

27

28

26

30

31

Oct.

10

13

12

10

10

10

12

12

12

9.4

9.4

9.4

10

11

12

18

29

69

71

49

38

36

38

42

42

43

42

39

35

35

36

HOT.

36

38

35

34

34

30

27

27

23

26

30

30

29

29

31

29

29

23

24

28

29

28

28

29

30

28

27

28

29

17

-

Dec.

18

22

24

27

30

33

30

28

28

30

32

32

30

30

30

31

32

32

32

32

30

28

29

27

30

32

34

32

34

38

36

Jan.

33

34

34

34

34

31

32

34

34

42

34

30

32

35

36

38

37

35

33

35

37

40

38

37

38

42

45

44

31

28

30

Feb.

32

34

36

40

42

44

48

46

47

48

43

40

40

40

37

34

32

37

42

44

46

48

60

72

76

80

90

120

_

-

Month

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

Me]

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

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

Water year 1937-38......................

Bar.

130

145

160

161

145

12S

118

US

120

128

141

210

2O5

139

104

100

137

110

100

130

152

161

168

168

145

141

145

192

156

163

161

Apr.

159

154

152

175

348

312

185

185

192

236

234

318

500

626

482

694

878

1,100

1,250

918

698

734

851

684

644

666

644

590

576

594

-

Secondfoot-days

824.2

865

933

74,262.4

1,10.1

1,398

4,481

15,779 

27,206

24,243

2,591.0

473.9

761

80,656.1

Bay

707

905

820

752

698

653

60S

563

518

455

446

455

446

468

581

1,140

1,690

1,480

1,110

900

756

694

698

761

842

1,020

1,250

1,430

1,570

1,480

1,310

Maximum

71

38

38

2,400

45

120

210

1,250 

1,690

1,500

338

27

61

1,690

June

1,400

1,440

1,470

1,460

1,450

1,50O

1,280

1,090

1,050

1,010

936

896

810

712

581

572

612

666

716

554

486

491

464

464

378

345

318

324

378

390

-

July

338

299

239

210

205

210

205

156

124

93

61

49

22

14

52

46

39

36

27

22

17

12

10

9.4

S.4

6.8

8.4

14

13

19

26

Minimum

9.4

17

18

.3

28

32

100

152

446

318

6.8

5.4

10

5.4

Aug.

27

23

17

17

14

13

13

12

14

20

20

18

16

17

18

18

17

16

16

13

12

7.9

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.8

10

13

18

27

25

Moan

26.6

28.8

30.1

203

35.5

49.9

145

526 

878

808

83.6

15.3

25.4

221

Sept.

38

53

61

46

35

26

24

19

23

30

31

46

46

38

26

22

82

22

19

16

13

13

10

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

-

Run-off In 

aere-feet

1,630

1,720

1,850

147,300

2,180

2,770

8,890

31,300 

53,960

48,090

5,140

940

1,510

160,000

Peak discharge.- Apr. 19 (10:30 p.m.) 1,940 sec.-ft.; May 30 (10 a.m.) 1,970 se?.-ft.j J-une 6 

(9 p.m.) 1,720 sec.-ft.
BEAR RIVER BASIN 13

Bear River at Border, Wyo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°11', long. lll°03 f , in sec. 15, T. 14 S., R. 46 

E., In Idaho, a quarter of a mile west of Wyoming State line and half a mile west of 

Border.

Drainage area.- 2,490 square miles.

Records available. - October 1937 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,780 second-feet May 19, 23 (gage height, 6.22 

feet); minimum dally discharge, 100 second-feet Nov. 30.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, NOT. 30, Dec. 1-4, 

9-13, Dec. 18 to Mar. 11, which were computed on basis of two discharge measurements 

and weather records and are fair.

Hating table, ater year 1937-38 except periods of ice effect 

discharge, in second-feet)

ge heiglt, in feet, and

1.2 

1.4 

1.6 

2.0

115 

144 

21S

2.S 

3.0 

4.0 

6.5

328

480

860

1,900

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1957 to September 1938

Day

1

2

3

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

60

31

Got.

113

111

109

111

111

111

111

110

111

US

126

186

129

130

140

149

162

182

182

175

171

167

167

166

162

160

160

166

167

167

167

MOT.

171

169

167

162

167

173

180

180

175

175

175

171

173

171

173

171

173

182

176

175

189

193

182

178

173

184

167

173

167

100

-

Deo.

130

140

160

175

178

185

193

187

16S

165

175

185

185

185

187

184

178

175

160

145

135

130

125

120

120

130

135

140

145

140

145

Jan.

155

160

160

150

135

120

120

127

140

155

130

115

120

130

135

140

140

130

125

130

140

150

140

140

140

150

170

160

115

105

110

Feb.

120

125

130

140

150

160

170

170

170

174

160

145

145

145

135

125

120

125

125

130

135

140

145

145

150

ISO

150

150

_

-

Month

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

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

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

Water year 1937-38......................

Mar.

155

160

160

165

165

170

170

170

ISO

190

205

218

232

282

291

318

433

415

398

529

60B

632

640

681

609

571

533

533

462

398

364

Apr.

358

315

313

367

466

564

529

507

529

541

548

567

640

704

735

84S

940

1,090

1,220

1,430

1,540

1,540

1,580

1,600

1,550

1,570

1,470

1,430

1,460

1,510

-

Secondfoot-days

4,437

5,165

4,902

4,237

4,029

11,031

28,458

44,720

32,001

11,027

4,366

5,870

160,243

May

1,560

1,590

1,610

1,570

1,570

1,560

1,490

1,350

1,250

1,130

1,080

1,040

1,060

1,080

1,060

1,080

1,270

1,550

1,770

1,720

1,720

1,740

1,760

1,750

1,630

1,460

1,370

1,380

1,420

1,510

1,540

Maximum

182

193

193

170

174

681

1,600

1,770

1,580

621

187

240

1,770

June

1,550

1,570

1,580

1,570

1,550

1,560

1,530

1,520

1,490

1,460

1,430

1,350

1,230

1,190

1,110

1,050

1,010

952

S88

822

765

605

564

583

579

529

510

473

462

469

-

J)ly

621

518

514

514

507

499

491

451

S3 7

526

451

405

341

332

329

332

339

318

304

291

268

248

236

228

238

214

202

200

193

189

191

Minimum

109

100

120

105

120

155

313

1,040

462

189

122

162

100

Aug.

1S7

178

167

164

15S

155

149

149

148

140

136

134

134

132

129

129

129

130

129

129

126

125

123

122

' 126

132

132

134

134

144

162

Mean

143

172

158

137

144

356

949

1,443

1,067

356

141

196

439

Sept.

189

194

20S

228

240

212

208

200

812

230

226

238

226

£14

202

194

1S7

184

184

191

134

176

176

175

175

169

166

162

162

164

-

Run-Off In 

aore-feet

8,800

10,240

9,720

8,400

7,990

21,880

56,450

38,700

63,470

21,870

8,660

11,640

317,800

Peak discharge.- Mar. 23 (3 p.m.) 737 sec.-ft.; July 9 (6:30 p.m.) 628 sec.-ft. 

159989 O 39 2
14 BEAR RIVER BASIN

Bear River at Barer, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°11 I 50", long. 111°10'05", in NWi sec. 23, T. 14 

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

Harer siding on Oregon Short Line Railroad, and 5 miles east of Dingle.

Drainage area.- 2,780 square miles.

Records available.- June 1913 to September 1916, January 1919 to September 1938.

Average discharge.- 22 years, 539 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 2,080 second-feet May 20; minimum daily, 

131 second-feet Oct. 1.

1915-16. 1919-38: Maximum discharge, 3,860 second-feet June 2, 1920 (gage height, 

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

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, Nov. 27 to Dec. 10, Dec. 

18 to Mar. 10, which were computed on basis of two discharge measurements and unpublished records at Stewart Dam. Many diversions for irrigation above station. 

Records collected by Utah Power & Light Co., under general supervision of U. S. Geological Survey, in connection with a Federal Power Commission project.

Discharge, in aeoond-feet, water year October IS3V to September 1933

Day

1

«!

3

4

6

fi

7

B

9

10

11

12

13

U

15

16

17

IB

19

SO

81

V?,

S3

24

25

JW

K1

28

Rfi

an

31

Qot.

131

133

133

135

135

135

137

139

139

142

142

144

146

183

196

191

217

219

219

219

219

219

215

212

208

204

204

201

204

204

206

HOT.

209

209

209

206

204

209

219

222

222

217

217

217

214

214

214

214

214

217

217

217

225

233

233

219

217

212

210

2EO

225

185

-

Dso.

165

155

180

195

200

205

215

180

185

225

230

244

277

245

247

250

244

225

210

200

185

180

180

180

175

175

175

175

180

180

185

Jan.

190

190

185

185

180

180

180

ISO

180

180

185

190

195

190

190

190

195

190

185

180

180

180

180

174

175

175

175

175

175

180

180

Feb.

180

185

185

190

190

190

185

185

190

200

200

195

195

190

190

195

200

195

195

195

195

195

200

205

205

200

195

195

..

-

Month

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

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

Water year 1937-38......................

Mar.

206

220

220

230

240

250

260

270

275

280

287

279

285

340

377

421

514

510

504

565

662

651

689

738

689

655

651

639

598

561

522

Apr.

493

472

434

462

558

658

674

655

658

693

708

727

769

824

864

976

1,060

1,170

1,300

1,470

1,650

1,720

1,740

1,800

1,790

1,770

1,800

1,700

1,720

1,760

-

Seeondfoot-days

5,531

6,247

166,800

52 900

35,302

7,777

191,938

May

1,830

1,890

1,990

1,960

1,930

1,920

1,860

1,720

1,560

1,450

1,360

1,260

1,250

1,250

1,290

1,270

1,390

1,610

1,980

2,080

2,040

2,040

2,060

2,060

1,980

1,800

1,620

1,550

1,570

1,630

1,700

VccdjHUBi

277

2,190

195

1,740

308

2,080

June

1,700

1,720

1,740

1,730

1,700

1,690

1,690

1,660

1,640

1,550

1,540

1,470

1,380

1,310

1,210

1,130

1,080

1,020

960

896

868

772

643

639

651

624

598

576

565

550

-

July

601

624

586

594

590

576

579

565

543

658

579

543

496

451

448

445

441

434

414

404

380

363

343

320

311

311

288

279

269

260

253

MtnlrauB

131

155

124

174

550

223

131

Aug.

250

244

235

226

220

214

208

205

211

208

202

196

190

178

178

178

181

181

181

181

181

175

175

172

166

172

172

172

172

190

208

Mean

215

202

457

183

1,177

259

526

Sept.

232

256

269

272

308

301

279

272

276

276

285

301

295

285

272

263

256

247

244

244

247

244

241

238

238

235

229

226

223

223

-

Run-off In 

acre-feet

12,390

330,800

11,240

70,020

15,430

380,700
BEAR RIVER BASIN 15

Bear River at Alexander, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°39', long. 111°42', in NWi s?c. 17, T. 9 S., 

R. 41 E., 600 feet downstream from Soda hydroelectric plant of Utah Power & Light Co., 

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

Drainage area.- 3,840 square miles.

Records available.- March 1911 to September 1916, April 1919 to Septetiber 1938.

Average discharge.- 23 years (1911-16, 1919-20, 1921-38), 809 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 1,040 second-feet May 18; minimum daily, 

46 second-feet Feb. 6.

1911-16, 1919-38: Maximum discharge, 4,590 second-feet May 9, 1922; maximum gage 

height, 15.95 feet Dec. 11, 1919; minimum discharge, about 28 second-feet at times 

when reservoir gates are closed.

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge for periods of missing gage heights, Jan. 20-26, Aug. 

3-7, 14-17, 19-31, Sept. 4-7, 10-19, computed on basis of output of hydroelectric 

plant. Many diversions for irrigation above station. Regulation caused by storage 

in Bear Lake Reservoir and operations at Soda hydroelectric plant. Records collected 

by Utah Power £ Light Co. under general supervision of U. S. Geological Survey in 

connection with a Federal Power Commission project.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 193V to Saptembsr 1938

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Dot.

104

204

133

248

199

236

171

104

152

155

240

2S8

296

179

215

216

287

317

329

286

326

343

360

275

466

462

442

274

229

168

68

HOT.

233

437

152

184

144

142

62

230

233

239

161

308

225

77

198

245

246

175

259

188

107

225

229

303

79

254

333

123

329

261

-

Dec.

228

128

161

209

280

232

225

221

192

229

409

272

429

473

449

306

327

232

276

353

281

244

246

107

62

149

352

317

273

229

104

Jan.

145

62

196

218

282

257

258

225

172

175

204

227

153

133

169

47

254

207

210

220

180

135

135

260

220

180

190

179

226

110

279

Feb.

239

363

360

218

155

46

214

215

212

220

274

289

88

347

353

345

385

394

33S

216

360

282

370

565

523

310

181

374

-

_

-

Month

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

Calendar year 1937 ......................

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

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

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

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

later year 1937-38......................

Mar.

440

442

334

418

120

240

249

184

232

346

372

293

232

335

323

321

288

337

233

205

330

337

362

487

854

847

816

824

862

839

626

Apr.

390

338

271

155

189

219

222

215

309

529

586

757

801

854

887

904

904

870

839

862

839

887

928

962

904

912

945

954

895

832

-

Secondfoot-days

7,772

6,381

7,995

152,874

5,908

8,236

13,128

20,159

24,O61

18,068

17,917

19,098

17,029

165,752

May

824

904

988

937

816

757

728

678

658

665

624

579

586

592

592

644

854

1,040

1,000

945

962

832

742

832

824

720

672

779

801

794

692

Maximum

466

437

473

1,070

282

566

862

962

1,040

703

853

815

730

1,040

June

592

536

493

505

523

631

690

703

584

657

679

617

680

688

666

666

627

542

529

627

651

589

567

586

548

567

586

586

567

586

-

July

638

612

579

493

464

458

499

497

511

511

517

517

511

678

701

511

517

476

697

736

792

853

709

523

517

809

640

613

532

473

333

Klnlmm

68

62

62

54

47

46

120

155

579

493

333

320

242

46

Aug.

657

815

750

630

680

590

320

697

614

628

629

643

588

420

650

640

650

637

64O

470

4OO

640

680

670

700

680

620

470

660

660

570

Mean

251

213

258

419

191

294

423

672

776

602

578

616

568

454

Sept.

662

629

541

330

260

640

700

702

628

700

410

670

690

720

640

700

560

340

730

698

668

651

619

558

328

713

513

502

242

285

-

Run-off In 

acre-feet

15,420

12,660

15,860

303,200

11,720

16,340

26,040

39,980

47,720

35,840

35,540

37,880

33,780

328,800
16 BEAR RIVER BASIN

Bear River near Weston, Idaho

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°01'50tt , long.llO°55'15", in SWiSEi sec. 17, T. 

16 S., R. 39 E., at Weston-Fairvlew highway bridge, 3 miles east of Weston.

Re cords avallable.- October 1919 to December 1932 and February 1934 to September 1938. 

October 1889 to January 1917 at site near Preston, Idaho; records equivalent.

Average discharge.- 17 years (1919-32, 1934-38), 973 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 1,850 second-feet Apr. 26, 27, May 1; 

minimum daily, 42 second-feet Oct. 3.

1919-32, 1934-38: Maximum discharge, 6,100 second-feet May 8 or 9, 1P22 (gage 

height, 12.1 feet, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 4,000 secondfeet; minimum daily discharge, 30 second-feet Apr. 29, 1934, and June 27, 1937.

Remarks.- Records fair. Discharge for periods of missing gage heights, Dec. 24-26, May 

11-13, computed on basis of unpublished records for station at Oneida. West Cache 

canal and many irrigation ditches divert above station. Regulation caused by storage 

in Bear Lake Reservoir and operation of power plants above station. Records furnished 

by Utah Power & Light Co.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

S

a

4

6

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

18 

IS 

14 

ie

16

17 

18 

19 

80

81 

88 

89

84 

85

86 

87 

88 

89 

SO 

31

Got.

214 

70 

42 

86 

472

410 

376 

382

181 

481

181 

416 

561 

396 

416

416 

434 

630 

688 

577

692 

296 

752 

734 

776

666 

703 

689 

546 

450 

403

HOT.

392 

567 

447 

567 

403

626 

367 

193 

396 

354

437 

564 

324 

490 

307

454 

561 

526 

756 

490

464 

342 

413 

562 

487

416 

502 

552 

584 

454

Doe.

461 

331 

533 

338 

661

431 

396 

512 

478 

512

640 

906 

969 

801 

700

798 

745 

619 

633 

745

422 

661 

594 

540 

290

370 

574 

564 

661 

686 

684

Jan.

289 

265 

380 

341 

483

406 

427 

546 

419 

367

300 

430 

466 

427 

377

498 

403

613 

534 

385

311 

393 

377 

341 

446

472 

430 

403 

424 

346 

419

Feb.

436 

682 

676 

424 

477

293 

446 

546 

432

546

613 

534 

416 

452 

634

690 

714 

570 

543 

561

721 

679 

549 

634 

441

1,170 

679 

224

Month

Oet 

HOT

Dee

C

Jan 

Pet 

Mar 

Apt 

*aj 

JUB 

Jul 

Au« 

Bep

1

uary

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

u»t.. ..................................

ater year 1937-3

Mar.

667 

619 

637 

830 

630

519 

427 

504 

510 

495

661 

742 

668 

805 

621

654 

840 

988 

707 

766

606 

637 

763 

798 

952

1,000 

762 

1,140 

1,280 

948 

1,070

Apr.

1,120 

777 

704 

668 

597

480 

472 

458 

501 

597

752 

972 

1,180 

l;810 

1,680

1,480 

1,630 

1,560 

1,660 

1,760

1,770 

1,730 

1,750 

1,800 

1,840

1,850 

1,860 

1,780 

1,710 

1,620

Secondfoot -days

14,022 

13,867 

17,855

221,139

12.621 

15,481 

22,936 

38,448 

36,225 

12,697 

10,739 

14,597 

12,306

221, 794

May

1,860 

1,SOO 

1,680 

1,630 

1,400

1,370 

1,230 

1,140 

1,000 

1,250

860 

775 

885 

710 

784

763 

948 

1,250 

1,490 

1,660

1,410 

1,300 

1,050 

936 

916

972 

1,170 

1,130 

980 

952 

944

Mflyfflfrc^

776 

756 

969

1,590

S46 

1,170 

1,280 

1,850 

1,850 

1,000 

579 

848 

72S

1,850

June

1,000 

819 

732 

634 

446

474 

693 

435 

438

643

390 

376 

421 

449 

377

338 

441 

360 

341 

367

365 

311 

265 

220 

200

254 

334 

250 

273 

252

July

232 

246 

368 

492 

444

390 

382 

411 

329 

293

334 

278 

268 

446 

466

295 

262 

276 

579 

416

458 

382 

240 

242 

224

234 

306 

406 

385 

388 

287

Minimum

42 

193 

290

30

265 

224 

427 

458 

710 

200 

224 

271 

267

42

Aug.

398 

446 

385 

474 

546

377 

452 

271 

444 

462

460 

522 

607 

424 

341

362 

416 

427 

393

414

472 

276 

362 

679 

848

766 

770 

570 

463 

469 

411

Hear

458 

462 

576

606

407 

553 

740 

1,282 

1,169 

423 

346 

471 

410

608

Sept.

356 

267 

282 

309 

278

284 

331 

377 

498 

463

313 

289 

685 

728 

570

441 

273 

388 

612 

336

282 

483 

549 

477 

58S

278 

375 

552 

348 

398

Run-off In 

aere-fe«t

27,610 

27,500 

35,410

438,600

25,030 

30,710 

45,490 

76.260 

71,850 

25,180 

21.300 

28,950 

24,410

439,900
BEAR RIVER BASIN 17

Bear River near Colllnston, Utah

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°49', long. 112°04', in Wi sei. 34, T. 13 N., R. 

2 W., at Wheelon railroad siding, 1 mile downstream from Cutler plant of Utah Power & 

Light Co. and 4 miles north of Colllnston.

Drainage area.- 6,000 square miles.

Records available.- July 1889 to September 1938.

Average discharge.- 48 years (1889-1905, 1906-38), 1,795 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,520 second-feet Apr. 28 (gage height, 5.10 

feetTF minimum daily discharge, 16 second-feet on several days.

1889-1938: Maximum discharge observed, 11,600 second-feet June 7-10, 1909 (gage 

height, 7.70 feet); practically no flow at midnight Aug. 5, 1920 (gage height, 0.42 

foot).

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge for periods of missing gage heights, Oct. 16-18, 31, 

frov. 1, Apr. 18, 19, computed on "basis of output of power plant. Many canals divert 

above station. Flow regulated by storage in reservoirs and operation of power plants 

above station. Water-stage recorder graph and several discharge measurements furnished 

by Utah Power & Light Co.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 193s

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

IS

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

28

25

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

31

Oet.

890

1, 250

207

868

687

668

348

224

358

391

469

441

797

579

1,040

560

742

1,320

1,640

2,040

1,130

701

853

943

1,240

1,270

1,240

566

744

1,280

748

HOT.

906

632

726

S32

800

938

536

1,030

830

524

716

976

465

399

1,210

1,200

537

1,040

1,040

1,040

728

986

1,230

1,610

106

763

1,320

747

1,260

984

-

Dec.

586

760

891

317

1,230

1,250

893

846

844

1,170

365

783

2,030

2,480

1,920

1,870

1,310

829

1,600

1,740

1,460

1,190

1,480

250

16

757

1,590

1,310

1,040

1,480

1,340

Jan.

514

SI

578

816

1,580

1,420

1,380

1,420

737

831

713

712

438

1,000

781

636

1,210

1,310

1,630

1,080

1,350

1,030

420

945

1,240

934

971

1,390

1,400

470

709

Feb.

1,140

1,410

1,830

1,360

887

664

985

1,190

926

923

1,340

1,060

1,130

1,460

1,620

1,820

1,860

2,180

1,520

416

1,920

1,790

1,670

1,010

699

886

818

1,740

-

.

-

Month

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

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

Mav. ........ ...... ...

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

Water year 1937-; 8......................

Mar.

1,290

925

1,510

1,770

2,210

l.SOO

1,490

1,740

1,950

1,530

1,210

1,110

500

1,380

1,850

2,070

2,200

2,400

2,450

1,580

2,420

2,640

2,540

2,230

2,750

2,920

1,080

2,610

2,090

1,870

268

Apr.

1,250

645

205

1,280

2,000

1,800

1,760

1,580

967

666

1,940

2,170

2,760

2,100

2,220

3,310

3,370

3,290

3,300

3,420

3,340

3,410

3,420

3,320

3,680

4,360

4,490

4,800

4,680

4,420

-

Seoondfoot-days

26,013

26,110

35,527

386,117

29,625

36,134

56,383

79,853

86,922

16,577

10,303

551

2,889

406,887

May

4,440

4,350

4,240

3,930

4,000

3,630

3,480

2,830

2,560

2,710

2,140

2,430

1,870

1,500

582

1,040

1,930

3,270

3,860

4,040

4,290

3,860

2,930

1,780

2,300

2,140

2,190

2,390

1,940

2,540

1,730

Hazlnnm

2,040

1,610

2,480

4,670

1,630

2,180

2,920

4,800

4,440

2,070

1,630

26

781

4,800

June

1,950

2,070

1,830

1,670

60S

735

954

1,120

570

730

773

389

551

678

398

49

18

18

18

16

16

16

251

271

269

16

16

16

16

545

-

July

714

397

633

1,630

903

1,410

1,310

886

749

726

114

206

303

18

16

18

18

18

18

IS

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

Mlnljnm

207

106

16

14

81

416

268

205

582

16

16

16

16

16

Aug.

IS

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

16

16

16

16

16

16

25

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

16

Mean

839

870

1,146

1,068

956

1,290

1,819

2,662

2,804

563

332

 try Q -L t . o

96.3

1,115

Sept.

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

20

20

20

26

25

26

26

27

27

27

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

33

33

537

781

367

685

-

Run-off la 

aore-feet

51,600

51,790

70,470

765,900

68.760

71,670

111,800

168,400

172,400

32,880

20,440

1,090

6,730

807,000
18 BEAR RIVER BASIN

Logan River above State Dam, near Logan, Utah

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 41°44'40", long. 111°47'00", 

in NEi sec. 36, T. 12 N., R. 1 E., at Logan plant of Utah Power & Light Co., 125 feet 

upstream from tailrace, half a mile upstream from State Dam, and 2i miles east of 

Logan. Concrete control raised 1.10 feet and datum of gage raised 2.03 feet on Aug. 

15, 1938.

Drainage area.- 218 square miles.

Records available.- May 1913 to September 1938. June 1896 to December 1912 at site a 

quarter of a mile downstream; flow at present site plus that of tailrace equivalent 

to flow at former site.

Average discharge.- 25 years (1913-38), 122 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 910 second-feet May 17 (gage height, 4.97 

feet); minimum daily discharge, 8 second-feet for several days during year.

1913-38: Maximum discharge 2,000 second-feet (estimated) Mar. 21, 1916 (gage 

height, 5.6 feet); minimum daily discharge, 8 second-feet for several days in 1931 

and in period 1934-38.

Remarks.- Records poor except those above 100 second-feet and those for period after concrete control was raised, Aug. 15-Sept. 30, which are good. Water diverted from river 

and springs above station for power, irrigation, and municipal supply. Flow regulated 

by operation of power plants above station. Water-stage recorder graph and results of 

several discharge measurements furnished by Utah Power & Light Co.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1e

«

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

IP,

13

H

15

Ifi

17

1R

IS

SO

81

f&,

M

M

25

87

m

m

so

31

Oct.

s

6

6

8

9

9

9

G

G

11

9

9

9

9

12

10

13

14

12

10

9

9

6

8

8

8

8

8

8

9

9

HOT.

9

e

8

a

8

8

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

8

8

9

9

9

12

14

23

14

13

11

10

10

9

9

9

9

-

Dee.

9

8

9

9

9

6

9

10

11

13

19

71

45

31

28

27

27

28

22

24

18

20

22

18

18

18

17

17

17

17

17

Jan.

18

19

21

20

14

16

16

14

17

16

20

16

17

16

17

20

21

19

15

9

9

10

10

9

9

9

9

9

11

9

9

Feb.

9

9

a

9

9

 S

6

9

8

9

B

8

8

9

8

8

9

8

8

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

-

-

-

Month

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

*y.. .....................................

Water year 1937-5

Mar.

9

11

23

19

14

13

9

6

8

9

15

20

22

29

26

25

34

36

35

36

41

31

31

31

22

19

20

26

24

18

18

Apr.

20

19

22

23

33

100

102

39

36

42

33

27

46

42

40

82

100

266

478

502

486

546

502

422

474

422

329

332

434

502

-

Secondfoot -days

287

298

616

24,896

6,553

446

39,362

May

494

422

336

296

266

235

206

182

171

171

205

300

411

530

562

740

815

735

599

510

482

470

490

534

578

657

707

745

750

689

671

Maximum

14

23

71

550

546

29

815

June

667

657

667

662

649

644

622

590

570

536

482

456

419

385

356

342

325

316

300

272

278

309

224

208

190

182

171

157

150

153

-

July

144

164

169

157

142

129

125

123

93

34

96

69

59

60

52

52

46

48

48

48

44

41

55

41

35

39

39

35

32

27

25

Minimum

6

8

S

8

19

13

8

Aug.

29

25

24

21

18

17

26

17

17

17

17

*17

*16

»16

16

16

15

15

14

16

14

14

15

16

16

21

24

16

16

14

»14

Hear

9.3

19.9

68.2

23S

14.9

1C8

Sept.

*14

«13

13

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

15

15

16

15

29

20

14

14

15

14

13

13

13

14

15

14

14

14

13

16

-

Rim-off In

acre-feet

569

591

1,220

49,380

13,000

29,670

886

78,070

*0age helgit alsslngj discharge Interpolated.
BEAR RIVER BASIN 19

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

Location.- Water-stage recorder and wooden control, lat. 41°44'40", long. 111°47'00", In 

NEt sec. 36, T. 12 N., R. 1 E., 100 feet downstream from power house of Utah Power & 

Light Co. and 2i miles east of Logan.

Records available.- May 1913 to September 1938. 

Average discharge.- 25 years, 103 second-feet.

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read twice daily during period when recorder clock was not 

running,-Oct. 8 to Dec. 20. Discharge for days of missing gage heights, Aug. 31, 

Sept. 1, 6, interpolated. Flow regulated by operation of power plant above station. 

Water diverted by power canal from right bank of Logan River in SEiSWi sec. 29, T. 12 

N., R. 2 E. and returned to that river 125 feet downstream from station above State 

dam. Water-stage recorder graph and results of several discharge measurements 

furnished by Utah Power & Light Co.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to Sepfcombe- 1958

Day

1

S

3

4

6

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Dot.

103

106

106

107

110

112

110

114

113

123

124

114

114

US

124

130

130

148

134

135

130

130

127

124

122

117

117

117

119

117

119

HOT.

115

119

115

114

114

114

114

114

114

114

113

114

112

110

113

112

104

107

112

112

135

128

109

117

110

112

112

109

109

109

-

Dec.

102

100

103

102

104

95

90

90

90

90

90

92

90

90

90

90

90

90

92

90

90

90

90

90

90

90

90

90

90

90

90

Jan.

90

90

90

90

90

90

90

90

92

89

90

39

89

90

90

95

90

89

90

90

87

87

90

90

90

86

80

83

89

91

92

Feb.

91

91

90

90

90

90

90

90

90

90

90

90

89

89

88

88

90

86

83

37

89

89

90

90

89

88

87

87

_

.

-

Month

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

Deoeaber. .................................

Calendar year 1957. .....................

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

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

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

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

Water year 1937-2 8......................

Mar.

88

92

92

92

92

92

92

92

92

92

92

92

92

92

92

92

92

92

92

92

92

92

92

92

92

9S

92

92

92

92

92

Apr.

92

92

92

92

80

2

1

27

92

9S

126

159

168

174

174

174

174

59

2

2

2

s

105

173

173

171

173

173

171

173

-

Secondfoot-daya

3.708

3,406

2,860

45,906

2,768

2,491

2,848

3,190

5,3SS

5,069

5,278

5,021

3,728

45,723

May

174

174

174

173

173

173

173

173

173

173

173

173

173

173

171

173

173

173

173

173

173

173

173

173

173

173

173

171

171

171

171

M^Tcfirrcw

148

135

104

178

95

91

92

174

174

171

173

173

145

174

June

171

171

171

171

171

170

171

170

168

167

167

166

167

167

167

167

168

170

170

170

170

168

170

167

168

168

168

168

171

171

-

July

171

170

170

170

170

170

171

170

168

16S

171

171

171

171

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

168

170

168

173

173

173

171

Aug.

171

171

171

173

173

173

173

171

173

171

170

170

166

166

167

167

163

161

160

161

159

156

152

153

150

149

149

148

144

145

145

Minimum Mean

103 120

104 114

90 92.3

58 126

80 89 .3

83 89.0

88 91.9

1 106

171 173

166 169

168 170

144 162

108 124

1 125

Sept.

145

145

144

141

132

130

128

126

128

127

127

128

124

126

108

115

123

123

123

122

119

120

119

119

118

120

113

114

113

108

-

Run-off In 

acre-feet

7,350

6,760

5,670

91,060

5,490

4,940

5,650

6,330

10,620

10,050

10,470

9,960

7,390

90,680
20 BEAR RIVER BASIN

Logati, Hyde Park & Smlthfleld canal near Logon, Utah

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete rating flume, lat. 41°44'45", long. 111°47' 

05", in SEi sec. 25, T. 12 N., R. IE., li miles below head of canal and 24 miles east 

of Logan.

Records available.- June 1904 to December 1907, January 1909 to September 1938. 

Average discharge.- 15 years (1923-38), 30.3 second-feet.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of missing gage heights, Oct. 16-22, Nov. 

1 to Dec. 30, Jan. 1, 2, 4, 23-31, Feb. 1 to Apr. 15, May 3-16, 18, whicli were computed on basis of observer's notes of gate changes at the head of canal and are fair. 

No diversions above gage. Flow regulated by head gates at diversion wor'cs. Canal 

diverts water from Logan River In NEiNEi sec. 31, T. 12 N., R. 2 E., for Irrigation 

and domestic supply In territory north of Logan. Results of several discharge measurements furnished by Utah Povier & Light Co.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1

a

3

4

6

6

1e

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

IS

19

20

Si

22

as

24

25

26

27

28

SO

30

31

Dot.

28

28

28

28

26

23

23

23

23

17

12

16

16

14

9

9

8

B

8

8

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

6

HOT.

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

-

Dec.

5

5

B

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

Jan.

5

5

5

5

5

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

5

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

Feb.

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

3

1

1

1

1

4

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

_

_

-

Month

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

Calendar year 1937 ......................

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

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

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

Hater year 1937-38......................

Mar.

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

4

1

1

1

4

6

Apr.

6

4

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

2

4

4

4

3

2

2

1

6

13

16

17

17

17

17

17

Secondfoot -days

431

180

155

10,948

180

143

167

164

1,591

3,427

2,273

1,272

988

10,971

May

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

40

66

50

28

55

58

58

80

92

101

109

115

120

122

121

121

Ux-rlf, 

28

6

5

126

6

6

6

17

122

125

1 f\Q J-UO

47

37

125

June

122

123

125

125

124

122

123

124

122

120

117

115

117

114

108

104

104

109

108

106

103

96

114

113

112

112

111

112

112

110

July

108

S8

72

71

70

70

70

76

88

90

90

89

87

86

86

85

86

78

73

70

69

67

63

64

64

56

53

52

52

50

50

Minimum

6

6

5

0

5

1

1

1

17

96

50

37

29

1

Aug.

47

46

47

47

46

44

44

46

46

45

45

45

41

39

40

39

39

38

38

38

38

38

37

38

37

38

38

37

37

37

37

Meai

13.9

6.0

5.0

30.0

6.0

5.1

5.4

5.5

51.3

114

73.3

41 «0

32.9

30.1

Sept.

37

36

36

36

36

36

36

35

36

36

35

35

35

32

32

32

32

31

31

31

31

31

31

30

30

30

30

30

30

29

Run-off In 

acre-feet

855

357

307

21,720

357

284

331

325

3,160

6,800

4,510

2,520

1,960

21,770
BEAR RIVER BASIN 21 

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

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°37'20", long. 111 Q44'25", in NEi sec. 8, T. 10 

N., R. 2 E., three-quarters of a mile above diversion dam, 3i miles above power plant 

of Utah Power & Light Co., and 6 miles east of Hyrum.

Drainage area.- 260 square miles.

Records available.- July 1900 to December 1902, November 1913 to September 1938.

Average discharge.- 24 years (1914-38), 129 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 810 second-feet Apr. 23 (gag°, height, 4.53 

feet); minimum dally discharge, 67 second-feet Feb. 24, 25.

1913-38: Maximum discharge, about 1,620 second-feet May 15, 1917 (gage height, 

6.5 feet, former site and datum); minimum daily discharge, 29 second-feet Jan. 3,1935.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for periods of missing gage heights, Nov. 5-10, 

Dec. 21-24, 27-31, Jan. 1, 2, 21-26, 28, Feb. 17-23 (Interpolated) and Feb. 26-28, Mar. 

1-9, 22-28, 30, 31, Apr. 1-11 (computed on basis of discharge records for South Fork 

of Ogden River near Huntsville and Logan River near Logan),which are good. No large 

diversions above station. Low-water flow may be affected by operation of power plant 

upstream. Water-stage recorder graph and results of several discharge measurements 

furnished by Utah Power & Light Co.

Rating table, water year 1937-3S (gage height, in feet, and discharge, In seoond-feet)

1.2 

1.4 

1.6 

l.S

70

95

123

2.0 

2.2 

2.4 

2.6

154

155

225

264

2.8 

3.0 

3.3 

3.6

351

423

504

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

SOO 

9SO

Discharge, In seoond-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1

2

S

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

18

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

83

83

S3

83

S5

83

S3

S2

SI

81

81

80

80

80

86

86

88

90

85

82

81

78

82

82

81

80

80

78

82

SI

81

HOT.

si

80

78

78

78

7S

7S

7S

78

78

78

78

78

78

SO

80

82

85

S2

86

95

87

81

81

80

78

80

78

77

77

-

Dee.

76

76

76

76

75

75

75

75

76

76

76

85

81

78

77

76

77

77

76

76

76

76

75

75

75

75

75

75

74

73

72

Jan.

71

71

71

71

72

71

70

69

71

71

71

70

71

70

70

76

71

71

71

70

70

70

69

69

68

68

68

68

68

69

68

Fell.

69

68

69

70

70

69

68

68

68

69

69

70

70

70

70

69

69

69

68

68

68

67

67

67

67

67

67

67

_

-

-

Month

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

lay, ........ ... ,

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

Water year 1937-2 8......................

tax.

68

72

100

90

S5

82

78

7S

80

82

87

102

138

126

105

105

154

123

109

123

136

130

120

115

100

95

95

100

96

95

85

Apr.

SO

80

SO

S5

100

100

95

100

110

125

135

151

168

166

174

212

234

281

42S

444

418

582

610

533

513

423

362

349

374

386

-

Secondfoot -days

2,551

2,406

2,356

43,418

2,174

1,917

3,154

7,898

8,202

4,491

3,538

3,098

2,722

44,507

Hay

398

367

335

296

281

254

240

227

214

206

216

240

25S

2S3

289

326

337

333

296

264

254

240

236

236

240

23S

234

227

221

212

204

Maximum

90

95

85

554

76

70

154

610

398

197

132

106

99

610

June

197

190

183

178

171

166

164

159

157

154

152

151

151

151

148

143

143

141

140

138

135

134

132

134

132

129

128

126

130

134

-

July

132

130

128

126

126

126

122

120

119

116

116

116

115

113

113

112

110

109

109

105

110

108

106

109

109

108

106

106

105

105

103

Minimum

78

77

72

55

68

67

68

80

204

126

103

72

83

67

Aug.

103

102

101

101

101

101

99

101

106

103

102

102

101

103

103

102

101

99

96

96

96

94

92

92

95

98

102

99

102

102

103

Mean

82.3

80 *2

76.0

119

70.1

68.5

102

263

265

150

114

99 .9

90.7

122

Sept.

99

99

99

96

96

95

95

96

95

92

90

90

90

91

90

90

90

90

88

90

83

88

88

85

83

83

85

37

88

87

Run-off In 

acre-feet

5,060

4,770

4,670

86 1 110

4,310

3,800

6,260

15,670

16,270

8,910

7,020

6,140

5,400

S3, 280
22 BEAR RIVER BASIN

West Side canal near Collinston, Utah

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 49°50', long. 112°04<, in SWi sec. 27, T. 13 N., 

R- 2 W., at Wheelon siding on Oregon Short Line Railroad, 4,200 feet do~wistream from 

Cutler Dam and 4 miles north of Collinston.

Records available.- June 1912 to September 1938. 

Average discharge.- 26 years, 223 second-feet.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for period when recorder was not operating, Dec. 

4 to Mar. 28, which were computed on basis of four discharge measurements and scattered 

gage readings and are fair. Canal diverts from west side of Bear River in NWiSWj sec. 

26, T. 13 N., R. 2 W., at dam at which Hammond(East Side) canal and intake of Cutler 

power plant also divert. Water used for irrigation in eastern Box Elde~ County. 

Water-stage recorder graph and several discharge measurements furnished by Utah Power 

& Light Co.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 193£

Day

1

3

S

4

S

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

27

28

89

30

31

Oct.

324

343

368

567

342

319

318

297

297

296

290

282

265

231

214

194

190

165

162

143

128

128

117

109

109

109

109

109

109

109

109

______

HOT.

108

107

107

107

107

107

107

108

107

91

67

66

66

66

66

65

65

65

65

57

52

52

52

52

52

52

52

52

52

39

-

Dee.

29

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

20

12

12

14

14

14

14

14

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

Jan.

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

Feb.

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

16

20

24

29

20

19

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

_

_

-

Konth

Calendar year 1957. .....................

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

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

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

Xa;

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

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

Vater year 1937-33......................

 

Mar.

18

18

18

17

16

16

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

8

0

0

Apr.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

6

66

109

-

Secondfoot-days

6,652

2,211

567

82,495

392

435

442

181

9,593 

18,286

15,831

18,785

15,079

36,504

May

116

95

91

90

91

94

105

105

109

140

183

118

258

370

442

407

300

249

257

290

361

386

442

506

522

522

549

581

602

604

608

^flT^ nnTHi

368

108

29

653

13

29

18

109

608 

656

690

674

594

690

June

614

626

654

656

656

654

654

650

652

650

652

650

646 610'

608

575

568

581

606

626

632

644

648

633

622

626

622

612

598

56

-

July

136

226

159

159

157

155

156

190

237

237

262

352

491

500

528

583

618

650

684

690

690

688

660

608

606

608

588

568

569

566

560

Xlnlram

109

39

12

0

12

11

0

0

90 

56

136

573

452

0

Aug.

573

577

577

577

575

573

587

618

606

590

598

616

656

674

656

620

620

620

620

620

618

620

620

618

600

594

596

592

590

592

592

Mean

215

73.7

18.3

226

12.6

15.5

14.3

6.0

309 

610

448

606

503

237

Sept.

594

585

569

547

520

516

513

513

516

520

522

515

515

518

522

507

489

470

466

480

456

452

461

471

477

488

482

468

463

459

-

Rim-off In 

aore-feet

13.190

4,390

1,120

163,600

778

363

877

559

19,030 

36,270

27,530

37,260

29,910

171,600
BEAR RIVER BASIN 

Hammond (East Side) canal near Collinston, Utah

23

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°50', long. 112°03', in SEi sec. 27, T. 13 N., 

R. 2 W., at Wheelon siding on Oregon Short Line Railroad, 3,600 feet downstream from 

Cutler Dam and 4 miles north of Collinston.

Records available.- June 1912 to September 1938.

Average discharge.- 19 years (1917-21, 1922-23, 1924-38), 51.0 second-feet.

Remarks.- Records excellent. Canal diverts from east side of Bear River in NWsSWi sec. 

26, T. 13 N., R. 2 W., at dam at which West Side canal and Intake of Cutler power 

plant also divert. Water used for Irrigation in eastern Box Elder County. Waterstage recorder graph and several discharge measurements furnished tv Utah Power & 

Light Co.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

IS

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

S3

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

68

72

79

81

72

68

69

59

48

52

52

52

50

50

26

25

22

0

0

0

0

0

8

26

17

20

20

20

20

20

21

HOT.

20

20

20

20

£0

20

20

20

20

19

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

15

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

Dec. Jan. Feb.

Month

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

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

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

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

Water year 1937-3 8......................

Mar. Apr.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

28

27

39

-

Secondfoot -days

1,117

376

0

17,725

0

0

0

94

1,936

4,098

2,942

4,295

3,530

1S.388

May

29

27

27

27

29

30

29

29

18

0

29

48

69

68

69

73

62

48

38

53

64

56

63

87

104

119

128

128

128

127

130

MaxijnuBi

81

20

0

154

0

0

0

39

130

141

148

143

129

148

June

139

140

137

137

139

139

138

139

140

140

139

139

139

139

139

141

141

140

140

138

138

138

138

139

138

139

139

139

138

69

-

July

0

0

0

0

0

0

8

30

46

58

75

02

118

121

128

137

136

140

147

148

148

147

142

140

146

143

142

136

139

138

137

Mlnljnuffl

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

137

0

124

101

0

Aug.

139

139

139

140

141

143

140

140

140

140

140

139

139

140

140

139

139

140

140

139

139

138

139

139

140

140

140

140

134

126

124

Mean

36.0

12.5

0

48.6

0

0

0

3.1

62.5

137

94.9

139

118

50.4

Sept.

127

128

128

128

128

127

128

129

101

105

115

126

125

122

114

114

113

112

112

114

114

114

114

114

114

115

115

114

113

107

-

Run-off In 

acre-feet

2,220

746

0

35, 170

0

0

0

186

3,840

8,130

5,840

8,S20

7,000

36,480
24 BEAR RIVER BASIN

Deep Creek below First Creek, near Malad, Idaho

Location.- staff gage and wooden control, lat. 42°14', long. 112°11', in sec. 7, T. 14 

S., R. 37 E., just downstream from proposed reservoir site, 1 mile nor^h and 3i 

miles east of Malad and 12 miles upstream from confluence with Malad River.

Records available.- October 1931 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 40.8 second-feet May 1; minimum 

discharge, 2.3 second-feet Oct. I and 4.

1932-38: Maximum discharge observed, 172 second-feet July 8, 1937, from rating 

curve extended logarithmically above 40 second-feet; minimum observed, 0.3 secondfoot Aug. 29, 1934.

Remarks.- Records good. Small diversions above station. Flow regulated at reservoir 

2t miles upstream. Gage read once daily.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1

2

S

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

SO

31

oot.

2.3

2.5

2.5

2.3

2.6

2.5

2.7

2.8

3.2

3.4

3.5

3.7

3.9

4.0

4.3

4.4

4.6

4.3

4.2

4.2

3.9

4.0

4.2

3.7

3.6

3.4

3.6

3.5

3.7

3.6

3.7

HOT.

3.6

3.4

3.2

3.1

3.2

3.1

2.6

2.5

2.7

S.6

2.5

2.7

2.4

2.6

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.8

2.6

2.7

2.8

2.7

2.4

2.6

2.7

2.7

2.5

2.7

3.0

2.8

Dec.

2.7

2.6

2.7

2 .8

3.0

2.8

2.7

3.0

3.1

4.6

4.9

5.2

4.9

4.6

4.4

4.3

4.4

4.3

4.2

4.0

4.3

4.2

4.0

4.2

4.3

4.2

4.0

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.4

Jan.

4.3

4.6

4.8

4.4

4.3

4.R

3.9

3.7

3.6

4.2

3.9

3.9

4.2

4.0

3.9

3.7

3.6

4.0

4.3

4.B

4.3

4.0

3.7

3.6

3.5

3.4

3.0

3.1

3.0

2.S

3.1

Feb.

3.4

4.0

4.3

4.6

4.9

4.8

4.6

4.4

4.0

4.3

4.9

5.5

3.7

3.5

3.6

3.4

3.2

3.5

3.7

3.9

4.0

3.7

3.6

3.7

3.7

4.0

4.3

4.S

_

-

Month

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

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

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

 ater year 1937-

Mar.

4.9

5.2

5.5

5.0

5.5

4.S

6.2

5.4

5.5

5.S

7.2

8.2

9.1

9.5

S.7

9.1

9.5

10

11

13

11

11

11

12

13

10

11

10

11

11

11

Apr.

10

11

11

11

11

10

10

11

11

12

12

11

12

12

13

14

« 17

20

23

24

24

25

27

24

26

27

31

33

35

39

-

Seeondfoot-daya

10S.8

83.0

121.6

4,019.3

119.2

114.0

270.1

557

944

609

400

199.3

85.6

3,611.6

May

40

39

37

38

35-

34

32

33

34

32

34

32

32

32

27

29

26

24

26

27

26

26

27

29

30

32

27

27

27

25

25

n^TrlTrriffli

4.6

3.6

5.2

58

4.S

5.5

13

39

40

27

16

12

3.2

40

June

27

27

27

27

27

27

20

20

21

21

21

21

22

21

16

16

17

19

19

19

19

19

18

18

18

IS

19

13

16

16

July

16

15

12

11

11

10

11

11

12

12

13

13

13

13

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

14

13

13

12

12

12

Minimum

2.3

2.4

2.6

1.2

2.8

3.2

4.S

10

24

13

10

2.7

2.5

2.3

Aug.

12

11

11

10

10

10

10

9.5

9.3

9.1

S.9

8.9

8.9

S.7

5.2

4.S

4.6

4.3

4.0

3.9

3.7

3.6

3.4

3.5

3.4

3.2

3.1

2.S

2.7

3.0

2.S

Mean

3.51

2.77

3.92

11.0

1

2

1

3. 35

4.07

3.71

8.6

T.5

0.3

2.9

6.43

2.85

9.89

Sept.

2.7

3.0

2.8

2.7

2.8

2.7

2.5

3.0

2.3

2.7

3.0

2.8

3.1

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

2.7

2.7

2.7

3.0

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.8

3.0

2.3

2.7

3.0

-

Run-off In 

acre-feet

216

165

241

7,970

236

226

536

1.100

1,870

1,210

793

395

170

7,160
WEBER RIVER R4SIN 25

Weber River near Oakley, Utah

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°44'10", long. 1110 14'45", In MSi sec. 15, T. 

IS., R. 6 E., near mouth of canyon, 2 miles downstream from South Fork of Weber 

River, 3 miles northeast of Oakley, and 6 miles upstream from Beaver or Kaaias 

Creek.

Drainage area.- 163 square miles.

Records available.- October 1904 to September 1938.

Average discharge.- 32 years (1906-38), 241 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,100 second-feet June 6 (gaj-e height, 4.08 

reet;; minimum, not determined.

1904-38: Maximum discharge observed, 4,000 second-feet July 6, 1907, June 5-7, 

1909; minimum discharge recorded, 26 second-feet Aug. 27, 1934, Nov. 21, 1935.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of ice effect, Nov. 5 to Mar. 9 (computed on basis of weather records) and those for period of missing rage heights, 

Sept. 6-15 (interpolated), which are fair. No large diversions above gage. Flow 

regulated slightly by storage at headwaters in several small lakes that serve as 

reservoirs and small reservoir on Smith and Morehouse Creek. Total capacity of 

all reservoirs, about 3,200 acre-feet.

Rating tables, water year ig37-38 except periods of Ice effect (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to June 6 June 7 to Sept. 30

1.1

1.2 

1.4 

1.6 

1.8

40

50

76

110

154

2.0 

2.2 

2.4 

2.6 

2.8

sog

279

368

480

616

779

1,070

1,420 i.geo

2,130

1.2 

1.4 

1.6 

1.8 

2.0

60

85

122

171

232

2.2 

2.4 

2.6 

2.8 

3.0

3C6 

3?6 

5C5 

635 

789

3.3 

3.6 

4.0

1,070

1,420

1,980

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October ig37 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

S

4 

6

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16

17 

18 

19 

SO

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

61 

58 

57 

61 

62

63 

63 

62 

61 

60

61 

61 

60 

60 

81

82 

87 

106 

86 

76

76 

76 

76 

78 

78

78 

78 

76 

76 

76 

76

HOT.

78 

82 

105 

86

68 

63

Dec. Jan. Feb.

Month

Oct 

HOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pel 

Hai 

Apx 

Xa, 

Jim 

Jul 

Aug 

Set

1

alendar year 192 7......................

ater year 1937-J

Mar.

55 

55 

65 

60 

60

55 

55 

55 

55 

55

55 

57 

61 

61 

60

61 

68 

62 

63 

65

66 

60 

63 

61 

58

62 

62 

65 

63 

58 

75

Apr.

63 

60 

60 

65 

76

69 

65 

66 

69

75

75 

84 

94 

37 

108

120 

145 

192 

260

2ge

313

405 

468 

506 

506

456 

439 

480 

545 

655

Seoondfoot-days

2,214 

2,250 

1.860

65,303

1,705 

1,540 

1,876 

6,912 

21,926 

26,863 

5,634 

3,075 

2,336

78,igi

Hay

671 

573 

4S6 

43g 

410

384 

359 

330 

313 

309

313 

344 

410 

566 

834

1,220 

1,200 

970 

770 

632

559 

526

532 

624 

762

1,050 

1,310 

1,260 

1,410 

1,160 

1,200

MqX^TFft'ffll

106

1,530

75 

655 

1,410 

1,730 

345 

145 

100

1,730

June

1,300 

1,450 

1,690 

1,720 

1,720

1,730 

1,420 

1,300 

1,260 

1,200

1,100 

1,010 

859 

635 

650

709 

74g 

741 

608 

561

548 

548 

517 

488 

427

401 

377 

372 

401 

372

Jul^-

345 

310 

283 

264 

253

246 

222 

206 

194 

180

174 

168 

168 

186 

171

163 

155 

145 

145 

148

145 

148 

138 

134 

134

134 

136

127 

114 

148 

150

Minimum

57

_

65 

60

3og

372 

114 

74 

66

-

Aug.

145 

136 

12g 

120 

116

110 

108 

110 

134 

108

100

gg

100 

95 

92

88 

85 

82 

81 

81

78 

75 

74 

75 

84

95

go 

g2 

gg

99 

95

Mean

71.4 

75 

60

179

55

55 

60.5 

230 

707 

895 

182 

99.2 

77.9

214

Sept.

100 

97 

94

go

88

87 

86 

85 

64 

83

82 

81 

80

7g

78

77 

75 

72 

71 

70

71 

71

eg

68 

67

66 

66 

66 

67 

66

Run-off in 

acre-feet

4,390 

4,460 

3,690

12g,500

3,380 

3,050 

3,720 

13,710 

43,490 

53,280 

11,170 

6,100 

4,630

155,100

Peak discharge.- May 16 (2 a.m.) 1,310 sec.-ft.; May 2g (2 a.m.) 1,760 see.-f-..j June 6 (4 a.m.) 

2,10O sec.-ft.
26 WEBER RIVER. BASIN

Weber River near Coalvllle, Utah.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°53'40", long. 111°24'00", In NEi SBC. 20, T. 2 

N., R. 5 E., at bridge li miles upstream from high-water contour for Eel'0 Reservoir 

and li miles south of Coalville.

Drainage area.- 458 square miles.

Records available.- April 1927 to September 1938.

Average discharge.- 11 years, 215 second-feet. (Average discharge for 10 years, 1927-37, 

as given in Water-Supply Paper 830 is In error: It has been corrected, to 209 secondfeet.)

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,660 second-feet June 6 (gage height, 4.18 

feet);" minimum, 47 second-feet Oct. 4 (gage height, 0.43 foot).

1927-38: Maximum discharge observed, 1,960 second-feet June 17, 1929 (gage height, 

4.30 feet); minimum discharge, 6 second-feet Sept. 20, 1934 (gage height, -0.23 foot).

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of ice effect or missing gage heights, Dec. 

23 to Mar. 4, which were computed on basis of records for station at Ecro corrected for 

storage and inflow from Chalk Creek and are fair. Many diversions for irrigation above 

and below station. Records do not Include water diverted from Weber River Basin 

through Weber-Provo diversion canal. Flow slightly regulated by several small reservoirs above station.

Rating table water year 1937-38 except period of ice effect (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 9 to Sept, 19)

0.4 

.6

.8

43

72

103

1.0 138

1.2 179

1.4 227

1.6 283

1.8 348

2.0 422

2.3 549

2.6 695

3.0 910

3.5 1,910

4.0 1,530

4.2 1,670

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1

2

z

4

6

6'/

B

9

11

US

14

16

21

22

24

m

26

29

Oct.

58

54

50

49

51

64

63

63

64

64

66

69

74

74

146

150

134

197

152

134

124

118

117

118

124

127

129

129

129

129

129

HOT.

134

129

140

144

131

125

134

131

129

127

124

117

US

113

112

110

127

154

150

173

195

160

142

140

14B

138

122

125

125

US

-

Dec.

103

115

117

112

106

113

118

113

108

129

156

249

222

154

140

140

136

134

115

105

105

98

105

100

105

105

105

105

105

105

100

Jan.

100

105

105

95

95

95

95

95

95

95

100

100

105

105

110

110

105

100

95

95

95

105

100

90

90

90

90

90

100

100

100

Feb.

100

100

105

105

105

100

110

120

130

140

150

150

135

125

115

110

105

100

105

110

110

110

115

115

115

120

12O

120

-

-

-

Month

**T.. .....................................

Water year 1937-2

Mar.

120

150

470

250

210

197

184

168

158

160

184

268

380

321

254

274

442

280

251

298

311

240

207

195

175

227

331

338

2J.O

168

1VS

Apr.

179

164

214

328

426

311

235

246

277

331

317

331

331

311

334

388

418

513

601

620

625

745

844

860

882

789

736

756

822

928

-

Secoadfoot-days

S,823

85,166

22,960

2,854

2,828

99,615

May

970

928

822

705

715

645

582

540

500

487

479

487

549

685

866

1,240

1,510

1,410

1,210

9SS

844

784

735

772

877

1,060

1,340

1,430

1,540

1,510

1,420

MflTf^TffBTTI

19V

195

249

1,370

T RAn

1,530

188

129

1,540

June

1,450

1,430

1,470

1,490

1,510

1,530

1,370

1,220

1,170

1,140

1,080

1,040

928

735

572

526

504

526

462

392

341

321

289

257

217

197

190

179

214

210

-

July Aug.

1SS 69

171 69

146 69

131 70

124 68

133 72

127 75

113 100

103 169

98 125

92 113

75 105

64 103

75 93

76 92

75 87

68 82

64 75

7S 68

76 64

74 60

70 53

66 55

66 50

68 60

68 68

78 68

75 80

72 9Q

70 117

70 129

Minimum

49

98

31

90

179

64

57

49

Meai

123

233

495

765

92.0

94.3

273

Sept.

124

127

129

124

115

105

105

106

100

103

115

118

112

101

98

95

92

S6

82

76

75

74

70

70

66

58

60

Run-off in 

acre-feet

7,530

163,900

6 440

29 480

45,540

5,660

5,610

197,600
WEBER RIVER BASIN 

Echo Reservoir at Echo, Utah

27

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 40°57'50", long. lir'Se'OO", In NffiSWi sec. 30, T. 3 N., R.

 b E.,"" near outlet works at left end of Echo Dam, 1 mile southeast o:* Echo.

Records available.- October 1930 to September 1938.

Remarks.- Reservoir was contracted by Bureau of Reclamation. It was completed In 1931

 and has a capacity of 74,000 acre-feet. Gage read once dally.

Capacity table (gage height, In feat, and contents, In acre-fe-st)

Sage height

5,450 

5,455 

5,460 

5,465 

5,470 

5,475 

5,480 

5,485

Content

0 

60 

170 

440 

990 

1,930 

3,180 

4,830

Gage height

5,490 

5,495 

5,500 

5,505 

5,510 

5,515 

5,520 

5,525

ContGnt

6,890 

9,250 

11,960 

15,100 

18,570 

22,390 

26,660 

31,210

Gage height

5,530 

5,535 

5,540 

5,545 

5,550 

5,555 

5,560

Content

36,080 

41,380 

47,040 

53,060 

59,530 

66,320 

73,430

Contents, In acre-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1

2

3

4

6

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19 

20

Si

28

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

31

Oct.

31,350

31,160

31,070

30,880

30,560

30,240

29,960 

29,680

29,400

29,180

29,040

28,950 

28,860

28,810

28,810

29,000

29,040

29,090

29,040 

29,040

29,000

28,950

28,360

28,760

28,760

28,760

28,810

28,810

28,860

28,860

28,860

HOT.

28,900

28,950

28,950

29,000

29, 040

29,040

29,090 

29,090

29,140

29,140

29,140

29,140 

29,140

29,140

29,090

29,090

29,090

29,140

29,220 

29,270

29,360

29,320

29,220

29,090

28, 950

28, 810

28,810

28,810

28,810

28,810

-

Dee.

28,720

28,760

28,810

28,860

28,900

28,950

29,000 

29,000

29,000

29,000

29,090

29,180 

29,780

30,140

30,320

30,370

30,520

30,650

30,740 

30,790

30,790

30,740

30,740

30,790

30,790

30,840

30,880

30,980

31,020

31,070

31,120

Jan.

31,120

31,160

31,260

31,300

31,300

31,300

31,300 

31,300

31,300

31,300

31,350

31,400 

31,440

31,490

31,540

31,640

31,680

31,820

31,820 

31,820

31,870

31,870

31,960

31,960

31,960

31,960

31,960

31,960

32,010

32,060

32,100

Fefc.

32,150

32,300

32,440

32,580

32,820

33,010

33,160 

33,400

33,600

33,800

34,090

34,390 

34,630

34,780

35,030

35,280

35,480

35,630

35,780 

35,980

36,180

36,340

36,490

36,690

36,900

37,050

37,260

37,460

_

_

-

Mar.

37,670

38,090

38,560

39,680

40,280

40,780

41,160 

41,490

41,820

42,100

42,490

43,000 

43,840

44,740

45,420

46,000

46,920

47,920

48,570 

49,220

50,060

50,780

51,330

51,820

52,260

52, 690

53,310

54,070

54,830

55,220

55,470

Apr.

55.730

55,990

56,120

56,380

S't , 030

57,760

57,760 

57,950

57,950

58,080

58,210

58,340 

58,740

59,130

59,400

59,660

59,930

60,200

60, 730 

61,130

61,400

61,540

62,080

62,210

62,480

62,480

62,620

62,890

62,960

63,100

-

Hay

63.300

63,430

63,500

63,570

63,710

63,910

63,980 

64,190

64,260

64,390

64,530

64,670 

64,940

65,220

65,490

65,840

66, 460

67,150

67,220 

67,290

67,360

67,570

67,710

67,850

68,060

68,200

66,480

68,760

68,830

69,110

69,250

June

69.960

70,690

71,390

71,970

72,550

72,850

73,140 

73,140

73,280

73,500

73,660

73,730 

73,730

73,730

73,730

73,730

73,730

73,730

73,730 

73,730

73,660

73,500

73,210

72,920

72,550

72,340

72,120

71,830

71,540

71,390

-

July

71,250

71,110

71,040

70,960

70,960

71,040

71,250 

71,110

70,740

70,180

69,540

68,760 

67,920

67,150

66,320

65,560

64,800

63,910

63,230 

62,480

61,800

61,000

60,260

59,530

58,740

57,950

57,290

56,640

55,920

55,160

54,380

Aug.

53,700

52,940

52,130

51,330

50,540

49,760

48,980 

48,210

47,560

47,040

46,460

45,880 

45,310

44,740

44,180

43,560

42,940

42,320

41,660 

40,940

40,170

39,360

38,620

37,830

37,000

36,340

35, 630

34,930

34,240

33,650

33,260

Sept.

32,870

32,480

32,150

31,820

31,350

30,880

30,370 

29,820

29.220

28,720

28,180

27,680 

27,140

26,750

26,360

25,960

25,560

25,170

24,780 

24,390

23,970

23,550

23,130

22,760

22,350

21,910

21,460

20,970

20,470

19,940

~
28 WEBER RIVER BASIN

Weber River at Echo, Utah

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 400 58'05n , long. 111°26'15", In NEi sec. 25, T. 

3 N., R. 4 E. , 600 feet above Echo Creek, 2,400 feet downstream from Echo Dam, and 

3,200 feet southeast of Echo.

Drainage area.- 732 square miles.

Records available.- April 1927 to September 1938.

Average discharge.- 11 years, 271 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,090 second-feet May 29-30 (ga^e height, 

b.eu feet); minimum dally discharge, 5 second-feet Mar. 12-23

1927-38: Maximum discharge, 2,330 second-feet May 30 and 31, 1937 (gage height, 

5.83 feet); minimum dally discharge, 3 seeond-feet Mar. 20-26, Ifer. 31 to Apr. 8, 

1936.

Remarks.- Records excellent. Many diversions for Irrigation above and below station. 

One small diversion between gage and Echo Dam. Flow regulated by Echo Reservoir 

(capacity, 74,000 acre-feet).

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1

2

S

4

5

6

7

9

11

12

14

16

18

21

25

26

Oct.

163

163

182

233

252

243

230

234

312

180

146

146

127

134

134

156

171

235

216

187

187

1S7

1S7

163

152

150

148

148

148

148

148

HOT.

148

KO

148

148

14S

148

148

148

148

146

146

146

146

146

146

146

144

144

144

180

219

230

230

227

227

178

152

153

152

152

-

Dec.

120

108

10S

108

108

108

124

135

135

135

150

88

45

94

107

107

107

108

10S

IDS

108

108

IDS

108

108

10S

108

108

110

110

110

Jan.

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

111 111

111 111 111

111 111 111

111

111

111

111 111 111 111 111

Feb.

80

43

43

43

43

44

44

44

44

44

44

39

31

40

43

43

43

43

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

45

_

-

Month

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

Water year 1937-!

Mar.

45

45

20

5

15

25

33

33

33

21

7

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

6

6

6

6

6

13

54

76

Apr.

105

144

154

154

204

313

246

384

322

322

326

326

326

360

374

404

494

580

670

705

768

862

1,040

1,3.20

1,250

1,150

944

998

1,150

1,300

Secondfoot-days

3,405

106,542

3,426

1,239

13,124 

13,663

10,223 

139,343

Hay

1,400

1,380

1,150

923

911

S39

705

660

620

600

615

640

730

939

1,240

1,610

1,900

1,930

1,730

1,380

1,090

1,020

944

1,030

1,200

1,400

1,730

1,950

3,030

1,980

1,640

H&xixm&i

rfXf)

150

1,840

111

80

530 

478

2,030

June

1,430

1,560

1,620

1,630

1,690

1,760

1,710

1,400

1,360

1,260

1,230

1,300

1,090

950

730

650

650

650

615

548

508

482

504

532

434

381

378

385

389

385

-

July Aug.

332 458

275 470

238 47S

214 478

189 470

146 466

214 466

346 466

419 446

482 434

522 419

530 407

530 404

522 404

512 400

522 404

517 419

504 419

482 430

470 443

47S 454

470 463

470 466

466 470

474 466

482 458

474 450

466 458

462 450

458 407

458 342

Minimum

144

45

6

110

31

105

146 

343

5

Meai

110

292

111

44.2

16.6

5RO

1,2S2

933

423 

441

331

Sept.

360

367

367

374

3S9

400

407

407

404

393

381

370

364

346

316

306

300

300

300

300

394

294

294

294

397

297

333

336

336

309

-

Run-off In 

acre-feet

6,750

211,300

6,800

2,460

1,020

34,500

75,150

55,540

26,030 

37,100

376,300
WEBER RIVER BASIN 29

Weber River at Devils Slide, Utah

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°03'40", long. 111°34'25", In SEiSEi sec. 23, 

T. 4 N., R. 3 E., 500 feet downstream from highway underpass, If miles downstream 

from Lost Creek, and 1J miles west of Devils Slide.

Drainage area.- 1,100 square miles.

Records available.- February 1905 to September 1938.

Average discharge.- 33 years, 477 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,120 second-feet May 17 (gage height, 5.54 

feet;; minimum daily discharge, 76 second-feet Feb. 13.

1905-38: Maximum discharge observed, 6,000 second-feet Slay 22, 1920; minimum, 18 

second-feet Sept. 23, 1934.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of missing gage heights, Jan. 11 to Feb. 

10, which were computed on basis of records for stations at Echo and GTteway and 

are fair. Numerous diversions above station for irrigation and domestic supply. Flow 

regulated by storage in Echo Reservoir (capacity, 74,000 acre-feet).

Rating table, water year 1937-38 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

1.3

1.4 

1.6 

1.8

S4 

114 

150

2.2 

2.4

2.6 

2.8

242

298

362

435

3.3 

3.6 

4.0 

4.5

655

820

1,070

1,400

5.0 1,740

5.5 

6.0

2,090

2,450

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1928

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

6

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

173 

167 

184 

234 

269

261 

253 

242 

232 

215

163 

160 

158 

152 

146

165 

2OO 

256 

264 

217

215 

212 

215 

195 

175

175 

175 

175 

178 

178 

178

HOT.

178 

178 

178 

180 

178

180 

180 

180 

180 

180

180 

182 

182 

182 

182

182 

184 

186 

184 

220

278 

289 

286 

286 

286

253

198 

195 

195 

193

Dec.

160 

139 

137 

139 

139

139 

150 

169 

171 

178

189 

165 

92 

128 

144

146 

144 

148 

140 

137

139 

137 

140 

142 

139

137 

137 

137 

148 

137 

137

Jan.

137 

139 

139 

135 

140

128 

137 

139 

142 

142

142 

142 

140 

140 

142

150 

146 

144 

142 

144

140 

142 

144 

142 

140

140 

140 

140 

140 

140 

140

Feb.

115 

92 

84 

84 

84

84 

62 

82 

84 

84

87 

91 

76 

78 

83

84 

83 

84 

84 

84

83 

82 

82 

83 

82

84 

87 

91

Month

Dot 

HO7 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jim 

Jul 

Aug 

(Jep

alendar year 193

ater year 1937-38

Mar.

101 

117 

198 

154 

114

97 

103 

104 

101 

106

92 

160 

256 

186 

114

109 

269 

163 

109 

139

227 

112 

101 

92 

84

83 

82

97 

88 

100 

128

Apr.

154 

186 

220 

247 

349

447 

355 

359 

431 

447

455 

475 

503 

538 

546

605 

732 

862 

,070 

,130

,130 

,320 

,540 

1,600 

1,680

1,570 

1,360 

1,380 

1,550 

1,680

Secondfoot-days

6,182 

6,115 

4,484

129,802

4,358 

2,383 

3,986 

24,9*21 

43,396 

27,133 

13,636 

14,756 

11,046

162,396

May

1,740 

1,710 

1,490 

1,230 

1,210

1,110 

968 

890 

878 

848

878 

974 

1,100 

1,300 

1,530

1,780 

2,060 

2,080 

1,930 

1,560

1,280 

1,180 

1,090 

1,100 

1,210

1,350 

1,620 

1,830 

1,900 

1,920 

1,650

Maximum

269 

289 

189

1,940

150 

115 

269 

1,680 

2,080 

1,620 

538 

578 

435

2,080

June

1,400 

1,480 

1,520 

1,500 

1,560

1,620 

1,610 

1,340 

1,220 

1,210

1,190 

1,150

1,050 

922 

716

615 

620 

625 

610 

556

524

487 

507 

515 

483

401 

397 

427 

443 

435

July

397 

346 

2912 

272 

253

205 

230

386 

435 

495

515

538 

533 

520 

507

507 

511 

511 

491 

471

475 

471 

467 

467 

479

483 

479 

479 

475 

471 

475

Minimum

146 

178 

92

-

128 

76 

82 

154 

848 

397 

205 

420 

317

76

Aug.

471 

479 

487 

491 

487

483 

483 

487 

479 

463

451 

431 

427 

424 

427

427 

447 

447 

455 

471

487 

495 

503 

507 

507

503 

503 

533

578 

503

420

Mean

199 

204 

145

356

141 

85.1 

129 

831 

1,400 

904 

440 

476 

368

445

Sept.

397 

401 

418 

401

408

420 

424 

427 

435 

416

397 

390 

383 

380 

346

346 

332 

329 

329 

329

326 

326 

326 

323 

320

317 

346 

355 

359 

346

Run-off In 

acre-feet

12,260 

12,130 

6,890

257,500

8,640 

4,730 

7,910 

49,430 

86,070 

53,820 

27,050 

29,270 

81,910

322,100

159989 O 39 3
30 WEBER RIVER BASIN

Weber River at Gateway, Utah

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°08', long. 111°50', in NW^SWi sec. 27, T. 5 

N., R. 1 E., 800 feet below Union Pacific Railroad bridge, 2,500 feet below mouth 

of Strawberry Creek, and 2,500 feet above section house at Gateway.

Drainage area.- 1,610 square miles.

Records available.- June 1919 to September 1938. October 1889 to July 1903 site 1 

mile downstream, published as Weber River near Uinta; records equivalent.

Average discharge.- 18 years (1920-38), 625 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,990 second-feet May 17 (gage height, 5.30 

reet); minimum daily discharge, 143 second-feet Feb. 18.

1889-1903, 1919-38: l&ximum discharge, 7,980 second-feet May 31, 1896; minimum, 

45 second-feet Sept. 24, 1934.

Remarks.- Records excellent. Several diversions for irrigation above and below station. 

Flow affected by storage in East Canyon Creek and Echo Reservoirs (capacity, 28,000 

and 74,000 acre-feet, respectively).

Hating tables, water year 1937-33 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In seoond-feet)

Oct. 1 to May 17 May 18 to Sept. 30

O.S 138 1.8 498 4.0 1,950 1.4 364 2.4 870 3.6 1 

..9 163 2.0 595 4.5 2,350 1.6 448 2.6 990 4.0 1 

1.0 191 2.3 765 5.0 2,760 1.8 542 2.8 1,110 4.5 2 

1.2 255 2.6 940 6.5 3,160 2.0 645 3.0 1,230 5.0 2 

1.4 327 3.0 1,220 2.2 755 3.3 1,440 5.5 3 

1.6 408 3.5 1,570

Discharge , In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 193S

Day

1 

2 

S

4 

6

6 

7 

S 

9 

10

11 

12 

IS 

14 

IB

16 

17

ie

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

SO 

31

Get.

262 

245 

245 

276 

323

323 

323

308 

308 

297

266 

248 

24S 

232 

255

269 

301 

335 

362 

301

290 

286 

286 

280 

258

255 

255 

256 

256 

258 

258

HOT.

262 

266 

266 

266 

266

269 

273 

269 

269 

269

269 

266 

266 

266 

266

262 

269 

273 

269 

306

400 

383 

362 

362 

356

346 

2S6 

276 

273 

266

Dec.

252 

225 

222 

222 

219

213 

222 

229 

232

248

266 

439 

262 

222 

245

238 

S42 

245 

232

216

213 

213 

219 

216 

222

219 

213 

213 

206 

210 

210

Jan.

206 

210 

206 

200 

200

200 

206 

210 

206 

203

2O3 

203 

200 

200 

210

248 

225 

222 

206 

210

200 

216 

219 

203 

200

206 

210 

210 

210 

210 

210

Feb.

216 

177 

158 

160 

168

146 

160 

163 

163 

206

258 

248 

1S8 

174 

171

169 

158 

143 

153 

153

150 

160 

150 

150 

150

156 

163 

180

Month

Dot 

Hot 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Au« 

Sep

1

nary

ater year 1937-2

Mar.

245 

283 

908 

476 

327

273 

259 

262 

255

258

286 

452 

656 

522 

362

374 

744 

476 

362 

421

470 

360 

316 

294 

266

248 

242 

255 

245 

213 

245

Apr.

1, 

1, 

1, 

1, 

2,

1, 

1, 

2, 

2, 

2

2 

2, 

2 

2 

2

Secondfoot -day B

S,663 

S,698 

7,245

223,485

6,463 

4,761 

11,343 

39,908 

63,660 

33,554 

17,435 

16,510 

13,351

232,096

266 

276 

331 

391 

595

706 

685 

508 

600 

684

728 

767 

351 

882 

90S

010 

230 

460 

370 

010

910 

490 

640

650 

690

670 

190 

130 

4OO 

580

May

S.640 

2,600 

2,300 

1,890 

1,790

1,660 

1,480 

1,370 

1,310 

1,290

1,380 

1,680 

1,790 

2,100 

2,330

2,630 

2,910 

2,930 

2,830 

2,430

2,040 

1,840 

1,710 

1,680 

1,760

1.S50 

2,090 

2,320 

2,450 

2,470 

2,210

Maximum

362 

400 

266

3,120

248 

258 

908 

2,690 

2,930 

1,900 

634 

634 

537

2,930

June

1,790 

1,760 

1,320 

1,780 

1,810

1,880 

1,900 

1,620 

1,440 

1,410

1,400 

1,370 

1,290 

1,160 

966

788

777 

782 

310 

744

672 

634 

618 

613 

640

628 

60S 

592 

613 

634

July

634 

6?2 

513 

4P4 

508

466 

405 

453 

4?5 

532

5V2 

63.8 

613 

618 

608

692 

603 

613 

597 

572

572 

582 

572 

667 

577

587 

5S7 

587 

582 

577 

567

,650 

,950 

,350 

,750 

,150

Aug.

562 

662 

572 

532

577

557 

552 

577 

603 

562

532 

504 

494 

489 

494

489 

494 

4S9 

485 

508

5O8 

508 

608 

518 

528

632 

5O8 

513 

532 

634 

632

Minimum B^«n

232 279 

262 290 

210 234

124 626

200 209 

143 170 

213 366 

266 1,330 

1,290 2,054 

592 1,118 

405 562 

485 533 

401 462

143 636

Sept.

485 

485 

499 

489 

489

494 

60S 

513 

637 

532

513 

499 

494 

494 

457

453 

444 

431 

422

418

422 

422 

422 

413 

405

401 

405 

426 

439 

435

Run-off In 

acre- feet

17,160 

17,250 

14,370

453,200

12.330 

9,440 

22,500 

79,160 

126,300 

66,550 

34,580 

32,750 

27,470

460,400

Peak discharge.- Mar. 3 (S a.m.) 1,200 sec.-ft.; Mar. 17 (6 a.m.) 1,050 sec.-ff-.
WEBER RIVER BASIN 31

Weber River near Plain City, Utah

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 410 16'42r , long. 112°05'30", In NWiNEi sec. 8, T. 6 N., R. 

a W., at county highway bridge, 1 mile downstream from Fourmile Creek, li miles 

south of Plain City, and 6 miles above mouth.

Drainage area.- 2,060 square miles.

Records available.- May 1905 to September 1938. Records collected in 1904 by State 

engineer.

Average discharge.- 31 years (1906-19, 1920-38), 821 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 3,960 second-feet Apr. 26 (gage 

height, 17.05 feet); minimum observed, 13 second-feet Aug. 19.

1904-38: Maximum discharge observed, 7,580 second-feet June 6, 1909 (gage 

height, 19.1 feet); practically no flow during latter part of several summers since 

that of 1915.

Remarks.- Records fair. In summer practically entire flow of Weber River above station 

is diverted for irrigation. Flow is affected by storage in Echo, East Canyon Creek, 

and Pineview Reservoirs. Gage read once daily.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 19?f

Day

1 

2 

S 

4 

6

6 

7

a

9 

10

11

12 

IS 

14 

16

16 

17ia

19 

20

21 

22 

S3 

24 

25

26

27 

28 

29 

SO 

31

Dot.

44 

43 

40 

43 

43

43 

42

41 

35 

44

55 

53 

51 

53 

89

106 

151 

186 

218 

257

S30 

239 

246 

255 

234

212 

207 

200 

201 

204 

204

HOT.

208 

208 

208 

211 

211

218 

E18 

218 

218 

215

215 

218 

213 

218 

225

225

231 

289 

268 

340

401 

469 

444 

438 

434

422 

383 

341 

345 

345

Dec.

33S 

298 

296 

289 

231

303 

313 

316 

325 

385

440 

637 

609 

477 

*475

473 

477 

502 

323 

334

469 

473 

477 

477 

420

309 

440 

477 

477 

473 

318

Jan.

303 

299 

237 

236 

281

281 

282 

286 

286 

279

294 

269 

232 

286 

279

408

367 

340 

336 

313

313 

318 

313 

309 

262

249 

263 

266 

306 

289 

299

Feb.

315 

306 

255 

402 

296

292 

273 

252 

232 

303

420 

436 

345 

316 

308

313 

316 

308 

313 

303

296 

294 

294 

298 

301

289 

299 

323

Month

Oet 

Hoi

Dee

0

Jan 

Pels 

Mar 

Apr 

fej 

Jun 

Jill 

Aus 

Sep

1ater year 1937-38......................

Mar.

354 

502 

1,020 

873 

693

602 

537 

526 

526 

511

527 

572 

992 

896 

738

686

1,170 

829 

684 

571

798 

792 

772 

742 

703

674 

655 

660 

600 

520 

528

Apr.

550 

570 

588 

684 

803

837 

878 

896 

940 

998

1,040 

1,090 

1.190 

1,320 

1,360

1,430 

1,570 

1,850 

2,430 

2,950

3,190 

3,330 

3,650 

3,810 

3,920

3,960 

3,670 

3,510 

3,430 

3,330

Secondfoot-days

4,073 

8,602 

12,701

238,333

9,256 

3,748 

21,263 

59,774 

73,670 

16,430 

1,231 

769 

1,139

217,656

n»y

3,480 

3,540 

3,520 

3,020 

2,560

2,260 

2,170 

1,980 

1,790 

1,520

1,500 

1,560 

1,620 

1,830

2,260

2,510 

3,030 

3,640 

3,650 

2,840

2,740 

2,420 

2,100 

1,980 

1,930

1,950 

2,120 

2,070 

2,090 

*2,010 

1,930

Maxlmn

257 

469 

637

4,390

403 

436 

1,170 

3,960 

3,650 

1,560 

97 

91 

89

3,960

June

1,560 

1,330 

1,260 

1,200 

1,180

1,150 

1,160 

1,000 

785

770

735 

725 

653 

607 

530

380 

223 

191 

163 

124

95 

79 

73 

68 

68

70 

61 

55 

61 

64

July

78 

97 

89 

*86 

82

76 

65 

55 

48 

38

33 

33 

32 

32 

33

3-1 

35 

28 

25 

23

21 

20 

19 

19 

17

16 

20 

25 

18 

18 

18

Minimum

39 

208

231

3

249 

252 

354 

550 

1,500 

55 

16 

13 

24

13

Aug.

18 

19 

18 

20 

19

18 

16 

15 

19 

34

33 

31 

28 

25 

23

24 

20 

15 

13 

14

15 

13 

14 

17 

19

20 

26 

26 

91 

30 

76

Maw

131 

287 

410

653

299 

312 

686 

1,992 

2,376 

548 

39.7 

24.8 

38.0

596

Sept.

57 

46 

33 

27 

31

28 

89 

32 

34 

46

54 

49 

42 

36 

32

34 

35 

36 

37 

37

36 

30 

28 

24 

46

31 

31 

32 

32 

34

Run-off In 

acre-feat

8,080 

17,060 

25,190

472,700

18,360 

17,350 

42,170 

113,600 

146,100 

32,590 

2,440 

1,530 

2,260

431,700

*Gage height missing; discharge interpolated.
32 WEBER RIVER BASIN

Chalk Creek at Coalvllle, Utah

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°55'10", long. 111°23'55", in SE£ sec. 8, T. 

2 N., R. 5 E., 300 feet upstream from highway bridge in Coalville and a third of 

a mile upstream from confluence with Weber River.

Drainage area.- 253 square miles.

Records available.- October 1904 to December 1905 and April 1927 to September 1938.

Average discharge.- 11 years (1927-38), 55.3 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 672 second-feet lay 16 (gage height, 2.82 

feet); minimum discharge observed, 6 second-feet Dec. 1 and Sept. 30.

1927-38: Maximum discharge observed, 696 second-feet May 4, 1929 (gage height, 

4.00 feet); minimum, less than one second-foot for several days during June to 

November 1934.

Remarks.- Records fair. Discharge for Oct. 1 to Dec. 6 computed from once-daily 

readings of gage. Discharge for days of missing gage heights, Jan. 2, 4, 9, 20, 

Feb. 6. 8, 10, 17, Interpolated. No diversions below station. Flow affected by 

diversions above station for Irrigation.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

6

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

U 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

9 

9 

9 

10

10

12 

14 

14 

14 

13

14 

17 

16 

15 

22

27 

86 

33 

29 

26

36 

26 

25 

26 

25

25 

25 

22 

21 

21 

22

HOT.

23 

22 

22 

20 

20

20 

21 

21 

21 

22

20 

20 

20 

19 

20

20 

20 

22 

22 

24

27 

26 

21 

25 

24

23

17 

20

24 

14

Dee.

6 

15 

14 

16 

14

18 

22 

18 

17 

26

24 

35 

32 

26 

20

26 

26 

24 

16

14

15 

18 

20 

20 

21

22 

21 

20 

19 

20 

20

Jan.

19 

*19 

20 

*18 

17

18 

17 

17 

*18 

18

20 

20 

20 

19 

21

21 

20 

18 

14 

*17

19 

21 

20 

16 

18

19 

19 

19 

20 

20 

20

Feb.

16 

20 

20 

20

18

*22 

26 

*23 

20 

*22

23 

24 

18 

20 

20

20 

*19 

18 

20 

20

18 

20 

20 

20 

18

20 

22 

28

Month

Got 

Nou 

Dec

C

Jan

Pet 

Mar 

Apr 

Ka, 

Jim 

Jul

AUB 

Sep

«

uary

ater year 1937-3

Peak discharge. -

263 sec. -ft.; lug. 

«Gage height miss

Mar.

33 

33 

79 

44 

30

24 

23 

25 

23 

26

41 

77 

76 

51 

38

65 

97 

48 

52 

74

66 

41 

50 

41 

31

36 

40 

50 

,.26 

22 

31

Apr.

35 

26 

36 

53 

108

96 

60 

59 

66 

77

82 

132 

177 

216 

159

186 

209 

248 

290 

233

195 

276 

326 

328 

375

309 

274 

314 

369 

434

Secondfoot-days

602 

640 

623

21,797

581 

575 

1,393 

5,750 

10,881 

4,704 

1,377 

367 

518

28,011

May 16 (6 a.m.) 672 sec. -ft.; May 29 

30 (7 p.m.) 246 sec. -ft. 

Ing; discharge Interpolated.

Hay

421 

328 

274 

233 

223

199 

181 

174 

170 

177

196 

233 

295 

412 

522

630 

640 

514 

416 

366

317 

298 

303 

340 

369

430 

470 

473 

490 

405 

384

MaxljuuBi

33 

27 

35

463

21 

26 

97 

434 

640 

366 

74 

36 

33

640

June

366 

334 

320 

301 

282

271 

240 

218 

202 

183

168 

155 

161 

146 

134

128 

116 

107 

101 

90

80 

71 

65 

63 

63

66 

63 

66 

77 

77

July

74 

71 

69 

66 

66

69 

68 

62 

58 

55

48 

42 

40 

41 

42

40 

39 

37 

36 

35

36 

36 

32 

30 

30

28 

31 

29 

25 

21 

19

Aug.

16 

14 

12 

11 

10

9 

9

8 

9

10

10 

9 

10 

9 

9

8 

8 

S 

8 

7

7 

7 

7 

7 

25

13 

12 

12 

14 

36 

33

Sept.

26 

33 

29 

26 

24

22 

21 

19 

19

15

16 

17 

15 

18 

18

18 

18 

16 

16 

18

15 

14 

11 

15 

14

10 

10 

10 

9 

7

UlnlMum lean ^-feet"

9 19.4 1,190 

14 21.3 1,270 

6 20.1 1,240

4 59.7 43,230

14 18.7 1,150 

16 20.5 1,140 

22 44.9 2,76O 

26 192 11,400 

170 351 21,580 

63 157 9,33O 

19 44.4 2,730 

7 11.8 728 

7 17.3 1,030

6 76.7 55,550

(6 a.m.) 553 sec. -ft.; Aig. 25 (5 p.m.)
WEBER RIVER BASIN 33

East Canyon Reservoir near Morgan, Utah

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 40°55'20", long. 111°35'50", in NE£ sec. 10, T. 2 N., R. 3 

E., boo feet east of East Canyon Dam, 9 miles southeast of Morgan.

Records available.- October 1937 to September 1938 in reports of Geological Survey. 

October 1932 to September 1938 in reports of Weber River water commissioner.

Remarks.- Gage read intermittently except during period May 15 to July 4, when it was 

read daily. East Canyon Dam, constructed by Davis & Weber Counties Canal Co. in 

1896 (capacity, 3,850 acre-feet), was raised 30 feet in 1900 (capacity, 9,000 acrefeet) and 12 feet more in 1902 (capacity, 14,000 acre-feet). It was later reconstructed (capacity, 28,000 acre-feet). Stored water is used for irrigation in 

Davis and "Weber Counties.

Contents, in acre-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

IS

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

SO

31

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

-

_

-

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

_

-

Nov.

_

_

_

_

1,040

_

_

_

_

-

_

1,350

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

1,750

_

_

-

1,980

_

_

_

-

Dec.

_

_

2,400

.,

-

_

_

^

_

2,680

_

~

-

_

3,180

_

_

-

_

_

_

3,490

_

_

_

_

_

3,910

Jan.

_

-

-

_

-

_

4,220

_

_

-

_

_

_

4,340

-

_

_

_

_

-

4,850

-

_

_

-

_

_

5,180

_

_

-

?et>.

_

_

_

_

5,510

_

-

_

_

-

5,820

_

_

«

-

_

_

6,220

_

-

_

-

..

_

6,560

_

_

_

_

_

-

liar.

_

_

_

7,400

-

_

-

_

_

-

7,960

_

_

_

-

_

_

9,350

_

-

_

_

_

_

10,640

_

_

_

_

_

-

Apr.

11,560

_

_

_

-

_

_

12,950

-

_

_

_

_

14,850

_

_

_

_

-

_

17,770

_

_

-

_

_

_

20,840

_

-

May

_

_

_

_

-

23,620

_

25,020

-

_

26,130

_

26,740

27,170

27,650

28,260

28,470

28,500

28,520

28,520

28,560

26,600

28,650

26,650

26,650

28,650

28,690

28,690

28,690

June

28,690

23,690

28,690

28,730

26,730

28,730

28,730

28,730

28,730

28,730

23,730

28,730

28,730

28,730

28,730

28,730

28,730

23,730

28,730

28,730

28,730

28,730

28,730

28,730

28,730

28,300

27,870

27,480

27,170

26,830

July

26,520

26,180

25,830

25, £60

-

_

24,580

_

_

24,020

_

.,

23,460

-

22,eeo

_

_

22,340

-

_

21,710

_

21,080

_

20,590

_

20,090

Aug.

_

_

19,560

_

-

19,020

_

_

18,530

16,310

_

_

13,100

_

-

17,720

_

_

_

17,370

16,990

_

_

16,580

_

16,260

_

_

16,070

Sept.

_

_

15,760

_

-

15,450

_

_

15,100

_

14,750

_

_

14,420

_

_

14,100

-

13,730

_

13,340

13,000

12,890

12,770

12,700

Note,- Satea closed on Oct. 19.
WEBER RIVER BASIN 

East Canyon Creek near Morgan, Utah

Location.- Water-stage recorder and Lyman rectangular weir, lat. 40°55'20", long. 111° 

36 ' 30" , in NWi sec. 10, T. 2 N., R. 3 E., 2,500 feet downstream from East Canyon Dam, 

24 miles upstream from Sheep Canyon, and 9 miles southeast of Morgan.

Drainage area.- 145 square miles.

Records available.- October 1937 to September 1938 in reports or Geological Survey. 

October 1932 to September 1938 in reports of Weber River water commissioner.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 187 second-feet May 19; ninimuin daily, 

6 second-feet Dec. 1-5.

1931-38: Maximum daily discharge, 412 second-feet Apr. 23, 1936; ninimum daily, 

5 second-feet Jan. 20 to Apr. 10, Nov. 4-19, 1935.

Remarks.- Records excellent. No diversions between station and East Canyon Reservoir. 

Flow completely regulated by reservoir above station (capacity, 23,000 acre-feet).

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 193S

Day

1

a

S

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

IS

14

16

13

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

SO

31

Oct.

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

16

16

16

16

16

16

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

HOT.

13

13

13

13

12

12

13

13

13

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

10

7

7

7

-

Dee.

6

6

6

6

6

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

Jan.

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

Feb.

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

_

_

-

Month

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

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

April ..................................... *r... ....................................

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

Water year 1937-38......................

Mar,

8

8

S

8

8

8

8

S

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

16

9

9

9

9

9

9

Apr.

9

9

9

9

10

10

10io

10

10

1011111111

11

1111

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

-

Secondfoot -days

554

384

212

27,967

217

196

261

327

2,234

2,784

3

*71 * t /-L3

2 741

2^471

16,094

May

12

12

12

13

13

13

13

13

15

14

14

14

15

14

13

14

16

126

187

178

164

140

113

116

112

129

132

152

.162

166

140

MaTrtnmp

20

14

7

397

7

7

16

12

187

178

17S

109

86

187

June

96

74

81

96

113

105

89

82

90

94

90

74

70

70

72

70

70

68

62

48

39

37

36

29

140

178

178

178

178

178

-

July

176

178

176

176

176

176

1S8

97

97

100

111

109

107

105

105

107

107

107

105

105

105

105

105

105

107

107

105

107

107

105

107

Minimum

14

7

6

6

7

7

8

n

12

29

97«i* IO

79

6

Aug.

107

107

109

109

109

107

105

104

105

99

73

73

81

84

84

82

31

79

81

81

79

79

79

79

79

82

62

81

81

81

79

Mean

17.9

12 *8

6.8

76.6

7.0

7.0

8.4

10.9

72.1

i ?>n

88.4

82.4

44.1

Sept.

79

79

81

81

81

82

82

82

84

86

86

83

84

S4

84

84

82

81

81

81

81

82

81

82

82

82

SI

82

86

82

-

Run-Off In 

acre-feet

1,100

762

420

54,480

430

518

349

4,480

5,520

7» 360

5,440 

4,900

31,920
WEBER RIVER BASIN 35

South Fork or Ogden River near Huntsville, Utah

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°16', long. 111°40', in SEi sec. 12, T. 6 N., 

R. 2 E., half a mile downstream from Magpie Creek, 1 mile upstream from Huntsville 

Mountain canal, and 5i miles east of Huntsville.

Drainage area.- 148 square miles.

Records available.- March 1921 to September 1938.

Average discharge.- 17 years, 110 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 756 second-feet Apr. 22 (gage height, 3.96 

reet); minimum, 28 second-feet Aug. 24.

1921-38: Maximum discharge, 1,780 second-feet May 4, 1936 (gage height, 5.45 feet) 

from rating curve extended above 900 second-feet; minimum discharge observed, 20 

second-feet Nov. 25, 1931, and July 28, 1934.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of missing gage heights Nov. 30 to Jan. 

27, Feb. 6 to Mar. 7, Mar. 22 which were computed on basis of weekly gage readings, 

weather records, and records for Blacksmith Fork near Hyrum and Logan River near 

Logan and are fair. Only small diversions above gage.

Rating tables. ater year 1937-38 except period of Ice effect (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in second-feet)

0.9 

1.0 

1.2 

1.4 

1.6

27

34

51

74

104

Oct. 1 to Apr. 

1.8 143 

2.0 191 

244 

302 

366

2,2 

2.4 

2.6

2.8 

3.0 

3.3 

3.6

435

505

625

755

0.9

1.0

1.1

1.2 

1.4

Apr.

73

19 to Sept. 30 

1.6 101 3.0 

1.8 137 3.5

180 4.0

252

329

2.0 

2.3 

2.6

440

595

770

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1

2

3

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

2930-

31

Oct.

37

36

36

36

36

37

37

38

38

38

40

38

38

40

44

42

48

52

44

42

41

41

41

40

40

40

40

40

40

39

39

BOT.

39

39

39

39

39

40

40

39

39

39

39

38

38

39

39

39

42

44

42

47

56

46

44

44

42

42

40

40

40

39

Dec.

39

39

38

38

37

37

38

39

40

40

42

50

48

46

44

43

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

41

40

Jan.

40

40

40

40

40

39

39

40

41

41

41

40

40

59

40

45

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

44

46

46

Feb.

40

33

31

40

40

40

40

40

42

43

45

48

45

43

42

40

36

52

34

36

37

37

37

37

37

37

38

40

_

-

Month

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

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

Iby.. .....................................

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

Water year 1937-28. .....................

Mar.

45

55

90

80

75

74

72

72

73

72

80

106

141

122

104

106

154

128

117

128

132

126

113

106

101

96

96

101

96

93

87

Apr.

88

78

81

85

98

101

96

101

115

135

162

184

214

217

217

287

340

435

595

588

543

728

760

707

700

606

559

548

612

644

Secondfoot -days

1,838

1,S32

1,285

39,966

1,885

1,090

3,040

10,593

12,208

3,563

1,741

1,317

1,168

39,760

May

616

542

452

391

351

308

282

260

252

267

319

400

491

570

602

623

602

545

464

400

361

340

342

359

351

334

321

300

277

252

234

Hflyfynifti

52

56

50

920

46

48

154

760

616

217

74

53

44

760

June

217

208

198

187

173

167

158

150

137

131

124

118

115

1O8

103

98

96

95

95

90

68

85

83

81

eo

77

76

73

76

76

July

74

73

69

68

69

69

67

65

62

60

59

59

59

59

58

56

53

S3

51

51

51

50

48

46

47

45

45

44

42

43

44

Minimum

36

38

37

35

39

31

45

78

234

73

42

51

35

31

Aug.

44

44

43

42

41

44

43

47

52

43

43

42

42

42

41

41

41

40

39

38

38

39

49

31

42

44

42

43

53

42

42

Mean

39.9

41.1

41.5

109

41.5

36.9

98.1

355

394

119

56.2

42.5

38.9

109

Sept.

44

44

43

42

39

40

38

39

40

40

41

40

40

40

39

41

39

38

38

38

38

38

36

36

35

36

37

36

36

37

Run-Off In 

acre-feet

2,460

2,440

2,550

79,260

2,560

2,160

6.030

21,010

24,210

7,070

3,450

2,610

2,320

78,860
36 WEBER RIVER BASIN

Pine View Reservoir near Ogden, Utah

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 41°15'20", long. 111°50'251', in NWJSE-J sec. 16, T. 6 N., R. 

IE,, at trash rack at Pine View Dam, 7 miles northeast of Ogden.

Records available.- November 1936 to September 1938.

Remarks.- Pine View Reservoir, completed by Bureau of Reclamation in 1937. has a capacity 

or 41,000 acre-feet. Capacity rating furnished by Bureau of Reclamation.

ater year October 1937 to September 1933

Day

1

a

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

SS

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

SO

31

Oct.

10,050

10,020

9,970

9,920

9,880

9,860

9,860

9,830

9,790

9,770

9,750

9,720

9,750

9,770

9,890

10,010

10,100

10,440

10,500

10,650

10,710

10,730

10,730

10,770

10,810

10,820

10,830

10, 830

10,830

10,850

10,870

HOT.

10,890

10,390

10,910

10,940

10,960

10,930

11,000

11,010

11,040

11,040

11,080

11,100

11,120

11,110

11,130

11,150

11,180

11,520

11,660

11,710

11,910

11,980

12,050

12,110

12,250

12,330

12,350

12,370

12,380

12,390

-

Dec.

12,390

12,390

12,380

12,330

12,370

12,370

12,360

12,340

12,340

12,320

12,420

12,560

12,660

12,720

12,630

12,430

12,160

11,850

11,930

11,990

11,860

11,660

11,500

11,330

11,280

11,260

11,240

11,090

10,890

10,760

10,710

Jan.

10,750

10,960

11,030

11,220

11,360

11,500

11,590

11,660

11,750

11,820

11,860

11,950

12,030

12,100

12,230

12,460

12,620

12,760

12,890

12,990

13,070

13,170

13,280

13,370

13,440

13,510

13,600

13,680

13,810

13,880

13,970

Feb.

14,070

14,240

14,320

14,430

14,480

14,520

14,570

14,600

14,680

14,740

14,880

15,010

15,130

15,230

15,500

15,580

15,660

15,700

15,700

15,720

15,740

15,780

15,800

15,820

15,910

15,950

15,990

16,010

_

_

-

Mar.

16,010

16,090

16,570

17,650

17,910

18,120

18,320

18,470

18,600

18,710

18,840

19,020

20,030

20,910

21,540

22,030

22,780

23,680

24,200

24,910

25,700

25,840

25,950

25,980

26,110

26,110

26,110

26,110

25,900

26,110

26,110

Apr.

26,110

26,110

26,110

26,140

26,360

26,900

27,130

27,130

27,130

27,160

27,210

27,650

27,920

28,330

28,500

28,800

30,370

30,710

30,920

31,630

31,760

32,040

32,350

33,090

33,460

33,600

33,290

32,670

32,090

32,790

Jfey

33,430

34,290

34,430

34,660

35,120

35,660

36,130

36,670

36,750

36,860

38,250

39,330

40,570

42,360

42,530

43,580

45,370

45,190

45,010

44,650

44,300

43,760

42,880

42,360

42,100

42,010

41,920

41,870

41,840

41,840

41,840

June

41,840

41,840

41,840

41,340

41,840

41,840

41,840

41,670

41,500

41,280

41,080

40,990

40,860

40,820

40,740

40,660

40,600

40,660

40,600

40,520

40,420

40,330

40,220

40,120

40,030

39,870

39,740

39,640

39,490

39,330

July

39,280

39,240

39.2CO

39,160

39,160

39,210

39,2CO

39,160

39,110

39,100

39,OfO

39,OCO

38,840

38,700

38,540

38,270

38,090

37,950

37.5PO

37,390

37,230

37,050

36,880

36,590

36,41.0

36,200

35,970

35,800

35,640

35,470

35,240

Aug.

35,040

34,810

34,570

34,300

34,060

33,870

33,680

33,470

33,100

32,790

32,630

32,480

32,350

32,230

31,990

31,760

31,510

31,320

30,980

30,840

30,740

30,560

30,370

30,200

29,990

29,880

29,600

29,400

29,160

29,020

28,800

Sept.

28,660

28,400

28,240

28,060

27,920

27,760

27,680

27,570

27,430

27,270

27,130

27,020

26,970

26,930

26,820

26,640

26,480

26,360

26,220

26,030

25,860

26,760

25,680

25,580

25,440

25,310

25,230

25,120

25,010

24,910

-
WEBER RIVER BASIN 37

Ogden River below Pine View Dam, near Ogden, Utah

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°15'17", long. 111°50'47", in NEiSWi sec. 16, 

T. 6 N., R. IE., 1,500 feet downstream from Wheeler Creek, 2,000 feet downstream 

from Pine View Dam, and 64 miles northeast of Ogden.

Records available.- October 1937 to September 1938. Prior to October 1937 records at 

same site, Including flow diverted above station by Pine View pipe line, published 

as "Ogden River near Ogden, Utah."

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,260 second-feet Apr. 25, 26 (gage height, 

5.30 feet); minimum, 1 second-foot Dec. 4-9.

Remarks.- Records good. Flow regulated by Pine View Reservoir (capacity, 41,000 acrefeet). Pine View pipe-line diverts water above station for use in irrigation and 

power development. Diversions for Irrigation and municipal supply atove Pine View 

Reservoir.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

84 

85

86

27 

28 

29 

20 

31

OOt.

3 

3 

3 

3 

3

3 

3 

3 

3 

3

3 

3 

3

4 

4

3 

4 

4 

4 

3

3 

3 

3 

3 

3

4 

4 

4 

4 

4 

4

HOT.

4 

4 

4 

4 

4

4 

4 

4 

4 

4

4 

4 

3 

3 

3

3 

4 

4 

4 

5

7 

4 

3 

3 

3

3 

3 

3 

3 

3

Dec.

3 

3 

2 

1

1

1 

1 

1 

1 

3

5 

28 

8 

5

4

4 

4 

3 

3 

2

2 

2 

3 

2 

2

2 

2 

3 

2 

2 

2

Jan.

2 

2 

2 

2 

2

2 

2 

2 

2 

2

2 

2 

2 

2 

4

4 

3 

3 

3 

3

3 

3 

3 

3 

3

3 

3 

3 

3 

3 

3

Feb.

3 

3 

3 

3 

2

2 

2 

2 

2 

3

4 

4 

3 

3 

3

3 

3 

3 

3 

3

3 

3 

3 

3 

3

3 

3 

3

Month

Oet 

Hoi 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Mar 

Api 

Ma, 

 Turn 

Jul 

Aug 

S«p

1

alendar year

ater year 1937-

Mar.

5 

5 

51 

18 

10

8 

7 

7 

6 

6

8 

24 

37 

21 

14

21 

35 

16 

11 

19

75 

173 

173 

177 

177

177 

175 

171 

142 

105 

77

Apr.

74 

74 

29 

12 

20

15 

82 

122 

125 

133

133 

150 

184 

240 

286

303 

361

442 

703 

1,060

1,200 

1,210 

1,210 

1,210 

1,230

1,240 

1,220 

1,210 

995 

856

Secondfoot-days

104 

112 

107

ei

SI 

1,951 

16,131 

16,825 

1,112 

650 

748 

385

36,287

May

370 

883 

793 

573 

435

375 

368 

364 

20S 

24

24 

26 

33

194 

447

593 

1,030 

1,100 

1,040 

935

S42 

780 

730 

793 

744

653

573 

498 

382 

291 

224

Haxljnu&L

4 

7

4 

4 

177 

1,240 

1,100 

227 

24 

33 

21

1,240

June

227 

142 

97 

38 

37

35 

33 

30 

28 

27

25

24 

24 

21 

21

21 

22 

20 

IS 

18

21 

20 

18

IS 

IV

16 

22 

24 

24 

24

July

21 

14 

14 

13 

13

12 

12 

12 

24 

24

24 

24 

23 

23 

23

£3 

23 

23 

23 

23

23 

24 

24 

23 

23

23 

24 

24 

24 

24 

23

Minimum

3 

3 

1

2 

2 

5 

12 

24 

16 

12 

12 

2

1

Aug.

23 

23 

17 

12 

27

33 

33 

33 

33

27

26 

27 

24 

26 

26

25 

24 

21 

21 

21

21 

21 

22 

23 

24

23 

23 

22 

23 

23 

22

l'«an

3.4 

3.7 

3.5

2.6 

2.9 

62.9 

538 

543 

37.1 

21.0 

24.1 

12.8

105

Sept.

21 

18 

16 

14 

13

12 

12 

14 

14 

14

14 

15 

5 

2 

10

14 

14 

15 

15 

14

13 

10 

10

12 

14

15 

16 

12 

9 

8

Run-off In 

acre-feet

206 

222 

212

161 

161 

3,870 

32,000 

33,370 

2,210 

1,290 

1,480 

764

75,900
38 JORDAN RIVER BASI1I

Jordan River at Narrows, near Lefii, Utah

Location.- Water-stage recorders, lat. 40°26'40", long. Ill°55 t 20", in SEiNWi sec. 26, 

T. 43., R. 1 ff., at Narrows, 5£ miles northwest of Lehi.

Drainage area.- 2,610 square miles.

Records available.- October 1934 to September 1938. May to December 1904 and July 1913 

to September 1934, at outlet of Utah Lake, 7i miles upstream.

Average discharge.- 25 years (1913-38), 384 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 757 second-feet Aug. 9; minimum daily, 

" 5 second-feet Nov. 28-30, Dec. 1-3, Mar. 29-31, Apr. 1-6.

1913-38: Maximum daily discharge, 1,370 second-feet June 8, 1922 (gage height, 

7.78 feet, at former site).

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1958

Day

1 

2 

S

4 

S

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

81 

82 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

SO 

31

Oct.

391 

361 

368 

285 

356

3SO 

407 

373 

420 

371

341 

323 

302 

315 

137

21 

EO 

19 

18 

18

18 

18 

17 

16 

16

17 

17 

16 

15 

15 

15

HOT.

16 

16 

16 

15 

15

15 

15 

15 

15 

15

15 

14 

13 

14 

14

14 

14 

14 

13 

15

15 

15 

11 

8 

9

9 

9 

6 

5 

E

Dee.

5 

5 

5

7 

7

7 

7 

7 

7 

7

7 

7 

7 

7 

7

8 

8 

8 

8 

8

8 

8 

8 

8 

8

8 

8 

S 

8 

8 

8

Jan.

7 

7 

7 

7 

7

7 

7 

7 "7 

7

7 

7 

7 

7 

7

7 

7 

7 

7 

7

7 

7 

7 

7 

7

7 

7 

7 

7 

7 

7

Feb.

7 

7 

7 

7 

7

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

6 

6 

6 

6

6

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

6 

6 

6

Xonth

Dot 

HOT

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Bar 

Apr

Jut 

Jul 

Aug 

Bep

V

uat ..................... .

ater year 1937-58. .....................

Ear.

6 

6 

6 

7

7

7 

7 

6 

6 

6

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

6 

6 

6 

5 

5 

5

Apr.

5

5 

5

5 

5

5 

6

7 

S 

8

8 

8 

8 

8 

8

8 

8 

8 

12 

44

47 

50 

50 

48 

155

257 

273 

321 

345 

345

Seeondfoot-daya

5,406 

384 

227

98,900

317 

173 

187 

2,070 

13,974 

20,750 

21,214 

22,125 

19,314

106,041

Hay

380 

429 

364 

343

197

123 

116 

109 

10S 

133

302 

472 

554 

594 

618

649 

657 

566 

390

367

385 

447 

585 

503 

493

577 

716 

720 

581 

694 

703

MftxljBUHL

420 

16 

S

727

7 

7 

7 

345 

720 

734 

723 

757 

684

757

June

717 

713 

717 

720

725

729 

717 

714 

695 

706

715 

677 

668 

676 

661

651 

669 

637 

642 

645

650 

639 

65O 

655 

704

7S3 

729 

734 

734 

728

July

7E3 

715 

7C4 

7C9 

720

703 

658 

64"? 

62 S 

631

642 

664 

671 

671

686

682 

7C4 

683 

693 

703

705 

700 

695 

689 

700

70? 

685 

682 

677 

674 

675

Minimum

15 

5 

5

5

7 

6 

5 

5 

108 

637 

622 

659 

570

5

Aug.

697 

708 

709 

723 

754

750 

753 

755 

757 

738

720 

709 

700 

707 

710

726 

728 

730

712 

707

715 

709 

714 

705 

702

682 

702 

704 

679 

659 

661

X«sn

174 

12.8 

7.3

271

7.0 

6.2 

6.0 

69.0 

451 

692 

684 

714 

644

291

Sept.

684 

678 

670 

671 

674

664 

666 

661 

653 

656

658 

656 

655 

650

647

663 

654 

651 

629 

620

630 

626 

619 

629 

623

625 

606 

616 

610 

570

Run-off In 

acre-feet

10,720 

762 

450

196,100

430 

343 

371 

4,110 

27,720 

41,160 

42,080 

43,860 

38,310

210,300
JORDAN RIVER BASlN 39

Salt Creek near Nephi, Utah

Location.- Staff gage and Parshall rating flume, lat. 39°43', long. 111°47', In M} sec. 

l, T. 13 s., R. IE., 50 feet downstream from tallrace of Nephi municipal power plant, 

100 feet upstream from Intake of Nephi Plaster Co.'s canal, 2i miles downstream from 

South Fork, and 3i miles east of Nephi.

Drainage area.- 95 square miles.

Records available.- April 1925 to February 1938 (discontinued).

Average discharge.- 12 years, 25.2 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during period, 44 second-feet Oct. 15; minimum 

observed, 12 second-feet for several days.

1925-38: Maximum discharge observed, about 800 second-feet July 17, 1932, from 

rating curve extended above 100 second-feet; minimum, 3 second-feet Dec. 2, 4, 1035.

Remarks.- Records fair. Gage read twice dally. A few small diversions above station.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to S»ptemb»r 193S

Day

i

2

S

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

15

15

15

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

18

44

18

17

23

18

17

16

16

16

16

16

16

IS

16

16

16

16

SOT.

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

14

14

13

-

D«o.

13

13

13

13

13

13

14

14

14

17

18

42

22

16

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

12

13

13

13

13

13

14

14

Jan.

14

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

15

16

16

16

16

16

Feb.

16

16

16

15

15

15

15

14

14

12

13

14

12

12

12

12

12

IE

12

13

13

12

13

13

13

13

13

13

_

_

-

Month

D«o ember. .................................

Jar 

Pet

March. .*,................,................

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

Kay... ....................................

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

The peric d... ...........................

Mar. Apr.

Second- '

foot -days

527

447

466

13,491

418

375

May

H^T""*"

44

18

42

177

16 

16

June July

Minimal

15

IS

12

7

12

12

Aug.

If tan

17.0

14.9

15.0

37.0

13.5 

13.4

Sept.

Run-off In 

acre-feet

1,060

887

922

26,770

829 

744

4,430
40 JORDAN RIVER BASIN

Spanish Fork at Thistle, Utah

Location.- staff gage, lat. 40°00', long. 111°30', in SWi sec. 28, T. 9 s., R. 4 E., at 

Thistle, 600 feet downstream from confluence of Soldier Fork and Thistle Creek to 

form Spanish Fork and 24 miles upstream from Diamond Fork.

Drainage area.- 940 square miles.

Records available.- January 1908 to September 1925 and October 1936 to September 1938 

in reports or Geological Survey. January 1933 to September 1938 in reports of 

Spanish Fork water commissioner.

Average discharge.- 22 years (1908-25, 1933-38), 103 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 577 second-feet May 17; minimum observed, 28 second-feet Aug. 2.

1908-25, 1933-38: Maximum discharge observed, 1,250 second-feet Mr.y 26, 1922; 

minimum observed, 10 second-feet Sept. 17, 22, 25, Oct. 25, 1934.

Remarks.- Records fair. Gage read once daily. Small diversions for irrigation above 

station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1958

Day

1

2

5

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

80

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

SO

31

Oct.

36

37

41

40

40

39

40

38

36

35

36

33

45

39

39

40

40

44

44

42

40

3S

39

37

38

39

37

40

38

39

37

HOT.

37

36

38

»39

40

38

40

41

40

42

41

40

40

39

39

38

39

40

46

44

42

41

40

40

41

40

40

39

38

37

-

Dec.

39

40

40

41

40

40

39

40

37

39

40

42

42

44

43

42

43

42

40

*40

*40

»40

46

44

»46

42

48

*47

46

*45

44

Jan.

45

Feb.

44

Month

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

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

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

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

to.. .....................................

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

Water year 1937-38. .....................

Mar.

»75

»70

»200

»130

#90

»75

*65

64

65

70

74

150

199

150

92

92

86

86

141

94

179

112

81

#80

*80

*85

98

84

94

75

78

Apr.

81

68

77

122

141

103

86

86

103

68

98

99

118

99

103

147

»175

214

286

310

278

357

335

338

385

346

302

354

292

394

Seoondfoot-daya

1,206

1,195

1,301

38,951

1,302

1,232

3,116

5,985

12,005

4,944

1,505 

1.344

1,311

36,446

«ay

417

426

397

366

377

294

247

236

234

242

281

417

3S8

443

499

559

577

571

508

443

411

382

382

391

429

354

374

366

357

308

329

Maximum

45

46

48

750

200

394

577

292

81

100

53

577

June

286

2S1

292

270

239

204

218

247

211

199

221

234

170

172

150

168

147

*125

108

»105

105

96

105

88

94

78

88

88

»80

75

July

SI

63

53

»50

»50

6*5

6-5

60

504")

59

43

50

51

51

53

*52

50

403")

49

3<5

3?3<5

39

57

43 *3'>

33

37

33

Minimum

33

36

37

13

64

68

234

75

32

26

30

28

Aug.

32

28

33

*35

36

33

32

38

40

44

48

41

44

42

39

41

37

39

40

38

36

40

37

*100

59

54

56

51

52

49

»50

Mean

38.9

39.8

42.0

107

*42

*44

101

200

387

165

4S.5

43.4

43.7

99.9

Sept.

50

51

53

48

51

53

48

50

51

50

45

47

46

43

45

43

45

40

42

40

41

36

40

36

42

35

43

32

30

33

-

Run-off In 

acre-feet

2,390

2,370

2,580

77,240

2,580

2,440

6,180

11,870

23 810

9^810

2,990 

2,670

2,600

72,290

*Computed on basis of weather records and records for station at Castllla.
JORDAN RIVER BASIN 41

Spanish Fork at Castllla, Utah

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°02', long. 111°32', In SEJ- sec. 12, T. 9 S., R. 

'6 s., 600 feet above outlet of Cold Springs, 1 mile northwest of Castilla railroad 

station, If miles upstream from diversion dam of Bureau of Reclamation, and 2 miles 

below Diamond Fork.

Drainage area.- 670 square miles.

Records available.- May 1919 to September 1925 and October 1936 to September 1938 in 

reports of Geological Survey. January 1933 to September 1938 in repo-ts of Spanish 

Fork water commissioner.

Average discharge.- 11 years (1919-25, 1933-38), 230 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 694 second-feet May 17 (gage tnight, 5.87 

ieet); minimum, 25 second-feet Feb. 18.

1919-f5, 1933-38: Maximum daily discharge, 1,520 second-feet May 22, 1920; minimum dally, 27 second-feet Oct. 26-31, 1934.

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge for periods of missing gage heights, Jan. 10-16, 

Feb. 3-5, computed on basis of weather records. Several small irrigation diversions 

above station. Flow is materially increased by water diverted from Colorado River 

Basin by tunnel from Strawberry Reservoir (capacity, 250,000 acre-feet) Into Diamond 

Fork of Spanish Fork for irrigation of lands in Jordan River Basin.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

6

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

139 

131 

139 

150 

142

164 

197 

205 

222 

112

70 

68 

67 

70 

105

81 

78 

105 

81

78

77 

77 

76 

76 

74

73 

72 

71 

72 

72 

73

HOT.

75 

72 

72 

72 

72

72 

74 

72 

72 

72

71 

71 

71 

71 

71

70 

74 

77 

74 

78

78 

76 

74 

77 

74

76 

66 

71 

72 

66

Dec.

64 

78 

74 

68 

67

64 

77 

71 

67 

81

82 

95 

91 

S2 

78

76 

76 

76 

65 

55

52 

51 

59 

53 

59

56 

61 

58 

55 

59 

60

Jan.

60 

64 

70 

66 

56

59 

65 

61 

65 

70

80 

76 

74 

72 

74

76 

74 

76 

73 

72

59 

77 

74 

62 

45

45 

53 

64 

73 

73 

72

Feb.

76 

76 

76 

70 

62

60 

66 

78 

73 

84

91 

8S 

67 

76 

77

76 

67 

54 

78 

77

73 

73 

76 

78 

73

84 

87 

98

Month

Dot 

Not 

Dec

0

Jan 

Pet 

Max 

Api 

May 

Jim 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

1

imiT

ater year 1937-3

Mar.

118 

115 

344 

205

157

130 

115 

116 

118 

125

142 

191 

259 

215 

163

161 

193 

136 

147 

187

178 

137 

136 

116 

115

126 

150 

131 

112 

112 

112

Apr.

100 

105 

118 

145 

195

161 

137 

137

145 

16S

183 

213 

215 

195 

191

213 

264 

32S 

401 

417

398 

441 

491 

491 

480

428 

388 

398 

438 

511

Secondfoot-days

3,217 

2,181 

2,110

82,680

2,080 

2,119 

4,762 

8,504 

14,524 

15,375 

9,653 

7,941 

4,549

77,015

May

534 

520 

474 

430 

409

380 

356 

341 

331 

328

344 

385 

43S 

511 

580

649 

6S2 

643 

592 

537

494 

45E 

433 

433 

441

463 

483 

474 

463 

447 

474

MaTlimun

222

78 

95

978

80 

9S 

344 

511 

682 

628 

458 

321 

207

682

June

520 

549 

575

583 

607

628 

613 

575 

552 

534

502 

480 

474 

460 

414

425 

452 

466 

436 

455

433 

438 

455 

500 

525

531 

549 

552 

578 

514

July

4E8 

417 

341 

248 

232

271 

319 

349 

351 

344

3V2 

401 

4? 5 

449 

420

372 

341 

346 

326 

321

307 

287 

248 

191 

201

224 

228 

209 

226 

230 

199

Minimum

67 

66 

51

40

45 

54 

112 

105 

323 

414 

191 

189 

113

45

Aug.

109 

235 

268 

280 

302

309 

243 

230 

237 

230

220 

215 

224 

232 

264

287 

321 

311 

290 

304

299 

295 

309 

290 

273

280 

222 

189 

195 

201 

197

If tan

104 

72.7 

68.1

227

67.1 

75.7 

154 

284 

469 

512 

311 

256 

152

211

Sept.

170 

176 

155 

137 

113

134 

178 

207 

195 

179

166 

163 

150 

128 

137

147 

148 

137 

128 

145

161

164 

147 

142 

130

136 

126 

131 

145 

174

Run-off in 

acre- feet

6,380 

4,330 

4,190

164,000

4,130 

4,200 

9,450 

16,870 

28,810 

30,500 

19,150 

15,750 

9,020

152,800
42 JORDAN RIVER BASIN

Provo River at Vivian Park, Utah 

(Formerly published as Provo River at Forks, Utah)

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°22', long. 111°34', in NWJ sec. 25, T. 53., 

R. 3 'k., half a mile downstream from North Fork, 3,500 feet northeast of Vivian 

Park, and three-quarters of a mile upstream from South Fork.

Drainage area.- 600 square miles.

Records available.- November 1911 to September 1938.

Average discharge.- 26 years (1912-38), 360 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,800 second-feet May 17 (gage height, 5.75 

reet); minimum, 166 second-feet Oct. 4.

1911-36: Maximum discharge observed, 3,180 second-feet June 11, 1921; minimum 

discharge, 49 second-feet July 17, 1934.

Remarks.- Records excellent. Station is below diversions for irrigation in Heber Valley 

aria aoove those for irrigation in vicinity of Provo. Flow slightly regulated at 

headwaters by small lakes that serve as reservoirs. Records include flow of WeberProvo diversion canal. Records collected in cooperation with Bureau of Reclamation.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to Septesbtfr 19c£

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

81 

22 

23 

24 

25

26

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

176 

172 

1VO 

1VO 

176

1S3 

185 

183 

183 

182

ISO 

178 

180 

18V 

226

204 

208 

248 

240 

238

235 

230 

228 

235 

235

228 

226 

224 

221 

224 

224

HOT.

230 

226 

224 

221 

219

219 

233 

228 

221 

226

233 

238 

243 

248 

253

258 

263 

289 

286 

286

302 

289 

270 

276 

276

265 

255 

250 

248 

235

Dec.

226 

238 

243 

235 

230

235 

245 

245 

235 

289

300 

453 

339 

297 

283

278 

268 

270 

250 

238

226 

224 

245 

224 

24S

248 

248 

236 

226 

233 

233

Jan.

226 

235 

240 

224 

210

210 

210 

210 

219 

226

233 

226 

230 

219 

228

250 

240 

233 

226 

214

204

238

210 

197

201 

201 

214 

230 

224 

224

Feb.

230 

226 

224 

233 

233

210

214 

230 

230 

255

291 

313 

253 

248

243

23S 

224 

208 

230 

230

226 

226 

226 

226

214

233 

240 

260

Month

Dot 

HOY 

Dee

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr

«ay

Jun 

Jul

AU«

Sep

V

ember. .................................

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

UBt ........ . . .. ..

ater year 1937-38......................

Mar.

364 

373 

826 

B58 

386

339 

316 

310 

308 

322

348 

446 

573 

523 

386

370 

464 

379 

348 

351

402 

333 

339 

319 

294

297 

319 

339 

302

273

281

Apr.

281 

265 

283 

300 

415

399 

316 

308 

316 

336

342

370 

40S 

419 

399

446 

471 

566 

706 

748

710 

782 

895 

849 

849

774 

689 

673 

718 

836

Secondfoot-days

6,379 

7,510 

7,982

129,447

6,830 

6,614

11,788 

15,869 

27,515 

19,832 

9,748 

6,660 

5,897

132,674

»ay

1,020 

957 

809 

673 

673

581 

505 

464 

419 

389

370 

373 

425 

625

877

1,180 

1,630 

1,520 

1,270 

1,040

900 

778 

735 

809 

863

1,010 

1,210 

1,360 

1,410 

1,400 

1,240

MflX^TTnffll

248 

302 

453

1,440

250 

313 

826 

895 

1,630 

1,250 

394 

250 

216

1,630

June

1,250 

1,250 

1,240 

1,230 

1,160

1,120 

1,030 

892 

816 

750

703 

609 

570 

537 

468

454 

464 

444 

432 

425

407 

382 

403 

400 

403

400 

379 

376 

428 

410

July

394 

379 

373 

367 

373

370 

364 

339 

317 

309

291 

2B9 

304 

323 

334

326 

320 

299 

283 

265

275 

291 

293 

301 

310

312 

318 

278 

262 

253 

236

Minimum

170 

219 

224

162

197 

208 

273 

265 

370 

376 

236 

197 

177

170

Aug.

231

229 

227 

227 

222

220 

216 

222 

250 

238

234 

224 

222 

224 

222

211 

211 

209 

205 

203

203 

197 

197 

197 

201

201 

197 

199 

203 

207 

211

Mean

206 

250 

257

355

222 

236 

380 

529 

888 

661 

314 

215 

196

363

Sept.

216 

216 

209 

199

199

195 

193 

199 

199 

201

209 

211 

214 

205

201

199 

199 

201 

2C1 

199

192 

192 

186 

184 

180

182 

182 

180

177 

177

Run-off In 

acre-feet

12,650 

14,900 

15,830

256,800

13,650 

13,120 

23,380 

31,480 

54,580 

39,340 

19,330 

13,210 

11,700

263,200

Peak discharge.- Dec. 12 (11 a.m.) 535 sec.-ft.; Mar. 3 (7 p.m.) 991 see.-ft. 

1,800 see.-ft.; May 29 (9 p.m.) 1,570 sec.-ft.

May 17 (9 p.m.)
JORDAN RIVER BASIN 43

Prove River at Provo, Utah

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 4Q°14'20", long. 111°41'40", In NEiSE* sec. 3, T. 

73., R. 2 E., 150 feet downstream from highway bridge, 2 miles west of city hall at 

Provo, and 2 miles upstream from mouth.

Records available.- January 1937 to September 1938. June 1933 to September 1934 at site 

a quarter of a mile downstream. May 1903 to June 1905 at site three quarters of a 

mile upstream. Records equivalent except that those at present site do not Include 

flow diverted by three small ditches, two above station and one belov.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,350 second-feet my 18 (gage height, 4.44 

feet,); minimum dally discharge, 2 second-feet Aug. 1-31.

1903-05, 1933-34, 1937-38: Maximum discharge observed, 1,620 second-feet May 27, 

1904; no flow during several periods.

Remarks.- Records fair. Discharge for Oct. 1-10 interpolated between tvo discharge

measurements, that for May 11 estimated, and that for June 18 to Sept. 30 Interpolated 

between field estimates made about once weekly. Station is below all diversions except 

one small ditch. At times entire flow is diverted above station for irrigation. 

Factory race diverts water above station Into Provo Bay, an arm of Utah Lake, and 

Provo River water commissioner furnished following record of this diverted flow for 

1937-38:

ttonth

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

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

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

Rim-off in 

acre-feet

0 

1,200 

2,480 

2,640 

2,380 

2,640 

1,360

Month

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

Water year 1937-38.....

Run-off in 

acre-feet

1,230 

190 

120 

120 

140

14, 500

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

8 

S

4 

6

6 

7 

3 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

80

21 

22 

23 

84 

85

86 

87 

83 

29 

50 

31

Got.

15 

20 

25 

30 

35

40 

45 

45 

50 

50

53 

55 

54 

53

105

153 

148 

193 

186 

179

175 

175 

172 

172 

173

173 

173 

175 

168 

165 

166

HOT.

166 

173 

173 

173 

170

163 

166 

173 

177 

188

301 

207 

226 

226 

317

183 

184 

305 

215 

217

321 

231 

305 

207 

209

203 

205 

203 

199

191

Dec.

188 

18S 

1S9 

1S8 

186

186 

188 

189 

189 

221

352 

338 

300 

258 

343

332 

324 

226 

217 

211

311 

315 

330 

319 

321

230 

230 

217 

213 

217 

211

Jan.

207 

207 

213 

307 

193

193 

193 

1S6 

301 

301

205 

203 

301 

201 

203

219 

221 

205 

203 

197

184 

193 

197 

184 

173

177 

179 

172 

205 

201 

199

Feb.

205 

305 

201 

205 

207

197 

195 

207 

209 

317

245 

278 

341 

228 

324

221 

213 

195 

213 

209

207 

209 

209 

207 

205

203 

213 

221

Month

Dot 

HOT 

Dee

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jim 

Jul 

Aug 

S«p

«

Ha FT. .

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

ater year 1937-3 8. .....................

Mar.

2SO 

338 

612 

604 

384

321 

288 

282 

275 

282

295 

360 

492 

517 

363

329 

396 

360 

318 

310

352 

310 

302 

292 

273

266 

27S 

292 

26S 

245 

243

Apr.

23S 

245 

266 

258 

324

357 

298 

27S 

282 

310

290 

298 

329 

343 

316

354 

399 

474 

580 

5SO

520 

531 

600 

584 

569

510 

399 

332 

305 

318

Secondfoot-days

3,420 

5,866 

6,S27

71,756

6,123 

5,939 

10,527 

11,487 

14,785 

5,790 

93 

62 

108

71,077

May

528 

577 

513 

372 

366

3121 

234 

203 

152

50

25 

16 

14 

124 

399

542 

1,060 

1,220 

1,000 

747

608 

444 

363 

369 

378

457 

616 

765 

810 

828 

684

Maximum

193 

286 

338

978

221

278 

612 

584 

1,220 

580 

3 

2 

5

1,220

June

664 

580 

660 

652

592

535 

478 

378 

318 

256

217 

163 

79 

47 

17

10 

5 

3 

3 

3

3 

3 

3 

3

3

3 

3 

3 

3 

3

jui--

3 

3 

3 

3 

3

3 

3 

3 

3 

3

3 

3 

3 

3 

3

3 

3 

3

3 

3

3

3 

3 

3 

3

3 

3 

3 

3 

3 

3

Minimum

15 

163 

186

3

172 

195 

243 

238 

14 

3 

3 

2 

3

2

Aug.

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

Mean

110 

196 

220

197

198 

214 

340 

383 

477 

193 

3.0 

2.0 

3.6

195

3ept.

3 

3 

3 

3 

3

3 

3 

3 

3 

3

3 

3

3 

3 

3

3 

4 

5 

5 

4

4 

4 

4 

4 

4

4 

4 

4 

5 

5

Run-Off in

acre-feet

6,780 

11,640 

13,540

142,300

12,140 

11,880 

20,880 

22,780 

29,330 

11,480 

184 

185 

214

141,000

Peak discharge.- Mar. 3 (11 p.m.) 877 sec.-ft.; May 18 (1 a.m.) 1,360 sec.-ft.t May 30 (1 a.m.) 

914 sec.-ft.
44 JORDAN RIVER BASIN

Weber-Provo diversion canal near Woodland, Utah

Location.- Water-stage recorder and Parshall rating flume, lat. 40°36'40", long. 111°18' 

ib", in SWjSEi sec. 30, T. 2 S., R. 6 E., 100 feet above confluence with Provo River 

and 4-i- miles northwest of Woodland.

Records available.- October 1931 to September 1938.

Remarks.- Records good. Canal diverts water f.rom Weber River In SWJSlft sec. 21, T. 1 S., 

R. 6 E., for Irrigation In Jordan River Bas'ln. Records show quantity of water reachIng Provo River during periods when water was being diverted from Weber River. Records 

of dally discharge furnished by Provo River water commissioner.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

Z 

S 

4

6

6 

7

a

9 

10

11 is

13

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19

eo

21 

28 

23 

84 

85

86 

87 

88 

89 

30 

31

oot. HOT. Dec. Jan. Feb.

Konth

Oot 

HOT

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Kai

Apr

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aue 

Sep

11

nary . 

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

ater year 1937-38......................

Mar. Apr.

Secondfoot-days

(»)

i* 

(*)

5,651

(

1,6 

1.1

i

a)

*5 

*)

*5 

»)

67 

68

*) 

*)

2,855

May

1lqX^TM\jB

(») (*) (»)

149

(*) 

(*J 

(*) 

*) 

(*) 

119 

113 

(») 

(»)

119

June

(») 

(«

(*: (»

(* (* (*>

C) 

IS(*)

18

50

92 

119 

118 

114 

104

99 

104 

103 

103 

103

104 

110 

115 

117 

114

July

113

112 

106 

10C 

96

89 

71 

47 

31 

23

16 

17

2C 

26 

2S

2F 

27 

2C 

1? 

1C

IP 

2f 

3C 

2F 

2f

2f 

IV 

6

[:1

Klzilnvofi

t*) (* (»

«0

(* (»(<:

(»: *c *c («) {»)

*0

Aug.

Mtan

(»i: )

16.0

C

i:t*56 

37

(*

2

.7

}

7.8

Sept.

Run-off in 

ao re-feat

(») 

(») 

(»)

11,600

(* 

(*

i:

3,350 

2,320

c

5,670

*Mo water being diverted from Weber River.
JORDAN RIVER BASIN 45

South Fork of Provo River at Vivian Park, Utah 

(Formerly published as South Fork of Provo River at Forks, Utah)

Location.- Water-stage recorder and Parshall flume, lat. 40°21', long. 1110 34', In SEi 

sec. 26, T. 5 S., R. 3 B., a quarter or a mile southeast of Vivian Park and half a 

a mile upstream from confluence with Provo River.

Drainage area.- 30 square miles.

Records available.- November 1911 to September 1938. 

Average discharge.- 26 years (1912-38), 30.5 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 60 second-feet May 18 (gags height, 1.46 

reet); minimum dally discharge, 23 second-feet June 27.

1911-38: Maximum discharge observed, 123 second-feet May 27, 1922; minimum discharge, 13 second-feet several times In 1934, and 1935, and on Apr. 2, 1937.

Remarks.- Records good. Flow regulated by diversions, all of which are above station. 

Records collected In cooperation with Bureau of Reclamation.

Discharge/ In second-feet, water year October 1937 to Septembei

Day

1

2

3

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

IS

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

BO

31

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

37

37

36

35

32

33

34

34

35

35

35

34

33

35

36

35

37

39

37

37

36

35

35

34

34

35

35

34

34

34

34

HOT.

34

33

33

34

33

33

34

34

33

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

33

33

34

33

33

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

31

-

Dec.

30

30

31

31

30

30

30

30

30

31

32

38

34

32

31

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

29

29

29

29

29

28

2S

Jan.

28

28

28

28

29

28

28

29

28

28

28

28

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

26

26

26

26

26

26

27

27

27

26

26

Feb.

26

26

27

27

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

27

26

26

26

26

26

26

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

-

.

-

Month

Calendar year 1931 .....................

Jax 

Pel 

MAX

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

Au{ 

Sej

Water year 1937-3S..... .................

Mar.

27

28

32

29

28

27

26

26

26

26

26

30

30

29

28

2S

28

28

27

27

26

25

25

25

25

25

25

26

25

25

25

Apr.

26

26

25

26

2S

27

27

27

27

28

32

31

32

32

31

31

30

30

29

30

30

30

33

34

35

35

33

32

32

35

Seoondfoot-daya

1,086

978

941

10,815

843 

721 

633

904

1,195

818

873

900 

945

11,037

May

36

38

36

35

34

34

32

32

32

31

31

32

33

36

37

44

50

58

52

45

42

39

37

36

38

40

44

45

44

40

32

^*V7CtinWB

39

34

38

69

29 

27 

32

35

58

35

34

31 

34

58

June

30

28

29

31

31

33

34

35

35

28

28

27

27

26

26

26

26

26

26

25

25

25

24

24

24

24

23

24

24

24

July

24

25

25

25

26

27

28

28

28

27

26

26

29

34

30

28

28

28

27

26

25

26

26

28

30

32

33

33

32

32

31

Minimum

32

31

28

19

26 

25 

25

25

31

23

24

28 

30

23

Aug.

30

30

30

28

28

28

28

28

30

30

29

30

30

30

28

2S

28

28

28

2S

2S

28

28

29

30

30

29

30

30

30

31

Mean

35.0

32.6

30.4

89. 6

27.2 

25.8 

26.9

30.1

3S.S

27.3

28.2

29.0 

31.5

30.2

Sept.

31

31

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

34

33

32

31

31

31

30

30

30

30

30

30

31

31

32

32

32

32

32

33

-

Rim-off In 

acre-feet

2,150

1,940

1,870

21,440

1,670 

1,430 

1,650

1,790

2,370

1,620

1,730

1,790 

1,870

21,880

159989 O 39-
46 SEVIER LAKE BASIN

Sevier River near Kingston, Utah

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 38°12', long. 112°12', in 

"NWi sec. 16, T. 30 S., R. 3 W., 1 mile weet of Kingston and 2 miles upstream from

East Fork.

Drainage area.- 1,110 square miles.

Records available.- June 1914 to September 1938.

Average discharge.- 24 years, 151 seccnd-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, about 3,000 second-feet (including flow of 

360 second-feet, estimated, In overflow channel bypassing station)'Mar. 4 (gage 

height, 5.20 feet), from rating curve extended above 600 second-feet; minimum dally 

discharge, 14 second-feet July 21, 22.

1914-38: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 4, 1938; minimum daily discharge, 5 

second-feet June 16-20, 1931.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, Dec. 20 to Jan. 15, Jan. 

SI-23, Feb. 2-19 (computed on basis of one-weekly gage reading and weather records), 

those for periods of missing gage heights, May 4-7, June 7, 11, 18-20, Sept. 16-18, 

21-24, 26-29 (computed on basis of records for Beaver River near Beaver), and that of 

Mar. 4 (partly estimated), all of which are fair. Many diversions above station; 

none between station and mouth of East Fork.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to Septeabsr 1938

Day

1

Z

5

4

6

6

7

B

y

10

11

12

13

16

17

18

19

W

SI

22

242*3

S6

Oct.

115

107

96

91

89

91

91

87

89

94

99

101

101

104

118

118

112

107

99

94

94

91

87

78

78

80

84

84

87

87

96

HOT.

132

US

107

104

104

104

118

115

115

115

120

120

118

118

118

132

138

144

144

141

144

144

144

144

147

147

147

144

144

141

Dso.

141

153

167

177

170

160

160

170

173

167

184

209

209

184

170

163

153

163

147

147

147

147

147

147

147

147

147

147

147

145

146

Jan.

147

147

147

147

147

147

147

146

145

146

147

160

155

166

180

187

177

177

173

173

165

145

140

136

132

13S

132

141

147

141

138

Fab.

138

135

135

130

125

123

125

130

135

145

150

148

147

146

135

130

125

120

126

141

129

126

126

129

132

132

141

163

_

-

Month

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

fcy.. .....................................

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

Water year 1937-! 8. .....................

Mar.

277

344

489

1,600

362

273

228

220

20S

194

194

220

281

273

228

209

325

256

220

240

348

194

170

184

213

202

177

163

160

153

144

Apr.

141

141

147

173

220

217

187

167

167

167

180

213

202

202

191

180

198

252

339

411

442

473

538

693

637

682

494

416

432

606

-

Secondfoot-days

2,949

3,871

4,990

67,444

4,693

3,766

9,207

13,735

865

3,316

64,664

May

648

532

511

450

400

350

300

273

248

256

240

232

252

325

416

505

544

604

637

659

576

532

463

382

367

401

447

606

676

582

522

Maximum

118

147

209

963

187

163

1,500

637

659

538

110

167

1,600

June

538

522

494

47S

466

463

430

411

363

344

320

286

264

236

202

156

132

120

110

100

96

94

87

96

94

87

89

89

224

170

-

July

110

107

80

67

48

22

23

IS

20

19

17

17

17

16

17

16

19

19

18

16

14

14

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

Kinlraujn

78

104

141

13

132

120

144

141

232

67

14

91

14

Aug.

15

15

16

15

15

15

15

17

36

53

50

80

59

37

29

22

24

23

24

20

19

17

17

19

20

22

29

29

80

104

118

Kean

95.1

129

161

ire

151

134

2fO

307

443

262

?7.6

110

177

Sept.

167

166

147

136

126

116

112

104

99

104

118

112

107

101

107

104

102

100

99

91

95

96

102

104

107

104

102

100

98

96

-

Run-off in 

acre-feet

6,850

7,680

9,900

133,800

9,310

7,470

17,190

18,260

27,240

16,000

1,700

6,560

128,300

Peak discharge.- Mar. 4 (3 a.m.) 3,000 sec.-ft.} Mar. 17 (12s30 p.m.) 457 sec.-ft.5 Mar. 

(11 a.m. ) 457 sec.-ft.j Hay 1 (10 a.m.) 748 sec.-ft.5 June 29 (1 p.m.) 256 sec.-ft.

21
SEVIER LAKE BASIN 47 

Flute Reservoir near Marysvale, Utah

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 38°20', long. 112°12', in NWi sec. 3, T. 29 S., R. 3 W., 

at Flute Dam, 9 miles south of Marysvale.

Records available.- March 1914 to September 1938.

Remarks^- Gage read once daily, capacity of reservoir, 90,000 acre-feet. Gage-height 

record furnished by Flute Reservoir & Irrigation Co,

icre-feet, water year October 193V to September 1938

Day

1

2

S

4

S

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

IS

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

81

82

83

84

85

86

27

28

29

50

SI

Oct.

35,920

35!, 760

35,600

35,440

35,120

34,640

34,160

33,580

33,800

32,880

32,400

31,920

31,600

31,280

30,960

30,640

30,640

30,640

30,640

30,800

30,800

30,960

30,960

31,120

31,120

30,960

30,960

30,800

30,800

30,640

30,640

HOT.

30,640

30,640

30,800

30,800

30,800

30,800

30.800

30,800

30,960

30,960

31,120

31,280

31,440

31,760

31,920

32,080

32,240

38,400

32,720

33,200

33,520

33,580

33,580

33,840

34,000

34,160

34,320

34,640

34,960

35,440

-

Dao.

35,920

36,400

36,740

37,080

37,420

37,930

38,440

38,950

39,460

39,970

40,650

41,160

41,670

42,180

42,690

43,200

43,740

44,280

44,640

45,000

45,360

45,720

46,080

46,440

46,800

47,180

47,370

47,750

48,130

48, 510

48,890

Jan.

49,270

49,840

50,030

50,410

50,790

51,170

51,550

51,930

52,120

52,310

52,500

52,690

53,070

53,260

53,450

53,830

54,210

54,600

55,000

55,400

55,800

56,200

56,400

56,600

56,800

57,000

57,200

57,400

57,600

57,800

58,000

F»b.

58,200

58,400

58,600

58,800

59,000

59,200

59,400

59,300

60,000

60,200

60,400

60,600

60,800

61,000

61,400

61,600

61,800

62,200

62,400

62,600

62,800

63,000

63,000

63,000

63,200

63,200

63,200

63,400

u

..

-

Mar.

63,800

64,200

65,400

68,240

68,930

69,160

69,160

69,590

69,850

70,310

70,540

70,770

71,240

71,480

71,960

72,440

72,920

73,400

73,880

74,360

74,840

75,320

75,800

76,060

76,320

76,580

76,840

77,100

77,360

77,880

78,140

Apr,

78,400

78,400

78,140

77.380

77,620

77,100

77,100

77,620

77,360

77,360

77,360

77,100

77,100

77,100

77,100

77,100

76,840

77,100

77,360

77,880

78,400

78,960

79,520

80,080

80,640

81,480

81,200

80,640

80,360

80,640

-

May

80,920

81,200

80,920

80,640

80,080

79,520

79,240

78,960

78,140

77,620

77,100

76,580

76,320

76,060

76,580

77,100

77,620

73,400

79,240

80,360

81,200

81,200

81,200

81,200

81,200

81,200

81, 200

81,200

31,200

31, 200

81,200

June

81,480

81,200

81,200

31,200

81,200

81,200

80,920

81,200

81,480

31,200

81,200

31,200

80,920

80,640

80,640

80,360

80,080

79,520

78,680

76,140

77,880

77,360

76,840

76,320

75,560

74,840

73,880

73,400

72,920

72,920

-

J\ay

72,680

72,680

72,440

71,960

71,000

70,080

C9,160

67,780

66,200

64,800

63,400

62,000

60,600

59,200

58,000

57,000

55,800

54,800

53,830

53,070

52,120

51,170

50,030

49,080

48,130

46,800

45,900

45,000

44,100

43,200

42,350

Aug.

41,500

40,650

39,800

38,950

38,100

37,080

36,400

35,920

35,600

35,440

35,120

34,640

34,160

33,360

32,400

31,440

30,320

29,100

27,900

26,700

25, 500

24,300

22,950

21,660

20,400

19,180

17,800

16,960

16,240

15,640

15,400

Sept.

15,400

15,280

15,280

15,160

15,160

15,040

14,470

13,920

13,370

12,820

12,270

11,720

11,300

10,700

10,100

9,500

3,700

7,960

7,280

6,640

6,000

5,360

4,730

4,260

3,720

3,180

2,650

3,200

1,800

1,400
48 SEVIER LAKE BASIN

Sevler River below Piute Dam, near Marysvale, Utah

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°20', long. 112°11', in sec. 34, T. 28 s., R. S

 US., three-quarters of a mile downstream from Piute Dam and 8 miles south of Marysvale.

Drainage area.- 2,440 square miles.

Records available.- May 1911 to September 1938.

Average discharge.- 26 years (1912-38), 255 second-feet.

Extremes.- 1911-38: Maximum discharge, 2,600 second-feet May 23, 24, 1922; practically 

no flow at times when reservoir gates are closed.

Remarks.- Records excellent. Discharge for periods when recorder was not working, Feb.

 16-au, Mar. 17-27, June 22 to July 4, computed from staff-gage readings made once or 

twice daily. One small diversion between station and Piute. Dam. Flow regulated by 

operation of gates in dam.

Hating table, water year 1937-36 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 6-30)

0.6 

1.0 

1.2 

1.4 

1.6

77

111

150

195

244

1.8 

2.0 

2.2 

2.4 

2.6

296

360

408

469

533

2.8 

3.0 

3.2

3.4

3.5

600

670

740

810

845

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1

2

S

4

6

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

J.S

14

16

16

17

IB

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

Oct.

246

266

269

298

330

369

370

396

394

379

328

300

298

298

298

298

298

224

161

161

161

161

161

161

161

186

205

236

264

259

202

HOT.

2Q5

205

205

205

206

205

205

205

184

104

98

64

90

115

119

140

140

140

140

140

91

98

1S8

186

177

154

126

76

48

47

-

Dec.

44

38

35

34

34

26

21

21

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

23

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

29

21

Jan.

15

16

16

16

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

16

52

90

79

71

71

71

71

71

71

Feb.

71

71

71

71

71

71

71

71

71

71

71

71

71

71

71

71

71

71

71

71

71

82

128

119

119

119

119

119

_

-

Month

Calendar year 1937 ......................

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

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

Water year 1937-38......................

Mar.

119

117

64

110

190

195

141

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

30

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

19

16

18

Apr.

21

142

234

232

232

234

234

234

234

234

234

234

234

234

234

234

234

234

234

234

239

325

S36

376

438

590

722

614

457

460

-

Secondfoot -days

8,148

4,266

908

78,722

964

2,296

1,409

8,918

11,986

12,473

100,823

May

469

593

666

62S

586

563

633

511

495

479

479

472

460

444

447

450

379

285

444

342

429

583

614

604

514

463

466

467

467

486

437

Maximum

396

205

44

700

90

128

195

722

656 

563

831

614

831

June

485

546

663

623

614

507

450

277

353

432

379

370

322

282

277

322

379

408

411

311

308

333

402

467

457

457

604

360

303

303

-

July

264

226

264

359

617

628

6S3

698

730

782

806

831

803

768

680

638

635

693

507

501

566

573

597

610

607

607

586

517

620

517

514

Minimum

161

47

20

14

14

71

16

21

277

226

287

279

14

Aug.

520

517

476

438

339

339

336

336

287

344

344

344

423

476

636

638

674

6S8

691

691

691

688

670

663

652

638

621

614

604

501

350

Mean

263

142

£9.3

216

Sl.l

£2.0

45.5

2£7

4CO

562

523

416

276

Sept.

300

282

279

279

279

367

472

469

469

469

469

466

466

466

488

514

604

498

488

469

460

460

436

423

411

394

376

369

344

328

Run-off in 

acre-feet

16,160

8,440

1,800

166,100

1,910

4,660

2,790

17,690

23,770

35,760

32,180

24,740

200,000
SBVIER LAKE BASIN 49

Sevler River near Vermilion, Utah

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°52', long. 111°57', in SWi sec. 19, T. 22 S., 

K. I w., at highway bridge half a mile downstream from Rockyford Dam, 2 miles northeast of Vermilion, and 5 miles upstream from Lost Creek.

Drainage area.- 3,340 square miles.

Records available.- July to September 1912, July 1914 to September 1938.

Average discharge.- 24 years (1914-38), 117 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 515 second-feet May 25 (gage height, 3.22 

reet); minimum, less than 1 second-foot July 4-15, when reservoir gates were closed.

1914-38: Maximum discharge, 2,400 second-feet May 30, 1922 (gage height, about 

8.1 feet, former datum) from rating curve extended above 600 second-feet; practically 

no flow (seepage only) when Rockyford gates are closed.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of missing gage heights, Mar. 6-8, June 

4-9, July 8-15, Sept. 23-25, which were computed on basis of gate changes at Rockyford 

Reservoir and records for station near Gunnison and are fair. Entire flow usuallydiverted during low-water season. Flow past station at such timfis presents seepage 

and return flow from canals. Plow also regulated by dams and reservoirs above station.

Rating table, water year 1937-38 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, in aeeond-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used June 13 to Aug. 30)

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6 

1.8 

2.0

57

71

105

145

3.0 

3.3

216

301

434

54E

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to Septemler 1938

Day

12

s

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

IS

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

SI

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Dot.

8

2

52

84

79

65

63

60

57

53

56

68

74

79

81

105

118

120

124

126

126

124

122

120

113

116

109

92

76

82

85

HOT.

86

89

91

94

94

101

109

114

118

120

126

128

124

124

120

116

107

96

103

103

103

94

87

89

92

96

87

87

82

82

-

Dec.

82

82

82

82

81

79

79

79

79

77

85

89

94

100

103

103

103

149

219

120

89

84

84

92

94

98

105

120

124

128

124

Jan.

120

118

120

120

118

116

114

111

107

105

111

116

118

120

120

124

134

147

168

165

163

154

147

141

132

154

169

163

172

172

174

Feb.

174

179

179

179

181

181

179

179

179

184

181

181

177

172

167

172

174

174

169

177

179

172

172

172

191

196

196

196

M

_

-

Month

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

Jar 

Fel 

yyay

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

TU-j......... ..............................

*°* 

Set

Water year 1937-2 8......................

Mar,

261

221

224

249

230

230

230

235

216

174

153

141

145

154

156

156

154

158

154

149

143

149

139

137

74

23

72

118

116

116

120

Apr.

120

120

122

122

219

277

251

238

236

238

238

240

224

194

137

116

169

184

189

186

179

100

29

6

37

87

134

154

216

251

Secondfoot-days

2,638

3,061

3,109

31,656

4,203 

5,012 

4,937

5,012

8,215

3,337

1,264

2,351 

6,339

49,528

Hay

246

257

274

295

310

352

355

326

263

209

179

100

32

8

3

3

219

323

277

240

268

284

295

345

417

466

423

365

348

358

375

MmrlfmTiM

126

128

219

387

174 

196 

251

277

466

348

149

326 

355

466

June

348

304

240

190

170

160

160

160

140

31

61

63

85

172

174

147

63

44

25

21

23

25

18

2

2

2

51

103

154

149

-

July

118

61

11

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

2

96

147

149

137

87

28

18

15

13

5

49

68

65

82

101

Minimum

2

82

81

1

105 

167 

23

6

3

2

1

3

116

1

Aug.

60

34

25

10

12

21

102

186

160

145

134

111

71

27

5

2

4

9

9

5

4

5

4

33

67

74

103

167

196

243

326

Mean

85.1

102

100

86.7

136

179 

161

167

265

111

40.8

75.3 

211

136

Sept.

355

323

268

221

214

206

174

160

184

181

184

184

201

196

191

172

165

199

223

232

240

249

250

240

235

232

211

177

156

116

-

Run-off in 

acre-feet

5,230

6,070

6,170

62,780

3,340 

9,940 

9,890

9,940

16,290

6,62Q

2,510

4,660 

12,570

98,230
50 SEVIER LAKE BASIN 

Sevier River below San Pitch River, near Gunnison, Utah

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat, 39°09', long. 111°52', in NEi sec. 14, T. 19 8.,

 R. 1 W., 1,000 feet downstream from San Pitch River and Z miles west of Gunnison,

Drainage area.- 4,880 square miles.

Records available.- October 1917 to September 1938.

Average discharge.- 21 years, £23 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 674 second-feet iSay 28 (gage height, 3.22

 feet); minimum dally discharge, 53 second-feet July 12.

1917-38: Maximum discharge, 2,620 second-feet June 1, 1922 (gage height, &.3^J 

feet); minimum daily discharge, 8 second-feet July 13-17, sept. 6. 1934.

Remarks. - Records excellent except those for periods of missing gage heights, Nov. 2-7,

 5-14. 16-19, 26, 27, Feb. 5, 6, Mar. 7, 14-21, 29-31, Apr. 1, 2, 13, 14, 23, 24, 

Aug. 3, which were computed on basis of records for station near Vermilion and are 

good. Flow regulated by operation of reservoirs and by many diversions for irrigation above station. Most of flow diverted above station during Irrigation season.

Rating tBfcle, -water year 1937-38 (gags height, in feet, and discharge, in ascend-?set)

0.6 

.8 

1.0 

1.2 

1.4

32

56

91

135

19O

2.2

242 

287 

335 

3S9 

444

2.6 

2.8 

3.O

3.2

3.3

SOO 

656

612

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1958

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

6

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

18 

17 

18 

19 

BO

21 

22 

23 

24 

26

26 

£7 

28 

29

30 

31

Oct.

130 

128 

126 

1S6 

178

178 

167 

161 

161

167

173 

164 

176 

184 

204

212 

E24 

222 

220 

214

138 

196 

SOI 

201 

198

190 

190 

181 

164 

161 

156

Nov.

167

170 

175 

176 

180

180 

190 

206 

210 

£10

£10 

£16 

215 

£10 

2O6

200 

195 

18S 

180 

£01

193 

193 

196 

184 

176

186 

190 

181 

193 

187

Dee.

184 

193 

217 

212 

201

193 

196 

198 

204 

212

214 

264 

303 

276

254

249 

247 

240 

260 

303

264 

230 

££4 

224 

224

£22 

220 

£22 

2£4 

230 

330

Jail.

230 

£34

264 

254 

261

242 

237 

232 

230

S24

230 

S37 

237 

237 

£49

260 

263 

276 

292 

301

S92 

S85 

283 

269 

261

242 

264 

276 

285 

29£ 

£92

F»b.

298 

289 

£92 

287 

29O

290 

£37 

301 

303 

3O3

301 

292 

294 

29S 

298

£94 

296 

298 

296 

298

398 

298 

2S9 

287 

£87

298 

31S 

315

Month

Got 

HOT

Dee

C

Jan 

Fob 

Map 

Apr 

Hay 

Jim 

Jul 

Aug 

S»p

water year 1937-

Mar.

3£5 

346 

362 

381

334

3Y3 

370 

370 

37S 

369

308 

294 

£S7 

295 

310

310 

310 

SOO 

306

286

£70 

265 

265

247 

249

204 

178 

£01 

206

205 

£10

Apr.

212 

212 

212 

204 

2O6

294 

336 

330 

322 

31E

318 

328 

310 

295 

276

217 

237 

287 

289 

31£

301 

2S7 

££0 

185 

193

19 O 

196 

214 

247 

325

Sacondfoot-days

5,670 

5,762

7,113

68,413

7,991 

8,£83 

9,161 

7,866 

13, £75 

7,232 

3,109 

4,095 

9,361

83,808

May

432 

43E 

389

376 

367

373 

402 

421 

419 

248

332 

276 

247

Ogy

303

307 

294 

362 

468 

617

478 

430 

436 

436 

461

503 

590 

657 

654 

632 

6O6

KfUCtTBHBi

224 

£16 

3O3

503

301 

315 

384 

335 

667 

592 

204 

339 

408

657

June

592 

590 

562 

480 

419

381 

376 

357 

348 

320

256 

176 

187 

170 

214

237 

2£7 

138 

117

104

93 

86 

8£

78 

70

64 

62 

82 

173 

21£

July

195 

164 

119 

95 

82

76 

67 

69 

67 

59

5S 

S3 

69 

64 

64

66 

64 

112 

181 

204

195 

140 

106 

106 

102

99 

80 

67 

95 

91 

110

Mlnimm

126

187 

184

39

224 

£87 

178 

185 

247 

62 

63 

82 

224

65

Aug.

12S

112 

100 

91 

87

83 

97 

140 

187 

178

176 

1S1 

161 

135 

108

83 

82 

83 

83 

72

6£ 

67 74' 

80 

102

148 

170 

196 

234 

£68 

338

Ifoaz

180 

192 

229

187

258 

296 

£96 

262 

428 

241 

100 

132 

312

243

Sept.

408 

402 

384 

338 

294

285 

265 

251 

276 

298

294 

301 

308 

326 

308

303 

296 

287 

310 

338

346 

362 

362 

346 

332

305 

292 

276 

247 

224

Run-off In 

acre-feat

11,060 

11,430 

14,110

136,700

15,860 

16,430 

18,160 

16,6QO 

26,330 

14,340 

6,170 

8,120 

18,570

176, SOO
SEVIER LAKE BASIN 51

Sevier Bridge Reservoir near Juab, Utah

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 39°22', long. 112°02', In NW£ sec. 1, T. 17 3., R. 2 W.

 at Sevier Bridge Dam, 13 miles southwest of Juab.

Records available.- January 1914 to September 1938.

Remarks.- Reservoir has a capacity of 236,000 acre-feet. Gage-height record and

 capacity table furnished by Consolidated Sevier Bridge Reservoir Co. Gage read 

once daily.

Contents, In acre-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

1

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

15,270

15, 550

15,840

16,140

16,430

16,800

17,180

17,570

17,960

18,270

18,580

18,580

18,580

17,740

18,820

19,310

19,800

20,200

20,620

20,880

21,140

21,390

21,480

21,480

21,390

21,300

21,220

21,060

20,880

20,710

20,290

Hov.

20,040

19,710

19,390

19,060

18,740

13,340

17,800

18,040

13,190

13,340

18,420

18,580

18,740

18,820

18,900

19,330

19,710

20,200

20,620

21,050

21,560

21,980

28,420

22,830

23,290

23,640

24,080

24,530

24.890

25,250

-

Dec.

25,610

26,070

26,530

26,930

27,450

27,830

28,210

23,680

29,150

29,540

30,030

30,620

31,100

31,810

32,710

33,120

33,530

34,060

34,670

35,200

35,840

36,480

36,910

37,340

37,780

38,220

38,660

39,210

39,540

40,220

40,670

Jan.

41,120

41,680

42,140

42,610

43,080

43,770

44,430

44,950

45,070

45,780

46,250

46,730

47 ,220

47,700

48,190

48,790

49,410

49,900

50,520

51,140

51,760

52,880

52,650

53,160

53,920

54.430

54,690

55,210

55,730

56,240

57,030

P»b.

53,080

58,610

59,410

60,080

60,490

61,300

62,110

62,520

63,210'

64,030

64,680

65,150

65,850

66,270

66,830

67,390

67,970

63,540

69,120

69,690

70,260

70,350

71,440

71,880

72,320

72,900

73,500

73,940

_

-

Mar.

74,540

75,140

75,890

76,640

77,260

77,860

78,630

79,240

79,360

80,430

31,260

81,380

82,350

82,320

83,300

83,930

34,410

84,720

85,200

85,680

86,160

86, 650

86,970

87^460

87,780

88,100

88, 590

38,750

89,090

89,420

89,590

Apr.

89,920

90,430

90,760

91,100

91,430

91,770

92,100

92,810

93,340

94,040

94,570

94,930

95,460

96,180

96,740

97,120

97,120

97,120

97,310

97,120

96,930

96,550

96,180

95,280

94,220

93,340

92,630

91,940

91,100

90,260

-

May

39,760

39,260

89,420

89,420

89,420

39,420

39,090

88,920

83,430

88,100

87,300

86,490

85,680

34,880

83,930

82,980

82,350

31,580

81,260

31,580

81,880

82,660

83,300

33,930

84,570

85,200

85,840

86,160

87,130

87,460

87,780

June

88,100

88,100

87,940

37,780

37,460

36,970

86,320

85,840

85,200

84,720

84,410

84,410

84,090

33,930

33,620

83,500

82,980

82, 980

82,820

82,500

82,040

81,420

80,790

80,170

79,550

78,930

78,630

78,320

78,020

77,710

-

July

77,710

77,410

77,410

77,100

77,100

Y6,800

76,490

V8,190

75,890

75,290

74,540

73,790

72,760

"1,440

70,260

68,540

67,390

66,690

65,990

65,430

64,580

63,760

62,660

61,570

60,760

60,080

59,820

59,140

59,000

58,480

57,950

Aug.

57,690

57,420

57,160

56,500

55,980

55,210

54,950

54,690

54,430

54,430

54,180

54,180

54,180

53,920

53,920

53,670

53,280

52,910

52,650

51,640

51, 140

50,150

49,160

48,430

47,460

46,490

45,660

45,070

44,590

44,360

44,120

Sept.

44,120

44,120

44.360

44,590

44,590

44,590

44,360

44,120

44,120

44,120

44,360

44,590

44,830

45,070

45,300

45,300

45,780

46*020

46,250

46,490

46,860

47,220

47,700

48,670

49,410

50,150

50,890

50,040

51,890

52,520

~
52 SEVIER LAKE BASIN

Sevier River near Juab, Utah

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 39 922', long. 112°02', in NWi sec. 1, T. 17 S., R. 

2 W., 300 feet downstream from Sevier Bridge Dam and 13 miles southwest of Juab. 

Prior to Apr. 12, 1938, water-stage recorder at site a quarter of a milp downstream 

at different datum.

Drainage area.- 5,120 square miles.

Records available.- September 1911 to September 1938.

Average discharge.- 27 years, 260 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 980 second-feet July 15 (gage height, 3.70 

reet); minimum daily discharge, 2 second-feet November 21 to Apr. 11.

1911-38: Maximum discharge, 2,140 second-feet June 2, 1922 (gage height, 8.50 

feet, former site and datum); practically no flow when reservoir gates ere closed.

Remarks.- Records good except those prior to Apr. 15, which are fair. Discharge for 

periods when reservoir gates were closed, Nov. 16 to Apr. 14, Sept. 26-fO, computed 

on basis of three discharge measurements and observer's notes. No diversions between 

this station and station near Gunnison. Flow regulated by Sevier Bridge Reservoir 

(capacity, 236,000 acre-feet).

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 bo September 1938

Day

1

a

$

4

B

6

1

8

9

10

11

W

IS

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

Si22

S3

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

31

Oot.

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

7

122

169

169

172

59

6

6

6

40

103

97

140

20S

238

251

268

268

268

298

! 337

332

HOT.

328

328

328

326

355

38S

243

122

142

162

162

16S

156

159

82

6

6

6

6

4

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

-

Dec. Jan. Feb.

Month

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

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

Kay.. .....................................

Aug 

flop

Water year 1937-3

Mar. Apr.

2

2

2

2

2

Z

2

2

2

2

2

6

6

8

72

191

159

169

292

404

428

442

600

705

765

670

590

620

£40

640

Secondfoot-days

3,645

3 491

62

62, 631

62

56

62

7,421

14,506

11,847

12,330 

10,127 

5.273

68.SS2

Hay

715

595

395

395

376

376

523

675

675

710

750

750

760

800

SOO

800

710

710

4SO

258

184

101

101

101

101

183

227

301

301

301

352

^flirliHygn

33Y

3s8

948

765

800

665

S70

5S6

334

870

June

542

665

665

665

625

590

590

590

561

528

385

275

275

275

275

275

275

275

275

275

343

404

390

362

376

315

194

194

194

194

-

July

194

171

172

172

170

180

230

230

262

329

33S

465

665

S15

870

725

470

470

470

637

615

595

576

523

404

352

266

266

266

266

266

Minimum

5

2

2

2

101

194

170

199 

9

2

Aug.

266

266

320

381

3S1

292

205

205

205

205

205

205

205

205

205

205

202

199

338

409

404

432

504

508

556

586

576

470

329

329

329

Mean

3.18

116

2

172

g

2

2

247

46S

395

393

327 

176

189

Sept.

329

329

329

334

334

329

329

329

241

191

191

191

191

194

194

172

163

163

163

163

142

128

79

10

10

9

9

9

9

9

-

Run-off In 

aore-feet

7,230

6, 920 

123

124,200

1 V*,. J.&G 111

3.23

14,720

23*500

24,460 

20,090 

10,460

136,600
SEVIER LAKE BASIN 53

East Fork of Sevler River near Kingston, Utah

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°12', long. 112°09', in SWi sec. 13, T. 30 S., 

R. 3 W., 1 mile downstream from highway bridge and 2 miles east of Kingston.

Drainage area.- 1,260 square miles.

Records available.- April 1913 to September 1938. March 1913 to April 1914 at site 

1* miles upstream from Rockyford Bridge. May to September 1912 at site threequarters of a mile north of Kingston.

Average discharge.- 25 years, 90.2 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 331 second-feet Apr. 24, 25 (gage height, 

4.40 feet); minimum daily discharge, 14 second-feet Jan. 4-13, 22-30.

1913-38: Maximum discharge, about 2,000 second-feet Aug. 27, 1929, from rating 

curve extended above 400 second-feet; minimum, 6 second-feet Oct. 30, 1930.

Remarks.- Records fair. Discharge for period of ice effect, Dec. 15-31, Jan. 1, 6-14, 

22-30, Feb. 6-8, 16-18, computed on basis of weather records and records of outflow 

from Otter Creek Reservoir. Discharge for June 18-22, Sept. 7, 8 interpolated. 

Station is above all diversions for irrigation in vicinity of Kingston. Flow 

regulated at Otter CreeJc Reservoir (capacity, 52,600 acre-feet), 8 miles above station.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

6

6 

7

a

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

oot.

152 

147 

30 

£9 

31

29 

29 

29 

31 

29

28 

25 

25 

25 

25

24 

24 

24 

24 

26

54 

52 

52 

52 

52

52 

52 

53 

54 

55 

54

HOT.

57 

54 

51 

51 

50

48 

47 

45 

42 

38

38 

38 

40 

41 

42

42 

43 

45

46 

45

44 

44 

45 

45 

45

45 

42 

42 

42 

42

Beo.

46 

47 

48 

47

45

44 

46 

47 

45 

52

54 

62 

66 

58 

56

54 

50 

48 

46 

46

46 

46 

SO

16 

16

16 

16 

16 

16 

16 

16

Jan.

16 

16 

15 

14 

14

14 

14 

14 

14 

14

14 

14 

14 

16 

18

18 

17 

16 

16 

16

16 

14 

14 

14 

14

14 

14 

14 

14 

14 

15

Feb.

15 

16 

16 

16 

16

16 

16 

16 

16 

18

21 

25 

21 

18 

18

17 

16 

16 

16 

17

16 

17 

18 

18 

17

18 

18 

20

Month

Oot 

Hoi 

Dec

C

lax 

Fel 

Max 

API 

Xaj 

Jim 

Ju3 

Aug 

S«l

1

uary

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

ater year, 1937-2

Mar.

25 

26 

51 

39 

26

23 

21 

20 

20 

20

20 

21 

22 

21 

20

EO 

SO 

20 

19 

19

19 

18 

18 

18 

18

18 

18 

18 

18 

18 

19

Apr.

19 

19 

19 

19 

19

20 

19 

18 

18 

18

18 

18 

IS 

18 

18

18 

20

69

175

212 

215 

273 

£94 

308

219 

95 

75 

80 

164

Sooondfoot-days

1,368 

1,338 

1,250

23,304

461 

488 

673 

£,518 

4,011 

1,555 

1,113 

1,194 

1,271

17,240

May

256 

126 

50

32

35 

38 

43 

46 

58

77 

81 

91 

131 

236

294 

315 

308 

235 

219

£16 

209 

190 

155 

136

73 

67 

70 

53 

58 

77

MqTlTnvni

152 

57 

66

408

18 

25 

51 

308 

315 

97 

44 

59 

59

315

June

95 

95 

97 

97 

93

89 

63 

62 

55 

53

52 

48 

46 

47

47

47 

44 

41 

38 

36

34 

32 

30 

29 

28

28 

27 

27 

33 

42

J*ly

39 

39 

39 

39 

39

3S 

37 

36 

35 

35

36 

38 

44 

44 

41

39 

41 

42 

38 

33

28 

28 

28 

28 

32

32 

32 

3£

31 

31 

39

Minimum

24 

38 

16

14

14 

15 

18 

18 

32 

27 

28 

31 

35

14

Aug.

40 

38 

35 

34 

32

34 

35 

35 

41 

43

41 

45 

59 

46 

40

37 

38 

36 

3£ 

31

31 

32 

32 

32 

37

35 

35 

40 

41 

50 

57

Mean

44.1 

44.6 

40.3

63.8

14.9 

17.4 

31.7 

83.9 

129 

51.8 

35.9 

38.5 

4£.4

47.2

Sept.

51 

57 

43 

3S 

37

35 

37 

39

42 

45

59

' 58 

44 

42 

39

38 

38 

38 

41 

43

42 

42 

42 

42 

43

42 

41 

39 

38 

36

Run-off In 

acre-feet

2,710 

£,650 

2,480

46,320

914 

968 

1.330 

4,990 

7,960 

3,080 

2,210 

2,370 

2,5£0

34,180
54 BEAVER RIVER BASIN

Beaver River near Beaver, Utah

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°17', long. 112°54', In SWjSWt sec. 17, T. 29 

S., R. 6 W., at Fishlake National Forest boundary, three-quarters of a mile downstream 

from East Fork Bakers Canyon, and 4i miles east of Beaver. Prior to Oct. 16, 1937, 

water-stage recorder at site 1,000 feet downstream at different datum.

Drainage area.- 82 square miles.

Records available.- June to September 1906 and March 1S14 to September 1S38.

Average discharge.- 24 years (1914-38), 56.1 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 460 second-feet May 27, (gage height, 3.3 feet), 

rrom rating curve extended above 250 second-feet; minimum daily discharge, 15 secondfeet Feb. 18.

1914-38: Maximum discharge, 1,080 second-feet July 22, 1936 (gage height, 7.27 

feet, former site and datum), from rating curve extended above 500 seconl-feet; minimum, about 5 second-feet Aug. 29, 1931.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, Dec. 20 to Feb. 7, Feb. 

18-20, which were computed on basis of weather records and are fair. No diversions 

for Irrigation above station. Water diverted by Telluride Power Co. but returned to 

stream several miles above station. Flow slightly regulated by operatloi of power 

plants and by storage in several small reservoirs.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1

%

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

SS

25

24

25

26

27

28

29

SO

31

Oct.

26

24

24

25

£7

23

22

22

22

22

22

24

23

25

26

27

27

24

22

22

24

22

22

22

23

22

23

23

19

25

29

ROT.

27

27

26

26

22

24

25

18

25

29

25

29

22

22

23

22

25

25

20

27

25

16

22

25

24

22

18

18

20

21

-

Deo.

22

22

20

22

25

27

23

22

22

24

27

S7

33

29

28

26

24

25

24

22

21

21

22

22

22

21

20

20

20

19

19

Jan.

20

20

20

19

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

19

19

19

20

20

20

19

18

18

17

17

17

17

16

17

17

18

ie

17

18

Feb.

18

18

18

17

17

17

17

17

17

21

18

17

17

19

19

19

17

15

16

17

17

19

20

17

19

21

20

26

_

-

Month

Calendar year 1937 ......................

Karoh. ....................................

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

Mar ....

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

Water year 1937-38......................

Xar.

24

25

36

22

22

22

21

21

21

20

20

25

25

21

23

26

27

23

22

22

24

19

84

23

23

22

23

27

22

21

20

Apr.

22

18

21

26

33

29

23

27

30

34

43

51

45

37

36

46

68

90

131

128

117

136

144

159

146

116

106

121

148

181

-

Seeondfoot-daya

733

698

731

28,130

5S6

510

714

2,312

6,659

5 41*7

2,119

1,004

738

22,101

May

146

125

106

94

86

82

78

77

79

93

111

14?

188

279

326

338

295

248

227

199

180

172

186

218

267

330

383

405

381

359

359

MnTlimm.

29

29

37

693

20

26

36

181

405

349

94

43

33

405

June

347

343

349

326

303

281

252

229

218

208

197

180

164

149

143

140

138

138

128

114

107

110

107

111

106

100

102

107

121

99

-

July

90

93

94

90

66

85

86

89

86

85

82

80

90

80

79

75

69

68

66

63

Eg

48

50

52

50

43

41

39

38

35

35

mrf^fnip

19

16

19

*+

16

15

19

18

77

99

35

26

17

15

Aug.

34

34

33

32

32

37

43

42

38

36

33

32

38

31

32

30

28

27

26

27

27

30

28

30

32

32

32

31

34

35

34

Keaji

23,6

23.3

23.6

77.1

18.3

18 .2

23.0

77.1

n2

181

68.4

32 .4

24.6

6O.6

Sept.

32

33

27

26

25

25

26

26

25

22

33

27

20

23

22

22

21

24

24

29

28

27

24

83

17

21

23

22

21

21

-~

Run-off in 

acre-feet

1,450

1,380

1,450

55,800

1,120

1,010

1,420

4,590

13,010

10,740

4,200

lUeo

43,820

Peat discharge.- Feb. 17 (2 a.m.) 398 eee.-ft.j Apr. 29 (10 p.m.) 200 aeo.-ft.) ray 15 (10 p.m.) 

39B seo.-ft.j May 27 (9 p.m.) 460 seo.-ft.j Kay 31 (9 p.m.) 420 sac.-ft.
BEAVSR RIVER BASIN 55 

Beaver River at Adamsville, Utah

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°16', long. 112°48', in Si sec. 30, T. 29 S. , R. 

S is. , 600 feet downstream from highway bridge on road from Milford to beaver, a quarter of a mile upstream from Indian Creek, and three-quarters of o. irile south of 

Adafflsville. Prior to Sept. 30, 1936, water-stage recorder at site 300 feet upstream 

at different datum.

Drainage_greT..- 272 square miles.

Records available.- December 1913 to September 1936 and October 1937 to September 1938.

Average discharge.- 22 years (1914-36), S7.0 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 499 second-feet May 28 (gage height, 2.78 feet), 

rrom rating curve extended above 200 second-feet; minimum daily discharge. 5 secondfeet July 21, 30-31, Aug. 1-8, 22-24.

1913-35, 1P37-38: Maximum discharge, 939 second-feet Sept. 1, 1936 (gage height, 

5.79 feet, former site and datum), from rating curve extended above 500 second-feet; 

no flow during periods in 1924, 1931, 1924 and 1935.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of missing gage heights, which are fair. 

Kb diversions between station and storage reservoir of Beaver Countv Irrigation Co. 

Several ditches above station divert practically entire flow during'irrigation season 

to supply Adamsville and Beaver districts.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 19S7 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

6

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

SO

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

21 

28 

29 

50 

31

Oct.

30 

31 

30 

31 

30

29 

30 

29 

27

14 

14 

14 

14 

15 

30

HOT.

50 

42 

41 

41 

43

50 

55 

53 

35 

53

53 

50 

49 

49 

50

52 

52 

53 

49 

62

49 

47 

47 

49 

»4B

46 

38

*38 

#40 

*42

Deo.

*44 

*44 

»42 

48

50

50 

49 

*48

*50 

73

#78 

#30 

#75 

70 

66

64 

55 

53 

#50 

*45

43 

»42 

»48 

#46 

»48

#48

49 

52 

48 

»44 

*44

Jan.

*47 

50 

50 

*50 

*48

^-46 

#46

*46 

»46

48

48 

46 

52

43

*48

*48 

48 

*4S 

*48 

»48

#46 

*48 

#48 

*46 

#46

f 47 

48 

»50 

#50 

#46 

*48

Feb.

J.r50

*49 

48 

46 

43

43 

46

46 

45 

46

42 

41 

39 

39

41

38 

39 

39 

41 

42

42

43 

45 

49 

46

43 

46 

*52

Month

Dot 

NOT

Deo

C

Jan 

Fet 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

A«« 

Sap

1

ober 16-

alendar year

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

Tie perlc

Bar.

56 

50 

108 

77 

58

50 

48 

45 

45

35 

36 

40 

46 

46

41 

40

4£J

40 

41

40

41 

42 

41 

40

38 

39 

42 

43

41 

40

Apr.

35 

34 

32 

29

31

36

35 

33 

32 

31

32 

29 

31 

26 

26

E7 

32 

49 

77 

99

73 

75 

71 

81 

90

50 

25 

18 

16 

35

Seoondfoot-days

390 

1,434 

1,646

1,477 

1,229 

1,428 

1,290 

3,931 

2,621 

281 

391 

572

Hay

38 

27 

23 

17 

16

15

15 

13 

12 

11

9 

8 

10 

64

174

283 

225

151 

222

129

92 

86 

70 

94 

1S2

2£5 

312 

400 

412 

345 

301

Maxima;

31 

55 

80

52 

52 

108 

99 

412 

279

eo

49

70

June

276 

238 

279 

269 

241

215 

162

189 

123 

96

86 

66 

56 

52 

48

41 

S7 

21 

20 

21

21

*17 

13 

12 

10

11 

9 

8 

27 

27

July

20

16 

12 

12 

12

12

11 

10 

10

11

12

10 

9 

9 

9

8 

8 

8 

8 

6

5 

6 

7 

6 

6

7 

8 

7 

6 

5 

5

llinij$u]n

14 

38

4fi

43

38 

35 

16 

8 

8 

5 

b 

11

Aug.

5 

5 

5 

5 

5

»5 

*5 

#5 

9 

36

20

17 

16 

14 

11

10 

10 

9 

9 

8

6

5 

5 

5 

12

14

16 

16 

18 

36 

49

Mean

24.4 

47,8 

53.1

47.6 

43.9 

46,1 

43.0 

127 

87,4 

9.1 

12.6 

19.1

Sept.

70 

46 

38 

25 

16

14 

14 

11 

11 

13

16

16 

13 

13 

13

13 

14 

14

16 

17

18 

18 

18 

17 

16

16 

16 

16 

16

18

Run-off In 

acre- feet

774 

2,840 

3,260

2,930 

2,440 

2,830 

2,560 

7,800 

5,200 

557 

776 

1,150

33,100

Peak discharge.- Apr. 26 (4 a.m.) 132 see.-ft.: May 16 (6 a.m.) 345 sec.-ft.j May 28 (8 a.m.) 4S9 

seo.-ft.j Aug. 30 (4 p.m.) 215 sec.-ft.

#Sage height missing; discharge computed on basis of weather records and re-sords for station near 

Beaver.
56 BEAVER RIVER BASIN

Beaver River at Rockyford Dam, near Minersville, Utah

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 38 Q 14', long. 112°51' , in NWJsec. 11, T. 30 S., R. 9 W., half a mile doimstream from Rockyford Dam and 4 miles east 

of Minersville. Prior to Mar. 24, staff gage at same location and datum.

Drainage area.- 512 square miles.

Records available.- December 1913 to September 1938.

Average discharge.- 23 years (1914-36, 1938) 38.9 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 205 second-feet Nov. 1-2 (gage height, 2.04 

feet;; minimum daily discharge, 7 second-feet Nov. 26 to Feb. 2.

1913-38: Maximum discharge, 727 second-feet June 10, 1921 (gage heig'it, 3.53 feet); 

minimum, 0.3 second-foot (estimated) Mar. 19, 20, 1914.

Remarks.- Records good. During period Oct. 1 to Mar. 24 gage read about ome weekly and 

berore and after each change in gate openings; discharge for intervening days interpolated. No diversions between dam and station. Flow regulated by operation of gates 

at Rockyford Dam and affected also by several diversions for irrigation and municipal 

supply above the reservoir.

Rating tables, water year 1937-38 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 30

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4 

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.2

102

144

194

252

0.8 

.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

Dec. 1 to Sept. 30

5 1.4

11 1.6

19 1.8

28 2.0

96

130

166

Dlscnarge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

6

6 

7

a

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

50 

31

Oot.

60 

60 

60 

60 

60

60 

60 

60 

58 

57

57 

57 

57 

57 

57

57 

57 

57 

57 

57

57 

57 

57 

57 

57

57 

57 

57 

57 

57 

57

HOT.

100 

120 

19 

19 

23

29 

29 

29 

29

29

29 

29

29 

29 

29

29 

26 

19

18

17

16 

15 

15 

15 

10

7 

7 

7 

7 

7

Dec.

7

7 

7 

7 

7

7 

7 

7 

7 

7

7 

7 

7 

7 

7

7 

7 

7 

7 

7

7 

7 

7 

7 

7

7 

7 

7 

7 

7 

7

Jan.

7 

7 

7 

7 

7

7 

7 

7 

7 

7

7 

7 

7 

7 

7

7 

7 

7 

7 

7

7 

7 

7 

7 

7

7 

7 

7 

7 

7 

7

FeU.

7 

7 

8 

8 

8

8 

9 

9 

9 

9

9 

9 

9 

9 

9

9 

9 

9 

9 

9

9 

9 

10 

10 

10

10 

10 

10

Month

Oct 

Hoi 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Mar

Apr

Jui 

Jul

Aug 

Set

H

alendar year

ater year 1937-2

Mar.

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

1011 11

11 11

11 11 11

11 11

11 11 11 11

12

12 

11 

13 

16 

16 

16

Apr.

16 

16 

16

16 

16

16 

16 

16 

16 

16

16 

16 

16 

16 

16

15

15 

15 

16 

27

35 

37 

43 

47 

70

78 

78 

90 

90 

90

Secondfoot-daya

1,792 

786 

217

217 

250 

349 

986 

3,480 

3,635 

3,596 

2,387 

1,724

19,419

May

104 

106 

106 

106

116

120 

120 

120 

120 

118

116

115 

115 

115 

115

113 

116 

116 

116 

111

108

108 

108 

108 

IDS

IDS 

108 

108 

110 

111 

111

HqT^Trix^n

60

120 

7

7 

10 

16 

90 

120 

144 

139 

94 

74

144

June

120 

125 

130 

132 

137

144 

143

141 

141 

141

141 

141 

141 

139 

135

134 

132 

122 

122 

122

122

120 

120 

103 

85

82

70 

78 

86 

86

July

36 

88 

88 

90 

93

106

110 

118 

123 

130

134 

134 

135 

137 

139

139 

137 

137 

135 

135

135 

134

110 

103 

104

106 

106 

106 

106 

106 

86

Minimum

57 

7 

7

7 

7 

10 

15 

104 

70 

86 

44 

30

7

Aug.

44 

44 

44 

44 

49

68

78 

80 

80 

78

76 

74 

74 

74 

82

83 

83 

83 

83 

83

83 

90 

93 

93 

93

93 

93 

94 

93 

88 

70

Meai

57.8 

26.2 

7.0

7.0 

8.9 

11.3 

32.9 

112 

121 

116 

77.0 

57.5

53.2

Sept.

68 

62 

52 

44 

44

44 

44 

44 

44 

39

50 

59 

65 

70 

74

72 

72 

72 

72 

71

70 

71 

70 

70 

68

66 

49 

37 

31

30

Run-off in 

acre-feet

3,550 

1,560 

430

430 

496 

692 

1,960 

6,900 

7,210 

7,130 

4,730 

3,420

38,610
57

Coal Creek near Cedar City, Utah

Location.- Staff gage, lat. o7°40'25", long. L13°02'10", in NEi sec. 13, T. 36 S., R, 11 

W., at flood-control dam, 1-| miles southeast of Cedar City and 3i iriles downstream 

from South Creek.

Drainage area.- 92 square miles.

Re cords avallable.- May 1935 to September 1938. May 1915 to November 1919 at approximately same site, but records do not include flow of power canal operated during this 

period (abandoned since 1919). Records equivalent if flow of power canal is added to 

those obtained at former site.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 491 second-feet May 15 (gage height, 

2.30 feet), from rating curve extended by broad-crested weir formula; miniuum not 

determined.

1955-38: Maximum discharge observedm 2,910 second-feet July 9, 1936 (gage height, 

6.4 feet), from rating curve extended by broad-crested weir formula; minimum observed, 

4 second-feet Dec. 15, 1935.

Remarks.- Records poor. Gage read twice daily. Discharge for days of missing gage 

heights, July £4, 25, interpolated. No diversions for irrigation above station.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

6

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

SO

31

Oct.

12

HOT.

10

Dec. Jan. Feb.

Month

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

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

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

The peri i... ...........................

Mar.

_

 .

_

_

-

_

-.

_

_

-

_

-

-

_

-

_

-

-

92

92

99

92

92

97

92

_

-

_

-

Apr.

44

3V

45

68

45

37

23

31

48

52

52

3V

32

25

25

4V

94

210

265

201

236

294

315

308

291

21V

236

301

328

281

-

Secondfoot-days

4 225

7^347

2,548

816

461

May

220

226

165

143

13V

119

106

121

1V1

223

239

325

463

463

491

311

192

195

189

154

154

162

204

308

328

388

301

255

210

201

183

Mfly^OT^p

328

491

168

52

25

June

168

165

168

157

145

140

121

109

104

106

99

85

79

74

VO

70

66

64

55

52

48

48

45

44

42

40

37

4V

55

45

-

July

38

35

34

33

31

31

28

28

27

28

27

28

28

27

26

26

25

23

23

23

22

23

22

22

22

22

50

21

21

21

21

Minimum

23

106

37

21

17

12

Aug.

20

21

21

21

24

28

35

31

26

24

23

22

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

35

52

52

27

4V

19

17

17

Mean

141

237

84.9

26.3

25.6

15.4

Sept.

25

18

18ia

IV

14

15

15

14

14

21

19

16

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

15

14

12

-

Run-off In 

acre-feet

8,380

14,570

5,050

1,620

1,570

914

32,100
58 SALTON SEA BASIN

Salton Sea, Calif.

Location.- Benchmark set by Imperial Irrigation District, lat. 33°26'55", long. 

116°02'20" , in OT> sec. 27, T. 8 3., R. 9 E., 1 mile northeast of Figtree John 

Spring and about 2 miles south of Mecca. Elevation is 242,44 feet below mean sea 

level.

Records available.- November 1904 to September 1938. 

in Water-supply Paper 735.

Records prior to September 1932

Extremes.- Maximum stage, 195.0 feet below mean sea level in February and March 1907; 

minimum since 1906, £50.7 feet below mean sea level in November 1924; bottom of sea 

(from 1904-5 determinations) is £73. 5 feet below mean sea level.

Remarks.- Area of water surface of sea at elevation £50 feet below mean sea level, 266 

square miles; area at 240 feet below mean sea level, 323 square miles. See WaterSupply Paper 735 for condensed history of Salton Sea. Elevations in the following 

table, furnished by Imperial Irrigation District, were determined by leveling from 

above-mentioned benchmark.

in feet, telow mean sea le

to Septembe

el, water year October 1937

1955

Oct. 2

Dec. 1

31

Jan. 31

Mar. 2

247.2

246, B

245,9

245.5

245.5

Mar. 7

Apr . 1

May 2

June 1

July 1

245.3

245.1

245.0

245.2

245.3

Aug.

Sept.

Oct.

1

1

1

245,5

245.6

245.5
SALTON SEA BASIN 59

Palm Canyon Creek near Palm Springs, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°44'55", long. 116°32'15", In Si sec. 11, T. 5 

S., R. 4 E., three-quarters of a mile upstream from Murray Canyon Creek and 6 miles 

south of Palm springs post office. Altitude, about 700 feet.

Drainage area.- 94.0 square miles.

Records available.- January 1930 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,380 second-feet Mar. £ (gage height, 4.43 

reet;: minimum daily discharge, 0.2 second-feet August 14.

1930-38: Maximum discharge, 3,850 second-feet Feb. 6, 1937 (gage height, 5.60 

feet); no flow for several months of each year except 1938.

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge for period of missing gage heights, Oct. 1-10 and liar. 

ib-so, computed on basis of records for nearby streams.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 193S

Day

1 

2 

S

4 

6

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

28 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

SO 

31

Got.

0.8 

.8 

.7 

.7 

.7

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.5

.5 

.6 

.5 

.5 

.5

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.4

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.4

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

HOT.

0.4 

.5 

.4 

.3 

.4

.4

.5 

.6 

.5 

.6

.6 

.5 

.6 

.6 

.5

.6 

.7 

.5 

.6 

.7

.6 

.8 

.7 

.8 

.8

.8 

.8

.7 

.7 

.7 

.7

Deo.

o.s

.8

.8 

.7 

.7

.6

.6 

.7 

.7 

1.4

1.4 

4.5 

2.0

1.3 

1.2

1.0 

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9

.9 

.9 

1.3 

1.3 

1.0

1.9 

2.2 

1.6 

1.3 

1.2 

1.0

Jan.

0.9 

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9

.9 

.9 

.9 

.3 

.3

.8 

.7 

.7 

.7

r8

.9 

.9 

.8 

1.2 

2.3

1.6 

1.2 

1.0 

1.0 

1.2

1.0 

1.2 

1.2 

3.9 

3.6 

2.6

Feb.

12 

6.5 

3.9

11 

11

5.5 

4.2 

3.6 

4.5 

5.5

5.5 

10 

6 

4.S 

4.5

4.5 

3.9 

3.3 

4.2 

3.6

3.1 

2.8 

2.6 

2.6 

2,4

2.4 

9 

22

Month

Oct

H07

Dec 

C

Jan

Fob 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jvra 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

*

emb«r . .................................

alendar year 192 

uary ...

ater year 1937-2

Mar.

106 

731 

813 

224 

77

50 

41 

33 

31 

26

16 

125 

82 

34 

26

22 

20

19 

18

17

16 

16 

16 

16 

16

16

16 

16 

16 

16 

16

Apr.

15 

15 

15 

15 

14

13 

13 

12 

12 

12

12

12 

14 

15 

13

13 

12 

11 

11 

10

10 

10 

9.5 

9.5 

13

13 

10 

9.5 

9.5 

9.5

Secondfoot-days

15.6 

17.9 

37.4

8,739.8

38.6 

164.9 

2,692 

362.5 

176.3 

78.6 

57.7 

22 

31.2

3,694.7

May

9.5 

9 

9.5 

9 

8.5

S 

7 

6.5 

6 

5.5

5.5 

5.5 

5.5 

5 

5

E 

5 

5 

5 

4.8

4.8 

4.8 

4.5 

4.2 

4.8

4.5 

3.6 

3.9 

3.9 

3.9 

3.6

MaxlMiBa

0.8

.8 

4.5

1,140

3.9 

22 

813 

15 

9.5 

3.6 

9 

1.9 

5.5

813

June

3.6 

3.6 

3.3 

3.3

3.1

2.8 

2.8

3.1 

3.1 

3.1

3.1 

2.8 

2.6 

2.6 

2.2

2.2 

2.2 

2.2 

2.4 

2.4

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.2

2.2 

2.2 

2.0 

2.0 

1.9

July

1.7 

1.6 

1.6 

1.6 

1.3

1.3 

1.2 

.9 

.9 

.3

.8 

.3 

.9 

.8 

.7

.7 

1.0 

1.2 

1.0 

1.0

1,3 

1.4 

1.6 

1.9 

3.1

9 

7.5 

3.1 

2.6 

2.4 

2.0

Minimum

0.3 

.3 

.6

.2

.7 

2.4 

16 

9.5 

3.6 

1.9 

.7 

.2 

.6

.2

Aug.

1.9 

1.4 

1.2 

.9 

.7

.5 

.5 

.4 

.3

,3

.3 

.3 

.3 

.2 

.3

.3 

.3 

.4 

.5 

.5

.5 

.2 

.4 

.8

1.0

.9 

1.0 

1.4 

1.4 

1.0 

1.9

Mean

0.50 

.60 

1.21

23.9

1.25 

5.89 

86.8 

12.1 

5.69 

2.62 

1.86 

.71 

1.04

10.1

Sept.

1.6 

1.0 

.9 

.6 

.6

.6 

.9

1.0 

1.0 

.9

.9 

.9 

.7 

.8 

.9

.9 

1.2 

5.5 

2.4

1.2

.8 

.7 

.7 

.7 

.7

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.7

Run-off in 

acre-feet

31 

36 

74

17 ,330

77 

327 

5,340 

719 

350 

156 

114 

44 

63

7,330
60 MOJAVE RIVER BASIN

Deep Creek near Hesperia, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 34°20'30", long. 117°13'40", 

in Siif sec. 18, T. 3 N., R. 3 W., half a mile upstream from confluence with West 

Fork of Mojave River to form Mojave River and 8 miles southeast of Hesp3ria. Altitude, about 3,050 feet.

Drainage area.- 137 square miles.

Records available.- December 1929 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 46,600 second-feet Mar. 2, by slope-area method; 

minimum, 1.1 second-feet Oct. 1.

1929-38: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 2, 1938; minimum, 0.1 secoid-foot at 

times during 1932-34 and 1936.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for period Oct. 1 to April 20, which are poor. Dis- 

 cnarge for periods of missing gage heights, Oct. 1 to April 20, May 5-11, June 9, 

July 22-27, Aug. 19-31, and Sept. 10-14, computed on basis of discharge measurements 

and records for other stations in Mojave River Basin. Storage in Lake Arrowhead above 

station. Hesperia Water Co.'s canal diverts about 2 miles above station.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 193F

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

6

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

IB

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

2122

23

24 

25

26

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1.1 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.3

1.3 

1.4 

1.5 

1.5 

1.6

1.7 

1.7 

1.8 

1.9 

1.9

2.0 

2.1 

2.2 

2.3 

2.4

2.5 

2.6 

2,6 

2.7

2,8

2,9 

3.0 

3.1 

3.2 

3.3 

3.4

NOT.

3.5 

3.6 

3.7 

3.8 

3.9

4,0 

4,1 

4,2 

4,3 

4,4

4,5 

4,6 

4,7 

4.8 

5

5 

5 

5.5 

5.5 

5.5

5.5 

6 

6 

6 

6

6 

6 

6.5 

6.5 

6.5

Dec.

7 

7 

7 

8 

9

9

10 

11 

11 

10

13 

13 

14 

15 

16

16 

17 

17 

17 

18

18 

18 

19 

19 

19

20 

20 

21 

21 

20 

20

Jan.

19 

19 

IS 

17 

17

16 

15 

14 

14 

13

13 

13 

13 

13 

50

45

40 

36 

30 

27

26 

25 

22 

21 

20

20 

20 

20 

20 

20 

20

Feb.

100 

340 

530 

1,230 

370

160 

60 

40 

250 

265

730 

560 

295 

190 

160

98 

52 

38 

155 

74

50 

43 

41 

33 

30

30 

490

3,100

Month

Oct 

Ncrv 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pel: 

Mar 

Apr 

Hay 

jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

H

ember ..................................

uarr

II.....................................

ater year 1937-3

Mar.

2,850 

12 ,000 

5,700 

1,900 

1,200

880 

740 

600 

550 

530

550 

3,200 

2,700 

2,100 

1,600

1,550 

1,375 

1,210 

960 

850

760 

620 

510 

430 

420

430 

380 

350 

350 

300 

300

Apr.

240 

240 

260 

290 

305

290 

250 

235 

240 

235

225 

215 

240 

235 

240

3SO 

360 

300 

280 

260

235

218 

190 

178 

250

278 

191 

155 

159 

167

Secondfoot -day a

65.4 

150.6 

462

55,394.9

676 

9,517 

46,885 

7,341 

3,906 

1,387 

623 

380 

27S.O

71,671.0

May

201 

208 

215 

218 

190

177 

164 

164 

151 

126

126 

120 

119 

116 

110

108 

104 

100 

126 

136

96 

90 

80 

82 

88

87 

82 

79 

78 

79 

78

Mflx^iTPirn

3.4 

6.5 

21

4,180

50

3,100 

12,000 

380 

218 

79 

26 

15 

11

12,000

June

77 

79 

74 

71 

65

60 

59 

57 

56 

54

52 

51 

49 

46 

45

45 

39 

36 

35 

35

35 

33 

33 

34

31

29 

27 

27 

26 

27

July

26 

26 

25 

25 

25

24

24 

24 

23 

22

22 

22 

22

21 

21

20 

18 

17 

17 

16

16 

16 

16 

16 

17

17 

17 

18 

17 

17 

16

Minimum

1.1 

3.5 

7

.7

13 

30 

300 

155 

78 

26 

16 

10 

6

1.1

Aug.

15

14 

14 

13 

13

13 

13 

13 

13 

13

13 

13 

13 

13 

14

13

13 

13 

12 

12

12 

11 

11 

11 

10

10 

10 

10 

1011 11

Mean

2.11 

5.02 

14.9

152

21. S 

340 

1,512 

245 

126

20.1 

12.3 

9.27

196

Sept.

11 

11 

10 

10 

9.5

10 

9.5 

10 

10 

10

9 

9 

9 

9 

8.5

S.5 

8.5 

11 

11 

10

9.5 

10 

9.5 

9.5 

8.5

6 

7 

7.5 

7.5 

8.5

Run-off In 

acre-feet

130 

299 

916

109,900

1,340 

18,S80 

93,000 

14,560 

7,750 

2,750 

1,240 

754 

551

142,200
MOJAVE RIVER BASIN 61

Mojave River at lower narrows, near Victorvllle, Calif. 

(Formerly published as Mojave River near Victorvllle, Calif.)

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°34'25", long. 117°19'10", in SWiSEi sec. 29, 

T. 6 N., R. 4 ff., 500 feet upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 66 and 3 miles 

northwest of Victorville. Altitude, about 2,640 feet.

Drainage area.- 530 square miles.

Rec ords avallable.- October 1936 to September 1938. November 1930 to September 1935,

at site at Victorville, 3 miles upstream.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during the year, about 70,600 second-feet Mar. 2 (gage 

height, 16.70 feet), by slope-area method; minimum, 19 second-feet July 11, 12.

1930-38: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 2, 1938; minimum, 11 second-feet Aug. 

12, 1937.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for period of missing gage heights, Mar. 2-29, 

 which were computed on basis of records for Mojave River at Barstow and Wast Fork

of Mojave River and Deep Creek at Hesperla and are poor. Discharge for period June

10-15 Interpolated. Storage at Lake-Arrowhead and Lake Gregory above station.

Diversions for Irrigation from Deep Creek by Hesperia Water Co. and from Mbjave

River at Victorville.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 19S8

Day

1 

2 

S 

4

6

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

SO 

31

Dot.

22 

22 

27 

30 

28

27 

26 

27 

26

27

26 

34 

25 

25 

23

23 

27 

24 

25 

36

29 

29 

28 

31 

32

32 

34 

33 

35 

36 

36

HOT.

36 

34 

36 

36

37

36 

36 

35 

36

39

35 

36 

37 

36 

36

37 

37 

38 

34 

34

36

40 

41 

41 

39

41 

40 

40 

42 

39

Dec.

41 

39 

40 

41 

40

42 

43 

42 

42 

41

41 

44 

43 

44 

40

43 

43 

42 

44 

45

45 

47 

44 

46 

45

47 

44 

45 

46 

43 

43

Jan.

44 

44 

44 

42 

43

43 

42 

42 

41 

39

41 

39 

39 

41 

40

39 

38 

37 

35

3S

40 

37 

38 

40 

37

39 

42 

43 

44 

45 

48

Feb.

47 

48 

50 

48 

50

48 

49 

52 

50 

53

54 

288 

166

120 

102

90 

75 

64 

73 

107

77 

64 

60 

61 

57

55 

65 

2,660

Month

Oct 

HOT

Dec

C

Jan 

Fob 

Mar 

Apr

«ay

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

S«p

11

 oxer

ater year 1937-3

Mar.

4,350 

16,000 

10,000 

3,000 

1,800

1,300 

1,100 

960 

850 

800

780 

3,000 

4,200 

3,400 

2,400

2,200 

2,050 

1,850 

1,400 

1,20(5

1,050 

890 

760 

620 

5SO

530 

485 

430 

410 

354 

354

Apr.

330 

330 

365 

403 

440

416 

342 

319 

330 

309

297 

285 

330 

319 

323

405 

376 

303 

271 

271

245 

221 

187 

176 

226

360 

303 

215 

159 

209

Secondfoot-days

865 

1,120 

1,335

75,739

1,264 

4,733 

69,103 

9,065 

4,019 

857 

804 

760 

877

94 ,802

May

221 

258 

303 

297 

258

203 

159 

159 

153 

137

132 

116 

106 

100 

90

84 

74 

100 

111 

164

159 

116 

116 

95 

74

57 

46 

28 

31 

36 

36

Maximum

36 

42 

47

4,880

48 

2,660 

16,000 

440 

303 

36 

36 

32 

38

16 ,000

June

36 

31 

25 

22 

25

28 

28 

25 

25 

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30

31 

28 

28 

28 

28

31 

31 

31 

28 

28

31 

31 

31 

31 

31

July

31 

28 

28 

28 

31

31 

28 

25 

25 

22

19 

19 

25 

31 

28

28 

28 

36 

25 

25

25 

28 

25 

24 

24

23 

22 

22 

23 

23 

24

Minimum

22 

34 

39

11

35 

47 

354 

159 

28 

22 

19 

20 

23

19

Aug.

24 

23 

23 

23 

22

22

21 

21 

20 

22

22 

24 

24 

26 

26

26 

27 

28 

29 

26

26 

24 

23 

22 

21

22 

25 

27 

29 

30 

32

Mean

27.9 

37.3

43.1

208

40.8 

169 

2,229 

302 

130 

28.6 

35.9 

34.5 

29.2

260

Sept.

33 

30 

28 

28

36

24 

24 

23 

25 

25

26 

27 

29 

28 

28

28 

29 

29 

30

30

29 

28 

29

31 

31

33 

34 

37 

38 

37

Run-off In 

acre-feet

1,720 

2,220 

2,650

150,200

2,510 

9,390 

137 ,100 

17,980 

7,970 

1,700 

1,590 

1,510 

1,740

188,100

159989 O 39 5
62 MOJAVE RIVER BASIN

Mojave River at Barstow, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°54 1 25", long. 117°01'20", In SWiSWi sec. 31, T. 

1U N., R. 1 W., on U. S. Highway 91 at Barstow. Altitude, about 2,090 feet.

Records available.- November 1930 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 64,300 second-feet Mar. 3 (gage height, 8.60 

feet;, by slope-area method; no flow during most of the year.

1930-38: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 3, 1938; no flow for several months each 

year.

Remarks.- Records fair for periods Mar. 1-3, 12-19; poor for periods Mr.r. 4-11 and Mar. 

BO to May 27 (discharge computed on basis of discharge measurements and records for 

other stations In Mojave River Basin). Storage and many diversions upstream from 

station (see p. 61).

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1

2

3

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

23

24

25

26

27

30

31

Oct. HOT. Dec. Jan. Feb.

Month

Water year 1937-3

Mar.

3,070

3,720

18,100

3,200

1,850

1,250

1,050

920

820

770

730

1,600

4,000

3,500

2,240

2,060

1,890

1,920

1,350

1,140

900

757

680

580

520

460

410

360

340

320

300

Apr.

290

285

280

275

270

265

260

255

250

245

240

236

232

228

224

220

216

212

208

204

200

197

198

199

200

201

202

203

204

205

Secondfoot-days

0

52,372.4

0

0

0

69,622.4

May

207

209

210

211

212

173

142

118

95

79

65

54

38

28

20

14

10

7

5.5

4.0

3.0

2.3

1.7

1.3

1.0

.5

.1

0

0

0

0

Maximum

0

3,950

290

0

0

0

18,100

June Jily

Minimum

0

0

197

0

0

0

0

Aug.

Mean

0

143

0

0

0

191

Sept.

Run-off in 

acre-feet

0

103,900

0

0

0

138,100
MOJAVE RIVER BASIN

West Fork of Mojave River near Hesperia, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°20'20", long. 117°14'35", In SEi sec. 13, T. 3 

N., R. 4 W., at highway bridge, half a mile upstream from confluence with Deep Creek 

to form Mojave River, and 7 miles southeast of Hesperia. Altitude, about 3,050 feet.

Drainage area.- 74.8 square miles.

Records available.- January 1930 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 26,100 second-feet Mar. 2, by slope-area method; 

no flow for several months.

1930-38: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 2, 1938; no flow for several months of 

each year.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of missing gage heights, Mar. 2-14, which 

were computed on basis of records for Mojave River at Barstow and at lower narrows 

near Victorville and Deep Creek near Hesperia, and are poor. Storage at Lake Gregory 

above station.

Dlaeharge, In aeoond-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

18

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

30

81

22

23

84

85

26

27

88

QOAV

30

31

Oct. HOT. Dec.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.6

5

4.2

3.7

3.4

1.5

Jan.

0.4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

31

28

15

11

9

7

5

4.2

2.9

1 .9

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

Feb.

67

197

287

603

212

108

71

54

151

160

375

298

174

122

103

89

67

52

106

79

64

58

56

50

43

43

264

1,410

-

Month

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

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

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

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

JulT. ............ ..... .

Water year 1937-3

Ear.

2,090

7,000

3,300

1,100

700

520

410

380

330

310

330

1,300

1,600

1,200

844

740

660

560

480

429

388

324

275

235

232

232

214

201

201

187

187

Apr.

178

164

161

158

164

147

128

125

114

111

108

102

150

114

108

102

98

91

78

88

74

74

70

67

171

128

102

88

90

174

Seoondfoot-days

0

0

20.4

27,804.8

122.4

5,363

26,959

p*? 

'284.9 6 *5

4*.0

38,327.4

Hay

171

168

168

134

111

102

91

91

81

64

64

60

56

44

38

44

48

48

52

56

52

48

41

33

30

25

23

23

23

25

23

MftTlTmfln

0

0

5

1,960

31

1,410

7,000 

178

171

20

.5

.2

.3

7,000

June

20

18

16

15

14

14

14

14

12

14

15

16

15

12

10

10

8

7

8

8

5.5

4.6

4.3

3.7

1.7

1.4

1.2

1.0

.8

.5

JulT

0.5

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

Minimum

0

0

0

0

0

43

187

67

23

5

.1

.1

0

0

Aug.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

Mean

0

0

.66

76.2

3.96

192

870

118

65.7

!21

.10

.13

105

Sept.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

.1

.1.1

.1.1.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.8

.3

.3

.3

.3

-

Run-off In 

ao re-feet

0

0

40

55,150

243

10,640

53,470 

7,000

4,040

565

13

6.4

7.9

76,030
64 ANTELOPE VALLEY BASIN

Rock Creek near Valyermo, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34025'10", long. 117°50'25", In NEi sec. 20, T. 

4 N., R. 9 W., If miles southeast of Valyermo. Altitude, about 4,050 feet.

Drainage area.- 23.0 square miles.

Records available.- January 1923 to September 1938.

Average discharge.- 14 years (1923-37), 12.5 second-feet.

Extremes.- Ifexlmum discharge during year, 8,300 second-feet Mar. 2, by slope-area method; 

minimum recorded, 9 second-feet Sept. 28.

1923-38: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 2, 1938; minimum, 1.2 second-feet Aug. 

22, 1925.

Remarks.- Records fair. Station destroyed by flood on Mar. 2. Records for period May 4 

to sept. 30 obtained from a temporary station 600 feet downstream and Include flow 

of Punchbowl Creek. Discharge Interpolated for period of missing gage I eights .July 

27-29. No diversions. Results of 13 discharge measurements furnished lv Los Angeles 

County Flood Control District.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1933

Day

1 

2 

Z

4 

6

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

#8.9 

*8.9

#6.8 

*5.8

HOT.

#6.7 

«6.1

Dee.

»e79

*7.5

Jan.

«7.4

«8.8

«7?4

Feb.

#113 

*22

*25 

«J20

Month

Dot

NC7

Dec 

C

Jan

Pet 

Mar 

Apr 

Ma; 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

T

alendar yaar

he perio

Mar. Apr.

*86

Secondfoot-daya

1,509 

1,228 

668 

486 

331.5

May

63 

62

60 

59 

57 

56 

56

56 

54 

56 

56 

56

54 

49 

47 

50 

54

53 

52 

49 

49 

50

50 

54 

52 

53 

50 

52

Kaxjjmm

63 

53 

31 

19 

13

June

49 

52 

52 

52 

50

53 

53 

50 

49 

46

46 

45 

44 

42 

41

39 

39 

38 

38 

36

35 

33 

32 

31 

30

30 

30 

31 

31 

31

July Aug.

31 18 

30 17 

30 17 

29 17 

27 17

26 18 

23 18 

24 18 

23 18 

22 18

22 19 

22 19 21 ia

19 17 

19 16

19 16 

19 16 

19 14 

19 14 

19 14

19 14 

19 14 

19 14 

18 13 

19 13

18 13 

18 13 

18 14 

19 14 

19 13 

19 13

1H it-tyim!!

47 

30 

18 

13 

9

Mea-?

53.9 

40.9 

21.5 

15.7 

11.0

Sept.

13 

13 

13 

12 

12

12 

12 

12 

12 

11

11 

11 

10 

10 

10

11 

11 

11 

11 

12

11 

11 

11 

11 

10

10 

9.5 

9 

9.5 

9.6

Run-off In 

acre- feet

2,990 

2,440 

1,320 

964 

658

8,370

*Discharge measurement mads at recorder station upstream from Punchbowl Creek. 

{Average of 3 measurements as follows: 14, 15, and 9.6 second-feet. 

{Average of 2 measurements as follows: 21 and 19 second-feet.
OWENS LAKE BASIN 65

Owens River near Round Valley, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°26'25", long. 118°33'20", In S?i sec. 10, T. 

6 S., R. 31 E., Just downstream from Sheep Bridge, 700 feet upstreair from Rock Creek, 

and 2 miles north of Round Valley. Altitude, about 4,450 feet.

Drainage area.- About 450 square miles.

Records available.- August 1903 to September 1923, April 1927 to September 1938.

Average discharge.- 31 years, 228 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,560 second-feet Dec. 11 (ga?e height, 4.87 

reet;; minimum, 60 second-feet Feb. 4.

1903-23, 1927-38: Maximum discharge recorded, that of Dec. 11, 1937; minimum, 5.4 

second-feet Feb. 13, 1923.

Remarks.- Flow affected by power development In Owens River gorge and diversions from 

tributaries for Irrigation In Long Valley. Flow also diverted from Rock Creek to 

Owens River at lower end of Long Valley. Records of dally discharge furnished by 

city of Los Angeles.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

6

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oot.

144 

144 

140 

140 

146

148 

148 

148 

146 

148

148 

150 

150 

152 

152

150 

148 

148 

148 

148

150 

150 

150 

150 

148

148 

152 

152 

150 

150 

152

HOT.

146 

146 

146 

146 

148

150 

148 

148 

152 

152

156 

166 

166 

168 

160

160 

166 

154 

16 U 

160

160 

160 

160

162 

160

156 

154 

152 

150 

144

Dec.

142 

144 

146 

146 

146

146 

146 

150 

152 

540

734 

901 

491 

285 

257

241 

227 

E15 

213 

185

185 

181 

176 

160 

155

157 

155 

157 

150 

160 

167

Jan.

176 

182 

178 

176 

172

162 

160 

160 

158 

164

162 

162 

152 

156 

164

152 

166 

166

166 

150

150 

164 

154 

150 

150

156 

156 

156 

154 

150 

158

Feb.

162 

176 

18U 

150 

168

168 

183 

178 

190 

193

176 

158 

193 

203 

203

200 

20U 

210 

220 

216

203 

20U 

188 

183 

183

178 

176 

178

Month

Oot 

Ho*

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jim 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

1

alendar year 192

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

ater year 1937-!

Mar.

196 

262 

E73 

255 

235

E30 

228 

E21 

210 

205

203 

E39 

237 

217 

214

212 

221 

212 

210 

228

210 

219 

207 

210 

201

196 

210 

204 

213 

201 

198

Apr.

190 

190 

198 

242 

293

259 

247 

256 

E99 

339

336 

348 

342 

299 

356

397 

477 

580 

618 

628

728 

713 

692 

63E 

553

452 

401 

375 

352 

340

Seoondfoot-days

4,598 

4,656 

7,310

83,807

4,982 

5,216 

6,777 

12,132 

12,868 

22,850 

19,081 

11,380 

8,114

119,864

May

311 

E91 

271 

261

245

233 

233 

232 

249 

253

289 

297 

321 

349

409

580 

740 

606 

531 

515

540 

457 

411 

423 

457

482 

523 

556 

594 

602 

606

May^T"1?*1

152 

168 

901

901

182 

220 

273 

728 

740 

878 

805 

502 

319

901

June

627 

681 

739 

802 

796

819 

803 

793 

793 

809

835 

873 

809 

724 

681

665 

697 

724 

745 

878

819 

706 

642 

618 

652

721 

809 

863 

873 

854

July

805 

751 

736 

736 

726

687 

636 

636 

645

664

654 

636 

579 

532 

532

532 

561 

579 

608 

589

570 

561 

574 

578 

590

586 

602 

574 

542 

566 

514

Minimum

140 

144 

142

85

150 

150 

196 

190 

233 

618 

514 

306 

251

140

Aug.

502 

498 

482 

462 

438

430 

426 

434 

424 

408

388 

375 

355 

342 

342

332 

326 

332 

326 

309

306 

313 

309 

306 

306

309 

322 

309 

306 

322 

341

Mean

148 

155 

233

230

161 

186 

219 

404 

415 

762 

616 

367 

270

328

Sept.

319 

300 

293 

293 

287

274 

272 

270 

267 

267

279 

274 

270 

267 

267

265 

264 

264 

265 

255

251 

251 

263 

256 

251

251 

255 

287 

279 

259

Run-off in 

acre-feet

9,120 

9,240 

14,300

166,200

9,880 

10,350 

13,440 

24,060 

25,520 

45,320 

37,850 

22,570 

16,090

237,700
OWENS LAKE BASIN

Owens River at Pleasant Valley, near Bishop, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°25'00", long. 118°31'40", In NWJ sec. 24, 

T. 6 S., R. 31 E., 1,000 feet upstream from Owens River canal Intake, 2,2 miles 

downstream from Rock Creek, and 8 miles northwest of Bishop. Altitude, about 

4,350 feet.

Drainage area.- 596 square miles.

Records available.- March 1918 to September 1938.

Average discharge.- 20 years, 244 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year. 1,480 second-feet Dec. 11 (gage height, 8.12 

feet/; minimum, 150 second-reet, regulated Jan. 25.

1918-38: Maximum discharge, 1,580 second-feet June 13, 1921 (gage height, 6.15 

feet); maximum gage height, 8.12 feet Dec. 11, 1937; minimum discharge, 53 secondfeet Aug. 25, 1931.

Remarks.- Flow diverted from tributaries for Irrigation and regulated by operation of 

power plant above station. Records of dally discharge furnished by city of Los 

Angeles.

Discharge, In aeoond-feet, water year October 1937 to September 193f

Day

1

S

3

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14ie

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

2?

26

27

28

29

50

31

Oct.

182

184

182

185

188

190

190

190

193

193

193

193

193

196

196

196

192

191

189

187

189

187

189

189

189

1S9

192

192

191

192

192

HOT.

189

187

191

192

194

196

194

194

201

201

205

216

219

221

210

212

219

209

214

221

212

210

210

216

212

212

210

207

205

203

-

Dec.

193

195

193

191

189

187

182

187

189

442

914

1,020

592

365

317

295

269

253

239

220

224

218

216

197

189

191

189

195

185

195

204

Jan.

224

250

232

232

232

210

206

201

192

219

214

210

192

210

228

192

237

232

222

193

193

209

193

185

185

193

195

197

195

185

201

Feb.

203

225

231

221

213

219

227

227

253

259

245

213

241

253

261

239

225

241

255

239

239

233

229

227

225

216

215

219

_

_

-

Month

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

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

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

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

Water year 1937-38 

Mar.

247

465

282

314

287

232

276

276

257

248

346

431

314

268

268

265

276

265

257

278

244

251

251

248

244

253

248

246

246

240

236

Apr.

236

231

238

257

331

291

2B9

S93

337

3B4

384

395

390

337

376

423

541

673

761

761

879

879

838

753

658

541

487

448

427

409

Secondfoot-daya

5,894

6,182

8,836

111.455

6,459

6,480

8,609

14,247

16,238

33 , 386

oo 533

10^703

163,722

May

372

346

318

311

299

297

297

297

309

314

342

369

410

468

566

809

881

802

708

670

682

561

492

502

555

576

650

697

747

776

816

Majdjmm

196

221

1,020

1,020

250

465

879

881

1,240

1,040 

830

449

1,240

June

894

1,040

1,140

1,210

1,220

1,220

1,230

1,200

1,210

1,220

1,240

1,240

1,170

1,040

1,020

1,060

1,090

1,100

1,110

1,220

1,110

1,010

979

993

1,030

1,060

1,090

1,100

1,080

1,060

-

July

1.04C

1.04C

1,03C

1.02C

999

969

987

998

1,03C

1,02C

98C

923

833

85S

886

923

948

933

926

93E

914

92f

94C

953

97 r

91E

1,04C

974 9or

881

86f

Minimum

182

187

182

128

185

303

236

231

297

833

436

312

182

Aug.

S30

738

760

723

688

684

688

720

701

640

608

581

545

518

501

484

464

464

452

438

435

445

445

443

441

436

447

438

447

467

485

Me^.n

190

206

385

305

208

231

274

475

524

1,113

954

555 

357

449

Sept.

449

427

417

411

400

390

379

371

355

344

363

360

367

365

352

348

339

348

354

348

339

333

337

335

319

318

316

315

314

312

Run-off In 

aore-feet

11,690

12,260

17,620

221,100

12,810

12,850

16,880

28*360

32,210

66,220

58,680

34,130 

21,230

324,700
OWENS LAKE BASIN 67 

Owens River near Big Pine, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°01'45", long. 11B°13'30", In NEi sec. 2, T. 

137577 R. 34 E., at Charlies Butte, 11 miles southeast of Big Pine. Altitude, about 

3,850 feet.

Drainage area.- 1,930 square miles.

Records available.- September 1906 to September 1938.

Average discharge.- 32 years, 340 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,320 second-feet July 4 (gage height, 7.75 

reetj; minimum, 62 second-feet Oct. 1

1906-38: Maximum discharge, about 3,220 second-feet Jan. 26, 1914 (ga.ge height, 

11.2 feet); no flow Jan. 9-13, 21-26, 1937.

Remarks.- Diversions above station from main stream and tributaries. Storage in

Tineniaha Reservoir, which has a capacity of 16,600 acre-feet. Intake of Los Angeles 

Aqueduct is 4 miles domstream from station. Records of daily discharge furnished 

by city of Los Angeles.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to Septeabsr 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

6

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oot.

62 

265 

265 

266 

238

203 

208 

213 

218 

206

200 

182 

1S2 

182 

182

237 

326 

420 

481 

461

481 

481 

481 

481 

528

584 

577 

573 

582 

586 

586

HOT.

647 

692 

695 

688 

618

541 

533 

537 

532 

532

537 

537 

E35 

533 

528

528 

528 

494 

461 

442

438 

433 

434 

424 

420

412 

410 

411 

410 

412

Dec.

408 

40S 

410 

411 

412

414 

414 

416 

416 

412

497 

667 

667 

679 

729

751 

561 

302 

358 

443

482 

484 

488 

488 

490

48S 

486 

484 

482 

490 

504

Jan.

509 

504 

502 

509 

504

500 

493

489 

484 

479

482 

477 

475 

471 

466

466 

487 

482 

475 

471

462 

459 

459 

461 

457

444 

449 

454 

459 

463 

468

Feb.

473

478 

508 

493 

482

490 

440 

340 

291 

278

275 

267 

268 

210 

160

160 

161 

164 

166 

166

166 

166 

166 

166 

184

263 

271 

289

Month

Dot 

\o\

Dec

C

Jar 

P«l 

Kai 

Apr 

Maj 

Jun 

Jul 

Au* 

Sej

1

ember. .................................

alandar year 19;

later year 1937-J

Mar.

374 

438 

698 

S62 

860

858 

S54 

850 

841 

778

720 

722 

757 

757 

757

752 

749 

748 

747 

746

744 

741 

738 

736 

747

753 

750 

758 

750 

744 

748

Apr.

748 

742 

729 

712 

707

701 

694 

6S6 

670 

652

631 

611

601 

598 

605

597 

581 

581 

593 

622

643 

648 

631 

624 

636

642 

642 

575 

480 

426

Secondfoot -days

10,957 

15,342 

15,141

148,044

14,760 

7,941 

23,077 

19,008 

15,600 

31,012 

37,730 

25,229 

16,136

231,933

Hay

399 

391 

393 

459 

376

361 

333 

327 

328 

320

310 

307 

320 

368 

423

477 

535 

591

664 

738

787 

793 

732 

640 

646

637 

607 

570 

576 

584 

608

MaT^wnwi

566 

695 

729

970

509 

508 

862 

748 

793 

1,200 

1,310 

1,190 

854

1,310

June

681 

711 

765 

826 

874

S90 

929 

968

998 

1,030

1,040 

1,050 

1,060 

1,060 

1,070

1,070 

1,080 

1,090 

1,100 

1,100

1,110 

1,120 

1,140 

1,160 

1,170

1,170 

1,180 

1,180 

1,190 

1,200

July

,210 

,230 

,270 

,310 

,300

1,290 

1,270 

1,250 

1,230 

1,200

1,220 

1,220 

1,220 

1,210 

1,210

1,210 

1,200 

1,200 

1,200 

1,190

1,190 

1,190 

1,190 

1,190 

1,190

1,190 

1,190 

1,190 

1,190 

1,190 

1,190

Minimum

62 

410 

302

0

444 

160 

374 

426 

307 

681 

1,190 

624 

267

62

Aug.

,190

,190 

,190 

,190 

,190

,190 

,190 

1,190 

1,190 

924

667 

645 

637 

631 

627

624 

627 

672 

664 

661

657 

649 

649 

649 

649

649 

649 

648 

648 

647 

646

Mean

353 

511 

488

406

476 

284 

744 

634 

503 

1,034 

1,217 

814 

538

635

Sept.

646 

646 

649 

652 

654

652 

735 

854 

846 

833

824 

812 

791 

774 

732

511 

458 

444 

433 

377

317 

311 

300 

277 

272

268 

267 

267 

267 

267

Run-off In 

acre-feet

21,730 

30,430 

30,030

293,600

29,280 

15,750 

45,770 

37,700 

30,940 

61,510 

74,840 

60,040 

32,010.

460,000
68 OWENS LAKE BASIN

Rock Creek at Sherwin Hill, near Bishop, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°28'45'r , long. 118 036'05", In SW£ sec. 29, T. 5 

S., R. 31 E., at Sherwin Hill, 3 miles upstream from Pine Creek and 14 miles northwest of Bishop. Altitude, about 4,900 feet.

Drainage area.- 51,7 square miles.

Records available.- August 1922 to September 1938.

Average discharge.- 16 years, 22.8 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 229 second-feet June 27 (gage height, 4.12 

reetT; minimum, 8.5 second-feet Oct. 22-24.

1922-38: Maximum discharge recorded, that of June 27, 1938; minimum, 1.6 secondfeet Dec. 1, 1936.

Remarks.- Flow diverted at elevation of about 7,300 feet for irrigation in Little Round 

valley or discharge Into Owens River at lower end of Long Valley. Records of dally 

discharge furnished by city of Los Angeles.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September1 1938

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

50

31

Oct.

11

10

10

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

11

11

11

11

11

11

HOT.

11

11

11

10

10

10

10

1011

10

11

10

12

12

12

12

13

13

14

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

12

12

-

Dee.

12

13

13

13

13

13

13

12

12

40

56

36

29

24

24

24

23

22

20

17

19

18

16

11

12

12

13

13

14

16

17

Jan.

17

16

16

15

15

14

14

14

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

14

16

15

12

10

15

16

13

±1

14

14

14

15

15

10

16

Feb.

14

18

16

17

16

20

21

17

20

19

19

19

19

21

21

20

19

20

21

19

20

17

18

17

16

15

15

16

_

_

-

Month

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

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

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

Water year 1937-3e. .....................

Har.

19

26

22

21

19

21

19

19

16

17

17

22

19

19

21

20

19

19

19

19

14

14

17

17

17

17

17

18

15

15

15

Apr.

17

18

19

21

21

19

19

20

21

21

22

22

21

20

21

23

28

36

40

41

44

47

47

46

42

42

43

44

42

39

Secondfoot-days

293.0

356

590

10,190.0

446

510

569

906

3y261

4,945

4,299

2 199

1,045

18,419.0

May

38

38

36

37

38

38

38

40

43

45

50

54

60

74

94

124

106

96

89

84

77

74

76

83

92

91

104

108

108

108

US

Ma-rim, 

11

14

56

110

17

21

26

47

124

210

162

118

53

210

June

143

155

174

173

187

191

183

175

179

180

178

181

158

139

136

152

158

157

150

156

151

138

136

143

166

189

210

188

166

151

July

151

152

154

148

138

133

136

145

150

149

139

130

131

131

132

133

133

134

134

135

134

136

140

137

138

148

162

148

126

122

120

Minimum

8.5

10

11

8.5

10

14

14

17

36

136

120

48

28

8.5

Aug.

118

113

108

100

92

89

93

109

109

100

90

79

74

68

60

58

58

58

58

55

51

42

42

42

42

46

48

46

46

SO

55

Mean

9.45

11.9

19.0

27.9

14.4

18 2

18*4

«O Q

l&»s

165

139

70.9 

34.8

50.5

Sept.

53

49

46

43

42

41

39

36

35

33

33

33

33

33

32

31

31

36

35

33

31

31

30

29

29

29

29

31

31

28

-

Run-off in 

acre-feat

581

706

1,170

20,210

885

1,010

1^130

1,800

4,480

9,810

8,530

4,360 

2,070

36,530
OWENS LAKE BASIN 69 

Rock Creek near Round Valley, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°26'25", long. 118°34'15", in SEi sec. 9, T. 6 

S., R. 31 E., 0.1 mile upstream from Pine Creek and 2 miles northwest of Round Valley. 

Altitude, about 4,450 feet.

Drainage area.- About 96 square miles.

Records available.- August 1903 to September 1923, April 1930 to September 1938.

Average discharge.- 28 years, 38.6 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 274 second-feet June 28 (gage height, 3.62 

reet); minimum, 8 second-feet Mar. 30.

1903-23, 1930-38: Maximum discharge recorded, 360 second-feet Jan. 25, 1914 (gage 

height, 5.0 feet, at former gage); minimum discharge, 7.5 second-feet Seot. 16, 1933.

Remarks.- Water diverted for irrigation above station. Flow also diverted from Rock 

creek to Owens River at elevation of about 7,300 feet. Records of daily discharge 

furnished by city of Los Angeles.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1957 to September I93e

Day

1

2

S

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

S3.

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Dot.

15

15

16

16

16

15

14

14

15

15

15

15

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

18

18

18

18

18

18

HOT.

18

18

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

18

20

20

21

21

21

20

22

22

20

19

19

19

20

21

21

21

21

20

-

Dec.

20

21

19

21

21

21

21

21

23

76

161

80

45

37

36

35

54

32

30

27

29

28

26

20

21

20

21

23

22

23

25

Jan.

26

25

25

23

23

23

23

23

21

21

24

24

24

24

25

23

25

24

23

19

21

26

21

17

22

23

23

24

24

19

26

Feb.

26

26

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

25

25

25

25

,_

_

-

Month

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

 arch. ....................................

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

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

AUJ

Sop

Water year 1937-2

Mar.

27

38

29

27

26

26

26

26

25

25

25

39

28

25

26

25

25

21

17

13

9.5

23

26

23

24

14

13

26

14

9.5

13

Apr.

18

23

23

28

39

26

26

28

34

36

38

38

33

26

27

29

35

43

48

48

49

48

47

45

41

42

36

34

41

40

Seoondfoot-days

497

593

1,039

12,024.5

714

761

714.0

1,069 

£ 596

5,443

2*194 

1,281

20,823

May

31

32

31

32

34

38

42

41

45

45

48

54

68

84

103

149

129

121

115

109

108

104

103

106

110

104

115

119

122

124

130

Mgxlnniin

T JLOft 

161

161

26

39

49

149

261

162 

109 

64

261

June

141

148

170

172

185

188

187

176

180

184

183

183

173

165

166

172

175

175

178

178

184

136

142

165

207

233

258

261

211

167

July

154

162

160

149

114

109

116

134

154

149

131

108

84

84

103

124

134

131

108

104

108

126

129

130

132

140

146

137

124

120

118

Minimum

14

18

19

8.5

17

25

9.5

18

31

136 

84

58

Z1

9.5

Aug.

109

103

97

91

87

87

87

100

103

98

88

80

77

74

66

55

53

55

53

52

52

53

55

52

52

52

52

52

53

53

53

Hear

16.0

ssls

32 9

£5»0 2V 2

35^6

a* rt

O0« I

 l OT JLOX

1E7 

70.8 

4E.7

57.0

Sept.

54

53

52

52.

52

52

50

47

47

45

43

43

42

42

42

41

40

43

46

43

41

40

40

38

37

36

34

32

27

27

-

Run-off In 

acre-feet

986

1,180

2,060

23,870

1,420

1,510

1,420 

2 ISO

5^160

10,800

7,780 

4,350 

2,540

41,320
70 OWENS LAKE BASIN

Pine Creek at division box, near Bishop, calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°24'55n , long. 118°37'10", in NWi sec. 19, T. 6 

S., R. 31 E., a quarter of a mile upstream from division box and f o~ks of creek, 4 

miles west of Round Valley, and 13 miles northwest of Bishop. Altitude, about 5,250 

feet.

Drainage area^- 37.9 square miles.

Records available.- October 1921 to September 1938.

Average discharge.- 17 years, 40.4 second-feet.

Bxtremeg.- Maximum discharge during year, 329 second-feet June 26 (gage height, 4.43 

reet); minimum, 15 second-feet Nov. 29 to Dec. 8.

1922-38: Maximum discharge, 350 second-feet July 21, 1936 (gage height, 3.58 feet): 

minimum, 10 second-feet Jan. 8, 1930, Jan. 21, 1935.

Remarks.- No diversions. Records of dally discharge furnished by city of Los Angeles.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

5 

4 

S

6 

7 

S 

9 

10

11 

12 

IS 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

SO

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

SO 

31

Got.

20 

20 

20 

20

20

20

19 

19 

19 

19

19 

18 

18 

18 

18

18 

18 

18 

18 

18

18 

17

17 

17 

17

17 

17 

17 

17 

17 

17

NOT.

17 

17 

17 

16 

16

16 

16 

16 

16 

16

16 

16

16 

16 

16

16 

16 

16 

16 

16

16 

16

16 

16 

16

16 

16 

16 

15 

15

Dec.

15 

16 

15

15 

15

15 

15 

15 

17 

64

76 

46 

34 

30

30

26 

25 

22 

20 

20

20 

19 

19 

17 

17

16 

16 

16 

16 

19 

22

Jan.

22 

22

20 

20 

19

19

19 

19 

19 

19

19 

19 

19 

18 

19

18 

19 

19 

18 

18

18 

18 

18 

18 

18

18 

18 

19 

19 

18 

19

Feb.

19 

19 

20 

20 

20

20 

20 

20 

20 

20

17 

19 

23 

22 

22

21 

22 

23 

22 

22

21 

20 

20 

20 

20

20

20 

20

Month

Oct 

NOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Bar 

Apr 

Hay 

Jim 

Jul 

Aug 

S«p

1

y. .....................................

 ter year 1937-3

Kar.

21 

22 

24 

22 

23

20 

20 

20 

19

18

19 

23 

23 

22 

22

23 

23 

22 

22

23

20

20 

20 

20 

19

18 

18 

19 

19 

19 

19

Apr.

19 

19 

19 

20 

20

20 

20 

21 

23 

23

24 

23 

23 

22

23 

25 

33 

40 

42

44 

45

46 

45 

42

40 

40 

39 

38 

37

Seoondfoot-days

565 

481

727

19,394

585 

572 

642 

897 

2,771 

7,836 

7,529 

3,719 

1,754

28,078

Hay

36 

36 

36 

36 

38

38 

38

42 

47 

53

66 

77 

94

113 

124

124 

ISO 

108 

100 

98

93 

88

97 

110 

117

113

137 

144 

144 

144 

160

Maximum

20 

17

76

238

22 

23 

24 

46 

160 

313 

273 

167 

79

313

June

182 

198 

234 

200 

292

259 

247 

253 

292 

284

279 

265 

250 

252

270

279 

285 

272 

264 

258

250 

252 

267 

295

304

313 

288 

267 

245 

240

July

242 

247 

243 

236 

236

240 

243 

245 

247 

249

251 

254 

256 

258

260

262 

264 

266 

269 

271

273 

267 

260 

232 

242

267 

232 

184 

184 

182 

167

Minimum

17 

15 

15

15

18 

17 

18 

19 

36 

182 

167 

77 

47

15

Aug.

167 

165 

155 

157 

164

137

144 

137 

171 

174

151 

154 

144 

137 

130

127 

110 

94 

84 

80

77 

77 

87 

97 

88

85 

83 

86 

86 

86 

85

Mean

18.2 

16.0 

23.5

53.1

18.9 

20.4 

20.7 

29.9 

89.4 

261 

243 

120 

58.5

76.9

Sept.

79 

76 

75 

72 

71

67 

64 

63 

59 

59

59 

59 

58 

58 

57

56 

56 

55 

54 

54

53 

53 

52 

51 

51

50 

49 

49 

48 

47

Run-off In 

aore-feet

1,120 

964 

1,440

28,450

1,160 

1,130 

1,270 

1,780 

5,500 

15,540 

14,930 

7,380 

3,480

55,680
OWENS LAKE BASIN 

Pine Creek near Round Valley, Calif.

71

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°26'10", long. 116°34'10", in SEi sec. 9, T. 6 S 

IT 31 E., 600 feet upstream from confluence with Rock Creek and 2 miles northwest 

of village of Round Valley. Altitude, about 4,450 feet.

Drainage area.- About 58 square miles.

Records available.- August 1903 to September 1923, April 1930 to September 1938.

Average discharge.- 28 years, 22.8 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 442 second-feet June 27 (gage height, 4.00 

feet;; minimum, 0.8 second-foot Oct. 1.

1903-23, 1930-38: Maximum discharge, that of June 27, 1938; minimum, 0.1 secondfoot July 30, Aug. 13, 1920, May 23, 1930, many days in 1931, Aug. 25/1934.

Remarks.- Water diverted for Irrigation above station. Records of daily discharge 

rurnished by city of Los Angeles.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1933

Day

1

S

4

5

6

7

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

21

22

24

25

26

Got.

0.8

2.1

2.1

2.S

3.7

4.4

4.9

5.5

6.5

5

3.8

3.8

3.8

4.2

4.2

3.8

3.7

3.7

3.8

3.8

3.8

4.0

4.0

4.2

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.7

3.8

3.8

HOT.

3.8

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.8

3.3

3.3

4.2

4.4

4.6

5

5

4.9

4.6

4.6

4.7

4.7

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5

4.4

-

Dec.

4.0

4.2

4.4

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.7

5

24

1S9

34

14

9.5

8

8.5

9

11

11

10

11

11

11

9.5

9

8.5

8.5

10

11

12

12

Jan.

13

13

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

9

9

9

8.5

8

8

8.5

9

9

10

8.5

9.5

Feb.

13

13

16

14

13

12

12

13

17

21

21

12

13

13

13

13

13

14

14

15

15

13

11

11

11

10

10

10

«

_

-

Month

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

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

toy.. .......................... ...........

£* 

Sep

 uat... .................................

Water year 1937-3

Mar.

16

20

24

14

12

12

11

12

12

12

13

39

19

15

15

14

14

13

12

13

11

10

9.6

6.5

6

6

6

5.5

4.4

5.6

5.5

Apr.

5.5

5.6

5.5

5.5

6

6

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

5

4.7

4.7

4.4

4.4

4.4

3.7

3.7

7.5

7.5

8.5

8

5.5

2.5

3.7

3.7

3.7

2.8

2.4

4.5

-

Secondfoot-days

117 9

139 2

482.2

10,370.4

147.1

1,896.3

2,562 

1,019

21,336.6

May

7

7

7

6

4.8

3.4

3.4

2.7

2.5

2.5

7

26

40

67

86

115

91

87

86

78

69

64

67

87

111

116

133

124

119

131

156

Ifc^Tf^HpTyn

189

238

8.5

156

175 

53

395

June

172

206

264

258

227

211

227

230

271

258

272

219

160

152

212

258

254

230

201

171

144

169

212

2S8

368

375

395

355

348

168

-

Jvly

204

232

224

193

184

197

216

235

246

235

199

166

149

196

216

236

231

211

205

212

205

215

205

215

220

254

257

223

214

212

206

TfiTMimijB

4.0

0.6

2.4

2.5

37 

16

0.8

Aug.

175

157

149

125

120

132

138

149

129

101

92

82

72

74

60

58

52

48

37

37

39

42

49

55

52

51

52

53

62

61

59

Mean

15.6

28.4

4.90

61.2

82.6 

34.0

58.5

Sept.

53

50

48

46

45

41

41

38

36

29

28

30

36

36

35

34

33

35

36

34

33

32

32

32

30

25

18

19

18

16

Run-off In 

acre-feet

r><XA

956

20,580

OQQ

3,760

5,080 

2,020

42,320
72 MONO LAKE BASIN

Mono Lake near Mono Lake, Calif.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 38°00', long. 119°08", in NEi sec. 31, T. 2 N., R. 26 E., 

about a mile south of Mono Lake post office. Zero of gage is 6,390.66 feet above 

mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Records available.- June 1912 to September 1938. Records prior to September 1934 in WaterSupply Paper 765.

Extremes.- 1912-38: Maximum stage, 37.4 feet, July 18, 1919; minimum, 23.8 feet Nov. 18, 

1935.

Gage height, In feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Date

Oct. 2

11

15

18

19

20

25

Nov. 1

8

16

22

29

Dec. 7

13

19

21

26

Jan. 4

10

19

24

Feb. 10

15

22

Mar. 2

8

14

24

31

Apr. 5

11

18

19

U. S. Forest 

Servi ce

_

_

_

..

24.1

-

-

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

24.2

_

-

_

_

..

..

-

..

-

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

25.7

City of 

Los Angeles

24.3

24.2

24.2

24.2

_

24. 2

24.2

24.2

24.1

24.0

24.0

24.0

24.0

24. S

..

24.3

24.2

24.3

24.3

24.3

24.4

24.4

24.8

 24.8

24.9

25.2

25.4

25.4

25.5

25.6

25.6

25.6

-

Date

May 6

11

19

23

24

June 1

7

14

22

23

30

July 1

5

13

17

18

28

Aug. 4

9

16

17

18

24

26

31

Sept. 6

12

19

20

29

30

U. 5. Forest 

Service

_

_

_

26.1

_

_

..

_

_

26.6

_

-

_

..

27.2

..

-

_

..

27.5

_

_

_

-

_

_

27.5

_

_

..

City of 

Loa Angeles

25.8

25.9

26.0

26.1

26.2

26.3

26.4

26.5

26.7

_

26.8

26.8

27.0

27.1

_

27.2

27.4

27.5

27.5

27.6

27.6

27.6

27.6

27.6

27.5

27.5

_

27.5

27.5

27.5

WALKER LAKE BASIN

Walker Lake near Hawthorne, Nev.

Location.- Benchmark at United States naval ammunition depot, lat. 38 q35', long. 118°42', 

in NEiNEi sec. 2, T. 8 N., R. 29 E. (revised), 6 miles northwest of Hawthorne. Benchmark is 4,053.41 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1912).

Records available.- August 1928 to September 1938. Occasional readings prior to August 

1928.

Extremes.- 1928-38: Maximum elevation observed, 4,051.8 feet Mar. 13, 1928 (Indian Service); minimum observed-, 4,019.2 feet Jan. 7, 1938.

Lake elevation, Sept. 27, 1908, 4,078.0 feet, observed by U. S. Coast and Geodetic 

Survey (general adjustment of 1912).

Remarks.- Elevations determined by spirit leveling. Records furnished by Navy Department.

Elevations, In feet, above mean sea level, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

7

11

7

7

8

15

21

4,

4,

4,

4,

4,

4,

4,

020.

020.

019.

019.

019.

020.

020.

4

0

7

2

6

0

0

May

June

July

Aug.

Sept

10

3

30

1

8

7

4,

4,

4,

4,

4,

4,

021.

022.

024.

024.

025.

024.

0

6

7

7

2

8
WALKER LAKE BASIN 73

Bridgeport Resevolr near Bridgeport, Calif.

Location.- Elevations determined at Bridgeport Dam, lat. 38°19'ZO", loni. 119°12'50", 

in SEi sec. 34, T. 6 N., R. 25 E., 4i miles north of Bridgeport.

Records available.- October 1931 to September 1938.

Remarks.- Gage read to half-tenths once daily. Capacity of reservoir, 42,500 acre-feet. 

Gage-height record and capacity table furnished by Walker River Irrigation District.

Contents, In acre-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1

2

S

4

S

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

84

Acct>

26

27

28

29

3O

SI

Oct.

13,450

13,450

13,520

13,560

13,650

13,580

13,580

13,520

13,450

13,380

13,310

13,450

13,580

13,720 

13,720

13,780

13,850

13,920

13,990

14,140

14,290

14,430

14,730

14,800

14,800

14,880

14,960

15,030

15,170

1&,240

15,320

HOT.

15,470

15,630

15,710

15,790

15,870

15,950

16,030

16,180

16,260

16,420

16,500

16,500

16,580

16,580 

16,660

16,740

16,740

16,820

16,820

16,900

17,060

17,230

17,580

17,750

17,920

18,000

18,000

18,090

18,090

18,180

-

Dee.

18,350

18,520

18,700

18,780

18,780

18,870

18,960

18,960

19,060

19,150

19,330

19,610

19,880

20,250 

21,600

22,790

24,040

25,100

25,980

26,530

27,200

27,780

28,010

28,240

28,470

28,820

29,160

29,400

29,520

29,640

29,880

Jan.

30,120

30,360

30,610

30,850

30,970

31,210

31,330

31,570

31,700

31,950

32,060

32,330

32,460

32,590 

32,840

32,960

33,090

33,220

33,480

33,600

33,860

34,110

34,240

34,380

34,510

34,640

34,770

35,040

35,170

35,440

35,570

Feb.

35,700

35,830

35,960

36,230

36,500

36,760

37,040

37,180

37,320

37,590

37,870

38,150

38,150

38,430 

38,430

38,430

38,430

38,430

38,290

38,150

38,010

37,870

37,590

37,320

57,040

36,760

36,500

36,230

_

_

-

User.

36,100

35,960

35,700

35,700

35,570

35,440

35,440

35,440

35,170

34,900

34,380

34,110

33,600

33,090 

32,590

32,080

32,200

32,200

31,570

31,090

30,610

30,610

30,610

30,730

30,730

30,850

30,360

30,480

30,480

30,480

30,360

Apr.

30,360

30,360

30,120

30,000

29,760

29,520

29,280

29,640

29,880

30,000

30,120

30., 360

30,610

30,850 

31,090

31,570

32,590

33,730

34,380

35,440

37,040

38,710

41,000

42,460

42,460

42,460

42,460

42,460

42,460

41,580

-

May

41,290

40,120

38,430

37,320

36,500

35,440

34,110

32,590

30,610

29,400

28,700

27,550

26,640

25,980 

27,780

29,400

30,610

32,330

32,840

32,330

31,570

32,080

32,720

31,820

30,610

29,880

29,040

29,040

29,040

29,160

30,120

June

31,090

32,590

33,600

35,170

_

-

_

44,580

_

_

40,710

41,000

41,580

42,320

42,320

42,170

42,170

41,880

41,880

42,020

42,170

42,170

42,760

-

Jrly

43-070

43-070

42,610

42,460

42,170

41,000

40,270

39,830

39,540

39,120

38,710

38,430

38,840

39,260 

39,830

4C,420

41,000

41,580

41,580

4?, 460

4?, 070

4r,920

4f,170

4r,170

41,290

4], 290

41,290

43,070

43,070

4?, 760

4P.170

Aug.

42,170

41,880

41,880

41,580

41,580

41,580

42,170

42,760

42,760

41,580

41,290

41,000

40,710

40,420 

40,120

40,120

39,330

39,830

39,540

39,260

38,980

38,710

38,430

38,150

37,870

37,590

37,320

37,040

36,760

36,500

36.500

Sept.

36,230

36,230

36,250

36,100

35,960

35,960

35,830

35,830

35,440

34,900

34,770-

34,640

34,510

34,110 

33,730

35,350

32,960

32,840

32,590

32,330

32,330

32,330

32,330

32,330

31,950

31,330

31,090

31,090

31,090

30,850
74 WALKER LAKE BASIN

East Walker River near Bridgeport, Calif.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 38°19'40", long. 119°12'50", in SWjNEi sec. 34, T. 6 N., R. 

25 E., 1,500 feet downstream from Bridgeport Reservoir, 5 miles north of Bridgeport, 

and 10 miles upstream from Sweetwater creek.

Drainage area.- 362 square miles.

Records available.- October 1921 to September 1938. July 1911 to September 1914 at site 

li miles upstream.

Avera_ge discharge.- 15 years (1922-24, 1925-38), 118 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 1,220 second-feet June 12 (gage height, 

6.74 feet); minimum discharge, 9 second-feet Oct. 1, 12, 13, Oct. 20 to Feb. 9.

1921-38: Maximum discharge observed, that of June 12, 1938; minimum observed, 2 

second-feet many days when reservoir gates were closed.

Remarks.- Records good. Staff gage read once daily. Considerable area of meadow and 

pasture land near Bridgeport irrigated. Flow regulated by Bridgeport Reservoir 

(capacity, 42,500 acre-feet). Gage-height record furnished by Walker Rivqr Irrigation 

District.

Rating table, water year 1937-58 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In seco-id-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 10 to Apr. 8)

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6 27

46

3.0 

3.3 

3.6 

4.0 

4.5

72

120

178

271

406

5.0 

5.5 

6.0 

6.8

559

725

920

1,240

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1a

S

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

SO

21

US

29

84

25

26

27

28

29

SO

81

Oct.

9

63

90

56

42

65

65

65

65

65

28

9

9

24

32

32

19

12

10

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

HOT.

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

-

Dee.

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

Jan.

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

Feb.

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

36

103

103

103

103

103

103

103

143

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

_

_

-

Honth

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

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

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

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

Water year 1937-318.... .....

Mar.

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

242

349

349

549

349

349

349

349

349

349

549

549

349

314

230

226

225

£25

225

218

214

214

205

180

Apr.

174

178

180

182

185

187

189

185

174

174

174

174

174

174

180

223

276

314

456

543

591

591

634

742

742

742

742

742

788

900

-

Seoondfoot-days

848

270

279

60,833

279

2 GOT ,90.L

8,306

11,710

27,282

30,019

18>«»15

11,582

8,876

121,546

Bay

900

692

880

880

880

896

932

920

920

920

920

920

920

860

718

718

718

780

940

940

940

940

940

940

940

940

940

940

872

718

718

iffqyl^in,^]

90

9

9

452

9

200

549

900

940

1,220

1,020

466

566

1,220

June

718

718

725

760

840

928

992

1,070

1,170

1,210

1,210

1,220

1,190

1,140

1,120

1,120

1,010

900

916

996

1,090

1,060

1,040

960

980

968

968

968

992

1,020

-

July

1,020

1,020

1,010

980

968

948

832

640

559

540

490

441

549

349

549

349

349

363

400

515

643

459

555

438

631

683

683

690

690

687

585

Minimum

9

9

9

7

9

9

180

174

718

718

349

oo« &&o

247

9

Aug.

S63

365

355

349

344

306

223

237

341

456

466

406

406

406

406

392

389

386

380

380

392

392

392

386

386

383

383

383

383

383

383

Hear

27.4

9.0

9.0

167

9.0

106

2H8

300

80»0

1,001

sro xTtA. O '*

296

5*3

Sept.

366

322

322

322

322

322

322

322

317

317

317

317

317

317

317

317

317

317

317

299

247

247

247

247

247

247

247

247

247

247

-

Run-off In 

aore-feet

1,680

536

663

120,700

663

5,910

16,470

23,230

64,110

59,540

37,620

22,970

17,610

240,700
WALKER LAKE BASIN 

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

75

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°22'45", long. 119°27'00". In SEi sec. 9, T. 6 N. 

R. '<& E., 75 feet upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 395, 200 feet downstream from 

East Fork, and 13 miles southeast of Coleville.

Drainage area.- 182 square miles.

Records available.- April to September 1938. October 1902 to July 1908 at site 94 miles 

downstream.Earch 1909 to August 1910 and June 1915 to March 1938 at site 10 miles 

downstream (published as West Walker River near Coleville, Calif.).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period, 2,490 second-feet June 9 (gage height, 4.90 

reet), from rating curve extended above 1,600 second-feet; minlmim, 72 second-feet 

Sept. 26.

Maximum discharge known, 5,800 second-feet Dec, 11, 1937, by slope-area method.

Remarks.- Records fair. Discharge for periods of missing gage heights, Apr. 30 to May 2, 

June 18-21, 29, July 5-7, Aug. 16 to Sept. 16, computed on basis of miscellaneous 

staff-gage readings and records for East Walker River near Bridgeport. Station is 

above all diversions except a few small ranch ditches. Very slight regulation from 

storage In Poor Lake Reservoir (capacity unknown), 7 miles upstream. Gage-height 

graph and three discharge measurements furnished by Walker River Irrigation District.

Sating table, period April to September 1938 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

0.5 

.6

72

126

172

1.2 

1.4 

1.6 

1.8

226

288

365

426

2.0 

2.3

501

760

980

3.5 1,320

4.0 1,720

2,130

2,580

4.5 

5.0

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1

2

S

4

6

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

SO

31

Oct. HOT. Deo. Jan. Feb.

Month

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

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

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

Jul

£!Sej

y........ ..............................

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

Mar. Apr.

_

_

te

_

-

_

»

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

_

_

914

735

647

696

735

674

600

-

Seoondfoot-days

18,000

36,159

52,710

50,959 

9,877 

8,444

Hay

500

450

452

456

486

520

532

600

725

S16

898

1,030

1,430

1,800

1,950

1,810

1,600

1,540

1,240

1,050

904

870

1,050

1,310

1,540

1,660

2,010

1,900

1,630

1,620

1,780

Maxi .

""

~

2,010

2,310 

1,600 

608 

186

June

2,020

2,250

2,180

2,310

2,220

2,140

2,170

2,150

2,180

1,940

1,SOO

1,480

1,220

1,240

1,620

1,920

1,780

1,500

1,600

1,800

1,400

920

1,080

1,480

1,720

1,800

1,800

1,690

1,900

1,400

July

1,390

1,460

1,350

1,150

1,140

1,600

1,400

1,180

1,140

1,040

938

870

870

904

920

986

1,030

992

909

898

904

S98

882

865

1,020

785

745

745

696

652

600

Minimum

""

*"

*

450

920

600

goo

78

Aug.

604

608

560

482

437

422

422

412

397

380

362

321

311

298

285

270

250

235

230

225

222

220

219

218

217

216

215

214

213

212

200

Mean

""

«<600

1,166

1,757 

999 

319

116

Sept.

185

172

163

155

147

139

130

122

114

112

110

109

108

105

101

98

95

95

93

92

90

92

92

65

83

78

65

168

130

106

-

Run-off In 

acre-feet

""

"

35,700

104*500

61,410 

19,590 

6,830

299,800

Estimated.
76 WALKER LAKE BASIN

West Walker River near Coleville, Calif.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°30'50", long. 119°27'15", in NEi sec. 28, T. 8 

N., R. 23 E., just downstream from Rock Creek (Ross Canyon), at head of Antelope 

Valley, 5 miles southeast of Coleville and 10 miles downstream from East Fork.

Drainage area.- 245 square miles.

Records available.- March 1909 to August 1910, June 1915 to March 1938 (discontinued). 

October 1902 to July 1908 at site half a mile upstream.

Average discharge.- 27 years (1902-7, 1915-37), 277 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period, 6,500 second-feet Dec. 11 (gage destroyed by 

flood), by slope-area method; minimum, 14 second-feet Nov. 12.

1915-38: Maximum discharge, that of Dec. 11, 1937: minimum, 5 second-feet Dec. 3, 

1924, Aug. Z7, 1931.

Remarks.- Records fair. Discharge for period of missing gage heights, Oct. 20-22, Interpolated, Mean monthly discharge for December to March estimated. Station is above 

all diversions except a few small ranch ditches. Very slight regulation from storage 

in Poor Lake Reservoir (capacity unknown), 17 miles upstream.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1

a

a

4

6

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

S3.

US

JJ3

24

25

26

28

SO

31

Oet.

37

35

38

40

43

43

41

41

41

41

40

40

41

44

50

49

48

47

45

43

42

41

40

40

40

41

40

41

41

40

41

Her.

41

41

38

37

36

59

35

35

40

36

35

27

41

43

41

43

51

41

48

55

54

50

48

47

47

47

41

40

41

43

0«a. Jan. Feb.

Month

HOT 

Dec

Jan 

Pet 

Mar 

Apr 

May

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

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

The perlo

Mar. Apr.

Secondfoot-days

1,261 

10,230

109,639

2,525 

2,100 

3,100

May

Maxlmsn

55

_

3

June July

IHTi^TmlM

27

_

jj

Aug.

Mean

42.0 

*330

300

*75 

*75 

*100

Sept.

Rim-off In 

acre-feet

2,500 

20,290

217,500

4,610 

4,170 

6,150

40,290
WALKER LAKE BASIN 77

Topaz Reservoir near Topaz, Calif.

Location.- Elevations obtained near outlet works of Topaz Reservoir, lat. 38°41',

 long. 119°31*, In sec. 28, T. 10 N., R. 22 E., 6 miles north of Topaz.

Records available,.- October 1931 to September 1938.

Remarks.- Gage read once dally. 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 Ion saddle In rim of lake. Contents 

given represent available storage only. The usable capacity Is about 56,000 acrefeet (during 1937 It was about 53,000 acre-feet, and prior to 1937 about 45,000 

acre-feet). Gage-height record and capacity table furnished by Walker River Irrigation District.

Coatenta, In acre-feet, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

Z

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

17

18

19

SO

21

SZ

23

24

26

26

27

28

29

SO

51

Oct.

10,680

10,500

_

10,410

10,170

_

_

10,090

-

_

10,090

_

-

10,170

_

_

10,250

_

-

_

10,500

-

_

_

10,660

_

-

-

Nov.

_

10,740

_

_

10,900

_

11,060

_

11,140

_

-

11,300

_

_

11,460

_

_

11,460

«

-

11,680

_

_

_

11,860

-

Dee.

_

_

11,940

_

-

_

12,510

_

-

13,000

_

_

_

14,620

_

_

22,340

_

25,230

-

26,420

-

_

27,700

_

_

28,460

Jan.

_

-

.

29,420

-

_

50,480

_

-

50,740

_

_

31,090

..

29,860

..

-

30,390

-

-

V

31,090

_

-

82,760

_

-

-

?eb.

33,570

_

_

_

-

_

55,100

-

_

_

_

-

36,900

_

57,620

_

-

_

38,340

M

39,060

_

_

_

_

-

Mar.

40,500

40,860

_

41,400

-

_

_

40,500

-

39,7SO

59,780

_

59,870

_

40,050

-

_

40,320

-

M

40,410

_

_

..

40,230

-

Apr.

40,050

_

_

_

40,050

_

39,870

_

-

_

39,960

_

.

39,960

_

_

_

40,320

-

41,220

41,960

-

_

-

44,360

45,330

_

-

Hay

_

_

45,190

_ .

44,730

44,640

44,270

44,080

45,900

45,900

43,990

44,1SO

44,540

45,100

45,660

46,950

47,880

49,360

49,910

50,460

50,660

50,560

50,460

50,460

50,650

50,340

51,200

51,580

51,860

52,040

52,220

June

52,500

52,730

53,170

53,920

54,680

54,88C

54,S8C

54.88C

55,060

54,6SC

54,68C

54,50C

54.40C

54,'40C

54,40f

54.50C

54,sor

54,30C

54.30C

54.30C

54.21C

54,40'-

54,40"

54,12'

55,92'

54,210

54,40'

54,40"

54,500

54,300

-

July

54,300

53,450

53,450

53,450

53,260

55,070

52,730

52,500

52,220

51,940

51,670

51,580

51,580

51,530

51,580

51,530

51,680

61,670

51,760

61,360

51,940

52,040

52,150

52,220

52,320

52,410

52,410

52,410

52,500

52,600

52,780

Aug.

52,980

55,070

55,170

53,260

53,260

53,170

53,070

52,880

52,780

52,690

52,500

52,320

52,130

51,940

51,760

51,480

51,200

50,840

50,460

50,100

49,720

49,360

48,980

48,620

48,240

47,880

47,500

47,140

46,760

46,400

46,020

Sept.

45,560

45,190

44,820

44,450

44,080

43,710

43,540

43,970

42,600

42,230

41,860

41,490

41,130

40,770

40,410

40,050

59,690

59,330

38,970

38,610

38,250

38,160

57,980

37,800

57,620

57,440

57,260

56,450

56,560

56,270

-

159989 O 39 6
78 HUMEOLDT-CARSON SINK BASIN

CARSON RIVER BASIN 

East Fork of Carson River near Gardnerville, Nev.

Location.- Staff gage and Cippoletti weir, lat. 38°52'25n , long. 119041'35 n , in sec. 25,

 T. iy N., R. 20 E., 300 feet downstream from Douglas Power Co.'s dam, 1,000 feet upstream from highway bridge, half a mile southwest of Rodenbah ranch, and 5 miles 

southeast of Gardnerville.

Drainage area.- 381 square miles.

Records available.- April 1890 to December 1893, October 1900 to December 1906, March

 19U8 to December 1910, June to October 1917, December 1924 to September 1929, and 

October 1935 to December 1937 (gage destroyed by flood).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge, 12,000 second-feet Dec. 11 (gage destroyed by flood) 

computed on basis of slope-area determinations of flow of tributaries, 14 miles upstream; minimum discharge observed, 49 second-feet Oct. 1.

1890-93, 1900-1906, 1908-10, 1917, 1924-29, 1935-37: Maximum discharge, that of 

Dec. 11, 1937; minimum discharge observed, 8 second-feet Dec. 4-10, 19-23, 1904.

Remarks.- Records fair. Gage read once daily. Station is above all diversions in 

carson Valley except Rodenbah pump ditch.

Discharge, in second-feet, October to December 1937

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

Oct.

49

62

64

60

62

58

60

60

62

60

HOT,

58

55

58

58

58

53

58

58

58

55

Dec.

73

75

68

73

63

68

82

80

73

560

Day

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

Month

The pe

Oct.

58

58

60

90

82

75

70

68

64

62

Nov.

66

60

5S

60

68

64

80

68

70

75

Secondfoot -days

Dec.

_

_

_

_

-

_

H

_

_

_

Maximum

Day

21

22

23

24

26

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

62

60

60

60

62

60

60

58

60

58

58

Minimum

Hov.

117

87

78

80

78

75

73

75

73

68

"

He an

Dec.

_

_

_

_

-

_

.

_

_

"

Run-off in 

acre-feet

10,320
CARSON RIVER BASIN 79

Carson River near Fort Churchill, tlev.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°17', long. 119°18', in SEJ sec. 32, T. 17 N., 

RT~23~E., 2 miles west of Fort Churchill and 6 miles east of Clifton.

Drainage area.- 1,450 square miles.

Records available.- January 1934 to September 1938. April 1911 to December 1933 at 

site B miles upstream; records practically equivalent.

Average discharge.- 27 years (1911-38), 363 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 5,500 second-feet (estimated) Dec. 14; 

 no now Oct. 1-19.

1911-38: Maximum discharge observed, 6,150 second-feet Jan. 26, 1914 (gage

height, 11.5 feet, former site and datum); no flow during seme periols in nearly

every year since 1923.

Remarks.- Discharge for period of missing gage heights, Dec. 13-17, estimated. Several 

diversions for irrigation above station, including diversions for irrigation of 

720 acres between present site and the site used prior to Jan. 1, 1934. Practically 

entire flow Is diverted during late irrigation season. Records of dally discharge 

furnished by Truckee-Carson Irrigation District.

Discharge, In second-fast, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1

2

3

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

SO

31

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

6

8

12

24

36

49

49

49

49

50

53

55

HOT.

49

48

48

49

49

48

49

50

52

55

58

72

80

82

84

84

94

98

98

106

106

104

110

114

114

114

116

116

118

118

Dee.

118

118

118

125

125

122

120

120

122

148

243

858

2,000

5,500

3,200

2,000

1,040

902

792

720

646

597

556

525

493

464

435

408

408

408

403

Jan.

422

406

411

406

396

385

370

338

318

302

302

302

302

302

307

318

333

320

328

312

292

292

281

2V6

266

250

250

255

266

2V1

266

Pet.

266

292

320

318

2V 6

244

250

2V6

344

468

622

622

587

545

510

500

489

463

463

437

416

406

396

396

411

437

453

458

_

-

Month

Calendar year 19S7. . ....................

ft

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

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

Water year 1937-3 8......................

Mar.

468

825

1,420

1,490

1,130

839

V48

727

V41

741

657

860

1,310

2,220

1,700

1,230

1,310

1,320

950

932

1,360

1,150

825

811

905

790

692

636

650

685

594

Apr.

566

559

610

458

1,000

995

V69

V06

769

995

1,060

1,150

1,220

1,080

914

923

1,010

1,220

1,640

2,100

2,340

2,580

2,710

2,760

2,680

2,460

1,980

1,760

1,700

1,770

Secondfoot -days

440

2,483

23,834

150,724

9,845

11,655

30,716

42,484 

74,720

71,520

21 y 649

2,336

661

292,342

May

1,770

1,530

1,410

1,280

1,180

1,190

1,200

1,180

1,270

1,430

1,680

1,860

2,060

2,340

2,760

3,450

4,130

4,370

4,060

3,520

2,940

2,580

2,290

2,290

2,510

2,760

2,960

3,110

3,200

3,320

3,090

M^X^T1",11*1

55

118

5,500

5,500

422

622

2,220

2,760 

4,370

5,450

2,040

266

64

5,500

June

2,940

3,000

3,120

3,320

3,330

3,450

3,400

3,230

3,120

3,010

2,900

2,750

2,520

2,200

1,920

1,970

2,060

2,030

1,830

1,860

1,930

1,990

1,840

1,780

1,770

1,800

1,740

1,670

1,510

1,530

July

2,040

1,920

1,710

1,580

1,330

1,200

1,020

846

797

720

650

566

489

442

427

453

427

463

453

448

442

427

380

333

302

286

271

276

312

307

E92

m YilimqB

0

48

118

0

250

244

468

458 

1,180

1,510

2V1

19

18

0

Aug.

266

250

201

201

178

143

97

88

88

86

81

71

54

44

42

40

39

39

34

30

29

29

29

27

25

23

22

20

20

20

19

Mean

14.2

82.8

769

413

318

416

991

1,416 

2,410

2,384

698

75.3

22.0

801

Sept.

19

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

19

19

19

19

19

20

20

20

22

23

22

23

23

25

32

47

54

Run-off In 

acre-feet

873

4,920

47,270

298,900

19,630

25 120

60^920

84,270 

148,200

141,900

42 940

4?630

1,310

679,900
80 HUMBOLDT RIVER BASIN

Humboldt River at Palisade, Nev.

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 40°35', long. 116°12', in sec. 36, T. 32 N., R. 51 E., at 

nignway bridge at Palisade, 100 feet downstream from Southern Pacific Railroad 

bridge and 1 mile upstream from Pine Creek.

Drainage area.- 5,010 square miles.

Records available.- November 1902 to October 1906, July 1911 to September 1938.

Average discharge.- 30 years (1903-6, 1911-38), 329 second-feet.

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

neignt, 5.56 feet); minimum observed, 18 second-feet Oct. 1 (gage height, 1.20 feet).

1902-6, 1911-38: Maximum discharge observed, 4,300 second-feet Mar. 5, 1921 

(gage height, 8.6 feet); minimum observed, 2 second-feet Aug. 25-28, 1931.

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read once daily. Water is diverted for irrigation of 

aoout; 150,000 acres of hay and pasture lands above station.

Rating table, water year 1937-38 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, in aecond-feet)

1.0 

1.3 

1.6 

2.0 

2.3

81

124

2.6 

3.0 

3.3 

3.6

4.0

180 

2SO 

376 

492 

680

4.3 

4.6 

5.0 

5.3 

5.6

836

1,010

1,270

1,480

1,690

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 19f8

Day

1 

2 

S

4 

5

6 

7 

S 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

29

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oot.

18 

20 

20 

21 

19

21 

22 

23 

23 

23

22 

23 

25 

24 

25

27 

27 

28 

29 

28

28 

30 

29 

28

30

30 

31 

29 

31 

33 

35

HOT.

36 

34 

33 

34 

33

33 

31

28 

27

24 

22 

21 

23 

24

27 

29 

30 

29 

31

34 

35 

38 

38 

35

36 

39 

38 

39 

38

Dec.

35 

33 

36 

38 

36

39 

38 

38 

39 

45

57 

69 

61 

57 

54

50 

52 

50 

52 

55

48 

42 

39 

35 

38

31 

42 

39 

42 

44 

42

Jan.

45 

48 

52 

50 

47

45 

44 

44 

45 

47

44 

45 

48 

47 

50

55 

61 

65 

67 

67

69 

71 

65 

61 

59

57 

59 

61 

65 

69 

67

Feb.

71 

69 

74 

67 

71

74 

76 

81 

84 

86

91 

86 

89 

94 

89

86 

79 

81 

84 

94

89 

91 

89 

94 

105

111 

106 

108

Month

Oot 

Hoi

Deo

C

Jan 

Fob 

Mar 

Apr 

Ma, 

Jun 

Jul

£" 

Sej

1

alendar year 1937 ......................

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a::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

ater year 1937-38......................

Mar.

124 

202 

198 

207 

198

216 

212 

202 

202 

212

198 

207 

316 

252 

247

258 

349 

298 

292 

280

298 

304 

298 

316 

323

310 

280 

269 

286 

274 

258

Apr.

252 

242 

242 

258 

310

316 

310 

342 

376 

420

435 

443 

476 

510 

518

536 

545 

630 

750 

857

813 

868 

938 

986 

1,020

1,010 

998 

974 

938 

914

Sscondfoot-days

802 

948

1,386

66,008

1,719 

2,418 

7,886 

18,227 

30,638 

33,989 

15,167 

1,295 

839

115,314

May

938 

986 

950

868 

857

879 

879 

846 

868 

690

680 

630 

573 

536 

518

601 

750 

879 

1,010 

1,110

1,190 

1,380 

1,450 

1,370 

1,350

1,330 

1,310 

1,300 

1,300 

1,330 

1,280

Mqy<T7flmn

35 

39 

69

1,380

71 

111 

349 

1,020 

1,450 

1,660 

986 

89 

31

1,660

June

1,260 

1,280 

1,380 

1,480 

1,580

1,620 

1,650 

1,660 

1,630 

1,590

1,560 

1,550 

1,440 

1,330 

1,240

1,190 

1,15O 

1,080 

962 

914

813 

780 

760 

680 

650

592 

573 

536 

518 

541

July

564 

5F2 

VEl 

833 

914

9C2 

914 

962 

9f6 

9fO

8£4 

7CO 

5£2 

538 

467

443 

3E8 

362 

3£-3 

2£9

263 

242 

232 

1£9 

ISO

1 4 

1E2 

141 

1!?4 

111

e«

IHyiJjiimUl

18 

21

33

11

44 

67 

124 

242 

518 

518 

86 

22 

24

18

Aug.

89 

84 

79 

71 

67

61 

54 

47 

52 

48

46 

41 

36 

33 

30

31 

34 

33 

30 

29

30 

33 

30 

29 

30

27 

24 

24 

22 

23 

29

Mian

25.9 

31.6 

44.7

260

55,5 

86.4 

264 

608 

988 

1,133 

489 

41.8 

28.0

316

Sept.

28 

30 

30 

31 

28

29 

30 

29 

28 

30

29 

29 

28 

30 

29

28 

2T 

27 

29 

27

25 

28 

27 

24 

25

27 

27 

28 

26 

27

Run-Off In 

acre-feet

1,590 

1,880 

2,760

188,400

3,410 

4,800 

15,640 

36,150 

60,770 

67,420 

30,080 

2,670 

1,660

228,700
HUMBOLDT RIVER BASIN 81

Humboldt River near Imlay, Nev.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°41'20" I long. 118°12'55", in fWj sec. 25, T. 

33 N., R. 33 E., about 600 feet upstream from old Calahan Dam and 4 miles northwest 

of Imlay.

Drainage area^- 13,500 square miles.

Records available.- June 1935 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 480 second-feet June 9; no flow Oct. 1 

to about Dec. 31.

1935-38; Maximum daily discharge, 564 second-feet June 4, 1936; no flow during 

some periods In 1935, 1937, 1938.

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge for Jan. 1 to Mar. 15, Sept. 20-30 estimated.

station Is immediately above flow line of Rye Patch Reservoir and at out 9 miles below 

Humbo Id t-Love lock Irrigation, Light & Power Co.'s feeder canal. Huirboldt-Lovelock 

Irrigation, Light & Power Co.'s outlet canal relaases water into Rye Patch Reservoir. 

Flow also affected by mny diversions for Irrigation above station. Daily-discharge 

record furnished by Bureau of Reclamation.

Dlachaige, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to Septenbsr 193S

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

6

6

7 

S 

9 

10

11 

18 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

IS 

19 

80

81 

28 

83 

84 

85

86 

87 

88 

89 

30 

31

Oct. HOT. Dec. Jan. Feb.

Month

Dot 

Hoi 

Dec

C

Jax 

fal 

Jtai

£ 

 Fin

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1

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eter year 1937-3

Mar.

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

114 

124 

126 

101 

91

92 

102 

114 

133 

153

168 

165 

165 

160 

160 

163

Apr.

165 

173 

178 

178 

184

189 

190 

190 

187 

176

166 

166

176 

190 

189

160 

146 

152 

152 

157

154 

129 

182 

215 

235

215 

208 

205 

202 

211

Secondfoot-days

0 

0 

0

25,573

292 

239 

2,281 

5,420 

10,973 

11,600 

8,265 

1,936 

712

41,723

May

237 

249 

256 

267 

287

260 

324 

32S 

335 

382

428

424 

414

424 

422

420 

420 

418 

420 

418

416 

398 

386 

350 

331

327 

324 

320 

333 

346 

320

jfoy<Tmnn

0 

0 

0

405

168

235 

428 

480 

432 

168 

50

480

June

329 

346 

335 

329 

343

344 

390 

418 

460 

460

430 

412

408 

420 

422

432 

442 

442 

432 

402

381 

377 

377 

373 

348

341 

343 

346 

346 

352

July

344 

373 

406 

432 

412

386 

354 

327 

322 

331

337 

337 

339 

333

255

E13 

187 

190 

202 

197

192 

164 

195 

181 

179

181 

173 

173 

184 

173 

173

Minimum

0 

0 

0

0

10 

129 

237 

329 

173 

15 

5

0

Aug.

168 

124 

97 

S7

ei

83 

68 

60 

55 

50

64 

72 

70 

80 

87

83 

79 

74 

72 

69

48 

37 

35 

26 

23

21 

19 

23 

15 

25 

41

Mean

0 

0 

0

70.1

9.4 

8.5 

73.6 

181 

364 

387 

267 

62.5 

23.7

114

Sept.

42 

50 

48 

42 

42

41 

38 

37 

43 

40

35 

35 

35 

34 

38

23 

13 

11 

9 

6

5 

5 

5

5

5

5

5 

5 

5 

5

Run-off in 

acre-feet

0

0 

0

50,730

580 

475 

4,520 

10,750 

21,770 

23,010 

16,390 

3,840 

1,410

82,740
82 HUHBOLDT RIVER BASIN

Rye Patch Reservoir near Rye Patch, Nev.

Location.- Mercury Indicating gage, lat. 40°28'15", long. 118 0 18'20", In NEi sec. 18, 

T. au N., R. 33 E., at control works at left end of Rye Patch Dam, 2 miles northwest of Rye Patch.

Records available.- February 1936 to September 1936.

Remarks.- Rye patch Dam, completed by Bureau of Reclamation in 1936, has an impounding 

capacity of 179,000 acre-feet. Records furnished by Bureau of Reclamation.

Contents, in acre-feet, -water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8.

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

89

30

31

Oct.

2,990

2,980

2,990

2,810

2,690

2,610

2,490

S,350

2,S20

2,090

1,960

1,870

1,820

1,780

1,760

1,780

1,800

1,820

1,830

1,840

1,850

1,860

1,880

1,880

1,890

1,900

1,900

1,900

1,900

1,910

1,930

HOT.

1,940

1,960

1,660

1.960

1,970

2,000

2,000

8,010

2,010

2,010

2,010

2,030

2,050

2,050

2,060

2,070

2,110

2,140

2,130

8,180

2,200

2,210

2,230

2,250

2,250

2,250

2,S70

2,290

2,290

2,300

Dec.

2>310

2,320

2,380

2,330

2,330

2,340

2,340

2,360

8,360

2,370

2,400

2,440

2,450

S,460

8,480

2,490

2,500

S,510

2,580

2,530

2,530

2,540

2,540

2,570

2,580

2,580

2,690

2,600

2,610

2,620

2,630

Jan.

2,640

8,660

2,680

2,690

2,700

2,720

2,720

2,730

2,740

2,750

2,760

2,770

2,780

2,790

2,810

2,880

2,850

2,860

2,880

2,900

2,910

2,920

2,930

2,930

2,940

2,940

2,950

2,970

2,990

3,000

3,000

Feb.

3,080

3,020

3,040

3,050

3,060

3,070

3,080

3,090

3,100

3,110

3,140

3,200

3,280

3,260

3,280

3,880

3,300

3,310

3,340

3,360

3,370

3,380

3,400

3,440

3,490

3,500

3,510

3,530

-

Mar.

3,540

3,560

3,610

3,630

3,660

3,670

3,720

3,740

3,750

3,760

3,770

3,800

3,800

3,820

3,830

3,880

3,880

3,990

4,110

4,240

4,340

4,410

4,460

4,580

4,730

4,850

4,930

5,110

5,220

5,330

5,460

Apr.

8,570

5,720

5,870

6,010

6,160

6,370

6,530

6,700

6,900

7,080

7,240

7,360

7,520

7,520

7,600

7,730

7,830

7,880

7,860

7,790

7,680

7,570

7,420

7,320

7,280

8,010

8,450

8,580

8,550

6,490

-

May

8,940

9,440

6,680

10,080

10,410

10,770

11,050

11,480

11,680

11,930

12,210

12,470

12,750

12,970

13,190

13,350

13,470

13,540

13,340

13,390

13,300

13,250

13,380

13,220

13,080

12,930

18,720

12,550

12,410

12,270

12,840

June

12,140

18,080

12,080

12,180

12,190

12,460

12,570

18,690

12,970

13,300

15,480

13,720

13,910

14,100

14,360

14,520

14,800

15,120

15,410

15,820

16,050

16,520

16,940

17,470

17,920

18,410

18,890

19,560

19,700

20,310

-

July

21, OM

22,100

83,200

24,000

24,800

25,460

26,180

26,800

27,100

27,320

27,610

28,OT-0

28,260

28,460

28,630

28,720

28,430

88,180

27,950

27,610

26,9VO

26,520

25,990

25,330

24,620

24,050

23,610

23,2TO

22,900

22,510

22,100

Aug.

22,010

21,610

21,250

20.640

20,470

20,150

19,760

16,400

18,990

18,610

18,220

17,840

17,760

17,220

16,920

16,650

16,470

16,380

16,260

16,210

16,190

16,250

16,180

16,070

16,070

15,600

15,820

15,720

15,640

15,610

15,400

Sept.

15,280

15,840

15,150

15,070

14,990

14,960

14,800

14,730

14,680

14,640

14,480

14,360

14,890

14,220

14,140

14,050

13,970

13,820

13,750

13,720

13,770

13,780

13,770

13,770

13,770

13,770

13,770

13,750

13,710

13,680

-
HUUBOLDT RIVER BASIN 83

Humboldt River near Rye Patch, Nev.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°27'25", long. 118°18'20", in NEiNEi sec. 19, T.

 SO N., R. 33 E., 5,000 feet downstream from Rye Patch Dam and s mile northwest or 

Rye Patch.

Drainage area.- 13,700 square miles.

Records available.- October 1935 to September 1938, January 1896 to December 1909,

 September 1910 to September 1922, and September 1924 to September 1932 (fragmentary) 

at site near Oreana, 7 miles downstream; records practically equivalent.

Average discharge.- 26 years (1899-1909, 1910-16, 1917-22, 1930-32, 1935-38), 208 

second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 451 second-feet Mry 21; no flow Oct. 1, 

"' 2 CJcT 16 to Mar. 16, July 1-7, Sept. 20-24.

' 1896-1922, 1924-32, 1935-38: l&ximum discharge, 3,050 second-feet Jfey 12, 1897

(gage height, 12.0 feet, former site); no flow during some periods In 1905, 1915,

1918-20, 1931-32, 1935-38.

Remarks.- Records good. Because of unstable conditions caused by backwater from aquatic

 growth at gaging station, flow was computed from gate openings at dam, 5,000 feet 

upstream, by applying a coefficient determined from current-meter measurements to 

the theoretical discharge. Flow completely regulated by Rye Patch Reservoir 

(capacity, 179,000 acre-feet), 5,000 feet upstream, and affected also by many diversions for Irrigation and by storage in Taylor-Pitt Reservoirs above station. Records of daily discharge furnished by Bureau of Reclamation.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

e

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13

1416

16 

17 

18 

19

eo

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

0 

0 

61 

71 

4S

62 

70 

69 

70 

70

61 

38 

24 

24 

7

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

HOT. Dec. Jan. F»b.

Month

Oo t 

HOT 

Dee

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May

Jiff

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

ember. .................................

uary

ater year 1937-38......................

Mar.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0

0

0

0 

26 

43 

45

44

42 

45 

43 

43 

72

86 

86 

87 

87 

87 

88

Apr.

8S 

88 

89 

89 

90

90 

90 

91 

91 

92

110 

143 

144 

144 

144

144 

144 

180 

198

217

242 

241 

240 

256 

95

9 

125 

181 

202 

169

Secondfoot-days

675 

0 

0

39,870

0 

0 

922 

4,226 

8,621 

6,356 

6,547 

4,409 

1,247

33,003

May

38 

58 

58 

58 

59

59 

59 

131

161 

161

152 

243 

261 

307 

324

317 

390 

402 

432

447

451 

436 

406 

397 

397

396 

413 

418 

412 

393 

365

UaxljBuai

71 

0 

0

566

0 

0 

S8 

256 

451 

362 

426 

257 

68

461

June

36?

36? 

328

272 

S43

243 

243 

250 

251 

271

285 

283 

28 1

271 

285

291 

27?

261 

20? 

203

172 

13* 

10? 

95 7')

63 

63 

6? 

63 

21

July

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

52 

103 

120

120 

121 

147 

165 

234

252 

252

27S 

307 

361

373 

397 

416 

425 

399

364 

535 

335 

334 

335 

304

Miniums

0 

0 

0

0

0 

0 

0 

9 

38 

21 

0 

49 

0

0

Aug.

257 

256 

256 

227

214

214 

213 

213 

212 

211

211 

210 

210 

209

187

129 

115

115 

106 

63

49 

49 

49 

49 

49

49 

49 

49 

49 

63 

77

Mean

21.8

109

29.7 

141 

878 

218 

211 

148 

41.6

90.4

8«pt.

68 

61 

61 

61 

61

61

61 

61 

61 

61

61 

61 

61 

61 

61

61 

60 

60 

20 

0

0 

0 

0 

0

4

84 

24 

84 

84 

84

Run-off In 

acre-f»et

1,340

79,070

1,830 

6,580 

17,100 

18,610 

18,990 

8,768 

2,470

66,470
84 HUMBOLDT RIVER BASIN

South Fork of Humboldt River near Elko, Nev.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 40043'15", long. 115°49'50", in NWi sec. 30, T. 33 

N., R. 55 E., a quarter of a mile upstream from head of canyon, three-quarters of a 

mile downstream from highway bridge, 5 miles upstream from mouth, and 10 miles southwest of Elko.

Drainage area.- 1,150 square miles.

Records available.- August 1896 to September 1922, October 1923 to September 1932, 

October lyse to September 1938.

Extremes.- itoimum discharge during year, 770 second-feet June 6 (gage height, 3.84 

"reet;; minimum dally discharge, 1 second-foot Aug. 13, 14.

1896-1922; 1923-32, 1936-38: Maximum discharge, 2,400 second-feet Jan. 26, 1914,

from rating curve extended above 1,200 second-feet; no flow during some periods In

nearly every year since 1915.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of missing gage heights, Oct. 1-16,

19-31, Nov. 1-8, Nov. 26 to Mar. 27, May 1-3, June 9-11, July 3, 4, Aug. 14-19, which 

were computed on basis of records for Humboldt River at Palisade and are fair. 

Station Is below all diversions except those of Hunter & Banks ranch, 3 miles downstream.

Rating table, water year 1957-38 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in secord-feet)

1.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3 

1.5

10

16

31

1.6

1.7 

l.S 

2.0 

2.2 

2.4

42

65

70

106

150

202

2.6 

2.S 

3.0 

3.3 

3.6 

4.0

261

327

401

520

666

860

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to Septeotrer 195S

Day

12

3

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

IS

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

84

25

86

Off

«/

Oft KO

29

SO

31

Oct.

2

2

2

2

2

3

3

3

3

4

4

4

4

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

7

7

7

7

7

8

8

8

8

HOY.

s

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

9

9

9

9

10

10

10

10

12

14

13

12

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

-

Dec.

*19

*5

Jan. P«b.

Month

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

Jan 

P«t 

Mar 

Apr

Jim 

Jul 

ing 

Bap

Vatar year 1937-3B. ...... ...............

Mar.

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

_

.

_

_

-

_

_

64

61

61

62

Apr.

50

50

48

48

73

89

78

76

77

84

93

96

106

112

114

119

127

168

219

240

358

274

277

287

287

C87

261

226

208

202

-

Secondfoot-days

165

351

465

32,792

620 

840 

1,650

4,622

9,676 

12,411 

4,948 

124 

284

36,026

«ay

205

220

210

202

202

186

146

121

112

85

84

91

89

134

219

409

666

556

468

424

432

390

264

240

261

331

466

583

650

678

664

Maximum

a

14

746

-

287

678 

746 

440 

11 

33

746

Jane

660

673

691

736

735

745

696

655

610

570

530

480

409

356

362

334

320

300

271

237

211

219

202

205

202

208

208

186

176

246

July

268

432

440

440

428

374

310

277

237

211

180

168

160

145

138

123

108

98

95

93

61

38

32

28

26

18

10

10

8

6

6

Minium

2

8

_

48

84 

176 

6

1 

4

1

Aug.'

6

4

4

4

4

4

3

3

6

4

2

2

1

1

2

2

2

2

2

3

3

4

4

4

6

6

6

7

8

8

11

Mean

6.-0 

11,0

16

89.8

20 

30 

50

154

312 

414 

ISO 

4.0 

9.5

98.7

Sept.

33

21

20

18

16

16

16

14

12

12

10

10

9

8

8

6

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

Run-off in 

acre-fe«t

307 

667

922

66,0*40

1,230 

1,670 

3,070

9,170

1O XVplvu 1OA 

24,620 

9,810 

246 

665

71,460

*Dl8charge measn
HUMBOLDT RIVER BASIN 85

Martin Creek near Paradise Valley, Nev.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°32', long. 117°26', in SEi^Ei sec. 11, T. 42 N., 

R. 40 E., li miles upstream from Silver State flour mill and 8 miles northeast of 

Paradise Valley.

Records available.- October 1921 to September 1938.

Average discharge.- 16 years (1921-26, 1927-38), 24.5 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, about 500 second-feet Apr. 19 (gage height, 11.0 

feet, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 200 second-feet; minimum, 3 

second-feet Feb. 20.

1921-38: Maximum discharge, about 1,000 second-feet Feb. 21 to 22, 1927, from rating curve extended above 200 second-feet ; minimum, 2 second-feet Sept. 1-9, 1928.

Remarks ._- Records fair except those for period Apr. 1 to May 15, which are poor. Discharge for periods of missing gage heights, Feb. 21-25, interpolated, and Apr. 1-5, 

8-13, 16, 18, 26-29, May 1-6, 8-15, computed on basis of records for South Fork 

Humboldt River near Elko and Owyhee River at Mountain City. No diversions above 

station.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1

8

s

4

6

B

7

n

9

10

11

18

TS

14

16

16

17

IR

SO

21

22

23

84

25

26

27

28

29

50

31

Got.

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

6

6

6

6

3

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

HOY.

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

7

7

7

V

7

6

6

6

6

e

6

6

6

-

Dec.

6

6

6

6

5

6

7

7

6

7

37

28

12

9

9

9

3

8

8

3

3

7

8

7

8

7

8

8

3

8

8

Jan.

8

8

8

S

7

7

7

6

6

7

7

7

6

7

7

7

7

7

8

7

8

3

8

6

7

3

8

9

3

8

8

Feb.

8

8

8

7

7

8

8

8

8

9

10

9

7

8

7

5

6

6

7

4

4

6

7

8

10

12

12

15

_

..

-

Month

Calendar year 1937. .....................

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

Water year 1937-3

Mar.

41

4S

25

15

13

11

10

11

12

14

15

31

119

42

34

82

58

34

61

129

52

33

46

101

72

65

85

94

55

31

29

Apr.

30

30

75

130

145

84

105

100

90

95

105

110

115

120

176

190

211

300

387

320

303

290

257

253

248

240

225

230

235

245

-

Secondfoot-days

185

283

8,420

228

222

1,468

5,444

2,316

162

153

17,262

May

240

235

225

215

215

200

160

150

140

130

125

150

225

320

300

273

248

219

198

1S2

156

151

157

163

163

185

193

184

175

165

156

M&xtBEuai

37

195

9

15

129

387

148

6

387

June

143

138

13S

133

121

119

114

IDS

100

91

85

87

85

7(5

69

62

55

52

52

47

52

54

July

37

45

50

38

34

31

29

27

26

24

24

22

21

20

20

19

19

17

15

13

11

11

5E 10

4/ 9

3r B

sr B

& 8

sr e

3f 8

6f 8

6

Minijnun

6

5

4

6

4

10

30

125

32

4

5

4

Aug.

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

6

5

5

5

5

5

6

5

5

5

5

5

4

5

5

Mean

5.7

6,2

9.1

23.1

7.4

7.9

47.4

181

193

77.2

20.2

5,2

5.1

47.3

Sept.

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

6

6

6

-

Run-off In 

acre-feet

351

367

561

16 ,700

452

440

2,910

10,800

11,900

4,590

1,240

321

303

34,240
86 HUMBOLDT RIVER BASIN

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

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°4£ I 05" , long. 118°04'40", in SWJ sec. 29, T. 33 

N. , R. 35 E. , a quarter of a mile domistream from head of canal and 2 miler north of Mill City.

Records available.- February 1914 to September 1931, January 1937 to September 1938.

Remrks_._- Flow regulated by head gates. This canal diverts water from Humboldt River in 

NWFsec. 29, T. 33 w. , R. 35 E. , for storage In Taylor-Pitt Reservoirs near Humboldt. 

Water is released, during irrigation season, about 3 miles west of Humboldt, and conveyed through Humboldt-Lovelock Irrigation, Light & Power Co.'s outlet canel to Rye 

Patch Reservoir, from which it is later released and carried in natural river channel 

to Lovelock district for use In irrigation. Records of daily discharge furnished by 

Bureau of Reclamation.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to SeptenbSr 1938

Da7

1

S

3

4

6

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

17

18

19

20

21

23 

84

26 

27 

28

yy

Oct.

21

21

21

20

20

21

20

21

21

21

21

21

21

23

26

25

25

25

25

25

25

24 

24

23

21 

20 

20

HOT.

23

23

23

23

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

21

21

26

25

25

24

24

24 

24

24 

24

24

21

~

Dec.

SI

16

25

23

22

24

29

34

38

38

36

35

35

35

31

26

24

24

24

24

23

19

21 

21

40 

40 

37

38

38

Jan. F»U.

Month

tor.......................................

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

 ater year 1937-3

Kar. Apr.

Seoondfoot-days

909

7,236

479

18,822

Ma7

Maxlmutt

40

312

312

June

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

86

116

144 

183

188

203 

222 

240

271

300

July

283

236

238

233

276

298

294

261

228

217

163

149

146

170

259

299

308

312

310

306

264 

251

227

201 

191 

181

129

119

97

Minimum

16

97

0

Aug.

102

123

119

116

110

102

96

104

101

90

52

48

34

11

4

2

1

7

32

38 

35

30

28 

36 

52

40

11

2

Mean

29. S

233

16.0

51.6

Sept.

-

_

M

-

_

_

-

_

34

I

33

-

Run-off in 

acre-feet

1,800

14,350

950

37,320
HUMBOLDT RIVER BASIN 87

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

Location.- Water-stage recorder and Clppoletti weir, lat. 40°36'25", long. 118°18'20",

 in sec. 30, T. 32 N., R. 33 E., at outlet of lower Taylor-Pitt Reservoir, 2% miles 

west of Humboldt.

Records available.- February 1914 to September 1920, October 1921 to September 1938. 

Average discharge.- 23 years, 13.3 second-feet.

Remarks.- Records good. Flow regulated by reservoir outlet gates a few hundred feet

 upstream. Canal conducts stored water released from 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. Records of daily discharge 

furnished by Bureau of Reclamation.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1

2

3

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

SO

21

22

23

24

2?

26

27

28

29

SO

31

Oct. HOT. Dec. Jan. Feb.

Month

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

Calendar year 1857. ....................

Jan 

Fel

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

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

Water year 1937-38......................

Mar. Apr.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

25

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

36

46

26

6

0

0

0

0

Secondfoot-days

0

0

0

12,159

0 

0

0

48©

987

502

0

0

 y we *^

1,916

May

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

14

16

23

40

4G

4G

58

72

6S

61

66

46

46

46

64

70

70

70

80

llqyTjif^m

0

0

0

206

0 

0

0

46

80

36

0

0

33

85

June

86

85

57

53

15

7

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

Jul-r

IHn^imnn

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Aug.

Mean

0

0

0

53.3

0 

0

0

16.3

31 »S

10.1

0

0

4.6

6.2

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

9

33

23

24

24

26

Run-off In 

acre-feet

0

0

0

24,090

0 

0

0

970

1,960

69S

0

0

5?74

3,800
88 PYRAMID AND WINNEMUCCA LAKES BASIN 

Pyramid Lake near Nixon, Nev.

Location.- Benchmark No. 1 of General Land Office, top of iron post in forks of road, 

lat. 39°50'30", long. 119°27'30", about 900 feet north of quarter corner of sees. 

29 and 30, T. 23 N., R. 23 E. and 44 miles west of Pyramid Lake Sanatorium at 

Nixon. Elevation of benchmark is 3,882.258 feet above mean sea level (general 

adjustment of 1912).

Records available.- June 1926 to September 1938. Occasional readings during some 

years in period 1867 to 1925.

Extremes.- 1926-38: Maximum elevation observed, 3,847.9 feet June 1926; ninlmum, 

' '6, 816.4 feet jan» 29, 1937.

Remarks.- Elevations determined by spirit leveling. Records furnished by Indian SerElevation, In feet, above mean sea level, water year 1937-38

Oct. 21 

Nov. 19 

Dec. - 

Dec. 28 

Jan. 19 

Feb. 22 

Mar. 26

3,816.7

3,816.65

 »3,'816.6

#3,817.15 

3,816.3 

3,816.56 

3,816.8

Apr. 29

June 7

21

July 20 

Aug. 18 

Sept.19

3,817.6

3,820.6E

3,821.2

3,821.3£

3,820.8E

3,820.36

»Riae between December readings waa primarily the result of 

flood in Truckee River.
WARNER LAKES BASIN 89

Deep Creek above Adel, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 420 11', long. 119°59', In Ei sec. 15, T. 39 S., R. 

23 E., a third of a mile below Drake Creek and 5 miles west of Adel.

Drainage area.- 249 square miles.

Records available.- September 1922 to September 1923 and October 1932 to September 1938 

In reports or Geological Survey. September 1922 to September 1923 and October 1929 to 

September 1936 In reports of State engineer.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,030 second-feet Dec. 11 (gage height, 7.5 

feet, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 1,500 second-feet on basis of 

velocity-area studies; minimum, 6.6 second-feet Oct. 1 (gage height, 0.47 foot).

1922-23, 1932-38: Maximum discharge, that of Dec. 11, 1938; minimum, 1.7 secondfeet July 20, 27-29, 1934.

Remarks.- Records good except those for Oct. 1 to Dec. 9, wlilch are fair, and those for 

Apr. 6-16 and those estimated, which are poor. Discharge for periods of Ice effect, 

Dec. 31, Jan. 1, 4-10, 19-28, and periods of missing or faulty gage heights, Dec. 11, 

Feb. 24 to Mar. 14, Mar. 29 to Apr. 5, Apr. 17 to May 5, May 7-13, 15-23, estimated 

on basis of weather reports and records for Chewaucan River above Conn ditch, near 

Paisley. Diversions for Irrigation above station.

Rating tables, water year 1937-38 except periods of ice effect (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Dec

0.2 

.4

1.0 

4.5

11.4

21

35

2.5 

3.0

Dec. 10 to Sept. 30

18 3.5

29 4.0

45 4.5

78 5.0

119 6.0

191 7.0

309 7.5

463

658

900

1,180

1,480

2,240

3,740

5,030

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

6

6

7

a

9

10

11 

18 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19

so

21 22

25 

24 

25

86 

87 

88 

29 

30 

31

Oot.

6.9 

11

10 

9.8

9.4 

9.4 

9.1 

9.1 

8.7

8.7 

8.7 

8.7 

8.3 

11

12 

12 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

11

11

110 

11 

11 

11 

10 

11

HOT.

13 

12 

12 

11

11

12 

13 

13 

13 

13

14 

13 

14 

20 

20

19 

32 

38 

36 

85

181 

101 

130 

130 

84

80 

55 

46 

37 

33

Doo.

29 

32 

33 

25 

29

24 

23 

22 

28 

356

3,500 

1,600 

574 

348 

393

283 

230 

191 

156 

127

129 

107 

107 

84 

87

140 

100 

92 

81 

87 

68

Jan.

80 

86 

78

48

46 

45 

44 

45 

47

49 

51 

60 

87 

98

56 

53 

52 

50

48 

49

55 

58

62 

57 

58 

55 

59 

55

Feb.

54 

54 

51 

58 

53

40 

50 

52 

53 

55

53 

53 

49 

58 

62

70 

82 

74 

65 

55

50 

48 

55

> 70

Month

Oct 

H«

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Bar

& Jim 

Jul 

Aug 

B«p

uary

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

ater year 1937-3

Bar.

 140

216

236 

239 

173 

197 

276

169 

152 

138 

125 

132

103 

100 

108 

100 

95 

95

Apr.

101 

112 

140 

220 

210

181 

152 

258 

496 

615

900 

1,060 

850 

800 

850

1,240

>1,25C

Seoondfoofc-days

317.8 

1,291 

9,085

37,322.6

1,801 

1,644 

4,614 

25,687 

22.676 

6,502 

1,144 

509 

454

75,724.8

May

> 920

594 

600 

630 

670 

700

730 

790 

850 

925 

1,040

1,100 

980 

850 

730 

630

560 

560 

560 

554 

574

594 

594 

594 

615 

554 

498

llmrlimiai

12 

181 

3,500

3,500

98 

82 

276

1,100 

446 

74 

19 

19

3,500

June

446 

429 

406 

380 

350

336 

320 

299 

273 

248

225

221 

236 

199 

177

162 

150 

165 

197 

158

142 

160 

165 

125 

101

94 

91 

87 

84 

76

July

68 

74 

68 

66 

62

55 

48 

44 

40 

36

35 

35 

32 

30 

32

44 

42 

34 

28 

25

24 

22 

22 

20 

20

20

26 

25 

22 

20

Minimum

6.9

11

4.8

44 

40 

95 

101 

498 

76 

20 

15 

14

6.9

Aug.

19 

18 

18 

18 

17

16 

16 

16 

17 

17

16 

16 

17 

17 

17

17 

17 

17 

17 

16

16 

16 

15 

16 

16

16 

15 

15 

15 

15 

15

Mean

10.3 

43.0 

E93

102

58.1 

58.7 

149 

856 

731 

217 

36.9 

16.4 

15.1

207

Sept.

15 

14 

14 

14 

14

14 

15 

16 

16 

16

15 

15 

15 

14 

14

15 

14 

14 

15 

15

15 

15 

15 

15 

15

15 

15 

18 

19 

18

Run-off In 

acre-feet

630 

2,560 

18,020

74,020

3,570 

3,260 

9,150 

50,950 

44,980 

12,900 

2,270 

1,010 

900

150,200

Peak discharge.,- Dec. 11 {hour not known) 5,030 sec.-ft.; Dec. 15 (3 p.m.), 463 sec.-ft.
90 AEERT LAKE BASIN

Cliewaucan River above Conn ditch, near Paisley, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°41', long. 120°35' in SWi sec. 27, T 33 S., R. 

18 E., at bridge 20 feet below power plant of R. R. Severin, 700 feet above diversion 

dam of Conn ditch, a quarter of a mile below mouth of Mill Creek, and 2i miles west 

of Paisley. Cero of gage is 4,504.9 feet above mean sea level (Geological Survey 

plane-table benchmark;.

Drainage area.- 275 square miles (revised).

Records available.- April to September 1912 and May 1924 to September 1938. January 1905 

to December 1907 and January 1909 to April 1912 at site 2 miles downstream, below 

Conn ditch. November 1912 to September 1921 at site half a mile upstream, above Hill 

Creek. Records of yearly run-off are practically equivalent.

Average discharge.- 27 years (1905-7, 1909-21, 1924-38), 132 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,680 second-feet Dec. 11 (gage height, 4.93 

feet); minimum, 1.3 second-feet Dec. 6 (gage lieight, 1.07 feet), probably caused by 

ice jam upstream; minimum daily discharge, 23 second-feet Dec. 5.

1905-7, 1909-21, 1924-38: Maximum discharge, 4,000 second-feet (estimated), Nov. 

23, 1909 (gage height, 9.40 feet, former site and datum); no flow part of Dec. 7, 

1927, Dec. 12, 1932 (frozen); minimum daily discharge not determined.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, Jan. 5-14, 21-23, which 

were estimated on basis of weather reports and records for Deep Creek above Adel and 

are poor. Low-water flow partly regulated by power plant above station. About 160 

acres are irrigated above station.

Rating table, Dec. 11 tc

1.6 

1.8 

2.0

Sept. 30 except periods of Ice effect (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In second-feet)

2.3 

2.6 

3.0

118

193

335

3.5 

4.0 

4.5

600

920

1,280

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September IE38

Day

1

2

S

4

5

6

7

3

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

KL

22

25

84

85

86

27

28

29

SO

31

Oct.

24

35

39

33

35

29

27

27

26

25

24

24

24

28

45

34

31

35

30

29

28

28

27

27

27

26

26

25

25

26

28

HOT.

28

27

27

26

25

30

24

30

29

27

35

34

33

38

37

37

45

45

55

92

120

72

90

93

69

67

54

47

45

34

-

Deo.

33

49

48

31

25

26

28

33

50

157

1,200

778

405

299

878

219

196

178

142

118

111

105

100

86

77

111

122

105

94

100

71

Jan.

86

89

77

55

52

51

50

48

50

51

53

57

73

95

105

84

76

70

66

60

58

57

62

77

83

87

81

83

78

76

76

Feb.

76

70

60

77

71

46

61

66

71

78

78

71

57

61

58

58

131

154

131

128

84

80

83

109

114

109

109

107

_

-

Month

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

Calendar year 1937 ......................

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

Ifcy.. .....................................

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

Water year 1937-3?3 ......................

Mar.

122

146

135

118

109

102

95

102

102

95

102

170

236

190

193

239

159

170

292

203

146

135

109

118

124

114

124

139

114

102

109

Apr.

114

152

212

264

260

215

250

358

524

564

600

570

529

524

576

733

785

955

1,100

1,060

1,060

1,020

l.OEO

1,060

955

885

885

818

885

1,020

Secondfoot-days

1,415

5,373

37,124

2,166

4,414

11,331 

2,317

974 

81,272

May

1,130

990

850

785

7EO

678

684

708

778

785

850

920

1,020

1,100

1,240

1,360

1,200

1,100

1,020

955

885

885

885

885

955

955

955

955

955

850

818

Mflyfmm

45

1,200

1,200

766 

126

40 

1,360

June

766

733

708

678

654

636

612

570

512

463

415

405

410

348

319

295

281

284

288

E46

209

212

209

1R7

170

156

146

154

139

126

-

July

129

126

120

114

105

98

94

89

83

78

76

74

71

69

73

73

71

69

 2

58

66

£6

£4

£2

EO

49

£0

74

es

49

47

Minimum

24

24

23

19

48

95

126 

47

29 

23

Aug.

44

41

42

41

41

39

39

39

39

38

39

39

43

43

41

40

38

38

38

36

35

34

34

35

37

36

35

34

34

34

34

r-an

173

102

69.9

143

Q**1

378 

74.7

32.5 

2E3

Sept.

34

33

33

32

33

35

35

38

36

34

32

32

31

31

30

29

29

29

32

32

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

38

40

36

-

Kan-ott In 

ecre-feet

10,660

73,650

57 24O

22*470 

4,600

1,950 

161,200

Peak discharge.- Deo. 11 (5 p.m.) 1,680 sec.-ft.j Dec. 12 (2 a.m.) 1,400 see.-ft.} Apr. 9 

.11 p.m.) 684 see.-ft.} Apr. 10 (11 p.m.) 740 sec.-ft.} Apr. 15 ( 2 a.m.) 666 se-.-ft.j Apr. 19 

4 a.m.) 1,320 sec.-ft.
SILVER LAKE BASIN 

Silver Creek near Silver Lake, Oreg.

91

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°07', long. 121°04', in SWi sec. 28, T. 28 S., 

k. 14E., li miles downstream from diversion dam of Silver Lake Irrigation District, 

li miles southwest of Silver Lake post office, and 3 miles upstream from Bridge 

Creek. Zero of gage is 4,361.28 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 

1929).

Drainage area.- 221 square miles.

Records available.- December 1904 to March 1907 and January 1909 to September 1938.

Average discharge.- 23 years (1905-6, 1909-27, 1929-38), including Silver Lake Irrigation District canal, 26.5 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 364 second-feet May 1 (gage height, 4.89 

feet), from rating curve extended above 150 second-feet; no flow Oct. 21-23, Nov. 

6-14.

1904-7, 1909-38: Maximum discharge, 1,800 second-feet Mar. 20, 1907 (gage height, 

9.08 feet, former' datum), from rating curve extended above 1,000 second-feet; no flow 

at times during 1931, 1932, 1934, 1937.

 Remarks.- Records good except those above 150 second-feet, which are fair, those below 3 

second-feet, those for periods of ice effect, Jan. 5-11, Feb. 16-19 (estimated on 

basis of weather rcords), and those for periods of missing gage heights Jan. 28 to 

Feb. 2 (computed on basis of weather records and recorded range in stage), all of which 

are poor. Flow regulated by storage in reservoir above diversion dam.li miles upstream 

(capacity, 800 acre-feet) and in Thompson Valley Reservoir.il miles upstream (capacity, 

17,400 acre-feet), both of which are owned by the Silver Lake Irrigation District.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

&

6

6 

1 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19

20

21 

22 

23

24 

29

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oot.

0.2 

.1 

.2

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

0 

0 

0

.1.1

.1 

.1

.1

.1 

.1 

.1

HOT.

0.1 

.2 

.1

.1

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

.4

.8 

.S 

.7 

.5 

.2

.1 

.1 

.1 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.3 

.4 

.4

Dec.

0.4 

.4 

.4

.5

.5 

.6 

.8 

.3 

.9

1.2 

12 

14 

IB 

15

14 

12 

12 

10

7.5

2.7 

2.1 

1.9 

2.9 

2.6

2.1 

2.0 

1.8 

1.7 

1.6 

l.S

Jan.

1.6 

1.6 

1.4

1.3

1.2 

1.1 

1.2 

1.5 

1.8

2.0 

2.2 

2.1 

2.1 

1.8

1.7 

1.6 

1.6 

1-7 

1.6

1.6 

1.5 

1.5 

2.3 

2.9

2.8 

2.6 

2.2 

2.0 

1.3 

2.0

Fefc.

2.2 

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.7 

1.6 

1.7 

1.8 

1.8

1.7 

1.6 

1.4 

1.7 

2.0

1.8 

1.7 

1.7 

2.0 

2.3

2.2 

2.1 

2.1 

1.8 

1.6

1.6 

1.5 

1.5

Month

Oot 

Ho* 

Dee

C

Jan 

Feto 

Max

Apr

Jui 

Jul 

Auj 

Sep

1

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

ater year 1937-3

Mar.

1.5 

1.6 

1.6 

2.3 

2.5

2.5 

2.6 

2.7 

2.8 

2.8

2.9 

12 

23 

28 

34

54 

42 

34 

35 

30

23 

21 

19 

18 

17

17 

17 

IV 

17 

18 

16

Apr.

15 

10 

10 

13

23 

22

33 

El 

68

98 

112 

87 

75

78

103 

146 

164 

160 

135

125 

103 

93 

103 

98

85 

32 

92 

133 

223

Seeoxtdfoot-days

3.0 

6.2 

141.4

3,027.6

55.8 

60.1 

617.8 

2,678 

3,741 

747 

532.0 

89.2 

163.0

3,619.5

May

324 

317 

257 

207 

168

145 

133 

128 

133

146

154 

152 

161 

152 

147

136

123 

104 

88

75

65 

67 

52 

43 

40

40 

40 

40 

40 

38 

36

jftt^TBIlMI

0.2 

.8 

15

37

2.9

2.3 

54 

228 

324 

33. 

SO 

3.3 

6.2

324

June

33 

29 

27 

29 

26

23 

23 

23 

23 

23

23 

24 

24 

24 

23

23 

22 

23 

23 

22

22 

21 

21 

23 

27

28 

29 

23 

29 

29

July

30 

30 

30 

30 

25

25 

25 

24 

22 

20

19 

19 

18 

19 

20

21 

20 

19 

19 

19

17 

14 

12 

7.9 

7.1

4.1 

3.3 

3.3 

3.3 

3.0 

3.0

mninar*

0 

0 

.4

0

1.1 

1.4 

1.5 

10 

36 

21 

3.0 

2.6 

5.0

0

Aug.

3.0 

2.9 

2.8 

2.7 

2.7

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6

2.7

2.3 

2.9 

3.0 

3.3 

3.3

3.3 

3.3 

3.3 

3-0 

2.9

2.9 

2.9 

2.8 

2.3 

2*8

2.8 

2.8 

2.7 

2.7 

2.7 

3.0

Mean

0.10 

.21 

4.56

8.29

1.30 

1.79 

16.7 

85.8 

121 

24.9 

17.2 

2.88 

5.43

23.6

Sept.

5.0 

5-0 

5.0 

5.0 

5.2

5.2 

5.2 

5-2 

5.2 

5.2

5.2 

5.2 

5.2 

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.5 

5.5 

5.5 

5.5

5.5 

5.5 

5.8 

5.8

5.8

5.8 

5.8 

6.2 

6.2 

6.2

Run-off In 

acre-feet

6 

12 

280

6,000

111 

99 

1,030 

5,100 

7,42O 

1,480 

1,060 

177 

323

17,100

200 sec.-ft-; Apr. 20 (3 a.m.) 160 sec.-ft.; Apr. 21 (4 a.m.) 145 sec.-ft.| May 1 (3:30 p.m.) 

364 seo.-ft.
92 SILVER LAKE BASIN

Silver Lake Irrigation District canal near Silver Lake, Oreg.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 43°05', long. 121°05', in NEi sec. 5, T. 29 S., R. 14 E., at 

diversion dam of Silver Lake Irrigation District, 2i miles southwest of Sliver Lake 

post office.

Records available.- October 1922 to September 1928 and October 1929 to Septemtor 1938. 

Average discharge.- 15 years, 4.49 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 37 second-feet June 11, 12; no flow 

Oct. 1 to Apr. 11, Sept. 21-30.

1922-28, 1929-38: Maximum discharge, 60 second-feet June 26-29, 1925; no flow at 

times.

Remarks.- Records poor. Canal diverts from Sliver Creek water which is released from

Thompson Valley Reservoir. Gage readings furnished by Sliver Lake Irrigation District.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1933

Day

1

a

s

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

IS

14

16

16

17

18

19

SO

21

28

23

24

25

26

27

28

89

SO

SI

Oct. HOT. Dec. Jan. Feb.

Month

Calendar year 1937 ......................

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

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

V*T.. .....................................

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

W»ter year 1937-3 3 ......................

Mar. Apr.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.4

*1.5

2.0

3.0

5.0

#8.0

11

14

23

#20

18

19

19

19

19

19

2224"

24

-

Secondfoot-days

0

0

0

1,738

0

0

0

270.9

845

887

620

416

115.5

3,154.4

May

#£4

#25

25

25

25

25

25

*26

26

26

26

26

26

26

27

27

27

27

28

28

28

#28

28

28

31

33

34

30

#29

28

28

HPIK^BMB

0

0

0

30

0

0

0

24

34

37

26

15

37

June

28

28

28

29

30

30

#30

31

35

36

37

35

#34

3E

32

32

31

E8

28

27

27

27

ES

28

26

26

26

26

26

#26

-

July

26

26

#23

#20

#20

20

*20

 »20

*23

26

26

25

24

24

24

20

17

20

E4

23

22

21

16

14

*14

#14

14

#14

*14

 *13

#13

lMn^]pi|ii

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

24

26

13

10

0

0

Aug.

*13

#13

#13

*14

*14

*14

14

*14

#14

#14

#14

#14

*-15

15

#16

#14

14

#14

#14

#14

#14

#14

*13

*13

*13

#13

«13

13

#10

#10

#10

Mean

0

0

0

4.76

0

0

0

9. 0,3

27.3

29.6

20.0

13.4

3.85

8.64

Sept.

' #7-0

,

3.5

#3.5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

Run-off in 

acre-feet

0

0

0

3,446

0

0

0

537

1,680

1,760

1,230

325

229

6,261

*Gage height missingj discharge interpolated or estimated.
MALHEUR AND HARNEY LAKES BASIN 93

Silvies River near Burns, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°43', long. 119°10', in or near SF£ sec. 35, T. 

21 a. t R. 29 E., 1 mile downstream from dam site ror proposed lower Silvies Reservoir 

and 11 miles northwest of Burns.

Drainage area.- 934 square miles (revised).

Records available.- May 1903 to July 1906 and December 1908 to September 1938.

Average discharge.- 25 years (1903-5, 1909-12, 1917-21, 1922-58), 134 seccnd-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,790 second-feet Apr. 20 (gage height, 13.61 

feet), minimum, 3 second-feet Oct. 5.

1903-6, 1908-38: Maximum discharge, 4,730 second-feet Apr. 15, 1904 (gage height, 

17.12 feet, former site and datum); no flow July 19 to Sept. 22, 1934.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record, Oct. 15 to 

Nov."6, Nov. 22-27, Dec. 13-25, Mar. 24-26, 28-30, Apr. 1-5, May 25 to June 4, June 

16-19, which were estimated on basis of weather records and records for Malheur 

River near Drewsey and are poor. Small areas on Silvies River above station are 

irrigated with flood water.

Rating table, water year 1937-38 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

1.0 

1.3 

1.6 

2.0

3.0 

3.5

4.0 

5.0

150

195

240

335

S.O 

10.0 

12.0

660

960

1,3SO

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 193E

Day

1

2

s

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

89

SO

31

Oct.

7

8

6

4

5

7

7

11

9

8

8

8

8

8

8

S

9

10

13

17

13

12

12

12

11

10

10

11

11

11

10

HOT.

 12

13

12

11

12

13

14

16

17

18

17

19

20

20

22

22

24

27

35

49

62

53

48

45

48

47

48

45

43

36

-

Dee.

45

38

38

3s

35

32

33

39

35

44

95

218

185

145

157

170

150

143

140

135

128

120

113

107

100

113

114

118

105

99

90

Jan.

77

87

71

61

65

64

59

53

59

57 .

57

59

59

62

86

113

98

92

96

84

86

106

136

118

118

118

110

108

103

98

95

Feb.

101

101

95

94

91

94

103

103

93

90

94

92

90

85

82

83

87

94

95

92

95

96

103

136

177

195

240

276

_

_

-

Honth

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

Ifa7.. .....................................

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

Water year 1937-3 3 ......................

Har.

408

811

795

567

425

375

345

345

345

375

365

501

780

624

624

751

589

523

589

556

425

395

335

350

370

375

395

490

390

355

335

Apr.

315

305

350

578

612

600

636

710

827

974

1,140

1,270

1,310

1,310

1,290

1,290

1,400

1,590

1,760

1,760

1,760

1,730

1,700

1,670

1,670

1,640

1,620

1,540

1,470

1,430

-

Secondfoot -days

292

868

3,122

30,552

2,660

3,177

14 908

36*257

18,359

2 642

l)o56

259

83,973

May

1,400

1,360

1,270

1,200

1,140

1,040

907

811

710

636

573

556

523

490

468

435

405

375

355

365

365

345

335

305

280

285

290

300

310

280

240

HqT^TTftffll

17

62

218

827

136

276

811

1,760

1,400

210

57

SI

10

1,760

June

210

180

160

145

lls

99

89

73

63

65

65

66

68

66

64

63

62

65

67

65

63

70

100

97

S3

80

83

79

72

62

July

57

5f

5f

56

55

50

4?

3F

3f

3]

3f

3?

2f

2r

2e

3f

2?

35

31

3C

2f

2e

2?

2f

BY

2V

2e

24

2F

2V

2?

IHT^flflTjM

4

11

32

2

57

82

335

305

240

65

19

7

4

Aug.

21

18

18

17

17

16

16

16

14

14

13

12

12

11

11

11

11

10

10

10

10

9

9

9

8

8

9

9

8

8

8

Mean

9.4

28.9

101

83.7

85.8

113

481

1,209

R 1

34^1

12.0

8.6

230

Sepb.

7

7

7

7

7

7

8

9

9

9

10

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

8

8

9

9

9

9

9

10

10

10

Run-off in 

acre-feet

579

1,720

6,190

60,600

5,280

6,300

29, 570

71, 910

36,410 

5,240

2,090 

740

514

166,500

159989 O 39
94 MALHEUR AND HARNEY LAKES BASIN

Dormer und Blitzen River near Frenchglen, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 42°47', long. 118°52', in NWi 

sec. 20, T. 32 S., R. 32i E., li miles upstream from upper diversions for Malheur 

Migratory Waterfowl Refuge, 2 milesdownstream from Fish Creek, and 3i miles southeast 

of Frenchglen. Prior to Feb. 15, 1938, staff gage at same site and datum.

Drainage area.- 180 square miles (revised, excluding areas tributary to Catlow Valley 

formerly included).

Records available.- December 1937 to September 1938. January 1909 to November 1910, 

fragmentary records at sites downstream, below several irrigation diversions; May 

1910 to September 1921, at site li miles downstream, in SWi sec. 8, above diversions 

(published as Dormer und Blitzen River near Diamond), records equivalent.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 930 second-feet Dec. 11 (gage height, 

4.6 feet); minimum observed, 22 second-feet Feb. 16 (gage height, 1.92 feet).

1909-21, 1937-38: Maximum discharge, about 2,200 second-feet Mar. 3, 1921 (gage 

height, 6.6 feet, former site and datum, from floodmark), from rating curve extended 

above 500 second-feet; minimum, that of Feb. 16, 1938.

Remarks.- Records May to September fair, those for December to April poo1". No diversion 

or regulation above station. Once-daily staff-gage reading used Feb. 1, 2, 7, 9, 11. 

Gage height record collected in cooperation with U. S. Biological Survey.

Discharge, In second-feet, water Tear October 1937 to September 19.38

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

6

e

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

18 

17 

18 

19 

SO

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

28 

27 

28 

29

SO 

31

Dot. HOT. Dec.

«38 

*95

Jan.

*46 

*35

Feb.

±54 

$54 

t5O 

t47 

t43

J40

$36 

t42 

*47 

t53

$59 

t53 

t46 

40 

47

34 

39 

51 

59 

50

54

58 

88 

172 

152

136 

184 

169

Month

Dot 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Mar 

Apr

Jun Jill

toe

Sop

Tl

alendar year

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

e period

Mar.

424 

225 

110

136 

131

t!32 

t!32 

133 

133 

133

190 

393 

284 

149

181

236 

106 

110 

371 

190

115 

85 

97 

104 

102

124 

208 

236 

112 

7B 

t72

Apr.

67 

126 

232 

218 

274

319 

315 

429 

393 

253

288 

307 

239 

232 

260

292 

327 

388 

447 

500

520 

575 

585 

615 

595

515 

530 

625 

740

715

Secondfoot-days

1,240 

1,957 

5,232 

11,921 

14,097 

8,416 

2,761 

1,366 

1,199

May

640 

565 

434 

384 

331

295 

303 

319 

351 

367

402 

429 

t497 

565

615

640 

575 

f493 

411 

363

335 

339 

380 

442 

525

560 

660 

545

465 

447 

420

KaxljnuBi

184 

424 

740 

660 

442 

160 

51 

51

June

429

442 

442 

424 

429

434 

393 

347 

299 

256

253 

281 

242 

246 

253

256 

250 

200

194 

172

242 

295 

260 

242 

21S

204

197 

184 

175

157

Julj146 

160 

t!49 

t!38 

t!26

115 

115 

115 

106 

97

S9 

86 

89 

91

88

86 

80 

77 

72 

71

67 

66 

65 

63 

61

60 

61 

61 

56

53 

52

Minimum

34 

72 

67 

295 

157 

52 

40 

37

Aug.

51 

50 

50 

48 

47

47 

46 

46 

46 

46

44 

43

44 

44

44

44 

43 

42 

42 

42

42 

41 

42 

41 

42

43 

43 

42 

41 

40 

40

Mean

40 

69.9 

169 

397 

455 

281 

89.1 

44.1 

40.0

Sept.

41 

41 

40 

40 

40

41 

42 

51 

46 

43

42

41 

40 

39 

38

38 

37 

37 

38 

39

38 

37 

37 

38 

38

37 

37 

40 

42 

41

Run-off In 

acre-feet

2,460 

3,880 

10,380 

23, 640 

27,960 

16,690 

5,480 

2,710 

2,360

95,580

*W.scliarge measurement.

tint erpolat ed.

^Discharge computed from once-daily reading of staff gage.
MALHEUR AND HARNEY LAKES BASIN 95

Dormer und Blitzen River near Voltage, Oreg.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 43°16', long. 118°51', in sec. 2, T. 27 S., R. 31 E., just 

downstream from Sodhouse diversion dam of U. S. Biological Survey, li miles south of 

Sodhouse lane and headquarters of Malheur Migratory Waterfowl Refuge, and 2 miles 

southwest of former post office of Voltage.

Records available.- February to September 1938. April 1916 to June 1919, March 1921 to 

June 1922, fragmentary records including overflow through 16 culverts crossing Sodhouse 

lane and diversions at site li miles downstream.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 403 second-feet Mar. 4 (gage height, 

4.50 feet); minimum observed, 5 second-feet Aug. 17 (gage height, 0.2S foot).

1916-19, 1921-22, 1937-38: Maximum discharge observed, 800 second-feet May 21, 

1917 (gage height, 3.3 feet, former site and datum); little or no flow at times, 

June to August 1918.

Remarks.- Records poor. Gage read once to six times weeKly and discharge interpolated 

for Intervening days. Most of river flow diverted above station for irrigation and 

for flooding waterfowl refuge; Kado and Springer canals divert below station. Gage 

readings furnished by U. S. Biological Survey.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1933

Day

1

2

9

4

6

6

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

1920

£L

22

28

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

31

Dot. HOT. Doo. Jan. Feb.

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

till

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

81

106

170

226

*S35

244

_

_

-

Month

Mar......... ......

The perlo

Mar.

250

268

306

364

292

*248

203

148

138

«138

138

*179

*221

262

286

250

192

159

124

*139

*155

170

*151

*132

*114

95

«138

181

214

*152

90

Apr.

88

*89

«89

90

181

286

292

299

325

*325

325

338

351

338

286

226

«235

*244

«253

262

250

250

238

*238

238

250

244

*247

250

256

-

Secondfoot -days

5 897

6,265

1,115 

801

ifey

*259

262

*284

306

306

299

299

*294

*289

*285

*280

«275

*271

«266

«261

256

*266

«276

286

«302

318

*316

«314

312

*287

262

256

«265

274

#293

«303

HqjCJromB

244

312

78 

73

June

312

312

299

*292

 «285

*278

*270

-2263

256

*256

256

*247

238

238

238

«216

*194

*172

*150

128

*135

*141

148

*145

*141

«138

*135

*131

128

*123

-

July

«118

«113 «ioa

*103

«98

«9-5,

«89

«84

«vr

*74

*69

*64

59

59

59

*64

*7C

7P

«67

59

*54

49

«49

*49

49

*BO

51

»61

7P.

«7C

»69

Minimum

90

88

123

5 

7

Aug.

68

*60

51

*64

78

*72

»65

59

*59

59

*38

16

*13

»9

6

»6

5

«18

31

*31

*31

31

#42

54

*35

16

*17

fi8

*20

»21

«22

ll-i\n

190

246

209

36.0 

26.7

Sept.

*24

»25

«26

«27

»28

«30

31

»24

16

*35

*54

73

40

51

*34

16

»21

«ee

31

*31

31

«es

19

*16

*13

10

«8

7

*12

17

-

Run-off In 

acre-feet

12,430

2,210

1,590

66,600

^Interpolated. 

fDlscharge measurement.
96 MALHEUR AND HARNEY LAKES BASIN

Bridge Creek near Frenchglen, Oreg. 

(Formerly published as Bridge Creek near Diamond, Oreg.)

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 42°50', long. 118°51', in NWi sec. 33, T. 31 S., R. 32i E., 

at mouth of canyon, 1,000 feet upstream from road crossing and 34 miles northeast of 

Frenchglen. Prior to May 18, 1938, temporary staff gage at ford 1,000 feet downstream.

Records available.- March 1911 to September. 1916 (in SEJ sec. 33, erroneously published 

as SEt sec. 34,) and December 1937 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during period, 118 second-feet Apr. 19 (gage 

height, 3.00 feet, temporary gage at ford), from rating curve extendel above 70 

second-feet; minimum observed, 7 second-feet Dec. 30 to Jan. 4.

1911-16, 1937-38: Maximum discharge observed, 166 second-feet May 3, 1915 (gage 

height, 4.85 feet, former site and datum), from rating curve extended above 60 

second-feet; minimum observed, 7 second-feet Feb. 24, 25, 1912, Dec. 30, 1937, to 

Jan. 4, 1938.

Remarks.- Records poor. Staff gage read once daily, with frequent omissions. Discharge 

estimated or interpolated for days of no gage reading. No diversions or regulation 

above station. Gage readings furnished by U. S. Biological Survey.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September IE38

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

Oet. HOT. Dec.

8

7

8 

8 

8

7 

7

Jan.

*7 

*7 

7 

7 

8

7 

7 

*7 

*7 

7

7 

7 

8 

8 

*8

«9 

9

S 

8 

#S

*8 

«8 

*8 

8 

*8

*8 

8 

8 

*8 

«9 

9

Feb.

9 

9 

*9 

*9 

*10

*10 

10 

10 

10 

10

10 

10 

*10 

10 

10

10 

10 

10 

10 

#10

#10 #11 

11

#20 

16

#13 

10 

#20

Month

dot 

Ho-«

Dec

C

Jan 

Fel 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jim 

Jul 

Aufi 

B«p

I

alendaz* year

y.. .................................... 

"U8t .....--- ------

he perio

HOP.

45 

20 

16 

12 

12

*12 

#13 

#14 

14

#14

*15

15 

#14 

13 

*13

#12 

*12 

12 

*30 

«20

#11 

*9 -»9 

*10 

*10

*11 

12 

15 

*12 

9 

8

Apr.

S 

*14 

*20 

18 

21

15 

13 

16 

17 

*1S

18 

18 

16 

16 

16

*34 

*52 

70 

118 

46

49 

54 

44 

*55 

51

36 

35 

40 

64 

*48

Secondfoot-days

241 

307 

442 

1,030 

771 

404 

354 

372 

370

May

 »42 

36 

27 

»23 

19

16 

18 

»19 

20 

«22

23 

23 

29 

32 

*33

34 

29 

28 

«27 

*26

«24 

«22

«21

*19 

18

23 

26 

24 

«24 

23 

22

Maximum

9 

20 

43 

118 

42 

20 

12 

12 

14

June

20 

20 

17 

*17 

*16

16 

15 

14 

17 

13

12 

*12 

12 

16 

12

12 

12 

12 

*12 

12

11 

12 

13 

11 

12

*12 

11 

11 

11

11

JulT

12 

12 

*12 

*12 

12

11 

11 

11 

11 

*11

31 

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

*11 

11 

11 

*11

11 

*11 

11 

*12 

12

12 

12 

*12 

12 

12 

12

Minimum

GtOHHOXDCOO-a

Aug.

12 

*12 

12 

12 

12

*12 

*12 

»12 

12 

*12

---12 

*12 

12 

»12 

12

*12 

*12 

12 

*12 

*12

*12 

*12 

*12 

*12 

*12

*12 

*12 

*12 

*12 

*12 

*12

Mean

7.8

n.o

14.3 

34.3 

24.9 

13.5 

11.4 

12.0 

12.3

Sept.

*12 

*12 

*12 

*12 

*12

*12 

12 

*14 

13 

13

13 

12 

12 

*12 

»12

*12 

12 

*12 

*12 

12

*12 

#12 

*12 

12 

*12

*13 

13 

*13 

*13 

*13

Run-off In 

acre- feet

478 

609 

877 

2,040 

1,530 

801 

702 

738 

754

8,510

---Interpolated or estimated.
ALVORD LAKE BASIN 97

Trout Creek near Denio, Oreg.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°10', long. 118°28', In SWi sec. 26, T. 39 S., 

R. 36 E., 0.', mile upstream from bridge at mouth of canyon, 5 mlleF east of Trout 

Creek ranch, and 14 miles northeast of Denlo. Zero of gage is 4,3fl.52 feet above 

mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Records available.- March 1911 to March 1912, April 1922 to November 1923, April 1925 to 

September 1938 (Incomplete prior to 1932).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 273 second-feet May 16 (gage height, 4.55 

feet), from rating curve extended above 140 second-feet; minimum, 1.2 second-feet 

Dec. 1, Jan. 24 (gage height, 1.35 feet).

1911-12, 1922-23, 1925-38: Maximum discharge, 343 second-feet Aug. 1, 1933, from 

rating curve extended above 125 second-feet; probably no flow at times.

Maximum stage known, 6.0 feet (caused by cloudburst), sometime tetween 1922 

and 1932.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period when Intake was obstructed, June 10 to 

July 30, which are fair, and those for periods of Ice effect or missing gage heights, 

which are poor. Some diversions above station for Irrigation of small fields; large 

diversions for Irrigation below station.

Rating table, water year 1937-38 except periods of ice effect (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in second-feet)

1.6

1.8 

2.0 

2.2

3.1

7.3

13

22

2.4 

2.6 

2.9 

3.2

3.5 

4.0

139

199

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

S 

4 

6

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

2.1 

2.2 

2.6 

2.8 

3.0

3.1 

3.0 

2.9 

3.0 

3.0

2.8 

2.7 

2.6 

2-. 7 

3.3

3.3 

3.5 

3.8 

3.7 

3.7

3.5 

3.5 

2.9 

E.9

3.1

3.1 

3.0 

2.9 

2.9 

3.0 

3.5

HOT.

3.5 

3.3 

3.3 

3.3 

3.3

3.3 

3.5 

3.1 

3.5 

3.5

3.5 

3.5 

3.7 

3.7

3.8

3.8 

4.4 

4.6 

4.8 

5.1

5.5

4.8 

4.8 

5.1 

4.8

4.8 

4.4 

t4.2 

t3.7 

2.6

Deo.

2.6 

4.2

5.1 

4.0 

3.1

4.4 

4.2 

3.8 

4.6 

5.1

14 

17 

12 

9.5 

*10

«8.9 

9.2 

8.6 

7.6 

6.2

7.1 

7.8 

6.2 

5.3 

5.5

6.9

7.1 

7.1 

6.9 

7.1 

6.2

Jan.

6.6 

6.6 

5.8 

4.0 

4.4

4.4 

3.5 

3.7 

5.5

6.4

6.9 

6.0 

5.8 

6.0 

6.2

6.2 

6.6 

6.0 

5.1 

5.1

7.1 

7.3 

4.8 

2.9 

3.5

4.6 

4.0 

3.8 

3.7 

8.1 

8.1

Feb.

8.1 

7.8 

7.8 

6.6 

5.5

8.6 

7.8 

8.1 

8.1 

8.9

9-. 2 

6.6 

2.8 

2.9 

2.7

4.0 

7.3 

10 

11 

9.5

11 

11 

10 

11 

9.7

10 

10 

11

Month

Oct 

Hoi 

Deo

C

Jan 

Fell 

Mar 

Apr

j-uj 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

1

alandar year 192 7......................

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

ater year 1937-2

Mar.

12 

13 

13 

12 

12

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

12 

14 

18 

15 

15

tie

1-17 

t!9 

f20 

f20

f20 

t20 

t!9

t!9 

t!9

tie tie tie

tl9 

H9 

tl8

Apr.

tie

t!7 

17 

17 

20

22 

23 

26 

30 

32

35 

35 

33 

34 

34

38 

43 

58 

84 

98

104

115 

121 

126 

149

147 

130 

124 

138 

169

Secondfoot -day s

94.1 

119.2 

217.3

3,984.9

168-7 

227.0 

495.0 

2,037 

4,397 

1,502 

426.2 

120.9 

93.6

9,893.0

May

193 

175 

147 

136 

109

98 

94 

90 

98 

112

131 

151 

175 

187 

232

232 

212 

163 

149 

124

108 

107 

113 

124 

135

157 

169 

141 

116 

115 

104

Mqyi-pnwn

3.S

5.5 

17

100

8.1 

11 

20 

169 

232 

95 

38 

4.6 

4.4

232

June

95 

93 

92 

64 

81

79 

70 

61 

55 

47

43

44 

44 

42 

40

38 

36 

35 

38 

35

35 

43 

41 

39 

38

36 

32 

30 

29 

27

July

22 

26 

38 

30 

23

22 

20

19 

18 

15

15 

14 

13 

13 

12

12 

11 

9.7 

9.7 

9.2

8.1

7.3 

7.1 

7.1 

6.4

5.5 

5.5 

6.0 

7.1 

7.6 

6.9

Minimum

2.1 

2.6 

2.6

.8

2.9 

2.7 

12 

17 

90 

27 

5.5 

2.9 

2.7

2.1

Aug.

4.4 

3.5 

3.7 

4.6 

4.4

3.5 

4.2 

4.4 

4.4

4.4

4.0 

4.0 

4.2 

4.6 

4.6

3.5 

3.3 

3.3 

3.5 

3.5

3.5 

3.3 

3.3 

3.3 

3.5

5.5 

4.8 

4.0 

3.8 

3.0 

2.9

Mean

3.04 

3.97 

7.01

10.9

5.44 

8.11 

16.0 

67.9 

142 

50.1 

13.7 

3.90 

3.12

27.1

Sept.

2.9 

3-.0 

3.5 

3.1 

3.0

3.1 

3.1 

t4.0 

3.7 

3.5

3.3 

3.0 

2.9 

2.7

2.7

2.8 

2.9 

2.9 

2.8 

2.8

2.8 

2.8 

2.8 

2.8 

2.7

t2.7 

t2.7 

t4.0 

4.4 

4.3

Run-ofr in 

acre-feet

J.87 

236 

431

7,900

335 

450 

982 

4,040 

8,720 

2,980 

845 

240 

186

19,630

Peak discharge.- Apr. 25 (8 p.m.) 181 sec.-ft.j May 14 (6 a.m.) 212 sec.-ft.j May 15 (8 a.m.) 

266 sac.-ft.} May 16 (4 a.m.) 273 sec.-ft.; May 17 (5 a.m.) 273 sec.-ft.j May 26 (6 a.m.) 187 

sec.-ft.

*Stage-dlscharge relation affected by ice; discharge estimated on basis of weather recordstGage-height missing; discharge estimated on basis of weather records.
98 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

In addition to the records of stream flow obtained at gaging stations In the Great 

Basin and reported in the preceding pages, measurements of flow were made at other 

points, as shown in the following table.

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the Great Basin during tlie water year October 1937 to

September 1938

Bear River Basin

Date

Aug. 8 

8

Stream

Logan, Hyde Park 

& Smithfield. 

canal. 

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

Tributary to or 

diverting fromLogan River..... 

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

Locality

SWi see. 25, T. 12 H. , R. 1 E. , 420 fe^t 

below gaging station, li miles below 

head, and 2-| miles east of Logan, Utah. 

1,000 feet below gaging station.

Discharge 

(aeo.-ft.)

 44.8 

42.9

*Plow at gaging station 420 feet upstream, 47.4 second-feet.

Sevier Lake Basin

HOT.

Mar.

Nov.

Sept.

12

e

12

1

3

3

Sevier River....

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

Mammotli Greek. . .

Abraham Hot

Springs .

Chalk Creek. ....

ttorth Fork of

Chalk Creek,

Sevler Lake .....

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

Sevier River...,

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

Sevler Lake .....

Chalk Creek.....

NV% sec. 7, T. 37 B., R. 5 W. , li miles

above Mammoth Creek and 3 miles southwest of Hatch, Utah.

SEi sec. 15, T. 36 S., R. 5 W., at bridge,

2 miles northeast of Hatch, Utah.

JTE^ seo. 6, T. 37 S., R. 5 W. , at bridge

on U. S. Highway 39, 2 miles southwest

of Hatch, Utah.

Seo. 10, T. 14 S., R. 8 W. , 19 miles northwest of Delta, Utah.

NBi seo. 35, T. 21 S., R. 4 W. , i mile below ttorth Fork and 3 miles southeast of

minors, Utah.

SWj sec. 26, T. 21 S., R. 4 W. , i mile

above South Pork and 3f miles southeast

of Flllmore, Utah.

57.8

64.7

20.5

1.9

13.4

5.8

Salton Sea Basin

Feb.

Apr. 

Feb.

Mar. 

Apr. 

May

Dec.

Feb. 

Mar. 

Apr. 

May

Feb. 

Mar. 

Apr. 

May

June 

July

7

21

7

31 

21 

10 

24 

16

7 

31 

21 

10 

24 

7 

31 

21 

10 

24 

15 

28 

12 

26

Whitewater 

River.

Murray Canyon 

Creek.

Andreas Canyon 

Creek.

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

Salton Sink

Palm Canyon 

Creek.

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

*15

#60 

*1.0

*4.0 

 2.0 

*1.0 

0 

«.5

«,5 

*4.0 

 3.0 

.2 

0 

0 

#15 

52 

36 

22 

8.8 

5.1 

0 

0

ttojave Rivar Basin

May

Antelope Valley Basin

OCt. 1

Feb. 1

Feb. 1

Rook Creek. ..... Antelope Valley 

Basin.

Above Pallette Greek, near Valyermo, 

Calif.

Valyermo, Calif.

6.2

7 Q

1 fl

24

U
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In the Great Basin during the water year October 1937 to

September 1938 Continued

Carson River Basin

Date

Aug. 21 

21 

21

Stream

Carson River.... 

Mexican ditch...

Tributary to or 

diverting fromHumboldt-0 arson 

Sink.

Carson River...

Locality

SWi sec. 26, T. 15 N., R. 20 E., below 

Lloyd Dam, 4i miles southeast of Carson 

City, Wev. 

Sw£ sec. 26, T. 15 N., R. 20 E. , 1 mile 

below head and 4-j miles southeast of 

Carson City, Nev. 

SWi sec. 26, T. 15 N,, R. 20 E., at head, 

4j miles southeast of Carson Clt^, Nev.

Discharge 

(see. -ft.)

50.7 

23.0 

2.5

Humboldt River Basin

Dec. 2

May 26

26

Humboldt River . .

North Pork of

Humboldt River.

Foreman Creek ...

Humboldt Carson

Sink.

Humboldt River.

North Fork of

Humboldt River.

Sec. 15, T. 33 N., R. 53 E. , at water

commissioner's gaging station, 8 miles

below South Fork and 5 miles east of

Carlln, Nov.

SWj sec. 4, T, 40 N. , R. 55 E. , £00

feet above Foreman Creek, 7 miles south

of hamlet of North Fork, Nev.

SWj sec. 4, T. 40 N. , R. 55 E. , SO feet

above mouth, 7 miles south of hamlet of

North Fork, Nev.

21.0

50.5

52.8

Malheur and Harney Lakes Basin

June 7 

15

15 

Apr. 14

Hay 21

19

21 

29

10

May 21

Hay 29 

June 10

Sllvies River... 

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

Emigrant Creek. . 

East Fork of 

Silvies River.

Silver Creek. ..

West Fork of 

Sliver Creek*

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

East Fork of 

Silver Creek*

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

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

Malheur Lake .... 

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

Sllvies River... 

Distributary of 

Silvies River.

Blitzen River.

Harney Lake .....

Silver Creek. . . .

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

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

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

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

SEi sec. 2, T. 17 S., R. 31 E. , 1 mile 

south of Seneca, Oreg. 

SWj sec. 31, T. 18 S., R. 32 E., below 

Silvies Valley, Oreg.

above mouth of Bnigrant Creek, Oreg. 

SEi sec. 2, T. 21 S., R. 29 E. , at mouth. 

NWiNWj- sec. 21, T. 23 S., R. 31 E., near 

Burns, Oreg.

headgates, 5 miles east of Harney, Oreg.

northeast of Frenchglen, Oreg.

NWi sec. 30, T. 22 S. , R. 26 E., 2 miles 

north of Suntex, Oreg.

Dunn ranch, Oreg.

NWiNWt sec. 30, T. 22 S. , R. 26 H. , above 

Cecil Dam. Oreg.

NEi sec. 6, T. 23 S., R. 26 E. , telow 

Johnson Dam, at Sutitex, Oreg.

Best ranch, at Sim t ex, Oreg. 

SEi sec. 31, T. 22 S., R. 26 E., below 

Ceoil Dam, 2 miles north of Stmtex, Oreg.

NEi sec. 22, T. 23 S. , R. 26 E. , below 

Jones ranch, Oreg. 

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

60.8 

30.5

27.1 

102

50.8 

251

22.3

2.9

28.5

4.8 

11.0

*Bralded channel of Silver Creek.

Alvord Lake Basin

Apr. 3

3

T,rout Creek. . . .

South Branch of

Trout Creek.

Alvord Lake .....

Distributary of

Trout Creek.

HEjSW^

head

NEiSWhead

 sec.

gate,

f sec.

gate,

28

in

2E

in

, T. 39

Oregon

, T. 39

Oregon

S. ,

S. ,

R.

R.

36 E

36 E

, above

, below

15.4

2.12

INDEX

Abert Lake Basin, dreg., gaging station 

record In........................

Abraham Hot Springs, Utah, discharge

measurement of...................

Accuracy of data and computed results..

Acre-foot, definition of...............

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

Adel, Oreg., Deep Creek above........ ^.

Agencies other than Geological Survey, 

records collected by.............

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

Alvord Lake Basin, Oreg., discharge

measurements in..................

gaging-station record in.............

Andreas Canyon Creek, Calif., discharge 

measurements of..................

Antelope Valley Basin, Calif., discharge measurements in...........

gaging-station record) in.............

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

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

at Border, Wyo.......................

at. Barer, Idaho......................

near Colllnston, Utah................

near Evanston, Wyo...................

near Weston, Idaho...................

Bear River Basin, Idaho-Utah-Wyo., discharge measurements in...........

gaging-station records in............

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

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

at Rockyford Dam, near Minersville, 

Utah.............................

near Beaver, Utah....................

Beaver River Basin, Utah, gagingstation records in...............

Big Pine, Calif., Owens River near.....

Bishop, Calif., Owens River near.......

Fine Creek near......................

Rock Creek near......................

Blacksmith Pork above Utah Power &

Light tlo.'s dam near Hyrum, Utah. 

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

Bridge Creek near Prenchglen, Oreg.....

Bridgeport, Calif., Bridgeport

Reservoir near...................

East Walker River near...............

Bridgeport Reservoir near Bridgeport,

Calif............................

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

Page 

90

3-9 

15

Carson River, discharge measurement of.

East Pork of, near Gardnerville, Nev.

near Port Churchill, Hev.............

Carson River Basin, Nov., discharge

measurements in..................

gaging-station records in............

Castilla, Utah, Spanish Pork at........

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

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

discharge measurement of.............

North Pork of, discharge measurement 

of...............................

Chewaucan River above Conn ditch, near 

Paisley, Oreg....................

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

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

Weber River near.....................

Cole-rille, Calif., West Walker River

near.............................

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

Hammond (East Side) canal near.......

West Side canal near.................

Computations, results of, accuracy of.. 

Control, definition of.................

Cooperation, record of.................

Cow Creek, Oreg., tributary to Malheur 

Lake, discharge measurement of...

12-24

54

55

56

54

54-56 

67 

66 

70

78-79 

41 

57 

32

90

57

32

26

75,76

17

23

22

3

1

10

99

Page 

Data, accuracy of...................... 3

explanation of....................... 1-2

Deep Creek (Bear River Basir) below

First Creek, near Malpd, Idaho... 24 

Deep Creek (Mpjave River Basin) near

Hesperia, Calif.................. 60

Deep Creek (Warner Lakes Basin) above

Adel, Oreg....................... 89

Denio, Oreg., Trout Creek near......... 97

Devils Slide, Utah, Weber River at..... 29

Dormer und Blitzen River nerr Prenchglen, Oreg....................... 94

near Voltage, Oreg................... 95

East Canyon Creek near Morgsn, Utah.... 34

East Canyon Reservoir near Forgan, Utah 33 

East Side canal (Bear River Basin). See

Hammond canal.

East Walker River near Bridgeport, Calif. 74 

Echo, Utah, Echo Reservoir <=t.......... 27

Weber River at....................... 28

Echo Reservoir at Echo, Utah........... 27

Elko, Hev., South Pork of Humboldt

River near....................... 84

Emigrant Creek, Oreg., discharge

measurement of................... 99

Escalante Desert Basin, Utah, gagingstation records in............... 57

Evanston, Wyo., Bear River near........ 12

Foreman Creek, Nev., discharge measurement of.......................... 99

Port Churchill, Nev., Carson River near 79

Prenchglen, Oreg., Bridge Creek near... 96

Donner und Blitzen River near........ 94

Gardnerville, Nev., East Pork of Carson

River near....................... 78

Gateway, Utah, Weber River at.......... 30

Great Salt Lake, Utah, gages on........ 11

Great Salt Lake Basin, Idaho-Utah-Wyo.,

gaging-station records in........ 11-45

Gunnison, Utah, Sevier River near...... 50

Hammond (East Side) canal ne^r Collinston, Utah........................

Barer, Idaho, Bear River at............

Harney Lake Basin. See Malheur and

Harney Lakes Basin. 

Hawthorne, Hev., Walker Lake near......

Hesperia, Calif., Deep Creek near......

West Pork of Mojave River near.......

Humboldt, Hev., Humboldt-Lovjlock Irrigation, Light & Power Cc.'s 

outlet canal near................

Huidboldt-Carson Sink Basin, Hev.,

gaging-station records in........

Humboldt-Lovelock Irrigation. Light & 

Power Co.'s feeder canal near 

Mill City, ITev...................

Humboldt-Lovelock Irrigation. Light & 

Power Co.'s outlet canal near 

Humboldt, Hev....................

Humboldt River at Palisade, Hev........

discharge measurement of.............

near Imlay, Hev......................

near Rye Patch, Nev..................

Horth Pork of, discharge measurement 

of...............................

South Pork of, near Elko, Hev........

Humboldt River Basin, Hev., discharge

measurements in..................

gaging-station records in............

Huntsville, Utah, South Pork of Ogden 

River near.......................

Hyrum, Utah, Blacksmith Pork near......

23

14

72

60

63

87 

78-87

87

80

81

83

84

80-87

35

21

Imlay, Hev., Humboldt River near.

159989 O 39 8 101
102 INDEX

Page 

Jordan River at Narrows, near Lehi,

Utah............................. 38

Jordan River Basin, Utah, gagingstation records in............... 38-45

Juab, Utah, Sevier Bridge Reservoir

near............................. 51

Sevier River near.................... 52

Kingston, Utah, East Pork of Sevier 

River near....................

Sevier River near.................

Lehi, Utah, Jordan River near..........

Lloyd ditch, Nev., discharge measurement of..........................

Logan, Hyde Park & Smithfield canal,

Utah, discharge measurements of.. 

near Logan, Utah.....................

Logan, Utah, Logan, Hyde Park & Smithfield canal near.................

Logan River near.....................

Utah Power & Light Co.'s tailrace

near.............................

Logan River above State Dam, near

Logan, Utah......................

Malad, Idaho, Deep Creek near..........

Malheur and Barney Lakes Basin, Oreg., 

discharge measurements in........

gaging-station records in............

Mammoth Creek, Utah, discharge measurement of..........................

Martin Creek near Paradise Valley, Nev.

Marysvale, Utah, Piute Reservoir near.. 

Sevier River near....................

Mexican ditch, Nev., discharge measurement of..........................

Mill City, Nev., Humboldt-Lovelock

Irrigation, Light & Power Co.'s 

feeder canal near................

Minersville, Utah, Beaver River near...

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

at lower narrows, near Victorville, 

Calif............................

discharge measurements of............

West Pork of, near Hesperia, Calif...

Mojave River Basin, Calif., gagingstation records in...............

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

Mono Lake Basin, Calif., gaging-station 

record in........................

Morgan, Utah, East Canyon Creek near... 

East Canyon Reservoir near...........

Mud Creek, Oreg., discharge measurement 

of...............................

Murray Canyon Creek, Calif., discharge 

measurements of..................

Nephi, Utah, Salt Creek near... 

Nixon, Nev., Pyramid Lake near.

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

Ogden, Utah, Ogden River near..........

Pine View Reservoir near.............

Ogden River below Pine View Dam, near

Ogden, Utah. ................'.....

South Pork of, near Huntsville, Utah. 

Owens Lake Basin, Calif., gagingstation records in...............

Owens River at Pleasant Valleyi near

Bishop, Calif....................

near Big Pine, Calif.................

near Round Valley, Calif.............

Paisley, Oreg., Chewaucan River near.., 

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

Palm Canyon Creek near Palm Springs,

Calif............................

Paradise Valley, Nev., Martin Creek

near.............................

Pine Creek at division box, near

Bishop, Calif....................

near Round Valley, Calif.............

Pine View Reservoir near Ogden, Utah... 

Piute Reservoir near Marysvale, Utah... 

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

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

at Vivian Park, Utah.................

99 

93-96

86

56

62

61

98

63

60-63 

72

72

34

33

Prove River, South Pork of, at Vivian 

Park, Utah......................

Publications on stream flow by

Geological Survey...............

by State agencies...................

information concerning..............

Pyramid and Winnenrucca Lakei Basin, 

Nev.-Calif., gaging-station 

record in.......................

Pyramid Lake near Nixon, Ne^..........

Page 

45

3-7 

7-8 

3-9

Rock Creek (Antelope Valley Basin),discharge measurements of . ..........

near Valyermo, Calif.................

Rock Creek (Owens Lake Basin) at Sherwin Hill, near Bishop, Calif.....

near Round Valley, Calif.............

Round Valley, Calif., Owens River near.

Pine Creek near......................

Rock Creek near......................

Run-off in inches, definition of.......

Rye Patch, Nev., Humboldt R'.ver near...

Rye Patch Reservoir near.............

Salt Creek near Nephi, Utah............

Salton Sea, Calif., elevations of......

Salton Sea Basin, Calif., discharge

measurements in..................

gaging-station records in............

Second-feet per square mile, definition 

of...............................

Second-foot, definition of.............

Second-foot-day, definition of.........

Sevier Bridge Reservoir near Juab, Utah 

Sevier Lake Basin, Utah, discharge

measurements in..................

gaging-station records in,...........

Sevier River below Piute Dam, near

Marysvale, Utah..................

below San Pitch River, near Gunnison, 

Utah.............................

discharge measurements of............

East Pork of, near Kingston, Utah....

near Juab, Utah......................

near Kingston, Utah..................

near Vermilion, Utah.................

Sliver Creek (Silver Lake Brsin) near 

Silver Lake, Oreg................

Silver Creek, Oreg. (tributary to

Barney Lake) discharge measurement s of.........................

East Pork of, discharge measurements 

of...............................

West Pork of, discharge measurements 

of...............................

Silver Lake, Oreg., Silver Creek near..

Silver Lake Irrigation District canal

near.............................

Silver Lake Basin, Oreg., gagingstatlon records in...............

Silver Lake Irrigation District canal

near Silver Lake, Oreg...........

Sllvies River, Oreg., discharge

measurements of..................

East Pork of, discharge measurement 

of...............................

near Burns, Oreg.....................

Spanish Pork at Castilla, Utah.........

at Thistle, Utah.....................

Springer ditch, Oreg., dlacharge

measurement of...................

Stage-discharge relation, definition of

Tahquitz Creek, Calif., discharge

measurements of..................

Terms, definition of...................

Thistle, Utah, Spanish Pork at.........

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

Trout Creek, discharge measurement of., 

near Denio, Oreg.....................

South Branch of, discharge measurement of..........................

Utah Power & Light Co.'s tailrace near 

Logan, Utah......................

Valyermo, Calif., Rock Creek near... 

Vermilion, Utah, Sevier River near..

65

71

69

1

83

82

39

58

1

1

1

51

50

98

53

52

46

49

99

99

99

91

92

91-92 

92 

99

93

41

40

1

40

77

64

49
INDEX 103

Victorville, Calif., Kojave River near. 

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

South Pork of Provo River at.........

Voltage, Oreg., Donner und ELitzen

River near.......................

Walker lake Basin, Nev.-Calif., gagingstatlon records in...............

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

Warner Lakes Basin, Oreg., gagingstation record in................

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

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

at Echo, Utah........................

at Gateway, Utah.....................

near Coalville, Utah.................

Page 

61 

42 

45

95

72-77 

72

Page 

Weber River near Oakley, Uta\.......... 25

near Plain City, Utah................ 31

Weber River Basin, Utah, gaging-station

records in....................... 25-37

West Side canal near Colllnston, Utah.. 22 

West Walker River below East Pork, near

Coleville, Calif....'............. 75

near Coleville, Calif................ 76

Weston, Idaho, Bear River near......... 16

Whitewater River, Calif., discharge

measurements of.................. 98

Winnenrucca Lake Basin. See Pyramid and

Wirmenrucca Lakes Basin. 

Woodland, Utah, Weber-Provo diversion

canal near....................... 44

Work, division of...................... 10

scope of............................. 1

o