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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

SURFACE WATER SUPPLY

of the UNITED STATES

1929

PART XII 

NORTH PACIFIC SLOPE DRAINAGE BASINS

B. SNAKE RIVER BASIN

Prepared in cooperation with the States of 

IDAHO, OREGON, NEVADA, and WASHINGTON

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 693
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

RAY LYMAN WILBUR, Secretary

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

Director

Water-Supply Paper 693

SURFACE WATER SUPPLY 

of the UNITED STATES

1929

PART XII

NORTH PACIFIC SLOPE DRAINAGE BASINS 

B. SNAKE RIVER BASIN

NATHAN C. GROVER, Chief Hydraulic Engineer

G. C. BALDWIN, LYNN CRANDALL, G. L. PARKER

C. G. PAULSEN, A. B. PURTON, and G. H. CANFIELD

District Engineers

Prepared in cooperation with the States of 

IDAHO, OREGON, NEVADA, and WASHINGTON

UNITED STATES

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 

WASHINGTON: 1931

For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, Washington, D. C. - - - Pi-ice 30 cents
CONTENTS

Page

Authorization and scope of work._.___ _________________________ 1

Definition of terms__________ ___ ----- _-__ 2

ESxplanation of data--_-_-_-_--__-----------~---------------------_ 2

Accuracy of field data and computed results.___. ._ _ ___ __.__._ 4

Publications.--- -- _- 5

Cooperation___________ _ _. _ 10

Division of work__._ 10

Gaging-station records _._- _ 12

Snake River______________________------_------------------___ 12

Jackson Lake at Moran, Wyo_ __ _____ 12

Snake River near Moran, Wyo__ _ ._ 13

Snake River near Heise, Idaho _ _ 14 

Diversions from Snake River between Heise and Shelley gagirg

stations, Idaho__________ __ ___ _ _ 15

Snake River near Shelley, Idaho. _ _____ _ 16

Snake River below Blackfoot Bridge, near Blackf oot, Idaho ___ _ 17 

Diversions from Snake River between Shelley and Clough ranch

gaging stations, Idaho___.________ _ ___________ 18

Snake River at Clough ranch, near Blackf oot, Idaho________ 19

American Falls Reservoir at American Falls, Idaho _________ 20

Snake River at Neeley, Idaho_. ________ ___________ 22

Lake Walcott near Minidoka, Idaho_____________________ _ 23

Snake River near Minidoka, Idaho___________ _______ 24

Snake River at Milner, Idaho_.______________ _________ 25

Snake River near Kimberly, Idaho..________________________ 26

Snake River near Twin Falls, Idaho_____________________ 27

Snake River near Hagerman, Idaho______________________ 28

Snake River at King Hill, Idaho__________________ 29

Snake River near Murphy, Idaho-------_-----_-____________ 30

Snake River at Weiser, Idaho_____-______________-________._ 31

Snake River at Oxbow, Oreg______________________________ 32

Snake River at Riparia, Wash_______---_-_---_-_-__________ 33

Tributary basins.__________________-----_-_------_------_.____ 34

Henrys Lake near Lake, Idaho____________________________ 34

Henrys Fork near Lake, Idaho____-_---___-______________ 36

Henrys Fork at Warm River, Idaho_________________________ 37

Henrys Fork near Ashton, Idaho__--------------_-_-________ 38

Diversions from Henrys Fork between Ashton and St. Anthory

gaging stations, Idaho_________ _____ ____________ 39

Henrys Fork at St. Anthony, Idaho_________________________ 40

Diversions from Henrys Fork between St. Anthony and Rexburg W

gaging stations, Idaho.____________________________ 41

Henrys Fork near Rexburg, Idaho______________________ 42

Warm River at Warm River, Idaho_----_-__________________ |f .43

Robinson Creek at Warm River, Idaho___---___-__________ 44

m
IV CONTENTS

Gaging-station records Continued.

Tributary basins Continued. P««» 

Diversions from Fall River above gaging station nerr Squirrel,

Idaho.........._....._..._._..__________._____.________ 45

Fall River near Squirrel, Idaho_____________________________ 46

Diversions from Fall River between Squirrel and Chester gaging

stations, Idaho______________________________________ 47

Fall River near Chester, Idaho___________________________ 48

Teton River near St. Anthony, Idaho_.,______________________ 48

Diversions from Teton River between St. Anthony gaging station

and mouth of river, Idaho______________________________ 49

Blackfoot River near Blackfoot, Idaho_____________________ 50

Mud Lake near Terreton, Idaho__________________________ 51

Camas Creek at Camas, Idaho____________________________ 52

Beaver Creek at Dubois, Idaho_____________________________ 53

Beaver Creek at Camas, Idaho_______ __________ _______ 63

liittle Lost River near Howe, Idaho_________________________ 54

Blaine County Investment Co.'s canal near Howe, Idaho_____ 55

Big Lost River at Howell ranch, near Chilly, Idaho.__________ 56

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

Mackay, Idaho_________________________________________ 57

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

Mackay, Idaho_________________________________________ 58

Mackay Reservoir near Mackay, Idaho._____________________ 60

Big Lost River below Mackay Reservoir, near Mackay, Idaho __ 61

Warm Spring Creek (east channel) near Mackay, Idaho______ 62

Warm Spring Creek (west channel) near Mackay, Ida.ho_______ 63

Sharp ditch near Mackay, Idaho____________________________ 64

Portneuf River at Topaz, Idaho____________________________ 65

Portneuf River at Pocatello, Idaho__________________________ 66

North Side Minidoka Canal near Minidoka, Idaho._________ 67

South Side Minidoka Canal near Minidoka, Idaho.___________ 68

 Goose Creek above Trapper Creek, near Oakley, Idal >________ 69

Trapper Creek near Oakley, Idaho__________________________ 70

P. A. lateral near Milner, Idaho____________________________ 71

Milner Low Lift Canal near Milner, Idaho ___________________ 72

North Side Twin Falls Canal at Milner, Idaho__ _______ _ 73

South Side Twin Falls Canal at Milner, Idaho__________ 74

Rock Creek near Twin Falls, Idaho_____________________.___ 75

Salmon Falls Creek near San Jacinto, Nev___________________ 76

Big Wood River at Hailey, Idaho___________________________ 77

Big Wood River near Bellevue, Idaho_______________________ 79

Magic Reservoir near Richfield, Idaho.______________________ 80

Big Wood River below Magic Dam, near Richfield, Idaho____ 81

Big Wood River above North Gooding Canal, near Shoshone,

Idaho_________________________________ 82 

Big Wood River below North Gooding Canal, near Shoshone,

Idaho_________________________________ 82

Big Wood River at Gooding, Idaho_________________ 82

Big Wood River near Gooding, Idaho____________ _ ____ 83

Big Wood Slough at Hailey, Idaho.________________ 84

 Gaums Creek near Blaine, Idaho___________________________ 85

Lincoln Canal near Richfield, Idaho_______________________ 86

Lincoln Canal near Shoshone, Idaho______________________ 87

Thorn Creek spillway near Gooding, Idaho_________________ 88
00NTEBTTS V

Gaging-station records Continued.

Tributary basins Continued. Page

Little Wood River near Carey, Idaho_.________-_-_-___-.___ 89

Little Wood River near Richfield, Idaho_____________________ 90

Little Wood River at Shoshone, Idaho_____________________ 91

Fish Creek above dam near Carey, Idaho_ _ _ _ _ ^ ______________ 92

Fish Creek near Carey, Idaho____--___-____-_--____-_______ 92

West Fork of Fish Creek near Carey, Idaho_-_______-_--___ 93

Silver Creek near Picabo, Idaho------_-_--_-____-------___- 94

Mountain Home feeder canal near Mountain Home, Idaho.____ 95

Mountain Home cooperative canal near Mountain Home, Ida.ho. 96

East Fork of Jarbidge River near Three Creek, Idaho_______ 97

Owyhee River at Mountain City, Nev____-___-_____-----___- 98

Owyhee River below Owyhee Dam, Oreg__-__.-_-_-----_--- 99

Owyhee River near Owyhee, Oreg___----_-_-_-_--_----_-__-_ 100

Owyhee Canal near Owyhee, Oreg-___-------__----------_--_ 101

Boise River near Twin Springs, Idaho_-___---_-__-------_.-. 102

Arrowrock Reservoir at Arrowrock, Idaho__________________ 103

Boise River at Dowling ranch, near Arrowrock, Idaho.________' 104

Boise River at Notus, Idaho_____---_-_-__----___------__- 105

Diversions from Boise River, Idaho. --_-_______---_-_-_-.___ 106

South Fork of Boise River near Lenox, Idaho____-___-__._-_ 107

Little Camas Reservoir near Bennett, Idaho___-_-__----____ 108

Little Camas Canal at heading, near Bennett, Idaho.-___-_-__ 109

Moore Creek near Arrowrock, Idaho__--_-_-__---_--___-_ ___ 110

Malheur River near Drewsy, Oreg_--_-----_-_----------.-_- 111

Warmsprings Reservoir near Riverside, Oreg______.___>______ 112

Malheur River below Warmsprings Reservoir, near Riverside,

Oreg________________.________._______ 113

Malheur River at Namorf, Oreg-_--____-_-_-__--__---_---_- 114

Malheur River near Hope, Oreg----__-_----------------_--_ 115

Malheur River below Nevada Dam, near Vale, Oreg____-_-_-__ 116

North Fork of Malheur River 'near Beulah, Oreg_--__________. 117

South Fork of Payette River near Garden Valley, Idaho.______ 118

South Fork of Payette River near Banks, Idaho._-___.__-__ 119

Payette River at Banks, Idaho_______________._________.___ 120

Payette River near Horseshoe Bend, Idaho____________>.__-__ 121

Payette River near Emmett, Idaho_________.-_-__----.,--- 122

Dead wood River at Beaver Creek ranger station, near Lowzr*n,

Idaho_________________________________________________ 123

Deadwood River near Lowman, Idaho-______----_--_--___-_- 124

Payette Lake at Lardo, Idaho._____________________________ 125

North Fork of Payette River at Lardo, Idaho______--_-___-__ 126

Lake Fork of Payette River above reservoir near McCall, Idaho. 127

Lake Fork Reservoir near McCall, Idaho----__-_-_--___-_-_- 127

Lake Irrigation District Canal near McCall, Idaho-____-_-_--_ 128

Weiser River above Crane Creek, near Weiser, Idaho__-_--____ 129

Lost Valley Reservoir near Tamarack, Idaho______._-_._--_i_ 130

Lost Creek near Tamarack, Idaho.________________________ 131

Mesa Orchards Canal near Mesa, Idaho_____----_--_----____ 132

Tailrace of Rush Creek power plant near Cambridge, Idaho____ 133

Crane Creek Reservoir near Midvale, Idaho____._____________ 134

Crane Creek near Midvale, Idaho______-_-____--_._______-__ 135

Crane Creek at mouth, near Weiser, Idaho___________________ 136

Weiser Irrigation District Canal near Weiser, Idaho._.-. __. 137
VI CONTENTS

Gaging-station records Continued. 

Tributary basins Continued.

Burnt River near Hereford, Oreg__________________..----_--_- 138

Burnt River at Huntington, Oreg_________________..--------_ 139

Powder River at Salisbury, Oreg__________________________ 140

Powder River near Robinette, Oreg_________________-_______ 141

Imnaha River at Imnaha, Oreg___-______------_--..----_---_ 142

Salmon River below Valley Creek, near Stanley, Idaho._______ 143

Salmon River below Yankee Fork, near Clayton, Idal o _____ 144

Salmon River near Challis, Idaho.__________________________ 145

Salmon River at Salmon, Idaho ___ __________ _________ 146

Salmon River at Whitebird, Idaho_______________------_____ 147

Valley Creek at Stanley, Idaho..._________ __ 148

Yankee Fork of Salmon River near Clayton, Idaho _________ 149

East Fork of Salmon River near Clayton, Idaho ______________ 150

Big Boulder Creek near Clayton, Idaho______ ________ 151

Lemhi River at Salmon, Idaho_-__-________-------_----___-_ 152

Middle Fork of Salmon River near Cape Horn, Idaho_________ 153

Bear Valley Creek near Cape Horn, Idaho___________________ 154

South Fork of Salmon River near Knox, Idaho __________ _ _ 155

East Fork of South Fork of Salmon River at Stibnite, Idaho.__ 156

East Fork of South Fork of Salmon River near Siibnile, Idaho. _ 157 

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

Idaho.._ ______________________-.-._._______ 158

Johnson Creek at Yellow Pine, Idaho______-_____-------__-_- 159

Grande Ronde River at La Grande, Oreg__________-----_.__- 160

Grande Ronde River at Rondowa, Oreg____________________ 161

Catherine Creek near Union, Oreg_________________________ 162

Wallowa River above Wallowa Lake, near Joseph, Or?g_ _______ 163

East Fork of Wallowa River near Joseph, Oreg_______________ 164

Wallowa Falls power plant tailrace near Joseph, Oreg. ______ 165

Hurricane Creek near Joseph, Oreg________________________ 166

Lostine River near Lostine, Oreg_--_____---_---------------- 167

Bear Creek near Wallowa, Oreg_ __ _._ .__ 168

Asotin Creek near Asotin, Wash_____________._______--_____ 169

Clearwater River at Kamiah, Idaho___________-_--------_-_- 170

Clearwater River at Spalding, Idaho____________-__-----___- 171

South Fork of Clearwater River near Grangeville, Idsho___ 172

North Fork of Clearwater River near Ahsahka, Idahc_________ 173

Tucannon River near Pomeroy, Wash______J-_------------_- 174

Tucannon River near Starbuck, Wash______-------_--------- 175

Miscellaneous discharge measurements_____________________________ 176

___.___________.__________________________________________ 179

ILLUSTRATION

Page 

FIOTTBB 1. Typical river measurement station showing concrete well and

house for water-stage recorder and staff gages, cab1 ^, and car_ 3
SUEFACE WATER SUPPLY OF SNAKE BITfEB

BASIN, 1929

AUTHORIZATION AND SCOPE OF WORK

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

measurements of flow made on streams in the United State-* during 

the year ending September 30, 1929.

The data presented in these reports were collected by the United 

States Geological Survey under the following authority contained 

in the organic law (20 Stat. L., p. 394):

Provided, That this officer [the Director] shall have the direction of the Geological Survey and the classification of public lands and examination of the 

geological structure, mineral resources, and products of the national domain.

The work was begun in 1888 in connection with special studies 

relating to irrigation in the West. Since the fiscal year ending 

June 30,1895, successive appropriation bills passed by Congress have 

carried the following items:

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

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

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

Annual appropriations for the fiscal years ending June SO, 1896-1980

1919_____________ 148,244. 10

1920_.____________ 175, 000. 00

1921-1923-_________ IfO, 000. 00

1924-25 ___________ 1TO, 000. 00

1926_________.___ If*, 000. 00

1927_ ____._______ 1F1, 000. 00

1928_______.____ 147, 000. 00

1929_ _____________ 270, 500. 00

1930_____________ 275, 000. 00

1895_ _________._ $12, 500. 00 

1896____________.. 24, 500. 00 

1897-1899.._-_.-,_-__._ 50,000.00 

1900_-.__-________ 70, 000. 00 

1901-2.___________ 100, 000. 00 

1903-1906______________ 200,000.00

1907_____._____________ 150, 000. 00

1908-1910-_________ 100,000.00 

1911-1917_______.______ 150, 000. 00

1918_____________ 175, 000. 00

In the execution of the work many private and State orgarizations 

have cooperated, either by furnishing data or by assisting ir collecting data. Acknowledgments for cooperation of the first lind are 

made in connection with the description of each station affected; 

cooperation of the second kind is acknowledged on page 10.

Measurements of stream flow have been made at about 5,830 

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

1
2 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1929, PART XII B

the Hawaiian Islands. In July, 1929, 2,240 gaging stations were 

being maintained by the Geological Survey and the cooperating 

organizations. Many miscellaneous discharge measurements were 

made at other points. In connection with this work data were also 

collected in regard to precipitation, evaporation, stor\°:e reservoirs, 

river profiles, and water power in many sections of th°. country and 

will be made available in water-supply papers from time to time.

DEFINITION OF TERMS

The volume of water flowing in a stream the "run-off" or "discharge" is expressed in various terms, each of which has become 

associated with a certain class of work. These terms r^ay be divided 

into two groups (1) those that represent a rate of flow, as secondfeet, gallons per minute, miner's inches, and discharge in second-feet 

per square mile, and (2) those that represent the actual quantity of 

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

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

defined as follows:

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

second-foot is the rate of discharge of water flowing hi a channel of 

rectangular cross section 1 foot wide and 1 foot deep at an average 

velocity of 1 foot per second. It is generally used as a fundamental unit, from which others are computed.

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

of water flowing per second from each square mile of area drained, 

on the assumption that the run-off is distributed uniformly both as 

regards time and area.

"Run-off in inches" is the depth to which an area would be covered if all the water flowing from it in a given period vTere uniformly 

distributed on the surface. It is used for comparing run-off with 

rainfall, which is usually expressed in inches.

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

required to cover an acre to the depth of 1 foot. The term is commonly used in connection with storage for irrigation.

The following terms not in common use are here defned:

"Stage-discharge relation," an abbreviation for the term "relation 

of gage height to discharge."

"Control," a term used to designate the section or stretch of the 

channel (or artificial structure) below the gage which determines the 

stage-discharge relation at the gage.

EXPLANATION OF DATA

The data presented in this report cover the year begr'Toung October 

1, 1928, and ending September 30, 1929. At the beginning of January in most parts of the United States much of the precipitation
EXPLANATION OF DATA O

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

in ponds, lakes, and swamps, or as underground water, and this stored 

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

end of September, on the other hand, the only stored water available for run-off is possibly a small quantity in the ground; therefore 

the run-off for the year beginning October 1 is practically all derived 

from precipitation within that year.

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

and staff gages, cable, and car

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

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

that gives a continuous record of the fluctuations. Measurements of 

discharge are made with a current meter by the general methods
4 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1929, PART XII B

outlined in standard textbooks on the measurement of river discharge. 

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

measuring cable and car, is shown in Figure 1.

From the discharge measurements rating tables are prepared that 

give the discharge for any stage. The application of the daily gage 

heights to these rating tables gives the daily discharge from which 

the monthly and yearly mean discharge is computed.

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

this report comprise a description of the station, a table showing the 

daily discharge of the stream, and a table of monthly and yearly 

discharge and run-off.

The description of the station gives, in addition to statements 

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

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

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

maximum discharge given under "Extremes" does not represent the 

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

unless a nonrecording gage was read at the time of the crest.

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

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

once daily reading or the mean of twice daily readings of a nonrecording gage, or the mean daily gage height obtained from a water-stage 

recorder graph.

At stations on streams subject to sudden or rapid diurnal fluctuation 

the discharge obtained from the rating table and the mean daily 

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

such stations are equipped with water-stage recorders, the mean daily 

discharge may be obtained by averaging discharge at regular intervals 

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

for obtaining mean daily discharge from a continuous gage-height 

graph and containing as an essential element the rating curve of the 

station.

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

gives the maximum daily discharge, and not the discharge when the 

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

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

column headed "Mean" is the average flow in cubic feet per second 

during the month. On this average flow are based computations 

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

ACCURACY OF FIELD DATA AND COMPUTED RESULTS

The accuracy of stream-flow data depends primarily (1) on the permanency of the stage-discharge relation and (2) on the accuracy of 

observation of stage, measurements of flow, and interpretation of 

records.
PUBLICAJTieNS J 5

The station description gives a statement in regard to the general 

accuracy of the records. "Excellent" indicates that records are accurate within 5 per cent; "good," within 10 per cent; "fair," within 15 

per cent; and "poor," 20 per cent or more.

The monthly means for any station may represent with high, 

accuracy the quantity of water flowing past the gage, but the figures 

showing discharge per square mile and run-off in inches may be 

subject to. gross errors caused by the inclusion of large noncontributing districts in the measured drainage area, by lack of information 

concerning water diverted for irrigation or other use, or by inability 

to interpret the effect of artificial regulation of the flow of the river 

above the station. "Second-feet per square mile" and "run-off in 

inches" are therefore not computed if such errors appear probable. 

The computations are also omitted for stations on streams draining 

areas in which the annual rainfall is less than 20 inches.

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

at the station; the table of daily discharge allows more detailed studies 

of the variation in flow. It should be borne in mind, however, that 

the observation in each succeeding year may be expected to throw 

new light on data previously published.

Many gaging stations on streams hi the irrigated areas of the United 

States are situated above most of the diversions from those streams, 

and the discharge recorded does not show the water supply available 

for further development, as prior appropriations below the stations 

must first be satisfied.

PUBLICATIONS

Investigation of water resources by the United States Geological 

Survey has consisted in large part of measurements of the volume 

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

but it has comprised also investigation of such closely allied subjects 

as irrigation, water storage, water powers, underground waters, and 

quality of waters. Most of the results of these investigations have 

been published hi the series of water-supply papers, but some have 

appeared in the bulletins, professional papers, monograpH and 

annual reports.

The results of stream-flow measurements are now published annually in 12 parts, each part covering an area whose boundaries coincide 

with natural drainage, as indicated below:

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

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

	the Mississippi).

III. Ohio River Basin.

IV. St. Lawrence River Basin. , .

V. Hudson Bay and upper Mississippi River Basins.

VI. Missouri River Basin.

VII. Lower Mississippi River Basin.
6 SURFACE WATEB SUPPLY, 1929, PABT XII B

VIII. Western Gulf of Mexico basins.

IX. Colorado River Basin.

X. The Great Basin.

XI. Pacific slope basins in California.

XII. North Pacific slope basins, in three parts:

A. Pacific slope basins in Washington and upper Columbia River

Basin.

B. Snake River. Basin. 

C. Pacific slope basins in Oregon and lower Columbia River Basin.

Water-supply papers and other publications of the United States 

Geological Survey containing data in regard to the wa ter resources of 

the United States may be obtained or consulted, as indicated below.

1. Copies may be purchased at nominal cost from the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, 

D. C., who will on application furnish lists giving prices.

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

principal cities of the United States.

3. Sets are available for consultation in the local offices of the waterresources branch of the Geological Survey as follows: 

Augusta, Me., Statehouse. 

Boston, Mass., 2500 Customhouse. 

Hartford, Conn., 60 Washington Street. 

Albany, N. Y., 506 Broadway-Arcade Building. 

Harrisburg, Pa., 366 State Capitol. 

Trenton, N. J., 710 Trenton Trust Building. 

Charlottesville, Va., Brooks Museum, University of Virpnia. 

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

Asheville, N. C., 210 Post Office Building.

Columbia, S. C., 801 National Loan & Exchange Bank Building. 

Ocala, Fla., Post Office Building. 

Tuscaloosa, Ala., Post Office Building. 

Chattanooga, Tenn., 630 Power Building.

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

Indianapolis, Ind., 319 Federal Building. 

Chicago, 111., 1503 Consumers Building. 

Madison, Wis., 337N State Capitol. 

St. Paul, Minn., 202 Old State Capitol. 

Topeka, Kans., 23 Federal Building.

Rolla, Mo., Rolla Building, School of Mines and Metallurgy. 

Fort Smith, Ark., Post Office Building. 

Austin, Tex., State Capitol. 

Santa Fe, N. Mex., State Capitol. 

Tucson, Ariz., 210 Post Office Building. 

Denver, Colo., 403 Post Office Building. 

Salt Lake City, Utah, 313 Federal Building. 

Idaho Falls, Idaho, 228 Federal Building. 

Boise, Idaho, 429 Federal Building. 

Helena, Mont., 416 Power Block. 

Tacoma, Wash., 406 Federal Building. 

Portland, Oreg., 606 Post Office Building. 

San Francisco, Calif., 303 Customhouse. 

Los Angeles, Calif., 751 South Figueroa Street, room 510 

Honolulu, Hawaii, Territorial Office Building.
PUBLICATIONS

A list of the Geological Survey's publications may be obtiined by 

applying to the Director, United States Geological Surrey, Washing* 

ton, D. C.

Stream-flow records have been obtained at more than 5,83*) points 

in the United States and the data obtained have been pubi;«*hed in 

the reports tabulated below.

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

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

Report Character of data Year

10th A, pt. 2. Descriptive information only_____...... ..............

llth A, pt. 2 Monthly discharge and descriptive information. ISfnoSeptem12th A, pt. 2._____ _..do.....___.._.___.....____._._________ ISBtoJuneSO,

1891. 

13th A, pt. 3.... Mean discharge in second-feet____-___-_ 1ST* to Dec. 3J,

1892. 

14th A, pt. 2_____. Monthly discharge (long-time records, 1871 to 1893)__........ 18?* to Dec. 31,

1893. 

B 131.... Descriptions, measurements, gage heights, and ratings_ 18P3 and 1894.

16th A, pt. 2 Descriptive information only___..............................

B 140.... Descriptions, measurements, gage heights, ratings, and monthly 18P5.

v discharge (also many data covering earlier years). 

W 11 Qage heights (also gage heights for earlier years).... 18C".

18th A, pt. 4 Descriptions, measurements, ratings, and monthly discharge 1ST 5 and 1896.

(also similar data for some earlier years). 

W15 Descriptions, measurements, and gage heights, eastern United 1897.

States, eastern Mississippi River, and Missouri River above

junction with Kansas. 

W 16 Descriptions, measurements, and gage heights, western Missis- 1897.

sippi River below junction of Missouri and Platte, and western

United States. 

19th A, pt. 2..... Descriptions, measurements, ratings, and monthly discharge J897.

(also some long-time records). W 27. Measurements, ratings, and gage heights, eastern United States, 1898.

eastern Mississippi River, and Missouri River. 

W28 . Measurements, ratings, and gage heights, Arkansas River and 1898.

western United States.

20th A, pt. 4 Monthly discharge (also for many earlier years)... 1898. 

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

21st A, pt. 4__ ..... Monthly discharge..- - . . __.... 1899.

W 47 to 52. Descriptions, measurements, gage heights and ratings. . 1800. 

22d A, pt. 4.. Monthly discharge..____._.______.__.... 1900.

W 65, 66 Descriptions, measurements, gage heights, and ratings. 1901. 

W 75 -. Monthly discharge.____.._________.___.___ (901. 

W82 to 86 .... Complete data._____.__... _.____.__._ 1902.

W 97 to 100 ...__. .do...__ ._ 1903.

W 124 to 135.... _.do... _. _... __ 1904.

W 165 to 178-. __do..____._________.____._____________ 1905. 

W 201 to 214..... . ..do 1906.

W 241 to 252...._.... __.do . _ 1907-8.

W 261 to 272______ __ .do___________________________________ 1909. 

W 281 to 292._______do.... ....__ ..... . .. ... ____. ....._.... 19'f).

W 301 to 312______ .__do...__________-_____ -_______-_______ 19'1. 

W 321 to 332______ __do. . _ . - .. _____________ 19'2. 

W 351 to 362. ....... do __ ___. . _._ ... 19'3.

W 381 to 394 do. . . 19'<.

W 401 to 414______ __do___________________________________ 19'5. 

W 431 to444 ...._ do __.__........_..._.____..__. .... 19"5.

W461 to464.. .. do.... 19'7.

W 471 to 484 ....... do. ____...__._ ... __._____...... 19-8.

W 501 to 514______ __do___________________________________ 19'<»-20. 

W 521 to 534..__ do.. _________....._.__.____... wn.

W 541 to 554. -...do. .---..---...-- 19U

W 561 to 574____........do-___._____________________________ 19"?3.

W 581 to 594 do .......... ..... ...... .......... ig'4.

W 601 to 614......_.. .__do ._____..........._.________. 1935.

W 621 to 634.....___ . do ____........__...._________ 19%.

W 641 to 654..__.... __.do __._..._..._.____........______... 1927.

W 661 to 674______ .__do. ..__________________ ______________ 1928. 

W 681 to694 ._.do _.......__ __..___...... 1939.
8 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1929, PART XII -B

The records at most of the stations discussed in thes* reports extend 

over a series of years. Miscellaneous measurements at many points 

other than regular gaging stations have been made each yeaiyand are 

published under "Miscellaneous discharge measurements" at the 

end of each report in the same relative order as the regular gaging 

stations. An index of the reports containing records obtained prior 

to 1904 has been published in Water-Supply Paper 119.

The following table gives, by years and drainage basils, the numbers 

of the papers on surface water supply published from 1899 to 1929. 

The data for any particular station will, as a rule, H found in the 

reports covering the years during which the station was maintained. 

For example, data for 1910 to 1920 for any station in the area covered 

by Part III are published in Water-supply Papers 283, 303, 323, 353, 

383, 403, 433, 453, 473, and 503, which contain recoris for the Ohio 

River Basin for those years.
Numbers of water-supply papers containing results of stream m

[For basins included see p. 5]

Year

1899 «. _ 

1900 «. ... 

1901 _

1902- __

1903

1904......

1905

1906 

1907-8 

1909 

191ft-..,.

1911 

1912 

1913 .

1914 ...

1915 

1916 

1917 ......

1918 

1919-20 

1921 

1922 

1923 

1924 

1925 

1926 .

1927. .....

1928 

1929. .....

I

35 

47,* 48 

65,76

82

97

 12V 126,

"126 

» 165, 166,

H67 

« 201,' 202

"203 

241 

261

281

301

321

351

381

401

431

451

471

601 

521

541

661

581

601

621

641

661

681

II

*35,36 

48 

65,75

»82,83

">97,98

v 126, 127

1-167,168

'203,204

242 

262

282

302

322

352

382

JU¥>

432

452

472

502 

522

542

562

582

602

622

Rd 1)

662

682

III

36

48,<49 

65,76

83

98

128

169

205

243 

263

283

303

323

353

383

403

433

463

473

503 

623

543

563

583

603

623

MS

663

683

IV

36 

49 

66,75

182,83

97

129

170

206

244 

264

284

304

324

354

384

4(U

434

454

474

504 

524

644

564

684

604

624

644

664

684

V

36 

49 

* 65, 66, 75

*83,S5

* 98, 99, 100

* 128, 130

171

207

245 

265

285

305

325

355

385

405

435

455

475

505 

525

645

665

585

605

625

645

665

685

VI

 36,37 

49,< 50 

66,75

84

99

130, « 131

172

208

246 

266

286

306

326

356

386

406

436

456

576

506 

526

546

566

586

606

626

646

666

686

VII

37 

50 

*65,66,76

*83,84

4 98, 99

* 128, 131

* 169, 173

* 205 209

247

267

287

307

327

357

387

407

437

457

477

507 

627

547

567

587

607

627

647

667

687

VIII

37 

50 

66,75

84

99

132

174

210

248 

268

288

308

328

358

388

408

438

458

478

508 

628

548

568

688

608

628

648

668

688

I

<«

175, 

211

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

Paper 39. Tables for monthly discharge for 1899 in Twenty-first Annual Report, Part IV.

* James River only.

*Gallatin River.

* Green and Gunnison Rivers and Grand River above junction with Gunnison.

* Mohave River only.

' "ings and Kern Rivers and south Pacific slope basins.

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

wells and Irrigation in California and Utah contained in Water-Supply Paper 52. Tables 

for monthly discharge for 1900 in Twenty-second Annual Report, Part IV.

* Wissahickon and Schuylkfll Rivers to James River.

*' Scioto River.

i Loup and Platte 

with Platte.

* Tributaries of Mi

' Lake Ontario and 

m Hudson Bay only

» New England riv

* Hudson stiver to 

» Susquehanna Riv

< Platte and Kansa

' Great Basin in Ca

* Below junction w

' Rogue, Umpqua, 
10 SUBFACE WATEK SUPPLY, 1929, PART XII B

COOPERATION

During the year ending September 30, 1929, work in the Snake 

River Basin was carried on in cooperation with the States of Idaho, 

Oregon, Nevada, and Washington, effected under agreements made 

between the Director of the United States Geological Survey and 

the State engineers or other officials and authorized by legislative 

acts appropriating money.

Special acknowledgments are due to George N. Carter, commissioner 

of reclamation of Idaho; Rhea Luper, State engineer of Oregon; 

George W. Malone, State engineer of Nevada; and Fie J. Barnes, 

director, and R. K. Tiffany, supervisor of hydraulic^, of the Department of Conservation and Development of Washington, for the 

efficient manner in which they represented their States in the 

investigations.

The Corps of Engineers, United States Army, rendered financial 

assistance in collecting records published herein.

Acknowledgments are due also to the United States Bureau of 

Reclamation and the United States Indian Service, which permitted 

the freest use of data gathered exclusively for them ard paid for by 

them. The United States Weather Bureau and the United States 

Forest Service furnished hydrometric and climatic data.

The following municipal corporations, private companies, and individuals have aided: City of Boise, city of Pocatello, Idaho Water 

District No. 36, Idaho Power Co., Weiser Irrigation District, Twin 

Falls Canal Co., North Side Canal Co., North Fork Peservoir Co., 

Lake Irrigation District, Utah Power & Light Co., Pacific Light & 

Power Co. and subsidiary companies, Western States Utilities Co., 

Yellow Pine Co., Livingston Mines Corporation, Mesa Orchards Co., 

Peoples West Coast Hydroelectric Corporation, Warm?wrings Irrigation District, Malheur, Baker, and Wallowa Counties, Eastern 

Oregon Light & Power Co., Inland Power & Light Co., v^ater commissioner for Big Lost River, and local water masters for Big Wood, 

Little Wood, and Boise Rivers.

DIVISION OF WORK

The data for stations in Wyoming and on Snake River above Milner, 

Idaho, for the tributaries that enter Snake River above Idaho Falls, 

and on Blackfoot River near Blackfoot, Idaho, were collected under 

the direction of G. C. Baldwin, district engineer, and prepared for 

publication under the direction of G. C. Baldwin and Lynn Crandall, 

district engineers, assisted by C. A. McClelland, H. S, Kollenborn, 

D. I. Gardner, W. N. McConnel, and Helen George.

The data for stations in Idaho (except in the upper Snake River 

Basin), in the Salmon Falls Creek Basin in Nevada, and for the Snake 

River at Oxbow, Oreg., were collected and prepared fcr publication
DIVISION OF WOBX 11

under the direction of C, G. Paulsen, district engineer, assisted by 

Berkeley Johnson, F. M. Veatch, M. C, Boyer, F. C. Craig, W. V. 

lorns, Miss E. H. Haugse, Miss A. F. Smith, and Miss Josephine 

Ruick.

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

Powder River near Robinette, Imnaha River at Imnaha, G^^nde 

Ronde River at Rondowa, East Fork of Wallowa River near Joseph, 

and Wallowa Falls power plant taUrace were collected and pr^tmred 

for publication under the direction of G. H. Canfield, district engineer, 

assisted by K. N. Phillips, B. S. Barnes, A. H. Williams, H. M. Orem, 

and W. T. Miller. For other stations in Oregon, except Snake River 

at Oxbow, data were collected by the State of Oregon. Records computed in office of State engineer were reviewed, checked, and prepared 

for publication by G. H, Canfield, district engineer, assisted by K. N. 

Phillips and A. H. Williams.

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

were collected and prepared for publication under the direction of 

A. B. Purton, district engineer, assisted by M. T. Wilson, J. B. Ringwood, and Miss Lysle Christensen.

The data for stations in Washington were collected and prepared 

for publication under the direction of G. L. Parker, district ergineer, 

assisted by D. J. F. Calkins, R. B. Kilgore, Arthur Johnson, M. C. 

Boyer,H. C. Woster, L. I. Meyer, R. J. Swanson, and A. P. Martinson.

The records were reviewed and manuscript assembled by H. F. 

Hill, jr.

35673 31 2
12 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1929, PART XII B

GAGING-STATION RECOBDS

SNAKE RIVER 

JACKSON LAKE AT MORAN, WYO.

LOCATION. Staflf gage in sec. 18, T. 45 N., E. 114 W., a short distance above gates

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

EBCOEDS AVAILABLE. June, 1909, to September, 1929. Eecords for 1909 and

1910 fragmentary. 

REMARKS. Jackson Lake impounds water for irrigation of lan'ls in upper Snake

Eiver Valley. It has a capacity of 847,000 acre-feet between 6,730 and 6,760

feet, sea-level datum.

Daily contents, in acre-feet, 1988-29

Day Get. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apt. May Jane July Aug. Sept.

9..

10.

11.

12. 

13- 

14.

15-

16-

17.

18. 

19-

20.

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

29.

191,220 612,170 622,920 681,490 595,010 616,000 614,800 594,780 746,2£ 846,720693,100459,640

592,400 612,890 621,970 581,730 596,440 616,710 612,890 595,960755, Of' ^<W, 210 683,100 468,280

591,930613,610620,770581 591, " - -- - 

591,930 615; 0401817; 190 582i 200 599i

, 930 614,320J618,860 582,200 598,810 617,

581,970 597,620 617,190 610,980 596,910 763, IT M7,000 673,110 448,280 

910 609,070 598,100 770, If o H7,480 663,900 441,910 

760 618,380 607,160 599,520,776,7C*> ?45,950 656,150 436,010

591,460'616,000 615,280 582,200 600,710 619,100 605,

591,220 616,950 613; 610 582,2001601,420 619,

590,980 617,910 611,930 582,200 602,140 620,060 601,420'602,860 795,010 ^8,830 633,010 422; 030

5,250 600,950784,9?o M4,170 647,680 430,370 

i 580 603,340 601,900 791,250 Ml, 370 640,230 425,860

590,980 618,860|610; 260 58% 200*602,860 620,770 599; 520 604,050 798,540 ^6,280 626,040 417,970 

592,400 619,820 608,590 582,200 603,680 621,250 597,620 605,250 800,870 ->35,260 620,060 415,260

593,350 620,530 606,920 582,200 604,050 621,730 595,73o'606,440 802,830 "B, 740 613,370 413,250 

594,300 621,250 605,250 582,200 604,770 622,200 593,830 608,110 804,850 832,210 606,680 411,240 

595,250 621,970 606,580 582,200|605,480 622,920 591,930 610,500 809,150 830,680 598,810 410,340 

596,200 622,860 601,900 582,440 606,200 623,400 590,270 613,130 814,700 827,630 590,740 410,120 

597,150,623,400 600,230 582,440 606,920 623,880 588,610 616,000 821,530824,320 582,440 410,340

598,10oW 120 598,570 582,680 607,640'624,360 586,710 619,820 822,800 819,000 573,220 410.120 

599,050 624,360 597,150 582,680 60S, 350625,560 584,810 624,360 824,070 812,940 565,440 410,120 

600,000 623,880 595,730 583,150 609,070 626,760 582,680 630,370 823,820 806,120 558,610 410,120

600,950 623,400 594,300 583,870 609,7801627

609,550 622,920 581,020 591,930 

610,500622,920 581,490 592,880 

611,460|_..._ 581,490 598,830

.-d/U|8W,e

960583,390636,380823,820799,550550,380408,100 

601,900.623,160J592,880 583', 870 610; 500,629,160 584,340 642,630 822,800,794,010 542,660 404,750

602,860 622,92oUl, 460 584,340 611,220'630,370 585,290 650,830 824, (T07S8,240 534,940 401,840 

603,810 622,920:589,800 585,050 611,930 630,370 586,240 660,510 827,120 782,470 526,770 399,380 

604,770 622,920 . . ,-- 588, 370 . 585,760 -. 612,650 630,370 587,190 670,680 829,160 775,700 518,630 395,580 _.- . -- ... ._. ^900632,360831,71^768,200510,960392,880 605,720 622,920 586,950 586,710 613,130 630,370 587,

806,440 622,920 585,530 587,420 613,840 629,890 586,610 698;230'

607,400 622,920'584,340 588,610 614,320 627,720 589,320 709,770 837, 3P 

60S, 110 622,920 583,150 589,560 615,040 625,560 590,030 717,380 840,3~ 

608,830 622,920 581,970 590,740 615,520 623,160 590,980 724,530 842,9f

621,250 591,930 729,720 845, V 

619,100 593,350.734,660 847,4: 

616,950... .739,110

759,980503,550390,460

,270496,620388,250

350490,390390,880

,450483,700392,010

721,560477,050394,240

711,980 471,550 395,140

702,160465,820
SNAKE KTV15B Id 

SHAKE BI7B8 NEAR MORAff, WYO.

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

of Moran and 3% miles above Pacific Creek. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 820 square miles.

RECORDS, AVAILABLE. September, 1903, to September, 1929. 

EXTREMES.' Maximum discharge during year, 7,770 second-feet Jure 12 (gage

height, 7.01 feet); minimum, 30 second-feet Oct. 18 to Nov. 5 (gn«*e height,

0.25 foot).

1903-1929: Maximum discharge, 15,100 second-feet June 12, 1918 (gage

height, 10.41 feet); minimum, practically no flow during a few dr.ys in 1907

and 1909 as a result of closing gates in Jackson Lake Dam. 

REMARKS. Records excellent. Flow regulated by operation of gates at Jackson

Lake Dam.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 19S8-S9

Day

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

2 _ . ______

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

4 _ . ____ . _

5 

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

7. .. ____ ..

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

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

10 

11 

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

13

14 

15 

16 

17 

18... __ . _ ....

»... .........

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

21 ______ ....

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

23 .........

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

25 

26, . 

27. .........

28, .

29 

30- _ ..........

31. 

Oct.

35 

254 

636 

636 

636

571 

514 

456 

371 

183

49 

49 

40 

34 

32

32 

32 

30 

30 

30

30 

30 

30 

30 

30

30 

30 

30 

30 

30 

30

Nov.

30 

30 

30 

30 

30

32 

34 

35 

35 

35

36 

38 

38 

56 

103

234 

410 

410 

410 

410

410 

391 

371 

371 

371

371 

371 

371 

371 

371

Dec.

371 

1,050 

1,300 

1,300 

1,290

1,280 

1,280 

1,280 

1,280 

1,280

1,280 

1,280 

1,280 

1,280 

1,280

1,280 

1,280 

1,280 

1,280 

1,280

1,280 

1,280 

1,270 

1,270 

1,270

1,260 

1,260 

1,250 

1,250 

1,250 

600

Jan.

362 

362 

362 

362 

362

362 

362 

362 

362 

362

362 

362 

362 

362 

362

362 

362 

362 

262 

362

362 

147 

103 

103 

103

103 

103 

103 

103 

103 

103

Feb.

103 

103 

103 

103 

103

103 

100 

100 

100 

100

100 

100 

100 

100 

100

100 

100 

100 

100 

100

100 

100 

100 

100 

100

100 

100 

100

Month

January.. ..... _ _ ....... .... .............

February . _ ___ .

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

April..... ___ . __ . ____ ..... _ ......... -

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

AngWft .

September .»- .....................

The year..

Mar.

100 

100 

100 

100 

100

100 

100 

100 

100 

98

98 

98 

98 

98 

98

98 

98 

100 

100 

103

103 

316 

362 

362 

1,250

1,420 

1,420 

1,420 

1,440 

1,440 

1,440

Apr.

1,600 

1,680 

1,580 

1,580 

1,580

1,580 

1,580 

1,580 

1,580 

1,580

1,580 

1,680 

1,580 

1,460 

1,460

1,460 

1,460 

1,460 

639 

103

103 

103 

103 

103 

108

114 

120 

103

78 

64

IVftHctrnuTn

636 

410 

1,300 

362 

103 

1,440 

1,580 

67 

7,500 

6,100 

6,210 

3,800

7,500

May.

64 

64 

64 

64 

64

64 

64 

64 

64 

64

64 

64 

64 

64 

64

64 

64 

64 

67 

67

67 

67 

67 

67 

67

67 

67 

67 

52 

54 

58

June

862 

232 

56 

52 

52

1,160 

3,240 

5,040 

5,570 

5,570

5,140 

3,650 

2,950 

3,070 

5,280

7,110 

7,500 

5,640 

4,230 

3,220

2,830 

3,070 

3,090 

3,640 

3,430

3,400 

3,430 

3,440 

3,740 

4,630

Minimum

30 

30 

371 

103 

100 

98 

64 

52 

52 

2,410 

3,780 

34

30

July

4,580 

3,620 

2,590 

3,090 

3,740

3,530 

3,430 

3,200 

2,630 

2,410

2,410 

2,600 

2,860 

3,630 

3,890

4,580 

4,910 

4,800 

4,690 

4,350

4,450 

4,450 

4,660 

6,110 

6,000

6,190 

5,870 

6,690 

5,770 

6,840 

6,040

Mean

161 

208 

1,220 

280 

101 

418 

983 

64.1 

3,460 

4,240 

4,620 

1,710

1,460

Aug.

6,210 

6,060 

5,930 

5,730 

5,480

5,020 

4,430 

4,020 

4,060 

4,020

4,160 

4,470 

4,710 

4,890 

4,920

4,790 

4,670 

4,660 

4,660 

4,630

4,670 

4,580 

4,390 

4,350 

4,190

4,100 

4,070 

4,010 

3,860 

3,800 

3,780

Sept.

3,800 

3,800 

3,780 

3,680 

3,410

3,070 

2,460 

2,230 

2,060 

1,730

1,410 

1,030 

674 

391 

391

376 

353 

728 

1,920 

2,350

2,340 

2,320 

2,220 

1,760 

1,400

862 

415 

156 

84 

84

Ban-off in 

acre-feet

9,900 

12,400 

75,000 

17,200 

5,610 

25,700 

58.500 

3,940 

206,000 

261,000 

284,000 

102,000

1,060,000
14 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1029, PART XII B

SHAKE KTOB N&Ut HBBB, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in gee. 5, T. 3 N., R. 41 E, 600 feet aboveAnderson Dam and 3 miles above Heise. Zero of gage, 5,016.90 fe«t above 

mean sea level.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. September, 1910, to September, 1929.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 24,300 second-feet Juri6 18 (gage 

height, 6.08 feet); minimum, 2,410 second-feet Mar. 17 (gage height, 0.29' 

foot),

1910-1929: Maximum discharge, about 60,000 seeond-feM May 19, 1927 

(gage height, about 14.0 feet); minimum, 2,000 second-feet Feb. 10, 1927.

REMARKS. Records good except those for period Jan. ,9 to Feb. 25, which arefair. Station is above all irrigation diversions except Rile;' ditch (capacity 

about 30 second-feet), which diverts 1 mile above gage. JFlow regulated bjr 

storage at Jackson Lake Reservoir.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928-29

Day Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May Jane Jnly Aug. Sept,

10.

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

19.

20.

21-

22.

23.

24.

25.

26-

27-

28-

29.

30.

31.

3,800

3,820

4,130

4,090

4,110

4,090

4,070

3,960

3,820

3,880

3,900

3,840

3,720

3,720

3,680

3,740

3,720

3,580

3,560

3,540

3,520

3,480

3,540

3,420

3,400

3,420

3,380

3,310

3,290

3,310

3,400

3,580

3,500

3,400

3,290

3,250

3,250

3,350

3,310

3,290

3,330

3,230

3,350

3,230

3,200

3,270

3,250

3,270

3,250

3,250

3,230

3,220

3,220

3,230

3,250

3,310

3,250

3,230

3,200

3,200

3,160

3,090

3,420

3,780

3,700

3,760

3,860

3,820

4,010

4,070

3,920

3,990

4,010

3,960

3,780

3,760

3,740

3,640

3,620

3,600

3,560

3,540

3,720

3,780

3,800

3,990

3,960

3,920

3,840

3,480

3,040

3,070

3,090

3,090

3,090

2,600

2,620

2,600

2,600

3,780

3,480

3,250

3,020

2,590

2,510

2,540

2,590

2,670

2,590

2,510

2,540

2,540

2,590

2,670

2,620

2,590

2,590

2,490

2,410

2,430

2,460

2,430

2,490

2,690

2,600

2,720

2,720

2,720

3,520

3,740

3,880

3,880

3,860

3,800

3,820

3,700

4,150

4,640

4,680

4,320

4,180

4,110

4,030

3,960

3,960

3,900

3,900

4,010

4,090

4,390

4,620

4,620

4,130

4,010

3,940

4,110

4,130

3,960

3,940

3,940

4,320

5,150

5,580

5,100

4,780

5,250

5,620

5,180

5,030

4,960

5,520

6,140

6,570

7,630

9,000

10,700

10,600

11,200

11,300

11,900

12,200

13,000

13,900

15,100

16,800

18,200

17,300 14,100' 

11,600 

9,860 

9,180

10,300

12,600

12,900

11,100

10,600

11,400

12,900

15,900

19,000

20,100

19,700

18,700

18,100

16,500

17,800

20,700

23,600

23,400

19,500

16,300

14,400

14,300

14,900

15,200

15,600

15,800

16,500

16,500

16,100

16,600

17,400

16,600

15,100

13,300

13,000

12,900

11,900

11,400

10,700

9,890

9,350

9,180

9,040

9,040

9,710

9,780

10,700

11,100

11,500

11,400

10,400

10,300

10,000

9,820

10,100

10,800

11,200

10,700

10,300

10,100

10.200

10,500

10,900

10,500

10,300

10,300

10,000

9,390

9,000

8,260

8,100

8,040

8,070

8,200

8,460

8,620

8,590

8,560

8,460

8,420

8,330

8,230

8,160

8,230

8,100

8,000

7,820

7,720

7,660

7,630

7,630

7,420

7,300

7,396

7,860

7,880

7,690

7,390 

7,27O 

6,840 

6,330 

6,040

6,620

5,300

5,010

4,620

4,320

4,050

3,960 

3,920- 

3,860 

4,640

6,04O 

6,250 

6,320 

6,090 

5,620

5,300 

5,06O 

4,460

4,20O 

3.88O

Month Maximum Minimum Mean Run-off in 

acre-feet

October 

NovemberDecember.. 

January 

February- - 

March. 

April 

May.......

June-.. - 

July..- 

August.....

September.

The year.

4,130

3,580

4,070

3,480

3,780

3,880

5,580

18,200

23,600

17,400

10,900

7,880

23,600

3,290

3,200

3,090

2,410

3,700

4,780

10,300

9,040

7,420

3,860

2,410

3,700

3,290

3,720

2,710

2,700

2,780

4,200

9,650

16,200

11,200

8,630

5.680

6,220

228,000

196,000

329,090

167,000

150,000

171,000

250,000

593,000

964,000

689,000

531,000

338,000

4,510,000
SNAKE RIVER 15

JKflRtlOHS FROM SHAKE BIVKB JUffWBM BOSS ABB SEBUS7 GAGIHG STATION, IDAHO

Between Heise and Shelley gaging stations, 60 separate canals divert water 

from Snake River for irrigation. Of these canals, 40 divert above the mouth of 

Henrys Fork and 10 below. Records are available during a part of each irrigation 

4MMton from June, 1919, to September, 1929, and show the combined discharge of 

ail canals. Most of these canals are equipped with staff gages read or«5e daily: 

a few haVe water-stage recorders. From July 6 to Sept. 23 flow was sttpj%mented 

by release of water from Jackson Lake. Records good.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929

Day

1 ____

2 _ .....,..._._

a...... ..........

4_ _ - ._ -..

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

S - _...

7 ___ .... ...

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

9 __ ............

JtO-__ ..........

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

12_ ____ .... _ .

J3 ___ ........

IA__._ ._... _

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

June

6,460 

5,970 

5,650 

5,280 

5,500

6,440 

7,190 

7,680 

7,860 

7,880

7,990 

7,920 

7,960 

7,820 

8,480

July

10,000 

9,950 

9,470 

8,640 

8,670

8,580 

8,050 

8,010 

8,070 

7,300

7,070 

7,160 

7,140 

7,570 

8,090

Aug.

8,200 

8,280 

8,050 

7,960 

7,790

7,660 

7,580 

7,580 

7,280 

7,130

7,010 

6,920 

7,010 

7,060 

7,080

Sept.

5.890 

5,890 

6,050 

5,870 

5,730

5,570 

5,530 

5,260 

5,060 

4,660

4,570 

4,490 

4,340 

4,140 

4,130

Bay

1C 

H

IS 

It 

2(

21 

X 

23 

24 

2£

26 

2! 

26 

2£ 

3C 

31

Month

July......... .-.-__-..-. ..-._-.. _ -. Angus*.

__ ...........

__ ...........

). ...............

! ___ . .........

................

........ __ ...

...... ....-. .

................

...

Maximum

9,920 

10,000 

8,280 

6,050

June

7,890 

6,660 

5,350 

4,980 

5,230

5,520 

6,300 

6,970 

7,810 

8,800

9,240 

9,560 

9,570 

9,850 

9,920

Minimum

4,980 

7,070 

5,990 

2,690

July

8,190 

8,430 

8,230 

8,460 

8,460

7,980 

8,110 

8,080 

7,950 

8,000

8,290 

8,350 

8,060 

8,140 

8,170 

8,200

.Aug.

f-910 

f,670

e,«oo

6,640 

6,380

6,440 

6,480 

6,460 

6,340 

6,400

6,310 

6,230 

6,120 

6,090 

6,140 

5,990

Mean

7,320 

8,220 

6,930 

4,520

Sept.

4,140 

4,210 

4,360 

4,500 

4,690

5,070 

4,830 

4,380 

4,000 

3,410

3,200 

3,090 

3,000 

2,840 

2,690

Run-off In 

acre-feet

436,000 

605,000 

426,000 

269,000

1,640,000
16 SURFACE WATER STJPPI/Yy 1929, PART XII B

SHAKE EIVEK BEAK SHEILET, IDAHO

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

mile above Woodville highway bridge and 3 miles north o* Shelley. 

RECOHDS AVAILABLE. March, 1915, to September, 1929. 

EXTHEMES. Maximum discharge during year, 24,600 second-fret June 19 (gage

height, 11.70 feet); minimum, 1,260 second-feet Sept. 19 (gage height, 4.48

feet).

1915-1929: Maximum discharge, 47,200 second-feet June 17, 1918 (gage

height, 16.97 feet); minimum, 628 second-feet Sept. 15, 1926 (gage height,

3.53 feet). 

REMARKS. Records excellent except those for Apr. 28 to May 1, May 9-10,

June 30, Sept. 16-18, and 20, which are good. Flow regulated by numerous

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

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1989

Day

1 .....

2 .....

3--...

4. ..

5- .

6 __ -

7 __ .

8 __ .

9 __ .

10 _ 

11 _ ._

12.-__.

13 ...

It __ .

15 .....

Apr.

5,780

6,250 

6,100 

5,630 

5,480 

5,330

6,180 

5,180

5,180 

5,180 

5,180

May

6,320 

6,410 

5,940 

6,250 

6,900

6,900 

6,570 

6,250 

6,580 

6,900

7,230 

7,060 

7,740 

9,330 

11,200

June

6,100 

7,230 

9,510 

9,690 

8,080

7,060 

7,060 

7,910 

10,800 

13,800

14,600 

16,000 

14,200 

12,700 

12,700

July

10,400 

10,800 

9,690 

8,410 

7,400

6,900 

6,700 

6,190 

5,540 

5,070

4,730 

4,170 

3,800 

3,350 

3,050

Aug.

3,680 

3,920 

4,850 

4,540 

4,590

4,620 

4,350 

3,970 

3,620 

3,070

2,860 

2,740 

2,670 

2,740 

2,980

Sept.

3,620 

3,620 

3,730 

4,220 

4,480

4,350 

4,220 

4,220 

4,100 

3,850

3, 730 

3,500 

3,200 

2,860 

2,500

Day

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

2S 

30 

31

Month

April 5-

May

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

Jane. __________________________ July __ __ -_ -_ _ _ - . . _

August 

Septem

T

3er ... . __ ... 

he petit>d ...--.-...-................ 

__

.....

Apr.

5,180 

5,180 

5,3£0 

5,780 

6,100

5,940 

5,780 

5,630

5,480 

5,480

5,330 

5,940 

6,030 

6,130 

6,220

Maximum

6,250 

17,400 

23,700 

10,800 

4,620 

5,040

May

12,700 

13,500 

14,200 

14,600 

14,200

13,800 

14,200 

14,600 

15,400 

16,600

17,400 

16,600 

13,100 

9,690 

7,740 

6,670

Juni^

13,801 

19,501 

23,705 

23,701 

19, 901

16, 601 

12, 701 

11,601 

11,901 

10,401

10, 101 

10, 101 

10,401 

10,101 

10,201

Minimum

6,180 

5,940 

6,100 

3,050 

2,670 

1,260

July

3,200 

3,240 

3,920 

4,430 

4,560

4,430 

4,040 

3,800 

3,460 

3,300

3,460 

3,920 

4,170 

 d,800 

3,570 

3,570

Mean

5,620 

10,400 

12,400 

5,070 

3,620 

3,610

Aug.

S, 180 

3,300 

3,500 

3,620 

3,730

3,730 

3,730 

3,730 

3,730 

3,620

3,620 

3,500 

3,620 

3,620 

3,620 

3,730

Sept.

2,190 

1,880 

1,570 

1,260 

1,360

1,450 

2,790 

4,100 

4,620 

5,040

4,900 

4,760 

4,620 

4,350 

4,100

Run-off in 

acre-feet

290,000 

640,000 

738,000 

312,000 

224,000 

209,000

2,410,000
SNAKE BIVEB 

SHAKE RIVER BELOW. BLAOKFOOT BKEDtE, HE&B BIAOKFOOT, IDAHO

17

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

5 and 7, respectively, T. 3 S., R. 35 E., below Blackfoot lower highway bridge 

2 miles west of Blackfoot.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April, 1924, to September, 1929.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, not determined; minimum, dry 

Sept. 18-21.

1924-1929: Maximum discharge, not determined; minimum, dry on 

various days during the summers in several years.

REMARKS. Records fair. Discharge is total of flow in three channels Measuring conditions are such that discharges can not be determined except at 

low stages when the natural flow is augmented by release of water fnm Jackson Lake. Station is below all diversions from Snake River above the mouth 

of Blackfoot River.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929

Day

1 __ . .....

2..........

3. _ . __ .

4....... ...

5... . ...

6..........

7... .......

8 __ . _ .

9 ....

10..........

July

1,940 

1,750 

1,470

Aug.

664 

860 

1,210 

1,310 

1,470

1,490 

1,490 

1,220 

1,040 

760

Sept.

1,370 

1,400 

1,440 

1,550 

1,670

1,720 

1,650 

1,650 

1,650 

1,460

Day

12-..-.. .

13. .........

14 _ .......

15- 

16..... _ ..

17..........

18 

19 

20 ......

July

1,300 

987 

739 

502 

198

102 

2 

32 

443 

656

Month

July 8-31... ...... _ . .... .. .... _ ... ___ .

August . .

September . .... . 

Thep

Aug.

541 

560 

437 

437 

695

809 

735 

1,060 

1,210 

1,290

Sept.

1,370 

1,210 

974 

751 

456

198 

38 

0 

0 

0

Maximum

1,940 

1,560 

2,070

Day

21. .........

22 

23 .

24 .

25 ,.. 

26 

27 

28

29 .

30- __ - ...

31...... .

Minimum

2 

437 

0

July

710 

611 

423 

175

58

50 

216 

640 

772 

697 

644

Aug.

1,350 

1,420 

1,380 

1,400 

1,340

1,470 

1,530 

1,500 

1,560 

1,550 

1,480

Mean

630 

1,140 

1,200

Sept.

0

144 

1,680 

1,880 

2,060

2,070 

1,990 

1,920 

1,850 

l.TSO'

Run-off in 

acre-feet

30,000 

70,100 

71,400

172,000
18 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1929, PART XII B

DIVEBSIOHS FROM SHAKE BITBE MTWIEW SHKLLEY ABB CGLOUON BAMCH GAGING

STATIOHS, IDAHO

Between Shelley and Clough ranch, 15 canals divert water from Snake River 

for irrigation. Records are available during a part of each irrigation season from 

May, 1924, to September, 1929, showing the combined disci arge of all canals. 

Between July 6 and Sept. 23 flow was supplemented by release of water from 

Jackson Lake. Records good.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 19%9

Day

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

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

3_ 

4 _ .._ ._...-

5. ..

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

7 _ ....... _ ...

8... _ -....-.

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

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

11- .. _ . _ .

12- 

13- 

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

16- 

June

2,690 

2,880 

2,860 

2,900 

3,020

3,150 

3,230 

3,310 

3,460 

3,460

3,470 

3,480 

3,460 

3,510 

3,640

July

3,960 

3,970 

3,660 

3,310 

3,190

3,140 

3,190 

3,230 

3,230 

3,110

3,170 

3,110 

3,000 

2,880 

2,760

Aug.

2,760 

2,770 

2,830 

2,800 

2,780

2,700 

2,660 

2,620 

2,340 

2,260

2,110 

2,020 

2,000 

2,010 

1,940

Sept.

1,970 

1,960 

2,080 

2,280 

2,380

2,280 

2,260 

2,260 

2,190 

2,200

2,190 

2,200 

2,180 

2,130 

2,040

Day

U 1't 

It 

IS 

2C

21 

25 

2S 

24 

2i

%2" 

% 

25 

3( 

31

Month

July.... . . _ . _ 

August _____________ . ______ . _____

September ___________________ . ___

> _ ....... _ ... '

L 

». . 

> _ ........ 

!.- .

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

L .......

>. 

[ _ .............

r.

!- ... 

L 

) .. 

..... 

Maxim urn

3,980 

3,970 

2,830 

2,380

June

3,320 

3,080 

2,930 

2,760 

2,560

2,520 

2,670 

2,730 

3,190 

3,650

3,790 

3,890 

3,970 

3,980 

3,950

Minimum

2,520 

2,730 

1,720 

1,160

July

2,880 

2,880 

3,110 

3,440 

3,490

3,500 

3,380 

3,260 

3,160 

3,090

3,110 

3,300 

3,220 

2,820 

2,730 

2,730

Aug.

2,130 

2,260 

2,200 

2,190 

2,120

2,020 

2,000 

2,050 

2,110 

2,070

1,810 

1,740 

1,720 

1,730 

1,720 

1,930

Mean

3,260 

3,190 

2,210 

1,860

Sept.

1,960 

1,860 

1,520 

1,340 

1,160

1,190 

1,530 

1,820 

1,600 

1,650

1,530 

1,530 

1,630 

1,440 

1,410

Run-off in 

acre-feet

193,000 

196,000 

136,000 

110,000

635,000
SNAKE EIVER 1» 

SNAKE RIVEE AT 010USE EANCH, HEAR BIAOKFOOT, IDAHO

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

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

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June, 1910, to September, 1929.

EXTBEMES. Maximum discharge during year, 21,400 second-feet June 19 (gage 

height, 9.92 feet); minimum, 185 second-feet Sept. 20 (gage height, 1.05 feet). 

1910-1929: Maximum discharge, 46,200 second-feet June 18, 1918 (gage 

height, 14.8 feet); minimum, 118 second-feet Aug. 25, 1919.

REMARKS. Records excellent except periods Dec. 19-21, Jan. 15-17, 22-24, Feb. 

12-13, 15, Mar. 3 and 14-15, which are fair. Flow regulated by storage in 

Jackson Lake Reservoir on Snake River and Blackfoot-Marsh Reservoir on 

Blackfoot River. Numerous diversions for irrigation above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928-29

Day

1.. ___ .....

2 

3 _

4 __ . __ .

5... _ .......

6. .........

7 ___ .......

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.

996 

1,380 

1,660 

1,680 

1,930

2,230 

2,440 

2,380 

2,430 

2,380

2,510 

2,850 

3,250 

3,660 

3,520

3,450 

3,380 

3,360 

3,380 

3,390

3,320 

3,250 

3,210 

3,160 

3,230

3,230 

3,200 

3,200 

3,160 

3,140 

3,250

Nov.

3,380 

3,490 

3,490 

3,490 

3,510

3,700 

3,770 

3,890 

3,920 

3,850

3,770 

3,730 

3,540 

3,490 

4,000

3,980 

4,060 

3,960 

3,870 

3,960

4,060 

4,160 

4,160 

4,160 

4,160

4,160 

4,160 

4,160 

4,160 

4,160

Dec.

4,060 

3,960 

3,830 

3,360 

3,870

3,620 

3,360 

3,340 

3,380 

3,660

4,060 

4,160 

4,670 

5,100 

4,880.

4,780 

4,670 

4,570 

4,030 

3,500

2,960 

2,430 

2,350 

2,320 

2,700

2,630 

2,730 

3,750 

3,720 

4,160 

4,210

Jan.

4,260 

4,570 

4,060 

3,620 

3,340

3,320 

3,210 

2,760 

2,550 

2,350

2,140 

2,140 

2,110 

2,110 

2,290

2,480 

2,660 

2,850 

2,760 

2,540

2,280 

2,130 

1,970 

1,820 

1,660

1,710 

1,730 

1,590 

1,800 

2,070 

2,230

Feb.

2,460 

2,620 

2,680 

2,760 

3,000

3,140 

3,040 

2,760 

2,430 

2,050

1,690 

1,680 

1,660 

1,640 

1,880

2,110 

2,260 

2,380 

2,490 

2,670

2,750 

2,750 

2,670 

2,670 

2,680

2,730 

2,760 

2,750

Mar.

2,750 

2,780 

2,800 

2,820 

2,950

3,070 

3,210 

3,430 

3,560 

3,770

3,960 

4,060 

4,160 

4,060 

3,960

3,870 

3,960 

3,960 

3,870 

3,960

4,060 

3,870 

3,810 

3,790 

3,870

3,870 

3,870 

4,570 

4,780 

4,780 

4,780

Month

December. -- _____ . ________ - _____

April. __ ........................................

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

September- ____ .- ______ .. 

The year

Apr.

4,670 

4,670 

4,670 

4,780 

5,100

5,540 

5,770 

5,430 

5,320 

5,100

4,990 

4,780 

4,670 

4,570 

4,570

4,570 

4,670 

4,780 

5,210 

5,430

5,430 

5,320 

5,210 

4,990 

5,100

4,990 

4,780 

4,780 

4,880 

5,430

Maximum

3,660 

4,160 

5,100 

4,570 

3,140 

4,780 

5,770 

13,300 

21,000 

6,410 

1,790 

3,470

21,000

May

6,240 

6,240 

5,540 

5,430 

6,000

6,360 

6,120 

5,770 

5,540 

5,650

6,240 

6,360 

6,360 

7,380 

8,760

10,400 

10,900 

11,600 

11,600 

11,600

10,600 

10,400 

10,600 

10,600 

11,400

12,600 

13,300 

11,600 

8,620 

5,880 

4,260

June

3,410 

3,720 

5,540 

6,990 

5,650

4,360 

3,660 

3,790 

5,430 

8,760

10,300 

10,900 

10,700 

9,350

8,470

9,350 

12,900 

18,600 

21,000 

19,200

15,400 

11,500 

9,410 

8,680 

7,300

6,290 

5,700 

5,820 

6,050 

5,700

Minimum

996 

3,380 

2,320 

1,590 

1,640 

2,750 

4,570 

4,260 

3,410 

205 

569 

191

191

July

5,820 

6,410 

6,410 

5,580 

3,720

4,000 

3,620 

3,290 

2,850 

2,220

1,870 

1,330 

928 

667 

383

245 

212 

205 

321 

653

786 

793 

634 

404 

286

212 

230 

614 

936

888 

716

Mean

2,830 

3,880 

3,700 

2,550 

2,470 

3,770 

5,010 

8,390 

8,800 

1,850 

1,260 

1,730

3,850

Aug.

709 

888 

1,200 

1,450 

1,560

1,650 

1,660 

1,430 

1,210 

880

716 

716 

640 

569 

702

912 

808 

1,070 

1,310 

1,400

1,460 

1,600 

1,540 

1,560 

1,470

1,600 

1,740 

1,560 

1,790 

1,740 

1,660

Sept.

1,500 

1,570 

1,680 

1,870 

2,290

2,440 

2,260 

2,220 

2,230 

2,010

1,750 

1,540 

1,260 

969 

730

497 

295 

215 

191 

191

198 

344 

1,440 

2,980 

3,470

3,470 

3,270 

3,210 

3,110 

2,800

r.un-off in 

acre-feet

174,000 

231,000 

228,000 

157,000 

137,000 

232,000 

298,000 

516,000 

524,000 

114,000 

77,500 

103,000

2,790,000
20 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1929, PART XII B

AMERICAN FAILS RESERVOIR AT AMERICAN FAILS, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sees. 29 and 30, T. 7 S., P. 31 E., at outlet 

gates of reservoir, 1 mile from American Falls.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March, 1926, to September, 1929.

REMARKS. American Falls Reservoir impounds water for supplemental irrigation 

of lands in the Minidoka and North and South Side Twin Falls tracts and 

also stored water for some future irrigation development. It has a capacity 

of 1,700,000 acre-feet between elevations 4,295.70 and 4,354.50 feet, mean 

sea level datum. Gage-height record and table showing storage capacity Of 

reservoir furnished by United States Bureau of Reclamation.

Daily contents, in acre-feet, 1988-89

Day

1..... _ - ____ ... .. __ .

2 

3. ...... __ ...... __ .....

4 _____ . _________ . ...

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

6 . .

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

8. . .-. . - 

9. . ._. ......

10 

11 ____ 

12 - _ . _ . __ _ ...

13 ......

14 ..

15 .

16 -.. . 

17i . 

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

19. _ . ..

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

121 _ .. _ .. _ ... _ ..........

22

23 _ . _ .... _ ............

24 

25

S-_._.____._..

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

 28 __ - __ - ....

29 - --

30 

51 

Oct.

965, 170

961,410

QE7 CMft

960 160

Qflft ^fifi

963,500

QKA *TAf\

QKft 1 PA

Qd.% 14ft

933, 310

946,810

933,310

Cf)A ran

919,960

m KAf\

915, 110

911, 070

ons am

905,400

899, 010

897, 830

895, 080

892, 730

889, 590

885, 670

882, 930

S7Q Ann

876, 260

872,730

869,980

867,630

Nov.

869, 590

865, 670 OAA Ann

861,000

862,920

862,920

OflO QOA

QKQ QEA

857, 570

855,280

856,040

861,760

RM AQC\

877,830

888,030

fiQQ d.nn

908,640

920, 370

930,880

(un isn

950,560

QCA P&ft

970, 690

981, 030

QQO KAf\

1, 003, 270

1 014 430

1,031,730

1,043,180

1 ftKS 74ft

Dec.

1,068,140

1, 064, 750

1,0/1,370

1,077,230

1, 082, 610

1,089,860

1,094,820

1,097,970

1, 103, 390

1,108,800

1, 108, 350

1,113,760

1, 122, 010

1, 124, 780

1, 129, 390

1,13'/,690

1, 142, 300

1, 145, 990

1, 147, 830

1,147,830

1, 147, 830

1, 149, 670

1, 145, 990

1, 143, 220

1,145,990

1, 149, 670

1, 150, 600

1, 148, 750

1,150,600

1,152,440

1, 155, 210

Jan.

1, 160, 740

1,165,900

1, 171, 550

1, 175, 790

1, 179, 080

1, 183, 320

1, 184, 260

1,185,680

1,187,090

1,188,030

1, 187, 090

1, 188, 500

1, 188, 030

1,188,970

1, 188, 970

1,192,740

'1,198,860

1, 206, 870

1,213,550

1, 222, 180

1,227,930

1, 238, 490

1,244,240

1 OKA OKA

1,2E7,680

1,264,500

1, 268, 400

1,282,030

1, 287, 880

1, 293, 720

Feb.

1, 300, 540

1, 307, 390

1, 316, 300

1,323,720

1, 330, 650

1,337,090

1,341,050

1,346,000

1,350,950

1, 358, 940

1,365,000

1,369,030

1, 370, 040

1, 369, 030

1, 370, 040

1,369,030

1, 371, 050

1,373,570

1, 376, 090

1, 376, 590

1, 381, 130

1, 384, 160

1, 386, 180

1, 390, 210

1, 393, 240

1, 396, 770

1, 399, 290

Mar.

1,400,300

1,396,770

1,398,280

1,400,300

1,406,370

1,411,510

1,417,680

1,423,850

1,426,940

1,442,870

1,456,760

1,472,470

1,486,610

1,494,460

1,500,740

1,506,500

1, 512, 310

1, 518, 170

1, 521, 900

1,528,290

1, 530, 420

1,536,800

1,636,800

1,536,270

1,535,740

1,536,800

1,537,340

1, 537, 870

1,534,680

1,535,740

1,530,950
SNAKE KIVER 21

contents, in acre-feet, of American Fatts Reservoir at American Fatts, Idaho, 

1928-29 Continued

Day

I........ 

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

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

4.. ____________ ......

5.. _____ . __ . __ .......

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

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

* 

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

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

11.. ______ . _ . __ .......

12- __ ... _ ......... _ ....

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

14 __ . __ . ____ .........

15 ____ . ____ ............

16 

17.... .-.. ...............

18 

19. . . .

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

21 .

22 

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

24 

25 __ . _ . _ ........

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

27 

28 

29. ______________ ....

30 <ii

Apr.

1, 528, 290

1, 525, 090

1,515,510

1,506,500

1,493,410

1,476,090

1,467,230

1,459,900

1,446,480

1,441,330

1,431,050

1,418,190

1,408,430

1,396,260

1,386,180

1,385,170

1,382,140

1,383,150

1,382,140

1,380,130

1,382,650

1, 380, 130

1, 380, 130

1,381,130

1, 383, 150

1,383,150

1, 382, 140

1,381,130

1,373,570

1,372,060

May

1,377,600

1,380,630

1,374,070

1,383,150

1,379,120

1,384,160

1,383,660

1, 388, 190

1,378,110

1,384,660

1, 385, 170

1,378,610

1,376,090

1, 356, 420

1,360,460

1,361,970

1,370,040

1, 379, 120

1,380,680

1,305,250

1,402,310

1,406,370

1,412,540

1,415,620

1,416,650

1,427,960

1,441,330

1,450,590

1,454,700

1,452,650

1 44ft OOfl

June

1,436,710

1,422,820

1,421,790

1,420,770

1,417,680

1,412,540

1,408,430

1,398,780

1,303,240

1,390,210

1, 396, 260

1,404,330

1,413,570

1,416,650

1,423,850

1,432,080

1,435,160

1,465,730

1, 476, f60

1, 512, 310

1, 529, 350

1, 650, 110

1,561,830

1,568,880

1,5V 5, 400

1,568,880

1, 572, 680

1, 568, 880

1, 569, 970

1, 570, 510

July

1,571,660

1,671,660

1,568,880

1,565,620

1,562,360

1,640,050

1, 540, 530

1,536,270

1, 527, 220

1,621,900

1,505,980

1, 497, 600

1,485,030

1,474,560

1,460,950

1,446,990

1,435,160

1,422,820

1,408,430

1,395,250

1, 383, 150

I,370,f40

1,356,930

1,344,020

1,332,630

1, 312, 340

1,297,130

1,283,490

1, 269, 370

1, 255, 750

1,242,800

Aug.

1,231,770

1,220,260

1,209,230

1,105,560

1,188,500

1, 178, 140

1,163,250

1,157,050

1,147,830

1,136,770

1, 127, 080

1,114,660

1,102,030

1,080,410

1,076,330

1,065,190

1,054,180

1,042,300

1,029,090

1,019,580

1,000,280

996,840

988,680

977,690

970,590

058,490

949,730

941,800

032,900

925,620

918,840

Sept.

911,070

902,980

894,690

889,200

884,100

877,040

872,340

865,670

859,470

853,760

845,750

838,510

835,080

827,840

824,030

816, 250

80S, 460

798,090

788,820

779,560

771,100

763,890

753,790

749, 620

743,900

740,040

738,630

730,330

743,200

746,000
22 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1929, PART XII B

SNAKE RIVER AT NEELEY, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 11, T. 8 S., E. 30 E., half a mile nortb

of Neeley and 4 miles below American Falls Reservoir. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March, 1906, to Septembei, 1929. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 14,500 second-feet Apr. 4 (gage

height, 7.60 feet); minimum 130 second-feet Sept. 30 (gage height, not

recorded).

1906-1929: Maximum discharge, 48,400 second-feet Jun^ 20, 1918 (gage

height, 13.5 feet); minimum, that of Sept. 30, 1929. 

REMARKS. Records excellent except those for Dec. 23-28 and Jan. 1 to Mar. 12,

which are fair, flow regulated by operation of gates at American

Dam.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928-29

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

_

17.

18.

19. 

20-

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

27...._._

28 

29 ..

30 

31 .

5,300

5,300

4,530

3,930

3,900

5,650

8,070

8,030

7,960

8,030

7,830

7,830

7,930

8,030

8,030

8,030

8,030

8,000

7,960

8,000

7,930

7,930

7,900

7,900

7,900

7,860

7,860

7,830

7,830

7,830

7,860

7,800

7,760

5,860

6,740

7,830

7,800

7,830

7,860

7,830

5,650

3,800

2,870

1,760

1,570

1,660

1,690

1,750

1,730

1,710

1,730

1,730

1,730

1,760

1,780

1,820

1,800

1,800

1,800

1,820

1,650

3,510

3,510

3,530

3,530

3,530

3,560

3,630

4,240

4,880

5,680

4,720

4,720

5,770

5,800

1,800

5,460

5,770

5,800

5,800

5,800 

5,800 

o,800

1,550

,500

5,900

5,900

5,830

5,890

5,860

 3,240

^2,340

.4,000

5,600

 5,660

 3,450

1,700

500

2,200

3,700

3,960

4,110

4,480

4,480

4,530

4,580

4,660

5,330

6,900

6,900

6,870

6,840

6,800

6,840

8,300

9,140

9,100

9,100

11,200

12,200

13,600

14,400

14,300

14,100

14,000

13,900

13,700

13,600

13,400

13,300

13,100

10,700

8,610

8,610

8,610

8,610

8,610

8,540

8,510

8,470

8,440

8,440

8,440

8,440

8,440

8,470

8,470

7,630

7,380

8,640

8,680

8,610

8,680

8,580

8,610

8,580

10,290

13,030

12,990

12,990

11,120

10,070

10,030

10,290

10,480

10,510

10,olO 

10,550 

10, 550 

10,630 

10,670

10,630

10,630

10,630

10,670

10,670

10,670

10,780

10,700

10,140

9,710

9,780

9,780

9,740

9,740

9,710

9,710

9,710

9,600

9,450

8,440

8,440

8,960

9,490

10,070

10,550

10,480

10,140

9,450

9,450

9,450

9,450

9,450

9,450 ! 9,380 

9,490 9,420

9,170

8,610

8,510

8,340

8,370

8,240

7,860

7,830

7,860

8,370

9,000

8,960

8,470

8,470

9,450

9,380

9,350

9,350

9,630

9,780

9,740

9,710

9,710

9,710

10,030

10,290

10,290

10,290

9,960

9,560

9,380

9,140

9,170

9,100

9,030

8,960

8,960

8,960

8,890

8,890

9,140

9,350

9,280

9,240

9,240

9,170

9,170

9,200

9,170

9,140

9,060

9,060

8,960

8,920

8,860 

&,720 

8,130 

7,830 

7,830

7,830

7,800

7,800

7,700

7,600

7,630

7,600

7,630

7,630

7,600

7,570

7,150

6,840

6,800

6,740

6,870

7,600

7,600

7,570

7,540

7,540 

7,470 

7,670 

7,730 

7,',30

7,730

6,340

4,610

4,610

1,640

Month Maximum Minimum Mean Run-off in 

acre-feet

October_ 

November. 

DecemberJanuary_. 

February.. 

March._. 

April. ... 

May.,.....

June.......

July.......

August.....

September8,070

7,860

3,900

1,570

1,650

The year.

9,140

14,400

13,000

10,800

10,600

9,560

7,830

14,400

8,440

7,380

7,830

8,440

7,830

1,640

7,320

3,870

4,760

2,780

3,290

4,750

10,700

10,100

9,140

9,640

8,980

7,070

450,000 

230,000 

292,000 

171,000 

183,000- 

292,000 

637,000 

621,000 

544,000' 

593,000 

552,000 

421,000

4,990,000
SNAKE RIVER 23

LAKE WAICOTT HIAB MDFID0KA, IDAHO

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

Minidoka Dam, 6 miles southeast of Minidoka. Zero of gag^, 4,150.48 

feet above meansealevel(4,200feet,U.S.Bureau of Reclamation project datui»). 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April, 1909, to September, 1929.

REMARKS. Lake Walcott impounds 107.240 acre-feet between elevaticns 4,186,48 

and 4.196.48 feet, mean sea level datum, for the irrigation of lands of the 

Minidoka project of the United States Bureau of Reclamation. Gage-height 

record and table of capacity furnished by the Bureau of Reclamation.

Daily contents, in acre-feet, 19&8-29

Day

J __ ..........

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

3 .. _ ......

4..__..........

5

0 ________

7. _ ..........

8. __ .........

9 ___ ........

10

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

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

13 _____ . ....

14 ___ .........

15

16 __ ..........

17- _______

18, _ ..........

19 __ . __ . ...

20 ..........

21 ______ ...

22. _ .. __ ....

23

24 __ . .........

25 __ ..........

28

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

28 ________

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

30 ___ .-.,.....

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

Oct.

91,690 

90,410 

88,660 

87,730 

86,680

86,920 

86,570 

86,450 

87,270 

84,700

88,200 

88,200 

86,220 

86,450 

86,800

86,800 

86,800 

86,800 

86,800 

86,920

87,500 

88,200 

88,200 

88,200 

88,200

88,200 

88,200 

87,850 

88,200 

87,730 

87,620

Nov.

88,200 

87,850 

87,500 

87,850 

87,620

88,200 

88,200 

88,200 

88,200 

87,960

88,080 

83,540 

85,520 

87,270 

85,870

85,870 

84,820 

85,520 

85,400 

85,520

84.940 

84,120 

83,540 

83,200 

82,980

83,200 

83.090 

82,860 

83,770 

84,240

Dec.

82,860 

82,980 

87,380 

89, 010 

89,600

89,830 

89,940 

89,940 

89.830 

90,060

92,040 

93, 550 

90,410 

94,840 

93,790

91,460 

92,860 

93,670 

93,670 

93,790

93,790 

93,670 

93,790 

93,790 

92, 270

90,990 

92,510 

93,790 

93, 670 

93,900 

94,020

Jan.

91,230 

91,690 

91,920 

91,690 

91,460

91,460 

91,690 

92,040 

91,690 

91,570

91,340 

91,340 

91,340 

91,340 

91,110

90,530 

87,730 

86,570 

85,750

Feb.

78,800

78,470 

81,960 

87,030 

87,030

83,770 

83,200 

84,470 

84,470 

84,470

85,870 

85, 870 

85,870 

85,640 

85,290

85,290 

85,290 

85,170 

85,170 

85,170

84,940 

85,170 

86,450

Mar.

86,100 

85,870 

85,870 

86,220 

76,100

64,580 

49. 470 

41,020 

34,980 

28,580

19,440 

10,230 

1,620 

-1,330 

-1,430

-1, 140 

-380 

950 

2,100 

3,050

4,290 

4,770 

7,630 

12,310 

16,370

19,950 

24,210 

26,240 

27,860 

35,290 

40.800

Apr.

46,670 

48,200 

53,000 

54,830 

55,360

65,360 

56,440 

56,230 

54,400 

56,330

65,790 

55,470 

55,040 

54,830 

54,290

54.400 

63,750 

54,610 

55,360 

55,260

55,900 

55,900 

56,010 

55,900 

55,790

55,690 

55,580 

55,580 

54,610 

54,610

May

66,120 

64,070 

66,040 

57,840 

56,980

58,480 

58,700 

60,630 

59,450 

60,740

60,960 

66,220 

73,170 

79,140 

87,620

88,200 

89,250 

90,060 

90,290 

89,480

90,410 

90,990 

91,230 

91,570 

90,530

90,880 

91,690 

92,390 

92,620 

92,740 

92,740

Tone

92,160 

92,160 

92,970 

91,690 

91,600

91,920 

92,390 

91,920 

91,690 

92,390

92,160 

92,390 

92,740 

92,040 

92,860

93,440 

93,550 

94,840 

93,320 

95,180

94,950 

94,720 

93,790 

92,860 

91,340

90,180 

90,290 

90,290 

89,010 

87,620

July

86,570 

84,940 

87,500 

87,030 

87,160

88,080 

88,900 

92,040 

92,510 

91,920

91,920 

92,160 

91,810 

91,340 

91, 110

90,410 

90,060 

89,830 

89,600 

89,010

89,130 

89, 710 

89.830 

90,640 

90,640

90.180 

91.230 

92,740 

93,790 

95,070 

95, 310

Aug.

96,310 

95,650 

95,670 

94,840 

94,950

94,600 

94,370 

93.670 

92,970 

92,510

92,040 

91,230 

92,620 

91,920 

92,160

92,040 

92,040 

92.160 

91.920 

92,270

92,620 

92,860 

92,860 

92,390 

92,860

92,620 

92,860 

92,740 

92,390 

91,920 

90,880

Sept.

90,060 

88,430 

87,030 

86,330 

85,170

84,700 

85,050 

85,520 

86,100 

86,680

87,620 

88,900 

89,940 

90,530 

90,990

91,460 

91,570 

92,040 

92,970 

93,550

95,070 

95,430 

95, 670 

96,390 

97, 110

96,870 

98,920 

100,970 

101,930 

102,660

NOTE. Gage not read Jan. 20 to Feb. 4, and Feb. 10.
24 .SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1929, PART XII B

SNAKE BCTBB NEAR MXHXDOKA, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 2, T. 9 8., R. 25 E., 1 mile below

Minidoka Dam and 6 miles southeast of Minidoka. 

RECOBDS AVAILABLE. April, 1910, to September, 1929. Records prior to 1910

at Montgomerys Ferry, 6 miles downstream. 

EXTBBMBS. Maximum discharge during year, 15,000 second-feet Apr. 5 (gage

height, 9.50 feet); minimum, 1,470 second-feet Dec. 16 (gage height, 4.27

feet).

1910-1929: Maximum discharge, 45,900 second-feet June 21. 1918 (gage

height, 16.02 feet); minimum, 960 second-feet Oct. 13, 1914 (gage height,

4.05 feet). 

REMARKS. Records excellent except those for Jan. &-11 and 20-27, which are

fair. I low regulated by storage at American Falls and Lake Walcott

Reservoirs and by diversions 1 mile upstream for irrigation in the Minidoka

project.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 192S-29

Day

1.. ____ . ...

2 .

3 -

4 

5 _ . _ ...

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

7.. _____ ..

8. 

9 _______ ..

10 

11........ _ -

12 . 

13--.-.- -

14 ____ ......

15 

16 ........

17 

IS.............

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

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

21 . 

22... _ ......

23....... __ ..

24....... ___ .

25 - 

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

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

28 29 ____ . __ .

80 .........

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

Oct.

4,750

4.660

4,190

3,340

3,100

4.120

7,220

7,190

7,110

7,400

7,370 7 dsn

7,400

7,340

7,430

7,430

7,310

7,310

7.310

7,160

7,160

7.340

7,480

7 ilSft

7,510

7,570

7,460

7 250

7, 460

7,540

7 48ft

Nov.

7,570

7,570

7.190

4,660

5,160

7,310

7,400

7,220

7,280

7,140

6,940

3,970

2,160

1,870

1,740

1,700

1,750

1,710

1,740

1,950

2,120

9 fl3f)

1,870

1.810

1,720

1,710

1,740

1,720

1,670

1,720

Dec.

1,810

1.810

2,240

2,870

3,190

3,270

3,300

3,360

3,320

3,600

4,780

5,480

3,350

5,480

7,460

3,400

6,160

5,660

5,840

6,000

6,080

6,110

6,220

6,630

4 Qlfl

4,160

5,040

5,690

5,760

5,820

5,950

Jan.

4,800

4,870

4,920

4,920

4,870

4,850

4,970

4,970

4,970

4,970

4,970

4,970

4,920

4,920

5,040

3,780

2,760

o Q7fl

2,150

12,150

9 1WI

2,180

2,140

2,150

Feb.

2,050

2,020

1,910

1,990

2,160

2,190

2,250

2,370

2,380

2,360

2,380

2,820

4,250

4,230

4,190

4,120

4,030

4,010

4,080

4,100

4,120

3,950

4,010

3,970 A nan

4,050

4,100

5,110

Mar.

5,920

5,760

5,710

8,130

9,920

11,800

9,040

6,630

6,160

5,610

5,280

4,900

4,540

4,360

4,340

4,340

4,320

4,360

4,450

4,560

4,900

4,660

4,870

5,040

5,310

5,410

5,510

5,560

5,890

6,030

6,460

ApT.

7,480

8,730

11,000

12,800

14,500

14,400

14,700

14,700

14,200

14,800

14,100

13,900

13,500

13,400

11,700

8,130

8,220

8,280

8,220

8,340

8,370

8,280

8,280

8,310

8,160

8,130

8,010

7,950

7,860

8,160

May

8,100

6,350

6,880

7,890

7,660

8,070

7,140

7,160

7,050

7,340

7,160

7,220

7,190

7,160

7,020

7,050

6,880

7,220

7,570

7,670

7,740

7,720

7,660

7.770

7,980

7,830

7,860

7.920

7,920

8,070

8,100

Jurm

7. 9,^

7,»^

7,9'1

7, MO

6,810

6,8*) 6,9-wj

6,8X>

6,7'1

6,8")

6, 9"«)

6,770 6,6"")

6,610

6,6^)

6,770

6,3^) 6,3-«)

6,2«) e.S'")

e^o 6,r*»

6,110 6,3'")

6,3^0

6,7")

6,4^0

6,410 6,3^")

6,4X0

July

6,410

5,230

5,300

6,620

6,901

6,960

7,080

6,990

6,710

6,660

6,630

6,770

6,820

6.630

6,540

6,820

6.740

6,710

6,710

6,770

6,680

6,820

6,800

5,770

6,800

6,850

6,940

6,800

6,770

6,770

6,740

Aug.

6,820

6,680

6,630

6,540

6,540

6.540

6,540

6,520

6,520

6,460

6,460

6,520

6,490

6,430

6,490

6,520

6,460

6.410

6,490

6,490

6,430

6,460

6,540

6,540

6,460

6,490

6,490

6,350

6,030

5,840

5,820

Sept.

5,870

6,060

6,060

6,030.

5,710

5,380

5,210

5,060

5,240

5,090

4,870

4,590

4.470

4,540

4,540

4,780

5,710

5,380

6,380

5,480

5,920

6,240

6,520

6,520

6,770

6,140

4,520

3,480

3,640

2,830

Month

October... ________________________

December

January .. _

February

March.. .. .

April.. ..... ... . .. _ .. . .

June.... ......

July

August . . ..

Maximum

7,570

7,570

7,460

5,040

5,110

11,800

14,800

8,100

7,980

7.080

6,820

6,770

14,800

Minimum

3,100

1,670

1,810

2,150

1,910

4,320

7,480

6,350

6,110

5,230

5,820

2,830

1,670

Mean

6,730

3,740

4,640

3,570

3,330

5,800

10,600

7,490

6,710

6,670

6,450

5,270

5,930

Run-off in 

acre-feet

414, 000

223,000

285,000

220,000

185.000

357,000

631,000

461,000

399,000

410. 000

397,000

314,000

4,300,000
SNAKE RIVER JK>

SHAKE nrraa AT MHNEB, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in see. 29, T. 10 S., R. 21 E., a quai-tor of a

mile below Milner Dam at Milner. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May, 1909, to September, 1929. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 14,900 second-feet Apr. 8 (gage

height, 16.5 feet); minimum, 20 second-feet July 5 and Sept. 1 (gafre height,

1.72 feet). 

1909-1929: Maximum discharge, 44,400 second feet June 12, If09 (gage

height, 20.1 feet on old gage); minimum, 8 second-feet Aug. 22-20, 1924

(gage height, 1.50 feet). 

REMARKS. Records good. Mow regulated by American Falls and Lake Walcott

Reservoirs and by diversions at Milner Dam just above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1988-89

Day

1 ___ .. ..

2.-.....- ..

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

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

5... ... ... .

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

7 __ . _ . ...

8 __ . .......

9.... ...-..

10 . 

11... ....

12 

13 __ ..... ...

I4-............

15 __ ...... ...

16.. __ ......

17. __ ........

18 . 

19 _____ ....

20 

21 . ..

22 ..

23. _____ ..

24 .

25 

26. 

27 

28 ___ ....

29 ___ ....

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

31 . .

Oct.

2,380 

2,240 

2,010 

1,610 

783

1,570 

5,300 

5,630 

5,410 

5,740

6,180 

6,070 

5,850 

6,290 

6,620

6,070 

5,850 

6,400 

6,840 

6,400

5,740 

5,850 

6,290 

6,400 

6,400

6,180 

6,070 

5.960 

5,850 

5,960 

5,740

Nov.

6,730 

7,060 

7,610 

4,400 

3,750

5,400 

6,400 

5.960 

5,960 

6,950

7,060 

6,000 

2,570 

1,920 

1,210

529 

116 

390 

1,320 

1,140

997 

1,170 

1,170 

1,100 

899

556 

693 

766

825 

778

Dec.

236 

640 

2,380 

2,430 

2,150

2,480 

2,570 

2,860 

3,050

2,860

3,150 

4,360 

4,360 

3,250 

5,960

5,240 

2,790 

4,570 

4,460 

4,360

4,460 

4,670 

4,880 

4,880 

5,090

4,250 

3,550 

4,670 

5,200 

5,200 

5,200

Jan.

4,780 

4,150 

4,150 

3,950 

4,250

3,250 

3,450 

3,950 

4,360 

4,570

4,150 

3,950 

4,050 

4,050 

4,050

3,950 

2,480 

1,740 

1,920 

1,320

1,320 

1,170 

1,250 

1,250 

1,320

1,480 

1,400 

1,400 

1,170 

1,250 

1,400

Feb.

1,170 

1,250 

1,400 

1,320 

1,170

1,170 

1,170 

1,650 

1,650 

1,570

1,480 

1,480 

1,650 

2,860 

3,050

3,050 

3,050 

3,050 

3,050 

3,150

3,150 

3,150 3,150* 

3,150 

3,150

3,150 

3,150 

3,150

Mar.

4,780 

5,090 

5,200 

5,300 

8,980

9,370 

11,800 

6,730 

6,180 

5,410

4,360 

5,630 

4,360 

3,950 

3,950

3,450 

3,350 

3,450 

3,450 

3,350

3,150 

4,150 

3,550 

3,750 

4,050

4,360 

4,360 

4,460 

4,360 

4,780 

5,300

Month

November.. ____ , ____ . __ . ________ 

December... ___________________ . ...

April..... _____ . ______ .. .....................

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

September....,

The year

Apr.

6,180 

7,060 

8,740 

10,000 

12,400

12,900 

13,700 

14,100 

12,900 

13,500

13,300 

12,900 

12,400 

12,400 

12,000

8,860 

7,610 

7,060 

5,630 

5,740

6,840 

6,950 

6,510 

6,730 

6,840

5,960 

5,630 

6,070 

5,850 

4,360

Maximum

6,840 

7,610 

5,960 

4,780 

3,150 

11.800 

14,100 

4,990 

1,780 

520 

270 

3,850

14,100

May

4,990 

3,180 

1,870 

3,950 

2,640

4,780 

3,160 

2,010 

825 

837

507 

899 

899 

807 

964

625 

575 

270 

1,100 

931

1,060 

931 

997, 

515 

262

997 

1,170 

1,280 

1,530 

1,610 

1,280

June

1,170 

1,140 

1,780 

1,080 

221

171' 

412 

154 

275 

203

197 

571 

464 

78 

104

732 

251 

310 

70 

169

52 

43 

43 

96 

126

70

84 

110 

48 

29

Minimum

783 

116 

236 

1,170 

1,170 

3,150 

4,360 

262 

29 

20 

24 

20

20

July

38 

40 

416 

25 

20

50 

51 

520 

63 

36

31 

31 

43 

52 

47

40 

47 

43 

54 

32

40 

39 

59 

54 

50

31 

35 

62 

68 

65 

74

Mean

5,220 

3,050 

3,750 

2,800 

2,310 

4,980 

9,040 

1,530 

342 

72.8 

72.4 

1,030

2.850

Aug.

70 

208 

48 

43 

56

65 

38 

43 

36 

38

54 

63 

70 

50 

28

33

57 

75 

28 

87

34 

39 

34 

32

47

106 

270 

208 

231 

28 

24

Sept!

20 

21 

21 

22 

22

21 

21 

21 

22 

22

22 

22 

23 

24 

24

25 

1,500 

1,320 

1,610 

1,870

1,700 

2,520 

2,760 

3,550 

3,650

3,850 

2,950 

1,060 

931 

1,280

Run-off in 

acre-feet

321,000 

181,000 

231,000 

172,000 

128,000 

306,000 

538,000 

94,100 

20,400 

4,480 

4,450 

61,300

2,060,000
26 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1929, PART XII B 

SHAKE RIVER HEAR KIMBSRIT, IDAHO

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

below Twin Falls and 4 miles north of Kimberly. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July, 1923, to September, 1929. 

EXTEEMEB. Maximum discharge during year, 14,700 second-feet Apr. 8 (gage

height, 12.0 feet); minimum, 462 second-feet July 6 (gago height, 1.3S feet). 

1923-1929: Maximum discharge, 27,200 second-feet July 4, 1927 (gage

height, 14.76 feet); minimum, 378 second-feet May 16-20, 1924 (gage height,

0.80 foot). 

REMARKS. Records excellent except those for Dec. 22-24, Jan. 21 to Feb. 17,

Apr. 14-15, 17-19, May 3-6, and Sept. 9-14, which are good. Practically

entire flow during irrigation season is diverted by Nor^h and South Side

Canals at Milner; no diversions between this station and Milner.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 198?-%9

Day

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

2 

3 . -. 

4.. .... ....

5- _ ..... 

6 ... ..... -

7 .... ...

8 ... -

9- __ .......

10 

11 

12 . _ 

1O

14 

15 

18 

17 

18 

1Q

20- 

21 _ ...

22 ____ -

23 

24. 

25

26

27 __ .....

28 

29. ___ _ .

30 

31 _ .

Oct.

2,450 

3,030 

2,080 

2,210 

1,580

1,760 

4,160 

6,120 

5,920 

5,530

7,160 

6,740 

6,530 

6,950 

7,600

7,160 

6,530 

7,160 

7,820 

7,600

6,530 

6,530 

6,950 

7,160 

7,160

6,950 

6,740 

6,740 

6,740 

6,950 

6,740

Nov.

7,600 

&270 

8,730 

6,120 

5,340

6,740 

8,500 

8,040 

7,820 

7,820

8,270 

8,040 

3,710 

2,550 

1,860

1,480 

932 

650 

1,220 

1,660

1,440 

1,400 

1,620 

1,530 

1,530

1,200 

1,200 

1,240 

1,280 

1,320

Dec.

1,200 

820 

1,920 

3,290 

2,280

2,660 

3,030 

3,030 

3,290 

3,290

3,290 

4,640 

5,160 

3,570 

6,120

6,740 

2.280 

4,980 

5,160 

5,160

5,340 

5,200 

5,100 

5,300 

5,530

4,640 

4,160 

5,160 

5,920 

5,720 

5,720

Jan.

5,530 

4,640 

4,810 

4,480 

4,810

3,860 

4,160 

4,640 

5,160 

5,160

4,810 

4,640 

4,640 

4,640 

4,620

4,640 

3,160 

1,920 

2,020 

1,920

1,500 

1,400 

1,400 

1,500 

1,300

1,350 

1,400 

1,600 

1,700 

1,600 

1,600

Feb.

1,700 

1,700 

1,450 

1,400 

1,500

1,400 

1,400 

1,800 

1,800 

1,700

1,600 

1,700 

2,700 

3,100 

3,300

3,600 

3,700 

3,860 

3,710 

3,710

3,860 

3,860 

3,860 

3,860 

3,860

3,860 

3,860 

3,860

Mar.

5,530 

6,120 

6,320 

6,740 

9,950

10,700 

11,600 

8,270 

6,740 

6,530

5,530 

5,720 

5,720 

4,810 

4,640

4,480 

4,160 

4,010 

4,160 

3,860

. 3,570 

4,480 

4.160 

4,160 

4,480

4,810 

4,980 

4,980 

4,810 

5,160 

5,530

Month

December _ .. _ __ .. ______________

March ___________ . _____ :.. _______

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

July .... 

September. _ ^

The year

Apr.

6,320 

7,380 

8,970 

10,500 

12,400

13, 100 

13, 700 

14,000 

13,100 

13,400

13,400 

13, 100 

12,400 

12,500 

12,400

9,950 

9,040 

8,140 

7,230 

6,320

7,160 

7,820 

7,160 

7,160 

7,380

6,530 

6,320 

6,530 

6,740 

4,980

Maximum

7,820 

8,730 

6,740 

5,530 

3,860 

11,600 

14,000 

5,530 

2,360 

1,040 

865 

4,640

14,000

May

5,530 

4,980 

2,100 

4,300 

3,000

5,100 

3,290 

2,360 

1,660 

1,240

968 

968 

1,400 

1,280 

1,320

1,120 

1,000 

932 

1,000 

1,620

1,480 

1,620 

1,480 

1,480 

1,220

1,400 

1,760 

1,760 

1,710 

1,810 

1,860

Ju-e

1,580 

1,480 

I,f70 

2,020 

985

760 

690 

?32 

746 

835

805 

932 

2,360 

760 

531

663 

1,480 

950 

985 

746

880 

717 

731 

746 

805

650 

663 

690 

717 

542

Minimum

1,580 

650 

820 

1,300 

1,400 

3,570 

4,980 

932 

531 

471 

531 

576

471

July

490 

490

880 

731 

510

471 

663 

1,040 

1,020 

650

612 

638 

531 

564 

588

576 

520 

500 

564 

564

520 

500 

510 

510 

531

531 

520 

520 

553 

564 

638

Mean

5,850 

3,970 

4,180 

3,250 

2,780 

5,700 

9,500 

2,020 

978 

597 

610 

1,580

3,420

Aug.

625 

650 

820

588 

600

576 

576 

576 

553

542

542 

588 

588 

612 

612

553 

531 

553 

576 

564

564

564 

553 

553 

553

576 

588 

865 

790 

775 

717

Sept!

731 

717 

576 

717 

850

638 

690 

731 

750 

750

750 

800 

800 

700

588

588 

1,240 

1,810 

1.810 

2,210

2,020 

2,550 

3,160 

4,010 

4,160

4,640 

3,710 

1,860 

1,400 

1,530

Run-off in 

acre-feet

360,000 

236,000 

257,000 

200,000 

154,000 

350.000 

565,000 

124,000 

58,200 

36,700 

37,500 

94,000

2,470,000
SNAKE RIVER 27

SHAKE HUB TWIH FAILS, HJABO

LOCATION. -Staff gage in sec, S3, T. 9 S., R. 17 E., at Perrine Bridge, 4 mil** north

of the city of Twin Palls, and 4 miles below Shoshone Fails. Outlet of Blue

Lanes enters Snake River 200 feet below gage. 

RBCOBDS AVAH.ABMS. September, 1911, to June, 1917; May, 1910, to Sq^naber,

1929. 

EXTBBMBS. Maximum discharge during year, 17,300 second-rfeet Apr. 7 (gage

height, 9.95 feet): minimum, 455 second-feet July 14 and 24 (gage height,

2.10 feet).

1911-1917, 1019-1929: Maximum discharge, 32,200 second-feet June. 10,

1914 (gage height, 13.3 feet) ; minimum, that of July 14 and 24, 1929. 

RBMARKS. Records fair. No water is diverted from river between this station

and the one at Milner, except small ranch ditches. Practically ti -* entire

flow is diverted during part of irrigation season by North and Soi^h Side

Canals at Milner; flow at such times consists of inflow and seepap? below

Milner.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 19%8-W

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

11..

12..

13..

14..

15.-

16..

17..

18..

19..

20..

21..

22.-

23..

24..

25..

26.

27.

30.

31.

8,580

3,770

2,430

2,900

1,870

1,390

4,160

6,920

7,890

8,810

6,920

6,230

6.230

7,640

7,400

6,920

7,640

8,140

7,640

6,920

7,400

8,140

7,160

6,920

7,400

7,640

7,640

7,400 

7,160 

^6,920 

6,920 

7,160

8,910

8,390

8,390

8,390

8,140

9,430

4,540

2,900

2,210

1,620

1,340

830

1,340

2,070

2,000

1,620

1,740

1,800

1,800

1,620

1,560

1,500

1,440

1,500

1,560

 1,800 

"2,000 

"3,300

 2,400

"2,700

03,150 

 3,350 

"3,350

4,340

5,360

5,570

5,790

6,010

6,920

3,770

5,570

6,010

5,790

5,570

5,360

5,360

5,790

6,010

5,150

4,150

5,150

6,230

6,010

6,010

4,940

5,160

4,940

4,740

4,340 

4,150 

4,740 

'5,200 

'5,200

5,150

 4,800 

4,740 

"4,700

 4,700

4,740

3,590

2,280

2,280

1,800

1,680

1,560

1,620

1,620

1,500

1,440

1,620

1,740

1,870

1,740

1,740

1,870

1,870

1,680

1,620

1,740

1,620 

1,560 

1,900 

'1,900 

'1,800

 1,700 

«2,000 

"3,000 

"3,300

 3,500

 3,900 

4,150 

4,150 

4,150

"3,900

3,960

4,150

4,150

4,150

4,150

3,960

3,960

4,150

5,790

6,460

6,460

8,050

11,100

11,100

13,700

8,390

6,920

6,920

6,460

6,690

5,570

4,740

4,740

4,740

4,740

4,340

4,540

4,340

6,630

7,890

8,390

11,100

13,400

13,700

16,900

15,900

15,600

15,300

15,600

15,600

12,500

11,600

10,800

"4,600 

 4,400 

4,540 

4,940

5,150

5,360

4,740

4,940

5,150

5,790

8,910

8,650

8,140

6,690

7,890

8,140

7,400

7,400

7,640

7,160

6,920

6,690

7,640

5,360

6,230

7,640

2.430

3,770

3,960

3,070

4,150

2,740

2,000

1,230

2,070 

1,040 

I,fi60 

1,500 

1,340

1,340

1,080

1,040

2,070

1,870

1,560

1,620

1,680

1,680

1,340

1,620

2,070

1,870

1,680

1,800

2,070

1,870

1,560

1,390

1,080

1,680

1,180

1,940

1,940

870

995

952

910

2,580

1,440

792

652 

1,500 

1,230 

1,180

9%

953

952

830

870

830

870

720

685

685

685

560

620

590

720

560

560

685

1,130

2,070

685

755

685

455

685

685

620

652

620

560

620

620

620

505

620

652

620

652

652

652

685

685

685

720

755

755

685

652

652

685

755

685

745

792

652

620

652

685

720

685

652

620

652

685

652

910

870

910

910

870

870

995

910

870

870

870

870

910

910

870

755

1,870

1,940

2,210

2,280

2,430

2,900

3,240

3,770

3,960

4,540

4,940

4,740

3,770

1,390

Month Maximum Minimum Mean Run-off in 

acre-feet

October . 

November. 

DecemberJanuary....

February... 

March 

April.... 

May ....

JUJM.......

July.... .

August . 

September.

8,390

9,430

6,920

6,690

4,150

13,700

16,900

7,640

2,580

2,070

910

4,940

1,390

830

1,560

1,440

1,560

3,960

5,360

1,040

652

455

620

755

6,270

4,350

4,600

3,450

3,000

6,130

10,200

2,290

1,160

694

705

1,960

386,000

283,000 

213,000 W7,00t 

377,066 

607,000 

141, 0%

4% 701 

48,380 117, we

The year 16,900 456 3,739 2,^000

1 Estimated.

35673 31-
28 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1929, PART XII B

SHAKE RIVER HEAR HAGEBMAH, IDAHO

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

Upper Salmon Falls and 4 miles south of Hagerman. Elevation of zero of

gage, 2,873.46 feet above mean sea level. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August, 1912, to June, 1917; July, 1919, to September,

1929. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 19,600 second-feet Apr. 9 (gage

height, 5.72 feet); minimum, 5,330 second-feet July 7 (gage height, 3.40

feet).

. 1912-1917, 1919-1929: Maximum discharge, 35,100 second-feet June 10,

1914 (gage height, 7.75 feet); minimum, 4,030 second-feet July 15 to Aug. 2,

1915 (gage height, 3.1 feet). Data insufficient in 1916 and 1917 for determination of maximum and minimum discharge.

REMARKS. Records excellent except those for estimated periods, which are good. 

Practically entire flow during irrigation season is diverted by North and 

South Side Canals at Milner; only minor diversions below Milner.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet,

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

7.

8.

9.

10.

11-

12-

13.

14.

15-

16-

17.

18.

19.

20.

21.

22-

23-

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

29.

30.

31.

7,640

8,180

7,910

7,910

7,640

7,130

7,640

11,200

11,200

10,600

11,600

12, 200

11,600

11,900

12,600

12,600

11,900

12, 200

12,600

12, 600

11, 900

11, 600

11,900

12,600

12,600

12,200

12,200

12,600

12,200

12,200

12,600

12,200

13, 200

13,600

12,900

9,950

11,200

13,200

12,900

12,900

12,900

12,900

13, 900

10,900

8,180

7,380

6,650

6,650

6,420

5,970

6,650

6,890

6,890

6,890

6,650

6,650

6,650

6,650

6,650

6,420

6,190

7,640

7,640

7,380 

7,910 

'8,180 

8,180 

8,460

8,460

9,040

10,300

9,640

9,640

12,200

9,340

8,750

 10,200

 10,200

 10,400

 10, 600 

=10,800 

10,600 

10,600

10,300

9,340

9,640

10,600

10,900

10,600

10,900 

9,950 

9,950 

9,340

" 9,500

"9,300 

8,750 

"9,200 

« 9, 500 

"9,800

"9,800

9,640

9,340

» 9,500

"9,500

"9,500 

8,750 

7,380 

7,130 

7,130

6,890

6,890

6,650

6,650

6,650

6,890

6,890

6,650

6,890

6,650

6,650

6,890

6,650 

'6,600 

'6,700

6,890 

«6,800

'6, 700 

 6, 700 

"7, 500 

8,180 

8,460

8,460

8,750

8,750

8,760

8,460

8,750

8,750

8,750

9,040

9,040

8,750

8,750

8,750

10,300

12,200

12,600

11,900

13,900

15,300

17,000

13,900

11,900

10,900

10,900

9,640

10, 300

9,340

9,340

9,340

9,040

8,750

8,750

8,460

8,750

8,750

9,340

9,040

9,040

9,340

9,640

9,640

10,900

11,600

12,600

14,600

16,300

18,100

18,100

18,800

18,800

18,100

18,800

18,100

18,100

17,400

17,800

16,300

12,900

12,600

11,600

10,900

11,200

12,600

11, 900

11,900

12,200

11,600

10,900

10,900

11,600

10,300

9,640

9,640

7,640

7,380

9,040

8,180

9,640

7,380

6,890

6,190

5,970

5,970

5,970

6,190

5,970

5,970

5,750

5,750

5,750

5,970

6,190

6,190

6,190

6,190

5,970

5,970

6,420

6,420

6,420

6,420

6,420

6,650

6,420

6,420

7,130

6,890

5,970

5,750

5,750

5,750

5,970

5,970

5,970

6,650

6,890

5,670

6,190

6,420

6,890

6,420

6,650

6,420

6,420

6,420

6,190

6,190

5,970

5,970

5,750

5,750

5,750

6,750

5,640

5,540

5,750

5,750

5,540

5,540

5,540

5,970

5,970

5,540

6,540

5,540

5,540

6,540

5,540

5,540

5,540

5,640

5,540

5,540

5,540

5,540

5,530

5,540

5,640

5,540

5,540

5,540

5,540

5,750

5,750

5,970

5,970

5,970

5,970

5,750

5,750

5,750

5,750

5,750

5,750

6,750

5,750

5,750

5,750

5,750

5,750

5,750

5,750

6,750

5,750

5,750

5,750

5,750

5,750

5,750

5,750

5,970

6,190

6,190

6,190

"6,200 

"6,220 

"6,240 

"6, 260 

"6,300

"6,500 

6,650 

"6,650 

«6,650 

"6,600

"6,600 

"6,600 

"6,400 

6,190 

"6,160

"6,100 

6,420 

"7,200 

"7,500 

"7,800

7,910 

"8,000 

"8,600 

"9,600 

10,300

10,600 

"9,400 

8,180 

"7,500 

"7,700

Month

October-... 

November. 

DecemberJanuary_ 

February... 

March__ 

April___ 

May.......

June_ 

July........

August_. 

September.

The year.

Maximum Minimum Mean

12,600

13,900

12,200

10,900

9,040

17,000

18,800

9,640

7,130

5,970

6,190

10,600

7,130

5,970

6,190

6,650

6,600

8,460

10,300

5,750

5,750

5,330

5,750

6,100

18,800 5,330

11,100

9,280

9,250

8,340

7,830

10,500

14,200

6,760

6,250

5,590

5,830

7,300

Run-off in 

acre-feet

682,000

552,000

569,000

513,000

435,000

646,000

845,000

416,000

372,000

344,000

358,000

434,000

6,170,000

1 Estimated.
SNAKE EIVEB 29

SHAKE EIVEB AT KING HILL, IDAHO

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

Oregon Short Line Railroad station at King Hill and 20 miles telow Big

Wood River.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May, 1909, to September, 1929. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 21,000 second-feet Apr. 8 (gage

height, 10.17 feet); minimum, 6,780 second-feet May 19 and July 21 (gage

height, 5.6 feet).

1909-1929: Maximum discharge, 47,200 second-feet June 22, 1918 (gage

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

1910 (gage height, 4.5 feet). 

REMARKS. Records excellent June to September; others good. Practically

entire flow during irrigation seasons is diverted at Milner, and flov? at King

Hill is derived largely from springs and seepage water entering below Milner.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928-29

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.

 9,200 

 9,600 

 10, 100 

 9,700 

 9,600

9,500 

"9,400 

13,300 

13, 300 

13,000

13,000 

14,300 

14,000 

14,000 

14,600

14,900 

14,300 

14,300 

14,600 

14,900

14.300 

14,000 

14,000 

14,600 

14,600

14,600 

14,300 

14,300 

14,300 

14,300 

14,600

Nov.

14,300 

15,300 

15,300 

15,600 

12,700

13,000 

14,900 

15,300 

15,300 

15,300

14,900 

16,000 

14,000 

10,900 

10,100

9,260 

8,740 

8,740 

8,230 

8,740

9,260 

9,260 

9,000 

9,260 

9,000

9,000 

9,000 

8,740 

8,740 

8,740

Dec.

9,000 

8,740 

8,230 

8,480 

 10, 100

"9,500 

"9,700 

"10,000 

10,400 

"10, 500

10.600 

10, 900 

12,100 

12, 100 

11,200

14,000 

12,700 

10,100 

 11, 700 

"11, 700

 11,800 

"12, 000 

"12, 200 

"12, 600 

"12, 400

"12, 100 

"11,800 

"11,500 

"11,800 

"12, 500 

"12, 900

Jan.

"12,900 

"12, 400 

 12,000 

 11, 800 

"11, 700

 11, 200 

"10, 800 

"10, 800 

"11, 100 

"11, 900

 11, 900 

"11, 700 

"11,400 

"11, 400 

"11, 500

"11,600 

11,500 

"10, 000 

"9,200 

"8,900

"8,800 

"8,600 

"8,500 

 8, 500 

 8,600

"8,800 

9,000 

"9,100 

 9,100 

"9,100 

"9,100

Feb.

"9,100 

"9,100 

 9,000 

 9,000 

9,000

 8,900 

 8,900 

 8,800 

8,740 

"8,700

"8,600 

"8,700 

 9,200 

"10, 000 

"10,400

"10, 500 

10,600 

"10,700 

"10, 500 

"10, 500

"10, 600 

"10, 800 

"10,800 

10,900 

10,900

10,600 

10,900 

11,500

.......

Mar.

12,100 

14,900 

14,300 

13,600 

16,300

17,300 

"19,000 

"17, 800 

"15,800 

14,300

"13,000 

11,500 

11,500 

11,500 

11,500

11,500 

11,200 

11,200 

11,200 

10,600

11,500 

11,200 

11,800 

11,200 

11,200

11,500 

11,500 

11,800 

12,100 

12,100 

12,400

Apr.

13,000 

13,600 

14,900 

16, 300 

18,000

19,900 

20,200 

21,000 

20,600 

19,900

19,500 

"19,600 

"19, 200 

"19,000 

"19, 300

18, 400 

17,000 

14,000 

13,300 

13,000

"13, 000 

"13, 300 

13,600 

"13, 800 

 13, 800

"13, 500 

"13, 000 

"12, 600 

13,000 

"13, 100

May

"11, 800 

"11,900 

"10, 200 

8,480 

11,500

11,500 

8,740 

8,480 

7,980 

7,730

7,490 

7,490 

7,490 

7,490 

7,250

7,250 

7,250 

7,010 

6,780 

7,010

7,250 

7,250 

7,490 

7,490 

7,490

"7,500 

"7,600 

 7,800 

"8,000 

8,230 

8,480

June

8,230 

8,230 

8,230 

8,740 

8,740

7,980 

7,250 

7,250 

7,490 

7,490

7,490 

7,490 

7,730 

9,260 

7,730

"8,000 

"8,200 

"8,400 

"8,500 

"8,500

"8,200 

"7,900 

 8,000 

7,730 

"7,700

"7,500 

"7,700 

 7,500 

«7,600 

"7,700

July

7,730 

 7,500 

 7,200 

 7,100 

 7,400

 7,600 

"7,200 

 7,100 

 7,000 

"7,200

 7,400 

 7,300 

 7,000 

7,010 

 7,000

"7,000 

"7,100 

 7,000 

7,010 

7,010

7,010 

7,250 

7,010 

7,010 

7,010

7,010 

7,010 

7,250 

7,250 

7,250 

7,250

Aug.

7,250 

7,490 

7,490 

7,730 

7,490

7,490 

7,490 

7,490 

7,490 

7,250

7,250 

7,250 

7,250 

7,250 

7,250

7,250 

7,250 

7,250 

7,250 

7,250

"7,300 

"7,350 

 7,400 

 7, 450 

7,490

7,4£0 

7.4GO 

7,490 

7,730 

7,980 

7,980

Sept.

7,980 

7,980 

7,980 

7,980 

7,980

8,230

8,480 

8,480 

8,480 

8,480

8,480 

8,480 

8,230 

7,980 

7,980

7,980 

8,230 

8,230 

9,260 

9,260

10, 100 

9,800 

10,600 

11,200 

11,800

"12, 200 

"11,000 

«10, 500 

9,800 

 10, 000

Month

February _________________________

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

Julv.. .. _

The year. _____________________

Maximum

14 900

14,000

12, 900

11,500

19,000

21,000

n

nnn

9,260

7,730

7,980

12,200

21,000

Minimum

9,200

8,230

8,500

8,600

12,600

6.-780

7,250

7 000

7,250

7

QQA

6,780

Mean

13,100

11,600

11, 100

10, 400

9,860

12,900

16,100

8,240

7,950

7,170

7,430

9,110

10,400

Run-off in 

acre-feet

806,000

690,000

640. 000

548,005

793,000

958,000

K(V7 ftnft

473,000

441 000

457,000

KAf) nnn

7, 540, 000

1 Estimated.
oU SURFACE WATEB SUPPLY, 1929, PABT XII B 

SNAKE BZVER NEAR MURPHY, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in NW. % sec. 18, T. 2 S., R. 1 E., threequarters of a mile below Swan Falls power plant and 9 miles northeast of

Murphy.

DRAINAGE AREA. 41,900 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August to October, 1912; August, 1913, to September.

1929. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 22,900 second-feot Apr. 10 (gage

height, 7.71 feet); minimum mean daily discharge, 6,600 second-feet July 21. 

1912-1929: Maximum discharge, 47,300 second-feet Juno 22, 1918 (gage

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

height, about 2.25 feet). 

REMARKS. Records excellent except those for estimated periods, which are

good. Several small diversions between this station and one at 'King Hill,

Daily and monthly discharge, in seeond-feet, 1928--£9

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

11..

12.. 

18-

14..

15..

16. 

17-

19.

20.

32,

23.

24.

26.

as.

27.

28.

29-

30- 

31.

9,330

9,620

9,770

10,400

9,770

9,470

9,330

12,400

13,300

13,100

13,600

14,500

14,300

14,300

16,300

15,300

14,800

14,600

15,300

16,300

14,600

14,300

14,300

14,800

15,000

14,800

14,800

14,800

14,800

14,600

15,000

14,600

15,600

15,800

15,600

12,900

13,300

15,600

15,500

15,300

15,600

15,300

16,300

14,000

11,000

10,100

9,470

9,060

8,930

8,680

8,660

 9,600 

"9,600 

"9,200

 9,400

"9,300

 9,300

 9,000

"8,900

 8,900

 9,000

 9,200

 8,700 

8,560 

9,060

10,400

9,770

10,100

10,300

10,400

10,600

10,800

11,000

12,400

12,200

11,600

14,300

12,600

10,400

12,200

12,200

12,400

12,600

12,900

12,900

13,100

12,900

12,600

12,000

12,000

11,800

11,600

11,000

11,200

11,600

12,200

12,200

11,800

11,600

11,800

11,800

11,800

11,600

10,300

9,330

9,190

8,930

8,680

8,680

8,680

12,600 »9,100

12,600

11,800

11,600

12,600

12,900

 9,200 

9,400 

9,400 

9,400 

9,400

 9,400

 9,400

 9,400

 9,400

 9,300

 9,300

 9,200

 9,100

 9,000

 8,900

 8,800

 8,900

 9,500

 10,200

 10,700

 11,000 

11,200 

11,200 

11,000 

11,000

11,600

11,200

11,200

11,200

11,600

11,400

11,200

11,200

11,600

13,800

16,800

15,800

15,000

17,300 

18,400 

20,100 

17,600 

'15,000

114,000

 12,800

 11,700

 11,800 

11,800

 11,800 

'11,800

 11,500

 11,600

 11,600

'11,000

 11,800

 11,600 

12,000 

11,600

 11,800

 11,800 

12,400 

12,600 

12,400 

12,900

12,900

13,300

14,000

15,300

17,600

19,000

20,700

20,700

21,300

21,300

20,100

21,000

20,400

20,100

19,800

19,800

19,000

16,000

15,800

14,800

14,000

14,000

15,300

15,300

14,800

14,800

14,500

13,600

13,300

13,800

13,300

12,000

12,400

10,400

9,330

11,600

10,400

12,000

10,100

9,330

8,800

8,210

8,100

8,320

8,440

8,440

8,440

8,560

7,990

8,210

8,440

8,680

8,680

8,930

9,060

8,800

8,680

9,190 

9,060 

 8,600 

8,100 

8,210

8,210

8,210

8,320

8,210

9,620

8,100

8,930

8,680

9,060

8,930

8,800

8,680

8,560

8,800

9,060

8,800

8,680

8,560

8,210

7,990

8,210

7,770

7,670

7,770

7,670

7,370

7,180

7,570

7,770

7,370

 7,300

 7,100 

7,270

7,570

7,470

 7,100 

7,000 

7,180

 7,200

 7,200

 7,200

 7,200

 7,200

 6,600

 7,500

 7,200

 7,100 

7,000

7,000

7,600

7,000

7,000

7,270

7,180

6,750

7,570

7,370

7,270

7,470

7,770 

 7,050 

7,470 

7,090 

7,270

7,470

7,180

7,370

7,090

7,090

7,180

7,180

7,270

7,090

7,270

7,180

7,370

7,370

7,180

7,270

7,370

7,470

7,270

7,670

7,370

7,770

7,770

7,770

7,880

7,570

7,880

7,770

8,210

7,990

8,320

8,210

8,440

8,210

8,320

8,100

7,990

7,990

7,990

8,100

8,210

 9,200

 10,000

 9,800

 11,000 

11,600

12,009

 12,200

 11,000 

'10,200

 9,800

Month Maximum Minimum Mean Run-off in 

acre-feet

October 

November. December.. 

January 

February-. March 

April 

May 

June. 

July- August .- 

September.

The year.

> Estimated.

15,300

16,300

14,300

13,100

11,600

20,100

21,300

13,300

9,620

7,770

7,770

12,200

21,300

9,330

8,560

8,560

8,680

8,900

11,000

12,900

7,990

7,670

6,750

7,570

6,600

13,200

12,000

11,300

10,800

10,200

13,300

16,900

9,400

8,560

7,240

7,310

8,950

10,800

812,600

714,000

696,000

664,690

566,000

818,000

1,010,000

578,000

509,000

446,000

449,000

533,000

7,790,000
SNAKE BIVEB

SHAKE BI7BR AT WBISBB, IDAHO

31

LOCATION. Staff gage in sec. 31, T. 11 N., B. 5 W., one-third of a mile above 

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

BBCOBDS AVAILABLE. October, 1910, to September, 1929. Fragmentary gageheight record obtained by United States Weather Bureau since 1895.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 31,300 second-feet Apr. 15 (gage 

height, 7.30 feet); minimum, 6,980 second-feet Aug. 3-4 (gage I-sight, 1.95 

feet).

1910-1929: Maximum discharge, 83,100 second-feet May 23, 1921 (gage 

height, 13.60 feet); minimum, 5,100 second-feet Aug. 5, 1924 (grv<?e height, 

1.35 feet).

A stage of 15.7 feet was observed Mar. 3, 1910, on old Weather Bureau 

gage (discharge, about 100,000 second-feet).

BBMAHKS. Becords good. Discharge estimated Dec. 20-26 and Jan. 28^-30. 

Flow regulated by operation of Swan Falls power plant. Some diversions 

for irrigation below Murphy. Gage-height record furnished by United 

States Weather Bureau.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1988-89

Day

1 _ .... _ 

2 . 

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

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. ..........

SO ....

81 . .

Oct.

11,900 

11,500 

11,900 

12,300 

12,300

13,100 

12,700 

12,800 

12,300 

13,600

16,700 

16,700 

16,200 

16,700 

17,600

17,200 

18,100 

18,100 

18,100 

17,600

18,100 

18,600 

18,600 

18,100 

17,600

17,600 

18,100 

17,600 

18,100 

17,600 

18,100

Nov.

17,600 

17,600 

17,600 

18,100 

18,606

19,100 

16,700 

16,200 

17,600 

18,600

18,600 

18,600 

18,100 

19,100 

18,600

14,800 

13,100 

1?300 

11,900 

11,900

11,500 

11,500 

12,300 

12,300 

12,300

12,300 

12,300 

12,300 

11,900 

11,900

Dec.

11,900 

11,500 

11,100 

10,700 

10,700

10,700 

11,500 

12.300 

12,300 

12,700

13,100 

13,600 

13,600 

14,400 

14,400

14,400 

14,000 

16,200 

16,200 

14,500

13,000 

13,800 

14,000 

14,600 

15,200

15,400 

16,200 

15,800 

15,800 

15,800 

16,200

Jan.

16,200 

15,800 

16,200 

16,200 

15,800

15,800 

15,300 

14,400 

14,000 

13,600

14,000 

15,800 

15,800 

15,300 

15,300

14,800 

14,400 

14,000 

14,000 

13,600

13,600 

13,100 

13,100 

12,700 

11,600

11,100 

10,700 

11,200 

12,100 

11,500 

10,500

Feb.

11,500 

11,100 

11,500 

.11,500 

11,900

11,500 

11,500 

11,100 

10,700 

10,700

11,100 

11,500 

12,300 

11,900 

11,500

11,100 

11,900 

12,700 

13,100 

13,600

13,100 

13,100 

13,100 

13,100 

13,600

13,600 

13,600 

13,600

Mao:.

14,000 

14,400 

17,600 

22,200 

23,300

22,200 

22,700 

26,600 

28,900 

27,700

29,500 

28,900 

27,200 

23,300 

21,100

19,600 

21,700 

19,600 

19,100 

17,600

18,600 

17,600 

20,600 

23,800 

23,800

20,600 

18,600 

18,100 

17,200 

18,100 

20,100

Apr.

20,100 

19,600 

19,600 

20,100 

21,700

26,600 

27,700 

28,900 

27,700 

27,700

28,300 

27,200 

27,700 

28,900 

31,300

28,300 

28,900 

29,500 

27,200 

27,200

26,600 

26,000 

25,500 

26,000 

26,600

26,000 

25,500 

24,900 

24,400 

23,800

Month Maximum

toaary..-....... . ...... . ...... _. .......

Wbraary. _ _ ...... __ .... ............ taarcb _________________ . .......... ipriL. . - ... .... ^ r:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ::::::::::::::

tone _________________________

my.... . ... .. 

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

18,600 

19,100 

16,200 

16,200 

13,600 

29,500 

31,300 

23,800 

22,700 

10,500 

7,810 

13,600

31,300

May

23,800 

23,300 

21,100 

21,100 

19,600

18,100 

18,100 

18,100 

18,100 

18,100

14,800 

14,800 

14,800 

15,300 

17,200

17,200 

17,200 

17,600 

17,200 

17,200

17,200 

17,600 

19,600 

20,600 

21,700

21,700 

21,100 

19,600 

18,600 

17,600 

16,700

June

16,200 

17,200 

17,200 

15,800 

15,300

15,300 

16,700 

16,200 

16,700 

17,600

18,600 

18,600 

17,600 

17,600 

17,600

20,100 

22,700 

22,700 

21,700 

21,100

19,600 

18,100 

17,200 

15,300 

14,400

13,600 

12,700 

11,500 

11,500 

11,100

Minimum

11,500 

11,500 

10,700 

10,500 

10,700 

14,000 

19,600 

14,800 

11,100 

7,140 

6,980 

7,640

6,980

July

10,500 

10,200

9,780 

8,870 

8,510

8,510 

8,510 

8,510 

7,980

7,640

7,640 

7,980 

8,160 

7,640 

7,470

7,300 

7,300 

7,300 

7,470 

7,300

7,470 

7,640 

7,140 

7,640 

7,470

7,300 

7,300 

7,300 

7,140 

7,300 

7,300

Aug.

7,470 

7,300 

6,980 

6,980 

7,140

7,470 

7,810 

7,470 

7,470 

7,470

7,470 

7,470 

7,300 

7,300 

7,470

7,140 

7,140 

7,140 

7,300 

7,300

7,140 

7,300 

7,300 

7,640 

7,640

7,470 

7,300 

7,300 

7,300 

7,470 

7,640

Sept.

7,640 

7,810 

7,640 

7,810 

7,810

7,810 

7,980 

8,160 

8,160 

8,510

8,690 

8,510 

8,870

8,690 

8,510

8,160 

8,340 

8,160 

8,340 

8,340

8,690 

9,050 

10,400 

10,500 

10,700

11,900 

12,300 

13,100 

13,100 

13,600

Mean R»Q-ofl in Mean acre-feet

16,000 984,000 

15,200 904,000 

13,700 842,000 

13,900 855,000 

12,200 878,000 

21,400 1,320,000 

26,000 1,550,000 

18, 50t 1, 140, 000 

16,900 1,010,000 

7,920 487,000 

7, 360 453, 000 

9,240 550,000

14,900 10,800,000
32 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1929, PART XII 

SNAKE RIVER AT OXBOW, OREQ.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in NW. % sec. 16, T. 7 S., R. 48 E., fiveeighths of a mile above intake of diversion tunnel for Oxbov-T power plant.

RECOHDS AVAILABLE. May, 1923, to September, 1929.

EXTKEMES. Maximum discharge during year, 33,800 second-feet, Mar. 11 (gage 

height, 13.7 feet); minimum, 7,230 second-feet parts of Jr'y 28, Aug. 15, 

17-19, 21, 24 (gage height, 7.2 feet).

1923-1929: Maximum discharge, 70,600 second-feet Feb. 6, 1925; maximum gage height, 19.33 feet May 13, 1928; minimum discharge, 4,890 secondfeet Aug.^ 6, 1924 (gage height, 6.30 feet).

REMARKS. -Records good. Several small diversions for irrigation between this 

and the station at Weiser. Gage-height record furnished by Idaho Power Co.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928-%9

Day

1 .... ... ...

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

3 ... ..

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

5 __ ..........

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

7 __ .........

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

9. _... .

10. . 

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

12

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

14 

15 . 

16 

17. 

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

19 

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

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

22.... 

23.... ......

24. 

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

26

27.... .

28 

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

30.... ......

31 ..........

Oct.

11,200 

11, 500 

11,500 

11,800 

12,200

12,900 

12,600 

13,300 

12,600 

12,900

16,000 

16,000 

16,400 

16,800 

17,200

17,200 

17,700 

18, 100 

18,100 

17,700

17,700 

18,500 

18,500 

17,700 

17,200

17,700 

18,100 

18,100 

18, 100 

17,700 

18,100

Nov.

18,100 

18,100 

18, 100 

18,100 

18,500

18,900 

18,500 

16,400 

17,200 

18,900

18,500 

18,500 

18,500 

18,900 

19,400

16,800 

14,800 

13,700 

12,900 

12,600

12,600 

12,200 

12,200 

12,900 

12,900

12,900 

12,900 

12,900 

12,600 

12,600

Dec.

12,200 

12,200 

12,200 

11,800 

11,800

11,500 

11,800 

13,300 

12,600 

13,300

13,700 

13,700 

14,000 

14,000 

14,400

15,600 

15,200 

14,800 

17,200 

14,800

13,300 

14,400 

14,400 

14,800 

15,600

15,600 

16,400 

16,000 

16,400 

15,600 

15,600

Jan.

16,400 

16, 400 

16,400 

16,400 

15,600

15,200 

14,800 

14,800 

14,400 

13,700

14,000 

14,400 

15,200 

15,200 

14,400

15,200 

15,200 

14,800 

14,800 

14,400

13,700 

12,600 

11,500 

11,800 

10,800

10,500 

11,200 

12,200 

13,300 

12,600 

12,200

Feb.

12,600 

12,600 

12,600 

12,600 

12,600

12,600 

12,200 

11,800 

11,800 

11,200

11,200 

11,200 

11,500 

12,200 

12,600

12,600 

12,600 

13,700 

14,000 

13,700

13,700 

13,700 

14,000 

14,000 

14,400

14,000 

14,400 

14,400

Mar.

14,800 

15,600 

17,200 

22,000 

24,300

24,300 

23,400 

27,600 

28,600 

32,200

32,200 

31,700 

29,100 

26,700 

22,900

22,000 

20,700 

20,700 

20,200 

19,800

20,700 

21,600 

22,000 

27,600 

26,700

23,800 

21, 100 

20,200 

19,800 

19,400 

20,700

Month

October __ .. __ _ ____________ ....

March ___ . ___ ,. _ .. _______________

April. . . _. . 

May ___ .. ___ . ___ . ________________

Joly... . 

September _ . _____ . ________________

The year __ . ___________________

Apr.

22,500 

22,000 

21, 100 

21,100 

22,000

24,800 

27,200 

28,100 

28,100 

28,100

28,600 

28,100 

27,600 

28,100 

30,600

30,600 

29,600 

30,100 

30,100 

28,600

29,600 

28,600 

27,600 

27,600 

28,600

28,600 

27,600 

27,200 

26,700 

26,200

Maximum

18,500 

19,400 

17,200 

16,400 

14,400 

32,200 

30,600 

26,700 

25,300 

12,200 

7,960 

13,300

32,200

May

26,700 

25,700 

23,800 

22,500 

22,000

20,200 

18, 900 

20,200 

18,500 

19, 800

17,700 

16,400 

16,400 

17,200 

18,500

18,900 

18,900 

19,400 

18,900 

19,400

19,800 

20,700 

22,000 

23,400 

24,300

24,300 

22,900 

22,000 

20,700 

19,400 

18,500

June

18,100 

18,100 

18,900 

18,100 

17,200

16,800 

17,700 

18,500 

18,500 

19,400

20,700 

20,700 

20,700 

19,800 

20,200

22,000 

24,800 

25,300 

25,300 

23,400

22,500 

20,700 

19,400 

18,100 

16,400

15,600 

14, 800 

14,000 

13,300 

12,900

Minimum

11,200 

12,200 

11,500 

10, 500 

11,200 

14.800 

21,100 

16,400 

12,900 

7,470 

7,470 

7,960

7,470

July

12,200 

11,500 

11,200 

10,500 

9,880

9,290 

11,800 

9,290 

9,010 

8,740

8,210 

8,470 

8,740 

8,470 

8,210

7,960 

7,960 

7,710 

7,710 

7,960

7,960 

7,960 

7,710 

7,710 

7,710

7,710 

7,470 

7,470 

7,470 

7,470 

7,470

Aug.

7,710 

7,710 

7,470 

7,710 

7,960

7,470 

7,710 

7,960 

7,710 

7,710

7,710 

7,470 

7,710 

7,710 

7,470

7,710 

7,470

7,470 

7,470 

7,470

7,470 

7,470 

7,470 

7,470 

7,710

7,710 

7,710 

7,710 

7,960 

7,710 

7,960

Sept.

7,960 

7,960 

7,960 

7,960 

8,210

7,960 

8,210 

8,210 

8,210 

8,470

8,740 

9,010 

9,010 

9,010 

8,740

8,740 

8,470 

8,470 

8,470 

8,740

8,740 

9,290 

9,880 

10,500 

10,500

11,200 

12,200 

12,600 

13,300 

13,300

Mean Run-fE ^ 

c acre-feet

15, 800 972, 000 

15, 700 934, 000 

14, 100 867, 000 

14, 000 861, 000 

12, 900 716, 000 

23,200 1,430,000 

27,200 1,620,000 

20, 600 1, 270, 000 

19,100 1,140,000 

8,670 533,000 

7,650 470,000 

9, 330 555, 000

15,700 11,400,000
SNAKE EIVEE 66

SHAKE BITER AT REPABIA, WASH.

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

Railroad Navigation Co.'s bridge at Riparia. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 102,000 square miles. 

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

September, 1929. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 155,000 second-feet May 25 (gage

height, 12.50 feet); minimum, 13,100 second-feet Sept. 9 (gage he>ht, 0.41

foot).

1915-1922, 1928-29: Maximum discharge, 270,000 second-feet May 20^

1921 (gage height, 19.0 feet); minimum ,10,900 second-feet Aug. 28 to Sept. 5,

1919 (gage height, 0.1 foot).

Maximum stage determined from high-water mark, as published by the

United States Weatner Bureau, 24.7 feet June 5, 1894; discharge, about

409,000 second-feet. 

REMARKS. Records good except those for Jan. 27 to Feb. 28, and Apr. 20, which

are fair. Small diversions by pumping between this station and t^e one at

Oxbow. Possibly slight diurnal fluctuation as result of pondage on Clearwater River at Lewiston.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928-29

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

11- 

12..

13-

14-

15-

21.

22-

23-

24.

25.

27.

18,000

18,500

18,000

18,500

18,500

20,700

20,700

21,300

21,300

21,900

22,500

23,800

25,200

24,500

24,500

25,200

25,200

25,900

27,400

29,000

28,200

27,400

26,600

27,400

27,400

26,600

25,900

26,600

26,600

26,600

25,900

26,600

26,600

26,600

26,600

26,600

27,400

26,600

26,600

26,600

27,400

27,400

27,400

27,400

27,400

27,400

25,900

23,100

21,900

21,300

20,700

20,100

20,700

20,700

21,300

21,300

21,300

21,300

20,700

20,700

20,100

20,100

20,100

20,100

19,000

16,600

16,100

16,600

25,200

18,500

21,300

21,900

21,900

22,500

21,900

22,500

23,100

21,900

23,100

21,900

19,500

19,500

19,500

20,100

19,500

21,900

24,500

23,800

25,200

25,200

23,800

24,500

24,500

24,500

23,800

23,800

22,500

21,900

19,500

20,100

21,300

20,700

20,100

20,100

21,300

21,900

21,900

22,500

22,500

21,900

21,900

21,300

21,300

20,700

20,100

19,000

18,100

17,500

19,400

22,500

23,100

24,500

24,500

25,900

33,300

38,100

34,200

37,100

46,800

50,400

55,200

48,000

43,400

40,100

39,100

38,100

37,100

37,100

37,100

37,100

48,000

46,800

45,600

44,500

46,800

41,200

38,100

38,100

49,200

41,200

41,200

41,200

40,100

39,100

41,200

44,500

45,600

45,600

45,600

44,500

43,400

44,500

43,400

44,500

44,500

52,800

54,000

55,200

58,800

62,400

66,000

66,000

67,200

66,000

68,400

69,600

68,400

68,400

70,800

69,600

70,800

72,000

70,800

70,800

68,400

64,800

63,600

60,000

61,200

63,600

63,600

63,600

70,800

83,300

90,000

88,600

88,600

94,200

95,600

105,000

116,000

129,000

144,000

155,000

144,000

121,000

107,000

92,800

87,200

83,300

87,200

94,200

90,000

83,300

79,400

80,700

88,600

100,000

107,000

107,000

112,000

110,000

107,000

107,000

107,000

107,000

121,000

115,000

108,000

104,000

91,400

85,900

83, 300

80, 700

91,400

76,800

74,400

73,200

68,400

64,800

61,200

57,600

52,800

49,200

45,600

40,100

35,100

33,300

35,100

33,300

31,500

29,800

29,000

28,200

25,200

26,600

25,200

23,100

23,800

21,900

22,500

22,500

21,300

21,300

19,500

19,500

19,000

18,500

18,500

18,000

18,000

17,500

17,000

17,000

17,000

17,000

17,500 

1 ), 100 

1<5,100 

1>,600 

13,100

1" 100 

15,700 

15,700 

15,700 

15,700

15,700

15,300

14,900

14,500

14,500

14,500

14,500

14,500

14,500

14,200

13,800

14,500

14,900

14,900

15,300

14,900

14,500

13,400

14,200

14,900

14,900

14,900

15,300

13,800

13,100

15,300

15,300

15,700

15,700

15,700

15,700

15,300

15,700

15,300

15,700

15,300

15,300

14,900

14,200

16,100

16,100

17,000

17,000

19,000

19,000

19,500

Month Maximum Minimum Mean Run-off in 

acre-feet

October . 

November. 

December.. 

January 

February... 

March.....

April.......

May ....

June 

July. ......

August_.. 

September.

29,000

27,400

25,200

24,500

18,000

20,100

16,100

The year.

55,200

70,800

155,000

121,000

61,200

17,500

19,500

155,000

22,500

39,100

60,000

64,800

18,000

13,800

13,100

13,100

24,100

24,600

21,100

21,400

18,800

39,100

53,800

89,900

93,500

29,900

15,600

15.600

37,300

1,480,000

1,460,000

1,300,000

1,320,000

1,040,000

2,400,000

3,200,000

5,530,000

5,560,000

1,840,000

959,000

928,000

27,000,000
34 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1929, PART XII B

TRIBUTARY BASINS 

HfflTBYS LAKE HBAX LAKE, IDAHO

LOCATION. Staff gage at Henrys Lake Dam in SW. % sec. 26, T. 15 N., E. 43 E., 

at the outlet of Henrys Lake and 4 miles south of Lake.

RECOEDS AVAILABLE. July, 1923, to September, 1929.

EEMABKS. Henrys Lake impounds water for supplemental irrigation of lands 

served by several canals diverting from Henrys Fork. It has a capacity of 

practically 80,000 acre-feet between elevations 6,620 and 6,635 feet, mean 

sea level datum. Gage-height record and table showing storage capacity of 

reservoir furnished by North Fork Eeservoir Co.

Daily contents, in acre-feet, 198S-1929

\l .............................................

3

4 _ 

6. . .... ................... _ _. __ ..

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

7

o

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

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

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

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

14

u

16.... ___ ... _ ....... _ . _ ..................

1« 

17 

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

10

20 . .

91

22.. ... . 

23......... . 

24 -- . . - 

25..... .. _ 

36-..... __ -... . _ . __

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

28 

29 

SO ..- 

31...... 

19S

July

43,926

44,040

43,926

43,811

43,697

43,040

43,524

43,410

43,353

43,238

43,238

43,182

43,126

43,070

42,902 

42,565

42,285

41, 893

41,388

41,108

41, 052

40,9%

40,940

40,828

13

Aug.

40,716

40,323

39, 931

39,505

39,202

38,866

38,530

38,138

37,578

37,030

36,428

35,825

35,223

34,675

84,127

33,634

33,306

33,086

82,922

32,922

32, 922

32, 807 

32, 812

32,758

32,703

32,703

32,648

82,593

May

~~47,~996

47,996

47,996

June

47,996

48,970

48,855

49,438

49,380

49,262

49,438

49,262

49,146

48,912

49,855

48,741

48,626

48,568

48,568

48, 397

48,110

48, 511 

47, 938

47,881

47,824

47,422

47,250

46,849

46,390

45,989

1924

July

45,531

45,072

44,442

48,754

43,126

42,509

41,837

40,884

40,380

3tf, 981

30,483

39,090

38,810

38,530

38,306

37,857

87,468

36,921

36,044

35, 1 8

34,237

33,470 

32,812

32, 374

81,941

31,406

30,924

80,496

29,962

29,818

28,516

Aug.

27,714

26,752

26,125

25,132

23,983

22,720

21,405

20,255

19, 194

18,200

17,240

16,318

15, 458

14,646

18,746

12,881

12,080

11,348

10,705

10, 114

9,563

9,029 

8,545

8,101

7,688

7,319

6,992

6,702

6,444

6,218

6,025

Sept.

5,856

5,709

5,570

5,445

5,356

6,373

5,192

5,125

6,081

5,073

 ...

......
TBIBTITAET BASINS 35 

Daily contents, in acre-feet, &f Henrys Lake, near Lake, Idaho, 1988-1989 Com

Day

1 ____________ . ....

3. ___ . ____________ .

4-. .

5 _ . ___ 

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

8..... .....

9.... ________ . _ ......

10 . ........

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

12 

13. ___________ . .......

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

15

16.. 

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

18. _ ......

19. _____ ... _____ , _ .

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

21 ___________ ......

82....... _ . ... .. ....

33 

24 ...... ....... _ ..........

85 __ . _

26

27 . . 

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

29..... __ . . .....

80...,....... .......

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

Day

1.. ____ ..

2 .. ____ 

3 .....

4 __ ..........

6 ___ ..

6 __ .......

7 ____ 

8 ____ ...

9....

10- ___ ......

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

12.... _ . __ .

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

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

15 __ .......

16 __ i .........

17 , 

18 __ . __ ..

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

20 

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

22..., ....

23- __ .... ....

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

26- ............

26 __ . .....

27 __ ......

28 

20 ...,... .....

SO __ ......

31 ... __ ...

1925

June

29,104 

29,48C

29,854 

30,176 

30, 496 

30,764 

30,978

31,192 

81,406 

31,626 

31,834 

32,155

32,703 

33,196 

33,686 

34,127 

34,510

34,894 

35,387 

35,990 

36,537 

37, (BO

37,488 

37,857 

38,306 

38,810 

39, 316

1927

June

30,818 

30,871 

31,246 

31, 352 

31,727

31,888 

32,265 

32,703 

32,976 

33,251

34,072 

34,072 

35,004 

35,661 

36, 318

36,702 

37,359 

37, 913 

38,642 

89, 315

39,707 

40,267 

40,716 

41,276 

42,117

42,397 

42,790 

43,296 

43,640 

44,098

July

46,072 

45,688 

46,104 

46,104 

46,276

46,390 

46,606 

46,677 

47,250 

47,537

47, 652 

48,110 

48,053 

48,168 

48,225

48,397 

48,397 

48,397 

48,511 

48,511

48,511 

48,511 

48,511 

48,511 

48,511

48,511 

48,511 

48,511 

48,684

Aug.

49,262

49,262 

49,262 

49,262 

49, 321 

49,438

49,438 

49, 496 

49,438 

49,496 

49,438

49,438 

49,438 

49,438 

49,438 

49,438

49,438 

49,555 

49,438 

49,555 

49,555

48,970 

48,798 

48,454 

48,397 

48,511 

48,397

July

39,87 40,26' 

40,54! 

40,821 

41,16

41,501 

41,78 

42,00, 

42,17 

42,89

42,621 

42,781 

42,95! 

43,121 

43,23!

43,291 

43,23! 

43,23! 

43,23! 

43,23!

43,23!

43,291 

43,29( 

43.29( 

43,291

43,29( 

43,23* 

43,23! 

43,185 

43,185 

43,124

Aug.

5 43,070 

r 43, 014 

i 43,014 

3 43,070 

I 43,070

) 43,070 

L 43, 070

5 43, 014 

} 42,968 

7 42,958

2 42,958 

1 42,958 

J 42, 958 

3 43,126 

; 43, 182

5 43, 182 

i 43, 182 

$ 43, 182 

5 43,126 

J 43, 070

; 43, 014

) 42, 958 

5 42,902 

j 42, 846 

5 42,790

> 42,734 

42,790 

} 42,790 

2 42,790 

2 42,734 i 42, era

Sept.

42,678 

42,678 

42,622

42,958 

43,014

44,040

46,964

1929

May

59, 116

62,487

63,216 

63,095 

63,216 

63,459 

63,520

63,642 

63,642 

63, 642 

62,912 

63,398 

63,034

1928

June

71,565 

71,689 

71, 750 

71, 812 

71, 874

71, 936 

71,998 

72,060 

72,122 

72,246

72,431 

72,555 

72, 617 

72,679 

72,740

72,926 

73,302 

73,428 

73,554 

73,680

73,743 

73,932 

74,058 

74,184 

74,310

74, 373 

74, 499 

74,562 

74,626 

74,688

July

74,814 

74,877 

74,940 

75,003 

75,066

76,129 

75,129 

75, 192 

74, 192 

75, 192

75,129 

75,066 

75,086 

75,003 

74,940

74,877 

74,877 

74,814 

74,751 

74,625

74,562 

74,499 

74,436 

74,310 

74,121

73,806 

73,554 

73,239 

72,926 

72, 555 

72,184

Aug.

71, 812 

71,441 

71, 194 

71,008 

70,946

70,884 

70,760 

70,699 

70,575 

70, 513

70,389 

70,266 

70,142 

69,956 

69,399

68,842 

68,223 

67,666 

67, 110 

66, 436

65,829 

65,343 

64,857 

64,371 

63,946

63,459 

63,034 

62,609 

62,123 

61, 637 

61, 212

Sept.

68,997

.......

56,910

June

( 

t 

t

(

(

{

f 

f 

f 

<

f

f 

...f

( 

£

,£

1 1 

{

f

1 I

S 

£

£ 

£. 

« 

£ 

£

2,912 

2,609

2,548 

2,548 

!2, 670

2,609 

2,609 

2,300 

2,300 

>1,880

2,001 

0,786 

.0,488 

0,070 

9,892

>9,772 

9,712 

9,662 

9,652 

9,652

9,652 

9,662 

9,652 

9,593 

9,534

9,235 

.8,938 

.8,400 

7,744 

>6,670

July

55,538 

54,471 

53,418 

52,364 

51, 311

50,257 

49,204 

48,168 

47,365 

46,734

46,506 

46,219 

45,760 

44,78fl 

43,754

42,622 

41,332 

40,155 

39,090 

37,801

86,537 

35,278 

34,018 

32,758 

31,513

30,390 

29,426 

28,409 

27, 392 

26,491 

25,602

Aug.

ftSB

2S.886 

21.998 

2], 130

2T.429 

If, 779 

If, 129

If. 528 

17,978

17,528 

17,127 

If- 827 

If. 677

ie,,296

If. 014 

If, 780 

If, 639 

If, 664 

If, 405

IF, 264 

15, 124 

14 983 

14,786 

14,661

14,280 

14.044 

If, 764 

IS, 630 

If, 295

Sept.

12,592 

12,217 

11,801 

11,449 

11, 141

10,83* 

10,525 

10,261 

10, 217 

10, 217

10,217 

10,129 

10,129 

10,129 

10,041

10,041 

9,953 

9,953 

9,953

9,777

9,605 

9,522 

9,777 

9,863

9,777

9,605 

9,689 

9,680 

9,606 

10,305

1929

May

56,910

 

59,295

.......

June

59,120 

59,120 

59,300 

59,300 

69,410

59,630 

59,300 

59,360 

59,360 

59,500

59,890 

60,190 

60,310 

60,490 

60,790

61,090 

61, 710 

62,490 

62, 910 

62,610

62,790 

62,970 

63,100 

63,030 

63,100

63,100 

63,340 

63,460 

63,820 

64,130

July

64,130 

64,250 

64,130 

64,810 

64,130

64,180 

64,43C 

63,520 

63,700 

63,700

63,520 

63,400 

63,220 

62,91C 

62,73C

62,300 

61,700 

61,390 

60,790 

60,310

59,590 

69,300 

58,820 

58,100 

57,800

66,910 

56,190 

54,700 

53,070 

51,600 

49,850

Aug.

4F.110 

4f,960 

4f,240 

4f,030 

4T.680

41,840 

41.220 

4C.600 

40,440 

3f,880

38.750 

37,630 

3f,540 

3F.330 

34.070

32,980 

31.890 

31.080 

2T.680 

2? 140

27, 340 

2T.640 

25,760 

24,300 

22,730

21.430 

20,430 

If, 830 

If, 580 

If, 080 

If, 330

Sept.

18,080 

17,830 

18,330 

17,080 

17,680

17,330 

16,680 

16,200 

15,870 

16,340

15,870 

15,640 

15,730 

15,870

.......

16,170

14,840 

15,030 

14,940 

15,400 

15,400

.......

NOTE. Headings discontinued during winter and for other periods for which no record is shown.
36 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1929, PART XII B 

HENRYS FORK NEAR LAKE, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in SW. % sec. 26, T. 15 N., R. 43 E., one-fourth

of a mile below outlet of Henrys Lake and 4 miles south of Lake, Idaho. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May, 1920, to September, 1929. Prior to September,

1922, record was obtained about 3 miles downstream just below mouth of

Dry Creek. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 792 second-feet July 28 (gage

height, 5.12 feet); minimum, 26 second-feet June 15 (gage 1 ^ight, 0.87 foot). 

1920-1929: Maximum discharge, 907 second-feet June 13, 1926 (gage

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

gates were closed. 

REMARKS. Records good. Observations discontinued Oct. 23 to June 2. Flow

controlled by operation of Henrys Lake gates.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928-29

Day

1 _ . _ ... f*>11::::::::::::

F4._ __ ......

[5... ...

'7i:::::::::::

8- .......

1 9..... __ ...

10 

11.. __ .....

12 

13 __ ...

14. . .......

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

Oct.

61 

60 

62 

62 

59

68 

68 

56 

55 

68

57 

68 

56 

54 

52

June

33 

34 

36

36 

36 

34 

34 

34

34

34 

33 

28 

26

July

32 

32 

34 

34 

36

36 

37

52 

62 

64

60

57 

127 

190 

237

Aug.

754 

732 

713 

689 

659

417

268 

228 

207 

285

543 

506 

494 

553 

560

Sept.

256 

229 

195 

164 

83

98 

150 

136 

114 

69

73 

68 

41 

36 

36

Day

16 

17 

18 

18 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

2E

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Month

October 1-22. .... __ .

June 3-30 ___________________________

July..... _ . ___ ..... _ .... _ .... __ ......

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

__ . ....

Maximum

62 

36 

762 

754 

256

Oct.

60 

49 

49 

48 

46

44 

44

June

27 

28 

29 

28 

27

27 

27 

28 

28

27

28 

28 

30 

31 

32

July

263 

276 

276 

294 

288

282 

286 

277 

269 

281

406 

533

718 

762 

759 

756

Aug.

553 

553 

550 

550 

501

431 

425 

422 

528 

560

553 

523 

427 

357 

353 

349

Sept.

36 

36 

43 

75

72

72 

56 

36 

36 

37

37 

37 

37 

37 

37

Minimum Mean Ea^J*

44 54. 4 2, 370 

26 30.6 1,700 

32 252 15,500 

207 492 30,300 

37 81.1 4,830
TRIBUTARY BASINS

HENRYS FORK AT WARM RIVER, IDAHO

37

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 12, T. 9 N., R. 43 E., 1,00^ feet above 

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

RECORDS AVAILABLE. September, 1910, to March, 1915; April, 191P to September, 1929.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 1,930 second-feet May 16 (gage

height, 5.80 feet); minimum, 628 second-feet Feb. 6 (gage heigtt, 3.92 feet).

1910-1915, 1918-1929: Maximum discharge, 3,540 second-feet May 18,

1927 (gage height, 7.55 feet); minimum, 482 second-feet Dec. IT, 19, and 20,

1924 (gage height, 3.50 feet).

REMARKS. Records excellent except those for Jan. 27, Jan. 30 tc Feb. 2 and 

Sept. 12-17, which are fair. Flow slightly regulated by operation of gates 

at Henrys Lake 60 miles above station. No large diversions above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928-29

Day

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

2 _____ ......

3..... . ...

4...... ____ 

5... __ ........

6 . 

7 _ . _ ... _ ..

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

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

10 .

11 _ . ___

12 ..

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

14.... __ ......

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

16 

17 

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

19 .

20 

21 ___ . __

22.. ____ . .....

23 

24-. _ ....

25 __ ......

26 ...

27 

28- _ . _ . __ .

29 

30 

31 

Oct.

964 

964 

976 

1,020 

976

976 

976 

964 

964 

976

976 

964 

976 

976 

976

983 

983 

883 

983 

983

070 

957 

957 

957 

957

957 

957 

957 

950 

950 

964

Nov.

864 

964 

944 

964 

964

1,030 

876 

964 

964 

964

864 

957 

964 

976 

964

950 

976 

938 

957 

924

924 

931 

924 

924 

912

924 

938 

924 

912 

924

Dec.

838 

770 

837 

800 

770

831 

812 

753 

800 

861

976 

938 

918 

924 

861

861 

782 

800 

812 

861

800 

770 

770 

770 

800

800 

800 

849 

837 

886 

861

Jan.

849 

831 

849 

824 

800

788 

701 

800 

741 

831

886 

837 

837 

861 

886

861 

831 

800 

800 

602

741 

770 

741 

741 

800

861 

892 

924 

861 

875 

890

Feb.

905 

820 

924 

924 

938

628 

684 

706 

684 

684

893 

924 

990 

990 

957

957 

990 

964 

924 

893

893 

893 

893 

893 

912

899 

831 

782

Month

April- . . __ ..... _ . ... . 

July. .. . .

August .

September... _____________________ .

Mar.

843 

827 

831 

861 

880

843 

843 

831 

788 

800

893 

861 

831 

837 

831

824 

831 

831 

837 

831

831 

831 

831 

837 

861

831 

831 

843 

861 

831 

837

Apr.

861 

849 

837 

861 

924

886 

861 

861 

861 

812

861 

848 

831 

831 

861

849 

861 

874 

874 

990

924 

924 

924 

938 

924

924 

924 

1,110 

1,200 

1,230

Maximum

1,020 

1,030 

976 

924 

990 

893 

1,230 

1,930 

1,420 

1,470 

1,540 

1,170

1,930

May

1,160 

1,200 

1,270 

1,340 

1,270

1,210 

1,180 

1,130 

1,200 

1,200

1,340 

1,380 

1,700 

1,700 

1,690

1,930 

1,920 

1,740 

1,630 

1,630

1,590 

1,590 

1,580 

1,580 

1,610

1,560 

1,450 

1,350 

1,280 

1,220 

1,190

June

1,190 

1,250 

1,280 

1,240 

1,180

1,150 

1,150 

1,150 

1,140 

1,140

1,140 

1,210 

1,230 

1,170 

1,130

1,140 

1,300 

1,420 

1,370 

1,200

1,130 

1,100 

1,060 

1,040 

1,020

1,020 

1,010 

996 

983 

976

Minimum

950 

912 

753 

701 

628 

788 

812 

1,130 

976 

912 

1,070 

831

628

Jul^-

964 

957 

938 

938 

924

924 

9?8 

912 

912 

924

924 

918 

918 

931 

9PO

1,020 

1, 050 

1, 070 1,1C« 

3. 12"

1,110 

1,05" 

l,0f» 

1,0£0 i,oeo

1.0SO

i,oeo 

1,130 

1,2&" 

l,3ff« 

1,470

Mear

«70 

950 

834 

816 

874 

838 

911 

1,450 

1,150 

 1,030 

1,320 

?36

1,010

Aug.

1,510 

1,540 

1,540 

1,530 

1,530

1,510 

1,460 

1,290 

1,160 

1,090

1,070 

1,130 

1,270 

1,280 

1,290

1,320 

1,340 

1,340 

1,340 

1,340

1,330 

1,310 

1,250 

1,230 

1,220

1,270 

1,310 

1,330 

1,330 

1,260 

1,200

Septj

1,170 

1, 150 

1,100 

1,060 

1,030

990 

950 

976 

990 

990

924 

911

897 

884 

871 

PN 

858 

844 

831 

849 

893

964 

950 

918 

899

874

874 

868 

855 

855 

849

Run-off in 

acre-feet

59,600 

56,500 

51,300 

50,200 

48,500 

51,500 

54,200 

89,200 

68,400 

63,300 

81,100 

55,700

730,000
38 STJKFACE WATEB SUPPLY, 1929, PABT XII 

HEURYS F01K HEAR ASHTOK, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 33, T. 9 N., R. 42 E., a quarter of a 

mile below Ora Bridge, 3 miles below power plant of Utah Power & Light 

Co., and 4 miles southwest of Ashton.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August, 1902, to June, 1909; April, 1920, to September, 

1929.

EXTBBMEB. Maximum discharge during year, 3,230 second-feet May 17 (gage 

height, 1.80feet);minimum, 1,120second-feet Apr. 11 (gageheight,0.67foot). 

1902-1909,1920-1929: Maximum discharge, 6,220 second-feet May 7,1925 

(gage height, 3.11 feet); minimum, 575 second-feet Aug. 14, 1924.

REMARKS. Records good except those for estimated periods. Readings from 

staff gage used Dec. 8 to Apr. 6. Flow regulated at times by operation of 

gates at power dam 3 miles above station. No important diversion for irrigation above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928-89

Day

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

2- __ ..... ... 3 .

4 

5 - ..

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

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

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

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

10 

11 _ .., __ .....

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

13 

14 

15- ,

16 

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

18 .

19 ......

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

21 

22 

23

24 ___ ..........

25

26 

27 

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

29.-._...........

30 

31 

Oct.

1,400 

1,400 

1,420 

1,420 

1,420

1,400 

1,400 

1,400 

1,380 

1,370

1,360 

1,380 

1,400 

1,400 

1,400

1,400 

1,400 

1,380 

1,360 

1,350

1,350 

1,350 

1,330 

1,330 

1,330

1,330 

1,350 

1,330 

1,310 

1,250 

1,280

Nov.

1,310 

1,330 

1,380 

1,330 

1,310

1,360 

1,420 

1,420 

1,400 

1,360

1,350 

1,350 

1,330 

1,360 

1,360

1,360 

1,380 

1,380 

1,350 

1,350

1,350 

1,310 

1,310 

1,280 

1,280

1,280 

1,310 

1,310 

1,230 

1,180

Dec.

1,200 

1,200 

1,220 

1,180

 1, 210

Jan.

1,200 

1,220 

1,220 

1,220 

1,180

1,150 

1,220

 1, 190

Feb.

"1,240

1,230 

1,260 

1,260 

1,260 

1,300

1,230 

1,230 

1,260

Month

October 

February.... _____ -.. _____________ ...

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

September _______ . ............................

The year .... _ .. __________ ,.

Mar.

1,200 

1,200 

1,200 

1,300 

1,300

1,200 

1,200 

1,170 

1,236 

1,230

1,170 

1,170 

1,170 

1,200 

1,200

1,200 

1,200 

1,200 

1,260 

1,260

1,170 

1,230 

1,280 

1,230 

1,170

1,170 

1,200 

1,200 

1,200 

1,230 

1,230

Apr.

1,260 

1,260 

1,260 

1,260 

1,300

1,300 

1,280 

1,220 

1,200 

1,170

1,120 

1,170 

1,200 

1,200 

1,180

1,170 

1,220 

1,300 

1,400 

1,660

1,640 

1,420 

1,430 

1,450 

1,430

1,450

1,550 

1,620 

1,750 

1,890

Maximum

1,420 

1,420

1,300 

1,890 

3,230 

2,190 

1,800 

2,060 

1,520

3,230

May

1,820 

1,760 

1,910 

2,090 

2,060

1,800 

1,840 

1,780 

1,800 

1,910

1,780 

2,210 

2,660 

2,760 

2,780

2,980

3,230 

2,840 

2,820 

2,820

2,780 

2,760 

2,720 

2,680 

2,660

2,540 

2,320 

2,090 

2,000 

1,930 

1,800

June

1,840 

1,940 

2,020 

2,000 

1,860

1,780 

1,760 

1,780 

1,690 

1,750

1,780 

1,850 

1,840 

1,820 

1,710

1,660 

2,060 

2,190 

2,150 

1,820

1,710 

1,550 

1,550 

1,470 

1,690

1,640 

1,620 

1,450 

1,400 

1,380

Minimum

1,280 

1,180

1,170 

1,120 

1,760 

1,380 

1,260 

1,380 

1,140

1,120

July Aug.

1,380 

1,310 

1,310 

1,310 

1,260

1,310 

1,300 

1,300 

1,280 

1,280

1,300 

1,260 

1,260 

1,280 

1,280

1,400 

1,420 

1,480 

1,520 

1,550

1,640 

1,480 

1,470 

1,470 

1,480

1,450 

1,450 

1,590 

1,640 

1,730 

1,800

1,940 

2,060 

2,020 

2,000 

2,000

1,930 

1,840 

1,710 

1,570 

1,430

1,380 

1,460 

1,520 

1,600 

1,620

1,620 

1,670 

1,750 

1,690 

1,730

1,760 

1,660 

1,620 

1,550 

1,540

1,590 

1,660 

1,690 

1,730 

1,670 

1,590

Sept,

1,620 

1,590 

1.4&0 

1,360 

1,360

1,330 

1,230 

1,290 

1,269 

1,330

1,389 

1,10 

1,268 

1,299 

1,180

1,140 

1,17$ 

"1,169 

 1,150 

1,150

1,310

1,380 

1,380 

1,260 

1,180

1,180 

1,200 

1,200 

1,170 

1,180

M Run-off In 

Mean acre-feet

1, 370 84, 200 

1, 330 79, 100 

1,210 74,400 

1,190 73,200 

1,240 68,900 

1, 210 74, 400 

1,360 80,900 

2, 320 143, 000 

1, 760 105, 000 

1, 420 87, 300 

1,700 106,000 

1,270 76,600

1,450 1,050,000

1 Estimated.
TBtBtTTARY BASINS 39

DIVERSIONS FfcOM HENEYS FOBK BETWEEN ASHTON ASD ST. ANTHONY QACHNC STATIONS,

IDAHO

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

Henrys Fork for irrigation. Records are available for a part of each irrigation 

season from June, 1919, to September, 1929. Discharge is determined from 

daily staff gage readings. Records good.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929

Day

1 . _____ ...

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

3... 

4.... ____ . ...

5 .- __ .... ...

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

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

8 _______ ...

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

10 

11... 

12

18 .

14 . 

16 

June

1,350 

1,230 

1,110 

1,190 

1,270

1,300 

1,330 

1,240 

1,100 

1,160

1,230 

1,110 

1,080 

1,110 

1,140

July

1,200 

1,060 

1,030 

1,020 

966

912 

949 

937

884 

781

823 

876 

928 

951 

816

Aug.

902 

817 

770 

790 

786

791 

834 

826 

788 

769

731 

721 

708 

722 

698

Sept.

489 

481 

482 

476 

521

451 

448 

448 

437 

392

235 

232 

380 

387 

423

Day

16 

17 

18 

IS 

2C

21 

2; 

2S 

24 

2£

2( 

27 

25 

2i 

3C 

3]

Month

July.... . . 

. ____ . .......

Maximum

1,350 

1,200 

902 

521

June

1,020 

930 

798 

839

857

1,030 

1,010 

1,040 

1,070 

1,180

1,190 

1,190 

1,260 

1,240 

1,260

Minimum

798 

681 

518 

232

July

813 

784 

912 

923 

945

948 

867 

860 

885 

823

886 

920 

877 

694 

681 

828

Aug.

667 

662 

667 

640 

680

693 

672 

669 

686

587

601 

607 

694 

620 

672 

518

Sept.

46$ 

49$

484 475- 

424 <W

419 

407 

404 

419

389 

319 

297 

294 

292

Mean R«n-off in Mean aere-feet

1, 130 67, 200 

8*5 55, 100 

68<J 42, 800 

409 24,300

189,000
40 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1929, PART XII P 

HENRYS FORE AT ST. ANTHONY, IDAHO

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

bridge on main street in St. Anthony. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March, 1919, to September, 1929. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 5,640 second-feet June 17 (gage

height, 5.57 feet); minimum, 524 second-feet July 13 (gage he; o;ht, 2.98 feet). 

1919-1929: Maximum discharge, 9,030 second-feet May 8, 1925 (gage

height, 6.70 feet); minimum, 476 second-feet June 28, 1924 (gage height,

2.87 feet). 

REMARKS. Records excellent. Diversions for irrigation above and below station.

Flow slightly regulated at times by operation of gates at Utah Power &

Light Co.'s dam 17 miles upstream.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929

Day

1 ____ ....

2 ..... ...

3 _____ ..

4 ___ . __ .

fi. _____ ..

7 __

8 

9 __ . __ -

10 

11 _____ ..

12.. ___ 

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

14 _______

15 

May

1,960 

1,900 

1,970 

2,070 

2,110

1,840 

1,750 

1,780 

1,810 

1,810

1,720 

2,170 

2,900 

3,470 

3,940

June

2,420 

2,880 

2,830 

2,500 

2,050

2,070 

2,090 

2,570 

2,570 

2,810

2,950 

3,420 

3,130 

3,230 

3,390

July

2,640 

2,110 

1,680 

1,480 

1,160

965 

917 

783 

762 

741

710 

608 

532 

557 

720

Aug.

1,020 

1,220 

1,240 

1,220 

1,230

1,170 

1,000 

940 

848 

772

741 

825 

882 

940 

1,000

Sept.

1,260 

1,240 

1,260 

1,120 

1,060

1,050 

1,030 

1,020 

1,060 

1,160

1,260 

1,230 

1,050 

1,040 

978

Day

1C1' 

IS 

H 

2C

21 

2:

23 

24 

2£

26 

27 

2? 

2£ 

3C 

3]

Month

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

.September.. _ - -

The pen

........ .

... .- 

... ____ ..

_______

...........

Maximum

5,220 

5,170 

2,640 

1,240 

1,260

May

4,270 

4,760 

4,660 

4,660 

4,900

5,060 

5,200 

5,220 

R,060 

5,090

4,340 

3,350 

2,570 

2,210 

2,070 

1,990

June

4,010 

5,170 

4,850 

3,680 

2,950

2,380 

2,380 

2,680 

2,790 

3,020

3,110 

3,200 

3,040 

2,790 

2,950

Minimum

1,750 

2,050 

532 

741 

871

July

794 

783 

692 

710 

814

825 

836 

783 

783 

814

720 

692 

772 

1.050 

1-110 

1.000

Aug.

990 

1,050 

1,080 

1,110 

1,060

1,060 

1,040 

1,030 

1,060 

1,030

1,020 

1,120 

1,150 

1,120 

1,190 

1,160

Sept.

871 

906 

894 

1,020 

1,030

1,240 

1,530 

1,370 

1,240 

1,190

1,170 

1,230 

1,230 

1,200 

1,200

n JT««.~ Run-off in 

Mesn acre-feet

3, 180 196, 000 

3, 000 179, 000 

953 58,600 

1, 040 64, 000 

1,140 67,800

565,000
TRIBUTARY BASINS

DIVERSIONS FROM HENBYS FOBS BETWEEN ST. ANTHONY AND BEXBURG GAGING

STATIONS, IDAHO

Between St. Anthony and Eexburg gaging stations four canals dive~t water 

from Henrys Fork for irrigation. Records are available for a part of each irrigation season from June, 1919, to September, 1929. Discharge is computed from 

daily staff gage readings. Records good.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929

Day

1.. _ . ___ ....

2 -

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

4. .-_ . ..

5- ... .... ..

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

7 _____ . __ .

8 _ _--...

Q

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

11 . .-._ _.

12 _____ . .......

13 __________

14 .-. - 

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

June

1,170 

1,160 

1,150 

1,120 

1,090

1,110 

1,130 

1,130 

1,140 

1,080

1,000 

1,020 

942 

650 

722

July

904 

850 

864 

847 

773

709 

715 

783 

756 

706

709 

628 

561 

592 

705

Aug.

751 

754 

750 

744 

711

678 

729 

707 

696 

690

649 

678 

688 

687 

710

Sept.

524

627 

519 

512 

528

514 

515 

472 

455 

446

430

388 

398 

399 

406

Day

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21

22 

23 

24

26

26 

27 

28 

29 

3C 

31

Month

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

August . -. ..- .-, _. .... _ . _

T^hfl TTftftr

._ _ _

Maximum

1,170 

904

754 

528

June

749 

729 

637 

640 

718

826 

810 

828 

832

883

933

947 

947 

925 

936

Minimum

637 

427 

535 

333

July

837 

823 

702 

728 

707

709 

725 

723 

726 

427

654 

658 

697 

738 

761 

752

Aug.

713 

731 

738 

727 

703

706 

647 

609 

588 

646

535 

546 

545 

649 

551 

535

Sept.

413 

424 

433 

4E1 

434

397 

392 

381 

382 

377

429 

335 

333 

335 

335

Mean Run-off in 

Mean acre-feet

932 65,500 

724 44,600 

664 40,800 

429 25,600

166,000
42 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1929, PART XII B 

HENBTS 90SK NEAR REXBUftft, IDAHO

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

bridge 7 miles west of Rexburg.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April, 1909, to September, 1929. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 6,230 second-feet June 19 (gage

height, 8.95 feet); minimum, 548 second-feet July 17 (gage height, 2.64

feet).

1909-1929: Maximum discharge, 9,490 second-feet Jure 29, 1927 (gage

height, 9.90 feet); minimum, 355 second-feet June 28 anl 29, 1919 (gage

height, 2.00 feet). 

REMARKS. Records good except those for estimated periods ( >Tov. 4-9, Apr. 5,

7-9, 11-12, and 15), which are fair. Records discontinued during winter.

Flow regulated by operation of headgates of irrigation canals above station.

No diversions from Henrys Fork below station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet,

Day

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

2 ___ .... ___ .... __ . __ . .......

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

4.. .. ______ . __ . _______ .

5 __ . _ . _____ ... _____ ....

6. __________ .. .. .. .

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

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

9. ___ . __ .. _____ ... ____ ..

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

11 ____ . __ . ____ ...... ........

12 ......

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

14 ____________________ ..

15 _______ ..... __ .......... __ .

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

17 . __ ... __ ..... . 

18 .

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

20 

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

22 . -

23

24 ________________ . ..........

25 ... ......

26 . 

27 .. ..

28 

29 .... ...

30 __ ________ ...

81 

Oct.

1,440 

1,510

1,540

1,650 

1,690

1,720 

1,730 

1,720 

1,720 

1,700

1,710

1,810

1,900

1,930 

1,930

1,930

1,930

1,930

1,900

1,890 

1,880

1,850 

1,840

1,890

1,920

1,890 

1,880 

1,880

1,850 

1,870 

1,890

Nov.

1,800 

1 880

Apr.

1,910 - --

1,940 

1,970

2,000 

2,040 

2,070 

2,100 

2,130

Month

October . .

November 1-10.. .. . 

April 4r30............. .......... ........ ...... ......

May June - .- _ .. _

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

1,980 

2,160

2,340 

2,230 

2,120 

2,010 

1,900

1,830 

1,760 

1,690 

1,680 

1,680

1,670 

1,770 

1,840 

1,920 

2,110

2,380 

2,090 

1,930 

1,920 

1,880

1,840 

1,850 

1,830 

1,890 

2,050

May

2,110 

1,920 

1,800 

1,850 

1,970

1,900 

1,650 

1,650 

1,600 

1,700

1,720 

1,730 

2,100 

2,770 

3,290

3,770 

4,220 

4,760 

4,680 

4,580

4,860 

5,140 

5,360 

5,440 

5,340

5,360 

4,990 

3,900 

2,710 

2,020 

1,630

Maximum

1,930

2,380 

5,440 

6,090 

3,200 

1,160 

1,680

June

1,760 

2,230 

2,840 

2,520 

2,030

1,700 

1,680 

1,930 

2,320 

2,690

3,120 

3,490 

3,530 

3,430 

3,620

3,940 

4,880 

5,920 

6,090 

5,370

4,000 

3,140 

3,040 

3,310 

3,240

3,270 

3,220 

3,240 

2,970 

3,000

Minimum

1,440

1,670 

1,600 

1,680 

566 

660 

940

July

3,200 

2,780 

2,310 

1,940 

1,800

1,550 

1,340 

1,220 

1,070

988

918 

830 

740 

680 

620

585 

566 

580 

590 

640

705 

740 

735 

700 

755

775 

650 

620 

695 

808 

830

Aug.

770 

874 

1,010 

982 

976

1,010 

952

874 

775 

720

665 

660 

705 

750

775

780

797 

814 

858 

858

846 

863 

841 

890

918

934 

964 

1,040 

1,080 

1,130 

1,160

Mean

1,800 

1,980 

1,940 

3,180 

3,250 

1,060 

880 

1,310

Sept.

1,190 

1,220 

1,230 

1,230 

1,190

1,200 

1,200 

1,170 

1,220 

1,280

1,370 

1,410 

1,300 

1,210 

1,160

1,040 

994 

976 

940 

1,020

1,200 

1,520 

1,680 

1,650 

1,580

1,540 

1,560 

1,670 

1,650 

1,600

Run-oft in 

acre-feet

111,000 

39,300 

104,000 

196,000 

193,000 

65,200 

54,100 

78,000
TEEBtJTARY BASINS

WARM RIVER AT WARM RIVEB, IDAHO

LOCATION. Staff gage in see. 13, T. 9 N., R. 43 E., at highway bricVe half a

mile above mouth and half a mile northeast of Warm River. 

DRAINAGE ABBA. 144 square miles. 

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

1929. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 405 second-feet May 14 (gage

height, 1.90 feet); minimum, 196 second-feet Mar. 31 and Apr. 10 (gage

height, 1.22 feet).

1912-1915, 1918-1929: Maximum discharge, 900 second-feet Jur*. 2, 1912

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

19, 1924 (gage height, 1.00 foot). 

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

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 19S8 S9

Day

] _ . ._._.

2 .

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

4 ____ . ____

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

6. .

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

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

» .

10. .

11...... .. .

12.

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

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

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

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

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

18. .

19. .

20. ..

21. . .

22. 

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

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

25 

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

27... . .

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

29 

30 

31.-.. .......

Oct.

225 

225 

231 

231 

225

225 

225 

225 

225 

231

231 

225 

225 

225 

225

225 

225 

225 

225 

225

222 

222 

222 

222 

222

222 

219 

219 

219 

219 

219

Nov.

219 

219 

207 

219 

219

231 

219 

219 

219 

219

219 

216 

219 

222 

225

219 

222 

201 

219 

219

222 

222 

219 

213 

216

219 

216 

219 

225 

225

Dec.

219 

219 

213 

213 

225

207 

207 

207 

204 

207

219 

219 

225 

219 

216

219 

201 

213 

207 

213

207 

207 

207 

207 

219

213 

213 

219 

219 

213 

213

Jan.

213 

213 

219 

213 

213

213 

213 

213 

213 

213

213 

213 

213 

213 

213

219 

213 

213 

213 

201

207 

213 

213 

213 

213

219 

219 

213 

213 

213 

213

Feb.

219 

219 

216 

216 

213

210 

213 

213 

207 

213

213 

213 

213 

213 

213

213 

213 

210 

213 

210

213 

213 

213 

213 

213

213 

213 

213

... -

Month !

February ______________________ 

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

May ............. ...... ..... .-.. 

July ._. _ 

August . . .

Septtmber . . ........ .-

Thoyear - _ ,

Mar.

213 

213 

213 

213 

213

207 

213 

210 

213 

213

216 

213 

213 

213 

213

213 

210 

210 

207 

213

213 

225 

216 

213 

210

201 

204 

213 

207 

207 

196

Apr.

207 

207 

207 

213 

213

213 

213 

213 

213 

196

213 

213 

207 

207 

201

201 

213 

213 

216 

225

213 

213 

213 

216 

213

219 

219 

231 

249 

249

Maximum

231 

225 

225 

219 

219 

225 

249 

405 

273 

228 

216 

210

405

May

225 

219 

249 

261 

249

249 

249 

249 

279 

279

279 

316 

341 

405 

341

357 

341 

329 

329 

326

310 

310 

310 

310 

310

316 

279 

279 

279 

264 

264

June

264 

264 

273 

267 

261

255 

249 

249 

249 

243

249 

249 

249 

261 

261

273 

285 

273 

249 

249

249 

249 

249 

243 

243

243 

231 

231 

228 

228

Minimum

219 

201 

204 

201 

207 

196 

196 

219 

228 

210 

204 

204

196

July

228 

228 

228 

228 

228

228 

222 

222 

222 

222

222 

219 

219 

225 

219

219 

219 

219 

219 

225

216 

222 

216 

216 

216

210 

216 

210 

216 

216 

210

Mean

224 

219 

213 

213 

213 

211 

215 

294 

252 

220 

207 

205

224

Aug.

210 

216 

216 

210 

210

210 

210 

210 

210 

210

210 

210 

210 

210 

204

204 

210 

204 

210 

204

204 

204 

204 

204 

204

204 

204 

204 

204 

204 

204

Sept.

204 

204 

204 

204 

204

204 

204 

204 

204 

204

204 

204 

204 

204 

204

204 

304 

204 

20$ 

204

210 

210 

204 

204 

204

210 

204 

204 

204 

204

Run-off in 

acre-feet

13,800 

13,000 

13,100 

13,100 

11,800 

13*000 

12,800 

18,100 

15,000 

13,660 

12,700 

12,200

162,000

35673 31-
44 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1929, PART XII B 

ROBINSON CREEK AT WARM RIVER, IDAHO

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

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

River.

DRAINAGE AREA. About 41 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. January, 1912, to March, 1915; and April, 1918, to September, 1929.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 695 second-fee4- May 22 (gage

height, 2.95 feet); minimum, 62 second-feet Mar. 26 (gage height, 0.66 foot).

1912-1915, 1918-1929: Maximum discharge, 1,140 second-feet May 28,

1928 (gage height, 4.30 feet); minimum (estimated), 32 second-feet Dec.

18-20, 1925.

REMARKS. Records good except those for Dec. 9-31, Jan. 13-22, and Jan. 24 to 

Feb. 26, which are fair. Discharge unaffected by regulation or diversions.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928-29

Day

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

2 _ 

3.. - .....

4.._ . .....

6. - ... ...

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

7

8 ____ ... ....

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

10. 

11 _ 

12 

18 

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

15 

16 .... ...

17 _

18 

19 

20 

21. 

22

23 __ . ...

24

25 

26 

27 

28

29 

30 

qi

Oct.

84 

84 

90 

00 

87

87 

84 

84 

81 

00

87 

87 

84 

84 

84

84 

84 

84

84 

84

81

78 

78 

78 

78

78 

78 

78 

78 

77 

81

Nov.

81

78 

78 

78 

78

100 

84 

81 

81 

80

78 

78 

80 

81 

78

78 

81 

76 

76 

76

73 

73 

73 

70 

73

73

76 

76 

70 

76

Dec.

78 

70 

78 

76 

75

73 

73

78

72

Jan.

66 

77 

74 

71 

71

66 

66 

66 

66 

70

70 

71

68

66 

70

Feb.

70

86 

89

Month

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

December.. . 

January. ...... __ . _

February ________________________

March... 

April _ ______ . -. ..... .... ...

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

July 

September. ______________________

Mar.

89 

80 

66 

66 

69

66 

66 

66 

66 

69

74 

66 

66 

66 

66

64 

65 

66 

68 

66

66 

69 

66 

64 

64

62 

64 

69 

76 

69 

64

Apr.

71 

71 

77 

83 

80

77 

66 

69 

66 

66

66 

69 

66 

69 

71

77 

86 

95 

08 

132

111 

113 

113 

105 

105

113 

113 

153 

192 

167

Maximum

90 

100

89 

192 

695 

403 

124 

86 

87

695

May

142 

158 

228 

212 

202

153 

177 

177 

222 

202

231 

293 

396 

473 

441

473 

524 

501 

607 

641

644 

695 

637 

630 

692

537 

447 

384 

353 

353 

372

June

390 

403 

384 

359 

329

335 

329 

317 

305 

293

323 

253 

317 

284 

261

261 

37fi 

387 

302 

25e

23f 

22f 

204 

104

17f

17f 

16C 

14f 

138 

134

Minimum

78 

70

62 

66 

142 

134 

83 

69 

69

62

July

124 

122 

118 

118 

116

116 

113 

113 

111 

102

102 

98 

104 

107 

100

100 

100 

97 

100 

02

04 

05 

87 

87 

00

87 

90 

87 

87 

84 

83

Mean

82.9 

77.8 

72.8 

69.0 

71.2 

67.8 

94.7 

303 

279 

101 

75.2 

72.6

122

Aug.

83

86 

86 

83 

84

81 

81 

78 

81 

73

74 

73 

73 

73 

73

73 

73

74 

74 

73

73 

71 

71 

71 

71

71 

73 

69 

71 

71 

71

Sept.

71 

71 

74 

74 

71

71 

71 

71 

71 

71

71 

71 

71 

71 

69

60 

60 

69 

69 

69

87 

87 

73 

73 

71

80

77 

73 

73 

71

Run-off in 

acre-feet

5,100 

4,630 

4,480 

4,240 

3,950 

4,170 

5,640 

24,200 

16,600 

6,210 

4,620 

4,320

88,200
TMBUTARY BASINS 45 

DIVERSIONS FROM FAIL IUYEB ABOVE GAGING STATION NEAR SQUIRREL, IDAHO

Above the Squirrel gaging station three canals divert water from Fall River for 

irrigation. Records are available for a part of each irrigation seasor from 

June, 1919, to September, 1929. Discharge is computed from daily staff gage 

readings and combined to show the total flow of the three canals. Fecords 

good.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929

Day

1 . . ___ . ..

2 . ____ _

3 . _____ _

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

fi ________

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

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

8 ____ . .......

9 _.._. . _....

10 - -

11 _________ .

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

13. ________ -

14 ____ .... __ .

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

June

24 

24 

23 

26 

29

38 

47 

50 

52 

50

67 

72 

78 

92 

106

July

169 

182 

170 

182 

199

207 

215 

205 

204

201

197 

213 

221 

233 

210

Aug.

101 

97 

99 

98 

101

97 

101 

101 

18 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Sept.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

4 

5 

4 

5

Day

16 

17

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

.30 

31

Month

June.. _ _ _ . . ...

July

August . _

.. __ ...

Maximum

193 

233 

101 

11

June

116 

127 

123 

111 

120

126 

135 

141 

0 

0

121 

142 

153 

181 

193

Minimum

0 

0 

0 

0

July

200 

207 

210 

72 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

103 

93

Aug.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Sept.

6 

6

7 

7 

7

11 

2 

0 

5 

5

5 

4 

4 

4 

4

 n/r Fun-off in 

Mean acre-feet

85. 6 5, 090 

126 7,750 

26.2 1,610 

3. 2 189

14,600
46 StJBFACE WATER StJPPLY, 1029, PAET XII B 

FAlt RIVER HEAR SQ81BSEL, IDAHO

LOCATION. Staff gage in sec. 35, T. 9 N., R. 44 E., half a mil", below MarysvilleCanal and 4 miles northeast of Squirrel. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. January, 1904, to June, 1909; May, 1918, to September,

1929. August, 1902, to December, 1903, at Wilson's sawmill, 3 mile& 

upstream. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 3,540 second-feet June 30 (gage

height, 4.65 feet); minimum, 382 second-feet Jan. 21 (gage height, 1.88

feet).

1904-1909; 1918-1929: Maximum discharge, 6,440 se".ond-feet June 27,

1927; minimum, 124 second-feet Jan. 19, 1924. 

REMARKS. Records excellent except those for Dec. 4 to Jan. 17 and Feb. 13-26,,

which are fair. Discharge estimated June 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, and 16.

Diversions for irrigation above and below station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 192^-29

Day

1 ... .. .

2 __ .... 

3 __ ___

4 ___ - _ ....

5 __ .. 

6 . _ ..... 

7 ... ..- 

8 _ - __ ...

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

10 .

11 ___ .

12 __ .... _ . ...

13 

14 

15 

16. ___ . ___ .

17 

18 _ __ -

19 __ ...... _ ..

20 ____ - __ ..

21 __ .... ......

22. .

23.. _ _ ..

*>A.

25 ..... .... .

26

27. .. _ ... ...

28 

29.. 

30 __ . _ ..

31. ___ 

Oct.

640 

610 

656 

640 

640

62.5 

626 

610 

695 

695

626 

610 

610 

632 

610

695 

610 

625 

640 

610

695 

595 

565 

565 

561

661 

561 

651 

565 

565 

580

Nov.

580

637 

551 

658 

558

618 

566 

666 

665 

551

651 

551 

551 

651 

666

651 

651 

551 

651 

551

537 

537 

537 

637 

637

537 

651 

623 

523 

637

Dec.

537 

456 

456

 460

Jan.

. 460

456 

430 

418

382 

394 

418 

418 

418

443

456 

469 

469 

482 

482

Feb.

482 

509 

509 

495 

482

469 

476 

482 

443 

430

443

456

450

450 

424

Month

October _ ... 

April...... _ 

June. .. 

August

The year _____________________

Mar

424 

450 

476 

476 

462

462 

476 

476 

462 

462

488 

488 

462 

462 

462

450 

450 

450 

462 

462

462 

462 

476 

476 

462

450 

450 

450 

476 

476 

462

Apr.

462 

450 

462 

476 

602

476 

462 

462 

450 

450

450 

450 

450 

450 

462

450 

488 

502 

630

544

630 

516 

630 

516 

502

502 

516 

544 

618 

680

Maximum

656 

618

509 

488 

680 

3,160 

3,540 

3,090 

595 

640

3,640

May

588 

572 

632 

648 

664

588 

602 

648 

632 

632

640 

850 

1,060 

1,350 

1,610

1,770 

2,010 

1,940 

2,290 

2,670

3,160 

3,160 

2,940 

2,940 

3,090

2,290 

1,890 

1,650 

1,510 

1,550 

1,740

Jrrne

2,150 

2,020 

1,880 

1,750 

1,620

1,780 

1,950 

2,160 

2,360 

2,500

2,640 

2,600 

2,570 

2,720 

2,860

3,090 

3,320 

3,020 

2,010 

1,880

1,880 

1,940 

2,010 

2,720 

2,790

3,020 

3,390 

3,020 

3,240 

3,540

Minimum

551 

523

382

424 

450 

572 

1,620 

530 

495 

476

382

July

3,090 

2,430 

1,880 

1,620 

1,310

990 

920 

850 

720 

704

680 

618 

565 

565 

558

530

661 

530 

558 

720

712 

6% 

680 

664 

664

664 

664 

664 

640 

530 

530

Mean

601 

551 

462 

450 

459 

463 

496 

 1,650 

2,480 

887 

539 

519

788

Aug.

551

644 

516 

502 

558

516 

495 

616 

537

572

658 

658 

658 

551 

544

544 

544 

530 

565 

530

537 

530 

530 

523 

523

530

696 

537 

544 

558 

616

Sept.

516 

616 

666 

53O 

53O

53O 

637 523. 

516

502

502 502- 

49S 

495

488

488. 

47ft 

476 

476 

476

640 

632 

530 

516 

502

60S 

630 

602 

488. 

488

Run-oft in 

acre-feet

37,000 

32,800 

28,400 

27,700 

25,500 

28,600 

29,600 

95,300 

148,000 

54,500 

33,100 

30,900

571,000
SASIN8 4,7

DIVERSIONS FROH FALL BXTBB BETWEBS SQB79BSL AND CHESTER GAGING STATIONS, IDAHO

Between Squirrel and Chester gaging stations 10 canals divert water fro^ Fall 

River for irrigation. Records are available during a part of each irrigation season 

*rom June, 1919, to September, 1929. Discharge is computed from dail~ staff 

.gage readings and combined to show the total flow of the 10 canals. Swords 

good.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1989

Day

1 .

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

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

4 .

5.. ... ... -. 

6 ____ . ........

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

g ______ _

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

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

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

12 .. _____ ...

13

J4 _ _ . __ . .

w .

June

604 

699 

£94 

697 

600

648 

697 

730 

760 

746

732 

721 

711

767 

775

July

789 

827 

792 

798 

70S

651 

646 

606 

606 

628

614 

597 

569 

482 

482

Aug.

665 

660 

641 

646 

676

544 

621 

629 

668 

692

580 

576 

569 

659 

559

Sept.

337 

344 

406 

423 

424

403 

401 

403 

393 

386

396 

400 

397 

395 

410

Day

16 

17 

18 

19

2C

21

22 

2 

& 

2fi

28 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Month

Juno ...... . .

July. __ .................................... ____ .

August

fl4»ptj*tphpr , . ,, ... ,

. _ __ _

. _ . ...

____ .. ...

_ _ __ _

Maximum

850 

827 

692 

429

June

765 

715 

598 

565 

433

622 

631 

671 

689 

687

762 

817 

818 

860 

842

Minimum

433 

482 

471 

118

July

516 

493 

519 

580 

699

698 

693 

696 

598 

694

590 

693 

676 

570 

657 

547

Aug.

550< 66:'

551' 

55f> 

54f

531 63'

sp

63H 52"»

HP 66^ 

68-> 

64T 

521 

471

Sept.

429 

408 

405 

395 

343

3J1 

118 

173 

171 

157

142

m

SOS 

239 

228

M _ Bun-ofl In Mean acre-feet

690 41, 100 

611 37,600 

648 33,700 

330 19,600

132,000
48 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1929, PART XII B

FAIL RIVER NEAR CHESTER, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 13, T. 8 N., E. 41 E., half a mile abovemouth and 2 miles north of Chester.

EECOKDS AVAILABLE. April, 1920, to September, 1929.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 3,760 second-feet June 17 (gage

height, 5.16 feet); minimum, 18 second-feet Aug. 9 (gage height, 0.98 foot).

1920-1929: Maximum discharge, 6,380 second-feet June 27, 1927 (gage

height, 6.60 feet); minimum, 9 second-feet Aug. 7, 1923 (gage height, 1.01

feet).

EEMARKS. Eecords excellent. Numerous diversions for irrigation above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929

Day

1. ____ 

2 . _ ....

3 ____ .

4 .... __

5- __ ....

6 ... ......

7 __ . ...

8 . __ ...

9 ___ . _ ..

10 - 

11 .......

12 .........

13 _____ ..

14 ........

15 

May

621 

621 

665 

696 

688

628 

592 

651 

592 

600

614 

801 

1,180 

1,570 

1,920

June

1,810 

1,980 

1,810 

1,510 

1,370

1,500 

3,620 

1,810 

1,910 

2,070

2,320 

2,500 

2,220 

2,320 

2,660

July

2,180 

1,650 

1,230 

988 

711

468 

443 

343 

225 

185

145 

109 

83 

116 

153

Aug.

36 

43 

34

28 

26

24 

20 

21 

18 

36

38 

37 

40 

37 

29

Sept.

231 

227 

238 

194 

184

181 

198 

194 

191 

194

194 

188 

188 

184 

162

Day

1(

r

1! 

IS 

2(

2] 

25 

2C 

24 

2£

2f 

27 

2S 

2S 

3C 

31

Month

May __ ...............................................

June ____________________________

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

August _________ . _______________

September . 

The per

). . .

L _ ........

)... __ .....

). __ .......

Maximum

3,310 

3,640 

2,180 

102

552

May

2,190 

2,640 

2,540 

2,700 

2,940

3,120 

3,310 

3,290 

3, 170 

3, 2FO

2,580 

2,000 

1,560 

1,400 

1,340

1 iQfi

Jurra

3,100 

3, 6'0 

2,9f>0 

2,120 

1, 770

1,MO 

1,7(50 

2.0CO 

2,320 

2,390

2,530 

2,690 

2,500 

2.4JO 

2,560

Minimum

551 

1,370 

40 

18 

134

 

July

137 

83 

60 

83 

188

175 

165 

145 

134 

129

114 

104 

102 

98 

65 

40

Aug.

37 

35 

37 

47 

38

36 

34 

34 

35 

34

36 

60 

46 

46 

63 

102

Mean

1,670 

2,190 

350 

38 

255

Sept.

134 

140 

165 

165 

216

434 

65£ 402' 

390- 

384

390- 

390 

329 

315 

301

Run-off in 

acre-feet

103,000 

130,000 

21,500 

2,340 

15,200

272,000'

TETON RIVER NEAR ST. ANTHONY, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 15, T. 7 N., E. 41 E., half a mile above

Oregon Short Line Eailroad bridge and 4 miles southeast of St. Anthony. 

EECOKDS AVAILABLE. April, 1903, to June, 1909; April, 1920, to September, 1929. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 3,220 second-feet May 25 (gage

height, 4.43 feet); minimum, 521 second-feet Sept. 19 (gag^ height, 0.45 foot). 

1903-1909, 1920-1929: Maximum discharge, 7,820 second-feet June 5, 1909-

(gage height, 6.90 feet); minimum, 88 second-feet Mar. 12, 1906 (gage height,

1.00 foot). 

EEMARKS. Eecords excellent. Some diversions for irrigatior in Teton Basin 20

miles above station.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, 1929

Day

1 

2......

3 

4 ......

5 .

6 

7. .....

8 

9. -.

10 ...

11- 

12 

13 __

14......

15- .

Apr. May

644

596

CQO

606

610

615

625

620

629

644

654

719

TOR

968

1,230

June

1,670

1,870

1,640

1,350

1,280

1,520

1,800

1,970

2,150

2,170

2,090

1,920

1,820

1,930

2,140

July

1,920

1,740

1,580

1,500

1,390

1,250

1,170

1,090

1,020

986

Qftft

962

939

915

904

Aug.

782

831

766

724

798

766

7*1

tIA

703

693

fiSS

668

658

644

639

Sept.

610

610

ftAQ

ftAQ

625

620

615

610

601

601

KAO

592

592

587

560

Day

16 ...

17 _ ...

is

10

20 

21. 

22 ___ .

23- 

24 ......

25- 

26 

27 ___ -

28 ___ -

29- 

30 

31- 

Apr.

644

776

820

881

QKfl

921

904

927

859

760

760

703

734

766

755

May

1,260

1,340

1,320

1,400

1,600

1,820

2,100

2,220

2,430

2,990

2,590

1,960

1,580

1,280

1,130

1.220

Jrne

2,410

2,790

2,420

1,880

1,570

1,490

1,620

1,760

1,760

1,740

1,830

1,940

1,870

1,890

2,000

July

904

921

904

974

939

892

870

836

776

782

798

745

739

739

729

729

Aug.

639

629

634

634

625

610

601

601

601

592

696

596

592

596

629

620

Sept.

564

582:

561

529

646

620 760-

683 620-

596

601 750-

708

68*

620
TBIBUTARY BASINS 49

Monthly discharge, in second-feet, of Teton River near St. Anthony, Idaho, 1929

Month

April 16-31 ... 

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

September ________________________

The period _____________________

Maximum

950

2,990

2,790

1,920

831

760

Minimum

644

592

1,280

729

£92

£29

Mean

811

1,250

1,880

1,020

666

616

Run-off in 

acre-feet

24,100

76,900

112,000

62,700

41,000

36,700

363,000

DIVERSIONS FEOM TETON RIVER BETWEEN ST. ANTHONY GAGING STATION AND FOUTH OF

RIVER, IDAHO

Between St. Anthony and mouth of river 15 separate canals divert water from 

Teton River for irrigation. Records are available for a part of each irrigation 

season from June, 1919, to September, 1929. Discharge is computed from daily 

staff gage readings and combined to show the total flow of the 15 canals. Records 

good.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929

Day

1.... ...

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

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

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

5. _ ...........

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

7 -.- --. .

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

0................

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

11- 

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

13 

14 _

16 _ .

June

1,250 

1,220 

1,140 

1,050 

1,040

1,120 

1,170 

1,220 

1,290 

1,370

1,350 

1,330 

1,290 

1,270 

1,800

July

1,380 

1,330 

1,230 

1,220 

1,210

1,080 

1,010 

989 

933 

889

887 

878 

872 

870 

868

Aug.

674 

708 

701 

677 

689

672 

674 

674 

642 

619

622 

613 

616 

586

585

Sept.

578 

566 

614 

611 

603

585 

577 

568 

573 

576

554 

545 

527 

513 

543

Day

U 1' 

If 

U 

2C

2] 

25 

22 

24 

2f

26 

27 

28 

2S 

3C 

31

Month

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

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

i ................

r ______ ...

»-. . 

) .....

i... _ .. ___

_______

__.._. _ 

................

Maximum

1,370 

1,380 

708 

614

June

1,330 

1,220 

942 

838 

858

842 

995 

1,060 

1,050 

1,110

1,280 

1,320 

1,340 

1,380 

1,380

Minimum

838 

642 

495

477

July

851 

848 

737 

807 

773

735 

737 

692 

661 

662

653 

680 

659 

659 

642 

654

Aug.

572 

562 

570 

566 

564

553 

554 

555 

544 

536

534 

535 

537

495

557 

578

Sept.

562 

565 

571 

504 

482

536 

586 

535 

510 

477

499 

590 

561 

529 

50ft

M Run-off in Mean acre-feet

1,180 70,200 

874 53,700 

599 36,800 

551 32,800

194,000
00 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1929, PART XII B

BIACKFOOT BI7KB HEAB BIACOOOT, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 27, T. 3 S., R. 34 E., 2 n-iles above mouth

and 8 miles southwest of Blackfoot. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July, 1913, to September, 1929. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 625 second-feet June 19; minimum,

no flow May 24.

1913-1929: Maximum discharge, 868 second-feet May 21, 1921; no flow

on numerous occasions. 

REMARKS. Records good. No record Oct. 1 to May 5. Discharge estimated

May 9-11 and 19-23. Flow regulated by storage at Blackfoot Dam and

by numerous canal diversions above station. No diversion s from Blackfoot

River below station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 19S^

Day

I......... 

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

3-. ....

4 __ . ___ .

«. .

«-.-.-... .

7 

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

» __ ........

10

11.-..... 

12 ..........

11 .........

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

W -

May

435 

443 

363 

367 

371

375 

378 

357 

331

287

June

102 

145 

231 

244 

188

96 

25 

47 

137 

229

166 

120 

98 

16 

12

July

IS 

12 

10 

7 

14

51 

14 

126 

205 

150

63 

29 

4 

4 

11

Aug.

1 

1 

6 

8 

22

21 

1 

25 

52 

35

26 

47 

53 

32 

31

Sept.

11 

36 

94 

196 

265

312

262 

224 

217 

178

108 

54 

26 

9 

21

Day

M

r is

K 

2C

21 

22 

23 

24

26

2f 

25 

2S 

2S 

3C 

31

Month

May fr-31

Inly.... . ......... ..............

September - . .... . ....... ............. ....

Theperiod..... ................ ................

... ......

 .....-

............

 .......

. __ ......

___ . __

...........

............

Maximum

443 

601 

205 

62

617

May

280 

293 

181

90

0 

13

72 

142 

188 

172 

142

June

22 

316 

561 

601

487

260 

134 

80 

80 

28

14 

11 

9 

10 

28

Minimum

0 

9 

1 

1 

1

July

10 

4 

1 

2 

73

72 

110 

88 

10 

2

2 

3 

45

188 

73 

1

Aug.

39 

41 

34 

48 

53

73 

71 

41 

50 

37

46 

62 

37 

27 

23 

16

Mean

226 

150 

45.2 

34.2 

138

Sept.

11 

1 

1 

1 

1

1 

230 

517 

414 

296

148 

129 

143 

126 

102

Run-off in 

acre-feet

11,700

2,780 

2,100 

8,210

33,700
TRIBUTARY BASINS 51

KtJD LAKE HEAft TBBBETOS, IDAHO

LOCATION. Staff gage in SW. % sec. 13, T. 6 N., R. 34 E., at Owsley G^nal Co.'s

pump house, 1 mile east of Terreton and 5H miles southwest of Me t&L ranch

gage. Zero of gage, 4,775.33 feet above mean sea level. 

RECOUPS AVAILABLE. April 1921, to September, 1929. 

EXTREMES. Maximum contents during year, 32,500 acre-feet May 12 and 13

(gage height, 6.56 feet); minimum, 2,720 aore-feet Sept. 5 (gage height,

 0.40 foot). 

1921-1929: Maximum contents, 61,660 acre-feet May 5,1923 (ga<*e height,

9.20 feet); minimum, that of Sept. 5, 1929. 

RBMABKS. Contents for Mar. 16-31 estimated. Considerable water diverted

from tributaries and from the lake during irrigation season. No regulation

except as the supply in the lake is affected. Gage-height record furnished by

Owsley Canal Co.

Daily contents, in acre-feet, 1928-29

Day

1. . _ . .....

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

8 .......

4 ......

6 - __

« ........

7.-.-. __ -

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

» ......_

10 ........

11....... ..a....

19

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

14 .........

15 ......

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

17. .........

18-... ......

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

9ft

21 ......

22 _.

23 __

at

26-.. .......

26 

27 ........ 28 __ . ....

29 - .

80 

81 .

Oct.

3,990

4,030

4,070

4,110

4,150

4,160

A \Kf\

4,130

4,130

A ion

4,250

4,350

A. dsn

4,880

A QAA

4,970

5,030

5,100

6,160

5,230

6,300

5,370

*, Mil

5,530

5,600

5,680

5,750

5,820

5,900

5,980

6,050

Nov.

6,120

6,200

6,280

6,360

6,430

6,510

6,690

6,690

6,770

6,860

R Qdn

7,020

7,100

7 ion

7,270

7 <wn

7 440

7,500

7,590

7

fiOft

7 740

7)830

7,920

8,020

8,080

8,170

Q oQfi

Q QOA

S 1QA

8 4QA

Dec.

8,560

8,660

8,720

8,820

s twin

a noo

9,200

9 340

9,480

»

EOA

9 73fl

Q S7(l

10,000

10,100 in ^nn

10,400

10,500

10,700

in onn

11,000

11,100

11 l^fl

11,400

11,500

11,600

11,700

11 900

12,000

12,200

12,300

12,500

Jan.

12,500

12,600

12,800

13,000

13,200

1Q onrt

13,600

13,8001

14,000

14,200

Id 4f¥1

14,600

14,700

id son

14,900

15,100

15,200

15,300

15,500

16,700

1 5 ftnft

16,000

16,200

16,300

16,500

16,700

1A QHft

1ft Qflfl

17,100

17,200

17 *nn

Feb.

17,500

17,700

17,800

17 900

18,100

18,200

18,400

I

ist Ann

18,700

18 900

19,000

19,100 10 $nn

19 400

19 600

IQ Rfin

10 onn

20,100

20,200

oft Qrvt

20,600

on onn

21,100

21,400

21,500

oi Ann

20,800 91 onn

Mar.

22,000

22,100

22,200

22,300

22,400

on Kfif\

nn $fv\

22,700

23,000

nn O/V1

23,600

94 nnn

24 400

24,700 r>A onn

25,100

25,400

25,600

25,800

OA nnA

26,200

26,400

OA onn

27,100

97 ^inn

27,600 *>7 7nn

28,000

28,200

OQ AHA

Apr.

28,600

28,800

29,000

29,200

29,500

29,700

30,000

30,100

30^200

30,400

30,500

30,700

30,800

30,800

I

o/i QiYk

I

Ort QfV)

31,100

01 nfV)

31,300

OI JAft

I

Q1 QfiA

32,200

Ql> 1/V^

On n/V\

31,900

o« <VU1

QO nnn

31,900

May

41 on/1

31,900

32,000

32,000

32,000

on AnA

32,400

32,400

32,400

32,400

32,400

32,500

oo tnn

32,400

on <vu\

32,100

32,100

32,000

On nnn

32,000

31 900 QI onn

31,600

31,400

31,200

QA onn

qn ?nn

QA Anf\

30,100

29,800 90 Ann

June

29,300

29,100

28,700

28,200

27,900

V7 Ann

27,000

26,400

25,800

25 200

24 goo

04. onn

OQ QAA

23,600

22,100

20,700

20,300

1O QAA

20,100

IQ fiAft

id ^nn

IQ onn

19,000

18,700

18,500

18,200

IQ nnn

17,300

16,600

1 K QAA

July

15,200

14,500

13,900

13,300

12,700

12,000

11 400

in'onn

10,300

9 800

9,300

8,820

8,660

8,230

7,960

7,710

7,600

7,270

7,070

6,860

6,640

6,460

6,250

6,050

6,850

5,630

5,410

5,230

5,050

4,900

i. 7Qfl

Aug.

4,680

4,600

4,620

4,480

4,410

4,870

4,310

4,250

4,210

4,150

4,110

4,070

4,010

3,970

3

QQA

8,880

3,820

3,780

3,740

o jzon

3,650

3,590

3,550

3,520

3,450

3,370

3,280

3,210

3,140

3,060

9. Q8(l

Sept.

2,M4 ft

tu

"> ti

9 7*

?,74

I

n fj

1,7fl

Z.T

I 2.8C

2,^

7 K

2,0:

2,^

2,91

3,01

3,0

3,08

8,1! 3 IS

«» <V f;l

9 4j

334

3,31

3,48

a if

9 K9

»,«

3, MS

NOTB. Daily contents determined from gage-height graph based on readings of staff gage which were 

made at least once weekly when pumps were not operating.
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1929, PART XIJ B

CAMAS CEEEK AT CAMAS, IDAHO

1 SE. K sec. 21, T. 8 N., R. 36 E., half 

and 350 feet above Oregon Short Line

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in E. }

a mile above mouth of Beaver Creel

Railroad bridge at Camas. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April, 1925, to September, 1929. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 83 second-feet May 6 (gage

height, 1.20 feet); minimum, 2.5 second-feet Sept. 7 (gage height, 0.28 foot). 

1925-1929: Maximum discharge, 204 second-feet May 4, 1927; maximum

gage height, 2.01 feet Mar. 20, 1928; no flow June 1-7, 1926. 

REMARKS. Records good above 10 second-feet; others fair except those for Nov.

14 to Apr. 12, Apr. 14-24, Apr. 26 to May 2, May 18, June 9-12, June 28 to

July 5, July 7 to Sept. 6, and Sept. 8-30, which are poor. Diversions for

irrigation above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928-29

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. ___ . ___ .

51 ............

Oct.

5.9 

5.9 

5.9 

5.6 

5.6

5.0 

5.3 

5.9 

5.9 

5.9

9.3

14 

14 

13 

14

13 

13 

13 

11 

10

12

9.7 

8.5 

8.5 

8.9

8.9 

8.9 

9.3 

10 

10 

12

Nov.

14 

18 

16 

14 

16

19 

19 

17 

17 

15

14 

14 

13

. 12

Dec.

9

Jan.

7

Feb.

6

Month

February

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

June.... __ . _________________ . .....

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

Mar.

10

Apr.

12

15 

20

35 

44 

60

Maximum

14 

19

83 

25 

4.8 .

83 .

May

80 

79 

77 

81 

81

83

81 

80 

79

77

77 

75 

73 

69 

63

58 

54 

43 

32 

26

15 

12 

12 

14 

16

21 

25 

28 

28 

25 

21

Jine

14 

£.7 

7.6 

7.2 

£ 3

f.l e.2

cF.6 

5.6 

f.6

f.6 

f.6 

f.6 

W 

f,3

5.6 

5.6 

6.2 ir

24

2f

17 

8 9

£.9 

4.7

4-4

e o 

e o

4 9 

4.9

Minimum

5.0

12 

4.4

July

4.8 

4.8 

4.7 

4.7 

4.6

4.6 

4

Mean

9.29 

13.7 

9.0 

7.0 

6.0 

10.0 

27.1 

51.1 

8.54 

4.14 

3.0 

2.98

12.7

Aug.

3

Sept.

2.8 

2.5

2.7 

3.5

Run-off in 

acre-feet

571 

815 

553 

430 

333 

615 

1,610 

3,140 

508 

255 

184 

177

9,190
TRIBUTARY BASINS

BEAVER CREEK AT DUBOIS, IDAHO

53

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in NW. K sec. 21, T. 10 N., R. 36 E., half a

mile north of Dubois. 

DEAINAGE AREA. 220 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April, 1921, to September, 1929. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 156 second-feet May 5 (gage

height, 1.94 feet); no flow prior to Apr. 14 and subsequent to June 24. 

1921-1929: Maximum discharge, 637 second-feet May 20, 1922; maximum

gage height, 6.50 feet ± 0.20 foot Mar. 16, 1926; no flow Aug. 3 to Nov. 30,

1924; July 31, 1928, to Apr. 13, 1929; and June 25 to Sept. 30, 192£. 

REMARKS. Records good except those for estimated periods (Apr. 14-lf. 18-^21,

23-29, and June 24), which are poor. Diversions for irrigation above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928-29

Day

l.. _

2 ...

4... ....

$. . ___ ..

6 _____ .

7 ___ ...

8 __ .....

9. _____ .

10...- _ ...

Apr.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

May

74 

70 

74 

88 

118

100 

65 

50 

50 

47

June

13

12 

17 

14 

10

7 

5 

6 

6 

6

Day

11 ......

13 

14 

15. _____

16 

17 

18 ......

19 .....

20 . ...

Apr.

0 

0 

0 

2 

3

4 

4 

30 

30 

30

Month

The p.

May

60 

57 

50 

64 

52

40 

35 

29 

25 

23

June

7 

15 

18 

11 

8

8 

29 

36 

22 

14

Maximum

100 

118 

36

118

Day

21. _ . __ .

22... __ ...

23.. ........

24..........

25 _____ ..

26 

27.. ___ .-

28 __ .

29.,... _ ..

30.. ........

31 .......

Minimum

0 

20 

0

0

Apr.

30

46

70 

100

Mean

25.6 

47.8 

9.5

7.0

May

'22 

21 

21 

23 

26

29 

35 

48 

38 

29 

20

June

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Run-off in 

acre-feet

1,520 

2,940 

565

5,020

NOTE. No flow for months for which no discharge is given.

BEAVEE CREEK AT CAMAS, IDAHO

LOCATION. Staff gage in NE. % sec. 21, T. 8 N., R. 36 EM a quarter o* a mile

northwest of Oregon Short Line Railroad station at Camas and three-eighths

of a mile above confluence with Camas Creek. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April, 1921, to September, 1929. 

EXTREMES. Stream dry throughout the year.

1921-1929: Maximum discharge, 153 second-feet June 1, 1921, and Mar*

18 and 19, 1926; no flow past station except during spring of each yoar. 

REMARKS. Flow is affected by irrigation diversions above Dubois, about 14

miles above gage, and by heavy channel losses below Dubois. During the

current year no flow reached the station.
54 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1929, PART XII B 

1ITTIB LOST EIVEB VEAB HOWB, IDAHO

LOCATION. Staff gage in sec. 3, T. 6 N., R. 28 E., a quarSr of a mile above

diversion dam of Blaine County Investment Co. and 7 miles northwest of

Howe.

RECOBDS AVAILABLE. April, 1921, to September, 1929. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 138 second-fe^t June 17 and 18;

minimum, 29 second-feet Apr. 12 (gage height, 0.64 foot).

1921-1929: Maximum discharge, 176 second-feet June 14, 1923; minimum,

13 second-feet Apr. 15 and 20, 1923 (gage height, 0.23 font). 

REMABKS. Records good except those for May 28 and Aup. 2, which are fair.

Numerous irrigation diversions above and below statior. Diversions from

small reservoir on Dry Creek, 40 miles above station, into Little Lost River.

Gage-height record furnished by water master for Little Lost River.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1988-29

Day

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

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

3 __ ....... ___ ...........................

4 ___________________________

6 __________________________

6 ________ ____ _ ... _ _. .

7 _ ........................................

8 __ .- ..._.-...-.-...-_......____..... _

9 _________ __ __ .. . .

10. .... . . .

11 _ __ . _ .

12__._ ........_._.._._._._..,._. .____.__...___

18. .....

14.-... .... -.._-_..., _..__.._.........

16 ___________________________

16 ___ ........................ ___ .........

17.................... __ . _ . __ ..........

18 ..

181 ____

20 __________________________

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

22

23

24

26 ______ . ___ .. _______ . ______

36_..... ......................................

27 __ __ .

28 ___ . _____ _ .. _ _ ., .

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

30 __ __

81 ____________ .. . __ .1. ...

Oct.

66 

67 

67 

68 

69

68 

69 

67 

66 

66

67 

68 

69 

68 

68

67 

66 

68 

68 

68

69 

69 

68 

68 

69

68 

68 

69 

68

Month

October 1-29 _ . _ . .

April _ .... ______________________ ...

July _____ ______ . _ .

August 

September. __ __ ...

Apr.

47 

42 

39 

38 

34

32 

30 

31 

32 

36

34 

29 

34 

34 

41

41 

41 

46 

48 

49

48 

50 

61 

51 

50

48 

48 

45 

46 

46

May

46 

46 

48 

51 

64

54 

62 

51 

50 

52

63 

52 

51 

56

58

67

71 

79 

75 

78

91 

98 

104 

110 

110

124 

124 

120 

117

no

110

June

no 

no

117

no

98 

104

no

98 

124 

131

131 

124 

124 

124 

131

181 

138 

138 

131 

131

117 

117 

117 

117 

117

no 

no 

no 

no 

no

Maximum Minimum

69 66 

61 29 

124 46 

138 98 

110 55 

66 46 

66 52

July

no

104 

104 

98 

98

91 

91 

91 

73 

74

72 

69 

71 

72 

67

65 

66 

65 

65 

85

85 

73 

71 

72 

68

65 

63 

69 

59 

66 

65

Aug.

59 

68 

57 

55 

53

66 

63

58 

68 

56

62 

61 

53 

60 

50

60 

63 

50 

49 

48

47 

47 

46 

46 

47

48 

60 

62 

52 

66 

60

Sept.

62 

62 

64 

66 

68

63 

62 

62 

60 

59

69 

68 

67 

65 

62

62 

62 

53 

53 

55

60 

60 

60 

62 

02

64 

66 

66 

66 

63

n/f«,Ti Ban-off ia Mean »ere-feet

67.8 3,900 

41.3 2,460 

76.2 4,690 

118 7,020 

76.0 4,670 

52.5 3,230 

58.4 3,480

NOTE. No record during winter.
TRIBUTARY BASINS

BLAINE COTJHTY DTVESTMBVT 00.9 OASAI NEAR BOWS, IDAMO

55

LOCATION. Staff gage in NW. % NW. % sec. 11, T. 6 N., R. 28 E., 666 feH> below 

head gates of canal and 7 miles northwest of Howe.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April, 1924, to September, 1929.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 54 second-feet June 17-19 (gage 

height, 1.54 feet); canal dry during nonirrigation season.

1924-1929: Maximum discharge, 87 second-feet May 24 and 25, 1928. 

No flow at times during nonirrigation periods.

REMARKS. Records fair except those for Apr. 1-11, May 28, July 19, and Aug. 2, 

which are poor. Canal diverts from Little Lost River in sec. 2, T. 6 N., 

R. 28 E., and is used for irrigation on lands in project of the Blaine County 

Investment Co. Gage-height record and results of one discharge n^asurement furnished by water master for Little Lost River. Results of one discharge measurement furnished by Lynn Crandall, engineer of Mad ay.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1988-29

Day

1 __ . ____ . _ ... .........

a, . 8. __ _____________ . ......

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

6_ ... __ ............ ........

6 __________________________

7 __ . _ .. _____ . _ ....................

 .._,...........-.. . . ... -..

10 

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

12... .._._...._....__..._._.........,.,.........

13,.... _ ..... __ ...... __ ..... __ -... 

U. ...... ............ .. .

16 . _ ...... ___ . .,-......... ..........

16 . .. . 

17 ... ____ ...... __ ....................

18 __ ........................................

1« __ .... __ .. ._._. ...._..

20 . .

21 _______________ . __ . _ . .........

22 _ .........................................

23

24 . ....

26 __ ....... __ .............................

26 _ .........................................

27 __ ........................................

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

». 

30....... __ .................................

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

Oct.

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

10 

8.9 

8.9 

8.9 

8.9

8.9 

8.9 

8.9 

9.3 

9.3

9.3 

9.3 

9.3 

9.3 

12

12 

12 

12 

9.7 

0.7

10 

10 

11 

11

Month

October 1-29 __ . _ . ___ . __________ . ....

April 

July.., ,... . ..

August _________________ ... . .-. ....

Apn

20 

18 

8.6 

8.5 

12

12 

2.6 

2.5 

7.7 

6.3

63 

7.2 

6.2 

9.6 

13

11 

8.2 

7.2 

5.9 

5.6

5.6 

5.3 

5.3 

5.3

5.3

4.4

4.4 

4.4 

4.4

4.4

May

4.4 

4.4 

4.7 

8.3 

6.3

fi.3 

6,3 

5.3 

fi.3 

6.3

6.3 

6.3 

5.3 

6.3 

5.3

5.3 

6.8 

15 

15 

16

19 

24 

24 

26

27

39 

39 

39 

30 

39 

41

Maximum

12 

20 

41 

54 

40 

12 

18

June

41 

36 

37 

32 

30

26 

26 

26 

43 

43

60 

50 

46 

46 

46

49 

54 

54

54 

46

41 

38 

38 

41 

41

41 

41 

41 

40 

40

Minimum

8.9 

2.5 

4.4 

26 

12 

9.0 

8.6

July

40

39 

35 

35 

36

33 

27 

27 

19 

19

16 

16 

16 

16 

16

16 

16 

16 

20 

24

24 

20 

14 

20 

20

14 

14 

14 

13 

12 

12

Aug..

12

12 

12 

12 

12

12 

12 

12 

10 

11

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

10 

10 

9.6 

9.3 

9.3

9.3 

11 

10 

10 

9.0

9.0 

9.0 

9.0 

0.0 

9.0 

9.0

Mean

9.91 

7.60 

15.8 

41.2 

21.2 

10.4 

12.8

Sept.

8.6 

8.6 

8.« 

8.6

8.6

8.6 

8.6 

8.« 8.e

9.0

9.3 

9.3 

10 

10 

10

10 

10 

17 

17 

17

18 

18 

18 

18 

18

17 

18 

18 

18 

18

Pan-eft in 

acre-feet

57(1 

441 

975 

2.45C 

1,3« 

641 

76!

NOTE. No record during winter.
56 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1929, PART XIT B 

BIO LOST RIVEB AT HOWEIL BAffCH, TTEAR OHHIY, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 30, T. 8 N., R. 21 E., at Howell ranch, 

9 miles southwest of Chilly, and 21 miles northwest of Mackay.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April, 1904, to August, 1906; July, 1907, to November, 

1914; May, 1920, to September, 1929.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 1,560 second-feet June 16 (gage 

height, 3.74 feet); minimum, 42 second-feet Apr. 11 (gage height, 0.86 foot). 

1904-1914, 1920-1929: Maximum discharge, 3,500 se-;ond-feet June 12, 

1921 (gage height, 5.94 feet); minimum, 35 second-feet A or. 2, 1909.

ACCURACY. Records excellent except those prior to Apr. 21 and those for estimated periods (Apr. 12-20, July 22-24, 28, and 29), which are good. No 

regulation. Several small diversions above station and Hammerly ditch, 

capacity about 20 second-feet, a quarter of a mile below station.

COOPERATION. Water commissioner for Big Lost River furnished results of one 

discharge measurement.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928-29

Day

1 _ . ___ . ______ . _____

2. ___ ... _______ . _ . _ 

3 ... ...... . ._ 

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

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

6 . _ ..... __ ........... __ .

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

8 _ . __ . __ . _ . _ .... _ ... .

9.. ___ . _ ... _____ . __ . __ .

10 ___ .. ___ . __ . _ .. __ . __ .

11 __ . _ .. ___ .. __ _. _ 

12..... _ . _ . __ ...... ___ .. _ ..

13. ____ ... _ ... _ . _ ...... 

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

15. __ . __ ............ ____ ....

16 . 

17. _ . .. .. . .... 

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

19 . _ ____ ..

20. ___ ....... _ . ___ . ______ .

21.. ________ . ___ . ____ ..

22-..... .. _ . _... ___ ..

26. _ _ ..... _ ..... _ ..........

27. _____ . ..... .. 

28 _ . _ . _____ ........... _ ..

29... _ ..... ___ . _ .. _ . ..- 

30 ... ...

31 _ .. _______ . _ .. ... .

Oct.

99 

97 

95 

95 

101

97 

95 

97 

95 

99

101 

104 

99 

106 

106

102

101 

99 

95 

93

91

88 

84 

86 

83

83 

81 

81 

79 

79 

84

Nov.

84 

78 

78

Month

April 11-30.. __ . _ .... . ___ ..... ...

July... . _ ... . _____ .... ___ . .. 

Apr.

42 

46 

49 

53 

56

60 

64

67 

71 

74

78 

79 

78 

73 

72

76 

88 

112 

130 

134

May

108 

123 

146 

152 

134

127 

123 

127

146 

142

136 

165 

231 

251 

294

365 

425 

430 

493 

599

687 

835 

1,020 

1,100 

1,060

793 

629 

527 

466 

425 

455

Maximum

106 

84 

134 

1,100 

1,300 

635 

184 

121

June

476 

471 

425 

425 

504

617 

732

772 

739 

680

629 

654 

779 

932 

1,030

1,300 

940 

700 

581 

551

648 

746 

700 

700 

746

758 

720 

713 

732 

680

Minimum

79 

78 

42 

108 

425 

132 

90 

73

July

635 

569 

515 

482 

430

396 

383 

328 

305 

301

290 

290

279 

276 

265

251

241 

241 

241 

225

206 

194 

182 

171 

159

162 

154 

147 

139 

132 

134

Aug.

152 

184 

156 

142 

132

125 

119 

112 

108 

108

102 

99 

95 

93 

90

91 

91 

156 

139 

112

104 

97 

91 

90 

91

116 

112

102 

149 

167 

139

Sept.

121 

110 102- 

101 

101

104 102- 

999<r

93

91 

90 

8f> 

83 

81

79- 

78 

747a

74

83 

83 

83 

88 

90

95- 

97 

93

88 

88

Mfsan Run-off in Mean acre-feet

93. 4 5, 740 

80. 0 476 

75. 1 2, 980 

410 . 25, 200 

703 41, 800 

281 17, 300 

118 7, 26O 

90. 9 5, 41O

NOTE. Kecord discontinued during winter.
TREBUTABY BASINS 57

BIG LOST RIVER (EAST CHAHBTEL) ABOVE HAOKAY RESERVOIR, NEAR MACKAY, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 32, T. 8 N., R. 23 E., 3 milee above 

Mackay Dam, above flow line of reservoir, and 1% miles above Macl ay.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May, 1919, to September, 1929.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 348 second-feet June If (gagei 

height, 2.14 feet); no flow Jan. 1 to May 24, Aug. 13-20, and Sept. 17-19.

1919-1929: Maximum discharge, 999 second-feet June 16, 1925 

height, 3.37 feet); no flow during periods in 1920 and 1923-1929.

REMARKS. Records fair except those for Dec. 1-31, July 17 to Sept. 7 and Sept. 

9-30, which are poor. Diversions for irrigation above station. This record 

represents a part of the natural flow of Big Lost River and taken in conjunction with the record for west channel of Big Lost River and with the 

record for east and west channels of Warm Spring Creek will show the entire 

flow of Big Lost River and practically the entire surface flow into Mackay 

Reservoir. Gage-height record and results of three discharge measurements 

furnished by water commissioner for Big Lost River.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928-29

Day

1... __ ... . .. __ . ..... ..

2 ___________ . .............

3 _____________________

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

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

6.. ____ ... _____ . _ . .........

7 _____ . ______ . _ . __ . ...

8 

9... ____________ ..... ___ .

10 ___________ . _________ .

11 ______ . .........................

12

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

14 - . . . ...... ............

15 . . 

16 _____ . ______ .. _______ .

17 _____ .. ______ .. ______ ...

18 ____________ .. ..............

19 

20 __.. ....

21 ......-. .

22

23 

24 ______ . ___ ..... _____ ....

25 ______ . ____ __ . _

26- __ . ______ .... __ ... . .... . .

27 

28 

29... _ ... ______ . __ . _ .......

30 

31 ___ ..A. _____ .... __ . _ ....

Oct.

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

10 

9.6 

9.2 

9.6 

10

11 

12 

12 

12 

12

12 

10 

9.6 

9.2 

8.4

8.8 

8.8 

8.4 

8.4 

8.4

8.4 

8.0 

7.6 

7.6 

7.6 

7.6

Nov.

7.6 

7.6 

7.6 

7.6 

7.2

7.6 

7.6 

7.6 

7.2 

7.2

7.6 

7.6 

7.6 

7.6 

7.2

6.8 

7.2 

7.6 

6.0 

6.0

6.0 

6.0 

6.0 

6.0

5.7

5.7 

5.5 

5.5 

5.2 

5.0

Month

May. __________________________ -

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

August ______________ . 

Dec.

1-

3

2

1

May

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

39

102 

97 

81 

67 

60 

61

June

67 

76 

74 

66 

73

95 

130 

162 

172 

172

160 

160

187 

238 

287

348 

346 

252 

189 

154

158 

195 

199 

197 

202

221 

212 

208 

208 

212

Maximum Minimum

12 7.6 

7. 6 5. 0

1( 3' 

1!

)2 0 

18 66 

)3

0 

0

348 0

July

193 

172 

152 

130 

112

97

84 

74 

66 

58

51

41 

35 

27 

16

9

1 '

1 4 

3

Aug.

2

1 

1 

0 

0

0

1 

1

»

3

Sept.

i

3

2

°! 

1

2

ii>r/»T. Ein-oft in 

Mean acre-feet

9. 55 587 

6. 75 402 

2. 0 123 

16. 4 1, 010< 

181 10, 800 

44. 4 2, 730 

1.6 98 

1. 9 113

21.8 15,900

NOTE. No flow for months for which no discharge is given.
58 SURFACE WATBB SUPPLY, 1020, PART XII B

BIO IOST BZVEE (WBBT CHAlTlffEI) ABOVE MACKAY EMBIVOIE, IT1AT MACHAY, HIAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 5, T. 7 N., R. 23 F., 3 miles above 

Mackay Dam, above flow line of reservoir, and 1% mile'' above Mackay.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May, 1919, to September, 1929.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 188 seeond-fe^t June 17 (jjage 

height, 1.96 feet): minimum, 18 second-feet May 17, 18, 21, 22 (gage height, 

1.07 feet).

1919-1929: Maximum discharge (estimated), 1,200 seeond-feet June 6-16, 

1921 (gage height, 4.45 feet); minimum, 13 second-feet Mry 3-6, 1925 (gage 

height, 0.84 foot).

REMARKS. Records excellent. Diversions for irrigation above station. This 

record represents a part of the natural flow of Big Lost Eiver and taken in 

conjunction with record for east channel of Big Lost River and with the record 

for east and west channels of Warm Spring Creek will show the entire surface 

flow of Big Lost River and practically the entire flow into Mackay Reservoir. 

Gage-height record and results of three discharge measurements furnished 

by water commissioner for Big Lost River.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet,

Day

1 ______

a ___ , ....... I ....I!.....,.

4.. .. -

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

6.. - ...

7 ..

8.... ..... .

9

10.. .. -

11. .. ..

12 ________ 18 ...............

14..... .....

15

16

17. 

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

19 ____ ...

20 _ ...

2i --- ; ~

22 

23 .......

24-... _ . __ ..

25 .......

28 - 

27.. .. _ 

28 __ . _____ .

29. ... ......

30... ______ .

31 

Oct.

41 

41 

41 

40 

40

40 

40 

40 

40 

40

40 

40 

40 

38 

38

38 

40 

40 

40 

40

38 

38 

38 

38 

38

38 

38 

40 

40 

40 

42

Nov.

40 

40 

38 

38 

38

38 

38 

38 

38 

38

38. 

38 

38 

38 

37

36 

36 

36 

36 

36

36 

35 

35 

35 

35

3fi 

35 

35 

35 

35

Dec.

34 

34 

84 

32 

32

82 

31 

31 

31 

31

31 

31 

31 

31 

31

31 

31 

31 

31 

31

31 

31 

31 

31 

31

31 

30 

30 

30 

30 

30

Jan.

29 

29 

29 

29 

29

29 

29 

29 

29 

28

28 

28 

27 

27 

27

27 

27 

27 

27 

27

27 

27 

27 

27 

27

27 

27 

26 

26 

26 

26

Feb.

25 

24 

24 

24 

24

24 

24 

24 

24 

23

23 

23 

23 

23 

23

22 

22 

22 

22 

22

22 

22 

22 

22 

22

22 

22 

22

Month

October... . _ .. _ , .

November.. ___ ... __ .

December.

Jftnuwy

February.. . ...

April .

May ___ ___ ......

June ....

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

August __ _ .

September. ___

The year.

Mar.

22 

22 

22 

22 

22

22 

22 

22 

22 

22

22 

22 

21 

21 

21

21 

21 

21 

21 

21

21 

21 

21 

21 

21

21 

21 

21 

21 

21 

21

Apr.

21 

22 

22 

22 

22

21 

20 

20 

20 

20

20 

20 

20 

20 

20

20 

20 

21 

21 

22

22 

22 

21 

21 

21

21 

21 

21 

21 

21

Maximum

42 

40 

34 

29 

25 

22 

22 

50 

188 

101 

38 

37

188

May

20 

20 

20 

20 

19

19 

19 

19 

19 

19

19 

19 

19 

19 

19

19 

18 

18 

19 

19

18 

18 

19 

19 

25

46 

50 

50 

42 

41 

38

Jiun

414"?

41? 

4-5 

4<*

ff*

e1)

71S<>

£*>

S* 

£< 

fl 11" 

IS*

169 

1£« 

143 

IP 

fl

87 

f7 

1C1 

1C1 

1C1

1C" 

1C « 

1C« 

1C* 

1C 8

Minimum

38 

35 

30 

26 

22 

21 

20 

18 

41 

30 

30 

35

18

July

101 

95 

87 

82 

76

71 

64 

59 

56 

51

45 

42 

41 

38 

36

35 

34 

34 

34 

34

34 

32 

34 

34 

34

32 

32 

31 

30 

30 

30

Mean

39.5 

36.8 

31.2 

27.5 

22.9 

21.4 

20.9 

24.1 

93.5 

47.4 

33.5 

36.0

36.2

Aug.

31 

34 

34 

32 

32

32 

34 

35 

35 

35

35 

35 

35 

35 

35

35 

34 

32 

32 

31

30 

30 

30 

32 

32

32 

34 

35 

37 

38 

37

Sept.

36 

39 

36 

36 

37

37 

36 

36 

36 

36

36 

36 

36 

36 

35

36 

3d 

86 

86 

86

36 

36 

36 

36 

36

36 

3fi 

36 

36 

36

Run-off in acre-feet

2,430 

2,190 

1,920 

1,690 

1,270 

1,320 

1,240 

1,480 

6,660 

3,910 

2,060 

2,140

26,200
TEIBUTAEY BASINS 59

Combined daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, of Big Lost River (east and 

ivest channels) and Warm Spring Creek (east and west channels) above Mackay, 

Reservoir, near Mackay, Idaho, 1928-29

Day

1. .- .....

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

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

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

5.--- --.-- 

6-.... ....

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

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.

153 

152 

153 

152 

152

152 

153 

155 

158 

161

164 

173 

173 

169 

171

171 

171 

169 

168 

167

168 

169 

167 

166 

165

165 

166 

169 

169 

170 

175

Nov.

174 

173 

171 

171 

170

172 

170 

171 

170 

170

171 

171 

172 

170 

168

166 

164 

165 

165 

165

164 

163 

161 

160 

160

160 

160 

160 

159 

159

Dec.

157 

155 

155 

151 

150

151 

150 

149 

149 

149

148 

148 

148 

148 

148

147 

147 

147 

147 

147

147 

147 

145 

145 

145

146 

145 

145 

145 

144 

144

Jan.

142 

142 

142 

142 

142

142 

144 

144 

144 

143

143 

143 

136 

138 

138

137 

137 

137 

137 

135

137 

137 

138 

138 

138

138 

136 

135 

135 

135 

135

Feb.

134 

133 

133 

133 

133

133

132 

132 

133 

134

134

132 

132 

132 

132

131 

131 

131 

130 

130

130 

130 

129 

129 

129

129 

128 

128

Month

November _________ . 

February- __________ ______ - 

July.... . .

September ___ . ____ . .. .

Mar.

128 

128 

128 

130 

130

133 

133 

135 

136 

136

135 

134 

132 

130 

130

132 

132 

132 

132 

132

132 

132 

132 

130 

130

131 

131 

131 

131 

130 

130

Apr.

130 

131 

130 

130 

129

126 

124 

124 

124 

124

124 

124 

122 

119 

118

113 

112 

112 

112 

112

112 

111 

108 

108 

107

107 

107 

104 

104 

103

Maximum

175 

174 

157 

144 

134 

136 

131 

267 

738 

449 

140 

142

738

May

102 

101 

100 

99 

96

96 

96 

93 

93 

93

94 

90 

90 

89 

89

89 

86 

92 

93 

92

91 

90 

91 

92 

144

247 

267 

247 

221 

211 

208

June

219 

237 

240 

232 

242

275 

324 

377 

405 

418

404 

401 

440 

520 

610

714 

738 

575 

459 

396

392 

443 

452 

451 

458

483 

479 

473 

477 

478

Minimum

152 

150 

144 

135 

128 

128 

103 

86 

219 

119 

121 

129

86

July

449 

418 

385 

350 

320

295 

270 

251 

236 

217

201 

184 

171 

157 

141

132 

127 

129 

129 

128

124 

122 

124 

125 

125

124 

122 

120 

119 

119 

119

Mean

164 

166 

148 

139 

191 

132 

117 

122 

427 

195 

128 

136

167

Aug.

121 

124 

127 

127

128

128 

130 

131 

130 

130

130 

131 

133 

133 

132

130 

127 

124 

123 

121

121 

121 

122 

126 

126

128 

130 

132 

138 

140 

136

Sept.

132 

129 

129 

131 

133

135 

133 

131 

132 

133

134 

138 

141 

142 

140

140 

138 

138 

134 

135

134 

133 

134 

135 

138

141 

140 

137 

137 

137

Bun-off in 

acre-feet

10,100 

9,880 

9,100 

8,550 

7,280 

8,120 

6,960 

7,500 

25,40*) 

12,000 

7,870 

8,030

121,000

35673 31-
60 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1929, PART XII B

MACKAY RESERVOIR HEAR MACKAY, IDAHO

LOCATION. Staff gage in sec. 12, T. 7 N., R. 23 E., 4 miles northwest of Mackay. 

Zero of gage, 6,000 feet above mean sea level.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. January, 1919, to September, 1929.

EXTREMES. Maximum contents during year, 23,100 acre-feet Apr. 19 (gage 

height, 48.40 feet); no available storage Sept. 9-11, 16, 18-27, 30 (gage height, 

7.0 feet and less).

1919-1929: Maximum contents, 40,500 acre-feet Juno 26, 1922 (gage 

height, 63.62 feet); minimum, water surface at or below bottom of outlet 

tunnel during periods in 1919, 1920, 1924, 1926, and 1929. (Minimum stage 

during these periods, 6.6 feet Aug. 24 to Sept. 2, 1919.)

REMARKS. Capacity of reservoir is 38,400 acre-feet between gage heights 7 and 

62 feet. Water is used for irrigation of about 6,700 acres of land near Arco, 

under the Utah Construction Co.'s C^rey Act project. Oving to the porous 

condition of the foundation there is considerable seepage around the dam, 

the greater part of which reappears between the reservoir r.nd the station on 

Big Lost River below Mackay Reservoir, near Mackay. Gage-height record 

furnished by Utah Construction Co. through water commissioner for Big 

Lost River.

Daily contents, in acre-feet, 1928-29

Day

l 

2 

3 

4 _

6. .....

7 

8 - -

9 - -

10 

11 _ ......

12 

13 ...

14 

15 

16 _

17 _ ...

18 

19 

20 

21 . 

22 _ ... ...

23 _ 

24... ......

26 

26

27 _____

28 

29 ...

30 

31- __ .

Oct.

50

48

47

48

52

53

52

50

52

55

64

95

126

134

122

117

117

105

112

117

117

117

117

117

117

117

117

117

117

105

83

Nov.

308

654

956

1,238

1,511

1,773

2,034

2,277

2,514

2,783

3,106

3,350

3,648

3,880

4,091

4,280

4,480

4,764

5,081

5,372

5,944

6,175

6,375

6,578

6,785

6,996

7,212

7,464

7,711

Dec.

7,939

8,171

8,408

8,624

8,837

9,034

9,282

9,408

9,599

9,791

9,984

10,180

10,380

10,580

10,780

10,980

11,180

11,410

11, 590

11,730

11,830

11, 970

12, 110

12, 200

1O 4.ftfi

12,540

12, 690

12,880

13,100

13, 270

13, 470

Jan.

13,640

13, 740

13, 840

1Q QK(\

14,040

14,120

14,240

14,390

14,540

14,690

14,850

15,030

15,220

15,390

15,520

15,730

15, 810

15,910

16, 030

16, 130

16,230

16,350

16, 470

16,590

16, 710

16,830

16,980

17, 120

17 OAfi

17,340

Feb.

17, 420

17,530

17, 660

17, 760 17 &At\

17, 950

18,050

18,130

18,260

18,350

10 4Qrt

18,520

18,690

IS 77ft

18,860

18,950

19,030

1Q AQA

1Q QfUl

1Q 3Ofl

19,380

19, 470

19 560

19, 620

1Q fififl

10 T?n

Mar.

19,820

19, 910

20,000

20,090

20,180

20,270

20,360

20,450

20,540

20,630

20,720

20,810

20,900

20,990

21,090

21,180

21, 270

21,360

21,420

21,460

21,510

01 Wft

21,640

01 74ft

01 7Qft

91 Sift

21,890

21,930

21,980

22,030

22,110

Apr.

22, 210

22, 280

22, 310

00 3fift

22,410

22,450

22, 500

00 fiftfl

22,650

22,690

99 74ft

22,790

22,840

22,890

90 Qdft

22,980

23,030

23,080

23,100

23,070

OO flOft

23,000

23,000

90 QQH

99 QSft

22,980

22,960

22,940

99 Q4fi

May

22,920

22, 930

22, 920

22, 910

22, 910

22,900

22,900

22,900

22,870

22,850

22,840

22, 810

22,790

22,760

22,720

22,700

22, 670

22,650

22,620

22,600

22, 570

22,550

22,520

22, 510

99 A^ft

21,920

21,300

20,690

20,020.

19, 310

18, 670

June

18,130

17,630

17,140

16,150

15, 760

15, 410

15,120

14,810

14, 470

14,130

13,830

13,590

13,380

13,150

13,100

13, 070

12,740

12, 21C

11, 670

11,080

10,600

10, 170

Q 74T

9,32f

8,984

8,60f

8, 23f

7,89?

7,581

July

7,272

6,932

6,583

5,828

5,485

5,113

4,760

4,458

4,138

3,787

3,334

2,947

2,559

2 182

1,788

1,662

1,633

1,587

1,532

1,480

1,438

1,382

1,328

1,292

1,243

1,195

1,154

1,114

1,078

1,044

Aug.

1,042

1,005

958

901

852

810

778

735

699

668

592

547

505

470

441

407

371

334

302

278

260

242

231

217

200

180

157

140

215

219

214

Sept.

180

155

131

103fin

27

14

5

0

0

0

2

5

5

2

0

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

2

0
TBIBUTAEY BASINS 

BIG IOST RIVER BEIOW MACKAY RESERVOIR, NEAR MACKAY, IDAHO

61

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 18, T. 7 N., R. 24 E., 450 fe?t belovr

Oleson suspension bridge, half a mile above heading of Streeter ditch, 1J4

miles below Mackay Dam, and 2y% miles above Mackay. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. December, 1903, to August, 1906; May, 1912, to April,

1913, and January, 1919, to September, 1929. From April, 1913, to March,

1915, at station 1 mile below present site and below diversion of Streeter

ditch. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 802 second-feet June 16-18 (gage

heignt, 3.24 feet); minimum, 35 second-feet Nov. 2 (gage height, 1.47 feet). 

1903-1906, 1912-1915, 1919-1929: Maximum discharge, 2,990 second-feet

June 10, 1921 (gage height, 5.79 feet); minimum, 25 second-feet Nov. 5-8,

1926 (gage height, 1.23 feet). 

REMARKS. Records good. Numerous diversions above Mackay Reservoir but

Sharp ditch is only diversion between gage and reservoir. Flow past gage

regulated by storage in Mackay Reservoir. Gage-height record an d results .

of five discharge measurements furnished by water commissioner for Big Lost;

River.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 19^8-29

Day

1.. ..... .

2 

3 ... 

4 __ . . 

5. -

6 

7 

8 ... ... ...

9 _ ..... __ 

10 

11 

12 . ___

13 

14. 

15 _ 

16 

17 

18 __ -

19 

20

21 

22. .

23 ____

24 

25 

28 

27 

28 __ ... ...

29 __

30 . 

31 

Oct.

172 

172 

172 

172 

176

176 

176 

176 

179 

182

186 

193 

200 

208 

200

200 

200 

200 

200 

200

200 

200 

200 

196 

196

196 

196 

196 

196 

204 

220

Nov.

110 

35 

50 

53 

53

58 

56 

50 

53 

53

45 

45 

48 

50 

53

45 

48 

48 

50 

50

53 

53 

56 

56 

56

58 

58 

61 

61 

64

Dec.

64 

64 

64 

64 

64

64 

67 

67 

67 

67

67 

67 

67 

69 

69

69 

72

72 

72

75

75 

75 

78 

81 

81

84 

84 

86 

86 

86 

89

Jan.

89 

89 

92 

92 

92

92 

92 

92 

92 

95

95 

95 

95 

95 

98

98 

101 

101 

104 

104

104 

104 

104 

104 

104

104 

104 

104 

107 

107 

107

Feb.

107 

107 

107 

107 

107

107 

110 

110 

110 

110

110 

110 

113 

113 

113

113 

116 

116 

116 

116

116 

116 

116 

116 

116

116 

116 

116

Month

March. ____________ . ___ ... .....

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

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

Mar.

116 

116 

116 

116 

116

120 

120 

120 

123 

123

123 

123 

123 

123 

123

123

126 

126 

126 

126

126 

126 

126 

123 

120

120 

120 

120 

120 

120 

120

Apr.

116 

116 

116 

116 

116

116 

113 

113 

113 

113

113 

113 

116 

116 

116

116 

116 

116 

116 

116

116 

116 

116 

116 

116

116 

116 

116 

116 

120

Maximum

220 

110 

89 

107 

116 

126 

120 

605 

802 

640 

172 

176

802

May

113 

110 

110 

104 

98

98 

98 

98 

98 

98

98 

98 

101 

104 

89

92 

92 

92 

92 

92

92 

92 

92 

92 

148

529 

545 

570 

605 

585 

565

June

535 

525 

525 

520 

520

515 

535 

555 

590 

605

595 

570 

570 

625 

748

802 

802 

802 

748 

695

720 

695 

695 

695 

695

695 

695 

695 

695 

670

Minimum

172 

35 

64 

89 

107 

116 

113 

89 

515 

145 

135 

145

35

July

640 

620 

590 

570 

545

500 

485 

460 

415 

405

395 

410 

400 

390 

330

380 

240 

182 

182 

176

165 

158 

162 

162 

155

155 

158 

152 

148 

145 

148

Mean

192 

54.3 

72.8 

98.6 

112 

122 

116 

190 

644 

325 

153 

156

186

Aug.

155 

165 

168 

168 

158

152 

148 

152 

155 

165

172 

162 

162 

158 

158

158 

158 

152 

145 

142

135 

135 

139 

142 

145

152 

148 

145 

152 

152 

158

Sept.

162 

15& 

155 

162: 

176

172^ 

165 

155 

155 

155

155- 

155 

155 

155 

155

158 

155 

155 152- 

152

152- 

148 

148 

145 

148

152- 

155 

158 

155 

155-

Run-off in

acre-feet

11,800 

3,230 

4,480 

6,060 

6,220 

7,600 

6,900 

11,700 

38,300 

20,000 

9,410 

9,280

135,000
62 SURFACE WA.TEE SUPPLY, 1929, PART XII B

WARM SPRING CREEK (EAST CHANNEL) NEAR MACEAY, IDAHO

LOCATION. Staff gage in NE. % sec. 5, T. 7 N., R. 23 E., 500 fe^t above junction 

with west channel of Warm Spring Creek and 7.H miles northwest of Mackay.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May, 1919, to September, 1929.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year (estimated), 60 second-feet June 

17; minimum, 14 second-feet May 16 and 17.

1919-1929: Maximum discharge, 225 second-feet June 15, 1922; minimum, 

9 second-feet May 8, 9, 13, and 14, 1919, and May 8-21, 1P20.

REMARKS. Records fair, based on one or more gage readings each week. Natural 

flow practically all diverted during irrigation season. Record represents 

a portion of the natural flow of Big Lost River and taken in conjunction 

with the record for west channel of Warm Spring Creek and east and west 

channels of Big Lost River will show practically the entire surface flow of 

Big Lost River which enters Mackay Reservoir. Gage-height record and 

results of three discharge measurements furnished by water commissioner for 

Big Lost River.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928 29

Day

1 - . . ..

2 .... -

S..... ..........

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

5 .... - 

6... .....

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

8 .._. -

9.... .......... . 0 ........

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

to

13 

14.... ______ .

15 

16 

18....... .

20 

21 

22 

23 

24....... ...

25 

26. 

27 

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

29.... ..

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

31 -. _ ... _ .

Oct.

24 

24

25 

25 

25

25 

26 

27 

28 

29

30 

31 

31 

31 

31

31 

31 

31 

31 

31

31 

31 

30 

30 

29

29 

29 

29 

29 

30 

30

Nov.

31 

31 

31 

31 

31

31

30 

30 

30 

30

30 

30 

30 

29 

29

29 

29 

29 

29 

29

28 

28 

28 

28 

28

28 

28 

28 

28 

28

Dec.

28 

27 

27 

27 

26

26 

26 

25 

25 

25

25 

25 

25 

25 

25

25 

25 

25 

25 

25

25 

25 

25 

25 

25

26 

26 

26 

26 

26 

26

Jan.

26 

25 

25 

25 

25

25 

25 

25 

25 

25

25 

25 

25 

25 

25

24 

24 

24

24 

24

24 

24 

25 

25 

25

25

25 

25 

25 

25 

25

Feb.

25 

25 

25 

25 

25

25 

25 

25 

25 

25

25 

25 

25 

25 

25

25 

25 

25 

24 

24

24 

24 

24 

24 

24

24 

24 

24

Month

]u\y... ...............................................

Mar.

24 

23 

23 

24 

24

25 

25 

26 

26 

26

26 

26 

25 

25 

25

25 

25 

25 

25 

25

25 

25 

25 

25 

25

26 

26 

26 

26 

26 

26

Apr.

26 

- 26 

25 

25 

25

25 

25 

25 

25 

25

25 

25 

25 

24 

24

23 

23 

22 

22 

21

21 

21 

20 

20 

19

19 

19 

19 

19 

18

Maximum

31 

31

28 

26 

25 

26 

26 

30 

60 

47 

21 

25

60

May

18 

17 

17 

17 

17

17 

17 

16 

16 

16

16 

16 

15 

15 

15

14 

14 

19 

19 

18

18 

18 

18 

19 

19

25 

30

29 

28 

27 

26

June

25 

26 

28 

29 

30

32 

34 

36 

40

45

45 

44 

48 

52 

57

59 

60 

53 

47 

46

44 

43 

44 

44 

45

46 

47 

47 

48 

48

Minimum

24 

28 

25 

24 

24 

23 

18 

14 

25 

17 

18 

20

14

July

47 

46 

46 

41 

37

32 

30 

28 

26 

24

23 

21 

20 

20 

19

18 

18 

18 

17 

17

17 

17 

17 

17 

17

17 

17 

17 

17 

17 

17

Mean

28.8 

29.3 

25.6 

24.8 

24.6 

25.1 

22.7 

18.9 

43.1 

23.7 

19.5 

22.9

25.7

Aug.

18 

18 

19 

19 

20

20 

20 

20 

19 

19

19 

20 

20 

20 

20

20 

20 

20 

19 

18

18 

18 

19 

19 

19

20 

20 

20 

20 

21 

21

Sept.

21 

20 

20 

20 

20

21 

21 

20 

21 

22

22 

23 

24 

25 

25

25 

24 

24 

23 

23

23 

23 

23

24 

24

25 

25 

25 

25 

25

Run-off in 

acre-feet

1,770 

1,740 

1,570 

1,520 

1,370 

1,540 

1,350 

1,160 

2,560 

1,460 

1,200 

1,360

18,600
TRIBUTARY BASINS 63

WARM SPRING CREEK (WEST CHANNEL) NEAR MACKAY, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in NE. J4 sec. 5, T. 7 N., R. 23 E , 500 feet 

above junction with east channel of Warm Spring Creek and 7)4 miles above 

Mackay.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May, 1919, to September, 1929.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 144 second-feet June 17 (gage 

height, 1.27 feet); minimum, 54 second-feet May 22-24 (gage height, 0.62 

foot).

1919-1929: Maximum discharge, 411 second-feet June 12, 1921 (gage 

height, 3.38 feet); minimum, that on May 22-24, 1929.

REMARKS. Records good. Practically entire flow diverted during irrigation 

season. Flow during summer represents return flow from irrigation above 

station. This record represents a part of the natural flow of Big Lost River 

and taken in conjunction with the record for east channel of Warm Spring 

Creek and the record for east and west channels of Big Lost River will show 

practically the entire surface flow of Big Lost River which enter;* Mackay 

Reservoir. Gage-height record and results of three discharge measurements 

furnished by water commissioner for Big Lost River.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928 29

Day

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

2

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

4...

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

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

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

8 _

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

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

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

12-....... ....

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

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

15 __ . ____ ..

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

17 

18 

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

20 

21 

22 

23 ...

24 

25 

26...... ___ .-

27 --...

28 

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

30 

31 

Oct.

78

77

77

77

77

77

77

79

80

82

83

90

90

88

90

90

90

88

88

88

90

91

91

90

91

92

92

92

95

Nov.

95

94

94

94

94

95

94

95

95

95

95

95

96

95

95

94

92

92

94

94

94

94

92

91

91

91

91

91

91

91

Dec.

91

90

90

88

88

90

90

90

90

90

90

90

90

90

90

90

90

90

90

90

90

90

88

88

88

88

88

88

88

87

87

Jan.

87

88

88

88

88

88

90

90

on

90

90

84

86

86

86

86

86

86

84

86

86

86

86

86

86

84

84

84

84

84

Feb.

84

84

84

84

84

84

83

83

84

86

86

84

84

84

84

84

84

84

84

84

84

84

83

83

83

83

82

82

Mar.

82

83

83

84

84

86

86

87

88

88

87

86

86

84

84

86

86

86

86

86

86

86

86

84

84

84

84

84

84

83

83

Apr.

83

83

83

83

82

80

7Q

79

79

70

70

79

77

75

74

70

69

69

69

69

69

68

67

67

67

64

64

64

May

64

64

63

60

60

60

58

58

58

69

55

56

55

55

56

64

55

55

55

55

54

54

54

74

90

87

84

83

83

June

86

90

92

91

91

96 iro

108

113

116

114

113

114

120

128

138

144

127

113

105

103

108

108

109

110

110

112

112

113

110

July

108

105

100

97

95

95

92

90

88

84

82

80

75

72

70

70

70

72

73

72

69

69

69

70

70

72

70

69

69

69

69

Aug.

70

70

72

74

74

74

74

74

74

74

75

75

78

78

77

75

73

72

72

72

72

72

70

72

72

73

73

74

78

78

75

Sept.

72

70

70

72

73

74

73

72

73

73

74

77

79

79

78

78

78

78

75

75

74

73

74

74

77

78

77

74

74

74

Month

February ___________ . ______________

April. __ 

June. ___________________________

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

Maximum

95

96

91

90

86

88

83

90

144

108

78

79

144

Minimum

77

91

87

84

82

82

64

54

86

69

70

70

54

Mean

86.1

93.5

89.3

86.7

83.8

85.0

73.5

62,6

110

79.2

73.7

74.7

83.1

Run-ofl in 

acre-feet

5,290

5,560

5,490

5,330

4,650

5,230

4,370

3,850

6,650

4,870

4,530

4,440

60,200
t>4 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1929, PART XII B 

SHARP DITCH HEAR MACKAY, IDAHO

LOCATION. Staff gage in sec. 12, T. 7 N., R. 23 E., 250 feet below head of ditch,

half a mile below Mackay Reservoir, and 3% miles northwest of Mackay. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June, 1912, to October, 1914; March, 1919, to September,

1929. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 28 second-feet May 12-15; no

flow except for leakage through head gates Nov. 2-4, and Nov. 13 to Mar. 14. 

1912-1914, 1919-1929: Maximum discharge, 42 second-feet June 23, 1921;

no flow during winter and when water is shut off. 

REMARKS. Records fair. Sharp ditch diverts from east side cf Big Lost River

in sec. 12, T. 7 N., R. 23 E., 1 mile above gaging station on Big Lost River

below Mackay Reservoir, near Mackay, Idaho. Water is used for irrigation

on land northwest of Mackay and above Streeter ditch.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928-29

Day

1 ____ ....... _ _ 

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

3 _ .. .... _ .__ 

4 __ ..-... ... .. 

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

G.. .........................

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

8 __ 

9 __ 

no.. .........................

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

12 _ ... 

13. . 

14 

15 

16 __ 

17 _ ___

18-- 

19-- _ 

9n

21 _ . __ -

22.. ... 

23. ................... __ 

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

25._ 

26-- 

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

2B.. ................. ........

29.- 

^0.. .........................

31 ... _ 

Oct.

16

14 

11 

11

11

Nov.

4 

0 

0 

0 

5

5 

4 

4 

4 

3

2 

2 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Mar.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

5

7

Month

March __ .... _______________________

April...... . 

June. _ ... . ____________________

July ..... _ __ . .

September... ___________________

The period... ___________________

Apr.

6.5

6.5

6.5 

6.5 

6.5 

6.5 

6.5

18 

18 

18 

18 

18

18 

18 

18 

18 

18

18 

18 

0 

18 

18

May

18 

18 

18 

18 

18

18 

19 

20 

23 

25

26 

28 

28 

28 

28

26 

26 

26 

24 

23

22 

22 

22 

22 

22

22 

22 

22 

22 

22 

23

June

26 

24 

22 

22 

22

22 

21 

22 

22 

22

22 

22 

22 

22 

22

22 

23 

23 

23 

23

21 

24 

23 

23 

23

23 

23 

22 

22 

22

Maximum Minimum

18 

28 

26 

26 

17 

15

0 

0 

0 

18 

21 

13 

15 

15

28 0

July

22 

22 

23 

23 

23

23

26 

23 

23 

23

23 

23 

21 

20 

20

20 

13 

18 

19 

19

19 

19 

19 

18 

18

18 

18 

18 

18 

18 

17

Aug.

17 

17 

17 

17 

17

17

17 

17

17 

17

17

17 

17 

17 

17

17 

17 

17 

17 

17

17 

16 

15 

15 

15

15 

15 

15 

15 

15 

15

Sept.

15 

15 

15 

15 

15

15 

15 

15 

15 

15

15 

15 

15 

15 

15

15 

15 

15 

15 

15

15 

15 

15 

15 

15

15 

15 

15 

15 

15

M Run-oft in Mean acre-feet

12. 4 762 

1.1 65 

3. 8 234 

11. 6 690 

22. 6 1, 390 

22.5 1,340 

20. 2 1, 240 

16.4 1,010 

15. 0 893

10. 5 7, 620

NOTE. No flow during months for which no discharge is given.
TEIBUTAEY BASINS

PORTNEUF BITER AT TOPAZ, IDAHO

65

LOCATION. Staff gage in sec. 23, T. 9 S., R. 37 E., at Oregon Short Lire Railroad 

bridge, a quarter of a mile west of Topaz.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. January, 1913, to September, 1915; July, 1919, to September, 1929.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 372 second-feet June 18 (gage

height, 2.38 feet); minimum, 134 second-feet Feb. 22 (gage height, 1.05 feet).

1913-1915, 1919-1929: Maximum discharge, 902 second-feet Apr. 3, 1913

(gage height, 6.1 feet); minimum, 116 second-feet Aug. 17 and 30, 1919 (gage

height, 0.92 foot).

REMARKS. Records good. Numerous ranch diversions upstream. Flow regulated by storage reservoir near Chesterfield. Results of eight discharge 

measurements furnished by Twin Falls Canal Co.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928-29

Day

1 _______

2. 

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

4. ___ . .......

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

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

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

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.

140 

140 

142 

142 

140

140 

140 

142 

142 

143

145 

147 

145 

145 

143

147 

145 

145 

145 

145

147 

147 

147 

147 

147

151 

157 

157 

157 

159 

160

Nov.

162 

162 

164 

160 

160

162 

155 

155 

153 

153

153 

155 

155 

155 

155

157 

157 

153 

153 

153

153 

155 

155 

153 

151

151 

155 

157 

153 

153

Decs

160 

145 

145 

149 

153

151 

151 

151 

151

151

157 

155 

153 

153 

155

153 

151 

151 

153 

153

153 

157 

153 

149 

149

149 

151 

153 

153 

149 

157

Jan.

153 

153

157 

149 i 

145

145 

140 

136 

149 

145

143 

145 

143 

145 

 145

147 

147 

149 

147 

147

146 

153 

153 

151 

147

153 

151 

149 

147 

147 

142

Feb.

142 

149 

143 

, 143 

145

143 

145 

151 

142 

142

143 

143 

145 

143 

142

140 

142 

143 

143 

142

140 

134 

138 

140 

138

142 

145 

142

Month

January.. .. _ ___ ..

May _______________ . .. . .....

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

Mar.

142 

142 

140 

140 

143

160 

166 

164 

178 

194

206 

196 

186 

180 

190

186 

186 

202 

210 

218

294 

342 

310 

294 

267

258 

249 

240 

258 

276 

222

Apn

222

222 

240 

222 

222

222 

222 

214 

206 

202

202 

210 

218 

206 

214

214 

210 

214 

214 

214

214 

218 

218 

218 

212

210 

218 

222 

230 

230

Maximum

160 

164 

160 

157 

151 

342 

240 

318 

372 

267 

222 

218

372

May

240 

240 

216 

220 

222

230 

240 

240 

240 

240

258 

276 

276 

285 

294

294 

294 

285 

258 

276

285 

302 

310 

310 

310

310 

318 

294 

258 

258 

249

June

240 

240 

230 

240 

249

249 

267 

258 

267 

267

276 

276 

267 

285 

285

310 

334 

372

276 

258

249 

258 

258 

258 

258

258 

258 

258 

258 

249

Minimum

140 

151 

145 

136 

134 

140 

202 

216 

230 

214 

166 

145

134

July

240 

230 

240 

240 

240

240 

249 

249 

249 

249

249 

230 

230 

230 

230

240 

230 

249 

267 

230

230 

230 

230 

230 

230

222 

214 

218 

218 

220 

222

Mean

146 

156 

152 

 147 

142 

211 

217 

269 

267 

235 

200 

169

193

Aug.

218 

222 

218 

218 

212

206 

208 

212 

212 

208

218 

208 

202 

200 

194

194 

198 

194 

194 

198

194 

192 

194 

198 

194

196 

194 

194 

178 

170 

166

Septi

166 

166 

162 

162 

155

145 

147 

151 

155 

159

162 

162 

162 

162 

182

190 

186 

182 

186 

170

218 

178 

178 

174 

170

170 

170 

170 

170 

170

Kun-ofE in 

acre-feet

8,980 

9,280 

6,350 

9,040 

7,890 

' 13,000 

12,900 

16,500 

15,900 

14,400 

12,300 

10,100

140,000
66 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1929, PART XII B

POSTKFEUF SIVER AT POCATEIIO, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 27, T. 6 S., E. 34 E., at highway bridge 

at foot of Carson Street, in west end of Pocatello.

EECORDS AVAILABLE. August, 1911, to September, 1929; May, 1897, to October, 

1899, at a station 1 mile upstream.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 590 second-feet May 18 and 19; 

maximum gage height, 5.60 feet during ice jam Dec. 22 and 24; minimum 

discharge, 64 second-feet July 18 (gage height, 2.47 feet).

1897-1899, 1911-1929: Maximum discharge, in excess of 2,000 secondfeet during period May 13 to June 14, 1917; minimum, 14 second-feet July 

4-11, 13, 17, and 18, 1898.

EEMARKS. Eeeords good except those for Dec. 5 to Mar. 1, I-far. 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 

12, 17-19, Apr. 2, May 9, May 31 to June 4, and Aug. 7. which are fair. 

Numerous diversions for irrigation above station. Flow regulated by storage 

reservoir near Chesterfield. Results of eight discharge measurements 

furnished by Twin Falls Canal Co.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 19%8~%9

Day

1 

2 ______ ....

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 ...

30 .......

31 __ ..........

Oct.

120

120

122

122

124

122

124

122

124

129

145

184

207

209

205

207

209

211

209

211

215

215

215

211

215

O<)Q

Nov.

233

235

233

229

227

237

231

227

227

227

225

225

245

243

243

235

227

227

241

247

243

241

243

245

245

241

Dec.

243

243

OO7

233

Jan.

200

Feb.

\ 900

. 225

Mar.

.240

251

283

315

326

336

368

400

422

444

459

473

488

477

455

444

441

438

436

433

477

544

555

655

466

444

444

455

477

483

Apr.

477

460

444

455

466

477

455

444

433

433

422

411

400

400

400

400

422

444

477

499

499

510

510

4QQ

499

510

KAA

555

May

544

521

544

544

532

510

510

521

532

532

544

578

566

566

555

521

578

566

544

499

488

455

444

422

400

357

336

284

259

244

Jure

229 2'4

199

184

169

162

154

147

140

142

138

142

138

129

120

149

196 2")

2'3

184

168

143

lid

127

124

118

112

101

July

100

98

95

90

89

92

92

89

84

78

75

70

69

68

68

66

66

66

75

80

86

84

86

80

78

74

74

74

72

72

72

Aug.

76

86

76

74

75

90

92

95

90

89

89

90

89

87

84

78

76

78

78

80

81

86

82

89

90

87

93

95

93

95

93

Sept.

92

97

108

105

101

103

105

108

112

117

118

118

117

115

103

106

106

105

105

108

125

171

209

192

175

171

181

215

209

204

Month

April...- . _

July-- 

The year __________________ .. _ ...

Maximum

223

94Q

555

578

100

95

215

578

Minimum

120

400

 >Ad

101

66

74

92

66

Mean

174

236

214

200

212

430

466

4S4

155

79.4

85.7

134

239

Run-off ia 

acre-feet

10,700

14,000

13,200

12,300

11,800

26,400

27,700

29,800

9,220

4,880

5,270

7,970

173,000
TRIBUTARY BASINS 67

NOBTH SIDE MINIDOKA CANAL NEAR MINIDOKA, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 1, T. 9 S., R. 25 E., 600 feet below

Minidoka Dam and 6 miles south of Minidoka. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May, 1909, to September, 1929. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 1,600 second-feet July 29 (gage

height, 10.11 feet); no flow during winter.

1909-1929: Maximum discharge, 1,630 second-feet June 2, 1928; no

flow during winter. 

REMARKS. Records excellent. Canal diverts from Snake River at Minidoka

Dam in sec. 1, T. 9 S., R. 25 E. Water is used for irrigation in North Side

Minidoka project.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928-29

Day

1.. _____ . .............

2 .. __ -- ... ...........

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

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

6.- 

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

7 - - . 

8 .........

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

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

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

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

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

U.. .........................

U.. .........................

W .........................

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

18 _ .. 

19--. .. .

20 __ -.

21.- ... .... .

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

ya.. ..................... ... .

SA.. .........................

26 . 

26.- ... ...........

27--. 

28 

29 . - 

30-. ....

31-- 

Oct.

710 

708 

700 

698 

649

633 

590 

576 

578 

576

574 

578 

500 

500 

498

498 

496 

498 

498 

496

496 

498 

498 

498 

498

498 

498 

498 

498 

496 

493

Nov.

494 

493 

493 

491 

491

493 

494 

494 

494 

4S4

493 

371 

256 

221 

246

244 

205 

166 

166 

166

164 

164 

164 

164 

163

162 

162 

161 

161 

161

Dec.

161 

161 

162 

163 

163

164

Month

April 11-30... ... .._..- ...... _

July-- 

Apr.

90 

135 

227 

227 

339

339 

340 

383 

438 

438

440 

459 

486 

486 

486

525 

572 

572 

568 

570

May

572 

566 

570 

610 

650

712 

814 

938 

1,070 

1,170

1,290 

1,400 

1,480 

1,510 

1,510

1,510 

1,510 

1,510 

1,510 

1,510

1,510 

1,530 

1,550 

1,540 

1,540

1,550 

1,550 

1,550 

1,550 

1,550 

1,540

Maximum

710 

494 

164 

572 

1,550 

1,550 

1,590 

1,530 

1,300

June

1,540 

1,540 

1,550 

1,550 

1,550

1,550 

1,550 

1,550 

1,550 

1,550

1,550 

1,550 

1,550 

1,550 

1,550

1,250 

949 

954 

952 

954

1,020 

1,120 

1,160 

1,210 

1,330

1.370 

1,420 

1,450 

1,480 

1,490

Minimum

493 

161 

161 

90 

566 

949 

1,500 

1,320 

753

July

1,500 

1,500 

1,530 

1,540 

1,540

1,550 

1,550 

1,550 

1,550 

1,540

1,570 

1, 580 

1,580 

1,580 

1,580

1,530 

1,580 

1,580 

1,580 

1,570

1,580 

1,580 

1,580 

1,580 

1,590

1,580 

1,580 

1,590 

1,590 

1,580 

,1,580

Au?.

1,530 

1,450 

1,440 

1,420 

1,390

1,410 

1,440 

1,420 

1,390 

1, 390

1,390 

1,390 

1,390 

1,400 

1,410

1,410 

1,420 

1,410 

1,410 

1,390

1,360 

1,390 

].410 

1,410 

1,410

1,380 

1,330 

1,330 

1,330 

1,320 

1,320

Mean

649 

303 

162 

406 

1,270 

1,380 

1,570 

1,400 

1,020

Sept.

1,300 

1,300 

1,290 

1,300 

1,290

1,250 

1,250 

1,220 

1,180 

1,160

1,090 

1,060 

1,060 

1,070 

1,070

1,070 

1,070 

1,040 

1,020 

936

806 

808 

770 

753 

756

757 

764 

764 

759 

759

Run-off in 

acre-feet

33,800 

18,000 

1,930 

16,100 

78,100 

82,100 

96,500 

86,100 

60,700
68 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1929, PART XII B 

SOUTH SIDE MIOTDOKA CANAL NEAR MUTCDOKA, IDJHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 12, T. 9 S., R. 25 E., 900 feet below

Minidoka Dam, and 6 miles south of Minidoka. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April, 1909, to September, 1929. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 1,110 second-feet Aug.7; no flow

diiring winter.

1909-1929: Maximum discharge, that of July 27, 1928, and Aug. 7, 1929;

no flow during winter. 

REMARKS. Records excellent. No flow Nov. 12 to May 3. Canal diverts from

Snake River at Minidoka Dam in sec. 1, T. 9 S., R. 25 E. Water is used for

irrigation in South Side Minidoka project.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928-29

Day

1 _________ . ___ __ _ ....

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

3 ._ _ 

4 ____ ............. __ _ _ ....

^o... .........................................

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

7 ____ ...... __ ............... _ ........

8 

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

10 ____ .... .. ____ ... ____ ........ __ .

11. . 

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

13 _________ .... ___ ...................

14 _ _______ _ _____ .. ______ ..

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

16 ___ ____ ..

17.. 

18 ____ .. ___ .......... _ ................

\^... .........................................

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

21 __ .... __ . _ ...................... _ ...

22- ______ . _ .... ___ . __ .............

23.. __ . . ............

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

25- ___ .....................................

26. __ ... __ . . .. . ... 

27. __ . .. . ...

28 ____ . __ . _...... ................

29-.- _.... ...... ................

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

31--- 

Oct.

461 

460 

468 

403 

458

456 

456 

456 

366 

364

362 

361 

359 

359 

359

357 

357 

356 

317 

303

303 

303 

303 

303 

303

303 

303 

303 

303 

303 

304

Month

May 4-31. ___ .. _ .

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

Nov.

303 

301 

301 

303 

303

304 

304 

304 

304 

304

101

May

102 

179

209 

236

254 

285 

417

543 

629

762 

887 

988

994 

1,040 

1,060 

1,070 

1,070

1,080 

1,080 

1,070 

1,070 

1,060

1,070 

1,070 

1,070 

1,070 

1,050 

1,050

Maximum

461 

304 

1,080 

1,080 

1,050 

1,100 

1,040

June

1,040 

1,050 

1,050 

1,030 

1,060

1,080 

1,080 

1,070 

1,080 

1,080

1,080 

1,080 

1,080 

1,070 

1,070

1,060 

1,040 

1,020 

1,010 

1,010

1,000 

1,000 

997 

991 

994

1,040 

1,060 

1,060 

1,060 

1,050

Minimum

303 

101 

102 

991 

988 

1,040 

348

July

1,050 

1,040 

1.030 

1,030 

1,010

1,010 

1,020 

1,010 

1,010 

994

1,000 

1,000 

994 

988 

991

1,000 

1,010 

1,010 

1,020 

1,020

1,020 

1,010 

1,010 

1,000 

1,000

1,000 

1,010 

997 

1,020 

1,030 

1,050

Aug.

1,060 

1,070 

1.080 

1,100 

1,090

1,090 

1,100 

1,090 

1,080 

1,070

1,060 

1,060 

1,070 

1,070 

1,060

1,060 

1,060 

1,060 

1,060 

1,060

1,060 

1,060 

1,060 

1,050 

1,050

1,050 

1,050 

1,050 

1,050 

1,050 

1,040

Mean

360 

285 

802 

1,050 

1,010 

1,070 

789

Sept.

1,040 

1,030 

1,030 

1,030 

1,030

971 

964 

954 

962 

962

959 

968 

965 

948 

937

917 

881 

873 

878 

870

760 

594 

493 

435 

413

401 

374 

350 

348 

348

Run-oft in 

acre-feet

22,100 

6,220 

44,500 

62,600 

62,100 

65,800 

46,900
TRIBUTARY BASINS D» 

GOOSE CREEK ABOVE TRAPPER CREEK, NEAR OAKLEY, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 13, T. 15 S., R. 21 E., 5 miles aboveTrapper Creek and 10 miles south of Oakley.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April, 1911, to September, 1916; March, 1919, to September, 1929.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 198 second-feet May 17 and May 

19 (gage height, 3.35 feet); minimum, 5.5 second-feet Nov. 22 (gs,ge height, 

1.54 feet).

1911-1916, 1919-1929: Maximum discharge, 670 second-feet May 18, 

1921; maximum gage height, 5.6 feet Feb. 21 ,1927; minimum discharge,- 

1.1 second-feet Aug. 13, 1915 (gage height, 1.19 feet).

REMARKS. Records excellent except those for Nov. 1-5, 15-20, Nov. 27 to 

Mar. 27, Mar. 30 to Apr. 3, Apr. 12-15 and 17, which are poor. Small 

diversions for irrigation above station. Gage-height record furnished by 

Oakley Canal Co.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928 89

Day

1. ____ . ....

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

3 . . .......

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

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

«.- ..- ...

7 ______ , _ .

8. ... ... . .

9 -

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

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

12. _ . __ ......

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

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

IS..... ...

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

17 ..........

18- _ .... . __ .

19 ........

20

21. 

22 .......

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

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

25. 

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

27 

28 

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

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

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

Oct.

11 

11 

12 

12 

13

13 

13 

13 

13 

14

14 

14 

14 

19 

19

19 

19 

21 

21 

21

20 

19 

19 

19 

19

21 

21 

21 

21 

21 

22

Nov.

22 

22 

22 

22 

22

22 

23 

24 

24 

23

23 

23 

23 

24 

24

24 

24 

18 

20 

23

26 

22 

28 

24 

26

26 

25 

24 

20 

20

Dec.

19

Jan.

18

Feb.

18 

20

Month

April...... 

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

Mar.

25 

35

50

68 

72 

74 

74

Apr.

76 

72 

74 

75 

85

86 

75 

71 

70 

62

59 

57 

55 

54 

58

64 

75 

86 

104 

119

123 

120 

138 

158 

142

134 

128 

126 

134 

142

Maximum

22

28

74 

158 

198 

122 

29 

24 

19

198

May146 

144 

142 

148 

159

166 

159 

154 

150 

147

154 

159 

162 

169 

175

184 

194 

198 

198 

193

191 

189 

184 

182 

177

174 

172 

167 

164 

142 

132

June

122 

116 

112 

107 

100

97 

93 

83 

76 

65

63 

70 

67 

66 

61

65 

102 

102 

86 

76

68 

60 

56 

50

47

44 

41 

37 

31 

27

July

29 

27 

26 

25 

24

24 

22 

21 

19 

17

li 

12 

11 

9.8 

8.8

8.8 

9.3 

9.8 

9.8 

9.8

16 

16 

16 

14 

14

13 

12 

12 

12 

11 

12

Minimum Mean

11 

18

54 

132 

27 

8.8 

6.0 

9.3

17.1 

23.1 

19.0 

18.0 

18.9 

42.5 

94.1 

167 

73.0 

15.6 

11.2 

13.3

6. 0 42. 8

Aug.

12 

13 

12 

12 

14

15 

12 

10 

9.3

8.8

8.4 

7.5 

6.9 

6.6 

6.0

6.9 

9.8 

12 

11 

12

24 

14 

12 

11 

11

11 

12 

12 

12 

12 

11

Sept.

9.fr 

9.3 

9.& 

10 

11

12 

13 

14 

It 

14

14 

14 

14 

12 

12

12 

11 

10 

9.8 

10

12 

16 

19 

18 

17

17 

16 

16 

16 

16

Run-off in 

acre-feet

1,050- 

1,370 

1,170 

1,110 

1,050 

2,610 5,600' 

10,300 

4,340 

959 

689 

791

31,000'
70 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1929, PART XII B

TRAPPER CREEK HEAR OAKLET, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 33, T. 14 S., R. 21 E., 1 mile from east 

boundary of Minidoka National Forest, and 9 miles southwest of Oakley.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May, 1911, to September, 1916; March, 1919, to September, 1929.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 45 second-feet May 25 (gage 

height, 2.89 feet); minimum (estimated), 7 second-feet Jan. 1-31.

1911-1916, 1919-1929: Maximum discharge, 98 second-feet May 28 and 

June 8, 1921 (gage height, 3.44 feet); minimum, occurs during winter.

REMARKS. Records good except Dec. 4 to Mar. 28, Apr. 8-11, July 11, and Aug. 

21, which are fair. No ]arge diversions above station. Gage-height record 

furnished by Oakley Canal Co.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928-29

Day

I..... _ .......

Z... ............

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

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

5 .

6. -----

7 

8-..-. .....

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

IQ.... ...........

11. 

12.. -. ....

13.. .-

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

15. .

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

21 

22 .... .... _

23 

24 

25. 

26 

27 

28. 

29 

30 

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

Oct.

8.8 

8.8 

9.0 

9.0 

9.0

9.0 

9.0 

9.0 

9.0 

9.0

9 2 

9.3 

9.3 

9.3 

9.3

9.3 

9. 3 

9.' 3 

9.3 

9.3

9.2 

9.2 

9. 2 

9! 2 

9.3

9.3 

9.3 

9.3 

9.3 

9.5 

9.8

Nov.

9.3 

9.3 

9.3 

9.3 

9.3

9.7 

9.5 

9.5 

9.3 

9.3

9.3 

9.5 

9.5 

9.5 

9.5

9.3 

9.3 

9.2 

9.3 

9.3

9.3 

9 5 

9.5 

9.5 

9.3

9.5 

9.5 

9.5 

9.3 

9.3

Dec.

9.7 

9.8 

7.8

9.0

Jan.

7

Feb.

 8 

, 10

Month

February __ . ______ . ______________

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

May. _ .... ____ ... .. _____________

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

Mar.

12

14

15

15 

14

Apr.

13 

14 

15 

15 

16

15 

14 

13 

13 

13

13 

13 

13 

13 

14

16 

18 

19 

22 

20

20 

20 

24 

22 

20

20 

20 

22 

25 

25

Maximum

9.8 

9.7

25 

44 

31 

16 

11 

9.7

44 .

May

24 

24 

26 

28 

27

27 

27 

27 

29 

29

29 

30 

32 

34 

37

38 

39 

39 

39 

40

41 

42 

43 

44 

44

44 

41 

37 

34 

32 

31

June

31 

31 

30 

29 

27

27 

26 

25 

25 

26

27 

26 

24 

24 

22

29 

26 

24 

22 

21

20 

20 

19 

19 

18

18 

17 

17 

16 

16

July

16 

15 

15 

15 

14

14 

14 

13 

13 

13

12 

12 

12 

12 

11

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

10 

10 

10 

9.8

10 

10 

9.8 

9.8 

9.8 

10

Minimum Mean

8.8. 

9.2

13 

24 

16 

9.8 

8.8 

8.8

9.20 

9.39 

9.01 

7.0 

8.9 

12.8 

17.3 

34.1 

23.4 

11.8 

9.35 

9.18

13.5

Aug.

11 

10 

9.7 

10 

S.8

d. 7 

9.5 

9.3 

9.3 

9.2

9.2 

9.2 

9.0 

9.0 

9.0

9.0 

9.2 

9. 3 

9.2 

9.3

9.2 

9.2 

9.3 

9.5 

9.3

9.3 

9.2 

9.0 

9.2 

9.0 

8.8

Sept.

9.2 

9.0 

8.8 

9.0 

9.0

9.3 

9.5 

9.3 

9.3 

9.2

9.2 

9.2 

9.0 

9.0 

9.0

9.0 

8.8 

8.8 

8.8 

9.2

9.7 

9.7 

9.5 

9.3 

9.3

9.3 

9.2 

9.3 

9.3 

9.2

Run-off in 

acre-feet

566 

559 

554 

430 

494 

787 

1.030 

2,100 

1,390 

726 

575 

546

9,760
TRIBUTARY BASINS

P. A. LATERAL NEAR MILNER, IDAHO

71

LOCATION. Staff gage in sec. 22, T. 10 S., R. 21 E., 600 feet below pumping

station and 2j| miles northeast of Milner. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April, 1919, to September, 1929. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 57 second-feet at tim^s during

season (gage height, 1.96 feet); no flow during winter.

1919-1929: Maximum discharge, 64 second-feet May 11-13, 1920; no

flow on numerous occasions. 

REMARKS. Records good. Water is pumped from Snake River into canal in sec.

22, T. 10 S., R. 21 E., above Milner Dam, and is used for irrigation in North

Side Twin Falls tract.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928-29

Day

1.. . .......

2---.. 

3... ... .

4 

5... .......

6..-. 

7.... __ ..

8... ....

9__.. 

10-.- 

11--. 

12-... 

13..... 

14-._..-._ ...

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

Nov.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

9

May

13 

13 

13 

13

13

19 

29 

29 

40 

45

45 

45 

43 

57 

57

June

55 

56 

56 

56 

56

56 

66 

56 

56 

56

56 

55 

55 

56 

55

July

55 

55 

65 

14

7

56 

56 

56 

06 

66

56 

56 

56 

56 

66

Aug.

56 

56 

56 

56 

56

56 

56 

56 

56 

56

56 

56 

56 

56 

56

Sept.

56 

57 

56 

56 

56

56 

56 

57 

57 

57

55 

53 

53 

53 

53

Day

16 

17 

18 

18 

20

21

22 

23 

24 

25

2fl 

27 

28 

29 

3C 

31

Month

June _ . ___________ . _ . __ . . . .

July

September. _______ . ______________ ...

..

. _ ..

Maximum

14 

57 

57 

" 56 

57 

57

Nov.

14 

14 

14 

14 

14

6 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

May

57 

57 

57 

57 

57

56 

57 

57 

£6 

56

56 

56 

56 

56 

56 

56

Minimum

6 

13 

49 

7 

52 

23

June

49 

56 

57 

56 

56

56 

56 

56 

66 

56

55

55 

55 

55 

55

July

55 

55 

54 

55 

55

56

55 

55 

55 

55

55 

55 

55 

55 

56 

55

Mean

12.1 

44.4 

55.5 

52.5 

56.1 

46.5

Aug.

56 

57 

56 

56 

56

56 

56 

56 

52 

57

57 

57 

57 

57 

57 

57

Sept.

53 

53 

53 

53 

53

43 

36 

28 

28 

28

28 

28 

28 

28 

28

Run-off in 

acre-feet

168 

2,730 

3,300 

3,230 

3,450 

2,770

NOTE. No flow during months for which no discharge is given.
72 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1929, PART XII B 

MILNER LOW IIFT CANAL NEAR MHNEB, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 32, T. 10 S., R. 21 E., 600 feet below 

head of canal and 1% miles southeast of Milner.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June, 1921, to September, 1929.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 170 second-feet July 23 (gage 

height, 2.67 feet); no flow during winter.

1921-1929: Maximum discharge, that of July 23, 1929; no flow for long 

periods.

REMARKS. Records excellent. Canal diverts by pumping frcra Snake River 

above Milner Dam. Water is used for irrigation in Milner Low Lift irrigation district.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928-29

Day

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

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

3... . ___ __ _ _ .. .........

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

5 _ _ 

6 ... _ ...

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

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

9 __ ...... ___ .... ______ . .. _____ ..

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

11 _ .... _ ........ __ ..... ... _____ . ....

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

13 .. .

14.....-.............-.........-..- .. _ ....

15 

16............ _____ ....... ____ . _____

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

18........ _ . ___ . _ .... ____ .... .........

19 

20 .. _ -

21.. _ .... _____ ........ ___ .... ........

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

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

24 _ .

25.. .... _ ____ .

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

27 . . - ___ .

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

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

30 . 

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

Nov.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0

18

28 

28

28

28 

28 

28 

28

Month

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

Dec.

20 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

May

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0

85

107 

107 

108 

fll 

116

338 

136 

136 

136 

136

134 

134 

134 

134 

134 

136

June

125 

113 

128 

126 

118

117 

136 

137 

108 

131

131 

130 

130 

129 

129

119 

134 

121 

115 

136

115 

128 

129 

133 

48

133 

134 

112 

134 

134

Maximum Minimum

28 0 

20 0 

138 85 

137 48 

167 105 

146 65 

138 22

July

134 

105

135 

136 

126

126 

125 

146 

162 

158

159

158 

128 

135 

162

162 

142 

120 

122 

138

124 

159 

152 

167 

166

166 

167 

166 

166 

166 

150

Aug.

113 

142 

143 

144 

144

145 

145 

145 

144 

144

146 

143 

143 

145 

142

140 

118 

141 

139 

140

141 

141 

122 

112 

105

138 

138 

92 

65 

122 

127

Sept.

125 

133

134 

138 

118

116 

119 

119 

116 

98

99 

98 

99 

102 

122

122 

122 

121 

22 

85

96 

101 

98 

100 

99

98 

94 

92 

92 

110

M Run-off in MeaQ acre-feet

7.1 424 

10 40 

124 4, 180 

124 7, 380 

146 8,980 

133 8, 180 

106 6, 310

NOTE. No flow during months for which no discharge is given.
TRIBUTARY BASINS

NORTH SIDE TWIN FALLS CANAL AT MILNER, IDAHO

73

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 20, T. 10 S., R. 21 E., half a mile north 

of Milner and three-fourths of a mile below head gates at Milner Dam.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May, 1909, to September, 1929.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 3,200 second-feet June 2 and 

July 23; no flow Apr. 16-17.

1909-1929: Maximum discharge, 3,200 second-feet July 5-7, 29-31, 

1921, May 15, 1928, June 2 and July 23, 1929; no flow many times when 

gates were closed.

REMARKS. Records excellent except those for Dec. 17-26 and Jan. 4 to Feb. 28, 

which are fair. Intake is on Snake River at Milner Dam. Water is used 

for stock and irrigation in Jerome and Gooding Counties.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928-29

Day

1 ________

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

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

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

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

6 ..-. _ ....

7__ _ ... __ ...

8.. ___ ........

9 _ ............

10 

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

12.. _____ ....

13.-..... .-..

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

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

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

17. .....

18...... ...

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

20.- 

21. ___ . .......

22 

23 . ____ ..

24. __ . ___ . ...

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

26. __ ... 

27 _______ ...

28.. . 

29.. ___ . .......

30 _ . ___ .

31 .....

Oct.

1,390 

1,360 

1,330 

1,250 

1,210

1,150 

1,150 

1,070 

996 

1,000

996 

993 

968 

964 

903

854 

868 

864 

844 

792

775 

789 

796 

792 

789

786 

759 

736 

749 

752 

752

Nov.

756 

501 

71 

285 

250

211 

211 

211 

211 

209

209 

206 

204 

206 

204

302 

583 

592 

586 

583

617 

652 

648 

611 

626

658 

658 

658 

658 

652

Dec.

652 

674 

671 

648 

677

655 

589 

538 

509 

509

518 

530 

495 

461 

475

467 

463

459 

424 

398 

398 

398

Jan.

398 

398 

398

400

Feb.

400

Mar.

382 

411 

264 

266 

266

268 

266 

266 

306 

327

327 

331 

324 

331 

365

440 

577 

655 

639 

633

696

742 

729 

739 

736

739 

739 

736 

726 

726 

746

Apr.

796 

823 

826 

858 

921

914 

924 

688 

232 

971

971

975 

975 

986 

745

0 

0 

549 

1,910 

1,930

1,740 

1,500 

1,530 

1,450 

1,390

1,500 

1,710 

1,780 

1,760 

1,830

Month Maximum

October ____________ . __ ............

December.... _______________________

January

1,390 

756 

677

February. _______ ________________ . ___ -

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

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

August _ . .

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

The year

746 

1,930 

3,140 

3,160 

3,200 

3,080 

2,850

3,200

May

2,060 

2,090 

2,130 

2,250 

2,290

2,330 

2,380 

2,370 

2,660 

2,890

3,090 

3,140 

3,100 

3,040 

3,100

3,020 

3,030 

3,070 

3,140 

3,120

3,120 

3,140 

3,130 

3,110 

3,100

3,110 

3,120 

3,110 

3,120 

3,120 

3,090

June

3,090 

3,160 

3,140 

3,120 

3,120

3,120 

3,120 

3,110 

3,110 

3,090

3,110 

3,100 

3,070 

3,070 

3,080

3,110 

3,070 

3,080 

3,010 

3,100

3,050 

3,040 

3,050 

3,060 

3,020

2,950 

3,050 

3,030 

3,000 

2,990

Minimum

736 

71 

398

264 

0 

2,060 

2,950 

781 

2,840 

1,910

0

July

3,020 

2,520 

781 

3,080 

3,080

3,150 

3,110 

3,180 

3,170 

3,150

3,140 

3,140 

3,160 

3,170 

3,170

3,160 

3,160 

3,170 

3,180 

3,150

3,180 

3,180 

3,200 

3,170 

3,160

3,120 

3,120 

3,130 

3,110 

3,100 

3,080

Mean

949 

434 

509 

400 

400 

506 

1,110 

2,860 

3,070 

3,040 

3,030 

2,510

1,580

Aug.

3,080 

3,060 

3,050 

3,030 

3,040

3,060 

3,020 

3,040 

3,020 

3,030

3,040 

3,050 

3,070 

3,060 

3,020

3,040 

3,050 

3,070 

3,030 

3,070

3,050 

3,030 

3,020 

3,030 

3,050

3,070 

3,070 

3,030 

3,020 

2,910 

2,840

Sept.

2,800 

2,800 

2,800 

2,840 

2,850

2,790 

2,740 

2,660 

2,660 

2,670

2,660 

2,670 

2,660 

2,600 

2,560

2,550 

2,540 

2,470 

2,480 

2,490

2,490 

2,530 

2,450 

2,350 

2,200

2,080 

2,040 

1,930 

1,910 

1,910

Run-off in 

acre-feet

58,400 

25,800 

31,300 

24,600 

22,200 

31,100 

66,000 

176,000 

183,000 

187,000 

186,000 

149,000

1, 140, 000
74 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1929, PART XII B 

SOUTH SIDE TWIN FAILS CANAL AT MHNEE, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 29, T. 10 S., R. 21 E., 700 feet below

headgates at Milner.

RECOBDS AVAILABLE. May, 1909, to September, 1929. 

EXTBEMES. Maximum discharge during year, 3,630 second-feet July 28-30 and

Aug. 1 (gage height, 10.51 feet); minimum, 105 second-feet Nov. 13 (gage

height, 1.90 feet).

1909-1929: Maximum discharge, 4,600 second-feet Aug. 12, 1918: no flow

Sept. 20, 1920. 

REMARKS. Records excellent except those for Dee. 5 to Mar. 6, which are fair.

Canal diverts from Snake River at Milner Dam. Water is used for stock

and irrigation near Twin Falls.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928-29

Day

2-. . 

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

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

5- __ .- _ -

6 ....... ...

7. _ _ __ .

8 -. _ -- __

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

10 

11 .

12 . . 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20. 

21. .. .......

22 . ...

24 .

25 

26 

27 . 

28 

29 

30 

31 _ 

Oct.

1,770 

1,750 

1,770 

1,640 

1,59Q*

1,470 

1,410 

1,370 

1,340 

1,310

1,270 

1,200 

1,150 

780 

417

1,220 

1,130 

812 

630 

918

1,040 

1,010 

917 

879 

859

1,110 

1,310 

1,310 

1,310 

1,320 

1,340

Nov.

937 

717 

727 

743 

743

701 

692 

627 

606 

606

355 

107 

105 

348 

1,190

1,180 

960 

724 

679 

648

652 

661 

661 

661 

661

664 

670 

673 

670 

667

Dec.

676 

676 

686 

689

680

Jan.

680

Feb.

680

Month

April . .... -.. . . 

July . . _

September. ____ . ___ _____ ____ .. . -

Mar.

680

645 

597 

597 

606

624 

624 

609 

609 

600

600 

603 

606 

606 

615

624 

615 

606 

606 

606

600 

597 

600 

600 

597 

603

Apr.

597 

597 

597 

612 

633

633 

618 

609 

571 

523

526 

523 

526 

200 

237

514 

523 

548 

560 

565

557 

592 

418 

795 

553

1,120 

1,140 

396 

487 

1,440

Maximum

1,770 

1,190

1,440 

3,540 

3,540 

3, 630 

3,630 

3,450

3,630

May

1,750 

1,970 

2,190 

2,200 

2,200

2,080 

2,060 

2,800 

3,020 

3,270

3,410 

3,460 

3,410 

3,320 

3,390

3,390 

3,390 

3,420 

3,440 

3,430

3,440 

3,460 

3,470 

3,490 

3,500

3,480 

3, 510 

3,520 

3,530 

3,540 

3,530

June

3,480 

3,530 

3,510 

3,500 

3,510

3,530 

3.53C 

3.54C 

3,510 

3,510

3,53C 

3,250 

2,600 

3,51C 

3,530

3,440 

3,330 

3,320 

3,27C 

3,320

3, 250 

3,290 

3,300 

3,320 

3,370

3,360 

3,480 

3,480 

3,460 

3,460

Minimum

417 

105

597 

200 

1,750 

2,600 

3,430 

3,480 

1,340

105

July

3,480 

3,480 

3,430 

3,480 

3,520

3,590 

3,550 

3,590 

3,590 

3,590

3,580 

3,580 

3,600 

3,610 

3,600

3,590 

3,600 

3,610 

3,610 

3,580

3,600 

3,600 

3,610 

3,600 

3,610

3,590 

3,600 

3,630 

3,630 

3,630 

3,620

Mean

1,200 

668 

680 

680 

680 

622 

607 

3,100 

3,400 

3,580 

3,600 

2,350

1,760

Aug.

3,630 

3,610 

3,610 

3,610 

3,620

3,620 

3,600 

3,600 

3,600 

3,600

3,610 

3,620 

3,620 

3,610 

3,580

3,600 

3,610 

3,620 

3,600 

3,620

3,610 

3,600 

3,580 

3,580 

3,590

3,610 

3,610 

3,570 

3,560 

3,510 

3,480

Sept.

3,440 

3,450 

3,440 

3,370 

3,230

3,160 

3,060 

2,930 

2,890 

2,720

2, 540 

2,310 

2,250 

2,320 

2,340

2,340 

2,340 

2,210 

2,170 

2,160

2,080 

2,030 

1,820 

1,600

1,420

1,340 

1,360 

1,380 

1,380 

1,380

Run-off in 

acre-feet

73,800 

39,700 

41,800 

41,800 

37,800 

38,200 

36,100 

191,000 

202,000 

220,000 

221,000 

140,000

1,280,000
TRIBUTARY BASINS 75

ROCK CREEK WEAR TWIN FAILS, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder on south line of sec. 36, T. 9 S., R. 16 E., 3 

miles above confluence with Snake River and 3H miles northwest of Twin 

Falls.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March, 1922, to September, 1929.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 749 second-feet Mar. 3 (gage 

height, 3.5 feet); minimum, 108 second-feet Apr. 17 (gage height, 0.80 foot). 

1922-1929: Maximum discharge, 984 second-feet Sept. 21, 1927 (gage 

height, 4.5 feet); minimum, 90 second-feet Apr. 1 and 2, 1926.

REMARKS. Records good except those for discharges above 300 second-feet and 

for estimated periods, which are fair. Normal summer flow is entirely 

diverted for irrigation several miles upstream. At times water from South 

Side Twin Falls Canal is wasted into Rock Creek about 10 mites above 

station. Gage-height record furnished by Murtaugh Irrigation Dis+rict.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928-29

Day

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

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

3.- ... 

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

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

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

7 ... ...

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.

217 

224 

231 

226 

215

211 

202 

200 

206 

209

215 

217 

215 

215 

209

200 

204 

200 

190 

194

200 

204 

204 

200 

198

196 

435 

488 

501 

528 

542

Nov.

514 

240 

196 

190 

190

198 

184 

178 

182 

184

182 

188 

184 

159 

150

156 

308 

 257 

 207 

156

151 

161 

161 

159 

159

159 

158 

154 

150 

151

Dec.

154 

145 

144 

139 

148

"155 

190 

209 

211 

220

215 

213 

213 

211 

204

202 

202

|«235

338

"280

Jan.

»240 

"240 

236 

224 

266

283 

"285 

"285 

283

"280

285 

"320 

358 

"350

342 

 340

Feb.

«350 

358

"360

370 

i "370 

370

 380 

396

Month

October ______________ . _________ .

November..... _______ __ ....................

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

February.... ___________________ .......

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

April . .......

May .. .

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

August _____________________ ...

September.. ______________________

The year ........................................

Mar.

435 

609 

528 

340 

345

345 

332 

305 

271 

200

202 

"202 

"201 

 200 

200

198 

164 

168 

164 

"150

 150 

162 

166

 150

142 

 142

a 142

"142

Apr.

142 

139 

140 

145 

150

150 

146 

150 

159 

164

166 

166 

168 

168 

168

119 

110 

148 

252 

229

217 

"192 

166 

158 

146

136 

139 

138 

145 

146

Maximum

542 

514 

338

609 

252 

285 

409 

264 

345 

640

640

May

156 

158 

156 

162 

285

206 

192 

206 

222 

182

178 

245 

217 

224 

222

240 

242 

247 

245 

249

240 

229 

238 

233 

231

242 

249 

209 

211 

204 

206

June

204 

213 

213 

211 

209

"212 

"216 

«219 

"223 

226

231 

226 

252 

211 

215

302 

370 

340 

335

358

396 

409 

409 

383 

290

340 

295 

320 

308

278

Minimum

190 

150 

139

224

142 

110 

156 

204 

200 

215 

206

110

July

264 

261 

209 

202 

209

206 

211 

213 

220 

217

211 

206 

204 

211 

213

211 

213 

222 

222 

213

209 

209 

206 

209 

206

206 

200 

206 

213 

222 

226

Mean

Aug.

226 

229 

233 

233 

231

229 

224 

220 

220 

215

217 

220 

217 

220 

217

217 

224 

226 

224 

229

229 

226 

231 

233 

240

252 

259 

264 

269 

264 

345

Sept.

501 

295 

290 

290 

«400

 435 

528 

637 

"640 

"640

623 

609 

312 

257 

257

259 

257 

278 

261 

264

281 

252 

249 

236 

229

220

215 

211 

211 

206

Run-off to 

acre-feet

255 15, 700 

192 11, 400 

226 13, 900 

302 18, 600 

368 20, 400 

232 14, 300 

159 9, 460 

217 13, 300 

280 16, 700 

215 13, 200 

235 14, 400 

345 20, 500

251 182,000

Estimated.
76 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1929, PART XII B 

SALMON FALLS CREEK NEAR SAN JACINTO, NEV.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 23, T. 47 N., R. 64 IL, 750 feet below 

mouth of Shoshone Creek and 5 miles north of San Jacinto.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. September, 1909, to September, 1916; October, 1918, to 

September, 1929.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 521 second-feet May 22, 27, and 

28 (gage height, 4.90 feet); minimum, 19 second-feet Aug. 15 and 16 (gage 

height, 2.36 feet).

1909-1916, 1918-1929: Maximum discharge, 1,280 second-feet May 22, 

1912 (gage height, 7.5 feet); minimum, 10 second-feet July 25, 1919 (gage 

height, 2.28 feet).

REMARKS. Records excellent except those for estimated perods (Oct. 23-31, 

Nov. 1-15, and Jan. 18 to Feb. 12), which are fair. Many diversions from 

basin above station. Gage-height record and results of six discharge measurements furnished by Salmon River Canal Co., Ltd.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet,

Day

I 

2 ..... 

3 

10. _____

11. -

12. . _

13 

15. __ 

16 -

17 

18 -

20 

21 

22. _ ..

23

25 

28 

27 

28 

29.. _ ..

30 . 

31. 

Oct.

25 

26 

28 

29 

29

29 

29 

29 

29 

29

30 

32 

33 

36 

46

46 

47 

48 

49 

49

49

49 

68 

68 

68

68 

68 

68 

68 

68 

68

Nov.

62

62 

62 

62 

62

62 

62 

62 

62 

62

62 

62 

62 

62 

62

62 

63 

54 

57 

58

62 

63 

64 

64 

66

68 

68 

68 

56 

55

Dec.

68 

46 

60 

53 

53

52 

50 

47 

44 

53

57 

45 

56 

58 

58

54 

46 

39 

39 

41

43 

43 

44 

45 

47

48 

52 

54 

57 

58 

55

Jan.

25 

53

55 

53 

40

37 

40 

41 

44 

46

46 

45 

48 

49 

50

48 

47 

45 

45 

45

45 

45 

45 

45 

45

45 

45 

45 

45 

45 

45

Feb.

50 

50 

50 

50 

50

50 

50 

50 

50 

50

50 

50 

52 

54 

50

56 

57 

60 

56 

63

66 

62 

66 

64 

64

45 

60 

62

Month

November . 

AprU.. _ .. ___ _ _ .......... _ ...........

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

August

Mar.

64 

66 

69 

74 

86

104 

102 

101 

102 

107

115 

102 

93

87 

87

92 

94 

99 

101 

104

110 

135 

138 

133 

126

114 

110 

161 

191 

189 

191

Apr.

195 

183 

198 

215 

235

228 

217 

204 

191 

169

158 

152 

142 

138 

144

171 

235 

297 

373 

422

464 

436 

422 

422 

405

386 

376 

368 

381 

408

Maximum

68

191 

464 

521 

310 

86 

40 

46

521

May

436 

450 

408 

392 

408

436 

422 

394 

349 

346

376 

392 

394 

408 

422

436 

464 

492 

492 

478

478 

506 

492 

478 

492

492 

521 

508 

450 

378 

318

June

280 

272 

277 

27o

23') 

230

20^ 

210

235 

275 

27} 

231 

215

251 

310 

305 

275 

23T

19? 

173

133

127

120 

112 

101 

94 

93

Minimum

25

39

64 

138 

318 

93 

25 

19 

27

19

July

86 

77 

69 

58 

50

48 

48 

50 

52 

50

49 

47 

45 

43 

37

35 

34 

33 

33 

33

31 

30 

29 

30 

31

31 

29

26 

26 

25 

25

Mean

45.4 

61.9 

50.5 

45.7 

54.9 

111 

278 

436 

212 

41.6 

25 

86.1

117

Aug.

25 

25 

23 

22 

22

22 

21 

21 

20 

20

23

23 

20 

19 

19

20 

21 

23 

23 

23

24 

23 

23 

23 

25

29 

38 

39 

40 

40 

37

Sept.

37 

35 

34 

33 

33

33 

34 

35 

36 

36

36 

33 

30

29 

28

28 

28 

28 

27 

29

42 

45 

44 

45 

46

45 

44 

44 

43 

42

Run-off in 

acre-feet

2,790 

3,680 

3,110 

2,810 

3,050 

6,820 

16,500 

26,800 

12,600 

2,560 

1,540 

2,150

84,400
TRIBUTARY BASINS 77

BIG WOOD RIVER AT HAHEY, IDAHO

LOCATION. Staff gage in SW. K sec. 9, T. 2 N., R. 18 E., at steel highway bridge 

a quarter of a mile southwest of Hailey.

DRAINAGE AEEA. 640 square miles.

RECOEDS AVAILABLE. June, 1915, to September, 1929.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 1,090 second-feet June 16 (gage 

height, 4.25 feet); minimum, 4.3 second-feet Sept. 8 (gage height, 0.70 foot). 

1915-1929: Maximum discharge, 3,560 second-feet June 12, 1921; minimum, 0.1 second-foot Sept. 10-20 and Oct. 2-9, 1924.

REMAEKS. Records good except those for Nov. 18 to Mar. 14, which are poor. 

Diversions for irrigation above station. Hailey power plant diverts around 

gage through Big Wood Slough. Results of four discharge measurerc ents and 

daily gage reading Apr. 29 to Sept. 30 furnished by water maste~ for Big 

Wood and Little Wood Rivers.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928-29

Day

1... ____ ....

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

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

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

6 ___

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

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

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

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

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

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

l2 _ _

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

14.....-.-.. .

15- 

16. _ ...........

17 _ ..-. ...

18 ..........

19 ..........

20..... .-.

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

22... _____ _

23. __ ..........

24 .........

25. __ ..........

26. __

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

28... ..

29. 

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

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

Oct.

15 

14 

15 

15 

16

16 

16 

16 

16 

16

16 

16 

16 

17 

17

17 

18 

18 

18 

17

17 

16 

15 

14 

14

13 

13 

13 

13 

13 

14

Nov.

14 

14 

14 

14 

14

14 

14 

14 

14 

14

14 

14 

14 

14 

14

14 

14

 10

Dec.

10

Jan.

5

Feb.

5

Month

October ________________________ .....

December ________ ____________ .....

February _______________________ .....

March __________________ _ ..........

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

June __________________________ _ ....

July.... 

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

September __...._.................... ..............

The year _._._._..__. ._....___.. .........

Mar.

10

15

15

17 

17 

17 

17

17 

18 

18 

18 

18

18 

18 

18 

18 

18 

43

Apr.

18 

31 

47 

51 

51

43 

38 

45 

43 

34

22 

20 

19 

19 

19

26 

49 

55 

70 

68

92 

78 

84 

86 

81

91 

102

157 

157 

192

Maximum

18 

14

43 

192 

855 

1,090 

482 

45 

18

1,090

May

180 

205 

218 

218 

205

192 

180 

180 

205 

232

218 

246 

362 

326 

343

380 

400 

380 

419 

503

526 

800 

800 

800 

855

694 

572 

482 

440 

400 

400

June

419 

400 

362 

362 

419

460 

548 

595 

620 

572

572 

595 

694 

800 

855

1,090 

800 

620 

526 

503

548 

620 

620 

595 

595

595 

572 

543 

572 

503

July

482 

440 

419 

400 

380

362 

343 

343 

326 

308

292 

276 

261 

246 

218

192 

146 

117 

119 

108

98 

84 

44 

41 

38

36 

31 

29 

28 

22 

20

Minimum Mean

13

18 

180 

362 

20 

11 

6.2

15.5 

12.3 

10.0 

5.0 

5.0 

14.8 

62.9 

399 

586 

202 

16.9 

10.7

6.2 112

Aug.

23

35 

25 

22 

20

20 

20 

19 

15 

11

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

13 

15 

13 

13 

12

12

12 

14 

14

17

15 

12 

12 

13

45 

22

Sept.

17 

17 

16 

18 

15

14 

10 

6.2

as

9.6

9.5 

9.0 

9.0 

9.0 

9.0

9.5 

10 

10 

9.6 

9.6

9.0 

10 

10 

10 

10

9.0 

9.5 

9.0 

9.0 

9.0

Run-off in 

acre-feet

953 

732 

616 

307 

278 

910 

3,740 

24,500 

34,900 

12,400 

1,040 

637

81,000
78 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1929, PART XII B

Daily and monthly combined discharge, in second-feet, of Big Wood River and BigWood Slough at Hailey, Idaho, 1928-29

Day

1..... .

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

3.-...- ... 

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

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

6.. _______ .

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

8 

9 

10 

11 _ ...

12 - 

1$

14 

15 

16 

17. 

18 

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24 . .. 

25

26 

27 

28 

29...... _ ......

30 

31 

Oct.

138 

130 

138 

138 

139

139 

132 

132 

132 

132

132 

132 

132 

140 

140

174 

175 

182 

175 

174

166 

165 

357 

156 

166

162 

162 

162 

162 

162 

163

Nov.

163 

163 

163 

163 

163

163 

163 

163 

163 

163

171 

171 

171 

171 

171

171 

171 

167 

159 

152

152 

152 

152 

152 

152

152 

145 

139 

139 

139

Dec.

133 

120 

120 

120 

120

126 

126 

126 

126 

126

120 

120 

120 

120 

120

120 

120 

120 

120 

120

120 

120 

120 

120 

120

120 

120 

120 

120 

120 

120

Jan.

115 

115 

115 

115 

115

115 

115 

115 

115 

115

115 

115 

115 

115 

115

115 

115 

115 

115 

115

115 

115 

115 

115 

115

115 

115 

101 

101 

101 

87

Feb.

87 

87 

87 

93 

98

98 

98 

104 

104 

109

109 

115 

115 

115 

115

115 

115 

115 

115 

115

115 

115 

115 

115 

121

121 

121 

121

Month

October _ . __ . ________ . ..................

March __________________ .. __ .....

April ___ .. ... __ .......... _ . __ ...

May __________________ ___ ...........

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

September _ . ........................................

Mar.

133 

126 

133 

133 

133

133 

120 

120 

126 

126

126 

120 

114 

109 

114

114 

130 

127 

133 

133

143 

128 

128 

128 

128

134 

141 

128 

128 

128 

131

Apr.

134

141 

163 

174 

174

159 

142 

161 

153 

138

138 

136 

135 

129 

142

155 

184 

204 

245 

225

215 

207 

226 

228 

216

240 

251 

292 

303 

327

Maximum

182 

171 

133 

115 

121 

143 

327 

994 

1,160 

550 

210 

150

1,160

May

312 

354 

375 

371 

344

334 

309

315 

358 

364

350 

388 

522 

190 

507

537 

575 

551 

586 

663

690 

967 

926 

926 

994

801 

657 

548 

488 

440 

440

Jur«

462 

440 

397 

399 

467

5/3 

6." 2 

657 

686

ers

598 

620 

720 

8-'0 

901

1,160 

8-U 

655 

560 

555

630 

73 7'0 

6P3 

6P8

6!?S 

&30 

633 

662 

6PO

Minimum

130

139 

120 

87 

87 

109 

129 

309 

397 

138 

116 

113

87

July

550 

502 

474 

452 

425

400 

381 

368 

342 

322

304

285 

271 

259 

258

232

253 

246 

239 

221

208 

200 

186 

176 

167

168 

160 

152 

138 

138 

162

Mean

151

159 

121 

113 

109 

127 

191 

532 

645 

279 

142 

128

225

Aug.

172 

210 

171 

154 

152

152 

155 

151 

144 

143

138 

135 

135 

116 

125

123 

122 

136 

136 

128

122

119 

124 

127 

143

131

125 

125 

133 

177 

175

Sept.

14S

127 1201 

128. 

125

137 

138 

145 

150 

142

136 132-

129 

125 

119

116 

117 

117 

120 

116

113 

120 

126 

133 

13$

132- 

126 

125 

125- 

125

Run-off in 

acre-feet

9,280 

9,460 

7,440 

6,950 

6,050 

7,810 

11,400 

32,700 

38,400 

17,200 

& 730 

7,620

163,000
TRIBUTARY BASINS 79

BIG WOOD RIVER WEAR BEIIEVUE, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 20, T. 1 S., R. 18 E., 3 miles above Camas 

Creek and 10 miles southwest of Bellevue.

DRAINAGE AREA. 823 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July, 1911, to September, 1929.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 523 second-feet June 16 (gage 

height, 2.35 feet); minimum, 39 second-feet Mar. 31 and Apr. 1 (gap-e height, 

1.24 feet).

1911-1929: Maximum discharge, 3,660 second-feet June 16, 1P21 (gage 

height, 6.07 feet); minimum, 25 second-feet Apr. 22-24, 1920.

REMARKS. Records good. Discharge estimated Apr. 22-25, Apr. 27 to May 2 

and May 9. Numerous diversions for irrigation above statior. Gageheight record and results of four discharge measurements furnished by water 

master for Big Wood and Little Wood Rivers.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929

Day

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

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

3-.-.....,.. ..............................

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

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

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

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

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

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

10.... _ -. . ___ .... .. ...........

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

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

13......-.. ... .......................

U- .........................................

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

l«.. ...................................... ... .

17. . ___ ...... _ ....... ___ ..............

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

19-.- __ ....... .............. ...............

20. ............... ___. _.. . 

^,\. ...........................................

22 _ ........ __ ... .........................

23 ___ ... _ ................. ........ ..

34-.... _ ....................................

25.. ___ ........ . . _ 

^.. .......................................... yj. ...........................................

28

29-. .. ... . . .

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

31- .. . ....... ............

Mar.

57

60

52 

46

Month

March 29-31.... _ ....... ____ .... ________ .

April _____________________________

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

September. ________ _ .. _ .... . .. __ ..

Apr.

43 

46 

46 

46 

48

50 

48 

50 

60

57

57 

57 

57 

57 

57

55 

52 

50 

52 

57

55 

54 

52 

50 

48

46 

56 

67

77 

88

May

98 

109 

120 

129 

141

138 

132 

114 

142 

171

158 

148 

185 

208 

216

221 

225 

216 

204 

212

189 

201 

291 

329 

340

301 

252 

189 

132 

100 

89

June

75 

73 

75 

73 

73

73 

70 

94 

151 

89

178 

178 

193 

247 

340

470 

427 

256 

189 

154

148 

201 

216 

208 

208

230 

221 

193 

189 

182

Maximum Minimum

60 46 

88 43 

340 89 

470 70 

158 55 

65 48 

73 52

July

158 

135 

132 

117 

105

103 

97 

100 

91 

91

91 

91 

89 

86 

89

91 

91 

91 

91 

89

86 

80 

73 

65 

62

60 

55 

57 

60 

60 

60

Aug.

60 

62 

65 

60 

60

52 

50 

50 

52 

55

52 

55 

57 

50 

48

48 

48 

50 

50 

52

52 

52 

55 

52 

52

55 

57 

57 

60 

55 

57

Sept.

60 

60 

57 

60 

65

73 

70 

65 

62 

60

60

57 

57 

52 

52

52 

52 

52 

52 

52

55 

55 

52 

52 

52

52

52 

52 

52 

52

*« «. » Run-off in Mean acre-feet

52. 7 314 

54. 6 3, 250 

184 11, 300 

186 11, 100 

88. 6 5, 450 

54. 2 3, 330 

56.5 3,360

38,100
80 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1929, PART XII B

MAGIC RESERVOIR WEAR RICHFIEID, IDAHO

LOCATION. Tape gage in NE. % SE. % sec. 18, T. 2 S., R. 18 F., 18 miles northwest of Richfield. Recorded observations are at an assumed datum about 

137 feet below mean sea level datum. >

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,500 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. February, 1909, to September, 1929. Gage-height record 

only prior to Apr. 4, 1909. Practically no storage prior to July 14, 1909.

EXTREMES. Maximum contents during year, 56,990 acre-feet May 11 (gage 

height, 4,884.47 feet); minimum, 30 acre-feet Nov. 21, 22, and 23 (gage height, 

4,821.76 feet).

1909-1929: Maximum contents, 192,060 acre-feet May 18, 1927 (gage 

height, 4,935.14 feet); no storage for several days in 1909, 1919, 1920, 1924, 

and 1928.

REMARKS. Stored water is used for irrigation on about 69,000 acres of land, 

under Carey Act project of the Big Wood Canal Co., Ltd. Available storage, 

191,000 acre-feet, between gage heights, 4,821.5 and 4,935.0 feet. Gageheight record furnished by water masterfor Big Wood and Little Wood Rivers.

Daily contents, in acre-feet, 1928-29

Day

1 __ __

2 .......

3 .......

4....... ...

5 ______

6 

7 

8... ....

9 ... .

10. _ ......

11 .. 

12 ___ . ...

13... _ ....

14..........

15..........

16..........

17 

18..........

19..........

20 .

21. ...... ...

22..........

23 

24.-....-..

25. 

26.. ....

27..........

28... _ ....

29..........

30... ..

31 

Oct.

36

36

35

35

37

38

37

36

36

36

37

38

38

37

37

36

36

36

35

34

34

34

33

32

32

32

31

32

31

37

Nov.

39

34

35

34

33

37

44

38

36

35

33

33

33

32

32

31

31

31

31

31

30

30

30

32

33

33

35

36

38

OQ

Dec.

38

38

1 CO

348

448

554

702

1,007

1,177

1,341

1,559

1,761

2,000

2,187

2,249

2,343

2,420

2,641

o 7fin

2,977

3,004

3,165

3,255

3,343

3,433

3,530

3,579

3,711

3,800

Jan.

3,900

4 094

4,213

4,316

4,415

4 RA7

4,558

4 AHA

d fifid

4,668

4,682

4,709

4

0 CO

4,880

5,013

5,131

5,196

5,321

5,366

5,468

5,510

5,536

a

KCO

5 con

5,578

6,055

6,095

6 197

Feb.

A 91Q

6,385

6,431

6,557

6,635

6,737

6,804

6,835

6,859

6,871

6,902

7,024

7,067

7,073

7 079

7,146

7,293

7,542

7 ^04

7,614

7,660

7,724

7

QCQ

8,075

8,088

8 ion

Mar.

8,150

8,211

8,286

8,554

8,668

8,703

8,804

8,999

9,107

9,320

9,463

9,538

9,651

9,749

9,863

10, 120

10, 430

10, 670

in 7Qn

1ft Q^ft

11, 160

11, 410

11,800

12, 090

12, 410

Apr.

12, 770

13, 070

13, 370

13, 710

14, 230

15,000

15, 560

16, 190

16, 620

17,020

17, 670

18, 170

18, 590

19,620

20, 400

22, 000

23, 940

26,160

28,640

32, 240

35,650

38,570

40, 630

JO AKTl

jo Qdft

AR AQf)

48,620

May

49,880

61, 170

CO OCA

54, 180

54,930*

55,800

55,900

55, 920

56,990

55, 800

54,060

53, 250

52, 470

51, 410

50,320

49,080

47, 790

46,340

43, 660

42, 310

An Qftn

39, 390

37, 760

36,040

34,150

32,270

June

30,220

27,830

9fl 9<tn

25, 510

25, 250

25,190

25, 150

24, 980

24,960

24,920

24,980

24,600

24,260

23, 930

23, 610

23, 460

24, 070

24, 530

t)A 7fift

24,800

24, 780

24,070

22, 850

21,740

20,880

17,940

16, 450

15, 140

13, 870

July

13,060

12, 480

12,110

11, 990

11, 830

11,680

11.460

11,280

11, 120

10, 970

10, 820

10, 660

10,500

9,636

8,847

8,129

7,453

5,867

4,260

2,980

2,507

2,524

2,493

2,457

2,423

2,368

2,316

2 262

9 9Q!i

2,327

Aug.

2,378

2,431

2,487

2,532

2,192

1,864

1,766

1,718

1,864

1,960

2,109

2,262

2,300

2,343

2,354

2,368

2,378

2,395

2,409

2,426

2,445

2,457

2,471

2,504

2,532

2,580

2,620

2,650

2,694

9 749

Sept.

2,934

2,980

3,053

3,109

3,188

3,259

3,318

3,393

3,429

3,483

3,527

3,575

3,593

3,634

3,668

3,715

3,750

3,789

3,832

3,888

3,928

3,960

4,000

4,036

4,144

4,265

4,389
TRIBUTARY BASINS

BIG WOOD EIVER BELOW MAGIC DAM, NEAR RICHFIELD, IDAHO

81

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 18, T. 2 S., R. 18 E., half a irile below

Magic Dam and 18 miles northwest of Richfield. 

RECOKDS AVAILABLE. April, 1911, to September, 1929. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 1,220 second-feet June 1 (gage

height, 4.74 feet); minimum, 3.6 second-feet Aug. 9-12 (gage height, 1.55

feet).

1911-1929: Maximum discharge, 5,070 second-feet May 18, 1P11 (gage

height, 9.2 feet); no flow Feb. 3, 1915. 

REMARKS. Records good except those for Dec. 15-21, 23-30, and Jan. 1 to

Apr. 3, which are fair. Numerous diversions several miles upstream. Flow

completely regulated by gates in outlet tunnel at Magic Dam. Gatre-height

record and results of nine discharge measurements furnished by water master

for Big Wood and Little Wood Rivers.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928-29

Day

1. ______

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

3 ____

4 _ . .......

5 ... .....

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

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

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.

77 

77 

77 

79 

83

84 

83 

81 

79 

79

79 

83 

86 

86 

84

83 

81 

81 

79 

79

77 

77 

77 

77 

77

75 

73 

73 

73 

75 

81

Nov.

86

84 

81

77 

77

90 

98 

90 

83 

79

77 

75 

73 

75 

77

77 

77 

72 

72 

72

72 

79 

84 

88 

88

92 

94 

96 

94 

92

Dec.

92 

45 

68 

34 

94

56 

30 

31 

31 

32

32 

32 

30 

30

32 

33 

32 

32

Jan.

32 

31

30

Feb.

29

28

27

Mar.

26

 25

24 

19

Month

October __________________________

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

May

July

August __________________________

Apr.

i 5.0

4.5 

4.5

4,5 

4.5 

4.7 

4.7 

4.5

4.5 

4.0 

4.0 

4.3 

4.3

4.5 

4.7 

4.7 

5.4 

5.4

5.7 

6.7 

6.7 

7.0 

7.0

7.0 

6.7 

6.7 

6.7 

6.7

Maximum

86 

98 

94

7.0 

1,180 

1,180 

1,050

258 

45

1,180

May

6.7 

7.0 

7.3 

7.7 

8.0

188 

198 

291 

338 

363

355 

438 

700 

829 

829

799 

860 

891 

955 

988

1,020 

1,020 

1,050 

1,120 

1,150

1,180 

1,150 

1,150 

1,150 

1,120 

1,150

June

1,180 

1,020 

627 

347 

160

160 

168 

176 

191 

204

261 

406 

410 

424 

415

306 

188 

179 

182 

191

391 

628 

757 

799 

829

1,020 

1,020 

923 

829 

672

July

489 

334 

223 

198 

201

191 

194 

207 

213 

198

188 

191 

188 

437 

524

504 

499 

769 

1,050 

829

551 

136 

133 

131 

119

121 

121 

121

78 

57 

59

Minimum Mean

73 

72 

30

4.0 

6.7 

160 

57 

3.6 

3.8

79.2 

82.4 

38.1 

31.0 

28.0 

24.8 

5.32 

688 

502 

299 

60.7 

38.5

3. 6 157

Aug.

59

55 

55 

218 

258

240 

70 

3.8 

3.8 

3.6

3.6

18 

48 

48 

48

48 

49 

49 

49 

49

51 

49 

46 

43 

41

42 

48 

49 

48 

45 

45

Sept.

45 

44 

44 

43 

43

45

45 

45 

45 

45

43 

43

42 

42 

42

42 

42 

42 

42 

43

43 

43

43 

43 

39

35 

30 

3.8 

3.8 

3.8

Kun-off in 

acre-feet

4,870 

4,900 

2,340 

1,910 

1,560 

1,520 

317 

42,300 

29,900 

18,400 

3,730 

2,290

114,000
82 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1929, P^RT XII B

BIG WOOD RIVEB ABOVE NORTH GOO DING CANAI, NEAR SHOSB ONE, IDAHO

LOCATION. Staff gage in sec. 10, T. 4 S., R. 18 E., 1 mile above North Gooding

Canal and 14 miles northeast of Shoshone. 

RBCOKDS AVAILABLE. April, 1921, to September, 1929. 

EXTREMES. 1921-1929: Maximum discharge, 3,330 second-feet June 13, 1921

(gage height, 12.79 feet); no flow for long periods. 

REMAKES. No flow during current year. Numerous diversions for irrigation

above station. Since 1925 Lincoln Canal has diverted entire flow around

station to conserve channel losses. Flow regulated by storage in Magic

Reservoir.

BIG WOOD RIVER BELOW NORTH GOODING CANAL, NEAR SHOSFONE, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 15, T. 4 S., R. 18 E., 900 feet below

North Gooding Canal and 11 miles northeast of Shoshone. 

RECOKDS AVAILABLE. January, 1911, to September, 1929. 

EXTKEMES. 1911-1929: Maximum discharge, 3,180 second-feet May 18, 1921

(gage height, 15.0 feet); no flow for long periods. 

REMARKS. No flow during current year. Numerous diversions above station.

North Gooding and Richfield Canals divert water between station and Magic

Dam. Lincoln Canal diverts 7 miles upstream.

BIG WOOD RIVER AT GOODING, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in NE. % NE. % sec. 31, T. 5 S., R. 15 E., 30

feet below highway bridge and half a mile north of Gooding. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April, 1921, to September, 1929. From June, 1896, to

October, 1899, at station at about the same site, known as " Malade River at

Toponis, Idaho." 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 65 second-fee* June 14 (gage

height, 1.86 feet); no flow prior to May 9 and subsequent to July 31.

1921-1929: Maximum discharge, 2,340 second-feet Ms,y 7, 1922 (gage

height, 5.80 feet); no flow for long periods each year. 

REMARKS. Records good. Numerous diversions for irrigation above and below

station. Flow regulated by operation of gates at Magic Dam. Gage-height

record and results of six discharge measurements furnished by water master

for Big Wood and Little Wood Rivers.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 19&9

Day

1 .... ...

2 _ .

3

4 ____ ...

5

6..........

7..........

8 ....

9

10 .

May

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0

27 

35

June

38 

38 

38 

22 

32

31 

32 

36 

38 

50

July

33 

23 

24 

32 

38

40 

38 

38 

41 

40

Day

11

12

13

14.. _ .....

15 

16 ___

17.... ......

18

1Q

20 __ ......

May

47 

41 

38 

37 

33

41 

38 

42 

42 

45

Month

May

June.

July 

Thep

June

33 

40 

61 

59 

53

55 

41 

47 

38 

36

July

36 

36 

40 

40 

41

38 

33 

28 

31 

24

Maximum

47 

61 

41

Day

21 

22 _____ ..

23

24. 

25 ..

26..........

27 ..

28 . 

29...... .

30 

31 

Minimum

0 

22 

3

May

44 

45 

37 

40 

40

42 

45 

42 

42 

40 

40

Mean

29.8 

40.3 

27.1

June

29 

35 

38 

42 

38

40 

38 

42 

44 

45

July

20

22 

21 

16 

12

18 

10 

9 

7 

7 

3

Run-off in 

acre-feet

1,830 

2,400 

1,670

5,900
TRIBUTARY BASINS 83

BIG WOOD RIVER NEAR GOODING, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 21, T. 6 S., R. 14 E., 5 miles above 

diversion dam for King Hill project and 6 miles southwest of Gooding.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March, 1916, to September, 1929.

EXTREMES. -Maximum discharge during year, 87 second-feet Apr. 1 (gag-*, height, 

1.75 feet); no flow during several periods.

1916-1929: Maximum discharge, 3,680 second-feet Mar. 17, 19?2 (gage 

height, 9.00 feet); no flow for long periods each year.

REMARKS. Records good. Discharge estimated July 28, Aug. 8 and 11. Many 

diversions for irrigation above station. Flow regulated by storage reservoirs 

upstream. Gage-height record and results of two discharge measurements 

furnished by water master for Big Wood and Little Wood Rivers.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929

Day

1...... __ ..................................

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

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

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

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

6__ _ ... .

7....... - .-..- .__- ..............

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

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

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

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

12....... .......................... __ ........

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

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

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

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

17. - .-. -. - __ .........

18 _ . 

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

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

21 . . 

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

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

24i.......... ...................................

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

26..... 

27 _ .

28 ._ 

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

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

31-... 

Mar.

0 

0

0 

0 

9

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

28 

25 

25 

40 

34 

30

Month

March 26-31.....- 

AprU...... ................. ...... .......

July.... 

Apr.

74 

68 

53 

35 

25

19 

16 

14 

11 

6

7 

27 

20 

17 

10

5 

2 

0 

0 

8

19

22 

28 

24 

27

14 

12 

8 

2 

0

May

0 

4 

6 

4 

3

4 

5 

4 

6 

30

30 

35 

21 

22 

24

54 

30 

23 

23 

25

20 

19 

20 

18 

16

22 

27 

17 

19 

14 

11

June

13

18 

20 

16 

11

9 

9 

4 

3 

11

18 

10 

27 

32 

26

33

23 

22 

19 

19

12 

4 

7 

20 

15

13 

19 

20 

19 

23

Maximum Minimum

40 25 

74 0 

54 0 

33 3 

42 0 

1 0 

13 0

July

16 

12

7 

42 

27

20

17 

15 

24 

20

24 

18 

23 

24 

21

32 

17 

14 

14 

11

10

8 

4 

6

7

8 

2 

1 

0 

0 

0

Aug.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

1 

0 

0

1 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Sept.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

8 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0

0

11 11

13

8 

8

M Run-off in 

Mean acre-feet

30. 3 361 

19. 1 1, 140 

17. 9 1, 100 

16. 5 982 

14. 0 861 

.1 4 

2. 0 119

4,570
84 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1929, PART XII B 

BIG WOOD SLOUGH AT HAIIEY, IDAHO

LOCATION. Staff gage in sec. 9, T. 2 N., R. 18 E., at highway bridge an eighth 

of a mile southwest of Hailey.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June, 1915, to September, 1929.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 199 second-fe?t May 22 (gage 

height, 1.80 feet); minimum, 8 second-feet July 13 (gage height, 0.86 foot). 

1915-1929: Maximum discharge, 419 second-feet Jur<^ 6, 1921 (gage 

height, 3.00 feet); minimum, 0.9 second-foot Mar. 21-24, 1919.

REMARKS. Records fair. Discharge estimated Dec. 17-25, Jan. 5-42 and 18-26. 

Big Wood Slough is a natural channel of Big Wood River that is utilized also 

as a tailrace for the Hailey power plant. Flow affected by load on power 

plant. Results of 4 discharge measurements and daily staff-gage reading 

Apr. 29 to Sept. 30 furnished by water master for Big Wood and Little Wood 

Rivers.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928-29

Day

1 ______ ...

2 _______ ...

3- _ . _ ...

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

5 ___ . .........

6 ________ -

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

8. _______ ..

9 ... 

10. ___ . ____

11 ________ ..

12. ___ . _ ....

13. ___ . __ ...

14 ____ .. ___ .

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

16..... ____ ..

17. _ .... _ . ...

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

19 . __ .

20. ___ . ___ .

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

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

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

24. __ . _ . __ .

25 ___ .... ......

26 _____ . ._...

27 _____ ... ...

28 _______ ...

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

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

31 ... ____ ..

Oct.

123 

116 

123 

123 

123

123 

116 

116 

116 

116

116 

116 

116 

123 

123

157 

157 

164 

157 

157

149 

149 

142 

142 

142

149 

149 

149 

149 

149

Nov.

149 

149 

149 

149 

149

149 

149 

149 

149 

149

157 

157 

157 

157 

157

157 

157 

157 

149 

142

142 

142 

142 

142 

142

142 

135 

129 

129 

129

Dec.

123 

110 

110 

110 

110

116 

116 

116 

116 

116

110 

110 

110 

110 

110

110 

110

110 

110 

110 

110 

110 

110

Jan.

110 

110 

110 

110

no

110 

110 

110

110 

110

110

110 

96 

96 

96 

82

Feb.

82 

82 

82 

88 

93

93 

93 

99 

99 

104

104 

110 

110 

110 

110

110 

110 

110 

110 

110

110 

110 

110 

110 

116

116 

116 

116

Month

October _________________________

November.. _______________________

January _ .... ______________________

March. _ .... ______________________

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

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

August __ ______________________

September . ....... ______________

The year. .................................

Mar.

123 

116 

123 

123 

123

123 

110 

110 

116 

116

116 

110 

104 

99 

99

99 

113 

110 

116 

116

126 

110 

110 

110 

110

116 

123 

110 

110 

110 

88

Apr.

116 

110 

116 

123 

123

116 

104 

116 

110 

104

116 

116 

116 

110 

123

129 

135 

149 

175 

157

123 

129 

142 

142 

135

149 

149 

135 

146 

135

Maximum

164 

157 

123

116 

126 

175 

175 

93 

142 

175 

142

175

May

132 

149 

157 

153 

139

142 

129 

135 

153 

132

132 

142 

160 

164 

164

157 

175 

171 

167 

160

164 

167 

126 

126 

139

107

85 

66 

48 

40 

40

Jun?

43 

4T 

35

y

4S

53 

64 

62 

63 

41

23 

25 

26 

4T 4<>

66 

41 

35 3<

5?

8V9"< 

91 

8S 

Qt

91*

8S 

8) 

9T 

77

July

68 

62 

55 

52 

45

38 

38 

25 

16 

14

12 

9 

10 

13 

40

40 

107 

129 

120 

113

110 

116 

142 

135 

129

132 

129 

123 

110 

116 

142

Minimum Mean

116 

129

82 

88 

104 

40 

25 

9 

104 

104

135 

147 

111 

108 

104 

113 

128 

133 

58.6 

77.1 

125 

117

9 113

Aug.

149 

175 

146 

132 

132

132 

135 

132 

129 

132

126 

123 

123 

104 

113

110 

107 

123 

123 

116

110 

107 

110 

113 

126

116 

113 

113 

120 

132 

153

Sept.

126 

110 

104 

110 

110

123 

123 

139 

142 

132

126 

123 

120 

116 

110

107 

107 

107 

110 

107

104 

110 

116 

123 

123

123 

116 

116 

116 

116

Run-ofl in

acre-feet

8,300 

8,750 

6,820 

6,640 

5,780 

6,950 

7,620 

8,180 

3,490 

4,740 

7,690 

6,960

81,900
TRIBUTARY BASINS 85

CAMAS CREEK NEAR BLAOTE, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water stage-recorder in sec. 15, T. 1 S., R. 16 E., a quarter of a mile

north of Macon siding on Hill City branch of Oregon Short Line Rail-oad and

4 miles southeast of Blaine.' 

DRAINAGE AREA. 618 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May, 1912, to September, 1929. Discharge measurements

only are available for 1911 and 1922. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 1,800 second-feet Apr. 20 (gage

height, 7.06 feet); minimum, 2.1 second-feet July 20 (gage height, 0.94 foot). 

1912-1929: Maximum discharge, 5,240 second-feet Apr. 12,1916; maximum

f

age height, 12.35 feet Apr. 5, 1925: minimum discharge. 1.8 second-feet 

uly 29, 1926.

REMARKS. Records good except those for periods Mar. 27 to Apr. 11, Apr. 21-25, 

May 1, 2, and 4-9, which are fair. Many small diversions above station. 

Water passing stations is used for storage in Magic Reservoir. Results of 

three discharge measurements and gage-height record furnished by water 

master for Big Wood and Little Wood Rivers.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929

Day

1 __ ___ . __ . _ ...

2 _____ . 

3 -.. _ 

4 . 

6 

6 ___ .................. ..... ..........

7 ___ . _ .

8 _ 

9 __ . .... ..... 

10 ___ . _ 

11 

12__ . .-._..-.. .._._..- ..... .

13. ............. ......... - ..... .... ...

14 

15. _ _ ...- . . 

16 

17.-............................ ... ........

IS. 

19 -

20 

21--. 

22

Z&.. ........................................ ..

24 

25 

26..- .................. ........ . . ...

27 ._.-. ___ ... -... _ .....

28 

29

30

31. . 

Mar.

20 

20 

30

56 

60 

61 

68 

70

66 |.

Month

March 18-31 ___ . __ . ___ ..... .... . .

May

July...... ... 

Apr.

150

147 

161 

205 

354

600 

1,040 

980 

1,260 

1,550

1,000

570 

540 

495 

525 

540

May

} 450 

349

275

195

192 

183 

180 

175 

161

154 

150 

143 

138 

130

123 

119 

117 

119

115

112 

108 

104 

93 

81 

69

June

58 

51 

45 

35 

32

31 

28 

25 

22 

23

24 

23 

19 

18 

18

20 

21 

18 

16 

18

18 

13 

11 

10 

8.9

7.2 

6.7 

6.2 

5.6 

5.1

Maximum Minimum

58 

4.8 

2.8 

3.4

20

69 

5.1 

23 

23 

26

July

4.8 

4.8 

4.6 

4.4 

4.4

4.2 

4.0 

3.8 

3.8 

3.6

3.6 

3.2 

3.2 

3.0 

28

28 

28 

28 

28 

26

26 

2.6 

2.6 

26 

26

24 

23 

2.4 

24 

2.4 

2.6

Aug.

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6

24

2.6 

2.4 

2.4 

2.3 

2.3

2.3 

2 3 

2.3 

2.3 

2.3

2.3 

2.3 

2.3 

2.3 

2.3

2.3 

2.4 

2.6 

2.6 

26

2.7 

2.7 

2.8 

2.8 

2.8 

28

Sept.

2.7 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

27

3.0 

3.2 

3.4 

3.4 

3.2

3.0 

2.8 

2.8 

2.8 

2.8

27 

2.6 

2.6 

26 

26

2.7 

28 

3.0 

28 

3.0

3.2 

3.4 

3.4 

3.4 

3.4

M Bun-off In Mean acre-feet

59. 0 1, 640 

521 31, 000 

189 11,600 

21.2 1,260 

3. 21 197 

248 152 

293 174

46,000

NOTE. No record Oct. 1 to Mar. 17.
86 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1929, PART XII B 

LINCOLN CANAL NEAR RICHFIELD, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 9, T. 3 S., R. 18 E., at head of canal, 

300 feet east of Shoshone-Hailey highway and 12 miles northeast of Richfield.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April, 1925, to September, 1929.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 444 second-feet May 25 (gage 

height, 3.00 feet); no flow during nonirrigation season nor after Aug. 6.

1925-1929: Maximum discharge, 706 second-feet May 28, 1927 (gage 

height, 4.00 feet); no flow for long periods each year.

REMARKS. Records excellent except those for Oct. 1-10, July 31, Aug. 1, 

3, and 4, 6, which are good. Flow regulated by gates at head of canal. 

Canal divarts from Big Wood River in sec. 9, T. 3 S., R. 18 E., approximately 

paralleling the river to head of North Gooding Canal in se-5.15, T. 4 S., R. 18 

E., where water is either returned to Big Wood River or diverted directly into 

North Gooding Canal. Canal is used for conserving large channel losses in 

the natural stream bed of the river. Gage-height record and result of one 

discharge measurement furnished by water master for Big Wood and Little 

Wood Rivers.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928-29

Day

1.. . ...

2 

3 

4 

6 -

8 ... ....

7 

8 

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

10 -

11 

12 

13.... __ . _

14 

16 

Oct.

46

1"

47 

0 

0 

0 

0

May

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

63 

120 

219 

275 

302

298 

266 

292 

320 

355

June

419 

419 

342 

334 

117

103 

108 

111 

123 

142

142 

150 

147 

147 

140

July

249 

200 

170 

142 

136

134 

132 

137 

139 

132

116 

114 

114

m

110

Aug.

2 

2 

2

2 

2

1 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Day

16 

17 

18 

18 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

26

26 

27 

28 

2S 

3C 

31

Month

October ...

June _ _ ___ _ _ . _

Julv

August . . .... 

Maximum

423 

419 

289 

2

Oct.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

May

351 

372 

394 

400 

405

4M 

423 

4P 

403 

417

421 

412 

414 

414 41"

4n

Minimum

0 

103 

2 

0

June

128 

134 

126 

123 

122

126 

129 

129 

140 

140

253 

317 

305 

299 

278

July

97 

89 

125 

289 

285

234 

73 

63 

63

57

52 

51 

50 

31 

2 

2

Aug.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

M*an Run-off in 

Mean acre-feet

46. 5 1, 010 

290 17,800 

190 11,300 

120 7,380 

.4 22

NOTE. No flow during months for which no discharge is given.
TRIBUTARY BASINS 87

LINCOLN CANAL NEAR SHOSHONE, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 15, T. 4 S., R. 18 E., a quarter of a mile 

above mouth of canal, 7 miles west by north from Richfield, and 11 miles 

north northeast of Shoshone.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May, 1925, to September, 1929.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 410 second-feet June 2 (gage 

height, 1.89 feet); no flow for long periods during winter and subsequent to 

Aug. 30.

1925-1929: Maximum discharge, 667 second-feet May 29, 1927 (gage 

height, 2.48 feet); no flow for long periods each year.

REMARKS. Records excellent. Discharge estimated Oct. 1-10. Five ditches 

divert about 12.5 second-feet for irrigation above station. Canal diverts 

from Big Wood River in sec. 9, T. 3 S., R. 18 E., paralleling river to sec. 15, 

T. 4 S., R. 18 E., where water is either returned to Big Wood River or diverted 

directly into North Gooding Canal. Canal is used for conserving large 

channel losses in the natural stream bed of the river. Gage-height record 

and results of four discharge measurements furnished by water master for 

Big Wood and Little Wood Rivers.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928-29

Day

I..... _ ... 

2. ... ... ... 

3- - ... ....

4. ... ... ...

5- 

6. .. .......

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

8. 

9. 

10- 

11. 

12- 

13- 

14- 

15- 

Oct.

1-

34

34 

0 

0 

0 

0

May

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

5 

79 

174 

240 

273

280 

237 

260 

283 

322

June

390 

394 

340 

322 

134

100 

102 

106 

116 

134

131 

140 

140 

138 

136

July

244

188 

160 

136 

127

123 

123 

125 

127 

125

108 

108 

108 

110 

104

Day

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Month

October 1-11 _______ .... ___ ...... ___ .. ...

May ____________________________ ...

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

Maximum

390 

394 

276

Oct.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Minimum

0 

100 

0

May

314 

332 

359 

366 

366

382 

390 

382 

366 

378

390 

378 

382 

382 

386 

382

June

118 in

118 

114 

110

116 

118 

127 

125 

129

204 

304 

2P3 

2P3 

260

July

93 

86 

112 

276 

266

207 

89 

58 

56 

56

50 

44 

44 

41 

2 

0

Mean Pin-off in 

Mean acre-feet

33. 5 731 

261 16, 000 

179 10, 700 

113 6,950

NOTE. No flow during months for which no discharge in given.
88 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1929, PART XII 

THORN CREEK SPIIIWAY NEAR GOODIWG, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 6, T. 5 S., R. 16 E., 600 feet below

diversion from North Gpoding Canal, 900 feet above Thorn Creek, and 1%,

miles northeast of Gooding.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April, 1928, to September, 1929. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 127 second-feet May 9 (gage

height, 1.67 feet); no flow prior to May 8 (except Oct. 22) and subsequent to

Aug. 1.

1928-29: Maximum discharge, that of May 9, 1929; no flow during

nonirrigation season. 

REMARKS. Records good. Spillway diverts from North Gooding Canal and

discharges into Thorn Creek in sec. 6, T. 5 S., R. 16 E. It is utilized as a

part of plan to minimize losses from natural channel of Big Wood River.

Gage-height record and results of five discharge measurenr^nts furnished by

water master for Big Wood and Little Wood Rivers.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928-89

Day

1 ______

2. ___ .....

3... ..... .

4. ___ . __

5 .. ....

6 ..... .

7 

8. .... ... .

ft .... .....

10 .........

11.... .. __ .

12 

13 

14. 

15 

Oct.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

May

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

70

84 

72

82 

73 

73 

70

74

June

82 

82 

78 

61 

68

72 

67 

70 

74 

82

60 

91 

101 

96 

98

July

67 

78 

72 

67 

81

78 

78 

81 

82 

81

70 

72 

76 

76 

79

Aug.

0.3 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Day

16

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Month

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

.

Maximum

19 

88 

101 

82 

.3

Oct.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

19 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

May

76

78 

81 

82 

82

82 

82 

84 

86 

84

88 

88 

88 

88 

88 

84

June

91 

86 

84 

76 

72

68

72 

78 

74 

86

84 

94 

89 

89 

81

July

66 

63 

55 

49 

40

36 

35 

36 

33 

32

28 

24 

21 

20 

14 

2.6

Aug.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Minimum Mean * *£

0 0. 61 375 

0 62. 5 3, 840 

60 80. 2 4, 770 

2.6 54.6 3,360 

0 .01 .6

NOTE. No flow during months for which no discharge is given.
TRIBUTARY BASINS 89

LITTLE WOOD BIVER WEAR CAREY, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in E. y% sec. 30, T. 1 N., R. 21 E., a third of a

mile above West Canal and 6 miles northwest of Carey. 

DRAINAGE AKEA. 312 square miles. 

RECOKDS AVAILABLE. April, 1904, to May, 1905; September, 1926, to September,

1929. At station 6 miles upstream, February, 1920, to September, 1926,

records comparable except during spring run-off. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 289 second-feet May 25 (gage

height, 2.27 feet); minimum, 8 second-feet Aug. 16 and 17 (gage height, 0.66

foot).

1904-1905, 1926-1929: Maximum discharge, 1,180 second-feet Apr. 27,

1927; maximum stage, 5.1 feet May 22, 1904; minimum, that of Aug. 16

and 17, 1929. 

REMAKES. Records good except those for Nov. 17-30, Mar. 1-19, 23, 25-29,

Mar. 31 to Apr. 6, Apr. 8-16, 18-20, 25-27, May 11, and discharges below

20 second-feet, which are fair. Small diversions above station for irrigation.

Gage-height record furnished by water master for Little Wood Elver and

Little Wood River Canal Co.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928-29

Day

1 _ .. ..

2

3 

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

5 . 

6.... .

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

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

9... _ .....................

11--... 

12

IS......... ...................

14... .

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

16.... . . ..

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

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

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

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

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

22

23 

24 ____ ...... __ ... ....

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

26

27... .. 

28..... . .

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

SO........... .................

31 

Oct.

25 

26 

27 

32 

34

34 

32 

32 

32 

S3

34 

36 

37 

38 

39

40 

40 

43 

43 

41

40 

40 

40 

39 

38

38 

37 

37 

37 

39 

45

Nov.

51 

50 

49 

49 

49

59 

59 

55 

52 

54

54 

54 

54 

55 

57

49 

 35

40 

35

Mar.

50

60

71

78 

86 

70 

52 

50

55 

60 

65 

70 

79 

75

Month

March . ...

April...................... .......................... May. __ . _ __ ____________ .

July .... _ __ . ....

Apr.

70 

75 

80 

75 

65

60 

58 

55 

60 

60

60 

70 

80 

90 

110

130 

149 

149 

150 

151

151 

151 

149 

156 

160

165 

165 

170 

172 

167

May

151 

149 

151 

151 

147

1S6 

128 

124 

124 

116

120 

124 

138 

140

147

158 

165 

167 

179 

192

192 

213 

252 

273 

264

224 

192 

167 

145 

128 

124

Maximum

45 

59 

86 

172 

273 

235 

105 

47 

32

June

126 

128 

120 

114 

120

136 

156 

158 

151 

145

130 

134 

149 

177 

200

235 

192 

149 

128 

120

128 

140 

140 

134 

136

136 

128 

122 

120 

110

Minimum

25

55 

116 

110 

18 

8 

19

July

105 

95 

83 

76 

71

65 

61 

57 

52 

50

47 

45 

43 

40 

39

36 

34 

37 

44 

36

34 

31 

26 

24 

24

22 

20 

19

18 

18 

18

AUT.

21 

23 

20 

19 

16

15 

14 

13 

12 

12

12 

11 

10 

10 

9

* 8 

8 

10 

12 

10

9 

10 

10 

10 

11

14 

15 

10 

30 

47 

38

Sept.

31 

28 

26 

28 

28

32 

32 

30 

29 

28

25 

24 

22 

21 

20

20 

20 

19 

19 

20

25 

26 

25 

26 

26

26 

26 

26 

26 

26

Mean Run-off in Mean acre-feet

36.4 2,240 

45.5 2,710 

61.3 3,770 

113 6,720 

164 10, 100 

142 8,450 

44.2 2,720 

15.1 923 

25.3 1,510

NOTE. Records discontinued during winter.
90 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1929, PART XII B

UTTIE WOOD BIVEB WEAK KICHFKLD, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 30, T. 4 S., R. 20 E., half a mile above

heading of Dietrich Canal and 1 mile east of Richfield. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. January, 1911, to September, 1929. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 153 second-fee4; Mar. 27 (gage

height, 1.85 feet); minimum, 55 second-feet May 27 (gage Hight, 1.32 feet). 

1911-1929: Maximum discharge, 722 second-feet May 17and 18,1911 (gage

height, 4.5 feet); minimum, 7.6 second-feet June 24 and 25, 1920 (gage height,

0.52 foot). 

REMARKS. Records good except those for Mar. 28-31, Aug. 24 and Sept. 22,

which are fair. Diversons above station. Gage-height record and results

of nine discharge measurements furnished by water master for Big Wood

and Little Wood Rivers.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929

Day

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

2

3 ....

4 . ___ . . ..

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

6 - - --

7 __ _

8 . . _ .. __ . .

9 ... _ . .....

10.-... 

11..... 

12.... 

13.. __ 

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

15 . ..

16

17

18 ... ... _ .. .

19.... 

20.... _ 

21... 

22

23 .. _ ....

24 . ...

26 

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

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

29....- 

30 _ ____ . .. ...

31 .. _____ ..

Mar.

153

1 150

1

Apr.

146

142

142

142

142

144

142

138

132

132

ISO

128

128

126

i26

126

124

122

124

136

140

134

132

134

104.

126

121

126

May

126

132

124

130

130

152

130

128

119

lib

113

113

108

105

100

88

78

70

68

65

69

64

63

61

59

fin

60

59

60

61

61

June

61

64

65

66

68

66

66

69

68

72

73

73

/ 75

77

74

77

82

84

79

77

77

74

74

75

74

70

70

72

68

66

July

68

65

66

66

69

74

75

75

77

78

81

81

78

79

77

78

77

74

75

75

77

73

75

74

74

77

75

74

74

74

73

Aug.

74

77

79

79

78

75

74

73

73

70

70

72

70

70

70

70

68

68

69

69

69

72

70

72

74

75

78

84

88

86

86

Sept.

84

82

81

85

85

88

88

94

95

94

04

91

88

86

84

82

82

86

86

88

89

92

95

98

100

100

102

105

100

100

Month

March 27-31. 

April.... 

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

The period.... ...................................

Maximum

153

146

132

84

81

88

105

Minimum

121

59

61

65

68

81

Mean

151

133

91.9

71.9

74.5

74.3

90.8

Run-off in 

acre-feet

1,500

7,910

5,650

4,280

4,580

4,570

5,400

33,900
TRIBUTARY BASINS 91

LITTLE WOOD BI7EB AT SHOSHONE, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 2, T. 6 S., R. 17 E., just above diversion 

dam for town water supply and 400 feet above Shoshone-Richfield highway 

bridge in Shoshone.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April, 1922, to September, 1929.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 367 second-feet May 15; maximum gage height, 1.67 feet June 30; minimum discharge, 18 second-feet 

Aug. 9 (gage height, 0.38 foot).

1922-1929: Maximum discharge, 664 second-feet June 18,1922 (gaf e height, 

2.26 feet); minimum, 0.4 second-foot Sept. 3, 1924 (gage height, 0.34 foot).

REMARKS. Records good, except periods Mar. 28-31, July 1 and Aug. 3-7, which 

are fair. Diversions for irrigation above and below station. Small ditch for 

Shoshone water supply diverts immediately below gage. Gage-height record 

and results of 16 discharge measurements furnished by water master 

for Big Wood and Little Wood Rivers.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929

Day

1... _______ . __ .. _______ .... __

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

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

4... _____ . __ ....... ______ .........

S __________ . _ . _______ . ___ .

^.. ...................... .r........... .......

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

8.... __ - -.-..... . ..... ._ . 

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

10. _ . ________ . __ . __ .... _ . _ ..

11... ________ ... ____ . ____ . _ ..

12. _____ ... __ . _____ ................

13. ___ .............. .. ........ .........

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

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

16... 

17 __ .- ..-..- . .-

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

19.. ___ . _____ .. __ . ___ .... _ .. ...

W.. ..........................................

21 __ . ____ ... _ .... ____ . _ ..........

22 ___________ .. ____ . __ ....... ...

23..-.. ..- . _ . 

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

25. __________ . _________ ....... ...

26... 

27 

28.... 

29 ... ____ . .

30. 

31. .. -» 

Mar.

139 

| 140

Month

March 27-31. ______ . ____ ... _ ... .. _____ .

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

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

Apr.

139 

124 

110 

102 

94

84 

84 

91 

84 

70

76 

76 

79 

81 

81

86 

84 

79 

74 

74

91 

97 

91 

91 

91

86 

79 

70 

63 

63

May

65 

79 

84 

79 

76

79 

81 

79 

65 

58

49 

42 

38 

210 

326

301 

278 

246 

255 

264

260 

246 

226 

242 

246

273 

291 

301 

301 

301 

291

June

311 

331 

331 

199 

63

37 

.33 

38 

39 

39

40 

48 

56 

81 

81

86 

79 

63 

51 

45

44 

45 

110 

246 

268

282 

296 

301 

291 

316

Maximum Minimum

139 63 

326 38 

331 33

278 37 

54 28 

70 45

July

115

79 

72 

63

47

44 

45 

45 

49 

49

47 

49 

45 

42 

40

45 

51 

53

84 

278

255 

148 

37 

51 

39

38 

39 

39 

39 

38 

39

AUjT.

39 

39 

38 

42 

42

42 

36 

30 

28 

33

33 

32 

33 

33 

34

33 

33 

32 

32 

31

31 

33 

32 

32 

36

39 

39 

42

51 

54 

53

Septi

53 

49 

49 

51 

54

53 

49 

53 

60 

54

60 

56 

53 

51 

53

49

47 

45 

47 

47

51 

51 

56 

56 

58

63 

65 

65 

70 

70

Mean Run-off *n 

acre-feet

140 1, 390 

86. 5 5, 150 

185 11, 400 

142 8,450 

67.9 4,180 

36. 7 2, 260 

54. 6 3, 250

36,100

35673 31-
92 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1929, PART XII B 

FISH CREEK ABOVE DAM NEAR CAEEY, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 2, T. 1 N., R. 22 E., 1% miles above

West Fork of Fish Creek, and 14 miles northeast of Carey. 

DRAINAGE AREA. About 56 square miles. 

RECOKDS AVAILABLE. May, 1920, to September, 1929. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 32 second-feet May 3 (gage height,

0.62 foot); minimum, 0.4 second-foot Aug. 2 (gage height 0.07 foot). 

1920-1929: Maximum discharge, 158 second-feet May 6,1922 (gage height,

1.78 feet); no flow Sept. 9-12 and Oct. 17-27, 1926. 

REMARKS. Records good. Several small diversions above gage. Gage-height

record furnished by water master for Fish Creek.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928 29

Day

1 

2.,... _ .

3. 

4... .

5... ....

6 _ .

7 

8 

9 

10.- .

11.-.. 

12-. 

13 

14..- 

15 . 

Oct.

2.6

1.9

2.9 

4.3 

5.4

5.0 

4.7

May

30

28 

26

25 

22 

20

18 

18

18 

15 

15 

15 

13

June

17 

17 

17 

15 

14

14 

15 

15 

15 

15

15 

15 

14 

14 

14

July

5.4 

6.4 

5.0 

5.0

4.7

4.3 

3.9 

3.9 

3.5 

3.2

2.9 

2.9 

2.6 

2.6 

2.2

Aug.

0.5 

A 

.5 

.5 

.5

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5

:5

.5 

.5 

.5

Sept.

0.9 

.9 

.9

.7 

.7

.7 

.9

.7 

.7 

.7

.9

1.4 

1.9 

1.9 

1.9

Day

If 1" 

If 1( 

2(

2 

X

Z. 

24 

2,

2f 

27 

28 

2£ 

3C 

31

Month

October 1-7 

May 3-31

July

5.. .. 

T

L. 

) 

!.... 

L. ___ --

L. 

>.... 

___ ....

)..... 

Oct.

Maximum

5.4 

30 

17 

5.4 

.9 

3.2

May

12 

17 

18 

19 

21

21 

22 

22 

22 

22

22 

20 

20 

19 

17 

16

Jrne

14 

15 

11 

11 

U

12 

11 

9.5 

9.0 

7.6

7.6 

7.2 

6.7 

6.3 

5.9

July

2.2 

2.6 

2.6 

2.2 

2.2

.9 

.7 

.5 

.9 

.9

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9 

.5 

.5

Minimum Mean

1.9 3.83 

12 19. 8 

5. 9 12. 7 

.5 2. 51 

.4 .53 

.7 1. 76

Aug.

0.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5

.5 

.5 

.5 

.6 

.5

.5 

.5 

.6 

.7 

.9 

.9

Sept.

1.9 

1.9 

1.9 

1.9 

2.2

2.2 

2.2 

2.2 

2.2 

2.6

2.9 

3.2 

3.2 

3.2 

3.2

Run-off in 

acre-feet

53 

1,140 

756 

154 

3E 

105

FISH CEEEK NEAR CAREY, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 22, T. 1 N., R. 22 E., 1J£ miles below 

Carey Valley Reservoir Co.'s dam and 11 miles northeast of Carey.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April, 1919, to September, 1920; May, 1923, to September, 1929. Discharge measurements only, 1921 and, 1922.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 61 second-feet July 21 and 22 

(gage height, 0.99 foot); no flow during nonirrigation season.

1919-20, 1923-1929: Maximum discharge, 170 second-feet May 19, 1927 

(gage height, 1.91 feet); no flow for long periods.

REMARKS. Records excellent. Flow regulated by storage reservoir. Gageheight record furnished by water master for Fish Creek.
TRIBUTARY BASINS 93

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, of Fish Creek near Carey, Idaho,

1928-29

Day

1 __ ...

2 _ ....

3. .

4. 

5 _ ....

6.. 

7. 

8 

«... 

10 __ 

11. 

13. 

14. 

Oct.

7.4

7.0

8.8 

9.8 

10

10

May

8.3 

7.4 

7.0

6.5 

6.5 

6.5 

6.5 

6.1

19 

20 

17 

19 

19

June

35 

39 

37 

35 

36

36 

36 

37 

39 

36

49 

51 

57 

48 

38

July

28 

32 

26 

23 

23

29 

32 

35 

33 

33

34 

38 

47 

49 

42

Aug.

32 

32 

30 

30 

30

35 

36 

35 

31 

26

19 

19 

16 

16

15

Sept.

9.3 

8.3 

6.1

5.6

7.8

9.3 

7.0 

6.1 

5.6 

6.1

7.8 

12 

12 

12 

12

Day

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Month

October 1 

May 3-31 

Junfi

-6

July . .- ...

August -

Septembe

_ _

Oct.

Maximum

10 

39

57 

57 

3612

May

17 

23

28 

29 

25

25 

32 

33 

33 

34

35 

35 

32 

35 

39 

38

June

33 

30 

30 

30 

32

32 

32 

32 

31 

36

41 

41 

44 

48 

34

......

July

35 

32 

29 

31 

42

55 

57 

47 

40 

38

38 

38 

31 

28 

32 

37

Minimum Mean

7. 4 8. 83 

6. 1 22. 1 

30 37. 8 

23 35.9 

5. 3 18. 6 

5. 6 7. 94

Aug.

17 

20 

16 

14

7.4

6.1 

6.1 

11 

11 

10

5.3 

7.0 

13 

13 

9.3 

8.3

Sept.

9.3 

6.5

7.4 

8.3 

8.3

8.3 

8.3 

8.3 

7.4 

6.5

6.5 

6.5 

6.5 

6.5 

6.5

Run- off in 

acre-feet

105 

1,270 

2,250 

2,210 

1,140 

472

WEST FORK OF FISH CREEK WEAR CAREY, IDAHO

LOCATION. Staff gage in sec. 3, T. 1 N., R. 22 E., 1% miles above confluence with

Fish Creek and 14 miles northeast of Carey. 

DRAINAGE AREA. About 12.5 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May, 1920, to September, 1929 (discharge measurements

only in 1923). 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 0.6 second-foot May 12-19 (gage

height, 0.12 foot); minimum, 0.1 second-foot June 30 and July 1-31.

1920-1922, 1924-1929: Maximum discharge, 42.8 second-feet Apr. 22, 1922

(gage height, 0.93 foot); no flow for long periods each year/ 

REMARKS. Records fair. One small diversion above station. Gage-height

record furnished by water master for Fish Creek.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929

Day

2 ___

3. _ 

4 

5 

6. 

7 .- ___ 

8 ______

9 

10 

May

0.3

2

'.2

.3

June

0.2 

.2

.2

«.2 

.2

0 2 

.2

.2

.2

July

«0. 1

.1

.1

.1

.1 

.1

°.l

Day

12 _ -..--..

13. __ ....

14 

15 ____

16 

17 

18 ____ ...

19 

20. 

May

"0 5

< 6

« 6 

6

« 6

« 6 

6

6

 5

Month

May 3-31-... ___ ..... __ _ ... _ .

July ... __ ----- - - __ -- - __-- -- _

Thep

June

0.2

.2

.2

.2 

.2

".2 

".2

.2

".2

July

«0. 1

°.l

°.l

°.l

.1

Maximum

0.6 

.2 

.1

Day

21.. .

22 _ 

23 

24 

25 ..........

26 ....

27. __ .....

28 

29.. _ .....

30 

31 __ -

Minimum

0.2 

.1

.1

May

 0.5 

.4 

.3 ".2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.3 

.2 

.2 

.2

Mean

0.37 

.20 

.10

June

«0.2 

.2 

.2 -.2

".2 

.2 

".2 

".2 

«.l

July

 0.1 ".1 

.1

«.l

Run-off in 

acre-feet

21 

12 

6.1

39

1 Estimated.
94 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1929, PART XII B

SILVER CREEK NEAR PICABO, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 1, T. 2 S., R. 20 E., 1J4 miles below 

mouth of ditch of Blaine County Drainage District No. 1 and 3 miles southeast of Picabo.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May, 1920, to September, 1929.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 231 second-feet Mar. 29 (gage 

height, 2.58 feet); minimum, 74 second-feet May 17 (gage height, 1.04 

feet).

1920-1929: Maximum discharge, 312 second-feet Apr. 3, 1923; minimum, 

26 second-feet June 2, 1920 (gage height, 0.48 foot).

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

Some water is diverted around station by slough heading 300 feet above 

gage. Gage-height record and results of six discharge measurements fur- 

'nished by water master for Big Wood and Little Wood Rivers.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929

Day

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

2 ____ ... _ .... . 

Z.. ..........................................

4 .._-.-_.

6 _ ........

6 _ 

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

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

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

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

ll._ . . . ..................

IZ............... .............................

13 _ _.__._._____

U.. ..........................................

15. _ ... _ . _ __ ..............

16 

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

18 .... ..

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

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

21--. 

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

23.- . ... ..........

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

25 -

26. _ _ .. __ .... yj. ....... .................... ................

28 .........

29

80.-. . ........

81-- . 

Mar.

229 

217 

191

Month

March 29-31 .. ... ............ 

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

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

Apr.

180 

179 

180 

180 

186

184 

170 

163 

165 

163

162 

162 

162 

160 

164

164 

160 

152 

' 159 

173

165 

157 

153 

161 

164

154 

148 

142 

140 

134

May

134 

134 

133 

131 

134

133 

139 

131 

130 

128

128 

127 

126 

120 

114

109 

92 

92 

89 

95

88 

86 

86 

85 

82

84 

88 

88 

89 

90 

92

June

92 

95 

95 

95 

95

93 

94 

95 

98 

102

105 

107 

108 

105 

104

106 

111 

107 

106 

104

102 

102 

103 

104 

103

100 

99 

102 

101 

97

Maximum Minimum

229 191 

186 134 

139 82 

111 92 

114 92 

116 93 

135 98

Ju'y

96 

92 

96 

101 

110

108 

110 

111 

111 

114

114 

113 

113 

113 

113

111 

108 

108 

108 

109

107 

106 

107 

106 

106

106 

105 

102 

102 

103 

104

Aug.

106 

107 

107 

106 

104

103 

102 

99 

99 

98

100 

98 

97 

96 

96

95 

93 

95 

96 

97

98 

97 

96 

97 

98

105 

112 

116 

116 

114 

112

Sept.

109 

106 

106 

109 

110

113 

114 

114 

112 

111

110 

108 

106 

100 

98

98 

108 

112 

110 

112

119 

123 

124 

123 

12*

127 

135 

128 

126 

126

1 /Tftan Eun-ofl in 

1 ^ acre-feet

212 1, 260 

163 9, 700 

109 6, 700 

101 6, 010 

107 6, 580 

102 6, 270 

114 6, 780

43,300
TRIBUTARY BASINS 95

MOtfffTAIff SOME FEEDER CABTAI BTEAR MOUBTTAIIir SOME, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 36, T. 2 S., R. 6 E., 75 feet t^low point 

of diversion from Canyon Creek and 5 miles north of Mountain Home.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April, 1924, to September, 1929.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge, 152 second-feet Mar. 21 (gage height, 1.50 

feet); no flow prior to irrigation season and subsequent to Sept. 16.

1924-1929: Maximum discharge, 226 second-feet Feb. 21, 1927 (gage 

height, 2.18 feet); no flow for long periods each year.

REMARKS. Records good, except periods Apr. 29, May 9-11, July 14, 15 and 

Sept. 16, which are fair. Regulated by head gate in Canyon Cr^ek and by 

storage in Long Tom Reservoir. Canal diverts from Canyon Creek in sec. 

36, T. 2 S., R. 6 E.; water used for irrigation on about 5,000 acres included in 

the project of the Mountain Home Irrigation District. Gage-height record 

furnished by Mountain Home Irrigation District.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929

Day

1. ...... _ . __ ...... . _ . ______

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

3 ...

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

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

6. ....

7 _ . __ ..... _ ............................

8 ___ .... __ .........-..- _ ... _ ..

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

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

11-- . 

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

13... . .. . 

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

18... . _ . _ ....

16 _ . _ ...... ....... _ ..................

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

18... .. . . 

19.... 

W.. ..........................................

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

"Kt.. ..........................................

23,.. ..................................

34.. ......................................

26

7&. ...........................................

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

28 ....

29.... ....... ._ .

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

31 . ...... . . .

Mar.

91

QQ

77

69

65

69

74

fiQ

79

74

118

14*

125

105

QQ

78

75

82

88

83

75

Apr.

68

65

68

76

82

75

69

65

62

57

56

54

53

56

60

69

78

82

75

61

57

62

72

72

68

65

63

63

59

55

May

54

51

49

47

46

44

40

39

44

50

55

60

70

70

80

78

77

86

86

83

89

89

100

101

113

109

109

110

108

105

105

June

104

84

81

78

78

78

77

76

77

76

76

75

64

62

62

64

62

47

46

45

44

44

43

43

44

44

53

54

54

63

July

66

88

93

108

11<2

120

120

121

118

117

115

114

111

107

104

100

106

129

142

136

131

124

121

92

81

78

77

75

69

65

66

Aug.

66

65

65

65

65

63

61

49

51

50

50

51

63

64

64

65

63

65

65

65

66

72

71

72

72

63

62

52

51

46

Sept.

45

46

44

44

44

44

43

41

39

37

33

42

39

34

IS

8

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Month

March 11-81 

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

Maximum

145

82

113

104

142

72

46

Minimum

65

53

39

43

65

46

0

Mean

86.2

65.6

75.7

63.3

104.0

61.5

20.0

Run-off in 

acre-feet

3,590

3,900

4,650

3,770

6,400

3,780

1,190

27,300
96 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1929, PART XII B

MOUNTAIN HOME COOPERATIVE CANAL NEAR MOUNTAIN HOMH, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 36, T. 2 S., R. 6 E., at the Lamberton 

weir, 250 feet below point of diversion in Mountain Home feeder canal and 

4)4 miles north of Mountain Home.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April, 1924, to September, 1929.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 97 second-feet July 7 (gage height, 

1.53 feet); no flow subsequent to Sept. 16.

1924-1929: Maximum discharge, 109 second-feet July 16, 1925 (gage 

height, 1.69 feet); no flow usually during nom'rrigation periods.

REMARKS. Records good except those for Apr. 25, 26, July 14, 15, and Aug. 27, 

28, which are fair. Regulated at head of canal and by operation of gates in 

Long Tom Reservoir. Canal is fed by Mount'ain Home feeder canal which 

diverts from Canyon Creek in sec. 36, T. 2 S., R. 6 E. Water is used for 

irrigation on about 5,000 acres of the Mountain Home irrigation district. 

Gage-height record furnished by Mountain Home Irrigation District.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929

Day

1. _

2 _____ -.

3 _ 

4. _ 

b... .......

6. __

T. .........

8. __ ......

9..... _ -

10 

11.... 

12 _ .......

13.. __ 

14 _ .... ...

15-... 

Apr. May

36 

35 

35 

34 

32

31 

31 

29 

34 

40

41 

46 

53 

54 

62

June

86 

71 

70 

69 

67

66 

66 

65 

66 

67

67 

66 

58 

57 

58

July

63 

78 

82 

90 

94

9b 

9fi 

85 

82 

82

82 

82 

81 

80 

79

Aug.

62 

62 

60

52 

38

39 

38 

37 

37 

38

39

42 

43 

52 

53

Sept.

40 

39 

34 

35 

36

36 

36 

35 

34 

33

31 

37 

36

31 

7.0

Day

16 

17 

U 

U 

2(

21 

22 

2C

24 

2£

2£ 

27 

2* 

2S 

3C 

31

Month

April 24-30 ................. __. _ 

June __ ..... __ ... _______

July....... __ ._.. __ _. _.

September..-.- _ _____ -- . _

Thepe

 .- ..

-.._. .....

Maximum

44 

87 

86 

96 

62 

40

Apr.

29 

32

35 

39 

44 

43 

41

May

62 

63 

68 

69 

68

71 

70 

78 

78 

85

86

86 

87 

87 

86 

85

June

59 

59 

46 

44 

43

42 

41 

40 

39 

40

40 

50 

50 

50

58

Minimum

29 

29 

39 

59 

37 

0

July

78 

78 

78 

78 

75

74 

75 

77 

74 

71

69 

68 

66 

61 

59 

60

Mean

37.6 

58.8 

56.7 

77.2 

50.2 

16.7

Aug.

54 

54 

54 

55 

55

55 

56 

61 

61 

61

62 

56 

50 

44 

44 

41

Sept.

1.4

Run-off in

acre-feet

522 

3,620 

3,370 

4,750 

3,090 

994

16,300
TRIBUTARY BASINS 97

EAST FORK OF JAKBIDGE RIVER NEAR THREE CREEK, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 24, T. 16 S., R. 9 E., 2 miles above 

confluence with Jarbidge River and 10}£ miles southwest of Three Creek.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October, 1928, to September, 1929.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during period, 584 second-feet M&y 25 (gage 

height, 3.54 feet); minimum, about 5.1 second-feet Nov. 29.

REMARKS. Records good except those for Nov. 29, 30, Jan. 11 to Feb. 27, Apr. 

14-16, and May 12-15, which are fair. No diversions for irrigation above 

the station. Gage-height record and results of eight discharge measurements 

furnished by Salmon River Canal Co. (Ltd.).

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928 29

Day

1 ____ ......

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

3.. ______ ...

4. ______ ....

5..... ....

6.. ______ ...

7.. __ . __ ...

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

9 ______ ....

10. ____ . _ ...

11... ___ .'. ....

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

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

14 

15. 

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

17 

18. .....

19. __ .... .....

20 . 

21. __ ....

22.... _ ..... ...

23 ...

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

25 .- 

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

27 . ,.. ...

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

29. _ ...........

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

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

Oct.

9

15 

14 

12

12 

11 

11 

11 

10

10 

10 

10 

10 

10 

11

Nov.

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

11

12 

10 

10 

9.8

9.5 

9.5 

9.5 

9.8 

10

9.5 

9.0 

7.9 

9.0 

9.0

9.8 

9.5 

10 

9.0 

8.3

7.9

as

9.5

}10

Dee.

10 

6.7 

10 

9.5 

9.2

7.9 

7.9 

8.5 

9.0 

8.8

8.5 

7.1 

10 

9.0 

9.0

7.7 

7.9 

7.9 

9.2 

8.1

8.8 

9.2 

9.5 

9.5 

10

9.2 

7.3 

7.1 

9.2 

9.0 

9.0

Jan.

8.3 

10 

10 

10 

10

9.8 

9.5 

9.5 

9.2 

7.9

8

Feb.

8

as

Month

October 18-31......... _ .............. __ ............

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

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

September ___ -

The period

Mar.

8.3 

8.1 

7.1 

8.5 

12

17 

23 

29 

27 

30

34 

33 

27 

24 

21

22

37 

47 

44 

36

59 

63 

48 

38 

34

29 

27 

39 

60

55 

44

Apr.

39 

40 

49 

57 

57

48 

40 

38 

34 

29

29 

25 

27 

40 

52

64 

76 

77 

82 

72

63 

63 

62

57

57

56 

60 

83 

102 

95

Maximum

15

10 

10

63 

102 

535 

402 

178 

25 

10

May

82 

85 

106 

123 

105

90 

96 

114 

143 

138

120

145 

171 

196 

222

247 

256 

244 

261 

297

316 

359 

421 

432 

535

370

264 

206 

176 

169 

199 

1

June

194 

178 

163 

165 

182

219 

244 

261 

258 

247

222 

194 

199 

258 

310

402 

300 

219 

192 

192

238 

279 

273 

253 

244

244 

236 

228 

214 

194

July

178 

163 

151 

143 

13£

118 

111 

98 

88 

82

77 

72 

68 

64 

60

57 

54 

54 

51

47

44 

39 

36 

34 

32

31 

29

28 

26 

25 

25

Minimum Mean

10

6.7

7.1 

25 

82 

163 

25 

9.5 

7.5

11.2 

9.61 

8.70 

8.46 

8.01 

32.0 

55.8 

216 

233 

71.5 

14.0 

9.14

Aug.

25 

25 

21 

20 

20

18 

17 

16 

15 

14

14 

14 

12 

12 

12

12 

12 

14 

12 

11

11 

10 

11 

11 

12

12 

10 

10 

10 

10 

9.5

Sept.

9.0 

9.0 

9.2 

9.5 

9.5

10 

10 

10 

10 

9.8

9.5 

9.0

as 

as ai

7.9 

7.5 

7.5 

7.5 

7.9

9.8 

9.8 

9.5 

9.G 

9.5

9.5 

9.5 

9.8 

9.8 

9.5

Run-off in

acre-feet

311 

572 

535 

520 

445 

1,970 

3,320 

13,300 

13,900 

4,400 

861 

544

40,700
98 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1929, PART XII B 

OWYHEE EIVEE AT MOUNTADT CITY, WEV.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder (staff gage prior to Sept. 21,1929), in SE. ^ sec.

36, T. 46 N., R. 53 E., at Mountain City half a mile below California Creek. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 350 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May to December, 1913; November, 192", to September,

1929. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 706 second-feet May 1 (gage

height, 4.68 feet); minimum, 2 second-feet Aug. 29 to Sept. 8 (gage height,

1.30 feet).

1913, 1926-1929: Maximum discharge, 1,510 second-fee-1; Mar. 26, 1928

(gage height, 7.0 feet); minimum, 2 second-feet Sept. 12, 1£28, and Aug. 29

to Sept. 8, 1929. 

REMARKS. Records fair except those for Nov. 18 to Mar. 19, which are estimated.

Diversions for irrigation above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet,

Day

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

2. ........ _

3. J ! ..--.-.

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

5 .... _ ..

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

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

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

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

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

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

12. _ ........

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

23- _ . __ .....

24.. _ ..........

25 __ ....... ...

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

27.. _ ....

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

29.......... _ ..

30.. __ .........

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

Oct.

8 

8 

9 

9 

9

9 

9 

9 

9 

9

9 

10 

10 

10 

10

10 

11 

11 

12 

12

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

12 

12 

12 

12 

12 

13

Nov.

13 

13 

14 

14 

14

15 

15 

15 

15 

15

15 

15 

15 

15 

15

14 

14

 12

Dec.

10

Jan.

10

Feb.

10

Month

October __ ___________ . . ...... ...

January _____________________ . .....

February _ ... ___ . _______________ ...

March. _________ . _____________ ...

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

June.... _ ____________ . ...............

July........ . . 

September ______________________ ...

Mar.

10

25

95

377 

311 

176 

172 

164

153 

149 

138 

190 

241 

229

Apr.

249 

271 

286 

364 

333

229 

190 

213 

194 

149

157 

149 

176 

198 

286

423 

563 

638 

611 

633

616 

627 

600 

521 

526

542 

537 

552 

584 

633

Maximum

13 

15

377 

638 

706 

186 

26 

5 

5

706

May

706 

595 

668 

616 

563

471 

466 

467 

481 

471

405 

433 

466 

461 

452

442 

437 

428 

414 

395

377 

382 

359 

346 

337

320 

329 

286 

245 

213 

190

June

183 

186 

183

168 

172

164 

153 

142 

142 

145

168 

161 

134 

121 

126

164 

164 

134 

113 

104

90 

64 

64 

59 

55

46 

41 

35 

32 

29

July

26 

24 

20 

18 

16

15 

13 

12 

12 

10

9 

8 

7 

7 

6

6 

5 

4 

4 

4

4 

4 

4 

4 

4

4

4 

4

4 

3 

3

Minimum Mean

8

149 

190 

29 

3 

2 

2

10.5 

13.4 

10 

10 

10 

91.1 

402 

423 

118 

8.6 

3.5 

3.2

2 92.1

Aug.

3 

3 

4 

4 

4

 4 

4 

5 

4 

4

4 

4 

4 

3 

3

3 

3 

4 

4 

4

4

4 

3 

3 

3

3 

3 

3 

2 

2 

2

Sept.

2 

2 

2 

2 

2

2 

2 

2 

3 

3

3 

3 

8 

3 

3

3 

3 

3 

3 

4

4 

4 

4 

4

4

4 

4 

6

5 

5

Run-off in 

acre-feet

646

797 

615 

615 

555 

5,600 

23,900 

26,000 

7,020 

529 

215 

190

66,700
TRIBUTARY BASINS 99

OWYHEE MVEB BELOW OWYHEE DAM, OREG.

LOCATION. In sec. 17, T. 22 S., R. 45 E., three-fourths of a mile belov Owyhee

Dam. Zero of gage, 2,343.67 feet above mean sea level. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. February to September, 1929. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during period, 12,100 second-feet Mar. 23

(gage height, 11.56 feet); minimum, 88 second-feet Aug. 20 (gapce height,

1.17 feet). 

REMARKS. Records excellent, except those for Feb. 25 to Mar. 3, whic s are fair.

Diversions for irrigation above station. Records furnished by United

States Bureau of Reclamation and State engineer of Oregon.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929

Day

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

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

3. . . ..-. ..__.-.- .___

4 . . .-.-. .. __ ...........

5 __ . _ ........................

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

13 .. . .... ...

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

15. 

16- 

17 _ ...

18 

19 -.-... ..... . ...

20 - . . ......

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

22 . ..... ...

23. ... ...

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

25 .... ...

26 

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

28 .....

29

30 

31 

Feb.

200

 Mar.

1 300

1,380 

1,660

3,010 

4,580 

4,060 

3,580 

3,010

3,340 

3,820 

2,900 

1,940 

1,410

1,130 

1,100 

1,200 

1,480 

1,860

2,300 

3,230 

9,900 

6,250 

4,190

3,120 

2,450 

2,020 

1,900 

3,820 

4,860

Month

April--.. -

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

September _______ __ __ .

Apr.

3,700 

2,800 

2,200 

2,350 

3,230

3,460 

3,580 

2,700 

2,200 

1,820

1,620 

1,480 

1,380 

1,300 

1,270

1,380 

2,700 

3,460 

3,230 

3,010

3,120 

3,340 

3,230 

3,230 

3,700

3,120 

2,700 

2,600 

2,600 

2,600

May

2,600 

2,600 

2,500 

2,400 

2,300

2,250 

2,160 

2,060 

1,900 

1,780

1,660 

1,580 

1,550 

1,520 

1,520

1,550 

1,550 

1,520 

1,480 

1,440

1,410 

1,380 

1,340 

1,300 

1,270

1,200 

1,200 

1,200 

1,130 

1,100 

1,070

Maximum

9,900 

3,700 

2,600 

1,040 

286 

110 

136

June

1,040 

980 

920 

830 

800

720 

670 

620 

620 

598

598 

555 

645 

695 

620

598 

598 

598 

670 

598

555 

535 

555 

495 

455

438 

402 

355 

328 

304

Minimum

1,270 

1,070 

304 

101

97 

97

July

286 

271 

244 

228 

222

212 

198 

198 

192 

185

170 

162 

150 

152 

146

146 

148 

144 

135 

133

135 

136 

129

127 

120

115 

101 

108 

107 

107 

104

Aug.

108 

110 

105 

102 

101

102 

104 

110 

105 

104

104 

108 

110 

108 

105

100 

97 

100 

101 

98

101 

102 

100 

98 

102

102 

102 

104 

108 

107 

105

Sept.

104 

98 

105 

101 

97

98 

102 

101 

104 

104

98 

105 

102 

98 

110

112 

114 

117 

117 

119

119 

117 

117 

124 

119

124 

129 

135 

136 

136

Mean Run-off ^ 

mean acre-feet

2,790 172,000 

2, 640 157, 000 

1, 660 102, 000 

613 36, 500 

162 9, 960 

104 6,400 

112 6, 660

491,000
100 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1929, PART XII B 

OWTHEE RIVES NEAR OWYHEE, OREG.

LOCATION. Chain gage in sec. 2, T. 21 S., R. 46 E., at county bridge \% miles

southwest of Owyhee and 3 miles above mouth of river. 

DRAINAGE AREA. About 11,100 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March, 1890, to December, 1893; Jr.nuary, 1895, to

October, 1896; August, 1903, to September, 1916; May, 19?0, to July, 1929,

when station was discontinued. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during period October, 1927, to July, 1929,

13,900 second-feet Mar. 23 (gage height, 9.78 feet); minimum (estimated),

5 second-feet July 26.

1890-1893, 1895-96, 1903-1916, 1920-1929: Maximum discharge, 23,200

second-feet Mar. 2, 1910 (gage height, 12.9 feet); no flow July 7, 19, Aug.

14-16, 1924, and July 5 and 6, 1926. 

REMARKS. Records poor. Owyhee Canal diverts practically entire low-water

flow about 6 miles upstream. Records furnished by State er<rineer of Oregon.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928-29

Day

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

3~ - 

4. 

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

7 

8.. 

10. 

11 

12 __ ....... _ . .....

13 __ 

14 

16 

16 

17 

18.. . . __ 

19 ___ .............................

X.. ..........................................

21_ _

22. 

23 

2i.. ..........................................

25. .... 

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

27 

28 __ ........ . . .... _ ..............

29 _ ....................................

30-. __ 

31 

Oct.

49 

90 

68 

49 

49

49 

49 

49 

49 

49

49 

49 

49 

49 

49

49 

49 

49 

49 

49

49 

49 

49 

49 

49

49

58 

58 

58 

58 

58

Month

April.... _ .

Nov.

58 

58 

58 

58 

58

68 

68 

68 

68 

68

79 

79 

79 

79 

79

175 

175 

175 

175 

175

175 

175 

175

Mar.

980 

3,500 

980

2,250 

8,120 

4,960 

4,740 

3,500

3,320 

4,520 

2,660 

2,010 

1,450

980 

1.070 

1,160 

1,350 

1,450

1,550 

1,160 

13,000 

8,400 

6,480

3,500 

2,660 

2,250 

3,150 

2,980 

6,480

Maximum

90 

175 

13,000 

4,520 

3,320 

700

Apr.

3,900 

2.980 

2,660 

2,820 

3,150

3,500 

2,980 

2,660 

2,130 

2,010

1,890 

1,890 

1,350 

1,250 

1,160

1,160 

4,520 

3,320 

3,320 

3,320

3,150 

3,150 

3,320 

3,500 

3,500

3,320 

2.660 

2,660 

2,520 

2,380

Minimum

49 

58 

980 

1,160 

765 

64

Ray

2.380 

2,380 

2,250 

2,250 

2,010

2,010 

3,320 

3,320 

1,660 

1,550

Ir450 

1,350 

1,250 

1,250 

1,250

1,250 

1,250 

1,250 

1,250 

1,250

1,070 

980 

980 

980 

980

900 

900 

900 

900 

900 

765

June

700 

700 

700 

635

575

515 

460 

405 

405 

405

378 

340 

315 

405 

460

515 

575 

635

575 

515

460 

405 

340 

340 

290

242 

203 

137 

86 

64

July

32 

32

5

** » SfiF

52.4 3,220 

105 4,790 

3,470 200,000 

2, 740 163, 000 

1,490 91,600 

426 25, 300
TRIBUTARY BASINS 101

OWYHEE CANAL NEAR OWYHEE, OEEG.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in SE. % sec. 31, T. 20 S., R. 46 E., 2 miles

below head of canal and 5 miles southwest of Owyhee. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October, 1911, to September, 1916; and irrigation seasons

1904, 1905, and 1920 to 1929. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 278 second-feet May 23 (gage

height, 3.82 feet); no flow during winter and June 11-21.

1904-5, 1911-1916, 1920-1929: Maximum discharge, 333 second-feet

May 17, 1921, and May 10 and 11, 1922 (gage height, 4.3 feet); no flow at

times each year. 

REMARKS. Records good except those for Aug. 24-30 and Sept. 4-15 which are

fair. Canal diverts from Owyhee River in sec. 18, T. 21 S., R. 46 E. Water

is used for irrigation of about 11,000 acres of land in the vicinity of Owyhee,

Nyssa, and Ontario. Waste water is returned to river between this and the

station on Owyhee River near Owyhee. Records furnished by State engineer

of Oregon.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929

Day

1 ___ . _ .

2 ___ .....

3.. ........

4_..__ .....

5.... ......

6.-....-...

7.-.. ......

8--.... .

9__. .......

10... .......

11- ... .

12..........

13..........

14...... _ .

15. .. _ .

Apr.

0 

0 

0 

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0

0 

0 

0

May

209 

226 

232 

243 

243

248 

248 

248 

248 

254

248 

254 

254 

266 

272

June

272 

272 

266 

266 

266

260 

260 

254 

266 

155

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

July

238 

243 

232 

204 

193

193 

173 

168 

163 

158

144 

139 

134 

134 

134

Aug.

94 

106 

98 

91 

84

88 

98 

102 

94 

102

98 

94 

102 

98 

98

Sept.

98 

94 

91

96

Day

16 

17 

li> 

IS 

2C

21 

25 

23 

24 

2£

26 

27 

2S 

28 

3C 

31

Month

July. ...... __.. 

September

Thepe

.-.. .

Maximum

209

278 

272 

243

144

Apr.

0 

0

0 

0 

56

134 

158 

163 

178 

131

94 

198 

209 

204 

204

May

272 

272 

272 

266 

278

272 

278 

278 

278 

278

278 

232 

278 

278 

278 

272

Minimum

0 

209 

0

91

June

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

55 

220 

220 

238

254 

198 

226 

193 

226

Juir

13f 

13f 

134 

130 

12P

122 

llf 

llf

nr

114

110 

106 

91 

94 

91 

94

Mean

57.6 

260 

146 

145 

98.2 

110

Aug.

98 

102 

94 

98 

98

102 

102 

102 

102

100

98

Sept.

102 

106 

110

114 

118

122 

122 

122 

126 

126

130 

134 

134

144 

144

Run-off in 

acre-feet

3,430 

16,000 

8,690 

8,920 

6,040 

6,550

49,600
102 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1929, PART XII E 

BOISE RIVER NEAR TWIN SPRINGS, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 27, T. 4 N., R. 6 E., a quarter of a mile

above Birch Creek and 4 miles below Twin Springs. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 830 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March, 1911, to September, 1929. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 5,320 second-feet May 24 (gage

height, 5.81 feet); minimum, 195 second-feet Dec. 4 (gage height, 1.70 feet). 

1911-1929: Maximum discharge, 10,300 second-feet May 17, 1927 (gage

height, 8.30 feet); minimum, about 142 second-feet Nov. 13, 1916 (gage

height, 1.73 feet). 

REMARKS. Records good except those estimated, which are fair. Results of

two discharge measurements furnished by water master for Boise River and

board of control for Boise project.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928-29

Day

1. _ 

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

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

4 . 

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

6 . 

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

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

9. __ ..........

10 _ ............

11 _____ ......

12. 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17. 

18 

19 

20. __

21 

22 

23 

24 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 

Oct.

335 

335 

346

368 

431

443 

390 

373 

362 

356

356 

362 

362 

356 

356

356 

3&2 

362 

351 

346

346 

340 

346 

351 

351

351 

346 

346 

340 

340 

401

Nov.

401 

378 

362 

368 

368

395 

401 

368 

356 

362

« 360 

° 357 

< 355 

 353 

< 351

"348 

346 

270 

236 

320

384 

362 

362 

362 

330

356 

362 

310

270 

275

Dec.

351 

290 

231 

213

226

295 

« 350

.< 300

« 375

Month

February __ . ______ . ___ __

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

The year __ ________

Jan.

 300

Maximun

443 

401

2,140 

5,130 

4,220 

1,690 

461 

316

5,130

Feb.

 « 300 

< 325

Mar.

}« 350 

373

o 500

664

« 650

657 

< 700

580 

o 600 

622

i Minimum

335 

236 

213

522 

1,360 

1,810 

413 

270 

256

Apr.

« 725

622

587 

534

567 

522 

548 

580 

643

735 

884 

1,060 

1,300 

1,470

1,380 

1,300 

1,300 

1,390 

1,290

1,360 

1,640 

2,070 

2,140 

2,070

May

1,700 

1,640 

1,700 

1,820 

1,640

1,480 

1,360 

1,390 

1,700 

1,700

1,760 

2,140 

2,630 

2,790 

2,960

3,060 

3,160 

3,000 

3,000 

3,330

3,860 

4,400 

4,940 

5,130 

4,760

3,680 

2,840 

2,400 

2,130 

2,060 

2,200

Mean

360 

348 

323 

300 

312 

590 

1,040 

2,660 

2,510 

784 

329 

285

821

I

sqi 

n

June

2,330 

2,200 

2,000 

1,810 

1,870

2,130 

2,470 

2,840 

3,000 

3,080

«2,920 

2,760 

2,920 

3,160 

3,420

4,220 

3,420 

2,620 

2,200 

2,060

2,130 

2,400 

2,330 

2,260 

2,260

2,400 

2,200 

2,060 

2,060 

1,870

>er 

aare _

itle '

0.434 

.419 

.389 

.361 

.376 

.711 

1.25 

3.20 

3.02 

.945 

.396 

.343

.989

July

1.690 

1-560 

1.490 

1.370 

1.230

1.130 

1.050 

980 

910 

858

818 

778 

748 

725 

695

665 

628 

620 

613 

571

544 

524 

498 

498 

479

467 

455 

449 

437 

419 

413

Aug.

425 

461 

425 

407 

383

377 

365 

354 

348 

343

338 

326 

321 

321 

310

305 

305 

321 

310 

300

290 

285 

280 

275

285

305 

300 

290 

285 

285 

270

Sept.

265 

270 

270 

270

285

305 

296

285 

285 

< 288

290 

290 

285 

275 

270

265 

265 

265 

256 

260

280 

300 

300 

316 

310

310 

305 

300 

300 

295

Eun-ofE

Irehes

0.50 

.47 

.45 

.42 

.39 

.82 

1.40 

3.69 

3.37 

1.09 

.46 

.38

13.44

Acre-feet

22,100 

20,700 

19,900 

18,400 

17,300 

36,300 

61,900 

164,000 

149,000 

48,200 

20,200 

17,000

595,000

"Estimated.
TRIBUTARY BASINS 103

ARROWROCK RESERVOIR AT ARROWROCK, IDAHO

LOCATION. Staff gage in E. J4 sec. 13, T. 3 N., R. 4 E., at Arrowrock. 22 miles by

road east of Boise. Gage reads sea-level elevations. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October, 1917, to September, 1929. 

EXTREMES. Maximum stage during1 year, 3,213.85 feet June 17 (contents,

285,000 acre-feet): minimum consisted of natural flow passing through dam

Oct. 8-21.

1917-1929: Maximum contents 286,100 acre-feet May 19, 20, 1925, (gage

height 3,214.2 feet); natural flow passing through reservoir Sept. 13-17,

Sept. 20 to Oct. 1, 1919; Sept. 13 to Oct. 10, 1920; Sept. 19 to Ort. 22, 1922;

Aug. 19 to Oct. 15,1924; Sept. 16 to Oct. 15,1926; Oct. 1-15,1927; Oct. 8-21,.

1928. 

REMARKS. Reservoir has a capacity of 276,500 acre-feet betwee^ elevations

2,967 and 3,211 feet. Water is used for irrigation of land in Poise Valley.

Gage-height record and table of contents furnished by United SI ates Bureau

of Reclamation.

Daily contents, in acre-feet, 1928-29

Day

1 

2 

3 

4.......

5. ...

6 

7 

8 

9 -

10 

11. _ ...

12 _ ....

13 

14.. _ ..

15 . 

16.. .

17 __ ...

18 ___ ..

19 

20 

21 

22 _ ....

23. _ ...

24.......

25 _ ....

26. __ ..

27. __ ..

28 _ ....

29. ___ .

30.......

31 __ ..

Oct.

3,477

3,613

3,622

3,770

3,441

3,405

2,394

1,445

3,405

4,545

5,735

7,340

8,605

9,670

10,780

12,260

13,910

Nov.

15,540

17,060

18,840

20,370

21,890

23,380

24,950

. 25, 130

24,830

24,070

23,100

22,050

20,840

19,720

19,040

17,140

16,280

15,220

14, 210

13,690

13,280

12,640

12,120

11,100

10,750

10, 170

9,546

8,870

Dee.

8,373

8,344

7,946

7,890

8,605

9,732

10,810

12,090

13,620

15,220

17,140

18,840

20,370

22,050

23, 610

25,190

26, 510

27,820

31,980

34,340

35, 610

37,380

38,840

39,900

44,000

45,400

Jan.

46, 700

47,900

49,600

51,250

52,460

53,340

54,120

55,200

56,280

57,360

58,800

61,300

63,120

64,550

66, 110

67,540

69, 100

71,960

73,280

74,540

75,940

77,340

78,460

79,580

82,700

84,200

85,550

86,600

Feb.

87, 660

89, 420

91, 000

92,140

93,100

93,900

94,380

94,380

94,380

94,540

94,700

94,860

95,670

97,370

98,220

98,900

99,750

100,400

100,800

100,900

100,800

100,400

100,600

100 600

100,600

100,800

Mar.

100,800

101, 100

101, 300

101, 300

101, 600

101,400

101, 100

100,400

99,580

99,580

104,000

107, 200

107,900

107,700

107,200

106, 700

106,400

106,400

106,400

106,400

106,600

108,600

110,300

110,800

110,500

109,800

109,400

109 600

109,800

111,600

Apr.

114,800

117,900

121, 100

124, 900

129, 100

132,800

135,000

136, 600

137,800

138,200

137,600

138,200

137,400

136,400

136,200

136,600

138,600

141,800

146,200

151,800

157, 700

163,200

168,000

172,400

177, 100

181,200

185,800

190,800

200,300

May

203, 100

204,600

206,000

207,800

208,800

208,800

207,500

205,800

204,600

203, 600

202,400

201,500

201,900

203,900

206,000

208,800

211,200

213,800

216,800

219,000

222,600

227,800

235, 100

243,400

259,300

265,100

265, 700

265,400

264,800

June

264,800

265, 100

264,800

264,800

264,200

263, 400

265, 100

267,400

270,000

272,600

275,000

277,000

279,200

281,800

284,300

285,000

284,000

283,100

282,500

282, 300

282,600

282,600

282,500

282,500

282,400

282,400

282,000

281,000

July

278,000

276, 700

272,900

270,000

266,800

263, 600

259, 600

255,600

251, 400

247,000

242, 700

238,200

233,600

228,900

224,500

219,800

215,500

210,500

205,800

201,200

196,400

192,000

187, 400

183,000

178,600

174,000

169, 700

165,500

161,500

157,500

163,500

Aug.

149,800

146,200

142,800

139,400

136,200

132,800

19Q Qflfi

126, 100

122,300

118,400

114,500

110,500

106,400

102, 100

97,540

93,420

89,420

85,400

81,650

77,760

73,840

69,750

65,720

c7 cnft

54,000

50,810

47,800

AA QAft

41 R»n

39, 270

Sept.

36, 670

33, 870

31, 180

26,630

22,990

20,630

18,230

15, 910

11,920

11,160

10,140

8,990

7,750

7 tM\

6,898

6,320

5,896

5,735

5,620

6,400

4. Qfift

4,855

4,750

4,855

5,070

5,246

5,400
104 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1929, PART XII F

BOISE RIVER AT DOWIING BANCH, NEAR AREOWBOCK, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 15, T. 3 N., R. 4 E., at Dowling ranch, 

three-fourths of a mile above Moore Creek and 4 miles below Arrowrock.

DBAINAGE AREA. 2,230 square miles.

RECOBDS AVAILABLE. March, 1911, to September, 1930.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 6,910 second-feet June 17 (gage 

height, 6.45 feet); minimum (estimated), 10 second-feet Dec. 5-18, Jan. 

11-29, Apr. 1-4.

1911-1929: Maximum discharge, 17,600 second-feet May 11, 1928 (gage 

height, 9.55 feet); minimum (estimated), 5 second-feet Nov. 2-10, Dec. 

21-31, 1924, Jan. 1-6, and Mar. 26-29, 1925.

REMARKS. Records excellent except those for estimated periods, which are fair. 

Flow regulated by storage in Arrowrock Reservoir. No diversions above the 

station. Results of 15 discharge measurements furnished by water master 

for Boise River and board of control for the Boise project Gage-height 

record furnished by United States Bureau of Reclamation.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928-29

Day

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

2 

3 

4 _ ..I 

5 . 

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

7..- .- ..

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

9 _ ............

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

11 

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

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

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

15. 

16 

17.,. _ ..

18.. ..

19 _ . _ .....

20.

21 

22. 

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

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

25 

26 . 

27 

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

29 . 

80 

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

Oct.

650

658 

658 

759 

8%

1,030 

1,250 

950 

767

735

727 

727 

759 

735 

711

703 

688 

672 

642 

516

528 

436 

264 

285 

230

245 

289 

310

175

} «65

Nov.

I "30

55

79 

367 

809 

1,120 

1,300

1,320 

1,230 

1,250 

1,160 

1,210

1.160 

1,120 

1,100 

1,080 

1,040

1,010 

1,080 

1,120 

1,080 

1,040

1,010 

1,060 

1,060 

941 

809

Dec.

743 

727 

620 

325

 10

 75 

 60

Jan.

 90

 10

[ 120

Feb.

 «300

 550

680 

 600 

516 

642

650 

574 

607

Month

April.. 

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

Mar.

607 

642 

680 

688 

695

1,030 

1,230 

1,330 

1,460 500

 300 

 900 

1,360 

1,460 

1,5^0

1,520 

1,520 

1,460 

1,520 

1,520

1,460 

1,360 

1,460 

1,520 

1,520

1,580 

1,580 

.1,520 

1,460 

1,520 250

Apr.

1 «10

110

417 

860 

988 

1,120 

1,260

1,360 

1,580 

1,700 

1,700 

1,520

1,100 

800 

607 

431 

380

436 

533 

834 

988 

 1,000

 1,200 

1,290 

1,640 

2,090 

2,520

Maximum

1,250 

1,320

743

1,580 

2,520 

4,520 

6,490 

4,090 

2,660 

1,890

6,490

May

2,900 

3,060 

3,060 

3,230 

3,400

3,590 

3,780 

3,880 

3,990 

4,200

4,300 

4,300 

4,300

4,410 

4,410

4,410 

4,520 

4,520 

4,520 

 4,520

 4,520 

 4,300 

4,300 

4,300

4.410

4,520 

4,520 

4,520 

4,410 

4,410 

4,410

June

4,300 

4,090 

3,990 

4,090 

3,990

4,090 

4,090 

4,090 

4,090 

3,880

3,780 

3,990 

4,090 

4,200 

4,410

6,090 

6,490 

5,330 

4,300 

3,880

3,680 

3,990 

3,990 

3,780 

3,780

3,880 

3,780 

3,780 

3,990 

3,990

Minimum

2,900 

3,680 

2,740 

1,890 

506

July

4,090 

4,090 

3.990 

3,880 

 3,880

 3,880 

 3,880 

3,880 

3,880 

3,780

3,780 

3,680 

3,680 

3,590 

3,500

3,500 

3,500 

3,500 

3,500 

3,400

3,320 

3,230 

3,140 

3,140 

3,140

3,060 

2,980 

2,900 

2,740 

2, 740 

2,740

Mean

585 

858 

110 

42.9 

520 

1.200 

950 

4.130 

4 200 

3 480 

2,420 

1-070

1.640

Aug.

2,660 

2,590 

2,440 

2,370 

2,300

2,300 

2,300 

2,440 

2,520 

2,660

2,590 

2,590 

2,660 

2,660 

2,660

2,520 

2,440 

2,440 

2,440 

2,520

2,520 

2,520 

2,520 

2,440 

2.370

2.300 

2,160 

2,090 

2,090 

1,960 

1,890

Sept.

1,890 

1,890 

1,890 

1,890 

1,820

1,820 

1,760 

1,760 

1,820 

1,580

860 

1,020 

1,040 

998 

834

703 

688 

680 

581 

506

650

695 

672 

628

574

544 

550 

555 

555 

555

Run-off in 

acre-feet

36,000 

51,100 

6,760

73! 800 

56,500 

254,000 

250,000 

214,000 

149,000 

63,700

1,190} 000

' Estimated.
TRIBUTARY BASINS 105

BOISE RIVER AT NOTUS, IDAHO

LOCATION. Staff gage in sec. 34, T. 5 N., R. 4 W., at steel highway bridge a

quarter of a mile south of Notus.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April, 1920, to September, 1929. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 4,180 second-feet June 17 (gage

height, 4.45 feet); minimum, 19 second-feet July 17, 18, Aug. 9, 19 (gage

height, 0.22 foot).

1920-1929: Maximum discharge, 14,500 second-feet May 19 and 20, 1921

(gage height, 7.0 feet); minimum, 10 second-feet Aug. 18, 1920. 

REMARKS. Records good. Station is below all diversions for irrigation in Boise

Valley. Flow regulated by storage in Arrowrock Reservoir. Numerous

diversions for irrigation above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928-29

Day

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

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

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

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

5 __ ...........

6..... __ ......

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

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.

52 

55 

55 

70 

115

277 

429 

582 

429 

410

391 

391 

410 

410 

429

552 

582 

582 

655 

850

970 

910 

850 

744 

655

850 

655 

655

582 

744 

744

Nov.

655 

522 

472

472 

472

472 

472 

472 

472 

472

472 

472 

472 

497 

522

522 

522 

522 

522 

522

522 

522 

522 

522

522

522 

497 

497 

472 

472

Dec.

472 

472 

472 

472 

552

552 

522 

522 

497 

472

472 

472 

522 

497 

472

497 

472 

429 

391 

391

356 

356 

356 

374 

374

472 

552 

655 

655 

655 

618

Jan.

582 

582 

582 

552 

522

472 

429 

429 

522

582

522 

472 

472 

429 

429

429 

429 

429 

429

429

410 

410 

429 

410 

410

391 

472 

429 

429 

410 

410

Feb.

429 

582 

655 

700 

655

582 

582 

582 

655 

744

700 

618 

582 

552 

522

497 

522 

497 

472 

472

522 

582 

655 

744 

970

582 

655 

700

Month

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

January

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

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

Mar.

1,100 

1,240 

1,100 

1,240 

910

797 

744 

700 

744 

850

1,390 

1,100 

744 

744 

655

655 

655 

618 

582 

582

582 

618 

655 

655 

582

552 

522 

524 

497 

497 

472

Apr.

472 

655 

744 

1,100 

744

700 

655 

655 

582 

582

522 

472 

497 

522 

522

522 

497 

472 

522 

850

429 

391 

429 

522 

522

292 

128 

152 

233 

292

Maximum

970 

655 

655 

582 

970 

1,390 

1,100 

655 

4,180 

37 

32 

205

4,180

May

391 

233 

200 

124

178

277 

233 

178 

142 

152

178 

216 

152 

175 

262

655 

472 

391 

356 

262

233 

205 

98 

60 

42

178 

292 

233

178 

128 

77

June

205 

391 

245 

95

87

87 

95 

77 

77 

356

356 

262 

227 

178 

233

910 

4,180 

3,700 

3,240 

2,220

2,410 

522 

292 

178 

96

55 

64 

32 

32 

24

Minimum

52 

472 

356 

391 

429 

472 

128 

42 

24 

19 

19 

22

19

July

26 

24 

28 

26 

24

37 

34 

24 

23

22

29 

23 

24 

23 

22

20 

19 

19 

20 

20

22 

23 

29 

24 

26

23 

22 

23 

22 

20 

22

Mean

519 

502 

485 

462 

60S 

752 

523 

224 

698 

24.0 

22.5 

71.1

405

Aug.

21 

22 

22 

24 

23

22 

20 

20 

19 

20

20 

24 

26 

23 

22

20 

20 

20 

19 

20

21 

20 

20 

22 

22

32 

26 

26 

28 

27 

27

Sept.

23 

29 

28 

27 

26

26 

24 

23 

22 

23

24 

23 

22 

23 

23

22 

23 

29 

55 

106

178 

106 

110 

128 

152

189 

205 

178 

152 

128

Run-off in 

acre-feet

31,900 

29,900 

29,800 

28,400 

33,800 

46,200 

31,100 

13,800 

41,500 

1,480 

1,380 

4,230

293,000
106 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1929, PART XII B

DIVERSIONS FROM BOISE RIVER, IDAHO

Below mouth of Moore Creek and between gaging stations at Dowling ranch 

and Notus 27 principal canals and a number of small farm laterals divert water 

from Boise River for use in irrigation.

Daily gage-height records were obtained, frequent discharge measurements 

made, and records summarized under direction of W. E. Welsh, water master for 

Boise River.

Records are available from 1919 to 1929. Record of daily diversions subsequent to 1915 is on file in the office of Idaho commissioner of reclamation.

Total amount of water, in acre-feet, diverted by each canal during irrigation season

of 1929

Main canal of United States

Bureau of Reclamation_.__ 610, 000

Penitentiary-______________ 1, 640

Ridenbaugh___--_______ 120, 000

Bubb_-_-_------------_._- 3,660

Cruzen-_-_-_-_---_________ 6, 750

Boise City No. l_-______ 8,920

Settlers._____________ 41, 200

Thurmansmill-____-.______ 9,700

Farmers Union (includes

Boise Valley diversion _____ 51, 600

Little Union__---__________ 3,930

Dry Creek __ __________ 15,800

Ballantme___ ______________ 3,350

7 Eagle Island canals______ 11, 400

Middleton Water Co____ _ 21, 400

Middleton Mill ditch______ 17, 900

Combined monthly discharge of canals diverting from Boise River, Idaho, during 

irrigation season of 1929

PhyIlis__________-__---_-_- 95, 100

Eureka No. 1__________ 5,670

Pioneer...____________ 8, 670

Canyon County..______ 18,000

Caldwell High Line _________ 17, 400

Riverside No. 2-_-_______ 40, 900

Farmers Cooperative______ 68, 400

Canyon (Campbell) ______ 3, 810

Seibenberg_____-__----_-__- 2, 560

Pioneer Dixie________-__--_ 8, 550

Eureka No. 2__________ 10,000

Upper Center Point ___ _ _ _ 2, 500

Lower Center Point____-_- 2, 990

Miscellaneous.----------.-- 7,520

1, 220, 000

Month

April . . .- . ..___._. _. _.. 

M» ^.......................... .......................

July -.,,. . 

August. __ . _______ __ .. _ . _ ... ..

September. .-.-.... ___ _____________

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

3,640 

5,560 

5,320 

4,720 

3,230 

2,350

Minimum

8 

3,900 

4,500 

3,150 

2,360 

891

Moan

1,450 

5,130 

4,900 

4,110 

2,900 

1,600

Run-oft in 

acre-feet

86,300 

315, <m 

292,000- 

263,000 

178,000. 

95,200>

1,220,000.
TRIBUTARY BASINS 107

SOUTH FORK OF BOISE RIVEB HEAR IENOX, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 24, T. 2 N., R. 6 E., 1^ miles above

mouth of Smith Creek and 4 miles west of discontinued Lenox post office. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,090 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March, 1911, to September, 1929. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 3,660 second-feet May 25 (gage

height, 6.48 feet); minimum (estimated), 150 second-feet Dec. 4.

1911-1929: Maximum discharge, 9,200 second-feet May 15, IS 17 (gage

height, 9.53 feet); minimum, 142 second-feet Dec. 31, 1925 (gage he:ght, 1.92

feet). 

REMARKS. Records good except those for Oct. 3 to Feb. 18, May 7-17, and Aug.

28 to Sept. 2, which are poor. No diversions for irrigation above station.

Results of two discharge measurements furnished by water master for Boise

River and board of control for Boise project.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928-29

Day

16-

17- 

18..

19-

20-

21..

22..

23..

24-

25-

27.

28.

29. 

30_ 

31.

Oct.

271

271

300

Nov. Dec.

300

275

250

Jan.

250

Feb.

275

281

305

316

305

309

305

309

298

295

305

Mar.

309

330

348

352

381

404

415

431

467

664

579

497

463

471

484

528

550

550

569

754

898

705

638

584

546

532

593

695

738

674

Apr.

679

749

839

928

839

738

690

653

588

564

555

584

679

765

928

1,090

1,300

1,400

1,400

1,440

1,440

1,600

1,440

1,520

1,680

1,760

1,720

1,680

May

1,760

1,720

1,800

1,800

1,680

1,600

1,500

2,000

2,260

2,320

2,420

2,660

3,040

3,370

3,440

3,440

2,970

2,420

2,160

1,940

1,760

1,760

June

1,760

1,760

1,680

1,600

1,600

1,760

1,980

2,160

2,260

2,320

2,260

2,260

2,320

2,420

2,600

2,600

2,220

1,850

1,600

1,480

1,440

1,480

1,440

1,370

1,330

1,330

1,260

1,220

1,160

1,090

July

959

898

839

771

722

679

648

608

574

546

523

505

480

459

443

427

412

404

400

385

370

363

352

337

323

312

305

298

292

292

Aug.

295

309

292

278

252

246

246

240

240

234

232

226

220

217

214

214

214

209

204

204

207

207

207

207

207

204

202

199

197

Sept.

194

192

189

189

194

196

246

249

240

243

237

232

226

220

209

209

209

209

207

209

209

220

223

234

234

240

240

240

240

Month Maximum Minimum Mean

Per

square

mile

Run-off

Inches Acre-feet

October__ 

November. 

December.. 

January....

February.. 

March .. 

April.... .

May.......

June.......

July........

August. . 

September.

1,760

3,440

309

555

The year.

35673 31 8

2,600

1,020

309

249

3,440

292

197

288

250

250

285

539

1,050

2,110

1,790

514

232

221

653

0.273

.264

.229

.229

.261

.494

.963

1.94

1.64

.472

.213

.203

.599

0.31

.29

.26

.26

.27

.57

1.07

2.24

1.83

.54

.25

.23

8.12

18,300

17,100

15,400

15,400

15,800

33,100

62,500

130,000

107,000

31,600

14,300

13,200

474,000
108 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1929, PART XII B

LITTLE CAMAS RESERVOIR NEAR BENNETT, IDAHO

LOCATION. Staff gage in NE. K sec. 9, T. 1 S., R. 9 E., 4 miles northeast of 

Bennett and 22 miles northeast of Mountain Home.

DRAINAGE AREA. 31.8 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March, 1924, to September, 1929.

EXTREMES. Maximum stage during year, 4,961.5 feet May 25; minimum, 

4, 942.7 feet Sept. 5.

1924-1929: Maximum stage, 4,965.5 feet May 26, 1928; no storage May 

29, 1924, and July 9, 1926.

REMARKS. Reservoir gates closed prior to May 23 and subseouent to Sept. 5. 

Capacity of reservoir 22,300 acre-feet between elevations 4,926.5 and 4,965.0 

feet. Water used for irrigation of about 5,000 acres of land near Mountain 

Home. Gage-height record furnished by Mountain Home Irrigation District.

Daily elevation, in feet, 1929

Day

1 ....

2 

3 . 

4... 

5 .

6 

7 

8 ....

9 

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

May June

4,961.1

4,960.7

- 

4, 960. 0

July

4,957.1

4,956.0

Aug.

4,952.2

4,950.7

Sept.

4, 942. 7

 

Day

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

21. 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 

May

4,961.5

June

4, 959. 2

4, 958. 75

4,958.2

J-Jy

4, 954. 9

4,953.6

4, 952. 7

Aug.

4,949.6

4,947.1

4,944.8

Sept.

 

NOTE. Elevations referred to datum of Mountain Home Irrigation District.
TRIBUTARY BASINS 109

LITTLE CAMAS CANAL AT HEADING, NEAR BENNETT, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 9, T. 1 S., R. 9 E., 400 feet below Little 

Camas Reservoir and 4 miles northeast of Bennett.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June to November, 1927; April, 1924, to September, 1929.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 69 second-feet Aug. 29 (gage 

height, 2.43 feet); no flow prior to May 23 and subsequent to Sept. 5.

1917, 1924-1929: Maximum discharge, 77 second-feet Apr. 27-30, May 1, 

3, and 9, 1924; no flow except during irrigation seasons.

REMARKS. Records good. Canal diverts from Little Camas Reservoir in sec. 9, 

T. 1 S., R. 9 E., discharges into Long Tom Basin, and is collected in Long 

Tom Reservoir for release for irrigation of 5,000 acres of land near Mountain 

Home. Gage-height record furnished by Mountain Home Irrigation L fstrict.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929

Day

\.. ..........

2. .

3.~ ......

4.. .... ...

5. 

6 ..... ...

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

8 

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

10 

11. 

12 ... 

13 

14 

15 

May June

52 

53 

53

56

58

58 

59 

61 

62 

62

64 

65 

65 

65 

65

July

64 

64 

64 

64 

64

65 

66 

66 

66 

66

66 

65 

65 

65 

65

Aug.

63 

62 

64 

65

64

65 

66 

65 

63 

63

64 

62 

64 

65 

66

Sept.

67 

65 

66 

66

21

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Day

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26

27 

28 

28 

30 

31

Month

May 23-31... 

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

August..... _________ . ___________ . ....

September. _

The period. ...... _ .........-. .

Maximum

49 

65 

66 

67 

67

May

4 

25 

30

37 

44 

46 

46 

49 

49

June

65 

65 

65 

65 

64

64 

64 

64 

64 

65

65 

65 

65 

65 

65

July

65 

65 

65 

66 

66

65 

65 

66 

66 

66

65 

65 

65 

65 

65 

64

Aug.

61' 

W 

6f> &' 

6"

6-

a>

60 

6'3 

6^

6> 

6-3 

65 67 

67 

6T

Sept.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Minimum Mean *, «j?

0 36. 7 655 

52 62. 3 3, 710 

64 65.1 4,000 

60 64. 7 3, 980 

0 9. 5 565

12,900
110 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1929, PART XII B 

MOORE CREEK NEAR ARROWROCK, IDAHO

LOCATION. Staff gage in sec. 21, T. 3 N., R. 4 E., at Boise-^ rrowrock highway 

bridge a quarter of a mile above mouth and 3 miles southwest of Arrowrock.

DRAINAGE AREA. 426 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October, 1914, to September, 1929 (discharge measurements only, prior to December, 1915).

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 1,040 second-feet Apr. 24 and 29; 

maximum gage height, 2.90 feet Apr. 29; minimum discharge, 16 second-feet 

Aug. 23 (gage height, 0.11 foot).

1915-1929: Maximum discharge, 3,140 second-feet Apr. 11, 1916 (gage 

height, 6.3 feet); minimum, 7.9 second-feet Aug. 13-15, 17, and 18, 1924 

(gage height, 0.09 foot).

REMARKS. Records good. No large diversions above station. Results of 13 

discharge measurements furnished by water master for Boise River and 

board of control for Boise project. Gage-height record furnished by United 

States Bureau of Reclamation.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928 29

Day

l 

2 .

3 

4... .- .

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

6 ... 

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

9 

10 . 

11. 

12- _

13 

14. 

15 

16 

17. __ 

18 

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 ___

24.. ___

25 

26 

27 

28 .

29 

80 

31 ___ ..

Oct.

46

47. 

52 

62 

82

99 

83 

68 

73 

66

68 

68 

78 

66 

64

70 

70 

65 

65 

64

60 

60 

59 

62 

65

60 

60 

64

59 

64 

78

Nov.

87 

80 

78 

85 

83

101 

96

87 

87 

83

83 

83 

82 

89 

94

90 

90 

68 

70

75

78 

89 

85 

85 

85

87 

89 

89 

75 

SO

Dec.

89 

64 

58 

56 

48

58 

45 

64 

51 

56

75 

59 

89 

76 

65

53 

43 

35 

35 

35

35 

36 

36 

36 

46

47 

47 

75 

78 

73 

66

Month

Febrnary. __ ___________

April 

May.... 

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

August ___ _

Jan.

59 

59 

62 

64 

54

45 

47 

58 

58 

62

64 

70

70 

75 

80

80

" 78 

83 

85 

85

78 

71 

75 

75 

78

78 

75 

80 

82 

80 

80

Feb.

83 

96 

98 

101 

98

92 

65 

51 

51 

62

65 

66 

68 

68 

71

71 

73 

71 

71 

70

80 

80 

83 

83 

80

82 

70 

83

Mar.

85 

85 

99 

113 

121

121 

127 

156 

193

254

367 

289 

208 

193 

222

289 

327 

327 

327 

347

410 

605 

455 

388 

327

272 

254 

327 

347 

347 

289

Maximum Minimum

99 46 

101 68 

89 35 

85 45 

101 51 

605 85 

1,040 254 

838 410 

550 156 

156 29 

33 16 

41 17

1, 040 ( 16

Apr.

272 

308 

327 

410 

525

410 

327 

327 

308 

254

289 

289 

289 

272 

432

500 

605 

698 

838 

995

955 

915 

955 

1,040

875

875 

955 

995 

1,040 

955

May

838 

800 

800 

800 

765

635 

578 

550 

550 

578

578 

.635 

698 

765 

730

730 

698 

605 

635 

665

665 

730 

730 

765 

730

605 

525 

455 

432 

410 

432

I 

Mean sqi

re

Jure

388 

432

&"7

347 

347

347 

367 

388 

410 

478

432 

410 

388 

367 

3f7

478 

550 

410 

3C7 

327

2F9

272 

2£4 

2?8 

2J8

2C8 

2C8 iee

156

1£<5

'er

iile

66. 0 0. 155 

84.4 .198 

55. 8 . 131 

70. 6 . 166 

76. 1 . 179 

267 . 627 

608 1.43 

649 1. 52 

337 . 791 

74. 3 . 174 

21. 4 . 050 

24. 6 . 058

195 . 458

July

156 

144 

136 

125 

119

115 

107 

103 

99 

92

94 

82 

76 

71 

68

66 

56 

52 

58 

53

49 

48 

47 

45 

40

38 

36 

35 

32 

31 

29

Aug.

31 

33 

31 

29 

26

23 

23 

22 

22 

21

20 

20 

19 

18 

18

18 

18 

18 

18 

18

17 

17 

16 

17 

18

27 

25 

21 

20 

19 

19

Sept.

18 

18 

17 

17 

18

21 

22 

40 

30 

41

40 

36 

35 

36 

22

22 

22 

22 

22 

21

19 

19 

19 

19 

19

27 

20 

23 

26 

27

Run-oft

Inches

0.18 

.22 

.15 

.19 

.19 

.72 

1.60 

1.75 

.88 

.20 

.06 

.06

6.20

Acre-feet

4,060 

5,020 

3,430 

4,340 

4,230 

16,400 

36,200 

39,900 

20,100 

4,570 

1,320 

1,460

141,000
TRIBUTARY BASINS 111

MAIHEUR RIVER NEAR DREWSEY, OREG.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in SE. % sec. 3, T. 22 S., R. 36 E., half a mile

above flow line of Warmsprings Reservoir and 10 miles below Drewsey. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April to September, 1923; June, 1926, to September,

1929. June to December, 1920, and April to September, 1921, at station 7

miles upstream. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 2,100 second-feet Mar. 6 (gage

height, 6.00 feet); minimum, 1 second-foot Aug. 19 to Sept. 6.

1920-21, 1923, 1926-1929: Maximum discharge, 3,050 second-feet Mar.

27, 1928 (gage height, 7.30 feet); minimum, 1 second-foot Aug. 8, 1P26, and

Aug. 19 to Sept. 6, 1929. 

REMARKS. Records good, except those for Dec. 9 to Mar. 1, and thos** above

400 second-feet or below 3 second-feet, which are fair. Several small

diversions above station. Records furnished by State engineer of Oregon.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928-29

Day

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

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

3 

4 

5 . _ ........

6... ...

7 ... ... ...

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

9. __ .........

10 

11 - .

12. __ . _ ......

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

14. __ .. __ ....

15. __ ..-. ..-

16. __ ... _ ....

17 

18- __ ........

19 

20 

21. .......

22 ___ . .........

 23 ........ _ -

24 .

25 

 26 ..

27 

28 

 29 

30 _ ......

31 _ .......

Oct.

5 

6 

7 

8 

10

14 

18

27 

35 

32

31 

34 

35 

30 

39

41 

42 

42 

40 

39

39 

39 

39 

39 

42

42 

41 

40 

40 

41 

42

Nov.

43 

43 

43 

47 

50

50 

48 

47 

47 

47

49 

50 

49 

50 

52

51 

50 

49 

41 

41

47 

50 

49 

50 

49

35 

30 

26 

24 

22

Dec.

22

21 

19 

18 

16

14 

13 

13

«30

Jan.

 25

"53 

«50

Feb.

 60

Month

January _________________________

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

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

August __ .. ______________________

Mar.

200 

705 

775 

800 

625

786 

825 

785 

364 

475

605 

361 

220 

202 

220

235 

245 

230 

225 

215

235 

398 

304 

245 

210

190 

175 

180 

220 

210 

192

Apr.

160 

165 

192 

215

225

205 

175 

175 

170 

152

132 

139

128 

143 

283

301 

328 

283 

280 

358

370 

346 

346 

367 

346

331 

331

32S 

358 

367

Maximum

42

52

825 

370 

331 

150 

16 

4 

2

825

May

331 

301 

292 

262 

268

256 

215 

188 

162 

146

137 

126 

130 

137

141

132

124 

124 

124 

128

130 

141 

160 

168 

182

188 

175 

143 

155 

139 

99

June

78 

91 

91 

75 

68

66 

64 

75 

91 

103

120 

101 

84 

70 

72

103 

150 

128 

101 

87

77 

60 

51 

43 

32

26

25 

24 

21 

18

July

16 

14 

13 

12

10

10 

9

8

7 

7

6

5 

5 

5 

4

4 

4 

4 

4 

4

4 

4 

4 

4 

4

4 

4 

4 

4 

4 

4

Minimum Mean

5 

22

175 

128 

99 

18 

4 

1 

1

31.9 

44.3 

26.6 

34.0 

60.0 

376 

257 

174 

73.2 

6.3 

2.0 

1.8

1 90.8

Aug.

4 

4 

3 

3 

3

3 

3 

3 

3 

3

2 

2 

2 

2 

2

2 

2 

2 

1

1

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

1

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

Sept.

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

1 

2 

2 

2 

2

2 

2 

2 

2 

2

2 

2 

2 

2 

2

2 

2 

2 

2 

2

2 

2 

2 

2 

2

Run-off in 

acre-feet

1,960 

2,640 

1,640 

2,090 

3,330 

23,100 

15,300 

10,700 

4,360 

387 

123 

107

65,700

 Estimated.
112 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1929, PART XII B

WARMSPRINGS RESERVOIR NEAR RIVERSIDE, OREG.

LOCATION. Tape gage in SE. % sec. 8, T. 23 S., R. 37 E., o^ Malheur River 4 

miles above junction with South Fork of Malheur River and 4 miles above 

Riverside. Zero of gage, 3,327.00 feet above mean sea level.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. January, 1920, to September, 1929.

EXTREMES. Maximum contents during year, 86,400 acre-feet May 2 (gage 

height, 51.80 feet); no storage Sept. 18-30.

1920-1929: Maximum contents, 177,900 acre-feet May 19, 1922 (gage 

height, 75.75 feet); minimum contents, that of Sept. 18-30, 1929.

REMARKS. Reservoir stores water for Warmsprings irrigation district, which 

embraces 31,618 acres of irrigable land on either side of Malheur River, 

extending from the mouth of canyon above Vale to Ontario. Capacity of 

reservoir at gage height 74.0 feet is 170,000 acre-feet. Records furnished 

by State engineer of Oregon.

Monthly stage and contents, 1928-29

Date

Oct. 31.. ___ .....

Nov. 30 _____ ..

Dec. 31 ____

Feb. 28..... ___ ..

Apr. 30. _____ ...

Gage 

height

Feet 

38.85

36.89

38.31

39.49

40.78

42.17

47.49 

51.65

Contents

Acre-feet 

49 100

44*200

47,800

50,700

54,000

57,500

73,500 

86,000

Change 

in 

contents

Acre-feet

-4,900

+3,600

+2,900

+3,300

+3,500

+16,000 

+12,500

Date

May 31 ______ .

July 31.. ______

Aug. 31.-.- ___ 

Sept. 30.. 

Gage 

height

Feet

 51. 80

46 06

41.22

27.75

Contents

Acre-feet 

86,400

69,200

55,000

24,600

66,800

0

Change 

in 

contents

Acre-feet

-16,800

-14,200

-30,400

-17,800

-6,800

-49, 100

« Maximum for year. 

& Estimated.
TRIBUTARY BASINS 113

MAIHEUR RIVER BELOW WARMSPRINGS RESERVOIR, NEAR RIVERSIDE,

LOCATION. Hook gage in SW. % sec. 17, T. 23 S., R. 37 E., 1 mile below Warmsprings Dam, 3 miles above South Fork of Malheur River, and 4 miles northwest of Riverside.

DBAINAGE AREA. About 1,100 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. December. 1914, to July, 1917; March, 1919, to September, 1929. At Riverside, 4 miles downstream from January, 1906, to 

March, 1907; December, 1908, to May, 1910.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 570 second-feet July 1 and 2 (gage 

height, 5.00 feet); minimum, 1 second-foot when gates in dam were closed. 

1906-7, 1908-1910, 1914-1917, 1919-1929: Maximum discharge, 5,490 

second-feet Mai. 2, 1910; no flow during August, 1910.

REMARKS. Records good. Discharge estimated Oct. 14 to Apr. 25. Diversions 

for irrigation above station. Flow completely regulated by operation of 

gates in Warmsprings Dam. Records furnished by State engineer of Oregon.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928-29

Day

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

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

3......... ___ .

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

5.. _ ..........

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

7... ___ .......

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

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

10.... __ ......

12. ___ .........

13....... __ ....

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

16 _ ............

16..... _____ ..

17..... ___ .

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

19 

20.... ...

21....... ___ ..

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

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

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

25-....- ...

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

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

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

29. _______ .

30 .. ..

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

Oct.

337 

305 

305 

305 

305

305 

305 

305 

270 

165

165 

165 

131 

1 

1

1 

1

1 

1

1

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

1 

1

1 

1 

1 

1

Nov.

1 

1 

1

1 

1

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

1 

1 

1 

1

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

1 

1

1 

1

1

1

1 

1

1 

1

Dec.

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

1 

1 

1

1

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

1 

1

1 

1 

1

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

Jan.

1

1 

1

1 

1

1 

1 

1

1 

1

1 

1 

1 

1

1 

1 

1

1

1

1 

1

1

1 

1

1 

1

1 

1 

1 

1

Feb.

1 

1

1 

1

1

1

1 

1 

1 

1

1 

1 

1 

1

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

1 

1

1

1 

1

1

1

1

Month

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

June _______________ _____ . 

July

Mar.

1

1

1 

1 

1

1 

1 

1 

1

1

1 

1 

1 

1

1

1 

1 

1 

1

1 

1

1 

1 

1

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

Apr.

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

1

1 

1 

1 

1

1 

1

1 

1

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

93 

232 

232 

232 

232

Maximum

337 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

232 

545 

450 

520 

455 

325

545

May

232

282 

377 

394 

345

345 

345 

369 

406 

406

406

464 

545 

545 

545

545 

545 

545 

437 

373

406 

406 

406 

406 

406

406 

406 

406 

406 

406 

406

June

406 

406 

406 

394 

345

345 

337 

290 

250 

250

250 

250 

250 

250 

250

250 

228 

214 

214 

214

214 

228 

267 

267 

267

309

482 

406 

415 

450

July

460 

515 

473 

473 

515

520 

520 

520 

520 

520

520 

520 

520 

520 

520

520 

520 

515 

496 

492

473 

473 

473 

392 

232

232 

232 

232 

232

236 

250

Minimum Mean

1 109 

1 1.0 

1 1.0 

1 1.0 

1 1.0 

1 1.0 

1 34.9 

232 417 

214 303 

232 440 

250 306 

1 108

1 145

Aug.

250 

250 

250 

250 

250

250 

250 

250 

250 

250

250 

250 

250 

310 

465

385 

377 

345 

345 

345

345 

345

345 

345 

345

345 

341 

325 

317 

305 

305

Sept.

305 

305 

305 

309 

325

325 

325 

297 

250 

165

111 

68 

45 

27 

18

16 

9 

1 

4 

4

4 

4 

4 

4 

4

4 

4 

5

4 

4

Eun-ofl in 

acre-feet

6,700 

60 

61 

61 

56 

61 

2,080 

25,600 

18,000 

27,100 

18,800 

6,430

105,000
114 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1929, PART XII iB

MAIHETJR RIVER AT JTAMORF, OREG.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in NE. % sec. 6, T. 21 S., R. 41 E., half a mile 

below proposed diversion dam to main canal of Vale project of United States 

Bureau of Reclamation and 1 mile above Namorf.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June, 1926, to September, 1929. At station 2 miles upstream May, 1913, to December, 1923.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 760 second-fee^ May 18 (gage 

height, 2.99 feet); minimum, 58 second-feet Nov. 20.

1913-1923, 1916-1929: Maximum discharge, 8,450 second-feet Feb. 7, 

1916; minimum, 4 second-feet July 25, 1919.

Discharge of flood of Mar. 1, 1910 (estimated), 12,600 second-feet (gage 

height, 11.3 feet at former gage). The floods of Mar. 7 and 9, 1894, are said 

to have been about 0.3 foot higher.

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

Flow regulated by storage in Warmsprings Reservoir. Records furnished by 

State engineer of Oregon.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928-29

Day

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

2

3

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

5-. .. .-...

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

7 ......

8 _ _ - __ -.. ...

g ....

10 

11 ___ 

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

13...-......... .....

14. .. . . .

15 .. 

16 

17 

18 

19. . 

20

21 

22... _ ..

23 

24 __ __ .......

25 

26 

27 

28. _ ............. _ ..

29 __ ........... ___ ...

80 . 

81 

Oct.

350 

344 

311 

302 

299

299 

299 

293 

290 

247

152 

128 

138 

141 

90

86 

83 

83 

80 

80

83 

83 

80 

80 

80

80

78 

78 

78 

78 

76

Nov.

73 

76

76 

76 

76

78 

80 

76 

73 

76

73 

70 

70 

68 

70

70 

70 

70 

73 

66

66 

73

 78

83 

73

Dec.

73

Jan.

92

Month

October __ . ____________________ .

February

March

April. 

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

July

Mar.

[«310

478 

348 

260 

222

275

305 

260 

 215 

170 

165

160 

175 

190 

188 

185

190 

225 

240 

185 

160

156 

146 

146 

148 

158 

146

Apr.

139 

137 

137 

141 

144

139 

132 

134 

130 

125

119 

123 

116 

134 

163

266 

290 

290 

254

251

275 

296 

257 

248 

235

220

278 

414 

425 

414

Maximum

350 

83

425 

760 

538

400

286

760

May

404 

381 

460 

582 

565

630 

512 

512 

530 

548

548 

548 

620

722 

741

741 

741 

760 

741 

684

538 

574 

592 

610 

628

647 

647 

592 

574 

503 

538

June

538 

538 

520 

520 

486

451 

451 

434 

393 

374

400 

374 

350 

341 

350

417 

434 

374 

328 

315

290 

268 

293 

324 

328

315 

417 

503 

451 

451

July

468 

468 

486 

434

«520

370

201 

187 

184 

178 

175 

181

Minimum Mean

76 

66

146 

116 

381 

268 

175

160 

74.1 

«65.0 

"75.0 

"85.0 

227 

214 

591 

401 

443 

263 

114

227

Aug.

196 

187 

184 

181

"180

187 

190

193 

196 

204 

201 

293

400 

367 

334 

334 

328

321 

308 

199 

302 

302

308 

303 

296 

280 

265 

246

Sept,

252 

262 

265 

259 

265

286 

283 

265 

252 

175

123 

«39

Jkm-oflin 

acre-feet

9,840 

4,410 

4,000 

4,610 

4,720 

14,000 

12,700 

36,300 

23,900 

27,200 

15,600 

6,780

164,000

Estimated.
TRIBUTARY BASINS 115

MAIHEUK HIVEE NEAR HOPE, OREG.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in SW. % sec. 5, T. 19 S., R. 43 E., hr.lf a mile 

above intake of Vines Canal and 6J4 miles west of Hope.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May, 1919, to September, 1929.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 633 second-feet May 19 (gage 

height, 2.48 feet); minimum, 36 second-feet Sept. 27 (gage height, 0.63 foot). 

1919-1929: Maximum discharge, 8,100 second-feet Feb. 5, 1925; rrinimum, 

3.5 second-feet Sept. 2, 1919 (gage height, 0.02 foot).

REMARKS. Records good, except those for Oct. 7, Nov. 23-26, Nov. 2£ to Mar. 

9, and Mar. 17, which are fair. Several small diversions upstream. Flow 

regulated to a large extent by storage in Warmsprings Reservoir. Records 

furnished by State engineer of Oregon.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928 29

Day

1 ____ .. .....

2........ .

3 .

4 ____ . ......

5 

8 _ . __ - .. .

7 ~ ..........

8 _____ . __ .

9. ........

10 

11 

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

13 

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

1« .........

16 . 

17 

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

19 . ...

20 .. .

M - .......... .

22.

23 ...

24.. __ ... __ ..

25 

26 

27 

28 _ ...

29 

80 ...........

31 

Oct.

356 

356 

337 

347 

361

375 

375 

375 

375 

375

294 

255 

255 

237 

192

124 

105 

100 

98 

93

90 

90 

90 

90 

90

90 

90 

90 

90 

90 

90

Nov.

90 

90 

90 

90 

90

90 

90 

90 

92 

93

92 

93 

93 

90 

92

92 

92 

92 

92 

92

92 

92 

92 

92 

92

92 

93 

93 

90 

SO

Dec.

70

Jan.

80

Feb.

90

Montb

April.....- _ ... .........

May . . .

3vly................. ..................................

Mar.

390

230

410 

328 

220 

178 

145

127 

146 

166 

176 

176

179 

196 

255 

206 

153

160 

156 

145 

142 

160 

153

Apr.

140 

134 

134 

134 

145

145 

134 

142 

142 

134

129 

124 

129 

127 

220

255 

306 

302 

262 

240

251 

270 

240 

230 

220

202 

196 

298 

356 

352

Maximum

376

356 

627 

486 

502 

324 

274

627

May

342 

333 

347 

435 

486

455 

440 

420 

410 

460

445 

430 

470 

574 

603

609 

609 

621 

627 

641

460 

497 

614 

519 

636

646 

646 

630 

497 

460 

475

June

476 

486 

465 

455 

450

400 

385 

420 

380 

361

376 

347 

315 

306 

324

356 

390 

361 

298 

294

274 

262 

244 

281 

281

266 

262 

460 

386

385

Minimum

90

127 

124 

333 

244 

166 

169 

37

37

July

430 

425 

497 

455 

450

492 

497 

502 

502 

497

492 

492 

486 

486 

492

486 

486 

492 

492 

470

470 

460 

446 

435 

400

' 237 

199 

179 

176 

172 

166

Mean

206 

91.1 

70.0 

80.0 

90.0 

249 

203 

491 

358 

418 

234 

123

43.5

Aug.

176 

176 

176 

172 

172

169 

169 

172 

172 

176

182 

185 

189 

189 

262

324 

315 

302 

281 

281

281 

281 

277 

274 

286

285 

285 

277 

266 

255 

237

Sept.

233 

237 

237 

233 

251

266 

270 

274 

266 

227

172 

129 

103 

87 

72

63 

58 

49 

44 

41

40 

39 

38 

38 

37

37 

37 

39 

39 

40

Run-off in 

acre-feet

12,700 

6,420 

4,300 

4,920 

6,000 

15,300 

12,100 

30,200 

21,300 

25,700 

14,400 

7,320

159,000
116 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1929, PART XII B

MALHEUR RIVER BELOW NEVADA DAM, NEAR VALE, OREG.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in SW. % sec. 21, T. 18 S., R. 45 E., 300 feet

below Nevada Dam and head gate of Nevada Canal and \% miles below Vale. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May, 1926, to September, 1929. At station at Vale, iy°

miles upstream and above Nevada Canal, March, 1890, to September,

1891; January, 1895, to July, 1897; May, 1903, to Mrrch, 1907; May,

1908, to October, 1914; March to September, 1919. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year 1,300 second-feet Mar. 4 (gage

height, 2.85 feet); minimum, 2 second-feet Sept. 23 (gage height, 0.06 foot). 

1890-1, 1895-1897, 1903-1907, 1908-1914, 1919, 1926-1929: Maximum

discharge, 22,800 second-feet Mar. 2, 1910 (gage height, 19.5 feet); minimum,

that of Sept. 23, 1929. 

REMARKS. Records good, except those for July to September and for estimated

periods, which are fair. Several diversions for irrigation above station.

Flow regulated by storage in Warmsprings Reservoir. Records furnished

by State engineer of Oregon.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928-29

Day

1 ___ .... _ ..

2

3. ____ ......

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

5.... _ ... .....

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

7..... _ .......

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.

160

164

167

167

170

183

192

199

220

223

209

145

123

123

92

88

88

88

88

88

' 86

88

88

-62

35

35

35

36

37

37

37

Nov.

35

34

35

36

36

38

38

37

37

40

37

41

41

52

77

99

104

99

96

104

86

86

96

101

104

106

108

104

101

94

Dec.

90

86

86

84

88

68

68

66

64

66

68

75

81

81

94

101

101

Jan.

108

101

99

«90

84

84

88

88

«88

88

81

88

90

99

99

Feb.

94

88

86

90

96

88

"78

96

108

101

108

111

106

104

99

96

116

132

160

123

123

Mar.

145

252

264

560

846

732

596

392

340

312

506

494

312

223

199

179

176

183

192

192

196

192

264

264

223

199

183

164

151

164

157

Apr.

160

151

140

142

157

154

145

142

151

145

134

129

137

132

189

264

345

335

321

273

252

285

252

223

176

94

66

66

126

96

May

56

48

45

59

145

102

59

52

50

50

50

50

70

108

173

173

164

170

176

160

48

45

43

43

43

55

58

50

43

42

43

Jun,

416"*

6?

77

77

53

14*

16'

141

157

121

13'

13'

201

20)

17)

171

151

91

53

41 04-

45

"41

47

31

July

24

14

23

30

25

77

79

70

63

41

30

23

22

23

22

25

24

32

43

43

40

36

28

25

23

19

14

12

8

8

8

Aug.

8

8

8

8

7

7

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

14

22

20

18

18

18

14

13

13

14

14

17

199

19

19

20

20

20

Sept.

18

18

15

15

15

15

19

19

19

12

21

18

18

17

17

16

14

7

3

3

3

2

2

3

3

3

3

3

2

Month

October ____________________________

November.. ____ _______ ......................

March ______________ ___________

April _________ ..... __ . ___ .. _____ . .....

May... _____ _________ ___ ............

July ....... ................... ;_. _ ...............

September ____________ . ___________

The year .........................................

Maximum

223

108

101

108

160

846

345

176

206

79

22

21

846

Minimum

35

34

145

66

42

30

8

7

2

2

Mean

115

70.1

79.3

90.5

98.2

298

179

79.8

102

30.8

13.4

11.2

97.3

Run-off in 

acre-feet

7,070

4,170

4,880

5,560

5,460

18,300

10,700

4,910

6,070

1,890

824

666

70,500

Estimated.
TRIBUTARY BASINS 117

NORTH FORE OF MALHEUR RIVER NEAR BETJLAH, OEEG.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in SE. % sec. 22, T. 19 S., R. 37 E., 1 mile

below Beulah and 14 miles north of Juntura. 

RECOBDS AVAILABLE. June, 1926, to September, 1929. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 422 second-feet Mar. 1C (gage

height, 3.76 feet); minimum, 17 second-feet Aug. 28.

1926-1929: Maximum discharge, 1,410 second-feet Mar. 11, 192? (gage

height, 7.30 feet): minimum, 14 second-feet July 30, 1926 (gage height,

0.53 foot). 

REMARKS. Records fair. Small diversions for irrigation above station; below,

practically entire summer flow is diverted above Juntura. Records furnished

by State engineer of Oregon.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1988 29

Day

1 

2... ____ . . ...

3. .. 

4........ __ ..........

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

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

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

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

9.................. _ ..

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

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

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

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

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

15 - ............

16 ... _ ............

17 

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

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

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

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

22 

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

24 . 

26 

26 

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

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

29........ .. _ .......

30 

31 

Oct.

42 

43 

45 

47 

55

53 

51 

49

48 

46

48 

50 

52 

54 

55

60

58 

54 

52 

52

53 

53 

55 

53 

54

54 

54 

55 

55 

55 

59

Nov.

57 

57 

61 

64 

63

60 

58 

55 

62 

61

60 

59 

58 

64 

61

58 

54 

42 

45 

55

58 

60 

65 

63 

66

65 

64 

56

47 

47

Dec.

65 

43 

45

50

Feb.

65

68 

60 

72 

62

73 

60 

67

Month

October _________ . ______ . ________ .

February. _________________________ .

AprU ___________ . _________ . ........

June ____________ . ... 

July

Mar.

65 

75 

85 

90 

100

99 

90 

98 

132 

295

152 

94 

97 

92 

96

115 

124 

122 

120 

124

180 

180 

132 

112 

112

101 

97 

112 

115 

104 

101

Apr.

99 

106 

111 

117 

114

99 

87 

100 

94 

86

99 

83 

92 

101

122

112 

117 

118 

134

157

160 

160 

173 

173 

180

194 

201 

215 

215 

201

Maximum

60 

66

295 

215 

252 

180 

56 

28 

37

295

May

194 

173 

ISO 

194 

201

180 

166 

154 

147 

143

137 

146 

160 

173 

180

180 

180 

173 

173

180

194 

208 

222 

244 

252

229 

208 

180 

166 

154 

138

June

143 

138 

130 

121 

117

110 

116 

124 

129 

166

155 

139 

129 

124 

173

180 

143 

130 

118 

101

97 

90 

84 

83

76

70

68 

60

58 

58

July

56 

54 

49 

45

47

44 

44

44 

44 

42

38 

36 

34 

32 

31

30 

30

29 

27 

26

24 

25 

25 

23 

21

23 

22 

21 

23 

24 

25

Minimum Mean

42

42

65 

86 

137 

58 

21 

17

52.1 

5&2 

"50.1 

-60.0 

-65.2 

116 

134 

181 

114 

33.5 

22.6 

22.1

17 75. 8

AUT.

25 

28 

28 

24 

23

23 

23 

22 

23 

23

24 

23 

23 

22 

22

22 

22 

23 

23 

23

23 

23

24 

24 

23

21 

21 

17 

18 

19 

19

Sept.

19

20 

18 

18

18 

18 

18 

18 

20

20 

21 

23 

24 

29

33 

37 

35 

33ai

R ra-off in 

acre-feet

3,200 

3,460 

3,080 

3,690 

3,620 

7,130 

7,970 

11,100 

6,780 

2,060 

1,390 

1,320

54,800

> Estimated.
118 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1929, PART XII B

SOUTH FORE OF PAYETTE RIVER NEAR GARDEN VALLEY, IDAHO

LOCATION. Staff gage in sec. 1, T. 8 N., R. 4 E., at Garden Valley ranger station, 

300 feet above mouth of Station Creek, and 5 miles southeast of Garden 

Valley.

DRAINAGE AREA. 779 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May, 1921, to September, 1929.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year (estimated), 4,800 second-feet 

May 25; minimum (estimated), 320 second-feet Dec. 4.

1921-1929: Maximum discharge, 10,600 second-feet May 26, 1928 (gage 

height, 8.0 feet); minimum probably less than 300 second-feet Dec. 18, 1924.

REMARKS. Records fair. Practically no diversions above station. Gageheight record furnished by United States Forest Service.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 19&8-89

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

9.

10.

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

19. 

20-

21.

22.

23.

24. 

26.

26.

27.

28.

29.

30.

31.

 550

 550 

578

 650

 710

650

600

570

550

540

530

520

520

520

520

520

530

530

520

510

 510

 500

 490 

'490 

484

 475

 475

 475

 490

 530

«520 

"510 

"500 

«510 

"500

«495

«490

484

484

«475

"475 

"470 

«470 

«470 

"470

«450

"440

426

371

°450

«500 

484 

484 

484

°460

-480

484

«460

-430 

"400

 420

 400 

351

 320

 360

 390 

426

 455 

484 

455

484

455

484

455

426

 420

 430

 420

 410 

>400

>390

 390

 390 

>400

 410

 430

 450

 480

 470

 450

 420

426

484

484

 480

 460

 450

 450

 460 

'460

 470

 470

 470

 460

 460

 440

 420

 410

 400

 400

 390

 390

 390

 390

 390

 400

 400

 410

 410

 410

 410

 420

'420 

426 

484 

455 

426

426 

371 

'360

 350

 360

'370

 400 

'410

 420 

426

426

426

426

371

426

426

398

426

398

371

398

371

398

426

426

426

426

455

610

610

514

484

484

484

545

545

545

545

545

610

578

545

484

484

484

484

545

610

578

514

514

514

578

680

645

578

545

545

578

484

545

514

514

545

610

825

900

1,020

°940 

1,020 

1,020

1,060

1,300

1,460

1,680

1,460

«1,400 

1,350 

1,460 

1,460 

1,350

1,200

1,160

«1,240

-1,460

-1,410

1,460 

«1,750

-2,000

°2,200

2,280

2,530

2,530

2,530

2,530

2,800

3,400 

3,720 

4,400 

4,760 

«4,800

"3,900 

2,940 

2,530 

2,400 

2,530 

2,530

2,801 

' 2,701 

2,280 

2,151 

2,401

»2,741 

3,090 

3,401 

3,401 

3,721

3,560

3,401

3,560

3,721

3,891

4,761 

3,721 

"3,191 

2,661. 

2,531

2,531

2,661

 2,631 

'2,601

 2,561

 2,521

 2,431

 2,311

 2,181 

» 2,071

 1,920

 1,800

 1,690

 1,590

 1,490

 1,400

 1,340

 1,280

 1,220 

1,160

 1,110 

1,060 

1,020 

1,000

-980

980

900

"875

-850 

825

788

750

750

715

680 

680 

680 

 662 

645 

645

645

610

610

610

610

578

578

545

 545 

514

514

 514 

514 

514 

514

514

484

484

484

484

455

455

455

455

 484

514

455

426

426

426

455

426

426

426

426

426

426

426

426

426

426

426 

426 

'425 

398 

398

371

371

371

371

371

 380

 400

 410

 420

 420 420

 430

 430

 430

Month Maximum Minimum Mean

Per

square

mile

Eun-ofl

Inches Acre-feet

October....

November. 

December.. 

January....

February... 

March.....

April___. 

May___. 

June........

July .....

August.

The year..

1 Estimated.

710

520

484

484

484

610

1,680

4,800

4,760

1,920

645

430

4,800

475

371

320

390

350

398

514

1,160

2,070

645

426

371

534

471

423

431

405

503

823

2,390

2,940

1,040

512

411

908

0.6Sf 

.60f

.543 

.553 

.52C .64e

1.06 

3.07 

3.77 

1.34 

.657 

.52?

1.17

0.79

.68

.63

.64

.54

.74

1.18

3.54

4.21

1.54

.76

.59

15.84

32,800

28,000

26,000

26,500

22,500

30,900

49,000

147,000

175,000

64,000

31,500

24,500

658,000
TRIBUTARY BASINS 119

SOUTH FOSE OF PAYETTE JUVER NEAR BANKS, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 28, T. 9 N., R. 3 E., 1 mile above junction

with North Fork of Payette River and \% miles northeast of Banks. Zero

of gage, 2,812.00 feet above mean sea level. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,200 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August, 1921, to September, 1929. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 6,200 second-feet May 25 (gage

height, 5.9 feet); minimum (estimated), 420 second-feet Dec. 4.

1921-1929: Maximum discharge, 13,800 second-feet May 17, 1927 (gage

height, 10.6 feet); minimum, 322 second-feet Dec. 30, 1925 (gage height,

0.13 foot). 

REMARKS. Records excellent except those for estimated periods, Oct. 30 to Nov.

3, Nov. 26 to Dec. 4, Dec. 6 to Feb. 27, Mar. 2-16, Sept. 14-16, 18-21, 23-

28, and 30, which are fair. Small diversions for irrigation above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928-89

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

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9. 

10-

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

19.

20.

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27..

28..

29..

30..

31..

626

626

674

716

891

762

722

674

662

662

662

662

662

660

660

638

632

626

626

620

608

608

608

608

630

660

630

638

632

644

614

614

632

626

602

602

626

620

684

596

546

610

568

644

602

602

602

668

580

590

560

630

600

520

600

460

420

451

490

530

660

590

600

610

680

590

600

570

540

560

650

530

520

510

500

500

510

530

590

630

610

590

560

580

600

600

590

570

560

570

580

590

590

590

590

590

580

570

660

530

620

510

500

490

490

490

500

500

510

520

520

620

530

540

560

570

580

690

580

530

610

500

500

520

530

540

540

540

540

550

540

510

530

540

540

530

510

600

490

510

510

505

510

520

530

550

570

600

700

800

900

1,000

970

850

780

760

828

802

790

822

940

822

758

722

692

698

790

891

870

796

770

783

842

975

1,050

835

822

783

722

752

728

734

816

1,050

1,090

1,240

1,360

1,570

1,830

1,740

1.660

1,740

1,830

1,780

1,830

2,060

2,460

2,580

2,520

2,110

2,110

2,200

2,310

2,110

1,920

1,830

1,880

2,200

2,160

2,200

2,630

3,260

3,500

3,500

3,620

3,740

3,620

3,740

3,980

4,370

4,900

5,460

6,050

6,050

5.040

4,240

3,620

3,260

3,140

3,140

3,380

3,380

3,140

2,970

2,970

3,260

3,620

3,980

4,240

4,370

4,240

4,110

4,110

4,240

4,370

6,040

5,180

4,110

3,500

3,260

3,140

3,140

3,140

3,030

2,970

2,970

2,920

2,740

2,630

2,580

2,360

2,200

2,060

1,960

1,830

1,740

1,610

1,670

1,480

1,440

1,400

1,320

1,280

1,200

1,160

1,120

1,090

1,060

975

975

975

898

870

849

822

776

764

746

728

716

734

710

704

686

656

660

638

626

608

574

662

652

546

546

540

552

552

640

530

530

520

520

525

662

657

530

520

520

520

515

505

510

505

505

605

600

495

495

490

485

480

480

471

462

454

445

450

460

470

480

600

603

506

609

611

514

517

520

520

Month Maximum Minimum Mean

Per

square

mile

Rur-off

Inches Acre-feet

October....

NovemberDecember.. 

January ... 

February... 

March__, 

April.......

May___ 

June...__ 

July .....

August... 

September.

The year.

660

630

600

590

1,000

2,580

6,050

5,180

2,360

734

520

6,050

500

420

490

490

505

722

1,830

2,580

716

520

445

420

670

600

544

548

534

759

1,330

3,350

3,560

1,250

581

492

1,190

0.558

.500

.453

.457

.445

.632

1.11

2.79

2.97

1.04

.484

.410

.992

0.64

.56

.62

.53

.46

.73

1.24

3.22

3.31

1.20

.66

.46

13.43

41,200

36,700

33,400

33,700

29,700

46,700

79,100

206,000

212,000

76,900

35,700

29,300

859,000
120 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1929, PART XII B

PAYETTE RIVER AT BANES, IDAHO

LOCATION. Staff gage in SE. % sec. 29, T. 9 N., R. 3 E., three-eighths of a mile 

below confluence of North and South Forks of Payette River and a fifth of a 

mile above Banks.

DRAINAGE AREA. 2,120 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May, 1922, to September, 1929 (station discontinued).

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 11,400 second-feet May 25 (gage 

height, 9.2 feet); minimum (estimated), 630 second-feet Dec. 4.

1922-1929: Maximum discharge, 22,900 second-feet May 26, 1928 (gage 

height, 13.7 feet); minimum, 455 second-feet Dec. 18, 1924.

REMARKS. Records good except those for estimated periods (Dec. 3-9, 16-25, 

Jan. 12 to Feb. 28, Mar. 2, 10-13, Apr. 20 to May 12, June 24 to July 5, 

Aug. 18-24, Sept. 29 and 30), which are fair. Several diversions for 

irrigation above station. Flow slightly regulated at outlet of Payette 

Lake and Lake Fork Reservoir. Between the station at Banks and 

Horseshoe Bend the river leaves the granite and enters a lava formation, 

and a loss occurs, which ranges from 2 per cent to about 4 per cent of the mean 

annual flow.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928 29

Day

1 _ 

2 ..... ....

3 

4 - -

5 

« 

7 

8 ....- 

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 

16 

16 

17 

18 

19 - 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24 

25. 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 

Oct.

915 

915 

1,020 

1,060 

1,500

1,270 

1,180 

1,120 

1,060 

1,040

1,020 

990 

990 

'990 

990

965 

990 

990 

965 

940

915 

940 

940 

940 

940

940 

940 

915 

915 

965 

1,040

Nov.

1,020 

990 

965 

990 

1,020

1,060 

1,020 

990 

1,020 

1,040

1,090 

1,150 

1,210 

965 

1,020

965 

940 

890 

844 

844

890 

915 

965 

940 

890

1,020 

1,020 

890 

758 

738

Dec.

738 

717 

650 

630 

650

700 

750 

800 

850 

940

965 

940 

915 

890 

867

830 

860 

850 

830 

800

800 

800 

800 

800 

800

915 

965 

1,040 

990 

844 

844

Jan.

844 

844 

844 

844 

867

844 

844 

844 

867 

844

800 

790 

790 

780 

780

780 

780 

750 

730 

710

700 

690 

690 

700 

700

710 

720 

730 

750 

760 

780

Feb.

850 

870 

850 

870 

880

800 

760 

710 

680 

680

720 

780 

810 

820 

820

820 

820 

810 

810 

810

810 

810 

820 

820 

810

810 

820 

830

Mar.

863 

863 

863 

888 

913

939 

965 

992 

1,050 

1,500

1,500 

1,500 

1,500 

1,220 

1,250

1,310 

1,420 

1,310 

1.380 

1,480

1,700 

1,590 

1,420 

1,380 

1,310

1,280 

1,280 

1,480 

1,660 

1,590 

1,520

Apr.

1,450 

1,520 

1,660 

1,980 

1,980

1,860 

1,620 

1,450 

1,420 

1,310

1,450 

1,450 

1,450 

1,590 

1,780

1,980 

2,340 

2,730 

3,060 

3,800

4,000 

4,100 

4,400 

4,600 

4,300

4,300 

4,700 

5,000 

5,200 

5,300

Month Maximum

April _

June. _____ . ________ . .......................

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

1,500 

1,210 

1,040 

867 

880 

1,700 

5,300 

11,400 

8,900 

3,800 

1,130 

888

11,400

May

4,600 

4,200 

4,200 

4,200 

4,000

3,900 

3,800 

3,700 

3,800 

3,800

3,800 

4,400 

5,190 

5,190 

5,530

5,710 

5,890 

5,890 

6,450 

7,840

8,260 

8,900 

10,000 

10,900 

11,400

10,000 

9,120 

7,030 

6,830 

6,640 

6,450

Jure

6, 2^0 

5,7'0 

5,530 

5, 330 

5,190

5,7'0 

6,6'0 

7,030 

7,430 

7,&'0

8,2iTO 

8,050 

8,2W 

8, 0.M) 

8,2fNO

8, 6PO 

8,900 

8,21*0 

8, 050 

7,430

7, OTO 

6, 2TO 

5,530 

5,000 

4,800

4,700 

4,600 

4,500 

4,400 

4,100

Minimum

915 

738 

630 

690 

680 

863 

1,310 

3,700 

4,100 

1,130 

888 

660

630

July

3,800 

3,500 

3,100 

2,800 

2,600

2,340 

2,250 

2,160 

2,070 

1,900

1,780 

1,740 

1,660 

1,590 

1,560

1,520 

1,480 

1,450 

1,420 

1,420

1,380 

1,340 

1,310 

1,250 

1,220

1,190 

1,190 

1,190 

1,160 

1,160 

1,130

Mean

1,010 

969 

831 

778 

804 

1,290 

2,790 

6,180 

6,530 

1,800 

988 

740

2,060

Aug.

1,130 

1,100 

1,080 

1,020 

1,020

1,020 

1,020 

1,020 

992 

992

992 

992 

1,020 

1,020 

1,020

1,020 

992 

978 

960 

950

950 

960 

940 

930 

965

965 

939 

939 

913 

913 

888

Sept.

888 

863 

863 

839 

839

815 

792 

792 

769 

769

769

746 

724 

724 

702

702 

681 

681 

660 

660

660 

681 

681 

681 

702

702 

702 

724 

700 

700

Run-off in 

acre-feet

62,100 

57,700 

51,100 

47,800 

44,700 

79,300 

166,000 

380,000 

389,000 

111,000 

60,800 

44,000

1,490,000
TRIBTJTAEY BASINS 121

PAYETTB RIVER NEAR HOESESHOE BEND, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in SW. % SW. M sec. 14, T. 7 N., R. 2 E., 100 

feet east of tracks of Idaho Northern Branch of Oregon Short Line Railroad 

and \% miles northeast of Horseshoe Bend.

DEAINAGE AREA. 2,230 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. February, 1906, to September, 1916; July, 191S, to September, 1929. Prior to November, 1912, at station in sec. 2, 2 miles upstream,

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 11,100 second-feet May 25 (gage

height, 6.44 feet); minimum, 505 second-feet Dec. 3 (gage height, 0,60 foot).

1906-1916, 1919-1929: Maximum discharge, 22,100 second-feet June 9,

1921 (gage height, 9.57 feet); minimum, 365 second-feet Dec. 18, 1924 (gage

height, 0.30 foot).

REMARKS. Records excellent except those for Dec. 22 to Mar. 8 and Mar. 10-12, 

which are fair. Several diversions for irrigation above station; none between 

this station and one at Banks. Flow slightly regulated at outlet of Payette 

Lake and Lake Fork Reservoir. Between the stations at Banks ard Horseshoe Bend, the river leaves the granite and enters a lava formation, which 

probably is the cause for the loss in flow between these stations Gageheight record furnished by Idaho Power Co.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928-29

Day

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

2.... 

3.. ...

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

5.. .. . .

6.. ____ , _ ..

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

8....... __ ....

9.. _ 

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

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

12 

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

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

15. _ . _ 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

21 

22 . ..

23 _ ........

24 .......

45 

26 

27 

28 _ _ . _ -

29

30 

31 

Oct.

828 

837 

896 

977 

1,160

1,270 

1,150 

1,090 

1,040 

1,000

977 

950 

932 

932 

932

923 

923 

932 

914 

896

880 

871 

871 

888 

880

880 

880 

871 

871 

871 

950

Nov.

977 

959 

923 

923 

941

977 

986 

950 

941 

959

977 

995 

1,010 

995 

941

932 

950 

837 

705 

788

923 

914 

914 

905 

871

905 

923 

862 

772 

698

Dec.

796 

719 

566 

610 

594

658 

698 

748 

788 

923

941 

880 

862 

888 

804

764 

812 

804 

772 

756

740 

 750

1,000

Jan.

750

Feb.

800

Month

^November

December

July ... 

September.. . .. - __ . 

Mar.

800

900

950 

>1,500

1,210 

1,210 

1,220

1,270 

1,340 

1,340 

1,320 

1,350

1,470 

1,570 

1,470 

1,360 

1,320

1,250 

1,240 

1,370 

1,530 

1,590 

1,520

Apr.

1,440 

1,480 

1,580 

1,810 

1,940

1,810 

1,640 

1,490 

1,470 

1,400

1,370 

1,370 

1,350 

1,470 

1,710

1,810 

2,140 

2,500 

3,040 

3,540

3,810 

3,900 

4,270 

4,460 

4,180

4,180 

4,360 

4,850 

5,050 

5,160

Maximum

1,270 

1,010

5,160 

10,800 

8,830 

3,630 

1,040 

846

10,800 -

May

4,460 

3,990 

3,990 

3,990 

3,810

3,720 

3,540 

3,460 

3,630 

3,630

3,630 

4,080 

4,850 

5,360 

5,580

5,790 

6,010 

5,900 

6,120 

6,580

7,300 

8,570 

9,640 

10,500 

10,800

9,920 

9,100 

8,310 

7,060 

6,580 

6,350

June

6,350 

6,120 

5,470 

5,260 

5,260

5,680 

6,350 

6,820 

7,300 

7,800

7,800 

7,800 

7,550 

7,550 

7,800

8,830 

8,830 

8,050 

7,800 

7,300

6,580 

6,120 

5,580 

4,950 

4,650

4,560 

4,460 

4,360 

4,180 

3,900

Minimum

828 

698

1,350 

3,460 

3,900 

1,040 

888 

628

July

3,630 

3,370 

2,960 

2,640 

2,420

2,220 

2,070 

2,000 

1,940 

1,810

1,710 

1,600 

1,540 

1,490 

1,460

1,410 

1,400 

1,410 

1.430 

1,410

1,360 

1,280 

1,230 

1,210 

1,170

1,140 

1,160 

1,160 

1,110 

1,060 

1,040

Mean

944 

912 

810 

750 

800 

1,240 

2,690 

6,010 

6,370 

1,700 

947 

714

1,990

Aug.

1,040 

1,040 

1.020 

986 

968

959 

986 

977 

950 

950

959 

968 

968 

977 

986

950 

923 

932 

923 

905

905 

923 

905 

888 

905

950 

941 

896 

888 

896 

888

Sept.

846 

828 

804 

788 

788

788 

780 

772 

756 

740

733 

719 

719 

698 

684

670 

664 

652 

646 

634

628 

658 

652 

664 

664

664 

698 

719 

691 

677

Run-off in 

acre-feet

58,000 

54,300 

49,800 

46,100 

44,400 

76,200 

160,000 

370,000 

379,000 

105,000 

58,200 

42,500

1,440,000
122 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1929, PART XII B

PAYETTE RIVER HEAR EMMETT, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 22, T. 7 N., R. 1 W., three-eighths of 

a mile below Black Canyon Dam and 5 miles northeast of Emmett.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June, 1925, to September, 1929.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 11,600 second-feet May 25 (gage 

height, 8.94 feet); minimum, 135 second-feet January 26 (gage height, 1.45 

feet).

1925-1929: Maximum discharge, 22,000 second-feet May 27, 1928 (gage 

height, 12.75 feet); minimum, 56 second-feet Mar. 3, 1926 (gage height, 1.17 

feet).

REMARKS. Records excellent. Diversions for irrigation above station. Flow 

slightly regulated by operation of gates in Black Canyon Dam and by storage in reservoirs upstream. Gage-height record furnished by United States 

Bureau of Reclamation.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928-29

Day

1. _ ........

2.... _ . _ . _

3. 

4. . _ ....

5 ... 

6. .... .... 

7 ... ...

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.

522

538

575

682

794

1,150

909

846

828

778

704

690

714

754

936

Q79

945

954

972

963

963

927

909

936

963

981

097

909

936

909

954

Nov.

1,080

1,080

1,020

972

963

1,030

1,100

1,090

1,020

990

1,020

1,040

1,040

1,110

1,050

1,040

990

963

1,210

1,100

1 140

1,'240

1,260

1,330

1,230

1,180

1,230

1,200

1,110

963

Dec.

1,010

1,030

1,040

981

802

7Afi

746

810

097

1,030

1,090

1,100

1,170

1,080

1,010

tlQQ

990 ooft

QOQ

954

Q1Q

698

674

762

1 040

1,170

1,200

1,260

1,100

Jan.

909

828

1,080

927

819

714

642

730

84ft

927

OAK

873

801

909

ono

900

900

900

918

945

855

855

74ft

730

7O4

882

Q81

936 Qi r\

786

8fi4

Feb.

927

963

864

1,020

1,020

936

828

828

706

706

819

909

QfiQ

OfiQ

QQ1

882

QQft

963

onn

864

1,010

Olft

onn

Qfto

936

018

963

936

Mar.

909

936

1,040

1,110

1,140

1,260

1,380

1,380

1 480

2^230

2,950

1,990

1,700

1,330

1,120

1,690

1,590

1,330

1,270

1,330

1 330

1,760

1,990

1,810

1,700

1,540

1,250

1,220

1,700

1,810

1,810

Apr.

1,480

1,870

1,640

1,380

2,360

2,050

1,430

1,380

1,640

1,810

1,700

1,700

1,540

2,110

2,290

2,360

2,680

3,020

3,520

4,130

4,450

4,290

4,620

4,960

4,620

4,620

4,790

5,130

5,310

5,670

May

4,790

4,130

4,130

4,130

3,970

3,820

3,600

3,440

3,600

3,670

3,520

3,970 i 7on

5,490

R CfiA

6,050

6,050

6,050

6,050

6,630

7 430

8 480

9,580

10,700

11,000

10,000

9 14fl

8,060

7,030

6,240

6,050

Juin

6,057

6,057

5,137

4,967

4,960

5,317

5,860

6,637

7,230

7,647

7,647

7,647

7,647

7,647

7,857

8,920

8,927

8,060

7,850

7,030

6,630

6,050

5,490

4,620

4,290

4,130

4,050

3,827

3,670

3,527

July

3,160

2,950

2,550

2,170

2,050

1,870

1,760

1,700

1,540

1,480

1,430

1,330

1,170

1,100

1,110

981

1,010

1,100

1,090

1,040

1,010

936

837

819

770

746

746

786

770

666

650

Aug.

674

674

658

605

538

560

590

598

575

545

590

590

590

598

620

598

568

530

552

590

545

530

560

545

530

598

642

575

538

560

538

Sept

530

465

444

465

451

444

451

458

451

404

391

404

404

378

378

384

391

378

378

372

391

391

417

430

417

417

424

472

500

458

Month

November. _ ___ ___ __ _____ . _____ _

January........ ______ . _________ . ___ 

February.. _ ____ __ ___________ ___

April... . 

May.. ___________ . _____________ ..

July ...

Maximum

1,150

1,330

1,260

1,080

1,020

2,950

5,670

11,000

8,920

674

530

11,000

Minimum

522

963

674

642

706

909

1,380

3,440

3,520

650

530

372

372

Mean

859

1,090

968

863

904

1,520

3,020

6,050

6,180

1,330

581

425

1,980

Run-ofl in 

acre-feet

52,800

64,900

59,500

53,100

50,200

93,500

180,000

372,000

368,000

81,800

35,700

25,300

1,440,000
TRIBUTAKY BASINS 123

DEADWOOD EIVEE AT BEAVER CREEK RANGER STATION, HEAR LOWMAK, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in NE. y4 sec. 17, T. 11 N., R. 7 E., immediately

below dam site at lower end of Deadwood Basin, 000 feet above mouth of

Wilson Creek, and 15 miles north of Lowman. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 108 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October, 1926, to September, 1929. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 1,040 second-feet May 23 and 24

(gage height, 4.3 feet); minimum, 35 second-feet Nov. 15 (gage height, 1.40

feet).

1926-1929: Maximum discharge, 2,150 second-feet May 26, 1928 (gage

height, 5.67 feet); minimum, that of Nov. 15, 1928. 

REMARKS. Records good «xcept those for Nov. 15 to Apr. 20, whicl are fair.

No regulation or diversions above station. Gage-height record and results

of three discharge measurements furnished by United States Bureau of

Reclamation.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928-29

Day

1. .. ft 

2 

Z.... ...........

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

5 ...... ....

6 

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

8. . ......

». 

10- 

11.. ...

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

13 

14 -...

15 .........

16 ........

17 ........

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

19. ........

20 

21 ..........

22 

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

24. __ ..........

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

26 

27 

28 . 

29 

30 

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

Oct.

72 

70 

84 

86 

114

99 

86 

84 

80 

76>

73 

70 

70 

69 

69

69 

70 

70 

67 

66

65 

63 

63 

65 

63

62 

62 

60 

60 

60 

65

Nov.

66 

62 

62 

62 

65

65 

60 

60 

63 

63

62 

63 

62 

62 

50

50 

60 

40 

40

55

Dec.

40 

50

Month

April....,. 

July.- 

Jan.

> 60 

 50

Maximun

114 

66

8C 

251 

97£ 

77« 

256 

94 

6fi

97£

Feb.

60

40

40 

40 

40

Mar.

40 

40 

40 

50 

50

50 

50 

50 

60 

70

80 

70 

70 

60 

60

70 

70 

70 

70 

70

70 

70 

70 

60 

60

60 

60 

70

70 

70 

70

i Minimum

60 

40

40 

60 

196 

273 

90 

59 

50

Apr.

70 

70 

70 

80 

90

80 

70 

70 

60 

60

70 

60 

60 

70 

80

80 

80 

90 

90 

90

91 

101 

129 

130 

138

164 

200 

222 

251 

218

May

196 

215 

243 

233 

210

208 

210 

243 

273 

259

299 

363 

437 

468 

480

509 

522 

509 

553 

620

713 

814 

910 

975 

880

680

566 

505 

472 

480 

522

Mean

72.0

57.4 

47.7 

54. 8 

57.1 

61.9 

104 

470 

501 

145 

72.6 

56.4

142

sqi 

m

June

548 

501 

448 

448 

488

544 

595 

620 

645 

670

605 

615 

620 

635 

660

779 

630 

522 

464 

441

430 

419 

401 

380 

370

353 

330 

311 

296 

273

er

lie

0.667

.531 

.442 

.507 

.529 

.573 

.963 

4.35 

4.64 

1.34 

.672 

.522

1.31

July

256 

240 

228 

215 

203

191 

184 

178 

171 

162

156 

152 

144 

140 

156

130 

125 

121 

121 

118

116 

111 

109 

106 

104

99 

96 

94 

93 

90 

91

Aug.

94 

94 

91 

86 

84

82 

84 

80 

80 

78

78 

76 

73 

73 

70

69 

67 

69 

65 

63

63 

62 

60 

59 

63

76 

66 

62 

62 

60 

62

Sept.

59

56 

55 

55 

56

58 

58 

58 

58 

58

55 

58 

56 

55 

51

51 

51 

50 

50 

50

55 

56 

56 

62 

60

60 

66 

60

59 

59

Rvn-oft

Inches

0.77

.59 

.51 

.58 

.55 

.66 

1.07 

5.02 

5. 18 

1.54 

.77 

.58

Acre-feet

4,430 

3,420 

2,930 

3,370 

3,170 

3,810 

6,190 

28,900 

29,800 

8,920 

4,460 

3,360

17. 82 103, 000

35673 31-
124 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1929, PART XII B 

DEADWOOD EIVER BTEAB IOWMAN, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 29, T. 9 N., R. 7 E., 700 feet above mouth 

of river and 2}£ miles west of Lowman.

DRAINAGE AREA. 201 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August, 1921, to September, 1929.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 1,800 second-feet May 24; maximum gage height, 4.20 feet Dec. 9; minimum discharge, 65 second-feet 

Nov. 19 (gage height, 1.15 feet).

1921-1929: Maximum discharge, 4,230 second-feet May 9, 1928 (gage 

height, 5.17 feet); minimum, that of Nov. 19, 1928.

REMARKS. Records good except those for Nov. 19 to Feb. 24, Feb. 26 to Mar. 2, 

and Mar. 4, which are fair. No regulation or diversions above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928-89

Day

1 ____ ......

2 _____ . -

3.... ..... 

4 _____ ......

5. .. _ - __ -

6 ... ... 

7

8. _____ - .....

o

10. _ .. __ ....

11.... _____ -

12 __ . _ -

13 

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

.15. . . 

16 __ -

17.. ____ -

18 __

19 . 

20 ___ -

21 _ ___ ....

22 

23...... _ . _ -

24. _______ ..

25 . _

26 ___ . .........

27 _ ..

28 _ . .... 

29- __ .. _ .....

30. __ - __ q-i

Oct.

126 

124 

140 

150 

220

180 

152 

145 

140 

133

131 

129 

129 

129 

129

131 

133 

133 

131 

126

124 

120 

122 

129 

124

122 

120 

120 

120 

120 

129

Nov.

129 

124 

122 

124 

124

126 

120 

109 

122 

120

118 

115 

126 

124 

107

113 

115 

89 

75

110

Dec.

80 

100

Month

April....... __ ... ...

May ___ ....... . . ... ....

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

The year . __ ...

Jan.

110 

100

Maximum

220 

129

165 

519 

1,740 

1,230 

405 

157 

124

1,740

Feb.

110

93

90 

90 

90

Mar.

90 

90 

95 

100 

107

109 

113 

109 

113 

140

165 

135 

133 

120 

124

129 

133 

131 

129 

133

143 

143 

129 

124 

122

118 

120 

131 

145 

140 

129

L Minimum

120

75

90 

124 

400 

432 

152 

109 

97

...... ......

Apr.

129 

135 

145 

152 

157

143 

133 

131 

129 

124

131 

124 

129 

138 

157

143 

200 

220 

251 

275

268 

261 

279 

291 

279

324 

400 

471 

519

477

May

400 

432 

489 

495 

432

400 

405 

454 

558 

525

577 

744 

910 

910 

920

970 

990 

960 

1,020 

1,140

1,330 

1,510 

1,640 

1,740 

1,600

1,250 

1,020 

901 

838 

820 

883

Mean

134 

114 

95.5 

105 

107 

124 

224 

879 

814 

228 

127 

107

256

F

sqi 

m

June

920

874 

794 

769 

812

883 

960 

1,000 

1,030 

1,090

990 

980 

980 

990 

1,030

1,230 

1,030 

874 

769 

712

690 

668 

646 

611 

590

564 

525 

501 

471 

432

er

lie

0.667 

.567 

.475 

.522 

.532 

.617 

1.11 

4.37 

4.05 

1.13 

.632 

.532

1.27

July

405 

380 

356 

338 

320

303

287 

275 

265 

255

241 

232 

223 

214 

208

205 

200 

194 

197 

186

180 

175 

173 

167 

165

160 

157 

157 

155 

152 

152

Aug.

157 

155 

152 

145 

140

138 

135 

135 

133 

131

129 

124 

124 

122

124

122 

120 

122 

120 

115

115 

111 

111 

109 

115

135 

126 

118 

122 

120 

115

Sept.

Ill 

107 

105 

105 

105

107 

109 

107 

105 

101

101 

101 

101 

101 

99

101 

99 

97 

97 

97

103 

111 

113 

118 

120

118 

124 

122 

120 

115

Run-off

Inches

0.77 

.63 

.55 

.60 

.55 

.71 

1.24 

5.04 

4.52 

1.30 

.73 

.59

17.23

Acre-feet

8,240 

6,780 

5,870 

6,460 

5,940 

7,620 

13,300 

54,000 

48,400 

14,000 

7,810 

6,370

185,000
TRIBUTARY BASINS 125

PAYETTE LAKE AT LARDO, IDAHO

LOCATION. Staff gage in sec. 8, T. 18 N., R. 3 E., at outlet of lake at Lardo.^

Zero of gage, 4,984.17 feet above mean sea level. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 131 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August, 1921, to September, 1929 (fragmentary). 

EXTREMES. Maximum stage during year, 6.05 feet July 6; minimuir, probably

occurred in September.

1923-1929: Maximum stage, that of July 6, 1929; minimum, 0.27 foot

Sept. 17, 1924. 

REMARKS. Water has been stored in Payette Lake since 1919 and used for

irrigation in Payette Valley. Gage-height record furnished by United States

Forest Service.

Daily gage height, in feet, 1928-29

Day

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

2.. ___ . ____ . __ .

3. ______ . ..........

4 ___ ......___ .

5 __ ...__._._........_

6. ______ . ..........

7 ____ .... _____

8 .

9. _____________

10._______ ._.______..

11 ________ . .......

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

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

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

15.... .. ..._.._.__ 

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

17 __ . _______ . _

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

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

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

21. _ ..................

22 ________ _ . ...

23. _ ..................

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

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

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

27.. _ .................

28 ______ . ..........

29. ___ . _ ....... ....

30 ___. ...

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

Oct.

1.58

1.50

1.56

1.48

Nov.

1.40

1.40

1.46

1.43

Dec.

1.41

1.38

1.41

1>36

1 48

Jan.

1.54

1.52

1.50

1.52

Feb.

1.59

1.50

1.48

1.46

Mar.

1.52

1.47

1.52

1.57

1.56

Apr.

1 60

1.61

1.71

1.78

May

2.14

2.20

3.16

4.75

June

3.95

4.90

5.10

5.40

5.28

6.75

July

6.05

6.00

5.92

5.80

5.00

6.10

Aug.

4.65

4 4ft

3.66'

3.0ft2.9&

2.90-

2.00--

1.2ft

NOTE. From inspection of outflow records collected at gaging station quarter of a mile below, flashboards 

were evidently installed on Oct. 15, May 31, June 20, 21, 23, 25, 26, 28, 30, July 1, 6, 7, 8,19, and Sept. 16. 

Outflow was increased by release of storage water by removal of some of the flashboards on Oct. 19, June 26,, 

26.29, July 5,6, 7,14, Aug. 17,18,19,21,22, and 24. No gage readings during September.
126 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1929, PART XII B 

WORTH FORK OF PAriTTE RIVER AT LARIH), IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 8, T. 18 N., R. 3 E., a quarter of a mile

below Lardo.

DRAINAGE AREA. 131 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. September, 1908, to June, 1917; May, 1919, to September,

' 1929. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 2,430 second-fee* May 25 (gage

height, 5.85 feet); minimum (estimated), 1.5 second-feet Sept. 17-30.

1908-1917, 1919-1929: Maximum discharge, 4,250 second-feet June 5,

1909 (gage height, 7.5 feet); minimum, 1.4 second-feet Oct 22, 24, and 25,

1926 (gage height, 0.87 foot). 

REMARKS. Records excellent except those estimated, which are fair. Since

1919 flow partly regulated at outlet of Payette Lake during irrigation season.

No diversions above station. Gage-height record furnished by United

States Forest Service.

Daily and montlhy discharge, in second-feet, 1928-29

Day

l ... .

2 ... _

3 

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

«- -.-.. 

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

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

8 .... 

* 

ML 

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

12.... ___ .. _ .

13.. 

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

15 . 

16. 

17 

18 

19.--.-... ..

20 

21- 

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

23 . 

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

25 ... 

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

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

28...-.... .

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

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

31 ..........

Oct.

35 

34 

36

38 

42

40 

40 

40 

39 

39

38 

31 

30 

29 

18

7.6 

6.7 

5.7 

36 

55

52 

47 

44 

42 

40

/38 

37 

35 

34 

32 

31

Nov.

30 

30

28 

27 

27

27 

24

23 

25 

25

24 

24 

24 

25 

27

28 

30 

27 

26 

26

25 

25 

24 

24 

24

23 

24 

22 

20 

20

Dec.

22 

22 

22 

22 

"22

"23 

"23 

"23 

"24 

24

24 

24 24 

«24 

24

24 "24 

"23 

"22 

"20

«19 

19 

"18 

"18 

"19

"20 

«25 

"30 

35

38 

41

Jan.

41 

44 

49 

50 

48

»47 

"45 

"44 

"42 

"41

"39 

38 

«38 

"38 

«38

"38 

«38 

«38

38 

38

"39 

"40 

"41 

"42 

«43

44 

"46 

-49 

»51 

"54 

"56

Feb.

"59 

«1 

61 "59 

"56

"52 

"49 

"47 

"45

"42 

40 

40 

"39 

"38

"37 

36 

36 

"36 

"36

"35 

 35 

35 

34 

35

35 

43 

39

Mar.

40 

43 

43 

42 

41

39 

38 

37 

37 

45

49 

49 

49 

48 

47

45 

44 

43 

42 

44

53 

53 

52 

52 

60

49 

47 

46 

49 

48 

49

Month Maximum Minimum

5 

3 

4 

5 

6 

5 

20 

2,38 

2,10 

32 

39 

23

2,38

5 5.7 

0 20 

1 18 

6 38 

1 34 

3 37 

0 48 

0 203 

0 485 

1 50 

0 164 

2 .... 

0 .. . 

Apr.

48 

48 

48 

54 

62

66 

66 

75 

74 

70

"69 

"69

68 

68 "73

"78 

"83 

"88 

"93 

98

"103 

 109 

"114 

a 119 

"124

"130 

135 

149 

191 

200

May

203 

216 

229 

243

254

269 

265 

277 

281 

297

317 

345 

495 

650 

775

875 

980 

1,060 

1,130 

1,290

1,500 

1,720 

2,050 

2,330 

2,380

2,140 

1,820 

1,590 

1,380 

1,290 

l,nfiO

Mean

34.6 

25.3 

23.9 

43.1 

43.4 

45.6 

92.4 

958 

1,120 

156 

293 

75.4

243

P

sqi 

m

June

626 

820 

840 

875 

945

1,090 

1,290 

1,420 

1,540 

1,590

1,540 

1,500 

1,500 

1,460 

1,460

1,860 

2,100 

1,950 

1,770 

1,500

1,090 

485 

552 

552 

540

552 

614 

557 

526 

515

>er

ile

0.264 

.193 

.182 

.329 

.331 

.348 

.705 

7.31 

8.55 

1.19 

2.24 

.576

1.85

July

159 

50

57 

72 

118

175 

162 

84 

61 

61

60 

59

55 

195 

321

301 

269

265 

216 

166

156 

144 

137 

131 

«140

"190 

197 

226 

219 

197 

180

Aug.

164 

186 

210 

243 

°260

"280 

"300 

"310 

"330 

"350

0 370 

390 

»365 

"345 

"320

297 

305 

313 

341 

337

321 

321

297 

281 

281

"275 

"270 

"264 

"258 

"253 

247

Sept.

»232 

"218 

"203 

"188 

"173

»159 

144 

135 

126 

118

110 

106 

"98 

91 

86

54 

 1.5

Kun-oft

Inches

0.30 

.22 

.21 

.38 

.34 

.40 

.79 

8.43 

9.54 

1.37 

2.58 

.64

25.20

Acre-feet

2,130 

1,510 

1,470 

2,650 

2,410 

2,800 

5,500 

58,900 

66,600 

9,590 

18,000 

4,490

176,000

 Estimated.
TRIBUTARY BASINS 127

IAKE FORK OF PAYETTS RIVER ABOVE RESERVOIR WEAR McCAII, IDAHO

LOCATION. Staff gage in NW. % sec. 8, T. 18 N., R. 4 E., 700 feet above highway 

bridge, three fourths of a mile below power plant, and 5 miles east of McCall.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May, 1926, to September, 1929.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 1,000 second-feet Mry 22 (gage 

height, 4.50 feet); minimum, 12 second-feet Sept. 16-20 (gage 1 ?ight, 0.30 

foot).

1926-1929: Maximum discharge, 1,620 second-feet June 8, 1927 (gage 

height, 6.10 feet); minimum, 9 second-feet Aug. 15, 1926.

REMARKS. Records good except those for Apr. 30, May 1-9, Sept. 21-30 and 

those above 650 second-feet, which are fair. Diurnal fluctuations at low 

stages are due to operation of power plant above. No diversions for irrigation above station. Gage-height record furnished by Lake Irrigation District.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929

Day

1.... ___

2. 

3-.... ..

4. .........

5. 

6. 

7..........

8... 

9 _ 

10....... 

11 

12. 

13..... .

14..........

15.. 

Apr. May

130 

140 

160 

175 

160

135 

120 

120 

130 

141

194 

271 

385 

385 

385

June

439 

359 

296 

346 

524

613 

583 

583 

439 

308

467 

495 

583 

524 

676

July

184 

149 

149 

126 

. 112

106 

99

86 

86 

74

72 

67 

64 

PO

55

Aug.

27 

27 

26 

24 

24

23 

22 

22 

20 

19

19 

18 

18 

16 

16

Sept.

14 

13 

14 

14 

14

14 

14 

14 

13 

13

13 

13 

13 

13 

13

Day

16 

17

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Month

April 26-30 

July.. . 

September. - _ -

Ther

Apr.

99 

112

141 

184 

155

Maximum

184 

1,000 

814 

184 

27 

16

May

439 

412 

439 

495 

644

850 

1,000 

962 

924 

583

412 

333 

296 

308 

333 

412

Minimum

99 

120 

214 

27 

14 

12

June

814 

583 

439 

385 

346

359 

359 

359 

359 

359

308 

296 

296 

259 

214

Juir

55 

51 

47

45 

43

39 

37 

36 

34 

32

32 

32 

31 

31

27 

27

Mean

138 

383

432 

67.4 

17.8 

13,5

Aug.

1C 

16 

16 

15 

15

14 

14 

14 

14 

14

14 

14 

14 

14 

14 

14

Sept.

12

12 

12 

12 

12

13 

13 

14 

1*

15

15 

16 

15 

14 

13

Run-off in 

acre-feet

1,370 

23,600 

25,700 

4,140 

1,090 

803

56, 700

IAKE FOSE RESERVOIR NEAR McCAII, IDAHO

LOCATION. Staff gage in NW. % NW. % sec. 13, T 18 N., R. 3 E., 3 rules east of

McCall. Gage set to read elevation above mean sea level. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April, 1926, to September, 1929. 

EXTREMES. Maximum contents during year, 15,230 acre-feet May ?4 and June

18 (gage height, 5,115.9 feet); minimum, 336 acre-feet Sept. 10 and 11 (gage

height, 5,101.7 feet).

1926-1929: Maximum contents that of May 24 and June 18, 1929; no

storage Sept. 26-30, 1927, and Sept. 22-30, 1928. 

REMARKS. Elevation at bottom of outlet tunnel, 5,097.0 feet. Stored water is

used for irrigation on 6,800 acres of land near Norwood. Gage-height

record furnished by Lake Irrigation District.
128 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1929, PART XII B

Daily contents, in acre-feet, of Lake Fork Reservoir near McCall, Idaho, 1929

Day

2.... ...

3 

4....- .

5 .... 

6 

7... .......

8 

9... .......

10.. 

11 

12.... __ ..

13... .......

14... .......

15 

May

7,147

-8,028

8,703

June

14, 000

14, 150

14, 310

14, 620

14,620

14,620

14,620

14, 620

14,620

14, 620

14, 620

July

14,460

14, 310

14, 150

14,000

13, 850

13,080

12, 930

12,470

11, 870

11, 720

Aug.

6,652

6,418

6,186

R QKA

5,722

K Rftfi

5,182

4,970

4,758

4,547

4

0 KG

3,987

3,708

Sept.

969

872

726

579

481

432

384

384

384

336

336

Day

16.. _

17- _

18 

19 

20 

21 

22 

23

24 

25 

26 

27 

28- ___ ...

29 

30 

31 __ 

May

11,420

12, 930

13,540

13,850

14, 460

14,920

15,230

14, 770

14, 460

14, 150

13, 850

13,690

13, 690

13, 850

June

14,920

15,080

15,230

15, 080

14, 920

14, 770

14, 770

14, 620

14,620

14, 620

14,460

14, 310

14, 150

14,000

14,000

July

10, 970

10, 670

10, 390

10,100

9,666

9,379

9,108

8,838

8,703

8,298

7,903

7,525

7,27b

7,147

7,021

6,769

Aug.

3,534

3,372

3,129

2,887

2,665

2.525

2,455

2,175

1,983

1,861

1,739

1,497

1,391

1,179

1,179

1,126

Sept.

LAKE IRRIGATION DISTRICT CANAL NEAR McCALL, IDAFO

LOCATION. Staff gage in SW. % sec. 13, T. 18 N., R. 3 E., 600 feet below head of

canal and 3 miles east of McCall.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May, 1926, to September, 1929. 

.EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 113 second-feet July 15 (gage

height, 4.67 feet); no flow during nonirrigation season.

1926-1929: Maximum discharge, 114 second-feet June 15, 1928 (gage

height, 4.72 feet); no iiow for long periods each year during nonirrigation

seasons. 

REMARKS. Records good. Flow is regulated at head gate o* canal. Canal

diverts from Lake Fork of Payette River in SW. % sec. 13, T. 18 N., R 3 E.,

and is used for irrigation of 8,600 acres of land near McCall and Norwood.

Gage-height record furnished by water master for Lake Irrigation District.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929

Day

2.. _ .

3 . . -

4 

5.. 

6 .... .

7 

8 

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

10 

11 

12 ..

13. _

14 

15. __ 

May June

74 

"81 

85 

85 

85

85 

85 

85 

85 

"92

97 

97 

97 

97 

97

July

97 

97 

97 

97 

97

97 

97 

"101 

103 

103

"109 

112 

112 

112 

111

Aug.

94 

"88 

85 

85 "78

74 

74 

74 

74 

74

74 

74 

74 

74 

74

Sept.

50 

»45 

42 

42 

42

-25 

16 

16 

16 

16

16

Day

If l't 

If 

U 

2(

2] 

25 

2:

24 

2,

2f 

2T. ...........

) _ 

28 

29 

30-- _ - 

31

Month

May 20-31.... __ . __ ..... _ __ . ___ .....

August ____

September 1-] 

The peri

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

od . ..... . 

Maximum

74 

97 

112 

04 

50

May

12

12

"17 

20 

"32 

38

38 

"43 

46 

"54 

"66 

74

June

97 

97 

97 

97 

"81

74 

"81 

85 

85 

85

85 

85 

85 

85 

85

July

112 

112 

112 

112 

"110

109 

109 

109 

"101 

97

97 

97 

97 

97 

»95 

94

Aug.

74 

74 

74 

74 

74

74 

74 

74 

74 

74

74 

74 

"59 

50 

50 

50

Sept.

Minimum Mean **££

12 37. 7 897 

74 87. 7 5, 220 

94 103 6, 330 

50 73. 1 4, 490 

16 29. 6 646

17,600

Estimated.
TRIBUTARY BASINS 129

WEISER RIVER ABOVE CBAWE CREEK, SEAR WEISEE, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 10, T. 11 N., R. 4 W., 1 mile above

mouth of Crane Creek and 9 miles northeast of Weiser. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,160 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July, 1920, to September, 1929. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 5,690 second-feet Mar. 11 (gage

height, 6.2 feet); minimum, 14 second-feet Sept. 4 and 5 (gr<re height,

0.85 foot).

1920-1929: Maximum discharge, about 13,500 second-feet Feb. 4, 1925

(gage height, 10.65 feet); minimum, 10 second-feet July 31, Aug. 1, and

6-18, 1924 (gage height, 0.80 foot). 

REMARKS. Records excellent October, November, and Mar. 11 to July 7; others

good except those for Dec. 3 to Mar. 10, and July 9-13, which are fair.

Numerous diversions for irrigation above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928 29

Day

1 . ........

2.... _ . ___ ..

3......... __ ..

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

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

6..... _ . ___ .

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

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

0.. ___ . ....

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

17 _ ........ .

18........ __ .

19-..-... ....

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

21 __ .... _ ....

22 ___ .........

23........... _ .

24...... ____ .

25.... ___ . ....

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

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

28 _________

29

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

31 __ ....... ...

Oct.

61 

75 

84 

95 

111

132 

111 

114 

123 

108

100 

100 

97 

97 

95

05

97 

97 

97 

97

95 

92 

95 

100 

100

100 

102 

108 

108 

105 

111

Nov.

117

114 

111 

111 

108

114 

117 

120 

123 

135

158 

148 

155 

155 

179

175 

168 

168 

148 

129

142 

145 

145 

145 

145

145 

148 

152 

152 

142

Dec.

138

148

125 

160

140 

200

Jan.

i 150

Feb.

175

Month

October ____ ______ . ________ . ........

January. ___________ ... __ ... _ .. .......

ApriL..- .. . ..

July... _ . .........

The year _ ....

Mar.

200

450

1,200 

2,000

4,140 

2,500 

1,920 

2,110 

1,980

1,980 

2,110 

1,870 

1,870 

1,640

1,920 

1,810 

1,270 

1,050 

974

843 

775 

820 

875 

820 

722

Apr.

643 

602 

615 

678 

1,010

974 

875 

843 

924 

940

1,100 

1,340 

1,210 

2,370 

3,580

2,300 

2,040 

1,810 

1,870 

2,370

2,580 

2,110 

1,920 

1,870 

1,760

1,700 

1,700 

1,810 

1,980 

2,040

Maximum

132

179

4,140 

3,580 

2,240 

1,520 

291 

28 

53

4,140

May

1,700 

1,480 

1,440 

1,390 

1,330

1,240 

1,120 

1,050 

1,070 

1,080

1,080 

1,190 

1,460 

1,760 

1,640

1,580 

1,580 

1, 520 

1,520 

1,590

1,760 

1,980 

2,110 

2,240 

2,040

1,640 

1,420 

1,250 

1,140 

1,130 

1,150

June

1,160 

1,170 

1,040 

966 

932

867 

875 

915 

958 

1,060

1,020 

949 

891 

867 

851

1,360 

1,520 

1,270 

1,080 

949

851 

782 

722 

664 

602

538 

490 

440 

381 

327

Minimum

61 

108

602 

1,050 

327 26 

14 

14

14

July

291 

264 

256 

252 

155

148 

129 

102

70

36

35

35 

50 

50 

46 

46

46 

44 

43 

44 

43

43 

36 

29 

26 

26 

26

Mean

100 

140 

154 

150 

175 

1,290 

1,590 

1,470 

883 

85.5 

19.5 

25.3

508

Aug.

28 

25 

26 

26 

25

22 

20 

23 

25 

26

26

22 

20 

20

18

16

14 

15 

15 

15

15

16 

16 

16 

16

17 

17 

17 

17 

16 

16

Sept.

16 

16 

14 

14 

14

15 

16 

16 

16 

16

17 

10 

20 

21 

22

22 

22 

23 

23

24

25 

26 

33

41

44

50 

S3 

44 

30 

38

Run-off in 

acre-feet

6,150 

8,330 

9,470 

9,220 

9,720 

79,300 

94,600 

90,400 

52,500 

5,260 

1,200 

1,510

368,000
130 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1929, PART XII B

LOST VALLEY RESERVOIR HEAR TAMARACK, IDAHO

LOCATION. Staff gage in sec. 28, T. 19 N., R. 1 W., 4 miles v«jst of Tamarack

and 16 miles north of 'Council. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 30 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May to September, 1924, and May, 19?"i, to September,

1929. 

EXTREMES. Maximum stage during year, 20.6 feet June 5; no storage subsequent to October and prior to Mar. 25.

1924, 1926-1929: Maximum stage, that of June 5, 1929: minimum, gage

not read when reservoir is nearly empty. 

REMARKS. Water from reservoir is used for irrigation in Weiser Valley. Capacity of reservoir is about 6,000 acre-feet between gage heights 0.0 and 21.4

feet. Gage-height record furnished in part by Mesa Orchards Co.

Daily gage height, in feet, 1928-29

Day

1 . . 

Z......... .............. . . ..

3 -

4. _ . _ . _ . _ .. __ ........... ...

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

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

7 . ...

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

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

10 

11.. __ . ____ ..... _________ ...

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

13 

U . .. ......

15 

l^........ ............................

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

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

W. ...................................

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

21

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

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

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

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

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

2T. ...................................

28-. ___ . ___ .. ___ .. .. _ .. ..

W.... ................................

3Q..... ...............................

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

Oct.

7.03

Mar.

5.29

Apr.

8.32

9.22

May

14.70

17.20

20.10

20.40

June

20.60

20.00

July

19.50

19.45

16.60

15.80

Aug.

15.69

15.38

14.65

13.50

13.20

12 65

Sept.

12.20

9.42

9.22

7.83

6.13

6.08

4.29

3.04
TBIBUTABY BASINS 131

LOST CREEK NEAR TAMARACK, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 28, T. 19 N., R. 1 W., a quarter of a 

mile below dam of Lost Valley Reservoir and 4 miles west of Tairarack.

DRAINAGE AREA. 30 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. January, 1910, to August, 1914; May, 1920, to S°ptember, 

1921; May, 1924, to September, 1929.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 206 second-feet May 28 (gage 

height, 2.66 feet); minimum, 0.5 second-foot Sept. 15 (gage he'<rht, 0.56 

foot).

1910-1914, 1920-21, 1924-1929: Maximum discharge, 688 second-feet 

May 17 and 18, 1921 (gage height, 4.29 feet); no flow at times gates in dam 

were closed.

REMARKS. Records good. No diversions between gage and reserve^; practically entire flow is diverted below during irrigation season. Flow regulated 

at Lost Valley Reservoir. Gage-height record furnished in part by Mesa 

Orchards Co.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928-29

Day

1 _ .......

2--.... .

3..-. ......

4 __ ......

6.. 

6. .... ...

7. . 

8 _ .......

8 _ .......

10---- .-.

11 _ .......

12.__. ......

13... .......

14.--...-..-

15 __ .... ...

Oct.

»29

"28

27

May

11 "13

June

157 

152 

150 

85 

17

17

18 

18 

18 

19

19 

19 

19 

20 

20

July

19 

19 

17 

17 »17

»17 

17 

a 17

"16 

»15

014 

13 

33 

66 

61

Aug.

42 

38 

38 

41 

52

52 

51 

45 

40 

40

40 

39 

39 

39 

36

Sept.

21 

30 

30 

34 

50

50 

48 

47 

46 

41

44 

43 

43 

42 

38

Day

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Month

October 1-3 ___ . _ . __ ..... __ . __ . __ . ___ .

May 14-31-.. .. - ..-- - . 

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

Maximum

29

189 

157 

66 

52 

72

Oct.

......

May

},3

15

>»70

128 

148 

189 

172

157

Minimum

27 

11 

17 

13 

16 

7.1

June

«20 

» 21 

21 

< 21 

"21

»22 

"22 

» 22 

22 

22

22 

22

22 

21 

20

July

56 

52 

51 

51 

50

50 

50 

51 

50 

50

51 

51 

52 

51 

50 

50

Mean

28.0 

75.7 

35.6 

37.9 

31.0 

41.8

Aug.

34 

30 

25 

25 

25

25 

20 

16 

16 

16

16 

16 

16 

16 

16 

16

Sept.

52 

62 

61 

57 

64

72 

66 

65

61 

38

19 

9.2 

7.9 

7.3 

7.1

Run-ofiin 

acre- feet

167 

2,700 

2,120 

2,330 

1,910 

2,490

1 Estimated.
132 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1929, PART XII B

MESA ORCHARDS CANAL NEAB MESA, IDAHO

LOCATION. Staff gage in sec. 14, T. 15 N., R. 1 W., 1,700 feet above end of flume, 

\% miles northeast of Mesa, and 3 miles below head gates.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May to September, 1924; May, 1928, to August, 1929.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 32 second-feet July 19; no flow 

during nonirrigation season.

1924, 1928-29: Maximum discharge, 35 second-feet May 24, 25, 27, and 

28, 1924; no flow Sept. 5 and 6, 1924, and during nonirrigation seasons.

REMARKS. Records fair. Canal diverts from Middle Fork of Weiser River in 

SE. % NW. % sec. 9, T. 15 N., R. 1 E. Water used for irrigation on the Mesa 

Orchards and for domestic purposes in the village of Mesa. Gage-height 

record furnished by Mesa Orchards Co.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929

Day

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

2 ___ . ___ . .....

3 ....

4 _ ... __ . __ ...

5 ___ ... _ ... ...

6. ____ ..

7 ___ _

8_ __ ......

9 ...

10. . __ .......

July Aug.

20 

22 

20 

"18

17

19 

20 

18 

 18

18

Day

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

12-. ______ ;_

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

14... _ - ____ .

15- ........

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

17-.. _ ........

18.. __ . _ . _ .

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

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

Month

July 12-31 ...... ...... ...............................

August 1-21. __ . __ _ . ..........................

July

29 

«30 

32

Aug.

16

17 

17 

17 

17

16 

 15 

14 "15

Day

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

22.. ............._

23 ..

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

25 .

26 ________ . ...

27- ___ ....

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

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

30 __________

31. __ .. .

Maximum Minimum

32 20 

22 14

Mean

27.6 

17.4

July

30 

28 027 

26

»26

25

o22

21 

20

Aug.

16

Run-off in 

acre-feet

1,090 

726

> Estimated.
TRIBUTARY BASINS

TAIIRACE OF BUSH GREEK POWER PLANT NEAR CAMBRIDGE, IDAFO

133

LOCATION. Staff gage on line between see. 27 and 28, T. 16 N., R. 3 W., 200 

feet below Rush Creek power plant, 500 feet above junction with Rush

 Creek, and 8 miles north of Cambridge.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June to September, 1929.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during period, 4.8 second-feet on several days 

from June 25 to Aug. 17 (gage height, 0.54foot); minimum, 2.1 second-feet 

June 6, Sept. 14-23, 30 (gage height, 0.32 foot).

REMARKS. Records fair. Diurnal fluctuations due to operation of power plant. 

Record represents flow used by the Rush Creek power plant. During th& 

low-water period for about nine months of the year the record alsc represents 

the entire flow of Rush Creek at the plant except for leakage through diversion dam 1 mile above, amounting to 0.5 to 1.0 second-foot. Gage-height 

record furnished by Peoples West Coast Hydroelectric Corporation.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929

Day

1

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

3-. ..- .. _. .

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

5. ..... ... __ ...

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

7 _________ .

8 ________ 

o

10. _ .. .....

11. _ - ..._--

12 __________ .

13-

14 ______ . __ .

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

June

3.4

3.2 

3.4 

3.4 

2.9 

3.4

3.4 

3.4 

3.4 

3.4 

3.4

July

3.5 

3.5 

3.5 

3.2 

3.5

3.5 

3.1 

3.6 

3.6 

3.6

3.6 

4.2 

3.6 

3.1 

3.6

Aug.

3.6 

3.6 

3.6 

3.2 

3.6

3.6 

3.6 

3.6 

3.6 

3.6

3.4 

3.6 

3.6 

3.6 

3.6

Sept.

3.0 

3.0 

3.0 

3.0 

3.0

3.0 

3.0 

3.0 

3.0 

3.0

3.0

2.9 

2.9 

2.8 

2.8

Day

16 

17 

IS 

U 

2C

21 

22 

23 

24 

2t

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Month

June 5-30 ________________________

July

August __________________________

__________

__________

.

.... _ _

Maximum

3.5 

4.2 

3.6 

3.0

June

2.9 

3.4 

3.4 

3.4 

3.4

3.4 

3.4 

3.0 

3.4 

3.5

3.5 

3.5 

3.5 

3.5 

3.1

Minimum

2.9 

2.5 

3.0 

2.6

July

3.6 

3.6 

3.6 

3.6 

3.6

2.5 

3.6 

3.6 

3.6 

3.6

3.6 

3.6 

3.2 

3.6 

3.6 

3.6

Aug.

3.6 

3.6 

3.2 

3.5 

3.2

3.4 

3.4 

3.4 

3.4 

3.2

3.2 

3.2 

3.2 

3.1 

3.1 

3.0

Sept.

2.8 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6

2.6 2.6- 

2.8 

2.9 

2.9

2.9 

2.9 

2.9 

2.9 

2.6

M Kun-off in. Mean acre-feet

3. 3 3 173 

3.5i 216 

3.4? 210 

2. 8' 170

769
134 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1929, PART XII B

CRAKE CREEK RESERVOIR REAR MIDVALE, IDAHO

LOCATION. Staff gage in SE. % sec. 19, T. 12 N., R. 2 W., 10 miles southeast of

Midvale.

DRAINAGE AREA. 269 square miles. * 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. November, 1923, to September, 1929. 

EXTREMES. Maximum stage during year, 40.5 feet Apr. 16 and 17; no storage 

Oct. 1 to Feb. 28 and Sept. 25-30'.

1923-1929: Maximum stage, 56.3 feet Feb. 22, 1927; no storage Sept. 23, 

1928. to Feb. 28, 1929, and Sept. 25-30, 1929.

n,p.re-ff>f>t, at er/i.ere hel^__ __ 

GageREMARKS. Capacity of reservoir is about 60,000 acre-feet at gage height 55 

feet. Water is used for irrigation in the lower Weiser Valley. Gag 

height record furnished by Crane Creek Reservoir Administration Board.

Daily gage height, in feet, 1929

Day

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

2.. _ .

3 -----

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

S.... .................................

« - _ - ___ 

7 ---- _ ..- -. 

8

<j

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

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

12... -.-.. _ - __ ----- _ ... __ ...

13 

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

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

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

\8... .............. ... ..... .... ... ... .

19 - ................................

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

*>1

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

23 ............ .......- ...........

24 - . ....

25 -. ..- -. ...... ...........

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

27. . 

28

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

30. ,-. --.. . ...- .-.

31. . . . 

Feb.

.... .

4.7

Mar.

6.5

W O

13.2

15.8

19.4

29.2

28.8

28.4

29.3

30.5

32.3

33.0

33.6

34 0

35.2

35.4

35.6

Apr.

35.8

QC A

36.4

36.9

37.5

38.0

38 7

39 0

39 5

40.3

40.5 

40.5

40.35

40.1

40.4

40.2

40.0

40.1

40.2

40.3

40.4

40.4

May

40.40

40.20

40.20

40.20

40.10

40.10

40.10

40.10

40.10

40.10

40. 10

40.10

40.10

40.00

40.00

40.00

40.00

40.00

39.95

39.95

39.90

39 90

39. 80

39.80

39. 80

39. 75

39.70

June

39.70

39.65

39.65

39.60

39. 60

39.60

39.50

39.50

39.50

39.50

39. 50

39.50

"39.~GO~

39.55

39.50

39.50

39.50

39.45

39. 45

39.45

39.40

39.40

39.35

39. 30

39.25

39.20

July

39.15

39.15

39.05

39.00

38. PO

38. 70

38.60

38.35

38. 25

37.70

37. f 0

37.30

37. CO 

36.8"

36.70

36.50

36.40

35.65

35. 50

35. 35

35.00

34.90

34.90

34.60

34.40

Aug.

34.14

33.90

33.60

33.20

33.66

32.90

32.60

32.30

32.00

31.70

31.30

30.80

30.60 

30.40

30.00

29.65

29.40

28.40

28.20

27.70

27.10

26.70

26.45

26.10

25.90

25.50

Sept.

25. 10

24.50

24.10

23.70

22.75

22.10

21.80

21.00

20. 50

20.00

19.60

19.20

18.70

"17." 70

17.00

16.50

15.90

15.00

14.70

13.00

10.00
TRIBUTABY BASINS 135

CBAHE CREEK HEAR MEDVAIE, IDAHO

. Water-stage recorder in SE. tf sec. 19, T. 12 N., R. 2 W.> 400 feet

below Crane Creek Dam and 10 miles southeast of Midvale. 

DRAINAGE AHEA. 269 square miles. 

RBGOSIDS AVAILABLE. October, 1910, to April, 1916; May, 1924, to September,

1929. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 615 second-feet Mar. 11 and 12

(gage height, 3.08 feet); no flow Oct. 1 to Mar. 9, Mar. 16 to A or. 14, May

9, 10, Sept. 26-30.

1910-1916, 1924-1929: Maximum discharge, 4,240 second-feet Dec. 3^

1910 (gage height, 8.9 feet); no flow at times when gates in dam are closed. 

REMARKS. Records good. Flow regulated by storage in Crane Creek Reser-.

voir. No large diversions above station. Gage-height record furnished by/

Crane Creek Reservoir Administration Board.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929

Day

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

Z.. ...........................................

*....-...-.-.-............ ................

4.. _____ . __ ...... ____ ..... _____ . _

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

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

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

8.. _ . _____ ... .. ... ...... ....

9... ...... ___ .... ___ . _ .................

10 

11 

12 

13 

14..-........ ...............................

15-- .

16 

17---- 

18.-... 

19 

20 

21 ... _ . ..

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

24 

25-.. - .. ........ .....

27 

28 .- 

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

30 

31-.-. _ 

Mar.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0

261

594 

615 

563 

283 

71

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Month

July.... 

The period ____ . __ . _ ___ __

Apr.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

101

237 

286 

286 

283 

283

283 

286 

127 

26 

26

28 

40 

40 

40 

40

May

40 

40 

40 

41 

40

40 

40 

21 

0 

0

5 

12 

12 

12 

12

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

12 

9 

1 

6 

23 

23

June

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

12 

12 

11 

11 

11

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

12 

11 

11 

11 

11

Maximum Minimum

615 0 

286 0 

41 0 

12 11 

171 11 

178 103 

120 0

615 Oi

July

! ] 

1

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

1

]

]

1 

1 

1

M

11 

11 

11 

11 

17

58 

75 

78 

1C 

62

44 

65 

65 

02 

63

62 

71 

63 

10 

51

27 

>4 

L6 

>4 

34

56 

56 

58 

LO 

L4 

51

, Aug.

144 

110 

109 

107 

106

104 

103 

1J9 

141 

141

139 

139 

139 

158

i 176

1"4 

172 

163 

155 

169

178 

176 

155 

139 

135

131 

133 

131 

130 

125 

122

Sept.

120 

119 

119 

119 

US

US 

112

92 

91

88.

87 

83 

82 

81 

80

78 

70 

65 

63 

6O

58 

55 

50 

42 

22

0

0 

0 

0

0

Run-off in 

acre-feet

77. 0 4, 73O 

f « 4 4, 78O 

17. 7 1, 090 

11.8 702 

If « 6, 520 

139 8,550 

69. 0 4, 110

42.1 30,600

NOTE. No flow during months for which no discharge is shown.
136 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1929, PART XII B 

CRANE CREEK AT MOUTH, NEAR WEISER, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 14, T. 11 N., R. 4 W., just below steel

highway bridge, a quarter of a mile above mouth, and 10 miles northeast of

Weiser.

DRAINAGE AREA. 312 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July, 1920, to September, 1929. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year (estimated), 750 irecond-feet Mar.

12; minimum, 0.3 second-foot May 29 (gage height, 1.37 feet).

1920-1929: Maximum discharge, about 2,350 second-fee*- about Feb. 7,

1925 (gage height, 6.80 feet); minimum, that of May 29, 1929. 

REMARKS. Records excellent except those estimated, which are good. Small

diversions above station. Flow is regulated by head gates at Crane Creek

Reservoir.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, W&8-&9

Day

1 __

2 -

3 ____ .......

4. _ ......__..

5. __ .... --

6. _ ._

7. __ .........

8-.... . .

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

10 

11 

12 .

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

TO

21 

22 _ ....

23 

24 . .

25. ___ 

26 

27- 

28 __ ..

29 

30 

31 _ 

Oct.

5.4 

5.2 

6.2 

4.5 

4.7

4.2 

4.0 

3.8 

3.8 

4.0

3.2 

3.3 

4.0 

4.7 

5.0

4.7 

4.0 

3.5 

3.5 

3.2

2.8 

2.8 

2.8 

2.8 

2.8

3.2 

5.4 

4.5 

4.2 

4.0 

4.5

Nov.

3.7 

3.3 

4.0 

7.1 

7.1

4.7 

5.9 

7.1 

4.0 

4.5

6.7' 

7.7 

5.7 

.i. 0 

7.1

7.1 

6.7 

6.7 

7.4 

6.4

5.9 

6.2 

4.2 

6.2 

6. 2

6.7 

5.9 

6.2 

6.2 

6.4

Dec.

5.4 

5.0 

5.0 

6.4 

7.1

4.7 

5.0

7.7 

7.7 

7.4

7.7 

7.1 

6.7 

6.7 

5.9

4.7 

5.0 

4.2

>"5. 0

Jan.

"5.5 

5.9

"5.0

4.0

"4.5

5.0 

"5.0

Feb.

}"6.0 

5.2

 "5.0

5.4 

"5.0

4.5

 °6.0

Mar.

»10 

11 

12

14 

15

22 

21 

37

104

407

"700 

"750 

°650 

"500 "300

«2CO 

79 

76 

56 

46

72 

42 

24 

25 

23

18 

14 

13 

12 

9.6 

8.3

Apr.

7.4 

5.4 

4.7 

5.0 

17

32 

13 

13 

32 

75

89 

59 

33 

84 

101

255 

328 

328 

332 

349

342 

332 

161 

35 

32

31

44 

46 

46 

44

Month Maxinrum

5.4

7.7 

7.7 _

February -... ... . _ -

April. ___ .... .. ..... ... ___ ..... ......

.July.. 

f

750 

549 

42 

14 

L56 

L73 

L19

'60

May

41 

41 

42 

42 

41

38 

38 

36 

6.7 

2.0

1.4 

2.8 

6.7 

6.7 

6.2

6.4 

5.7 

6.4 

6.4 

6.2

5.9 

6.4 

6.7 

7.0 

7.4

7.7 

7.0 

5.0 

1.3 

1.9 

23.0

June

9.0 

6.2 

5.9

4.7 

5.0

5.0 

5.7 

5.7 

5.7 

6.4

6.4 

7.0 

6.7 

7.4 

10

14 

12 

12 

12 

12

12 

10 

11 

10 

12

11 

10 

8.3 

8.6 

8.6

Minimum

2.8 

3.3

8.3 

4.7 

1.3 

4.7 

4.5 

101 

3.5

1.3

July

7.7 

5.4 

4.5 

4.5 

5.0

32 

66 

67 

81 

146

128 

152 

154 

152 

150

148 

154 

156 

140 

120

119 . 

115 

113 

84 

81

84 

84 

86 

103 

101 

140

Mean

3.99 

6.93 

5.63 

4.98 

5.15 

138 

109 

14.9 

8.68 

96.2 

134 

71.7

50.2

Aug.

140 

107 

103 

103 

102

102 

101 

103 

131 

131

131 

130 

131 

141 

165

167 

167 

165 

141 

154

173 

173 

156 

133

134

130 

128 

128 

126 

125 

119

Sept.

119 

119 

116 

118 

116

115 

113 

96 

93 

91

89

88 

84 

82 

80

79 

75 

66 

66 

63

60 

57 

56 

49 

34

12 

4.7 

3.8 

3.5 

3.5

Run-off in 

acre-feet

245 

353 

346 

306 

286 

8,480 

6,490 

916 

516 

5,920 

8,240 

4,270

36,400

' Estimated.
TRIBUTARY BASINS 137

WEISEE IRRIGATION DISTRICT CANAL NEAR WEISER, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 32, T. 11 N., R. 4 W., \% miles below 

head works of canal and 7 miles east of Weiser.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April, 1920, to September, 1929.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 212 second-feet May 24 (gage 

height, 3.39 feet); no flow for long periods during winter.

1920-1929: Maximum discharge, 219 second-feet May 5, 1926 (gage 

height, 3.43 feet); no flow except during irrigation season.

-REMARKS. Records excellent. One farm lateral diverts above ga&re. Canal 

diverts from Weiser River in sec. 3, T. 10 N., R. 4 W., \% miles above gage, 

and furnishes water for irrigation of about 7,000 acres, included in projects 

of the Weiser and Weiser Bench irrigation districts near Weise^. Gageheight record furnished by Weiser Irrigation District.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928-29

Day

1 _ ........... ___ . _ .... ___ -

3 ..... 

4 - __ . _ . ____

5 . _ - __ - _ _

6 . 

7 ______________________

8 

9 ... __ __________

10. _ _ ____

1J .... .... ... ....... . ..... ...

12 __ . __ 

13- . - ____ . __ . ____

14 ... ... .... 

15 

16 

17 ,. ________ . .......

18. ______________________

19 _ .. ________ . ..........

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

21-. __ . ........... .........

22

23 . _ _____ . ......

24 _____ . __ - ......

25 

26 

27 _ . __ . ___ . _ . ___ ..

28 ____ . __ . _ _ . _ . __ .

29. - _ 

30 

31. _ 

Oct.

87.8

Mar.

0.2

Month

May 5-31.. 

July 

Apr.

0.02

May

54

114 

116 

117 

144 

153

164

168 

175 

Ib6 

196

200 

200 

200 

203 

202

202 

203 

207 

207 

203

200 

199 

200 

203 

126 

110

June

202 

199 

195 

192 

195

190 

190 

189 

194 

194

187 

186 

183 

180 

167

168 

184 

177 

175 

172

171 

171 

168 

163 

167

156 

170 

183 

183 

191

Maximum Minimum

207 54 

202 156 

203 105 

169 116 

114 46

July

196 

185 

175 

172 

150

158 

171 

156 

148 

196

ISO 

184 

192 

174 

166

169 

195 

203 

190 

166

159 

144 

140 

114 

lOo

110 

114 

113 

123 

126 

160

Aug.

169 

116 

140 

138 

132

126 

123 

121 

149 

150

163 

146 

142 

144 

163

163 

159 

155 

148 

146

165 

162 

155 

128 

128

128 

125 

125 

127 

126 

116

Sept.

114 

113 

110 

111 

109

118 

119 

98 

90 

91

91 

91 

90 

87

82

82 

84 

72 

72 

70

77 

81 

81 

91 

92

77 

71 

63 

47 

46

M Run-off in Mean acre-feet

172 9, 210

181 10,800 

159 9, 780 

141 8, 670 

87. 0 5, 180

43,600
138 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1929, PART XII B 

BURNT RIVER NEAR HEREFORD, OREQ.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 26, T. 12 S., R. 36-E,, a quarter of a mile

above mouth of canyon and 6 miles west of Hereford. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March, 1915, to September, 1916; October, 192.8, to

September, 1929. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 468 second-fee* Mar. 21 (gage

height, 3.05 feet); minimum, 7 second-feet Sept. 18.

1915-16, 1918-1929: Maximum discharge, 926 second-feet Apr. 27, 1916

(gage height, 5.18 feet at old gage); minimum, 2.5 second-feet Aug. 24,1915. 

REMARKS. Records good except those for Nov. 28-30 and Jur^ 23 to July 16,

which are fair. No record during winter. A canal having a capacity of

about 3 second-feet diverts'water around gage; about 7,OCO acres irrigated

from tributaries above station. Records furnished by S'ate engineer of

Oregon.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet,

Day

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

S. ........... .... ............

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

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

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

12. _ .__..-_..._..-_ . 

13. __ ........................

U. ...........................

l&. .......................... .

W. ...........................

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

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

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

w. ...........................

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

22-.................... ....

23-.... ......................

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

25-..--.... ...............

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

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

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

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

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

31...... 

Oct.

21 

21 

21 

23

21 

21 

22 

22 

27 

29

Nov.

30 

29 

31 

31 

31

31 

31 

32 

34 

33

33 

31 

32 

34 

33

34 

34 

35 

38 

33

35 

35 

35 

37 

38

30 

39

I 39

Mar.

61 

47 

63 

68 

80

88 

73 

76 

113 

139

99

79 

82 

82 

90

111 

135 

145 

151 

171

364 

314 

185 

137 

120

104 

101 

168 

171 

139 

120

Month

October 22-31--.. __ .--..--.-.......-..-..-..... _ .

July

September ___________ ____________

Apr.

115 

145 

185 

200 

173

135 

133 

111

111 

86

78 

62 

71 

82 

122

129 

156 

167 

211 

285

296 

265 

292 

275 

278

292 

292 

296 

278 

268

May

206 

195 

190 

190 

193

168 

145 

137 

137 

135

133 

143 

162 

164 

153

145 

141 

129 

125 

120

111 

101 

97 

125 

118

82 

61 

57 

51 

51 

50

June

61 

58 

42 

38 

36

41 

44 

56 

73 

62

42 

35 

35 

38 

51

64 

49 

38 

31 

26

21 

17

17

Maximum Minimum

29

364 

296 

206 

73

21 

29 

47 

62 

60

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

19 9 

13 7

July

17

17 

18 

22 

21

23 

23 

22 

22 

24

24 

23 

23 

23 

23 

22

Aug.

19 

18 

16 

16 

13

14 

15 

13 

12 

12

12 

10 

10 

9 

9

10 

10 

10 

9 

10

10 

11 

12

12 

12

13 

13 

12 

12 

12 

11

Sept.

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

9

12 

13 

12 

12

13 

13 

13

11 

11

11

& 

1 

8 

9

9 

10 

10 

10 

13

13 

10 

9 

11 

12

M Run-off in 

Mean acre-feet

22. 8 452 

34.2 2,040 

124 7, 620 

186 11, 100 

129 7, 930 

36. 5 2, 170 

19. 4 1, 190 

12. 2 750 

10. 6 631
TRIBUTARY BASINS 139

BUBWT KIVEB AT EUSTniQTQTX, OBBG.

LOCATION. Staff gage in NE. ^ sec. 1.4, T. 13 S., R. 44 E., half a mile northwest

of Huntington.

RECOKDS AVAILABLE. September, 1928, to September, 1929. 

EXTKEMES. Maximum discharge during period, 383 second-feet Mar. 10 (gage

height, 2.42 feet); minimum, 0.3 second-foot Aug. 25-27. 

REMARKS. Records good, except those for Dec. 4 to Feb. 28, and S?ptember,

1929, which are poor. Diversions for irrigation above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928-29

Day

1 ___ .

2. ......

3 __ ...

4.......

5 __ ....

6-... ...

7 __ 

8.- 

9.

10 _ ....

11-- 

12 __ . ...

13-.. 

14.......

15... __

16.. .

17--.. 

18.- 

19. 

20... 

21-_ 

22 .... ..

23--. 

24.......

25 __ ...

26. ......

27.-. 

28.......

29.......

30.......

31.- 

Sept.

0.9 

1.3 

1.7

.9 

1.1 

1.3 

1.3 

1.5

2.0 

2.0 

1.8 

2.4 

2.8

2.6 

3.2 

2.6 

3.2

3.2

Oct.

2.6 

4.5 

6.6 

6.6 

6.6

7.6 

9.8 

7.6 

7.6 

7.6

7.0 

6.6

7.6 

7.0 

9.2

10 

11 

9.2 

10

12

12 

13 

16 

18 

23

23 

24 

26 

24 

21 

24

Nov.

28 

28 

26 

26 

31

31

37 

40 

42 

47

48 

48 

52 

52 

52

48 

48 

46

47 

47

44 

40 

44 

37 

40

54 

56 

56 

52 

54

Dec.

52 

58 

23

53

Jan.

52

Feb.

60 

52

76

Month

October - - . . .

Novembe 

Decembe

February 

March

r.. __ _________ . __________

April..... . _ _

July 

August

Septembe 

The

Mar.

127 

137 

127 

137 

160

172

198 

226 

287 

383

350 

334 

287 

241 

212

212 

198 

212 

212 

226

212 

256 

302 

350 

318

256 

226 

198 

185 

185 

226

Apr.

198 

185 

172 

185 

226

226 

226 

198 

198 

172

172 

147 

134 

142 

160

134 

160 

160 

172 

198

226 

256 

287 

287 

287

272 

256 

256 

256 

241

Maximum

26

56

383 

287 

241 

110 

18 

24 

6.6

383

May

241 

226 

226 

172 

172

172 

172 

140 

117 

100

80 

78 

80 

70 

74

80 

91

87 

72 

68

58 

53 

48 

52 

56

56 

64 

62 

53 

47 

47

June

50 

56 

60 

54 

53

54 

56 

58 

60 

64

66 

56 

56 

56 

56

70 

110 

66 

54 

56

56 

54 

53 

41 

36

31 

27 

23 

20 

22

July

18 

18 

16 

15 

12

n

11 

11 

9.8 

8.6

7.0 

6.2 

5.7 

5.3 

4.9

4.1 

4.5 

4.1 

4.5 

4.5

4.5 

3.6 

2.8 

2.6 

2.4

2.2 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

1.7 

1.8

Minimum Mean

2.6 

26

127 

134

47 

20 

1.7 

.3

.8

12.3 

43.4 

52.2 

52.0 

70.6 

231 

206 

100 

52.5 

6.74 

1.78 

2.92

.3 69. 2

Aug.

2.0 

24 

3.2 

1.8 

1.7

1.7 

1.5 

1.3 

1.1 

.9

.9 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.7

.8 

.9 

1.3 

1.7 

1.3

.8 

.6 

.5 

.5 

.3

.3 

.3 

.6 

.6

.8 

.8

Sept.

0.9 

.9

.8 

.8 

.8

.8 

.8 

.9 

1.3 

1.5

1.7 

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

2.2

2.4 

2.8 

3.6 

3.2 

3.6

4.1 

4.5 

4.5 

4.9 

5.3

5.3 

6.2 

5.7 

6.2 

6.6

Run-oft in 

acre-feet

756 

2,580 

3,210 

3,200 

3,920 

14,200 

12,300 

6,150 

3,120 

414 

109 

174

50,100

35673 31- -10
140 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1929, PART XII B 

POWDER BITER AT SALISBURY, OREG.

LOCATION. Staff gage in sec. 30, T. 10 S., R. 40 E., three-fourths of a mile below

railroad siding at Salisbury and 8% miles south of Bake". Zero of gage,

3,628.33 feet above mean sea level. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 230 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. December, 1903, to August, 1914; October, 1928, to

September, 1929. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 550 second-feet May 23-25 (gage

height, 3.2 feet); minimum, 5 second-feet Aug. 18-23, and Sept. 18.

1903-1914, 1928: Maximum discharge, 1,660 second-feet Mar. 20,

1910 (gage height, 6.65 feet); no flow on Aug. 31, 1909. 

REMARKS. Records good except those for Nov. 18-24, 27-3"), and July 1-6,

which are fair. No record during winter. Diversions for irrigation above

station. Records furnished by State engineer of Oregon.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928-29

Day

I. 

2 ... __ 

3 

4 

5 ___ - __

6 

7. .- 

8- - 

10. ~

11, ____

12. - 

13. __ ...

14

15. 

W ... _ ..

17 _ -

18. ___ _ . _ ..

19, __ 

20 _ .

21. - _____ ..

22 . . __ ..

24 

25. . .

26 _ - _ - ___

27. . ___

28. - ___ . _ ...

29 _ 

30

31 - 

Oct.

7 

7 

8 

8 

9

9

8 

8 

8 

8

9 

9 

10 

10 

12

13 

13 

14 

13 

11

12 

12 

11 

12 

13

13 

12 

12 

12 

13 

17

Nov.

20 

19 

20 

20

20

20 

19 

20 

21 

20

20 

20 

20 

22 

22

20 

20

17

22 

22 1"

Mar.

225 

295 

308 

320 

371

345 

345 

320 

308 

225

192 

172 

140 

100

84

106 

102 

118 

225 

203

398 

270 

192 

150 

106

111 

115 

126 

115 

118 

109

Month

May - . .. ..... ........

July....... 

Apr.

100 

104 

124 

134 

138

120 

102

88 

81 

72

82 

72 

72 

89 

104

111 

120 

140 

161 

225

225 

214 

236 

270 

282

295 

308 

371 

345 

295

May

270 

270 

236 

214 

203

192 

172 

150 

161 

161

161 

225 

320 

371 

371

371 

371 

398 

398 

427

487 

517 

550 

550 

550

457 

371 

270 

225 

203 

203

June

270 

225 

203 

182 182'

172 

172 

236 

258 

247

236 

225 

225 

225 

247

345 

247 

214 

182 

161

150 

140 

122 

102 

95

88 

81 

81 

61 

55

Maximum Minimum

17 7 

22

398 

371 

550 

345

17 

8

84 

72 

150 

55 

13 

5 

5

July

39

21 

20 

20 

20

18 

16 

14 

15

17

17 

16 

17 

16 

15

14 

14 

13 

13 

13

13 

13 

13 

14 

14 

14

Aug.

14 

17 

15 

14 

14

13 

11

7 

7 

7

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

6 

6 

5 

5 

5

5 

5 

5 

6

6

7 

7 

8 

9 

9 

7

Sept.

7 

7 

7 

6 

6

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

6 

6 

5 

6 

6

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

8 

7 

7 

7 

7

TVT«O^ Run-off in 

Mean acre-feet

10. 7 658 

19. 1 1, 140 

204 12,500 

169 10, 100 

317 19, 500 

181 10, 800 

20. 1 1, 240 

8.1 498 

6.3 375
TRIBUTARY BASINS 

POWDEB RIVER NEAR ROBDTETTE, OREG.

141

LOCATION. Staff gage in NW. % sec. 22, T. 9 S., R. 46 E., 3 miles northwest of

Robinette.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. September, 1928, to September, 1929. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during period, 2,920 second-feet Mar. 10 (gage

height, 5.46 feet); minimum, 33 second-feet Aug. 24. 

REMARKS. Records good, except those estimated, which are fair. Numerous

diversions for irrigation above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928-29

Day

1 _ ....

2.. __ ..

3 .... .

4........

5. __ ..

6........

7........

8... _ ..

9 ......

10........

11........

12_____.__

13.____ ...

14........

15 ...

16.. -.

17...... T .

IS........

19........

20........

21... ....

22. __ ...

23.. 

24. __ ...

25

26. __ ...

27........

28 

29 __ . . 

30. __ .. 

31........

Sept.

78

78 

76 

72 

68 

65

68 

72 

64 

61 

62

65 

67 

62 

67 

68

Oct.

67 

67 

88 

88 

100

102 

104 

102

97

' 88

97 

104 

100 

99 

99

102 

109 

113 

"108 

104

106 

« 114 

122 

122 

122

122 

122 

122 

131 

122 

140

Nov.

150 

140 

140 

150 

150

140 

150 

150 

150 

150

150 

140 

150 

160 

160

171 

171 

160 

160 

171

160 

160 

160 

160 

160

160 

171 

160 

150 

140

Dec.

160 

150 

113 

102 

113

113 

150 

« 140

« 150 

182

182 

171 

171 

160 

131

160 

160 

140 

131 

131

122 

"140

182 

171

Jan.

171 

171 

171 

160 

140

160

182 

171 

182 

171

171 

182 

207 

207 

182

170 

170 

170 

170 

171

160 

160 

160 

171

 170

Feb.

"180 

188

 180

171 

160 

171

140

171 

182

Month

October..

Novembe 

Decembe

February 

TN^arch

July. .. . _._. _. ..-_ ._...

August _ -

Septembe 

Th<

Mar.

182 

419 

500 

770 

825

770 

720 

770 

1,370 

2,810

2,100 

1,210 

880 

770 

770

770 

770 

1,070 

720 

770

1,290 

1,210 

940

825 

825

770 

675 

675 

630 

630 

585

Apr.

542 

542 

542 

585 

685

585 

521 

521 

500 

459

459 

459 

439 

521 

521

521

542 

542 

630 

675

675 

630 

675 

675 

720

720 

770 

880 

940 

825

Maximum

140 

171

182 

207

2.810 

940 

1,720 

2,200 

542 

65 

54

2,810

May

770 

720 

675 

675 

585

542 

500 

459 

400 

380

419 

542 

770 

940 

825

770. 

770 

770 

880 

1,000

1,210 

1,450 

1,630 

1,720 

1,450

1,070 

880 

770 

720 

675 

720

June

720 

675 

630 

630 

630

720 

770 

940 

1,000 

1,140

1,140 

1,070 

1,070 

1,140 

1,540

2,200 

1,630 

1,540 

1,210 

1,070

1,140 

1,000 

1,070 

1,000 

880

770 

675 

675 

630 

685

Minimum

67 

140 

102 

140 

140 

182 

439 

380 

585 

51 

33 

39

33

July

542 

500 

459 

400 

362

344 

294 

294 

248 

220

220 

194 

182 

160 

160

140 

150 

122 

113 

106

102 

99 

85 

92 

81

72 

68 

68 

65 

51 

51

Mean

106 

155 

145 

172 

177 

904 

607 

829 

996 

195 

46.1 

44.9

365

Aug.

46 

65 

65 

59 

65

59 

59 

56 

51 

51

51 

51 

51 

46 

41

41 

39 

35 

35 

35

35 

39 

35 

33 

39

39 

39 

39 

46 

44 

39

Sept.

39 

39 

39 

41 

41

44 

41 

39 

41 

41

44 

44 

46 

46 

46

39 

41

41 

46 

51

46 

46 

46 

48 

51

54 

51 

51 

51 

54

Run-off in 

acre-feet

6,520 

9,220 

8,920 

10,600 

9,830 

55,600 

36,100 

51,000 

59,300 

12,000 

2,830 

2,670

265,000

Estimated.
142 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1929, PART XII

IMNAHA RIVER AT BOTAHA, OREQ.

LOCATION. Staff gage in SW. % sec. 16, T. 1 N., R. 48 E., at Imnaha, one-eighth.

of a mile below mouth of Sheep Creek. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June, 1928, to September, 1929. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 2,330 second-feet June 16 (gageheight, 4.00 feet); minimum (estimated), 28 second-feet Dec. 4-8.

1928-29: Maximum discharge, that of June 16, 1929; minimum, that of

Dec. 4-8, 1928. 

REMARKS. Records good, except those for October, August, f nd September, and'

for estimated periods, which are fair. Diversions for irrigation above station.,

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 19&8-29

Day

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

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

3. .

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

S 

6. 

7 _ 

8 

9 

10. 

11 

12. 

13. 

14. . 

15.. 

18. 

17. 

18. 

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

20... _ - 

21 

22. ....

23. 

24 __

25 ___

26. 

27. 

28. 

29 

30. 

31 

Oct.

128

128

142

142

175

159

142

147

142

142

149

142

147

142

142

147

142

142

140

135

135

126

126

130

126

126

126

126

126

135

Nov.

130

130

126

135

135

130

126

126

126

145

135

333

137

135

145

152

145

128

126

135

121

130

130

121

121

117

124

121

117

91

Dec.

108

88

59

"35

130

149

140

117

154

175

117

10*

104

66

60

63

68

«60

147

167

Jan.

124

117

111

76

54

124

135

«100

128

133

112

lAft

"134

"100

»80

140

159

"90

Feb.

.

I "100

142

140

154

95

126

99

"100

124

104

102

106

121

119

117

Mar.

124

140

130

126

117

164

182

200

200

520

590

498

390

332

313

350

390

390

390

410

475

4.7 f;

452

390

332

313

313

332

498

498

475

Apr.

452

410

110

475

152

430

390

350

296

278

296

296

296

313

390

498

590

700

800

835

950

QCA

950

990

990

1,030

1,110

1,280

1,370

1,110

May

950

990

990

1,030

910

870

870

870

870

910

950

1,280

1,460

1,460

1,560

1,560

1,370

1,370

1,460

1,560

1,560

1,760

1,870

1,870

1,660

1,370

1,280

1,030

950

910

1,030

Ju*?e

1,110

1,280

1,660

1,030

870

1,030

1,110

1,190

1,280

1,?70

1,190

1,0^0

1,280

1,F70

2,ff30

1,560

1,280

1,280

1,C?0

£90

1,190

1,110

1,110

1,1*0

1,190

1.C30

850

1,C30

July

730

800

670

670

670

565

"532

498

452

430

410

410

350

332

332

313

313

313

296

313

262

245

262

245

230

214

214

214

214

185

185

Aug.

185

185

169

147

149

117

135

139

130

137

159

126

H2

162

147

154

154

152

140

140

133

1Q7

121

128

128

124

12 1

123

128

128

124

Sept..

121 117-

119-

117 117'

119 =

121'

lull?

117

110

106

106. 102'

104

104

106

106",

104 102'

102:

106.

110 119'

124

124

124

124

119-

119

Month

October- . _______ ________ . ______

July.... ... 

Maximum

175

152

175

159

154

590

1,370

1,870

2,330

800

185

124

2,330

Minimum

126

91

54

95

124

278

870

870

185

117

102

Mean

138

129

89.4

108

112

340

656

1,240

1,210

383

141

113

389

Run-off in 

acre-feet

8,480

7,680

5,500

6,640

6,220<

20,900,

39,000

76,200'

72,000

23,600'

8, 670*

6,720*

282,000s

> Estimated.
TRIBUTARY BASINS 143

SALMON BIVEfi BEIOW VAIIEY CREEK, AT STANLEY, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in SE. % SE. % sec. 34, T. 11 N., R. 13 E., 

three-quarters of a mile below mouth of Valley Creek and \% mile-" northeast of new Stanley. Zero of gage, 6,189.24 feet above mean sea le-'el.

DRAINAGE AREA. 535 square miles.

.RECORDS AVAILABLE. July, 1925, to September, 1929.

^EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 2,340 second-feet June 16 (gage 

height, 2.9 feet); minimum (estimated), 160 second-feet Dec. 5.

1925-1929: Maximum discharge, 5,020 second-feet June 27, 1927 (gage 

height, 4.41 feet); minimum, that of Dec. 5, 1928.

UEMARKS. Records good except those estimated, which are poor. Diversions 

for irrigation above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928-29

Day

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

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

Z... ...........

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

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

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

8____. ____--_

9-._. 

10 - 

11 

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

13. . .

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

J5-. .... ....

16 ...... .

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

18..... ____ ..

19 

20 

21 ........

22 

23.. . 

24.. 

25 ........ ..

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

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

28- 

--29. 

30 . 

31... 

Oct.

331 

320 

331 

331 

390

371 

354 

348 

342 

348

318 

342 

337 

337 

342

342 

354 

354 

318 

348

337 

325 

325 

"330 

"330

"330 

"330 

"330 

"330 

331 

"335

Nov.

"310 

"320 

"320 

"325 

320

"320 

310 

"280 

"310 

"315

"300 

"285 

"310 

"300 

"260

"270 

"290 

"230 

"200 

"240

"270 

"260 

"260 

"250 

"250

"260 

"265 

"240 

"220 

"220

Dec.

"260 

"220 

"200 

"ISO 

"160

"180 

" ISO 

"200 

"205 

"215

"220 

"215 

"220 

"210 

"200

"185 

"200 

"195 

"190 

" 190

"190 

"190 

"190 

"200 

"220

"205 

"200 

"270 

"260 

"250 

"250

Month

Febraary _______ . ______ .

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

July. ... 

-September .... . ...

The year

Jan.

"230 

"240 

"260 

"210 

"220

"200 

"210 

"230 

"250 

"240

"230 

"230 

"235 

"235 

"235

"230 

"220 

"240 

"230 

"210

"190 

"210 

"220 

"230 

"250

"255 

"255 

"230 

"240 

"250 

"240

Feb.

«240 

"270 

"270 

"220 

"260

"240 

"210 

"190 

"200 

"230

"240 

"260 

"260 

"260 

"240

"240 

"240 

"230 

"220 

"220

"215 

"205 

"220 

"220 

"220

"220 

"210 

"220

Maximum

390 

340 

270 

260 

270 

250 

570 

1,900 

2,340 

1,320 

337 

247

2,340

Mar.

"230 

"230 

"220 

"220 

"220

"220 

"210 

"210 

"220 

"230

"250 

"240 

"230 

"230 

"230

"230 

"240 

" 240 

"220 

"220

"230- 

"220 

"200 "180

» 190

"200 

"205 

"210 

"220 

"200 

169

Minimum

320 

200 

160 

190 

190 

169 

200 

556 

1,050 

313 

238 

215

160

Apr.

"200 

"230 

270 

266 

"265

"265 

262 

"250 

"240 

"220

262 

"230 

"270 

274 

"290

"260 

"270 

"300 

"320 

"330

351 

"350 

"340 

"310 

"400

"450 

"560 

"570 

"540 

"520

May

672 

764 

669 

651 

556

579 

"620 

672 

726 

651

704 

786 

852 

860 

900

960 

1,000 

990 

1,060 

1,150

1,260 

1,440 

1,620 

1,760 

1,900

1,700 

1,490 

1,340 

1,220 

1,130 

1,130

Mean

340 

278 

208 

232 

231 

218 

323 

1,030 

1,480 

656 

267 

232

458

sq 

I

Jane

1,160 

1,200 

1,130 

1,050 

1,050

1,110 

1,280 

1,420 

1,510 

" 1, 500

"1,520 

"1,600 

"1,700 

"1,800 

"2,000

2.340 

2,190 

1,830 

1,630 

1,390

1,340 

1,380 

1,380 

1,380 

1,400

1,160 

1,450 

1,420 

1,430 

1,400

Per

nile

0.636 

.520 

.389 

.434 

.432 

.407 

.604 

1.93 

2.77 

1.23 

.499 

.434

.856

July

1,320 

1,270 

1,190 

1,130 

1,050

970 

890 

830 

792 

727

682 

646 

630 

612 

587

562 

554 

538 

530 

498

475 

446 

423 

403 

396

389 

382 

369 

356 

343 

343

Aug.

337 

332 

320 

314 

303

297 

286 

286 

276 

276

271 

266 

257 

. 257 

252

247 

252 

252 

247 

247

247 

242 

247 

242 

238

242 

238 

238 

252 

266 

262

Sept.

247 

242 

238 

234 

234

234 

234 

234 

234 

230

230 

226 

222 

219 

219

219 

219 

219 

215 

219

230 

234 

247 

242 

238

242

242 

238 

238 

238

Run-Off

Inches

0.73 

.58 

.45 

.50 

.45 

.47 

.67 

2.22 

3.09 

1.42 

.58 

.48

11.64

Acre-feet

20,900 

16,500 

12,800 

14,300 

12,800 

13,400 

19,200 

63,300 

88,100 

40,300 

16, iOO 

13,800

332,000

1 Estimated.
144 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1929, PART XII B

SAIMOW RIVER BELOW YANKEE FOBS, WEAR CLAYTOW, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 20, T. 11 N., R. 15 E., a quarter of a 

mile below Sunbeam Dam and mouth of Yankee Fork, ard 18 miles above 

Clayton.

DRAINAGE AREA. 841 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October, 1921, to September, 1929.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 3,440 second-feet June 16 (gage

height, 6. 05 feet); minimum, 260 second-feet Dec. 4 (gage height, 1.59 feet).

1921-1929: Maximum discharge (estimated), 8,000 second-feet June 27,

1927; minimum, 249 second-feet Oct. 30, 31, 1926, and Feb. 11, 12, 1927

(gage height, 1.42 feet).

REMARKS. Records excellent May to September; others good except those estimated, which are fair. No diversions above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928-29

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

9.

10.

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

19.

20.

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

29.

30. 

SI447

447

443

447

504

496

471

463

451

455

455

451

447

443

443

447

463

459

451

451

439

427

419

435

435

431

423

427

427

427

431

443

419

419

427

423

431

400

381

427

431

423

412

354

392

307

292

381

369

351

340

381

332

314

310

354

310

307

282

278

282

285

292

307

317

321

336

332

321

310

325

317

314

310

307

310

310

321

343

307

314

"420

"400

 390

381

 340 

'360 

'380 

'360

 330

"300

 330 

358

 380

 360

"340

 360

 360

 360 

358

 350

 320

 380

 340

 310

"290 

"320

 340

 340

 360

 370

 370 

"330

 350

"370

350

 370 

"400

 400

 400 

404

«370

 330 

"290 

«320 «380

366 

"400 

"400 

»400 

"360

"380 

"380 

360 

"340 

"340

«340

"330

«350

358

 360

 360

 340 

"360

 370

 360

 340

 350

 360

358

 340

 340

 360

 380

396 

"370 

«360

 360

 350

 370

396

"390

 360

 370

«380 

"370 

"350 

314 

"330

 330 

"340 

"350

 370 

"340

 300

'320 

343 

'380 

'390

381

373 

'366 

358 

362 

307

362

340

412

392

427

381

416

447

467

471

508

512

504

504

580

764

815

764

739

895

922

815

739

715

739

868

978

922

1,160

1,360

1,430

1,510

1,660

1,740

1,700

1,820

1,990

2,210

2,590

3,600

3,220

3,220

2,400

2,080

1,860

1,780

1,820

1,940 

1,94(1 

1,82(1 

1,74(1 

1,821

2,030

2,301

2,440

2,490

2,590

2,590

2,690

2,690

2,901

3,001

3,330 

3, in 

2, 691 

2,301 

2,121

2,081

2,121

2,081

2,031

2,081

2,121

2,081

2,031

1,991

1,941

1,820

1,740

1,620

1,540

1,470

1,320

1,260

1,160

1,100

1,040

950

922

868

841

789

764

715

715

715

645

645

601

580

580

554

537

524

512

496

491

496

483

467

455

435

431

419

416

408

404

381

377

373

366

373

362

354

351

343

343

336

340

358

347

336

351

392

358

343

343

340

347

347

347

340

343

343

332

325

317

307

299

299

292

292

328

328

340

343

340

343

351

343

Month Maximum Minimum Mean

Per

square

mile

Run-off

Inches Acre-feet

October.... 

November. 

December.. 

January.... 

February.. 

March __

June. _ 

July........

August..... 

September.

The year.

1 Estimated.

504

443

420

380

404

396

815

3,220

3,330

1,820

496

358

3,330

419

292

278

300

307

715

1,740

491

336

292

278

447

380

324

347

363

357

467

1,630

2,300

330

687

0.532

.452

.385

.413

.432

.424

.555

1.94

2.73

1.08

.461

.392

.817

0.61

.50

.44

.48

.45

.49

.62

2.24

3.05

I.24 

.53 

.44

II.09

27,500

22,600

19,900

21,300

20,200

22,000

27,800

100,000

137,000

55,900

23,900

19,600

498,000
TEIBTJTAEY BASINS 145

SALMON RX7EE NEAB CHALLIS, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 7, T. 12 N., R. 19 E., 250 fe^t below

mouth of Bayhorse Creek and 9 miles south of Challis. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October, 1928, to September, 1929. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 5,540 second-feet June 16 (gage

height, 6.1 feet); minimum, 339 second-feet Dec. 5 (gage height, 1.22 feet). 

REMARKs.-^Records excellent below 1,000 second-feet and good abov3 except

those estimated (Oct. 1-11, Nov. 4-10,13-26), which are fair. Diversions for

irrigation above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928 29

Day

1. _______

2. ______ . ...

3 ________ .

4 ..............

5...............

6.... ..... __ ..

7. .............

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.

670 

680 

670 

680 

720

710 

700 

700 

695 

695

695 

695 

695 

695 

695

695 

720 

746 

695 

695

670 

670 

670 

670 

570

670 

670 

670 

670 

646 

670

Nov.

695 

670 

646 

650 

650

650 

640 

630 

670 

690

695 

670 

650 

670 

660

630 

640 

560 

530 

570

610 

620 

610 

600 

600

610 

623 

579 

520 

538

Dec.

601 

501 

467 

452 

436

484 

484 

520 

538 

558

623 

601 

601 

646 

601

579 

601 

623 

579 

538

538 

558 

558 

558 

601

646 

670 

720 

695 

670 

670

Jan.

601 

623 

670 

623 

538

484 

538 

601 

646 

623

601 

623 

623 

623 

623

601 

558 

646 

623 

558

520 

579 

601 

601 

623

670 

670 

601 

646 

670 

646

Feb.

670 

695 

695 

670 

646

623 

538 

501 

558 

601

601 

646 

646 

646 

579

623 

623 

579 

558 

558

558 

538 

558 

558 

558

558 

538 

558

Mar,

573 

579 

558 

558 

601

623 

601 

601 

601 

623

646 

623 

601 

601 

579

579 

601 

601 

579 

579

601 

601

579 

638 

558

558 

558 

601 

, 623 

579 

538

Apr.

558 

579 

601 

601 

601

579 

538 

579 

579 

520

538 

538 

558 

558 

558

579 

601 

646 

695 

695

670 

695 

720 

720 

695

746 

860 

1,020 

1,100 

1,100

Month Maximum

October __________________________

November .............................................

January ................................................

February ___________ ........................

March ___________________________

April............................... ....................

July.. .............. ...............................

August _________________________

September- _______________________

The year __ ... __________________

746 

695 

720 

670 

695 

646 

1,100 

4,700 

5,220 

2,900 

802 

601

5,220

May

955 

1,020 

1,210 

1,290 

1,170

1,100 

1,060 

1,130 

1,380 

1,290

1,250 

1,520 

1,860 

1,980 

2,080

2,200 

2,380 

2,260 

2,380 

2,700

3,110 

3,560 

4,230 

4,510 

4,700

3,970 

3,330 

2,970 

2,700 

2,500 

2,500

June

2,700 

2,760 

2,560 

2,500 

2,500

2,830 

3,260 

3,560 

3,720 

3,800

3,800 

3,800 

3,970 

4,320 

4,700

5,220 

4,700 

3,970 

3,400 

3,110

3,110 

3,260 

3,180 

3,180 

3,180

3,330 

3,260 

3,180 

3,260 

3,110

Minimum

646 

520 

436 

484 

501 

538 

520 

955 

2,500 

802 

558 

501

436

July

2,900 

2,700 

2,560 

2,440 

2,260

2,080 

1,980 

1,810 

1,710 

1,560

1,520 

1,470 

1,380 

1,380 

1,340

1,290 

1,210 

1,210 

1,250 

1,170

1,100 

1,060 

1,020 

955

955

891 

891 

860 

830 

802 

802

Mean

687 

626 

578 

608 

596 

589 

668 

2,270 

3,440 

1,460 

634 

558

1,060

Aug.

802 

802 

773 

746 

720

720 

695 

670 

670 

646

646 

623 

623 

623 

601

. 601 

601 

601 

579 

579

558 

558 

558 

558 

558

573 

579 

558 

579 

623 

623

Sept*

601

679 

679 

679 

579

579 

579 

558 

558 

558

568 

65* 

538 

538 

620

520 

520 

520 

601 

520

5^ 

558 

558 

579 

679 

I ** 

579 

579 

579 

579 

579

Run-off in 

acre-feet

42,200 

37,200 

35,600 

37,400 

33,100 

36,200 

39,700 

140,000 

205,000 

89,800 

39,000 

33,200

768,000
146 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1929, PART XII B

SAIMON RIVER AT SALMON, IDAHO

LOCATION. Staff gage in sec. 6, T. 21 N., R. 22 E., just above Lemhi River and

a quarter of a mile below highway bridge at Salmon. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 3,600 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April, 1912, to September, 1916; July, 1919, to September, 1929. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 5,840 secdnd-feet June 17 (gage

height, 5.9 feet); minimum (estimated), 620 second-feet De?. 5.

1912-1916,. 1919-1929: Maximum discharge, 16,400 second-feet June 12,

1921 (gage height, 9.35 feet); minimum, 595 second-feet Aug. 17-19, 25-31,

Sept. 1-5, Dec. 18, 1924, and Aug. 4-7, 1926. 

REMARKS. Records good Mar. 12 to Sept. 30; others fair except those for Oct.

7, 19, 20, Nov. 26, 30, Dec..4-6, 8-17, Jan. 1, and Jan. 3 tc Mar. 11, which

are poor. Diversions above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928 29

Day

1 ___ 

2..... . .........

3 _ ............

4. 

5 _____ . ... 

6. ________ .

7.. .............

8..... ..........

9...............

10 

11..... _ .......

12.. ......... ....

13 . 

U... ........ ....

15.. . ........... .

16 

17 .

18...............

19.......... ..

20 

21... ......... ...

22...............

23... ......... ...

24...............

25. ..............

26... ........ 

27....... ...

28

29 

30 

31.-... .

Oct.

945

982

982

1,020

982

982

1,000

1,020

1,060

1,060

,060

,100

,060

,100

,060

100 !ioo

,100

,100

,100

,100

,100

,100

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,140

Nov.

1,140

1,100

1,140

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,140

1,140

1,180

1,140

1,180

1,140

1,100

1,180

1,140

1.140

1,100

945

982

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,060

1 ftfift

1,080

1,100

1,060

1,020

1,020

Dec.

1.020

1,020

945

750

620

650

680

720

750

770

830

880

900

880

880

850

850

800

768

800

735

735

735

735

945

945

1,180

1,230

1,180

1,060

1,060

Jan.

950

Q4.K

860

830

800

740

780

820

810

800

840

840

840

840

820

QAf\

800

780

820

860

870

875

850

850

Feb.

900

925

1,000

1,000

970

920

850

780

760

800

850

870

900

950

940

900

930

940

920

900

900

890

910

920

920

910

930

Mar.

960

990

1,020

1,070

1,090

1,080

1,060

1,050

1,050

1,050

1,060

1,070

1,160

1,200

1,160

1,110

1,110

1,070

1,110

1,160

1,160

1,160

1,110

1,160

1,160

1,030

1,030

1,110

1,160

1,160

1,070

Apr.

990

1,030

1,030

1,030

1,030

1,030

990

990

990

990

915

990

990

990

952

990

990

990

1,070

1,110

1,160

1.110

1,160

1,160

1,110

1,160

1,160

1,290

1,430

1,530

May

1,430

1,290

1,380

1,530

1,640

1,430

1,430

1,380

1,430

1,740

1,530

1,530

1,740

2,100

2,230

2,230

2,500

2,500

2,630

3, 050

3,500

4,160

4,870

5,060

4,870

4,160

3,500

3,200

2,910

2,770

June

2,770

3,050

3,050

2,910

2,770

2,910

3,350

3,820

4,160

4,330

4,330

4,330

4,510

4,690

5,060

5,440

5,840

5,060

4,160

3,820

3,500

3,500

'3,500

3,500

3,350

3,350

July

3,200

3,050

2,910

2,770

2,630

2,360

2,230

2,100

1,980

1,860

1,740

1,640

1,640

1,530

1,530

1,530

1,430

1,430

1,430

1,340

1,290

1,240

1,200

1,070

1,070

1,030

990

Aug.

990

1,030

990

952

915

880

880

845

845

812

812

812

780

750

750

750

720

720

720

690

690

690

660

660

720

690

690

720

750

Sept.

750

720

690

690

720

720

720

720

750

750

720

750

720

720

720

720

690

690

690

690

720

720

720

750

780

780

812

812

780

780

Month

October ______ . ______ . _____ ___

April...................................................

Jvly. ..................................................

Maximum

1,140

1,180

1,230

950

1,000

1,200

1,530

5,060

5,840

3,200

1,030

812

5,840

Minimum

945

945

620

740

760

960

915

1,290

2,770

990

660

690

620

Mean

1,060

1,100

868

847

904

1,090

1,080

2,520

3,840

1,710

783

733

1,380

Run-off in 

acre-feet

65,200

65,800

53,400

52,100

50,200

67,000

64,300

155, 000

228,000

105,000

48, 100

43,600

997,000
TRIBUTABY BASINS 147

SALMON RIVER AT WHITEBIRD, IDAHO

LOCATION. Chain gage in sec. 22, T. 28 N., R. 1 E., at highway bridge near

Whitebird and just above Whitebird Creek. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 13,600 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August, 1910, to September, 1917; October, 1919, to

September, 1929. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge, 48,200 second-feet May 25 (gage height,

14.4 feet); minimum, 2,900 second-feet Dec. 6-11, Jan. 12 and 13.

1910-1917, 1919-1929: Maximum discharge, 88,800 second-feet June 9,

1921 (gage height, 21.2 feet); minimum, 2,150 second-feet Jan. 1, 1926

(gage height, 0.94 foot).

Maximum known stage, 27.5 feet June, 1894 (discharge, 120,000 secondfeet). 

REMARKS. Records good except those for January, February, and June to

September, and periods Nov. 30 to Dec. 2, Dec. 9, 10-30, which are fair.

Amount of water diverted for irrigation above station negligible.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928-29

Day

1. _____

2...........

3. ........

4.... ........

5 - 

6... ....... ..

7.....- ..

8. ________

9 __

10 

11 _____

12 

13 

14 _________

15. ___ . __ .

16 

17... ....... 

18 

19 ...... _

20 

21 .... 

22 

23 

24.. 

25- 

26 .

27 

28 

29 

30 

31. _

Oct.

4,060

4 AflA

4,400

4,400

4,580

4,580

4,580

4,400

4,580

4,400

A 4AA

4 230

4^580

4,580

4,760

4,940

4,760

4,760

4,580

4,760

4,580

4,580

4,580

4,400

4,400

4,230

4,230

4,230

Nov.

4,400

4 400

4 230

4,230

4,230

4,230

4.230

4.060

4 nfin

4,230

4,230

4,230

4 230

4 230

4,060

4,230

4,060

A AftA

4,060

4,060

4

fU?A

4,060

4,060

4,060

4,230

3,800

Dec.

4,000

3

0AA

3

0AA

2,900

2,900

9 Qftft

2,900

2,900

3,160

3,160

3 44n

3,440

3,440

3,440

3,440

^ 44n

3,740

3,740

3,900

4,060

4,230

A JAA

4,000

Jan.

3,740

3 f-fiA

3

QAA

3,740

3

7JA

3,440

3,440

3,160

3,160

9 Qfifi

3,440

3,440

3,440

3

AAf\

3 Qf.fl

3.300

3,200

3,200

3,600

3,600

3,500

3 firm

Feb.

3 600

S ftOfl

3 7f_n

3

CAA

3,400

3

OAA

3 400

3,400

3,500

3.500

3,440

3,440

3,300

3,440

3,300

3 44n

Mar.

3

AAf\

3 440

3

EQA

o 74n

3 74A

3,740

3,900

4 060 A Afin

4,230

4,230

4 400

4 400

4 400

4^400

4,400

4,400

4 400

4 400

4,760

4 760

4,760

4,760

A Q.1A

4,940

c qon

Apr.

5,130

5.130

5 10 A

5,320

5,320

4,760

4.7GO

4,760

4 Q4n

4,940

4,580

A Af\f\

5,130

5.710

6,110

6,110

5,130

5,510

5,710

5,910

5,910

6,310

May

6,730

6,730

7 1 CA

7 °.ftfl

7 Iftfl

7,580

7,580

7 °.fifl

7 800

9 AA{\

I9 800

U dnn

i ^ 3r_n

IQ onn

1Q 9f_ft

20,000

42 600

47 000

48,200

33,900

29 700

94 onn

24,400

24 

' 900

June

26, 600

27 500

97 ^f_ft

OC 7AA

OQ 4.AA

07 OAA

38,200

38, 700

38, 700

39 600

40 100

4l' 600

46, 600

44,100

3Q (JfJfJ

id. iftf.

01 Iflrt

97 Qf\f\

27,500

97 AAA

22,400

July

20,400

1ft QA-1

17 000

16, 400

14 fiftO

11, 100

10,500

10 500

9 450

8,950

7,450

8,000

o nnn

7,900

7,700

7 ^f-f.

7,200

6,800

6,400

6 000

5,400

5 Ann

Aug.

5,400

5. 100

4,800

4,600

4,400

4,400

4,400

4,100

3,900

3,900

3,900

3,750

3,450

3,350

3,300

3,300

3,150

3,050

3,050

3,300

3,400

3,200

3,100

3,200

Sept3,600

3,400

3,050

3, 050

3,100

3,300

3,300

3,250

3,200

3,400

3,700

3,500

3,600

3,700

3,400

3,400

3,300

3,200

3,200

3,200'

3,200

3,500

3,500

3,500

3.7CO

4,000

4,300

4,400

4,200

4,100

Month

January

May

July 

August _______ . _________________ ..

September. ______________ _________

Maximum

4,940

4,400

3,900

3,800

5,320

6,310

48,200

46,600

20,400

6,000

4,400

48, 200

Minimum

4,060

3,800

2,900

2,900

3,100

3,440

4,400

6,730

22,400

5,400

3,050

3,050

2,900

Mean.

4,470

4,140

3,520

3,400

3,440

4,280

5,400

19, 400

32,100

9,990

4,020

3,510

8,150

Run-off to 

acre-feet

275,000

246,000

216,000

209,000

191,000

263,000

321,000

1, 190, 000

1, 910, 000

614,000

247,000

209,000

5, 890, 000
148 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1929, PART XII B

VAIIET CREEK AT STANLEY, IDAHO

LOCATION. Staff gage in sec. 3, T. 10 N., R. 13 E., a quarter of a mile above 

confluence with Salmon River and three-quarters of a mile above old Hanley 

post office.

DRAINAGE AREA. 176 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. December, 1910, to October, 1913; May, 1921, to September, 1929.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 689 second-feet June 16 (gage 

height, 2.60 feet); minimum (estimated), 63 second-feet F'^pt. 17-20.

1910-1913, 1921-1929: Maximum discharge, 1,850 second-feet May 29, 

1921 (gage height, 4.4 feet); minimum, 41 second-feet S^pt. 7, 1924 (gage 

height, 0.84 foot).

REMARKS. Records fair October, November, and April to September; others 

poor. Diversions for irrigation above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928-29

Day Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May Jure July Aug.

11..

12.. 

13-

14.. 

15-

21..

22-

23-

24- 

25..

26.

27.

28.

29.

30.

31.

100

109

115

120

110

101

97

93

90

84

74

80

75

80

80 75

75

80

90

100

105

100

82

85

87

84

81

82

80

79

78

78

79

87

96

104

110

117

122

126

130

153

183

231

231

214

196

202

338

254

254

242

254

254

258

300

294

366

440

390

329

294

390

390

366

390

440

492

519

574

546

546

466

428

390

390

390

357

380 

330 

303 

2!M 

3%

466 

479 

492 

530 

6'10

436 

4' 5 

336

31")

400 

415 

402 

3!?0

3i56 

336 

3,50

334

320

297

275

254

234

216

205

194

183

176

170

167

164

160

150

147

150

144

137

130

122

119

113

109

108

107

105

104

103

103

104

104

102

96

93

90

86

84

83

81

81

79

77

76

75

74

73

74

74

74

72

70

69

70

79

82

77

66

65

65

64

67

63

67

66

63

67

67

66

65

65

64

63

63

63

63

65

66

68

70

74

77

80

79

76

74

Month

October....

November. 

DecemberJanuary....

February.. 

March.....

April. . 

May.......

June. 

July. 

August . 

September.

The year.

Maximum

120

94

231

574

334

104

Minimum Mean

78

202

294

103

67

63

92.6

84.7

77.6

80.0

75.9

83.1

114

372

420

171

79.7

68.0

144

Per

square

mile

0.526

.481

.441

.455

.431

.472

.648

2.11

2.39

.972

.453

.818

Run-off

Inches Acre-feet

0.61

.54

.51

.52

.45

.54

.72

2.43

2.67

1.12

.52

.43

11.06

5,040

4,770

4,920

4,220

5,110

6,780

22,900

25,000

10,500

4,900

4,050

104,000
TRIBUTARY BASINS 149

YANKEE! FORE OF SALMON RIVER NEAR CIATTON, IDAHO

LOCATION. Staff gage in sec. 20, T. 11 N., R. 15 E., at Sunbeam Dam, 350 feet

above confluence with Salmon River and 18 miles west of Clayton. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 195 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May, 1921, to September, 1929. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge, 921 second-feet May 25 and June 16 (gage

height, 4.30 feet); minimum, 18 second-feet Apr. 10 (gage height, 0.69 foot). 

1921-1929: Maximum discharge, 3,360 second-feet June 12, 1921 (gage

height, 6.79 feet); minimum (estimated), 10 second-feet Dec. 5 and 6, 1927. 

REMARKS. Records good except those for Oct. 1, 2, 14-20, Nov. 17 to Dec. 4,

6-17, 25, Jan. 3 to Mar. 5, Mar. 28, May 1, 22-24, June 5, 28, Aug. TO, Sept.

13-15, and 20, which are fair. No diversions or regulation above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928-29

Day

I...... ......

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.

70 

70 

69 

65

72

71 

69 

68 

62 

69

65 

63 

61 

60 

65

70 

75 

80 

70 

60

61 

58 

57 

61 

63

61 

61 

69 

67 

67 

65

Nov.

61 

61 

52 

61

57

61 

63 

44 

67 

61

63 

42 

53 

52 

44

44 

40 

35 

40 

55

60 

60 

55 

55 

50

55 

55 

50 

45 

50

Dec.

55 

50 

45 

40 

42

45 

50 

50 

50 

55

50 

45 

50 

50 

45

45 

45 

60 

49 

49

48 

46 

46 

42 

43

43 

50 

49 

50 

50 

53

Month

February ...........................

April .........._...........

June _________________

July.. ...................... ....

Jan.

49 

51 

50 

45 

35

35 

45 

50 

50 

45

45 

45 

45 

45 

45

45 

45 

45 

45 

35

40 

45 

40 

45 

45

45 

40 

40 

45 

40 

45

Feb.

45 

45 

50 

45 

45

36 

30 

40 

45 

45

45 

45 

45 

40 

40

40 

40 

40 

40 

40

40 

40 

45 

40 

40

40 

40 

40

......

Mar.

40 

45 

40 

45 

50

38 

42 

49 

49 

51

50 

44 

48 

42 

34

36

40 

42 

44 

50

58 

48 

42 

48 

42

46 

49 

45 

42 

31 

32

Maximum Minimum

80 57 

67 35 

55 40 

61 35 

50 30 

58 31 

164 20 

859 125 

869 317 

280 88 

93 58 

59 51

859 20

Apr.

46 

29 

42 

57 

51

50 

50 

48 

32 

20

26 

40 

49 

46 

49

51 

53 

70 

72 

73

58 

71 

78 

73 

73

105 

130 

157 

164 

157

May

125 

160 

180 

195 

164

143 

150 

157 

187 

172

195 

258 

238 

359 

359

408 

464 

445 

484 

670

691 

740 

800 

840 

859

718 

570 

464 

426 

375 

464

Mean

65.9 

53.0 

47.7 

44.0 

41.6 

43.9 

67.3 

398 

567 

150 

70.1 

56.1

134

I

sq 

a

June

504 

504 

464 

408 

500

593 

666 

718 

744 

691

744 

800 

800 

859 

800

859 

859 

593 

504 

464

445 

445 

445 

408 

408

375 

391 

370 

344 

317

»er

lile

0.338 

.272 

.245 

.226 

.213 

.225 

.345 

2.04 

2.91 

.769 

.359 

.288

.687

July

280 

269 

248 

229 

220

212 

203

187 

172 

172

157 

157 

150 

143 

136

130 

124 

124 

124 

124

117 

105 

105 

105 

105

99 

99 

93 

93 

88 

88

Aug.

88 

93

88 

88 

88

82 

78 

76 

74 

78

74 

70 

68 

68 

68

66 

67 

64 

64 

63

62 

62 

60 

58 

61

66 

62 

58 

59 

60 

60

Sept.

58 

67 

58 

58 

67

58 

58 

58 

58 

67

67 

63 

53

52 

52

52 

53 

61 

58 

56

53 

59 

56 

55 

53

58 

58 

67 

58 

58

Runoff

Inches Acre-feet

0. 39 4, 050 

. 30 3, 150 

.28 2,930 

. 26 2, 710 

. 22 2, 310 

.26 2, 700 

.38 4,000 

2. 35 24, 500 

3. 25 33, 700 

.89 9, 220 

. 41 4, 310 

.32 3, 340

9.31 96,900
150 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1929, PART XII B

EAST FORE OF SALMON RIVER WEAR CEAYTOW, IDAHO

LOCATION. Staff gage in NW. % sec. 1, T. 10 N., R. 18 E., at highway bridge

4 miles above confluence with Salmon River and 7 miles southeast of Clayton. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. September, 1928, to September, 1929. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during period, 1,300 second-feet June 16 (gage

height, 3.20 feet); minimum, 29 second-feet Dec. 3 (gage height, 0.40 foot). 

REMARKS. Records good between 70 and 800 second-feet; others fair. The

discharge on Sept. 28-30, 1928, was 97 second-feet for each day. Small

irrigation diversions above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928-29

Day

1... __ .......

2.. _ .... _ ...

3 . ____ ....

4 _ ............

5 . .... ....

6..... .......

7 _ ............

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.

95 

95 

95 

97 

97

97 

99 

97 

97 

106

109 

109 

107 

111 

109

111 

113 

111 

109 

109

109 

106 

106 

106 

106

104 

104 

104 

104 

104 

104

Nov.

106 

104 

99 

99 

99

104

89 

84 

104 

107

104 

92 

102 

102 

104

102 

102 

104 

102 

104

104

102 

99 

97 

99

99 

99 

102 

102 

102

Dec.

99 

99 

29 

40 

45

52 

56 

60 

70 

85

87 

70 

73 

85 

75

70 

71 

75 

68 

66

65 

66 

67 

69 

70

85 

90

88 

80 

75

72

Jan.

68 

. 72 

72 

65 

40

50 

60 

70 

72 

72

70 

70 

70 

70 

68

68 

65 

70 

70 

50

50 

70 

55 

60 

70

71 

69 

60 

65 

60 

63

Feb.

68 

68 

69 

73 

60

50 

40 

45 

50 

60

65 

66 

68 

64 

66

70 

70 

65 

64 

65

66 

66 

70 

68 

65

64 

66 

67

Month

July

The year ______ . ______________ ...

Mar.

67 

67 

68 

70 

75

73 

70 

72 

75 

80

105 

100 

86 

67 

64

77 

72 

74 

72 

77

70 

77 

77 

60

77

74 

77 

83 

86 

74 

74

Apr.

82 

83 

86 

83 

83

86 

77 

80 

80 

83

74 

74 

80 

80 

83

86 

83 

80 

80 

80

89 

92 

92 

86 

89

92 

92 

109 

118 

124

Maximum

113 

107 

99 

72 

73 

105 

124 

758 

1,120 

720 

162 

99

1,120

May

109 

118 

124 

124 

124

124 

117 

106 

100 

126

126 

132 

175 

175 

203

234 

270 

270 

310 

332

432 

5S3 

720 

685 

758

616

490 

460 

355 

332 

355

Jine

355 

432 

432 

380 

460

520

685 

685 

685 

616

616 

720 

758 

795 

1,080

1,120 

875 

616 

520 

583

650 

720 

720

685

758

8% 

8?5 

758 

875 

758

Minimum

95 

84 

29 

40 

40 

60 

74 

100 

355 

150 

89 

89

29

July

685 

720 

685 

650 

652

432 

460 

405 

380 

355

355 

355 

332 

310 

310

290 

310 

290 

332 

290

270 

270 

234 

218 

203

189 

189 

175 

175 

150 

150

Mean

104 

101 

71.0 

64.7 

63.5 

75.5 

86.9 

296 

684 

346 

115 

91.4

175

Aug.

162 

150 

146 

146 

141

128 

128 

141 

128 

137

124 

128 

117 

113 

106

106 

99 

109 

109 

99

92 

92 

92 

95 

92

89 

92 

92 

99 

99 

99

Sept.

99 

92 

92 

92 

89

92

92 

92 

89 

92

92 

92 

92 

92 

92

92 

92 

92 

92 

92

92 

92

92 

89 89'

89 

89 

89 

92 80.

Run-off in 

acre- feet

6,400 

6,010 

4,370 

3.980 

3,530 

4,640 

5,170 

18,200 

40,700 

21,300 

7,070 

5,440

127,000
TRIBUTARY BASINS 151

BIG BOULDER CREEK NEAR CLAYTOH. IDAHO

LOCATION. Staff gage in NE. % sec. 15, T. 9 N., R. 17 E., half a mile above 

junction with East Fork of Salmon River and 10 miles southwest of Clayton.

DRAINAGE AREA. 27 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May, 1926, to September, 1929.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 115 second-feet June 16 (gage 

height, 1.52 feet); minimum, 4 second-feet Mar. 31 (gage height, 0.44 foot). 

1926-1929: Maximum discharge, 206 second-feet June 26, 1927 (gage 

height, 2.04 feet); minimum, that of Mar. 31, 1929.

REMARKS. Records fair except those for Dec. 4 to Feb. 13, which are poor. 

Stream is subject to diurnal fluctuations caused by operation of powe- plant 

immediately above. No diversions for irrigation above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928-29

Day Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept.

10..

11.

12. 

13- 

14. 

16.

16.

17.

18.

19.

20.

21.

22.

23.

24. 

2S_

26.

27. 

28-

29.

30.

31.

42

36

30

35

41

53 

62 

64 

57 

SO

44

47

57

79

82

104

62

44

37

41

48

51

55

63

64

67

72

82

87

Month Maximum Minimum Mean

Per

square

mile

Run-off

Inches Acre-feet

October.... 

NovemberDecember-- 

January....

February.. 

March.....

April___ 

May. -.. 

June.__-. 

July------

August ..- 

September.

The year.

16

12

11

8

6

6

8

87

101

74

15

10

104

13.5

10.8

6.5

6.8

6.0

5.9

6.4

26.6

57.8

32.4

10.5

7.5

0.500

.400

.241

.252

.222

.219

.237

.985

2.14

1.20

.389

.278

0.58

.45

.28

.29

.23

.25

.26

1.14

2.39

1.38

.45

.31

8.01

830

643

400

418

333

363

381

1,640

3,440

I,990 

646 

446

II,500
152 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1929, PAET XII B 

IEMHI RIVER AT SALMON, IDAHO

LOCATION. Staff gage in sec. 10, T. 21 N., R. 22 E., 250 fe3t below highway 

bridge, 1,000 feet above Kirtley Creek and 1 mile southeast of Salmon.

RECOBDB AVAILABLE. August, 1928, to September, 1929.

EXTBEMEB. Maximum discharge during period (estimated), 1,400 second-feet 

June 16; minimum, 53 second-feet Aug. 22-29.

REMABKB. Records fair except those for January, February, August, and September, 1929, which are poor. Many diversions for irrigation above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928-29

Day

1... 

O

4

5 -

6_ 

7

10 

11 

19

 iq

14 

15. 

16 -

17. _

18 

19. ___ .

20 

21. ___ -

22 -

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28

29.- ___ 

30- _ 

31 

Aug.

94 

95 

98

Sept.

105 

110 

115 

111 

107

100 

90 

90 

90 

94

104 

127 

150 

184 

174

174 

174 

174 

174 

175

176 

177 

181 

181 

181

181 

181 

181 

182 

183

Oct.

184 

190 

195 

199 

250

240 

235 

230 

225 

222

230

255 

270 

284 

290

295 

300 

303 

303

300

Nov.

300 

303

300

294 

295

294 

275 

265

Dec.

270 

250 

222 

200 

190

200 

203 

209 

216 

222

256 

239 

222 

224 

226

227 

229 

231 

226 

222

222 

222 

222 

222 

222

260

Jan.

» 240

Month

1928 

August 29-31 _________________________ September - -

The perk 

October

>d . .....

1928-29

November __ . _____________________

February __ ... ___________________

March .

AprilJune...

July. _______

August

September ___

The year

Feb.

260

Mar.

270 

278 

329 

330 

350

335 

325 

315 

308 

400

498 

440 

385 

325 

268

278 

643 

600 

400 

340

300 

280 

268 

261 

254

264 

300 

400 

600 

433 

298

Maximum

98 

184

643 

409 

373 

1,400 

431 

130 

270

1,400

Apr.

288 

330 

370 

409 

400

397 

380 

360 

340

340

340 

330

318

May

318 

322 

325 

329 

329

340 

1 340 

340

I 340 

340

350

362 

368 

373

365 

350 

335 

318

278 278-

Minimum

94 

90

184 

265 

190

254 

288 

278 

340 

89 

53 

63

53

June

400 

390 

373 

340 

350

370

391 

433 

498 

568

643 

682 

720 

760 

885

1,400 

1,200 

1,060 

970 

800

720 

682 

608 

533 

533

498 

498 

466 

466 

449

July

431 

414 

397 

374 

352

329 

304 

278 

278 

241

228 

1S9 

172 

183 

178

172 

148 

136 

155 

169

164 

160 

155 

142 

133

136 

118 

106 

89 

89 

89

Mean

95.7 

148

268 

296 

231 

240 

260 

354 

345 

339 

623 

210 

80.5 

140

282

Aug.

100 

130 

130 

130 

118

118 

111 

105 

98 

96

95 

93 

87 

81 

81

70 

63 

61 

58 

56

54 

53 

53 

53 

53

53 

53 

53 

53 

66 

70

Sept.

70 

63 

66 

70

73

81 

85 

89 

91

93.

108 

118 

121 

124 

130

124 

118 

124 

130 

136

142 

162 

182 

203 

223

250 

270 

250 

254 

250

Run-off in 

acre-feet

569 

8,810

9,380

16,500 

17,600 

14,200 

14,800 

14,400 

21,800 

20,600 

20,800 

37,100 

12,900 

4,950 

8,330

204,000
TRIBUTARY BASINS 153

MIDDLE FOBK OF SALMON RIVER NEAR CAPE HORN, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in about sec. 34, T. 13 N., R. 11 E., 1,100 feet 

below Little Beaver Creek and \% miles northwest of Cape Horn.

DRAINAGE ABBA. 150 square miles.

RECOEDS AVAILABLE. September, 1928, to September, 1929.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during period, 1,010 second-feet May 24 (gage 

height, 4.75 feet); minimum, 48 second-feet Apr. 10 (gage height, 2.?0 feet).

REMARKS. Records good except those for Sept. 9, 10, 12, 13, 15-30, Cht. 1-8, 

10-22, 24-27, Oct. 30 to Nov. 25, Nov. 27 to Dec. 3, Dec. 5-31, 1928 and 

Jan. 1 to Mar 31, 1929, which are poor. No diversions above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928-29

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 

Sept.

157 

153 

150

146 

132 

119 

105

SO

Oct.

97 

96 

97 

100 

120

117 

110 

105 

103 

101

100 

99 

99 

99 

98

98 

102 

105 

101 

98

97 

96 

96

97 

95

92 

92 

92 

92 

92 

63

Nov.

95 

93 

94 

94 

95

93

91 

88 

86 

92

 85

84 

1 ®*

Dec.

} 

78 

75

80

Month

1928 

September 8-30 ..................

1928-29 

October..

Novembei 

December 

January

February. 

MT arch

April..... . . 

Jane __________ ___ 

July _______________ . ...

August.. __ _

Septembe 

The

r... _ _

year..

Jan.

85 

80

Feb.

80 

75

Maximum

157

120 

95

120 

935 

935 

316 

117 

89

935

Mar.

75 

80

Minimum

92

63 

105 

342 

113 

81 

76

63

Apr.

89 

76

72 

74 

71

68 

69 

67 

67 

68

63 

69 

66 

64 

64

66 

68 

71 

75 

74

71 

74 

76 

78 

78

86 

100 

118 

120 

111

May

105 

122 

144 

146 

131

124 

136 

166 

188 

175

220 

304 

364 

407 

484

542 

551 

569 

629 

652

722 

816 

887 

935 

887

768 

652 

601 

556 

560 

597

Mean

104

99.3 

87.2 

79.5 

82.4 

75.9 

79.2 

77.1 

456 

621 

176 

91.6 

81.9

168

I

sq 

re

June

629 

629 

578 

560 

583

629

698 

745 

792 

816

816 

816 

816 

816 

839

935 

804 

677 

573 

513

604 

504 

484 

467 

451

439 

415 

388 

368 

342

»er

die

0.693

0.662 

.581 

.530 

.549 

.506 

.528 

.514 

3.04 

4.14 

1.17 

.611 

.546

1.12

July

316 

298 

278 

264 

247

234 

222 

212 

206 

194

188 

183 

174 

169 

166

156 

151 

156 

153 

143

139 

134 

130 

127 

127

123

121 

117 

115 

113 

113

Ari*.

117 

115 

109 

107 

105

103 

100 

98 

96 

94

92 

91 

89

87 

87

87 

87 

87 

86 

84

82 

82 

82 

81 

84

86 

84 

82 

86 

87 

84

Sept.

81 

81 

81 

82

84

84 

84 

84 

84 

84

82 

82 

80 

78 

76

76 

76 

76 

76

76

89 

84 

86

86 

84

86 

86 

84 

82 

82

Run-off

Inches

0.59

0.76 

.65 

.61 

.63 

.53 

.61 

.57 

3.50 

4.62 

1.35 

.70 

.61

15.14

Acre-feet

4,740

6,110 

5,190 

4,890 

6,070 

4,220 

4,870 

4,590 

28,000 

37,000 

10,800 

5,630 

4,870

121,000
154 SUIIFA.CE WATEK SUPPLY, 1929, PA.KT XII B

BEAR VALLEY GREEK SHEAR GAPE HORN, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in about sec. 31, T. 13 N., F,. 10 E., 250 feet

below mouth of Fir Creek, 5 miles above mouth, and 7 iriles northwest of

Cape Horn.

DRAINAGE AREA. 'ISO square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. September, 1921, to September, 1929. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 1,540 second-fe?.t May 25 (gage

height, 3.73 feet); minimum (estimated), 65 second-feet Dec. 1-7.

1921-1929: Maximum discharge, 3,120 second-feet May 26, 1928 (gage

height, 5.3 feet); minimum, 44 second-feet Aug. 1, 2, 5, and 6, 1926 (gage

height, 1.03 feet). 

REMARKS. Records excellent except those for Nov. 11 to Apr. f and Aug. 19-26,

which are poor. No diversions above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928-29

Day Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May -Tun? July Aug. Sept.

11-

12..

13..

14..

15..

16.

17.

18.

19.

20.

21 

22...

23 

24 

25 

26.

27.

28.

29.

30.

31.

110

108

120

128

170

167

141

133

128

125

123

115

115

115

113

113

120

125

118

113

110

106

106

108

106

104

104

104

104

104

106

113

106

106

108

110

110

104

97

110

106

100

80

90

90

80

80

85

65

65

75

105

112

114

117

127

140

165

181

168

151

160

181

190

177

162

162

194

237

237

269

364

463

519

700

738

738

829

940

1,080

1,240

1,360

1,400

1,360

764

700

681

700

784

796

706

625

644

725 77" 

796 

836 

1,040

890 

85,> 

820 

83i> 86'}

1,200

1,040

829

701

633

60'

577 

542 

514 49'

364

345

326

285

260

24h 

237 

226

211

200

187

184

177

171

165

162

165

160

154

148

145

142

140

137

132

132

129

127

124

132

129

124

119

114

110

108

105

103

101

82

80

80

82

84

84

88

86

86

84

84

84

82

82

84

92

96

92

101

96

90

Month Maximum Minimum Mean

Per

square 

mile

Run-off

Inches Acre-feet

October.... 

November. 

December.. 

January.... 

February.. 

March__. 

April 

May___ 

June..----- 

July.... 

August-- 

September.

170

113

104

The year.

181

1,400

1,200

345

132

101

1,400

75

151

364

124

86

80

118

97.0

76.6

84.8

82.1

73.4

97.9

614

703

197

98.1

88.0

195

0.656

.539

.426

.471

.456

.408

.544

3.41

3.91

1.09

.545

.489

1.08

0.76

.60

.49

.54

.47

.47

.61

3.93

4.36

1.26

.63

.55

14.67

7,260

5,770

4,710

5,210

4,560

4,510

5,830

37,800

41, SCO

12,100

6,030

5,240

141,000
TRIBUTARY BASINS 155

SOUTH FOSE OF SALMOBT RIVER NEAR KNOX, IDAHO

LOCATION. Staff gage in NW. % sec. 11, T. 15 N., R. 6 E., one-eighth of a mile 

below Curtis Creek and 1% miles southwest of Knox cabin.

KECORDS AVAILABLE. September, 1928, to September, 1929.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during period (estimated), 600 second-feet 

May 24; minimum (estimated), 25 second-feet Dec. 4.

REMARKS. Records fair because of fragmentary gage heights. No diversions 

above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928-89

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 _ ....

<?7 _ ....

28 _ ....

29

30 _ ....

31 _ ....

Sept.

38 

40 

43

47 

60 

52 

64 

49

46 

43 

41 

39 

39

39 

39

38 

38 

38

37 

37 

36 

37 

40

*

Oct.

42 

46 

50 

52 

54

53 

52 

51 

49 

47

45 

44 

43 

43 

44

45 

48 

46 

44 

43

42 

41 

41 

41 

39

40 

41 

40 

38 

38 

39

Nov.

41 

39 

41

40

32 

32

38

Dec.

1"

25 

30

35 

37

35 

38

Jan.

I 36

30 

30

36 

35

Feb.

35 

30 

34

33 

34

Month

1928 

September 8-30 ________________ . .

October..

Novembe 

December

February 

March

1928-29

April... _ . _ .. _ ................. ___ ....... _ .

Tune __________________________ .

luly................................ ...................

September ________________________ .

The

Mar.

I34

36 

38 

38 

38 

42

38 

34 

35 

36 

35

36 

36 

35 

34 

34

34 

35 

35 

35 

35

36 

43

50 

61 

45 

38

Apr.

42 

45 

46 

43

42

40 

39 

38 

36 

37

39 

40 

41 

42

42

43 

50 

57 

62 

61

60 

72 

84 

95 

102

114 

125 

140 

155 

144

Maximum

54

54 

41

51 

155 

600 

540 

210 

50 

40

600

May

115 

122 

145 

160 

145

130 

125 

131 

170 

159

170 

190 

230 

260 

270

280 

295 

320 

360 

400

449 

480 

611 

600 

560

450 

370 

340 

320 

380 

440

June

470 

420 

350 

380 

420

480 

611 

520 

500 

449

430 

440 

449 

450 

460

540 

450 

409 

370 

332

330 

330 

310 

295 

280

280 

278 

227 

220 

216

Minimum

36

38 

32 

25 

30

36 

115 

215 

48 

29 

31

25

July

210 

205 

197 

180 

165

155 

140 

135 

130 

122

113 

104 

95 

89 

84

78 

73 

68 

62 

57

66 

55 

64 

53 

53

M 

51 

51 

50 

49 

48

Mean

41.7

44.6 

38.8 

35.8 

35.3 

33.5 

37.2 

65.9 

293 

386 

97.9 

37.6 

34.6

95.1

Aup:.

47 

50 

50 

48 

45

43 

42 

41 

40 

40

40 

39 

39 

39 

39

38 

36 

35 

34 

33

32 

31 

30 

29 

31

34 

33 

30 

31 

33 

33

Sept.

34 

34 

33 

32 

34

36 

34 

33 

33 

33

34 

34 

33 

31 

32

. 34 

33 

33 

33 

34

36 

35 

35 

36 

87

37 

38 

40 

39 

38

Run-off in 

a-jre-feet

1,900

2,740 

2,310 

2,200 

2,170 

1,860 

2,290 

3,920 

18,000 

23,000 

6,020 

2,310 

2,060

68,900

35673 31- -11
156 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1929, PART XII B

EAST FORK OF SOUTH FORK OF SALMOJT RIVER AT STIBHTTE, IDAHO

LOCATION. Staff gage in about sec. 14, T. 18 N., E. 9 K, 30 feet below mouth

of Meadow Creek and half a mile northeast of Stibnite. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June, 1928, to September, 1929. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 155 second-feet June 16 (gage

height, 3.43 feet); minimum (estimated), 6 second-feet Feb. 1 to Mar. 13,

Mar. 16-23, 25-28, and Apr. 2-11.

1928-29: Maximum and minimum discharge occurred during 1929. 

REMARKS. Records good except those for Nov. 12 to Apr. 11, which are poor.

No diversions above station. Gage-height record furnisl 3d by Yellow Pine

Co.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 192?-2§

Day

I.. ... ..........

2.......... ... ..

3.... __ ....

4^. ...... ........

5.... __ .

6 . __ .

7 ... _

8 -

9 

10 

11 

12........... __

13 . ____

14 

15.. .1 . ....

16 

17 

18 

19 _ 

20 

21. 

22. 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28. _ -

29.......... .....

30 __ ..

31 ,. __ . ...

Oct.

10 

11 

11 

11 

10

11 

11 

12 

11 

11

10 

10 

10 

11 

11

11 

14 

10 

10 

10

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

10 

9 

9 

10 

10 

10

Nov.

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

11

9

Dec.

8

Jan.

7

Feb.

6

Month

October _________________________

April.. . 

July 

Mar.

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

6 

6 

6

7 

7

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

6 

6 

6 

7 

6

6 

6 

6

7 

7 

7

Apr.

7 

6 

6 

6 

6

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

6

7 

7 

7 

7

7 

7 

7 

8 

8

8 

8 

7 

7 

8

8 

9 

10 

11 

10

Maximum

14

7 

11 

117 

155 

57 

14 

9

155

May

10 

11 

12 

12 

11

10 

10 

10 

12 

12

13 

17 

23 

24 

22

29 

31 

32 

40 

61

77 

84 

111 

117 

104

79 

69 

59 

49 

49 

58

June

64 

63

58 

55 

62

79 

106 

119 

121 

133

124 

122 

124 

138 

149

155 

133 

114 

89 

89

86 

89 

86 

83 

82

82 

79 

72 

67 

62

July

57 

60 

47 

44 

42

38 

34 

31

29

27

25 

24 

24 

23 

22

20 

20 

18 

18 

18

17 

17 

16 

16 

15

15 

14 

14 

14 

14 

14

Minimum Mean

9

6 

6 

10 

55 

14 

9 

8

10.5 

9.4 

8.0 

7.0 

6.0 

6.2 

7.3 

40.6 

96.2 

25.1 

11.0 

8.7

19.6

Aug.

13 

14 

14 

13 

13

12 

12 

12 

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

10 

10 

11 

10 

10

10 

10 

9 

10 

10

11 

10 

10 

10 

10 

9

Sept.

9 

9 

9 

9 

9

9 

9 

9 

9 

9

9 

9 

9 

9

8

8 

8 

8 

8 

8

8 

8 

9 

9 

9

9 

9 

9 

9 

9

Run-off in 

acre-feet

646 

559 

492 

430 

333 

381 

434 

2,500 

6,720 

1,540 

676 

518

14,200
TRIBUTARY BASINS 157

EAST FORK OF SOUTH FORE OF SALMON RIVER NEAR STIBN1TE, IDAHO

LOCATION. Staff gage in about sec. 34, T. 19 N., R. 9 E., 200 feet below mouth

of Sugar Creek and 3 miles north of Stibnite. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June, 1928, to September, 1929. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 314 second-feet June 16 (gage

height, 2.04 feet); minimum, 10 second-feet Apr. 7 (gage height, 0.36 foot).

1928-29: Maximum and minimum discharge occurred in 1929. 

REMARKS. Records fair except those for estimated periods, which are. poor.

No diversions above station. Gage-height record furnished by Yello"*7 Pine

Co.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928 29

Day

1 

2..... .......

3 

4......... ...

5 -.- ..

6......... ...

7 ............

8....... ........

9... ....... .....

10...............

11.... ........

12...............

13. ...._

14...............

1C.. ..........

16 .___.....

17 

18 

19 ..

20 

21. 

22 ..........

23 

24.... _ ........

25 

26 . .

27....... .....

28 . .

29.... ...........

30....... ...

31 ............

Oct.

27 

27 

27 

27 

27

27 

27 

27 

27 

27

27 

27 

27 

27 

27

27 

32 

29 

26 

25

25 

24 

24 

23 

23

23 

22 

22

21 

21

a 21

Nov.

"22

 -18

Dec.

"16

Jan.

a U

Feb.

"13

Month

October _ . ______ . ________________

February

April... 

Jaly. .................................................

August _ . ______ . . 

Mar.

"13 

«13 

"13 

"13 

"13

"13 

-13 

-13 

"13

-13

 13 -13

a 14 

a 14 

a 14

a 14 

a 14 

"13

-13

a 14

-15 

a 14 

"14 

" 14 

a 14

" 13 

"13 

" 15 

"15 

"15 

"15

Apr.

-14

a 12

"13 

"14 

"13

13 "10

a 12

"13

"15

"16 

"18 

17 

"17 

"18

"18 

-19 

"19 

-20 

20

"18 

17 

-18 

20 

"21

"22 

"23 

"24 

25 

26

Maximum

32

15 

26 

274 

314 

132 

34 

21

314

May

-25 

24 -30 

"35 

30

26 

"25 

"25 

"40 

"45

52 

"62 

"72 

82 

"90

"98 

"105 

113 

"140 

167

"216 

264 

"269 

274 

246

189 

164 

132 

"125 

"125 

140

June

150 

145 

140 

140 

164

180 

200 

220

225 

246

262 

262 

"260 

"280 

296

314

-288 

262 

189 

176

176 

176 

176 

176 

176

176 

164 

164 

153 

142

Minimum

21

13 

10 

24 

140 

31 

20 

15

10

July

132 

117 

108 

104 

98

87 

81 

77 

71 

"69

"67 

"65 

63 

60

57

53 

54 

-50 

"50

-45

43 

38 

-38 

-37 

36

34 

34 

34 

33 

31 

32

Mean

25.6 

20.0 

16.0 

14.0 

13.0 

13.6 

17.5 

111 

203 

61.2 

24.9 

18.0

448

Aug.

F4 

T4 

f3 

T3 

«?3

F3 

Fi? r*

22 

23

24 

22 

22

24 

24

22

24 

"24 

"24 

"23

"23 

-23 

"22 

"22 

"22

"22

a 21

-21

a 21

a 21

-20

Sept.

"20 

-20 

19 

"19 

"19

"19 

"19 

"19 

"18 

"18

-18 

"18 

a 17

15 

"16

"16 

"16 

"16 

16

"16

"18 

"18 

-18 

"18 

"18

"18 

-19

a 21 

a 21

"18

Eun-ofl in 

a ire-feet

1,570 

1,190 

984 

861 

722 

836 

1,040 

6,820 

12,100 

8,7(0 

1,630 

1,070

32,500

Estimated.
158 SUBFACE WATEB SUPPLY, 1929, PART XII B

EAST FORK OF SOUTH FORK OF SALMON KIVEE NEAR YELIOF FINE, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in NE. % sec. 27, T. 19 N., R. 8 E., 200 feet

above Forest Service highway bridge and 1% miles east of Yellow Pine. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August, 1928, to September, 1929. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during period, 844 second-feet May 23 (gage

height, 3.55 feet); minimum (estimated), 27 second-feet LN ^c. 4. 

REMARKS. Records good except those for periods Aug. 14 to Sept. 6, Sept. 8-22,

24-30, Oct. 2-7, 9r13, Nov. 15 to Dec. 31, 1928, and Jan. 1 to Apr. 6,

1929, which are fair.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928 29

Day

!.. ... ...

2.... ... ...

3- __ .... _

4 

5 -

«... -- -

7 ___ .... ...

8 - 

« 

10 - 

11 

12.... . .

13. __ - _ ...

14 

15 

16. _ .........

17 

1ft

10

20. __ .-.. 

21 

22.. . .

23. __ ........

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 __ . 

29

30 

31 

Aug.

80 

79

78

77 

76 

75 

74 

73

72 

71 

70 

70 

69

69 

68 

67 

66 

65 

64

Sept.

62 

61 

60 

59

58

57 

56 

56

57 

58

60 

64 

69 

73 

69

64 

61 

59 

58 

57

56 

55 

54 

53 

52

51 

50 

51 

52 

53

Oct.

55 

60 

65 

69 

68

67 

67 

66 

65 

63

61 

59

57 

55 

56

60 

72 

63 

59 

56

54 

54 

54 

54 

51

51 

50 

48 

48 

48 

48

Nov.

50 

46

48 

47 

47

46 

43

42 

45 

47

43 

43 

44 

44 

40

41 

41 

33 

35 

46

41 

41 

40 

40 

39

43 

43 

39 

36 

39

Dec.

41

38 

38 

27 

31

33

35 

37 

38 

39

39 

37 

39 

39 

37

36 

38 

38 

36 

35

35 

36 

35 

36

37

38 

40 

42 

39 

39 

38

Jan.

37 

38 

38 

35 

31

33 

39 

38 

37 

36

37 

37 

37 

37 

37

36 

37 

37 

36 

34

36 

37 

35 

36 

37

37 

36 

35 

36 

35 

36

Feb.

36 

37 

1 38 

37 

36

32 

30 

34 

36 

36

36 

36 

36 

35 

34

35 

35 

35 

34 

35

35 

34 

36 

36 

35

35 

35 

35

Month

1928

The period. ... ________________

October

1928-29

April.. ._ 

July ____________ ..... . ..

September. _ .-

The year

Mar.

35 

36 

35 

36

38

36 

36 

36 

41 

46

43 

40 

38 

36 

37

38 

39 

36 

37 

39

41 

38 

38 

36 

37

36 

37 

41 

42 

36 

33

Maximum

80 

73

72 

50 

42 

39 

38 

46 

113 

627 

789 

294 

100 

57

739

Apr.

35 

37 

39 

42 

38

35 

33 

33 

31 

32

32 

32 

31 

29 

30

35 

46 

52 

60 

59

56

55 

57 

57 

59

68 

92 

113

105

87

May

78 

89 

103 

103 

89

80 

77 

87 

103 

100

119 

177 

239 

242 

239

280 

294 

294 

343 

423

526 

625 

627 

622 

614

459 

372 

308 

283 

290 

339

Minimum

June

380 

339 

301 

305

355

464 

541 

582 

642 

614

587 

625 

658 

692 

710

739 

620 

526 

468 

432

450 

459 

445 

436 

445

427 

401 

384 

359 

324

July

294 

273 

252 

239 

223

211 

199 

191 

182

172

166 

159 

156 

149 

144

139 

134 

134 

134 

128

122 

117 

111 

107 

107

105 

103 

102 

100 

96 

98

Mean

64 71. 7 

50 58.2

48 58.2 

33 42. 4 

27 37. 0 

31 36. 2 

30 35.1 

33 37. 8 

29 50.3 

77 278 

301 490 

96 156 

59 72.5 

47 52.8

27 112

Aug.

98 

100 

94

89 

85

84 

80 

80

77 

77

74 

72 

70 

70 

69

68 

68 

68 

66 

64

63 

63 

60 

60 

68

74 

64 

62 

62 

60 

59

Sept.

57 

56 

56 

56 

57

57 

57 

56 

56 

55

54 

52 

51 

50 

48

48 

47 

47 

47 

47

52 

51 

52 

54 

52

55 

57 

54 

52 

51

Run-off in 

acre-feet

2,700 

3,460

6,160

3,580 

2,520 

2,280 

2,230 

1,950 

2,320 

2,990 

17,100 

29,200 

9,590 

4,460 

3,140

81,400
TRIBUTARY BASINS 159

JOHNSOff CREEK AT YELLOW PINE, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in NE. % sec. 29, T. 19 N., R. 8 E., 700 feet

above mouth and a quarter of a mile southwest of Yellow Pine. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August, 1928, to September, 1929. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during period, 2,200 seeond-feet May 2? (gage

height, 4.95 feet); minimum, 40 second-feet Dee. 4 (gage height, 0.83 foot). 

REMARKS. Records good except those for Aug. 20 to Sept. 6, Sept. 8-10, 19-26,

Sept. 28 to Oct. 3, and Oct. 6-11, 1928, which are fair. No diversions above

station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928-29

Day

1 _ . .......

2-.. ..

3 .

4 ..... ...

5.... ..... ..

6... ........

7... .....

8...........

9 __ ...

10.... .......

11.. .........

12...........

13 _ . ___ .

14. ____ ...

15 

16..... ...

17 

18. ..........

19 

20. 

21. .

22

23.. 

24..... ...

25 

26 

27. 

28.... .......

29...... __ .

30. 

31 

Aug.

99

98

97

OR

94

93

92

91

89

88

87

86

84

Sept.

S3

82

81

79

78

77

76

78

79

80

82

86

99

103

Q7

on

80

78

77

76

75

75

74

73

72

71

74

77

80

Oct.

84

87

90

93

Q9

92

91

90

90

89

89

88

88

86

86

88

105

110

93

90

84

82

82

82

80

79

77

77

77

77

79

Nov.

82

74

77

82

80

80

72

72

80

82

72

74

79

79

66

71

72

54

55

80

77

72

72

71

68

76

76

72

58

66

Dec.

71

59

59

48

54

56

61

63

66

68

68

62

68

68

62

61

64

66

61

60

60

61

60

61

64

65

7?,

74

69

69

66

Jan.

65

68

68

65

52

56

65

69

68

65

66

66

66

66

66

64

66

66

65

55

60

66

60

64

66

66

62

61

64

61

65

Feb.

65

66

68

66

65

54

52

60

65

64

65

64

fti

62

61

62

62

62

61

62

62

61

M.

62

62

61

62

62

Mar.

A9

64

62

64

68

65

65

65

68

82

76

fiQ

66

62

65

68

69

62

65

69

71

66

66

62

65

64

65

76

77

68

66

Apr.

ftQ

71

72

77

74

68

66

65

65

60

66

TO

65

65

68

69

79

84

95

97

97

QQ

110

110

112

126

156

201

217

185

May

1A9

188

210

224

204

195

192

217

262

237

280

587

673

725

845

900 Qflfi

1,050

1,210

1,460

1,690

1,850

1,940

1,650

1,210

1,020

930

872

960

1,110

June

i idn

990

900

930

1,080

1,240

1,320

1,320

1,420

1 420

1,320 i ^*in

1,320

1,350

1,380

1,610

1,280

1 080

960

900

900

Qfift

845

818

818

779

720

688

647

592

July

538

AQK

454

418

388

QftO

338

318

295

272

254

Ojjn

227

217

204

182

176

182

162

156

14«

138

136

128

123

119

116

112

108

105

Afg.

114

114

108

QQ

AC

92

90

88

84

82

80

79

76

74

72

69

68

71

69

SO

64

62

61

60

65

77

72

66

66

66

65

Sept.

ftO

61

61

60

61

61

60

60

61

61

61

61

60

59

58

58

55

55

55

55

56

59

60

64

64

66

72

72

66

65

Month

1928

1928-29

April.. 

May 

.............. .....

July 

September __________ . __ ... .......

Maximum

99

103

110

82

74

69

68

82

217

1,940

1,610

538

114

72

1 tun

Minimum

84

71

77

54

48

52

52

62

59

162

592

105

60

55

48

Mean

91.8

80.4

87.0

73.0

63.4

63.9

62 4

67.2

94.9

786

1,070

236

78.3

61.0

229

R in-ofi in 

acre-feet

2,370

4,780

7,150

5,350

4,340

3,900

3,930

3,470

4,130

5,650

48,300

63,700

14,500

4,810

'3,630

166,000
160 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1929, PART XII B 

QEANDE EONDE RIVER AT LA QRANDE, OREQ.

LOCATION. Staff gage in SW. % sec. 31, T. 2 S., R. 38 E., an eighth of a mile below 

State Highway bridge and half a mile northwest of La G-ande.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. February, 1918, to June, 1923; Octobe:-, 1925, to September, 1929.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 2,970 second-feet Mar. 21 (gage 

height, 4.60 feet); minimum, 15 second-feet Sept. 15 (gage height, 0.50 foot). 

1918-1923, 1925-1929: Maximum discharge, 4,750 se?ond-feet Apr. 22, 

1922; minimum, 4 second-feet Sept. 14 and 16-20, 1922.

REMARKS. Records good except those for October and Jan. 7 to Feb. 25, which 

are fair. No diversions above station. Records furnished by State engineer 

of Oregon.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928-29

Day

1 

2..... __ ......

3... ............

4.... ........

6 .

6. 

1.... ...........

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.

28 

28 

33 

37 

36

40 

35 

33 

31 

30

30 

31 

31 

30 

35

40 

54 

42 

40 

37

35 

32 

34 

31

34

34 

34 

34 

34 

34 

46

Nov.

44 

38 

38 

36 

38

39 

36 

30 

30

38

39 

38 

36 

36 

38

38 

38 

35 

21

27

22

25 

27 

37 

28

30 

36 

36 

33 

20

Dec.

24 

25 

18 

16 

24

23

21 

21

24 

27

28 

33 

34 

34 

34

33 

33 

18 

16 

21

22 24 ' 

22 

19 

21

23 > 24 

24 

28 

33 

33

Jan.

33 

34 

34 

33 

36

28 

' 23

Feb.

33

38 

41

44

Month

November ____ . ..............................

January _ _ . .

April... ...... ....................................

June.. _ ___ . .

August _ . . . -

Mar.

51 

67 

280 

87 

103

105 

186 

144 

256 

760

655 

462 

330 

330 

435

690 

880 

690 

760 

880

2,970 

1,580 

1,140 

725 

550

490 

490 

1,280 

1,190 

920 

725

Apr.

620 

760 

880 

1,100 

920

655 

550 

462 

435 

380

435 

355 

435 

435 

840

1,010 

1,190 

1,190 

1,580 

1,680

1,680 

1,580 

1,790 

1,480 

1,580

1,580 

1,790 

1,680 

1,900 

1,580

Maximum

54 

44 

34

2,970 

1,900 

1,580 

880 

137 

38 

28

2,970

May

1,280 

1,190 

1,380 

1,280 

1,190

1,100 

1,010 

1,010 

1,010 

1,010

1,060 

1,190 

1,580 

1,580 

1,380

1,380 

1,380 

1,380 

1,380 

1,380

1,480 

1,580 

1,480 

1,380 

1,190

920 

1,140 

620 

550 

550 

520

Jine

690 

550 

4 2 

4 2 

4 2

520 

550 

C55

?40 

FSO

760 

f90 

C20 

550 

550

760 

f90 

f20 

550

462

435 

408 

?30 

?05 

280

280 

£40 

200 

193 

176

Minimum

28 

20 

16

51 

355 

520 

176 

27 

16 

Ifi

15

July

137 

137 

112 

112 

110

105 

97 

95 

91

85

83 

72 

67 

65 

61

54 

51 

47 

47 

39

41 

41 

38 

34 

33

33 

31 

30 

29

27 

28

Mean

34.9 

33.6 

25.2 

24.9 

33.9 

652 

1,090 

1,180 

506 

65.5 

21.3 

19.5

308

Aug.

27 

27 

38 

28 

25

25

24 

22 

21 

21

20 

20 

19 

19 

19

18 

18 

17 

16 

16

16 

16 

16 

16 

16

21 

25 

21 

20

28 

24

Sept.

20 

19 

19 

19

17

18 

18 

19 

19 

18

18 

18 

17 

17 

15

16 

16 

16 

16 

17

17 

18 

19 

21 

24

27 

28 

27 

27 

25

Run-ofl in

acre-feet

2,150 

2,000 

1,550 

1,530 

1,880 

40,100 

64,900 

72,600 

30,100 

4,030 

1,310 

, 1,160

223,000
TRIBUTARY BASINS

GRAHDE RONDE RIVER AT RONDOWA, ORIG.

161

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in NW. % sec. 23, T. 3 N., R. 40 E., £00 feet

below mouth of Wallowa River at Rondowa. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October, 1926, to September, 1929. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 9,550 second-feet June 16 (gage

height, 6.01 feet); minimum, 295 second-feet Dec. 5 (gage height, 0.8* foot). 

1926-1929: Maximum discharge, 15,600 second-feet, Mar. 11, 192° (gage

height, 7.70 feet); minimum, that of Dec. 5, 1928. 

REMARKS. Records good except those for Feb. 8 to Mar. 7, which are poor.

Many irrigation diversions above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928-29

Day

1.. ... . __ ..

2. ___ .........

3 

4 .......

6.. ...... ....

6.. __ ........

7... .........

8 . ......

9 

10 

11..... ..........

12... __ ........

13...... .........

14.... _ ........

18 

16. 

17.. 

18 

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24.... __ .......

26 ...........

26 . .

27 

28.. _ ..........

29 

30 

31........ .......

Oct.

474 

461 

507

528 

 542

528 

528 

542 

535 

528

542 

535 

535 

542 

542

645 

705 

682 

660 

638

615 

608 

600 

608 

608

592 

600 

585

678 

585 

615

Nov.

645 

622 

622 

630 

622

608 

600 

592 

638 

638

630 

608 

600 

615 

615

622 

630 

592 

663 

608

592 

578 

585 

663 

556

670 

592 

585 

549

528

Dec.

585 

528 

442 

411 

393

468 

500 

528 

615 

638

638 

663 

563 

570 

663

549 

528 

487 

480 

468

442 

494 

494

514 

670

585 

736 

768 

630 

592 

563

Jan.

556 

556

549 

528 

474

461

528 

578 

566 

542

500 

556 

670 

678 

692

556 

670 

585 

542 

381

468 

622 

514

528 

507

578 

549 

514 

528 

621, 

528

Feb.

585 

675 

675 

668 

630

507 

621

525

Month

October _ . _______________________

January...- ____________ . __________

April ....... ... . ......

July.- .

September _______________________

Mar,

1,100

1,170 

1,490 

3,380

2,900 

2,370 

1,960 

1,770 

1,770

2,090 

2,370 

2,370 

2,300 

2,740

4,820 

4,140 

3,620 

3,140 

2,740

2,300 

2,300 

2,600 

2,900 

2,820 

2,520

Apr.

2,230 

2,160 

2,230 

2,300 

2,370

2,160 

1,960 

1,830 

1,710 

1,600

1,640 

1,540 

1,490 

1,830 

2,230

2,440 

2,520 

2,740 

2,900 

3,060

3,220 

3,300 

3,460 

3,460 

3,460

3,640 

3,700 

3,960 

4,050 

3,880

Maximum

705 

645 

768 

622 

675 .

4,820 .

4,050 

8,850 

8,500 

2,820 

585 

454

8,850

May

3,620 

3,460 

3,540 

3,380 

3,220

3,060 

2,980 

2,900 

2,900 

2,820

2,980 

3,460 

4,140 

4,420 

4,510

4,510 

4,710 

4,820 

5,030 

5,640

6,510 

7,490 

8,330 

8,850 

7,490

5,780 

4,710 

4,140 

3,790 

3,700 

3,960

Jane

4,230 

3,790 

3,460 

3,380 

3,460

3,880 

4,140 

4,920 

5,260 

5,380

5,260 

5,140 

5,140 

5,380 

6,060

8,500 

6,210 

5,030 

4,510 

4,140

4,050 

4,140 

4,050 

4,050 

4,050

3,960 

3,620 

3,540 

3,380 

3,060

Minimum

461 

528 

393 

381

1,490 

2,820 

3,060 

663 

353 

358

353

July

2,820 

2,600 

2,370 

2,160 

1,900

1,770 

1,660 

1,490 

1,380 

1,290

1,210 

1,120 

1,050 

1,010 

952

925 

898 

856 

832 

776

744 

736 

705 

682 

660

630 

622 

600 

585 

570 

563

Mean

 574 

600 

545 

536 

546 

2,270 

2,630 

4,640 

4,510 

1,170 

419 

386

1,560

Aug.

556 

5^ 

549 

577 S*")

4S7 

474 

4<S 

4<?5 

435

4« 

4H 3">3 3-n 

375

3"i8 

3M 3'S

sn

3^

3^ 3"S 

3^ 

3^1

3*)

4% 

415 3"»7

3T7 

3^1 

3^1

Sept.

375 

370 

364 

381 

387

387 

387 

393 

393 

393

393 

387 

387 

364 

364

364 

358 

358 

364 

364

358 

364 

370 

387 

399

405 

417 

442 

454 

448

R-n-off in 

sere-feet

35,300 

35,700 

33,500 

33,000 

30,300 

140,000 

156,000 

279,000 

268,000 

71,900 

26,800 

23,000

1,130,000
162 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1929, PART XII B 

CATHERINE CHEEK NEAR UNION, OREG.

LOCATION. Staff gage in SW. X sec. 34, T. 4 S., R. 40 E., 5 miles southeast of

Union. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. February, 1918, to August, 1919; October, 1925, to

September, 1929. May, 1906, to May, 1907, at station in sec. 3, T. 5 S., R.

40 E.; August, 1911, to December, 1912, and March to September, 1915, at

station in SW. % sec. 1, T. 5 S., R. 40 E. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 1,000 second-feet May 24 (gage

height, 5.30 feet); minimum, 15 second-feet Dec. 3, 4, and 9-12 (gage height,

1.10 feet).

1906-1907, 1911-1912, 1915, 1918-1919, 1925-1929: Maximum discharge,

1,240 second-feet May 21, 1912; minimum, 8 second-fee* Nov. 7, 1925. 

REMAKES. Records fair, except those for Dec. 5-7, 18-23, Jan. 4-9, Jan. 17 to

Feb. 3, and Feb. 8-18, which are poor. Station is alcove practically all

diversions. Records furnished by State engineer of Oregon.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 19^8-29

Day

1 

2 ____ .......

3 _ - _ . _ ....

4 _____ ... ...

5. ...........

6 ...... ......

7 ____ - __ 

8..-.. __ ....

9 

10- 

11. 

12 _ . _ .....

13 - 

14.. _ . 

15 __ . __ ....

16 

17 .

18.. _ . _ . __ r

19. 

20 

21 

22 

23. __ ......

24 ......

25- _ _ ...

26- _ .... __ .

27. __ __

28 

29 .. _____ .

30 . 

31 

Oct.

28 

29 

30 

30 

30

31 

31 

33 

33 

33

33 

31 

33 

34

45

55 

45 

37 

36 

36

34 

33 

31 

30

29

28 

28 

26 

26 

30 

37

Nov.

36 

36 

36 

36 

36

37 

37 

39 

40 

39

37 

37 

37 

37 

36

36 

36 

36 

36 

36

36 

36 

36 

36 

36

36 

37 

36 

34 

33

Dec.

30

24 

15 

15 j,

10 

15 

15

15 

15 

19 

24 

37

37 

37

31

30 

30

30 

30 

34

45 

45 

37

Jan.

45 

45 

37

37

37

37 

30 

30 

30 

30

30 

 30

Feb.

}.

66 

66

45 

45

25

24

37

36 

34 

34 

31 

30

30

29 

29

Month

April.. .. ... 

June _ __ . __ . __ . 

July... -. - 

September _ .... . _____ . . ........ ........

Mar.

30 

37 

39 

39 

37

39 

40 

39 

94 

127

145 

110 

110 

94 

94

110 

127 

127 

127 

165

187 

313 

460 

118 ito

102 

102 

102 

102 

102 

102

Apr.

102 

102

87 

81 

79

73 

73 

70 

70 

68

66 

65 

65 

63 

63

70

118 

135 

182 

192

102

192 

224 

235 

258

322 

362 

390 

390 

362

Maximum

55 

40 

45 

45 

66 

460 

390 

1,000 

610 

213 

73 

24

1,000

May

362 

335 

335 

309 

309

282 

283 

258 

258 

335

420 

450

575 

610 

545

545 

645 

545 

575 

645

780 

890 

890 

1,000 

850

610 

450 

420 

390 

390 

390

June

390 

390 

420 

420 

420

440 

450 

450 

450 

480

480 

480 

480 

480 

480

610 

480 

450 

420 

390

362 

335 

335 

335 

309

309 

283 

283

258 

258

Jujy

213 

213 

213 

202 

192

182 

172 

172 

162 

153

126 

110 

102 

99 

96

93 

90 

84

81 

79

76 

73 

70 

68 

65

63 

60 

58 

58 

55 

53

Minimum Mean

26 

33

30 

63

258 

258 

63 

25 

23

33.1 

36.4 

26.7 

33.0 

34.4 

114 

158 

503 

405 

114 

39.6 

23.1

127

Aug.

73 

63 

60 

60

58

55 

53 

50 

48 

44

42 

40 

38 

36 

36

34 

34 

34 

33 

33

31 

31

29 

29

27

27 

27 

26 

26 

25 

25

Sept.

24 

24 

23 

23 

23

23

23 

23 

23 

23

23 

23 

23 

23 

23

23 

23 

23 

23 

23

23 

23 

23 

23 

23

23 

23 

23 

23 

23

Run-off in 

acre-feet

2,040 

2,170 

1,640 

2,030 

1,010 

7,010 

0,400 

30,900 

24,100 

7,010 

2,430 

1,370

02,000
TRIBUTARY BASINS 163

WALIOWA EIVIR ABOVE WAUOWA LAKE, WEAR JOSEPH, OREG.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in NE. # sec. 29, T. 3 S., R. 45 E., 600 feet

below junction of East and West Forks of Wallowa River and 6 mil is south

of Joseph.

RBCOBDS AVAILABLE. February, 1924, to September, 1929. 

EXTBEMES. Maximum discharge during year, 852 second-feet June 15 (gage

height, 2.18 feet); minimum, 17 second-feet Mar. 6 (gage height, 0.10 foot). 

1924-1929: Maximum discharge, 1,250 second-feet June 26, 1927 (gage

height, 2.65 feet); minimum, that of Mar. 6, 1929. 

REMARKS. Records good except those for discharges above 650 second-feet and

for estimated periods, which are fair. Water diverted from East Fork for

power purposes is returned to river above station; no other diversiors above

gage. Records furnished by State engineer of Oregon.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet,

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.

44

44 

47 

50 

53

51 

53 

54 

52 

50

49 

46 

45 

44

48

55 

59 

55 

53 

51

48 

45 

44 

44 

44

44 

44 

44 

44 

44 

44

Nov.

44 

44 

44 

43 

43

43 

42 

42 

41 

41

41 

41 

41 

40 

39

38 

"36

Dec.

34 

35 

31

 31

31 

30 

31 

29

«28

26 

26 

25 

26 

29

29 

30 

29 

32 

32 

32

Jan.

30 

30 

29 

29

«28

28 

25 "24 

«24 

«24

23 

25 

26

«27

28

29 

29 

31 

29 "29 

"29

Feb.

29 

28 

27 

26 

25

«26

27 

26 

25 

25

25 

25 

25 

25 

25

«25 

25 

25 

25 

25

25 

25 

25

Month

October _ ... _____________ ................

December. ... . ___________________

January.. .............................................

March.. _________________________

April..................................................

May.......... ........................................

July....... ............................................

September _______________ . ..............

The year _____________________

Mar.

25 

25 

25 

25

24

23 

23 

23 

23

24

25 

26 

26 

25 

26

25 

25 

25 

25 

27

33 

31 

31 

29 

29

29 

29 

33 

31 

29 

31

Apr.

29 

28 

28 

28 

29

29 

29 

29 

29 

33

29 

28 

25 

28 

29

31 

31 

31

31 

33

33 

33 

33 

34 

36

41 

51 

58 "59 

«60

Maximum

59 

44 

35 

31 

29 

33

442 

510 

400 

90 

43

510

May

«61 

«62 

62 

61 

60

67 

56 

56 

56

58

72 

106 

143 

152 

152

149 

155 

165 

174 

230

277 

340 

400

442 

372

282 

227 

194

187 

208 

227

June

230 

197 

184 

184 

215

259 

290 

315 

325 

315

320 

340 

378 

448 

502

510 

380 

307 

268 

259

272 

303 

324 

351 

395

420 

420 

435 

425 

410

Minimum

44

25 

23 

25 

23 

25 

56 

184 

82 

34 

24

23

July

400 

390 

380 

338 

315

294 

272 

238 

203 

199

192 

192 

192 

192 

185

182 

175 

165 

156 

152

128 

121 

121 

"117 "113

109 

98 

93 

85

82 

82

Mean

48.1 

39.0 

29.7 

27.5 

25.7 

26.8 

34.2 

169 

333 

192 

54.4 

28.4

84.2

Aug.

84 

90 

85 

81

78

72 

70 

66 

66 

61

59 

55 

55 

53 

53

51 

46 

45 

45 

41

40 

39 

34 

34 

34

39 

37 

37 

39 

49 

47

Sept.

43 

42

37 

36 

34

34 

34 

33 

32 

29

28 

27 

26 

26 

26

25 

25 

25 

24 

24

24 

24 

24 

24 

24

24 

24 

25 

24 

24

Run-off in 

acre-feet

2,960 

2,320 

1,830 

1,690 

1,430 

1,650 

2,040 

10,400 

19,800 

11,800 

3,340 

1,690

61,000

« Estimated.
164 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1929, PART XII B 

EAST FORK OF WAIIOWA RIVER WEAR JOSEFS, ORE",

LOCATION. Staff gage in SE. % sec. 29, T. 3 S., R. 45 E., a quarter of a mile above 

mouth, 1 mile above Wallowa Lake, and 6 miles south of Joseph.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July, 1924, to September, 1929.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 117 second-fe?t June 15 (gage 

height, 1.80 feet); minimum, 0.7 second-foot Apr. 18, 20, and 22 (gage height, 

0.20 foot).

1924-1929: Maximum discharge, 203 second-feet June 26,1927 (gage height, 

2.20 feet); minimum, 0.5 second-foot Jan. 31 and Feb. 15, 1927 (gage height, 

0.62 foot).

REMARKS. Records fair except those for discharges exceedirg 60 second-feet, 

which are poor. Practically entire low-water flow is diverted 1 mile upstream for power.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 19%8~%9

Day

1 

2. _ .... _ ....

3 

4.... _ ........

5 

6... ... ... ...

7. ........ .... ..

8 __ 

9. . _ ....

10 

11 . 

12 __ .. _ . __ .

13...... ..

14... ...... _

15 

16- 

17 

18 ..........

19 

20 

21 _ . ....

22 

23 

24 ___ . __ ....

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 

Oct.

7.7 

7.7 

11 

7.7 

8.9

8.3 

8.9 

8.3 

7.4

7.7

8.3 

8.3

7.7 

7.7 

8.0

7.7 

8.3 

7.7 

7.7 

7.1

7.7 

7.1 

6.8 

6.8 

6.5

6.5 

6.8 

6.8 

6.5 

6.5 

7.1

Nov.

7.1 

4.9 

5.9 

7.7 

6.5

5.9 

5.4 

5.4 

5.9

7.7

7.1 

6.8 

6.8 

5.4 

4.9

4.9 

5.9

-4.0

Dec.

 2.0

1.4 

1.6

5.1 

4.2 

4.2 

3.8 

3.8

«3.6 

"3.4 

4.9 

4.9 

4.4

I "4.0

6.2 

7.7 

6.2 

5.4 

5.9 

5.4

Jan.

4.4 

4.0 

3.6 

3.4

"3.1

2.8 

4.4 

4.9 

3.2 

1.9

2.5 

2.5 

2.8

 '2.0

Feb.

»2.0

Month

October. ______________________ .

March. __ . ______________________

April. . .... . .........

June __________________________

July... .. _.. ^ 

August __________________________

Mar.

1.9 

 1.8 

1.7 

1.5 

1.8

1.7 

1.8 

1.5 

1.7 

3.5

2.0 

1.9 

1.4 

1.5 

3.5

3.2 

2.9 

2.7 

3.2 

3.5

2.7 

2.5 

2.5 

2.9 

2.3

3.2 

3.2 

3.5 

2.9 

2.9 

4.9

Apr.

3.8 

3.8 

3.8 

3.8 

2.9

2.5 

4.9 

2.7 

2.7 

3.5

2.8 

3.3 

3.2 

2.9 

2.9

2.7 

2.9 

1.7 

2.1 

1.7

3.5 

1.7 

2.0 

3.2 

1.8

3.6 

4.2 

4.7 

5.4 

4.3

Maximum

11

7.7 

7.7 

4.9

4.9 

5.4 

36 

97 

56 

10 

4.9

97

May

3.8 

4.5 

4.9 

4.5 

4.9

4.3 

3.8 

4.2 

2.9 

2.7

4.2 

8.0 

9.5 

12 

11

12 

13 

12 

15 

26

24 

28 

35 

36 

31

22 

19 

16 

16 

17 

19

June

2' 

2' 

19 

16 

17

15 

19 3' 

3? 3'

35 3' 

41 4* &'

y

6'1 

6'

4T< 

4*

& 

4< 

& 

43 

5*

5' 

6*ft*

61

B>*

July

56 

53 

50 

53 

52

43 

43 

39 

38 

33

31 

29 

26 

25 

24

21 

17 

15 

15 

15

14 

14 

13 

13 

12

11 

11 

10 

10 

9.5 

8.7

Minimum Mean

6.5

1.4 

1.7 

2.7 

15 

8.7 

4.2 

3.8

7.65 

5.21 

3.81 

2.74 

2.0 

2.54 

3.17 

13.7 

44.5 

25.9 

6.77 

4.46

10.2

Aug.

9.5 

10 

9.5 

9.5 

7.6

7.6 

7.3 

7.3 

7.6 

7.3

8.0 

7.3 

6.6 

6.3 

6.6

6.3 

6.3 

6.6 

6.0 

6.7

5.7 

5.7 

5.4 

5.2 

5.7

5.7 

6.2 

5.7 

6.0 

6.6 

4.2

Sept.

4.5 

3.8 

4.7 

4.9 

4.9

4.5 

4.7 

4.3 

4.9 

4.5

4.9 

4.7 

4.5 

4.2 

4.5

4.0 

4.2 

42 

4.0 

4.2

4.2 

4.3 

4.5 

4,6 

4.2

4.7 

4.6 

4.9 

4.7 

4.2

Run-off in 

acre-feet

470 

310 

234 

168 

111 

166 

189 

842 

2,660 

1,680 

416 

265

7,400

Estimated.
TRIBUTARY BASINS 165

WAIIOWA FAILS POWEE PLANT TAILRACE NEAR JOSEPH, OBEG.

LOCATION. Staff gage in SE. % sec. 29, T. 3 S., R. 45 E., a quarter o* a mile

above point where channel discharges into West Fork of Wallowa River and

6 miles south of Joseph.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August, 1924, to September, 1929. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 13 second-feet June 6 (gage height,

0.76 foot); no flow May 20.

 1924-1929: Maximum discharge, 16 second-feet Jan. 9 and 17, 19"S (gage

height, 0.80 foot); minimum, that of May 20, 1929. 

REMARKS. Records fair. Flow regulated by discharge through nozzle for

impulse wheel in power house. Water is diverted at dam on East Fork of

Wallowa River into a conduit 1 mile above power house and is discharged

into West Fork of Wallowa River.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928-29

Day

I...............

2..............

3...............

4...............

5 ............

6...............

7...- ........

8...............

9....... ........

10.. .............

11.. _ ... . _ ..

12...............

13...............

14. ...........

16 

16....._. ........

17 _ ......

18 ........

19.. ......

20 ...........

21 

22

83 ,

24.. .........

25... .........

26... ........... .

27...... .........

28 .

29...... ......

30...............

31....... ........

Oct.

8.0 

8.0 

8.0 

8.0 

8.0

7.1 

6.5 

7.4 

8.0

7.6

7.4 

7.6 

7.8 

6.7 

8.0

8.0 

8.2 

8.5 

8.5 

8.5

6.9 

8.2 

8.5 

8.5 

8.5

8.5 

8.0 

6.9 

8.5

8.5 

8.5

Nov.

8.2 

7.6 

8.0 

6.9 

8.0

8.2 

8.0 

8.5 

8.0 

8.0

6.9 

8.0 

8.5 

8.2 

8.5

8.5 

8.0 

6.9 

8.0 

8.5

8.5 

8.0 

8.5 

8.0

6.7

8.2 

8.0 

7.4 

6.3

7.6

Dec.

7.6 

7.4 

7.6 

7.6 

8.0

7.8 

8.2 

7.8 

6.5 

8.2

8.0 

7.8 

7.6 

7.4 

7.6

6.9

7.6 

7.6 

7.6 

7.6

7.6 

7.6 

6.9 

7.6 

6.7

6.7 

7.1 

7.1 

7.1

6.7 

7.4

Jan.

7.1 

6.7 

7.1 

7.6 

7.1

6.5 

7.1 

6.3 

6.3 

6.5

6.9 

6.7 

6.3 

6.9 

7.6

7.6 

7.6 

7.1 

7.1 

7.1

7.1 

7.6 

8.0 

7.1 

6.7

7.4 

6.5 

7.1 

7.4

7.6 

7.1

Feb.

7.1 

7.1 

6.7 

7.1 

7.1

7.1 

7.1 

7.1 

7.1 

6.7

7.1 

7.4 

7.1 

7.1 

7.1

7.1 

6.7 

7.6 

7.1 

7.1

7.1 

7.1 

7.1 

6.9 

7.1

7.1 

7.1 

7.1

 . ..

Month

October __________________________

December ________________________

March.. __ . ______________________

April. .. . . . . -

June.. .____ _ _. 

July..... 

August

September ________ . ____________ . ....

Mar.

6.9 

6.9 

6.7 

6.9 

6.9

6.9 

6.9 

6.9 

6.9 

6.7

6.9 

6.9 

7.1 

6.9 

6.9

6.9 

6.7 

6.9 

6.9 

6.9

6.9 

6.9 

6.9 

6.7 

6.9

6.9 

6.9 

6.9 

6.9 

6.7 

6.3

Apr.

6.7 

6.7 

6.9 

6.9 

8.7

6.7 

6.7 

6.7 

6.7 

6.7

6.7 

6.7 

6.7 

6.7 

6.7

6.7 

6.7 

8.0 

8.5 

8.5

6.7 

6.7 

8.5 

6.7 

8.5

6.7 

6.7 

6.7 

6.7 

6.7

Maximum

8.5 

8.5 

8.2 

8.0 

7.6 

7.1 

8.7 

8.7 

8.5 

7.6 

8.2 

8.0

8.7

May

6.7 

6.7 

6.7 

6.7 

6.7

6.7 

6.7 

6.7 

8.5 

7.8

6.9 

6.7 

8.5 

6.9 

6.7

6.5 

6.7 

8.2 

6.7 

6.4

6.7 

8.7 

6.7 

6.7 

6.5

6.7 

8.5 

8.5 

6.7 

6.7 

7.6

June

8.2 

6.7 

6.7 

6.7 

8.2

8.5

6.7 

6.7 

6.7 

6.7

6.7 

6.7 

6.7 

6.9 

7.1

6.7 

6.9 

6.9 

6.7 

6.9

6.7 

7.1 

6.9 

6.9 

6.9

7.1 

7.6 

7.1 

7.1

6.7

Minimum

6.5 

6.7 

6.5 

6.3 

6.7 

6.3 

6.7 

6.4 

6.7 

6.3 

6.7 

6.7

6.3

July

6.9 

7.1 

6.9 

6.7 

6.9

7.1 

6.3 

6.9 

7.1 

7.1

6.7 

6.7 

6.7 

6.3 

6.7

7.1 

7.6 

7.1 

7.1 

7.1

6.7 

6.9 

6.9 

6.9

7.1

6.9 

7.1 

7.1 

7.1 

7.1 

6.9

Mean

7.91 

7.91 

7.45 

7.06 

7.08 

6.85 

7.06 

7.10 

7.07 

6.93 

7.22 

7.09

7.23

Aug.

6.7 

6.9 

6.7 

6.7 

7.1

7.6 

7.6 

7.1 

7.1 

6.7

6.7 

7.1 

7.6 

6.9 

6.9

7.1 

7.6 

6.7 

8.0 

7.6

7.6 

7.1 

7.1 

8.2 

7.1

7.4 

7.4 

8.0 

7.1 

7.1 

7.4

Sept.

6.7 

6.9 

6.9 

8.0 

7.6

7.6 

7.1 

7.1 

6.9 

6.9

6.9 

6.9

7.6 

8.0

6.7

6.9 

6.9 

6.7 

6.9 

7.1

8.0

6.7 

7.1 

7.1

7.1

7.1 

6.7 

6.9 

6.7 

7.1

Tun-off in 

acre-feet

486 

471 

458 

434 

393 

421 

420 

437 

421 

426 

444 

422

6,230
166 ' SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1929, PART XII B 

HURRICANE CREEK WEAR JOSEPH, OREG.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in NE. % sec. 3, T. 3 S., E 44 E., 175 feet 

above intake of Moonshine ditch and 3)£ miles southwest of Joseph.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April to September, 1915; April, 1924, to September, 

1929.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 658 second-feot June 15 (gage 

height, 2.55 feet); minimum, 12 second-feet Feb. 19 and Mar. 15-18.

1915, 1924-1929: Maximum discharge, 716 second-feet May 26, 1928 

(gage height, 2.65 feet); minimum, that of Feb. 19 and Har. 15-18, 1929.

REMARKS. Records good except those for Dec. 12, 13, Jan. 5-10, 19-24, Jan. 27 

to Feb. 6, Feb. 9-15, Mar. 10-14, July 14-18, and 20, wlich are fair. No 

diversions above station. Records furnished by State engineer of Oregon.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928-29

Day

1. ____ . .....

2.... _ . ___ .

3...............

4. ___ . _ . ...

6 ...............

6... __ . .......

7..... .......

8... ............

9........ __ ..

10...-...-..,....

11.. _______ .

12.. ............. ia.. _ . .........

14. .... ___ ..

15.- ..........

16 ..

17 

18 ............

19 .....

20.. ...

21- _ ..........

22

23 .

24 . ...

25. .-. .

26......... ......

27... .......

28 

29.. ... __ ..

30 ...........

31 ... .......

Oct.

34

34 

34 

34 

34

35 

34 

35 

35 

35

36 

36 

36 

34 

35

38 

41 

36 

33 

33

32 

30 

29 

27 

26

26 

26 

26 

26 

26 

26

Nov.

27 

27 

27 

26 

26

26 

26 

25 

25 

25

25 

25 

26 

26 

26

26 

26 

26 

27 

27

27 

27 

27 

27 

27

27 

27 

27 

27 

27

Dec.

20 

20 

20 

19 

19

19 

19 

19 

23 

23

23 

22 

21 

20 

20

20 

20 

20 

20 

19

19 

19 

19 

19 

19

19 

19 

19 

19 

19 

19

Jan.

18 

17 

16 

16

16

15 

16 

16 

17 

16

16 

16 

14

14

15

15

14

Feb.

14 

14 

13

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

12 

12 

12

Month

October ...............................................

December .............................................

January _________________________ February.. _______________________

March ................................................

April..................................................

June.. __________________________ .

July .__... ..

August _ . ________________________ .

September ________________________ .

The year _____________________

Mar.

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

12 

12 

12 

12

12

k2

12

12 

12 

14

17 

15 

16 

16 

16

16 

16 

18 

18 

17 

16

Apr.

16 

15 

15 

15 

15

15 

15 

15 

15 

15

15 

15 

15 

15 

15

15 

14 

15 

16

17

18 

18 

18 

20 

21

22 

24 

28 

29 

29

Maximum

41 

27 

23 

18

18 

29 

306 

420 

304 

56 

32

420

May

29 

29 

29 

30 

29

29 

28 

28 

28 

28

33 

50

74 

82 

82

87 

103 

115 

137 

177

205 

255 

306 

306 

204

161 

129 

115 

115 

139 

155

Junn

153 

127 

117 

12!? 

163

183 20' 

239 

233 

22H

231? 

26,3 

29.1 28," 

42f

358 23f< !&' 

1611 

16*

211

23P 

253 

28C 

33C

318 

29P 

333 

320 30-'

Minimum

26 

25 

19

12 

12 

14 

28 

117 

52 

34 

22

12

July

304 

290 

255 

228 

204

190 

173 

154 

148 

141

135 

132 

122 

105 

105

105 

105 

105

87 

82

76 

71 

69 

65 

63

60 

56 

54 

52 

52 

52

Mean

32.3 

26.3 

19.8 

15.2 

12.8 

13.6 

17.7 

107 

243 

124 

43.5 

25.3

56.8

Aug.

54 

56 

54 

54 

52

47 

47 

43 

42 

40

42 

43 

43 

43 

43

45 

45 

45 

45 

43

43 

40 

38 

38 

37

43 

38 

38 

37 

35 

34

Sept

32 

32 

31 

30 

30

30 

28 

28 

25 

24

24 

25 

25 

24 

24

24 

23 

23 

23 

24

24 

23 

23 

23 

23

22 

23 

23 

24 

23

Run-off in

acre-feet

1,990 

1,560 

1,220 

935 

711 

836 

1,050 

6,580 

14,500 

7,620 

2,670 

1,510

41,200
TRIBUTARY BASINS

IOSTINE RIVER NEAR IOSTINE, OREG.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in NW. % sec. 34, T. 1 S., R. 43 E., 10 miles

above mouth and 3J4 miles south of Lostine. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August, 1912, to March, 1914; April to September, 1915;

July, 1925, to September, 1929. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, about 1,570 second-feet June 15

or 16 (gage height, 5.70 feet); minimum, 15 second-feet Nov. 18 (gage

height, 0.23 foot).

1912-1914, 1915, 1925-1929: Maximum discharge, 2,540 second-feet May

27, 1913; minimum, that of Nov. 18, 1928. 

REMARKS. Records fair. No large diversions above station. Blow regulated

to a small extent by storage in Minam Lake Reservoir. Records furnished

by State engineer of Oregon.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1988-29

Day

1 _______

2 

3...............

4. ..............

5... ... ..... ....

6. .. _ ... ...

7 . ..

8. __ . _ ......

9. ___ . ___ .

10. .. .........

11....... __ ...

12.. _______ .

13.... _____ ..

14...............

15...... _ ......

16.. __ ........

17

18 _ ............

19 ________

20 ______ . __

21... _ .........

22......... __ ..

23... ............

24.. __ . .......

26. .........

26...............

27 ...............

28 

29......... ...

80. ...........

31. __ .......

Oct.

21 

21 

24 

25 

29

27 

32 

39 

33 

32

29 

27 

32 

28 

36

111 

95 

73 

63 

53

45 

45 

40 

38 

36

34 

37 

37 

34 

33 

37

Nov.

37 

29 

32 

32 

30

29 

25 

32 

33 

36

29 

28 

26 

26 

25

24 

23 

18 

23 

27

26 

22 

22 

22

 24

Dec.

 25 

26 26 

 25 

«24

24 «26 

 27 

 28 

30

«29 

28

 28 

28

Jan.

 27

26 

 24 

23

 23

Feb.

 23 

23

 24 

24

 22

20 

 20 

20

Month

Jftmifiry ,

March

May

July... ____ . _____ .

Mar.

 20 

21 

 22

23 

23

25 

29 

36 

44 

54

58 

54 

52 

49

45

37 

32 

44 

42 

38 

37

Apr.

36 

38 

35 

39 

38

37 

36 

36 

36 

35

36 

35 

34 

37 

40

37 41 

«45 

49

52

51 

52 

56 

60 

66

81 

108 

145 

155 

136

Maximum

111 

37

58 .

155 

[,100 

1,260 

675 

111 

33

1,260 .

May

124 

129 

142 

138 

128

122 

121 

126 

126 

129

170 

258 

355 

378 

356

378 

438 

464 

558 

675

770 

910 

1,100 

 950 800

 650 

 500 

356 

356 

426 

543

Jane

572

488 

488 

488 

515

630 

675 

822 

876 

805

822 

875 

945 

1,020 

1,180

1,260 

805

587 

501 

488

658 

645 

690 

735 

892

910 

840 

857 

840 

735

July

675 

645 

568 

476 

438

414 

378 

344 

321 

310

289 

278 

262 

265 

243

223 

205 

203 

178 

172

158 

133 

121 

119 

114

114 

103 

92 

88 

101 

104

Minimum Mean

21

18

34 

121 

488 

88 

34 

24

40.2 

26.7 

27.6 

24.7 

21.9 

32.1 

66.1 

409 

751 

262 

52.7 

26.8

144

Atlg.

101 

111 

98 

88 

79

73 

69 

66 

62 

60

55 

51 

47 

44 

43

42 

40 

39

38 

38

36 

34 

34 

34 

34

40 

38 

34 

38 

34 

34

Sept.

33 

32 

31 

30 

30

32 

31 

30 

28 

27

26 

26 

26 

24 

24

24 

24 

24 

24 

24

24 

24 

24 

24 

26

26 

27 

27 

27 

26

Run-off in 

acre-feet

2,470 

1,690 

1,700 

1,520 

1,220 

1,9?0 

3,340 

25,100 

44,700 

16,100 

3,240 

1,590

105,000

 Estimated.
168 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1929, PART XII B

BEAR CREEK JTEAR WALLOWA, OBEG.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in NW. % sec. 3, T. 1 S., R. 42 E., at bridge

5^ miles southwest of Wallowa. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April, 1924, to September, 1929. Ap~il to September,

1915, at site half a mile downstream. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 950 second-feet May 22, 23, and

June 15 (gage height, 3.70 feet); minimum, 6 second-feet Sept. 18 and 19

(gage height, 0.86 foot). 

1915, 1924-1929: Maximum discharge, 1,480 second-feet June 8, 1927

(gage height, 4.55 feet); minimum, 6 second-feet Sept. 30,19°4, Aug. 14,1926,

Sept. 5 and 6, 1928, and Sept. 18 and 19, 1929. 

REMARKS. Records good except those for estimated periods, which are fair.

Records furnished by State engineer of Oregon.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928-29

Day

1. ....... __ ...

2. .. _ ......

3 

4 .

5 _ ............

6 

7 _________

8...............

» 

10 

11 .

12 . 

13 

14.... ......... ..

15... .. ..

16.. ___ ........

17 

18 

19 

30 .

21 _ ....

22- 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28- 

29 

30 

31 

Oct.

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

11 11 11

12 

14

16 

15 

15 

15 

16

29 

35 

35 

31 

28

25 

24 

24 

21 

21

20 

21 

20 

IS 

17 

19

Nov.

17 

16 

16 

16 

16

16 

16 

16 

17 

15

11 

8 

8 

8

7

8 

10

Dec.

14

12

12

Jan.

7

12

Feb.

 12

 12 

 12 

12 

12 

12

12 

12 

12 

12 

11

10 10 

10

Month

October . . .... ..............

November..-. 

February 15-28 ___________________ . ....

March.-.. __ __ . _______________

April ........

June. .. .. .. ...... ................

August

September.. __ ________________ ...

Mar.

 20

31 

33

38 

41 

43 

44 

58

96 

86

78 

67 

57

53 

53 

65 

80

77 

71

Apr.

65 

63 

65 

67 

65

61 

56 

52 

47 

45

43 

42 

42 

51

57

68 

88 

93 

93 

93

96 

103 

111

121 

133

164 

164 

 163 

"162 160

Maximum

35 

17

96 

164 

800 

715 

245 

22 

10

May

 159 

158 

167 

155 

140

123 

111 

111 

111 

113

158 

268 

364 

369 

333

346 

378 

306 

445 

520

616 

742 

800 

704 

485

333 

249 

212 

215 

268 

356

JIUM

374 28' 

253 

273 

33?

40' 

471 58^ 

551 50-

501 49*

57,- 

541 

715

64< 

491 40- 

37< 

361

39 * 42' 

42' 

431 "411

«3»1 

3e"> 

361 

315 26^

July

245 

226 

190 

158 

135

117 

105 

93 

83 

74

60 

55

"48 

41

 30 

20

Minimum Mean

10

7

42 

111 

256 

20 

9 

6

18.5 

11.7 

11.5 

42.9 

87.8 

320 

431 

71.0 

12.7 

7.9

Aug.

22 

22 

20 

18 

17

15 

14 

15 

15 

14

14 

13 

12 12 

»11

 10 

10 

10 

10 

10

10 

10 

10

« 10

10

9

Sept.

9 

9 

8

8 

8

8 

8 

8 

8 

8

8 

8 

8

7 

7

7 

7 

6 

6

«8

9 

10 «8 

 8

Run-off in 

acre-feet

1,140 

696 

319 

2,640 

5,220 

19,700 

25,600 

4,370 

781 

470

1 Estimated.
TBIBUTABY BASINS 169

ASOTOT CEEEK NEAB ASOTIN, WASH.

LOCATION. Staff gage in sec. 20, T. 10 N., R. 45 E., half a mile above Washington 

Water Power Co.'s diversion for irrigation and domestic use and 8 miles 

west of Asotin.

DRAINAGE AREA. 171 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August, 1928, to September, 1929. Records at practically 

same site March, 1904, to November, 1906, and August, 1910, to October, 1911.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during period Aug. 13, 1928, to Sept. 30, 

1929, 187 second-feet May 24 (gage height, 1.67 feet); minimum, 27 second 

feet Aug. 14, 1929.

1904-1906, 1910-llj 1928-29: Maximum discharge, 1,180 second-feet 

Apr. 15, 1904 (gage height, 4.3 feet, former datum); minimum, 24.6 secondfeet Aug. 20 and 21, 1910.

REMARKS. Records good except those for period Jan. 20 to Feb. 21, which are 

poor. No large diversion above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928-29

Day

1. _ - .

2..... _ ..

3. __ _ -

4. ...

5 ... .... ...

6.... __ ....

7....... 

8.... ... ...

9 _ ..........

10 

11.. _ ... _ -

12 

13..... _ -

14 

15 

16 

17 ......

18 

19 

20 

21 .. .

22 

23. __ . ...

24 

26 

26 .... .

27 _ 

28 .

29 _ ...... ....

30- _ ........

31... ..........

Aug.

31 

31 

31

31 

31 

30 

30 

30

31 

31 

31 

31 

31

31 

36 

32 

31 

31 

31

Sept.

29 

29 

29 

29 

29

29 

29 

31 

33 

31

31 

33 

33 

33 

31

30 

30 

30 

30 

30

30 

30 

30 

30 

30

30 

30 

30 

30 

30

Oct.

31 

31 

35 

35 

34

34 

34 

36 

34 

33

33 

33 

33 

33 

34

36 

36 

35 

34 

33

33 

33 

33 

33 

33

33 

33 

33 

32 

32 

33

Nov.

33 

33 

33 

33 

33

34 

34 

33 

36 

36

36 

36 

37 

36 

36

36 

34 

33 

35 

35

35 

35 

35 

35 

36

36 

37 

37 

37 

36

Dec.

35 

34 

32 

23 

30

31 

32 

33 

33 

35

35 

35 

35 

34 

34

34 

33 

31 

31 

31

31 

31 

31 

33 

35

33 

34 

34 

35 

35 

36

Jan.

36 

35 

35 

35 

35

33 

35 

34 

34 

34

31 

31 

31 

31 

32

32 

32 

32 

32

30

Month

1928 

August 13-31 .... ... ... ........... ..........

The period .... _ . _ . . __ 

October

1928-29

December _______________________

February-. _______________________

April--.. 

May.. ... . .. ... ................

July 

September. . ^ -

The year

Feb.

30

35

33 

33 

33 

35

35 

35 

34

Mar.

34 

34 

35 

37 

42

50 

46 

46 

46 

52

62 

56 

55 

52 

52

52 

50 

49 

49 

50

56 

67 

65 

65 

56

55 

52 

56 

70 

70 

70

Maximum

36 

33

36 

37 

36

70 

105 

187 

121 

56 

34 

33

187

Apr.

56 

56 

55 

55 

56

56 

52 

50 

49 

48

48 

46 

46 

46 

65

68 

68 

67 

67 

67

71

71 

78 

78 

78

78 

83 

97 

105 

95

May

81 

81 

84 

84 

83

86 

86 

83 

83 

86

88 

105 

127 

127 

110

124 

127 

124 

127 

133

142 

164 

175

187 

175

139

127 

110 

100 

88 

95

Minimum

30 

29

31 

33

29

34 

46 

81 

58 

33 

27 

28

27

June

100 

97 

86 

84 

83

83 

83 

88 

105 

118

118 

112 

102 

100

88

112 

121 

110 

110 

100

90 

86 

83 

79 

74

70 

67 

64 

78 

58

July

56 

55 

52 

52 

50

49 

49 

46 

46 

46

48 

45 

45 

44 

41

41 

42 

42 

41 

41

39 

37 

37 

37 S 

36

35 

35 

35 

34 

34 

33

Mean

31.2 

30.3

33.5 

35.0 

33.1 

31.9 

33.0 

52.6 

65.2 

114 

91.6 

42.7 

29.3 

29.5

49.3

Aug.

31 

33 

34 

31 

30

30 

30 

28 

29 

28

28 

28 

28 

27 

28

29 

28 

28 

29 

29

29 

28 

29 

29 

29

30 

30 

29 

29 

30 

30

Sept.

29 

29 

29 

29 

29

30 *30 

29 

29 

29

29 

28 

28 

28 

28

28 

28 

28 

28 

28

29 

29 

30 

31 

33

33 

33 

33 

31 

31

Run-off in 

acre-feet

1,180 

1,800

2,980

2,060 

2,080 

2,040 

1,960 

1,830 

3,230 

3,880 

7,010 

5,450 

2,630 

1,800 

1,760

35,700
170 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1929, PART XII B

CLEARWATER RIVER AT KAIOAH, IDAHO

LOCATION. Chain gage in sec. 1, T. 33 N., R. 3 E., at highway bridge at Kamiah,

6 miles below mouth of South Fork of Clearwater River. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 4,850 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August, 1910, to September, 1929. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 52,700 second-feet May 24 (gage

height, 13.28 feet); minimum, 650 second-feet Jan. 6, 7, and 20 (gage height,

1.8 feet).

1910-1929: Maximum discharge, 76,600 second-feet May 26, 1913 (gage

height, 16.1 feet); minimum, probably less than 500 second-feet in December,

1919. 

REMARKS. Records good except those for Dec. 5-8, Jan. 21-25, Feb. 6-16, and

Apr. 5, which are fair. Practically no diversions or regulation above station

Gage-height record furnished by United States Weather Bureau.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928-29

Day

1 

2. __ . ....

3 __ ...

4... .....

5. . ......

6. ____ ..

7.1 

8 __ . _ ..

9.. ____ ..

10. 

1L __ -

12 _ ... _ ..

13.. ____ .

14.. .........

15. __ . _ ..

16 

17.. _ . .....

18. .

19.... .. _ ..

20

21.. .........

22.. 

23. .......

24...........

25. .

26.. _ . ...

27. _ ..

28 

29.. ____ ..

30........... 

31 

i Oct.

1,280

1,280

1,280

1,820

1,960

1,820

1,960

1,960

1,960

2,410

2,560

2,720

2,560

2,110

2,110

1,960

2,880

3,210

3,380

3,040

2^560

2,260

2,260

2,110

2,260

1,960

1,820

1,820

1,960

1,680 

1,680

Nov.

1,820

1,680

1,540

1,820

1,680

1,820

1,540

1,680

1,540

1,540

1,680

1,680

1,680

1,820

1,680

1,410

1,410

1,540

1,410

1,410

1,540

1,410

1,680

1,680

1,410

1,280

1,680

1,680

1,680

1,680

Dec.

1,410

1,680

1,540

1,540

1,300

1,100

1,000

1,000

1,410

1,680

1,680

1,820

1,680

1,280

1,280

1,280

1,280

940

940

940

940

840

1,050

1,060

1,280

1,280

1,540

1,680

1,680

1,680 

1,680

Jan.

1,410

1,410

1,410

1,280

940

650

650

940

1,050

1,280

1,410

1,050

1,280

1,280

1,540

1,280

1,050

940

940

650

700

700

1,000

1,100

1,200

1,280

1,280

1,160

1,160

1,160 

1,160

Feb.

1,410

1,280

1,410

1,410

1,280

1,200

900

700

700

700

700

800

900

1,100

1,100

1,200

1,410

1,280

1,280

1,410

1,280

1,280

1,280

1,280

1,410

1,280

1,280

1,280

.......

Mar.

1,280

1,820

1,820

2,110

2,560

2,880

2,560

2,410

3,730

6,710

4,300

3,550

3,040

3,040

3,040

3,380

3,210

3,210

3,380

4,100

5,200

4,100

3,550

3,380

3,040

3,210

3,380

6,450

4,960

Apr.

4,300

3,730

3,730

3,910

4,400

4,300

3,910

3,650

3,550

3,380

3,210

3,210

3,380

3,210

4,100

4,300

4,960

6,980

6,850

7,480

8,840

9,190

10,700

10,700

11,100

11,500

13,500

16,200

18,500

17,600

May

14,000

13,100

13,100

12,700

12,700

11,500

11,100

12,700

12,700

13,100

13, 100

17,100

23,300

26,100

24,400

26,100

28,600

29,200

29,200

33, 700

38, 600

41,600

48,600

50,200

46,200

32,400

27,900

22,700

21,100

21,600 

22,700

June

28,500

26,500

21,600

19,600

21,600

26,700

32,400

35,100

35,800

31,700

29,200

28,600

29,200

29,200

27,900

27,900

24,900

23,300

23,800

20,100

19,000

17,100

16,600

16,200

16,200

16,700

16,300

14,000

13,100

12,300

July

11,100

10,300

9,550

8,490

8,150

7,160

6,860

6,260

6,710

6,450

4,960

4,730

4,510

4,300

4,300

4,100

3,650

3,380

3,380

3,210

3,380

3,730

3,380

2,880

2,720

2,720

2,560

2,410

2,410

2,260 

2,260

Aug.

2,110

2,110

2,260

2,260

2,110

2,110

1,960

1,680

1,610

1,480

1,480

1,410

1,410

1,340

1,340

1,280

1,280

1,280

1,280

1,160

1,160

1,160

1,160

1,160

1,160

1,160

1,160

1,100

1,050

1,060 

1,050

Sept.

1,160

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,160

1,050

1,050

1,050

995

QQS

995

OQK

995

995

996

995

QQK

oin

cun

940

son

890

890

940

995

1 050

1,050

1,100

1,160

Month

October _____ ___ .. .........

April................................

July...... .................... .......

Maximum

3,380 

1,820 

1,820 

1,540 

1,410 

6,710 

18,500 

60,200 

35,800 

11,100 

2,260 

1,160

50,200

Minimum

1,280 

1,280 

840 

650 

700 

1,280 

3,210 

11,100 

12,300 

2,260 

1,050 

890

650

Mean

2,150 

1,600 

1,340 

1,110 

1,160 

3,340 

7,110 

24,200 

23,300 

4,840 

1,460 

1,020

6,070

Per

square 

mile

0.443 

.330 

.276 

.229 

.239 

.689 

1.47 

4.99 

4.80 

.998 

.301 

.210

1.25

Run-off

Inches

0.51 

.37 

.32 

.26 

.25 

.79 

1.64 

5.75 

6.36 

1.15 

.35 

.23

16.98

Acre-feet

132,000 

95,200 

82,400 

68,200 

64,400 

205,000 

423,000 

1, 490, 000 

1,390,000 

298,000 

89,800 

60,700

4,400,000
TEIBtJTAEY BASINS 171

CIEABWATEB BI7EE AT SPAtDOTG, IDAHO

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in lot 22, sec. 22, T. 36 N., R. 4 W., one-eighth

of a mile below mouth of Lapwai Creek and a quarter of a mill north of

Spalding. 

DRAINAGE AKEA. 9,570 square miles. Prior to Oct. 1, 1928, record ft Spalding

highway bridge, 2,300 feet upstream in NE. % sec. 22, T. 36 N., F. 4 W. 

RECOKDS AVAILABLE. March, 1926, to September, 1929. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 77,100 second-feet May 24 (gage

height, 15.4 feet); minimum, 920 second-feet Dec. 8 (gage height, 1.42 feet). 

1926-1929: Maximum discharge, 109,000 second-feet June 9, 1927 (gage

height, 17.7 feet at old gage); minimum, that of Dec. 8, 1929.

Maximum stage known, 25.6 feet (referred to gage at present s'te) Jan. 5,

1928, during severe ice jam. 

REMARKS. Records excellent except those for period Jan. 23 to Mar. 5, which

are fair. Station is maintained in cooperation with Inland Power &~. Light Co.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928-29

Day Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept.

6-

7-

8-

9-

10-

13.

14. 

16.

16. 

17- 

18. 

19- 

20.

21-

22-

23-

24- 

26-

26. 

27- 

28.

30..........

31 

2,450

2,630

3,000

3,910

4,020

4,360

4,020

5,180

5,820

4,820

5,180

4,940

4,020

3,910

3,590

3,590

4,470

5,950

6,220

5,180

4,700

4,240

3,910

3,800

3,700

3,490

3,390

3,290

3,190

3,190

3,100

3,100

3.000

2,900

2,720

3,000

3,290

3,100

3,000

2,810

3,490

4,360

4,240

3,590

3,390

3,390

3,590

3,700

3,590

3,290

3,000

2,810

3,290

3,290

3,100

3,000

2,900

3,000

3,290

3,290

3,100

2,900

3,000

2,900

2,810

2,040

1,450

1,290

1,290

3,290

3,390

3.490

3,590

3,290

3,000

2,810

2,810

2.720

2,630

2,630

2,280

2,040

2,120

2,120

2,280

2,360

2,630

3,100

3,100

3,490

3,390

3,190

3,100

2,900

2,900

2,900

2,720

1,970

1,570

1,570

2,200

3,290

3,100

2,720

2,450

2,540

2,900

3,000

2,810

2,630

2,360

1,700

1,700

1,700

2,000

2,200

2,200

2,100

2,200

2,400

2,400

2,400

2,400

2,800

3,000

3,000

3,000

2,500

2,500

2,000

1,500

1,000

1,000

1,200

1,400

1,800

2,100

2,000

2,600

2,600

2,600

2,600

2,600

2,600

2,600

2,600

2,500

2,500

2,500

3,000

3,000

3,300

3,300

3,500

5,060

5,560

5,560

5,690

7,390

9,360

9,360

7,540

6,500

8,680

8,020

8,350

9,020

9,710

9,360

3,000

6,500

6,790

6,940

7,090

7,540

10,800

11,900

9,710

8,350

7,390

6,790

6,640

8,680

12,700

12,700

10,400

7,860

7,540

7,240

7,390

7,540

7.540

8,350

12,300

13,100

13,100

13,900

14,800

15,700

18,500 

20,500 

22j 600 

22,600 

21,500

22,600

25,600

30,100

36,400

37,900

28,700

25,600

26,800

26,800

25,000

23,800

22,600

22,600

25,000

26,200

25,600

30,100

39,300

46,200

43,900

43,100

46,200

47,000

47,800

51,800

57,600

64,400

70,600

73,300

67,900

52,600

42,400

37,100

33,500

32,800

34,200

39,300

39,300

35,000

30,800

30,100

35,000

42,400

45,400

44,700

43,900

43,900

41,600

38,600

37,900

37,100

39,300

37,100

33,500

32,800

30,100

26,800

25,600

25,000

24,400

23,800

23,200

22,100

20,500

19,400

18,500

17,000

15,700

14,800

13,500

12,700

11,500

11,200

10,800

10,100

9,360

9,020

8,350

8.020

7,700

7,540

7,240

6,790

6,500

6,220

6,220

5,950

5,560

5,300

5,180

4,940

4,820

4,580

4,470

4,360

4,240

4,130

3,910

3,910

3,910

3,910

3,700

3,490

3,390

3,290

3,190

3,100

3,100

3,000

2,900

2,810

2,720

2,630

2,630

2,630

2,540

2,540

2,450

2,450

2,360

2,360

2,280

2,280

2,360

2,450

2,360

2,280

2,280

2,200

2,120

2,040

2,040

2,040

2,120

2,120

2,040

2,120

2,120

2,200

2,200

2,120

2,120

2,040

1,970

1,970

1,970

1,900

1,900

1,900

1,970

1,970

2,040

2,120

2,200

2,280

3,200

2,200

2,280

Month Maximum Minimum Mean

Per

square

Mile

Rm-off

Inches Acre-feet

OctoberNovember. 

December.. 

January_ 

February... 

March.....

April. 

May.......

June 

JulyAugust_. 

September.

The year.

35673 31-

6,220

4,360

3,590

3,290

3,000

12,700

37,900

73,300

45,400

17,000

3,910

2,280

73,300

2,450

2,720

1,290

1,570

1,000

3,000

7,240

22,600

18,500

4,130

2,280

1,900

1,000

4,110

3,250

2,690

2,420

2,310

7,260

15,200

40,000

32,900

8,190

2,880

2,080

10,300

0.429

.340

.281

.253

.241

.759

1.59

4.18

3.44

.856

.301

.217

1.08

0.49

.38

.32

.29

.25

.88

1.77

4.82

3.84

.99

.35

.24

14.62

253,000

193,000

165,000

149,000

128,000

446,000

904,000

2,460,000

1,960,000

504,000

177,000

124,000

7,460,000

-12
172 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1929, PART XII B

SOUTH FORK OF CLEAEWATEE RIVER SEAR OEANOEVHLE, ITA-HO

LOCATION. Staff gage in SE. % NW. % sec. 30, T. 30 N., R. 4 F , below power 

house of Inland Power & Light Co. and 6 miles southeast of Grangeville.

DRAINAGE AREA. 865 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. November, 1910, to September, 1916; and1 April, 1923, to 

September. 1929.

EXTEEMES. Maximum discharge during year, 6,450 second-feet May 24 (gage 

height, 8.75 feet); minimum, 58 second-feet Dec. 5 (gage height, 2.40 feety. 

1910-1916, 1923-1929: Maximum discharge, 9,830 second-feet May 30, 

1912 (gage height, 9.7 feet); minimum, 40 second-feet Sept. 24, 1924.

REMARKS. Records good except those for Jan. 7-10 and Jan. 18 to Feb. 28 and 

discharge below 400 second-feet, which are fair. Diurnal fluctuations caused 

by operation of power plant above. No diversions for irrigation above 

station. Gage-height record furnished by Inland Power & Light Co.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928-2?

Day

9. 

10-

11.

12. 

13- 

14. 

16.

16.

17.

18. 

18. 

20-

21.

22.

23.

24. 

26.

26.

27.

28.

29.

30.

31.

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept.

173

188

254

272

254

272

237

254

237

374

420

291

264

237

237

621

575

521

374

311

291

272

254

254

237

237

220

220

220

220

220

220

220

204

204

220

220

220

204

185

220

237

220

204

220

237

237

220

220

173

170

264

237

220

220

173

237

220

237

204

161

220

188

188

136

61

117

176

220

254

237

220

204

204

204

188

182

170

182

153

153

164

161

153

220

185

204

272

237

237

220

204

204

220

204

144

126

140

145

170

190

185

188

179

204

204

188

182

170

120

130

140

160

140

136

145

160

140

135

140

140

140

160

160

160

170

140

140

120

80

100

110

130

140

135

130

130

160

160

150

160

156

160

150

150

155

165

160

160

160

167

176

176

204

237

272

264

272

311

420

548

444

397

352

362

397

420

420

444

469

548

548

469

420

397

374

362

675

838

745

668

575

575

602

775

775

686

575

548

521

444

495

420

469

495

630

775

1,150

1,150

1,480

1,480

1,850

1,950

2,270

2,270

2,270

2,500

2,870

3,410

3,840

3,270

2,500

2,600

2,740

2,500

2,380

2,270

2,160

2,270

2,500

2,500

2,620

3,550

4,290

4,600

4,140

4,290

4,440

4,440

4,440

4,760

5,240

5,580

5,760

5,410

4,440

3,840

3,550

3,000

3,000

3.000

3,130

3,270

3,000

2,740

3,000

3,270

3,690

3,660

3,650

3,650

3,840

3,690

3,550

3,410

3,270

3,840

3,270

3,270

3,690

3,130

3,000

2,740

2,620

2,500

2,270

2,270

2,050

1,850

1,850

1,660

1,480

1,400

1,310

1,160

1,150

1,000

935

902

838

775

746

686

658

630

602

675

521

496

521

444

420

374

374

352

331

331

311

311

291

272

272

272

272

264

237

220

220

220

188

204

182

204

188

185

179

167

164

153

155

153

150

136

136

129

122

164

188

160

153

167

164

113

136

104

131

126

131

147

126

131

142

160

147

136

117

90

150

122

147

122

142

142

122

142

163

147

164

168

188

204

178

Month Maximum Minimum Mean

Per

square

mile

Run-oft

Inches Acre-feet

October 

November. 

December.. 

January....

February 

March.....

April......

May.......

June.......

July.......

August._. 

September.

The year.

575

254

272

220

170

838

3,840

6,090

3,840

1,480

272

204

6,090

173

161

61

120

80

167

420

2,160

1,660

272

122

90

61

287

214

186

164

143

408

1,370

3,700

3,020

666

185

140

876

0.332

.247

.215

.190

.165

.472

1.58

4.28

3.49

.770

.214

.162

1.01

0.38

.28

.25

.22

.17

.54

1.76

4.93

3.89

.89

.25

.18

13.74

17,600

12,700

11,400

10,100

7,940

26,100

81,500

228,000

180.000

41,000

11,400

8,330

636,000
TBIBTTTABY BASINS 173

NORTH FOBS OF CLEARWATER RIVER NEAR AHSAHKA, IDAHO

LOCATION. Staff gages on both banks in SE. }4 sec. 26, T. 37 N., T,. 1 E., at 

Bruces Eddy, 2 miles above mouth of river and \% miles northeast o* Ahsahka.

DRAINAGE AREA. 2,440 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August, 1926, to September, 1929.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 22,800 second-feet May 24; 

minimum, 490 second-feet Jan. 7.

1926-1929: Maximum discharge, 40,300 second-feet May 10, 1928; minimum, that of Jan. 7, 1929.

REMARKS. Records good April to September; others fair except tho"« for estimated periods, which are poor.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1988-89

Day Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept.

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

19.

20.

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

29. 

30- 

31.

1,040

1,290

1,540

1,650

1,770

1,880

2,730

3,580

2,680

1,780

1,650

1,520

1.380

1,340

1,310

1,460

1,620

1,570

1,510

1,460

1,380

1,310

1,280

1,240

1,220

1,190

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,100

1,040

980

1,100

1,310

1,240

1,170

1,310

1,620

1,960

2,430

1,790

1,540

1,460

1,540

1,620

1,620

1,540

1,310

1,310

1,310

1,240

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,100 

1,240 

1,310 

' 1,280 

1,240

1,170

1,170

1,170

920

615

570

570

760

1,170

1,540

1,620

1,460

1,310

1,170

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,040

980

920

920

 800

 900 

1,040

 1,100

1,240

1,380

1,380

1,380

1,310

1,240

1,240

1,100

1.100

1,100

710

490

710

> 1,000

1,200

 1,000

980

980

1,100

1,240

 1,100

 900 

"800

 700

 700

»1,000

 1,100

'700

'1,000

 1,150

 2,000

"4,500

 2,800

2,430

2.340

2,340

2,340

3,810

5,400

4,390

3,400

3,000

2,800

3,000

3,306

3,300

3,100

2,800

2,620

2,520

2,430

2,430

2.520

2,520

2,900

4,510

4,760

4,750

4,880

5,400

5,810

7,170

8,280

9,100

8,440

8,280

9,420

10,800

12,900

15,700

12,700

12,000

10,600

11,100

10,800

9,920

9,590

9,100

9,920

11,300

11,300

10,900

12,300

16,100

17,500

16,300

16,900

16,700

16,900

16,500

18,200

19,400

20,500

21,200

22,100

19,400

15,500

14,200

11,600

10,300

11,300

11,300

12,700

12,300

10,100

9,260

9,420

9,760

12,700

12,700

13,100

13,200

13,400

11,300

10,600

10,900

10,400

10,300

9,920

8,930

9,920

8,600

7,960

7,320

7,020

6.700

6.550

6,100

5,530

5,260

5,000

4,510

4,280

4,280

4,050

4,050

3,510

3,400

3,200

3,200

3,000

3,000

2,800

2,800

2,710

2,620

2,620

2,430

2,340

2,250

2,250

2,250

2,160

2,080

1,990

1,900

1,900

1,820

1,740

1,7.40

1,660

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1.580

1,500

1,420

1,350

1,350

1,350

1.280

1,280

1,280

1,280

1,280

1,280

1,360

1,360

1,360

1,360

1,280

1,280

1,280

1,280

1.140

1,060

1,060

1,060

1,060

1,060

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,060

1,060

1,000

1,060

1,060

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,060

1,060

1,060

1,000

1,000

1,060

1,060

1,060

1,060

1,000

935

Month ' Maximum Minimum Mean

Per

square

mile

Inn-off

Inches Acre-feet

October....

Noveniber. 

December.. 

January... .

February. . 

March.....

April......

May. ... 

June..._ 

July.. ... 

August__ 

September.

3,580

2,430

1,620

1,040

980

570

490

15,700

22,100

13,400

4,280

1,580

1,060

2,430

9,100

4,510

1,580

1,000

935

1,560

1,370

1,100

963

1,010

2,860

5,740

14,200

9,380

2,620

1,230

1,020

0.639

.561

.451

.391

.414

1.17

2.35

5.82

3.84

1.07

.529

.418

a 74

..6f

.52

,4f

.4?

1.3f

2.6?

6.71

4.2f

1.21

.61

.47

96,900

81,600

67,600

58,600

56,100

176,000

342,000

873,000

668,000

161,000

79,800

60,700

The year. 22,100 490 3,610 1.48 20. Of 2,610,000

1 Estimated.
174 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1929, PART XII B 

TUGAfftfOH BITER ffEAB POMEEOY, WASH.

LOCATION. Staff gage in sec. 13, T. 11 N., R. 40 E., at bridge at Marengo, 7}£

miles southwest of Pomeroy. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 109 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August, 1913, to June, 1915; March, 1924, to September,

1929. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, ,300 second-feet May 23 (gage

height, 4.82 feet): minimum, 50 second-feet Aug. 11-18 ard Sept. 2 (gage

height, 4.10 feet).

1913-1915, 1924-1929: Maximum discharge, 1,630 second-feet Jan. 13,

1928 (gage height, 6.4 feet); minimum, 25 second-feet Dec. 24, 1914. 

REMARKS. Records good except those for Jan. 23 to Feb. 17, which are fair.

Small diversions for irrigation above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feel,

Day

1 ________

2 _ .. .. ....

3 .... . ..-

4 ________

5 ...............

6... .........

7 ___ .... .....

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.

65 

67 

67 

69 

73

73 

73 

73 

73 

73

73 

73 

73 

73 

73

75 

75 

73 

73 

73

71 

71 

71 

69 

69

69

71 

71 

71 

71 

73

Nov.

73 

73

75 

77 

77

77 

77 

77 

79 

83

79

77 

77 

77 

79

79

79 

79

77 

77

77 

77

77 

77 

75

75 

75 

75 

75 

73

Dec.

73 

73 

73 

73 

75

75 

75

75 

75 

77

77

75 

75 

75 

75

73 

73 

73 

73 

71

71 

73 

73 

73 

73

75 

77 

77 

77 

77 

79

Jan.

77 

83 

S3 

79

75

75 

75 

75 

73 

73

73 

73 

73 

73 

73

73

75 

77 

77 

77

77

77

75

Feb.

70

65

63 

63 

63

63 

63 

62 

62 

63

63 

63 

68

Month

November. ____________________

April... . .. .

May. - .

July .................................................

August _ _. 

fit A Vfifll*

Mar.

73 

110 

102 

134 

150

170 

170 

174 

174 

224

232 

216 

203 

191 

182

162 

162 

154 

154 

150

182 

203 

191 

162 

150

150 

142 

191 

191 

182 

191

Apr.

150 

146 

146 

160 

160

150 

142 

118 

110 

102

106 

102 

102 

106 

150

162 

170 

170 

203 

191

195 

195 

203 

203 

195

203 

216 

224 

245 

224

Maximum

76 

83 

79 

83 .

232 

245 

300 

195 

77 

54 

59

300

May

195 

191 

195 

191 

182

191 

162 

182 

191 

191

199 

224 

254 

232 

224

241 

245 

237 

211 

250

268 

290 

300 

290 

268

237 

211 

191 

182 

178 

182

i 

June

195 

182 

162 

158 

195

174 

150 

170 

191 

195

187 

174 

162 

154 

150

170 

174 

166 

182 

162

154 

152 

126 

114 

106

91 

83 

79 

79 

79

July

77 

75 

73 

73 

71

69 

67 

67 

65 

65

63 

63 

63 

62 

60

59 

59 

59 

59 

59

68 

58 

56 

56 

55

55 

54 

55 

55 

55 

54

Minimum Mean

65 

73

71

73 

102 

162 

79 

64 

60 

50

71.5 

76.8 

74.5 

76.5 

66.1 

168 

164 

219 

150 

61.9 

51.4 

53.6

50 103

Aug.

64 

54 

64 

64 

63

63 

53 

61 

61 

51

50 

50 

60 

60 

50

50 

50 

50 

51 

51

51 

51 

51 

51 

51

53 

51 

51 

51 

51 

51

Sept.

51 

50 

51 

51 

51

53 

63 

63 

63 

63

53 

53 

53 

53 

61

51 

51 

51 

63 

63

63 

54 

54 

55 

58

68 

5» 

59 

58 

58

Run-off in 

acre-feet

4,400 

4,570 

4,580 

4,640 

3,670 

10,300 

9,760 

13,500 

8,930 

3,810 

3,160 

3,190

74,500
TRIBUTARY BASINS 175

TUCANNON RIVER NEAR STARBUCK, WASH.

LOCATION. Staff gage in sec. 23, T. 12 N., R. 38 E., three-fourth^ of a mile

below Petaha Creek and 5% miles east of Starbuck. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August, 1928, to September, 1929; November, 1914, to

September, 1917, at station a fourth of a mile upstream. 

EXTEEMES. Maximum discharge during period August, 1928, to Sep*. 30, 1929,

581 second-feet Mar. 2 (gage height, 2.60 feet); minimum, 32 second-feet

July 31, Aug. 1, 11, 13, 14, 17, and 18, 1929 (gage height, 0.96 foot).

1914-1917, 1928-29: Maximum discharge, 5,740 second-feet Fob. 10,1916

(gage height, 8.5 feet); minimum, that of July 31, Aug. 1, 11, 13, 14, 17,

and 18, 1929. 

REMABKS. Records fair except those for Jan. 20 to Feb. 22 and Mar. 5r which are

poor. Small diversions above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet,

Day

1 _ . __ ....

2 _____ . ...

3-- .....

4.............

5 ___ .... ...

6 . 

7.... __ ....

8 __ ..... ...

9-. .....

10..-. ......

11... .......

12 _____ . ...

13 _____ . ...

14 _ ..........

15...... _ ....

16 .

17 ______ ..

18 .............

19 _ ..........

20 .........

21 _ ... _ ....

22 __ ........

23. __ ........

24... .......

25 

36 .

27 .

28.. . .

29 ..

30 _ ...... .

31 _______ .

Aug.

49

49

50 

50 

50 

49 

49

50 

51 

51 

51 

51

51 

51 

51 

50 

50

51 

51 

51

51 

51 

51

Sept

51 

51 

50 

50 

51

51 

51 

51 

51 

53

53 

53 

53 

54 

52

55 

54 

54 

53 

53

54 

55 

55 

55 

55

55 

65 

56 

56 

56

Oct.

56 

56 

56

57 

57

57 

57 

58 

59 

61

67 

66 

67 

68 

69

71

74 

74 

75 

75

74 

74 

72 

74

74

74 

74 

74 

74 

75 

75

Nov.

75 

75 

75 

75 

74

74 

75 

75 

77 

80

81 

83 

83 

83 

81

81 

81 

83 

83 

83

83 

85 

85 

85 

85

85 

85 

85

83 

77

Dec.

77 

77 

75 

74 

74

72 

72 

72

75 

77

80 

83

77 

77 

77

71 

68 

68 

67 

67

67 

67 

68 

75 

83

87 

92 

92 

94 

98 

102

Jan.

98 1 

102 

109 

98 

98

90 

94 

90 

90

90 ;

90 

90 

90 

90 

90

90 

94 

94 

92

90

Month

1928 

August 9-31 ...... ...... ...................

September _ ___ .. ___ . __________

The period... ... ........ ___ . .............

October

1928-29

February __ . .......................................

April... . .......... ..........................

June. . - ... _

July........... .......... ..............................

August ____ .. .....................................

September. _ , ... -

The year

Feb.

85

80

182 

341 

272

246 

207 

213

Mar.

217 

581 

376 

372 

332

292 

262 

246 

246 

246

239 

233 

223 

223 

195

188 

182 

182 

182 

176

176 

176 

176 

167 

167

161 

152 

167 

167 

161 

161

Maximum

51 

56

75 

85 

102 

109 

341 

581 

201 

294 

224 

60 

41 

56

581

Apr.

170 

167 

161 

152 

146

146 

146 

149 

134 

129

117 

117 

117 

123 

129

137 

140 

167 

170 

176

170 

176 

176 

192 

192

176 

170 

192 

201

198

May

176 

170 

170 

167 

170

176 

170 

173 

170 

176

176 

201 

256 

193 

199

199 

212 

212 

199 

206

262 

268 

291 

291 

294

230 

206 

199 

193 

169 

169

Minimum

49 

50

56 

74 

67

152 

117 

167 

60 

32 

32 

36

32

June

169 

193 

193 

190 

163

157 

157 

157 

199 

193

193

181 

175 

181 

181

224 

212 

199 

199 

193

181 

181 

140 

129 

107

97 

97 

64 

60 

60

Jul"

61 

53 

61 

Gl 

61

53 

53 

53 

53 

61

6? 5^ 

5^ 

5* 

53

53 

53 

6? 

53 

53

53 

53 

41 

4H 

43

43 

3< 

33 3' 

34 

3?

Mean

50.4 

53.2

67.5 

80.5 

77.6 

92.2 

117 

226 

158 

205 

161 

51.0 

34.9 

44.4

109

Aug.

32 

36 

40 

36 

36

38 

36 

36 

34 

34

32 

34 

32 

32 

34

34 

32 

32 

34 

34

36 

34 

35 

36 

36

34 

34 

34 

38 

41 

36

Sept.

38 

36 

36 

36 

36

38 

38 

44 

44 

42

44 

47 

42 

42 

42

42 

40 

44 

44 

44

47

47 

47 

50 

50

53 

53 

56 

56 

53

Run-off in 

acre-feet

2,300 

3,170

5,470

4,150 

4,790 

4,770 

5,670 

6,500 

13,900 

9,400 

12,600 

9,580 

3,140 

2,150 

2,640

79,300
176 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1929, PART XII B

MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

In addition to the records of stream flow obtained at gr,ging stations 

and reported in the preceding pages measurements of flow were made 

at a number of other points, as shown in the following table:

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in Snake River drainage lasin,

Date

July 6 

Aug. 30 

July 6 

6

July 16 

May 19

19

June 3

July 10 

10

Oct. 23

Mar. 14 

May 20 

June 5 

July 17 

Aug. 9 

9 

Oct. 23

Mar. 14 

May 20 

June 5 

July 17 

17 

Aug. 9 

Mar. 15

Apr. 16 

May 21 

Mar. 11

Mar. 15 

Apr. 15 

May 21 

Mar. 11

Mar. 15 

Apr. 16 

May 21 

Mar. 16

Aug. 7 

July 31

Stream

T^ftrcrhoft l^roolr

__ do .

Combined flow of 

Howard, Timber, 

and Bock Greeks.

First Owsley Segregation Pump Canal. 

Diversion Canal .....

.....do...............

.....do...............

.....do...............

.....do......... ...

.....do-..--.........

. .do..............

.....do...............

Tailrace of Birch 

Creek power plant.

.....do... .........

.... .do.. ............

.....do ............

 do 

.....do ..... ...... .

Rock Creek... ......

..... do .... ...... .

.....do...... ........ .

Fall Creek... ___ .

..... do..... ......... .

.....do....... ....... .

.....do .... .......

Raft River. .........

.....do...............

.....do...............

_ ..do..... ..........

Blue Lakes outlet... 

 do, .

Mountain Home 

feeder canal.

Tributary to -

. _ .do _ ...........

..... do........ ......

..... do.... .....

Diverts from Mud 

Lake.

Diverts from Dry 

Creek.

 do...... .

Wet Creek.... 

... ..do.. ............

.. do........ ......

..... do. .

..... do.... ..........

... ..do. .........

 .. do.... ..........

..... do....... ...... .

..... do..............

..... do....... .......

. do..............

.....do.. ............

 do.. 

--..do-... .... .

 do....... .......

.....do. .....

..... do.... ..... .....

 do.... ..........

..... do.... 

..... do..... 

 do..... 

..... do.......... .....

..... do... ....

..... do..... ... 

... ..do.......... .....

Diverts from Canyon Creek.

Locality

..... do. .... -

..... do. 

Above diversions near Lske, 

Idaho.

Below diversions near St. Anthony, Idaho. 

NW. U sec. 36, T. 7 N., R. 35 E., 

at highway bridge 5 miles southwest of Hamer, Idaho. 

On line between sees. 23 and 24. T. 

6 N., R. 34 E., 1 mile eas"; of 

Terreton, Idaho. 

Approximately sec. 30, T. 10 N., 

R. 25 E., \b mile below end of 

pipe line, 1 mile below Dry 

Creek Dam, 36 miles northvest 

of Howe, Idaho. 

.....do. ~ 

At mouth, sec. 8, T. 9 N., R. 26 

E., 30 miles northwest of Ho^e, 

Idaho. 

Opposite power plant, sec. 28 T. 

12 S., R. 36 E., 10 miles nort i of 

Malad, Idaho. 

.....do. . 

... ..do. -

.....do. ...... ...- 

.....do.- . ... -

.....do-.. ........ - - 

Sec. 28, T. 12 8., R. 36 E., 10 miles 

north of Malad, Idaho. 

 do. -

..... do.-. - - 

.....do.- 

.....do..... . -

 do.- 

.....do.. 

W. ft sec. 12, T. 9 S., R. 29 E., 100 

feet above highway bridge 11 

miles southwest of American 

Falls, Idaho. 

..... do... -

 do.. 

Sec. 20, T. 9 8., R. 29 E., 10 feet 

above highway bridge, 15 miles 

southwest of American Fr'ls, 

Idaho. 

.....do.. .... ...

.... .do.. ... ... ... ... .

... ..doAppro*, sec. 36, T. 9 S., R. 27 E., 

1 mile from mouth, 23 miles 

southwest of American Falls, 

Idaho. 

... ..do.. 

..... do... 

.... .do... ..... -

SW. \i SW. Vi sec. 28, T. 9 S., R. 

17 E., 200 feet below highway 

bridge at Blue Lakes Ranc\ 4 

miles north of Twin Falls 

Idaho. 

 .do.. .

Sec. 36, T. 2 S., R. 6. E, below 

head of Mountain Home Cooperative Canal, 5 miles north of 

Mountain Home, Idaho.

Gage

height

Feet

3.80 

1.31

1.03

.82

.85 

.59 

.29 

.19 

.19 

.58

.47 

.48 

.46 

.46 

.46 

.58 

1.50

1.40 

1.35 

4.94

3.94 

3.95 

3.83 

1.48

1.42 

1.14 

.90 

.92

.99

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

50.8 

14.3 

3.1 

15.2

4.2 

40.8

63.8 

49.4

35.4 

27.9

.8

1.8 

11.1 

5.5 

l.»

.8 

.8 

7.5

5.» 

7.0 

7.0 

7.1

7.7 

7.2 

54.9

39.7 

.4 

21.9

26.4 

24. ft 

18.8

47.7

47.4 

33.2 

23.7 

201

199 

17.4
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHAEGE MEASUEEMENTS 177

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in Snake River drainage basin, 

1928-29 Continued

Date

Apr. 30

June 25

July 31

Apr. 30

June 25

July 31

Aug. 23

23

23

23

Sept. 4

3

3

July 15 

Sept. 2

May 20 

July 25

July 12 

Aug. 1

1

1 

July 12

June 17

July 8

June 17

July 9

Sept. 1

1

Stream

 -do 

 ..do. 

 do 

 dp 

Walter's Butte

Spring Creek. 

 ..do 

 do. 

Melba drain ditch 

Cottonwood Creek..

Rattlesnake Creek...

Willow Creek- ------

Lake Fork of Payette River.

Deadwood River. 

South Side Canal of 

Emmett Irrigation 

District. 

..... do 

Mesa Orchards 

Canal.

 do 

Rush Creek _____

 do 

 .do...... .... 

Pahsimeroi River. _

 do 

North Fork of Salmon River, 

 do .

Elk Creek 

Tributary to -

tain Home feeder 

canal. 

... - do . ...... .

 do... ... ... ...

 do... 

 _ do....... . ...

 do ..... .

..... do.. . ....

.... .do 

 do .

River. 

 . do ... .

..... do. . 

North Fork of Payette River .

South Fork of Payette River.

Diverts from Payette River.

 do .

Diverts from Middle 

Fork of Weiser 

River. 

..... do.... . 

 do 

 do ..... .

Salmon River _

 do .

..... do....... 

 do.... ..

Elk Creek ..... _

Locality

Sec. 36, T. 2 8., R. 6 E., 5 miles

north of Mountain Home, 

Idaho. 

 do..... 

 do 

.... .do... 

 do 

..... do... 

Sec. 9, T. 1 S., R. 2 W., 50 feet

below Springs, 4 miles southwest of Melba, Idaho. 

Sec. 9, T. 1 S., R. 2 W., 850 feet

below Springs, 4 miles southwest of Melba, Idaho. 

Sec. 8, T. 1 S., R. 2 W., IJi miles

below Springs, 4 miles southwest of Melba, Idaho. 

Sec. 9, T. 1 S., R. 2 W., 4 miles

southwest of Melba. Idaho. 

Sec. 35, T. 4 N., R. 5 E., 1% miles

above mouth, 6 miles northeast 

of Arrowrock, Idaho. 

Sec. 12, T. 2 N., R. 6 E., one-half

mile above mouth, Wi miles 

northwest of Lenox, Idaho. 

Sec. 14, T. 3 N., R. 6 E., 50 feet

above mouth of Elk Creek, 7$i 

miles northwest of Lenox, 

Idaho. 

Sec. 1. T. 2 N., R. 5 E., 450 feet

below mouth of Wood Creek, 

10 miles northwest of Lenox, 

Idaho. 

NW. \i NW. K sec. 13, T. 18 N., 

R. 3 E., 600 feet below reservoir, 

3 miles east of McCall, Idaho. 

SW. K sec. 35, T. 14 N., R. 7E.,

320 feet below diversion dam, 

12j/£ miles southeast of Knox, 

Idaho. 

Sec. 22, T. 7 N., R. 1 W., at 

Black Canyon Dam, 5}^ miles 

northeast of Emmett, Idaho. 

 do 

Sec. 14, T. 15 N, R. 1 W., 1,700 

feet above end of flume, l$i 

miles northeast of Mesa, Idaho. 

... -do 

Sec. 28, T. 16 N., R. 3 W., just

below diversion dam, 9 miles 

north of Cambridge, Idaho. 

Sec. 28, T. 16 N., R. 3 W., opposite power plant, 8$i miles 

north of Cambridge, Idaho. 

Sec. 28, T. 16 N., R. 3 W., 200 feet

below tailrace, BH miles north 

of Cambridge, Idaho. 

Sec. 25, T. 16 N., R. 20 E., at

mouth, 10 miles northwest of 

May, Idaho.

E. H sec. 17, T. 24 N., R. 21 E., at

North Fork, Idaho. 

..... do.. .... 

R 8 E., three-eighths mile below 

mouth of Beaver Creek, 2J4 

miles west of Elk Creek ranger 

station, 14 miles west of Cape 

Horn, Idaho.

N., R. 8 E., just below mouth 

of Bearskin Creek, 4 miles west 

of Elk Creek ranger station, 15 

miles west of Cape Horn, 

Idaho.

3ft

Feet

0.57

.57

1.93

1.13

1.36

8.49 

8.78

2.19 

1.63

.......

1.80

1.78

2.78

2.07

1.84

1.89

Discharge

Sec.-ft,

6.6

5.1

4.2

20.0

20.2

14 2

1.3

".2

 .06

5.5

.6

188 

8.1

83.9 

89.3

30.0 

10 n

 5.0

1.8 

11.9

122

117

434

128

29.7

10.6

Estimated.
178 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1929, PART XII B

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in Snake River drainage basin, 

1928-29 Continued

Date

Aug. 28 

July 27

July 13

Aug. 27

Oct. 31

July 27

Sept. IS

Aug. 6

July 27

July 6

May 24

May 12

May 14

Stream

South Fork of Salmon Elver.

.....do. ...........

.....do.... ...........

East Fork of South

Pork of Salmon 

Eiver. 

.....do... ............

Johnson Creek. ......

Seeesh River ........

-I do. .... ....

Warren Creek. ......

Lochsa River ___ ,

Lolo Creek ..........

Potlach Creek .......

Tributary to 

Salmon River 

.....do.. ............

.....do........ .......

men River. 

.....do ______ ..

.....do ..........

Fork of Salmon 

Eiver.

moo River, 

 do...............

Middle Fork of

Clearwater River.

 do...............

LoealitjSee. 15, T. 18 N., R. 6 E., above 

mouth of Phoebe Creek, 12J$ 

miles southwest of Yellow 

Pine, Idaho. 

See. 10, T. 19 N., R. 6 E., 1 mile

above mouth of east fork 

of south fork of Sain on Eiver, 

11 J6 miles northwes* of Yellow 

Pine, Idaho. 

Sec. 17, T. 22 N., R. 8 E., 2 miles

above mouth of Porphyry 

Creek, 8 miles east of Warren, 

Idaho, 

Sec. 21, T. IS N., R. 6 E., 1 mile

above mouth, 13H m"es southwest of Yellow Pine, Idaho. 

See. 20, T. 19 N., R. 8 T,., 900 feet

below mouth of Johnson Creek, 

at Yellow Pine, Idahi.

mile above mouth, 11 Mi miles 

northwest of Yellow Piae, 

Idaho. 

Sec. 7, T. 15 N., R. 8 E., at Landmark ranger station, 21 miles 

south of Yellow Pine, Idaho. 

Sec. 26, T. 22 N., R. 5 E., one-half

mile below Long Qulch Creek, 

6}4 miles southeast of Furgdorf, 

Idaho. 

Sec. 34, T. 20 N., R. 6 1., 1 mile

above mouth, 12 mile-" northwest of Yellow Pine, Idaho. 

See. 12, T. 22 N., R. f B., at

Warren, Idaho. 

See. 33, T. 33 N., R. 7 E., just

above Pete King ranger 

station, at Lowell, Ida! o. 

Sec. 14, T. 35 N., R. 2 E,, 1 mile

southeast of Qreer, Ida! o. 

Sec. 7, T. 36 N., E. 3 W., at

Gage 

height

Feet

7.40

2.95

.Discharg

Sec.-fl 

25.

81. 

206

1,380

6.7

IBS

282

9.5

66.0

169

29.2

16,300

a <Ml

256

' Estimated.
INDEX

A Page

Accuracy of data and computed results___ 4-5 

Acre-foot, definition of.... ___.___ 2 

Ahsahka, Idaho, North Fork of Clearwater

River near___.________ 173 

Ake No. 1 lateral, Idaho, discharge measurements of 177 

Ake No. 2 lateral, Idaho, discharge measurements of . 177 

American Falls Reservoir at American Falls,

Idaho______________ 20-21

Appropriations, record of ________ 1

Arrowrock, Idaho, Boise River near____ 104

Moore Creek near____________ 110

Arrowrock Reservoir at Arrowrock, Idaho_ 103

Ashton, Idaho, Henrys Fork near. _____ 38

Ashton and St. Anthony gaging stations,

Idaho, diversions from Henrys

Fork between__________ 39

Asotin Creek near Asotin, Wash______ 169

B

Banks, Idaho, Payette River at_______ 120

South Fork of Payette River near___ 119

Bear Creek near Wallowa, Oreg______ 168

Bear Valley Creek near Cape Horn, Idaho.. 154

Beaver Creek at Camas, Idaho.. 63

at Dubois, Idaho. . . 63

discharge measurement of._______ 177

Bellevue, Idaho, Big Wood River near...... 79

Bennett, Idaho, Little Camas Canal near..- 109 

Little Camas Reservoir near______ 108 

Beulah, Oreg., North Fork of Malheur River

near .. _______ 117 

Big Boulder Creek near Clayton, Idaho 151 

Big Lost River at Howell ranch, near Chilly,

Idaho__......__..._____ 56

below Mackay Reservoir, near Mackay,

Idaho.. . _ . 61 

(east channel) above Mackay Reservoir,

near Mackay, Idaho____..... 57

(west channel) above Mackay Reservoir,

near Mackay, Idaho. 58-59 

Big Wood River above North Qooding Canal,

near Shoshone, Idaho ... 82 

at Gooding, Idaho.. _....._.. 82

atHailey, Maho......................... 77-78

below Magic Dam, near Richfield, Idaho. 81 

below North Qooding Canal, near Shoshone, Idaho.- .. ... 82 

near Bellevue, Idaho.. __._.__ 79 

near Gooding, Idaho....___.__._ 83

Big Wood Slough at Hailey, Idaho..____ 84 

Birch Creek, Idaho, discharge measurements

of _ 176

Page

Birch Creek power plant, Idaho, discharge 

* measurements of tailracc of__ 17$ 

Blackfoot, Idaho, Snake River near..__.. 17,19 

Blackfoot River near Blackfoot, Idaho .. 50- 

Blaine, Idaho, Camas Creek near .. 85 

Blaine County Investment Co.'s crnal near

Howe, Idaho . 55. 

Blue Lakes outlet, Idaho, discharge measurements of. __ 178 

Boise River at Bowling ranch, nea~ Arrowrock, Idaho.. ... ___ 104 

at Notus, Idaho ___ 105- 

diversions from ___ 106- 

near Twin Springs, Idaho ___ 102 

South Fork of, near Lenox, Idal o.___ 107 

Burnt River at Huntington, Oreg 139 

near Hereford, Oreg 138

C

Camas, Idaho, Beaver Creek at.. ___- 5* 

Camas Creek at Camas, Idaho... ___. 52 

discharge measurement of. . _.. 17ft" 

near Blaine, Idaho 8& 

Cambridge, Idaho, tailrace of Rush Creek

power plant near . 133 

Cape Horn, Idaho, Bear Valley Creek near 154 

Middle Fork of Salmon River near.._. 153 

Carey, Idaho, Fish Creek near_ ___- 92-9J 

Little Wood River near___ ___- 89 

West Fork of Fish Creek near... 93 

Catherine Creek near Union, Oreg 162 

Challis, Idaho, Salmon River near 145 

Chester, Idaho, Fall River near.- 48 

Chester and Squirrel gaging stations, Idaho, 

diversions from Fall B'ver between... 47 

Chilly, Idaho, Big Lost River near 56 

Clayton, Idaho, Big Boulder Creek near 151 

East Fork of Salmon River near 150- 

Salmon River near.. 144 

Yankee Fork of Salmon River near. 149 

Clearwater River at Kamiah, Idaho 17ft 

at Spalding, Idaho. . 171 

North Fork of, near Ahsahka, Idaho 17* 

South Fork of, near Grangeville, Idaho 172 

dough ranch and Shelley gaging stations, 

Idaho, diversions from Snake 

River between . 18 

Computations, results of, accuracy o* 4-5> 

Control, definition of 2 

Cooperation, record of- 10- 

Corral Creek, Idaho, discharge measurement

of. 176

CottaQTrood Creek, Idaho, discharr» measurement of..______-__ 177

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Cougar Creek, Idaho, discharge measurement of_______________ 178 

Crane Creek at mouth, near Weiser, Idaho. - 136 

near Midvale, Idaho____ ______ 135 

Crane Creek Reservoir near Midvale, Idaho.. 134

D

Data, accuracy of__________.____ 4-5 

explanation of. _________.____ 2-4 

Deadwood River at Beaver Creek ranger station, near Lowman, Idaho___ 123 

discharge measurement of_-______ 177 

near Lowman, Idaho. __________ 124 

Diversion Canal, Idaho, discharge measurements of__________.__ 176 

Drewsey, Oreg., Malheur River near...__ 111 

Dubois, Idaho, Beaver Creek at___.__ 63 

Duck Creek, Idaho, discharge measurement

of. 176

E

Elk Creek, Idaho, discharge measurement of. 177 

Emmett, Idaho, Payette River near___... 122

Fall Creek, Idaho, discharge measurements

of-- . . . . . 176 

Fall River, diversions from, above gaging station near Squirrel, Idaho..___ 45 

diversions from, between Squirrel and

Chester gaging stations, Idaho.. 47 

near Chester, Idaho..___.______ 48 

near Squirrel, Idaho________ ___ 46 

First Owsley Segregation Pump Canal, Idaho,

discharge measurement of _ __ 176

Fish Creek above dam, near Carey, Idaho_ 92

near Carey, Idaho.______.___.. 92-93

West Fork of, near Carey, Idaho____ 93

G

Garden Valley, Idaho, South Fork of Payette

River near____________ 118 

Gooding, Idaho, Big Wood River at......... 82

Big Wood River near..._.____ 83 

Thorn Creek spillway near ___.___ 88 

Goose Creek above Trapper Creek, near Oakley, Idaho. 69 

Grande Ronde River at La Grande, Oreg_ 160 

at Rondowa, Oreg_______.____ 161 

Grangeville, Idaho, South Fork of Clearwater River near._.__...__ 172

Hagerman, Idaho, Snake River near..... . 28

Hailey, Idaho, Big Wood River at..____ 77-78 

Big Wood Slough at..______.___ 84 

Heise, Idaho, Snake River near ..---..._ 14 

Heise and Shelley gaging stations, Idaho, 

diversions from Snake River between_._.___ . 15 

Henrys Fork at St. Anthony, Idaho___.. 40 

at Warm River, Idaho.__... ...... 37

discharge measurement of___-. -... 176

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Henrys Fork, diversions from, between 

Ashton and St. Anthony gaging 

stations, Idaho ___ 39 

between St. Anthony and Rexburg

gaging stations, Ida^o... 41 

near Ashton, Idaho.. __.... 38

near Lake, Idaho . 36 

near Rexburg, Idaho._................ 42

Henrys Lake near Lake, Idaho.. 34-35 

Hereford, Oreg., Burnt River nnar.____ 138 

Hope, Oreg., Malheur River new.. 115 

Horseshoe Bend, Idaho, Payetti River near. 121 

Howard, Timber, and Rock C^eks, Idaho, 

discharge measurement of combined flow of.. _____-__- 176 

Howe, Idaho, Blaine County Investment

Co.'s canal near.... 56

Little Lost River near______ 64 

Huntington, Oreg., Burnt Rive- at_.. 130 

Hurricane Creek near Joseph, C ««..- 166

Imnaha River at Imnaha, Oreg. 142

Jackson Lake at Moran, Wyo_ 12

Jarbidge River, East Fork of, near Three

Creek, Idaho_.____ 97

Johnson Creek at Yellow Pine, Idaho... 159 

discharge measurement of...__ 178

Joseph, Oreg., East Fork of Wallowa River

near . .. 164 

Hurricane Creek near...... 166

Wallowa Falls power plant tailrace near. 166 

Wallowa River near_____._ 163

Kamiah, Idaho, Clearwater River at. ., 170 

Kimberly, Idaho, Snake River near _ 26 

King Hill, Idaho, Snake River rt.. 29 

Knox, Idaho, South Fork of Salmon River

near___ _ 156

La Grande, Oreg., Grande Ronde River at.. 160 

Lake, Idaho, Henrys Fork near_... 36

Henrys Lake near. 34-35 

Lake Fork Reservoir near McCall, Idaho 127-128 

Lake Irrigation District Canal near McCall,

Idaho- - 128

Lake Walcott near Minidoka, Idaho-... 23 

Lardo, Idaho, North Fork of Payette River at. 126

Payette Lake at.. . 125 

Lemhi River at Salmon, Idaho.. 152 

Lenox, Idaho, South Fork of Boise River near. 107 

Lincoln Canal near Richfield, Idaho.. 86

near Shoshone, Idaho 87 

Little Camas Canal at heading, mar Bennett,

Idaho.-. -.. 109 

Little Camas Reservoir near Bennett, Idaho. 108 

Little Lost River near Howe, Ic'aho. 64 

Little Wood River at Shoshone, Idaho. 91

near Carey, Idaho____.... . 89

near Richfield, Idaho______ 90
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Lochsa River, Idaho, discharge measurement

Of-- - 178 

Lolo Creek, Idaho, discharge measurement of. 178 

Lost Creek near Tamarack, Idaho. . 131 

Lost Valley Reservoir near Tamarack, Idaho. 130 

Lostine Elver near Lostine, Oreg__ -___ 167 

Lowman, Idaho, Deadwood Eiver near__ 123-124

M

McCall, Idaho, Lake Fork of Payette River

above reservoir near. -. _ .- 127 

Lake Fork Reservoir near... - 127-128 

Lake Irrigation District Canal near. 128 

 Mackay, Idaho, Big Lost River (east channel)

near____._ .. . 57 

Big Lost River near... -- . 61 

Big Lost River (west channel) near 58-59 

Sharp ditch near----.. -.. ... 64

Warm Spring Creek (east channel) near 62

Warm Spring Creek (west channel) near. 63

Mackay Reservoir near Mackay, Idaho.. 60

Magic Reservoir near Richfield, Idaho. _. 80

Malheur River at Namorf, Oreg_ 114

below Nevada Dam, near Vale, Oreg-- 116

below Warmsprings Reservoir, near

Riverside, Oreg--______ 113 

nearDrewsey, Oreg... 111 

near Hope, Oreg - - 115 

North Fork of, near Beulah, Oreg------ 117

Melba drain ditch, Idaho, discharge measurement of-________,. 177 

Mesa Orchards Canal, Idaho, discharge measurements of_-----__ 177

near Mesa, Idaho_... 132

Midvale, Idaho, Crane Creek near-- 135 

Crane Creek Reservoir near. 134 

Milner, Idaho, North Side Twin Falls Canal

at... 73

P. A., lateral near_...__..._ .. 71

Snake River at.. . 25

South Side Twin Falls Canal at. -. - - - 74

Milner-Low Lift Canal near Milner, Idaho 72

Minidoka, Idaho, Lake Walcott near. 23

North Side Minidoka Canal near. 67

Snake River near ------___-------- 24

South Side Minidoka C anal near -------- 68

Moore Creek ne*j Arrowrock, Idaho -------- 110

Moran, Wyo., Jackson Lake at...__.... 12

Snake River near.._- _------ 13

Mountein City, Nev,, Owyhee River at. 98 

Mountain Home cooperative canal near

Mountain Home, Idaho..__... 96 

Mountain Home feeder canal, Idaho, discharge measurement of.... ... 176

near Mountain Home, Idaho______ 96 

Mud Lake near Terreton, Idaho______ 51 

Murphy, Id^ho, Snake River near_____ 30

N

Namorf, Oreg., Malheur River at__.__ 114 

Neeley, Idaho, Snake River at_______ 22 

North Side Minidoka Canal neur Minidoka,

Idaho..___.. ... . ... 67 

North Side Twin Falls Canal at Milner,

Idaho..._ 73 

Notus, Idaho, Boise River at-_....__... 105

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Oakley, Idaho, Goose Creek near... ...._ 69

Trapper Creek near.-.. . ... 70

Owyhee Canal near Owyhee, Oreg.__.__ 101

Owyhee Dam, Oreg., Owyhee River below_ 99

Owyhee River at Mountain City, Nev .. 98

below Owyhee Dam, Oreg .. 99

near Owyhee, O eg ______ __ 100

Oxbow, Oreg., Snake River at___ ___ 32

P. A. lateral near Milnar, Idaho. - -- 71 

Pahsimerol River, Idaho, discharge measurements of..... 177

Payette Lake at Lardo, Idaho.. 125

Payette River at Banks, Idaho . 120 

Lake Fork of, above reservoir ne^r

McCall, Idaho...... . 127

discharge measurement of-.. 177 

near Emmett, Idaho 122 

near Horseshoe Bend, Idaho 121 

North Fork of, at Lardo, Idahc 126 

South Fork of, near Banks, Ids ho... . 119 

near Garden VJley, Idaho.. 118 

Picabo, Idaho, Silver Creek near.. 94 

Pocatello, Idaho, Portneuf River a*.. 66 

Pomeroy, Wash., Tucannon River near 174 

Portneuf Riv«r at Pocatello, Idaho - 68 

at Topaz, Idaho... 65 

Potlach Creek, Idaho, discharge measurement of.__ - 178 

Powder River at Salisbury, Oreg. 140 

near Robinette, Oreg-. - 141 

Publications, information concerning, 5-9 

obtaining or consulting of . 6-7 

on stream flow, lists of 7,9

R

Raft River, Idaho, discharge measurements

of. 17d

Rattlesnake Creek, Idaho, disehar-re measurement of_____ . 177 

Rexburg, Idaho, Henrys Fork near 42 

Rexburg and St. Anthony gaging stations, 

Idaho, diversions from Henrys 

Fork between.... . 41

Richfield, Idaho, Big Wood River near.. 81 

Lincoln Canal near.. 86 

Little Wood River near- ------- 90

Magic Reservoir near..-. 80 

Riparia, Wash., Snake River at---- ... 33

Riverside, Oreg., Malheur River below ... 113

Warmsprings Reservoir near.. - 112

Robinette, Oreg., Powder River near 141

Robinson Creek at Warm River, Idaho ----- 44

Rock, Timber, and Howard Creeks, Idaho, 

discharge measurement of, combined flow of__.... - 176

Rock Creek, Idaho, discharge irnaaurements

of.-. 176

near Twin Falls, Idaho .. - 75 

Rondowa, Oreg., Grande Rondr River at 161 

Run-off in inches, definition of.... ... 2

Rush Creek, Idaho, discharge measurements

of 177

Rush Creek power plant, tail'ace of, near

Cambridge, Idaho_....... 133
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St. Anthony, Idaho, Henrys Fork at.. _ __ 40 

Teton Elver near.____________ 48-49 

St. Anthony and Ashton gaging stations, 

Idaho, diversions from Henrys 

Fork between. __ __ 39 

St. Anthony and Eexburg gaging stations, 

Idaho, diversions from Henrys 

Fork between. 41 

St. Anthony gaging station and mouth of 

river, Idaho, diversions from 

Teton River between______ 49 

Salisbury, Oreg., Powder River at_ __ 140 

Salmon River, Idaho, discharge measurements of, South Fork of_. 178 

discharge measurements of, East Fork of

South Fork of________ ... 178 

discharge measurements of, North Fork

of--. _. 177

East Fork of, near Clayton, Idaho ... 150 

East Fork of South Fork of, near Yellow

Pine, Idaho. ___________ 158

near Stibnite, Idaho_________ 157

Yankee Fork of, near Clayton, Idaho__ 149

Salmon, Idaho, Lemhi River at. .-. 162

Salmon River at Salmon, Idaho__ ... 146

at Whitebird, Idaho_ ___ . . 147

below Valley Creek, at Stanley, Idaho_ 143

below Yankee Fork, near Clayton, Idaho. 144

East Fork of South Fork of, at Stibnite,

Idaho.____________.__ 156

Middle Fork of, near Cape Horn, Idaho. 153

near Challis, Idaho__.________ 145

South Fork of, near Knox, Idaho. . 155

Salmon Falls Creek near San Jaclnto, Nov.. 78

Sen Jc cinto, Nov., Salmon Falls Creek near. 76

Secesh River, Idaho, discharge measurements

of... ....... 178

Second-feet per square mile, definition of.... 2

Second-foot, definition of-..._._. ... 2 

Sharp ditch near Mackay, Idaho._ -..-. 64 

Sheep Creek, Idaho, discharge measurement

of--. . 178 

Shelley, Idaho, Snake River near______ 16 

Shelley and Clough ranch gaging stations, 

Idaho, diversions from Snake 

River between. .. __.. 18 

Shelley and Heise gaging stations, Idaho, diversions from Snake River between . 15 

Shoshone, Idaho, Big Wood River near. 82 

Lincoln Canal near. __ . 87 

Little Wood River at ___._____ 91 

Silver Creek near Picabo, Idaho.__ .__ 94 

Smith Creek, Idaho, discharge measurement

of.. 177 

Snake River at Clough ranch, near Blackfoot,

Idaho._.____________ 19 

at King Hill, Idaho._______-___ 29 

at Milner, Idaho___ ___ . .. 25 

at Neeley, Idaho_________ 22 

at Oxbow, Oreg____....___..._ 32

at Riparia, Wash...___..__....._ 33

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Snake River, at Weiser, Idaho. 31 

below Blackfoot Bridge, nrjar Blackfoot,

Idaho... . - . 17

diversions from, between H^ise and Shelley gaging stations, Idaho.... 16

between Shelley and Clough ranch

gaging stations, Idaho... 18 

near Hagerman, Idaho. 28 

near Heise, Idaho. 14 

near Kimberly, Idaho... 26 

near Minidoka, Idaho 24 

near Moran, Wyo... IS 

near Murphy, Idaho_.. 30 

near Shelley, Idaho_____ 16 

near Twin Falls, Idaho__ . 27 

South Side Canal of Emmett Irrigation District, Idaho, discharge measurements of.. . 177 

South Side Minidoka Canal near Minidofea,

Idaho-.. 68

South Side Twin Falls Canal at Milner,

Idaho..... 74

Spalding, Idaho, Clearwater River at 171 

Squirrel, Idaho, diversions froTi Fall River

above gaging station near 45 

Fall River near. 46 

Squirrel and Chester gaging stttions, Idaho, 

diversions from F°l River between...__.__.. 47 

Stage-discharge relation, definition of 2 

Stanley, Idaho, Salmon River at 143 

Valley Creek at ....... .... 148

Starbuck, Wash., Tucannon R'^er near 175 

Stibnite, Idaho, East Fork of South Fork of

Salmon River at__ ___ 156 

East Fork of South Fork of Salmon River

near..__ 167

Tamarack, Idaho, Lost Creek roar.. 131 

Lost Valley Reservoir near.. 130 

Targhee Creek, Idaho, discharge measurements of. 176 

Terms, definition of.... 2 

Terreton, Idaho, Mud Lake ne:W 61 

Teton River, diversions from, between St. 

Anthony gaging station and 

mouth of river, Idabo.. 49 

near St. Anthony, Idaho. 48-49 

Thorn Creek spillway near Qooding, Idaho.. 88 

Three Creek, Idaho, East Fork of Jarbidge

River near. 07 

Timber, Howard, and Rock Creeks, Idaho, 

discharge measurement of combined flow of.... 176 

Topaz, Idaho, Portnenf River at _.. 65 

Trapper Creek near Oakley, Itfaho 70 

Tucannon River near Pomeroy, Wash 174 

near Starbuck, Wash 176 

Twin Falls, Idaho, Rock Creek near 76 

Snake River near.. 27 

Twin Springs, Idaho, Boise Ri^er near 102
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Union, Oreg., Catherine Creek near. . . 162 

V

Vale, Oreg., Malheur River near 116 

Valley Creek at Stanley, Idaho . . 148

W

Wallowa, Oreg., Bear Creek near.. . 168

Wallowa Falls power plant tailrace near

Joseph, Oreg- 165

Wallowa River above Wallowa Lake, near

Joseph, Oreg 163 

East Fork of, near Joseph, Oreg 164

Walter's Butte Spring Creek, Idaho, discharge measurements of. - 177

Warm River, Idaho, Henrys Fork at . 37 

Robinson Creek at ~_ .. . 44

Warm River at Warm River, Idaho . 43

Warm Spring Creek (east channel) near

Mackay, Idaho 62

Warm Spring Creek (west channel) near Mackay, Idaho.__ . 63

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Warmsprings Reservoir near Riverside, Oreg. 112 

Warren Creek, Idaho, discharge measurement of.. 178 

Weiser, Idaho, Crane Creek near.... 136

Snake River at. . 31 

Weiser Irrigation District Canal rear 137 

Weiser River near. . 12) 

Weiser Irrigation District Canal near Weiser,

Idaho.____.______-_ 137 

Weiser River above Crane Creek, near

Weiser, Idaho. 129 

Whitebird, Idaho, Salmon River at 147 

Willow Creek, Idaho, discharge measurement

of.. --. -. - - -- 177

Work, authorization of. 1

division of. .. 10-11

scope of - 1-2

Yellow Pine, Idaho, East Fork of Sorth Fork

of Salmon River near 158 

Johnson Creek at 159

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