LOCATION.--Lat 47° 14'40", long 116° 37'25" (NAD27), in NW1/4 SW1/4 sec.17, T.45 N., R.2 W., Benwah County, Lindstrom Peak quad., Hydrologic Unit 17010304, on left bank 1 mi northwest of Lotus, 1 mi downstream from Carlton Creek, 5.5 mi southwest of St Maries, and at mile 10.0.

DRAINAGE AREA.--437 mi².

PERIOD OF RECORD.--July, August, October to December 1911, January 1912 (gage heights only), February to October 1912, July 1920 to September 1966 (discontinued).

REVISED RECORDS.--WSP 1062: Drainage area at former site. WSP 1346: 1912. WSP 1736: 1920, 1944.

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,140.19 ft above NGVD of 1929. Datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1947, is 3.17 ft higher. Prior to Oct. 1, 1945, nonregording gages at sites 0.8 to 1.3 mi upstream at different datums. Oct. 1, 1945 to Feb. 21, 1949, at present site and datum.

REMARKS.--No regulation or diversions above station.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge observed, 23,800 ft³/s Dec. 22, 23, 1933, on basis of slope-area measurement; maximum gage height, 15.0 ft Dec. 23, 1964; minimum discharge, 11 ft³/s Nov. 23, 1952, gage height, 0.98 ft.