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LOCATION.--Lat 42° 40'18", long 113° 29'02"(Rev.)(NAD83), in SE1/4 NW1/4 sec.1, T.9 S., R.25 E., Minidoka County, Lake Walcott West quad., Hydrologic Unit 17040209, on left bank 600 ft downstream from headgates at Minidoka Dam, and 6 mi south of Minidoka.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--April 1909 to September 1978 (discontinued). Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1317.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,180.33 ft above NGVD of 1929, levels by U.S. Bureau of Reclamation). April to November 1910, at datum 0.08 ft higher.
REMARKS.--Flow controlled by headgates. Canal diverts water from Lake Walcott at right end of Minidoka Dam, for irrigation of 64,000 acres under North Side Minidoka project. Diversion began in June 1907.
COOPERATION.--Gage-height record furnished by U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. Discharge record after July 1, 1978, furnished by Water District 01.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum daily discharge, 1,920 ft3/s
July 14-18, 1969, June 26, 27, July 14-23, 1971;
no flow for many days each year.