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LOCATION.--Lat 42° 31'10", long 114° 00'36" (NAD27), in SE1/4 SE1/4 sec.29, T.10 S., R.21 E., Twin Falls County, Milner quad., Hydrologic Unit 17040209, at head of canal, and 0.6 mi east of Milner.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--June 15, 1921 to September 1978 (discontinued). Monthly discharge only for some periods (including October 1919 to June 14, 1921), published in WSP 1317. Prior to October 1922, published as "Murtaugh Canal near Milner".
GAGE.--Rated pumps. Prior to May 1, 1945, water-stage recorder at site 600 ft downstream.
REMARKS.--Flow controlled by pumping plant which lifts water from Snake River above Milner Dam for irrigation of 13,400 acres of land in Milner low-lift irrigation district. Pumps rated by current-meter measurements.
COOPERATION.--Record of pump operation furnished by Milner low-lift irrigation district. Discharge record after July 1, 1978, furnished by Water District 01.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum daily discharge, 301 ft3/s July 16-18, 1964;
no flow for many days each year.