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LOCATION.--Lat 43° 05'28", long 114° 17'47"(Rev.)(NAD83), in SE1/4 SE1/4 NE1/4 sec.10, T.4 S., R.18 E., Lincoln County, Kinzie Butte quad., Hydrologic Unit 17040219, 1 mi upstream from North Gooding Canal, 13 mi downstream from Magic Dam, and 14 mi northeast of Shoshone.
DRAINAGE AREA.--1,770 mi2, approximately.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--April 1921 to February 1939 (discontinued). No flow in water years 1926, 1928-31, 1934-37. No flow Oct. 1, 1938 to Feb. 28, 1939.
GAGE.--Staff gage. Elevation of gage is 4,380 ft, by barometer. Prior to Apr. 16, 1923, staff gage at datum 5.0 ft lower.
REMARKS.--Many diversions for irrigation. Richfield and Lincoln canals are main diversions between station and Magic Dam. Lincoln Canal, completed in spring of 1925, diverts all the flow, except during high water, around station on right bank to conserve channel losses in the natural stream bed. Flow regulated by diversions above station and by operation of gates at Magic Dam.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 4,560 ft3/s about Apr. 22, 1938,
gage height, 9.63 ft, from high-water marks; no flow for long periods.