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LOCATION.--Lat 43° 25'21", long 113° 49'36"(NAD27), in SW1/4 NE1/4 NW1/4 sec.15, T.1 N., R.22 E., Blaine County, Fish Creek Reservoir quad., Hydrologic Unit 17040221, at left end of dam, and 9 mi northeast of Carey.
DRAINAGE AREA.--74.5 mi2, revised.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1984 to September 1987 (fragmentary, discontinued).
GAGE.--Nonrecording gage.
REMARKS.--Reservoir is formed by concrete buttress dam. Water is used for irrigation in Carey valley by Carey Valley Reservoir Company. Capacity is 12,740 acre-ft at crest of spillway. Use of flashboards at spillway increases overall capacity to 14,720 acre-ft.
COOPERATION.--Gage readings and capacity table provided by Carey Valley Reservoir Company.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum contents observed, 14,500 acre-ft Apr. 25, 1985,
gage height, 91.2 ft; no useable contents Sept. 1-29, 1987, when outlet gate was open
and natural flow was passing through reservoir.