LOCATION.--Lat 42° 47'08", long 115°
59'00"(NAD83), in NW1/4 SE1/4 sec.28, T.7 S., R.4 E., Owyhee
County, Little Valley quad., Hydrologic Unit 17050102, U.S. Bureau of
Land Management lands, on left bank 0.2 mi upstream from confluence
with Little Jacks Creek, 11.5 mi southwest of Bruneau, and at mile
12.7.
DRAINAGE AREA.--244 mi2, revised.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--December 1938 to October 1949, July 1965 to
September 2004 (discontinued). Prior to October 1968, published as
"Wickahoney Creek near Bruneau".
REVISED RECORDS.--WDR ID-67-1: Drainage area.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and a self-cleaning broad-crested
concrete weir. Elevation of gage is 2,810 ft above NGVD of 1929, by
barometer. December 1938 to October 1949, at site 145 ft upstream at
different datum.
REMARKS.--No diversion or regulation.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 2,950
ft3/s Jan. 2, 1997, gage height, 5.82 ft; no flow for long
periods most years.
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