USGS 13337000 LOCHSA RIVER NR LOWELL ID

DESCRIPTION:: Latitude 46°09'03", Longitude 115°35'14" NAD83; Idaho County, Idaho, Hydrologic Unit 17060303; Drainage area: 1,178 square miles; Datum of gage: 1,462.5 feet above NAVD88.

AVAILABLE DATA:

Data Type	Begin Date	End Date	Count
Current / Historical Observations (availability statement)	1986-10-01	2024-12-02
Daily Data
Temperature, water, degrees Celsius	1956-07-12	1959-07-21	1327
Discharge, cubic feet per second	1910-10-01	2024-12-01	35491
Daily Statistics
Discharge, cubic feet per second	1910-10-01	2024-11-06	35466
Monthly Statistics
Discharge, cubic feet per second	1910-10	2024-11
Annual Statistics
Discharge, cubic feet per second	1911	2025
Peak streamflow	1911-06-13	2024-06-03	97
Field measurements	1928-09-29	2024-11-07	754
Field/Lab water-quality samples	1973-02-27	2011-07-12	281
Water-Year Summary	2006	2024	19
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OPERATION:: Record for this site is maintained by the USGS Idaho Water Science Center; Email questions about this site to Idaho Water Science Center Water-Data Inquiries

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

** NOTE TO WHITEWATER
RAFTERS:

This stage reading is from the USGS gaging station 0.7 miles
upstream from Lowell bridge. USGS stage reads between 2-3 feet higher
than the stage reading on the staff gage at Lowell bridge, depending on
the river stage.

THIS IS NOT THE STAGE READING FOR
FLOATING THE LOCHSA RIVER.

For the most current stage reading from Lowell bridge, please call
the Lochsa Ranger District at 208-926-4274. **
LOCATION.--Lat 46° 09'03", long 115° 35'14"(revised), in SW1/4 SW1/4 SE1/4 sec.33, 
T.33 N., R.7 E., Idaho County, Clearwater National Forest, Hydrologic Unit 17060303, 
on right bank, 0.7 mi upstream from Lowell, 0.9 mi upstream from confluence with 
Selway River, 1.2 mi downstream from Pete King Creek, and 19 mi east of Kooskia.

DRAINAGE AREA.--1,180 mi2, approximately. Mean elevation, 5,250 ft.

PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1910 to September 1912, October 1929 to current year. 
Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1317.

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,452.98 ft above NGVD of 1929. 
Prior to Nov. 21, 1930, nonrecording gages at site 1 mi upstream at different datums.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 35,100 ft3/s June 8, 1964, 
gage height, 13.50 ft, from rating curve extended above 17,000 ft3/s;  
minimum, probably less than 100 ft3/s Jan. 8, 1937, during period of ice effect.

USGS 13337000 LOCHSA RIVER NR LOWELL ID

Stream Site

** NOTE TO WHITEWATER RAFTERS:

This stage reading is from the USGS gaging station 0.7 miles upstream from Lowell bridge. USGS stage reads between 2-3 feet higher than the stage reading on the staff gage at Lowell bridge, depending on the river stage.

THIS IS NOT THE STAGE READING FOR FLOATING THE LOCHSA RIVER.

For the most current stage reading from Lowell bridge, please call the Lochsa Ranger District at 208-926-4274. **