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USGS 13317000 SALMON RIVER AT WHITE BIRD ID

 

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  Salmon River at White Bird, ID - USGS file photo
LOCATION.--Lat 45° 45'01", long 116° 19'26" (NAD83), in NE1/4 NW1/4 SW1/4 
   sec.22, T.28 N., R.1 E., Idaho County, White Bird quad., Hydrologic Unit 
   17060209, on left bank 0.1 mi upstream from White Bird Creek, 0.6 mi 
   downstream from Canfield-Joseph highway bridge, 1 mi southwest of 
   White Bird, and at mile 53.7. 

DRAINAGE AREA.--13,550 mi2, approximately, includes that of White Bird Creek. 
   Mean elevation, 6,720 ft.

PERIOD OF RECORD.--August 1910 to September 1917, October 1919 to current year.

REVISED RECORDS.--WSP 753: 1932. WSP l043: Drainage area.

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,412.65 ft above NGVD of 1929. 
   Aug. 18, 1910 to Sept. 30, 1917 and Oct. 1, 1919 to Sept. 13, 1920, nonrecording 
   gages at site 600 ft downstream at different datum. Sept. 14, 1920 to Jan. 2, 1931, 
   nonrecording gage on highway bridge 200 ft upstream at datum 10 ft higher.

REMARKS.--Diversions above station for irrigation of about 165,000 acres, 
   of which about 1,200 acres are irrigated by withdrawals from groundwater 
   (1966 determination). Records include flow of White Bird Creek. 
   Gage is set to Pacific Time.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 130,000 ft3/s June 17, 1974, 
   gage height, 35.81 ft; minimum daily, 1,000 ft3/s Jan. 4, 1995.
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Station operated in cooperation with Bonneville Power Administration and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.


 
 
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Temperature, water, degrees Celsius
Most recent instantaneous value: 2.2   11-22-2009  04:45 PST
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Discharge, cubic feet per second
Most recent instantaneous value: 4,680   11-22-2009  04:45 PST
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Daily discharge statistics, in cfs, for Nov 22 based on 97 years of record more
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2440 3770 4630 4,680 4940 5890 13500

Gage height, feet
Most recent instantaneous value: 13.00   11-22-2009  04:45 PST
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