PROVISIONAL DATA SUBJECT TO REVISION

LOCATION.--Lat 46° 09'03", long 115° 35'14" (NAD83), in SW1/4 SW1/4 SE1/4 sec.33, 
   T.33 N., R.7 E., Idaho County, Hydrologic Unit 17060303, Lowell quad., 
   Clearwater National Forest, 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.

Current shift-adjusted rating in tab-separated format.
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River forecasts and additional data are available at the National Weather Service Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Services web page.

Station operated in cooperation with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

• This stage reading is from the USGS gaging station 0.7 miles upstream from Lowell bridge, and it may read between 2-3 feet higher than the stage reading on the staff gage at Lowell bridge.

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