LOCATION.--Lat 43° 23'24", long 113° 59'59"
(NAD83), in SW1/4 NE1/4 sec.30, T.1 N., R.21 E., Blaine County, Lake
Hills quad., Hydrologic Unit 17040221, on right bank 0.3 mi upstream
from West Canal, 1.3 mi upstream from East Canal, 2 mi downstream
from Little Fish Creek, 3 mi downstream from Little Wood Reservoir, 6
mi northwest of Carey, and at mile 68.0.
DRAINAGE AREA.--310 mi².
PERIOD OF RECORD.--April 1904 to May 1905 (gage heights and
discharge measurements only), September 1926 to November 1942, April
1943 to current year. Monthly discharge only for some periods,
published in WSP 1317. Records for February 1920 to September 1926,
at site 6 mi upstream, not equivalent owing to diversion and
inflow.
REVISED RECORDS.--WDR-US-2010: Drainage area.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,990.59 ft above
NGVD of 1929 (levels by U.S. Bureau of Reclamation). Apr. 28, 1904 to
May 31, 1905, nonrecording gage, Sept. 20, 1926 to Apr. 22, 1938,
water-stage recorder, and Apr. 23 to Aug. 17, 1938, nonrecording
gage, all at datum 0.74 ft higher.
REMARKS.--Flow regulated by Little Wood Reservoir 3 mi upstream
(see sta 13148200). Diversions above station for irrigation of about
1,500 acres (1966 determination).
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 20,000 ft³/s,
due to failure of reservoirs on Little Fish Creek Apr. 24, 1982, gage
height, 16.74 ft. Maximum discharge other than dam failures, 2,680
ft³/s Apr. 27, 1952, gage height, 8.95 ft; minimum daily, 0.14 ft³/s
Oct. 22-23, 2008.
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