LOCATION.--Lat 44° 05'07", long 115° 37'20"
(NAD83), in SE1/4 NW1/4 SW1/4 sec.27, T.9 N., R.7 E., Boise County,
Lowman quad., Hydrologic Unit 17050120, Boise National Forest, on
right bank 1,200 ft upstream from Rock Creek, 0.5 mi northwest of
Lowman, 4,100 ft downstream from Clear Creek, and at mile 108.1
(Revised).
DRAINAGE AREA.--446 mi². Mean elevation, 6,780 ft.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--May 1941 to current year.
REVISED RECORDS.--WDR-US-2010: Drainage area.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Elevation of gage is 3,790 ft above
NGVD of 1929, from river-profile map. Prior to Dec. 18, 1941,
nonrecording gage at site 900 ft upstream at different datum.
REMARKS.--No regulation. Return flow from several small irrigation
diversions enters river above station.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 8,980 ft³/s
June 16, 1974, gage height, 8.36 ft, from floodmark; minimum daily
discharge, 130 ft³/s Dec. 31, 1994.
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