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.--13,421 mi², revised, does not include White Bird
Creek. Mean elevation, 6,760 ft, revised.
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 discharge, 1,000
ft³/s Jan. 4, 1995.
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