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USGS 13149700 FISH CREEK RESERVOIR NR CAREY ID

PROVISIONAL DATA SUBJECT TO REVISION

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LOCATION.--Lat 43° 25'21", long 113° 49'36"(NAD27), in SW1/4 NE1/4 NW1/4 sec.15, T.1 N., R.22 E., Blaine County, Fish Creek Reservoir quad., Hydrologic Unit 17040221, at left end of dam, and 9 mi northeast of Carey.

DRAINAGE AREA.--74.5 mi2, revised.

PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1984 to September 1987 (fragmentary, discontinued).

GAGE.--Nonrecording gage.

REMARKS.--Reservoir is formed by concrete buttress dam. Water is used for irrigation in Carey valley by Carey Valley Reservoir Company. Capacity is 12,740 acre-ft at crest of spillway. Use of flashboards at spillway increases overall capacity to 14,720 acre-ft.

COOPERATION.--Gage readings and capacity table provided by Carey Valley Reservoir Company.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum contents observed, 14,500 acre-ft Apr. 25, 1985, gage height, 91.2 ft; no useable contents Sept. 1-29, 1987, when outlet gate was open and natural flow was passing through reservoir.

 

Available Parameters Period of Record
  
1984-10-01  1987-09-29






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    although data may be available in the files of the local USGS office operating the station.