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LOCATION.--Lat 42° 31'19", long 114° 00'59" (NAD27), in SW1/4 SE1/4 sec.29, T.10 S., R.21 E., Twin Falls County, Milner quad., Hydrologic Unit 17040212, 30 ft upstream from highway bridge, and 900 ft downstream from headgates at Milner Dam.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--May 1909 to September 1978 (discontinued). Monthly discharge only for some periods published in WSP 1317.
REVISED RECORDS.--WSP 1347: 1910-16.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,121.5 ft above NGVD of 1929. Prior to May 13, 1913, nonrecording gage and May 13, 1913 to Apr. 24, 1914, water-stage recorder near present site, and Apr. 25, 1914 to May 13, 1960, water-stage recorder at site 50 ft upstream, all at same datum.
REMARKS.--Flow controlled by headgates. Diversions began in March 1905, when 30,000 acres were reported as irrigated. By 1912 this had increased to 147,000 acres, and in 1965 the irrigated area was reported to be 203,000 acres.
COOPERATION.--Water-stage recorder inspected by Twin Falls Canal Co. Discharge after July 1, 1978, furnished by Water District 01
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum daily discharge, 4,600 ft3/s Aug. 12, 1918,
including about 1,200 ft3/s wasted through spillway below station and returned
to river; no flow during nonirrigation season in several years.