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LOCATION.--Lat 43° 17'01", long 114° 01'04" (NAD83), in NE1/4 sec.1, T.2 S., R.20 E., Blaine County, Picabo quad., Hydrologic Unit 17040221, 1.5 mi downstream from drain ditch of Blaine County Drainage District No.1, and 3 mi southeast of Picabo.
DRAINAGE AREA.--60.9 mi2, revised.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--May 1920 to December 1962 (discontinued). (1923-35, irrigation seasons only).
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Elevation of gage is 4,790 ft above NGVD of 1929, by barometer.
REMARKS.--Diversions for irrigation of about 9,000 acres (1950 determination) above station. Two small canals bypass station. Silver Creek receives considerable return flow resulting from Big Wood River irrigation. Records of discharge do not include water bypassed around station at times by slough on right bank from which there is some diversion for irrigation.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge recorded, 357 ft3/s Dec. 24, 1955,
gage height, 3.70 ft; maximum gage height recorded, 4.57 ft, Jan 22, 1950,
from ice jam; minimum discharge, 26 ft3/s June 2, 1920, gage height, 0.48 ft.