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LOCATION.--Lat 43° 53', long 115° 44' (NAD27), in sec.3, T.6 N., R.6 E., Boise County, Sunset Mountain quad., Hydrologic Unit 17050112, on right bank just downstream from highway bridge, 760 ft downstream from head gates, and 6 mi northeast of Idaho City.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--April 1939 to November 1941 (discontinued).
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Elevation of gage is 4,410 ft above NGVD of 1929, from topographic map. Prior to Feb. 25, 1941, staff gage at same site and datum.
REMARKS.--Canal diverts from right bank of Moore Creek in sec.3, T.6 N., R.6 E., for placer mining and to supplement domestic supply for Idaho City. Water normally returns to Moore Creek through Elk Creek.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 44 ft3/s Aug. 17, 1941,
gage height, 1.72 ft, from rating curve extended above 30 ft3/s;
no flow at times during each year.