LOCATION.--Lat 44° 05'08", long 116° 05'56"(NAD27), in NE1/4 SE1/4 sec.28, T.9 N., R.3 E., Boise County, Banks quad., Hydrologic Unit 17050123, Boise National Forest, on right bank 1 mi upstream from North Fork Payette River, 1.5 mi northeast of Banks, and at mile 73.8.

DRAINAGE AREA.--1,200 mi², approximately. Mean elevation, 6,020 ft.

PERIOD OF RECORD.--August 1921 to September 1973 (discontinued).

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Elevation of gage is 2,805 ft above NGVD of 1929, from river-profile map. Prior to Sept. 12, 1922, nonrecording gage at present site and datum.

REMARKS.--Flow partly regulated since November 1930 by Deadwood Reservoir (capacity, 160,400 acre-ft), 55.6 mi upstream. Diversions above station for irrigation of about 3,800 acres (1966 determination).

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 20,800 ft³/s Dec. 23, 1964, gage height, 15.46 ft, from floodmark; minimum daily discharge, 220 ft³/s Dec. 15, 1967; minimum recorded gage height, 0.09 ft Dec. 17, 1967.