USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
13112000 CAMAS CREEK AT CAMAS, ID
LOCATION - Lat 44°00'10", long 112°13'16" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in SE 1/4 SE 1/4 sec.21, T.8 N., R.36 E., Jefferson County, ID, Hydrologic Unit 17040214, Camas quad., on left bank 150 ft upstream from county road bridge, 250 ft upstream from Union Pacific Railroad bridge at Camas, and about 1.1 mi upstream from Beaver Creek.
DRAINAGE AREA - 384 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - April 1925 to October 1970, April 1971 to September 1982, May 1983 to September 1986, April to May 1987, (discharge measurements only November, December, March and June 1987). April to June 1988 (discharge measurement only March 1988), April to June 1989, March 1990 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 4,807.15 feet above NAVD1988. Prior to Aug. 21, 1925, non recording gage at site 0.1 mi. downstream at different datum. Aug. 21, 1925 to Mar. 25, 1927, non recording gage, and Mar. 26, 1927 to Sept. 14, 1938, water-stage recorder at site 250 ft. upstream at datum 0.01 ft. higher. March 1990 to June 25, 2012, at datum 2.00 ft. lower.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 1,500 ft³/s May 1, 2006, gage height, 7.51 ft; maximum gage height, 7.61 ft, May 16, 1984, datum then in use. No flow for many days, many years.