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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
13132565 BIG LOST RIVER ABOVE BIG LOST RIVER SINKS NEAR HOWE, ID
LOCATION - Lat 43°43'24", long 112°52'30" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in SW 1/4 SW 1/4 sec.27, T.5 N., R.30 E., Butte County, ID, Hydrologic Unit 17040218, East of Howe Peak quad., on right bank 3.0 mi northwest of Lincoln Boulevard, and 6.5 mi southeast of Howe.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - 1972-85 (discharge measurements only); March 1996 to September 2012; March to August 2013; April 2014 to current year (seasonal records only).
GAGE - Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Elevation of gage datum is arbitrary.
REMARKS - Flow is regulated by Mackay Reservoir (see station 13126000) and INL diversion (see station 13132513). Station is below all diversions for irrigation in the Big Lost River Valley and is below the Idaho National Laboratory diversion for flood control.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum daily discharge, 442 ft³/s June 19, 1997; no flow on many days, many years.
