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USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
13153500 MALAD RIVER NEAR BLISS, ID
LOCATION - Lat 42°51'48", long 114°54'04" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in SE 1/4 NE 1/4 NW 1/4 sec.34, T.6 S., R.13 E., Gooding County, ID, Hydrologic Unit 17040219, Hagerman quad., on right bank, 700 ft upstream from mouth, and 8 mi southeast of Bliss.
DRAINAGE AREA - 3,000 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - April to September 1899, December 1984 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Gage datum is arbitrary. April to September 1899, nonrecording gage at same site and different datum.
COOPERATION - Discharge records furnished by Idaho Power Company and reviewed by U. S. Geological Survey beginning October 2000.
REMARKS - Diversions from Big Wood, Little Wood, and Malad Rivers for irrigation above station. Major diversion for power generation through Malad Power Flume bypasses station at most times. Records for station 13152940 Malad Power Flume are published in reports for water years 1985-99. Records of combined discharge are published in reports for water years 1986-99 as station 13153501. Numerous springs enter the Malad River canyon within 2 mi upstream.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum daily discharge, 5,390 ft³/s Jan. 2, 1997; minimum daily, 66 ft³/s Jan. 9, 10, 14, 1986.
