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Water-Year Summary for Site 13168500

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Water year 2023: 2022-10-01 to 2023-09-30
 
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USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
13168500 BRUNEAU RIVER NEAR HOT SPRING, ID
LOCATION - Lat 42°46'16", long 115°43'13" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in NE 1/4 NE 1/4 SE 1/4 sec.34, T.7 S., R.6 E., Owyhee County, ID, Hydrologic Unit 17050102, Hot Springs quad., on right bank, 1 mi downstream from Hot Creek, 1.5 mi south of Hot Spring, 9 mi southeast of Bruneau, 16 mi downstream from East Fork, and at mi 22.0.
DRAINAGE AREA - 2,686 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WSP 1063: 1913. WSP 1517: 1910(M). WSP 1567: Drainage area. WDR-US-2010: Drainage area.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - July 1909 to March 1915, October 1943 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is arbitrary. Prior to Mar. 12, 1910, non recording gage at site 0.2 mi upstream at different datum. Mar. 12, 1910 to Mar. 15, 1915, non recording gage at present site and datum.
REMARKS -

Several small reservoirs on tributaries above station. Diversions above station for irrigation of about 12,900 acres (1966 determination).

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 6,860 ft³/s May 15, 1984, gage height, 13.03 ft; minimum, 6.9 ft³/s Oct. 31, Nov. 2, 2002, Nov. 1, 2003, result of freezeup.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - Continuous water temperature data were collected from December 1958 to October 1959, October 1965, December 1969 to June 1982, November 1990 to September 1991, November 1993 to September 1994, April to September 1997, April to September 2000, April 2004 to October 2015 (discontinued).
REMARKS - Numerical uncertainty is not currently computed for time-series water-quality records but qualitative ratings are provided based on professional judgment.
  • Water Year 2014: Records good except for period May 20 to Aug. 14, records fair due to lower quality data relative to independent sensor checks.
  • Water Year 2015: Records good.