USGS Water-Year Summary 2024

13175100 Owyhee River Near Mountain City, NV

LOCATION - Lat 41°51'38", long 115°59'18" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in SE 1/4 NW 1/4 sec.26, T.46 N., R.53 E., Elko County, NV, Hydrologic Unit 17050104, on left bank, 2.1 mi northwest of Mountain City.

DRAINAGE AREA - 391 mi².

REVISIONS HISTORY - The peak gage height and streamflow for water year 1997 was deleted on July 19, 2021 as it was likely not the peak of the water year. 

SURFACE-WATER RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD - Apr. 1993 to Sep. 1995; May 1997 to current year.

GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Elevation of gage is 5,560 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929, from topographic map.

REMARKS - Flow regulated by Wild Horse Reservoir (station 13174000), capacity 71,500 acre-ft. 10/01/2013-09/30/2014: Records fair except for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. 10/01/2014-09/30/2015: Records fair except for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. 10/01/2015-09/30/2016: Records fair except for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. 10/01/2015-09/30/2016: Records fair except for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. 10/01/2016-09/30/2017 Records fair except for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. 10/01/2017-09/30/2018: Records fair except for estimated discharges, which are poor. 10/01/2018-09/30/2019: Records fair except for estimated discharges, which are poor. 10/01/2019-09/30/2020: Records fair. 10/01/2020-09/30/2021: Records poor.

EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 2,790 cfs, May 18, 1975 about 8 miles downstream at streamgage 13176000 Owyhee River abv China Diversion Dam, near Owyhee, NV

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 1,850 ft³/s, Mar. 17, 1993, gage height, 9.81 ft; minimum daily, 0.42 ft³/s, Aug. 4, 1992.