USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
13236500 DEADWOOD RIVER BELOW DEADWOOD RESERVOIR, NEAR LOWMAN, ID
LOCATION - Lat 44°17'31", long 115°38'31" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in SE 1/4 NE 1/4 sec.17, T.11 N., R.7 E., Valley County, ID, Hydrologic Unit 17050120, Deadwood Reservoir quad., Boise National Forest, on right bank, 300 ft upstream from Wilson Creek, 0.2 mi downstream from Deadwood Dam, 15 mi north of Lowman, and at mile 23.4.
DRAINAGE AREA - 109 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WSP 1123: 1943. WSP 1517: 1956. WSP 1567: Drainage area. WDR-ID-2000-2: 1997. WDR-US-2010: Drainage area.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1926 to current year. Monthly discharge only prior to May 1927, published in WSP 1317. Published as "at Beaver Creek Ranger Station, near Lowman" prior to October 1934.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 5,180.52 ft above NGVD of 1929 (levels by U.S. Bureau of Reclamation). U.S. Geological Survey datum is 29.19 ft higher. Prior to June 22, 1935, at site 600 ft upstream at datum 5.85 ft higher, and Oct. 1, 1935 to Aug. 3, 1955, at present site at datum 1.00 ft higher. June 22 to Sept. 30, 1935, nonrecording gage at site 20 ft upstream at datum 2.00 ft higher.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - UNREGULATED PERIOD (1927-30): Maximum discharge prior to regulation by Deadwood Reservoir, 2,150 ft³/s May 26, 1928, gage height, 5.67 ft, site and datum then in use; minimum daily, 35 ft³/s Nov. 21, 1929.
REGULATED PERIOD (1931 to current year): Maximum discharge since regulation began, 2,580 ft³/s July 14, 1953; maximum gage height, 9.09 ft, June 1, 1983; no flow or small amount of leakage from reservoir for long periods in 1934-37, 1993, 1994, when gates in dam were closed.