USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
13266000 WEISER RIVER NEAR WEISER, ID
LOCATION - Lat 44°16'12", long 116°46'20" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in SW 1/4 SW 1/4 NW 1/4 sec.24, T.11 N., R.4 W., Washington County, ID, Hydrologic Unit 17050124, Mann Creek SE quad., on right bank 0.25 mi upstream from county road bridge, 2.0 mi downstream from Crane Creek, 10 mi east of Weiser, and at mile 14.9.
DRAINAGE AREA - 1,450 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - March 1890 to June 1891, December 1894 to October 1896, April to September 1897, March 1898 to November 1899, March 1900 to December 1904, October 1910 to December 1914, October 1952 to current year. Published as "at Weiser" prior to 1900.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 2208.79 ft above NAVD88. Prior to October 1952, nonrecording gages at several sites downstream within 1.5 mi of present site at arbitrary datums. October 1952 to January 1974, water-stage recorder 1,000 ft upstream at different datum. January to October 1974, nonrecording gage at nearby sites and different arbitrary datums.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD - Flood of Mar. 19, 1932, reached a discharge of about 17,500 ft³/s.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 34,500 ft³/s Jan. 2, 1997, gage height, 17.20 ft, (backwater from bridge); minimum observed, 14 ft³/s Aug. 7, 1911, gage height, 2.80 ft, site and arbitrary datum then in use; minimum gage height, 1.45 ft, Nov. 29, 1970.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - Continuous water temperature data were collected from April 2016 to September 2018 (discontinued).