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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
13296000 YANKEE FORK SALMON RIVER NEAR CLAYTON, ID
LOCATION - Lat 44°16'44", long 114°44'02" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in sec.17, T.11 N., R.15 E., Custer County, ID, Hydrologic Unit 17060201, Sunbeam quad., Challis National Forest, 17 miles west of Clayton, 0.5 miles upstream from mouth, on right bank.
DRAINAGE AREA - 189 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - May 1921 to February 1949, October 2011 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Elevation of gage datum is arbitrary. Prior to Dec. 14, 1937, staff gage at site 2,000 ft downstream at different datums. Dec. 14, 1937, to Feb. 1949 at datum 5.00 ft higher.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 3,380 ft³/s, June 1, 2017, gage height, 12.25 ft; minimum daily, 10 ft³/s, Dec. 5, 6, 1927.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - Continuous water temperature data were collected from October 2011 to current year.
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. Water Year 2015: Records good. Water Year 2016: Records good. There are 15 days of missing/deleted data from Oct. 1 to Sept. 30. 95.9% of the daily values will be reported. Water Year 2017: The practice of using qualitative ratings to describe data accuracy was discontinued in water year 2017.
