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Water year 2023: 2022-10-01 to 2023-09-30
 
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USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
12409000 COLVILLE RIVER AT KETTLE FALLS, WA
LOCATION - Lat 48°35'40", long 118°03'41" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in NE 1/4 NE 1/4 sec.30, T.36 N., R.38 E., Stevens County, WA, Hydrologic Unit 17020003, on right bank 600 ft downstream from hydroelectric plant at foot of Meyers Falls, 1.0 mi south of town of Kettle Falls, and at mile 5.0.
DRAINAGE AREA - 1,007 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WSP 1316: 1938(M), 1941(M), 1948(M). WSP 1636: Drainage area.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1922 to current year. Published as "at Meyer Falls" 1922-38.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,400.00 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929, and 1381.87 ft above NAVD of 1988 (USGS GNSS Level II Survey Sept. 9, 2021). Prior to Oct. 21, 1932, non-recording gage at site 500 ft upstream at different datum. Oct. 21, 1932, to Sept. 19, 1938, non-recording gages at site 200 ft upstream at different datum. Sept. 20, 1938, to Mar. 20, 1949, non-recording gage at present site and datum.
REMARKS - Several diversions upstream from station for irrigation. Regulation at low flow by powerplant. U.S. Geological Survey satellite telemeter at station.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 3,440 ft³/s Jan. 21, 1974, gage height, 9.84 ft; maximum gage height, 10.17 ft Apr. 23, 1956; minimum discharge observed, 0.5 ft³/s Aug. 15, 1930.