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USGS 10297500 W WALKER R AT HOYE BRIDGE NR WELLINGTON, NV

 

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  STATION.--10297500 WEST WALKER RIVER AT HOYE BRIDGE, NEAR WELLINGTON, NV
LOCATION.--Lat 38°43'40", long 119°25'40", in NE 1/4 SE 1/4 sec.17, T.10 N., R.23 E., Douglas County, Hydrologic Unit 16050302, on left bank, 20 ft upstream from Hoye Bridge, 2 mi upstream from head of Saroni Canal, and 4 mi southwest of Wellington.
DRAINAGE AREA.--497 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--May to August 1910 (published as West Walker River near Wellington), July 1920 to September 1923, March 1924 to August 1925, October 1925 to September 1932, October 1957 to current year. Monthly discharge only for some periods published in WSP 1314.
REVISED RECORDS.--WDR NV-80-1: Drainage area.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Elevation of gage is 4,980 ft above NGVD of 1929, from topographic map. May to August 1910, nonrecording gage at same site at different datum. July 1, 1920, to September 30, 1923, water-stage recorder at site 3 mi downstream, 1 mi downstream from Saroni Canal, at different datum, and supplemental nonrecording gage at Saroni Canal 1 mi downstream from head. March 1, 1924, to September 30, 1932, water-stage recorder at site at different datum.
REMARKS.--Flow regulated by off-channel storage in Topaz Lake (station 10297000), since January 30, 1922. Diversions for irrigation of about 10,500 acres above station. Records include releases from Topaz Lake and all return flow from Antelope Valley.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 11,500 ft3/s, January 3, 1997, gage height, 13.68 ft; minimum daily, 3.6 ft3/s, February 5, 1985.

DURING WINTER MONTHS, STAGE AND DISCHARGE MAY BE AFFECTED BY ICE IN THE CHANNEL.

 
 

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Discharge, cubic feet per second
Most recent value: 33   11-19-2004  13:15
Graph of
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Daily mean flow statistics for 11/19 based on 57 years of record in ft3/sec
Current Flow Minimum Mean Maximum 80 percent exceedance 50 percent exceedance 20 percent exceedance
33  11 41.8 320 22.0 29.0 39.2

Percent exceedance means that 80, 50, or 20 percent of all daily mean flows for 11/19 have been greater than the value shown.

Gage height, feet
Most recent value: 1.04   11-19-2004  13:15
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