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USGS 10320000 S F HUMBOLDT R AB DIXIE C NR ELKO, NV

 

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  STATION.--10320000 SOUTH FORK HUMBOLDT RIVER ABOVE DIXIE CREEK, NEAR ELKO, NV
LOCATION.--Lat 40°41'06", long 115°48'45", in NW 1/4 SW 1/4 sec.5, T.32 N., R.55 E., Elko County, Hydrologic Unit 16040103, on left bank, 1.5 mi upstream from Dixie Creek, and 10.5 mi south of Elko.
DRAINAGE AREA.--1,150 mi2, approximately.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1948 to September 1982, July 1988 to current year.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Elevation of gage is 5,140 ft above NGVD of 1929, from topographic map.
REMARKS.--Diversions for irrigation above station. Flow regulated by South Fork Reservoir, approximately 2.0 mi upstream, since December, 1987. Records not adjusted for storage.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge prior to dam, 3,100 ft3/s, January 12, 1979, gage height, 6.80 ft; maximum discharge after dam, 1,600 ft3/s, June 6, 1995, gage height, 5.14 ft; minimum daily prior to dam, 0.10 ft3/s, September 9, 1959; minimum daily after dam, 1.7 ft3/s, September 15, 1988.

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

 
 

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Gage height, feet
Most recent value: 2.14   11-19-2004  11:45
Graph of Gage height, feet
Download a presentation-quality graph Parameter Code 00065; DD 03

Discharge, cubic feet per second
Most recent value: 3.9   11-19-2004  11:45
Graph of Discharge, cubic feet per second
Download a presentation-quality graph Parameter Code 00060; DD 04
Daily mean flow statistics for 11/19 based on 49 years of record in ft3/sec
Current Flow Minimum Mean Maximum 80 percent exceedance 50 percent exceedance 20 percent exceedance
3.9  6.1 22.6 84 11.0 20.0 34.0

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