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USGS 10321000 HUMBOLDT R NR CARLIN, NV

 

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  STATION.--10321000 HUMBOLDT RIVER NEAR CARLIN, NV
LOCATION.--Lat 40°43'40", long 116°00'30", in SE 1/4 SE 1/4 sec.21, T.33 N., R.53 E., Elko County, Hydrologic Unit 16040101, on right bank, 1.0 mi downstream from Tonka Creek, 5 mi upstream from Susie Creek, 5.5 mi east of Carlin, 15 mi southwest of Elko, and at mi 335.73 above Derby Road bridge.
DRAINAGE AREA.--4,340 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1943 to current year.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,931.91 ft above NGVD of 1929 (levels by Nevada State Highway Department).
REMARKS.--Many diversions for irrigation above station.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 8,250 ft3/s, May 17, 1984, gage height, 10.04 ft, maximum gage height, 10.21 ft, February 14, 1962; minimum daily, 0.20 ft3/s, August 13, 1959.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--Flood of February 28, 1910, estimated to have reached 15,000 ft3/s, based on reported stage and comparison with Humboldt River at Palisade.

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: 54   11-19-2004  13:00
Graph of Discharge, cubic feet per second
Download a presentation-quality graph Parameter Code 00060; DD 02
Daily mean flow statistics for 11/19 based on 60 years of record in ft3/sec
Current Flow Minimum Mean Maximum 80 percent exceedance 50 percent exceedance 20 percent exceedance
54  5.6 77.2 396 25.0 50.0 105

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: 1.11   11-19-2004  13:00
Graph of Gage height, feet
Download a presentation-quality graph Parameter Code 00065; DD 03
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