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USGS 13057155 SNAKE RIVER AB EAGLE ROCK NR IDAHO FALLS ID

 

PROVISIONAL DATA SUBJECT TO REVISION

 
 
 
LOCATION.--Lat 43° 36'17", long 112° 03'31", in NE1/4 NW1/4 SW1/4 
sec.12, T.3 N., R.37 E., Bonneville County, Hydrologic Unit 17040201, 
on right bank 3.5 mi upstream of Idaho Falls Municipal powerplant, 
8.0 mi north of Idaho Falls, and at mile 805.

PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1987 to current year.

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,730.00 ft above NGVD of 1929  
(levels by U.S. Geological Survey). Records comparable with former station 
"Snake River near Idaho Falls" (sta 13057160) except during irrigation season.

REMARKS.--Some regulation by Jackson Lake, Palisades Reservoir, Henrys Lake,
Island Park Reservoir, and Grassy Lake. Diversions above station for irrigation 
of about 700,000 acres. Considerable water leaks above station into the Snake 
River Plain aquifer. To determine total discharge in the Snake River below 
Great Western Spillback, add daily discharges from 13057132 to 13057155.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 48,600 ft3/s June 16, 1997, 
gage height, 18.91 ft; minimum daily, 950 ft3/s Dec. 22, 1990.

Station operated in cooperation with Water District No.1.


 
 

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Discharge, cubic feet per second
Most recent value: 2,410   11-19-2004  04:30
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 16 years of record in ft3/sec
Current Flow Minimum Mean Maximum 80 percent exceedance 50 percent exceedance 20 percent exceedance
2,410  2,190 3,438 6,250 2,514 3,015 4,602

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: 6.21   11-19-2004  04:30
Graph of  Gage height, feet
Download a presentation-quality graph Parameter Code 00065; DD 03

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