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LOCATION.--Lat 42° 07'30", long 113° 56'20", in sec.13, T.15 S., R.21 E.,
Cassia County, Hydrologic Unit 17040211, on right bank 0.2 mi upstream from
maximum flow line of Oakley Reservoir, 5 mi upstream from Trapper Creek,
5 mi south of Oakley Dam, 9 mi southwest of Oakley, and at mile 35.1.
DRAINAGE AREA.--633 mi2. Mean elevation, 6,030 ft.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--April 1911 to September 1916, March 1919 to current year.
Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1317.
REVISED RECORDS.--WSP 1567: Drainage area.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Elevation of gage is 4,770 ft above NGVD of 1929,
by barometer. Prior to Aug. 29, 1912, at site 200 ft downstream at different datum.
REMARKS.--Decreed water rights are reported to apply to about 2,700 acres above
station. Diversions for irrigation are made as flow permits to a major part of
this acreage. Flow of artesian well, completed in 1935, enters below station.
Pumps on four wells above and one below gage may occasionally discharge into
the channel. Practically entire flow passing station is stored in Oakley Reservoir
(see sta 13083500).
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 3,240 ft3/s Feb. 11, 1962,
gage height, 9.3 ft, determined from slope-area measurement of peak flow;
no flow July 22 to Aug. 10, Aug. 22-30, 1934, Aug. 15 to Oct. 3, 1935, July 22 to
Sept. 25, 1940, Sept. 14, 1947, July 30, Aug. 3 to Sept. 4, Sept. 10-26, 1992.
Station operated in cooperation with Idaho Department of Water Resources
and Oakley Canal Company.
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