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LOCATION.--Lat 43° 30'57", long 113° 04'55", in SE1/4 SW1/4 NE1/4
sec.11, T.2 N., R.28 E., Butte County, Hydrologic Unit 17040218, on right bank,
0.2 mi north of the head of the INEEL diversion, 4.5 mi south of State Highway
20-26 bridge over the Big Lost River, and 13.2 mi southeast of Arco.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--1965-68 (discharge measurements only); June 1984 to
current year.
GAGE.--Datum of gage is 5,000.00 ft above NGVD of 1929 (levels by
U.S. Geological Survey).
REMARKS.--Flow regulated by Mackay Reservoir (see sta 13126000) and INEEL
diversion (see sta 13132513). Station is below all diversions for irrigation
in the Big Lost River Valley and is below the Idaho National Engineering &
Environmental Laboratory diversion for flood control.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum daily discharge, 468 ft3/s June 13, 1997;
no flow on many days.
Station operated in cooperation with U.S. Department of Energy.
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