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LOCATION.--Lat 43° 23'20", long 114° 00'00", in E1/2 sec.30,
T.1 N., R.21 E., Blaine County, Hydrologic Unit 17040221, on right bank,
0.3 mi upstream from West Canal, 1.3 mi upstream from East Canal, 2 mi
downstream from Little Fish Creek, 3 mi downstream from Little Wood
Reservoir, 6 mi northwest of Carey, and at mile 75.5.
DRAINAGE AREA.--312 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--April 1904 to May 1905 (gage heights and discharge
measurements only), September 1926 to November 1942, April 1943 to
current year. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in
WSP 1317. Records for February 1920 to September 1926 at site 6 mi
upstream not equivalent owing to diversion and inflow.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,990.59 ft above NGVD of 1929
(levels by U.S. Bureau of Reclamation). Apr. 28, 1904 to May 31, 1905,
nonrecording gage, Sept. 20, 1926 to Apr. 22, 1938, water-stage recorder,
and Apr. 23 to Aug. 17, 1938, nonrecording gage, all at datum 0.74 ft higher.
REMARKS.--Flow regulated by Little Wood Reservoir 3 mi upstream (see sta
13148200). Diversions above station for irrigation of about 1,500 acres
(1966 determination).
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 20,000 ft3/s, due to
failure of reservoirs on Little Fish Creek Apr. 24, 1982, gage height,
16.74 ft; maximum discharge prior to Apr. 24, 1982, 6,000 ft3/s, due to
failure of reservoirs on Little Fish Creek Apr. 20, 1938, gage height,
12.81 ft (present datum, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above
1,800 ft3/s; maximum discharge other than dam failures, 2,680 ft3/s
Apr. 27, 1952, gage height, 8.95 ft. Minimum daily, 0.59 ft3/s Oct. 16, 2001.
Station operated in cooperation with Idaho Department of Water Resources.
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