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USGS 13174500 OWYHEE R NR GOLD CREEK, NV

 

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  STATION.--13174500 OWYHEE RIVER NEAR GOLD CREEK, NV
LOCATION.--Lat 41°41'20", long 115°50'38", in NE 1/4 NW 1/4 sec.25, T.44 N., R.54 E., Elko County, Hydrologic Unit 17050104, in Humboldt National Forest, on left bank, 500 ft downstream from Wild Horse Dam, 0.1 mi upstream from Beaver Creek, 8 mi west of Gold Creek, and 12 mi southeast of Mountain City.
DRAINAGE AREA.--209 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--April to October 1916, April 1917 to September 1925, October 1936 to current year.
REVISED RECORDS.--WSP 1317: 1939-42 (M).
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 6,118.75 ft, Bureau of Reclamation datum. Prior to October 1, 1936, at site 0.3 mi upstream at different datum. November 17, 1936, to October 18, 1967, at site 0.1 mi upstream at different datum. October 19, 1967, to September 30, 1971, temporary gage, 250 ft downstream at different datum, while new dam was being constructed 300 ft downstream from old dam.
REMARKS.--Small diversions for irrigation above station. Flow regulated by Wild Horse Reservoir (station 13174000), capacity, 71,660 acre-ft, 0.1 mi upstream beginning March 18, 1938.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 1,810 ft3/s, May 5, 1922, gage height, 10.11 ft, site and datum then in use; no flow many days, some years, due to gate regulation on reservoir.
 
 

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