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USGS 13175100 OWYHEE R NR MOUNTAIN CITY, NV

 

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  STATION.--13175100 OWYHEE RIVER NEAR MOUNTAIN CITY, NV
LOCATION.--Lat 41°51'38", long 115°59'18", in SE 1/4 NW 1/4 sec.26, T.46 N., R.53 E., Elko County, Hydrologic Unit 17050104, on left bank, 2.1 mi northwest of Mountain City.
DRAINAGE AREA.--391 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--April 1991 to September 1995; May 1997 to current year.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Elevation of gage is 5,560 ft above NGVD of 1929, from topographic map.
REMARKS.--Diversions for irrigation above station. Flow regulated by Wild Horse Reservoir (station 13174000), capacity, 71,660 acre-ft.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 1,850 ft3/s, March 17, 1993, gage height, 9.81 ft; minimum daily, 0.42 ft3/s, August 4, 1992.

DURING WINTER MONTHS, STAGE AND DISCHARGE MAY BE AFFECTED BY ICE IN THE CHANNEL.

 
 

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Gage height, feet
Most recent value: 3.56   11-19-2004  06:00
Graph of Gage height, feet
Download a presentation-quality graph Parameter Code 00065; DD 01

Discharge, cubic feet per second
Most recent value: 17   11-19-2004  06:00
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 10 years of record in ft3/sec
Current Flow Minimum Mean Maximum 80 percent exceedance 50 percent exceedance 20 percent exceedance
17  9.1 18.0 28 11.0 17.5 26.2

Percent exceedance means that 80, 50, or 20 percent of all daily mean flows for 11/19 have been greater than the value shown.
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