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USGS 13213000 BOISE RIVER NR PARMA ID

 

PROVISIONAL DATA SUBJECT TO REVISION

 
 
 
LOCATION.--Lat 43° 46'54", long 116° 58'17", in SE1/4 NE1/4 SE1/4 sec.7, 
T.5 N., R.5 W., Canyon County, Hydrologic Unit 17050114, on left bank,
at county road crossing, 1.2 mi west of Parma, and at mile 3.8.

DRAINAGE AREA.--3,970 mi2, approximately.

PERIOD OF RECORD.--March 1938 to June 1939 (gage heights only), September 1971
to September 1997, October 2002 to current year.

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2196.49 ft above NGVD of 1929 
(levels by Idaho Department of Highways). March 1938 to June 1939, nonrecording 
gage at site 1.4 mi upstream at different datum.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 9,240 ft3/s June 14, 1983, 
gage height, 13.83 ft; minimum 60 ft3/s April 18, 19, 1987, gage height, 5.88 ft.

EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--Flood of April 20, 1947 reached a discharge of
about 20,000 ft3/s.

Station operated with funding provided by the U.S. Geological Survey National Streamflow Information Program (NSIP).


 
 

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Gage height, feet
Most recent value: 8.23   11-19-2004  09:30
Graph of  Gage height, feet
Download a presentation-quality graph Parameter Code 00065; DD 05

Discharge, cubic feet per second
Most recent value: 824   11-19-2004  09:30
Graph of  Discharge, cubic feet per second
Download a presentation-quality graph Parameter Code 00060; DD 06
Daily mean flow statistics for 11/19 based on 27 years of record in ft3/sec
Current Flow Minimum Mean Maximum 80 percent exceedance 50 percent exceedance 20 percent exceedance
824  614 1,011 2,290 844 911 1,060

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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