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USGS 13247500 PAYETTE RIVER NR HORSESHOE BEND ID

 

PROVISIONAL DATA SUBJECT TO REVISION

 
 
 
LOCATION.--Lat 43° 56'33", long 116° 11'45", in NE1/4 SE1/4 sec.15, T.7 N., R.2 E., 
Boise County, Hydrologic Unit 17050122, on left bank 0.5, mi downstream from 
Porter Creek, 0.6 mi upstream from concrete highway bridge on State Highway 55, 
2 mi north of Horseshoe Bend, and at mile 60.8.

DRAINAGE AREA.--2,230 mi2, approximately. Mean elevation, 5,850 ft.

PERIOD OF RECORD.--February 1906 to September 1916, July 1919 to current year. 
Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1317.

REVISED RECORDS.--WSP 533: Drainage area.

GAGE.--Datum of gage is 2,625.61 ft above NGVD of 1929. Prior to Nov. 23, 1912, 
nonrecording gage at site 1.8 mi upstream at different datum. Nov. 23, 1912 
to Apr. 16, 1953, water-stage recorder at site 1,000 ft downstream at datum 
2.1 ft lower.

REMARKS.--Flow regulated by Deadwood Reservoir beginning November 1930,
Cascade Reservoir, 51.9 mi upstream, beginning November 1947 and other 
reservoirs upstream. Diversions above station for irrigation of about 
55,100 acres (1966 determination).

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 27,000 ft3/s Dec. 23, 1964,  
gage height, 16.35 ft; minimum daily, 260 ft3/s Nov. 14, 1979.

Station operated in cooperation with U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and Idaho Department of Water Resources.


 
 

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Discharge, cubic feet per second
Most recent value: 971   11-19-2004  06:30
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 94 years of record in ft3/sec
Current Flow Minimum Mean Maximum 80 percent exceedance 50 percent exceedance 20 percent exceedance
971  567 1,287 4,890 809 1,110 1,600

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


Gage height, feet
Most recent value: 3.16   11-19-2004  06:30
Graph of  Gage height, feet
Download a presentation-quality graph Parameter Code 00065; DD 04

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