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LOCATION.--Lat 44° 16'03", long 116° 46'16", in SW1/4 SW1/4 NW1/4
sec. 24, T.11 N., R.4 W., Washington County, Hydrologic Unit 17050124, on
right bank, 0.25 mi upstream from county road bridge, 2.0 mi downstream
from Crane Creek, 10 mi east of Weiser, and at mile 14.9.
DRAINAGE AREA.--1,460 mi2, approximately.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--March 1890 to June 1891, December 1894 to October 1896,
April to September 1897, March 1898 to November 1899, March 1900 to
December 1904, October 1910 to December 1914, October 1952 to current year.
Published as "at Weiser" prior to 1900.
REVISED RECORDS.--WSP 1347: 1895-1905, 1953(M).
GAGE.--Datum of gage is 2,206.1 ft above NGVD of 1929. Prior to October 1952,
nonrecording gages at several sites downstream within 1.5 mi of present site
at various datums. October 1952 to January 1974, water-stage recorder 1,000 ft
upstream at different datum. January to October 1974, nonrecording gage at
nearby sites and different datums.
REMARKS.--Flow slightly regulated since 1911 by Crane Creek Reservoir 14.3 mi
upstream, capacity about 51,700 acre-ft, and other small reservoirs. Diversions
above station for irrigation of about 30,400 acres (1966 determination).
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 34,500 ft3/s Jan. 2, 1997,
gage height, 17.20 ft, (backwater from bridge); minimum observed, 14 ft3/s
Aug. 7, 1911, gage height, 2.80 ft, site and datum then in use;
minimum gage height, 1.45 ft, Nov. 29, 1970.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--Flood of Mar. 19, 1932, reached a
discharge of about 17,500 ft3/s.
Station operated in cooperation with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
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