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LOCATION.--Lat 45° 45'01", long 116° 19'23", in NE1/4 NW1/4 SW1/4 sec.22,
T.28 N., R.1 E., Idaho County, White Bird quad., Hydrologic Unit 17060209,
on left bank 0.1 mi upstream from White Bird Creek, 0.6 mi downstream from
Canfield-Joseph highway bridge, 1 mi southwest of White Bird, and at mile 53.7.
DRAINAGE AREA.--13,550 mi2, approximately, includes that of White Bird Creek.
Mean elevation, 6,720 ft.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--August 1910 to September 1917, October 1919 to current year.
REVISED RECORDS.--WSP 753: 1932. WSP l043: Drainage area.
GAGE.--Datum of gage is 1,412.65 ft above NGVD of 1929. Aug. 18, 1910 to
Sept. 30, 1917 and Oct. 1, 1919 to Sept. 13, 1920, nonrecording gages at
site 600 ft downstream at different datum. Sept. 14, 1920 to Jan. 2, 1931,
nonrecording gage on highway bridge 200 ft upstream at datum 10 ft higher.
REMARKS.--Diversions above station for irrigation of about 165,000 acres,
of which about 1,200 acres are irrigated by withdrawals from ground water
(1966 determination). Records include flow of White Bird Creek.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 130,000 ft3/s June 17, 1974,
gage height, 35.81 ft; minimum daily, 1,000 ft3/s Jan. 4, 1995.
Station operated in cooperation with Bonneville Power Administration
and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
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