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USGS 13336500 SELWAY RIVER NR LOWELL ID

 

PROVISIONAL DATA SUBJECT TO REVISION

 
 
 
LOCATION.--Lat 46° 05'12", long 115° 30'50"(revised), in NW1/4 SE1/4 NE1/4 sec.25, 
T.32 N., R.7 E., Idaho County, Nez Perce National Forest, Hydrologic Unit 17060302, 
on right bank 0.2 mi upstream from O'Hara Creek, 7 mi upstream from Lowell, 7.6 mi 
upstream from confluence with Lochsa River, and 105.2 mi upstream from mouth of 
Clearwater River.

DRAINAGE AREA.--1,910 mi2, approximately. Mean elevation, 5,640 ft.

PERIOD OF RECORD.--April 1911 to September 1912 (gage heights or fragmentary 
discharge records only), October 1929 to current year. Monthly discharge only 
for October 1929, published in WSP 1317.

REVISED RECORDS.--WSP 1043: Drainage area.

GAGE.--Elevation of gage is 1,540 ft above NGVD of 1929, from river-profile map. 
Apr. 11 to Sept. 2, 1911, recording gage at site 2 mi downstream at different 
datum. Feb. 7 to Sept. 22, 1912, and Oct. 14 to Nov. 19, 1930, nonrecording 
gages at nearby sites at different datums.

REMARKS.--Small diversions from headwaters.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 48,900 ft3/s May 29, 1948, 
gage height, 16.04 ft; minimum, probably less than 100 ft3/s Jan. 8, 1937, 
during period of ice effect.

Station operated in cooperation with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.


 
 

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Discharge, cubic feet per second
Most recent value: 1,220   11-19-2004  11:00
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 74 years of record in ft3/sec
Current Flow Minimum Mean Maximum 80 percent exceedance 50 percent exceedance 20 percent exceedance
1,220  367 1,215 5,810 623 951 1,620

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: 3.72   11-19-2004  11:00
Graph of  Gage height, feet
Download a presentation-quality graph Parameter Code 00065; DD 04

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