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Surface Water Supply Op the United States 1924 Please do not destroy or throw aw ay this publication. If you have no further use for it write to the Geological Survey at Washington and ask for a frank to return it DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Roy O. West, Secretary U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY George Otis Smith, Director WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 593 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY OP THE UNITED STATES 1924 PART XII. NOKTH PACIFIC SLOPE DRAINAGE BASINS B. SNAKE RIVER BASIN NATHAN C. GROVER, Chief Hydraulic Engineer G. C. BALDWIN, G. L. PARKER, C. G. PAULSEN A. B. PURTON, and P. F. HENSHAW District Engineers Prepared in Cooperation with the States of IDAHO, OREGON, NEVADA, AND WASHINGTON UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON 1929 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Roy O. West, Secretary U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY / George Otis Smith, Director Water-Supply Paper 593 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY OF THE UNITED STATES 1924 PART XII. NOETH PACIFIC SLOPE DBAINAGE BASINS B, SNAKE RIVER BASIN NATHAN C. GROVER, Chief Hydraulic Engineer G. C. BALDWIN, G. L. PARKER, C. G. PAULSEN A. B. PURTON, and F. F. HENSHAW District Engineers Prepared in Cooperation with the States of IDAHO, OREGON, NEVADA, AND WASHINGTON UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON 1929 ADDITIONAL COPIES OF THIS PUBLICATION MAT BE PROCUBED FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMEKT8 TJ. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTOH, D. C. AT 30 CENTS PER COPY CONTENTS Fat* Authorization and scope of work __________________________________ 1 Definition of terms______________________________________________ 2 Explanation of data_l____________j_______________________________ 2 Accuracy of field data and computed results_______________________ 4 Publications._____________________________________________________ 5 Cooperation__________________________________________________ 9 Division of work________________________________________________ 9 Gaging-station records___________________________________________ 10 Snake River_______-_____________-__________________-___-__-_- 10 Snake River at south boundary of Yellowstone National Park__ 10 Jackson Lake at Moran, Wyo___________________________ 11 Snake River near Moran, Wyo~_____________ ___________ 12 Snake River near Heise, Idaho___________________:______ 14 Great Feeder Canal near Ririe, Idaho_____________________ 16 Snake River at Lorenzo, Idaho_____________________ 17 Diversions from Snake River between Heise and Shelley gaging stations, Idaho ._________________________________ __ 18 Snake River near Shelley, Idaho________________________ 19 Diversions from Snake River between Shelley and Blackfoot Bridge gaging stations, Idaho___________________________ 21 Snake River (Nos. 1 and 2 channels) below Blackfoot Bridge, near Blackfoot, Idaho_______________________________ _ 22 Snake River (No. 3 channel) below Blackfoot Bridge, near Black- foot, Idaho____________________________ 23 Diversion from Snake River between Blackfoot Bridge and Clough ranch gaging stations, Idaho_ __________________ 25 Snake River at Clough ranch, near Blackfoot, Idaho.. ______ 26 Snake River at Neeley, Idaho..___________________________ 27 Lake Walcott near Minidoka, Idaho__________________ _ 29 Snake River near Minidoka, Idaho__________________ 30 Lake Milner at Milner, Idaho_______________________ 32 Snake River at Milner, Idaho._______________-__--__--_- -. 33 Snake River near Kimberly, Idaho________________ 34 Snake River near Twin Falls, Idaho_____________________ _ 36 Snake River near Hagerman, Idaho_________________ ___ 38 Snake River at King Hill, Idaho_______________-___--_- 39 Snake River near Murphy, Idaho. _________________________ 41 Snake River at Weiser, Idaho__________________________ 42 Snake River at Oxbow, Oreg____________________________ 44 Tributary basins.___________________________________________ 46 Henrys Fork near Lake, Idaho____________________________ 46- Henrys Fork at Warm River, Idaho______________-_---__- 47 Henrys Fork near Ashton, Idaho-______--_--___------- 49 Diversions from Henrys Fork between Ashton and St. Anthony gaging stations, Idaho.___-__________________--__-------- 50 in IV CONTENTS Gaging-station records Continued. Tributary basins Continued. Page Henrys Fork at St. Anthony, Idaho____...._____._____.._ 51 Diversions from Henrys Fork between St. Anthony and Rex- burg gaging stations, Idaho.-------_-_-_------------_----_ 52 Henrys Fork near Rexburg, Idaho_.____-_.__-.____-__.-.._ 53 Big Springs Creek at Big Springs, Idaho_____ -_.--_--. ___ 55 Warm River at Warm River, Idaho .._...__..__.._._.._ 56 Robinson Creek at Warm River, Idaho______________.___ 57 Diversions from Fall River above gaging station near Squirrel, Idaho_________________________________ 59 Fall River near Squirrel, Idaho____._______-_----_--_--_--. 60 Diversions from Fall River between Squirrel and Chester gaging stations, Idaho________________________________________ 61 Fall River near Chester, Idaho__________________________ 62 Teton River near St. Anthony, Idaho______________________ 63 Diversions from Teton River between gaging station near St. Anthony and mouth of river, Idaho______________________ 65 Canyon Creek near Newdale, Idaho_______________________ 66 Willow Creek near Ririe, Idaho_-_______--_--------_-------- 67 Willow Creek near lona, Idaho___________________________ 68 Grays Lake outlet near Herman, Idaho_____________________ 70 Idaho (Government) Canal near Shelley, Idaho.-------------- 72 Blackfoot River above reservoir, near Henry, Idaho_________ 73 Blackfoot-Marsh Reservoir near Henry, Idaho._______________ 75 Blackfoot River near Henry, Idaho ________-__------------- 76 Blackfoot River near Shelley, Idaho______-________-_-----__- 78 Blackfoot River near Blackfoot, Idaho..--------------------- 80 Little Blackfoot River at Henry, Idaho________---_---_-----_ 81 Meadow Creek near Henry, Idaho_________________________ 82 Idaho (Government) Canal near Firth, Idaho...-------------- 84 Sand Creek near Firth, Idaho......________________________ 85 Fort Hall Upper Canal near Blackfoot, Idaho __ _ _ 87 Fort Hall Lower Canal near Blackfoot, Idaho.._______________ 88 Mud Lake near Terreton, Idaho______ ___________________ 89 Camas Creek near Dubois, Idaho__________________________ 91 Camas Creek near Camas, Idaho..__________________________ 92 Beaver Creek at Dubois, Idaho___________ ______________ 94 Beaver Creek at Camas, Idaho____________----------_----- 95 Little Lost River at Raymond ranch, near Howe, Idaho _____ 97 Little Lost River near Howe, Idaho___--------_------------- 98 Blaine County Investment Co.'s canal near Howe, Idaho ____ 100 Big Lost River at Howell ranch, near Chilly, Idaho__________ 101 Big Lost River (east channel) above Mackay Reservoir, near Mackay, Idaho..__________________- - - 103 Big Lost River (west channel) above Mackay Reservoir, near Mackay, Idaho_.__-_------_------ __________________ 105 Mackay Reservoir near Mackay, Idaho____-_---------_------ 108 Big Lost River below Mackay Reservoir, near Mackay, Idaho.- 109 Big Lost River near Moore, Idaho___- _____________-_---- 111 Warm Spring Creek (east channel) near Mackay, Idaho _______ 113 Warm Spring Creek (west channel) near Mackay, Idaho_______ 115 Sharp ditch near Mackay, Idaho.--------------------------- 117 Portneuf River at Topaz, Idaho____________________------_ 118 CONTENTS V Gaging-station records Continued. Tributary basins Continued. Page Portneuf River at Pocatello, Idaho__________________________ 120 North Side Minidoka Canal near Minidoka, Idaho-___________ 122 South Side Minidoka Canal near Minidoka, Idaho _ _________ 123 Goose Creek above Trapper Creek, near Oakley, Idaho._______ 125 Trapper Creek near Oakley, Idaho__--_-__--__-_---_--_---_- 126 P. A. lateral near Milner, Idaho ___________________________ 128 Milner Low Lift Canal near Milner, Idaho ___________________ 129 North Side Twin Falls Canal at Milner, Idaho. ___ _ ____ _ 131 South Side Twin Falls Canal at Milner, Idaho_________ 133 Rock Creek near Twin Falls, Idaho________________________ 135 Salmon Falls Creek near San Jacinto, Nev__________________ 137 Big Wood River at Hailey, Idaho_______________--______-__- 139 Big Wood River near Bellevue, Idaho_______________________ 141 Magic Reservoir near Richfield, Idaho.______________________ 143 Big Wood River below Magic Dam, near Richfield, Idaho______ 144 Big Wood River above North Gooding Canal, near Shoshone, Idaho.__________________________________ 146 Big Wood River below North Gooding Canal, near Shoshone, Idaho______________________________________.___________ 147 Big Wood River at Gooding, Idaho________________________ 149 Big Wood River near Gooding, Idaho______________________ 150 Big Wood Slough at Hailey, Idaho__-_--_---___--__--------- 151 Camas Creek near Blaine, Idaho___________.________________ 152 Little Wood River near Carey, Idaho______________________ 154 Little Wood River near Richfield, Idaho __________ _ ________ 156 Little Wood River at Shoshone, Idaho.______________________ 158 Fish Creek above dam, near Carey, Idaho..-_________________ 159 Fish Creek near Carey, Idaho______________________________ 160 West Fork of Fish Creek near Carey, Idaho-___--___---__-_-- 162 Silver Creek near Picabo, Idaho____________________________ 163 Long Tom Reservoir near Bennett, Idaho.____________________ 165 Long Tom Greek below Long Tom Reservoir, near Bennett, Idaho..________________________________ 165 Mountain Home feeder canal near Mountain Home, Idaho _____ 167 Mountain Home Cooperative Canal near Mountain Home, Idaho. 168 Owyhee River near Gold Creek, Nev_________________________ 169 Owyhee
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