Surface Water Supply of the United States 1922 Part X
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Please do not destroy or throw away 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 Hubert Work, Secretary U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY George Otis Smith, Director WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 550 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY OF THE UNITED STATES 1922 PART X. THE GREAT BASIN NATHAN C. GROVER, Chief Hydraulic Engineer A. B. PURTON, H. D. McGLASHAN. and F. P. HENSHAW District Engineers Prepared in cooperation with the States of IDAHO, UTAH. NEVADA, CALIFORNIA, and OREGON WASHINGTON GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 1»27 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Hubert Work, Secretary U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY George Otis Smith, Director Water-Supply Paper 550 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY OF THE UNITED STATES 1922 PART X. THE GREAT BASIN NATHAN C. GROVER, Chief Hydraulic Engineer A. B. PUBTON, H. D. McGLASHAN, and F. F. HENSHAW District Engineers Prepared in cooperation with the States of IDAHO, UTAH, NEVADA, CALIFORNIA, and OREGON ater Resources Branch, eological Survey, ox 3106, Capitol Statioa Oklahoma Ciiy, Okla. WASHINGTON GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 1927 ADDITIONAL COPIES OF THIS PUBLICATION MAT BE PROCURED FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D. C. AT 10 CENTS PER COPY \ CONTENTS Page Authorization and scope of work___________________________ 1 Definition of tenns__________________________________________ 2 Explanation of data________________________ __ 3 Accuracy of field data and computed results_________________________ 4 Publications _______ ______________________ _ 5 Cooperation..-.. __________________________ ______ 9 Division of work _ _____ _____ __ ,. 10 Gaging-station records ________________________________ __ 10 Great Salt Lake Basin._______*___ _ ___ 10 Gages on Great Salt Lake_______________________ ______ 10 Bear River Basin_____ ________ __ 11 Bear River near Evanston, Wyo______^___________ 11 BearRiverat Harer, Idaho._________________ _____ 13 Bear River at Alexander, Idaho.______________________ 14 Bear River near Weston, Idaho __________________ 17 Bear River near Collinston, Utah.____________________ 19 Soda Creek near Soda Springs, Idaho________________ 20 Logan River above State dam, near Logan, Utah________ 22 Utah Power & Light Co.'s tailrace near Logan, Utah ______ 24 Logan, Hyde Park & Smithfield Canal near Logan, Utah___ 25 Blacksmith Fork above Utah Power & Light Co.'s dam, near Hyrum, Utah____________________________ 27 West Side Canal near Collinston, Utah______________ 29 Hammond (East Side) Canal near Collinston, Utah.______ 30 Weber River Basin__ ___ _ __ ____ ____ ___ ______ 32 Weber River near Oakley, Utah ________________ 32 Weber River at Devils Slide, Utah____________ _ 34 Weber River at Gateway, Utah_________ _________ 35 Weber River near Plain City, Utah _____________ 38 Lost Creek near Croyden, Utah___________________ 40 Lost Creek at Devils Slide, Utah_____________________ 42 South Fork of Ogden River near Huntsville, Utah._______ 44 Jordan River Basin_______________________________________ 46 Jordan River near Lehi, Utah__________________________ 46 Spanish Fork at Thistle, Utah________ _________ 47 Spanish Fork at Lake Shore, Utah____________________ 49 Provo River at Forks, Utah___________________________ 51 South Fork of Provo River at Forks, Utah ______________ 53 Sevier Lake Basin ___________________________________________ 55 Sevier River at Hatch, Utah_____________ v________________ 55 Sevier River near Circleville, Utah. ____'_______________ 56 Sevier River near Kingston, Utah ____________________ 58 Piute Reservoir near Marysvale, Utah__ __________________ 60 Sevier River below Piute Dam, near Marysvale, Utah_________ 61 HI IV CONTENTS Gaging-station records Continued. Sevier Lake Basin Continued' Page Sevier River at Sevier, Utah _____________________________ 63 Sevier River near Vermilion, Utah ______________________ 65 Sevier River below San Pitch River, near Gunnison, Utah_____ 67 Sevier Bridge Reservoir near Juab, Utah ____________________ 68 Sevier River near Juab, Utah __________________________ 69 Sevier River at Oasis, Utah__________-________-____________ 71 East Fork of Sevier River near Kingston, Utah ______________ 73 Rockyford Canal near Vermilion, Utah.______________'_______ 75 Beaver River Basin___________________________________________ 77 Beaver River near Beaver, Utah____________________________ 77 Beaver River at Adamsville, Utah_____________ ______ 79 Beaver River at Rockyf ord Dam, near Minersville, Utah______ 81 Owens Lake Basin____________________________________________ 83 Owens River near Round Valley, Calif________________-_-_-_ 83 Owens River near Big Pine, Calif__________________________ 85 Owens Lake near Lone Pine, Calif______-__-____-_-_---____- 87 Rock Creek near Round Valley, Calif_____---_-------__---_- 88 Pine Creek near Round Valley, Calif------------------------ 90 Mono Lake Basin____________________.____________---___-- 92 Mono Lake near Mono Lake, Calif___-____-_-__-_-_-_-_---_- 92 Walker Lake Basin___________________-_____________-____-___- 92 East Walker River near Bridgeport, Calif___________-________ 92 East Walker River above Mason Valley, near Mason, Nev_--_- 94 Walker River at Mason, Nev________.______________________ 96 Walker River near Wabuska, Nev____---_--_--L----_-------- 98 Walker River at Schurz, Nev____________-___-_-_---_-_--__- 100 West Walker River near Coleville, Calif ___ __l___ __ _ _ 102 West Walker River near Wellington, Nev__________________ 104 West Walker River near Hudson, Nev-----_----------------- 106 Saroni Canal near Wellington, Nev_--_-_- ________________ 108 Humboldt-Carson Sink Basin_____________________ _______ 110 Carson River Basin____________________. _____________ __ 110 East Fork of Carson Rivernear Markleeville, Calif___-___- 110 Carson Rivernear Empire, Nev----__------- _-_-_-_ - 111 Carson River near Fort Churchill, Nev _________________ 112 Markleeville Creek above Markleeville, Calif-____________ 114 Markleeville Creek at Markleeville, Calif _________________ 115 Humboldt River Basin_________-_-_-_-----_-_--_------_-_- 116 Humboldt River at Palisade, Nev________--_------ -- 116 Humboldt River at Battle Mountain, Nev .____________ 118 Humboldt River at Comus, Nev___--__-----___..______ 120 Humboldt River near Oreana, Nev_-___--__-_-_- __ 122 Humboldt River near Lovelock, Nev -___ -___ 124 Stair Creek near Deeth, Nev___________ ________ 126 Marys River near Deeth, Nev___ _______________ 128 Lamoille Creek near Lamoille, Nev____________________ 130 Secret Creek nearHalleck, Nevr_______________________ 132 South Fork of Humboldt River near Elko, Nev 134 Maggie Creek at Carlin, Nev_-_-------_-------- ______ 13S Rock Creek near Battle Mountain, Nev_. ___ 137 Little Humboldt River near Paradise Valley, Nev 13S Martin Creek near Paradise Valley,Nev__________ _____ 143 CONTENTS V <5aging-station records Continued. Humboldt Carson Sink Basin Continued. Humboldt River Basin Continued. Page Humboldt-Lovelock Irrigation, Light & Power Co.'s feeder canal, near Mill City, Nev_____________________ _ 143 Humboldt-Lovelock Irrigation, Light & Power Co.'s outlet canal, near Humboldt, Nev_________________ 145 Pyramid and Winnemucca Lakes Basin____________________ 147 Lake Tahoe at Tahoe, Calif ___ ________ ________ 147 Truckee River at Tahoe, Calif__-___________ 148 Truckee River at Iceland, Calif_______________________ 149 Warner Lakes Basin__________________J_______________________ 151 Twentymile Creek near Warner Lake, Oreg__________ ____ 151 Fifteenmile Creek near Warner Lake, Oreg_______________ 152 Twelvemile Creek near Fort Bidwell, Calif. ..__ _ 154 Deep Creek at Adel, Oreg _________________ ___________ 155 Honey Creek near Plush,Oreg___________________-_- ______ 157 Silver Lake Basin__________________________ 158 Silver Lake near Silver Lake, Oreg____________-_---_-------- 158 Silver Creek near Silver Lake, Oreg-_--_-----_-__----__---_- 159 Silver Lake inlet near Silver Lake, Oreg _________ ___ _______ 160 West Fork of Silver Creek near Silver Lake, Oreg 162 Bridge Creek near Silver Lake, Oreg__________________-____- 163 Buck Creek near Silver Lake, Oreg_____--_---__ __________ 165 Duncan Creek near Silver Lake, Oreg-_____________________ 166 Malheur and Harney Lakes Basin _____________________________ 168 Mud Lake outlet near Narrows, Oreg.______________________ 168 Silvies River near Silvies, Oreg_____________-_______ ______ 169 Silvies River near Burns, Oreg____-_______________-_____-__ 170 West Fork of Silvies River near Lawen, Oreg_______________ 172 Poison Creek near Burns, Oreg_______________________ 173 Prather Creek near Burns, Oreg____________________________ 174 Donner und Blitzen River near Voltage, Oreg____________ __ 175 Silver Creek above Suntex, Oreg___________-___-__--------- 176 Silver Creek below Suntex, Oreg-______-__------__------ 178 Silver Creek near Narrows, Oreg___________________________ 179 Chickahominy Creek near Suntex, Oreg_________________ __ 181 Rock Quarry Creek near Suntex, Oreg___-________-_________ 182 Alvord Lake Basin______________________ __ _ 183 Trout Creek near Denio, Oreg______________________________ 183 Miscellaneous discharge measurements__________________ __________ 185 Index____________________________________ 189 ILLUSTRATIONS Page PLATE I. A, Price current meters; B, Typical gaging station.________ 2 II. Water-stage recorders: A, Au; B, Gurley; C, Stevens______ 3 SUBFACE WATEB SUPPLY OF THE GBEAT BASIN, 1922 AUTHORIZATION AND SCOPE OP WORK This volume