UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR t+ J. A. Krug, Secretary. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY W. E. Wrather, Director. RCULAR 35 August 1948 INDEX OF SURFACE-WATER RECORDS PART 6. MISSOURI RIVER BASIN TO SEPTEMBER 30, 1947 By B. R. Colby and R. E. Oltman WASHINGTON, D. C. INDEX OF SURFACE- WATER JUBCORDS PART 6. MISSOURI RIVER KASIN TO SEPTEMBER 30, B. R Cofey and R E. Explanation The index lists the stream-flow and reservoir stations in the Missouri River Basiir for which records have been collected and published (or are to be published) for periods prior tc Sep­ tember 30, 1947. The stations on streams, canals, lakes, and reservoirs are listed in downatreaflf order. Tributary streams are indicated by indentation. Of the stations in Canada only those for which records have been or soon will be published by the Geological Survey In water-supply papers have been included in the index. Station names are given in their most recently published forms. Parenthesea arouird part of a station name indicate that the inclosed word or-words appeared in an earlier published name of the station or in a name under which records were published by some agency other than the Geologi­ cal Survey. Brackets around part of a station name inclose a word or words'that did net appear In the name under which some earlier records have been published, and the inclosed part of the name has been added later to the'published name without superseding part of the earlier name. The"name, of a station'on a reservoir has generally been extended to include the name of the stre'un on which the reservoir is located. If a reservoir is located offstream, that fact has been notedj and the name of the stream that is the major source of water for the reservoir has been given: Discharge records for many stations on canals^ have been published only by state agencies, and the names of these canal stations usually have been extended to identify them more fu!3y. For a canal diverting from a main stream, the name of the nearest town has usually been addetf to the name of the canal; for a canal diverting from a minor tributary, the words "diversion f* onlt follow­ ed by the name of the tributary have usually.been added to the name of the canal stsfetlcn. .CaWl wastes and small diversions from streams into well-known canals usually have been listed under the names of the canals,'and the downstream order of these wastes and diversions has be«m assigned as though these wastes and diversions were tributaries of the canals. An attempt has been made to.list under one name all equivalent or nearly equivalert discharge records that were obtained at twp or more nearby sites on a stream unless the equivalert records were obtained concurrently. Some records that were not approximately equivalent have r"*en publfsh** ed under one station name. These nonequivalent records have been separated in this lnc*ex. The drainage areas in square miles are the latest figures published or otherwise available at this time. Drainage areas that obviously are inconsistent with other drainage arear on the same stream have been omitted. Some drainage areas not published by the Geological Surrey are listed with an appropriate footnote stating the published source of the figure of dralrage area. Periods of records published or to be published by the Geological Survey are giver first. Breaks of less than one year in the periods of record have not been shown. Periods of records published by agencies other than the Geological Survey are listed In parentheses only ^^en 'they contain more detailed information or are for periods not reported in publications of tl <* Geologi­ cal Survey. These listed periods of records published by other agencies show only the continuous periods of records of the type not wholly available in the periods of record listed ahead of it. A dash not followed immediately by a closing date shows that the station was In operation on Sepr tember 30, 1947. Records both of gage height and of discharge are listed for stream-flow stations, and ' records of gage height and of contents (or of change in contents) are listed for stations on reservoirs. Published records consisting only of infrequent discharge measurements are omLtted from this index, although some of them were included in the index of September 30, 194T. A few short records of flow of small drains or of diversions or waste from canals have been omitted if they were published by State agencies only. Records of gage heights only and records con­ sisting only of monthly figures either of stream flow or reservoir contents are designated by symbols and footnotes. For early years when daily discharges were'not generally published by "the Geological Survey, published dally gage heights and a published rating table were considered^ to be equivalent to daily discharges. Also hydrographs of daily discharge plus figures-of monthly discharge were not noted as monthly figures only. An alphabetical index of streams, canals, and reservoirs is given on pages 56, to 63. SCHEMATIC PAGE INDEX MINOR TRIBUTARIES PAGES 5 TO 13 YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN PAGES 13 TO 20 10 O MINOR TRIBUTARIES PAGES 20 TO 26 fO CO UJ O PLATTE RIVER BASIN PAGES 26 TO 49 UJ H- (0 MINOR TRIBUTARIES PAOE 49 QC KANSAS RIVER BASIN Ul PAGES 49 TO 53 8 MINOR TRIBUTARIES COi PAGES 53 TO 55 INDEX, PART 6, MISSOURI RIVER BASIN Drainage Area Missouri River Main Stem (square mllea) Period of R«6org Red Rock River (head of Missouri River) 1933-3?* near Lakeview, Mont. ( Red Rock River at Metzel Ford, near Monlda, Mont. 1925-2*1 (1924-27**)*. § Red Rock River at Kennedy Ranch, near Lakeview, 318 1936- Mont. Red Rock River above Red Rock Reservoir, near - 1911; 3S14-15J 19?O. Monida, Mont. Red Rock River (Creek) below Red Rock Reservoir, ' 560 1911-18} 1925- ! ~ tm near Monlda, Mont. - ' (1911-18**; 19?4-29**H Red Rock River at Lima, Mont. 615 1907-11. '/ Red Rock River near Dell, Mont. 1,420 1942- Red Rock River at Red Rock, Mont. 1890. Beaverhead River (continuation of Red Rock River) 3,000 1907- j (1907-29**)* ' at Barratts, Mont. Beaverhead River at Dillon, Mont. 1907*. Beaverhead River at Blalne, Mont. 3,630 Jefferson River (continuation of Red Rock- 7,640 1940-43. Beaverhead River) near Twin Bridges, Mont. Jefferson River near Silverstar, Mont. 7,840 19 10-1 6 j 1920-39; ( 1910-16** ) a. Jefferson River at Sappington, Mont. 8,980 1894-99*; 1896-19C5; 1938- <18&6£l906**)a Missouri River (continuation of Jefferson River), - A 1910-16} 1941-"| at Toston, Mont. (1890*)» ( 1910-1 &*) Missouri River near Townsend, Mont. 14,500 l896-19Clf 19O3-4} (1896-1904**)*; (1902-16*)°. Lake Sewall on Missouri River, Mont. 1939- ** Missouri River (at Canyon Ferry) below 1889; (1917-31** ) s . Canyon Ferry Dam, Mont. Hauser Lake on Missouri River, Mont. 1939- « Missouri-River below Hauser Lake Dam, 16,600 1922-42} ( 1922-19 n**)*. near Helena, Mont. Holter Reservoir on Missouri River, Mont. 1939- ** MissouriMont. River below Holter Dam, near Wolf Creek,~ 1945. Missouri River at Craig, Mont. 17,600 1890-92| (1889-92**)*. Missouri River at Cascade, Mont. 18,300 1902-15} ( 1902-15*" )». *" Missouri River at Great Falls, Mont. a22,994 {1890*} 1894-95*)* (1910-11**) a. ^ Missouri River at Fort Benton, Mont, ( 24,600 1881- ; (1873-76*)° Missouri River al? Loma, Mont. 34,100 1935- Missouri River at power plant ferry, near 40,600 1934- Zortman, Mont. Fort Peck Reservoir at Fort.Peck, Mont, 57,725 1938-40*} 1938- ** Missouri River below Fort Peck Dam, Mont. 57,800 1934- Missouri River near Wolf Point, Mont. 83,200 Missouri River near Culbertson, Mont. 92,500 1941- Missouri River, at Fort Buford, N. Dak. (1891-93*) c. Missouri River near Williston, N. Dak. 164,500. 1905-7j 1928- (190S-11*} a In reports of Corps of Bagineers, Department of the Army. b In reports of Missouri River Commission, c In reports of United States Weather Bureau. * Gage heights only. ** Only monthly figures of discharge or contents. INDEX, PART 6, MISSOURI RIVER BASIN Drainage Area Missouri River Main Stem*-Contiri'ued (square miles) Per tog, of jteeorl Missouri River at Sanlsh, N. Dak* al67,100 1928-32. Missouri River near Elbowoods, N. Dak* 179,800 1939- Missouri River at Rae, N* Dak. (1920-21*)°. Missouri River at Mannhaven, N. Dak. al8Q,858 1904*. Missouri River at Washburn, N. Dak* _a!83,860 1905*; (1918-24*8 1928*; 1836*4 1939*) 6 . __ Missouri River at Bismarck, N. Dak. 186,400 1904-5J 1927- : (r»04-S**; 1927-31** J a, (l8-*l-83*; 1886-99*)* (1891-*)° Missouri River near Mobrldge, S. Dak. .208,700 1928- Missouri River at Fort Sully, S. Dak. (1873-77*)°. Missouri River at Pierre, S. Dak. 243,500 1929- t (1882*; 18^5-99*)° (1891-1916*; 1918-*)°. Missouri River at Chamberlain, S. Dak. 250,800 1928-29; 1045- ; (1882*)*; (1908-28*)° Missouri River at Gteddes, 3. Dak. (1931- *)°. Missouri River below Port Randall Dam/ S. Dak. 1947- Missouri River at Running Water, S. Dak. (1881*J 1898-95*)*; (1908-21*)°. Missouri River at Yankton, S. Dak. 279,500 1930- j (1873-86*; 1921-*)° Missouri River at Sioux City, Iowa 314,600 (1878-99*T*\ (1888- *)° ' Missouri River at Blalr, Nebr. (1881-99*)*; (1905-59*)°. Missouri River at Omaha, Nebr. 322,800 1928- ; (1872-99*)*; % (1875-*J° Missouri River at Plattsmouth, Nebr. (1873-99* >*; (1873-1928*; 19,32*)°. ' Missouri River at Nebraska City, Nebr.