Surface Water Supply of the United States 1949 - USGS

1 Surface Water Supply of the United States 1949 Part 10. The Great BasinPrepared under the direction of C. G. PAULSEN, Chief Hydraulic Engineer GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Water - Supply PAPER 1150 Prepared in cooperation with the States of California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Wyoming and other agenciesThis cop, 19 PUBLIC PROPERTY and * mt to fc renov^l from tne official files, PRIVATEPOSSESSION IS UAJLAWfUL (R. 3. Sup, Voi. 2, wsj 3ec. 749) United States GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, WASHINGTON : 1951 United States DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Oscar L. Chapman, SecretaryGEOLOGICAL SURVEY W. E. Wrather, DirectorFor sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.

2 S. Government Printing Office Washington 25, D. C. - Price 50 cents (paper cover)PREFACEThis report was prepared by the Geological Survey in cooperation with the States of California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Wyoming and other agencies, by the personnel of the Water Resources Division under the direction of:C. G. Paulsen_____Chief Hydraulic Engineer J. V. Wells_____Chief, Surface Water Branch B. J. Peterson_____ Chief, Annual Reports SectionDistrict Engineers ( Surface Water )F. M. Bell_____Denver, Colo. R. C. Briggs_____San Francisco, Calif. T. R. Newell_____Boise, Idaho K. N. Phillips_____Portland, Oreg.

3 M. T. Wilson_____Salt Lake City, UtahinCONTENTSS cope of 1 Definition of 1 Explanation of 2Ac-curacy of field data and computed 6 Records of discharge collected by agencies other than the Geological 13 Division of 13 Gaging-station '..,.. 14 Great Salt Lake 14 Gages on Great Salt Lake, .. 14 Bear River .. 15 Bear River near Utah-Wyoming State 15 Bear River above Sulphur Creek, near Evanston, 16 Bear River near Evanston, 17 Bear River near Woodruff-, " 18 Bear River near Randolph, 19 Bear River above Sublette Creek, near Cokeville, 20 Bear River at Border, 21 Bear River at Barer, 22 Bear River below Stewart Dam, near Montpelier, Idaho.

4 23 Bear River at Pescadero, 24 Bear River at Alexander, 25 Bear River below Utah Power & Light Co.' s tailrace at Oneida, 26 Bear River near Preston, 27 Bear River near Collinston, 28 Sulphur Creek near Evanston, 29 Chapman Canal at State line, near Evanston, 30 Twin Creek at Sage, 31 Smiths Pork near Border, 32 Smiths Pork at Cokeville, 33 Thomas Pork near Geneva, 34 Thomas Pork near Raymond, 35 Salt Creek near Geneva, 36 Rainbow inlet canal near Dingle, 37 Montpelier Creek at irrigators weir, near Montpelier, 38 Bear Lake at Lifton, near St. Charles, 39 Bear Lake Outlet Canal near Paris, 40 Georgetown Creek near Georgetown, 41 Cottonwood Creek near Cleveland, 4 SMink Creek below Dry Pork, near Mink Creek, 43 Mink Creek near Mink Creek, 44 Twin Lakes Canal near Mink Creek, 45 Preston-Riverdale & Mink Creek Canal near Mink Creek, 46 Cub River near Preston, 47 Cub River above Maple Creek, near Pranklin, 48 Cub River-Worm Creek Canal near Preston, 49 Preston-Whitney Canal near Preston, 50 Cub River Canal near Preston, 51 Maple Creek near Pranklin, 52 High Creek near Richmond.

5 53 Little Bear River near Paradise, 54 Hyrum Reservoir near Hyrum, 55 Little Bear River near Hyrum, 56 East Pork Little Bear River near Avon, 57 Logan River above State dam, near Logan, 58 Utah Power & Light Co.'s tailrace near Logan, 59 Logan, Hyde Park & Smithfleld Canal near Logan, 60 Blacksmith Pork at Hardware Ranch, near Hyrum, 61 Blacksmith Pork above Utah Power & Light Co.'s dam, near Hyrum, 62 West Side Canal near Collinston, 63 Hammond (East Side) Canal near Collinston, 64 Malad River at Woodruff, 65 Little Malad River above Elkhorn Reservoir, near Malad City, 66 Elkhorn Reservoir near Malad City, 67 Little Malad River below Elkhorn Reservoir, near Malad City.

6 68 Little Malad giver below Sand Ridge dam site, near Malad City, 69 Devil Creek above Campbell Creek, near Malad City, 70 Devil Creek above Evans dividers, near Malad City, 71 Weber River 72 Weber River near Oakley, .. 72 Weber River near Coalville, 73 Echo Reservoir at Echo, 74 Weber River at Echo, 75 Weber River at Devils Slide, 76 Weber River' at Gateway, 77 Weber River near Plain City, 78VI CONTENTSG aging-station records Continued. Great Salt Lake Basin River Basin Continued. PageChalk Creek at Coalville, 79 Lost Creek near Croydon, 80 East Canyon Reservoir near Morgan, 81 East Canyon Creek near Morgan, 82 Hardscrabble Creek near Porterville, 83 South Fork Ogden River near Huntsville, 84 Pine View Reservoir near Ogden, 85 Ogden River below Pine View Dam, near Ogden, 86 Jordan River 87 Jordan River at Marrows, near Lehi, 87 Jordan River at Salt Lake City, 88 Payson Creek above diversions, near Payson, 90 Spanish Fork at Thistle, 92 Spanish Fork at Castilla, 93 Spanish Fork near Lake Shore, 94 Diamond Fork near Thistle.

7 95 Strawberry tunnel at West- Portal, near Thistle, 96 Hobble Creek near Springvill'e, 97 Provo River near Charleston, 98 Deer Creek Reservoir near Charleston, 99 Provo River near Wildwood, 100 Provo River at Vivian Park, 101 Provo River at Provo, 102 Weber-Provo diversion canal at Oakley, 103 Weber-Provo diversion canal near Woodland, 104 Snake Creek near Charleston, 105 Round Valley Creek near Wallsburg, 106 Deer Creek near Wildwood, 107 South Fork Provo River at Vivian Park, 108 American Fork above upper power plant, Fork, 109 Dry Creek near Alpine, 110 Fort Creek at Alpine, IllSurplus Canal at Salt Lake City, 112 Sevier Lake 113 Sevier River at Hatch, 113 Sevier River near Kingston, 114 Piute Reservoir near Marysvale, 115 Sevier River below Piute Dam, near Marysvale, 116 Sevier River above Clear Creek, near Sevier, 117 Sevier River near Sigurd, ^.

8 118 Sevier River below San Pitch River, near Gunnlson, 119 Sevier Bridge Reservoir near Juab, 120 Sevier River near Juab, Utah.. 121 Sevier River near Lynndyl, 122 East Fork Sevier River near Kingston, 123 Otter Creek Reservoir near Antimony, 124 Clear Creek at Sevier, 125 Salins Creek at Salina, 126 Pavant 127 Chalk Creek near Fillmore, 127 Beaver River 128 Three Creeks near Beaver, 128 Beaver River near Beaver, 129 Beaver River at Adamsville, 130 Rockyford Reservoir near Minersville, 131 Beaver River at Rockyf ord Dam, near Minersville, Utah. v.. 132 North Fork North Creek above Pole Creek, near Beaver, 133 Indian Creek near Beaver, 134 Parowan 135 Center Creek near Parowan, 135 Cedar City 136 Coal Creek near Cedar City, 136 Minor basins in '.

9 137 Baker Creek at narrows, near Baker, 137 Lehman Creek near Baker, 138 Salton Sea 138 Salton Sea, 138 Whitewater River at Whitewater, 139 Tahquitz Creek near Palm Springs, 140 Palm Canyon Creek near Palm Springs, 141 Andreas Creek near Palm Springs, 142 Mojave River 143 Deep Creek near Hesperia, 143 Mojave River at lower narrows, near Victorville, 144 Mojave River at Barstow, 144 West Fork Mojave River near Hesperia, 145 Antelope 146 Rock Creek near Valyermo, 146 Little Rock Creek near Little Rock, 147 Mono Lake 148 Mono Lake near Mono Lake, 14 BWalker Lake 148 Walker Lake near Hawthorne, 148 Bridgeport Reservoir near Bridgeport, 149 CONTENTS VIIG aging-station records Lake Basin--Continued.

10 PageEast Walker River near Bridgeport, 150 East Walker River above Strosnider ditch, near Mason, 151 West Walker River below East Fork, near Coleville, 152 West Walker River near Hudson, 153 East Pork West Walker River near Bridgeport, 154 Topaz Reservoir near Topaz, 155 Humboldt-Carson Sink 156 Carson River 156 East Pork Carson River above Soda Springs ranger station, near Markleevllle, 156 East Fork Carson River near Gardnerville, 157 Carson River near Carson City, 158 Carson River near Port Churchill, 159 Silver King Creek near Coleville, 160 Wolf Creek near Markleeville, 161 Silver Creek below Pennsylvania Creek, near Markleeville, 162 Markleeville Creek above Grover Hot Springs, near Markleeville, 163 Pleasant Valley Creek above Raymond Canyon Creek, near Markleeville, 164 West Fork Carson River above Woodfords, 165 West Fork Carson River at Woodf ords.