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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
13175100 Owyhee River Near Mountain City, NV
LOCATION - Lat 41°51'38", long 115°59'18" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in SE 1/4 NW 1/4 sec.26, T.46 N., R.53 E., Elko County, NV, Hydrologic Unit 17050104, on left bank, 2.1 mi northwest of Mountain City.
DRAINAGE AREA - 391 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - The peak gage height and streamflow for water year 1997 was deleted on July 19, 2021 as it was likely not the peak of the water year.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - Apr. 1993 to Sep. 1995; May 1997 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Elevation of gage is 5,560 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929, from topographic map.
REMARKS - Flow regulated by Wild Horse Reservoir (station 13174000), capacity 71,500 acre-ft. Records fair except for estimated discharges, which are poor.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 2,790 cfs, May 18, 1975 about 8 miles downstream at streamgage 13176000 Owyhee River abv China Diversion Dam, near Owyhee, NV
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 1,850 ft³/s, Mar. 17, 1993, gage height, 9.81 ft; minimum daily, 0.42 ft³/s, Aug. 4, 1992.
