Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper Volume 1566-1567 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ...higher than present datum. Jan. 1, 1914, to Aug. 16, 1915, chain or staff gage and Aug. 17, 1915, to Feb. 2, 1919, water-stage recorder, at site 500 ft downstream from headgate of Sunnyslde Canal at datum 0.18 ft lower than present datum. Feb. 3, 1919, to Oct. 20, 1940, water-stage recorder at present site at datum 0.18 ft lower than present datum. Oct. 21, 1940, to Aug. 9, 1953, water-stage recorder at site 1,000 ft downstream from headgate of Sunnyside Canal at datum 0.18 ft lower than present datum. mini Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 9,210 cfs Peb. 25 (gage height, 8.23 ft) mum, 30 cfs June 18 (gage height, 1.84 ft); minimum daily. 49 cfs July 10. 1908-58: Maximum discharge, 65,000 cfs Dec. 23, 1933 (gage height, 15.0 ft, from high-water marks); minimum, less than 10 cfs for several days during latter part of irrigation season in most years prior to 1936. Remarks.--Records good. Diversions above station for irrigation of about 200,000 acres above and 220,000 acres below station. During the irrigation season when Sunnyslde Canal Is carrying water, as much a3 18 cfs, depending upon the stage of the canal, Is released ahead of the fish screens and passes the river and canal gaging stations unmeasured. For combined flow of Yakima River and canals Bee following page. Some regulation by diversions and by Keechelus, Kachess, Cle Slum, and Bumping Lakes, and Tleton Reservoir (see p. 344). Cooperation.--Oage-helght record collected in cooperation with, and 20 discharge measurements furnished by Bureau of Reclamation. Revisions (water years). area.-WSP.982: 1942. WSP 1122: 1934. WSP 1216: 1949-50, drainage Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height. In feet, and discharge. In cubic feet per second) Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water...