Scientific Investigations Report 2006–5230
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
Scientific Investigations Report 2006–5230
Table 1. Basin and site characteristics for streamflow-gaging stations, diversions, and study sites, in the upper Salmon River Basin, Idaho, 2005.
[Site locations shown in figure 1. Site type: C, continuous streamflow recorded; M, instantaneous streamflow measured; P, Physical Habitat Simulation (PHABSIM) study site; T, continuous water temperature recorded; W, surface-water pump withdrawal. Latitude and longitude, in degrees, minutes, and seconds. Abbreviations: USGS, U.S. Geological Survey; USFS, U.S. Forest Service; mi2, square mile; in., inch; –, no data]
| Site No. | Site name | Site type | Latitude | Longitude | Basin area (mi2) | Basin slope (percentage) | Mean elevation (feet above sea level) | Percent forest | Mean annual precipitation (in.) | Study site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SRG 13292280 | Salmon River at USGS gaging station | C, M | 435407 | 1144724 | 27.5 | 35 | 8,300 | 65 | 36 | – |
| VCGU 13294600 | Valley Creek at upper USGS gaging station | C, M | 441857 | 1150401 | 29.4 | 30 | 7,695 | 80 | 27 | – |
| VCGL 13295000 | Valley Creek at lower USGS gaging station at Stanley | C, M | 441321 | 1145549 | 148 | 26 | 7,320 | 63 | 24 | – |
| BBG 13297500 | Big Boulder Creek at USGS gaging station near Clayton | C, M, T | 440653 | 1142624 | 26.9 | 37.1 | 8,810 | 41.3 | 29.1 | – |
| BB1 | Lower Big Boulder Creek | M, P, T | 440658 | 1142605 | 27 | 37.1 | 8,810 | 41.2 | 29.1 | Mouth upstream to diversion |
| CH4 | Upper Challis Creek | M, P, T | 443408 | 1142146 | 32.4 | 35.9 | 7,920 | 73.5 | 27.4 | From confluence with Bear Creek upstream to Lodgepole Creek |
| BE1 | Lower Bear Creek | M, P, T | 443411 | 1142150 | 14.1 | 38.6 | 8,170 | 69 | 27.1 | Mouth upstream to diversion |
| CHHGU 13299000 | Challis Creek at upper historical USGS gaging station | C | 443420 | 1141820 | 85 | 37.2 | 7,790 | 62.4 | 25.6 | |
| CH3 | Upper Middle Challis Creek | M, P, T | 443414 | 1141812 | 84.9 | 37.2 | 7,780 | 62.2 | 25.6 | From Highline Ditch Canal upstream to Bear Creek |
| CHHGL 13299200 | Challis Creek at lower historical USGS gaging station | C | 443341 | 1141642 | 91.2 | 36.6 | 7,700 | 58.5 | 24.9 | |
| ML1 | Lower Mill Creek | M, P, T | 443336 | 1141631 | 28.3 | 36.2 | 7,650 | 51 | 24 | Mouth upstream diversion |
| CH2 | Lower Middle Challis Creek | M, P, T | 443344 | 1141448 | 123 | 36.1 | 7,620 | 55.1 | 24.1 | Mouth upstream to Highline Ditch Canal |
| CH1 | Lower Challis Creek | M, P. T | 443411 | 1141120 | 148 | 34.9 | 7,450 | 48.9 | 23.1 | Mouth upstream to Highline Ditch Canal |
| MCabvAC | Morgan Creek above Alder Creek | M, T | 444831 | 1141540 | 3.4 | 33.7 | 7,470 | 77.5 | 24.8 | – |
| MCabvWFMC 13299255 | Morgan Creek above West Fork Morgan Creek | C, M, T | 444102 | 1141447 | 60.2 | 34.9 | 7,320 | 48.2 | 21.9 | – |
| MC1 | Lower Morgan Creek | M, P, T | 443705 | 1141054 | 107 | 35.7 | 7,140 | 443.1 | 20.1 | Mouth upstream to Mud Spring Gulch |
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