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14 A later study of the flow for-the water years 1947-1958 indicated the in- crease to be about 25 percent.2/ Reduced interception-and transpiration are the indicated causes. At the slaw rake of timber regeneration and growth the increased rate of runoff may be expected to continue for many years. The daily discharges of the South Fork of the White River have been plotted for the water years 1961 and 1962 (Figure 2), The period of high peak runoff in-1962 extended over a longer than normal period of time. A duration curve of the daily flow of the South Fork of the White River at Buford for the period 1952-1961 was prepared (Figure 3). Discharges of 100 c,f.s. or more are indicated for 80 percent of the daily discharge readings and 99 percent of the daily discharges were - 80 c.f,s, or more. The mean, maximum and minimum. daily flows of the South Fork at Buford for the period 1952-1961 were plotted (Figure 4), Peak runoffs center about the period June 1-15 and the minimum flows occur in February and-early March, The Rocky Mountain Power Company maintained recording stream- flow gages or staff gages during parts of the water year 1961 on Turret Creek, Sweetwater Creek below Sweetwater Lake, and just above and below the mouth of Wagonwheel Creek on the South Fork. Figure 5 shows the dis- charge of Sweetwater Creek below Sweetwater Lake for portions of the _ water year 1961 as determined by the company's gage. Because of the - diversions of unrecorded amounts through an irrigation ditch above this 2/ 1960 Annual Report of the Rocky Mtn, Forest & Range Exp, Sta., 77-78.