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The length of the main channel is measured to be 1.49 miles to the end of the watershed divide. Elevation at mile 0.15 (10% of channel length) is 1,212 ft Elevation at mile 1.27 (85% of channel length) is 1,235 ft Main channel slope is (1235-121Z)/1.12 - ZO.5 ft/mi. 7. Region D equation for 25-year flood (table 1): QZ5 19.5AO.723(St+l)-0.409S0.347RO.801 Q25 19.5(1.28)0.723(2.6)-0.409(20.5)0.347(3.0)0.801 QZ5 19.5xl.195x.6765x2.852x2.411 Q25 108 ft3/s (3.06 m3/s) Although the discharge is reported to three significant digits, the accuracy of the estimating technique does NOT warrant confiden~e to this de~ree of accuracy. The 95-percent confidence limits are 40 ft /s to 290 ft /s. Transfer of Flood-Flow Information from a Ga2ed Site The flood characteristics defined by frequency analyses of gaging-station records listed in tables 2 through 5 (tables 2 - 5 are at end of the report) provide estimates for ungaged locations near a station, particularly '.here 10ng- term records are available. Transfer of defined flow- frequency infor- mation to upstream or downstream sites on the same stream should be accom. plished by an adjustment factor that is a function of the basin character- istics showing significant intrabasin variation. The transfer equation may be a function of several characteristics; however, the equation always includes drainage area. Consequently, frequency data are transferred most often using the following equation: QT,u - QT,g(~/Ag)B where: QT u is the T-year flood-magnitude estimate for the ungaged site, , QT,g is the computed T-year flood-frequency value for the gaged site (from tables Z to 8), ~ is the drainage area for the ungaged site, Ag is the drainage area for the gaged site (from tables 2 to 8), and B is the exponent for drainage area for the T-year flood obtained from the regression equation for the region in which the site is located. 13