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USGS 13011900 BUFFALO FORK AB LAVA CREEK NR MORAN WY

 

PROVISIONAL DATA SUBJECT TO REVISION

 
 
 
LOCATION.--Lat 43° 50'17", long 110° 26'28", in SE1/4 NE1/4  sec.29, 
T.45 N., R.113 W., Teton County, Hydrologic Unit 17040101, Grand Teton 
National Park, on right bank below bridge on U.S. Highway 26/287, about 
2 mi upstream from Lava Creek, 3.5 mi east of Moran, and 4.0 mi upstream 
from mouth.

DRAINAGE AREA.--323 mi2.

PERIOD OF RECORD.--September 1965 to current year. July to November 1906, 
July 1917 to September 1918, and September 1944 to September 1960 at sites 
about 3 mi downstream.

REVISED RECORDS.--WDR Idaho 1974: Drainage area.

GAGE.--Datum of gage is 6,772.78 ft above NGVD of 1929 (Federal Highway 
Administration bench mark).

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 6,540 ft3/s June 9, 1981, 
gage height, 8.61 ft;  minimum daily, 70 ft3/s Feb. 27, 2002.

Station operated in cooperation with Water District No.1.


 
 

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Gage height, feet
Most recent value: .42   11-19-2004  17:29
Graph of  Gage height, feet
Download a presentation-quality graph Parameter Code 00065; DD 03

Discharge, cubic feet per second
Most recent value: Ice   11-19-2004  17:29
Graph of  Discharge, cubic feet per second
Download a presentation-quality graph Parameter Code 00060; DD 04
Daily mean flow statistics for 11/19 based on 38 years of record in ft3/sec
Current Flow Minimum Mean Maximum 80 percent exceedance 50 percent exceedance 20 percent exceedance
Ice  104 164 325 130 162 189

Percent exceedance means that 80, 50, or 20 percent of all daily mean flows for 11/19 have been greater than the value shown.


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