USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
08042800 West Fork Trinity River near Jacksboro, TX
LOCATION - Lat 33°17'30", long 98°04'49" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Jack County, TX, Hydrologic Unit 12030101, on downstream side of State Highway 59 bridge, 4.0 mi downstream from Big Cleveland Creek, 7.0 mi upstream from Carroll Creek, 7.0 mi northeast of Jacksboro and at mile 660.
DRAINAGE AREA - 683 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - ADR-TX-2017: 2017
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - Mar. 1956 to current year.
PERIOD OF RECORD, Water-Quality.--
SEDIMENT DATA: Sept. 1964, Apr. 1977, Apr. 1978.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 869.28 ft above NGVD of 1929 (from Texas Department of Transportation), 869.60 ft above NAVD of 1988. Sept. 1960 to May 1961, nonrecording gage at same site and datum. Satellite telemeter at station.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD - Flood in June 1941 reached a stage of 30 ft, from information by local residents.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD PRIOR TO REGULATION -
WATER YEARS 1956-1973: Maximum discharge, 35,100 ft³/s, Apr. 27, 1957, gage height, 32.10 ft; no flow at times.
AVERAGE DISCHARGE FOR PERIOD PRIOR TO REGULATION - 17 years (water years 1957-73), 104 ft³/s (75,350 acre-ft/yr).