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USGS 13011900 BUFFALO FORK AB LAVA CREEK NR MORAN WY

 

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  Buffalo Fork above Lava Creek near Moran, WY - USGS file photo
LOCATION.--Lat 43° 50'17", long 110° 26'27" (NAD83), in SE1/4 NE1/4  sec.29, 
   T.45 N., R.113 W., Teton County, Wyoming, Hydrologic Unit 17040101, Davis Hill quad., 
   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 ID-74-1: Drainage area.

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. 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, 60 ft3/s Dec. 25, 2002.
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Discharge, cubic feet per second
Most recent instantaneous value: Ice   02-09-2010  22:30 MST
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Daily discharge statistics, in cfs, for Feb 10 based on 44 years of record more
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85 100. 114 115 130. 198 Ice

Gage height, feet
Most recent instantaneous value: 1.98   02-09-2010  22:30 MST
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