USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
06281000 SOUTH FORK SHOSHONE RIVER ABOVE BUFFALO BILL RESERVOIR, WY
LOCATION - Lat 44°25'09", long 109°15'26" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in SE 1/4 NE 1/4 SE 1/4 sec.05, T.51 N., R.103 W., Park County, WY, Hydrologic Unit 10080013, on right bank at old diversion structure 0.2 miles downstream from Cody Canal diversion, 1 mile upstream from normal pool of Buffalo Bill Reservoir at elevation 5,364 ft, and 12.5 miles southwest of Cody.
DRAINAGE AREA - 585 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WSP 1309: 1907.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - May to November 1903, May 1905 to September 1908, January 1921 to September 1926, October 1973 to current year (gage heights only June to September 1908). No winter records 1906, 1908, 1922. Published as "at Marquette" 1903, 1905-8, and as Shoshone River above Shoshone Reservoir 1921-26.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Elevation of gage is 5,440 ft above NGVD of 1929, from topographic map. April 26 to November 30, 1903, and May 1905 to May 30, 1908, nonrecording gages at sites within about 6.0 mi downstream from station at different datums. Prior to October 3, 1989, recording gage at site 1.1 mile downstream from station at different datum. U.S. Geological Survey data collection platform with satellite telemetry at station.
