USGS Water-Year Summary 2024

06311400 NORTH FORK POWDER RIVER BELOW PASS CREEK, NEAR MAYOWORTH, WY

LOCATION - Lat 43°54'41", long 106°53'20" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in NW 1/4 NE 1/4 SE 1/4 sec.36, T.46 N., R.84 W., Johnson County, WY, Hydrologic Unit 10090201, on left bank 0.8 mi downstream from Pass Creek, 1.2 mi upstream from Hat Ranch, 7.2 mi northwest of Mayoworth, and 13 mi downstream from Dullknife Reservoir.

DRAINAGE AREA - 100 mi².

SURFACE-WATER RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1973 to August 2020.

GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Elevation of gage is 5,700 ft above NGVD of 1929, from topographic map. Prior to September 15, 1983, at site 60 ft downstream from station at same datum. U.S. Geological Survey data collection platform with satellite telemetry at station.

REMARKS -

11-07-2019 to 08-25-2020: records are good, except estimated records are poor.
10-04-2018 to 11-06-2019: records are good, except estimated records are poor.
10-21-2017 to 10-03-2018: records are good, except estimated records are poor.
10-25-2016 to 10-20-2017: records are good, except estimated records are poor.
11-03-2015 to 10-24-2016: records are good, except estimated records are poor.
10-01-2014 to 11-02-2015: records are good, except estimated records are poor.
10-01-2013 to 09-30-2014: records are good, except estimated records are poor. 

Some regulation for irrigation by Dullknife Reservoir 13 mi upstream from station, capacity, 
4,350 acre-ft.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum peak flow on basis of slope-area measurement.