USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
06324970 LITTLE POWDER RIVER ABOVE DRY CREEK, NEAR WESTON, WY
LOCATION - Lat 44°55'37", long 105°21'10" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in NW 1/4 SW 1/4 SW 1/4 sec.13, T.57 N., R.71 W., Campbell County, WY, Hydrologic Unit 10090208, on left bank 3.1 mi upstream from Dry Creek, 5.0 mi south of the Wyoming-Montana State line, and 20 mi north of Weston.
DRAINAGE AREA - 1,237 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WDR WY-77-1: Drainage area. WDR WY-78-1: 1976(M).
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1972 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Elevation of gage is 3,410 ft above NGVD of 1929, from topographic map. U.S. Geological Survey data collection platform with satellite telemetry at station.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - Water years 1975-82, 1985 to current year.
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - WATER TEMPERATURE: April 2012 to current year.
INSTRUMENTATION - Water thermistor.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum recorded, 30.1°C, July 17, 2017; minimum recorded, -0.7°C, November 20, 2014.
EXTREMES FOR CURRENT YEAR - WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum recorded, 28.6°C, July 18; minimum recorded, -0.2°C, many days.