USGS Water-Year Summary 2024

06630000 NORTH PLATTE RIVER ABOVE SEMINOE RESERVOIR, NEAR SINCLAIR, WY

LOCATION - Lat 41°52'20", long 107°03'25" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in SW 1/4 SW 1/4 sec.13, T.22 N., R.86 W., Carbon County, WY, Hydrologic Unit 10180002, on left bank 6.5 mi northeast of Sinclair and 14 mi upstream from high-water line of Seminoe Reservoir at elevation 6,357 ft.

DRAINAGE AREA - 4,175 mi² of which 114 mi² probably is noncontributing.

REVISIONS HISTORY - WDR-76-1: Drainage area.

SURFACE-WATER RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD - July 1939 to current year. Prior to October 1943, published as "near Parco."

GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Sharp-crested weir since March 25, 1993. Elevation of gage is 6,400.75 ft above NGVD of 1929. Wyoming State Engineer's Office data collection platform with satellite telemetry at station.

COOPERATION -

10-17-2018 to 11-25-2019: Three discharge measurements provided by the Wyoming State Engineers Office 
and two discharge measurements provided by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation.

10-25-2017 to 10-16-2018: Five discharge measurements provided by the Wyoming State Engineers Office.

10-01-2016 to 10-24-2017: Six discharge measurements provided by the Wyoming State Engineer's Office 
and seven discharge measurements provided by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation.

10-01-2015 to 09-30-2016: Seven discharge measurements provided by the Wyoming State Engineer's Office.

REMARKS - Transbasin diversions and diversions for irrigation occur upstream from station.

WATER-QUALITY RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD - Discrete samples water years 1961 to 2001, October 2003 to current year.

PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - WATER TEMPERATURE: March to October 1978.