USGS Water-Year Summary for Site 09217000

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	Available Parameters
	00010 Temperature, water(Mean,Min.,Max.)
	00060 Discharge(Mean)
	00095 Specific cond at 25C(Mean)
	99401 Diss solids, estim(Mean)

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Water year 2024: 2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30

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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024

09217000 GREEN RIVER NEAR GREEN RIVER, WY

LOCATION - Lat 41°30'59", long 109°26'54" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in NW 1/4 NE 1/4 NE 1/4 sec.26, T.18 N., R.107 W., Sweetwater County, WY, Hydrologic Unit 14040106, on right bank 0.1 mi downstream from Bitter Creek, 1.0 mi southeast of town of Green River, and 4.0 mi upstream from high-water line of Flaming Gorge Reservoir.

DRAINAGE AREA - 14,000 mi² of which 4,260 mi² probably is noncontributing.

REVISIONS HISTORY -

WSP 1713: 1957. WDR-76-2: Drainage area.

Revisions: The peak stage and discharge for the 1903 water-year were removed on Feb. 12, 2024, after a re-examination of the record.

SURFACE-WATER RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD - April 1951 to current year.

GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Elevation of gage is 6,060 ft above NGVD of 1929, from topographic map. U.S. Geological Survey data collection platform with satellite telemetry at station.

REMARKS - Some regulation by Fontenelle Reservoir since August 1963. Natural flow of stream affected by transbasin diversions, storage reservoirs, power generation, and diversions for irrigation upstream from station.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge due to emergency release from Fontenelle Reservoir.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD PRIOR TO REGULATION - Water year 1918 maximum discharge observed prior to this station's operation at site 1.5 mi upstream (09165000).

WATER-QUALITY RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD - Water years 1951 to 2018, 2020 to current year (seasonal).

PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD -

SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: May 1951 to September 1992, April 2007 to October 2018, March 2022 to current year (seasonal).
WATER TEMPERATURE: May 1951 to September 1992, April 2007 to October 2018, May 2020 to current year (seasonal).
SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT DISCHARGE: May 1951 to September 1992.

INSTRUMENTATION - Water-quality monitor for specific conductance and water temperature.

REMARKS - Water temperature records represent water temperature at sensor within 0.2°C. Maximum and minimum recorded values in the EXTREMES paragraphs may have occurred during days of partial record and may not appear in the daily values tables.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD -

SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE:  Maximum recorded, 1,870 microsiemens per centimeter at 25°C (uS/cm), Nov. 24, 
1985; minimum recorded, 212 uS/cm, Nov. 23, 1983.
WATER TEMPERATURE:  Maximum recorded, 29.0°C, July 1, 1977; minimum recorded, 0.0°C, on many days 
during winter period each year.
SEDIMENT CONCENTRATION:  Maximum daily mean, 15,000 mg/L, Aug. 11, 1963; minimum daily mean,0 mg/L, 
Sept. 18, 1962.  
SEDIMENT LOADS:  Maximum daily, 110,000 tons, Mar. 28, 1962; minimum daily, 0 ton, Sept. 18, 1962.