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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
09289500 LAKE FORK RIVER ABOVE MOON LAKE, NEAR MOUNTAIN HOME, UT
LOCATION - Lat 40°36'24", long 110°31'35" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in SW 1/4 SE 1/4 SE 1/4 sec.35, T.3 N., R.6 W., Duchesne County, UT, Hydrologic Unit 14060003, Ashley National Forest, on right bank 2,000 ft upstream from head of Moon Lake at maximum stage, 2 mi upstream from Brown Duck Creek, 16 mi north of Mountain Home.
DRAINAGE AREA - 77.9 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WDR UT-78-1: Drainage area. Prior to May 1, 2024 the elevation of the gage was 8,180 ft above NGVD of 1929 from a topographic map.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - April 1933 to September 1934 (published as West Fork of Lake Fork above Moon Lake, near Mountain Home); July 1942 to September 1955; October 1963 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 8,121.40 ft. above NAVD of 1988 from a Level II GNSS survey conducted on May 1, 2024. April 1933 to September 1934, at site 2.5 mi upstream at different datum. July 13, 1942 to October 1, 1984, at datum 1.00 ft higher.
REMARKS - Records are fair except for estimated daily discharges, which are poor.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 3,090 ft³/s, June 5, 2010, gage height, 7.18 ft, minimum daily discharge, 12 ft³/s, 1 day in 1989 and 1997, and several days in 1993 and 1996.
