USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
09408000 LEEDS CREEK NEAR LEEDS, UT
LOCATION - Lat 37°16'03", long 113°22'12" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in SW 1/4 SE 1/4 NE 1/4 sec.36, T.40 S., R.14 W., Washington County, UT, Hydrologic Unit 15010008, on left bank 1,150 ft upstream from Leeds Ditch diversion, 2.1 mi north of Leeds, and 4.4 mi upstream from mouth.
DRAINAGE AREA - 15.5 mi². Elevation of gage is 4,000 ft from topo map.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1915 to June 1920 (fragmentary) in reports of Geological Survey; October 1964 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 4,002.46 ft. above NAVD of 1988 from a Level II GNSS survey conducted on February 10, 2021. Prior to June 1920, at various sites and datums about 600 ft downstream; October 28, 1964, to August 20, 1967, water-stage recorder at site 1,000 ft downstream at different datum.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD - Flood of Aug 12, 1964 reached a stage of 6.00 ft, former site and datum, discharge 2,980 ft³/s from slope-area measurement.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 4,420 ft³/s, Aug 3, 1988, gage height, 9.41 ft; minimum daily discharge, 0.79 ft³/s, Aug 22, 23, 25, 26, 2002.