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Water year 2023: 2022-10-01 to 2023-09-30
 

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USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
10028500 BEAR RIVER BELOW PIXLEY DAM, NEAR COKEVILLE, WY
LOCATION - Lat 41°56'20", long 110°59'05" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in SW 1/4 SE 1/4 SE 1/4 sec.25, T.23 N., R.120 W., Lincoln County, WY, Hydrologic Unit 16010102, 800 ft downstream from Pixley Dam, 11 mi south of Cokeville, and 17.5 mi downstream from Twin Creek.
DRAINAGE AREA - 2,032 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WDR UT-74-1: Drainage area.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1941 to November 1943 (published as Bear River near Cokeville), October 1952 to September 1956, May 1958 to current year (seasonal only). Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1314.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 6,180.30 ft. above NAVD of 1988 from a Level II GNSS survey conducted on June 27, 2022. October 31, 1941 to November 30, 1943 at site 200 ft downstream at different datum. September 24, 1952 to August 31, 1994 at site 50 ft downstream at same datum. May 7, 2015 to August 14, 2015 at site 850 ft upstream at same datum.
REMARKS - Natural flow of stream affected by diversions for irrigation, return flow from irrigated areas, and regulation by upstream reservoirs. Records are fair except for estimated daily discharges which are poor and other periods as noted. 6/20/14 - 7/12/14; 4/1/21 - 10/1/21; records are poor due to variable control conditions from backwater. 5/6/15 - 9/30/16, 3/18/16 - 5/16/16, 6/8/16 - 10/4/16, 3/21/17 - 10/2/17, 3/14/18 - 4/24/18; records are good.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum daily discharge, 2,300 ft³/s, Mar 25, 1956; minimum daily discharge, 0.09 ft³/s, Sep 8, 2002.