USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
10172700 VERNON CREEK NEAR VERNON, UT
LOCATION - Lat 39°58'46", long 112°22'46" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in NE 1/4 SW 1/4 SW 1/4 sec.02, T.10 S., R.5 W., Tooele County, UT, Hydrologic Unit 16020304, on right bank 6.6 mi upstream from confluence with Dutch Creek forming Faust Creek and 8.3 mi southeast of Vernon, 1.3 miles downstream from Little Creek, and 0.5 miles upstream of Vernon Reservoir.
DRAINAGE AREA - 25 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY -
WDR UT-77-1: Drainage area.
Revision: The maximum GH for water year 2022 was revised on Aug. 3, 2023, based on the revision needed for publishing valid GH data that had been deleted.
Revision: Discharge for the period Sept 20, 2022, to Oct 27, 2022, was revised on Oct 10, 2023, based on changes to the stage-discharge rating.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - June 1958 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 6,207.07 ft. above NAVD of 1988 from a Level II GNSS survey conducted on September 16, 2021.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 825 ft³/s, Aug 27, 1972, gage height, 5.70 ft, based on slope-area measurement; minimum daily, 0.41 ft³/s, Nov 20, 1961.