USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
13011500 PACIFIC CREEK AT MORAN, WY
LOCATION - Lat 43°51'04", long 110°30'59" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in SW 1/4 NW 1/4 sec.23, T.45 N., R.114 W., Teton County, WY, Hydrologic Unit 17040101, Moran quad., Grand Teton National Park, on left bank 40 ft upstream from bridge on U.S. Highway 287 at Moran, and at mile 0.5.
DRAINAGE AREA - 169 mi² of which 3 mi² probably is noncontributing.
REVISIONS HISTORY -
Maximum gage height and discharge for water year 2006 were revised on June 21, 2024, based on a change to applied gage height corrections.
The peak streamflow qualification code for the 1918 water year was updated on July 18, 2024, after a re-examination of the record.
The peak stage and streamflow for the 1978 water year were removed on July 24, 2024, after a re-examination of the record.
The dates of peak stage and streamflow for the 1979 water year were revised on July 24, 2024, after a re-examination of the record.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - July to November 1906 (gage heights only), July 1917 to September 1918 (no winter records), September 1944 to September 1975, July 1978 to current year. Published as "near Moran" prior to October 1968.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Elevation of gage datum is arbitrary. July 31 to Nov. 11, 1906, non-recording gage at site 0.4 mi. downstream at different datum. July 20, 1917 to Sept. 30, 1918, non-recording gage at site 0.1 mi. downstream at different datum. Sept. 23, 1944 to Nov. 13, 1959, at site 100 ft. upstream at same datum. Nov. 14, 1959 to Sept. 24, 1975, at site 35 ft downstream at same datum.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 5,790 ft³/s May 23, 2006, gage height, 7.70 ft; minimum, 17 ft³/s Mar. 21, 2010, gage height, 4.17 ft.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - WATER TEMPERATURE: September 2022 to current year.
INSTRUMENTATION - Water thermistor.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum recorded, 22.5°C, August 5, 2024; minimum recorded, 0.0°C, many days, most years.