USGS Water-Year Summary 2024

13011900 BUFFALO FORK ABOVE LAVA CREEK, NEAR MORAN, WY

LOCATION - Lat 43°50'17", long 110°26'27" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in SE 1/4 NE 1/4 sec.29, T.45 N., R.113 W., Teton County, WY, Hydrologic Unit 17040101, Davis Hill quad., Grand Teton National Park, on right bank below bridge on U.S. Highway 26/287, about 2 mi upstream from Lava Creek, 3.5 mi east of Moran, and 4.0 mi upstream from mouth.

DRAINAGE AREA - 323 mi².

SURFACE-WATER RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD - September 1965 to current year. July to November 1906, July 1917 to September 1918, and September 1944 to September 1960 at sites about 3 mi. downstream.

GAGE - Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 6,772.78 ft above NGVD of 1929 (Federal Highway Administration bench mark).

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 6,540 ft³/s June 9, 1981, gage height, 8.61 ft; minimum daily, 60 ft³/s Dec. 25, 2002, and Jan. 24 2008.

WATER-QUALITY RECORDS

PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - WATER TEMPERATURE: May 2022 to current year. 

INSTRUMENTATION - Sutron Aquatemp thermistor.

REMARKS - Water-temperature records represent water temperature at sensor within 0.2 °C. Maximum and minimum recorded values in the EXTREMES paragraphs may have occurred during days of partial record and may not appear in the daily values tables.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum recorded, 20.2°C, August 12, 2022; minimum recorded, 0.0°C, many days, most years.