USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
06623800 ENCAMPMENT RIVER ABOVE HOG PARK CREEK, NEAR ENCAMPMENT, WY
LOCATION - Lat 41°01'25", long 106°49'27" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in NE 1/4 SW 1/4 sec.10, T.12 N., R.84 W., Carbon County, WY, Hydrologic Unit 10180002, Medicine Bow National Forest, on left bank 0.6 mi upstream from Hog Park Creek and 13 mi south of Encampment.
DRAINAGE AREA - 72.7 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1964 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Elevation of gage is 8,270 ft above NGVD of 1929, from topographic map. U.S. Geological Survey data collection platform with satellite telemetry at station.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 2,280 ft³/s, based on slope-area measurement of peak flow, June 7, 2010, gage height, 6.18 ft; minimum daily discharge, 9.5 ft³/s, Dec. 31, 1968.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - Water years 1964 to 1996, October 2011, May 2012 to current year.
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - WATER TEMPERATURE: May 2012 to current year.
INSTRUMENTATION - Water thermistor.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum recorded, 22.3°C, July 20, 2012; minimum recorded, -0.1°C, October 31, 2014, many days 2018.
EXTREMES FOR CURRENT YEAR - Temperature: Maximum recorded, 21.8°C, July 17; minimum recorded, 0.0°C, many days.