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Water-Year Summary for Site 09224700

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Water year 2023: 2022-10-01 to 2023-09-30
 
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USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
09224700 BLACKS FORK NEAR LITTLE AMERICA, WY
LOCATION - Lat 41°32'46", long 109°41'34" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in NE 1/4 NE 1/4 NE 1/4 sec.15, T.18 N., R.109 W., Sweetwater County, WY, Hydrologic Unit 14040107, on right bank 200 ft upstream from bridge on U.S. Highway 30, 4.2 mi upstream from Meadow Springs Wash, and 8.5 mi east of Little America.
DRAINAGE AREA - 3,100 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - June 1962 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Elevation of gage is 6,140 ft above NGVD of 1929, from topographic map . U.S. Geological Survey data collection platform with satellite telemetry at station.
REMARKS - Flow regulated by Meeks Cabin Reservoir, capacity 32,470 acre-ft, since June 1971; by Viva Naughton Reservoir, capacity 45,500 acre-ft, since 1967; by State Line Reservoir, capacity 14,000 acre-ft, after April 1980; by numerous smaller reservoirs; and by diversions for mines and irrigation upstream from station.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Minimum daily discharge, no flow, many days, several years.