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Water year 2023: 2022-10-01 to 2023-09-30
 
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USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
10011500 BEAR RIVER NEAR UTAH-WYOMING STATE LINE
LOCATION - Lat 40°57'55", long 110°51'10" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in SE 1/4 NW 1/4 SE 1/4 sec.30, T.3 N., R.10 E., Summit County, UT, Hydrologic Unit 16010101, on left bank 400 ft downstream from West Fork and 2.8 mi upstream from Utah-Wyoming State line.
DRAINAGE AREA - 172 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WDR UT-74-1: Drainage area.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - July 1942 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Elevation of gage is 7,965 ft above NGVD of 1929, from river-profile map. Prior to October 1, 1986 at datum 3.0 ft higher.
REMARKS - Records good except for estimated discharges which are poor and other periods as noted. Records fair May 20, 2014 through Jun. 17, 2014 due to variable control conditions from snow-melt runoff. Flow regulated slightly by Whitney Reservoir, total capacity, 4,700 acre-ft since 1966. Three diversions above station for irrigation of about 265 acres above and 2,600 acres below station.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 3,390 ft³/s, Jun 30, 2011, gage height, 7.82 ft; minimum, 6.8 ft³/s, Apr 12, 1984, result of upstream ice jam.