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10163000 PROVO RIVER AT PROVO, UT

LOCATION - Lat 40°14'21.32", long 111°42'40.30" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in sec.03, T.7 S., R.2 E., Utah County, UT, Hydrologic Unit 16020203, on right bank 350 ft upstream from the Lakeshore Bridge Trailhead located at the junction of Lakeshore Dr. and 4200 W, 2.7 mi west of Provo, and 1.6 mi upstream from mouth.

DRAINAGE AREA - 673 mi².

REVISIONS HISTORY - WSP 1564: 1904, 1934. WDR UT-77-1: Drainage area.

SURFACE-WATER RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD - May 1903 to June 1905, May 1933 to September 1934, January 1937 to current year. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1314. Published as "at San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad bridge, near Provo" 1903-04, and as "at Rio Grande Western Railroad bridge, near Provo" 1905.

GAGE -

Water-stage recorder. Elevation of gage is 4,505 ft above sea level, from topographic map. May 1903 to June 1905, nonrecording gages at site 0.5 mi upstream of Geneva Road bridge at different datums. May 1933 to September 1934, non-recording gage at site .25 mi downstream of Geneva Road bridge at different datum. January 1937 to November 1938, water-stage recorder at site 200 ft downstream of Geneva Road bridge at different datum. November 1938 to August 1957, water-stage recorder .25 mi downstream of Geneva Road bridge at datum 10.80 ft higher. August 1957 to April 2013 at site .25 mi downstream of Geneva Road bridge at datum 12.8 ft higher. April 2013 to May 2018 at site 850 ft downstream of Geneva Road bridge at datum 12.8 ft higher. May 27, 2018 to current, at site 200 ft upstream of Lakeshore Drive on the right bank. Datum of gage is 4,493.22 ft. above NAVD of 1988 from a Level II GNSS survey conducted on July 19, 2023.

REMARKS - Records fair. At times entire flow upstream of gage is diverted for irrigation. Flow regulated by Deer Creek Reservoir since October 1940, Jordanelle Reservoir, and small lakes at headwaters that serve as reservoirs. Flow affected by small transbasin diversions from Strawberry River through Daniels Creek, Weber-Provo diversion canal, and transbasin diversions through Duchesne Tunnel.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 2,520 ft³/s, May 6, 1952, gage height, 6.37 ft, datum then in use; no flow for several periods.