USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
10129900 SILVER CREEK NEAR SILVER CREEK JUNCTION, UT
LOCATION - Lat 40°44'07", long 111°28'31" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in SW 1/4 SE 1/4 NE 1/4 sec.15, T.1 S., R.4 E., Summit County, UT, Hydrologic Unit 16020101, on left bank 1.2 mi east of Silver Creek Junction, and 7 mi northeast of Park City.
DRAINAGE AREA - 17.4 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - Prior to Dec 4, 2020 the datum of the gage was 6,470 ft above NGVD of 1929, from topographic map.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 2001 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 6,443.93 ft. above NAVD of 1988 from a Level II GNSS survey conducted on December 4, 2020. Prior to June 8, 2007 gage was located 200 ft upstream at a datum 1.0 ft higher.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 150 ft³/s, Apr 3, 2011, gage height, 7.74 ft; minimum daily discharge 0.83 ft³/s, Aug 8, 2004, Aug 27, 2010.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 2001 to current year.
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - WATER TEMPERATURE: October 2001 to current year.
SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: October 2001 to current year.
DISSOLVED OXYGEN: October 2001 to current year.
pH: October 2001 to current year.
INSTRUMENTATION - Water quality monitor from October 2001 to current year.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum, 25.7°C, Jul 30, 2003; minimum, -0.1°C, few days during the winter months.
SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Maximum, 4,200 microsiemens/cm, Feb 28, 2004; minimum, 644 microsiemens/cm, Mar 31, 2002.
DISSOLVED OXYGEN: Maximum, 14.0 mg/L, Feb 12, 2007; minimum, 0.7 mg/L, Sep 8, 2013.
pH: Maximum, 8.6 standard units, Jun 1, 2, 3, 2011 and Jul 13, 2016; minimum, 6.7 standard units, Apr 18, 20, 21, 22, 2003.