USGS Water-Year Summary 2024

13022500 SNAKE RIVER ABOVE RESERVOIR, NEAR ALPINE, WY

LOCATION - Lat 43°11'46", long 110°53'22" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in NW 1/4 NW 1/4 sec.09, T.37 N., R.117 W., Lincoln County, WY, Hydrologic Unit 17040103, Ferry Peak quad., on right bank 0.3 mi. downstream from Wolf Creek, 6.4 mi. upstream from Greys River, 7.4 mi. east of Alpine, 16.1 mi. upstream from Palisades Dam, and at mile 917.5.

DRAINAGE AREA - 3,465 mi² of which 28 mi² probably is noncontributing.

SURFACE-WATER RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD - March 1937 to March 1939 (published as "above Greys River, near Alpine"), July 1953 to current year.

GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Elevation of gage datum is 5,686.30 ft above NAVD88, from GNSS survey. Mar. 16, 1937 to Mar. 31, 1939, at site 6.0 mi. downstream at different datum.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 38,600 ft³/s June 11, 1997, gage height, 14.04 ft; minimum, 740 ft³/s Nov. 16, 1955, gage height, 2.19 ft.

WATER-QUALITY RECORDS

PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - WATER TEMPERATURE:  May 2023 to current year.

INSTRUMENTATION - Water thermistor.

REMARKS - Water temperature records represent water temperature at sensor within 0.2°C. Maximum and minimum recorded values in the EXTREMES paragraphs may have occurred during days of partial record and may not appear in the daily values tables.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum recorded, 19.0°C, August 18, 2023; minimum recorded, 0.0°C, many days, most years.