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Comparison of Water Year 2021 Streamflow to Historical Data at Selected Sites in the Snake River Basin, Wyoming

Fact Sheet 2022-3043
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https://doi.org/10.3133/fs20223043

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Abstract

The headwaters of the Snake River are in the mountains of northwestern Wyoming on lands primarily administered by the National Park Service and the Bridger-Teton National Forest. Streamflow from the Snake River Basin has been measured at some sites for more than 100 years. Water from this drainage basin is used for recreational, agricultural, and municipal uses and power generation. Because of the many uses of the water and the ongoing drought in the Western United States, there is interest in how streamflow in water year 2021 compared to the historical data. Historical streamflow data are defined as the operational period of the streamgage through water year 2020. A water year is named for the year in which it ends; therefore, water year 2021 is October 1, 2020, through September 30, 2021.

Suggested Citation

Law, R.M., Campbell, J.R., Wheeler, J.D., and Eddy-Miller, C.E., 2022, Comparison of water year 2021 streamflow to historical data at selected sites in the Snake River Basin, Wyoming: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2022–3043, 5 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/fs20223043.

ISSN: 2327-6932 (online)

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Table of Contents

  • Streamflow Data Collected in the Snake River Basin
  • Comparison of Streamflow During Water Year 2021 to Historical Data
  • References Cited
Publication type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Title Comparison of water year 2021 streamflow to historical data at selected sites in the Snake River Basin, Wyoming
Series title Fact Sheet
Series number 2022-3043
DOI 10.3133/fs20223043
Year Published 2022
Language English
Publisher U.S. Geological Survey
Publisher location Reston, VA
Contributing office(s) Wyoming-Montana Water Science Center
Description 5 p.
Country United States
State Wyoming
Other Geospatial Snake River Basin
Online Only (Y/N) Y
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