Fremont Lake, Wyoming — Some aspects of the inflow of water and sediment
Water-Resources Investigations Report
88-4021
By: W. W. Emmett and R. C. Averett
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Abstract
Fremont Lake is a large (20.6 sq km), deep lake (185 m) in western Wyoming. Average annual inflow of water is about 5.1 cu meters/sec, and this discharge is equaled or exceeded about 23% of the time. Annual instantaneous peak flows of Pine Creek usually exceed 30 cu m/sec and the 100-year flood is about 80 cu m/sec. About 800 tons of sediment are delivered to the lake annually; annual deposition of sediment in the northern lake area throughout the last 10,000 years about equals contemporary values of sediment inflow. Only small quantities of fine-gradient sediment are transported beyond the delta at the northern end of the lake. Current rates of deposition in the delta are about 1 to 3 mm/yr. Sediment in the delta generally is sand size; elsewhere in the lake, sediment generally is clay and silt size. (USGS)
Suggested Citation
Emmett, W.W., Averett, R., 1989, Fremont Lake, Wyoming — Some aspects of the inflow of water and sediment: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 88-4021, iv, 25 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/wri884021.
Study Area
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Fremont Lake, Wyoming — Some aspects of the inflow of water and sediment |
| Series title | Water-Resources Investigations Report |
| Series number | 88-4021 |
| DOI | 10.3133/wri884021 |
| Year Published | 1989 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Description | iv, 25 p. |
| Country | United States |
| State | Wyoming |
| Other Geospatial | Fremont Lake |