Estimating Mean Streamflow in the Duchesne River Basin, Utah (TP-48)

By: R. W. Cruff

The Duchesne River basin covers approximately 4,000 square miles in northeastern Utah, and discharge from the basin is into the Green River at Ouray. About 85 percent of the Duchesne River basin is included in four major sub-basins, those of the Strawberry River, the Duchesne River above Strawberry River, the Lake Fork River, and the Uinta River. The headwaters of the Lake Fork, Duchesne, and Uinta Rivers are on the south slope of the Uinta Mountains, and they flow in a southeasterly direction. The headwaters area of the three streams contains many small lakes in the altitude range of 9,000 to 12,000 feet. The Strawberry River heads at the west side of the basin at an altitude near 10,000 feet and flows in an easterly direction.

Knowledge of the quantity and quality of water available is most desirable when planning the use of water in a basin, and the need for accurate knowledge increases with the level of proposed development. The purpose of this report is to present determinations of mean flow for ungauged sites in the Duchesne River basin.

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Published: 1974
Pages: 18
Plates: 1 pl.
Location: Duchesne County, Uintah County, and Wasatch County
Media Type: Paper Publication