USGS Streamgage 13011900
Buffalo Fork Ab Lava Creek, near Moran, WY
Buffalo Fork Ab Lava Creek, near Moran, WY is USGS streamgage 13011900 in Wyoming, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 17040101. It drains a watershed of about 330 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1965. Typical flow runs near 1,033.6 cfs in July and 214.8 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in July.
Gauge details
- State
- Wyoming
- Drainage area
- 330 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 6,782 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 17040101
- Coordinates
- 43.83806, -110.44083
- USGS site number
- 13011900
- Records begin
- 1965-09-22 (61 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 61 years of data), averaged within each month. These describe the historical normal range — they are not a forecast and not today's reading.
| Month | Low p10 | Typical p50 | High p90 | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 95.2 | 123.5 | 159.3 | |
| February | 95.9 | 117.9 | 161.6 | |
| March | 103.5 | 127.1 | 179.8 | |
| April | 133.4 | 214.8 | 398.5 | |
| May | 478.9 | 987.8 | 1,924.3 | |
| June | 1,063.9 | 2,092.7 | 3,735.3 | |
| July | 420.9 | 1,033.6 | 2,331.6 | |
| August | 217.8 | 339.6 | 623.8 | |
| September | 168.2 | 238.7 | 377.7 | |
| October | 156.1 | 212.5 | 290.6 | |
| November | 127.3 | 174.1 | 231.9 | |
| December | 106.3 | 142.8 | 182 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).