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Moon Lake Project - Main Page
Project Water Supply
Historic Conditions:
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Normal |
9.51 in |
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Maximum - 1983 |
17.99 in |
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Minimum - 1974 |
4.60 in |
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Duchesne, Utah 1906-1998 |
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Mean Annual |
44.9 °F |
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Daily Maximum - 08/04/1970 |
101 °F |
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Daily Minimum - 01/09/1937 |
-43 °F |
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Duchesne, Utah 1906-1996 |
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Growing Season |
135 days |
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Elevation of irrigable area |
5,000 - 7,000 ft |
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Drainage area at Duchesne, Utah |
660 mi2 |
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Annual discharge |
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Maximum - 1922 |
540,534 acre-ft |
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Minimum - 1934 |
84,480 acre-ft |
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Average - 1917-1969 |
256,145 acre-ft |
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Streamflows: Combined flow Duchesne River and Tunnel near Tabiona, Utah (USGS)
West Fork of the Lake Fork River
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Drainage area ar Moon Lake Dam |
112 mi2 |
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Annual discharge |
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Maximum - 1983 |
145,047 acre-ft |
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Minimum - 1977 |
43,721 acre-ft |
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Average - 1951-1997 |
83,733 acre-ft |
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Streamflows: Lake Fork River below Moon Lake near Mountain Home, Utah (USGS)
East Fork of the Lake Fork - also called Yellowstone Creek
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Drainage area near Altonah, Utah |
142 mi2 |
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Annual discharge |
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Maximum - 1980 |
78,401 acre-ft |
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Minimum - 1977 |
43,065 acre-ft |
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Average - 1977-1981 |
55,922 acre-ft |
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Streamflows: Yellowstone Creek below Swift Creek., near Altonah, Utah (USGS)
Uinta River
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Drainage area near Neola, Utah |
132 mi2 |
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Annual discharge |
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Maximum - 1952 |
153,385 acre-ft |
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Minimum - 1954 |
75,818 acre-ft |
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Average - 1946-1955 |
102,462 acre-ft |
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Streamflows: Uinta River near Neola, Utah (USGS)
Project Water Quality
Duchesne
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