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TECHNICAL MEMORANDUM


SUBJECT: Snake/Salt River Basin Plan
Task 3D Available Surface Water Determination
PREPARED BY:       Meg Frantz, Boyle Engineering Corporation
DATE: February 6, 2003

Introduction

The purpose of this task is to estimate quantity, timing, and location of surface flows that are available to Wyoming water users for future development. Because of the terms of the Snake River Compact, the analysis is two-pronged. The Snake/Salt River Basin spreadsheet model reveals quantity, location, and timing of available flows as constrained by hydrologic supply and current use within the basin. The spreadsheets represent conditions in the two sub-basins (Snake River and Salt River) under current levels of development for three hydrologic conditions: Dry, Normal, and Wet year water supply. Availability is a function of location, analyzed here at the model “reach” level, and timing, which is analyzed at a monthly level.

Available supply per the spreadsheet model is further subject to compact limitations. The limitation is on basinwide annual use, based on total annual flow at the Idaho state line. As a practical matter, Wyoming’s current post-compact diversions of approximately twenty thousand acre-feet can increase by five to ten times before the compact becomes limiting. However, in some parts of the basin, particularly on the Snake River main stem, the compact is much more limiting than the amount of water unappropriated within Wyoming. Furthermore, availability across the entire basin, once the compact is considered, is much less than the combined available supplies of the Snake and Salt Rivers, as defined by the spreadsheet analysis.

This memorandum describes the two elements of the availability analysis in two sections. Background information on the spreadsheet model can be found in other technical memos prepared for this project:

Available Flow (Spreadsheet Model Analysis)

Method

Each basin model is divided into a number of reaches, each composed of several nodes, or water balance points. Reaches are typically defined by gages or confluences, and represent tributary basins or subsections of the mainstem. An output worksheet in each spreadsheet model summarizes monthly flow at the downstream end of each reach, and provides the basis of this analysis.

In general, simulated flow at the reach terminus indicates how much water is physically present, but it may not fully reflect flow that is available for future appropriation. This apparently “available flow” may already be appropriated to a downstream user, may be satisfying an instream flow right, or may result from reservoir storage water being delivered to specific points of diversion downstream. In short, it is important to acknowledge these existing demands when determining available flow.

To determine how much of the physical supply is actually available to future uses, physical supply at several reaches was first adjusted for the following circumstances:

  1. assumed approval of two pending instream flow right applications on Fish Creek, a tributary of the Snake River. The reaches covered by these permits fall within Reach 18 of the Snake River model, and call for 150 cfs of flow;
  2. assumed approval of a pending instream flow right application on the Salt River, in model reach 27, for 221 cfs;
  3. deliveries of storage water from Jackson Lake to Palisades Reservoir throughout the Snake River mainstem. Differentiating natural flow water from storage water requires a basic understanding of Jackson Lake and Minidoka Project operations, as well as some assumptions about operating conditions during Normal, Dry, and Wet years. The following subsection addresses these topics.

The “available flow” at each point is defined as the minimum of the physical supply value, adjusted to take into account the above-listed instream demands, and “available water” at all downstream reaches. In other words, if adjusted physical supply at the node is the limiting value, then all that water can be removed from the stream without impacting either instream demand at this location, or downstream appropriators. Thus water available for future appropriation must be defined first at the most downstream point, with upstream availability calculated in stream order. These calculations were made on a monthly basis, and annual availability was computed as the sum of monthly available water. Note that calculating annual availability in this way can yield a different value than applying the same logic to annual flows for each reach. The summation of monthly values is more accurate, reflecting constraints of downstream use on a monthly basis.

Jackson Lake operations

Jackson Lake is the most upstream mainstem feature of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s (USBR’s) Minidoka Project, which serves irrigators generally located along the Snake River from the Wyoming border to south central Idaho near Twin Falls. Service areas for all “spaceholders” in Jackson Lake are downstream of Palisades Reservoir, the next downstream storage feature. Palisades Reservoir is located at the Idaho state line, just below the downstream limit of the spreadsheet models. The project operates under flexible administration which allows water in storage to be credited to whichever water right has access to it, regardless of where the water is stored. For instance, water generated above Palisades Reservoir can be stored there under the more senior downstream American Falls Reservoir right at the beginning of the runoff season. If and when American Falls successfully fills physically, the water in Palisades reverts to Palisades’ right and ownership. The objective is to keep water as high in the basin as possible, thereby maximizing the ability to distribute the supply and minimizing the risk of spilling water from lower reservoirs when upper reservoirs are unable to fill. As another example, Jackson Lake under normal operations matches winter outflow to inflow in order to maintain flood control capacity in the reservoir as well as minimum fish flows in the river below the dam. When this happens, the “bypass” water is credited to Jackson Lake’s storage right even though it is physically stored downstream in Palisades Reservoir. Thus the apparent bypass is actually a delivery of storage water.

Jackson Lake’s operational year begins October 1st. Ideally the lake level is drawn down to 6760.95 feet, an elevation that provides 200,000 af of winter flood control space. Under these circumstances, outflows are set to match inflows, which in an average year might be on the order of 400 or 500 cfs. Wyoming has the option, should inflows drop below the minimum streamflow of 280 cfs, to add to the outflows by releasing from storage, provided there is a commensurate amount of water in Wyoming’s pool in Palisades Reservoir. The exchange water is reallocated within Palisades Reservoir to Jackson Lake spaceholders. When spring runoff begins, typically in April, storage begins gradually in accordance with flood control criteria covering both Jackson Lake and Palisades. These criteria take into consideration forecasted inflow, downstream flow limitations, and a specified division of the total required space between Jackson Lake and Palisades Reservoir. Target levels are re-computed daily as the hydrograph rises. The objectives are to maintain adequate space in the reservoirs to control runoff while flow is increasing, and complete filling during the receding limb of the hydrograph. Generally, filling is achieved by mid-June. For the remainder of the water year, the Bureau tries to maintain outflows as uniformly as possible to reach elevation 6760.95 by October 1st. In other words, over this period of a normal or wet year, they are moving inflows plus 200,000 af down the river. In a dry year, they will move more storage water and Jackson Lake will be below 6760.95 feet on October 1st. In a normal or above normal year, releases rates are dictated by the need to evacuate for winter and spring flood control; in drier years, the rates may be more influenced by downstream demand.

To estimate the amount of water available to a new appropriator on the Snake River mainstem, certain assumptions were made regarding Normal, Wet, and Dry year operations. These assumptions are extremely general, since in any given year, circumstances are unique. In particular, antecedent conditions bear greatly on annual operations, as a wet year following a dry or normal year is operationally different from a wet year following a wet year. Furthermore, these generalizations are based on historical practice, which has neither required strict administration of the river nor forced resolution of potential conflicts in perspective between Wyoming and USBR. With that in mind, these scenarios were envisioned for each modeled hydrologic condition:

Normal Year

October –March: all flows immediately below Jackson Lake Dam are project deliveries, being counted to Jackson Lake’s decree, and cannot be appropriated

April – June: filling at both Jackson Lake and Palisades Reservoir is in accordance with flood control operations; outflows from Jackson Lake are excesses that can’t be stored, and any amount above the 280 cfs fishery requirement is available to appropriators

July-September: 200,000/3=66,666 af/mo of flow below Jackson Lake are project deliveries and cannot be appropriated; the balance is available to appropriators

Wet Year

October-December: all flows immediately below Jackson Lake Dam are project deliveries, but…

January – March: …as winter progresses it becomes evident that spring flows will be high. Palisades Reservoir no longer stores water coming past Jackson Lake, and it may be appropriated

April-June: outflows from Jackson Lake are excesses that can’t be stored, and any amount above 280 cfs is available to appropriators

July – September: 200,000/3=66,666 af/mo of flow below Jackson Lake are project deliveries and cannot be appropriated; the balance is available to appropriators

Dry Year

October-March: winter outflows from Jackson Lake are project flows, and cannot be appropriated

April-May: flows immediately below Jackson Lake are excesses that can’t be stored; runoff ends early and the reservoir may or may not have achieved fill

June – September: approximately 477,000/4?120,000 af/mo are project deliveries, and the balance can be appropriated. The value 477,000 af is the sum of 200,000 af out of the flood control/irrigation pool, and an additional 277,000 af out of storage. The latter value is the average annual change in storage for four recent dry years (1973, 1977, 1992, 1994).

Results

Tables 1 through 6 summarize available water for the two sub-basins and three hydrologic conditions. The shaded reaches are mainstem reaches. These tables take into account instream flow requirements and Jackson Lake operations as described above, as well as downstream appropriation. For instance, the proposed Salt River instream flow permit is in the most downstream model reach. Even though it has the greatest physical supply, the available supply is limited to flows above 221 cfs (approximately 13,000 af/mo). Table 4 shows that available supply is estimated as 20,904 af in June of a Dry year. The available supply at all upstream nodes is likewise limited to 20,904 af in June; if more water was removed from the river in the upstream reach, the 221 cfs would be violated at the instream flow reach. The available water determination was estimated in a spreadsheet separate from the models themselves. Tables 7 through 12. The latter group of tables comes directly from the models’ Outflow Summary by Reach.

Tables 1 through 6 show annual available supply at the most downstream node for each basin as follows:

Dry Year
(af/yr)
Normal Year
(af/yr)
Wet Year
(af/yr)
Snake River1,768,9602,887,6304,158,807
Salt River216,249458,153694,494

These numbers represent much more water than can actually be developed, because of the Snake River Compact. The next section describes the compact and presents an estimate of the basinwide future development permitted under the compact.

Compact Limitations

The Snake River Compact is summarized in a separate memo completed for this project by Fassett Consulting, Snake/Salt River Basin Plan Summary of Interstate Compacts and Court Decrees. Briefly, the compact protects all Wyoming rights that existed on July 1, 1949. It further permits Wyoming to divert, for new development post-1949, 4% of the Wyoming-Idaho State line flow of the Snake River. Domestic and stock uses are exempt from the limitation, and out-of-basin exports are not permitted without Idaho’s permission. Wyoming can develop the first half of the 4% without providing anything additional to Idaho. To develop the second half, however, Wyoming must provide replacement storage space for Idaho’s use to the extent of one third of the second half of the diversions allowed by the Compact. This provision is expected to be addressed by Wyoming’s 33,000 acre-foot pool in Palisades Reservoir, at whatever time Wyoming’s post-compact use exceeds 2% of the Stateline flows. To date, this has not happened.

Historically, Idaho has not required an accounting of Wyoming’s post-1949 use, probably because Wyoming has not come close to encroaching on the “first half” limits of the compact. River administration, from both an interstate and an internal perspective, has generally not required strict accounting of diversions and precisely which rights are exercised. Therefore, there is no historical record to consult to determine post-compact use and remaining allowance.

For this study, an estimate was made of compact limitations on future development under the three hydrologic conditions. This approach is appropriate because the Compact does not refer to rolling average limitations that would permit average limits in years of less-than-average supply. The first step was to estimate the amount of post-compact use during the study period. This was done by assuming that the fraction of post-1949 adjudicated rights among all adjudicated rights also represents the amount of post-compact use among all use. The “post-compact fraction” was determined to be 4 percent in the Salt River basin, and 13 percent in the Snake River basin. Actual basis of the computation was adjudicated acres associated with each right. Post-compact depletions for each hydrologic condition were then calculated as the post-compact fraction multiplied by the depletion modeled in each spreadsheet model. Post-compact depletions on the Greys River were assumed to be negligible, as there has been no significant development in the basin over the last five decades.

Stateline flow was calculated next for each hydrologic condition, as specified in Article III of the compact. Specifically, the quantity of water crossing the State line was computed as the sum of annual flows for USGS gages Snake River above Reservoir near Alpine (13022500), Salt River above Reservoir near Etna (13027500), and Greys River above Reservoir, near Alpine (13023000). Annual change in storage in reservoirs that serve Idaho (i.e., Jackson Lake) was assumed to be zero in Normal and Wet years, and –277,000 acre-feet in Dry years. This number is the average of the historical annual change for water years 1973, 1977, 1992, and 1994. (Values for 1987 and 1988 were not representative because of construction on Jackson Lake Dam.) The sum of the terms gage flow, change in storage, and post-compact depletions, is the amount of water to which 4% is applied in order to determine compact limits.

Once the compact limitation was computed, current post-compact diversions needed to be subtracted from the upper limit in order to estimate the remaining diversion allowance. A factor of 3.0 was used to convert depletions to diversions, based on logic implicit in the compact. The compact specifies that pre-compact flow be computed by adding one-third of the post-compact diversions to the Stateline gage flow; and that Wyoming’s replacement duty to Idaho, once the first half of the compact allowance has been used, is one-third of post-compact diversions. These terms indicate that depletion to the river is generally accepted to be one-third of the diversion amount, with the remaining two-thirds of the diversion eventually returning to the stream.

Table 13 summarizes the computations described above. It shows that the remaining allowable surface diversions from the basin are 90,000 af/yr, 155,000 af/yr, and 221,000 af/yr in Dry, Normal, and Wet years respectively.

Conclusion

Surface water availability in the Snake and Salt River basins is a matter of physical supply, availability with respect to others’ uses, and basinwide compact limits. In both the Salt and Snake basins, a new appropriation in a tributary basin will be limited by local supply, and without storage, may be severely limited in some months of the year. On the other hand, overall water supply in the basin greatly exceeds current use. On the mainstems of both rivers, and in the larger tributaries of the Snake, the compact is more limiting than physical supply relative to existing demand. There are locations and months in which the entire annual compact allowance could be diverted within one month. Thus the supply available to any given proposed use varies greatly across the basin, and could be impacted by concurrent development of the compact allowance elsewhere in the basin.

Table 1
Available Flow for Snake River Basin and Dry Hydrologic Condition

values in acre-feet
RchReach NameJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecAnnual
1Snake River near
Moran
0002,70583,50259,09558,45863,0110000266,770
2Pacific Creek near Moran2,5482,4343,04112,07143,81220,8736,2013,1662,7044,2593,3662,828107,302
3Snake River below Pacific Creek3,8123,6503,87016,302131,88881,30567,38767,7084,5535,9984,8514,040395,364
4Buffalo Fork above Lava Creek7,4096,4947,35315,56055,59477,82525,09112,6919,61713,22610,0418,268249,169
5Lava Creek2442142425132,1132,4597433493084363312728,224
6Buffalo Fork below Lava Creek8,0127,36710,17518,90255,594106,19336,42012,99710,09314,71111,2219,275300,962
7Snake River below Buffalo Fork11,82411,01714,04435,204187,482187,499103,80780,70414,64620,70916,07313,315696,326
8Spread Creek1,0579271,0492,2208,8919,7522,4979171,2551,8871,4331,18033,066
9Snake River below Spread Creek17,80016,67818,31943,365214,177202,456116,92387,57923,09829,36423,28419,214812,259
10Ditch Creek7486416669884,6132,41960722256098573573113,915
11Snake River below Ditch Creek29,44627,80526,13057,514257,909215,401140,255100,38939,56945,33936,82030,3991,006,976
12Gros Ventre River10,6959,42111,06315,30965,47540,12213,8079,1388,97315,78711,88311,386223,059
13Snake River between Gros Ventre and Fish Creek40,14137,22637,19372,823310,940254,774153,466109,07248,51861,12648,70341,7851,215,767
14Lake Creek00004,7819,7473,7381,417000019,682
15Granite Creek00004,7815,1871,648389000012,004
16Lake Creek below Granite Creek00004,78114,2555,1771,646000025,858
17Fish Creek000064698278544100002,854
18Fish Creek below Lake Creek00004,78114,2559,2911,765000030,091
19Snake River below Fish Creek42,83739,63241,17377,987310,940274,730160,025121,12656,36067,66353,38745,7131,291,572
20Spring Creek193248691663170003723488616725144,732
21Snake River below Spring Creek44,75142,50550,25386,167310,940274,730160,025127,90458,93678,36461,89952,0901,348,564
22Flat Creek5404745915634,3364,5532,2461,4551,0801,04572860218,214
23Cache Creek4463834316461,3411,0937354754026755935327,751
24Flat Creek below Cache Creek3,242 3,1663,3603,9975,0364,5534,1252,724 2,7554,0543,793 3,47244,278
25Snake River below Flat Creek47,99345,67153,61290,165310,940274,730160,025130,52061,68582,41865,69255,5621,379,013
26Hoback River11,2979,4178,97426,04887,41350,54020,24413,51010,84714,62111,75710,412275,080
27Little Granite Creek3222793681,5004,9352,4761,06757040852441036913,227
28Granite Creek2,1251,7811,7925,60318,86810,9564,6513,0102,1472,8492,2802,02658,089
29Hoback River below Granite Creek13,42211,19810,76531,651106,28161,49624,89616,52012,99417,47114,03712,437333,168
30Snake River below Hoback River63,90759,83170,339133,269408,526342,169192,112151,22679,449107,73086,48473,9171,768,960

Table 2
Available Flow for Snake River Basin and Normal Hydrologic Condition

values in acre-feet
RchReach NameJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecAnnual
1Snake River near Moran00042,162131,888204,06184,67478,27255,388000596,444
2Pacific Creek near Moran2,6862,6733,48710,71561,68374,04919,8785,9424,2043,8393,2553,010195,422
3Snake River below Pacific Creek3,9843,9504,42054,320196,817283,046111,21187,67262,5655,9554,7464,614823,300
4Buffalo Fork above Lava Creek7,4486,7327,83013,03259,337130,17182,47726,19515,32313,0869,9928,351379,972
5Lava Creek2452222584291,9374,2072,87380150043132927512,508
6Buffalo Fork below Lava Creek8,1307,53911,53818,63585,144170,86782,47727,05916,45913,35910,8329,362461,400
7Snake River below Buffalo Fork12,11511,48915,95872,956281,961453,913193,688114,73179,02419,313 15,57813,9761,284,700
8Spread Creek1,0639611,1171,8608,22717,51211,6982,9432,1271,8671,4261,19251,993
9Snake River below Spread Creek18,23117,42120,70480,431302,821490,635231,302131,13192,72429,41322,80621,4101,459,031
10Ditch Creek7486446731,0766,0646,7722,12083991989873873722,228
11Snake River below Ditch Creek30,17429,08029,41793,947336,558539,158289,989161,210119,25548,54936,39735,9751,749,710
12Gros Ventre River11,51210,02511,76817,04784,39098,64636,65116,15913,02514,59812,43311,271337,525
13Snake River between Gros Ventre and Fish Creek41,68639,10541,185110,994404,331637,204326,011176,944132,26063,14748,83047,2462,068,944
14Lake Creek00003,16315,08010,1772,374000030,794
15Granite Creek00003,16310,2096,2241,325000020,921
16Lake Creek below Granite Creek00003,16321,81016,1812,374000043,527
17Fish Creek00005661,4001,21147900003,656
18Fish Creek below Lake Creek00003,16321,81017,9032,374000045,249
19Snake River below Fish Creek45,17542,16245,895118,362404,331659,592354,498188,852141,08169,23253,99151,0772,174,247
20Spring Creek4694378988861313077991222258558424506,422
21Snake River below Spring Creek51,02847,69257,889129,120404,331659,592363,563191,425141,30680,00864,94456,5092,247,406
22Flat Creek5975385707713,8307,6866,5453,3021,78694572567527,971
23Cache Creek4554084446251,6442,7361,56897763763155050011,175
24Flat Creek below Cache Creek3,3133,2063,3423,9575,3167,6866,5458,6784,7773,9353,6733,44557,874
25Snake River below Flat Creek54,34150,89961,231133,077404,331659,592369,958200,002142,55183,94368,61759,9542,288,496
26Hoback River11,2849,4339,62131,621113,844121,63158,31124,21116,01514,71011,35210,578432,610
27Little Granite Creek3363124311,8287,5577,4782,5791,02760253344138723,512
28Granite Creek2,1351,8151,9556,80925,57126,99512,2295,1443,1602,8722,2442,06992,997
29Hoback River below Granite Creek13,41911,24811,57638,429139,415148,62670,54029,35419,17517,58213,59712,647525,607
30Snake River below Hoback River68,63963,33878,241186,363549,212802,257452,941241,794172,641108,63587,54476,0252,887,630

Table 3
Available Flow for Snake River Basin and Wet Hydrologic Condition

values in acre-feet
RchReach NameJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecAnnual
1Snake River near Moran17,45222,58859,682158,882235,554271,196150,220104,69173,3630001,093,627
2Pacific Creek near Moran3,0392,9763,8478,23777,163132,91643,1838,1445,2873,8833,3063,306295,286
3Snake River below Pacific Creek21,97026,98264,520168,208315,597414,148194,529117,67781,9216,1134,9874,7891,421,442
4Buffalo Fork above Lava Creek7,6446,4508,16312,07968,471209,157129,56339,25220,89513,13710,7819,064534,657
5Lava Creek2522132693982,2366,8144,1811,23969343335529917,380
6Buffalo Fork below Lava Creek8,6317,97012,67116,08197,037247,841167,63039,25220,89513,91611,0639,778652,766
7Snake River below Buffalo Fork30,60234,95277,191184,289412,635661,990362,159156,929102,81720,02916,04914,5662,074,207
8Spread Creek1,0919201,1651,7249,50528,84017,3504,7942,9661,8751,5391,29373,063
9Snake River below Spread Creek37,45341,39382,214190,250433,350729,891383,896180,568118,51630,58224,13021,6312,273,872
10Ditch Creek7576546841,1468,29810,2954,1521,2021,13690974873830,718
11Snake River below Ditch Creek50,97154,27691,446200,782466,132825,970396,928222,926147,83850,71439,37235,1542,582,509
12Gros Ventre River12,50710,51912,58919,456115,267147,52869,70621,01515,99214,91113,23612,807465,532
13Snake River between Gros Ventre and Fish Creek63,47864,795104,035220,238581,141972,942466,012243,502163,81465,62552,60847,9613,046,150
14Lake Creek00005,51225,62414,5403,47885900050,012
15Granite Creek00004,63916,2389,0191,84985900032,603
16Lake Creek below Granite Creek00005,51225,62421,6554,74285900058,392
17Fish Creek00006781,6031,4025954890004,767
18Fish Creek below Lake Creek00005,51225,62421,6554,74285900058,392
19Snake River below Fish Creek67,99768,313109,452231,611581,5761,007,756502,480257,298173,59272,59158,49353,2583,184,417
20Spring Creek7645611,1261,4451736352,53402549291,06695910,447
21Snake River below Spring Creek77,98975,578124,677249,403581,5761,010,854535,061257,298173,84784,16872,61865,9643,309,034
22Flat Creek5574715941,2304,75310,7037,1654,2202,37294978165934,455
23Cache Creek5084464765952,1884,7912,0501,28281166957754614,940
24Flat Creek below Cache Creek3,2363,0953,2894,0635,96010,7037,16511,3755,0043,7263,5423,38464,543
25Snake River below Flat Creek81,22578,674127,966253,465581,5761,021,425542,079259,346176,20787,89476,16069,3493,355,366
26Hoback River11,4159,54110,13235,372158,232181,50278,49931,97618,60015,08211,46111,046572,859
27Little Granite Creek3523184762,06611,67015,0093,4991,18770754248042936,734
28Granite Creek2,1711,8382,0797,63536,58243,63916,3426,5563,6732,9412,2982,183127,937
29Hoback River below Granite Creek13,58711,37812,21143,008194,814225,14294,84138,53222,27318,02313,75913,229700,796
30Snake River below Hoback River96,59791,073146,069304,925787,3831,254,196656,220314,777216,648110,12994,62186,1694,158,807

Table 4
Available Flow for Salt River Basin and Dry Hydrologic Condition

values in acre-feet
RchReach NameJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecAnnual
1Salt River near Smoot3342645371,5266,6236,8543,3312,4601,61681149040125,247
2Cottonwood Creek near Smoot1,0438428361,6283,4152,4081,1931,4171,3311,3121,1511,08817,664
3Salt River below Cottonwood Creek Confluence1,3771,1061,3743,20113,36515,7528,1446,4934,3782,2581,6411,48960,577
4Dry Creek near Afton324262260502962002033804083583383,997
5Salt River below Dry Creek Confluence1,7011,3681,6343,73416,51419,87610,4138,3765,7002,7561,9991,82875,897
6Swift Creek near Afton2,0061,7982,0122,8506,4587,2752,9032,3882,3953,1092,3432,29037,827
7Salt River below Swift Creek Confluence3,7073,1663,6466,61224,99120,90411,3579,0528,9655,9464,3424,118106,805
8Spring Creek (trib to Crow Creek)8266148581,1731,11298884282566493092178410,536
9Crow Creek near Fairview2,5291,8792,6283,5953,4383,2852,7682,6082,0452,8482,8202,40232,844
10Crow Creek below Spring Creek Confluence3,3552,4933,4854,8017,1488,4175,7185,2223,8413,8903,7403,18655,298
11Salt River below Crow Creek Confluence7,0625,6597,13211,41328,52120,90411,3579,05211,2359,8368,0827,304137,555
12Stump Creek1,7691,3141,8372,5082,2481,0781,0541,4491,3771,9921,9721,68020,278
13Salt River below Stump Creek8,1526,7947,97513,94228,52120,90411,3579,05211,23511,9109,9568,983148,781
14Toms Creek253188262356282001141832842822402,444
15Salt River below Toms Creek8,1526,7947,97514,36428,52120,90411,3579,05211,23512,3819,9569,064149,754
16Willow Creek4794594494063,2764,9552,7862,3981,52760546947818,286
17Salt River below Willow Creek Confluence8,1526,7947,97514,78628,52120,90411,3579,05211,23513,0329,9569,064150,826
18Strawberry Creek near Bedford3,7333,5843,5002,8584,3122,2162,2083,3412,7973,8503,6583,72739,784
19Salt River below Strawberry Creek Confluence13,83411,52413,84620,84328,52120,90411,3579,052 11,23520,07816,65515,304193,153
20Cedar Creek1,0399989747961,2149118211,0127861,0721,0181,03811,680
21Salt River below Cedar Creek Confluence13,95611,52415,80124,53328,52120,90411,3579,05211,23524,04120,42518,215209,565
22Prater Canyon, Green Canyon, and Lee Creek1,1551,1091,0838841,3641,3171,1261,2108811,1911,1321,15313,605
23Salt River below Lee Creek Confluence13,95611,52415,80126,64128,52120,90411,3579,05211,23526,50122,54218,215216,249
24Birch Creek4844644543705521391823913594994744834,850
25Salt River below Birch Creek Confluence13,95611,52415,80126,64128,52120,90411,3579,05211,23526,50122,54218,215216,249
26Stewart Creek1,3791,3241,2931,0561,6281,5631,3391,4421,0521,4221,3521,37716,228
27Salt River below Stewart Creek Confluence13,95611,52415,80126,64128,52120,90411,3579,05211,23526,50122,54218,215216,249

Table 5
Available Flow for Salt River Basin and Normal Hydrologic Condition

values in acre-feet
RchReach NameJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecAnnual
1Salt River near Smoot3613105851,7899,79215,8568,6963,1561,98687952441644,352
2Cottonwood Creek near Smoot1,0308478541,3514,9187,8704,6462,2081,8981,2981,1521,11429,186
3Salt River below Cottonwood Creek Confluence1,3911,1571,4473,16516,75033,47319,8338,1335,2022,3761,6761,53096,134
4Dry Creek near Afton3202632664201,2871,7847913685724043583467,180
5Salt River below Dry Creek Confluence1,7121,4211,7173,60119,33341,57124,78010,2636,6452,9122,0351,876117,866
6Swift Creek near Afton1,9601,8352,0122,4466,35113,95010,8244,4603,7412,9012,3392,27055,090
7Salt River below Swift Creek Confluence3,6723,2563,7336,06226,92361,43939,54516,40411,1865,9344,3744,147186,676
8Spring Creek (trib to Crow Creek)8076598671,6903,7362,2371,2511,04991087589677915,757
9Crow Creek near Fairview2,4722,0182,6575,17511,5257,0764,0513,3192,7932,6812,7432,38748,897
10Crow Creek below Spring Creek Confluence3,2792,6773,5306,88516,56616,3339,6416,1554,7673,7223,6393,16680,360
11Salt River below Crow Creek Confluence6,9515,9337,26412,94843,44177,64148,68322,49615,9499,6558,0127,313266,287
12Stump Creek1,7291,4111,8583,6197,6783,9041,8041,8191,9251,8751,9181,66931,211
13Salt River below Stump Creek7,9606,6899,12616,58251,95586,36148,68325,46818,64511,6519,9318,734301,786
14Toms Creek2472022655171,00129711352682682742383,713
15Salt River below Toms Creek7,9606,6899,40117,13255,78391,50148,68327,82620,73912,1959,9768,734316,620
16Willow Creek4754715034792,2418,3145,3532,5771,53965046847123,542
17Salt River below Willow Creek Confluence7,9606,6899,90717,62058,43991,50148,68327,82622,70612,9129,9768,734322,953
18Strawberry Creek near Bedford3,7073,6713,8823,5804,9956,1684,5373,9393,5253,7873,6523,67749,121
19Salt River below Strawberry Creek Confluence13,71312,14115,76627,05372,16291,50148,68327,82627,08919,57616,51314,935386,957
20Cedar Creek1,0321,0221,0819971,4281,9481,5161,1909831,0541,0171,02414,291
21Salt River below Cedar Creek Confluence14,28412,67316,18333,34581,78191,50148,68327,82627,08923,23220,14117,844414,582
22Prater Canyon, Green Canyon, and Lee Creek1,1471,1361,2011,1081,6252,4021,9471,4181,0951,1721,1301,13716,518
23Salt River below Lee Creek Confluence14,28412,67316,18346,777106,36291,50148,68327,82627,08924,34821,62117,844455,190
24Birch Creek4804765034646286834604644564914734766,055
25Salt River below Birch Creek Confluence14,28412,67316,18346,777109,32591,50148,68327,82627,08924,34821,62117,844458,153
26Stewart Creek1,3701,3561,4341,3231,9392,8622,3171,6901,3071,3991,3491,35819,707
27Salt River below Stewart Creek Confluence14,28412,67316,18346,777109,32591,50148,68327,82627,08924,34821,62117,844458,153

Table 6
Available Flow for Salt River Basin and Wet Hydrologic Condition

values in acre-feet
RchReach NameJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecAnnual
1Salt River near Smoot5103751,1693,24111,83331,66113,9154,2562,7151,07160252971,877
2Cottonwood Creek near Smoot1,0878478751,5595,52911,8976,1692,7592,0221,5221,2811,16036,706
3Salt River below Cottonwood Creek Confluence1,5971,2222,5775,61119,68762,03631,15910,8336,5732,8971,8831,690147,764
4Dry Creek near Afton3382632724851,4802,9541,1005126064733983619,242
5Salt River below Dry Creek Confluence1,9351,4853,2036,63422,65477,08539,41913,7978,3943,5722,2812,050182,510
6Swift Creek near Afton2,0321,7752,1522,5776,92320,24213,6215,6454,3853,3632,5152,41767,650
7Salt River below Swift Creek Confluence3,9673,2615,6809,70430,988108,54759,76421,76013,8947,1204,7964,468273,948
8Spring Creek (trib to Crow Creek)1,0638121,1992,3565,7443,8251,5511,1109581,0611,06094721,687
9Crow Creek near Fairview3,2552,4883,6737,21717,67211,9655,0253,5152,9433,2503,2482,90267,151
10Crow Creek below Spring Creek Confluence4,3173,3005,31410,24524,96229,91414,4507,2375,3874,5634,3083,849117,847
11Salt River below Crow Creek Confluence8,2846,21810,99419,94955,903138,31269,98328,92819,27611,6839,1058,317386,953
12Stump Creek2,2761,7402,5685,04711,9837,1942,2261,9132,0232,2722,2712,02943,542
13Salt River below Stump Creek10,5606,21813,88625,48968,900155,48769,98332,58422,37714,14011,37610,346441,348
14Toms Creek3252483677211,61773501372803243242905,368
15Salt River below Toms Creek10,7086,21814,99327,33373,738160,61669,98338,01225,20214,88611,70010,636464,025
16Willow Creek4844819711,2282,60815,6079,4913,6362,01275347347738,223
17Salt River below Willow Creek Confluence10,7086,21816,14328,83376,916160,61669,98340,60927,83015,74211,83610,779476,214
18Strawberry Creek near Bedford3,7783,7544,1264,3365,8617,4916,2524,8793,8323,9123,6943,72455,639
19Salt River below Strawberry Creek Confluence16,74312,47623,13141,40997,910160,61669,98340,60934,03223,19019,08217,574556,756
20Cedar Creek1,0521,0451,1491,2071,6612,3621,9441,4221,0671,0891,0281,03716,062
21Salt River below Cedar Creek Confluence18,44315,78626,86950,070113,491160,61669,98340,60936,78227,47923,32321,389604,841
22Prater Canyon, Green Canyon, and Lee Creek1,1691,1611,2761,3421,8752,9112,3701,6461,1861,2101,1431,15218,441
23Salt River below Lee Creek Confluence18,44316,68028,19872,108154,179160,61669,98340,60936,78231,36927,53523,240679,743
24Birch Creek4904865355627458317086004975074794836,921
25Salt River below Birch Creek Confluence18,44316,68028,19873,774167,264160,61669,98340,60936,78231,36927,53523,240694,494
26Stewart Creek1,3961,3871,5241,6022,2393,4672,8241,9631,4161,4451,3651,37622,005
27Salt River below Stewart Creek Confluence18,44316,68028,19873,774167,264160,61669,98340,60936,78231,36927,53523,240694,494

Table 7
Reach Outflow for Snake River Basin and Dry Hydrologic Condition

values in acre-feet
RchReach NameJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecAnnual
1Snake River near Moran24,56620,10318,38419,366100,719181,340180,703185,256110,26632,59322,48322,823918,600
2Pacific Creek near Moran2,5482,4343,04112,07143,81220,8736,2013,1662,7044,2593,3662,828107,302
3Snake River below Pacific Creek28,37823,75322,25432,963149,105203,550189,632189,953114,81938,59127,33426,8631,047,194
4Buffalo Fork above Lava Creek7,4096,4947,35315,56065,06077,82525,09112,6919,61713,22610,0418,268258,634
5Lava Creek2442142425132,1132,4597433493084363312728,224
6Buffalo Fork below Lava Creek8,0127,36710,17518,90255,594106,19336,42012,99710,09314,71111,2219,275300,962
7Snake River below Buffalo Fork36,39031,12032,42951,865204,699309,744226,052202,949124,91253,30238,55636,1381,348,156
8Spread Creek1,0579271,0492,2208,8919,7522,4979171,2551,8871,4331,18033,066
9Snake River below Spread Creek42,36636,78136,70360,026231,394324,701239,168209,824133,36461,95645,76742,0371,464,089
10Ditch Creek7486416669884,6132,41960722256098573573113,915
11Snake River below Ditch Creek54,01247,90844,51574,175275,126337,646262,500222,634149,83577,93259,30353,2221,658,807
12Gros Ventre River10,6959,42111,06315,30965,47540,12213,8079,1388,97315,78711,88311,386223,059
13Snake River between Gros Ventre and Fish Creek64,70657,32955,57889,484340,360377,019275,711231,317158,78493,71971,18664,6081,879,800
14Lake Creek3693623941,0946,8769,7473,7381,41765866469242126,432
15Granite Creek2302052526594,7865,1871,64838939445343628614,924
16Lake Creek below Granite Creek5995676461,75311,57814,6725,1771,6461,0441,1171,12870740,633
17Fish Creek119961191876469827854413682331591414,275
18Fish Creek below Lake Creek2,3631,8962,3523,70514,00423,18118,51410,9887,4194,6273,1622,79095,002
19Snake River below Fish Creek67,40359,73559,55894,648354,271399,911293,995243,371166,626100,25575,87068,5361,984,178
20Spring Creek193248691663170003723488616725144,732
21Snake River below Spring Creek69,31762,60868,637102,828354,441399,911293,995250,149169,201110,95784,38274,9132,041,339
22Flat Creek5404745915634,3365,3452,2461,4551,0801,04572860219,006
23Cache Creek4463834316461,3411,0937354754026755935327,751
24Flat Creek below Cache Creek3,2423,1663,3603,9975,0364,5534,1252,7242,7554,0543,7933,47244,278
25Snake River below Flat Creek72,55965,77471,997106,826328,157396,975282,270252,765171,951115,01188,17578,3852,030,843
26Hoback River11,2979,4178,97426,04887,41350,54020,24413,51010,84714,62111,75710,412275,080
27Little Granite Creek3222793681,5004,9352,4761,06757040852441036913,227
28Granite Creek2,1251,7811,7925,60318,86810,9564,6513,0102,1472,8492,2802,02658,089
29Hoback River below Granite Creek13,42211,19810,76531,651106,28161,49624,89616,52012,99417,47114,03712,437333,168
30Snake River below Hoback River88,47379,93488,723149,930425,743464,414314,357273,471189,714140,323108,96796,7402,420,790

Table 8
Reach Outflow for Snake River Basin and Normal Hydrologic Condition

values in acre-feet
RchReach NameJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecAnnual
1Snake River near Moran25,90924,05933,57858,823149,105220,722151,340144,938122,05432,34625,51626,2921,014,682
2Pacific Creek near Moran2,6862,6733,48710,71561,68374,04919,8785,9424,2043,8393,2553,010195,422
3Snake River below Pacific Creek29,89428,00937,99870,981214,034299,707177,877154,338129,23138,30030,26230,9061,241,538
4Buffalo Fork above Lava Creek7,4486,7327,83013,03259,337130,17189,82926,19515,32313,0869,9928,351387,325
5Lava Creek2452222584291,9374,2072,87380150043132927512,508
6Buffalo Fork below Lava Creek8,1307,53911,53818,63585,144170,86782,47727,05916,45913,35910,8329,362461,400
7Snake River below Buffalo Fork38,02435,54849,53689,617299,178470,574260,354181,397145,69051,65941,09440,2681,702,938
8Spread Creek1,0639611,1171,8608,22717,51211,6982,9432,1271,8671,4261,19251,993
9Snake River below Spread Creek44,14041,48054,28397,092320,038507,296297,968197,797159,39061,75948,32347,7021,877,269
10Ditch Creek7486446731,0766,0646,7722,12083991989873873722,228
11Snake River below Ditch Creek56,08353,13962,995110,608353,775555,819356,655227,876185,92180,89561,91462,2682,167,948
12Gros Ventre River11,51210,02511,76817,04784,39098,64636,65116,15913,02514,59812,43311,271337,525
13Snake River between Gros Ventre and Fish Creek67,59663,16474,763127,655437,932653,865392,677243,610198,92695,49374,34773,5392,503,567
14Lake Creek4393284068446,31315,08010,1772,6541,12769559044539,100
15Granite Creek2952252826183,79210,2096,2241,32571850145628924,935
16Lake Creek below Granite Creek7345546881,46310,02325,08016,1813,8311,8381,1971,04673463,367
17Fish Creek1231041292755661,4001,2114794402101611445,242
18Fish Creek below Lake Creek2,4452,0692,5585,45212,38630,73627,12611,5978,8284,1593,1992,863113,417
19Snake River below Fish Creek71,08566,22179,473135,023450,228684,370421,164255,518207,747101,57779,50877,3692,629,282
20Spring Creek4694378988861313077991222258558424506,422
21Snake River below Spring Creek76,93871,75191,467145,781450,359684,677430,229258,091207,972112,35390,46082,8022,702,880
22Flat Creek5975385707713,83012,1137,6813,3021,78694572567533,534
23Cache Creek4554084446251,6442,7361,56897763763155050011,175
24Flat Creek below Cache Creek3,3133,2063,3423,9575,3167,6866,5458,6784,7773,9353,6733,44557,874
25Snake River below Flat Creek80,25074,95794,810149,738421,548676,253436,624266,668209,217116,28994,13386,2472,706,734
26Hoback River11,2849,4339,62131,621113,844121,63158,31124,21116,01514,71011,35210,578432,610
27Little Granite Creek3363124311,8287,5577,4782,5791,02760253344138723,512
28Granite Creek2,1351,8151,9556,80925,57126,99512,2295,1443,1602,8722,2442,06992,997
29Hoback River below Granite Creek13,41911,24811,57638,429139,415148,62670,54029,35419,17517,58213,59712,647525,607
30Snake River below Hoback River94,54887,396111,819203,024566,429818,918518,941307,794238,641140,981113,061102,3183,303,870

Table 9
Reach Outflow for Snake River Basin and Wet Hydrologic Condition

values in acre-feet
RchReach NameJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecAnnual
1Snake River near Moran34,66938,13976,899175,543252,771287,857216,886171,357140,02935,02924,84028,7891,482,806
2Pacific Creek near Moran3,0392,9763,8478,23777,163132,91643,1838,1445,2873,8833,3063,306295,286
3Snake River below Pacific Creek39,18742,53381,737184,869332,814430,809261,195184,343148,58741,14129,82733,5771,810,621
4Buffalo Fork above Lava Creek7,6446,4508,16312,07968,471209,157129,56339,61321,17113,13710,7819,064535,294
5Lava Creek2522132693982,2366,8144,1811,23969343335529917,380
6Buffalo Fork below Lava Creek8,6317,97012,67116,08197,037247,841167,63039,25220,89513,91611,0639,778652,766
7Snake River below Buffalo Fork47,81950,50394,408200,950429,852678,651428,825223,595169,48355,05740,88943,3552,463,387
8Spread Creek1,0919201,1651,7249,50528,84017,3504,7942,9661,8751,5391,29373,063
9Snake River below Spread Creek54,67056,94499,431206,911450,567746,552450,562247,234185,18265,61048,97050,4202,663,051
10Ditch Creek7576546841,1468,29810,2954,1521,2021,13690974873830,718
11Snake River below Ditch Creek68,18869,827108,663217,443483,349842,631463,594289,592214,50485,74364,21263,9432,971,689
12Gros Ventre River12,50710,51912,58919,456115,267147,52869,70621,01515,99214,91113,23612,807465,532
13Snake River between Gros Ventre and Fish Creek80,69580,346121,252236,899598,358989,603532,678310,168230,480100,65377,44876,7493,435,329
14Lake Creek4833034779147,33327,09814,5403,4781,45194780744958,281
15Granite Creek3422283115644,63916,2389,0191,8491,01654542632235,498
16Lake Creek below Granite Creek8255327871,47811,88243,14123,3405,1742,4621,4921,23377193,117
17Fish Creek1371121354136781,6031,4025954892471691526,132
18Fish Creek below Lake Creek2,7282,2172,6828,20114,73534,55030,87813,9659,7854,9013,3513,018131,011
19Snake River below Fish Creek85,21483,864126,669248,272612,9931,024,417569,146323,964240,258107,62083,33382,0473,587,796
20Spring Creek7645611,1261,4451736352,53402549291,06695910,447
21Snake River below Spring Creek95,20691,129141,894266,064613,1671,027,515601,727323,964240,513119,19797,45894,7533,712,587
22Flat Creek5574715941,2304,75320,07111,2924,2202,37294978165947,950
23Cache Creek5084464765952,1884,7912,0501,28281166957754614,940
24Flat Creek below Cache Creek3,2363,0953,2894,0635,96010,7037,16511,3755,0043,7263,5423,38464,543
25Snake River below Flat Creek98,44294,225145,183270,126598,7931,038,086608,745326,012242,873122,923101,00098,1373,744,545
26Hoback River11,4159,54110,13235,372158,232181,50278,49931,97618,60015,08211,46111,046572,859
27Little Granite Creek3523184762,06611,67015,0093,4991,18770754248042936,734
28Granite Creek2,1711,8382,0797,63536,58243,63916,3426,5563,6732,9412,2982,183127,937
29Hoback River below Granite Creek13,58711,37812,21143,008194,814225,14294,84138,53222,27318,02313,75913,229700,796
30Snake River below Hoback River113,814106,624163,286321,586804,6001,270,857722,886381,443283,314145,157119,461114,9574,547,986

Table 10
Reach Outflow for Salt River Basin and Dry Hydrologic Condition

values in acre-feet
RchReach NameJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecAnnual
1Salt River near Smoot334.264.537.1526.6623.6854.3331.2460.1616.811.490.401.25247.
2Cottonwood Creek near Smoot1043.842.836.1628.3415.2408.1193.1417.1331.1312.1151.1088.17664.
3Salt River below Cottonwood Creek Confluence1377.1106.1374.3201.13365.15752.8144.6493.4378.2258.1641.1489.60577.
4Dry Creek near Afton324.262.260.502.962.0.0.203.380.408.358.338.3997.
5Salt River below Dry Creek Confluence1701.1368.1634.3734.16514.19876.10413.8376.5700.2756.1999.1828.75897.
6Swift Creek near Afton2006.1798.2012.2850.6458.7275.2903.2388.2395.3109.2343.2290.37827.
7Salt River below Swift Creek Confluence3707.3166.3646.6612.24991.31092.15513.12353.8965.5946.4342.4118.124449.
8Spring Creek (trib to Crow Creek)826.614.858.1173.1112.988.842.825.664.930.921.784.10536.
9Crow Creek near Fairview2529.1879.2628.3595.3438.3285.2768.2608.2045.2848.2820.2402.32844.
10Crow Creek below Spring Creek Confluence3355.2493.3485.4801.7148.8417.5718.5222.3841.3890.3740.3186.55298.
11Salt River below Crow Creek Confluence7062.5659.7132.11413.32120.39355.21120.17528.12799.9836.8082.7304.179408.
12Stump Creek1769.1314.1837.2508.2248.1078.1054.1449.1377.1992.1972.1680.20278.
13Salt River below Stump Creek8830.6973.8969.13942.36223.43087.23443.20171.14989.11910.10054.8983.207574.
14Toms Creek253.188.262.356.282.0.0.114.183.284.282.240.2444.
15Salt River below Toms Creek9083.7161.9231.14364.41115.52080.28458.23909.17155.12381.10335.9223.234497.
16Willow Creek479.459.449.406.3276.4955.2786.2398.1527.605.469.478.18286.
17Salt River below Willow Creek Confluence8152.6794.7975.14786.45408.56937.30733.26634.19117.13032.9956.9064.248587.
18Strawberry Creek near Bedford3733.3584.3500.2858.4312.2216.2208.3341.2797.3850.3658.3727.39784.
19Salt River below Strawberry Creek Confluence13834.11978.13846.20843.49567.55908.30664.29068.21834.20078.16655.15304.299580.
20Cedar Creek1039.998.974.796.1214.911.821.1012.786.1072.1018.1038.11680.
21Salt River below Cedar Creek Confluence16637.14424.16965.24533.50753.56209.31057.29909.22605.24041.20425.18616.326175.
22Prater Canyon, Green Canyon, and Lee Creek1155.1109.1083.884.1364.1317.1126.1210.881.1191.1132.1153.13605.
23Salt River below Lee Creek Confluence22688.19552.24003.33453.52117.57526.32183.31119.23486.33260.29197.26084.384669.
24Birch Creek484.464.454.370.552.139.182.391.359.499.474.483.4850.
25Salt River below Birch Creek Confluence26166.22474.28097.38736.40481.32491.23607.21199.23334.38667.34341.30427.360021.
26Stewart Creek1379.1324.1293.1056.1628.1563.1339.1442.1052.1422.1352.1377.16228.
27Salt River below Stewart Creek Confluence27545.23798.29390.39792.42110.34055.24946.22641.24386.40090.35693.31804.376250.

Table 11
Reach Outflow for Salt River Basin and Normal Hydrologic Condition

values in acre-feet
RchReach NameJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecAnnual
1Salt River near Smoot361.310.585.1789.9792.15856.8696.3156.1986.879.524.416.44352.
2Cottonwood Creek near Smoot1030.847.854.1351.4918.7870.4646.2208.1898.1298.1152.1114.29186.
3Salt River below Cottonwood Creek Confluence1391.1157.1447.3165.16750.33473.19833.8133.5202.2376.1676.1530.96134.
4Dry Creek near Afton320.263.266.420.1287.1784.791.368.572.404.358.346.7180.
5Salt River below Dry Creek Confluence1712.1421.1717.3601.19333.41571.24780.10263.6645.2912.2035.1876.117866.
6Swift Creek near Afton1960.1835.2012.2446.6351.13950.10824.4460.3741.2901.2339.2270.55090.
7Salt River below Swift Creek Confluence3672.3256.3733.6062.26923.61439.39545.16404.11186.5934.4374.4147.186676.
8Spring Creek (trib to Crow Creek)807.659.867.1690.3736.2237.1251.1049.910.875.896.779.15757.
9Crow Creek near Fairview2472.2018.2657.5175.11525.7076.4051.3319.2793.2681.2743.2387.48897.
10Crow Creek below Spring Creek Confluence3279.2677.3530.6885.16566.16333.9641.6155.4767.3722.639.3166.80360.
11Salt River below Crow Creek Confluence6951.5933.7264.12948.43441.77641.49056.22496.15949.9655.8012.7313.266660.
12Stump Creek1729.1411.1858.3619.7678.3904.1804.1819.1925.1875.1918.1669.31211.
13Salt River below Stump Creek8680.7345.9126.16582.51955.86361.53718.25468.18645.11651.9931.8982.308443.
14Toms Creek247.202.265.517.1001.297.1.135.268.268.274.238.3713.
15Salt River below Toms Creek8927.7546.9401.17132.55783.100164.62715.29440.20739.12195.10205.9220.343468.
16Willow Creek475.471.503.479.2241.8314.5353.2577.1539.650.468.471.23542.
17Salt River below Willow Creek Confluence7960.6689.9907.17620.58439.110075.68404.32270.22706.12912.9976.8734.365692.
18Strawberry Creek near Bedford3707.3671.3882.3580.4995.6168.4537.3939.3525.3787.3652.3677.49121.
19Salt River below Strawberry Creek Confluence13713.12141.15766.27053.72162.113706.70150.35486.27922.19576.16513.14935.439122.
20Cedar Creek1032.1022.1081.997.1428.1948.1516.1190.983.1054.1017.1024.14291.
21Salt River below Cedar Creek Confluence16596.14774.18634.33345.81781.115176.71141.36754.30451.23232.20141.18243.480267.
22Prater Canyon, Green Canyon, and Lee Creek1147.1136.1201.1108.1625.2402.1947.1418.1095.1172.1130.1137.16518.
23Salt River below Lee Creek Confluence22881.20381.24800.49153.106362.117579.73088.38924.35849.31629.28518.25721.574885.
24Birch Creek480.476.503.464.628.683.460.464.456.491.473.476.6055.
25Salt River below Birch Creek Confluence26504.23591.28338.58605.120975.101790.59955.39724.38932.36538.33422.30075.598448.
26Stewart Creek1370.1356.1434.1323.1939.2862.2317.1690.1307.1399.1349.1358.19707.
27Salt River below Stewart Creek Confluence27873.24947.29772.59928.122914.104652.62272.41415.40240.37937.34772.31433.618154.

Table 12
Reach Outflow for Salt River Basin and Wet Hydrologic Condition

values in acre-feet
RchReach NameJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecAnnual
1Salt River near Smoot510.375.1169.3241.11833.31661.13915.4256.2715.1071.602.529.71877.
2Cottonwood Creek near Smoot1087.847.875.1559.5529.11897.6169.2759.2022.1522.1281.1160.36706.
3Salt River below Cottonwood Creek Confluence1597.1222.2577.5611.19687.62036.31159.10833.6573.2897.1883.1690.147764.
4Dry Creek near Afton338.263.272.485.1480.2954.1100.512.606.473.398.361.9242.
5Salt River below Dry Creek Confluence1935.1485.3203.6634.22654.77085.39419.13797.8394.3572.2281.2050.182510.
6Swift Creek near Afton2032.1775.2152.2577.6923.20242.13621.5645.4385.3363.2515.2417.67650.
7Salt River below Swift Creek Confluence3967.3261.5680.9704.30988.108547.59764.21760.13894.7120.4796.4468.273948.
8Spring Creek (trib to Crow Creek)1063.812.1199.2356.5744.3825.1551.1110.958.1061.1060.947.21687.
9Crow Creek near Fairview3255.2488.3673.7217.17672.11965.5025.3515.2943.3250.3248.2902.67151.
10Crow Creek below Spring Creek Confluence4317.3300.5314.10245.24962.29914.14450.7237.5387.4563.4308.3849.117847.
11Salt River below Crow Creek Confluence8284.6561.10994.19949.55903.138312.74052.28928.19276.11683.9105.8317.391364.
12Stump Creek2276.1740.2568.5047.11983.7194.2226.1913.2023.2272.2271.2029.43542.
13Salt River below Stump Creek10560.8301.13886.25489.68900.155487.81644.32584.22377.14140.11376.10346.455091.
14Toms Creek325.248.367.721.1617.735.0.137.280.324.324.290.5368.
15Salt River below Toms Creek10885.8549.14993.27333.73738.181828.96991.38012.25202.14886.11700.10636.514753.
16Willow Creek484.481.971.1228.2608.15607.9491.3636.2012.753.473.477.38223.
17Salt River below Willow Creek Confluence10708.6218.16143.28833.76916.201627.108720.42467.27830.15742.11836.10779.557820.
18Strawberry Creek near Bedford3778.3754.4126.4336.5861.7491.6252.4879.3832.3912.3694.3724.55639.
19Salt River below Strawberry Creek Confluence16743.12476.23131.41409.97910.206071.112735.47004.34032.23190.19082.17574.651357.
20Cedar Creek1052.1045.1149.1207.1661.2362.1944.1422.1067.1089.1028.1037.16062.
21Salt River below Cedar Creek Confluence19838.15786.26869.50070.113491.207860.114258.48619.37243.27479.23323.21389.706225.
22Prater Canyon, Green Canyon, and Lee Creek1169.1161.1276.1342.1875.2911.2370.1646.1186.1210.1143.1152.18441.
23Salt River below Lee Creek Confluence26679.23236.35333.72108.154179.210770.116628.51167.44381.37574.33388.30255.835699.
24Birch Creek490.486.535.562.745.831.708.600.497.507.479.483.6921.
25Salt River below Birch Creek Confluence30636.27567.40263.85323.178614.170300.80749.52234.48517.43513.39321.35453.832490.
26Stewart Creek1396.1387.1524.1602.2239.3467.2824.1963.1416.1445.1365.1376.22005.
27Salt River below Stewart Creek Confluence32032.28954.41787.86925.180853.173767.83572.54198.49933.44958.40686.36829.854495.

Table 13
Summary of Compact Limits to Surface Water Development

Values in acre-feet
Sub-basinGage flowDepletionsPost-compact
fraction
Post-compact
depletions
ΔStorage for
Idaho use
Subject to Compact
allocation
DRY YEAR
Snake2,420,79041,6070.13005,409-277,0002,149,199
Salt376,25054,5470.04002,1820378,432
Greys288,3360N/a00288,336
Total subject to allocation:2,815,967
Allowable diversions (4%):112,639
Current post-compact diversions (depletion x 3):22,772
Remaining allowance:89,866
NORMAL YEAR
Snake3,303,87037,7890.134,91303,308,783
Salt618,15458,5020.042,3400620,494
Greys478,2550N/a00478,225
Total subject to allocation:4,407,501
Allowable diversions (4%):176,300
Current post-compact diversions (depletion x 3):21,758
Remaining allowance:154,542
WET YEAR
Snake4,547,98637,6640.134,89604,552,882
Salt854,49561,0150.042,4410856,936
Greys671,4810N/a00671,481
Total subject to allocation:6,081,299
Allowable diversions (4%):243,252
Current post-compact diversions (depletion x 3):22,011
Remaining allowance:221,241