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Yellowstone Feeder Canal in Utah

Canal5.7 mi
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Yellowstone Group Campground11.6 mi5 mi

Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US · Forest roads: USDA Forest Service MVUM · BLM routes and areas: Bureau of Land Management (simplified for web display)

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Yellowstone Feeder Canal is a 5.7 mile canal. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Yellowstone River near Altonah, UT (site 09292500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1945 to 2026

Yellowstone Feeder Canal typically runs highest in June, at a median 399 cfs, and lowest in February, at 47 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 1,980 cfs, in 2010.

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Typical flow by month at Yellowstone River near Altonah, UT, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January5044 to 56
February4742 to 53
March4743 to 52
April5649 to 67
May191112 to 297
June399233 to 631
July158121 to 248
August12393 to 168
September10478 to 138
October8670 to 103
November6957 to 79
December5650 to 64

Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 82 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Yellowstone River near Altonah, UT (site 09292500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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