About this river
Blacksmith Fork is a 6.3 mile river near Ideal Beach Watercraft Rental in Utah. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge BLACKSMITH FORK AB UP and L CO.'S DAM NR HYRUM, UT (site 10113500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1915 to 2026
Blacksmith Fork typically runs highest in May, at a median 238 cfs, and lowest in January, at 71 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 1,530 cfs, in 1984.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 71 | 60 to 87 | |
| February | 72 | 62 to 90 | |
| March | 87 | 72 to 108 | |
| April | 170 | 110 to 255 | |
| May | 238 | 122 to 369 | |
| June | 145 | 94 to 198 | |
| July | 111 | 77 to 143 | |
| August | 96 | 71 to 123 | |
| September | 89 | 65 to 110 | |
| October | 85 | 65 to 105 | |
| November | 80 | 65 to 96 | |
| December | 75 | 60 to 92 |
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 108 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for BLACKSMITH FORK AB UP and L CO.'S DAM NR HYRUM, UT (site 10113500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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