Silver Creek - Division of Water Quality - Utah.gov
Silver Creek - Division of Water Quality - Utah.gov
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<strong>Silver</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> <strong>Water</strong>shed TMDL Final Report<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>Utah</strong>) in 2001 was $42,102, unemployment rate in 2001 was 8.8%. Services and trade sectors<br />
accounted for nearly 56% <strong>of</strong> the county’s nonagricultural employment – a figure consistent with<br />
the county’s high specialization in tourism-related industries.<br />
1.2 <strong>Water</strong> Budget<br />
Hydrologic data are extremely limited and inconsistent within the <strong>Silver</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> watershed. These<br />
inadequacies make the preparation <strong>of</strong> a detailed water budget for the basin very difficult. As a<br />
result, this section presents the data that are available, and recognizes the need for additional<br />
monitoring <strong>of</strong> the watershed to better understand flows in streams, irrigation canals, and<br />
groundwater.<br />
Weather Data<br />
There are three weather stations in the vicinity <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Silver</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> watershed; located at Park<br />
City, Wanship Dam, and <strong>Silver</strong> Lake Brighton. Figure 2 shows the location <strong>of</strong> these stations.<br />
Figure 2: Weather Stations<br />
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