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Bench Canal

A gauge on the Bench Canal in Big Horn County, Wyoming. Its stage was 1.25 ft as of Oct 9, 7:30 AM MDT.

Gauge BNCW4Big Horn County, WyomingEvery gauge in Wyoming

Stage now
1.25 ftreported Oct 9, 7:30 AM MDT
24 hour change
Fell 0.05 ftsince Oct 8, 7:30 AM
Elevation
4,633 ftabove sea level
County
Big Horn County
Position
44.4150° N, 108.5472° W
Record since
2011

Water level

Bench Canal

Stage is the height of the water's surface above the gauge's own fixed zero, in feet, not the depth of the water. Every point drawn is a reading the gauge sent, at the time it sent it.

Water level, 30 days at Bench Canal: the water from 1.25 to 11.90 feet of stage, the latest 1.25 feet.WATER LEVEL, 30 DAYSFTHIGH 11.90 FT, SEP 21, 12:00 PM · LOW 1.25 FT, OCT 8, 8:15 PM051015Sep 16Sep 21Sep 26Oct 1Oct 6Oct 111.25
Latest
1.25 ftOct 9, 7:30 AM
Highest
11.90 ftSep 21, 12:00 PM
Lowest
1.25 ftOct 8, 8:15 PM
Range
10.65 fthighest less lowest
Change
Fell 8.90 ftsince Sep 16, 8:15 AM
Readings
2,170
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
DayHigh ftLow ftAverage ftLast ftReadings
Oct 91.251.251.251.2531
Oct 81.301.251.291.2596
Oct 71.351.301.311.3092
Oct 61.351.351.351.3596
Oct 51.401.351.361.3596
Oct 41.451.401.411.4096
Oct 31.451.451.451.4596
Oct 21.501.451.501.4592
Oct 110.351.505.361.5096
Sep 3011.159.5510.2110.3096
Sep 2910.3010.0510.1710.2596
Sep 2810.059.109.4310.0596
Sep 279.209.059.129.2096
Sep 269.458.959.199.0596
Sep 2510.509.259.849.3096
Sep 2411.3510.3010.8710.5096
Sep 2311.2010.9011.0611.2096
Sep 2211.9010.9011.3510.9092
Sep 2111.9010.7011.3911.8096
Sep 2010.9510.4510.7810.8593
Sep 1910.7010.4510.6110.4579
Sep 1810.609.709.8910.6096
Sep 1711.159.6510.339.7096
Sep 1611.1010.1510.9711.0059

How it reports

Ranking Statistics

247 score50.0of 100

Wyoming median
90.4the median score of 971 stations
Scoring higher
969stations in Wyoming
Sharing its score
2ranks 970 to 971
Points deducted
50.032.1 reports received, 10.0 continuity, 2.9 arrival, 2.6 forecast check, 2.4 accuracy
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Wyoming median 88.1, 100.0, 73.8
Next above
GVLW4rank 969; ahead on 247 score 50.2 against 50.0
Next below
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Sharing its rank
1other stations, equal on every measure

Equal scores are ordered by the share of scheduled reports received, then the reports due in the week (the longer record first), then the median arrival, then the longest silence.

  1. Reports receivedweight 358.32.9 of 35 pointsWyoming median 98.214 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1071.37.1 of 10 pointsWyoming median 80.2half its reports arrived within 24 min
  3. Continuityweight 100.00.0 of 10 pointsWyoming median 100.0longest silence 6.4 days, on a schedule of one report every 60 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20-17.6 of 20 points, at the medianWyoming median 88.1-
  5. Instrument checksweight 15-15.0 of 15 points, at the medianWyoming median 100.0-
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-7.4 of 10 points, at the medianWyoming median 73.8-

The score is the weighted mean of its six parts, from the last 7 days. How a station is ranked sets out each part.

How each part is scored
Reports received
Full marks for every scheduled report received, none for none, in proportion between
Arrival
Full marks for a median arrival within 10 min, none at 60 min
Continuity
Full marks for a longest silence of 3 reports or less (3 h), none for 72 (72 h)
Accuracy
Full marks within 1.5 °F of its reference, typically, none beyond 8.0 °F
Instrument checks
Full marks for no reading failed, none for 5 per cent or more
Forecast check
Full marks within 2 °F of the forecast on average, none at 8 °F

Near Bench Canal

How to read a gauge

A gauge measures the height of the water where it stands, its stage, in feet above a fixed mark at that gauge. Two gauges' stages are not comparable: each is measured from its own mark, and a reservoir's is often its height above sea level.

The stage shown is the latest the gauge reported, with the time it reported it. Storm Station hears each gauge on its own schedule and ranks it among its state's stations by its 247 score, how reliably it reports and how its readings hold up: that is its 247 rank.