USGS Water-Year Summary 2024

07056000 BUFFALO RIVER NEAR ST. JOE, AR

LOCATION - Lat 35°58'59", long 92°44'50" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in SW 1/4 SW 1/4 sec.36, T.16 N., R.17 W., Searcy County, AR, Hydrologic Unit 11010005, near right bank on downstream side of bridge on U.S. Hwy 65, 1.2 mi downstream from Mill Creek, 4.0 mi upstream from Bear Creek, 4.5 mi southeast of St. Joe, and at river mile 58.3.

DRAINAGE AREA - 829 mi².

REVISIONS HISTORY -

WSP 1211: 1945 (M), 1949 (M). WDR Arkansas 1973: Drainage area.

 

Revision: Revision of records (05/30/2013 to 11/07/2023) due to change found in reference gage from regular datum survey conducted on 11/8/2023. Datum correction prorated over time from a correction of 0ft on 5/30/2023 to a correction of -0.07ft on 11/07/2023.

Data Affected:

• Instantiations and Statistical Gage Height Data
• Instantiations and Statistical Discharge Data
• Maximum Yearly Peak data for Gage Height and Discharge
• Field observations

SURFACE-WATER RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD - Oct 1939 to current year.

GAGE -

Water-stage recorder.  Datum of gage is 560.70 ft above NAVD of 1988, (Reference Frame NAD_83 (2011) (EPOCH:2010.0000) GEOID12A).  

Prior to January 19, 2024, the datum of gage was incorrectly assigned at 555.85 ft above NAVD88.

Prior to January 16, 2020, the datum of gage was 560.35 ft above NGVD29.

Prior to Nov 6, 1990, at site 300 ft downstream at same datum.

Prior to Mar 1, 1940, nonrecording gage at present site and datum.

EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum stage, 50.5 ft in Aug 1915, from information by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge 158,000 ft³/s Dec 3, 1982 from rating curve extended above 91,000 ft³/s