USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
05056239 STARKWEATHER COULEE NEAR WEBSTER, ND
LOCATION - Lat 48°19'14", long 98°56'25" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in SE 1/4 NE 1/4 sec.24, T.156 N., R.65 W., Ramsey County, ND, Hydrologic Unit 09020201, on right bank 100 ft upstream from bridge on township road and 3.8 mi northwest of Webster.
DRAINAGE AREA - 310 mi² of which 100 mi² probably is noncontributing.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - DAILY DISCHARGE--October 1979 to current year (seasonal records only since 1987).
PERIOD OF RECORD.--DAILY GAGE HEIGHT--April 2000 to current year (seasonal records only).
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,449.15 ft above North American Vertical Datum 1988 (NAVD88, survey done by USGS) and 1,448 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum 1929 (NGVD29, from topographic map). Prior to July 23, 1986, nonrecording gage 100 ft downstream at same datum.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum peak flow, 1,050 ft³/s, May 1, 2022, peak stage, 8.36 ft.; maximum gage height, 10.05 ft., backwater from ice, April 6, 1989.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - Water year 1980 to current year.