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Water-Year Summary for Site 06342260

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00060 Discharge(Mean)  
00065 Gage height(Mean)  

Water year 2023: 2022-10-01 to 2023-09-30
 
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USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
06342260 SQUARE BUTTE CREEK BELOW CENTER, ND
LOCATION - Lat 47°03'27", long 101°11'43" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in NE 1/4 SE 1/4 sec.04, T.141 N., R.83 W., Oliver County, ND, Hydrologic Unit 10130101, on right bank at southeast corner of farmyard and 6 mi southeast of Center.
DRAINAGE AREA - 146 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - DAILY DISCHARGE--June 1965 to current year.

PERIOD OF RECORD.--DAILY GAGE HEIGHT--October 2000 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,866 ft above NAVD88, from topographic map. In October 2019, datum was converted to NAVD88 datum using the National Geodetic Surveys VDATUM transformation tool. Prior to conversion to NAVD88 datum was published as 1,865 ft above NGVD29, from topographic map.
REMARKS - Accuracy of records for water years prior to 2014 are noted in the individual Annual Data Reports for those water years. For water years 2014 onward, records good except for estimated discharges, which are poor, unless otherwise noted.

REGULATION.--Flow regulated by Nelson Lake 1.5 mi upstream beginning August 24, 1967, capacity 5,000 acre-ft. The capacity of Nelson Lake was increased to 10,000 acre-ft in August 1975.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum peak flow, 9,700 ft³/s, June 24, 1966, maximum peak stage, 14.35 ft.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - Water year 1972 to current year.