# # U.S. Geological Survey, National Water Information System # Surface water measurements # # Retrieved: 2026-01-24 13:59:29 EST (caww02) # # Further descriptions of the columns and codes used can be found at: # https://help.waterdata.usgs.gov/output-formats#streamflow_measurement_data # # Data for the following 1 site(s) are contained in this file # USGS 05278950 BUFFALO CREEK NEAR PLATO, MN # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- # # agency_cd site_no measurement_nu measurement_dt tz_cd q_meas_used_fg party_nm site_visit_coll_agency_cd gage_height_va discharge_va measured_rating_diff gage_va_change gage_va_time control_type_cd discharge_cd chan_nu chan_name meas_type streamflow_method velocity_method chan_discharge chan_width chan_area chan_velocity chan_stability chan_material chan_evenness long_vel_desc horz_vel_desc vert_vel_desc chan_loc_cd chan_loc_dist 5s 15s 6s 19d 12s 1s 12s 5s 12s 12s 12s 7s 6s 21s 15s 11n 64s 4s 5s 5s 14s 14s 14s 14s 4s 4s 4s 12s 9s 12s 7s 14s USGS 05278950 1 1969-08-07 23:00:00 CST Yes LAM USGS 12.6 Good 0.02 0.50 Clear NONE 1 Imported Channel 1 WADE unspe unkno 12.6 22.0 20.3 0.62 UNSP UNSP UNSP unkn UNSP UNSP UNSP USGS 05278950 2 1969-09-10 06:55:00 CST Yes HDB USGS 1.49 Good 0.00 0.30 Clear NONE 1 Imported Channel 1 WADE unspe unkno 1.49 5.00 1.15 1.30 UNSP UNSP UNSP unkn UNSP UNSP UNSP USGS 05278950 3 1969-09-17 07:30:00 CST Yes SCH USGS 1.50 Good 0.00 DebrisModerate NONE 1 Imported Channel 1 WADE unspe unkno 1.50 5.50 1.60 0.94 UNSP UNSP UNSP unkn UNSP UNSP UNSP USGS 05278950 4 1969-10-22 15:15:00 CST Yes SCH USGS 0.62 Fair 0.00 DebrisLight NONE 1 Imported Channel 1 WADE unspe unkno 0.62 6.00 2.65 0.23 UNSP UNSP UNSP unkn UNSP UNSP UNSP USGS 05278950 5 1970-04-30 11:40:00 CDT Yes SCH USGS 141 Good Clear NONE 1 Imported Channel 1 WADE unspe unkno 141 38.0 65.4 2.16 UNSP UNSP UNSP unkn UNSP UNSP UNSP USGS 05278950 6 1970-05-20 Yes REE USGS 33.9 Good 0.00 0.30 Clear NONE 1 Imported Channel 1 WADE unspe unkno 33.9 29.5 18.4 1.84 UNSP UNSP UNSP unkn UNSP UNSP UNSP USGS 05278950 7 1970-05-25 16:05:00 CDT Yes SCH USGS 29.4 Fair DebrisLight NONE 1 Imported Channel 1 WADE unspe unkno 29.4 27.0 25.0 1.18 UNSP UNSP UNSP unkn UNSP UNSP UNSP USGS 05278950 8 1970-07-01 15:35:00 CDT Yes SCH USGS 102 Good Clear NONE 1 Imported Channel 1 WADE unspe unkno 102 33.0 50.8 2.01 UNSP UNSP UNSP unkn UNSP UNSP UNSP USGS 05278950 9 1970-08-07 07:30:00 CDT Yes SCH USGS 2.60 Fair DebrisLight NONE 1 Imported Channel 1 WADE unspe unkno 2.60 12.0 6.18 0.42 UNSP UNSP UNSP unkn UNSP UNSP UNSP USGS 05278950 10 1970-08-19 14:20:00 CDT Yes G USGS 1.89 Good 0.00 0.30 Clear NONE 1 Imported Channel 1 WADE unspe unkno 1.89 13.0 3.59 0.53 UNSP UNSP UNSP unkn UNSP UNSP UNSP USGS 05278950 11 1970-08-24 15:45:00 CDT Yes MET USGS 5.45 Good Clear NONE 1 Imported Channel 1 WADE unspe unkno 5.45 15.0 4.97 1.10 UNSP UNSP UNSP unkn UNSP UNSP UNSP USGS 05278950 12 1970-09-10 08:20:00 CDT Yes SCH USGS 12.6 Good Clear NONE 1 Imported Channel 1 WADE unspe unkno 12.6 27.0 19.3 0.65 UNSP UNSP UNSP unkn UNSP UNSP UNSP USGS 05278950 13 1970-10-13 Yes SCH USGS 58.5 Good Clear NONE 1 Imported Channel 1 WADE unspe unkno 58.5 30.0 38.2 1.53 UNSP UNSP UNSP unkn UNSP UNSP UNSP USGS 05278950 14 1970-11-17 14:45:00 CST Yes SCH USGS 400 Good Clear NONE 1 Imported Channel 1 WADE unspe unkno 400 84.0 448 0.89 UNSP UNSP UNSP unkn UNSP UNSP UNSP USGS 05278950 15 1971-06-09 Yes SCH USGS 183 Good Clear NONE 1 Imported Channel 1 WADE unspe unkno 183 39.0 79.5 2.30 UNSP UNSP UNSP unkn UNSP UNSP UNSP USGS 05278950 16 1971-07-14 Yes SCH USGS 340 Fair Clear NONE 1 Imported Channel 1 WADE unspe unkno 340 85.0 280 1.21 UNSP UNSP UNSP unkn UNSP UNSP UNSP USGS 05278950 17 1971-08-06 Yes SCH USGS 39.7 Good Clear NONE 1 Imported Channel 1 WADE unspe unkno 39.7 29.0 25.4 1.56 UNSP UNSP UNSP unkn UNSP UNSP UNSP USGS 05278950 18 1971-09-21 Yes FAR USGS 7.22 Fair Clear NONE 1 Imported Channel 1 WADE unspe unkno 7.22 19.0 7.23 1.00 UNSP UNSP UNSP unkn UNSP UNSP UNSP USGS 05278950 19 1971-09-22 Yes SCH USGS 7.93 Fair Clear NONE 1 Imported Channel 1 WADE unspe unkno 7.93 17.0 11.7 0.68 UNSP UNSP UNSP unkn UNSP UNSP UNSP USGS 05278950 20 1971-10-20 Yes SCH USGS 10.2 Fair Clear NONE 1 Imported Channel 1 WADE unspe unkno 10.2 21.0 15.1 0.68 UNSP UNSP UNSP unkn UNSP UNSP UNSP USGS 05278950 21 1975-08-28 Yes AND USGS 7.11 Fair 0.01 1.60 Clear NONE 1 Imported Channel 1 WADE unspe unkno 7.11 44.0 33.8 0.21 UNSP UNSP UNSP unkn UNSP UNSP UNSP USGS 05278950 22 1976-08-11 Yes LOS USGS 0.13 Fair Clear NONE 1 Imported Channel 1 WADE unspe unkno 0.13 1.90 0.37 0.35 UNSP UNSP UNSP unkn UNSP UNSP UNSP USGS 05278950 23 1988-06-17 12:00:00 CDT Yes CJS USGS 6.51 Good NONE 1 Imported Channel 1 WADE unspe unkno 6.51 19.5 8.83 UNSP UNSP UNSP unkn UNSP UNSP UNSP USGS 05278950 24 1988-07-08 Yes CJS USGS 0.02 Poor NONE 1 Imported Channel 1 WADE unspe unkno 0.02 0.80 0.07 0.28 UNSP UNSP UNSP unkn UNSP UNSP UNSP