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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
05113750 EAST BRANCH SHORT CREEK RESERVOIR NEAR COLUMBUS, ND
LOCATION - Lat 48°59'26", long 102°47'07" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in SW 1/4 NW 1/4 sec.32, T.164 N., R.93 W., Burke County, ND, Hydrologic Unit 09010007, on left bank of reservoir 0.5 mi south of International Boundary, and 6.0 mi north of Columbus, ND.
DRAINAGE AREA - 280 mi² of which 175 mi² probably is noncontributing.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - April 1963 to current year.
GAGE -
Water-stage recorder.
Datum of the gage is 1,859.38 feet above North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD88) and 1,860.00 feet above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 (NGVD29).
For a detailed gage datum history, please use the blue ‘questions or comments’ tab on the bottom of the site’s monitoring location page.
REMARKS -
Reservoir is formed by earth-fill dam; storage began April 1963. Outlet of lake is a fixed-crest concrete dam; average crest elevation, 1,886.90 ft above sea level. Reservoir capacity at crest elevation, 1,200 acre-ft. The reservoir is operated for water supply and recreation. Records of daily reservoir stage and contents prior to October 1, 2000, are available from files at the North Dakota Water Science Center.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum contents, 1,850 acre-ft, March 28, 1976, gage height, 32.13 ft; minimum contents, 770 acre-ft, December 10, 1988, gage height, 22.57 ft.
