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Water-Year Summary for Site 06329620

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Water year 2023: 2022-10-01 to 2023-09-30
 
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USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
06329620 YELLOWSTONE RIVER STAGE GAGE NO. 3 NEAR BUFORD, ND
LOCATION - Lat 47°55'14", long 103°57'56" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in sec.02, T.151 N., R.104 W., McKenzie County, ND, Hydrologic Unit 10100004, on left bank 4 mi south of Buford and 6.5 mi southeast of Nohly, MT.
DRAINAGE AREA - 70,000 mi². approximately.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - April 1959 to current year (seasonal records only).
GAGE -

Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1852.06 feet above the North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD88) 1,850.00 feet above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 (NGVD29).

Prior Datums are as Follows:

Prior to April 19, 1962, at datum 50.00 feet lower.

Prior to April 23, 1987, gage was located 1 miles downstream.

REMARKS - Estimated daily gage heights based on USGS observer readings and incomplete daily record.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum gage height, 36.20 ft from floodmark, probably occurred sometime between March 3-10, 1994; minimum daily gage height recorded, 6.18 ft, August 24, 1961, present datum.