USGS Water-Year Summary 2024

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 the gage is 1,865.55 feet above North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD88) and 1,865.00 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 - 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.