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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
06347500 BIG MUDDY CREEK NEAR ALMONT, ND
LOCATION - Lat 46°41'40", long 101°28'01" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in NE 1/4 SE 1/4 sec.12, T.137 N., R.86 W., Morton County, ND, Hydrologic Unit 10130203, on left bank 50 ft downstream from county highway bridge, 2 mi downstream from Hailstone Creek, 3 mi southeast of Almont, and 12 mi upstream from mouth.
DRAINAGE AREA - 456 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - Daily gage heights found in WDR-US-2012 are erroneous and should not be used. Daily gage heights provided on the National Water Information System (NWIS) are correct and should be used in place of those found in WDR-US-2012.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - DAILY DISCHARGE--October 1945 to September 1970, October 1970 to September 1973 (annual maximum discharge), February 1991 to current year (seasonal records only).
PERIOD OF RECORD.--DAILY GAGE HEIGHT--March 2000 to current year (seasonal records only).
PERIOD OF RECORD.--DAILY GAGE HEIGHT--March 2000 to current year (seasonal records only).
GAGE -
Water-stage recorder.
Datum of the gage is 1,866.03 feet above North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD88) and 1864.69 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.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum peak flow, 20,200 ft³/s, April 17, 1950, peak stage, 30.7 ft, from floodmark, from rating curve extended above 2,300 ft³/s, on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow. Maximum peak stage, 30.99 ft, July 23, 1993, backwater from debris.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - Water year 1991 to current year.
