USGS Water-Year Summary 2025

06469500 PIPESTEM CREEK NEAR BUCHANAN, ND

LOCATION - Lat 47°03'59", long 98°55'07" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in SW 1/4 SE 1/4 sec.33, T.142 N., R.65 W., Stutsman County, ND, Hydrologic Unit 10160002,

DRAINAGE AREA - 758 mi² of which 460 mi² probably is noncontributing. Prior to 1974 drainage area listed as 925 square miles, of which about 300 square miles is probably noncontributing.

SURFACE-WATER RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD -

DAILY DISCHARGE--March 1950 to September 1974. March 2021 to current year.

DAILY GAGE HEIGHT--March 2021 to current year.

GAGE - Datum of the gage is 1468.18 feet above the North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD88).

For a detailed gage datum history, please use the blue ‘questions or comments’ tab on the bottom of the site’s monitoring location page.

Gage station replaced by upstream station (06469400 Pipestem Creek near Pingree) in October 1974 due to backwater issues from the completion of Pipestem Reservoir.

REMARKS - Record quality ratings may not be included in the water-year summary for approved records newer than 09/30/2018. Record quality is still being rated internally. For questions about record quality ratings, please send email to gs-w-nd_NWISWeb_Data_Inquiries@usgs.gov.

Accuracy of records for water years prior to 2021 are noted in the individual Annual Data Reports for those water years.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 6,080 cfs, April 10, 1969; gage height 12.08 ft

WATER-QUALITY RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD - Water year 1958 to 1965 and 1972 to 1974.