USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
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
GAGE - Datum of the gage is 1468.18 feet above the North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD88).