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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
06470800 BEAR CREEK NEAR OAKES, ND
LOCATION - Lat 46°13'31", long 98°04'17" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in NE 1/4 NE 1/4 sec.28, T.132 N., R.59 W., Dickey County, ND, Hydrologic Unit 10160003, on right bank 80 ft downstream from bridge on ND Highway 13.
DRAINAGE AREA - 357 mi² of which 255 mi² probably is noncontributing.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - DAILY DISCHARGE--October 1976 to current year.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--DAILY GAGE HEIGHT--October 2000 to current year.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--DAILY GAGE HEIGHT--October 2000 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of the gage is 1292.41 feet above North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD88) and 1,291.30 feet above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 (NGVD29). Determined from USC & GS benchmark stamped "TT16 RMC 1951" located 1 mile east and 1 mile north of gage.
For a detailed gage datum history, please use the blue ‘questions or comments’ tab on the bottom of the site’s monitoring location page.
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 OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD - Flood of July 1, 1975, reached a stage of 15.00 ft present datum, from floodmark, discharge 4,590 ft³/s.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum peak flow, 2,570 ft³/s, April 6, 2011, peak stage, 12.90 ft.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - Water year 1977 to current year.
