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USGS Water-Year Summary 2025
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 - 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 - 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 2014 are noted in the individual Annual Data Reports for those water years. Records good except for flows less than 100 ft³/s and estimated discharges.
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.
