USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
07157940 BLUFF CREEK NEAR BUTTERMILK, KS
LOCATION - Lat 37°01'48.62", long 99°28'43.34" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in sec.03, T.35 S., R.20 W., Comanche County, KS, Hydrologic Unit 11040008, near left bank of county highway bridge, 2.2 mi north of Kansas-Oklahoma State line, 11.3 mi southwest of Buttermilk, and at mile 0.3.
DRAINAGE AREA - 657 mi² of which 76 mi² probably is noncontributing.
REVISIONS HISTORY - August-September 2021.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - September 1973 to September 1979. March 2015 to current year.
GAGE -
Water-stage recorder. The datum of the gage is 1,700.49 ft. above msl. (NAVD88) (Static survey,OPUS-RS) The previous datum was 1,700.33 ft. above NGVD of 1929.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 16,000 ft³/s Sept. 26, 1973, gage height, 14.35 ft.