USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
07178200 BIRD CREEK AT STATE HIGHWAY 266 NEAR CATOOSA, OK
LOCATION - Lat 36°13'23", long 95°49'09" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in SE 1/4 SE 1/4 sec.09, T.20 N., R.14 E., Tulsa County, OK, Hydrologic Unit 11070107, near left downstream abutment of bridge, 2.3 mi downstream from Elm Creek, 5 mi northwest of Catoosa High School, and at mile 9.5.
DRAINAGE AREA - 1,123 mi². From automated delineation using 10-meter National Elevation Dataset digital elevation model data dated 10/01/2006 and Watershed Boundary Dataset dated 10/01/2006, using Albers Equal-Area Projection, North American Datum 1983.
REVISIONS HISTORY - WDR 2012: Drainage area.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - August 1988 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 544.81 feet above NAVD 88. Current datum determined by a GNSS Level II RTN survey Check in/Check out completed on NGS PID GG0969 with +.04/-.03 difference. Benchmark check in made on NGS PID DN4405 (+.09 difference) and DN4406 (-.09 difference) and tied to RM-12. Prior to 10/01/2021 datum in use was 545.00 feet above NGVD 1929. Flow slightly regulated since 1958 by Bluestem Lake (capacity 17,000 acre-ft) and since March 1977 by Birch Lake (capacity 19,200 acre-ft). Flow regulated since August 20, 1989 by Skiatook Lake (capacity 322,300 acre-ft) when conservation pool was first reached. U.S. Geological Survey satellite telemeter at station.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD -
WATER TEMPERATURE: August 1988 to current year.
SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: August 1988 to current year.
DISSOLVED OXYGEN: August 1988 to current year.
pH: August 1988 to current year.