USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
06823500 Buffalo Creek near Haigler, Nebr.
LOCATION - Lat 40°02'22", long 101°52'00" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in SE 1/4 NW 1/4 sec.20, T.1 N., R.40 W., Dundy County, NE, Hydrologic Unit 10250002, on upstream side of bridge, 0.4 mi upstream from mouth, and 4.0 mi northeast of Haigler.
DRAINAGE AREA - 172 mi² of which 163.4 mi² probably is noncontributing.
REVISIONS HISTORY - WSP 2119: 1948-50(M), 1957(M). WDR NE-94-1: Drainage area.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1940 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder with satellite telemetry. Datum of gage is 3,189.00 ft above sea level. Prior to Sept. 18, 1980, at site 0.5 mi upstream at datum 15.57 ft higher. Sept. 18, 1980 to June 3, 1996, on left bank 15 ft upstream from county highway bridge at datum 0.10 ft lower. June 4, 1996 to Nov. 6, 1996, 135 ft downstream from county highway bridge, at datum 0.10 ft lower.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 440 ft³/s, July 23, 2020, gage height, 6.45 ft. From rating curve extension above 33.0 ft³/s based on indirect measurement.