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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
06342260 SQUARE BUTTE CREEK BELOW CENTER, ND
LOCATION - Lat 47°03'27", long 101°11'43" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in NE 1/4 SE 1/4 sec.04, T.141 N., R.83 W., Oliver County, ND, Hydrologic Unit 10130101, on right bank at southeast corner of farmyard and 6 mi southeast of Center.
DRAINAGE AREA - 146 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - DAILY DISCHARGE--June 1965 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 1,865.55 feet above North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD88) and 1,865.00 feet above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 (NGVD29).
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.
REGULATION.--Flow regulated by Nelson Lake 1.5 mi upstream beginning August 24, 1967, capacity 5,000 acre-ft. The capacity of Nelson Lake was increased to 10,000 acre-ft in August 1975.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum peak flow, 9,700 ft³/s, June 24, 1966, maximum peak stage, 14.35 ft.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - Water year 1972 to current year.
