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Peak Streamflow for Texas

USGS 07233500 Palo Duro Ck nr Spearman, TX

Hansford County, Texas
Hydrologic Unit Code 11100104
Latitude  36°12'08", Longitude 101°18'20" NAD27
Drainage area 960  square miles
Contributing drainage area 440  square miles
Gage datum 2,961.63 feet above sea level NGVD29
Water
Year
Date Gage
Height
(feet)
Stream-
flow
(cfs)
1936 unknown 1936 21.00 26,1007
1938 unknown 1938 22.50 34,0007
1945 Sep. 28, 1945 11.14 790
1946 Sep. 12, 1946 13.90 3,430
1947 Oct. 7, 1946 19.87 21,200
1948 Oct. 7, 1947 11.20 820
1949 May 16, 1949 12.70 1,980
1950 Aug. 1, 1950 13.50 3,580
1951 May 17, 1951 15.32 4,930
1952 Apr. 20, 1952 14.12 3,060
1953 Jul. 19, 1953 16.93 8,550
1954 Jun. 14, 1954 15.92 6,000
1955 Apr. 30, 1955 16.25 6,660
1956 Jul. 19, 1956 12.60 1,290
1957 May 25, 1957 13.58 1,810
1958 Jul. 23, 1958 13.01 1,540
1959 Jul. 16, 1959 12.75 1,410
1960 Sep. 25, 1960 13.78 2,650
1961 Oct. 19, 1960 14.55 2,460
Water
Year
Date Gage
Height
(feet)
Stream-
flow
(cfs)
1962 Jul. 25, 1962 10.59 526
1963 Sep. 2, 1963 13.88 1,640
1964 Jun. 11, 1964 9.57 458
1965 Jun. 26, 1965 19.06 16,100
1966 Jun. 23, 1966 12.98 1,120
1967 Jun. 16, 1967 14.97 3,280
1968 Aug. 29, 1968 16.59 1,930
1969 Oct. 16, 1968 25.20 5,980
1970 Jun. 15, 1970 13.93 2,040
1971 Jun. 9, 1971 16.60 6,720
1972 Nov. 17, 1971 16.61 8,960
1973 May 23, 1973 9.43 720
1974 Aug. 25, 1974 4.77 233
1975 Jul. 24, 1975 14.12 3,520
1976 Apr. 21, 1976 6.68 396
1977 May 31, 1977 14.00 2,100
1978 Aug. 4, 1978 12.63 1,390
1979 Jul. 24, 1979 8.80 625
2000 Jun. 26, 2000 14.05 898
2001 Feb. 7, 2001 18.19 5,540
Peak Streamflow Qualification Codes.
  • 7 -- Discharge is an Historic Peak