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YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN
06329620 YELLOWSTONE RIVER STAGE GAGE NO. 3 NEAR BUFORD, ND
LOCATION.--Lat 47×55'14", long 103×57'56", in SW14 sec.2, T.151 N., R.104 W., McKenzie County, Hydrologic Unit 10100004, on left bank 4 mi south of Buford and 6.5 mi southeast of Nohly, MT.
DRAINAGE AREA.--70,000 mi2, approximately.
GAGE-HEIGHT RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD.--April 1959 to current year (seasonal).
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,850.00 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929. Prior to Apr. 19, 1962, at datum 50.00 ft lower. Prior to Apr. 23, 1987, gage was located 1 mi downstream.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum gage height, 36.20 ft from floodmark, probably occurred sometime between Mar. 3-10, 1994; minimum daily recorded, 6.18 ft, Aug. 24, 1961, present datum.
Gage height, feet 
WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2003 TO SEPTEMBER 2004
DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAY
OCT
NOV
DEC
JAN
FEB
MAR
APR
MAY
JUN
JUL
AUG
SEP
1
8.97
---
---
---
---
---
---
9.41
11.70
13.74
9.70
8.70
2
8.91
---
---
---
---
---
---
9.19
11.75
13.59
9.63
9.13
3
8.89
---
---
---
---
---
---
9.09
12.28
13.33
9.56
9.03
4
8.88
---
---
---
---
---
---
9.30
12.08
13.28
9.58
8.89
5
8.95
---
---
---
---
---
---
9.58
11.57
13.54
9.66
8.76
6
8.99
---
---
---
---
---
---
9.23
11.15
13.38
9.65
8.73
7
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
8.87
10.85
13.26
9.78
8.78
8
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
8.63
10.76
13.45
9.56
8.96
9
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
8.77
11.62
13.98
9.54
9.13
10
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
9.94
13.37
13.71
9.46
9.17
11
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
11.17
14.76
13.15
9.31
9.15
12
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
11.80
15.16
13.03
9.15
9.11
13
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
12.01
15.74
12.92
9.02
9.18
14
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
11.98
17.37
12.32
8.83
9.23
15
---
---
---
---
---
---
10.38
11.78
17.03
12.08
8.67
9.40
16
---
---
---
---
---
---
10.21
11.71
16.13
11.68
8.48
9.45
17
---
---
---
---
---
---
10.13
11.49
15.27
11.35
8.28
9.58
18
---
---
---
---
---
---
10.10
11.07
14.51
11.05
---
9.54
19
---
---
---
---
---
---
10.05
10.84
14.01
10.77
---
9.56
20
---
---
---
---
---
---
10.16
10.64
13.74
10.57
---
9.59
21
---
---
---
---
---
---
10.18
10.53
13.50
10.40
---
9.78
22
---
---
---
---
---
---
10.02
10.52
13.20
10.19
---
9.81
23
---
---
---
---
---
---
9.88
10.64
13.01
9.98
---
9.86
24
---
---
---
---
---
---
9.86
10.68
12.89
9.97
---
9.92
25
---
---
---
---
---
---
9.83
11.20
12.75
10.26
---
10.01
26
---
---
---
---
---
---
9.68
11.65
12.64
10.17
---
10.11
27
---
---
---
---
---
---
9.31
12.06
12.69
10.09
---
10.12
28
---
---
---
---
---
---
9.26
12.48
13.06
10.07
---
10.03
29
---
---
---
---
---
---
9.32
12.70
13.55
9.97
---
9.94
30
---
---
---
---
---
---
9.38
12.60
13.79
9.84
---
9.91
31
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
12.22
---
9.70
8.27
---
MEAN
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
10.77
13.40
11.77
---
9.42
MAX
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
12.70
17.37
13.98
---
10.12
MIN
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
8.63
10.76
9.70
---
8.70

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