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MISSOURI RIVER MAIN STEM
06329640 MISSOURI RIVER STAGE GAGE NO. 5A AT BUFORD, ND
LOCATION.--Lat 47×59'08", long 103×59'07", in SE14 sec.15, T.152 N., R.104 W., Williams County, Hydrologic Unit 10110101, on left bank 1.5 mi southwest of Buford, at confluence, and at mile 1,580.7.
DRAINAGE AREA.--164,000 mi2, approximately.
GAGE-HEIGHT RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD.--April 1960 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 Mar. 8, 1962, at datum 50.00 ft lower.
REMARKS.--Stage regulated by upstream reservoirs.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum daily gage height recorded, 20.37 ft, June 18, 1997; minimum daily recorded, 2.63 ft, Aug. 15-16, 1966.
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
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
8.40
10.44
10.63
7.67
6.75
2
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
8.27
10.27
10.51
7.68
7.08
3
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
8.13
---
10.32
7.70
7.08
4
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
8.22
---
10.29
7.80
7.00
5
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
8.46
---
10.69
7.86
6.91
6
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
8.15
---
10.69
7.90
6.92
7
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
7.94
---
10.64
7.74
7.02
8
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
7.85
---
10.79
7.52
7.16
9
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
7.95
9.36
11.27
7.50
7.24
10
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
8.66
10.71
11.15
7.43
7.23
11
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
9.68
11.93
10.64
7.29
7.23
12
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
10.25
12.39
10.45
7.17
7.20
13
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
10.48
12.72
10.39
7.03
7.23
14
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
10.54
14.16
9.86
6.89
7.17
15
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
10.35
14.13
9.64
6.84
7.36
16
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
10.28
13.55
9.28
6.71
7.45
17
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
10.13
12.94
9.03
6.52
7.57
18
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
9.81
12.24
8.81
6.39
7.51
19
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
9.63
11.57
8.56
6.29
7.52
20
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
9.50
11.15
8.34
6.19
7.50
21
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
9.41
10.87
8.15
6.21
7.60
22
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
9.43
10.55
8.02
6.14
7.46
23
---
---
---
---
---
---
7.83
9.48
10.31
7.81
6.14
7.37
24
---
---
---
---
---
---
7.85
9.54
10.15
7.70
6.17
7.31
25
---
---
---
---
---
---
7.84
10.01
9.99
7.92
6.17
7.28
26
---
---
---
---
---
---
7.74
10.43
9.82
7.91
6.23
7.19
27
---
---
---
---
---
---
7.55
10.82
9.81
7.84
6.27
7.15
28
---
---
---
---
---
---
7.64
11.32
10.05
7.76
6.29
7.15
29
---
---
---
---
---
---
7.95
11.70
10.44
7.71
6.30
7.08
30
---
---
---
---
---
---
8.21
11.54
10.68
7.63
6.35
7.00
31
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
11.13
---
7.60
6.51
---
MEAN
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
9.60
---
9.29
6.87
7.22
MAX
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
11.70
---
11.27
7.90
7.60
MIN
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
7.85
---
7.60
6.14
6.75

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