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MISSOURI RIVER MAIN STEM
06329650 MISSOURI RIVER STAGE GAGE NO. 6 NEAR BUFORD, ND
LOCATION.--Lat 47×57'21", long 103×54'31", in SE14 sec.30, T.152 N., R.103 W., McKenzie County, Hydrologic Unit 10110101, on right bank 5 mi southeast of Buford and at mile 1,576.0.
DRAINAGE AREA.--164,000 mi2, approximately.
GAGE-HEIGHT RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD.--April 1959 to current year (seasonal).
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,840.00 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929. Prior to Apr. 17, 1962, at datum 40.00 ft lower.
REMARKS.--Stage regulated by upstream reservoirs.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum daily gage height recorded, 27.39 ft, June 24, 1997; minimum daily recorded, 8.23 ft, Aug. 15 and 22, 1963.
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
13.24
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---
---
---
---
---
15.62
17.68
17.93
15.11
14.08
2
13.19
---
---
---
---
---
---
15.44
17.55
17.84
15.14
14.40
3
13.16
---
---
---
---
---
---
15.32
17.77
17.67
15.14
14.40
4
13.13
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---
---
---
---
---
15.42
17.55
17.60
15.21
14.34
5
13.15
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---
---
---
---
---
15.61
17.07
17.97
15.28
14.24
6
13.19
---
---
---
---
---
---
15.43
16.77
18.02
15.34
14.24
7
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
15.22
16.45
17.95
15.22
14.33
8
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
15.05
16.21
18.06
15.02
14.46
9
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
15.06
16.54
18.54
14.98
14.52
10
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
15.66
17.75
18.47
14.92
14.52
11
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
16.62
18.96
18.03
14.79
14.50
12
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
17.26
19.54
17.80
14.66
14.46
13
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
17.50
19.79
17.80
14.54
14.50
14
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
17.58
21.24
17.28
14.41
14.45
15
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
17.49
21.39
17.09
14.35
14.61
16
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
17.38
20.84
16.78
14.24
14.72
17
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
17.24
20.24
16.52
14.05
14.82
18
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
16.92
19.53
16.32
13.92
14.80
19
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
16.73
18.85
16.06
13.81
14.82
20
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
16.59
18.45
15.83
13.70
14.80
21
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
16.52
18.17
15.64
13.70
14.89
22
---
---
---
---
---
---
15.02
16.52
17.87
15.50
13.64
14.79
23
---
---
---
---
---
---
14.94
16.55
17.63
15.30
13.62
14.71
24
---
---
---
---
---
---
14.99
16.61
17.48
15.16
13.66
14.66
25
---
---
---
---
---
---
15.03
17.00
17.33
15.33
13.65
14.65
26
---
---
---
---
---
---
14.94
17.43
17.15
15.34
13.69
14.60
27
---
---
---
---
---
---
14.69
17.84
17.14
15.30
13.72
14.56
28
---
---
---
---
---
---
14.79
18.26
17.33
15.23
13.73
14.56
29
---
---
---
---
---
---
15.08
18.54
17.69
15.16
13.74
14.53
30
---
---
---
---
---
---
15.44
18.63
17.95
15.08
13.76
14.47
31
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
18.29
---
15.05
13.89
---
MEAN
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
16.69
18.20
16.70
14.34
14.55
MAX
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
18.63
21.39
18.54
15.34
14.89
MIN
---
---
---
---
---
---
---
15.05
16.21
15.05
13.62
14.08

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