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SQUARE BUTTE CREEK BASIN
06342260 SQUARE BUTTE CREEK BELOW CENTER, ND
LOCATION.--Lat 47×03'25", long 101×11'35", in SE14 sec.4, T.141 N., R.83 W., Oliver County, Hydrologic Unit 10130101, on right bank at southeast corner of farmyard and 6 mi southeast of Center.
DRAINAGE AREA.--146 mi2.
WATER-DISCHARGE RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD.--June 1965 to current year.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Elevation of gage is 1,865 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929, from topographic map.
REMARKS.--Records fair except for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Flow regulated by Nelson Lake 1.5 mi upstream beginning Aug. 24, 1967, capacity 5,000 acre-ft. The capacity of Nelson Lake was increased to 10,000 acre-ft in Aug. 1975.
Discharge, cubic feet per second 
WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2003 TO SEPTEMBER 2004
DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAY
OCT
NOV
DEC
JAN
FEB
MAR
APR
MAY
JUN
JUL
AUG
SEP
1
2.4
0.89
e1.0
e1.4
e1.1
e1.1
33
1.5
1.8
1.8
0.82
0.99
2
3.0
0.84
e1.1
e1.3
e1.0
e1.1
32
1.4
1.4
2.4
1.2
0.90
3
3.3
1.1
e1.0
e1.4
e1.0
e1.0
25
1.5
1.1
2.0
1.1
0.98
4
2.9
1.0
e1.2
e1.4
e0.99
e1.0
12
1.5
1.2
2.1
1.2
1.3
5
2.7
1.0
e1.0
e1.4
e0.99
e1.0
1.7
1.6
1.3
2.3
1.0
1.7
6
2.8
1.1
e1.0
e1.5
e0.99
e1.0
1.5
1.6
1.1
2.1
0.92
1.6
7
2.3
1.2
e1.1
e1.5
e1.0
e1.1
1.4
1.7
1.1
2.1
1.00
1.5
8
2.1
1.1
e1.1
e1.5
e1.1
e1.9
1.5
1.8
1.1
2.4
1.3
1.6
9
2.6
1.2
e1.0
e1.4
e1.1
e3.0
1.4
1.7
1.1
2.2
1.2
1.7
10
2.6
1.2
e1.0
e1.4
e1.2
e2.5
1.3
1.6
1.7
2.2
1.3
1.6
11
2.8
1.4
e1.1
e1.4
e1.2
e2.0
1.4
1.7
2.2
2.2
1.3
1.7
12
2.3
1.3
e1.2
e1.3
e1.3
e1.8
1.3
1.8
1.8
2.2
1.3
1.5
13
2.0
1.3
e1.1
e1.3
e1.3
e1.5
1.3
1.8
1.5
2.1
1.1
1.6
14
1.8
1.4
e1.2
e1.2
e1.4
e1.3
1.4
1.7
1.5
2.2
1.1
1.5
15
1.8
1.3
e1.3
e1.2
e1.4
e1.1
1.4
1.8
1.4
2.2
0.92
1.5
16
2.2
1.0
e1.2
e1.1
e1.5
e1.0
1.5
1.8
1.3
2.3
0.86
1.4
17
2.1
1.4
e1.3
e1.1
e1.5
e2.0
1.5
1.7
1.3
2.4
0.86
1.3
18
1.3
1.2
e1.2
e1.1
e1.6
e4.5
2.5
1.7
1.2
2.3
0.85
1.3
19
1.7
1.2
e1.3
e1.0
e1.6
e5.0
1.6
2.0
1.3
2.3
0.90
1.3
20
1.8
1.4
e1.2
e1.0
e1.7
e3.0
1.6
1.7
1.5
2.3
1.0
1.6
21
1.3
1.3
e1.2
e1.0
e1.7
e1.6
1.5
1.7
1.4
2.0
1.2
1.5
22
1.1
1.2
e1.3
e1.0
e1.5
e2.0
1.8
2.0
1.5
1.9
1.2
1.6
23
1.2
1.1
e1.2
e1.0
e1.5
e2.3
1.5
1.7
1.5
1.8
1.2
2.0
24
1.1
1.1
e1.2
e1.1
e1.5
e2.4
1.4
1.8
1.4
1.6
1.3
2.1
25
1.1
1.2
e1.2
e1.1
e1.4
e2.5
1.4
1.6
1.3
1.6
1.1
2.1
26
1.3
1.1
e1.3
e1.1
e1.4
e2.4
1.4
1.6
1.4
1.3
1.1
2.2
27
1.2
1.1
e1.3
e1.2
e1.2
e41
1.6
1.3
1.7
1.3
1.4
2.2
28
0.99
1.0
e1.3
e1.1
e1.2
140
1.4
1.5
1.4
1.2
1.2
2.3
29
1.2
1.2
e1.2
e1.2
e1.1
59
1.3
1.5
1.4
1.2
1.2
2.5
30
0.96
1.1
e1.3
e1.2
---
32
1.4
1.5
1.5
1.2
0.97
2.6
31
1.0
---
e1.3
e1.1
---
32
---
1.6
---
1.1
0.96
---
TOTAL
58.95
34.93
36.4
38.0
37.47
355.1
141.0
51.4
42.4
60.3
34.06
49.67
MEAN
1.90
1.16
1.17
1.23
1.29
11.5
4.70
1.66
1.41
1.95
1.10
1.66
MAX
3.3
1.4
1.3
1.5
1.7
140
33
2.0
2.2
2.4
1.4
2.6
MIN
0.96
0.84
1.0
1.0
0.99
1.0
1.3
1.3
1.1
1.1
0.82
0.90
AC-FT
117
69
72
75
74
704
280
102
84
120
68
99
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1965 - 2004, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN
1.58
1.45
1.39
1.35
6.91
52.7
34.5
9.13
6.55
9.74
2.91
1.64
MAX
2.98
2.99
3.35
2.10
109
216
223
47.8
65.0
175
34.5
3.64
(WY)
(1981)
(1983)
(1978)
(2001)
(1996)
(1987)
(1969)
(1995)
(1966)
(1993)
(1993)
(1980)
MIN
0.24
0.19
0.21
0.20
0.09
1.24
1.00
0.79
0.57
0.71
0.83
0.35
(WY)
(1968)
(1968)
(1968)
(1968)
(1966)
(1998)
(1998)
(1989)
(1989)
(1989)
(1982)
(1967)

SUMMARY STATISTICS
FOR 2003 CALENDAR YEAR
FOR 2004 WATER YEAR
WATER YEARS 1965 - 2004
ANNUAL TOTAL
755.12
939.68

ANNUAL MEAN
2.07
2.57
10.9
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN


30.0 1969
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN


0.86 1968
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN
58 May 16
140 Mar 28
2,670 Jul 18, 1969
LOWEST DAILY MEAN
0.84 Nov  2
0.82 Aug  1
0.00 Feb 14, 1966
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM
0.97 Oct 30
0.93 Aug 14
0.00 Feb 14, 1966
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW

195 Mar 28
9,700 Jun 24, 1966
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE

4.04 Mar 28
14.35 Jun 24, 1966
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW


0.00 Feb 14, 1966
ANNUAL RUNOFF (AC-FT)
1,500
1,860
7,870
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS
2.2
2.3
6.8
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS
1.5
1.4
1.5
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS
1.0
1.0
0.92

e Estimated

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