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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 SE1/4 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.--May 1965 to current year.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Elevation of gage is 1,865 ft above sea level, from topographic map.
REMARKS.--Records fair except for periods of estimated discharge, 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 1999 TO SEPTEMBER 2000
DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAY OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP
1 .65 1.3 2.2 e1.6 e1.3 e42 1.5 4.7 1.2 1.7 2.2 2.3
2 .75 1.9 2.2 e1.6 e1.4 e14 1.7 7.5 1.0 2.4 2.3 2.6
3 .78 1.9 2.2 e1.7 e1.5 139 1.5 7.4 1.0 2.4 2.4 2.4
4 .86 1.9 2.1 e1.6 e1.5 188 1.4 7.2 1.1 2.2 2.2 2.2
5 1.1 1.9 2.0 e1.5 e1.4 152 1.7 7.2 .77 2.3 2.6 2.2
6 .89 2.4 2.1 e1.5 e1.4 51 1.6 7.3 .84 2.2 2.2 2.1
7 1.2 2.3 2.1 e1.5 e1.5 16 1.9 7.4 .77 1.8 2.2 2.1
8 1.4 2.3 1.9 e1.4 e1.5 14 2.0 16 .87 1.9 2.2 2.1
9 1.9 2.3 1.8 e1.4 e1.4 14 2.1 17 .92 2.2 2.2 2.1
10 2.3 2.2 1.8 e1.5 e1.3 14 2.3 17 .90 2.2 2.2 2.1
11 2.4 2.2 1.9 e1.4 e1.2 14 2.6 18 .79 140 2.2 2.1
12 2.5 2.2 1.9 e1.4 e1.2 14 2.5 17 .91 2.2 2.2 2.1
13 1.8 2.1 1.9 e1.4 e1.3 17 3.3 17 2.5 1.6 2.2 2.1
14 1.7 2.1 1.9 e1.5 e1.2 21 4.2 17 14 1.6 2.2 2.1
15 1.8 2.1 e1.8 e1.4 e1.2 e20 139 17 77 1.6 2.2 2.3
16 1.7 2.0 e1.7 e1.5 e1.1 e17 13 17 143 1.6 2.4 2.1
17 1.9 2.1 e1.7 e1.5 e1.2 e14 1.9 17 5.5 1.7 2.2 2.1
18 2.1 2.2 e1.6 e1.4 e1.2 e13 1.8 17 94 2.0 2.3 2.1
19 1.9 2.2 e1.7 e1.4 e1.3 e11 1.7 17 5.2 2.2 2.3 2.3
20 1.9 2.2 e1.8 e1.3 e1.3 e6.0 1.8 17 4.9 2.2 2.5 2.3
21 1.9 2.2 e1.8 e1.3 e1.3 e4.0 1.8 17 17 2.2 2.6 2.2
22 1.8 2.2 e1.7 e1.2 e1.4 e2.0 1.8 17 21 2.2 2.4 2.1
23 1.9 2.1 e1.7 e1.2 e10 e1.5 1.9 17 25 2.2 2.3 2.1
24 1.9 2.1 e1.8 e1.3 e50 e1.6 2.2 17 71 2.1 2.3 2.2
25 1.6 2.1 e1.7 e1.3 e90 e1.6 2.6 11 38 2.1 2.3 2.1
26 1.6 2.1 e1.8 e1.2 e80 e1.5 2.6 4.9 1.2 3.2 2.3 1.9
27 1.7 2.1 e1.7 e1.2 e53 e1.5 2.6 1.6 1.1 5.8 2.5 1.9
28 1.6 2.1 e1.8 e1.3 e51 e1.5 2.5 1.3 1.3 5.6 2.4 1.9
29 1.6 2.1 e1.8 e1.3 e55 e1.6 2.4 1.2 1.5 5.6 2.2 2.0
30 1.6 2.2 e1.7 e1.3 --- e1.7 2.7 1.2 1.6 4.9 2.3 1.9
31 1.6 --- e1.6 e1.2 --- e1.6 --- 1.0 --- 2.0 2.3 ---
TOTAL 50.33 63.1 57.4 43.3 418.1 811.1 212.6 359.9 535.87 215.9 71.3 64.1
MEAN 1.62 2.10 1.85 1.40 14.4 26.2 7.09 11.6 17.9 6.96 2.30 2.14
MAX 2.5 2.4 2.2 1.7 90 188 139 18 143 140 2.6 2.6
MIN .65 1.3 1.6 1.2 1.1 1.5 1.4 1.0 .77 1.6 2.2 1.9
AC-FT 100 125 114 86 829 1610 422 714 1060 428 141 127
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1965 - 2000, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 1.53 1.43 1.39 1.34 7.55 54.8 37.0 9.81 6.10 10.5 3.05 1.62
MAX 2.98 2.99 3.35 2.04 109 216 223 47.8 65.0 175 34.5 3.64
(WY) 1981 1983 1978 1983 1996 1987 1969 1995 1966 1993 1993 1980
MIN .24 .19 .21 .20 .089 1.24 1.00 .79 .57 .71 .83 .35
(WY) 1968 1968 1968 1968 1966 1998 1998 1989 1989 1989 1982 1967
SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 1999 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 2000 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1965 - 2000
ANNUAL TOTAL 4968.88 2903.00
ANNUAL MEAN 13.6 7.93 11.4
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 30.0 1969
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN .86 1968
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 641 Mar 16 188 Mar 4 2670 Jul 18 1969
LOWEST DAILY MEAN .56 Sep 28 .65 Oct 1 .00 Feb 14 1966
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM .65 Sep 24 .84 Jun 5 .00 Feb 14 1966
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW 624 Jul 11 9700 Jun 24 1966
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE 6.22 Jul 11 14.35 Jun 24 1966
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW .00 Feb 14 1966
ANNUAL RUNOFF (AC-FT) 9860 5760 8260
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 30 17 7.2
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 1.8 2.1 1.5
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS 1.1 1.3 .90
e Estimated
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