USGS Streamgage 06469500
Pipestem Creek near Buchanan, ND
Pipestem Creek near Buchanan, ND is USGS streamgage 06469500, monitoring river discharge in hydrologic subbasin 10160002. It drains a watershed of about 758 square miles. Discharge records at this site go back to 1950. Typical flow runs near 6.5 cfs in July and 44.4 cfs in April, with the higher of the two arriving in April.
Gauge details
- Drainage area
- 758 sq mi
- Gauge elevation
- 1,471 ft
- Subbasin (HUC-8)
- 10160002
- Coordinates
- 47.06638, -98.919
- USGS site number
- 06469500
- Records begin
- 1950-03-01 (76 years)
Typical flow by month
Long-term daily discharge percentiles from the USGS record (up to 77 years of data), averaged within each month. These describe the historical normal range — they are not a forecast and not today's reading.
| Month | Low p10 | Typical p50 | High p90 | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 0 | 4.1 | |
| February | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| March | 0 | 6.1 | 222.1 | |
| April | 3.9 | 44.4 | 475.3 | |
| May | 2.4 | 17.1 | 339.1 | |
| June | 0.6 | 13.2 | 251 | |
| July | 0.2 | 6.5 | 81.2 | |
| August | 0 | 1 | 58.8 | |
| September | 0 | 0.8 | 39 | |
| October | 0.1 | 0.8 | 25 | |
| November | 0.2 | 1.1 | 18.6 | |
| December | 0 | 0.4 | 8.5 |
All values in cubic feet per second (cfs).