USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
06329610 YELLOWSTONE RIVER STAGE GAGE NO. 2 NEAR CARTWRIGHT, ND
LOCATION - Lat 47°51'43", long 103°57'59" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in sec.35, T.151 N., R.104 W., McKenzie County, ND, Hydrologic Unit 10100004, on downstream side of highway 200 bridge rail approximately 400 ft. from east bridge on-ramp.
DRAINAGE AREA - 70,000 mi². approximately.
REVISIONS HISTORY - Records for water years 1999-2004 published with incorrect datum of 1,799 ft, National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929. Records for 1999-2004 water years were revised in water year 2005 to correct datum of 1,800 ft National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - April 1959 to September 2001 (seasonal records only), October 2001 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1802.64 feet above National American Vertical Datum 1988 (NAVD88) and 1,800.00 feet above National Geodetic Vertical Datum 1929 (NGVD29).
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum gage height, about 88.8 ft from field reading to ice jam. March 25, 2019; minimum daily gage height recorded, 58.58 ft, July 26, 1974.