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Big Coulee Water Level & Fishing Conditions

BIG COULEE AT HWY 2 NEAR CHURCHS FERRY, ND · USGS 05056265 · North Dakota · 48.2617, -99.1872

Water level (gauge height) · Live from USGS
50.24 ft
as of Aug 18, 10:15 PM UTC

Current flow data is not published on this gauge page right now.

Flow
temporarily unavailable
Gauge Height
50.24 ft
Water Temp
temporarily unavailable

About This Gauge

USGS 05056265 is a public stream gauge on Big Coulee in North Dakota. Waderly uses this page as the canonical landing page for flow, water level, and fishing-condition checks on this water. There are 8 nearby gauges linked from this page for watershed context.

3-Day Weather Outlook

NOAA forecast data for Big Coulee is not cached on this page yet. The live Waderly map forecast will populate first, and search crawlers can still see flow, gauge height, temperature, nearby gauges, and state-hub links here.

Waderly combines real-time USGS stream gauges with weather, barometric pressure trends, and solunar activity so you know what the water is doing before you go. The "typical" comparison above is an approximation based on the historical daily median flow for this date at this gauge.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the current flow on Big Coulee?

Big Coulee does not have a current flow reading published on this gauge page right now. When USGS data is available, Waderly shows it here for gauge 05056265.

Is Big Coulee above or below normal right now?

Waderly compares Big Coulee against its historical median when that gauge has enough flow history loaded. This page does not have that above-or-below-normal comparison yet.

What is the water temperature on Big Coulee?

This USGS gauge is not currently reporting water temperature for Big Coulee, so this page does not show a live water-temperature reading.

What other gauges should I check near Big Coulee?

Nearby gauges worth checking include LITTLE COULEE NEAR LEEDS, ND (8.6 miles away), DRY LAKE NEAR PENN, ND (9.6 miles away), STARKWEATHER COULEE NEAR WEBSTER, ND (12.1 miles away). Comparing nearby gauges helps confirm whether conditions are changing upstream or across the watershed.

What is the weather outlook for Big Coulee?

NOAA forecast data for Big Coulee is not cached on this page yet. Waderly's live map forecast usually fills in first.

See the full picture for Big Coulee

Open the live map to see Big Coulee alongside weather, forecast, nearby gauges, and everything else Waderly tracks for the water.

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