05030500 OTTERTAIL RIVER NEAR ELIZABETH, MN


List Of Figures:

Annual mean discharge
Annual flow duration


LOCATION.--Lat 46o 22'10'', long 96o 01'02", in SW1/4SE1/4 sec.31, T.134 N., R.42 W., Ottertail County, Hydrologic Unit 09020103, on right bank, 2.5 mi below Taplin Gorge Dam, 5.0 mi above the Diversion Dam, 5.7 mi east of Elizabeth, and 6.6 mi northeast of Fergus Falls.
DRAINAGE AREA.--1,230 mi2, approximately.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--May 1904 to September 1917, monthly discharge only, published as at German Church near Fergus Falls in Water Supply Paper 1308. July 1992 to current year.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,250 ft above mean sea level, from topographic map. Nonrecording gage at same site November 1913 to September 1917 at datum 1,265 ft from topographic map.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 1,075 ft3/s, June 23, 1904, gage height, 4.2 ft; maximum gage height, 8.40 ft., May 11, 1997; minimum daily discharge, 16.0 ft3/s,
Sept. 13, 1910, gage height, 1.9 ft.

Annual mean discharge

Annual mean discharge 05101000 TONGUE RIVER AT AKRA, ND
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                              Statistics of monthly and annual mean discharges
                                    [m, more than 1 year of occurrence]
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                  Maximum                  Minimum                              Mean
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                       Water year               Water year              Standard    Coeffi-    Percentage
 Month     Discharge       of       Discharge       of       Discharge  deviation   cient of   of annual
            (ft3/s)    occurrence    (ft3/s)    occurrence    (ft3/s)     (ft3/s)   variation   discharge
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October    740         1994            48.3      1911        353           204         0.58       7.81
November   688         1907            79.3      1911        341           169         0.49       7.56
December   489         1994            79.9      1911        300           120         0.40       6.64
January    400         1994            80.0      m           253           97.3        0.38       5.60
February   439         1994            70.0      1912        236           95.5        0.41       5.22
March      650         1907            70.0      1912        293           133         0.45       6.48
April      652         1907            180       1913        397           150         0.38       8.79
May        952         1997            221       1911        536           210         0.39       11.9
June       965         1906            169       1911        559           215         0.39       12.4
July       932         1906            108       1911        498           226         0.45       11.0
August     780         1905            64.8      1910        389           218         0.56       8.61
September  817         1993            32.6      1910        361           227         0.63       8.00
Annual     609         1906            123       1911        378           124         0.33       100


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Annual flow duration

Annual flow duration 05101000 TONGUE RIVER AT AKRA, ND
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                              Monthly and annual flow duration, in cubic feet per second
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 Percentage
  of days
 discharge     Jan.    Feb.    March    April  May   June   July    Aug.   Sept.   Oct.    Nov.    Dec.   Annual
 equaled or
  exceeded
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  95           81.8    72.7    74.5    169    236    211    121    88.8    56.5    90.2    91.0    81.4    87.7
  90           83.6    82.4    111     207    275    257    195    130     112     114     136     111     133
  85           114     87.4    135     239    293    310    240    164     133     143     149     148     171
  80           185     157     187     254    320    331    274    194     153     164     166     170     204
  75           192     186     195     268    356    353    309    214     192     184     202     218     231
  70           197     204     217     283    392    409    344    236     208     207     236     258     258
  65           240     230     250     317    425    465    384    271     219     239     278     273     277
  60           249     235     257     334    445    504    424    295     264     288     313     285     296
  55           257     241     266     354    470    558    462    319     303     314     324     295     314
  50           273     249     276     373    524    588    501    356     328     325     333     305     333
  45           281     258     303     400    544    611    538    382     346     337     342     321     357
  40           288     264     315     427    585    638    568    420     366     359     363     335     384
  35           295     269     330     445    640    668    599    461     404     423     384     347     416
  30           304     277     348     480    674    700    650    497     452     455     406     364     457
  25           318     299     368     505    706    722    702    541     508     507     433     378     508
  20           328     313     381     541    731    744    724    595     569     564     490     389     567
  15           369     323     399     587    761    778    747    688     657     599     559     452     626
  10         ng        335     441     635    818    844    789    746     736     638     586     477     705
  5          ng        415   ng        682    934    924    839    792     788     694     647     501     776


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                            Probability of annual high discharges
                                  [ng, statistic not given]
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                                                       Maximum average discharge
                                                               (ft3/s)
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             Recurrence     Maximum
Exceedance    interval   instantaneous  3-day period  7-day period  15-day period  30-day period
probability    (years)      (ft3/s)
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  0.99         1.01         224            210         198           190            181
  0.95         1.05         334            1334        328           311            296
  0.90         1.11         405            1405        1397          1385           371
  0.80         1.25         503            1503        1493          1478           1464
  0.50         2            723            1723        1709          1688           1667
  0.20         5            975            940         928           905            880
  0.10         10           1,110          1,010       1,000         989            966
  0.04         25           1,260          1,060       11,040        11,010         1980
  0.02         50           1,350          1,080       11,060        11,030         11,000
  0.01         100          1,440          1,100       11,080        11,050         11,020
  0.005        200          1,510          1,110       11,090        11,060         11,030
  0.002        500          1,590          ng          ng            ng             ng


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1 Statistical adjustment based on correlation between 3-, 7-, 15-, and 30-consecutive-day periods.
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           Annual peak discharge and corresponding gage height, period of record
                                 [--, no data]
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                         Gage     Peak                             Gage     Peak
Water    Date           height  discharge     Water    Date       height  discharge
year                    (feet)   (ft3/s)      year                (feet)   (ft3/s)
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          Annual peak discharge, by year, and corresponding gage height

Annual peak discharge, by year, and corresponding gage height
1904     June 23       --         1,075      1915    July 19         2.80    837
1905     August 7        4.00     855        1916    June 29         3.00    982
1906     --              4.25     1,020      1917    October 1       2.45    613
1908     June 13         4.10     921        1992    August 13       5.68    335
1909     September 15    3.55     580        1993    September 20    8.10    842
1910     --              3.30     449        1994    October 3       8.09    840
1911     April 19        2.90     274        1995    April 18        7.18    714
1912     July 8          3.20     402        1996    May 19          8.17    961
1913     July 5          3.85     758        1997    May 11          8.40    994
1914     June 27         2.40     584

Annual peak discharge, from highest to lowest, and corresponding gage height

1904     June 23       --         1,075      1913    July 5          3.85    758
1906     --              4.25     1,020      1995    April 18        7.18    714
1997     May 11          8.40     994        1917    October 1       2.45    613
1916     June 29         3.00     982        1914    June 27         2.40    584
1996     May 19          8.17     961        1909    September 15    3.55    580
1908     June 13         4.10     921        1910    --              3.30    449
1905     August 7        4.00     855        1912    July 8          3.20    402
1993     September 20    8.10     842        1992    August 13       5.68    335
1994     October 3       8.09     840        1911    April 19        2.90    274
1915     July 19         2.80     837


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                             Monthly and annual mean discharges, in cubic feet per second
                [Data were not rounded in accordance with U.S. Geological Survey publication standards; --, no data]
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Year     Oct.     Nov.     Dec.     Jan.     Feb.     March    April    May      June     July     Aug.     Sept.    Annual
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 1904    --       --       --       --       --       --       --       574.1    695.7    512.6    365.4    329.0    --
 1905    325.8    328.0    347.0    300.0    250.0    320.5    292.2    515.9    612.9    718.5    779.6    749.7    463.0
 1906    613.5    557.5    450.0    382.0    260.0    382.0    498.9    772.2    965.0    931.6    742.1    726.6    608.8
 1907    673.9    688.5    480.0    369.0    261.0    650.0    651.8    709.5    692.0    564.5    359.0    302.7    535.2
 1908    337.4    336.0    301.1    260.0    230.0    200.0    312.3    420.6    813.2    685.6    453.5    361.6    392.8

 1909    301.0    261.3    220.0    190.0    152.0    261.0    398.6    460.0    491.6    342.6    375.5    549.0    334.0
 1910    510.7    425.8    389.6    325.0    240.0    284.8    434.3    416.8    293.9    162.6    64.8     32.6     298.9
 1911    48.3     79.3     79.9     80.0     85.0     125.3    228.9    221.0    168.6    108.1    125.8    127.7    123.2
 1912    163.8    128.2    110.0    80.0     70.0     70.0     181.4    284.3    324.8    278.2    216.2    203.5    176.1
 1913    193.4    201.1    164.0    103.0    76.8     130.0    179.9    266.3    242.6    322.2    261.0    359.2    209.0

 1914    320.4    362.8    348.7    280.0    190.0    185.0    248.6    306.3    409.3    522.4    443.3    379.7    334.0
 1915    407.5    418.6    327.5    243.0    335.0    264.4    282.8    369.8    555.9    764.1    635.8    474.1    423.8
 1916    432.4    369.1    321.5    211.2    256.4    293.8    392.1    671.2    774.3    729.4    549.0    584.6    465.9
 1917    589.1    526.0    379.0    300.3    264.6    274.7    440.6    532.2    402.2    254.1    123.8    86.9     348.3
 1992    --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       232.7    207.8    --

 1993    138.5    142.6    140.6    180.8    209.3    313.6    357.2    453.1    702.0    745.2    759.3    816.6    413.9
 1994    740.1    571.4    489.2    400.0    439.3    443.1    549.1    740.8    568.5    452.0    308.8    226.7    494.7
 1995    211.4    217.1    279.4    247.6    293.6    396.9    631.9    665.5    454.4    358.5    244.2    183.0    348.8
 1996    233.9    332.2    279.5    281.3    315.3    336.2    459.3    855.2    754.2    435.6    218.3    134.0    386.3
 1997    111.8    198.8    291.2    320.9    313.8    335.9    604.9    952.2    706.4    576.7    520.9    389.2    444.3

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