05064900 BEAVER CREEK NEAR FINLEY, ND


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Annual mean discharge
Annual flow duration


LOCATION.--Lat 47°35'40'', long 97°42'18'', in NE1/4 sec.31, T.148 N., R.55 W., Steele County, Hydrologic Unit 09020109, on right bank 500 ft upstream from bridge on county highway and 7 mi northeast of Finley.
DRAINAGE AREA.--160 mi2, approximately.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1964 to current year.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and concrete broad-crested weir. Datum of gage is 1,170.08 ft above sea level.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 1,900 ft3/s, Apr. 19, 1979, gage height, 8.35 ft, backwater from ice; maximum gage height, 10.79 ft, Apr. 11, 1996, backwater from ice; no flow at times.

Annual mean discharge

Annual mean discharge 05064900 BEAVER CREEK NEAR FINLEY, 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      30.3      1995               0         m           1.99        5.48        2.75       1.56
November     25.4      1995               0         m           1.28        4.44        3.48       1.00
December     4.33      1995               0         m           0.29        0.85        2.95       0.23
January      1.06      1995               0         m           0.07        0.23        3.44       0.05
February     2.61      1984               0         m           0.25        0.54        2.16       0.19
March        151       1995               0         m           26.5        30.6        1.15       20.7
April        252       1996               0.192     1981        62.0        71.0        1.15       48.5
May          81.2      1995               0.042     1977        13.8        19.8        1.44       10.8
June         29.4      1994               0.001     m           5.70        7.09        1.24       4.46
July         104       1993               0         m           9.57        21.0        2.20       7.49
August       43.4      1994               0         m           4.03        9.53        2.36       3.16
September    21.2      1993               0         m           2.31        5.25        2.28       1.81
Annual       36.2      1995               0.121     1977        10.6        9.02        0.85       100

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Annual flow duration

Annual flow duration 05064900 BEAVER CREEK NEAR FINLEY, 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           0       0       0       0.09    0.02    0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0
  90           0       0       0       0.36    0.14    0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0
  85           0       0       0       0.52    0.34    0.03    0       0       0       0       0       0       0
  80           0       0       0       1.10    0.46    0.14    0       0       0       0       0       0       0
  75           0       0       0       1.50    0.61    0.25    0       0       0       0       0       0       0
  70           0       0       0       2.20    1.10    0.34    0       0       0       0       0       0       0
  65           0       0       0       4.99    1.50    0.45    0.07    0       0       0       0       0       0
  60           0       0       0       7.61    2.00    0.60    0.18    0       0       0       0       0       0
  55           0       0       0.13    10.8    2.00    1.10    0.34    0       0       0       0.07    0       0.04
  50           0       0       0.34    15.3    2.70    1.10    0.47    0       0.02    0.08    0.12    0       0.12
  45           0       0       0.88    20.6    3.90    1.50    0.90    0.03    0.08    0.19    0.20    0       0.25
  40           0       0       2.30    27.9    4.54    1.90    1.20    0.10    0.19    0.24    0.25    0       0.36
  35           0       0       5.22    36.5    5.58    2.60    2.46    0.19    0.24    0.32    0.25    0       0.75
  30           0       0       9.89    46.8    7.92    3.71    3.27    0.33    0.41    0.71    0.42    0.05    1.50
  25           0       0       18.3    59.5    13.1    4.43    4.21    0.60    0.71    1.20    0.54    0.10    2.20
  20           0       0       37.5    80.0    22.5    7.14    6.31    1.40    1.20    1.60    0.69    0.18    4.55
  15           0       0.17    62.6    111     33.3    11.4    9.59    3.93    2.70    2.70    1.10    0.34    8.21
  10           0.09    0.50    93.2    169     46.1    17.1    16.4    11.3    6.20    4.30    1.50    0.52    20.7
  5            0.59    0.85    156     291     65.7    25.8    40.3    22.8    14.0    6.89    4.35    1.80    53.1

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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         4.2            1.44         0.853         0.587          0.404
  0.95         1.05         18.3           8.75         5.85          4.11           2.77
  0.90         1.11         37.3           20.1         14.1          9.92           6.63
  0.80         1.25         82.4           48.9         35.6          25.1           16.6
  0.50         2            306            191          143           99.8           65.3
  0.20         5            881            501          367           249            162
  0.10         10           1,400          722          515           344            223
  0.04         25           2,140          973          671           440            286
  0.02         50           2,720          1,130        761           493            321
  0.01         100          3,310          1,260        831           533            347
  0.005        200          3,890          1,370        885           563            367
  0.002        500          4,640          ng           ng            ng             ng

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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

1965    April 11    6.88     1,250      1982    March 30    5.74     700
1966    March 20    7.33     400        1983    June 21     4.53     259
1967    April 20    5.52     652        1984    March 25  --         150
1968    June 7      3.55     47.0       1985    March 11    4.49     253
1969    April 9     6.55     1,320      1986    May 12      4.60     282
1970    June 16     6.49     1,270      1987    July 22     6.04     688
1971    April 5     4.77     392        1988    March 24    4.07     130
1972    May 26      5.65     736        1989    April 5     4.55     230
1973    March 14    4.35     170        1990    June 30     2.67     9.70
1974    April 11  --         550        1991    May 23      2.65     7.80
1975    June 22     5.07     472        1992    March 5   --         95.0
1976    March 24    5.26     290        1993    July 23     6.42     700
1977    March 31    3.00     29.0       1994    April 24  --         170
1978    March 28    7.28     950        1995    March 14    5.80     325
1979    April 19    8.35     1,900      1996    April 11    10.79    1,200
1980    March 31    3.72     100        1997    April 5   --         450
1981    July 17     2.89     10.0

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

1979    April 19    8.35     1,900      1976    March 24    5.26     290
1969    April 9     6.55     1,320      1986    May 12      4.60     282
1970    June 16     6.49     1,270      1983    June 21     4.53     259
1965    April 11    6.88     1,250      1985    March 11    4.49     253
1996    April 11    10.79    1,200      1989    April 5     4.55     230
1978    March 28    7.28     950        1973    March 14    4.35     170
1972    May 26      5.65     736        1994    March 24  --         170
1982    March 30    5.74     700        1984    March 25  --         150
1993    July 23     6.42     700        1988    March 24    4.07     130
1987    July 22     6.04     688        1980    March 31    3.72     100
1967    April 20    5.52     652        1992    March 5   --         95.0
1974    April 11  --         550        1968    June 7      3.55     47.0
1975    June 22     5.07     472        1977    March 31    3.00     29.0
1997    April 5   --         450        1981    July 17     2.89     10.0
1966    March 20    7.33     400        1990    June 30     2.67     9.70
1971    April 5     4.77     392        1991    May 23      2.65     7.80
1995    March 14    5.80     325

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                      Monthly and annual mean discharges, in cubic feet per second Continued
		[Data werenot rounded in accordance with U.S. Geological Survey publication standards]
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Year    Oct.     Nov.     Dec.     Jan.     Feb.     March    April    May      June     July     Aug.     Sept.    Annual
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1965    1.15     0.140    0        0        0        0        108.6    6.01     6.21     2.24     0.381    1.86     10.4
1966    1.33     0.119    0.061    0        0        64.6     14.4     9.07     3.63     11.8     5.09     0.269    9.32
1967    0.139    0.019    0        0        0        62.7     65.8     30.5     3.38     0.434    0.025    0        13.7
1968    0        0        0        0        0        10.7     2.86     0.891    8.24     3.45     0.440    1.31     2.33
1969    0.089    0.124    0.046    0        0        0        145.8    3.54     3.76     1.76     0        7.87     13.4

1970    1.28     0.454    0.270    0        0        0.387    126.1    13.2     15.8     0.120    0.005    0.687    13.1
1971    0.018    0.391    0.008    0        0        35.5     68.1     2.30     4.13     5.97     0.115    0.721    9.76
1972    4.30     1.45     0.090    0        0        43.5     68.1     24.6     1.73     0        0.001    0        12.0
1973    0        0        0        0        0.111    13.6     1.43     0.754    3.68     0.172    0        0        1.67
1974    4.48     0.687    0.088    0        0        0        131.5    39.4     16.5     5.18     3.22     0.127    16.7

1975    0.010    0.473    0.007    0        0        3.90     57.5     17.1     11.1     1.87     0        0        7.62
1976    0        0        0        0        0.172    37.3     13.6     1.21     0.056    0.053    0        0        4.40
1977    0        0        0        0        0        0.812    0.537    0.042    0.003    0.037    0        0.014    0.121
1978    0.185    0.209    0.315    0        0        44.0     86.0     3.28     0.309    0        0        0.691    11.2
1979    0.008    0        0        0        0        0        244.1    47.0     2.49     0.681    0.276    0.002    24.3

1980    0        0        0        0        0        7.56     8.66     0.307    0.001    0        0        0        1.38
1981    0        0        0        0        1.05     0.812    0.192    0.118    0.293    1.02     0.224    0.057    0.310
1982    1.08     0.458    0.005    0        0        28.4     28.8     2.49     1.09     0.053    0.118    0.001    5.23
1983    9.30     1.41     0.214    0.031    0.573    55.5     26.0     2.93     8.31     6.41     18.3     10.6     11.7
1984    3.76     1.87     0.361    0        2.61     34.6     33.9     4.52     1.39     0.013    0        0        6.91

1985    0        0        0        0        0.714    34.1     3.55     4.46     1.47     0.064    0.329    2.07     3.94
1986    1.26     0.614    0.149    0.011    0        47.4     25.8     16.3     0.285    8.95     0.320    1.88     8.67
1987    0.297    1.79     0.151    0        0        36.2     137.1    15.8     19.8     54.3     18.2     2.74     23.9
1988    0.321    0.264    0.017    0        0.083    32.0     19.9     0.371    0.001    5.78     0.458    0        4.95
1989    0        0        0        0        0        1.27     65.8     3.92     0.466    0        0        0        5.89

1990    0        0        0        0        0        0.247    0.863    0.137    1.65     0.402    0        0        0.273
1991    0        0        0        0        0        0.039    0.521    1.88     0.368    1.97     0.155    0        0.417
1992    0        0.060    0        0        1.24     29.3     1.52     1.92     2.06     2.65     0.066    0.190    3.29
1993    0        0.024    0        0        0        24.0     4.12     0.874    2.43     103.6    27.7     21.2     15.6
1994    5.09     5.04     2.52     0.796    0.723    47.6     22.1     13.5     29.4     41.0     43.4     20.1     19.4

1995    30.3     25.4     4.33     1.06     0.510    151.1    79.4     81.2     14.8     31.9     7.06     3.00     36.2
1996    1.05     0.807    0.743    0.219    0.352    0.375    251.6    47.8     14.7     3.63     0.841    0.323    26.6
1997    0.336    0.314    0.169    0.073    0.044    26.1     200.7    56.8     8.52     20.3     6.30     0.478    26.6

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