05102490 RED RIVER OF THE NORTH AT PEMBINA, ND

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Annual mean discharge
Annual flow duration

LOCATION.--Lat 48°58'17'', long 97°14'16'', in NE1/4 sec.4, T.163 N., R.51 W., Pembina County, Hydrologic Unit 09020311, on bridge crossing the Red River of the North 0.2 mi north of Pembina.
DRAINAGE AREA.--40,200 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--Water year 1985 to current year.
GAGE.--Crest-stage gage.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 141,000 ft3/s, Apr. 26, 1997, gage height, 794.39 ft.

Annual mean discharge

Annual mean discharge 05102490 RED RIVER OF THE NORTH AT PEMBINA, ND 
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                              Statistics of monthly and annual mean discharges
                                             [--, no data]
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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    --          --            --          --            --          --          --         --
November   --          --            --          --            --          --          --         --
December   --          --            --          --            --          --          --         --
January    --          --            --          --            --          --          --         --
February   --          --            --          --            --          --          --         --
March      --          --            --          --            --          --          --         --
April      --          --            --          --            --          --          --         --
May        --          --            --          --            --          --          --         --
June       --          --            --          --            --          --          --         --
July       --          --            --          --            --          --          --         --
August     --          --            --          --            --          --          --         --
September  --          --            --          --            --          --          --         --
Annual     --          --            --          --            --          --          --         --

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Annual flow duration

Annual flow duration 05102490 RED RIVER OF THE NORTH AT PEMBINA, ND 
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              Monthly and annual flow duration, in cubic feet per second [--, no data]
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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         --    --    --     --     --   --    --    --    --     --    --    --    --
  90         --    --    --     --     --   --    --    --    --     --    --    --    --
  85         --    --    --     --     --   --    --    --    --     --    --    --    --
  80         --    --    --     --     --   --    --    --    --     --    --    --    --
  75         --    --    --     --     --   --    --    --    --     --    --    --    --
  70         --    --    --     --     --   --    --    --    --     --    --    --    --
  65         --    --    --     --     --   --    --    --    --     --    --    --    --
  60         --    --    --     --     --   --    --    --    --     --    --    --    --
  55         --    --    --     --     --   --    --    --    --     --    --    --    --
  50         --    --    --     --     --   --    --    --    --     --    --    --    --
  45         --    --    --     --     --   --    --    --    --     --    --    --    --
  40         --    --    --     --     --   --    --    --    --     --    --    --    --
  35         --    --    --     --     --   --    --    --    --     --    --    --    --
  30         --    --    --     --     --   --    --    --    --     --    --    --    --
  25         --    --    --     --     --   --    --    --    --     --    --    --    --
  20         --    --    --     --     --   --    --    --    --     --    --    --    --
  15         --    --    --     --     --   --    --    --    --     --    --    --    --
  10         --    --    --     --     --   --    --    --    --     --    --    --    --
  5          --    --    --     --     --   --    --    --    --     --    --    --    --

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                            Probability of annual high discharges
                            [ng, no statistic given; --, no data]
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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       ng             --             --            --             --
  0.95         1.05       ng             --             --            --             --
  0.90         1.11       ng             --             --            --             --
  0.80         1.25       ng             --             --            --             --
  0.50         2          ng             --             --            --             --
  0.20         5          ng             --             --            --             --
  0.10         10         ng             --             --            --             --
  0.04         25         ng             --             --            --             --
  0.02         50         ng             --             --            --             --
  0.01         100        ng             --             --            --             --
  0.005        200        ng             --             --            --             --
  0.002        500        ng             --             --            --             --

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           Annual peak discharge and corresponding gage height, period of record
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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

1985    March 27     772.25    18,100     1992    April 4      764.80    15,800
1986    April 8      781.60    34,300     1993    August 16    769.99    31,900
1987    April 9      784.05    37,000     1994    April 7      767.55    26,900
1988    April 8      767.16    15,700     1995    March 30     786.40    42,000
1989    April 23     785.30    38,400     1996    April 26     790.95    66,400
1990    April 10     761.75    5,470      1997    April 26     794.39    141,000
1991    July 12      757.59    5,690

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

1997    April 26     794.39    141,000    1994    April 7      767.55    26,900
1996    April 26     790.95    66,400     1985    March 27     772.25    18,100
1995    March 30     786.40    42,000     1992    April 4      764.80    15,800
1989    April 23     785.30    38,400     1988    April 8      767.16    15,700
1987    April 9      784.05    37,000     1991    July 12      757.59    5,690
1986    April 8      781.60    34,300     1990    April 10     761.75    5,470
1993    August 16    769.99    31,900

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Monthly and annual mean discharges, in cubic feet per second Continued[--, no data]

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Year  Oct.  Nov.  Dec.  Jan.  Feb.  March  April  May  June  July  Aug.  Sept.  Annual
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