05051600 WILD RICE RIVER NEAR RUTLAND, ND


List Of Figures:

Annual mean discharge
Annual flow duration


LOCATION.--Lat 46°01'20'', long 97°30'40", in SE1/4SE1/4 sec.36, T.130 N., R.55 W., Sargent County, Hydrologic Unit 09020105, on right bank 1,000 ft upstream from bridge on county highway, 2 mi south of Rutland, and 10 mi upstream from Lake Tewaukon.
DRAINAGE AREA.--546 mi2, of which about 250 mi2 is probably noncontributing.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1959 to current year (seasonal records only since 1982).
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,197.73 ft above sea level. Prior to Dec. 11, 1960, nonrecording gage at same site and datum.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 1,270 ft3/s, Apr. 8, 1969; maximum gage height, 8.78 ft, Apr. 8, 1969; no flow at times each year.

Annual mean discharge

Annual mean streamflow for 05051600 Wild Rice River near Rutland, North Dakota
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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      4.81      1963        0           m              0.540       1.18       2.19       0.54
November     5.87      1963        0           m              0.360       1.23       3.44       0.36
December     2.90      1963        0           m              0.140       0.59       4.19       0.14
January      0.103     1963        0           m              0           0.02       4.90       0
February     1.00      1976        0           m              0.070       0.22       3.40       0.07
March        138       1966        0           m              17.7        30.6       1.73       17.6
April        348       1969        0           m              40.6        65.8       1.62       40.5
May          69.3      1986        0           m              13.4        19.0       1.41       13.4
June         61.4      1967        0           m              9.38        15.2       1.62       9.35
July         103       1993        0           m              13.6        24.7       1.82       13.5
August       47.0      1993        0           m              3.41        9.01       2.64       3.39
September    9.07      1969        0           m              1.20        2.43       2.03       1.19
Annual       44.8      1969        0           m              8.36        9.94       1.19       100
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Annual flow duration

Annual flow duration for 05051600 Wild Rice River near Rutland, North Dakota
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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       0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0
  90           0     0     0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0
  85           0     0     0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0
  80           0     0     0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0
  75           0     0     0       0.18    0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0
  70           0     0     0       1.20    0.28    0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0
  65           0     0     0       4.28    0.69    0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0
  60           0     0     0       6.94    1.30    0.20    0       0       0       0       0       0       0
  55           0     0     0       9.59    2.30    0.68    0       0       0       0       0       0       0
  50           0     0     0       13.5    4.45    1.20    0.32    0       0       0       0       0       0
  45           0     0     0       16.7    6.63    1.70    0.84    0       0       0       0       0       0
  40           0     0     0.04    20.1    8.31    3.50    2.20    0       0       0       0       0       0
  35           0     0     0.14    23.8    10.2    4.77    4.33    0.30    0       0       0       0       0.16
  30           0     0     0.39    28.0    12.4    6.94    8.09    0.92    0.08    0       0       0       0.94
  25           0     0     1.50    35.4    14.9    10.0    11.6    1.60    0.67    0       0       0       1.90
  20           0     0     8.33    48.2    18.1    13.2    15.8    2.20    2.10    0.23    0       0       4.66
  15           0     0     16.5    64.1    23.0    17.9    25.3    4.44    2.70    0.91    0.07    0       9.72
  10           0     0     36.7    91.7    36.3    29.0    47.5    7.16    4.53    2.00    0.52    0       19.0
  5            0     0     106     180     65.6    48.5    69.0    24.1    7.00    3.60    2.00    0.76    44.1
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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        ng          0             0             0              0
0.95            1.05        ng          0             0             0              0
0.90            1.11        ng          2.34          1.91          1.62           1.19
0.80            1.25        21.3        14.1          12.0          9.93           7.48
0.50            2           91.0        76.0          65.7          51.9           37.1
0.20            5           316         249           214           160            104
0.10            10          560         419           357           257            156
0.04            25          974         677           569           395            223
0.02            50          1,350       898           748           506            272
0.01            100         1,780       1,140         940           621            317
0.005           200         2,260       1,390         1,130         734            359
0.002           500         2,950       ng            ng            ng             ng
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                          Probability of annual low discharges
                               [ng, statistic not given]
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                                    Minimum average discharge (ft3/s)
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                                       Number of consecutive days
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Non-       Recur-
exceed-    rence
ance       inter-  1      3      7      14     30     60     90     120   183
prob-       val
ability   (years)
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0.05       20      ng     ng     ng     ng     ng     ng     ng     0     0
0.10       10      ng     ng     ng     ng     ng     ng     ng     0     0
0.20       5       ng     ng     ng     ng     ng     ng     ng     0     0
0.50       2       ng     ng     ng     ng     ng     ng     ng     0     0
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                        Probability of seasonal low discharges
                               [ng, statistic not given]
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                                        Minimum average discharge (ft3/s)
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                                           Number of consecutive days
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   Non-       Recurrence
exceedance     interval    1      7      14    30       1      7    14     30
probability    (years)
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                          December-January-February          March-April-May
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0.05           20          ng     ng     ng    ng       ng     0     0     0
0.10           10          ng     ng     ng    ng       ng     0     0     0
0.20           5           ng     ng     ng    ng       ng     0     0     0
0.50           2           ng     ng     ng    ng       ng     0     0     0.518

                              June-July-August         September-October-November
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0.05           20           0     0      0     0        0      0     0     0
0.10           10           0     0      0     0        0      0     0     0
0.20           5            0     0      0     0        0      0     0     0
0.50           2            0     0      0     0        0      0     0     0
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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

1960     April 15    4.80     102        1978    March 29       7.64     600
1961     March 27    2.25     2.50       1979    April 21       5.39     365
1962     July 6      5.69     135        1980    March 23       4.50     130
1963     April 4     4.19     68.0       1981    --             --       0
1964     April 25    3.52     46.0       1982    April 17       2.88     20.0
1965     April 13    4.80     173        1983    October 9      2.45     7.60
1966     March 15    7.12     660        1984    March 28       4.62     150
1967     June 15     5.39     257        1985    March 18       3.20     38.0
1968     April 7     3.86     91.0       1986    April 20       5.51     361
1969     April 8     8.77     1,270      1987    March 30       4.06     138
1970     June 16     3.21     39.0       1988    February 27    --       1.00
1971     March 16    4.04     70.0       1989    March 31       8.47     700
1972     March 18    6.64     435        1990    --             --       0
1973     March 26    2.47     13.0       1991    July 3         3.29     25.0
1974     March 20    2.93     30.0       1992    June 22        3.50     25.0
1975     July 1      4.52     133        1993    March 28       6.12     300
1976     March 23    5.37     200        1994    March 21       7.08     400
1977     --        --         0

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

1969     April 8     8.77     1,270      1968    April 7        3.86     91.0
1989     March 31    8.47     700        1971    March 16       4.04     70.0
1966     March 15    7.12     660        1963    April 4        4.19     68.0
1978     March 29    7.64     600        1964    April 25       3.52     46.0
1972     March 18    6.64     435        1970    June 16        3.21     39.0
1994     March 21    7.08     400        1985    March 18       3.20     38.0
1979     April 21    5.39     365        1974    March 20       2.93     30.0
1986     April 20    5.51     361        1991    July 3         3.29     25.0
1993     March 28    6.12     300        1992    June 22        3.50     25.0
1967     June 15     5.39     257        1982    April 17       2.88     20.0
1976     March 23    5.37     200        1973    March 26       2.47     13.0
1965     April 13    4.80     173        1983    October 9      2.45     7.60
1984     March 28    4.62     150        1961    March 27       2.25     2.50
1987     March 30    4.06     138        1988    February 27    --       1.00
1962     July 6      5.69     135        1977    --             --       0
1975     July 1      4.52     133        1981    --             --       0
1980     March 23    4.50     130        1990    --             --       0
1960     April 15    4.80     102
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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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1960    0        0        0        0        0        0.184    41.8     1.51     0.207    0.058    0        0        3.59
1961    0        0        0        0        0        0.623    0.353    0.552    0.007    0        0        0        0.129
1962    0        0        0        0        0        3.10     40.5     23.2     52.0     64.2     11.2     3.26     16.5
1963    4.81     5.87     2.90     0.103    0        7.96     20.5     14.4     24.3     9.59     4.05     3.89     8.21
1964    2.79     1.68     0.410    0        0        1.01     25.6     11.7     10.1     9.20     1.22     0.790    5.36

1965    0        0        0        0        0        0        64.0     16.3     14.9     11.0     0.648    0        8.86
1966    0        0        0        0        0        138.0    25.2     20.0     8.12     6.80     4.90     0.406    17.2
1967    1.24     0.095    0.006    0        0        23.5     38.1     35.0     61.4     27.5     1.13     0        15.7
1968    0        0        0        0        0        0.111    8.46     11.7     7.29     6.88     0        1.15     2.97
1969    0.445    0.076    0.060    0        0        0        347.5    64.3     48.4     46.3     24.7     9.07     44.8

1970    2.15     0.872    0.023    0        0        1.70     16.9     16.6     16.1     1.86     0        0        4.68
1971    0        0        0        0        0        9.88     3.90     0.208    0.419    0.023    0        0        1.21
1972    0        0        0        0        0        83.9     20.9     58.3     16.0     1.98     2.55     0        15.5
1973    0        0        0        0        0        5.15     2.11     0.006    0        0        0        0        0.612
1974    0        0        0        0        0        7.81     6.93     2.32     0.793    0        0        0        1.50

1975    0        0        0        0        0        0        1.72     8.22     6.71     28.2     0.983    3.52     4.16
1976    0.224    0.001    0        0        1.00     48.9     18.6     1.81     0        0        0        0        5.91
1977    0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0
1978    0        0        0        0        0        36.9     113.4    9.47     6.13     78.0     0.595    0        20.4

1979    0        0        0        0        0        0        111.4    20.6     4.42     1.63     1.84     0.268    11.6
1980    0        0        0        0        0        28.0     19.0     0.354    0.201    0        0        0        3.98
1981    0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0        0
1982    0        0        0        0        0        0.133    10.3     1.14     0.056    0.105    0.73     0.776    1.04
1983    1.79     --       --       --       --       0.028    0        0        0        0        0        0        --

1984    0        0        0        0        0.555    18.3     43.3     8.96     5.06     3.54     0.834    0        6.69
1985    --       --       --       --       --       9.39     6.05     0.652    0.110    0        0        0        --
1986    --       --       --       --       --       0.955    92.3     69.3     11.6     44.7     12.6     7.07     --
1987    --       --       --       --       --       39.2     35.5     11.4     3.21     0        0        0        --
1988    --       --       --       --       0.093    0.046    0        0        0        0        0        0        --

1989    --       --       --       --       --       40.7     149.2    8.53     1.67     0.114    0        0        --
1990    --       --       --       --       --       0        0        0        0        0        0        0        --
1991    --       --       --       --       --       0        0        0        1.63     9.16     1.77     0        --
1992    --       --       --       --       --       0.343    0.191    0.237    6.80     8.36     0.514    0.723    --
1993    --       --       --       --       --       29.2     68.4     7.23     16.4     102.6    47.0     8.44     --
1994    --       --       --       --       --       83.2     89.7     45.6     4.41     14.0     2.69     2.62     --
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