05054000 RED RIVER OF THE NORTH AT FARGO, ND


List Of Figures:

Annual mean discharge
Annual flow duration - period of record
Annual flow duration - pre-regulation period
Annual flow duration - post-regulation period

LOCATION.--Lat 46°51'40'', long 96°47'00", in NW1/4NE1/4 sec.18, T.139 N., R.48 W., Cass County, Hydrologic Unit 09020104, at waterplant on 4th St. S. in Fargo, 25 mi upstream from mouth of Sheyenne River, and at mile 453.
DRAINAGE AREA.--6,800 mi2, approximately.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--May 1901 to current year. Published as "at Moorhead, Minn.", 1901. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in Water-Supply Paper 1308.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 861.8 ft above sea level. Oct. 1, 1960, to Sept. 30, 1962, water-stage recorder at present site at datum 5.6 ft higher. See Water-Supply Paper 1728 or 1913 for history of changes prior to Oct. 1, 1960.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 25,300 ft3/s, Apr. 15, 1969; maximum gage height, 37.34 ft, Apr. 15, 1969; no flow for many days in each year during 1932-41, Sept. 30 and Oct. 1-2, 1970, and Oct. 10-19, 1976.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--Flood of Apr. 7, 1897, reached a stage of 40.1 ft present datum, discharge, 25,000 ft3/s at site 1.5 mi downstream.

Annual mean discharge

Annual mean discharge for 05054000 Red River of the North at Fargo, North Dakota
Period of record, 1902-94
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                        Statistics of monthly and annual mean discharges, period of record
                                    [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      1,740     1994          0         m              306         306        1.00       4.29
November     942       1907          0         1937           266         221        0.83       3.73
December     800       1987          0         1938           220         185        0.84       3.08
January      740       1986          0         m              202         167        0.83       2.84
February     778       1987          0.179     1933           202         160        0.79       2.84
March        3,760     1966          26.8      1937           661         680        1.03       9.27
April        9,920     1969          102       1934           1,700       1,940      1.14       23.8
May          4,590     1986          8.12      1934           995         860        0.86       14.0
June         5,120     1962          2.87      1936           1,010       883        0.88       14.1
July         5,690     1962          0         m              847         1,080      1.27       11.9
August       3,290     1993          0         m              411         516        1.25       5.77
September    2,280     1993          0         m              316         371        1.17       4.43
Annual       1,930     1986          17.5      1934           596         451        0.76       100
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Annual flow duration, period of record

Annual flow duration for 05054000 Red River of the North at Fargo, North Dakota
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                        Monthly and annual flow duration, in cubic feet per second, period of record
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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           8.43    12.8    48.9     156      88.7     54.4     20.7     2.00     0.49     4.14    7.89    6.39    13.7
  90           24.3    26.5    84.1     236      201      143      63.7     23.0     13.7     23.8    27.0    21.8    38.1
  85           37.5    39.7    115      306      269      189      105      39.1     30.6     49.2    49.4    37.7    66.0
  80           49.2    64.9    152      363      323      243      153      61.9     48.4     68.5    73.6    58.6    94.0
  75           68.7    80.6    177      418      376      304      201      91.9     69.7     86.8    92.0    72.1    122
  70           85.1    92.7    204      474      429      371      251      124      93.1     107     109     92.0    152
  65           103     109     234      532      490      441      302      154      113      132     125     107     182
  60           126     126     270      610      561      518      356      182      138      156     141     122     217
  55           143     146     315      698      632      599      412      209      165      182     164     146     252
  50           160     168     357      797      730      712      481      245      190      212     190     168     298
  45           186     191     398      912      828      824      571      288      216      247     226     190     349
  40           214     215     440      1,050    931      942      669      340      270      288     268     215     403
  35           240     240     485      1,250    1,040    1,060    779      401      327      333     315     244     468
  30           266     265     530      1,490    1,140    1,180    896      466      378      382     361     280     532
  25           298     296     602      1,810    1,290    1,400    1,060    538      433      435     404     325     639
  20           352     329     718      2,260    1,520    1,620    1,220    616      504      492     447     380     778
  15           406     364     891      2,770    1,790    1,930    1,480    769      576      562     520     440     1,000
  10           462     430     1,290    3,920    2,120    2,260    1,810    984      746      736     597     514     1,360
  5            559     544     2,730    6,800    2,750    3,040    2,790    1,360    1,010    914     744     618     2,170
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                     Probability of annual high discharges, period of record
                                  [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)1
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  0.99         1.01         301         264           220           176            138
  0.95         1.05         609         531           449           356            285
  0.90         1.11         884         770           655           517            416
  0.80         1.25         1,380       1,200         1,030         810            652
  0.50         2            3,210       2,810         2,450         1,900          1,500
  0.20         5            7,330       6,500         5,780         4,410          3,320
  0.10         10           11,200      10,000        9,010         6,830          4,970
  0.04         25           17,600      15,900        14,500        10,900         7,560
  0.02         50           23,400      21,400        19,600        14,600         9,860
  0.01         100          30,300      27,900        25,700        19,100         12,500
  0.005        200          38,300      35,600        33,000        24,300         15,400
  0.002        500          50,800      ng            ng            ng             ng
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1Historic adjustment made to Log Pearson Type III peak frequency.

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                  Probability of annual low discharges, period of record
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                                    Minimum average discharge (ft3/s)
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                                       Number of consecutive days
                    ________________________________________________________________

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       0      0       0      0      0      0.407   3.61   6.28   6.16
0.10       10       0      0.371   1.32   2.24   2.70   4.82    12.1   17.4   18.5
0.20       5        11.0   12.6    18.0   18.9   22.5   26.0    35.4   43.8   54.6
0.50       2        59.8   64.9    71.8   90.7   121    150    1151    153    214
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1Graphical interpretation.

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                   Probability of seasonal low discharges, period of record
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                                          Minimum average discharge (ft3/s)
                            _____________________________________________________________

                                             Number of consecutive days
                            _____________________________________________________________

   Non-       Recurrence
exceedance     interval     1     7     14    30             1    7    14   30
probability    (years)
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                            December-January-February              March-April-May
                            __________________________        ___________________________

0.05           20           0      0      0       1.84        7.15    18.2   18.5   56.5
0.10           10           9.66   14.4   17.3   121.0        22.8    37.7   45.0   91.8
0.20           5            28.7   36.4   40.7   145.0        62.2    79.0   105    156
0.50           2            102    113    119     153         211     220    290    370

                                June-July-August              September-October-November
                            __________________________        ___________________________

0.05           20           0      0      0.331   6.27        0       0      0      0.390
0.10           10           7.24   13.0  117.8    22.5        0.255   5.01  16.80   8.58
0.20           5            27.0   38.9   42.3    61.4        14.2    22.8   24.8   37.1
0.50           2            135    158    242     245         91.5    108    152    188
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1Graphical interpretation.

Pre-regulation period, 1902-41
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                     Statistics of monthly and annual mean discharges, pre-regulation period
                                    [m, more than 1 year of occurrence]
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                  Maximum                  Minimum                              Mean
           ______________________   ______________________   _____________________________________________

                       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      1,030     1917          0         m             266          288        1.08       5.51
November     942       1907          0         1937          230          236        1.02       4.77
December     600       1907          0         1938          166          175        1.05       3.44
January      504       1907          0         m             133          138        1.04       2.75
February     367       1907          0.179     1933          119          110        0.92       2.47
March        2,130     1910          26.8      1937          522          528        1.01       10.8
April        6,080     1916          102       1934          971          1,140      1.17       20.1
May          2,540     1916          8.12      1934          642          547        0.85       13.3
June         2,200     1907          2.87      1936          647          590        0.91       13.4
July         5,460     1916          0         m             562          907        1.62       11.6
August       1,850     1916          0         m             308          410        1.33       6.38
September    1,250     1916          0         m             261          318        1.22       5.42
Annual       1,850     1916          17.5      1934          403          374        0.93       100
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Annual flow duration, pre-regulation period

Annual flow duration for 05054000 Red River of the North at Fargo, North Dakota
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                       Monthly and annual flow duration, in cubic feet per second, pre-regulation period
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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           0.05    0.05    32.6     90.0     50.1     11.5     0.49     0.49     0.05    0.05    0.05    0       0.49
  90           4.83    9.13    46.5     153      92.3     50.3     16.1     0.49     0.05    4.22    4.94    0.32    12.4
  85           14.2    18.4    59.8     205      156      110      40.7     10.2     6.12    13.4    16.6    14.0    25.7
  80           22.1    24.3    77.3     256      209      151      69.6     22.5     13.4    23.7    26.1    20.6    39.5
  75           32.8    33.1    98.0     308      263      188      94.1     30.5     23.6    39.7    39.4    29.4    55.6
  70           37.0    38.0    121      344      305      229      120      43.3     42.5    54.8    54.3    36.4    75.7
  65           41.0    44.1    143      383      341      278      162      60.2     64.4    76.9    76.7    44.9    98.6
  60           46.4    52.1    162      431      378      328      199      89.4     86.4    95.1    94.9    61.1    127
  55           53.1    69.5    197      478      426      381      236      115      105     110     114     74.0    162
  50           71.6    79.0    272      524      474      433      274      143      130     146     134     87.4    203
  45           89.4    88.3    372      585      527      494      312      174      163     192     154     114     250
  40           111     101     407      653      594      559      370      213      206     227     210     140     304
  35           137     115     440      741      661      624      429      268      254     285     266     186     358
  30           171     144     474      892      748      755      527      385      336     373     345     243     420
  25           223     204     545      1,110    857      890      649      462      388     443     389     290     481
  20           274     228     634      1,340    977      1,040    825      521      438     495     429     331     585
  15           308     253     791      1,880    1,140    1,190    1,080    621      553     560     476     382     720
  10           356     294     1,100    2,640    1,340    1,570    1,360    878      756     760     582     467     963
  5            419     343     2,000    3,020    1,880    2,160    1,860    1,260    994     889     733     584     1,400
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                    Probability of annual high discharges, pre-regulation period
                                  [ng, statistic not given]
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                                                       Maximum average discharge
                                                               (ft3/s)
                                       ___________________________________________________________

             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         213           174           138            106
  0.95         1.05         436         404           340           270            208
  0.90         1.11         615         563           482           382            295
  0.80         1.25         922         834           727           576            446
  0.50         2            1,920       1,730         1,550         1,220          956
  0.20         5            3,830       3,460         3,160         2,470          1,970
  0.10         10           5,390       4,910         4,510         3,520          2,840
  0.04         25           7,660       7,070         6,530         5,060          4,140
  0.02         50           9,530       8,900         8,240         6,360          5,250
  0.01         100          11,600      10,900        10,100        7,770          6,470
  0.005        200          13,700      13,100        12,200        9,310          7,820
  0.002        500          16,800      ng            ng            ng             ng
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                          Probability of annual low discharges, pre-regulation period
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                                    Minimum average discharge (ft3/s)
                    ________________________________________________________________

                                       Number of consecutive days
                    ________________________________________________________________

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       0      0      0      0      0       0       0      0      1.42
0.10       10       0      0      0      0      0       0.119   2.30   4.37   4.87
0.20       5        0      0      0      0      0.712   3.64    9.93   15.0   17.5
0.50       2        35.4   40.6   47.2   51.8   74.0    63.6    66.7   79.0   111
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                  Probability of seasonal low discharges, pre-regulation period
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                                          Minimum average discharge (ft3/s)
                            _____________________________________________________________

                                             Number of consecutive days
                            _____________________________________________________________

   Non-       Recurrence
exceedance     interval       1     7     14    30             1    7    14   30
probability    (years)
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                             December-January-February              March-April-May
                            ___________________________       ___________________________

0.05           20           0      0      0       0           0       5.71   6.08   29.2
0.10           10           0      0      0       0           8.92    14.9   16.9   51.2
0.20           5            6.21   10.7   13.8    15.7        26.8    36.4   47.6   95.0
0.50           2            48.7   55.8   59.4    64.0        120     137    195    259

                                June-July-August              September-October-November
                            ___________________________       ___________________________

0.05           20           0      0      0       0           0       0      0      0
0.10           10           0      0      0.004   3.63        0       0      0      0
0.20           5            8.61   12.6  116.4    20.2        0.896   5.19  17.34   9.49
0.50           2            80.9   98.3   139    1160         60.2    80.4   111    133
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1Graphical interpretation.

Post-regulation period

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                      Statistics of monthly and annual mean discharges, post-regulation period
                                    [m, more than 1 year of occurrence]
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                  Maximum                  Minimum                              Mean
           ______________________   ______________________   _____________________________________________

                       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
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________

October      1,740     1994          3.77      1977           336         318        0.95       3.78
November     893       1987          12.0      1977           293         207        0.70       3.30
December     800       1987          11.7      1977           261         184        0.71       2.93
January      740       1986          14.8      1977           255         169        0.66       2.87
February     778       1987          19.0      1977           265         163        0.62       2.98
March        3,760     1966          85.2      1977           766         763        1.00       8.62
April        9,920     1969          194       1977           2,250       2,230      0.99       25.3
May          4,590     1986          77.1      1977           1,260       957        0.76       14.2
June         5,120     1962          91.1      1977           1,280       973        0.76       14.4
July         5,690     1962          63.0      1988           1,070       1,150      1.08       12.0
August       3,290     1993          18.5      1977           491         576        1.17       5.53
September    2,280     1993          12.3      1976           359         406        1.13       4.03
Annual       1,930     1986          64.7      1977           741         454        0.61       100
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Annual flow duration, post-regulation period

Annual flow duration for 05054000 Red River of the North at Fargo, North Dakota
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                         Monthly and annual flow duration, in cubic feet per second, post-regulation period
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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           64.0    81.3    119      266      242      168      102      44.7     25.9     50.8    53.8    53.0    63.5
  90           77.9    92.6    164      350      320      224      162      74.0     44.5     65.7    80.6    74.5    96.9
  85           92.3    112     192      421      385      300      223      112      67.0     86.6    96.7    91.8    124
  80           112     125     212      490      447      393      286      142      90.5     108     112     106     151
  75           131     139     232      564      539      483      351      167      112      128     126     119     178
  70           145     157     255      660      636      602      410      189      132      148     140     133     208
  65           159     176     279      743      730      701      469      213      155      168     157     157     239
  60           174     193     319      831      823      794      538      238      176      189     175     174     273
  55           193     209     362      927      904      884      612      265      195      217     196     188     321
  50           214     230     404      1,060    985      983      686      315      214      246     226     202     369
  45           232     250     438      1,250    1,070    1,080    769      360      264      278     261     219     420
  40           248     272     468      1,470    1,180    1,250    866      402      322      311     296     239     472
  35           272     296     498      1,690    1,320    1,430    995      443      367      347     337     275     544
  30           306     319     555      1,950    1,450    1,570    1,140    524      407      382     377     325     645
  25           351     345     628      2,290    1,640    1,720    1,300    609      454      425     412     371     775
  20           400     376     796      2,800    1,840    1,940    1,480    700      504      469     460     418     930
  15           444     420     995      3,840    2,110    2,180    1,680    821      605      541     526     473     1,220
  10           507     498     1,490    5,850    2,520    2,550    2,080    995      756      680     615     528     1,670
  5            611     627     3,070    9,190    3,250    3,420    3,270    1,270    1,010    927     755     628     2,480
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                    Probability of annual high discharges, post-regulation period
                                  [ng, statistic not given]
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                                                       Maximum average discharge
                                                               (ft3/s)
                                       ___________________________________________________________

             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         522         391           319           252            222
  0.95         1.05         1,010       814           670           524            447
  0.90         1.11         1,430       1,190         985           765            640
  0.80         1.25         2,150       1,860         1,550         1,200          977
  0.50         2            4,590       4,210         3,610         2,750          2,120
  0.20         5            9,500       9,130         8,080         6,100          4,390
  0.10         10           13,700      13,400        12,100        9,110          6,320
  0.04         25           20,100      20,000        18,500        13,800         9,190
  0.02         50           25,600      25,700        24,100        18,000         11,600
  0.01         100          31,700      32,100        30,500        22,700         14,300
  0.005        200          38,500      39,100        37,700        28,100         17,200
  0.002        500          48,500      ng            ng            ng             ng
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                Probability of annual low discharges, post-regulation period
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                                    Minimum average discharge (ft3/s)
                    ________________________________________________________________

                                       Number of consecutive days
                    ________________________________________________________________

Non-       Recur-
exceed-    rence
ance       inter-   1      3      7      14      30     60     90     120    183
prob-       val
ability   (years)
____________________________________________________________________________________

0.05       20       1.83   4.06   9.63  113.6   17.6   29.0   36.3   40.5   49.9
0.10       10       8.85   10.6   17.9  123.7   29.5   44.8   54.9   61.0   73.6
0.20       5        23.9   25.9   33.7   40.7   52.4   72.5   86.8   95.8   113
0.50       2        85.3   89.5   92.9   130    133    161    184    200    232
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1Graphical interpretation.

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              Probability of seasonal low discharges, post-regulation record
                               [ng, statistic not given]
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                                        Minimum average discharge (ft3/s)
                            _________________________________________________________

                                           Number of consecutive days
                            _________________________________________________________

   Non-       Recurrence
exceedance     interval       1     7     14     30          1       7     14     30
probability    (years)
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                            December-January-February           March-April-May
                            _________________________       __________________________

0.05           20           30.4   34.8   36.7   40.9        ng     59.9   75.8   154
0.10           10           44.0   51.2   54.5   60.6        ng     93.7   112    186
0.20           5            67.0   78.9   84.7   93.5        ng     148    169    237
0.50           2            138    163    175    191         ng     278    304    403

                                June-July-August            September-October-November
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0.05           20           11.2   21.8   33.1   55.2        8.54   11.9  116.8   21.7
0.10           10           23.7   38.3   53.9   82.9        19.5   22.7  130.4   38.2
0.20           5            53.2   72.2   93.7   133         35.7   43.3   52.2   70.6
0.50           2            187    209    242    308         93.0   121    173    186
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1Graphical interpretation.

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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

11882    April 11    36.80    20,000     1945    March 22    20.70    7,700
11897    April 7     39.10    25,000     1946    March 27    17.13    5,970
1902     May 23      9.50     1,180      1947    April 15    22.93    9,300
1903     April 6     12.90    2,450      1948    April 10    12.45    3,390
1904     April 20    20.30    5,220      1949    July 12     11.27    2,660
1905     May 17      17.40    4,250      1950    April 7     20.88    7,800
1906     April 9     14.50    3,050      1951    April 11    20.73    8,010
1907     March 31    28.80    7,000      1952    April 16    28.79    16,300
1908     June 13     13.70    2,600      1953    June 1      18.05    6,720
1909     May 30    --         1,780      1954    July 4      10.53    1,920
1910     March 19    22.20    5,000      1955    April 4     11.12    2,760
1911     April 11    7.70     608        1956    April 16    12.54    3,870
1912     May 14      9.60     1,100      1957    April 24    11.10    2,540
1913     July 8      10.90    1,560      1958    July 6      10.90    2,280
1914     June 12     16.10    3,140      1959    July 8      10.42    1,250
1915     July 3      9.73     3,130      1960    April 8     12.48    3,900
1916     July 11   --         7,740      1961    June 9      9.24     1,020
1917     April 3     17.80    5,240      1962    June 14     22.83    9,580
1918     March 31    6.87     874        1963    June 14     19.97    4,930
1919     April 6     6.50     680        1964    April 18    16.22    2,400
1920     March 28    17.20    6,200      1965    April 15    30.50    11,400
1921     April 6     8.40     1,970      1966    March 22    30.16    10,700
1922     April 11    14.70    5,200      1967    June 19     22.34    5,900
1923     June 29     11.60    3,960      1968    April 30    14.71    788
1924     April 30    6.20     530        1969    April 15    37.34    25,300
1925     June 21     7.00     940        1970    June 18     16.27    2,480
1926     March 24    8.00     1,600      1971    July 7      15.87    1,910
1927     March 19    9.10     2,650      1972    March 24    25.36    7,250
1928     March 28    13.30    3,840      1973    March 15    16.41    1,950
1929     March 20    12.80    4,440      1974    April 14    20.25    4,150
1930     March 17    10.00    1,340      1975    July 4      33.26    13,200
1931     April 3     8.55     365        1976    March 30    18.70    3,200
1932     April 11    9.45     875        1977    July 4      14.99    878
1933     April 5     9.04     605        1978    April 2     34.41    17,500
1934     April 10    8.55     323        1979    April 19    34.93    17,300
1935     March 20    9.72     942        1980    April 5     20.74    5,470
1936     April 14    9.90     1,050      1981    May 24      15.84    1,710
1937     April 12    10.17    1,390      1982    April 4     25.07    5,920
1938     May 2       10.02    1,350      1983    July 4      15.99    1,750
1939     March 31    13.00    3,870      1984    April 1     28.27    9,550
1940     April 8     9.63     1,030      1985    June 5      20.08    4,690
1941     April 3     10.10    1,390      1986    April 2     27.19    8,640
1942     June 11     12.27    3,380      1987    March 27    17.75    3,300
1943     April 7     28.40    16,000     1988    March 11    15.10    981
1944     June 10     14.26    4,150      1989    April 9     35.39    18,900
1990     June 2      15.40    1,220      1993    April 5     28.27    10,100
1991     July 6      16.99    2,630      1994    April 3     26.69    11,200
1992     June 19     16.93    2,590

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

1969     April 15    37.34    25,300     1960    April 8     12.48    3,900
11897    April 7     39.10    25,000     1939    March 31    13.00    3,870
11882    April 11    36.80    20,000     1956    April 16    12.54    3,870
1989     April 9     35.39    18,900     1928    March 28    13.30    3,840
1978     April 2     34.41    17,500     1948    April 10    12.45    3,390
1979     April 19    34.93    17,300     1942    June 11     12.27    3,380
1952     April 16    28.79    16,300     1987    March 27    17.75    3,300
1943     April 7     28.40    16,000     1976    March 30    18.70    3,200
1975     July 4      33.26    13,200     1914    June 12     16.10    3,140
1965     April 15    30.50    11,400     1915    July 3      9.73     3,130
1994     April 3     26.69    11,200     1906    April 9     14.50    3,050
1966     March 22    30.16    10,700     1955    April 4     11.12    2,760
1993     April 5     28.27    10,100     1949    July 12     11.27    2,660
1962     June 14     22.83    9,580      1927    March 19    9.10     2,650
1984     April 1     28.27    9,550      1991    July 6      16.99    2,630
1947     April 15    22.93    9,300      1908    June 13     13.70    2,600
1986     April 2     27.19    8,640      1992    June 19     16.93    2,590
1951     April 11    20.73    8,010      1957    April 24    11.10    2,540
1950     April 7     20.88    7,800      1970    June 18     16.27    2,480
1916     July 11   --         7,740      1903    April 6     12.90    2,450
1945     March 22    20.70    7,700      1964    April 18    16.22    2,400
1972     March 24    25.36    7,250      1958    July 6      10.90    2,280
1907     May 30      28.80    7,000      1921    April 6     8.40     1,970
1953     June 1      18.05    6,720      1973    March 15    16.41    1,950
1920     March 28    17.20    6,200      1954    July 4      10.53    1,920
1946     March 27    17.13    5,970      1971    July 7      15.87    1,910
1982     April 4     25.07    5,920      1909    May 30    --         1,780
1967     June 19     22.34    5,900      1983    July        15.99    1,750
1980     April 5     20.74    5,470      1981    May 24      15.84    1,710
1917     April 3     17.80    5,240      1926    March 24    8.00     1,600
1904     April 20    20.30    5,220      1913    July 8      10.90    1,560
1922     April 11    14.70    5,200      1937    April 12    10.17    1,390
1910     March 19    22.20    5,000      1941    April 3     10.10    1,390
1963     June 14     19.97    4,930      1938    May 2       10.02    1,350
1985     June 5      20.08    4,690      1930    March 17    10.00    1,340
1929     March 20    12.80    4,440      1959    July 8      10.42    1,250
1905     May 17      17.40    4,250      1990    June 2      15.40    1,220
1944     June 10     14.26    4,150      1902    May 23      9.50     1,180
1974     April 14    20.25    4,150      1912    May 14      9.60     1,100
1923     June 29     11.60    3,960      1936    April 14    9.90     1,050
1940     April 8     9.63     1,030      1968    April 30    14.71    788
1961     June 9      9.24     1,020      1919    April 6     6.50     680
1988     March 11    15.10    981        1911    April 11    7.70     608
1935     March 20    9.72     942        1933    April 5     9.04     605
1925     June 21     7.00     940        1924    April 30    6.20     530
1977     July 4      14.99    878        1931    April 3     8.55     365
1932     April 11    9.45     875        1934    April 10    8.55     323
1918     March 31    6.87     874

1Historic data, not used in statistics.

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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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 1901  --       --       --       --       --       --        --       --         464.7    517.2    466.0     352.1  --
 1902    380.1    305.0    257.0    228.0    198.0    432.0     469.0    732.3    904.0    676.2    462.6     327.7    449.1
 1903    275.1    297.5    150.0    150.0    100.0    150.0     1,260    565.8    459.6    363.1    268.0     317.2    362.8
 1904    471.2    438.0    293.0    260.0    243.0    374.0     2,590    1,043    1,269    1,123    501.8     452.5    752.9
 1905    488.3    427.6    244.0    150.0    101.0    400.0     583.6    1,689    1,017    1,097    1,183     989.4    701.8

 1906    846.9    739.0    584.0    394.0    301.0    600.0     2,053    1,628    1,678    1,547    1,288     1,074    1,064
 1907    939.7    942.0    600.0    504.0    367.0    1,540     2,920    1,373    2,201    1,010    568.1     428.3    1,117
 1908    456.0    399.8    315.0    290.0    250.0    500.0     1,100    691.3    1,725    1,264    695.9     461.8    678.7
 1909    414.4    360.0    300.0    190.0    140.0    377.0     947.3    937.3    1,113    609.3    684.9     791.0    573.0
 1910    761.6    574.0    488.0    407.0    324.0    2,126     1,425    966.5    491.2    220.0    85.3      47.9     662.8

 1911    58.3     45.0     37.0     33.0     32.0     245.6     370.4    282.8    240.1    101.6    166.4     160.2    148.0
 1912    244.8    135.0    120.0    89.0     80.0     89.0      564.1    727.5    528.3    482.7    330.3     223.8    301.8
 1913    248.5    250.0    190.0    110.0    80.0     150.0     461.2    360.7    339.1    637.8    268.2     421.0    294.0
 1914    493.6    436.3    351.7    290.0    200.0    327.1     666.0    876.5    1,550    1,013    510.5     541.5    605.9
 1915    582.7    532.0    410.0    340.0    310.0    390.0     1,004    788.3    1,528    1,904    1,056     789.8    805.2

 1916    793.7    571.4    400.0    265.0    254.0    646.0     6,075    2,542    2,118    5,455    1,848     1,248    1,853
 1917    1,028    631.0    488.0    419.0    363.0    924.0     3,175    1,805    721.8    330.2    143.6     90.4     843.8
 1918    107.5    132.0    86.3     42.0     32.6     342.3     376.4    444.8    440.3    251.5    186.2     116.0    214.1
 1919    95.5     123.6    102.0    77.2     77.5     276.1     463.1    467.7    398.3    293.7    282.3     209.0    239.5
 1920    188.8    252.3    153.7    155.0    150.0    1,678     888.1    928.6    1,218    960.2    497.8     458.0    629.2

 1921    466.2    413.8    305.5    216.9    244.2    480.3     738.5    513.1    612.9    254.3    183.1     139.6    380.8
 1922    144.9    95.2     70.0     25.0     23.1     1,856     2,643    1,073    694.8    308.7    88.5      37.0     589.8
 1923    40.4     96.4     58.4     49.4     31.2     57.0      1,104    543.6    861.2    533.3    91.2      68.2     294.1
 1924    87.8     93.4     72.7     52.0     50.0     72.0      266.9    302.5    204.9    165.4    85.1      91.5     128.7
 1925    162.0    124.2    54.5     37.1     39.9     158.4     296.6    236.1    563.9    283.9    138.4     129.0    185.5

 1926    147.0    117.0    64.2     48.3     62.7     474.2     352.0    203.8    172.3    57.6     47.9      55.3     150.7
 1927    102.5    76.1     45.9     39.7     70.3     845.8     918.3    519.8    629.1    343.1    1,86.5    228.1    334.5
 1928    208.5    174.3    95.2     96.0     86.9     949.0     499.4    370.8    295.4    293.8    78.2      113.3    272.8
 1929    136.4    153.0    123.2    75.6     70.3     1,421     513.5    357.0    173.5    75.2     23.3      24.6     264.3
 1930    53.7     62.2     33.7     36.5     148.8    710.9     398.3    590.1    290.2    145.2    38.3      16.2     211.0

 1931    30.5     37.7     24.6     21.1     39.3     128.0     190.4    167.6    132.0    64.8     20.8      15.6     72.7
 1932    26.6     28.0     21.6     36.1     47.3     134.9     231.8    55.6     33.2     7.73     0         8.78     52.4
 1933    14.1     6.74     1.93     0        0.179    129.3     206.8    73.6     51.1     15.3     1.59      .077     41.8
 1934    4.72     2.49     13.3     14.0     20.5     43.0      102.1    8.12     3.31     0        0         0        17.5
 1935    0        ,.590    0.574    0        11.7     386.3     151.5    112.6    86.7     183.7    32.5      8.45     82.0


 1936    4.88     1.91     0.587    13.9     5.81     161.3     428.0    86.7     2.87     0        0         0        58.6
 1937    0        0        4.23     4.40     .971     26.8      444.6    252.7    183.4    107.5    55.7      139.3    101.5
 1938    89.0     59.0     0        5.34     104.9    236.4     163.6    425.7    330.1    98.9     18.5      57.7     125.5
 1939    29.0     19.1     21.8     93.9     98.1     739.3     705.6    213.0    130.4    85.4     12.0      0        179.2
 1940    9.85     17.4     14.0     1.08     8.57     40.1      446.6    384.4    185.5    15.1     3.20      0        93.5

 1941    5.71     35.0     37.7     42.7     87.0     252.4     644.3    324.4    485.3    130.0    25.3      81.5     178.6
 1942    93.1     125.1    98.2     112.1    109.7    190.0     325.6    1,299    1,665    988.8    469.9     608.2    508.4
 1943    530.4    431.7    314.1    318.9    272.0    463.6     6,164    1,860    2,803    1,765    770.8     428.2    1,340
 1944    400.9    371.2    290.5    202.2    163.2    255.3     868.2    1,196    2,128    2,013    689.3     769.8    779.6
 1945    745.1    730.1    510.2    430.9    389.2    2,814     1,671    999.3    1,107    375.4    155.0     134.4    841.4

 1946    218.3    248.2    219.4    186.8    112.8    1,550     1,347    639.8    420.4    705.6    598.9     503.8    565.6
 1947    578.3    535.2    490.4    413.8    338.8    513.2     3,537    1,881    1,612    1,149    247.4     201.7    957.6
 1948    217.1    204.6    183.0    140.2    103.3    215.7     1,806    1,619    625.4    273.7    217.8     172.1    481.1
 1949    141.4    103.7    63.3     65.3     86.3     180.9     717.8    251.2    224.5    871.9    229.8     88.4     253.1
 1950    78.7     80.5     95.6     88.3     133.6    527.2     3,669    3,320    1,768    1,521    768.4     213.7    1,025

 1951    145.1    96.7     116.8    153.4    153.2    255.5     3,233    1,712    1,114    632.7    388.1     341.2    694.2
 1952    349.0    338.2    511.5    528.9    535.0    533.4     7,256    2,149    1,609    1,270    426.4     445.3    1,322
 1953    324.1    248.6    185.7    138.0    183.2    685.9     691.5    1,253    3,281    1,539    899.4     568.5    834.5
 1954    373.8    477.2    412.3    357.2    344.0    631.4     863.0    943.9    1,190    721.1    233.5     240.5    566.1
 1955    154.0    143.4    171.0    221.9    186.6    276.6     862.6    375.4    322.1    705.3    456.4     454.7    361.3

 1956    402.4    299.0    174.3    238.4    219.6    250.8     1,410    834.3    830.9    287.9    265.9     113.9    442.7
 1957    62.3     44.0     59.0     87.2     104.5    458.8     902.0    961.7    1,112    898.6    574.2     627.3    492.2
 1958    450.7    468.0    418.9    323.1    306.6    574.1     849.5    379.1    164.1    794.1    227.3     173.5    428.6
 1959    147.9    152.5    160.7    245.1    242.6    364.2     407.5    427.8    687.4    617.5    216.0     164.8    319.8
 1960    144.3    124.4    206.5    208.0    228.1    308.9     1,493    955.1    834.8    528.7    179.1     108.0    442.3

 1961    79.4     130.2    127.2    141.2    169.4    422.3     321.8    428.4    425.2    177.2    81.5      52.6     213.2
 1962    102.4    103.9    72.0     76.1     85.4     203.1     2,617    3,352    5,122    5,692    2,691     844.5    1,756
 1963    515.4    424.5    302.6    288.8    189.4    420.5     777.6    629.8    2,396    529.3    190.5     149.0    566.9
 1964    210.6    173.3    150.1    138.8    169.8    193.8     1,182    1,142    734.8    385.1    93.9      118.1    390.4
 1965    236.5    207.2    209.8    193.7    184.6    207.2     3,740    1,648    2,787    1,515    536.0     507.5    995.5

 1966    825.0    566.8    512.1    491.3    490.0    3,756     2,269    2,312    1,810    794.3    899.9     410.0    1,268
 1967    468.0    476.1    459.6    427.9    384.3    902.6     2,248    1,556    2,081    1,218    259.1     85.6     880.8
 1968    171.6    161.1    165.5    134.6    135.4    373.7     502.5    674.6    639.8    435.1    222.8     156.8    314.9
 1969    291.2    288.2    247.9    232.4    317.9    480.9     9,924    3,574    1,483    629.8    209.2     49.2     1,471
 1970    86.0     120.1    111.6    154.3    174.0    250.0     1,027    838.5    1,207    510.5    109.5     14.1     383.0


 1971    61.3     162.3    124.0    137.7    125.2    565.8     663.1    377.5    368.7    706.4    141.0     246.2    307.5
 1972    263.3    606.8    568.6    554.0    408.3    2,469     2,255    2,020    1,787    939.6    695.2     434.2    1,085
 1973    438.5    359.7    393.8    383.8    440.6    978.1     541.2    338.0    283.2    155.0    115.5     120.2    379.0
 1974    388.7    569.5    557.1    481.0    519.3    731.6     1,313    1,060    1,108    707.6    355.3     225.0    667.7
 1975    296.2    259.5    184.9    188.1    267.7    388.8     3,201    1,463    2,430    5,378    708.0     433.9    1,271

 1976    358.5    350.1    216.0    230.3    290.0    1,002     1,040    340.7    166.9    91.3     35.0      12.3     344.2
 1977    3.77     12.0     11.7     14.8     19.0     85.2      193.9    77.1     91.1     74.8     18.5      177.7    64.7
 1978    333.1    311.1    382.1    405.6    327.7    1,293     6,926    1,756    1,239    1,553    364.2     113.8    1,248
 1979    154.6    108.9    100.5    97.9     93.0     266.0     6,768    2,576    1,938    1,461    1,012     634.9    1,265
 1980    412.6    358.3    308.4    377.6    385.9    676.2     1,796    586.9    580.9    160.7    124.5     31.5     481.5

 1981    55.4     99.8     98.2     85.8     139.7    245.1     253.9    346.3    231.5    222.0    272.3     44.5     175.0
 1982    131.2    185.2    190.3    225.3    241.8    724.8     2,407    927.1    814.6    622.3    313.9     189.9    580.5
 1983    479.5    362.2    332.6    294.6    300.8    702.2     632.3    394.9    227.5    578.4    304.0     362.4    415.4
 1984    310.7    284.1    233.2    252.1    349.8    1,618     3,347    1,171    2,110    1,026    381.5     176.6    935.6
 1985    521.0    502.2    334.7    252.8    331.3    1,468     1,102    1,341    2,175    1,348    1,148     1,049    967.0

 1986    828.1    718.2    785.5    739.7    661.8    1,912     5,669    4,589    2,580    2,010    911.4     1,707    1,928
 1987    1,435    893.3    800.2    706.9    778.1    1,415     926.6    668.1    507.3    365.0    153.1     152.7    734.3
 1988    143.3    141.5    134.6    143.7    244.2    605.4     512.1    392.4    218.1    63.0     69.1      65.5     227.6
 1989    56.3     48.6     30.9     46.9     139.2    291.5     6,367    1,145    866.1    319.8    156.1     227.2    801.7
 1990    186.5    126.2    100.9    93.7     147.5    323.8     495.9    546.6    594.0    399.1    226.6     175.4    285.1

 1991    132.1    81.8     72.4     72.6     86.4     334.3     567.9    927.5    1,116    1,662    587.5     750.0    535.1
 1992    338.7    165.6    147.1    193.5    268.9    735.7     499.5    458.2    895.1    493.3    499.5     335.7    419.5
 1993    211.8    225.1    196.2    209.7    284.8    776.2     3,993    1,328    1,909    4,119    3,293     2,280    1573
 1994    1,741    738.3    466.1    603.2    697.5    2,754     5,016    2,852    1,577    2,600    853.8     315.5    1,690
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