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; maximum gage height, 9.70 ft, Mar. 14, 1966; no flow at times.

Annual mean discharge

Annual mean discharge for 05064900 Beaver Creek near Finley, 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      9.30        1983         0            m           1.14        2.15       1.89       1.09
November     5.04        1994         0            m           0.520       1.02       1.95       0.50
December     2.52        1994         0            m           0.140       0.46       3.21       0.14
January      0.796       1994         0            m           0.030       0.15       5.20       0.03
February     2.61        1984         0            m           0.240       0.56       2.31       0.23
March       64.6         1966         0            m          23.2        21.4        0.92      22.16
April      244           1979         0.192        1981       50.4        59.2        1.17      48.18
May         47.0         1979         0.042        1977        8.95       12.2        1.36       8.55
June        29.4         1994         0.001        1988        5.00        7.01       1.40       4.78
July       104           1993         0            m           8.67       21.6        2.49       8.28
August      43.4         1994         0            m           3.96        9.97       2.52       3.78
September   21.2         1993         0            m           2.41        5.49       2.28       2.30
Annual      24.3         1979         0.121        1977        8.73        6.78       0.78     100
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Annual flow duration

Annual flow duration for 05064900 Beaver Creek near Finley, 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        0.09     0       0       0        0       0       0       0       0       0
   90         0       0       0        0.36     0.10    0       0        0       0       0       0       0       0
   85         0       0       0        0.52     0.25    0       0        0       0       0       0       0       0
   80         0       0       0        1.10     0.46    0.10    0        0       0       0       0       0       0
   75         0       0       0        1.50     0.61    0.19    0        0       0       0       0       0       0
   70         0       0       0        2.20     0.82    0.25    0        0       0       0       0       0       0
   65         0       0       0        3.77     1.10    0.45    0        0       0       0       0       0       0
   60         0       0       0        6.51     1.50    0.60    0.09     0       0       0       0       0       0
   55         0       0       0.05     8.21     2.00    0.81    0.18     0       0       0       0       0       0
   50         0       0       0.34    11.4      2.00    1.10    0.34     0       0       0       0.08    0       0.06
   45         0       0       1.20    16.0      2.70    1.10    0.47     0       0.02    0.07    0.12    0       0.18
   40         0       0       3.70    21.0      3.85    1.50    0.90     0.03    0.14    0.18    0.19    0       0.36
   35         0       0       6.33    27.5      4.42    1.90    1.20     0.10    0.24    0.29    0.23    0       0.52
   30         0       0      10.0     35.5      5.34    2.60    1.70     0.19    0.41    0.47    0.28    0       1.10
   25         0       0      17.7     45.3      7.18    3.53    3.12     0.33    0.71    0.76    0.43    0       1.50
   20         0       0      35.0     57.1     10.1     4.27    4.27     0.60    1.20    1.20    0.53    0.09    3.45
   15         0       0      55.7     84.1     16.5     6.92    6.57     1.90    2.70    2.50    0.81    0.19    6.59
   10         0       0.40   83.4    129       26.7    13.4    11.4     10.1     6.40    3.20    1.50    0.33    15.5
   5          0.05    0.90  125      226       44.4    25.0    34.9     23.5    15.0     5.54    1.90    0.48    42.7
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                      Probability of occurrence of annual high discharges
                                  [ng, statistic not given]
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                                                       Maximum mean 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           3.6            1.33         0.770          0.534          0.357
  0.95         1.05          16.0            7.72         5.11           3.62           2.42
  0.90         1.11          32.9           17.5         12.2            8.63           5.75
  0.80         1.25          73.4           42.2         30.6           21.7           14.3
  0.50         2            281            167          124             85.7           55.7
  0.20         5            843            457          328            216            137
  0.10        10          1,370            676          469            301            188
  0.04        25          2,150            941          625            389            240
  0.02        50          2,790          1,120          719            439            269
  0.01       100          3,440          1,270          795            478            291
  0.005      200          4,110          1,400          856            508            307
  0.002      500          5,000             ng           ng             ng             ng
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                    Probability of occurrence of annual low discharges
                                [ng, statistic not given]
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                                     Minimum mean 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     0     0        0
0.10        10       ng     ng     ng    ng     ng     ng     0     0        0
0.20         5       ng     ng     ng    ng     ng     ng     0     0        0
0.50         2       ng     ng     ng    ng     ng     ng     0     0.009    0.043
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                   Probability of occurrence of seasonal low discharges
                               [ng, statistic not given]
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                                         Minimum mean 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             0    0    0    0
  0.10           10           ng    ng    ng    ng             0    0    0    0
  0.20           5            ng    ng    ng    ng             0    0    0    0.085
  0.50           2            ng    ng    ng    ng             0    0    0    1.02

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

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

1979    April 19     8.35    1,900           1986    May 12       4.60     282
1969    April 9      6.55    1,320           1983    June 21      4.53     259
1970    June 16      6.49    1,270           1985    March 11     4.49     253
1965    April 11     6.88    1,250           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
1966    March 20     7.33      400           1981    July 17      2.89      10.0
1971    April 5      4.77      392           1990    June 30      2.67       9.70
1976    March 24     5.26      290           1991    May 23       2.65       7.80
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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]
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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
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