05076500 RED LAKE RIVER AT THIEF RIVER FALLS, MN


List Of Figures:

Annual mean discharge
Annual flow duration


LOCATION.--Lat 48°06'40'', long 96°10'50", in sec.33, T.154 N., R.43 W., at Thief River Falls,
Pennington County, Hydrologic Unit 09020303, 0.3 mi downstream from Thief River Falls dam and
1 mi downstream from Thief River.

DRAINAGE AREA.--3,450 mi2, approximately.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--July 1909 to September 1918, April 1920 to September 1930 (operated as
continuous-record station). October 1918 to September 1919 (peak flow and gage height only).

GAGE.--Staff gage. Datum of gage is 1,093.6 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Aug. 19,
1920, staff gage at site 100 ft upstream at same datum.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 8,000 ft3/s, Apr. 16, 1916, gage height,
15.0 ft, backwater from ice; no flow at times due to regulation.

Annual mean discharge

Annual mean discharge for 05076700 Red Lake River at Thief River Falls, Minnesota

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                              Statistics of monthly and annual mean discharge
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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      1,040     1917            32.8      1912          414         273        0.66       6.46
November     828       1910            13.8      1912          341         222        0.65       5.32
December     700       1910            9.00      1912          283         188        0.66       4.43
January      530       1910            4.00      1912          220         148        0.67       3.43
February     530       1910            4.00      1912          225         159        0.71       3.51
March        2,200     1910            7.00      1912          507         551        1.09       7.92
April        3,580     1916            85.5      1912          1,260       969        0.77       19.6
May          3,750     1927            93.1      1912          990         935        0.94       15.5
June         2,320     1916            98.3      1912          859         571        0.66       13.4
July         1,890     1916            64.4      1911          562         467        0.83       8.78
August       1,100     1916            30.8      1911          363         304        0.84       5.67
September    1,300     1916            26.0      1911          379         336        0.89       5.92
Annual       1,330     1916            77.4      1912          516         330        0.64       100
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Annual flow duration

Annual flow duration for 05076500 Red Lake River at Thief River Falls, Minnesota

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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           4.00    4.00    7.95     112      180      169      76.2     42.5     29.5    41.2     16.2    18.3    35.6
  90           56.7    42.8    45.1     203      307      266      169      90.1     79.3    147      91.0    78.8    80.8
  85           77.4    49.4    70.1     326      352      319      206      121      100     180      134     110     111
  80           86.1    76.8    78.4     367      395      366      226      144      123     197      152     119     139
  75           108     91.2    100      400      432      415      247      162      155     209      167     128     168
  70           119     98.5    135      443      469      463      269      177      181     221      184     140     204
  65           125     104     161      500      518      512      298      192      205     245      206     151     232
  60           130     109     187      588      570      555      326      209      220     282      228     170     258
  55           142     143     224      692      632      589      357      227      235     312      250     198     290
  50           174     211     264      792      695      622      388      245      250     343      272     228     329
  45           212     266     304      933      756      658      419      265      277     375      330     252     369
  40           232     290     389      1,100    816      731      472      286      307     409      359     307     412
  35           281     318     426      1,300    882      809      531      323      354     450      384     338     454
  30           311     355     473      1,520    957      902      653      399      423     493      408     381     515
  25           339     370     568      1,750    1,030    1,020    765      489      501     548      441     434     586
  20           366     386     644      2,030    1,180    1,220    865      592      567     631      479     467     687
  15           395     401     789      2,340    1,410    1,580    1,010    707      785     750      517     500     811
  10           426     435     1,650    2,790    2,440    2,020    1,180    847      940     826      709     576     1,100
  5            0.05    0.05    2,320    3,930    3,470    2,520    1,460    1,060    0.49    1,000    954     651     1,780
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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         561             331           312           248            205
  0.95         1.05         998             667           573           448            360
  0.90         1.11         1,330           934           777           605            482
  0.80         1.25         1,840           1,360         1,100         861            679
  0.50         2            3,240           2,520         2,040         1,630          1,280
  0.20         5            5,280           4,150         3,520         2,930          2,330
  0.10         10           6,630           5,150         4,560         3,920          3,150
  0.04         25           8,280           6,280         5,890         5,270          4,300
  0.02         50           9,450           7,030         6,880         6,330          5,230
  0.01         100          10,600          7,700         7,850         7,430          6,220
  0.005        200          11,600          8,310         8,820         8,570          7,270
  0.002        500          13,000          ng            ng            ng             ng
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                    Probability of occurrence of annual low discharges
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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       0      3.21  7.46  10.6   12.4   14.5   17.3    20.5    34.5
0.10       10       3.93   7.52  15.1  20.0   24.6   30.5   35.6    42.3    62.6
0.20       5        10.2   18.5  31.8  39.5   50.3   64.6   73.9    87.3    115
0.50       2        39.1   70.9  98.7  114    142    178    198     225     265
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                   Probability of occurrence of seasonal low discharges
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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           8.20  12.1   12.8   13.9        7.50  15.5   18.1   24.4
0.10           10           16.0  23.8   26.0   28.7        14.6  28.0   33.5   51.3
0.20           5            33.1  48.7   54.4   60.5        31.2  54.2   65.8   111
0.50           2            104   143    160    176         115   164    194    340

                                June-July-August          September-October-November
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0.05           20           0     13.8   33.4   50.1        2.86  15.2   21.0   41.7
0.10           10           12.1  31.6   56.1   75.9        7.03  37.6   46.9   73.7
0.20           5            24.9  73.3   98.5   120         18.2  88.2   102    133
0.50           2            83.1  230    237    260         74.2  232    265    306
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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

1910   March 24        8.70     3,220          1921    April 8         8.80     3,300
1911   June 9          10.00    4,550          1922    April 13        9.70     4,200
1912   September 24    6.30     1,080          1923    April 21        9.80     4,300
1913   April 7         --       3,820          1924    April 20        5.70     895
1914   June 11         6.30     1,230          1925    June 9          9.00     3,500
1915   June 29         8.40     2,880          1926    June 22         8.10     2,640
1916   April 16        15.00    8,000          1927    April 12        11.40    6,080
1917   April 10        10.70    5,270          1928    April 6         8.10     2,640
1918   March 26        5.90     995            1929    March 18        11.80    4,200
1919   July 4          12.70    7,600          1930    May 13          7.45     2,020
1920   April 16        9.20     3,700

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

1916   April 16        15.00    8,000          1921    April 8         8.80     3,300
1919   July 4          12.70    7,600          1910    March 24        8.70     3,220
1927   April 12        11.40    6,080          1915    June 29         8.40     2,880
1917   April 10        10.70    5,270          1926    June 22         8.10     2,640
1911   June 9          10.00    4,550          1928    April 6         8.10     2,640
1923   April 21        9.80     4,300          1930    May 13          7.45     2,020
1922   April 13        9.70     4,200          1914    June 11         6.30     1,230
1929   March 18        11.80    4,200          1912    September 24    6.30     1,080
1913   April 7         9.40     3,820          1918    March 26        5.90     995
1920   April 16        9.20     3,700          1924    April 20        5.70     895
1925   June 9          9.00     3,500
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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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1909    --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       1,385    947.7    966.8    --
1910    926.3    827.7    700.0    530.0    530.0    2,200    2,265    1,334    785.8    405.8    250.0    220.0    916.5
1911    214.0    156.0    162.0    125.0    95.0     150.0    375.0    290.0    623.8    64.4     30.8     26.0     192.3
1912    32.8     13.8     9.00     4.00     4.00     7.00     85.5     93.1     98.3     162.0    160.4    258.6    77.4
1913    314.0    279.7    125.0    86.3     83.9     78.5     1,371    412.9    293.0    221.3    168.7    156.2    298.5

1914    209.1    207.3    110.6    124.5    102.3    214.8    457.0    467.2    573.5    328.9    225.4    296.6    276.7
1915    414.6    269.3    274.8    215.0    370.0    523.5    707.5    762.3    1,135    1,280    490.9    444.9    575.0
1916    509.5    406.5    475.2    368.0    373.0    418.0    3,580    3,280    2,322    1,886    1,105    1,300    1,334
1917    1,040    797.8    523.7    300.5    389.1    647.4    2,435    1,040    652.8    436.0    223.1    218.1    724.7
1918    215.0    240.0    120.0    80.0     40.0     362.5    355.7    473.4    482.8    238.1    193.2    103.9    243.1

1920    --       --       --       --       --       --       2,357    1,023    1,356    761.3    531.6    498.5    --
1921    445.2    350.4    360.0    339.9    332.1    282.4    1,020    658.8    691.1    387.3    236.6    308.4    450.5
1922    329.3    199.0    343.1    208.0    285.8    300.4    1,462    1,519    703.3    306.7    216.3    244.2    510.1
1923    218.9    271.8    217.5    131.5    129.7    111.4    1,317    822.6    449.5    291.8    213.0    200.7    364.4
1924    213.9    234.8    199.9    145.6    211.3    62.5     313.4    441.9    340.6    232.5    171.3    114.3    223.3

1925    155.9    98.8     56.6     67.7     40.7     349.1    289.5    382.8    1,302    433.0    164.4    281.8    301.9
1926    515.5    371.0    395.8    355.7    281.5    771.8    777.8    493.0    896.9    492.9    236.3    257.9    487.9
1927    384.2    302.7    187.2    136.6    104.5    447.0    2,806    3,750    1,969    887.1    700.6    759.2    1,039
1928    665.2    511.9    500.0    400.0    440.0    958.2    1,159    946.1    1,451    931.3    923.6    952.7    819.8
1929    795.9    693.0    473.7    434.7    359.2    1,543    1,331    881.0    639.9    422.8    297.0    257.3    679.4
1930    258.2    238.7    150.0    120.0    101.0    207.1    688.4    728.6    416.7    245.3    136.4    90.0     282.3
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