05083600 MIDDLE BRANCH FOREST RIVER NEAR WHITMAN, ND


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Annual mean discharge
Annual flow duration


LOCATION.--Lat 48°14'50'', long 98°07'00", in SE1/4NW1/4 sec.16, T.155 N., R.58 W., Walsh County, Hydrologic Unit 09020308, 150 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 35, and 6 mi north of Whitman.
DRAINAGE AREA.--47.7 mi2, of which about 9 mi2 is probably noncontributing.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1960 to September 1990.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,510 ft above sea level, from topographic map.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 984 ft3/s, May 19, 1974, gage height, 7.11 ft; maximum gage height, 7.96 ft, Apr. 4, 1987; no flow for many months each year.

Annual mean discharge

Annual mean discharge for 05083600 Middle Branch Forest River near Whitman, North Dakota

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                              Statistics of monthly and annual mean discharges
                         [m, more than 1 year of occurrence; ng, statistic not given]
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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      3.45      1983            0         m            0.210       0.67       3.26       0.62
November     0.439     1983            0         m            0.040       0.10       2.63       0.11
December     0.029     1982            0         m            0           0.01       3.80       0
January      0         m               0         m            0           0          ng         0
February     7.10      1981            0         m            0.240       1.30       5.48       0.72
March        15.1      1966            0         m            3.09        4.68       1.51       9.40
April        87.9      1979            0         m            19.5        22.5       1.15       59.4
May          68.8      1974            0         m            5.22        14.2       2.73       15.9
June         19.5      1964            0         m            1.75        4.36       2.48       5.33
July         33.3      1982            0         m            2.13        6.23       2.93       6.48
August       7.02      1966            0         m            0.560       1.63       2.94       1.69
September    1.23      1981            0         m            0.110       0.30       2.66       0.34
Annual       11.4      1974            0.009     1963         2.73        2.77       1.01       100
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Annual flow duration

Annual flow duration for 05083600 Middle Branch Forest River near Whitman, 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       0.09    0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0     0
  70           0     0     0       0.32    0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0     0
  65           0     0     0       0.80    0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0     0
  60           0     0     0       1.50    0.03    0       0       0       0       0       0       0     0
  55           0     0     0       2.00    0.07    0       0       0       0       0       0       0     0
  50           0     0     0       2.80    0.12    0       0       0       0       0       0       0     0
  45           0     0     0       4.46    0.17    0       0       0       0       0       0       0     0
  40           0     0     0       5.72    0.31    0.03    0       0       0       0       0       0     0
  35           0     0     0       8.02    0.58    0.08    0       0       0       0       0       0     0
  30           0     0     0.02    11.3    0.80    0.14    0.03    0       0       0       0       0     0
  25           0     0     0.34    16.1    1.10    0.24    0.19    0       0       0       0       0     0.05
  20           0     0     1.00    23.1    1.50    0.33    0.46    0       0       0.05    0       0     0.19
  15           0     0     3.00    35.8    3.02    0.78    1.50    0.09    0.07    0.14    0       0     0.52
  10           0     0     9.53    57.6    6.02    1.90    3.69    0.37    0.18    0.27    0.10    0     1.90
  5            0     0     21.9    93.4    22.6    7.40    10.4    2.60    0.46    0.91    0.24    0     10.9
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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         0.900       0.173         0.078         0.043          0.023
  0.95         1.05         4.10        1.32          0.765         0.489          0.282
  0.90         1.11         8.60        3.41          2.19          1.47           0.874
  0.80         1.25         20.2        9.58          6.73          4.69           2.85
  0.50         2            88.2        49.1          37.6          26.0           15.9
  0.20         5            315         167           126           80.0           47.7
  0.10         10           569         273           200           118            68.9
  0.04         25           1,010       417           290           159            90.2
  0.02         50           1,420       523           349           182            102
  0.01         100          1,900       622           399           200            110
  0.005        200          2,440       712           442           213            116
  0.002        500          3,240       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    ng    ng    0
0.10       10       ng    ng    ng    ng    ng    ng    ng    ng    0
0.20       5        ng    ng    ng    ng    ng    ng    ng    ng    0
0.50       2        ng    ng    ng    ng    ng    ng    ng    ng    0
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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       ng    ng    0     0
0.10           10           ng    ng    ng    ng       ng    ng    0     0
0.20           5            ng    ng    ng    ng       ng    ng    0     0
0.50           2            ng    ng    ng    ng       ng    ng    0     0

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

1961     March 23    3.11     1.60       1976    June 12     5.30     140
1962     April 21    4.62     100        1977    April 10    4.10     37.0
1963     June 25     3.44     7.00       1978    April 9     5.82     282
1964     June 19     5.23     192        1979    April 22    7.17     737
1965     April 11    5.76     240        1980    May 27      6.10     420
1966     April 5     4.91     134        1981    April 2     4.47     65.0
1967     May 10      5.33     192        1982    July 24     6.38     506
1968     March 8     4.27     5.00       1983    April 8     5.03     67.0
1969     April 11    6.82     425        1984    March 30    4.41     25.0
1970     April 7     4.84     74.0       1985    March 16    5.19     62.0
1971     April 8     6.54     235        1986    March 25    5.10     86.0
1972     April 16    4.12     53.0       1987    April 7     6.85     654
1973     March 12  --         4.00       1988    April 4     4.62     22.0
1974     May 19      7.11     984        1989    April 22    4.62     34.0
1975     July 1      4.55     71.0       1990    April 3   --         7.00

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

1974     May 19      7.11     984        1970    April 7     4.84     74.0
1979     April 22    7.17     737        1975    July 1      4.55     71.0
1987     April 7     6.85     654        1983    April 8     5.03     67.0
1982     July 24     6.38     506        1981    April 2     4.47     65.0
1969     April 11    6.82     425        1985    March 16    5.19     62.0
1980     May 27      6.10     420        1972    April 16    4.12     53.0
1978     April 9     5.82     282        1977    April 10    4.10     37.0
1965     April 11    5.76     240        1989    April 22    4.62     34.0
1971     April 8     6.54     235        1984    March 30    4.41     25.0
1964     June 19     5.23     192        1988    April 4     4.62     22.0
1967     May 10      5.33     192        1963    June 25     3.44     7.00
1976     June 12     5.30     140        1990    April 3   --         7.00
1966     April 5     4.91     134        1968    March 8     4.27     5.00
1962     April 21    4.62     100        1973    March 12  --         4.00
1986     March 25    5.10     86.0       1961    March 23    3.11     1.60
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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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1961    0        0        0        0     0       0.171    0        0        0        0        0        0        0.015
1962    0        0        0        0     0       0        19.5     0.168    0.757    0        0        0        1.68
1963    0        0        0        0     0       0.042    0.010    0        0.053    0        0        0        0.009
1964    0        0        0        0     0       0        4.36     0        19.5     0.942    0        0        2.03
1965    0        0        0        0     0       0        31.6     0.652    1.57     1.12     0        0.227    2.89

1966    0.190    0.003    0        0     0       15.1     26.3     19.1     0.745    3.81     7.02     0.213    6.08
1967    0        0        0        0     0       6.90     40.0     38.6     0        0        0        0        7.15
1968    0        0        0        0     0       0.379    0.004    0.001    0.021    0        0        0        0.034
1969    0        0        0        0     0       0        53.0     0.228    0        0        0        0        4.38
1970    0        0        0        0     0       0        12.2     3.24     0.086    0        0        0        1.28

1971    0        0        0        0     0       0        35.4     0.654    0.206    3.41     0.091    0        3.28
1972    0        0        0        0     0       9.47     15.2     1.51     0.008    0        0        0        2.17
1973    0        0        0        0     0       0.340    0        0        0        0        0        0        0.029
1974    0        0        0        0     0       0        63.7     68.8     4.31     0.019    0        0        11.4
1975    0        0        0        0     0       0        8.40     4.00     0.066    8.06     0.026    0.052    1.73

1976    0.060    0.034    0        0     0       6.56     18.0     0.022    4.35     0.017    0.149    0        2.41
1977    0        0        0        0     0       3.53     3.86     0.386    0.298    0        0        0.004    0.674
1978    0.061    0        0        0     0       2.77     49.0     3.21     1.40     3.97     0.152    0.098    5.01
1979    0        0        0        0     0       0        87.9     7.70     0.063    0.856    0        0        7.95
1980    0        0        0        0     0       0        3.26     3.28     2.70     0.550    0.192    1.05     0.916

1981    0.608    0.286    0.002    0     7.10    5.72     5.09     0.079    0.242    1.06     5.33     1.23     2.19
1982    0.319    0.170    0.029    0     0       0.219    24.0     0.787    14.5     33.3     2.92     0.014    6.37
1983    3.45     0.439    0        0     0       7.12     15.5     1.24     1.03     0.265    0        0        2.42
1984    0.054    0.034    0        0     0       4.66     3.43     0.131    0.126    0.002    0        0        0.705
1985    0        0        0        0     0       13.3     1.44     0.318    0.098    0        0.110    0.453    1.33

1986    1.34     0.145    0        0     0       14.4     4.59     1.29     0.252    6.36     0.655    0.013    2.46
1987    0.078    0.018    0.016    0     0       0        49.6     0.763    0.116    0.086    0.026    0        4.17
1988    0        0        0        0     0       2.04     3.94     0.022    0        0        0        0        0.498
1989    0        0        0        0     0       0        4.42     0.293    0        0        0        0        0.388
1990    0        0        0        0     0       0.032    2.23     0.159    0.090    0.032    0        0        0.210
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