05096000 NORTH BRANCH TWO RIVERS NEAR LANCASTER, MN


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Annual mean discharge
Annual flow duration


LOCATION.--Lat 48°53'21'', long 96°40'01", in NE1/4 sec.1, T.162 N., R.47 W., Kittson County, Hydrologic Unit 09020312, on downstream side of highway bridge, 0.5 mi upstream from State ditch 85 and 7 mi northeast of Lancaster.
DRAINAGE AREA.--32 mi2, approximately.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--April 1929 to September 1938, April 1941 to September 1955. Prior to 1941, published as North Fork Two Rivers near Lancaster.
GAGE.--Staff gage. Datum of gage is 963.69 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912 (levels by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers).
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 912 ft3/s, May 20, 1950, gage height, 6.25 ft; no flow during several months each year.

Annual mean discharge

Annual mean discharge for 05096000 North Branch Two Rivers near Lancaster, Minnesota

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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      57.7      1942            0         m            3.46        12.2        3.51       3.52
November     8.60      1945            0         m            0.900       2.11        2.36       0.91
December     0.397     1945            0         m            0.060       0.12        1.93       0.07
January      0.213     1948            0         m            0.010       0.05        3.93       0.01
February     0.048     1948            0         m            0           0.01        4.80       0
March        38.6      1942            0         m            3.48        9.81        2.82       3.54
April        108       1942            0.100     1953         26.7        33.2        1.24       27.2
May          635       1950            0.006     1934         38.8        126         3.24       39.5
June         235       1950            0         m            16.4        47.0        2.86       16.7
July         86.6      1950            0         m            5.24        17.5        3.34       5.33
August       5.76      1950            0         m            0.630       1.48        2.37       0.64
September    47.1      1941            0         m            2.57        9.39        3.65       2.61
Annual       88.7      1950            0.096     1934         8.52        18.4        2.16       100
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Annual flow duration

Annual flow duration for 05096000 North Branch Two Rivers near Lancaster, 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           0       0     0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0
  90           0       0     0       0       0.10    0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0
  85           0       0     0       0.10    0.10    0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0
  80           0       0     0       0.26    0.17    0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0
  75           0       0     0       0.43    0.30    0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0
  70           0       0     0       0.69    0.40    0.10    0       0       0       0       0       0       0
  65           0       0     0       1.10    0.52    0.10    0       0       0       0       0       0       0
  60           0       0     0       1.80    0.69    0.16    0       0       0       0       0       0       0
  55           0       0     0       2.90    0.90    0.27    0       0       0       0       0       0       0
  50           0       0     0       5.18    1.20    0.57    0       0       0       0       0       0       0
  45           0       0     0       7.76    2.10    0.94    0       0       0       0       0       0       0
  40           0       0     0       11.5    4.44    2.00    0.10    0       0       0       0       0       0
  35           0       0     0       15.9    6.65    2.50    0.20    0       0       0       0       0       0.10
  30           0       0     0       23.4    12.0    4.88    0.40    0       0       0.10    0       0       0.17
  25           0       0     0       32.4    19.1    8.17    0.64    0.10    0.20    0.19    0.10    0       0.52
  20           0       0     0       42.3    30.5    14.4    1.30    0.18    0.40    0.37    0.27    0       1.20
  15           0       0     0       52.9    46.1    19.1    3.20    0.49    1.00    2.10    1.40    0.10    4.23
  10           0       0     0.25    82.7    63.3    29.9    7.09    1.40    2.00    6.03    3.30    0.19    11.5
  5            0.10    0     15.0    128     130     87.0    27.6    5.00    5.35    15.3    4.60    0.40    38.2
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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         1.80        1.22          0.916         0.598          0.328
  0.95         1.05         6.30        4.38          3.20          2.07           1.17
  0.90         1.11         11.7        8.30          6.03          3.91           2.27
  0.80         1.25         23.9        17.3          12.6          8.25           4.94
  0.50         2            83.4        62.9          46.8          32.2           20.7
  0.20         5            252         197           155           115            80.5
  0.10         10           426         338           276           216            159
  0.04         25           716         576           496           411            322
  0.02         50           980         796           711           616            501
  0.01         100          1,280       1,050         970           878            742
  0.005        200          1,620       1,340         1,280         1,200          1,050
  0.002        500          2,120       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    0    0
0.10       10        ng    ng    ng    ng    ng    ng    ng    0    0
0.20       5         ng    ng    ng    ng    ng    ng    ng    0    0
0.50       2         ng    ng    ng    ng    ng    ng    ng    0    0
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                    Probability of 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    ng   0
0.10           10           ng     ng    ng    ng             ng    ng    ng   0
0.20           5            ng     ng    ng    ng             ng    ng    ng   0
0.50           2            ng     ng    ng    ng             ng    ng    ng   0

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

1930     May 12        3.10     226        1944     June 6      3.52     203
1931     April 8       1.90     38.0       1945     March 27    2.88     124
1932     April 15      1.90     59.0       1946     March 20    2.38     56.0
1933     May 26        2.68     126        1947     June 11     3.40     217
1934     April 9       1.06     15.0       1948     April 18    3.68     281
1935     April 15    --         12.0       1949     April 13  --         50.0
1936     April 14      1.20     8.00       1950     May 20      6.25     912
1937     April 30      3.80     277        1951     April 30    2.91     173
1938     June 2        1.20     8.00       1952     April 8     1.22     21.0
1941     September 25  4.06     290        1953     June 29     0.75     4.00
1942     April 4     --         253        1954     June 15     1.97     50.0
1943     April 5       3.50     175        1955     April 22    2.92     151

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

1950     May 20        6.25     912        1945     March 27    2.88     124
1941     September 25  4.06     290        1932     April 15    1.90     59.0
1948     April 18      3.68     281        1946     March 20    2.38     56.0
1937     April 30      3.80     277        1949     April 13  --         50.0
1942     April 4     --         253        1954     June 15     1.97     50.0
1930     May 12        3.10     226        1931     April 8     1.90     38.0
1947     June 11       3.40     217        1952     April 8     1.22     21.0
1944     June 6        3.52     203        1934     April 9     1.06     15.0
1943     April 5       3.50     175        1935     April 15  --         12.0
1951     April 30      2.91     173        1936     April 14    1.20     8.00
1955     April 22      2.92     151        1938     June 2      1.20     8.00
1933     May 26        2.68     126        1953     June 29     0.75     4.00
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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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1929  --       --       --       --       --       --         2.39     0.452    0.123    0        0        0      --
1930    0        0        0        0        0        0        6.97     38.0     0.300    0.081    0        0        3.84
1931    0        0        0        0        0        0.129    4.97     0.500    0.060    0.019    0        0        0.468
1932    0        0        0        0        0        0        22.1     4.18     0.013    0        0        0        2.16
1933    0        0        0        0        0        0.613    15.9     14.2     4.33     0        0        0        2.92

1934    0        0        0        0        0        0        1.16     0.006    0        0        0        0        0.096
1935    0        0        0        0        0        0        2.15     0.732    0.193    0.719    0        0        0.316
1936    0        0        0        0        0        0        1.18     0.268    0        0        0        0        0.119
1937    0        0        0        0        0        0        19.7     24.2     1.19     1.35     0.845    0        3.96
1938    0        0        0        0        0        0.577    0.687    3.14     3.15     0        0        0        0.632

1941  --       --       --       --       --       --         21.5     10.2     17.3     0.265    0        47.1   --
1942    57.7     4.73     0.329    0        0        38.6     107.9    42.9     4.40     0        0        3.25     21.7
1943    0        0        0        0        0        0        54.7     19.3     23.5     5.91     0.603    0        8.62
1944    0        0        0        0        0        0        8.14     0.410    37.9     1.85     0.200    4.85     4.38
1945    0.706    8.60     0.397    0.052    0        27.3     34.5     32.0     2.25     0.497    0        2.57     9.11

1946    0.532    0        0        0        0        12.7     6.58     0.261    0        0        0        0        1.68
1947    0        0        0        0        0        0        6.03     1.81     40.8     2.25     3.07     1.58     4.59
1948    3.47     1.12     0.200    0.213    0.048    0        88.9     53.9     10.5     19.5     4.33     0.033    15.2
1949    0        0        0        0        0        0        21.7     4.26     0.890    0.803    0.294    0        2.32
1950    3.95     3.78     0.248    0        0        0        80.8     634.9    235.0    86.6     5.76     4.21     88.7

1951    12.8     2.21     0.248    0        0        0        90.8     70.3     3.60     0.026    0.206    0.257    15.1
1952    0.258    0.090    0.035    0        0        0        4.96     0.106    0.070    0        0        0        0.453
1953    0        0        0        0        0        0.032    0.100    0.135    1.07     0.335    0.039    0        0.142
1954    0        0        0        0        0        0        5.41     6.34     11.4     0.429    0.068    0.080    1.97
1955    0.110    0.100    0.016    0        0        0        59.2     7.34     12.5     10.3     0.268    0.320    7.46
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