05096500 STATE DITCH 85 NEAR LANCASTER, MN


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Annual mean discharge
Annual flow duration


LOCATION.--Lat 48°52'02'', long 96°40'01", in SW1/4 sec.6, T.162 N., R.46 W., Kittson County, Hydrologic Unit 09020312, on left bank at upstream side of highway bridge, 1 mi upstream from North Branch Two Rivers, and 7 mi northeast of Lancaster.
DRAINAGE AREA.--95 mi2, approximately.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--April 1929 to September 1938, March 1942 to September 1955.
GAGE.--Staff gage. Datum of gage is 969.28 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912 (levels by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers).
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 1,480 ft3/s, May 20, 1950; gage height, 5.90 ft; maximum gage height, 6.30 ft, Mar. 29, 1942, backwater from ice; no flow for several months each year.

Annual mean discharge

Annual mean discharge for 05096500 State Ditch 85 near Lancaster, Minnesota

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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      43.5      1951            0         m             3.70        9.74       2.63       1.74
November     7.88      1945            0         m             1.37        2.57       1.88       0.64
December     0.945     1948            0         m             0.070       0.21       2.87       0.04
January      0.084     1948            0         m             0           0.02       4.69       0
February     0         m               0         m             0           0          ng         0
March        55.2      1945            0         m             5.35        14.0       2.62       2.52
April        245       1942            0.267     1953          62.2        64.2       1.03       29.3
May          714       1950            0.081     1934          78.2        151        1.94       36.8
June         297       1950            0.107     1952          39.6        65.0       1.64       18.6
July         175       1950            0         m             14.3        36.6       2.56       6.71
August       34.0      1950            0         m             3.60        7.89       2.19       1.70
September    39.8      1942            0         m             4.24        9.84       2.32       2.00
Annual       111       1950            0.276     1934          17.1        24.4       1.43       100
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Annual flow duration

Annual flow duration for 05096500 State Ditch 85 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     0.05    0       0.10    0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0
  90           0     0     0.11    0       0.18    0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0
  85           0     0     0.16    0.10    0.56    0.10    0       0       0       0       0       0       0
  80           0     0     0.22    0.69    0.99    0.16    0       0       0       0       0       0       0
  75           0     0     0.27    1.40    1.30    0.27    0       0       0       0       0       0       0
  70           0     0     0.33    3.00    1.80    0.44    0.10    0       0       0       0       0       0
  65           0     0     0.38    6.23    2.30    0.72    0.16    0       0       0       0       0       0
  60           0     0     0.44    11.1    4.74    1.90    0.16    0       0       0       0       0       0
  55           0     0     0.49    17.6    8.70    2.50    0.33    0       0       0       0       0       0
  50           0     0     0.55    24.7    14.2    4.62    0.68    0       0       0       0       0       0
  45           0     0     0.60    32.0    23.9    6.96    0.87    0       0       0       0       0       0
  40           0     0     0.66    49.3    33.4    11.6    0.87    0.10    0       0.18    0       0       0.18
  35           0     0     0.71    65.2    42.9    23.0    1.80    0.39    0.10    0.49    0.10    0       0.56
  30           0     0     0.77    81.6    64.5    36.6    3.70    0.86    0.76    0.74    0.40    0       1.30
  25           0     0     0.82    102     90.4    52.7    5.96    1.90    1.70    0.90    0.67    0       3.26
  20           0     0     0.88    126     137     75.3    10.9    4.10    2.60    2.00    1.30    0       7.68
  15           0     0     0.93    155     169     95.6    22.5    6.13    7.68    5.81    2.20    0       17.2
  10           0     0     0.99    196     205     120     39.9    11.7    12.5    11.7    4.50    0.10    42.8
  5            0     0     26.4    246     280     200     75.5    21.7    30.8    23.9    9.07    0.56    108
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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         ng          7.38          6.67          4.34           2.24
  0.95         1.05         33.5        18.3          15.9          11.4           6.86
  0.90         1.11         45.2        28.8          24.7          18.5           11.9
  0.80         1.25         65.2        48.4          41.3          32.4           22.4
  0.50         2            132         120           104           87.0           67.0
  0.20         5            272         266           241           210            173
  0.10         10           399         387           364           319            269
  0.04         25           602         560           552           485            415
  0.02         50           786         700           713           626            536
  0.01         100          1,000       846           892           778            667
  0.005        200          1,250       998           1,090         943            806
  0.002        500          1,640       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           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

1929     April 8     3.28     102         1944    June 6       4.48     190
1930     May 19      4.23     160         1945    May 3        4.50     180
1931     April 9     3.12     99.0        1946    March 22     4.00     113
1932     April 18    4.90     202         1947    June 13      4.74     218
1933     April 18    3.52     112         1948    May 2        5.26     288
1934     April 12    1.14     11.0        1949    April 13     4.12     136
1935     Apirl 22  --         47.0        1950    May 20       5.90     1,480
1936     April 25  --         22.0        1951    April 30     4.90     250
1937     May 1     --         180         1952    April 8      2.20     57.0
1938     June 3      3.42     60.0        1953    June 7       2.28     56.0
1942     April 5   --         298         1954    June 17      3.70     124
1943     June 6      4.47     190         1955    April 24     4.76     211

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

1950     May 20      5.90     1,480       1949    April 13     4.12     136
1942     April 5   --         298         1954    June 17      3.70     124
1948     May 2       5.26     288         1946    March 22     4.00     113
1951     April 30    4.90     250         1933    April 18     3.52     112
1947     June 13     4.74     218         1929    April 8      3.28     102
1955     April 24    4.76     211         1931    April 9      3.12     99.0
1932     April 18    4.90     202         1938    June 3       3.42     60.0
1943     June 6      4.47     190         1952    April 8      2.20     57.0
1944     June 6      4.28     190         1953    June 7       2.28     56.0
1937     May 1     --         180         1935    Apirl 22   --         47.0
1945     May 3       4.50     180         1936    April 25   --         22.0
1930     May 19      4.23     160         1934    April 12     1.14     11.0
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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  --       --       --       --       --    --         42.3     1.85     0.550    0.065    0        0      --
1930    0        0        0        0        0     0        30.1     71.7     4.33     2.70     0        0        9.15
1931    0        0        0        0        0     0.258    22.7     2.52     0.313    0.210    0        0        2.14
1932    0        0        0        0        0     0        89.8     27.4     0.337    0        0        0        9.71
1933    0        0        0        0        0     0        43.4     18.1     12.9     0.297    0        0        6.19

1934    0        0        0        0        0     0        2.83     0.081    0.157    0.277    0        0        0.276
1935    0        0        0        0        0     0        15.5     1.71     0.270    0.361    0        0        1.47
1936    0        0        0        0        0     0        7.57     5.65     0.193    0        0        0        1.12
1937    0        0        0        0        0     0        22.2     50.4     3.96     4.55     5.32     2.67     7.49
1938    0.935    0        0        0        0     6.19     1.81     30.4     31.4     1.00     0        0        6.00

1942  --       --       --       --       --      28.1     245.3    180.2    42.1     0.610    3.82     39.8   --
1943    3.62     0.870    0        0        0     0        121.9    94.1     108.1    44.8     2.65     0.423    31.3
1944    0        0        0        0        0     0        21.5     1.08     82.7     24.1     8.22     5.28     11.8
1945    1.04     7.88     0.023    0        0     55.2     125.2    115.1    8.42     1.01     0.032    10.7     27.2
1946    9.71     1.90     0        0        0     33.3     65.5     8.68     0.483    0.135    0        0        9.98

1947    0.713    0.237    0        0        0     0        15.1     4.25     99.4     37.7     19.2     9.23     15.4
1948    16.4     6.13     0.945    0.084    0     0        126.8    235.6    84.0     29.3     9.72     0.793    42.6
1949    0        0.130    0        0        0     0        71.9     31.2     4.50     3.93     2.36     0        9.48
1950    4.74     5.92     0.239    0        0     0        61.7     714.5    296.9    174.9    34.0     28.8     111.2
1951    43.5     6.32     0.368    0        0     0        195.2    198.2    41.6     0.039    0.113    0.033    40.6

1952    0.168    0.007    0        0        0     0        13.8     0.223    0.107    0.013    0        0        1.17
1953    0        0        0        0        0     0        0.267    0.223    15.1     1.70     0.068    0        1.43
1954    0        0        0        0        0     0        33.2     47.2     51.3     2.32     0.561    0.993    11.3
1955    0.610    0.663    0.068    0        0     0        116.7    35.2     60.3     12.3     0.410    3.06     19.0
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