05098800 CYPRESS CREEK NEAR SARLES, ND


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Annual mean discharge
Annual flow duration


LOCATION.--Lat 48°56'35'', long 98°57'05", in SW1/4SE1/4 sec.9, T.163 N., R.64 W., Cavalier County, Hydrologic Unit 09020313, on right bank 150 ft downstream from twin multiplate culverts on county highway, and 2.5 mi east of Sarles.
DRAINAGE AREA.--71 mi2, approximately.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--May 1961 to September 1988. Prior to October 1973, published as Long River near Sarles.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,545 ft above sea level, from topographic map.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 2,000 ft3/s, Apr. 21, 1979; maximum gage height, 10.35 ft, Apr. 21, 1979, backwater from ice and snow; no flow for several months each year.

Annual mean discharge

Annual mean discharge for 0598800 Cypress Creek near Sarles, 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      2.25       1983           0           m           0.110       0.43        4.06       0.15
November     0.162      1983           0           m           0.010       0.03        4.20       0.01
December     0.337      1983           0           m           0.010       0.06        5.29       0.02
January      0          m              0           m           0           0           ng         0
February     4.71       1981           0           m           0.170       0.91        5.20       0.26
March        49.2       1985           0           m           7.28        13.6        1.87       10.7
April        171        1974           0.037       1973        42.2        48.8        1.16       61.9
May          42.6       1974           0           m           4.10        8.56        2.09       6.02
June         122        1970           0           m           9.79        25.9        2.64       14.4
July         30.4       1965           0           m           3.04        7.74        2.55       4.46
August       16.5       1963           0           m           1.04        3.44        3.30       1.53
September    11.9       1968           0           m           0.450       2.25        4.97       0.66
Annual       18.0       1970           0.219       1973        5.69        4.76        0.84       100
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Annual flow duration

Annual flow duration for 0598800 Cypress Creek near Sarles, 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
  85           0     0     0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0     0     0
  80           0     0     0       0.08    0       0       0       0       0       0       0     0     0
  75           0     0     0       0.17    0       0       0       0       0       0       0     0     0
  70           0     0     0       0.48    0       0       0       0       0       0       0     0     0
  65           0     0     0       0.69    0.04    0       0       0       0       0       0     0     0
  60           0     0     0       0.98    0.08    0       0       0       0       0       0     0     0
  55           0     0     0       2.00    0.15    0       0       0       0       0       0     0     0
  50           0     0     0       3.32    0.27    0       0       0       0       0       0     0     0
  45           0     0     0       4.58    0.36    0       0       0       0       0       0     0     0
  40           0     0     0       7.09    0.49    0.03    0       0       0       0       0     0     0
  35           0     0     0       12.1    0.66    0.08    0       0       0       0       0     0     0
  30           0     0     0       19.8    0.89    0.16    0       0       0       0       0     0     0
  25           0     0     0.26    29.2    1.60    0.32    0.06    0       0       0       0     0     0.02
  20           0     0     1.90    44.5    2.20    0.89    0.16    0       0       0       0     0     0.17
  15           0     0     4.33    63.9    5.47    1.80    0.39    0.06    0       0       0     0     0.49
  10           0     0     16.2    103     11.6    5.40    0.99    0.18    0.10    0.05    0     0     2.00
  5            0     0     45.3    184     24.5    33.1    2.50    1.10    0.45    0.37    0     0     17.6
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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          3.55          2.99          2.02           1.15
  0.95         1.05         30.8        13.2          10.4          6.93           3.97
  0.90         1.11         53.9        25.0          19.1          12.5           7.18
  0.80         1.25         103         51.3          37.7          24.1           13.8
  0.50         2            323         173           118           70.8           39.7
  0.20         5            903         478           300           167            91.2
  0.10         10           1,480       755           455           242            130
  0.04         25           2,410       1,160         672           340            178
  0.02         50           3,250       1,500         842           412            212
  0.01         100          4,200       1,850         1,010         480            244
  0.005        200          5,260       2,210         1,180         545            273
  0.002        500          6,840       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    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    ng    0             ng    ng    ng    ng
0.10           10           ng     ng    ng    0             ng    ng    ng    ng
0.20           5            ng     ng    ng    0             ng    ng    ng    ng
0.50           2            ng     ng    ng    0             ng    ng    ng    ng
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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

1962     July 8       4.37     393          1976      April 4      7.30     650
1963     June 2       4.70     572          1977      May 20       3.42     50.0
1964     April 10     3.03     132          1978      April 7      5.84     392
1965     July 22      5.00     360          1979      April 21     10.35    2,000
1966     March 17     6.18     670          1980      April 5      4.05     85.0
1967     April 21     4.57     310          1981      February 24  5.00     31.0
1968     August 25    3.08     98.0         1982      June 5       8.41     1,440
1969     April 12     7.90     1,130        1983      April 2      4.88     148
1970     June 11      8.55     1,740        1984      March 28     3.99     38.0
1971     April 10     8.56     1,920        1985      March 13     6.22     470
1972     March 19     4.98     245          1986      March 17     5.23     198
1973     March 12     3.40     40.0         1987      April 5      7.20     605
1974     April 17     7.62     1,260        1988      March 29     3.00     6.30
1975     April 13     5.75     389

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

1979     April 21     10.35    2,000        1965      July 22      5.00     360
1971     April 10     8.56     1,920        1967      April 21     4.57     310
1970     June 11      8.55     1,740        1972      March 19     4.98     245
1982     June 5       8.41     1,440        1986      March 17     5.23     198
1974     April 17     7.62     1,260        1983      April 2      4.88     148
1969     April 12     7.90     1,130        1964      April 10     3.03     132
1966     March 17     6.18     670          1968      August 25    3.08     98.0
1976     April 4      7.30     650          1980      April 5      4.05     85.0
1987     April 5      7.20     605          1977      May 20       3.42     50.0
1963     June 2       4.70     572          1973      March 12     3.40     40.0
1985     March 13     6.22     470          1984      March 28     3.99     38.0
1962     July 8       4.37     393          1981      February 24  5.00     31.0
1978     April 7      5.84     392          1988      March 29     3.00     6.30
1975     April 13     5.75     389
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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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1961  --       --       --       --    --      --       --      --         0        0        0        0      --
1962    0        0        0        0     0       0       42.9     1.10     1.50     15.1     0.119    0.003    5.03
1963    0        0        0        0     0       1.06    0.823    0.023    46.9     25.6     16.5     0.023    7.59
1964    0        0        0        0     0       0       23.8     0.294    1.59     0.081    0        0        2.11
1965    0        0        0        0     0       0       19.1     2.21     0.873    30.4     3.74     0.567    4.77

1966    0.270    0.002    0        0     0       30.1    12.2     8.49     0.025    0        0        0        4.30
1967    0        0        0        0     0       13.0    45.2     7.84     0        0        0        0        5.48
1968    0        0        0        0     0       3.63    0.475    0        0        0        7.95     11.9     1.99
1969    0.381    0.029    0        0     0       0       152.8    0.661    0.080    0.162    0        0        12.7
1970    0        0        0        0     0       0       84.5     11.9     122.1    0.572    0        0        18.0

1971    0        0        0        0     0       0       119.8    0.450    0        0.873    0.015    0        9.96
1972    0        0        0        0     0       41.3    16.2     0.393    0.002    0        0        0        4.86
1973    0        0        0        0     0       2.54    0.037    0        0        0        0        0        0.219
1974    0        0        0        0     0       0       170.6    42.6     0.888    0.005    0        0        17.7
1975    0        0        0        0     0       0       34.2     3.99     10.5     1.60     0        0        4.15

1976    0        0        0        0     0       0       87.9     0.199    0.005    0        0.022    0        7.23
1977    0        0        0        0     0       0       0.074    8.44     0.157    0        0        0        0.736
1978    0        0        0        0     0       0       45.8     4.74     0.340    0.346    0        0        4.23
1979    0        0        0        0     0       0       106.2    11.9     0.424    0.002    0        0        9.77
1980    0        0        0        0     0       0       8.52     0.018    0.193    0.127    0.042    0.007    0.730

1981    0.018    0.013    0        0     4.71    4.71    0.638    0.496    0.016    0        0        0        0.860
1982    0        0        0        0     0       4.97    42.1     0.691    54.1     0.105    0.048    0        8.39
1983    2.25     0.162    0.337    0     0       12.6    39.1     0.678    0.048    0.320    0        0        4.61
1984    0        0        0        0     0       3.95    1.13     0.780    0.021    0        0        0        0.495
1985    0        0        0        0     0       49.2    1.16     0.006    18.6     7.75     0.064    0        6.47

1986    0.029    0        0        0     0       27.8    12.6     2.83     15.7     2.06     0.013    0        5.10
1987    0        0        0        0     0       0       70.0     0.028    0        0        0.695    0.163    5.83
1988    0.010    0        0        0     0       1.61    1.15     0.002    0        0        0        0        0.232
1989    0        0        0      --    --      --       --      --        --      --       --       --       --
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