RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN
05056000 SHEYENNE RIVER NEAR WARWICK, ND
LOCATION.--Lat 47°48'20", long 98°42'57", on south quarter of line between secs.15 and 16, T.150 N., R.63 W., Eddy County,
Hydrologic Unit 09020203, on left bank on downstream side of county highway bridge, and 3.3 mi south of Warwick.
DRAINAGE AREA.--2,070 mi2, approximately, of which about 1,310 mi2 is probably noncontributing, including 227 mi2 in closed
basins.
WATER-DISCHARGE RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1949 to current year. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1308.
REVISED RECORDS.--WSP 1438: 1952(M). WSP 1728: Drainage area.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and rubble masonry control. Datum of gage is 1,376.34 ft (revised) above sea level (GPS survey by
North Dakota State Water Commission).
REMARKS.--Records good except for periods of estimated discharge, which are poor.
DISCHARGE, CUBIC FEET PER SECOND, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1999 TO SEPTEMBER 2000
DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAY OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP
1 72 58 41 23 15 70 117 107 96 317 137 226
2 76 74 42 23 16 65 113 109 95 311 127 223
3 67 74 39 22 17 64 114 97 98 313 115 222
4 70 45 42 e21 17 73 117 95 92 311 109 238
5 70 43 31 e20 18 106 116 91 87 343 111 221
6 67 55 41 e19 18 141 117 88 87 407 119 215
7 67 55 37 e18 17 171 121 88 82 474 110 227
8 62 54 34 e17 17 190 92 99 75 525 83 e240
9 71 55 33 e17 18 98 99 107 75 e550 70 e225
10 71 55 32 e18 19 170 104 110 62 e570 65 e205
11 70 55 32 e17 19 139 94 102 64 e600 59 197
12 70 55 30 e17 18 132 98 98 70 e715 56 171
13 70 57 29 e17 17 127 101 104 386 e830 59 e132
14 74 59 e28 e17 17 82 101 113 682 1030 58 e121
15 75 59 e27 e16 16 88 98 109 741 918 55 e101
16 76 54 e26 e16 16 83 105 110 742 778 62 e87
17 76 54 e25 e15 16 79 113 119 699 667 60 e77
18 75 53 e25 e15 16 86 118 126 628 541 62 e70
19 70 54 e24 e15 16 87 119 122 561 453 65 122
20 67 51 e23 e15 16 97 116 128 500 400 111 122
21 64 51 e22 e15 17 99 117 127 451 356 213 124
22 66 52 20 e14 18 100 121 126 428 319 e300 116
23 66 49 18 e14 20 107 118 119 397 290 393 118
24 58 43 17 e14 22 117 112 116 380 265 368 124
25 56 45 17 e14 32 136 114 109 378 249 312 124
26 58 43 18 15 53 141 114 100 368 235 254 120
27 60 42 19 14 63 128 114 89 349 217 207 116
28 54 38 19 14 81 121 112 90 332 197 187 112
29 54 37 20 15 78 112 107 96 319 181 e200 110
30 55 41 22 15 --- 113 103 97 317 165 224 113
31 58 --- 23 15 --- 113 --- 95 --- 145 e230 ---
TOTAL 2065 1560 856 517 723 3435 3305 3286 9641 13672 4581 4619
MEAN 66.6 52.0 27.6 16.7 24.9 111 110 106 321 441 148 154
MAX 76 74 42 23 81 190 121 128 742 1030 393 240
MIN 54 37 17 14 15 64 92 88 62 145 55 70
AC-FT 4100 3090 1700 1030 1430 6810 6560 6520 19120 27120 9090 9160
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1950 - 2000, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 14.7 13.4 8.52 5.68 11.1 135 335 120 63.1 53.4 30.3 16.7
MAX 73.2 65.5 42.8 26.3 154 793 1794 854 326 441 423 154
(WY) 1983 1995 1995 1983 1981 1983 1997 1950 1954 2000 1993 2000
MIN 1.16 1.28 .76 .47 .75 1.46 15.8 10.4 1.75 .36 .090 .71
(WY) 1953 1961 1961 1990 1990 1964 1977 1990 1961 1989 1961 1961
SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 1999 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 2000 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1950 - 2000
ANNUAL TOTAL 81935.1 48260
ANNUAL MEAN 224 132 67.2
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 216 1999
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 5.31 1977
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 3100 Apr 1 1030 Jul 14 4370 Apr 14 1969
LOWEST DAILY MEAN 9.1 Jan 15 14 Jan 22 .00 Aug 7 1961
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM 9.5 Jan 5 14 Jan 22 .00 Aug 7 1961
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW 1030 Jul 14 4660 Apr 14 1969
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE a 4.61 Jul 14 8.08 Apr 21 1997
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW .00 Aug 7 1961
ANNUAL RUNOFF (AC-FT) 162500 95720 48700
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 560 319 126
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 76 87 11
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS 11 17 1.6
a May have been higher during period of no record, July 9-14
e Estimated
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD.--Water years 1951, 1953, 1958 to current year.
WATER-QUALITY DATA, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1999 TO SEPTEMBER 2000
DIS- PH PH SPE-
CHARGE, WATER WATER CIFIC SPE- HARD- MAGNE-
INST. WHOLE WHOLE CON- CIFIC NESS CALCIUM SIUM,
CUBIC FIELD LAB DUCT- CON- TEMPER- TEMPER- TOTAL DIS- DIS-
FEET (STAND- (STAND- ANCE DUCT- ATURE ATURE (MG/L SOLVED SOLVED
DATE TIME PER ARD ARD LAB ANCE AIR WATER AS (MG/L (MG/L
SECOND UNITS) UNITS) (US/CM) (US/CM) (DEG C) (DEG C) CACO3) AS CA) AS MG)
(00061) (00400) (00403) (90095) (00095) (00020) (00010) (00900) (00915) (00925)
OCT
05... 1615 69 -- -- -- 1160 7.5 7.5 -- -- --
19... 1240 71 -- -- -- 1170 6.0 6.5 -- -- --
NOV
23... 1255 48 -- -- -- 1150 6.0 1.5 -- -- --
FEB
24... 1325 22 -- -- -- 1500 6.0 1.5 -- -- --
MAR
21... 1345 96 -- -- -- 1100 13.0 2.0 -- -- --
APR
28... 1440 114 8.5 8.2 1230 1210 15.0 15.0 370 67.0 49.0
MAY
19... 1040 127 -- -- -- 1420 23.0 14.5 -- -- --
JUL
12... 1625 721 -- -- -- 851 -- 26.0 -- -- --
AUG
30... 1045 221 7.8 8.0 987 959 18.0 20.5 310 56.0 42.0
ANC SOLIDS,
POTAS- SODIUM UNFLTRD CHLO- FLUO- SOLIDS, RESIDUE
SIUM, AD- SODIUM, TIT 4.5 RIDE, RIDE, SULFATE DIS- AT 180
DIS- SORP- DIS- LAB DIS- DIS- DIS- SOLVED DEG. C
SOLVED TION SOLVED (MG/L SOLVED SOLVED SOLVED (TONS DIS-
DATE (MG/L RATIO (MG/L SODIUM AS (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L PER SOLVED
AS K) AS NA) PERCENT CACO3) AS CL) AS F) AS SO4) DAY) (MG/L)
(00935) (00931) (00930) (00932) (90410) (00940) (00950) (00945) (70302) (70300)
OCT
05... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
19... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
NOV
23... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
FEB
24... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
MAR
21... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
APR
28... 11.0 3 140 44 439 20.0 .2 240 250 811
MAY
19... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
JUL
12... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
AUG
30... 13.0 2 99.0 40 304 15.0 .2 200 391 655
SOLIDS,
SUM OF MANGA- MOLYB- SELE- STRON-
CONSTI- ARSENIC IRON, LEAD, LITHIUM NESE, MERCURY DENUM, NIUM, TIUM,
TUENTS, DIS- DIS- DIS- DIS- DIS- DIS- DIS- DIS- DIS-
DIS- SOLVED SOLVED SOLVED SOLVED SOLVED SOLVED SOLVED SOLVED SOLVED
DATE SOLVED (UG/L (UG/L (UG/L (UG/L (UG/L (UG/L (UG/L (UG/L (UG/L
(MG/L) AS AS) AS FE) AS PB) AS LI) AS MN) AS HG) AS MO) AS SE) AS SR)
(70301) (01000) (01046) (01049) (01130) (01056) (71890) (01060) (01145) (01080)
OCT
05... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
19... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
NOV
23... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
FEB
24... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
MAR
21... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
APR
28... 791 5.0 30 1 80.0 80 <.1 <1 <1.0 400
MAY
19... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
JUL
12... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
AUG
30... 608 7.0 60 1 70.0 100 <.1 1 1.0 380
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