RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN
05056200 EDMORE COULEE NEAR EDMORE, ND
LOCATION.--Lat 48°20'14", long 98°39'33", in NW1/4NW1/4 sec.17, T.156 N., R.62 W., Ramsey County, Hydrologic Unit 09020201, on
right bank 50 ft upstream from bridge on county highway, 11 mi southwest of Edmore, and about 13 mi upstream from Sweetwater
Lake.
DRAINAGE AREA.--382 mi2, of which about 100 mi2 is probably noncontributing.
WATER-DISCHARGE RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD.--April to June 1956, June 1957 to current year (seasonal records only since 1982).
REVISED RECORDS.--WSP 1728: Drainage area.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,400.00 ft above sea level. June 26, 1957, to Sept. 30, 1985, water-stage
recorder at same site at a datum of 1,479.79 ft above sea level. Prior to June 26, 1957, nonrecording gage at same site and
datum.
REMARKS.--Records fair.
EXTREMES FOR CURRENT YEAR.--Maximum discharge, 58 ft3/s, Sept. 6, gage height, 82.99 ft; no flow several days during year.
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 --- --- --- --- --- e.00 .29 .23 .06 1.7 8.1 2.6
2 --- --- --- --- --- e.00 .61 .18 .05 1.6 7.1 2.5
3 --- --- --- --- --- e.20 1.3 .17 .04 1.3 6.6 3.9
4 --- --- --- --- --- e4.0 .97 .17 .03 .97 5.8 24
5 --- --- --- --- --- e14 1.5 .16 .01 .92 5.9 44
6 --- --- --- --- --- 11 1.7 .26 .00 .71 5.7 55
7 --- --- --- --- --- 8.9 1.0 .23 .00 .67 5.3 57
8 --- --- --- --- --- 6.5 1.5 .29 .00 .53 4.9 52
9 --- --- --- --- --- 4.3 1.5 .35 .00 .37 4.2 47
10 --- --- --- --- --- 2.7 1.3 .31 .00 .31 3.8 43
11 --- --- --- --- --- 3.0 1.3 .28 .00 .96 3.4 39
12 --- --- --- --- --- 3.5 1.1 .30 .00 4.3 3.9 36
13 --- --- --- --- --- 2.8 1.6 .26 .00 13 3.6 33
14 --- --- --- --- --- 1.9 1.6 .19 .02 12 3.4 29
15 --- --- --- --- --- 1.3 .93 .16 .04 12 3.0 26
16 --- --- --- --- --- .98 .55 .16 .01 23 2.7 22
17 --- --- --- --- --- .69 1.0 .15 .00 31 2.5 19
18 --- --- --- --- --- .63 .92 .13 5.9 36 2.3 17
19 --- --- --- --- --- .67 .70 .13 13 40 2.2 15
20 --- --- --- --- --- .71 .66 .12 14 39 2.4 14
21 --- --- --- --- --- .75 .80 .12 9.9 33 2.4 12
22 --- --- --- --- --- .73 1.2 .12 6.0 26 2.3 12
23 --- --- --- --- --- .61 .73 .11 4.7 22 2.2 11
24 --- --- --- --- --- .74 .51 .10 3.3 18 2.2 9.6
25 --- --- --- --- --- .79 .47 .10 2.3 16 2.1 8.5
26 --- --- --- --- --- .65 .39 .10 1.8 16 1.9 7.5
27 --- --- --- --- --- .49 .37 .10 1.4 14 1.7 6.7
28 --- --- --- --- --- .34 .33 .10 1.4 12 2.1 6.1
29 --- --- --- --- --- .42 .27 .10 1.2 11 2.2 5.5
30 --- --- --- --- --- .32 .24 .08 1.5 10 2.8 5.0
31 --- --- --- --- --- .29 --- .06 --- 9.3 3.0 ---
TOTAL --- --- --- --- --- 73.91 27.34 5.32 66.66 407.64 111.7 664.9
MEAN --- --- --- --- --- 2.38 .91 .17 2.22 13.1 3.60 22.2
MAX --- --- --- --- --- 14 1.7 .35 14 40 8.1 57
MIN --- --- --- --- --- .00 .24 .06 .00 .31 1.7 2.5
AC-FT --- --- --- --- --- 147 54 11 132 809 222 1320
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1957 - 2000, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN .97 .32 .055 .000 .44 27.6 118 36.3 9.49 19.6 15.7 2.30
MAX 9.79 5.73 .98 .000 11.6 232 529 309 141 306 437 45.4
(WY) 1986 1981 1981 1958 1981 1995 1997 1997 1998 1993 1993 1993
MIN .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000
(WY) 1959 1959 1958 1958 1959 1960 1991 1958 1958 1958 1958 1958
SUMMARY STATISTICS WATER YEARS 1957 - 2000
ANNUAL MEAN a 14.2
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN a 47.7 1974
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN a .028 1958
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 1770 Apr 24 1997
LOWEST DAILY MEAN .00 Jul 1 1957
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM .00 Jul 1 1957
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW 1830 Apr 24 1997
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE 87.95 Apr 24 1997
ANNUAL RUNOFF (AC-FT) a 10280
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 36
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS .00
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS .00
a Based on complete water years only (1958-82, 1994)
e Estimated
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD.--Water year 1972 to current year.
WATER-QUALITY DATA, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1999 TO SEPTEMBER 2000
DIS- BARO- OXYGEN, PH PH SPE-
CHARGE, METRIC DIS- WATER WATER CIFIC SPE-
INST. PRES- SOLVED WHOLE WHOLE CON- CIFIC
CUBIC SURE (PER- OXYGEN, FIELD LAB DUCT- CON- TEMPER- TEMPER-
FEET (MM CENT DIS- (STAND- (STAND- ANCE DUCT- ATURE ATURE
DATE TIME PER OF SATUR- SOLVED ARD ARD LAB ANCE AIR WATER
SECOND HG) ATION) (MG/L) UNITS) UNITS) (US/CM) (US/CM) (DEG C) (DEG C)
(00061) (00025) (00301) (00300) (00400) (00403) (90095) (00095) (00020) (00010)
OCT
04... 1310 .02 -- -- -- -- -- -- 1450 15.5 7.0
MAR
07... 0955 9.3 -- -- -- -- -- -- 1400 5.0 4.0
14... 1445 2.3 722 -- 12.7 8.2 -- 1560 -- -- .5
28... 1015 .31 -- -- -- -- -- -- 1530 -2.5 1.5
APR
10... 1410 1.3 719 97 12.4 8.5 -- 1500 1530 1.7 2.4
MAY
10... 1050 .34 711 -- 8.8 8.1 -- 2080 -- 16.0 15.0
JUN
16... 0835 .01 -- -- -- -- -- -- 2120 7.5 12.0
JUL
13... 1840 13 -- -- -- -- 8.3 1070 -- 28.0 28.0
AUG
21... 1615 2.3 -- -- 8.5 8.7 8.4 742 687 22.0 20.5
ANC
HARD- MAGNE- POTAS- SODIUM UNFLTRD CHLO- FLUO-
NESS CALCIUM SIUM, SIUM, AD- SODIUM, TIT 4.5 RIDE, RIDE, SULFATE
TOTAL DIS- DIS- DIS- SORP- DIS- LAB DIS- DIS- DIS-
(MG/L SOLVED SOLVED SOLVED TION SOLVED (MG/L SOLVED SOLVED SOLVED
DATE AS (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L RATIO (MG/L SODIUM AS (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L
CACO3) AS CA) AS MG) AS K) AS NA) PERCENT CACO3) AS CL) AS F) AS SO4)
(00900) (00915) (00925) (00935) (00931) (00930) (00932) (90410) (00940) (00950) (00945)
OCT
04... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
MAR
07... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
14... 480 100 56.0 32.0 3 160 40 182 65.0 .2 540
28... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
APR
10... 490 99.0 58.0 20.0 3 150 39 222 65.0 .2 500
MAY
10... 800 160 97.0 24.0 3 210 36 479 100 .2 650
JUN
16... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
JUL
13... 350 75.0 39.0 14.0 3 110 40 203 26.0 .2 330
AUG
21... 280 65.0 28.0 16.0 1 45.0 25 257 16.0 .2 100
NITRO- NITRO- NITRO- NITRO- NITRO- PHOS- SOLIDS,
GEN,AM- GEN, GEN, GEN, GEN, NITRO- PHORUS SOLIDS, RESIDUE
MONIA + AMMONIA NITRITE NITRATE NO2+NO3 GEN, NITRO- ORTHO, PHOS- DIS- AT 180
ORGANIC DIS- DIS- DIS- DIS- ORGANIC GEN, DIS- PHORUS SOLVED DEG. C
TOTAL SOLVED SOLVED SOLVED SOLVED TOTAL TOTAL SOLVED TOTAL (TONS DIS-
DATE (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L PER SOLVED
AS N) AS N) AS N) AS N) AS N) AS N) AS N) AS P) AS P) DAY) (MG/L)
(00625) (00608) (00613) (00618) (00631) (00605) (00600) (00671) (00665) (70302) (70300)
OCT
04... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
MAR
07... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
14... 4.1 .964 .136 1.86 1.99 3.1 6.0 .973 1.12 7.39 1180
28... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
APR
10... 2.4 <.020 <.010 -- <.050 -- -- .044 .303 3.78 1110
MAY
10... 3.2 <.020 <.010 -- <.050 -- -- .515 .910 1.49 1620
JUN
16... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
JUL
13... 2.0 .051 .024 .116 .140 1.9 2.1 .440 .578 27.9 778
AUG
21... 1.5 <.020 <.010 -- <.050 -- -- .399 .489 3.04 486
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
04... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
MAR
07... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
14... 1080 4.0 80 1 70.0 190 <.1 2 1.0 380
28... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
APR
10... 1030 4.0 80 1 70.0 220 <.1 <1 2.0 410
MAY
10... 1530 7.0 80 1 100 1400 .1 1 <1.0 610
JUN
16... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
JUL
13... 718 8.0 50 1 50.0 20 <.1 <1 <1.0 370
AUG
21... 426 6.0 60 1 30.0 30 <.1 1 1.0 310
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