RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN
05056241 DRY LAKE NEAR PENN, ND
LOCATION.--Lat 48°13'52", long 98°58'59", in NW1/4NW1/4SW1/4 sec.23, T.155 N., R.65 W., Ramsey County, Hydrologic Unit 09020201,
on west shoreline of Dry Lake, and 6 mi east of Penn.
DRAINAGE AREA.--920 mi2, approximately.
GAGE-HEIGHT RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1983 to current year (gage heights only).
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,400.00 ft above sea level.
REMARKS.--Stage is seriously affected by wind at times. Gage heights for Oct. 4, 5, 20, Dec. 14, Jan. 31, Mar. 6 and 14 from
once daily observations of gage height.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum gage height recorded, 52.02 ft, May 2, 1997; minimum recorded, 41.80 ft, Sept. 14 and
Oct. 1-20, 1991.
EXTREMES FOR CURRENT YEAR.--Maximum gage height recorded, 46.71 ft, Apr. 2; minimum recorded, 45.40 ft, Aug. 14.
GAGE HEIGHT, FEET, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1999 TO SEPTEMBER 2000
DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAY OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP
1 --- 46.32 --- --- --- --- 46.16 46.02 45.79 45.62 45.88 46.03
2 --- 46.35 --- --- --- --- 46.34 45.90 45.76 45.66 45.85 46.05
3 --- 46.33 --- --- --- --- 46.19 45.93 45.73 45.59 45.85 46.09
4 46.70 46.33 --- --- --- --- 46.06 45.91 45.76 45.62 45.83 46.10
5 46.70 46.34 --- --- --- --- 46.19 45.96 45.69 45.64 45.92 46.03
6 --- 46.32 --- --- --- 46.38 46.18 46.02 45.64 45.63 45.95 46.13
7 --- 46.32 --- --- --- --- 46.15 45.99 45.70 45.61 45.92 46.15
8 --- 46.31 --- --- --- --- 46.13 46.05 45.78 45.62 45.91 46.09
9 --- 46.31 --- --- --- --- 46.14 45.97 45.82 45.63 45.89 46.09
10 --- 46.30 --- --- --- --- 46.14 45.96 45.69 45.59 45.87 46.08
11 --- 46.30 --- --- --- --- 46.13 45.96 45.63 45.65 45.80 46.15
12 --- 46.30 --- --- --- --- 46.03 46.10 45.69 45.69 45.94 46.10
13 --- 46.30 --- --- --- --- 46.15 46.02 45.72 45.69 45.89 46.12
14 --- 46.28 46.14 --- --- 46.19 46.28 45.93 45.92 45.68 45.87 46.15
15 --- 46.28 --- --- --- --- 46.14 45.92 45.76 45.62 45.91 46.09
16 --- 46.28 --- --- --- --- 46.13 45.93 45.78 45.76 45.84 46.11
17 --- 46.27 --- --- --- --- 46.06 46.03 45.72 45.78 45.91 46.09
18 --- 46.26 --- --- --- --- 46.16 45.93 45.71 45.69 45.86 46.12
19 --- 46.26 --- --- --- --- 46.17 45.82 45.69 45.71 45.79 46.11
20 46.35 46.25 --- --- --- --- 46.11 45.88 45.69 45.73 45.88 46.20
21 46.41 46.25 --- --- --- --- 46.03 45.86 45.74 45.73 45.91 46.11
22 46.39 46.22 --- --- --- --- 46.13 45.87 45.71 45.72 45.90 46.22
23 46.38 --- --- --- --- --- 46.08 45.85 45.70 45.72 45.89 46.13
24 46.38 --- --- --- --- --- 46.01 45.86 45.68 45.74 45.85 46.10
25 46.39 --- --- --- --- --- 46.06 45.80 45.70 45.81 45.91 46.09
26 46.38 --- --- --- --- --- 46.05 45.72 45.68 45.83 45.84 46.12
27 46.37 --- --- --- --- --- 46.09 45.73 45.63 45.84 45.75 46.07
28 46.35 --- --- --- --- 46.11 46.04 45.67 45.63 45.84 46.00 46.09
29 46.36 --- --- --- --- 46.13 45.94 45.79 45.60 45.80 45.97 46.08
30 46.35 --- --- --- --- 46.16 46.03 45.78 45.56 45.83 46.01 46.07
31 46.34 --- --- 46.12 --- 46.19 --- 45.78 --- 45.86 46.10 ---
MEAN --- --- --- --- --- --- 46.12 45.90 45.71 45.71 45.89 46.11
MAX --- --- --- --- --- --- 46.34 46.10 45.92 45.86 46.10 46.22
MIN --- --- --- --- --- --- 45.94 45.67 45.56 45.59 45.75 46.03
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD.--Water year 1993 to current year.
REMARKS.--Quality assurance sample also collected at this location.
WATER-QUALITY DATA, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1999 TO SEPTEMBER 2000
DEPTH DEPTH SPE- ANC
TO TOP TO BOT- CIFIC HARD- UNFLTRD MAGNE-
OF TOM OF CON- NESS TIT 4.5 CALCIUM SIUM, SODIUM,
SAMPLE SAMPLE DUCT- TOTAL LAB DIS- DIS- DIS-
INTER- INTER- ANCE (MG/L (MG/L SOLVED SOLVED SOLVED
DATE TIME VAL(IN VAL(IN LAB AS AS (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L SODIUM
METERS) METERS) (US/CM) CACO3) CACO3) AS CA) AS MG) AS NA) PERCENT
(82047) (82048) (90095) (00900) (90410) (00915) (00925) (00930) (00932)
OCT
18... 1510 .00 .20 915 300 179 50.0 42.0 77.0 34
FEB
15... 1505 .60 .90 2050 760 509 140 100 190 34
MAY
08... 1525 .00 .90 1040 340 229 59.0 47.0 92.0 35
AUG
01... 1405 .00 .90 1110 320 177 34.0 56.0 110 41
SOLIDS, SOLIDS, NITRO- NITRO-
SODIUM POTAS- CHLO- FLUO- SUM OF RESIDUE SOLIDS, GEN, GEN,
AD- SIUM, SULFATE RIDE, RIDE, CONSTI- AT 180 DIS- NITRITE NITRATE
SORP- DIS- DIS- DIS- DIS- TUENTS, DEG. C SOLVED DIS- DIS-
TION SOLVED SOLVED SOLVED SOLVED DIS- DIS- (TONS SOLVED SOLVED
DATE RATIO (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L SOLVED SOLVED PER (MG/L (MG/L
AS K) AS SO4) AS CL) AS F) (MG/L) (MG/L) AC-FT) AS N) AS N)
(00931) (00935) (00945) (00940) (00950) (70301) (70300) (70303) (00613) (00618)
OCT
18... 2 22.0 270 26.0 .2 596 647 .88 .011 .054
FEB
15... 3 37.0 640 63.0 .4 1480 1610 2.19 .015 .781
MAY
08... 2 23.0 290 30.0 .2 682 736 1.00 .060 .691
AUG
01... 3 28.0 340 31.0 .2 706 751 1.02 <.010 --
NITRO- NITRO- NITRO- PHOS-
GEN, GEN, NITRO- GEN,AM- PHORUS
NO2+NO3 AMMONIA GEN, MONIA + NITRO- PHOS- ORTHO, ARSENIC IRON,
DIS- DIS- ORGANIC ORGANIC GEN, PHORUS DIS- DIS- DIS-
SOLVED SOLVED TOTAL TOTAL TOTAL TOTAL SOLVED SOLVED SOLVED
DATE (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L (UG/L (UG/L
AS N) AS N) AS N) AS N) AS N) AS P) AS P) AS AS) AS FE)
(00631) (00608) (00605) (00625) (00600) (00665) (00671) (01000) (01046)
OCT
18... .065 <.020 -- 7.5 7.6 .622 .097 8.0 70
FEB
15... .796 1.97 4.3 6.2 7.0 .433 .266 6.0 60
MAY
08... .751 .101 3.0 3.1 3.9 .654 .040 2.0 50
AUG
01... <.050 .098 2.0 2.1 -- E.046 .051 6.0 100
CHLOR-A CHLOR-B
MANGA- MOLYB- SELE- STRON- PHYTO- PHYTO-
LEAD, LITHIUM NESE, MERCURY DENUM, NIUM, TIUM, PLANK- PLANK-
DIS- DIS- DIS- DIS- DIS- DIS- DIS- TON TON
SOLVED SOLVED SOLVED SOLVED SOLVED SOLVED SOLVED CHROMO CHROMO
DATE (UG/L (UG/L (UG/L (UG/L (UG/L (UG/L (UG/L FLUOROM FLUOROM
AS PB) AS LI) AS MN) AS HG) AS MO) AS SE) AS SR) (UG/L) (UG/L)
(01049) (01130) (01056) (71890) (01060) (01145) (01080) (70953) (70954)
OCT
18... 1 50.0 20 <.1 2 <1.0 310 -- --
FEB
15... <1 120 570 <.1 3 <1.0 590 -- --
MAY
08... 1 60.0 10 .1 <1 <1.0 260 14.8 .5
AUG
01... 1 80.0 50 .1 1 <1.0 320 67.2 <.1
PH
SPE- WATER
DEPTH CIFIC WHOLE
OF SAM- CON- FIELD TEMPER- OXYGEN,
LAKE PLING DUCT- (STAND- ATURE DIS-
DATE TIME MAXIMUM DEPTH ANCE ARD WATER SOLVED
(FEET) (M) (US/CM) UNITS) (DEG C) (MG/L)
(82016) (00098) (00095) (00400) (00010) (00300)
OCT
18... 1505 3.30 .00 916 8.9 5.9 13.4
18... 1506 -- .50 916 8.9 5.9 13.1
18... 1507 -- 1.0 916 8.9 5.9 12.9
FEB
15... 1500 3.00 .60 2160 7.3 .7 17.5
15... 1501 -- .90 2120 7.3 1.4 18.4
MAY
08... 1520 3.00 .00 1080 8.1 15.5 9.2
08... 1521 -- .90 1080 8.1 15.4 9.0
AUG
01... 1400 3.00 .00 1100 9.1 25.4 15.5
01... 1401 -- .60 1100 9.1 25.4 13.5
01... 1402 -- .90 1100 9.2 25.4 13.3
OXYGEN, BARO- WIND
DIS- METRIC TRANS- DIREC-
SOLVED PRES- PAR- TION WIND
(PER- SURE ICE ENCY TEMPER- (DEG. SPEED
CENT (MM THICK- (SECCHI ATURE FROM (MILES
DATE SATUR- OF NESS DISK) AIR TRUE PER
ATION) HG) METERS (IN) (DEG C) NORTH) HOUR)
(00301) (00025) (82131) (00077) (00020) (00036) (00035)
OCT
18... 113 728 -- 4.00 6.0 330 12
18... -- -- -- -- -- -- --
18... -- -- -- -- -- -- --
FEB
15... 129 729 .51 20.0 -8.0 360 8.0
15... -- -- -- -- -- -- --
MAY
08... 97 722 -- 4.00 12.0 300 11
08... -- -- -- -- -- -- --
AUG
01... 201 718 -- 19.0 28.0 340 <5.0
01... -- -- -- -- -- -- --
01... -- -- -- -- -- -- --
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