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RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN
05057500 LAKE ASHTABULA AT BALDHILL DAM, ND
LOCATION.--Lat 47o02'00", long 98o05'00", in NW1/4 sec.18, T.141 N., R.58 W., Barnes County, Hydrologic Unit 09020203, at
Baldhill Dam on Sheyenne River, and 8 mi northwest of Valley City.
DRAINAGE AREA.--7,470 mi2, approximately, of which about 5,560 mi2 is probably noncontributing, including 3,800 mi2 in
closed basins.
MONTHEND-ELEVATION AND CONTENTS RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD.--July 1949 to current year.
REVISED RECORDS.--WSP 1238: 1950(M). WSP 1728: Drainage area.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at sea level.
REMARKS.--Reservoir is formed by an earth-filled dam, 1,650 ft long; storage began on July 30, 1949; dam completed September
1949. Usable capacity, 69,100 acre-ft between invert of outlet conduit, elevation, 1,238.0 ft, and normal pool level,
elevation, 1,266.0 ft. Dead storage below elevation 1,238.0 ft, 1,500 acre-ft. Maximum pool elevation, 1,273.2 ft,
capacity, 116,500 acre-ft. Low flows are controlled by 2 sluice gates 3 ft in diameter. The spillway crest is 120
ft long at elevation 1,252.0 ft, surmounted by 3 taintor gates, each 15 ft high and 40 ft long. The reservoir is
operated for flood control and to increase low-water flow.
COOPERATION.--Records furnished by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum contents, 91,400 acre-ft, May 14, 1950, elevation, 1,269.46 ft; minimum since
reservoir first reached spillway level, 6,660 acre-ft, Aug. 11-14, 1950, elevation, 1,245.13 ft.
EXTREMES FOR CURRENT YEAR.--Maximum contents, 74,420 acre-ft, Aug. 31, elevation, 1,266.32 ft; minimum, 52,020 acre-ft,
Jan. 30, elevation, 1,262.45 ft.
MONTHEND ELEVATION AND CONTENTS, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1999 TO SEPTEMBER 2000
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Date Elevation Contents Change in contents
(feet) (acre-feet) (acre-feet)
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Sept. 30 --------------------------- 1,266.07 71,000 --
Oct. 31 ---------------------------- 1,265.92 70,150 -850
Nov. 30 ---------------------------- 1,265.22 66,230 -3,920
Dec. 31 ---------------------------- 1,263.59 57,400 -8,830
CAL YR 1999 -- -- -300
Jan. 31 ---------------------------- 1,262.45 52,020 -5,380
Feb. 29 ---------------------------- 1,263.50 57,000 +4,980
Mar. 31 ---------------------------- 1,265.61 68,460 +11,460
Apr. 30 ---------------------------- 1,265.99 70,540 +2,080
May 31 ----------------------------- 1,266.12 71,280 +740
June 30 ---------------------------- 1,266.05 70,880 -400
July 31 ---------------------------- 1,265.92 70,150 -730
Aug. 31 ---------------------------- 1,266.32 72,420 +2,270
Sept. 30 --------------------------- 1,265.81 69,560 -2,860
WTR YR 2000 -- -- -1,440
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