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RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN
05060500 RUSH RIVER AT AMENIA, ND
LOCATION.--Lat 47°01'00", long 97°12'50", in SE1/4NW1/4 sec.24, T.141 N., R.52 W., Cass County, Hydrologic Unit 09020204, on
left bank on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 18, and 0.6 mi north of Amenia.
DRAINAGE AREA.--116 mi2.
WATER-DISCHARGE RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD.--July 1946 to current year.
REVISED RECORDS.--WSP 1728: Drainage area.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Elevation of gage is 943 ft above sea level, from topographic map. See WSP 1913 for history of
changes prior to June 10, 1961.
REMARKS.--Records fair except for discharges below 2.0 ft3/s and 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 2.3 1.3 e1.2 e.43 e.23 e26 13 7.7 6.8 16 1.9 .55
2 2.0 1.2 e1.2 e.42 e.23 e25 12 7.3 6.6 12 1.5 1.0
3 2.2 1.2 e1.2 e.41 e.23 e22 9.4 7.0 5.2 10 1.1 1.6
4 2.6 1.2 e1.2 e.39 e.23 e20 10 6.5 5.6 9.0 .95 1.2
5 2.5 1.1 e1.2 e.38 e.23 e19 12 e6.3 5.0 9.0 .98 1.1
6 2.0 1.1 e1.2 e.37 e.22 e18 11 e6.0 4.7 13 .93 1.1
7 1.8 1.2 e1.2 e.36 e.22 e16 8.4 e6.0 4.8 35 .91 1.0
8 1.6 1.2 e1.2 e.35 e.22 e16 9.8 e6.0 4.2 27 1.0 .82
9 1.6 1.2 e1.1 e.35 e.22 e16 7.5 e6.0 2.9 21 .93 .70
10 1.3 1.2 e1.1 e.34 e.21 e15 6.7 e6.1 2.7 17 .87 .55
11 1.2 1.2 e1.0 e.33 e.21 e14 8.6 e6.3 2.2 13 1.1 .43
12 1.2 1.4 e1.0 e.32 e.21 13 7.7 e6.5 e2.0 11 1.1 .36
13 1.1 1.2 e.95 e.31 e.20 14 9.6 e6.8 e1.5 9.1 1.0 .34
14 1.2 1.0 e.90 e.30 e.20 9.9 12 e7.0 e1.0 7.8 .93 .35
15 1.3 1.0 e.86 e.30 e.20 8.7 11 e7.3 e1.2 6.7 .84 .27
16 1.4 1.1 e.83 e.29 e.20 9.3 9.7 e7.5 e1.4 5.5 1.5 .19
17 1.6 1.1 e.78 e.28 e.20 7.8 11 e7.5 e2.5 4.4 2.1 .23
18 1.7 1.1 e.75 e.27 e.20 6.6 13 e7.0 e3.0 4.5 1.1 .17
19 1.7 1.2 e.74 e.26 e.20 6.4 14 e6.5 e3.5 5.8 .96 .14
20 1.6 1.2 e.70 e.26 e.20 7.6 15 e6.0 e800 5.0 1.2 .15
21 1.6 1.2 e.68 e.25 e.20 8.8 14 e5.5 e880 4.2 1.6 .16
22 1.6 e1.2 e.65 e.25 e.21 9.3 12 e5.0 463 4.2 1.4 .49
23 1.7 e1.3 e.62 e.24 e.23 16 11 e4.7 180 3.6 .56 .63
24 1.6 e1.2 e.58 e.24 e.27 40 10 e4.5 88 3.4 1.7 .47
25 1.5 e1.2 e.56 e.24 e.50 65 10 e4.3 63 3.0 1.7 1.1
26 1.5 e1.1 e.54 e.23 e2.0 52 9.6 e4.1 74 2.7 1.2 1.5
27 1.5 e1.1 e.52 e.23 e20 40 8.7 4.1 64 2.6 1.0 1.1
28 1.4 e1.2 e.50 e.23 e25 32 8.4 4.3 41 2.4 .73 .92
29 1.5 e1.2 e.48 e.23 e26 26 7.6 4.7 29 2.7 .48 .80
30 1.8 e1.2 e.46 e.23 --- 22 8.1 5.5 21 2.2 .36 .51
31 1.8 --- e.45 e.23 --- 18 --- 6.2 --- 1.8 .55 ---
TOTAL 51.4 35.3 26.35 9.32 78.67 619.4 310.8 186.2 2769.8 274.6 34.18 19.93
MEAN 1.66 1.18 .85 .30 2.71 20.0 10.4 6.01 92.3 8.86 1.10 .66
MAX 2.6 1.4 1.2 .43 26 65 15 7.7 880 35 2.1 1.6
MIN 1.1 1.0 .45 .23 .20 6.4 6.7 4.1 1.0 1.8 .36 .14
AC-FT 102 70 52 18 156 1230 616 369 5490 545 68 40
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1946 - 2000, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 2.23 1.20 .59 .18 1.82 29.5 70.8 13.9 13.8 11.7 1.32 2.23
MAX 50.7 8.83 12.5 2.84 84.2 200 531 81.3 123 168 22.3 47.3
(WY) 1995 1999 1999 1997 1998 1999 1997 1950 1998 1993 1993 1996
MIN .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 1.12 .12 .009 .000 .000 .000
(WY) 1949 1953 1950 1947 1947 1948 1981 1955 1988 1955 1946 1946
SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 1999 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 2000 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1946 - 2000
ANNUAL TOTAL 12242.53 4415.95
ANNUAL MEAN 33.5 12.1 12.4
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 62.9 1997
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN .68 1977
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 750 Mar 21 880 Jun 21 3160 Apr 19 1979
LOWEST DAILY MEAN .45 Dec 31 .14 Sep 19 .00 Aug 1 1946
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM .50 Dec 25 .19 Sep 15 .00 Aug 1 1946
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW 1100 Jun 21 3490 Apr 19 1979
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE a 10.05 Jun 21 b 12.15 Mar 23 1966
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW .00 Oct 1 1998
ANNUAL RUNOFF (AC-FT) 24280 8760 9000
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 50 16 16
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 2.1 1.5 .10
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS 1.2 .24 .00
a From floodmark
b Backwater from ice
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- DIS- PH SPE-
CHARGE, CHARGE, WATER CIFIC SPE- HARD- MAGNE-
IN INST. WHOLE CON- CIFIC NESS CALCIUM SIUM,
CUBIC CUBIC FIELD DUCT- CON- TEMPER- TEMPER- TOTAL DIS- DIS-
FEET FEET (STAND- ANCE DUCT- ATURE ATURE (MG/L SOLVED SOLVED
DATE TIME PER PER ARD LAB ANCE AIR WATER AS (MG/L (MG/L
SECOND SECOND UNITS) (US/CM) (US/CM) (DEG C) (DEG C) CACO3) AS CA) AS MG)
(00060) (00061) (00400) (90095) (00095) (00020) (00010) (00900) (00915) (00925)
OCT
06... 1010 -- 1.8 -- -- 937 3.5 6.0 -- -- --
NOV
17... 1425 -- 1.1 -- -- 1300 7.5 5.0 -- -- --
DEC
29... 0850 .48 -- -- -- 1320 1.5 1.0 -- -- --
FEB
29... 1450 -- 26 -- -- 1050 4.0 .5 -- -- --
MAR
28... 0835 -- 32 -- -- 895 .0 2.5 -- -- --
MAY
04... 1200 -- 6.5 8.4 -- 1190 -- -- 680 150 73.0
JUL
28... 1035 -- 2.4 -- -- 1150 -- 26.0 -- -- --
AUG
22... 1235 -- 1.6 8.4 1280 1240 25.0 19.5 600 130 66.0
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
06... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
NOV
17... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DEC
29... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
FEB
29... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
MAR
28... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
MAY
04... 10.0 1 69.0 18 346 22.0 .2 420 17.6 1010
JUL
28... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
AUG
22... 11.0 1 64.0 19 275 22.0 .3 430 4.15 944
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
06... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
NOV
17... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DEC
29... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
FEB
29... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
MAR
28... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
MAY
04... 953 8.0 60 1 120 220 .1 1 <1.0 680
JUL
28... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
AUG
22... 889 15.0 80 <1 110 60 <.1 6 1.0 600
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