RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN
05064900 BEAVER CREEK NEAR FINLEY, ND
(Hydrologic benchmark network station)
LOCATION.--Lat 47°35'40", long 97°42'18", in NE1/4 sec.31, T.148 N., R.55 W., Steele County, Hydrologic Unit 09020109, on right
bank 500 ft upstream from bridge on county highway, and 7 mi northeast of Finley.
DRAINAGE AREA.--160 mi2, approximately.
WATER-DISCHARGE RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1964 to current year.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and concrete broad-crested weir. Datum of gage is 1,170.08 ft above sea level.
REMARKS.--Records fair except those below 1.0 ft3/s and those for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Since June 1987,
some regulation by flood control dam 2.0 mi upstream.
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.35 .22 e.15 e.29 e.24 e25 1.9 1.9 .52 206 29 4.3
2 e.35 .21 e.15 e.29 e.24 e20 1.9 1.9 .52 195 27 4.0
3 e.34 .21 e.15 e.29 e.24 e15 1.9 1.9 .46 180 25 4.1
4 e.34 .19 e.15 e.29 e.24 e12 2.0 1.9 .52 168 23 4.2
5 .32 .16 e.15 e.29 e.24 e10 2.1 1.7 .47 157 22 4.1
6 .30 .13 e.15 e.29 e.24 e7.0 2.0 1.5 .37 162 20 4.0
7 .28 .13 e.15 e.29 e.24 e5.0 1.9 1.4 .31 178 18 3.8
8 .28 .16 e.15 e.29 e.24 e4.5 1.7 1.7 .27 181 16 3.8
9 .28 .17 e.15 e.29 e.24 e3.7 1.6 1.7 .24 186 15 3.7
10 .29 .15 e.15 e.28 e.23 e3.1 1.7 2.0 .17 185 13 3.4
11 .28 .16 e.16 e.28 e.23 e2.6 1.8 2.0 .10 181 12 2.8
12 .28 .16 e.16 e.28 e.23 e2.3 1.7 2.1 .04 177 11 2.3
13 .28 .19 e.16 e.28 e.23 e2.0 1.5 2.3 .37 172 9.9 1.7
14 .28 .18 e.16 e.28 e.23 e1.8 1.8 2.1 240 163 9.0 1.2
15 .28 .14 e.17 e.28 e.23 e1.6 1.5 1.9 284 e140 8.1 .88
16 .28 .15 e.17 e.27 e.23 e1.5 .96 1.9 294 e100 7.9 .64
17 .28 e.15 e.17 e.27 e.23 1.3 1.1 1.8 280 88 8.2 .57
18 .31 e.14 e.17 e.27 e.23 1.2 1.4 1.7 279 83 7.5 .47
19 .32 .13 e.18 e.27 e.24 1.1 1.4 1.4 283 80 7.7 .42
20 .31 e.13 e.19 e.27 e.25 1.1 1.5 1.1 315 76 11 .39
21 .32 e.13 e.20 e.26 e.27 1.5 1.7 1.0 286 70 9.6 .36
22 .30 e.13 e.20 e.26 e.28 2.1 1.7 .92 278 65 9.5 .64
23 .28 e.13 e.21 e.26 e.35 2.9 1.5 .75 267 60 9.1 .63
24 .26 e.13 e.22 e.26 e.50 4.3 1.5 .61 260 55 7.8 .61
25 .27 e.14 e.23 e.26 e30 4.4 1.3 .52 254 51 7.6 .59
26 .27 e.14 e.24 e.25 e33 4.2 1.3 .45 248 49 7.7 .56
27 .25 e.14 e.25 e.25 e33 4.8 1.4 .45 239 45 7.5 .61
28 .25 e.14 e.26 e.25 e32 4.6 1.4 .47 233 42 7.0 .61
29 .25 e.14 e.27 e.25 e28 3.8 1.3 .47 225 38 6.3 .55
30 .25 e.15 e.28 e.25 --- 3.0 1.8 .53 216 34 5.7 .51
31 .25 --- e.29 e.24 --- 2.4 --- .47 --- 31 5.1 ---
TOTAL 8.98 4.63 5.84 8.43 162.12 159.8 48.26 42.54 4485.36 3598 383.2 56.44
MEAN .29 .15 .19 .27 5.59 5.15 1.61 1.37 150 116 12.4 1.88
MAX .35 .22 .29 .29 33 25 2.1 2.3 315 206 29 4.3
MIN .25 .13 .15 .24 .23 1.1 .96 .45 .04 31 5.1 .36
AC-FT 18 9.2 12 17 322 317 96 84 8900 7140 760 112
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1965 - 2000, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 1.87 1.20 .28 .069 .61 27.3 60.4 15.2 11.6 13.2 4.09 2.21
MAX 30.3 25.4 4.33 1.06 7.91 151 252 89.1 150 116 43.4 21.2
(WY) 1995 1995 1995 1995 1998 1995 1996 1999 2000 2000 1994 1993
MIN .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .19 .042 .001 .000 .000 .000
(WY) 1968 1968 1965 1965 1965 1965 1981 1977 1980 1972 1969 1967
SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 1999 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 2000 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1965 - 2000
ANNUAL TOTAL 11991.34 8963.60
ANNUAL MEAN 32.9 24.5 11.5
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 36.2 1995
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN .12 1977
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 285 May 11 315 Jun 20 1540 Apr 19 1979
LOWEST DAILY MEAN .00 Jan 1 .04 Jun 12 .00 Nov 21 1964
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM .00 Jan 1 .13 Nov 18 .00 Nov 21 1964
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW 385 Jun 20 a 1900 Apr 19 1979
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE 5.19 Jun 20 b 10.79 Apr 11 1996
ANNUAL RUNOFF (AC-FT) 23780 17780 8330
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 115 77 22
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS .70 .69 .21
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS .00 .16 .00
a Gage height, 8.35 ft, backwater from ice
b Backwater from ice
e Estimated
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD.--Water year 1965 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
22... 0900 .32 -- -- -- 1890 4.0 2.0 -- -- --
NOV
16... 1045 .14 -- -- -- 1410 6.0 3.0 -- -- --
DEC
30... 1035 .30 -- -- -- 606 .5 .5 -- -- --
MAR
06... 1615 7.2 -- -- -- 1580 13.0 .5 -- -- --
MAY
10... 1330 2.0 8.3 8.0 2000 2010 15.0 15.5 840 170 100
JUN
14... 1535 248 -- -- -- 696 18.5 20.0 -- -- --
19... 1100 304 -- -- -- 470 22.0 17.5 -- -- --
AUG
16... 0910 7.2 8.2 8.0 -- 1340 16.5 18.0 440 85.0 56.0
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
22... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
NOV
16... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DEC
30... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
MAR
06... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
MAY
10... 13.0 3 170 30 332 43.0 .2 750 8.73 1600
JUN
14... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
19... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
AUG
16... 15.0 3 160 43 394 20.0 .2 360 19.1 985
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
22... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
NOV
16... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DEC
30... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
MAR
06... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
MAY
10... 1450 5.0 30 1 120 720 .1 <1 <1.0 810
JUN
14... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
19... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
AUG
16... 933 12.0 60 <1 90.0 150 .2 1 1.0 520
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