RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN
05070000 RED RIVER OF THE NORTH NEAR THOMPSON, ND
LOCATION.--Lat 47°45'32", long 96°56'37", in NW1/4NE1/4 sec.5, T.149 N.,R.49 W., Grand Forks County, Hydrologic Unit 09020301,
on left bank 50 ft upstream of county highway, 7.6 miles east of Thompson, and at river mile 317.7.
DRAINAGE AREA.--Not determined.
GAGE-HEIGHT RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD.--March 1999 to current year; gage heights and maximum discharge only.
GAGE.--Water stage recorder. Datum of gage is 779.00 ft above sea level (levels by Grand Forks County Highway Department).
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, about 31,000 ft3/s, Mar. 31, 1999, gage height, 53.57 ft; minimum recorded
gage height, 16.87 ft, Dec. 9, 1999.
EXTREMES FOR CURRENT YEAR.--Maximum discharge, about 30,000 ft3/s, gage height, 48.65 ft on June 27; minimum gage height,
16.87 ft, Dec. 9.
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 20.19 18.48 18.04 17.68 17.22 --- 23.20 20.57 18.53 46.27 20.40 17.88
2 19.97 18.39 18.26 17.64 17.20 --- 22.58 20.40 18.53 44.61 20.40 18.62
3 19.75 18.36 18.49 17.64 --- --- 22.12 20.26 18.45 42.24 20.21 19.09
4 19.60 18.34 18.64 17.70 --- --- 21.69 20.16 18.42 38.88 19.71 19.19
5 19.52 18.38 18.45 17.71 16.77 --- 21.52 20.10 18.36 34.97 19.36 20.58
6 19.36 18.35 17.77 17.72 --- --- 21.52 20.00 18.41 31.37 19.00 21.78
7 19.19 18.31 17.15 17.70 --- --- 21.38 19.89 18.52 29.24 18.70 21.80
8 19.06 18.27 16.96 17.71 17.19 29.38 21.29 19.83 18.61 29.26 18.50 21.15
9 19.01 18.27 17.01 17.68 17.22 30.12 21.28 19.68 18.70 29.91 18.43 20.43
10 19.14 18.27 17.26 17.67 17.17 29.95 21.15 19.66 18.72 30.66 18.51 19.77
11 19.14 18.30 17.34 17.69 17.12 28.90 20.94 19.68 18.60 30.68 18.55 19.23
12 19.14 18.25 17.57 17.70 17.13 28.17 20.74 19.70 18.46 29.85 18.43 18.86
13 19.14 18.23 17.80 17.60 17.14 28.40 20.65 19.77 18.39 28.44 18.29 18.73
14 19.10 18.24 18.10 17.53 17.15 28.52 --- 19.78 18.42 26.88 18.20 18.53
15 19.09 18.24 18.15 17.55 17.16 28.12 --- 19.81 18.31 25.53 18.21 18.30
16 19.07 18.25 17.84 17.53 17.12 26.89 --- 19.83 18.56 24.55 18.18 18.14
17 19.06 18.25 17.69 17.47 17.13 25.52 --- 19.90 18.91 23.89 18.27 18.07
18 19.06 18.32 17.49 17.41 17.16 24.33 --- 19.95 20.27 23.39 18.42 18.10
19 19.04 18.35 17.37 17.40 17.16 23.42 --- 19.85 22.31 22.86 18.62 18.17
20 18.96 18.33 17.36 17.41 17.18 21.92 --- 19.74 24.38 22.34 18.63 18.03
21 18.93 18.33 17.15 17.38 17.20 20.87 20.43 19.61 30.53 21.90 18.61 17.91
22 --- 18.34 17.00 17.35 17.19 21.07 20.43 19.45 37.65 21.57 18.48 17.96
23 18.94 18.32 17.00 17.34 17.21 21.73 20.52 19.29 42.25 21.37 18.43 17.96
24 18.87 18.29 17.33 17.33 17.23 22.49 20.81 19.16 45.21 21.25 18.41 18.06
25 18.84 18.24 17.66 17.33 17.37 24.10 21.07 19.03 47.08 21.09 18.40 18.58
26 18.73 18.22 17.79 17.28 17.97 26.76 21.20 18.91 48.10 20.84 18.36 18.94
27 18.68 18.15 17.74 17.26 18.82 --- 21.25 18.81 48.53 20.61 18.26 19.17
28 18.60 18.00 17.69 17.28 20.67 28.17 21.15 18.72 48.56 20.48 18.16 19.20
29 18.52 17.69 17.68 17.26 --- 26.87 20.94 18.64 48.21 20.38 17.96 19.15
30 18.47 17.67 17.73 17.25 --- 25.33 20.73 18.59 47.44 20.36 17.68 19.12
31 18.42 --- 17.72 17.26 --- 24.10 --- 18.50 --- 20.35 17.64 ---
MEAN --- 18.25 17.65 17.50 --- --- --- 19.59 27.51 27.29 18.63 19.02
MAX --- 18.48 18.64 17.72 --- --- --- 20.57 48.56 46.27 20.40 21.80
MIN --- 17.67 16.96 17.25 --- --- --- 18.50 18.31 20.35 17.64 17.88
Miscellaneous discharge measurement
Date Discharge Gage Height
June 23 20,300 42.72
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