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RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN
05085000 FOREST RIVER AT MINTO, ND
LOCATION.--Lat 48°16'10", long 97°22'10", in SE1/4 sec.31, T.156 N., R.52 W., Walsh County, Hydrologic Unit 09020308, on right
bank 30 ft upstream from dam in Minto, 150 ft upstream from Burlington Northern Railway bridge, and 900 ft east of U.S.
Highway 81.
DRAINAGE AREA.--740 mi2, of which about 120 mi2 is probably noncontributing.
WATER-DISCHARGE RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD.--April 1944 to current year.
REVISED RECORDS.--WSP 1438: 1948-50. WSP 1728: Drainage area.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 806.95 ft above sea level. Prior to July 15, 1954, nonrecording gage at site 400
ft upstream at same datum.
REMARKS.--Records fair except for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Occasionally during high stages, particularly when
the channel is filled with snow, overflow occurs 0.5 mi below the municipality of Forest River and bypasses the gage 3 mi
south of Minto and flows into Lake Ardoch. Bypass flow is not included in computation of discharge record for station at
Minto.
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 24 e19 e14 e13 e10 e20 e21 16 12 30 12 7.2
2 24 e19 e14 e12 e10 e24 e21 15 12 26 12 7.1
3 22 e19 e14 e12 e10 e27 e22 15 13 24 11 8.2
4 e21 e18 e14 e12 e10 e29 e22 14 13 23 9.8 7.8
5 21 e17 e14 e12 e10 e30 e22 15 12 27 10 8.5
6 e18 e17 e14 e12 e10 e30 e21 14 11 22 10 10
7 18 e17 e14 e12 e10 e28 e20 16 10 25 10 12
8 17 e16 e14 e12 e10 e25 e20 17 11 32 9.4 13
9 17 e16 e14 e12 e10 e23 e19 16 8.9 46 8.8 9.5
10 e17 e16 e13 e12 e10 e21 e19 15 8.9 42 8.5 8.7
11 e17 e16 e13 e12 e10 e20 e19 14 9.8 37 8.0 9.1
12 e17 e15 e13 e12 e10 e19 e19 14 10 34 9.2 8.9
13 e17 e15 e13 e12 e10 e19 e19 13 46 33 7.8 7.6
14 e18 e14 e13 e12 e10 e18 e19 13 282 32 7.5 6.7
15 e18 e14 e13 e12 e10 e18 e19 16 403 31 6.8 6.6
16 e18 e14 e13 e12 e11 e17 e18 18 254 30 6.5 7.0
17 e18 e14 e13 e12 e11 e17 e18 18 154 26 6.9 7.5
18 e17 e14 e13 e12 e11 e18 e17 16 105 24 7.6 6.3
19 e17 e15 e13 e12 e11 e19 e16 15 72 23 8.2 6.8
20 e17 e15 e13 e12 e11 e20 e16 15 61 22 8.8 6.0
21 e17 e15 e13 e12 e11 e23 e15 16 58 21 16 5.7
22 e17 e15 e13 e12 e11 e26 e15 15 54 20 15 7.5
23 e16 e15 e13 e12 e11 e30 e14 15 51 19 14 7.1
24 e17 e15 e13 e12 e11 e33 e14 14 51 17 13 7.6
25 e18 e15 e13 e11 e12 e32 14 12 47 17 12 7.5
26 e19 e15 e13 e11 e13 e29 15 13 44 17 12 7.8
27 e18 e15 e13 e11 e14 e26 15 12 42 16 11 8.0
28 e18 e15 e13 e11 e16 e24 14 12 39 16 8.5 7.7
29 e17 e14 e13 e10 e18 e23 15 13 35 16 7.7 7.6
30 e18 e14 e13 e10 --- e22 16 13 33 15 7.5 7.7
31 e18 --- e13 e10 --- e21 --- 13 --- 15 7.3 ---
TOTAL 566 468 412 363 322 731 534 453 1962.6 778 302.8 238.7
MEAN 18.3 15.6 13.3 11.7 11.1 23.6 17.8 14.6 65.4 25.1 9.77 7.96
MAX 24 19 14 13 18 33 22 18 403 46 16 13
MIN 16 14 13 10 10 17 14 12 8.9 15 6.5 5.7
AC-FT 1120 928 817 720 639 1450 1060 899 3890 1540 601 473
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1944 - 2000, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 9.81 9.46 5.59 3.15 3.30 71.7 306 102 47.8 34.4 16.4 9.18
MAX 59.1 23.8 20.9 15.8 50.2 438 1573 1515 267 348 328 69.0
(WY) 1983 1998 1998 1998 1998 1966 1950 1950 1964 1997 1993 1993
MIN .000 .97 .29 .000 .000 .000 17.8 10.6 4.21 1.87 .000 .000
(WY) 1991 1991 1990 1977 1961 1962 2000 1946 1991 1980 1946 1961
SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 1999 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 2000 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1944 - 2000
ANNUAL TOTAL 36463.3 7131.1
ANNUAL MEAN 99.9 19.5 52.0
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 268 1950
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 4.36 1990
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 1550 Apr 10 403 Jun 15 11600 Apr 19 1950
LOWEST DAILY MEAN 8.6 Jan 1 5.7 Sep 21 .00 Sep 5 1945
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM 8.9 Jan 1 6.6 Sep 15 .00 Sep 5 1945
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW 474 Jun 15 a 16600 Apr 18 1950
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE 2.87 Jun 15 b 11.80 Apr 18 1950
ANNUAL RUNOFF (AC-FT) 72320 14140 37680
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 326 27 77
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 20 14 8.5
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS 11 8.6 .50
a From rating curve extended above 7,200 ft3/s on basis of contracted opening measurement of peak flow
b From floodmark
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- 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
07... 0915 17 -- -- -- 807 9.0 6.5 -- -- --
NOV
18... 1100 14 -- -- -- 869 3.0 1.5 -- -- --
JAN
27... 1155 11 -- -- -- 984 -7.0 1.0 -- -- --
MAR
14... 1815 18 -- -- -- 855 -2.0 .5 -- -- --
APR
25... 1230 14 8.4 -- 793 787 19.5 17.0 350 75.0 40.0
MAY
16... 1550 17 -- -- -- 794 26.0 15.5 -- -- --
AUG
02... 1505 12 -- -- -- 843 33.0 26.0 -- -- --
31... 1420 7.8 8.1 8.0 803 767 19.5 18.0 350 79.0 38.0
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
07... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
NOV
18... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
JAN
27... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
MAR
14... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
APR
25... 5.0 .8 36.0 18 208 21.0 .2 200 20.0 526
MAY
16... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
AUG
02... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31... 6.2 .8 35.0 17 243 19.0 .2 170 10.7 508
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
07... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
NOV
18... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
JAN
27... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
MAR
14... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
APR
25... 503 2.0 20 <1 30.0 220 <.1 1 <1.0 410
MAY
16... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
AUG
02... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31... 494 20.0 20 1 30.0 240 .1 3 2.0 380
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