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RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN
05090000 PARK RIVER AT GRAFTON, ND
LOCATION.--Lat 48°25'29", long 97°24'42", in NE1/4 sec.13, T.157 N., R.53 W., Walsh County, Hydrologic Unit 09020310, on right
bank just upstream of U.S. Highway 81 bridge in Grafton, and 3.5 mi downstream from South Branch Park River.
DRAINAGE AREA.--695 mi2, approximately.
WATER-DISCHARGE RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD.--April 1931 to current year. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1308.
REVISED RECORDS.--WSP 955: 1941. WSP 1438: 1932, 1933(M), 1936-37(M), 1939(M), 1944. WSP 1728: Drainage area.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 811.00 ft above sea level. Prior to Oct. 1, 1984, gage located on right bank 30 ft
upstream of Wakeman Avenue bridge. Datum of gage was 807.39 ft. Prior to Sept. 30, 1940, nonrecording gage at site 30 ft
downstream at same datum. Oct. 1, 1940, to Sept. 17, 1946, nonrecording gage at site 2 mi downstream above masonry dam at
same datum. Sept. 18, 1946, to July 25, 1952, nonrecording gage at site 30 ft downstream at same datum.
REMARKS.--Records good except for periods where discharge is less than 3.0 ft3/s and those for estimated daily discharges, 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 .65 1.8 e2.6 e2.4 e2.0 e6.0 5.4 6.6 3.9 3.9 4.4 1.8
2 .53 1.6 e2.6 e2.4 e2.0 e6.2 8.9 6.7 3.8 3.8 4.0 1.6
3 .43 2.9 e2.7 e2.4 e2.0 e6.2 7.8 7.5 3.6 3.8 3.8 1.5
4 .38 5.2 e2.7 e2.4 e2.0 e6.2 7.1 6.7 6.0 4.0 3.6 1.3
5 .35 4.6 e2.7 e2.4 e2.0 e6.2 8.9 6.3 9.9 4.1 4.0 1.2
6 .32 4.3 e2.7 e2.4 e2.0 e6.2 7.2 6.3 9.9 3.7 3.5 1.1
7 .30 4.2 e2.7 e2.4 e2.0 e6.2 9.4 6.2 10 3.9 3.0 1.1
8 .28 4.1 e2.7 e2.4 e2.0 e6.2 7.5 6.1 10 4.1 3.0 .95
9 .27 4.0 e2.7 e2.4 e2.0 e6.2 5.0 5.8 10 4.1 2.9 .89
10 .29 3.7 e2.7 e2.4 e2.0 e6.3 5.7 6.2 11 3.7 2.6 .80
11 .31 3.6 e2.7 e2.4 e1.9 e6.6 5.6 6.8 8.4 3.5 2.4 .69
12 .34 3.5 e2.7 e2.4 e1.9 e7.1 4.9 6.6 154 3.6 3.1 .65
13 .38 3.5 e2.7 e2.4 e1.9 e7.3 4.5 6.1 346 4.0 2.9 .54
14 .45 3.2 e2.7 e2.3 e1.9 e7.2 4.4 6.2 180 3.8 2.7 .44
15 .58 3.1 e2.7 e2.3 e1.8 e7.2 4.5 6.8 86 3.5 2.4 .39
16 .63 2.8 e2.7 e2.3 e1.8 e7.2 4.9 6.9 71 25 2.2 .34
17 .68 2.8 e2.7 e2.3 e1.8 7.2 4.5 7.0 33 37 2.0 .31
18 .85 2.7 e2.6 e2.2 e1.7 7.5 4.4 6.8 21 39 1.8 .29
19 1.1 2.4 e2.6 e2.2 e1.7 8.0 4.5 6.5 12 40 1.7 .28
20 1.3 2.3 e2.6 e2.2 e1.7 8.5 4.4 5.9 8.1 29 1.9 .27
21 1.6 2.2 e2.5 e2.2 e1.8 8.3 4.8 5.8 9.7 35 3.2 .24
22 2.0 2.3 e2.5 e2.1 e2.0 8.4 5.1 6.0 9.7 58 3.1 .25
23 2.1 2.3 e2.5 e2.1 e2.3 8.8 4.5 6.1 8.3 60 2.7 .25
24 2.1 2.3 e2.5 e2.0 e2.7 11 5.7 6.2 9.4 59 2.4 .24
25 2.1 2.3 e2.4 e2.0 e3.8 12 6.3 5.7 7.9 57 2.2 .23
26 1.9 2.3 e2.4 e2.0 e4.4 16 5.9 5.1 6.4 59 2.0 .21
27 2.0 2.2 e2.4 e2.0 e5.1 15 6.8 5.3 5.1 52 1.8 .19
28 2.0 2.3 e2.4 e2.0 e5.8 13 6.4 5.1 4.7 56 1.9 .16
29 1.9 2.4 e2.4 e2.0 e5.9 8.5 6.7 5.2 4.2 39 2.1 .15
30 1.8 e2.6 e2.4 e2.0 --- 7.5 6.7 5.2 4.1 11 2.1 .13
31 1.7 --- e2.4 e2.0 --- 6.4 --- 4.5 --- 5.3 1.9 ---
TOTAL 31.62 89.5 80.3 69.4 71.9 250.6 178.4 190.2 1067.1 718.8 83.3 18.49
MEAN 1.02 2.98 2.59 2.24 2.48 8.08 5.95 6.14 35.6 23.2 2.69 .62
MAX 2.1 5.2 2.7 2.4 5.9 16 9.4 7.5 346 60 4.4 1.8
MIN .27 1.6 2.4 2.0 1.7 6.0 4.4 4.5 3.6 3.5 1.7 .13
AC-FT 63 178 159 138 143 497 354 377 2120 1430 165 37
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1931 - 2000, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 5.12 3.55 2.42 1.39 2.58 78.3 416 118 46.0 34.0 13.5 7.10
MAX 69.9 31.3 17.4 13.9 45.7 654 2051 2071 576 441 569 151
(WY) 1983 1981 1983 1983 1981 1995 1950 1950 1964 1997 1993 1957
MIN .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 2.05 .000 .000 .000 .000
(WY) 1934 1934 1933 1932 1933 1936 1991 1939 1961 1990 1932 1932
SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 1999 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 2000 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1931 - 2000
ANNUAL TOTAL 34446.30 2849.61
ANNUAL MEAN 94.4 7.79 60.7
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 353 1950
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 1.38 1990
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 2180 Apr 10 346 Jun 13 11700 Apr 19 1950
LOWEST DAILY MEAN .27 Oct 9 .13 Sep 30 .00 Aug 10 1931
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM .30 Oct 6 .19 Sep 24 .00 Aug 21 1931
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW 690 Jun 12 a 12600 Apr 19 1950
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE 9.09 Jun 12 b 20.13 Apr 19 1950
ANNUAL RUNOFF (AC-FT) 68320 5650 43980
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 268 9.5 77
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 4.0 2.9 1.8
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS 1.9 .69 .00
a From rating curve extended above 9,000 ft3/s
b Site and datum then in use
e Estimated
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD.--Water year 1969 to current year.
WATER-QUALITY DATA, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1999 TO SEPTEMBER 2000
DIS- DIS- PH PH SPE-
CHARGE, CHARGE, WATER WATER CIFIC SPE- HARD-
IN INST. WHOLE WHOLE CON- CIFIC NESS CALCIUM
CUBIC CUBIC FIELD LAB DUCT- CON- TEMPER- TEMPER- TOTAL DIS-
FEET FEET (STAND- (STAND- ANCE DUCT- ATURE ATURE (MG/L SOLVED
DATE TIME PER PER ARD ARD LAB ANCE AIR WATER AS (MG/L
SECOND SECOND UNITS) UNITS) (US/CM) (US/CM) (DEG C) (DEG C) CACO3) AS CA)
(00060) (00061) (00400) (00403) (90095) (00095) (00020) (00010) (00900) (00915)
OCT
06... 1700 .32 -- -- -- -- 1220 9.0 7.0 -- --
NOV
18... 0940 2.7 -- -- -- -- 1670 -.5 3.5 -- --
JAN
24... 1630 -- 2.0 -- -- -- 2110 -6.0 .5 -- --
MAR
14... 1605 7.2 -- -- -- -- 1220 -1.5 2.5 -- --
APR
26... 1515 -- 6.4 8.4 -- 1240 1230 20.5 15.5 430 96.0
MAY
17... 1430 -- 6.8 -- -- -- 1370 20.5 15.0 -- --
JUL
14... 1500 -- 3.8 -- -- -- 1280 32.0 28.0 -- --
AUG
31... 1200 -- .85 7.9 7.7 910 874 18.0 18.0 330 71.0
ANC SOLIDS,
MAGNE- POTAS- SODIUM UNFLTRD CHLO- FLUO- SOLIDS, RESIDUE
SIUM, SIUM, AD- SODIUM, TIT 4.5 RIDE, RIDE, SULFATE DIS- AT 180
DIS- DIS- SORP- DIS- LAB DIS- DIS- DIS- SOLVED DEG. C
SOLVED SOLVED TION SOLVED (MG/L SOLVED SOLVED SOLVED (TONS DIS-
DATE (MG/L (MG/L RATIO (MG/L SODIUM AS (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L PER SOLVED
AS MG) AS K) AS NA) PERCENT CACO3) AS CL) AS F) AS SO4) DAY) (MG/L)
(00925) (00935) (00931) (00930) (00932) (90410) (00940) (00950) (00945) (70302) (70300)
OCT
06... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
NOV
18... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
JAN
24... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
MAR
14... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
APR
26... 45.0 8.5 2 110 35 244 69.0 .3 320 14.5 833
MAY
17... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
JUL
14... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
AUG
31... 38.0 9.1 2 63.0 28 172 32.0 2.0 230 1.37 596
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
18... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
JAN
24... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
MAR
14... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
APR
26... 796 2.0 10 1 60.0 380 <.1 2 <1.0 550
MAY
17... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
JUL
14... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
AUG
31... 549 8.0 110 1 50.0 20 <.1 4 1.0 370
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