RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN
05123750 CUT BANK CREEK AT UPHAM, ND
LOCATION.--Lat 48°34'29", long 100°44'39", in SE1/4SE1/4SW1/4 sec.21, T.159 N., R.78 W., McHenry County, Hydrologic Unit
09010005, on left bank 50 ft downstream from county highway bridge, and 0.5 mi southwest of Upham.
DRAINAGE AREA.--722 mi2, of which about 450 mi2 is probably noncontributing.
WATER-DISCHARGE RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1974 to September 1980. March 1986 to September 1991 and March 1999 to September 2000 (discontinued)
(seasonal records only since 1986).
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,422.77 ft above sea level. From March to September 1986 nonrecording gage at
same site and datum.
REMARKS.--Records fair except for periods of estimated discharge, which are poor.
EXTREMES FOR CURRENT YEAR.--Maximum discharge, 22 ft3/s, July 7, gage height, 2.66 ft; minimum discharge, 0.74 ft3/s, Sept. 19,
gage height, 1.01 ft.
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 --- --- --- --- --- --- 11 6.5 5.7 5.2 2.6 1.5
2 --- --- --- --- --- --- e10 6.3 5.8 5.6 2.6 1.7
3 --- --- --- --- --- --- 10 5.9 4.4 5.8 3.9 1.7
4 --- --- --- --- --- --- e9.8 5.7 2.9 10 4.3 1.6
5 --- --- --- --- --- --- e9.3 4.9 3.0 19 6.0 1.5
6 --- --- --- --- --- --- e9.5 5.1 2.8 20 6.4 1.6
7 --- --- --- --- --- --- e9.4 5.8 2.5 21 5.7 2.1
8 --- --- --- --- --- --- e9.3 5.7 2.5 20 5.7 2.2
9 --- --- --- --- --- --- e9.2 5.9 2.1 19 5.6 2.0
10 --- --- --- --- --- --- e9.1 6.3 1.7 18 5.1 1.8
11 --- --- --- --- --- --- e9.0 7.7 2.6 e17 4.7 1.7
12 --- --- --- --- --- --- e8.9 9.7 4.3 e16 5.7 1.5
13 --- --- --- --- --- --- e8.8 11 4.8 e15 5.3 1.3
14 --- --- --- --- --- --- e8.7 11 7.2 e14 5.0 1.2
15 --- --- --- --- --- --- e8.6 12 8.6 e13 4.7 1.2
16 --- --- --- --- --- --- e8.5 12 9.6 e12 4.3 1.1
17 --- --- --- --- --- --- e8.4 12 10 e11 3.8 .93
18 --- --- --- --- --- --- e8.5 12 9.8 e10 3.5 .81
19 --- --- --- --- --- --- e8.3 11 8.9 e9.0 3.0 .79
20 --- --- --- --- --- --- e8.2 10 8.0 e8.0 2.8 .79
21 --- --- --- --- --- --- 8.1 9.5 7.4 e7.6 2.8 .83
22 --- --- --- --- --- --- 8.1 8.7 6.6 e7.2 2.6 .88
23 --- --- --- --- --- --- 7.9 7.8 6.1 e6.7 2.5 .88
24 --- --- --- --- --- --- 7.7 6.5 5.9 e6.2 2.3 .91
25 --- --- --- --- --- --- 7.9 6.4 5.8 e5.8 2.3 .91
26 --- --- --- --- --- --- 7.7 5.7 5.7 5.5 2.4 .93
27 --- --- --- --- --- --- 7.4 6.3 5.4 4.9 2.4 .94
28 --- --- --- --- --- --- 7.3 6.2 5.4 4.2 2.3 .91
29 --- --- --- --- --- --- 7.0 6.1 5.4 3.7 2.5 .93
30 --- --- --- --- --- --- 6.7 5.7 5.3 3.2 4.1 .91
31 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 5.3 --- 2.9 2.0 ---
TOTAL --- --- --- --- --- --- 258.3 240.7 166.2 326.5 118.9 38.05
MEAN --- --- --- --- --- --- 8.61 7.76 5.54 10.5 3.84 1.27
MAX --- --- --- --- --- --- 11 12 10 21 6.4 2.2
MIN --- --- --- --- --- --- 6.7 4.9 1.7 2.9 2.0 .79
AC-FT --- --- --- --- --- --- 512 477 330 648 236 75
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1975 - 2000, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 1.65 1.55 .32 .096 .10 1.86 46.7 49.0 18.5 10.7 4.05 2.51
MAX 7.66 8.15 1.42 .56 .89 10.3 299 227 117 78.5 27.9 16.7
(WY) 1976 1976 1976 1976 1976 1986 1976 1975 1999 1999 1999 1999
MIN .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000
(WY) 1975 1975 1975 1975 1975 1975 1990 1990 1990 1977 1976 1976
SUMMARY STATISTICS WATER YEARS 1975 - 2000
ANNUAL MEAN a 13.7
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN a 34.7 1976
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN a .086 1977
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 800 Apr 2 1976
LOWEST DAILY MEAN .00 Oct 1 1974
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM .00 Oct 1 1974
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW 820 Apr 1 1976
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE b 7.24 Apr 1 1976
ANNUAL RUNOFF (AC-FT) a 9900
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 26
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS .00
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS .00
a Based on complete water years only (1975-80)
b From high water mark
e Estimated
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD.--Water years 1974-80, 1986-89, 1999 to current year.
WATER-QUALITY DATA, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1999 TO SEPTEMBER 2000
DIS- BARO- OXYGEN, PH PH SPE-
CHARGE, METRIC DIS- WATER WATER CIFIC SPE-
INST. PRES- SOLVED WHOLE WHOLE CON- CIFIC
CUBIC SURE (PER- OXYGEN, FIELD LAB DUCT- CON- TEMPER- TEMPER-
FEET (MM CENT DIS- (STAND- (STAND- ANCE DUCT- ATURE ATURE
DATE TIME PER OF SATUR- SOLVED ARD ARD LAB ANCE AIR WATER
SECOND HG) ATION) (MG/L) UNITS) UNITS) (US/CM) (US/CM) (DEG C) (DEG C)
(00061) (00025) (00301) (00300) (00400) (00403) (90095) (00095) (00020) (00010)
APR
20... 0915 8.3 724 71 8.2 8.2 8.2 1310 1300 9.0 6.5
MAY
03... 1240 1.3 714 110 9.7 8.2 8.5 1440 1420 17.5 17.8
17... 1015 12.7 720 98 9.8 8.1 8.3 1440 1440 13.0 12.6
31... 1000 5.2 721 81 7.9 8.3 8.5 1460 1470 12.5 14.0
JUN
06... 1515 2.7 716 127 10.4 8.5 8.5 1440 1450 26.0 21.9
26... 1630 5.5 719 53 4.4 8.6 8.6 1260 1270 19.0 21.6
ANC NITRO-
HARD- MAGNE- POTAS- SODIUM UNFLTRD CHLO- GEN,AM-
NESS CALCIUM SIUM, SIUM, AD- SODIUM, TIT 4.5 RIDE, SULFATE MONIA +
TOTAL DIS- DIS- DIS- SORP- DIS- LAB DIS- DIS- ORGANIC
(MG/L SOLVED SOLVED SOLVED TION SOLVED (MG/L SOLVED SOLVED TOTAL
DATE AS (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L RATIO (MG/L SODIUM AS (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L
CACO3) AS CA) AS MG) AS K) AS NA) PERCENT CACO3) AS CL) AS SO4) AS N)
(00900) (00915) (00925) (00935) (00931) (00930) (00932) (90410) (00940) (00945) (00625)
APR
20... 520 81 76 20 2 110 31 410 35 280 1.5
MAY
03... 560 86 84 22 2 130 32 460 45 320 2.0
17... 540 79 84 22 2 120 31 450 46 330 1.6
31... 540 76 85 21 3 140 35 470 42 340 1.9
JUN
06... 520 71 83 20 2 130 34 470 38 330 1.8
26... 490 72 76 17 2 120 34 400 32 300 2.0
SOLIDS, COLI- STREP- CHLOR-A CHLOR-B
NITRO- NITRO- PHOS- SOLIDS, SUM OF TRANS- FORM, TOCOCCI PHYTO- PHYTO-
GEN, GEN, PHORUS PHOS- DIS- CONSTI- PAR- FECAL, FECAL, PLANK- PLANK-
AMMONIA NO2+NO3 DIS- PHORUS SOLVED TUENTS, ENCY 0.7 KF AGAR TON TON
TOTAL TOTAL SOLVED TOTAL (TONS DIS- (SECCHI UM-MF (COLS. CHROMO CHROMO
DATE (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L PER SOLVED DISK) (COLS./ PER FLUOROM FLUOROM
AS N) AS N) AS P) AS P) DAY) (MG/L) (IN) 100 ML) 100 ML) (UG/L) (UG/L)
(00610) (00630) (00666) (00665) (70302) (70301) (00077) (31625) (31673) (70953) (70954)
APR
20... <.01 <.02 .11 .13 19.0 848 14 <1 39 <3.0 <1.0
MAY
03... <.01 <.02 .28 .34 3.38 963 -- 21 39 7.0 <1.0
17... <.01 <.02 .22 .25 32.6 951 12 K20 50 <3.0 <1.0
31... <.01 <.02 .38 .40 13.8 986 -- 34 20 <3.0 --
JUN
06... <.01 <.02 .28 .32 6.95 954 12 K16 50 <3.0 --
26... <.01 <.02 .33 .35 12.7 857 23 K18 45 <3.0 <1.0
ALUMI- BERYL- CHRO- IRON,
NUM, ANTI- BARIUM, LIUM BORON, CADMIUM MIUM, COPPER, TOTAL
TOTAL MONY, ARSENIC TOTAL TOTAL TOTAL TOTAL TOTAL TOTAL RECOV-
RECOVER TOTAL TOTAL RECOVER RECOVER RECOVER RECOVER RECOVER RECOVER ERABLE
DATE -ABLE (UG/L (UG/L -ABLE -ABLE -ABLE -ABLE -ABLE -ABLE (UG/L
(UG/L) AS SB) AS AS) (UG/L) (UG/L) (UG/L) (UG/L) (UG/L) (UG/L) AS FE)
(01104) (01097) (01002) (01009) (00998) (00999) (01113) (01118) (01119) (01045)
APR
20... <50 <1 3 70 <1 140 <1 <1 <1 56
MAY
03... 51 <1 4 64 <1 160 <1 <1 <1 31
17... 50 <1 4 82 <1 170 <1 <1 <1 28
31... 71 <1 5 57 <1 160 <1 <1 <1 69
JUN
06... <50 <1 4 65 <1 160 <1 <1 <1 23
26... 64 <1 5 73 <1 170 <1 <1 2 50
THAL- SEDI- SED.
MANGAN- LIUM, MENT, SUSP.
LEAD, ESE NICKEL, SELE- SILVER, TOTAL ZINC, SEDI- DIS- SIEVE
TOTAL TOTAL TOTAL NIUM, TOTAL RECOV- TOTAL MENT, CHARGE, DIAM.
RECOVER RECOVER RECOVER TOTAL RECOVER ERABLE RECOVER SUS- SUS- % FINER
DATE -ABLE - ABLE -ABLE (UG/L -ABLE (UG/L -ABLE PENDED PENDED THAN
(UG/L) (UG/L) (UG/L) AS SE) (UG/L) AS TL) (UG/L) (MG/L) (T/DAY) .062 MM
(01114) (01123) (01074) (01147) (01079) (01128) (01094) (80154) (80155) (70331)
APR
20... 3 210 4 2 <4 <1 3 4 .09 86
MAY
03... <1 550 5 2 <1 <1 6 29 .10 94
17... <1 110 4 1 <1 <1 16 3 .10 91
31... <1 130 4 2 <1 <1 14 7 .10 77
JUN
06... <1 55 4 <1 <1 <1 15 2 .01 100
26... <1 27 3 <1 <1 <1 23 13 .19 64
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