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KNIFE RIVER BASIN
06340500 KNIFE RIVER AT HAZEN, ND
LOCATION.--Lat 47°17'07", long 101°37'18", in SW1/4SE1/4SE1/4 sec.18, T.144 N., R.86 W., Mercer County, Hydrologic Unit
10130201, on left bank at downstream side of highway bridge, 0.5 mi south of Hazen, and 3 mi upstream from Antelope Creek.
DRAINAGE AREA.--2,240 mi2, approximately.
WATER-DISCHARGE RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD.--October to November 1928, March 1929 to September 1933, August 1937 to current year. Monthly discharge only
for some periods, published in WSP 1309.
REVISED RECORDS.--WSP 1146: 1943. WSP 1279: 1930-31, 1932-33(M). WSP 1917: Drainage area.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,712.35 ft above sea level. Prior to Sept. 25, 1947, nonrecording gages at same
site and datum.
REMARKS.--Records good except for period of estimated discharge, which are poor. Slight regulation by Lake Ilo 81 mi upstream,
capacity, 7,130 acre-ft.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--According to local residents, the floods of 1943 and 1950 were not exceeded during the
period 1884 to 1942.
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 39 39 e40 e37 e33 e600 72 78 41 32 23 17
2 38 39 e38 e36 e32 e550 71 70 42 31 23 18
3 38 39 e38 e36 e31 e500 71 64 40 32 25 18
4 39 39 e38 e37 e32 374 71 59 40 37 25 20
5 41 41 e40 e37 e31 333 69 55 38 42 27 20
6 42 47 e42 e38 e30 302 68 57 37 49 26 21
7 41 47 e42 e38 e31 263 68 62 37 52 26 23
8 42 47 e43 e39 e30 218 67 75 35 55 25 22
9 43 46 e43 e38 e29 158 65 87 32 46 25 20
10 42 45 e44 e38 e30 133 64 84 31 47 23 20
11 43 45 e43 e39 e29 134 63 91 30 60 22 19
12 44 45 e42 e38 e28 135 61 109 31 83 21 19
13 46 42 e43 e37 e29 114 61 116 34 132 21 18
14 47 42 e43 e36 e28 113 69 105 62 107 20 18
15 46 42 e42 e37 e27 97 71 101 133 88 20 18
16 45 43 e41 e36 e28 96 72 102 176 87 19 18
17 45 42 e41 e37 e27 103 76 91 150 66 19 18
18 45 43 e40 e37 e26 98 83 81 118 53 19 17
19 45 44 e40 e36 e27 93 95 72 97 47 19 17
20 46 44 e39 e35 e28 91 98 66 87 46 19 18
21 46 44 e38 e36 e30 91 100 62 83 45 19 19
22 44 46 e37 e36 e33 90 95 58 72 51 19 22
23 44 45 e36 e35 e60 90 87 54 66 63 19 23
24 43 e45 e37 e35 e250 93 83 49 59 59 19 25
25 43 e45 e38 e34 e900 95 91 47 53 49 18 25
26 43 e45 e38 e35 e1100 90 108 54 47 41 18 24
27 43 e45 e39 e34 e750 87 128 55 43 36 18 25
28 43 e45 e38 e35 e700 83 117 50 39 32 18 24
29 42 e45 e37 e34 e900 80 99 49 35 29 17 22
30 42 e45 e36 e33 --- 76 88 45 33 27 17 22
31 41 --- e36 e34 --- 73 --- 39 --- 25 17 ---
TOTAL 1331 1311 1232 1123 5309 5453 2431 2187 1821 1649 646 610
MEAN 42.9 43.7 39.7 36.2 183 176 81.0 70.5 60.7 53.2 20.8 20.3
MAX 47 47 44 39 1100 600 128 116 176 132 27 25
MIN 38 39 36 33 26 73 61 39 30 25 17 17
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1929 - 2000, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 39.1 31.5 22.3 20.1 98.4 698 514 165 222 118 48.6 34.4
MAX 365 223 83.1 145 927 3228 4293 1530 1041 979 215 143
(WY) 1983 1983 1983 1974 1930 1943 1952 1970 1944 1938 1954 1978
MIN 6.39 7.71 3.79 .70 .000 11.6 26.3 17.0 8.70 10.5 2.00 .50
(WY) 1962 1962 1962 1962 1962 1965 1981 1931 1961 1961 1933 1933
SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 1999 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 2000 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1929 - 2000
ANNUAL TOTAL 73959 25103
ANNUAL MEAN 203 68.6 169
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 441 1943
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 21.7 1991
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 4430 Mar 18 1100 Feb 26 22400 Mar 27 1943
LOWEST DAILY MEAN 20 Jan 24 17 Aug 29 .00 Jan 21 1933
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM 20 Jan 22 17 Aug 26 .00 Jan 21 1933
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW 1150 Feb 26 35300 Jun 24 1966
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE a 8.60 Feb 29 27.01 Jun 24 1966
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 457 99 250
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 47 42 32
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS 23 21 10
a Backwater from ice
e Estimated
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