TURTLE CREEK BASIN
06341410 TURTLE CREEK ABOVE WASHBURN, ND
LOCATION.--Lat 47°23'06", long 100°54'43", in NW1/4NE1/4NE1/4 sec.18, T.145 N., R.80 W., McLean County, Hydrologic Unit
10130101, on right bank 250 ft downstream from bridge on county highway, 8.5 mi northeast of Washburn, and 8.8 mi south of
Turtle Lake.
DRAINAGE AREA.--350 mi2, approximately, of which 195 mi2 is probably noncontributing.
WATER-DISCHARGE RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1986 to current year.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Elevation of gage is 1,780 ft above sea level, from topographic map.
REMARKS.--Records poor. Water from the McClusky Canal is sometimes diverted into the stream at a point upstream from the gage.
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 e13 e18 e9.5 e4.4 e2.3 e53 5.5 e5.1 e22 44 28 27
2 e14 e17 e9.4 e4.0 e2.3 e46 6.5 e5.0 e21 46 28 27
3 e15 e16 e9.4 e3.5 e2.3 e40 7.2 e4.8 e21 48 29 27
4 e15 14 e9.3 e3.3 e2.4 e35 5.5 e4.7 e20 50 29 29
5 e16 13 e9.3 e3.2 e2.5 e30 e5.3 e4.7 e20 51 36 29
6 e17 13 e9.3 e3.0 e2.5 27 e5.3 e4.6 e19 51 39 29
7 e18 13 e9.3 e2.9 e2.6 21 e5.2 e4.7 19 51 35 27
8 e19 12 e8.7 e2.9 e2.7 e17 e5.1 e4.8 17 49 32 25
9 e19 12 e8.5 e2.8 e2.8 e15 e5.0 e5.0 16 50 30 24
10 e19 12 e8.3 e2.8 e3.0 e12 e4.8 e6.8 15 51 30 22
11 e19 13 e8.1 e2.8 e3.0 11 e4.7 e11 15 52 29 22
12 e20 12 e8.1 e2.7 e2.9 9.1 e4.7 e19 15 56 40 21
13 e20 12 e7.7 e2.7 e2.9 9.1 e5.0 e28 24 52 44 21
14 e21 12 e7.8 e2.7 e2.8 7.6 e4.9 e45 64 49 39 20
15 e22 12 e8.0 e2.6 e2.8 7.4 e4.9 e44 59 46 46 20
16 e23 12 e8.3 e2.6 e2.7 7.7 e5.2 e40 56 43 43 19
17 e23 11 e8.4 e2.5 e2.8 7.1 e6.0 e37 53 40 43 18
18 e23 e11 e8.3 e2.5 e2.9 8.8 e7.4 e34 48 40 42 25
19 e23 e11 e7.9 e2.4 e3.0 9.9 e7.8 e32 45 40 47 25
20 e22 e11 e7.7 e2.4 e3.2 10 e7.4 e30 44 41 45 22
21 e22 e11 e7.4 e2.4 e3.4 8.9 e6.4 e29 40 40 44 22
22 e22 e11 e7.2 e2.3 e3.4 8.1 e6.0 e27 41 39 42 25
23 22 e11 e6.8 e2.2 e3.5 8.0 e5.4 e26 43 36 39 23
24 20 e10 e6.5 e2.1 8.6 11 e5.2 e26 42 40 37 21
25 20 e10 e6.5 e2.1 e52 11 e5.1 e27 43 46 35 20
26 20 e10 e6.3 e2.0 e90 11 e5.2 e24 43 43 33 19
27 20 e9.7 e6.3 e2.1 e80 8.8 e5.4 e24 43 37 34 19
28 19 e9.6 e6.0 e2.2 e68 7.6 e5.7 e23 43 33 32 17
29 18 e9.6 e5.7 e2.2 e61 6.5 e5.6 e23 42 32 29 17
30 18 e9.5 e5.4 e2.2 --- 6.1 e5.3 e22 44 30 29 16
31 19 --- e4.9 e2.2 --- 5.7 --- e22 --- 29 28 ---
TOTAL 601 358.4 240.3 82.7 424.3 476.4 168.7 643.2 1037 1355 1116 678
MEAN 19.4 11.9 7.75 2.67 14.6 15.4 5.62 20.7 34.6 43.7 36.0 22.6
MAX 23 18 9.5 4.4 90 53 7.8 45 64 56 47 29
MIN 13 9.5 4.9 2.0 2.3 5.7 4.7 4.6 15 29 28 16
AC-FT 1190 711 477 164 842 945 335 1280 2060 2690 2210 1340
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1987 - 2000, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 14.6 7.28 1.63 .41 4.98 34.3 20.6 16.9 17.0 18.2 13.8 13.4
MAX 54.3 30.9 7.75 2.67 34.0 116 69.7 51.5 49.6 43.7 36.0 32.8
(WY) 1994 1993 2000 2000 1996 1987 1997 1996 1996 2000 2000 1993
MIN .092 .043 .000 .000 .000 .22 .28 .069 .009 .000 .033 2.31
(WY) 1990 1990 1990 1989 1989 1990 1990 1992 1989 1988 1991 1988
SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 1999 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 2000 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1987 - 2000
ANNUAL TOTAL 6836.67 7181.0
ANNUAL MEAN 18.7 19.6 13.6
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 29.3 1996
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 1.10 1990
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 133 Mar 19 90 Feb 26 767 Mar 21 1987
LOWEST DAILY MEAN .10 Jan 1 2.0 Jan 26 .00 Jan 5 1988
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM .10 Jan 1 2.1 Jan 23 .00 Jan 5 1988
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW a 100 Feb 26 954 Mar 12 1996
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE b Feb 26 7.28 Mar 12 1996
ANNUAL RUNOFF (AC-FT) 13560 14240 9880
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 35 44 35
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 17 15 3.8
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS .11 2.9 .00
a About
b Unknown
e Estimated
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD.--Water year 1987 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)
NOV
03... 1130 16 706 98 12.8 8.6 8.6 1480 1490 -- 1.2
DEC
17... 1220 8.4 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- .0
FEB
24... 1115 8.6 714 -- -- -- -A- -- -- 6.0 --
APR
05... 1045 5.3 690 90 9.5 8.6 8.4 1680 1650 7.0 8.5
JUN
07... 1230 19 711 108 8.5 8.5 8.6 1480 1440 36.0 23.6
JUL
12... 1320 56 709 -- 8.1 8.0 8.2 1280 -- 33.0 27.5
AUG
31... 1035 28 711 -- 7.7 8.1 8.4 1420 -- 14.0 15.3
SEP
26... 0830 20 711 85 9.3 -- 8.5 1480 1470 15.0 8.2
ANC
HARD- MAGNE- POTAS- SODIUM UNFLTRD CHLO- FLUO- SILICA,
NESS CALCIUM SIUM, SIUM, AD- SODIUM, TIT 4.5 RIDE, RIDE, DIS-
TOTAL DIS- DIS- DIS- SORP- DIS- LAB DIS- DIS- SOLVED
(MG/L SOLVED SOLVED SOLVED TION SOLVED (MG/L SOLVED SOLVED (MG/L
DATE AS (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L RATIO (MG/L SODIUM AS (MG/L (MG/L AS
CACO3) AS CA) AS MG) AS K) AS NA) PERCENT CACO3) AS CL) AS F) SIO2)
(00900) (00915) (00925) (00935) (00931) (00930) (00932) (90410) (00940) (00950) (00955)
NOV
03... 440 31.2 87.2 19.2 4 184 46 590 8.9 .2 4.6
DEC
17... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
FEB
24... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
APR
05... 350 36.4 64.1 13.9 6 243 59 636 9.0 .2 9.4
JUN
07... 350 27.5 69.1 15.8 5 215 56 611 8.0 .2 1.2
JUL
12... 360 27.5 70.0 16.5 4 162 48 536 7.5 .2 13.1
AUG
31... 390 26.0 79.0 19.4 4 174 48 582 6.2 .2 5.6
SEP
26... 410 32.5 79.8 18.4 4 186 48 602 8.4 .2 6.0
NITRO- NITRO- NITRO- NITRO- PHOS- SOLIDS,
GEN, GEN, GEN, GEN, PHORUS SOLIDS, SUM OF
SULFATE AMMONIA NITRITE NITRATE NO2+NO3 ORTHO, DIS- CONSTI- BORON, IRON,
DIS- DIS- DIS- DIS- DIS- DIS- SOLVED TUENTS, TUR- DIS- DIS-
SOLVED SOLVED SOLVED SOLVED SOLVED SOLVED (TONS DIS- BID- SOLVED SOLVED
DATE (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L PER SOLVED ITY (UG/L (UG/L
AS SO4) AS N) AS N) AS N) AS N) AS P) DAY) (MG/L) (NTU) AS B) AS FE)
(00945) (00608) (00613) (00618) (00631) (00671) (70302) (70301) (00076) (01020) (01046)
NOV
03... 265 .272 .012 -- <.050 .030 40.0 955 33 514 10
DEC
17... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
FEB
24... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
APR
05... 296 .020 <.010 -- .203 .050 15.1 1050 15 440 20
JUN
07... 234 <.020 <.010 -- <.050 .024 47.3 937 16 522 20
JUL
12... 190 <.020 <.010 -- <.050 .086 123 809 4.8 470 40
AUG
31... 226 <.020 <.010 -- <.050 .045 67.4 886 17 499 20
SEP
26... 252 .126 .035 .055 .090 .029 49.8 945 26 486 20
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