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MISSOURI RIVER MAIN STEM
06342500 MISSOURI RIVER AT BISMARCK, ND
LOCATION.--Lat 46°48'51", long 100°49'12", in SE1/4NW1/4SE1/4 sec.31, T.139 N., R.80 W., Burleigh County, Hydrologic Unit
10130101, on left bank 40 ft upstream from Bismarck City waterplant, 2,100 ft downstream from Burlington Northern Railway
bridge, 1.6 mi northwest of Bismarck Post Office, 3.5 mi upstream from Heart River and at mile 1,314.5.
DRAINAGE AREA.--186,400 mi2, approximately.
WATER-DISCHARGE RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD.--October to November 1927, April 1928 to current year. See WSP 1729 or 1917 for history of data prior to April
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,618.28 ft above sea level, revised. See WSP 1729 or 1917 for history of changes
prior to Sept. 30, 1937.
REMARKS.--Records good except for periods of estimated discharge, which are fair. Flow regulated by Lake Sakakawea (station
06338000), 75.4 mi upstream, since November 1953.
EXTREMES PRIOR TO COMPLETION OF GARRISON DAM.--Maximum discharge, 500,000 ft3/s, Apr. 6, 1952, gage height, 27.90 ft.
EXTREMES SINCE COMPLETION OF GARRISON DAM.--Since completion of Garrison Dam in 1953, maximum discharge, 68,900 ft3/s, July 13,
1975, gage height, 14.24 ft; maximum gage height, 14.58 ft, Dec. 18, 1979, backwater from ice.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum stage known, 31.6 ft, Mar. 31, 1881, present site and datum.
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 24100 16900 20200 e23400 e24700 26600 17200 18000 26000 24900 25000 24200
2 25400 18800 21100 e22800 e25800 26800 16900 18200 25900 25000 24900 24200
3 26400 17900 21200 e22900 e25700 26500 17300 18300 25500 25100 25100 24600
4 24600 18300 21300 e22700 e25600 26200 17100 18000 25700 24900 24800 24200
5 23700 18600 18500 e22400 e26300 25300 19000 18100 26200 25300 24900 24900
6 20700 17100 18700 e21400 e25800 24700 19900 17900 25800 25200 24800 25100
7 20100 17800 18200 e21300 e25800 24000 19800 18300 25700 25000 24500 24800
8 19600 17500 18300 e21500 e25800 22800 20300 18400 26100 24900 24700 24400
9 19100 18000 19200 e21200 e25800 20800 20300 18000 25900 25000 24500 24500
10 18500 17500 18700 e21300 e25800 19400 20200 17700 25600 24800 24500 24500
11 19400 18100 18900 e21000 e26100 18900 20500 18300 25300 25100 24500 23800
12 18800 18800 18800 e21100 e26000 18200 21100 18600 24800 25000 24800 19700
13 19300 17800 18600 e21400 e25900 18500 20500 18000 25200 24900 24600 17100
14 20200 18200 18900 e21400 e25600 18800 20300 19200 25700 24700 24400 16300
15 18600 17700 18400 e21500 e25700 18700 21400 22300 25700 24800 24600 16100
16 18800 17300 18500 e21400 e25600 18000 20900 24600 26000 25100 24600 16100
17 21600 18000 18500 e20300 e25800 17700 20900 25400 25800 24700 24700 16000
18 19300 18900 18600 e20400 e25700 18200 21100 25700 25500 24800 24700 16700
19 18600 17900 20300 e21100 e25700 18100 20300 25900 25400 24900 24500 17100
20 19100 17800 22400 e21300 e25600 18200 20700 25800 25400 24900 24900 17300
21 19200 18100 e23000 e21600 e26100 17700 20700 25600 25400 25000 24800 16500
22 18200 17900 e24000 e21300 e26200 17600 21200 25300 25100 24900 24800 16500
23 18900 18100 e22800 e22400 e25800 17700 20100 25700 25200 24800 24500 16000
24 19800 17600 e21400 e22500 e25700 17600 20300 26100 25300 24900 24500 16200
25 19600 17900 e21200 e22600 e25500 17500 20400 25800 25300 24900 24800 15600
26 18700 17400 e21600 e22300 e26200 17400 20600 25400 25000 24800 24400 15800
27 19600 17700 e21700 e23800 e27200 17000 20900 26000 24900 24900 24500 15800
28 19900 18100 e21500 e23900 27100 17200 20600 26100 24900 25000 24700 16300
29 19400 18200 e22500 e23400 26900 17600 19400 25700 24900 25000 24600 15700
30 19000 19200 e23100 e24400 --- 17400 18300 e25700 25000 24800 24500 16000
31 19100 --- e23000 e24900 --- 17400 --- e25900 --- 25100 24500 ---
TOTAL 627300 539100 633100 684900 751500 618500 598200 688000 764200 773100 764600 582000
MEAN 20240 17970 20420 22090 25910 19950 19940 22190 25470 24940 24660 19400
MAX 26400 19200 24000 24900 27200 26800 21400 26100 26200 25300 25100 25100
MIN 18200 16900 18200 20300 24700 17000 16900 17700 24800 24700 24400 15600
AC-FT 1244000 1069000 1256000 1358000 1491000 1227000 1187000 1365000 1516000 1533000 1517000 1154000
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1954 - 2000, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 21660 21520 20890 23040 25230 22830 21630 23200 24610 25620 25410 22520
MAX 48180 43240 31690 32350 34840 34370 40370 42030 43540 64610 57010 45060
(WY) 1998 1998 1970 1969 1969 1972 1972 1972 1975 1975 1975 1997
MIN 8399 8155 7890 6519 5883 6317 10420 9234 8445 10840 9271 8121
(WY) 1963 1963 1955 1955 1956 1955 1993 1963 1960 1960 1962 1962
SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 1999 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 2000 WATER YEAR a WATER YEARS 1954 - 2000
ANNUAL TOTAL 9181600 8024500
ANNUAL MEAN 25160 21920 23170
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 35630 1975
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 14320 1960
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 33000 Mar 20 27200 Feb 27 68800 Jul 13 1975
LOWEST DAILY MEAN 16900 Nov 1 15600 Sep 25 4000 Mar 25 1955
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM 17800 Nov 5 15900 Sep 23 4860 Mar 21 1955
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW 27500 Feb 28 68900 Jul 13 1975
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE b 13.01 Jan 15 14.80 Jan 13 1983
ANNUAL RUNOFF (AC-FT) 18210000 15920000 16790000
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 29800 25800 34200
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 25700 22000 22100
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS 18600 17600 12100
a Since completion of Garrison Dam
b Backwater from ice
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- BARO- OXYGEN, PH PH SPE-
CHARGE, CHARGE, METRIC DIS- WATER WATER CIFIC SPE-
IN INST. PRES- SOLVED WHOLE WHOLE CON- CIFIC
CUBIC CUBIC SURE (PER- OXYGEN, FIELD LAB DUCT- CON- TEMPER-
FEET FEET (MM CENT DIS- (STAND- (STAND- ANCE DUCT- ATURE
DATE TIME PER PER OF SATUR- SOLVED ARD ARD LAB ANCE AIR
SECOND SECOND HG) ATION) (MG/L) UNITS) UNITS) (US/CM) (US/CM) (DEG C)
(00060) (00061) (00025) (00301) (00300) (00400) (00403) (90095) (00095) (00020)
OCT
29... 1415 -- 18947 -- -- -- -- 8.4 666 642 --
NOV
10... 1200 -- 16700 715 102 11.2 -- 8.4 679 654 --
MAR
03... 1245 -- 26200 712 91 11.5 -- 8.1 672 675 --
APR
03... 1300 -- 17800 -- -- -- -- 8.3 625 638 --
26... 1105 -- 20700 711 103 11.5 7.9 8.0 628 650 --
MAY
18... 1300 -- 26600 -- -- 11.7 7.9 7.9 646 662 --
JUN
12... 1000 24800 -- -- -- -- 8.3 -- 614 616 23.0
JUL
19... 1150 -- 23300 -- -- -- -- 8.3 609 620 --
AUG
17... 1130 -- 24000 -- -- -- -- 8.2 631 601 19.5
SEP
12... 1200 -- 18500 -- -- -- -- 8.0 627 630 --
ANC
HARD- MAGNE- POTAS- SODIUM UNFLTRD CHLO-
NESS CALCIUM SIUM, SIUM, AD- SODIUM, TIT 4.5 RIDE, SULFATE
TEMPER- TOTAL DIS- DIS- DIS- SORP- DIS- LAB DIS- DIS-
ATURE (MG/L SOLVED SOLVED SOLVED TION SOLVED (MG/L SOLVED SOLVED
DATE WATER AS (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L RATIO (MG/L SODIUM AS (MG/L (MG/L
(DEG C) CACO3) AS CA) AS MG) AS K) AS NA) PERCENT CACO3) AS CL) AS SO4)
(00010) (00900) (00915) (00925) (00935) (00931) (00930) (00932) (90410) (00940) (00945)
OCT
29... 9.0 220 53 22 4.0 2 58 36 160 9.4 170
NOV
10... 8.5 210 50 21 3.8 2 57 36 160 9.4 170
MAR
03... 2.9 200 49 20 4.7 2 62 39 150 8.4 180
APR
03... 4.3 200 47 19 3.5 2 53 37 150 8.2 170
26... 7.3 200 48 20 3.5 2 56 37 150 8.3 170
MAY
18... 10.8 210 50 21 3.8 2 59 37 150 8.3 180
JUN
12... 14.7 200 48 19 3.7 2 54 37 150 7.9 160
JUL
19... 15.0 190 46 18 3.3 2 50 36 150 8.3 160
AUG
17... 14.9 200 47 19 3.4 2 50 35 160 8.7 160
SEP
12... 15.9 210 51 20 3.6 2 53 35 150 8.7 160
NITRO- NITRO- NITRO- NITRO-
GEN,AM- GEN,AM- NITRO- GEN, GEN, NITRO- NITRO- NITRO- PHOS-
MONIA + MONIA + GEN, AMMONIA NO2+NO3 GEN, GEN, NITRO- GEN PHORUS PHOS-
ORGANIC ORGANIC AMMONIA DIS- DIS- NO2+NO3 ORGANIC GEN, DIS- DIS- PHORUS
DIS. TOTAL TOTAL SOLVED SOLVED TOTAL TOTAL TOTAL SOLVED SOLVED TOTAL
DATE (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L
AS N) AS N) AS N) AS N) AS N) AS N) AS N) AS N) AS N) AS P) AS P)
(00623) (00625) (00610) (00608) (00631) (00630) (00605) (00600) (00602) (00666) (00665)
OCT
29... .16 .17 <.01 -- -- .05 -- .22 -- <.01 .03
NOV
10... .12 .20 <.01 <.01 .07 .07 -- .27 .19 <.01 .02
MAR
03... .13 .20 .02 <.01 .17 .19 .18 .39 .30 <.01 .03
APR
03... <.08 .15 .04 <.01 .07 .10 .11 .25 -- <.01 .03
26... .21 .22 <.01 <.01 .07 .07 -- .29 .28 <.01 .05
MAY
18... <.08 .10 <.01 -- .06 .05 -- .15 -- <.01 .05
JUN
12... .26 .26 <.01 <.01 .06 .06 -- .32 .32 <.01 <.02
JUL
19... .29 .20 .14 <.01 .02 .11 .06 .31 .31 <.01 <.02
AUG
17... .17 .18 <.01 <.01 .07 .06 -- .24 .24 <.01 <.02
SEP
12... .15 .21 <.01 <.01 .05 .06 -- .27 .20 .02 .03
SOLIDS,
SOLIDS, SUM OF ALUMI- BERYL- CHRO-
DIS- CONSTI- NUM, ANTI- BARIUM, LIUM BORON, CADMIUM MIUM, COPPER,
SOLVED TUENTS, TOTAL MONY, ARSENIC TOTAL TOTAL TOTAL TOTAL TOTAL TOTAL
(TONS DIS- RECOVER TOTAL TOTAL RECOVER RECOVER RECOVER RECOVER RECOVER RECOVER
DATE PER SOLVED -ABLE (UG/L (UG/L -ABLE -ABLE -ABLE -ABLE -ABLE -ABLE
DAY) (MG/L) (UG/L) AS SB) AS AS) (UG/L) (UG/L) (UG/L) (UG/L) (UG/L) (UG/L)
(70302) (70301) (01104) (01097) (01002) (01009) (00998) (00999) (01113) (01118) (01119)
OCT
29... 21400 419 540 <1 2 67 <1 150 <1 <1 3
NOV
10... 18400 407 270 <1 2 51 <1 180 <1 <1 3
MAR
03... 29300 415 690 <1 2 72 <1 170 <1 <1 4
APR
03... 18700 391 330 <1 2 54 <1 120 <1 <1 1
26... 22100 396 310 <1 2 57 <1 200 <1 <1 1
MAY
18... 29600 412 480 <1 2 61 <1 170 <1 <1 1
JUN
12... 25600 383 360 <1 2 55 <1 160 <1 <1 1
JUL
19... 23600 376 92 <1 2 49 <1 190 <1 <1 1
AUG
17... 24900 384 140 <1 2 53 <1 140 <1 <1 4
SEP
12... 19300 386 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
THAL- SEDI- SED.
IRON, MANGAN- LIUM, MENT, SUSP.
TOTAL LEAD, ESE NICKEL, SELE- SILVER, TOTAL ZINC, SEDI- DIS- SIEVE
RECOV- TOTAL TOTAL TOTAL NIUM, TOTAL RECOV- TOTAL MENT, CHARGE, DIAM.
ERABLE RECOVER RECOVER RECOVER TOTAL RECOVER ERABLE RECOVER SUS- SUS- % FINER
DATE (UG/L -ABLE - ABLE -ABLE (UG/L -ABLE (UG/L -ABLE PENDED PENDED THAN
AS FE) (UG/L) (UG/L) (UG/L) AS SE) (UG/L) AS TL) (UG/L) (MG/L) (T/DAY) .062 MM
(01045) (01114) (01123) (01074) (01147) (01079) (01128) (01094) (80154) (80155) (70331)
OCT
29... 830 1 12 4 2 <1 <1 8 46 2350 64
NOV
10... 410 <1 <10 3 <1 <1 <1 7 40 1800 30
MAR
03... 880 <1 17 3 1 <3 <1 14 77 5450 31
APR
03... 470 <1 <10 3 <1 <3 <1 5 -- -- --
26... 540 <1 <10 4 <1 <1 <1 6 87 4860 10
MAY
18... 820 5 15 4 1 <1 <1 13 177 12700 15
JUN
12... 500 <1 10 3 1 <1 <1 9 52 3480 28
JUL
19... 85 <1 <10 2 <1 <1 <1 11 87 5470 13
AUG
17... 160 <1 <10 3 <1 <1 <1 12 28 1810 43
SEP
12... 380 -- <10 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
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