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JAMES RIVER BASIN
06468170 JAMES RIVER NEAR GRACE CITY, ND
LOCATION.--Lat 47°33'29", long 98°51'45", in NW1/4NW1/4NW1/4 sec.17, T.147 N., R.64 W., Foster County, Hydrologic Unit 10160001,
on left bank on upstream side of county highway bridge, and 2.5 mi northwest of Grace City.
DRAINAGE AREA.--1,060 mi2, approximately, of which about 650 mi2 is probably noncontributing.
WATER-DISCHARGE RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD.--June 1968 to current year.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,457.60 ft above sea level.
REMARKS.--Records good except for periods of estimated discharge, which are fair.
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 27 8.6 7.8 e3.0 e2.1 11 32 27 11 479 303 184
2 26 14 7.6 e3.0 e2.0 9.8 31 28 9.9 431 284 169
3 25 12 7.5 e2.9 e2.0 8.4 30 24 10 389 266 160
4 24 10 7.0 e2.9 e2.0 7.9 30 23 9.8 373 252 190
5 23 9.1 7.2 e2.7 e2.0 7.6 24 21 9.7 482 246 231
6 25 8.8 7.0 e2.6 e2.1 7.1 29 18 11 562 237 249
7 22 8.0 6.9 e2.6 e2.2 6.5 27 18 8.6 739 229 254
8 20 7.9 6.6 e2.6 e2.2 8.5 24 16 9.2 e856 219 267
9 19 8.1 6.6 e2.6 e2.1 11 25 17 9.2 e872 220 264
10 19 8.8 6.6 e2.6 e2.1 15 26 17 6.8 e836 218 251
11 20 9.1 6.4 e2.5 e2.0 18 25 17 7.5 e874 208 236
12 17 9.2 6.1 e2.5 e2.0 17 28 16 6.5 e1170 195 222
13 18 8.5 e5.8 e2.5 e1.9 17 26 15 15 e1240 186 203
14 18 9.3 e5.6 e2.5 e1.9 17 29 16 160 e1400 170 181
15 16 9.3 e5.2 e2.5 e1.9 17 28 17 308 e1490 153 166
16 15 9.4 e4.9 e2.4 e1.9 15 27 18 449 e1430 146 149
17 15 9.3 e4.8 e2.4 e2.0 14 27 17 516 e1310 138 136
18 14 9.2 e4.7 e2.4 e2.0 14 25 16 533 e1180 134 122
19 14 13 e4.5 e2.4 e1.9 16 27 16 591 1030 133 110
20 14 9.1 e4.0 e2.4 e2.0 19 24 14 e648 855 188 100
21 11 9.2 e3.6 e2.3 e2.2 25 24 14 e668 704 414 100
22 12 8.8 e3.5 e2.3 e3.0 34 23 14 e646 606 498 100
23 12 8.8 e3.4 e2.3 6.2 41 23 13 707 557 524 94
24 12 8.8 e3.3 e2.3 6.8 40 19 11 e755 524 510 89
25 10 8.7 e3.2 e2.2 12 42 19 12 e774 492 448 87
26 12 11 e3.2 e2.2 29 41 21 12 e739 468 387 83
27 11 8.4 e3.2 e2.2 29 41 22 11 e682 438 337 81
28 12 8.2 e3.1 e2.2 18 40 23 12 e631 405 290 75
29 11 8.1 e3.1 e2.1 11 38 23 12 e584 374 261 70
30 11 8.0 e3.1 e2.1 --- 34 21 12 535 346 238 67
31 11 --- e3.0 e2.1 --- 31 --- 12 --- 323 207 ---
TOTAL 516 278.7 158.5 76.3 157.5 663.8 762 506 10050.2 23235 8239 4690
MEAN 16.6 9.29 5.11 2.46 5.43 21.4 25.4 16.3 335 750 266 156
MAX 27 14 7.8 3.0 29 42 32 28 774 1490 524 267
MIN 10 7.9 3.0 2.1 1.9 6.5 19 11 6.5 323 133 67
AC-FT 1020 553 314 151 312 1320 1510 1000 19930 46090 16340 9300
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1968 - 2000, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 4.75 5.89 1.78 .58 3.17 131 273 88.3 34.1 54.5 30.1 11.3
MAX 63.9 104 20.7 4.22 49.9 724 1854 446 335 750 498 156
(WY) 1995 1995 1995 1994 1981 1995 1997 1997 2000 2000 1993 2000
MIN .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .29 .18 .11 .022 .000 .000
(WY) 1977 1977 1977 1969 1969 1969 1977 1991 1973 1973 1988 1976
SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 1999 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 2000 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1968 - 2000
ANNUAL TOTAL 55405.68 49333.0
ANNUAL MEAN 152 135 53.6
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 200 1997
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN .21 1977
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 3120 Mar 29 1490 Jul 15 3600 Apr 3 1997
LOWEST DAILY MEAN .00 Jan 5 1.9 Feb 13 .00 Jan 1 1969
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM .00 Jan 5 1.9 Feb 13 .00 Jan 1 1969
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW 1510 Jul 15 4000 Apr 3 1997
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE 9.67 Jul 15 a 16.18 Mar 21 1996
ANNUAL RUNOFF (AC-FT) 109900 97850 38800
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 454 494 86
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 28 17 1.0
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS .00 2.4 .00
a Backwater from ice
e Estimated
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD.--Water year 1972 to current year.
WATER-QUALITY DATA, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1999 TO SEPTEMBER 2000
DIS- PH PH SPE-
CHARGE, WATER WATER CIFIC SPE- HARD- MAGNE-
INST. WHOLE WHOLE CON- CIFIC NESS CALCIUM SIUM,
CUBIC FIELD LAB DUCT- CON- TEMPER- TEMPER- TOTAL DIS- DIS-
FEET (STAND- (STAND- ANCE DUCT- ATURE ATURE (MG/L SOLVED SOLVED
DATE TIME PER ARD ARD LAB ANCE AIR WATER AS (MG/L (MG/L
SECOND UNITS) UNITS) (US/CM) (US/CM) (DEG C) (DEG C) CACO3) AS CA) AS MG)
(00061) (00400) (00403) (90095) (00095) (00020) (00010) (00900) (00915) (00925)
OCT
06... 1205 25 -- -- -- 923 9.0 6.0 -- -- --
NOV
15... 1440 9.1 -- -- -- 991 13.5 6.9 -- -- --
JAN
06... 1510 2.6 -- -- -- 1630 <-5.0 .5 -- -- --
FEB
14... 1540 1.9 -- -- -- 1710 <-5.0 .5 -- -- --
MAR
13... 1520 17 -- -- -- 732 3.0 1.4 -- -- --
APR
06... 1135 30 8.0 7.7 1030 974 .0 3.5 380 70.0 50.0
MAY
02... 1140 28 -- -- -- 1060 28.0 18.0 -- -- --
JUN
14... 1250 177 -- -- -- 544 18.0 17.5 -- -- --
19... 1430 494 -- -- -- 450 19.5 20.0 -- -- --
JUL
10... 1510 832 -- -- -- 527 28.0 28.0 -- -- --
18... 1320 1180 -- -- -- 468 -- 21.0 -- -- --
SEP
07... 1340 247 7.9 8.0 -- 677 18.0 18.0 290 53.0 39.0
ANC SOLIDS,
POTAS- SODIUM UNFLTRD CHLO- FLUO- SOLIDS, RESIDUE
SIUM, AD- SODIUM, TIT 4.5 RIDE, RIDE, SULFATE DIS- AT 180
DIS- SORP- DIS- LAB DIS- DIS- DIS- SOLVED DEG. C
SOLVED TION SOLVED (MG/L SOLVED SOLVED SOLVED (TONS DIS-
DATE (MG/L RATIO (MG/L SODIUM AS (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L PER SOLVED
AS K) AS NA) PERCENT CACO3) AS CL) AS F) AS SO4) DAY) (MG/L)
(00935) (00931) (00930) (00932) (90410) (00940) (00950) (00945) (70302) (70300)
OCT
06... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
NOV
15... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
JAN
06... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
FEB
14... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
MAR
13... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
APR
06... 20.0 2 83.0 31 322 23.0 .2 230 58.1 717
MAY
02... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
JUN
14... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
19... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
JUL
10... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
18... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
SEP
07... 14.0 1 51.0 26 281 9.3 .2 120 322 483
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
15... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
JAN
06... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
FEB
14... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
MAR
13... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
APR
06... 670 1.0 60 1 60.0 110 .1 <1 1.0 400
MAY
02... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
JUN
14... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
19... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
JUL
10... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
18... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
SEP
07... 455 6.0 30 <1 30.0 60 .1 1 <1.0 350
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