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RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN
05051522 RED RIVER OF THE NORTH AT HICKSON, ND
LOCATION.--Lat 46o39'35", long 96o47'44", in SW1/4 sec.19, T.137 N., R.48 W., Clay County, MN, Hydrologic Unit 09020104, on
right bank 60 ft downstream from bridge on township road, and 1 mi southeast of Hickson.
DRAINAGE AREA.--4,300 mi2, approximately.
WATER-DISCHARGE RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1975 to current year.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 877.06 ft above sea level.
REMARKS.--Records good except for period of estimated discharge, which are fair. Flow regulated by Orwell Reservoir, capacity,
14,100 acre-ft at 1,070 ft above sea level, adjustment of 1912; Lake Traverse, capacity, 137,000 acre-ft, available for flood
control, numerous other controlled lakes and ponds, and several powerplants.
DISCHARGE, CUBIC FEET PER SECOND, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1998 TO SEPTEMBER 1999
DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAY OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP
1 500 933 978 e560 e760 e750 1650 1360 1350 1460 903 655
2 507 810 1040 e560 e720 e780 1480 1340 1530 1450 837 711
3 505 726 1220 e540 e720 e800 1430 1320 1620 1440 786 793
4 501 705 1260 e540 e700 e810 1540 1330 1610 1480 708 923
5 480 713 1320 e520 e680 e840 1710 1340 1560 1480 481 1230
6 476 688 1370 e500 e680 e900 1710 1350 1800 1420 351 1460
7 464 707 1370 e500 e660 e1000 1590 1370 2550 1370 310 1390
8 455 799 1360 e500 e660 e1100 1490 1410 3210 1360 321 1260
9 464 922 1360 e500 e640 e1200 1400 1410 3610 1390 576 1160
10 585 976 1440 e500 e620 e1350 1320 1580 3630 1380 730 1250
11 671 851 1500 e520 e620 e1500 1260 1690 3110 1390 863 1290
12 610 530 1420 e520 e620 e1500 1230 1680 2520 1380 927 1290
13 549 491 1310 e520 e620 e1450 1210 1750 2340 1330 1030 1310
14 526 e530 1180 e540 e620 e1400 1230 1830 2290 1290 1720 1290
15 528 e580 e1100 e530 e600 e1400 1330 1810 2230 1310 2450 1260
16 547 e640 e1000 e540 e600 e1500 1380 1770 2170 1350 2820 1230
17 752 e680 e900 e540 e600 e1800 1390 1810 2110 1350 2670 1190
18 886 e650 e800 e560 e600 e2200 1400 1830 2020 1330 1990 1150
19 853 e600 e660 e600 e600 e2500 1390 1820 1850 1330 1500 1110
20 930 e520 e560 e640 e620 e2700 1370 1790 1750 1330 1420 1080
21 938 e470 e520 e670 e620 e2600 1370 1740 1710 1310 1380 1050
22 920 e490 e515 e700 e620 e2400 1380 1670 1700 1270 1320 1010
23 863 e600 e510 e720 e620 e2100 1390 1580 1890 1180 1270 936
24 810 e680 e510 e760 e620 e1900 1390 1430 2230 1070 1270 889
25 777 e750 e515 e800 e640 e1800 1380 1360 2440 1030 1250 841
26 753 e800 e520 e810 e660 1450 1380 1340 2370 1010 1130 821
27 746 e830 e520 e840 e700 1350 1380 1330 2040 967 937 805
28 755 e860 e520 e840 e720 1430 1380 1310 1710 962 839 778
29 784 916 e520 e840 --- 1720 1380 1290 1540 1040 758 760
30 904 950 e540 e830 --- 2130 1370 1230 1480 1020 673 766
31 957 --- e560 e800 --- 2100 --- 1190 --- 948 643 ---
TOTAL 20996 21397 28898 19340 18140 48460 42310 47060 63970 39427 34863 31688
MEAN 677 713 932 624 648 1563 1410 1518 2132 1272 1125 1056
MAX 957 976 1500 840 760 2700 1710 1830 3630 1480 2820 1460
MIN 455 470 510 500 600 750 1210 1190 1350 948 310 655
AC-FT 41650 42440 57320 38360 35980 96120 83920 93340 126900 78200 69150 62850
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1975 - 1999, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 417 354 326 307 379 988 2141 1305 1085 906 556 465
MAX 1558 900 932 747 1058 2687 9864 3925 2485 2674 2674 2135
(WY) 1994 1987 1999 1986 1998 1995 1997 1997 1986 1993 1993 1993
MIN 2.02 .000 .000 4.95 14.0 75.9 165 22.0 86.4 73.4 35.6 12.6
(WY) 1977 1977 1977 1977 1977 1977 1977 1977 1977 1977 1977 1976
SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 1998 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 1999 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1975 - 1999
ANNUAL TOTAL 405542 416549
ANNUAL MEAN 1111 1141 769
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 1729 1997
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 53.1 1977
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 4540 Feb 28 3630 Jun 10 13100 Apr 15 1997
LOWEST DAILY MEAN 196 Sep 25 310 Aug 7 .00 Oct 26 1976
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM 362 Sep 23 478 Oct 3 .00 Oct 26 1976
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW a 3700 Jun 9 13300 Apr 14 1997
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE b 19.24 Mar 22 37.60 Apr 16 1997
ANNUAL RUNOFF (AC-FT) 804400 826200 557300
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 2170 1800 1810
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 906 1040 430
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS 486 527 91
a Gage height 18.52 ft
b Backwater from ice
e Estimated
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD.--Water year 1976 to current year.
WATER-QUALITY DATA, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1998 TO SEPTEMBER 1999
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- TEMPER-
FEET FEET (MM CENT DIS- (STAND- (STAND- ANCE DUCT- ATURE ATURE
DATE TIME PER PER OF SATUR- SOLVED ARD ARD LAB ANCE AIR WATER
SECOND SECOND HG) ATION) (MG/L) UNITS) UNITS) (US/CM) (US/CM) (DEG C) (DEG C)
(00060) (00061) (00025) (00301) (00300) (00400) (00403) (90095) (00095) (00020) (00010)
OCT
02... 1040 -- 500 -- -- -- -- -- -- 451 8.0 12.5
27... 1600 746 -- -- -- 10.8 8.3 8.4 469 461 11.1 10.9
DEC
10... 1255 -- 1420 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 4.5 -1.0
16... 0845 1000 -- 730 99 13.6 8.3 8.0 706 683 .0 .8
JAN
25... 1410 -- 775 -- -- -- -- -- -- 493 -12.0 5.0
FEB
11... 0815 620 -- 735 90 12.7 7.7 7.8 523 477 -6.0 .0
MAR
25... 1400 1800 -- -- -- -- -- 7.8 609 611 6.5 2.0
30... 1510 -- 2120 730 95 11.6 8.0 -- 545 559 17.0 4.8
APR
27... 1515 1380 -- 740 95 9.8 8.4 -- 565 554 19.0 12.9
28... 1615 -- 1420 -- -- -- -- -- -- 560 17.5 12.0
JUN
02... 1630 -- 1580 740 86 7.9 7.9 7.5 443 448 23.5 17.7
29... 1440 -- 1550 734 85 7.1 7.8 7.8 562 558 23.0 22.1
JUL
22... 0845 -- 1540 740 78 6.2 8.3 7.7 660 665 23.5 25.5
AUG
24... 1500 -- 1290 739 88 7.1 8.0 8.2 666 655 30.0 24.3
SEP
22... 1455 -- 990 735 116 11.1 8.1 8.4 407 652 29.0 15.8
ANC NITRO-
HARD- MAGNE- POTAS- SODIUM UNFLTRD CHLO- FLUO- GEN,AM-
NESS CALCIUM SIUM, SIUM, AD- SODIUM, TIT 4.5 RIDE, RIDE, SULFATE MONIA +
TOTAL DIS- DIS- DIS- SORP- DIS- LAB DIS- DIS- DIS- ORGANIC
(MG/L SOLVED SOLVED SOLVED TION SOLVED (MG/L SOLVED SOLVED SOLVED TOTAL
DATE AS (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L RATIO SODIUM (MG/L AS (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L
CACO3) AS CA) AS MG) AS K) PERCENT AS NA) CACO3) AS CL) AS F) AS SO4) AS N)
(00900) (00915) (00925) (00935) (00931) (00932) (00930) (90410) (00940) (00950) (00945) (00625)
OCT
02... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
27... 200 37 26 4 .3 8 8.8 200 12 -- 42 .28
DEC
10... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
16... 320 61 40 5 .5 11 19 220 14 -- 150 .56
JAN
25... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
FEB
11... 230 43 30 4 .5 13 16 230 18 -- 23 .58
MAR
25... 280 56 35 5.3 .5 12 19 196 15 .10 130 --
30... 250 52 29 5 .3 9 12 170 4.6 -- 100 .72
APR
27... 270 52 33 5 .4 11 15 210 17 -- 85 .44
28... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
JUN
02... 270 55 31 6 .2 7 8.9 180 9.4 -- 44 .52
29... 280 57 33 5 .4 11 16 210 17 -- 75 .49
JUL
22... 320 62 41 14 .5 12 22 230 20 -- 110 .78
AUG
24... 350 69 42 7 .4 10 18 180 12 -- 160 .56
SEP
22... 220 40 29 4 .2 6 6.8 190 9.2 -- 18 .50
SOLIDS, SOLIDS, COLI- STREP- CHLOR-A
NITRO- NITRO- NITRO- PHOS- SOLIDS, RESIDUE SUM OF FORM, TOCOCCI PHYTO-
GEN, GEN, GEN, NITRO- PHORUS PHOS- DIS- AT 180 CONSTI- FECAL, FECAL, PLANK-
AMMONIA NO2+NO3 ORGANIC GEN, DIS- PHORUS SOLVED DEG. C TUENTS, 0.7 KF AGAR TON
TOTAL TOTAL TOTAL TOTAL SOLVED TOTAL (TONS DIS- DIS- UM-MF (COLS. CHROMO
DATE (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L PER SOLVED SOLVED (COLS./ PER FLUOROM
AS N) AS N) AS N) AS N) AS P) AS P) DAY) (MG/L) (MG/L) 100 ML) 100 ML) (UG/L)
(00610) (00630) (00605) (00600) (00666) (00665) (70302) (70300) (70301) (31625) (31673) (70953)
OCT
02... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
27... .01 .05 .27 .33 .10 .11 500 -- 248 K12 520 <3.0
DEC
10... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
16... <.01 .10 -- .66 .30 .33 1140 -- 421 50 K12 <3.0
JAN
25... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
FEB
11... .12 .18 .46 .76 .07 .24 454 -- 271 K19 110 <3.0
MAR
25... -- -- -- -- -- -- 2080 427 378 -- -- --
30... .15 2.3 .57 3.0 .13 .29 1770 -- 309 <20 2000 <3.0
APR
27... <.01 <.02 -- -- .07 .15 1240 -- 333 <4.0 K32 <3.0
28... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
JUN
02... .05 .40 .47 .92 <.01 .20 1130 -- 265 K270 410 <3.0
29... .01 .19 .47 .68 .13 .26 1380 -- 330 96 88 <3.0
JUL
22... .03 .40 .75 1.2 .12 .23 1700 -- 408 42 70 34
AUG
24... <.01 .05 -- .61 .12 .25 1440 -- 413 44 58 39
SEP
22... <.01 <.02 -- -- <.01 .03 584 -- 219 K303 82 <12
CHLOR-B
PHYTO- ALUMI- BERYL- CHRO-
PLANK- NUM, ANTI- ARSENIC BARIUM, LIUM BORON, CADMIUM MIUM, COPPER, IRON,
TON TOTAL MONY, DIS- ARSENIC TOTAL TOTAL TOTAL TOTAL TOTAL TOTAL DIS-
CHROMO RECOVER TOTAL SOLVED TOTAL RECOVER RECOVER RECOVER RECOVER RECOVER RECOVER SOLVED
DATE FLUOROM -ABLE (UG/L (UG/L (UG/L -ABLE -ABLE -ABLE -ABLE -ABLE -ABLE (UG/L
(UG/L) (UG/L) AS SB) AS AS) AS AS) (UG/L) (UG/L) (UG/L) (UG/L) (UG/L) (UG/L) AS FE)
(70954) (01104) (01097) (01000) (01002) (01009) (00998) (00999) (01113) (01118) (01119) (01046)
OCT
02... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
27... <1.0 530 <1 -- 3 81 <1 110 <1 <1 1 --
DEC
10... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
16... <1.0 430 <1 -- 3 74 <1 120 <1 <1 2 --
JAN
25... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
FEB
11... <1.0 170 <1 -- 1 93 <1 84 <1 <1 <1 --
MAR
25... -- -- -- 3 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 30
30... <1.0 8700 <1 -- 6 150 <1 120 <1 12 10 --
APR
27... <1.0 2000 <1 -- 2 98 <1 98 <1 3 4 --
28... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
JUN
02... -- 8900 <1 -- 5 160 <1 130 <1 11 8 --
29... -- 3300 <1 -- 5 120 <1 86 <1 5 6 --
JUL
22... <1.0 3100 <1 -- 7 140 <1 140 <1 5 5 --
AUG
24... <7.0 2500 <1 -- 7 120 <1 130 <1 4 5 --
SEP
22... <4.0 370 <1 -- 5 80 1 75 <1 <1 1 --
IRON, MANGA- MANGAN- MOLYB- SELE-
TOTAL LEAD, LEAD, LITHIUM NESE, ESE MERCURY DENUM, NICKEL, NIUM, SELE- SILVER,
RECOV- DIS- TOTAL DIS- DIS- TOTAL DIS- DIS- TOTAL DIS- NIUM, TOTAL
ERABLE SOLVED RECOVER SOLVED SOLVED RECOVER SOLVED SOLVED RECOVER SOLVED TOTAL RECOVER
DATE (UG/L (UG/L -ABLE (UG/L (UG/L - ABLE (UG/L (UG/L -ABLE (UG/L (UG/L -ABLE
AS FE) AS PB) (UG/L) AS LI) AS MN) (UG/L) AS HG) AS MO) (UG/L) AS SE) AS SE) (UG/L)
(01045) (01049) (01114) (01130) (01056) (01123) (71890) (01060) (01074) (01145) (01147) (01079)
OCT
02... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
27... 710 -- <1 -- -- 37 -- -- 3 -- <1 <1
DEC
10... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
16... 660 -- <1 -- -- 43 -- -- 3 -- <1 <1
JAN
25... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
FEB
11... 350 -- <1 -- -- 21 -- -- 2 -- <1 <4
MAR
25... -- <1.0 -- 30 20 -- <.1 1.0 -- <1 -- --
30... 12000 -- 4 -- -- 360 -- -- 12 -- <1 <1
APR
27... 2500 -- <1 -- -- 140 -- -- 6 -- <1 <1
28... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
JUN
02... 10000 -- 4 -- -- 370 -- -- 11 -- <1 <1
29... 4600 -- 2 -- -- 240 -- -- 8 -- <1 <1
JUL
22... 4400 -- 3 -- -- 240 -- -- 9 -- 3 <1
AUG
24... 3500 -- 1 -- -- 200 -- -- 8 -- <1 <1
SEP
22... 510 -- <1 -- -- 34 -- -- 3 -- 9 <1
THAL- SEDI- SED. SED. SED. SED. SED. SED.
STRON- LIUM, MENT, SUSP. SUSP. SUSP. SUSP. SUSP. SUSP.
TIUM, TOTAL ZINC, SEDI- DIS- FALL FALL FALL FALL FALL SIEVE
DIS- RECOV- TOTAL MENT, CHARGE, DIAM. DIAM. DIAM. DIAM. DIAM. DIAM.
SOLVED ERABLE RECOVER SUS- SUS- % FINER % FINER % FINER % FINER % FINER % FINER
DATE (UG/L (UG/L -ABLE PENDED PENDED THAN THAN THAN THAN THAN THAN
AS SR) AS TL) (UG/L) (MG/L) (T/DAY) .002 MM .004 MM .008 MM .016 MM .031 MM .062 MM
(01080) (01128) (01094) (80154) (80155) (70337) (70338) (70339) (70340) (70341) (70331)
OCT
02... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
27... -- <1 6 32 64 -- -- -- -- -- 99
DEC
10... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
16... -- <1 6 33 89 -- -- -- -- -- 99
JAN
25... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
FEB
11... -- <1 6 11 18 -- -- -- -- -- 97
MAR
25... 270 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30... -- <1 43 379 2170 60 71 86 92 96 99
APR
27... -- <1 20 118 440 -- -- -- -- -- 98
28... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
JUN
02... -- <1 30 352 1500 69 74 -- 89 -- 98
29... -- <1 16 181 757 -- -- -- -- -- 98
JUL
22... -- <1 18 214 890 -- -- -- -- -- 97
AUG
24... -- <1 17 148 515 -- -- -- -- -- 98
SEP
22... -- <1 15 112 299 -- -- -- -- -- 99
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