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RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN
05053000 WILD RICE RIVER NEAR ABERCROMBIE, ND
LOCATION.--Lat 46o28'05", long 96o47'00", in NE1/4NE1/4 sec.36, T.135 N., R.49 W., Richland County, Hydrologic Unit 09020105, on
right bank 420 ft upstream from bridge on county highway, 0.75 mi upstream from rubble masonry dam which serves as control,
3.2 mi northwest of Abercrombie, and 7 mi downstream from Antelope Creek.
DRAINAGE AREA.--2,080 mi2, of which about 590 mi2 is probably noncontributing.
WATER-DISCHARGE RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD.--April 1932 to current year. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1308.
REVISED RECORDS.--WSP 1388: 1939, 1941(M). WSP 1728: Drainage area.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and masonry control. Datum of gage is 907.94 ft above sea level. Prior to Dec. 7, 1939, nonrecording
gage at site 420 ft downstream at datum 5.0 ft lower. Dec. 7, 1939, to Nov. 24, 1952, nonrecording gage at site 0.75 mi
downstream at present datum.
REMARKS.--Records good except for periods of estimated discharge, which are fair. Some regulation by Fish and Wildlife Service
reservoirs, of which Lake Tewaukon is the largest. Some small diversions for irrigation.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--Flood in spring of 1897 reached a stage of 27.5 ft, present site and datum, from floodmarks
pointed out by local residents.
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 36 138 237 e90 e54 e120 734 244 238 163 175 38
2 35 139 252 e88 e51 e150 693 230 220 156 135 35
3 31 144 251 e86 e49 e190 708 218 210 152 112 38
4 30 151 246 e86 e50 e230 1150 215 201 147 92 62
5 33 147 e240 e84 e51 e230 1280 215 209 146 76 417
6 34 140 e230 e83 e53 e210 1150 237 275 140 62 987
7 36 129 e246 e82 e54 e190 909 335 431 124 50 1190
8 51 119 e257 e82 e51 e170 740 428 649 121 41 1090
9 65 112 e205 e81 e45 e160 649 460 540 117 41 783
10 73 113 e168 e80 e43 e140 587 495 359 133 33 521
11 83 116 e232 e79 e41 e140 538 591 275 189 71 415
12 91 66 e288 e77 e41 e140 503 748 227 184 197 390
13 89 e70 e289 e75 e40 e150 481 745 208 172 152 473
14 89 e77 e273 e72 e40 e190 464 599 197 175 401 584
15 94 e75 e268 e72 e40 e274 447 525 191 181 779 e560
16 106 e82 e263 e70 e41 e516 430 504 190 174 742 e500
17 145 e81 e254 e66 e41 e904 415 493 192 143 400 e430
18 268 e76 e235 e65 e42 e1150 403 488 192 128 237 e410
19 302 65 e164 e63 e43 e1400 387 480 189 126 169 e400
20 325 75 e110 e62 e45 1660 364 470 178 130 121 399
21 314 87 e109 e63 e47 1530 340 458 158 133 94 400
22 282 85 e107 e80 e49 1370 321 442 142 131 79 401
23 265 89 e106 e80 e51 1250 305 424 363 151 72 397
24 261 85 e105 e78 e51 1150 294 408 548 136 69 382
25 255 90 e104 e72 e51 978 284 396 487 123 82 363
26 238 97 e100 e58 e55 761 280 380 354 114 85 348
27 220 123 e99 e58 e86 685 277 359 241 130 74 322
28 189 160 e98 e58 e90 849 271 333 200 144 64 295
29 171 189 e96 e56 --- 1310 266 307 188 219 55 266
30 161 215 e95 e55 --- 1300 256 282 177 206 49 235
31 148 --- e93 e55 --- 986 --- 260 --- 201 42 ---
TOTAL 4520 3335 5820 2256 1395 20483 15926 12769 8229 4689 4851 13131
MEAN 146 111 188 72.8 49.8 661 531 412 274 151 156 438
MAX 325 215 289 90 90 1660 1280 748 649 219 779 1190
MIN 30 65 93 55 40 120 256 215 142 114 33 35
AC-FT 8970 6610 11540 4470 2770 40630 31590 25330 16320 9300 9620 26050
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1932 - 1999, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 11.0 8.35 6.23 2.37 5.57 170 491 156 115 137 32.1 19.1
MAX 146 111 188 72.8 210 1195 5510 1246 929 1787 462 438
(WY) 1999 1999 1999 1999 1998 1995 1997 1998 1962 1962 1993 1999
MIN .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 2.81 .11 .085 .000 .000 .000
(WY) 1933 1933 1933 1933 1934 1937 1991 1934 1988 1933 1932 1932
SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 1998 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 1999 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1932 - 1999
ANNUAL TOTAL 170304.0 97404
ANNUAL MEAN 467 267 96.7
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 560 1997
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN .48 1934
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 3620 May 18 1660 Mar 20 9450 Apr 16 1997
LOWEST DAILY MEAN 9.3 Jan 11 30 Oct 4 .00 Jul 26 1932
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM 9.7 Jan 7 34 Oct 1 .00 Jul 26 1932
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW 1690 Mar 20 9540 Apr 11 1969
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE 10.17 Mar 20 a 26.59 Apr 6 1997
ANNUAL RUNOFF (AC-FT) 337800 193200 70040
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 1440 585 179
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 246 174 2.3
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS 11 51 .00
a Backwater from ice
e Estimated
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD.--Water year 1967 to current year.
WATER-QUALITY DATA, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1998 TO SEPTEMBER 1999
DIS- PH SPE-
CHARGE, WATER CIFIC SPE- HARD- MAGNE-
INST. WHOLE CON- CIFIC NESS CALCIUM SIUM,
CUBIC FIELD DUCT- CON- TEMPER- TEMPER- TOTAL DIS- DIS-
FEET (STAND- ANCE DUCT- ATURE ATURE (MG/L SOLVED SOLVED
DATE TIME PER ARD LAB ANCE AIR WATER AS (MG/L (MG/L
SECOND UNITS) (US/CM) (US/CM) (DEG C) (DEG C) CACO3) AS CA) AS MG)
(00061) (00400) (90095) (00095) (00020) (00010) (00900) (00915) (00925)
OCT
05... 1210 32 -- -- 1240 13.0 11.0 -- -- --
DEC
10... 1530 168 -- -- 1370 -2.5 -1.0 -- -- --
JAN
25... 1630 73 -- -- 1780 -12.0 .5 -- -- --
MAR
26... 1735 724 7.9 759 843 6.5 3.5 330 66 41
MAY
04... 1225 218 -- -- -- 22.5 14.5 -- -- --
JUN
09... 1635 473 -- -- 841 26.0 24.0 -- -- --
JUL
14... 1630 179 -- -- -- 27.0 26.0 -- -- --
SEP
03... 1215 35 7.6 1270 1280 16.5 17.0 530 100 69
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 SODIUM (MG/L AS (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L PER SOLVED
AS K) PERCENT AS NA) CACO3) AS CL) AS F) AS SO4) DAY) (MG/L)
(00935) (00931) (00932) (00930) (90410) (00940) (00950) (00945) (70302) (70300)
OCT
05... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DEC
10... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
JAN
25... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
MAR
26... 11 1 23 48 148 22 .10 240 1110 567
MAY
04... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
JUN
09... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
JUL
14... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
SEP
03... 15 2 26 87 287 29 .20 400 88.2 925
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
05... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
DEC
10... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
JAN
25... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
MAR
26... 517 3 40 <1.0 50 110 <.1 3.0 <1 350
MAY
04... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
JUN
09... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
JUL
14... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
SEP
03... 873 9 50 1.0 90 90 .1 4.0 1 570
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