RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN
05056060 MAUVAIS COULEE TRIBUTARY NO. 3 NEAR CANDO, ND
LOCATION.--Lat 48o27'28", long 99o13'24", in NE1/4NW1/4 sec.6, T.157 N., R.66 W., Towner County, Hydrologic Unit 09020201, at
bridge 2.1 mi south of Cando.
DRAINAGE AREA.--60.2 mi2.
WATER-DISCHARGE RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD.--1955-71 (annual maximum discharges only), 1986-88 (discharge measurements only), March 1989 to current year
(seasonal records only since 1989).
GAGE.--Nonrecording gage. Elevation of gage is 1,460 ft above sea level, from topographic map. Prior to 1986 gage was at
different datum.
REMARKS.--Records poor.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 2,300 ft3/s, Apr. 14, 1969, gage height, 9.35 ft, datum then in use.
EXTREMES FOR CURRENT PERIOD.--Maximum discharge, about 800 ft3/s, Apr. 11; maximum gage height observed, 8.42 ft, Apr. 13; no
flow much of the time.
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 --- --- --- --- --- e.00 e69 e21 e40 e5.6 e25 e1.2
2 --- --- --- --- --- e.00 e62 e18 e35 e5.4 e20 e1.1
3 --- --- --- --- --- e.00 e61 e16 e31 e5.2 e17 e.96
4 --- --- --- --- --- e.00 e75 e14 e28 e4.9 e15 e.84
5 --- --- --- --- --- e.00 e110 e14 e24 e4.6 e13 e.70
6 --- --- --- --- --- e.00 e145 e16 e21 e4.4 e11 e.62
7 --- --- --- --- --- e.00 e240 e20 e18 e4.1 e9.7 e.55
8 --- --- --- --- --- e.00 e400 e30 e16 e3.9 e8.6 e.50
9 --- --- --- --- --- e.00 e600 e40 e14 e3.7 e7.5 e.44
10 --- --- --- --- --- e.00 e740 e50 e13 e3.5 e6.5 e.38
11 --- --- --- --- --- e.00 e780 e60 e12 e3.4 e6.6 e.34
12 --- --- --- --- --- e.00 e740 e80 e14 e3.3 e6.4 e.31
13 --- --- --- --- --- e.00 e709 e110 e14 e3.2 e6.0 e.28
14 --- --- --- --- --- e.00 e570 e130 e14 e3.1 e6.1 e.26
15 --- --- --- --- --- e.00 e460 e170 e13 e3.5 e5.9 e.24
16 --- --- --- --- --- e.00 e370 e210 e12 e4.2 e5.6 e.22
17 --- --- --- --- --- e.00 e300 e250 e11 e5.1 e5.2 e.20
18 --- --- --- --- --- e.00 e230 e230 e11 e6.3 e4.9 e.18
19 --- --- --- --- --- e.00 e185 e208 e10 e8.0 e4.6 e.17
20 --- --- --- --- --- e.00 e150 e190 e9.6 e10 e4.3 e.15
21 --- --- --- --- --- e.00 e120 e170 e9.0 e12 e4.1 e.14
22 --- --- --- --- --- e.00 e90 e150 e8.8 e14 e3.8 e.13
23 --- --- --- --- --- e.00 e75 e130 e8.5 e17 e3.6 e.12
24 --- --- --- --- --- e.01 e65 e115 e8.1 e19 e3.3 e.11
25 --- --- --- --- --- e.03 e55 e100 e7.8 e23 e2.8 e.10
26 --- --- --- --- --- e.20 e45 e87 e7.5 e25 e2.5 e.10
27 --- --- --- --- --- e1.0 e39 e76 e7.1 e27 e2.2 e.09
28 --- --- --- --- --- e5.0 e33 e68 e6.8 e29 e2.0 e.08
29 --- --- --- --- --- e20 e29 e59 e6.5 e33 e1.7 e.07
30 --- --- --- --- --- e62 e24 e53 e6.0 e35 e1.6 e.07
31 --- --- --- --- --- e75 --- e46 --- e30 e1.4 ---
TOTAL --- --- --- --- --- 163.24 7571 2931 436.7 359.4 217.9 10.65
MEAN --- --- --- --- --- 5.27 252 94.5 14.6 11.6 7.03 .35
MAX --- --- --- --- --- 75 780 250 40 35 25 1.2
MIN --- --- --- --- --- .00 24 14 6.0 3.1 1.4 .07
AC-FT --- --- --- --- --- 324 15020 5810 866 713 432 21
e Estimated
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD.--Water year 1986 to current year.
WATER-QUALITY DATA, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1998 TO SEPTEMBER 1999
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)
MAR
30... 1810 62 -- -- -- -- 4.5 1.0 -- -- --
APR
06... 1440 145 -- -- -- 498 5.0 1.5 -- -- --
13... 1140 709 7.9 7.7 387 383 13.0 8.0 160 37 17
22... 1305 90 -- -- -- 627 10.0 8.0 -- -- --
MAY
04... 1345 14 -- -- -- 904 21.5 17.0 -- -- --
JUN
09... 0925 14 -- -- -- 1040 18.0 21.0 -- -- --
AUG
02... 1600 20 7.6 -- 900 924 24.5 22.0 420 80 54
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)
MAR
30... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
APR
06... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
13... 9.4 .4 12 11 115 7.1 .10 74 513 268
22... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
MAY
04... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
JUN
09... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
AUG
02... 12 1 19 46 272 15 .20 210 36.0 666
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)
MAR
30... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
APR
06... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
13... 225 3 70 6.0 20 20 <.1 <1.0 1 150
22... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
MAY
04... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
JUN
09... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
AUG
02... 581 6 70 <1.0 50 30 <.1 <1.0 <1 380
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