RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN
05056340 LITTLE COULEE NEAR LEEDS, ND
LOCATION.--Lat 48o14'37", long 99o22'23", in NE1/4NE1/4SE1/4 sec.15, T.155 N., R.68 W., Benson County, Hydrologic Unit 09020201,
at bridge 3.5 miles southeast of Leeds.
DRAINAGE AREA.--320 mi2, of which about 150 mi2 is probably noncontributing.
WATER-DISCHARGE RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD.-- March 1998 to current year.
GAGE.--Nonrecording gage. This station was moved upstream from 05056390 Little Coulee near Brinsmade due to rising water from
Devils Lake. Records may not be equivalent to prior locations due to change in drainage area. Elevation of gage is 1,480 ft
above sea level, from topographic map.
REMARKS.--Records fair except for period of estimated discharge, which are poor.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum observed discharge, 269 ft3/s, Apr. 23, 1999 gage height, 66.30 ft; maximum gage height
observed 66.41 ft, Apr. 13, 16, 18 and 19, 1999; no flow for several days.
EXTREMES FOR CURRENT YEAR.--Maximum observed discharge, 269 ft3/s, Apr. 23, gage height, 66.30 ft; maximum gage height observed
66.41 ft, Apr. 13, 16, 18 and 19; no flow for several days.
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.00 154 207 171 59 5.6 9.4
2 --- --- --- --- --- e.00 154 197 165 55 5.0 10
3 --- --- --- --- --- e.00 153 193 158 51 4.7 11
4 --- --- --- --- --- e.00 146 190 156 51 3.9 12
5 --- --- --- --- --- e.00 137 188 152 49 2.5 13
6 --- --- --- --- --- e.00 130 189 150 42 1.6 e13
7 --- --- --- --- --- e.00 126 192 140 36 2.0 e12
8 --- --- --- --- --- e.00 132 181 137 36 1.8 e9.6
9 --- --- --- --- --- e.00 188 174 137 37 3.7 e8.2
10 --- --- --- --- --- e.00 210 182 133 34 2.0 e7.0
11 --- --- --- --- --- e.00 227 198 127 30 1.5 e6.0
12 --- --- --- --- --- e.00 238 209 124 25 2.0 e5.0
13 --- --- --- --- --- e.05 251 213 e117 22 3.7 e4.3
14 --- --- --- --- --- e.11 250 209 e110 22 4.7 e3.6
15 --- --- --- --- --- e.12 249 228 103 28 8.2 e3.0
16 --- --- --- --- --- e.14 254 229 100 27 15 e2.6
17 --- --- --- --- --- e.17 256 234 95 25 12 e2.2
18 --- --- --- --- --- e.22 260 239 89 23 14 e1.8
19 --- --- --- --- --- e.28 263 232 91 23 13 e1.6
20 --- --- --- --- --- e.32 264 229 89 23 12 e1.4
21 --- --- --- --- --- e.40 266 224 88 20 11 e1.2
22 --- --- --- --- --- e.45 265 222 86 18 14 e1.0
23 --- --- --- --- --- e.50 267 235 88 20 11 e.82
24 --- --- --- --- --- e.54 260 236 83 18 7.9 e.72
25 --- --- --- --- --- e.56 257 235 71 19 7.0 e.62
26 --- --- --- --- --- e.60 247 205 70 e18 6.4 e.52
27 --- --- --- --- --- e.66 238 204 69 18 5.3 e.45
28 --- --- --- --- --- e.90 230 193 68 20 3.9 e.39
29 --- --- --- --- --- e10 225 190 62 10 3.9 e.33
30 --- --- --- --- --- e80 223 e185 64 e8.0 5.6 e.29
31 --- --- --- --- --- 152 --- 179 --- 6.7 7.0 ---
TOTAL --- --- --- --- --- 248.02 6520 6421 3293 873.7 201.9 143.04
MEAN --- --- --- --- --- 8.00 217 207 110 28.2 6.51 4.77
MAX --- --- --- --- --- 152 267 239 171 59 15 13
MIN --- --- --- --- --- .00 126 174 62 6.7 1.5 .29
AC-FT --- --- --- --- --- 492 12930 12740 6530 1730 400 284
e Estimated
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD.--Water year 1998 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
23... 1000 .50 -- -- -- -- -2.0 .5 -- -- --
31... 1820 152 -- -- -- 802 3.0 3.0 -- -- --
APR
08... 1305 134 -- -- -- 555 13.0 2.5 -- -- --
15... 0905 249 8.1 -- 400 392 2.0 3.5 140 30 15
MAY
03... 1305 189 -- -- -- 470 16.0 14.0 -- -- --
JUN
10... 1645 133 -- -- -- 682 22.5 21.5 -- -- --
AUG
04... 0815 3.9 7.9 7.9 827 835 17.0 20.0 320 65 37
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
23... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
APR
08... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
15... 10 .9 26 24 105 11 .10 91 181 269
MAY
03... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
JUN
10... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
AUG
04... 23 1 26 56 257 12 .20 190 5.95 565
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
23... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
APR
08... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
15... 244 3 60 <1.0 20 50 <.1 <1.0 1 150
MAY
03... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
JUN
10... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
AUG
04... 538 11 30 <1.0 70 130 <.1 1.0 1 350
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