RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN
05056410 CHANNEL A NEAR PENN, ND
LOCATION.--Lat 48o10'00", long 98o58'47", in SE1/4SW1/4SW1/4 sec.11, T.154 N., R.65 W., Ramsey County, Hydrologic Unit 09020201,
on right bank 200 ft upstream from U.S. Highway 2, 9 mi northwest of Devils Lake, and 7 mi southeast of Penn.
DRAINAGE AREA.--930 mi2, approximately.
WATER-DISCHARGE RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1983 to current year.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,400.00 ft above sea level. Prior to Oct. 1, 1985, water-stage recorder at same
site at datum of 1,437.31 ft.
REMARKS.--Records poor. Flow regulated by gate control on Dry Lake (station 05056241), 3 mi upstream. Gage in backwater due to
rising lake level of Devils Lake.
EXTREMES FOR CURRENT YEAR.--Maximum discharge, about 1,320 ft3/s, Apr. 19; minimum discharge, 0.10 ft3/s on many 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.10 e110 e970 e37 e.10 e.10 e.10
2 --- --- --- --- --- e.10 e100 e940 e35 e.11 e.10 e.10
3 --- --- --- --- --- e.10 e130 e910 e33 e.11 e.10 e.10
4 --- --- --- --- --- e.10 e175 e880 e32 e.11 e.10 e.12
5 --- --- --- --- --- e.10 e225 e847 e30 e.11 e.10 e.10
6 --- --- --- --- --- e.10 e300 e815 e28 e.10 e.10 e.10
7 --- --- --- --- --- e.10 e370 e790 e27 e.10 e.10 e.10
8 --- --- --- --- --- e.10 e437 e755 e26 e.12 e.10 e.10
9 --- --- --- --- --- e.10 e540 e730 e24 e.12 e.10 e.10
10 --- --- --- --- --- e.10 e660 e695 e23 e.10 e.10 e.10
11 --- --- --- --- --- e.10 e800 e665 e22 e.10 e.11 e.10
12 --- --- --- --- --- e.10 e940 e640 e21 e.10 e.12 e.11
13 --- --- --- --- --- e.10 e1100 e610 e19 e.10 e.11 e.10
14 --- --- --- --- --- e.10 e1200 e580 e2.0 e.10 e.10 e.10
15 --- --- --- --- --- e.10 e1250 e555 e.10 e.13 e.13 e.10
16 --- --- --- --- --- e.10 e1290 e530 e.10 e.10 e.11 e.10
17 --- --- --- --- --- e.10 e1300 e505 e.10 e.10 e.10 e.10
18 --- --- --- --- --- e.10 e1310 e480 e.10 e.10 e.10 e.10
19 --- --- --- --- --- e.10 e1320 e460 e.10 e.10 e.10 e.10
20 --- --- --- --- --- e.11 e1310 e434 e.10 e.10 e.10 e.10
21 --- --- --- --- --- e.12 e1300 e415 e.10 e.10 e.10 e.10
22 --- --- --- --- --- e.13 e1270 e390 e.10 e.11 e.10 e.10
23 --- --- --- --- --- e.14 e1230 e365 e.10 e.10 e.10 e.10
24 --- --- --- --- --- e.16 e1200 e345 e.11 e.10 e.10 e.10
25 --- --- --- --- --- e.25 e1170 e330 e.13 e.10 e.10 e.10
26 --- --- --- --- --- e.90 e1140 e310 e.11 e.10 e.10 e.10
27 --- --- --- --- --- e2.7 e1100 e290 e.10 e.10 e.10 e.10
28 --- --- --- --- --- e10 e1070 e270 e.10 e.10 e.10 e.10
29 --- --- --- --- --- e30 e1030 e100 e.11 e.10 e.10 e.10
30 --- --- --- --- --- e83 e1000 e41 e.10 e.10 e.10 e.10
31 --- --- --- --- --- e120 --- e39 --- e.10 e.10 ---
TOTAL --- --- --- --- --- 249.41 26377 16686 360.66 3.22 3.18 3.03
MEAN --- --- --- --- --- 8.05 879 538 12.0 .10 .10 .10
MAX --- --- --- --- --- 120 1320 970 37 .13 .13 .12
MIN --- --- --- --- --- .10 100 39 .10 .10 .10 .10
AC-FT --- --- --- --- --- 495 52320 33100 715 6.4 6.3 6.0
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1984 - 1999, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 40.9 31.0 6.19 .21 .26 18.1 311 260 67.8 41.0 92.2 48.9
MAX 184 132 44.5 1.88 2.80 130 1178 1364 425 374 1241 684
(WY) 1994 1998 1998 1998 1984 1995 1995 1997 1997 1997 1993 1993
MIN .000 .010 .005 .000 .000 .000 .098 .049 .028 .000 .010 .010
(WY) 1984 1990 1990 1985 1986 1990 1991 1990 1989 1988 1989 1988
SUMMARY STATISTICS WATER YEARS 1984 - 1999
ANNUAL MEAN a 73.4
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN a 259 1997
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN a .048 1991
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 2000 May 1 1997
LOWEST DAILY MEAN .00 Oct 1 1983
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM .00 Oct 1 1983
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW 2050 Apr 30 1997
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE b 45.74 May 5 1997
ANNUAL RUNOFF (AC-FT) a 53150
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 207
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS .28
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS .00
a Based on complete water years only (1984-98)
b Backwater from Devils Lake
e Estimated
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD.--Water year 1984 to current year.
WATER-QUALITY DATA, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1998 TO SEPTEMBER 1999
DIS- BARO- OXYGEN, PH PH SPE-
CHARGE, METRIC DIS- WATER WATER CIFIC SPE-
INST. PRES- SOLVED WHOLE WHOLE CON- CIFIC
CUBIC SURE (PER- OXYGEN, FIELD LAB DUCT- CON- TEMPER- TEMPER-
FEET (MM CENT DIS- (STAND- (STAND- ANCE DUCT- ATURE ATURE
DATE TIME PER OF SATUR- SOLVED ARD ARD LAB ANCE AIR WATER
SECOND HG) ATION) (MG/L) UNITS) UNITS) (US/CM) (US/CM) (DEG C) (DEG C)
(00061) (00025) (00301) (00300) (00400) (00403) (90095) (00095) (00020) (00010)
APR
08... 0840 437 720 63 8.5 7.9 7.6 1460 1490 3.5 .5
14... 1515 1200 -- -- -- -- -- -- 541 10.0 4.0
23... 1600 1230 737 115 14.1 8.4 -- 545 537 13.0 5.0
MAY
05... 0940 847 705 78 7.3 8.8 -- 562 622 17.0 15.0
JUN
10... 1310 23 725 80 6.7 8.0 8.1 784 805 21.5 21.5
ANC
HARD- MAGNE- POTAS- SODIUM UNFLTRD CHLO- FLUO-
NESS CALCIUM SIUM, SIUM, AD- SODIUM, TIT 4.5 RIDE, RIDE, SULFATE
TOTAL DIS- DIS- DIS- SORP- DIS- LAB DIS- DIS- DIS-
(MG/L SOLVED SOLVED SOLVED TION SOLVED (MG/L SOLVED SOLVED SOLVED
DATE AS (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L RATIO SODIUM (MG/L AS (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L
CACO3) AS CA) AS MG) AS K) PERCENT AS NA) CACO3) AS CL) AS F) AS SO4)
(00900) (00915) (00925) (00935) (00931) (00932) (00930) (90410) (00940) (00950) (00945)
APR
08... 510 96 65 25 2 33 120 360 46 .20 400
14... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
23... 190 42 21 12 1 27 36 128 16 .10 130
MAY
05... 200 45 22 13 1 26 36 139 14 .10 140
JUN
10... 290 63 31 17 1 29 58 206 19 .20 200
NITRO- NITRO- NITRO- NITRO- NITRO- PHOS- SOLIDS,
GEN, GEN,AM- GEN, GEN, NITRO- GEN, PHORUS SOLIDS, RESIDUE
AMMONIA MONIA + NITRATE NO2+NO3 GEN, NITRO- NITRITE ORTHO, PHOS- DIS- AT 180
DIS- ORGANIC DIS- DIS- ORGANIC GEN, DIS- DIS- PHORUS SOLVED DEG. C
SOLVED TOTAL SOLVED SOLVED TOTAL TOTAL SOLVED SOLVED TOTAL (TONS DIS-
DATE (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L (MG/L PER SOLVED
AS N) AS N) AS N) AS N) AS N) AS N) AS N) AS P) AS P) DAY) (MG/L)
(00608) (00625) (00618) (00631) (00605) (00600) (00613) (00671) (00665) (70302) (70300)
APR
08... 3.22 7.8 .607 .637 4.6 8.5 .030 .703 .967 1170 988
14... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
23... .352 2.0 1.13 1.16 1.6 3.1 .038 .232 .418 1230 369
MAY
05... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 874 382
JUN
10... .060 1.5 .347 .367 1.4 1.8 .020 .368 .499 32.5 516
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)
APR
08... 979 5 90 <1.0 70 1100 <.1 <1.0 1 390
14... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
23... 341 3 40 1.0 30 150 <.1 <1.0 <1 200
MAY
05... 354 4 50 <1.0 30 50 <.1 <1.0 <1 210
JUN
10... 515 8 30 1.0 30 210 <.1 1.0 <1 310
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