RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN
05059310 SHEYENNE RIVER DIVERSION NEAR HORACE, ND
LOCATION.--Lat 46o45'06", long 96o55'33", in NE1/4SE1/4SE1/4 sec.24, T.138 N., R.50 W., Cass County, Hydrologic Unit 09020204,
at diversion structure 1 mi southwest of Horace.
WATER-DISCHARGE RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1992 to current year.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder for Sheyenne River above Sheyenne River Diversion near Horace (station 05059300) is used to obtain
stage record for this station. Datum of gage is 890 ft above sea level.
REMARKS.--Records fair except for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. The records are for the flow that is diverted
from the Sheyenne River at this location. When flows are greater than about 1,000 ft3/s, at Sheyenne River above Sheyenne
River Diversion near Horace (05059300), diversions are made in order to control flood discharges downstream. The diverted
flow returns to the Sheyenne River main channel at a location about 13 mi downstream, below the city of West Fargo. See
Sheyenne River Diversion at West Fargo (station 05059480) for return flows.
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 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 48 164 5.2 .00 .00 .00
2 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 382 56 1.3 .00 .00 .00
3 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 e510 e.00 .00 .00 .00 .00
4 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 e600 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
5 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 e670 .00 .00 .00 .00 e.00
6 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 e720 .00 .00 .00 .00 e.00
7 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 e760 .00 .00 .00 .00 e.00
8 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 e810 .00 e.00 .00 .00 e.00
9 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 e850 .00 .00 .00 .00 e.00
10 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 e890 .00 .00 .00 e.00 e.00
11 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 e920 17 .00 .00 e.00 .00
12 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 e930 122 .00 .00 e.00 .00
13 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 917 273 95 .00 e.00 .00
14 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 903 445 337 e.00 e.00 .00
15 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 888 569 385 .00 e.00 .00
16 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 915 656 214 .00 .00 .00
17 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 910 732 34 .00 .00 .00
18 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 879 786 e10 .00 .00 .00
19 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 816 798 e1.0 .00 .00 .00
20 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 e.00 708 781 e.00 .00 .00 .00
21 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 e50 666 706 e.00 .00 .00 .00
22 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 e200 652 627 .00 .00 .00 .00
23 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 e330 658 534 .00 .00 .00 .00
24 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 e340 632 374 .00 .00 .00 .00
25 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 330 569 244 .00 .00 .00 .00
26 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 30 522 203 .00 .00 .00 .00
27 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 e450 188 .00 .00 .00 .00
28 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 e.00 e370 170 .00 .00 .00 .00
29 .00 .00 .00 .00 --- e.00 e300 139 .00 .00 .00 .00
30 .00 .00 .00 .00 --- .00 227 72 .00 .00 .00 .00
31 .00 --- .00 .00 --- .00 --- 18 --- .00 .00 ---
TOTAL 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1280.00 20072 8674.00 1082.50 0.00 0.00 0.00
MEAN .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 41.3 669 280 36.1 .000 .000 .000
MAX .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 340 930 798 385 .00 .00 .00
MIN .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 48 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
AC-FT .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 2540 39810 17200 2150 .00 .00 .00
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1993 - 1999, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN .092 .93 .000 .000 .000 114 682 309 28.1 63.4 125 .000
MAX .65 6.50 .000 .000 .000 471 1507 1181 101 281 872 .000
(WY) 1995 1995 1993 1993 1993 1995 1997 1997 1995 1993 1993 1993
MIN .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 55.0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000
(WY) 1993 1993 1993 1993 1993 1997 1993 1993 1993 1996 1994 1993
SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 1998 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 1999 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1993 - 1999
ANNUAL TOTAL 6895.60 31108.50
ANNUAL MEAN 18.9 85.2 110
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 226 1997
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 18.9 1998
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 985 Jun 30 930 Apr 12 2390 Apr 26 1997
LOWEST DAILY MEAN .00 Jan 1 .00 Oct 1 .00 Oct 1 1992
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM .00 Jan 1 .00 Oct 1 .00 Oct 1 1992
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW 940 Apr 12 2590 Apr 28 1997
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE a 26.66 Mar 25 a 26.66 Mar 25 1999
ANNUAL RUNOFF (AC-FT) 13680 61700 79900
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 5.5 383 229
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS .00 .00 .00
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS .00 .00 .00
a From high-water mark, backwater from ice and closure of diversion channel
e Estimated
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