RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN
05059480 SHEYENNE RIVER DIVERSION AT WEST FARGO, ND
LOCATION.--Lat 46o53'15", long 96o55'09", in NE1/4NE1/4NW1/4 sec.6, T.139 N., R.50 W., Cass County, Hydrologic Unit 09020204, on
right bank, 50 ft upstream from 12th Ave N bridge in West Fargo, and 0.5 mi upstream from confluence with the Sheyenne River.
WATER-DISCHARGE RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1992 to current year.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 863.22 ft (revised) above sea level. Prior to Oct. 1, 1996, at datum 6.78 ft
higher.
REMARKS.--Records good except for estimated discharge, which are poor. These records are for the flood flows that are
diverted around West Fargo.
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 1.7 e120 .00 e.00 e18 1540 1330 761 157 318 .00
2 .00 8.4 e100 .00 e.00 e21 1900 1140 718 164 257 .00
3 .00 56 e80 .00 e.00 e37 2540 896 663 166 202 25
4 .00 32 e50 .00 e.00 e100 3100 752 623 240 168 77
5 .00 12 e10 .00 e.00 e140 3210 714 628 327 143 195
6 .00 2.3 e.00 .00 e.00 e150 3150 664 604 341 134 325
7 .00 e.00 e.00 .00 e.00 e150 3050 709 545 364 124 360
8 .00 .00 e.00 .00 e.00 e100 2970 722 437 388 130 263
9 .00 e.00 e.00 .00 e.00 e80 2830 690 379 405 145 189
10 .00 e.00 e.00 e.00 e.00 e68 2740 e1000 346 418 119 133
11 .00 e.00 e.00 e.00 e.00 e66 2660 e1400 325 399 93 94
12 .00 e.00 .00 e.00 e.00 e66 2660 e1750 380 350 97 62
13 .00 e.00 e.00 e.00 e.00 e70 2660 e2000 565 300 49 40
14 .00 e.00 e.00 e.00 e.00 e80 2630 e2200 904 268 .00 30
15 .00 e.00 e.00 e.00 e.00 e100 2610 e2400 1180 261 .00 7.2
16 .00 e.00 e.00 e.00 e.00 e140 2640 2550 1170 285 .00 .00
17 e30 e.00 .00 e.00 e.00 e230 2610 2650 867 292 .00 .00
18 e100 e.00 .00 e.00 .00 e450 2550 2660 595 288 .00 .00
19 e150 e.00 e.00 e.00 .00 e630 2520 2580 458 285 .00 .00
20 e150 e.00 e.00 e.00 .00 e1000 2510 2520 414 277 .00 .00
21 e140 e.00 .00 e.00 .00 e1400 2510 e2400 382 268 .00 .00
22 e100 e.00 .00 e.00 .00 e1700 2450 e2300 311 287 .00 .00
23 e90 e.00 .00 e.00 .00 e1750 2420 e2150 243 298 .00 .00
24 e20 e80 .00 e.00 e.00 e1900 2410 1980 229 303 .00 .00
25 .00 e120 .00 e.00 e.00 e2200 2280 1710 230 292 .00 .00
26 .00 e150 .00 e.00 e.00 2320 2160 1450 221 266 .00 .00
27 .00 e170 .00 e.00 e3.0 1630 2050 1350 197 274 .00 .00
28 .00 e170 .00 e.00 e15 2030 1820 1250 177 298 .00 .00
29 .00 e160 .00 e.00 --- 2630 1680 1160 162 336 .00 .00
30 e.00 e150 .00 e.00 --- 2420 1460 1020 154 367 .00 .00
31 9.5 --- .00 e.00 --- 1870 --- 872 --- 352 .00 ---
TOTAL 789.50 1112.40 360.00 0.00 18.00 25546 74320 48969 14868 9316 1979.00 1800.20
MEAN 25.5 37.1 11.6 .000 .64 824 2477 1580 496 301 63.8 60.0
MAX 150 170 120 .00 15 2630 3210 2660 1180 418 318 360
MIN .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 18 1460 664 154 157 .00 .00
AC-FT 1570 2210 714 .00 36 50670 147400 97130 29490 18480 3930 3570
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1993 - 1999, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 23.9 23.1 1.66 .000 20.6 581 1836 1078 226 354 366 57.2
MAX 127 125 11.6 .000 90.2 1111 3288 2937 496 1000 2144 292
(WY) 1995 1995 1999 1993 1996 1995 1997 1997 1999 1993 1993 1995
MIN .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 13.1 467 .000 .000 .97 .000 .000
(WY) 1993 1993 1993 1993 1993 1997 1993 1993 1993 1996 1994 1996
SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 1998 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 1999 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1993 - 1999
ANNUAL TOTAL 83506.66 179078.10
ANNUAL MEAN 229 491 382
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 549 1995
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 93.5 1994
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 1920 Jul 1 3210 Apr 5 4800 Apr 19 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 3210 Apr 5 4810 Apr 19 1997
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE 19.78 Apr 5 a 22.90 Apr 9 1997
ANNUAL RUNOFF (AC-FT) 165600 355200 276600
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 907 2180 1300
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS .00 70 .00
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS .00 .00 .00
a Backwater from ice
e Estimated
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD.--Water year 1993 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)
MAR
19... 1350 635 -- -- 699 9.5 2.0 -- -- --
23... 1655 1640 -- -- 655 -2.0 .0 -- -- --
26... 1300 2450 8.3 745 738 9.5 2.5 260 58 28
APR
27... 1140 2060 -- -- 573 13.0 9.0 -- -- --
JUN
08... 1400 439 -- -- 825 -- 24.0 -- -- --
JUL
12... 1525 327 -- -- 912 31.0 25.5 -- -- --
SEP
08... 0915 267 -- -- 824 15.0 14.0 -- -- --
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
19... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
23... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
26... 9.7 2 32 59 216 19 .20 170 3480 526
APR
27... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
JUN
08... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
JUL
12... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
SEP
08... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
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
19... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
23... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
26... 474 3 30 <1.0 40 140 <.1 3.0 <1 320
APR
27... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
JUN
08... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
JUL
12... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
SEP
08... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
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