RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN
05100000 PEMBINA RIVER AT NECHE, ND
(International gaging station)
LOCATION.--Lat 48o59'20", long 97o33'05", in SE1/4NW1/4 sec.31, T.164 N., R.53 W., Pembina County, Hydrologic Unit 09020313, on
right bank 0.3 mi east of State Highway 18, and at north edge of Neche.
DRAINAGE AREA.--3,410 mi2, approximately.
WATER-DISCHARGE RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD.--May 1903 to September 1908, June 1909 to September 1915, April 1919 to current year. Monthly discharge only
for some periods, published in WSP 1308.
REVISED RECORDS.--WSP 1308: 1904-8, 1910-15, 1920, 1921, 1923, 1924. WSP 1388: 1904(M), 1914, 1915(M), 1931(M), 1933, 1938(M).
WSP 1728: Drainage area.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 809.69 ft above sea level. Prior to May 24, 1932,
nonrecording gage at Burlington Northern Railway bridge 1 mi upstream, at same datum. May 25, 1932, to Apr. 17, 1939,
nonrecording gage on bridge on State Highway 18, 500 ft downstream from railway bridge, at same datum.
REMARKS.--Records good except for periods of estimated discharge, which are poor.
COOPERATION.--This station is one of the international gaging stations maintained by the United States under agreement with
Canada.
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 94 80 74 e33 e21 e23 1090 1120 3600 1130 368 138
2 93 77 72 e30 e22 e23 1010 1120 3690 1100 350 137
3 90 75 70 e28 e25 e23 855 1110 3480 1100 336 133
4 88 71 e66 e27 e33 e24 e711 1100 3100 1100 334 132
5 99 62 e60 e28 e37 e25 e660 1100 2790 1020 320 132
6 113 61 e45 e28 e34 e26 e755 1150 2520 980 297 130
7 120 e65 e40 e27 e30 e26 e797 1260 2370 958 287 130
8 114 e70 e46 e27 e26 e26 e1190 1260 2260 904 287 129
9 101 e70 e45 e26 e24 e26 1770 1180 2140 899 286 128
10 93 e54 e47 e26 e23 e26 1680 1140 2060 867 270 128
11 94 e36 e49 e26 e23 e26 1530 1190 1940 831 265 125
12 99 e36 e50 e26 e23 e26 1450 1370 1820 767 244 123
13 96 e40 e50 e26 e23 e26 1370 1220 1740 725 229 120
14 97 e48 e52 e25 e23 e25 1310 1160 1670 735 227 118
15 96 e58 e54 e25 e22 e25 1310 1140 1610 768 220 117
16 93 e58 e54 e24 e22 e25 1270 1210 1570 1010 211 115
17 89 e56 e52 e24 e22 e26 1240 1220 1510 1110 214 108
18 93 e54 e50 e25 e22 e27 1210 1220 1470 861 214 106
19 90 e50 e50 e25 e22 e28 1200 1240 1440 764 214 102
20 88 e45 e48 e25 e22 e30 1190 1290 1380 704 206 100
21 87 e46 e46 e25 e22 e35 1190 1380 1360 e670 204 96
22 85 e50 e44 e24 e23 e60 1180 1540 1330 e630 191 95
23 84 e52 e42 e23 e23 e150 1170 1820 1310 e580 182 94
24 82 e54 e41 e23 e24 e300 1170 2080 1300 523 177 92
25 83 e58 e40 e22 e25 e400 1170 2320 1260 504 169 88
26 82 e60 e39 e21 e25 e500 1170 2520 1270 476 163 86
27 81 e62 e37 e21 e24 e600 1160 2650 1270 388 162 86
28 80 e62 e36 e21 e23 e1400 1150 2720 1230 431 151 85
29 80 e66 e35 e21 --- e1900 1140 2850 1180 423 146 85
30 81 e70 e37 e21 --- 1950 1140 3080 1150 412 143 82
31 80 --- e36 e21 --- 1350 --- 3360 --- 384 140 ---
TOTAL 2845 1746 1507 774 688 9157 35238 50120 56820 23754 7207 3340
MEAN 91.8 58.2 48.6 25.0 24.6 295 1175 1617 1894 766 232 111
MAX 120 80 74 33 37 1950 1770 3360 3690 1130 368 138
MIN 80 36 35 21 21 23 660 1100 1150 384 140 82
AC-FT 5640 3460 2990 1540 1360 18160 69890 99410 112700 47120 14300 6620
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1903 - 1999, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 76.4 49.4 23.8 12.4 8.84 107 919 736 348 191 114 80.7
MAX 643 486 261 120 65.8 1216 4713 4770 1894 1509 946 648
(WY) 1995 1995 1995 1995 1995 1995 1998 1997 1999 1997 1993 1993
MIN .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 24.7 11.8 6.56 .000 .000 .000
(WY) 1939 1939 1939 1933 1933 1936 1939 1939 1940 1940 1939 1938
SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 1998 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 1999 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1903 - 1999
ANNUAL TOTAL 263263 193196
ANNUAL MEAN 721 529 224
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 1116 1995
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 3.96 1939
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 7410 Apr 16 3690 Jun 2 14300 Apr 27 1997
LOWEST DAILY MEAN 29 Feb 10 21 Jan 26 .00 Feb 1 1932
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM 29 Feb 10 21 Jan 26 .00 Feb 1 1932
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW 3790 Jun 2 15100 Apr 27 1997
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE 17.73 Jun 2 a 24.51 Apr 21 1997
ANNUAL RUNOFF (AC-FT) 522200 383200 162500
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 2230 1390 507
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 114 106 43
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS 32 25 1.1
a Backwater from ice
e Estimated
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD.--Water year 1972 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)
NOV
05... 1345 57 -- -- -- 960 -4.0 1.0 -- -- --
FEB
04... 1615 34 -- -- -- 560 -8.0 .5 -- -- --
APR
12... 1415 1440 8.1 -- 627 626 14.0 11.0 230 55 22
MAY
18... 1030 1190 -- -- -- 761 19.0 14.0 -- -- --
JUN
23... 0915 1360 -- -- -- 765 27.5 23.0 -- -- --
AUG
12... 1515 258 8.5 8.4 858 879 -- -- 380 82 42
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)
NOV
05... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
FEB
04... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
APR
12... 9.2 1 27 40 139 14 .20 170 1710 439
MAY
18... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
JUN
23... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
AUG
12... 11 1 21 48 272 12 .20 200 422 606
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)
NOV
05... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
FEB
04... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
APR
12... 394 3 30 <1.0 40 40 <.1 2.0 2 300
MAY
18... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
JUN
23... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
AUG
12... 559 4 80 1.0 60 30 <.1 5.0 1 460
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