USGS Water-Year Summary for Site 05055300

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	00010 Temperature, water(Max.,Min.,Mean)
	00060 Discharge(Mean)
	00065 Gage height(Mean)
	00095 Specific cond at 25C(Max.,Min.,Mean)

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Water year 2023: 2022-10-01 to 2023-09-30

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USGS Water-Year Summary 2023

05055300 SHEYENNE RIVER ABOVE DEVILS LAKE STATE OUTLET NEAR FLORA, ND

LOCATION - Lat 47°54'28", long 99°24'56" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in SW 1/4 SE 1/4 sec.07, T.151 N., R.68 W., Benson County, ND, Hydrologic Unit 09020202, on right bank 3.5 mi southeast of Flora.

DRAINAGE AREA - 1,661 mi² of which 1,070 mi² probably is noncontributing.

SURFACE-WATER RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD - October 2004 to current year.

GAGE - Datum of gage is 1,416.04 ft above North American Vertical Datum 1988 (NAVD88) and 1,414.98 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum 1929 (NGVD29, survey by Bartlett and West, Inc., April 2010). Prior to levels in 2010, datum was noted as 1,385 ft. from topographic map

REMARKS - Accuracy of records for water years prior to 2014 are noted in the individual Annual Data Reports for those water years. For water years 2014 onward, records fair except for the 2021 and 2022 water years, which are rated good. Estimated discharges are poor, unless otherwise noted.

WATER-QUALITY RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD - Water years 2005 to 2007 (water-quality samples)

PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD -

WATER TEMPERATURE: October 2004 to current year.
SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: October 2004 to current year.

REMARKS -

RECORD RATED - WATER TEMPERATURE:
Records for water years 2014-2016 rated excellent, unless otherwise noted.

RECORD RATED - SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE:
Water Year 2014: Rated excellent: October 24-November 11, May 15-July 2, July 12-September 6, September 19-26. Rated good: October 1-10, April 10-May 14, July 3-11, September 7-18, 27-30. Rated fair: October 11-23.

Water Year 2015: Rated excellent: October 8-March 30, April 17-August 6, August 11, August 24-September 3. Rated good: October 1-7, August 7-10, 12-16, September 4-29. Rated fair: March 31-April 16, August 17-19, September 30. Rated poor: August 20-23.

Water Year 2016: Rated excellent: October 8-23, October 30-February 17, May 10-June 18, June 28-July 9, August 20-24, September 28-30. Rated good: October 24-29, February 18-March 6, March 29-May 3, June 19-27, July 10-August 19, August 25-September 11. Rated fair: October 1-7, March 7-19, May 4-9, September 12-23. Rated poor: March 20-28, September 24-27.

Rating of water quality records discontinued in 2017 water year.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD -
WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum recorded, 33.3°C, July 25, 2007; minimum recorded, -0.3°C, April 5, 2007 and many days from November 6, 2008 to April 10, 2009.

SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Maximum recorded, 3,680 microsiemens, February 21,22 ; minimum recorded, 251 microsiemens, March 24, 2009.