USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
05059300 SHEYENNE RIVER ABOVE SHEYENNE RIVER DIVERSION NEAR HORACE, ND
LOCATION - Lat 46°44'47", long 96°55'37" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in sec.25, T.138 N., R.50 W., Cass County, ND, Hydrologic Unit 09020204, on right bank, 0.57 mi upstream from diversion structure, 1 mi southwest of Horace.
DRAINAGE AREA - 8,840 mi². approximately, of which about 5,780 mi² is probably noncontributing, including 3,800 mi² in closed basins.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - DAILY DISCHARGE--October 1992 to current year.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--DAILY GAGE HEIGHT--October 2000 to current year.
GAGE -
Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 890.55 ft above North American Vertical Datum 1988 (NAVD88, Survey done by USGS) and 890.00 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum 1929 (NGVD29).
Previous locations and datums are as follows:
Prior to April 7, 2014, gage located 0.47 mi downstream at same datum.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum peak flow, 5,210 ft³/s, May 8, 1997, peak stage, 25.27 ft; maximum peak stage, 26.66 ft, March 25, 1999, from highwater mark, backwater from ice and closure of diversion channel.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - Water years 1993 to 2012.
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD -
WATER TEMPERATURE: June 1997 to current year (ice-free periods only since 2008 water year).
SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: June 1997 to current year (ice-free periods only since 2008 water year).
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum recorded, 30.8ºC, July 30, 2006; minimum recorded, -0.4ºC, many days in November 2012.
SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Maximum recorded, 2,370 µS, November 15, 2012; minimum recorded, 466 µS, April 1, 2009.