USGS Water-Year Summary 2024

05123510 DEEP RIVER NEAR UPHAM, ND

LOCATION - Lat 48°35'03", long 100°51'44" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in SW 1/4 NW 1/4 sec.22, T.159 N., R.79 W., McHenry County, ND, Hydrologic Unit 09010005, 60 ft downstream from county highway bridge, 0.8 mi downstream from Little Deep River, and 6.3 mi west of Upham.

DRAINAGE AREA - 975 mi² of which 605 mi² probably is noncontributing.

SURFACE-WATER RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD - DAILY DISCHARGE--October 1957 to September 1980, March 1985 to current year (seasonal records only since 1985).

PERIOD OF RECORD.--DAILY GAGE HEIGHT--February 2000 to current year (seasonal records only).

GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of the gage is 1,427.26 feet above North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD88) and 1,430 feet above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 (NGVD29). 

For a detailed gage datum history, please use the blue ‘questions or comments’ tab on the bottom of the site’s monitoring location page.

REMARKS - Record quality ratings may not be included in the water-year summary for approved records newer than 09/30/2018. Record quality is still being rated internally. For questions about record quality ratings, please send email to gs-w-nd_NWISWeb_Data_Inquiries@usgs.gov.

Accuracy of records for water years prior to 2014 are noted in the individual Annual Data Reports for those water years.

EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD - Flood in April 1951 reached a stage of about 16 ft, discharge, 2,700 ft³/s, from information by local residents.

WATER-QUALITY RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD - Water years 1972-80, 1985 to current year.