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

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USGS Water-Year Summary 2023

07305000 NORTH FORK RED RIVER NEAR HEADRICK, OK

LOCATION - Lat 34°38'17", long 99°06'12" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in NW 1/4 NW 1/4 sec.21, T.2 N., R.18 W., Tillman County, OK, Hydrologic Unit 11120303, on downstream side of bridge on U.S. Highway 62, 2.2 mi east of Headrick, 13.3 mi upstream from Otter Creek, and at mile 33.4.

DRAINAGE AREA - 4,560 mi² of which 579 mi² probably is noncontributing. from automated delineation using 10-meter National Elevation Dataset digital elevation model data dated 10/01/2006 and Watershed Boundary Dataset dated 10/01/2006, using Albers Equal-Area Projection, North American Datum 1983.

REVISIONS HISTORY - WSP 1211: Drainage area. WSP 1241: 1905-07. WDR 2012: Drainage area.

SURFACE-WATER RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD - April 1905 to March 1908, October 1937 to current year. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1311. Prior to July 1905, published as near Snyder.

GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1299.73ft above NAVD of 1988 determined by GNSS Level 4 Survey using Alltera network with RTK Trimble R-10 tied to RM-5 by USGS Personnel on 05/26/2021. Prior to 05/26/2021 datum of gage was 1294.83ft above NGVD of 1929. Prior to July 18, 1905, nonrecording gage at site 0.6 mi downstream at different datum. July 18, 1905, to Mar. 30, 1908, nonrecording gage at Navajo damsite 10.0 mi upstream at different datum. Oct. 1, 1937, to Jan. 29, 1969, water-stage recorder at site .4 mi downstream at datum 5.0 ft higher. Jan. 30, 1969 to Mar. 28, 2002, water-stage recorder at site .4 mi downstream at same datum.

REMARKS - 10/01/2022 - 09/30/2023: records rated fair. Flow regulated since December 1943 by storage and diversion at Lake Altus, 39.5 mi upstream from station (station 07302500). Diversions for irrigation of about 48,000 acres upstream from station; some return flow may re-enter at Stinking Creek, 16 mi downstream from station. Quality of data for other periods can be obtained by contacting the Oklahoma-Texas Water Science Center.

EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD - A stage of 21.1 ft, present datum, occurred sometime prior to 1927, from information provided by Oklahoma State Highway Department.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 76,500 cfs, May 27, 2019. Maximum gage height, 21.13 ft, May 27, 2019. Minimum daily discharge, no flow at times.