RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN

05056241 DRY LAKE NEAR PENN, ND

LOCATION.--Lat 48×13'52", long 98×58'59", in NW14NW14SW14 sec.23, T.155 N., R.65 W., Ramsey County, Hydrologic Unit 09020201, on west shoreline of Dry Lake and 6 mi east of Penn.

DRAINAGE AREA.--920 mi2, approximately.

GAGE-HEIGHT RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1983 to current year (gage heights only).

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,400.00 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929.

REMARKS.--Stage is affected by wind at times. Gage heights for Feb. 17, Mar. 9, and Apr. 8 from once daily observations of gage height.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum gage height recorded, 52.02 ft, May 2, 1997; minimum recorded, 41.80 ft, Sept. 14 and Oct. 1-20, 1991.

EXTREMES FOR CURRENT YEAR.--Maximum gage height, 50.94 ft, Apr. 18; minimum gage height, 46.46 ft, Dec. 26 and Jan. 22-24, may have been lower during period of no record, Oct. 4 to Nov. 17, Jan. 30 to Feb. 16, and Feb. 18 to Apr. 7.

Gage height, feet 

WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2003 TO SEPTEMBER 2004

DAILY MEAN VALUES

DAY	OCT	NOV	DEC	JAN	FEB	MAR	APR	MAY	JUN	JUL	AUG	SEP
1	47.05	---	46.61	46.49	---	---	---	50.00	49.09	49.07	48.90	48.42
2	47.02	---	46.57	46.51	---	---	---	49.92	49.15	49.10	48.93	48.44
3	47.06	---	46.55	46.52	---	---	---	49.82	49.19	49.14	48.92	48.48
4	---	---	46.56	46.52	---	---	---	49.80	49.23	49.10	48.89	48.47
5	---	---	46.59	46.52	---	---	---	49.69	49.27	49.03	48.87	48.48
6	---	---	46.57	46.51	---	---	---	49.64	49.25	49.05	48.90	48.46
7	---	---	46.56	46.49	---	---	---	49.51	49.27	49.06	48.92	48.43
8	---	---	46.57	46.49	---	---	49.68	49.48	49.26	49.07	48.90	48.47
9	---	---	46.57	46.49	---	46.65	49.83	49.40	49.23	49.10	48.85	48.48
10	---	---	46.55	46.49	---	---	50.06	49.33	49.21	49.10	48.72	48.48
11	---	---	46.54	46.49	---	---	50.27	49.42	49.24	49.08	48.75	48.45
12	---	---	46.55	46.49	---	---	50.46	49.28	49.30	49.09	48.71	48.49
13	---	---	46.55	46.49	---	---	50.62	49.14	49.33	49.08	48.71	48.54
14	---	---	46.53	46.50	---	---	50.74	49.07	49.31	49.04	48.72	48.51
15	---	---	46.54	46.50	---	---	50.80	48.99	49.29	49.05	48.74	48.54
16	---	---	46.52	46.50	---	---	50.83	49.04	49.31	49.03	48.71	48.52
17	---	---	46.52	46.50	46.62	---	50.85	48.98	49.31	49.02	48.69	48.58
18	---	46.58	46.52	46.48	---	---	50.90	48.92	49.25	49.03	48.68	48.51
19	---	46.63	46.51	46.48	---	---	50.86	48.89	49.22	49.04	48.60	48.61
20	---	46.66	46.52	46.49	---	---	50.83	48.82	49.23	49.01	48.59	48.62
21	---	46.63	46.51	46.49	---	---	50.83	48.73	49.24	49.02	48.58	48.58
22	---	46.63	46.50	46.46	---	---	50.70	48.69	49.20	48.98	48.62	48.56
23	---	46.63	46.48	46.47	---	---	50.68	48.60	49.19	48.98	48.55	48.56
24	---	46.59	46.48	46.47	---	---	50.52	48.60	49.13	48.98	48.49	48.43
25	---	46.61	46.48	46.52	---	---	50.53	48.61	49.10	48.98	48.47	48.47
26	---	46.61	46.47	46.54	---	---	50.44	48.61	49.10	48.99	48.52	48.53
27	---	46.60	46.48	46.55	---	---	50.32	48.59	49.11	49.02	48.51	48.45
28	---	46.60	46.48	46.55	---	---	50.31	48.58	49.10	48.98	48.49	48.44
29	---	46.58	46.49	46.55	---	---	50.17	48.62	49.11	48.93	48.52	48.51
30	---	46.59	46.48	---	---	---	50.09	48.70	49.11	48.90	48.51	48.52
31	---	---	46.48	---	---	---	---	48.92	---	48.89	48.47	---
MEAN	---	---	46.53	---	---	---	---	49.11	49.21	49.03	48.69	48.50
MAX	---	---	46.61	---	---	---	---	50.00	49.33	49.14	48.93	48.62
MIN	---	---	46.47	---	---	---	---	48.58	49.09	48.89	48.47	48.42

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