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RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN
05056500 DEVILS LAKE NEAR DEVILS LAKE, ND
LOCATION.--Lat 48×03'59", long 98×56'03", in SW14 sec.18, T.153 N., R.64 W., Ramsey County, Hydrologic Unit 09020201, at Lakewood on east bank of Creel Bay, and 4.5 mi southwest of city of Devils Lake. Creel Bay, which is 0.5 mi wide, is an arm of Devils Lake, and extends 2 mi to the north of the lake.
DRAINAGE AREA.--3,130 mi2, approximately, of which about 1,000 mi2 is probably noncontributing.
GAGE-HEIGHT RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD.--1867, 1879, 1883, 1887, 1890, 1896 (one gage height for each year), 1901-63 (fragmentary), 1964 to current year.
REVISED RECORDS.--WSP 1913: Drainage area.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,400.00 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929. June 23, 1950, to June 6, 1963, nonrecording gage at present site and datum. See WSP 1913 for history of changes prior to June 23, 1950. Prior to October 1979 only monthend elevations were published.
REMARKS.--Elevation at gage frequently affected by wind.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum elevation, 1,449.18 ft, June 17, 2004, affected by wind, present datum; minimum observed, 1,400.87 ft, Oct. 24, 1940.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--The lake level was at an elevation of about 1,441 ft around 1830 and lower thereafter. Reference is Geological Survey monograph, volume XXV, the Glacial History of Lake Agassiz by Warren Upham.
EXTREMES FOR CURRENT YEAR.--Maximum elevation, 1,449.18 ft, June 17, affected by wind; minimum elevation 1,446.23 ft, Dec. 25.
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
46.50
46.36
46.30
46.29
46.44
46.49
46.94
48.23
48.88
48.95
48.67
48.38
2
46.50
46.36
46.29
46.32
46.44
46.48
46.98
48.24
48.89
48.98
48.70
48.38
3
46.49
46.32
46.28
46.33
46.44
46.49
47.03
48.25
48.90
48.98
48.68
48.38
4
46.48
46.34
46.29
46.32
46.43
46.48
47.07
48.25
48.90
48.98
48.67
48.41
5
46.48
46.36
46.29
46.32
46.44
46.49
47.12
48.27
48.92
48.98
48.64
48.41
6
46.48
46.36
46.29
46.32
46.44
46.49
47.17
48.28
48.90
48.98
48.61
48.46
7
46.47
46.31
46.29
46.32
46.44
46.49
47.25
48.25
49.00
48.95
48.63
48.37
8
46.47
46.32
46.29
46.33
46.43
46.49
47.29
48.26
48.98
48.94
48.65
48.34
9
46.46
46.31
46.29
46.33
46.44
46.49
47.35
48.30
48.97
48.97
48.65
48.34
10
46.47
46.31
46.29
46.33
46.44
46.49
47.40
48.30
48.96
48.96
48.60
48.34
11
46.48
46.30
46.28
46.33
46.46
46.50
47.45
48.22
49.02
48.96
48.58
48.32
12
46.45
46.33
46.29
46.33
46.45
46.49
47.49
48.44
49.06
48.99
48.57
48.31
13
46.44
46.32
46.28
46.32
46.45
46.50
47.55
48.44
49.05
48.96
48.55
48.33
14
46.44
46.32
46.27
46.34
46.45
46.50
47.60
48.41
49.04
48.94
48.54
48.34
15
46.43
46.33
46.29
46.34
46.44
46.50
47.65
48.41
49.07
48.95
48.52
48.33
16
46.40
46.33
46.28
46.34
46.45
46.51
47.71
48.43
49.08
48.94
48.52
48.31
17
46.39
46.33
46.29
46.34
46.45
46.52
47.75
48.43
49.10
48.92
48.52
48.31
18
46.39
46.33
46.28
46.33
46.45
46.52
47.83
48.42
49.08
48.90
48.54
48.27
19
46.40
46.32
46.28
46.33
46.45
46.52
47.88
48.44
49.07
48.90
48.49
48.26
20
46.43
46.34
46.27
46.33
46.45
46.52
47.92
48.46
49.07
48.88
48.45
48.33
21
46.39
46.31
46.27
46.34
46.45
46.51
47.97
48.44
49.06
48.89
48.42
48.35
22
46.41
46.30
46.27
46.33
46.45
46.51
48.01
48.48
49.04
48.84
48.41
48.34
23
46.38
46.31
46.27
46.34
46.45
46.51
48.04
48.48
49.04
48.84
48.37
48.38
24
46.47
46.30
46.27
46.34
46.45
46.51
48.06
48.47
49.03
48.81
48.42
48.46
25
46.39
46.31
46.26
46.39
46.44
46.52
48.11
48.51
49.01
48.77
48.38
48.42
26
46.36
46.32
46.26
46.41
46.45
46.53
48.12
48.49
49.00
48.73
48.45
48.40
27
46.42
46.31
46.27
46.41
46.44
46.65
48.14
48.48
49.00
48.70
48.45
48.40
28
46.39
46.30
46.29
---
46.45
46.80
48.19
48.46
49.00
48.75
48.43
48.38
29
46.34
46.30
46.29
46.42
46.46
46.84
48.21
48.45
48.98
48.73
48.43
48.34
30
46.40
46.30
46.29
46.42
---
46.87
48.23
48.61
48.96
48.70
48.41
48.37
31
46.41
---
46.29
46.43
---
46.90
---
48.81
---
48.68
48.40
---
MEAN
46.43
46.32
46.28
---
46.45
46.55
47.65
48.40
49.00
48.89
48.53
48.36
MAX
46.50
46.36
46.30
---
46.46
46.90
48.23
48.81
49.10
48.99
48.70
48.46
MIN
46.34
46.30
46.26
---
46.43
46.48
46.94
48.22
48.88
48.68
48.37
48.26

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