RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN

05058500 SHEYENNE RIVER AT VALLEY CITY, ND

LOCATION.--Lat 46×54'50", long 98×00'30", in SE14NW14 sec.28, T.140 N., R.58 W., Barnes County, Hydrologic Unit 09020204, on left bank 100 ft downstream from College Dam in Valley City and at mile 253.0.

DRAINAGE AREA.--7,810 mi2, approximately, of which about 5,700 mi2 is probably noncontributing, including 3,800 mi2 in closed basins.

GAGE-HEIGHT RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD.--March to August 1919, March 1938 to September 1975; October 1979 to current year (gage heights and annual maximum discharge); seasonal discharge record for March to September 1995, 1996, and 2002. Records for July 1938, published in WSP 855, have been found to be unreliable and should not be used.

REVISED RECORDS.---WSP 1388: 1939 (M). WSP 1728: Drainage area.

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 1,199.27 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929. March to August 1919, nonrecording gage at site 0.5 mi upstream at different datum. March 18, 1938, to Oct. 13, 1938, nonrecording gage at present site and datum.

REMARKS.--Flow regulated by Lake Ashtabula 13 mi upstream (see station 05057500). Small diversions above station for municipal supply.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 5,250 ft3/s, Apr. 21, 1996, gage height, 18.78 ft.

EXTREMES FOR CURRENT YEAR.--Maximum discharge, 3,560 ft3/s, Apr. 8, gage height, 14.70 ft.

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	3.57	3.86	3.86	4.03	4.27	3.68	11.79	5.39	9.53	5.69	3.98	4.24
2	3.58	3.88	3.87	4.03	4.27	3.65	12.89	5.40	11.92	5.59	3.97	4.21
3	3.59	3.87	3.87	3.99	4.25	3.64	14.12	5.26	11.87	4.68	3.97	4.21
4	3.60	3.89	3.89	4.10	4.25	3.63	14.44	4.60	10.09	4.10	3.98	4.24
5	3.60	3.89	3.88	4.15	4.28	3.63	14.52	4.13	10.26	4.30	3.98	4.28
6	3.60	3.88	3.88	4.20	4.30	3.62	14.57	4.26	10.28	4.58	4.08	4.30
7	3.60	3.87	3.89	4.25	4.30	3.62	14.58	4.31	10.21	5.61	4.07	4.24
8	3.64	3.87	3.89	4.28	4.29	3.67	14.67	4.34	9.80	5.32	4.02	4.41
9	3.67	3.87	3.96	4.28	4.28	3.75	14.63	4.35	9.51	5.14	4.01	5.01
10	3.75	3.86	3.96	4.24	4.16	3.97	14.59	4.39	9.46	5.20	4.11	5.26
11	3.86	3.85	3.95	4.20	4.13	3.80	14.53	4.84	9.46	5.23	4.15	5.19
12	3.85	3.85	4.01	4.18	4.02	3.75	14.44	5.29	9.43	5.23	4.16	5.15
13	3.86	3.85	4.05	4.16	4.02	3.72	14.20	5.58	9.41	5.17	4.16	5.16
14	3.85	3.85	4.04	4.15	3.92	3.73	13.22	5.70	9.22	5.15	4.17	5.09
15	3.85	3.85	4.03	4.15	3.99	3.72	12.21	5.70	8.01	5.15	4.17	4.85
16	3.86	3.85	4.01	4.15	4.02	3.71	10.25	5.70	7.40	5.14	4.17	4.59
17	3.85	3.85	4.01	4.14	4.03	3.70	9.14	5.66	7.28	5.13	4.17	4.76
18	3.86	3.87	4.01	4.14	3.97	3.79	9.03	5.43	6.85	5.13	4.18	4.78
19	3.86	3.90	4.01	4.20	3.91	4.10	8.98	5.11	6.77	5.07	4.17	4.73
20	3.86	3.88	4.01	4.22	3.75	4.66	8.88	4.81	6.75	4.74	4.17	4.36
21	3.85	3.86	4.02	4.20	3.70	4.14	8.01	4.77	6.66	4.30	4.18	4.12
22	3.87	3.86	4.01	4.16	3.68	4.03	7.57	4.80	6.75	4.01	4.20	4.12
23	3.86	3.80	4.01	4.25	3.67	4.00	6.39	4.78	6.77	3.96	4.18	4.28
24	3.88	3.86	4.01	4.20	3.66	4.15	6.06	4.85	6.76	3.95	4.20	5.07
25	3.86	3.91	4.01	4.27	3.65	4.32	6.03	4.93	6.64	3.95	4.20	5.52
26	3.85	3.88	4.02	4.23	3.65	4.21	6.03	5.17	6.11	3.95	4.21	5.53
27	3.88	3.86	4.03	4.19	3.68	4.79	5.79	5.18	6.03	3.95	4.21	5.53
28	3.87	3.86	4.03	4.18	3.68	8.83	5.42	5.18	5.61	4.01	4.19	5.52
29	3.86	3.86	4.02	4.29	3.67	11.92	5.39	5.21	5.52	3.99	4.20	5.52
30	3.88	3.87	4.02	4.27	---	11.70	5.39	5.50	5.69	3.98	4.19	5.53
31	3.87	---	4.01	4.26	---	11.60	---	6.80	---	3.97	4.19	---
MEAN	3.78	3.87	3.98	4.19	3.98	4.81	10.59	5.08	8.20	4.69	4.13	4.79
MAX	3.88	3.91	4.05	4.29	4.30	11.92	14.67	6.80	11.92	5.69	4.21	5.53
MIN	3.57	3.80	3.86	3.99	3.65	3.62	5.39	4.13	5.52	3.95	3.97	4.12

Miscellaneous discharge measurements for the Sheyenne River at Valley City

Date	Discharge
March 30, 2004	2,450

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