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RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN
05082625 TURTLE RIVER AT TURTLE RIVER STATE PARK NEAR ARVILLA, ND
LOCATION.--Lat 47×55'55", long 97×30'51", in NE14NW14NW14 sec.1, T.l51 N., R.54 W., Grand Forks County, Hydrologic Unit 09020307, on right bank 200 ft upstream from U.S. Highway 2, 0.25 mi upstream from Turtle River State Park, 1 mi northwest of Arvilla, and 65 mi above mouth.
DRAINAGE AREA.--311 mi2.
WATER-DISCHARGE RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1992 to current year.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Elevation of gage is 980 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929, from topographic map.
REMARKS.--Records fair except for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Some regulation by Larimore Dam located 4 mi upstream on the south branch of the Turtle River.
Discharge, cubic feet per second 
WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2003 TO SEPTEMBER 2004
DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAY
OCT
NOV
DEC
JAN
FEB
MAR
APR
MAY
JUN
JUL
AUG
SEP
1
6.5
7.8
e7.8
e7.4
e5.5
e2.4
758
48
281
16
12
9.0
2
6.5
8.0
e7.8
e7.5
e5.3
e2.5
e645
46
447
17
11
8.9
3
6.6
e8.4
e7.8
e7.5
e4.9
e2.5
e574
44
340
17
11
9.3
4
6.8
8.2
e7.7
e7.6
e4.8
e2.5
e508
43
213
16
10
10
5
6.9
8.3
e7.7
e7.8
e4.8
e2.5
e418
43
147
16
9.7
10
6
7.2
8.1
e7.6
e8.2
e4.7
e2.5
368
42
113
17
9.7
14
7
6.9
7.9
e7.6
e8.7
e4.4
e2.5
336
40
91
17
11
15
8
7.0
8.0
e7.4
e8.8
e4.2
e2.5
310
40
73
17
11
15
9
7.0
8.5
e7.4
e8.9
e3.8
e2.5
286
39
57
18
11
14
10
7.2
8.6
e7.2
e8.8
e3.6
e2.5
266
38
47
18
10
13
11
7.3
8.6
e7.1
e8.9
e3.6
e2.5
243
39
41
18
10
12
12
7.1
8.8
e7.0
e8.8
e3.5
e2.5
223
70
37
18
9.7
12
13
6.9
8.7
e6.9
e8.9
e3.4
e2.6
205
102
33
18
9.4
11
14
7.1
8.7
e6.7
e9.2
e3.3
e2.5
182
129
30
17
9.2
12
15
7.4
8.8
e6.7
e9.2
e3.2
e2.5
163
106
28
16
8.6
12
16
7.5
8.8
e6.6
e8.9
e3.0
e2.5
148
89
27
16
8.6
12
17
7.4
8.9
e6.7
e8.7
e3.0
e2.6
123
78
26
15
8.3
12
18
7.5
8.9
e6.6
e8.5
e2.9
e2.6
107
69
24
14
7.8
12
19
8.2
8.9
e6.6
e8.3
e2.7
e2.6
101
64
23
14
7.5
12
20
7.6
8.6
e6.6
e7.9
e2.7
e2.6
95
61
21
13
7.3
12
21
7.5
8.2
e6.6
e7.7
e2.7
e2.8
92
57
20
12
7.1
13
22
7.7
e8.2
e6.6
e7.3
e2.7
e3.7
85
55
20
12
7.2
13
23
7.6
e8.2
e6.6
e7.2
e2.6
e7.0
79
53
19
12
7.4
14
24
8.6
e8.1
e6.7
e7.0
e2.5
e16
74
51
18
11
9.3
16
25
e8.4
e8.1
e6.8
e6.9
e2.5
e29
69
52
18
11
9.2
16
26
7.7
e8.1
e6.8
e6.7
e2.6
e49
65
51
17
11
11
16
27
8.0
e8.1
e6.7
e6.5
e2.5
e128
62
49
17
11
10
15
28
8.2
e8.1
e6.9
e6.3
e2.5
e641
58
47
16
12
10
15
29
7.9
e7.9
e7.0
e6.2
e2.5
e1,900
54
46
16
12
10
14
30
8.2
e7.9
e7.0
e6.1
---
1,290
51
57
15
12
9.6
13
31
8.0
---
e7.3
e5.8
---
965
---
100
---
12
9.3
---
TOTAL
230.4
250.4
218.5
242.2
100.4
5,081.9
6,748
1,848
2,275
456
292.9
382.2
MEAN
7.43
8.35
7.05
7.81
3.46
164
225
59.6
75.8
14.7
9.45
12.7
MAX
8.6
8.9
7.8
9.2
5.5
1,900
758
129
447
18
12
16
MIN
6.5
7.8
6.6
5.8
2.5
2.4
51
38
15
11
7.1
8.9
AC-FT
457
497
433
480
199
10,080
13,380
3,670
4,510
904
581
758
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1993 - 2004, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN
15.7
18.3
11.3
9.29
11.4
93.7
166
56.6
119
48.4
24.2
20.0
MAX
70.0
58.3
18.2
13.5
32.3
250
525
192
923
168
84.4
74.7
(WY)
(1995)
(2001)
(2001)
(2001)
(1998)
(1995)
(1997)
(1999)
(2000)
(1997)
(1993)
(1993)
MIN
5.47
7.71
5.59
3.97
3.46
11.5
18.3
12.5
13.8
12.6
5.47
2.80
(WY)
(1993)
(1993)
(1993)
(1993)
(2004)
(1996)
(2000)
(1993)
(1993)
(2003)
(1998)
(1998)

SUMMARY STATISTICS
FOR 2003 CALENDAR YEAR
FOR 2004 WATER YEAR
WATER YEARS 1993 - 2004
ANNUAL TOTAL
5,105.1
18,125.9

ANNUAL MEAN
14.0
49.5
49.4
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN


94.7 2000
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN


14.8 2003
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN
130 Mar 20
1,900 Mar 29
5,000 Jun 13, 2000
LOWEST DAILY MEAN
2.1 Sep  8
2.4 Mar  1
2.1 Sep  8, 2003
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM
2.2 Sep  3
2.5 Feb 27
2.2 Sep  3, 2003
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW

2,230 Mar 29
12,400 Jun 13, 2000
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE

10.09 Mar 29
a18.74 Jun 13, 2000
ANNUAL RUNOFF (AC-FT)
10,130
35,950
35,810
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS
29
91
98
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS
8.0
8.9
14
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS
6.2
3.3
7.0

a From floodmark
e Estimated

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