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RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN
05102490 RED RIVER OF THE NORTH AT PEMBINA, ND
LOCATION.--Lat 48×58'25", long 97×14'29", in NE14 sec.4, T.163 N., R.51 W., Pembina County, Hydrologic Unit 09020311, on left bank on bridge crossing the Red River of the North, 0.2 mi north of Pembina.
DRAINAGE AREA.--40,200 mi2.
GAGE-HEIGHT RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD.--March 1985 to September 2002 (peak gage height and discharge only), October 2002 to current year (gage height and maximum discharge only).
GAGE.--Water stage recorder. Datum of gage is 739.45 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 (levels by North Dakota State Water Commission).
REMARKS.--Gage heights for Oct. 2, Dec. 11, Jan. 4-5, Jan. 24, Jan. 27-31, Feb. 3-4, and Feb. 7 based on incomplete daily record.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 141,000 ft3/s, Apr. 26, 1997, gage height, 54.94 ft; minimum recorded gage height, 7.37 ft, Sept. 15, 2003.
EXTREMES FOR CURRENT YEAR.--Maximum discharge, about 45,000 ft3/s, gage height, 46.64 ft, Apr. 7; minimum gage height, 7.67 ft, Oct. 12-13.
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
8.46
8.51
8.70
9.08
9.31
9.82
42.30
19.64
27.03
18.90
12.75
12.24
2
8.41
8.48
8.80
9.16
9.27
9.91
44.51
19.05
30.27
18.29
12.52
12.05
3
8.34
8.43
8.84
9.27
9.29
9.98
45.40
18.47
32.92
17.82
12.33
11.70
4
8.24
8.43
8.84
9.30
9.29
10.03
45.89
17.89
34.55
17.51
12.13
11.36
5
8.14
8.51
8.79
9.37
9.27
10.11
46.26
17.35
35.49
17.32
11.87
11.03
6
8.02
8.53
8.74
9.41
9.25
10.17
46.46
16.80
35.95
17.13
11.62
10.80
7
7.92
8.47
8.75
9.43
9.26
10.25
46.57
16.36
36.21
16.87
11.50
10.96
8
7.86
8.49
8.82
9.43
9.29
10.35
46.53
15.95
36.24
16.64
11.49
11.89
9
7.82
8.39
8.89
9.47
9.27
10.48
46.32
15.54
36.26
16.52
12.17
12.62
10
7.78
8.34
8.96
9.51
9.26
10.63
45.96
15.11
35.90
16.43
12.71
14.03
11
7.72
8.35
8.97
9.53
9.31
10.79
45.42
14.80
35.16
16.47
13.63
16.64
12
7.69
8.42
8.98
9.54
9.33
10.92
44.69
14.82
34.31
16.51
14.11
18.19
13
7.73
8.44
8.99
9.53
9.36
11.03
43.74
17.01
33.29
16.42
13.98
18.59
14
7.78
8.50
9.01
9.54
9.36
11.14
42.58
21.18
32.10
16.36
13.58
18.32
15
7.86
8.56
9.03
9.53
---
11.23
41.17
25.27
30.84
17.05
13.19
17.66
16
8.00
8.63
9.01
9.50
9.44
11.31
39.49
28.42
29.61
18.55
12.85
16.87
17
8.14
8.69
8.97
9.46
9.42
11.38
37.52
30.53
28.48
19.78
12.56
16.12
18
8.30
8.72
8.91
9.43
9.43
11.52
35.40
31.57
27.47
20.23
12.26
15.47
19
8.43
8.76
8.87
9.44
9.44
11.72
33.27
31.74
26.57
20.02
12.01
14.86
20
8.42
8.82
8.85
9.41
9.44
11.98
31.17
31.34
25.72
19.38
11.77
14.36
21
8.36
8.89
8.84
9.40
9.46
12.26
29.12
30.55
24.95
18.50
11.52
14.07
22
8.24
8.92
8.84
9.38
9.50
12.56
27.36
29.55
24.19
17.59
11.26
14.00
23
8.17
8.97
8.85
9.39
9.53
12.88
25.89
28.54
23.57
16.73
11.04
14.22
24
8.10
8.92
8.87
9.36
9.56
13.21
24.78
27.54
22.99
15.96
10.88
14.61
25
8.10
8.88
8.90
9.38
9.60
13.65
23.83
26.45
22.33
15.27
10.73
15.44
26
8.15
8.67
8.93
9.40
9.63
14.47
23.00
25.28
21.71
14.68
10.82
16.24
27
8.34
8.52
8.95
9.43
9.66
16.21
22.25
24.23
21.18
14.22
10.89
16.87
28
8.46
8.50
8.96
9.40
9.69
22.66
21.48
23.40
20.69
13.92
10.95
17.45
29
8.49
8.57
8.97
9.41
9.73
30.31
20.84
22.73
20.17
13.64
11.32
18.02
30
8.52
8.64
8.98
9.39
---
35.48
20.24
22.75
19.58
13.35
11.83
18.45
31
8.50
---
9.02
9.34
---
39.16
---
24.32
---
13.04
12.19
---
MEAN
8.14
8.60
8.90
9.41
---
14.12
36.31
22.72
28.86
16.81
12.08
14.84
MAX
8.52
8.97
9.03
9.54
---
39.16
46.57
31.74
36.26
20.23
14.11
18.59
MIN
7.69
8.34
8.70
9.08
---
9.82
20.24
14.80
19.58
13.04
10.73
10.80



3pMiscellaneous discharge measurement for Red River of the North at Pembina
Date
Discharge
April 6, 2004
44,200


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