RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN
05115500 LAKE DARLING NEAR FOXHOLM, ND
LOCATION.--Lat 48
×27'29", long 101
×35'00", in NE
14NE
14 sec.1, T.157 N., R.85 W., Ward County, Hydrologic Unit 09010001, on embankment of Lake Darling Dam, reservoir of Fish and Wildlife Service, on Souris
River about 6 mi north of Foxholm, and at mile 430.0.
DRAINAGE AREA.--9,450 mi
2, approximately, of which about 6,200 mi
2 is probably noncontributing.
MONTHEND-ELEVATION AND CONTENTS RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD.--April 1936 to current year (no winter records 1936-39).
REVISED RECORDS.--WSP 1338: 1942. WSP 2113: Drainage area.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,577.00 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929. April 1936 to Aug. 8, 1963, nonrecording gage at same site and
datum.
REMARKS.--Reservoir is formed by earth dam; storage began in April 1936; dam completed in July 1936. Usable capacity, 118,600 acre-ft between elevation of 1,577 ft, sill of
control gages, and 1,598 ft, legal full-capacity level. Flood-emergency maximum level is 1,601 ft (148,600 acre-ft). Dead storage below sill at control gages is 144 acre-ft. Figures given
herein represent total contents based on capacity table dated April 12, 1995 (provided by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service). Water is used during periods of low flow at wildlife refuges
downstream. Elevations are adjusted for wind effect.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum contents, 145,400 acre-ft, Apr. 17, 1976, elevation, 1601.24 ft; minimum observed since April 1943 when reservoir was first filled
to spillway level, 31,200 acre-ft, Feb. 18 and 25, 1963, elevation, 1587.04 ft.
EXTREMES FOR CURRENT YEAR.--Maximum daily contents, 113,700 acre-ft, July 16, elevation, 1,597.50 ft; minimum daily observed contents, 94,880 acre-ft, Oct. 23,
elevation, 1,595.53 ft.
MONTHEND ELEVATION AND CONTENTS AT 2400, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2003 TO SEPTEMBER 2004
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