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KNIFE RIVER BASIN
06339500 KNIFE RIVER NEAR GOLDEN VALLEY, ND
LOCATION.--Lat 47×09'16", long 102×03'34", in NW14NW14NW14 sec.2, T.142 N., R.90 W., Mercer County, Hydrologic Unit 10130201, on right bank 6 ft downstream from highway bridge, 4.5 mi downstream from Elm Creek, and 9 mi south of Golden Valley.
DRAINAGE AREA.--1,230 mi2, approximately.
WATER-DISCHARGE RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD.--June 1903 to November 1906, April 1907 to November 1915, April 1916 to October 1919, and October 1921 to September 1924 (published as "at Broncho" or "near Broncho"), and May 1943 to current year. Monthly discharge only for some periods published in WSP 1309.
REVISED RECORDS (WATER YEARS).--WSP 1006:0 Drainage area. WSP 1279: 1904, 1914-19(M), 1922-24(M), 1944.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,847.13 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929. See WSP 1729 or 1917 for history of changes prior to May 1, 1946.
REMARKS.--Records good except for estimated daily discharges, which are poor.
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
4.2
8.5
e6.1
e4.4
e3.4
e66
186
17
14
5.1
2.4
4.2
2
4.1
8.9
e6.0
e4.2
e3.4
e166
136
16
13
9.2
2.2
3.4
3
4.5
9.3
e6.0
e3.9
e3.3
e75
102
16
13
7.7
2.0
3.1
4
4.6
9.5
e6.0
e3.6
e3.1
e60
80
15
13
5.2
1.8
3.1
5
4.5
9.1
e6.0
e3.3
e3.5
e66
67
14
19
4.8
2.2
3.1
6
4.4
8.7
e5.9
e3.0
e3.6
e69
54
13
29
4.8
2.4
2.8
7
4.8
9.1
e5.8
e2.9
e3.8
e64
46
13
16
4.9
2.7
2.6
8
5.0
8.8
e5.8
e2.9
e4.0
e65
41
13
11
6.2
3.7
2.6
9
5.8
8.8
e5.8
e3.1
e4.4
e125
37
13
8.7
6.9
4.1
2.3
10
5.6
8.7
e5.5
e3.5
e4.4
e1,320
35
12
8.9
7.1
4.7
2.1
11
6.7
8.7
e5.1
e3.8
e4.2
e2,660
35
12
11
6.5
4.2
2.3
12
6.3
9.1
e5.0
e4.2
e4.5
e1,400
34
12
14
6.3
4.9
2.5
13
6.2
8.8
e5.0
e4.4
e4.7
e1,030
31
12
12
5.9
9.6
3.0
14
5.7
8.9
e5.0
e4.5
e4.6
e740
29
12
16
5.2
8.2
3.2
15
4.2
8.9
e5.0
e4.8
e5.1
e606
27
12
13
4.9
6.3
3.5
16
6.7
8.8
e5.0
e5.1
e5.4
e513
26
12
9.9
4.9
5.7
3.8
17
5.0
8.7
e4.8
e5.4
e5.3
e575
25
12
8.4
5.5
5.1
3.7
18
4.8
8.7
e4.6
e5.7
e5.3
499
26
11
7.4
5.4
4.1
3.3
19
5.7
9.1
e4.6
e5.6
e5.3
500
26
12
6.6
5.1
3.7
3.3
20
5.9
10
e4.5
e5.2
e5.4
526
27
12
6.4
5.0
3.2
3.4
21
5.9
9.4
e4.4
e5.2
e5.4
487
26
11
9.6
4.6
2.7
3.3
22
5.7
8.7
e4.5
e4.8
e5.8
442
26
11
9.6
3.7
2.4
3.8
23
6.0
e8.3
e4.7
e4.6
e6.2
e390
27
11
8.9
3.2
2.4
4.0
24
6.7
e7.7
e4.3
e4.9
e7.0
330
26
12
8.0
2.6
2.5
4.3
25
7.1
e7.1
e4.0
e4.5
e7.8
287
24
13
6.9
2.5
2.4
3.6
26
5.9
e6.8
e3.8
e4.3
e8.1
246
23
13
6.3
2.1
2.3
3.5
27
7.5
e6.4
e3.6
e4.1
e8.5
350
22
13
6.3
1.8
3.7
3.4
28
8.0
e6.1
e3.7
e3.9
e22
664
21
13
6.1
1.9
6.4
3.0
29
8.2
e5.7
e4.1
e3.7
e32
516
19
13
5.6
1.9
9.6
3.0
30
8.0
e5.8
e4.4
e3.5
---
346
18
14
5.1
2.1
8.2
3.0
31
8.2
---
e4.5
e3.5
---
261
---
14
---
2.2
5.6
---
TOTAL
181.9
251.1
153.5
130.5
189.5
15,444
1,302
399
322.7
145.2
131.4
96.2
MEAN
5.87
8.37
4.95
4.21
6.53
498
43.4
12.9
10.8
4.68
4.24
3.21
MAX
8.2
10
6.1
5.7
32
2,660
186
17
29
9.2
9.6
4.3
MIN
4.1
5.7
3.6
2.9
3.1
60
18
11
5.1
1.8
1.8
2.1
AC-FT
361
498
304
259
376
30,630
2,580
791
640
288
261
191
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1903 - 2004, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN
16.2
11.2
7.20
8.81
40.6
347
293
86.2
136
47.2
32.9
14.6
MAX
245
69.7
23.0
140
299
1,729
2,448
1,031
1,193
255
725
97.5
(WY)
(1983)
(1983)
(1983)
(1974)
(1982)
(1972)
(1952)
(1970)
(1914)
(1969)
(1918)
(1978)
MIN
0.46
1.93
0.52
0.03
0.00
2.30
6.98
1.42
1.03
1.91
0.28
0.12
(WY)
(1993)
(1962)
(1962)
(1962)
(1959)
(1964)
(1981)
(1923)
(1961)
(1992)
(1959)
(1992)
 













SUMMARY STATISTICS
FOR 2003 CALENDAR YEAR
FOR 2004 WATER YEAR
WATER YEARS 1903 - 2004
ANNUAL TOTAL
19,116.52
18,747.0

ANNUAL MEAN
52.4
51.2
86.4
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN


235 1982
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN


5.38 1991
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN
2,400 Mar 17
2,660 Mar 11
10,300 Apr 17, 1950
LOWEST DAILY MEAN
0.46 Aug 28
1.8 Jul 27
0.00 Sep  6, 1905
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM
0.65 Aug 24
2.1 Jul 26
0.00 Jan 22, 1959
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW

a3,000 Mar 10
d11,200 May  9, 1970
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE

b16.16 Mar 10
c26.70 Mar 26, 1943
ANNUAL RUNOFF (AC-FT)
37,920
37,180
62,610
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS
45
56
115
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS
6.1
6.0
10
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS
2.7
3.1
2.1

a About
b Backwater from ice
c From floodmark
d Gage height, 25.84 ft
e Estimated

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