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JAMES RIVER BASIN
06470875 DAKOTA LAKE NEAR LUDDEN, ND
LOCATION.--Lat 45×56'52", long 98×10'29", in SE14NE14NE14 sec.34, T.129 N., R.60 W., Dickey County, Hydrologic Unit 10160003, on left bank, 10 ft upstream from dam, 4.5 mi southwest of Ludden and 0.8 mi upstream from North Dakota-South Dakota state line.
DRAINAGE AREA.--5,480 mi2, of which about 3,300 mi2 are probably noncontributing.
GAGE-HEIGHT RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD.--August 2002 to current year. (Formerly published as streamflow gage James River at Dakota Lake Dam near Ludden, ND).
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,280.00 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929.
REMARKS.--Gage heights are affected by wind.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum gage height, 17.86 ft, Apr. 6, 1997.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum gage height recorded, 12.28 ft, June 5, 2004 (affected by wind); minimum gage height recorded, 8.63 ft, Sept. 20, 2004 (affected by wind).
EXTREMES FOR CURRENT YEAR.--Maximum gage height recorded, 12.28 ft, June 5 (affected by wind); minimum gage height recorded, 8.63 ft, Sept. 20 (affected by wind).
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
9.68
9.50
9.45
9.52
9.38
9.61
11.19
10.55
11.58
11.03
10.61
10.10
2
9.60
9.50
9.46
9.51
9.38
9.62
11.30
10.57
11.67
10.89
10.54
9.64
3
9.80
9.51
9.45
9.50
9.38
9.62
10.94
10.34
11.83
10.92
10.44
9.93
4
9.75
9.52
9.47
9.50
9.38
9.60
10.68
10.68
12.03
11.05
10.37
10.09
5
9.75
9.51
9.49
9.48
9.40
9.59
10.74
10.58
12.20
11.04
10.27
10.23
6
9.75
9.51
9.48
9.47
9.40
9.58
10.74
10.74
12.06
11.12
10.09
10.19
7
9.72
9.51
9.49
9.46
9.40
9.56
10.71
10.58
11.99
11.18
10.32
10.24
8
9.64
9.50
9.50
9.45
9.41
9.57
10.36
10.64
12.12
11.15
10.32
10.15
9
9.77
9.50
9.49
9.43
9.41
9.60
10.38
10.69
11.90
11.18
10.35
10.17
10
9.19
9.50
9.49
9.43
9.42
9.64
10.43
10.78
11.69
11.18
10.26
10.19
11
9.90
9.50
9.48
9.43
9.43
9.67
10.44
10.70
11.58
11.22
10.13
10.13
12
9.84
9.50
9.47
9.43
9.42
9.69
10.44
10.71
11.57
11.18
10.08
9.81
13
9.88
9.50
9.47
9.43
9.42
9.70
10.49
10.71
11.60
11.27
10.04
9.93
14
9.85
9.52
9.47
9.44
9.42
9.70
10.62
10.63
11.62
11.29
10.03
10.13
15
9.80
9.57
9.48
9.43
9.42
9.70
10.58
10.32
11.61
11.31
10.00
10.20
16
9.71
9.56
9.47
9.44
9.42
9.69
10.66
10.87
11.60
11.36
10.11
10.02
17
9.56
9.56
9.47
9.44
9.42
9.70
10.81
10.86
11.57
11.28
10.02
10.10
18
9.70
9.56
9.48
9.44
9.42
9.71
10.81
10.83
11.61
11.11
10.14
10.01
19
9.62
9.57
9.47
9.44
9.44
9.72
10.77
10.64
11.51
11.24
9.95
9.68
20
9.76
9.61
9.48
9.43
9.45
9.76
10.78
10.88
11.40
11.11
10.06
9.55
21
9.67
9.58
9.48
9.42
9.45
9.77
10.81
10.75
11.44
10.98
9.82
10.31
22
9.70
9.59
9.49
9.41
9.47
9.77
10.68
10.73
11.29
10.93
10.13
10.31
23
9.64
9.55
9.49
9.41
9.47
9.78
10.74
10.67
11.34
10.80
10.02
10.27
24
9.60
9.47
9.49
9.41
9.48
9.80
10.60
10.56
11.30
10.69
10.0
10.23
25
9.77
9.46
9.50
9.42
9.49
9.91
10.75
10.65
11.19
10.63
10.05
10.13
26
9.46
9.46
9.50
9.41
9.49
10.08
10.80
10.53
11.17
10.54
10.16
10.06
27
9.50
9.46
9.51
9.40
9.50
10.26
10.53
10.78
11.16
10.51
10.17
---
28
9.89
9.45
9.52
9.40
9.54
10.78
10.78
10.78
11.07
10.74
10.07
---
29
9.55
9.45
9.52
9.40
9.57
10.78
10.77
10.84
10.98
10.72
10.11
9.66
30
9.65
9.45
9.52
9.39
---
10.76
10.57
11.09
10.99
10.74
10.10
10.01
31
9.62
---
9.52
9.39
---
10.92
---
11.41
---
10.67
10.14
---
MEAN
9.69
9.51
9.49
9.44
9.44
9.86
10.70
10.71
11.56
11.00
10.16
---
MAX
9.90
9.61
9.52
9.52
9.57
10.92
11.30
11.41
12.20
11.36
10.61
---
MIN
9.19
9.45
9.45
9.39
9.38
9.56
10.36
10.32
10.98
10.51
9.82
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