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USGS 05054000 RED RIVER OF THE NORTH AT FARGO, ND

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 46°51'40",   Longitude 96°47'00"   NAD27
Cass County, North Dakota, Hydrologic Unit 09020104
Drainage area: 6,800 square miles
Datum of gage: 862.70 feet above   NAVD88.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)    1994-10-01  2025-11-02  
 Daily Data
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  1998-09-26  2025-11-01  28335 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  1946-10-01  1973-09-29  6043 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1901-06-01  2025-11-01  45445 
    Gage height, feet  1901-05-27  2025-11-01  39127 
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  1998-09-26  2025-11-01  27070 
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  1964-10-01  1973-09-30  3286 
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  2003-10-26  2025-11-01  22449 
    pH, water, unfiltered, field, standard units  2003-10-26  2025-11-01  22120 
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2003-10-26  2025-11-01  21460 
    Suspended sediment concentration, water, unfiltered, estimated by regression equation, milligrams per liter  2022-11-03  2025-11-01  3048 
 Daily Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  1998-09-26  2024-09-30 9051 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1901-06-01  2024-11-07 45086 
    Gage height, feet  1901-05-27  2024-11-07 38769 
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  1998-09-26  2024-09-30 8633 
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  2003-10-26  2024-09-30 7100 
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2003-10-26  2024-09-30 6772 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  1998-09  2024-09  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1901-06  2024-11  
    Gage height, feet  1901-05  2024-11  
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  1998-09  2024-09  
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  2003-10  2024-09  
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2003-10  2024-09  
 Annual Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  1998  2024  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1901  2025  
    Gage height, feet  1901  2025  
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  1998  2024  
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  2004  2024  
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2004  2024  
 Peak streamflow 1897-04-07  2024-05-27  123 
 Field measurements 1901-05-04  2025-08-06  1491 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP) 1949-05-16  2024-01-31  1081 
 Water-Year Summary 2006  2024  19 
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