USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
05056241 DRY LAKE NEAR PENN, ND
LOCATION - Lat 48°13'52", long 98°58'59" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in NW 1/4 NW 1/4 SW 1/4 sec.23, T.155 N., R.65 W., Ramsey County, ND, Hydrologic Unit 09020201, on west shoreline of Dry Lake and 6 mi east of Penn.
DRAINAGE AREA - 920 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1983 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,401.44 ft above North American Vertical Datum 1988 (NAVD88, Survey, done by USGS) and 1,400.00 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum 1929 (NGVD29).
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum recorded, 54.90 ft, May 1, 2011, wind aided; maximum daily recorded, 54.50 ft, May 1, 2011; minimum recorded, 41.80 ft, September 14 and October 1-20, 1991.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - Water year 1993 to current year.