USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
05075000 RED LAKE RIVER AT HIGH LANDING NEAR GOODRIDGE, MN
LOCATION - Lat 48°02'55", long 95°48'30" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in NW 1/4 NW 1/4 sec.28, T.153 N., R.40 W., Pennington County, MN, Hydrologic Unit 09020303, at County Highway 24 bridge at High Landing, 7 miles south of Goodridge and 33 miles upstream of Thief River Falls.
DRAINAGE AREA - 2,300 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1929 to September 2000 (daily-discharge record). Operated as high-flow partial-record station 2001 to September 2014. October 2014 to current year (seasonally operated daily-discharge record).
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1142.07 ft. NAVD88.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 4,060 ft³/s, July 7, 1975, maximum gage height, 13.39 ft.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - Water year 2006
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - WATER TEMPERATURES: July to August, 2006.
SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: July to August, 2006.
pH: July to August, 2006.
DISSOLVED OXYGEN: July to August, 2006.
DISSOLVED OXYGEN, % OF SATURATION: July to August, 2006.
INSTRUMENTATION - A water-quality monitor was located 40 feet downstream of bridge and near right edge of water, to measure specific conductance, pH, temperature, and dissolved oxygen.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Maximum, 294 uS/cm, July 31 and August 1, 2006; minimum, 284 uS/cm, July 25 and August 3, 2006.
pH: Maximum, 8.2, many days in 2006; minimum, 7.7, many days in 2006.
WATER TEMPERATURES: Maximum, 27.5 C, July 30, 31, 2006; minimum, 21.5 C, August 7, 2006.
DISSOLVED OXYGEN: Maximum, 10.0 mg/L, August 6, 2006; minimum, 45.0 mg/L, August 1, 2006.
DISSOLVED OXYGEN, % OF SATURATION: Maximum, 121, Aug. 6, 7, 2006; minimum, 62, Aug. 1, 2006.