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Available data

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Continuous data

3 data types available - data from 1994-10-01 to 2026-09-10

Daily data

3 data types available - data from 1942-05-01 to 2026-09-08

Field measurements

2 data types available - data from 1942-06-08 to 2026-08-20

Discrete sample data

339 Observed properties (data types) available - with data from 1971-10-05 to 2012-07-31

365 Sampling activities

Peak measurements

2 data types available - with data from 1897-01-01 to 2025-05-23

Statistical tables for select daily data types

3 data types available - data from 1942-05-01 to 2026-09-08

Important information about this monitoring location

Real-time discharge values displayed on this graph are for the Red River only. Daily discharge values are available both for the Red River only and for the Red River and Ottertail River Diversion, combined. They are labeled "Red River Only" and "Combined", respectively. Daily discharge values labeled "Combined" include the combined flows from the Red River at Wahpeton, ND (05051500) and the Otter Tail River Diversion at Breckenridge, MN (05046475) beginning in the water year 2005.

Location details and information

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USGS - Federal Priority Streamgages

Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Location identification number	05051500	n/a
Location name	RED RIVER OF THE NORTH AT WAHPETON, ND	n/a
Site type	Stream	ST
Decimal latitude (WGS84)	46.266111	n/a
Decimal longitude (WGS84)	-96.598333	n/a
Latitude-longitude method	Interpolated from map	M
Latitude-longitude accuracy	Accurate to + or - 5 sec.	F
District	North Dakota	38
State	North Dakota	38
County	Richland County	077
Country	United States of America	n/a
Altitude of gage/land surface	943.89 feet	n/a
Method altitude determined	GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System	X
Altitude accuracy	0.14 feet	n/a
Altitude datum	North American Vertical Datum of 1988	NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit	Upper Red	09020104
Drainage basin		n/a
Date of first construction		n/a
Drainage area	3879.1 square miles	n/a
Contributing drainage area		n/a
Time zone abbreviation	CST	n/a
Site honors Daylight Saving Time	Y	n/a
National aquifer		n/a
Local aquifer		n/a
Local aquifer type		n/a
Well depth		n/a
Hole depth		n/a
Source of depth data		n/a

Monitoring location Red River of the North at Wahpeton, ND - USGS-05051500