Red River of the North at Grand Forks, ND - 05082500
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Red River of the North at Grand Forks, ND - 05082500
Subscribe to WaterAlert March 26, 2025 - April 2, 2025
Gage height, feet
16.64 ft - Apr 02, 2025 03:45:00 PM CDT
Important Data may be provisional
Value
Status
Time
Latest value
16.64 ft
Provisional
Apr 02, 2025
15:45:00 PM CDT
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16.64 ft
Provisional
Apr 02, 2025
03:45:00 PM CDT
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Statistics for April 2, 2025 based on 120 years of data
Gage height, ft
low (1937)
2.90 ft
25th percentile
10.37 ft
median
16.5 ft
75th percentile
23.49 ft
mean
18.46 ft
high (2009)
49.03 ft
Available data
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Learn about the data collection categories Continuous data
8 data types available - data from 1994-10-01 to 2025-04-02
Continuous data are collected via automated sensors installed at a monitoring location.
Data type
Data date range
Gage height, feet
2007-10-01 - 2025-04-02
Discharge, cubic feet per second
1994-10-01 - 2025-04-02
Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter
2007-10-01 - 2025-04-02
pH, water, unfiltered, field, standard units
2007-10-01 - 2025-04-02
Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius
2007-10-01 - 2025-04-02
Stream water level elevation above NAVD 1988, in feet
2024-01-01 - 2025-04-02
Temperature, water, degrees Celsius
2007-10-01 - 2025-04-02
Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)
2007-10-01 - 2025-04-02
Daily data
7 data types available - data from 1882-04-01 to 2025-04-01
Field measurements - Coming soon
0 data types available
Discrete sample data
827 Observed properties (data types) available - with data from 1949-06-22 to 2025-01-07
1297 Sampling activities
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3 mi
Leaflet USGS The National Map: National Boundaries Dataset, 3DEP Elevation Program, Geographic Names Information System, National Hydrography Dataset, National Land Cover Database, National Structures Dataset, and National Transportation Dataset; USGS Global Ecosystems; U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line data; USFS Road data; Natural Earth Data; U.S. Department of State HIU; NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Data refreshed February, 2025.
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| USGS Parameter Group | Data Types | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biological | Water-quality | 2003-09-15 | 2004-05-13 |
| Information | Water-quality | 1949-06-22 | 2024-02-20 |
| Inorganics, Major, Metals | Water-quality | 1949-06-22 | 2024-01-03 |
| Inorganics, Major, Non-metals | Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality | 1949-06-22 | 2025-04-02 |
| Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals | Water-quality | 1949-06-22 | 2024-01-03 |
| Inorganics, Minor, metals | Water-quality | 1949-06-22 | 2024-01-03 |
| Microbiological | Water-quality | 1991-03-13 | 2008-08-18 |
| Nutrient | Water-quality | 1949-06-22 | 2024-01-03 |
| Organics, PCBs | Water-quality | 1972-02-24 | 1992-09-02 |
| Organics, other | Water-quality | 1991-03-13 | 2024-01-03 |
| Organics, pesticide | Water-quality | 1972-02-24 | 2024-01-03 |
| Physical | Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality | 1882-04-01 | 2025-04-02 |
| Radiochemistry | Water-quality | 1982-04-23 | 1992-09-02 |
| Sediment | Water-quality | 1992-09-02 | 2023-09-01 |
| Stable Isotopes | Water-quality | 1991-03-13 | 1991-03-13 |
| n/a | Peak Measurements | 1882-04-18 | 2023-04-24 |
| n/a | Site Visits | 1901-05-24 | 2025-03-31 |
| n/a | USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site | 2006-01-01 | 2024-01-01 |
Monitoring location 05082500 is associated with a Stream in Grand Forks County, North Dakota. Current conditions of Discharge, Dissolved oxygen, Gage height, and more are available. Water data back to 1882 are available online.
| Metadata Element | Location Metadata | Metadata Code |
|---|---|---|
|
Agency
|
U.S. Geological Survey | USGS |
|
Site identification number
|
05082500 | n/a |
|
Site name
|
RED RIVER OF THE NORTH AT GRAND FORKS, ND | n/a |
|
Site type
|
Stream
|
ST |
| DMS latitude | 475537 | n/a |
| DMS longitude | 0970144 | n/a |
| Decimal latitude | 47.9269234 | n/a |
| Decimal longitude | -97.0292435 | n/a |
|
Latitude-longitude method
|
Interpolated from Digital MAP. | N |
|
Latitude-longitude accuracy
|
Accurate to + or - 3 sec (SPS GPS). | R |
|
Latitude-longitude datum
|
North American Datum of 1927 | NAD27 |
| Decimal Latitude-longitude datum | North American Datum of 1983 | NAD83 |
|
District
|
North Dakota | 38 |
|
State
|
North Dakota | 38 |
|
County
|
Grand Forks County | 035 |
| Country | US | n/a |
| Land net location description | S03 T151N R50W 5 | n/a |
| Name of location map | GRAND FORKS, ND | n/a |
| Scale of location map | n/a | |
| Altitude of Gage/land surface | 780.00 feet | n/a |
| Method altitude determined | Level or other surveyed method. | L |
| Altitude accuracy | .01 feet | n/a |
|
Altitude datum
|
North American Vertical Datum of 1988 | NAVD88 |
|
Subbasin hydrologic unit
|
Sandhill-Wilson | 09020301 |
|
Drainage basin
|
n/a | |
|
Topographic setting
|
n/a | |
| Flags for instruments at site | NNNNYNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN | n/a |
|
Date of first construction
|
n/a | |
| Date site established or inventoried | n/a | |
|
Drainage area
|
30100 square miles | n/a |
| Contributing drainage area | 26300 square miles | n/a |
| Time Zone abbreviation | CST | n/a |
|
Site honors Daylight Saving Time
|
Y | n/a |
|
Data reliability
|
n/a | |
| Data-other GW files | YNNNNNNN | 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 | |
| Project number | n/a |
