Souris River Above Minot, ND - 05117500

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March 30, 2025 - April 6, 2025

Gage height, feet

Important Data may be provisional

Latest value

4.05 ft

Provisional

Apr 06, 2025

09:15:00 AM CDT

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4.05 ft

Provisional

Apr 06, 2025

09:15:00 AM CDT

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Statistics for April 6, 2025 based on 87 years of data

Gage height, ft

low (2021)

3.96 ft

25th percentile

4.32 ft

median

4.89 ft

75th percentile

7.26 ft

mean

6.26 ft

high (1976)

17.62 ft

Gage height, feet -- continuous data
Time	Result	Approval
2025-04-06T09:15:00.000-05:00	4.05	Provisional
2025-04-06T09:00:00.000-05:00	4.05	Provisional
2025-04-06T08:45:00.000-05:00	4.05	Provisional
2025-04-06T08:30:00.000-05:00	4.05	Provisional
2025-04-06T08:15:00.000-05:00	4.05	Provisional
2025-04-06T08:00:00.000-05:00	4.05	Provisional
2025-04-06T07:45:00.000-05:00	4.05	Provisional
2025-04-06T07:30:00.000-05:00	4.05	Provisional
2025-04-06T07:15:00.000-05:00	4.05	Provisional
2025-04-06T07:00:00.000-05:00	4.05	Provisional
2025-04-06T06:45:00.000-05:00	4.05	Provisional
2025-04-06T06:30:00.000-05:00	4.05	Provisional
2025-04-06T06:15:00.000-05:00	4.05	Provisional
2025-04-06T06:00:00.000-05:00	4.05	Provisional
2025-04-06T05:45:00.000-05:00	4.05	Provisional
2025-04-06T05:30:00.000-05:00	4.05	Provisional

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Continuous data

6 data types available - data from 1994-10-01 to 2025-04-06

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Gage height, feet

2007-10-01 - 2025-04-06

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Discharge, cubic feet per second

1994-10-01 - 2025-04-06

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Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter

2019-05-15 - 2023-10-12

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Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius

2019-05-15 - 2024-08-14

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Stream water level elevation above NAVD 1988, in feet

2024-01-01 - 2025-04-06

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Temperature, water, degrees Celsius

2019-05-15 - 2023-10-12

Daily data

5 data types available - data from 1903-05-01 to 2025-04-05

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Discrete sample data

182 Observed properties (data types) available - with data from 1969-09-15 to 2025-01-15

518 Sampling activities

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USGS Parameter Group	Data Types	Start Date	End Date
Biological	Water-quality	1982-08-25	2006-11-13
Information	Water-quality	1969-09-15	2024-01-09
Inorganics, Major, Metals	Water-quality	1969-09-15	2023-08-22
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals	Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality	1969-09-15	2024-01-09
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals	Water-quality	1969-09-15	2023-08-22
Inorganics, Minor, metals	Water-quality	1969-09-15	2024-01-09
Microbiological	Water-quality	1981-11-19	2005-09-07
Nutrient	Water-quality	1969-09-15	2023-10-12
Organics, other	Water-quality	1981-11-03	2024-01-09
Physical	Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality	1903-05-01	2025-04-06
Population/Community	Water-quality	1982-08-26	1982-08-26
_n/a	Peak Measurements	1904-04-20	2024-03-22
_n/a	Site Visits	1935-03-24	2025-03-20
_n/a	USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site	2006-01-01	2024-01-01

Water Data for the Nation inventory

Monitoring location 05117500 is associated with a Stream in Ward County, North Dakota. Current conditions of Discharge, Gage height, and Stream water level elevation above NAVD 1988 are available. Water data back to 1903 are available online.

Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Site identification number	05117500	_n/a
Site name	SOURIS RIVER ABOVE MINOT, ND	_n/a
Site type	Stream	ST
DMS latitude	481445	_n/a
DMS longitude	1012215	_n/a
Decimal latitude	48.2457899	_n/a
Decimal longitude	-101.371361	_n/a
Latitude-longitude method	Interpolated from MAP.	M
Latitude-longitude accuracy	Accurate to + or - 5 sec.	F
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	Ward County	101
Country	US	_n/a
Land net location description	NWSES17 T155N R83W 5	_n/a
Name of location map	MINOT, ND	_n/a
Scale of location map	24000	_n/a
Altitude of Gage/land surface	1546.88 feet	_n/a
Method altitude determined	GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System	X
Altitude accuracy	.04 feet	_n/a
Altitude datum	North American Vertical Datum of 1988	NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit	Moose Mountain Creek-Souris River	09010008
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	10600 square miles	_n/a
Contributing drainage area	3900 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	NNNNNNNN	_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