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Continuous data

4 data types available - data from 2007-10-01 to 2026-07-29

Daily data

2 data types available - data from 1903-05-01 to 2026-07-27

Field measurements

4 data types available - data from 1902-04-30 to 2026-06-18

Discrete sample data

91 Observed properties (data types) available - with data from 1969-09-16 to 2012-08-02

365 Sampling activities

Statistical tables for select daily data types

2 data types available - data from 1903-05-01 to 2026-07-27

Important information about this monitoring location

Real-time discharge values displayed on this graph are for the Sheyenne River only. Provisional daily discharge values, obtained at the link below, do not include the discharge from the Sheyenne River Diversion at West Fargo, (05059480). Approved daily discharge values beginning in water year 1993 include the combined flows from the Sheyenne River at West Fargo (05059500) and the Sheyenne River Diversion at West Fargo (05059480).

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North Dakota Department of Water resources

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Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Location identification number	05059500	n/a
Location name	SHEYENNE RIVER AT WEST FARGO, ND	n/a
Site type	Stream	ST
Decimal latitude (WGS84)	46.891111	n/a
Decimal longitude (WGS84)	-96.906667	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	Cass County	017
Country	United States of America	n/a
Altitude of gage/land surface	877.49 feet	n/a
Method altitude determined	GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System	X
Altitude accuracy	0.09 feet	n/a
Altitude datum	North American Vertical Datum of 1988	NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit	Lower Sheyenne	09020204
Drainage basin		n/a
Date of first construction		n/a
Drainage area	5060 square miles	n/a
Contributing drainage area	3090 square miles	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 Sheyenne River at West Fargo, ND - USGS-05059500