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USGS Daily Statistics for North Dakota

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USGS 05117500 SOURIS RIVER ABOVE MINOT, ND


Ward County, North Dakota
Hydrologic Unit Code 09010008
Latitude  48°14'45", Longitude 101°22'15" NAD27
Drainage area 10,600  square miles
Contributing drainage area 3,900  square miles
Gage datum 1,546.88 feet above NAVD88
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00060, Discharge, cubic feet per second,
Day of
month		 Mean of daily mean values for each day for water year of record in, ft3/s   (Calculation Period 1902-10-01 -> 2025-09-30)

Calculation period restricted by USGS staff due to special conditions at/near site
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
1 27 27 48 353 752 336 324 112 49 59 36 33
2 26 27 50 363 739 326 299 109 51 56 37 34
3 27 28 51 374 729 306 282 105 55 52 38 34
4 27 28 51 391 716 301 265 102 59 51 38 34
5 27 27 52 417 703 306 254 98 61 51 38 33
6 27 26 56 438 689 306 241 95 62 51 36 33
7 26 26 57 458 677 294 235 90 61 50 35 33
8 26 26 58 477 666 282 227 88 60 48 35 33
9 25 26 59 496 653 273 213 88 60 46 34 33
10 26 26 64 531 638 268 208 87 61 44 34 33
11 26 26 72 573 633 263 204 86 59 43 34 32
12 27 27 88 616 628 256 194 82 59 43 34 32
13 27 28 104 646 613 250 179 77 62 44 33 32
14 27 29 125 664 586 250 169 77 65 43 33 32
15 28 30 130 675 552 245 165 77 62 43 33 32
16 27 32 125 678 527 241 162 76 60 43 33 31
17 27 34 120 702 511 236 158 76 58 43 34 30
18 27 38 122 740 496 243 155 69 58 41 33 31
19 27 41 131 785 480 240 148 67 57 42 33 30
20 27 41 142 834 477 241 145 65 57 41 32 30
21 27 41 159 849 476 250 145 62 55 41 32 30
22 27 41 183 848 475 254 146 64 57 39 33 29
23 27 41 204 828 464 262 147 67 61 41 34 29
24 27 43 220 798 451 333 147 70 60 40 34 28
25 26 43 238 773 424 375 143 69 58 39 34 28
26 26 42 258 761 395 368 141 65 57 37 34 28
27 26 43 282 758 375 356 141 57 56 36 34 27
28 25 44 298 755 361 349 145 53 55 35 34 27
29 25 30 307 758 346 345 137 51 54 35 33 28
30 25   324 763 333 333 127 51 55 36 34 27
31 26   330   334   118 50   36   28