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USGS Daily Statistics for North Dakota

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USGS 06468250 JAMES RIVER ABOVE ARROWWOOD LAKE NR KENSAL, ND


Foster County, North Dakota
Hydrologic Unit Code 10160001
Latitude  47°23'59", Longitude  98°47'50" NAD27
Drainage area 1,200  square miles
Contributing drainage area 450  square miles
Gage datum 1,438.74 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 1985-10-01 -> 2026-09-30)

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 6 3.2 15 442 325 118 81 123 36 27 52 18
2 5.9 3.3 14 429 319 123 78 117 35 27 47 18
3 5.9 3.3 14 438 320 122 77 113 33 28 44 17
4 5.7 3.3 15 472 314 124 74 94 31 30 43 17
5 5.4 3.2 15 481 295 118 73 87 32 33 44 16
6 5.3 3.2 20 451 279 110 73 82 31 34 42 15
7 5.1 3.1 25 436 264 104 70 80 32 36 42 15
8 5 3 28 440 255 99 71 77 31 31 40 14
9 4.9 2.9 30 456 246 95 73 73 31 29 38 13
10 4.8 2.9 27 510 239 92 74 69 29 28 35 13
11 4.6 2.9 27 589 232 88 78 65 28 28 34 13
12 4.4 2.9 29 598 225 85 84 63 27 27 32 12
13 4.3 2.9 31 584 227 84 92 66 26 24 31 12
14 4.1 2.8 34 567 227 82 97 67 25 24 32 11
15 4 2.8 41 556 221 79 102 66 24 25 31 11
16 3.8 2.7 57 583 216 81 107 63 23 28 29 10
17 3.8 2.5 70 629 212 88 110 60 21 31 28 9.6
18 3.6 2.6 88 610 202 94 110 57 20 35 26 9.1
19 3.5 2.6 116 559 192 99 108 54 19 38 26 8.8
20 3.4 2.6 146 509 184 103 104 51 19 42 26 8.6
21 3.3 2.7 180 464 177 105 99 50 23 46 24 8.3
22 3.1 2.8 198 436 171 106 92 55 24 50 23 8
23 3.1 3 233 421 163 106 88 55 25 53 23 7.9
24 3 3.5 256 414 155 105 88 53 25 57 22 7.8
25 3 4.2 267 379 147 102 90 52 24 61 21 7.5
26 3 5.7 300 345 141 99 93 49 24 62 20 7.4
27 2.9 6.6 346 323 136 95 104 47 24 61 19 7.2
28 2.9 9 389 320 129 92 136 44 27 59 19 7
29 2.9 17 457 324 124 90 154 42 30 55 19 6.6
30 3   487 330 119 86 141 40 30 52 18 6.2
31 3.1   460   117   134 38   57   6.1