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DESCRIPTION:

Latitude 48°27'29",   Longitude 101°35'00"   NAD27

Ward County, North Dakota, Hydrologic Unit 09010008

Drainage area: 9,450 square miles

Contributing drainage area: 3,250 square miles,

Datum of gage: 1,501.06 feet above   NAVD88.

AVAILABLE DATA:

Data Type	Begin Date	End Date	Count
Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)	2022-10-01	2026-01-19
Daily Data
Temperature, water, degrees Celsius	2022-07-13	2024-10-15	825
Gage height, feet	2022-10-01	2026-01-18	1156
Lake or reservoir water surface elevation above NGVD 1929, feet	1991-03-12	2022-09-30	10721
Daily Statistics
Temperature, water, degrees Celsius	2022-07-13	2024-10-15	825
Gage height, feet	2022-10-01	2025-11-16	1093
Lake or reservoir water surface elevation above NGVD 1929, feet	1991-03-12	2022-09-29	10720
Monthly Statistics
Temperature, water, degrees Celsius	2022-07	2024-10
Gage height, feet	2022-10	2025-11
Lake or reservoir water surface elevation above NGVD 1929, feet	1991-03	2022-09
Annual Statistics
Temperature, water, degrees Celsius	2022	2025
Gage height, feet	2023	2026
Lake or reservoir water surface elevation above NGVD 1929, feet	1991	2022
Field measurements	2011-04-23	2013-04-18	6
Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP)	1992-10-06	2024-01-30	1650
Water-Year Summary	2006	2025	20
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