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USGS 05051500 RED RIVER OF THE NORTH AT WAHPETON, ND

PROVISIONAL DATA SUBJECT TO REVISION

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  This station is operated in cooperation with the following:

Red River Joint Water Resource District

USGS Federal Priority Streamgage (formerly NSIP)


Real-time discharge values displayed on this graph are for the Red River only. Daily discharge values for the Red River only are labeled "Red River Only". Daily discharge values labeled "Combined" include the combined flows from the Red River at Wahpeton, ND (05051500) and the Otter Tail River Diversion at Breckenridge, MN (05046475) beginning in the water year 2005.
This station managed by the Grand Forks Field Office.

Available Parameters Available Period
  
1994-10-01  2025-11-30
2007-10-01  2025-11-30
2025-08-02  2025-11-30







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Summary of all available data for this site
Instantaneous-data availability statement

Discharge, cubic feet per second, Red River Only
Most recent instantaneous value: Ice 11-30-2025   20:30 CST
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Daily discharge, cubic feet per second -- statistics for Nov 30 based on 21 water years of record more
Most Recent
Instantaneous
Value Nov 30		 Min
(2013)		 25th
percen-
tile		 Median Mean 75th
percen-
tile		 Max
(2011)
-- unavailable -- 183 263 510 649 941 1600

Gage height, feet
Most recent instantaneous value: 3.81 11-30-2025   20:30 CST
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Stream water level elevation above NAVD 1988, in feet
Most recent instantaneous value: 947.70 11-30-2025   20:30 CST
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