USGS Water-Year Summary for Site 05051522

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	Available Parameters
	00010 Temperature, water(Min.,Max.,Mean)
	00060 Discharge(Mean)
	00065 Gage height(Mean)
	00095 Specific cond at 25C(Min.,Max.,Mean)
	00300 Dissolved oxygen(Mean,Min.,Max.)
	00400 pH(Min.,Med.,Max.)
	63680 Turbidity, Form Neph(Min.,Mean,Max.)

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USGS Water-Year Summary 2025

05051522 RED RIVER OF THE NORTH AT HICKSON, ND

LOCATION - Lat 46°39'35", long 96°47'44" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in sec.19, T.137 N., R.48 W., Cass County, ND, Hydrologic Unit 09020104, on right bank 60 ft downstream from bridge on township road and 1 mi southeast of Hickson.

DRAINAGE AREA - 4,300 mi².

REVISIONS HISTORY - Revisions: Discharge for the period Nov. 10, 2019, to Dec. 02, 2019, was revised on Feb. 13, 2021, to be estimated instead of computed, based on temperature and comparison flow data.

SURFACE-WATER RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD -

DAILY DISCHARGE--October 1975 to current year.

PERIOD OF RECORD.--DAILY GAGE HEIGHT--October 2000 to current year.

PERIOD OF RECORD.--CONTINUOUS WATER QUALITY--October 2019 to current year.

GAGE - Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of the gage is 877.77 feet above North American Vertical Datum 1988 (NAVD88) and 876.38 feet above National Geodetic Vertical Datum 1929 (NGVD29).

Previous locations and datums are as follows:

October 1975 to August 2007, recording gage at current location at datum 0.68 feet higher.

September 2007 to present, recording gage at current location and at current datum.

REMARKS -

Accuracy of records for water years prior to 2014 are noted in the individual Annual Data Reports for those water years. For water years 2014 onward, records good except for estimated discharges, which are poor, unless otherwise noted.

Starting with the 2024 water year, record quality ratings are no longer included in the water-year summary for approved records. Record quality is still being rated internally. For questions about record quality ratings, please send an email to gs-w-nd_NWISWeb_Data_Inquiries@usgs.gov.

REGULATION--Flow regulated by: Orwell Reservoir, flood storage capacity, 13,300 acre-ft at elevation 1,070 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912; Mud Lake, flood storage capacity, 78,600 acre-ft at elevation 981 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912; Lake Traverse, flood storage capacity, 75,100 acre-ft at elevation 981 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912; and numerous other controlled lakes, ponds and several powerplants.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 23,700 ft³/s, March 26, 2009, gage-height 39.04 ft.

WATER-QUALITY RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD - Water year 1976 to current year.

PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - 00010 (temperature in degrees C) - October 2019 to current.

00095 (specific conductivity at 25ºC in µS/cm) - October 2019 to current.

00400 (pH in standard units) - October 2019 to current.

00300 (dissolved oxygen in mg/L) - October 2019 to current.

63680 (turbidity in formazin nephelometric units) - October 2019 to current.

REMARKS - Available periods of continuous water quality daily records are internally rated qualitatively as excellent, good, fair, or poor. For questions about periods of record and/or quality ratings, please send an email to gs-w-nd_nwisweb_data_inquiries@usgs.gov.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD -

WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum recorded, 29.86°C, July 5th, 2021 minimum recorded, -0.11°C on many days during winter months.

SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Maximum recorded, 2,770 microsiemens, November 2nd, 2021; minimum recorded, 410 microsiemens, August 16 th, 2020.

PH: Maximum recorded, 8.92 units, October 2021 & 2023; minimum recorded, 7.56 units, August 16th, 2020.

DISSOLVED OXYGEN: Maximum recorded, 17.78 milligrams per liter, Dec 23, 2023; minimum recorded, 0.74 milligrams per liter, May 24th, 2024.

TURBIDITY: Maximum operating range of sensor, 329 FNU, July 10th, 2020; minimum recorded, 2.0 FNU, many days December 2024.