USGS Water-Year Summary 2024

05055300 SHEYENNE RIVER ABOVE DEVILS LAKE STATE OUTLET NEAR FLORA, ND

LOCATION - Lat 47°54'28", long 99°24'56" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in SW 1/4 SE 1/4 sec.07, T.151 N., R.68 W., Benson County, ND, Hydrologic Unit 09020202, on right bank 3.5 mi southeast of Flora.

DRAINAGE AREA - 1,661 mi² of which 1,070 mi² probably is noncontributing.

SURFACE-WATER RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD - October 2004 to current year.

GAGE - Datum of gage is 1,416.04 ft above North American Vertical Datum 1988 (NAVD88) and 1,414.98 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum 1929 (NGVD29, survey by Bartlett and West, Inc., April 2010). Prior to levels in 2010, datum was noted as 1,385 ft. from topographic map

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 fair except for the 2021 and 2022 water years, which are rated good.  Estimated discharges are poor, unless otherwise noted.

WATER-QUALITY RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD - Water years 2005 to 2007 (water-quality samples)

PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD -

WATER TEMPERATURE: October 2004 to current year.
SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: October 2004 to current year.

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.