USGS Water-Year Summary 2024

05056060 MAUVAIS COULEE TRIBUTARY NO. 3 NEAR CANDO, ND

LOCATION - Lat 48°27'27", long 99°13'26" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in NE 1/4 NW 1/4 sec.06, T.157 N., R.66 W., Towner County, ND, Hydrologic Unit 09020201, at bridge 2.1 mi southwest of Cando.

DRAINAGE AREA - 60.2 mi².

REVISIONS HISTORY - Daily discharge data from March 1, 2021 to March 30, 2021 was added.

SURFACE-WATER RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD - DAILY DISCHARGE--1955-73 (annual maximum discharges only), 1986-88 (discharge measurements only), March 1989 to current year (seasonal records only).

PERIOD OF RECORD.--DAILY GAGE HEIGHT--March 1999 to current year (seasonal records only).

GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,453.73 ft above North American Vertical Datum 1988 (NAVD88) and 1,460 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum 1929 (NGVD29, 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 2019, 2021 and 2022 water years, when record was good.  Estimated discharges are poor, unless otherwise noted.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum peak flow, 2,300 ft³/s, April 14, 1969, peak stage, 9.35 ft, datum then in use; maximum peak stage, 11.18 ft, April 14, 2011.

WATER-QUALITY RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD - Water year 1986 to current year.