USGS Water-Year Summary for Site 05100000

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Water year 2021: 2020-10-01 to 2021-09-30

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USGS Water-Year Summary 2021

05100000 PEMBINA RIVER AT NECHE, ND

LOCATION - Lat 48°59'23", long 97°33'24" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in NW 1/4 NW 1/4 sec.31, T.164 N., R.53 W., Pembina County, ND, Hydrologic Unit 09020316, on right bank at bridge on State Highway 18 and at northwest corner of Neche.

DRAINAGE AREA - 3,410 mi². approximately.

REVISIONS HISTORY -

WSP 1308: 1904-8, 1910-15, 1920, 1921, 1923, 1924. WSP 1388: 1904(M), 1914, 1915(M), 1931(M), 1933, 1938(M). WSP 1728: Drainage area.

Estimated Discharges for Nov 6, 2019-Dec 25, 2019 were revised on July 10, 2020, based on international review.

SURFACE-WATER RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD - DAILY DISCHARGE--May 1903 to September 1908, June 1909 to September 1915, April 1919 to current year. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1308.

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

GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 810.99 ft above NAVD88 (levels by USACE, May 2017). Prior to conversion to NAVD88, datum was published as 809.69 ft above NGVD29. This station is one of the international gaging stations maintained by the United States under agreement with Canada.

Previous locations and datums:

April 18, 1939 to July 21, 1999, at site 0.8 mi downstream at datum 809.69 ft above NGVD29.

May 25, 1932 to April 17, 1939, non-recording gage on bridge on State Highway 18 at datum 809.69 ft above NGVD29.

May 1, 1903 to May 24, 1932, non-recording gage at Burlington Northern Railway bridge, 0.1 mi upstream, at datum 809.69 ft above NGVD29.

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.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum peak flow, 17,500 ft³/s, peak stage, 21.47 ft, May 21, 2013, from measurement of flow. Maximum peak stage, 24.51 ft, April 21, 1997, backwater from ice.

WATER-QUALITY RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD - Water year 1972 to current year.