USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
05120500 WINTERING RIVER NEAR KARLSRUHE, ND
LOCATION - Lat 48°08'18", long 100°32'22" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in SE 1/4 SE 1/4 sec.22, T.154 N., R.77 W., McHenry County, ND, Hydrologic Unit 09010003, on right bank 400 ft south of county highway bridge, 9 mi upstream from mouth, and 5 mi northeast of Karlsruhe.
DRAINAGE AREA - 705 mi² of which 420 mi² probably is noncontributing.
REVISIONS HISTORY -
WSP 1728: Drainage area.
Revisions: Discharge for the period April 13, 2023, to April 16, 2023, was revised on Sept. 12. 2023, based on changes to the stage-discharge as period was affected by backwater conditions. The estimated maximum discharge for water year was revised on Sept. 12, 202 based on ice estimates over the peak period.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - DAILY DISCHARGE--March 1937 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 -
Datum of the gage is 1,501.40 feet above North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD88) and 1,500 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 (NGVD29).
For a detailed gage datum history, please use the blue 'questions or comments' tab on the bottom of the site's monitoring location page.
March 1937 to September 30, 1994, at site 5 mi downstream, at datum 20 ft lower.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum peak flow, 3,000 ft³/s, April 7, 1949, by velocity-area study. Maximum peak stage, 12.0 ft, April 7, 1949, channel choked by packed snow, site and datum then in use.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - Water years 1954-56, 1972 to current year.