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Water-Year Summary for Site 06345500

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Water year 2023: 2022-10-01 to 2023-09-30
 
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USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
06345500 HEART RIVER NEAR RICHARDTON, ND
LOCATION - Lat 46°44'44", long 102°18'30" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in NE 1/4 NE 1/4 sec.29, T.138 N., R.92 W., Stark County, ND, Hydrologic Unit 10130202, on right bank 50 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 8, 0.5 mi downstream from Plum Creek, and 9.5 mi south of Richardton.
DRAINAGE AREA - 1,240 mi². approximately.
REVISIONS HISTORY - WSP 1209: Drainage area. WSP 1239: 1906, 1918(M), 1947(M).
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - DAILY DISCHARGE--June 1903 to September 1922, April 1943 to current year. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1309.

PERIOD OF RECORD.--DAILY GAGE HEIGHT--October 2000 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2155.4 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD88). National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 (NGVD29) datum was converted to NAVD88 datum using the National Geodetic Surveys VDATUM transformation tool in November, 2017. Prior to October 1, 2017, datum was published as 2,153.67 ft above the NGVD29. April 14, 1943, to July 7, 1947, non-recording gage at present site and datum. May 18, 1903, to September 30, 1922, non-recording gage at 3 sites in 1 mile reach below present site at different datums. 
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.

REGULATION.--Flow is regulated by E.A. Patterson Lake (station 06343500), 85 river miles upstream, since 1950. Some diversions for irrigation and water supply at low flow.

EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD - Flood of July 5, 1938, reached a stage of about 26 ft, from information by local residents, discharge, 16,000 ft³/s; flood of March 25, 1943, reached a stage of 24.2 ft from floodmarks, discharge, 11,700 ft³/s.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum peak discharge, 23,400 ft³/s, April 16, 1950, maximum peak stage, 28.05 ft from floodmark in gage well.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - Water years 1950, 1972 to 2012.