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Water-Year Summary for Site 05062130

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Available Parameters
00010 Temperature, water(Max.,Min.,Mean)  
00060 Discharge(Mean)  
00065 Gage height(Mean)  
00095 Specific cond at 25C(Mean,Min.,Max.)  
00300 Dissolved oxygen(Max.,Min.,Mean)  
00400 pH(Max.,Min.,Med.)  
63680 Turbidity, Form Neph(Max.,Min.,Mean)  

Water year 2024: 2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30
 

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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
05062130 RED RIVER OF THE NORTH NEAR GEORGETOWN, MN
LOCATION - Lat 47°05'33.7", long 96°49'01.4" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Clay County, MN, Hydrologic Unit 09020107,
DRAINAGE AREA - 19,000 mi², including 3,800 mi² in closed basins (StreamStats v. 4.3.8)
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD -

March-May 2019 (gage height and discharge for spring event only)

Gage Height.--October 2019 to current year.

Discharge.--October 2019 to current year.

GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 832.25 ft North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD88, Survey done by USGS). 
REMARKS - Records good except for the 2021 and 2023 water years, when records were fair.  Estimated discharges are poor.

REGULATION - Flow regulated by upstream reservoirs on the Red, Sheyenne, and Maple Rivers.  Negligible diversions.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD -

DAILY RECORD-- Sept. 2019 to current, daily record of water temperature, specific conductance, pH, dissolved oxygen, and turbidity.

PERIODIC RECORD--Sept. 2019 to current.

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.