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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,Max.,Min.)

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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024

05064500 RED RIVER OF THE NORTH AT HALSTAD, MN

LOCATION - Lat 47°21'07", long 96°50'36" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in sec.25, T.145 N., R.49 W., Traill County, ND, Hydrologic Unit 09020107, on upstream side of highway bridge, 0.5 mi west of Halstad, MN, 2.5 mi downstream from Wild Rice River, and at mile 375.2.

DRAINAGE AREA - 21,800 mi². including 3,800 mi² in closed basins.

REVISIONS HISTORY - WSP 1388: 1936, 1950. WSP 1728: Drainage area.

SURFACE-WATER RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD - DAILY DISCHARGE--April 1936 to June 1937 (no winter records), April 1942 to September 1960 (spring and summer months only), June 1961 to current year.

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

GAGE -

Water stage recorder with wire-weight gage. Datum of the gage is 826.65 feet above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 (NGVD29) and 827.27 feet above North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD88).

Previous locations and datums are as follows:

March 15^th, 1936, to June 30^th, 1937; Wire-weight gage established on downstream side of highway bridge located at 96º50'41.60” W, 47º21’12.35” N (WGS84) at current datum.

April 13^th, 1942, to September 30^th, 1960; Wire-weight gage at original location at current datum.

May 22^nd, 1961, to July 18^th, 1961; Wire-weight gage at original location at current datum.

July 19^th, 1961, to November 17^th, 1999; Water-stage recorder with wire-weight gage located approximately 100 feet upstream of original gage location at current datum.

November 18^th, 1999, to November 18^th, 2002; Water-stage recorder with wire-weight gage on bridge located approximately 300 feet upstream of original gage location at current datum.

November 19^th, 2002, to February 26^th, 2006; Water-stage recorder with wire-weight gage located approximately 100 feet upstream of original gage location at current datum.

February 27^th, 2006, to present; Water-stage recorder with wire-weight gage on bridge located about approximately 300 feet upstream of original gage location at current datum.

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 the 2021 water year, when record was fair. Estimated discharges are poor, unless otherwise noted.

EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD - Flood in 1897 reached a stage of about 38.5 ft.

WATER-QUALITY RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD - Water years 1961-67, 1972 to current year.

PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - WATER TEMPERATURE: October 1997 to current year (ice-free only periods since 2007 water year).

SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: October 1997 to current year (ice-free only periods since 2007 water year).

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.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum recorded, 30.8°C, August 1, 2007; minimum recorded, -0.5°C, April 1, 2009.

SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Maximum recorded, 1,890 microsiemens, November 15, 2012; minimum recorded, 235 microsiemens, June 21, 2000.