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PSMBP - Heart Butte Unit Water Data

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Project Water Supply

Normal

15.78 in  

Maximum  -  1993

26.99 in  

Minimum   -  1988

10.17 in  

Bismarck, North Dakota 1961-1990

  

      Temperature

Mean Annual

41.5 °F  

Daily Maximum  -  07/11/1973

109 °F  

Daily Minimum   -  01/18/1950

-44 °F  

Bismarck, North Dakota 1948-1996

  

Growing Season

131 days  

Elevation of irrigable area

1,630 - 1,990 ft  

      Heart River

Drainage area at Heart Butte Dam

1,810 mi2  

Annual discharge

  

    Maximum  -  1972

235,107 acre-ft  

    Minimum   -  1962

10,879 acre-ft  

    Average    -  1943-1972

97,893 acre-ft  

Project Water Quality

       

 

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