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Lake levels, streamflow, and surface-water quality in the Devils Lake area, North Dakota, through 1997

January 1, 1996

The Devils Lake Basin is a 3,810-square-mile (mi2) closed basin (fig. 1) in the Red River of the North Basin.  The basin is contributing only when the level of Devils Lake is greater than 1,459 feet (ft) above sea level (asl). About 3,320 mi2 of the total 3,810 mi2 is tributary to Devils Lake; the remainder is tributary to Stump Lake.

Citation Information

Publication Year 1996
Title Lake levels, streamflow, and surface-water quality in the Devils Lake area, North Dakota, through 1997
DOI 10.3133/fs03398
Authors Gregg J. Wiche
Publication Type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Series Title Fact Sheet
Series Number 033-98
Index ID fs03398
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse
USGS Organization North Dakota Water Science Center; Dakota Water Science Center