Distribution of Fishes in the Red River of the North Basin on Multivariate Environmental Gradients
Gradient Analyses
Table 1. United States Geological Survey water quality and streamflow sampling stations utilized for canonical correspondence analysis, with years of data available and total number of fish sampling sites for 46 stream reaches in the Red River basin. Includes reaches in the Red River Valley (RRV), North Central Hardwoods (NCH), Northern Lakes and Forests (NLF), Northern Glaciated Plains (NGP), and Northern Minnesota Wetlands (NMW) ecoregions and ecoregion transition areas (TRA).
| Stream | Ecoregion | Quality station | Years | Flow station | Years | Fish sites |
| 1 | Bois de Sioux | RRV | 5050000 (White Rock)1
RRRR547-10E672
3800013 | 1965-1980
1962-1977
1968-1979 | 5050000 (White Rock) | 1961-1993 | 13 |
| 2 | Buffalo | NCH | 5061000 (Hawley) | 1971-1980 | 5061000 (Hawley) | 1961-1993 | 22 |
| 3 | Buffalo | RRV | 5062000 (Dilworth) | 1963-1980 | 5062000 (Dilworth) | 1961-1993 | 21 |
| 5 | Clearwater | NCH | several storet records- Ruffy, Lost, Hill, Poplar | 1971-1978 | 5078000(Plummer) | 1961-1993 | 7 |
| 6 | Clearwater | NLF | several storet records- Bagley, Pinewood, Leonard | 1966 | estimated from 5 | | 11 |
| 7 | Clearwater | RRV | 5078500 (Red Lake Falls)1 | 1964-1980 | 5078500 (Red Lake Falls) | 1961-1993 | 22 |
| 8 | Elm | RRV | 5062200 (Kelso)1 | 1982-1986 | 5062200 (Kelso) | 1961-1985 | 9 |
| 10 | Forest | RRV | 5085000 (Minto)1 | 1972-1993 | 5085000 (Minto) | 1961-1993 | 10 |
| 11 | Forest | TRA | 5084000 (Fordville)1 | 1976-1993 | 5084000 (Fordville) | 1961-1993 | 9 |
| 12 | Goose | RRV | 5066500 (Hillsboro)1 | 1969-1993 | 5066500 (Hillsboro) | 1961-1993 | 9 |
| 13 | Goose | TRA | 5065500 (Portland) | 1969-1986 | 5066500 (Portland) | 1961-1981 | 17 |
| 14 | Maple | NGP | 5059600 (Hope) | 1982-1993 | 5059600 (Hope) | 1965-1993 | 8 |
| 15 | Maple | RRV | 3800173 (Mapleton) | 1973-1992 | 5060000 (Mapleton) | 1961-1975 | 5 |
| 16 | Maple | TRA | 5059700 (Enderlin) | 1973-1993 | 5059700 (Enderlin) | 1961-1993 | 5 |
| 17 | Middle | RRV | 5087500 (Argyle)1 | 1968-1993 | 5087500 (Argyle) | 1961-1993 | 15 |
| 18 | Mustinka | RRV | 5049000 (Wheaton)1 | 1961-1966 | 5049000 (Wheaton)4 | 1915-1965 | 11 |
| 19 | Otter Tail | NCH | several storet records- Perham, Richville, Amor | 1967-1992 | several storet records- Perham, Richville, Amor | 1970-1978 | 84 |
| 20 | Otter Tail | NLF | several storet records- Luce, Ponsford | 1970-1973 | several storet records- Luce, Ponsford | 1970-1973 | 48 |
| 21 | Otter Tail | RRV | RROT--1--10A532
(Breckenridge)1 | 1953-1993 | RROT--1--10A53 (Breckenridge)4 | 1953-1961 | 12 |
| 22 | Otter Tail | TRA | 5046000 (Orwell) | 1961-1993 | 5046000 (Orwell) | 1969-1993 | 11 |
| 23 | Park | RRV | 5090000 (Grafton) | 1961-1993 | 5090000 (Grafton) | 1961-1993 | 13 |
| 24 | Park | TRA | 5089000 (Homme Dam) | 1979-1993 | 5089000 (Homme Dam) | 1961-1993 | 12 |
| 25 | Pelican | NCH | several storet records- Detroit Lakes, Mellisa | 1968-1975 | 5040500 (Fergus Falls) | 1961-1980 | 14 |
| 26 | Pembina | NGP | 5099380 (Vang)1 | 1969-1979 | 5099300 (Windygates) | 1963-1993 | 16 |
| 27 | Pembina | RRV | 5100000 (Neche) | 1982-1993 | 5100000 (Neche) | 1961-1993 | 6 |
| 28 | Pembina | TRA | 5099600 (Walhalla) | 1962-1993 | 5099600 (Walhalla) | 1961-1990 | 7 |
| 29 | Rabbit | RRV | 5051200 (Campbell)1
RD184-1872 | 1961-1966
1986 | 5051000 (Campbell)4 | 1942-1952 | 8 |
| 30 | Red | RRV | 5064500 (Halstad) | 1961-1993 | 5064500 (Halstad) | 1962-1993 | 59 |
| 31 | Red Lake | NMW | Several storet records- Mud, Blackduck, Shotley | 1966-1985 | 5074500 (Red Lake) | 1961-1993 | 8 |
| 32 | Red Lake | RRV | 5079000 (Crookston) | 1963-1993 | 5079000 (Crookston) | 1961-1993 | 68 |
| 33 | Roseau | NMW | 5112000 (Caribou) | 1971-1990 | 5107500 (Ross) | 1961-1993 | 35 |
| 34 | Rush | RRV | 5060500 (Amenia)1 | 1982-1993 | 5060500 (Amenia) | 1961-1993 | 11 |
| 35 | Sheyenne | NGP | 5057000 (Cooperstown) | 1967-1993 | 5057000 (Cooperstown) | 1961-1993 | 95 |
| 36 | Sheyenne | RRV | 5059500 (West Fargo) | 1970-1993 | 5059500 (West Fargo) | 1961-1993 | 10 |
| 37 | Sheyenne | TRA | 5059000 (Kindred) | 1975-1993 | 5059000 (Kindred) | 1961-1993 | 17 |
| 38 | Snake | RRV | 5085900 (Alvarado)
RRSK1.8-B-14A712 | 1993
1971-1993 | estimated from 15 | | 11 |
| 40 | Tongue | RRV | 3800473 (Pembina) | 1974-1992 | estimated form 38 | | 8 |
| 41 | Tongue | TRA | 5101000 (Akra)1 | 1975-1993 | 5101000 (Akra) | 1961-1993 | 6 |
| 42 | Turtle | RRV | 5083000 (Manvel)1 | 1972-1983 | 5083000 (Manvel) | 1961-1970 | 10 |
| 43 | Turtle | TRA | 5082625 (Arvilla) | 1991-1993 | 5082625 (Arvilla) | 1993 | 10 |
| 44 | Two | RRV | 5094000 (Lake Bronson)1
RRTMB19CBB14A712 | 1971-1980
1971-1986 | 5094000 (Lake Bronson) | 1961-1993 | 21 |
| 45 | Wild Rice, MN | NCH | 5062500 (Twin Valley) | 1966-1993 | 5062500 (Twin Valley) | 1961-1993 | 18 |
| 46 | Wild Rice, MN | NLF | storet records near Roy Lake | 1966 | estimated from 43 | | 7 |
| 47 | Wild Rice, MN | RRV | 5064000 (Hendrum)1 | 1963-1980 | 5064000 (Hendrum) | 1961-1993 | 8 |
| 49 | Wild Rice, ND | NGP | 5051700 (Cayuga) | 1962-1976 | 5051700 (Cayuga) | 1961-1979 | 13 |
| 50 | Wild Rice, ND | RRV | 5053000 (Abercrombie) | 1967-1993 | 5053000 (Abercrombie) | 1961-1993 | 25 |
1Also includes other sites from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agencies STORET database.
2Minnesota Pollution Control sampling site.
3North Dakota State Health Department sampling site.
4Includes historical (pre-1961 water year) stream flow data.
