RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN

                                          05056250  LAKE ALICE NEAR CHURCHS FERRY, ND

LOCATION.--Lat 48°07'21", long 99°05'42", in SE1/4NE1/4NE1/4 sec.11, T.156 N., R.66 W., Ramsey County, Hydrologic Unit 09020201,
   at northwest corner of lake 7.5 mi northwest of Churchs Ferry.

DRAINAGE AREA.--2,100 mi2, approximately, of which about 500 mi2 is probably noncontributing.


                                                     WATER-QUALITY RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD.--Water years 1960, 1962-64, 1966-87, 1993 to current year.

                                 WATER-QUALITY DATA, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1999 TO SEPTEMBER 2000

                                    DEPTH    DEPTH     SPE-     PH                ANC
                                    TO TOP  TO BOT-   CIFIC    WATER    HARD-   UNFLTRD            MAGNE-
                                      OF    TOM OF     CON-    WHOLE    NESS    TIT 4.5  CALCIUM    SIUM,  SODIUM,
                                    SAMPLE   SAMPLE   DUCT-     LAB     TOTAL     LAB     DIS-      DIS-    DIS-
                                    INTER-   INTER-   ANCE    (STAND-   (MG/L    (MG/L    SOLVED   SOLVED  SOLVED
                  DATE      TIME   VAL(IN   VAL(IN     LAB      ARD      AS       AS      (MG/L    (MG/L    (MG/L
                                   METERS)  METERS)  (US/CM)   UNITS)   CACO3)   CACO3)   AS CA)   AS MG)   AS NA)
                                   (82047)  (82048)  (90095)  (00403)  (00900)  (90410)  (00915)  (00925)  (00930)

              OCT
                18...       1305     .00      .70     1040       --      490      296      97.0    59.0     61.0
              FEB
                15...       1300     .60     2.2      1400      8.0      650      428     130      78.0     85.0
              MAY
                08...       1320     .00     2.0      1100       --      490      326      99.0    59.0     64.0
              AUG
                01...       1235     .00     2.2      1190      8.2      500      324      98.0    63.0     76.0


                                                                                SOLIDS,  SOLIDS,            NITRO-
                                    SODIUM   POTAS-            CHLO-    FLUO-   SUM OF   RESIDUE  SOLIDS,    GEN,
                                      AD-     SIUM,  SULFATE   RIDE,    RIDE,   CONSTI-  AT 180     DIS-   NITRITE
                                    SORP-     DIS-    DIS-     DIS-      DIS-   TUENTS,   DEG. C   SOLVED    DIS-
                                     TION    SOLVED   SOLVED   SOLVED   SOLVED    DIS-     DIS-    (TONS    SOLVED
                  DATE     SODIUM   RATIO    (MG/L    (MG/L    (MG/L    (MG/L    SOLVED   SOLVED    PER     (MG/L
                          PERCENT            AS K)   AS SO4)   AS CL)   AS F)    (MG/L)   (MG/L)   AC-FT)   AS N)
                          (00932)  (00931)  (00935)  (00945)  (00940)  (00950)  (70301)  (70300)  (70303)  (00613)
                                                            
              OCT
                18...       21        1      17.0      310     20.0      .2       743      788     1.07     <.010
              FEB
                15...       22        1      21.0      390     31.0      .3       993     1050     1.43     <.010
              MAY
                08...       21        1      17.0      290     26.0      .2       752      805     1.09      .034
              AUG
                01...       24        1      18.0      320     22.0      .2       794      880     1.20     <.010


                           NITRO-   NITRO-   NITRO-            NITRO-                     PHOS-
                            GEN,     GEN,     GEN,    NITRO-  GEN,AM-                    PHORUS
                          NITRATE  NO2+NO3  AMMONIA    GEN,   MONIA +   NITRO-   PHOS-    ORTHO,  ARSENIC   IRON,
                            DIS-     DIS-     DIS-   ORGANIC  ORGANIC    GEN,   PHORUS    DIS-      DIS-     DIS-
                           SOLVED   SOLVED   SOLVED   TOTAL    TOTAL    TOTAL    TOTAL   SOLVED    SOLVED   SOLVED
                  DATE     (MG/L    (MG/L    (MG/L    (MG/L    (MG/L    (MG/L    (MG/L   (MG/L     (UG/L    (UG/L
                           AS N)    AS N)    AS N)    AS N)    AS N)    AS N)    AS P)   AS P)     AS AS)   AS FE)
                          (00618)  (00631)  (00608)  (00605)  (00625)  (00600)  (00665)  (00671)  (01000)  (01046)
                                                            
              OCT
                18...        --      .107    <.020      --      2.2      2.3     .231     .092      4.0      70
              FEB
                15...        --     <.050    <.020      --      2.2       --     .128     .040      3.0      20
              MAY
                08...       .088     .122     .219     2.2      2.4      2.5     .403     .142      3.0      50
              AUG
                01...        --     <.050     .074     3.0      3.0       --     .208     .551      7.0      40


                                                                                             CHLOR-A  CHLOR-B
                                                 MANGA-            MOLYB-   SELE-    STRON-   PHYTO-   PHYTO-
                               LEAD,   LITHIUM   NESE,   MERCURY   DENUM,   NIUM,     TIUM,   PLANK-   PLANK-
                                DIS-     DIS-     DIS-     DIS-     DIS-     DIS-     DIS-     TON      TON
                               SOLVED   SOLVED   SOLVED   SOLVED   SOLVED   SOLVED   SOLVED  CHROMO   CHROMO
                      DATE     (UG/L    (UG/L    (UG/L    (UG/L    (UG/L    (UG/L    (UG/L   FLUOROM  FLUOROM
                               AS PB)   AS LI)   AS MN)   AS HG)   AS MO)   AS SE)   AS SR)   (UG/L)   (UG/L)
                              (01049)  (01130)  (01056)  (71890)  (01060)  (01145)  (01080)  (70953)  (70954)
                                                            
                  OCT
                    18...        1      60.0       20      <.1       2      <1.0      430       --       --
                  FEB
                    15...       <1      90.0      150      <.1       1      <1.0      490       --       --
                  MAY
                    08...        1      60.0       20       .1       3      <1.0      360      1.5       .6
                  AUG
                    01...        4      70.0       40      <.1       1      <1.0      460     39.1      1.9


                                                                             PH
                                                                   SPE-     WATER
                                                DEPTH              CIFIC    WHOLE
                                                OF         SAM-    CON-     FIELD   TEMPER-  OXYGEN,
                                                LAKE      PLING    DUCT-   (STAND-   ATURE     DIS-
                               DATE      TIME   MAXIMUM   DEPTH    ANCE      ARD     WATER    SOLVED
                                                (FEET)     (M)    (US/CM)   UNITS)  (DEG C)   (MG/L)
                                                (82016)  (00098)  (00095)  (00400)  (00010)  (00300)

                           OCT
                             18...       1300     6.60     .00     1000      7.9      6.3     11.9
                             18...       1301      --      .50     1120      8.0      6.3     11.6
                             18...       1302      --     1.0      1120      8.0      6.3     11.5
                             18...       1303      --     1.5      1120      8.1      6.3     11.4
                           FEB
                             15...       1255     7.20     .60     1490      7.9      2.1     18.9
                             15...       1256      --     1.0      1460      8.0      3.7     17.6
                             15...       1257      --     1.6      1490      7.9      3.7     12.5
                             15...       1258      --     2.2      1520      7.8      3.8      6.6
                           MAY
                             08...       1315     6.60     .00     1150      8.1     15.4      8.3
                             08...       1316      --      .70     1150      8.1     15.4      8.2
                             08...       1317      --     1.3      1150      8.1     15.4      8.1
                             08...       1318      --     2.0      1150      8.1     15.4      8.1
                           AUG
                             01...       1230     7.20     .00     1190      8.1     25.2      7.3
                             01...       1231      --      .70     1190      8.2     25.1      7.4
                             01...       1232      --     1.4      1200      8.2     24.7      6.0
                             01...       1233      --     2.2      1200      8.2     24.4      2.8


                                       OXYGEN,   BARO-                               WIND
                                         DIS-    METRIC            TRANS-            DIREC-
                                        SOLVED   PRES-              PAR-              TION    WIND
                                        (PER-     SURE   ICE        ENCY   TEMPER-   (DEG.    SPEED
                                         CENT     (MM    THICK-   (SECCHI   ATURE     FROM   (MILES
                               DATE     SATUR-     OF    NESS      DISK)     AIR      TRUE     PER
                                        ATION)    HG)    METERS     (IN)   (DEG C)   NORTH)   HOUR)
                                       (00301)  (00025)  (82131)  (00077)  (00020)  (00036)  (00035)

                           OCT
                             18...       101      726       --     14.0      7.0      315     16
                             18...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --
                             18...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --
                             18...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --
                           FEB
                             15...       145      726       .52    11.0     -4.0      360      8.0
                             15...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --
                             15...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --
                             15...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --
                           MAY
                             08...        88      722       --     10.0     14.0      300     11
                             08...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --
                             08...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --
                             08...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --
                           AUG
                             01...        95      720       --     14.0     26.0       10     <5.0
                             01...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --
                             01...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --
                             01...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --

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