RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN

                                       05046450  OTTER TAIL RIVER ABOVE BRECKENRIDGE, MN

LOCATION.--Lat 46o15'42", long 96o32'45", in SW1/4SE1/4NW1/4 sec.11, T.123 N., R.47 W., Wilken County, MN, Hydrologic Unit
   09020103, at bridge crossing, about 1 mi downstream from Breckenridge Lake, and 2 mi east of Breckenridge, MN.

DRAINAGE AREA.-- Not available.

                                                     WATER-QUALITY RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD.--Water year 1997 to current year.


                                 WATER-QUALITY DATA, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1998 TO SEPTEMBER 1999

                                 DIS-    BARO-   OXYGEN,             PH       PH       SPE-
                               CHARGE,   METRIC    DIS-             WATER    WATER    CIFIC    SPE-
                                INST.    PRES-    SOLVED            WHOLE    WHOLE     CON-    CIFIC
                                CUBIC     SURE    (PER-   OXYGEN,   FIELD     LAB     DUCT-    CON-    TEMPER-  TEMPER-
                                 FEET     (MM      CENT     DIS-   (STAND-  (STAND-   ANCE     DUCT-    ATURE    ATURE
              DATE      TIME     PER       OF     SATUR-   SOLVED    ARD      ARD      LAB     ANCE      AIR     WATER
                                SECOND    HG)     ATION)   (MG/L)   UNITS)   UNITS)  (US/CM)  (US/CM)  (DEG C)  (DEG C)
                               (00061)  (00025)  (00301)  (00300)  (00400)  (00403)  (90095)  (00095)  (00020)  (00010)

          OCT
            27...       1030     735       --       --     11.2      8.2     8.3       426      419     11.0     10.6
          DEC
            15...       1010     910      740       98     13.3      8.1     7.8       439      414     -1.00     1.3
          FEB
            09...       1100     603      740       94     13.2      7.5     7.7       445      417     -3.00      .0
          MAR
            30...       1000     985      730      100     12.6      8.2     7.8       470      467     14.5      3.9
          APR
            27...       1000    1170      740       95     10.0      8.2     7.9       399      396     17.0     11.2
          JUN
            02...       1030    1250      736       93      8.5      8.0     7.7       416      419     21.0     17.9
            29...       0940    1280      734       89      7.6      7.9     7.6       414      405     21.0     21.3
          JUL
            21...       1130     987      731       91      7.1      8.0     8.20      414      402     26.3     25.6
          AUG
            24...       0945     713      737       87      7.3      8.0     8.2       431      425     24.5     22.4
          SEP
            22...       1010     850      737      112     10.9      8.1     8.4       591      404     23.0     14.9


                                                                                       ANC                       NITRO-
                       HARD-             MAGNE-   POTAS-   SODIUM                    UNFLTRD   CHLO-            GEN,AM-
                       NESS    CALCIUM    SIUM,    SIUM,     AD-            SODIUM,  TIT 4.5   RIDE,   SULFATE  MONIA +
                       TOTAL    DIS-      DIS-     DIS-    SORP-             DIS-      LAB     DIS-     DIS-    ORGANIC
                       (MG/L    SOLVED   SOLVED   SOLVED    TION            SOLVED    (MG/L    SOLVED   SOLVED   TOTAL
              DATE      AS      (MG/L    (MG/L    (MG/L    RATIO    SODIUM   (MG/L     AS      (MG/L    (MG/L    (MG/L
                       CACO3)   AS CA)   AS MG)   AS K)            PERCENT   AS NA)   CACO3)   AS CL)  AS SO4)   AS N)
                      (00900)  (00915)  (00925)  (00935)  (00931)  (00932)  (00930)  (90410)  (00940)  (00945)  (00625)

          OCT
            27...       210      40       28        5        .3       8       8.5      200     11         18       .30
          DEC
            15...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --
          FEB
            09...       220      41       28        4        .2       7       7.7      220     11         13       .60
          MAR
            30...       260      51       32        5        .2       6       7.9      220      5.8       33       .56
          APR
            27...       200      38       25        3        .2       5       5.2      200      9.0       17       .42
          JUN
            02...       210      42       26        3        .2       6       5.8      210      8.6       15       .48
            29...       210      41       26        3        .2       5       5.5      200      7.8       14       .61
          JUL
            21...       220      41       28        3        .2       6       6.2      220      8.0       14       .37
          AUG
            24...       220      42       29        4        .2       7       7.7      190      9.8       26       .38
          SEP
            22...       300      56       38        5        .4      10      15        200     12        110       .60


                                                                                     SOLIDS,   COLI-    STREP-  CHLOR-A
                       NITRO-   NITRO-   NITRO-            PHOS-            SOLIDS,  SUM OF    FORM,   TOCOCCI   PHYTO-
                        GEN,     GEN,     GEN,    NITRO-  PHORUS    PHOS-     DIS-   CONSTI-   FECAL,   FECAL,   PLANK-
                      AMMONIA  NO2+NO3  ORGANIC    GEN,     DIS-   PHORUS    SOLVED  TUENTS,   0.7     KF AGAR    TON
                       TOTAL    TOTAL    TOTAL    TOTAL    SOLVED   TOTAL    (TONS     DIS-    UM-MF   (COLS.   CHROMO
              DATE     (MG/L    (MG/L    (MG/L    (MG/L    (MG/L    (MG/L     PER     SOLVED  (COLS./    PER    FLUOROM
                       AS N)    AS N)    AS N)    AS N)    AS P)    AS P)     DAY)    (MG/L)  100 ML)  100 ML)   (UG/L)
                      (00610)  (00630)  (00605)  (00600)  (00666)  (00665)  (70302)  (70301)  (31625)  (31673)  (70953)

          OCT
            27...      <.01      .02       --       .32     .04     .10       463      234     144       81      <3.0
          DEC
            15...       .01      .11       .46      .58    <.01     .04       563      230     K15       62      <3.0
          FEB
            09...       .21      .13       .39      .73    <.01     .16       383      235      K2.0     K4.0    <3.0
          MAR
            30...      <.01      .37       --       .93     .05     .10       701      264      <2.0     52      <3
          APR
            27...      <.01     <.02       --       --      .05     .10       685      217      K8.0     22      <3.0
          JUN
            02...       .03      .05       .45      .53    <.01     .03       770      228    K117       69      <3.0
            29...       .01      .07       .60      .68     .02     .06       760      220      70       73      <3.0
          JUL
            21...      <.010     .090      --       .46     .030    .078      624      234     K25      116       8.00
          AUG
            24...      <.01      .05       --       .43     .04     .09       447      232    K400     K316     <12
          SEP
            22...      <.01      .07       --       .67     .10     .09       805      351     K84       80     <12


                      CHLOR-B
                       PHYTO-  ALUMI-                               BERYL-                     CHRO-             IRON,
                       PLANK-    NUM,    ANTI-            BARIUM,    LIUM   BORON,   CADMIUM   MIUM,   COPPER,   TOTAL
                        TON     TOTAL    MONY,   ARSENIC   TOTAL    TOTAL    TOTAL    TOTAL    TOTAL    TOTAL    RECOV-
                      CHROMO   RECOVER   TOTAL    TOTAL   RECOVER  RECOVER  RECOVER  RECOVER  RECOVER  RECOVER   ERABLE
              DATE    FLUOROM   -ABLE    (UG/L    (UG/L    -ABLE    -ABLE    -ABLE    -ABLE    -ABLE    -ABLE    (UG/L
                       (UG/L)   (UG/L)   AS SB)   AS AS)   (UG/L)   (UG/L)   (UG/L)   (UG/L)   (UG/L)   (UG/L)   AS FE)
                      (70954)  (01104)  (01097)  (01002)  (01009)  (00998)  (00999)  (01113)  (01118)  (01119)  (01045)

          OCT
            27...      <1.0      230      <1        2        84      <1        87      <1       <1       <1       480
          DEC
            15...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --
          FEB
            09...      <1.0      180       1        2        91      <1        74      <1       <1       <1       400
          MAR
            30...      <1.0      320      <1        2        88      <1        71      <1       <1       <1       700
          APR
            27...      <1.0      430      <1       <1        81      <1        78      <1       <1        2       730
          JUN
            02...        --      590      <1        2        88      <1        81      <1       <1       <1       960
            29...      <1.0      700      <1        2        99      <1       <50      <1        1        3      1200
          JUL
            21...      <1.0      950      <1        4       100      <1       100      <1        1        2      1500
          AUG
            24...      <4.0      610      <1        3        96      <1        90      <1       <1        1      1000
          SEP
            22...      <4.0      450      <1        3        83      <1        86      <1       <1       <1       750


                                                                         THAL-                      SEDI-     SED.
                                    MANGAN-                              LIUM,                      MENT,     SUSP.
                            LEAD,     ESE    NICKEL,   SELE-   SILVER,   TOTAL    ZINC,    SEDI-     DIS-    SIEVE
                            TOTAL    TOTAL    TOTAL    NIUM,    TOTAL    RECOV-   TOTAL    MENT,   CHARGE,    DIAM.
                           RECOVER  RECOVER  RECOVER   TOTAL   RECOVER   ERABLE  RECOVER   SUS-      SUS-   % FINER
                   DATE     -ABLE   - ABLE    -ABLE    (UG/L    -ABLE    (UG/L    -ABLE    PENDED   PENDED    THAN
                            (UG/L)   (UG/L)   (UG/L)   AS SE)   (UG/L)   AS TL)   (UG/L)   (MG/L)  (T/DAY)  .062 MM
                           (01114)  (01123)  (01074)  (01147)  (01079)  (01128)  (01094)  (80154)  (80155)  (70331)

               OCT
                 27...       <1        29       2       <1       <1       <1        4        24       48      80
               DEC
                 15...       <1        18       2       <1       <1       <1        5        22       54      59
               FEB
                 09...       <1        29       2       <1       <4       <1        9        28       46      67
               MAR
                 30...       <1        57       2       <1       <1       <1        9        66      176      38
               APR
                 27...       <1        60       3       <1       <1       <1       13        54      171      58
               JUN
                 02...       <1        65       2       <1       <1       <1        5        62      209      65
                 29...       <1        83       4       <1       <1       <1       12        68      235      80
               JUL
                 21...        1       120       3       <1       <1       <1       12       102      272      85
               AUG
                 24...       <1        96       3       <1       <1       <1        9        53      102      91
               SEP
                 22...        2        59       4        3       <1       <1       10        34       78      79

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