RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN

                                           05051600 WILD RICE RIVER NEAR RUTLAND, ND

LOCATION.--Lat 46o01'20", long 97o30'40", in SE1/4SE1/4 sec.36, T.130 N., R.55 W., Sargent County, Hydrologic Unit 09020105, on
   right bank 1,000 ft upstream from bridge on county highway, 2 mi south of Rutland, and 10 mi upstream from Lake Tewaukon.

DRAINAGE AREA.--546 mi2, of which about 250 mi2 is probably noncontributing.

                                                    WATER-DISCHARGE RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1959 to current year (seasonal records only since 1982).

REVISED RECORDS.--WSP 1728: Drainage area.

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,197.73 ft above sea level. Prior to Dec. 11, 1960, nonrecording gage at same
   site and datum.

REMARKS.--Records poor.

EXTREMES FOR CURRENT YEAR.-- Maximum discharge, 369 ft3/s, Sept. 6, gage height 5.28 ft, minimum daily discharge, 15 ft3/s,
   Mar. 1 and 2.

                           DISCHARGE, CUBIC FEET PER SECOND, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1998 TO SEPTEMBER 1999
                                                        DAILY MEAN VALUES

         DAY       OCT      NOV      DEC      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN      JUL      AUG      SEP

           1       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      e15      111       71       83       54       36       24
           2       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      e15      103       69       82       61       34       24
           3       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      e16      105       67       79       65       33       65
           4       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      e19      107       67       76       58       31      230
           5       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      e25      110       75       91       53       29      314

           6       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      e30      109       92       91       48       27      358
           7       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      e35      108      110       91       45       26      312
           8       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      e40      106      116       98      101       25      240
           9       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      e45      102      120      102      114       25      190
          10       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      e50       97      140      109      115       23      158

          11       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      e56       91      188       92      117       23      156
          12       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      e61       90      223       79       92       29      193
          13       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      e70       87      222       73       77       37      225
          14       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      e80       84      209       69       69       36      221
          15       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---       92       83      194       73       63       35      198

          16       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      107       81      176       64       58       33      179
          17       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      123       79      163       61       55       29      153
          18       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      131       77      154       62       59       27      125
          19       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      152       76      145       58       59       26      107
          20       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      176       79      138       55       58       25       95

          21       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      163       76      131       78       58       24       86
          22       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      153       75      126       87       54       24       79
          23       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      150       72      119       79       50       24       78
          24       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      146       73      117       65       46       24       76
          25       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      141       73      114       59       44       23       74

          26       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      137       74      107       53       42       22       90
          27       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      132       76      100       50       41       21       83
          28       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      150       77       94       53       43       27       86
          29       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      164       75       91       56       40       25       86
          30       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      172       73       87       55       40       29       78
          31       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      153      ---       83      ---       39       27      ---

         TOTAL     ---      ---      ---      ---      ---     2999     2629     3908     2223     1918      859     4383
         MEAN      ---      ---      ---      ---      ---     96.7     87.6      126     74.1     61.9     27.7      146
         MAX       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      176      111      223      109      117       37      358
         MIN       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---       15       72       67       50       39       21       24
         AC-FT     ---      ---      ---      ---      ---     5950     5210     7750     4410     3800     1700     8690

         STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1960 - 1999, BY WATER YEAR (WY)

         MEAN      .54      .36      .14     .004     .068     25.7     66.5     35.5     20.7     25.7     7.76     7.14
         MAX      4.81     5.87     2.90      .10     1.00      138      756      419      263      379      105      146
         (WY)     1963     1963     1963     1963     1976     1966     1997     1998     1998     1998     1998     1999
         MIN      .000     .000     .000     .000     .000     .000     .000     .000     .000     .000     .000     .000
         (WY)     1960     1960     1960     1960     1960     1965     1977     1977     1973     1961     1960     1960

         SUMMARY STATISTICS                  WATER YEARS 1960 - 1999

         ANNUAL MEAN                           a 8.36
         HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN                  a 44.8            1969
         LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN                     a .000          1977
         HIGHEST DAILY MEAN                   2540       Apr  4 1997
         LOWEST DAILY MEAN                        .00    Oct  1 1959
         ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM                 .00    Oct  1 1959
         INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW              2700       Apr  3 1997
         INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE               10.11    Apr  3 1997
         INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW                   .00    Oct  1 1959
         ANNUAL RUNOFF (AC-FT)              a 6050
         10 PERCENT EXCEEDS                     46
         50 PERCENT EXCEEDS                       .00
         90 PERCENT EXCEEDS                       .00

         a  Based on complete water years only (1960-82)
         e  Estimated

                                                     WATER-QUALITY RECORDS

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


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

                                 DIS-     PH       PH       SPE-
                               CHARGE,   WATER    WATER    CIFIC    SPE-                       HARD-             MAGNE-
                                INST.    WHOLE    WHOLE     CON-    CIFIC                      NESS    CALCIUM    SIUM,
                                CUBIC    FIELD     LAB     DUCT-    CON-    TEMPER-  TEMPER-   TOTAL    DIS-      DIS-
                                 FEET   (STAND-  (STAND-   ANCE     DUCT-    ATURE    ATURE    (MG/L    SOLVED   SOLVED
              DATE      TIME     PER      ARD      ARD      LAB     ANCE      AIR     WATER     AS      (MG/L    (MG/L
                                SECOND   UNITS)   UNITS)  (US/CM)  (US/CM)  (DEG C)  (DEG C)   CACO3)   AS CA)   AS MG)
                               (00061)  (00400)  (00403)  (90095)  (00095)  (00020)  (00010)  (00900)  (00915)  (00925)

          OCT
            06...       1230      54       --       --       --     1460     10.0     12.0       --       --       --
          MAR
            17...       1015     126       --       --       --     1250      1.0      1.5       --       --       --
            26...       1130     136      8.1      8.2     1050     1060     13.0     10.0      470      84       63
          MAY
            05...       1355      76       --       --       --     1400     12.5     18.5       --       --       --
          JUN
            10...       1525     109       --       --       --     1480     21.0     24.0       --       --       --
          JUL
            20...       1235      59      8.0      7.7     1490     1510     28.0     25.0      640      96       98
          SEP
            10...       0920     170       --       --       --     1270     15.5     14.5       --       --       --
            30...       1035      76       --       --       --     1280      7.0     11.0       --       --       --


                                                                 ANC                                        SOLIDS,
                            POTAS-   SODIUM                    UNFLTRD   CHLO-    FLUO-            SOLIDS,  RESIDUE
                             SIUM,     AD-            SODIUM,  TIT 4.5   RIDE,    RIDE,   SULFATE    DIS-   AT 180
                             DIS-    SORP-             DIS-      LAB     DIS-      DIS-    DIS-     SOLVED   DEG. C
                            SOLVED    TION            SOLVED    (MG/L    SOLVED   SOLVED   SOLVED   (TONS     DIS-
                   DATE     (MG/L    RATIO    SODIUM   (MG/L     AS      (MG/L    (MG/L    (MG/L     PER     SOLVED
                            AS K)            PERCENT   AS NA)   CACO3)   AS CL)   AS F)   AS SO4)    DAY)    (MG/L)
                           (00935)  (00931)  (00932)  (00930)  (90410)  (00940)  (00950)  (00945)  (70302)  (70300)

               OCT
                 06...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --
               MAR
                 17...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --
                 26...       12        1       21        58      239      27        .10     340      280      763
               MAY
                 05...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --
               JUN
                 10...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --
               JUL
                 20...       18        2       26       110      316      41        .20     510      182     1140
               SEP
                 10...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --
                 30...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --


                           SOLIDS,
                           SUM OF                                        MANGA-            MOLYB-   SELE-    STRON-
                           CONSTI-  ARSENIC   IRON,    LEAD,   LITHIUM   NESE,   MERCURY   DENUM,   NIUM,     TIUM,
                           TUENTS,    DIS-     DIS-     DIS-     DIS-     DIS-     DIS-     DIS-     DIS-     DIS-
                             DIS-    SOLVED   SOLVED   SOLVED   SOLVED   SOLVED   SOLVED   SOLVED   SOLVED   SOLVED
                   DATE     SOLVED   (UG/L    (UG/L    (UG/L    (UG/L    (UG/L    (UG/L    (UG/L    (UG/L    (UG/L
                            (MG/L)   AS AS)   AS FE)   AS PB)   AS LI)   AS MN)   AS HG)   AS MO)   AS SE)   AS SR)
                           (70301)  (01000)  (01046)  (01049)  (01130)  (01056)  (71890)  (01060)  (01145)  (01080)

               OCT
                 06...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --
               MAR
                 17...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --
                 26...       728       1       60       4.0       70      300      <.1     <1.0      <1       440
               MAY
                 05...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --
               JUN
                 10...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --
               JUL
                 20...      1060       5       70      <1.0      110      220      <.1     <1.0      <1       590
               SEP
                 10...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --
                 30...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --

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