RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN

                                        05053800  RED RIVER OF THE NORTH ABOVE FARGO, ND

LOCATION.--Lat 46o48'14", long 96o47'47", in SW1/4SW1/4SW1/4 sec.31, T.139 N., R.48 W., Cass County, Hydrologic Unit 09020104,
   3.0 mi south of Fargo.

DRAINAGE AREA.--6,800 mi2, approximately.

                                                     WATER-QUALITY RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD.--Water year 1994 to current year.


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

                                BARO-   OXYGEN,             PH       PH       SPE-
                                METRIC    DIS-             WATER    WATER    CIFIC    SPE-                       HARD-
                                PRES-    SOLVED            WHOLE    WHOLE     CON-    CIFIC                      NESS
                                 SURE    (PER-   OXYGEN,   FIELD     LAB     DUCT-    CON-    TEMPER-  TEMPER-   TOTAL
                                 (MM      CENT     DIS-   (STAND-  (STAND-   ANCE     DUCT-    ATURE    ATURE    (MG/L
              DATE      TIME      OF     SATUR-   SOLVED    ARD      ARD      LAB     ANCE      AIR     WATER     AS
                                 HG)     ATION)   (MG/L)   UNITS)   UNITS)  (US/CM)  (US/CM)  (DEG C)  (DEG C)   CACO3)
                               (00025)  (00301)  (00300)  (00400)  (00403)  (90095)  (00095)  (00020)  (00010)  (00900)

          OCT
            26...       1400      --       --     10.4      8.1      8.1      675      673     15.5     10.4      350
          DEC
            16...       1015     730       98     13.6      8.3      8.0      892      871     -2.0       .3      400
          FEB
            08...       1615     730       89     12.4      7.5      7.6      585      541      4.5       .0      260
          MAR
            29...       1230     740       89     11.3      7.9      7.8      515      516      9.5      4.3      280
          APR
            26...       1230     740      100     10.3      8.4      8.0      732      744     18.5     12.4      360
          JUN
            01...       1225     730       85      7.6      8.1      8.1      760      752     15.5     18.6      360
            28...       1200     740       79      6.5      7.7      7.6      631      632     15.5     23.2      320
          JUL
            20...       1330     740       89      7.0      8.0      7.6      716      696     29.0     25.2      330
          AUG
            23...       1315     735       80      6.6      7.9      8.2      755      748     27.0     23.2      370
          SEP
            21...       1205      --       --     10.3      7.9      8.3      799      808     18.5     15.2      370


                                                                              ANC                       NITRO-
                                MAGNE-   POTAS-   SODIUM                    UNFLTRD   CHLO-            GEN,AM-   NITRO-
                      CALCIUM    SIUM,    SIUM,     AD-            SODIUM,  TIT 4.5   RIDE,   SULFATE  MONIA +    GEN,
                       DIS-      DIS-     DIS-    SORP-             DIS-      LAB     DIS-     DIS-    ORGANIC  AMMONIA
                       SOLVED   SOLVED   SOLVED    TION            SOLVED    (MG/L    SOLVED   SOLVED   TOTAL    TOTAL
              DATE     (MG/L    (MG/L    (MG/L    RATIO    SODIUM   (MG/L     AS      (MG/L    (MG/L    (MG/L    (MG/L
                       AS CA)   AS MG)   AS K)            PERCENT   AS NA)   CACO3)   AS CL)  AS SO4)   AS N)    AS N)
                      (00915)  (00925)  (00935)  (00931)  (00932)  (00930)  (90410)  (00940)  (00945)  (00625)  (00610)

          OCT
            26...       69       44       9.2      .7       16       32       220      16       140      .38      .016
          DEC
            16...       77       51       8.0      .8       16       36       240      19       230      .63      .01
          FEB
            08...       49       34       5.0      .5       13       19       240      16        56      .67      .13
          MAR
            29...       60       32      10        .4       11       16       160      11        94      .81      .11
          APR
            26...       69       45       7.0      .7       16       32       240      24       160      .51     <.01
          JUN
            01...       69       45       7.0      .8       16       33       260      25       140      .58      .03
            28...       64       38       7        .6       13       23       190      15       130      .59     <.01
          JUL
            20...       63       43      10        .6       14       26       230      19       130      .65     <.01
          AUG
            23...       74       46       8        .5       11       22       200      13       200      .72      .02
          SEP
            21...       69       47       8        .7       16       32       210      18       210      .60     <.01


                                                                   SOLIDS,   COLI-    STREP-  CHLOR-A  CHLOR-B
                       NITRO-   NITRO-            PHOS-            SUM OF    FORM,   TOCOCCI   PHYTO-   PHYTO-  ALUMI-
                        GEN,     GEN,    NITRO-  PHORUS    PHOS-   CONSTI-   FECAL,   FECAL,   PLANK-   PLANK-    NUM,
                      NO2+NO3  ORGANIC    GEN,     DIS-   PHORUS   TUENTS,   0.7     KF AGAR    TON      TON     TOTAL
                       TOTAL    TOTAL    TOTAL    SOLVED   TOTAL     DIS-    UM-MF   (COLS.   CHROMO   CHROMO   RECOVER
              DATE     (MG/L    (MG/L    (MG/L    (MG/L    (MG/L    SOLVED  (COLS./    PER    FLUOROM  FLUOROM   -ABLE
                       AS N)    AS N)    AS N)    AS P)    AS P)    (MG/L)  100 ML)  100 ML)   (UG/L)   (UG/L)   (UG/L)
                      (00630)  (00605)  (00600)  (00666)  (00665)  (70301)  (31625)  (31673)  (70953)  (70954)  (01104)

          OCT
            26...       .430      .36     .81     .118     .212      438     >240      1300     <3.0    <1.0      1000
          DEC
            16...       .30       .62     .93     .08      .120      565      K20       K19     <3.0    <1.0       660
          FEB
            08...       .22       .54     .89     .11      .220      323       54       960     <3.0    <1.0       220
          MAR
            29...      1.8        .70    2.6      .20      .400      319      K26    K19000     <3.0    <1.0     14000
          APR
            26...       .03       --      .54     .11      .160      481      K25       K15      4.0    <1.0      2300
          JUN
            01...       .08       .55     .66     .12      .230      475      K19       K31      --       --      2600
            28...       .47       --     1.1      .20      .28       391     K100       380     11       5.0      3700
          JUL
            20...       .26       --      .91     .14      .23       433       22        27     20       2.0      3000
          AUG
            23...       .04       .70     .76     .20      .23       483       58      K131     41      <7.0      2300
          SEP
            21...       .08       --      .68     .17      .21       510       51      K140    <20      <7.0       <50


                                                  BERYL-                     CHRO-             IRON,            MANGAN-
                       ANTI-            BARIUM,    LIUM   BORON,   CADMIUM   MIUM,   COPPER,   TOTAL    LEAD,     ESE
                       MONY,   ARSENIC   TOTAL    TOTAL    TOTAL    TOTAL    TOTAL    TOTAL    RECOV-   TOTAL    TOTAL
                       TOTAL    TOTAL   RECOVER  RECOVER  RECOVER  RECOVER  RECOVER  RECOVER   ERABLE  RECOVER  RECOVER
              DATE     (UG/L    (UG/L    -ABLE    -ABLE    -ABLE    -ABLE    -ABLE    -ABLE    (UG/L    -ABLE   - ABLE
                       AS SB)   AS AS)   (UG/L)   (UG/L)   (UG/L)   (UG/L)   (UG/L)   (UG/L)   AS FE)   (UG/L)   (UG/L)
                      (01097)  (01002)  (01009)  (00998)  (00999)  (01113)  (01118)  (01119)  (01045)  (01114)  (01123)

          OCT
            26...      <1        4.9       90     <1.0      140     <1        1.5      2.3      1300    <1.0       68
          DEC
            16...      <1.0      4.0       80     <1.0      140     <1.0     <1.0      2         990    <1.0       60
          FEB
            08...      <1.0      2.0       91     <1.0       86     <1.0     <1.0      2         410    <1.0      260
          MAR
            29...      <1.0      7.0      170     <1.0      150     <1.0     19       14       16000     6.0      410
          APR
            26...      <1.0      3.0       99     <1.0      130     <1.0      6        4.0      3000    <1.0      170
          JUN
            01...      <1.0      4.0      130     <1.0      140      1.0      4        5        3600     1.0      210
            28...      <1        5        120     <1        110     <1        6        6        5100     2        230
          JUL
            20...      <1        7        120     <1        150     <1        5        8        4100     2        210
          AUG
            23...      <1        7        120     <1        170     <1        3        4        3200     1        180
          SEP
            21...      <1        5         80     <1        150     <1       <1        4         <10    <1        <10


                                                       THAL-                       SED.     SED.     SED.     SED.
                                                       LIUM,                       SUSP.    SUSP.    SUSP.    SUSP.
                           NICKEL,   SELE-   SILVER,   TOTAL    ZINC,    SEDI-     FALL     FALL     FALL    SIEVE
                            TOTAL    NIUM,    TOTAL    RECOV-   TOTAL    MENT,     DIAM.    DIAM.    DIAM.    DIAM.
                           RECOVER   TOTAL   RECOVER   ERABLE  RECOVER   SUS-    % FINER  % FINER  % FINER  % FINER
                   DATE     -ABLE    (UG/L    -ABLE    (UG/L    -ABLE    PENDED    THAN     THAN     THAN     THAN
                            (UG/L)   AS SE)   (UG/L)   AS TL)   (UG/L)   (MG/L)  .002 MM  .004 MM  .016 MM  .062 MM
                           (01074)  (01147)  (01079)  (01128)  (01094)  (80154)  (70337)  (70338)  (70340)  (70331)

               OCT
                 26...       4.5      1.0     <1       <1.0      8.1       69       --       --       --       99
               DEC
                 16...       5.0     <1.0     <1.0     <1.0      6.0       46       --       --       --      100
               FEB
                 08...       2       <1.0     <4.0     <1.0     12         29       --       --       --       94
               MAR
                 29...      18        1.0     <1.0     <1.0     53        515      72       78       92        99
               APR
                 26...       7.0     <1.0     <1.0     <1.0     20        121       --       --       --       99
               JUN
                 01...       8       <1.0     <1.0     <1.0     13        166       --       --       --       99
                 28...       9       <1       <1       <1       20        181       --       --       --       99
               JUL
                 20...       9       <1       <1       <1       20        151       --       --       --       99
               AUG
                 23...       8       <1       <1       <1       10        156       --       --       --       99
               SEP
                 21...       5        1       <1       <1        9        139       --       --       --       99

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