RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN

                                       05054200  RED RIVER OF THE NORTH NEAR HARWOOD, ND

LOCATION.--Lat 46o58'14", long 96o49'18", in NE1/4NE1/4NE1/4 sec.2, T.140 N., R.49 W., Cass County, Hydrologic Unit 09020104, at
   bridge crossing 3 mi east of Harwood.

DRAINAGE AREA.-- Not determined.

                                                     WATER-QUALITY RECORDS

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

REMARKS.--Replicate samples also collected for quality-control purposes.


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

                           DIS-    BARO-   OXYGEN,             PH       PH       SPE-
                         CHARGE,   METRIC    DIS-             WATER    WATER    CIFIC    SPE-                       HARD-
                          INST.    PRES-    SOLVED            WHOLE    WHOLE     CON-    CIFIC                      NESS
                          CUBIC     SURE    (PER-   OXYGEN,   FIELD     LAB     DUCT-    CON-    TEMPER-  TEMPER-   TOTAL
                           FEET     (MM      CENT     DIS-   (STAND-  (STAND-   ANCE     DUCT-    ATURE    ATURE    (MG/L
        DATE      TIME     PER       OF     SATUR-   SOLVED    ARD      ARD      LAB     ANCE      AIR     WATER     AS
                          SECOND    HG)     ATION)   (MG/L)   UNITS)   UNITS)  (US/CM)  (US/CM)  (DEG C)  (DEG C)   CACO3)
                         (00061)  (00025)  (00301)  (00300)  (00400)  (00403)  (90095)  (00095)  (00020)  (00010)  (00900)

       OCT
        28...     1230     937       --       --     10.6      8.0      8.2      718      722     17.0     10.4      350
       DEC
        14...     1440    1560      730      100     13.8      8.2      8.1      913      911      7.5       .4      420
       FEB
        08...     1330     793      730       92     12.8      7.3      7.7      617      579      6.0       .2      260
       MAR
        29...     1430    3500      740       92     11.7      8.0      7.8      602      587     10.0      4.1      290
       APR
        26...     1400    1690      740      102     10.6      8.4       --      775      779     18.0     12.1      360
       JUN
        01...     1430    1610      740       89      7.9      8.1      7.9      820      827     19.0     19.0      390
        28...     1400    2360      740       79      6.5      7.7      8.0      668      669     21.0     23.1      350
       JUL
        20...     1530    1470      740       94      7.3      8.1      7.7      716      699     29.0     25.6      350
       AUG
        23...     1450    1590      735       74      6.1      7.7      7.9      646      652     29.0     23.0      330
       SEP
        21...     1400    1430       --       --     10.2      8.0      8.3      835      842       --     15.8      370


                                                                        ANC                       NITRO-
                          MAGNE-   POTAS-   SODIUM                    UNFLTRD   CHLO-            GEN,AM-   NITRO-   NITRO-
                CALCIUM    SIUM,    SIUM,     AD-            SODIUM,  TIT 4.5   RIDE,   SULFATE  MONIA +    GEN,     GEN,
                 DIS-      DIS-     DIS-    SORP-             DIS-      LAB     DIS-     DIS-    ORGANIC  AMMONIA  NO2+NO3
                 SOLVED   SOLVED   SOLVED    TION            SOLVED    (MG/L    SOLVED   SOLVED   TOTAL    TOTAL    TOTAL
        DATE     (MG/L    (MG/L    (MG/L    RATIO    SODIUM   (MG/L     AS      (MG/L    (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)    AS N)
                (00915)  (00925)  (00935)  (00931)  (00932)  (00930)  (90410)  (00940)  (00945)  (00625)  (00610)  (00630)

       OCT
        28...     69       44       11       .8       17       34       220     19        150      .71      .22      .75
       DEC
        14...     80       52        8       .8       15       36       240     20        250      .64      .06      .46
       FEB
        08...     48       34        5       .6       16       23       240     21         64      .93      .30      .50
       MAR
        29...     60       34        9       .5       13       21       180      4.8      110      .80      .18     1.7
       APR
        26...     69       45        7       .8       16       33       230     26        170      .61      .07      .14
       JUN
        01...     74       48        8       .8       17       36       250     26        180      .68      .10      .13
        28...     71       41        8       .6       13       25       190     15        150      .60      .05      .64
       JUL
        20...     67       44       14       .6       13       26       230     20        130      .96      .07     <.02
       AUG
        23...     66       40        8       .5       12       20       160     13        160     1.1       .06      .30
       SEP
        21...     70       48       10       .8       17       37       210     21        210      .68      .09      .46

                                                                   SOLIDS,   COLI-    STREP-  CHLOR-A  CHLOR-B
                       NITRO-            PHOS-            SOLIDS,  SUM OF    FORM,   TOCOCCI   PHYTO-   PHYTO-  ALUMI-
                        GEN,    NITRO-  PHORUS    PHOS-     DIS-   CONSTI-   FECAL,   FECAL,   PLANK-   PLANK-    NUM,
                      ORGANIC    GEN,     DIS-   PHORUS    SOLVED  TUENTS,   0.7     KF AGAR    TON      TON     TOTAL
                       TOTAL    TOTAL    SOLVED   TOTAL    (TONS     DIS-    UM-MF   (COLS.   CHROMO   CHROMO   RECOVER
              DATE     (MG/L    (MG/L    (MG/L    (MG/L     PER     SOLVED  (COLS./    PER    FLUOROM  FLUOROM   -ABLE
                       AS N)    AS N)    AS P)    AS P)     DAY)    (MG/L)  100 ML)  100 ML)   (UG/L)   (UG/L)   (UG/L)
                      (00605)  (00600)  (00666)  (00665)  (70302)  (70301)  (31625)  (31673)  (70953)  (70954)  (01104)

          OCT
            28...       .49      1.5       .15     .22     1160      458     K20        780     <3.0    <1.0     1200
          DEC
            14...       .58      1.1       .22     .30     2480      589      84         84     <3.0    <1.0     1300
          FEB
            08...       .63      1.4       .14     .25      732      342      99        140     <3.0    <1.0      220
          MAR
            29...       .62      2.5       .35     .34     3310      350     K40     K16000     <3.0    <1.0     6900
          APR
            26...       .54       .75      .14     .25     2240      491      K9.0      K28     <3.0    <1.0     2500
          JUN
            01...       .57       .81      --      .22     2280      523     K63         80      --       --     3100
            28...       .55      1.2       .20     .36     2730      428    K300       K660      9.0     5.0     6200
          JUL
            20...       .89       --       .14     .28     1750      441      40         84     <3.0    <1.0     4600
          AUG
            23...      1.0       1.4       .19     .38     1710      397     K60       6800    <20      <7.0     4200
          SEP
            21...       .59      1.1       .25     .29     2020      523     K68       K368    <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
            28...       <1        4        93      <1       120      <1        2       3       1800      <1        99
          DEC
            14...       <1        4        91      <1       160      <1        2       3       2000      <1       110
          FEB
            08...       <1        2        84      <1        93      <1       <1      <1        430      <1        26
          MAR
            29...       <1        6       120      <1       130      <1       11       9       8800       3       230
          APR
            26...       <1        3       100      <1       130      <1        4       9       3300      <1       170
          JUN
            01...       <1        4       120      <1       160      <1        5       6       4000       2       200
            28...       <1        6       150      <1       140      <1       10      13       8300       7       340
          JUL
            20...       <1        7       140      <1       160      <1        7       9.7     6100       4       270
          AUG
            23...       <1        4       130      <1       170      <1        7       7       5400       4       250
          SEP
            21...       <1        5        80      <1       150      <1       <1       2        <10      <1       <10


                                                  THAL-                      SEDI-     SED.     SED.     SED.     SED.
                                                  LIUM,                      MENT,     SUSP.    SUSP.    SUSP.    SUSP.
                      NICKEL,   SELE-   SILVER,   TOTAL    ZINC,    SEDI-     DIS-     FALL     FALL     FALL    SIEVE
                       TOTAL    NIUM,    TOTAL    RECOV-   TOTAL    MENT,   CHARGE,    DIAM.    DIAM.    DIAM.    DIAM.
                      RECOVER   TOTAL   RECOVER   ERABLE  RECOVER   SUS-      SUS-   % FINER  % FINER  % FINER  % FINER
              DATE     -ABLE    (UG/L    -ABLE    (UG/L    -ABLE    PENDED   PENDED    THAN     THAN     THAN     THAN
                       (UG/L)   AS SE)   (UG/L)   AS TL)   (UG/L)   (MG/L)  (T/DAY)  .002 MM  .004 MM  .016 MM  .062 MM
                      (01074)  (01147)  (01079)  (01128)  (01094)  (80154)  (80155)  (70337)  (70338)  (70340)  (70331)

          OCT
            28...        5       <1       <1       <1       10        65      164       --       --       --      99
          DEC
            14...        6       <1       <1       <1        9       106      446       --       --       --      98
          FEB
            08...        3       <1       <4       <1        6        12       26       --       --       --      99
          MAR
            29...       12       <1       <1       <1       30       257     2430       --       --       --      99
          APR
            26...        7        1       <1       <1       20       164      748       --       --       --      99
          JUN
            01...        8       <1       <1       <1       15       187      813       --       --       --      99
            28...       35       <1       <1       <1       62       298     1900      67       72       87       99
          JUL
            20...       12       <1       <1       <1       24       310     1230       --       --       --      99
          AUG
            23...       10       <1       <1       <1       25       193      829       --       --       --      98
          SEP
            21...        5       <1       <1       <1        7       179      691       --       --       --      89

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