RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN

                                           05054500  SHEYENNE RIVER ABOVE HARVEY, ND

LOCATION.--Lat 47o42'10", long 99o56'55", in SW1/4SE1/4 sec.24, T.149 N., R.73 W., Wells County, Hydrologic Unit 09020202, on
   right bank just downstream from county road, and 4.5 mi south of Harvey.

DRAINAGE AREA.--424 mi2, of which about 270 mi2 is probably noncontributing.

                                                    WATER-DISCHARGE RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD.--September 1955 to current year.

REVISED RECORDS.--WSP 1728: Drainage area.

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,547.30 ft above sea level.

REMARKS.--Records good except for periods of estimated discharge, which are poor.

                           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      1.4       1.9    e12       e7.9     e4.9     e9.2     e160       45       73       25     11         92
           2      1.5       1.9    e11       e7.8     e5.0    e12       e150       41       69       25     10         88
           3     e1.5       2.0     e9.7     e7.7     e4.8    e11       e145       38       63       24      9.8       85
           4     e2.9       1.9     e8.8     e7.5     e4.7    e12        139       46       58       24      9.0       83
           5     e3.3       2.0     e8.3     e7.5     e4.6    e14        134       60       52       23      8.4       81

           6     e3.6       2.0     e8.0     e7.3     e4.5    e16        127       69       50       22      7.8       76
           7     e3.0       2.0     e7.6     e7.2     e4.5    e17        120       83       52       21      7.4       73
           8     e2.5       2.2     e7.3     e7.1     e4.4    e19        125       94       48       22      6.9       69
           9     e1.9       2.5     e7.1     e6.9     e4.2    e21        138       89       46       22      6.8       64
          10      1.8     e11       e7.0     e6.8     e4.3    e23        153       87       43       21      6.5       58

          11      3.3     e17       e6.8     e6.6     e4.4    e24        173       99       40       20      4.7       53
          12      3.3     e15       e6.7     e6.5     e4.4    e25        169      112       38       19     30         51
          13      2.8     e13       e7.1     e6.4     e4.6    e24        143      127       36       18     26         48
          14      3.0     e11       e8.0     e6.2     e4.7    e23        126      124       34       19     44         45
          15      3.2     e10       e8.3     e6.3     e4.8    e27        115      140       33       19     76         42

          16      3.8      e9.4     e8.2     e6.4     e4.6    e40        109      172       31       19    117         40
          17      3.3      e8.3     e8.3     e6.6     e4.5    e80        102      222       30       18    111         38
          18      3.9      e9.8     e9.2     e6.8     e4.5   e125         96      221       28       19    104         36
          19      4.0     e15       e8.4     e6.7     e4.4   e180         89      191       27       20    100         34
          20      3.8     e15       e8.2     e6.6     e4.3   e250         83      170       29       19     95         32

          21      4.0     e14       e8.0     e6.4     e4.4   e170         79      156       26       19     90         30
          22      3.9     e16       e7.9     e6.2     e4.7   e160         74      148       24       19     88         29
          23      3.5     e18       e7.8     e5.9     e4.8   e145         71      137       23       19     90         28
          24      1.0     e18       e7.7     e5.7     e5.1    139         67      132       22       18     92         26
          25       .97    e20       e7.7     e5.4     e5.5    124         64      123       23       17     95         25

          26      1.4     e18       e8.0     e5.1     e6.2    111         61      113       31       16     99         26
          27      1.4     e17       e8.2     e4.9     e7.0    114         58      104       27       15    101         27
          28      1.4     e16       e8.7     e4.8     e7.9    128         55       94       25       14    100         25
          29      2.3     e15       e8.6     e4.7      ---    178         52       86       25       13     99         25
          30      2.6     e14       e8.2     e4.7      ---    181         49       81       25       12     99         24
          31      2.0       ---     e8.0     e4.8      ---    166        ---       78      ---       11     96        ---

         TOTAL   82.27    318.9    254.8    197.4    136.7   2568.2     3226     3482     1131      592   1840.3     1453
         MEAN     2.65     10.6     8.22     6.37     4.88     82.8      108      112     37.7     19.1     59.4     48.4
         MAX       4.0       20       12      7.9      7.9      250      173      222       73       25      117       92
         MIN       .97      1.9      6.7      4.7      4.2      9.2       49       38       22       11      4.7       24
         AC-FT     163      633      505      392      271     5090     6400     6910     2240     1170     3650     2880

         STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1956 - 1999, BY WATER YEAR (WY)

         MEAN     3.22     3.31     1.68      .78     2.79     32.0     43.0     20.6     9.09     7.59     4.01     2.81
         MAX      34.5     39.0     21.2     6.37     26.8      146      324      117     54.0     58.9     59.4     48.4
         (WY)     1995     1995     1995     1999     1983     1995     1997     1995     1971     1993     1999     1999
         MIN       .43      .26     .034     .000     .000     .000     2.13     1.59      .30     .071     .000     .061
         (WY)     1991     1977     1996     1959     1956     1969     1991     1977     1961     1961     1959     1976

         SUMMARY STATISTICS           FOR 1998 CALENDAR YEAR        FOR 1999 WATER YEAR           WATER YEARS 1956 - 1999

         ANNUAL TOTAL                        7480.51                   15282.57
         ANNUAL MEAN                           20.5                       41.9                       10.9
         HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN                                                                         43.5            1995
         LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN                                                                            .76           1961
         HIGHEST DAILY MEAN                   380     Mar 27             250     Mar 20             690       Apr 20 1979
         LOWEST DAILY MEAN                       .53  Aug 18                .97  Oct 25                .00    Jan 21 1956
         ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM                .66  Aug 17               1.6   Oct 24                .00    Jan 21 1956
         INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW                                       a 350     Mar 20            1000       Apr 20 1979
         INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE                                        b 9.29  Mar 20            b 10.76    Apr  6 1997
         INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW                                                                       .00    Jan 21 1956
         ANNUAL RUNOFF (AC-FT)              14840                      30310                       7920
         10 PERCENT EXCEEDS                    58                        124                         25
         50 PERCENT EXCEEDS                     6.4                       19                          1.7
         90 PERCENT EXCEEDS                      .92                       3.9                         .00

         a  About
         b  Backwater from ice
         e  Estimated

                                                     WATER-QUALITY RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD.--Water year 1972 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
            09...       1300      1.8      --       --       --     1340     19.5     10.3       --       --       --
          DEC
            08...       1030      7.3      --       --       --     1630     -3.0       .0       --       --       --
          FEB
            05...       1130      4.7      --       --       --     1490       --       .0       --       --       --
          MAR
            22...       1200    205       7.7      7.8      358      358      3.0       .7      100      22       12
            26...       1730    118        --       --       --      397     12.0      6.8       --       --       --
          APR
            08...       1415    129        --       --       --       --     10.5      7.5       --       --       --
            12...       1145    168        --       --       --      598      8.5      7.3       --       --       --
          MAY
            11...       1230     99        --       --       --     1070     10.0     13.0       --       --       --
          JUN
            30...       1315     25        --       --       --     1220     21.5     20.5       --       --       --
          AUG
            25...       1200     94       7.6      7.7     1190     1220     24.0     25.0      390      57       60


                                                                 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
                 09...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --
               DEC
                 08...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --
               FEB
                 05...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --
               MAR
                 22...       8.7       1       38        32      129      5.0       .10      55      137      247
                 26...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --
               APR
                 08...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --
                 12...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --
               MAY
                 11...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --
               JUN
                 30...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --
               AUG
                 25...      16         3       43       140      368     15         .20     300      227      890


                           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
                 09...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --
               DEC
                 08...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --
               FEB
                 05...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --
               MAR
                 22...       213       1       160     <1.0      20       120       .4     <1.0      <1       190
                 26...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --
               APR
                 08...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --
                 12...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --
               MAY
                 11...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --
               JUN
                 30...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --
               AUG
                 25...       810       6        80     <1.0      90        90      <.1     <1.0      <1       410

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