RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN

                                    05056060  MAUVAIS COULEE TRIBUTARY NO. 3 NEAR CANDO, ND

LOCATION.--Lat 48o27'28", long 99o13'24", in NE1/4NW1/4 sec.6, T.157 N., R.66 W., Towner County, Hydrologic Unit 09020201, at
   bridge 2.1 mi south of Cando.

DRAINAGE AREA.--60.2 mi2.

                                                    WATER-DISCHARGE RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD.--1955-71 (annual maximum discharges only), 1986-88 (discharge measurements only), March 1989 to current year
   (seasonal records only since 1989).

GAGE.--Nonrecording gage. Elevation of gage is 1,460 ft above sea level, from topographic map. Prior to 1986 gage was at
   different datum.

REMARKS.--Records poor.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 2,300 ft3/s, Apr. 14, 1969, gage height, 9.35 ft, datum then in use.

EXTREMES FOR CURRENT PERIOD.--Maximum discharge, about 800 ft3/s, Apr. 11; maximum gage height observed, 8.42 ft, Apr. 13; no
   flow much of the time.

                           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       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---     e.00      e69      e21    e40       e5.6    e25      e1.2
           2       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---     e.00      e62      e18    e35       e5.4    e20      e1.1
           3       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---     e.00      e61      e16    e31       e5.2    e17       e.96
           4       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---     e.00      e75      e14    e28       e4.9    e15       e.84
           5       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---     e.00     e110      e14    e24       e4.6    e13       e.70

           6       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---     e.00     e145      e16    e21       e4.4    e11       e.62
           7       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---     e.00     e240      e20    e18       e4.1     e9.7     e.55
           8       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---     e.00     e400      e30    e16       e3.9     e8.6     e.50
           9       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---     e.00     e600      e40    e14       e3.7     e7.5     e.44
          10       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---     e.00     e740      e50    e13       e3.5     e6.5     e.38

          11       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---     e.00     e780      e60    e12       e3.4     e6.6     e.34
          12       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---     e.00     e740      e80    e14       e3.3     e6.4     e.31
          13       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---     e.00     e709     e110    e14       e3.2     e6.0     e.28
          14       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---     e.00     e570     e130    e14       e3.1     e6.1     e.26
          15       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---     e.00     e460     e170    e13       e3.5     e5.9     e.24

          16       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---     e.00     e370     e210    e12       e4.2     e5.6     e.22
          17       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---     e.00     e300     e250    e11       e5.1     e5.2     e.20
          18       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---     e.00     e230     e230    e11       e6.3     e4.9     e.18
          19       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---     e.00     e185     e208    e10       e8.0     e4.6     e.17
          20       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---     e.00     e150     e190     e9.6    e10       e4.3     e.15

          21       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---     e.00     e120     e170     e9.0    e12       e4.1     e.14
          22       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---     e.00      e90     e150     e8.8    e14       e3.8     e.13
          23       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---     e.00      e75     e130     e8.5    e17       e3.6     e.12
          24       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---     e.01      e65     e115     e8.1    e19       e3.3     e.11
          25       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---     e.03      e55     e100     e7.8    e23       e2.8     e.10

          26       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---     e.20      e45      e87     e7.5    e25       e2.5     e.10
          27       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---    e1.0       e39      e76     e7.1    e27       e2.2     e.09
          28       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---    e5.0       e33      e68     e6.8    e29       e2.0     e.08
          29       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---   e20         e29      e59     e6.5    e33       e1.7     e.07
          30       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---   e62         e24      e53     e6.0    e35       e1.6     e.07
          31       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---   e75         ---      e46      ---    e30       e1.4      ---

         TOTAL     ---      ---      ---      ---      ---   163.24     7571     2931    436.7    359.4    217.9    10.65
         MEAN      ---      ---      ---      ---      ---     5.27      252     94.5     14.6     11.6     7.03      .35
         MAX       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---       75      780      250       40       35       25      1.2
         MIN       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      .00       24       14      6.0      3.1      1.4      .07
         AC-FT     ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      324    15020     5810      866      713      432       21

         e  Estimated


                                                     WATER-QUALITY RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD.--Water year 1986 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)

          MAR
            30...       1810      62       --       --       --       --      4.5      1.0       --       --       --
          APR
            06...       1440     145       --       --       --      498      5.0      1.5       --       --       --
            13...       1140     709      7.9      7.7      387      383     13.0      8.0      160      37       17
            22...       1305      90       --       --       --      627     10.0      8.0       --       --       --
          MAY
            04...       1345      14       --       --       --      904     21.5     17.0       --       --       --
          JUN
            09...       0925      14       --       --       --     1040     18.0     21.0       --       --       --
          AUG
            02...       1600      20      7.6       --      900      924     24.5     22.0      420      80       54


                                                                 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)

               MAR
                 30...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --
               APR
                 06...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --
                 13...       9.4       .4      12       11       115      7.1       .10      74     513       268
                 22...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --
               MAY
                 04...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --
               JUN
                 09...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --
               AUG
                 02...      12        1        19       46       272     15         .20     210      36.0     666


                           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)

               MAR
                 30...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --
               APR
                 06...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --
                 13...       225       3       70       6.0      20       20       <.1     <1.0       1       150
                 22...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --
               MAY
                 04...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --
               JUN
                 09...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --
               AUG
                 02...       581       6       70      <1.0      50       30       <.1     <1.0      <1       380

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