RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN

                                       05056215  EDMORE COULEE TRIBUTARY NEAR WEBSTER, ND

LOCATION.--Lat 48o15'59", long 98o40'50", in NW1/4NW1/4 sec.7, T.155 N., R.62 W., Ramsey County, Hydrologic Unit 09020201, on
   upstream side of bridge on county road, 9 mi east and 1 mi south of Webster.

DRAINAGE AREA.--148 mi2, approximately, of which about 44 mi2 is probably noncontributing.

                                                    WATER-DISCHARGE RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD.--March 1986 to current year (seasonal records only). Discharge record available for 1986 water year in files
   of the District office.

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,400 ft above sea level, from topographic map. Prior to October 1986 nonrecording
   gage at present site and datum.

REMARKS.--Records poor.

EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--Flood in spring of 1959 reached a stage of about 75.00 ft, from conversation with local
   residents.

EXTREMES FOR CURRENT YEAR.--Maximum discharge, about 700 ft3/s, Apr. 1, maximum gage height observed, 73.38 ft, Mar. 31,
   backwater from ice; no flow for many days.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 1,390 ft3/s, Apr. 25, 1997, gage height, 74.41 ft; maximum gage height, 75.06
   ft, Aug. 2, 1993.

                           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     e700       46     15       53       2.4      8.2
           2       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---     e.00     e670       39     12       48       1.8      7.0
           3       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---     e.00     e580       35      8.1     47       1.9      6.8
           4       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---     e.00     e480       31      6.5     46       2.0      7.1
           5       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---     e.00     e390       31      5.5     44       1.9      9.1

           6       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---     e.00     e320       34      4.5     41       1.7     11
           7       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---     e.00     e282       37      4.2     35       1.4     11
           8       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---     e.00     e305       35      3.8     34       1.1     11
           9       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---     e.00     e335       44      3.4     32        .77    11
          10       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---     e.00     e365       59      3.4     27        .56     9.5

          11       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---     e.00     e400       70      3.1     24        .36     7.7
          12       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---     e.00     e435       73      2.6     19        .61     6.5
          13       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---     e.00     e450       68      2.5     21        .91     5.4
          14       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---     e.00     e290       69      3.1     20        .94     4.4
          15       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---     e.00      282       80      3.8     17        .99     4.2

          16       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---     e.00      260       81      4.5     18      21        4.0
          17       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---     e.00      243       79      5.3     15      27        3.9
          18       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---     e.00      227       80      6.2     13      22        3.8
          19       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---     e.00      208       80      6.7     11      29        3.6
          20       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---     e.00      200       74      6.9     11      29        3.1

          21       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---     e.00      201       68      7.0     11      24        2.8
          22       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---     e.00      176       62      7.0     23      19        2.7
          23       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---     e.01      152       62      7.2     25      17        2.4
          24       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---     e.04      129       58      6.7     23      15        1.9
          25       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---     e.25      110       51      6.3     18      14        1.7

          26       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---     e.50       98       43     34       14      13        1.5
          27       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---    e3.0        91       38     48       11      12        1.4
          28       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---   e11          77       31     61       11      12        1.1
          29       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---   e35          63       26     67        7.2    11         .92
          30       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---  e150          54       22     62        4.8    10         .78
          31       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---  e462         ---       19      ---      3.2     9.0       ---

         TOTAL     ---      ---      ---      ---      ---   661.80     8573     1625    417.3    727.2   303.34   155.50
         MEAN      ---      ---      ---      ---      ---     21.3      286     52.4     13.9     23.5     9.79     5.18
         MAX       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      462      700       81       67       53       29       11
         MIN       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      .00       54       19      2.5      3.2      .36      .78
         AC-FT     ---      ---      ---      ---      ---     1310    17000     3220      828     1440      602      308

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

               MAR
                 29...       1820     35        --       --       --      4.5      1.5       --       --       --
                 31...       1410    462        --       --      468      7.0      1.6       --       --       --
               APR
                 07...       0915    282       8.1      500      497      5.0       .5      160      39       16
                 14...       0915    287        --       --      488      5.0      8.0       --       --       --
               MAY
                 03...       1705     34        --       --      993     22.0     17.0       --       --       --
               JUN
                 08...       1340      3.7      --       --     1300     26.5     23.6       --       --       --
               AUG
                 03...       1015      1.9     7.2      899      908     20.0     19.0      320      64       38


                                                                 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
                 29...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --
                 31...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --
               APR
                 07...       11        1       30       35       106      10        .10     140    244        321
                 14...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --
               MAY
                 03...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --
               JUN
                 08...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --
               AUG
                 03...       13        2       35       81       271      23        .20     200      2.98     588


                           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
                 29...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --
                 31...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --
               APR
                 07...       315       3       80      <1.0      20       10       <.1     <1.0       1       150
                 14...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --
               MAY
                 03...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --
               JUN
                 08...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --
               AUG
                 03...       582       6       40      <1.0      60       50       <.1     <1.0      <1       350

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