RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN

                                            05056222  MORRISON LAKE NEAR WEBSTER, ND

LOCATION.--Lat 48o15'35", long 98o50'48", in NW1/4 sec.11, T.155 N., R.64 W., Ramsey County, Hydrologic Unit 09020201, on
   northwest shoreline of Morrison Lake, and 2 mi southeast of Webster.

DRAINAGE AREA.--501 mi2, approximately.

                                                      GAGE-HEIGHT RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD.--March 1985 to current year.

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,400.00 ft above sea level.

REMARKS.--Stage frequently affected by wind.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum gage height recorded, 62.60 ft, Apr. 27-28, 1997; minimum recorded, 53.35 ft,
   Sept. 17, 1991.

EXTREMES FOR CURRENT YEAR.--Maximum gage height recorded, 60.87 ft, Apr. 16; minimum recorded, 58.27 ft, Oct. 4.

                                  GAGE HEIGHT, FEET, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1998 TO SEPTEMBER 1999
                                                        DAILY MEAN VALUES

         DAY       OCT      NOV      DEC      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN      JUL      AUG      SEP

           1     58.43    58.48      ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      ---    58.76    58.72    58.74
           2     58.39    58.48      ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      ---    58.77    58.71    58.73
           3     58.36    58.50      ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      ---    58.78    58.70    58.72
           4     58.32    58.50      ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      ---    58.79    58.68    58.74
           5     58.46    58.50      ---    58.51      ---      ---      ---   e58.96      ---    58.74      ---    58.77

           6     58.53    58.50      ---      ---      ---      ---      ---   e58.96      ---    58.73      ---    58.80
           7     58.54    58.48      ---      ---      ---      ---      ---   e58.83      ---    58.73      ---    58.77
           8     58.42    58.54      ---      ---      ---      ---      ---   e58.84      ---    58.87      ---    58.71
           9     58.56    58.51      ---      ---      ---      ---      ---   e58.95      ---    58.74      ---    58.67
          10     58.48    58.57      ---      ---      ---    58.56      ---   e58.89    58.88    58.74      ---    58.71

          11     58.43    58.62      ---      ---      ---      ---      ---   e58.79    58.87    58.74      ---    58.74
          12     58.48    58.61      ---      ---      ---      ---      ---   e58.80    58.82    58.75      ---    58.73
          13     58.51    58.58      ---      ---      ---      ---      ---   e58.87    58.79    58.75      ---    58.69
          14     58.42    58.53      ---      ---      ---      ---    60.82   e58.96    58.78    58.75      ---    58.70
          15     58.57    58.47      ---      ---      ---      ---    60.85   e58.88    58.77    58.76      ---    58.73

          16     58.51    58.47      ---      ---      ---      ---    60.78   e58.85    58.76    58.76      ---    58.74
          17     58.45    58.47      ---      ---      ---      ---    60.76   e58.84    58.73    58.76    58.83    58.74
          18     58.50    58.51      ---      ---      ---      ---    60.79   e58.89    58.70    58.77    58.82    58.71
          19     58.49    58.57      ---      ---      ---      ---    60.79   e58.96    58.70    58.77    58.83    58.67
          20     58.53    58.65      ---      ---      ---      ---      ---   e58.86    58.69    58.80    58.83    58.69

          21     58.54    58.69      ---      ---      ---      ---      ---   e58.86    58.69    58.77    58.83    58.69
          22     58.54    58.69      ---      ---      ---      ---      ---   e58.88    58.70    58.77    58.83    58.68
          23     58.54    58.67      ---      ---      ---      ---      ---   e58.77    58.69    58.76    58.81    58.67
          24     58.53    58.66      ---      ---      ---      ---      ---   e58.75    58.65    58.76    58.82    58.67
          25     58.53    58.66      ---      ---      ---      ---      ---   e58.71    58.64    58.75    58.84    58.66

          26     58.52    58.64      ---      ---      ---      ---      ---   e58.80    58.75    58.75    58.82    58.65
          27     58.54    58.62      ---      ---      ---      ---      ---   e58.60    58.73    58.75    58.80    58.65
          28     58.50    58.56      ---      ---      ---      ---      ---   e58.79    58.74    58.74    58.77    58.63
          29     58.52    58.53      ---      ---      ---      ---      ---   e58.71    58.76    58.73    58.75    58.64
          30     58.52    58.53      ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      ---    58.76    58.73    58.76    58.56
          31     58.54      ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      ---    58.73    58.76      ---

         MEAN    58.49    58.56      ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      ---    58.76      ---    58.70
         MAX     58.57    58.69      ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      ---    58.87      ---    58.80
         MIN     58.32    58.47      ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      ---    58.73      ---    58.56

         e  Estimated

                                                     WATER-QUALITY RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD.--Water year 1993 to current year.


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

                                     DEPTH    DEPTH     PH       SPE-
                                     TO TOP  TO BOT-   WATER    CIFIC    HARD-             MAGNE-   POTAS-   SODIUM
                                       OF    TOM OF    WHOLE     CON-    NESS    CALCIUM    SIUM,    SIUM,     AD-
                                     SAMPLE   SAMPLE    LAB     DUCT-    TOTAL    DIS-      DIS-     DIS-    SORP-
                                     INTER-   INTER-  (STAND-   ANCE     (MG/L    SOLVED   SOLVED   SOLVED    TION
                   DATE      TIME   VAL(IN   VAL(IN     ARD      LAB      AS      (MG/L    (MG/L    (MG/L    RATIO
                                    METERS)  METERS)   UNITS)  (US/CM)   CACO3)   AS CA)   AS MG)   AS K)
                                    (82047)  (82048)  (00403)  (90095)  (00900)  (00915)  (00925)  (00935)  (00931)

               OCT
                 20...       1635     .00      2.2      7.8     1080      340       63      44       19        2
               FEB
                 22...       1635     .80      2.1       --     1590      530      100      67       23        3
               MAY
                 11...       0800     .00      2.2      8.2      744      250       55      28       14        2
               JUL
                 19...       1705     .00      2.4       --      881      300       61      35       17        2


                                               ANC                                NITRO-   NITRO-   NITRO-   NITRO-
                                             UNFLTRD   CHLO-    FLUO-              GEN,   GEN,AM-    GEN,     GEN,
                                    SODIUM,  TIT 4.5   RIDE,    RIDE,   SULFATE  AMMONIA  MONIA +  NITRATE  NO2+NO3
                                     DIS-      LAB     DIS-      DIS-    DIS-      DIS-   ORGANIC    DIS-     DIS-
                                    SOLVED    (MG/L    SOLVED   SOLVED   SOLVED   SOLVED   TOTAL    SOLVED   SOLVED
                   DATE     SODIUM   (MG/L     AS      (MG/L    (MG/L    (MG/L    (MG/L    (MG/L    (MG/L    (MG/L
                           PERCENT   AS NA)   CACO3)   AS CL)   AS F)   AS SO4)   AS N)    AS N)    AS N)    AS N)
                           (00932)  (00930)  (90410)  (00940)  (00950)  (00945)  (00608)  (00625)  (00618)  (00631)

               OCT
                 20...       37       100      208      37       .20      330      .696     3.8      .163     .176
               FEB
                 22...       39       160      353      50       .20      500     2.03      5.5      .486     .508
               MAY
                 11...       33        60      173      21       .10      210      .097     2.4       --      .057
               JUL
                 19...       33        73      199      24       .10      240     <.020     1.6       --     <.050


                                                  NITRO-   PHOS-            SOLIDS,  SOLIDS,  CHLOR-A  CHLOR-B
                                NITRO-             GEN,   PHORUS            RESIDUE  SUM OF    PHYTO-   PHYTO-
                                 GEN,    NITRO-  NITRITE   ORTHO,   PHOS-   AT 180   CONSTI-   PLANK-   PLANK-
                               ORGANIC    GEN,     DIS-    DIS-    PHORUS    DEG. C  TUENTS,    TON      TON
                                TOTAL    TOTAL    SOLVED  SOLVED    TOTAL     DIS-     DIS-   CHROMO   CHROMO
                       DATE     (MG/L    (MG/L    (MG/L   (MG/L     (MG/L    SOLVED   SOLVED  FLUOROM  FLUOROM
                                AS N)    AS N)    AS N)   AS P)     AS P)    (MG/L)   (MG/L)   (UG/L)   (UG/L)
                               (00605)  (00600)  (00613)  (00671)  (00665)  (70300)  (70301)  (70953)  (70954)

                   OCT
                     20...       3.1      4.0      .013    .039     .209      762      720    17.0      <.100
                   FEB
                     22...       3.4      6.0      .022    .331     .404     1130     1120      .280    <.100
                   MAY
                     11...       2.3      2.5     <.010    .128     .305      526      493    15.2      E.250
                   JUL
                     19...        --       --     <.010    .053     .140      616      570    15.5       .400


                                                                    MANGA-            MOLYB-   SELE-    STRON-
                               ARSENIC   IRON,    LEAD,   LITHIUM   NESE,   MERCURY   DENUM,   NIUM,     TIUM,
                                 DIS-     DIS-     DIS-     DIS-     DIS-     DIS-     DIS-     DIS-     DIS-
                                SOLVED   SOLVED   SOLVED   SOLVED   SOLVED   SOLVED   SOLVED   SOLVED   SOLVED
                       DATE     (UG/L    (UG/L    (UG/L    (UG/L    (UG/L    (UG/L    (UG/L    (UG/L    (UG/L
                                AS AS)   AS FE)   AS PB)   AS LI)   AS MN)   AS HG)   AS MO)   AS SE)   AS SR)
                               (01000)  (01046)  (01049)  (01130)  (01056)  (71890)  (01060)  (01145)  (01080)

                   OCT
                     20...        6       40      <1.0      50        20      <.1      1.0       1       290
                   FEB
                     22...        5       40      <1.0      70       380      <.1      4.0       1       410
                   MAY
                     11...        4       10      <1.0      30        10      <.1      1.0      <1       320
                   JUL
                     19...        4       30      <1.0      40        30       .1      2.0      <1       280

                                                                     PH                       OXYGEN,
                                                           SPE-     WATER                       DIS-
                                                           CIFIC    WHOLE                      SOLVED
                                                   SAM-    CON-     FIELD   TEMPER-  OXYGEN,   (PER-
                                                  PLING    DUCT-   (STAND-   ATURE     DIS-     CENT
                                DATE      TIME    DEPTH    ANCE      ARD     WATER    SOLVED   SATUR-
                                                   (M)    (US/CM)   UNITS)  (DEG C)   (MG/L)   ATION)
                                                 (00098)  (00095)  (00400)  (00010)  (00300)  (00301)

                            OCT
                              20...       1630     .00     1070      8.0      5.3     11.9       99
                              20...       1631     .50     1070      8.1      5.3     11.7       --
                              20...       1632    1.0      1070      8.1      5.3     11.6       --
                              20...       1633    1.5      1070      8.1      5.3     11.5       --
                              20...       1634    2.2      1060      8.1      5.3     11.5       --
                            FEB
                              22...       1631     .75     1580      7.2       .5      3.8       28
                              22...       1632    1.0      1590      7.2       .5      3.7       --
                              22...       1633    1.5      1580      7.2      1.7      3.5       --
                              22...       1634    2.1      1600      7.2      3.0      3.0       --
                            MAY
                              11...       0755     .00      756      8.5      8.3     10.5       95
                              11...       0756    1.0       759      8.5      8.3     10.3       --
                              11...       0757    2.0       756      8.5      8.3     10.2       --
                            JUL
                              19...       1700     .00      857      8.6     24.1      9.7      123
                              19...       1701     .80      862      8.6     23.3     10.0       --
                              19...       1702    1.6       865      8.7     21.9      9.9       --
                              19...       1703    2.4       871      8.4     20.8      4.5       --


                                              BARO-                               WIND
                                              METRIC            TRANS-            DIREC-
                                              PRES-              PAR-              TION    WIND
                                               SURE   ICE        ENCY   TEMPER-   (DEG.    SPEED
                                               (MM    THICK-   (SECCHI   ATURE     FROM    (MILES
                                     DATE       OF    NESS      DISK)     AIR      TRUE     PER
                                               HG)    (FEET)     (IN)   (DEG C)   NORTH)   HOUR)
                                             (00025)  (82130)  (00077)  (00020)  (00036)  (00035)

                                 OCT
                                   20...       730       --      8.00    10.5      310      8.0
                                   20...        --       --       --       --       --       --
                                   20...        --       --       --       --       --       --
                                   20...        --       --       --       --       --       --
                                   20...        --       --       --       --       --       --
                                 FEB
                                   22...       728      2.50    59.0     -7.0      170      9.0
                                   22...        --       --       --       --       --       --
                                   22...        --       --       --       --       --       --
                                   22...        --       --       --       --       --       --
                                 MAY
                                   11...       718       --      6.00     9.0      180      6.0
                                   11...        --       --       --       --       --       --
                                   11...        --       --       --       --       --       --
                                 JUL
                                   19...       719       --     18.0     29.0      210     <5.0
                                   19...        --       --       --       --       --       --
                                   19...        --       --       --       --       --       --
                                   19...        --       --       --       --       --       --

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