RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN

                                             05056340 LITTLE COULEE NEAR LEEDS, ND

LOCATION.--Lat 48o14'37", long 99o22'23", in NE1/4NE1/4SE1/4 sec.15, T.155 N., R.68 W., Benson County, Hydrologic Unit 09020201,
   at bridge 3.5 miles southeast of Leeds.

DRAINAGE AREA.--320 mi2, of which about 150 mi2 is probably noncontributing.

                                                    WATER-DISCHARGE RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD.-- March 1998 to current year.

GAGE.--Nonrecording gage. This station was moved upstream from 05056390 Little Coulee near Brinsmade due to rising water from
   Devils Lake. Records may not be equivalent to prior locations due to change in drainage area. Elevation of gage is 1,480 ft
   above sea level, from topographic map.

REMARKS.--Records fair except for period of estimated discharge, which are poor.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum observed discharge, 269 ft3/s, Apr. 23, 1999 gage height, 66.30 ft; maximum gage height
   observed 66.41 ft, Apr. 13, 16, 18 and 19, 1999; no flow for several days.

EXTREMES FOR CURRENT YEAR.--Maximum observed discharge, 269 ft3/s, Apr. 23, gage height, 66.30 ft; maximum gage height observed
   66.41 ft, Apr. 13, 16, 18 and 19; no flow for several days.

                           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      154      207      171     59        5.6     9.4
           2       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---     e.00      154      197      165     55        5.0    10
           3       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---     e.00      153      193      158     51        4.7    11
           4       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---     e.00      146      190      156     51        3.9    12
           5       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---     e.00      137      188      152     49        2.5    13

           6       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---     e.00      130      189      150     42        1.6   e13
           7       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---     e.00      126      192      140     36        2.0   e12
           8       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---     e.00      132      181      137     36        1.8    e9.6
           9       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---     e.00      188      174      137     37        3.7    e8.2
          10       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---     e.00      210      182      133     34        2.0    e7.0

          11       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---     e.00      227      198      127     30        1.5    e6.0
          12       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---     e.00      238      209      124     25        2.0    e5.0
          13       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---     e.05      251      213     e117     22        3.7    e4.3
          14       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---     e.11      250      209     e110     22        4.7    e3.6
          15       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---     e.12      249      228      103     28        8.2    e3.0

          16       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---     e.14      254      229      100     27       15      e2.6
          17       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---     e.17      256      234       95     25       12      e2.2
          18       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---     e.22      260      239       89     23       14      e1.8
          19       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---     e.28      263      232       91     23       13      e1.6
          20       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---     e.32      264      229       89     23       12      e1.4

          21       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---     e.40      266      224       88     20       11      e1.2
          22       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---     e.45      265      222       86     18       14      e1.0
          23       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---     e.50      267      235       88     20       11       e.82
          24       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---     e.54      260      236       83     18        7.9     e.72
          25       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---     e.56      257      235       71     19        7.0     e.62

          26       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---     e.60      247      205       70    e18        6.4     e.52
          27       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---     e.66      238      204       69     18        5.3     e.45
          28       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---     e.90      230      193       68     20        3.9     e.39
          29       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---   e10         225      190       62     10        3.9     e.33
          30       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---   e80         223     e185       64     e8.0      5.6     e.29
          31       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---   152         ---      179      ---      6.7      7.0      ---

         TOTAL     ---      ---      ---      ---      ---   248.02     6520     6421     3293    873.7    201.9   143.04
         MEAN      ---      ---      ---      ---      ---     8.00      217      207      110     28.2     6.51     4.77
         MAX       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      152      267      239      171       59       15       13
         MIN       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      .00      126      174       62      6.7      1.5      .29
         AC-FT     ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      492    12930    12740     6530     1730      400      284

         e  Estimated

                                                     WATER-QUALITY RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD.--Water year 1998 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
            23...       1000      .50      --       --       --       --     -2.0       .5       --       --       --
            31...       1820   152         --       --       --      802      3.0      3.0       --       --       --
          APR
            08...       1305   134         --       --       --      555     13.0      2.5       --       --       --
            15...       0905   249        8.1       --      400      392      2.0      3.5      140      30       15
          MAY
            03...       1305   189         --       --       --      470     16.0     14.0       --       --       --
          JUN
            10...       1645   133         --       --       --      682     22.5     21.5       --       --       --
          AUG
            04...       0815     3.9      7.9      7.9      827      835     17.0     20.0      320      65       37


                                                                 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
                 23...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --
                 31...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --
               APR
                 08...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --
                 15...       10        .9      26       24       105      11        .10      91    181        269
               MAY
                 03...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --
               JUN
                 10...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --
               AUG
                 04...       23       1        26       56       257      12        .20     190      5.95     565


                           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
                 23...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --
                 31...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --
               APR
                 08...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --
                 15...       244       3       60      <1.0      20        50      <.1     <1.0       1       150
               MAY
                 03...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --
               JUN
                 10...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --
               AUG
                 04...       538      11       30      <1.0      70       130      <.1      1.0       1       350

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