RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN

                                               05056410  CHANNEL A NEAR PENN, ND

LOCATION.--Lat 48o10'00", long 98o58'47", in SE1/4SW1/4SW1/4 sec.11, T.154 N., R.65 W., Ramsey County, Hydrologic Unit 09020201,
   on right bank 200 ft upstream from U.S. Highway 2, 9 mi northwest of Devils Lake, and 7 mi southeast of Penn.

DRAINAGE AREA.--930 mi2, approximately.

                                                    WATER-DISCHARGE RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1983 to current year.

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,400.00 ft above sea level. Prior to Oct. 1, 1985, water-stage recorder at same
   site at datum of 1,437.31 ft.

REMARKS.--Records poor. Flow regulated by gate control on Dry Lake (station 05056241), 3 mi upstream. Gage in backwater due to
   rising lake level of Devils Lake.

EXTREMES FOR CURRENT YEAR.--Maximum discharge, about 1,320 ft3/s, Apr. 19; minimum discharge, 0.10 ft3/s on many 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.10     e110     e970   e37        e.10     e.10     e.10
           2       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---     e.10     e100     e940   e35        e.11     e.10     e.10
           3       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---     e.10     e130     e910   e33        e.11     e.10     e.10
           4       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---     e.10     e175     e880   e32        e.11     e.10     e.12
           5       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---     e.10     e225     e847   e30        e.11     e.10     e.10

           6       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---     e.10     e300     e815   e28        e.10     e.10     e.10
           7       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---     e.10     e370     e790   e27        e.10     e.10     e.10
           8       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---     e.10     e437     e755   e26        e.12     e.10     e.10
           9       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---     e.10     e540     e730   e24        e.12     e.10     e.10
          10       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---     e.10     e660     e695   e23        e.10     e.10     e.10

          11       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---     e.10     e800     e665   e22        e.10     e.11     e.10
          12       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---     e.10     e940     e640   e21        e.10     e.12     e.11
          13       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---     e.10    e1100     e610   e19        e.10     e.11     e.10
          14       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---     e.10    e1200     e580    e2.0      e.10     e.10     e.10
          15       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---     e.10    e1250     e555     e.10     e.13     e.13     e.10

          16       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---     e.10    e1290     e530     e.10     e.10     e.11     e.10
          17       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---     e.10    e1300     e505     e.10     e.10     e.10     e.10
          18       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---     e.10    e1310     e480     e.10     e.10     e.10     e.10
          19       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---     e.10    e1320     e460     e.10     e.10     e.10     e.10
          20       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---     e.11    e1310     e434     e.10     e.10     e.10     e.10

          21       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---     e.12    e1300     e415     e.10     e.10     e.10     e.10
          22       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---     e.13    e1270     e390     e.10     e.11     e.10     e.10
          23       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---     e.14    e1230     e365     e.10     e.10     e.10     e.10
          24       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---     e.16    e1200     e345     e.11     e.10     e.10     e.10
          25       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---     e.25    e1170     e330     e.13     e.10     e.10     e.10

          26       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---     e.90    e1140     e310     e.11     e.10     e.10     e.10
          27       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---    e2.7     e1100     e290     e.10     e.10     e.10     e.10
          28       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---   e10       e1070     e270     e.10     e.10     e.10     e.10
          29       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---   e30       e1030     e100     e.11     e.10     e.10     e.10
          30       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---   e83       e1000      e41     e.10     e.10     e.10     e.10
          31       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---  e120         ---      e39      ---     e.10     e.10      ---

         TOTAL     ---      ---      ---      ---      ---   249.41    26377    16686   360.66     3.22     3.18     3.03
         MEAN      ---      ---      ---      ---      ---     8.05      879      538     12.0      .10      .10      .10
         MAX       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      120     1320      970       37      .13      .13      .12
         MIN       ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      .10      100       39      .10      .10      .10      .10
         AC-FT     ---      ---      ---      ---      ---      495    52320    33100      715      6.4      6.3      6.0

         STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1984 - 1999, BY WATER YEAR (WY)

         MEAN     40.9     31.0     6.19      .21      .26     18.1      311      260     67.8     41.0     92.2     48.9
         MAX       184      132     44.5     1.88     2.80      130     1178     1364      425      374     1241      684
         (WY)     1994     1998     1998     1998     1984     1995     1995     1997     1997     1997     1993     1993
         MIN      .000     .010     .005     .000     .000     .000     .098     .049     .028     .000     .010     .010
         (WY)     1984     1990     1990     1985     1986     1990     1991     1990     1989     1988     1989     1988

         SUMMARY STATISTICS                  WATER YEARS 1984 - 1999

         ANNUAL MEAN                          a 73.4
         HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN                 a 259              1997
         LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN                     a .048          1991
         HIGHEST DAILY MEAN                   2000       May  1 1997
         LOWEST DAILY MEAN                        .00    Oct  1 1983
         ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM                 .00    Oct  1 1983
         INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW              2050       Apr 30 1997
         INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE             b 45.74    May  5 1997
         ANNUAL RUNOFF (AC-FT)             a 53150
         10 PERCENT EXCEEDS                    207
         50 PERCENT EXCEEDS                       .28
         90 PERCENT EXCEEDS                       .00

         a  Based on complete water years only (1984-98)
         b  Backwater from Devils Lake
         e  Estimated

                                                     WATER-QUALITY RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD.--Water year 1984 to current year.


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

                                 DIS-    BARO-   OXYGEN,             PH       PH       SPE-
                               CHARGE,   METRIC    DIS-             WATER    WATER    CIFIC    SPE-
                                INST.    PRES-    SOLVED            WHOLE    WHOLE     CON-    CIFIC
                                CUBIC     SURE    (PER-   OXYGEN,   FIELD     LAB     DUCT-    CON-    TEMPER-  TEMPER-
                                 FEET     (MM      CENT     DIS-   (STAND-  (STAND-   ANCE     DUCT-    ATURE    ATURE
              DATE      TIME     PER       OF     SATUR-   SOLVED    ARD      ARD      LAB     ANCE      AIR     WATER
                                SECOND    HG)     ATION)   (MG/L)   UNITS)   UNITS)  (US/CM)  (US/CM)  (DEG C)  (DEG C)
                               (00061)  (00025)  (00301)  (00300)  (00400)  (00403)  (90095)  (00095)  (00020)  (00010)

          APR
            08...       0840     437      720       63      8.5      7.9      7.6     1460     1490      3.5       .5
            14...       1515    1200       --       --       --       --       --       --      541     10.0      4.0
            23...       1600    1230      737      115     14.1      8.4       --      545      537     13.0      5.0
          MAY
            05...       0940     847      705       78      7.3      8.8       --      562      622     17.0     15.0
          JUN
            10...       1310      23      725       80      6.7      8.0      8.1      784      805     21.5     21.5


                                                                                       ANC
                       HARD-             MAGNE-   POTAS-   SODIUM                    UNFLTRD   CHLO-    FLUO-
                       NESS    CALCIUM    SIUM,    SIUM,     AD-            SODIUM,  TIT 4.5   RIDE,    RIDE,   SULFATE
                       TOTAL    DIS-      DIS-     DIS-    SORP-             DIS-      LAB     DIS-      DIS-    DIS-
                       (MG/L    SOLVED   SOLVED   SOLVED    TION            SOLVED    (MG/L    SOLVED   SOLVED   SOLVED
              DATE      AS      (MG/L    (MG/L    (MG/L    RATIO    SODIUM   (MG/L     AS      (MG/L    (MG/L    (MG/L
                       CACO3)   AS CA)   AS MG)   AS K)            PERCENT   AS NA)   CACO3)   AS CL)   AS F)   AS SO4)
                      (00900)  (00915)  (00925)  (00935)  (00931)  (00932)  (00930)  (90410)  (00940)  (00950)  (00945)

          APR
            08...       510      96       65       25        2       33       120      360      46        .20     400
            14...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --
            23...       190      42       21       12        1       27        36      128      16        .10     130
          MAY
            05...       200      45       22       13        1       26        36      139      14        .10     140
          JUN
            10...       290      63       31       17        1       29        58      206      19        .20     200


                       NITRO-   NITRO-   NITRO-   NITRO-                     NITRO-   PHOS-                     SOLIDS,
                        GEN,   GEN,AM-    GEN,     GEN,    NITRO-             GEN,   PHORUS            SOLIDS,  RESIDUE
                      AMMONIA  MONIA +  NITRATE  NO2+NO3    GEN,    NITRO-  NITRITE   ORTHO,   PHOS-     DIS-   AT 180
                        DIS-   ORGANIC    DIS-     DIS-   ORGANIC    GEN,     DIS-    DIS-    PHORUS    SOLVED   DEG. C
                       SOLVED   TOTAL    SOLVED   SOLVED   TOTAL    TOTAL    SOLVED  SOLVED    TOTAL    (TONS     DIS-
              DATE     (MG/L    (MG/L    (MG/L    (MG/L    (MG/L    (MG/L    (MG/L   (MG/L     (MG/L     PER     SOLVED
                       AS N)    AS N)    AS N)    AS N)    AS N)    AS N)    AS N)   AS P)     AS P)     DAY)    (MG/L)
                      (00608)  (00625)  (00618)  (00631)  (00605)  (00600)  (00613)  (00671)  (00665)  (70302)  (70300)

          APR
            08...      3.22      7.8      .607     .637     4.6      8.5      .030     .703     .967   1170       988
            14...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --
            23...       .352     2.0     1.13     1.16      1.6      3.1      .038     .232     .418   1230       369
          MAY
            05...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --     874       382
          JUN
            10...       .060     1.5      .347     .367     1.4      1.8      .020     .368     .499     32.5     516


                           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)

               APR
                 08...       979       5       90      <1.0      70      1100      <.1     <1.0       1       390
                 14...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --
                 23...       341       3       40       1.0      30       150      <.1     <1.0      <1       200
               MAY
                 05...       354       4       50      <1.0      30        50      <.1     <1.0      <1       210
               JUN
                 10...       515       8       30       1.0      30       210      <.1      1.0      <1       310

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