RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN

                                             05058700  SHEYENNE RIVER AT LISBON, ND

LOCATION.--Lat 46o26'49", long 97o40'44", on line between secs.1 and 2, T.134 N., R.56 W., Ransom County, Hydrologic Unit
   09020204, on left bank 150 ft downstream from dam at State Fish Hatchery at north edge of city of Lisbon, 3 mi upstream from
   Timber Coulee, and at mile 162.1.

DRAINAGE AREA.--8,190 mi2, approximately, of which about 5,700 mi2 is probably noncontributing, including 3,800 mi2 in closed
   basins.

                                                    WATER-DISCHARGE RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD.--September 1956 to current year.

REVISED RECORDS.--WSP 1728: Drainage area.

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,066.46 ft above sea level.

REMARKS.--Records good except for period of estimated discharge, which are poor. Flow regulated by Lake Ashtabula (station
   05057500) 108.5 mi upstream.

                           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        43      123      194      e96     e110     e600     2470      947     1020      440      281      390
           2        43      117     e185      e95     e115     e640     2610      895     1010      452      275      425
           3        40      100     e180      e95     e115     e650     2750      794      977      484      278      530
           4        45      104     e160      e93     e115     e600     2850      761      812      607      273      552
           5        63      341     e140      e94     e115     e530     2810      789      677      687      249      625

           6        67      380      127      e94     e113     e500     2710      806      574      738      243      776
           7        67      364      118      e94     e113     e470     2680      819      508      742      241      748
           8        77      366      144      e94     e113     e450     2710      852      509      620      222      703
           9        67      369      168      e93     e112     e430     2780      973      895      420      181      522
          10        57      392      143      e91     e112     e440     2730     1250     1240      361      136      459

          11        57      395      136      e91     e110     e440     2680     1530     1580      350      125      394
          12        59      378      128      e95     e110     e450     2680     1920     1790      400      139      296
          13        63      339      129      e97     e110     e450     2650     2180     1570      441      201      262
          14        65     e330      125      e97     e108     e450     2650     2340     1170      440      275      256
          15        69     e330      119      e98     e107     e470     2570     2480      889      439      350      238

          16        65     e310      106      e98     e107     e520     2420     2500      757      447      427      231
          17       118     e290      e96      e98     e105     e600     2360     2450      711      544      393      226
          18       154     e270      e86      e98     e105     e700     2330     2240      613      574      318      220
          19       224      253      e77     e100     e100    e1000     2320     2070      546      571      291      214
          20       248      251      e70     e100      e98    e1200     2310     1950      459      573      293      209

          21       160      309      e70     e103      e95    e1300     2280     1690      424      557      273      207
          22       116      414      e76     e103      e90    e1500     2170     1500      423      467      275      208
          23        94      477      e85     e105      e86     1530     2090     1480      429      413      274      206
          24        83      431      e90     e105      e95     1630     2010     1470      415      401      280      204
          25        77      405      e93     e105     e130     1640     1780     1460      412      458      309      200

          26        73      385      e93     e105     e190     1450     1670     1420      406      502      346      205
          27        69      400      e93     e105     e300     1160     1620     1310      406      521      366      207
          28        66      319      e93     e105     e450     1210     1580     1150      420      513      368      208
          29        77      231      e93     e105      ---     1520     1360     1110      421      416      355      210
          30        99      204      e93     e105      ---     2000     1100     1100      423      318      351      207
          31       125      ---      e94     e105      ---     2350      ---     1040      ---      303      350      ---

         TOTAL    2730     9377     3604     3062     3629    28880    69730    45276    22486    15199     8738    10338
         MEAN     88.1      313      116     98.8      130      932     2324     1461      750      490      282      345
         MAX       248      477      194      105      450     2350     2850     2500     1790      742      427      776
         MIN        40      100       70       91       86      430     1100      761      406      303      125      200
         AC-FT    5410    18600     7150     6070     7200    57280   138300    89800    44600    30150    17330    20510

         STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1957 - 1999, BY WATER YEAR (WY)

         MEAN     67.5     85.2     77.6     70.5     90.0      360      834      382      190      178      112     74.3
         MAX       716      454      290      204      413     1525     4181     2394      750     1424     1945      561
         (WY)     1995     1995     1995     1995     1996     1995     1997     1997     1999     1993     1993     1994
         MIN      7.66     12.2     8.69     8.15     10.7     19.8     20.3     17.5     14.8     6.07     6.54     5.25
         (WY)     1957     1991     1991     1991     1991     1964     1991     1959     1961     1973     1961     1959

         SUMMARY STATISTICS           FOR 1998 CALENDAR YEAR        FOR 1999 WATER YEAR           WATER YEARS 1957 - 1999

         ANNUAL TOTAL                      105455                     223049
         ANNUAL MEAN                          289                        611                        210
         HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN                                                                        719              1997
         LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN                                                                          25.9            1991
         HIGHEST DAILY MEAN                  1800     Mar  4            2850     Apr  4            5650       Apr 23 1997
         LOWEST DAILY MEAN                     14     Sep 29              40     Oct  3                .00    Oct 23 1956
         ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM              30     Sep 24              53     Oct  1                .87    Oct  1 1956
         INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW                                        2870     Apr  4            5670       Apr 23 1997
         INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE                                         12.85  Apr  4            a 19.29    Apr  5 1997
         ANNUAL RUNOFF (AC-FT)             209200                     442400                     152100
         10 PERCENT EXCEEDS                   652                       1780                        454
         50 PERCENT EXCEEDS                   150                        350                         60
         90 PERCENT EXCEEDS                    45                         93                         15

         a  Backwater from ice
         e  Estimated

                                                     WATER-QUALITY RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD.--Water year 1956 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)

          OCT
            07...       0955      65       --       --       --      702      8.0     11.0       --       --       --
          DEC
            15...       1520     112       --       --       --     1220     -1.0      1.0       --       --       --
          JAN
            28...       1320     105       --       --       --     1140     -3.0       .5       --       --       --
          MAR
            27...       1030    1110      8.4       --      989      982      5.0      4.0      350      71       42
          APR
            07...       1135    2680       --       --       --      487     15.0      7.5       --       --       --
          MAY
            06...       0955     784       --       --       --      687     15.5     14.0       --       --       --
          JUN
            11...       1100    1500       --       --       --      853     22.0     21.0       --       --       --
          JUL
            21...       1355     562      8.0      8.2      942      968     29.0     27.0      340      68       41
          SEP
            09...       1045     532       --       --       --     1060     13.5       --       --       --       --


                                                                 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)

               OCT
                 07...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --
               DEC
                 15...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --
               JAN
                 28...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --
               MAR
                 27...       12        2       35       89       306      24        .20     220     2140      715
               APR
                 07...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --
               MAY
                 06...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --
               JUN
                 11...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --
               JUL
                 21...       12        2       34       85       294      13        .30     210      945      623
               SEP
                 09...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --


                           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)

               OCT
                 07...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --
               DEC
                 15...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --
               JAN
                 28...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --
               MAR
                 27...       642       4       30      <1.0      70       70       <.1      1.0      <1       400
               APR
                 07...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --
               MAY
                 06...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --
               JUN
                 11...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --
               JUL
                 21...       606       5       50       1.0      60       30       <.1      2.0      <1       380
               SEP
                 09...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --

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