RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN

                                           05059000  SHEYENNE RIVER NEAR KINDRED, ND

LOCATION.--Lat 46o37'54", long 97o00'01", in SE1/4SE1/4SW1/4 sec.33, T.137 N., R.50 W., Cass County, Hydrologic Unit 09020204,
   on left bank 100 ft downstream from North Dakota State Highway 46 bridge crossing, 1.5 mi southeast of Kindred, and at mile
   67.9.

DRAINAGE AREA.--8,800 mi2, approximately, of which about 5,780 mi2 is probably noncontributing, including 3,800 mi2 in closed
   basins.

                                                    WATER-DISCHARGE RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD.--July 1949 to current year.

REVISED RECORDS.--WSP 1728: Drainage area.

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 925.55 ft above sea level. From Oct. 1, 1962, to Sept. 30, 1989, gage was located
   at site 1,500 ft upstream. July 1949 to Sept. 30, 1962, nonrecording gage at same site and datum.

REMARKS.--Records good except for periods of estimated discharge, which are poor. Flow regulated to a large degree by Lake
   Ashtabula (station 05057500), 202 mi upstream, and several small reservoirs.

EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--Spring flood in 1947 or 1948 reached a stage of 22.1 ft from floodmarks, discharge about
   3,600 ft3/s.

                           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       e95      178     e450     e140     e160     e250     1960     1530     1160      559      492      419
           2       e90      181     e400     e140     e160     e350     2220     1320     1110      562      425      458
           3        81      193     e370     e140     e160     e450     2380     1170     1070      577      393      597
           4        78      196     e350     e140     e160     e600     2590     1090     1060      593     e370      788
           5       112      187     e300     e140     e160     e700     2700     1060     1060      611     e360      903

           6       124      177     e270     e140     e160     e680     2770     1080      996      648     e350      861
           7       127      185     e240     e140     e160     e660     2830     1080      870      690     e350      828
           8       131      321      231     e140     e160     e600     2830     1090      792      722     e345      851
           9       129      365     e210     e140     e165     e560     2810     1070      732      751     e345      834
          10       131      378     e250     e140     e165     e540     2780     1190      699      714     e335      793

          11       142      381     e300     e140     e170     e520     2780     1430      804      609     e300      727
          12       161      375     e340     e140     e170     e520     2780     1630     1060      516      273      689
          13       161      394     e300     e140     e170     e520     2760     1850     1330      480      256      668
          14       147      449     e280     e140     e170     e520     2740     2020     1550      485      247      581
          15       145      468      255     e140     e175     e560     2730     2170     1550      532      246      499

          16       151      433      232     e140     e175     e700     2730     2280     1280      544      286      460
          17       212      412     e220     e145     e175     e800     2700     2360     1010      539      339      429
          18       302      398     e180     e145     e175     e900     2610     2400      848      535      428      400
          19       281      368     e130     e150     e175    e1100     2490     2400      794      572      461      383
          20       272      372     e120     e150     e170    e1500     2420     2330      739      619      412      368

          21       257      354     e120     e150     e170    e1800     2380     2220      697      621      350      354
          22       284      412     e130     e150     e170    e2000     2360     2110      656      619      342      344
          23       268      461     e140     e150     e160    e1900     2340     1930      663      627      337      336
          24       224      561     e150     e150     e160    e1800     2270     1710      645      591      328      329
          25       194     e600     e150     e155     e150     1710     2170     1600      616      540      328      325

          26       179     e630     e150     e160     e160     1630     2100     1570      588      574      323      327
          27       169     e630     e150     e160     e170     1680     1970     1530      565      609      335      324
          28       163     e600     e150     e160     e200     1770     1820     1490      555      686      357      324
          29       159     e540     e140     e160      ---     1690     1740     1400      551      726      393      323
          30       183     e480     e140     e160      ---     1560     1680     1270      554      679      413      321
          31       178      ---     e140     e160      ---     1680      ---     1190      ---      607      412      ---

         TOTAL    5330    11679     6988     4545     4675    32250    73440    50570    26604    18737    10931    15843
         MEAN      172      389      225      147      167     1040     2448     1631      887      604      353      528
         MAX       302      630      450      160      200     2000     2830     2400     1550      751      492      903
         MIN        78      177      120      140      150      250     1680     1060      551      480      246      321
         AC-FT   10570    23170    13860     9020     9270    63970   145700   100300    52770    37160    21680    31420

         STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1949 - 1999, BY WATER YEAR (WY)

         MEAN     89.6      104     89.7     78.9     91.7      340      871      540      293      250      144     96.6
         MAX       693      589      339      205      317     1256     3957     3053     1938     1466     2231      528
         (WY)     1995     1995     1995     1995     1996     1987     1997     1950     1950     1975     1993     1999
         MIN      24.6     22.7     17.6     17.5     21.7     35.1     71.7     53.6     48.4     26.7     17.5     25.1
         (WY)     1957     1956     1956     1991     1956     1956     1991     1990     1961     1988     1988     1959

         SUMMARY STATISTICS           FOR 1998 CALENDAR YEAR        FOR 1999 WATER YEAR           WATER YEARS 1949 - 1999

         ANNUAL TOTAL                      158977                     261592
         ANNUAL MEAN                          436                        717                        249
         HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN                                                                        770              1997
         LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN                                                                          48.0            1991
         HIGHEST DAILY MEAN                  1900     Mar  8            2830     Apr  7            5610       Apr 29 1997
         LOWEST DAILY MEAN                     78     Oct  4              78     Oct  4               9.2     Aug 16 1990
         ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM              94     Sep 29             101     Oct  1              11       Dec 26 1990
         INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW                                        2840     Apr  8            5970       Apr 27 1997
         INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE                                         16.20  Apr  8            a 22.33    Apr  8 1997
         ANNUAL RUNOFF (AC-FT)             315300                     518900                     180600
         10 PERCENT EXCEEDS                  1120                       1960                        535
         50 PERCENT EXCEEDS                   255                        425                         90
         90 PERCENT EXCEEDS                   120                        145                         34

         a  Backwater from ice
         e  Estimated

                                                     WATER-QUALITY RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD.--Water year 1972 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)

               OCT
                 01...       1215      92       --       --      918     12.0     11.0       --       --       --
               DEC
                 09...       1315     204       --       --     1000       .0     -1.0       --       --       --
               JAN
                 26...       1705     168       --       --     1050     -4.0       .5       --       --       --
               MAR
                 23...       1015    1900       --       --      684      3.5      -.5       --       --       --
                 26...       1010    1680      8.2      767      766      5.0      2.0      270      58       30
               MAY
                 03...       1645    1110       --       --      650     22.0     15.0       --       --       --
               JUN
                 14...       1435    1640       --       --      875     20.0     21.0       --       --       --
               SEP
                 02...       1120     462      7.8      915      938     15.5     18.0      330      71       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)

               OCT
                 01...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --
               DEC
                 09...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --
               JAN
                 26...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --
               MAR
                 23...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --
                 26...       10        2       31       59       228      19        .20     170     2510      553
               MAY
                 03...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --
               JUN
                 14...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --
               SEP
                 02...       10        2       34       83       290      17        .20     190      747      599


                           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
                 01...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --
               DEC
                 09...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --
               JAN
                 26...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --
               MAR
                 23...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --
                 26...       483       4       30      <1.0      50       100      <.1     <1.0      <1       350
               MAY
                 03...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --
               JUN
                 14...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --
               SEP
                 02...       584       7       50       1.0      60        30       .1      1.0      <1       390

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