RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN

                                       05059310  SHEYENNE RIVER DIVERSION NEAR HORACE, ND

LOCATION.--Lat 46o45'06", long 96o55'33", in NE1/4SE1/4SE1/4 sec.24, T.138 N., R.50 W., Cass County, Hydrologic Unit 09020204,
   at diversion structure 1 mi southwest of Horace.

                                                    WATER-DISCHARGE RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1992 to current year.

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder for Sheyenne River above Sheyenne River Diversion near Horace (station 05059300) is used to obtain
   stage record for this station. Datum of gage is 890 ft above sea level.

REMARKS.--Records fair except for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. The records are for the flow that is diverted
   from the Sheyenne River at this location. When flows are greater than about 1,000 ft3/s, at Sheyenne River above Sheyenne
   River Diversion near Horace (05059300), diversions are made in order to control flood discharges downstream. The diverted
   flow returns to the Sheyenne River main channel at a location about 13 mi downstream, below the city of West Fargo. See
   Sheyenne River Diversion at West Fargo (station 05059480) for return flows.

                           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       .00      .00      .00      .00      .00      .00       48   164        5.2       .00      .00      .00
           2       .00      .00      .00      .00      .00      .00      382    56        1.3       .00      .00      .00
           3       .00      .00      .00      .00      .00      .00     e510     e.00      .00      .00      .00      .00
           4       .00      .00      .00      .00      .00      .00     e600      .00      .00      .00      .00      .00
           5       .00      .00      .00      .00      .00      .00     e670      .00      .00      .00      .00     e.00

           6       .00      .00      .00      .00      .00      .00     e720      .00      .00      .00      .00     e.00
           7       .00      .00      .00      .00      .00      .00     e760      .00      .00      .00      .00     e.00
           8       .00      .00      .00      .00      .00      .00     e810      .00     e.00      .00      .00     e.00
           9       .00      .00      .00      .00      .00      .00     e850      .00      .00      .00      .00     e.00
          10       .00      .00      .00      .00      .00      .00     e890      .00      .00      .00     e.00     e.00

          11       .00      .00      .00      .00      .00      .00     e920    17         .00      .00     e.00      .00
          12       .00      .00      .00      .00      .00      .00     e930   122         .00      .00     e.00      .00
          13       .00      .00      .00      .00      .00      .00      917   273       95         .00     e.00      .00
          14       .00      .00      .00      .00      .00      .00      903   445      337        e.00     e.00      .00
          15       .00      .00      .00      .00      .00      .00      888   569      385         .00     e.00      .00

          16       .00      .00      .00      .00      .00      .00      915   656      214         .00      .00      .00
          17       .00      .00      .00      .00      .00      .00      910   732       34         .00      .00      .00
          18       .00      .00      .00      .00      .00      .00      879   786      e10         .00      .00      .00
          19       .00      .00      .00      .00      .00      .00      816   798       e1.0       .00      .00      .00
          20       .00      .00      .00      .00      .00     e.00      708   781        e.00      .00      .00      .00

          21       .00      .00      .00      .00      .00   e50         666   706        e.00      .00      .00      .00
          22       .00      .00      .00      .00      .00  e200         652   627         .00      .00      .00      .00
          23       .00      .00      .00      .00      .00  e330         658   534         .00      .00      .00      .00
          24       .00      .00      .00      .00      .00  e340         632   374         .00      .00      .00      .00
          25       .00      .00      .00      .00      .00   330         569   244         .00      .00      .00      .00

          26       .00      .00      .00      .00      .00    30         522   203         .00      .00      .00      .00
          27       .00      .00      .00      .00      .00      .00     e450   188         .00      .00      .00      .00
          28       .00      .00      .00      .00      .00     e.00     e370   170         .00      .00      .00      .00
          29       .00      .00      .00      .00      ---     e.00     e300   139         .00      .00      .00      .00
          30       .00      .00      .00      .00      ---      .00      227    72         .00      .00      .00      .00
          31       .00      ---      .00      .00      ---      .00      ---    18         ---      .00      .00      ---

         TOTAL    0.00     0.00     0.00     0.00     0.00  1280.00    20072  8674.00  1082.50     0.00     0.00     0.00
         MEAN     .000     .000     .000     .000     .000     41.3      669      280     36.1     .000     .000     .000
         MAX       .00      .00      .00      .00      .00      340      930      798      385      .00      .00      .00
         MIN       .00      .00      .00      .00      .00      .00       48      .00      .00      .00      .00      .00
         AC-FT     .00      .00      .00      .00      .00     2540    39810    17200     2150      .00      .00      .00

         STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1993 - 1999, BY WATER YEAR (WY)

         MEAN     .092      .93     .000     .000     .000      114      682      309     28.1     63.4      125     .000
         MAX       .65     6.50     .000     .000     .000      471     1507     1181      101      281      872     .000
         (WY)     1995     1995     1993     1993     1993     1995     1997     1997     1995     1993     1993     1993
         MIN      .000     .000     .000     .000     .000     .000     55.0     .000     .000     .000     .000     .000
         (WY)     1993     1993     1993     1993     1993     1997     1993     1993     1993     1996     1994     1993

         SUMMARY STATISTICS           FOR 1998 CALENDAR YEAR        FOR 1999 WATER YEAR           WATER YEARS 1993 - 1999

         ANNUAL TOTAL                        6895.60                   31108.50
         ANNUAL MEAN                           18.9                       85.2                      110
         HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN                                                                        226              1997
         LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN                                                                          18.9            1998
         HIGHEST DAILY MEAN                   985     Jun 30             930     Apr 12            2390       Apr 26 1997
         LOWEST DAILY MEAN                       .00  Jan  1                .00  Oct  1                .00    Oct  1 1992
         ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM                .00  Jan  1                .00  Oct  1                .00    Oct  1 1992
         INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW                                         940     Apr 12            2590       Apr 28 1997
         INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE                                        a 26.66  Mar 25           a 26.66    Mar 25 1999
         ANNUAL RUNOFF (AC-FT)              13680                      61700                      79900
         10 PERCENT EXCEEDS                     5.5                      383                        229
         50 PERCENT EXCEEDS                      .00                        .00                        .00
         90 PERCENT EXCEEDS                      .00                        .00                        .00

         a  From high-water mark, backwater from ice and closure of diversion channel
         e  Estimated

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