RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN

                                      05059480  SHEYENNE RIVER DIVERSION AT WEST FARGO, ND

LOCATION.--Lat 46o53'15", long 96o55'09", in NE1/4NE1/4NW1/4 sec.6, T.139 N., R.50 W., Cass County, Hydrologic Unit 09020204, on
   right bank, 50 ft upstream from 12th Ave N bridge in West Fargo, and 0.5 mi upstream from confluence with the Sheyenne River.

                                                    WATER-DISCHARGE RECORDS

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

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 863.22 ft (revised) above sea level. Prior to Oct. 1, 1996, at datum 6.78 ft
   higher.

REMARKS.--Records good except for estimated discharge, which are poor. These records are for the flood flows that are
   diverted around West Fargo.

                           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     1.7   e120         .00     e.00      e18     1540     1330      761      157   318         .00
           2       .00     8.4   e100         .00     e.00      e21     1900     1140      718      164   257         .00
           3       .00    56      e80         .00     e.00      e37     2540      896      663      166   202       25
           4       .00    32      e50         .00     e.00     e100     3100      752      623      240   168       77
           5       .00    12      e10         .00     e.00     e140     3210      714      628      327   143      195

           6       .00     2.3      e.00      .00     e.00     e150     3150      664      604      341   134      325
           7       .00     e.00     e.00      .00     e.00     e150     3050      709      545      364   124      360
           8       .00      .00     e.00      .00     e.00     e100     2970      722      437      388   130      263
           9       .00     e.00     e.00      .00     e.00      e80     2830      690      379      405   145      189
          10       .00     e.00     e.00     e.00     e.00      e68     2740    e1000      346      418   119      133

          11       .00     e.00     e.00     e.00     e.00      e66     2660    e1400      325      399    93       94
          12       .00     e.00      .00     e.00     e.00      e66     2660    e1750      380      350    97       62
          13       .00     e.00     e.00     e.00     e.00      e70     2660    e2000      565      300    49       40
          14       .00     e.00     e.00     e.00     e.00      e80     2630    e2200      904      268      .00    30
          15       .00     e.00     e.00     e.00     e.00     e100     2610    e2400     1180      261      .00     7.2

          16       .00     e.00     e.00     e.00     e.00     e140     2640     2550     1170      285      .00      .00
          17    e30        e.00      .00     e.00     e.00     e230     2610     2650      867      292      .00      .00
          18   e100        e.00      .00     e.00      .00     e450     2550     2660      595      288      .00      .00
          19   e150        e.00     e.00     e.00      .00     e630     2520     2580      458      285      .00      .00
          20   e150        e.00     e.00     e.00      .00    e1000     2510     2520      414      277      .00      .00

          21   e140        e.00      .00     e.00      .00    e1400     2510    e2400      382      268      .00      .00
          22   e100        e.00      .00     e.00      .00    e1700     2450    e2300      311      287      .00      .00
          23    e90        e.00      .00     e.00      .00    e1750     2420    e2150      243      298      .00      .00
          24    e20      e80         .00     e.00     e.00    e1900     2410     1980      229      303      .00      .00
          25       .00  e120         .00     e.00     e.00    e2200     2280     1710      230      292      .00      .00

          26       .00  e150         .00     e.00     e.00     2320     2160     1450      221      266      .00      .00
          27       .00  e170         .00     e.00    e3.0      1630     2050     1350      197      274      .00      .00
          28       .00  e170         .00     e.00   e15        2030     1820     1250      177      298      .00      .00
          29       .00  e160         .00     e.00      ---     2630     1680     1160      162      336      .00      .00
          30      e.00  e150         .00     e.00      ---     2420     1460     1020      154      367      .00      .00
          31      9.5       ---      .00     e.00      ---     1870      ---      872      ---      352      .00      ---

         TOTAL  789.50  1112.40   360.00     0.00    18.00    25546    74320    48969    14868     9316  1979.00  1800.20
         MEAN     25.5     37.1     11.6     .000      .64      824     2477     1580      496      301     63.8     60.0
         MAX       150      170      120      .00       15     2630     3210     2660     1180      418      318      360
         MIN       .00      .00      .00      .00      .00       18     1460      664      154      157      .00      .00
         AC-FT    1570     2210      714      .00       36    50670   147400    97130    29490    18480     3930     3570

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

         MEAN     23.9     23.1     1.66     .000     20.6      581     1836     1078      226      354      366     57.2
         MAX       127      125     11.6     .000     90.2     1111     3288     2937      496     1000     2144      292
         (WY)     1995     1995     1999     1993     1996     1995     1997     1997     1999     1993     1993     1995
         MIN      .000     .000     .000     .000     .000     13.1      467     .000     .000      .97     .000     .000
         (WY)     1993     1993     1993     1993     1993     1997     1993     1993     1993     1996     1994     1996

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

         ANNUAL TOTAL                       83506.66                  179078.10
         ANNUAL MEAN                          229                        491                        382
         HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN                                                                        549              1995
         LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN                                                                          93.5            1994
         HIGHEST DAILY MEAN                  1920     Jul  1            3210     Apr  5            4800       Apr 19 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                                        3210     Apr  5            4810       Apr 19 1997
         INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE                                         19.78  Apr  5            a 22.90    Apr  9 1997
         ANNUAL RUNOFF (AC-FT)             165600                     355200                     276600
         10 PERCENT EXCEEDS                   907                       2180                       1300
         50 PERCENT EXCEEDS                      .00                      70                           .00
         90 PERCENT EXCEEDS                      .00                        .00                        .00

         a  Backwater from ice
         e  Estimated

                                                     WATER-QUALITY RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD.--Water year 1993 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)

               MAR
                 19...       1350     635       --       --      699      9.5      2.0       --       --       --
                 23...       1655    1640       --       --      655     -2.0       .0       --       --       --
                 26...       1300    2450      8.3      745      738      9.5      2.5      260      58       28
               APR
                 27...       1140    2060       --       --      573     13.0      9.0       --       --       --
               JUN
                 08...       1400     439       --       --      825       --     24.0       --       --       --
               JUL
                 12...       1525     327       --       --      912     31.0     25.5       --       --       --
               SEP
                 08...       0915     267       --       --      824     15.0     14.0       --       --       --


                                                                 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
                 19...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --
                 23...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --
                 26...       9.7       2       32       59       216      19        .20     170     3480      526
               APR
                 27...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --
               JUN
                 08...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --
               JUL
                 12...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --
               SEP
                 08...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --


                           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
                 19...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --
                 23...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --
                 26...       474       3       30      <1.0      40       140      <.1      3.0      <1       320
               APR
                 27...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --
               JUN
                 08...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --
               JUL
                 12...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --
               SEP
                 08...        --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --       --

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